JP2010245583A - Base station device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a base station device capable of reducing the amount of information to be received for the base station device to acquire communication state distribution information. <P>SOLUTION: The base station device 100 is connected communicably to a plurality of mobile station devices by radio. The base station device 100 includes a positional information acquiring part 101, a mobile station device selecting part 102, a communication state information receiving part 103 and a communication state distribution information outputting part 104. The positional information acquiring part acquires positional information indicating the position of a mobile station device. The mobile station device selecting part selects a portion of mobile station devices from among the plurality of mobile station devices on the basis of the acquired positional information. The communication state information receiving part receives, from the selected mobile station devices, communication state information, indicating communication states between the mobile station devices and the base station device. The communication state distribution information outputting part outputs information obtained by associating the received state information with the acquired positional information indicating the positions of the selected mobile station devices. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a base station apparatus connected to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses so as to be capable of wireless communication.

  A base station apparatus connected to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses so as to be able to perform wireless communication is known. As one of this type of base station apparatus, the base station apparatus described in Patent Literature 1 receives position information and communication state information from a mobile station apparatus, and associates the received position information and communication state information with the communication state. Display distribution information. Here, the position information is information indicating the position of the mobile station apparatus. The communication status information is information representing the communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device. According to this, the user of the base station apparatus can easily know the communication status at an arbitrary position.

JP 2008-109571 A

  However, the base station apparatus receives position information and communication status information from all mobile station apparatuses that are communicably connected. Therefore, when a relatively large number of mobile station devices and base station devices are communicably connected, there is a risk that the amount of information received by the base station device to acquire communication status distribution information will be excessively large. there were.

  For this reason, the object of the present invention is a base station capable of solving the above-mentioned problem “the amount of information received by the base station apparatus to acquire communication status distribution information becomes excessively large”. To provide an apparatus.

  In order to achieve such an object, a base station apparatus which is an embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus connected to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses so as to be capable of wireless communication.

Furthermore, this base station apparatus
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of the mobile station device;
Mobile station apparatus selection means for selecting some of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the acquired position information;
Communication status information receiving means for receiving communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
Communication status distribution information output means for outputting communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with the acquired location information and the location information representing the location of the selected mobile station apparatus When,
Is provided.

Moreover, the program which is the other form of this invention is:
To a base station device connected to a plurality of mobile station devices so as to be capable of wireless communication,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of the mobile station device;
Mobile station apparatus selection means for selecting some of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the acquired position information;
Communication status information receiving means for receiving communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
Communication status distribution information output means for outputting communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with the acquired location information and the location information representing the location of the selected mobile station apparatus When,
It is a program for realizing.

  A communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention is a system including a plurality of mobile station devices and a base station device connected to each of the plurality of mobile station devices so as to be capable of wireless communication.

Furthermore, the mobile station device
Position information transmitting means for transmitting position information indicating the position of the mobile station apparatus to the base station apparatus;
When a predetermined communication status transmission instruction is received, communication status information transmitting means for transmitting communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device to the base station device;
Is provided.

In addition, the base station device
Position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information by receiving the position information from the mobile station device;
Mobile station apparatus selection means for selecting some of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the acquired position information;
A communication status transmission instruction transmitting means for transmitting the communication status transmission instruction to the selected mobile station device;
Communication status information receiving means for receiving communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
Communication status distribution information output means for outputting communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with the acquired location information and the location information representing the location of the selected mobile station apparatus When,
Is provided.

In addition, a communication method according to another aspect of the present invention includes:
Applied to a communication system including a plurality of mobile station devices and a base station device connected to each of the plurality of mobile station devices so as to be capable of wireless communication,
A location information transmission step in which the mobile station device transmits location information indicating the location of the mobile station device to the base station device;
A location information acquisition step in which the base station device acquires the location information by receiving the location information from the mobile station device;
A mobile station apparatus selection step in which the base station apparatus selects some mobile station apparatuses of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the acquired position information;
A communication status transmission instruction transmission step in which the base station device transmits a predetermined communication status transmission instruction to the selected mobile station device;
A communication status transmission instruction receiving step in which the mobile station apparatus receives the communication status transmission instruction;
A mobile station device that has received the communication status transmission instruction transmits a communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device to the base station device; and
A communication status information receiving step in which the base station device receives communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
The base station device outputs communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with the acquired location information and location information representing the location of the selected mobile station device. Communication status distribution information output process;
including.

  By configuring as described above, the present invention can reduce the amount of information that the base station apparatus receives in order to acquire the communication status distribution information.

It is a figure showing the schematic structure of the communication system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram showing the outline of the function of the communication system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the positional infomation acquisition program which CPU of the base station apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. It is the flowchart which showed the communication status distribution information output program which CPU of the base station apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. It is the flowchart which showed the communication condition information transmission program which CPU of the mobile station apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. It is the table which showed the communication status distribution information which the base station apparatus which concerns on the modification of embodiment of this invention outputs. It is a block diagram showing the outline of the function of the base station apparatus which concerns on the modification of embodiment of this invention.

  The base station apparatus which is one form of this invention is an apparatus connected with several mobile station apparatus so that radio | wireless communication was possible.

Furthermore, this base station apparatus
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of the mobile station device;
Mobile station apparatus selection means for selecting some of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the acquired position information;
Communication status information receiving means for receiving communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
Communication status distribution information output means for outputting communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with the acquired location information and the location information representing the location of the selected mobile station apparatus When,
Is provided.

  According to this, a base station apparatus receives communication status information from some mobile station apparatuses among the several mobile station apparatuses connected so that communication was possible. Then, the base station apparatus outputs communication status distribution information based on the received communication status information. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the amount of information received for the base station device to acquire the communication status distribution information. That is, the communication load can be reduced. Furthermore, when the communication status distribution information is generated by performing processing (statistical processing or aggregation processing) based on the communication status information received by the base station apparatus, the processing load is reduced. It can also be reduced.

  In this case, it is preferable that the mobile station apparatus selection means is configured to select a mobile station apparatus whose distance between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus is shorter than a predetermined threshold distance.

  When the distance (communication distance) between the mobile station device and the base station device changes, the degree to which the signal transmitted from the mobile station device to the base station device attenuates changes. Further, when the communication distance changes, the probability that an obstacle exists between the mobile station device and the base station device changes. Accordingly, the communication status changes as the communication distance changes.

Further, when the number (accommodation number) of mobile station apparatuses that are communicably connected to the base station apparatus changes, the band in which a signal transmitted from the mobile station apparatus to the base station apparatus can be used changes. Accordingly, the communication status changes as the accommodation number changes.
Thus, the communication status changes as the communication distance or accommodation number changes.

  Therefore, according to the said structure, the extent to which a communication condition changes with a communication distance changing can be made small. As a result, the base station apparatus can output communication status distribution information that well represents a change in communication status due to a change in the number of accommodated units.

In another aspect of the base station device,
The mobile station apparatus selection means is preferably configured to estimate a path along which a certain mobile station apparatus moves and to select a mobile station apparatus located in the vicinity of the estimated path.

  According to this, the base station apparatus can output the communication status distribution information that represents the communication status at the future position of the mobile station apparatus whose path is estimated with higher accuracy.

In another aspect of the base station device,
The mobile station apparatus selection means is configured to select, for each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the area where the base station apparatus can communicate with the mobile station apparatus, a mobile station apparatus located in the area. Is preferable.

  According to this, it is possible to avoid the location of the selected mobile station device being unevenly distributed in an area where the base station device can communicate with the mobile station device. As a result, the base station apparatus can output communication status distribution information that represents the communication status at an arbitrary position in the region with higher accuracy.

  In this case, it is preferable that the communication status information includes throughput information indicating an amount of data communicated per unit time between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus.

  In this case, it is preferable that the mobile station apparatus selection means is configured to select a mobile station apparatus that is communicating data with the base station apparatus.

  According to this, in order to acquire the throughput information, it is possible to acquire the throughput information based on the communication already performed without newly starting data communication. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid an unnecessary increase in communication load.

  In this case, it is preferable that the communication status information includes moving speed information indicating a moving speed of the mobile station device.

  In this case, the mobile station device is preferably a mobile phone.

Moreover, the program which is the other form of this invention is:
To a base station device connected to a plurality of mobile station devices so as to be capable of wireless communication,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of the mobile station device;
Mobile station apparatus selection means for selecting some of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the acquired position information;
Communication status information receiving means for receiving communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
Communication status distribution information output means for outputting communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with the acquired location information and the location information representing the location of the selected mobile station apparatus When,
It is a program for realizing.

  In this case, it is preferable that the mobile station apparatus selection means is configured to select a mobile station apparatus in which a distance between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus is shorter than a predetermined threshold distance.

In another aspect of the above program,
The mobile station apparatus selection means is preferably configured to estimate a path along which a certain mobile station apparatus moves and to select a mobile station apparatus located in the vicinity of the estimated path.

In another aspect of the above program,
The mobile station apparatus selection means is configured to select, for each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the area where the base station apparatus can communicate with the mobile station apparatus, a mobile station apparatus located in the area. Is preferable.

  A communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention is a system including a plurality of mobile station devices and a base station device connected to each of the plurality of mobile station devices so as to be capable of wireless communication.

Furthermore, the mobile station device
Position information transmitting means for transmitting position information indicating the position of the mobile station apparatus to the base station apparatus;
When a predetermined communication status transmission instruction is received, communication status information transmitting means for transmitting communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device to the base station device;
Is provided.

In addition, the base station device
Position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information by receiving the position information from the mobile station device;
Mobile station apparatus selection means for selecting some of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the acquired position information;
A communication status transmission instruction transmitting means for transmitting the communication status transmission instruction to the selected mobile station device;
Communication status information receiving means for receiving communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
Communication status distribution information output means for outputting communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with the acquired location information and the location information representing the location of the selected mobile station apparatus When,
Is provided.

  In this case, it is preferable that the mobile station apparatus selection means is configured to select a mobile station apparatus in which a distance between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus is shorter than a predetermined threshold distance.

In another aspect of the communication system,
The mobile station apparatus selection means is preferably configured to estimate a path along which a certain mobile station apparatus moves and to select a mobile station apparatus located in the vicinity of the estimated path.

In another aspect of the communication system,
The mobile station apparatus selection means is configured to select, for each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the area where the base station apparatus can communicate with the mobile station apparatus, a mobile station apparatus located in the area. Is preferable.

In addition, a communication method according to another aspect of the present invention includes:
Applied to a communication system including a plurality of mobile station devices and a base station device connected to each of the plurality of mobile station devices so as to be capable of wireless communication,
A location information transmission step in which the mobile station device transmits location information indicating the location of the mobile station device to the base station device;
A location information acquisition step in which the base station device acquires the location information by receiving the location information from the mobile station device;
A mobile station apparatus selection step in which the base station apparatus selects some mobile station apparatuses of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the acquired position information;
A communication status transmission instruction transmission step in which the base station device transmits a predetermined communication status transmission instruction to the selected mobile station device;
A communication status transmission instruction receiving step in which the mobile station apparatus receives the communication status transmission instruction;
A mobile station device that has received the communication status transmission instruction transmits a communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device to the base station device; and
A communication status information receiving step in which the base station device receives communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
The base station device outputs communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with the acquired location information and location information representing the location of the selected mobile station device. Communication status distribution information output process;
including.

  In this case, it is preferable that the mobile station apparatus selection step is configured to select a mobile station apparatus in which a distance between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus is shorter than a predetermined threshold distance.

In another aspect of the communication method,
It is preferable that the mobile station device selection step is configured to estimate a route along which a certain mobile station device moves and to select a mobile station device located in the vicinity of the estimated route.

In another aspect of the communication method,
The mobile station apparatus selection step is configured to select, for each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the area where the base station apparatus can communicate with the mobile station apparatus, a mobile station apparatus located in the area. It is preferable.

  Even the invention of the program, the communication system, or the communication method having the above-described configuration can achieve the above-described object of the present invention because it has the same operation as the above-described base station apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a base station apparatus, a program, a communication system, and a communication method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

<Embodiment>
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the communication system 1 according to the embodiment includes a base station device 11 and a plurality of mobile station devices 21 to 25. The base station device 11 and each of the plurality of mobile station devices 21 to 25,... Are connected so as to be communicable by radio (capable of radio communication).

  The base station apparatus 11 includes a central processing unit (CPU; Central Processing Unit), a storage device (memory and hard disk drive (HDD)), and an output device (display in this example), not shown.

  The base station apparatus 11 is configured to realize functions to be described later when the CPU executes a program stored in the storage device.

  Each of the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25 is a mobile phone. Each of the mobile station devices 21 to 25,... May be a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a PDA (Personal Data Assistance, a Personal Digital Assistant), a car navigation terminal, a portable game machine, or the like.

  Each of the mobile station devices 21 to 25,... Includes a CPU, a storage device (memory), an input device (in this example, a microphone and a plurality of key buttons), an output device (in this example, a speaker and a display), and a GPS ( The antenna for Global Positioning System is provided. Each of the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25,... Is configured to realize a function to be described later when the CPU executes a program stored in the storage device.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functions of the communication system 1 configured as described above. This function is executed by the CPU of the base station apparatus 11 executing programs and the like represented by the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 described later, and the CPU of the mobile station apparatus 21 is expressed by the flowchart shown in FIG. This is realized by executing a program to be executed. The functions of the mobile station devices 22 to 25 other than the mobile station device 21 are the same as the functions of the mobile station device 21.

  The functions of the mobile station device 21 include a location information transmission unit (location information transmission unit) 31 and a communication status information transmission unit (communication status information transmission unit) 32. The functions of the base station apparatus 11 include a position information acquisition unit (position information acquisition unit) 41, a mobile station apparatus selection unit (mobile station apparatus selection unit) 42, and a communication status transmission instruction transmission unit (communication status transmission instruction transmission). Means) 43, a communication status information receiving unit (communication status information receiving unit) 44, and a communication status distribution information output unit (communication status distribution information output unit) 45.

  The position information transmission unit 31 receives GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites (not shown) via a GPS antenna every time a preset position acquisition cycle elapses, and based on the received GPS signals (GPS signal GPS information is obtained. Furthermore, the position information transmission unit 31 generates (acquires) position information (in this example, latitude information indicating latitude and longitude information indicating longitude) indicating the position of the mobile station device 21 based on the acquired GPS information.

  The position information transmitting unit 31 transmits the generated position information and identification information for identifying the mobile station apparatus 21 to the base station apparatus 11 every time a preset transmission cycle elapses.

  The communication status information transmission unit 32 receives a communication status transmission instruction. The communication status transmission instruction is information instructing to transmit communication status information. When receiving the communication status transmission instruction, the communication status information transmission unit 32 acquires communication status information indicating the communication status between the mobile station device 21 and the base station device 11.

  In this example, the communication status information includes throughput information indicating the amount of data (throughput) that the mobile station device 21 and the base station device 11 communicate per unit time. In this example, the communication status information transmission unit 32 acquires the communication status information based on the communication already performed with the base station apparatus 11. Then, the communication status information transmission unit 32 transmits the acquired communication status information to the base station apparatus 11.

  The position information acquisition unit 41 acquires the position information and the identification information by receiving the position information and the identification information from each of the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25,. The position information acquisition unit 41 stores the acquired position information and identification information in association with each other in the storage device.

The mobile station apparatus selection unit 42 selects some of the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25,... Based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 41.
Specifically, the mobile station apparatus selection unit 42 moves for each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the area where the base station apparatus 11 can communicate with the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25,. One mobile station apparatus that is a station apparatus and is communicating data with the base station apparatus 11 is selected one by one.

  In this example, each of the plurality of divided areas is a square area having a side of 100 m. That is, the mobile station apparatus selection unit 42 divides the area in which the base station apparatus 11 can communicate with the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25,... Into a plurality of areas divided into a square lattice with a side length of 100 m. For each, one mobile station apparatus located in the area is selected. Note that the mobile station apparatus selection unit 42 may be configured such that the length of one side of the divided area is set according to the topography and / or population distribution. That is, in this case, the lengths of one side of the plurality of divided areas are different from each other.

  The communication status transmission instruction transmission unit 43 transmits a communication status transmission instruction to the mobile station devices 21 to 25 selected by the mobile station device selection unit 42.

The communication status information receiving unit 44 receives communication status information from the mobile station devices 21 to 25.
The communication status distribution information output unit 45 stores the communication status information received by the communication status information receiving unit 44 in association with identification information for identifying the mobile station apparatus that has transmitted the communication status information in the storage device. The communication status distribution information in which the positional information is associated is output.

  Specifically, the communication status distribution information output unit 45 outputs image information as communication status distribution information. The image represented by the image information is a color corresponding to the throughput represented by the communication status information at a position in the image corresponding to the position represented by the position information (for example, 2 megabits per second or more is blue and less than 2 megabits per second) In addition, an image in which a mark (for example, a circle) having a yellow color of 1 megabit / second or more and a red color less than 1 megabit / second is arranged.

Next, the operation of the communication system 1 described above will be specifically described.
Each time the transmission cycle elapses, each mobile station device 21 to 25... Receives position information indicating the position of the mobile station device and identification information for identifying the mobile station device. (Position information transmission step).

On the other hand, the CPU of the base station apparatus 11 is configured to execute the position information acquisition program shown by the flowchart in FIG. 3 when the base station apparatus 11 is activated.
More specifically, when starting the processing of the position information acquisition program, the CPU stands by in step 305 until position information is received.

When the base station apparatus 11 receives the position information and the identification information from the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25 (position information acquisition step), the CPU determines “Yes” and proceeds to step 310 to receive the information. The position information and the identification information are associated with each other and stored in the storage device.
Thereafter, the CPU returns to step 305 and repeats the processing of step 305 to step 310.

  The CPU of the base station apparatus 11 executes the communication status distribution information output program shown by the flowchart in FIG. 4 every time a preset output cycle elapses. Note that the output period may be a value input by the user of the base station apparatus 11.

  Specifically, when starting the processing of the communication status distribution information output program, the CPU selects a mobile station device based on the position information stored in the storage device in step 405 (mobile station device selection step). ). In this example, the CPU is a mobile station device located in each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the area where the base station apparatus 11 can communicate with the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25,. One mobile station apparatus that is communicating data with the base station apparatus 11 is selected one by one.

  Then, the CPU transmits a communication status transmission instruction to each of the selected mobile station devices (step 410, communication status transmission instruction transmission step). Next, the CPU stands by until communication status information is received from all of the mobile station apparatuses that have transmitted the communication status transmission instructions (step 415).

  On the other hand, the CPU of the mobile station device 21 is configured to execute the communication status information transmission program shown by the flowchart in FIG. In addition, each of the CPUs of the mobile station devices 22 to 25,... Executes the communication status information transmission program, similarly to the mobile station device 21.

  Specifically, when starting the processing of the communication status information transmission program, the CPU stands by in step 505 until a communication status transmission instruction is received. When the mobile station device 21 receives a communication status transmission instruction from the base station device 11 (communication status transmission instruction reception step), the CPU determines “Yes” and proceeds to step 510 to acquire communication status information. .

  In this example, the CPU acquires the communication status information based on the communication already performed with the base station device 11. That is, the CPU acquires throughput information indicating the amount of data received from the base station apparatus 11 per unit time by the mobile station apparatus 21 as communication status information.

  Next, the CPU transmits the acquired communication status information to the base station apparatus 11 (step 515, communication status information transmission step). Thereafter, the CPU returns to step 505, and repeatedly executes the processing of step 505 to step 515.

  When the base station device 11 receives the communication status information from all the mobile station devices that have transmitted the communication status transmission instruction (communication status information receiving step), the CPU of the base station device 11 at step 415 “ It is determined as “Yes”, and the process proceeds to Step 420.

The CPU then associates the received communication status information with the location information stored in the storage device in association with the identification information for identifying the mobile station device that has transmitted the communication status information. Status distribution information is output (communication status distribution information output step).
Next, the CPU ends the execution of the communication status distribution information output program.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the communication system according to the present invention, the base station apparatus 11 is a part of the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25,. Receives communication status information from. And the base station apparatus 11 outputs communication status distribution information based on the received communication status information.

  Thereby, the information amount which the base station apparatus 11 receives in order to acquire communication status distribution information can be decreased. That is, the communication load can be reduced. Furthermore, when the communication status distribution information is generated by performing processing (statistical processing or aggregation processing) based on the communication status information received by the base station apparatus 11, the processing load Can also be reduced.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the base station apparatus 11 moves within the area for each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the area where the base station apparatus 11 can communicate with the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25. The station device is configured to be selected.

  According to this, it is possible to avoid the location of the selected mobile station apparatus being unevenly distributed in the area where the base station apparatus 11 can communicate with the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25. As a result, the base station apparatus 11 can output communication status distribution information that represents the communication status at an arbitrary position in the region with higher accuracy.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, the base station apparatus 11 is comprised so that the mobile station apparatuses 21-25 and ... which are communicating data with the base station apparatus 11 may be selected.

  According to this, in order to acquire the throughput information, it is possible to acquire the throughput information based on the communication already performed without newly starting data communication. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid an unnecessary increase in communication load.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various modification can be employ | adopted within the scope of the present invention. For example, the above-described embodiment is configured to acquire communication status information based on communication that the mobile station device has already performed with the base station device. The communication status information may be acquired. In this case, the mobile station apparatus may perform communication between the base station apparatus 11 and a different information processing apparatus.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the base station apparatus 11 was comprised so that image information might be output as communication status distribution information, it would output the information showing the table shown in FIG. 6 as communication status distribution information. It may be configured. This table includes a plurality of pieces of information including measurement time information, latitude information, longitude information, and throughput information. The measurement time information is information indicating the time when the communication status information is acquired.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment was comprised so that each mobile station apparatus 21-25, ... might acquire positional information based on a GPS signal, the base station apparatus 11 of each mobile station apparatus 21-25, ... It may be configured to detect the position.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the base station apparatus 11 was one information processing apparatus, you may be comprised by the several information processing apparatus connected so that communication was mutually possible.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the base station apparatus 11 was comprised so that each one of the some divided | segmented area | region might select the mobile station apparatus located in the said area | region. By the way, the base station apparatus 11 may be configured to select a plurality of mobile station apparatuses located in each of the plurality of divided areas.

In this case, the base station apparatus 11 associates, for each area, a value obtained by averaging values represented by communication status information acquired by the selected mobile station apparatus and position information representing a position representing the area. The information may be output as communication status distribution information.
Further, the base station apparatus 11 is configured to estimate the communication status at an arbitrary position in the area using the value represented by the communication status information acquired by the selected mobile station apparatus for each area. Also good.

  Moreover, in the other modification of the said embodiment, the base station apparatus 11 is a mobile station apparatus with which the distance between the mobile station apparatuses 21-25, ... and the base station apparatus 11 is shorter than the preset threshold distance. Configured to select.

  According to this, it is possible to reduce the extent to which the communication state changes due to the change in the distance (communication distance) between the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25,. As a result, the base station device 11 is a communication status distribution that well represents a change in communication status due to a change in the number (accommodation number) of the mobile station devices 21 to 25,... That are communicably connected to the base station device 11. Information can be output.

  In another modification of the above embodiment, the base station device 11 is configured to estimate a route along which a certain mobile station device moves and select a mobile station device located in the vicinity of the estimated route. The

  Specifically, the base station apparatus 11 estimates a route based on the received position information and map information stored in advance in a storage device. For example, when the position represented by the received position information is located on a track on the map represented by the map information, the base station device 11 estimates the track as a route. Further, the base station apparatus 11 may estimate the route by estimating the direction in which the mobile station apparatus moves based on the received position information and the position information received in the past.

  According to this, the base station apparatus 11 can output the communication status distribution information that represents the communication status at the future position of the mobile station device whose path is estimated with higher accuracy.

  Moreover, in the other modified example of the said embodiment, communication status information may include the moving speed information showing the speed which the mobile station apparatuses 21-25, ... move. In this case, each of the mobile station devices 21 to 25,... Integrates an acceleration sensor that detects the acceleration of the mobile station devices 21 to 25,... And the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor, and outputs the integrated value as a speed. It is preferable to include an integration calculation unit. In addition, each mobile station apparatus 21-25, ... may be comprised so that the speed | rate of a mobile station apparatus may be calculated based on the difference of the position which two pieces of positional information acquired sequentially.

  Further, in this modified example, the base station device 11 transmits the communication status information transmitted by the mobile station devices 21 to 25,... Moving at a speed within the speed range specified by the user of the base station apparatus 11. It may be configured to output communication status distribution information based only on the network. In addition, the base station apparatus 11 is transmitted by the mobile station apparatuses 21 to 25,... Moving at a speed within the predetermined speed range (for example, high speed, low speed, and stop). Communication status distribution information based on the communication status information may be output.

  In the above-described embodiment, each function of the communication system 1 is realized by the CPU executing a program (software), but may be realized by hardware such as a circuit.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 7, the base station apparatus 100 which concerns on the other modification of the said embodiment is connected with a some mobile station apparatus so that radio | wireless communication is possible.

  The functions of the base station apparatus 100 include a position information acquisition unit (position information acquisition unit) 101, a mobile station apparatus selection unit (mobile station apparatus selection unit) 102, a communication status information reception unit (communication status information reception unit) 103, and , A communication status distribution information output unit (communication status distribution information output means) 104.

The position information acquisition unit 101 acquires position information indicating the position of the mobile station apparatus.
The mobile station apparatus selection unit 102 selects some mobile station apparatuses of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 101.

  The communication status information receiving unit 103 receives communication status information indicating the communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device 100 from the mobile station device selected by the mobile station device selection unit 102.

The communication status distribution information output unit 104 is a mobile station selected by the mobile station device selection unit 102, which is the communication status information received by the communication status information reception unit 103 and the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 101. Communication status distribution information in which position information representing the position of the device is associated is output.
Also by this modification, the same operation and effect as the above-mentioned embodiment can be produced.

  In addition, as another modified example of the above-described embodiment, any combination of the above-described embodiments and modified examples may be employed.

  The present invention is applicable to a base station apparatus or the like connected to a plurality of mobile phones so as to be capable of wireless communication.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication system 11 Base station apparatus 21-25 ... Mobile station apparatus 31 Position information transmission part 32 Communication condition information transmission part 41 Position information acquisition part 42 Mobile station apparatus selection part 43 Communication condition transmission instruction transmission part 44 Communication condition information reception part 45 Communication Status Distribution Information Output Unit 100 Base Station Device 101 Location Information Acquisition Unit 102 Mobile Station Device Selection Unit 103 Communication Status Information Reception Unit 104 Communication Status Distribution Information Output Unit

Claims (20)

A base station device connected to a plurality of mobile station devices so as to be capable of wireless communication,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of the mobile station device;
Mobile station apparatus selection means for selecting some of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the acquired position information;
Communication status information receiving means for receiving communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
Communication status distribution information output means for outputting communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with the acquired location information indicating the location of the selected mobile station device. When,
A base station apparatus comprising: The base station apparatus according to claim 1,
The mobile station apparatus selection means is a base station apparatus configured to select a mobile station apparatus in which a distance between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus is shorter than a predetermined threshold distance. The base station apparatus according to claim 1,
The mobile station apparatus selection unit is a base station apparatus configured to estimate a route along which a certain mobile station device moves and to select a mobile station device located in the vicinity of the estimated route. The base station apparatus according to claim 1,
The mobile station apparatus selection means is configured to select a mobile station apparatus located in the area for each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the area where the base station apparatus can communicate with the mobile station apparatus. Base station equipment. It is a base station apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 4, Comprising:
The communication status information is a base station apparatus including throughput information indicating an amount of data communicated per unit time between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus. The base station apparatus according to claim 5, wherein
The mobile station apparatus selection means is a base station apparatus configured to select a mobile station apparatus that is communicating data with the base station apparatus. It is a base station apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 6, Comprising:
The communication status information is a base station apparatus including movement speed information indicating a speed at which the mobile station apparatus moves. The base station apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The mobile station apparatus is a base station apparatus that is a mobile phone. To a base station device connected to a plurality of mobile station devices so as to be capable of wireless communication,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of the mobile station device;
Mobile station apparatus selection means for selecting some of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the acquired position information;
Communication status information receiving means for receiving communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
Communication status distribution information output means for outputting communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with the acquired location information indicating the location of the selected mobile station device. When,
A program to realize The program according to claim 9, wherein
The mobile station apparatus selection means is a program configured to select a mobile station apparatus in which a distance between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus is shorter than a predetermined threshold distance. The program according to claim 9, wherein
The mobile station device selection means is a program configured to estimate a route along which a certain mobile station device moves and to select a mobile station device located in the vicinity of the estimated route. The program according to claim 9, wherein
The mobile station apparatus selection means is configured to select a mobile station apparatus located in the area for each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the area where the base station apparatus can communicate with the mobile station apparatus. Program. A communication system including a plurality of mobile station devices and a base station device connected to each of the plurality of mobile station devices so as to be capable of wireless communication,
The mobile station device
Position information transmitting means for transmitting position information indicating the position of the mobile station apparatus to the base station apparatus;
When a predetermined communication status transmission instruction is received, communication status information transmitting means for transmitting communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device to the base station device;
With
The base station device
Position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information by receiving the position information from the mobile station device;
Mobile station apparatus selection means for selecting some of the plurality of mobile station apparatuses based on the acquired position information;
Communication status transmission instruction transmitting means for transmitting the communication status transmission instruction to the selected mobile station device;
Communication status information receiving means for receiving communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
Communication status distribution information output means for outputting communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with the acquired location information indicating the location of the selected mobile station device. When,
A communication system comprising: A communication system according to claim 13,
The mobile station apparatus selection unit is a communication system configured to select a mobile station apparatus in which a distance between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus is shorter than a predetermined threshold distance. A communication system according to claim 13,
The said mobile station apparatus selection means is a communication system comprised so that the path | route which a certain mobile station apparatus may move may be estimated, and the mobile station apparatus located in the vicinity of the said estimated path | route may be selected. A communication system according to claim 13,
The mobile station apparatus selection means is configured to select a mobile station apparatus located in the area for each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the area where the base station apparatus can communicate with the mobile station apparatus. Communication system. Applied to a communication system including a plurality of mobile station devices and a base station device connected to each of the plurality of mobile station devices so as to be capable of wireless communication,
A location information transmission step in which the mobile station device transmits location information indicating the location of the mobile station device to the base station device;
A location information acquisition step in which the base station device acquires the location information by receiving the location information from the mobile station device;
A mobile station device selection step in which the base station device selects some mobile station devices of the plurality of mobile station devices based on the acquired location information;
A communication status transmission instruction transmission step in which the base station device transmits a predetermined communication status transmission instruction to the selected mobile station device;
A communication status transmission instruction receiving step in which the mobile station apparatus receives the communication status transmission instruction;
A mobile station device that has received the communication status transmission instruction transmits a communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device to the base station device; and
A communication status information receiving step in which the base station device receives communication status information indicating a communication status between the mobile station device and the base station device from the selected mobile station device;
The base station device outputs communication status distribution information in which the received communication status information is associated with location information indicating the location of the selected mobile station device, which is the acquired location information. Communication status distribution information output process;
Including a communication method. The communication method according to claim 17, comprising:
The mobile station apparatus selecting step is a communication method configured to select a mobile station apparatus in which a distance between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus is shorter than a predetermined threshold distance. The communication method according to claim 17, comprising:
The mobile station apparatus selection step is a communication method configured to estimate a path along which a certain mobile station apparatus moves and to select a mobile station apparatus located in the vicinity of the estimated path. The communication method according to claim 17, comprising:
The mobile station apparatus selection step is configured to select, for each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing an area where the base station apparatus can communicate with the mobile station apparatus, a mobile station apparatus located in the area. Communication method.

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