Context providing method, system, and apparatus
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1. A context providing method comprising:
- the collection step of collecting context information representing a situation of a target via a network;
the generation step of applying a predetermined rule to the collected context information and information associated with a context entity which generates/utilizes the context information, thereby generating new context information; and
the step of transmitting the generated context information to a context requester via the network.
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Abstract
A context providing method includes the collection step of collecting context information representing a situation of a target via a network, the generation step of applying a predetermined rule to the collected context information and information associated with a context entity which generates/utilizes the context information, thereby generating new context information, and the step of transmitting the generated context information to a context requester via the network. A context providing system and apparatus are also disclosed.
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1. A context providing method comprising:
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the collection step of collecting context information representing a situation of a target via a network;
the generation step of applying a predetermined rule to the collected context information and information associated with a context entity which generates/utilizes the context information, thereby generating new context information; and
the step of transmitting the generated context information to a context requester via the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A context providing system including a radio communication system connected to a network, and a context providing apparatus which collects context information representing a target situation and containing temporary context information notified from said radio communication system, and providing context information newly generated in accordance with a context information request,
said context providing apparatus comprising: -
context information collection means for collecting context information via said network;
context generation means for applying a predetermined rule to context information output from said context information collection means and information associated with a context entity which generates/utilizes the context information, thereby generating new context information; and
context transmission means for transmitting the context information from said context generation means to a context requester via said network. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A context providing apparatus comprising:
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context information collection means for collecting context information representing a situation of a target via a network;
context generation means for applying a predetermined rule to the context information output from said context information collection means and information associated with a context entity which generates/utilizes the context information, thereby generating new context information; and
context transmission means for transmitting the generated context information from said context generation means to a context requester via said network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A recording medium which records a program which executes:
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the collection procedure of collecting context information representing a situation of a target via a network;
the generation procedure of applying a predetermined rule to the collected context information and information associated with a context entity which generates/utilizes the context information, thereby generating new context information; and
the procedure of transmitting the generated context information to a context requester via the network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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