Prior Art Search Report

US 7,917,285 B2

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Table of Contents

1. OBJECTIVE OF SEARCH 3

2. UNDERSTANDING THE SUBJECT MATTER 3

3. SEARCH METHODOLOGY 4

4. MAPPING SCORECARD 5

5. PRIOR ART REFERENCES – DETAILED ANALYSIS 7

RESULT -1 7

6. OTHER RELATED REFERENCES 12

APPENDIX 14

7. DATABASES USED 14

8. KEYWORDS 14

9. SEARCH CONCEPTS 15

10. FIELD OF SEARCH 16

11. DISCLAIMER 17

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1. OBJECTIVE OF SEARCH

Objective of this assignment is to find out prior art references for the elements as claimed in
independent claim 1 and dependent claims 3&4 by the United States patent #7917285 titled “Device,
system and method for remotely entering, storing and sharing addresses for a positional information
device”. Prior art references published before the priority date of the patent i.e. April 28, 2006, are
preferred to form part of the report

2. UNDERSTANDING THE SUBJECT MATTER

The patent relates to a system for entering location information into a

positional information device. The system includes a server configured to
receive a request for at least one location, determine coordinates of the least
one requested location, and to transmit the determined coordinates to the
device. The positional information device includes a location information
module for determining location information of the device; a communication
module for receiving coordinates of the at least one location from the server;
and a processing module configured to receive the coordinates from the
communication module and determine route guidance based on the location
of the device and the received coordinates.

The essence of the invention lies in the use of first and secondary identifiers.
When transmitting the requested location, a local computer may also
transmit cookie information (first identifier) so as to enable identification of
the user without having to provide identification information by manual input
or spoken word. The server then utilizes a standard database lookup program
based on the received identifier (cookie information) to find out information
relating to the user's positional information device including transmission
information (second identifier) for the positional information device that may
be the cellular telephone number of the device or a vehicle or the
Internet address (e.g., the IP address) of the device or vehicle.

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3. SEARCH METHODOLOGY

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4. MAPPING SCORECARD

US 7,917,285

Result 1
[Claimed Elements]

1. A system for remotely entering location information into a positional information device, the system comprising: ✓

a server configured to receive a request for an address of at least one location not already stored in the positional
information device, to determine the address of the least one location and to transmit the determined address to the ✓
positional information device,

wherein the request is received from a remote computer with a first identifier and the server being configured to determine ✓

a second identifier for identifying the positional information device based on the received first identifier; ✓

the positional information device including a locational information module for determining location information of the
✓
positional information device;

a communication module for receiving the determined address of the at least one location from the server; ✓

a processing module configured to receive the determined address from the communication module and determine route ✓
guidance based on the location of the positional information device and the determined address; and

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a display module for displaying the route guidance; and ✓

a communications network for coupling the positional information device to the server. ✓

Claim 3. The system as in claim 1, wherein the first identifier is an Internet cookie. ✓

Claim 4. The system as in claim 3, wherein the second identifier of the positional information device is a mobile phone
✓*
number or an IP address.
✓ represents relevant text mapping
✓* represents partial mapping with teaching/suggestion/motivation supported by the searcher’s comments
X represents element not available/identified in the prior art.

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5. PRIOR ART REFERENCES – DETAILED ANALYSIS

Upon completion of this prior art search, one potentially relevant patent was found.

RESULT -1 BACK

Patent Number: JP2002229880

Information Distributing System, Information Distributing Device And Information Terminal Device
Title:

Priority Date: Jan 30, 2001 Publication Date Aug 16, 2002

Inventor(s): Hamaguchi Hirotoshi

Assignee(s)/ Applicant(s): Clarion Co Ltd

ABSTRACT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system allowing a user accessing to a site by use of a PC to transfer contents of the site to one's
portable information terminal by a simple operation.

SOLUTION: The site providing spot information provides a mobile link button embedded with a function sending spot information and a
process start request to a server of a predetermined address by one click on a browser operating on the terminal of the user. When the user

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clicks the mobile link button displayed on a display screen of the browser once, the server acquires the spot information, it also acquires cookie
information from the browser for user authentication, and it records the spot information in association with identification information of the
user in a data base. The user sends the identification information and a transfer request of the spot information from a car navigation device,
receives the user authentication, acquires the spot information, and uses the spot information in a navigation application.

Claimed Elements (US 7,917,285) Prior Art (JP2002229880)

1. A system for remotely entering [Abstract] PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system allowing a user accessing to a site by
location information into a positional use of a PC to transfer contents of the site to one's portable information terminal by a simple
information device, the system operation.
comprising:

a server configured to receive a request [Para 37] …….A user A who wants to use the spot information of the restaurant C with his / her car
for an address of at least one location navigation device 70 clicks the mobile link button 32 displayed on the browser of the PC 10 by
not already stored in the positional using a pointer of the PC 10, for example, a mouse. . When the user A clicks the mobile link
information device, to determine the button 32, the spot information of the restaurant C is transferred to the server 50 having a
address of the least one location and to predetermined URL. The transferred spot information is, for example, the location data (latitude,
transmit the determined address to the longitude) of the restaurant C, the spot name, business hours, regular holidays, telephone
positional information device, numbers, classification codes, and the like……….

wherein the request is received from a [Para 37]…….As will be described in detail later with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4,
remote computer with a first identifier at this stage, the server 50 acquires identification information about the user A from the browser
and the server being configured to of the PC 10 and performs user authentication……..

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determine
[Para 44] …..The inquiry of authentication information in step S3 uses, for example, a so-called
cookie function for managing information between the server and the browser, and the server
50 sends the cookie information (authentication information) to the browser of the PC 10. This
can be done by inquiring……..

a second identifier for identifying the [Para 12] The identification information preferably includes a user ID and a password (claim 6). It
positional information device based on is preferable that the identification information further includes the name and e-mail address of
the received first identifier; the user.

[Para 69] In addition, since information such as an e-mail address is stored in the server 50 as
identification information of a user who uses the information distribution system 100, the server
50 uses the identification information to send a user's portable information terminal or It is
possible to configure an advertisement distribution system for a service that automatically
distributes store information such as restaurants and inns to PCs as store manager advertisements
or sales promotions…….

the positional information device [Para 39] The car navigation device 70 includes a GPS receiver, map data, a CPU that executes a
including a locational information navigation application, a memory, a storage device such as a flash card, an interface for
module for determining location connecting to a mobile phone, and hardware components such as a user interface. Become. The
information of the positional navigation application also provides a route calculation function for estimating the vehicle
information device; position based on the positioning result by the GPS receiver and the map matching function
based on the map data, and displaying the route to the destination set through the user
interface. Have. These hardware components are not particularly shown because they may be
generally known.

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a communication module for receiving [Para 38] On the other hand, when the user A gets into the car and the navigation device 70 is
the determined address of the at least activated, the download software of the car navigation device 70 accesses the server 50 via the
one location from the server; mobile phone 71 connected to the car navigation device 70……..

a processing module configured to [Para 38] ………In the car navigation device 70, the downloaded spot information is used by the
receive the determined address from the navigation application of the car navigation device 70 to display the location of the restaurant C
communication module and determine on the map and to calculate the route with the restaurant C as the destination
route guidance based on the location of
the positional information device and
the determined address; and

a display module for displaying the route [Para 38]……… In the car navigation device 70, the downloaded spot information is used by the
guidance; and navigation application of the car navigation device 70 to display the location of the restaurant C
on the map and to calculate the route with the restaurant C as the destination

a communications network for coupling [Para 38] On the other hand, when the user A gets into the car and the navigation device 70 is
the positional information device to the activated, the download software of the car navigation device 70 accesses the server 50 via the
server. mobile phone 71 connected to the car navigation device 70, Using the identification information
of user A, the spot information already transferred to the server 50 is automatically
downloaded………….

Claim 3. The system as in claim 1, [Para 45] If user A has once accessed any site and clicked the mobile link button 32 to transfer the
wherein the first identifier is an Internet spot information to the server 50, the cookie information is sent from the server 50 to the

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cookie. browser of the PC 10. If the cookie information is stored on the browser side, the server 50 can
obtain the cookie information from the browser. In such a case, when the authentication (cookie)
information is confirmed by the server 50 (S3: YES), the user ID and password included in the
cookie information are received by the server 50 (S4). Next, the server 50 inquires identification
information (user ID and password) registered in advance as a cookie function (S5), and
authenticates that the user is already registered (S6).

Claim 4. The system as in claim 3, [Para 69] In addition, since information such as an e-mail address is stored in the server 50 as
wherein the second identifier of the identification information of a user who uses the information distribution system 100, the server
positional information device is a mobile 50 uses the identification information to send a user's portable information terminal or It is
phone number or an IP address. possible to configure an advertisement distribution system for a service that automatically
distributes store information such as restaurants and inns to PCs as store manager advertisements
or sales promotions.

Searcher’s Summary

The prior art relates to a system that allows a user accessing to a site by use of a PC to transfer contents of the site to one's portable
information terminal by a simple operation. When a user who wants to share/send the spot information for e.g. of the restaurant C, with his /
her car navigation device, the user clicks the mobile link button displayed on the browser of the PC. Upon clicking the mobile link button, the
spot information of the restaurant C is transferred to a server having a predetermined URL along with browser cookies to identify the user that
includes User ID and password for authentication.

As per an embodiment of the prior art, since the user’s email address is stored in the server, the server matches email ID corresponding to user
ID and uses it to send spot information to user’s portable information terminal.

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6. OTHER RELATED REFERENCES

Upon completion of this Patentability search 4 related patent disclosing different aspects of the clamed features were identified. The references
are arranged on the basis of their relevance with the subject matter.

S No.
Bibliographic Details Relevant Text

US5987381A A method of enabling an on-board vehicle navigation system to compute a route

1 Patent
from a current position of the vehicle to a desired destination is provided. A user
Number
of the navigation system in a vehicle utilizes a cellular telephone or any other
wireless, two-way audio communications link to contact an operator in a remote
Mar 11, 1997
Priority Date communications center. The user informs the operator of his desired
destination. The operator in the communications center accesses a computer
Nov 16, 1999
Publication database to determine the exact location of the desired destination in terms of

Date latitude/longitude, street address, or other similar information. The operator

then causes the information specifying the exact location to be transmitted from

Automobile navigation system
Title
using remote download of data
the communications center to the on-board vehicle navigation system over a
data link. The on-board vehicle navigation system receives the location
information and uses it to compute a route from the vehicle's current position to
the desired destination.

~[Abstract]

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2 US20040054428 In one embodiment, a user can select 2006 a graphical icon representation of a
Patent
user 2005, whose position information is obtained using the real-time
Number
communication system 150, then using the icon pointer 2006, drag 2012 the
icon representation of the user 2005 to a pre-calculated route 2004. The point
Priority Date Mar 01, 2002
2014 at which the user releases the selected object using the icon pointer 2007 is
added to the pre-calculated route as a new destination point. Additionally, a user
Publication Mar 18, 2004 can select a static POI 2009, such as a gas station, using the icon pointer 2008,

Date and drag 2013 the POI icon to the route planner window 2013 in order to add the
new destination point in between the first 2002 and second 2003 destination
points. Adding a new destination point can automatically recalculate the new
Title Method and apparatus for
route, or the user can initiate the new route calculation.
sending, retrieving and
planning location relevant
~[Description]
information

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7. DATABASES USED

The search was conducted in the following databases:

Thomson Innovation | Orbit | Google Patents | Espacenet | WIPO |

Patent Databases
JPO | FREE PATENT ONLINE | DEPATISNET | CIPO | SIPO

Non-Patent Databases Google | IEEE | SCIENCE DIRECT | CiteSeerX

8. KEYWORDS
One or more of the key words listed below have been used in different combinations while conducting
the prior art search

Keywords Technical Synonyms

Remote Distant | Far off | Faraway | Separate | Site

Location Address | Coordinate | Latitude | Longitude | Street | Position | Place | Locality |

Site | Point | Area

Server Remote Database | Internet | Web-based | Application | Network Device

Position Device GPS | Global Positioning System | Mobile | Cell-phone | Tablet | PC | Computer |
Tab | On-Board Device | Vehicle Navigation Device | Vehicle Unit | Display Unit |
OBU | On-board Controller | Location Module | Tracking Device

Request Call | Notify | Communicate | Ask

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Identifier Cookie | Meta-data | Descriptor | Attribute | Note | Indicator | User ID |

Password | Credential | Email | Phone Number | IP Address | Login Data | Index |
Pointer | Marker

Route Path | Way | Waypoint | Course | | Passage | Circuit | Direction | Road | Travel
point | Trip | Tour

Receive/Transmit Transceiver | Reception | Transfer | Pass | Communicate | Circulate | Relay

Communication Mobile | Internet | Web | WAN | Wifi | Long Range |Telecommunication

Display Screen | Present | View | Show | Exhibit | Lay-out | Monitor | LCD | Panel

9. SEARCH CONCEPTS

Following search concepts/strategies were identified and were used to search on different databases
using combination of class/keyword/active assignee/inventors in the domain

1 Request location of point of interest over internet/telecommunication medium

2 Send current device location for route guidance over internet/telecommunication medium

3 Identify user at server through application/browser cookie for location based service request

4 Lookup table at remote server to locate all devices associated with a user (ID)

5 Sharing location data among connected devices

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10. FIELD OF SEARCH

Following class codes were used alone and/or in combination with other class codes/keywords

IPC/CPC Classification

H04L51/00 ELECTRICITY : ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE : TRANSMISSION

OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION :
Arrangements for user-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks,
e.g. e-mail or instant messages

• H04L51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]

• H04L51/046 interacting with other applications or services

G08G1/09 PHYSICS : SIGNALLING : TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS : Traffic control

systems for road vehicles : Arrangements for giving variable traffic
instructions

Systems involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle

where the transmitted instructions are used to compute a route where the

• G08G1/096827 route is computed onboard

Systems involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle

where different aspects are considered when computing the route where

• G08G1/096844 the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data

Systems involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle

where the output is provided in a suitable form to the driver where the

• G08G1/096866 complete route is shown to the driver

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Systems involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle

• G08G1/0969 having a display in the form of a map

G01C21/20 PHYSICS : MEASURING; TESTING : MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR

BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS;
PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY : Navigation; Navigational
instruments : Instruments for performing navigational calculations

• G01C21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation

11. DISCLAIMER
IIPRD has prepared this report based on database and information sources that are believed to be reliable by IIPRD.
IIPRD disclaims all warranties as to accuracy, completeness or adequacy of such information. The search is
performed for all published patent and non-patent literature and for all jurisdictions covered by reliable patent/non-
patent databases. The above report is prepared based on the search conducted with the help of keywords and other
information extracted from the target patent. Neither IIPRD nor its affiliates nor any of its proprietors, employees
(together, "personnel") are intending to provide legal advice in this matter.

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