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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1999
Katsuya Ishikawa, Zama, JP;
Makoto Nishino, Yokohama, JP;
Miki Takaoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
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.