Patent ID: 8190324

Claim:
A user assistance system for vehicle, said system comprising: a first identifying information acquisition unit that acquires first vehicle specification identifying information for identifying a first vehicle specification that is a specification of a first vehicle; a second identifying information acquisition unit that acquires second vehicle specification identifying information for identifying a second vehicle specification that is a specification of a second vehicle; a comparison unit that compares the acquired first vehicle specification identifying information with the acquired second vehicle specification identifying information; and a recognition support unit that performs a specification difference recognition support process based on a result of comparison made by the comparison unit between the first vehicle specification identifying information and the second vehicle specification identifying information, wherein the specification difference recognition support process allows a user to recognize a specification difference between the first and second vehicles when the user is common to the first and second vehicles and uses one of said vehicles, wherein: the first identifying information acquisition unit acquires first vehicle specification identifying information using a first vehicle specification identifying information source that is provided on the first vehicle and functions as an information delivery source; and the second identifying information acquisition unit acquires second vehicle specification identifying information using a second vehicle specification identifying information source that is provided on the second vehicle and functions as an information delivery source.