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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2004
Masahito Hirose, Musashino, JP;
Tsuyoshi Souma, Saitama, JP;
Yoshihiro Ogiso, Sagamihara, JP;
Masaaki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Masahito Hirose, Musashino, JP;
Tsuyoshi Souma, Saitama, JP;
Yoshihiro Ogiso, Sagamihara, JP;
Masaaki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Tokyo MK Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a useful vehicle dispatching system. Serverestimates an approximate location of a passenger on the basis of the area code transmitted from server. Servertransmits a list of landmarks located in the area corresponding to the area code, and the list is thereby provided to the passenger carrying mobile station. The passenger selects a desired landmark to which a vehicle should be dispatched. Serverdetermines the location of the landmark by referring to the landmark database; and determines which vehiclesare located proximate to the landmark by referring to the vehicle database. Servertransmits the information on the determined vehiclesto mobile station, and the information is thereby provided to the passenger. The passenger selects a desired vehicleto make a telephone call to the driver of vehicle. Thus, the passenger may directly talk to the driver.