JP2006074660A - Mobile device mounted with contactless ic card - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect the privacy of an owner of a mobile device mounted with a contactless IC card and to reduce time and effort required for the search of the mobile device, when the mobile device is lost. <P>SOLUTION: If a mobile device 100 is lost, a lock setting is carried out for the mobile device 100 by remote operation from an information terminal 400. Under this condition, the name of a station where an owner of the mobile device 100 finally came in or left out is displayed on the mobile device 100, and it is transferred by E-mail to an information terminal 500 of which the address is registered in the mobile device 100 beforehand, based on entrance recording/leaving recording acquired from an automatic wicket by a contactless IC card mounted on the mobile device 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention acquires an entry record or an exit record including the station name of the station where the user entered or exited and its time by performing contactless communication with the automatic ticket gate when the user passes the automatic ticket gate. The present invention relates to a mobile device equipped with a contactless IC card. In the present specification, the “user” refers to the owner of the mobile device.

  In recent years, as an automatic ticket gate system for railways and the like, a system in which a non-contact IC card such as a commuter pass or a prepaid card having a wireless communication function is contactlessly communicated with an automatic ticket gate and passed through the automatic ticket gate has become widespread. ing. In addition, a non-contact IC card having this wireless communication function is mounted on a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), and the non-contact IC card communicates with an automatic ticket checker in the state of being mounted on the mobile device. Has also been proposed.

In addition, an increasing number of mobile devices are equipped with a function that enables remote operation from a remote location. Therefore, for example, when the mobile device is lost, it is possible to lock the mobile device by remote operation (setting to invalidate the operation by pressing the button of the mobile device) for privacy protection. In addition, as a remote operation method, a method of operating by calling a mobile phone number and inputting a specific code number, a method of operating by sending a mail according to a specific format to the mobile device, etc. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-177873 A

  From the viewpoint of privacy protection, it is important to lock the mobile device when the mobile device equipped with the non-contact IC card is lost as in the prior art described above.

  On the other hand, if a non-contact IC card mounted on a mobile device is used to pass through the automatic ticket gate even once, the non-contact IC card can be recorded at the station where the user enters or exits. It is considered that the exit record was obtained from the automatic ticket gate. This entry / exit record should be an important clue to the finder who has picked up the mobile device to identify the owner of the mobile device. However, if the mobile device is locked, the finder cannot operate the mobile device, and therefore cannot identify the owner of the mobile device. Moreover, since the clue of the lost mobile device cannot be obtained even for the owner of the mobile device, it takes time to search for the mobile device.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to reduce the effort required to search for a mobile device while protecting the privacy of the mobile device owner when a mobile device equipped with a contactless IC card is lost. To provide a mobile device.

  When the user passes the automatic ticket gate, the mobile device of the present invention communicates with the automatic ticket gate in a contactless manner so that the user can enter or leave the station name and time of the station where the user has entered or exited. It is applied to a mobile device equipped with a non-contact IC card that acquires records.

  In the mobile device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the user finally enters or exits based on the entrance record or exit record acquired by the non-contact IC card in a state where the operation unit of the mobile device is locked by remote operation. It has a control means for acquiring the station name of the station and displaying the acquired station name on the display means.

  In the mobile device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the frequency at which the user enters or exits based on the entrance record or exit record acquired by the non-contact IC card in a state where the operation means of the mobile device is locked by remote operation. It has a control means which acquires the station name of the highest station and displays the acquired station name on a display means.

  According to this configuration, when the mobile device is lost, if the owner of the mobile device locks the mobile device by remote control, the finder who has picked up the mobile device can obtain information on the owner of the mobile device 1. It is expected that the mobile device can be delivered to the station whose station name is displayed on the mobile device. In addition, the owner of the mobile device sends the inquiry to the station where the name of the station is displayed on the mobile device, that is, the last station that entered or exited or a frequently used station. If so, the mobile device can be recovered. Furthermore, even when the mobile device displays the station name, since the mobile device is in a locked state, the privacy of the mobile device owner can be protected.

  Note that the control means has the station name acquired based on the entry record or the exit record in the state where the operation means of the mobile device is locked by remote operation, and the first or second address whose address is registered in the storage means. It may be transmitted from the wireless means to the information terminal via the network.

  According to this configuration, even if the owner of the mobile device cannot remember the station that was last entered or exited or the station that is frequently used, the content transmitted from the first or second information terminal You can check the station name of the station.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in the state where the mobile device is locked by remote control, the station name of the station where the user last entered or exited based on the entrance record or exit record acquired by the non-contact IC card. Alternatively, the station name of the station with the highest frequency of user entry or exit is displayed on the mobile device.

  As a result, if the mobile device is lost, if the mobile device owner locks the mobile device by remote control, the picker who picked up the mobile device moves to the station where the station name is displayed on the mobile device. Since the machine can be expected to be delivered, there is an effect that the owner of the mobile machine can reduce the effort required to search for the mobile machine. In addition, since the mobile device is in a locked state, the privacy of the owner of the mobile device can be protected.

  In addition, in a state where the mobile device is locked by remote control, the station name acquired based on the entry record or the exit record is transmitted to the first or second information terminal whose address is registered in the storage means. If the owner of the mobile device cannot remember the last station that entered or exited or a station that is frequently used, the contents of the station can be determined from the contents transmitted to the first or second information terminal. There is an effect that the station name can be confirmed.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an automatic ticket gate system to which a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

  Referring to FIG. 1, an automatic ticket gate system according to this embodiment includes a mobile device 100, a ticket issuing machine 200, an automatic ticket gate 300, an information terminal 400 that is a first information terminal, and a second information terminal. A certain information terminal 500 is included. The mobile device 100, the information terminal 400, and the information terminal 500 are connected to each other via a network 600 such as the Internet or a telephone line network.

  Mobile device 100 is a mobile information terminal such as a mobile phone or PHS equipped with a non-contact IC card. The non-contact IC card can be read / written by the ticket-issuing machine 200 when inserted into the ticket-issuing machine 200, and communicates with the automatic ticket gate 300 in a non-contact manner while being mounted on the mobile unit 100. Is possible. In addition, the mobile device 100 can perform wireless communication with the information terminals 400 and 500 via the network 600.

  The ticket issuing machine 200 is a ticket issuing machine that is installed at a station and can read / write data to / from a non-contact IC card inserted into the ticket issuing machine 200. When the non-contact IC card is a prepaid card, the user inserts the prepaid card into the ticket issuing machine 200, deposits the amount that is the limit of use, and registers the information on the deposited amount in the prepaid card. When the non-contact IC card is a commuter pass, the user purchases a commuter pass from the ticket issuing machine 200 or inserts a commuter pass into the ticket issuing machine 200 to perform a continuation procedure.

  The automatic ticket checker 300 is a ticket checker installed at a station and capable of non-contact communication with a non-contact IC card mounted on the mobile device 100. This automatic ticket checker 300, when communicating with a non-contact IC card mounted on the mobile device 100, uses a non-contact IC to record an entrance record or an exit record including the station name of the station where the user entered or exited, the time of entry / exit, and the like. Send to card and register.

  The information terminal 400 is an information terminal used by a user who owns the mobile device 100 to remotely control the mobile device 100 via the network 600, in particular, to set the lock of the mobile device 100 by remote control. It is realized by a fixed telephone, a cellular phone, a personal computer, etc. having a mail function. The lock setting refers to a setting for invalidating an operation by pressing a button on the mobile device 100. In addition, as a method of remotely operating the mobile device 100, a method of calling a telephone number of the mobile device 100 from the information terminal 400 and inputting a specific code number, or a specific format from the information terminal 400 is performed. For example, there is a method of operating by sending an e-mail to the mobile device 100.

  The information terminal 500 is an information terminal that is designated by the user who owns the mobile device 100 as the transfer destination of the station name of the station registered in the mobile device 100 and the last station that the user entered or exited. This is realized by a personal computer or the like having a function.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of mobile device 100 shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 2, mobile device 100 includes control unit 101, radio unit 102, antenna 103, audio input unit 104, audio output unit 105, display unit 106, operation unit 107, and storage means. A certain memory 108, a non-contact IC card mounting unit 109, and a proximity communication antenna 110 are included.

  The control unit 101 is a CPU or the like that controls each unit in the mobile device 100.

  The wireless unit 102 performs wireless communication (voice communication or the like) with the information terminals 400 and 500 via the antenna 103 from a base station (not shown) via the network 600.

  The voice input unit 104 receives the voice of the user who uses the mobile device 100 during voice communication with the information terminals 400 and 500.

  The voice output unit 105 outputs the voice of the communication partner who uses the information terminals 400 and 500 during voice communication with the information terminals 400 and 500.

  When the mobile device 100 is locked by remote operation from the information terminal 400 (hereinafter referred to as “when remote lock is set”), the display unit 106 displays the station that the user last entered or exited. Displays the station name. At this time, the station name may be displayed in a form embedded in a message registered in advance in the memory 108. The display unit 106 visually displays the operation content of the mobile device 100 as a user interface serving as a contact portion with the user when it is not set to remote lock (hereinafter referred to as “normal time”). .

  When the remote lock is set, the operation unit 107 is set so that the user cannot operate the buttons. In addition, the operation unit 107 normally performs operations such as outgoing calls, incoming calls, and Internet connection in accordance with the operation contents visually displayed on the display unit 106.

  The non-contact IC card mounting unit 109 is a part on which a non-contact IC card is mounted. The non-contact IC card communicates with the automatic ticket checker 300 via the proximity communication antenna 110 to record the user's entrance record or Get an exit record. The non-contact IC card mounted on the non-contact IC card mounting unit 109 of the mobile device 100 may be configured to communicate with the ticket issuing machine 200 in a non-contact manner. In the case of this configuration, the non-contact IC card mounted on the non-contact IC card mounting unit 109 communicates with the ticket issuing machine 200 via the proximity communication antenna 110.

  The memory 108 embeds an entrance record / exit record acquired by the contactless IC card mounted on the contactless IC card mounting unit 109 through communication with the automatic ticket gate 300, and the station name of the station where the user last entered or exited. Message, the ID number that is the identification number of the mobile device 100, the mail address of the information terminal 500 that is the transfer destination of the station name of the station where the user last entered or exited, and the like are registered.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the automatic ticket gate system shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

First, an operation performed when the user makes the contactless IC card usable, and an operation performed when the contactless IC card is mounted on the mobile device 100 and passes through the automatic ticket gate 300. This will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, it is assumed that an automatic ticket gate 300A and an automatic ticket gate 300B similar to the automatic ticket gate 300 in FIG.
(1) When the non-contact IC card is a prepaid card, the user deposits the amount that becomes the usage limit amount in the ticket issuing machine 200 with the prepaid card inserted into the ticket issuing machine 200. Further, when the contactless IC card is a commuter pass, the user purchases a commuter pass by performing a procedure for inputting a boarding section, a valid period, and the like to the ticket issuing machine 200.
(2) Then, when the non-contact IC card is a prepaid card, information on payment of the limit of use is registered in the prepaid card. Further, when the non-contact IC card is a commuter pass, information such as a boarding section and a valid period is registered in the commuter pass.

If the non-contact IC card is a prepaid card, the processes (1) and (2) can be omitted until the amount of use limit is used up, and the non-contact IC card is a commuter pass. In some cases, it can be omitted until the commuter pass expires.
(3) At the entrance station, the user brings the mobile device 100 loaded with the non-contact IC card closer to the automatic ticket gate 300A.
(4) Then, the automatic ticket gate 300A transmits an entry record such as the entry time and the station name to the non-contact IC card mounted on the mobile device 100, and the non-contact IC card is close to the automatic ticket gate 300A. The admission record received via the communication antenna 110 is registered.
(5) When the processes (3) and (4) are correctly performed, the door of the automatic ticket gate 300A is opened, and the user can pass through the automatic ticket gate 300A.
(6) At the exit station, the user brings the mobile device 100 equipped with the non-contact IC card closer to the automatic ticket gate 300B. At this time, the entry record registered in (4) above is transmitted from the non-contact IC card mounted on the mobile device 100 to the automatic ticket gate 300B via the proximity communication antenna 110.
(7) Then, in the automatic ticket gate 300B, when the non-contact IC card mounted on the mobile device 100 is a prepaid card, the fare is automatically settled after confirming the entry record, the balance, etc. When the contactless IC card mounted on the mobile device 100 is a commuter pass, the fare is automatically settled after confirming the admission record, the boarding section of the commuter pass, the validity period, and the like. Further, the automatic ticket checker 300B transmits the record of exit, such as the exit time and the exit station name, to the non-contact IC card mounted on the mobile device 100 together with the automatic checkout result. The settlement result and exit record received from the machine 300B via the proximity communication antenna 110 are registered.
(8) When the processes (6) and (7) are correctly performed, the door of the automatic ticket gate 300B is opened, and the user can pass through the automatic ticket gate 300B.

  The control unit 101 of the mobile device 100 manages the entrance record / exit record registered in the non-contact IC card in the memory 108 and manages the station name of the station where the user last entered or exited. It can be acquired based on an entry record or an exit record registered in the memory 108.

Next, an operation performed when the user loses the mobile device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the user has passed at least one of the automatic ticket gates 300 </ b> A and 300 </ b> B using a non-contact IC card mounted on the mobile device 100 and stored in the memory 108 of the mobile device 100. It is assumed that at least either the entry record or the exit record is registered.
(1) First, the information terminal 400 notifies the mobile device 100 that the mobile device 100 is locked by a remote operation via the network 600 based on a user instruction.
(2) In response to this, the control unit 101 of the mobile device 100 controls the lock setting so that the operation by pressing the button on the operation unit 107 cannot be performed. Further, the control unit 101 acquires and acquires the station name (“XX station” in FIG. 4) of the station where the user last entered or exited based on the entry record / exit record registered in the memory 108. The station name is displayed on the display unit 106. At this time, the control unit 101 embeds and displays the station name in the message text. This message may be a default message registered in advance in the memory 108 or a message registered in advance in the memory 108 by the user. The control unit 101 also displays an ID number registered in the memory 108 as an identification number for identifying the mobile device 100 simultaneously with the message in which the station name is embedded.
(3) The control unit 101 of the mobile device 100 stores information in which an e-mail describing the station name acquired from the memory 108 and an identification number for identifying the mobile device 100 is registered in the memory 108 in advance as a transfer destination. Transmission is performed via the network 600 to the mail address of the terminal 500.
(4) In response to this, the information terminal 500 displays the station name and the identification number described in the electronic mail received from the mobile device 100.

  Next, a basic operation performed when the user loses the mobile device 100 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the information terminal 400 notifies the mobile device 100 of a remote lock setting for locking the mobile device 100 by remote operation via the network 600 based on a user instruction (step 501).

  In the mobile device 100, the radio unit 102 receives a remote lock setting notification from the information terminal 400 (step 502). Then, the control unit 101 controls the lock setting so that the button operation on the operation unit 107 cannot be performed (step 503).

  Subsequently, the control unit 101 of the mobile device 100 acquires the station name of the station where the user last entered or exited based on the entry record / exit record registered in the memory 108 (step 504), and the acquired station name. Is embedded in the message text on the display unit 106 (step 505). The display unit 106 also displays an ID number registered in the memory 108 as an identification number for identifying the mobile device 100 simultaneously with the message in which the station name is embedded.

  Subsequently, the control unit 101 of the mobile device 100 acquires the mail address of the information terminal 500 registered as the transfer destination of the station name in the memory 108 as the transfer destination address (step 506).

  Subsequently, the control unit 101 of the mobile device 100 uses the e-mail describing the station name acquired from the memory 108 and the identification number for identifying the mobile device 100 as a station name notification mail via the radio unit 102 and the antenna 103. Transmission is made to the mail address of the terminal 500 via the network 600 (step 507).

  Thereafter, the information terminal 500 receives the station name notification mail transmitted from the mobile device 100 (step 508), and displays the station name described in the station name notification mail and the ID number of the mobile device 100.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the mobile device 100 is lost, the user (owner of the mobile device 100) finally enters or exits if the mobile device 100 is locked by remote operation from the information terminal 400. The station name of the selected station is displayed on the display unit 106 of the mobile device 100.

  Therefore, the person who has found the mobile device 100 can acquire information related to the owner of the mobile device 100. In addition, since the owner of the mobile device 100 can expect the mobile device 100 to be delivered by the finder to the station whose station name is displayed on the mobile device 100, the station whose station name is displayed on the mobile device 100, That is, the inquiry of found items can be made to the station that has entered or exited last, so that the mobile device 100 can be collected when the mobile device 100 has been delivered to the station. Furthermore, even when the mobile device 100 displays the station name, since the mobile device 100 is in a locked state, the privacy of the owner of the mobile device 100 can be protected.

  Further, in this embodiment, if the mobile device 100 is set to be locked by remote control from the information terminal 400, the station name of the station that the owner of the mobile device 100 last entered or exited is given an address in advance to the mobile device 100. It is transferred to the registered information terminal 500 by e-mail.

  Therefore, the owner of the mobile device 100 can check the station name of the station based on the content of the e-mail received by the information terminal 500 even when the station that last entered or exited cannot be remembered. You can inquire about the found items at that station.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the station name is displayed on the display unit 106 of the mobile device 100 at the same time, the identification number of the mobile device 100 is displayed, the station name is transferred to the information terminal 500, and the identification number of the mobile device 100 is transferred at the same time. Yes.

  Therefore, at the station where the mobile device 100 is delivered by the finder and the mobile device 100 is managed as a found item, the display unit 106 of the mobile device 100 displays whether the mobile device 100 belongs to the owner. It can be determined according to whether or not the identification number that has been assigned matches the identification number transferred to the information terminal 500.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 101 of the mobile device 100 acquires the station name of the station where the user last entered or exited based on the entry record / exit record, and displays the station name on the display unit 106. In addition, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this, and based on the entry record / exit record, the station name with the highest frequency of entry or exit by the user is acquired, and the station name is displayed on the display unit 106. It is good also as a structure which transfers to the information terminal 500 while displaying.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 101 of the mobile device 100 is configured to transfer the station name acquired based on the entry record / exit record to the information terminal 500. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mobile device is not limited thereto. The address of the information terminal 400 that remotely operates 100 may be registered in the memory 108, and the station name may be transferred to the information terminal 400.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 101 of the mobile device 100 is configured to use a message pre-registered in the memory 108 as a message for embedding the station name of the station that the user last entered or exited. The invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be adopted in which a message designated from the information terminal 400 is used when receiving a notification from the information terminal 400 that the lock is set by remote operation.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 101 of the mobile device 100 manages the entry / exit records in the memory 108 and acquires the station name of the station where the user last entered or exited from the memory 108. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the entry / exit record is managed by the non-contact IC card mounted on the non-contact IC card mounting unit 109, and the user finally enters or leaves the non-contact IC card. It is good also as a structure which acquires the station name of a station.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 101 of the mobile device 100 acquires the station name of the station where the user last entered or exited, displays the station name on the display unit 106, and transfers the station name to the information terminal 500. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an arbitrary place such as a station name or a police station registered in advance in the memory 108 by the user may be displayed on the display unit 106 and transferred to the information terminal 500.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the automatic ticket gate system to which the mobile station of one Embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the moving apparatus shown in FIG. In the automatic ticket gate system shown in FIG. 1, when a user makes a contactless IC card usable, and when the contactless IC card is mounted on a mobile device and passes through the automatic ticket gate It is a figure explaining the operation | movement performed. It is a figure explaining the operation | movement performed when a user loses a mobile station in the automatic ticket gate system shown in FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining operations performed when a user loses a mobile device in the automatic ticket gate system shown in FIG. 1.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mobile device 101 Control part 102 Radio | wireless part 103 Antenna 104 Audio | voice input part 105 Audio | voice output part 106 Display part 107 Operation part 108 Memory 109 Non-contact IC card mounting part 110 Proximity communication antenna 200 Ticketing machine 300 Automatic ticket gate 400 Automatic terminal 400 Information terminal 500 Information terminal 600 network

Claims (7)

When the user passes through the automatic ticket gate, contactless communication is performed to obtain an entrance record or an exit record including the station name and time of the station where the user has entered or exited by performing contactless communication with the automatic ticket gate. In mobile devices equipped with IC cards,
A non-contact IC card mounting means for mounting the non-contact IC card;
A wireless means for performing wireless communication via a network;
Display means;
Operation means;
Storage means;
When a notification to the effect that the mobile device is set to be locked by remote operation by the first information terminal is received by the wireless means via the network, the operation on the operation means is invalidated and the mobile device is locked. In the state where the mobile device is locked by remote control, the station name of the station where the user last entered or exited is obtained based on the entrance record or the exit record obtained by the contactless IC card, and obtained. And a control means for displaying the station name on the display means. When the user passes through the automatic ticket checker, contactless communication is performed without contact with the automatic ticket checker to obtain an entry record or an exit record including the station name and time of the station where the user entered or exited. In mobile devices equipped with IC cards,
Non-contact IC card mounting means for mounting the non-contact IC card;
A wireless means for performing wireless communication via a network;
Display means;
Operation means;
Storage means;
When a notification to the effect that the mobile device is set to be locked by remote operation by the first information terminal is received by the wireless means via the network, the operation on the operation means is invalidated and the mobile device is locked. In the state where the mobile device is locked by remote control, the station name of the station having the highest frequency of entry or exit by the user is acquired based on the entrance record or the exit record obtained by the contactless IC card. And a control means for displaying the acquired station name on the display means.   The control means displays the station name acquired based on the entry record or the exit record on the display means in a form embedded in the text of the message when the mobile device is locked by remote operation. The mobile device according to claim 1 or 2. In the storage means, an address of a second information terminal different from the first information terminal is registered,
The second information terminal having an address registered in the storage means for the station name acquired based on the entry record or the exit record in a state where the mobile device is locked by remote control. The mobile device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mobile device transmits to the destination via the network from the wireless unit. In the storage means, an identification number of the mobile device is registered,
In the state where the mobile device is locked by remote control, the control means sets the identification number of the mobile device registered in the storage means simultaneously with the station name acquired based on the entrance record or the exit record. Displayed on the display means, and the station number acquired based on the entrance record or the exit record, and the identification number of the mobile device registered in the storage means simultaneously with the address registered in the storage means The mobile device according to claim 4, wherein the mobile device transmits to the second information terminal from the wireless unit via the network. In the storage means, the address of the first information terminal is registered,
The control means is the first information terminal in which an address is registered in the storage means with the station name acquired based on the entrance record or the exit record in a state where the mobile device is locked by remote operation. The mobile device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mobile device transmits to the destination via the network from the wireless unit. In the storage means, an identification number of the mobile device is registered,
In the state where the mobile device is locked by remote control, the control means sets the identification number of the mobile device registered in the storage means simultaneously with the station name acquired based on the entrance record or the exit record. Displayed on the display means, and the station number acquired based on the entrance record or the exit record, and the identification number of the mobile device registered in the storage means simultaneously with the address registered in the storage means The mobile device according to claim 6, wherein transmission is performed from the wireless unit to the first information terminal via the network.

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