Information reporting system

Claim 1

An information reporting system comprising: a communication host apparatus including a database storing a plurality of data sets each concerning a predetermined position and a host computer capable of accessing said database and connecting with a radio telephone communication line; and at least one portable terminal including communication means capable of connecting with the radio telephone communication line, data processing means for executing a predetermined data processing based upon data received from said communication means, and display means for displaying images based upon data obtained by said data processing means; wherein said portable terminal further comprises a current position detecting means for detecting its current position and is adapted to cause the radio telephone communication line to be connected to said host computer in response to a request from said host computer for connection to the radio telephone communication line and also to cause said communication means to transmit position information indicative of the current position of said portable terminal to said communication host apparatus, and when data set including disaster classification data indicative of disaster class is stored in said database, as one of said data sets to be stored in said database, said host computer of the communication host apparatus is adapted to request said communication means of said portable terminal to be connected to the radio telephone communication line to receive said position information data transmitted from said portable terminal, and when the position indicated by said position information is relative to the disaster occurred, said host computer is adapted to transmit data set corresponding to the disaster to said portable terminal and cut off the radio telephone communication line after the transmission wherein said transmitted data set includes route specifying data for directing the portable terminal from its current position to a designated shelter location associated with said disaster classification data when said host computer apparatus considers such direction appropriate with respect to said disaster.