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

An information providing apparatus comprising:

• an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a wireless terminal that enters communication areas of a plurality of wireless LAN communication units installed in different locations;
• a determination unit configured to determine a movement route of a user of the wireless terminal on the basis of the information on the wireless terminal acquired by the acquisition unit;
• a storage unit configured to store information on the movement route determined by the determination unit as a movement history;
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• the notification unit configured to notify the user of the wireless terminal that enters the communication area of the wireless LAN communication unit of predetermined information on the basis of the movement history stored in the storage unit.

An information providing method executed by a computer, comprising;

• acquiring information on a wireless terminal that enters communication areas of a plurality of wireless LAN communication units installed in different locations;
• determining a movement route of a user of the wireless terminal on the basis of the information on the wireless terminal acquired by the acquiring;
• storing information on the movement route determined by the determining as a movement history in a storage unit;
• and
• notifying the user of the wireless terminal that enters the communication area of the wireless LAN communication unit of predetermined information on the basis of the movement history stored in the storage unit.