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

Claim 5:
6. A server device that is connected to a communication terminal in a two-way communicable manner, the server device comprising:
a processor programmed to:
receive a request for movement guidance information for providing movement guidance for a mobile unit from the communication terminal having started up;
transmit the movement guidance information to the communication terminal in response to the request for the movement guidance information, the movement guidance information 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;
after transmitting the movement guidance information, receive a route search request for a destination from the communication terminal, wherein the movement guidance information is transmitted before setting the destination;
search for a route to the destination based on the received route search request; and
transmit the searched for route to the communication terminal.