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

• US 7,292,937 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2006
• Issued: 11/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• 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:
  US11/497,398
• Publication Number:
  US 20060271282A1
• Time in Patent Office: 461 Days
• Field of Search: 701201-213, 3423571-35714
• US Class Current: 701/209
• 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. A portable information processing device for a navigation device installed on a vehicle, comprising:

a code data read out unit operative to read out code data described on a print product;

a first section including a storage unit and operative converting the code data received from the code data read out unit into area information indicative of a location on a map coordinate system and storing the area information in the storage unit; and

a second section reading out the area information from the storage unit and transmitting the area information to the navigation device.

2. The portable information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a third section to accept an area information transmission request from a user; and

wherein the second section is responsive to the area information transmission request to read out the area information from the storage unit and transmitting the area information to the navigation device.

3. The portable information processing device according to claim 2, further comprising:

a fourth section operative to establish a communication link with another portable information processing device to perform transmission and receipt of the area information transmission between the portable information processing devices.

4. The portable information processing device according to claim 3, further comprising:

a fifth section operative to download the area information from another portable information processing device.

5. A computer readable medium encoded with a control program for a portable information processing device equipped with a code data read out unit to read out code data described on a print product, the computer readable medium comprising:

a first program unit that causes code data, read out with a code data read out unit, to be converted into area information, indicative of a location on a map coordinate system, to be stored in a storage unit; and

a second program unit that causes the area information to be read out from the storage unit and to be transmitted to an on-vehicle navigation device.

6. The computer readable medium according to claim 5, further comprising:

a third program unit that causes the portable information processing device to have a function to receive a request for the area information to be transmitted; and

a fourth program unit that, in response to the request for the area information to be transmitted, causes the area information to be read out from the storage unit and to be transmitted to the one-vehicle navigation device.

7. The computer readable medium according to claim 5, further comprising:

a fifth program unit that causes another portable information processing device to be connected to the portable information processing device to perform transmission and receipt of the area information between the portable information processing device and the another portable information processing device.

8. The computer readable medium according to claim 7, further comprising:

a sixth program unit that causes the area information to be downloaded from another portable information processing device to the portable information processing device.

9. A portable information processing device for a navigation device installed on a vehicle, comprising:

read out means operative to read out code data described on a print product;

a first section including storage means and operative converting the code data received from the read out means into area information indicative of a location on a map coordinate system and storing the area information in the storage means; and

a second section reading out the area information from the storage means and transmitting the area information to the navigation device.