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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsKatsuya Ishikawa, Makoto Nishino, Miki Takaoka, Takeshi Watanabe
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A service node operates as a dispatch service apparatus. A client node operates as a car navigation apparatus loaded in a vehicle such as a taxi or a delivery truck. In response to a request from the service node, a Web server distributes to the requesting service node via a communication network, position data including the latitude and longitude of the address or location (destination) of an individual or a corporation. The service node distributes to the client node via the communication network, the position data obtained from the Web server, and the client node shows the driver a route from the current position of the client node to a destination by displaying it on a map. Accordingly, the invention effectively combines browser software and mail communication together to simply and efficiently distribute information obtained from a Web server via the Internet.
A system for distributing data, the system comprising:
Apparatus for distributing data obtained from one of one or more data servers to one or more client nodes, the apparatus comprising:
Apparatus for displaying position data received from one of one or more data servers via one of one or more service nodes, the apparatus comprising:
A method for distributing data, the method comprising the steps of:
An article of manufacture for distributing data obtained from one of one or more data servers to one or more client nodes, comprising a recording medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
An article of manufacture for displaying position data received from one of one or more data servers via one of one or more service nodes, comprising a recording medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
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