JP2008154041A - Portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information terminal having a means for simply and inexpensively confirming living environment even if it is not mounted on a person to be monitored. <P>SOLUTION: The information terminal is constituted so that a brightness detection part 10, a behavior detection part 11, an atmospheric temperature detection part 12 which detect living environment information every time a preliminarily registered detection time comes as a living environment information monitoring part 9, a living environment information analysis-editing part 13 which analyzes whether or not the brightness, behavior and atmospheric temperature from each detection part are proper every time preliminarily registered report time comes and edits its result to a living environment report, an e-mail generation part 14 which converts the living environment report into e-mails and voice information and a voice data output part 15 are added to a normal information terminal such as a cellular phone which transmits/receives e-mails and voice information via a network. The living environment report generated by the living environment information monitoring part 9 is periodically transmitted to a preliminarily registered report destination via a radio control part 6 and an antenna by requesting a report to a terminal control part 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device.

  In recent years, coupled with the progress of an aging society, the number of people living alone at home has increased. For this reason, the importance of putting into practical use the system which can confirm the living environment of such a person living alone from a remote place is increasing.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system for confirming a living environment is configured to confirm the situation by wearing a detection device necessary for confirmation. For example, in a conventional information sensing system such as Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-20523 “Portable sensing terminal and portable sensing system” of Patent Document 1, a temperature sensor is provided in the portable terminal, and by comparing the body temperature and temperature of the human body, A mechanism that can determine whether a person is carrying a mobile terminal has been proposed.

In addition, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-155549, “Human Health Status Monitoring and Reporting System” in Patent Document 2, various sensors for examination used in medical examinations are attached to the human body, and information obtained from the various sensors is judged. However, a mechanism for transmitting the determination result through a communication line has been proposed.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-20523 (page 6-7) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-155749 (page 3-4)

  However, in the conventional technology as described above, it is necessary for the detection device to be carried by a person or to put the sensor on. In any case, in order to sense information However, since it is necessary for the subject who needs to check the living environment, it becomes troublesome in normal life and is expected to be difficult to use. Further, since a communication control device for exchanging information with the detection device is also required, the system becomes large-scale, and there is a problem that a simple configuration cannot be obtained in terms of the system.

  On the other hand, in recent years, mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones have come to be equipped with sensors for detecting various types of information, and can be used for telephones and e-mails. A configuration that can be solved is also being easily realized.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a mechanism by which a living environment can be confirmed by a simple means using a mobile terminal device, thereby improving usability regarding confirmation of the living environment. There is a purpose to make it.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the mobile terminal device according to the present invention employs the following characteristic configuration.

(1) a living environment information detecting means for detecting information consisting of one or a plurality of items related to a living environment in an information terminal device that transmits and receives e-mail and voice information to and from a communication destination information terminal device via a network; A living environment information analyzing / editing means for editing the living environment information detected by the living environment information detecting means as a living environment report report for reporting to a pre-registered report destination, the living environment information An information terminal device that reports the living environment report report edited by the analysis / editing means to the report destination as electronic mail and / or voice information via the network.
(2) The living environment information analyzing / editing means analyzes whether each item constituting the living environment information detected by the living environment information detecting means is in a normal state or an abnormal state, The information terminal device according to (1), wherein the analysis result is edited into the living environment report.
(3) Whether the living environment information analyzing / editing means is in a normal state for each item constituting the living environment information or for each composite item arbitrarily combining any one or more of the items. The information terminal device according to (2), wherein the information terminal device analyzes whether the state is abnormal.
(4) The living environment information analyzing / editing means is in a normal state for each item constituting the living environment information or for each composite item arbitrarily combining any one or more of the items. The above (3), comprising a determination table in which reference values that can be determined are registered in advance, and analyzing whether the reference values are in a normal state or an abnormal state based on the reference values registered in the determination table Information terminal equipment.
(5) As an analysis result by the living environment information analyzing / editing means, if all items of the living environment information detected by the living environment information detecting means are normal, the living environment report report is sent as an e-mail. Report to the reporting destination, and if the living environment information item includes an abnormal item, report the living environment report to the reporting destination using both email and voice information. The information terminal device according to any one of (2) to (4).
(6) The information terminal device according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein one or a plurality of report destinations are registered in advance as the report destination for reporting the living environment report.
(7) The living environment information detecting means periodically detects the living environment information every time one or more times registered in advance as detection times for detecting the living environment information are reached (1) ) To (6).
(8) The living environment information analyzing / editing means periodically, when the living environment information reaches one or a plurality of times registered in advance as a reporting time for reporting the living environment report report to the reporting destination, The information terminal device according to any one of the above (1) to (7), wherein the living environment report report is edited based on the living environment information detected by a detecting unit and notified to the reporting destination.
(9) The reference value of the judgment table registered in advance and / or the notification destination registered in advance and / or the detection time registered in advance and / or the notification time registered in advance (4), (6), (7), (7), which can be changed and registered at any time by an operation from the input unit of the information terminal device or from the reporting destination via the network. The information terminal device according to any one of 8).
(10) The above items including at least information relating to light and dark surrounding the information terminal device, information relating to behavior of an object to be monitored, and information relating to temperature around the information terminal device as items constituting the living environment information The information terminal device according to any one of (1) to (9).
(11) The information terminal device according to any one of (1) to (10), wherein the information terminal device is one of a mobile phone, a PHS phone, a mobile information terminal, and a portable notebook PC (Personal Computer). .

  According to the mobile terminal device of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  The first effect is that special hardware and a complicated system are not required as means for confirming the living environment, and can be realized at low cost by simple means. The reason for this is that an information terminal device such as a normal mobile phone equipped with a wireless communication function, an e-mail function, and a telephone function is used to detect living environment information, analyze the detected living environment information, and report information (life Just provide living environment information analysis / editing means to edit as an environmental report) and use the communication function of a normal mobile terminal device to report to the reporter of living environment information This is because it is possible. This is because the living environment information detection means can also be configured using various sensors provided in a normal portable terminal device.

  The second effect is that it is possible to reliably report the living environment information when an abnormality occurs to the information requester of the living environment information. The reason is that a means for determining whether or not the detected living environment information is abnormal is provided. If it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the detected living environment information, the living environment information is abnormal. Can be reported as an e-mail to the reporter of the information requester, and furthermore, it is possible to contact the report result regarding abnormal living environment information by voice. This is because it is possible to reliably prevent information confirmation omission.

  The third effect is that it is possible to more surely prevent information confirmation omission of the information request source of living environment information. The reason is that the living environment information is periodically reported to the reporting destination of the information requesting source at the time registered in advance as the reporting time for reporting the living environment information. As a result, it is possible not only to prevent the information requester from confirming the information more reliably, but also to improve the accuracy when performing a follow-up survey or diagnosis later.

  The fourth effect is that an abnormality in living environment information can be detected more reliably. The reason is that the determination is made not only for each of a plurality of items acquired as living environment information, but also by a combination of a plurality of items. For example, combining two items of brightness measurement information and temperature measurement information, if the temperature rises when it becomes brighter, it is determined that the state is normal, and there is an increase in temperature while it is dark. In the case of failure, it can be determined that an abnormality has occurred.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a portable terminal device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Features of the present invention)
Prior to the description of the embodiments of the present invention, first, the main features of the present invention will be described. The present invention detects living environment information as a mobile terminal device, periodically reports the detected living environment information to a pre-registered report destination, and the requester for obtaining living environment information remotely An object is to provide an opportunity to easily check the living environment around the portable terminal device even when the user is on the ground.

(Configuration of Example)
Next, a configuration example of the mobile terminal device of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing an example of a block configuration of a mobile terminal device of the present invention, and shows a mobile phone as an example of the mobile terminal device. The mobile terminal device of the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone, but includes a PHS phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable notebook PC (Personal Computer), etc., such as a wireless communication function, an electronic mail function, and a telephone function. Any type of terminal device may be used as long as it is a portable terminal device having a general communication function.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal device 100 of this embodiment includes a key input unit 1, a status display unit 2, a light emission notification unit 3, a vibration notification unit 4, a storage unit 5, a wireless control unit 6, and a voice input / output unit. 7, the terminal control part 8 and the living environment information monitoring part 9 are included at least. Here, the key input unit 1 excluding the living environment information monitoring unit 9, the state display unit 2, the light emission notification unit 3, the vibration notification unit 4, the storage unit 5, the wireless control unit 6, the voice input / output unit 7, the terminal control unit 8 Each of the blocks has the same function as a normal mobile phone, and the mobile terminal device 100 may be configured by adding a living environment information monitoring unit 9 to a normal mobile phone.

  The key input unit 1 is an input device such as a keyboard and buttons, and is an input unit that receives key inputs from various keys. The status display unit 2 is a display device composed of a monochrome or color liquid crystal panel. The light emission notification unit 3 is a state notification device that includes a lamp, an LED, and the like, and notifies the state by lighting. The vibration notification unit 4 is a state notification device that notifies the state by vibrating the main body of the mobile terminal device 100 with a vibrator or the like. The radio control unit 6 controls information conversion to / from radio signals in order to transmit and receive information between the terminal control unit 8 and the antenna.

  The voice input / output unit 7 is a voice input / output device such as a microphone or a speaker. The terminal control unit 8 controls each block described above of the mobile terminal device 100 to realize an operation as a normal mobile phone (mobile terminal device).

  The living environment information monitoring unit 9 is a block unique to the present invention, monitors the living environment around the portable terminal device 100, and is registered in advance as an information terminal device (telephone set) as a report destination of living environment information To the living environment information acquired as a monitoring result periodically or at any time. The items of the living environment information to be monitored in the present embodiment include the brightness of the periphery of the mobile terminal device 100, the behavior of an object (person, animal, etc.) to be monitored by the mobile terminal device 100, and the mobile terminal device Shows the case of monitoring and collecting three items, the temperature around 100, but monitoring and collecting living environment information of different items (for example, humidity, wind direction, wind speed, noise, etc.) as necessary You may do it. In addition, about the means to monitor and detect living environment information, it can comprise using the various sensors with which the said portable terminal device 100 is equipped as a normal portable terminal device.

  For example, as items of living environment information in the present embodiment, in order to detect three items of surrounding light and darkness, behavior of the object, and surrounding air temperature, the light and darkness detection unit 10, the behavior detection unit 11, and the air temperature The example which has arrange | positioned the detection part 12 is shown.

  Information on brightness, behavior, temperature detected by the brightness detection unit 10, behavior detection unit 11, and temperature detection unit 12 is input to the living environment information analysis / editing unit 13 for each detected item or plural Living environment information related to a composite item combining these items is analyzed, a change in living environment information, occurrence of an abnormal state, and the like are determined, and edited as a living environment report report to be reported from the mobile terminal device 100. The edited living environment report is output to the e-mail generation unit 14 or the voice data output unit 15 at a predetermined time as a report time, periodically or when an abnormal condition is detected. The

  The e-mail generation unit 14 edits the input living environment report report into an e-mail format with a pre-registered report destination as a destination, and notifies the terminal control unit 8 to the report destination. Make a report request. In addition, the voice data output unit 15 makes a connection request to the terminal control unit 8 with an information requesting terminal (that is, an information terminal device such as a telephone) registered in advance as a report destination of living environment information by voice. After setting the communication state with the information requesting terminal, the input living environment report is edited into a voice data format, and the information requesting terminal is notified via the wireless control unit 6 and the antenna. In addition, as a form of reporting to the report destination as voice information, it is also possible to report as a voice message in VoIP format.

  When the terminal control unit 8 receives the report request for the living environment report from the e-mail generation unit 14 of the living environment information monitoring unit 9, the terminal control unit 8 controls the wireless control unit 6 to register the information communication terminal of the registered report destination On the other hand, the living environment report is transmitted from the antenna as a radio signal of an electronic mail. In addition, when receiving a connection request with the report destination of the living environment report report from the voice data output unit 15 of the living environment information monitoring unit 9, the terminal control unit 8 controls the wireless control unit 6 to provide information on the report destination. A response is received from the report destination by automatically making a call to the communication terminal, and a call state is set.

(Description of operation of the embodiment)
Next, an example of the reporting operation of the living environment information of the mobile terminal device 100 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 2 is a main flowchart showing an example of a main operation for reporting the living environment information of the mobile terminal device 100 shown in FIG. 1, and at a time registered in advance as a detection time for detecting the living environment information. It is activated periodically whenever it reaches. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the living environment information detection operation of the mobile terminal device 100 shown in FIG. 1, and is a sub-flowchart that is called up and activated from the main flowchart of FIG.

  4 is a flowchart showing an example of an analysis operation for analyzing the detection result of the living environment information of the mobile terminal device 100 shown in FIG. 1, and is a sub-flowchart that is called up and activated from the main flowchart of FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation for creating a living environment report from the analysis result of the living environment information of the mobile terminal device 100 shown in FIG. 1, and is a sub-flowchart that is called up and activated from the main flowchart of FIG. is there.

  First, as described above, the living environment information monitoring unit 9 of the mobile terminal device 100 is scheduled to be periodically activated when the time registered in advance as the detection time for detecting the living environment information is reached. Has been. When the scheduled detection time is reached, the main flowchart of FIG. 2 is activated, and the living environment information monitoring unit 9 performs a detection operation for detecting each living environment information, in the case of FIG. The behavior detection unit 11 and the temperature detection unit 12 are instructed to detect brightness, temperature, and behavior, respectively (step S1).

  As a result, the living environment information detection operation of FIG. 3 is activated (step S10), and first, the lightness / darkness detection unit 10 detects the degree of lightness and darkness around the mobile terminal device 100 (step S11). For example, the degree of indoor brightness is detected by a photodiode or the like.

  Next, the behavior detection unit 11 detects a change in the behavior of the object to be monitored by the mobile terminal device 100 (step S12). This detects, for example, whether the object is stationary or moving by infrared rays or the like. Further, the temperature detection unit 12 detects the degree of temperature around the mobile terminal device 100 (step S13). For example, the indoor air temperature is detected by bimetal or the like. Thereafter, a series of detection data detected as living environment information at this time is temporarily stored (step S14).

  The living environment information detection operation in FIG. 3 is completed (step S15), and the process returns to step S2 in FIG. After returning to step S2 in FIG. 2, the living environment information detected and stored in FIG. 3, that is, the acquired living environment information is analyzed, a living environment report is created, and the report destination should be reported It is confirmed whether or not the time scheduled in advance as the notification time has been reached (step S2). If the notification time has not been reached (No in step S2), the main process in FIG. 2 is temporarily terminated without creating a living environment report, and the life until the periodic start time of the next main process is reached. Suspend processing related to environmental information.

  On the other hand, when the notification time has been reached (Yes in step S2), the living environment information monitoring unit 9 periodically acquires the living environment information that has been detected and stored once, that is, acquired. The living environment information analysis / editing unit 13 is instructed to analyze the living environment information (step S3).

  As a result, the routine acquisition life environment information analysis operation of FIG. 4 is started (step S20). That is, the living environment information analyzing operation in the living environment information analyzing / editing unit 13 is periodically started every time the time registered in advance as the reporting time is reached.

  Here, the analysis of the regularly acquired living environment information means that the living environment that is periodically acquired after the previous notification time when the flowchart of FIG. 4 is started until the current notification time is reached. This is an analysis for information, and the items of the living environment information to be analyzed in this embodiment include the light and darkness around the mobile terminal device 100, the behavior of the object, and the temperature around the mobile terminal device 100 as described above. It becomes the information analysis about three items. In order to perform information analysis on the brightness and darkness around the mobile terminal device 100, the behavior of the object, and the temperature around the mobile terminal device 100, the respective reference values for determining whether it is normal or abnormal are a brightness determination table, a behavior determination A table and a temperature determination table are set and registered in the living environment information analysis / editing unit 13 in advance.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, as a light / dark determination table indicating a reference value for determining the normal state with respect to light / dark around the mobile terminal device 100, the time zone from 22:00 to 07:00 is less than or equal to a predetermined lightness. In the case of the “dark” state, and when the time zone from the time of 07:00 to 19:00 is the “bright” state having a predetermined brightness or more, the setting is registered in advance.

  In addition, as a behavior determination table indicating a reference value for determining a normal state regarding the behavior of an object, a time zone from 22:00 to 07:00 is a “static” state having a predetermined mobility or less, and a time of 07 When the time zone of -19: 00 is in a “moving” state with a predetermined mobility or more, the setting is registered in advance.

  In addition, as an air temperature determination table that indicates a reference value for determining the air temperature around the mobile terminal device 100 as a normal state, the time zone from 19:00 to 10:00 is a predetermined low temperature range, for example, a range of 10 ° C. to 15 ° C. If the time zone from 10:00 to 19:00 is within a predetermined high temperature range, for example, 15 ° C. to 20 ° C., the setting is registered in advance.

  When the periodical acquisition of living environment information analysis operation shown in FIG. 4 is started, the living environment information analysis / editing unit 13 first analyzes the brightness and darkness around the mobile terminal device 100 that is periodically acquired (steps). S21). That is, it is analyzed whether or not the information regarding the light and dark that is periodically acquired is within the range of the reference value set in the light and dark determination table. For each of one or more pieces of information relating to light and dark that are regularly acquired, it is analyzed whether or not they are within the reference value of the light and dark judgment table. If the information does not fall (Yes in step S22), an abnormality is detected. The abnormalities relating to the light and darkness of the living environment are registered as analysis results (step S23), and the stored information is registered as the analysis results (No in step S22). .

  Next, the living environment information analysis / editing unit 13 performs an analysis on the behavior of the object that is acquired regularly (step S24). That is, it is analyzed whether or not the information regarding the behavior that is periodically acquired is within the range of the reference value set in the behavior determination table described above. Analyzing whether or not one or a plurality of pieces of information regarding the behavior acquired regularly falls within the reference value of the behavior determination table, and if the information does not fit (Yes in step S25), an abnormality is detected. The abnormalities related to the behavior of the living environment are registered as analysis results (step S26), and the stored information is registered as an analysis result (No in step S25). .

  Furthermore, the living environment information analysis / editing unit 13 performs an analysis on the temperature around the mobile terminal device 100 that is regularly acquired (step S27). In other words, it is analyzed whether or not the information regarding the temperature acquired periodically is within the range of the reference value set in the above-described temperature determination table. For each of one or more pieces of information regarding the temperature that is regularly acquired, it is analyzed whether or not it falls within the reference value of the temperature determination table. If the information does not fall (Yes in step S28), an abnormality is detected. The abnormality related to the temperature of the living environment is registered as an analysis result (step S29), and the stored information is registered as an analysis result (No in step S28). .

  As described above, the analysis operation of the periodically acquired living environment information in FIG. 4 is finished (step S30), and the process returns to step S4 in FIG. Returning to step S4 of FIG. 2, the living environment information analysis / editing unit 13 creates a living environment report based on the analysis result of the living environment information of FIG. 4 (step S4).

  As a result, the operation for creating the living environment report shown in FIG. 5 is started (step S40). When the operation of creating the living environment report of FIG. 5 is started, as shown in the example of “Report Report” of FIG. 5, each of the living environment information consisting of one or a plurality of items acquired periodically is acquired. For each time, whether normal or abnormal has been detected is displayed as, for example, a circle mark or a cross mark, and a process for adding a comment indicating whether there is a problem or confirmation is performed.

  For example, FIG. 5 shows two examples of “2006/01/23 9:00” and “2006/02/28 12:00” as the acquisition time of living environment information. 23:00 ”, the acquired living environment information, that is, light and dark, behavior, and temperature are all normal, and“ light ○ ”is edited in the“ light and dark ”column (step S41). “Motion ○” is edited in the column showing (Step S42), “12 ° C. ○” is edited in the column showing “Air Temperature” (Step S43), and as a result, the comment “No problem” is edited. (Step S44).

  On the other hand, in the case of “2006/02/28 12:00”, the acquired living environment information, that is, light / dark, behavior, and temperature are all abnormal, and “dark x” is edited in the “light / dark” column (step S41) “Static ×” is edited in the column indicating “behavior” (step S42), “8 ° C. ×” is edited in the column indicating “air temperature” (step S43). "Please confirm." Is edited (step S44).

  The living environment report report creation operation in FIG. 5 is completed (step S45), and the process returns to step S5 in FIG. When returning to step S5 in FIG. 2, the living environment information monitoring unit 9 converts the living environment report created in FIG. 5 into an e-mail, and an information request terminal (that is, a mobile phone) registered in advance as a report destination by e-mail. In order to transmit to an information terminal device such as a telephone or a PC, the e-mail generator 14 is activated (step S5). The activated e-mail generation unit 14 creates an e-mail including the created living environment report, and the information request terminal of the report destination registered in advance as the request source of the living environment report report Is set, and the terminal control unit 8 is requested to send a mail. As a result, the terminal control unit 8 controls the wireless control unit 6 to perform an operation of transmitting the e-mail requested to be transmitted from the e-mail generating unit 14 from the antenna.

  Furthermore, the living environment information monitoring unit 9 checks whether or not information indicating an abnormality (that is, “x”) is included as an analysis result of the living environment report generated in FIG. 5 (step S6). . When there is no information indicating abnormality in the analysis result of the living environment report (No in step S6), the main operation of FIG. 2 is terminated, and until the time of periodic start scheduled as the next detection time, Transition to the waiting state.

  On the other hand, if there is information indicating an abnormality in the analysis result of the living environment report (Yes in step S6), the living environment information monitoring unit 9 determines that it is handled as a confirmation contact requiring voice information. Then, the voice data output unit 15 is activated to report the living environment report by voice (step S7). For example, the voice data output unit 15 notifies the terminal control unit 8 of the telephone number of an information requesting terminal (that is, an information terminal device such as a telephone) that has been registered in advance as a voice report destination. Then, after setting up a telephone line with the telephone terminal of the telephone number of the report destination, a voice message that reads the contents of the living environment report is created and transmitted as voice information to the information requesting terminal of the report destination.

  As described above, for each item of the living environment information, the result of analyzing the normality / abnormality at each detection time is created as a living environment time report report. Because it is possible to reduce the number of incidents where the information requester of the reporting party neglects to confirm the information, follow-up investigations and diagnosis are performed later. It is also possible to improve the accuracy.

  Furthermore, through the above-described series of operations, the living environment status around the mobile terminal device 100 is regularly reported to the report destination at the time registered in advance as the report time regardless of whether there is normality or abnormality. Not only is the report reported in an e-mail format, but when an abnormality is detected, the living environment report is also reported to the reportee as a phone call, so the information requester of the reportee can remotely Even in the case of living in the ground, the living environment around the mobile terminal device 100 can be confirmed with certainty, and the notification can be received without fail even if an abnormality occurs.

  In the above-mentioned analysis example of living environment information, an example in which normality / abnormality is individually determined for each item of light / darkness, behavior, and temperature has been described. You may make it judge comprehensively combining. For example, combining the items of light and dark and temperature, when there is an increase in temperature when it becomes bright like sunrise, etc., it is normal, while when there is an increase in temperature while it is dark It can also be determined that the state is abnormal.

  In addition, the living environment information monitoring unit 9 of the mobile terminal device 100 periodically acquires the living environment information, creates a living environment report report, and creates the created living environment report report at a pre-registered report destination. As shown in FIG. 6, various control tables are prepared in order to perform automatic notification periodically. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining various control tables set and registered in advance in the living environment information monitoring unit 9 of the mobile terminal device 100 shown in FIG.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, as the control table of the living environment information monitoring unit 9, the regular detection time setting table 51, the regular report time setting table 52, the report destination setting table 53, the light / dark judgment table 54, the behavior judgment table 55, the temperature judgment Six types of tables 56 are prepared in advance. If the contents registered in the respective control tables do not match the actual situation in operation, the setting registration contents can be changed at any time.

  Furthermore, the setting registration contents in these control tables are also sent from the information requesting terminal (information terminal device such as a mobile phone or PC), which is the report destination of the living environment report, as needed via the network. It is possible to change. For example, in addition to changing the reporting destination, changing the reporting time of the living environment report, changing the detection time of living environment information, and changing the standard value for normality / abnormality of living environment information, etc. can be done remotely. It can be implemented from the information requesting terminal side of a certain report destination. Thereby, when the information request source on the information requesting terminal side of the report destination determines that it is necessary to monitor the living environment information in some detail, the portable terminal on the living environment information detecting side via the network The registration contents of the various control tables of the apparatus 100 can be set again to a desired state and adjusted.

  In FIG. 6, the periodic detection time setting table 51 sets and registers in advance detection times for periodically detecting living environment information. In the example of FIG. 6, the time zone from 6:00 to 22:00 is In the example, the detection operation is activated every hour, and the time zone from 22:00 to 6 o'clock is registered so as not to activate the detection operation.

  The regular report time setting table 52 analyzes the living environment information, and presets and registers a reporting time for reporting the edited living environment report report to the reporting destination in advance. In the example of FIG. In this example, hour, 12 o'clock, 16 o'clock, 22 o'clock, ... are registered.

  The report destination setting table 53 sets and registers in advance the destination of an information requesting terminal (that is, an information terminal device such as a telephone or a PC) that reports a living environment report, and in the example of FIG. As e-mail notification destinations, for example, multiple e-mail addresses such as a PC with e-mail address “bbb@777.pc.co.jp” and a mobile phone with “kkk@123.test.ne.jp” are available. An example in which a plurality of telephone numbers such as a fixed telephone having a telephone number “0123-45-6789” is registered is shown as a report destination registered and notified by voice information. Here, if multiple email addresses of the report destination are registered, the living environment report is broadcast to each report destination, and if multiple phone numbers of the report destination are registered, The contents of the living environment report may be broadcasted as audio information to the reporter.

  In FIG. 6, each of the light / dark judgment table 54, the behavior judgment table 55, and the temperature judgment table 56 indicates whether each item of the living environment information is in a normal state or an abnormal state individually as described in FIG. 4. This is an example in which a reference value for judging is set and registered in advance, and for each item of living environment information, a different reference value can be set and registered according to each period and time zone. In addition, when the reference value set in each determination table does not match the actual situation in operation, the reference value can be changed at any time and adjusted as described above.

  In the example of FIG. 6, in the light / dark judgment table 54, for the period from November 23 to March 31, the time zone from 22:00 to 07:00 is a “dark” state that is equal to or lower than the predetermined brightness. The time zone from 07:00 to 19:00 is a “light” state that is equal to or higher than the predetermined brightness, but for the period from April 1 to November 22, the time zone from 22:00 to 05:00 is In this example, it is registered that the “dark” state is equal to or lower than the predetermined brightness, and that the time zone from 05:00 to 22:00 is the “bright” state equal to or higher than the predetermined brightness.

  Further, in the behavior determination table 55, for the period from November 23 to March 31, the time zone from 22:00 to 07:00 is a “static” state equal to or lower than a predetermined mobility, and the time 07 The time zone of -19: 00 is a "moving" state that is greater than or equal to a predetermined mobility, but for the period from April 1 to November 22, the time zone from 22:00 to 05:00 is predetermined. It shows an example in which it is registered that the state is a “static” state below the mobility, and that the time zone from 05:00 to 22:00 is a “moving” state above the predetermined mobility.

  Further, in the temperature judgment table 56, for the period from November 23 to March 31, the time zone from 19:00 to 10:00 is within a predetermined low temperature range, for example, 10 ° C to 15 ° C. Yes, the time zone from 10:00 to 19:00 is within a predetermined high temperature range, for example, 15 ° C to 20 ° C, but for the period from April 1 to November 22, 19:00 to 10 The time zone is within a predetermined lower temperature range, for example, 15 ° C. to 25 ° C., and the time zone from 10:00 to 19:00 is a predetermined higher temperature range, eg, 20 ° C. to 25 ° C. An example in which the fact that it is within the range of ° C. is registered is shown.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the normal / abnormal determination is performed for each item of the living environment information, such as the light / dark determination table 54, the behavior determination table 55, and the temperature determination table 56. As shown above, it is of course possible to judge whether normal or abnormal by combining multiple items of living environment information. In such a case, an additional decision table based on the relevant items will be added. I should do it.

  Next, the relationship between the living environment information acquisition portable terminal 20 corresponding to the portable terminal device 100 of FIG. 1 and the information requesting terminal 40 existing in a remote place will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the relationship between the living environment information acquisition portable terminal 20 that acquires living environment information and the information request terminal 40 that is a report destination of the living environment report.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the living environment information acquisition portable terminal 20 and the information requesting terminal 40 are connected via a network 30, and the living environment information acquisition portable terminal 20 is, as described above, the portable terminal device 100. (Cell phone, PHS phone, portable information terminal, portable notebook PC, etc.) On the other hand, as the information requesting terminal 40 registered in advance as a report destination of the living environment report, a cellular phone 41, a PC 42, a fixed phone 43 etc. are set.

  In FIG. 7, it is assumed that the mail address and telephone number of each terminal device are as follows. The email address of the living environment information acquisition mobile terminal 20 that is the source of the living environment report is “aaa@123.test.ne.jp”, and the mobile phone 41 that is the report destination of the living environment report report by e-mail The e-mail address is “kkk@123.test.ne.jp” and the e-mail address of the PC 42 is “bbb@777.pc.co.jp”. The telephone number of the telephone 43 is “0123-45-6789”.

  In the living environment information acquisition portable terminal 20 (the portable terminal device 100 in FIG. 1), usually, at the detection time registered in advance, the brightness and darkness around the living environment information acquisition portable terminal 20 and the object Living environment information such as behavior and ambient temperature is detected, and analysis results on living environment information that has been regularly detected at the pre-registered report time are compiled into a living environment report report. Thus, the summarized living environment report is automatically distributed to the report destinations registered in advance at the reporting time. For example, for time T1, which is one of the reporting times shown in FIG. 7, the analysis results were good in all items regarding the living environment information detected at “2006/01/23 9:00” to be reported. The living environment report reports that all items are normal (circle) and there are no problems for the registered mobile phone 41 and PC 42 (for example, “No problem” ”) Is broadcast and delivered (sequence SQ51).

  On the other hand, for the time T2, which is different from the time T1 as the report time, the analysis results are abnormal in all items regarding the living environment information detected in “2006/02/28 12:00” to be reported. The living environment report reports that all the items are abnormal (× mark) and need to be confirmed with respect to the registered mobile phone 41 and PC 42 (for example, “There is an abnormality.” (Please confirm. ") Is broadcasted as an e-mail indicating" Sequence SQ52 ".

  When such an abnormality report is reported as an e-mail, it is further automatically transmitted to the fixed telephone 43 having a telephone number registered in advance as a voice report destination, and the contents of the living environment report are voiced. And a notification that the living environment report has detected an abnormality (for example, “Abnormality has been detected in the 2006/02/28 12:00 report”) is reported as audio information (sequence) SQ53). Here, in order to make a voice report, if there is no response due to absence or the like during automatic call to the fixed telephone 43 that is the report destination, and the voice report of the living environment report is unsuccessful, I will leave it as a message.

(Another embodiment of the present invention)
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the mobile phone is used as the mobile terminal device 100 that periodically detects the living environment information and periodically reports the living environment report report has been described. However, as described above, the mobile terminal device As for 100, other portable terminals such as a PHS telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a portable notebook PC can be applied in exactly the same manner.

  In addition, in the light / dark detection and the temperature detection which are one of the items of the living environment information described above, when the mobile terminal device 100 detects a light / dark or temperature abnormality, a lighting fixture capable of performing lighting adjustment or remote control for temperature adjustment, If it is in an environment equipped with an air conditioner, it is also possible to give instructions for illumination correction and temperature correction to the luminaire and the air conditioner. Furthermore, the lighting request or the temperature correction instruction may be given to the lighting apparatus or the air conditioner via the network from the information requesting terminal that is the report destination of the living environment report.

  The configuration of the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, it should be noted that such examples are merely illustrative of the invention and do not limit the invention in any way. Those skilled in the art will readily understand that various modifications and changes can be made according to a specific application without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a block block diagram which shows an example of the block configuration of the portable terminal device of this invention. It is a main flowchart which shows an example of the main operation | movement which reports the living environment information of the portable terminal device shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the detection operation | movement of the living environment information of the portable terminal device shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the analysis operation | movement which analyzes the detection result of the living environment information of the portable terminal device shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation | movement which produces a living environment report report from the analysis result of the living environment information of the portable terminal device shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the various control tables preset and registered into the living environment information monitoring part of the portable terminal device shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the relationship between the living environment information acquisition portable terminal which acquires living environment information, and the information request | requirement terminal used as the report destination of a living environment report.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Key input part 2 Status display part 3 Light emission notification part 4 Vibration notification part 5 Storage part 6 Wireless control part 7 Voice input / output part 8 Terminal control part 9 Living environment information monitoring part 10 Light / darkness detection part 11 Behavior detection part 12 Temperature detection part 13 Living environment information analysis / editing unit 14 E-mail generation unit 15 Voice data output unit 20 Living environment information acquisition mobile terminal 30 Network 40 Information request terminal 41 Mobile phone 42 PC
43 fixed telephone 51 periodic detection time setting table 52 periodic report time setting table 53 report destination setting table 54 light / dark determination table 55 behavior determination table 56 temperature determination table 100 portable terminal device

Claims (11)

  A living environment information detecting means for detecting information consisting of one or a plurality of items related to a living environment in an information terminal device that transmits and receives electronic mail and voice information to and from a communication destination information terminal device via a network; A living environment information analysis / editing means for editing the living environment information detected by the environment information detecting means as a living environment report report for reporting to a pre-registered report destination, and analyzing and editing the living environment information An information terminal device which reports the living environment report report edited by means to the report destination as electronic mail and / or voice information via the network.   The living environment information analyzing / editing means analyzes whether each item constituting the living environment information detected by the living environment information detecting means is in a normal state or an abnormal state, and results of analysis The information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the information is edited into the living environment report.   The living environment information analyzing / editing means is in a normal state or in an abnormal state for each item constituting the living environment information or for each composite item arbitrarily combining any one or more of the items. The information terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the information terminal device analyzes whether or not the device is present.   The living environment information analyzing / editing means determines that each item constituting the living environment information is in a normal state for each item or for each composite item arbitrarily combining any one or more of the items. A judgment table in which a reference value that can be stored is registered in advance, and analysis is performed based on the reference value registered in the judgment table to determine whether it is in a normal state or an abnormal state. 3. The information terminal device according to 3.   When all items of the living environment information detected by the living environment information detecting means are normal as an analysis result by the living environment information analyzing / editing means, the living environment report report is sent as an e-mail to the notification destination On the other hand, when the item of the living environment information includes an abnormal item, the living environment report is reported to the report destination using both e-mail and voice information. The information terminal device according to any one of claims 2 to 4.   6. The information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein one or a plurality of report destinations are registered in advance as the report destinations for reporting the living environment report report.   The living environment information detecting means periodically detects the living environment information every time one or more times registered in advance as detection times for detecting the living environment information are reached. Item 7. The information terminal device according to any one of Items 1 to 6.   The living environment information analyzing / editing means periodically performs the living environment information detecting means every time when one or a plurality of times registered in advance as notification times for reporting the living environment report report to the reporting destination is reached. The information terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the living environment report report is edited based on the detected living environment information and reported to the reporting destination.   The reference value of the judgment table registered in advance and / or the notification destination registered in advance and / or the detection time registered in advance and / or the notification time registered in advance are The change registration can be performed at any time by an operation from an input unit of an information terminal device or from the report destination via the network. The information terminal device described in 1.   The items constituting the living environment information include at least information on the brightness around the information terminal device, information on the behavior of the object to be monitored, information on the temperature around the information terminal device, The information terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.   11. The information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the information terminal device comprises any one of a mobile phone, a PHS phone, a mobile information terminal, and a portable notebook PC (Personal Computer). .

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