JP2014232027A - Portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal capable of leaving the degree of a falling height when a falling impact is applied so that the degree can be grasped.SOLUTION: Falling detection means detects falling timing of a terminal main body in condition that an acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor 60 is a predetermined state. After this falling detection means detects the falling timing of the terminal main body, impact detection means detects impact timing after the terminal main body falls and calculation means calculates a falling height h on the basis of elapsed time t0 from the falling timing detected by the falling detection means to the impact timing detected by the impact detection means in condition that the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 60 has a predetermined change. Furthermore, information processing means stores information reflecting the falling height h calculated by the calculation means in the terminal main body or outputs the information to outside of the terminal main body.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal.

  Currently, various portable terminals such as a portable optical information reader and a portable payment terminal are provided. And since such a portable terminal is carried and used, a user may accidentally drop and give an impact, and a failure may occur. And as a portable terminal provided with the mechanism which detects such a fall, what is shown in following patent documents 1 is known, for example.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a portable device (magnetic disk device 100) having a piezoresistive acceleration sensor (106) that outputs an acceleration component signal when free-falling. When the magnitude of acceleration calculated from the acceleration component becomes substantially zero and continues for a reference duration or longer, the fall discriminating unit (109) judges that the magnetic disk device 100 has fallen, and a fall judgment signal is generated. It is supposed to be emitted.

JP 2000-241442 A

  However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it is possible to detect the fall of the mobile terminal itself, but it is impossible to grasp the magnitude of the impact caused by the fall, and the analysis after the fall (for example, It was difficult to guess the cause of the failure of the mobile terminal. For example, even if a failure is found in some parts after the mobile device has fallen, it is difficult to estimate the extent of the impact of the fall afterwards. There is not enough information to determine whether it is due to other factors, such as deterioration due to aging, or other factors, and it has been difficult for managers and manufacturers of mobile terminals to identify the cause of failure.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal that can be left in a state in which the degree of drop height can be grasped when a drop impact is applied. To do.

  The present invention provides an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration in a plurality of predetermined directions in a terminal body held in an outer case, and a timing for dropping the terminal body on condition that the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor is in a predetermined state. After the terminal body is dropped, provided that a predetermined change has occurred in the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor after the fall timing of the terminal body is detected by the drop detection means and the fall detection means. Impact detection means for detecting the impact timing, and calculation means for calculating a drop height based on an elapsed time from the fall timing detected by the fall detection means to the impact timing detected by the impact detection means; , Information reflecting the drop height calculated by the calculating means is stored in the terminal body, or the previous Characterized in that and a processing means for outputting to the outside of the terminal body.

  The invention of claim 1 includes an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration in a plurality of predetermined directions in the terminal body held in the outer case, and on condition that the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor is in a predetermined state, The fall timing of the terminal body is detected by a drop detection means. In addition, after the fall timing of the terminal body is detected by the fall detection means, the impact detection timing after the fall of the terminal body is detected by the impact detection means on condition that a predetermined change has occurred in the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor. Then, the drop height is calculated by the calculation means based on the elapsed time from the drop timing detected by the drop detection means to the impact timing detected by the impact detection means. Further, the information reflecting the drop height calculated by the calculating means is stored in the terminal main body or outputted outside the terminal main body by the information processing means. In this configuration, when a drop impact is applied, it is possible to leave the degree of drop height in a state where it can be grasped, and thus analysis after the drop (for example, estimation of the cause of failure of the mobile terminal, etc.) becomes easy. . In particular, since it is possible to infer how much the impact of the drop was after the fact, if a failure occurs in the mobile device, the administrator or manufacturer of the mobile device, etc. It becomes easier to specify whether it is due to other factors such as aging.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the information processing means further stores the date and time when the impact timing is detected or outputs the date and time outside the terminal body. As described above, since the date and time when the drop impact is applied can be left in a state that can be further grasped, it becomes easier to manage the usage status of the mobile terminal and the history of the drop impact.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an informing means for informing on condition that the impact timing is detected by the impact detecting means. Thus, by providing the notification means, it becomes easier to respond early when a drop impact is applied to the mobile terminal.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided notifying means for notifying on condition that the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold when the impact timing is detected by the impact detecting means. As described above, since the notification is made when the predetermined threshold value is exceeded, the notification is unnecessarily notified even in the case of a slight impact (the acceleration value is less than the predetermined threshold value) that does not lead to failure. Can be prevented.

  In the invention of claim 5, when the impact detection means detects the impact timing and the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor is less than a predetermined threshold, the fall height calculated by the calculation means is reflected. Information is stored only in the terminal body by the information processing means. Thus, when the acceleration is less than the predetermined threshold (in the case of a slight impact), only the memory is performed on the terminal side, and this impact detection is not output to the outside of the terminal. There is no need to bother unnecessarily.

  In the invention of claim 6, since the impact detection means is configured to be able to detect from which direction the drop impact is applied to the terminal body, the analysis after the drop can be made easier.

It is a figure which shows the structure outline | summary of the portable terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment, FIG. 1 (A) is a front view, FIG.1 (B) is a side view. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the mobile terminal in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of a drop impact detection process performed by the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram in which acceleration values detected by the acceleration sensor are plotted against elapsed time. FIG. 5 is a diagram in which the acceleration values detected by the acceleration sensor are plotted against the elapsed time. 6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams for explaining how the drop height is calculated. FIG. 6A is a view when the drop height is 2.0 m, and FIG. 6B is a view when the drop height is 1.5 m. 6 (C) shows a drop height of 1.0 m, and FIG. 6 (D) shows a drop height of 0.5 m. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship between the fall height and the time until the acceleration value detected by the acceleration sensor exceeds the threshold value. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of a drop impact detection process performed by the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which a portable terminal according to the present invention is embodied will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Overall configuration of mobile device)
A portable terminal 1 shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B) has a longitudinal appearance, and has a configuration in which a substantially half region on one end side is a grip region and is used while being gripped by a user. ing. The portable terminal 1 is configured as a portable information terminal that is carried by a user and used in various places, for example, and functions as an information code reader that reads an information code such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code; It has a function as a wireless tag reader for reading a wireless tag, and can be read by two methods.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B), a portable terminal 1 has a longitudinal casing formed by assembling an upper case 2a and a lower case 2b formed of a synthetic resin material such as ABS resin. An outer shell is formed by 2. The upper case 2a is provided with a key operation unit 25 such as a function key and a numeric keypad operated when inputting predetermined information, a display unit 24 for displaying predetermined information, a trigger key 50, and the like. Yes. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower case 2b is formed with a reading port 11c that opens downward. The housing 2 corresponds to an example of an “exterior case”.

  In this embodiment, the longitudinal direction of the housing 2 is the front-rear direction (X-axis direction in FIG. 1), the side where the reading port 11c is formed is the front side (+ X-axis side), and the opposite side is the rear side (- X axis side). The thickness direction of the housing 2 is the vertical direction (Y-axis direction in FIG. 1), the side on which the key operation unit 25 and the display unit 24 are provided is the upper side (+ Y-axis side), and the opposite side is the lower side Side (−Y axis side). Also, the direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the vertical direction is the width direction (Z-axis direction in FIG. 1), one side in the width direction is the left side (−Z-axis side), and the opposite side is the right side (+ Z-axis side). Yes.

(Electrical configuration of mobile terminal)
Next, functions provided in the mobile terminal 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2A, a control unit 21 that controls the entire mobile terminal 1 is provided in the housing 2 of the mobile terminal 1. The control unit 21 is composed mainly of a microcomputer, has a CPU, a system bus, an input / output interface, and the like, and constitutes an information processing apparatus together with the memory 22. The control unit 21 is connected to an LED 23, a display unit 24, a key operation unit 25, a speaker 26, an external interface 27, an acceleration sensor 60, a timer unit 62, and the like. The key operation unit 25 is configured to give an operation signal to the control unit 21, and the control unit 21 receives the operation signal and performs an operation according to the content of the operation signal. Further, the LED 23, the display unit 24, and the speaker 26 are configured to be controlled by the control unit 21, and each operate in response to a command from the control unit 21. The external interface 27 is configured as an interface for performing data communication with an external device (for example, a host device), and is configured to perform communication processing in cooperation with the control unit 21. Further, a power supply unit 28 is provided in the housing 2, and power is supplied to the control unit 21 and various electrical components by the power supply unit 28 and the battery 29.

  The control unit 21 is connected to an information code reading unit 30 for optically reading the information code. As shown in FIG. 2B, the information code reading unit 30 includes a light receiving sensor 33 including a CCD area sensor, an imaging lens 37, an illumination unit 31 including a plurality of LEDs and lenses, and the like. It has a configuration and functions to read the information code C (bar code or two-dimensional code) attached to the reading object R in cooperation with the control unit 21.

  When reading is performed by the information code reading unit 30, first, the illumination light Lf is emitted from the illumination unit 31 that has received a command from the control unit 21, and the illumination light Lf passes through the reading port 11c (see FIG. 1B). The reading object R is irradiated therethrough. The reflected light Lr reflected from the illumination light Lf by the information code C (bar code or two-dimensional code) is taken into the apparatus through the reading port 11c, and is received by the light receiving sensor 33 through the imaging lens 37. The The imaging lens 37 disposed between the reading port 11c and the light receiving sensor 33 is configured to form an image of the information code C on the light receiving sensor 33. The light receiving sensor 33 is configured to image the information code C. The light reception signal corresponding to the is output. The light reception signal output from the light reception sensor 33 is stored in the memory 22 (FIG. 2A) as image data, and is used for a decoding process for acquiring information included in the information code C. The information code reading unit 30 is provided with an amplifier circuit that amplifies the signal from the light receiving sensor 33, an AD converter circuit that converts the amplified signal into a digital signal, and the like. Is omitted.

  In addition, a non-contact communication unit 40 is connected to the control unit 21. The non-contact communication unit 40 communicates by electromagnetic waves with a non-contact communication medium such as an RFID tag in cooperation with the antenna 70 and the control unit 21, and reads data stored in the non-contact communication medium, or It functions to write data to the non-contact communication medium. The non-contact communication unit 40 is configured as a circuit that performs transmission by a known radio wave system. As schematically illustrated in FIG. 2C, in addition to the control unit 41, an oscillator 42 and a modulator 43 are provided. And a demodulator 44 and the like. The non-contact communication unit 40 is also provided with other known configurations (for example, an amplifier, a filter circuit, a matching circuit, etc.), but these are not shown in FIG.

  Further, a timer unit 62 is connected to the control unit 21. The timer unit 62 includes a real-time clock (hereinafter abbreviated as “RTC”) and the like, measures a predetermined time (details will be described later) based on a signal from the control unit 21, and outputs the measured time to the control unit 21. It has become.

  The mobile terminal 1 is provided with an acceleration sensor 60. The acceleration sensor 60 is configured as a known triaxial acceleration sensor, and in this configuration, the mobile terminal 1 is configured to measure accelerations in predetermined three directions (X axis, Y axis, and Z axis directions) orthogonal to each other. I am doing. The direction in which acceleration is detected is merely an example, and the direction of each axis is not limited to this example.

  The control unit 21 detects a fall or impact of the terminal 1 by a known method based on the detected values (accelerations in the X, Y, and Z axis directions) in each direction by the acceleration sensor 60. For example, it can be detected by a method disclosed in JP 2008-5322 A, JP 2007-128317 A, or the like. The control unit 21 can calculate the fall height from the change in acceleration of the acceleration sensor 60 (details will be described later). Further, the control unit 21 can calculate the degree of acceleration in the set X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, and Z-axis direction based on a signal from the acceleration sensor 60.

(Drop impact detection processing)
Next, the drop impact detection process will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, when the mobile terminal 1 is dropped from a state where it is placed at a predetermined position (or held by the user), the free fall causes a change in the acceleration value of the mobile terminal 1, and this change is caused by the acceleration sensor. 60 sensed. Then, the acceleration sensor 60 generates an interrupt signal to the control unit 21 (Yes in step S1). Specifically, in the free fall state, the acceleration value of the mobile terminal 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 60 is zero for each of x, y, and z, and therefore, the acceleration values for x, y, and z are all predetermined threshold values. The timing at which the acceleration sensor 60 falls below (for example, the timing at which both have become zero) is detected as the fall timing (that is, the acceleration value detected by the acceleration sensor 60 is in a predetermined low level (for example, zero). The state) is a predetermined state, and the fall timing is detected on the condition that the acceleration value is in the predetermined state). Here, until this interrupt signal is generated, the determination of No is repeated in step S1. The acceleration sensor 60 and the control unit 21 correspond to an example of “fall detection means”.

  Next, the control unit 21 to which the interrupt signal is input accesses the acceleration sensor 60, acquires the acceleration values of x, y, and z and stores them in the memory 22 (step S2). . Specifically, for example, the acceleration values of x, y, and z are recorded at a predetermined reading interval for 1 second after detecting the fall. This readout interval can be set arbitrarily, and the shorter the readout interval, the higher the accuracy of acceleration detection. However, it may affect other operations due to the increased processing (the load on the terminal is large). Become). On the other hand, the longer the reading interval, the smaller the processing, so the influence on other operations can be suppressed (the load on the terminal is reduced), but the acceleration detection accuracy is lowered. For this reason, the reading interval may be set to such a degree that the load on the terminal can be suppressed to some extent and a certain degree of detection accuracy (accuracy of the calculated distance is within an allowable range) can be obtained.

  Here, the acceleration values of x, y, and z recorded in step S2 are as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 show changes in acceleration with respect to time when the mobile terminal 1 is dropped from four different heights (see FIG. 6). 4 and 5, the solid line indicates the acceleration value detected in the x-axis direction, the alternate long and short dash line indicates the acceleration value detected in the y-axis direction, and the dotted line indicates the acceleration value detected in the z-axis direction. . Further, when the mobile terminal 1 is in a stationary state before free-falling, the acceleration is 64 (corresponding to 1 G. An example of an acceleration sensor in which the acceleration value varies between −256 and 255 and can detect ± 4 G. ). In general, during the free fall, the acceleration value detected by the acceleration sensor 60 is almost zero on the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis. Increases rapidly. In step S3, on the condition that a predetermined change has occurred in the acceleration value detected by the acceleration sensor 60, the impact timing after the terminal body is dropped is detected. Specifically, the impact timing of the terminal body is detected when the absolute values of the acceleration values of the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis suddenly increase from near zero. More specifically, when at least one of the acceleration values of | x |, | y |, and | z | exceeds a certain threshold, the timing at which the threshold is exceeded is defined as the impact timing. For example, when at least one of the acceleration values of | x |, | y |, and | z | exceeds the gravitational acceleration, the timing that exceeds the threshold may be set as the impact timing. Further, this threshold value may be a value slightly lower than the value of gravity acceleration, or may be a value slightly higher than the value of gravity acceleration. Based on the change in the acceleration value, the time from when the mobile terminal 1 is dropped until it collides (the elapsed time (fall time) t0 from when the fall timing is detected until the impact timing is detected) is shown. 4 and 5 and stored in the memory 22. The elapsed time t0 is measured by the timer unit 62 based on a signal from the control unit 21. The acceleration sensor 60 and the control unit 21 correspond to an example of “impact detection unit”.

  Next, in step S4, it is determined whether or not at least one of the values of | x |, | y |, and | z | In the present embodiment, the threshold value a is set to ± 80, and if any acceleration value of | x |, | y |, | z | exceeds ± 80, it is determined as Yes, and the following steps The process proceeds to S5. On the other hand, if any of the values of | x |, | y |, and | z | is less than the threshold value a, it is a slight impact that does not lead to a failure. Return to step S1. The threshold value a can be changed as appropriate. For example, the value of a may be decreased when it is desired to detect even a weak impact, and the value of a may be increased when only a large impact is desired to be detected. Note that the greater the drop height (fall height), the longer the time (fall time) from when the drop occurs until an impact occurs, so the higher the drop height, as shown in FIGS. The peak value of the acceleration value is shifted to the right side (in FIGS. 4 and 5, the value of the drop height h calculated in step S6 is described in advance for convenience of explanation). The acceleration sensor 60 and the control unit 21 correspond to an example of “impact detection unit”.

  When the impact timing is detected in this way and any of the values of | x |, | y |, and | z | Good. For example, a buzzer sound or an alarm sound may be emitted from the speaker 26, and a message indicating that the terminal has dropped may be displayed on the display unit 24. The speaker 26 and the display unit 24 correspond to an example of “notification unit”.

  Next, in step S5, the correction value ta is added to the elapsed time t0 obtained in step S3 described above. Here, in step S1, a delay in software processing occurs until the time from when the interrupt signal is detected by the control unit 21 to when the impact timing is detected is measured. For this reason, in step S5, the fall height h to be calculated can be obtained more accurately by adding this delay time to t0 as the correction value ta.

In step S6, the drop height h is obtained based on this t1. Here, the fall height h can be obtained by the following equation using the formula of the constant acceleration linear motion.
h = v0 * t + 1/2 * g * t ² (1)
However, the initial velocity v0 = 0 and the gravitational acceleration g = 9.8 m / s ² .
The fall height h can be determined by substituting the correction value t (= t0 + ta) corrected in step S5 into this equation (1). For example, the drop height h obtained from the graph of FIG. 4A is 2.0 m as shown in FIG. 6A, and the drop height h obtained from the graph of FIG. As shown in FIG. 5B, the drop height h determined from the graph of FIG. 5A is 1.0 m as shown in FIG. The drop height h obtained from the graph is 0.5 m as shown in FIG.

  The relationship between the drop height h and the time (s) until any of the values | x |, | y |, | z | is equal to or greater than the threshold value a (here, a = ± 80) is shown in FIG. As shown. Therefore, this table may be stored in the memory 22 in advance, and the drop height h may be calculated based on this table. By doing in this way, the processing load in the control part 21 can be suppressed. Then, the drop height h calculated in this way is stored in the memory 22 or outputted to the outside of the terminal main body (for example, a host device such as a host computer), and the drop impact detection process ends. In this embodiment, when a drop impact timing further occurs, this log is recorded as needed in the memory 22, and is linked to the calculated drop height h data and recorded in the memory 22. Or output to the outside of the terminal body. The control unit 21 corresponds to an example of “calculation unit” and “information processing unit”. The drop height h corresponds to an example of “information reflecting the drop height”.

  Here, the “information reflecting the fall height” includes the fall height h, the date and time when the impact timing was detected, and the elapsed time t0 from when the fall timing was detected until the impact timing was detected. May be. Further, it may be a value such as a drop impact force obtained from the drop height h or the elapsed time t0. If any of the values of | x |, | y |, and | z | is less than the threshold value a, the elapsed time t0 calculated in step S3 is regarded as “information reflecting the drop height”. Only to remember.

  As described above, the mobile terminal 1 according to the first embodiment includes the acceleration sensor 60 that detects acceleration in a plurality of predetermined directions in the terminal body held by the exterior case, and the acceleration sensor 60 detects the acceleration. On the condition that the acceleration to be performed is in a predetermined state, the fall timing of the terminal main body is detected by the drop detection means (the control unit 21, the acceleration sensor 60). Further, after the fall timing of the terminal main body is detected by the drop detection means, on the condition that a predetermined change has occurred in the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 60, an impact detection means ( The controller 21 (acceleration sensor 60) detects the fall height h based on the elapsed time t0 from the drop timing detected by the drop detector to the impact timing detected by the impact detector. ). Further, the information reflecting the drop height h calculated by the calculating means is stored in the terminal main body or outputted outside the terminal main body by the information processing means (control unit 21). In this configuration, when a drop impact is applied, the degree of the drop height h can be kept in a state where it can be grasped, so that analysis after the drop (for example, estimation of the cause of failure of the mobile terminal 1) is easy. It becomes. In particular, since the extent of the impact of the drop can be estimated afterwards, when a failure occurs in the mobile terminal 1, the administrator or manufacturer of the mobile terminal 1 may experience the failure due to the drop impact. It is easy to specify whether it is due to other factors such as aging or deterioration over time.

  Further, the information processing means further stores the date and time when the impact timing is detected or outputs it to the outside of the terminal body. As described above, since it is possible to leave the date and time when the drop impact is applied in a state where it can be further grasped, it becomes easier to manage the usage status of the mobile terminal 1 and the history of the drop impact applied.

  Also provided is a notifying means (display unit 24, speaker 26) for notifying that the impact timing is detected by the impact detecting means. Thus, by providing the notification means, it becomes easy to quickly cope with a drop impact applied to the mobile terminal 1.

  Further, when the impact detection means detects the impact timing, the notification means performs notification on the condition that the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 60 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value a. As described above, since the notification is made when the predetermined threshold value a is exceeded, it is unnecessary even in the case of a slight impact (the acceleration value is less than the predetermined threshold value a) that does not lead to a failure. It is possible to prevent notification.

  When the impact detection means detects the impact timing and the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 60 is less than a predetermined threshold value a, information reflecting the drop height h calculated by the calculation means is displayed. Only the information is stored in the terminal body by the information processing means. Thus, when the acceleration is less than the predetermined threshold (in the case of a slight impact), only the memory is performed on the terminal side, and this impact detection is not output to the outside of the terminal. There is no need to bother unnecessarily.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the drop impact detection process performed in the portable terminal 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. In the second embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, it is further configured to detect from which direction the drop impact is applied to the terminal body. Therefore, substantially the same components as those of the portable settlement terminal 1 of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, when an interrupt signal is generated by the acceleration sensor 60 in step S21, the control unit 21 detects the fall timing of the terminal body. In step S22, the acceleration values of x, y, and z are acquired and stored in the memory 22 (step S22). When the impact timing is detected in step S23, it is determined in step S24 whether any of the values | x |, | y |, and | z | is greater than or equal to the threshold value a.

  If it is determined Yes in step S24, the maximum values of | x |, | y |, and | z | (the peak value of the absolute value of the acceleration of each axis) are compared in subsequent step S25. . In step S26, the falling direction is specified. Among the maximum values of | x |, | y |, and | z |, when the x-axis is maximum, it is determined that the vehicle is falling in the front-rear direction. At this time, if the value of x is positive, it can be determined to fall forward, and if the value of x is negative, it can be determined to fall backward. Among the maximum values of | x |, | y |, and | z |, when the y-axis is maximum, it is determined that the drop is in the vertical direction. At this time, if the value of y is positive, it can be determined to fall upward, and if the value of y is negative, it can be determined to fall downward. Among the maximum values of | x |, | y |, and | z |, when the z-axis is maximum, it is determined that the drop is in the width direction. Further, at this time, if the value of z is positive, it can be determined to fall to the right, and if the value of z is negative, it can be determined to fall to the left. In parallel with the process from step S25, the process of calculating the drop height h in steps S4 to S6 described above is performed (not shown), and the drop direction together with the calculated drop height h is stored in the memory. 22 or output outside the terminal body.

  As described above, in the mobile terminal 1 according to the second embodiment, the impact detection means (the control unit 21) is configured to be able to detect from which direction the drop impact is applied to the terminal body. Analysis can be made easier.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  In each of the above embodiments, a three-axis sensor is used, but a sensor such as a six-axis sensor may be used.

  In each of the above embodiments, the fall timing is detected on condition that the acceleration values of x, y, and z detected by the acceleration sensor 60 become zero. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, | x | , | Y |, | z |, the fall timing may be detected on condition that the acceleration value is less than a certain threshold value.

  In each of the above embodiments, the configuration in which the user or the like is notified when any of the values of | x |, | y |, and | z | is equal to or greater than the threshold value a is exemplified. .

1 ... mobile terminal 2 ... casing (exterior case)
21 ... Control unit (fall detection means, impact detection means, calculation means, information processing means)
22 ... Memory 24 ... Display section (notification means)
26. Speaker (notification means)
60. Acceleration sensor (drop detection means, impact detection means)

Claims (6)

An acceleration sensor that detects acceleration in a plurality of predetermined directions in the terminal body held in the exterior case;
A drop detection means for detecting the fall timing of the terminal body, provided that the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor is in a predetermined state;
Impact detection for detecting the impact timing after the terminal body is dropped on condition that a predetermined change has occurred in the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor after the fall timing of the terminal body is detected by the fall detection means Means,
Calculating means for calculating a drop height based on an elapsed time from the fall timing detected by the drop detection means to the impact timing detected by the impact detection means;
Information reflecting the fall height calculated by the calculating means is stored in the terminal main body, or information processing means for outputting outside the terminal main body,
A portable terminal comprising:   The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information processing means further stores the date and time when the impact timing is detected or outputs the date and time outside the terminal body.   The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit that performs notification on condition that the impact timing is detected by the impact detection unit.   2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit configured to notify the condition that the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold when the impact timing is detected by the impact detection unit. Or the portable terminal of Claim 2.   When the impact detection means detects the impact timing and the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor is less than a predetermined threshold, information reflecting the fall height calculated by the calculation means is stored. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein only information is stored in the terminal main body by the information processing means.   The portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the impact detection unit is configured to be able to detect from which direction the drop impact is applied to the terminal body.

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