Communication navigation system and method, communication center apparatus, communication navigation terminal, program storage device and computer data signal embodied in carrier wave
First Claim
1. A communication navigation system comprising a communication center apparatus and a communication navigation terminal, which perform two-way communication on a communication network, (i) the communication center apparatus comprising:
- a map database for storing therein map database information including information for route search, which enables a search for an optimum route from an origin to a destination by predetermined algorithm;
a search device for searching for the optimum route with respect to route search request information that indicates the origin and the destination and that is received through the communication network, on the basis of the information for route search by the predetermined algorithm; and
a center side communication device for wirelessly transmitting, through the communication network, coordinates information at a plurality of positions arranged on the searched optimum route, and (ii) the communication navigation terminal comprising;
a terminal side communication device for receiving the coordinates information wirelessly transmitted; and
a display processing device for displaying the optimum route on a map on the basis of the received coordinates information and map information for display.
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Abstract
A communication navigation system is provided with a communication center apparatus (3) and a communication navigation terminal (5), which perform two-way communication on a communication network (1, 2). The communication center apparatus is provided with: a search device (74) for searching for an optimum route with respect to the request of route search from the communication navigation terminal on the basis of information for route search and a communication device (73) for wirelessly transmitting coordinates information at a plurality of positions on this optimum route. The communication navigation terminal is provided with a communication device (38) for receiving the coordinates information and a display processing device (43) for displaying the optimum route on the basis of this received coordinates information.
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21 Claims
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1. A communication navigation system comprising a communication center apparatus and a communication navigation terminal, which perform two-way communication on a communication network,
(i) the communication center apparatus comprising: -
a map database for storing therein map database information including information for route search, which enables a search for an optimum route from an origin to a destination by predetermined algorithm;
a search device for searching for the optimum route with respect to route search request information that indicates the origin and the destination and that is received through the communication network, on the basis of the information for route search by the predetermined algorithm; and
a center side communication device for wirelessly transmitting, through the communication network, coordinates information at a plurality of positions arranged on the searched optimum route, and (ii) the communication navigation terminal comprising;
a terminal side communication device for receiving the coordinates information wirelessly transmitted; and
a display processing device for displaying the optimum route on a map on the basis of the received coordinates information and map information for display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication center apparatus for performing two-way communication with a communication navigation terminal on a communication network, the communication navigation terminal comprising:
- a terminal side communication device for receiving coordinates information wirelessly transmitted, and a display processing device for displaying an optimum route from an origin to a destination on a map on the basis of the received coordinates information and map information for display,
the communication center apparatus comprising;
a map database for storing therein map database information including information for route search, which enables a search for the optimum route by predetermined algorithm;
a search device for searching for the optimum route with respect to route search request information that indicates the origin and the destination and that is received through the communication network, on the basis of the information for route search by the predetermined algorithm; and
a center side communication device for wirelessly transmitting, through the communication network, the coordinates information at a plurality of positions arranged on the searched optimum route.
- a terminal side communication device for receiving coordinates information wirelessly transmitted, and a display processing device for displaying an optimum route from an origin to a destination on a map on the basis of the received coordinates information and map information for display,
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16. A communication navigation terminal for performing two-way communication with a communication center apparatus on a communication network, the communication center navigation comprising:
- a map database for storing therein map database information including information for route search, which enables a search for an optimum route from an origin to a destination by predetermined algorithm;
a search device for searching for the optimum route with respect to route search request information that indicates the origin and the destination and that is received through the communication network, on the basis of the information for route search by the predetermined algorithm; and
a center side communication device for wirelessly transmitting, through the communication network, coordinates information at a plurality of positions arranged on the searched optimum route,the communication navigation terminal comprising;
a terminal side communication device for receiving the coordinates information wirelessly transmitted; and
a display processing device for displaying the optimum route on a map on the basis of the received coordinates information and map information for display.
- a map database for storing therein map database information including information for route search, which enables a search for an optimum route from an origin to a destination by predetermined algorithm;
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17. A communication navigation method executed in a communication navigation system comprising a communication center apparatus and a communication navigation terminal, which perform two-way communication on a communication network,
the communication navigation method comprising: -
(i) at the communication center apparatus;
a search process of searching, by a predetermined algorithm, for an optimum route from a origin to a destination with respect to route search request information that indicates the origin and the destination and that is received through the communication network, on the basis of information for route search which is included in map data base information stored in a map database and which enables a search for the optimum route from the origin to the destination according to the predetermined algorithm; and
a center side communication process of wirelessly transmitting, through the communication network, coordinates information at a plurality of positions arranged on the searched optimum route, and (ii) at the communication navigation terminal;
a terminal side communication process of receiving the coordinates information wirelessly transmitted; and
a display process of displaying the optimum route on a map on the basis of the received coordinates information and map information for display.
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18. A program storage device readable by a computer for tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a communication navigation method at a communication center apparatus in a communication navigation system, the communication navigation system comprising the communication center apparatus and a communication navigation terminal, the communication center apparatus performing two-way communication on a communication network with the communication navigation terminal, the communication navigation terminal comprising:
- a terminal side communication device for receiving coordinates information wirelessly transmitted; and
a display processing device for displaying an optimum route from an origin to a destination on a map on the basis of the received coordinates information and map information for display,the communication navigation method comprising;
a search process of searching, by a predetermined algorithm, for the optimum route with respect to route search request information that indicates the origin and the destination and that is received through the communication network, on the basis of information for route search which is included in map data base information stored in a map database and which enables a search for the optimum route from the origin to the destination according to the predetermined algorithm; and
a center side communication process of wirelessly transmitting, through the communication network, the coordinates information at a plurality of positions arranged on the searched optimum route.
- a terminal side communication device for receiving coordinates information wirelessly transmitted; and
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19. A program storage device readable by a computer for tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a communication navigation method at a communication navigation terminal in a communication navigation system, the communication navigation system comprising a communication center apparatus and the communication navigation terminal, the communication navigation terminal performing two-way communication on a communication network with the communication center apparatus, the communication center apparatus comprising:
- a map database for storing therein map database information including information for route search, which enables a search for an optimum route from an origin to a destination by predetermined algorithm;
a search device for searching for the optimum route with respect to route search request information that indicates the origin and the destination and that is received through the communication network, on the basis of the information fox route search by the predetermined algorithm; and
a center side communication device for wirelessly transmitting, through the communication network, coordinates information at a plurality of positions arranged on the searched optimum route.the communication navigation method comprising;
a terminal side communication process of receiving the coordinates information wirelessly transmitted; and
a display process of displaying the optimum route on a map on the basis of the received coordinates information and map information for display.
- a map database for storing therein map database information including information for route search, which enables a search for an optimum route from an origin to a destination by predetermined algorithm;
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20. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing a series of instructions which cause a computer to perform a communication navigation method at a communication center apparatus in a communication navigation system, the communication navigation system comprising the communication center apparatus and a communication navigation terminal, the communication center apparatus performing two-way communication on a communication network with the communication navigation terminal, the communication navigation terminal comprising:
- a terminal side communication device for receiving coordinates information wirelessly transmitted, and a display processing device for displaying an optimum route from an origin to a destination on a map on the basis of the received coordinates information and map information for display,
the communication navigation method comprising;
a search process of searching, by a predetermined algorithm, for the optimum route with respect to route search request information that indicates the origin and the destination and that is received through the communication network, on the basis of information for route search which is included in map data base information stored in a map database and which enables a search for the optimum route from the origin to the destination according to the predetermined algorithm; and
a center side communication process of wirelessly transmitting, through the communication network, the coordinates information at a plurality of positions arranged on the searched optimum route.
- a terminal side communication device for receiving coordinates information wirelessly transmitted, and a display processing device for displaying an optimum route from an origin to a destination on a map on the basis of the received coordinates information and map information for display,
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21. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing a series of instructions which cause a computer to perform a communication navigation method at a communication navigation terminal in a communication navigation system, the communication navigation system comprising a communication center apparatus and the communication navigation terminal, the communication navigation terminal performing two-way communication on a communication network with the communication center apparatus, the communication center apparatus comprising:
- a map database for storing therein map database information including information for route search, which enables a search for an optimum route from an origin to a destination by predetermined algorithm;
a search device for searching for the optimum route with respect to route search request information that indicates the origin and the destination and that is received through the communication network, on the basis of the information for route search by the predetermined algorithm; and
a center side communication device for wirelessly transmitting, through the communication network, coordinates information at a plurality of positions arranged on the searched optimum route,the communication navigation method comprising;
a terminal side communication process of receiving the coordinates information wirelessly transmitted; and
a display process of displaying the optimum route on a map on the basis of the received coordinates information and map information for display.
- a map database for storing therein map database information including information for route search, which enables a search for an optimum route from an origin to a destination by predetermined algorithm;
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