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 guide system for generating guide contents from site information, contents information and information on information sources attached to the site information, the guide system comprising:
- a terminal;
a contents server connectable to said terminal by a network; and
a portable device carried by a user;
said terminal comprising;
information setting means for setting a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information, andinformation transmitting means for transmitting information specifying the set combination to said contents server;
said contents server comprising;
information receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by said information transmitting means,site information focusing means for narrowing down the site information using the received information,guide contents generating means for generating guide contents using the narrowed down site information, andguide contents output means for outputting the generated guide contents; and
said portable device comprising;
guide contents acquisition means for acquiring the output guide contents, andcontents utilizing means for using the acquired guide contents.
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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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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A guide system for generating guide contents from site information, contents information and information on information sources attached to the site information, the guide system comprising:
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a terminal; a contents server connectable to said terminal by a network; and a portable device carried by a user; said terminal comprising; information setting means for setting a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information, and information transmitting means for transmitting information specifying the set combination to said contents server; said contents server comprising; information receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by said information transmitting means, site information focusing means for narrowing down the site information using the received information, guide contents generating means for generating guide contents using the narrowed down site information, and guide contents output means for outputting the generated guide contents; and said portable device comprising; guide contents acquisition means for acquiring the output guide contents, and contents utilizing means for using the acquired guide contents.
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2. A portable device which utilizes information on information sources, contents information, and site information including positional information specifying a position of a site, said portable device comprising:
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information acquisition means for acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information; focusing means for narrowing down the site information using the acquired information; matching means for matching the positional information included with the site information to positional information on a map for each site to produce a map/site match for each site; and display means for displaying the site information on the map using the narrowed down site information and the map/site match for each site. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. An information processing system for generating guide contents from site information, information on information sources and contents information, the system comprising:
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a processor operable to execute instructions; and instructions, the instructions including; acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information; narrowing down the site information using the acquired information; generating guide contents using the narrowed down site information; and outputting the generated guide contents. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An information processing system for generating guide contents from contents information, information on information sources, and site information including positional information specifying a position of a site, the system comprising:
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a processor operable to execute instructions; and instructions, the instructions including; acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information; narrowing down the site information using the acquired information; matching the positional information included with the site information to positional information on a map for each site to produce a map/site match for each site; and displaying the site information on the map using the narrowed down site information and the map/site match for each site. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable memory medium recorded with an information processing program for generating guide contents from site information, information on information sources and contents information, the program comprising:
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acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information; narrowing down the site information using the acquired information; generating guide contents using the narrowed down site information; and outputting the generated guide contents. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable memory medium recorded with an information processing program for generating guide contents from contents information, information on information sources, and site information including positional information specifying a position of a site, the program comprising:
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acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information; narrowing down the site information using the acquired information; matching the positional information included with the site information to positional information on a map for each site to produce a map/site match for each site; and displaying the site information on the map using the narrowed down site information and the map/site match for each site. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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