Patent ID: 8422498

Claim:
An information communication system, comprising: an information transmitting apparatus including a broadcast station; and a mobile information communication apparatus; the mobile information communication apparatus that receives communication data transmitted from the information transmitting apparatus, and via a path accordant with accessibility to a communication network, relays, to another mobile information communication apparatus having access to the communication network, response data based on the communication data, the mobile information communication apparatus comprising: a user input unit that receives user input data; a broadcast-wave receiving unit that receives the communication data transmitted as a broadcast wave; a wireless communication unit that transmits the response data to another mobile information communication apparatus within a wireless-communication range to relay the response data to an area with access to the communication-network access; a communication-network connection unit that connects to the communication network and transmits the response data; a response-data generating unit that generates the response data based on the communication data received by the broadcast-wave receiving unit and the user input data; and a connection control unit that connects directly with the communication-network connection unit and the wireless communication unit that determines whether the communication network is accessible, transmits the response data from the communication-network connection unit to the communication network when the communication network is accessible, and relays the response data from the wireless communication unit to another mobile information communication apparatus with which a connection can be established, when the communication network is inaccessible, the information communication system further comprising: a safety information server that receives a request for safety confirmation from a client and generates transmission information for the safety confirmation as IP packets which is transmitted to the mobile information communication apparatus via the broadcast station.