摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigation system having a function for enabling a user to pay to the navigation system based on usage. <P>SOLUTION: The navigation system is disclosed, where it includes a calculation platform having map data that are locally installed and a navigation application. The use of the calculation platform is monitored and reported to a mechanism that is remotely arranged via a radio communication system. The mechanism that is remotely arranged processes filling an end user based on the utilization of the navigation system. The mechanism that is remotely arranged further sends back an approval to a local calculation platform so that a requested navigation service can be utilized by the end user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO</p> |