Data processing center, data processing method, and data providing system

• US 20050033508A1
• Filed: 07/09/2004
• Published: 02/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aisin AW Company Limited (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin AW Company Limited (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamada, Kunihiro, Sakakibara, Seiji, Kawauchi, Hiroshi, Tooyama, Yasuhiro
• Application Number:
  US10/886,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20050033508A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

A data processing center includes a receiver that receives a present position of a portable terminal transmitted from the portable terminal, at least one controller that determines a moving means that is moving the portable terminal based upon the present position and retrieves data related to the determined moving means, and a transmitter that transmits the retrieved data related to the determined moving means to the portable terminal.

Claims

1. A data processing center comprising:

a receiver that receives a present position of a portable terminal transmitted from the portable terminal;

at least one controller that;

determines a moving means that is moving the portable terminal based upon the present position; and

retrieves data related to the determined moving means; and

a transmitter that transmits the retrieved data related to the determined moving means to the portable terminal.

2. The data processing center of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller calculates a moving speed of the moving means based on a change of the present position received by the receiver, and determines the moving means at least partially based on the calculated moving speed.

3. The data processing center of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller determines the moving means to be a public transportation facility when the present position is in agreement with a route network of the public transportation facility.

4. The data processing center of claim 2, wherein the at least one controller determines the moving means to be a public transportation facility when the present position is in agreement with a route network of the public transportation facility.

5. The data processing center of claim 3, wherein:

the at least one controller specifies the public transportation facility based on diagram data of the public transportation facility and based on a change in the direction of the present position, and retrieves time data related to the specified public transportation facility.

6. The data processing center of claim 4, wherein:

the at least one controller specifies the public transportation facility based on diagram data of the public transportation facility and based on a change in the direction of the present position, and retrieves time data related to the specified public transportation facility.

7. The data processing center of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller determines the moving means to be an automobile when the present position is in agreement with a road network.

8. The data processing center of claim 2, wherein the at least one controller determines the moving means to be an automobile when the present position is in agreement with a road network.

9. The data processing center of claim 7, wherein the at least one controller retrieves road traffic data based on a travel direction determined by a change of the present position.

10. The data processing center of claim 8, wherein the at least one controller retrieves road traffic data based on a travel direction determined by a change of the present position.

11. The data processing center of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller determines that a user of the portable terminal is walking when the moving speed is slower than a predetermined speed.

12. The data processing center of claim 2, wherein the moving means-determining means so determines that the portable terminal is moving accompanying the user who is walking when the moving speed is slower than a predetermined speed.

13. A data processing center comprising:

a receiver that receives a present position of a portable terminal transmitted from the portable terminal;

at least one controller that;

calculates a moving speed based on a degree of change of the present position and determines a moving means of the portable terminal to be a high speed moving body when the calculated moving speed is high;

determines the high speed moving body to be part of a public transportation facility when the present position is in agreement with a route network of the public transportation facility;

specifies the moving body within the public transportation facility by comparing diagram data of the public transportation facility with the present position and a travel direction determined by a change of the present position; and

retrieves time table data related to the specified moving body; and

a transmitter that transmits the retrieved time table data to the portable terminal.

14. A data processing center comprising:

a receiver that receives a present position of a portable terminal transmitted from the portable terminal;

at least one controller that;

calculates a moving speed based on a change of the present position and determines, based on the calculated moving speed, whether the moving means of the portable terminal is a high speed moving body or a low speed moving body;

compares, if the moving means is a high speed moving body, the present position with a route network of a public transportation facility, and determines whether the high-speed moving body is part of the public transportation facility;

specifies, when the moving body is determined to be part of the public transportation facility, the moving body within the public transportation facility by comparing diagram data of the public transportation facility with the present position and a travel direction determined by a change of the present position;

compares, when the moving body is determined to not be part of the public transportation facility, the present position with a road network to determine whether the moving body is an automobile;

compares, when the moving means is a low speed moving body, the present position with map data to determine whether the low-speed moving body is located in the vicinity of a station of the public transportation facility;

retrieves, when the moving body has been specified within the public transportation facility, the time table data of a the specified moving body;

retrieves, when the low speed moving body is located in the vicinity of the station of the public transportation facility, time table data of the station; and

retrieves, when the moving body is determined to be an automobile, road traffic data based on the present position and based on a travel direction determined by a change of the present position; and

a transmitter that transmits the retrieved data to the portable terminal.

15. A data providing system comprising:

a portable terminal including;

at least one controller that detects a present position, and

a transmitter that transmits the present position; and

a data processing center that includes;

a receiver that receives the present position; and

at least one controller that;

determines a moving means that moves the portable terminal based on the present position; and

retrieves data related to the determined moving means; and

a transmitter that transmits the retrieved data to the portable terminal.

16. A method for providing data to a portable terminal comprising:

receiving a present position of a portable terminal transmitted from the portable terminal;

determining a moving means that moves the portable terminal based upon the present position;

retrieving data related to the determined moving means; and

transmitting the retrieved data to the portable terminal.

17. A storage medium storing a set of program instructions executable on a data processing device and usable providing data to a portable terminal, the set of program instructions comprising:

instructions for receiving a present position of a portable terminal transmitted from the portable terminal;

instructions for determining a moving means that moves the portable terminal based upon the present position;

instructions for retrieving data related to the determined moving means; and

instructions for transmitting the retrieved data to the portable terminal.