ROUTE SEARCH SYSTEM, ROUTE SEARCH SERVER, TERMINAL, AND ROUTE SEARCH METHOD
First Claim
1. A route search system for setting a desired departure point and searching for a route for participating in one event of the same kind held in a plurality of locations and in a plurality of time periods, the route search system characterized in thatsaid route search system comprises route search network data for searching for a route that makes use of walking and transportation facilities, route searching means, network data editing means, and event data provided with a venue and time of said event;
- said network data editing means connects the venue of said event as an event meeting place node having positional information to said route search network data, registers said event as an event virtual node that does not have positional information, and makes a connection from the event meeting place node to the event virtual node using a plurality of links based on the different times of an event; and
said route searching means searches for a guidance route from said departure point using the corresponding event virtual node as the destination and provides guidance to a corresponding event and the venue of the event in the case that a specific event is specified from among said events using a desired point as a departure point and a route search is requested.
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Abstract
A route search system for simply searching for a guidance route for participating in one of the events of the same kind held within time zones at places. The route search system comprises route search network data for searching for a route on foot and by public transportation, route searching means, network data editing means, and event data including the event holding place and the event holding time. The network data editing means connects the event holding place as an event site node involving position information to the route search network data, registers the event as an event virtual node not involving any position information, and connects the event site node to the event virtual node through links according to the different event holding times. The route searching means searches for a guidance route from the departure place to the relevant event virtual node as the destination when search for a route from a desired place as a departure place to the place of a specific event among the events is requested.
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18 Claims
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1. A route search system for setting a desired departure point and searching for a route for participating in one event of the same kind held in a plurality of locations and in a plurality of time periods, the route search system characterized in that
said route search system comprises route search network data for searching for a route that makes use of walking and transportation facilities, route searching means, network data editing means, and event data provided with a venue and time of said event; -
said network data editing means connects the venue of said event as an event meeting place node having positional information to said route search network data, registers said event as an event virtual node that does not have positional information, and makes a connection from the event meeting place node to the event virtual node using a plurality of links based on the different times of an event; and said route searching means searches for a guidance route from said departure point using the corresponding event virtual node as the destination and provides guidance to a corresponding event and the venue of the event in the case that a specific event is specified from among said events using a desired point as a departure point and a route search is requested. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A route search server comprising route search network data for searching for a route using walking and transportation facilities, and route search means, being connected to a terminal device for setting the departure point via a network, the route search server characterized in that
said route search server comprises network data editing means and event data provided with the venue and time of said event, in order to select a single event of a same type held at a plurality of locations and a plurality of time periods, set a desired departure point, and search for a route for participating in the event; -
said network data editing means connects the venue of said event as an event meeting place node having positional information to said route search network data, registers said event as an event virtual node that does not have positional information, and makes a connection from the event meeting place node to the event virtual node using a plurality of links based on the different times of an event; and said route searching means searches for a guidance route from said departure point using the corresponding event virtual node as the destination and provides to said terminal device guidance to a corresponding event and the venue of the event in the case that a specific event is specified from among said events using a desired point as a departure point and a route search is requested. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A route search method in a route search system for setting a desired departure point and searching for a route for participating in one event of the same kind held in a plurality of locations and in a plurality of time periods, the route search method characterized in that
said route search system has route search network data for searching for a route that makes use of walking and transportation facilities, route searching means, network data editing means, and event data provided with a venue and time of said event; -
said network data editing means has a step for connecting the venue of said event as an event meeting place node having positional information to said route search network data, a step for registering each of events as an event virtual node that does not have positional information and making a connection from the event meeting place node to the event virtual node using a plurality of links based on the different times of an event; and
a step in which said route searching means searches for a guidance route from said departure point using the event virtual node as said destination in the case that a specific event is specified from among said events using a desired point as a departure point; andguidance is provided to a corresponding event and the venue of the event. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A terminal device for searching for a route for participating in one event of the same kind held in a plurality of locations and in a plurality of time periods, and which comprises route search network data, route search means, network data editing means, and event data provided with venue and time of said event, wherein
said network data editing means connects the venue of said event as an event meeting place node having positional information to said route search network data, registers said event as an event virtual node that does not have positional information, and makes a connection from the event meeting place node to the event virtual node using a plurality of links based on the different times of an event; - and said route searching means connects via a network to a route search server for searching for a guidance route from said departure point using the corresponding event virtual node as said destination in the case that a departure point and a specific event are specified from a terminal device from among said events and a route search is requested, the terminal device characterized in that
said terminal device is provided with means for specifying a desired departure point and event and sending a route search request to said route search server. - View Dependent Claims (18)
- and said route searching means connects via a network to a route search server for searching for a guidance route from said departure point using the corresponding event virtual node as said destination in the case that a departure point and a specific event are specified from a terminal device from among said events and a route search is requested, the terminal device characterized in that
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