JP2017147627A - Calling system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a calling system that can be used by one of multiple workers, carrying a predetermined portable terminal in a specific area of a factory, or the like, for calling other workers, with the location of the worker as a meeting place.SOLUTION: In the calling system where each person carries a portable terminal 1 capable of acquiring the current position information and communicable each other, and in which a calling and notification function of a calling object portable terminal 1 operates when executing the calling setting set by this portable terminal 1, each portable terminal 1 is additionally provided with a guide map display function of an area to which this calling system is applied, and a calling position display function for displaying the position of a calling source portable terminal, and in the calling object portable terminal 1 where the calling and notification function operates, the guide map display is executed and a calling position display 21 is displayed in a displayed guide map 10, on the basis of the current position information acquired from the calling source portable terminal 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a calling system that can be used when one of a plurality of workers carrying a predetermined portable terminal calls another worker, etc., using a place where he / she is in a meeting place in a specific area such as a factory. It is about.

  In a factory where multiple people (normal workers, maintenance inspectors, managers, etc.) are engaged in work, for example, a certain work worker is caused by multiple people on the spot due to abnormalities in equipment. When encountering a situation that requires work, it is necessary to call and gather other business workers. In recent years, workers who are active in vast facilities carry various mobile devices that can communicate with each other, so when they need to meet (gather), they can use the mobile device to immediately contact them. A system to meet each other is in place. However, as a conventional calling system, as described in Patent Document 1, when a user's portable terminal that is going to wait for another user cannot be used, an in-facility terminal installed in the facility, There is only a known system that uses a dedicated management server to inform other users of meeting information.

JP2015-82127A

  That is, the conventional system as described in Patent Document 1 is based on the premise that an in-facility terminal installed in the facility and a dedicated management server are used. The place will be decided. Therefore, when a mobile terminal carried by each business worker is usable, the mobile terminal is used to contact other business workers and convey information such as a meeting place. However, when the business person who wants to call is not specified, there is no way to contact, so all the business workers in the area to call or the number of business workers who have been set up can meet together. Such information cannot be conveyed to the caller.

  The present invention proposes a paging system that can solve the above-described conventional problems, and the paging system according to the present invention facilitates understanding of the relationship with embodiments described later. In addition, when the reference numerals used in the description of the embodiment are attached with parentheses, the current position information can be acquired (3, 19) and can be communicated with each other. A call system in which a call setting function (5) and a call notification function are provided, and by executing the call setting set by the call setting function (5), the call notification function of the mobile terminal (1) to be called operates. In addition, each mobile terminal (1) is provided with a guide map display function (9) in the area to which the call system is applied and a call position display function for displaying the position of the caller mobile terminal (1). And the call notification function operates. In the mobile terminal (1) to be called, the guide map (10) is displayed by the guide map display function (9), and the caller mobile terminal (1) is displayed in the displayed guide map (10). The call position display function displays (21) the call position based on the current position information acquired from (1).

As the portable terminal used in the present invention, GPS (Global
This calling system is applied using a positioning system using an artificial satellite called Positioning System, a position identifying beacon indoors, an ultra-wideband radio called UWB (Ultra Wide Band), etc. A portable terminal that can acquire current position information in an area and can communicate with each other, and is generally referred to as a smartphone or a tablet, may be a portable notebook PC in some cases. . Such a mobile terminal is carried by each person who intends to use the call system in an area to which the call system is applied, but an ID is set in advance for the mobile terminal to be used. A database is created by associating this mobile terminal ID with user information, such as job details, and personal information such as name and department as necessary. When trying to call another person to his / her place by this calling system, call setting is performed using a call setting function provided in a portable terminal carried by the person (hereinafter referred to as a calling source portable terminal). As the contents of the call setting, it is possible to input personal information of a call target, for example, an ID of a portable terminal carried by the person, and set a specific person as a call target. Just set the number of people or the number of people, call settings without specifying the individual. When this call setting is executed, the call notification function of the mobile terminal of the set call target is activated, and the caller is made aware of the call by voice, vibration, light, etc., and at the same time the call is made. The target person's mobile terminal displays a guide map in an area to which the call system is applied, and the position of the caller mobile terminal, that is, the call position is displayed in the guide map. The person can gather at the calling position according to this guide map.

  As described above, according to the calling system of the present invention, when there is a need to gather other people in his / her place, the user simply sets the mobile terminal he / she carries and executes the call setting. This is not necessary, and after confirming his / her whereabouts, there is no need for trouble to convey the said whereabouts to all the persons to be called without error, and the call gathering of people to his / her whereabouts can be executed extremely easily and accurately. Of course, the location of the person who performs the call setting becomes the call location to notify the person to be called, so if the current location is unsuitable for a large number of calls, the caller carrying the mobile terminal By simply moving to an appropriate location for the call, the call location notified to the person being called will be automatically changed, so the call location can be changed automatically without any special operation. This system can be used effectively.

  When carrying out the present invention, specifically, each mobile terminal (1) is added with an end notification function (8) for notifying the end of work at the call position and set by the call setting function (5). When the call setting is executed, the mobile terminal (1) that has not received the end notification by the end notification function (8) after receiving the call first, the call excluding process to be excluded from the call target is executed. Can be configured. Further, a call rejection notification / release notification function (7) is added to each portable terminal (1), and when the call setting set by the call setting function (5) is executed, the call rejection / release notification function (7 After the call rejection notification by () is executed, the mobile terminal (1) that has not executed the rejection cancellation notification by the call rejection / cancellation notification function (7) is executed so that the call exclusion processing to be excluded from the call target is executed. Can be configured. According to these configurations, if the person who cannot respond to the call only notifies the system of this situation in advance, the unacceptable call may cause problems to the original work at that time. Can be avoided, and for the caller, the waste of waiting for a person who does not meet the call can be avoided.

  In the call setting function (5), it is possible to configure a call condition setting that conditions and narrows down the person to be called. In this case, for example, the calling conditions can be narrowed down by job contents such as a general worker, a mechanical system maintenance person, an electrical system maintenance person, or a manager such as a foreman. You can narrow down by. Conditioning and narrowing down the person to be called in this way makes it possible to accurately perform the work after gathering together without waste.

  In the call condition setting in the call setting function (5), the number of callers can be set. When the number of callers is set and the number of callers is larger than the set number of callers, each mobile terminal Based on the current position information acquired from (1), the call notification function is executed from the mobile terminal (1) that is close to the call position to the mobile terminals (1) for the set number of callers in order. Can be configured. According to this configuration, it is possible to efficiently realize a set of necessary number of people, compared to a case where the number of persons to be called is narrowed down by the number of people at random.

  When carrying out the present invention, each mobile terminal (1) is connected by a wireless LAN (20) with a communication area within the area to which the call system is applied, and all the mobile terminals (1) are connected to the wireless terminal (1). Added the function to acquire the current location information of other mobile terminals (1) via the LAN (20), and from the identification of the mobile terminal (1) to be called based on the call settings in the caller mobile terminal (1) A series of controls in the calling system starting can be configured to be executed by the calling source mobile terminal (1) and the calling target mobile terminal (1) connected via the wireless LAN (20). . According to this configuration, the call system of the present invention can be implemented without using a dedicated server.

  Contrary to the above, each mobile terminal (1) and the call control device (server) (22) are connected by a wireless LAN (20) whose communication area is an area to which the call system is applied, and the call control is performed. The device (22) collects the current location information of each mobile terminal (1), and the call control device (22) receives the call setting in the mobile terminal (1) that is the call source, It can be configured to execute a series of controls in the calling system starting from the identification of the terminal (1). According to this configuration, it is possible to reduce the processing capacity required for many mobile terminals and reduce the cost required for many mobile terminals.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of each mobile terminal. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing display contents on the screen of each mobile terminal, and FIG. 2B is a call setting screen displayed when the call setting button shown in FIG. 2A is operated. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the overall configuration of the call system when the call control device (server) is not used together. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the control procedure of the calling system. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the overall configuration of a call system when a call control device (server) is used in combination.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a unique terminal ID 2 is set in the portable terminal 1 carried by each person in this embodiment. Each mobile terminal 1 is provided with a sensor 3 that acquires the current position of each mobile terminal 1 in an area to which the call system is applied, and a call processing program 4 that executes the call system. In addition, a call setting screen display 5, a call response button display 6, a call rejection notification / cancel button display 7, a call work end button display 8, and a call system target area guidance necessary for executing the call processing program 4 are provided. Functions such as diagram display 9 are provided.

  FIG. 2A shows a call system target area guide map 10 displayed on the screen 1a of the portable terminal 1 by the function of the call system target area guide map display 9. As shown in FIG. The calling system target area in the embodiment includes a plurality of conveyor lines CV-1 to CV-6, a cargo handling area WS-1 and WS-2, a transfer destination WC-1 to WC-6, and a direction change. Conveyed object transport equipment consisting of turntables T-1, T-2, etc. is provided. On the screen 1a on which the guide map 10 is displayed, a call setting button 12 for calling the call setting screen 11 shown in FIG. 2B and a call release button 13 for releasing the call setting are displayed. On the call setting screen 11, call target person selection buttons 14a to 14d for narrowing down call target persons, call number selection buttons 15a and 15b for selecting the number of call persons, number setting buttons 16a and 16b for narrowing the number of call persons, and the number of persons A display unit 16c, a setting execution button 17 for executing the setting, a cancel button 18 for canceling the setting, and the like are displayed.

  The guide map 10 shown in FIG. 2A displayed on the screen 1a of the portable terminal 1 by the function of the guide map display 9 shows a case where the calling system target area is one building in the factory. The calling system target area according to the present invention may include a plurality of buildings that can be moved back and forth through the outdoor area, or may include only a specific outdoor area. In any case, as described above, all the mobile terminals 1 located in the calling system target area can obtain the current position via the built-in sensor 3, and as described above, this is called GPS outdoors. In addition, a positioning system using an artificial satellite, a position identification beacon indoors, an ultra-wideband radio called UWB, etc., are used together with a signal transmission facility 19 (see FIG. 3) for current position detection. The sensor 3 for acquiring the current position corresponding to the signal transmission facility is used. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a wireless communication environment by the wireless LAN 20 is provided so that all the mobile terminals 1 located in the calling system target area can communicate with each other. Built-in transmission / reception function.

  Next, the use method and control procedure of the calling system using the mobile terminal 1 described above will be described based on the explanatory diagram of FIG. 3 and the flowchart of FIG. A person who feels necessary, i.e., the caller, sets calling conditions in the mobile terminal 1 he / she carries (the mobile terminal having the terminal ID “010” in FIG. 3) (step S1). 2 is displayed on the screen 1a of the portable terminal 1 and the call setting button 12 in the screen is touched to display the call setting screen 11 shown in FIG. 2B. Display. From the call target selection buttons 14a to 14d on the call setting screen 11, the job type of the person who wants to be gathered, that is, the selection button 14a for the general worker, the selection button 14b for the foreman, and the mechanical system maintenance charge In the case of a person in charge, the selection button 14c is touched, and in the case of an electric system maintenance person in charge, the selection button 14d is touch-operated. Subsequently, from the calling number selection buttons 15a and 15b, when all the members are calling, the selection button 15a is touch-operated, and when specifying the number of people, the selection button 15b is touch-operated and the number of persons is displayed until the desired number of persons is displayed on the number display section 16c. The setting buttons 16a and 16b are touch-operated. These selection buttons 14a to 14d, 15a, and 15b can be visually recognized as being selected by a color change or the like by touch operation. After confirming all selection contents, if there is no mistake, the setting execution button 17 is touched. If the operation is wrong, the cancel button 18 is touched and the setting is performed again.

  A series of call control is executed by the operation of the setting execution button 17, and in the case of calling all, all mobile terminals 1 other than the call source are set as call targets, and call transmission is performed to all the mobile terminals 1 ( 3 is executed (steps S2 to S4). In the case of specifying the number of people, a “current position request” is broadcasted to all other portable terminals 1 (T2 in FIG. 3 and step S5). From all the other mobile terminals 1 (including the mobile terminal with the terminal ID “026” in FIG. 3) that received this “current position request”, the sensor 3 of each mobile terminal 1 detects and detects at that time. The current location information is transmitted to the calling mobile terminal 1 (T3 in FIG. 3), and the current location information is received by the calling mobile terminal 1 (T4 in FIG. 3). The person who has not finished the work at the meeting place, that is, the person who has not touched the operation button displayed on the call work end button display 8 shown in FIG. The person who touches the call rejection notification button displayed on the call rejection notification / cancel button display 7 shown in FIG. 3 (the person who transmits (T5) the call rejection notification from the mobile terminal having the terminal ID “009” in FIG. 3) ) Is a call exclusion process that is excluded from the call target. The person to be called is extracted manner (step S6, S7).

  A comparison is made between the number of people to be extracted, that is, the number of people to be extracted and the designated number of people set in the call setting designated by the number of people (step S8). When the call transmission (T1 and step S4 in FIG. 3) is executed to the extracted call target person's mobile terminal 1 and the number of extracted persons is larger than the designated number, the current position of the extracted call target person And the current position (calling position) of the caller mobile terminal 1 is calculated (step S9), the number of persons to be called is determined for the designated number of people in the order close to the calling position, and the determined designation Call transmission (T1 in FIG. 3 and step S4) is executed to the portable terminals 1 of the number of persons to be called. In the case of calling everyone, it has been described that call transmission is unconditionally executed for all the mobile terminals 1 other than the caller. In this case, too, as described above based on steps S6 and S7. In addition, it is possible to perform a call excluding process for excluding a person who is calling or a person who is refusing to call from a call target.

  The mobile terminal 1 carried by the person to be called receives the call signal (T6 in FIG. 3) by the call transmission (T1 in FIG. 3) from the caller mobile terminal 1 to execute the call notification. This call notification notifies the call target person carrying the portable terminal 1 of the call by sound, vibration, light, or the like. Thus, the person to be called who knows the call notification touches the operation button on the call response button display 6 of the portable terminal 1 shown in FIG. 1 to send a call response signal to the calling portable terminal 1. By transmitting (T7 in FIG. 3), it is possible to know that the caller mobile terminal 1 has received a call response (T8 in FIG. 3) and the person to be called has responded to the call. On the other hand, in the mobile terminal 1 of the person to be called for which the call notification has been executed, the call system target area guide map 10 on the screen 1a based on the call system target area guide map display 9 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2A, a call position display 21 is displayed on the guide map 10 according to the current position information of the caller transmitted along with the call signal. As a result, the person to be called can know where to gather in the target area of the calling system. In this way, a predetermined number of persons to be called are gathered under the caller and a predetermined work is performed. When the predetermined work at the calling place is completed, the called object to be called The person touches the operation button on the call work end button display 8 shown in FIG. As a result, the person to be called can cope with a new call that occurs thereafter. The caller touches the call release button 13 shown in FIG. 2A on the portable terminal 1 to be carried, thereby completing a series of call operations.

  Although it has been described that the current location request is broadcasted from the caller's mobile terminal 1 only when the number of people specified call is set, the present location request is also broadcasted even when all the people are calling. Alternatively, anyone may perform broadcast transmission of the current position request as necessary. The current position information of each portable terminal 1 transmitted from each portable terminal 1 to the calling portable terminal 1 based on such broadcast transmission of the current position request is associated with the terminal ID of the sender and this terminal ID. If the information of the terminal carrier, for example, information such as name and job type, is also transmitted, the caller portable terminal 1 shows the current information of each portable terminal 1 in the call system target area guide map 10. When the position is displayed by terminal ID and the terminal ID display is tapped, the personal information and the call operation button are displayed, and the call operation button is used when the person is to be called from the content of the disclosed personal information. By tapping, it is possible to send a call to the person to be called.

  In the above embodiment, the call system is configured to be executed by the call processing program 4 built in each mobile terminal 1. However, when the number of mobile terminals 1 to be controlled is very large, As shown in FIG. 5, a call control device (call control server) 22 can be incorporated into the call system. The call control device 22 is connected to all the mobile terminals 1 in the call system target area via the wireless LAN 20.

  When such a call control device 22 is provided separately, the current position information is automatically transmitted from all the mobile terminals 1 together with the terminal IDs at regular intervals (T9 in FIG. 5), and the terminal IDs of all the mobile terminals 1 are set. Based on the current position information, a terminal current position map in the area is created and automatically updated thereafter. Also, a call response transmission (T7 in FIG. 5) transmitted from a specific portable terminal 1 and a call position arrival transmission ( Based on T10 in FIG. 5), call work completion transmission (T11 in FIG. 5), call rejection notification / cancellation transmission (T5 in FIG. 5), and the like, a non-callable terminal list such as a calling terminal and a call rejection terminal is created. When the call setting transmission (T12 in FIG. 5) is received from the caller mobile terminal 1, the call pair is called from the call condition, the terminal current position map in the area and the call disabling terminal list. Selects the terminal, the portable terminal 1 of the selected invocation target, call position it is possible to perform a call transmission with (current location information of the calling mobile terminal 1) (T13 in FIG. 5).

  The calling system according to the present invention is used as a system in which one of a plurality of workers carrying a predetermined portable terminal in a specific area such as a factory calls another worker, etc., using his / her location as a meeting place I can do it.

1 Mobile terminal 2 Terminal ID
3 Sensor for Acquiring Current Position 4 Call Processing Program 5 Call Setting Screen Display 6 Call Response Button Display 7 Call Reject Notification / Release Button Display 8 Call Work End Button Display 9 Call System Target Area Guide Map Display 10 Call System Target Area Display Guide Map 11 Call Setting Screen 12 Call Setting Button 13 Call Cancel Buttons 14a-14d Call Target Selection Buttons 15a, 15b Calling Number Selection Buttons 16a, 16b Number Setting Button 17 Setting Execution Button 18 Cancel Button 19 Sending Signal for Detecting Current Position Equipment 20 Wireless LAN
21 Call position display 22 Call control device

Claims (7)

  A mobile terminal carried by each person who can acquire current location information and can communicate with each other is provided with a call setting function and a call notification function, and by executing the call setting set by this call setting function, A call system in which a call notification function included in a mobile terminal operates, and each mobile terminal displays a guide map display function in an area to which the call system is applied and a call position display that displays the position of the caller mobile terminal In the mobile terminal to be called on which the function is added and the call notification function operates, the guide map display by the guide map display function is executed, and the current map acquired from the caller mobile terminal in the displayed guide map A call system configured such that the call position display function displays a call position based on position information.   Each mobile terminal is provided with an end notification function for notifying the end of work at the call position, and when executing the call setting set by the call setting function, the end by the end notification function after receiving the call first. The call system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal that has not executed the notification is configured to execute a call excluding process to be excluded from a call target.   Each mobile terminal is provided with a call rejection notification / cancellation notification function. When the call setting set by the call setting function is executed, the call rejection notification is executed by the call rejection notification / cancellation notification function, and then the call The calling system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a mobile terminal that has not executed the rejection cancellation notification by the rejection notification / cancellation notification function is configured to execute a call excluding process to be excluded from a call target.   The call system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the call setting function is configured to be able to set a calling condition that conditions and narrows down a person to be called.   The call condition setting in the call setting function is configured so that the number of callers can be set. When the caller number setting is executed, when there are more callers than the set number of callers, the current position acquired from each mobile terminal 5. The call system according to claim 4, wherein the call notification function is configured to be executed from a mobile terminal having a distance close to a call position to mobile terminals for a set number of callers based on information.   Each mobile terminal is connected by a wireless LAN whose communication area is an area to which the calling system is applied, and all mobile terminals have a function of acquiring current location information of other mobile terminals via the wireless LAN. Is added, and a series of control in the calling system starting from the identification of the calling target portable terminal based on the call setting in the calling source portable terminal is the same as the calling source portable terminal and the calling target portable terminal connected via the wireless LAN. The calling system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the call system is executed by. Each mobile terminal and the call control device are connected by a wireless LAN having a communication area within the area to which the call system is applied, and the call control device collects the current location information of each mobile terminal. The call control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the call control device receives a call setting in a caller mobile terminal and executes a series of controls in the call system starting from identification of a call target mobile terminal. Call system.

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