JP2018061168A - Electronic device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique in which establishment of a wireless communication path with an electronic device is permitted, with respect to two or more terminal devices mutually having a predetermined relationship.SOLUTION: An electronic device 10 has a function of performing pairing for establishing a wireless communication path between the device itself and an external terminal device approaching the device itself. The electronic device 10: performs pairing with a terminal device 20A (S1 to S3); and inquires a server device 30 accessible to contract information DB (S5), as to a contract in which the terminal device 20A and a terminal device 20B-1 use a line under the same name is made, via the terminal device 20B-1, when presence is detected by the terminal device 20B-1 which is further approaching (S4). The electronic device 10, when receiving response data indicating that the contract in which the line is used under the same name is made, permits pairing with the terminal device 20B-1 (S6 to S8).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for establishing a wireless communication path between an electronic device and a terminal device.

  There is a technique for reducing the operation for establishing a wireless communication path between devices. Patent Documents 1 and 2 describe that when the identification information included in the pairing request matches the identification information registered in advance, the pairing is permitted.

JP 2004-221890 A JP 2005-223635 A

In the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, pairing is permitted if the identification information of the pairing request source device is valid. For this reason, what kind of device the request source of the pairing is, for example, which device is used by which user is not directly related to the determination of whether or not pairing is possible.
In contrast, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for permitting establishment of a wireless communication path with an electronic device for two or more terminal devices having a predetermined relationship with each other.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an electronic device according to the present invention includes a wireless communication unit that establishes a wireless communication path between the own device and an external terminal device close to the own device, and a first terminal device. When the communication path is established in the meantime, based on the acquired information, an acquisition unit that acquires information specifying one or more second terminal devices having a predetermined relationship with the first terminal device, the 1 Alternatively, a control unit that permits the establishment of the communication path when any of the plurality of second terminal devices comes close to each other.

  In the electronic device of the present invention, the relationship may be a relationship specified based on contract information of a user of the first terminal device.

In the electronic device of the present invention, when the second terminal device that satisfies the first condition comes close to the electronic device, the control unit inquires of the first terminal device whether or not the communication path can be established and permits it. When the answer is received, the establishment of the communication path is permitted, and the second terminal device that does not satisfy the first condition comes close to the first terminal device without inquiring the first terminal device. It may be permitted to establish a communication path.
In this electronic apparatus, the first condition may indicate that the communication path with the first terminal device is within a predetermined period after being established.
Further, the first condition may be a condition relating to a state of stay of a user of the second terminal device at a place where the own device is arranged.

  In the electronic apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit may perform a second operation when another second terminal device comes close after the number of the second terminal devices that have established the communication path has reached the upper limit. The communication path with the second terminal apparatus that satisfies the condition may be disconnected to allow the communication path with the other second terminal apparatus to be established.

  In the electronic device of the present invention, the electronic device includes a storage unit that stores information for specifying the second terminal device permitted to establish the communication path, and the control unit stores the information in the storage unit. For the second terminal device, when the communication path is permitted based on the information and the number of the second terminal devices storing the information reaches the upper limit, the third condition is satisfied. The information about the second terminal device may be invalidated.

  In the electronic device of the present invention, the control unit establishes the communication path without relying on information acquired by the acquisition unit for a third terminal device that has not permitted establishment of the communication path a predetermined number of times. This may be disapproved.

  The program of the present invention is provided between a first terminal device and a computer of an electronic device including a wireless communication unit that establishes a wireless communication path between the device and an external terminal device close to the device. When the communication path is established, the step of acquiring information for identifying one or a plurality of second terminal devices having a predetermined relationship with the first terminal device, and the one or a plurality of first items based on the acquired information And a step of permitting the establishment of the communication path when one of the two terminal devices comes close.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the technique for permitting establishment of the wireless communication path with an electronic device can be provided with respect to two or more terminal devices which have a predetermined relationship mutually.

1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a communication system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Explanatory drawing of the contract information accumulate | stored in contract information DB which concerns on the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the electronic apparatus and the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a processor of the electronic apparatus according to the embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows the process performed with the communication system which concerns on the embodiment (when pairing is permitted). The sequence diagram which shows the process performed with the communication system which concerns on the embodiment (when pairing is not permitted). Explanatory drawing of the contract information accumulate | stored in contract information DB which concerns on (example 1 of a structure) of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The sequence diagram which shows the process performed with the communication system of the same embodiment (the structural example 1) (when a pairing condition is automatic). The sequence diagram which shows the process performed with the communication system of the same embodiment (configuration example 1) (when a pairing condition is semi-automatic). The sequence diagram which shows the process of the (structure example 2) of the embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows the process performed with the communication system which concerns on the modification 1 of this invention. The sequence diagram which shows the process performed with the communication system which concerns on the modification 2 of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the disallowed terminal list which the electronic device which concerns on the modification 3 of this invention memorize | stores. The sequence diagram which shows the process performed with the communication system which concerns on the modification. The sequence diagram which shows the process following FIG.

  The electronic device of the present invention permits two or more terminal devices having a predetermined relationship to each other to establish a wireless communication path with the own device. A terminal device that is permitted to establish the communication path can use the function of the electronic device via the communication path. Below, the case where the said function is set to the "incoming notification function" which notifies that when the said terminal device receives an incoming call is demonstrated.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a communication system 1 according to the first embodiment.
The communication system 1 includes one or a plurality of electronic devices 10, a plurality of terminal devices 20, a server device 30, and a contract information DB (Data Base) 40. However, the number of devices shown in FIG. 1 is merely an example. In FIG. 1, as a plurality of terminal devices 20, a terminal device 20A, terminal devices 20B-1, 20B-2,..., 20B-N (N is a natural number of 3 or more) and a terminal device 20C are included. It is shown. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish each of the terminal devices 20B-1, 20B-2,..., 20B-N, they are collectively referred to as “terminal device 20B”.

  The electronic device 10 is an electronic device that is used by a user at home or the like. The electronic device 10 provides an incoming call notification function that notifies the paired terminal device 20 when a call or message (for example, e-mail or SNS (Social Networking Service)) is received. In the present embodiment, notification by the incoming call notification function is performed by light emission of the light emitting unit 161. However, this notification method is merely an example, and a notification method such as voice output may be employed. In this embodiment, the pairing is a process for establishing a wireless communication path by Bluetooth (registered trademark). Note that the communication path may be established according to a standard other than Bluetooth (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), but the communication path between the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20 is the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20. Shall be established when they are close to each other.

  The terminal device 20 is paired with the electronic device 10 when using the function of the electronic device 10. The terminal device 20 communicates with the server device 30 via the network NW. The terminal device 20 is a smartphone in the present embodiment, but may be a terminal device such as a tablet computer or a notebook PC.

  In the present embodiment, the terminal device 20A among the plurality of terminal devices 20 is used by a user who has signed a contract (for example, a family contract) for using a plurality of lines with the same name with a telecommunications carrier. The terminal devices 20 using the plurality of lines are terminal devices 20B-1, 20B-2,..., 20B-N in addition to the terminal device 20A. On the other hand, the terminal device 20C is a terminal device different from the terminal device using the plurality of lines.

  The server device 30 is a server device that responds in response to an inquiry from the terminal device 20. The server device 30 accesses the contract information DB 40 and makes this response based on the contract information stored in the contract information DB 40. The contract information is information related to a contract signed by a user of the terminal device 20 (for example, the terminal device 20A) with a communication carrier. The contract information DB 40 is a database that accumulates such contract information.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of contract information stored in the contract information DB 40.
The contract information DB 40 stores a plurality of sets of one main user ID and one or more sub user IDs associated with the main user ID. The main user ID is an ID (identifier) that identifies a user who uses the main line among a plurality of lines used under the same name. The sub user ID is an ID for identifying a user who uses the sub line among the plurality of lines. The main user ID and the sub user ID are, for example, IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) recorded in a subscriber authentication module (SIM). However, the primary user ID and the secondary user ID may be IDs other than the IMSI. The main user ID “UID-A” is an ID for identifying the user of the terminal device 20A. The sub user IDs “UID-B1”, “UID-B2”,..., “UID-BN” identify the users of the terminal devices 20B-1, 20B-2,. ID. The main user ID “UID-C” is an ID for identifying the user of the terminal device 20C.
The terminal device 20A is an example of the first terminal device of the present invention, each of the terminal devices 20B-1, 20B-2, ..., 20B-N is an example of the second terminal device of the present invention, and the terminal device 20C is It is an example of the 3rd terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20. The electronic device 10 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 11, a memory 12, a storage 13, a communication device 14, an input device 15, an output device 16, a bus 17, and the like. The terminal device 20 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 21, a memory 22, a storage 23, a communication device 24, an input device 25, an output device 26, a bus 27, and the like. In FIG. 3, the reference numerals of the hardware elements of the terminal device 20 are shown in parentheses.
In the following description, the term “apparatus” or “apparatus” can be read as a circuit, a device, a unit, or the like. The hardware configuration of the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20 may be configured to include one or a plurality of the devices illustrated in the drawing, or may be configured not to include some devices.

The processor 11 controls the entire computer by operating an operating system, for example. The processor 11 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic device, a register, and the like.
The processor 11 reads a program (program code), software module, and data from the storage 13 and / or the communication device 14 to the memory 12, and executes various processes according to these. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least a part of the operations described in the above embodiments is used. Although various processes have been described as being executed by one processor 11, they may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 11. The processor 11 may be implemented by one or more chips. The program may be received via a telecommunication line.

  The memory 12 is a computer-readable recording medium and includes, for example, at least one of ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. May be. The memory 12 may be called a register, a cache, a main memory (main storage device), or the like.

  The storage 13 is a computer-readable recording medium, such as an optical disc such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disc drive, a flexible disc, a magneto-optical disc (eg, a compact disc, a digital versatile disc, a Blu-ray). (Registered trademark) disk, smart card, flash memory (for example, card, stick, key drive), floppy (registered trademark) disk, magnetic strip, and the like. The storage 13 may be called an auxiliary storage device. The above-described storage medium may be, for example, a database including the memory 12 and / or the storage 13, a server, or other suitable medium.

  The communication device 14 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for performing communication between computers, and is also referred to as a communication module, for example.

The input device 15 is an input device (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, or the like) that accepts an external input. The output device 16 is an output device (for example, a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, etc.) that performs output to the outside.
Note that the input device 15 and the output device 16 may have an integrated configuration (for example, a touch panel).

  The devices such as the processor 11 and the memory 12 are connected by a bus 17 for communicating information. The bus 17 may be composed of a single bus or may be composed of different buses between devices.

  The electronic device 10 includes hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA). A part or all of each functional block may be realized by the hardware. For example, the processor 11 may be implemented by at least one of these hardware.

  The description of the hardware of the processor 21, the memory 22, the storage 23, the communication device 24, the input device 25, the output device 26, and the bus 27 of the terminal device 20 is the same as, for example, the hardware of the same name of the electronic device 10 described above. It is.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the processor 11 of the electronic device 10. The processor 11 of the electronic device 10 includes an acquisition unit 111, a control unit 112, and a processing unit 113. Each function in the processor 11 is realized by reading predetermined software (program) on hardware such as the processor 11 and the memory 12.

  As a configuration related to the function of the processor 11, the storage 13 stores a permitted terminal list 131 for registering the ID of the terminal device 20 that has permitted pairing. The communication device 14 includes a short-range wireless communication unit 141. The short-range wireless communication unit 141 performs short-range wireless communication with an external device paired with Bluetooth. The short-range wireless communication unit 141 is an example of the wireless communication unit of the present invention. Further, the output device 16 includes a light emitting unit 161. The light emitting unit 161 includes, for example, an LED lamp, but may include other light emitting elements.

  When a communication path is established between the acquisition unit 111 and the first terminal device, the acquisition unit 111 acquires information for specifying one or more second terminal devices having a predetermined relationship with the first terminal device. In this embodiment, this relationship indicates that a contract for using the line with the same name is made by the user of the first terminal device. For example, the acquisition unit 111 specifies at least one of the terminal devices 20B-1, 20B-2,..., 20B-N when paired via the short-range wireless communication unit 141 with the terminal device 20A. Information is acquired from the server device 30.

  Based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit 111, the control unit 112 permits the communication path to be established when any one of the one or the plurality of second terminal devices comes close. When paired with the terminal device 20A, the control unit 112 permits pairing when any of the terminal devices 20B-1, 20B-2,. On the other hand, the control unit 112 does not permit pairing when the terminal device 20C comes close.

  The control unit 112 registers the ID of the terminal device 20 that has permitted pairing in the permitted terminal list 131. It is assumed that the control unit 112 permits pairing for the terminal device 20 whose ID is registered in the permitted terminal list 131. That is, the storage 13 is an example of a storage unit of the present invention.

  The processing unit 113 executes processing related to a function used by the terminal device 20 during pairing. In the present embodiment, the processing unit 113 performs processing related to the incoming call notification function. That is, when the processing unit 113 receives a signal (hereinafter referred to as “incoming notification signal”) notifying that the terminal device 20 has received an incoming call from the paired terminal device 20, the processing unit 113 causes the light emitting unit 161 to emit light. This is notified to surrounding users.

5 and 6 are sequence diagrams illustrating an example of processing executed in the communication system 1. FIG. 5 shows processing when pairing is permitted, and FIG. 6 shows processing when pairing is not permitted. First, with reference to FIG. 5, a process when pairing is permitted will be described.
When the use of the electronic device 10 is started, the electronic device 10 is paired with the terminal device 20A adjacent to the electronic device 10 (step S1). In the present embodiment, it is assumed that pairing is performed with the terminal device 20 as a master and the electronic device 10 as a slave. That is, the terminal device 20 searches for the electronic device 10 present in the vicinity, and when it detects the presence of the electronic device 10, requests the pairing. In the electronic device 10, when this request is received by the short-range wireless communication unit 141, whether or not pairing is possible is controlled. In step S <b> 1, when the control unit 112 has not been paired with any of the terminal devices 20 after the start of use of the electronic device 10, the control unit 112 permits pairing with the terminal device 20 that has approached. When pairing with the terminal device 20A is completed, the terminal device 20A transmits the ID of the terminal device to the electronic device 10 (step S2). This ID is “UID-A”.

In the electronic device 10, the control unit 112 receives the ID “UID-A” via the short-range wireless communication unit 141, and stores the ID “UID-A” in the storage 13 (step S3). Specifically, the control unit 112 registers the ID “UID-A” in the permitted terminal list 131.
If there is an incoming call to the terminal device 20A during pairing between the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20A, the processing unit 113 receives an incoming call notification signal from the terminal device 20A via the short-range wireless communication unit 141. Then, the processing unit 113 notifies the surrounding users that the terminal device 20A has received an incoming call by causing the light emitting unit 161 to emit light.

  Subsequently, it is assumed that the terminal device 20B-1 detects the presence of the electronic device 10 (step S4). When the short-range wireless communication unit 141 receives a pairing request from the terminal device 20B-1, the acquisition unit 111 transmits the terminal device 20A and the terminal device 20B- to the server device 30 via the terminal device 20B-1. 1 inquires whether or not a contract for using the line under the same name is made (step S5). Specifically, this inquiry is performed in the following procedure. The acquisition unit 111 transmits the ID “UID-A” of the terminal device 20A to the terminal device 20B-1 via the short-range wireless communication unit 141. Upon receiving this ID “UID-A”, the terminal device 20B-1 transmits the ID “UID-B1” of the terminal device 20 to the server device 30. Since the electronic device 10 does not have a function of directly communicating with the network NW, it makes an inquiry to the server device 30 via the terminal device 20B-1.

  In response to an inquiry from the electronic device 10, the server device 30 refers to the contract information DB 40 to determine whether the terminal device 20A and the terminal device 20B-1 have a contract for using a line with the same name. to decide. Here, the server device 30 includes an ID “UID-A” and an ID “UID-B1”, a main user ID “UID-A” and a sub user ID “UID-B1” associated with each other in the contract information DB 40. It is determined that it matches the association. In this case, the server device 30 transmits to the electronic device 10 response data (OK response) indicating that the terminal device 20A and the terminal device 20B-1 have a contract for using the line under the same name. (Step S6). Specifically, the server device 30 transmits this response data to the terminal device 20B-1. The terminal device 20B-1 transfers this response data to the electronic device 10. The response data includes at least a response indicating that pairing is permitted, but may further include information such as a secondary user ID.

In the electronic device 10, the acquisition unit 111 acquires (receives) response data from the server device 30 via the short-range wireless communication unit 141 (step S7). The control unit 112 stores the ID “UID-B1” in the storage 13 (step S8). Specifically, the control unit 112 registers the ID “UID-B1” in the permitted terminal list 131, and thereafter permits pairing between the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20B-1. Thereby, the control part 112 permits the pairing with the terminal device 20B-1 thereafter without inquiring of the server device 30. Then, the control unit 112 controls the short-range wireless communication unit 141 to pair the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20B-1 (step S9).
Here, the processing when the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20B-1 are paired has been described, but when the electronic device 10 and the terminal devices 20B-2, ..., 20B-N are paired, Similar processing is executed.

  If there is an incoming call to the terminal device 20B during pairing between the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20B, the processing unit 113 receives an incoming notification signal from the terminal device 20B via the short-range wireless communication unit 141. Then, the processing unit 113 notifies the surrounding users that the terminal device 20B has received an incoming call by causing the light emitting unit 161 to emit light. This notification may be performed by a different method for each terminal device 20. For example, the processing unit 113 changes the color, brightness, and blinking pattern (for example, the number of blinks per unit time or the continuous lighting time) emitted by the light emitting unit 161 for each terminal device 20.

Next, processing when pairing is not permitted will be described with reference to FIG.
It is assumed that the terminal device 20C detects the presence of the electronic device 10 after the processes of steps S1 to S3 (step S10). When the short-range wireless communication unit 141 accepts a pairing request from the terminal device 20C, the acquisition unit 111 transmits the terminal device 20A and the terminal device 20C to the server device 30 via the terminal device 20C. Is inquired about whether or not the terminal device uses the line (step S11). That is, the acquiring unit 111 transmits the ID “UID-A” of the terminal device 20A to the terminal device 20C via the short-range wireless communication unit 141. When receiving the ID “UID-A”, the terminal device 20C transmits the ID “UID-C” to the server device 30 together with the ID “UID-C” of the own device.

  In response to the inquiry from the electronic device 10, the server device 30 determines whether the terminal device 20 </ b> A and the terminal device 20 </ b> C have a contract for using a line with the same name with reference to the contract information DB 40. . Here, the server device 30 determines that the ID “UID-A” and the ID “UID-C” do not match the correspondence between the primary user ID and the secondary user ID in the contract information DB 40. In this case, the server device 30 transmits to the electronic device 10 response data (NG response) indicating that the terminal device 20A and the terminal device 20C do not have a contract for using the line under the same name (step). S12). Specifically, the server device 30 transmits this response data to the terminal device 20C. The terminal device 20C transfers this response data to the electronic device 10. The response data includes at least a response indicating that pairing is not permitted, but may further include information such as a secondary user ID.

  In the electronic device 10, the acquisition unit 111 acquires (receives) response data from the server device 30 via the short-range wireless communication unit 141 (step S13). Based on this response data, the control unit 112 disallows pairing between the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20C (step S14). Step S14 may include processing executed when pairing is not permitted (for example, processing for notifying that it is not permitted).

  According to the first embodiment described above, the terminal device 20B and the electronic device can be operated even if the user of the terminal device 20B does not perform an operation for setting and authentication of the device (electronic device 10) to be paired. 10 can be paired. In addition, the contract information stored in the contract information DB 40 guarantees the relationship between the user of the terminal device 20A and the user of the terminal device 20B (here, a relationship using a plurality of lines with the same name). Yes. Therefore, it is possible to avoid an unintended third-party terminal device 20 </ b> C from pairing with the electronic device 10. As described above, according to the electronic device 10, when the function of the electronic device 10 is used by two or more terminal devices having a predetermined relationship with each other, the communication path between the terminal device 20 </ b> B and the electronic device 10 is set. Establishing can be facilitated.

[Second Embodiment]
In the second embodiment, the electronic device 10 does not immediately permit the pairing of the terminal device 20B based on the contract information, but the terminal device 20B that satisfies the predetermined condition is not changed to the terminal device 20A that uses the main line. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that it inquires whether pairing is possible. Hereinafter, (Configuration Example 1) to (Configuration Example 3) will be described as configuration examples of the present embodiment. In the following description, the same elements as those of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment described above.

(Configuration example 1)
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the contract information stored in the contract information DB 40 according to Configuration Example 1.
As shown in FIG. 7, in this contract information DB 40, in addition to the primary user ID and the secondary user ID, pairing conditions are further associated. The pairing condition is either “automatic” that automatically permits pairing without inquiring to the terminal device 20A, or “semi-automatic” that permits pairing when the result of the inquiry to the terminal device 20A is permitted. Indicate. In the example of FIG. 7, “automatic” is set for the terminal device 20B-1 with the ID “UID-B1”, and “semi-automatic” is set for the terminal device 20B-2 with the ID “UID-B2”. The terminal device 20B-1 in which the pairing condition “automatic” is set is an example of a terminal device that does not satisfy the first condition of the present invention. The terminal device 20B-2 in which the pairing condition “semi-automatic” is set is an example of a terminal device that satisfies the first condition of the present invention.
The pairing conditions are set in advance by the user of the terminal device 20A, for example. This setting is performed, for example, when the terminal device 20A accesses the server device 30 and performs processing related to setting of the pairing conditions.

8 and 9 are sequence diagrams illustrating an example of processing executed in the communication system 1 according to (Configuration Example 1). FIG. 8 shows processing when the pairing condition is “automatic”, and FIG. 9 shows processing when the pairing condition is “semi-automatic”. First, the processing when the pairing condition is “automatic” will be described with reference to FIG.
It is assumed that the terminal device 20B-1 detects the presence of the electronic device 10 after the processes of steps S1 to S3 (step S21). When the short-range wireless communication unit 141 receives a pairing request from the terminal device 20B-1, the acquisition unit 111 makes an inquiry to the server device 30 via the terminal device 20B-1 (step S22).

  In response to an inquiry from the electronic device 10, the server device 30 refers to the contract information DB 40 to determine whether the terminal device 20A and the terminal device 20B-1 have a contract for using a line with the same name. to decide. Further, the server device 30 determines whether the pairing condition is set to “automatic” or “semi-automatic”. Here, the server device 30 determines that the terminal device 20A and the terminal device 20B-1 use the line with the same name, and the pairing condition is set to “automatic”. And the server apparatus 30 transmits the response data (OK response / automatic) which shows that to the electronic device 10 (step S23).

  In the electronic device 10, the acquisition unit 111 acquires response data from the server device 30 via the short-range wireless communication unit 141 (step S24). Then, the control unit 112 stores the ID “UID-B1” in the storage 13 (step S25). Specifically, the control unit 112 registers the ID “UID-B1” in the permitted terminal list 131. Thereby, the control part 112 permits pairing with the electronic device 10 and terminal device 20B-1. Then, the control unit 112 controls the short-range wireless communication unit 141 to pair the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20B-1 (step S26).

Next, processing when the pairing condition is “semi-automatic” will be described with reference to FIG.
After the processing of steps S1 to S3 (not shown), it is assumed that the terminal device 20B-2 detects the presence of the electronic device 10 (step S27). When the short-range wireless communication unit 141 receives a pairing request from the terminal device 20B-2, the acquisition unit 111 makes an inquiry to the server device 30 via the terminal device 20B-2 (step S28). Here, the server device 30 determines that the terminal device 20A and the terminal device 20B-2 have a contract for using a line with the same name, and that the pairing condition is set to “semi-automatic”. And the server apparatus 30 transmits the response data (OK response / semi-automatic) which shows that to the electronic device 10 (step S29).

  In the electronic device 10, the acquisition unit 111 acquires response data from the server device 30 via the short-range wireless communication unit 141 (step S30). In this case, the control unit 112 inquires of the terminal device 20A whether pairing is possible or not via the short-range wireless communication unit 141 (step S31). In response to the inquiry from the electronic device 10, the terminal device 20A asks the user whether pairing is possible and accepts an answer from the user (step S32). For example, the terminal device 20A displays a button for selecting one of permission and non-permission together with a message “Do you want to permit pairing?”. When the terminal device 20A receives an answer from the user from the user, the terminal device 20A transmits the answer to the electronic device 10 (step S33).

  In the electronic device 10, the control unit 112 determines whether or not to allow pairing based on the answer acquired via the short-range wireless communication unit 141 (step S34). When it is determined that pairing is permitted (step S34; YES), the control unit 112 stores the ID “UID-B2” in the storage 13 (step S35). Specifically, the control unit 112 registers the ID “UID-B2” in the permitted terminal list 131. Thereby, the control part 112 permits pairing with the electronic device 10 and terminal device 20B-2. Then, the control unit 112 controls the short-range wireless communication unit 141 to pair the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20B-1 (step S36).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S34 that pairing is not permitted (step S34; NO), the control unit 112 does not permit pairing (step S37). The process of step S37 may be the same as step S14.

  According to the (configuration example 1) described above, pairing is not uniformly permitted for the plurality of terminal devices 20B, but the user of the terminal device 20A can determine whether or not the pairing is permitted as necessary. For example, a user who uses the main line sets “automatic” as a pairing condition for a family living together, and “semi-automatic” as a pairing condition for a family living separately. In this case, the electronic device 10 can use the incoming call notification function only for the user of the terminal device 20B that may be used on a daily basis, without making an inquiry to the user of the terminal device 20A.

(Configuration example 2)
In the configuration example 2, the configuration of the contract information DB 40 is the same as that in the first embodiment described above. That is, it is assumed that the pairing conditions are not set in advance.
FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of processing executed in the communication system 1 according to (Configuration Example 2).
It is assumed that the electronic device 10 has been paired with the adjacent terminal device 20A through the processing of steps S1 to S3. In this case, the control unit 112 stores the date and time of this pairing in the storage (step S41).

  Subsequently, it is assumed that the terminal device 20B-1 detects the presence of the electronic device 10 (step S42). When the short-range wireless communication unit 141 receives a pairing request from the terminal device 20B-1, the acquisition unit 111 makes an inquiry to the server device 30 via the terminal device 20B-1 (step S43). In this case, the server device 30 determines that a contract is made for the terminal device 20A and the terminal device 20B-1 to use the line under the same name. And the server apparatus 30 transmits response data (OK response) to the electronic device 10 (step S44).

  The acquisition unit 111 acquires response data from the server device 30 via the short-range wireless communication unit 141 (step S45). Next, the control unit 112 determines whether or not it is within a predetermined period from the date and time stored in step S41 (step S46). This “predetermined period” is, for example, one week, but may be a length other than that. Further, this length may be determined at the manufacturing stage of the electronic device 10 or may be set by the user.

  If “YES” is determined in the step S46, that is, if it is within a predetermined period from the pairing with the terminal device 20A, the control unit 112 stores the ID “UID-B1” in the storage 13 (step S47). Specifically, the control unit 112 registers the ID “UID-B1” in the permitted terminal list 131. Thereby, the control part 112 permits pairing with the electronic device 10 and terminal device 20B-1. Then, the control unit 112 controls the short-range wireless communication unit 141 to pair the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20B-1 (step S48).

If “NO” is determined in step S46, that is, if it is outside the predetermined period from the pairing with the terminal device 20A, the control unit 112 proceeds to the process of step S31 described in (Configuration Example 1), and performs pairing. The same processing as when the ring condition is “semi-automatic” is performed. That is, the control unit 112 asks the terminal device 20A whether or not pairing is possible, and permits a pairing when an answer to the permission is accepted.
As described above, in (Configuration Example 2), the terminal device 20 that detects the presence of the electronic device 10 within a predetermined period after pairing with the terminal device 20A corresponds to a terminal device that satisfies the first condition of the present invention. .

  Here, consider a case in which the function of the electronic device 10 is used for a family living with the user of the terminal device 20A, and the function is not used for a user such as a family living separately. In this case, it is considered that there is a high possibility that the family living together will try to use the function of the electronic device 10 within a short period of time from the start of use of the electronic device 10. That is, there is a high possibility that the terminal device 20B used by the family living together tries to pair with the electronic device 10 at a time when not much time has passed since the date and time when the terminal device 20A was paired. Therefore, the electronic device 10 permits pairing without inquiring of the terminal device 20 </ b> A in a predetermined period after pairing with the terminal device 20 </ b> A. On the other hand, in the case of a family living separately, there is a possibility that pairing with the electronic device 10 is attempted when a certain amount of time has elapsed since the start of use of the electronic device 10. Therefore, when the electronic device 10 is outside the predetermined period from the pairing with the terminal device 20A, the electronic device 10 permits the pairing when the terminal device 20A is inquired and permitted. According to (Configuration Example 2), the same effect as in (Configuration Example 1) can be achieved without setting the prior pairing conditions.

(Configuration example 3)
The control unit 112 of the electronic device 10 identifies the status of the stay of the user of the terminal device 20B that has come close to the place where the user's own device is located, and performs pairing with the terminal device 20A according to the identified status of the stay. You may inquire about whether or not. The status of the stay is specified by position information indicating a position where the electronic device 10 and the terminal device 20B are used, for example. In order to specify the stay status, the electronic device 10 normally measures the position of its own device. It is assumed that the terminal device 20B also sequentially measures the position of its own device.

When the acquisition unit 111 acquires the response data (OK response) from the server device 30 via the short-range wireless communication unit 141, the control unit 112 determines whether the terminal device 20B stays at the place where the own device is located. Identify the situation. Then, when the terminal device 20B is routinely used at the place where the electronic device 10 is disposed, the control unit 112 permits pairing without making an inquiry to the terminal device 20A. Thereby, pairing is permitted about the terminal device 20B which the family who lives together uses without inquiring to the terminal device 20A. On the other hand, if the terminal device 20B is not routinely used at the place where the electronic device 10 is placed, the control unit 112 inquires of the terminal device 20A and permits pairing when it is permitted.
As described above, in (Configuration Example 3), the first condition of the present invention is a condition related to the state of stay of the user of the terminal device 20B at the place where the electronic device 10 is disposed.
According to (Configuration Example 3), the same effect as in (Configuration Example 1) can be achieved without setting the prior pairing conditions.

[Modification]
The present invention may be implemented in a form different from the above-described embodiment. Moreover, you may combine each of the modification shown below.
(Modification 1)
The electronic device 10 may perform the control described below when the number of terminal devices 20B (number of terminals) that can be paired at the same time has an upper limit.
FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of processing executed in the communication system 1. FIG. 11 shows processing when pairing is permitted.
When the acquisition unit 111 acquires response data (OK response) by executing the processes of steps S1 to S6 (step S7), the control unit 112 determines whether the number of terminals being paired has reached the upper limit ( Step S51). The upper limit is determined in advance according to the specification of the electronic device 10, but is three, for example.

When determining “YES” in step S51, the control unit 112 cancels the pairing with the terminal device 20B that satisfies the cancellation condition among the paired terminal devices 20B (step S52). That is, the control unit 112 disconnects the communication path established with the terminal device 20B that satisfies the release condition. The release condition is an example of the second condition of the present invention, and is, for example, the terminal device 20B that has been paired last, or the terminal device 20B that has been allowed to pair as a result of an inquiry to the terminal device 20A. The release condition is determined so that the terminal device 20B having a relatively low priority for using the electronic device 10 is satisfied. After canceling the pairing, the control unit 112 stores the ID of the terminal device 20B-1 and permits pairing (steps S8 and S9).
If “NO” is determined in step S51, the control unit 112 stores the ID of the terminal device 20B-1 without releasing the pairing and permits the pairing (steps S8 and S9).
According to the first modification, inconvenience to the user of the terminal device 20 during pairing can be reduced, and the electronic device 10 can be used by other users of the terminal device 20.

(Modification 2)
The electronic device 10 may perform the control described below when there is an upper limit to the number of terminal devices 20B (number of terminals) that can permit pairing.
FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of processing executed in the communication system 1 according to this modification. FIG. 12 shows processing when pairing is permitted.
When the acquisition unit 111 acquires response data (OK response) by executing the processes of steps S1 to S6 (step S7), the control unit 112 determines whether the number of terminals permitted to pair has reached the upper limit. (Step S61). The upper limit is determined in advance according to the specifications of the electronic device 10 and the like, for example, 10 units.

When determining “YES” in step S61, the control unit 112 invalidates the information of the terminal device 20B satisfying the non-permission condition registered in the permitted terminal list 131 among the paired terminal devices 20B (step S61). S62). The non-permission condition is an example of the third condition of the present invention. For example, the terminal device 20B paired last, the terminal device 20B permitted to pair as a result of an inquiry to the terminal device 20A, or the last pairing It is the terminal device 20B that has passed the longest time since then. The non-permission condition is determined so that the terminal device 20B having a relatively low priority for using the electronic device 10 is satisfied. The invalidation of information here is a process for preventing pairing from being permitted based on the permitted terminal list 131, for example, a process for deleting the information of the corresponding record. After this invalidation, the control unit 112 stores the ID of the terminal device 20B-1 and permits pairing (steps S8 and S9).
If “NO” is determined in step S61, the control unit 112 stores the ID of the terminal device 20B-1 without permitting the pairing and permits the pairing (steps S8 and S9). .
According to the second modification, the user of the terminal device 20 can use the electronic device 10 while reducing inconvenience to the user of the terminal device 20 during pairing.

(Modification 3)
For example, when the electronic device 10 is arranged in a certain room, the electronic device 10 may frequently detect the presence of the terminal device 20C of the user who uses the adjacent room. In such a case, there is a possibility that the electronic device 10 repeats communication for disallowing pairing. Therefore, the electronic device 10 may perform control described below in order to reduce communication with the network NW when the pairing is not permitted.
In this modification, the storage 13 stores a non-permitted terminal list 132 for registering the ID of the terminal device 20 that is not permitted to pair as shown in FIG. In the non-permitted terminal list 132, the ID of the terminal device 20 is associated with the number of times that the terminal device 20 is not permitted to pair. In the example of FIG. 13, the pairing is not permitted for “9” times for the terminal device 20C.

14 and 15 are sequence diagrams illustrating an example of processing executed in the communication system 1. FIG. 14 shows processing when pairing is not permitted.
If the pairing with the terminal device 20C is not permitted (step S14), the control unit 112 adds a “1” to the non-permission count associated with the ID “UID-C”. 132 is updated (step S71).

  Then, it is assumed that the terminal device 20C detects the presence of the electronic device 10 (step S72). When the short-range wireless communication unit 141 accepts a pairing request from the terminal device 20C, the control unit 112 refers to the non-permitted terminal list 132 and prohibits pairing for the terminal device 20C that has detected the presence. The number of times is specified (step S73). The control unit 112 determines whether or not the specified number of non-permissions has reached a threshold (step S74). This threshold is, for example, “10”, but may be other values. Further, the threshold value may be determined at the manufacturing stage of the electronic device 10 or may be set by the user.

  Here, the control unit 112 determines that the number of non-permissions has not reached the threshold (step S74; NO). In this case, the acquisition unit 111 and the control unit 112 make an inquiry to the server device 30 via the terminal device 20C as in the first embodiment described above, and according to the response data (NG response) from the server device 30, Pairing is not permitted (steps S75 to S78). Then, the control unit 112 updates the non-permitted terminal list 132 so as to add “1” to the number of non-permissions associated with the ID “UID-C” (step S79).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S74 that the number of non-permissions in the non-permission terminal list 132 has reached the threshold (step S74; YES), the control unit 112 does not depend on the information acquired by the acquisition unit 111 from the server device 30. Thus, the pairing is not permitted (step S80). In this case, since the inquiry to the server device 30 by the acquisition unit 111 is unnecessary, it is possible to suppress an increase in the occurrence of communication for disallowing pairing.

  By the way, after the number of non-permissions reaches the threshold value, there is a possibility that the terminal device 20A and the terminal device 20C may be contracted to have a relationship of using a plurality of lines with the same name. If this contract is concluded, the terminal device 20C is supposed to be able to use the function of the electronic device 10, but it cannot be used. Therefore, in the communication system 1, the control described below is further performed.

When there is a change in the combination of the primary user ID and the secondary user ID in the contract information DB 40, the server device 30 transmits an update notification to the user terminal device 20A indicated by the primary user ID (step S81). ). The terminal device 20A transfers this update notification to the electronic device 10 (step S82). The update notification includes, for example, information for specifying the sub user ID newly associated with the main user ID. Here, it is assumed that information specifying the ID “UID-C” is included.
The update notification is transmitted via the terminal device 20A here, but may be transmitted via another terminal device 20 (that is, the terminal device 20B) with which the electronic device 10 can communicate.

When receiving the update notification, the control unit 112 of the electronic device 10 invalidates the information of the terminal device 20 used by the user of the sub user ID newly associated with the main user ID from the non-permitted terminal list 132 ( Step S83). Here, the control unit 112 invalidates the information of the record including the ID “UID-C”. The invalidation of information here is a process of preventing pairing from being disapproved based on the disapproved terminal list 132, for example, a process of deleting the information of the corresponding record.
Thereby, even when there is a change in the contract information in the contract information DB 40, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the terminal device 20 that can originally use the function of the electronic device 10 cannot use the function.

(Modification 4)
In the embodiment described above, the acquisition unit 111 makes an inquiry about the contract information to the server device 30 when a request for pairing from the terminal device 20B or 20C is received. Instead, the acquisition unit 111 acquires, from the server device 30, one or more sub user IDs associated with the primary user ID of the user of the terminal device 20 </ b> A when paired with the terminal device 20 </ b> A. May be. When a pairing request is received from the terminal devices 20B and 20C, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the IDs of the terminal devices 20B and 20C match the sub user ID acquired in advance. In response to this, it is determined whether or not pairing is possible.
According to this modification, the electronic device 10 can prevent communication for inquiring of the server device 30 from occurring every time a pairing request from the terminal device 20 is received.

(Modification 5)
In the above-described embodiment, pairing with the electronic device 10 is permitted for two or more terminal devices 20 that have a contract for using a plurality of lines under the same name. The relationship specified based on the contract information of the user of the terminal device 20A may be other relationships. If the relationship between users using each of the two or more terminal devices 20 is guaranteed by the contract information, unintended third-party terminal devices 20 can be prevented from pairing with the electronic device 10. Because.
For example, pairing with the electronic device 10 may be permitted for two or more terminal devices 20 that have a relationship in which the cost related to communication via the network NW is discounted or free. As a specific example, there is a relationship in which the communication cost is discounted or free when a call is transmitted from the terminal device 20A to the terminal devices 20B-1, ..., 20B-N. Further, pairing with the electronic device 10 may be permitted for two or more terminal devices 20 used under a certain corporate contract.

The relationship between users who use each of the two or more terminal devices 20 that are allowed to be paired with the electronic device 10 may not be specified by the contract information. Even if it is not contract information, if there is information specifying the relationship between the users and it is determined whether pairing is possible based on this information, an unintended third-party terminal device 20 is paired with the electronic device 10. This is because it can be avoided to ring. The relationship specified by the information is specified based on, for example, a user report.
Further, the ID described above may be an identifier (for example, IMEI: International Mobile Equipment Identity) for identifying the terminal device 20 instead of the identifier of the user of the terminal device 20.

(Modification 6)
The function of the electronic device of the present invention, which is used by two or more terminal devices, is not limited to the incoming call notification function. For example, the electronic device of the present invention may be a relay device such as a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) router. In this case, the wireless communication relay function of the electronic device is used by two or more terminal devices. This is because it may be desirable for this type of relay device to limit terminal devices that can use the relay function from the viewpoint of security, for example. That is, the processing executed by the processing unit 113 changes according to the function used by the electronic device 10.

(Modification 7)
As long as there is no contradiction, the order of the processing procedures, sequence charts, and the like of each aspect / embodiment described in this specification may be changed. For example, the methods described herein present the elements of the various steps in an exemplary order and are not limited to the specific order presented.

  Input / output information or the like may be stored in a specific location (for example, a memory) or may be managed by a management table. Input / output information and the like can be overwritten, updated, or additionally written. The output information or the like may be deleted. The input information or the like may be transmitted to another device.

  The determination may be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), may be performed by a true / false value (Boolean: true or false), or may be performed by comparing numerical values (for example, a predetermined value) Comparison with the value).

Each aspect / embodiment described in this specification may be used independently, may be used in combination, or may be switched according to execution. In addition, notification of predetermined information (for example, notification of being “X”) is not limited to explicitly performed, but is performed implicitly (for example, notification of the predetermined information is not performed). Also good.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail above, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein. The present invention can be implemented as modified and changed modes without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention defined by the description of the scope of claims. Therefore, the description of the present specification is for illustrative purposes and does not have any limiting meaning to the present invention.

  Software, whether it is called software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or other names, instructions, instruction sets, codes, code segments, program codes, programs, subprograms, software modules , Application, software application, software package, routine, subroutine, object, executable file, execution thread, procedure, function, etc. should be interpreted broadly. Also, software, instructions, etc. may be transmitted / received via a transmission medium. For example, software may use websites, servers, or other devices using wired technology such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair and digital subscriber line (DSL) and / or wireless technology such as infrared, wireless and microwave. When transmitted from a remote source, these wired and / or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission media.

  Information, signals, etc. described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies. For example, data, commands, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description are voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these May be represented by a combination of

  Note that the terms described in this specification and / or terms necessary for understanding this specification may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meaning.

  As used herein, the terms “system” and “network” are used interchangeably.

  In addition, information, parameters, and the like described in this specification may be represented by absolute values, may be represented by relative values from predetermined values, or may be represented by other corresponding information. .

As used herein, the terms “determining” and “determining” may encompass a wide variety of actions. “Judgment” and “determination” are, for example, judgment, calculation, calculation, processing, derivation, investigating, looking up (eg, table) , Searching in a database or another data structure), considering ascertaining as “determining”, “determining”, and the like. In addition, “determination” and “determination” are reception (for example, receiving information), transmission (for example, transmitting information), input (input), output (output), and access. (Accessing) (e.g., accessing data in memory) may be considered as "determined", "determined", and the like. In addition, “determination” and “decision” means that “resolving”, “selecting”, “choosing”, “establishing”, “comparing”, etc. are regarded as “determining” and “determining”. May be included. That is, “determining” and “determining” may include considering any operation as “determining” and “deciding”.

  As used herein, the phrase “based on” does not mean “based only on,” unless expressly specified otherwise. In other words, the phrase “based on” means both “based only on” and “based at least on.”

  Any reference to elements using the designations "first", "second", etc. as used herein does not generally limit the amount or order of those elements. These designations can be used herein as a convenient way to distinguish between two or more elements. Thus, a reference to the first and second elements does not mean that only two elements can be employed there, or that in some way the first element must precede the second element.

  As long as “including”, “comprising” and variations thereof are used in the specification or claims, these terms are inclusive of the term “comprising”. Intended to be Further, the term “or” as used herein or in the claims is not intended to be an exclusive OR.

(Modification 8)
In addition, the block diagram used for description of the said embodiment has shown the block of the functional unit. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of hardware and / or software. Further, the means for realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized by one device physically and / or logically coupled, and two or more devices physically and / or logically separated may be directly and / or indirectly. (For example, wired and / or wireless) and may be realized by these plural devices.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Electronic device 11, 21 ... Processor, 111 ... Acquisition part, 112 ... Control part, 113 ... Processing part, 12, 22 ... Memory, 13, 23 ... Storage, 131 ... Permitted terminal list, 132 ... Non-permitted terminal list , 14, 24 ... communication device, 15, 25 ... input device, 16, 26 ... output device, 17, 27 ... bus, 20, 20A, 20B, 20B-1, ..., 20B-N, 20C ... terminal device 30 ... Server device, 40 ... Contract information DB.

Claims (9)

A wireless communication unit for establishing a wireless communication path between the own device and an external terminal device close to the own device;
When the communication path is established with the first terminal device, an acquisition unit that acquires information specifying one or more second terminal devices having a predetermined relationship with the first terminal device;
An electronic device comprising: a control unit that allows the communication path to be established when any one of the one or the plurality of second terminal devices comes close to each other based on the acquired information. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the relationship is a relationship specified based on contract information of a user of the first terminal device. The controller is
When the second terminal device satisfying the first condition comes close, the first terminal device is inquired of whether or not the communication channel can be established, and when the answer to allow is received, the communication channel is established. Allowed to
The establishment of the communication path is permitted without inquiring of the first terminal device when the second terminal device that does not satisfy the first condition comes close. The electronic device according to claim 2. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the first condition indicates that the communication path with the first terminal device is within a predetermined period after being established. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the first condition is a condition related to a state of stay of a user of the second terminal device at a place where the own device is arranged. The controller is
The communication with the second terminal apparatus that satisfies the second condition when another second terminal apparatus comes close after the number of the second terminal apparatuses that have established the communication path reaches the upper limit. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the electronic device is permitted to cut a path and establish the communication path with the other second terminal device. A storage unit for storing information identifying the second terminal device permitted to establish the communication path;
The controller is
For the second terminal device in which the information is stored in the storage unit, it is permitted to establish the communication path based on the information, and the number of the second terminal devices that store the information is limited to an upper limit. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when the information is reached, the information about the second terminal device that satisfies a third condition is invalidated. The controller is
The third terminal apparatus that has not permitted the establishment of the communication path a predetermined number of times or more is not permitted to establish the communication path without depending on the information acquired by the acquisition unit. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. To a computer of an electronic device including a wireless communication unit that establishes a wireless communication path between the own device and an external terminal device close to the own device,
When the communication path is established with the first terminal device, obtaining information specifying one or more second terminal devices having a predetermined relationship with the first terminal device;
A program for executing the step of permitting establishment of the communication path when any one of the one or a plurality of second terminal devices comes close to each other based on the acquired information.

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