Patent ID: 6957250
Filing Date: 2005-10-18
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A map-information providing system through a computer network for transmitting map image data corresponding to a designation entry from a map database site to an information terminal for display when the designation entry for a request to provide a map image to the information terminal has been made on an information providing screen presented from a map-information providing site, wherein said map-information providing site has a map-information providing server for displaying the information providing screen for making the designation entry for the request to provide the map image to the information terminal, wherein said map database site has a map-information database storing map image data, a retrieval database storing retrieval data for retrieving the map image data corresponding to said designation entry from said map-information database, and a map server for comparing said designation entry made on said information providing screen with said retrieval database to read out the map image data corresponding to the designation entry from said map-information database, and sending the read-out map image to the information terminal.