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INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDING DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREFOR
Inventors: Kosuke Takano, KanagaWa (JP); Naofumi Yoshida, KanagaWa (JP); Shuichi Kurabayashi, KanagaWa (JP) Empire Technology Development LLC, Wilmington, DE (U S) Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 614 days.
This patent is subject to a terminal dis claimer.
12/665,107 Mar. 5, 2009
Assignee:
Notice:
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PCT Filed:
PCT No.:
§ 371 (0)0)’ (2), (4) Date:
PCT/JP2009/054139
Apr. 5, 2010
PCT Pub. No.: WO2010/100734
PCT Pub. Date: Sep. 10, 2010
Prior Publication Data
US 2011/0191056A1 Aug. 4, 2011
Int. Cl. G01L 15/00 G06Q 10/10 G06F 9/46 G06F 3/00 US. Cl. USPC .............. .. 702/121; 705/2; 718/106; 719/321
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Primary Examiner * Toan Le
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(57) ABSTRACT
The information service providing device of the disclosure of the present application selects sensors Which may be used for the implementation of an information service to be provided Within a plurality of sensors Which the device can make use of, and in addition, selects the mo st appropriate one Within the sensors Which may be used and selects an appropriate param eter for the sensors and processing programs in order for the information service to be provided appropriately, and set to these in response to the environment in Which the information service is implemented. Furthermore, the information service providing device of the disclosure of the present application provides, With only the receipt of the designation of desired information service by a user, various information services are provided by appropriately combining various kinds of sensors and a plurality of processing programs.
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