JP2006229349A - Portable terminal and passing control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal and a passing control system in which the communication situation between an IC chip attached into the portable terminal and an automatic ticket gate or the situation of ticket gate processing can be notified sensuoualy and certainly to a user and, as a result, unprocessing rate of the automatic ticket gate can be reduced. <P>SOLUTION: When a portable terminal comprising an IC chip which can be processed by an automatic ticket gate is brought close to a predetermined position of the automatic ticket gate, body of the portable terminal is made to shake depending on the communication situation between the automatic ticket gate and the IC chip or the processing situation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention provides, for example, a function of performing wireless communication between a mobile terminal device on which an electronic device having a function of performing communication with an external device such as a traffic control device is mounted, and an electronic device mounted on the mobile terminal device. The present invention relates to a portable terminal system comprising a traffic control device having

Conventionally, a traffic control device such as an automatic ticket gate performs wireless communication with a non-contact IC card possessed by a user, and determines whether or not the user can pass based on information read from the non-contact IC card. What to do is put into practical use. Further, in recent years, an automatic ticket checker that determines whether or not traffic is possible by wireless communication with a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone equipped with an IC card having a wireless communication function with an external device has been proposed.
Such an automatic ticket gate can communicate with a non-contact type IC card or portable terminal device presented within a predetermined communication range, but with a non-contact type IC card or portable terminal device moved out of the communication range. Communication becomes impossible. Therefore, the automatic ticket gate needs to ensure that the contactless IC card or the portable terminal device stays within the communication range until the processing is completed.

Conventionally, as a technique for notifying the user of the processing status of the non-contact IC card and the automatic ticket gate, when the user passes through the entrance gate, the communication status and traffic determination processing between the automatic ticket gate and the IC card are performed. Is disclosed by a notification means such as a lamp, a monitor, or a buzzer installed in an automatic ticket gate (for example, Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2).
In addition, as a proposal for reliably communicating between the automatic ticket checker and the non-contact IC card and reducing the incomplete processing rate, the non-contact IC card surely enters the radio band on the automatic ticket checker side. There is also disclosed a guide provided as described above (for example, Patent Document 3).

However, the conventional techniques as described above have a problem that it is difficult for a person with visual impairment to recognize whether or not an IC card is being processed reliably. In actual operation, many users try to pass through without paying attention to a notification means such as a lamp or a monitor provided separately in the automatic ticket gate. For this reason, what can notify the process state by an automatic ticket gate sensuously and reliably with respect to a user is desired.
JP-A-7-296206 JP 7-320097 A JP-A-8-263706

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and a mobile terminal device capable of sensuously and reliably informing a user of a communication status and a processing status with an external device, and The object is to provide a traffic control system.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal device in which an electronic device is mounted on a portable terminal device body, and the electronic device communicates with an external device from the external device received by the communication device. Processing means for executing a process in response to the request, and notifying means for notifying the mobile terminal device body of the status of the processing executed by the processing means, and the mobile terminal body is notified from the electronic device. Vibration means for vibrating the mobile terminal device main body according to the status of processing.

  The traffic control system of the present invention is a system comprising a mobile terminal device in which an electronic device is mounted on a mobile terminal device body and a traffic control device for controlling the traffic of a user who owns the mobile terminal device, A first communication means for the terminal device to communicate with the traffic control device; a processing means for executing processing in response to a request from the traffic control device received by the first communication means; An electronic device comprising a notification means for notifying the mobile terminal device main body of the status of the processing executed by the electronic device, and a vibration means for vibrating the mobile terminal device main body according to the processing status notified from the electronic device. A portable terminal device main body, wherein the traffic control device communicates with the electronic device, and information read from the electronic device by the second communication device. Determining means for determining whether or not passage is possible based on the control means, and a control means for notifying the electronic device of a determination result by the determination means to the electronic device and controlling user traffic based on the determination result And have.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mobile terminal device and a traffic control system capable of sensibly and reliably informing a user of a communication status and a processing status with an external device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a mobile phone 1 as a mobile terminal device and an automatic ticket gate 2 as a traffic control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile phone 1 and the automatic ticket gate 2 constitute an automatic ticket gate system as a traffic control system.

First, the configuration of the mobile phone 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 1 has a configuration in which an IC card (IC chip) C as an electronic device is mounted. For example, the mobile phone 1 is a mobile phone conforming to a standard standardized by 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) called third generation, and in this case, the IC card C attached to the mobile phone is , An IC card called UIM (User Identity Module) card or USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module).

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 1 includes a control unit 11, an operation unit 12, a communication unit 13, a voice unit 14, a power supply unit 15, a display unit 16, a vibration unit 17, an IC card socket 18, and the like. ing.
The control unit 11 controls the entire mobile phone 1. The control unit 11 includes a CPU, an internal memory, various interfaces, and the like. An operation unit 12 such as a ROM as a nonvolatile memory storing a control program, a RAM as a volatile memory storing work data, and a keyboard is connected to the control unit 11. The control unit 11 includes, for example, a PLL (Phase Locked Loop) circuit, a data stream path switching, a DMA (Direct Memory Access) controller, an interrupt controller, a timer, a UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter), secrecy, and HDLC (High-level Data). Link Control procedure) Functions such as framing and USB device controller.

  The control unit 11 is provided with a function setting flag 11a and a vibration pattern table 11b. The function setting flag 11a is set with information indicating whether to enable or disable a vibration function at the time of ticket gate processing described later. The vibration pattern table 11b is a table for specifying a vibration pattern when the mobile phone 1 is vibrated by a vibration function at the time of a ticket gate process described later. Here, for example, a vibration pattern corresponding to the processing status of the IC card C as described later is stored in advance in the vibration pattern table 11b, but the vibration pattern stored in the vibration pattern table 11b is as follows. The user may be able to set.

  The communication unit 13 is connected to a cellular phone antenna, and transmits and receives call data and radio waves for data communication via the cellular phone antenna. The audio unit 14 has an analog front end unit and an audio unit, and inputs and outputs audio. The audio unit 14 is connected to a speaker, a receiver, a microphone, and the like. For example, the voice unit 14 has a ring tone output function by outputting a ring tone from a speaker. The voice unit 14 has a function of outputting voice from a receiver as a receiver and inputting voice from a microphone as a transmitter.

  The power supply unit 15 is configured by a battery or the like, and supplies power to each unit in the mobile phone 1. The power supply unit 15 also has a function of supplying power to the IC card C through the IC card socket 18. The display unit 16 performs display control on a display unit configured by a liquid crystal display device or the like.

  The vibration unit 17 is configured by a vibration mechanism that vibrates the entire mobile phone 1. The vibration unit 17 vibrates the mobile phone 1 based on the setting of the vibration function by the control unit 11. The vibration by the vibration unit 17 functions based on the setting by the control unit 11. For example, when the specific event (for example, an incoming call or mail) occurs, the vibration unit 17 uses the vibration pattern corresponding to each event preset by the control unit 11. Is designed to vibrate.

  The IC card socket 18 is a socket into which the IC card C is mounted. The IC card socket 18 is connected to the control unit 11 and the IC card C is connected to an antenna 19 for performing wireless communication with an automatic ticket gate 2 as an external communication device. The antenna 19 transmits and receives signals from the IC card C mounted on the IC card socket 18 as radio waves. That is, the IC card socket 18 is configured such that the mounted IC card C can realize data transmission / reception with the control unit 11 and wireless communication with an external communication device using the antenna 19.

  In the present embodiment, an automatic ticket gate (traffic control device) 2 installed at a ticket gate of a station is assumed as an external communication device in which the IC card C mounted on the mobile phone 1 performs wireless communication. It shall be. Therefore, the automatic ticket gate 2 includes a wireless communication unit 21 as a second communication means for performing wireless communication with the IC card C as shown in FIG.

  Further, the automatic ticket gate 2 reads information such as ticket information from the IC card C through wireless communication with the IC card C, and determines whether or not the vehicle can enter or exit based on the information read from the IC card C. It has a function to determine (determination means). Further, the automatic ticket checker 2 notifies the result of determination of whether or not the IC card C is allowed to pass through wireless communication, and has a function (control means) for controlling the passage of the user based on the result of whether or not the pass is allowed. Have. That is, the automatic ticket checker 2 reads information stored in the IC card C by wireless communication with the IC card C by the wireless communication unit 21 and passes based on the information read from the IC card C. Whether or not the IC card is held is controlled based on the determination result.

Next, the IC card C will be described.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the IC card C that can be mounted in the IC card socket 18 of the mobile phone 1.
As shown in FIG. 2, the IC card C includes a control element 30, a RAM 31, a ROM 32, a nonvolatile memory 33, an input / output interface 34, a wireless communication unit 35, and the like. Note that each part of the IC card C as shown in FIG. 2 is supplied with power from the power supply unit 15 of the mobile phone 1 or mounted on the mobile phone 1 or the wireless communication unit of the automatic ticket gate 2. The power supply 21 generated by the electromagnetic waves from the power supply 21 operates.

  The control element 30 controls the entire IC card C. The control element 30 operates based on a control program stored in the ROM 32 or the nonvolatile memory 33. The RAM 31 is a volatile memory that temporarily stores work data and the like. The ROM 32 is constituted by a nonvolatile storage element, and stores a control program, control data, and the like in advance.

  The nonvolatile memory 33 is composed of a rewritable nonvolatile memory. That is, the non-volatile memory 33 is a non-volatile storage means capable of writing data and rewriting data under the control of the control element 30. The non-volatile memory 33 stores information such as ticket information, entrance information, and entry information as user information used in the ticket gate processing (entrance / exit processing) in the automatic ticket gate 2 as will be described later. A storage area 33a to be stored is provided.

  The input / output interface 34 is an interface connected to the IC card socket 18 on the mobile phone 1 side. The wireless communication unit 35 performs wireless communication with the automatic ticket gate 2 as an external communication device via the antenna 19 in the mobile phone 1. In other words, the input / output interface 34 is connected to the control unit 11 of the mobile phone 1 via the IC card socket 18 to realize data transmission / reception between the control element 30 and the control unit 11 and the mobile phone. The wireless communication unit 35 realizes wireless communication between the IC card C and the automatic ticket checker 2 by being connected to the antenna 19 in 1.

  For example, the control element 30 of the IC card C transmits / receives data to / from the control unit 11 of the mobile phone 1 through the input / output interface 34 based on a command stored in the nonvolatile memory 33. The wireless communication unit 35 of the IC card C transmits and receives data (signals) for wireless communication via the antenna 19 in the mobile phone 1 via the input / output interface 34 based on a predetermined communication protocol. Thus, wireless communication with the automatic ticket gate 2 is performed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram conceptually showing the relationship between the IC card C and the control unit (application) of the mobile phone 1 main body.
In the mobile phone 1, various application programs as the mobile phone 1 are executed by the control unit 11 when the power is on. On the other hand, the IC card C operates in response to a signal from the reader / writer 21 of the automatic ticket gate 2. Such processing by the IC card C and processing by the control unit 11 are executed independently in the mobile phone 1.

  Therefore, it is necessary to notify the control unit 11 of the state of the IC card C and the processing status of the IC card from the IC card C. Therefore, the control unit 11 receives an interrupt signal from the IC card C during execution of the application. As a result, the control unit 11 can recognize a change in the status of the IC card C (change in processing status) from time to time by an interrupt signal from the IC card.

Next, the vibration setting in the mobile phone 1 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen for performing vibration setting of the mobile phone 1 during the ticket gate processing by the IC card C.
In the cellular phone 1, a vibration function setting screen at the time of ticket gate processing as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 16 by a user operation on the operation unit 12. In the example of the setting screen shown in FIG. 4, the user can set on / off of the vibration function during the ticket gate process.

For example, when it is desired to prohibit the vibration of the mobile phone 1 according to the status of the ticket gate processing by the IC card C, the user selects “OFF” on the setting screen as shown in FIG. Then, the control unit 11 disables the function setting flag 11a and sets the vibration function at the time of the ticket gate processing to OFF. In this case, even if the IC card C in the mobile phone 1 communicates with the automatic ticket checker, the mobile phone 1 is controlled so as not to vibrate.
Further, when it is desired to vibrate the mobile phone 1 in accordance with the status of the ticket gate processing by the IC card C, the user selects “ON” on the setting screen as shown in FIG. Then, the control unit 11 validates the function setting flag 11a and sets the vibration function at the time of the ticket gate process to ON. In this case, when the IC card C in the mobile phone 1 communicates with the automatic ticket checker to perform the ticket check process, the mobile phone 1 determines a predetermined vibration pattern based on the vibration pattern table 11b according to the processing status. It is controlled to vibrate.

Next, ticket gate processing (entrance / exit processing) in the automatic ticket gate 2 using the IC card C will be described.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the ticket gate processing in the automatic ticket gate 2 by the IC card C.
In the automatic ticket gate 2, when a person approaches, the wireless communication unit 21 transmits a response request for requesting a response to the IC card C. On the other hand, the owner of the mobile phone 1 on which the IC card C is mounted passes through the automatic ticket gate 2 when the owner of the cellular phone 1 passes through a predetermined position of the automatic ticket gate 2 (the communication range of the wireless communication unit 21). ). As a result, the antenna 19 in the mobile phone 1 enters the communication area of the wireless communication unit 21.

When the antenna 19 in the mobile phone 1 enters the communication range of the wireless communication unit 21, the IC card C in the mobile phone 1 sends a response request from the automatic ticket checker 2 by the antenna 19 and the wireless communication unit 35. Receive. When the response request from the automatic ticket checker 2 is received, the control element 30 of the IC card C activates the IC card C (step S11). As a result, the automatic ticket checker 2 and the IC card C become wirelessly communicable and start the ticket check process.
When wireless communication (ticket gate processing) with the automatic ticket gate 2 is started, the control element 30 of the IC card C indicates that communication with the automatic ticket gate 2 is started (access from the automatic ticket gate is An interrupt signal indicating that there was an error) is supplied to the control unit 11 of the mobile phone 1 (step S12).

  When an interrupt signal indicating that communication with the automatic ticket gate 2 has been started is received (step S21), the control unit 11 of the main body of the mobile phone 1 turns on the vibration function at the time of ticket gate processing by the function setting flag 11a ( It is determined whether or not (valid) (step S22). If it is determined that the vibration function at the ticket gate processing is turned on by this determination (step S22, YES), the control unit 11 uses the vibration pattern at the start of communication based on the vibration pattern table 11b. The main body is vibrated (step S23).

  Here, it is assumed that the first vibration pattern is set as the vibration pattern at the start of communication in the vibration pattern table 11b. In this case, the control unit 11 determines that the vibration pattern at the start of communication between the IC card C and the automatic ticket gate 2 is the first vibration pattern based on the vibration pattern table 11b, and the vibration unit 17 causes the mobile unit to The main body of the telephone 1 is vibrated with the first vibration pattern (step S23).

On the other hand, the IC card C that has supplied the interrupt signal indicating the start of communication to the control unit 11 performs a ticket check process by performing wireless communication with the automatic ticket checker 2 (step S13).
In this ticket gate process, as described above, the IC card C transmits user information such as ticket information to the automatic ticket gate 2 in response to a data transmission request from the automatic ticket gate 2. The automatic ticket checker 2 that has received the user information from the IC card C performs a traffic determination that determines whether or not traffic is permitted based on the user information received from the IC card C and a predetermined determination condition.

If it is determined by the traffic determination that the user is permitted to pass, the automatic ticket gate 2 sends a notification that the traffic is permitted and write data (for example, usage history information indicating the station used, time of use, etc.). While transmitting to the said IC card C, the door etc. which are not shown in figure are opened and control which permits the said user's passage is performed.
In addition, when it is determined that the user is not allowed to pass by the traffic determination, the automatic ticket gate 2 transmits a notification indicating that the user cannot pass and write data to the IC card C and a door (not shown). Etc. are closed and the user is not allowed to pass.

  The control element 30 of the IC card C that has received the determination result and the write data from the automatic ticket checker 2 writes the write data received from the automatic ticket checker 2 in the non-volatile memory 33 and ends the ticket check process. .

  Further, when the ticket gate processing is terminated upon receiving the determination result from the automatic ticket gate 2, the control element 30 of the IC card C sends the ticket gate processing with the automatic ticket gate 2 to the control unit 11 of the mobile phone 1 main body. An interrupt signal indicating that the process is completed is supplied (step S15).

  When an interrupt signal indicating that the ticket gate processing is completed is received from the IC card C (step S24), the control unit 11 of the mobile phone 1 body turns on (validates) the vibration function at the time of ticket gate processing by the function setting flag 11a. It is determined whether or not (step S25). If it is determined by this determination that the vibration function at the ticket gate process is on (step S25, YES), the control unit 11 uses the vibration pattern at the end of the ticket gate process based on the vibration pattern table 11b. 1 The main body is vibrated (step S26).

  Here, it is assumed that a second vibration pattern different from the first vibration pattern is set in the vibration pattern table 11b as a vibration pattern at the end of the ticket gate process. In this case, the control unit 11 determines that the vibration pattern at the end of the ticket gate process is the second vibration pattern based on the vibration pattern table 11b, and the vibration unit 17 determines that the main body of the mobile phone 1 is the second vibration pattern. (Step S26).

  In the above-described operation example, the mobile terminal device is vibrated with a predetermined vibration pattern based on the result of the traffic determination from the automatic ticket gate, but depending on the result of the traffic determination from the automatic ticket gate. Thus, the vibration pattern may be changed. For example, you may make it vibrate with a different vibration pattern by the case where the result of traffic determination is permission of passage, and the case where the result of traffic determination is disapproved.

  The vibration pattern table 11b is set with a vibration pattern when the passage is permitted and a vibration pattern when the passage is not permitted. In step S15, the IC card C generates an interrupt signal indicating the result of the passage determination. This can be realized by supplying to the control unit 11. In other words, the control unit 11 receives the result of the traffic determination from the IC card C by setting the vibration pattern when the traffic is permitted and the vibration pattern when the traffic is not permitted in the vibration pattern table 11b. The mobile terminal device 1 main body can be vibrated with a vibration pattern according to the result of the traffic determination.

As described above, in this embodiment, when a mobile phone equipped with an IC chip that can be processed by an automatic ticket gate is placed within a predetermined communication range of the automatic ticket gate, the mobile phone The mobile phone body is vibrated according to the communication status and processing status with the IC chip in the mobile phone.
As a result, it is possible to sensuously and reliably notify the user of the communication status between the IC chip mounted in the mobile phone and the automatic ticket gate and the status of the ticket gate processing. As a result, it is possible to reduce the processing incomplete rate at the automatic ticket gate.

In the above embodiment, the operation at the time of the ticket gate process between the mobile phone equipped with the IC chip and the automatic ticket gate has been described. However, the communication between the portable terminal device having the vibration function as described above and the external device is described. A similar embodiment can be realized for the processing executed by the above.
For example, the present embodiment is an entrance / exit management processing system using an entrance / exit gate installed in an event venue such as a concert venue, a stadium, a ski resort, and a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone having an electronic ticket function. It can also be applied to. In this type of entrance / exit management system, entrance / exit management is performed based on information as an electronic ticket read from a mobile terminal device presented by a user at an entrance / exit gate. Therefore, by vibrating the mobile terminal device according to the communication status and processing status between the mobile terminal device and the entrance / exit gate, the communication status and processing status between the mobile terminal device and the entrance gate can be perceived by the user. In addition, it can be surely notified.

  Also, in this embodiment, an electronic lock device installed at a door of a facility or room (for example, home or office) where security management is performed, and authentication information such as key information and personal information are stored. The present invention can also be applied to a security management system using a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone. In this type of security management system, the electronic lock device performs security management (electronic lock opening / closing control) based on information as authentication information read from the mobile terminal device presented by the user. Therefore, the user can feel the communication status and processing status between the mobile terminal device and the electronic lock device by vibrating the mobile terminal device body according to the communication status and processing status between the mobile terminal device and the electronic lock device. Can be notified reliably and reliably.

  Furthermore, the present embodiment can be applied to an electronic commerce system using a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone having an electronic money function and a transaction terminal device installed in a store or the like. In this type of electronic commerce system, the transaction terminal device performs a commercial transaction based on information as electronic money read from the mobile terminal device presented by the user (for example, money amount information, point information corresponding to the usage record, etc.). Therefore, the user senses the communication status and processing status between the mobile terminal device and the transaction terminal device by vibrating the mobile terminal device body according to the communication status and processing status between the mobile terminal device and the transaction terminal device. Can be notified reliably and reliably.

The block diagram which shows the structural example of the mobile telephone as a portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an IC card as an electronic device attached to the mobile phone of FIG. 1. The figure which shows notionally the relationship between an IC card and the control part (application) of a mobile telephone main body. The figure which shows the example of the setting screen for performing the vibration setting of a mobile telephone at the time of the ticket gate process by an IC card. The flowchart for demonstrating the ticket gate process of the mobile telephone with which the IC card is mounted | worn, and an automatic ticket gate.

Explanation of symbols

  C: IC card (electronic device mounted on portable terminal device), 1 ... mobile phone (mobile terminal device), 2 ... automatic ticket gate (communication control device), 11 ... control unit, 14 ... audio unit, 15 ... power supply , 17 ... vibrating part, 18 ... IC card socket, 19 ... antenna, 30 ... control element, 31 ... RAM, 32 ... ROM, 33 ... nonvolatile memory, 33a ... storage area, 34 ... input / output interface, 35 ... wireless Communication department

Claims (5)

A mobile terminal device having an electronic device mounted on the mobile terminal device body,
The electronic device is
A communication means for communicating with an external device;
Processing means for executing processing in response to a request from the external device received by the communication means;
Notification means for notifying the mobile terminal device body of the status of the processing executed by the processing means,
The mobile terminal body is
Having vibration means for vibrating the mobile terminal device main body according to the processing status notified from the electronic device;
A portable terminal device characterized by that. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the vibration unit vibrates the mobile terminal device body when receiving a notification from the electronic device that communication with the external device has started. machine. The said vibration means vibrates the said portable terminal device main body, when the notification to the effect that the process requested | required of the said external device from the said electronic device was complete | finished is vibrated. Mobile terminal device. The vibration means vibrates the mobile terminal device main body with the first vibration pattern when communication with the external device is started from the electronic device, and further, processing requested from the electronic device to the external device is performed. 2. The mobile terminal system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device main body is vibrated with a second vibration pattern different from the first vibration pattern when a notification of completion is received. A traffic control system comprising a mobile terminal device having an electronic device mounted on a mobile terminal device body and a traffic control device for controlling the traffic of a user who owns the mobile terminal device,
The portable terminal device is:
First communication means for communicating with the traffic control device;
Processing means for executing processing in response to a request from the traffic control device received by the first communication means;
An electronic device comprising notification means for notifying the mobile terminal device body of the status of the processing executed by the processing means;
A mobile terminal device body comprising a vibration means for vibrating the mobile terminal device body according to the status of processing notified from the electronic device,
The traffic control device includes:
A second communication means for communicating with the electronic device;
Determining means for determining whether or not traffic is permitted based on information read from the electronic device by the second communication means;
Control means for notifying the electronic device of the determination result by the determination means to the electronic device by the second communication means, and controlling user traffic based on the determination result;
A traffic control system characterized by that.

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