COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising a communication apparatus that transmits a position measurement result, and an information-providing apparatus that selects and transmits to the communication apparatus information regarding an area based on the position measurement result received from the communication apparatus, whereinthe communication apparatus comprising:
- a position measuring unit that measures a position;
a means of movement determining unit that determines a means of movement;
a position measurement result transmission determining unit that, based on the means of movement determined by the means of movement determining unit, determines whether or not to transmit the position measurement result of the position measuring unit to the information-providing apparatus; and
a transmitting unit that, in the case in which the position measurement result transmission determining unit determines to transmit the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, transmits the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus.
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Abstract
A position measuring unit measures a position. An area determining unit determines a means of movement. A position measurement result transmission determining unit determines, based on the means of movement determined by the area determining unit, whether or not to transmit the position measurement result of the position measuring unit to the information-providing apparatus. A transmitting unit transmits, in the case in which the position measurement result transmission determining unit determines to transmit the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising a communication apparatus that transmits a position measurement result, and an information-providing apparatus that selects and transmits to the communication apparatus information regarding an area based on the position measurement result received from the communication apparatus, wherein
the communication apparatus comprising: -
a position measuring unit that measures a position; a means of movement determining unit that determines a means of movement; a position measurement result transmission determining unit that, based on the means of movement determined by the means of movement determining unit, determines whether or not to transmit the position measurement result of the position measuring unit to the information-providing apparatus; and a transmitting unit that, in the case in which the position measurement result transmission determining unit determines to transmit the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, transmits the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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9. A communication apparatus transmitting a position measurement result to an information-providing apparatus and receiving information regarding the area selected based on the position measurement result from the information-providing apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising:
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a position measuring unit that measures a position; a means of movement determining unit that determining a means of movement; a position measurement result transmission determining unit that determines, based on the means of movement determined by the means of movement determining unit, whether or not to transmit the position measurement result of the position measuring unit to the information-providing apparatus; and a transmitting unit that, in the case in which the position measurement result transmission determining unit determines to transmit the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, transmits the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus.
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10. A communication method in a communication apparatus transmitting a position measurement result to an information-providing apparatus and receiving information regarding the area selected based on the position measurement result from the information-providing apparatus, the communication method comprising:
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a first step which measures a position; a second step which determines a means of movement; a third step which determines, based on the means of movement determined in the second step, whether or not to transmit the position measurement result in the first step to the information-providing apparatus; and a fourth step which transmits the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, in the case in which at the third step the position measurement result is determined to be transmitted to the information-providing apparatus.
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11. A communication program to cause a computer of a communication apparatus transmitting a position measurement result to an information-providing apparatus and receiving information regarding the area selected based on the position measurement result from the information-providing apparatus to function as:
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position measuring means which measure a position; movement means determining means which determine a means of movement; position measurement result transmission determining means which determine, based on the means of movement determined by the movement means determining means, whether or not to transmit the position measurement result in the position measuring means to the information-providing apparatus; and transmitting means which transmits the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, in the case in which at the position measurement result transmission determining means the position measurement result is determined to be transmitted to the information-providing apparatus.
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