Mobile communication system, and a mobile terminal, an information center and a storage medium used therein
First Claim
1. A mobile communicating system having at least one information center and plural mobile terminals each connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said mobile terminal;
a position information transmitting unit for transmitting said position information detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center;
an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to said position information imputted by a user as up-load data to said information center;
an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center;
said information center comprising;
an accumulating unit for accumulating information or a service relating to information of a position according to a movement of said mobile terminal;
a retrieving unit for receiving said position information transmitted from said mobile terminal and retrieving information or a service relating to said position information accumulated in said accumulating unit;
an accumulation controlling unit for accumulating the information or the service relating to position information as said up-load data transmitted through said up-load data transmitting unit in said accumulating unit; and
an information/service transmitting unit for taking out information or a service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit to transmit the information or the service relating to said position information to said mobile terminal having transmitted said position information.
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Abstract
In a mobile communicating system, a mobile terminal has a position information detecting unit for detecting position information, a position information transmitting unit for transmitting the position information to an information center, an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting up-load data to the information center and an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information/service from the information center, whereas the information center has an accumulating unit for accumulating information/services, a retrieving unit for receiving the position information from the mobile terminal to retrieve the information/services in the accumulating unit, an accumulation controlling unit for accumulating the up-load data in the accumulating unit, and an information/service transmitting unit for taking out the information/service retrieved by the retrieving unit from the accumulating unit and transmitting it to the mobile terminal, thereby providing not only map information showing the current position of the mobile terminal but also information of facilities on the map to the mobile terminal.
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1. A mobile communicating system having at least one information center and plural mobile terminals each connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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each of said mobile terminals comprising; a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said mobile terminal; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting said position information detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to said position information imputted by a user as up-load data to said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center; said information center comprising; an accumulating unit for accumulating information or a service relating to information of a position according to a movement of said mobile terminal; a retrieving unit for receiving said position information transmitted from said mobile terminal and retrieving information or a service relating to said position information accumulated in said accumulating unit; an accumulation controlling unit for accumulating the information or the service relating to position information as said up-load data transmitted through said up-load data transmitting unit in said accumulating unit; and an information/service transmitting unit for taking out information or a service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit to transmit the information or the service relating to said position information to said mobile terminal having transmitted said position information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile communicating system having at least one information center and plural mobile terminals each connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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said plural mobile terminals being classified into a first- to fifth-type mobile terminals; said first-type mobile terminal comprising; a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said first-type mobile terminal; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting said position information detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to said position information as up-load data to said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to position information transmitted from said information center; said second-type mobile terminal comprising; a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said second-type mobile terminal; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting said position information detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to said position information as up-load data to said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center; a transmitting unit for transmitting the information or the service relating to said position information transmitted from said information center to at least any one of said third- to fifth-type mobile terminals with a radio communicating method; said third-type mobile terminal comprising; a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said third-type mobile terminal; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting said position information detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to said position information as up-load data to said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to said position information transmitted from said information center; a transmitting unit for transmitting the information or the service relating to the position information from said information center to at least any one of another third-type mobile terminal, said fourth-type mobile terminal and said fifth-type mobile terminal with a radio communicating method; a receiving unit for receiving information or a service relating to position information transmitted to said second-type mobile terminal or said third-type mobile terminal from said information center from that second-type mobile terminal or that third-type mobile terminal with a radio communicating method; a secondary information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or the service relating to said position information received by said receiving unit; said fourth-type mobile terminal comprising; a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said fourth-type mobile terminal; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting said position information detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to said position information as up-load data to said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center; a receiving unit for receiving information or a service relating to position information transmitted to said second-type mobile terminal or said third-type mobile terminal from said information center from that second-type mobile terminal or that third-type mobile terminal with a radio communicating method; a secondary information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or the service relating to said position information received by said receiving unit; said fifth-type mobile terminal comprising; a receiving unit for receiving information or a service relating to position information transmitted to said second-type mobile terminal or said third-type mobile terminal from said information center from that second-type mobile terminal or that third-type mobile terminal with a radio communicating method; a secondary information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or the service relating to said position information received by said receiving unit; said information center comprising; an accumulating unit for accumulating information or services relating to information of positions according to a movement of at least said first- to fourth-type mobile terminals; a retrieving unit for receiving said position information transmitted from said first- to fourth-type mobile terminals to retrieve information or services relating to said position information accumulated in said accumulating unit; an accumulation controlling unit for accumulating the information or the service relating to position information transmitted as said up-load data through said up-load data transmitting unit in said accumulating unit; and an information/service transmitting unit for taking out information or a service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit from said accumulating unit and transmitting the information or the service relating to said position information to any one of said first- to fourth-type mobile terminals having transmitted said position information.
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13. A mobile communicating system having at least one information center and plural mobile terminals each connected to said information center via a radio base station over a radio line comprising:
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each of said mobile terminals comprising; a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said mobile terminal; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting said position information detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to said position information inputted by a user, as up-load data to said information center; a map/facility information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information of a map, information of facilities on said map or a service as to said map or said facilities transmitted from said information center; said information center comprising; an accumulating unit for accumulating information of a map, information of facilities on said map or a service as to said map or said facilities as information relating to information of a position according to a movement of said mobile terminal; a retrieving unit for receiving said position information transmitted from said mobile terminal to retrieve said information of a map, said information of facilities on said map or said service as to said map or said facilities accumulated in said accumulating unit; an accumulation controlling unit for accumulating the information or the service relating to position information transmitted as said up-load data through said up-load data transmitting unit in said accumulating unit; and a map/facility information/service transmitting unit for taking out said information of a map, information of facilities on said map or said service as to said map or said facilities retrieved by said retrieving unit form said accumulating unit to transmit said information of a map, said information of facilities on said map or said service as to said map or said facilities to said mobile terminal having transmitted said position information.
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14. A mobile communicating system having at least one information center and plural mobile terminals each connected to said information center via a radio base station over a radio line comprising;
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each of said mobile terminals comprising; a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said mobile terminal as position identification information of said radio base station; a position information inputting unit for inputting by a user the position information of said mobile terminal; a position identification information transmitting unit for transmitting the position identification information of said radio base station detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting the position information of said mobile terminal fed from said position information inputting unit to said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center; said information center comprising; a position identification information and position information storing unit for storing the position identification information of said radio base station transmitted from said position identification information transmitting unit of said mobile terminal and the position information of said mobile terminal transmitted from said position information transmitting unit of said mobile terminal, associating said position identification information with said position information; an accumulating unit for accumulating information or a service relating to information of a position according to a movement of said mobile terminal; a retrieving unit for retrieving in said accumulating unit information or a service relating to position information of said mobile terminal corresponding to position identification information of said radio base station stored in said position identification information and position information storing unit if received information relating to a position transmitted from said mobile terminal is the position identification information of said radio base station, while retrieving in said accumulating unit information or a service relating to position information of said mobile terminal if said received information is the position information of said mobile terminal; and an information/service transmitting unit for taking out the information or service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit from said accumulating unit to transmit the information or the service relating to said position information to said mobile terminal having transmitted said position information. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A mobile communicating system having at least one information center and plural mobile terminals each connected to said information center via a radio base station over a radio line comprising;
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each of said mobile terminals comprising; a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said mobile terminal as position identification information of said radio base station; a position information inputting unit for inputting by a user the position information of said mobile terminal; a position identification information transmitting unit for transmitting the position identification information of said radio base station detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting the position information of said mobile terminal fed from said position information inputting unit to said information center; a map/facility information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information of a map, information of facilities on said map or a service as to said map or said facilities transmitted from said information center; said information center comprising; a position identification information and position information storing unit for storing the position identification information of said radio base station transmitted from said position identification information transmitting unit of said mobile terminal and the position information of said mobile terminal transmitted from said position information transmitting unit of said mobile terminal, associating said position identification information with said position information; an accumulating unit for accumulating information of a map, information of facilities on said map and a service as to said map and said facilities as information relating to information of a position according to a movement of said mobile terminal; a retrieving unit for retrieving in said accumulating unit information or a service relating to position information of said mobile terminal corresponding to position identification information of said radio base station stored in said position identification information and position information storing unit if it is found as a result that information relating to a position transmitted from said mobile terminal is the position identification information of said radio base station, while retrieving in said accumulating unit information or a service relating to position information of said mobile terminal if the received information is the position information of said mobile terminal; and a map/facility information/service transmitting unit for taking out said information of a map, said information of facilities on said map and said service as to said map and said facilities as information or a service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit from said accumulating unit to transmit said information of a map, said information of facilities on said map or said service as to said map or said facilities to said mobile terminal having transmitted said position information. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system having at least one information center and a plurality of said mobile terminals each connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said mobile terminal; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting said position information detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to said position information inputted by a user, as up-load data to said information center; and an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center.
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19. A mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system having at least one information center and a plurality of said mobile terminals each connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said mobile terminal; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting said position information detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to said position information inputted by a user, as up-load data to said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center; and a transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center to another mobile terminal with a radio communicating method.
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20. A mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system having at least one information center and a plurality of said mobile terminals each connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said mobile terminal; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting said position information detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to said position information inputted by a user, as up-load data to said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center; a transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center to another mobile terminal with a radio communicating method; a receiving unit for receiving information or a service relating to position information transmitted to another mobile terminal from said information center from that another mobile terminal with a radio communicating method; and a secondary information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or the service relating to said position information received by said receiving unit.
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21. A mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system having at least one information center and a plurality of said mobile terminals each connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said mobile terminal; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting said position information detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service relating to said position information inputted by a user, as up-load data to said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center; a receiving unit for receiving information or a service relating to position information transmitted to another mobile terminal from said information center from that another mobile terminal with a radio communicating method; and a secondary information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or service relating to said position information received by said receiving unit.
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22. A mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system having at least one information center and a plurality of said mobile terminals each connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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a receiving unit for receiving, from another first mobile terminal with a radio communicating method, information or a service relating to position information transmitted to said another first mobile terminal from said information center, which receives and accumulates, as up-load data, information or a service relating to the position information of another second mobile terminal that is inputted by a user in the second mobile terminal; and a secondary information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or service relating to said position information received by said receiving unit.
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23. A mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system having at least one information center and a plurality of said mobile terminals each connected to said information center via a radio base station over a radio line comprising:
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a position information detecting unit for detecting position information of said mobile terminal as position identification information of said radio base station; a position information inputting unit for inputting by a user the position information of said mobile terminal; a position identification information transmitting unit for transmitting the position identification information of said radio base station detected by said position information detecting unit to said information center; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting the position information of said mobile terminal fed from said position information inputting unit to said information center; and an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center.
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24. An information center used in a mobile communicating system which is formed by being connected to a plurality of mobile terminals with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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an accumulating unit for accumulating information or a service relating to information of a position according to a movement of said mobile terminal; a retrieving unit for receiving position information transmitted from said mobile terminal and retrieving information or a service relating to said position information accumulated in said accumulating unit; an accumulation controlling unit for accumulating in said accumulating unit, information or a service relating to position information inputted by a user in said mobile terminal and transmitted as up-load data from said mobile terminal; and an information/service transmitting unit for taking out information or a service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit from said accumulating unit to transmit the information or the service relating to said position information to said mobile terminal having transmitted said position information.
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25. An information center used in a mobile communicating system which is formed by being connected to a plurality of mobile terminals via a radio base station over a radio line comprising:
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a position identification information and position information storing unit for storing position identification information of said radio base station, which is transmitted from said mobile terminal, and position information of said mobile terminal, which is inputted by a user in said mobile terminal and transmitted from said mobile terminal, associating said position identification information with said position information; an accumulating unit for accumulating information or a service relating to information of a position according to a movement of said mobile terminal; a retrieving unit for retrieving in said accumulating unit information or a service relating to position information of said mobile terminal corresponding to position identification information of said radio base station stored in said position identification information and position information storing unit if received information relating to a position transmitted from said mobile terminal is the position identification information of said radio base station, while retrieving in said accumulating unit information or a service relating to position information of said mobile terminal if the said received information is the position information of said mobile terminal; and an information/service transmitting unit for taking out the information or the service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit from said accumulating unit, and transmitting the information or the service relating to said position information to said mobile terminal having transmitted said position information.
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26. A mobile communicating system having at least one information center and at least one mobile terminal connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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said information center comprising; a center-side accumulating unit for accumulating information or a service relating to position information according to a movement of said mobile terminal; a retrieving unit for retrieving the information or the service relating to said position information accumulated in said center-side accumulating unit on the basis of a request for the information or the service from said mobile terminal; an information/service transmitting unit for taking out the information or the service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit and transmitting the information or the service relating to said position information to said mobile terminal; said mobile terminal comprising; a terminal-side accumulating unit for accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or the service relating to said position information; an action detecting unit for detecting an action of a user of said mobile terminal; an information requesting unit for requesting information or a service relating to position information on the basis of a result of action detection by said action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said terminal-side accumulating unit; and a prefetching unit for requesting, as well as the information or service relating to position information above-mentioned, information or a service relating to position information which is expected to be necessary from said information center on the basis of the result of the action detection by said action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said terminal-side accumulating unit. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A mobile communicating system having at least one information center and at least one mobile terminal connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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said information center comprising; a center-side accumulating unit for accumulating information or a service relating to position information according to a movement of said mobile terminal; a retrieving unit for retrieving the information or the service relating to said position information accumulated in said center-side accumulating unit on the basis of a request for the information or the service from said mobile terminal; an information/service transmitting unit for taking out the information or the service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit and transmitting the information or the service relating to said position information to said mobile terminal; said mobile terminal comprising; a terminal-side accumulating unit for accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or the service relating to said position information; an action detecting unit for detecting an action of a user of said mobile terminal; an information requesting unit for requesting information or a service relating to position information on the basis of a result of action detection by said action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said terminal-side accumulating unit; and a prefetching unit for requesting, as well as the information or service relating to position information above-mentioned, information or a service relating to position information which is expected to be necessary from said information center on the basis of the result of the action detection by said action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said terminal-side accumulating unit; and wherein said information requesting unit of said mobile terminal has a caching unit for retrieving said terminal-side accumulating unit when said mobile terminal requests the information or the service relating to said position information from said information center, and taking out the information or the service relating to said position information from said terminal-side accumulating unit without transmitting a request to said information center if the information or the service relating to said position information has been accumulated in said terminal-side accumulating unit to supply the information or the service relating to said position information to said information/service utilizing unit. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A mobile communicating system having at least one information center and at least one mobile terminal connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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said information center comprising; a center-side accumulating unit for accumulating information or a service relating to position information according to a movement of said mobile terminal; a retrieving unit for retrieving the information or the service relating to said position information accumulated in said center-side accumulating unit on the basis of a request for the information or the service from said mobile terminal; an information/service transmitting unit for taking out the information or the service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit and transmitting the information or the service relating to said position information to said mobile terminal; said mobile terminal comprising; a terminal-side accumulating unit for accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or the service relating to said position information; an action detecting unit for detecting an action of a user of said mobile terminal; an information requesting unit for requesting information or a service relating to position information on the basis of a result of action detection by said action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said terminal-side accumulating unit; and a prefetching unit for requesting, as well as the information or service relating to position information above-mentioned, information or a service relating to position information which is expected to be necessary from said information center on the basis of the result of the action detection by said action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said terminal-side accumulating unit; and wherein said mobile terminal has a synchronizing unit for synchronizing the information or the service relating to said position information accumulated in said terminal-side accumulating unit with the information or the service relating to said position information accumulated in said center-side accumulating unit of said information center. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system having at least one information center and connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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an accumulating unit for accumulating information or a service relating to position information according to a movement of said mobile terminal sent from said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or the service relating to said position information; an action detecting unit for detecting an action of a user of said mobile terminal; an information requesting unit for requesting information or a service relating to position information from said information center on the basis of a result of action detection by said action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said accumulating unit; and a prefetching unit for requesting, as well as the information or service relating to position information above-mentioned, information or a service relating to position information which is expected to be necessary from said information center on the basis of the result of the action detection by the action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said accumulating unit. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system having at least one information center and connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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an accumulating unit for accumulating information or a service relating to position information according to a movement of said mobile terminal sent from said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or the service relating to said position information; an action detecting unit for detecting an action of a user of said mobile terminal; an information requesting unit for requesting information or a service relating to position information from said information center on the basis of a result of action detection by said action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said accumulating unit; and a prefetching unit for requesting, as well as the information or service relating to position information above-mentioned, information or a service relating to position information which is expected to be necessary from said information center on the basis of the result of the action detection by the action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said accumulating unit; and wherein said information requesting unit has a caching unit for retrieving said accumulating unit when said mobile terminal requests the information or the service relating to said position information from said information center, and taking out the information or the service relating to said position information from said accumulating unit without transmitting the request to said information center if the information or the service relating to said position information has been accumulated in said accumulating unit to supply the information or the service relating to said position information to said information/service utilizing unit. - View Dependent Claims (57)
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58. A mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system having at least one information center and connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method comprising:
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an accumulating unit for accumulating information or a service relating to position information according to a movement of said mobile terminal sent from said information center; an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing the information or the service relating to said position information; an action detecting unit for detecting an action of a user of said mobile terminal; an information requesting unit for requesting information or a service relating to position information from said information center on the basis of a result of action detection by said action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said accumulating unit; and a prefetching unit for requesting, as well as the information or service relating to position information above-mentioned, information or a service relating to position information which is expected to be necessary from said information center on the basis of the result of the action detection by the action detecting unit, and accumulating the information or the service relating to said position information sent from said information center in response to the request in said accumulating unit; and further comprising a synchronizing unit for synchronizing the information or the service relating to said position information accumulated in said accumulating unit with the information or the service relating to said position information held in said information center. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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