Information gathering systems, methods, and programs
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1. An information terminal, comprising:
- a present location detector that detects a present location; and
a controller that;
generates drive information during the driving of a vehicle;
transmits the present location to an information center;
transmits a request for other-vehicle drive information to the information center; and
as a result of the transmitted request, receives other-vehicle drive information of a vehicle that is within a predetermined area, the predetermined area set based on the present location.
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Abstract
Information gathering systems, methods, and programs transmit a request for other-vehicle drive information to an information center; and as a result of the transmitted request, only receive other-vehicle drive information of vehicles that are within a predetermined area, the predetermined area set based on the present location. Information gathering systems, methods, and programs determine whether a link corresponding to a present location is subject for gathering drive information and, if the link corresponding to the present location is subject for gathering the drive information, gather the drive information for that link.
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1. An information terminal, comprising:
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a present location detector that detects a present location; and
a controller that;
generates drive information during the driving of a vehicle;
transmits the present location to an information center;
transmits a request for other-vehicle drive information to the information center; and
as a result of the transmitted request, receives other-vehicle drive information of a vehicle that is within a predetermined area, the predetermined area set based on the present location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information center, comprising:
a controller that;
receives the present location of a vehicle making a request for other-vehicle drive information;
transmits a request for the other-vehicle drive information to a vehicle within a predetermined area, the predetermined area set based on the present location;
receives the other-vehicle drive information from the vehicle within the predetermined area; and
transmits the received other-vehicle drive information to the vehicle making the request for the other-vehicle drive information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An information gathering and transmitting method, comprising:
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detecting a present location;
generating drive information during the driving of a vehicle;
transmitting the present location to an information center;
transmitting a request for other-vehicle drive information to the information center; and
receiving, as a result of the transmitted request, other-vehicle drive information of a vehicle that is within a predetermined area, the predetermined area set based on the present location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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