Patent ID: 8131457

Claim:
A navigating apparatus, comprising: a map information displaying unit setting a reference point, searched in accordance with a user's operation, which reference point is displayed as a mark for the reference point, map information displaying unit acquiring map information of a peripheral area containing the reference point, and displaying the acquired map information on a screen; a screen scroll controlling unit scrolling the map information displayed on the screen in accordance with a user's operation to search for a destination; a destination setting unit setting a prescribed point, on a screen, indicated by the scrolled map information, as the destination set by the user; and a drawing unit drawing a straight line connecting the reference point to the prescribed point on the screen during the time of the user scrolling the map information from the reference point to the destination so that the straight line is superimposed on the screen on which the map information is displayed during the time from displaying of the map information of the peripheral area containing the reference point to time of the user setting of the destination.