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Communication navigation system, information server unit and communication terminal unit for the same, and method and program for communication navigation

US6807479B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2002
Grant dateOct 19, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C21/26
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

To provide a navigation system capable of easily switching between a portable terminal unit and a communication navigation terminal unit with an identical telephone number and also having considered a communication environment. A communication navigation system is comprised of an information server unit for controlling communication, a portable terminal unit and a vehicle terminal unit for performing navigation with the information server unit, and performs the communication by using a public switched telephone network circuit, and when switching each terminal unit to a communication capable state, it controls a position registration of each terminal unit by performing the communication among the information server unit, portable terminal unit and vehicle terminal unit so as to switch the communication capable state.

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