COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION ANALYZING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION ANALYZING METHOD
First Claim
1. A communication system configured to comprise:
- a mobile station that is located in a sector that a base transceiver station controls;
a radio network controller that controls the base transceiver station; and
an information analyzing apparatus that is communicably connected with the radio network controller,wherein the radio network controller comprises;
a positioning module that measures a position of the mobile station in response to a given trigger event, anda transmitter that transmits location information as information regarding the position of the mobile station that the positioning module measures, identification information as an identifier that makes the mobile station uniquely identifiable, time information as information regarding a time when the positioning module measures the position of the mobile station, and information on the trigger event for the positioning module to measure the position of the mobile station, to the information analyzing apparatus,wherein the information analyzing apparatus comprises;
a location calculation module that calculates location information regarding a location in which the mobile station is located at a given time based on the location information, the identification information, and the time information;
an acquisition trigger event determination module that determines whether or not to use the calculated location information to output the distribution information, based on the trigger event; and
an output module that calculates distribution information by integrating the calculated location information and outputs the distribution information thus calculated, based on a determination by the acquisition trigger event determination module.
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Abstract
For easily and quickly collecting data regarding macroscopic population distribution, and easily and quickly obtaining the survey results, an RNC includes: a positioning module that measures a position of a mobile station in response to a given trigger event; an RNC communication controller that transmits location information as information regarding the position of the mobile station that the positioning module measures, identification information as an identifier that makes the mobile station uniquely identifiable; and time information as information regarding a time when the positioning module measures the position of the mobile station, to an information analyzing apparatus, and the information analyzing apparatus includes: a location calculation module that calculates location information regarding a location in which the mobile station is located at a given time based on the location information, the identification information, and the time information; and an output module that calculates distribution information by integrating the calculated location information and outputs the distribution information thus calculated.
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7 Claims
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1. A communication system configured to comprise:
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a mobile station that is located in a sector that a base transceiver station controls; a radio network controller that controls the base transceiver station; and an information analyzing apparatus that is communicably connected with the radio network controller, wherein the radio network controller comprises; a positioning module that measures a position of the mobile station in response to a given trigger event, and a transmitter that transmits location information as information regarding the position of the mobile station that the positioning module measures, identification information as an identifier that makes the mobile station uniquely identifiable, time information as information regarding a time when the positioning module measures the position of the mobile station, and information on the trigger event for the positioning module to measure the position of the mobile station, to the information analyzing apparatus, wherein the information analyzing apparatus comprises; a location calculation module that calculates location information regarding a location in which the mobile station is located at a given time based on the location information, the identification information, and the time information; an acquisition trigger event determination module that determines whether or not to use the calculated location information to output the distribution information, based on the trigger event; and an output module that calculates distribution information by integrating the calculated location information and outputs the distribution information thus calculated, based on a determination by the acquisition trigger event determination module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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6. An information analyzing apparatus communicably connected with a radio network controller that controls a base transceiver station controlling a sector in which a mobile station is located, the information analyzing apparatus comprising:
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a receiver that receives location information as information regarding a position of the mobile station that the radio network controller measures in response to a given trigger event, identification information as an identifier that makes the mobile station uniquely identifiable, time information as information regarding a time when the radio network controller measures the position of the mobile station, and information on the trigger event for the radio network controller to measure the position of the mobile station; a location calculation module that calculates location information regarding a location in which the mobile station is located at a given time based on the location information, the identification information, and the time information; an acquisition trigger event determination module that determines whether or not to use the calculated location information to output the distribution information, based on the trigger event; and an output module that calculates distribution information by integrating the calculated location information and outputs the distribution information thus calculated, based on a determination by the acquisition trigger event determination module.
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7. An information analyzing method executed in a communication system constituted to comprise:
- a mobile station that is located in a sector that a base transceiver station controls;
a radio network controller that controls the base transceiver station; and
an information analyzing apparatus that is communicably connected with the radio network controller, the information analyzing method comprising;a positioning step in which the radio network controller measures a position of the mobile station in response to a given trigger event; a transmitting step in which the radio network controller transmits location information as information regarding the position of the mobile station that is measured at the positioning step, identification information as an identifier that makes the mobile station uniquely identifiable, time information as information regarding a time when the position of the mobile station is measured at the positioning step, and information on the trigger event to measure the position of the mobile station in the positioning step, to the information analyzing apparatus; a location calculating step in which the information analyzing apparatus calculates location information regarding a location in which the mobile station is located at a given time based on the location information, the identification information, and the time information; an acquisition trigger event determination step in which the information analyzing apparatus determines whether or not to use the calculated location information to output the distribution information, based on the trigger event; and an outputting step in which the information analyzing apparatus calculates distribution information by integrating the calculated location information and outputs the distribution information thus calculated, based on a determination in the acquisition trigger event determination step.
- a mobile station that is located in a sector that a base transceiver station controls;
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