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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2001
Hiroshi Ohmura, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Masao Ushio, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Kouji Hosoda, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Shigefumi Hirabayashi, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A navigation unit sends map image information representing a map image of an area around a current position of an automobile in which the unit is installed to a communication apparatus with which the unit is communicating, if the communication apparatus does not have geographical data. The map image information includes information such as a symbol image that allows the current position of the navigation unit to be identified. The data format of the map image information is a data format that allows the information to be reproduced in an ordinary personal computer.