Information notification system and method, and navigation system and method
First Claim
1. An information notification system which notifies a user of service information according to a current position of the user and profile information of the user, the information notification system comprising:
- a first input device through which the user inputs the profile information of the user;
a position detecting device which detects a current position of the user;
a recording device which previously records the service information associated with the current position of the user and the profile information of the user;
a retrieving device which retrieves and selects the service information recorded in the recording device according to the inputted profile information and the detected current position of the user; and
a display device which displays the selected service information to notify the user.
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Abstract
Inputting a profile of a user; detecting a current position of the user; previously recording service information on shops or the like in a recording device associated with the current position of the user and the profile of the user; and retrieving and selecting the service information on the shops or the like recorded in the recording device according to the inputted profile and the detected current position of the user to notify the user permit providing appropriate service information required by the user to the user by a push type information notification system. There are also provided a storing device which previously stores destination information matching a date, a time period, a cost, number of persons, a purpose or the like in action, associated with user information on an age, a sex or a preference of the user; an input device through which the user inputs his profile such as the preference; a processing device which selects a destination or action information on an action order or the like associated with the profile from the destination information stored in the storing device according to a predetermined algorithm; and a notifying device (display device) which notifies the user of the selected action information, thereby permitting successively notifying the user of destinations and action instructions.
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Citations
84 Claims
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1. An information notification system which notifies a user of service information according to a current position of the user and profile information of the user, the information notification system comprising:
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a first input device through which the user inputs the profile information of the user;
a position detecting device which detects a current position of the user;
a recording device which previously records the service information associated with the current position of the user and the profile information of the user;
a retrieving device which retrieves and selects the service information recorded in the recording device according to the inputted profile information and the detected current position of the user; and
a display device which displays the selected service information to notify the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An information notification system which notifies a user of service information according to a current position of the user and profile information of the user, comprising:
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a first input device through which the user inputs the profile information of the user, and one of a notification time of the service information and a notification time interval of the service information;
a position detecting device which detects the current position of the user;
a recording device which previously records the service information associated with the current position of the user and the profile information of the user;
a retrieving device which retrieves and selects the service information recorded in the recording device according to the inputted profile and the detected current position of the user; and
a display device which displays the selected service information to notify the user at the inputted one of the notification time and the notification time interval. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An information notification method of notifying a user of service information according to a current position of the user and profile information of the user, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting the profile information of the user;
detecting the current position of the user;
previously recording the service information in a recording device associated with the current position of the user and the profile information;
retrieving and selecting the service information recorded in the recording device according to the inputted profile information and the detected current position of the user; and
displaying the selected service information to notify the user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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25. A navigation system which notifies a future destination of a user, comprising:
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a storing device which previously stores destination information matching situational information in action by the user, associated with profile information of the user;
an input device through which the user inputs the profile information of the user;
a processing device which selects action information associated with the inputted profile information from the destination information stored in the storing device according to a predetermined algorithm; and
a notifying device which notifies the user of the selected action information.
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51. A navigation system which notifies a future destination of a user, comprising:
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a storing device which previously stores destination information matching situational information in action by the user, associated with purpose information on a purpose of action by the user;
an input device through which the user inputs the purpose information of the action;
a processing device which selects action information associated with the inputted purpose information from the destination information stored in the storing device according to a predetermined algorithm; and
a notifying device which notifies the user of the selected action information. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A navigation method of guiding a user in accordance with a course provided by a service server with information being exchanged between a portable terminal owned by the user and the service server, wherein:
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the service server transmits a course menu to the portable terminal of the user;
the user selects a desired course from the course menu and transmits course selection information from the portable terminal to the service server; and
the service server selects a course which includes at least one destination in accordance with a predetermined algorithm according to at least the course selection information, and guides the user to the destination included in the selected course through the portable terminal of the user. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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Specification