[54] INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM
[75] Inventors: Akira Naito, Fujisawa; Hiroshi
Shimizu, Yokohama; Chiyo Akamatsu,
Yokohama; Takahiko Nozoe,
Yokohama, all ol Japan
[73] Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
[21] Appl. No.: 696,028
[22] Filed: Aug. 9, 1996
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
Aug. 11, 1995 [JP] Japan 7-205989
[51] Int. C I. G08G 1/123
[52] U.S. CI 340/995; 340/988; 340/990;
701/201; 701/209; 701/211
[58] Field of Search 340/995, 988,
340/990; 364/443, 449.6, 449.1; 701/201,
209, 211
[56] References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
4,359,733 11/1982 O'Neill 342/36
4,608,656 8/1986 Tanaka et al 364/449.6
5,122,959 6/1992 Nathanson et al 364/436
5,170,353 12/1992 Verstraete 364/444
5,272,638 12/1993 Martin et al 364/444
5,513,110 4/1996 Fujita et al 364/449.1
5,543,789 8/1996 Behr et al 340/995
5,602,564 2/1997 Iwamura et al 345/119
5,628,050 5/1997 McGraw et al 455/12.1
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
4- 295995A 10/1992 Japan .
5- 327604A 12/1993 Japan . 06338848 A 12/1994 Japan .
Primary Examiner—Benjamin C. Lee
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Frohwitter
[57] ABSTRACT
There is disclosed an information reporting system comprising a communication host apparatus including a database storing a plurality ol data sets each concerning predetermined position, and a host computer, and at least one portable terminal including a data processing unit for executing predetermined processing based upon data received Irom a communication unit via a communication networks, and a display unit displaying images obtained by the data processing. The portable terminal lurther includes a current position detecting unit for detecting its current position, and is adapted to transmit position information data indicative ol the current position. The host computer is responsive to read out from the database one ol the data sets concerning the position corresponding to the provided position information data and supplies the portable terminal with the data set.
10 Claims, 8 Drawing Sheets
