Patent ID: 6359571
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
A broadcasting type information providing system including a moving body side device mounted on a moving body and an information providing side device for providing information to the moving body side device, characterized in thatthe moving body side device comprises: a position measuring means which measures the position of the moving body concerned; a moving body side communication means which performs bidirectional communication with the information providing side device; an information requesting means which transmits request information representing request contents of a user and the measured position information of the moving body to the information providing side device via the moving body side communication means; a receiving means which receives answer information with respect to the request information being transmitted from the information providing side device; and an information presenting means which presents the received answer information to the user, and further characterized in that the information providing side device comprises: a first information providing side communication means which performs bidirectional communication with the moving body side communication means; an answer information editing means which generates answer information to the request information transmitted from the moving body via the first information providing side communication means; a second information providing side communication means which performs communication with a broadcasting installation performing broadcasting for a specific service area so as to transmit the answer information to the moving body; and a control means which selects a broadcasting installation of which service area includes a position at which the moving body receives the answer information based on the position information of the moving body, which is transmitted from the moving body via the first information providing side communication means, transmits the answer information to the selected broadcasting installation via the second information providing side communication means and causes to broadcast the answer information from the selected broadcasting installation.