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

An on-vehicle navigation device adapted to be installed on a vehicle to provide information to guide the vehicle to a destination, comprising:

• a code data read out unit operative to read out code data, indicative of desired area information or a given command and code data specifying a print product, from the print product;
• an information producing unit operative to produce information interpretable with an on-vehicle navigation device on the basis of respective code data read out with the code data read out unit and identification information specifying the on-vehicle navigation device;
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• a traveling route determination processing unit operative to determine a traveling route indicative of a destination and routed spots on the basis of the information produced with the information producing unit.

A data server adapted to communicate with an on-vehicle navigation device to be installed on a vehicle, the data server comprising:

• a first section to receive code data;
• a second section including a conversion unit to convert code data into area information indicative of a location on a coordinate system;
• a third section including a storage unit to store the area information;
• a fourth section including a read out unit to read out the area information from the storage unit on request;
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• a fifth section to transmit the area information to an on-navigation device.

A navigation system for executing route guidance for a vehicle, comprising:

• portable information processing means for reading out code data indicative of map information from a print product, and a communication unit which allows the code data to be transmitted;
• code data processing means for converting the code data into corresponding area information indicative of a location on a map coordinate system, to store the area information, to read out the stored area information and to transmit the read out area information;
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• on-vehicle navigation means for establishing a traveling route in response to the area information transmitted from the code data processing means to execute route guidance for the vehicle along the established traveling route.

A method of navigating a vehicle, the method comprising:

• reading out code data indicative of map information from a print product, and causing the code data to be transmitted;
• converting the code data into corresponding area information indicative of a location on a map coordinate system, to store the area information, to read out the stored area information and to transmit the read out area information;
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• establishing a traveling route in response to the area information transmitted from the code data processing means to execute route guidance for a vehicle along the established traveling route.

A method of establishing a traveling route of a vehicle in an on-vehicle navigation device installed on the vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving code data, read out from a print product and transmitted from a portable terminal;
• converting the code data into area information indicative of a location on a coordinate system with the data server;
• storing the area information in a storage unit;
• reading out the area information from the storage unit;
• transmitting the area information to a on-vehicle navigation device;
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• establishing a traveling route of a vehicle based on the area information with the on-vehicle navigation device.

A method of providing information to be executed with a data server between a portable terminal and an on-vehicle navigation device over a network, the method comprising:

• receiving code data read out from a print product and transmitted from a portable terminal serving as a code data transmission source;
• converting code data into area information indicative of a location on a coordinate system;
• identifying the portable terminal and storing the area information in a storage unit;
• identifying the code data transmission source upon request from the portable terminal or an on-vehicle navigation device for particular area information to be transmitted and reading out the particular area information from among the area information stored in the storage unit;
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• transmitting the particular area information to the on-vehicle navigation device.