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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Clarion Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Homma, Tokyo, JP;
Kouichirou Fukunaga, Saitama, JP;
Norio Watarai, Saitama, JP;
Masataka Motohashi, Saitama, JP;
Yasunari Obuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Clarion Co., Ltd., Saitama-shi, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of an information terminal that allows more efficient utilization of high-level searching functions. The information terminal is provided with an audio input accepting unit to accept an input of speech information, a communication unit to establish communication with a predetermined server device via a network, an output unit, a POI specifying unit to transmit the speech information accepted by the audio input accepting unit to the server device and receive information specifying a candidate of a POI (Point Of Interest) associated with the speech information, a POI candidate output unit to output to the output unit, the information specifying the candidate of the POI received by the POI specifying unit, and a route searching unit to accept a selective input of the information specifying the candidate of the POI, and search for a route directed to the POI.