INFORMATION COLLECTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION REGISTRATION SERVER, INFORMATION COLLECTION METHOD, AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. An information collection system comprising:
- a mobile terminal device having location information obtaining means for obtaining location information of a mobile terminal device, and data communication means for transmitting various types of obtained information to an information registration server; and
an information registration server provided with storage means for storing various types of information received from the mobile terminal device;
said information collection system characterized in thatsaid mobile terminal device comprises wireless LAN communication means for accessing a wireless LAN and obtaining access information of the wireless LAN;
said data communication means transmits location information of the time at which said wireless LAN was accessed that is obtained by said location information obtaining means, and access information obtained by said wireless LAN communication means to said information registration server; and
said information registration server associates and stores in said storage means the access information and the location information received from said mobile terminal device.
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Abstract
A public wireless LAN accessible area collection system includes a mobile terminal device having GPS means, wireless LAN communication means, and data communication means and a server which has storage means and accessible area map generation means and performs data communication with the mobile terminal device. When the wireless LAN communication means recognizes that the mobile terminal device exists in the area in which the mobile terminal device can be connected to the public wireless LAN, it obtains access information in the area. The data communication means transmits location information and access information to the server. The server associates the location information with the access information that are received from the mobile terminal device and stores them in the storage means. The accessible area map generation means applies the location information about the area in which the mobile terminal device can be connected to the public wireless LAN to the map data according to the location information stored in the storage means.
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18 Claims
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1. An information collection system comprising:
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a mobile terminal device having location information obtaining means for obtaining location information of a mobile terminal device, and data communication means for transmitting various types of obtained information to an information registration server; and an information registration server provided with storage means for storing various types of information received from the mobile terminal device; said information collection system characterized in that said mobile terminal device comprises wireless LAN communication means for accessing a wireless LAN and obtaining access information of the wireless LAN; said data communication means transmits location information of the time at which said wireless LAN was accessed that is obtained by said location information obtaining means, and access information obtained by said wireless LAN communication means to said information registration server; and said information registration server associates and stores in said storage means the access information and the location information received from said mobile terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An information registration server comprising storage means for storing various types of information received from a mobile terminal device having location information obtaining means for obtaining location information of a mobile terminal device, wireless LAN communication means for accessing a wireless LAN and obtaining access information of the wireless LAN, and data communication means for transmitting various types of obtained information to an information registration server;
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said information registration server characterized in that location information of the time said wireless LAN was accessed that is obtained by said location information obtaining means and transmitted by said data communication means is associated with access information obtained by said wireless LAN communication means and stored in said storage means by said information registration server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An information collection method in an information collection system that comprises a mobile terminal device having location information obtaining means for obtaining location information of a mobile terminal device, and data communication means for transmitting various types of obtained information to an information registration server;
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an information registration server provided with storage means for storing various types of information received from the mobile terminal device; said information collection method characterized in that said mobile terminal device comprises wireless LAN communication means for accessing a wireless LAN and obtaining access information of the wireless LAN; and said information collection method comprises; a first step of said data communication means transmitting location information of the time at which said wireless LAN was accessed that is obtained by said location information obtaining means, and access information obtained by said wireless LAN communication means to said information registration server; and a second step of said information registration server associating and storing in said storage means the access information and the location information received from said mobile terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A mobile terminal device comprising location information obtaining means for obtaining location information of a mobile terminal device, and data communication means for transmitting various types of obtained information to an information registration server;
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said mobile terminal device characterized in that said mobile terminal device comprises wireless LAN communication means for accessing a wireless LAN and obtaining access information of the wireless LAN; and said data communication means transmits to said information registration server so that location information of the time said wireless LAN was accessed that is obtained by said location information obtaining means, and access information obtained by said wireless LAN communication means can be associated and stored in said information registration server.
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