Patent Document ID: 9140574
Application ID: 13538375
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A map display apparatus using a direction/distance mark, comprising: a map display unit configured to display a map on a display screen; a direction/distance mark display unit configured to display a direction/distance mark on the map, the direction/distance mark including: a plurality of direction lines, each direction line indicating a respective direction, with a reference point of the screen being located in a center of the map on the display screen, a plurality of concentric circles about the reference point; and wherein a distance from the reference point is indicated by each concentric circle; an instructed point detecting unit configured to detect an instructed point on the screen based on a user touch, as a touch point indicating a direction on the direction/distance mark and a distance from the reference point, wherein the map display unit displays a map in response to the detected touch point, and wherein the respective scales of the concentric circles are different than a scale of the map.