Patent ID: 7076362

Claim:
A moving terminal device for outputting information obtained from an information distribution service provider, including map information, traffic information, and other required information, comprising: a voice input means for inputting voice commands of a driver; a voice output device for outputting voice data; a communication device for communicating with an audio interactive server, which audio interactive server performs voice recognition processing and voice synthesis processing, said communications device establishing a connection to a communication line outside a car to transmit voice data input through said voice input means to said corresponding audio interactive server so as to perform audio interactive communication over said communication line for receiving results of said audio interactive communication from said audio interactive server in a form of voice or data; a voice synthesis processing unit for outputting a stylized voice announcement using voice data held therein; and a voice recognition processing unit for recognizing audio interactive data communicated with said audio interactive server, wherein said moving terminal device receives information, including map information or traffic information returned as a result of interpretations and executions of voice commands input through said voice input means, which interpretations and executions are performed by said information distribution service provider; and switches voice output between voice output from said audio interactive server and voice output from said voice synthesis processing unit after said moving terminal device receives from said audio interactive server voice data having a specific meaning notifying of a termination of communication with said moving terminal device; wherein when said communication device is installed in a predetermined place of said moving terminal device, said moving terminal device automatically establishes communication with said audio interactive server and receives effective information, including a history at the time of previous access from said audio interactive server.