Patent ID: 11887478
Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A communication terminal that is connected to a server device in a two-way communicable manner, the communication terminal comprising:
a processor programmed to:
request the server device for movement guidance information after starting up the communication terminal, the movement guidance information being used to provide movement guidance for a mobile unit and being targeted for at least an update target area around a current location among update target areas, the update target areas being areas whose terminal-side map information included in the communication terminal is an older version of map information than device-side map information included in the server device, the movement guidance information including information used to provide travel guidance, and display an image on the communication terminal;
receive the movement guidance information transmitted from the server device in response to the request for the movement guidance information;
provide movement guidance for the mobile unit using the received movement guidance information;
after receiving the movement guidance information, transmit a route search request for a destination to the server device, wherein the movement guidance information is received before setting the destination and before providing the movement guidance; and
after providing the movement guidance of the mobile unit, receive a route searched for and delivered by the server device in response to the transmitted request.