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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshikazu Takahashi, Saitama, JP;
Yasuhiko Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichiro Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Omote, Kanagawa, JP;
Ai Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/100 ;
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.