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

• US 7,236,797 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2004
• Issued: 06/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Fujino, Nobutsugu, Saito, Tamio, Chikuma, Satoru, Nishigaya, Takashi, Kimoto, Takashi, Tokuyo, Masanaga
• Primary Examiner(s): Anderson; Matthew D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRINH, TAN H
• Application Number:
  US10/830,762
• Publication Number:
  US 20040198395A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,159 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/422, 455/457, 455/517, 455/68, 455/54.1, 342/357.1, 342/357.07, 342/451, 342/456.5, 701/208, 701/456.3, 340/573.1
• 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 a plurality of 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; and

an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service, as up-load data, relating to transmitted information from said information center and said position information to said information center;

said information center comprising;

a receiving unit for receiving said position information and information or a service as said up-load data transmitted from said mobile terminal;

an information center side transmitting unit for transmitting said transmitted information based on said position information received by said receiving unit to said mobile terminal; and

an accumulation controlling unit for accumulating said information or a service as said up-load data and said transmitted information in association with each other.

2. A mobile communicating system having at least one information center and a plurality of 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; and

an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting information or a service, as up-load data, relating to transmitted information from said information center and said information of said map or said facilities to said information center;

said information center comprising;

a receiving unit for receiving from said mobile terminal said position information and information or a service, as said up-load data, relating to said map or said facilities;

an information center side transmitting unit for transmitting said transmitted information based on said position information received by said receiving unit to said mobile terminal; and

an accumulation controlling unit for accumulating the information or a service, as said up-load data, relating to said information of said map or said facilities and said transmitted information in association with each other.

3. 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, as up-load data, relating to transmitted information from said information center and said position information to said information center; and

an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information or a service as said up-load data accumulated and associated with said transmitted information in said information center.

4. 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:

a receiving unit for receiving position information detected by said mobile terminal and information or a service relating to said position information from said mobile terminal;

an information center side transmitting unit for transmitting information based on said position information received from said mobile terminal; and

an accumulating unit for accumulating said information or said service received from said mobile terminal and information based on said position information in association with each other.

5. An information center used in a mobile communicating system having at least one said information center and a plurality of mobile terminals each connected to said information center with a predetermined communicating method, comprising:

a receiving unit for receiving position information detected by said mobile terminal and information relating to said position information from said mobile terminal;

an information center side transmitting unit for transmitting information based on said position information received from said mobile terminal; and

an accumulating unit for accumulating said information relating to said position information received from said mobile terminal and information based on said position information in association with each other.

6. 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 transmitting unit for transmitting information relating to transmitted information from said information center and said position information to said information center; and

an information utilizing unit for utilizing information accumulated in association with said transmitted information in said information center.

7. A mobile communicating system having at least one information center and a plurality of 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; and

a mobile terminal side transmitting unit for transmitting information relating to transmitted information from said information center and said position information to said information center;

said information center comprising;

a receiving unit for receiving said position information and information relating to said position information from said mobile terminal;

an information center side transmitting unit for transmitting said transmitted information based on said position information received by said receiving unit to said mobile terminal; and

an accumulating unit for accumulating information relating to said position information received by said receiving unit and said transmitted information in association with each other.

8. A mobile terminal used in a mobile communicating system having at least one information center and a plurality of 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; and

a transmitting unit for transmitting information relating to transmitted information from said information center and said position information to said information center, whereby said information center accumulates said information from said mobile terminal and said transmitted information in association with each other.