JP2007267293A - Information processing apparatus, connection control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain improvement in convenience during a speech or data communication between a calling side and a called side by achieving a response corresponding to a called-side status, when using a called-side communication terminal on a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus connected through a network to a calling-side communication terminal and a called-side communication terminal for controlling a connection between these communication terminals, comprises: a call origination request accepting means for accepting a call origination request from the calling-side communication terminal to the called-side communication terminal; a vehicle state information acquiring means for acquiring vehicle state information, representing the state of a vehicle, provided from the relevant vehicle; and a connection control means for discriminating the status where the called-side communication terminal is mounted on the vehicle, on the basis of the vehicle state information and performing connection control on the detected call origination in accordance with the result of the discrimination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, and more particularly, to an information processing apparatus that performs communication connection control for a communication terminal operated in a vehicle.

  With the spread of mobile phones in recent years, the use of mobile phones while driving automobiles, that is, traffic accidents due to calls and transmission / reception of e-mails has become a problem. At present, due to the revision of the Road Traffic Law, calls and operations with telephone devices in hand are prohibited.

  In order to cope with such a situation, since a call using a hands-free device such as an earphone or a microphone is allowed without holding a mobile phone in hand, various technologies relating to hands-free devices have been developed. However, since some users may want to refrain from hands-free calls while driving, such hands-free devices can be set to reject incoming calls. Then, whether or not a call can be made while traveling depends on the user's operation such as setting hands-free or switching to the drive mode.

  On the other hand, as described above, since it depends on the morals and operation status of the individual user, there is a problem that if the user forgets the operation, the call is received even in a situation where the user does not want to receive the call. In addition, there is a case in which an incoming call is received even in a state where the call cannot be received without being hands-free, and there is a problem that an incoming call or a mail reception is anxious when the car is in operation.

  Further, Patent Documents 1 and 2 below disclose systems capable of appropriately responding to incoming calls according to a caller. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which when a mobile phone receives an incoming call, the incoming mobile phone transmits information such as the current location to the terminal on the outgoing side. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-26883 discloses a technique in which a mobile phone hands-free function is installed in a car navigation device and an incoming call response to a connected mobile phone is made according to the degree of urgency notified from the caller. Is disclosed.

JP 2005-142875 A JP-A-2005-341264

  However, the conventional example has the following disadvantages. In other words, the mobile phone on the receiving side or a device connected to the mobile phone such as a car navigation system is responding to the call from the communication terminal on the calling side, so the mobile phone on the receiving side is located within the communication range. Otherwise, there arises a problem that appropriate incoming call response processing is not executed. In other words, even if a call is made to the called party and the connection is impossible, the calling party does not know whether this is because the called party is refusing or out of service area. There may be a problem that the situation of the mobile phone cannot be grasped and the subsequent response is difficult.

  For this reason, the present invention improves the inconvenience of the above-described conventional example, and in particular, when the receiving side communication terminal is used in a vehicle, a response according to the situation of the receiving side can be realized. The purpose is to improve convenience during a call or data communication.

Therefore, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is
An information processing apparatus that is connected to a caller communication terminal and a callee communication terminal via a network and performs connection control between these communication terminals,
A call request accepting means for accepting a call request from the caller communication terminal to the callee communication terminal;
Vehicle state information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle state information representing the state of the vehicle provided from the vehicle;
A connection control means for determining the mounting state of the called communication terminal on the vehicle based on the vehicle state information, and performing connection control for the detected transmission according to the result;
It is characterized by having.

  For example, the connection control means determines whether the receiving communication terminal is in the hands-free communication setting based on the vehicle state information, and performs connection permission / denial control accordingly.

  Further, the connection control means is characterized in that connection control is performed for a call request received based on the vehicle operation state included in the vehicle state information. For example, the connection control means determines whether or not the vehicle is running based on the vehicle state information, and performs connection permission / non-permission control accordingly.

  According to the above invention, first, when an information processing apparatus that performs connection control between communication terminals receives a call request for a receiving communication terminal, whether or not the receiving communication terminal is mounted on a vehicle is detected. The And if it is installed in the vehicle, for example, the incoming call is allowed only when the hands-free setting is set, or conversely, the incoming call is rejected when it is removed from the hands-free state when used in the vehicle. Connection control is executed. Moreover, even if it is a hands free setting, the operation state of a vehicle is detected and connection control is performed according to this state. For example, it is possible to perform control such as refusing an incoming call while traveling or notifying the other party that the vehicle is traveling. Therefore, since the information processing apparatus controls connection to the communication terminal in the vehicle, it can be controlled so that the user of the communication terminal can use it safely in the vehicle, and the communication terminal is located outside the communication range. However, it is possible to take an appropriate response to the caller by the information processing apparatus, and to improve the convenience of the caller and the callee.

  In addition, a connection setting information acquisition means for acquiring connection setting information representing an incoming call rule set by the user of the receiving communication terminal is provided, and the connection control means performs connection control based on the connection setting information. It is said. For example, the connection setting information includes connection permission information for specifying a calling side call terminal that is permitted to connect, and the connection control means performs a connection process based on the connection permission information. The connection setting information includes connection-permitted position information that identifies the position of the called communication terminal that is permitted to connect, and the connection control means acquires the current position information of the called communication terminal and connects to the current position information. Connection control is performed based on the permitted position information. The connection setting information includes incoming call transfer destination information, and the connection control unit performs connection control based on the incoming call transfer destination information. Further, the connection control means performs connection control so as to connect the calling communication terminal that is not permitted to connect to the received call to a device that provides predetermined sound information to the terminal. Furthermore, the connection control means performs outgoing call control so that connection can be made later to the outgoing communication terminal that refuses connection for the accepted outgoing call and the incoming call communication terminal that is the outgoing call destination. .

  As a result, it is possible to make a convenient incoming call setting for the user of the incoming communication terminal, and the incoming call control is realized in the information processing apparatus according to this incoming call setting. For example, it is possible to accept a hands-free incoming call only from a designated partner or according to the travel position, or to set a communication reservation for incoming call transfer or automatic communication connection later. Accordingly, the communication terminal can be used more safely when the vehicle is used, and further convenience for the user can be improved.

  Further, the vehicle state information acquisition means acquires vehicle state information from a vehicle state information collection device having a function of collecting and storing vehicle state information from the vehicle. The connection setting information acquisition means is characterized in that the connection setting information is acquired from a connection setting information receiving device having a function of receiving and storing input of connection setting information. Thereby, since the vehicle state information and the connection setting information are collected from the vehicle or the communication terminal by another device, the processing load of the information processing device can be reduced.

  And in this invention, the connection control system provided with the information processing apparatus and vehicle status information collection apparatus which were mentioned above is provided, and also the connection setting information reception apparatus may be provided. At this time, the vehicle state information collecting device and the connection setting information receiving device may be the same device.

  Another embodiment of the present invention is a vehicle state information collection device that is connected to the information processing device described above and collects vehicle state information from a vehicle, and is acquired by a vehicle state information acquisition unit of the information processing device. The information processing apparatus includes vehicle state information providing means for providing vehicle state information.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connection setting information receiving device connected to the information processing apparatus, the connection setting information receiving means for receiving and storing connection setting information, and the connection setting information of the information processing apparatus. Connection setting information providing means for providing connection setting information to the information processing apparatus so as to be acquired by the acquisition means.

Furthermore, the program which is the other form of this invention is:
An information processing apparatus that is connected to a calling communication terminal and a receiving communication terminal via a network and performs connection control between these communication terminals.
A call request receiving means for receiving a call request from the caller communication terminal to the callee communication terminal, a vehicle state information acquiring means for acquiring vehicle state information representing the state of the vehicle provided from the vehicle, and a callee communication terminal The present invention is characterized in that a state of mounting on a vehicle is determined based on vehicle state information, and a connection control means for performing connection control for an outgoing call received according to the result is realized.

In addition, a connection control method according to another embodiment of the present invention includes:
In the information processing apparatus connected to the caller communication terminal and the callee communication terminal via the network, a method of performing connection control between these communication terminals,
A call request reception step for receiving a call request from the caller communication terminal to the callee communication terminal;
Before and after this transmission request reception step, and having a vehicle state information acquisition step of acquiring vehicle state information representing the state of the vehicle provided from the vehicle,
It has a connection control step of determining connection status of the incoming communication terminal on the vehicle based on the vehicle state information and performing connection control for the detected transmission according to the result.
It is characterized by that.

  The connection control step is characterized in that connection control is performed for the outgoing call received based on the operation state of the vehicle included in the vehicle state information.

  Furthermore, at least before the connection control step, a connection setting information acquisition step for acquiring connection setting information representing an incoming rule set by the user of the receiving communication terminal is provided, and the connection control step is based on the connection setting information. It is characterized by connection control.

  Even the invention of the above-described program, connection control method, and the like operates as described in the information processing apparatus, and thus the above-described object of the present invention can be achieved.

  Since the present invention is configured and functions as described above, according to this, when an outgoing call request to the incoming communication terminal is accepted, the incoming communication terminal is equipped with an information processing apparatus that controls connection between the communication terminals. Connection control is performed according to the state of the vehicle to be operated. Therefore, the user of the receiving communication terminal can use the communication terminal in a safe situation in the vehicle, and even if the receiving communication terminal is located outside the communication range, Therefore, the present invention has an unprecedented excellent effect that an appropriate response can be taken and the convenience of the caller and the callee can be improved.

  The present invention is characterized in that the information processing apparatus on the network controls the incoming call to the communication terminal used in the vehicle in accordance with the mounting state in the vehicle and the operation state of the vehicle. Hereinafter, a specific configuration and operation will be described in Examples.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 are diagrams showing a configuration in the present embodiment, and FIGS. 6 to 11 are diagrams showing an operation.

[Constitution]
As shown in FIG. 1, the connection control system in this embodiment includes a connection control server 4, a SIP server 5, and a presence server 6 that are located on the network N. The connection control server 4 is connected to the calling-side mobile phone 2 and the receiving-side mobile phone 1 via the SIP server 5 and performs connection control between the mobile phones 1 and 2. Each configuration will be described below.

<Calling mobile phone>
The caller-side mobile phone 2 is a general mobile phone operated by the caller B, and is capable of calling and data communication. In this embodiment, the mobile phone 1 operates to make a call origination request to the incoming side mobile phone 1. This outgoing call is accepted by the SIP server 5, and connection control is performed by the connection control server 4 as described later.

<Incoming mobile phone>
The receiving side mobile phone 1 is a general mobile phone operated by the callee A, and is capable of calling and data communication. In this embodiment, an operation is performed so as to receive an incoming call in response to a call request from the caller-side mobile phone 2 described above. Note that a call from the caller-side mobile phone 2 is received via the SIP server 5 by connection control by the connection control server 4.

  In the present embodiment, the receiving side mobile phone 1 is used by the called party A in a vehicle 10 such as an automobile. Accordingly, in the vehicle 10, a hands-free device such as a speaker and a microphone is attached to the receiving-side mobile phone 1 so that the called party A can talk without holding the telephone terminal, and hands-free call setting is performed. The Specifically, a hands-free function is mounted on the car navigation system 3 installed in the vehicle 10, and by connecting to the car navigation system 3, speakers and microphones constituting the car navigation system 3 are hands-free devices. And hands-free call setting is automatically performed. The configuration of the car navigation system 3 will be described later.

  The incoming side mobile phone 1 has a function of accessing the presence server 6 on the network N and can perform data communication. As a result, the callee A inputs vehicle usage information indicating that the mobile phone 1 will be used in the vehicle 10 and the time zone used in the vehicle 10 and transmits the vehicle usage information to the presence server 6 to register as presence data. It has the function to do. The called party A also has a function of inputting connection setting information that defines the incoming call rule for the outgoing call request to the called mobile phone 1, sending it to the presentation server 6, and registering it as presence data. It should be noted that the presence data may be registered by the recipient A inputting to the car navigation system 3 as will be described later, or from the incoming side mobile phone 1 via the car navigation system 3. Also good. Further, as will be described later, when a connection setting information management server for managing connection setting information and vehicle usage information for each recipient A is provided on the network N separately from the presence server 6, such a server is connected to the receiving side. You may transmit from the mobile telephone 1 or the car navigation system 3. FIG.

<Car navigation system>
Next, the configuration of the car navigation system 3 mounted on the vehicle 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. The car navigation system 3 according to the present embodiment has a navigation function for performing travel route guidance and is equipped with a so-called Internet ITS technology that is a technology for connecting the vehicle 10 to the Internet. Here, the Internet ITS technology will be described with reference to the image diagram of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the Internet ITS technology switches the vehicle 10 to the Internet N by appropriately switching communication means such as a wireless LAN or a mobile phone mounted on the vehicle 10 or DSRC (narrow area wireless communication). It is a technology that connects. For example, at a gas station (GS) where an access point is installed, parking, or the like, a wireless LAN or DSRC is used, or a data communication function of a mobile phone is used to connect to the Internet. Further, the operation state of the automobile, for example, the vehicle speed, the travel distance, the battery voltage, and the like are measured by various sensors mounted on the vehicle 10 (see FIG. 3B), and these vehicle state information is stored in the in-vehicle terminal The presence server 6 is notified by the data communication from the car navigation system 3 or the like. Such a technique has already been disclosed, and can be used, for example, by prompting a user to repair a car or replace parts by managing the car manufacturer.

  The car navigation system 3 according to the present embodiment is equipped with the Internet ITS technology described above, and a predetermined program is incorporated into the communication unit 31 that performs communication by the DSRC or the like and an arithmetic device such as a CPU. The vehicle state detection processing unit 33 that detects vehicle state information that represents the operation state of the vehicle from the various in-vehicle devices 20 (various sensors) that are realized by this, and the detected vehicle state information to the presence server 6 via the communication unit 31 And a transmission processing unit 32 that performs data communication.

  Furthermore, the car navigation system 3 in the present embodiment includes a mobile phone interface (IF) 35 that connects the mobile phone 1 and a hands-free control unit 34 that performs a hands-free call setting of the connected mobile phone 1. Yes. The hands-free control unit 34 is realized by incorporating a predetermined program into the arithmetic device. Then, the hands-free control unit 34 detects that the mobile phone 1 is connected to the mobile phone IF 35 and the hands-free call setting is made, or detects that the hands-free call setting is released after being removed from the mobile phone IF 35. Then, the vehicle state detection processing unit 33 is notified. That is, the mounting state of the mobile phone 1 on the vehicle 10 is constantly monitored. Then, the vehicle state detection processing unit 33 transmits information indicating whether or not the hands-free call setting is valid to the presence server 6 by including the information in the vehicle state information.

  Further, from the car navigation system 3, as described above, when the incoming side mobile phone 1 is connected, the vehicle use indicating that the mobile phone in the vehicle 10 set to be input to the incoming side mobile phone 1 is used. It is also possible to transmit information, connection setting information defining an incoming rule for a call request, and the like to the presence server 6. Alternatively, the above information such as connection setting information directly input from the callee A at the operation unit of the car navigation system 3 may be transmitted to the presence server 6.

<Presence server>
Next, the presence server 6 will be described with reference to FIG. The presence server 6 is a database server that accumulates the presence data of the user of the mobile phone 1, that is, data representing the status of the called party A and the receiving side mobile phone 1, the operation status of the vehicle 10 in which the mobile phone 1 is installed. . Specifically, the presence data is transmitted from the called party A's receiving side mobile phone 1 or the car navigation system 3 of the vehicle 10, and vehicle usage information indicating that the called party A uses the mobile phone in the vehicle 10. (Information indicating current use and usage schedule), connection setting information indicating an incoming rule for a call request to the callee A, and vehicle state information of a vehicle 10 registered in advance by the callee A, These are associated with the mobile phone number of the called party A, and are stored separately for each called party A.

  Then, a predetermined program is incorporated in the arithmetic device, whereby an incoming call setting information reception processing unit 61, a vehicle state information reception processing unit 62, and a vehicle state information provision processing unit 63 are constructed. Further, the storage device is formed with a presence data storage unit 64 for storing the presence data for each recipient A described above.

  The incoming call setting information reception processing unit 61 (connection setting information receiving means) receives the vehicle use information transmitted from the incoming mobile phone 1 by data communication, connection setting information representing an incoming call rule, and the like. Then, it is registered in the presence data storage unit 64 in association with the telephone number of the called party mobile phone 1 of the called party A. Thus, the presence server 6 functions as a connection setting information receiving device. Each of the above information may be received from the car navigation system 3 instead of from the receiving side mobile phone 1.

  Further, the vehicle state information reception processing unit 62 collects the vehicle state information of the vehicle 10 notified from the car navigation system 3 by the Internet ITS technology via an access point installed at a gas station or a parking lot. Then, it is stored in the presence data storage unit 64 in association with the telephone number of the called party mobile phone 1 of the called party A. Thus, the presence server 6 also functions as a vehicle state information collection device.

  Further, the incoming call setting information reception processing unit 61 and the vehicle state information reception processing unit 62 have a function of updating the presence data to the latest one every time data is transmitted from the incoming side mobile phone 1 or the car navigation system 3. Have. As a result, the presence data storage unit 64 stores the latest presence data representing the vehicle riding status of the callee A, the hands-free call setting status, and the operating status of the vehicle 10 on board.

  The vehicle state information provision processing unit 63 (vehicle state information provision unit, connection setting information provision unit) is a presence data storage unit in the connection control server 4 in response to a request from the connection control server 4 described later or voluntarily. 64 has a function of providing information stored in the memory 64. For example, the vehicle use information, connection setting information, and vehicle state information of the mobile phone 1 are extracted using the telephone number of the callee mobile phone 1 requested to be sent from another caller mobile phone 1 as a key, and the connection control server 4 To provide against. As another example, the data is voluntarily provided to the connection control server 4 every time a predetermined time elapses or when the presence data of the incoming-side mobile phone 1 is changed.

  In the above, the case where the vehicle usage information, connection setting information, and vehicle state information, which are presence data, is managed by the presence server 6 has been exemplified. However, each information is managed by a different server and provided to the connection control server 4. You may comprise. For example, a connection setting information management server for managing connection setting information may be separately provided on the network N, and the server may receive and manage the connection setting information from the called mobile phone and provide it to the connection control server 4.

<Connection control server>
Next, the connection control server 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The connection control server (information processing apparatus) is a general server computer provided with an arithmetic device such as a CPU, is installed on the network N, and is connected to the presence server 6 and the SIP server 5. .

  And the calculation request | requirement reception process part 41, the vehicle state information acquisition process part 42, and the connection control process part 43 are constructed | assembled by incorporating the predetermined program in the arithmetic unit of the connection control server 4. .

  The transmission request reception processing unit 41 (transmission request reception means) receives a transmission request from the transmission-side mobile phone 2 to the reception-side mobile phone 1 via the SIP server 5 and notifies the vehicle state information acquisition processing unit 42. The vehicle state information acquisition processing unit 42 (vehicle state information acquisition means, connection setting information acquisition means) first specifies the call destination for the received call request, that is, in this case, the telephone number of the called mobile phone 1. . Then, the presence server 6 is requested for presence data regarding the receiver A of the unique telephone number. Accordingly, as described above, the presence server 6 transmits the presence data such as the vehicle use information and the connection setting information of the person who can be the receiver A, and further the vehicle state information. Then, the connection control processing unit 43 is notified. As described above, when a connection setting information management server for managing connection setting information or the like is provided separately from the presence server 6, the vehicle state information acquisition processing unit 42 is connected to the connection setting information management server or the like. Connection setting information or the like may be acquired from the server. Then, the connection control processing unit 43 (connection control means) performs connection control for a call request from the caller mobile phone 2 via the SIP server 5 based on the acquired presence data of the person who can be the callee A. Do. That is, a connection control command is transmitted to the SIP server 5.

  Here, an example of connection control for an outgoing call request will be described. For example, it is assumed that the connection setting information set in advance by the receiver A is set to “reject incoming call while traveling in a vehicle”. In this case, first, based on the vehicle usage information, it is determined whether the receiver A is currently using the mobile phone 1 in the vehicle. When it is determined that the vehicle 10 is in use, whether or not the mobile phone 1 is connected to the mobile phone IF 35 of the car navigation system 3 based on the vehicle state information and the hands-free call setting is set. To be judged. At this time, if the hands-free call setting is not set, the connection is not permitted and the call control to the called-side mobile phone 1 is not executed. If a hands-free call is set, it is next determined whether or not the vehicle 10 is in a running state from a value such as a vehicle speed included in the vehicle state information. When it is determined that the vehicle is traveling (for example, 1 km / h or more), the connection is not permitted in the same manner as described above, and the call control to the called mobile phone 1 is not performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the vehicle is not traveling (for example, 0 km / h), a call control command for calling the incoming-side mobile phone 1 is issued to the SIP server 5. Note that the latest presence data is provided from the presence server 6 during call control via the SIP server 5 or during session establishment (during a call), the vehicle 10 enters a running state, or the hands-free call setting is canceled. In such a case, a command to stop call control or call connection is issued to the SIP server 5 to be disconnected.

<SIP server>
The SIP server 5 is a server computer that performs call control and connection control of a mobile phone, an IP phone, etc. according to the SIP protocol. Message is transmitted, and call control and connection control are performed. Specifically, the mobile phone 1 or 2 is called or a session is established.

  Here, although not shown, a gateway is installed between the SIP server 5 and the mobile phones 1 and 2. As a result, signals from the mobile phones 1 and 2 or signals to the mobile phones 1 and 2 are converted at the gateway, and communication between the mobile phones 1 and 2 and the SIP server 5 becomes possible. Control and connection control are realized. However, since this technique is publicly known, detailed description thereof is omitted.

[Operation]
Next, the operation of the connection control system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the entire system. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the car navigation system, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the connection control server. 9 to 11 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the flow of data.

  First, a receiver A who is a user of a mobile phone performs setting to use his / her incoming mobile phone 1 in the vehicle 10. For example, information (vehicle usage information) indicating that the mobile phone is to be used in the vehicle from now on is input to the incoming side mobile phone 1, and this is transmitted to the presence server 6 by data communication (step S1, FIG. 6). 9 arrows (X1)). Then, the presence server 6 receives the vehicle use information and registers it as presence data of the called party A (step S2 in FIG. 6). Note that the above operation is not necessary for a car phone or the like used only in a vehicle, and the connection control server 4 is set in advance to be used in a vehicle.

  In addition, the callee A defines an incoming call rule (connection setting information) that is an operation when an incoming call is received in the mobile phone 1 when the vehicle 10 gets on, and inputs it to the mobile phone 1. The data is transmitted to the server 6 (see step S1 in FIG. 6, arrow (X1) in FIG. 9). Then, as described above, the presence server 6 accepts the connection setting information and registers it as presence data of the called party A (step S2 in FIG. 6). For example, connection setting information indicating that “incoming calls are rejected while traveling” is registered. Note that the vehicle use information and connection setting information described above may be transmitted from the incoming mobile phone 1 to the presence server 6 via the car navigation system 3 or may be input by the callee A to the car navigation system 3. , May be transmitted to the presence server 6. Further, the connection setting information or the like may be registered in a connection setting information management server or the like separately provided on the network N.

  Subsequently, the called party A gets on the vehicle 10 and connects the incoming side mobile phone 1 to the mobile phone IF 35 of the car navigation system 3 (step S3 in FIG. 6). Thereby, the speaker and microphone which comprise the car navigation system 3 are utilized as a hands-free apparatus, and hands-free call setting is performed automatically.

  Then, the car navigation system 3 automatically detects that the receiving-side mobile phone 1 is mounted, and detects that the hands-free call setting is set (step S4 in FIG. 6). Then, the car navigation system 3 determines whether or not communication is possible using the communication unit 31 such as the DSRC described above. If communication is possible, vehicle state information indicating that the hands-free call setting has been established. To the presence server 6 (see step S5 in FIG. 6, arrow (X2) in FIG. 9)). As a result, it is registered as presence data of the called party A that the receiving-side mobile phone 1 is set to be hands-free (step S6 in FIG. 6).

  Thereafter, in the car navigation system 3 of the vehicle 10, the above-described operations of Step S4 and Step S5 are repeatedly executed. This operation will be described with reference to FIG. First, in the car navigation system 3, it is measured whether or not a certain period of time has elapsed with the timer function (step S21), and when a certain period of time has elapsed, the values of sensors that detect the state of the various in-vehicle devices 20 are determined. The vehicle state information such as the vehicle speed is detected (step S22). Then, each detected value is stored in the memory and updated to the latest information (step S23). Thereafter, when the communication unit 31 becomes communicable, such as passing through a parking where an access point communicable by DSRC or the like is installed (Yes in Step S24), the latest vehicle state information is transmitted (Step S25). ) Is notified to the presence server 6 via the access point (see arrow (X2) in FIG. 9).

  Further, in the car navigation system 3, in parallel with the above processing, it is continuously monitored whether or not the incoming side mobile phone 1 is connected to the mobile phone IF 35 (step S26). When the removal of the incoming side mobile phone 1 is detected (Yes in Step S26), it is detected as the vehicle state information that the Humphrey call setting is released (Step S22), and is stored in the car navigation system 3. (Step S23). When the communication unit 31 becomes communicable as described above (Yes in Step S24), the latest vehicle state information, that is, information in which the hands-free call setting is canceled is transmitted (Step S25). The presence server 6 is notified (see arrow (X2) in FIG. 9).

  As described above, when the called party A uses the receiving side mobile phone 1 in the vehicle 10, the latest vehicle state information such as the presence / absence of hands-free call setting and the operating state of the vehicle is always stored in the presence server 6. Will be sent and updated.

  Next, the operation when the caller B makes a call request to the called mobile phone 1 will be described. Although the SIP server 5 is not shown in FIG. 6, the operation will be described including the connection control server 4.

  First, when there is a call request from the caller B to the callee mobile phone 1 (see step S11 in FIG. 6 and arrow (Y1) in FIG. 10), the SIP server 5 receives this and connects. The control server 4 is notified (see arrow (Y2) in FIG. 10). Thereby, the connection control server 4 receives a call request from the caller-side mobile phone 2 (step S31 in FIG. 8, a call request receiving step).

  Then, the connection control server 4 specifies the destination of the received call request, that is, in this case, the telephone number of the called mobile phone 1 (step S32 in FIG. 8). Then, the presence server 6 is requested for presence data regarding the recipient A of the telephone number (see step S12 in FIG. 6, step S33 in FIG. 8, arrow (Y3) in FIG. 10). In response to this, the presence server 6 extracts presence data such as the above-described vehicle use information and connection setting information of the person who can be the receiver A, and further vehicle status information, and returns it to the connection control server 4 (FIG. 6). Step S13, see arrow (Y3) in FIG. At this time, connection setting information or the like may be requested from another server. Then, the connection control server 4 acquires presence data of the called party's mobile phone 1 of the called party A (step S34 in FIG. 8, vehicle state information acquisition step, connection setting information acquisition step), and the incoming side mobile phone from such data. 1, that is, the state of mounting on the vehicle 10 and the operation state of the vehicle 10 can be known.

  Then, the connection control server 4 determines the processing for the call request from the caller B, that is, the connection control content based on the acquired presence data (step S14 in FIG. 6, connection control step). Specifically, first, it is determined from the vehicle usage information whether the receiving side mobile phone 1 is set to be used in the vehicle 10 (step S35 in FIG. 8). At this time, if it is not used in the vehicle 10 (No in step S35 in FIG. 8), it is determined that the connection is permitted (step S36 in FIG. 8). On the other hand, if it is used in the vehicle 10 (Yes in step S35 in FIG. 8), it is determined from the vehicle state information whether or not the receiving-side mobile phone 1 is currently set to hands-free call (FIG. 8). 8 step S37). If the hands-free call setting is canceled despite being used in the vehicle 10 (No in step S37 in FIG. 8), it is determined that the connection is not permitted (step S38 in FIG. 8). On the other hand, if the hands-free call setting is used when using the vehicle 10 (Yes in step S37 in FIG. 8), the connection is permitted based on the connection setting information set by the called party A. It is determined whether or not to perform (step S39 in FIG. 8). In this case, if it is set to reject incoming calls while traveling, it is determined whether or not the vehicle 10 is traveling from the value of the vehicle speed in the vehicle state information. Allow connection if medium.

  Then, in response to the permission / non-permission of the connection determined as described above, an instruction that the call control is performed from the calling-side mobile phone 2 to the called-side mobile phone 1 or not to the SIP server 5 (See step S15 in FIG. 6, arrow (Y4) in FIG. 10). The SIP server 5 that has received the request performs call control (see the arrow (Y5) in FIG. 10) for the receiving side mobile phone 1 when the connection is permitted, and the receiving side mobile phone 1 responds. Connection control is performed, whereby the caller mobile phone 2 and the callee mobile phone 1 are connected (see arrow (Y5) in FIG. 10). Alternatively, if the connection is not permitted, call control is not performed on the incoming side mobile phone 1 (see arrow (Y7) in FIG. 11), and the connection with the outgoing side mobile phone 2 is disconnected.

  The presence server 6 provides the presence control data to the connection control server 4 at regular time intervals or when there is a change in the presence data of the receiving mobile phone 1 (step S13 in FIG. 6). Step S34 in FIG. Therefore, the connection control server 4 determines whether or not to permit connection each time based on the latest vehicle state information provided, and performs connection control (steps S14 and S15 in FIG. 6, steps in FIG. 8). S35-39). Therefore, for example, even during a call, the call can be disconnected if it is out of the hands-free call setting.

  In this way, when the user of the mobile phone uses the vehicle while riding, the hands-free call is set and the vehicle state (such as when the vehicle is stopped) set by the user is satisfied. Only incoming calls can be received. For this reason, the incoming call is rejected when it is out of the hands-free setting. Since these connection controls are executed by the connection control server 4 on the network, it is possible to control such as forcibly restricting incoming calls regardless of the setting of the callee A. Can be improved. Furthermore, even when the communication terminal is located outside the communication range, an appropriate response can be taken depending on the situation of the called party, such as by making an announcement to the caller that the vehicle is running. It is possible to improve the convenience of the caller and the callee.

  As described above, the use of the Internet ITS technology that is being realized makes it easy to collect information representing the vehicle status, and thus the above-described system can be easily constructed.

  Here, although the case where connection control is performed according to whether or not the vehicle is running has been illustrated above, connection control may be performed according to another operation state in the vehicle. For example, by detecting the operating status of the hyper or headlamp, it can be detected that it is raining or at night when it is operating, and it is assumed that it is poor visibility, so in such a case Connection may be prohibited.

  In the above description, an automobile is used as an example of the vehicle 10. However, a two-wheeled vehicle may be used, and in this case, the receiving-side mobile phone 1 is a hands-free device that can be built in or attached to the helmet of the recipient A. It may be connected to a device and used.

  The calling side mobile phone 2 may be an IP phone or other fixed phone, and a call request from these phone terminals is notified to the SIP server 5 or the connection control server 4 via the gateway, and the connection is controlled. Also good. The incoming side mobile phone 1 may be a phone installed in a car. Furthermore, the transmission request from the transmission side terminal may be data transmission such as an electronic mail. As described above, by restricting the incoming data transmission according to the situation of the callee, it is possible to further improve the safety when using the vehicle. Accordingly, each of the mobile phones 1 and 2 may be a communication terminal that is not capable of making a phone call and capable of only data communication.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of connection setting information set by the called party.

  The connection control system according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the above-described first embodiment, and further, the caller A arbitrarily sets the connection setting information, so that the connection according to the caller B is set. It is characterized in that control correspondence can be taken.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the connection setting information in this embodiment includes the telephone number of the caller and the connection setting contents for each. In this example, the first caller is set to allow connection (connection permission information), and the second caller is set to refuse connection. In addition, although the transfer reservation is set for the third caller and the call reservation to be connected later is set for the fourth caller, these are shown in later examples. Will be described in detail. Such connection setting information is input by the called party A to the receiving side mobile phone 1 or the car navigation system 3 and registered as presence data in the presence server 6. The presence data is provided to the connection control server 4 in response to a request from the connection control server 4.

  In the connection control server 4, the vehicle state information acquisition processing unit 42 acquires connection setting information including the connection permission information from the presence server 6. Then, the connection control processing unit 43 checks the telephone number of the caller mobile phone 2 in response to the call request received from the caller mobile phone 2, and whether the phone number is included in the connection setting information shown in FIG. , And connection control is performed based on the connection setting contents set correspondingly. For example, when “permitted” is set, call control is performed on the incoming mobile phone 1 even when the vehicle 10 is traveling, and when “not permitted” is set, Call control is not performed, and call control is performed only when the vehicle is stopped.

  Thereby, for example, when a person who makes a call in advance can be assumed, a call request from a specific caller can be set to be able to be received even while traveling. On the other hand, only a call request from a specific person can be set so as not to be received. In this way, connection control according to the caller can be performed, and convenience can be improved.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of connection control in the present embodiment.

  The connection control system according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, and further, a predetermined sound is transmitted to the caller-side mobile phone 2 in accordance with the setting contents such as connection setting information. It is characterized in that it provides information.

  First, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the SIP server 5 is provided with a media server 7 that provides voice guidance and music information to a connected mobile phone. Sound information is provided to the connected telephone terminal.

  In addition, the connection setting information set by the callee A as shown in FIG. 12 is set so that a specific caller is not allowed to connect and voice guidance is provided. Alternatively, the connection control server 4 is set so that voice guidance automatically flows to the originating mobile phone 2 that is not permitted to connect.

  Then, as described above, when the connection control server 4 receives a call request from the caller B's caller-side mobile phone 2 via the SIP server 5 (Y1, Y2), the connection control server 4 obtains the presence data of the caller A from the presence server 6. Based on this, the SIP server 5 is instructed not to perform call control to the called mobile phone 1 (Y4). As a result, connection to the outgoing call request is not made (Y7). At the same time, the SIP server 5 is instructed to connect the originating mobile phone 2 to the media server 7 (Y8), thereby establishing a session between the originating mobile phone 2 and the media server 7 (Y9). The server 7 provides the calling side mobile phone 2 with voice information indicating that the vehicle is traveling and music information such as BGM.

  In this way, by outputting voice guidance or the like indicating that the user is in the vehicle 10 to the caller-side mobile phone 2, the caller B can be informed of the situation of the callee A. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the connection control is executed by the connection control server 4, the situation of the called party A is appropriately communicated even when the called-side mobile phone 1 is located outside the calling area. be able to.

  Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of connection control in the present embodiment.

  The connection control system according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, and further, the calling side mobile phone 2 is set to another telephone terminal according to the setting contents such as connection setting information. It is configured to transfer.

  In the connection setting information in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12 described above, “transfer” is set for the third caller, and a telephone number indicating the transfer destination is registered in advance. (Not shown). For example, the telephone terminal 8 of the company C of the called party A is registered in advance as a transfer destination.

  Then, as described above, the connection control server 4 obtains the presence data of the caller A in response to the call request from the caller B's caller-side mobile phone 2, and based on this, the SIP server 5 sends the transfer destination information. (Call transfer destination information) and a transfer control command are issued. For example, transfer is performed only when the vehicle is running. As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, the telephone terminal 8 installed in the company C of the callee A is called in response to a call request from the caller mobile phone 1 (Y10), and the caller mobile phone 1 and the company C are called. The telephone terminal 8 is connected, and a telephone call becomes possible. Note that only the transfer destination telephone number is set in the connection setting information, and call requests from all callers may be transferred.

  Thereby, since the connection control server 4 performs connection control for the outgoing call request, transfer can be easily realized, and even when the callee is located outside the calling area, an appropriate response is taken. And convenience can be improved.

  Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of connection control in the present embodiment.

  The connection control system according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the above-described first embodiment. Further, according to the setting of connection setting information or the like, the connection control server 4 later transfers it to two mobile phones. On the other hand, it is configured to make a call reservation so as to be connected by making a call.

  For example, in the connection setting information, as shown in FIG. 12 described above, “call reservation” is set for the fourth caller. Alternatively, a call reservation is set for a caller who is not permitted to connect because the caller is not identified and is running.

  Then, as described above, the connection control server 4 obtains the presence data of the callee A in response to the call request from the caller B's caller-side mobile phone 2, and based on this, the connection to the current call request is not established. The call reservation setting is performed later while permitting. Specifically, the connection control server 4 is set so as to perform call control on the calling-side mobile phone 1 and the called-side mobile phone 2 at a later predetermined time. Such setting contents are stored in a storage device in the connection control server 4.

  Then, the connection control server 4 performs call control on the calling-side mobile phone 1 and the called-side mobile phone 2 at the time when the above-described call reservation is set (Z1, Z2), and both the mobile phones respond. By doing so, a session is established (Z3), and control is performed so that the call is connected.

  As a result, even if the caller B refuses the call request from the caller B because the caller A is driving the vehicle 10, the phone terminals 1 and 2 of both A and B are automatically Since there is a call from the connection control server 4 and a call can be made by this, the convenience can be improved.

  Note that the call reservation time is set to, for example, an expected arrival time at the destination of the vehicle 10 transmitted from the car navigation system 3 as vehicle state information and stored as presence data 6. Alternatively, the call reservation time may not be set at the time of call reservation, and call control for both mobile phones may be executed when the presence server 6 notifies that the vehicle 10 has stopped. Furthermore, using the configuration described in the third embodiment, a voice guidance may be sent to the calling side mobile phone 2 that is not permitted to connect to the outgoing call request.

  Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The connection control system in the present embodiment employs a configuration that is substantially the same as that in the above-described first embodiment, and further permits or denies connection according to the travel location (position) of the vehicle 10. It is configured.

  For this reason, the connection setting information registered in the presence server 6 by the callee A includes connection permission position information for specifying the position of the receiving communication terminal that is permitted to be connected. “Highway” is set. Or the specific place name etc. which are easy to drive | work may be registered.

  The presence server 6 stores the current position information of the vehicle 10 acquired from the car navigation system 3 as presence data. The connection control server 4 acquires the current position information and matches the connection permission position information. Judge whether or not. When the vehicle 10 is traveling in a location corresponding to the connection-permitted position information, the call control of the incoming-side mobile phone 1 is performed in response to the outgoing call request from the outgoing-side mobile phone 2 to permit the connection . Note that the current position of the vehicle 10 may be dealt with by the connection control server 4 acquiring position information based on the radio wave of the incoming-side mobile phone 1 from the mobile phone operator.

  Accordingly, in consideration of the ease of driving of the callee A, the incoming call setting according to the current travel location can be performed, and the convenience can be further improved.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for an information processing apparatus that performs call control and connection control between communication terminals, and in particular, can be used by a mobile phone operator that manages portable communication terminals used in vehicles. And has industrial applicability.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the car navigation system mounted in a vehicle. FIGS. 3A and 3B are explanatory diagrams for explaining Internet ITS technology mounted on a vehicle. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of a presence server. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of a connection control server. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the whole system in this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a car navigation system. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a connection control server. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the whole system in Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the whole system in Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the whole system in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the connection setting information in Example 2. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of the entire system in a third embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of the entire system in a fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of the entire system according to a fifth embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Calling side mobile phone 2 Calling side mobile phone 3 Car navigation system 4 Connection control server 5 SIP server 6 Presence server 7 Media server 10 Vehicle 20 In-vehicle device 31 Communication unit 32 Transmission processing unit 33 Vehicle state detection processing unit 34 Hands-free control unit 41 transmission request reception processing unit 42 vehicle state information acquisition processing unit 43 connection control processing unit 61 incoming call setting information reception processing unit 62 vehicle state information reception processing unit 63 vehicle state information provision processing unit 64 presence data storage unit A caller B caller

Claims (21)

An information processing apparatus that is connected to a caller communication terminal and a callee communication terminal via a network and performs connection control between these communication terminals,
A call request receiving means for receiving a call request from the caller communication terminal to the callee communication terminal;
Vehicle state information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle state information representing the state of the vehicle provided from the vehicle;
A connection control means for determining the mounting state of the incoming communication terminal on the vehicle based on the vehicle state information, and performing connection control for the received call request according to the result;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The connection control means determines whether the receiving communication terminal is in a hands-free communication setting based on the vehicle state information, and performs connection permission / denial control according to the determination. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connection control unit performs connection control on the received call request based on an operation state of the vehicle included in the vehicle state information.   4. The information according to claim 3, wherein the connection control means determines whether or not the vehicle is running based on the vehicle state information, and performs connection permission / denial control according to the determination. Processing equipment. Connection setting information acquisition means for acquiring connection setting information representing an incoming call rule set by a user of the receiving communication terminal;
The connection control means performs connection control based on the connection setting information.
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4. The connection setting information includes connection permission information for specifying the calling side call terminal that permits connection,
The connection control means performs a connection process based on the connection permission information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 5. The connection setting information includes connection permission position information for specifying a position of the receiving communication terminal that permits connection,
The connection control means acquires current position information of the called communication terminal and performs connection control based on the current position information and the connection permitted position information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 or 6. The connection setting information includes call forwarding information,
The connection control means performs connection control based on the incoming call forwarding information;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, 6 or 7.   The connection control means performs connection control to connect the calling communication terminal that has refused connection to the received call request to a device that provides predetermined sound information to the terminal. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, 6, 7, or 8.   The connection control means is configured to perform outgoing control so that connection can be made later to the outgoing communication terminal that is not permitted to connect to the received outgoing request and to the incoming communication terminal that is the outgoing call destination. 10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9.   The vehicle state information acquisition means acquires the vehicle state information from a vehicle state information collection device having a function of collecting and storing the vehicle state information from the vehicle. , 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10.   6. The connection setting information acquisition means according to claim 5, wherein the connection setting information is acquired from a connection setting information receiving device having a function of receiving and storing the input of the connection setting information. The information processing apparatus according to 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11.   12. A connection control system comprising: the information processing apparatus according to claim 11; and the vehicle state information collection apparatus.   The connection control system according to claim 13, comprising the connection setting information receiving device according to claim 12. A vehicle state information collection device connected to the information processing device according to claim 1 and collecting the vehicle state information from the vehicle,
Vehicle status information providing means for providing the vehicle status information to the information processing apparatus so as to be acquired by the vehicle status information acquisition means of the information processing apparatus;
The vehicle state information collection device characterized by the above. A connection setting information receiving device connected to the information processing device according to claim 5,
Connection setting information receiving means for receiving and storing the input of the connection setting information;
Connection setting information providing means for providing the connection setting information to the information processing apparatus so as to be acquired by the connection setting information acquiring means of the information processing apparatus;
A connection setting information receiving apparatus characterized by comprising: An information processing apparatus that is connected to a calling communication terminal and a receiving communication terminal via a network and performs connection control between these communication terminals.
A call request receiving means for receiving a call request from the caller communication terminal to the callee communication terminal;
Vehicle state information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle state information representing the state of the vehicle provided from the vehicle;
A connection control means for determining the mounting state of the incoming communication terminal on the vehicle based on the vehicle state information, and performing connection control for the received call request according to the result;
A program to realize   The program according to claim 17, wherein the connection control means performs connection control for the received call request based on an operation state of a vehicle included in the vehicle state information. In the information processing apparatus connected to the caller communication terminal and the callee communication terminal via the network, a method of performing connection control between these communication terminals,
A call request receiving step for receiving a call request from the caller communication terminal to the callee communication terminal;
Before and after this transmission request reception step, and having a vehicle state information acquisition step of acquiring vehicle state information representing the state of the vehicle provided from the vehicle,
A connection control step of determining the mounting state of the incoming communication terminal on the vehicle based on the vehicle state information, and performing connection control for the received call request according to the result;
A connection control method characterized by the above.   The connection control method according to claim 19, wherein the connection control step performs connection control for the received call request based on an operation state of a vehicle included in the vehicle state information. At least before the connection control step, comprising a connection setting information acquisition step for acquiring connection setting information representing an incoming rule set by a user of the receiving communication terminal,
The connection control step performs connection control based on the connection setting information.
21. The connection control method according to claim 19 or 20, wherein

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