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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2002
Toshiaki Nakano, Tokyo-to, JP;
Giichi Hayashi, Tokyo-to, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A map information providing system for providing map data to a terminal device via a data transmission path, includes: a first server, the first server including a first storage unit for storing map data; and a second server connected with the first server and the terminal device via a network, the second server including a second storage unit for storing the map data. The first server includes: a unit for producing map search table which designates at least one of the first storage unit, the second storage unit and a third storage unit in the terminal device, from which certain map data is to be obtained; and a unit for transmitting the produced map searching table to the terminal device to be stored in the terminal device.