Point retrieval output system by a telephone number, and a memory medium

• US 6,646,570 B1
• Filed: 09/22/2000
• Issued: 11/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Aisin AW Company Limited (Aisin Corp.), Alpine Electronics Incorporated (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin AW Company Limited (Aisin Corp.), Alpine Electronics Incorporated (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yamada, Kunihiro, Ezaki, Toru
• Primary Examiner(s): SWARTHOUT, BRENT
• Application Number:
  US09/667,808
• Time in Patent Office: 1,145 Days
• Field of Search: 340/988, 340/990, 340/995, 340/995.23, 701/201, 701/208, 701/207, 701/209, 701/211, 701/212, 701/213
• US Class Current: 340/995.23
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3614 through interaction with a road map, e.g. selecting a POI icon on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application

Abstract

A guidance system using a telephone number and other information on a subscriber of that telephone number so as to be input and checked, whereby, retrieval and guidance by inputting the telephone number is properly performed. The system has a memory for storing specific information for specifying at least a telephone number and a subscriber and information on a point of the subscriber, an input device means for inputting the specific information for specifying the telephone number and subscriber, a retrieval mechanism for retrieving information on the point of the subscriber on the basis of the telephone number input by input means or specific information for specifying the subscriber, an output controller for controlling an output of information on the point of the subscriber retrieved by retrieval means on the basis of the inputs of the telephone number and the specific information for specifying the subscriber, wherein information is retrieved for a point of the subscriber of the hit telephone number by inputting a telephone number and according to classification of the subscriber whether the subscriber is a private subscriber, a facility, or an entrepreneur of firm, shop or the like. The invention further controls an output of personal information on a condition that a name of the subscriber is input when the subscriber is a private subscriber.

Claims

1. A point retrieval output system for inputting a telephone number and retrieving and outputting information on a point of a subscriber of the telephone number, comprising:

memory means for storing at least telephone numbers, specific information for specifying the subscribers and information on the points of the subscribers;

input means for inputting either the telephone number or the specific information for specifying the subscriber by a user who rides in a vehicle;

retrieval means for retrieving information on the point of the subscriber on the basis of either the telephone number or the specific information for specifying the subscriber input by the input means; and

output control means for controlling an output of information on the point of the subscriber retrieved by the retrieval means on the basis of the inputs from the input means by the user who rides in the vehicle of both the telephone number and specific information for specifying the subscriber.

2. The point retrieval output system of claim 1, wherein the memory means stores identifying information for classifying the subscriber of the telephone number, the output control means judges the identifying information when the telephone number is input and controls the output of information on the point of the subscriber under the condition that specific information for specifying the subscriber is input on the basis of the judgment.

3. The point retrieval output system of claim 2, wherein the identifying information is indicative of presence and absence of restriction, wherein a telephone number of private subscriber is given a setting of restriction and a telephone number other than telephone numbers of the private subscribers is given a setting of no restriction.

4. The point retrieval output system of claim 3, wherein said output control means outputs information on the point of the subscriber of the telephone retrieved under the condition that the identifying information is of no restriction.

5. The point retrieval output system of claim 3, wherein said output control means judges a matching of the specific information for specifying the subscriber of the telephone number by inputting the specific information for specifying the subscriber of the telephone number under the condition that the identifying information is of restriction and output the information on the point of the matching subscriber.

6. The point retrieval output system of claim 3, wherein the output control means display a menu for selecting private home or vicinity of a local telephone exchange number under the condition that the identifying information is of a restriction.

7. The point retrieval output system of claim 6, wherein a matching of the specific information for specifying the subscriber of the telephone number by inputting the specific information for specifying the subscriber is judged.

8. The point retrieval output system of claim 1, wherein the output control means display a menu for selecting the vicinity of a local telephone exchange number when the telephone number can not be retrieved or the telephone number is input only in as many as the local telephone exchange number.

9. The point retrieval output system of claim 6, wherein the memory means stores map data and the output control means outputs a vicinity map when either the vicinity of the local telephone exchange number is selected or a vicinity map by inputting the address within the local telephone exchange number is selected.

10. The point retrieval output system of claim 8, wherein the memory means stores map data and the output control means outputs a vicinity map when either the vicinity of the local telephone exchange number is selected or a vicinity map by inputting the address within the local telephone exchange number is selected.

11. The point retrieval output system of claim 5, wherein the input of the specific information for specifying the subscriber includes at least a part of a name of the subscriber.

12. The point retrieval output system of claim 8, wherein the input of the specific information for specifying the subscriber includes at least a part of a name of the subscriber.

13. The point retrieval output system of claim 1, wherein the memory means stores identifying information for classifying the subscriber of the telephone number.

14. The point retrieval output system of claim 13, wherein the identifying information is information for classifying whether the subscriber is a private subscriber.

15. A point retrieval output system of claim 1, wherein when the memory means store preregistered point information and the output control means outputs that point information when the telephone number retrieved by the retrieval means has the point information.

16. The point retrieval output system of claim 1, wherein the memory means stores map data, at least either an address or name as information on the point of the subscriber and point coordinates, and the output control means displays a map on the basis of the point coordinates after either the address or name is displayed when information on the point of the subscriber is output.

17. The point retrieval output system of claim 1, wherein the memory means stores point information data having at least telephone numbers, either readings or point names addresses and point coordinates, telephone number data for retrieving a telephone number and Japanese syllabary data for retrieving either a reading or a point name.

18. A point retrieval output system for inputting a telephone number and retrieving and outputting information on a point of a subscriber of the telephone number, comprising:

memory means for storing map data and at least telephone numbers, names of subscribers and point coordinates of the subscribers;

input means for inputting either the telephone number or a name of the subscriber by a user who rides in a vehicle;

retrieving means for inputting either the telephone number or the name of the subscriber input by the input means; and

output control judgment means for judging a matching of the telephone number and name of the subscriber by inputting from the input means by the user who rides in the vehicle both the telephone number and name of the subscriber and displaying a map on the basis of the point coordinates of the subscriber to be retrieved by said retrieval means when they match.

19. A point retrieval output system for inputting a telephone number and retrieving and outputting information on a point of a subscriber of the telephone, comprising:

memory means for storing at least telephone numbers, specific information for specifying the subscribers and information on the points of the subscribers;

input means for inputting either the telephone number or the specific information for specifying the telephone number or subscriber by a user who rides in a vehicle;

retrieval means for retrieving information on the point of the subscriber on the basis of either the telephone number or the specific information for specifying the subscriber input by the input means;

output control means for controlling an output of information on the point of the subscriber retrieved by the retrieval means on the basis of the inputs from the input means by the user who rides in the vehicle of both the telephone number and specific information for specifying the subscriber; and

point setting means for setting information on the point of the subscriber output by said output control means as a guide destination.

20. A computer readable memory medium in which data for the point retrieval output system by a telephone number for retrieving information on a point of a subscriber of the telephone number upon an input of the telephone number and programs are stored, wherein the computer readable memory medium in which data having at least the telephone number, specific information for specifying the subscriber and information on the point of the subscriber;

a retrieval program for realizing a function for retrieving information on the point of the subscriber on the basis of the telephone number and specific information for specifying the subscriber to be input by a user who rides in a vehicle; and

an output control program for realizing a function for controlling an output of information on the point of the subscriber retrieved by the retrieval program on the basis of the telephone number and the specific information for specifying the subscriber to be input by the user who rides in the vehicle.