JP2005121549A - Telecommunication device, positional information acquiring system, and position information acquiring method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that the all terrestrial positional information cannot be detected about a device set up in the interior parts building, since positional information from the satellite cannot be received in interior parts of a building. <P>SOLUTION: The positional information acquiring system is provided with at least two position receiving devices 12, 13 outside a building 100, for receiving positional information through antennas 10, 14 and broadcasting the received positional information inside the building 100. At least one telecommunication device 21 is set up in the place where positional information from at least two position receiving devices 12, 13 can be received internally in building 100. The telecommunication device 21 receives at least two positional information and detects the distance between the position receiving devices and itself relating to the broadcasting origin of the positional information. The telecommunication device 21 detects the positional information by using the detected distance and registers it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention receives positioning information outside a building and broadcasts the positioning information to the inside of the building, whereby at least one communication device of a plurality of communication devices installed inside the building is positioned. Detects its own position based on the information, and other communication devices except at least one of the above detect their own positions based on the distance between the already determined position and the already determined position. The present invention relates to a position information capturing system and a position information capturing method. In addition, a plurality of communication devices whose positions determined by themselves installed in the building are determined by managing the positions of other communication devices other than themselves and determining whether other communication devices have moved. The present invention relates to a position information capturing system and a position information capturing method.

Detects position information of conventional communication devices, manages communication device addresses and position information in correspondence with the invention that uses the detected position information, and communicates with communication devices connected via a network In some cases, the shortest route is selected by referring to position information corresponding to an address when selecting a route for performing the above. For example, “JP 2003-234686 A”, “JP 2000-299690 A”, “JP 2003-131972 PR”, “JP 2003-524309 PR” and “JP 2002”. -176444 PR ". In particular, in the invention described in “Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-234686”, when a signal is transferred from the first node to the second node, the position of the second node is specified, The direction of receiving the signal is specified in response to transmitting the signal to the second node in response to specifying the position of the second node and not specifying the position of the second node. The signal is transmitted away from the receiving direction. Further, the first node and the second node have a positioning function and detect their positions.
JP 2003-234686 A JP 2000-299690 A JP 2003-131972 A JP 2003-524309 A Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2002-176444

  In the above-described conventional invention, the communication device itself has a positioning function, and after detecting its own position, the main purpose is to use the detected position information for the network. In addition, if the communication device is outdoors, it can receive positioning information from satellites equipped with a function for transmitting positioning information such as conventional geostationary satellites, GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites, and quasi-zenith satellites. The position could be detected. However, when the communication device is indoors, it is difficult to receive the positioning information, and there is a problem that the position of itself cannot be detected.

  The detected position information is used when selecting a network route. When there are a plurality of communication devices, the communication devices cannot manage the positions of the other communication devices and monitor the installation status of the other communication devices.

  Further, since the subject of the invention was originally a device having a communication function, it was impossible to detect the position of a device having no communication function.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to easily detect the position of a communication device indoors.

  Another object of the communication device is to manage the position information of other communication devices by mutually managing the position information of the other communication devices.

  It is another object of the present invention to easily detect a position by adding a communication function to a device that does not have a communication function.

  It is another object of the present invention to detect the position of at least one communication device without having the function of receiving positioning information and the other communication device necessarily having the function of receiving positioning information.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the communication device according to the present invention includes positioning information from the positioning receiving device 1, a distance between the positioning receiving device 1 and itself, positioning information from the positioning receiving device 2, and positioning. It measures the position of itself based on the distance between the receiving device 2 and itself and the distance between the positioning receiving device 1 and the positioning receiving device 2.

  The communication device according to the present invention includes positioning information from a positioning receiving device, a distance between the positioning receiving device and itself, position information from another device, a distance between the other device and itself, and the positioning described above. A communication device that measures its own position based on a distance between a receiving device and the other device.

  The communication device according to the present invention includes position information from the other device 1, a distance between the other device 1 and itself, position information from the other device 2, a distance between the other device 2 and itself, Based on the distance between the other device 1 and the other device 2, the self position is measured.

  The position information capturing system according to the present invention includes a plurality of positioning receiving devices that receive positioning information and broadcast the received positioning information, and positioning information broadcast by at least two positioning receiving devices among the plurality of positioning receiving devices. A first communication device installed at a place where the first communication device can receive the first communication device, wherein the first communication device receives a positioning information broadcast by the at least two positioning receiving devices, and the first receiving device. The distance between the positioning receiving devices of the broadcasting source of the positioning information received by the receiving unit is acquired, the acquired distance, the positioning information received by the first receiving unit, and the positioning received by the first receiving unit And a first position detection unit that detects and registers position information indicating the position of the apparatus based on a distance between the positioning receiving device that broadcasts the information and itself.

  A position information capturing system according to the present invention includes at least a positioning receiving device that receives positioning information and broadcasts the received positioning information, a first communication device that broadcasts position information, and the first communication device. A second communication device installed at a position where the position information broadcast by another communication device that has already detected its own position information and the positioning information broadcast by the positioning receiver device can be received; The second communication device includes a second receiving unit that receives position information broadcast by the other communication device and positioning information broadcast by the positioning receiving device, the positioning receiving device, and the second receiving device. The location information received by the unit is acquired from the other communication device of the broadcast source, the acquired distance, the location information received by the second reception unit, and the second reception unit received Self with other communication devices that broadcast location information A second position detector for detecting and registering position information indicating its own position based on the distance, the positioning information received by the second receiver, and the distance between the positioning receiver and itself It is characterized by comprising.

  In the position information capturing system according to the present invention, the first and second communication devices that broadcast position information, and the position information that can be received by the first communication device and the second communication device can be received. A third communication device installed, wherein the third communication device includes a third receiving unit that receives position information broadcast by the first and second communication devices, and the first communication device. The distance between the device and the second communication device is acquired, the acquired distance, the respective position information received by the third receiving unit, and between the first communication device and itself And a third position detection unit configured to detect and register its own position information based on a distance and a distance between the second communication device and itself.

  In the position information capturing system according to the present invention, the first communication device includes a position broadcast device that stores its own position information and broadcasts it as position information.

  The position information capturing system according to the present invention is characterized in that each of the first and second communication devices includes a position broadcast device that stores its own position information and broadcasts it as position information.

  The position information capturing system according to the present invention is characterized in that the position broadcasting device is a device constituted by an electronic tag.

  In the position information capturing system according to the present invention, the first communication device broadcasts first identification information for identifying itself together with the position information of the first communication device, and the second reception unit includes the first communication device. The first communication device receives the first identification information broadcast by the first communication device, and the second communication device further receives the position information of the first communication device received by the second reception unit and the first identification. A second other device information registration unit for registering information correspondingly, and confirming the installation state of the first communication device destined for the first identification information registered by the second other device registration unit And a response to the confirmation information wirelessly transmitted by the second confirmation unit. The second confirmation unit wirelessly transmits the generated confirmation information in the direction indicated by the position information of the first communication device. If there is no response information after checking whether information is received It determines that the first communication device is moved, characterized in that a second movement determining section for notifying the movement of said first communication equipment.

  In the position information capturing system according to the present invention, the second communication device further broadcasts second identification information for identifying itself together with the position information of the second communication device, and the first receiver Receiving the position information and the second identification information of the second communication device, and the first communication device further receives the position information of the second communication device received by the first receiving unit and the second information. A first other device information registration unit that registers the second identification information correspondingly, and the second communication device that has the second identification information registered by the first other device registration unit as a destination. The first confirmation unit that generates confirmation information for confirming the installation state and wirelessly transmits the generated confirmation information in the direction indicated by the position information of the second communication device, and the confirmation transmitted by the first confirmation unit Check whether or not response information has been received for the information. It determines that the second communication device is moved, characterized in that a first movement determining section for notifying the movement of the second communication device when Tsu.

The position information capturing method according to the present invention includes a positioning information broadcasting step of receiving positioning information by at least two positioning receiving devices and broadcasting the received positioning information, and the at least two positioning receiving devices broadcast. The first communication device installed in a place where the received positioning information can be received,
The distance between the first receiving step for receiving the positioning information broadcast by the positioning information broadcasting step and the positioning receiving device of the broadcasting source of the positioning information received by the first receiving step is acquired, and the acquired distance And a first position detecting step for detecting and registering the own position information based on the positioning information received by the first receiving step and the distance between the positioning receiving device and itself. It is characterized by that.

  The position information capturing method according to the present invention includes a positioning information broadcasting step of receiving positioning information by a positioning receiving device and broadcasting the received positioning information, and a first information broadcasting of position information by a first communication device. By the first broadcasting step, the broadcasting step, the second communication device installed at a position where the position information broadcast by the first communication device and the positioning information broadcast by the positioning receiving device can be received. A second receiving step for receiving the broadcast position information and the positioning information broadcast by the positioning information broadcasting step, and a distance between the positioning receiving device and the first communication device are acquired and acquired. The position information received by the second receiving step, the distance between the first communication device and itself, the positioning information received by the second receiving step, and the positioning reception. Between the equipment and the self Based of the distance, and having a second position detecting step of registering to detect the position information indicating the own position.

  The location information capturing method according to the present invention includes: a first broadcasting step for broadcasting location information from the first communication device; a second broadcasting step for broadcasting location information from the second communication device; The position information broadcast by the first broadcasting step by the third communication device installed at a position where the position information broadcast by the first communication device and the second communication device can be received. A third receiving step for receiving position method information broadcast by the second broadcasting step, obtaining a distance between the first communication device and the second communication device, and the obtained distance; Based on the respective position information received in the third reception step, the distance between the first communication device and itself, and the distance between the second communication device and itself The third position detecting step of detecting and registering the position information of Characterized in that it has.

  In the position information capturing method according to the present invention, the first broadcasting step broadcasts first identification information for identifying itself together with the position information of the first communication device, and the second receiving step includes The first identification information is received together with the position information of the first communication device, and the position information capturing method further includes the first communication received by the second communication device by the second receiving unit step. The second other device information registration step for registering the position information of the device and the first identification information correspondingly, and the first identification information registered by the second other device registration step as a destination A second confirmation step of generating confirmation information for confirming an installation state of the first communication device, and wirelessly transmitting the generated confirmation information in a direction indicated by the position information of the first communication device; and the second Responding to the confirmation information sent by the confirmation process Second movement determination for confirming whether or not information has been received, determining that the first communication device has been moved if no response information has been received, and notifying the movement of the first communication device And a process.

  In the position information capturing method according to the present invention, the position capturing method further includes the second communication device that broadcasts second identification information for identifying itself together with the position information of the second communication device. The first receiving step receives the position information and the second identification information of the second communication device, and the first communication device receives the first receiving step. The second other device information registration step of registering correspondingly the position information of the second communication device received by the second identification information and the second other device information registration step, and the second other device registration step registered by the first other device registration step First confirmation that generates confirmation information for confirming the installation state of the second communication device with the identification information as a destination, and wirelessly transmits the generated confirmation information in the direction indicated by the position information of the second communication device. By the process and the first confirmation process Confirming whether or not response information is received with respect to the received confirmation information, and determining that the second communication device has been moved if no response information has been received and notifying the movement of the second communication device And a first movement determination step.

  In the position information capturing system according to the present invention, after the second receiving unit detects its own position information, the detection of its own position information including at least the first communication device is completed at predetermined intervals. Receiving the position information broadcast by another communication device, comparing the received position information with the position information used when the second position detecting unit detects its own position information, The second position detection unit determines movement of another communication device that broadcasts the position information used when detecting its own position information.

  In the positional information capturing system according to the present invention, the third receiving unit receives the positional information broadcast by the first communication device at predetermined intervals after detecting its own positional information, and receives the received positional information. Comparing the information with the position information of the first communication device used when the third position detection unit detects its own position information, and determining the movement of the first communication device; Of the second communication device used when the position information broadcast by the second communication device is received at every interval, and the received position information and the third position detection unit detect its own position information. It is characterized in that at least one of determining the movement of the second communication device by comparing with the position information is performed.

  The position information capturing system according to the present invention can easily use position information from satellites for position information of buildings, such as buildings, ships, and warehouses, which are installed in an environment where radio waves from outside cannot be received. There is an effect that can be detected. Moreover, since the positioning information is used, the global position information can be detected.

  Moreover, if position information can be detected using positioning information for at least one of a plurality of objects installed indoors, the position information of the other ones is determined to be the position information that has been determined and the position information to be detected. It can be easily detected from the distance between the object and the determined position information. For this reason, at least one must be installed in a location where positioning information can be received, but the other must be installed in a location where it can receive location information from those whose location information has already been determined. What is necessary is just to install in the position which can receive the positional information from one or more things for which one positioning information and its own positional information have already been decided. For this reason, there exists an effect which can determine an installation place flexibly.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
In the first embodiment, positioning information is received outside the building and the received positioning information is broadcast inside the building, and positioning information is installed from the positioning receiving device inside the building. An example will be described with respect to the first communication device that detects the position information of itself from the detected distance and the positioning information, while detecting the distance between the positioning receiving device and itself.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a position information capturing system according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, a building 100 is an example of a building, and the building refers to a man-made one, and may be, for example, a ship, a warehouse, a tunnel, a cave, an underground mall, or the like. A GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite group 200 transmits positioning information. The reason for selecting the satellite group is that positioning is performed by an artificial satellite having a function of transmitting positioning information such as one or more geostationary satellites, one or more GPS satellites, and one or more quasi-zenith satellites. In addition, in order to raise the positioning system, instead of receiving positioning information directly from the GPS satellite group 200, for example, PAS data of the national land position information system PAS (precision positioning service by GPS reference point provided by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation) You may receive correction data broadcast from the center. The positioning receivers 12 and 13 receive positioning information from the antennas 10 and 14 from the GPS satellite group 200, respectively. The reception timing is a predetermined interval, for example, every 5 seconds or every minute. The predetermined interval can be set according to the purpose of the system. In addition, the antennas 10 and 14 are installed outside the building 100 so that positioning information can be reliably received from the GPS satellite group 200, and the radio waves from the GPS satellite group 200 are not blocked. Install on top. In addition, the positioning receivers 12 and 13 and the antennas 10, 14, 11, and 15 install at least two positioning receivers in a place where the communication device can easily receive the positioning information broadcast inside the building. In the example of FIG. 1, the positioning receivers 12 and 13 and the antennas 10 and 14 are installed at the corners of two opposing rooms. However, it is possible to install three or more positioning receivers depending on the environment where the positioning receiving device and the communication device are installed. As described above, the number of positioning receiving devices 12 and 13 is determined according to the shape of the building and the location where the positioning receiving device is installed.

  The antennas 11 and 15 are installed inside the building 100 and wirelessly broadcast the positioning information received by the positioning receiving devices 12 and 13 toward the inside of the building 100 in the direction of 360 degrees.

  Note that “wireless broadcasting” refers to communication using radio waves and light, and when information is transmitted from an omnidirectional transmission source, or the direction of transmission from a directional transmission source is a predetermined direction. This refers to sending information by controlling with time period. . The same applies to “wireless broadcasting”.

  The communication device 21 is installed at a position where the positioning information broadcast by the antenna 11 and the positioning information broadcast by the antenna 15 can be received via the antenna 23. When the communication device 21 detects its own position information, it broadcasts the detected position information from the antenna 23 in the direction of 360 degrees. The communication device 31 is installed at a position where the positioning information broadcast by either one of the antenna 11 and the antenna 15 and the position information broadcast by the communication device 21 from the antenna 23 can be received via the antenna 32. When the communication device 31 detects its own location information, the communication device 31 wirelessly broadcasts the detected location information from the antenna 32 in the direction of 360 degrees. The communication device 33 is installed at a position where the communication device 21 can receive the position information broadcast from the antenna 23 and the position information broadcast from the antenna 32 by the communication device 31.

  Here, the parent device, the child device, and the grandchild device will be described.

  -Master unit-A communication device installed at a position where positioning information can be received from at least two positioning receiving devices, that is, two or more positioning information is used to detect its own location information.

  ・ Slave unit-Position information can be received from one positioning receiver, and location information can be received from at least one of the master unit or other slave units or grandchild units that have already detected their own location information. Communication apparatus installed at a position where it can be detected, that is, its own position information is detected by triangulation using one positioning information and one or more position information.

  ・ Grandchild machine-A communication device installed at a position where position information can be received from at least two of the parent machine or the child machine or the other grandchild machine whose position information has already been detected, that is, two or more communication devices. The position information is detected by triangulation using the position information.

  In addition, if the base unit cannot receive two or more pieces of positioning information due to a change in the installation location, the base unit becomes a slave unit or a grandchild. In addition, the slave unit may become a grandchild when it cannot receive one piece of positioning information due to a change in installation location or the like, and may become a master unit when it can receive two or more pieces of positioning information. In addition, when the grandchild machine can receive one positioning information and one or more position information, for example, when the installation location is moved, it becomes a child machine and can receive two or more positioning information. , May become the parent machine.

  Thus, the parent device, the child device, and the grandchild device change depending on the reception state of the installation location.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the communication device 21 is a parent device, the communication device 31 is a child device, and the communication device 33 is a grandchild device.

  In FIG. 1, three communication devices are shown for ease of explanation, but it is assumed that a plurality of communication devices corresponding to the parent device, the child device, and the grandchild device are installed.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the positioning receivers 12 and 13 of this embodiment. In FIG. 2, the positioning receivers 12 and 13 include a reception registration unit 101 that receives positioning information from the GPS satellite group 200 via the antennas 10 and 14 and registers it in a storage unit (not shown). The positioning information received by the reception registration unit 101 is transmitted to the transmission unit 102 and broadcasts in the direction of 360 degrees to the inside of the building 100 via the antennas 11 and 15. The positioning receiving devices 12 and 13 are installed on the outer wall or the inner wall of the building 100 or embedded in the outer wall or the inner wall of the building 100. However, it is assumed that the antennas 11 and 15 are installed inside the building 100.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the communication devices 21, 31, and 33 according to this embodiment. The receiving unit 110 receives positioning information or position information via the antennas 23, 32, and 34. As described above, positioning information and position information are broadcast in a 360-degree direction. For this reason, it is conceivable that the receiving unit 11 receives a plurality of pieces of positioning information having the same content and position information having the same content. For this reason, the strength of radio waves is determined, and positioning information and position information are received in the order of strong radio waves. For example, when the strongest radio wave is received, it is positioning reception information, and when the next strong radio wave is received, it may be positioning information. For this reason, in addition to receiving in order of strong radio waves, the content of the received information is compared with the content of the already received information, and at least two pieces of information with different contents are received. The receiving unit 11 acquires reception time information indicating the reception time of positioning information or position information from a clock (not shown) provided in the communication device. In addition, it is assumed that the positioning receiver also includes a clock (not shown). It is assumed that the clocks provided in the communication device and the clocks provided in the positioning reception device have the same time.

  The absolute position detection unit 111 receives positioning information and position information from the reception unit 110. Here, the positioning information and the position information include latitude information indicating latitude, longitude information indicating longitude, and broadcast time information indicating a broadcast time when broadcasting is performed. The distance between the positioning receiving device that is the broadcasting source of the positioning information or the communication device that is the broadcasting source of the position information and itself is detected by the difference between the broadcasting time information and the receiving time information. In addition, the absolute position detection unit 111 acquires the distance between the positioning receiving device that is the transmission source of the positioning information received by the receiving unit 110 and the communication device that is the broadcasting source of the position information. Details of the distance detection operation based on the difference between the broadcast time information and the reception time information and the distance acquisition operation between the positioning reception device and the communication device will be described when FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are described.

  The absolute position detection unit 111 detects its own position information using the detected and acquired distance and positioning information, or the detected and acquired distance and position information. The detected self position information is registered in the self absolute position storage unit 112. At this time, the positioning information, the position information, the distance, and the identification information used when detecting the own position information may be registered in association with the own position information. The detected position information of the self is broadcast from the transmission unit 113 through the antennas 23, 32, and 34 in a 360 degree direction. When the installation location of the communication device that broadcasts the position information and the communication device that receives the position information is fixed to each other and the distance between the two communication devices is a fixed distance, the absolute position detection unit 111 The distance between the two communication devices is not detected. Distance information indicating the distance is registered in advance in a storage unit (not shown) of the communication device that receives the position information in correspondence with the identification information on the side that broadcasts the position information. If the broadcaster identification information is received together with the position information, the distance information can be acquired based on the identification information. In addition, regarding the distance between the positioning receiving device and the communication device, if the installation location of the positioning receiving device and the communication device does not change in a fixed manner, the positioning information is identified in a storage unit (not shown) of the communication device. Distance information indicating the distance is registered in advance in correspondence with the identification information. If the broadcaster identification information is received together with the positioning information, the distance information can be acquired based on the identification information. In addition, if the installation location of each of the plurality of positioning receiving devices is fixed, the distance between the positioning receiving devices does not change, so the distance between the positioning receiving devices is stored in a storage unit (not shown) of the communication device that receives the positioning information. The distance information indicating the distance is registered in advance in correspondence with the identification information on the broadcasting side of the positioning information. If the broadcaster identification information is received together with the positioning information, the distance information can be acquired based on the identification information. In addition, a database for centrally managing distance information may be provided in the position information capturing system. The database is made accessible from the communication device, and distance information is provided to the communication device.

  In FIG. 1, the communication devices 21, 31, and 33 are illustrated as being personal computers. However, it is assumed that a communication device having the elements of FIG. 3 is built in the personal computer.

  In FIG. 1, the communication device is illustrated as a personal computer (PC) as an example. However, a small-sized wireless device having a shape and structure such as an electronic tag (an “electronic tag” is, for example, an “IC (Integrated Circuit) tag”, which is a combination of a small IC chip and metal wiring used for an antenna)). It may be something like In other words, the communication device may have a shape that allows the communication device to be affixed to another object or fitted. By using this shape, it is easy to manage the location of equipment in the office, the location of luggage in the warehouse, the location of luggage in a freight vehicle, the location of equipment in the ship and the location of the cargo, etc. Yes.

  FIG. 4 is an example of a flowchart of a process in which the communication device 21 (master unit) detects its own position.

  In FIG. 4, in S <b> 1, the positioning receivers 12 and 13 receive the positioning information via the antennas 10 and 14, and broadcast the received positioning information from the antennas 11 and 15 toward the inside of the building 100 in the direction of 360 degrees. . This process may be performed in real time for 24 hours, or may be performed at predetermined time intervals.

  In S <b> 2, the communication device 21 receives the positioning information broadcast from the antennas 11 and 15 via the antenna 23 by the receiving unit 110. When receiving, the time is acquired from the clock and notified to the absolute position detection unit 111 as reception time information.

  In S3, the absolute position detection unit 111 receives the positioning information received in S2 and the notified reception time information, and between the positioning receiving device 12 and the positioning receiving device 13 that are broadcasting sources of the positioning information, Is detected based on the time difference between the broadcast time information and the reception time information included in the positioning information. For example, when the positioning information is 10 m / s, if the time difference is 0.5 seconds, the relative distance is detected as 5 m. Further, the distance between the positioning receiving device 12 and the positioning receiving device 13 is detected by using the latitude information and the longitude information that each positioning information has. Further, since the distance between the positioning receiving device 12 and the positioning receiving device 13 is a distance known when the positioning receiving device is installed, it is registered in a storage unit (not shown) of the communication device 21 or communicated. The data is registered in a database accessible from the device 21, and the communication device 21 acquires the distance between the positioning receiving device 12 and the positioning receiving device 13 from the storage unit or the database.

  When the detection of the distance ends, in S4, the absolute position detector 111 detects its own absolute position information using the positioning information received in S2 and the distance detected in S3. For example, the lengths of the three sides of the triangle connecting the communication device 21, the positioning reception device 12, and the positioning reception device 13 have already been detected in S3. For this reason, the angle of the communication device 21 with respect to the positioning receiver 12 and the angle of the communication device 21 with respect to the positioning receiver 13 are obtained. The communication device 21 detects its absolute position information based on the obtained angle, the distance between the three sides, and the latitude information and longitude information included in the positioning information.

  After detecting the absolute position, the absolute position detection unit 111 registers the detected absolute position information in the absolute position storage unit 112 in S5. At this time, as described above, the positioning information used for the detection, the distance, and (the identification information of the transmission source of the positioning information if the transmission source identification information is received) are registered in correspondence with the absolute position information. It doesn't matter. Furthermore, it broadcasts its own absolute position information together with broadcast time information.

  The processing of S1 to S5 is repeated every predetermined time interval, or the communication device 21 is fixed and not moved, and the reception state of the positioning information is good and does not deteriorate. Since the position does not change, only one execution is necessary.

  In addition, when the reception unit 110 periodically checks the reception state of the positioning information, and a change occurs in the reception state of the positioning information, that is, when the position information is moved, the state changes according to the change in the state. The position information is detected again by the position information detection procedure by the slave or grandchild machine. The change in the state can be confirmed by determining whether there is a change in the distance between the positioning receiving device registered in the absolute position storage unit 112 and itself. Further, when the position of the positioning receiving device is moving, it can be confirmed by determining whether there is any change in the positioning information in addition to the distance. That is, it is confirmed whether or not the communication device detects its own position information again based on the information from which the communication device itself detects its own position information, instead of an instruction from another. Further, when it is determined that the self has been moved, information indicating that it has been moved is retained. If necessary, it can be notified by flashing a lamp or sounding an alarm.

  Next, a procedure for detecting own position information by the communication device 31 (child device) and the communication device 33 (grandchild device) will be described.

  FIG. 5 is an example of a flowchart of a process in which the communication device 31 (child device) and the communication device 33 (grandchild device) detect their positions.

  In FIG. 5, when starting this procedure, the positioning receivers 12 and 13 receive the positioning information via the antennas 10 and 14, and the received positioning information is directed from the antennas 11 and 15 to the inside of the building 100. It is assumed that broadcasting is performed in real time for 24 hours, or broadcasting is performed at predetermined time intervals. In addition, it is assumed that a communication device that has already detected absolute position information has broadcast position information from the transmission unit 113 via an antenna at predetermined intervals.

  In S20, the communication device receives any one of the positioning information broadcast from the antennas 11 and 15 by the receiving unit 110 via the antenna, and the detection of the absolute position information has already been completed. Position information is received from one or more existing communication devices (parent device, child device, grandchild device) (this is referred to as “S20-a”). Alternatively, the communication device receives position information via two antennas from two or more communication devices (parent device, child device, grandchild device) for which absolute position information has already been detected by the receiving unit 110 (this is received). “S20-b”). The communication device that performs the process of S20-a is a child device, and is the communication device 31 in the example of FIG. The communication device that performs the process of S20-b is a grandchild machine, which is the communication device 33 in the example of FIG. Further, when receiving the positioning information or the position information, the receiving unit 110 acquires the time from a clock (not shown) and notifies the absolute position detecting unit 111 as the received time information.

  In S21, the communication device that performed S20-a receives the positioning information and one or more position information received by S20-a in the absolute position detection unit 111, and is a positioning receiving device that is a broadcasting source of the positioning information. Detect the relative distance between and. Furthermore, the relative distance between the communication device that is the broadcast source of the position information and itself is detected (S21-a, handset). Since the positioning information and the position information have broadcast time information, the relative distance between the communication device that is the broadcasting source of the positioning information and the self, and the broadcast of the position information, due to the time difference between the broadcast time information and the reception time information. The relative distance between the original communication device and itself is detected. For example, when the positioning information is 10 m / s and the time difference is 0.5 seconds, the relative distance between the communication device that is the broadcasting source of the positioning information and itself is detected as 5 m. In the communication device that performed S20-b, the absolute position detection unit 111 receives the two or more pieces of position information received in S20-b, and detects the relative distance between the communication device that is the broadcast source of the position information and itself. (S21-b, grandchild machine). Since the position information includes broadcast time information, the relative distance between the communication device that is the broadcast source of the position information and itself is detected based on the time difference between the broadcast time information and the reception time information. Furthermore, the communication device that performed S20-a obtains the distance between the positioning reception device and the communication device that is the broadcast source of the position information. Moreover, the communication apparatus which performed S20-b acquires the relative distance between the communication apparatuses which are the broadcasting sources of position information. The relative position is detected by the absolute position detection unit 111 based on the latitude information and longitude information included in the positioning information, and the latitude information and longitude information included in the position information. Further, the absolute position detection unit 111 detects from the latitude information and longitude information that each position information has. Alternatively, for example, when the relative distance is known in advance, it is registered in a storage unit (not shown) of the own communication device or a database accessible from the communication device. Based on the identification information, the storage unit and the database are accessed to obtain the relative distance. Further, when the relative distance is not known in advance, for example, a request is made to acquire the relative distance from the communication device that is the transmission source of the position information. For example, when the communication device 33 receives position information from the communication device 21 and the communication device 31, the communication device 33 tries to acquire the relative distance between the communication device 21 and the communication device 31. If the relative distance is not registered in advance, the position information of the communication device 31 is transmitted to the communication device 21 so as to detect the relative distance between the communication device 21 and the communication device 31, A request is made to detect the relative distance to the communication device 31. The communication device 21 detects the relative distance from the communication device 31 from the latitude information and longitude information of the position information of the communication device 31 and the latitude information and longitude information of its own position information. After the detection, the communication device 21. The communication device 33 is notified of the detected relative distance. The communication device 21 registers the detected relative distance to the communication device 31 in the database.

  When the distance detection is completed, in S22, the communication device that has performed S21-a detects the one positioning information, one or more position information received in S20-a, and S21-a in S21-a. Relative distance between the positioning receiving device that is the positioning information broadcast source and itself, the relative distance between the communication device that is the location information broadcasting source and itself, and the communication device that is the positioning receiving device and the location information broadcast source The absolute position information of itself is detected using triangulation (S22-a, slave unit). The communication device that has performed S21-b has the absolute position detection unit 111 between the two or more pieces of position information received in S20-b and the communication device that is the broadcast source of the position information detected in S21-b. And the relative distance between the communication devices that are the broadcasters of the position information are used to detect their own absolute position information using triangulation (S22-b, grandchild machine).

  After the absolute position is detected, the absolute position detection unit 111 registers the detected absolute position information in the absolute position storage unit 112 in S23. At this time, as described above, the positioning information used for detection, the distance, the position information of other communication devices (if the identification information is received together with the positioning information, the identification information of the source of the positioning information is associated with the absolute position information. If the identification information of the communication device is received together with the position information from another communication device, the identification information of the transmission source of the position information) may be registered.

  Whether a communication device is a parent device, a child device, or a grandchild device is determined by the reception state of the place where the communication device is installed. Therefore, the communication device has the configuration shown in FIG. 3, and the steps shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. Both processes can be executed.

  In addition, when the reception unit 110 periodically checks the reception state of the positioning information and the position information, and a change occurs in the reception state of the positioning information and the position information, that is, when itself is moved. According to the change of the state, the position information is detected again by the position information detection procedure by the parent device, the child device, and the grandchild device. The change of the state can be confirmed by determining whether or not the distance registered in the absolute position storage unit 112 is changed. Further, when the position of the positioning receiving device is moving, it can be confirmed by determining whether there is any change in the positioning information in addition to the distance. That is, it is confirmed whether or not the communication device detects its own position information again based on the information from which the communication device itself detects its own position information, instead of an instruction from another. In addition, when a change occurs in the reception state of the positioning information and the position information, it is considered that the communication device of the broadcast source has been moved in addition to the fact that it has moved. In this case, the information that it has been moved is held. If necessary, it can be notified by flashing a lamp or sounding an alarm.

  As described above, the position information capturing system according to the present embodiment receives the position information of the built-in communication device or the communication device in the building, or the position information of the built-in device outside the building. It is detected using the positioning information. For this reason, there is an effect that global position information that is not unique to the system can be easily detected. In addition, since this location information capturing system and method can be adopted in any location where the positioning information can be received, there is an effect that it can be developed as a business.

  In addition, some devices may be installed in a location where positioning information necessary for detecting position information cannot be received. Even in such a case, depending on the reception state of the installation location, by receiving one positioning information and the position information broadcast from the communication device that has already detected its own position information, The position information of the self can be detected. Further, even when positioning information cannot be received at all, it is possible to detect its own position by receiving position information from two or more communication devices that have already detected its own position information. As described above, if at least one communication device is installed in a place where two or more pieces of positioning information can be received, the installation place of other communication devices may not necessarily be a place where two or more pieces of positioning information can be received. . For this reason, there exists an effect which can determine the installation place of the communication apparatus installed in a building flexibly.

  The following is a brief introduction to how to use the imported location information.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the positional information of this embodiment is managed in a unified manner. In FIG. 6, a router 16 is a location management device that centrally manages location information. The router 16 includes an antenna 17 and performs wireless communication with other devices. The router 16 also includes an absolute position management storage unit 18 for centrally managing position information. Elements having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 are the same as those in FIG. In addition, the router 16 connects the communication devices 21, 31, and 33 through a wired 19 network. The router 16 and the communication devices 21, 31, and 33 can communicate with each other wirelessly and by wire. The communication devices 21, 31, and 33 detect their own position information, and then transmit their own position information to the router 16 wirelessly or by wire. The router 16 registers the position information sent from each communication device in the absolute position management storage unit 18. The absolute position management storage unit 18 stores, for example, information illustrated in FIG. In FIG. 7, the identification code of the communication device (terminal) and the position information (absolute position) are stored in association with each other. The router 16 selects a route with the shortest distance with reference to the position information stored in the absolute position management storage unit 18 when relaying communication with the communication devices 21, 31 and 33. In addition, information is wirelessly transmitted in the direction in which the destination communication device is installed.

  In addition, by making the communication device into a shape like an electronic tag or a small communication device, one that does not have a communication function installed inside the building, such as a safe, desk, chair, phone, By attaching or incorporating a communication device into a home appliance or the like, position information of the object can be detected.

  If the location information of a thing can be detected, each device will correspond to the identification information of each device when it is decided to communicate with each other by connecting a telephone or home appliance via Bluetooth (Near Field Communication). The position information is managed, and when communicating between devices, radio waves are transmitted in the direction in which the communication partner device is installed. As a result, it is possible to reduce erroneous reception by other devices.

  Regarding how to use the location information of devices and objects, refer to these since there are multiple public relations as described in the prior art.

  In this embodiment, the positioning information is received outside the building, the received positioning information is broadcast inside the building, and a plurality of positioning receiving devices are installed inside the building. A first communication device installed at a location where the positioning information broadcast by at least two positioning receiving devices among the receiving devices can be received, and the first communication device broadcasts by the at least two positioning receiving devices The first receiving unit that receives the positioning information, and the distance between the positioning receiving device that is the broadcasting source of the positioning information received by the first receiving unit and itself are detected, and the detected distance and the first reception An example of the position information capturing system including the first position detection unit that detects and registers position information indicating its own position based on the positioning information received by the unit has been described.

  Furthermore, the first communication device includes a first broadcast unit that broadcasts the position information detected by the first detection unit, and detection of the position information of the device including the first communication device is already completed. A second communication device installed at a position capable of receiving position information broadcast by another communication device and positioning information broadcast by at least one positioning receiving device among the plurality of positioning receiving devices; The second communication device includes: a second receiving unit that receives position information broadcast by the other communication device; and positioning information broadcast by the at least one positioning receiving device; and the second receiving unit includes: Detects the distance between the other communication device that broadcasts the received location information and itself, and the distance between the positioning reception device that receives the positioning information received by the second receiving unit and the device itself. Each received above and received Based on the location information and positioning information, for explaining an example of a position information acquisition system characterized in that a second position detecting unit that registers by detecting the position information indicating the own position.

  Furthermore, the second communication device includes a second broadcast unit that broadcasts the position information detected by the second position detection unit, and is either the first communication device or the second communication device. A third communication device installed at a position capable of receiving position information broadcast by at least two communication devices among other communication devices that have already detected the position information of at least one including at least one, The three communication devices include a third receiving unit that receives position information broadcast by at least two communication devices among the other communication devices, and two broadcast sources of the position information received by the third receiving unit. The distance between each of the communication devices and itself is detected, and based on the detected two distances and the two position information received by the third receiver, the position information of the self is detected and registered. Having a third position detection unit For explaining an example of a position information acquisition system according to claim.

  Further, the first position detection unit detects an example of the distance based on a difference between broadcast time information at which the positioning information is broadcast and reception time information at which the positioning information is received. Explained.

  Further, the second position detecting unit receives the difference between the broadcast time information at which the positioning information is broadcasted and the reception time information at which the positioning information is received, and the broadcast time information at which the position information is broadcast and the position information received. An example of a position information capturing system that detects the distance based on a difference from time information has been described.

  Furthermore, the third position detection unit detects an example of the distance information based on a difference between broadcast time information when the position information is broadcast and reception time information when the position information is received. explained.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In this embodiment, an example will be described in which position information is detected in a place where a communication device is installed in a location where positioning information cannot be received and there is no communication device that has already detected its own position information. .

  For example, it is assumed that portable communication terminals 37 and 39 are used in a room without a window as shown in FIG. The communication terminals 37 and 39 are assumed to incorporate communication devices having the configuration shown in FIG. Further, it is assumed that the communication performs the steps shown in FIGS.

  In this room, it is assumed that there is no communication device that cannot receive positioning information and has already detected position information. In such an environment, two or more electronic tags having a function of storing the absolute position information and broadcasting the stored absolute position information are prepared, and the two or more electronic tags are provided at a location corresponding to the stored absolute position information. Affix an electronic tag. For example, each of the electronic tags 70 in FIG. 8 stores absolute position information corresponding to the wall of the room where the electronic tag is attached and the distance between the electronic tags. At least one of the communication terminals 37 and 39, for example, the communication terminal 37 receives absolute position information including broadcast time information and distance information indicating a distance between the electronic tags from each electronic tag 70. Then, the distance between each electronic tag 70 and its own is detected (the detection method is detected by the difference between the broadcast time and the reception time as in the first embodiment), and the received absolute position information and electronic The position information of itself is detected by triangulation from the distance information indicating the distance between the tags and the detected distance. Here, it is assumed that the communication terminal 39 is in a position where the positioning information cannot be received from one of the electronic tags 70 and can receive information from the communication terminal 37. In such a case, the communication terminal 39 receives absolute position information including broadcast time information from the receivable electronic tag 70 and position position information including broadcast time information from the communication terminal 37. Then, the distance to the electronic tag 70 that is the broadcast source of the absolute position information and the distance to the communication terminal 37 are detected from the difference between the broadcast time and the reception time, respectively, as in the first embodiment. Further, the communication terminal 37 is requested to detect the distance between the electronic tag that has received the positioning information and the communication terminal 37. When requesting, the communication terminal 37 is notified of the positioning information received by the communication terminal 39. The communication terminal 37 detects and notifies the distance to the electronic tag from the latitude information and longitude information of the notified positioning information and the latitude information and longitude information of its own position information. When the distance to the electronic tag is already known, the distance is notified to the communication terminal 30 without being detected. The position information of itself is detected from the distance between the communication terminal 39 and itself, the distance between the electronic tag and itself, the distance between the electronic tag and the communication terminal 37, and the received absolute position information and position information.

  As described above, the communication terminal 37 that detects its own position information corresponds to the “parent device” described in the above embodiment, and the communication terminal 39 corresponds to the “child device”.

  It is assumed that the communication terminals 37 and 39 are moved to another room after detecting their own position information. Moving to another room means that the position information received by each of the communication terminals 37 and 39 changes. If the communication device is operating at a predetermined interval, a change in position information received by the receiving unit 110 and a change in reception state can be found. If the position information is detected again using the change as a trigger, the latest position information can be captured.

  Further, it is assumed that a communication device is also installed on a floor below the floor where the communication device 21 of FIG. 1 is installed. In this case, since it can be expected that no communication device is installed at a position where at least two pieces of positioning information can be received, the above-described electronic tag is attached to a wall or the like to detect the absolute position information of the communication device.

  In the example shown in FIG. 8, the wall to which the electronic tag 70 is stuck is fixed without moving, and thus absolute position information can be used as fixed position information.

  As described above, it is possible to detect the position information of the communication device by storing the fixed position information in the electronic tag or the like and transmitting it to the communication device. The position information of the device can be easily detected.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In this embodiment, an example of a position information capturing system and method for determining movement of each other between communication devices that have detected their own position information will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating movement of the communication device according to the third embodiment.

  In FIG. 9, the communication device 21 and the communication device 31 are in the form of a personal computer, but it is assumed that the communication devices 21 and 31 are built in the personal computer. The communication device 21 has at least the elements shown in the configuration diagram of FIG. 3 and executes the processes of FIGS. 4 and 5.

  It is assumed that the communication device 21 and the communication device 31 have already detected their own position information. That is, the transmitting unit 113 broadcasts its own location information at a predetermined interval. It is assumed that the communication devices 21 and 31 can receive each other's position information by the respective receiving units 110. It is assumed that the communication device 21 is moved in the direction of the figure after the communication device 31 receives the position information of the communication device 21.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the communication devices 21, 31, and 33 according to the third embodiment. 10, elements with the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 are the same as those in FIG. However, when receiving position information broadcast from another communication device, the receiving unit 110 passes the received position information of the other communication device to the other terminal absolute position registration unit 114. Further, the reception unit 110 receives the response information and passes the received response information to the movement determination unit 117. The response information will be described later in detail. The other terminal absolute position registration unit 114 receives the position information of the other communication device and stores it in the storage unit 115. The position information of the other communication device includes identification information of the other communication device, and the identification information and the position information are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 115. Further, when the location information of the already registered identification information is received or when the identification information different from the already registered location information is received, the storage unit 115 is rewritten and updated in such a case. . The movement confirmation unit 116 generates confirmation information that is applied to the identification information registered in the storage unit 115 and confirms whether the communication device having the identification information is moving. The generated confirmation information is wirelessly transmitted from the transmission unit 113 via the antennas 23, 32, and 34 toward the position indicated by the position information corresponding to the identification information.

  The movement determination unit 117 waits for a predetermined time for the presence or absence of response information for the transmitted confirmation information, and determines that the communication device corresponding to the identification information has moved if the response information does not arrive within the predetermined time. This is notified to the warning processing unit 118. For example, the warning processing unit 118 notifies the movement by issuing an alarm, turning on the lamp, or displaying the identifier and position information of the communication device that has been determined to have moved.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating steps performed by the receiving unit 110 according to the third embodiment.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart diagram mainly illustrating a step of generating confirmation information and a step of receiving response information according to the third embodiment.

  In FIG. 11, in S30, the receiving unit 110 confirms reception of position information from another communication device. When the position information is received, the process branches to S31, and when the position information is not received, a reception waiting state is entered. For example, it is assumed that the communication device 31 receives position information of the communication device 21 from the communication device 21.

  In S31, the other terminal absolute position registration unit 114 registers the position information of the communication device 21 received in S30 in the storage unit 115. At this time, the identification information of the communication device 21 is also registered corresponding to the position information.

  Next, confirmation information is generated. This process is performed when the position information is registered in the storage unit 115 for the first time, when the position information or the identification information is changed, and after determining that the position information is not moved. It is performed at a timing after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  In S <b> 40, the movement confirmation unit 116 acquires the position information and identification information for which confirmation information is to be created from the storage unit 115, and generates confirmation information. The communication device 31 generates confirmation information for confirming the movement of the communication device 21. The confirmation information is transmitted from the transmission unit 113 in the direction of the position information. The communication device 31 transmits confirmation information to the communication device 21 in a direction according to the position information of the communication device 21.

  In S41, after the response information is transmitted, the movement determination unit 117 waits for the arrival of the response information for the confirmation information for a predetermined time.

  In S42, the process ends if the arrival of the response information can be confirmed within a predetermined time. If the response information does not arrive within a predetermined time, the movement determination unit 117 notifies the warning processing unit 118 that the movement has been determined in S43, and starts warning processing by the warning processing unit. For example, if the communication device 21 is moved after the communication device 31 registers the position information of the communication device 21, no response information is issued from the communication device 21, so the communication device 31 moves the communication device 21. Determine and perform warning processing.

  One process of FIG. 12 occurs for one communication terminal. That is, when the communication device manages the position information of n communication devices, n processes occur and operate in equilibrium.

  As described above, by managing the detected position information of other communication devices, it is possible to confirm the presence or absence of movement between the communication devices. Further, when the movement can be confirmed, a warning is given that the movement has occurred, so that it is possible to prevent the movement of an object that should not move.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 13, there is a warehouse 99 for storing works of art. Positioning receivers 12 and 13 are installed in the warehouse 99 as shown in the figure. In the warehouse 99, works of art 91, 94, 96 are stored in storage boxes 90, 93, 95, respectively. An electronic tag communication device 92 is attached to each of the storage boxes 90, 93, 95. The communication device 92 includes the elements shown in FIG. The communication devices 92 attached to the respective storage boxes 90, 93, and 95 confirm the presence / absence of movement of the communication devices. When the stored artwork is moved without a plan, for example, when the storage box 93 is moved, the respective communication devices 92 attached to the storage boxes 90 and 95 move the communication devices 92 attached to the storage box 93. And a warning process is performed. For this reason, using this location information capturing system and location information capturing method in a museum or the like has the effect of preventing theft of a work of art and early detection of theft even if stolen.

  For this reason, as a theft prevention / discovery system, there is an effect that a business using the position information capturing system and the position information capturing method can be developed.

  What has been described as “to part” in the above description of the embodiment may be configured by a program that can be operated by a computer in part or in whole. These programs can be created in C language, for example.

  In addition, what has been described as “˜unit” in the description of the embodiment may be realized by firmware stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory). Alternatively, it may be implemented by software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware.

  Further, the program for implementing each of the above embodiments is recorded on a recording medium. The recording medium may be a storage device such as a magnetic disk device, an FD (Flexible Disk), an optical disk, a CD (compact disk), an MD (mini disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or the like.

  The program is loaded into a computer and executed based on the control of the processor.

1 is a configuration diagram of a position information capturing system according to a first embodiment. 2 is a block diagram of positioning receiving devices 12 and 13 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of communication devices 21, 31, and 33 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart figure of the process in which the communication apparatus 21 (parent machine) of Embodiment 1 detects an own position. It is a flowchart figure of the process in which the communication apparatus 31 (slave machine) and the communication apparatus 33 (grandchild machine) of Embodiment 1 detect an own position. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which position information according to Embodiment 1 is managed in an integrated manner and used. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in an absolute position management storage unit 18. FIG. It is a figure explaining that the portable communication terminals 37 and 39 of Embodiment 2 are used in the room without a window. 10 is a diagram for explaining movement of a communication device according to Embodiment 3. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of communication devices 21, 31, and 33 according to Embodiment 3. FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating steps performed by a receiving unit 110 according to the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart diagram mainly illustrating a step of generating confirmation information and a step of receiving response information according to the third embodiment. It is a figure explaining the usage example of the positional information capture system and method of Embodiment 3. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 23, 32, 34 Antenna, 12, 13 Positioning receiving device, 16 router, 18 Absolute position management storage unit, 19 Wired, 21, 31, 33 Communication device, 37, 39 Communication terminal 70, electronic tag, 90, 93, 95 storage box, 91, 94, 96 art, 92 communication equipment, 99 warehouse, 100 building, 101 reception registration unit, 102 transmission unit, 110 reception unit, 111 absolute position detection unit, 112 own absolute position storage unit, 113 transmission unit, 114 other terminal absolute position registration unit, 115 storage unit, 116 movement confirmation unit, 117 movement determination unit, 118 warning processing unit, 200 GPS satellite group.

Claims (18)

Positioning information from the positioning receiving device 1, the distance between the positioning receiving device 1 and itself,
The positioning information from the positioning receiving device 2, the distance between the positioning receiving device 2 and itself,
A communication device that measures its own position based on a distance between the positioning receiver device 1 and the positioning receiver device 2. The positioning information from the positioning receiver, the distance between the positioning receiver and itself,
Position information from other devices, distance between other devices and self,
A communication device that measures its own position based on a distance between the positioning receiving device and the other device. The position information from the other device 1, the distance between the other device 1 and itself,
The position information from the other device 2, the distance between the other device 2 and itself,
A communication device that measures its own position based on a distance between the other device 1 and the other device 2. A plurality of positioning receiving devices that receive positioning information and broadcast the received positioning information;
A first communication device installed at a location where the positioning information broadcast by at least two positioning receiving devices among the plurality of positioning receiving devices can be received;
The first communication device is
A first receiving unit for receiving positioning information broadcast by the at least two positioning receiving devices;
The distance between the positioning receiving devices of the broadcasting source of the positioning information received by the first receiving unit is acquired, the acquired distance, the positioning information received by the first receiving unit, and the first receiving unit are A first position detecting unit for detecting and registering position information indicating its own position on the basis of the distance between the positioning receiving device of the received positioning information and the broadcast source and the self; Location information capture system. A positioning receiver that receives positioning information and broadcasts the received positioning information;
A first communication device that broadcasts location information;
It is installed at a position where it can receive the position information broadcast by another communication device that has already detected its own position information, including at least the first communication device, and the positioning information broadcast by the positioning receiving device. A second communication device,
The second communication device is
A second receiving unit that receives position information broadcast by the other communication device and positioning information broadcast by the positioning receiving device;
The distance between the positioning receiving device and the other communication device that broadcasts the position information received by the second receiving unit is acquired, and the acquired distance and the position information received by the second receiving unit The distance between the other communication device of the broadcast source of the positional information received by the second receiving unit and itself, the positioning information received by the second receiving unit, and the distance between the positioning receiving device and itself And a second position detection unit for detecting and registering position information indicating its own position based on the position information capturing system. First and second communication devices that broadcast location information;
A third communication device installed at a position where the first communication device and the second communication device can receive the position information broadcast by each;
The third communication device is
A third receiving unit for receiving position information broadcast by each of the first and second communication devices;
The distance between the first communication device and the second communication device is acquired, the acquired distance, the respective position information received by the third receiving unit, the first communication device, And a third position detecting unit for detecting and registering the position information of the self based on the distance between the self and the distance between the second communication device and the self. Location information capture system.   6. The position information capturing system according to claim 5, wherein the first communication device includes a position broadcast device that stores its own position information and broadcasts it as position information.   7. The position information capturing system according to claim 6, wherein each of the first and second communication devices includes a position broadcast device that stores its own position information and broadcasts it as position information.   9. The position information capturing system according to claim 7, wherein the position broadcasting device is a device constituted by an electronic tag. The first communication device broadcasts first identification information for identifying itself together with position information of the first communication device,
The second receiving unit receives the first identification information broadcast by the first communication device,
The second communication device further includes:
A second other device information registration unit that registers the position information of the first communication device received by the second reception unit and the first identification information in correspondence with each other;
Confirmation information for confirming the installation state of the first communication device with the first identification information registered by the second other device registration unit as a destination is generated, and the generated confirmation information is used as the first communication. A second confirmation unit that wirelessly transmits in the direction indicated by the position information of the device;
The second confirmation unit confirms whether or not response information is received with respect to the confirmation information wirelessly transmitted. If no response information is received, it is determined that the first communication device has moved and the second confirmation unit receives the response information. The position information capturing system according to claim 5, further comprising: a second movement determination unit that notifies movement of one communication device. The second communication device further broadcasts second identification information for identifying itself together with position information of the second communication device,
The first receiving unit receives position information and second identification information of the second communication device,
The first communication device further includes:
A first other device information registration unit that registers the position information of the second communication device received by the first reception unit and the second identification information in association with each other;
Confirmation information for confirming the installation state of the second communication device with the second identification information registered by the first other device registration unit as a destination is generated, and the generated confirmation information is used as the second communication information. A first confirmation unit that wirelessly transmits in the direction indicated by the position information of the device;
It is confirmed whether or not response information is received for the confirmation information transmitted by the first confirmation unit, and when the response information is not received, it is determined that the second communication device has been moved, and the second The position information capturing system according to claim 5, further comprising a first movement determination unit that notifies the movement of the communication device. A positioning information broadcasting step of receiving positioning information by at least two positioning receiving devices and broadcasting the received positioning information;
By the first communication device installed in a place where the positioning information broadcast by the at least two positioning receiving devices can be received,
A first receiving step of receiving the positioning information broadcast by the positioning information broadcasting step;
The distance between the positioning receiving devices of the broadcasting source of the positioning information received in the first receiving step is acquired, the acquired distance, the positioning information received in the first receiving step, the positioning receiving device and the self And a first position detecting step of detecting and registering the position information of the self based on the distance between the position information and the position information capturing method. A positioning information broadcasting step of receiving positioning information by a positioning receiving device and broadcasting the received positioning information; a first broadcasting step of broadcasting position information by a first communication device;
By the second communication device installed at a position where the position information broadcast by the first communication device and the positioning information broadcast by the positioning receiving device can be received,
A second receiving step for receiving the position information broadcast by the first broadcasting step and the positioning information broadcast by the positioning information broadcasting step;
The distance between the positioning receiving device and the first communication device is acquired, the acquired distance, the positional information received by the second receiving step, and the first communication device and the self Based on the distance, the positioning information received by the second receiving step, and the distance between the positioning receiving device and itself, the second information for detecting and registering the position information indicating its own position And a position detecting step. A first broadcasting step of broadcasting position information from the first communication device;
A second broadcasting step of broadcasting position information from the second communication device;
By the third communication device installed at a position where the position information broadcast by the first communication device and the second communication device can be received,
A third receiving step for receiving the position information broadcast in the first broadcasting step and the position method information broadcast in the second broadcasting step;
The distance between the first communication device and the second communication device is acquired, the acquired distance, the respective position information received by the third reception step, the first communication device, And a third position detecting step of detecting and registering position information of the self based on a distance between the self and a distance between the second communication device and the self. How to import location information. The first broadcasting step broadcasts first identification information for identifying itself together with position information of the first communication device,
The second receiving step receives the first identification information together with the position information of the first communication device,
The location information capturing method further includes the second communication device.
A second other device information registration step of registering the location information of the first communication device received by the second reception unit step and the first identification information correspondingly;
Confirmation information for confirming the installation state of the first communication device with the first identification information registered in the second other device registration step as a destination is generated, and the generated confirmation information is used as the first communication. A second confirmation step of wirelessly transmitting in the direction indicated by the position information of the device;
It is confirmed whether or not response information is received for the confirmation information transmitted in the second confirmation step, and when the response information is not received, it is determined that the first communication device has been moved and the first information is transmitted. The position information capturing method according to claim 13, further comprising a second movement determination step of notifying movement of the communication device. The position capturing method further includes the second communication device,
A second broadcasting step of broadcasting the second identification information for identifying itself together with the position information of the second communication device;
The first receiving step receives position information and second identification information of the second communication device,
By the second communication device,
A first other device information registration step of registering the location information of the second communication device received in the first reception step and the second identification information correspondingly;
Confirmation information for confirming the installation state of the second communication device with the second identification information registered in the first other device registration step as a destination is generated, and the generated confirmation information is used as the second communication information. A first confirmation step of wirelessly transmitting in the direction indicated by the position information of the device;
Whether or not response information is received for the confirmation information transmitted in the first confirmation step is confirmed, and if the response information is not received, it is determined that the second communication device has been moved, and the second The position information capturing method according to claim 13, further comprising a first movement determination step for notifying movement of the communication device.   The second receiving unit broadcasts a position broadcast by another communication device that has already detected its own position information and includes at least the first communication device at predetermined intervals after detecting its own position information. Information is received, the received position information is compared with the position information used when the second position detection unit detects its own position information, and the second position detection unit compares its own position information. 6. The position information capturing system according to claim 5, wherein movement of another communication device of the position information broadcast source used for detecting the position information is determined.   The third receiving unit receives position information broadcast by the first communication device at predetermined intervals after detecting its own position information, and the received position information and the third position detecting unit The position information of the first communication device used when detecting its own position information is compared to determine the movement of the first communication device, and the second communication device at every predetermined interval. The position information broadcast is received, and the received position information is compared with the position information of the second communication device used when the third position detector detects its own position information. The position information capturing system according to claim 6, wherein at least one of the movements of the two communication devices is determined.

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