Action history recording apparatus, action history recording method, and program
First Claim
1. A place-information obtaining apparatus comprising:
- a position detecting unit for detecting a present position to obtain position data;
a position storing unit for storing plural pieces of position data previously obtained by the position detecting unit as action-history information;
a place-name storing unit for storing specific place data, the specific place data comprising plural place names respectively corresponding to the plural pieces of position data;
a converting unit for converting the position data into a place name by searching for a place name corresponding to the position data to be converted from among the plural place names stored in the place-name storing unit;
a judging unit for judging whether or not position data newly obtained by the position detecting unit coincides with any one of the plural pieces of position data stored in the position storing unit; and
a conversion controlling unit for making the converting unit convert the position data newly obtained by the position detecting unit into a place name, when the judging unit determines that the newly obtained position data coincides with one of the plural pieces of position data stored in the position storing unit;
wherein the place-name storing unit stores the specific place data such that the specific place data corresponds to a specific user.
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Abstract
With use of GPS, an action-history recording apparatus obtains latitudes and longitudes representing places of user'"'"'s action where a user is acting, and stores action-history data containing place names indicating the places of user'"'"'s action at a predetermined processing timing. In the case where, the place of user'"'"'s action is a specific place unique to the user, where the user visits customarily or frequently, the user is allowed to enter an arbitrary name independent of the latitude and longitude. The name entered by the user is used as a pace name to be contained in action-history data. In this way, the apparatus obtains a place name appropriate for the user and the user can use the name conveniently as the place name of the user'"'"'s action.
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20 Claims
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1. A place-information obtaining apparatus comprising:
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a position detecting unit for detecting a present position to obtain position data; a position storing unit for storing plural pieces of position data previously obtained by the position detecting unit as action-history information; a place-name storing unit for storing specific place data, the specific place data comprising plural place names respectively corresponding to the plural pieces of position data; a converting unit for converting the position data into a place name by searching for a place name corresponding to the position data to be converted from among the plural place names stored in the place-name storing unit; a judging unit for judging whether or not position data newly obtained by the position detecting unit coincides with any one of the plural pieces of position data stored in the position storing unit; and a conversion controlling unit for making the converting unit convert the position data newly obtained by the position detecting unit into a place name, when the judging unit determines that the newly obtained position data coincides with one of the plural pieces of position data stored in the position storing unit; wherein the place-name storing unit stores the specific place data such that the specific place data corresponds to a specific user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A place-information obtaining method comprising:
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a position detecting process of detecting a present position to obtain position data; a storing process of storing in a storing unit (i) plural pieces of position data previously obtained in the position detecting process as action-history information, and (ii) specific place data comprising plural place names respectively corresponding to the plural pieces of position data; a converting process of converting the position data into a place name by searching for a place name corresponding to the position data from among the plural place names stored in the storing unit; a judging process of judging whether or not position data newly obtained in the position detecting process coincides with any one of the plural pieces of position data stored in the storing unit; and a conversion controlling process of converting the newly obtained position data into a place name, when it is determined in the judging process that the newly obtained position data coincides with one of the plural pieces of position data stored in the storing unit; wherein the storing unit stores the specific place data such that the specific place data corresponds to a specific user.
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