JP2009100132A - Presence information management server, presence information management system, and presence information acquisition method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a presence information management server which is capable of easily achieving privacy protection on acquisition of user's presence information while reducing the operation burden to the user. <P>SOLUTION: A management server 3A for acquiring presence information of a mobile terminal 2 capable of using a plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to an A mode and a B mode, respectively, performs positioning of a mobile station to acquire presence information when one telephone number in an available state is a telephone number corresponding to the B mode. Consequently, the user determines the B mode as a mode for business and determines the A mode as a private mode, so that privacy of the user is protected during user's using the telephone number corresponding to the private mode to reduce the user's operation burden for privacy protection. As a result, privacy protection of the user on acquisition of user's presence information can be easily achieved while reducing the operation burden of the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a presence information management server, a presence information management system, and a presence information management system capable of acquiring presence information of a mobile station that can use one telephone number specified by a user's selection operation among a plurality of telephone numbers registered in advance. The present invention relates to a method for acquiring presence information.

In recent years, various forms of communication infrastructure have been established, and an environment in which a user can always connect to a network by any method is being prepared. In such an environment, the mobile phone used by the user is positioned, location information is obtained as a positioning result, and presence information such as where each user is and in what state is transferred by a third party. A system including a presence server for providing to a station is known (see Patent Document 1). In this type of system, considering the privacy of the user, for example, after the end time, the user's terminal operation is accepted and the acquisition of presence information is stopped.
JP 2006-197126 A

  However, in the conventional system, when the acquisition of the presence information is stopped, the terminal operation by the user is necessary, and a burdensome operation burden is imposed on the user each time. Furthermore, if the user forgets to operate the terminal, presence information unintended by the user is acquired, and a problem remains from the viewpoint of protecting the user's privacy.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a presence information management server, a presence information management system, and a presence information acquisition method capable of easily realizing privacy protection in acquiring user presence information while reducing the burden on the user. Objective.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a presence information management server capable of acquiring presence information of a mobile station, and one of the plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to each user is in an available state. Positioning conditions depending on whether or not the one telephone number stored in the usage number storage means is a specific telephone number for carrying out positioning of the mobile station. Positioning condition monitoring means for determining success or failure of positioning, and positioning execution means for acquiring presence information by performing positioning of the mobile station when the positioning condition monitoring means determines that the positioning condition is satisfied. Features.

  In the presence information management server according to the present invention, when one telephone number stored as usable in the usage number storage means is a specific telephone number for performing positioning of the mobile station, positioning is performed. It is determined that the positioning condition is satisfied by the condition monitoring means, and when the positioning condition is satisfied, the positioning execution means performs positioning of the mobile station and acquires presence information. As a result, presence information is acquired only when the telephone number in the available state is a specific telephone number, and the acquisition of presence information is canceled when a telephone number other than the specific telephone number is available. Thus, a specific operation for canceling the acquisition of presence information is not required. Therefore, for example, if a user decides that a specific phone number is for business use and other phone numbers are for private use, the privacy of the user when the private phone number is used is protected, and for privacy protection The operation burden on the user is reduced. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily realize the protection of the user's privacy when acquiring the user's presence information while reducing the operation burden on the user.

  Furthermore, it further includes positioning condition storage means for storing a positioning available time zone, and the positioning condition monitoring means is one telephone number that is within the positioning available time zone stored in the positioning condition storage means and is in an available state. Is a specific telephone number, it is preferable to determine that the positioning condition is satisfied. By determining the positioning available time zone in advance, the user's privacy can be protected more reliably.

  Furthermore, the information processing device further comprises schedule information storage means for storing schedule information indicating the individual positioning available time zone of the user using the mobile station in association with the user, and the positioning condition monitoring means is one telephone number that is in an available state. Even if is not a specific telephone number, it is preferable to determine that the positioning condition is satisfied within the individual positioning available time zone stored in the schedule information storage means. If the presence information is acquired based on schedule information indicating a time zone approved by the user, the privacy of the user is not violated. Therefore, even if one usable telephone number is not a specific telephone number, the presence information can be appropriately acquired without violating privacy by acquiring the presence information based on the schedule information.

  The presence information management system according to the present invention is a presence information management system comprising a mobile station and a presence information management server capable of acquiring presence information of the mobile station. The presence information management server corresponds to each user. Among the plurality of telephone numbers to be used, the usage number storage means for storing one telephone number that is in an available state, and the one telephone number that is stored in the usage number storage means as an available state is a mobile station Positioning condition monitoring means for determining success or failure of positioning conditions based on whether or not a specific telephone number is used for performing positioning of the mobile station, and if the positioning condition monitoring means determines that the positioning conditions are satisfied, positioning of the mobile station And positioning execution means for acquiring presence information.

  In the presence information management system according to the present invention, presence information is acquired only when a usable telephone number is a specific telephone number, and presence information is acquired when a telephone number other than the specific telephone number is available. The acquisition of information is stopped, and a specific operation for stopping the acquisition of presence information becomes unnecessary. As a result, it is possible to easily realize the protection of the user's privacy in acquiring the user's presence information while reducing the operation burden on the user.

  Also, in the presence information acquisition method according to the present invention, in the presence information management server capable of acquiring the presence information of the mobile station, one of the available telephone numbers among a plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to individual users is If it is determined that the positioning condition is satisfied in the positioning condition monitoring step and the positioning condition monitoring step for determining the success or failure of the positioning condition depending on whether or not it is a specific telephone number for performing the positioning of the mobile station, A positioning execution step of performing positioning of the mobile station to acquire presence information.

  In the presence information acquisition method according to the present invention, presence information is acquired only when a usable telephone number is a specific telephone number, and presence information is acquired when a telephone number other than the specific telephone number is available. The acquisition of information is stopped, and a specific operation for stopping the acquisition of presence information becomes unnecessary. As a result, it is possible to easily realize the protection of the user's privacy in acquiring the user's presence information while reducing the operation burden on the user.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily realize the protection of the user's privacy when acquiring the user's presence information while reducing the operation burden on the user.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a presence information management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the presence information management system according to the first embodiment. The presence information management system 1A is a system that acquires position information of a user who uses the mobile terminal 2 as presence information by positioning the mobile terminal (mobile station) 2 such as a mobile phone or PHS.

  The mobile terminal 2 is set to be able to use a service called “2 in 1”. “2 in 1” is a service that allows one mobile terminal 2 to use two telephone numbers and two mail addresses. The user of the mobile terminal 2 uses the two mobile terminals by using one mode of the mobile terminal 2 by using the two mode functions of the A mode and the B mode associated with each number. Can do. For example, if the user uses the A mode for private use and the B mode for business use, the user can use the mobile terminal 2 in accordance with the life scene without having a plurality of mobile phones. . In the present embodiment, the B mode telephone number corresponds to the specific telephone number.

  The portable terminal 2 has, as a functional configuration, an operation reception unit 21 that receives a terminal operation for mode switching between the A mode and the B mode, and a telephone number that corresponds to the mode received by the operation reception unit 21 And a communication control unit 22 for notifying the 2 in 1 server 4 of the information. The communication control unit 22 further has an outgoing / incoming control function for transmitting / receiving data to / from other portable terminals.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the portable terminal 2 physically includes a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, an input device 204, an output device 205, a communication module 206 that is a data transmission / reception device, an auxiliary storage device 207, a power supply unit 208, and the like. Is provided. Each function of the portable terminal 2 causes the communication module 206, the input device 204, and the output device 205 to operate under the control of the CPU 201 by loading predetermined software on the hardware such as the CPU 201, the RAM 203, and the RAM 203. This is realized by reading and writing data in.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the presence information management system 1A causes the positioning system 5 to perform positioning according to the mode of the mobile terminal 2, and obtains presence information as a positioning result 3A (presence information management server) 3A And a 2-in-1 server 4 for notifying the management server 3A of a telephone number notified from the portable terminal 2 as a currently available telephone number.

  As a functional configuration, the management server 3A includes a 2in1 monitoring unit 31 that receives a telephone number notified from the 2in1 server 4, and a 2in1 usage number storage unit (use number storage unit) that stores a currently available telephone number for each user. ) 32.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the 2in1 usage number storage unit 32 stores telephone numbers of A mode and B mode in association with user IDs (user identification information) of a plurality of users. Each telephone number in the A mode and the B mode is a number determined in advance based on a contract between the communication carrier and the user. Further, the 2in1 usage number storage unit 32 is set with an availability status flag indicating the availability status of each telephone number in the A mode and the B mode, and data indicating “ON” when it is in an available status. Is stored, and data indicating “OFF” is stored in the unusable state. Note that FIG. 4 shows information about the user A whose identification number is “0101”, indicating that the B-mode telephone number, that is, the telephone number for use during business hours is available. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the 2 in 1 monitoring unit 31 receives the 2 in 1 server 4, the 2 in 1 monitoring unit 31 changes the availability state flag set in the 2 in 1 usage number storage unit 32. For example, when “ON” is stored in the availability flag of the A mode telephone number, when the B mode telephone number is received from the 2 in 1 server 4, the 2 in 1 monitoring unit 31 uses the A mode telephone number. The availability flag is changed to “OFF”, and the availability status flag for the B-mode telephone number is changed from “OFF” to “ON”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the management server 3A includes a user information storage unit 34, a positioning condition storage unit (positioning condition storage unit) 33A that stores a positioning available time zone, and positioning that determines whether or not the positioning condition is successful. A condition monitoring unit (positioning condition monitoring unit) 35 and a presence information acquisition unit (positioning execution unit) 36 that performs positioning of the mobile terminal 2 when the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 determines that the positioning condition is satisfied. Yes.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the user information storage unit 34 stores B-mode telephone numbers in association with user IDs of a plurality of users. The user information storage unit 34 can be changed as appropriate based on an operator's input operation. For example, a user can change an A mode telephone number to a B mode telephone number or a completely different telephone number. it can.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the positioning condition storage unit 33A stores a positioning available time zone in association with a specific group to which a plurality of users such as a government office, a school, and a company staff belong. The positioning available time zone includes a day of the week and a predetermined time zone. In FIG. 5, the positioning available time zone is stored from 9:00 to 18:00 from Monday to Friday. The positioning condition storage unit 33A can be changed as appropriate based on an operator's input operation. Note that the positioning possible time zone may include only a predetermined time zone by removing the restriction on the day of the week.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 monitors the positioning condition storage unit 33A at a predetermined cycle, and the day of the week and the reference time at the time of referring to the positioning condition storage unit 33A are the positioning condition storage unit. It is determined whether or not it belongs to the positioning available time zone stored in 33A, and the 2-in-1 usage number storage unit 32 is referred to only within the positioning available time zone. When referring to the 2 in 1 usage number storage unit 32, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 acquires the user who is the positioning target, for example, the telephone number “090-1111-1101” in the B mode of the user A from the user information storage unit 34. . After that, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 refers to the 2in1 usage number storage unit 32, and when the available phone number is a B-mode phone number for performing the positioning of the mobile terminal 2, that is, the positioning target If the data indicating “ON” is stored in the availability flag for the user's B mode telephone number, it is determined that the positioning condition is satisfied, and the presence information acquisition unit 36 permits the presence information acquisition.

  When the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 determines that the positioning condition is satisfied, the presence information acquisition unit (positioning execution unit) 36 transmits a control signal instructing the positioning system 5 to perform positioning, and the positioning system 5 provides presence as a positioning result. Get information. Furthermore, the presence information acquisition unit 36 provides the acquired presence information to an output device such as a display as necessary.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the management server 3A. As shown in FIG. 3, the management server 3A physically includes a CPU 301, a ROM 302, a RAM 303, an input device 304, an output device 305, a communication module 306 that is a data transmission / reception device, an auxiliary storage device 307, and the like. Each function of the management server 3A causes the communication module 306, the input device 304, and the output device 305 to operate under the control of the CPU 301 by reading predetermined software on the hardware such as the CPU 301 and the RAM 303, and the RAM 303. This is realized by reading and writing data in.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the 2 in 1 server 4 includes a notification control unit 41 and a subscriber information / location information storage unit 42 as functional configurations. The notification control unit 41 stores the telephone number received from the mobile terminal 2 in the subscriber information / location information storage unit 42 and notifies the 2in1 monitoring unit 31 of the management server 3A of the telephone number received from the mobile terminal 2. The 2in1 server 4 physically includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input device, an output device, a communication module that is a data transmission / reception device, an auxiliary storage device, and the like, similarly to the management server 3A. Each function of the 2-in-1 server 4 operates predetermined data on hardware such as a CPU and a RAM to operate a communication module, an input device, and an output device under the control of the CPU and to store data in the RAM. This is realized by reading and writing.

  The positioning system 5 includes, for example, a positioning unit arranged in each of a plurality of areas, and a positioning server connected to the positioning unit via a wireless LAN, and when the mobile terminal 2 enters any area, the positioning unit Detects the entry of the mobile terminal 2 and transmits position information for specifying the entry area to the positioning server. The positioning server transmits the acquired position information to the presence information acquisition unit 36 as presence information of the mobile terminal 2. The positioning system 5 uses the base station-based positioning and GPS positioning in combination to acquire the position information of the portable terminal 2 and transmits the position information to the presence information acquisition unit 36 as presence information. Also good.

(Presence information acquisition method)
The presence information display method will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the management server 3A in the presence information acquisition method.

  The positioning condition monitoring unit 35 of the management server 3A refers to the positioning condition storage unit 33A when a certain time (predetermined period) has elapsed (step S1), and the day of the week and the reference time that are referred to are within the positioning available time zone. Is determined (step S2), and if it is within the positioning available time zone, it is determined that the positioning conditions regarding the time and day of the week are satisfied, the subsequent processing is executed, and is not included in the positioning available time zone. In this case, the process ends without acquiring presence information.

  When the positioning conditions regarding the time and day of the week are satisfied, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 refers to the user information storage unit 34 to acquire the B-mode telephone number of the user to be positioned, and further stores the 2 in 1 usage number storage Referring to unit 32, it is determined whether or not “ON” is stored in the B mode availability flag of the user who is the positioning target (step S3). If “ON” is stored in the B mode availability flag, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 determines that the positioning condition is satisfied and executes subsequent processing, and “ON” is not stored. In this case, the process ends without obtaining presence information. Steps S2 and S3 correspond to positioning condition monitoring steps.

  When the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 determines that the positioning condition is satisfied, the presence information acquisition unit 36 transmits a control signal to the positioning system 5 to perform positioning of the mobile terminal 2 of the positioning target user (step S4). Position information which is a positioning result is acquired from the positioning system 5 as presence information (step S5), and the process is terminated. Steps S4 and S5 correspond to positioning execution steps.

(Mode switching method)
A mode switching method will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the mobile terminal 2 in the mode switching method.

  In the portable terminal 2, when the operation receiving unit 21 receives a mode switching operation by the user (step S <b> 11), the communication control unit 22 falls within a specific service providing area called “FOMA” (hereinafter referred to as “FOMA area”). It is determined whether or not the own device exists (step S12). FOMA is a mobile phone service based on the IMT-2000 system, and is a service that enables high-speed data communication.

  When determining that the communication control unit 22 is within the FOMA range, the communication control unit 22 notifies the 2in1 server 4 of the telephone number based on the mode after the switching (step S13). If the communication control unit 22 cannot determine that it is within the FOMA range, the communication control unit 22 monitors the return to the FOMA range (step S14). If the communication control unit 22 returns, the communication control unit 22 sets the telephone number based on the mode after switching to 2in1. The server 4 is notified (step S15). When the telephone number based on the mode after switching is notified to the 2in1 server 4 in step S13 or step S15, the mode switching process ends.

  According to the management server 3A, presence information management system 1A, and presence information acquisition method described above, the telephone number (one telephone number) in which “ON” is stored in the availability status flag of the 2in1 usage number storage unit 32, that is, When the available phone number is a B-mode phone number (specific phone number) for carrying out positioning of the mobile terminal 2, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 determines that the positioning condition is satisfied, and positioning is performed. Only when the condition is satisfied, positioning of the mobile terminal 2 is performed and presence information is acquired. As a result, presence information is acquired only when the available phone number is a B-mode phone number, and the presence information acquisition is stopped when the A-mode phone number is available. Thus, a specific operation for canceling the acquisition of presence information is not required. Therefore, privacy in a state where a private A-mode telephone number can be used is protected, the user's operational burden for privacy protection is reduced, and user privacy protection for obtaining user presence information is protected. This can be easily realized while reducing the operation burden on the user.

  Further, a predetermined positioning available time zone is stored in the positioning condition storage unit 33A, and the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 refers to the positioning condition storage unit 33A, and the positioning available time zone stored in the positioning condition storage unit 33A. It is determined that the positioning condition is satisfied only when the telephone number that is in the available state and is available is the B-mode telephone number. Therefore, the user's privacy can be more reliably protected as compared with the case where the positioning available time zone is not defined.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a presence information management system 1B including a management server 3B according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, regarding the management server 3B and the presence information management system 1B, the same or equivalent elements as those of the management server 3A and the presence information management system 1A according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawing, and description thereof is omitted. .

  Similar to the management server 3A according to the first embodiment, the management server 3B has a 2in1 monitoring unit 31, 2in1 usage number storage unit (use number storage unit) 32, a user information storage unit 34, and a positioning condition monitoring unit as functional configurations. (Positioning condition monitoring means) 35 and presence information acquisition unit (positioning execution means) 36 are provided. Furthermore, the management server 3B includes a schedule information storage unit (schedule information storage unit) 37, a schedule information acquisition unit 38, and a positioning condition storage unit (positioning condition storage unit) 33B.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the schedule information storage unit 37, a time zone in which positioning is possible (individual positioning possible time zone) is registered as schedule information in association with the user ID. For example, in FIG. 11, 9:00 to 12:00 and 13: 0 to 15:00 are registered as time zones when the user A approves the presence information acquisition. Further, the schedule information acquisition unit 38 (see FIG. 9) receives an operator's input operation and writes the received information in the schedule information storage unit 37.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the positioning condition storage unit 33B stores a positioning available time zone in association with a specific group to which a plurality of users such as a government office, a school, and a company staff belong. The positioning available time zone consists of a day of the week and a predetermined time zone. Further, the positioning condition storage unit 33B stores the presence / absence of schedule information use designation and the presence / absence of 2in1 information use designation in association with each positioning available time zone. For example, when the schedule information use designation is “designated”, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 refers to the schedule information storage unit 37, and when it is “undesignated”, it is not referred to. Further, when the 2in1 information use designation is “designated”, the 2in1 use number storage unit 32 is referred to, and when it is “not designated”, it is not referenced.

  The positioning condition monitoring unit 35 monitors the positioning condition storage unit 33B at a predetermined cycle, and the positioning available time in which the day of the week and the time when the positioning condition storage unit 33B is referred to is stored in the positioning condition storage unit 33A. Whether or not it belongs to the band is determined, and only if it belongs, it is determined whether or not 2in1 information use designation and scheduler information use designation are present. If the positioning condition storage unit 33A determines that neither the 2in1 information use specification nor the scheduler information use specification is specified, the positioning condition storage unit 33A cancels the presence information acquisition without causing the presence information acquisition unit 36 to acquire presence information. To do.

  In addition, when determining that the use of 2 in 1 information is specified, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 obtains the B-mode telephone number of the positioning target user from the user information storage unit 34 and refers to the 2 in 1 use number storage unit 32. Then, it is determined whether or not “ON” is stored in the availability flag of the B-mode telephone number. If “ON” is stored, the presence information acquisition unit 36 is instructed and presence information is stored. The acquisition unit 36 acquires presence information from the positioning system 5.

  In addition, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 determines the presence / absence of the use of schedule information when determining that 2in1 information use is not specified, and the schedule information storage unit 37 when determining that the use of schedule information is specified. Refer to Further, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 permits the presence information acquisition unit 36 to acquire presence information when the reference time is included in the time zone registered as schedule information. If the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 determines that the use of schedule information is not specified, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 stops the acquisition of presence information.

  Next, a presence information acquisition method by the management server 3B will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the presence information acquisition method.

  When the fixed time (predetermined period) has elapsed (step S21), the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 of the management server 3B refers to the positioning condition storage unit 33B and refers to the day of the week and the reference time within the positioning available time zone. If it is determined that the positioning conditions regarding the time and day of the week are satisfied (step S22), the process proceeds to the subsequent process, and if it is not included in the positioning available time zone, the process ends without acquiring the presence information.

  If the positioning conditions regarding the time and day of the week are satisfied, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 determines whether or not 2in1 information use is specified (step S23). If the specified specification is registered, the user information storage unit 34 is registered. To obtain the B-mode phone number. Further, the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 refers to the 2in1 usage number storage unit 32 to determine whether or not the ON state flag of the B mode telephone number is set (step S24). When “” is set, the presence information acquisition unit 36 permits acquisition of presence information. The presence information acquisition unit 36 permitted to acquire presence information transmits a control signal indicating that the positioning is performed to the positioning system 5 (step S27), and acquires the position information acquired by the positioning system 5 as presence information (step S27). S28).

  In addition, if the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 determines whether or not 2in1 information use is specified in step S23 (step S23), the positioning condition monitoring unit 35 determines whether or not schedule information use is specified (step S23). If it is determined in step S25) that there is no designation, the process ends without acquiring presence information. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is designation, the scheduler information storage unit 37 is referred to, and if the reference time is within the time zone registered as the schedule information, it is determined that the positioning condition is satisfied (step S26), and presence is determined. The acquisition of presence information by the information acquisition unit 38 is permitted. Then, the presence information acquisition unit 38 executes subsequent steps S27 and S28 to acquire presence information and ends the process.

  According to the management server 3B, the presence information management system 1B, and the presence information acquisition method according to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, only when the available telephone number is a B-mode telephone number. When the presence information is acquired and the A mode telephone number is available, the acquisition of the presence information is stopped, and a specific operation for canceling the acquisition of the presence information becomes unnecessary. Therefore, privacy in a state where a private A-mode telephone number can be used is protected, and the user's operational burden for privacy protection is reduced, and user privacy protection for obtaining user presence information is protected. This can be easily realized while reducing the operation burden on the user.

  Furthermore, the management server according to the second embodiment includes a schedule information storage unit 37 that stores schedule information indicating the individual positioning available time zone of the user who uses the mobile terminal 2 in association with the user. If presence information is acquired based on schedule information approved by the user, the privacy of the user will not be violated. Even when the available phone number is not a B-mode phone number, the presence information can be appropriately acquired without violating privacy by acquiring the presence information based on the schedule information.

  In addition, this invention is not limited only to said embodiment. For example, although the above-described portable terminal 2 can switch modes based on two telephone numbers, the mode corresponding to each of three or more telephone numbers can be switched, or a plurality of telephone numbers can be switched. A mode may be set in which incoming calls can be made and a plurality of telephone numbers can be used.

It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the presence information management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a management server. It is a figure which shows an example of 2in1 utilization number memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows an example of a positioning condition memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows an example of a user information storage part. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement procedure of the presence information acquisition method which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement procedure of the mode switching method. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the presence information management system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of a positioning condition memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows an example of a scheduler information storage part. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement procedure of the presence information acquisition method which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1A, 1B ... Presence information management system, 2 ... Portable terminal (mobile station), 3A, 3B ... Management server (presence information management server), 32 ... 2in1 use number storage part (use number storage means), 35 ... Positioning condition monitoring Units (positioning condition monitoring means), 36... Presence information acquisition unit (positioning execution unit), 33A, 33B... Positioning condition storage unit (positioning condition storage unit), 37... Schedule information storage unit (schedule information storage unit).

Claims (5)

In the presence information management server that can acquire the presence information of the mobile station,
Usage number storage means for storing one telephone number that is available among a plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to individual users;
Positioning for determining success or failure of positioning conditions based on whether or not the one telephone number stored in the usage number storage means is a specific telephone number for performing positioning of the mobile station. Condition monitoring means;
If it is determined by the positioning condition monitoring means that the positioning condition is satisfied, positioning execution means for performing positioning of the mobile station and acquiring presence information;
A presence information management server comprising: It further comprises positioning condition storage means for storing a positioning possible time zone,
The positioning condition monitoring means is within the positioning available time zone stored in the positioning condition storage means, and when the one telephone number that is available is the specific telephone number, the positioning condition monitoring means The presence information management server according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that the condition is satisfied. Further comprising schedule information storage means for storing schedule information indicating a time zone in which individual positioning of the user using the mobile station is possible in association with the user;
The positioning condition monitoring means is in a case where it is within the individual positioning available time zone stored in the schedule information storage means even when the one telephone number in the available state is not the specific telephone number. The presence information management server according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that the positioning condition is satisfied. In a presence information management system comprising a mobile station and a presence information management server capable of acquiring presence information of the mobile station,
The presence information management server
Usage number storage means for storing the one telephone number that is available among a plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to individual users;
Positioning conditions for determining success or failure of positioning conditions based on whether or not one telephone number stored in the usage number storage means is a specific telephone number for performing positioning of the mobile station Monitoring means;
If it is determined by the positioning condition monitoring means that the positioning condition is satisfied, positioning execution means for performing positioning of the mobile station and acquiring presence information;
A presence information management system comprising: In the presence information management server that can acquire the presence information of the mobile station,
The success or failure of the positioning condition is determined based on whether or not one of the available telephone numbers corresponding to each user is a specific telephone number for performing positioning of the mobile station. Positioning condition monitoring step;
In the positioning condition monitoring step, if it is determined that the positioning condition is satisfied, a positioning execution step of performing positioning of the mobile station and acquiring presence information;
A presence information acquisition method comprising:

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