COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A communication system, comprising:
- a position obtaining unit that obtains positions from a plurality of user terminals,a user terminal selecting unit that selects, under a condition that the user terminal selecting unit obtains a position of a specified user terminal, one or more of the plurality of user terminals corresponding to the position obtained from the specified user terminal and the positions obtained from the plurality of user terminals, andan information providing unit that provides the specified user terminal with information on the selected one or more of the plurality of user terminals.
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Abstract
Provided is a communication system for allowing a user to feel the presence of other users existing in the same daily living area without using short-distance wireless communication. The system includes a position coordinate receiving section (80) for obtaining positions from a plurality of user terminals, and a nearby user distributing section (94) for selecting, under the condition that the nearby user distributing section (94) obtains a position of a specified user terminal, one or more of the plurality of user terminals corresponding to the position obtained from the specified user terminal and the positions obtained from the plurality of user terminals and providing the specified user terminal with information on the selected one or more of the plurality of user terminals.
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10 Claims
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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a position obtaining unit that obtains positions from a plurality of user terminals, a user terminal selecting unit that selects, under a condition that the user terminal selecting unit obtains a position of a specified user terminal, one or more of the plurality of user terminals corresponding to the position obtained from the specified user terminal and the positions obtained from the plurality of user terminals, and an information providing unit that provides the specified user terminal with information on the selected one or more of the plurality of user terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication method, comprising:
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obtaining positions from a plurality of user terminals; selecting, under a condition that a position of a specified user terminal is obtained, one or more of the plurality of user terminals corresponding to the position obtained from the specified user terminal and the positions obtained from the plurality of user terminals; and providing the specified user terminal with information on the selected one or more of the plurality of user terminals.
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9. A program for causing a computer to execute:
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obtaining positions from a plurality of user terminals; selecting, under a condition that a position of a specified user terminal is obtained, one or more of the plurality of user terminals corresponding to the position obtained from the specified user terminal and the positions obtained from the plurality of user terminals; and providing the specified user terminal with information on the selected one or more of the plurality of user terminals.
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10. An information storage medium for storing a program for causing a computer to execute:
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obtaining positions from a plurality of user terminals; selecting, under a condition that a position of a specified user terminal is obtained, one or more of the plurality of user terminals corresponding to the position obtained from the specified user terminal and the positions obtained from the plurality of user terminals; and providing the specified user terminal with information on the selected one or more of the plurality of user terminals.
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