Mobile information device, image pickup device, and information acquisition system
First Claim
1. An information acquisition system comprising:
- a communicator;
a memory that stores information about routes and preference information of each of a plurality of users about human transportation, the preference information including, for each user, a parameter being assigned to user identification information and corresponding to whether time is prioritized or fare is prioritized, the parameters being stored in advance based on input information, the parameters being stored by a process different from a process of automatically reserving a ticket for human transportation; and
a processor connected to the communicator and the memory and that;
(a) receives information from a user of the plurality of users, the user using a mobile terminal, via the communicator, the mobile terminal including (i) an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a subject, (ii) a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information about a current position of the mobile terminal, (iii) a display and (iv) a navigation unit that provides a navigation from the current position to a destination, the mobile terminal transmitting a search request signal including route information and at least one of the position information and azimuth information corresponding to the subject, and(b) sequentially and automatically executes the following processes after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal without a specific selection process by the user after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal, the preference information being associated with the user;
searching a route based on the route information and at least one of the position information and the azimuth information;
executing acquisition of information about the searched route from the memory based on the search request signal received from the mobile terminal;
automatically reserving the ticket for human transportation on the searched route based on the acquired information about the searched route and on the stored preference information; and
transmitting, via the communicator, reservation information including information on the reserved ticket to the mobile terminal together with the information on the searched route,wherein, while the display shows the user'"'"'s current location and the searched route on a map, the mobile terminal provides the user with a guide in the searched route based on the position information, the reservation information and the information about the searched route.
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Abstract
An information acquisition system includes: a mobile terminal; and an information search system. The information search system searches for information on a route based on route information input from the mobile terminal and transmits a search result to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal includes a navigation unit that navigates the route from a departure point to a destination. The information search system includes: a database in which information on the route is stored in correspondence with the route information; and an information search server that searches for the information on the route from the database based on the route information and acquires reservation information for transportation on the route based on the information on the route from a reservation system of the transportation, and the information search server transmits the reservation information to the mobile terminal together with the information on the route.
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71 Claims
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1. An information acquisition system comprising:
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a communicator; a memory that stores information about routes and preference information of each of a plurality of users about human transportation, the preference information including, for each user, a parameter being assigned to user identification information and corresponding to whether time is prioritized or fare is prioritized, the parameters being stored in advance based on input information, the parameters being stored by a process different from a process of automatically reserving a ticket for human transportation; and a processor connected to the communicator and the memory and that; (a) receives information from a user of the plurality of users, the user using a mobile terminal, via the communicator, the mobile terminal including (i) an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a subject, (ii) a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information about a current position of the mobile terminal, (iii) a display and (iv) a navigation unit that provides a navigation from the current position to a destination, the mobile terminal transmitting a search request signal including route information and at least one of the position information and azimuth information corresponding to the subject, and (b) sequentially and automatically executes the following processes after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal without a specific selection process by the user after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal, the preference information being associated with the user; searching a route based on the route information and at least one of the position information and the azimuth information; executing acquisition of information about the searched route from the memory based on the search request signal received from the mobile terminal; automatically reserving the ticket for human transportation on the searched route based on the acquired information about the searched route and on the stored preference information; and transmitting, via the communicator, reservation information including information on the reserved ticket to the mobile terminal together with the information on the searched route, wherein, while the display shows the user'"'"'s current location and the searched route on a map, the mobile terminal provides the user with a guide in the searched route based on the position information, the reservation information and the information about the searched route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An information acquisition system comprising:
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a communicator; a memory that stores information about routes and preference information of each of a plurality of users about human transportation, the preference information including, for each user, a parameter being assigned to user identification information and corresponding to whether time is prioritized or fare is prioritized, the parameters being stored in advance based on input information, the parameters being stored by a process different from a process of automatically reserving a ticket for human transportation; a processor connected to the communicator and the memory and that; (a) receives information from a user of the plurality of users, the user using a mobile terminal, via the communicator, the mobile terminal including (i) an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a subject, (ii) a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information about a current position (iii) a display and (iv) a navigation unit that provides a navigation from a departure point to a destination, the mobile terminal transmitting a search request signal including route information and at least one of the position information and azimuth information corresponding to the subject, and (b) sequentially and automatically executes the following processes after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal without a specific selection process by the user after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal, the preference information being associated with the user; searching a route based on the route information and at least one of the position information and the azimuth information; executing acquisition of information about the searched route from the memory based on the search request signal received from the mobile terminal; automatically executing acquisition of reservation information for the ticket for human transportation on the searched route based on the acquired information about the searched route and the stored preference information; and transmitting, via the communicator, the reservation information and the information about the searched route to the mobile terminal, wherein, while the display shows the user'"'"'s current location and the searched route on a map, the mobile terminal provides the user with a guide of human transportation on the searched route and navigates a residual route from a final arrived position on the human transportation to the destination, based on the position information, the reservation information and the information about the searched route. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An information acquisition system comprising:
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a communicator; a memory that stores information about routes and preference information of each of a plurality of users about human transportation, the preference information including, for each user, a parameter being assigned to user identification information and corresponding to at least one of (i) preference for a vehicle of smoking or non-smoking, (ii) preference for a window seat or an aisle seat, (iii) preference as to whether time is prioritized or fare is prioritized, and (iv) preference for a designated seat or a free seat, the parameters being stored in advance based on input information, the parameters being stored by a process different from a process of automatically reserving a ticket for human transportation; a processor connected to the communicator and the memory and that; (a) receives information from a user of the plurality of users, the user using a mobile terminal, via the communicator, the mobile terminal including an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a subject, a display and a navigation unit that provides a navigation from a departure point to a destination, and that transmits route information, the route information including at least one of image data and an attribute data thereof as input information about the departure point or the destination, the image data being previously photographed via the image pickup unit, the image data as used for the input information being selected by the user from displayed images on the display; and (b) sequentially and automatically executes the following processes after receiving the transmission from the mobile terminal without a specific selection process by the user after receiving transmission from the mobile terminal, the preference information being associated with the user; specifying the departure point or the destination based on at least one of image recognition of the selected image data and the attribute data of the selected image data; searching a route based on the route information and the specified departure point or destination; executing acquisition of information about the searched route from the memory based on the route information received from the mobile terminal; automatically executing acquisition of reservation information for the ticket for human transportation on the searched route based on the acquired information about the searched route and the stored preference information; and transmitting, via the communicator, the reservation information and the information about the searched route to the mobile terminal, wherein, while the display shows the user'"'"'s current location and the searched route on a map, the mobile terminal provides the user with a guide in the searched route based on the reservation information and the information about the searched route. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An information acquisition system comprising:
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a communicator; a memory that stores information about routes and preference information of each of a plurality of users about human transportation, the preference information including, for each user, a parameter being assigned to user identification information and corresponding to at least one of (i) preference for a vehicle of smoking or non-smoking, (ii) preference for a window seat or an aisle seat, (iii) preference as to whether time is prioritized or fare is prioritized, and (iv) preference for a designated seat or a free seat, the parameters being stored in advance based on input information, the parameters being stored by a process different from a process of automatically reserving a ticket for human transportation; a processor connected to the communicator and the memory and that; (a) receives information from a user of the plurality of users, the user using a mobile terminal, via the communicator, the mobile terminal including an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a subject and a navigation unit that provides a navigation from a departure point to a destination, and that transmits route information; and (b) sequentially and automatically executes the following, processes after receiving the information without a specific selection process by the user after receiving the information from the mobile terminal the preference information being associated with the user; searching a route based on the route information; executing acquisition of information about the searched route from the memory based on the route information received from the mobile terminal; automatically reserving a ticket of human transportation on the searched route based on the acquired information about the searched route and the stored preference information; and transmitting, via the communicator, reservation information including information on the reserved ticket to the mobile terminal together with the information on the searched route, wherein, while the display shows the user'"'"'s current location and the searched route on a map based on at least one of the position information and azimuth information corresponding to the subject, the mobile terminal provides the user with a guide in the searched route based on the reservation information and the information about the searched route and uses the reservation information at check-in for the human transportation. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An information acquisition system comprising:
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a communicator; a memory that stores information about routes and preference information of each of a plurality of users about human transportation, the preference information including, for each user, a parameter being assigned to user identification information and corresponding to whether time is prioritized or fare is prioritized, the parameters being stored in advance based on input information, the parameters being stored by a process different from a process of automatically reserving a ticket for human transportation; and a processor connected to the communicator and the memory and that; (a) receives information from a user of the plurality of users, the user using a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a subject, a display and a navigation unit that provides a navigation from a departure point to a destination, and that transmits route information, the route information including at least one of a latest image data and an attribute data thereof as input information about the departure point or the destination, the latest image data being photographed via the image pickup unit; and (b) sequentially and automatically executes the following processes after receiving the information without a specific selection process by the user after receiving the information, the preference information being associated with the user; specifying the departure point or the destination based on at least one of image recognition of the latest image data and the attribute data of the selected image data; searching a route based on the route information and the specified departure point or destination; executing acquisition of information about the searched route from the memory based on the route information received from the mobile terminal; automatically executing acquisition of reservation information for the ticket for human transportation on the searched route based on the acquired information about the searched route and on the stored preference information; and transmitting the reservation information and the information about the searched route to the mobile terminal, wherein, while the display shows the user'"'"'s current location and the searched route on a map, the mobile terminal provides the user with a guide in the searched route based on the reservation information and the information about the searched route. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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53. An information acquisition system comprising:
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a communicator; a memory that stores information about routes and preference information of each of a plurality of users about human transportation, the preference information including, for each user, a parameter being assigned to user identification information and corresponding to whether time is prioritized or fare is prioritized, the parameters being stored in advance based on input information, the parameters being stored by a process different from a process of automatically reserving a ticket for human transportation; a processor connected to the communicator and the memory and that; (a) receives information from a user of the plurality of users, the user using a mobile terminal, via the communicator, the mobile terminal including (i) an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a subject, (ii) a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information about a current position of the mobile phone terminal, (iii) a display and (iv) a navigation unit that provides a navigation from the current position to a destination, the mobile phone terminal transmitting a search request signal including route information and at least one of the position information and azimuth information corresponding to the subject; and (b) sequentially and automatically executes the following processes after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal without a specific selection process by the user after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal, the preference information being associated with the user; searching a route based on the route information and at least one of the position information and the azimuth information; executing acquisition of information about the searched route from the memory based on the search request signal received from the mobile phone terminal; automatically reserving the ticket for human transportation on the searched route based on the acquired information about the searched route and on the stored preference information; and transmitting, via the communicator, reservation information including information on the reserved ticket to the mobile phone terminal together with the information on the searched route, and wherein, while the display shows the user'"'"'s current location and the searched route on a map, the mobile phone terminal provides the user with a guide in the searched route based on the position information, the reservation information and the information about the searched route. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. An information acquisition system comprising:
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a communicator; a memory that stores information about routes and preference information of each of a plurality of users about human transportation, the preference information including, for each user, a parameter being assigned to user identification information and corresponding to whether time is prioritized or fare is prioritized, the parameters being stored in advance based on input information, the parameters being stored by a process different from a process of automatically reserving A ticket for human transportation; a processor connected to the communicator and the memory and that (a) receives information from a user of the plurality of users, the user using a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including;
(i) an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a subject, (ii) a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information about a current position of the mobile terminal (iii) a display and (iv) a navigation unit that provides a navigation from the current position to a destination, the mobile terminal transmitting a search request signal including route information and identification information of the user and at least one of the position information and azimuth information corresponding to the subject; and(b) sequentially and automatically executes the following processes after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal without a specific selection process by the user after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal, the preference information being associated with the user; searching a route based on the route information and at least one of the position information and the azimuth information; executing acquisition of information about the searched route and the preference information from the memory based on the search request signal received from the mobile terminal; and automatically reserving, the ticket for human transportation on the searched route based on the acquired information about the searched route, the identification information and the stored preference information about human transportation; and transmitting, via the communicator, reservation information including information on the reserved ticket to the mobile terminal together with the information on the searched route, and wherein, while the display shows the user'"'"'s current location and the searched route on a map, the mobile terminal provides the user with a guide in the searched route based on the position information, the reservation information and the information about the searched route. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An information acquisition system comprising:
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a communicator; a memory that stores information about routes and preference information of each of a plurality of users about human transportation, the preference information including, for each user, a parameter being assigned to user identification information and corresponding to whether time is prioritized or fare is prioritized, the parameters being stored in advance based on input information, the parameters being stored by a process different from a process of automatically reserving a ticket for human transportation, and; a processor connected to the communicator and the memory and that receives information from a user of the plurality of users, the user using mobile terminal, via the communicator, the mobile terminal including;
(i) an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a subject, (ii) a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information about a current position of the mobile terminal (iii) a display and (iv) a navigation unit that provides a navigation from the current position to a destination, the mobile terminal transmitting a search request signal including route information and item information required for reservation for human transportation and at least one of the position information and azimuth information corresponding to the subject, the processor sequentially and automatically executing the following processes after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal without a specific selection process by the user after receiving the search request signal from the mobile terminal, the preference information being associated with the user;searching a route based on the route information and at least one of the position information and the azimuth information; executing acquisition of information about the searched route from the memory based on the search request signal received from the mobile terminal; automatically reserving the ticket for human transportation on the searched route based on the acquired information about the searched route, the stored preference information and the item information required for reservation for the human transportation; and transmitting, via the communicator, reservation information including information on the reserved ticket to the mobile terminal together with the information on the searched route, wherein, while the display shows the user'"'"'s current location and the searched route on a map, the mobile terminal provides the user with a guide in the searched route based on the position information, the reservation information and the information about the searched route. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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