JP2002189657A - Position retrieving device using mobile station device and position retrieving method using mobile station device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide both sending and receiving sides with grasping of a position of a mobile station device by using an existing mobile station device such as a mobile phone as it is. SOLUTION: A positional information acquiring means 204 acquires an inherent number of the mobile station device and group ID indicating base station device positional information from a base station device receiving a position registering signal of the mobile station device. A positional information retrieving means 207 refers a position registering information storing means 205, it retrieves group ID coordinated with a stored inherent number the same as the inherent number of the mobile station device which is a sending source of E-mail received from a mail server 108, and it retrieves area information coordinated with the retrieved group ID from a positional information management table 206 storing group ID coordinated with area information indicating area names. The retrieved area information is set in the E-mail of the mail server 108 by an area information setting means 208.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the position of a mobile station device such as a mobile phone or an information communication terminal device having a mobile phone function and a computer function in a mobile communication system. Alternatively, the present invention relates to a position search device using a mobile station device that notifies the own device and a position search method using the mobile station device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, there has been proposed a portable information processing system for displaying position information of each portable information communication terminal device on a map of the information communication terminal device. For example, JP-A-9
JP-A-330326 proposes a portable information processing system that can access position information such as a map at any time and from any place.

In this system, position information such as a map is
It is composed of a small information server that centrally manages and provides information, a small information server that distributes and manages information such as a local map around the installation location, and a portable terminal. Communication is started in response to an access start request and search condition transfer from. The information server searches for a page serving as a starting point of the search based on the search condition, and transmits information such as position information to the portable terminal.

[0004] In this way, location information is centrally managed and managed.
By using a small information server to provide and a small information server to manage and provide information such as a local map around the installation location in a distributed manner, it is possible to grasp the position information from the portable terminal, The location information where the portable terminal exists can be grasped.

[0005]

However, in the conventional device, in order to grasp the position of the portable terminal, it is necessary for the user to newly possess a dedicated portable terminal, and to use the dedicated portable terminal. Since a system needs to be provided, there is a problem that capital investment of the entire system increases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above point, and uses a mobile station apparatus which can grasp the position of the mobile station apparatus on both the transmitting and receiving sides by using the existing mobile station apparatus such as a portable telephone. An object of the present invention is to provide a position search method using a position search device and a mobile station device.

[0007]

A position search apparatus using a mobile station apparatus according to the present invention indicates position information of the base station apparatus transmitted from a base station apparatus which has received a position registration signal of the mobile station apparatus. Acquiring means for acquiring a group ID and a unique number of the mobile station device, and the acquired group ID
Storage means for storing location registration information in association with a unique ID, a management table in which area information indicating an area name is stored in association with a group ID, and an e-mail notification from a mail server. When the same unique number as the unique number of the mobile station device from which the electronic mail is transmitted is stored in the storage means, the same group ID as the group ID associated with the stored unique number is stored in the management table. And a setting means for setting the searched area information in the corresponding e-mail of the mail server. The search means searches for the area information associated with the search group ID.

According to this configuration, when the electronic mail of the source mobile station device is received by the destination mobile station device from the mail server, the area information of the source is displayed in the electronic mail. You can find out the location of the sender. That is, the position of the mobile station device can be grasped using the existing mobile station device as it is. Further, if the transmission destination and the transmission source are the same, the sender can grasp his / her current position from the position information of the received mail.

In the position search device using the mobile station device according to the present invention, in the above configuration, the mobile station device sets whether or not to notify the position information of the mobile station device at the time of sending an electronic mail. If location notifications are set,
A configuration is adopted in which the regional information is set in the corresponding e-mail of the mail server, and when the notification of the location information is set, the regional information is not set in the corresponding e-mail of the mail server.

According to this configuration, in the mobile station device,
Whether or not to notify the position of the own device can be arbitrarily set.

[0011] In the position search device using the mobile station device according to the present invention, in the above configuration, when the setting unit sets the regional information in the corresponding e-mail of the mail server, the sender, the transmission date and time, and the transmission location are set at the time of reception. The configuration to set in the header of the e-mail in the text file format to be displayed is adopted.

According to this configuration, the sender, the transmission date and time, and the transmission location can be displayed on the receiving side with a small data capacity. In addition, since the position can be displayed at the head of the e-mail, it can be confirmed without an operation such as scrolling at the time of reception.

A position search method using a mobile station device according to the present invention includes a group ID indicating position information of the base station device transmitted from a base station device that has received a position registration signal of the mobile station device, and the mobile station. Acquires the unique number of the device, stores the acquired group ID and unique number in association with each other as location registration information, and, upon receiving an e-mail notification from the mail server, the mobile station that is the source of the e-mail When the same unique number as the unique number of the device is stored in the storage means, the area information indicating the area name is the group ID.
In the management table stored in association with the storage unit, the group I associated with the storage unique number of the storage unit is stored.
Search for the same group ID as D
The local information associated with D is searched, and the searched local information is set in the corresponding e-mail of the mail server.

According to this method, when the e-mail of the source mobile station is received from the mail server by the destination mobile station, the area information of the source is displayed in the e-mail. You can find out the location of the sender. That is, the position of the mobile station device can be grasped using the existing mobile station device as it is.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position search device using a mobile station device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The position search apparatus using the mobile station apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes base stations 103 and 104 that communicate with mobile phones 101 and 102 by radio waves, and an exchange 105 that is connected to the base stations 103 and 104 by wire. , 106 and the exchange 105,
An SCP (Service Control Point) 107 wired to the SCP 106; a mail server 108 wired to the SCP 107 to send and receive e-mail;
107 and a position information search device 109 connected to the mail server 108 by wire.

However, it is assumed that the mobile phone 101 is an electronic mail transmitting side and the mobile phone 102 is an electronic mail receiving side.

Next, the internal configuration of the position information search device 109 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position information search device of the position search device using the mobile station device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the position information search device 109 detects the information transmitted from the base station 103 that has received the radio wave of the mobile phone 101, and detects the information.
And a storage unit 202 for storing the detected information, and a control unit 203 for searching for the position information using the stored detected information.

Detecting section 201 detects base station 10 transmitted from base station 103 having received the radio wave of mobile phone 101.
3 is provided with position information acquisition means 204 for acquiring the group ID of No. 3 and the unique number of the mobile phone 101.

The storage unit 202 includes a position information acquisition unit 204
A location registration information storage unit 205 that stores the group ID and the unique number acquired in the above as location registration information in association with each other;
Information management table 20 stored in association with
6 is provided.

The location information management table 206 can be downloaded and uploaded by updating a file, and can cope with a case where a base station is replaced for maintenance or the like.

The control unit 203 includes a position information search unit 207
And area information setting means 208.

Upon receiving the e-mail notification from the mail server 108, the position information search means 207 stores the same unique number as that of the mobile phone 101 which is the source of the e-mail in the position registration information storage means 205. In the location registration is searched. As a result, if the same unique number is stored, the same group ID as the group ID stored in the position registration information storage unit 205 in association with the unique number is searched from the position information management table 206. The area information associated with the searched group ID is detected.

The area information setting means 208 sets the detected area information in an e-mail and sends it to the mail server 108.
To send to.

The operation of the position search processing in such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of a position search process by the position search device using the mobile station device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the position search processing by the position search device using the mobile station device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

In step ST (hereinafter abbreviated as ST) 301, portable telephone 101 performs a position registration process when the power is turned on by the user.

When performing the location registration, the mobile phone 101 first transmits a location registration request 401 to the base station 103 as shown in the sequence diagram of FIG. After the location registration request 401 is received by the base station 103,
It is transmitted to the SCP 107 via the exchange 105. With this reception, the SCP 107 stores the unique number of the mobile phone 101 and the group ID (position information) of the base station 103.

In the SCP 107, the portable telephone 10
In response to the reception of the position registration request 401 from No. 1, a position registration setting request 402 is transmitted to the position information search device 109. Upon receiving this, the location information search device 109 stores the unique number of the mobile phone 101 and the group ID of the base station 103 in the location registration information storage unit 205.

In the position information search device 109, SC
As a response to the location registration setting request from P107, SCP
A location registration setting response 403 is sent back to 107. SCP1
07 confirms from the location registration setting response 403 that the location information of the mobile phone 101 has been stored in the location information search device 109, and thereafter transmits a location registration response 404 to the mobile phone 101.

The mobile phone 101 receives the location registration response 4
04 to confirm that location registration is complete,
The base station 103 enters a reception waiting state 405 from the mobile phone 101 and waits for a call from the mobile phone 101.

Next, in ST302 shown in FIG. 3, an electronic mail is transmitted from portable telephone 101 to portable telephone 102. The transmitted e-mail is notified to the mail server 108 via the base station 103, the exchange 105, and the SCP 107.

That is, as shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a mail transmission request 4 to the mail server 108 via the base station 103, the exchange 105, and the SCP 107.
06 is transmitted. At this time, it is assumed that the mobile phone 101 can set whether or not to notify its location information to the transmission destination.

In ST 303, mail server 108 that has received the e-mail notifies position information search device 109 that the mail has been received. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, mail server 108 transmits a position information search request 407 to position information search device 109 in response to reception of mail transmission request 406 from mobile phone 101. The position information search request 407 is performed by setting the position information notification setting flag to ON when the display setting of the position information on the mobile phone 101 is ON.

The mail server 108 also performs routing to a mail server in which the recipient is registered, based on the sender's e-mail address.

In ST304, the position information search device 1
09 determines whether the position information notification setting flag is ON. If it is ON, the process of ST305 is executed, and if it is OFF, the process of ST308 is executed.

In ST305, mail server 108
Location information search device 109 that has received an e-mail notification
Is a unique number identical to the unique number of the mobile phone 101 that is the source of the e-mail,
At 05, it is searched whether or not it is already stored in the position registration. As a result of this search, if the same unique number is stored, the process of ST306 is performed.
Execute the processing of

In ST306, position information search means 2
07 stores the same group ID as the group ID associated with the same unique number in the position information management table 20.
6 and the area information associated with the searched group ID is detected.

As a result, for example, as indicated by reference numeral 501 in FIG. 5, the group ID xxx1xxx1x0
It is assumed that Hikarinooka, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa of the regional information associated with is detected. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the correspondence between group IDs and area information in the position information management table of the position search device using the mobile station device according to the embodiment.

In ST307, area information setting means 2
08 sets the e-mail to Hikarinooka, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa of the local information detected by the position information search means 207. This setting is performed as a display setting in a header portion of the e-mail in a text file format.

On the other hand, in ST 308, area information setting means 208 performs display setting for non-location information notification. This setting is performed as a display setting in a header portion of the e-mail in a text file format.

After the setting in ST307 or ST308,
The position information search device 109 transmits a position information search response 408 to the mail server 108 as shown in FIG.

Then, in ST 309, mail server 108 having received position information search response 408 transmits mail transmission response 409 to mobile phone 101 of the transmission source as shown in FIG. When the mail transmission response 409 is received by the mobile phone 101, the user can confirm the transmission of the mail by looking at the response.

At the same time, the mail server 108 sends a message transmission 410 by e-mail as shown in FIG.
The message is transmitted to the destination mobile phone 102.

At the time of message transmission 410, if the location information notification setting is present, the destination mobile phone 102
For example, as indicated by reference numeral 601 in FIG. 6, the transmission location: Hikarinooka, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture is displayed in the header of the received mail. The other party can confirm the mail sending location by looking at the display.

On the other hand, if the location information notification is not set, the transmission location: non-location information notification is displayed on the mobile phone 102 of the transmission destination, for example, in the received mail header portion as indicated by reference numeral 602 in FIG. . That is, the mail transmission location is not transmitted.

In the above description, the case where the sender and the receiver are different (transmission from the mobile phone 101 to the mobile phone 102) has been described. However, the case where the sender and the receiver are the same (from the mobile phone 101 to the mobile phone 101). , The sender can grasp his / her current position from the position information of the received mail.

It is also possible to use not only a portable telephone but also a telephone device such as a PHS capable of mobile communication.

As described above, according to the position search apparatus using the mobile station apparatus of the embodiment, the position information obtaining means 204
Then, a group ID indicating base station position information from the base station 103 that has received the position registration signal of the mobile phone 101 and a unique number of the mobile phone 101 are acquired. The position registration information storage unit 205 stores the acquired group ID and the unique number in association with each other. When the position information search unit 207 receives an e-mail notification from the mail server 108, the position registration information storage unit 205 stores the same unique number as that of the mobile phone 101 that is the source of the e-mail. If the location information management table 20 is stored, the area information indicating the area name is stored in association with the group ID.
6, the group I associated with the storage unique number
The same group ID as that of D is searched, and the area information associated with the search group ID is searched. The area information setting means 208 sets the search area information in the corresponding e-mail of the mail server 108.

Thus, when the e-mail of the transmission source mobile phone 101 is received by the transmission destination mobile telephone 102 from the mail server 108, the area information of the transmission source is displayed in the e-mail. You can know the original position. That is, the position of the mobile phone can be grasped using the existing mobile phone as it is.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Using the existing mobile station device such as a mobile phone as it is, the position of the mobile station device can be grasped on both the transmitting and receiving sides.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position search device using a mobile station device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position information search device of the position search device using the mobile station device according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a position search process by a position search device using the mobile station device according to the above-described embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of a position search process performed by the position search device using the mobile station device according to the above-described embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a group ID in a position information management table of a position search device using the mobile station device according to the above embodiment.
Of the relationship between the information and the regional information

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a position display on a mobile phone in a position search device using the mobile station device according to the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101, 102 Mobile phone 103, 104 Base station 105, 106 Switching center 107 SCP (Service Control Point) 108 Mail server 109 Location information search device 201 Detecting unit 202 Storage unit 203 Control unit 204 Location information acquisition unit 205 Location registration information storage unit 206 Location information management table 207 Location information search means 208 Regional information setting means

Claims (4)

[Claims] An acquisition unit configured to acquire a group ID indicating position information of the base station device transmitted from a base station device that has received a position registration signal of the mobile station device and a unique number of the mobile station device; A storage unit that stores the acquired group ID and unique number as location registration information in association with each other, a management table in which area information indicating an area name is stored in association with the group ID, and an e-mail notification from a mail server. If the same unique number as the unique number of the mobile station device from which the e-mail is transmitted is stored in the storage means, the same group as the group ID associated with the stored unique number is received. A search means for searching the management table for an ID, and searching for area information associated with the search group ID; And a setting means for setting the corresponding e-mail of the mobile server. 2. The mobile station device sets whether or not to notify the position information of the mobile station device when transmitting an electronic mail.
When the notification of the location information is set, the area information is set to the corresponding e-mail of the mail server. When the notification of the position information is set, the area information is set to the corresponding e-mail of the mail server. 2. The position search device using a mobile station device according to claim 1, wherein the position search device is not set to mail. 3. The setting means, when setting the area information in the corresponding e-mail of the mail server, sets the sender, the transmission date and time, and the transmission location in a header of the e-mail in a text file format so as to be displayed upon reception. A position search device using the mobile station device according to claim 1 or 2. 4. Acquiring a group ID indicating the location information of the base station device and a unique number of the mobile station device transmitted from the base station device that has received the location registration signal of the mobile station device, The group ID and the unique number are stored as location registration information in association with each other, and when an e-mail notification is received from the mail server, the same unique number as the unique number of the mobile station device from which the e-mail is transmitted is stored. When the information is stored in the means, the management table in which the area information indicating the area name is associated with the group ID is searched for the same group ID as the group ID associated with the storage unique number of the storage means. Then, a search is made for the area information associated with the search group ID, and the searched area information is set in the corresponding e-mail of the mail server. A position search method using a featured mobile station device.