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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2000
Kiyoshi Wada, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
The geographic information indicator further includes means for storing a range within which the data is stored in the local database in a form of a local database effective range information, local database effective range check means for deciding a first area within which the data is already stored in the local database and a second area within which the data is not stored in the local database, server-side database retrieval request means for inquiring the database server via the network about the data included in the second area, local database update means for additionally storing the data obtained as a retrieval result,in the local database and also updating the local database effective range information based on the second area, local database retrieval means for extracting the data included in the screen display range from the local database, and screen display means for displaying the data extracted from the local database on a screen.