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Position data notification system and method using email communications

  • US 7,248,884 B2
  • Filed: 11/14/2002
  • Issued: 07/24/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A position data notification system for reporting a current position of a communication terminal said system comprising:

  • a position search server that can communicate with said communication terminal through a network;

    said communication terminal including a position notification function in which a position search request is made for a second communication terminal by including an email address that corresponds to the second communication terminal, in the position notification function,wherein,when said server receives a position search request for searching a current position of a second communication terminal and an address data of the second communication terminal from a first communication terminal, said server transmits an email including information, that differs depending on which communication terminal receives said email, to said second communication terminal, andwhen a current position information of the second communication terminal is notified to said server by performing a predetermined process to the email transmitted from said server in the second communication terminal, said server creates a map indicating the current position of said second communication terminal according to the current position information.

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