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Data output control device and portable terminal

  • US 20020026479A1
  • Filed: 09/12/2001
  • Published: 02/28/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data output control device, which communicably connects to a user-owned portable terminal which is portable and sends data output requests, and a plurality of output terminals situated at various locations for outputting data, via a network, so as to receive data output requests from said portable terminal, and output data relating to said data output requests to said output terminals, comprising:

  • storage means for storing output terminal position data for specifying the output terminal installation location for each output terminal;

    selecting means for searching output terminal position data of said storage means based on the portable terminal position data for specifying the position of said portable terminal, and selecting an output terminal which is considered to be closest either distance-wise or time-wise, with the position of said portable terminal as a reference, and output means for outputting data relating to said data output request to the output terminal selected by said selecting means;

    wherein said portable terminal position data is generated based on position data relating to the position of said portable terminal from base stations to which said portable terminal connects.

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