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Display method and apparatus for navigation system
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In this article, a display method and apparatus for a navigation system which is capable of easily and quickly showing the existence of a large structure within which a specific point of interest (POI) is located is presented.Citations
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Point-of-interest icon and point-of-interest mark display method
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