JP2006330839A - Location search device, search use portable terminal, location search program and search use program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a location search device, a search use portable terminal, a location search program and a search use program for achieving location search based on a plurality of search routes while a search object side is not limited by the portable terminal. <P>SOLUTION: This location search device is provided with a search request receiving part 21 for receiving the search request of a card-shaped terminal 40 from a search side, a search request transmitting part 22 for transmitting a search request to a plurality of search use portable terminals 30 having the search function of the card-shaped terminal 40, a search request transmitting part 22 for transmitting a search request, a search request receiving part 23 for receiving a search result from the search use portable terminal 30 which has detected the card-shaped terminal 40 in response to the search request, a location information generating part 24 for generating the location information of the card-shaped terminal 40 by specifying the location of the search use portable terminal 30 as the transmission origin of the search result and a location information transmitting part 25 for transmitting the location information to the search side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a position search device, a search-use mobile terminal, a position search program, and a search use program that search for a card-like terminal by using a plurality of mobile terminals as a search target.

  As a conventional technique for performing a search on the search side by the search side, there is one using a mobile terminal (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2). Patent Document 1 outputs relative position information between the search side and the searched side, and enables the search side to efficiently search for the searched side.

  Patent Document 2 provides search information by displaying map information created based on position information on the searched side and position information and direction information on the searching side on a mobile terminal on the searching side. It is automated to improve search efficiency.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-221651 (first page, FIG. 1) JP 2002-56490 A (first page, FIG. 1)

  However, the prior art has the following problems. In the prior art, both the search side and the searched side must possess a portable terminal. The search target is a mobile terminal, and the search information depends on information from the mobile terminal on the search side. Therefore, the searched side must have a portable terminal, and there is a problem in portability, and the search route is limited to communication between the searching side and the searched side portable terminal. It was.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the search side is not limited to a mobile terminal, and a position search device, a search-use mobile terminal that enables a position search by a plurality of search routes, An object is to obtain a position search program and a search utilization program.

  A position search apparatus according to the present invention is a position search apparatus that uses a card-like terminal as a search target and provides position information of the card-like terminal to be searched to the search side. A search request receiving unit that receives a search request, a search request transmission unit that transmits a search request to a plurality of search-use mobile terminals having a search function of a card-like terminal, and a search that detects a card-like terminal corresponding to the search request A search result receiving unit for receiving a search result from the mobile terminal, a position information generating unit for generating the position information of the card-like terminal by specifying the position of the search mobile terminal that is the transmission source of the search result, and the position information And a position information transmission unit for transmission to the search side.

  The search-use mobile terminal according to the present invention is a search-use mobile terminal that searches for a card-like terminal in response to a search request from a position search device that uses a card-like terminal as a search target. A search request receiving unit that receives a search request for a terminal, and a predetermined radio wave transmitted in a predetermined range in response to the search request, and a response corresponding to the predetermined radio wave is received from a card-like terminal existing in the predetermined range Includes a card search processing unit that generates a search result based on the response and a search result transmission unit that transmits the search result generated in response to the search request to the position search device.

  Further, the position search program according to the present invention provides a search request for a card-like terminal from the search side to a position search device that provides the search side with the card-like terminal as a search target and provides the search side with the position information of the card-like terminal to be searched. A search request receiving unit that receives a search request, a search request transmission unit that transmits a search request to a plurality of search-use mobile terminals having a search function of a card-like terminal, and a search that detects a card-like terminal corresponding to the search request A search result receiving unit for receiving a search result from the mobile terminal, a position information generating unit for generating the position information of the card-like terminal by specifying the position of the search mobile terminal that is the transmission source of the search result, and the position information This is intended to function as a position information transmission unit that transmits to the search side.

  In addition, the search utilization program according to the present invention provides a search utilization portable terminal that searches for a card-like terminal in response to a search request from a position search device for which the card-like terminal is a search target. A search request receiving unit for receiving a search request, a predetermined radio wave in a predetermined range in response to the search request, and a response in response to the predetermined radio wave from a card-like terminal existing in the predetermined range And a search result transmission unit that transmits a search result generated in response to the search request to the position search device.

  According to the present invention, a card-like terminal excellent in portability is set as a search target, and a search is performed on a mobile terminal by performing a position search using a plurality of search-use mobile phones having a card-like terminal search function. Without being limited, it is possible to obtain a position search device, a search use portable terminal, a position search program, and a search use program that enable position search using a plurality of search routes.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a position search device, a search use portable terminal, a position search program, and a search use program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The search-use mobile terminal of the present invention is characterized in that it can receive a response from a card-like terminal that does not have a power source by transmitting a predetermined radio wave. According to the search result from the apparatus, the position information of the card-like terminal can be generated and provided to the search side.

  The position search program of the present invention is a program for realizing functions required for the position search apparatus of the present invention. Furthermore, the search utilization program of this invention is a program for implement | achieving the function required for the search utilization portable terminal of this invention.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an entire position search system including a position search device and a search-use mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The position search system includes a search side mobile 10, a position search device 20, search use mobiles 30 a to 30 c, and a card-like terminal 40.

  The search-side mobile 10 is an example of a search-side device that transmits a search request specifying the card-like terminal 40 to be searched and displays the position information of the card-like terminal 40 acquired in response to the search request. The device on the search side does not necessarily have to be a mobile terminal, and may have a function capable of transmitting a search request and displaying received position information.

  The position search device 20 transmits a search request from the search side mobile 10 to the plurality of search use mobiles 30a to 30c. And the position search apparatus 20 is based on one or more received search results, when the response which is a search result of a card-shaped terminal is received from at least one of the search use portables 30a-30c according to a search request. By specifying the location of the search-use mobile phone that is the transmission source of the search result, location information corresponding to the search request is generated, and the generated location information is transmitted to the search-side mobile phone 10.

  In response to a search request, the search-use mobile phones 30a to 30c transmit a predetermined radio wave in a predetermined range and, when there is a response from the card-like terminal 40, a plurality of search results are transmitted to the position search device 20. It is a search-use portable terminal.

  The card-like terminal 40 does not have a power source, and can communicate with the search-use mobile phones 30a-30c by receiving predetermined radio waves from the search-use mobile phones 30a-30c, and has excellent portability. Terminal. The card-like terminal 40 itself is a search target. When the searchee carries the card-like terminal 40, the searchee can be searched, and when the card-like terminal 40 is lost. Can search for the lost card-like terminal 40 itself.

  By taking such a configuration, the position search device 20 can specify the position of the card-like terminal 40 based on responses from a plurality of search use mobiles 30 in response to a search request from the search side mobile 10. In the example of FIG. 1, the position search device 20 can specify the position of the card-like terminal 40 based on the two responses from the search-use mobile phones 30b and 30c.

  Next, the configuration of the position search device 20 will be described. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the position search apparatus 20 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the position search device 20 includes a search request reception unit 21, a search request transmission unit 22, a search result reception unit 23, a position information generation unit 24, and a position information transmission unit 25.

  The search request receiver 21 is a receiver that receives a search request from the searcher mobile 10 via a base station and a communication network. This search request includes ID (Identification) information for specifying the card-like terminal 40 to be searched. In addition, the search request can include not only ID information but also information specifying an area where the card-like terminal 40 should be searched, for example.

  The search request transmission unit 22 is a transmission unit that identifies a plurality of search-use mobile phones 30 having a search function of the card-like terminal 40 in accordance with the search request received by the search request reception unit 21 and transmits the search request. . The plurality of search-use mobiles 30 having the search function of the card-like terminal 40 are registered in advance in a storage unit (not shown), and the search request transmission unit 22 specifies the plurality of search-use mobiles 30 specified according to the search request. In response to this, a search request is transmitted.

  In response to the transmitted search request, the search result receiving unit 23 receives the search result from the search-use mobile phone 30 that has detected the card-like terminal 40 via the base station and the communication network. The search result receiving unit 23 cannot receive any search result corresponding to the search request when there is no search-use mobile phone 30 that has detected the card-like terminal 40. On the contrary, the search result receiving unit 23 receives a plurality of search results corresponding to the search request when the plurality of search using mobiles 30 detect the card-like terminal 40.

  The position information generation unit 24 generates the position information of the card-like terminal 40 by specifying the position of the search-use mobile phone 30 that is the transmission source of the search result based on the search result received by the search result receiving unit 23. When there are a plurality of search results, the position information generation unit 24 can generate position information with higher accuracy based on the plurality of search results.

  The location information transmission unit 25 transmits the location information generated by the location information generation unit 24 to the searcher-side mobile 10 that is the transmission source of the search request. As a result, the searcher-side mobile phone 10 can acquire position information corresponding to the search request.

  Next, the configuration of the search-use mobile phone 30 will be described. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the search-use mobile phone 30 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the search-use mobile phone 30 includes a search request reception unit 31, a card search processing unit 32, and a search result transmission unit 33.

  The search request receiving unit 31 is a receiving unit that receives a search request for the card-like terminal 40 from the position search device 20. The card search processing unit 32 performs a search process for the card-like terminal 40 based on the search request received by the search request receiving unit 31.

  Specifically, in response to the search request, the card search processing unit 32 transmits a predetermined radio wave to a predetermined range in order to obtain a response from a card-like terminal that does not have a power source. Furthermore, when the card search processing unit 32 receives a response corresponding to the predetermined radio wave from the card-like terminal 40 that does not have a power source that exists within the predetermined range, the card search processing unit 32 determines the card-like terminal 40 based on the response. A search result indicating that the search has been completed is generated.

  The search result transmission unit 33 is a transmission unit that transmits the search result generated by the card search processing unit 32 to the position search device 20. As a result, the position search device 20 can acquire a search result corresponding to the search request from the search using mobile phone 30.

  Next, a flow of a series of processing for performing a position search will be described based on a flowchart. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a position search process by cooperation of the searcher-side mobile 10, the position search device 20, and the search using mobile 30 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In step S <b> 401, the search-side mobile 10 transmits a search request specifying the card-like terminal 40 that is a search target to the position search device 20. On the other hand, in step S402, the search request receiving unit 21 in the position search device 20 receives a search request. Furthermore, in step S <b> 403, the search request transmission unit 22 transmits a search request to the plurality of search using mobile phones 30.

  On the other hand, in step S404, the search request receiving unit 31 in the search using mobile phone 30 receives the search request. Furthermore, in step S405, when the card search processing unit 32 transmits a predetermined radio wave to a predetermined range in response to the search request and receives a response corresponding to the predetermined radio wave from the card-like terminal 40 existing within the predetermined range. Generates a search result based on the response.

  Further, in step S406, the search result transmission unit 33 returns the search result to the position search device 20. When there is no search result, no search result is generated, and the search result transmission unit 33 does not return any response to the position search device 20. Moreover, in FIG. 4, although the search utilization portable 30 is described as 1 unit | set, the some search utilization portable 30 will perform the process of step S404-S406.

  On the other hand, in step S407, the search result receiving unit 23 in the position search device 20 receives a search result from one or more search-use mobile phones 30 that have detected the card-like terminal 40. Furthermore, in step S <b> 408, the position information generation unit 24 specifies the position of the search-use mobile phone 30 that is the transmission source of the search result, and generates position information of the card-like terminal 40. Further, in step S409, the position information transmission unit 25 transmits the position information generated by the position information generation unit 24 to the searcher mobile 10 that is the transmission source of the search request.

  In contrast, the searcher-side mobile 10 can receive the position information in step S410, and can further display the received position information in step S411.

  In the above description, it is assumed that the search-use mobile phone 30 has a search function for the card-like terminal 40. Specifically, the user of the search-use mobile phone 30 receives a program for realizing the search function of the card-like terminal 40 from the provider of the position search service by the position search device.

  The program is installed in advance in the search-use mobile phone 30, and the address of the search-use mobile phone 30 is registered in advance in the storage unit in the position search device. Further, the “predetermined radio wave within a predetermined range” transmitted by the search using terminal 30 is determined in the program to be installed, and can be changed as appropriate by rewriting the program.

  The search-use mobile phone 30 automatically executes a program for realizing the search function of the card-like terminal 40 in response to a search request from the position search device, and if there is a response from the card-like terminal 40, the search result Is automatically transmitted to the position search apparatus 20.

  The provider of the location search service provides a program that realizes the search function of the card-like terminal 40 by reducing the point service or the like to the user of the search-use mobile phone 30 that has performed the process according to the search request. The number of contracted search-use mobile phones 30 to be installed can be increased.

  Then, the location search service provider can increase the detection probability of the card-like terminal 40 as a result of an increase in the number of search-use mobile phones 30 in which a program for realizing the search function of the card-like terminal 40 is installed. Moreover, since the search use portable 30 moves with the user, the provider of the location search service can expand the search area of the card-like terminal 40 to a wider area instead of a fixed area.

  Furthermore, the card-like terminal 40 to be searched is easy to carry and inexpensive compared to a normal mobile terminal. Further, the card-like terminal 40 itself does not have a power source and can respond to radio waves from the search-use mobile phone 30. Therefore, even when the card-like terminal 40 is lost, it is possible to search for the position.

  Further, since the card-like terminal is a card having a receiving unit, it can have both a credit card function and a bank card function. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a credit card and a bank card from being used maliciously by anyone other than the card owner.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the presence of a card-like terminal can be confirmed by a plurality of search routes by using a plurality of search-use mobile phones having a card-like terminal search function. Furthermore, by making the search target a card-like terminal, it is possible to realize a position search that is excellent in portability and the search target side is not limited to the mobile terminal.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Embodiment 1 demonstrated the method of pinpointing the position of the card-shaped terminal 40 using the some search utilization portable 30. FIG. In the second embodiment, a case where the position specifying method of the first embodiment is applied to boarding confirmation at an airport will be described.

  If there is a passenger who has boarded at the airport but does not appear at the boarding machine at the scheduled time, it is necessary to find out where that passenger is. In the current boarding procedure system, it is common to give a boarding pass to a passenger who has completed the boarding procedure. The present invention is applied to this boarding procedure system, and a temporary card is used instead of the boarding pass. The terminal 40 is handed over. Thereby, for example, if a staff member in the airport has a search-use cell phone having a search function of the card-like terminal 40, the position search of the passenger having the card-like terminal can be performed as necessary.

  Recently, boarding procedures can be performed with a mileage card, but the mileage card can be used as the card-like terminal 40 by adding the function of the card-like terminal 40 to the mileage card.

  When a limited area such as an airport is used as a search area, a terminal having a function corresponding to the search-use mobile phone 30 can be installed in a required place in the airport in advance. is there. Furthermore, since this terminal has a fixed installation position (floor, wall, etc. in the airport), the position search device 20 can easily specify the position of the terminal that is the transmission source of the search result.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, a position search in a limited area such as an airport can be easily realized using a card-like terminal.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In the second embodiment, the case where the position specifying method of the first embodiment is applied to boarding confirmation at an airport has been described. In the third embodiment, a case will be described in which the position specifying method of the first embodiment is applied to position confirmation of a child in a school.

  In the school, by carrying each card-like terminal 40 that can identify a child to each child, the position of the child can be searched as in the second embodiment. In addition, by using this position search, it is possible to detect a child who is out of a specific search area and cannot perform the position search.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, not only the position search within the specific area but also the case where it is desired to detect a state where the card-like terminal goes out of the specific area and the position search cannot be performed. It is possible to apply the position search device, search use portable terminal, position search program, and search use program of the present invention.

It is a block diagram of the whole position search system containing the position search apparatus and the search utilization portable terminal in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the position search apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the search utilization mobile phone in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the position search process by cooperation of the search side carrying in Embodiment 1 of this invention, a position search apparatus, and a search utilization carrying.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Search side mobile, 20 Location search apparatus, 21 Search request receiving part, 22 Search request transmission part, 23 Search result reception part, 24 Position information generation part, 25 Position information transmission part, 30, 30a, 30b, 30c Search use mobile 31 Search request receiving unit, 32 Card search processing unit, 33 Search result transmitting unit, 40 Card-like terminal.

Claims (4)

A position search device for searching for a card-like terminal and providing position information of the card-like terminal on the search side to the search side,
A search request receiver for receiving a search request for the card-like terminal from the search side;
A search request transmission unit that transmits the search request to a plurality of search-use mobile terminals having a search function for a card-like terminal;
A search result receiving unit for receiving a search result from a search-use mobile terminal that has detected the card-like terminal in response to the search request;
A position information generation unit that generates a position information of the card-like terminal by specifying a position of the search-use mobile terminal that is a transmission source of the search result;
A position information transmitting unit configured to transmit the position information to a search side. In response to a search request from a position search device that targets a card-like terminal as a search target, the search-use portable terminal searches for the card-like terminal,
A search request receiver for receiving a search request for the card-like terminal from the position search device;
In response to the search request, when a predetermined radio wave is transmitted within a predetermined range and a response corresponding to the predetermined radio wave is received from a card-like terminal existing within the predetermined range, a search result based on the response is generated. A card search processing unit,
A search-use portable terminal comprising: a search result transmission unit configured to transmit the search result generated in response to the search request to the position search device. A position search device that uses a card-like terminal as a search target and provides position information of the card-like terminal on the search side to the search side,
A search request receiver for receiving a search request for the card-like terminal from the search side;
A search request transmission unit that transmits the search request to a plurality of search-use mobile terminals having a search function for a card-like terminal;
A search result receiving unit for receiving a search result from a search-use mobile terminal that has detected the card-like terminal in response to the search request;
A position information generation unit that generates a position information of the card-like terminal by specifying a position of the search-use mobile terminal that is a transmission source of the search result;
A position search program for functioning as a position information transmission unit that transmits the position information to a search side. In response to a search request from a position search device for searching for a card-like terminal, a search-use portable terminal for searching for the card-like terminal is received. A search request receiving unit that receives a search request for the card-like terminal from the position search device. When,
In response to the search request, when a predetermined radio wave is transmitted within a predetermined range and a response corresponding to the predetermined radio wave is received from a card-like terminal existing within the predetermined range, a search result based on the response is generated. A card search processing unit,
The search utilization program for functioning as a search result transmission part which transmits the said search result produced | generated corresponding to the said search request | requirement to the said position search apparatus.

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