Information processing apparatus, information providing method, program, and information providing system

An information providing method used in an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an information management apparatus storing service information including place information defining a service providing place where a service is provided, service content information defining a content of a content provided at the service providing place or a content of an event held at the service providing place, and start time information defining a provision start time of the content provided at the service providing place or the event held at the service providing place;

• the information providing method comprising the steps of:
• acquiring, based on an input search condition, service information satisfying the search condition from the information management apparatus;
• measuring a position and generating positional information;
• and
• generating a presentation list recorded with information on a service providing place capable of receiving the service at a provision start time based on the generated positional information, the place information and the start time information of the acquired service information, and time information defining a time the positional information is generated.

A program used in an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an information management apparatus storing service information including place information defining a service providing place where a service is provided, service content information defining a content of a content provided at the service providing place or a content of an event held at the service providing place, and start time information defining a provision start time of the content provided at the service providing place or the event held at the service providing place;

• the program causing a computer to execute the steps of:
• acquiring, based on an input search condition, service information satisfying the search condition from the information management apparatus;
• measuring a position and generating positional information;
• and
• generating a presentation list recorded with information on a service providing place capable of receiving the service at a provision start time based on the generated positional information, the place information and the start time information of the acquired service information, and time information defining a time the positional information is generated.

An information providing system comprising an information management apparatus and an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with the information management apparatus;

• wherein
• the information management apparatus includes:
• a management side communication portion for communicating with the information processing apparatus;
• a storage portion for storing service information including place information defining a service providing place where a service is provided, service content information defining a content of a content provided at the service providing place or a content of an event held at the service providing place, and start time information defining a provision start time of the content provided at the service providing place or the event held at the service providing place;
• a data extracting portion for extracting service information from the storage portion based on an acquisition request transmitted from the information processing apparatus;
• and
• a data transmission control portion for transmitting the extracted service information to the information processing apparatus, and
• the information processing apparatus includes:
• a communication portion for communicating with the information management apparatus;
• a position measurement portion for measuring a position and generating positional information;
• a data acquiring portion for, based on an input search condition, transmitting the acquisition request of the service information corresponding to the search condition to the information management apparatus, and acquiring the service information corresponding to the acquisition request from the information management apparatus;
• and
• a list generating portion for generating a presentation list recorded with information on a service providing place capable of receiving the service at a provision start time based on the generated positional information, the place information and the start time information of the acquired service information, and time information defining a time the positional information is generated.