Patent ID: 7096233

Claim:
A server in a system providing information to a user terminal being able to display a map comprising: a database for holding a specific information document as bubble data, being able to (i) change a size or a shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object, the specific information document (a) having index information composed of a plurality of elements, (b) being from out of information documents having attribute information representing attributes of service information to be provided, (c) in which spatial range information in three-dimensional space is associated with retrieval information for obtaining said service information; a retrieving unit for retrieving, by using the index information of the specific information document, (d) specific bubble data including (d1) coordinate information, and (d2) display object attribute information (e) on the basis of a mapping request including an address, a range desired to be displayed, an altitude, an angle of a viewpoint, (e1) having said coordinate information on an object displayed on said map and said display object attribute information representing attributes of service information to be provided by said object, (e2) said mapping request being transmitted from said user terminal, said user terminal being able to display an information bubble which represents an image of spatial range information of the bubble data, overlapped on said map which represents the object in the three-dimensional space; and a notifying unit for notifying said user terminal of a mapping response having (f) said spatial range information, (g) said attribute information, and (h) said retrieval information, wherein (f) said spatial range information, (g) said attribute information and (h) said retrieval information being included in said specific bubble data which is retrieved in said retrieving unit.