Patent ID: 6975929

Claim:
A data-recording apparatus comprising: an input device which is used for entering type of use of movement of a moving object; a calculation device which calculates at least a distance traveled by the moving object under the entered type of use; a starting-point-data detecting device which detects starting-point data indicating a starting-point where the moving object starts moving; an ending-point-data detecting device which detects ending-point data indicating an ending-point where the moving object stops moving; and a recording device which records at least the calculated distance, the detected starting-point data, and the detected ending-point data on a recording medium according to the entered type of use, wherein the starting-point data comprises: at least one of latitude and longitude of the origin position where the moving object starts moving; a name of a road near the origin position; a name of an intersection near the origin position; and registered-point data indicating whether or not the origin position corresponds to a pre-registered point data, and the ending-point data comprises: at least one of latitude and longitude of the destination position where the moving object stops moving: a name of a road near the destination position; a name of an intersection near the destination position; and registered-point data indicating whether or not the destination position corresponds to a pre-registered point data.