Map display device and navigation system therewith
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- DENSO CORP
- Publication Date
- 2006-10-25
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
field of invention
[0001] The present invention relates to a map display device for displaying characters by selecting fonts used in an area, and to a navigation system using the map display device. Background of the invention
[0002] A conventional navigation system displays characters by using a font selected by a user. The navigation system described in Patent Document 1 has three display modes (Kanji mode, Romaji mode, and Katakana mode); characters are displayed based on the mode selected by the user.
[0003] Conventional navigation systems are assumed to be used only in one country (eg, Japan) and not in other countries (eg, China, etc.); such systems cannot display characters used in other countries. Thus, a navigation system for a particular language region is manufactured to contain specific characters for that particular language region. This can cause design or cost issues.
[0004] -Patent Document 1: JP-H9-16075A Contents of the invention
[0005] An obj...