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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2004
Koji Tajima, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Koji Tajima, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a server apparatus, comprising: storage means for storing a plurality of candidate data including candidate location data and a plurality of attribute data; reception means for receiving search scope indication data, scheduled time data, and present location data, the search scope indication data; extraction means for extracting one attribute data from a plurality of attribute data; calculation means for calculating an expected time of reaching the candidate location on the basis of the present location data and candidate location data corresponding to the extracted attribute data; determination means for determining whether arrival at the candidate location by the expected time is possible, on the basis of the expected time and the scheduled time data; and transmission means for transmitting all or part of the candidate data including the extracted attribute data in a case that the result of the determination by the determination means is negative.