Abstract: A location information notification method for transmitting location information regarding a communication terminal, the location information notification method includes receiving a signal indicating a request for the communication terminal to provide location information, determining whether a transfer setting for the communication terminal has been performed, and causing a condition restraining transmission of the location information from the communication terminal in response to the received signal when the determining determines the transfer setting has been performed. The transfer setting indicates that communications to the communication terminal are being transferred to another communication terminal.

Abstract: A division within an information processing apparatus equipped with a graphical user interface that enables interaction with the operator through multiple kinds of interactive screens of a processing-system program group that collects and communicates data that becomes the basis of displays to the screens, a display-system program group that processes the data in a discretionary display format and displays the data on said interactive screens, and a communication means that performs communication between the said processing-system program group and the display-system program group. Moreover, the enabling of performing communication between each program through communication between ports.

Abstract: During a software designing operation, a designer accesses a level prescribing unit through an interaction managing control unit. The level prescribing unit provides the guidance to specification information and design parts, etc. at a desired design level. If the designer selects and inputs specification information or design parts, the design editor corresponding to the design specification information in a design editor unit is activated, so that the designer is guided and aided through a display to produce a desired software. At this time, the information about the state of the editing operation "completed" or "not completed" is stored with the directory. The designed document satisfying a specific condition, for example, a document determined to be "design completed", is stored as a data base by a design data base storing unit.