Control method for information network system, information network system and mobile communication terminal
First Claim
1. A method of providing access to an information unit by a wireless unit, the method comprising:
- providing a first position information containing an access enabled area for the wireless unit, the access enabled area falling within a range of communicable area of a wireless access point;
obtaining a second position information containing a current position of the wireless unit;
if the current position of the wireless unit is within the access enabled area for the wireless unit, then permitting access to the information unit by the wireless unit; and
if the current position of the wireless unit is outside the access enabled area for the wireless unit, then denying access to the information unit by the wireless unit even if the current position of the wireless unit is within the range of communicable area of the access point.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to the prevention of invalid access and inappropriate information transfer by limiting the accessible range to the information resource on a radio network. In one embodiment, a method of providing access to an information unit by a wireless unit comprises providing a first position information containing an access enabled area for the wireless unit, wherein the access enabled area falls within a range of communicable area of a wireless access point; and obtaining a second position information containing a current position of the wireless unit. If the current position of the wireless unit is within the access enabled area for the wireless unit, access if permitting to the information unit by the wireless unit. If the current position of the wireless unit is outside the access enabled area for the wireless unit, access to the information unit is denied by the wireless unit even if the current position of the wireless unit is within the range of communicable area of the access point.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to an information unit by a wireless unit, the method comprising:
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providing a first position information containing an access enabled area for the wireless unit, the access enabled area falling within a range of communicable area of a wireless access point;
obtaining a second position information containing a current position of the wireless unit;
if the current position of the wireless unit is within the access enabled area for the wireless unit, then permitting access to the information unit by the wireless unit; and
if the current position of the wireless unit is outside the access enabled area for the wireless unit, then denying access to the information unit by the wireless unit even if the current position of the wireless unit is within the range of communicable area of the access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing access to an information unit by a wireless unit, the system comprising:
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a memory including a first position information containing an access enabled area for the wireless unit, the access enabled area falling within a range of communicable area of a wireless access point;
a position module configured to obtain a second position information containing a current position of the wireless unit; and
an access module configured, if the current position of the wireless unit is within the access enabled area for the wireless unit, to permit access to the information unit by the wireless unit, and, if the current position of the wireless unit is outside the access enabled area for the wireless unit, to deny access to the information unit by the wireless unit even if the current position of the wireless unit is within the range of communicable area of the access point. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a computer readable medium storing a program used for providing access to an information unit by a wireless unit, the program comprising:
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code for providing a first position information containing an access enabled area for the wireless unit, the access enabled area falling within a range of communicable area of a wireless access point;
code for obtaining a second position information containing a current position of the wireless unit;
code for, if the current position of the wireless unit is within the access enabled area for the wireless unit, permitting access to the information unit by the wireless unit; and
code for, if the current position of the wireless unit is outside the access enabled area for the wireless unit, denying access to the information unit by the wireless unit even if the current position of the wireless unit is within the range of communicable area of the access point. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing access to an information unit by a wireless unit, the method comprising:
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providing a first position information containing an access enabled area for the wireless unit;
obtaining a second position information containing a current position of the wireless unit;
if the current position of the wireless unit is within the access enabled area for the wireless unit, then permitting access to the information unit by the wireless unit; and
if the current position of the wireless unit is outside the access enabled area for the wireless unit, then denying access to the information unit by the wireless unit even if the current position of the wireless unit is within the range of communicable area of the access point.
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