Navigation system using mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A navigation system using a mobile terminal held by a movable body such as a person ridden in a vehicle, a walker or the like, map data stored in a server on the Internet being loaded into the mobile terminal to display a moving route of the movable body on the mobile terminal, said navigation system comprising:
- a first memory provided in the mobile terminal, for storing the loaded map data of the server;
a display provided in the mobile terminal, for displaying the map data, stored in the first memory, in the form of a voice and/or an image or the like;
a first control unit provided in the mobile terminal, for sending the identification number, current position, and destination of the movable body to the server;
a second memory provided in the server, for storing the map data; and
a second control unit provided in the server, for, upon the input of the identification number, the current position, and the destination of the movable body through the first control unit, reading map data containing the current position and the destination from the second memory and, based on the identification number, sending the map data to the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal such as a portable telephone accesses a map database server connected to the Internet, and positional data, destination, etc. acquired from a GPS receiver mounted on the mobile terminal are cataloged in the map database server. The results of a search for a route, route indication, etc. are received from the map database server in the form of a voice, a simplified map, or both a voice and a simplified map and are indicated on a display of the mobile terminal. By virtue of the above construction, a navigation system can be realized which can eliminate the need to update map data, is low in price, has no need to provide an installation space, has low power consumption, and can be simply and easily utilized.
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1. A navigation system using a mobile terminal held by a movable body such as a person ridden in a vehicle, a walker or the like, map data stored in a server on the Internet being loaded into the mobile terminal to display a moving route of the movable body on the mobile terminal, said navigation system comprising:
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a first memory provided in the mobile terminal, for storing the loaded map data of the server;
a display provided in the mobile terminal, for displaying the map data, stored in the first memory, in the form of a voice and/or an image or the like;
a first control unit provided in the mobile terminal, for sending the identification number, current position, and destination of the movable body to the server;
a second memory provided in the server, for storing the map data; and
a second control unit provided in the server, for, upon the input of the identification number, the current position, and the destination of the movable body through the first control unit, reading map data containing the current position and the destination from the second memory and, based on the identification number, sending the map data to the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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