Information providing system, mobil terminal, wireless access point and charging server used in the system, and information providing method
First Claim
1. An information providing system comprising a mobile terminal, one or more wireless access points capable of communicating with the mobile terminal via a wireless communication network in respective communicable areas, and an information providing server connected to the wireless access points via a network;
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an acquisition request information delivery part for broadcast delivering acquisition request information for acquiring information content related to the respective communicable areas in the respective communicable areas; and
the mobile terminal having;
a delivered information receiver for receiving the acquisition request information;
a display for, when the acquisition request information is received by the acquisition request information receiving part, displaying screen information indicating that it is possible to acquire information content related to the communicable area in which the mobile terminal is currently located; and
an information acquisition request part for sending a request to acquire the information content to the information providing server when the screen information is displayed; and
the information providing server having;
an information content storage for storing one or more the information content;
an information content extracting part for receiving the request to acquire the information content from the mobile terminal and extracting appropriate information content from the one or more information content; and
an information content sending part for sending the extracted information content to the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
There are provided an information providing system that enables a mobile terminal, when it is located within a communicable area of a wireless access point, to easily acquire information content related to the communicable area, a mobile terminal, a wireless access point, a charging server and an information providing method. When entering an area where information can be received, a mobile terminal 10 displays that it has entered an area where information can be acquired on the screen of a display section 14. When the mobile terminal user operates the mobile terminal 10 to select a predetermined area on the display, a request to acquire information content is sent to an information providing server 30 via a network 40. The information providing server 30.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. An information providing system comprising a mobile terminal, one or more wireless access points capable of communicating with the mobile terminal via a wireless communication network in respective communicable areas, and an information providing server connected to the wireless access points via a network;
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the wireless access points having;
an acquisition request information delivery part for broadcast delivering acquisition request information for acquiring information content related to the respective communicable areas in the respective communicable areas; and
the mobile terminal having;
a delivered information receiver for receiving the acquisition request information;
a display for, when the acquisition request information is received by the acquisition request information receiving part, displaying screen information indicating that it is possible to acquire information content related to the communicable area in which the mobile terminal is currently located; and
an information acquisition request part for sending a request to acquire the information content to the information providing server when the screen information is displayed; and
the information providing server having;
an information content storage for storing one or more the information content;
an information content extracting part for receiving the request to acquire the information content from the mobile terminal and extracting appropriate information content from the one or more information content; and
an information content sending part for sending the extracted information content to the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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3. An information providing system comprising a mobile terminal, one or more wireless access points capable of communicating with the mobile terminal via a wireless communication network in respective communicable areas, and an information providing server connected to the wireless access points via a network;
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the wireless access points having;
an identification information delivery part for broadcast delivering identification information for identifying the access point in the communicable area of the access point; and
the mobile terminal having;
an acquisition request information storage for storing one or more pieces of acquisition request information for acquiring information content related to the respective communicable areas;
an identification information receiver for receiving the identification information;
an acquisition request information extracting part for, when the identification information is received by the identification information receiving part, extracting acquisition request information for acquiring information content related to a communicable area identified by the identification information from the one or more pieces of acquisition request information;
a display for displaying screen information indicating that it is possible to acquire information content related to the communicable area in which the mobile terminal is currently located, the screen information being included in the extracted acquisition request information; and
an information acquisition request part for sending a request to acquire the information content to the information providing server when the screen information is displayed; and
the information providing server having;
information content storage for storing one or more pieces of the information content;
an information content extracting part for receiving the request to acquire the information content from the mobile terminal and extracting appropriate information content from the one or more pieces of information content; and
an information content sending part for sending the extracted information content to the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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11. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a delivered information receiver for, in a communicable area enabling communication with a wireless access point, receiving acquisition request information for acquiring information content related to the communicable area;
a display for extracting screen information indicating that it is possible to acquire the information content from the received acquisition request information and displaying the screen information; and
an information acquisition request part for extracting address information about the information content from the received acquisition request information and sending a request to acquire the information content to an address shown by the address information when the screen information is displayed.
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12. A mobile terminal comprising:
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identification information receiver for, in a communicable area enabling communication with a wireless access point, receiving identification information for identifying the wireless access point;
an acquisition request information storage for storing one or more pieces of acquisition request information for acquiring information content related to the communicable area;
an acquisition request information extracting part for, when the identification information is received by the identification information receiving part, extracting acquisition request information for acquiring information content related to a communicable area identified by the identification information from the one or more pieces of acquisition request information;
a display for extracting screen information indicating that it is possible to acquire the information content from the extracted acquisition request information and displaying the screen information; and
an information acquisition request part for extracting address information about the information content from the extracted acquisition request information and sending a request to acquire the information content to an address shown by the address information when the screen information is displayed.
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13. A wireless access point for performing wireless communication with a mobile terminal in a communicable area, the wireless access point broadcast delivering, within the communicable area, acquisition request information including screen information indicating that it is possible to acquire information content related to the communicable area and address information about the information content.
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14. A charging server comprising:
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a sending history input part for inputting sending history of sending of information content related to a communicable area of a wireless access point to a mobile terminal performing wireless communication with the wireless access point; and
a service use fee calculator for calculating an information delivery service use fee to be paid from a business entity developing business related to the information content to a business entity providing a service of sending the information content, based on the inputted sending history.
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15. A charging server comprising:
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a use condition information input part for, when a mobile terminal requests acquisition of information content related to a communicable area of a wireless access point from equipment on the sending side of the information content and acquires the information content as a response to the request via a network, inputting information indicating condition of use of the network by the mobile terminal and the equipment on the sending side of the information content; and
a network use fee calculator for calculating a fee for use of the network to be paid from a user of the mobile terminal and a business entity sending the information content to a business entity managing the network, based on the inputted network use condition information.
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16. An information providing method, using a mobile terminal, one or more wireless access points capable of communicating with the mobile terminal via a wireless communication network in respective communicable areas, and an information providing server connected to the wireless access points via a network and comprising:
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an acquisition request information delivery step of the wireless access point broadcast delivering acquisition request information for acquiring information content related to the respective communicable areas in the respective communicable areas; and
a delivered information receiving step of the mobile terminal receiving the acquisition request information;
a display step of, when receiving the acquisition request information, the mobile terminal displaying screen information indicating that it is possible to acquire information content related to the communicable area in which the mobile terminal is currently located;
an information acquisition request step of the mobile terminal sending a request to acquire the information content to the information providing server when the screen information is displayed;
an information content extracting step of the information providing server receiving the request to acquire the information content from the mobile terminal and extracting appropriate information content from the one or more pieces of information content stored in the server; and
an information content sending step of the information providing server sending the extracted information content to the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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17. An information providing method, using a mobile terminal, one or more wireless access points capable of communicating with the mobile terminal via a wireless communication network in respective communicable areas, and an information providing server connected to the wireless access points via a network and comprising:
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an identification information delivery step of the respective wireless access points broadcast delivering identification information for identifying the respective access points in the respective communicable areas; and
an acquisition request information storage step of the mobile terminal storing one or more pieces of acquisition request information for acquiring information content related the respective communicable areas;
an identification information receiving step of the mobile terminal receiving the identification information;
an acquisition request information extracting step of, when receiving the identification information, the mobile terminal extracting acquisition request information for acquiring information content related to a communicable area identified by the identification information from the information content related to the one or more communicable areas, the information content being stored in the mobile terminal;
a display step of the mobile terminal displaying screen information indicating that it is possible to acquire information content related to the communicable area in which the mobile terminal is currently located, the screen information being included in the extracted acquisition request information;
an information acquisition request step of the mobile terminal sending a request to acquire the information content to the information providing server when the screen information is displayed;
an information content extracting step of the information providing server receiving the request to acquire the information content from the mobile terminal and extracting appropriate information content from the one or more pieces of information content stored in the server; and
an information content sending step of the information providing server sending the extracted information content to the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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