US6473790B1 — Network system for serving information to mobile …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 195 words

An information serving system comprising a mobile apparatus and a terminal apparatus, wherein: (i) said mobile apparatus includes: a memory which stores ticket information including departure time data; and a display which displays various information, (ii) said terminal apparatus is installed in a building, and includes: a communication device which communicates data with said mobile apparatus; a database which stores map information representing a location of a facility, and usable facility information regarding a usable facility; and a controller which: (a) controls said communication device to read the ticket information stored in said memory of said mobile apparatus, (b) calculates a time interval between a current time and a departure time represented by the departure time data, (c) retrieves the usable facility information from said database in accordance with a length of the time interval, and (d) causes said communication device to transmit to said mobile apparatus the retrieved usable facility information together with the map information representing the location of the facility indicated by the retrieved usable facility information; and (iii) said mobile apparatus controls said display thereof to display the transmitted usable facility information on a map based on the transmitted map information.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 195 words

An information serving system comprising a mobile apparatus and a terminal apparatus, wherein: (i) said mobile apparatus includes: a memory which stores ticket information including departure time data; and a display which displays various information, (ii) said terminal apparatus is installed in a building, and includes: a communication device which communicates data with said mobile apparatus; a database which stores map information representing a location of a facility, and usable facility information regarding a usable facility; and a controller which: (a) controls said communication device to read the ticket information stored in said memory of said mobile apparatus, (b) calculates a time interval between a current time and a departure time represented by the departure time data, (c) retrieves the usable facility information from said database in accordance with a length of the time interval, and (d) causes said communication device to transmit to said mobile apparatus the retrieved usable facility information together with the map information representing the location of the facility indicated by the retrieved usable facility information; and (iii) said mobile apparatus controls said display thereof to display the transmitted usable facility information on a map based on the transmitted map information.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 155 words

The information serving system according to claim 1 , wherein: the ticket information includes departure time data; said terminal apparatus is adapted to be installed in a station; said map information includes station map information; said usable facility information includes information regarding a usable facility in the station; said controller: (a) controls said communication device to read the ticket information stored in said memory of said mobile apparatus, (b) retrieves the usable facility information from said database in accordance with a time duration obtained based on the current time and a departure time represented by the departure time data included in the ticket information, and (c) causes said communication device to transmit to said mobile apparatus the retrieved usable facility information together with the station map information; and said mobile apparatus controls said display thereof to display the transmitted usable facility information on a map of the station based on the transmitted station map information.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 45 words

The information serving system according to claim 2 , wherein: the ticket information includes information specifying a seat on a train; and said terminal apparatus transmits to said mobile apparatus information indicating a position to board the train from a door nearest to the seat.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 54 words

The information serving system according to claim 2 , wherein: said mobile apparatus stores information regarding a user's preferences; and said terminal apparatus reads the information regarding the user's preferences, retrieves the usable facility information from said database based on the user's preferences, and transmits the retrieved usable facility information to said mobile apparatus.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 54 words

The information serving system according to claim 2 , wherein: said mobile apparatus stores information regarding a user's age; and said terminal apparatus reads the information regarding the user's age, retrieves the usable facility information from said database based on the user's age, and transmits the retrieved usable facility information to said mobile apparatus.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 93 words

The information serving system according to claim 2 , wherein: said terminal apparatus is installed beside a plurality of ticket gates in the station, determines a current location of said mobile apparatus in the station based on communicability with said mobile apparatus, and transmits information representing a current location of said mobile apparatus to said mobile apparatus; and said mobile apparatus controls said display thereof to display the current location of said mobile apparatus on the map of the station based on the information representing the current location transmitted from said terminal apparatus.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 42 words

The information serving system according to claim 2 , wherein said terminal apparatus includes an open/close controller which controls opening/closing of a gate through which a user of said mobile apparatus passes, based on the ticket information read from said mobile apparatus.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 138 words

An information serving apparatus comprising: a communication device adapted to communicate data with a mobile apparatus that includes a memory for storing ticket information including time data; a database which stores map information representing a location of a facility, and usable facility information regarding a usable facility; and a controller which: (a) controls said communication device to read the ticket information stored in said memory of said mobile apparatus, (b) retrieves the usable facility information from said database in accordance with a time duration obtained based on a current time and a time represented by the time data included in the ticket information, and (c) causes said communication device to transmit to said mobile apparatus the retrieved usable facility information together with the map information representing the location of the facility indicated by the retrieved usable facility information.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 138 words

An information serving apparatus comprising: a communication device adapted to communicate data with a mobile apparatus that includes a memory for storing ticket information including time data; a database which stores map information representing a location of a facility, and usable facility information regarding a usable facility; and a controller which: (a) controls said communication device to read the ticket information stored in said memory of said mobile apparatus, (b) retrieves the usable facility information from said database in accordance with a time duration obtained based on a current time and a time represented by the time data included in the ticket information, and (c) causes said communication device to transmit to said mobile apparatus the retrieved usable facility information together with the map information representing the location of the facility indicated by the retrieved usable facility information.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 146 words

The information serving apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein: the apparatus is adapted to be installed in a station; the ticket information includes departure time data; said map information includes station map information; said usable facility information includes information regarding a usable facility in the station; and said controller: (a) controls said communication device to read the ticket information stored in said memory of said mobile apparatus, (b) retrieves the usable facility information from said database in accordance with a time duration obtained based on the current time and a departure time represented by the departure time data included in the ticket information, and (c) causes said communication device to transmit to said mobile apparatus the retrieved usable facility information together with the station map information, in order to enable said mobile apparatus to display the usable facility information on a map of the station.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 49 words

The information serving apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein: the ticket information includes information specifying a seat on a train; and said controller causes said communication device to transmit to said mobile apparatus information indicating a position to board the train from a door nearest to the seat.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 48 words

The information serving apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein said controller is adapted to receive information regarding a user's preferences, retrieve the usable facility information based on the user's preferences, and to cause said communication device to transmit the retrieved usable facility information to said mobile apparatus.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 48 words

The information serving apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein said controller is adapted to receive information regarding a user's age, retrieve the usable facility information based on the user's age, and to cause said communication device to transmit the retrieved usable facility information to said mobile apparatus.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 81 words

The information serving apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein: said apparatus is installed beside a plurality of ticket gates in the station; said controller determines a current location of said mobile apparatus in the station based on communicability with said mobile apparatus; and controls said communication device to transmit information representing a current location of said mobile apparatus to said mobile apparatus, in order to enable said mobile apparatus to display the current location on the map of the station.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 39 words

The information serving apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising an open/close controller which controls opening/closing of a gate through which a user of said mobile apparatus passes, based on the ticket information read from said mobile apparatus.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2005-10-28	2006-04-29	2006-10-29	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2009-10-28	2010-04-29	2010-10-29	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2013-10-28	2014-04-29	2014-10-29	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Network system for serving information to mobile terminal apparatus

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