Communication type navigation system
First Claim
1. A communication type navigation system, comprising:
- an information server provided on the Internet, and a user terminal device communicably connected to said information server, wherein said user terminal device comprises;
a display unit which displays information received from said information server;
a current position detection unit which detects a current position of said user terminal device; and
a communication unit which transmits the current position of said user terminal device to said information server as well as receives a piece of electronic mail transmitted from said information server, and said information server comprises;
an information retrieval unit which carries out information retrieval relating to a predetermined area in the vicinity of the current position of said user terminal device detected by said current position detection unit; and
an electronic mail transmission unit which generates a piece of electronic mail that supplies results of retrieval by said information retrieval unit to said user terminal device and which transmits said piece of electronic mail to said user terminal device.
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Abstract
A communication type navigation system includes an information server provided on the Internet, and a user terminal connected to the information server. The user terminal device includes a display unit which displays information received from the information server; a current position detection unit which detects a current position of the user terminal device; and a communication unit which transmits the current position of the user terminal device to the information server and receives a piece of electronic mail transmitted from the information server. The information server includes an information retrieval unit which performs information retrieval relating to a predetermined area around the current position of the user terminal device; and an electronic mail transmission unit which generates a piece of electronic mail that supplies results of retrieval by the information retrieval unit to the user terminal device and transmits the piece of electronic mail to the user terminal device.
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1. A communication type navigation system, comprising:
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an information server provided on the Internet, and a user terminal device communicably connected to said information server, wherein said user terminal device comprises;
a display unit which displays information received from said information server;
a current position detection unit which detects a current position of said user terminal device; and
a communication unit which transmits the current position of said user terminal device to said information server as well as receives a piece of electronic mail transmitted from said information server, and said information server comprises;
an information retrieval unit which carries out information retrieval relating to a predetermined area in the vicinity of the current position of said user terminal device detected by said current position detection unit; and
an electronic mail transmission unit which generates a piece of electronic mail that supplies results of retrieval by said information retrieval unit to said user terminal device and which transmits said piece of electronic mail to said user terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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Current AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
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Original AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
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InventorsGoto, Shinichiro
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Application NumberUS09/984,269Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current715/738CPC Class CodesG01C 21/26 specially adapted for navig...
