Navigation device and information providing method

Abstract

A navigation device includes: an acquisition section for acquiring plurality of updated content introductory information each representing the latest updated content in a predetermined web site based on user's preference information; a detection section for detecting surrounding position information covering an area around the current position from large number of position information stored in a predetermined storage section; and a search section for searching for particular updated content introductory information corresponding to the surrounding position information detected by the detection section as surrounding updated content introductory information from the plurality of updated content introductory information acquired by the acquisition section.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . An information processing apparatus, comprising:
 circuitry configured to
 transmit, to a server, predetermined user preference information which is previously determined based on a user input through a touch panel; 
 receive, from the server and based on both the transmitted predetermined user preference information and a current position of a vehicle, content information associated with an event in a real world, the event occurring at a physical location within a predetermined distance of the current position, the current position being determined by global positioning system (GPS) position information; 
   provide selected information from the received content information based on user preference information.   
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 ; further comprising the touch panel, wherein
 the touch panel is configured to receive input of the predetermined user preference information.   
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry outputs the selected information as voice audio via a speaker. 
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to output, via the speaker, the voice audio in chronological order of update date and time of the content information. 
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to output, via the speaker, one of a title and a summary of the content information as the voice audio. 
     
     
         7 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , further comprising a display configured to display a title and a summary of the content information. 
     
     
         8 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry receives the content information in response to the user input. 
     
     
         9 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , further comprising a display configured to display the current position. 
     
     
         10 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , further comprising a display configured to display the current position and display content information associated with the event. 
     
     
         11 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to receive content information corresponding to a selected destination. 
     
     
         12 . A method for an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
 transmitting, by the information processing apparatus to a server, predetermined user preference information which is previously determined based on a user input through a touch panel;   receiving, by the information processing apparatus from the server and based on both the transmitted predetermined user preference information and a current position of a vehicle, content information associated with an event in a real world, the event occurring at a physical location within a predetermined distance of the current position, the current position being global positioning system (GPS) position information;   providing selected information from the received content information based on user preference information.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the outputting outputs, via a speaker, voice audio in chronological order of update date and time of the content information. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the outputting outputs, via a speaker, one of a title and a summary of the content information as the voice audio. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising displaying, via a display, a title and a summary of the content information. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the receiving receives the content information in response to the user input. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising displaying, via a display, the current position. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 displaying, via a display, the current position; and   displaying, via the display, the content information associated with the event.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the receiving receives content information corresponding to a selected destination. 
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by an information processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to perform a method, the method comprising:
 transmitting, by the information processing apparatus to a server, predetermined user preference information which is previously determined based on a user input through a touch panel;   receiving, by the information processing apparatus from the server and based on both transmitted predetermined user preference information and a current position of a vehicle, content information associated with an event in a real world, the event occurring at a physical location within a predetermined distance of the current position, the current position being global positioning system (GPS) position information;   providing selected information from the received content information based on user preference information.   
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim  22 , wherein the information processing apparatus outputs, via a speaker, voice audio in chronological order of update date and time of the content information.