JP2004303255A - Location confirmation system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a location confirmation system capable of displaying information such as a user's name in association with the location. <P>SOLUTION: This location confirmation system confirms the location of a portable apparatus by detecting a signal transmitted from the portable apparatus. The portable apparatus is provided with a means for transmitting and outputting information of the user who possesses the portable apparatus, as an output signal. A control device is provided with a detecting part for detecting the signal from the portable apparatus; a control means for controlling to display the information and location of the user on top of map information on a display part based on the information of the user who possesses the portable apparatus whose signal is detected by the detecting part; and a transmitting means for transmitting the map information and information of the user displayed on the display part. A management device connected with the control device over communication receives the information transmitted from the control device and displays it on a display part of the management device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a position confirmation system and method, and more particularly to a position confirmation system and method for confirming the position of a user by receiving a signal from a portable device carried by the user.

  A GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver and a distress signal transmitter are embedded in a portable device such as a wristwatch, and the user carries this portable device to support rescue operations in the event of a distress. Conventionally, various systems have been proposed.

  Among them, as a system for facilitating identification of a distress location when an emergency occurs during mountain climbing, for example, JP-A-2000-32562 discloses a receiving device for receiving radio waves from GPS satellites, A configuration of an emergency handy terminal including an arithmetic device for performing calculations and a communication device for transmitting current position information is disclosed.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-19272 discloses that a rescue squad is notified of a climber, an adventurer, an underwater diver, a yacht crew, a sailor, a demented elderly person, a child, and the like at the time of distress and the emergency distress signal. As a small portable necessity for contacting a person, a wristwatch equipped with a small GPS, a distress signal transmission button, and the like has been proposed to be waterproof.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-13255 also proposes a notification device that includes a GPS receiver, a distress notification signal generator, and a transmitter in a wristwatch main body and generates an distress notification signal including position information.

  For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 11-263292 discloses a distress rescue support system that enables early grasp of distress accidents and performs search and rescue quickly, accurately, and efficiently. A portable terminal that transmits location information and time information, a host computer that manages the portable terminal, and a satellite base station and a network management station that perform satellite communication as communication means for linking the portable terminal and the host computer. In addition, a system has been proposed in which accident occurrence information is transmitted to a host computer simultaneously with activation of a portable terminal, and position information is transmitted to a host computer after receiving positioning information from a positioning satellite.

  Further, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 7-270526 discloses a distress reporting device that emits distress communication waves at sea or in the mountains, a position measuring device for measuring its own position and a radar transponder, and the positioning data is encoded. At the same time, a distress notification device has been proposed, which emits a mounted radio wave and simultaneously senses the radiated radar radio wave and emits a response radio wave to report its location.

  In the above-mentioned conventional system, a small portable terminal equipped with a GPS receiver or the like transmits an distress signal and location information, and the distress location is confirmed on the center side receiving the distress signal and the location information.

  In the above-described conventional system, a configuration and a processing procedure for immediately acquiring personal information such as a user's name are not considered. For this reason, in the conventional system, when the distress signal and the position information are received from the portable device, it is not easy to immediately know who the user owns the portable device from the information.

  In addition, there is no devising for specifying the distress location and the victim on the map information.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a position confirmation system and method capable of displaying information such as a user's name in association with the position. It is in.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a position confirmation system and method suitable for being applied to a security management business model.

  The present invention that achieves the above object is a position confirmation system that detects a signal transmitted from a portable device to confirm the position of the portable device, wherein the portable device outputs information of a user who owns the portable device as an output signal. Means for transmitting and outputting as information, a detection unit for detecting a signal from the portable device, and information of the user having the portable device, the signal of which is detected by the detection unit, based on the information of the user having the portable device, the information of the user on the map information And control means for controlling the display so that the position is superimposed and displayed on a display unit, and transmission means for transmitting map information and user information displayed on the display unit, the control device comprising: A management device that is communicatively connected to the device receives the information transmitted from the control device and displays the information on a display unit of the management device.

  The present invention also relates to a user location confirmation service method applied to a security management business model, wherein the user lends a portable device storing user information including a name of the user in a storage unit, and wears the portable device. The management device that has received the user information wirelessly transmitted from the portable device displays the position information and the user information of the user on a screen, so that the current position of the user can be tracked freely. It will be apparent from the following description that the above-mentioned object is achieved by the appended claims.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  A first effect of the present invention is that since information for identifying a user is transmitted from a mobile device, the management device can immediately grasp who the user having the mobile device that is generating the distress signal is. That you can do it.

  A second effect of the present invention is that, since the user information is displayed and output in correspondence with the position information of the user, the rescue operation can be performed quickly and accurately.

  A third effect of the present invention is that the management device displays the position information of the portable device holder together with the user information, so that the position of the user can be tracked, thereby preventing an emergency or the like from occurring. That you can do it.

  Further, a fourth effect of the present invention is that the management apparatus manages the current location of the user who owns the portable device, so that the user can immediately know where the portable device holder is currently in response to an inquiry or the like. It is possible to do.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described. The present invention is a position confirmation system for confirming the position of the portable device by detecting a signal transmitted from the portable device, and has the following features.

  The portable device possessed by the user includes a unit for transmitting information for identifying the user possessing the portable device.

  In the present invention, in a search in the event of an emergency in the user, a control device loaded on a mobile device or the like includes a detection unit that detects a signal from a mobile device, and a detection unit that detects a signal from the mobile device detected by the detection unit. Control means for controlling the user information possessing the portable device based on the map information to be displayed on a display unit, and transmitting means for transmitting the map information and the user information displayed on the display unit. , Is provided. On the management device side that has received the map information and the user information transmitted from this control device, the user information and its location are displayed in real time on the display unit of the management device, so that the location of the user can be specified. It is possible to make appropriate reports to the relevant departments such as police and fire departments.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device is configured to wirelessly transmit information on the name, address, and contact information of the user who owns the mobile device. In this case, the portable device includes a storage unit in which information on the user's name, address, and contact information is written, and stores information on the user's name, address, and contact information at a predetermined window of an organization that manages security. After written in the department, it is lent to the user.

  In an embodiment of the present invention, the portable device includes a GPS receiving device, and a computing device that computes the position of the device from the reception result of the GPS receiving device, and the communication unit, in addition to the user information, Needless to say, the configuration may be such that the position information of the own device is transmitted together with the distress communication signal.

  Alternatively, in the present invention, the mobile device transmits the ID number of the mobile device, and the control device that has received the ID searches the storage unit to identify a user who owns the mobile device with the ID number, and stores the user information. It may be displayed.

  Next, an embodiment of the method of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a search of a user.

  Step 1: The user fills in predetermined items related to the user's name, address, and contact information, and applies to the window of the security management organization.

  Step 2: The security management organization that has received the application stores the name, address, and contact information of the user in the storage unit of the mobile device, and then lends the mobile device to the user.

  Step 3: The user participates in a predetermined leisure managed by the security management organization while wearing the portable device.

  Step 4: After the leisure, the user returns the mobile device to the security management organization, and the security management organization erases information in the storage unit of the mobile device.

  Step 5: If an emergency occurs for the user and a search is needed, the security management organization searches for the user with a mobile device equipped with a control device having a sensor for detecting a signal from the portable device.

  Step 6: When the control device of the mobile device detects a signal transmitted from the portable device, the user information such as the name of the user transmitted from the portable device is associated with the position of the user, and The display unit superimposes the map information on the display.

  Step 7: The information displayed on the display unit by the control device is transmitted to the management device of the security management organization by wireless communication.

  Step 8: Check the current position of the portable device on the management device and notify the police or fire department or the rescue squad.

  Step 9: When the user is rescued, the portable device is returned to the security management organization, and the security management organization erases information in the storage unit of the mobile device.

  The present invention, in another embodiment, is suitable for application to a security management business or the like. More specifically, in a management device (center) in which a user wears a portable device storing user information including a user's name in a storage unit and receives position information and user information wirelessly transmitted from the portable device, The current position of the user can be tracked by displaying the position information and the user information of the user on a screen. A relay station that relays, amplifies, and wirelessly transmits a signal transmitted from the mobile device, and the management device (center) receives position information and user information wirelessly transmitted from the mobile device via the relay station; You may make it.

  Furthermore, in the management device in which the portable device includes a receiving unit and a display unit and receives an inquiry about the current position of the other portable device from the portable device, the management device transmits the current position of the other portable device to the portable device of the inquiry destination. Then, the current position of the other portable device may be displayed on the display unit of the portable device.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings in order to explain the above-described embodiments of the present invention in further detail.

  1 and 2 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows the processing procedure of the normal processing, and FIG. 2 shows the processing procedure of the search processing, respectively.

  Referring to FIG. 1, in one embodiment of the present invention, a user who participates in a leisure that performs safety management at a port authority, a police, a fire department, or other competent authorities such as mountain climbing, sea fishing, and camping is a user of the user. A predetermined matter relating to the name, address, contact information, and, if necessary, schedule is presented, and an application for leisure participation is made to the window of the security management organization (step S1). It is to be noted that the user may apply to the window of the security management organization in advance by accessing the homepage or the like established by the security management organization from the Internet, or by e-mail, facsimile, etc. Of course.

  The safety management organization performs the application receiving process (step S2). The user's name, address, and contact information (also referred to as “user information”) are written to the storage unit of the portable device (step S3). The user information may be input to the computer of the management device (center) of the security management organization and stored in the database, and may be written from the computer to the storage unit of the portable device via a predetermined interface. The storage unit is a nonvolatile memory (electrically erasable, writable, read-only memory, EEPROM) that is electrically erasable and retains its stored contents even when the power is turned off. Alternatively, after writing the user's name, address, and contact information into the storage unit from a personal computer via a predetermined interface, the storage unit (such as a memory card) is loaded into a wristwatch-type portable device. You may.

  The mobile device equipped with the storage unit is lent to the user (step S4). At that time, in order to manage the lending and return of the mobile device, the security management organization stores the user information and the correspondence (linking information) such as the device number of the mobile device in the management device (computer) of the safety management organization. Enter and register in the database.

  The user receives the portable device (step S5), and performs leisure with the portable device attached (step S6). It should be noted that the portable device is preferably a small and lightweight one that is worn by the user and does not get in the way, depending on the type of leisure. The mobile device is driven by, for example, a battery, and is configured to continuously or intermittently transmit a signal according to, for example, a short or long leisure period. According to the content of the user's application, in the case of mountain climbing for a long period such as one week, a battery-operated portable device that is larger than a wristwatch but can operate for a long time is lent, while a day trip sea In the case of fishing or the like, a small portable device is lent. In the case of intermittent transmission, power consumption measures such as a standby mode in which the power is turned off when no signal is transmitted are taken.

  After the leisure, the user returns the portable device to the security management organization (Step S7).

  The security management organization receives the portable device (step S8) and deletes the user information stored in the storage unit of the portable device (step S9). When receiving the portable device, the security management organization deletes the user information from the database of the management device (computer).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2, a processing procedure in a case where an emergency has occurred for the user in mountain climbing or the sea and a search has to be performed will be described below.

  When it is necessary to search for a user, the security management organization issues a search start command (step S11). User information is set in a storage unit of a control device including a personal computer or the like having a sensor for detecting a signal from a mobile device, and a user is searched for by a search device equipped with the control device (step S12).

  The mobile device wirelessly transmits a signal specifying the user (user ID or user information such as the user's name, address, and contact information in addition to the distress signal) (step S10).

  When the control device of the search device detects a signal from the mobile device using the sensor (step S13), the current position of the mobile device is displayed on the display unit of the control device of the search device (step S14). At this time, the user information such as the user's name and address transmitted from the portable device is displayed on the screen 112 of the notation section of the control device so as to be superimposed on the map information. Therefore, in the case of a distress of a group (party) composed of a plurality of persons, it is possible to immediately know where and who is seeking rescue. Further, matching may be performed with the user information stored in the storage unit of the control device of the search device, and if the user information matches, the user may be confirmed.

  The control device of the search device transmits the information displayed on the display unit to the management device (computer) of the security management organization by wireless communication, and the current position of the portable device is displayed on the display unit of the computer in real time (step S15) With this, the security management organization checks the user information and the distress site and notifies the police, fire department or rescue squad (step S16).

  The rescued user returns the portable device to the security management organization as in step S7.

  The mobile device is configured to transmit user information (user name, address, contact information) stored in the storage unit of the mobile device by radio waves, but the mobile device transmits ID information of the mobile device. Alternatively, the control device that receives the ID information may store the correspondence between the ID information of the portable device and the user information, and acquire the user information from the ID information. Further, the portable device may have a configuration in which the channel frequency assigned to each portable device is different, and the control device may specify the ID information of the portable device based on this frequency band.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a search situation according to an embodiment of the present invention, which describes the processing procedure with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 3 shows a state in which n leisure participants (users) carry the portable devices 11 to 1n by hand, respectively, in order to clearly indicate the portable device. Needless to say, it is only necessary for the user to carry (wear), and it is a matter of course that a configuration such as a wristwatch or a pedometer that is not carried by hand may be adopted.

  In FIG. 3, a helicopter 100 searches for a user as a search device (mobile device), and a sensor (antenna) 101 that detects signals from the portable devices 11 to 1 n and a detection signal of the sensor 101 are input to the helicopter 100. In addition, a control device 110 for displaying information of the mobile device 1 on a display unit (not shown) is provided.

  The control device 110 wirelessly transmits information received from the portable device and current position information (current position on the map) to the security management organization 200.

  The security management organization 200 is provided with a computer (management device) 210 having a file device 212. In this file device 212, user information described by the user who lent the portable device at the time of application is registered as a database. In addition, management information (lending status, lending destination user name, etc.) of the mobile device is stored.

  The computer 210 amplifies and demodulates the signal received by the antenna 211 of the security management organization, converts the signal into a digital signal, and supplies the signal to the computer 210 in addition to a file device (storage device) 212 for storing a database for managing the return. 213, and a writing device (interface) 214 for renting out user information, a portable device, and writing the user information to the storage unit of the portable device. The file device 212 may be a hard disk device or the like built in the computer 210.

  The control terminal screen 112 shown in FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the control device 110 of the helicopter 100, and users A and B are in distress near Lake Y on Mount X. The status is displayed over the map information. The control terminal screen 112 displays the current position of the user together with the name based on the user information (user ID, name, address, contact information, etc.) transmitted from the mobile device.

  In this case, the control device 110 includes a navigation system including a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, and superimposes the user information on the map information displayed by the navigation system, thereby visually displaying the current position of the user. It is displayed to facilitate understanding.

  Further, the portable device includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, transmits the current position of the portable device, and the control device receives the current position and displays the position of the portable device on a map screen. Of course, information such as the name of the user who owns the device may be displayed.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of the control device 110 mounted on the mobile device 100 in one embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 4, a control device 110 includes an antenna 101 serving as a sensor for detecting a signal of a mobile device, a receiving unit 111 for amplifying, detecting, and demodulating a signal received by the antenna 101, and a storage unit for storing user information. 113, a processing unit 112 for extracting user information from a received signal and performing matching with reference to a storage unit 113, a GPS receiving unit 114 for receiving radio waves from GPS satellites and calculating longitude and latitude, A map information storage unit 115 for storing image information, map information around the current position, and user information (a user name of a portable device, etc.) obtained by the analysis device 112 are combined and displayed on the display device 117. And a transmission unit 118 that wirelessly transmits image information (still image) output from the image control unit 116 from the antenna 120. As shown in the figure, the user information stored in the user information storage unit 113 includes personal information such as the user's name, address, contact information, and the like described in documents and the like at the time of application to the security management organization, and It is composed of mobile devices rented to Japan. The antenna 101 may be constituted by a directional antenna, and the direction of the antenna may be controlled.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the correspondence between the information of the portable device registered in the file device 212 of the computer constituting the management device 210 of FIG. 3 and the user information. In the example shown in FIG. 5, information on a portable device ID and contact information such as a user ID, a user name, an address, and a telephone number is stored. The storage unit 113 of the control device 110 stores user information from the file device 212 of the management device 210. When the control device 110 receives, for example, a user ID from the mobile device, the control device 110 can obtain the user's name and the like by searching the storage unit 113.

  Alternatively, the correspondence between user information and mobile device information registered in the file device 212 of the management device 210 may be stored in the storage unit 113 of the control device 110. In this case, when the control device 110 receives the mobile device ID as the distress signal transmitted from the mobile device, the control device 110 can obtain the user ID, the name, and the like by searching the storage unit 113 based on the mobile device ID.

  FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the mobile device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6A, the portable device 1 receives write data from a computer from an input port, and writes data to the storage unit 14; And a transmission unit 12 that modulates data from the control unit 13, amplifies the power, and transmits the data from the antenna 11.

  FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a modification of the configuration of the portable device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6B, a configuration is also possible in which an antenna 16 and a GPS receiving unit 17 are provided, the control unit 13 calculates the current position, and transmits this from the transmitting antenna 11. The good thing is, of course. By providing the GPS receiving unit and wirelessly transmitting the current position of the portable device, when there is no obstacle between the portable device and the GPS communication satellite, the position accuracy of the portable device can be further improved.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a modification of the system configuration according to one embodiment of the present invention. When searching for a wide area, the transmission power is suppressed to a low level of one hundred mW or several tens to several mW from the relationship between the power consumption (battery life) of the portable device and the transmission power. When the transmission power is suppressed to a small value, as shown in FIG. 3, when searching over a wide range, it is difficult to directly receive radio waves from the portable device.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, a signal from the portable device 1 is received by the relay base station 2 provided for each area, and the signal from the portable device 1 is relay-amplified by the relay base station 2 to fly. It is configured to transmit to the body 100 (airplane, helicopter).

  In this case, if the relay base station 2 is of a fixed arrangement type, since the position information is determined, the ID of the relay base station 2 is inserted into a signal from the portable device 1 and the flying object 100 (airplane) , Helicopter), the control device 110 that has received the notification can know which position (zone) the mobile device 1 is currently in. Alternatively, a GPS receiver may be mounted on the relay base station 2, and the position information of the relay base station 2 may be inserted into a signal from the portable device 1 and transmitted to the control device 110. In this case, it is not necessary to mount the GPS receiver on the portable device, and it is possible to reduce the size, weight, and power consumption. The relay base station 2 may be mounted on a buoy on the sea, or may be provided for each predetermined mountain area.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8, this embodiment is one in which the present invention is applied to a swimming monitoring system (such as a life-saving system) for swimming in the sea as an example of security management. In this embodiment, the portable device 1 is basically configured as shown in FIG. 6A or FIG. 6B, and is waterproofed. FIG. 8 shows a configuration in which the portable device is attached to the floating ring for easy viewing, but it is a matter of course that the user may wear it directly as a wristwatch type configuration.

  The buoy 3 includes the relay base station 2, relays and amplifies a signal from the portable device 1, and transmits the signal to the management device (computer) 210 under the jurisdiction of the security management organization via the antenna 21. On the screen of the computer 210, the position of the user possessing each portable device is displayed on the screen from the positional relationship of the buoy 3 provided with the relay base station 2. The computer 210 of the security management organization may be provided on land or on a ship.

  Note that the lending of the portable device 1 to the swimmer (user) is performed by the user applying to the safety management organization and registering the user information in the storage unit of the portable device, as in the above embodiment. The user who has finished swimming returns the portable device to the security management organization in the same manner as in the above embodiment. In this case, the user information may include the age and the user's skill of swimming (25 m, 100 m, 1000 M or more, etc.). When a user who is swimming in the no-swimming area is detected on the screen of the computer 210, an alarm is output or the like to notify the life saver.

  Furthermore, by displaying the user information transmitted from the mobile device 1 on the screen of the computer 210 in accordance with the position of the mobile device, for example, when a swimmer who is not good at swimming approaches the swimming prohibited area, You can easily understand what you need to pay attention to.

  In this embodiment, the portable device 1 is provided with a receiver, an alarm sound generator and the like, and issues an alarm to the buoy 3 from a facility of the safety management organization 200 to a swimmer approaching the no-swimming area. The alarm may be transmitted from the relay base station 2 of the buoy 3 to the portable device 1 to warn the portable device 1.

  Conventionally, a life saver watcher has monitored with a telescope or the like, but according to this embodiment, the position and movement of the swimmer can be tracked moment by moment (this is because the registered This is achieved by incorporating software that traces the position of the device), and oversight by visual monitoring is eliminated, and accurate life-saving activities are supported.

  This embodiment can also be applied to triathlon competitions and the like. That is, each competitor (swimmer) wears a portable device, arranges a buoy (buoy) 3 provided with a relay base station 2 at a predetermined distance, and, on the computer 210, a competitor who has passed each buoy. By managing together with the passing time, it is possible to record and manage the progress and progress of the game more accurately than on-board or helicopter camera imaging.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 9, this embodiment is one in which the present invention is applied to an event held at a plurality of facilities (venues), an amusement park, a multi-storey department store, a large shopping center, and the like. Can be tracked immediately (in real time) at which venue is currently located. For example, by applying to an amusement park or the like of a large facility, it is easy to search for lost children.

  In this embodiment, the portable device 1 possessed by the visitor is basically configured as shown in FIG. 6A or FIG. 6B, but is managed by the center via a relay base station. To communicate with the device, the transmission power may be on the order of a few milliwatts.

  In each building (facility or venue), a relay base station 2 is provided, and a signal transmitted from the portable device 1 is relay-amplified in the relay base station 2, and in this case, security management operated by a security company or the like. On the screen of the management device (center device) 210 of the facility 200 of the group, the user name, its current position, and, if necessary, information on the time of entering the building are displayed.

  As a modification of this embodiment, when a mobile device is configured to include a receiving device and a display device such as an LCD (liquid crystal display), and a certain user inquires the facility 200 about where another user is currently located, The computer 210 that has received this via the relay base station refers to the file (storage) device 212, acquires the current location value of the designated person, and displays it on the display unit of the portable device of the user who issued the inquiry. It may be displayed. With this configuration, a participant in an entertainment venue including a plurality of venues (usually using a mobile phone is prohibited) can immediately know where other participants are currently. In addition, a message can be transmitted to a portable device owned by another participant.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to eliminate the need for broadcasting during lost child search in amusement parks, entertainment venues, department stores, and the like (normally, this type of broadcasting has a high volume) and provide a comfortable environment. it can.

  In this embodiment, the portable device may be constituted by a transponder (IC tag) having no battery.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a mobile device is configured by a transponder. The transponder 1 is driven by electric power transmitted from the reader 22 via the antenna 21, is charged to a capacity, transmits information stored in a storage device of the transponder, and reads the information via the antenna 21. The result received by the transmitter 22 is decoded by the control unit 23, and the decoded result is wirelessly transmitted from the transmission unit 24 and the antenna 25, and transmitted to the security management organization facility 200 via a relay base station (not shown). Although the transponder has a relatively short signal transmission distance, it does not require a battery and can be downsized, so that it is suitable for application to this embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the portable device transmits using radio waves as wireless transmission has been described as an example. However, depending on the application, various transmitting means such as infrared communication, ultrasonic waves, and detecting means (sensor) may be used. Of course, the combination of can be applied.

5 is a flowchart (part 1) illustrating a processing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a flowchart (part 2) illustrating a processing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing an example of composition of a control device in one example of the present invention. It is a figure showing an example of data stored in a file device of a security management organization management device in one example of the present invention. (A) is a figure which shows another example of a structure of the portable device in one Example of this invention, (b) is another example of a structure of the portable device in one Example of this invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating a system configuration according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating a system configuration according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating a system configuration according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable device used in a system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of reference numerals

1 mobile device 2 relay base station 3 buoy
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Antenna 12 Transmission part 13 Control part 14 Storage part 15 Writing control part 16 GPS antenna 17 GPS receiving part 21 Antenna 22 Receiving device 23 Control part 24 Transmitting part 25 Antenna 100 Flying object 101 Receiving antenna 110 Control device 111 Receiving part 112 Processing part 113 storage unit (user information storage unit)
114 GPS reception unit 115 Map information storage unit 116 Image control unit 117 Display 118 Transmission unit 119 GPS antenna 120 Transmission antenna 200 Security management group facility 210 Management device (computer)
211 Antenna 212 Storage device (file device)
213 Receiving device 214 Writing device 220 Input device

Claims (21)

A position confirmation system that detects a signal from a mobile device and confirms its position,
The portable device includes means for transmitting information identifying a user who owns the portable device,
A control device including a detection unit that detects a signal from the portable device,
Based on a signal from the mobile device detected by the detection unit, a control unit that displays information identifying a user who has the mobile device on a display unit by superimposing the information on map information,
A transmitting unit that transmits map information displayed on the display unit and information identifying the user,
With
A position management unit that communicates with the control device, receives the map information and the information specifying the user transmitted from the control device, and displays the information on a display unit of the management device. system. A position confirmation system that detects a signal from a mobile device and confirms its position,
The portable device includes means for transmitting identification information of the portable device as an output signal,
A control device including a detection unit that detects a signal from the portable device,
A storage unit that stores identification information of the mobile device and information identifying a user who has the mobile device in association with each other,
Based on the identification information of the mobile device for which a signal has been detected by the detection unit, the storage unit is searched to obtain information for specifying a user who owns the mobile device, and the information for specifying the user is map information. A control unit for displaying on the display unit by superimposing on
A transmission unit that transmits map information displayed on the display unit and information specifying the user, and a control unit including:
A location management device that communicates with the control device, receives the map information transmitted from the control device and the information identifying the user, and displays the information on a display unit of the management device. system. The control device is mounted on a mobile device, the management device is disposed in a predetermined department that manages safety management,
The position confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the control device transmits the map information and information specifying the user to the management device by wireless communication.   4. The position confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the portable device wirelessly transmits information on a name, an address, and contact information of a user who has the portable device. 5.   The position confirmation system according to claim 2, wherein the portable device wirelessly transmits identification information of the portable device. The portable device includes a storage unit in which information on the name, address, and contact information of the user is written,
6. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device in which information on the name, address, and contact information of the user is written in the storage unit is lent to the user from an organization or a department responsible for security management. The position confirmation system according to any one of the above.   The portable device further includes a GPS receiving device, and a computing device that computes a position of the portable device from a reception result of the GPS receiving device, and specifies position information of the portable device to identify a user who owns the portable device. The position confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the position confirmation system transmits the position confirmation information together with the information. A storage unit storing user information including the name, address, and contact information of the user who owns the mobile device,
A transmission unit that transmits the user information together with the distress communication signal, and a position confirmation system that detects a signal from a portable device and confirms the position thereof,
The portable device includes means for transmitting information identifying a user who owns the portable device,
A control device including a detection unit that detects a signal from the portable device,
Based on a signal from the mobile device detected by the detection unit, a control unit that displays information identifying a user who has the mobile device on a display unit by superimposing the information on map information,
A transmitting unit that transmits map information displayed on the display unit and information identifying the user,
With
A position management unit that communicates with the control device, receives the map information and the information specifying the user transmitted from the control device, and displays the information on a display unit of the management device. system. A portable device worn by a user, the portable device storing information for identifying the user (referred to as “user information”) in a storage unit, and wirelessly transmitting the user information;
A management device comprising means for receiving user information wirelessly transmitted from the mobile device, and means for managing the position information and user information of the user and displaying the information on a screen;
Wherein the current position of the user can be tracked freely.   Providing a relay station that relays and amplifies a signal transmitted from the mobile device and wirelessly transmits the signal, wherein the management device receives position information and user information wirelessly transmitted from the mobile device via the relay station. 10. The position confirmation system according to claim 9, wherein:   In the management device, wherein the portable device includes a receiving unit and a display unit, and receives the inquiry about the current position of another portable device from the portable device, the current position of the other portable device is transmitted to the portable device of the inquiry source. The position confirmation system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the position is transmitted and the current position of the other portable device is displayed on a display unit of the portable device. (A) a step in which a user fills in predetermined items relating to the user's name, address, and contact information and applies to a window of a security management organization;
(B) storing the user information including the name, address, and contact information of the user in the storage unit of the mobile device, and then lending the mobile device to the user;
(C) the user participates in a predetermined leisure managed by the security management organization while the mobile device is worn, and
(D) after the leisure, the user returns the portable device to the security management organization, and the security management organization erases the user information in the storage unit of the mobile device;
(E) If an emergency occurs for the user and a search is required, the safety management organization dispatches a mobile device equipped with a control device including a detection unit for detecting a signal from the portable device. Searching for the user;
(F) In the control device of the mobile device, when the detection unit detects a signal transmitted from the mobile device, information identifying the user transmitted from the mobile device is displayed on the map information as the user Corresponding to the position of, displaying on the display unit of the control device,
(G) transmitting information displayed on the display unit by the control device to a management device of the security management organization by wireless communication;
(H) a step in which the management device receives the information transmitted from the portable device and displays the information on a display unit of the management device, confirms the current position of the user, and notifies the responsible department in charge of rescue; When,
A position confirmation method comprising:   When the portable device includes a storage unit for storing user information including a user ID, a user name, and a contact, and transmits the user information and detects a signal from the portable device, the control device displays 13. The position confirmation method according to claim 12, wherein the user information is displayed on a device.   The control device includes a storage unit that stores a correspondence between the mobile device and the user who has the mobile device, and acquires a user information stored in the storage unit when a signal from the mobile device is detected. 13. The position confirmation method according to claim 12, wherein the control device displays the user information on a display device.   When a signal from the portable device is received, a plurality of base stations for relaying the signal are provided, and when a signal from the base station is detected, the control device displays, on a display device, a user from a position of the base station. 13. The position confirmation method according to claim 12, wherein the current position is displayed as map screen information.   16. The position confirmation method according to claim 12, wherein the control device is mounted on a mobile device.   In a management apparatus in which a user wears a portable device storing user information for specifying the user in a storage unit and receives user information wirelessly transmitted from the portable device, the position information and the user information of the user are displayed on a screen. Wherein the current position of the user can be tracked freely by displaying the current position.   Providing a relay station that relays and amplifies a signal transmitted from the mobile device and wirelessly transmits the signal, wherein the management device receives position information and user information wirelessly transmitted from the mobile device via the relay station. The position confirmation method according to claim 17, wherein:   In the management device, wherein the mobile device includes a receiving unit and a display unit, and receives the inquiry about the current position of another mobile device from the mobile device, the mobile device as the inquiry source of the current position of the other mobile device 20. The position confirmation method according to claim 18, wherein the current position of the other portable device is displayed on a display unit of the portable device. A user location confirmation service method in a security management business,
For the user, lend a portable device storing user information for specifying the user in the storage unit,
In the management device that directly receives the user information wirelessly transmitted from the portable device worn by the user, or indirectly via a relay station, a screen is displayed by associating the position information of the user with the user information. A method for a position confirmation service business, wherein the current position of the user can be tracked freely by displaying it on the top. 21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the location service is used for mountain climbing, fishing, swimming monitoring, an event hall, an amusement park, and a disaster search.

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