Patent ID: 7660667

Claim:
A system for displaying navigation information comprising: a display displaying a map and an indicia, the indicia representing a motor vehicle; the map including major map features and minor map features; the display having a first region that displays the map with a first level of detail and a second region that displays the map with a second level of detail, wherein the first level of detail is greater than the second level of detail and wherein a boundary separates the first region and the second region, and wherein the first region and the second region include major map features and the second level of detail excludes at least one type of minor map features; the display further comprising a third region that displays the map with a lower level of detail than the second region; the system having a first condition wherein the indicia is on a route in the first region and wherein the indicia remains at a substantially fixed position with respect to the first region; the system having a second condition wherein the indicia is spaced from the route and wherein the indicia crosses the boundary from the first region to the second region and wherein a modification is made to keep the route and the indicia within the display.