JP2010154124A - Portable terminal, and control method and program of portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal, and a control method and a program for the portable terminal for enabling a holder himself or herself to operate the portable terminal and cancel the state of losing his or her way when the holder of the portable terminal loses his or her way or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The portable terminal 110 for executing operation corresponding to a prescribed mode is provided with: a position acquisition part 212 for acquiring a present position of the portable terminal 110; a range storage part 224 for storing a prescribed geographical range in advance; a determination part 214 for determining whether or not a current position is outside a range; and a mode switch 216 for switching a first mode to a second mode in which operation is more limited than in the first mode when the determination part 214 determines that the position is outside the range. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal that determines whether a holder of a portable terminal is out of a geographical range stored in advance, a method for controlling the portable terminal, and a program.

  In recent years, various mobile terminals such as PHS (Personal Handy phone System), mobile phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and smart phones have become more sophisticated, and services that depend on the current position of the mobile terminal are also provided. Recently, a function for capturing a signal from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite has been installed, and accurate position information can be obtained.

By using this position information, a store search and a navigation system in the vicinity are realized. In addition, some of the mobile terminals for children use the GPS function and the PHS base station network, based on the current location information of the mobile terminals they have, A technique for acquiring a position is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for preliminarily registering a movement range of a portable terminal holder.
JP 2002-99971 A

  However, in the case of the technique described in Patent Document 1, the mobile terminal itself automatically notifies a call center or the like of a deviation from a predetermined movement range. For this reason, there are many cases where a child who deviates from the predetermined moving range and is lost is simply not temporarily lost from the moving range. In response to a confirmation signal for confirming the authenticity of such a report, it is troublesome for the owner of the portable terminal to respond that there is no abnormality.

  Therefore, in view of such a problem, the present invention provides a portable terminal and a portable terminal control method capable of eliminating the lost state by operating the portable terminal when the holder of the portable terminal is lost. And aims to provide a program.

  In order to solve the above problems, a representative configuration of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is a mobile terminal that performs an operation corresponding to a predetermined mode, and acquires a current position of the mobile terminal And a range storage unit that stores a predetermined geographical range in advance, a determination unit that determines whether or not the current position is out of the range, and a determination unit that determines that the range is out of the range, And a mode switching unit that switches from the first mode to the second mode, which is more limited in operation than the first mode.

  According to said structure, if the said portable terminal determines with the owner of a portable terminal having left | separated from the predetermined geographical range and having lost, it will switch to 2nd mode and a 2nd menu will be displayed on the display part of the said portable terminal. It has a function to display. In addition, if the commands included in the second menu are operable even if the operator is an infant, the infant who is the owner of the mobile terminal can cancel the lost child state by operating the mobile terminal himself. Is possible.

  A display unit displaying a menu corresponding to each mode, a command included in the first menu displayed on the display unit when in the first mode, and a first unit displayed on the display unit when in the second mode. A menu storage unit that stores commands included in the two menus, and the number of commands included in the second menu may be smaller than the number of commands included in the first menu.

  According to the above configuration, assuming that an infant who is lost and is in an uneasy mental state operates, in the lost child mode, the lost child command included in the lost child menu displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal is normally This is because if there are fewer choices than normal commands on the menu, the operator does not have to hesitate and increases the possibility of being able to operate himself.

  A command storage unit that presents a plurality of commands that are candidate commands included in the second mode so as to be selectable as a command list, and an operation unit for selecting an arbitrary command from the command list, and stores a menu. The unit may store the command selected by the operation unit as a command included in the second mode.

  According to said structure, the guardian of the infant who is a holder of a portable terminal can select the command contained in a 2nd menu from a command list using an operation part, and can set a 2nd menu by itself. Since commands included in the second menu need to be operable even by an infant, it is desirable that a guardian or the like set in advance as described above. For example, an infant can operate by selecting a command displayed in a simple expression such as “call XX” or “display the way home”.

  The command included in the second menu may include a command that is executed in a one-touch manner. This is because commands that are executed in a one-touch manner can be reliably operated with few procedures even in an emergency.

  The mode switching unit can be switched from the second mode to the first mode, and includes a notification unit that performs a notification operation when the mode switching unit switches the mode, and notification when the mode is switched from the first mode to the second mode. The notification operation performed by the notification unit may be different from the notification operation performed by the notification unit when the second mode is switched to the first mode.

  For example, the current position for the owner of the mobile terminal by a different operation, such as sound and LED (Light Emitting Diode) when out of range, and vibration when returning to the predetermined range. Information about By performing such an operation, the owner of the mobile terminal can easily distinguish and recognize when the mobile terminal is out of the predetermined range and when it returns to the same range. Further, according to such a configuration, it is possible to expect an effect of prompting the owner of the mobile terminal to return to a predetermined range without having to perform the operation of the mobile terminal.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a representative configuration of a mobile terminal control method according to the present invention is a mobile terminal control method that performs an operation corresponding to a predetermined mode, the current position of the mobile terminal. When the determination unit determines that the current position is out of the predetermined geographical range, and the determination unit determines that the current position is out of the range, the first mode operates more than the first mode. It is characterized by switching to a limited second mode.

  The component corresponding to the technical idea in the portable terminal mentioned above and its description are applicable also to the said portable terminal operating method.

  In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of a program according to the present invention includes a computer, a position acquisition unit that acquires the current position of the mobile terminal, and a range storage unit that stores a predetermined geographical range in advance. And a determination unit that determines whether or not the current position is out of the range, and a mode that serves as a reference for operating the mobile terminal when the determination unit determines that the current position is out of the range. It is made to function as a mode switching part which switches to the 2nd mode in which operation | movement was limited rather than 1 mode.

  The component corresponding to the technical idea in the portable terminal mentioned above and its description are applicable also to the said program.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal operation method, and a program that allow the owner to operate the mobile terminal and resolve the lost state when the owner of the mobile terminal becomes lost. It becomes possible.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

(Wireless communication system)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a wireless communication system 100 used by the mobile terminal 110 according to the present embodiment. The wireless communication system 100 includes a mobile terminal 110, a base station 120, a communication network 130 such as the Internet or a dedicated line, and a relay server 140.

  In the wireless communication system 100, when attempting to make a call to another mobile terminal 150 using the mobile terminal 110, the user operates the mobile terminal 110 of his / her own to communicate with the base station 120 in the wireless communicable area. Establish wireless communication, and perform a voice call with another mobile terminal 150 possessed by the communication partner via the communication network 130, the relay server 140, and the base station 120 in the wireless communicable area of the other mobile terminal 150. .

(Mobile terminal 110)
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating schematic functions of the mobile terminal 110. The portable terminal 110 includes a control unit 210, a storage unit 222, a display unit 228, an operation unit 230, a wireless communication unit 232, a GPS acquisition unit 233, a voice input unit 234, a voice output unit 236, A vibration unit 238 and a light emitting unit 240 are provided. Furthermore, the control unit 210 of the mobile terminal 110 includes a position acquisition unit 212, a determination unit 214, a mode switching unit 216, a command presentation unit 218, and a notification unit 220 as each functional part. In addition, the storage unit 222 of the mobile terminal 110 stores a range storage unit 224 and a menu storage unit 226.

  The control unit 210 manages and controls the entire portable terminal 110 using a semiconductor integrated circuit (both not shown) including a central processing unit (CPU). As other functions, a program stored in the storage unit 222 is used to execute a call function, a mail delivery function, a function using a mode switching unit 216 described later, and the like.

The storage unit 222 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an E ² PROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), a nonvolatile RAM, a flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and the like.

  The display unit 214 is configured by a color or single color display, and provides a GUI (Graphical User Interface) of a Web browser or an application provided or stored from an application server (not shown) via the communication network 130. Can be displayed.

  The operation unit 230 includes switches such as a keyboard, a cross key, and a joystick, and accepts a user operation input.

  The wireless communication unit 232 performs wireless communication with the base station 120 in the wireless communication system 100. As such wireless communication, for example, a TDMA-TDD system (TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access) that performs communication by allocating a plurality of time slots obtained by time-division of frames in the base station 120 to channels of the mobile terminal 110, respectively. A system, TDD: Time Division Duplex, OFDMA system (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Access), etc. are used.

  The GPS acquisition unit 233 has a function of acquiring current position information. The GPS acquisition unit 233 receives a signal from the GPS satellite 500 under the control of the position acquisition unit 212 and acquires the longitude and latitude of the mobile terminal 110. Such longitude and latitude information is used as current position information by the mobile terminal 110. Although only one GPS satellite 500 is shown in FIG. 2, the GPS acquisition unit 233 can generally receive signals from 3 to 5 GPS satellites 500 and acquire the longitude and latitude of the current position as an absolute value. . The wireless communication unit 232 requests the current position information from the base station 120 as an alternative means for acquiring the current position information when the GPS acquisition unit 233 cannot acquire the GPS signal, and acquires the current position information. You can also

  The sound input unit 234 is a member used when capturing sound such as a microphone, and the sound output unit 236 is a member that emits sound, such as a speaker or a piezoelectric buzzer. The vibration part 238 is a member having a vibration function that generates vibrations every minute. The light emitting unit 240 is provided to cause each part of the mobile terminal 110 to emit light, and has a function of illuminating the operation unit 230 and the display unit when operating in a dark place.

  As examples of use of the voice input unit 234, the voice output unit 236, the vibration unit 238, and the light emitting unit 240, they can be used simultaneously or separately when an incoming call is made when using a call function or a mail function.

(Definition of first mode and second mode)
FIG. 3 illustrates the display unit 228 when the mobile terminal 110 is in the normal mode that is the first mode (FIG. 3A) and in the case of the lost mode that is the second mode (FIG. 3B). FIG. In the present embodiment, description will be made using a lost child mode and a normal mode as representative modes.

  The normal mode displayed on the display unit 228 in FIG. 3A is a normally used mode, and all functions can be used. The display unit 228 is in a state where a first menu which is a typical menu in the normal mode is displayed, and such a menu is referred to as a normal menu. Further, commands included in the normal menu are referred to as normal commands.

  The display unit 228 shows a state in which rough classifications of all functions are displayed, but the diagram shown in this embodiment is only an example, and menus of different forms can be used.

  The lost child mode displayed on the display unit 228 in FIG. 3B is a mode in which functions that can be executed are limited compared to the normal mode. FIG. 3B shows a state in which a second menu, which is a typical menu in the lost child mode, is displayed, and this menu is referred to as a lost child menu. Further, a command included in the lost child menu is referred to as a lost child command.

  The reason why only the lost child command is displayed in the lost child menu is as follows. It is assumed that the owner of portable terminal 110 in which the lost child mode is executed (hereinafter simply referred to as “owner”) is an infant who is lost and is in an unstable mental state. Therefore, in the lost child menu, only an extremely small number of commands are displayed so that even an infant with such a lost child will not be lost in operation.

(One-touch type)
It is also important that the lost child command can be reliably operated by the infant who is the operator. Even if there are few choices, commands that are difficult to write or require many steps in operation should not be included in the lost command.

  Therefore, the lost child command can be a command executed in a one-touch manner that allows easy operation. The one-touch type refers to a mode of operation that is performed by pressing a button provided on the operation unit 230 once when issuing an operation instruction. By adopting the one-touch type, the owner can perform an intuitive operation once or with very few procedures even in an emergency.

  The one-touch type lost child command may be operated by using a button of the operation unit 230 provided in the portable terminal 110, or by making the display unit 228 a touch screen type, the displayed menu is directly displayed with a finger or a stylus. It is good also as selecting.

(Setting of lost child command)
The portable terminal 110 can arbitrarily set a lost child command used in the lost child mode. The operator uses the operation unit 230 to select a lost child command from among the lost child command candidates presented on the display unit 228 of the portable terminal 110 by the command presentation unit 218.

  A plurality of lost child commands can be selected from the presented list of selectable commands. As an example of the lost child command that is presented, the infant can easily operate by selecting a command that is displayed in plain expression, such as “call XX” or “display the way home”. .

  When selecting such a lost child command, an operation is performed using the operation unit 230. The lost child command is stored in the menu storage unit 226.

  According to the above configuration, the infant guardian who is the owner can select a suitable lost child command using the operation unit 230, and can set and register the lost child menu according to his / her preference and actual situation. It becomes.

  The portable terminal 110 is switched to the lost child mode when it is determined that the owner of the portable terminal is lost from a predetermined geographical range. This predetermined geographical range in which the owner is permitted to act (hereinafter referred to as “predetermined range” as appropriate) can also be registered in advance. Registration for the predetermined range is performed by the guardian of the owner through the operation unit 230 or a personal computer (not shown). In addition, when the mobile terminal 110 is purchased, it may be registered in advance at a store or the like, or a mobile terminal with a rough range registered may be purchased and used.

(Switch between lost child mode and normal mode)
The mobile terminal 110 according to the present embodiment can switch between the lost child mode and the normal mode, which is one of the other modes, by utilizing the current position information.

  The portable terminal 110 includes a determination unit 214 that determines whether or not the current position is out of the geographical range. The determination unit 214 compares a predetermined range in which the owner is permitted to act with current position information. If the determination unit 214 determines that the owner is lost from the predetermined range, the determination unit 214 notifies the mode switching unit 216 that the owner of the mobile terminal 110 is out of the predetermined range.

  The notified mode switching unit 216 switches the mobile terminal 110 from the normal mode to the lost child mode. In the lost child mode, a lost child menu is displayed on the display unit 228 of the mobile terminal 110.

  Further, the mode switching unit 216 switches to the normal mode when the owner of the mobile terminal 110 returns to a predetermined range after entering the lost child mode. In the normal mode, a normal menu such as the display unit 228 is displayed.

(Notification part)
When the determination by the determination unit 214 is out of the predetermined range or vice versa, the mobile terminal 110 performs a different notification operation according to each of the determinations after the change. Is further provided.

  The notification unit 220 controls the audio output unit 236, the vibration unit 238, the light emitting unit 240, and the like, and the case where the owner of the mobile terminal 110 is out of the predetermined range or when the portable terminal 110 returns from the out-of-range state to the predetermined range. The above-described units are controlled to perform appropriate notification operations. To give a specific example, when it deviates from a predetermined range, a notification operation is performed using sound from the audio output unit 236 and the LED from the light emitting unit 240. On the other hand, when it returns to the predetermined range, vibration is generated by the vibration unit 238, and information on the current position is notified by an operation different from that when the vibration is removed.

  The mobile terminal can make the owner of the mobile terminal 110 easily distinguish and recognize whether or not the current position is within a predetermined range by changing the above-described notification operation. Since the owner of the mobile terminal 110 can recognize that it is out of the predetermined range without checking the display unit 228 or the like, the effect of prompting the owner of the mobile terminal 110 to return to the predetermined range Can also be expected.

  The specific example shown in the present embodiment is merely an example, and the notification operation may be different from that described here, and the guardian of the owner of the mobile terminal 110 can arbitrarily set using the operation unit 230. Is possible.

(Switching between lost child mode and normal mode)
Next, a method for switching between the lost child mode and the normal mode will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining operations related to switching between the lost child mode and the normal mode. It is assumed that the holder of the mobile terminal 110 is walking within a predetermined geographical range registered in advance. It is assumed that the portable terminal 110 is in a state where a lost child command has already been registered.

  First, the position acquisition unit 212 acquires the current position from the GPS satellite 500 through the GPS acquisition unit 233, and the determination unit 214 determines whether or not the current position is out of a predetermined geographical range (S400).

  If it is determined that the determination is not made (“YES” in S400), the mode switching unit 216 switches the portable terminal 110 to the lost child mode (S402), and the lost child menu is displayed on the display unit 228 (S403). If the result of the determination is not deviated (“NO” in S400), the current position information is acquired at every predetermined time and it is determined whether or not it is out of the predetermined range.

  The notification unit 220 controls the voice output unit 236, the vibration unit 238, and the like to notify the owner of the mobile terminal 110 that the mode has been switched to the lost child mode (S404). After the notification, the position acquisition unit 212 acquires the current position, and the determination unit 214 determines whether or not it is out of the predetermined range based on the acquired new current position (S406).

  If the result of the determination is outside (“NO” in S406), the lost child menu is continuously displayed on the display unit 228. If the result of the determination is not off (“YES” in S406), the mode switching unit 216 switches the portable terminal 110 to the normal mode (S408), and the normal menu is displayed on the display unit 228 (S409).

  When the switching to the normal mode is completed, the notification unit 220 controls the audio output unit 236, the light emitting unit 240, and the like to notify the holder of the portable terminal 110 that the mobile terminal 110 has returned to the predetermined range (S410). At this time, the notification is made using a means different from that in the case of being out of the predetermined range (S404).

  Note that each step in the switching method between the lost child mode and the normal mode of the present specification does not necessarily have to be processed in time series in the order described in the flowchart, and may include processing in parallel or by a subroutine.

(program)
A typical configuration of the program according to the present embodiment includes a computer (not shown) or a mobile terminal 110, a position acquisition unit 212 that acquires the current position of the mobile terminal 110, and a memory that stores a predetermined geographical range in advance. Part 222, determination part 214 for determining whether or not the current position is out of a predetermined range, and a lost child menu displayed on display unit 228 of portable terminal 110 when portable terminal 110 is in the lost child mode. A mode switching unit 216 that switches the portable terminal 110 to the lost child mode when the menu storage unit 226 that stores a lost child command and the determination unit 214 determine that the current position is out of a predetermined range. It is made to function.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal control method, and a program that determine whether the owner of the mobile terminal has deviated from a geographical range stored in advance.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the radio | wireless communications system which the portable terminal concerning this embodiment utilizes. It is the functional block diagram which showed the schematic function of the portable terminal. It is a figure which illustrates a display part in case a portable terminal is a normal mode and a lost child mode, respectively. It is a flowchart explaining switching operation | movement between a lost child mode and a normal mode.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Wireless communication system 110 ... Mobile terminal 120 ... Base station 130 ... Communication network 140 ... Relay server 150 ... Other mobile terminals 210 ... Control part 212 ... Position acquisition part 214 ... Determination part 216 ... Mode switching part 218 ... Command presentation part 220 ... Notification unit 222 ... Storage unit 224 ... Range storage unit 226 ... Menu storage unit 228 ... Display unit 230 ... Operation unit 232 ... Wireless communication unit 233 ... GPS acquisition unit 234 ... Audio input unit 236 ... Audio output unit 238 ... Vibration unit 240: Light emitting unit 500: GPS satellite

Claims (7)

A mobile terminal that performs an operation corresponding to a predetermined mode,
A position acquisition unit for acquiring the current position of the mobile terminal;
A range storage unit that stores a predetermined geographical range in advance;
A determination unit for determining whether or not the current position is out of the range;
A mode switching unit that switches from a first mode to a second mode that is more limited in operation than the first mode when it is determined that the determination unit is out of the range;
A portable terminal comprising: A display for displaying a menu corresponding to each mode;
A menu for storing commands included in the first menu displayed on the display unit when in the first mode and commands included in the second menu displayed on the display unit when in the second mode. A storage unit,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the number of commands included in the second menu is less than the number of commands included in the first menu. A command presenting unit that presents a plurality of commands that are candidates for commands included in the second mode in a selectable manner as a command list;
An operation unit for selecting an arbitrary command from the command list,
The portable terminal according to claim 2, wherein the menu storage unit stores a command selected by the operation unit as a command included in the second mode.   The mobile terminal according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the command included in the second menu includes a command executed in a one-touch manner. The mode switching unit can switch from the second mode to the first mode,
When the mode switching unit switches modes, a notification unit that performs a notification operation,
The notification operation by the notification unit when switching from the first mode to the second mode is different from the notification operation by the notification unit when switching from the second mode to the first mode. 5. The mobile terminal according to any one of items 1 to 4. A method of controlling a mobile terminal that performs an operation corresponding to a predetermined mode,
Get the current location of the mobile device,
Determining whether the current position is out of a predetermined geographical range;
A method for controlling a mobile terminal, wherein when the determination unit determines that the operation is out of the range, the operation mode is switched from the first mode to a second mode in which the operation is more limited than the first mode. Computer
A position acquisition unit for acquiring the current position of the mobile terminal;
A range storage unit that stores a predetermined geographical range in advance;
A determination unit for determining whether or not the current position is out of the range;
When the determination unit determines that the mobile terminal is out of the range, the mode switching to switch from the first mode to the second mode whose operation is more limited than the first mode is used as a reference mode for operating the mobile terminal. And
A program characterized by making it function.

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