Information providing system
First Claim
1. An information providing system for vehicles comprising:
- a first information center that operates with a human operator;
a second information center that operates without a human operator and is connected to the first information center via a network; and
an on-vehicle apparatus, wherein;
the first information center comprises a voice line to be used by the operator, an information search device that executes a search for facility information from a telephone directory data recording device, and a data transmission device that transmits the facility information obtained through the search executed by the information search device via the network;
the second information center comprises a position search device that executes a search for position data corresponding to the facility information transmitted from the first information center via the network, from a position data recording device, and a data line to be used to transmit the position data out of the second information center to the on-vehicle apparatus; and
the on-vehicle apparatus comprises a communication device that obtains the facility information provided as a voice message from the first information center via the voice line and obtains the position data, which is not a voice message, from the second information center via the data line;
the position search device does not execute the search for position data corresponding to the facility information transmitted from the first information center via the network when a received call is directed to a telephone number assigned to a telephone number directory service; and
the position search device executes the search for position data corresponding to the facility information transmitted from the first information center via the network when a received call is directed to a telephone number assigned to an information providing service.
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Abstract
An information providing system for vehicles includes: a first information center; a second information center; and an on-vehicle apparatus. The first information center includes a voice line to be used by an operator, an information search device that executes a search for facility information from a telephone directory data recording device, and a data transmission device that transmits the facility information obtained through the search executed by the information search device. The second information center includes a position search device that executes a search for position data corresponding to the facility information transmitted from the first information center, from a position data recording device, and a data line. The on-vehicle apparatus includes a communication device that obtains the facility information provided as a voice message from the first information center via the voice line and obtains the position data from the second information center via the data line.
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19 Claims
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1. An information providing system for vehicles comprising:
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a first information center that operates with a human operator; a second information center that operates without a human operator and is connected to the first information center via a network; and an on-vehicle apparatus, wherein; the first information center comprises a voice line to be used by the operator, an information search device that executes a search for facility information from a telephone directory data recording device, and a data transmission device that transmits the facility information obtained through the search executed by the information search device via the network; the second information center comprises a position search device that executes a search for position data corresponding to the facility information transmitted from the first information center via the network, from a position data recording device, and a data line to be used to transmit the position data out of the second information center to the on-vehicle apparatus; and the on-vehicle apparatus comprises a communication device that obtains the facility information provided as a voice message from the first information center via the voice line and obtains the position data, which is not a voice message, from the second information center via the data line; the position search device does not execute the search for position data corresponding to the facility information transmitted from the first information center via the network when a received call is directed to a telephone number assigned to a telephone number directory service; and the position search device executes the search for position data corresponding to the facility information transmitted from the first information center via the network when a received call is directed to a telephone number assigned to an information providing service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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7. An information providing center comprising:
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a call device configured to receive a call to a telephone number assigned to a telephone number directory service and a call to a telephone number assigned to an information providing service, and to enable an operator to talk to each caller; an information search device that is operated by the operator who talks to the caller and searches predetermined information; an information generation device configured to generate information related to the predetermined information based upon a search result for the predetermined information performed by the information search device; and a transmission device configured to transmit the information generated by the information generation device; wherein the information generation device does not generate the information related to the predetermined information when the call device has received the call to the telephone number assigned to the telephone number directory service, and generates the information related to the predetermined information when the call device has received the call to the telephone number assigned to the information providing service. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An information providing method comprising:
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receiving a call to a telephone number assigned to a telephone number directory service or a call to a telephone number assigned to an information providing service; talking to each caller; searching predetermined information based upon conditions determined through a result of the step of talking to the caller; generating information related to the predetermined information based upon a result of the searching step, when the call to the telephone number assigned to the information providing service has been received; and transmitting the generated information; wherein information related to the predetermined information is not generated based upon the result of the searching step when the call to the telephone number assigned to the telephone number directory service has been received.
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19. An information providing center comprising:
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a call means for receiving a call to a telephone number assigned to a telephone number directory service and a call to a telephone number assigned to an information providing service, and enabling an operator to talk to each caller; an information search means, which is operated by the operator who talks to the caller, for searching predetermined information; an information generation means for generating information related to the predetermined information based upon a search result of the predetermined information performed by the information search means; and a transmission means for transmitting the information generated by the information generation means; wherein the information generation means does not generate the information related to the predetermined information when the call means has received the call to the telephone number assigned to the telephone number directory service, and generates the information related to the predetermined information when the call means has received the call to the telephone number assigned to the information providing service.
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