When a user of a mobile communication terminal makes a request for a
position-measuring of a current location, at step S101, a
position-measuring method determining section checks a position-measuring
method specified. When the method specified is a "cell ID
position-measuring", and it is performed, when the method specified is a
"base station radio waves position-measuring"; a base station radio waves
position-measuring is performed, when the method specified is a "GPS
position-measuring" or a "not specified", at step S102, a judgment of
whether an area in which the mobile communication terminal exist is an
area suitable for data communication is made. When the judgment is
negative, an autonomous GPS position-measuring is performed. When the
judgment is affirmative, an assisted GPS position-measuring is performed.
In this case, when the assisted GPS position-measuring has failed, in
process to deal with failure of assisted GPS position-measuring at step
S108, in a case of predetermined conditions, further the autonomous GPS
position-measuring or a supplementary cell ID position-measuring is
performed.