JP2018201170A - Electronic apparatus and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To determine with high accuracy whether a user having an electronic apparatus is in the same building where a prescribed other electronic apparatus is.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus 2 includes a communication unit 27 for radio communication and a controller 28. The controller 28 obtains a first identifier of a communication device 1 installed in a prescribed building by the communication unit 27. The controller 28 determines whether the first identifier coincides with a second identifier obtained by a prescribed other electronic apparatus 4. If the controller 28 determines that the first identifier coincides with the second identifier, it determines that a user of the electronic apparatus is in the same building where a user of the prescribed other electronic apparatus 4 is.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and an information processing method.

  Conventionally, an electronic device that determines the position of the own device is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic device that receives position information of its own device from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite.

JP 2010-259076 A

  Improvement of the convenience of the technique which determines the position of an electronic device is desired.

  An object of the present disclosure is to provide an electronic device and an information processing method that improve the convenience of a technique for determining the position of the electronic device.

  An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a communication unit that performs wireless communication and a controller. The said controller acquires the 1st identifier of the communication apparatus with which the predetermined building was equipped by the said communication part. The controller determines whether the first identifier matches a second identifier acquired by another predetermined electronic device. When the controller determines that the first identifier and the second identifier match, the controller specifies that the user of the own device exists in the same building as the user of the predetermined other electronic device.

  An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is an information processing method executed by an electronic device. The electronic device acquires a first identifier of a communication device provided in a predetermined building by the communication unit. The electronic device determines whether the first identifier matches a second identifier acquired by another predetermined electronic device. If it is determined that the first identifier and the second identifier match, the electronic device specifies that the user of the own device exists in the same building as the user of the predetermined other electronic device.

  According to the electronic device and the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the convenience of the technique for determining the position of the electronic device is improved.

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is an external view of the electronic device shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the utilization image of the electronic device shown in FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 1. It is an external view of the modification of the electronic device shown in FIG.

  As described above, the conventional electronic device determines the position of the electronic device based on the information received from the GPS satellite. Using this technique, an electronic device possessed by a child can determine the position of the electronic device. Further, the electronic device can notify the electronic device owned by the parent of the position of the electronic device. Since the electronic device is carried by the child, the position of the electronic device can correspond to the position where the child exists. Therefore, the parent can recognize the position where the child is present by notifying the electronic device owned by the parent. However, determination of the position of an electronic device based on information received from a GPS satellite is not always desirable. For example, the accuracy of position determination by a GPS satellite may not be sufficient. Therefore, a more convenient electronic device is desired from the viewpoint of accuracy of position determination. In particular, when parents go out with their children, there is an increasing need for parents who want to accurately recognize where their children are. For example, there is a need for a parent who wants to accurately recognize that the child is in the same building as the parent's building when the child is away from the parent or behaves differently on the go. For example, in the position determination by the GPS satellite, the electronic device needs to always receive information from the GPS satellite. Therefore, the power consumption of the electronic device is large in the position determination by the GPS satellite. Therefore, a more convenient electronic device is desired from the viewpoint of power consumption associated with position determination.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the electronic apparatus 2 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. The electronic device 2 communicates with the communication device 1 and each of the other electronic devices 4.

  The communication device 1 is a device that functions as an access point. The access point performs short-range wireless communication using a wireless local area network (LAN) standard. The wireless LAN standard may include, for example, the WiFi (registered trademark) standard. The access point transmits a radio wave including a signal indicating the identifier of the own device. The identifier of the access point may include, for example, an SSID (Service Set Identifier) and a MAC (Media Access Control) address of the communication device 1. The signal indicating the identifier of the access point may include a beacon signal, for example. The identifier of the communication device 1 is also referred to as a first identifier.

  The communication device 1 may be provided in any place. For example, the communication device 1 is provided in a predetermined building where a user of the electronic device 2 and a user of another electronic device 4 often visit. The predetermined building is, for example, a shopping mall or a department store.

  The electronic device 2 may be any device that can communicate with the communication device 1. The electronic device 2 may be, for example, a mobile phone as shown in FIG. The electronic device 2 may be, for example, a feature phone type mobile phone. The electronic device 2 may be a smartphone or a tablet, for example. The electronic device 2 can be carried by a user. The user of the electronic device 2 may be a child, for example. For example, the electronic device 2 can receive a radio wave including a signal indicating an identifier of the access point from an access point installed around the electronic device 2. Hereinafter, details of the electronic device 2 will be described later.

  The other electronic device 4 may be any device that can communicate with the communication device 1. The other electronic device 4 may be, for example, a mobile phone as shown in FIG. The other electronic device 4 may be a feature phone type mobile phone, for example. The electronic device 2 may be a smartphone or a tablet, for example. The other electronic device 4 can be possessed by the user. The user of the other electronic device 4 may be a parent of the user of the electronic device 2, for example. The other electronic device 4 can receive a radio wave including a signal indicating an identifier of the access point, for example, from an access point installed around the own device. Hereinafter, the identifier acquired by the other electronic device 4 is also referred to as a second identifier.

  The user of the electronic device 2 may be a senior person. The user of the other electronic device 4 may be a child of the user of the electronic device 2.

  The electronic device 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The electronic device 2 includes a display 22, an input unit 23, a speaker 24, a receiver 25, a vibrator 26, a communication unit 27, a controller 28, and a memory 29.

  The display 22 may include a display device such as a liquid crystal display, an organic EL panel (Organic Electro-Luminescence Panel), or an inorganic EL panel (Inorganic Electro-Luminescence Panel). The display 22 may display characters, images, symbols, graphics, or the like. Information necessary for displaying on the display 22 can be output from the controller 28 described later.

  The input unit 23 may detect the operation when the user operates the electronic device 2. The input unit 23 may output a detection signal to the controller 28 when detecting an operation. The input unit 23 may include, for example, a physical key and a touch panel. The physical key may include, for example, a center key, a direction key, a call key, a function key, and the like. The physical key may include a push button type automatic return switch. The touch panel detects a position where a finger, a stylus pen, or the like touches the touch panel. The touch panel detection method can be any method. For example, as a touch panel detection method, a capacitance method, a resistance film method, a surface acoustic wave method, an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, a load detection method, or the like may be employed.

  The speaker 24 can output sound based on the control of the controller 28. The speaker 24 can output sound with a louder volume than a receiver 25 described later. For example, the speaker 24 can output a sound notifying that a call request has been received. The speaker 24 can output the other party's voice during a voice call.

  The receiver 25 can output sound based on the control of the controller 28. For example, the receiver 25 can output the other party's voice during a voice call.

  The vibrator 26 can vibrate based on the control of the controller 28. For example, the vibrator 26 may vibrate when a call request is received by the communication unit 27. Vibrator 26 may notify the user that there is a call request by the vibration. The vibrator 26 may include, for example, an eccentric motor, a piezoelectric element, a linear vibrator, or the like.

  The communication unit 27 may include a communication interface that can communicate with an external device. The communication interface may include a communication module corresponding to an arbitrary communication standard. For example, the communication interface may include a wireless communication module corresponding to a short-range wireless communication standard and a wireless communication module corresponding to a long-range wireless communication standard. The short-range wireless communication may include, for example, a wireless LAN, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA (Infrared Data Association), NFC (Near Field Radio Communication), and the like. Long-distance wireless communication includes, for example, 2G (2nd Generation), 3G (3rd Generation), 4G (4th Generation), LTE (Long Term Evolution), WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), and PHS (Personal Handy-phone System). ) And the like.

  The communication unit 27 may perform short-range wireless communication with the communication device 1 using a standard for short-range wireless communication.

  The communication unit 27 may perform long-distance wireless communication with other electronic devices 4 using a long-distance wireless communication standard. For example, the communication unit 27 may receive a call request from another electronic device 4 using a long-distance wireless communication standard. As will be described later, when the electronic device 2 responds to the call request, a call is started between the electronic device 2 and another electronic device 4. The communication unit 27 may perform short-range wireless communication with another electronic device 4 using a short-range wireless communication standard.

  The controller 28 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The controller 28 may be an integrated circuit such as a system-on-a-chip (SoC) in which other components such as a communication unit are integrated. The controller 28 may be configured by combining a plurality of integrated circuits. The controller 28 controls each functional unit of the electronic device 2 and realizes various functions by comprehensively controlling the operation of the electronic device 2. The operation of the controller 28 in this embodiment will be described in detail later.

  The memory 29 may store programs and information. The memory 29 can also be used as a work area for temporarily storing the processing results of the controller 28. The memory 29 may include any storage device such as a semiconductor storage device and a magnetic storage device. The memory 29 may include a plurality of types of storage devices. The memory 29 may include a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card and a storage medium reading device.

  Specifically, the memory 29 may store, for example, a first program and a second program. The first program and the second program may be installed in the memory 29 via wireless communication by the communication unit 27 or via a storage medium.

  The first program is a program for realizing a predetermined function by the electronic device 2. The predetermined function may include, for example, an arbitrary function executed by a general mobile phone, but is not limited thereto. Specifically, a predetermined function is realized by the controller 28 controlling each functional unit according to the first program.

  The second program is a program for causing the electronic device 2 to perform pre-setting, in-building presence identification, and sound setting. Hereinafter, each of the presetting, identification in the building, and sound setting will be described in detail.

<Pre-configuration>
The controller 28 may perform presetting based on the user's operation prior to starting the presence in the building. Specifically, the controller 28 may store predetermined source identification information in the memory 31. The caller identification information is information that can identify, for example, a device or a user that is a caller of a call request received by the electronic device 2. For example, the caller identification information includes a caller's caller's telephone number and user ID. The predetermined transmission source identification information includes, for example, transmission source identification information of another electronic device 4.

<Identification in the building>
(Acquisition of first identifier)
The controller 28 acquires the first identifier of the communication device 1 by the communication unit 27. Specifically, the controller 28 causes the communication unit 27 to scan for access points by short-range wireless communication. “Scan” is to recognize the access point by receiving, for example, radio waves transmitted by the access point and reaching the periphery of the electronic device 2.

  When the controller 28 receives the radio wave, the controller 28 acquires the identifier of the access point indicated by the signal included in the radio wave. The controller 28 temporarily stores the acquired identifier of the access point until no radio wave is received from the access point. For example, when the electronic device 2 is in a predetermined building, the controller 28 receives radio waves from the communication device 1. When receiving the radio wave, the controller 28 acquires the first identifier of the communication device 1 indicated by the signal included in the radio wave. The controller 28 temporarily stores the acquired first identifier in the memory 29 until no radio wave is received from the communication device 1.

(Reception of second identifier)
The controller 28 receives the second identifier transmitted from the other electronic device 4 by long-distance wireless communication. As described above, the second identifier is an identifier of an access point recognized by another electronic device 4 by scanning. The timing at which the controller 28 receives the second identifier from the other electronic device 4 may be arbitrary.

  For example, the controller 28 may request the second identifier from the other electronic device 4. In this case, the controller 28 receives the second identifier transmitted from the other electronic device 4 based on the request.

  For example, the controller 28 may receive the second identifier transmitted at the timing when the other electronic device 4 is determined by the electronic device 4. Specifically, the controller 28 may receive a call request and a second identifier transmitted from another electronic device 4 by long-distance wireless communication. The controller 28 may receive the second identifier by the communication unit 27 when the communication unit 27 receives a call request from another electronic device 4. The controller 28 may receive the second identifier by the communication unit 27 after receiving the call request from the other electronic device 4 by the communication unit 27.

(Identifier judgment)
The controller 28 determines whether or not the first identifier matches the second identifier acquired by the other electronic device 4. Specifically, the controller 28 determines whether or not the second identifier received from the other electronic device 4 through the long-distance wireless communication matches the first identifier acquired from the communication device 1. More specifically, the controller 28 determines whether or not the second identifier received from the other electronic device 4 matches the first identifier received and stored in the memory 29. When the controller 28 determines that the first identifier and the second identifier match, the controller 28 specifies that the user of the own device exists in the same building as the user of the other electronic device 4. If the first identifier and the second identifier do not match, the controller 28 specifies that the user of the own device does not exist in the same building as the user of the other electronic device 4.

<Sound settings>
When the controller 28 specifies that the user of the own device exists in the same building as the user of the other electronic device 4, the controller 28 performs a setting related to the sound when the communication unit 27 receives a call request from the other electronic device 4. Good. The sound setting includes an output mode and a non-output mode. The output mode is a mode for causing the speaker 24 to output a sound that informs reception of a call request from at least another electronic device 4. The non-output mode is a mode in which a sound notifying reception of a call request is not output to the speaker 24. The non-output mode includes a silent mode in which sound is not output to the speaker 24 and the vibrator 26 is not vibrated, and a vibration mode in which the vibrator 26 is vibrated without output of sound to the speaker 24.

  Specifically, if the controller 30 specifies that the user of the own device is present in the same building as the user of the other electronic device 4, the controller 30 sets the setting relating to the sound to the output mode. When the controller 30 receives a call request from another predetermined electronic device 4 after setting the setting relating to the sound to the output mode, the controller 30 outputs the sound to the speaker 24.

  Or the controller 30 will set the setting regarding the said sound to an output mode, if the user of an own machine specifies that it exists in the same building as the user of the other electronic device 4, and receives a telephone call request from the other electronic device 4. You can do it. Specifically, the controller 30 determines whether or not the sender identification information included in the call request is the sender identification information stored in the memory 31. When the controller 30 determines that the caller identification information included in the call request is the caller identification information stored in the memory 31, the controller 30 sets the setting relating to the sound to the output mode.

  Therefore, it is possible to reduce the trouble of the user of the electronic device 2 setting the output mode by operation. The user of the electronic device 2 may forget to set the output mode. Also in this case, the controller 30 causes the speaker 24 to output a sound when a call request is made from another electronic device 4. Therefore, there is a high probability that the user will notice the call request. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, when a parent who is away from the same building outside the office tries to contact the user by telephone, the possibility that the user does not notice the telephone is reduced. be able to.

  Next, an example of the operation of the electronic device 2 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic device 2 starts operation at a predetermined timing.

  Step S <b> 11: The controller 28 acquires a first identifier from the communication device 1 by the communication unit 27.

  Step S12: The controller 28 receives the second identifier from the other electronic device 4 through the communication unit 27.

  Step S13: The controller 28 determines whether or not the first identifier and the second identifier match. If it is determined that the first identifier and the second identifier match (step S13—Yes), the process proceeds to step S14. If it is determined that the first identifier and the second identifier do not match (step S13—No), the process proceeds to step S15.

  Step S14: The controller 28 specifies that the user of the electronic device 2 exists in the same building as the user of the other electronic device 4.

  Step S15: The controller 28 specifies that the user of the electronic device 2 does not exist in the same building as the user of the other electronic device 4.

  Step S16: The controller 28 sets the setting relating to the sound when the communication request is received by the communication unit 27 to the output mode.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the electronic device 2 determines that the first identifier acquired from the communication device 1 and the second identifier acquired by the other electronic device 4 match, It is specified that the user exists in the same building as the user of the predetermined other electronic device 4. The radio wave reachable distance of the communication device 1 is relatively short. When the electronic device 2 receives radio waves, the electronic device 2 has a high probability of being located in the building. The position of the electronic device 2 can correspond to the position of the user who owns the electronic device 2. Therefore, the electronic device 2 can specify that the user of the electronic device 2 exists in the building. Similarly, when the second identifier acquired by the other electronic device 4 is the first identifier, it is highly probable that the other electronic device 4 is present in the building including the communication device 1 identified by the first identifier. Conceivable. The position of the other electronic device 4 may correspond to the position of the user who owns the other electronic device 4. Therefore, it can be specified that both the user of the electronic device 2 and the user of the other electronic device 4 exist in the building including the communication device 1. The electronic device 2 can specify that the electronic device 2 exists in the building with higher accuracy than when a GPS receiver is used.

  According to the present embodiment, when the electronic device 2 specifies that the user of the electronic device 2 is present in the same building as the user of the predetermined other electronic device 4, a call request from the predetermined other electronic device 4 is transmitted to the communication unit. The setting relating to the sound when received by the terminal 27 is set to the output mode. For this reason, it becomes possible to reduce the effort which the user of the electronic device 2 sets to output mode by operation. The user of the electronic device 2 may forget to set the output mode. Also in this case, the controller 30 causes the speaker 24 to output a sound when a call request is made from another electronic device 4. Therefore, there is a high probability that the user will notice the call request. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, when a parent who is away from the same building outside the office tries to contact the user by telephone, the possibility that the user does not notice the telephone is reduced. can do.

  While the above embodiments have been described as representative examples, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many changes and substitutions can be made within the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Accordingly, the present disclosure should not be construed as being limited by the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the claims. For example, a plurality of constituent blocks described in the embodiments can be combined into one, or one constituent block can be divided.

  The electronic device 2 may be, for example, a mobile phone as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the input unit 23 of the electronic device 2 may include a strap 32 connected to the input unit 23. The input unit 23 inputs an operation pulled by the user via the strap 32. The controller 30 may output a sound when an operation of being pulled by the user via the strap 32 is input. The sound may be a warning sound for notifying a surrounding person or the like of a dangerous situation.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication apparatus 2 Electronic device 4 Other electronic devices 22 Display 23 Input part 24 Speaker 25 Receiver 26 Vibrator 27 Communication part 28 Controller 29 Memory 32 Strap

Claims (5)

A communication unit for performing wireless communication;
A controller, and
The controller is
Obtaining a first identifier of a communication device provided in a predetermined building by the communication unit;
Determining whether the first identifier matches a second identifier acquired by another predetermined electronic device;
When it is determined that the first identifier and the second identifier match, the user of the own device is identified as being in the same building as the user of the predetermined other electronic device.
Electronics. The controller is
Receiving the second identifier by communicating with the other predetermined electronic device via the communication unit;
The electronic device according to claim 1. The controller is
When the communication unit receives a call request from the predetermined other electronic device, the second identifier is received by the communication unit;
The electronic device according to claim 2. The controller is
When it is specified that the user of the own device exists in the same building as the user of the predetermined other electronic device, a setting related to a sound when a call request from the predetermined other electronic device is received by the communication unit, Set the output mode to output sound to the speaker,
The electronic device as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3. An information processing method executed by an electronic device,
Obtaining a first identifier of a communication device provided in a predetermined building;
Determining whether the first identifier matches a second identifier acquired by another predetermined electronic device;
If it is determined that the first identifier and the second identifier match, the user of the own device is identified as being in the same building as the user of the predetermined other electronic device,
Information processing method.

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