Map display apparatus storing data of physically adjacent map sections in physically adjacent storage locations

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PATENT NO 4937572
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07231642

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A map display apparatus displays a map of a desired district in accordance with stored map data. The apparatus includes a recording medium storing map data of a map to be displayed in a manner that the whole area of the map is divided into a plurality of districts and the map data are successively stored starting from the nearest district, a display district selecting device for selecting the desired map district to be displayed, a control unit for reading the map data of the selected district from the recording medium and generating a control signal for displaying the thus read map data, and a display responsive to the control signal to display the map of the selected district. The map data of each district includes duplicate map data of the boundary parts of the adjoining districts. Map data of adjacent districts are stored in adjacent memory locations. Thus, the map data of the desired district can be displayed quickly.

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  • NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fujii, Norihisa Toyoake, JP 16 251
Fujii, Tomoyasu Kariya, JP 1 40
Ito, Kenzo Okazaki, JP 49 1399
Yamada, Takeshi Seto, JP 291 2475

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