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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
May. 19, 2003
Kenji Nagamatsu, Kokubunji, JP;
Kenichi Mizuishi, Hachiouji, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed here is an information providing system for mobile objects. The system obtains information of a moving purpose of the user of each mobile object to provide the user with information matching with the moving purpose. The information providing system comprises route type determining apparatus for determining the type of the current route on which the user is moving, provided information selecting unit for selecting information to be provided to the user according to the route type determined by the route type determining apparatus, and provided information presenting means for presenting the information selected by the provided information selecting unit to the user. Therefore, the user can receive more proper information according to the user's moving purpose at that time, thereby the convenience of the user is improved while the information provider can improve the advertisement effect by transmitting information to more proper users.