Positioning and displaying system
Patent 5289195 Issued on February 22, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 26, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 26, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesDestination guidance method of vehicle navigating Navigation apparatus Patent #: 5191532 InventorApplicationNo. 009173 filed on 01/26/1993US Classes:342/457, Land vehicle location (e.g., bus, police car340/990, With map display340/995.14, Manipulation of map display or data342/357.13, With storage device (i.e., map or database)701/208For use in a map data base systemExaminersPrimary: Blum, Theodore M.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG01S 003/02Foreign Application Priority Data1992-01-27 JPAbstractA positioning and displaying apparatus includes a unit for positioning a current place, a unit for retrieving an area name containing the current place located by the positioning unit, and a unit for displaying characters indicating the area name retrieved by the retrieving unit. | |
