JP2003189359A - Nuisance radio wave countermeasure system and mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nuisance radio wave countermeasure system and a mobile phone that can use a positional information measurement means so as to calculate the distance between the mobile phone and a medial device user such as a user wearing a pacemaker and allows the use of the mobile phone while always accurately reserving a safety distance at which the possibility of malfunction of the medical device by a radio wave produced from the mobile phone can be precluded. <P>SOLUTION: The positional information measurement section of the pacemaker measures its own position and an infrared ray transmission section transmits the measured position information. The mobile phone calculates the distance between the mobile phone and the pacemaker on the basis of the positional information of the pacemaker sent from the pacemaker and its own position measured by the position information measurement section of the mobile phone. The transmission of a speech transmission/reception section of the mobile phone is inhibited when the distance between the two devices is within a predetermined distance value, and the inhibited transmission is warned to a user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nuisance radio wave countermeasure system and a mobile phone for preventing an accident of a medical device due to a radio wave emitted from a mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The spread of mobile phones in recent years has been remarkable, and mobile phones and PHS (personal handyphone system)
Together, analog landline phones and ISDN (integrat
ed service digital network) is overwhelming the number of contracts. With the spread of mobile communication such as mobile phones and PHS, antennas are also installed in underground passages and the like where radio waves do not reach before and it is not possible to call, and the call area is increasing. In addition, the functions of mobile phones (hereinafter referred to as mobile phones including PHS) are used not only for making calls but also for sending and receiving e-mail and connecting to the Internet to collect information, increasing the frequency of use and on trains during congestion. Announcements to refrain from using mobile phones are often ignored.

Up to a few years ago, the problem of loud talking on the train had been solved, but recently, the problem of public etiquette has become poor. This is an effect on medical devices such as pacemakers. The population is aging and the number of people using pacemakers is increasing year by year. The pacemaker supplements the self-beat by stimulating the ventricles and atria from the electronic circuit through the leads when the heart has some defect such as arrhythmia. From those that give a stimulus at a fixed rate, there are those that sense the heartbeat and compensate only for the loss of the self-heartbeat. EMI (electromagnetic interference) has been taken into consideration, but there is a limit to the shield because it is a medical device to be implanted in the body. Therefore, when a mobile phone that generates a strong magnetic field is used near a pacemaker user, the pacemaker may malfunction. For example, when pacing pulse is suppressed (cardiac stimulation is stopped) or asynchronous pacing (stimulation is continued even when the heart is spontaneously excited), pacemaker users may experience symptoms such as feeling unwell and dizziness. Not only does it cause human life, it puts you at risk of death.

However, when a mobile phone user uses a mobile phone, he / she has no means to judge whether or not there is a pacemaker user nearby, and the mobile phone he / she is using causes the life of the pacemaker user. I use my mobile phone without thinking that there is a risk of taking it away.
Also, pacemaker users are constantly worried that a mobile phone may cause the pacemaker to malfunction.

In order to improve such a problem, a pacemaker user is required to have a terminal capable of notifying a mobile phone that he is a pacemaker user. By receiving a signal from a terminal owned by, a technology has been considered in which a pacemaker user recognizes that he is nearby and automatically stops transmission / reception of a mobile phone.

As a conventional technique of recognizing a pacemaker user who is nearby when using a mobile phone and automatically stopping the call function of the mobile phone, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-341 is known.
There is a 483 publication or JP-A-11-136747 publication.

In Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-341483, a pacemaker user is asked to carry a radio wave transmitter having a radio wave transmitting means, and a mobile phone is provided with a radio wave receiving means.
When the electric wave reception means of the mobile phone receives the electric wave from the electric wave transmitter of the terminal owned by the pacemaker user, the transmission function to the communication line of the mobile phone is forcibly disabled and The vibration, sound, and display on the LCD panel inform the user of the mobile phone.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-136747, a function is added to a mobile communication device to detect a specific radio signal such as radio waves, light, and ultrasonic waves, and a pacemaker user is provided with a transmission corresponding to the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device automatically prohibits the transmission function of the mobile communication device by detecting a specific wireless signal from the pacemaker, and the mobile communication device automatically transfers calls to the network and automatically answers voice mail services. I am trying to switch to.

[0009]

As described above, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the radio signal from the pacemaker side (which is different from the radio wave for normal call or data transmission) is sent to the mobile phone or the mobile communication device side. A receiver for receiving is provided,
This receiver performs processing such as stopping the transmission function depending on whether or not a radio signal from the pacemaker side is received. That is, in the above conventional technique,
The distance at which the wireless signal from the pacemaker side reaches determines whether or not processing such as transmission stop on the mobile phone or mobile communication device side is executed.

However, the communication range of the radio waves, light, and ultrasonic waves used for the radio signal changes depending on the environment of use such as obstacles and weather conditions (rainy weather, etc.).

Therefore, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, there is a problem that it is difficult to adjust the communication distance between the pacemaker and the mobile phone or the mobile communication device in order to ensure a safe distance for preventing the malfunction of the pacemaker.

That is, if the distance that the signal reaches becomes shorter due to the change in the use environment, even if the mobile phone or the mobile communication device is actually present at a position where the pacemaker is affected, the mobile phone or the mobile communication device is present. Cannot perform processing such as transmission stop.
Also, if the distance is too large, the mobile phone user will be considerably restricted, and the feature of the mobile phone that the phone can be called from anywhere will not be utilized.

The present invention has been made in view of the above,
By calculating the distance between the mobile phone user and the medical device user such as a pacemaker by using the position information measuring means, a safe distance in which the medical device does not malfunction due to radio waves generated by the mobile phone. The objective is to obtain a nuisance wave prevention system and a mobile phone that can be used with a mobile phone after always ensuring the correct.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, a nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the present invention is a nuisance radio wave countermeasure system for preventing an accident of a medical device due to a radio wave for a mobile phone emitted by a mobile phone. Medical equipment
The position information measuring unit that measures the own position and the position information measuring unit that transmits the position information measured by the position information unit using the position information transmission radio wave that does not affect the function of the medical device unlike the mobile phone radio wave. And a wireless communication unit for receiving the position information of the medical device by the position information transmission radio wave transmitted from the medical device, Calculates the distance between the medical device and its own position based on the position information received from the medical device and the own position measured by the position information measuring unit of the mobile phone, and the calculated distance is within a predetermined distance specified value. If there is, a control unit that executes a predetermined emergency process is provided.

According to the present invention, the medical device measures its own position by using the position information measuring section, and uses the position information transmitting radio wave which does not affect the function of the medical device different from the mobile phone radio wave. The own position information measured using the wireless transmission unit to be used is transmitted. Based on the position of the medical device received by the wireless reception unit that uses the radio wave for position information transmission and the own position measured by the position information unit of the mobile phone, the mobile phone is set between the mobile phone and the medical device. Is calculated, and if the calculated distance between the two aircraft is within a predetermined distance stipulated value, a predetermined emergency process is executed.

In the nuisance call countermeasure system according to the next invention, in the above invention, the emergency process includes a process of putting the mobile phone in a transmission prohibited state and / or a process of issuing a predetermined warning.

According to the present invention, the mobile phone transmits to the communication line of the mobile phone as an emergency process when the distance between the mobile phone and the medical device is within the predetermined distance specified value. Functions are prohibited and certain warnings are issued.

In the nuisance call protection system according to the next invention, in the above invention, the mobile phone sends position information of the medical device to the medical device immediately before starting transmission to a communication line. A request is made, and the medical device measures the position information and transmits the position information to the mobile phone only when the sending request is made.

According to the present invention, the mobile phone requests the medical device to transmit the positional information immediately before making a call to the communication line, and the medical device only makes a request for transmission from the mobile phone. The position information is measured and transmitted.

In the nuisance call protection system according to the next invention, in the above invention, the medical device transmits to the mobile phone a distance stipulated value at which the radio wave emitted from the mobile phone has no influence on the medical device. Phone
Whether or not to execute the emergency process is determined based on the received prescribed distance value.

According to the present invention, the medical device transmits to the mobile phone a prescribed distance value required for determining whether or not the mobile phone performs the emergency process, which is free from the influence of the radio waves emitted by the mobile phone. I am trying to do it.

In the nuisance call countermeasure system according to the next invention, in the above invention, the mobile phone has a storage unit for storing violation information when a user of the mobile phone ignores a warning and performs a calling operation. When the violation is repeated a predetermined number of times or more, the violation information is notified to the monitoring center.

According to the present invention, even if the user of the mobile phone gives a warning to stop the call, the mobile phone stores the violation information when the call is ignored and the call is made. When outgoing calls are made frequently and the number of times exceeds a prescribed number, violation information is reported to the monitoring center.

In the nuisance call countermeasure system according to the next invention, in the above invention, the mobile phone transmits the violation information to the medical device using the wireless communication unit, and the medical device receives the violation information. It is characterized in that it is provided with a storage unit for storing the violation information, and that the violation information stored in the storage unit can be read using the wireless communication unit of the medical device.

According to the present invention, the mobile phone transmits the violation information to the medical device, and the medical device stores the received violation information so that the wireless communication unit can read the violation information. ing.

The nuisance call protection system according to the next invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, when the violation information is transmitted, the violation information is encrypted and transmitted.

According to the present invention, when the violation information is transmitted, the violation information is encrypted and transmitted.

In the mobile phone according to the next invention, in the above invention, the position information measuring unit for measuring the own position and the position information transmitting unit that does not affect the function of the medical device unlike the radio wave for the mobile phone are used. A wireless communication unit that receives the position information of the medical device from the medical device by radio waves, and calculates the distance between the medical device and the own position based on the position information received from the medical device and the own position measured by the position information measuring unit, When the calculated distance is within a predetermined distance stipulated value, a control unit for executing a predetermined emergency process is provided.

According to the present invention, the mobile phone always measures its own position, and the position information transmission radio wave which does not affect the function of the medical equipment different from the measured self position and the radio wave for the mobile phone is used. Calculate the distance between the mobile phone and the medical device based on the position information of the medical device received from the medical device, and the calculated distance between the two devices is within the specified distance specified value. If so, a predetermined emergency process is executed.

The cellular phone according to the next invention is characterized in that the emergency process includes a process of setting the cellular phone in a transmission prohibited state and / or a process of issuing a predetermined warning.

According to the present invention, when the distance between the mobile phone and the medical device is within the predetermined distance specified value, the mobile phone performs emergency processing to the communication line of the mobile phone. The transmission function is prohibited and a predetermined warning is issued.

In the cellular phone according to the next invention, in the above invention, the wireless communication unit requests the medical device for position information of the medical device immediately before starting transmission to a communication line. It is characterized by performing.

According to the present invention, the wireless communication unit of the mobile phone makes a request for transmitting the positional information to the medical device immediately before making a call to the communication line.

In the mobile phone according to the next invention, in the above-mentioned invention, a distance regulation value which does not affect the medical equipment by the radio wave emitted from the mobile telephone is received from the medical equipment, and the received distance regulation value is used to obtain the distance regulation value. It is characterized in that comparison processing is performed on the calculated distance between the medical device and its own position.

According to the present invention, the mobile phone determines whether or not to execute a predetermined emergency process based on the distance regulation value which is received from the medical device and is not affected by the radio wave emitted from the mobile phone. ing.

In the mobile phone according to the next invention, in the above invention, when the user of the mobile phone ignores the warning and performs the calling operation, the mobile phone is provided with a storage unit for storing the violation information, and the mobile phone has a predetermined number of times. When the above violation is repeated, the monitoring center is notified of the violation information.

According to the present invention, even if the user of the mobile phone warns that the call should be stopped, the mobile phone stores the violation information when the call is disregarded and the violation is stored. When outgoing calls are made frequently and the number of times exceeds a prescribed number, violation information is reported to the monitoring center.

[0038] A mobile phone according to the next invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the violation information is transmitted to the medical device by using the wireless communication unit.

According to the present invention, even if the user of the mobile phone warns the user to cancel the call, the wireless communication section of the mobile phone ignores the warning and sends the violation information to the medical device. I am trying to send it to you.

The mobile phone according to the next invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, when the violation information is transmitted, the violation information is encrypted and transmitted.

According to the present invention, when the violation information is transmitted, the violation information is encrypted and transmitted.

[0042]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of a nuisance radio wave countermeasure system and a mobile phone according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1. Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In the first embodiment, the pacemaker always measures the current position and transmits the position information using the position information transmitting radio wave such as infrared rays. On the other hand, the mobile phone constantly measures the current position and waits for the position information transmitted from the pacemaker.
When the mobile phone receives the position information transmitted from the pacemaker, it calculates the distance between the mobile phone and the pacemaker based on the received position information of the pacemaker and the measured own position, and the distance between the two devices is determined in advance. If the distance is within the specified distance, the communication function of the mobile phone is set to the transmission prohibited state, and emergency processing such as displaying a warning message to notify the mobile phone user of the presence of the pacemaker user is performed. Is.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the first embodiment. The nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the first embodiment is composed of a pacemaker 10 and a mobile phone 20 which can communicate by infrared rays.

The pacemaker 10 includes the position information measuring unit 1
1, an infrared transmitter 12, and a system controller 13.

The position information measuring unit 11 uses the GPS (Global P
ositioning System: Global Positioning System) and GP
It is composed of a receiver of a highly accurate position positioning system obtained from S and other satellites, and measures position information such as latitude and longitude where the pacemaker 10 is located. Infrared transmitter 1
2 transmits the position information measured by the position information measuring unit 11 to the mobile phone 20 by infrared communication. System control unit 13
Controls the components of the pacemaker 10 in a centralized manner.

The mobile phone 20 includes a position information measuring unit 21 and
Infrared receiver 22, call transmitter / receiver 23, and display 24
And a system control unit 25.

The position information measuring unit 21 is the position information measuring unit 1
As in the case of No. 1, it is composed of a receiver of a high-accuracy positioning system obtained from GPS or GPS and another satellite, and measures the position information such as latitude and longitude where the mobile phone 20 is located. The infrared receiver 22 receives the position information transmitted from the pacemaker 10. The call transmitter / receiver 23 connects to the Internet via a communication line using mobile phone radio waves, and controls communication with other mobile phones, landlines, and the like. The display unit 24 is composed of a liquid crystal panel or the like,
In addition to the general display function of a mobile phone that displays phone numbers and messages, it also displays a warning message that informs the user of the mobile phone that there is a pacemaker user. The system control unit 25 stores a specified distance value between the pacemaker 10 and the mobile phone 20, and based on the position information received by the infrared receiving unit 22 and the position information measured by the position information measuring unit 21. The calculation processing of the distance between the two devices and the control of each component of the mobile phone 20 are collectively performed.

Next, the operation of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The pacemaker 10 is turned on when it is embedded in a pacemaker user and starts a pacing operation (step S100). System control unit 13
Controls the pacing operation, which is the original function of the pacemaker, and simultaneously starts the control of the position information measuring unit 11 and the infrared transmitting unit 12. The position information measuring unit 11 measures the current position of the pacemaker 10 (step S1).
01). The infrared transmitting unit 12 transmits the position information measured by the position information measuring unit 11 (step S102). When the power is turned on, the pacemaker 10 measures and transmits the current position in this way (steps S101 and S).
102) is repeated until the pacemaker 10 is taken out of the user's body.

When the power of the mobile phone 20 is turned on (step S103), the system controller 25 causes the mobile phone 20 to operate.
To start the control of. The mobile phone 20 includes the position information measuring unit 2
1, the current position of the mobile phone 20 is measured (step S1
04), the system waits for reception of the position information transmitted from the pacemaker 10 (step S105).

The infrared receiver 22 is used for the pacemaker 10
When the position information transmitted from is received (step S
106, Yes), the system control unit 25 uses the mobile phone 20 and the pacemaker 10 based on the own position measured by the position information measuring unit 21 and the position information of the pacemaker 10 received by the infrared receiving unit 22. The distance between them is calculated (step S107). When the calculated distance between the two devices is within the specified distance value (step S108, Yes), the transmission function of the call transmitting / receiving unit 23 is prohibited and the mobile phone 2
The radio wave transmission of 0 is stopped (step S109). After disabling the transmission of the call transmitting / receiving unit 23, the system control unit 25 displays a warning message for notifying the user of the mobile phone 20 that the pacemaker user is present.
(Step S110).

On the other hand, when the infrared receiver 22 does not receive the position information transmitted from the pacemaker 10 (step S106, No), the mobile phone 20 and the pacemaker 10 calculated from the received position information and the measured own position. If the distance between the two aircraft is greater than the distance specified value (step S108, No), the system control unit 25
Enables transmission by the call transmitting / receiving unit 23 (step S11)
1). At this time, if a warning message is displayed on the display unit 24, the display is canceled.

The mobile phone 20 performs such processing (steps S104 to S111) by turning off the power of the mobile phone 20.
Is repeated (step S112).

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the pacemaker always measures its own position by the position information measuring unit and transmits the measured position information from the infrared transmitting unit. The mobile phone calculates the distance between the mobile phone and the pacemaker based on the position information of the pacemaker transmitted from the pacemaker and the own position measured by the position information measuring unit of the mobile phone, and calculates the distance between the two devices. When the distance is within the prescribed distance specified value, the call transmission / reception part of the mobile phone is prohibited from transmitting and the mobile phone user is warned that the transmission function is prohibited. Even if the usage environment changes due to factors such as the above, the distance between the pacemaker and the mobile phone, which is the trigger for executing emergency processing such as transmission stop, does not fluctuate and depends only on the specified distance limit value. Become. Therefore, in the first embodiment, the pacemaker is prevented from malfunctioning due to the radio waves emitted from the mobile phone even if the usage environment changes due to weather changes and the like, and the mobile phone user can prevent the pacemaker from adversely affecting the pacemaker. The existence of users can be known accurately.

Embodiment 2. A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, the specified distance value between the mobile phone and the pacemaker, which is a condition for prohibiting the transmission of the mobile phone, is stored in the mobile phone. However, the distance affected by the radio waves emitted by the mobile phone varies depending on the pacemaker model. That is, regardless of the model of the pacemaker, in order to determine the specified distance value to one value, the distance to the mobile phone in the pacemaker must be set to the distance of the pacemaker that must be the farthest. In this case, although the distance that does not affect the pacemaker is maintained, the transmission of the mobile phone is prohibited, and the restriction on the user of the mobile phone increases.

In the second embodiment, in order to solve such a problem, the distance defining value is stored in the pacemaker and the distance defining value is transmitted together with the position information.

Since the configurations of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system and the portable telephone of the second embodiment are the same as those shown in FIG. 1, their explanations are omitted here. In the first embodiment, the system controller 25 determines the specified distance value between the pacemaker 10 and the mobile phone 20, which is a condition for prohibiting transmission.
However, in the second embodiment, it is stored in the system control unit 13.

The operation of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The mobile phone 20 is powered on, and the position information of the pacemaker 10 received by the infrared receiver 22 and the position information measuring unit 2 are received.
The distance between the two aircraft is calculated based on the own position measured in 1 and the determination of the transmission prohibited state and the transmission permitted state is repeated Step S1
Since the operations of 03 to S112 are the same as those of the first embodiment, detailed description will be omitted.

The power of the pacemaker 10 is turned on when it is embedded in the pacemaker user and starts the pacing operation (step S100). System control unit 13
Controls the pacing operation, which is the original function of the pacemaker, and simultaneously starts the control of the position information measuring unit 11 and the infrared transmitting unit 12. The position information measuring unit 11 measures the current position of the pacemaker 10 (step S1).
01). The infrared transmitting unit 12 transmits the position information measured by the position information measuring unit 11 and the specified distance value stored in the system control unit 13 (step S200). When the power supply is turned on, the pacemaker 10 measures the current position in this way and transmits the measured position information and the specified distance value (steps S101 and S200) until the pacemaker 10 is taken out from the user's body. repeat.

When the power of the mobile phone 20 is turned on, the system controller 25 starts controlling the mobile phone 20. The mobile phone 20 measures its own position while the pacemaker 10
Is in a reception waiting state (steps S103 to S10).
5).

The infrared receiver 22 is used for the pacemaker 10
Upon receiving the position information and the specified distance value transmitted from the system control unit 25, the system control unit 25 receives the position measured by the position information measurement unit 21 and the pacemaker 1 received by the infrared reception unit 22.
Based on the position information of 0, the distance between the mobile phone 20 and the pacemaker 10 is calculated (steps S106, S).
107). If the calculated distance between the two devices is within the specified distance value received by the infrared receiving unit, the transmission function of the call transmitting / receiving unit 23 is prohibited, and a warning message notifying the presence of a pacemaker user is displayed on the display unit 24. Is displayed (steps S106 to S110). Infrared receiver 22
However, if the position information and the distance stipulated value from the pacemaker 10 are not received, or if the calculated distance between the two devices is greater than the distance stipulated value, the transmission is allowed (steps S106, S107, S111). ).

The mobile phone 20 performs such processing (steps S104 to S111) by turning off the power of the mobile phone 20.
Is repeated (step S112).

As described above, according to the second embodiment, since the pacemaker itself transmits the distance regulation value which is affected by the radio wave emitted from the cellphone, the telephone conversation using the distance regulation value specific to the pacemaker. Can be banned.

Embodiment 3. A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the above-described first and second embodiments, the pacemaker prohibits the transmission of the mobile phone within the specified distance value, which may cause malfunctions due to the radio waves emitted by the mobile phone. Therefore, the safety of pacemaker users is ensured. can do. However, in the first and second embodiments, while the pacemaker and the mobile phone are both powered on,
Since it is necessary to constantly measure position information and perform communication, the power consumption of the device increases and the usage time becomes short. A mobile phone with a function to charge from the outside has to be frequently annoyed. Further, the pacemaker to be implanted in the body cannot perform pacing when the battery is low, so that the pacemaker needs to be replaced, which imposes a burden on the pacemaker user.

In the third embodiment, in order to solve such a problem, the user of the mobile phone sets the position of the mobile phone with respect to the pacemaker immediately before off-hook when the mobile phone emits radio waves to connect the mobile phone to the exchange. Request the information, calculate the distance between the mobile phone and the pacemaker based on the position information sent from the pacemaker in response to the request, and determine whether the distance between the two is within a specified value, The transmission function of the mobile phone is controlled. That is,
The mobile phone and the pacemaker measure the position information and communicate the position information only when the mobile phone is off-hook and actually communicates.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the third embodiment.

The pacemaker 30 has an infrared transmitter / receiver 41 so that it can communicate with the mobile phone 40. The mobile phone 40 is provided with an infrared transmission / reception unit 41 so that it can communicate with the pacemaker 30. The components having the same functions as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

The operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Pacemaker 30
When the device is embedded in a pacemaker user and the pacing operation is started, the power is turned on (step S300). The system control unit 13 controls the pacing operation, which is the original function of the pacemaker, and simultaneously starts the control of the position information measurement unit 11 and the infrared transmission / reception unit 31. The infrared transmission / reception unit 31 enters a waiting state for a position information transmission request transmitted from the mobile phone 20 (step S301).

When the power of the mobile phone 20 is turned on (step S303), the system control unit 25 monitors whether or not the user of the mobile phone has issued a connection request to the exchange to make a call (off-hook request). (Step S30
4). When the system control unit 25 detects the off-hook request, the infrared transmission / reception unit 41 transmits a signal requesting position information to the pacemaker 30 (step S305) and waits for a signal transmitted from the pacemaker 30 (step S309). ).

When the infrared transmitter / receiver 31 receives the position information request signal from the portable telephone 40 (step S30)
6), the position information measuring unit 11 measures the current position of the pacemaker 30 (step S307). The infrared transmitting / receiving unit 31 transmits the position information measured by the position information measuring unit 11 (step S308).

The infrared transmitter / receiver 41 is used for the pacemaker 3
When the position information transmitted from 0 is received (step S3
10, Yes), the position information measuring unit 21 is the mobile phone 40.
The current position of is measured (step S311). The system control unit 25 determines the distance between the mobile phone 40 and the pacemaker 30 based on the own position measured by the position information measuring unit 21 and the position information of the pacemaker 30 received by the infrared transmission / reception unit 41. Calculate (step S31
2). When the calculated distance between the two devices is within the specified distance value (step S313, Yes), the transmission function of the call transmitting / receiving unit 23 is prohibited and the radio wave transmission of the mobile phone 40 is stopped (step S314). The system control unit 25
After the transmission / reception of the call transmitting / receiving unit 23 is prohibited, a warning message for notifying the user of the mobile phone 40 of the presence of the pacemaker user is displayed on the display unit 24 (step S315).

On the other hand, when the infrared transmitter / receiver 41 does not receive the position information transmitted from the pacemaker 30 (step S310, No), the mobile phone 40 and the pacemaker 30 calculated from the received position information and the measured own position. If the distance between the two aircraft is greater than the distance regulation value (step S313, No), the system control unit 25
The transmission function of the call transmitting / receiving unit 23 is set to the permitted state (step S316). The mobile phone 20 is connected to the exchange through the call transmitting / receiving unit 23 and performs communication as a normal mobile phone (step S317). The mobile phone 40 emits radio waves during a call, which may affect the pacemaker. Therefore, the system control unit 2
5 is the pacemaker 3 until the call ends and the connection with the exchange ends (on-hook detection) (step S318).
The operation of requesting position information for 0 and calculating the distance between the two aircraft is repeated (steps S305 to S312). The system control unit 25 includes a mobile phone 40 and a pacemaker 3
If the distance between the two aircraft of 0 is within the specified position, the transmission function of the call transmitting / receiving unit is immediately disabled (step S
314) A warning message is displayed on the display unit 24 (step S315).

When the transmission function of the call transmitter / receiver 23 is prohibited, the positional information is requested until the distance in the transmission permitted state is maintained, and when the transmission of the call transmitter / receiver 23 is permitted (step S316), the liquid crystal Clear the warning message displayed on the panel and return to detecting off-hook requests.

As described above, in the third embodiment, the mobile phone requests the position information from the pacemaker before transmitting the electric wave, and both the mobile phone and the pacemaker measure the current position for a necessary period. Since communication is performed, the power consumption of the mobile phone and pacemaker can be suppressed.

Fourth Embodiment A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. In the above-described first to third embodiments, when the mobile phone and the pacemaker become closer than the distance stipulated value stored in advance in one of the two devices, the transmission function of the mobile phone is prohibited and the user of the mobile phone A warning message is displayed in order to inform the presence of pacemaker users. By forcibly disabling the transmission function of the mobile phone, the safety of pacemaker users can be surely protected. However, the user of the mobile phone may find it inconvenient because the mobile phone suddenly becomes unable to communicate during the call. If there is a warning message during a call, the discomfort will be reduced if the other party of the call can be notified and the call can be hung up. However, in this case, it depends on the morale of the mobile phone user.
That is, if the user of the mobile phone ignores the warning and makes a call, the nuisance radio wave prevention system cannot be utilized.

In the fourth embodiment, in order to solve such a problem, it is left to the morals of the user of the mobile phone, and if the distance between the mobile phone and the pacemaker is closer than the specified distance, Without forcibly prohibiting the sending function, only a warning message is displayed and the mobile phone user is warned of the presence of a pacemaker user. If a mobile phone user ignores the warning and makes a call on the mobile phone despite the warning, a record is kept, and if the frequency is high, information about the mobile phone user And the record is automatically notified to the monitoring center.

The record (violation information) to be stored and reported may be the number of times the mobile phone is used ignoring the warning, the date and time of the violation, the place (positional information), and the like. Further, when the pacemaker transmits its own position and the specified distance value, if the pacemaker identification information, for example, a serial number is transmitted, it is possible to identify the affected pacemaker.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the fourth embodiment. The nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the fourth embodiment includes a mobile phone 60, a pacemaker 10, and a monitoring center 70.

Since the structure of the pacemaker 10 is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, its explanation is omitted here.

The mobile phone 60 has a storage unit 61 and an encryption processing unit 62 added to the mobile phone 40 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. The components having the same functions as those of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 4 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicated description will be omitted.

The storage unit 61 is composed of a non-volatile memory or the like, and stores a violation record when a communication is made even though the presence of a pacemaker user is warned. The encryption processing unit 62 encrypts the violation record when transmitting the violation record to the monitoring center 70.

The monitoring center 70 includes a call transmitting / receiving section 71,
Cryptographic processing unit 72, storage unit 73, and system control unit 74
Is equipped with.

The call transmitter / receiver 71 controls the communication with the mobile phone 60 via the communication line. The encryption processing unit 72 decrypts the encryption of the violation record of the mobile phone received by the call transmitting / receiving unit 71. The storage unit 73 is an HDD (hard
disk drive), etc., and records violation information sent from a mobile phone. The system control unit 74 centrally controls each component in the monitoring center.

The operation of the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The power of the pacemaker 10 is turned on, the position information is continuously transmitted, and the mobile phone 60
Calculates the distance between the two aircraft based on the measured own position and the received position information of the pacemaker 10 and determines whether or not the distance is within the prescribed distance value. Therefore, detailed description will be omitted.

Similar to the operation of the first embodiment, the pacemaker 10 continues to transmit the position information, and the mobile phone 60 determines the distance between the two devices based on the measured own position and the received position information of the pacemaker 10. It is determined whether the calculated value is within the specified distance value (steps S100 to S108). If the distance between the mobile phone 60 and the pacemaker 10 is within the specified distance value, the system control unit 25 leaves the communication transmitting / receiving unit 23 in the call enabled state (step S400) and uses the pacemaker on the display unit 24. A warning message indicating that the person is nearby is displayed (step S401).
Here, when the user of the mobile phone 60 ignores the warning message displayed on the display unit 24 and performs the call (Yes in step S402), the storage unit 61 stores the violation information. When the number of telephone calls that ignores the warning exceeds the prescribed number (step S404), the system control unit 25 reads the violation information stored in the storage unit 61. The encryption processing unit 62 encrypts the read violation information (step S405). The call transmitting / receiving unit 23 reports the encrypted violation information to the monitoring center 70 via the communication line (step S406).

The system control unit 25 described above when the call is stopped according to the warning message displayed on the display unit 24 (step S402, No) or when the number of violations is less than the specified number (step S404, No). The operation (steps S104 to S108 and S400 to S104) is repeated.

The monitoring center 70, which has received the encrypted violation information from the mobile phone 60 via the communication line, decrypts the encrypted violation information in the encryption processing unit 72, and stores the violation information in the storage unit 73. Remember.

In the fourth embodiment, the transmission function of the mobile phone is forcibly prohibited when the distance between the mobile phone and the pacemaker is closer than the specified distance, depending on the morals of the mobile phone user. Without displaying, only the warning message is displayed to warn the mobile phone user of the presence of the pacemaker user. Despite the warning, if you ignore the warning and communicate with the mobile phone, a record is kept.If the frequency is high, information about the user of the mobile phone and the record will be automatically sent to the monitoring center. Since the notification is made, the mobile phone user can be kept in good manners.

Further, when the violation information is transmitted to the monitoring center, the violation information is encrypted and transmitted, so that the privacy of the mobile phone user can be protected.

Embodiment 5. A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the fourth embodiment,
When the distance between the mobile phone and the pacemaker is closer than the specified distance, leaving the mobile phone's morale to the morals of the mobile phone user, without forcibly prohibiting the transmission function of the mobile phone,
A warning message is displayed to alert the mobile phone user of the presence of a pacemaker user, and a record will be made if the warning is ignored and communication is performed using the mobile phone, even if a warning has been issued. If the frequency is high and the frequency is high, by automatically reporting the violation information of the mobile phone to the monitoring center, it is possible to encourage the user of the mobile phone to improve and keep the manners. However, if the violation information is recorded only on the mobile phone, it is difficult to prove the content of the violation information.

In the fifth embodiment, in order to solve such a problem, the violation information is stored in both the mobile phone and the pacemaker, the violation information stored in the pacemaker is read out, and the mobile phone user can read the violation information. Ignored the warning and made it available for proof that the call was made.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the fifth embodiment. The nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the fifth embodiment includes a mobile phone 60, a pacemaker 80, and a monitoring center 90.

The pacemaker 80 has an encryption processing section 81 and a storage section 82 added to the pacemaker 30 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. Embodiment 3 shown in FIG.
The same reference numerals are given to the components having the same function as, and the duplicated description will be omitted.

The encryption processing unit 81 decrypts the encrypted violation information transmitted from the mobile phone 60. Storage unit 82
Is composed of a non-volatile memory or the like and stores the decrypted violation information.

Since the structure of the mobile phone 60 is the same as that shown in FIG. 6, its description is omitted here.

In the monitoring center 90, an infrared transmitting / receiving unit 91 is added to the monitoring center 70 of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. The components having the same functions as those in the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 6 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.
The infrared transmitter / receiver 91 communicates with the pacemaker 80 using infrared rays.

The operation of the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The power of the pacemaker 80 is turned on, the position information is continuously transmitted, and the mobile phone 60
Calculates the distance between the mobile phone 60 and the pacemaker 80 based on the measured own position and the received position information of the pacemaker 80, determines whether the distance is within the specified distance, ignores the warning, and makes a call. Steps S100 to S108 and S400 to 4 in which the violation information is stored when
For 03, since the operation is the same as that of the fourth embodiment,
Detailed description is omitted.

The infrared transmitter / receiver 31 keeps transmitting the position information (steps S100 to S102) and, at the same time, enters the reception waiting state (step S501). The mobile phone 60 calculates the distance between the pacemaker 80 and the mobile phone 60 based on the measured own position and the received position information of the pacemaker 80, and determines whether the distance is within the specified distance (steps S100 to S108). ). Pacemaker 80
When the distance between the mobile phone 60 and the mobile phone 60 is shorter than the specified distance value, the mobile phone 60 displays a warning message on the display unit 24 that a pacemaker user is nearby, and the mobile phone 60 user However, when the call is ignored while ignoring the warning message displayed on the display unit 24, the violation information is stored in the storage unit 61 (steps S400 to S400).
403). The system control unit 25 reads out the violation information stored in the storage unit 61. The encryption processing unit 62 encrypts the read violation information. (Step S502). The infrared transmission / reception unit 41 transmits the encrypted violation information (step S503). When the number of violations exceeds the specified number (step S404), the violation information is encrypted and the monitoring center is notified (step S405).

On the other hand, the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 31 of the pacemaker 80 receives the encrypted violation information from the mobile phone 60 (step S504). The encryption processing unit 81 decrypts the encryption of the violation information received by the infrared transmission / reception unit 31 (step S505). The storage unit 82 stores the decrypted violation information (step S506).

In this way, the violation information stored in the pacemaker is stored in the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 91 of the monitoring center 90.
Can be read by.

In the fifth embodiment, when the user of the mobile phone ignores the warning indicating the presence of the pacemaker user and makes a violation, the violation information is issued not only at the monitoring center but also at the monitoring center. Since the monitoring center can read out the violation information stored in the pacemaker by sending it to the pacemaker and storing it in the pacemaker, proof that the mobile phone user ignored the warning and made the call. Can be used for.

In the first to fifth embodiments described above, the position information system capable of accurately measuring the specified distance is used for the position measurement of the mobile phone and the pacemaker.
Although the method of calculating the distance that a mobile phone affects the pacemaker has been explained, since the pacemaker user and the mobile phone user are usually moving together, the range of action of a person is assumed and the mobile phone user and the pacemaker are assumed. It may be specified that the respective areas of the users do not overlap. In that case, it is possible to cope with the current position measurement accuracy of GPS.

In addition, an example of using infrared rays as position information transmission radio waves as means for mutual communication between a mobile phone and a pacemaker has been shown, but the invention is not limited to this, and position information transmission radio waves are as follows. Light, ultrasonic waves, or weak radio waves that do not affect the pacemaker may be used.

As an example of displaying a warning message on the display unit as means for informing the mobile phone user of the presence of the pacemaker user, the above description has been given. Good.

The function provided in the pacemaker in the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system such as the position information measuring unit and the infrared transmitting / receiving unit may be an independent device, and the pacemaker user may carry the device.

[0107]

As described above, according to the present invention, the medical device measures its own position by using the position information measuring section and affects the function of the medical device different from the radio wave for the mobile phone. It transmits its own location information measured using a wireless transmission unit that uses radio waves for location information transmission. Based on the position of the medical device received by the wireless reception unit that uses the radio wave for position information transmission and the own position measured by the position information unit of the mobile phone, the mobile phone is set between the mobile phone and the medical device. When the calculated distance between the two aircraft is within the prescribed distance specified value, a predetermined emergency process is executed, so the operating environment changes due to weather changes, etc. Even so, the distance between the medical device and the mobile phone, which is a trigger for executing an emergency process such as transmission stop, does not change, and is influenced only by the specified distance value. Therefore, according to the present invention, even if the usage environment changes due to weather changes, it is possible to prevent the medical device from malfunctioning due to the radio waves emitted from the mobile phone, and the mobile phone user has an adverse effect on himself / herself. The existence of medical device users can be accurately known.

According to the next invention, when the distance between the mobile phone and the medical device is within the predetermined distance specified value, the mobile phone is connected to the communication line of the mobile phone as an emergency process. Since the transmission function is prohibited and certain warnings are issued, it is possible to prevent medical devices from malfunctioning due to the radio waves emitted by mobile phones. Can know the existence of the person.

According to the next invention, the mobile phone requests the medical device to transmit the positional information immediately before the call is sent to the communication line, and the medical device receives the transmission request from the mobile phone. Since only position information is measured and transmitted, the power consumption of mobile phones and medical devices can be suppressed.

According to the next invention, the medical device provides the mobile phone with the prescribed distance value necessary for determining whether or not the mobile phone performs the emergency process, which is not affected by the radio waves emitted by the mobile phone. Since the transmission is performed, it is possible to maintain the distance considering the influence on the radio wave emitted by the mobile phone peculiar to the medical device.

According to the next invention, the mobile phone stores the violation information when the user of the mobile phone warns the user to cancel the call but ignores the warning and makes the call.
Violation is frequently sent and when the number of violations exceeds the specified number, the violation information is reported to the monitoring center, so it is possible to identify the violator and the monitoring center prompts the violator to improve. Can take measures.

According to the next invention, the mobile phone transmits the violation information to the medical device, and the medical device stores the received violation information so that the violation information can be read using the wireless communication unit. Therefore, it is possible to prove that the mobile phone user has definitely committed the violation.

According to the next invention, when the violation information is transmitted, the violation information is encrypted and transmitted, so that security is maintained and the privacy of the violating mobile phone user can be protected. it can.

According to the next invention, the mobile phone always measures its own position, and the measured position and the radio wave for the mobile phone are different from each other, and the radio wave for position information transmission does not affect the function of the medical device. Calculate the distance between the mobile phone and the medical device based on the position information of the medical device received from the medical device by using, and the calculated distance between the two devices is a predetermined distance specified value. If it is within the range, even if the usage environment changes due to weather changes, etc., the specified medical device and mobile phone that trigger the emergency process such as transmission stop are executed. The distance does not fluctuate and depends only on the set distance specified value. Therefore, according to the present invention, even if the usage environment changes due to weather changes, it is possible to prevent the medical device from malfunctioning due to the radio waves emitted from the mobile phone, and the mobile phone user has an adverse effect on himself / herself. The existence of medical device users can be accurately known.

According to the next invention, when the distance between the mobile phone and the medical device is within the predetermined distance specified value, the mobile phone is connected to the communication line of the mobile phone as an emergency process. Since the transmission function of is prohibited and a predetermined warning is issued, it is possible to prevent the medical device from malfunctioning due to the radio waves emitted by the mobile phone, and the mobile phone user can
It is possible to know the existence of medical device users who have a negative impact on their own device.

According to the next invention, since the wireless communication section of the mobile phone makes a request for transmitting the positional information to the medical device immediately before transmitting to the communication line, power consumption is suppressed. be able to.

According to the next invention, the mobile phone determines whether to execute a predetermined emergency process based on the distance regulation value which is received from the medical device and is not affected by the radio wave emitted from the mobile phone. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the distance in consideration of the influence on the radio wave emitted by the mobile phone peculiar to the medical device.

According to the next invention, even if the user of the mobile phone gives a warning to stop the call, if the user ignores the warning and makes the call, the mobile phone stores the violation information,
Violation is frequently sent and when the number of violations exceeds the specified number, violation information is reported to the monitoring center, so it is possible to identify the violator and take measures such as encouraging the violator to complete. You can

According to the next invention, even if the user of the mobile phone gives a warning to stop the call, the wireless communication unit of the mobile phone ignores the warning and makes a call to the violation information as medical information. Since it is sent to the device, it is possible to prove that the user of the mobile phone has committed the violation.

According to the next invention, when the violation information is transmitted, the violation information is encrypted and transmitted, so that the security is maintained and the privacy of the violating mobile phone user can be protected. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an unwanted radio wave countermeasure system according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to the fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 30, 80 Pacemaker, 11, 21 Position information measuring unit, 12, 22, 91 Infrared transmitter, 13,
25,74 System control unit, 20, 40, 60, 70
Cellular phone, 23, 71 Call transmitting / receiving section, 24 Display section, 31, 41 Infrared ray transmitting / receiving section, 61, 73, 82 Storage section, 62, 72, 81 Cryptographic processing section, 70, 90 Monitoring center.

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A nuisance radio wave countermeasure system for preventing an accident of a medical device due to a radio wave for a mobile phone generated by a mobile phone, wherein the medical device is measured by a position information measuring unit for measuring its own position and the position information unit. Different from the mobile phone radio wave, the mobile phone is equipped with a wireless communication unit that transmits the position information radio wave that does not affect the function of the medical device. An information measuring unit, a wireless communication unit that receives position information of the medical device by the position information transmitting radio wave transmitted from the medical device, a position information received from the medical device, and a position information measuring unit of the mobile phone. The distance between the medical device and its own position is calculated based on its own position. Junk wave countermeasure system characterized in that it comprises a part, a. 2. The nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to claim 1, wherein the emergency processing includes processing for putting a mobile phone in a transmission prohibited state and / or processing for giving a predetermined warning. 3. The mobile phone makes a request to send position information of the medical device to the medical device immediately before starting to make a call to a communication line, and the medical device makes a request to send the position information. The nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the position information is measured and transmitted to the mobile phone only when the situation occurs. 4. The medical device transmits to the mobile phone a distance stipulation value that eliminates the influence of radio waves emitted from the mobile phone on the medical device, and the mobile phone performs the emergency processing based on the received distance stipulation value. The nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein whether or not to execute is determined. 5. The mobile phone includes a storage unit that stores violation information when a user of the mobile phone ignores a warning and performs a call operation, and when a violation is repeated a predetermined number of times or more, The nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the violation information is reported to a monitoring center. 6. The mobile phone transmits the violation information to the medical device using the wireless communication unit, and the medical device includes a storage unit that stores the received violation information. The nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to claim 5, wherein the violation information stored in the storage unit can be read using a wireless communication unit. 7. The nuisance radio wave countermeasure system according to claim 5, wherein when the violation information is transmitted, the violation information is encrypted and transmitted. 8. A position information measuring unit for measuring the own position and a position information transmitting radio wave which does not affect the function of the medical device unlike the radio wave for a mobile phone, receives the position information of the medical device from the medical device. The wireless communication unit calculates the distance between the medical device and the self-position based on the position information received from the medical device and the self-position measured by the position information measuring unit, and the calculated distance is a predetermined distance regulation. A mobile phone comprising: a control unit that executes a predetermined emergency process when the value is within the value. 9. The mobile phone according to claim 8, wherein the emergency process includes a process of setting the mobile phone in a transmission prohibited state and / or a process of issuing a predetermined warning. 10. The wireless communication unit makes a request for position information of the medical device to the medical device immediately before starting transmission to a communication line, according to claim 8 or 9. The listed mobile phone. 11. A medical device receives a distance regulation value that is not affected by radio waves emitted from a mobile phone from the medical equipment, and compares the calculated distance regulation value with the distance between the medical equipment and its own position. The mobile phone according to claim 8, wherein the mobile phone performs processing. 12. When a mobile phone user ignores a warning and performs a calling operation, a storage unit for storing violation information is provided, and when the violation is repeated a predetermined number of times or more, the monitoring center is informed of the violation. The mobile phone according to any one of claims 9 to 11, which reports information. 13. The violation information is transmitted to the medical device by using the wireless communication unit.
Mobile phone described in. 14. The mobile phone according to claim 12, wherein, when transmitting the violation information, the violation information is encrypted and transmitted.