System, navigation method, medium, and information set

• US 20040068362A1
• Filed: 09/22/2003
• Published: 04/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tianma Microelectronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Mizutani, Kenji, Hirose, Yoshifumi, Yoshizawa, Shinichi, Maekawa, Hidetsugu, Wakita, Yumi
• Granted Patent: US 7,251,559 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements

Abstract

When traveling to a destination reported in a television broadcast or the like, the user has had to make a memo while watching the television and, when actually traveling by car, the user has had to enter necessary information into an in-vehicle terminal by looking at the memo.

A broadcast provider broadcasts a travel program together with travel destination information related to it, and a television terminal presents the received broadcast and travel destination information to the user. If the user desires to travel to the destination thus presented, the television terminal downloads the received travel destination information into a memory card. When the user goes out by car at a later date, the in-vehicle information terminal acquires the travel destination information from the memory card, a route setting section sets the route by using travel destination location information contained in the travel destination information, and a communication section acquires real-time information by using a method of connection to a real-time information providing means carried in the travel destination information.

Claims

1. (Previously Amended) A system comprising:

a first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

a second system which receives said broadcast and transfers said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to a portable memory means for storing therein; and

a third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information stored in said portable memory means.

27. (Currently Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 10, and 18 to 26, wherein said navigational information acquired by said third system is one that can be handled by software that said third system possesses.

28. (Currently Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 10, and 18 to 26, wherein said navigational information contains prescribed geographical information, and

said third system makes a setting for route guidance by using location information contained therein.

29. (Currently Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 10, and 18 to 26, wherein said third system is an in-vehicle information terminal.

30. (Currently Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 10, and 18 to 26, wherein said third system is a portable information terminal.

31. (Currently Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 10, and 18 to 26, wherein said navigational information contains a prescribed Internet URL, and

said third system makes access based on said prescribed URL.

32. (Currently Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 12 to 20, and 24 to 26, wherein said second system includes broadcast program storing a means of storing said broadcasted program and/or advertisement and said navigational information, and

said second system transfers said navigational information stored in said broadcast program storing means to said portable memory means for storing therein.

33. (Currently Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 12 to 20, and 24 to 26, wherein said second system includes a communication means of reporting viewing status of the user of said second system, and

when said navigational information is stored in said portable memory means by said second system, said communication means notifies said first system that said navigational information has been stored in said portable memory means.

34. (Previously Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 10 and 12 to 17, wherein said first system uses satellite digital broadcasting.

35. (Previously Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 10 and 12 to 17, wherein said first system uses cable television broadcasting and/or Internet television broadcasting.

36. (Previously Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 10 and 12 to 17, wherein said navigational information that said first system broadcasts is written in an Internet description language.

37. (Currently Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 16 to 20, and 22 to 26, wherein said information storing means is constructed from a data base which is referred to via the Internet.

42. (Previously Amended) A computer processable medium holding thereon a program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the system described in claim 1, said system comprising:

the first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

the second system which receives said broadcast and transfers said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable memory means for storing therein; and

the third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information stored in said portable memory means.

46. (Previously Amended) A program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the system described in claim 1, said system comprising:

the first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

the second system which receives said broadcast and transfers said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable memory means for storing therein; and

the third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information stored in said portable memory means.

50. (Currently Amended) A system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 16 to 20, and 22 to 26, wherein said information storing means is constructed from a data base which is referred to via a short-range wireless communication means.

2. (Previously Amended) A system which uses a portable information processing means that can store at least navigational information in an information storing means and can acquire at least said navigational information from said information storing means, said system comprising:

a first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

a second system which receives said broadcast and outputs said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means; and

a third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring via said portable information processing means said navigational information that said portable information processing means stored in said information storing means.

43. (Previously Amended) A computer processable medium holding thereon a program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the system described in claim 2, said system comprising:

the first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

the second system which receives said broadcast and outputs said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means; and

the third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring via said portable information processing means said navigational information that said portable information processing means stored in said information storing means.

47. (Previously Amended) A program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the system described in claim 2, said system comprising:

the first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

the second system which receives said broadcast and outputs said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means; and

the third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring via said portable information processing means said navigational information that said portable information processing means stored in said information storing means.

3. (Previously Amended) A system which uses a portable information processing means that can store at least navigational information in an information storing means and can output an address of said information storing means, said system comprising:

a first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

a second system which receives said broadcast and outputs said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means; and

a third system which acquires the address of said information storing means from said portable information processing means, and produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information by accessing said information storing means based on said address.

44. (Previously Amended) A computer processable medium holding thereon a program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the system described in claim 3, said system comprising:

the first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

the second system which receives said broadcast and outputs said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means; and

the third system which acquires the address of said information storing means from said portable information processing means, and produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information by accessing said information storing means based on said address.

48. (Previously Amended) A program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the system described in claim 3, said system comprising:

the first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

the second system which receives said broadcast and outputs said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means; and

the third system which acquires the address of said information storing means from said portable information processing means, and produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information by accessing said information storing means based on said address.

4. (Previously Amended) A system comprising:

a first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

a second system which receives said broadcast and presents said program and/or said advertisement to a user, and which, in response to a request from said user, requests said first system to download said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement into an information storing means; and

a third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information that said first system downloaded into said information storing means in response to the request from said second system.

45. (Previously Amended) A computer processable medium holding thereon a program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the system described in claim 4, said system comprising:

the first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

the second system which receives said broadcast and presents said program and/or said advertisement to a user, and which, in response to a request from said user, requests said first system to download said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement into said information storing means; and

the third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information that said first system downloaded into said information storing means in response to the request from said second system.

49. (Previously Amended) A program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the system described in claim 4, said system comprising:

the first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

the second system which receives said broadcast and presents said program and/or said advertisement to a user, and which, in response to a request from said user, requests said first system to download said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement into said information storing means; and

the third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information that said first system downloaded into said information storing means in response to the request from said second system.

5. (Previously Amended) A first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement.

6. (Currently Amended) A first system as described in claim 5, comprising information storing means, which holds

at least either a first ID for identifying a second system that receives a broadcast or a second ID for identifying a third system that displays navigation information;

and said navigational information requested by a user.

7. (Currently Amended) A first system as described in claim 5, wherein said first system comprises a means of having an external information storing means hold therein:

at least either a first ID for identifying a second system that receives a broadcast or a second ID for identifying a third system that displays navigation information; and

said navigational information requested by a user.

8. (Previously Amended) A first system as described in claim 5, comprising an information storing means, which holds:

information for associating a first ID for identifying a second system that receives a broadcast with a second ID for identifying a third system that displays navigation information;

said second ID obtained from said associating information as corresponding to said first ID reported from a user; and

said navigational information requested by said user.

9. (Currently Amended) A first system as described in claim 5, wherein said first system comprises a means of having an external information storing means hold therein:

information for associating a first ID for identifying a second system that receives a broadcast with a second ID for identifying a third system that displays navigation information;

said second ID obtained from said associating information as corresponding to said first ID reported from a user; and

said navigational information requested by said user.

10. (Currently Amended) A first system as described in claim 5, wherein said first system comprises a means of having an external information storing means hold therein:

information for associating a first ID for identifying a second system that receives a broadcast with a second ID for identifying a third system that displays navigation information;

said first ID obtained from said associating information as corresponding to said second ID reported from a user; and

said navigational information requested by said user.

11. (Previously Cancelled)

12. (Currently Amended) A second system comprising means of receiving a broadcast from a first system broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement, and of having a portable memory means store therein said navigational information contained in said received broadcast.

16. (Currently Amended) A second system as described in any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein said first system includes an information storing means, and

said second system comprises a means of requesting, in response to a request from a user, said first system to download said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement into said information storing means.

17. (Currently Amended) A second system as described in any one of claims 12 to 15, comprising a means of requesting, in response to a request from a user, said first system to download said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement into an external information storing means.

18. (Currently Amended) A second system as described in claim 16 or 17, wherein said information storing means holds therein:

at least either a first ID for identifying said second system that receives a broadcast or a second ID for identifying a third system that displays navigation information; and

said navigational information requested by said user.

19. (Currently Amended) A second system as described in claim 16 or 17, wherein said information storing means holds therein:

information for associating a first ID for identifying said second system that receives a broadcast with a second ID for identifying a third system that displays navigation information;

said second ID obtained from said associating information as corresponding to said first ID reported from said user; and

said navigational information requested by said user.

20. (Currently Amended) A second system as described in claim 16 or 17, wherein said information storing means holds therein:

information for associating a first ID for identifying said second system that receives a broadcast with a second ID for identifying a third system that displays navigation information;

said first ID obtained from said associating information as corresponding to said second ID reported from said user; and

said navigational information requested by said user.

13. (Currently Amended) A second system comprising a means of receiving a broadcast from a first system broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement, and of outputting said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to a portable information processing means.

14. (Currently Amended) A second system a means of receiving a broadcast from a first system broadcasting navigational information and of presenting said program and/or said advertisement to a user and, in response to a request from said user, transferring said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement to a portable memory means for storing therein.

15. (Currently Amended) A second system comprising a means of receiving a broadcast from a first system broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement, and of presenting said program and/or said advertisement to a user and, in response to a request from said user, outputting said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement to portable information processing means.

21. (Currently Amended) A third system comprising:

input means of acquiring navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement stored in a portable storing means, and

display means of producing a navigation display based on said navigational information acquired from said input means.

22. (Currently Amended) A third system comprising:

input means of acquiring navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement from a portable storing means in which said navigational information is stored, via a portable information processing means which acquires at least said navigational information, and

display means of producing a navigation display based on said navigational information acquired from said input means.

24. (Previously Amended) A third system as described in claim 22 or 23, wherein said information storing means holds therein:

at least either a first ID for identifying a second system that receives a broadcast or a second ID for identifying said third system that displays navigation information; and

said navigational information requested by a user.

25. (Previously Amended) A third system as described in claim 22 or 23, wherein said information storing means holds therein:

information for associating a first ID for identifying a second system that receives a broadcast with a second ID for identifying said third system that displays navigation information;

said second ID obtained from said associating information as corresponding to said first ID reported from a user; and

said navigational information requested by said user.

26. (Previously Amended) A third system as described in claim 22 or 23, wherein said information storing means holds therein:

information for associating a first ID for identifying a second system that receives a broadcast with a second ID for identifying said third system that displays navigation information;

said first ID obtained from said associating information as corresponding to said second ID reported from a user; and

said navigational information requested by said user.

23. (Currently Amended) A third system comprising:

input means of acquiring an address of an information storing means in which navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement is stored, from a portable information processing means where said address is held, and

display means of producing a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information by accessing said information storing means based on said address acquired from said input means.

38. (Previously Amended) A navigation method comprising:

broadcasting step of broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

broadcast receiving step of receiving said broadcast and transferring said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to a portable memory means for storing therein; and

information receiving/transmitting step of producing a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information stored in said portable memory means.

39. (Currently Amended) A navigation method which uses a portable information processing means that can store at least navigational information in an information storing means and can acquire at least said navigational information from said information storing means, said method comprising:

broadcasting step of broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

broadcast receiving step of receiving said broadcast and outputting said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means; and

information receiving/transmitting step of producing a navigation display by acquiring via said portable information processing means said navigational information that said portable information processing means stored in said information storing means.

40. (Currently Amended) A navigation method which uses a portable information processing means that can store at least navigational information in an information storing means and can output an address of said information storing means, said method comprising:

broadcasting step of broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

broadcast receiving step of receiving said broadcast and outputting said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means; and

information receiving/transmitting step of acquiring the address of said information storing means from said portable information processing means, and producing a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information by accessing said information storing means based on said address.

41. (Previously Amended) A navigation method comprising:

broadcasting step of broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to the program and/or the advertisement;

broadcast receiving step of receiving said broadcast and presenting said program and/or said advertisement to a user and, in response to a request from said user, requesting said broadcasting step to download said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement into an information storing means; and

information receiving/transmitting step of producing a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information that said broadcasting step downloaded into said information storing means in response to the request from said broadcast receiving step.

51. (Previously Added) A travel destination information setting system comprising:

a broadcasting system which broadcasts navigational information in addition to a program and/or an advertisement;

a receiving apparatus which receives said broadcast and transfers said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to a portable memory means for storing therein; and

an in-vehicle information terminal which produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information stored in said portable memory means.

52. (Currently Amended) A travel destination information setting system which uses a portable information processing means that can store at least navigational information in an information storing means and can acquire at least said navigational information from said information storing means, said system comprising:

a broadcasting system which broadcasts navigational information in addition to a program and/or an advertisement;

a receiving apparatus which receives said broadcast and outputs said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means; and

an in-vehicle information terminal which produces a navigation display by acquiring via said portable information processing means said navigational information that said portable information processing means stored in said information storing means.

53. (Currently Amended) A travel destination information setting system which uses a portable information processing means that can store at least navigational information in an information storing means and can output an address of said information storing means, said system comprising:

a broadcasting system which broadcasts navigational information in addition to a program and/or an advertisement;

a receiving apparatus which receives said broadcast and outputs said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means; and

an in-vehicle information terminal which acquires the address of said information storing means from said portable information processing means, and produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information by accessing said information storing means based on said address.

54. (Previously Added) A travel destination information setting system comprising:

a broadcasting system which broadcasts navigational information in addition to a program and/or an advertisement;

a receiving apparatus which receives said broadcast and presents said program and/or said advertisement to a user, and which, in response to a request from said user, requests said broadcasting system to download said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement into an information storing means; and

an in-vehicle information terminal which produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information that said broadcasting system downloaded into said information storing means in response to the request from said receiving apparatus.