System and method for obtaining content relating to a predicted location of a terminal apparatus
US7103369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/0969
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is to store a content list that stores at least one pair of content related to a position and the position in relation to the content, determine a content acquisition region to acquire the content based on a current position, select content in relation to a position associated with the determined content acquisition region from the content list, acquire part of the selected content in advance, determine whether remaining part of the selected content will be referred to based on a position subsequent to the part of the selected content being acquired, thereby determining whether or not to acquire the remaining part of the selected content, and when determining to acquire the remaining part of the selected content, acquire the remaining part of the selected content.
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