System, navigation method, medium, and information set

• US 7,809,499 B2
• Filed: 04/13/2007
• Issued: 10/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tianma Microelectronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Mizutani, Kenji, Hirose, Yoshifumi, Yoshizawa, Shinichi, Maekawa, Hidetsugu, Wakita, Yumi
• Primary Examiner(s): ARTHUR JEANGLAUDE, GERTRUDE
• Application Number:
  US11/734,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20100030461A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,271 Days
• Field of Search: 701/35, 701/200, 701/201, 701/211, 701/212, 340/990, 340/992, 340/995.18, 731/78.R, 705/14.4
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements

Abstract

When traveling to a destination reported in a television broadcast or the like, the user has had to make a memo while watching the television and, when actually traveling by car, the user has had to enter necessary information into an in-vehicle terminal by looking at the memo. A broadcast provider broadcasts a travel program together with travel destination information related to it, and a television terminal presents the received broadcast and travel destination information to the user. If the user desires to travel to the destination thus presented, the television terminal downloads the received travel destination information into a memory card. When the user goes out by car at a later date, the in-vehicle information terminal acquires the travel destination information from the memory card, a route setting section sets the route by using travel destination location information contained in the travel destination information, and a communication section acquires real-time information by using a method of connection to a real-time information having the travel destination information.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to at least one of the program and the advertisement;

a second system which receives said broadcast and transfers said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to a portable memory means for storing therein; and

a third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information stored in said portable memory means;

wherein, the at least one of the program and the advertisement is presented to a user before said navigational information is acquired.

2. A system which uses a portable information processing means that can store at least navigational information in an information storing means and can acquire at least said navigational information from said information storing means, said system comprising:

a first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to at least one of the program and the advertisement;

the first system containing a travel program and at least one travel destination;

a second system which receives said broadcast and outputs said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means;

the second system transferring said navigational information regarding the at least one travel destination to the portable information processing means, and

a third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring via said portable information processing means said navigational information that said portable information processing means stored in said information storing means;

the third system navigating to the at least one travel destination using the navigational information stored in the portable information processing means

wherein, the at least one of the program and the advertisement is presented to a user before said navigational information is acquired.

3. A system which uses a portable information processing means that can store at least navigational information in an information storing means and can output an address of said information storing means, said system comprising:

a first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to at least one of the program and the advertisement;

the first system containing a travel program and at least one travel destination;

a second system which receives said broadcast and outputs said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means;

the second system transferring said navigational information regarding the at least one travel destination to the portable information processing means; and

a third system which acquires the address of said information storing means from said portable information processing means, and produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information by accessing said information storing means based on said address;

the third system navigating to the at least one travel destination using the navigational information stored in the portable information processing means

wherein, the at least one of the program and the advertisement is presented to a user before said navigational information is acquired.

4. A system comprising:

a first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to at least one of the program and the advertisement;

the first system containing a travel program and at least one travel destination;

a second system which receives said broadcast and presents said program and/or said advertisement to a user, and which, in response to a request from said user, requests said first system to download said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement into an information storing means;

the second system transferring said navigational information regarding the at least one travel destination to the portable information processing means; and

a third system which produces a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information that said first system downloaded into said information storing means in response to the request from said second system;

the third system navigating to the at least one travel destination using the navigational information stored in the portable information processing means.

5. A first system which broadcasts navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, and at least one of the program and the advertisement, wherein the at least one of the program and the advertisement is presented to a user before said navigational information is acquired.

6. A second system comprising means of receiving a broadcast from a first system broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, and at least one of the program and the advertisement, and of having portable memory means storing therein said navigational information contained in said received broadcast, wherein the at least one of the program and the advertisement is presented to a user before said navigational information is acquired.

10. A second system as described in any one of claims 6-9, wherein said first system includes an information storing means, and

said second system comprises means of requesting, in response to a request from a user, said first system to download said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement into said information storing means.

11. A second system as described in any one of claims 6-9, comprising means of requesting, in response to a request from a user, said first system to download said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement into an external information storing means.

7. A second system comprising means of receiving a broadcast from a first system broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, and at least one of the program and the advertisement, and of outputting said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to a portable information processing means;

wherein the at least one of the program and the advertisement is presented to a user before said navigational information is acquired.

8. A second system comprising:

means of receiving a broadcast from a first system broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, and at least one of the program and the advertisement, and of presenting said program and/or said advertisement to a user and, in response to a request from said user and after said program is presented to said user, transferring said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement to portable memory means for storing therein.

9. A second system comprising means of receiving a broadcast from a first system broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, and at least one of the program and the advertisement, and of presenting said program and/or said advertisement to a user and, in response to a request from said user and after said program is presented to said user, outputting said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement to portable information processing means.

12. A third system comprising:

input means of acquiring navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement stored in portable storing means, and

display means of producing a navigation display based on said navigational information acquired from said input means;

wherein the at least one of the program and the advertisement is displayed to a user before said navigational information is stored in said portable storing means.

13. A third system comprising:

input means of acquiring navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement from portable storing means in which said navigational information is stored, via portable information processing means which acquires at least said navigational information, and

display means of producing a navigation display based on said navigational information acquired from said input means;

wherein the at least one of the program and the advertisement is displayed to a user before said navigational information is acquired.

14. A third system comprising:

input means of acquiring an address of information storing means in which navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement is stored, from a portable information processing means where said address is held, and

display means of producing a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information by accessing said information storing means based on said address acquired from said input means;

wherein the at least one of the program and the advertisement is displayed to a user before said navigational information is acquired.

15. A navigation method comprising:

broadcasting step of broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to at least one of the program and the advertisement;

the navigational information including navigation guidance to at least one travel destination;

broadcast receiving step of receiving said broadcast and transferring said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to a portable memory means for storing therein;

transferring said navigational information includes transferring the navigation guidance of the at least one travel destination to the portable memory means; and

information receiving/transmitting step of producing a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information stored in said portable memory means;

and navigating to the at least one travel destination by acquiring the navigation guidance stored in said portable memory means;

wherein the at least one of the program and the advertisement is presented to a user before said navigational information is acquired.

16. A navigation method which uses a portable information processing means that can store at least navigational information in information storing means and can acquire at least said navigational information from said information storing means, said method comprising:

broadcasting step of broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to at least one of the program and the advertisement;

the navigational information including navigation guidance to at least one travel destination;

broadcast receiving step of receiving said broadcast and outputting said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means;

transferring said navigational information includes transferring the navigation guidance of the at least one travel destination to said portable information processing means;

information receiving/transmitting step of producing a navigation display by acquiring via said portable information processing means said navigational information that said portable information processing means stored in said information storing means;

and navigating to the at least one travel destination by acquiring the navigation guidance stored in said portable information processing means

wherein the at least one of the program and the advertisement is presented to a user before said navigational information is acquired.

17. A navigation method which uses a portable information processing means that can store at least navigational information in information storing means and can output an address of said information storing means, said method comprising:

broadcasting step of broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to at least one of the program and the advertisement;

the navigational information including navigation guidance to at least one travel destination;

broadcast receiving step of receiving said broadcast and outputting said navigational information contained in said received broadcast to said portable information processing means;

transferring said navigational information includes transferring the navigation guidance of the at least one travel destination to said portable information processing means; and

information receiving/transmitting step of acquiring the address of said information storing means from said portable information processing means, and producing a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information by accessing said information storing means based on said address;

and navigating to the at least one travel destination by acquiring the navigation guidance stored in said portable information processing means;

wherein the at least one of the program and the advertisement is presented to a user before said navigational information is acquired.

18. A navigation method comprising:

broadcasting step of broadcasting navigational information in relation to a program and/or an advertisement, in addition to at least one of the program and the advertisement;

the navigational information including navigation guidance to at least one travel destination;

broadcast receiving step of receiving said broadcast and presenting said program and/or said advertisement to a user and, in response to a request from said user, requesting said broadcasting step to download said navigational information related to said program and/or said advertisement into an information storing means;

transferring said navigational information includes transferring the navigation guidance of the at least one travel destination to said information storing means; and

information receiving/transmitting step of producing a navigation display by acquiring said navigational information that said broadcasting step downloaded into said information storing means in response to the request from said broadcast receiving step;

and navigating to the at least one travel destination by acquiring the navigation guidance stored in said information storing means;

wherein the at least one of the program and the advertisement is presented to a user before said navigational information is acquired.