Item search device
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1. An item search device comprising:
- a downtown information acquiring unit that acquires downtown information about downtowns;
a search condition setting unit that sets search conditions for the downtowns;
a downtown search unit that searches for desired downtowns from the downtown information based on the search conditions;
a downtown information setting unit that sets a predetermined range contained in the downtown information and a predetermined number of stores or facilities; and
a downtown information storing unit that stores the downtown information regarding which the downtown information setting unit sets,wherein the downtown information acquiring unit acquires the downtown information from the downtown information storing unit.
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Abstract
An item search device comprises the following: a downtown information acquiring unit that acquires downtown information about downtowns; a search condition setting unit for setting search conditions for search for the downtowns; and a downtown search unit that searches desired downtowns from the downtown information based on the search conditions. With this structure, the user can appropriately and efficiently find a desired downtown.
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1. An item search device comprising:
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a downtown information acquiring unit that acquires downtown information about downtowns; a search condition setting unit that sets search conditions for the downtowns; a downtown search unit that searches for desired downtowns from the downtown information based on the search conditions; a downtown information setting unit that sets a predetermined range contained in the downtown information and a predetermined number of stores or facilities; and a downtown information storing unit that stores the downtown information regarding which the downtown information setting unit sets, wherein the downtown information acquiring unit acquires the downtown information from the downtown information storing unit.
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2. An item search device comprising:
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a downtown information acquiring unit that acquires downtown information about downtowns; a search condition setting unit that sets search conditions for the downtowns; and a downtown search unit that searches for desired downtowns from the downtown information based on the search conditions, wherein the downtown information contains scales of the downtowns, wherein the search condition setting unit sets a scale of a downtown as the search condition, and wherein the downtown search unit conducts a search using the scale of a downtown as the search condition.
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3. An item search device comprising:
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a downtown information acquiring unit that acquires downtown information about downtowns; a search condition setting unit that sets search conditions for the downtowns; and a downtown search unit that searches for desired downtowns from the downtown information based on the search conditions, wherein the downtown information contains durations after establishment of the downtowns, wherein the search condition setting unit sets a duration after establishment of a downtown as the search condition, and wherein the downtown search unit conducts a search using the duration after establishment of a downtown as the search condition.
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4. An item search device comprising:
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a downtown information acquiring unit that acquires downtown information about downtowns; a search condition setting unit that sets search conditions for the downtowns; and a downtown search unit that searches for desired downtowns from the downtown information based on the search conditions, wherein the downtown information contains types of the downtowns, wherein the search condition setting unit sets a type of a downtown as the search condition, and wherein the downtown search unit conducts a search using information about the type of a downtown as the search condition.
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5. An item search device comprising:
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a downtown information acquiring unit that acquires downtown information about downtowns; a search condition setting unit that sets search conditions for the downtowns; and a downtown search unit that searches for desired downtowns from the downtown information based on the search conditions, wherein the downtown information contains degrees of name recognition of the downtowns, wherein the search condition setting unit sets a degree of name recognition of a downtown as the search condition, and wherein the downtown search unit conducts a search using information about the degree of name recognition of a downtown as the search condition.
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6. An item search device comprising:
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a downtown information acquiring unit that acquires downtown information about downtowns; a search condition setting unit that sets search conditions for the downtowns; a downtown search unit that searches for desired downtowns from the downtown information based on the search conditions; a present position detecting unit that detects a present position of a vehicle; and a distance computation unit that computes a distance between the present position of the vehicle and a downtown, wherein the search condition setting unit sets the computed distance as the search condition, and wherein the downtown search unit conducts a search using the computed distance as the search condition. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An item search device comprising:
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a downtown information acquiring unit that acquires downtown information about downtowns; a search condition setting unit that sets search conditions for the downtowns; and a downtown search unit that searches for desired downtowns from the downtown information based on the search conditions, wherein the downtown information contains information about categories of stores or facilities, the item search device further comprising; a categorizing unit that categorizes the stores or facilities located in a downtown that is searched for; and a search refinement unit that searches for a desired store or facility from the categorized stores or facilities by search refinement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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