Electronic guide system, contents server for electronic guide system, portable electronic guide device, and information processing method for electronic guide system

A contents server which generates guide contents from site information, information on information sources and contents information, said server comprising:

• information acquisition means for acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information;
• site information focusing means for narrowing down the site information using the acquired information;
• guide contents generating means for generating guide contents using the narrowed down site information;
• and
• guide contents output means for outputting the generated guide contents.

A portable device which utilizes information on information sources, contents information, and site information including positional information specifying a position of a site, said portable device comprising:

• information acquisition means for acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information;
• focusing means for narrowing down the site information using the acquired information;
• matching means for matching the positional information included with the site information to positional information on a map for each site to produce a map/site match for each site;
• and
• display means for displaying the site information on the map using the narrowed down site information and the map/site match for each site.

An information processing method for generating guide contents from site information, information on information sources and contents information, said information processing method comprising:

• acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information;
• narrowing down the site information using the acquired information;
• generating guide contents using the narrowed down site information;
• and
• outputting the generated guide contents.

An information processing method for using contents information, information on information sources, and site information including positional information specifying a position of a site, said information processing method comprising:

• acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information;
• narrowing down the site information using the acquired information;
• matching the positional information included with the site information to positional information on a map for each site to produce a map/site match for each site;
• and
• displaying the site information on the map using the narrowed down site information and the map/site match for each site.

An information processing system for generating guide contents from site information, information on information sources and contents information, the system comprising:

• a processor operable to execute instructions;
• and
• instructions, the instructions including:
• acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information;
• narrowing down the site information using the acquired information;
• generating guide contents using the narrowed down site information;
• and
• outputting the generated guide contents.

An information processing system for generating guide contents from contents information, information on information sources, and site information including positional information specifying a position of a site, the system comprising:

• a processor operable to execute instructions;
• and
• instructions, the instructions including:
• acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information;
• narrowing down the site information using the acquired information;
• matching the positional information included with the site information to positional information on a map for each site to produce a map/site match for each site;
• and
• displaying the site information on the map using the narrowed down site information and the map/site match for each site.

A computer-readable memory medium recorded with an information processing program for generating guide contents from site information, information on information sources and contents information, the program comprising:

• acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information;
• narrowing down the site information using the acquired information;
• generating guide contents using the narrowed down site information;
• and
• outputting the generated guide contents.

A computer-readable memory medium recorded with an information processing program for generating guide contents from contents information, information on information sources, and site information including positional information specifying a position of a site, the program comprising:

• acquiring information specifying a combination of the information on information sources and the contents information;
• narrowing down the site information using the acquired information;
• matching the positional information included with the site information to positional information on a map for each site to produce a map/site match for each site;
• and
• displaying the site information on the map using the narrowed down site information and the map/site match for each site.