US 6,983,203 B1 | ||
POI icon display method and navigation system | ||
Hikaru Wako, Redondo Beach, Calif. (US) | ||
Assigned to Alpine Electronics, Inc., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
Filed on Jul. 28, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/626,197. | ||
Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 701—208 | 19 Claims |
1. A method of displaying a POI icon at the location point of a POI on a map displayed by a navigation system, comprising:
defining a plurality of different POI categories, wherein at least some POI categories are further differentiated by type
of goods or service within the category;
storing a location point and a type of POI for every POI in each category having different types of POI;
displaying the map image including POIs located on the map, wherein POIs from two or more categories can be displayed on the
map at the same time, POIs within each category are displayed on the map by a common POI icon for that category, and the POI
icons displayed on the map for different POI categories are different;
moving a cursor relative to the displayed map, the cursor defining both a predetermined area on the map and a cursor point
on the map within the predetermined area;
displaying a list including a POI name of at least one POI located in the predetermined area defined by the cursor and a location
on the map corresponding to the cursor point;
selecting a POI name or the location corresponding to the cursor point from the list; and
for POIs having a stored type, displaying the type of POI within a category when a POI is selected.
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