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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2004
Toshiki Iso, Yokosuka, JP;
Kiyotaka Otsuji, Kamakura, JP;
Hiroki Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Shoji Kurakake, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Sugimura, Yokohama, JP;
Hidenori Shimizu, Hachioji, JP;
Taro Sugahara, Tokyo, JP;
Fumitoshi Ukai, Tokyo, JP;
Hironori Bouno, Tokyo, JP;
Marc Mceachern, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Nakagawa, Mitaka, JP;
Toshiki Iso, Yokosuka, JP;
Kiyotaka Otsuji, Kamakura, JP;
Hiroki Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Shoji Kurakake, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Sugimura, Yokohama, JP;
Hidenori Shimizu, Hachioji, JP;
Taro Sugahara, Tokyo, JP;
Fumitoshi Ukai, Tokyo, JP;
Hironori Bouno, Tokyo, JP;
Marc McEachern, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Nakagawa, Mitaka, JP;
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A guide apparatusaccording to the present invention is provided with a service information DBstoring service information containing a service providing place and attribute information of a target user; a recognizing devicefor acquiring an ID from image data transmitted from a cell phone; a retrieving devicefor retrieving service information from the service information DBon the basis of the acquired ID and for retrieving such service information that attribute information of the user of cell phonecoincides with attribute information of a target user, out of service information provided at service providing places near the service providing place; and a route retrieving devicefor retrieving a route between the information about the service providing place retrieved and the cell phone; and transmits the route information and service information as guide information to the cell phone