Method and system for providing information for a mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A method of providing information from an information server to a mobile terminal in a system which includes the mobile terminal, the information server which is connected to a database, a network connected to the information server, and a terminal connected to the network for providing various information for the information server, said method comprising the steps of:
- connecting the mobile terminal to the network and when information on the current location and destination of the mobile terminal is input to the mobile terminal, reporting the input information on the current location and destination to the information server through the network;
causing the information server to determine the area surrounding an expected route including the current location and destination of the mobile terminal when the information server receives from the mobile terminal a report including information on the current location and destination of the mobile terminal, and to send service information including price information of a product provided in an area corresponding to the area surrounding the expected route through the network to the mobile terminal; and
causing the mobile terminal to store the received service information including price information of a product provided in the corresponding to the area surrounding the expected route, to cut the connection to the network and to output the previously stored service information in accordance with the user'"'"'s request.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal, and an information providing method and system which immediately provides information, which the user of the mobile terminal desires, for the mobile terminal. Areas and related service information are stored in corresponding relationship in a database. An information server which includes means for calculating the area of a destination of the mobile terminal loads information on the destination area from the database to the mobile terminal which moves toward the destination area, using radio communication means before the mobile terminal arrives at the destination area.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of providing information from an information server to a mobile terminal in a system which includes the mobile terminal, the information server which is connected to a database, a network connected to the information server, and a terminal connected to the network for providing various information for the information server, said method comprising the steps of:
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connecting the mobile terminal to the network and when information on the current location and destination of the mobile terminal is input to the mobile terminal, reporting the input information on the current location and destination to the information server through the network; causing the information server to determine the area surrounding an expected route including the current location and destination of the mobile terminal when the information server receives from the mobile terminal a report including information on the current location and destination of the mobile terminal, and to send service information including price information of a product provided in an area corresponding to the area surrounding the expected route through the network to the mobile terminal; and causing the mobile terminal to store the received service information including price information of a product provided in the corresponding to the area surrounding the expected route, to cut the connection to the network and to output the previously stored service information in accordance with the user'"'"'s request.
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2. A method of providing information from an information server to a mobile terminal in a system which includes the mobile terminal, the information server which is connected to a database, a network connected to the information server, and a terminal connected to the network for providing various information for the information server, wherein the mobile terminal is connected to a portable telephone set so as to be connected to the network, and connected to a GPS which periodically stores information on its position in a memory, said method comprising the steps of:
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the mobile terminal receiving information regarding the present location of the GPS from the GPS and input information on a destination of the mobile terminal; the mobile terminal informing, through the network, the information server of the received information regarding the current location and the destination of the mobile terminal; the information server, having received from the mobile terminal, information regarding the current location and destination of the mobile terminal, the information server determining the area surrounding an expected route including the current location and destination, and sending service information including price information of a product provided in an area corresponding to the area surrounding the expected route through the network to the mobile terminal; and the mobile terminal storing the received service information including the price information of a product in the area corresponding to the area surrounding the expected route, cutting the connection to the network, and outputting the previously stored service information in accordance with the user'"'"'s request. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information providing system, comprising:
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a mobile terminal; an information server connected to a database; a network connected to the information server; and a terminal connected to the network for providing various information for the information server, wherein; the mobile terminal is connected to the network, and when the current location and destination of the mobile terminal is input to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal reports the input information regarding the current location and destination to the information server through the network; the information server determines the area surrounding an expected route including the current location and destination of the mobile terminal whose information was received from the mobile terminal, and sends service information including price information of a product provided in an area corresponding to the area surrounding the expected route through the network to the mobile terminal; and the mobile terminal stores the received service information including the positional information corresponding to the area surrounding the expected route, and outputs the stored service information on a real time basis in accordance with the user'"'"'s request.
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8. An information providing system, comprising:
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a mobile terminal; an information server connected to a database; a network connected to the information server; and a terminal connected to the network for providing various information for the information server; and a GPS connected to the mobile terminal for periodically storing a position thereof in memory; and
whereinwhen the mobile terminal receives information regarding the present location of the GPS from the GPS and information regarding a destination, the mobile terminal informs the information server of the received information regarding the current location and destination of the mobile terminal through the network; when the information server receives from the mobile terminal information regarding the current location and destination, the information server determines the area surrounding the expected route including the current location and destination of the mobile terminal, and sends service information including price information of a product in an area corresponding to the area surrounding the expected route through the network to the mobile terminal; and the mobile terminal stores the received service information including the positional information corresponding to the area surrounding the expected route, cuts the connection to the network, and outputs the stored service information in accordance with the user'"'"'s request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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an input unit connected to a portable telephone set so as to be connected to a network, said input unit being connected to a GPS which stored information regarding the position thereof periodically in a memory, said input unit receiving the information regarding the current location of the GPS from the GPS and a destination of the mobile terminal; a sender for sending the received information regarding the current location and destination of the mobile terminal through the portable telephone set to an information server connected to the network; a receiver for receiving from the information server service information including price information of a product provided in the area surrounding an expected route including the current location and destination of the mobile terminal; storage for storing the service information including the price information of a product in the area surrounding the expected route received from the receiver; and an output for outputting the service information stored previously in the storage in accordance with the user'"'"'s request. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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