EVENT FINDER WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. An event finder for finding event information, comprising:
- a display;
a data terminal connected to the display which processes data based on a program;
a navigation system which determines a position of a user using the data terminal and a position of a destination; and
a transceiver which receives event data from a remote event data server through a public communication system, where the event data server is a service provider which provides event information including schedules of events to unlimited numbers of subscribed members;
wherein the data terminal associates the event data from the event data server with position information from the navigation system and retrieves event information based on a search method specified by the user to display the retrieved event information on the display; and
wherein, when the event data is movie data and a movie name is specified, the data terminal retrieves movie information and displays the movie information on the display, and wherein the displayed information includes a menu for finding movie theaters which show the specified movie.
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Abstract
An event finder on a remote terminal for finding events such as movies, sports, weather, news and the like through a remote terminal such as a lap top computer, personal digital assistant (PDA) and vehicle navigation system with positioning capability. The event finder includes a display, a data terminal connected to the display for processing data, a navigation system for determining position of a user and a destination, and a transceiver for receiving event data from an event data server through a public communication system. The event data server is a service provider which provides event information including schedules of events to subscribed members of unlimited number. The data terminal associates the event data from the event data server with position information from the navigation system and retrieves event information based on a selection method specified by the user.
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18 Claims
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1. An event finder for finding event information, comprising:
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a display;
a data terminal connected to the display which processes data based on a program;
a navigation system which determines a position of a user using the data terminal and a position of a destination; and
a transceiver which receives event data from a remote event data server through a public communication system, where the event data server is a service provider which provides event information including schedules of events to unlimited numbers of subscribed members;
wherein the data terminal associates the event data from the event data server with position information from the navigation system and retrieves event information based on a search method specified by the user to display the retrieved event information on the display; and
wherein, when the event data is movie data and a movie name is specified, the data terminal retrieves movie information and displays the movie information on the display, and wherein the displayed information includes a menu for finding movie theaters which show the specified movie. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for finding an event, comprising the following steps of:
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receiving event data from an event data server through a communication network;
displaying a selection menu for finding event information in the event data wherein the selection menu includes an event name menu and an event location menu;
selecting either the event name menu or the event location menu in the selection menu and specifying a name of desired event or event location;
when the event name is specified, displaying detailed information on the selected event name including a start time of the event, and further displaying a menu for finding event locations playing the selected event;
when the event location is specified, displaying detailed information on the selected event location including an address of the event location and a prospective arrival time based on a current position of a user, and further displaying a menu for finding event names played in the selected event location;
selecting one of the event locations as a destination;
calculating a route to the destination and guiding the user to arrive the destination. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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