JP2002261983A - Portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that the states of the attitude and activity amount of an object, etc., are hard conventionally to find when the object moves. SOLUTION: A portable telephone 1 has a sensing means for sensing the attitude and/or the activity amount of its bearer which is configured out of an acceleration sensor 6 and a deciding means 7 and has a vibrating means 8 which when it receives a telephone call from another person transfers the call information of that effect to its bearer by a predetermined vibration. The deciding means 7 senses the attitude and/or the activity amount of the bearer by considering the vibration based on the call information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, nursing care for the elderly has attracted attention in the context of the advent of an aging society. In particular, care for dementia patients and elderly people with wandering is regarded as very important, and in performing such care, it is important to know the state of such elderly people's posture and amount of activity.

Conventionally, as a method of knowing the state of the elderly, such as the posture and the amount of activity, for example, an infrared sensor or a CCD camera is mounted on a wall of a room, a toilet, or a bath, and detection information from the infrared sensor or the CCD camera is used. On the basis of,
There was a way to know the state of the elderly, such as their posture and amount of activity.

[0004]

However, in the conventional method of detecting the state such as the posture and the amount of activity using the detection information from the infrared sensor or the CCD camera, the state detecting means such as the infrared sensor or the CCD camera is provided in each room. There is a problem that must be placed in the.

[0005] Another problem is that when an elderly person moves to a place where no state detecting means such as an infrared sensor or a CCD camera is installed, it is not possible to know the state such as the posture and the amount of activity.

So far, it has been described that when the elderly move, it is not easy to know the state of the elderly, such as their posture and amount of activity. However, when the target person is not in a place where the state detecting means such as the infrared sensor is installed, or when the target person moves, it is impossible to know the state such as the posture and the amount of activity.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable telephone which can easily detect the posture and / or the amount of activity of a person.

[0008] By the way, some mobile phones transmit call information to that effect to the holder by vibration when a call is received from another person. In such a case, the posture and the amount of activity are changed. There is a possibility that the detection accuracy may decrease.

Therefore, the present invention accurately detects the posture and / or the amount of activity of the holder even when the call information is transmitted to the holder by vibration when a call is received from another party. The purpose is to provide mobile phones.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems The first invention (claim 1)
Is a mobile phone provided with a detecting means for detecting the posture and / or the amount of activity of the holder.

The second invention (corresponding to claim 2) is provided with a vibrating means for transmitting, when a telephone call is received from another person, call information to that effect to the holder with predetermined vibration. The mobile phone according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the detection unit detects the posture and / or the activity amount in consideration of the vibration based on the call information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 3), the detecting means has at least an acceleration sensor, and the acceleration sensor and the vibration means are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other. 2 is a mobile phone according to the present invention.

A fourth invention (corresponding to claim 4) is the portable telephone according to the first invention, further comprising a position detecting means for detecting a position where the holder is located.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 5), any one of the first to fourth aspects includes an action pattern estimating means for estimating an action pattern of the holder based on a detection result of the detecting means. A mobile phone according to the present invention.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 6), the first aspect
A management device comprising an activity pattern estimating means for estimating an activity pattern of the holder based on a detection result of the detecting means of the mobile phone according to any one of the fourth to fourth aspects of the present invention.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 7), a storage means for storing reference information for determining the occurrence of an abnormal behavior or an abnormal situation, a detection result of the detection means, and Based on the reference information, whether or not the holder is performing abnormal behavior, or determining means for determining whether or not an abnormal situation has occurred in the holder, the holder by the determination means, If it is determined that the user is acting abnormally or that an abnormal situation has occurred in the holder, contact means for automatically calling a predetermined management device, and the communication means makes a call to the management device. The mobile phone according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit a sound picked up by a microphone to the management device when the call is connected.

An eighth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 8) is a storage means for storing reference information for judging the occurrence of an abnormal behavior or an abnormal situation. Based on the detection result of the detection unit of the mobile phone described above and the reference information of the storage unit, whether the holder is performing abnormal behavior or whether the holder has an abnormal situation A determination unit for determining whether or not the mobile phone is automatically called when the determination is made that the holder is acting abnormally or that the holder has an abnormal situation. Contact means
And a receiving means for receiving the sound picked up by the microphone of the mobile phone when the communication means calls the mobile phone and the call is connected.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 9), reference information for judging occurrence of abnormal behavior or abnormal situation is stored, and based on a detection result of the detecting means and the reference information, A communication device for automatically connecting the telephone from the management device that makes a call when the holder is performing abnormal behavior or determining that the holder has an abnormal situation; and the telephone is connected. The mobile phone according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, further comprising a transmission unit that transmits a sound collected by the microphone to the management device.

A tenth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 10) is:
The detection means for detecting the posture and / or the amount of activity of the holder of the mobile phone according to the seventh invention, and the storage means for storing reference information for judging occurrence of abnormal behavior or abnormal situation. Determining, based on the detection result of the detection means and the reference information of the storage means, whether or not the holder is performing an abnormal action or whether or not the holder has an abnormal situation. Automatically determining whether the holder is acting abnormally or that an abnormal situation has occurred in the holder by the determining means. A computer as all or a part of the communication unit and the transmission unit that transmits a sound collected by a microphone to the management device when the communication unit makes a call to the management device and the call is connected. Is a program to function.

The eleventh invention (corresponding to claim 11) provides:
The storage unit of the management device according to the eighth aspect of the present invention for storing reference information for determining the occurrence of an abnormal behavior or an abnormal situation, and the mobile phone according to any of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention. Based on the detection result of the detection unit and the reference information of the storage unit, it is determined whether the holder is performing an abnormal action or whether the holder is in an abnormal state. Automatically determining whether the holder is acting abnormally or having an abnormal situation occurring in the holder by the determining means. A computer as all or a part of contact means and the receiving means for receiving the sound picked up by the microphone of the mobile phone when the call means makes a call to the mobile phone and the call is connected. Make it work It is because of the program.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) First, the configuration of a mobile phone according to Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 1 according to the first embodiment includes a microphone 2, a processing unit 3, an antenna 4,
Speaker 5, acceleration sensor 6, determining means 7, vibrating means 8, position detecting means 9, action pattern estimating means 1
0, a first storage unit 11, a second storage unit 12, a determination unit 13, and a communication unit 14.

The microphone 2 is a means for collecting sound. The processing unit 3 is a unit that converts sound collected by the microphone 2 into an electric signal and converts an electric signal based on a radio wave received by the antenna 4 into a sound signal. Antenna 4
Is a means for transmitting a radio wave based on the electric signal processed by the processing means 3 and a means for receiving a radio wave relating to a telephone call to the mobile phone 1 from another person.

The speaker 5 is a means for outputting a sound based on a sound signal relating to a telephone call from another person, which is converted by the processing means 3. The acceleration sensor 6 is a unit for detecting the posture and the amount of activity of the holder of the mobile phone 1, and the determination unit 7 determines the posture and the amount of activity of the holder based on a signal detected by the acceleration sensor 6. It is a means to do.

The vibrating means 8 is a means for transmitting call information indicating that a call is received from another person to the portable telephone 1 to the holder with predetermined vibration. 8 are arranged at the farthest places in the mobile phone 1 respectively. That is, the acceleration sensor 6 and the vibration means 8 are arranged at a distance apart from each other so that the vibration generated by the vibration means 8 is hardly detected by the acceleration sensor 6.

The position detecting means 9 transmits and receives radio waves between the mobile phone 1 and the radio wave repeater, thereby
Is a means for detecting the position of the holder and thereby detecting the position of the holder. The behavior pattern estimation means 10
Is a means for estimating the behavior pattern of the holder based on the determination result of the posture and the amount of activity of the holder according to the above. The first storage means 11 is a means for storing the behavior pattern of the holder estimated by the behavior pattern estimation means 10 It is.

The second storage means 12 is a means for storing reference information for determining whether or not the holder is performing abnormal behavior or whether or not the holder is experiencing an abnormal situation. is there. The determination unit 13 determines whether the holder is performing abnormal behavior based on the determination result of the posture and the activity amount of the holder by the determination unit 7 and the reference information stored in the second storage unit 12. Or means for determining whether an abnormal situation has occurred in the holder.

The communication means 14 is a means for automatically making a telephone call to a predetermined management device when it is determined by the determination means 13 that the holder is acting abnormally or that an abnormal situation has occurred in the holder. It is.

In the first embodiment, the acceleration sensor 6 and the judging means 7 are used as an example of the detecting means of the mobile phone of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the processing unit 3 and the antenna 4 are used as an example of the transmitting unit of the mobile phone of the present invention.

Next, the configuration of the management device of the destination to which the communication means 14 makes a call will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows the mobile phone 1 described above and the management device 15 of the first embodiment.
It is a block diagram of.

The management device 15 is installed, for example, in a nursing home for the aged, and receives receiving means 16 for receiving a telephone call from the portable telephone 1 and outputs a telephone-related sound received by the receiving means 16. And a speaker 17.

Next, the configuration of the acceleration sensor 6 in the mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3A is a side view of the acceleration sensor 6, and FIG.
FIG. As shown in FIG.
Is a housing 18 having a concave portion in the center, and a weight 19
, A piezoelectric element 20 connecting the upper end of the opening of the housing 18 to the weight 19, and lead wires 21 provided on both surfaces of the piezoelectric element 20. The housing 18 is made of, for example, silicon, and its width, depth, and height are about 5 mm, about 5 mm, and about 2 mm, respectively.

The piezoelectric element 20 is, for example, one in which electrodes are arranged on both sides of a silicon plate.
Moves up and down, etc., the piezoelectric element 20
A potential difference is generated on both surfaces of the weight 19, and the acceleration of the weight 19 in the z direction is detected by measuring the potential difference. FIG. 3 shows an acceleration sensor when the piezoelectric element 20 is arranged in the x direction for the sake of simplicity of description. However, an actual acceleration sensor measures acceleration in all x, y, and z directions. It can be detected. In this way,
When acceleration is detected in all of the x, y, and z directions,
Based on the acceleration, the attitude and the amount of activity of the holder of the mobile phone 1 are finally detected.

The lead 21 of the acceleration sensor 6 and the determination means 7 of the mobile phone 1 are connected to each other.
The signal of the potential difference generated on both surfaces of the piezoelectric element 20 is transmitted to the determination means 7 through the first element 1. Then, the determination means 7 stores in advance a first correspondence table indicating that the magnitude of the potential difference and the magnitude of the acceleration of the weight 19 are in a proportional relationship, and changes in the acceleration of the weight 19 and the posture of the holder. A second correspondence table indicating the relationship with the activity amount is stored in advance, and the posture and the activity amount of the holder are determined based on the first correspondence table and the second correspondence table.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 and the management device 15 of the present embodiment will be described.

First, the operation of the mobile phone 1 when the mobile phone 1 is used as a telephone will be described. When the holder of the mobile phone 1 calls another person, the holder inputs the telephone number of the other party to the mobile phone 1. Then, when the telephone is connected to the other party, the user starts talking. The voice of the holder of the mobile phone 1 is collected by the microphone 2, and the processing means 3 converts the collected sound into an electric signal, 4 transmits a radio wave based on the electric signal, so that the voice of the holder of the mobile phone 1 reaches the telephone of the other party. On the other hand, the voice from the other party is transmitted by radio waves from the other party's phone, but in the mobile phone 1, the antenna 4 receives the radio waves from the other party's phone,
The processing unit 3 converts an electric signal based on the received radio wave into a sound signal, and the speaker 5 outputs the sound signal as a sound. In this way, the mobile phone 1 functions as a telephone.

By the way, there is a case where the holder of the mobile phone 1 does not make a call to another person but receives a call from another person. At that time, the mobile phone 1 receives a call from another person. The call information indicating that the call information is output from the speaker 5 as a call sound, and the vibrating means 8 can transmit the call information to the holder with predetermined vibration.

Next, the mobile phone 1 is moved to the position of the holder and / or
Alternatively, the operation of the mobile phone 1 when detecting the amount of activity will be described. As described with reference to FIG.
The acceleration sensor 6 and the judging means 7 are built in. As described with reference to FIG.
A weight 19 that moves in accordance with the movement of the mobile phone 1 is provided, and when the weight 19 moves, a potential difference is generated on both surfaces of the piezoelectric element 20 in accordance with the movement.

Here, if the holder wears the mobile phone 1 on a body such as a breast pocket, the movement of the holder and the movement of the weight 19 are linked. As a result, the movement of the holder and the potential difference generated on both surfaces of the piezoelectric element 20 are linked.

Therefore, when the holder wearing the mobile phone 1 changes his / her posture and / or his / her activity, the weight 1 is changed.
9 changes, and the potential difference generated in the piezoelectric element 20 changes accordingly. Therefore, the determination unit 7 uses the first correspondence table and the second correspondence table to determine
From the change in the potential difference generated on both surfaces of the piezoelectric element 20 detected by the acceleration sensor 6, the posture and the amount of activity of the holder can be determined. That is, the posture and the amount of activity of the holder are detected by the acceleration sensor 6 and the determination unit 7.

Next, as an example, a case where the posture and the amount of activity of the holder are detected, for example, in a case where the holder returns from the hospital to a bus stop near his / her home by a bus and walks from the bus stop to his / her home. 4 will be described. here,
FIG. 4 (a) shows the weight 19 in the z direction (vertical direction) when the holder is standing or sitting (stationary state), that is, when the weight 19 is stationary. FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a change over time in acceleration, and FIG.
Represents the change over time of the acceleration of the weight 19 in the z direction when the holder is walking at a constant speed (during a walking state), that is, when the weight 19 is oscillating in the vertical direction at a constant speed. It is assumed that FIG. The relationships shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B show an example of the second correspondence table.

Next, FIG. 4 (c) shows the change over time of the potential difference occurring on both sides of the piezoelectric element 20 when the holder is on a bus and is at a bus stop near his / her home and walks from the bus stop to his / her home. It is assumed that FIG.

Then, actually, the acceleration sensor 6
Assuming that a change with time in the potential difference as shown in FIG. 4C is detected, the determination means 7 determines the magnitude of the potential difference and the weight 19.
According to the first correspondence table in which the magnitude of the acceleration is proportional to the magnitude of the acceleration, the temporal change of the acceleration of the weight 19 is as shown in FIG. 4A for the period of FIG. From the correspondence table, it is determined that the holder is standing or sitting and standing still. Also,
In the period of FIG. 4C, the determination unit 7 determines that the change with time of the acceleration of the weight 19 from the first correspondence table is as shown in FIG. Is determined to be in a walking state.

As described above, the first correspondence table in which the magnitude of the potential difference and the magnitude of the acceleration of the weight 19 are in a proportional relationship, and the relationship between the change in the acceleration of the weight 19 and each posture of the holder and each amount of activity. A second correspondence table indicating the relationship,
When stored in the determination means 7, when the holder wears the mobile phone 1, the posture and the amount of activity of the holder are detected by using the acceleration sensor 6 and the determination means 7.

Up to this point, for simplicity of explanation,
The relationship between the change in the magnitude of the potential difference in the z direction (vertical direction) of the weight 19, the change in the magnitude of the potential difference, the posture of the holder, and the like has been described. Since the sensor is configured to be able to detect acceleration in all of the x, y, and z directions, the change with time of the acceleration measured by the actual acceleration sensor is shown in FIG.
Are measured in all of the x, y, and z directions, that is, in each of the three axes. Then, the posture and the amount of activity of the holder are detected from the change in the potential difference measured on each of the three axes, the first correspondence table, and the second correspondence table.

As described above, the portable telephone 1 is provided with the vibrating means 8 for transmitting the calling information to the holder by vibration when another person calls the portable telephone 1, as described above. I have. Therefore, when a call is received from another person to the mobile phone 1 while the posture and the amount of activity of the holder are being detected, vibration meaning call information is generated, and the vibration causes an acceleration sensor to be detected. No. 6 cannot accurately detect the potential difference.

Therefore, the amplitude and frequency of the vibration generated by the vibration means 8 are determined in advance, and the time during which the vibration is continued is determined in advance. When the vibration means 8 generates the vibration, it is determined that the vibration is generated. Is transmitted to the determination means 7. Then, the judgment means 7
By subtracting the amount corresponding to the vibration from the potential difference detected by the acceleration sensor 6, it is possible to know an accurate potential difference, thereby accurately detecting the posture and the amount of activity of the holder.

For example, the vibration generated by the vibration means 8 is shown in FIG.
5A, when the potential difference detected by the acceleration sensor 6 changes as shown in FIG. 5B, the determination unit 7 corresponds to vibration from the potential difference detected by the acceleration sensor 6. The change in the potential difference after subtracting the minutes is shown in FIG.
(C).

Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 when the mobile phone 1 detects the position of the holder will be described. The mobile phone 1 exchanges radio waves with a plurality of repeaters so that it can always communicate with the nearest repeater. Thus, the position detecting means 9 detects the position of the holder wearing the mobile phone 1 from the difference in the intensity of the radio waves exchanged between the mobile phone 1 and each of the radio repeaters.

As described above, the posture and the amount of activity of the holder are detected by the acceleration sensor 6 and the judging means 7, and the position of the holder is detected by the position detecting means 9. Behavior pattern estimating means 10
Estimates the behavior pattern of the holder. For example, FIG.
When the change with time of the potential difference shown in FIG. 4C is detected by the acceleration sensor 6, the determination unit 7 determines that the holder is standing or sitting and stationary in the period of FIG. 4 (c), it is determined only that the holder is in the walking state. However, the position of the holder during the period of FIG. From the position and the moving speed of the holder, which is constantly changing, the behavior pattern estimating means 10 indicates that the holder can get on the bus from the hospital to the bus stop near his home for the period of FIG. It is presumed that the holder walked from the bus stop to his home during the period of FIG. 4C.

As described above, if the behavior pattern estimating means 10 always estimates the behavior of the holder, the behavior pattern estimating means 10 can estimate the behavior pattern of the holder. Note that the behavior pattern of the holder estimated by the behavior pattern estimation means 10 is stored in the first storage means 11.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 when the mobile phone 1 detects an abnormal behavior of the holder or when the holder itself has an abnormality itself will be described. As described with reference to FIG. 1, the mobile phone 1 stores the reference information for determining whether the holder is performing an abnormal behavior or determining whether the holder is in an abnormal state. Based on the second storage means 12 and the reference information and the determination result of the posture and the activity amount of the holder by the determination means 7, it is determined whether or not the holder is performing abnormal behavior. A determination unit 13 for determining whether an abnormal situation has occurred.

Therefore, for example, the reference information that "if the holder suddenly falls down from the walking state and does not rise even after 5 minutes, it is assumed that the holder itself has an abnormality" is stored in the second storage means. 12 is stored. Here, the judging means 7 determines that “the holder suddenly falls from the walking state and
The determination means 13 determines that an abnormal situation has occurred in the holder based on the reference information and the determination result of the determination means 7.

Then, the communication means 14 automatically calls the management device 15 shown in FIG. The management device 1
In 5, the receiving means 16 receives the telephone call from the mobile phone 1, and the speaker 17 outputs the sound of the received telephone. As a result, the sound collected by the microphone 2 of the mobile phone 1 is output from the speaker 17 of the management device 15. by the way,
Since the management device 15 is installed, for example, in a nursing home for the elderly, the manager of the management device 15 listens to the sound of the place where the holder is located when the holder has an abnormal situation. be able to. Therefore, the administrator of the management device 15 can determine whether an abnormal situation has occurred in the shopping district or in a quiet place such as a park.

In the above-described embodiment, the acceleration sensor 6 and the determination means 7 are used as an example of the detection means of the mobile phone of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the determination means 7. In short, the detection means of the mobile phone of the present invention only needs to detect the posture and / or the amount of activity of the holder.

In the above-described embodiment, a signal indicating that the vibration means 8 is generating vibration is transmitted to the determination means 7, and the determination means 7 corresponds to the vibration based on the potential difference detected by the acceleration sensor 6. By subtracting minutes
Although it is assumed that an accurate potential difference is known, the determination unit 7 stores the amplitude, frequency, and continuous time of the vibration generated by the vibration unit 8 and stores the waveform of the potential difference detected by the acceleration sensor 6 in advance. If it does not substantially match the one existing in the second correspondence table, the judging means 7 judges that it does not match because of the vibration generated by the vibration means 8, and automatically determines the vibration from the potential difference detected by the acceleration sensor 6. An accurate potential difference may be obtained by subtracting the amount corresponding to. In short, the determination unit 7 knows an accurate potential difference by removing or suppressing the vibration generated by the vibration unit 8, and determines the posture and / or posture of the holder of the mobile phone 1.
Alternatively, it is only necessary to determine the amount of activity.

In the above embodiment, the behavior pattern estimating means 10 of the portable telephone 1 estimates the behavior pattern of the holder of the portable telephone 1. However, the behavior pattern estimating means 10 is not provided in the portable telephone 1. A management device for acquiring the posture and the activity amount of the holder detected in the mobile phone 1 from the mobile phone 1 or the posture and the activity amount of the holder and the position of the holder detected in the mobile phone 1 In addition, a behavior pattern estimation means equivalent to the behavior pattern estimation means 10 may be provided, and the behavior pattern estimation means may estimate the behavior pattern of the holder of the mobile phone 1. In this case, the mobile phone 1 may automatically or periodically transmit information on the detected posture, activity amount, or position of the holder to the management device, periodically or irregularly.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the reference information for determining whether or not the holder is performing abnormal behavior or whether or not the holder has an abnormal situation is stored. Based on the second storage unit 12 and the reference information and the determination result of the holder's posture and activity amount by the determination unit 7, it is determined whether or not the holder is performing abnormal behavior, or whether the holder has an abnormal situation. A judgment unit 13 for judging whether or not an occurrence has occurred, and when the judgment unit 13 judges that the holder is acting abnormally or that the holder is in an abnormal state, It is assumed that the communication means 14 for making a telephone call is provided in the mobile phone 1.

However, the second storage means 12,
The judgment means 13 and the communication means 14 are not provided in the mobile phone 1, and the second storage means 12, the judgment means 13 and the communication means 23 having the same functions as the communication means 14.
However, as shown in FIG.
2 may be provided.

The management device 22 may determine whether the holder of the mobile phone 1 is acting abnormally or whether the holder has an abnormal situation. In this case, the management device 22 is provided with an acquisition unit 24 that acquires the determination result of the posture and the activity amount of the holder from the mobile phone 1, and the mobile phone 1 manages the determination result determined by the determination unit 7. It is assumed that a transmission unit for transmitting to the device 22 is provided. Further, it is assumed that the management device 22 includes a receiving unit 16 that receives a call from the mobile phone 1 and a speaker 17 that outputs a sound related to the received call.

Here, when it is judged by the judging means 13 of the management device 22 that the holder is acting abnormally or that an abnormal situation has occurred in the holder, the communication means 23 automatically informs the portable telephone 1 of the information. Make a call to. Then, in the mobile phone 1, the communication means connects the telephone from the management device 22, and the sound collected by the microphone 2 of the mobile phone 1 is output from the speaker 17 in the management device 22, for example, an abnormal situation occurs in the holder. In this case, the manager of the management device 22 can hear the sound of the place where the holder is present. Therefore, the administrator can determine whether an abnormal situation has occurred in a shopping district or a quiet place such as a park.

The present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the functions of all or a part of the above-described portable telephone of the present invention, and is a program that operates in cooperation with the computer.

The present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the functions of all or a part of the management device of the present invention described above, and is a program that operates in cooperation with the computer.

Incidentally, a part of the means of the present invention means some of the plurality of means or a part of the function of one means. .

The present invention also includes a computer-readable recording medium in which the program of the present invention is recorded.

Further, one use form of the program of the present invention is as follows.
A mode in which the program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and operates in cooperation with the computer may be employed.

Further, one use form of the program of the present invention is as follows.
Transmitted through a transmission medium, read by a computer,
It may be a mode that operates in cooperation with a computer.

The recording medium includes a ROM and the like, and the transmission medium includes a transmission medium such as the Internet, light, radio waves and sound waves.

The computer of the present invention described above has a C
The hardware is not limited to pure hardware such as a PU, and may include firmware, an OS, and peripheral devices.

As described above, the configuration of the present invention is as follows.
It may be implemented by software or hardware.

[0072]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention can provide a portable telephone capable of easily detecting the posture and / or the amount of activity of a person.

Further, according to the present invention, even when call information is transmitted to a holder by vibration when a call is received from another person, the posture and / or the amount of activity of the holder can be detected with high accuracy. Mobile phones can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the mobile phone 1 and a management device 15 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an acceleration sensor 6 in the mobile phone 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating detection of a posture and an activity amount of a holder according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining detection of a posture and an amount of activity of a holder when a call vibration of a mobile phone occurs in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the mobile phone 1 and the management device 22 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 mobile phone 2 microphone 3 processing means 4 antenna 5 speaker 6 acceleration sensor 7 determination means 8 vibration means 9 position detection means 10 action pattern estimation means 11 first storage means 12 second storage means 13 determination means 14 communication means 15 management device 16 Receiving means 17 Speaker 18 Housing 19 Weight 20 Piezoelectric element 21 Lead wire

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Shinji Tanaka 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Terms (reference) 5K027 AA11 BB04 EE04 EE15 FF03 FF12 FF21 GG08 HH26 5K067 BB04 EE14 FF03 FF07 FF13 FF27 FF28 GG01 HH05 HH22 HH23 JJ52 JJ54 KK15 5K101 KK14 LL12 NN14 NN14 MM05

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone comprising a detecting means for detecting a posture and / or an activity amount of a holder. 2. When a call is received from another party, the information processing apparatus further includes a vibration unit that transmits call information to that effect to the holder with predetermined vibration, and the detection unit is configured to detect the call information based on the call information. 2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the posture and / or the activity amount are detected in consideration of vibration. 3. The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein the detection means has at least an acceleration sensor, and the acceleration sensor and the vibration means are arranged at a predetermined distance. 4. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising a position detecting unit that detects a position where the holder is located. 5. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising an action pattern estimating means for estimating an action pattern of the holder based on a detection result of the detecting means. 6. A management device comprising: a behavior pattern estimating means for estimating a behavior pattern of the holder based on a detection result of the detecting means of the mobile phone according to claim 1. 7. A storage means for storing reference information for judging the occurrence of an abnormal behavior or an abnormal situation; and, based on a detection result of the detection means and the reference information of the storage means, the holder is determined to be abnormal. A determination means for determining whether or not the holder is performing an action, or determining whether or not an abnormal situation has occurred in the holder; When it is determined that an abnormal situation has occurred, a contact means for automatically making a call to a predetermined management device, and when the contact means makes a call to the management device and the telephone is connected, the microphone is connected to the microphone. The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit the collected sound to the management device. 8. A storage means for storing reference information for judging occurrence of an abnormal behavior or an abnormal situation, a detection result of the detection means of the mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and said storage means. Based on the reference information of the above, whether or not the holder is performing abnormal behavior, or determining means for determining whether the holder has an abnormal situation, and the determining means, A contacting means for automatically calling the mobile phone when it is determined that the holder is acting abnormally or an abnormal situation has occurred in the holder; And receiving means for receiving the sound picked up by the microphone of the mobile phone when the call is connected. 9. A reference information for judging occurrence of an abnormal action or an abnormal situation is stored, and based on a detection result of the detection means and the reference information, whether the holder is performing an abnormal action or A communication means for automatically connecting the telephone from the management device for making a telephone call when it is determined that an abnormal situation has occurred in the holder; and a sound picked up by the microphone when the telephone is connected. The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit the mobile phone to the management device. 10. The mobile phone according to claim 7, wherein the detection means detects the posture and / or the amount of activity of the holder, and the reference information for determining occurrence of abnormal behavior or abnormal situation is stored. Storage means, based on the detection result of the detection means and the reference information of the storage means, whether or not the holder is performing abnormal behavior, or whether or not the holder has an abnormal situation The determination means for determining whether or not the holder is performing an abnormal behavior or the holder is determined to have an abnormal situation, automatically to a predetermined management device All or one of the contacting means for making a telephone call and the transmitting means for transmitting a sound picked up by a microphone to the managing device when the communicating means makes a call to the management device and the call is connected. Department Program for causing a computer to function. 11. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores reference information for determining whether an abnormal behavior or an abnormal situation has occurred, in the management device according to claim 8. Based on the detection result of the detection unit and the reference information of the storage unit, it is determined whether the holder is performing an abnormal action or whether the holder is in an abnormal state. Automatically determining whether the holder is acting abnormally or that an abnormal situation has occurred in the holder by the determining unit. A computer as all or a part of the contacting means and the receiving means for receiving the sound picked up by the microphone of the mobile phone when the communication means makes a call to the mobile phone and the call is connected; function The program to let.