Abstract: An information providing apparatus includes at least one controller, at least one storage device, and at least one communications device. The at least one controller is configured to: analyze position information, on a plurality of information terminals, stored in the at least one storage device; and obtain information on a result of the analysis, and transmits the information on the result of the analysis through the at least one communications device to at least one of the information terminals.

Abstract: A portable information terminal causes a display unit to display a first region that corresponds to an entry standby display in a character entry state of a first character type via a first operation key, and a second region that corresponds to a display for character entry in a character entry state of a second character type via a second operation key, and accepts entry of a character in the first character type or the second character type in accordance with the first operation key or the second operation key, while maintaining the character entry state of the first character type and the character entry state of the second character type.