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US 6,725,155 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for information processing, and medium for information processing
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsYoshikazu Takahashi, Yasuhiko Kato, Kenichiro Kobayashi, Masanori Omote, Ai Kato
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Abstract
When an user inputs route search conditions such as place where the user is now, destination, and moving purpose, the route search conditions are transmitted to a navegation server. In the navegation server, map data corresponding to the route search conditions is detected and provided to a portable terminal.
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An information processing apparatus which is connectable to a predetermined server through a network, comprising:
- detecting means for detecting positional information, said detecting means being operable to detect said positional information in any one of three different modes in which each mode utilizes a different one of (i) global positioning satellite (GPS) information, (ii) position input data supplied by a user, and (iii) information from a reference base station;
- first transmitting means for transmitting the positional information detected by the detecting means to the server;
- inputting means for inputting a desired route search condition from among a number of predetermined route search conditions;
- second transmitting means for transmitting the route search conditions input by the inputting means to the server;
- receiving means for receiving guidance data transmitted from the server, the guidance data corresponding to the positional information transmitted by the first transmitting means and corresponding to the route search conditions transmitted by the second transmitting means;
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- output controlling means for controlling the output of the guidance data received by the receiving means.
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An information processing method of an information processing apparatus which is connectable to a predetermined server through a network, comprising:
- detecting step of detecting positional information, said detecting step being operable to detect said positional information in any one of three different modes in which each mode utilizes a different one of (i) global positioning satellite (GPS) information, (ii) position input data supplied by a user, and (iii) information from a reference base station;
- first transmitting step of transmitting the positional information detected at the detecting step to the server;
- inputting step of inputting a desired route search condition from among a number of predetermined route search conditions;
- second transmitting step of transmitting the route search conditions input at the inputting step to the server;
- receiving step of receiving guidance data transmitted from the server, the guidance data corresponding to the positional information transmitted at the first transmitting step and corresponding to the route search conditions transmitted at the second transmitting step;
- and output controlling step of controlling the output of the guidance data received at the receiving step.
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A providing medium for providing a program readable by a computer, which makes an information processing apparatus which is connectable to a predetermined server through a network to execute processings including:
- detecting step of detecting positional information, said detecting step being operable to detect said positional information in any one of three different modes in which each mode utilizes a different one of (i) global positioning satellite (GPS) information, (ii) position input data supplied by a user, and (iii) information from a reference base station;
- first transmitting step of transmitting the positional information detected at the detecting step to the server;
- inputting step of inputting a desired route search condition from among a number of predetermined route search conditions;
- second transmitting step of transmitting the route search conditions input at the inputting step to the server;
- receiving step of receiving guidance data transmitted from the server, the guidance data corresponding to the positional information transmitted at the first transmitting step and corresponding to the route search conditions transmitted at the second transmitting step;
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- output controlling step of controlling the output of the guidance data received at the receiving step.
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An information processing apparatus which is connectable to a predetermined terminal through a network, comprising:
- acquiring means for acquiring positional information transmitted from the terminal, said positional information being obtainable at the terminal by use of any one of three different modes in which each mode utilizes a different one of (i) global positioning satellite (GPS) information, (ii) position input data supplied by a user, and (iii) information from a reference base station;
- receiving means for receiving a desired route search condition from among a number of predetermined route search conditions transmitted from the terminal;
- detecting means for detecting map data corresponding to the route search conditions received by the receiving means;
- setting means for setting guide point corresponding to the route search conditions received by the receiving means to the map data detected by the detecting means;
- generating means for generating guidance data to guide the guide point set by the setting means, correspondingly to the positional information acquired by the acquiring means;
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- transmitting means for transmitting the guidance data generated by the generating means.
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An information processing method of an information processing apparatus which is connectable to a predetermined terminal through a network, comprising:
- acquiring step of acquiring positional information transmitted from the terminal, said positional information being obtainable at the terminal by use of any one of three different modes in which each mode utilizes a different one of (i) global positioning satellite (GPS) information, (ii) position input data supplied by a user, and (iii) information from a reference base station;
- receiving step of receiving a desired route search condition from among a number of predetermined route search conditions transmitted from the terminal;
- detecting step of detecting map data corresponding to the route search conditions received at the receiving step;
- setting step of setting guide point corresponding to the route search conditions received at the receiving step to the map data detected at the detecting step;
- generating step of generating guidance data to guide the guide point set at the setting step, correspondingly to the positional information acquired at the acquiring step;
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- transmitting step of transmitting the guidance data generated at the generating step.
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A providing medium for providing a program readable by a computer which makes an information processing apparatus which is connectable to a predetermined terminal through a network to execute processings including:
- acquiring step of acquiring positional information transmitted from the terminal, said positional information being obtainable at the terminal by use of any one of three different modes in which each mode utilizes a different one of (i) global positioning satellite (GPS) information, (ii) position input data supplied by a user, and (iii) information from a reference base station;
- receiving step of receiving a desired route search condition from among a number of predetermined route search conditions transmitted from the terminal;
- detecting step of detecting map data corresponding to the route search conditions received at the receiving step;
- setting step of setting guide point corresponding to the route search conditions received at the receiving step to the map data detected at the detecting step;
- generating step of generating guidance data to guide the guide point set at the setting step, correspondingly to the positional information acquired at the acquiring step;
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- transmitting step of transmitting the guidance data generated at the generating step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.