JP2010154125A - Mobile terminal, mobile terminal transmission method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal 110, a mobile terminal transmission method, and program for reliably notifying a communication destination of the occurrence of an emergency, without relying on determination and operation of a holder of the mobile terminal 110, in which the mobile terminal 110 stores a plurality of communication destinations. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile terminal device includes: a communication destination storage part 212 for storing a plurality of communication destinations; a communication part 220 which makes an emergency call different from a normal call to any one of the communication destinations stored in the communication destination storage part 212 and receives a response signal accompanying prescribed operation from one communication destination; a response determination part 240 for determining whether a response signal accompanying the prescribed operation is received; and a communication destination switching part 250 for having the communication part 220 make a new emergency call to another communication destination stored in the communication destination storage part 212 when the response determination part 240 determines that the response signal is not received. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that makes an emergency call to a communication destination, a mobile terminal transmission method that makes a new emergency call to a communication destination, and a computer-readable program that makes such a determination.

  Currently, portable terminals equipped with GPS (Global Positioning System) and the like and capable of acquiring their current position are in widespread use. There has been proposed a technique for using such a function to cope with a case where a child or an elderly person who is a portable terminal owner gets lost.

For example, in Patent Document 1, when it is determined that a child has been lost (when the prescribed action range is exited), the mobile phone held by the child is held by the mobile terminal held by the child. There is disclosed a technique for automatically transmitting from a terminal and notifying a lost child. According to this technique, when the telephone cannot be connected, that is, when the other party does not return a response, the call is switched again to the next registered party.
JP 2007-129378 A

  However, in the technique as described in Patent Document 1, when the calling party is absent, the call is switched to the registered party with the next highest priority, but the success or failure of the communication connection is determined. For example, when a call is made with an answering machine, there is a possibility that the call is terminated as a successful call.

  In view of such a problem, the present invention provides a portable terminal that stores a plurality of communication destinations, and that can reliably notify the communication destination that an emergency has occurred. It is intended to provide.

  In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of a mobile terminal according to the present invention is stored in a communication destination storage unit that stores a plurality of communication destinations and in a communication destination storage unit when a predetermined event occurs. An emergency call different from the normal call to any one communication destination, a communication unit capable of receiving a response signal accompanying a predetermined operation from one communication destination, and whether a response signal accompanying a predetermined operation has been received or not When the response determination unit determines that the response determination unit has not received the response signal, the communication destination switching unit that causes the communication unit to make a new emergency call to another communication destination stored in the communication destination storage unit, and It is characterized by providing.

  According to the above configuration, since the other party who is the one communication destination receives an emergency call different from the normal call, the incoming call is notified that the owner of the mobile terminal that is the call source has changed. You can know at a certain stage. In addition, when communication with one communication destination is connected but a response signal associated with a predetermined operation is not received from the communication destination, for example, when calling with an answering machine, emergency information is notified to one communication destination. If the call cannot be made, an emergency call can be made by automatically switching to the next registered communication destination. Thereby, it is possible to reliably notify a guardian who is a communication destination to a child who is the owner of the mobile terminal that an emergency has occurred.

  In the communication destination storage unit, a guardian or the like for the owner of the mobile terminal may arbitrarily register a plurality of communication destinations. Moreover, you may arbitrarily set the priority in which an emergency call is transmitted to a plurality of registered communication destinations. In this way, a person who can respond to emergency calls by registering multiple persons such as close relatives and related persons as communication destinations, and selecting a person who can easily handle in advance and setting it as a preferential communication destination A quick emergency contact can be made. In addition, although the call is made to all the registered communication destinations, and the person who can cope is not found, the operation may be arbitrarily set. For example, the emergency call may be sent again according to the priority order. Or you may report to the police.

  When the above emergency call is received at the communication destination, it may be notified by voice or display that the emergency call is different from the normal call. Thereby, it is possible to reliably notify the guardian who is the communication destination that an emergency has occurred to the holder of the portable terminal.

  The response signal that accompanies the predetermined operation for the emergency call may be a signal that is transmitted along with the other party's operation such as off-hook or key operation. As a result, even if the owner of the mobile terminal makes a call with automatic voice guidance such as an answering machine, the response determination unit determines that the response signal has not been received, so it is ensured that the guardian or the like has been contacted. Can be determined.

  The communication destination switching unit may switch the emergency call from the current communication destination to the next communication destination when the response determination unit determines that the response signal is not received from the communication destination. Thereby, even if an emergency situation occurs, it is possible to reliably make an emergency call to the next communication destination without involving the judgment and operation of the owner of the mobile terminal.

  The response determination unit may determine that the response signal has not been received when the response signal cannot be received even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the transmission to one communication destination. It may also be determined whether or not the communication connection is successful. As a result, when the communication destination does not respond to the call and the communication connection cannot be established or when the communication destination is connected to the answering machine, when the communication connection is successful but the response signal is not received, the above communication destination switching unit The emergency call can be switched to the next communication destination. Therefore, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the user is connected to a guardian or the like without depending on the determination of the owner of the portable terminal.

  The predetermined time may be arbitrarily set. As a result, it is possible to call in accordance with the convenience of a guardian who is a communication destination.

  The response determination unit may determine that the response signal is not received when the response failure signal is received from the first communication destination. According to such a configuration, a guardian who is a communication destination can respond to the call, but can immediately issue a response failure signal when it cannot respond to the owner of the mobile terminal. Then, the communication destination switching unit described above can switch the emergency call to the next communication destination. Therefore, it is possible to reliably make an emergency call to the next communication destination without involving the judgment and operation of the owner of the portable terminal.

  The above-described response failure signal may be performed by a key operation or the like by a communication partner. In addition, the communication destination may be able to transmit the response failure signal not only immediately after connection with an emergency call but also during connection or after connection is completed. Thereby, judgment of the guardian etc. who are communication destinations can be reflected by emergency call processing.

  Another configuration of the mobile terminal according to the present invention is based on an action range storage unit that stores a predetermined action range, a position acquisition unit that acquires its current position, an action range, and a current position. A deviation determination unit that determines whether or not the holder deviates from the action range, and the predetermined event is that the holder of the mobile terminal has determined that the action range has deviated And

  According to the above configuration, when a child who is a portable terminal owner deviates from a predetermined action range, an emergency call can be automatically made to a guardian who is a communication destination stored in the communication destination storage unit. it can. As a result, for example, when there is a risk of getting lost or being taken away, a guardian who has received an emergency call can take a prompt action, and damage due to an accident or crime can be prevented.

  The behavior range storage unit may arbitrarily record a behavior range of a child or the like whose guardian or the like is the owner of the mobile terminal. As a result, it is possible to set an emergency when a child deviates from a range that is recognized as safe, such as a child who is carrying a mobile device, such as a school or a facility, it can.

  The position acquisition unit may acquire its current position using GPS or the like. Thereby, position information of a child or the like who is the owner of the mobile terminal can be acquired.

  The departure determination unit compares the current position of the mobile terminal obtained using GPS or the like with the arbitrary action range recorded in the action range storage unit, and the current position deviates from the action range. It may be determined whether or not. Thereby, it can be set to wait for reception of the above-mentioned correspondence failure notification until it returns to the predetermined action range.

  The communication unit may start an emergency call to a communication destination with the highest priority by determining that the current position by the departure determination unit is out of the action range. Therefore, the guardian who is the communication destination can quickly know that an emergency has occurred in the child who is the owner of the mobile terminal.

  Another configuration of the portable terminal according to the present invention further includes a notification unit that notifies the communication destination of a used notification for canceling the emergency call when the owner returns from outside the action range to within the action range. And

  The above used notification is sent to the communication destination that has already made an emergency call when the deviation determining unit described above deviates from the action range. It may be reported from the notification unit. Further, when the communication destination receives the used notification, guidance may be given by voice or display. As a result, if the mobile terminal holder accidentally deviates from the predetermined range of action and an emergency call is made even though an emergency response is not required, the mobile terminal owner will By returning to, it can be automatically notified that no action is necessary.

  In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of the mobile terminal transmission method according to the present invention is to store a plurality of communication destinations in a mobile terminal in advance, and when a predetermined event occurs, a plurality of communication destinations stored. When an emergency call different from a normal call is made to one communication destination, it is determined whether or not a response signal from a single communication destination is received with a predetermined operation, and it is determined that a response signal has not been received. An emergency call is newly made to another communication destination stored in the communication destination.

  Another configuration of the mobile terminal transmission method according to the present invention is to store a predetermined action range in the mobile terminal in advance, acquire the current position of the mobile terminal itself, and possess the mobile terminal based on the action range and the current position. It is determined whether the person has deviated from the action range, and the predetermined event is that the owner of the mobile terminal has determined to have deviated from the action range.

A typical configuration of a program according to the present invention includes a computer, a communication destination storage unit that stores a plurality of communication destinations, and any one communication destination stored in the communication destination storage unit when a predetermined event occurs. A communication unit capable of receiving an emergency call different from a normal call and receiving a response signal associated with a predetermined operation from one communication destination, and a response determining unit for determining whether a response signal associated with the predetermined operation has been received. ,
When the response determination unit determines that the response signal has not been received, the communication unit is configured to function as a communication destination switching unit that causes the communication unit to make a new emergency call to another communication destination stored in the communication destination storage unit. And

  Another configuration of the program according to the present invention includes a computer, a portable terminal, an action range storage unit that stores a predetermined action range, a position acquisition unit that acquires its current position, an action range, And a deviation determination unit that determines whether or not the owner of the mobile terminal deviates from the action range based on the position, and the predetermined event is that the owner of the portable terminal deviates from the action range. It is characterized by having determined.

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

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can notify reliably that the emergency has generate | occur | produced to the child etc. who are the owners of a portable terminal to the guardian etc. who are communication destinations.

  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 100)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic connection relationship of the wireless communication system 100. The wireless communication system 100 includes a mobile terminal 110, a base station 120 that establishes wireless communication with the mobile terminal 110, an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line connected to the base station 120, the Internet, a dedicated line, and the like. Communication network 130 and relay server 140 that relays each base station 120 through communication network 130.

  In the wireless communication system 100, the mobile terminal 110 can execute a call or communication with another mobile terminal 150 or the like through wireless communication with the base station 120. In the present embodiment, information such as an emergency call, a response signal, and a response failure signal described later via the wireless communication system 100 can be transmitted and received between the mobile terminals 110 or between the mobile terminal 110 and the fixed telephone. Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the mobile terminal 110 will be described, and then a communication example between the caller and the registrant and a flow of emergency call processing will be described in detail.

(Mobile terminal 110)
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. The mobile terminal 110 includes a terminal memory 210, a display unit 216, a key input unit 218, a voice input unit 222, a voice output unit 224, a communication unit 220, a terminal control unit 230, a position acquisition unit 270, It is comprised including.

  In the terminal memory 210, a communication destination storage unit 212 capable of storing a plurality of arbitrary communication destinations described later, an action range storage unit 260 capable of storing a predetermined action range described later, and a program area unit 214 is included.

  The terminal control unit 230 includes a response determination unit 240, a communication destination switching unit 250, and a departure determination unit 280 as its functions.

  Said response determination part 240 determines whether the response signal accompanying the predetermined operation by the other party of the communication destination mentioned later was received. If the response determination unit 240 fails to receive a response signal even after a predetermined time (hereinafter referred to as “call duration”) has elapsed since the transmission of the communication unit 220 to one communication destination, the response determination unit 240 Is determined not to be received. Furthermore, the response determination part 240 determines with having not received a response signal, when a response impossible signal is received from said 1 communication destination.

  When the response determination unit 240 determines that the response signal is not received, the communication destination switching unit 250 stores the communication unit 220 in the communication destination storage unit 212 from the communication destination that is currently sending an emergency call. It is possible to switch the destination to another communication destination and make a new emergency call.

  The position acquisition unit 270 can acquire its current position using GPS or the like, and the departure determination unit 280 described above stores the current position and an action described later stored in the action range recording part 260. Based on the range, it is determined whether the owner of the mobile terminal 110 is out of the action range.

  When a predetermined event occurs, the communication unit 220 makes an emergency call different from the normal call to any one of the communication destinations stored in the communication destination storage unit 212, and a response accompanying a predetermined operation from the one communication destination A signal can be received. In addition, the notification unit 290 is included in the communication unit 220 and notifies the communication destination of a used notification for canceling the emergency call when the owner returns from the outside of the action range to the inside of the action range.

  The program area 214 stores a program according to the embodiment of the present invention. A typical configuration of the program according to the present embodiment is that the portable terminal 110 includes a communication destination storage unit 212 that stores a plurality of communication destinations, and any one of those stored in the communication destination storage unit 212 when a predetermined event occurs. The communication unit 220 that can make an emergency call different from the normal call to the first communication destination and receive a response signal associated with the predetermined operation from the first communication destination, and whether or not the response signal associated with the predetermined operation has been received. If the response determination unit 240 determines that the response determination unit 240 has not received a response signal, the communication destination 220 newly makes an emergency call to another communication destination stored in the communication destination storage unit 212. It functions as the switching unit 250.

  In addition, the other configuration of the program according to the present embodiment includes the mobile terminal 110 further including an action range storage unit 260 that stores a predetermined action range, a position acquisition unit 270 that acquires the current position of itself, an action range, And a departure determination unit 280 that determines whether the owner of the mobile terminal 110 is out of the action range based on the current position, and the predetermined event is the owner of the mobile terminal 110 Is determined to have deviated from the action range.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of initial setting of the mobile terminal 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The initial setting can be arbitrarily set by a guardian such as a child who is the owner of the portable terminal 110 (S310). When setting, a guardian or the like can receive a plurality of communication destinations, priorities (1 to 3) of communication destinations that make an emergency call, action range, call duration, and time during which a response failure signal can be received (hereinafter referred to as “reception”). Setting and termination settings, and final settings when all registrants are not contacted, such as whether to make an emergency call again according to priority or to report to the police Yes (S340).

  If the setting is stored in the terminal memory 210, the initial setting is completed (S350).

  FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram of an example of communication between a caller who is the owner of the portable terminal 110 and a registrant who is a communication destination. When an emergency call is made from the caller to the registrant 1, the call duration time at the time of the emergency call is started. If the communication connection with the registrant 1 cannot be established within the call duration, the emergency call destination is switched to the registrant 2 as a communication connection failure.

  If an urgent call is made to registrant 2 and communication is established with the registered party within the call duration, but the caller is an answering machine, the caller cannot receive a response signal associated with the caller's operation, so an emergency call As a failure, the emergency call destination is switched to the registrant 3.

  When an urgent call is made to the registrant 3 and communication connection is started by a response signal from the registrant within the call continuation time, the reception waiting time of the response impossible signal is started as the communication connection is started.

  When the registrant 3 is unable to respond, the registrant 3 can switch the emergency call destination to the registrant 4 by sending a response impossible signal.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of emergency call processing in the mobile terminal 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the departure determination unit 280 determines whether or not the owner of the mobile terminal has deviated from the action range (S510). This determination is performed based on the current position of the mobile terminal 110 itself acquired by the position acquisition unit 270 and a predetermined action range stored in the action range recording unit 260 of the mobile terminal 110 in advance.

  If a deviation (predetermined event) occurs as a result of the determination, the communication unit 220 sets the communication destination having the highest priority among the communication destinations stored in the communication destination storage unit 212 in advance as the communication destination. To do. That is, the variable i is set to 1 which is the rank of the communication destination (S520).

  Next, the communication unit 220 reads the i-th communication destination (first in this case) from the communication destination storage unit 212, sets it as the emergency call destination (S530), and makes an emergency call different from the normal call (S540). ).

  When an emergency call is made, the response determination unit 240 determines whether or not a communication connection is established with the communication destination within the call continuation time during the emergency call (S550). If it is determined that the communication connection is established, the response determination unit 240 further determines whether or not a response signal associated with a predetermined operation is received from the communication destination within the call continuation time at the time of emergency call (S560). If it is determined in step S550 that communication connection has not been established, or if it is determined in step S560 that a response signal has not been received, the process proceeds to step S590.

  When the response signal is received within the call duration time, the response determination unit 240 further determines whether or not a response failure signal has been received from the communication destination (S570).

  If the response determination unit 240 determines that the response failure signal has been received, the process proceeds to S590. If the response determination unit 240 determines that the response failure signal has not been received, the response determination unit 240 determines whether the reception standby time has elapsed. (S580).

  If it is determined that the reception standby time has elapsed, the emergency call processing ends. Note that the reception standby time does not have to be set, and when the reception standby time is not set, the reception standby state for the response impossible signal is set (S570).

  When it is set to wait until the reception of the response failure signal is returned to the predetermined action range, the flowchart is changed as follows. That is, the departure determination unit 280 determines whether or not the owner of the mobile terminal 110 has returned to the action range (S582). When it is determined that it has returned to the action range, a used notification is transmitted to the communication destination by the notification unit 290, and the emergency call processing ends (S584). A state is entered (S570).

  When the process proceeds to step S590, it is confirmed whether or not the variable i is the maximum number of registrants. If the variable i is not the maximum number of registrants, i = i + 1 is set (S610), and a plurality of items are stored in the communication destination storage unit 212. The i + 1th other communication destination (communication destination with the next highest priority) is read from the communication destination, set as the emergency call destination (S530), and a new emergency call is made (S540).

  In addition, when the process proceeds to S590 and the variable i set as the communication destination that has made an emergency call is the maximum number of registrations registered in the communication destination storage unit 212, the emergency call is made again according to the priority order. Whether to make a call (S520) or to report to the police can be arbitrarily set (S600).

  Note that the steps in the portable terminal transmission method of the present specification do 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.

  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.

  The present invention can be used for a mobile terminal that makes an emergency call to a communication destination, a mobile terminal transmission method that makes a new emergency call to a communication destination, and a computer-readable program that makes such a determination.

It is explanatory drawing of the radio | wireless communications system in this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the portable terminal which is embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the initial setting of the portable terminal which is embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram of a communication example between a caller and a registrant. It is a flowchart of an emergency call process.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 ... Portable terminal 210 ... Terminal memory 212 ... Communication destination memory | storage part 214 ... Program area | region part 220 ... Communication part 230 ... Terminal control part 240 ... Response determination part 250 ... Communication destination switching part 260 ... Action range memory | storage part 270 ... Position acquisition part 280 ... Deviation determination unit 290 ... Notification unit

Claims (9)

A communication destination storage unit for storing a plurality of communication destinations;
When a predetermined event occurs, an emergency call different from the normal call is sent to any one of the communication destinations stored in the communication destination storage unit, and a response signal accompanying a predetermined operation can be received from the one communication destination The communication department,
A response determination unit that determines whether or not a response signal associated with the predetermined operation has been received;
When the response determination unit determines that the response signal has not been received, a communication destination switching unit that causes the communication unit to make a new emergency call to another communication destination stored in the communication destination storage unit;
A portable terminal comprising:   The response determination unit determines that the response signal is not received when the response signal cannot be received even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the transmission to the first communication destination. The mobile terminal according to claim 1.   The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the response determination unit determines that the response signal is not received when the response failure signal is received from the first communication destination. The portable terminal includes an action range storage unit that stores a predetermined action range;
A position acquisition unit that acquires the current position of itself;
A departure determination unit that determines whether the owner of the mobile terminal has deviated from the action range based on the action range and the current position;
With
The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the predetermined event is that a holder of the mobile terminal determines that the user has deviated from the action range.   The said portable terminal is further provided with the notification part which notifies the used notification which cancels the said emergency transmission to the said communication destination, when the said holder returns in the action range from the outside of the action range. The portable terminal as described in. A plurality of communication destinations are stored in advance in the mobile terminal,
When a predetermined event occurs, an emergency call different from a normal call is made to one of the communication destinations stored in the plurality,
It is determined whether or not a response signal accompanying a predetermined operation has been received from the one communication destination,
A mobile terminal transmission method, characterized in that when it is determined that the response signal has not been received, an emergency call is newly made to another communication destination of the plurality of communication destinations stored. A predetermined action range is stored in advance in the mobile terminal,
Obtaining the current position of the mobile terminal itself,
Based on the action range and the current position, it is determined whether the owner of the mobile terminal has deviated from the action range,
The mobile terminal transmission method according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined event is that a holder of the mobile terminal determines that the user has deviated from the action range. Computer
A communication destination storage unit for storing a plurality of communication destinations;
When a predetermined event occurs, an emergency call different from the normal call is sent to any one of the communication destinations stored in the communication destination storage unit, and a response signal accompanying a predetermined operation can be received from the one communication destination The communication department,
A response determination unit that determines whether or not a response signal associated with the predetermined operation has been received;
When the response determination unit determines that the response signal has not been received, a communication destination switching unit that causes the communication unit to make a new emergency call to another communication destination stored in the communication destination storage unit;
A program characterized by making it function. Computer, and
The portable terminal includes an action range storage unit that stores a predetermined action range;
A position acquisition unit that acquires the current position of itself;
A deviation determination unit that determines whether the owner of the mobile terminal deviates from the action range based on the action range and the current position;
Function as
The program according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined event is that the holder of the mobile terminal determines that the user has deviated from the action range.

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