Network system for serving information to mobile terminal apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle-mountable terminal apparatus comprising:
- a navigation device which outputs a map of a neighborhood in a current location, and which indicates the current location on the map;
a communication device which communicates data with a service center;
a memory which stores personal information regarding an occupant of a vehicle;
a monitor which monitors at least one of time and mileage of the vehicle;
a controller which;
(i) when said monitor detects that a current time corresponds to a predetermined time or that the vehicle has driven a predetermined distance, controls said communication device to transmit the personal information to the service center and a request that the service center supply information associated with the personal information, and (ii) controls said communication device to receive information which is transmitted from the service center in accordance with said request; and
a display which displays the received information on the map of the neighborhood output by said navigation device.
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Abstract
An information serving system includes a mobile apparatus and a terminal apparatus. The mobile apparatus includes a memory which stores ticket information including departure time data,
and a display. The terminal apparatus is installed in a building, and includes a communication device, a database, and a controller. The controller controls the communication device to read the ticket information stored in the memory of the mobile apparatus, calculates a time interval between a current time and a departure time represented by the departure time data, retrieves usable facility information from the database in accordance with a length of the time interval, and pauses the communication device to transmit to the mobile apparatus the retrieved usable facility information together with map information. The mobile apparatus then controls its display to display the transmitted usable facility information on a map based on the transmitted map information.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle-mountable terminal apparatus comprising:
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a navigation device which outputs a map of a neighborhood in a current location, and which indicates the current location on the map;
a communication device which communicates data with a service center;
a memory which stores personal information regarding an occupant of a vehicle;
a monitor which monitors at least one of time and mileage of the vehicle;
a controller which;
(i) when said monitor detects that a current time corresponds to a predetermined time or that the vehicle has driven a predetermined distance, controls said communication device to transmit the personal information to the service center and a request that the service center supply information associated with the personal information, and (ii) controls said communication device to receive information which is transmitted from the service center in accordance with said request; and
a display which displays the received information on the map of the neighborhood output by said navigation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information serving system comprising a vehicle-mountable electronic apparatus and a service center, wherein:
said vehicle-mountable electronic apparatus includes;
a navigation device which outputs a map of a neighborhood in a current location, and which indicates the current location on the map;
a communication device which communicates data with said service center;
a memory which stores personal information regarding an occupant of a vehicle;
a monitor which monitors at least one of time and mileage of the vehicle;
a controller which;
(i) when said monitor detects that a current time corresponds to a predetermined time or that the vehicle has driven a predetermined vehicle;
a controller which;
(i) when said monitor detects that a current time corresponds to a predetermined time or that the vehicle has driven a predetermined distance, causes said communication device to transmit the personal information to said service center and a request that said service center supply information associated with the personal information, and (ii) controls said communication device to receive information which is transmitted from said service center in accordance with said request; and
a display which displays the received information on the map of the neighborhood output by said navigation device, and said service center includes;
a communication device which communicates data with said electronic apparatus; and
an information searching device which receives a request for searching specific information from said electronic apparatus via said communication device of said service center, and searches a database for the specific information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. An information serving method comprising:
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a step of preparing a vehicle-mountable terminal apparatus having a navigation function for outputting a map of a neighborhood in a current location and indicating the current location on the map, and a communication function for communicating data with a service center;
a step of storing personal information regarding an occupant of a vehicle in a memory of the vehicle-mountable terminal apparatus;
a monitoring step of monitoring at least one of time and mileage of the vehicle;
a requesting step of controlling, when said monitoring step detects that a current time corresponds to a predetermined time or that the vehicle has driven a predetermined distance, the communication function to transmit the personal information to the service center and a request that the service center supply information associated with the personal information;
a receiving step of controlling the communication function to receive information which is transmitted from the service center in accordance with said request; and
a display step of displaying the received information on the map of the neighborhood output by said navigation function.
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Specification