Patent ID: 6119065
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G01C,G08G,G09B

Abstract:
A pedestrian information providing system, comprising:a storage unit for storing pedestrian map data for storing data of an area divided to a non-pedestrian area where pedestrians cannot walk freely and a pedestrian area where pedestrians can walk freely, a data of street where pedestrian can walk in each of said areas, a data of block where pedestrians cannot walk in each of said areas, an index for searching said block or said street from an address or a name, and a table where said areas belonging to each section on a map are described; anda pedestrian information processing unit, comprising an input/output means for receiving input from a user, a pedestrian map data searching means for acquiring a pedestrian map data suitable for inputting from said storage unit, a pedestrian route searching means for searching a route for pedestrians using said data acquired, wherein a pedestrian map data required is acquired from said storage unit upon an input instruction from said user and an information to be presented is generated.