System for distributing map information and the like
First Claim
1. A map and other information distribution system for distributing map information and information other than map information, comprising:
- an information center including a database storing map information and information other than map information, and a transmitter for transmitting at least said map information under a fee-based navigation contract concluded beforehand; and
a mobile navigation system including a location detector for detecting a present location of a mobile unit, a receiver for receiving at least the map information from the information center under the fee-based navigation contract concluded beforehand, and a controller for displaying the map information around the present location of the mobile unit on a display device;
wherein the information other than map information includes advertisement information, the controller superimposes the advertisement information on the map information around the present location of the mobile unit on the display device, and the fee in the navigation contract is reduced when the advertisement information is selected.
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Abstract
A map and other information distribution system for distributing map information and information other than map information is disclosed. The map and other information distribution system comprises an information center including a database storing map information and information other than map information, and a transmitter for transmitting at least said map information under a fee-based navigation contract concluded beforehand, and a mobile navigation system including a location detector for detecting the present location of a mobile unit, a receiver for receiving at least the map information from the information center under the fee-based navigation contract concluded beforehand, and a controller for displaying the map information around the present location of the mobile unit on a display device.
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17 Claims
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1. A map and other information distribution system for distributing map information and information other than map information, comprising:
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an information center including a database storing map information and information other than map information, and a transmitter for transmitting at least said map information under a fee-based navigation contract concluded beforehand; and
a mobile navigation system including a location detector for detecting a present location of a mobile unit, a receiver for receiving at least the map information from the information center under the fee-based navigation contract concluded beforehand, and a controller for displaying the map information around the present location of the mobile unit on a display device;
wherein the information other than map information includes advertisement information, the controller superimposes the advertisement information on the map information around the present location of the mobile unit on the display device, and the fee in the navigation contract is reduced when the advertisement information is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A map and other information providing system for transmitting map information and information other than map information to a mobile navigation system, comprising:
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a database storing map information and information other than map information; and
a transmitter for transmitting at least said map information to the mobile navigation system under a fee-based navigation contract concluded beforehand;
wherein the information other than map information includes various items, the various items of information other than map information can be specified in the navigation contract for distribution from said system to the navigation system, and the fee specified in the navigation contract is changed based on the selected items of information other than map information wherein the information other than map information includes advertisement information as one of the various items thereof, and the fee in the navigation contract is reduced when the advertisement information is selected.
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4. A mobile navigation system comprising:
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a location detector for detecting a present location of a mobile unit;
a receiver for receiving at least map information from a remote information center under a fee-based navigation contract concluded beforehand;
a controller for displaying the map information around the present location of the mobile unit on a display device; and
said receiver further receiving information other than map information that includes various items, the various items of information other than map information being able to be selected in the navigation contract for distribution from the information center to the navigation system, the fee specified in the navigation contract being changed based on the selected items of information on the other than map information. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile navigation system comprising:
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a location detector for detecting a present location of a mobile unit;
a receiver for receiving at least map information from a remote information center under a fee based navigation contract concluded beforehand;
a controller for displaying the map information around the present location of the mobile unit on a display device;
a map storage device for storing map information; and
said controller displaying the map information stored in the map storage device when the map information is not received from the information center. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A computer readable storage medium having a navigation program stored thereon representing instructions executable by a mobile navigation system that receives map information from an information center, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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instructions for detecting a present location of a mobile unit;
instructions for receiving at least the map information from a remote information center under a fee-based navigation contract concluded beforehand;
instructions for showing the map information around the present location of a mobile unit on a display device;
instructions for further receiving information other than the map information that includes advertisement information from the information center under the navigation contract; and
instructions for superimposing advertisement information on the map information around the present location of the mobile unit on the display device, wherein the fee in the navigation contract is reduced when the advertisement information is selected.
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17. A navigation program representing instructions executable by a mobile navigation system that receives map information from an information center, the navigation program comprising:
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instructions for detecting a present location of a mobile unit;
instructions for receiving at least the map information from a remote information center under a fee-based navigation contract concluded beforehand;
instructions for showing the map information around the present location of a mobile unit on a display device;
instructions for further receiving information other than map information that includes advertisement information from the information center under the navigation contract; and
instructions for superimposing advertisement information on the map information around the present location of the mobile unit on the display device, wherein the fee in the navigation contract is reduced when the advertisement information is selected.
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Specification