Information assisting system, information assisting method, information terminal apparatus, and information assisting apparatus
First Claim
1. An information assisting system employing a mobile communication network, comprising:
- an information terminal apparatus and an information assisting apparatus communicating with each other via said mobile communication network;
positioning device provided to said information terminal apparatus, for determining a current position of said information terminal apparatus; and
agent device provided to at least one of said information terminal apparatus and said information assisting apparatus, wherein said agent device retrieves information pertinent to the current position of said information terminal apparatus from said information assisting apparatus, based on the information on the current position determined by said positioning device, and supplies the retrieved information to said information terminal apparatus.
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Abstract
To provide an information assisting system, an information assisting method, an information terminal apparatus, and an information assisting apparatus capable of improving convenience to a user. Positioning device for determining a current position of a cellular phone serving as an information terminal apparatus is provided, and an agent function is provided to at least one of the cellular phone and a server serving as an information assisting apparatus, which communicate with each other via a mobile communication network. The agent function judges the circumstance of the user by comparing information on an action plan of the user with information on the current position of the information terminal apparatus which moves along with the user, and upon judging an occurrence of a trouble which affects the action plan of the user, the agent function provides the user with proper information and continues to assist the user in a suitable manner until the desired purpose of the user is achieved.
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37 Claims
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1. An information assisting system employing a mobile communication network, comprising:
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an information terminal apparatus and an information assisting apparatus communicating with each other via said mobile communication network;
positioning device provided to said information terminal apparatus, for determining a current position of said information terminal apparatus; and
agent device provided to at least one of said information terminal apparatus and said information assisting apparatus, wherein said agent device retrieves information pertinent to the current position of said information terminal apparatus from said information assisting apparatus, based on the information on the current position determined by said positioning device, and supplies the retrieved information to said information terminal apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. An information assisting method employing an information terminal apparatus and an information assisting apparatus communicating with each other via a mobile communication network, wherein:
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a current position of said information terminal apparatus is determined; and
information pertinent to the current position determined is retrieved from said information assisting apparatus and supplied to said information terminal apparatus.
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21. An information terminal apparatus used in an information assisting system employing a mobile communication network, comprising:
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positioning device which determines a current position of said information terminal apparatus; and
agent device which retrieves information pertinent to the current position from an information assisting apparatus network-connected with said mobile communication network, based on information on the current position determined by said positioning device, and supplies said retrieved information to a user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An information assisting apparatus used in an information assisting system employing a mobile communication network, comprising:
agent device which compares information on a current position of an information terminal apparatus transmitted at every predetermined time from said information terminal apparatus network-connected with said mobile communication network, with information on an action plan of a user inputted into said information terminal apparatus, and judges an occurrence of a trouble to the user when the information on the current position causes a discrepancy in time or in place with respect to the information on said action plan. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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34. An information assisting apparatus used in an information assisting system employing a mobile communication network, comprising:
agent device which receives information on an action plan of a user from an information terminal apparatus network-connected with said mobile communication network, conducts a search at every predetermined time to obtain information pertinent to the information on said action plan, and judges a circumstance of the user by comparing the information obtained by said search with information on a current position of said information terminal apparatus.
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