JP2008252241A - Method of specifying mobile terminal and out-of-service area - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of specifying a mobile terminal and an out-of-service area for specifying the out-of-service area in an area where communication is highly likely to be performed. <P>SOLUTION: An out-of-service determination part 2 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is outside a communication area while the mobile terminal 1 performs a predetermined operation. A positioning part 6 positions the mobile terminal 1 when the out-of-service determination part 2 determines that the mobile terminal is outside the communication area. An operation content recording part 8 records an operation content of the mobile terminal 1 in a memory when the out-of-service determination part 2 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication area, and determines whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is within the communication area. An out-of-service information generation part 12 generates out-of-service information including the operation content and the position of the mobile terminal 1 positioned by the positioning part 6 when an in-service determination part 10 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is within the communication area. A transmission part 16 transmits the out-of-service information generated by the out-of-service information generation part 12 to a management server of the mobile terminal 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for specifying an out-of-service area.

Recently, a technology for identifying an out-of-service area using a mobile terminal has been developed. In Patent Literature 1, when the mobile terminal is out of the communication area, the mobile terminal acquires the position data in the out-of-service area, and when the mobile terminal moves to the service area, the position data in the out-of-service area is obtained. A technique for notifying a center device of a mobile phone operator is disclosed.
JP 2006-121319 A

  The area where the out-of-service area is detected includes an area where the possibility of performing communication using the mobile terminal is relatively low. For example, the vicinity of precision machines that are easily affected by radio waves, concert halls, and the like can be cited as areas with a relatively low possibility of communication using portable terminals. In such an area, the mobile terminal is not operated or the power is turned off. It is inefficient to specify an area with a relatively low possibility of performing such communication as an out-of-service area.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a method for specifying an out-of-service area for specifying an out-of-service area in an area where communication is likely to be performed.

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that performs wireless communication, and an out-of-range determination unit that determines whether or not the mobile terminal is out of a communication range during a predetermined operation of the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal is out of a communication range When the mobile terminal is determined by the out-of-service determining means, the mobile terminal operates when the mobile terminal is determined to be out of the communication range. Content recording means for recording in a memory, area determination means for determining whether or not the mobile terminal is in a communication area after the operation content recording means has recorded the operation content in the memory, and the mobile terminal Out-of-service information creating means for creating out-of-service information including the operation content and the position of the mobile terminal measured by the positioning device, And transmitting means for transmitting the out-of-range information generated by the serial out-of-service information creation unit to the management server of the mobile terminal, characterized in that.

  The present invention is also a method for specifying an out-of-service area of a mobile terminal, wherein an out-of-service determination step for determining whether or not the mobile terminal is out of a communication range during a predetermined operation of the mobile terminal; If it is determined in the out-of-service area determination step that the mobile terminal is out of the communication area, and the mobile terminal is determined in the out-of-service area determination step that determines the position of the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal is out of the communication area. An operation content recording step for recording the operation content of the terminal in a memory; an area determination step for determining whether the mobile terminal is in a communication area after recording the operation content in the operation content recording step; and When it is determined in the communication area determination step that the communication area is within the communication area, the operation content and the position of the portable terminal measured by the positioning means are determined. It has a service area information generating step of generating a no-service area information, and a transmission step of transmitting the out-of-range information created in the out-of-range information generating step in the management server of the mobile terminal, characterized in that.

  Thus, according to the present invention, when the mobile terminal is performing a predetermined operation, it is determined whether or not the mobile terminal is out of the communication range. Therefore, if an operation with a relatively high possibility of communication is set as the operation of such a mobile terminal, an out-of-service area can be identified among areas with a relatively high possibility of communication.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the out-of-service determining unit determines whether the mobile terminal is out of the communication service area while the application is running. In many cases, the mobile terminal is operated by the user during the activation of the application, and the possibility that communication is performed during or before the activation of the application is relatively high. For this reason, if it is determined whether or not the mobile terminal is out of the communication area while the application is running, the out-of-service area can be identified among areas having a relatively high possibility of communication.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to further include out-of-service information correcting means for correcting out-of-service information in response to the correction instruction for the out-of-service information. In this way, the position of the mobile terminal once measured by the positioning unit can be corrected by the out-of-service information correcting unit. For this reason, the relatively accurate position of the mobile terminal is notified to the management server of the mobile terminal.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mobile terminal and an out-of-service area specifying method for specifying an out-of-service area in an area with a relatively high possibility of communication.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, if possible, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal 1 according to the embodiment. The mobile terminal 1 is a mobile phone or the like that can perform wireless communication. The portable terminal 1 physically has a CPU 1a, RAM 1b, ROM 1c, input device 1d, output device 1e, communication device 1f, recording device 1g, and positioning device 1h, which are connected to a bus 1i. . The CPU 1a centrally controls the portable terminal 1 by loading predetermined computer software stored in a built-in memory such as the ROM 1c into the RAM 1b and executing it.

  The input device 1d is a data input device, and outputs input data to the CPU 1a. The input device 1d has a cursor operation key for operating a cursor key displayed on a screen such as an LCD of the output device 1e, an input key for inputting a portion specified by the cursor, and the like. The output device 1e is a display device such as an LCD, and displays data input from the CPU 1a on the LCD or the like. The communication device 1f has an interface for communicating with a base station or the like. The recording device 1g stores computer software executable by the CPU 1a. The recording device 1 g stores information indicating the operation content of the mobile terminal 1.

  The operation here is an operation performed by the mobile terminal 1 when out of the communication range. For example, the execution of an application (an application that involves downloading data, an application that uses GPS position information, an application that uses e-mail, etc.), or a TV in the case where the mobile terminal 1 has a TV broadcast or radio broadcast reception function For example, reception of broadcasting or radio broadcasting. Both operations are operations of the mobile terminal 1 performed in response to an operation input from the input device 1d by the user. Note that the out-of-service determining unit 2 described later determines whether or not the communication service is out of service area.

  The positioning device 1h receives GPS position information, and measures the current position of the mobile terminal 1 based on the received position information.

  The description of the configuration of the mobile terminal 1 will be continued with reference to FIG. The CPU 1a of the mobile terminal 1 realizes a plurality of functions shown in FIG. That is, the mobile terminal 1 functionally includes an out-of-range determination unit 2, an operation content detection unit 4, a positioning unit 6, an operation content recording unit 8, an in-range determination unit 10, an out-of-service information creation unit 12, an out-of-service information correction unit 14, and A transmission unit 16 is included. The out-of-service determination unit 2 to the transmission unit 16 are functions realized by the CPU 1a executing computer software and operating the components of the mobile terminal 1 illustrated in FIG. In particular, the CPU 1a uses the out-of-service determination unit 2 to the transmission unit 16 to execute the process illustrated in FIG.

  The out-of-service determining unit 2 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range during the operation of the mobile terminal 1. If the out-of-service determination unit 2 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range during the operation of the mobile terminal 1, the determination result and the determination time are recorded in the recording device 1g. The out-of-service determining unit 2 may determine whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range in response to the end of activation of the mobile terminal 1.

  The operation content detection unit 4 detects the operation content performed by the mobile terminal 1 when the out-of-service determination unit 2 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range. The operation content detection unit 4 detects, for example, information indicating whether the mobile terminal 1 is executing the above application or receiving a television broadcast or a radio broadcast as the operation content of the mobile terminal 1. . When the mobile terminal 1 is receiving a television broadcast or a radio broadcast, the operation content detection unit 4 detects the situation such as the radio wave intensity of the TV radio wave or the radio radio wave as the operation content, and receives the GPS position information. In this case, the situation such as the radio wave intensity of the GPS radio wave and the reception time of the GPS position information are also detected as the operation content.

  When the out-of-service determining unit 2 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range, the positioning unit 6 receives GPS position information using the positioning device 1h, and the mobile terminal is based on the position information. Measure (calculate) the current position of 1. The positioning unit 6 measures the reception time of the GPS position information and records the time measurement result in the recording device 1g.

  When the out-of-service determining unit 2 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range, the operation content recording unit 8 records the operation content of the mobile terminal 1 detected by the operation content detection unit 4 in the recording device 1g.

  The area determination unit 10 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is in the communication range after the operation content recording unit 8 records the operation content of the mobile terminal 1. If the out-of-service information creating unit 12 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is within the communication range after the operation content recording unit 8 has recorded the operation content of the mobile terminal 1, the out-of-service information creation unit 12 Out-of-service information including the position of the mobile terminal 1 measured by 6 is created. This out-of-service information includes a determination time determined as out-of-service by the out-of-service determination unit 2 and a reception time of GPS position information.

  The out-of-service information is information transmitted to a management server of a communication company that manages communication of the mobile terminal 1, and is provided (transmitted) to the communication company using a Web page provided by the communication company. Alternatively, it may be provided (transmitted) to the communication company using an e-mail in a format designated in advance by the communication company. The out-of-service information creation unit 12 creates out-of-service information for a Web page when out-of-service information is transmitted using a Web page provided by a communication company, and the out-of-service information is in a format designated in advance by the communication company. In the case of transmission using electronic mail, out-of-service information is created as an electronic mail of this format. Note that whether to use a Web page or e-mail may be set in advance or specified by the user.

  The out-of-service information correction unit 14 corrects the out-of-service information according to the correction instruction when the user inputs a correction instruction for the out-of-service information created by the out-of-service information creation unit 12 via the input device 1d. The out-of-service information correction unit 14 displays the position of the mobile terminal 1 measured by the positioning unit 6 out of the out-of-service information created by the out-of-service information creation unit 12 on the map using the LCD or the like of the output device 1e. It waits for the input of a correction instruction for this position made by the user via the device 1d. The out-of-service information correction unit 14 corrects the position of the mobile terminal 1 according to the correction instruction when a correction instruction for the position of the mobile terminal 1 measured by the positioning unit 6 is input from the user via the input device 1d ( Recalculation), and the out-of-service information is corrected (updated) based on the correction of the position of the mobile terminal 1.

  The user makes corrections by designating a desired place or building on the map displayed on the LCD or the like of the output device 1e via the input device 1d (operating the cursor operation key and the input key of the input device 1d). Give instructions. The out-of-service information correction unit 14 may prompt the user to input a comment text such as a specific building name or floor number. The out-of-service information correction unit 14 includes the input comment text in the out-of-service information. The transmission unit 16 transmits out-of-service information created by the out-of-service information creation unit 12 or out-of-service information corrected by the out-of-service information correction unit 14 to the management server of the communication company.

  Next, the operation of the mobile terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The portable terminal 1 performs the process of the flowchart of FIG. 3B after performing the process of the flowchart of FIG. First, the process of the flowchart in FIG.

  The out-of-service determining unit 2 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range during the operation of the mobile terminal 1. When the mobile terminal 1 is determined to be out of the communication range during the operation of the mobile terminal 1, the determination result and the determination time are recorded. Recording is performed on the device 1g (step S1). In step S1, the operation content detection unit 4 detects the operation content performed by the mobile terminal 1 when the out-of-service determination unit 2 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range.

  After step S1, when the out-of-service determining unit 2 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range, the positioning unit 6 receives GPS position information using the positioning device 1h, and this position information The current position of the portable terminal 1 is measured (calculated) based on (Step S2). In step S2, the positioning unit 6 measures the reception time of the GPS position information, and records this timing result in the recording device 1g.

  After step S2, the operation content recording unit 8 records the operation content of the mobile terminal 1 detected by the operation content detection unit 4 when the out-of-service determination unit 2 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range. 1g is recorded (step S3).

  Next, the process of the flowchart in FIG. The area determination unit 10 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is in the communication area after the operation content of the mobile terminal 1 is recorded by the operation content recording unit 8 (step S4). After step S4, the out-of-service information creating unit 12 records the recorded information when the service area determination unit 10 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is in the communication area after the operation content recording unit 8 records the operation content of the mobile terminal 1. Out-of-service information including the operation content and the position of the mobile terminal 1 measured by the positioning unit 6 is created (step S5).

  After step S5, the out-of-service information correction unit 14 determines whether or not a correction instruction for the out-of-service information created by the out-of-service information creation unit 12 is input via the input device 1d (step S6). If no correction instruction is input (instruction input indicating that correction is not performed is performed via the input device 1d or a timer for waiting for input of a correction instruction is up) (step S6; No), the process proceeds to step S8. When a correction instruction is input (step S6; Yes), out-of-service information is corrected according to the correction instruction (step S7).

  Then, after step S7, the transmission unit 16 transmits out-of-service information created by the out-of-service information creation unit 12 or out-of-service information corrected by the out-of-service information correction unit 14 to the management server of the communication company (step S8).

  Next, operations and effects of the mobile terminal 1 according to the embodiment will be described. The mobile terminal 1 performs wireless communication and includes an out-of-service determination unit 2, a positioning unit 6, an operation content recording unit 8, an in-service determination unit 10, an out-of-service information creation unit 12, and a transmission unit 16. The out-of-service determining unit 2 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range during a predetermined operation of the mobile terminal 1. The positioning unit 6 measures the position of the mobile terminal 1 when the out-of-service determination unit 2 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range. The operation content recording unit 8 records the operation content of the mobile terminal 1 in a memory when the out-of-service determination unit 2 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication range. The area determination unit 10 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is in a communication area after the operation content recording unit 8 records the operation content in the memory. The out-of-service information creating unit 12 creates out-of-service information including the above-described operation content and the position of the mobile terminal 1 measured by the positioning unit 6 when the mobile terminal 1 is determined to be in the communication range by the coverage determining unit 10. To do. The transmission unit 16 transmits the out-of-service information created by the out-of-service information creation unit 12 to the management server of the mobile terminal 1.

  As described above, when the mobile terminal 1 is performing a predetermined operation, it is determined whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is outside the communication range. Therefore, if an operation with a relatively high possibility of communication is set as the operation of the mobile terminal 1, an out-of-service area can be specified among areas with a relatively high possibility of communication.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the out-of-service determination unit 2 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication service area while the application is running. The mobile terminal 1 is often operated by a user during the activation of an application, and there is a relatively high possibility that communication is performed during or before the activation of the application. For this reason, if it is determined whether or not the mobile terminal 1 is out of the communication area while the application is running, the out-of-service area can be identified among areas having a relatively high possibility of communication.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the portable terminal 1 further includes an out-of-service information correction unit 14. When the correction instruction for the out-of-service information is input, the out-of-service information correction unit 14 corrects the out-of-service information according to the correction instruction. In this way, the position of the mobile terminal 1 once measured by the positioning means can be corrected by the out-of-service information correction unit 14. For this reason, the relatively accurate position of the mobile terminal 1 is notified to the management server of the mobile terminal 1.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the portable terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the portable terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the portable terminal which concerns on embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable terminal, 1a ... CPU, 1b ... RAM, 1c ... ROM, 1d ... Input device, 1e ... Output device, 1f ... Communication device, 1g ... Recording device, 1h ... Positioning device, 1i ... Bus, 10 ... Range determination , 12 ... Out-of-service information creation unit, 14 ... Out-of-service information correction unit, 16 ... Transmission unit, 2 ... Out-of-service determination unit, 4 ... Operation content detection unit, 6 ... Positioning unit, 8 ... Operation content recording unit

Claims (4)

A mobile terminal that performs wireless communication,
Out-of-range determination means for determining whether or not the mobile terminal is out of communication range during a predetermined operation of the mobile terminal;
Positioning means for positioning the position of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is determined to be out of communication range by the out-of-service determining means;
An operation content recording means for recording the operation content of the mobile terminal in a memory when the out-of-service determination means determines that the mobile terminal is out of communication range;
Area determination means for determining whether or not the mobile terminal is in a communication area after the operation content recording means has recorded the operation content in the memory;
Out-of-service information creating means for creating out-of-service information including the operation content and the position of the mobile terminal measured by the positioning device when the mobile terminal is in communication range,
A mobile terminal comprising: transmission means for transmitting the out-of-service information created by the out-of-service information creating means to a management server of the mobile terminal. The out-of-service determining means includes
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal determines whether or not the mobile terminal is out of a communication range while the application is running.   3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising an out-of-service information correction unit configured to correct out-of-service information in response to the correction instruction for the out-of-service information. A method for identifying an out-of-service area of a mobile device,
Out-of-service determination step for determining whether or not the mobile terminal is out of communication range during a predetermined operation of the mobile terminal;
A positioning step of positioning the position of the mobile terminal when it is determined in the out-of-service determination step that the mobile terminal is out of communication range;
An operation content recording step of recording the operation content of the mobile terminal in a memory when it is determined in the out-of-service determination step that the mobile terminal is out of communication range;
A coverage area determining step for determining whether or not the mobile terminal is in a communication area after recording the operation contents in the operation content recording step;
Out-of-service information creation step for creating out-of-service information including the operation content and the position of the mobile terminal measured by the positioning means when it is determined in the service area determination step that the mobile terminal is in a communication area;
A method of identifying an out-of-service area, comprising: a transmission step of transmitting the out-of-service information created in the out-of-service information creation step to a management server of the mobile terminal.

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