TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal device and an information providing system capable of acquiring position information in a short time by using a small and portable terminal device. SOLUTION: The terminal device 6 includes a storing part 45 for storing initial information relating to a satellite used in acquiring the position information by a radio wave positioning part 39, and an information acquiring part 46 for downloading the initial information from a GPS server 22 of the information providing system 20 via the Internet through a data communication device 38. Therefore, the terminal device capable of contracting a time (10 several minutes) necessary for receiving the initial information from a GPS satellite to several seconds, and providing the position information to a user in several seconds to 10 several seconds even in a cold start status is provided.