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Information distribution service system based on predicted changes in location of mobile information terminal

  • US 20040127217A1
  • Filed: 08/20/2003
  • Published: 07/01/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information distribution service system comprising a plurality of mobile information terminals, a computer system and a plurality of information-provider terminals wherein said mobile information terminals, said computer system and said information-provider terminals are connected to each other by a communication network, wherein said computer system predicts a mobile information terminal'"'"'s moving destination and moving direction by inferring said mobile-information terminal'"'"'s location displacements along the time series on the basis of information on locations of said mobile information terminal including a pre-registered information category whose information distribution service, distribution and notification are desired, and on the basis of an inference formula provided in advance with said mobile information terminal'"'"'s moving direction and location;

  • and said computer system determines an information-provider terminal predicted to exist at said predicted moving destination of said mobile information terminal on the basis of locations of information-provider terminals pre-recording plans to distribute information as a notification, and determines distributed and reported information corresponding to an information category registered in advance by said mobile information terminal among pieces of information to be provided by said selected information-provider terminal.

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