Mobile communication system, and a mobile terminal, an information center and a storage medium used therein

• US 6,115,611 A
• Filed: 04/24/1997
• Issued: 09/05/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Fujino, Nobutsugu, Kimoto, Takashi, Saito, Tamio, Chikuma, Satoru, Nishigaya, Takashi, Tokuyo, Masanaga
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, THANH C
• Application Number:
  US08/847,473
• Time in Patent Office: 1,230 Days
• Field of Search: 455/422, 455/456, 455/457, 455/517, 455/524, 455/525, 455/575, 342/357.01, 342/450, 342/455, 340/990, 340/991, 340/992
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

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.

Claims

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:

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.

2. The mobile communicating system according to claim 1, wherein said information center and each of said plural mobile terminals are connected with the communicating method utlizing a radio base station.

3. The mobile communicating system according to claim 1, wherein said information center and each of said plural mobile terminals are connected with the communicating method utilizing a fixed terminal.

4. The mobile communicating system according to claim 1, wherein said position information detecting unit of said mobile terminal is configured as a unit for detecting said position information of said mobile terminal utilizing a satellite.

5. The mobile communicating system according to claim 1, wherein said information center and each of said plural mobile terminals are connected with the communicating method utilizing a radio base station, and said position information detecting unit of said mobile terminal is configured as a unit for detecting position identification information of said radio base station to which said mobile terminal is connected.

6. The mobile communicating system according to claim 5, wherein a position information converting unit for converting position identification information of said radio base station detected by said position information detecting unit of said mobile terminal into mobile terminal position information is provided to said information center or said mobile terminal.

7. The mobile communicating system according to claim 1, wherein said information center and each of said plural mobile terminals are connected with the communicating method utilizing a fixed terminal, and said position information detecting unit of said mobile terminal is configured as a unit for detecting position identification information of said fixed terminal to which said mobile terminal is connected.

8. The mobile communicating system according to claim 7, wherein a position information converting unit for converting the position identification information of said fixed terminal detected by said position information detecting unit of said mobile terminal into mobile terminal position information is provided to said information center or said mobile terminal.

9. The mobile communicating system according to claim 1, wherein information relating to said position information is information including information of a map including the current position of said mobile terminal and information of facilities on said map.

10. The mobile communicating system according to claim 1, wherein said accumulating unit of said information center comprising:

an accumulating unit for specified mobile terminals for accumulating information or a service relating to said position information of specified mobile terminals;

an accumulating unit for unspecified mobile terminals for accumulating information or services relating to said position information of all of said mobile terminals;

said retrieving unit of said information center comprising;

a retrieving unit for specified mobile terminals for receiving said position information transmitted from said specified mobile terminal to retrieve information or a service relating to said position information accumulated in said accumulating unit for specified mobile terminals;

a retrieving unit for unspecified mobile terminals for receiving said position information transmitted any one of said plural mobile terminals to retrieve information or a service relating to said position information accumulated in said accumulating unit for unspecified mobile terminals;

said accumulation controlling unit of said information center comprising;

an accumulation controlling unit for specified mobile terminals for accumulating information or a service relating to position information transmitted as said up-load data through said up-load data transmitting unit of said specified mobile terminal in said accumulating unit for specified mobile terminals;

an accumulation controlling unit for unspecified mobile terminals for accumulating information or a service relating to position information transmitted as said up-load data through said up-load data transmitting unit of any one of said plural mobile terminals in said accumulating unit for unspecified mobile terminals;

said information/service transmitting unit of said information center comprising;

an information/service transmitting unit for specified mobile terminals for taking out information or a service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit for specified mobile terminals to transmit the information or the service relating to said position information to said specified mobile terminal having transmitted said position information; and

an information/service transmitting unit for unspecified mobile terminals for taking out information or a service relating to said position information retrieved by said retrieving unit for unspecified mobile terminals to transmit the information or the service relating to said position information to said mobile terminal having transmitted said position information.

11. The mobile communicating system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile terminal further comprising;

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 received by said receiving unit.

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:

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.

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:

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.

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;

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.

15. The mobile communicating system according to claim 14, wherein said position identification information and position information storing unit of said information center is configured with two sorts of storing unit for a specified mobile terminal and for an unspecified mobile terminal.

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;

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.

17. The mobile communicating system according to claim 16, wherein said position information inputting unit of said mobile terminal inputs position information of said mobile terminal in a displayed map.

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:

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.

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:

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.

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:

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.

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:

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.

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:

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.

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:

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.

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:

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.

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:

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.

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:

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.

27. The mobile communicating system according to claim 26, where in said action detecting unit of said mobile terminal detects a provided information/service changing operation by said user.

28. The mobile communicating system according to claim 27, wherein said action detecting unit of said mobile terminal detects an operation to a display screen of said mobile terminal as said provided information/service changing operation.

29. The mobile communicating system according to claim 27, wherein said action detecting unit of said mobile terminal detects movement information of said mobile terminal as said provided information/service changing operation.

30. The mobile communicating system according to claim 26, wherein said prefetching 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 which is expected to be necessary 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.

31. The mobile communicating system according to claim 30, wherein said caching unit requests the information or service relating to said position information from said information center if the information or the service relating to said position information has not been accumulated in said terminal-side accumulating unit.

32. The mobile communicating system according to claim 26, wherein said prefetching unit of said mobile terminal can change an order of requesting the information or the service relating to said position information which is expected to be necessary according to the result of the action detection by said action detecting unit.

33. The mobile communicating system according to claim 26, wherein said information requesting unit of said mobile terminal requests a part of the information or service relating to said position information according to a size of a display region of said mobile terminal.

34. The mobile communicating system according to claim 26, wherein said prefetching unit of said mobile terminal requests a part of the information or the service relating to said position information according to a size of a display region of said mobile terminal.

35. The mobile communicating system according to claim 26, wherein said terminal-side accumulating unit, said information/service utilizing unit, said action detecting unit, said information requesting unit and said prefetching unit of said mobile terminal are programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is provided from said information center.

36. The mobile communicating system according to claim 26, wherein said terminal-side accumulating unit, said information service/utilizing unit, said action detecting unit, said information requesting unit, and said prefetching unit of said mobile terminal are programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is stored in a predetermined storage medium to be provided.

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:

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.

38. The mobile communicating system according to claim 37, wherein said caching unit requests the information or service relating to said position information from said information center if the information or the service relating to said position information is not accumulated in said terminal-side accumulating unit.

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:

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.

40. The mobile communicating system according to claim 39, wherein said synchronizing unit has an information/service list sending unit for sending a list of the information or the service relating to said position information accumulated in said terminal-side accumulating unit to said information center, said synchronizing unit updates the information or the service relating to said position information accumulated in said terminal-side accumulating unit on the basis of information or a service relating to position information sent from said information center in response to the sending list by said information/service list sending unit.

41. The mobile communicating system according to claim 39, wherein said synchronizing unit of said mobile terminal is programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is provided from said information center.

42. The mobile communicating system according to claim 39, wherein said synchronizing unit of said mobile terminal is programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is stored in a predetermined storage medium to be provided.

43. The mobile communicating system according to claim 40, wherein said synchronizing unit of said mobile terminal is programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is provided from said information center.

44. The mobile communicating system according to claim 40, wherein said synchronizing unit of said mobile terminal is programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is stored in a predetermined storage medium to be provided.

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:

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.

46. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 45, wherein said action detecting unit detects a provide information/service changing operation by said user.

47. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 46, wherein said action detecting unit detects an operation to a display screen of said mobile terminal as said provided information/service changing operation.

48. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 46, wherein said action detecting unit detects movement information of said mobile terminal as said provided information/service changing operation.

49. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 45, wherein said prefetching 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 which is expected to be necessary from the 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.

50. The mobile terminal used..in a mobile communicating system according to claim 49, wherein said caching unit requests the information or the service relating to said position information from said information center if the information or the service relating to said position information is not accumulated in said accumulating unit.

51. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 45, wherein said prefetching unit can change an order of requesting the information or the service relating to said position information which is expected to be necessary according to the result of the action detection by said action detecting unit.

52. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 45, wherein said information requesting unit requests a part of the information or the service relating to said position information according to a size of a display region of said mobile terminal.

53. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 45, wherein said prefetching unit requests a part of the information or the service relating to said position information according to a size of a display region of said mobile terminal.

54. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 45, wherein said accumulating unit, said information/service utilizing unit, said action detecting unit, said information requesting unit and said prefetching unit are programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is provided from said information center.

55. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 45, wherein said accumulating unit, said information/service utilizing unit, said action detecting unit, said information requesting unit and said prefetching unit are programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is stored in a predetermined storage medium to be provided.

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:

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.

57. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 56, wherein said caching unit requests the information or the service relating to said position information from said information center if the information or the service relating to said position information is not accumulated in said accumulating unit.

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:

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.

59. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 58, wherein said synchronizing unit has an information/service list sending unit for sending a list of the information or the service relating to said position information accumulated in said accumulating unit to said information center, and updates the information or the service relating to said position information accumulated in said accumulating unit on the basis of information or a service relating to position information sent from said information center in response to the sending list by said information/service list sending unit.

60. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 58, wherein said synchronizing unit is programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is provided from said information center.

61. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 58, wherein said synchronizing unit is programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is stored in a predetermined storage medium to be provided.

62. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 59, wherein said synchronizing unit is programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is provided from said information center.

63. The mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system according to claim 59, wherein said synchronizing unit is programmed to be a computer program, and said computer program is stored in a predetermined storage medium to be provided.