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

• US 6,829,484 B1
• Filed: 05/03/2000
• Issued: 12/07/2004
• 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): Maung, Nay
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRINH, TAN H
• Application Number:
  US09/564,052
• Time in Patent Office: 1,679 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456, 455/422, 455/457, 455/517, 455/524, 455/525, 455/575, 342/357.1, 342/450, 340/990, 340/991, 340/992
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• 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 detecting position information, a position information transmitting unit transmitting position information to an information center, an up-load data transmitting unit transmitting up-load data to the information center and an information/service utilizing unit utilizing information/service from the information center. The information center has an accumulating unit accumulating information/services, a retrieving unit receiving the position information from the mobile terminal to retrieve the information/services in the accumulating unit, an accumulation controlling unit accumulating the up-load data in the accumulating unit, and an information/service transmitting unit 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 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; 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 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.

3. 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 unspecified 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 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.

4. 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.

5. 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;

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; 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.

6. 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 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;

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 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;

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 storing unit if received information relating to a position transmitted from said mobile terminal is the position identification information of said radio base station; 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.

7. The mobile communicating system according to claim 6 wherein said position identification 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.

8. 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 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 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 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 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;

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 storing unit if received information relating to a position transmitted from said mobile terminal is the position identification information of said radio base station; 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.

9. 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 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.

10. 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 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.

11. 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 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.

12. 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 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; and

an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service relating to the position information transmitted from said information center.

13. 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; 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.

14. 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 storing unit for storing position identification information of said radio base station transmitted from said mobile terminal;

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 storing unit if received information relating to a position transmitted from said mobile terminal is the position identification information of said radio base station; 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.