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

Claim 4:
5. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program storing instructions causing a communication terminal that is connected to a server device in a two-way communicable manner to perform functions comprising:
requesting 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;
receiving the movement guidance information transmitted from the server device in response to the request for the movement guidance information;
providing movement guidance for the mobile unit using the received movement guidance information;
after receiving the movement guidance information, transmitting 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, receiving a route searched for and delivered by the server device in response to the transmitted request.