Patent ID: 7010306
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A location information notifying method for notifying a predetermined computer of location information of a mobile communication terminal obtained on one of a plurality of mobile communication networks including a first mobile communication network and a second mobile communication network with differing representational formats for location information generated thereby, that contains mobile communication terminals capable of wireless communication, said computer to which said location information is notified being a plurality of computers including a first computer capable of handling said location information in a first representational format and a second computer capable of handling said location information in a second representational format, said location information notifying method comprising: detecting the position of said mobile communication terminals and generating the location information thereof, wherein location information of a mobile communication terminal belonging to a first mobile communication network is generated in a third representational format, and location information of a mobile communication terminal belonging to a second mobile communication network is generated in a fourth representational format; wherein said third or said fourth representational formats comprise one of: a location information converting step wherein, in the event of notifying said location information of said mobile communication terminal belonging to said respective first or second mobile communication network to said first computer, said location information is converted from said respective third or fourth representational format into said first representational format, and in the event of making notification of location information of said mobile communication terminal belonging to said respective first or second mobile communication network to said second computer, said location information is converted from said respective third or fourth representational format into said second representational format; and a location information notifying step of notifying said computers of said location information with the representational format thereof converted.