Abstract: Login operation leads a user (e.g., employee) to an integrated portal platform 29, in which centralized management of IDs of the user for each specialized service site is carried out to realize a single sign-on scheme. Individual information of the who has accessed the system is located by looking up an individual information database in a transactions system 30, and utilizing the individual information, a list of available services is customized to suit the user. Accordingly, a front page that appears immediately after the login operation includes a customized screen with a customized menu. Subsequently, by specifying a preferred item of the menu, the user automatically logs into specialized service groups 31, and a service corresponding to the specified item of the menu is provided via the platform 29 to the user.

Abstract: A route computation apparatus having pedestrian-oriented map information for pedestrian route guidance, a portable route guidance apparatus, and markers located in an installation. A medium translation function is also included for translating input information of a given medium to information of another medium for output depending on current status of a pedestrian, whereby the information of interest is translated into information in a format suitable for the state in which the pedestrian is utilizing the portable apparatus.