Mobile communication unit
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1. A mobile communication unit comprising:
- an input section which accepts operation by a user of the mobile communication unit;
a display section which displays predetermined information;
a specified information storage section which every setting stores a specified time specified through the input section and a specified location;
a practical information acquisition section which requests desired practical information based on the specified time and the specified location to a server storing practical information which varies on location and is updated with the lapse of time, so as to acquire the desired practical information;
an acquisition request control section which controls the practical information acquisition section to request the desired practical information at regular time intervals; and
a display control section which controls the display section to display the desired practical information that the practical information acquisition section acquires.
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Abstract
A mobile communications terminal receives information based on a location and time at regular time intervals. To acquire information, an input section accepts setting input from the user and stores the setting in a specified information storage section. An acquisition request control section sends an instruction to a practical information acquisition section at regular time intervals, and the practical information acquisition section acquires the user'"'"'s desired information from an external server based on the instruction. A display section displays the acquired information according to a predetermined display mode.
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12 Claims
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1. A mobile communication unit comprising:
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an input section which accepts operation by a user of the mobile communication unit; a display section which displays predetermined information; a specified information storage section which every setting stores a specified time specified through the input section and a specified location; a practical information acquisition section which requests desired practical information based on the specified time and the specified location to a server storing practical information which varies on location and is updated with the lapse of time, so as to acquire the desired practical information; an acquisition request control section which controls the practical information acquisition section to request the desired practical information at regular time intervals; and a display control section which controls the display section to display the desired practical information that the practical information acquisition section acquires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication system, comprising;
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a mobile communication unit in a mobile communication network; and a contents server connected to the mobile communication network, which stores practical information which varies on location and is updated with the lapse of time, wherein the mobile communication unit requests at regular time intervals to the contents server desired practical information based on a specified time and a specified location, the contents server transmits the desired practical information in response to the request by the mobile communication unit, and the mobile communication unit displays the desired practical information transmitted by the contents server.
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12. A method of acquiring desired practical information from a contents server to a mobile communication unit in a mobile communication network, comprising the steps of:
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storing in the contents server practical information which varies on location and is updated with the lapse of time; requesting from the mobile communication unit to the contents server desired practical information based on a specified time and a specified location; transmitting from the contents server to the mobile communication unit the desired information in response to the request from the mobile communication unit; and displaying in the mobile communication unit the desired practical information transmitted from the contents server.
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