POSITION INFORMATION NOTIFYING METHOD AND DEVICE

Title:

POSITION INFORMATION NOTIFYING METHOD AND DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/063906

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

The position information providing unit (40b) of a gateway server (40) acquires position information of mobile apparatuses (10, 20, 30), generated in respectively different expression formats, from a positioning sensor (50), converts the acquired position information into expression formats handleable by IP servers (80A, 80B) via a position information conversion device (60), and notifies the converted position information to the IP servers (80A, 80B). Therefore, the IP servers (80A, 80B) acquire the position information of respective mobile apparatuses (10, 20, 30) transparent to a difference in expressing format.

Inventors:

MATSUO JUNKO (JP)
YAMAMOTO HIROYUKI (JP)
TANIBAYASHI YOICHI (JP)
KOSUGE KAZUNORI (JP)
MURATA KATSUTOSHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2002/000881

Publication Date:

August 15, 2002

Filing Date:

February 04, 2002

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Assignee:

NTT DOCOMO INC (JP)
MATSUO JUNKO (JP)
YAMAMOTO HIROYUKI (JP)
TANIBAYASHI YOICHI (JP)
KOSUGE KAZUNORI (JP)
MURATA KATSUTOSHI (JP)

International Classes:

G01S5/00; G06F17/30; G06F13/00; H04L29/06; H04L29/08; H04W4/18; H04W8/12; H04W28/06; H04W60/00; H04W64/00; H04W68/00; H04W80/00; H04W84/04; H04W88/16; (IPC1-7): H04Q7/34

Domestic Patent References:

WO2000007404A1

2000-02-10

Foreign References:

JPH08126060A	1996-05-17
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JPH08107583A	1996-04-23
JPH04168317A	1992-06-16
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