JP2009253398A - Portable terminal device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perceive a risk, and make it possible to execute a pseudo incoming call notification even if a special operation is not carried out. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU 1 drives a notice unit 11, and carries out the pseudo incoming call notification while shifting to a crime prevention mode when the present exterior environment corresponds to a transition condition in a state that transition conditions for shifting to the crime prevention mode are memorized in a first condition table CT. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal device and a program for performing an incoming call notification when an incoming call is received.

Conventionally, for crime prevention measures against stalkers, etc., for example, an alarm button is provided on a mobile phone, and a product that sounds an alarm buzzer by operating the alarm button is widely used, or a mobile phone is used as a security device. There is a technology that can be used. Also, if you are talking on a mobile phone, it means that you can immediately contact the other party (third party) if something dangerous happens. There is also a technology that thinks that the security effect itself has a crime prevention effect, stores the ringtone for crime prevention used for pseudo incoming calls in advance, and performs pseudo incoming notification in response to an instruction operation by the user. (See Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-344579 A

   However, in the above-described prior art, it is necessary for the user himself to detect danger and to perform an instruction operation to perform pseudo incoming notification himself, but when it is already in a dangerous situation, Even such an instruction operation may not be performed. In a dangerous situation, if such a special operation is performed, the operation becomes an unnatural operation, which may be noticed by a criminal and may become a dangerous situation.

  It is an object of the present invention to detect a danger and execute a pseudo incoming notification without performing a special operation.

The invention according to claim 1 is a portable terminal device that performs an incoming call notification at the time of an incoming call, and stores condition storage means for storing an external environment for shifting to a crime prevention mode for performing pseudo incoming call notification as a transition condition, An acquisition means for acquiring an external environment, a determination means for determining whether or not the current external environment obtained by the acquisition means meets the transition condition, and the current external environment corresponds to the transition condition by the determination means Mode control means for making a transition to the security mode or canceling the security mode according to the determination result of whether or not to do, and a notification means for making a pseudo incoming call notification when the mode control means makes a transition to the security mode, It is characterized by comprising.
Furthermore, a program for realizing the main functions shown in the invention described in claim 1 is provided to the computer (the invention described in claim 9).

The invention described in claim 1 described above may be as follows.
The external environment is at least one of place, time zone, ambient brightness, and ambient sound, and the condition storage means stores an external environment arbitrarily set by a user operation as the transition condition. (Invention of Claim 2)

  When the transition condition for shifting to the crime prevention mode is the first condition, and the condition for causing the pseudo incoming notification to be performed under the crime prevention mode is the second condition, the notification means is under the crime prevention mode. When the second condition is satisfied, pseudo incoming call notification is performed (the invention according to claim 3).

  The notification means performs pseudo incoming call notification when the terminal device is not in use (invention according to claim 4).

  The notification means performs pseudo incoming call notification in a manner different from the incoming call notification at the time of an actual incoming call (invention according to claim 5).

  The notification means repeatedly performs pseudo incoming notification every time a predetermined time elapses in the crime prevention mode (the invention according to claim 6).

  The notification means performs pseudo incoming call notification regardless of whether or not the user is outside the communication range (the invention according to claim 7).

  The notification means performs a pseudo incoming call notification regardless of the setting contents of the incoming call notification (the invention according to claim 8).

  According to the present invention, even if no special operation is performed, it is possible to detect a danger and execute a pseudo incoming call notification, and through the mobile terminal without being noticed by a criminal without being aware of the pseudo incoming call notification. The criminal can be informed that the communication partner can be contacted, and criminal acts can be prevented in advance.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This embodiment exemplifies a case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone device as a mobile terminal device, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing basic components of the mobile phone device.
This cellular phone device is, for example, a foldable one in which two casings (an operation unit casing and a display unit casing) are attached so as to be openable and closable, and includes a call function (voice phone function), an e-mail function, and an Internet connection. In addition to a function (Web access function), a TV broadcast receiving function, a music playback function, and a security function are provided. This crime prevention function is provided as a security measure for a stalker or the like, and is a function for detecting a dangerous situation and performing a pseudo incoming call notification. In other words, when the current external environment meets a predetermined condition, it is a function of making a pseudo incoming notification by shifting to the crime prevention mode.

  The CPU 1 is a core central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the mobile phone device in accordance with various programs in the storage unit 2. The storage unit 2 is an internal memory, and has a program area and a data area. In this program area, a program for realizing the present embodiment according to an operation procedure shown in FIGS. In the data area, a first condition table CT, a second condition memory CM, etc., which will be described later, are stored. The recording medium 3 is a detachable portable memory, and is composed of, for example, an SD card, an IC card, etc., and stores, for example, a recorded image shot and recorded by a camera function. The memory 4 is an internal memory having a work area.

  The telephone communication unit 5 includes a radio unit, a baseband unit, a demultiplexing unit, and the like. For example, when the telephone function (voice telephone function), the e-mail function, and the Internet connection function are operated, the telephone base unit (not shown) In the operation of the voice telephone function, a signal is taken in from the receiving side of the baseband unit and demodulated into a received baseband signal, and then from the call speaker SP via the voice signal processing unit 6 The voice is output, and the input voice data from the call microphone MC is taken from the voice signal processing unit 6 and encoded into a transmission baseband signal, which is then given to the transmission side of the baseband unit and transmitted from the antenna. The operation unit 7 performs dial input, character input, command input, and the like, and the CPU 1 executes processing according to an input signal from the operation unit 7.

  The display unit 8 uses high-definition liquid crystal, organic EL, or the like, and displays character information, a television image, a standby image, and the like. A GPS (Global Positioning System) unit 9 uses a satellite and a ground control station to receive a current position (longitude / latitude information), and the CPU 1 accesses the GPS unit 9 at regular intervals, for example. The position is monitored. The RTC (real time clock module) 10 constitutes a clock unit, and the CPU 1 acquires the current date and time from the RTC 10. The notification unit 11 includes a sound speaker 11A, an LED (light emitting diode) 11B, and a vibration motor 11C. The notification unit 11 is driven when an incoming call or mail is received to notify an incoming call, and is also driven when an alarm is notified.

  The TV broadcast receiving unit 12 receives terrestrial digital TV broadcasts for portable receivers such as mobile phones, and can receive electronic program guides (EPG) in addition to TV video and audio information. The television video data and character data received by the television broadcast receiving unit 12 are displayed and output from the display unit 8, and the television audio data is output from the sound speaker 11A. The music playback unit 13 reads out music content stored in the storage unit 2 or the recording medium 3 and performs a playback operation for playback and output under the control of the CPU 11, and outputs the music content from the sound speaker 11A. The illuminance detection unit 14, the sound volume detection unit 15, and the impact detection unit 16 are used during the operation of the above-described crime prevention function, and the illuminance detection unit 14 determines the current ambient brightness in order to specify whether it is dark or not. Is detected as the current external environment, and the sound volume detection unit 15 detects the surrounding sound volume as the current external environment in order to specify whether the place is not popular, and the impact detection unit 16 It is an acceleration sensor for detecting the impact of dropping the terminal.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the first condition table CT.
The first condition table CT is used in the above-described crime prevention function, and is stored as a transition condition for shifting the external environment designated by the user as having high risk in advance to the crime prevention mode. This crime prevention mode is an operation mode for performing pseudo incoming call notification. As a transition condition for shifting to this crime prevention mode, the first condition table CT includes items of “location”, “time zone”, and “other”. Is stored. The “location”, “time zone”, and “other” are arbitrarily set by the user operation, and the “location” may be a less popular location or a crime-prone location where the user has to go on a daily basis. This item is set as a dangerous place. The “time zone” is an item in which the time zone is set when passing through the dangerous place late at night.

  “Other” is set to determine whether the surrounding area is dark or not in order to identify whether it is dark or not. This is an item for setting the volume (below XX dB). Of “Location”, “Time Zone”, and “Other”, only “Location” and “Time Zone” may be set, or only “Other” may be set, and the combination thereof is arbitrary. . For example, the first condition may be set to “pass the road along the XX park after 9 pm”, or “a dark and unpopular place regardless of place or time zone”. A content such as “pass” may be set as the first condition.

  Here, when the current external environment corresponds to the transition condition set in the first condition table CT, the CPU 1 shifts to the crime prevention mode and performs pseudo incoming call notification. That is, the CPU 1 acquires the current position information from the GPS unit 9 and the current time from the RTC 10 as the current external environment at regular intervals (for example, every minute), and the ambient brightness and volume from the illuminance detection unit 14. The surrounding sound volume is acquired from the detection unit 15 as the current external environment, the first condition table CT is accessed based on the current external environment, and the external environment is “location”, “time zone”, “other”. It is determined whether or not a condition is met, and when the condition is met, a transition is made to a crime prevention mode and a pseudo incoming call notification is performed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the second condition memory CM.
The second condition memory CM is used in the above-described crime prevention function. When the transition condition (first condition) for shifting to the crime prevention mode is set as the condition (1) as described above, the crime prevention mode is set. Assuming that the condition (second condition) for performing the pseudo incoming call notification in the set state is the condition (2), the condition (2) is, for example, “remaining at the same place for a predetermined time or more” , A memory for storing “Arrived at a set position (set place) set arbitrarily”, “Mobile terminal dropped”, and the like. The CPU 1 accesses the second condition memory CM in the crime prevention mode and makes a pseudo incoming notification every time any one of the second conditions is satisfied.

  In this case, the CPU 1 determines whether or not the condition “stays at the same place for a predetermined time or more” is met based on the position information acquired from the GPS unit 9 and the current time acquired from the RTC 10. . Further, the CPU 1 determines whether or not the condition “Arrived at a position set arbitrarily” is met based on the position information acquired from the GPS unit 9. Further, based on the detection signal from the impact detection unit 16, it is determined whether or not the “mobile terminal has been dropped” condition is met. Note that the contents of the second condition memory CM may be arbitrarily set by a user operation.

  Next, the operation concept of the mobile phone device in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, each function described in these flowcharts is stored in the form of a readable program code, and operations according to the program code are sequentially executed. In addition, the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via the transmission medium can be sequentially executed. That is, in addition to the recording medium, an operation specific to this embodiment can be executed using a program / data supplied externally via a transmission medium.

4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the overall operation of the mobile phone device that starts executing when the power is turned on.
First, the CPU 1 checks whether a radio wave from a surrounding base station (not shown) has been normally received when the power is turned on (step S1 in FIG. 4), and does not catch the radio wave from the base station (step S1). After determining that the communication area is out of service and displaying the out-of-service icon (step S3), the presence / absence of an operation is checked (step S10), but radio waves from surrounding base stations are normally transmitted. When it is received (YES in step S2), the process proceeds to a standby process, and an incoming call standby state is entered while displaying a predetermined standby image (step S4). Here, when an incoming call to the telephone communication unit 5 is detected (YES in step S5), it is determined whether or not a ring tone is set based on setting / cancellation of the manner mode (step S6).

  Now, when ringing notification at the time of an incoming call is prohibited, that is, when the manner mode is set (NO in step S6), the vibration motor 11C is driven to perform vibration notification (step S7). When the ringing alert is set, that is, when the manner mode is canceled (YES in step S6), the user-specified melody sound and the like are read in accordance with the incoming call alert settings (setting volume, melody sound, etc.) Then, it is generated and output as a ringtone from the sound speaker 11A (step S8). Then, after making the telephone call ready (step S9), the process returns to the first step S1 described above to check the radio wave from the base station.

  On the other hand, at the detection timing of no incoming call in the standby state (NO in step S5), the presence / absence of operation is checked (step S10), and when any operation is performed (YES in step S10), the TV broadcast reception output and music playback (Step S11). If the operation is an application activation operation, the application processing is executed by driving the television broadcast receiving unit 12, the music reproduction unit 13, and the like corresponding to the application. Thereafter, the application process is continued until the end of the application is instructed (steps S12 and S13). In addition, when other operations (for example, transmission operation, mail transmission operation, condition setting operation, etc.) are performed (NO in step S11), for example, transmission processing, mail transmission processing, condition A setting process or the like is executed (step S14). In the condition setting process described above, the external environment arbitrarily set by the user operation is set in the first condition table CT as the condition (1), or the condition (2) is set in the second condition memory CM by the user operation. It is a process to let you. Thereafter, the process returns to the first step S1.

  If no operation is performed (NO in step S10), the flow proceeds to the flow of FIG. 5 to check whether the crime prevention mode is set (step S15). If the security mode is not set, it is checked whether the check timing of the condition (1) is reached (step S16). FIG. 6A shows the check timing of the condition (1). In this example, the 1-minute interval is used as the check timing of the condition (1). If one minute has not elapsed since the previous check, that is, if the check timing of the condition (1) has not been reached (NO in step S16), the process returns to the first step S1, but the check timing has been reached. If it is present (YES in step S16), the current external environment is acquired (step S17). That is, the current position information from the GPS unit 9 and the current time from the RTC 10 are acquired as the current external environment, and the ambient brightness and the surrounding sound volume from the illuminance detection unit 14 are acquired as the current external environment. .

  Then, the first condition table CT is accessed based on the current external environment, and it is determined whether or not the current external environment meets the conditions of “location”, “time zone”, and “other” (step S18). ). If the condition (1) is met (YES in step S18), the user recognizes that the user is in a dangerous state and shifts to the crime prevention mode (step S19), and then drives the sound speaker 11A and the LED 11B to simulate. Incoming call notification is performed (step S20). In this case, pseudo incoming call notification is performed regardless of the setting volume, melody sound, vibration notification by the vibration motor 11C, and the like, which are the settings for the incoming call notification specified by the user. For example, in addition to performing ringing notification with a ring tone that is higher than the set volume and different from the user-specified melody sound, the flashing notification is performed with a higher number of flashes and higher than the set luminance (the same applies hereinafter). . After performing such pseudo incoming call notification, the process returns to the first step S1.

  Then, in the state set in the crime prevention mode as described above (YES in step S15), it is checked whether a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) has elapsed since the previous pseudo incoming call notification (step S22), and the elapse of the predetermined time. Is detected (YES in step S22), the above-described pseudo incoming call notification is performed (step S24). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S1 described above, and the same operation is performed thereafter. If the predetermined time has not elapsed since the last pseudo incoming call notification (NO in step S22), the second condition memory CM is accessed to check whether the condition (2) is met (step S23). . For example, when “remaining at the same place for a predetermined time or more” is set as the condition (2), the current position information is acquired from the GPS unit 9 and the current time is acquired from the RTC 10, and the condition (2 ).

  Further, when “Arrived at an arbitrarily set position (set location)” is set as the condition (2), the current position information is acquired from the GPS unit 9 and the condition (2) is satisfied. If the condition (2) is set to “dropped mobile device”, the detection result of the impact detection unit 16 is acquired to check whether the condition (2) is met. Investigate. As a result, in the crime prevention mode, when the condition (2) is met (YES in step S23), the above-described pseudo incoming call notification is performed (step S24). FIG. 6 (2) is a diagram showing that the pseudo incoming call notification is performed every time it is detected that the condition (2) is met in the state where the crime prevention mode is set. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S16 described above, and thereafter the same operation is performed. However, when it is detected that the condition (1) is not met (NO in step S18), the crime prevention mode is canceled (step S21). Return to the first step S1.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the CPU 1 enters the crime prevention mode when the current external environment corresponds to the migration condition in the state where the migration conditions for shifting to the crime prevention mode are stored in the first condition table CT. Since the notification unit 11 is driven and a pseudo incoming call notification is performed, the user has a friend who is connected to the user by a mobile phone for a criminal who may be around the user. In other words, it is possible to notify that the user is not alone and to prevent criminal acts against the user.

  The external environment is at least one of place, time zone, ambient brightness, and ambient sound, and the first condition table CT stores an external environment arbitrarily set by a user operation as a transition condition. Since it did in this way, when it becomes the conditions which the user arbitrarily designated as having high danger beforehand, a pseudo incoming call notification can be performed.

  If the transition condition for shifting to the crime prevention mode is the condition (1) and the condition for causing the pseudo incoming notification in the crime prevention mode is the condition (2), the condition (2) is Every time it is established, it is possible to perform pseudo incoming notifications as many times as possible, and it is possible to enhance the crime prevention effect.

  Since the incoming call notification is performed when the mobile phone device is not in use, for example, during a call, during some operation, during application processing (receiving TV broadcast, playing music, etc.) Incoming call notifications can be reserved. For example, when an actual call is in progress, the use of pseudo incoming call notifications is not hindered.

  Since the incoming call notification is performed in a manner different from the incoming call notification at the time of the actual incoming call, the incoming call notification with a high crime prevention effect can be performed, and the actual incoming call notification for the user depending on the notification method. Or pseudo-incoming call notification, and it is possible to respond accordingly.

  Since the pseudo incoming notification is repeatedly performed every time a predetermined time (for example, one minute) elapses in the crime prevention mode, the incoming notification with a high crime prevention effect is possible.

  Regardless of whether or not the user is outside the communication area, the pseudo incoming call notification is performed, so that the crime prevention effect can be exhibited even outside the communication area.

  Regardless of the setting contents of the incoming call notification (for example, vibration notification by the vibration motor 11C), the pseudo incoming call notification is performed. Therefore, even if the manner mode is set, it has a crime prevention effect.

  In the above-described embodiment, the current position information from the GPS unit 9, the current time from the RTC 10, the ambient brightness from the illuminance detection unit 14, and the ambient volume from the volume detection unit 15 are acquired as the current external environment. When the user is in an external environment arbitrarily set by user operation, the user is recognized as being in a dangerous state. For example, the user's body posture, tilt, running, screaming, etc. You may make it detect that a user is in a dangerous state.

  In the above-described embodiment, the ringing notification and the LED blinking are exemplified as the pseudo incoming notification. However, either the ringing notification or the LED blinking may be used, and the vibration notification (vibration sound) may be used. There may be. Also, immediately after performing the pseudo incoming call notification, the opponent's voice (male voice) registered in advance, for example, “Hello” may be uttered as a voice leaking from the speaker. .

In the above-described embodiment, the pseudo incoming notification in the voice telephone function is exemplified. However, the pseudo incoming notification in the video phone function or the pseudo incoming notification in the mail receiving function may be used.
Other than the mobile phone device, for example, a PDA, a digital camera, an electronic wristwatch, or a music player that performs incoming call notification may be used.

The block diagram which showed the basic component of the mobile telephone apparatus applied as a portable terminal device. The figure for demonstrating 1st condition table CT. The figure for demonstrating the 2nd condition memory CM. The flowchart which showed the whole operation | movement of the mobile telephone apparatus started execution with power activation. The flowchart which showed the operation | movement following FIG. (1) shows the check timing of the condition (1), and (2) shows that the pseudo incoming call notification is performed every time the condition (2) is met in the state set in the crime prevention mode.

Explanation of symbols

1 CPU
2 Storage unit 5 Telephone communication unit 8 Display unit 9 GPS unit 10 RTC
11 Notification unit 11A Sound speaker 11B LED
11C Vibration motor 12 Television broadcast receiver 13 Music player 14 Illuminance detector 15 Volume detector 16 Impact detector CT First condition table CM Second condition memory

Claims (9)

A mobile terminal device that performs incoming call notification when an incoming call is received,
Condition storage means for storing an external environment for shifting to a security mode for performing pseudo incoming notification as a transition condition;
An acquisition means for acquiring the current external environment;
Determining means for determining whether or not the current external environment obtained by the acquiring means satisfies the transition condition;
Mode control means for making a transition to the crime prevention mode or canceling the security mode according to a judgment result of whether or not the current external environment corresponds to the transition condition by this judgment means,
Informing means for performing pseudo incoming notification when the mode control means has shifted to the crime prevention mode,
A portable terminal device comprising: The external environment is at least one of place, time zone, ambient brightness, ambient sound,
The condition storage means stores an external environment arbitrarily set by a user operation as the transition condition.
The portable terminal device according to claim 1, which is configured as described above. When the transition condition for shifting to the crime prevention mode is the first condition, and the condition for causing the pseudo incoming notification to be performed in the crime prevention mode is the second condition, the notification means is in the crime prevention mode. A pseudo incoming notification every time the second condition is satisfied,
The portable terminal device according to claim 1, which is configured as described above. The notification means performs a pseudo incoming call notification when the terminal device is not in use.
The portable terminal device according to claim 1, which is configured as described above. The notification means performs pseudo incoming call notification in a manner different from the incoming call notification at the time of an actual incoming call.
The portable terminal device according to claim 1, which is configured as described above. The notification means repeatedly performs pseudo incoming notification every time a predetermined time has elapsed under the crime prevention mode.
The portable terminal device according to claim 1, which is configured as described above. The notification means performs pseudo incoming call notification regardless of whether or not the user is outside the communication range.
The portable terminal device according to claim 1, which is configured as described above. The notification means performs pseudo incoming call notification regardless of the setting contents of incoming call notification,
The portable terminal device according to claim 1, which is configured as described above. Against the computer,
A function for notifying incoming calls when an incoming call is received,
A function for storing and managing the external environment for shifting to the crime prevention mode for performing pseudo incoming notification as a transition condition,
The ability to get the current external environment,
A function of determining whether the acquired current external environment meets the transition condition;
A function to shift to or release the security mode according to the determination result of whether or not the current external environment meets the transition condition;
A function of performing a pseudo incoming call notification when transitioning to the security mode;
A program to realize

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