Terminal apparatus and received data display method

• US 20070135084A1
• Filed: 02/02/2005
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Takao, Sato, Junichi, Yonemoto, Yoshifumi, Ido, Daiji, Takei, Ichiro
• Application Number:
  US10/588,312
• Publication Number:
  US 20070135084A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/355
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/06 Lines and connections with preferential service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/14 with services dependent on location where the service is an information service H04M2242/15; services independent of location H04M3/42229
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages

Abstract

Distributed data is not edited at a distributing end but is edited in a terminal apparatus, thereby reducing the cost. The terminal apparatus can quickly retrieve necessary information. In the apparatus, a cell ID extracting part (104) extracts all the cell IDs that can be currently received. A data receiving part (105) extracts distributed data. A data sorting part (106) compares the cell ID related to the distributed data with the cell IDs that can be currently received, and adds priorities to the distributed data in such a manner that a “high” priority is given to the distributed data related to the same cell ID as the local cell, while the lower priorities being given to the distributed data related to the cell IDs of other cells that are farther from the local cell. A display part (108) sequentially displays the distributed data in decreasing order of the priority.

Claims

1. A terminal apparatus comprising:

a receiving section that receives distribution data containing cell information, which is information for identifying an area specified by a cell;

a data sort section that, based on said cell information contained in said distribution data received by said receiving section, and information of said area to which the station itself belongs, determines a priority of said distribution data, and arranges said distribution data in order starting with distribution data for which said priority is highest; and

a display section that displays said distribution data in an order in which it has been arranged by said data sort section.

2. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

said receiving section receives said distribution data containing said cell information of said area specified by a plurality of cells; and

said data sort section makes said distribution data containing said cell information of said area to which the station itself belongs highest-priority distribution data.

3. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

said receiving section receives said distribution data containing said cell information of said area specified by one cell; and

said data sort section determines a priority of said distribution data based on said cell information and information of the local cell, which is said area to which the station itself belongs.

4. The terminal apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said data sort section makes a priority of said distribution data containing said cell information indicating the local cell the highest priority, and among said distribution data containing said cell information indicating other cells, arranges said distribution data so that the farther a cell is from the local cell, the lower is its priority.

5. The terminal apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:

said receiving section receives said distribution data containing location information which is information indicating a location for each area narrower than said cell information, and said cell information; and

said data sort section, among said distribution data containing said cell information indicating the local cell, arranges said distribution data so that the nearer a location of said location information is to its own location, the higher a priority thereof is made.

6. The terminal apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a received signal strength measuring section that measures received signal strength in each cell from a received signal,

wherein said data sort section arranges said distribution data so that the higher the received signal strength measured by said received signal strength measuring section of a cell indicated by said cell information contained in said distribution data, the higher a priority thereof is made.

7. The terminal apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said display section displays said distribution data for which said priority is greater than or equal to a threshold value.

8. The terminal apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a display switching section that selects a partial-display mode in which said distribution data for which said priority is greater than or equal to a threshold value is displayed by said display section, or a full-display mode in which all received said distribution data is displayed by said display section,

wherein said display section displays distribution data for which said priority is greater than or equal to a threshold value when said partial-display mode is selected by said display switching section, and displays all received distribution data when said full-display mode is selected by said display switching section.

9. The terminal apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a channel selection section that selects a channel based on local cell information, and said cell information and channel information which is information of a channel that distributes broadcast program data that are contained in said distribution data received by said receiving section,

wherein said display section first displays said broadcast program data distributed using said channel selected by said channel selection section.

10. The terminal apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said channel selection section selects a channel of said channel information contained in said distribution data containing said cell information of the local cell.

11. A distribution server that transmits said distribution data to the terminal apparatus according to claim 3, said distribution server comprising:

a location information providing section that includes said cell information in content; and

a transmitting section that transmits said content in which said cell information has been included by said location information providing section to said terminal apparatus as said distribution data.

12. A received data display method comprising:

a step of receiving distribution data containing cell information, which is information for identifying an area specified by a cell; and

a step of, based on said cell information contained in said distribution data received by said receiving section, and information of said area to which the station itself belongs, determining a priority of said distribution data, and arranging said distribution data in order starting with distribution data for which said priority is highest; and

a step of displaying said distribution data in an order in which it has been arranged.

13. The received data display method according to claim 12, wherein:

said distribution data containing said cell information of said area specified by a plurality of cells is received; and

said distribution data containing said cell information of said area to which the station itself belongs is made highest-priority distribution data.

14. The received data display method according to claim 12, wherein:

said distribution data containing said cell information of said area specified by one cell is received; and

a priority of said distribution data is determined based on said cell information and information of the local cell, which is said area to which the station itself belongs.

15. The received data display method according to claim 14, wherein a priority of said distribution data containing said cell information indicating the local cell is made the highest priority, and among said distribution data containing said cell information indicating other cells, said distribution data is arranged so that the farther a cell is from the local cell, the lower is its priority.

16. The received data display method according to claim 14, wherein said distribution data containing location information which is information indicating a location for each area narrower than said cell information, and said cell information, are received, and among said distribution data containing said cell information indicating the local cell, said distribution data is arranged so that the nearer a location of said location information is to its own location, the higher a priority thereof is made.

17. The received data display method according to claim 14, further comprising a step of measuring received signal strength in each cell from a received signal,

wherein said distribution data is arranged so that the higher the measured received signal strength of a cell indicated by said cell information contained in said distribution data, the higher a priority thereof is made.

18. The received data display method according to claim 14, wherein said distribution data for which said priority is greater than or equal to a threshold value is displayed.

19. The received data display method according to claim 14, further comprising a step of selecting a partial-display mode in which said distribution data for which said priority is greater than or equal to a threshold value is displayed, or a full-display mode in which all received said distribution data is displayed,

wherein distribution data for which said priority is greater than or equal to a threshold value is displayed when said partial-display mode is selected, and all received distribution data is displayed when said full-display mode is selected.

20. The received data display method according to claim 14, further comprising a step of selecting a channel based on local cell information and channel information which is information of a channel that distributes said cell information and broadcast program data contained in said received distribution data,

wherein said broadcast program data distributed using selected said channel is displayed first.

21. The received data display method according to claim 20, wherein a channel of said channel information contained in said distribution data containing said cell information of the local cell is selected.