Device for copy map-information from car navigation system

• US 20010012979A1
• Filed: 02/05/2001
• Published: 08/09/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Increment P Corporation, Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Increment P Corporation
• Inventors: Takenaga, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 6,600,990 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens

Abstract

There are provided a CPU (11A) and an ignition key switch (17) detecting that a vehicle stops, and a transmission circuit (11C) and a transmitter (11D) for transmitting a map-image data for displaying a map image on a display (14) of a car navigation system, to a portable terminal (T) when the CPU (11A) and the ignition key switch (17) detects that the vehicle stops.

Claims

1. A device for copy map-information from a car navigation system, comprising:

vehicle stop detection means provided in the car navigation system for detecting that a vehicle stops, and

transmission means provided in the car navigation system for reading out image data of a map including a stop position of the vehicle from a map-image database when said vehicle stop detection means detects that the vehicle stops to transmit it to a portable terminal.

2. The device for copy map-information from a car navigation system according to

claim 1

, wherein said transmission means wirelessly transmits the map-image data to the portable terminal.

3. The device for copy map-information from a car navigation system according to

claim 1

, wherein said vehicle stop detection means detects an OFF signal of an ignition key switch to detect the stopping of the vehicle.

4. The device for copy map-information from a car navigation system according to

claim 1

, wherein said vehicle stop detection means detects a vehicle speed of the vehicle to detect the stopping of the vehicle.

5. The device for copy map-information from a car navigation system according to

claim 1

, further comprising set means for setting a range of the map-image data transmitted from said transmission means to the portable terminal.

6. A device for copy map-information from a car navigation system, comprising:

vehicle stop detection means provided in the car navigation system for detecting that a vehicle stops, and

storage means provided in the car navigation system for reading out image data of a map including a stop position of the vehicle from a map-image database when said vehicle stop detection means detects that the vehicle stops to store it in a record medium connectable to a portable terminal.