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Transport vehicle service guiding system, transport vehichle service guiding method, and transport vehicle service guiding program

  • US 20040095260A1
  • Filed: 11/13/2003
  • Published: 05/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A transport vehicle service guiding system for providing a user with guidance information about a transport vehicle running on a regular route to have said user get on or off at any one of specified vehicle stops, said guiding system comprising:

  • a user terminal being movable and to be used by said user, a guidance information providing center to provide said guidance information in response to a request from said user terminal, which is able to carry out communications with said user terminal through a network;

    a vehicle-installed communicating unit being mounted on said transport vehicle and being able to carry out communications with said user terminal at least within said transport vehicle;

    wherein said user terminal transmits information about a destination to said guidance information providing center through said network and makes a request for corresponding said guidance information;

    wherein said guidance information providing center, in response to a request from said user terminal, provides said guidance information to said user terminal through said network; and

    wherein said vehicle-installed communicating unit, when having received a get-off guidance request created based on said guidance information from said user terminal, transmits get-off guidance information to said user terminal.

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