Patent ID: 7961114
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A weather information notification apparatus comprising: a weather information acquisition section configured to acquire weather information; a notification section configured to display (i) a map containing a present position of a user and (ii) weather information relative to a position outside a display range of the map, among the acquired weather information; a scheduled route calculation section configured to calculate a scheduled route for a user; and an extraction section configured to extract a point in a zone except a display range of the map along the scheduled route, wherein: the scheduled route calculation section calculates an estimated destination for the user; the extraction section defines an end point of the zone as one of the following, whichever is furthest from the present position: (i) the estimated destination and (ii) a point by a predetermined reference distance away from the present position; and the notification section notifies the user of weather information relative to the point extracted by the extraction section.