Patent ID: 9116012
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. An on-vehicle apparatus used in a vehicle, the on-vehicle apparatus comprising: a storage part that stores first map data having a simplified content as compared to second map data, the second map data being displayed on an on-vehicle display and being used for route guidance; an image generator that generates a map image based on the first map data; a near field communication part including a transmitter, the near field communication part further including a receiver that receives from a portable electronic device, specification information specifying the attribute of the user of the portable electronic device; and a data generator that generates the first map data based on the second map data, the data generator generating the first map data by changing a part of element data included in the second map data in accordance with the attribute specified by the specification information, wherein when the portable electronic device that is a communication partner of the on-vehicle apparatus is in the vehicle, the transmitter transmits the map image to the portable electronic device in response to a demand from the portable electronic device, the first map data is map data generated by changing a part of element data included in the second map data in accordance with an attribute of a user of the portable electronic device without changing the second map data, a user of the of the on-vehicle apparatus is a driver of the vehicle, and the user of the portable electronic device is a passenger other than the driver of the vehicle.