SEARCH SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
First Claim
1. A search system of a communications device having a plurality of gateways connected to the communications device, and a control server of the communications device, said control server comprising:
- memory control means for storing identification information of said communications device sent from said gateways in a storage device at every notification time with establishing correspondence with location information of the gateways that send the identification information;
search request receiving means for receiving a search request including the identification information of said communications device and a designated time; and
search means for retrieving the location information of the gateways to which the communications device corresponding to the search request is connected by searching, in response to reception of the search request, for the identification information at the designated time stored in said storage device.
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Abstract
A communications system is provided which can search for information about a communications device that is not registered in a network by designating time. The search system, which includes a plurality of communications devices, gateways and an entity management server, can execute a search method. The entity management server stores in a storage device the identification information of the communications device sent from the gateways with establishing correspondence with notification time. The entity management server receives from a mobile terminal the identification information of the communications device and designated time. The entity management server searches for the identification information stored in the storage device at the designated time, and identifies the location information of the gateways corresponding to the identification information included in the search request.
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27 Claims
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1. A search system of a communications device having a plurality of gateways connected to the communications device, and a control server of the communications device, said control server comprising:
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memory control means for storing identification information of said communications device sent from said gateways in a storage device at every notification time with establishing correspondence with location information of the gateways that send the identification information; search request receiving means for receiving a search request including the identification information of said communications device and a designated time; and search means for retrieving the location information of the gateways to which the communications device corresponding to the search request is connected by searching, in response to reception of the search request, for the identification information at the designated time stored in said storage device.
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2. A control server of a communications device comprising:
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memory control means for storing identification information of said communications device sent from a plurality of gateways connected to said communications device in a storage device at every notification time with establishing correspondence with location information of the gateways; search request receiving means for receiving a search request including the identification information of said communications device and a designated time; and search means for retrieving the location information of the gateways to which the communications device corresponding to the search request is connected by searching, in response to reception of the search request, for the identification information at the designated time stored in said storage device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 11, 12)
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5. A search method of a communications device in a control server of the communications device, said search method comprising:
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a step of storing identification information of said communications device sent from a plurality of gateways connected to said communications device in a storage device at every notification time with establishing correspondence with location information of the gateways; a step of receiving a search request including the identification information of said communications device and a designated time; and a step of retrieving the location information of the gateways to which the communications device corresponding to the search request is connected by searching, in response to reception of the search request, for the identification information at the designated time stored in said storage device.
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6. A computer program for causing a computer to function as:
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memory control means for storing identification information of said communications device sent from a plurality of gateways connected to said communications device in a storage device at every notification time with establishing correspondence with location information of the gateways; search request receiving means for receiving a search request including the identification information of said communications device and a designated time; and search means for retrieving the location information of the gateways to which the communications device corresponding to the search request is connected by searching, in response to reception of the search request, for the identification information at the designated time stored in said storage device.
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7. A search system of a communications device having a plurality of gateways connected to the communications device, and a control server of the communications device, said control server comprising:
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memory control means for storing attribute information of said communications device sent from said gateways in a storage device with establishing correspondence with location information of the gateways; search request receiving means for receiving a search request including the attribute information; and search means for retrieving the location information of the gateways to which the communications device corresponding to the search request is connected by searching, in response to reception of the search request, for the attribute information stored in said storage device.
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8. A control server of a communications device comprising:
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memory control means for storing attribute information of said communications device sent from a plurality of gateways connected to said communications device in a storage device with establishing correspondence with location information of the gateways; search request receiving means for receiving a search request including the attribute information; and search means for retrieving the location information of the gateways to which the communications device corresponding to the search request is connected by searching, in response to reception of the search request, for the attribute information stored in said storage device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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13. A search method of a communications device in a control server of the communications device, said search method comprising:
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a step of storing attribute information of said communications device sent from a plurality of gateways connected to said communications device in a storage device with establishing correspondence with location information of the gateways; a step of receiving a search request including the attribute information; and a step of retrieving the location information of the gateways to which the communications device corresponding to the search request is connected by searching, in response to reception of the search request, for the attribute information stored in said storage device.
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14. A computer program for causing a computer to function as:
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memory control means for storing attribute information of said communications device sent from a plurality of gateways connected to said communications device in a storage device with establishing correspondence with location information of the gateways; search request receiving means for receiving a search request including the attribute information; and search means for retrieving the location information of the gateways to which the communications device corresponding to the search request is connected by searching, in response to reception of the search request, for the attribute information stored in said storage device.
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15. A search system of a communications device having a plurality of first communications devices, a plurality of gateways connected to said first communications devices, and a control server for managing locations of said gateways, said first communications devices being able to communicate with a second communications device provided with identification information,
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search request receiving means for receiving a search request including the identification information and information about a geographical area; and search request transmitting means for transmitting the identification information received to the gateways in the geographical area, and said gateways comprising; inquiring means for requesting said first communications devices to search for the second communications device that stores the identification information received; and inquiring result receiving means for receiving a result of the inquiry from said first communications devices. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A search method of a communications device in a search system having a plurality of first communications devices, a plurality of gateways connected to said first communications devices, and a control server for managing locations of said gateways, said first communications devices being able to communicate with a second communications device provided with identification information, said method comprising:
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a step of receiving in said control server a search request including the identification information and information about a geographical area; a step of transmitting from said control server the identification information received to the gateways in the geographical area; a step of causing said gateways to request said first communications devices to search for the second communications device that stores the identification information received; and a step of receiving in the gateways a result of the search from said first communications devices.
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18. An information search system having a service agent server for receiving a transmission request of information from a terminal, and a control server for managing information to be provided to said terminal,
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storing means for storing types of services to be provided to said terminal and attribute information of information collecting instruments with establishing correspondence between them; transmission request receiving means for receiving the transmission request including a type of service from said terminal; and transmitting means for extracting, from said storing means, attribute information corresponding to the type of service included in the transmission request, and for transmitting the attribute information to said control server, and said control server comprising; collected information storing means for storing the attribute information of said information collecting instruments and collected information transmitted from said information collecting instruments with establishing correspondence with locations of said information collecting instruments; and search means for retrieving the collected information corresponding to the received attribute information by searching said collected information storing means. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An information search method in an information search system having a service agent server for receiving a transmission request of information from a terminal, and a control server for managing information to be provided to said terminal, said service agent server having storing means for storing types of services to be provided to said terminal and attribute information of information collecting instruments with establishing correspondence between them, said control server having collected information storing means for storing identification information of said information collecting instruments and the collected information transmitted from said information collecting instruments with establishing correspondence with locations of said information collecting instruments, said information search method comprising:
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a step of receiving, in said service agent server, the transmission request including a type of service from said terminal; a step of extracting, in said service agent server, the attribute information corresponding to the type of service included in the transmission request from said storing means, and of transmitting the attribute information to said control server; and a step of retrieving, in said control server, collected information of the information collecting instruments corresponding to the received attribute information by searching said collected information storing means.
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