Information providing apparatus and system
First Claim
1. An information providing apparatus for providing facility-event information, which is information of facilities or events, the information providing apparatus comprising:
- an information storage that stores the facility-event information of facilities or events while associating the facility-event information of the facilities or events with respective location data of the facilities or events;
a present position acquisition unit that acquires present position information indicating present position of the information providing apparatus;
a search scope setting unit that sets a search scope parameterized by the location data, based on the present position information acquired by the present position acquisition unit;
an information extraction unit that extracts, from the information storage, the facility-event information that matches the search scope set by the search scope setting unit;
an information indicating unit that provides at least some of the facility-event information extracted by the information extraction unit, to a user of the information providing apparatus; and
a stay place setting unit thatmeasures, based on the present position information acquired by the present position acquisition unit, a movement stop time defined as a period of time from when movement of the information providing apparatus stops to when the movement of the information providing apparatus restarts, andsets each place, at which the measured movement stop time exceeds a prescribed staying time, as a stay place,wherein;
the search scope setting unitestimates that a living area of the user is a collective area covering all of the stay places of the user based on respective location data corresponding to the stay places set by the stay place setting unit, andsets the collective area as the search scope.
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Abstract
An information providing system is disclosed. The system includes a management apparatus having a database storing facility-event information of facilities or events, and a portable apparatus communicatable with the management apparatus. The portable apparatus sets each place, at which a movement stop time exceeds a prescribed staying time, as a stay place. The management apparatus estimates that a living area of a user of the portable apparatus is a collective area covering all of the stay places of the user. The management apparatus sets the collective area as the search scope, extracts the facility-event information matching the search scope from the database, and transmits the extracted facility-event information to the portable apparatus.
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1. An information providing apparatus for providing facility-event information, which is information of facilities or events, the information providing apparatus comprising:
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an information storage that stores the facility-event information of facilities or events while associating the facility-event information of the facilities or events with respective location data of the facilities or events; a present position acquisition unit that acquires present position information indicating present position of the information providing apparatus; a search scope setting unit that sets a search scope parameterized by the location data, based on the present position information acquired by the present position acquisition unit; an information extraction unit that extracts, from the information storage, the facility-event information that matches the search scope set by the search scope setting unit; an information indicating unit that provides at least some of the facility-event information extracted by the information extraction unit, to a user of the information providing apparatus; and a stay place setting unit that measures, based on the present position information acquired by the present position acquisition unit, a movement stop time defined as a period of time from when movement of the information providing apparatus stops to when the movement of the information providing apparatus restarts, and sets each place, at which the measured movement stop time exceeds a prescribed staying time, as a stay place, wherein; the search scope setting unit estimates that a living area of the user is a collective area covering all of the stay places of the user based on respective location data corresponding to the stay places set by the stay place setting unit, and sets the collective area as the search scope.
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2. An information providing system for providing facility-event information, the information providing system comprising:
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a management apparatus that includes a database, the database storing the facility-event information of facilities or events while associating the facility-event information of the facilities or events with respective location data of the facilities or events; and a portable apparatus that communicates with the management apparatus, wherein; the portable apparatus acquires present position information indicating the present position of the portable apparatus, transmits portable-source information, which is based on the present position information, to the management apparatus, and provides, to a user of the portable apparatus, at least some of the facility-event information transmitted from the management apparatus; the management apparatus sets, based on the portable-source information transmitted from the portable apparatus, a search scope parameterized by the location data, extracts the facility-event information matching the search scope from the database, and transmits the extracted facility-event information to the portable apparatus; the portable apparatus measures, based on the present position information, a movement stop time defined as a period of time from when movement of the portable apparatus stops to when the movement of the portable apparatus restarts, sets each place, at which the movement stop time exceeds a prescribed staying time, as a stay place, and transmits place information indicating each stay place to the management apparatus; and the management apparatus estimates, based on the location data corresponding to respective stay places transmitted from the portable apparatus, that a living area of the user is a collective area covering all of the stay places of the user, and sets the collective area as the search scope.
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3. An information providing system for providing facility-event information, the information providing system comprising:
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a management apparatus that includes a database, the database storing the facility-event information of facilities or events while associating the facility-event information of the facilities or events with respective location data of the facilities or events; and an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted to a vehicle and communicatable with the management apparatus, wherein; the in-vehicle apparatus acquires present position information indicating present position of the vehicle, transmits vehicle source information, which is based on the present position information, to the management apparatus, and provides at least some of the facility-event information transmitted from the management apparatus, to a user driving the vehicle; the management apparatus sets, based on the vehicle source information transmitted from the in-vehicle apparatus, a search scope parameterized by the location data, extracts the facility-event information matching the search scope from the database, and transmits the extracted facility-event information to the in-vehicle apparatus; the in-vehicle apparatus measures a parking time of the vehicle, sets each place, at which the parking time exceeds a prescribed staying time, as a stay place based on the present position information, and transmits place information indicating each stay place to the management apparatus; and the management apparatus estimates that a living area of the user is a collective area covering all of the stay places of the user, based on respective location data corresponding to the stay places transmitted from the in-vehicle apparatus, and sets the collective area as the search scope - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An information providing system for providing facility-event information, the information providing system comprising:
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a management apparatus that has a database that stores the facility-event information of facilities or events while associating the facility-event information of the facilities or events with respective location data of the facilities or events; and a portable device that is communicatable with the management apparatus, wherein; the portable apparatus acquires present position information indicating present position of the portable apparatus, transmits position-based information, which is based on the present position information, to the management apparatus, and provides, to a user of the portable apparatus , at least some of the facility-event information transmitted from the management apparatus; the management apparatus sets, based on the position-based information transmitted from the portable apparatus, a search scope parameterized by the location data, extracts the facility-event information that matches the search scope from the database, and transmits the extracted facility-event information to the portable apparatus; the portable apparatus measures, based on the present position information, a movement stop time defined as a period of time from when movement of the portable apparatus stops to when the movement of the portable apparatus restarts, and sets each place, at which the movement stop time exceeds a prescribed staying time, as a stay place; the portable apparatus estimates that a living area of the user is a collective area covering all of the stay places of the user, from respective location date corresponding to the stay places; the portable apparatus transmits area information, which indicates the estimated living area, to the management apparatus; and the management apparatus sets the living area of the user as the search scope based on the area information received from the portable apparatus.
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29. An information providing system for providing facility-event information, the information providing system comprising:
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a management apparatus that has a database that stores the facility-event information of facilities or events while associating the facility-event information of the facilities or events with respective location data of the facilities or events; and an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted to a vehicle and is communicatable with the management apparatus, wherein; the in-vehicle apparatus acquires present position information indicating present position of the vehicle, transmits vehicle source information, which is based on the present position information, to the management apparatus, and provides, to a user driving the vehicle, at least some of the facility-event information transmitted from the management apparatus; the management apparatus sets, based on the vehicle source information transmitted from the in-vehicle apparatus, a search scope parameterized by the location data, extracts the facility-event information that matches the search scope from the database, and transmits the extracted facility-event information to the in-vehicle apparatus; the in-vehicle apparatus measures a parking time of the vehicle; the in-vehicle apparatus sets each place, at which the parking time of the vehicle exceeds a prescribed staying time, a stay place based on the present position information; the in-vehicle apparatus estimates that a living area of the user is a collective area covering all of the stay places of the user, from respective location date corresponding to the stay places; the in-vehicle apparatus transmits area information indicating the living area of the user; and the management apparatus sets the living area of the user as the search scope based on the area information received from the in-vehicle apparatus.
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