Radio communication system, mobile terminal and radio communication method
First Claim
1. A radio communication system comprising:
- a plurality of mobile terminals and a management apparatus communicating with the plurality of mobile terminals via a communication network;
each mobile terminal including;
a radio communication portion having a radio communication function;
a location acquisition portion acquiring a locating information of the mobile terminal; and
a first control portion making the radio communication portion transmit at least the locating information when receiving a request from the management apparatus;
the management apparatus including;
a storing portion storing a position information of each mobile terminal based on the locating information transmitted from the plurality of mobile terminals; and
a second control portion periodically transmitting the request to the plurality of mobile terminals;
judging current positions of mobile phones based on the locating information from each mobile terminal that was transmitted with the request;
storing the judged position information of each mobile terminal into the storing portion;
judging whether the locating information has been received or not from all the mobile terminals that were transmitted with the request;
specifying a mobile terminal from which the locating information has not been received in response to the request and specifying a position information of the mobile terminal from which the locating information has not been received based on the position information stored in the storing portion; and
transmitting the position information of any specified mobile terminal stored in the storing portion to at least one other mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A radio communication system able to determine the position of each mobile terminal, able to deliver exact information, and able to precisely centrally manage the entire system, including mobile phones wirelessly transmitting image information obtained in image capturing portions and acquired locating information when receiving a request, and a management center including judging a position of each mobile phone based on the locating information transmitted from each mobile phone and storing the judged position information, and transmitting a request to the mobile phones and judging whether it received the locating information from all the mobile phones to which it transmitted the request, specifies any mobile phone from which it did not receive the locating information based on the position information of the database when it did not receive all the locating information, and transmits the latest position information of the identified mobile phone to the mobile phone located close to the identified mobile phone and makes a mobilization request.
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12 Claims
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1. A radio communication system comprising:
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a plurality of mobile terminals and a management apparatus communicating with the plurality of mobile terminals via a communication network; each mobile terminal including; a radio communication portion having a radio communication function; a location acquisition portion acquiring a locating information of the mobile terminal; and a first control portion making the radio communication portion transmit at least the locating information when receiving a request from the management apparatus; the management apparatus including; a storing portion storing a position information of each mobile terminal based on the locating information transmitted from the plurality of mobile terminals; and a second control portion periodically transmitting the request to the plurality of mobile terminals; judging current positions of mobile phones based on the locating information from each mobile terminal that was transmitted with the request; storing the judged position information of each mobile terminal into the storing portion; judging whether the locating information has been received or not from all the mobile terminals that were transmitted with the request; specifying a mobile terminal from which the locating information has not been received in response to the request and specifying a position information of the mobile terminal from which the locating information has not been received based on the position information stored in the storing portion; and transmitting the position information of any specified mobile terminal stored in the storing portion to at least one other mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile terminal communicating via a communication network with a management apparatus which has a position information of each mobile terminal based on a locating information transmitted from the plurality of mobile terminals, judges current positions of mobile phones based on the location information from each mobile terminal that was transmitted with a request, judges whether locating information has been received or not in response to the request, specifies a mobile terminal from which the locating information has not been received, and transmits a position information of any specified mobile terminal, comprising:
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a radio communication portion having a radio communication function; a location acquisition portion acquiring locating information; a first control portion making the radio communication portion transmit at least the locating information when receiving a request from the management apparatus; a reporting portion reporting reception of the request from the management apparatus; and a switch outputting an instruction to the first control portion for making the radio communication portion transmit information, wherein when the mobile terminal has not transmitted the locating information in response to the request, it is judged from which the locating information has not been received and specified by the management apparatus; and when the mobile terminal has transmitted the locating information in response to the request, it is transmitted a position information of any other specified mobile terminal from the management apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A radio communication method, comprising steps of:
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acquiring each locating information of a plurality of mobile terminals; transmitting a request from a management apparatus to the plurality of mobile terminals; transmitting at least the locating information from the mobile terminals when receiving the request from the management apparatus; storing a position information of each mobile terminal based on the locating information transmitted from the plurality of mobile terminals at the management apparatus; judging current positions of mobile phones based on the locating information from each mobile terminal that was transmitted with the request; storing the judged position information of each mobile terminal; judging whether the locating information has been received or not from all the mobile terminals that were transmitted with the request; specifying a mobile terminal from which the locating information has not been received in response to the request and specifying a position information of the mobile terminal from which the locating information has not been received based on the stored position information; and transmitting the stored position information of any specified mobile terminal to at least one other mobile terminal.
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