Abstract: An information terminal device that clearly displays routes and directions to be taken is provided. A method for controlling the information terminal device, a program for controlling the information terminal device, a recording medium on which the program for controlling the information terminal device is recorded, and a communication network are also provided. An information terminal device displays surrounding area information including a display of the destination and a symbol representing the street leading to the destination from an exit of the nearest station, and image information formed by adding an arrow representing the direction toward the destination to a photograph of the street leading to the destination from the exit of the nearest station.

Abstract: A navigation terminal device includes a map information display unit 771, a destination display unit 773, a route line drawing unit 774 for holding retrieved location information or destination information or both of them and drawing a route from a reference point based on the retrieved information or destination information to the destination or the retrieved location information so as to be superimposed on the screen with the map information displayed thereon, and route searching unit 775 for exchanging the display between the reference point and the destination if the reference point disappears from the screen when the destination is displayed, thereby permitting to follow the route from the displayed reference point to the destination or from the destination to the reference point. In this configuration, the operability of a terminal device having a small capacity of screen can be improved and the burden for the user can be relaxed.

Abstract: A PC of a travel support system displays running video of a predetermined route, and if a predetermined intersection is set as a warning point by a user, sends warning point setting information to a server. If the server acquires the warning point setting information from the PC, the server updates a user DB. A navigational device sends travel route related information of a travel route set by the user to the server. The server sends detailed guidance information of the warning point included in the traveling route set in the navigational device to the navigational device. Upon arrival at the warning point, the navigational device notifies detailed guidance, and upon arrival at an existing guidance point, the navigational device notifies existing guidance.

Abstract: A data generating apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires text data (name data) related to a name associated with position information; a classifying unit that using the acquired position data, classifies the name data according to given regions; an integrating unit that integrates neighboring regions such that the total data size of the name data included in regions to be integrated does not exceed a predetermined given data size; a storage unit that groups the name data according to integrated regions and stores the grouped name data as a name dictionary to be used in both a facility search process and a map display process; and an extracting unit that from the classified name data, extracts the name data common to regions of a given number or more, where the storage unit groups and stores the common name data as a common name dictionary different from the name dictionary.

Abstract: The map updating system (100) includes a server unit (400) and a terminal unit (300, 300A, 300B). The server unit (400) has an updated contents recognizer that recognizes updated contents of updated map information and generates updated contents information, a user recognizer that recognizes distribution request information and also recognizes user information containing the distribution request information when determining that the updated contents information contains request contents of the distribution request information, and an information transmitter that transmits the updated map information to the terminal unit (300, 300A, 300B) corresponding to the user information such that the map information can partially be rewritten with a part of the updated map information. The terminal unit (300, 300A, 300B) includes a terminal map updating section that acquires the transmitted updated map information and stores the part of the updated map information in a terminal storage section in a rewritable manner.

Abstract: Based on a transfer request from a portable terminal though an input operation or communication, a two-dimensional code is generated, the code containing information of a scale rate of map information for guidance displayed on the in-vehicle terminal and a current position of a vehicle. The two-dimensional code is displayed on a terminal display unit together with a region of the map information corresponding to a region to be displayed on the portable terminal. When the portable terminal captures the two-dimensional code with an image pickup unit, the portable terminal recognizes the scale rate and the current position with a code analyzer, receives a region of the map information corresponding to the scale rate and containing at least the current position from the server unit and displays the information on the portable terminal display unit.

Abstract: An information distributing machine distributes only information comparatively related to a user. The information distributing machine has a memory for storing a moving path of every user. The information distributing machine also has a distribution information entry unit for accepting distribution information including position information. A controller determines whether there is particular relationship between the moving path stored in the memory and the position information included in the distribution information. The information distribution machine transmits the distribution information to a user when there is the relationship between the moving path of that user and the position information.

Abstract: A processor 180 of a navigation device 100 acquires current position information about a current position of a vehicle. The processor 180 then generates current traffic-jam information about a current traffic-jam condition based on VICS data from a VICS receiver 120 or the like. The processor 180 recognizes a direction indicating a point at which a traffic jam is currently occurring relative to the current position based on current position information and current traffic-jam information. The processor 180 displays the recognized direction with a traffic-jam direction icon on a terminal display section 140.

Abstract: When an in-link type of in-link attribute data is a tunnel, a system controller specifies the positions of both ends of a tunnel on the basis of a annotation true position shape of the in-link attribute data, and generates annotation data for displaying a tunnel symbol for each of the specified both ends.

Abstract: A server unit (400) recognizes a travel route search request together with a current position information and a destination information from a terminal unit (300) over a network (200) and searches for a travel route with use of a matching data of a map information. The server unit (400) sends a matching mesh information including a node and link that represent a road corresponding to the travel route and a display mesh information for areas other than the areas represented by the matching mesh information together with the information for the travel route to the terminal unit (300) over the network (200). The terminal unit (300) displays a road based on the matching mesh information and the information excluding the road based on the display mesh information on a terminal display. Thus, the information amount of the map information to be processed can be reduced thereby improving the processing efficiency.

Abstract: Enabling a partial update of data for spot search and improvement of update operation efficiency. The data for spot search is constituted by (a) a plurality of spot search files RF-k having constitutional elements of POI data, (b) a menu display file MNF for displaying a search screen, and (c) an area table TBL. When periphery search is carried out, a mesh code where a spot on map designated by a user belongs is specified on the basis of the menu display file MNF and a search key containing the mesh code is generated. Further, the spot search file RF-k corresponding to the search key is specified on the basis of the area administration table TBL and extracts POI data corresponding to a facility, existing in a periphery of a spot which is designated by the user, is extracted out of the POI data contained in the spot search file RF-k.

Abstract: A map database site S comprises a map information database Sb for accumulating the map data constructed of units for displaying of unit images m each having a display range smaller than a display range of a map image M corresponding to one page of a map image displayed on a user terminal T, in association with position data indicating the display ranges of the individual unit images m. A user terminal T comprises map-image display means for combining the map data of a plurality of units with each other on the basis of the associated position data, which are read out from the map information database Sb provided in the map database site S and transmitted from the map database site S, to form the one-page map image M for display.

Abstract: A processor (150) of a map information generating device (100) acquires annotation data for displaying a location adjusting annotation about, for instance, a feature that is newly built and set a locatable position of a location-adjusting-annotation character string of the location adjusting annotation at a position substantially corresponding to a position where the feature of the location-adjusting-annotation character string exists but not overlapping with an existing annotation. Then, the processor (150) updates the annotation data based on the location state of the location-adjusting-annotation character string and stores it in the storage section (130).

Abstract: A system member of a data processing system 1 operates a terminal 3 to connect a server 5, and further to a site for creating a new group from a main site. A group name is registered, and a group ID and group password are then attained. Based on articles written on a point system registration card obtained in a shop, the member connects the terminal 3 to a registration site server 6 and inputs requirements, to register a point card. When registering points, an icon of “side trip” is operated so that shop data is transferred to the server 5, to input the shop data as data to be opened within the group. The shop data can be subjected to data processing such that the shop data can be disclosed as a favorite shop like a hiding place within a group.

Abstract: A processing section (250) of a recording/reproducing device (200) acquires content data of a content set by a user, and acquires program-linked data which links with content-main-data, from the content data. The processing section (250) acquires set keyword data stored in a memory (240), and determines whether or not the program-linked data includes a BML file having a character string related to a keyword set by the user. If it is determined that a BML file having the related character string is included, the processing section (250) specifies and acquires content-main-data with which the BML file links, from the content-main-data acquired.

Abstract: On the occasion of performing the commodity trading on the Internet, the commodity order system is capable of appropriately checking the credit of a buyer, a seller and, further a distributor, so that it is possible to secure the safety and the certainty of the commodity trading for use of the network.

Abstract: An example authentication system includes a server system provided with a common authentication unit (e.g., first and second authentication units) and a system controller (e.g., an access-permitting unit). The first authentication unit authenticates user-identifying information transmitted from a communication terminal and generates an access key based on the user-identifying information. The access key is transmitted from the server system to the communication terminal. The second authentication unit authenticates the access key transmitted from the communication terminal and generates a session key to access the data. The access key is transmitted from the server system to the communication terminal. The access permitting unit permits the data to be accessed within a predetermined period of time. The access is performed on the session key transmitted from the communication terminal.

Abstract: A system member of a data processing system 1 operates a terminal 3 to connect a registration-site server 6, and inputs requirements including personal data. The registration-site server 6 creates customer data from the requirements and point data concerning points given, and registers the system member as a point member. The system member clicks an icon of “Side trip” on a point card registration-site at the terminal 3, to transfer the point data and shop code data from the registration-site server 6 to a server 5, so that shop data is automatically made. The terminal 3 is operated to connect the sever 5. Upon a request for shop search, the position of the shop for which the point member is registered is displayed with higher visibility corresponding to use frequency than other shops.

Abstract: A retrieval site (S1) comprises a retrieval server (S1a), a retrieval database (S1b) and a registered fast-food shop database (S1c). Based on a designation entry of a merchandise genre and a destination from an information terminal (T) having connected with the retrieve site (S1), the retrieval server (S1a) retrieves fast-food shops (F), having a service providing area including the designated destination, from the retrieval database (S1b), and displays the retrieved list of the corresponding shops on the information terminal. After a fast-food shop (F) is selected from the list, the retrieval server (S1a) retrieves data of an order form (D) from the registered fast-food shop database (S1c), and displays it on the information terminal. When an order is made based on the order form (D), the order contents are sent to the selected shop.

Abstract: A storage section (160) stores a traffic jam prediction table containing a plurality of date classification IDs for classifying data for predetermined dates and time series data obtained by statistically processing past traffic conditions correlated to the date classification IDs in terms of temporal elements of the dates. A memory (170) stores calendar templates, each containing a plurality of pieces of date information and classification ID numbers, each of which is an ID number that corresponds to the date indicated by one of the pieces of date information and is same as one of the date classification IDs of the traffic jam prediction table. A navigation device (100) has a calendar modifier that appropriately modifies any of the classification ID numbers of the calendar templates.