Terminal apparatus with control unit to change accuracy of position information

A terminal device comprising:

• a sensor unit which perform a measurement;
• a position detection unit which acquires information for specifying a position;
• a timing unit which acquires time information;
• a communication unit which communicates via a communication network;
• and
• a control unit which controls the communication unit so as to generate position information for indicating a position of the terminal device by the position detection unit, change accuracy of the position information within a predetermined range, generate information for transmission related with the changed position information and the time information gotten by the timing unit and measurement information indicating a measurement result of the sensor unit, and transmit the information for the transmission;
• wherein the control unit accepts a assignment of the range to change the accuracy of the position information within the range of the assignment;
• the control unit changes the accuracy of the position information by lacking a part of the position information, or by being converted into the information which shows that a position of the terminal device is included in any of areas divided by a predetermined method;
• and
• the control unit accepts the assignment the accuracy of the time information to change the accuracy of the time information based on the accuracy of the assignment.

A terminal device comprising:

• a sensor unit which perform a measurement;
• a position detection unit which acquires information for specifying a position;
• a timing unit which acquires time information;
• a communication unit which communicates via a communication network;
• and
• a control unit which controls the communication unit so as to generate position information for indicating a position of the terminal device by the position detection unit, change accuracy of the position information within a predetermined range, generate information for transmission related with the changed position information and the time information gotten by the timing unit and measurement information indicating a measurement result of the sensor unit, and transmit the information for the transmission;
• wherein the control unit changes resolution of the position information into a predetermined upper limit, and offers the resolution thus changed to a server;
• wherein the upper limit is the lower of either rendered resolution set by the terminal device or request resolution requested from outside the device;
• wherein the control unit comprises:
• a rendered resolution setting unit which accepts a setting of the rendered resolution;
• a rendered resolution memory unit which memorizes the rendered resolution;
• a first position information memory unit which memorizes a first position information obtained by the position detection unit;
• a first resolution calculation unit which changes the resolution of the first position information into the rendered resolution to generate second position information;
• a second position information memory unit which memorizes the second position information;
• a request resolution memory unit which memorizes the request resolution requested from outside the device;
• a second resolution calculation unit which changes the resolution of the second position information into the request resolution to generate third position information;
• and
• a third position information memory unit which memorizes the third position information, wherein
• the control unit offers the third position information to the server.

A terminal device comprising:

• a sensor unit which perform a measurement;
• a position detection unit which acquires information for specifying a position;
• a timing unit which acquires time information;
• a communication unit which communicates via a communication network;
• and
• a control unit which controls the communication unit so as to generate position information for indicating a position of the terminal device by the position detection unit, change accuracy of the position information within a predetermined range, generate information for transmission related with the changed position information and the time information gotten by the timing unit and measurement information indicating a measurement result of the sensor unit, and transmit the information for the transmission;
• wherein the control unit changes resolution of the position information into a predetermined upper limit, and offers the resolution thus changed to a server;
• wherein the upper limit is the lower of either rendered resolution set by the terminal device or request resolution requested from outside the device;
• the control unit includes:
• a rendered resolution setting unit which accepts a setting of the rendered resolution;
• a rendered resolution memory unit which memorizes the rendered resolution;
• a request resolution memory unit which memorizes the request resolution requested from outside the device;
• a resolution comparison unit which compares the rendered resolution with the request resolution;
• a setting resolution memory unit which memorizes the lower of the rendered resolution or the request resolution as a setting resolution;
• a first position information memory unit which memorizes first position information obtained by the position detection unit;
• a resolution calculation unit changes the resolution of the first position information into the setting resolution to generate second position information;
• and
• a second position information memory unit which memorizes the second position information, wherein
• the control unit offers the second position information to the server.

A terminal device comprising:

• a sensor unit which perform a measurement;
• a position detection unit which acquires information for specifying a position;
• a timing unit which acquires time information;
• a communication unit which communicates via a communication network;
• and
• a control unit which controls the communication unit so as to generate position information for indicating a position of the terminal device by the position detection unit, change accuracy of the position information within a predetermined range, generate information for transmission related with the changed position information and the time information gotten by the timing unit and measurement information indicating a measurement result of the sensor unit, and transmit the information for the transmission;
• wherein the control unit changes resolution of the position information into a predetermined upper limit, and offers the resolution thus changed to a server;
• wherein the upper limit is the lower of either rendered resolution set by the terminal device or request resolution requested from outside the device;
• wherein the control unit the resolution of the position information is set to the request resolution, and offer the resolution thus set to the server without depending on the rendered resolution, only when a special request signal is accepted.