US6563459B2
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Portable terminal apparatus and the positional information communication method using it
Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 2001-06-05
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Granted: 2003-05-13
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Expires: 2021-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A portable terminal apparatus which can communicate one's current location on a map and an associated message to the party on the other end of a cellular phone line. In the apparatus, a positional information acquiring device acquires positional information. Then, a transmitting device transmits the acquired positional information along with an associated message to other portable terminal apparatuses. Further, a receiving device receives the positional information and message transmitted from other portable terminal apparatuses. Then, a map data acquiring device acquires the map data in a predetermined range including the location shown by the received positional information. A displaying device displays the map data together with a mark that indicates the position shown by the received positional information.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Takenaga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 08:45
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S5/00; G01S5/0009; G01S5/0072; G01S19/00; G01S19/01; G01S19/13; G01S19/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A portable terminal apparatus comprising: a positional information acquiring device for acquiring positional information; a transmitting device for transmitting the acquired positional information to other portable terminal apparatuses; a receiving device for receiving the positional information transmitted from other portable terminal apparatuses; a map data acquiring device for acquiring the map data in a predetermined range including the position shown by the received positional information; and a displaying device for displaying the map data together with a mark that indicates the position shown by the received positional information, wherein the transmitting device comprises an attaching device to attach the positional information to a message to be transmitted to other portable terminals and a transmission unit to transmit the positional information together with the message, and the displaying device displays the positional information together with the message.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A portable terminal apparatus comprising: a positional information acquiring device for acquiring positional information; a transmitting device for transmitting the acquired positional information to other portable terminal apparatuses; a receiving device for receiving the positional information transmitted from other portable terminal apparatuses; a map data acquiring device for acquiring the map data in a predetermined range including the position shown by the received positional information; and a displaying device for displaying the map data together with a mark that indicates the position shown by the received positional information, wherein the transmitting device comprises an attaching device to attach the positional information to a message to be transmitted to other portable terminals and a transmission unit to transmit the positional information together with the message, and the displaying device displays the positional information together with the message.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the positional information acquiring device includes a GPS apparatus which obtains positional information of the portable terminal apparatus based on a wave from a satellite.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the positional information acquiring device includes a positional information input unit used by a user to enter the positional information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the portable terminal apparatus is provided as a cellular phone set and the transmitting device comprises a transmission instruction input unit for a user to enter transmission instructions during a call and a transmission unit to transmit the positional information when the transmission instruction is entered.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the portable terminal apparatus is provided as a cellular phone set.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the map data acquiring device comprises a map data storing device that stores acquired map data and a map data acquiring device for acquiring map data in a predetermined range from the map data storing device based on the positional information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the map data storing device is a memory removable to the portable terminal apparatus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the map data acquiring device comprises a transmitting device for transmitting the positional information to a site that provides map data via the internet and an acquiring device for acquiring map data in a predetermined range from the site that provides the map information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the positional information is attached to an e-mail message and is transmitted and displayed together with the e-mail message.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
144 words
A positional information communication method for communicating positional information between a portable terminal apparatus equipped with a GPS apparatus on a transmission side and another portable terminal apparatus on a reception side, the method comprising the processes of: acquiring positional information that shows the current location of the portable terminal apparatus using the GPS apparatus; transmitting the positional information to the terminal apparatus on the reception side from the terminal apparatus on the transmission side; receiving the positional information in the terminal apparatus on the reception side; acquiring map data in a predetermined range including the location shown by the positional information; attaching the positional information to a message to be transmitted to other portable terminals and transmitting the positional information together with the message; and displaying the map data acquired together with a mark that indicates the location shown by the positional information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
144 words
A positional information communication method for communicating positional information between a portable terminal apparatus equipped with a GPS apparatus on a transmission side and another portable terminal apparatus on a reception side, the method comprising the processes of: acquiring positional information that shows the current location of the portable terminal apparatus using the GPS apparatus; transmitting the positional information to the terminal apparatus on the reception side from the terminal apparatus on the transmission side; receiving the positional information in the terminal apparatus on the reception side; acquiring map data in a predetermined range including the location shown by the positional information; attaching the positional information to a message to be transmitted to other portable terminals and transmitting the positional information together with the message; and displaying the map data acquired together with a mark that indicates the location shown by the positional information.
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