Patent ID: 7151998

Claim:
A navigation apparatus, comprising: position detecting means for detecting a current position of an automotive vehicle; destination setting means for setting a destination of said automotive vehicle; travel route setting means for setting a travel route to said destination set by said destination setting means on the basis of said current position detected by said position detecting means, wherein an electronic toll collection system is situated on said travel route; operation mode setting means for setting whether or not to utilize an electronic toll collection system on said travel route set by said travel route setting means; and communication means for performing communication with an in-vehicle apparatus provided in said automotive vehicle as part of said electronic toll collection system, said communication means being operative to transmit a signal to said in-vehicle apparatus to change an operation mode of said in-vehicle apparatus between utilizing said electronic toll collection system and not utilizing said electronic toll collection system as said automotive vehicle travels on said travel route on which said electronic toll collection system is situated.