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Patent US6567746 - Map information providing apparatus and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA map information providing apparatus includes a detecting unit 13 and a searching part 21. In operation, the part 21 searches a target object in accordance with a position of a user's vehicle detected by the detecting unit 13. A positional relationship analyzing part 22 analyzes a positional relationship...http://www.google.com/patents/US6567746?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6567746 - Map information providing apparatus and methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6567746 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/087,847Publication dateMay 20, 2003Filing dateMar 5, 2002Priority dateMar 22, 2001Fee statusLapsedAlso published asEP1243896A2, EP1243896A3, US20020169548Publication number087847, 10087847, US 6567746 B2, US 6567746B2, US-B2-6567746, US6567746 B2, US6567746B2InventorsKoichi Kuroda, Takuo IshiwakaOriginal AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (3), Referenced by (13), Classifications (14), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMap information providing apparatus and methodUS 6567746 B2Abstract A map information providing apparatus includes a detecting unit 13 and a searching part 21. In operation, the part 21 searches a target object in accordance with a position of a user's vehicle detected by the detecting unit 13. A positional relationship analyzing part 22 analyzes a positional relationship between the target object and the user's vehicle. A reduced scale calculating part 23 calculates a reduced scale of the map information on the basis of the positional relationship analyzed by the part 22 and a display format of an onboard monitor 3. Further, the apparatus picks up the map information with the calculated reduced scale allowing the vehicle and the target object to be displayed on the monitor 3 simultaneously.
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