Navigation apparatus and mobile data terminal

US9212913B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9212913-B2
Application numberUS-201013704058-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 5, 2010
Priority dateOct 5, 2010
Publication dateDec 15, 2015
Grant dateDec 15, 2015

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A navigation apparatus displays map display contents of a mobile phone terminal 2 on a liquid crystal monitor 14 of an onboard information system 1 in the same direction as the direction of map display of the mobile phone terminal 2 in accordance with information about the map display acquired from the mobile phone terminal 2 via a short-range radio communication unit 9.

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What is claimed is: 1. A navigation apparatus comprising: a communication device to communicate with a mobile data terminal that has a function of displaying a map including a position of the mobile data terminal; and a processor to control a display so as to display a map in a same direction as a direction of map display on the mobile data terminal, using a map database for the navigation apparatus that is different from a map database for the mobile data terminal, on a basis o…

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What does patent US9212913B2 cover?
A navigation apparatus displays map display contents of a mobile phone terminal 2 on a liquid crystal monitor 14 of an onboard information system 1 in the same direction as the direction of map display of the mobile phone terminal 2 in accordance with information about the map display acquired from the mobile phone terminal 2 via a short-range radio communication unit 9.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Wakayanagi Haruhiko, Shimotani Mitsuo, Mitsubishi Electric Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C21/367. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 15 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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