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Travel plan preparing device

  • US 6,009,403 A
  • Filed: 04/08/1997
  • Issued: 12/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An itinerary preparing apparatus for accessing a database from a terminal and preparing an itinerary, comprising:

  • input means for specifying a prescribed area as a retrieval condition;

    retrieval means for retrieving facilities located within said area; and

    presenting means for distinguishing service classifications of the facilities obtained from retrieval, and presenting said service classifications on the terminal based on specific conditions which rank said service classifications;

    wherein said prescribed area is an area including a route from a start location to a final location;

    said prescribed area comprises a set of a plurality of small areas along the route from the start location to the final location; and

    said presenting means presents, when a plurality of said service classifications exist, classifications for every small area in correspondence to facility need level of the user determined based on the number of facilities and estimated times a user will pass each small area.

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