Navigation system, data server, traveling route establishing method and information providing method

• US 6,937,934 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2003
• Issued: 08/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Fujita, Susumu, Takagi, Toru, Kuroda, Koichi, Ishiwaka, Takuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Camby, Richard M.
• Application Number:
  US10/618,731
• Publication Number:
  US 20030236615A1
• Time in Patent Office: 777 Days
• Field of Search: 701200-213, 3423571-35714
• US Class Current: 701/202
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3623 using a camera or code reader, e.g. for optical or magnetic codes
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3685 the POI's being parking facilities

Abstract

A navigation system, portable information processing device and its control program, data server, information processing server, navigation method, traveling route establishing method, information providing method, and area information providing method are disclosed having a portable terminal (10,54,210) to read out code data, indicative of area information of a destination and routed spots, from a print product (112,114). The code data are converted into area information and stored in a storage unit (23,66,72,123,223,232,323), from which particular area information is retrieved and transmitted to an on-vehicle navigation device (30,58,104,230) by which a traveling route of the vehicle is established on the basis of area information to guide the vehicle to the destination.

Claims

1. An information processing server operative to provide an on-vehicle navigation device, installed on a vehicle, with information interpretable with the on-vehicle navigation device, the information processing server comprising:

a receiver unit receiving code data read out with a code data transmission source from a print product and indicative of area information of a destination and routed spots or a given command, and code data specifying the print product;

an information producing unit operative to produce information interpretable with an on-vehicle navigation device on the basis of the respective code data and identification information, specifying the on-vehicle navigation device, received with the receiver unit; and

a transmitting unit transmitting the information produced with the information producing unit to the on-vehicle navigation device.

2. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein:

the on-vehicle navigation device includes a storage unit storing the identification information of the on-vehicle navigation device, to which the information is to be transmitted, and identification information, specifying the code data transmission source, in correlation with the identification information of the on-vehicle navigation device; and

wherein the receiver unit receives the identification information of the code data transmission source, and the information producing unit recognizes the identification information, of the on-vehicle navigation device to which the information is to be transmitted, associated with the code data transmission source by referring to the storage unit.

3. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein:

the information producing unit produces map data suited for the on-vehicle navigation device to form the information to be interpretable in the on-vehicle navigation device.

4. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein:

the receiver unit receives a Japan Book Code as the code data for specifying the print product.

5. An on-vehicle navigation device adapted to be installed on a vehicle to provide information to guide the vehicle to a destination, comprising:

read out means for reading out code data, indicative of desired area information or a given command and code data specifying a print product, from the print product;

information producing means operative to produce information interpretable with an on-vehicle navigation device on the basis of respective code data read out with the read out means and identification information specifying the on-vehicle navigation device; and

establishing means for establishing a traveling route indicative of a destination and routed spots on the basis of the information produced with the information producing means.

6. An information processing server operative to provide an on-vehicle navigation device, installed on a vehicle, with information interpretable with the on-vehicle navigation device, the information processing server comprising:

receiver means for receiving code data read out with a code data transmission source from a print product and indicative of area information of a destination and routed spots or a given command, and code data specifying the print product;

information producing means for producing information interpretable with an on-vehicle navigation device on the basis of the respective code data and identification information, specifying the on-vehicle navigation device, received with the receiver means; and

transmitting means for transmitting the information produced with the information producing means to the on-vehicle navigation device.

7. A method of providing an on-vehicle navigation device, installed on a vehicle, with information interpretable therewith, the method comprising:

receiving code data, indicative of area information of a destination and routed spots of a vehicle, or a given command read out from a print product, and code data specifying the print product;

producing information interpretable with an on-vehicle navigation device on the basis of the respective code data and identification information specifying the on-vehicle navigation device serving as an object to which the information is transmitted; and

transmitting the information to the on-vehicle navigation device.

8. A method of providing an on-vehicle navigation device, installed on a vehicle, with information for guiding the vehicle to a destination, the method comprising:

reading out code data, indicative of desired area information or a given command, read out from a print product, and code data specifying the print product;

producing information interpretable with an on-vehicle navigation device on the basis of the respective code data and identification information; and

providing the on-vehicle navigation device with the produced information, to cause the on-vehicle navigation device to provide information for guiding a vehicle to a destination.