Information management system
First Claim
1. An information management system, comprising:
- at least one mobile terminal; and
an information management device that is connected to the mobile terminal via a network, wherein said information management device comprising;
first probe information receiving means for receiving first probe information from the mobile terminal together with position information;
second probe information registering means for classifying the first probe information received by the first probe information receiving means on an area basis, said area being determined by the position information received together with the first probe information, and processing the first probe information into second probe information before registering the second probe information;
history registering means by which if the first probe information received by the first probe information receiving means has user ID information as well as the position information, management information including the position information and its received date and time is associated with the user ID information, and is registered as discount information of a second probe information use fee; and
second probe information transmitting means for transmitting second probe information about an area requested by the sender to a sender of the first probe information received by the first probe information receiving means; and
said mobile terminal comprising;
position information obtaining means for obtaining position information of the mobile terminal;
first probe information obtaining means for obtaining the first probe information;
storing means for storing the user ID information;
user ID transmission acknowledging means for accepting acknowledgment of transmission of the user ID information from a user; and
second probe information obtaining means by which if the user ID transmission acknowledging means judges that the user ID information is not transmitted, the position information obtained by the position information obtaining means, the first probe information obtained by the first probe information obtaining means, and a request area, the second probe information of which is requested, are transmitted to the information management device, whereas if the user ID transmission acknowledging means judges that the user ID information is transmitted, the user ID information stored in the storing means is transmitted to the information management device together with the position information, the first probe information, and the request area so as to receive the second probe information of the request area from the information management device.
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Abstract
An information management center 20 transmits second probe information managed by the information management center 20 to an on-vehicle system 10 on the condition that the information management center 20 is provided with first probe information collected by the on-vehicle system 10. The on-vehicle system 10 transmits user ID information to the information management center 20 together with the first probe information only when it is judged that a user has an intention of transmitting the user ID information. The information management center 10 gives a discount point for a use fee of the second probe information only when the information management center 10 receives the user ID information together with the first probe information. Thus, information can be collected from a greater number of mobile terminals.
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11 Claims
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1. An information management system, comprising:
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at least one mobile terminal; and
an information management device that is connected to the mobile terminal via a network, wherein said information management device comprising;
first probe information receiving means for receiving first probe information from the mobile terminal together with position information;
second probe information registering means for classifying the first probe information received by the first probe information receiving means on an area basis, said area being determined by the position information received together with the first probe information, and processing the first probe information into second probe information before registering the second probe information;
history registering means by which if the first probe information received by the first probe information receiving means has user ID information as well as the position information, management information including the position information and its received date and time is associated with the user ID information, and is registered as discount information of a second probe information use fee; and
second probe information transmitting means for transmitting second probe information about an area requested by the sender to a sender of the first probe information received by the first probe information receiving means; and
said mobile terminal comprising;
position information obtaining means for obtaining position information of the mobile terminal;
first probe information obtaining means for obtaining the first probe information;
storing means for storing the user ID information;
user ID transmission acknowledging means for accepting acknowledgment of transmission of the user ID information from a user; and
second probe information obtaining means by which if the user ID transmission acknowledging means judges that the user ID information is not transmitted, the position information obtained by the position information obtaining means, the first probe information obtained by the first probe information obtaining means, and a request area, the second probe information of which is requested, are transmitted to the information management device, whereas if the user ID transmission acknowledging means judges that the user ID information is transmitted, the user ID information stored in the storing means is transmitted to the information management device together with the position information, the first probe information, and the request area so as to receive the second probe information of the request area from the information management device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An information management method for managing collection, and provision, of information using at least one mobile terminal, and an information management device that is connected to the mobile terminal via a network, said information management method comprising:
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a first step in which after obtaining first probe information by the mobile terminal, the first probe information is transmitted to the information management device together with position information of the mobile terminal, and a request area, second probe information of which is requested, and if the mobile terminal accepts, from a user of the mobile terminal, an instruction that ID information of the mobile terminal and/or ID information of the user are to be transmitted, the ID information is also transmitted to the information management device;
a second step in which the information management device receives the first probe information, and classifies the first probe information on an area basis, said area being determined by position information which is added to the first probe information, then the information management device processes the first probe information into second probe information before registering the second probe information;
a third step in which if the first probe information received by the information management device has ID information as well as position information, management information including the position information and its received date and time is associated with the ID information, and is registered as discount information of a second probe information use fee;
a fourth step in which said information management device transmits second probe information about an area requested by the sender to a sender of the received first probe information; and
a fifth step in which said mobile terminal receives the second probe information from the information management device, and notifies the mobile terminal user of the second probe information.
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