JP2005202152A - Information processor, mobile terminal, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor and a mobile terminal that visually display a moving state or stopping state of a user. <P>SOLUTION: The information processor 1 is equipped with a map information storage part 16 which stores map information, a pattern storage part which stores patterns showing states of movements of the mobile terminal, a map display part 15 which displays maps based upon the map information, a position information reception part 12 which receives two or more pieces of position information on the mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal position information display part 13 which displays a pattern showing a moving state of the mobile terminal on a map displayed by the map display part 15 based upon two or more pieces of position information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, an information processing apparatus that displays a symbol indicating a state of movement of a mobile terminal.

Conventionally, there is a system (Kokosecom: registered trademark) that acquires position information of a mobile phone or the like and displays the position of the mobile phone on a map based on the position information (Non-Patent Document 1). With such a system, the position of a user having a mobile phone can be accurately grasped.
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  However, the system described above displays the current location of a user with a mobile phone on a map and cannot visually or intuitively determine whether the user is moving or stopped. Met. The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and an object thereof is to provide an information processing apparatus and a portable terminal that visually display a user's movement state or stop state.

  An information processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention provides a map information storage unit that stores map information, a symbol storage unit that stores a pattern indicating the movement of the mobile terminal, and a map based on the map information. A map display unit displaying a map display unit to display, a position information receiving unit that receives two or more pieces of position information of the portable terminal, and a pattern indicating a movement of the portable terminal based on the two or more pieces of position information It is characterized by comprising a portable terminal position information display unit for displaying on the screen.

  The portable terminal according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a reception unit that receives an instruction to transmit position information, a position information acquisition unit that receives position information, and a position when the reception unit receives an instruction to transmit position information. It is characterized by comprising a transmission unit for transmitting the position information received by the information income unit to the information processing apparatus of the first invention.

  With the configuration of the information processing apparatus of the first invention and the portable terminal of the second invention, it is possible to visually display whether a user having a mobile phone is moving or stopped. Therefore, the user of the information processing apparatus can accurately grasp the movement status of the user carrying the mobile terminal, and can provide an action instruction, for example, an instruction for a salesman or the like to point to a customer, an instruction for a delivery destination, etc. Can be done accurately.

  In the information processing apparatus of the third invention, the position information receiving unit also receives a portable terminal identifier for identifying the portable terminal in pair with the position information, and the portable terminal position information display unit displays the symbol and the portable terminal identifier on the map. The information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the information is displayed on a map displayed by the display unit.

  The portable terminal of the fourth invention further includes a storage unit storing a portable terminal identifier for identifying the portable terminal, and the transmitting unit receives the instruction for transmitting the position information when the receiving unit receives the instruction. The mobile terminal according to the second invention is characterized in that the position information and the mobile terminal identifier received by the position information acquisition unit are transmitted to the information processing device of the third invention.

  With the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the third invention and the portable terminal according to the fourth invention, information for identifying a user having a mobile phone, such as a name and an employee number, can be grasped together with the position information. Thus, for example, the user of the information processing apparatus can grasp the movement status of the salesperson carrying the mobile terminal and can accurately monitor the sales status of the salesperson.

  According to the information processing apparatus and the mobile terminal according to the present invention, since the movement status of the user of the mobile terminal is visually and accurately grasped, the user of the information processing apparatus can instruct the action, for example, the instruction to the customer. , Delivery destination instructions, etc. can be performed accurately.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that in this embodiment, components using the same reference numerals and steps in the flowcharts perform the same function, and thus description of what has been described once may be omitted.

(Embodiment 1)
In the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus acquires two or more pieces of position information and a portable terminal identifier from the portable terminal, and on the displayed map, the symbol indicating the portable terminal and the portable terminal based on the position information Displays the identifier. Further, the terminal device receives the position information of the terminal device, and transmits the position information and the mobile terminal identifier to the information processing device. The specific operation will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing system in the present embodiment. 1, it has the instruction | indication reception part 10, the instruction | indication transmission part 11, the position information receiving part 12, the portable terminal position information display part 13, the symbol storage part 14, the map information storage 15, and the map display part 16. FIG. The mobile terminal position information display unit 13 includes a calculation unit 131 and a display unit 132.

The mobile terminal 2 includes a reception unit 20, a position information acquisition unit 21, a transmission unit 22, and a mobile terminal identifier storage unit 23.
Note that the information processing apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 2 include a CPU, a main memory, a hardware resource such as a recording medium (for example, ROM, EPROM, etc.) and peripheral devices (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a button, etc.) , Input devices such as switches, output devices such as displays, etc.) (not shown). The same applies to other embodiments below.

  The instruction receiving unit 10 receives an “instruction to acquire position information”. “Accept” means, for example, that the user clicks a button meaning “instruction to acquire position information” on the input screen by a key operation or the like, and controls “instruction to acquire position information”. It may be received from a means (not shown) or an external device. When the user clicks a button that means “an instruction to acquire position information” on the input screen by operating a key or the like, the instruction receiving unit 10 includes input means such as a numeric keypad and a keyboard, its device driver, and a menu. It can be realized by screen control software or the like. When receiving an “instruction for acquiring position information” from a control unit (not shown), the instruction receiving unit 10 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. Further, when receiving an “instruction for acquiring position information” from an external device or the like at a predetermined frequency, the instruction receiving unit 10 is realized by, for example, a network card and its driver software.

  The instruction transmitting unit 11 transmits the “instruction to acquire position information” received by the instruction receiving unit 10 to the mobile terminal 2. The instruction transmission unit 11 is realized by, for example, a network card and its driver software.

  The position information receiving unit 12 receives two or more pieces of position information from the mobile terminal. The meaning of “receive two or more” means the reception time of each of the two or more pieces of position information (the time when the position information acquisition unit 21 receives the position information, hereinafter referred to as “reception time”). This means that the time is different, and even if two or more pieces of position information at the same reception time are received, the number of pieces of position information received is one. The position information receiving unit 12 may also receive a mobile terminal identifier that identifies the mobile terminal paired with the position information from the mobile terminal. The position information receiving unit 12 is realized by, for example, a network card and its driver software. The position information receiving unit 12 and the instruction transmitting unit 11 may be realized by the same network card and its driver software.

  The calculation means 131 of the portable terminal position information display unit 13 calculates the distance and the direction of movement of the portable terminal (hereinafter referred to as “the latitude and longitude”) from the two pieces of position information (for example, information indicating longitude and latitude) received by the position information receiving unit 12. Direction))). Since such a specific calculation method is a conventional technique, description thereof is omitted. The calculating unit 131 may calculate the moving speed from the distance calculated from the position information of the two points and the reception time of the position information of the two points. Since such a calculation method is a conventional technique, a description thereof will be omitted. The calculation unit 131 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the calculation means 131 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The display unit 132 searches for a symbol from the symbol storage unit 14 using the distance or direction calculated by the calculation unit 131 or the moving speed as a key. A specific method will be described later. Then, the display unit 132 displays the searched pattern on the map displayed by the map display unit 15. In such a case, the display unit 132 may display a pattern visually indicating the direction of movement of the mobile terminal on the map displayed by the map display unit 15. The display unit 132 may display a symbol indicating that the mobile terminal is stopped or a symbol indicating that the mobile terminal is moving on the map displayed by the map display unit 15. The display unit 132 may display the mobile terminal identifier on the map displayed by the map display unit 15 in pairs with the symbol. A specific method will be described later.

  The display unit 132 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the display means 132 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit). Moreover, when displaying a symbol on a map, the display means 132 can be realized by a display and its driver software.

  The symbol storage unit 14 stores symbols. The “symbol” is, for example, a symbol that visually indicates the direction of movement of the mobile terminal, a symbol that indicates that the mobile terminal is stopped, a symbol that indicates that the mobile terminal is moving, or the like. The symbol storage unit 14 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but may be a volatile recording medium. The data structure of “symbol” may be, for example, bmp, gif, etc., and is not particularly limited.

  The map display unit 15 searches the map information storage unit 16 for map information using the position information received by the position information receiving unit 12 as a key. And the map display part 15 displays a map on the display from the searched map information. The map display unit 15 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the map display unit 15 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit). When displaying a map, the display unit 15 can be realized by a display and its driver software.

  The map information storage unit 16 stores map information. The “map information” includes, for example, a map specified by position information (for example, information indicating longitude / latitude). The map information storage unit 16 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but may be a volatile recording medium. The map information storage unit 16 and the symbol storage unit 14 may be realized by the same recording medium.

  Below, the component of the portable terminal 2 is demonstrated. Note that the “portable terminal” is a device carried by the user, such as a PDA, a mobile phone, a navigation system, a notebook computer, a pager, a PHS, and a watch.

  The accepting unit 20 accepts an “instruction to transmit position information”. “Accept” means, for example, receiving an “instruction to transmit position information” from the information processing apparatus 1. “Accept” means, for example, accepting an “instruction to transmit position information” input by a user through a key operation or the like. When receiving an “instruction to transmit location information” from the information processing apparatus 1, the receiving unit 20 is realized by, for example, a network card and its driver software. Further, when receiving an “instruction to transmit position information” input by a user through a key operation or the like, the receiving unit 20 can be realized by, for example, input receiving means such as a button, a keyboard, and a touch panel, and its driver software.

  The position information acquisition unit 21 receives position information at a predetermined frequency. “Position information” has, for example, information on longitude and latitude. “Receiving position information at a predetermined frequency” means, for example, receiving position information at regular intervals (for example, every 10 seconds) after the portable terminal is turned on. The position information acquisition unit 21 may receive the position information when the reception unit 20 determines that the “instruction to transmit position information” has been received. The position information acquisition unit 21 can be realized by, for example, GPS, gpsOne, or the like. In addition, since GPS or gpsOne is a prior art, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, the position information acquisition unit 21 may acquire a reception time, which is a time when the position information is received, from a clock built in the mobile terminal 1. Then, the position information acquisition unit 21 may store the received position information and the acquired reception time in association with each other. “Accumulating in association” may be, for example, saving in the same file or linking and saving.

  When the reception unit 20 receives an “instruction to transmit position information” from the information processing apparatus 1, the transmission unit 23 acquires the position information received by the position information acquisition unit 21 and uses the position information as the information processing apparatus 1. Send to. The transmission unit 23 may transmit to the information processing apparatus 1 via, for example, a base station, another server apparatus, the Internet, or the like. The transmission unit 23 is realized by, for example, a network card and its driver software.

  The portable terminal identifier storage unit 23 stores a portable terminal identifier that identifies a portable terminal. “Storage” is a concept including temporary storage. The “mobile terminal identifier” is, for example, a telephone number, an IP address, an e-mail address, an employee number that possesses the mobile terminal, a name of the employee that possesses the mobile terminal, or the like. The portable terminal identifier storage unit 23 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but may be a volatile recording medium.

Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S100) The instruction receiving unit 10 determines whether or not an “instruction to transmit position information” has been received. If the instruction receiving unit 10 determines that the “instruction to transmit position information” has been received, the process proceeds to step S101, and if not, the process returns to step S100.

(Step S101) The position information receiving unit 12 sets the pointer i to “1”.
(Step S102) The instruction transmission unit 11 transmits the “instruction to transmit position information” received in step S100 to the mobile terminal 2.
(Step S103) The position information receiving unit 12 determines whether or not the position information, the reception time, and the portable terminal identifier are received from the portable terminal 2. If the position information receiving unit 12 determines that the position information, the reception time, and the mobile terminal identifier have been received, the process goes to step S104, and if not, the process goes to step S121.

  (Step S104) The position information receiving unit 12 receives the position information received in Step S104 in the buffer specified by the pointer i (hereinafter referred to as “position information buffer (i)”) in Step S104. Are respectively stored in buffers specified by the pointer i (hereinafter referred to as “reception time buffer (i)”). The location information receiving unit 12 stores the mobile terminal identifier in a buffer specified by the pointer i (hereinafter referred to as “mobile terminal identifier buffer (i)”).

(Step S105) The position information receiving unit 12 increments the pointer i by 1.
(Step S106) The position information receiver 12 determines whether or not the pointer i is smaller than “2”. If the position information receiving unit 12 determines that the pointer i is smaller than “2”, the process returns to step S102, and if not, the process proceeds to step S107. The operation of the position information receiving unit 12 here is an operation for achieving the purpose of receiving two pieces of position information having different reception times from one portable terminal.

  (Step S107) The calculation unit 131 acquires position information (hereinafter referred to as “position information (1)”) from the position information buffer (1). Further, the calculation means 131 acquires position information (hereinafter referred to as “position information (2)”) from the position information buffer (2).

  (Step S108) The calculation means 131 calculates the distance and the direction from the position information (1) and the position information (2) acquired in step S107. The “direction” is the “direction of movement of the mobile terminal” defined above. Specifically, it is the “direction” in which the mobile terminal moves from the base point specified by the position information (1) to the point specified by the position information (2). Note that the method for calculating the distance and the direction from the position information of the two points is a conventional technique, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  (Step S109) The calculating means 131 acquires the reception time (hereinafter referred to as “reception time (1)”) from the reception time buffer (1). Further, the calculation means 131 acquires the reception time (hereinafter referred to as “reception time (2)”) from the reception time buffer (2).

  (Step S110) The calculation means 131 calculates the moving speed from the distance calculated in step S108, the reception time (1) and the reception time (2) acquired in step S109. Since the method for calculating the moving speed is a conventional technique, the description thereof is omitted.

  (Step S111) The display unit 132 determines whether the map specified by the map display unit 15 is displayed on the display with the position information (1) or the position information (2) acquired in step S107. If the display unit 132 determines that the map specified by the map display unit 15 in the position information (1) or the position information (2) acquired in step S107 is displayed on the display, the process proceeds to step S115. If so, go to step S112.

  (Step S112) The map display unit 15 searches the map storage unit 16 for map information using the position information (1) or the position information (2) acquired in step S107 as a key.

(Step S113) The map display unit 15 constructs a map from the map information searched in step S113.
(Step S114) The map display unit 15 displays the map configured in step S114 on the display. Go to step S115.

  (Step S115) The display unit 132 searches for the symbol from the symbol storage unit 14 using the moving speed calculated in step S110 as a key. For example, when the moving speed is in a low speed range (for example, 0 or more and less than 1 m / second), the display unit 132 searches for a symbol indicating that the moving is stopped. When the moving speed is in the middle speed range (for example, 1 m / sec or more and less than 5 m / sec), the display unit 132 searches for a symbol indicating that the user is walking and moving. Further, when the moving speed is in a high speed range (for example, 5 m / second or more), the display unit 132 searches for a symbol indicating that the vehicle is moving on a vehicle (for example, a train, a car, etc.).

  The display unit 132 may search for a symbol from the symbol storage unit 14 using the “direction” calculated in step S108 as a key. For example, when the “orientation” is 0 degree, the display unit 132 searches for a symbol indicating that it is stopped. Further, for example, when the “direction” is not 0 degree, the display unit 132 searches for a symbol indicating movement. For example, when the “direction” is 45 degrees, the display unit 132 searches for a symbol indicating that it is moving to the northeast. Further, for example, when the “direction” is 90 degrees, the display unit 132 searches for a symbol indicating that it is moving north. Further, for example, when the “direction” is −90 degrees, the display unit 132 searches for a symbol indicating that it is moving south.

  The display unit 132 may search for a symbol from the symbol storage unit 14 using the distance calculated in step S108 as a key. For example, when the distance is less than 1 m, the display unit 132 searches for a symbol indicating that it is stopped. In addition, for example, when the distance is 1 m or more, the display unit 132 searches for a symbol indicating movement.

  (Step S116) The display means 132 displays the symbol searched in step S115 on the map displayed in step S115 so that the direction of movement of the mobile terminal can be understood. “Display so that the direction of movement of the mobile terminal can be understood” means that when the symbol is a symbol indicating that the symbol is moving, the angle of the moving direction indicated by the symbol and the angle of “direction” calculated in step S108 Is displayed to match. For example, when the symbol is an arrow, the arrow is rotated by an angle of “direction” so that the direction of the arrow coincides with the “direction”.

(Step S117) The display means 132 acquires a mobile terminal identifier (hereinafter referred to as “mobile terminal identifier (1)”) from the mobile terminal identifier buffer (1).
(Step S118) The display means 132 displays the portable terminal identifier (1) acquired at step S117 together with the symbol displayed at step S116. “Display with a symbol” means, for example, displaying in the vicinity of the symbol.

(Step S119) The location information receiving unit 12 assigns “NULL” to each of the location information buffer, the reception time buffer, and the mobile terminal identifier buffer.
(Step S120) The position information receiving unit 12 sets the pointer i to “1”. The process returns to step S102.

  (Step S121) The position information receiving unit 12 determines whether or not a timeout has occurred. If the position information receiving unit 12 determines that a timeout has occurred, the process goes to step S122; otherwise, the process returns to step S103.

(Step S122) The display unit 12 displays error information indicating that the position information cannot be received on the display. “Error information indicating that position information cannot be received” is a predetermined character string, for example, “position information cannot be received”. The process returns to step S100.
In the above flowchart, the operation of the information processing apparatus is terminated when the power switch is turned off or an interrupt is performed.

Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile terminal 2 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S200) The position information acquisition unit 21 determines whether position information has been received. If the position information acquisition unit 21 determines that the position information has been received, the process proceeds to step S201. If not, the process proceeds to step S203. Here, the location information acquisition unit 21 continues to acquire location information at a predetermined frequency (for example, every 10 seconds after the power is turned on) when the mobile terminal 2 is powered on. is there.

(Step S201) The position information acquisition unit 21 acquires a reception time, which is a time when the position information is received in Step S200, from a clock built in the portable terminal.
(Step S202) The position information acquisition unit 21 stores the position information received in step S200 and the reception time acquired in step S201 in association with each other. The process returns to step S200.

  (Step S <b> 203) The receiving unit 20 determines whether or not an “instruction for transmitting position information” has been received from the information processing apparatus 1. When the reception unit 20 determines that the “instruction to transmit position information” has been received from the information processing apparatus 1, the process proceeds to step S201. When the reception unit 20 determines that it does not, the process proceeds to step S207.

  (Step S204) The transmission unit 22 acquires the position information and the reception time accumulated in Step S203.

(Step S <b> 205) The transmission unit 22 acquires a mobile terminal identifier from the mobile terminal identifier storage unit 23.
(Step S <b> 206) The transmission unit 22 transmits the position information and the reception time acquired in step S <b> 204 and the mobile terminal identifier acquired in step S <b> 205 to the information processing apparatus 1. The process returns to step S200.

  (Step S207) An end instruction receiving means (not shown) determines whether or not an “end instruction” has been received. When it is determined that the end instruction receiving unit has received the “instruction to end”, the process ends. When it is determined that the end instruction receiving unit does not, the process returns to step S200.

  Hereinafter, specific operations of the information processing apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 2 will be described. FIG. 4 is an external view of the information processing apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 2. In FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 2 is a mobile phone. In the following description, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 2 is a mobile phone.

  Now, as shown in FIG. 5, the application “S-MAP” is activated, and the display screen of “S-MAP” is displayed on the display. Note that “S-MAP” is an application that operates the information processing apparatus 1, and “S-MAP” is incorporated in applications such as ordering support software, delivery support software, and sales support software, for example. Also good. In FIG. 5, the display screen includes a field for displaying a map, a destination for specifying a mobile phone, a field for inputting a transmission message, and the like, a “send” button, and the like.

  The user inputs the name “Ichiro Tanaka, Kenichi Kobayashi” in the destination input field by operating keys (see FIG. 5). Then, the user clicks the “Send” button. These mean that the receiving unit 10 has received an input of “instruction to transmit position information”.

  Next, the instruction transmitting unit 11 transmits the “instruction to transmit position information” to the mobile phone identified by the telephone number or the mail address searched using “Ichiro Tanaka” as a key. In addition, the instruction transmitting unit 11 transmits the “instruction to transmit position information” to the mobile phone identified by the telephone number or mail address searched using “Kenichi Kobayashi” as a key. The instruction transmitting unit 11 may search for a telephone number or an e-mail address from a “table (not shown) showing a relationship between a telephone number, an e-mail address, and a name” using the name as a key. 10 may perform the search. A “table (not shown) showing the relationship between telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and names” is held in a recording medium built in the information processing apparatus 1.

  In addition, the instruction transmission unit 11 sends “location information transmission instruction” to each mobile phone so that the location information reception unit 12 receives two “location information, reception time, and mobile terminal identifier” from one mobile phone. Send twice to the phone (cell phones “Ichiro Tanaka” and “Kenichi Kobayashi”).

  The operation of a mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as “mobile phone (Tanaka))” carried by “Ichiro Tanaka” will be described below.When the power supply of the mobile phone (Tanaka) is in the ON state, the position information acquisition unit 21 receives position information every 5 seconds, and the position information acquisition unit 21 acquires the reception time when the position information is received from a clock built in the mobile phone (Tanaka). 6 is a diagram showing an example of information and reception time, where the position information is information indicating longitude and latitude “139 degrees 41 minutes 38 seconds 2 east longitude, 35 degrees 40 minutes 59 seconds 0 north latitude”. The position information acquisition unit 21 stores the position information and the reception time “14:28:01” in a linked manner.

  The receiving unit 20 receives an “instruction to transmit position information” from the information processing apparatus 1. Next, when the reception unit 20 determines that the “instruction to transmit position information” has been received, the transmission unit 22 acquires the latest position information and reception time that the position information acquisition unit 21 has recently accumulated. Next, the transmission unit 22 acquires the name “Ichiro Tanaka”, which is one of the mobile terminal identifiers, from the mobile terminal identifier storage unit 23. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of management information of a mobile phone. In FIG. 7, “management information” includes a mobile terminal identifier, such as a telephone number, a mail address, or a name. The transmitting unit 22 has acquired the name from the mobile terminal identifier storage unit 23, but may acquire and transmit a telephone number or an e-mail address that is another mobile terminal identifier.

Next, the transmission unit 22 transmits the position information, the reception time, and the name to the information processing apparatus 1 in pairs. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of position information, reception time, and name data transmitted from the transmission unit 22 to the information processing apparatus 1.
Note that the mobile phone (Tanaka) repeats the above operation when receiving the “instruction to transmit location information”.

The operation of a mobile phone carried by “Kenichi Kobayashi” (hereinafter referred to as “mobile phone (Kobayashi)”) is acquired by the transmitting unit 22 and the name, position information, and reception time are transmitted. Except for the operation, it is the same as the operation of the mobile phone (Tanaka) described above. The operation of the transmitting unit 22 of the mobile phone (Kobayashi) is as follows. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of management information of a mobile phone (Kobayashi). In FIG. 9, “management information” includes a mobile terminal identifier, such as a telephone number, an e-mail address, a name (affiliation), or an employee number. The transmission unit 22 acquires the employee number “S1043” that is one of the mobile terminal identifiers from the mobile terminal identifier storage unit 23. Then, the transmission unit 22 transmits the position information, the reception time, and the employee number as a pair to the information processing apparatus 1. FIG. 10 is an example of position information, reception time, and employee number. The transmission unit 22 acquires the employee number from the mobile terminal identifier storage unit 23, but may acquire and transmit other mobile terminal identifiers such as a telephone number, a mail address, or a name.
The mobile phone (Kobayashi) repeats the above operation when receiving the “instruction to transmit location information”.

  Next, the position information receiving unit 12 of the information processing apparatus 1 receives the position information, the reception time, and the mobile terminal identifier from the mobile phone (Tanaka) and the mobile phone (Kobayashi). The position information receiving unit 12 stores the position information received from the mobile phone (Tanaka) in the position information buffer, the reception time in the reception time buffer, and the mobile terminal identifier in the mobile terminal identifier buffer. Further, the position information receiving unit 12 stores the position information received from the mobile phone (Kobayashi) in the position information buffer, the reception time in the reception time buffer, and the mobile terminal identifier in the mobile terminal identifier buffer. The buffer pointer numbers are set to be different numbers. For example, the location information received from the mobile phone (Tanaka) is stored in the location information buffer (1) and the location information buffer (2), and the location information received from the mobile phone (Kobayashi) is the location information buffer (11). For example, it is stored in the position information buffer (12). FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are diagrams showing examples of accumulated position information, reception time, and mobile terminal identifier data. In FIG. 11, the position information, the reception time, and the mobile terminal identifier are those received from the mobile phone (Tanaka). In FIG. 12, the position information, the reception time, and the mobile terminal identifier are those received from the mobile phone (Kobayashi).

  Next, after the location information receiving unit 12 receives and accumulates two “location information, reception time and mobile terminal identifier” from the mobile phone (Tanaka), the calculation means 131 receives the reception time stored in the location information buffer. Are read out, and the distance and direction are calculated from the two pieces of read out position information. Since a specific calculation method is a conventional technique, description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the calculation unit 131 reads the two reception times stored in the reception time buffer, and calculates the moving speed from the read two reception times and the distance calculated by the calculation unit 131. Since a specific calculation method is a conventional technique, description thereof is omitted. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the calculated “distance”, “direction”, and “movement speed”. In FIG. 13, the calculated “distance” is “11.93 m”, “direction” is “39 degrees”, and “movement speed” is “1.193 m / sec”.

  Next, the map display unit 15 uses the position information (“139 longitude 41 minutes 38 seconds 2 east longitude 35 degrees 40 minutes 59 seconds north latitude”) obtained by the calculation means 131 from the position information buffer (1) as a map. Map information is acquired from the information storage unit 16. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of map information. Next, the map display part 15 comprises a map from the acquired map information. Here, “constructing a map from map information” means constructing a map of a predetermined scale. The scale types are, for example, 8000/1, 1/21000, 1 / 755,000, 1 / 50,000, and the like. Next, the map display unit 15 displays the configured map on the display. In addition, when the map display part 15 has already displayed the map specified by position information, the map display part 15 does not need to newly display a map.

  Next, the display unit 132 obtains a walking diagram (a diagram showing that it is moving by walking) from the symbol storage unit 14 using the moving speed “1.193 m / sec” calculated by the calculating unit 132 as a key. . FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of “information indicating a relationship between a symbol and a moving speed” stored in the symbol storage unit 14. In FIG. 15, there are three types of symbols: a stop map, a walking map, and a vehicle map. The stop diagram is a diagram showing the stop. The walking diagram is a diagram showing that the walking is moving. The vehicle diagram is a diagram of moving on the vehicle. The symbols are not limited to these three types, and other symbols may be used.

  Next, the display unit 132 displays the walking map on the map by rotating the “orientation” at an angle “39 degrees” as shown in FIG. 16. In FIG. 16, the map area “Shinjuku-ku” is highlighted in the field at the upper left of the display screen. In addition, a “map” is displayed in the upper right field of the display screen. And on the map, the symbol of the walking diagram, the mobile terminal identifier “Ichiro Tanaka”, and the reception time “14:28” are displayed. The display means 132 may also display the date and time indicating the reception time and date, the mobile body (name) of the information indicating the mobile phone identifier, and the position (address) in the field of the position information list at the lower right of the display screen. good. The display means 132 searches for a position (address) from “information indicating the relationship between longitude and latitude (not shown)” using the longitude and latitude as keys. “Information indicating the relationship between the longitude and latitude and the address (not shown)” is held in the map information storage unit 16.

  In addition, the mobile phone (Kobayashi) location information is received, “distance”, “direction”, “movement speed”, etc. are calculated from the location information, and the symbol is acquired using the movement speed, etc. as a key. Is displayed on the map in the same manner as described above, and the description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 16, the position of the mobile phone (Kobayashi), the walking map, and the mobile terminal identifiers “S1043”, “Kenichi Kobayashi”, and the reception time “14:29” are displayed.

  The calculating means 131 first calculates the distance, direction, moving speed, etc. of the mobile phone (Tanaka), and then calculates the distance, direction, moving speed, etc. of the mobile phone (Tanaka). The order of calculating each of them is not particularly limited, and the order of calculation may be determined in the order received by the position information receiving unit 12.

  When the moving speed is “0 m / s”, the display unit 132 searches the symbol storage unit 14 for the symbol of the stop symbol using the moving speed “0 m / s” as a key (see FIG. 15). Next, the display unit 132 displays the symbols of the stop diagram acquired by the display unit 132 on the map displayed by the map display unit 15 based on the “direction” calculated by the calculation unit 131. “Display based on“ orientation ”” means that display is performed such that the angle of the moving direction indicated by the symbol matches the angle of “orientation”. When the “direction” is “0 degree”, the display unit 132 displays the symbol of the stop diagram on the map as it is without rotating the symbol of the stop symbol. In addition, when the display means 132 acquires the symbol of the stop diagram, the symbol of the stop diagram may be displayed on the map as it is without rotating the symbol of the stop diagram regardless of the “direction”. . Further, the display means 132 displays the mobile terminal identifier “Ichiro Tanaka” along with the symbols on the map displayed by the map display unit 15. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the display. In FIG. 17, the symbol of the stop diagram, the mobile terminal identifier “Ichiro Tanaka”, and the reception time “15:30” are displayed on the map.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus 1 transmits an instruction to transmit position information to the mobile phone until the power is turned off or there is an interrupt process. Two pieces of information, reception time, and portable terminal identifier ”are received. Then, the information processing apparatus 1 repeats calculating the distance, the direction, and the moving speed from the two pieces of position information, searching for the symbol from the moving velocity, and displaying the searched symbol on the map. If there is an interrupt process or the like, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 displaying a symbol is completed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the transmission unit 22 of the mobile phone transmits the position information, the mobile terminal identifier, and the reception time to the information processing device 1, but the transmission unit 22 of the mobile phone is the information processing device 1. In addition, the mobile terminal may transmit the location information and the mobile terminal identifier, or the mobile phone transmission unit 22 may transmit only the location information to the information processing apparatus 1. When the transmission unit 22 of the mobile phone transmits only the position information and the mobile terminal identifier to the information processing apparatus 1, the calculation unit 131 of the information processing apparatus 1 calculates only the distance and the direction. Moreover, when the transmission part 22 of a mobile telephone transmits only positional information to the information processing apparatus 1, the display means 132 of the information processing apparatus 1 may display only a symbol on a map.

  In the present embodiment, the display means 132 displays the symbol, the portable terminal identifier and the reception time on the map. However, the display means 132 displays the symbol and the portable terminal identifier on the map. Moreover, the display means 132 may display only the symbols on the map.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the display unit 132 searches for the symbol from the symbol storage unit 14 using “movement speed” as a key, but the display unit 132 uses “distance” or “direction” as a key. A symbol indicating that the vehicle is stopped or a symbol indicating that the vehicle is moving may be searched. In such a case, the symbol storage unit 14 stores “information indicating the relationship between symbols, distances, and directions”. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of “information indicating a relationship between a symbol, a distance, and an orientation”. In FIG. 18, for example, when the distance is “0 to 1”, the symbol is a symbol “●” (black dot) indicating that the symbol is stopped. Further, for example, when the direction is “north” or almost north, the symbol is a symbol “↑” (upward arrow) indicating the north direction.

  In the present embodiment, the mobile phone receives the “position information transmission instruction” from the information processing apparatus 1, then receives the position information, and transmits the position information to the information processing apparatus 1. However, the mobile phone does not have to receive the “instruction to transmit position information” from the information processing apparatus 1. In such a case, the mobile phone may receive the position information at a predetermined frequency, and may transmit the position information to the information processing apparatus 1 after receiving the position information. In such a case, the information processing apparatus 1 may receive the position information and display the symbol on the map based on the position information as described above.

  In the present embodiment, the user inputs a name in the destination input field by operating a key or the like, but a telephone number or an e-mail address may be input instead of the name. Further, the user may designate all mobile phones.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user of the information processing apparatus can accurately grasp the movement status of the user carrying the mobile phone, and can provide an action instruction, for example, an instruction to the customer, a delivery destination Instructions can be performed accurately. Furthermore, since the user carrying the mobile phone can be identified, the user's movement status can be grasped and the user's sales status can be accurately monitored.

  Further, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 described in the present embodiment may be realized by software, the software may be placed on, for example, a server, and the software may be distributed by software download. Further, the software may be recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and distributed. The program when the operation in the present embodiment is realized by software is as follows. A map display step for displaying a map based on the map information held in the computer, a location information reception step for receiving two or more location information of the mobile terminal, and a location information reception step based on the location information of the two or more. It is a program for performing the portable terminal position information display step which displays the pattern which shows the mode of movement of the portable terminal currently displayed on the map displayed at the map display step.

  Further, a map display step for displaying a map based on the map information held in the computer, a position information receiving step for receiving two or more portable terminal identifiers for identifying the position information of the portable terminal and the portable terminal, In order to execute a portable terminal position information display step of displaying a symbol indicating the movement of the held portable terminal and a portable terminal identifier on the map displayed in the map display step based on two or more pieces of position information It is a program.

  In addition, each component of the information processing apparatus or the mobile terminal in the present embodiment may be realized by software or may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  As described above, the present invention has an effect that it is possible to visually display whether a salesperson having a mobile phone is moving or stopped, for example, a position having a mobile phone and an information processing device. This is useful for information display systems.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating configurations of an information processing device and a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. Flowchart illustrating the operation of the information processing apparatus in the first embodiment Flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal in the first embodiment FIG. 3 illustrates an example of an external appearance of an information processing device and a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a display screen of the information processing device in the first embodiment The figure which shows the example of the positional information and reception time in Embodiment 1 The figure which shows the example of the portable terminal identifier in Embodiment 1. The figure which shows the example of the positional information in Embodiment 1, receiving time, and a portable terminal identifier The figure which shows the example of the portable terminal identifier in Embodiment 1. The figure which shows the example of the positional information in Embodiment 1, receiving time, and a portable terminal identifier The figure which shows the example of the positional information in Embodiment 1, receiving time, and a portable terminal identifier The figure which shows the example of the positional information in Embodiment 1, receiving time, and a portable terminal identifier The figure which shows the example of the distance in 1st Embodiment, direction, and moving speed The figure which shows the example of the map information in Embodiment 1 The figure which shows the example of the information which shows the relationship between the design and moving speed in Embodiment 1 FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a display screen of the information processing device in the first embodiment FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a display screen of the information processing device in the first embodiment The figure which shows the example of the information which shows the relationship between the pattern in Embodiment 1, distance, and direction

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus 10 Instruction reception part 11 Instruction transmission part 12 Position information reception part 13 Portable terminal position information display part 131 Calculation means 132 Display means 14 Symbol storage part 15 Map display part 16 Map information storage part 2 Portable terminal 20 Reception part 21 Position information acquisition unit 22 Transmission unit 23 Mobile terminal identifier storage unit

Claims (9)

A map information storage unit storing map information;
A symbol storage unit storing symbols indicating the movement of the mobile terminal;
A map display unit for displaying a map based on the map information;
A location information receiver that receives two or more location information of the mobile terminal;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a portable terminal position information display unit that displays a symbol indicating a movement of the portable terminal on a map displayed by the map display unit based on the two or more pieces of position information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the symbol is a symbol that visually indicates a direction of movement of the mobile terminal. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the symbol is a symbol indicating whether the mobile terminal is stopped or moving. The location information receiving unit also receives a mobile terminal identifier that identifies the mobile terminal in pairs with the location information,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal position information display unit displays a symbol and a mobile terminal identifier on the map. An accepting unit that accepts an instruction to transmit location information;
A location information acquisition unit for receiving location information;
A transmission unit that transmits the position information received by the position information acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, when the reception unit receives an instruction to transmit the position information. A portable terminal provided. A storage unit storing a mobile terminal identifier for identifying the mobile terminal;
The said transmission part transmits the positional information and the said portable terminal identifier which the said positional information acquisition part received to the information processing apparatus of Claim 4, when the said reception part receives the instruction | indication which transmits positional information. The mobile terminal according to claim 5. Information for displaying a map, receiving two or more pieces of position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, and displaying a pattern indicating the movement of the portable terminal on the displayed map based on the two or more pieces of position information. Processing equipment. On the computer,
A map display step for displaying a map based on the stored map information;
A location information receiving step for receiving two or more location information of the mobile terminal;
A program for executing a portable terminal position information display step for displaying a symbol indicating a movement state of a held portable terminal on the map displayed in the map display step based on the two or more pieces of position information . On the computer,
A map display step for displaying a map based on the stored map information;
A position information receiving step of receiving two or more mobile terminal identifiers for identifying the mobile terminal position information and the mobile terminal;
Based on the two or more pieces of position information, a portable terminal position information display step is executed for displaying a symbol indicating a movement of the held portable terminal and a portable terminal identifier on the map displayed in the map display step. Program to let you.

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