JP2000209640A - Personal handy phone system terminal provided with position information confirmation function, and personal handy phone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a personal handy phone system terminal by which the position of an opposite PHS terminal, the distance between a present PHS terminal and the opposite PHS terminal and a parting/approaching state of the opposite PHS terminal can be confirmed by using the present PHS terminal and to obtain a personal handy phone system(PHS) terminal used for the system. SOLUTION: This system has a plurality of PHS terminals and a position information service center. Each PHS terminal has an inquiry information transmission means that uses a telephone number of a second PHS terminal to allow a first PHS terminal to acquire position information of the second PHS terminal. The position information service center has a position information database having position information of each of PHS terminals and a terminal notice means that informs the first PHS terminal of the position information of the second PHS terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone (hereinafter referred to as "PHS" (PHS) for acquiring position information.
sonal handy-phone system) and a simplified mobile phone system having a location information service center, and the simplified mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a method for knowing the approximate position of a partner having a PHS terminal, first, a base station receives position information from a PHS terminal corresponding to position information, and then a PHS business company via a network. The location information is stored in the SCP installed by. The service center installed by the PHS business company periodically acquires the location information (base station ID) of the corresponding PHS terminal from the SCP via the network, converts the information into latitude and longitude information, and creates a database. ing. This database is accessed by a personal computer over the Internet etc. and displayed on a map on the display (see “Nikkei Communication 1998/9/7, P203-2
08), and a database of the service center includes a facsimile transmission database in which map information and position information are superimposed, and there is a method of extracting this by facsimile.

[0003] As a method of knowing that PHS terminals have approached each other, a PHS terminal having a PHS terminal set in a specific mode is within a radius of 100 m to 150 m using a transceiver function of the PHS terminal. And there was a method of reacting to each other by sound and vibration of the main body.

[0004]

However, in order to know the position of the partner PHS terminal, a personal computer or a facsimile is required, and almost no services can be used outdoors due to lack of portability.

Therefore, the present invention provides a simplified portable telephone system capable of confirming the location, distance and discreteness / approach of a partner PHS terminal using its own PHS terminal, and a simplified portable telephone used in the system. The purpose is to do.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a simplified portable telephone system having a plurality of simplified portable telephones and a location information service center, wherein the first simplified portable telephone is a second portable telephone. In order to obtain the location information of the simplified portable telephone, the simplified portable telephone has inquiry information sending means for inquiring a location information service center using the telephone number of the second simplified portable telephone, The information service center has a location information database having location information of a simplified mobile phone, and terminal notification means for notifying the location information of a second simplified mobile phone in the database to the first simplified mobile phone. This is a simplified mobile phone system. Thus, using the own PHS terminal,
The location of the partner PHS terminal can be confirmed.

[0007] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the first simplified portable telephone comprises the first simplified portable telephone and the second simplified portable telephone.
In order to obtain the distance information between the simplified mobile phones,
The location information service center has a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance between the location of the first simplified mobile phone and the location of the second simplified mobile phone using the location information database. Since one base station is in charge of only a narrow area having a radius of 100 m to 150 m, it is possible to calculate an approximate distance between the simplified portable telephones.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the location information service center further comprises a service indicating the correspondence between the telephone number of the first portable telephone and the telephone number of the second portable telephone. It has a usage information table, and the first
When the distance between the simplified cellular phone and the second simplified cellular phone approaches / discrete, the first notification is performed using the terminal notification means.
The inquiry information transmitting means of the simplified portable telephone registers the telephone number of the second simplified portable telephone in the service use information table of the location information service center. be able to.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the location information service center registers the telephone number of the first portable telephone and the telephone number of the second portable telephone in the service use information table. And a telephone number match determining means for determining that there is a match.

According to the present invention, there is provided a simplified portable telephone used in the above-described simplified portable telephone system, wherein telephone numbers, location information, and the like of one or more second simplified portable telephones are provided.
It has a display means capable of displaying a list of distance information and / or discrete discrete information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, each of the second portable telephones displayed on the display means has a button for executing the inquiry information sending means.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, all the second portable telephones displayed by the display means have a button for executing the inquiry information sending means collectively.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a PHS terminal system according to the present invention. A system according to the present invention includes a plurality of PHS terminals, a plurality of base stations capable of communicating with each of the terminals, an SCP connecting the base stations via a network and having PHS location information, and a service center for providing various services. It is composed of In particular, the service center acquires the position information of the PHS terminal, that is, the base station ID at which communication is possible, that is, the base station ID that can be communicated, converts the base station ID into latitude / longitude, calculates the distance from the latitude / longitude of both base stations, A service for converting base station ID into location information is provided.

Therefore, for example, when PHS terminal A wants to know the location and distance of PHS terminal B, PHS terminal A
The service center can be queried via the base station A and the SCP. The service center transmits the location information of the PHS terminal B and the distance information between the PHS terminal A and the PHS terminal B by the inquiry information to the PHS terminal A.
Notify. Also, for example, when the distance between the PHS terminal C and the PHS terminal D approaches or becomes longer than a pre-registered distance, the service center automatically notifies the fact.

FIG. 2 is an image diagram of one embodiment of a dedicated PHS terminal used in the present invention. In order for a person who has a PHS terminal to know the location of the person who has the PHS terminal and the distance to the person, or the approach or separation of the person who has the PHS terminal, such dedicated PHS terminals are necessary for each other It is.

A description will be given of features that are different from those of a normal PHS terminal. (A) Display means having a wide display area such as a liquid crystal screen is provided. On the screen, there are a plurality of P
The phone number of the HS terminal is displayed. (B) In order to know the location of the partner PHS terminal and the distance to the partner PHS terminal by a simple operation, the terminal has an inquiry button for inquiring the service center for each partner PHS terminal. In addition, it has a simultaneous inquiry button for inquiring about all displayed partner PHS terminals. (C) A call button for sending out the telephone number of the other party in order to make a call to the other PHS terminal when a call is made from the service center to the own PHS terminal in response to the approach / discrete approach to the other PHS terminal. There is. (D) If you do not want to temporarily inform the other party of the position information of the person, there is a position information ON / OFF button for sending the position information ON / OFF to the service center. (E) Approach / discrete ON / OF for sending approach / discrete service ON / OFF to service center to temporarily stop approach / discrete service with partner PHS terminal
There is an F button. (F) There is a service use information registration button for registering service use information (other party telephone number, approach / discrete) set in the PHS terminal to the service center. That is, in order to receive this service, the telephone number of the partner PHS terminal and the like must be registered in the service center in advance.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a setting example of a partner PHS terminal for checking position information. Here, a case will be described as an example in which it is assumed that up to five contacts can be registered as service targets. In this example, PHS terminal A has registered with the service center so that it can obtain the location information of PHS terminal B, and PHS terminal B also
Is registered with the service center so that the location information can be obtained. Thus, the PHS terminal A and the PHS terminal B can know each other's location and distance, and can be automatically notified when approaching / discrete at a preset distance.

The registration required in advance is PH
There are registration to the S terminal and registration to the service center.

First, an example of registration in a PHS terminal will be described. PHS terminals B, C, D, E, F
Register "Phone number / approach / discrete / distance". To do so, press the "Function button" to display the "Function list screen", select "1. Service usage information setting function (service data)" and press the "Enter button" to select "Service usage information setting". Screen ”. In the first line, "Phone number" of PHS terminal B, "Set if you want to know approach (0) / Set if you want to know discrete (1)", "Set mutual approach / discrete distance in units of 100 m" are input in order. .
Hereinafter, PHS terminals C, D, and
E, F, "telephone number", "approach (0) / discrete (1)", "distance (100 m unit)" are input in order, and registered by "enter button".

Next, an example of registration with a service center will be described. When the PHS terminal A calls the telephone number dedicated to registering the service use information of the service center, it is announced that "This is the service center. Please provide your subscriber number and password." Here, “Phone number and password of PHS terminal A” is input from PHS terminal A. If the input contents are correct, "Register service usage information." By pressing the "service usage information registration button" of the PHS terminal A, the "PHS terminal telephone number / approach / discrete / distance" of the PHS terminals B, C, D, E, and F registered in advance is registered in the service center. Registered in the database. The settings for the service usage information
Confirmation announcement from service center. PHS
From the terminal B, “Phone number / approach / discrete / distance” of the PHS terminals A, C, G, H and J is set in the same manner as the PHS terminal A, and registered in the service center.

Here, the configuration of the database registered in the service center will be described. The database of the service center has a service use information table of FIG. 4, a location information table of FIG. 5, and a latitude / longitude information table of FIG.

The service use table shown in FIG. 4 will be described. The table of PHS terminal A includes terminal A basic information and partner terminal information. Terminal A basic information includes
The information includes a telephone number of terminal A, a password, a base station ID, position information ON / OFF, and approach / discrete ON / OFF information. The partner terminal information includes the telephone number, approach / discrete, distance, and the like of the partner terminal. Therefore, in the above example, the terminal A
Since the terminal B and the terminal B are set so as to obtain the positional information from each other, the information about the terminal B is stored in the partner terminal information of the terminal A, and the information of the terminal A is stored in the partner terminal information of the terminal B. It is remembered.

The location information table shown in FIG.
For each D, location information such as a building name near the base station is stored. If the communication area of the base station is, for example, a radius of 100 m, a radius of 1 centering on the building name or the like stored here is used.
It can be seen that the partner PHS terminal is located within 00 m.

The latitude / longitude of the base station is stored in the latitude / longitude information table of FIG. 6 for each base station ID. Thus, if the communication area of the base station is, for example, a radius of 100 m, it can be understood that the partner PHS terminal is located within a radius of 100 m around the longitude / latitude stored here.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for obtaining information on the location of the partner PHS terminal and the distance between the partner PHS terminal. Here, the flowchart will be sequentially described. First, the telephone number of the service center is called from the PHS terminal A by the center calling means 1. At this time, the service center announces "Please have inquiry information." Here, when an inquiry button corresponding to the telephone number of the partner PHS terminal B set in the PHS terminal A is pressed, the telephone number of the PHS terminal B is automatically transmitted to the center machine of the service center by the inquiry information transmitting means 2. The telephone number is temporarily stored in the work memory of the center machine. When inquiring all PHS terminals B to F,
Press the simultaneous inquiry button of the PHS terminal A. At the service center, the terminal setting partner reading determination means 3
The telephone number of the S terminal B is read from the work memory. If there are a plurality of PHS terminal telephone numbers in the inquiry, the PHS terminal telephone numbers are read one by one, and the following steps are repeated until the reading is completed.

Next, the terminal / center setting partner match determination means 4 is performed. FIG. 8 is a detailed flowchart of the terminal / center setting partner match determination means 4. First, the service use information of the telephone number of the PHS terminal A is read from the service use information table by the other party service use information reading means 41. Next, the center setting partner read determination means 42
Thus, the terminal information set in the service use information of the telephone number of the PHS terminal A is read one by one, and the telephone number match determination means 43 is processed. When reading of all the partner terminal information is completed, the process proceeds to the terminal setting partner read determination unit 3. The telephone number matching determination unit 43 determines whether the telephone number of the PHS terminal B matches the PHS terminal telephone number of the partner terminal information of the PHS terminal A in the service usage information. If they match, the process proceeds to the service permission determining unit 5, and if not, the center setting partner reading determining unit 42 is processed again.

Next, the service permission determination means 5 is performed. FIG. 9 is a detailed flowchart of the service permission determining means 5. First, the other party service use information reading means 5
1, from the service usage information table, the PHS terminal B
The service usage information of the server. Next, the other party terminal information set in the service use information of the PHS terminal B is read one by one by the other party setting
The telephone number match determination means 53 is processed. When the reading of all the partner terminal information is completed, the processing shifts to the terminal setting partner reading determination means 3. Next, telephone number match determination means 53
Is the telephone number of the PHS terminal A and the P of the service usage information.
It is determined whether or not the PHS terminal telephone number in the partner terminal information of the HS terminal B matches. If they match, it goes to the location conversion means 6;
Process.

Next, service location information of the telephone number of the PHS terminal B is read from the service center database by the location conversion means 6, and the base station ID set therein is used as a search key. The location information (FIG. 4) is read out from the server and stored in the work memory until it is notified to the PHS terminal A.

Next, the service use information of the telephone number of the PHS terminal A is read out from the database of the service center by the distance calculation means 7, and the base station ID set therein is used as a search key, and the latitude / longitude information is further obtained. Read the latitude / longitude information from the table. Further, the service use information of the PHS terminal B is read from the service use information table of the service center, and the base station I set therein is read.
Using D as a search key, the latitude / longitude information is further read from the latitude / longitude information table. The distance between the PHS terminal A and the PHS terminal B is calculated based on the latitude / longitude of the PHS terminal B, and the distance is temporarily stored in the work memory until the PHS terminal A is notified. Again, the terminal setting partner read determination means 3 reads the inquiry information from the PHS terminal A from the work memory, and if there is no inquiry information other than the PHS terminal B, the terminal notification means 8 outputs the PHS information from the work memory.
The location and distance of the terminal B are read, and the PHS terminal A is notified by voice and character information.

FIG. 10 shows the PHS terminal C
It is a flowchart which notifies the approach / discreteness of the partner who has the terminal D from a service center. Here, the flowchart will be sequentially described. First, at the service center, based on the “PHS terminal telephone number / alarm type (approach / discrete) / alarm distance” of the PHS terminal D set in the service usage information of the telephone number of the PHS terminal C, the following: Execute the process. The service use information of the PHS terminal C is read out from the database of the service center by the user service determination means 9, and "access / discrete ON / OF" is read.
F "is determined, and if" ON ", the set partner reading determination means 10 is processed. If "OFF", the service use information of the next PHS terminal telephone number is read. The set partner reading determination unit 10 reads the partner PHS terminal telephone numbers set in the service usage information of the PHS terminal C one by one, and processes the service permission determination unit 11. When the reading is completed, the terminal notification determining means 13 is processed.

FIG. 11 is a detailed flowchart of the service permission judging means 11. First, the service use information of the PHS terminal D is read from the service use information table by the partner service use information reading means 111. Next, P
The other party terminal information set in the service usage information of the HS terminal D is read one by one, and the telephone number match determination means 11 is read.
Process 3. When all the reading of the partner terminal information is completed, the processing shifts to the setting partner reading determination means 10. The telephone number match determination unit 113 determines whether the telephone number of the PHS terminal C matches the PHS terminal telephone number of the partner terminal information in the service usage information table of the telephone number of the PHS terminal D. If they match, the procedure goes to the distance calculation means 7.
The processing shifts to 2.

Next, the service use information of the PHS terminal C is read from the service use information table by the distance calculation means 7, and the base station ID set therein is used as a search key to read the latitude / longitude information from the latitude / longitude information table. Read information. Also, the service use information of the PHS terminal D is read from the service use information table, and the latitude / longitude information is read from the latitude / longitude information table using the base station ID set therein as a search key. Then, the distance between the PHS terminal C and the PHS terminal D is calculated based on the latitude / longitude of each terminal. Next, the approach / discrete determination means 12 reads the service usage information of the PHS terminal C from the service usage information table, and determines the necessity of the approach / discrete notification from the setting contents (approach / discrete, distance) of the PHS terminal D. Then, the result is temporarily stored in the work memory until the result is notified to the PHS terminal C. Again, the setting partner reading determination unit 10 determines whether another PHS terminal telephone number is set in the service usage information of the PHS terminal C. If not, the terminal notification determining means 13 determines from the work memory the partner P related to the telephone number of the PHS terminal C.
If there is no need to read the determination result of approach / discrete with the HS terminal and notify it, the process shifts to the user service determination means 9 again. Next, the PHS
When it is necessary to notify the terminal C, an alarm sound and “telephone number / approach / discrete / distance” of all partner PHS terminals
And the process returns to the user service determining means 9 again.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the position information acquisition means of the PHS terminal. In the service center, the user use means 14 reads out the service use information of the PHS terminal from the service use information table. Next, the position information acquisition unit 15 uses the PH corresponding to the PHS terminal.
The S location information (base station ID) is transmitted to the S
Obtain from CP. Next, the PHS position information (base station ID) is written into the service use information table by the position information writing means 16. The above processing is repeated at regular intervals for all PHS terminals.

In the embodiment described in detail above,
Various changes, modifications, and omissions of the technical idea and scope of the present invention can be easily performed by those skilled in the art. Therefore, the above-described embodiment is not intended to limit the invention at all. The invention is limited only as defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

[0036]

Thus, according to the present invention, the location information confirmation service can be used by one dedicated PHS terminal, so that it can be realized at low cost. Also, because you can carry it freely,
In the PHS service area, the position of the other party can be confirmed even outdoors, and the convenience is remarkably improved. Furthermore, since the other party can be freely set with each other's will, the trouble of notifying the PHS business company of the change is released, and the service can be used flexibly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a PHS terminal system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an image diagram of an embodiment of a dedicated PHS terminal used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a setting example of a partner PHS terminal for checking position information according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a service use information table of a service center according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a location information table of a service center according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a latitude / longitude information table of a service center according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for obtaining information on a location of a partner PHS terminal and a distance between the partner PHS terminals according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a detailed flowchart of a terminal / center setting partner match determination unit in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a detailed flowchart of the service permission determining unit 5 of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for notifying a PHS terminal C of approach / discreteness of a partner having a PHS terminal D from a service center.

11 is a detailed flowchart of the service permission determining unit 11 of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a position information acquiring unit of the PHS terminal according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Center calling means 2 Inquiry information sending means 3 Terminal setting partner reading determining means 4 Terminal / center setting partner matching determining means 41 Service use information reading means 42 Center setting partner reading determining means 43 Telephone number matching determining means 5 Service permission determining means 51 partner service usage information reading means 52 partner setting partner reading determining means 53 telephone number matching determining means 6 location conversion means 7 distance calculating means 8 terminal notifying means 9 user service determining means 10 setting partner reading determining means 11 service permission determining means 12 Approach / discrete determination means 13 terminal notification determination means 14 user reading means 15 position information acquisition means 16 position information writing means

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Takahiko Yamaguchi 3-19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuhisa Unno 3-192-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo No. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Etsuo Ando 3-19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. (72) Tetsuo Kuwano 3-2-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo No. Within Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Yutaka Shimizu 3-19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo F-term within Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (reference) 5K067 AA21 BB04 BB36 DD11 DD20 EE02 FF02 FF03 FF07 FF23 HH23 JJ54 KK15

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A simplified mobile phone system having a plurality of simplified mobile phones and a location information service center, wherein a first simplified mobile phone acquires location information of a second simplified mobile phone. For this purpose, the simplified mobile phone has inquiry information sending means for inquiring of the location information service center using the telephone number of the second simplified mobile phone, and the location information service center comprises: A simplified method comprising: a location information database having location information of a mobile phone; and terminal notification means for notifying the location information of the second simplified mobile phone in the database to the first simplified mobile phone. Mobile phone system. 2. The first portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein
In order to obtain distance information between the simplified mobile phone and the second simplified mobile phone, the location information service center uses the location information database to determine the location of the first simplified mobile phone. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a distance calculating unit configured to calculate a distance from the location of the second portable telephone.
A simplified mobile phone system according to item 1. 3. The location information service center further comprises:
A service use information table indicating a correspondence relationship between a telephone number of the first simplified portable telephone and a telephone number of the second simplified portable telephone; When the distance between the two simple portable phones approaches / discrete, the first simple portable phone can be notified to that effect using the terminal notification means. The portable information terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the combined information transmitting means can register the telephone number of the second portable telephone in the service use information table of the location information service center. Phone system. 4. The location information service center, wherein a telephone number of the first portable telephone and a telephone number of the second portable telephone coincide with those registered in the service use information table. 4. The simplified portable telephone system according to claim 3, further comprising a telephone number coincidence judging means for judging the fact. 5. A simplified portable telephone used in the simplified portable telephone system according to claim 1, wherein a telephone number of one or more second simplified portable telephones. , A display device capable of displaying a list of location information, distance information, and / or discrete discrete information. 6. The simplified portable telephone according to claim 5, further comprising a button for executing said inquiry information transmitting means for each of said second simplified portable telephones displayed on said display means. Mobile phone. 7. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein all of the second portable telephones displayed on the display unit have a button for executing the inquiry information transmitting unit at a time. 7. The simplified mobile phone according to 6.