Electronic guide system, contents server for electronic guide system, portable electronic guide device, and information processing method for electronic guide system
First Claim
1. A contents server system for generating display information comprising:
- information acquisition means for acquiring information from a plurality of information providers, wherein the information from each of the information providers includes at least a first information element having a position defined by first positional information;
display layer generating means for generating display layers including the information of the respective information providers, wherein the display layer for each of the information providers includes the at least first information element of the information provider positioned based on the corresponding first positional information; and
display means providing for display of the display layer corresponding to at least one selected information provider on a representation of a region defined by second positional information, wherein the at least first information element of the display layer of the selected information provider is displayed based on correspondence between the first positional information of the at least first information element of the display layer of the selected information provider and the second positional information of the region.
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Abstract
Tour guide contents stored in a tour guide apparatus carried by a user at a tour destination are provided with points of interest information and map data. This information includes latitude and longitude information for the site of each point of interest, and information on the providers of the information and the categories of information. The latitude and longitude information is provided for each site in relation to map data. By matching these pieces of latitude and longitude information to the map data, points of interest information can be laid out on the map and displayed. This makes it possible to select interesting site information to be displayed on the map based on the information provider, for example, points of interest information provided by provider A for restaurants and another set of information provided by provider B for hotels.
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28 Claims
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1. A contents server system for generating display information comprising:
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information acquisition means for acquiring information from a plurality of information providers, wherein the information from each of the information providers includes at least a first information element having a position defined by first positional information; display layer generating means for generating display layers including the information of the respective information providers, wherein the display layer for each of the information providers includes the at least first information element of the information provider positioned based on the corresponding first positional information; and display means providing for display of the display layer corresponding to at least one selected information provider on a representation of a region defined by second positional information, wherein the at least first information element of the display layer of the selected information provider is displayed based on correspondence between the first positional information of the at least first information element of the display layer of the selected information provider and the second positional information of the region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented information processing method for generating display information comprising:
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accessing information from a plurality of information providers, wherein the information from each of the providers includes at least a first information element having a position defined by first positional information; selecting at least one of the information providers; displaying a display layer including the at least first information element of the at least one selected information provider on a representation of a region defined by second positional information, wherein the display layer of the selected information provider includes the at least first information element of the selected information provider positioned based on the corresponding first positional information; and wherein the at least first information of the display layer of the selected information provider is displayed based on correspondence between the first positional information of the at least first information element of the display layer of the selected information provider and the second positional information of the region, wherein a processor determines the correspondence. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for displaying information from at least one information provider comprising:
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accessing means for accessing information from a plurality of information providers, wherein the information from each of the providers includes at least a first information element having a position defined by first positional information; selecting means for selecting at least one of the information providers; display means, executable by a processor, for displaying a display layer including the at least first information element of the at least one selected information provider on a representation of a region defined by second positional information, wherein the display layer of the selected information provider includes the at least first information element of the selected information provider positioned based on the corresponding first positional information; and wherein the at least first information of the display layer of the selected information provider is displayed based on correspondence between the first positional information of the at least first information element of the display layer of the selected information provider and the second positional information of the region. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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