JP2005268891A - Notice apparatus and notice system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a notice apparatus capable of informing a user about the arrival to a destination in an accurate notice timing even when the user utilizes any of traffic facilities. <P>SOLUTION: The notice apparatus determines a notice condition in advance, measures a mobile speed within a prescribed time, calculates a moving distance within the prescribed time to calculate a total moving distance, and discriminates the arrival to the destination when the total moving distance satisfies the notice condition and informs the user about the arrival to the destination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a notification device. In particular, the present invention relates to a notification device that notifies a user that a destination has been approached.

  Conventionally, when getting on a train, bus, etc., the passenger may get over without knowing that he / she has arrived at the disembarking station due to carelessness of passengers such as sleeping.

  Therefore, the following method has been proposed to prevent overpass.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-151820 discloses a time-over prevention device that sets a time to be notified in advance and notifies a user that a predetermined time has been reached by vibration or the like when the set time is reached.

In Patent Document 2, a destination area code is registered in advance in a mobile radio terminal, radio signals emitted from a plurality of radio base stations are received by the mobile radio terminal, and the received radio signals are registered in advance. A mobile radio terminal is disclosed that notifies the user that the destination has been reached if it matches the destination area code.
JP 2000-329876 A JP-A-5-37460

  The technical idea disclosed in Patent Document 1 is to notify the user when the time set by the user is reached, but the transportation means such as trains and buses are not necessarily as scheduled. In many cases, it is not possible to arrive at the destination, but it arrives at the destination early, or arrives late due to diamond disturbance. Therefore, according to the technical idea disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, when the vehicle does not arrive at the destination as scheduled for operation, it cannot prevent overpass. That is, the technical idea disclosed in the cited document 1 is to notify the user that the transportation means on which the user has boarded has arrived at the destination when the scheduled time of arrival at the destination is reached. Judgment is not based on whether the means of transportation actually arrived at the destination. Therefore, it cannot be notified at the notification timing that the user really desires.

  Further, according to the technical idea disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is determined whether or not a mobile radio terminal possessed by a user and a plurality of radio base stations have arrived at a destination by transmitting and receiving radio signals. Therefore, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the user has actually arrived at the destination. However, it is necessary to always connect to a plurality of radio base stations and grasp the current position of the mobile station, and the mobile radio terminal alone cannot notify the user. It cannot be used in areas where radio signals cannot be transmitted / received to / from wireless base stations, such as transportation in areas where there are no wireless base stations nearby. That is, it limits the transportation facilities that the user can use.

  As described above, in order to enable notification regardless of the transportation system used by the user, it is necessary to operate the overpass preventer alone, like the overpass preventer disclosed in Patent Document 1. However, as described above, the overpass preventer disclosed in Patent Document 1 cannot notify at an accurate timing. In addition, in order to notify at an accurate timing, it is necessary to use external information as in the mobile radio terminal disclosed in Patent Document 2, and it cannot be used in all transportation facilities.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and does not limit the transportation system used by the user, so that the user can be notified at an accurate notification timing regardless of the transportation system used. The purpose is to provide a notification device that can do this.

  In order to solve the above problems, the timing for notifying the user is not determined by acquiring the estimated arrival time or the user's position information from an external device, but is aware of the travel distance from the departure place. We focused on being able to make a judgment based on the degree of arrival from the starting point to the destination if we can do it.

  That is, the notification device of the present invention includes a notification condition storage unit that stores notification conditions, a notification unit that notifies a user, a speed measurement unit that measures a movement speed, and a movement speed from a speed measurement unit every predetermined time. And a distance calculation unit that activates the notification unit when the movement distance satisfies the notification condition when the movement distance satisfies the notification condition.

  As described above, the notification device of the present invention can notify the user at an accurate notification timing only by grasping the moving distance.

  According to the notification device of the present invention, when the user carries the vehicle and gets on the transportation, the travel distance of the transportation is calculated, the arrival state to the destination is monitored, and the arrival state is to be notified. In this case, it is possible to notify the user. Therefore, the user is not limited to the transportation system to be used, and regardless of which transportation system is used, the user only needs to know the distance traveled by the transportation system on which the user is boarding, and can report it at an accurate notification timing. I can do it.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  A processing mode of the notification apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the present embodiment, an example of a notification device equipped with only a notification function will be described.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram illustrating an overview of a notification device according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the notification device 1 according to this embodiment includes a notification condition setting unit 2, a notification condition storage unit 3, a travel distance calculation unit 4, a speed detection unit 5, a work table 6, and a notification unit 7. ing.

  The notification condition storage unit 3 stores notification conditions including the distance from the departure place to the destination, timing conditions for notification to the user, and the like.

  The notification condition setting unit 2 receives an input operation from the user, and stores in the notification condition storage unit 3 notification conditions including the distance from the departure place to the destination, the timing to notify the user, and the like.

  The speed detection unit 5 detects the moving speed of the notification device 1 based on a speed detection request from a travel distance calculation unit 4 described later. The speed detection unit 5 includes a known acceleration sensor. As disclosed in JP-A-7-246254, the speed detection unit 5 measures the movement acceleration in the movement direction and integrates the movement acceleration. To calculate the moving speed in the moving direction.

  The work table 6 stores the distance traveled by the notification device 1, that is, the cumulative travel distance.

  The travel distance calculation unit 4 obtains the travel speed from the speed detection unit 5 every predetermined time based on the notification function starting operation from the user, calculates the travel distance of the notification device 1 within the predetermined time, The sum of the accumulated movement distance stored in the table 6 and the calculated movement distance within a predetermined time is calculated and stored in the work table 6 as the accumulated movement distance. Then, the cumulative movement distance is compared with the notification condition stored in the notification condition storage unit 3, and when the cumulative movement distance satisfies the notification condition, it is determined that the notification timing is reached, and the notification unit 7 described later notifies the user. Is to request.

  The notification unit 7 notifies the user based on a request from the travel distance calculation unit 4. Here, the notification unit 7 includes a speaker that transmits sound information to the user, a display screen that transmits image information to the user, and a vibrator that transmits some information to the user by vibration.

  Next, a procedure when the user A uses the notification device 1 to use the notification function will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the processing of the notification device 1 will be described using an example in which the user A moves from “Osaka Station” to “Kyoto Station” by train.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing of the notification device 1.

  When the user A uses the notification function of the notification device 1, the user A selects a process to be used using the process selection screen illustrated in FIG. 3 (S2-1). Here, a screen for presenting information to the user such as a process selection screen is displayed using an output device such as a known display provided in the notification device 1.

  The process selection screen in the present embodiment is composed of a notification condition input field and a notification operation start field, so that a process corresponding to each selected field is activated in response to the user A's field selection operation. It has become.

  The notification condition input field is for starting a process for causing the user A to input the notification condition.

  The notification operation start field is a field for starting a process for starting a notification operation based on already set notification conditions.

  Here, it is assumed that the user A has selected the notification condition input field on the process selection screen illustrated in FIG. 3, that is, “1) notification condition input”.

  When “1) Notification condition input” on the process selection screen is selected by the user A, the notification condition setting unit 2 is activated, and the notification condition input screen illustrated in FIG. 4 is displayed on the output device (S2- 2).

  The notification condition input screen exemplified in the present embodiment includes a reference distance measurement field, a distance direct input field, and a notification timing input field.

  The reference distance measurement field measures the distance of the notification section desired by the user A and stores the distance in the notification condition storage unit 3 as the notification condition. For example, when user A gets on a train at “Osaka Station” and wants to notify at “Kyoto Station”, he gets on a train between “Osaka Station” and “Kyoto Station” And the measured distance is stored in the notification condition storage unit 3 as a notification condition. At the first boarding, the notification function cannot be used, but for the second and subsequent times, the notification function can be used by using the measured distance as the notification condition.

  The distance direct input field stores the distance of the notification section directly input by the user A in the notification condition storage unit 3 as a notification condition. For example, when user A gets on a train at “Osaka Station” and desires to notify at “Kyoto Station”, if user A knows the distance of the notification section in advance, this function is used. Become.

  The notification timing input field stores the notification timing according to the distance acquired in the reference distance measurement field and the arrival status at the distance input to the user A in the distance direct input field in the notification condition storage unit 3. . For example, when the distance “70 km” and the notification timing “90%” are set as the notification conditions, the user A is notified when “63 km” is reached.

  Next, each process related to notification condition input will be described.

  Assume that the user A selects the reference distance measurement field on the notification condition input screen illustrated in FIG. 4, that is, “1) Reference distance measurement”.

  When “1) Reference distance measurement” is selected, the notification condition setting unit 2 displays a reference distance measurement screen illustrated in FIG. 5 on the output device.

  The reference distance measurement screen includes a measurement start field and a measurement end field.

  The measurement start field is for starting the measurement of the reference distance, and the measurement end field is for ending the measurement of the reference distance and storing the measured distance in the notification condition storage unit 3.

  When the user A measures the reference distance, the user A selects a measurement start field on the reference distance measurement screen.

  For example, when the user A wants to make a notification at “Kyoto Station” when moving from “Osaka Station” to “Kyoto Station” and does not recognize the distance of the section, the reference distance Measurement processing is required.

  First, it is assumed that user A gets on a train bound for Kyoto at “Osaka Station”.

  At this time, the user A selects the measurement start field on the reference distance measurement screen.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure for measuring the reference distance.

  When the user A selects the measurement start field (S6-1), the notification condition setting unit 2 activates the travel distance calculation unit 4. Then, the travel distance calculation unit 4 determines whether or not a predetermined time has been reached (S6-2). The predetermined time is a time interval at which the travel distance calculation unit 4 requests the speed detection unit 5 to measure the current moving speed, and is predetermined. In this embodiment, the predetermined time is “1 second”.

  In S6-2, when it is determined that a predetermined time, that is, “1 second” has elapsed, the travel distance calculation unit 4 requests the speed detection unit 5 to measure the current moving speed. Based on the current moving speed measured by the speed detector 5 and the predetermined time, the moving distance within the predetermined time is calculated. For example, when the moving speed measured by the speed detector 5 is “70 m / s”, the moving distance within a predetermined time is “70 m”.

  When the travel distance calculation unit 4 calculates the travel distance within the predetermined time, the travel distance calculation unit 4 stores the travel distance within the predetermined time in the work table 6 (S6-3).

  Here, an example of the work table 6 is shown in FIG.

  The work table 6 illustrated in FIG. 7 includes a speed field, a distance field, and a cumulative distance field.

  Note that the configuration example shown in FIG. 7 is merely a minimum example necessary to explain the present embodiment.

  The speed field is a field in which the current moving speed is stored.

  The distance field is a field in which the moving distance within a predetermined time is stored.

  The accumulated distance field is a field in which the total movement distance from the activation of the notification function to the present is stored.

  The travel distance calculation unit 4 stores the travel speed acquired from the speed detection unit 5 and the calculated travel distance within a predetermined time in the speed field and the distance field, respectively.

  Then, the cumulative distance indicating the distance traveled so far is acquired from the cumulative distance field, the sum with the distance traveled within a predetermined time is calculated, and stored in the cumulative distance field of the work table 6 as the total travel distance up to now ( S6-4).

  Here, in the example shown in FIG. 7, the moving speed is “5 m / s”, “7 m / s”, “10 m / s”, “8 m / s” every second after the measurement start field is selected. , “3 m / s”, and the total moving distance is “33 m” in this 5 seconds.

  In S6-4, when the total movement distance moved so far is stored in the accumulated distance field, it is determined whether or not the measurement end field is selected (S6-5). That is, the measurement of the accumulated distance is continued until the measurement start field is selected and the measurement end field is selected.

  If it is determined in S6-5 that the measurement end field has been selected, the accumulated distance, that is, the total distance moved so far is stored in the notification condition storage unit 3.

  Here, a record configuration example of the notification condition storage unit 3 is shown in FIG.

  The notification condition storage unit 3 illustrated in FIG. 8 includes a destination field, a departure point field, a distance field, and a notification timing field.

  The configuration example shown in FIG. 8 is merely an example suitable for explaining the present embodiment, and the distance field is the minimum necessary configuration in the present invention.

  The destination field is a field in which the destination is stored.

  The departure place field is a field in which the departure place is stored.

  The distance field is a field in which the distance from the departure place to the destination is stored.

  The notification timing field is a field for storing the notification timing input by the user A in the notification timing input process described later.

  In S6-5, when it is determined that the user A has selected the measurement end field, the notification condition setting unit 2 prompts the user A to input the section name of the measured cumulative movement distance. That is, the user A is caused to input the destination name and the departure place name corresponding to the measured accumulated movement distance.

  When the user A inputs the destination name and the departure place name, the destination name, the departure place name, and the cumulative travel distance respectively corresponding to the destination field, the departure place field, and the distance field of the notification condition storage unit 3 are stored ( S6-6).

  In the notification condition storage unit 3 illustrated in FIG. 8, the distance between “Osaka Station” and “Kyoto Station” is “42.8 km”, the distance between “Osaka Station” and “Takatsuki Station” is “21”. .2 km ".

  Here, the notification condition setting unit 3 allows the user A to input the destination and the departure place, and stores the distance between them as the notification condition, but omits the destination and the departure place and stores only the distance. It may be. Further, instead of allowing the user A to input the destination and the departure place, for example, in the case of the notification device 1 having a GPS function, the positions of the departure place and the destination are acquired, and the place name corresponding to the position, Or you may store a station name etc. in the alerting | reporting condition memory | storage part 3 as a departure place and a destination. Then, the distance between the departure point and the destination may be calculated and stored as a notification condition. In this case, the timing of using the GPS function is only when the user A is at the departure place and the destination, that is, only when the user A is at the home. Not used.

  Next, a process when the user A selects “2) Direct distance input” on the notification condition input screen illustrated in FIG. 4 will be described.

  The distance direct input process is used when the user A knows the distance from the departure place to the destination in advance.

  When the user A selects “2) Distance Direct Input” on the notification condition input screen, the notification condition setting unit 2 displays the distance direct input screen illustrated in FIG. 9 on the output device. When the user A directly inputs information in the destination field, the departure field, and the distance field of the direct distance input screen, the notification condition setting unit 2 displays the input information in the corresponding field of the notification condition storage unit 3. To store. In the example of FIG. 9, “Kyoto Station” as the destination, “Osaka Station” as the departure point, and “42.8 km” as the distance are input by the user A, and the notification condition setting unit 2 performs the notification in FIG. The inputted information is stored in the condition storage unit 3 as exemplified.

  Thus, the notification condition in the present embodiment is at least the distance from the departure place to the destination.

  In addition, when “3) Notification timing input” on the notification condition input screen illustrated in FIG. 4 is selected by the user A, the departure set in “1) Reference distance measurement” or “2) Distance direct input” The degree of achievement for the distance from the ground to the destination will be set. For example, in the example of FIG. 8, the user A selects “3) Notification timing input” and sets the notification timing to “90%” for the destination “Kyoto station” and the departure place “Osaka station”. Therefore, when the distance from “Osaka Station” to “Kyoto Station” reaches “90%” of “42.8 km”, that is, “38.52 km”, the user A is notified. Furthermore, since the notification timing is set to “90%” for the destination “Takatsuki Station” and the departure place “Osaka Station”, the distance from “Osaka Station” to “Kyoto Station” is “21.2 km”. When “90%” is reached, that is, “19.08 km” is reached, the user A is notified.

  Thus, the notification timing, which is one of the notification conditions in the present embodiment, is used when the user A desires to be notified before arriving at the destination. Further, not only before arrival at the destination, but also, for example, the notification timing may be set to “120%” and notified after arrival at the destination.

  By performing the processing as described above, the notification condition is stored in the notification condition storage unit 3 in S2-3.

  Next, a process when “2) Notification operation start” on the process selection screen illustrated in FIG. 3 is selected will be described.

  The notification operation start process notifies the user A based on already set notification conditions.

  When “2) Notification operation start” on the process selection screen is selected by the user A, the notification function activation screen illustrated in FIG. 10 is displayed on the output device (S2-1).

  On the notification function start screen, the destinations and departure points stored in the notification condition storage unit 3 are displayed as a list, and the user A can select a suitable destination and departure point. In addition, in order to directly input the destination, the departure place, and the distance, the distance direct input screen illustrated in FIG. 9 may be started from the notification function start screen. Here, it is assumed that the user A has selected “1) Kyoto Station ⇔ Osaka Station”.

  When the user A selects a notification section on the notification function activation screen, the travel distance calculation unit 4 is activated.

  As described above, the travel distance calculation unit 4 inquires the speed detection unit 5 about the current moving speed every predetermined time. Hereinafter, the predetermined time will be described as “1 second”.

  When it is determined that the predetermined time “1 second” has been reached (S2-4), the travel distance calculation unit 4 inquires the speed detection unit 5 about the current travel speed. Based on the moving speed detected by the speed detector 5 and a predetermined time, the moving distance within the predetermined time is calculated. The movement distance within the predetermined time is represented by the product of the movement speed and the predetermined time. For example, when the movement speed is “5 m / s”, the movement distance within the predetermined time is “5 m”. . After calculating the movement distance within the predetermined time, the movement speed and the calculated movement distance within the predetermined time are respectively stored in the speed field and the distance field of the work table 6 (S2-5).

  Next, the sum of the accumulated travel distance stored in the accumulated distance field already stored in the work table 6 and the currently calculated travel distance within a predetermined time is calculated and stored in the accumulated distance field of the work table 6 ( S2-6).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the calculated cumulative movement distance satisfies the notification condition stored in the notification condition storage unit 3 (S2-7).

  The notification conditions are the distance and notification timing set by the user A in S2-2 and S2-3.

  In this embodiment, the user A moves from “Osaka Station” to “Kyoto Station” and desires notification at “Kyoto Station”. Therefore, the distance “42.8 km” is set as the notification condition. ing. Accordingly, the user A is notified when the cumulative moving distance is “42.8 km” or more. However, since the notification timing is set between “Osaka Station” and “Kyoto Station” in the notification condition storage unit 3 illustrated in FIG. 8 as described above, the cumulative moving distance is “38.52 km” or more. At that time, the user A is notified. (S2-8) When the notification timing is not set, the user A is notified when the distance becomes "42.8 km" or more. Here, when it is determined that the accumulated movement distance does not satisfy the notification condition, the process proceeds to S2-4 (S2-7).

  As described above, when the notification operation is started, the notification device 1 according to the present embodiment continues to calculate the cumulative movement distance based on the movement distance within a predetermined time until the cumulative movement distance satisfies the notification condition. When the accumulated movement distance satisfies the notification condition, the user A is notified.

  Here, in addition to the notification conditions described above, a notification by time, that is, an alarm function may be added. In transportation facilities such as trains and buses, scheduled departure times and scheduled arrival times are disclosed in the timetable. If transportation such as trains and buses does not operate according to the timetable, it is not a good idea to notify the user A using such notification time, but depending on the user, the estimated arrival time There is a possibility of having some kind of schedule. In such a case, in addition to the notification conditions described above, a desired notification time may be set, and the user A may be notified even when the notification time is reached. That is, a schedule time alarm function may be added to the notification device 1. By adding an alarm function based on such a time, the user A can recognize that the user has not arrived at the destination even though it is not the estimated arrival time.

  Furthermore, it is also possible to incorporate the notification device 1 in this embodiment into a commuter pass or the like. The commuter pass has a use section, the distance of this use section, the distance from the ticket gate to the home, the notification timing, etc. are stored in advance in the notification condition storage unit 3, and the fact that the ticket has passed You may make it start alerting | reporting operation | movement at an opportunity.

  As described above, the notification device 1 in the present embodiment can notify the user of arrival at the destination at an appropriate notification timing without using the communication function. Therefore, it can be used without disturbing other passengers even in a transportation system such as a train or a bus in which transmission and reception of radio signals are prohibited due to the influence of a cardiac pacemaker or the like. Furthermore, since the arrival distance is used to determine whether or not the destination has arrived, the user can be notified at an appropriate notification timing. Therefore, even if a train or bus arrives at the destination early or late, it is possible to notify the user at an appropriate notification timing.

  Hereinafter, another embodiment of the notification device of the present invention will be briefly described with reference to FIGS.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the notification device 1 according to the first embodiment is incorporated in a mobile phone will be described.

  In this embodiment, a description will be given of processing when a user A who plans to travel from “Osaka Station” to “Kobe Station” uses the notification function of the mobile phone with a notification device in the “Osaka Station” premises. To do.

  FIG. 11 is an overall configuration diagram showing an overview of a notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the notification system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile phone 11 with a notification device incorporating the notification device 1 described in the first embodiment, a radio base station 12, a network 13, and a WEB server 14. It consists of

  A mobile phone 11 with a notification device is obtained by incorporating the notification device 1 described in the first embodiment into a commonly used mobile phone, and has a configuration illustrated in FIG.

  The mobile phone 11 with the notification device in the present embodiment is configured by the notification device 1 and the communication control unit 8 described in the first embodiment. Since the configuration of the notification device 1 is the same as that of the notification device described in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  The communication control unit 8 controls transmission / reception of radio signals between the mobile phone 11 with a notification device and the radio base station 12.

  The network 13 is an Internet network, a virtual private network, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or the like, and any communication network may be used.

  The radio base station 12 transmits and receives radio signals to and from the mobile phone 11 with a notification device.

  The WEB server 14 is connected to the mobile phone 11 with a notification device via the radio base station 12 and the network 13, and includes a processing unit 15 and a distance storage unit 16.

  The distance storage unit 16 stores a distance corresponding to the destination and the departure place.

  In response to a request from the mobile phone 11 with a notification device, the processing unit 15 acquires a distance according to the request from the distance storage unit 16 and transmits the distance to the mobile phone 11 with a notification device.

  Next, the procedure in the present embodiment when the user A uses the notification function using the mobile phone 11 with the notification device will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing processing in the present embodiment when the user A uses the notification function.

  When the user A uses the notification function, the user A connects to the WEB server 14 (S13-1).

  For example, when the user A is waiting for a train at the Osaka station premises, the user A can connect to the mobile phone 11 with a notification device by inputting the URL of the WEB server 14.

  When the mobile phone 11 with the notification device is connected to the WEB server 15, it is first connected to the radio base station 12.

  The radio base station 12 in this embodiment is a known radio base station installed in a station, and is installed in Osaka Station. The radio base station 12 has an identifier that can identify the installation location.

  The mobile phone 11 with the notification device is connected to the WEB server 14 via the radio base station 12 and the network 13 as described above.

  When the mobile phone 11 with the notification device is connected to the WEB server 14, the processing unit 15 is activated, and the destination selection screen illustrated in FIG. 14 is transmitted to the mobile phone 11 with the notification device.

  FIG. 14A is an example in which a destination station is selected from the route, and FIG. 14B is an example in which the destination station is directly input.

  Here, the destination selection screen illustrated in FIG. 14 displays information indicating that the current location, that is, the user A is at “Osaka Station”. This is because when the mobile phone 11 with a notification device is connected to the WEB server 14, it is connected to the WEB server 14 via the wireless base station 12 installed in the Osaka station premises. Is used. That is, the name of the station where the radio base station 12 connected to the mobile telephone 11 with the notification device is automatically displayed. Further, the processing unit 15 may automatically select a route related to the acquired station name and present it to the user A as illustrated in FIG.

  In this embodiment, the above-described configuration is described. However, if the mobile phone 11 with a notification device has a GPS function, the location information of the mobile phone 11 with a notification device is acquired by the GPS function. The station name that matches the location information may be the current location.

  User A uses the destination selection screen illustrated in FIG. 14 to select a destination (S13-2).

  When the user A selects a destination, the mobile phone 11 with the notification device transmits the selected destination to the processing unit 15 of the WEB server 14 via the radio base station 12 and the network 13.

  When the processing unit 15 receives the destination from the mobile phone 11 with the notification device, the processing unit 15 searches the distance storage unit 16 and acquires the distance corresponding to the destination and the current location of the user A.

  Here, a record configuration example of the distance storage unit 16 is shown in FIG.

  The distance storage unit 16 illustrated in FIG. 15 includes a destination field, a current location field, and a distance field.

  Note that the configuration example shown in FIG. 15 is merely an example suitable for explaining the present embodiment.

  The destination field is a field in which the destination is stored.

  The current location field is a field in which the current location is stored.

  The distance field is a field in which the distance from the current location to the destination is stored.

  The destination, current location, and distance stored in the distance storage unit 16 are created corresponding to all stations, and are created based on the railway company's toll table and timetable. Here, the distance memory | storage part 16 may be matched with the toll schedule and timetable of a railway company.

  The processing unit 15 acquires the distance corresponding to the current location “Osaka Station” and the destination “Kobe Station” of the user A from the distance storage unit 16. In the example of the distance storage unit 16 in FIG. 15, the distance corresponding to “Osaka Station” and “Kobe Station” is “33.1 km”.

  And the process part 15 transmits the acquired distance to the mobile telephone 11 with an alerting | reporting apparatus.

  When the distance is received from the processing unit 15 of the WEB server 14, the notification condition setting unit 2 stores the received distance in the notification condition storage unit 3. Here, in the first embodiment, the distance is stored in association with the departure place and the destination, but in the present embodiment, only the distance is stored. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as described in the first embodiment, a plurality of distances may be stored in association with the departure place and the destination.

  When the distance is stored in the notification condition storage unit 3, the user A is confirmed whether or not other notification conditions are set. For example, the user A is prompted to input the notification timing and notification time described in the first embodiment (S13-3). Here, the notification time may be automatically acquired from a timetable corresponding to the destination stored in the distance storage unit 16 and set as a notification condition. Similarly, a transfer guide or the like may be acquired, and a notification condition may be set every time a transfer occurs. In the present embodiment, user A will be described assuming that the notification timing is set to “80%”.

  When the notification condition is set in S13-3 and the user A receives an instruction to start the notification operation, the travel distance calculation unit 4 is started (S13-4).

  Then, the travel distance calculation unit 4 instructs the communication control unit 8 to stop the communication function (S13-5).

  When receiving a stop instruction from the travel distance calculation unit 4, the communication control unit 8 stops its communication function. When the communication control unit 8 stops, the mobile phone 11 with the notification device cannot transmit / receive radio signals to / from the radio base station 12 at all.

  And similarly to Example 1, the process of S13-6 thru | or S13-9 is repeated until it reaches "80%" of the distance to "Kobe Station". In other words, the travel distance calculation unit 4 repeats the calculation of the accumulated distance until it moves “26.48 km”.

  If it is determined that the notification condition is satisfied, the user A is notified (S13-10). Then, the communication control unit 8 is activated so that the communication function can be used (S13-11).

  The WEB server 14 may further include a charging status storage unit that charges for each use of the user A.

  As described above, in the notification system according to the present embodiment, the position of the user can be automatically acquired and the distance to the destination can be automatically set, so that troublesome setting for the user is reduced. I can do it. In addition, since the notification timing is determined based on the actual reach distance, the user can be notified at an appropriate notification timing. Therefore, users may be notified at appropriate notification timing even in transportation such as trains and buses that are forced to turn off the power of the mobile radio terminal device because of the influence of radio signals transmitted and received by the mobile radio terminal device. Can be notified.

With respect to the embodiment including the first example and the second example, the following additional notes are disclosed.
(Supplementary Note 1) A notification condition storage unit that stores notification conditions, a notification unit that notifies a user, a speed measurement unit that measures a movement speed, and a movement speed obtained from the speed measurement unit every predetermined time, and the movement A notification device comprising: a distance calculation unit that calculates a movement distance based on speed and activates the notification unit when the movement distance satisfies the notification condition.
(Additional remark 2) The said alerting | reporting conditions include distance and an arrival condition, and the said distance calculation part starts the said alerting | reporting part, when the said movement distance reaches the said arrival condition with respect to the said distance, The additional note 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. The notification device described.
(Supplementary Note 3) The notification condition includes a distance, calculates a movement distance based on a start instruction from a user, and when a stop instruction is issued from a user, the notification condition storage is performed using the movement distance as the notification condition. The notification apparatus according to supplementary note 1, further comprising a reference distance calculation unit stored in the unit.
(Supplementary note 4) The notification device according to supplementary note 1, wherein the notification condition includes a time, and the distance calculation unit activates the notification unit even when a current time satisfies the notification condition.
(Supplementary Note 5) A notification condition storage unit that stores notification conditions, a step of obtaining a moving speed every predetermined time, calculating a moving distance based on the moving speed, and when the moving distance satisfies the notification condition, And a step of notifying a user.
(Additional remark 6) In the alerting | reporting system by which the alerting | reporting apparatus which transmits / receives a radio signal with a wireless base station, and the server apparatus were connected via the network, the said server apparatus is from a departure place to the destination for every departure place and destination A distance storage unit that stores the distance and a departure point and a destination are received from the notification device, the distance storage unit is searched using the departure point and the destination as keys, and a corresponding distance is transmitted to the notification device. A notification unit that stores a notification condition, a notification unit that notifies a user, a speed measurement unit that measures a moving speed, and a radio signal from the radio base station. A communication control unit that transmits and receives the information, a notification condition setting unit that transmits a departure point and a destination to the server device and stores the distance received from the server device as a notification condition in the notification condition storage unit, and the communication control Part Stop, acquire the moving speed from the speed measuring unit every predetermined time, calculate the moving distance based on the moving speed, and if the moving distance satisfies the notification condition, activate the communication control unit, and A distance calculation unit that activates the unit.
(Supplementary note 7) The notification system according to supplementary note 6, wherein the notification condition setting unit determines the departure location based on an identifier for identifying the radio base station, and transmits the departure location to a server device. .
(Supplementary Note 8) The notification condition setting unit further measures the current latitude and longitude, determines the departure location based on the latitude and longitude, and transmits the departure location to the server device. The notification system according to appendix 6.

1 is an overall configuration diagram illustrating an overview of a notification device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of processing of a notification device according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a process selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of alerting | reporting condition input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a reference distance measurement screen. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure at the time of measuring a reference distance. It is a figure which shows the example of a record structure of a work table. It is a figure which shows the example of a record structure of an alerting | reporting condition memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a distance direct input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of an alerting | reporting function starting screen. It is a whole block diagram which shows the outline | summary of the alerting | reporting system which concerns on Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the mobile telephone with an alarm device which concerns on Example 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of processing using a notification function according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a destination selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a record structure of a distance memory | storage part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Notification apparatus 2 Notification condition setting part 3 Notification condition storage part 4 Travel distance calculation part 5 Speed detection part 6 Work table 7 Notification part 8 Communication control part 11 Cellular phone terminal 12 with a notification apparatus Wireless base station 13 Network network 14 WEB server 15 processing unit 16 distance storage unit

Claims (5)

A notification condition storage unit storing notification conditions;
A notification unit for informing the user;
A speed measuring unit for measuring the moving speed;
A travel speed is acquired from the speed measurement unit every predetermined time, a travel distance is calculated based on the travel speed, and when the travel distance satisfies the notification condition, a distance calculation unit that activates the notification unit;
A notification device characterized by comprising: The notification condition includes a distance and an arrival situation,
The notification device according to claim 1, wherein the distance calculation unit activates the notification unit when the movement distance reaches the arrival status with respect to the distance. A notification condition storage unit storing notification conditions;
Obtaining a moving speed every predetermined time, and calculating a moving distance based on the moving speed;
When the movement distance satisfies the notification condition, notifying the user;
The notification method characterized by performing. In a notification system in which a notification device that transmits and receives radio signals with a radio base station and a server device are connected via a network,
The server device
A distance storage unit that stores the distance from the departure point to the destination for each departure point and destination;
A processing unit that receives a departure point and a destination from the notification device, searches the distance storage unit using the departure point and the destination as a key, and transmits a corresponding distance to the notification device;
The notification device is:
A notification condition storage unit storing notification conditions;
A notification unit for informing the user;
A speed measuring unit for measuring the moving speed;
A communication control unit for transmitting and receiving radio signals with the radio base station;
A notification condition setting unit that transmits a departure point and a destination to the server device, and stores the distance received from the server device as a notification condition in the notification condition storage unit;
When the communication control unit is stopped, the movement speed is acquired from the speed measurement unit every predetermined time, the movement distance is calculated based on the movement speed, and the movement distance satisfies the notification condition, the communication control unit is A distance calculating unit that activates and activates the notification unit;
A notification system characterized by having The notification condition setting unit further includes:
The notification system according to claim 4, wherein the departure place is determined based on an identifier for identifying the wireless base station, and the departure place is transmitted to a server device.

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