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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2000
Hikaru Wako, Torrance, CA (US);
Alpine Electronics, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The destination specifying method comprises: (1) configuring a database by associating a telephone number with a name, address, and position of a facility, and when a plurality of facilities share one telephone number, configuring a database by associating the one telephone number with a plurality of the facility names, (2) displaying a telephone number list on a display screen, when a destination is set by a telephone number, and (3) when a specific telephone number is selected from the list, if the telephone number is associated with a plurality of facilities, displaying a facility name list of a plurality of the facilities, and when a facility is selected from the facility name list, displaying detailed information regarding the selected facility. A system for carrying out this method is also described.