Portable object for motor vehicle location indication providing system, has image forming unit to form image using information that is received by transceiver, and display screen to display image representing simplified map

摘要

The object (7) has a bidirectional communication unit (8) e.g. radio communication unit, formed of a transceiver to receive information (10) representing a map from a central unit (1) of a motor vehicle. An image forming unit (18) forms an image (19) using the information, where the image comprises indications such as street names and geographic places. A display screen (21) displays the image representing a simplified map (16). A storage unit (20) stores the image and/or the information, and the central unit is in connection with a global positioning system receiver (2). Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a system for providing an indication relative to a location of a motor vehicle to a user of the motor vehicle (2) a method for providing an indication relative to a location of a motor vehicle to a user of the motor vehicle.