(19)
(11) EP 0 984 375 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/10

(21) Application number: 99117202.4

(22) Date of filing: 01.09.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7G06F 17/60, G06F 15/02, G09B 29/10
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 04.09.1998 JP 25106298

(71) Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
Osaka-shi Osaka (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Nishida, Takashi
    Yamatokoriyama-shi, Nara (JP)
  • Isoe, Toshio
    Tenri-shi, Nara (JP)

(74) Representative: MÜLLER & HOFFMANN Patentanwälte 
Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München
81667 München (DE)

   


(54) Information providing apparatus linking map and personal information by means of post code


(57) An information providing apparatus which can easily obtain information on a displayed location includes an address book storing portion (76) storing personal information including a post code, a regional post code storing portion (64) storing a map image and a post code related to a position of the map image, an input/output portion (22) displaying a map image and personal information and outputting the coordinates of an indicated displayed location, and a central control portion (50) connected to the address storing portion (76), the regional post code storing portion (64) and the input/output portion (22), finding a post code related to a designated position on the map image, and displaying personal information including the found post code on the input/output portion (22).







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