JP2004048289A - Network information collection management system and radio terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collect and process network information obtained from a radio network system for providing to an end user. <P>SOLUTION: In an information providing apparatus, an end user terminal 1 identifies a base station 2 in communication from an end user position monitoring server 4 for monitoring communication with the base station (107) when it is required to provide information (105, 106) to an access from the end user terminal (104). Then, the information providing apparatus collects congestion information from an information collection server 7 for collecting and managing the congestion information for each base station (108), and collects accounting information from an accounting rate storage section 13 based on the congestion information (110, 111). Further, the information providing apparatus collects map data from position information in the base station 2 that is communicating and the position information in the adjacent base station 2 (109, 112), and provides the congestion information, accounting information, and map data to the end user terminal 1 (113). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a network information collection / management system and a wireless terminal, and more particularly to a network information collection / management system and a wireless terminal in a wireless network system that varies a transmission rate between a terminal and a base station according to a propagation situation and a traffic situation. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a wireless network system that collects information from a network has been proposed. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-333221, "Calling Area-Specific Billing Function in Mobile Terminal Device and Calling Area-Specific Billing Method in Mobile Communication System", a call area in which the type of the charging call area is determined from an area identification signal received from a base station. Determining means, detecting means for detecting a charge or discount of the call charge associated with the call area determined by this means, and display means for displaying the charge or discount detected by this means. The area-specific billing is realized by a portable terminal device having a call area-specific billing function.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, it does not provide useful information to the end user, such as guiding the end user to a cheap area or notifying the end user of the charging rate for each area.
[0004]
Further, in a wireless network system, particularly in a wireless network system in which a transmission rate between a terminal and a base station is made variable in accordance with a propagation situation and a traffic situation, an end user has no way to know network information such as a propagation situation and a traffic situation. The only option was to use the wireless network without any information. Furthermore, even in the above-mentioned known example, there is a function of collecting information from the network, but there is no means for making the end user use the function.
[0005]
Further, in a wireless network system, particularly a wireless network system in which a transmission rate between a terminal and a base station is made variable in accordance with a propagation situation and a traffic situation, the access speed is slow due to congestion, and an extra communication fee is required. In the case of acquiring streaming-distributed content such as video and moving images, the quality (fee / speed) of each area varies depending on the quality of the content. Since there is no way for the end user to know the network information, there is a problem that even if the end user wants to move from an area with poor conditions, he / she cannot determine the area with good conditions and cannot move. Furthermore, since the end user cannot move from the congested area, the load in the congested area is not distributed. For this reason, there was an inconvenience that network resources could not be used efficiently.
[0006]
In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to collect and process network information obtained from a wireless network system and provide the collected and processed information to an end user. Another object of the present invention is to provide a network information collection and management system and a wireless terminal capable of distributing the addition of a network and efficiently using network resources by moving an end user from a congested area. And
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention, for example, to solve the above problems, a wireless network system, particularly in a wireless network system that varies the transmission rate between the terminal and the base station according to the propagation situation and traffic situation,
(A) an information collection server for collecting information on the wireless network;
(B) For the end user, using the base station ID with which the end user is communicating as a key, the network information collected in (A), the data held inside, or the data that can be obtained through the communication network. An information providing device that selects and provides necessary information to the end user from among them
The problem can be solved by a network information collection and management system provided with.
[0008]
Further, according to the present invention, the congestion state of the base station of the wireless network system in a certain observation period can be determined based on the amount of packets, a charging rate can be determined, and reflected in the charging.
[0009]
The present invention, when the end user of the wireless network system makes a content acquisition request, notifies the end user of the charging rate data determined as described above, and notifies the end user of the map data of the neighboring area of the base station. It can be displayed on the end user terminal.
[0010]
Further, the present invention can also realize a proxy billing service by incorporating a billing device.
According to a first solution of the present invention,
In correspondence with the terminal identifier of the wireless terminal, stores the base station identifier during communication, and an end-user position monitoring server that provides the stored information;
The packet amount data transmitted by the base station to the wireless terminal or the idle time of the base station is collected from the base station as congestion information, and the congestion information collected corresponding to each base station identifier is stored in the storage unit. An information collection server that provides information;
A charging rate storage unit storing a charging rate and / or a congestion rank corresponding to a degree of congestion determined based on congestion information and a reference value serving as a criterion for determining congestion set in advance based on the capability of the base station;
According to the terminal identifier of the wireless terminal that has issued the content acquisition request or the communication request, the identifier of the communicating base station is collected from the end user position monitoring server, and the congestion of the communicating base station from the information collection server is determined based on the base station identifier. Information is collected, a congestion degree is calculated based on the collected congestion information and a predetermined reference value for each base station, and a charging rate and / or a congestion rate corresponding to the congestion degree is referred to the charging rate storage unit. An information providing device for determining a rank as charging information and providing the collected congestion information and / or charging information to the wireless terminal via the base station;
Is provided.
[0011]
According to a second solution of the present invention,
According to the terminal identifier of the wireless terminal that has issued the content acquisition request or the communication request, the identifier of the communicating base station is collected, the congestion information of the communicating base station is collected based on the base station identifier, and the collected congestion degree is determined. A wireless terminal for obtaining a charging rate and / or a congestion rank as charging information and receiving information from an information providing apparatus that provides the information to the wireless terminal via a base station, wherein the wireless terminal includes:
An interface for transmitting and receiving data wirelessly to and from the base station;
A control unit for receiving information and issuing a display command;
A display unit for displaying information received according to a display command from the control unit;
With
The control unit is congestion information of the communicating base station collected by the information providing apparatus based on the communicating base station identifier,
Charging information collected by the information providing device according to congestion information and a reference value preset by the capability of the base station, and
Based on the base station identifier during communication, one or more of the map data including the area covered by the base station further collected based on the position information collected by the information providing apparatus, from the information providing apparatus via the interface. The congestion information and / or billing information and / or map data received corresponding to each base station are displayed on the display unit, and the display information can be switched.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The present embodiment collects and processes information from a wireless network system, in particular, a wireless network system that varies a transmission rate between a terminal and a base station according to a propagation situation and a traffic situation, and provides the information to an end-user terminal. It is. In the present embodiment, congestion information of base stations of a wireless network system is collected, and a charging rate is determined accordingly. In other words, it becomes possible for the content provider to make flexible charging settings such as reducing the price of the end user who uses the uncongested base station. Further, by providing the charging rate as information to the end user terminal and providing the map data, the end user can know whether the area where the user is located and the neighboring area are cheap or congested. Become like
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a wireless network system. The configuration of the present embodiment includes an end user terminal 1, a base station 2 accommodating the end user terminal 1, a router 3 accommodating a plurality of the base stations 2 and routing to an IP network 5; An end-user position monitoring server 4 for monitoring communication with the base station 2; a network information collection and management system 6 for collecting and processing information from a wireless network system and providing it to the end-user terminal 1; A content server 11 that stores contents, an authentication server 10 that performs authentication for the end user terminal 1 to access the content server 11, and a charging device that calculates a fee for each end user terminal 1 based on a content access history or the like A charging rate storage unit 13 storing a charging rate corresponding to the degree of congestion; Provided.
[0014]
The network information collection and management system 6 includes an information collection server 7 that collects and manages necessary network information from the base station 2, map data 9 indicating the area covered by the base station 2 around the base station 2, It has an adjacent identification / display server 16 for identifying a position where the corresponding base station 2 is installed and an adjacent base station, and an information providing device 8 for selecting information and providing it to the end user terminal 1. The adjacency identification / display server 16 stores, for each base station 2, the location information of the base station 2 represented by east longitude and north latitude, and the ID of the base station 2 adjacent to the base station 2. Station setting information is provided internally. As the position information, other than the east longitude and the north latitude, any suitable information may be used as long as the map data can be selected.
[0015]
The information collection server 7 periodically collects network information of the base station 2 by using a network management protocol such as Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). In the present embodiment, the information collection server 7 collects, for example, the amount of packets transmitted from the base station 2 to the end user in a certain observation cycle from the base station 2 as congestion information, and manages the information. The congestion information is managed corresponding to each base station 2.
[0016]
The end user terminal 1 is a wireless terminal that wirelessly communicates with the base station 2, and receives user authentication by the content provider's authentication server 10 via the base station 2, the router 3, and the IP network 5, and provides a content providing business. Accesses the content server 11 provided by the user. The end user terminal 1 obtains the content from the content server 11 by paying a fee. The end-user position monitoring server 4 monitors and manages with which base station 2 the end-user terminal 1 is communicating, and uses the congestion information for each base station managed by the information collection server 7 to provide an information providing device. Reference numeral 8 indicates congestion information of the base station 2 with which the end user terminal 1 is communicating, that is, one of the contents qualities. It is considered that the quality of the content can be known from the congestion information, since the image quality is remarkable in the distributed content.)
[0017]
In addition, the information providing device 8 can know the base station 2 with which the end user terminal 1 is communicating by the end user position monitoring server 4, so that it is possible to select and provide a map around the base station area. . Further, the information providing device 8 can determine a charging rate according to the congestion information, and provide the charging rate to the end user terminal 1 as information. The information providing device 8 provides the map data and the charging rate data of the base station 2 with which the end user terminal 1 is communicating and the surrounding base stations, so that the end user has a low charging rate or good content quality. The area can be understood, and the user can move using the map. In this way, the movement of the end user is promoted, and the load of the base station 2 is also distributed.
[0018]
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the network information collecting process. Hereinafter, the form of network information collection will be described with reference to FIG. The base station 2 stores network information such as a packet amount, a base station ID, and an ID of the end user terminal 1 that has accessed the MIB (Management Information Base), which is a type of database that holds information to be managed specified by SNMP. And so on. The network information managed by the base station 2 includes the amount of packets transmitted from the base station 2 to the end user. The information collection server 7 in the network information collection management system 6 collects packet amount data from the base station 2 at predetermined observation intervals using SNMP or the like, and manages the data for each base station in a database. The observation cycle shall be set by the telecommunications carrier. The information collection server 7 manages a base station ID, an amount of packets collected from the base station, and a reference value. The reference value is a criterion for the amount of packets that the base station 2 determines to be congested, and is used to determine the congestion state by comparing the amount of packets collected from the base station 2. The reference value is set by the communication carrier according to the capability of each base station 2 and the like. The reference value may be managed in the database of the information collection server 7 in correspondence with the base station ID.
[0019]
FIG. 3 is a processing flow of the information collection server. In the present embodiment, packet amount data transmitted from the base station 2 to the end user side is used as congestion information. The information collection server 7 collects the packet amount data from the base station 2 at each observation cycle determined by the communication carrier (101) (102). Next, the information collection server 7 rewrites the collected packet amount data into a database table corresponding to the corresponding base station 2 (103). If it is not the observation time, the information collection server 7 does not perform the processing. The packet amount data managed by the base station 2 may be cleared after the information collection server 7 collects the data. The information collection server 7 performs the above processing for all the base stations 2. Until the next observation time comes, the information collection server 7 uses the collected packet amount data as congestion information.
[0020]
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a process of providing information to an end user. The end user position monitoring server 4 constantly monitors access of the end user terminal 1 to the base station 2, and registers and manages the access to a database. The information managed is the ID of the end user terminal 1 that has accessed a certain base station 2, the ID of the base station 2, the access time (DATE), and the like. The information providing device 8 searches the management information of the end user position monitoring server 4 and acquires the terminal ID and the base station ID of the end user who has accessed the base station 2. The information providing device 8 searches the information managed by the information collection server 7 using the obtained base station ID as a key, and obtains a packet amount / reference value corresponding to the corresponding base station ID. The information providing apparatus 8 sets the calculation result of “packet amount−reference value” as “congestion degree”, for example. The information providing device 8 acquires the charging rate data from the charging rate storage unit 13 using the calculated congestion degree as a key. The charging rate storage unit 13 manages charging rates in a database corresponding to the degree of congestion.
[0021]
When providing information on a base station adjacent to the base station 2 with which the end user terminal 1 is communicating, the information providing device 8 communicates from the adjacent identification / display server 16 with the base station ID under communication as a key. The ID of the base station adjacent to the middle base station 2 is acquired. Further, the information providing device 8 acquires the map data, the packet amount, and the charging rate from the information collection server 7 and the charging rate storage unit 13 for each of the obtained base station IDs, and provides the obtained information to the end user terminal 1. .
[0022]
Next, the information providing device 8 acquires the chizu data around the base station that is communicating. The information providing device 8 collects position information from the adjacent identification / display server 16 using the base station ID as a key. Further, the information providing device 8 selects and collects map data of an area covered by the base station from the map data 9 based on the collected position information. The information providing device 8 collects the base station IDs of the adjacent base stations from the adjacent identification / display server 16 using the base station ID as a key. The information providing device 8 collects the position information of each base station from the adjacent identification / display server 16 based on the collected adjacent base station IDs. The information providing device 8 selects and collects map data of an area covered by each base station from the map data 9 based on the collected position information of each base station. The information providing device 8 provides the collected map data / packet amount and the charging rate to the end user terminal 1.
It is assumed that the map data 9 is prepared in the network information collection and management system 6 by the communication carrier.
[0023]
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the end user terminal 1 in the present embodiment. The end user terminal 1 is a wireless terminal that communicates with the base station 2 wirelessly. The end user terminal 1 includes an interface (antenna) 17 for communicating with the base station 2, a CPU 18, a memory 19, an input unit 20, a display unit 21, and a control unit 22. Further, the end user terminal 1 may be a terminal provided with a position detecting means such as a GPS.
The control unit 22 receives congestion information and charging information of the communicating base station 2 and the adjacent base station 2 from the information providing device 8 of the network information collection and management system 6 via the interface 17, and sends the information to each base station 2. Correspondingly, congestion information and billing information are displayed on the display unit 21.
[0024]
When displaying the map data 9, the control unit 22 receives the map data 9 of the base station area under communication and the adjacent base station area from the information providing device 8 of the network information collection and management system 6 via the interface 17. The map data 9 of the currently communicating base station area and the map data 9 of the adjacent base station area are displayed on the display unit 21.
[0025]
Further, the control unit 22 obtains the position information of the current position using the position detection means, and uses the obtained position information of the current position as a reference (for example, the center on the screen) to communicate with the base station area and the adjacent base station area. May be displayed on the display unit 21. The control unit 22 can switch between a display screen for map data and a display screen for congestion information and / or billing information.
[0026]
Further, the control unit 22 determines a color or a pattern representing the congestion status or the charging status for each base station area in accordance with the received congestion information or charging information of each base station 2, and generates map data of the base station area currently in communication. The determined color or pattern may be superimposed on the map data of the adjacent base station area and displayed on the display unit 21. The determination of the color can be, for example, red for a very congested base station area, orange for a relatively congested base station area, blue for a vacant base station area, and so on. Appropriate colors and patterns may be used. Further, the correspondence between the congestion status and the color or pattern may be displayed together with the map data. On the map displayed on the display unit, the end user can understand the congestion status and the charging status of the base station area currently communicating and the adjacent base station area. The end user can move with reference to the map.
[0027]
FIG. 6 is a processing flow of the information providing apparatus. The information providing device 8 in the network information collection and management system 6 uses the data in the end user position monitoring server 4, the information collection server 7 that has collected information on the wireless network, Information is provided to the user terminal 1.
[0028]
First, the information providing device 8 searches the database of the end user position monitoring server 4 to determine whether or not there is access from any end user terminal 1 (104). If there is no access, the information providing device 8 repeats step 104. If there is an access, the information providing device 8 refers to the end user position monitoring server 4 and determines whether there is access from the same end user terminal 1 within a preset observation cycle (105). If there is an access within the observation period, the information providing apparatus 8 determines that there is no need to provide information, assuming that information was provided at the time of the previous access, and proceeds to step 106. If there is no access during the observation period, the information providing device 8 determines that it is necessary to provide information because it does not provide network information within the current observation period, and proceeds to step 107.
[0029]
In step 106, the information providing apparatus 8 refers to the database of the end-user position monitoring server 4 and determines whether there is a change in the base station 2 with which communication has been performed as compared with the previous access (106). If there is no change in the base station 2, the information providing apparatus 8 determines that it is not necessary to provide information, assuming that information of the currently accessed base station 2 is provided, and returns to step 104. When there is a change in the base station 2, the information providing apparatus 8 assumes that the information provided last time is information of another base station 2 and does not provide information of the base station 2 currently being accessed. It is determined that information needs to be provided, and the process proceeds to step 107.
[0030]
Next, the information providing device 8 uses the terminal ID of the end user terminal 1 that has made the content acquisition request, which has been determined to need to provide information in steps 104 to 106, as a key. The base station ID with which the end user terminal 1 is communicating is collected from the database (107). Next, using the collected base station ID as a key, the information providing device 8 collects a packet amount and a reference value corresponding to the base station ID from the database of the information collection server 7 (108). In addition, the information providing apparatus 8 determines, for example, the congestion degree based on the collected information as “packet amount−
The reference value is calculated (110). Here, the reference value is a reference for the amount of packets determined to be congested, and can be set by a communication carrier according to the capability of each base station.
[0031]
The information providing device 8 collects the charging rate from the charging rate storage unit 13 using the degree of congestion calculated in the calculation of “packet amount−reference value” as a key (111). Here, the charging rate storage unit 13 is a database that stores a charging rate according to the congestion degree. For example, the lower the congestion degree, the lower the charging rate (the lower the fee). The information providing device 8 provides the charging rate data and the packet amount data thus obtained to the end user terminal 1 (113).
[0032]
Furthermore, by collecting and providing the charging rate data and the packet amount data of the area adjacent to the current location of the end user terminal 1, the end user can determine whether the current location and the neighboring area are charged at a high or low level or the degree of congestion. I can understand. In this case, first, the information providing device 8 refers to the base station installation information of the adjacent identification / display server 16 based on the communicating base station ID obtained in step 107, and The base station ID is obtained. Next, based on the acquired adjacent base station ID, the information providing apparatus 8 collects information by executing the same processing as in Steps 108, 110, 111, and 113 in parallel with these, and in Step S113, The information of the base station 2 adjacent to the end user terminal 1 is further provided.
[0033]
On the other hand, when the information providing apparatus 8 provides the map data 9, the map data 9 is prepared in the network information collection and management system 6, and the information providing apparatus 8 uses the base station ID obtained in step 107 as a key. With reference to the base station installation information of the adjacent identification / display server 16, the position information where the base station is set is acquired. The information providing device 8 selects and collects map data including an area covered by the base station specified from the position information (109). Next, the information providing apparatus 8 acquires the base station ID adjacent to the base station 2 from the base station installation information of the adjacent identification / display server 16 using the base station ID obtained in step 107 as a key. Further, the information providing device 8 collects the position information of each base station from the adjacent identification / display server 16 using the obtained adjacent base station ID as a key, and, based on the collected position information, converts the map data of the adjacent base station area. Select and collect (112). The information providing device 8 provides (displays) the collected map data to the end user terminal 1 together with the charging rate data and the packet amount data (113). By providing the map data, the end user can determine the congestion state of the base station based on the charging rate data and the packet amount data, and can easily move to a cheap and uncongested area using the map data.
[0034]
The billing device 12 calculates and manages a fee using the billing rate collected by the information providing device 8. The billing device 12 determines the charge by calculating, for example, “normal charge × charge rate”. Further, in the present embodiment, charging is performed by the content provider itself, but proxy charging can be performed by incorporating the charging device 12 into the network information collection management system 6.
[0035]
In this embodiment, the packet amount is used as the congestion information, and the congestion degree is checked based on the packet amount. For example, the idle time of the base station 2 (interval of the access of the end user terminal 1 to the base station 2). The congestion information may be used as a reference, and the present embodiment may be implemented by providing a reference other than the packet amount, such as determining that the congestion degree is lower as the free time is longer based on the free time.
[0036]
FIG. 7 is a display example of billing rate data on the end user terminal 1. The end user terminal 1 displays, for example, billing information such as a billing rate and congestion information such as a packet amount or idle time in association with the base station 2. The end user terminal 1 may display the charging rate of the adjacent base station 2 as well as the charging rate of the base station 2 with which the end user terminal 1 is currently communicating.
[0037]
FIG. 8 is a display example of map data on the end user terminal 1. The map data 9 may be displayed as a map including not only the area of the base station 2 with which the end user terminal 1 is communicating but also the area of the adjacent base station 2. Further, the display may be such that the congestion status of each area can be understood on the displayed map data. For example, information such as billing rate and packet amount can be displayed over the corresponding area on the map data,
The colors and patterns may be determined according to the congestion information and the billing information, and the colors and patterns may be displayed on the map data. Further, in the case of an end user terminal provided with a position detecting means such as a GPS function, the current location can be displayed on the map data.
[0038]
FIG. 9 is a processing diagram of information provision in which a congestion rank item is added to the database table of the charging rate storage unit. A congestion rank indicating the magnitude of the congestion degree is provided in the charging rate storage unit 13 for each predetermined range of the congestion degree. For example, congestion rank 1 is set for congestion degrees 0 to 100. The setting of the congestion rank may use an appropriate threshold. In addition to characters, characters and symbols may be used. By providing the congestion rank to the end user terminal 1 as congestion information, the end user can know the congestion degree of the accessing base station 2 more easily. Furthermore, characters such as large, medium, and small congestion may be displayed according to the congestion rank.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, network information obtained from a wireless network system can be collected and processed and provided to an end user terminal. In addition, effective business can be developed thereby. Further, according to the present invention, the end user can use the provided information to move out of the congested area, thereby distributing the addition of the network and efficiently using the network resources.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a wireless network system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a process of collecting network information.
FIG. 3 is a processing flow of an information collection server.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a process of providing information.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an end user terminal.
FIG. 6 is a processing flow of the information providing apparatus.
FIG. 7 is a display diagram of billing rate data at an end user terminal.
FIG. 8 is a display diagram of map data at an end user terminal.
FIG. 9 is a processing diagram of information provision in which a congestion rank is added to a charging rate storage unit.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 End user terminal
2 base stations
3 router
4 End user location monitoring server
5 IP network
6 Network information collection management system
7 Information collection server
8 Information provision device
9 Map data
10 Authentication server
11 Content server
12 Billing device
13 Charging rate storage
14 Display example 1
15 Display example 2
16 Neighbor identification / display server
17 Interface
18 CPU
19 Memory
20 Input section
21 Display
22 Control part

Claims (8)

In correspondence with the terminal identifier of the wireless terminal, stores the base station identifier during communication, and an end-user position monitoring server that provides the stored information;
The packet amount data transmitted by the base station to the wireless terminal or the idle time of the base station is collected from the base station as congestion information, and the congestion information collected corresponding to each base station identifier is stored in the storage unit. An information collection server that provides information;
A charging rate storage unit storing a charging rate and / or a congestion rank corresponding to a degree of congestion determined based on congestion information and a reference value serving as a criterion for determining congestion set in advance based on the capability of the base station;
According to the terminal identifier of the wireless terminal that has issued the content acquisition request or the communication request, the identifier of the communicating base station is collected from the end user position monitoring server, and the congestion of the communicating base station from the information collection server is determined based on the base station identifier. Information is collected, a congestion degree is calculated based on the collected congestion information and a predetermined reference value for each base station, and a charging rate and / or a congestion rate corresponding to the congestion degree is referred to the charging rate storage unit. A network information collection and management system comprising: an information providing device that obtains a rank as charging information and provides collected congestion information and / or charging information to a wireless terminal via a base station. For each base station identifier, a base station identifier of a base station adjacent to the base station is stored, and an adjacent identification / display server for providing the stored information is further provided.
The information providing apparatus collects a base station identifier of an adjacent base station from the adjacent identification / display server based on an identifier of a communicating base station, and obtains an adjacent base station from the information collection server and / or the charging rate storage unit. The congestion information and / or charging information for each adjacent base station identifier is collected based on the station identifier, and the collected congestion information and / or charging information for each adjacent base station is further provided to the wireless terminal. Network information collection management system. For each base station identifier, an adjacent identification / display server that stores the position information of the base station and the base station identifier of the adjacent base station and provides the stored information;
A map data storage unit that stores map data indicating an area covered by the base station in accordance with the position information of the base station;
Further comprising
The information providing device,
Based on the base station identifier during communication, collect the base station identifier of the adjacent base station from the adjacent identification / display server,
Based on the base station identifier during communication and each base station identifier of the adjacent base station, collecting the position information of each base station from the adjacent identification / display server,
3. The network information according to claim 1, wherein, based on the collected location information of each base station, map data of an area covered by each base station is selected and collected from the map data storage unit, and further provided to a wireless terminal. 4. Management system. Further comprising a charging device for determining a content acquisition fee,
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the billing device performs a process of acquiring a billing rate from the information providing device, and using the acquired billing rate, multiplying a normal fee by a billing rate to determine a content acquisition fee. 5. Network information collection management system described. The network information collection and management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the wireless network system is a wireless network system that varies a transmission rate between a terminal and a base station according to a propagation situation or a traffic situation. According to the terminal identifier of the wireless terminal that has issued the content acquisition request or the communication request, the identifier of the communicating base station is collected, the congestion information of the communicating base station is collected based on the base station identifier, and the collected congestion degree is determined. A wireless terminal for obtaining a charging rate and / or a congestion rank as charging information and receiving information from an information providing apparatus that provides the information to the wireless terminal via a base station, wherein the wireless terminal includes:
An interface for transmitting and receiving data wirelessly to and from the base station;
A control unit for receiving information and issuing a display command;
A display unit for displaying information received according to a display command from the control unit,
The control unit is congestion information of the communicating base station collected by the information providing apparatus based on the communicating base station identifier,
Billing information collected by the information providing apparatus according to congestion information and a reference value preset by the capability of the base station, and
Based on the base station identifier during communication, one or more of the map data including the area covered by the base station further collected based on the position information collected by the information providing apparatus, from the information providing apparatus via the interface. The wireless terminal that displays congestion information and / or billing information and / or map data received corresponding to each base station on the display unit and that can switch the display information. Further comprising position detecting means for detecting the position of the wireless terminal,
The wireless terminal according to claim 6, wherein the control unit acquires position information of a current position using the position detection unit, and displays the received map data on the display unit based on the acquired position information of the current position. Further, the control unit determines a color or pattern indicating a congestion state or a charging state for each base station area according to the received congestion information or charging information of each base station, and determines the determined color or pattern in the received map data. 9. The wireless terminal according to claim 7, wherein the wireless terminal is displayed on the display unit in an overlapping manner.

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