JP2003152861A - Mobile terminal, mobile communication controller, program, and information storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal to which many unspecified wireless communication available mobile terminals simply establish connection while keeping a freedom of wireless communication and to provide a mobile communication controller, a program and an information storage medium. SOLUTION: The mobile phone 200 is provide with: a transmission reception section 290 making wireless communication with a plurality of mobile phones 200; an event detection section 240 that detects an event for establishing connection; an update section 216 that updates log data 222 stored in a storage section 220 on the basis of contents of the event when the event is detected; and a decision section 214 that discriminates whether or not the contents of the event stored in a plurality of the mobile phones 200 and acquired by the transmission reception section 290 are in matching with the contents of the event stored in the log data 222. The mobile phone 200 establishes the connection to the mobile phones 200 whose contents of the event are decided to be matched by the decision section 214.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal device, a portable communication control device, a program, and a program for establishing a connection with a predetermined portable terminal device from an unspecified number of portable terminal devices capable of wireless communication. The present invention relates to an information storage medium.

[0002]

Background Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention For the purpose of releasing from physical restrictions of connection such as wired connection,
A wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth for communicating with a plurality of mobile phones in a connectable state (for example, within a radius of 10 m) has been realized.

However, such a wireless communication technique is a technique for connecting to an unspecified number of mobile phones, but in a general connection state, a specified mobile phone is selected from the unspecified number of mobile phones. It is necessary to select and communicate.

In particular, when a portable terminal device such as a mobile phone is used, a user having the portable terminal device moves and the configurations of a plurality of portable terminal devices in a connectable state dynamically change. Resulting in.

As a method for solving such a problem,
For example, a method of inputting identification information such as an address, an ID, and a name of a portable terminal device which should establish a connection, or a method of selecting an address of a portable terminal device which should establish a connection from a list can be considered.

However, in such a method, it takes time and effort for input and selection, and in a situation where the configurations of a plurality of portable terminal devices in a connectable state dynamically change, the connection should be properly established. It becomes difficult to establish a connection with the portable terminal device. Especially when you enter the address directly,
It is necessary to know the address of the portable terminal device to establish the connection in advance.

In view of these problems, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-1
Japanese Patent No. 56723 proposes a method of performing communication using directivity.

However, with such a method, although the physical constraint can be released, a new constraint of directivity is added, and wireless communication with a high degree of freedom is restricted. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to maintain a degree of freedom in wireless communication and to select a predetermined portable terminal device from an unspecified number of portable terminal devices capable of wireless communication. Is to provide a portable terminal device, a portable communication control device, a program, and an information storage medium for easily establishing a connection with.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, a portable terminal device according to the present invention detects a wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with a plurality of portable terminal devices and an event for establishing a connection. The event detecting means, an updating means for updating log data stored in a predetermined storage area based on the content of the event when the event is detected by the event detecting means, and the wireless communication means. The wireless communication means includes the determination means for determining whether or not the content of the event stored in the plurality of portable terminal devices matches the content of the event stored in the log data. It is characterized in that a connection is established with the portable terminal device determined by the means that the content of the event is suitable.

The portable communication control device according to the present invention is detachable from a portable terminal device having wireless communication means capable of wirelessly communicating with a plurality of portable terminal devices, and
A portable communication control device for controlling the portable terminal device, wherein an event detecting means for detecting an event for connection establishment, and an event detected by the event detecting means, based on the content of the event, Updating means for updating the log data stored in a predetermined storage area, contents of the event stored in the plurality of portable terminal devices acquired by the wireless communication means, and an event stored in the log data. Determination means for determining whether or not the content matches, control means for controlling the wireless communication means so as to establish a connection with the portable terminal device determined by the determination means that the content of the event matches,
It is characterized by including.

Further, the program according to the present invention is a program readable by a computer of a portable terminal device having a wireless communication means for wirelessly communicating with a plurality of portable terminal devices. Event detecting means for detecting an event, updating means for updating log data stored in a predetermined storage area based on the content of the event when the event is detected by the event detecting means, and the wireless communication means Determination means for determining whether or not the content of the event stored in the plurality of portable terminal devices acquired by the above-described event matches the content of the event stored in the log data, and the content of the event by the determination means Control the wireless communication means so as to establish a connection with the portable terminal device determined to match It characterized in that to function as a control means.

The information storage medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium,
A program for causing a computer to function as the above means is stored.

According to the present invention, by detecting an event for establishing a connection and establishing a connection with a portable terminal device to which the content of the event is compatible, from among a plurality of portable terminal devices capable of wireless communication, the directional It is possible to easily establish a connection from a large number of unspecified mobile terminal devices to a specific mobile terminal device without being restricted by the nature.

The contents of the event include, for example, a physical contact with (collision with) a portable terminal device to establish a connection, a push of a switch, and a connection. The information that indicates the sound when the mobile terminal device to be established physically contacts, the voice information of the user between the mobile terminal devices that should establish the connection, and the like are applicable.

The establishment of a connection means that data can be exchanged with a specific portable terminal device using application software or the like in a wireless communicable state.

In the portable terminal device, the connection establishing event is a physical contact with another portable terminal device, and the event detecting means is a physical contact with another portable terminal device. A sensor for detecting physical contact may be included.

In the portable communication control device, the program, and the information storage medium, the event for establishing the connection is a physical contact with another portable terminal device, and the event detecting means includes: It may include means for detecting physical contact with another portable terminal device.

According to this, for example, the portable terminal devices can be connected to each other by hitting each other. This makes it possible to establish a connection more easily and reliably.

Further, in the portable terminal device, the updating means stores the contents of the event and the time when the event occurs in the log data in association with each other, and the determining means stores the plurality of portable terminals. The compatibility between the content of the event stored in the device and the content of the event stored in the log data, the occurrence time of the event stored in the plurality of mobile terminal devices, and the log data stored in the log data The wireless communication means determines compatibility with the event occurrence time, and the wireless communication means connects with the portable terminal device determined by the determination means that the event content is compatible and the event occurrence time is compatible. May be established.

In the portable communication control device, the program, and the information storage medium, the updating means stores the contents of the event and the time when the event occurred in the log data in association with each other, and makes the determination. Means, the compatibility between the content of the event stored in the plurality of portable terminal devices and the content of the event stored in the log data, and the occurrence time of the event stored in the plurality of portable terminal devices And determining the compatibility with the occurrence time of the event stored in the log data, the control means,
The contents of the event are matched by the judging means, and
The wireless communication means may be controlled so as to establish a connection with the portable terminal device determined to have the event occurrence time matched.

According to this, the judgment is made in consideration of the suitability of the event content time as well as the suitability of the event occurrence time, so that the erroneous judgment is reduced and the connection with the appropriate portable terminal device is more surely made. Can be established.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, taking a case where the present invention is applied to a portable terminal device as an example. The embodiments described below do not limit the content of the invention described in the claims. Further, not all of the configurations shown in the following embodiments are indispensable as means for solving the invention described in the claims.

(Description of Entire System) FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of connection establishment by impact detection according to an example of the present embodiment.

For example, a plurality of mobile telephones 200 within a radius of 10 m by wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth.
It is assumed that 1 to 200-4 are in a communicable state.

For example, in the case of the mobile phone 200 using Bluetooth, the mobile phone 200 can be wirelessly communicated with each other by transitioning to the standby state, the inquiry state, the calling state, and the active state. Then, data communication is performed by the application software stored in the mobile phone 200 in a wireless communication enabled state. In the present embodiment, the stage of performing data communication by this application software is expressed by the term "establishment of connection".

When general Bluetooth is used as it is, all the mobile phones 200-1 to 200 which are in the active state unconditionally at the stage of establishing a connection after the active state.
-4 becomes the state where the connection can be established, and the mobile phone 200 cannot specify the mobile phone 200 to establish the connection.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, by hitting a mobile phone 200-1 and a mobile phone 200-2, a specific mobile phone among a plurality of mobile phones 200-1 to 200-4 is hit. The mobile phone 200 is configured so that information can be exchanged only with 200-1 and 200-2.

(Description of Functional Blocks) Next, functional blocks of the mobile phone 200 for realizing such functions will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks of the mobile phone 200 according to the example of the present embodiment.

The mobile phone 200 has a transmitting / receiving unit 290 functioning as a wireless communication means for exchanging information with another mobile phone 200, and a processing unit 210 for generating and determining information.
A storage unit 220, an operation unit 230, and an image display unit 26.
0, a voice output unit 262, an event detection unit 240 that detects an event for establishing a connection, and a timer unit 250.

The event detector 240 detects a shock, which is an event for establishing a connection.

In addition, the processing unit 210 is used by another mobile phone 20.
An information generation unit 212 that generates information or the like to be transmitted to 0, an update unit 216 that stores the event content and the time when the event occurred in the log data 222 in the storage unit 220, and a plurality of active units. Mobile phone 20
The determination unit 214 determines the compatibility between the event content stored in 0 and the event occurrence time, the event content stored in the log data 222, and the event occurrence time. .

Here, the data structure of the log data 222 will be described.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data structure of the log data 222 according to an example of this embodiment.

The items of the log data 222 correspond to, for example, "event occurrence time", "event contents", and the like.

For example, the "event occurrence time" is "10:
In the case of "10:10", if the "event content" is "impact detection", it means that something has collided with something including the possibility of another mobile phone 200 at 10:10:10.

For example, in the example shown in FIG.
The log data 222 of 0-1 has data of “event occurrence time” of “10:10:10” and “event content” of “impact detection”, and the log data 222 of the mobile phone 200-2 also includes “event”. Occurrence time "is" 10: 10: 1 "
When it is "0", there is data in which "event content" is "impact detection".

The time suitability may not be an exact match, but may have a width of 10 seconds, for example. Specifically, the determination reference time is set to 10: 10: 1 by the determination unit 214.
If it is 0 seconds, it will be 10:10:20 to 10:10:20.
You may comprise so that it may determine that it is suitable if it is up to a second.

Further, the updating unit 216 may be configured to store not only a single event “impact detection” but also a plurality of types of events in the log data 222.

Further, an information storage medium 280 is connected to the mobile phone 200, and the mobile phone 200 has the information storage medium 2
It is also possible to read the program from 80 and realize the functions of the determination unit 214 and the like.

The program stored in the information recording medium 280 may be embodied on a carrier wave. That is, the mobile phone 200 can realize the above-described various functions by reading a program not from the information storage medium 280 but from a predetermined host terminal or the like via a network, for example.

The information storage medium 280 is, for example, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, an IC card, or an RO.
A storage medium using laser, magnetism, or the like such as M, RAM, memory card, and HDD can be applied. The method of reading information from the information storage medium 280 may be a contact type or a non-contact type.

Here, the hardware configuration of each part of the mobile phone 200 will be described.

The processing unit 210 can be realized by using a CPU or the like, the storage unit 220 by using a RAM or the like, the transmitting / receiving unit 290 by using a packet communication module, a Bluetooth module or the like, and the operating unit 230 can be realized by using a key or the like.

Further, the event detecting unit 240 is realized by using, for example, an impact sensor, the timer unit 250 is realized by using a system timer, the image displaying unit 260 is realized by using a liquid crystal panel or the like, and the audio output unit 262 is realized by using a speaker or the like. it can.

(Explanation of Processing Flow) Next, a processing flow in the case of establishing a connection using the above-mentioned respective parts will be explained.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing up to connection establishment according to an example of this embodiment.

For example, in the state shown in FIG.
00-1 to 200-4 stand by in a communicable state (active state) (step S2).

The communicable state is continued until an event for establishing a connection is detected (step S4).

Then, the mobile phone 200 is set by the user.
-1 and the mobile phone 200-2 are hit, the event detection unit 240 detects a shock by the shock sensor.

Further, the updating unit 216 is the event detecting unit 2
The content of the event detected by 40 and the event information indicating the time when the event is detected, which is grasped by the timer unit 250, are added as a part of the log data 222 (step S6).

Then, the judging unit 214 judges the event as an event for establishing a connection, and requests the transmitting / receiving unit 290 to acquire the log data 222 of another mobile phone 200.

Then, the judging section 214 is provided with a transmitting / receiving section 290.
The log data 222 acquired by is searched (step S8), and the log data 222 stored in the storage unit 220 is searched.
It is determined whether or not there is a content that matches the content of the event for establishing a connection and the event occurrence time (step S).
10).

When comparing the times, the mobile phone 2
00 may exchange time information (for example, information indicating standard time, information indicating a counter value or clock count, etc.) to align the times indicated by the timer unit 250, or the timer unit 250 may have a radio clock function. You may let me.

The judgment unit 214 makes this judgment (step S1).
0) is executed until the entire log data 222 is searched. Note that the search may be terminated at the time when the matching data is found.

Then, when the determination unit 214 determines that there is a content that matches the event content for establishing a connection and the event occurrence time, the mobile phone 200 having the log data 222 acquired by the transmission / reception unit 290 is determined. It is recognized as the mobile phone 200 to establish the connection (step S12).

The process from the search of the log data 222 (step S8) to the recognition as the mobile phone 200 to establish the connection (step S12) is the same for all mobile phones 2.
It is performed until the search of the log data 222 of 00 is completed (step S14).

When the search of the log data 222 of all the mobile phones 200 is completed (step S14), the transmission / reception unit 290 establishes the connection with the mobile phone 200 which should establish the connection recognized in step S12 (step S14). S
16).

By the above procedure, it becomes possible to select a specific mobile phone 200 from an unspecified number of mobile phones 200 and establish a connection.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, an event for establishing a connection is detected, and a connection is made with the mobile phone 200 whose event content and time match from the plurality of mobile phones 200 capable of wireless communication. By establishing the mobile phone 200, an unspecified number of mobile phones 200 can be provided without being restricted by directivity.
Can easily establish a connection with a specific mobile phone 200.

Further, by adopting shock detection as an event for establishing a connection, it is possible to establish a connection with each other by hitting the mobile phones 200 with each other. This makes it possible to establish a connection more easily and reliably.

(Modification) The preferred embodiment to which the present invention is applied has been described above, but the application of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone 200 which should establish the connection is determined by using both the event content and the event occurrence time, but the determination is made only by whether the event content is suitable. You can go.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the impact is detected once as the event for establishing the connection. However, for example, when the impact is detected a plurality of times within a predetermined time, the event for establishing the connection is made. May be adopted as

According to this, it is possible to prevent erroneous detection as an event for establishing a connection when the mobile phone 200 hits a wall or the like, and to detect the event for establishing a connection more reliably. can do.

Further, as the event for establishing the connection, in addition to the detection of the shock, for example, the event indicating that the switch of the mobile phone 200 is pressed, the physical contact with the mobile phone 200 to be established is made. What indicates the sound at the time, voice information (voice waveform or digital voice data) of users between the mobile phones 200 that should establish a connection, image information for recognizing the mobile phone 200 that should establish a connection (face image of the user) Information, two-dimensional barcode image information for identification attached to the mobile phone 200), blinking of light, or the like may be used.

More specifically, for example, if voice information is adopted as an event for establishing a connection, and if three of the five persons who are in a state capable of wireless communication want to play poker, the three persons are almost the same. At the same time, when “SENO, Poker!” Is shouted into the microphone input section of the mobile phone 200, the updating section 216 stores the voice information “SENO, Poker!” As a part of the log data 222. Determination unit 214
May search the log data 222 of the mobile phones 200 owned by five persons and establish a connection between the mobile phones 200 having the voice information. Even with such a method, only three out of the five people who are in a state where wireless communication is possible can play poker.

Furthermore, when voice information is used, the caller screams at the microphone input section of the mobile phone 200, "Do you want someone?" It is also possible to distribute the data to the mobile phone 200.

As described above, the specific voice information is associated with each other, and when the voice information of the inquiry and the voice information of the response match, a connection is established, or there is a response within a certain time after making the inquiry. It is also possible to establish a connection in case of failure.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the log data 2
22 is acquired from all the other mobile phones 200 and the storage unit 2
Although the method of determining the mobile phone 200 that should establish the connection by comparing with the log data 222 stored in 20 is adopted, the event information of the log data 222 stored in the storage unit 220 is used for all other mobile phones 200. It is also possible to employ a method of determining the mobile phone 200 to which the connection should be established by acquiring the response information indicating whether or not they are matched with each other by being distributed.

Further, the timing for making such a judgment is not limited to the occurrence of an event, and the judgment unit 214 may be configured to make it at a fixed time or at a predetermined time, for example.

It is also possible to realize the functions of the mobile phone 200 by distributing them to a plurality of devices. For example, a mobile communication control device that is detachable from a mobile phone capable of wireless communication and has the functions of the determination unit 214 and the event detection unit 240 may be used.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of connection establishment by impact detection according to another example of this embodiment.

For example, the mobile communication control device 300 is configured to be detachable from the mobile phone 202 having a transmitting / receiving section capable of wireless communication with the plurality of mobile phones 202 and to control the mobile phones 202. ing.

Further, the portable communication control device 300 has the above-mentioned event detecting section 240, determining section 214, and updating section 21.
6 to establish a connection with the mobile phone 202 that is determined by the determination unit 214 that the content of the event matches,
It is configured to include a control unit that controls the transmission / reception unit 290 of the mobile phone 202.

For example, as shown in FIG.
A portable communication control device 300-1 connected to 2-1;
Mobile communication control device 3 connected to mobile phone 202-2
The mobile communication control devices 300-1 and 300-2 detect the impact by hitting the mobile phone 20-2.
The transmission / reception unit 290 of the mobile phone 202-1 or the mobile phone 202-2 is controlled so as to establish the connection with the mobile phone 2-2 or the mobile phone 202-1.

Even in such a configuration, a simple technique can be used to convert a large number of unspecified mobile phones 202 into a specific mobile phone 2
It is possible to select 02 to establish a connection.

The portable communication control device 30 shown in FIG.
0 may be configured to include a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth among the functions of the transmission / reception unit 290 of the mobile phone 200.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the mobile phone 200 is used as the mobile terminal device has been described, but in addition to the mobile phone 200, a mobile PC (Personal Computer) is also available.
omputer), PDA (Personal Digital Assistants),
It is also possible to use various portable terminal devices such as a portable game device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of connection establishment by impact detection according to an example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks of a mobile phone according to an example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data structure of log data according to an example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing up to connection establishment according to an example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of connection establishment by impact detection according to another example of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

200 Mobile phones (portable terminal devices) 212 Information generator 214 determination unit 216 Update Department 222 log data 240 Event detector 250 timer section 280 Information storage medium 290 Transmitter / receiver (wireless communication means) 300 Portable communication control device

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A wireless communication unit for wirelessly communicating with a plurality of portable terminal devices, an event detecting unit for detecting an event for establishing a connection, and an event detecting unit for detecting an event when the event detecting unit detects the event. Update means for updating the log data stored in a predetermined storage area based on the content, content of the event stored in the plurality of portable terminal devices acquired by the wireless communication means, and stored in the log data Determination means for determining whether or not the content of the event that has been applied matches, wherein the wireless communication means establishes a connection with the portable terminal device that is determined to be compatible with the content of the event by the determination means. A portable terminal device characterized by: 2. The event for establishing a connection according to claim 1, wherein the event is a physical contact with another portable terminal device, and the event detecting means is a physical contact with another portable terminal device. A portable terminal device comprising a sensor for detecting 3. The updating unit according to claim 1, wherein the updating unit stores the event data and the time when the event occurs in the log data in association with each other, and the determining unit stores the plurality of events. The compatibility between the content of the event stored in the mobile terminal device and the content of the event stored in the log data, the occurrence time of the event stored in the plurality of mobile terminal devices, and the log data The mobile terminal determines the compatibility with the stored time of occurrence of the event, and the wireless communication unit determines that the content of the event matches and the time of occurrence of the event matches by the determination unit. A portable terminal device characterized by establishing a connection with the device. 4. A portable communication control device which is detachable from a portable terminal device having a wireless communication means capable of wirelessly communicating with a plurality of portable terminal devices and which controls the portable terminal devices. An event detecting means for detecting an event for establishing a connection, and an updating means for updating log data stored in a predetermined storage area based on the content of the event when the event is detected by the event detecting means. Determining means for determining whether or not the content of the event stored in the plurality of portable terminal devices acquired by the wireless communication means and the content of the event stored in the log data match, Control means for controlling the wireless communication means so as to establish a connection with the portable terminal device determined by the means that the content of the event is suitable. Portable communication control apparatus characterized by. 5. A program readable by a computer of a portable terminal device having wireless communication means for wirelessly communicating with a plurality of portable terminal devices, the event detecting means for detecting an event for establishing connection of the computer. And an updating means for updating the log data stored in a predetermined storage area based on the content of the event when the event is detected by the event detecting means, Determination means for determining whether or not the content of the event stored in the portable terminal device matches the content of the event stored in the log data, and a mobile device for which the content of the event has been determined by the determination means. Functioning as a control means for controlling the wireless communication means so as to establish a connection with the terminal device. Program which is characterized. 6. The connection establishment event according to claim 5, wherein the event for establishing a connection is a physical contact with another portable terminal device, and the event detecting means is a physical contact with another portable terminal device. A program including means for detecting. 7. The updating unit according to claim 5, wherein the updating unit stores the event data and the time when the event occurs in the log data in association with each other, and the determining unit stores the plurality of events. The compatibility between the content of the event stored in the mobile terminal device and the content of the event stored in the log data, the occurrence time of the event stored in the plurality of mobile terminal devices, and the log data The portable terminal device determines compatibility with the stored event occurrence time, and the control unit determines that the event content is compatible and the event occurrence time is compatible with the determination unit. A program for controlling the wireless communication means so as to establish a connection with the program. 8. An information storage medium readable by a computer, wherein the program according to any one of claims 5 to 7 is stored.