Ntt Docomo, Inc.

Felica Networks, Inc.

Hiroaki Ban

Kazuhiro Yamada

Naoki Matsumoto

Koji Tajima

Shigeki Wakasa

Jun Ogishima

An information providing system includes a portable terminal including an IC chip, and an information providing apparatus that carries out wireless communications with the IC chip. The information providing apparatus includes a browser that reads content and that outputs the content on a screen based on screen-output control information embedded in the content data and defining an output format or a data structure of the content, and a wireless communication unit that carries out wireless communications with the IC chip. In the content data, transmission target information to be transmitted to the portable terminal, and transmission control information instructing transmission of the transmission target information, are also embedded. The browser instructs the wireless communication unit to transmit the transmission target information to the portable terminal based on the transmission control information. The wireless communication unit transmits the transmission target information to the IC chip based on the instruction.

Information providing system, information providing apparatus, information providing method, portable terminal, information outputting method, and computer program

An information providing system includes a portable terminal including an IC chip, and an information providing apparatus that carries out wireless communications with the IC chip and includes a browser that reads content and outputs the content on a screen based on screen-output control information embedded in the content data and defines an output format or a data structure of the content, and a wireless communication unit that carries out wireless communications with the IC chip. In the content data, transmission target information to be transmitted to the portable terminal, and transmission control information instructing transmission of the transmission target information, are also embedded. The browser instructs the wireless communication unit to transmit the transmission target information to the portable terminal, and the wireless communication unit transmits the transmission target information to the IC chip based on the instruction.

Content according to the present invention includes scripts, each of which is associated with an identifier of an electronic device in which device the script is executed. Upon receipt of the content, an electronic device specifies, using an identifier of the device, a script(s) to be executed in the electronic device and executes only the specified script(s). As a result, an application program suitable for the electronic device is provided to and executed on the electronic device.

Electronic device and program

The present invention provides a server apparatus, comprising: storage means for storing a plurality of candidate data including candidate location data and a plurality of attribute data; reception means for receiving search scope indication data, scheduled time data, and present location data, the search scope indication data; extraction means for extracting one attribute data from a plurality of attribute data; calculation means for calculating an expected time of reaching the candidate location on the basis of the present location data and candidate location data corresponding to the extracted attribute data; determination means for determining whether arrival at the candidate location by the expected time is possible, on the basis of the expected time and the scheduled time data; and transmission means for transmitting all or part of the candidate data including the extracted attribute data in a case that the result of the determination by the determination means is negative.

Server apparatus, terminal device, and information providing system

When car navigation devicedetects that a vehicle has passed a toll gate, car navigation deviceoutputs a toll gate passage signal. When mobile communication terminalreceives the toll gate passage signal, mobile communication terminalaccesses from charge serveran entity of electronic toll collection system, the latest information on the balance in the prepaid account of the customer.

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Tokyo, Japan

Hiroaki Ban