Searching method of position information and searching system thereof

• US 20060122995A1
• Filed: 01/24/2006
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Shimizu, Hirotoshi, Nibe, Keiji
• Application Number:
  US11/337,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20060122995A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/70 using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/16 using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means

Abstract

A searching method and system of position information search position information through the medium of image data of an identification mark attached to construction products such as a post box, a telephone booth and a utility pole, and a tree. Image data of the identification mark on an object is acquired by using a mobile terminal device or the like and an identification code is read from this image data and notified. Position information is searched by this identification code, and this position information is notified to the mobile terminal device or the like.

Claims

1. A searching method of position information, comprising the steps of:

taking an image data of an identification mark attached to an object, and reading an identification code from said image data;

searching position information based on said identification code; and

transmitting said position information acquired by the search.

2. The searching method of position information of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

searching related information of said position information based on said position information, and transmitting the search result.

3. A searching system of position information using a mobile terminal device, comprising:

a mobile terminal device, which takes an image data of an identification mark attached to an object, reads an identification code from said image data and transmits said identification code;

a position information search section, which searches position information based on said identification code transmitted from said mobile terminal device; and

a transmitting section, which transmits said position information searched by said position information search section to said mobile terminal device.

5. The searching system of position information of claim 3, wherein said position information is indicated on a display unit of said mobile terminal device.

7. The searching system of position information of claim 3, wherein said position information is able to be transferred together with information other than said position information from said mobile terminal device.

9. The searching system of position information of claim 3, wherein said position information is converted into an address of homepage.

11. The searching system of position information of claim 3, further comprising:

a related information transmitting section, which searches related information based on said position information, and transmits the search result.

13. The searching system of position information of claim 3, wherein said position information search section transmits billing information together with said searched position information to a base station.

4. A searching system of position information, comprising:

a mobile terminal device, which takes an image data of an identification mark attached to an object, reads an identification code from said image data and transmits said identification code;

a position information search section, which searches position information based on said identification code; and

a base station, which transmits said identification code transmitted from said mobile terminal device to said position information search section, and receives said position information searched by said position information search section and transmits said position information to said mobile terminal device.

6. The searching system of position information of claim 4, wherein said position information is indicated on a display unit of said mobile terminal device.

8. The searching system of position information of claim 4, wherein said position information is able to be transferred together with information other than said position information from said mobile terminal device.

10. The searching system of position information of claim 4, wherein said position information is converted into an address of homepage.

12. The searching system of position information of claim 4, further comprising:

a related information transmitting section, which searches related information based on said position information, and transmits the search result.

14. The searching system of position information of claim 4, wherein said position information search section transmits billing information together with said searched position information to the base station.

15. A mobile terminal device, comprising:

an image processing section reading an identification code from an image data of an identification mark attached to an object;

an information transmitting section transmitting said identification code read by said image processing section; and

an information receiving section receiving position information searched on the basis of said identification code.