Patent ID: 7529549
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A geographical data providing apparatus, comprising: a network device configured to receive email data including spatial data and command data from a communication terminal via a network, the command data being input from a header section of the email data; a storage device configured to store a plurality of geographical data items, a geographical database, and a plurality of account names previously assigned to the geographical data providing apparatus, the plurality of account names including an account name indicating a print command and an account name indicating a display command; and a controller configured to analyze whether the command data corresponds to at least one of the plurality of account names stored in the storage device, to search the geographical database for at least one geographical data item corresponding to the spatial data when the command data corresponds to at least one of the plurality of account names stored in the storage device, to cause printing of the at least one geographical data item when the command data corresponds to the account name indicating the print command, and to cause a display of the at least one geographical data item when the command data corresponds to the account name indicating the display command.