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: A payment system having a server apparatus (50) capable of transmitting and receiving information via a communication network (1), a first terminal apparatus (10) for a purchase application, a second terminal apparatus (20) for an installment payment organization and a third terminal apparatus (30) for a settlement service organization. The first terminal apparatus includes an inputting device (104) for prompting to input desirable one of a plurality of payment plan informations each indicating a combination of (i) a part of an installment payment for a purchase price of a product, and (ii) a part of a settlement service for a price of a service, as well as for prompting to input personal information and the credit card number.

Abstract: A payment system having a server apparatus (50) capable of transmitting and receiving information via a communication network (1), a first terminal apparatus (10) for a purchase application, a second terminal apparatus (20) for an installment payment organization and a third terminal apparatus (30) for a settlement service organization. The first terminal apparatus includes an inputting device (104) for prompting to input desirable one of a plurality of payment plan informations each indicating a combination of (i) a part of an installment payment for a purchase price of a product, and (ii) a part of a settlement service for a price of a service, as well as for prompting to input personal information and the credit card number.

Abstract: A payment system having a server apparatus (50) capable of transmitting and receiving information via a communication network (1), a first terminal apparatus (10) for a purchase application, a second terminal apparatus (20) for an installment payment organization and a third terminal apparatus (30) for a settlement service organization. The first terminal apparatus includes an inputting device (104) for prompting to input desirable one of a plurality of payment plan informations each indicating a combination of (i) a part of an installment payment for a purchase price of a product, and (ii) a part of a settlement service for a price of a service, as well as for prompting to input personal information and the credit card number.

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: A navigation terminal 2 loaded in a vehicle 1 is provided with a wireless communication device connectable to a movable communications network 3 and a present position detection device and instructs implementation of a predetermined navigation function. The gateway apparatus 4 connects the movable communications network 3 and the Internet 5 and implements protocol conversion and charging processing. A navigation server 6 acquires positional data of the vehicle 1 from the navigation terminal 2 via the Internet 5, discriminates map data to be a distribution object to the navigation terminal 2, and generates navigation information based on the instructed navigation function to provide it to the navigation terminal 2. A map search server 7 reads map data discriminated as the distribution object from a map data base 8 accumulating map data and distributes them to the navigation terminal 2 via the Internet 5.

Abstract: An apparatus for recording program information is provided with a program information obtaining device, a program guide providing device, a storing device, a reception contents recording device, a newest program information obtaining device, and a program information recording device. In the apparatus, the program information obtaining device obtains program information including at least program names, broadcast start times, program lengths or program end times, and broadcast channels of a plurality of programs. The program guide providing device provides a program guide to a user on the basis of the obtained program information. The storing device stores the obtained program information. The reception contents recording device receives the broadcast channel of the selected program in a period within the program length after the broadcast start time, or in a period by the broadcast end time from the broadcast start time, and recording the reception contents, at the stored broadcast start time.

Abstract: An information retrieving apparatus is advantageously used in a voice operation of a vehicle navigation system. The apparatus includes a storage unit for storing the plural pieces of the candidate information composing a hierarchical structure including m hierarchies (m is a natural number not less than 2), and the apparatus retrieves a target information from the hierarchical structure. The apparatus includes an input unit for inputting information, a judging unit for judging a correspondence of the inputted information with one of the plural pieces of the candidate information and for judging the hierarchy of the candidate information if the correspondence is obtained, and a retrieving unit for retrieving one of the plural pieces of the candidate information as a target information based on a judged result of the judging unit.

Abstract: An information retrieval system which can search for requested information by an easy operation. Together with a plurality of information servers, a search assisting server having list data constructed by a list of identifiers to access each of the information servers is connected to an information network. In response to a designation of a requested item by an information retrieval terminal, the identifier corresponding to the requested item is searched for from the list data held in the search assisting server. An access to the information network is made by the searched identifier, thereby obtaining the requested information page.

Abstract: A payment system having a server apparatus (50) capable of transmitting and receiving information via a communication network (1), a first terminal apparatus (10) for a purchase application, a second terminal apparatus (20) for an installment payment organization and a third terminal apparatus (30) for a settlement service organization. The first terminal apparatus includes an inputting device (104) for prompting to input desirable one of a plurality of payment plan informations each indicating a combination of (i) a part of an installment payment for a purchase price of a product, and (ii) a part of a settlement service for a price of a service, as well as for prompting to input personal information and the credit card number.

Abstract: An information retrieval system which can search for requested information by an easy operation. Together with a plurality of information servers, a search assisting server having list data constructed by a list of identifiers to access each of the information servers is connected to an information network. In response to a designation of a requested item by an information retrieval terminal, the identifier corresponding to the requested item is searched for from the list data held in the search assisting server. An access to the information network is made by the searched identifier, thereby obtaining the requested information page.

Abstract: A navigation terminal 2 loaded in a vehicle 1 is provided with a wireless communication device connectable to a movable communications network 3 and a present position detection device and instructs implementation of a predetermined navigation function. The gateway apparatus 4 connects the movable communications network 3 and the Internet 5 and implements protocol conversion and charging processing. A navigation server 6 acquires positional data of the vehicle 1 from the navigation terminal 2 via the Internet 5, discriminates map data to be a distribution object to the navigation terminal 2, and generates navigation information based on the instructed navigation function to provide it to the navigation terminal 2. A map search server 7 reads map data discriminated as the distribution object from a map data base 8 accumulating map data and distributes them to the navigation terminal 2 via the Internet 5.

Abstract: A navigation terminal 2 loaded in a vehicle 1 is provided with a wireless communication device connectable to a movable communications network 3 and a present position detection device and instructs implementation of a predetermined navigation function. The gateway apparatus 4 connects the movable communications network 3 and the Internet 5 and implements protocol conversion and charging processing. A navigation server 6 acquires positional data of the vehicle 1 from the navigation terminal 2 via the Internet 5, discriminates map data to be a distribution object to the navigation terminal 2, and generates navigation information based on the instructed navigation function to provide it to the navigation terminal 2. A map server 7 reads map data discriminated as the distribution object from a map data base 8 accumulating map data and distributes them to the navigation terminal 2 via the Internet 5.

Abstract: An apparatus for recording program information is provided with a program information obtaining device, a program guide providing device, a storing device, a reception contents recording device, a newest program information obtaining device, and a program information recording device. In the apparatus, the program information obtaining device obtains program information including at least program names, broadcast start times, program lengths or program end times, and broadcast channels of a plurality of programs. The program guide providing device provides a program guide to a user on the basis of the obtained program information. The storing device stores the obtained program information. The reception contents recording device receives the broadcast channel of the selected program in a period within the program length after the broadcast start time, or in a period by the broadcast end time from the broadcast start time, and recording the reception contents, at the stored broadcast start time.

Abstract: A navigation terminal 2 loaded in a vehicle 1 is provided with a wireless communication device connectable to a movable communications network 3 and a present position detection device and instructs implementation of a predetermined navigation function. The gateway apparatus 4 connects the movable communications network 3 and the Internet 5 and implements protocol conversion and charging processing. A navigation server 6 acquires positional data of the vehicle 1 from the navigation terminal 2 via the Internet 5, discriminates map data to be a distribution object to the navigation terminal 2, and generates navigation information based on the instructed navigation function to provide it to the navigation terminal 2. A map search server 7 reads map data discriminated as the distribution object from a map data base 8 accumulating map data and distributes them to the navigation terminal 2 via the Internet 5.

Abstract: In recording an object image by the image pickup device body, the position detection means detects the present location of the image pickup device body to record the resulting position data at the same time when the object image is recorded onto the image recording medium by the recording means.