Communication apparatus and its current position communication method, navigation apparatus for a vehicle and its information communication method, computer program product, and computer-readable storage medium
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus for communicating with an external communication apparatus by wireless communication, comprising:
- interface allowing for inputting photograph information;
an acquisition module for acquiring geographical information representing area around a current position based on position information representing the current position;
an image processing module for generating, based on position information representing the current position and geographical information representing the area acquired by said acquisition module, map image information representing the map image of the area containing a symbol image allowing the current position to be identified and combining the map image information and the photograph information input through the interface into a single piece of image information; and
communication device for sending the image information combined by said image processing module to a predetermined external communication apparatus.
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Abstract
A navigation unit 1 sends map image information representing a map image of an area around a current position of an automobile in which the unit 1 is installed to a communication apparatus 9 with which the unit 1 is communicating, if the communication apparatus 9 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 1 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.
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52 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus for communicating with an external communication apparatus by wireless communication, comprising:
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interface allowing for inputting photograph information;
an acquisition module for acquiring geographical information representing area around a current position based on position information representing the current position;
an image processing module for generating, based on position information representing the current position and geographical information representing the area acquired by said acquisition module, map image information representing the map image of the area containing a symbol image allowing the current position to be identified and combining the map image information and the photograph information input through the interface into a single piece of image information; and
communication device for sending the image information combined by said image processing module to a predetermined external communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 22)
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12. A current position communication method for a communication apparatus for communicating with an external communication apparatus by wireless communication comprising:
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an input step of inputting photograph information;
an acquisition step of acquiring geographical information representing an area around a current position based on position information representing the current position;
an image processing step of generating, based on position information representing the current position and geographical information representing the area, map image information representing the map image of the area containing a symbol image allowing the current position to be identified and combining the map image information and the photograph information into a single piece of image information; and
a communication step of sending the image information to a predetermined external communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 24)
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18. A communication apparatus for communicating with an external communication apparatus by wireless communication, comprising:
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interface means allowing for inputting photograph information;
acquisition means for acquiring geographical information representing area around a current position based on position information representing the current position;
image processing means for generating, based on position information representing the current position and geographical information representing the area acquired by said acquisition means, map image information representing the map image of the area containing a symbol image allowing the current position to be identified and combining the map image information and the photograph information input through said interface means into a single piece of image information; and
communication means for sending the image information combined by the image processing means to a predetermined external communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (20, 23)
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25. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle comprising a current position detection module for detecting the current position of the navigation apparatus for a vehicle itself and a communication control unit for sending position information representing the detected current position to an external communication apparatus, wherein:
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said navigation apparatus for a vehicle comprises interface allowing for inputting photograph information, said current position detection module comprises storage medium for storing the current position information representing the detected current position at a plurality of positions in chronological order to hold a past traveled path, and said communication control unit sends the position information representing the current position to a predetermined external communication apparatus (9) along with the position information about the plurality of positions read from said storage medium in chronological order or photograph information input through said interface. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 47, 50)
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40. An information communication method for a navigation apparatus for a vehicle detecting the current position of the navigation apparatus for a vehicle itself and sending information representing the detected current position to an external communication apparatus, comprising:
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an input step of inputting photograph information into said navigation apparatus for a vehicle;
a storage step of storing the current position information representing the detected current position at a plurality of positions in chronological order to hold a past traveled path; and
an information communication step of sending to a predetermined communication apparatus the position information at the plurality of positions stored in chronological order at said storage step or input photograph information along with the position information representing the current position. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 49, 52)
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46. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle comprising current position detection means for detecting the current position of the navigation apparatus for a vehicle itself and communication control means for sending position information representing the detected current position to an external communication apparatus, wherein:
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said navigation apparatus for a vehicle comprises interface means allowing for inputting photograph information, said current position detection means comprises storage means for storing the current position information representing the detected current position at a plurality of positions in chronological order to hold a past traveled path, and said communication control means sends the position information representing the current position to a predetermined external communication apparatus along with the position information about the plurality of positions read from said storage means in chronological order or photograph information input through said interface means. - View Dependent Claims (48, 51)
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