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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Masato Horita, Hitachi, JP;
Takumi Fushiki, Hitachi, JP;
Kimiya Yamaashi, Hitachi, JP;
Takayoshi Yokota, Hitachiohta, JP;
Yukihiro Kawamata, Hitachi, JP;
Kenichiro Yamane, Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To ensure that of all information transmitted through broadcast communications, only the information corresponding to the traveling route of a mobile body will be efficiently displayed at the information terminal of a car navigation system or the like, the information terminal is provided with: a means for receiving the spot or area information being transmitted, and receiving information that has been linked to the spot or area information being transmitted, a means for judging whether the spot or area information that has been received above is included in part of the spot or area information corresponding to the traveling route of the mobile body, and storage media for retaining the received spot or area information that the above-mentioned judgment means has judged to be included in the spot or area information corresponding to the traveling route of the mobile body.