Patent ID: 6947754

Claim:
A gateway server communicating with a plurality of mobile terminal via a first network and communicating with a plurality of information provider servers via a second network, comprising: a menu data control that sends a mobile terminal via the first network at least one set of menu data to guide a user of the mobile terminal, through at least one round of menu selection process, to a selection requesting location-related information that the user is interested in obtaining, wherein at least one of the at least one set of menu data is accessible by the gateway server; a request transmission control that receives a request for the location-related information from the mobile terminal via the first network and sends the request via the second network to an information provider server; an area code finder that uses at least one communication area identifier, recognized for communication with the mobile terminal within the first network, to obtain an area code, and informs the information provider server of the area code via the second network, wherein the information provider server uses the area code to obtain the location-related information regarding a geographical area definable by the information provider server in relation to the area code; and an information transmission control that receives from the information provider server via the second network at least a part of the location-related information regarding the geographical area and sends at least a part of the received information to the mobile terminal via the first network.