Method and device for providing information related to activity of user
First Claim
1. An information providing system, comprising a mobile terminal and an information providing device, said mobile terminal including a communication circuit communicating with said information providing device, a detection circuit detecting a position of said mobile terminal, an output circuit outputting information, and a control circuit connected to said communication circuit, said detection circuit and said output circuit, and controlling said mobile terminal, said control circuit including a circuit controlling said detection circuit and said communication circuit such that positional information representing a position of said mobile terminal is transmitted to said information providing device, said information providing device including a communication circuit communicating with said mobile terminal, a first storage circuit storing plan information representing a plan to be executed by a user of said mobile terminal, and a control circuit connected to said communication circuit and said first storage circuit, and controlling said information providing device, said control circuit of said information providing device including a circuit controlling said communication circuit such that information related to an activity for executing said plan is transmitted to said mobile terminal, based on said positional information received from said mobile terminal and said plan information stored in said first storage circuit, said control circuit of said mobile terminal further including a circuit controlling said output circuit such that the information related to the activity for executing said plan received from said information providing device is output.
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Abstract
An information providing system includes a mobile terminal and an information providing device. The mobile terminal includes a communication circuit transmitting positional information representing a position of the mobile terminal to the information providing device in response to an inquiry from the information providing device. The information providing device includes a storage circuit storing plan information representing a plan to be executed by the user of the mobile terminal, and a control circuit generating traveling information related to traveling for the user to execute the plan and transmitting the traveling information to the mobile terminal based on the positional information received from the mobile terminal and the plan information stored in the storage circuit. The mobile terminal further includes a display circuit displaying the traveling information received from the information providing device.
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36 Claims
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1. An information providing system, comprising a mobile terminal and an information providing device,
said mobile terminal including a communication circuit communicating with said information providing device, a detection circuit detecting a position of said mobile terminal, an output circuit outputting information, and a control circuit connected to said communication circuit, said detection circuit and said output circuit, and controlling said mobile terminal, said control circuit including a circuit controlling said detection circuit and said communication circuit such that positional information representing a position of said mobile terminal is transmitted to said information providing device, said information providing device including a communication circuit communicating with said mobile terminal, a first storage circuit storing plan information representing a plan to be executed by a user of said mobile terminal, and a control circuit connected to said communication circuit and said first storage circuit, and controlling said information providing device, said control circuit of said information providing device including a circuit controlling said communication circuit such that information related to an activity for executing said plan is transmitted to said mobile terminal, based on said positional information received from said mobile terminal and said plan information stored in said first storage circuit, said control circuit of said mobile terminal further including a circuit controlling said output circuit such that the information related to the activity for executing said plan received from said information providing device is output.
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7. An information providing device used in an information providing system including a mobile terminal and an information providing device, wherein
said mobile terminal transmits positional information representing a position of said mobile terminal to said information providing device, and outputs information received from said information providing device, said information providing device comprises a communication circuit communicating with said mobile terminal, a first storage circuit storing plan information representing a plan to be executed by a user of said mobile terminal, and a control circuit connected to said communication circuit and said first storage circuit, and controlling said information providing device, and said control circuit includes a circuit controlling said communication circuit such that information related to an activity for executing said plan is transmitted to said mobile terminal, based on said positional information received from said mobile terminal and said plan information stored in said first storage circuit.
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13. An information providing system, comprising a mobile terminal and an information providing device,
said mobile terminal including a communication means for communicating with said information providing device, a detection means for detecting a position of said mobile terminal, an output means for outputting information, and a control means connected to said communication means, said detection means and said output means, for controlling said mobile terminal, said control means including a means for controlling said detection means and said communication means such that positional information representing a position of said mobile terminal is transmitted to said information providing device, said information providing device including a communication means for communicating with said mobile terminal, a first storage means for storing plan information representing a plan to be executed by a user of said mobile terminal, and a control means connected to said communication means and said first storage means, for controlling said information providing device, said control means of said information providing device including a means for controlling said communication means such that information related to an activity for executing said plan is transmitted to said mobile terminal, based on said positional information received from said mobile terminal and said plan information stored in said first storage means, said control means of said mobile terminal further including a means for controlling said output means such that the information related to the activity for executing said plan, received from said information providing device, is output.
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19. An information providing device used in an information providing system including a mobile terminal and the information providing device, wherein
said mobile terminal transmits positional information representing a position of said mobile terminal to said information providing device, and outputs information received from said information providing device, said information providing device further includes a communication means for communicating with said mobile terminal, a first storage means for storing plan information representing a plan to be executed by a user of said mobile terminal, and a control means connected to said communication means and said first storage means, for controlling said information providing device, and said control means includes a means for controlling said communication means such that information related to an activity for executing said plan is transmitted to said mobile terminal, based on said positional information received from said mobile terminal and said plan information stored in said first storage means.
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25. An information providing method providing a mobile terminal with information, comprising the steps of:
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preparing plan information representing a plan to be executed by a user of said mobile terminal, receiving positional information representing a position of said mobile terminal from said mobile terminal, generating information related to an activity for executing said plan, based on said positional information received at said step of receiving the positional information and based on said plan information prepared at said step of preparing the plan information, and transmitting said information related to the activity generated at said step of generating information related to the activity to said mobile terminal.
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31. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program implementing an information providing method providing a mobile terminal with information is recorded, wherein
said information providing method includes the steps of preparing plan information representing a plan to be executed by a user of said mobile terminal, receiving positional information representing a position of said mobile terminal from said mobile terminal, generating information related to an activity for executing said plan, based on said positional information received at said step of receiving the positional information and based on said plan information prepared at said step of preparing the plan information, and transmitting, to said mobile terminal, said information related to the activity generated at said step of generating information related to the activity.
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