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Navigation server and navigation client

  • US 10,237,737 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2014
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A navigation server, comprising a server communication device, a server authentication arithmetic processing element, and a server storage element to store data, whereinthe server storage element is configured to associate an authentication code specific to a user of a navigation client mounted to a user vehicle and first information specific to the user that is received from the navigation client via the server communication device for storage,the server communication device is configured to recognize the authentication code that is input last time at the navigation client based on a communication with the navigation client,the server authentication arithmetic processing element is configured to, when the navigation client meets a first condition that the authentication code recognized by the server communication device is stored in the server storage element, permits the navigation client to access the navigation server, and when the navigation client meets a second condition that is determined based on past communication contents with the navigation client before the authentication code is input last time at the navigation client, prohibit the navigation client from accessing the navigation server,when the navigation client is permitted to access the navigation server by the server authentication arithmetic processing element, the server communication device makes the navigation client recognize the first information that is associated with the authentication code of the user of the navigation client and is stored in the server storage element,when the navigation client is prohibited from accessing the navigation server by the server authentication arithmetic processing element, the server communication device makes the navigation client output a message urging to input the authentication code of the user of the navigation client, and determines whether or not to permit the navigation client to access the navigation server depending on the input authentication code,wherein the first information includes second information that is specific to the user, which is collected by the navigation client,wherein the second information includes information of a parking position and a parking duration of the user vehicle, andwherein the second condition is at least one of conditions including:

  • a condition that a parking position where the user vehicle is parked most frequently or for a longest time, which is shown in the second information received from the navigation client during a predetermined first duration is different from a parking position where the user vehicle is parked most frequently or for a longest time, which is shown in the second information received from the navigation client during a predetermined second duration that is different form the first duration, and a condition that a plurality of parking positions where the user vehicle is parked frequently or for a long time among parking positions of the user vehicle that are shown in the second information received from the navigation client during a predetermined third duration are all different from parking positions where the user vehicle is parked that are shown in the second information received from the navigation client during a predetermined fourth duration that is different from the third duration.

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