Method of and apparatus for analyzing population distribution, and computer product

• US 6,834,252 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2001
• Issued: 12/21/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Yokota, Yoichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Barlow, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bhat, Aditya S
• Application Number:
  US10/012,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20030014213A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,105 Days
• Field of Search: 702/150, 702/179, 702/14, 702/7, 705/7
• US Class Current: 702/150
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

The population distribution analyzing apparatus is provided with the area setting unit which sets an area in which population distribution of a plurality of users respectively carrying a portable terminal therewith is to be analyzed; the positional information acquiring unit which acquires respective positional information of each portable terminal, and the analyzing unit which analyzes the population distribution of the users in the set area on the basis of the acquired positional information.

Claims

1. A population distribution analyzing apparatus in communication with a portable terminal communication system, the apparatus comprising:

an area setting unit which sets an area in the portable terminal communication system according to a user input at the apparatus, in the set area population distribution of a plurality of users respectively carrying a portable terminal therewith is analyzed;

a positional information acquiring unit which acquires respective positional information of each portable terminal in the set area;

an analyzing unit which analyzes the population distribution of the users in the set area based upon the acquired positional information; and

a displaying unit which displays in a map image of the set area the population distribution and an order of a population density based upon an analysis result of the analyzing unit.

2. The population distribution analyzing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a user attribute setting unit which sets a user attribute,

wherein the analyzing unit analyzes the population distribution based upon abstracting a user corresponding to the user attribute from the users existing in the set area.

3. The population distribution analyzing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the displaying unit displays a point information in correspondence to the order of the population density.

4. The population distribution analyzing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the displaying unit displays in the man image an introducing path from a point at which the population density is high to a point at which the population density is low.

5. The population distribution analyzing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the point information corresponds to a coordinate on a map, an address or a landmark name.

6. The population distribution analyzing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the displaying unit interlocks with a car navigation system.

7. The population distribution analyzing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal is provided with a positioning function in accordance with a global positioning system, and the positional information corresponds to a result of positioning of the global positioning system.

8. A population distribution analyzing apparatus in communication with a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising:

an area setting unit which sets an area in the mobile communication system according to a user input at the apparatus, in the set area population distribution of a plurality of subjects carrying a mobile terminal is analyzed;

a positional information acquiring unit which acquires positional information of each subject in the set area according to the mobile communication system;

a subject attribute setting unit which sets an attribute of the subject according to a user input at the apparatus; and

an analyzing unit which analyzes the distribution of the subjects in the set area based upon the acquired positional information and a result obtained by abstracting a subject corresponding to the set subject attribute from the subjects existing in the set area.

9. The population distribution analyzing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a displaying unit which displays the subject distribution in the set area and an order of a distribution density on the basis of a analysis result of the analyzing unit.

10. A population distribution analyzing method, comprising:

according to a user input, setting an area in a mobile communication system;

acquiring positional information of a plurality of users in the set area, each user carrying a portable terminal in the set area;

analyzing population distribution of the users in the set area based upon the acquired positional information; and

displaying in a map image of the set area the population distribution and an order of the population density based upon the analyzing.

11. A population distribution analyzing method, comprising:

according to a user input, setting an area in a mobile communication system;

acquiring positional information of a plurality of subjects in the set area according to the mobile communication system, each subject carrying a mobile terminal in the set area;

according to a user input, setting an attribute of the subjects in the set area; and

analyzing population distribution of the subjects in the set area based upon the acquired positional information and abstracting a subject corresponding to the set subject attribute from the subjects existing in the set area.

12. A computer program controlling a computer in communication with a portable terminal communication system, according to a process;

comprising;

according to a user input, setting an area in the portable terminal communication system;

acquiring positional information of a plurality of users in the set area, each user carrying a portable terminal in the set area;

analyzing the population distribution of the users in the set area based upon the acquired positional information; and

displaying in a map image of the set area the population distribution and an order of the population density based upon the analyzing.

13. A computer program controlling a computer in communication with a mobile communication system, according to a process comprising:

according to a user input, setting an area in the mobile communication system;

acquiring positional information of a plurality of subjects in the set area according to the mobile communication system, each subject carrying a mobile terminal in the set area;

according to a user input, setting an attribute of the subjects in the set area; and

analyzing the population distribution of the subjects in the set area based upon the acquired positional information and abstracting a subject corresponding to the set subject attribute from the subjects existing in the set area.