JP2015100089A - Radio terminal having presence information transmission function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radio terminal capable of automatically transmitting presence information, including in-processing information currently in execution and present position information, to a predetermined notification destination.SOLUTION: On the occurrence of a detection target event, related to the activation/suspension of application software and registered in a detection target event registration unit 17, a terminal control unit 10 activates a presence information generator unit 18, and generates presence information related to the current position information and the operation state of the present device 1, including the current position information of the present device 1 acquired by a position information acquisition unit 13 and the event information having occurred, so as to transmit the information to a presence server 5 etc. and record the information into a presence history storage unit 19.

Description

  The present invention is a function for automatically transmitting information related to an operation state of a function included in the own wireless terminal and position information where the own wireless terminal is present to a predetermined notification destination as presence information related to the own wireless terminal. The present invention relates to a wireless terminal having

  There is a technology related to a portable terminal that can mutually notify the presence state such as activation of an application program in real time in a portable terminal or the like (for example, Patent Document 1). In this technology, for example, while executing an application program involving voice processing, the presence state of the terminal itself is set to “voice response impossible”, and application programs involving other voice processing cannot be started. To other terminals that have accessed the terminal. Thereby, resource competition related to voice processing or the like can be avoided in advance, and efficient real-time communication between portable terminals is enabled.

  However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 is intended to realize efficient real-time communication between portable terminals, and takes into account the location where the portable terminal exists and the operating state of the portable terminal itself. It does not notify the predetermined destination of the situation or operation status of the mobile terminal itself.

JP 2008-147944 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless terminal capable of automatically automatically transmitting, to a predetermined notification destination, presence information including in-process information relating to a function currently being executed and current position information as appropriate. is there.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention includes processing information related to a communication processing function or information processing function currently executed by the own wireless terminal, and current position information where the own wireless terminal currently exists. A wireless terminal having a function of transmitting presence information related to the own wireless terminal to a predetermined notification destination, and a current position detecting means for detecting the current position information, and starting or stopping of the communication processing function or the information processing function Alternatively, a detection target event registration unit that registers in advance a detection target event to be detected related to execution of a predetermined process, and an event detection unit that detects the occurrence of a detection target event registered in the detection target event registration unit, , A presentation relating to the own radio terminal including information relating to the event detected by the event detecting means and current position information detected by the current position detecting means Presence information generating means for generating a scan information, and having a presence information transmitting means for transmitting the presence information the presence information generating means has generated to a predetermined notification destination.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a wireless terminal capable of automatically automatically transmitting presence information including currently processed information and current position information to a predetermined notification destination.

  For example, when an employee carries this wireless terminal and makes a business trip, there is an effect that a colleague or a supervisor of the employee can grasp an approximate situation as to where and what the employee is currently doing. In addition, since the employee does not have to report to the supervisor or the like one by one, there is an effect that the reporting process during the business trip can be reduced. Furthermore, since the notification of presence information is non-periodic transmission that is transmitted only when some event occurs, the power consumption of the terminal can be reduced compared to the case where presence information is transmitted periodically.

The internal block diagram and whole figure of the radio | wireless terminal which concern on embodiment of this invention Example of presence history information stored in the presence history storage unit 19 Operation Flowchart of Presence Automatic Notification Function According to Embodiment of the Present Invention

  Hereinafter, embodiments (examples) of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an internal block diagram and an overall view of a wireless terminal to which the present invention is applied. 1 is a wireless terminal to which the present invention is applied (hereinafter abbreviated as this terminal), 2 is a WAN (Wide Area Network), 3 is an office where an employee who owns the terminal 1 works, 4 is a gateway connecting WAN 2 and LAN 7 5 is a presence server for managing each employee's presence information (current situation), 6 is a personal computer in the office 2 (for example, a personal computer installed on the desk of the employee's boss who owns the terminal 1), 7 Is a LAN (Local Area Network).

  First, the overall operation including the terminal 1 will be described. Each time a predetermined event (described later) occurs, the terminal 1 transmits presence information including the current position information of the terminal 1 and information related to the generated event to the presence server 5. The presence server 5 stores presence information transmitted from the terminals 1 (plural), personal computers 6 (multiple), or other terminals (not shown) possessed by each employee. Desired presence information can be browsed. Presence information includes confidential information and privacy information, so access to that information is subject to certain restrictions and security locks, but general access restriction techniques can be applied as means for achieving this. The description thereof is omitted.

  Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the terminal 1 will be described. The terminal 1 is a portable terminal having a communication function and an information processing function. For example, the terminal 1 has a function of storing and displaying information such as an electronic mail function and a reference document. Etc. In particular, a mobile phone terminal or a smart phone having a GPS (Global Positioning System) function is suitable as an application target of the present invention.

  The terminal 1 includes a terminal control unit 10, a wireless communication unit 11, an application software storage unit 12, a position information acquisition unit 13, an operation unit 14, a display unit 15, a call unit 16, a detection target event registration unit 17, and a presence information generation unit. 18 and a presence history storage unit 19.

  The terminal control unit 10 controls each unit in the terminal 1 and processes and relays data between the units in accordance with each application software stored in the application software storage unit 12 so that the entire functions of the terminal 1 are performed. It is a means to control. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about control of the general function which concerns on a telephone terminal or an information terminal.

  The wireless communication unit 11 is means for transmitting data to the WAN 2 or receiving data from the WAN 2, and relays data between the terminal control unit 10 and the WAN 2.

  The application software storage unit 12 is a means for storing a plurality of application software installed in the terminal 1 that executes the communication processing function and the information processing function of the terminal 1. Each application software is started and stopped under the control of the terminal control unit 10.

  The position information acquisition unit 13 has the same GPS function as that of a general mobile phone terminal, and is periodically (for example, every 5 minutes) or whenever a predetermined event (described later) occurs. 1 is a means for acquiring current position information that currently exists and outputting the acquired current position information to the terminal control unit 10.

  The operation unit 14 is a means by which a person operating the terminal 1 operates keys, and outputs the input key operation information to the terminal control unit 10. The operation unit 14 includes a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number, an abbreviated dial key, function keys for starting various functions, and the like. The operation unit 14 may be a touch panel integrated with the display unit 15.

  The display unit 15 is a display unit that displays information output from the terminal control unit 10 using a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an LED (Light Emitting Diode), an EL (Electro Luminescence), or an ECD (Electro Chemical Display). In addition, information related to general communication processing and information processing such as a telephone number, electronic mail, operation guidance, and alarm, and various data and information presented by the activated application software are displayed.

  The detection target event registration unit 17 is a means for registering the event condition to be detected. The terminal control unit 10 refers to the detection target event registration unit 17 and determines whether or not an event that should be notified of presence information has occurred.

  The event condition to be detected is an event related to a communication processing function or an information processing function provided in the terminal 1, and includes a telephone function, an e-mail function, and other communication processing functions stored in the application software storage unit 12. This is an event condition related to when one of a plurality of application software including an information processing function is started or stopped, or whether one of the plurality of application software has executed a predetermined process.

  As an event when one of a plurality of application software is started or stopped, for example, if the start of presentation software for displaying a specific presentation material is registered, presence information including the start / stop of the software is registered. The side that has received the current position information) can estimate whether or not the person who owns the terminal 1 is explaining the product at the visited location as scheduled.

  In addition, as an event when one of the plurality of application software executes a predetermined process, for example, if the execution of a telephone call or e-mail transmission to a specific customer is registered, the process is performed. The side that has received the presence information (including the current position information) indicating that it has been executed determines the destination of the person who owns the terminal 1 from the schedule table (not shown), the current position of the terminal 1 and the current date and time. Even if the visit is on schedule or is behind schedule, it is possible to estimate the situation such as whether or not some kind of response is made by telephone or e-mail.

  In addition, the notification destination of the presence information is also registered in the detection target event registration unit 17, and the presence server 5 is used as the notification destination in the present embodiment. However, the notification is different for each event to be registered as the notification destination of the presence information. You may register the destination. Furthermore, an ID or password that permits reading of presence information may be registered.

  The presence information generation unit 18 generates presence information in a predetermined format including generated (detected) event information notified from the terminal control unit 10 and current position information, and sends the generated presence information to the terminal control unit 10. It is a means to output.

  The presence history accumulation unit 19 is a unit that accumulates the presence information generated by the presence information generation unit 18 and its accompanying information (described later).

  FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of presence history information stored in the presence history storage unit 19. Column 200 is the time series record number, column 201 is the date and time when the event occurred, column 202 is the location information when the event occurred, column 203 is the event content that occurred, column 204 is the incidental information of the event that occurred, column 205 Is a processing result of the event that has occurred, and column 206 is information indicating whether or not presence information corresponding to the event that has occurred has been notified.

  For example, in the row of record number 1, “call origination” (column 203) is made in “November 8 10:30” (column 201) in “Near Company A” (column 202). It is shown that “Mr. X” of company A ”(column 204) is“ call not established ”(column 205) due to non-response to the other party.

  A row recorded as “Non” in the column 206 indicates that the event of that row is not a notification target of presence information. In addition, a row recorded as “Done” in the column 206 indicates that the event in that row is a notification target of presence information, and transmission to the presence server 5 is normally completed.

  In the case where the presence information is to be notified and transmission to the presence server 5 has not been completed normally, neither “Non” nor “Done” is recorded in the column 206, but it is blank ( “Done” is recorded by automatic re-transmission after a certain time, or transmission along with transmission of the next presence information when the next event occurs.

  In the example of FIG. 2, the contents of the notified record numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 are stored in the presence server 5. It can be seen that a person (for example, a salesman) who possesses and moves around the company A and B has made a presentation (for example, product introduction).

  Thus, every time a detection target event registered in the detection target event registration unit 17 occurs, the terminal 1 automatically transmits presence information related to the event to the presence server 5. When an employee has a wireless terminal and is traveling on a business trip, the employee's boss can grasp the approximate situation of where and what the employee is currently doing. Further, since the employee does not have to report to the boss one by one, the reporting process during the business trip can be reduced. Furthermore, since the notification of presence information is a non-periodic notification that is notified only when some event occurs, the power consumption of the terminal can be reduced as compared with the case where the presence information is periodically notified.

  For example, when the supervisor wants to know the current situation of the subordinate who owns the terminal 1 without going through the presence server 5, the terminal 1 transmits a request for transmitting presence information to the terminal 1, and the terminal 1 requests the request. In response, the presence information including the current position information and the event information being processed may be transmitted.

  FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the presence automatic notification function according to the embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, this flow will be described using FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together. Since the operation of the terminal 1 other than the automatic presence notification function is the same as that of a general wireless terminal, the description of the operation flow other than the automatic presence notification function is omitted.

  This flow starts when the automatic presence notification function is activated (S300), whether or not an event registered in the detection target event registration unit 17 has occurred in the standby state (S310), and a predetermined amount. Whether or not a request for transmitting presence information has been received from a request source (for example, a notification destination registered in the detection target event registration unit 17) (S320) is circulated and monitored.

  When the detection target event registered in the detection target event registration unit 17 occurs (S310, YES), the terminal control unit 10 activates the position information acquisition unit 13 and the current position where the terminal 1 currently exists. Information is acquired (S311), and a presence notification target column (not shown) of the detection target event registration unit 17 is referred to determine whether the generated event is a presence notification target event (S330).

  When the event is a presence notification target (S330, YES), the terminal control unit 10 activates the presence information generation unit 18 to generate presence information related to the terminal 1 including the generated event information and current location information. The presence information generated by the presence information generation unit 18 is transmitted to the presence server 5 via the wireless communication unit 11 (S331). If the event is not the presence notification target event (S330, NO), “not” is recorded in the notification column (column 206 in FIG. 2) of the presence history storage unit 19, and the process proceeds to S340.

  When the transmission to the presence server 5 is normally completed (S332, YES), “done” is recorded in the notification column (column 206 in FIG. 2) of the presence history storage unit 19 (S333), and the process proceeds to S334. If transmission to the presence server 5 is not normally completed even after retrying transmission to the presence server N (for example, three times per minute) (S332, NO), the process from S333 onward is skipped, and S340 is performed. Proceed to

  In S334, if presence information that has not been transmitted remains (S334, YES), the presence information that has not been transmitted is transmitted to the presence server 5, and the event record notification column (column 206 in FIG. 2). “Done” is recorded in (S335), and the process proceeds to S340. If there is no presence information that has not been transmitted (S334, NO), S335 is skipped and the process proceeds to S340.

  When the related operation of the generated event is completed (S340, YES), the terminal control unit 10 determines that the completed event information (including the processing result for the event) regardless of whether the event is a subject of presence notification, The current position information is recorded as presence history information in the presence history storage unit 19 (S341), and the process returns to S310 to wait for the next event.

  In S320, when a command for requesting transmission of presence information is received from a predetermined request source (a partner permitted to transmit presence information) (S320, YES), the terminal control unit 10 determines that the position information acquisition unit 13 and the presence information The generation unit 18 is activated, and the present location information of the terminal 1 and presence information including information on the event currently being processed or the latest processed event are transmitted to the request source (S321), and the process returns to S310 to return to the next event. It will be in a waiting state.

  In S321, if there is an event that is currently being processed, if there is an event that is currently being processed, the information on the event that is currently being processed is selected. If there is no event being processed, information relating to the latest event stored in the presence history storage unit 19 is selected. As a result, the request source can know the status of whether or not the terminal 1 is currently processing any event, and can know the latest status even if the terminal 1 is not currently processing any event.

  If a command requesting transmission of all or part of the presence information stored in the presence history storage unit 19 is received from a predetermined request source in S320, the command is stored in the presence history storage unit 19 in S321. Presence information requested by the request source is extracted from the past presence information, and transmitted to the request source.

  As described above, according to the present invention, wireless information that can automatically transmit presence information including currently processed information (information about an event that has occurred) and current position information to a predetermined notification destination. A terminal can be provided.

  By the way, in the present embodiment, the presence server 5 has been described as an example of the presence information notification destination. However, the presence information notification destination is arbitrary, and for example, it may be transmitted directly to a supervisor's personal computer or portable terminal. It may be. It goes without saying that various means of communication such as a general electronic mail communication method and a dedicated data communication method can be applied to the presence information transmitting means.

1 ... wireless terminal 2 ... WAN (Wide Area Network)
3 ... Office 4 ... Gateway 5 ... Presence server 6 ... Personal computer 7 ... LAN (Local Area Network)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Terminal control part 11 ... Wireless communication part 12 ... Application software storage part 13 ... Position information acquisition part 14 ... Operation part
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Display part 16 ... Call part 17 ... Detection object event registration part 18 ... Presence information generation part 19 ... Presence history storage part

Claims (2)

Presence information related to the self-radio terminal including the processing information related to the communication processing function or information processing function currently being executed by the self-radio terminal and the current position information where the self-radio terminal currently exists is a predetermined notification destination. A wireless terminal having a function of transmitting to
Current position detection means for detecting the current position information, and detection target event registration for registering in advance a detection target event to be detected related to activation or stop of the communication processing function or the information processing function or execution of predetermined processing Means, event detection means for detecting occurrence of a detection target event registered in the detection target event registration means, information relating to an event detected by the event detection means, and current position information detected by the current position detection means Presence information generating means for generating presence information related to a self-radio terminal including the presence information transmitting means for transmitting presence information generated by the presence information generating means to a predetermined notification destination. A wireless terminal having an information transmission function. The wireless terminal according to claim 1,
Presence history storage means for storing the detection target event detected by the event detection means as presence history information in association with the current position information and the current date and time,
When a presence information transmission request for requesting transmission of presence information from a predetermined transmission source is received, the presence information generation means includes the information related to the event currently being processed or the latest event detected by the event detection means and the information Presence information related to the own wireless terminal including the current position information detected by the current position detection unit is generated, and the presence information transmission unit uses the presence information generated by the presence information generation unit as a transmission source of the presence information transmission request. Alternatively, a wireless terminal having a presence information transmission function, wherein transmission is performed to a transmission destination designated by the transmission source.

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