Patent ID: 6381539
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A preference information collecting system adapted for detecting staying of terminal equipment which is movable and position information of which is obtainable and collecting preference information of a user of said terminal from kind of a site where the terminal equipment stays, comprising:a correspondence table storing a physical position of said site, type of a shop presenting on said site, a preliminarily set minimum time required for regarding that the terminal equipment stays said site, and the latest information of number of times of stay of said terminal equipment at said site, with correspondence thereof; a position identifying device detecting a current position of said terminal equipment; a stay condition detection device detecting a stay start condition of said terminal equipment; a moving condition detection device detecting moving start condition of said terminal equipment; and a preference detection device comparing a period from detection of said stay start condition by said stay condition detection device to detection of said moving start condition of said moving condition detection device and a value of said minimum time of said correspondence corresponding to a current position indicated by said position identifying device, and updating the latest information of number of times of stay of said correspondence table corresponding to a current position indicated by said position identifying device depending upon a result of comparison.