Area information provision system and method
US7529617B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/0962
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for providing area information anticipates the user's mode of transportation and destination and provides information specific to the anticipated mode of transportation and destination. The system comprises two information processing devices. The first transmits at least one item of area specific information and, the second receives at least one item of area specific information, wherein the first information processing device stores area specific information and corresponding location information in pairs, infers a mode of user transportation and estimates a destination of the user based on location information of a user of the second device, extracts at least one item of area information specific to the destination of the user, and transmits the at least one item of extracted area information to the second information processing device, and wherein the second information processing device receives the at least one item of area information from the first device.
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