Mobile apparatus, and location notification system and location notification method for mobile apparatus
First Claim
1. A mobile apparatus having a calling function, the mobile apparatus comprising:
- a location-information acquisition unit to acquire location information indicative of a location of the mobile apparatus;
a location-information notification unit to send the location information to a receiving-side apparatus when a call is made to the receiving-side apparatus, the location-information notification unit being further operable to provide, when the call is being made to a receiving-side apparatus, the location information in a manner such that, before a communication connection is established therewith, the receiving-side apparatus can recognize a physical location where the call is being originated based upon the location data; and
a display unit to display, before the communication connection is established, information which indicates whether the receiving-side apparatus has displayed the location information.
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Abstract
A mobile apparatus, that has a calling function, includes: a location-information acquisition unit to acquire location information indicative of a location of the mobile apparatus, and a location-information notification unit to send the location information to a receiving-side apparatus when a call is made to the receiving-side apparatus, the location-information notification unit being further operable to provide, when the call is being made to a receiving-side apparatus, the location information in a manner such that, before a communication connection is established therewith, the receiving-side apparatus can recognize a physical location where the call is being originated based upon the location data.
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15 Claims
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1. A mobile apparatus having a calling function, the mobile apparatus comprising:
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a location-information acquisition unit to acquire location information indicative of a location of the mobile apparatus; a location-information notification unit to send the location information to a receiving-side apparatus when a call is made to the receiving-side apparatus, the location-information notification unit being further operable to provide, when the call is being made to a receiving-side apparatus, the location information in a manner such that, before a communication connection is established therewith, the receiving-side apparatus can recognize a physical location where the call is being originated based upon the location data; and a display unit to display, before the communication connection is established, information which indicates whether the receiving-side apparatus has displayed the location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A location notification system for sending the location of a mobile apparatus, the location notification system comprising:
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a location-information notification unit to acquire location information indicative of the location of the mobile apparatus, and to send the location information when a call is made from the mobile apparatus; a display unit to receive the location information from the location-information notification unit when the call arrives and to display the location information after the call has arrived and before a phone connection is established; and a receiving unit to receive, before the communication connection is established, information which indicates whether the display unit has displayed the location information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A location notification method for a mobile apparatus having a calling function, the location notification method comprising:
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acquiring location information indicative of the location of the mobile apparatus; sending the location information to a receiving-side apparatus when a call is made to the receiving-side apparatus, the sending including providing, when the call is being made to the receiving-side apparatus, the location information in a manner such that, before a communication connection is established therewith, the receiving-side apparatus can recognize a physical location where the call is being originated based upon the location data; and displaying, before the communication connection is established, information which indicates whether the receiving-side apparatus has displayed the location information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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