Information providing apparatus, method for providing information, and program thereof
First Claim
1. An information providing apparatus for providing information to the user based on an action plan, comprising:
- an acquiring unit for acquiring said action plan, which includes a time and date schedule of the user;
a time and date detecting unit for detecting the present time and date;
a provision-information selecting unit connected to said acquiring unit and said time and date detecting unit, said provision-information selecting unit selecting provision-information provided to the user according to the time difference between said present time and date, which is detected by said time and date detecting unit, and said time and date schedule of said action plan acquired from said acquiring unit; and
a providing unit connected to said provision-information selecting unit, said providing unit providing the user with said provision-information selected by said provision-information selecting unit.
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Abstract
An information providing apparatus for providing information to the user based on an action plan, comprising: an acquiring unit for acquiring the action plan, which includes a time and date schedule of the user; a time and date detecting unit for detecting present time and date; a provision-information selecting unit connected to the acquiring unit and the time and date detecting unit, the provision-information selecting unit selecting provision-information provided to the user according to the time difference between the present time and date, which is detected by the time and date detecting unit, and the time and date schedule of the action plan acquired from the acquiring unit; and a providing unit connected to the provision-information selecting unit, the providing unit providing the user with the provision-information selected by the provision-information selecting unit.
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1. An information providing apparatus for providing information to the user based on an action plan, comprising:
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an acquiring unit for acquiring said action plan, which includes a time and date schedule of the user;
a time and date detecting unit for detecting the present time and date;
a provision-information selecting unit connected to said acquiring unit and said time and date detecting unit, said provision-information selecting unit selecting provision-information provided to the user according to the time difference between said present time and date, which is detected by said time and date detecting unit, and said time and date schedule of said action plan acquired from said acquiring unit; and
a providing unit connected to said provision-information selecting unit, said providing unit providing the user with said provision-information selected by said provision-information selecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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18. An information providing apparatus for providing information to the user based on an action plan for travel of the user, comprising:
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an acquiring unit for acquiring said action plan, which includes a time and date schedule for said travel and a travel destination corresponding to said time and date schedule;
a time and date detecting unit for detecting a present time and date;
a position-detecting unit for detecting a position of a portable terminal carried with the user;
a comparing unit connected to said acquiring unit, said time and date detecting unit, and said position detecting unit, said comparing unit outputting a difference-signal representing at least one of a time difference and a position difference according to the signal output from said acquiring unit, said time and date detecting unit, and said position detecting unit;
a provision-information selecting unit connected to said comparing unit, said provision-information selecting unit selecting provision-information provided to said user based on said difference-signal output from said comparing unit; and
a providing unit connected to said provision-information selecting unit for providing the user with said provision-information selected by said provision-information selecting unit.
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33. An information providing apparatus for providing information to the user, comprising:
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a position-detecting unit for detecting a position of a portable terminal carried with the user;
a provision-information selecting unit connected to said position detecting unit, said provision-information selecting unit selecting first provision-information corresponding to said position of said portable terminal detected by said position detecting unit when said position detecting unit detects that said portable terminal positions inside a predetermined area designated to said portable terminal, and said provision-information selecting unit further selecting second provision-information corresponding to said position of said portable terminal detected by said position detecting unit when said position detecting unit detects that said portable terminal positions outside a predetermined area designated to said portable terminal; and
a providing unit connected to said provision-information selecting unit, said providing unit providing the user with one of said first provision-information and said second provision-information selected by said provision-information selecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An information providing apparatus for providing information to the user, comprising:
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a position-detecting unit for detecting a position of a portable terminal carried with the user;
a provision-information selecting unit connected to said position detecting unit, said provision-information selecting unit selecting provision-information to be provided to the user, which corresponds to said position of said portable terminal, according to a distance of said position of said portable terminal from an edge of a predetermined area designated to said portable terminal; and
a providing unit connected to said provision-information selecting unit for providing the user with said provision-information selected by said provision-information selecting unit.
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46. A method for providing information to the user based on an action plan, comprising:
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acquiring said action plan, which includes a time and date schedule of the user;
detecting present time and date;
selecting provision-information according to the time difference between said present time and date and said time and date schedule of said action plan; and
providing the user with said selected provision-information.
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47. A method for providing information to the user based on an action plan for travel of the user, comprising:
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acquiring the action plan, which includes a time and date schedule for the travel and a travel destination corresponding to said time and date schedule;
detecting a present time and date;
detecting a position of a portable terminal carried with the user;
outputting a difference-signal representing at least one of a time difference and a position difference according to said time and date schedule, said travel destination, said present time and date, and said position of said portable terminal;
selecting provision-information based on said difference-signal; and
providing the user with said selected provision-information.
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48. A method for providing information to the user, comprising:
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detecting a position of a portable terminal carried with the user;
selecting first provision-information corresponding to said position of said portable terminal when said position of said portable terminal is detected to be inside a predetermined area designated to said portable terminal;
selecting second provision-information corresponding to said position of said portable terminal when said position of said portable terminal is detected to be outside a predetermined area designated to said portable terminal; and
providing the user with one of said first provision-information and said second provision-information selected by said selecting.
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49. A computer program for providing information to the user based on an action plan, comprising:
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an acquiring module for acquiring said action plan, which includes a time and date schedule of the user;
a time and date detecting module for detecting present time and date;
a provision-information selecting module for selecting provision-information provided to the user according to the time difference between said present time and date, which is detected by said time and date detecting module, and said time and date schedule of said action plan acquired from said acquiring module; and
a providing module for providing the user with said provision-information selected by said provision-information selecting module.
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50. A computer program for providing information to the user based on an action plan for travel of the user, comprising:
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an acquiring module for acquiring said action plan, which includes a time and date schedule for said travel and a travel destination corresponding to said time and date schedule;
a time and date detecting module for detecting a present time and date;
a position-detecting module for detecting a position of a portable terminal carried with the user;
a comparing module for outputting a difference-signal representing at least one of a time difference and a position difference according to the signal output from said acquiring module, said time and date detecting module, and said position detecting module;
a provision-information selecting module for selecting provision-information provided to the user based on said difference-signal output from said comparing module; and
a providing module for providing the user with said provision-information selected by said provision-information selecting module.
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51. A computer program for providing information to the user, comprising:
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a position-detecting module for detecting a position of a portable terminal carried with the user;
a provision-information selecting module for selecting first provision-information corresponding to said position of said portable terminal detected by said position detecting module when said position detecting module detects that said portable terminal positions inside a predetermined region designated to said portable terminal, and selecting second provision-information corresponding to said position of said portable terminal detected by said position detecting module when said position detecting module detects that said portable terminal position is outside a predetermined region designated to said portable terminal; and
a providing module for providing the user with one of said first provision-information and said second provision-information selected by said provision-information selecting module.
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