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Positional information providing apparatus communication terminal mobile communication terminal and positional information providing method

US7340217B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 5, 2001
Grant dateMar 4, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W8/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A positional information service server selects a measuring system most suitable for measuring quality conditions received from a terminal requesting measurement when able to measure position of a designated mobile unit to be measured by a plurality of measuring systems. The positional information service server acquires the positional information of the mobile unit based on the selected measuring system, and transmits it to the terminal designated as the one to be notified.

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