Information output apparatus, information output method, information output program, information transmitting apparatus, information transmitting method, information transmitting program, and information output system

• US 20050010363A1
• Filed: 06/16/2004
• Published: 01/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Hirata, Takashi, Fujii, Ken-ichi
• Granted Patent: US 7,469,277 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0009 Transmission of position information to remote stations involving assistance data G01S5/0236
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

An information output apparatus which is capable of limiting a range for outputting information based on a position. A position information acquiring section acquires first position information, a message receiving section receives information including second position information, and a message transferring section transfers the received information. The message transferring section transfers the received information when the first position information acquired by the position information acquiring section falls within a predetermined range of the second position information received by the message receiving section.

Claims

1. An information output apparatus comprising:

an acquiring device that acquires first position information;

a receiving device that receives information including second position information; and

an output device that outputs the information received by said receiving device, when the first position information acquired by said acquiring device falls within a predetermined range of the second position information received by said receiving device.

2. An information output apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acquiring device acquires the first position information using a GPS.

3. An information output apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said output device transmits the information received by said receiving device.

4. An information output apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said output device transmits the information received by said receiving device as a radio signal.

5. An information output apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said output device outputs the information received by said receiving device on a display.

6. An information output apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said output device transmits the first position information acquired by said acquiring device and the information received by said receiving device.

7. An information output apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said output device transmits information which is based on a difference between the first position information acquired by said acquiring device and the second position information received by said receiving device, and the information received by said receiving device.

8. An information output apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the information received by said receiving device includes distance information, and said output device updates the distance information received by said receiving device according to a difference between the first position information acquired by said acquiring device and the second position information received by said receiving device, and transmits the information received by the receiving device and the updated distance information.

9. An information output apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information received by said receiving device includes range information, and said output device outputs the information received by said receiving device, when it is determined that the first position information acquired by said acquiring device falls within a range of the range information received by said receiving device, from the second position information received by said receiving device.

10. An information output apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acquiring device acquires third position information, and said output device outputs the information received by said receiving device, when it is determined that the third position information acquired by said acquiring device falls within a predetermined range of the first position information acquired by said acquiring device at a time the information has been received by said receiving device, at a time said output device determines whether or not the information received by said receiving device is to be outputted.

11. An information output method comprising:

an acquiring step of acquiring first position information;

a receiving step of receiving information including second position information; and

a control step of controlling output of the information received in said receiving step, according to whether or not the first position information acquired in said acquiring step falls within a predetermined range of the second position information received in said receiving step.

12. An information output method as claimed in claim 11, wherein said control step comprises transmitting the first position information acquired in said acquiring step and the information received in said receiving step.

13. An information output method as claimed in claim 11, wherein said control step comprises transmitting information which is based on a difference between the first position information acquired in said acquiring step and the second position information received in said receiving step, and the information received in said receiving step.

14. An information output method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the information received in said receiving step includes range information, and said control step comprises controlling output of the information received in said receiving step, according to whether or not it is determined that the first position information acquired in said acquiring step falls within a range of the range information received in said receiving step, from the second position information received in said receiving step.

15. An information output program comprising:

an acquiring module for acquiring first position information;

a receiving module for receiving information including second position information; and

a control module for controlling output of the information received by said receiving module, according to whether or not the first position information acquired by said acquiring module falls within a predetermined range of the second position information received by said receiving module.

16. An information output program as claimed in claim 15, wherein said control module transmits the first position information acquired by said acquiring module and the information received by said receiving module.

17. An information output program as claimed in claim 15, wherein said control module transmits information which is based on a difference between the first position information acquired by said acquiring module and the second position information received by said receiving module, and the information received by said receiving module.

18. An information output program as claimed in claim 15, wherein the information received by said receiving module includes range information, and said control module controls output of the information received by said receiving module, according to whether or not it is determined that the first position information acquired by said acquiring module falls within a range of the range information received by said receiving module, from the second position information received by said receiving module.

19. An information output system comprising:

an information transmitting apparatus; and

an information output apparatus,

wherein;

said information transmitting apparatus transmits first position information and output information; and

said information output apparatus receives the first position information and the output information transmitted by said information transmitting apparatus, acquires second position information, and controls output of the received output information, according to whether or not the acquired second position information falls within a predetermined range of the received first position information.

20. An information transmitting apparatus comprising:

an acquiring device that acquires position information; and

a transmitting device that transmits transmission information including the position information acquired by said acquiring device and range information which designates a range,

wherein the range information is transmitted for controlling output of the transmission information from an apparatus having received the transmission information, according to whether or not the apparatus having received the transmission information is located outside the range designated by the range information.

21. An information transmitting method comprising:

an acquiring step of acquiring position information; and

a transmitting step of transmitting transmission information including the position information acquired in said acquiring step and range information which designates a range, to an information transmitting apparatus,

wherein the range information is transmitted for controlling output of the transmission information from an apparatus having received the transmission information, according to whether or not the apparatus having received the transmission information is located outside the range designated by the range information.

22. An information transmitting program comprising:

an acquiring module for acquiring position information; and

a transmitting module for transmitting transmission information including the position information acquired by said acquiring module and range information which designates a range, to an information transmitting apparatus,

wherein the range information is transmitted for controlling output of the transmission information from an apparatus having received the transmission information, according to whether or not the apparatus having received the transmission information is located outside the range designated by the range information.