JP2004186816A - Positional information supervisory system, and positional information supervisory method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a positional information supervisory system which acquires an object position in a short period of time after its collation and suppressing the cost imposed on the communication. <P>SOLUTION: The positional information supervisory system is provided with: a mobile terminal 102; a supervisory center 100 for acquiring positional information related to the position of the mobile terminal 102 and supervising the position of the mobile terminal 102 on the basis of the acquired positional information; a positional information storage section 216 for storing the positional information; a DB 224; and a supervisory center side computer 222 that detects the request of positional information acquisition, searches which of the positional information storage section 216 and the DB 224 stores the positional information in response to the request, and transmits the positional information in matching with the request in the pieces of positional information stored in either of the positional information storage section 216 or the DB 224 to a personal computer being the request source of the information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a position information monitoring system and a position information monitoring method, and more particularly to a position information monitoring system and a position information monitoring method in consideration of a security function.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Currently, there is a position monitoring system in which a portable communication terminal device (mobile terminal) is carried by a target (a person, an animal, an object, etc.) and information regarding the position of the target is acquired. For example, the position monitoring system can be carried by a child or an elderly person and used to search for a lost child or a drought. Also, it can be attached to a car or valuables and used for theft tracking.
[0003]
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a conventional position information monitoring system. The illustrated position information monitoring system includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite 6 that provides information on the position of the mobile terminal 2 to the mobile terminal 2 and the mobile terminal 2 that are carried by or attached to the target, and the mobile terminal 2. A monitoring center 1 that monitors the position of the portable terminal 2 based on the position information acquired from the GPS satellite 6, and a personal computer 4 that is an information terminal device for an inquiryer to query the position of the target (mobile terminal) from the monitoring center Is included.
[0004]
Such a position information monitoring system includes, for example, a device in which the mobile terminal 2 is attached to a school bag, information on the position of the mobile terminal 2 is acquired at regular intervals and transmitted to the monitoring center 1 (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). Further, in an example in which a cared person, such as an elderly person, carries a mobile terminal 2, a caregiver (becomes an inquirer) calls the mobile terminal 2 as necessary, causes the mobile terminal 2 to acquire position information, and receives the cared person. There is one that knows the position of (target) (see, for example, Patent Document 2). Furthermore, there is one in which a subject operates the mobile terminal 2 in an emergency to acquire information on the current position from the GPS satellite 6 and transmits it to the monitoring center 1 (for example, Patent Document 3).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 2885275 (paragraph [0015])
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-9-247730 (paragraph [0007])
[Patent Document 3]
JP-A-8-180286 (paragraphs [0048] to [0051])
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in any of the above-described conventional position information monitoring systems, when the position is inquired from the outside, the portable terminal acquires position information indicating the current position from the GPS or the like, and sends it back to the reference destination. For this reason, in the conventional position information monitoring system, it is not possible to know the position of the target until the time required for obtaining and responding to the acquisition of the position information from the inquiry has elapsed, and the position information is acquired in a shorter time. Sometimes it is desirable.
[0007]
Inquiries about the target position are generally made by an inquirer (for example, a guardian or a caregiver of the target) using a communication terminal device such as a personal computer or a mobile phone. For this reason, in the conventional location information monitoring system that communicates with the mobile terminal each time an inquiry is made, the communication cost for the inquiry may be high, and it has been desired to further reduce the communication cost.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a position information monitoring system and a position information monitoring method that can acquire the position of an object in a short time from an inquiry and can reduce the cost of communication. To do.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a position information monitoring system according to claim 1 acquires portable communication terminal apparatus and position information regarding the position of the communication terminal apparatus from the communication terminal apparatus, and acquires the acquired position information. Based on position monitoring means for monitoring the position of the communication terminal apparatus, position information request means for requesting the position monitoring means to provide position information of the communication terminal apparatus, the communication terminal apparatus, and the position monitoring means A position information storage unit that stores the position information of the communication terminal device, and detects a request made by the position information request unit, and according to the request, the communication terminal device, the position Position information search means for searching in which position information is stored in the monitoring means, and the result of search by the position information search means, the communication terminal device Characterized in that it comprises a position information transmitting means for transmitting to said position information requesting means for location information that matches the requirements of the position information stored in any of said position monitoring means.
[0010]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the position information requesting means detects the request for providing the position information of the communication terminal apparatus by the position information requesting means, and the position monitoring means monitors the position of the communication terminal apparatus and the communication terminal apparatus according to the request. It is possible to search in which position information is stored. Further, position information that matches the request among the accumulated position information can be transmitted to the position information requesting means. For this reason, the configuration for providing position information such as GPS satellites, the time for transmitting and receiving signals, and the time for the position monitoring means to exchange signals with the communication terminal are omitted, and the position information is transmitted to the position information requesting means in a short time. be able to. Furthermore, when the communication between the position monitoring unit and the communication terminal is omitted, the communication cost can be reduced.
[0011]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the positional information monitoring system provides the positional information by specifying an allowable time that is a time range from when the positional information is acquired until the provision is requested. When requesting, the position information search means searches for a place where the position information provided within a specified time is stored.
[0012]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to search for a place where the position information provided within the allowable time designated by the position information requesting unit is stored. For this reason, the position information satisfying the request of the inquirer can be transmitted to the position information requesting means.
[0013]
The position information monitoring system according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the position information requesting unit includes a time specifying unit for specifying the allowable time.
[0014]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to simplify the operation of specifying the time by the inquirer or the like and improve the operability of the position information system.
[0015]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a positional information monitoring system comprising: an alarm transmitting unit that transmits an alarm to the monitoring unit, and the positional information accumulating unit, wherein the communication terminal device transmits the alarm to the monitoring unit. After that, the position information storage means of the communication terminal apparatus stores the position information at predetermined time intervals.
[0016]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the location information is inquired by storing the location information of the mobile terminal after the alarm is transmitted, the location information is based on the location information accumulated. The position information can be returned in a short time.
[0017]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a position information monitoring method comprising: a position information acquisition step for acquiring position information relating to a position of a portable communication terminal device; and a request for providing position information acquired in the position information acquisition step. A request detection step for detecting, an information search step for searching for a storage location of the location information acquired in the location information acquisition step when a request for providing location information is detected in the request detection step, and a search by the information search step As a result, when a storage location of location information that matches the request is obtained, a location information transmission step of transmitting location information that matches the request to the location information request destination from the stored location information is included. It is characterized by.
[0018]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to detect a request for providing the location information of the communication terminal apparatus and search whether the location information is stored according to the request. In addition, position information that matches the request among the accumulated position information can be transmitted to the request destination. For this reason, it is possible to save the configuration for providing position information, such as GPS satellites, the time for transmitting / receiving signals, and the time for transmitting / receiving signals to / from the communication terminal, and transmit the position information to the location information request destination in a short time. . Further, when communication with the communication terminal is omitted, the communication cost can be reduced.
[0019]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the position information monitoring method, the position information provision request detected in the request detection step is requested to provide position information after the position information of the communication terminal apparatus is acquired. In the case of including the designation of an allowable time that is a time range up to, the location information search step searches for a place where the location information provided within the specified allowable time is stored.
[0020]
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to search for a place where position information provided within a specified allowable time is stored. For this reason, position information that satisfies the request of the inquirer can be transmitted to the request destination.
[0021]
The position information monitoring system according to claim 7 is an alarm receiving step for receiving an alarm transmitted by the communication terminal device, and after receiving an alarm in the alarm receiving step, the position information from the communication terminal device And a position information accumulating step for accumulating and accumulating.
[0022]
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the accumulated position information can be taken out without communicating with the portable terminal after the alarm is given.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Exemplary embodiments of a positional information monitoring system and a positional information monitoring method according to the present invention will be explained below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams for explaining a position information monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0024]
The position information monitoring system shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B acquires portable communication terminal device (mobile terminal) 102 and information on the position of mobile terminal 102 (position information) from mobile terminal 2, A monitoring center 100 that monitors the position of the portable terminal 102 based on the acquired position information, and a personal computer 104 that requests the monitoring center 100 to provide position information of the portable terminal 102 (inquiry of target position information). I have. The personal computer 104 is a communication terminal device that is operated by an inquirer and used by the inquirer to inquire the target position.
[0025]
1A and 1B, FIG. 1A shows communication when position information A is accumulated in the monitoring center 100. FIG. Further, (b) shows communication when the position information A is accumulated in the mobile terminal 102. In this embodiment, the state (a) is referred to as a tracking mode, and the state (b) is referred to as an emergency mode. The tracking mode, emergency mode, and location information accumulation will be described later.
[0026]
In the position information monitoring system shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 102 acquires its own position information from the GPS satellite 106. However, the present invention is not limited to acquiring position information using the GPS satellite 106. For example, the position information is obtained by using a mobile phone, a PHS base station, a road traffic information system (VICS), or a plurality of them together. Information may be acquired.
[0027]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the mobile terminal 102 and the monitoring center 100 in more detail. The mobile terminal 102 and the monitoring center 100 are connected by a network N. The portable terminal 102 receives a radio wave transmitted by the GPS satellite 106, acquires a position information unit 206 that acquires its own position information, and a time measuring unit for adding the acquired time (acquisition time) to the acquired position information 204, a location information storage unit 216 that stores location information to which the acquisition time is added, and a communication unit 208 that transmits the location information to the monitoring center 100 via the network N. At this time, the acquisition time is recorded as a time stamp in the position information.
[0028]
In addition, the mobile terminal 102 includes an operation unit 210 for operating the mobile terminal 102. The operation unit 210 according to the present embodiment includes an alarm transmission button 220 that transmits an alarm from the communication unit 208 to the monitoring center 100. In addition to the alarm transmission button 220, the operation unit 210 is provided with, for example, a power switch (not shown) for switching on / off the power of the mobile terminal 102.
[0029]
In addition, the mobile terminal 102 includes a control unit 202 that controls the entire mobile terminal 102 and a ROM 214 that stores a program operated by the control unit 202. Furthermore, an input unit 212 used when the mobile terminal is attached to an ATM (automatic teller machine) or an automobile is provided.
[0030]
The input unit 212 is configured to input information (detection information) detected by the sensor 218. As the sensor 218, a sensor that detects that an automobile has moved or an ATM has moved or has been destroyed can be considered. As a sensor for detecting that the automobile has moved, for example, there are a sensor that detects the inclination of the automobile, a sensor that detects vibration, and a sensor that detects a change in atmospheric pressure in the automobile. Also, sensors that detect ATM movement and destruction include sensors that detect ATM vibration and disconnection of communication with banks.
[0031]
On the other hand, the monitoring center 100 includes a position information database (DB) 224 and a monitoring center side computer 222. The DB 224 accumulates the location information of the mobile terminal 102 provided by the GPS 106. The position information provided by the GPS 106 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 102, transmitted to the monitoring center computer via the mobile terminal 102, and stored in the DB 224. The monitoring center side computer 222 in the monitoring center 100 controls transmission / reception and accumulation of signals with the portable terminal 102 and the personal computer 104 and provision of information to the personal computer 104 based on the received signal.
[0032]
The position information monitoring system described above operates as follows. That is, the inquirer uses the personal computer 104 to request an inquiry about target position information. The monitoring center side computer 222 detects a request made by the personal computer 104, and searches the position information storage unit 216 of the mobile terminal 102 or the DB 224 of the monitoring center 100 according to the request to search whether the position information is stored. As a result of the search, the position information that matches the position information inquiry request among the accumulated position information is transmitted to the personal computer 104 via the network N.
[0033]
Next, a procedure for determining which of the position information storage unit 216 and the DB 224 stores the position information will be described. As described above, the operation unit 210 includes the alarm transmission button 220. When the target presses the alarm transmission button 220, an alarm is generated and transmitted to the monitoring center 100. The transmission of an alarm is also referred to as an emergency call in this embodiment.
[0034]
When an emergency call is made, the mobile terminal 102 acquires position information from the GPS satellite 106 and transmits the position information to the monitoring center 100. Thereafter, periodic acquisition of position information (referred to as acquisition cycle t1) is started, and the acquired position information is stored in the position information storage unit 216. The monitoring center 100 accumulates the transmitted position information in the DB 224. t1 may be arbitrarily selected, but is set to a time such as 15 seconds or 1 minute, for example.
[0035]
Thereafter, the monitoring center 100 instructs the mobile terminal 102 to transmit the acquired position information to the monitoring center 100 as necessary, and the mobile terminal 102 that receives the instruction acquires the position information. To the monitoring center 100, and the monitoring center 100 stores the transmitted position information in the DB 224.
[0036]
In the processing described above, the state in which the position information is not transmitted to the monitoring center 100 and is stored in the position information storage unit 216 is referred to as an emergency mode, and a response flow when the position information is inquired is shown in FIG. (B). In this case, the latest location information is stored in the location information storage unit 216 of the mobile terminal 102. When an inquiry is made from the personal computer 104, a request is made to the mobile terminal 102 via the monitoring center 100, and the location is changed accordingly. Information is transmitted to the personal computer 104 via the monitoring center 100.
[0037]
A state in which the acquired position information is transmitted to the monitoring center 100 and the latest position information is stored in the DB 224 of the monitoring center 100 is referred to as a tracking mode, and a response flow when the position information is inquired is referred to as a tracking mode. If it shows, it will become Fig.1 (a). In this case, the latest position information is stored in the DB 224 of the monitoring center 100, and the position information stored in the monitoring center 100 is transmitted to the personal computer 104 when an inquiry is made from the personal computer 104.
[0038]
As described above, the position information monitoring system according to the present embodiment stores the position information in the position information storage unit 216 of the mobile terminal 102 in the emergency mode, and stores the position information in the DB 224 of the monitoring center 100 in the tracking mode. For this reason, in the emergency mode, the position information is sent from the monitoring center 100 to the personal computer 104 without waiting for transmission of the position information from the GPS satellite 106 without acquiring new position information from the GPS satellite 106 each time an inquiry is made. Can be sent.
[0039]
In the tracking mode, the monitoring center 100 retrieves position information from the DB 224 in accordance with the position information inquiry request of the inquirer and transmits it to the personal computer 104. For this reason, in the tracking mode, transmission / reception of the position information between the GPS satellite 106 and the portable terminal 102 and transmission / reception of the position information between the portable terminal 102 and the monitoring center 100 are not performed. The position information can be transmitted to the personal computer 104. In addition, in the tracking mode, it is not necessary to communicate with the mobile terminal 102, and communication costs can be reduced. Therefore, the position information monitoring system according to the present embodiment can query the target position information in a shorter time, and can reduce the cost for acquiring the position information.
[0040]
In the present embodiment, in the tracking mode, the mobile terminal 102 acquires the location information at the acquisition cycle t1 and stores it in the location information storage unit 216, and the monitoring center at a time cycle t2 that is sufficiently longer than the acquisition cycle t1. The position information stored in 100 may be transmitted. In this case, the communication cost in the tracking mode can be effectively suppressed.
[0041]
When the personal computer 104 requests the target position information inquiry, the monitoring center side computer 222 transmits to the personal computer 104 position information that matches the position information inquiry request among the accumulated position information. Here, the request for the position information inquiry includes, for example, designation of a time when the position information is provided by the GPS 106 (providing time).
[0042]
Here, an additional note will be given regarding the location information query. Assuming that the inquirer is the family of the mobile terminal 102, in many cases where the location information is inquired, the monitoring center notifies the family that an emergency call has been made from the mobile terminal 102. It is considered that this is a case where the family enters and inquires about the current position of the mobile terminal 102. In such a case, it is assumed that the inquiry is repeated several times over time because the situation of the carrier is a concern.
[0043]
In such a situation, the latest position information is stored in the monitoring center 100 or the portable terminal 102, and the effect of the present invention can be obtained in which an inquiry of the position information can be answered quickly and inexpensively.
[0044]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation screen of the personal computer 104 that requests a position information inquiry. The operation screen is displayed on the display screen of the personal computer 104, and for the position information requested by the inquirer, the time (allowable time) from the acquisition of the position information until it is requested to be provided by the monitoring center side computer 222 is designated position information. be able to. At this time, the display screen serves as time designation means. The illustrated operation screen displays a user ID for specifying an inquirer, a password for security protection, and a check box for designating a provision time of position information desired to be acquired.
[0045]
The provided time designation check box shown here can select four conditions of the latest position, a position within 1 minute, a position within 3 minutes, and a position within 5 minutes. When the latest position is designated, the monitoring center side computer 222 calls the mobile terminal 102 to newly acquire position information, and causes the monitoring center side computer 222 to transmit the position information. The position information newly acquired based on this is displayed on the display screen of the personal computer 104. Also, check boxes for positions within 1 minute, positions within 3 minutes, and positions within 5 minutes are for the inquirer to specify the allowable time.
[0046]
For example, when a position within the allowable time of 1 minute is selected, the monitoring center computer 222 searches for position information acquired within 1 minute from the present time. First, the DB 224 is checked, and if the position information acquired within one minute is stored there, the position information is displayed on the display screen of the personal computer 104. If there is no position information acquired within one minute, the mobile terminal 100 is called to check whether it is stored in the position information storage unit 216, and if it is stored, it is displayed on the display screen of the personal computer 104 in the same manner. If the information is not stored in the position information storage unit 216, the fact that the corresponding position information does not exist is displayed on the display screen of the personal computer 104, or the position information is newly acquired and displayed. The same applies when a position within the allowable time of 3 minutes and a position within the allowable time of 5 minutes are selected.
[0047]
The inquirer inputs the user ID and password, checks one of the check boxes, and clicks the “inquiry” button. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on the display screen when the “inquiry” button is clicked. In the illustrated screen, the object 401 is displayed on the map, and the position information of the object 401 is displayed according to the time information set in FIG. In the illustrated example, target position information is displayed every three minutes. The map and position information on the screen shown in FIG. 4 are updated to the latest information when the inquirer clicks the “update” button.
[0048]
Next, a position information monitoring method performed by the monitoring center computer 222 that searches for a location where the position information is stored in accordance with the acquisition time condition set on the above-described screen will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0049]
The monitoring center side computer 222 determines whether or not there is an inquiry about target position information from the personal computer 104 (step S501). When there is no inquiry, it waits until an inquiry of position information is requested (step S501: No). If there is a request for position information inquiry (step S501: Yes), it is determined whether the position information is stored in its own DB 224 (step S502).
[0050]
If there is position information stored in the DB 224 as a result of the determination in step S502 (step S502: Yes), whether position information acquired within time T is stored in the stored position information. It is determined whether or not (step S503). As a result, when there is position information acquired within time T (step S503: Yes), this position information is returned to the personal computer 104 (step S504).
[0051]
On the other hand, if the position information is not accumulated in the DB 224 as a result of the determination in step S502 (step S502: No) and the position information acquired within the time T is not in the DB 224 as a result of the determination in step S503 (step S503: No), the monitoring center side computer 222 determines whether or not the location information storage unit 216 of the mobile terminal 102 has location information provided from the GPS satellite 106 within the time T (step S505). As a result, when it is determined that there is accumulation of position information (step S506: Yes), it is determined whether or not the position information obtained from the GPS satellite 106 within the time T by the mobile terminal 102 is in the position information accumulation unit 216. (Step S507).
[0052]
As a result of the determination in step S507, when the position information acquired from the GPS satellite 106 within the time T is in the position information storage unit 216 (step S507: Yes), the position information is acquired from the mobile terminal 102 and returned to the personal computer 104. (Step S508).
[0053]
Furthermore, it is determined in step S505 that no position information is stored in the position information storage unit 106 (step S506: No), and that the stored position information does not contain position information acquired by the mobile terminal 102 within time T. If it is found (step S507: No), the monitoring center computer 222 acquires position information from the GPS satellite 106 via the portable terminal 102 (step S509). Then, the acquired position information is returned to the personal computer 104 (step S510). The processes in steps S509 and S510 are performed when acquisition is started from a state in which position information is not acquired. In this embodiment, the state in which position information is not acquired is referred to as a standby mode.
[0054]
By the processing described above, according to the position information monitoring system and position information monitoring method of the present embodiment, the position information can be acquired in a shorter time, and the GPS can be acquired within the time requested by the inquirer while suppressing the cost. The position information provided from the satellite 106 can be obtained.
[0055]
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which an inquirer makes an inquiry using the Internet has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example, and an inquiry is made using a telephone or e-mail. be able to. For telephone inquiries, for example, it is conceivable that the target position is transmitted to the inquirer by synthetic speech, or the operator explains. In addition, for the inquiry by e-mail, it is conceivable to transmit the target location or map by e-mail.
[0056]
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the target is a human, and the position information is accumulated by using an emergency notification by an alarm transmission button as a trigger. However, when the object is an object such as an automobile or an ATM, the detection signal of the sensor 218 shown in FIG. 2 is transmitted to the monitoring center, and an emergency call can be triggered.
[0057]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the invention according to claim 1 can provide a position information monitoring system that can acquire the position of a target from an inquiry in a short time and can reduce the cost of communication. Play.
[0058]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a position information monitoring system that transmits position information that satisfies the request of the inquirer to the position information requesting means.
[0059]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a position information monitoring system that simplifies the time designation operation of the inquirer and improves the operability of the position information system.
[0060]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the position information is inquired, the position information can be returned in a short time based on the position information stored in the portable terminal.
[0061]
The invention according to claim 5 is advantageous in that a position information monitoring method can be provided in which the target position can be acquired in a short time from the inquiry and the cost for communication can be reduced.
[0062]
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a position information monitoring method for transmitting position information satisfying a request from an inquirer to a request destination.
[0063]
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a position information monitoring method capable of taking out the accumulated position information without communicating with the mobile terminal after the alarm is given.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a position information monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing in more detail the mobile terminal and the monitoring center shown in FIG.
3 is a diagram showing an operation screen of the personal computer shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is another diagram showing an operation screen of the personal computer shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a position information monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a conventional position information monitoring system.
[Explanation of symbols]
100 Monitoring center
101 Input section
102 Mobile terminal
104 PC
106 GPS satellite
202 Control unit
204 Timekeeping Department
206 Position acquisition unit
208 Communication Department
210 Operation unit
212 Input section
216 Location information storage unit
218 sensor
220 Alarm transmission button
222 Monitoring center side computer
401 Target

Claims (7)

A portable communication terminal device;
Position monitoring means for acquiring position information regarding the position of the communication terminal apparatus from the communication terminal apparatus, and monitoring the position of the communication terminal apparatus based on the acquired position information;
Position information requesting means for requesting the position monitoring means to provide position information of the communication terminal device;
Position information storage means for storing the position information of the communication terminal apparatus in at least one of the communication terminal apparatus and the position monitoring means,
A position information search means for detecting a request made by the position information request means and searching in which of the communication terminal apparatus and the position monitoring means the position information is stored according to the request;
As a result of the search by the position information search means, position information transmission that transmits position information that matches the request among the position information stored in either the communication terminal device or the position monitoring means to the position information request means. Means,
A position information monitoring system comprising: When the location information requesting unit requests provision of location information by specifying an allowable time that is a time range from when the location information is acquired to when the provision is requested, the location information search unit is designated The location information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein a location where location information provided in time is stored is searched. The position information monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein the position information requesting unit includes a time specifying unit for specifying the allowable time. The communication terminal device includes an alarm transmission unit that transmits an alarm to the monitoring unit and the location information storage unit, and after the alarm is transmitted to the monitoring unit, the location information storage unit of the communication terminal device has a predetermined time. The position information monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the position information is accumulated at intervals. A position information acquisition step of acquiring position information regarding the position of the portable communication terminal device;
A request detection step of detecting a request for providing location information acquired in the location information acquisition step;
When detecting a request for providing location information in the request detection step, an information search step for searching a storage location of the location information acquired in the location information acquisition step;
As a result of the search in the information search step, if a location information storage location that matches the request is obtained, location information transmission that transmits location information that matches the request to the location information request destination among the stored location information Steps,
A position information monitoring method comprising: When the request for providing location information detected in the request detection step includes designation of an allowable time that is a time range from when the location information of the communication terminal device is acquired until the location information is requested to be provided, 6. The position information monitoring method according to claim 5, wherein, in the position information search step, a place where the position information provided within a specified allowable time is stored is searched. An alarm receiving step for receiving an alarm transmitted by the communication terminal device; and a position information accumulating step for acquiring and accumulating position information from the communication terminal device after an alarm is received in the alarm receiving step. The position information monitoring system according to claim 5 or 6.

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