JP2018201172A - Electronic apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an electronic apparatus and control method thereof, which are improved.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus includes a sensor unit and a control unit. The sensor unit detects the state of the electronic apparatus that is carried by a user. The control unit identifies that the user is heading a home when it is determined that predetermined conditions are satisfied, on the basis of detection results of the sensor unit in a predetermined period.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a control method thereof.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electronic device that acquires position information indicating the current location of its own device from a base station is known. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a configuration in which an electronic device uses longitude and latitude information of a base station acquired from a base station as position information of its own device.

JP 2010-259076 A

  Conventional electronic devices have room for improvement.

  An object of the present disclosure is to provide an improved electronic device and a control method thereof.

  An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a sensor unit and a control unit. The sensor unit detects a state of the electronic device possessed by a user. If the control unit determines that a predetermined condition is satisfied based on a detection result of the sensor unit within a predetermined period, the control unit specifies that the user is going home.

  An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a communication unit that performs wireless communication and a control unit. When the control unit acquires an identifier of a predetermined communication device installed within a predetermined range including the user's return home route, the control unit specifies that the user is going home.

  The control method of the electronic device which concerns on one Embodiment of this indication is a control method of an electronic device provided with a sensor part and a control part. The electronic device control method includes a step in which the sensor unit detects a state of the electronic device possessed by a user. Furthermore, when the control unit determines that a predetermined condition is satisfied based on a detection result of the sensor unit within a predetermined period, the control method of the electronic device includes a step of specifying that the user is specifying. Including.

  A method for controlling an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a method for controlling an electronic device including a communication unit that performs wireless communication and a control unit. In the electronic device control method, when the control unit obtains an identifier of a predetermined communication device installed within a predetermined range including a user's return route, the communication unit specifies that the user is returning home. Including the steps of:

  According to the present disclosure, an improved electronic device and a control method thereof can be provided.

2 is a front view of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. It is a figure showing an example of a user's return home route concerning a 1st embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of the information regarding the return route which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this indication. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a figure showing an example of a user's return home route concerning a 2nd embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of the information regarding the homecoming route which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this indication. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a front view of the electronic device which concerns on a modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the information regarding the homecoming route which concerns on a modification.

  Hereinafter, an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, the user of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described as being a child. However, the user is not limited to children. The user may be a person of any age group.

(First embodiment)
With reference to FIG. 1, the external appearance of the electronic device 1 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. The electronic device 1 is, for example, a mobile phone. The electronic device 1 is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be, for example, a fablet, a tablet PC, a feature phone, a smartphone, or the like.

  The electronic device 1 includes a display 2 and operation keys 3A, 3B, 3C on the front.

  The display 2 includes a display panel 2A. The display 2 displays characters, images, symbols or figures. The display panel 2A is composed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL (Electro Luminescence), an inorganic EL, or the like.

  The display 2 may further include a touch sensor 2B. The touch sensor 2B is formed in a transparent sheet shape, for example. The touch sensor 2B is disposed on the display panel 2A, for example. The user visually recognizes the display panel 2A through the touch sensor 2B. The touch sensor 2 </ b> B detects, for example, a position where a user's finger, a stylus pen, or the like contacts the display 2 as an input to the user's display 2.

  The operation key 3A is, for example, a back key. The user presses the operation key 3A to return the current screen displayed on the display 2 to the previous screen. The operation key 3B is, for example, a home key. When the user wants to display the home screen on the display 2, the user presses the operation key 3B. The operation key 3C is, for example, a recent key. When the user wants to display the recent screen on the display 2, the user presses the operation key 3C.

  The function of the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

  The electronic device 1 includes an input unit 10, a sensor unit 11, a communication unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a control unit 14.

  The input unit 10 receives a user operation input. The input unit 10 outputs the accepted operation input to the control unit 14. The input unit 10 includes, for example, a touch sensor 2B and operation keys 3A to 3C shown in FIG.

  The sensor unit 11 detects the state of the electronic device 1 possessed by the user. The sensor unit 11 outputs the detected state of the electronic device 1 to the control unit 14. The sensor unit 11 includes, for example, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, a gyro sensor, and an atmospheric pressure sensor.

  The acceleration sensor detects acceleration acting on the electronic device 1. The acceleration sensor outputs the detected acceleration to the control unit 14.

  The magnetic sensor detects the magnitude and direction of magnetism around the electronic device 1. The magnetic sensor outputs the detected magnitude and direction of the magnetism to the control unit 14.

  The gyro sensor detects the angular velocity of the electronic device 1. The gyro sensor outputs the detected angular velocity to the control unit 14.

  The atmospheric pressure sensor detects an atmospheric pressure outside the electronic device 1, that is, an atmospheric pressure. The atmospheric pressure sensor outputs the detected atmospheric pressure to the control unit 14.

  The communication unit 12 performs wireless communication with, for example, a base station and other electronic devices. The communication unit 12 may include a wireless communication module corresponding to an arbitrary wireless communication standard. Wireless communication standards include, for example, wireless LAN, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA (Infrared Data Association), NFC (Near Field Radio Communication), 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). The communication unit 12 may correspond to one or more of the communication standards described above.

  The communication unit 12 performs wireless communication with the access point. The access point may correspond to, for example, a communication standard of WiFi (registered trademark) (The Standard for Wireless Fidelity). The access point may be given an SSID (Service Set Identifier) as an identifier.

  The storage unit 13 stores programs and data. The storage unit 13 temporarily stores the processing result of the control unit 14. The storage unit 13 may be configured by an arbitrary storage device such as a semiconductor storage device and a magnetic storage device. The storage unit 13 may be composed of a plurality of types of storage devices. The storage unit 13 may be configured by a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card and a storage medium reading device.

  The program stored in the storage unit 13 includes an application executed in the foreground or the background, and a control program that supports the operation of the application. For example, the application displays a predetermined image on the display 2 and causes the control unit 14 to execute processing corresponding to a user operation detected via the touch sensor 2B. The control program is an OS (Operating System). The application and the control program may be installed in the storage unit 13 via wireless communication by the communication unit 12 or the like or a storage medium.

  The data stored in the storage unit 13 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, an identifier of a predetermined access point. The predetermined access point may be installed at an arbitrary location. The predetermined access point may include, for example, access points installed at each of two locations where the user goes back and forth. The predetermined access point includes, for example, an access point installed at or near a school where the user attends, and an access point installed at the user's home. The data stored in the storage unit 13 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, information related to a return route described later and information related to a predetermined electronic device described later.

  The control unit 14 controls the entire electronic device 1. The control unit 14 may include one or more processors. For example, the control unit 14 may include a general-purpose CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 14 may include, for example, a dedicated processor specialized for processing each function. A program executed by the control unit 14 is stored in the storage unit 13.

  For example, the control unit 14 acquires an identifier of the access point. At this time, the control unit 14 may or may not automatically connect the electronic device 1 to the access point via the communication unit 12. The control unit 14 may or may not display an image for allowing the user to select whether or not the electronic device 1 is connected to the access point on the display 2 illustrated in FIG. 1.

  The control unit 14 specifies the user's behavior feature based on the state of the electronic device 1 detected by the sensor unit 11. The user behavior features may include, for example, the user's moving direction, the user's moving means, the user's moving distance, and the user's up-and-down movement.

  For example, the control unit 14 specifies the moving direction of the user based on the detection results of the magnetic sensor and the gyro sensor. The moving direction that can be specified by the control unit 14 is, for example, a direction based on east, west, south, and north, but is not limited thereto.

  For example, the control unit 14 specifies the moving means of the user based on the detection result of at least one of the acceleration sensor and the magnetic sensor. Examples of the moving means that can be specified by the control unit 14 include, but are not limited to, walking, bicycles, automobiles, and trains.

  For example, the control unit 14 specifies the moving distance of the user based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor. The unit of the movement distance that can be specified by the control unit 14 may be arbitrarily determined. The unit of the movement distance includes, for example, the number of steps or meters of the user, but is not limited thereto.

  For example, the control unit 14 specifies the user's up / down movement based on the detection result of the atmospheric pressure sensor. The up and down movement that can be specified by the control unit 14 includes, for example, ascending and descending, but is not limited thereto. For example, when the user goes up a staircase or a hill, the control unit 14 can specify the user's moving means as walking, and can specify the user's up-and-down movement as up and down. For example, when the user goes down a stairs or hill, the control unit 14 can specify the user's moving means as walking and can specify the user's up-and-down movement as descent.

  The control unit 14 executes a process for determining information related to the return home route, a process for specifying that the user is returning home, and a notification process. Hereinafter, these processes will be described in detail.

<Process to determine information about return route>
The control unit 14 determines information related to the return route based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 when the user has returned home once or multiple times using a predetermined return route in the past. For example, the control unit 14 determines information related to the return route based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 when the user returns home a plurality of times using the return route 20 within about one week to 10 days. Also good.
The control unit 14 stores information on the determined return route in the storage unit 13. An example of the user's return route will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the user's return route 20 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. The starting point of the return route 20 is the school 30 where the user goes to school. The end point of the return home route 20 is the user's home 40. The school 30 is provided with a communication device 31 that functions as an access point. At home 40, a communication device 41 that functions as an access point is installed. The return route 20 includes a road 21, a corner 22, a road 23, a corner 24, a staircase 25, and a road 26.

  The road 21 is located between the school 30 and the corner 22 located on the south side of the school 30. For example, when the user moves 100 steps on foot in the south direction, the user can pass through the road 21.

  The corner 22 is located between the road 21 and the road 23. Corner 22 corresponds to intersection A. For example, when the user changes the direction of movement from the south direction to the east direction on foot, the user may pass through the corner 22.

  The road 23 is located between the corner 22 and the corner 24 located on the east side of the corner 22. For example, when the user moves 200 steps on foot in the east direction, the user can pass through the road 23.

  The corner 24 is located between the road 23 and the stairs 25. The user may pass through the corner 24, for example, on foot, changing the direction of travel from east to southeast.

  The staircase 25 is located between the corner 24 and the road 26 located on the southeast side of the corner 24. The stairs 25 are provided on the slope B. For example, when the user goes down 50 steps on the stairs 25 in the southeast direction, the user can pass the stairs 25.

  The road 26 is located between the stairs 25 and the home 40. For example, when the user moves 300 steps on foot in the southeast direction, the user can pass through the road 26.

  The control unit 14 illustrated in FIG. 2 determines information on the return home route by specifying the behavior characteristics of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is moving on the return home route 20 illustrated in FIG. 3. To do. Hereinafter, an example of information regarding the return route will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information regarding a return home route according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. The information regarding the return route according to the first embodiment includes a feature A1, a feature A2, a feature A3, a feature A4, and a feature A5.

  The feature A1 is a user behavior feature specified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling on the road 21 illustrated in FIG. The feature A1 includes a moving direction with the south direction, a moving means with walking, and a moving distance with 100 steps.

  The feature A2 is a user behavior feature specified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling the corner 22 illustrated in FIG. The feature A2 includes a change of the moving direction from the south direction to the east direction and a moving means with walking.

  The feature A3 is a user behavior feature specified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling on the road 23 illustrated in FIG. The feature A3 includes a moving direction with the east direction, a moving means with walking, and a moving distance with 200 steps.

  The feature A4 is a user behavior feature specified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling the corner 24 illustrated in FIG. The feature A4 includes a change of the moving direction from the east direction to the southeast direction and a moving means with walking.

  The feature A5 is user behavior information specified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling on the stairs 25 shown in FIG. The feature A5 includes a moving direction with the southeast direction, a moving means with walking, a moving distance with 50 steps, and an ascending / descending movement with descent.

  The feature A6 is user behavior information specified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling on the road 26 illustrated in FIG. The feature A6 includes a moving direction with the southeast direction, a moving means with walking, and a moving distance with 300 steps.

  The control unit 14 shown in FIG. 2 adds information about the position to information about the return route as shown in FIG. 4 based on the input from the input unit 10 or based on information received from another electronic device. May be. In the example of FIG. 4, the intersection A2 shown in FIG. 3 is added in association with the feature A2 as information regarding the position. A slope B shown in FIG. 3 is added in association with the feature A5 as information on the position. For example, the user may select a place having a feature such as the corner 22 using an application for displaying a map on the electronic device 1 or another electronic device. Further, the user may input the name of the selected place, such as the intersection A, from the input unit 10 as information regarding the position. When the user of the electronic device 1 is a child, the user who selects the place and inputs the name of the place as described above may be, for example, a guardian of the child.

  The information on the return route shown in FIG. 4 may include at least one of the features A1 to A6. In such a case, the information regarding the return home route may include at least one of the feature A2 and the feature A5 associated with the information regarding the position.

  The control unit 14 illustrated in FIG. 2 may remove abnormal data from the detection result of the sensor unit 11. The data having an abnormality is data that can be detected by the sensor unit 11 when, for example, the user moves the electronic device 1 while the user is not moving. By such control, the control unit 14 can determine information regarding the return home route with higher accuracy.

<Processing to identify being home>
The control unit 14 illustrated in FIG. 2 specifies that the user is returning home while moving using the return route 20 in order for the user to return from the school 30 illustrated in FIG. 3 to the home 40. Specifically, when determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 within a predetermined period, the control unit 14 specifies that the user is going home. Hereinafter, an example of this process will be described in detail.

  For example, the control unit 14 determines information related to the movement route of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 within a predetermined period. The predetermined period may be arbitrarily determined. The information regarding the movement route may include a behavior feature of the user. Specifically, the information on the movement path may include a user's movement direction, movement means, movement distance, and elevation movement. Further, when the control unit 14 determines that a predetermined condition that at least a part of the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the determined movement route substantially match each other, the control unit 14 specifies that the user is returning home. The control unit 14 may determine that the user is returning home and determine information related to the user's position.

  Specifically, the control unit 14 determines that a predetermined condition that two or more features among the plurality of features included in the information related to the return route substantially match two or more behavioral features included in the information related to the travel route. If it is determined that is satisfied, the user may be identified as being home. For example, it is assumed that the information regarding the movement route includes a behavior feature B1, a behavior feature B2, a behavior feature B3, a behavior feature B4, and a behavior feature B5. The behavior feature B1 to the behavior feature B5 are features specified by the control unit 14 due to the user passing through the road 21, the corner 22, the road 23, the corner 24, and the stairs 25 shown in FIG. is there. In this case, the control unit 14 may specify that the user is going home when it is determined that the behavior feature B1 to the behavior feature B5 and the feature A1 to the feature A5 illustrated in FIG. The control unit 14 may determine the information “slope B” regarding the position corresponding to the feature A5 as information regarding the position of the user.

  Alternatively, the control unit 14 determines that a predetermined condition that one behavior feature among a plurality of behavior features included in the information related to the return route and one behavior feature included in the information related to the movement route substantially match is satisfied. Then, you may specify that the user is returning home. For example, it is assumed that the information regarding the movement route includes the behavior feature B5 described above. In such a case, when it is determined that the behavior feature B5 and the feature A5 illustrated in FIG. 4 are substantially the same, the control unit 14 may specify that the user is returning home. The control unit 14 may determine the information “slope B” regarding the position corresponding to the feature A5 as information regarding the position of the user.

<Notification processing>
When the control unit 14 specifies that the user is home, the communication unit 12 notifies the predetermined electronic device that the user is home. The predetermined electronic device is, for example, an electronic device owned by a guardian of the user when the user is a child.

  When the control unit 14 specifies that the user is returning home, the communication unit 12 may notify the predetermined electronic device of information regarding the position. The control part 14 may determine the information regarding a user's position based on the detection result of the sensor part 11 of a predetermined period. The control unit 14 may notify the predetermined electronic device of the information regarding the location by the communication unit 12 together with the fact that the user is returning home. For example, when the information on the position is specified as “Slope B”, the control unit 14 may notify that “It is going home. Currently it is Slope B.”

  The control unit 14 may notify the predetermined electronic device of the moving means of the user by the communication unit 12. The control unit 14 may perform this process regardless of whether or not it can be specified that the user is returning home. When the control unit 14 cannot identify that the user is home, the control unit 14 may notify the predetermined electronic device by the communication unit 12 of the movement means together with the fact that the user has departed the home route. In such a case, for example, even if a user who is a child gets on the car by a third party and leaves the return route 20, the message “You have left the return route. The electronic device can be notified. When the control unit 14 can specify that the user is returning home, the communication unit 12 may notify the predetermined electronic device of the moving means together with the fact that the user is returning home.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. When the electronic device 1 is present in the school 30 illustrated in FIG. 3, the control unit 14 can acquire the identifier of the communication device 31 installed in the school 30. Thereafter, when the control unit 14 does not acquire the identifier of the communication device 31, the control unit 14 starts processing. When acquiring the identifier of the communication device 41 installed in the home 40, the control unit 14 ends the process.

  The sensor unit 11 starts detection of the state of the electronic device 1 possessed by the user based on the control of the control unit 14 (step S10). The control unit 14 specifies the behavior feature of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 within a predetermined period. For example, the control unit 14 specifies the user's moving direction, moving means, moving distance, and elevating movement based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 within a predetermined period (step S11). The control part 14 determines the information regarding a user's movement path | route using the user's action characteristic specified by the process of step S11 (step S12).

  The control unit 14 reads information related to the return route stored in the storage unit 13. The control unit 14 determines whether or not at least a part of the information on the return route substantially matches the information on the movement route determined in the process of Step S11 (Step S13). When the control unit 14 determines that at least a part of the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the movement route substantially match (step S13: Yes), the control unit 14 proceeds to the process of step S15. On the other hand, when the control unit 14 does not determine that at least a part of the information on the return route and the information on the movement route substantially coincide with each other (step S13: No), the control unit 14 proceeds to the process of step S14.

  In the process of step S14, the control unit 14 notifies the predetermined electronic device of the user's moving means by the communication unit 12 together with the fact that the return home route has been removed.

  In the process of step S15, the control unit 14 specifies that the user is returning home. In the process of step S <b> 16, the control unit 14 determines information related to the position of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11. In the process of step S <b> 17, the control unit 14 notifies the predetermined electronic device by the communication unit 12 of the fact that the user is returning home, and information on the moving means and position of the user.

  The control unit 14 may start the process illustrated in FIG. 5 when a user operation input for starting the process illustrated in FIG. 5 is acquired from the input unit 10. The control unit 14 may end the process illustrated in FIG. 5 when acquiring a user operation input for ending the process illustrated in FIG. 5 from the input unit 10.

  As described above, in the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment, when the control unit 14 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11, the control unit 14 specifies that the user is going home. That is, the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment does not use a technology such as GPS (Global Positioning System) with relatively large power consumption, but uses the sensor unit 11 with relatively small power consumption. Specify that the user is home. By such control, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment can specify that the user is going home with less power consumption than when using a technology such as GPS. Further, for example, even when the electronic device 1 is a mobile phone for children and the capacity of the battery mounted on the electronic device 1 is small, it can be specified that the user is returning home. Therefore, this embodiment can provide an improved electronic apparatus 1.

  Furthermore, in the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment, when the control unit 14 specifies that the user is returning home, the communication unit 12 can notify the predetermined electronic device that the user is returning home. By such control, when the user is a child, the guardian can know that the user is going home. Further, the guardian can know that some abnormality has occurred to the user if the predetermined electronic device is not notified that the user is returning home after the scheduled return time of the user. Therefore, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment can be excellent in user convenience.

  In addition, in the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment, when the control unit 14 specifies that the user is returning home, the communication unit 12 can notify the predetermined electronic device of information regarding the position. By such control, when the user is a child, the guardian can know the behavior of the child in more detail. Therefore, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment can be more excellent for user convenience.

  In the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment, the control unit 14 detects the moving means of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 and notifies the detected moving means to a predetermined electronic device by the communication unit 12. be able to. Furthermore, the control unit 14 can perform this process regardless of whether or not the user can specify that the user is going home. By such control, for example, even if a user who is a child gets on the car by a third party and leaves the return route 300, the message “You have returned from the return route. Moving by car.” Can be notified to a predetermined electronic device. In addition, this notification allows parents to know that an emergency has occurred in the child. Therefore, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment can ensure the safety of the user.

(Second Embodiment)
An electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. The electronic device according to the second embodiment can employ the same configuration as the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment. Therefore, the following description will focus on differences from the first embodiment with reference to FIG.

  In 1st Embodiment, the information regarding a return route was determined based on the detection result of the sensor part 11 when a user came home using a return route in the past. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the information regarding the return home route is an identifier of a predetermined communication device installed within a predetermined range including the return home route. An example of the predetermined communication device will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user's return home route according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. 6 that are the same as those shown in FIG. 3 are marked with the same symbols and descriptions of them will be omitted.

  The communication devices 50 and 51 are access points. An identifier as an access point is given to the communication devices 50 and 51. The communication devices 50 and 51 are installed within a predetermined range including the return home route 20. The communication device 50 is installed in a house near the intersection A. The communication device 51 is installed in a store C located near the return home route 20.

  The communication devices 50 and 51 are predetermined access points selected in advance by a guardian from access points installed in a predetermined range including the return home route 20. For example, the guardian selects an access point installed near a place having a feature such as the intersection A using an application for displaying a map on the electronic device. Further, the guardian inputs the selected access point and the name of the place where the access point is installed from the input unit 10 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of information regarding a return home route according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. The information regarding the return home route according to the second embodiment includes a feature C1 and a feature C2.

  The feature C1 includes the identifier ID0 of the communication device 50 shown in FIG. The control unit 14 adds the intersection A as information on the position in association with the feature C1.

  The feature C2 includes the identifier ID1 of the communication device 51 illustrated in FIG. The control unit 14 adds the store C as information about the position in association with the feature C2.

  The control unit 14 according to the second embodiment specifies that the user is going home when the communication unit 12 acquires any identifier of the communication devices 50 and 51 installed within a predetermined range including the home route 20. To do. Similarly to the first embodiment, in the second embodiment, when the control unit 14 specifies that the user is going home, the control unit 14 may notify the predetermined electronic device that the user is going home.

  The control unit 14 according to the second embodiment may determine information related to the position of the user based on the acquired identifier. The control unit 14 may notify the predetermined electronic device of information regarding the determined position by the communication unit 12. For example, it is assumed that the control unit 14 acquires the identifier ID0 shown in FIG. In this case, the control unit 14 determines the intersection A as information regarding the position. Further, the control unit 14 notifies the predetermined electronic device of the intersection A as information on the position.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the electronic device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. When the electronic device 1 is present in the school 30 illustrated in FIG. 7, the control unit 14 can acquire the identifier of the communication device 31 installed in the school 30. Thereafter, when the control unit 14 does not acquire the identifier of the communication device 31, the control unit 14 starts processing. When acquiring the identifier of the communication device 41 installed in the home 40, the control unit 14 ends the process.

  The control unit 14 determines whether or not the communication device 12 has acquired the identifier of the communication device (step S20). When it determines with the control part 14 having acquired the identifier of the communication apparatus (step S20: Yes), it progresses to the process of step S21. On the other hand, when it determines with not acquiring the identifier of a communication apparatus (step S20: No), the control part 14 performs the process of step S20 again.

  In the process of step S21, the control unit 14 determines whether or not the acquired identifier matches any of the identifiers of the communication devices 50 and 51 shown in FIG. When it is determined that the acquired identifier matches any of the identifiers of the communication devices 50 and 51 (step S21: Yes), the control unit 14 proceeds to the process of step S22. On the other hand, when determining that the acquired identifier does not match any of the identifiers of the communication devices 50 and 51 (step S21: No), the control unit 14 returns to the process of step S20.

  In the process of step S22, the control unit 14 specifies that the user is returning home. In the process of step S23, the control unit 14 determines information related to the position based on the identifier acquired in the process of step S20. In the process of step S24, the control unit 14 notifies the predetermined electronic device by the communication unit 12 that the user is returning home and information about the position.

  The control unit 14 may start the process illustrated in FIG. 8 when a user operation input for starting the process illustrated in FIG. 8 is acquired from the input unit 10. The control unit 14 may end the process illustrated in FIG. 8 when acquiring a user operation input for ending the process illustrated in FIG. 8 from the input unit 10.

  As described above, in the electronic device 1 according to the second embodiment, when the control unit 14 acquires any one of the identifiers of the communication devices 50 and 51 installed within a predetermined range including the return route 20, the user returns home. Identify it as being inside. That is, the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment does not use a technology such as GPS that consumes relatively large power, but uses a technology related to WiFi that consumes relatively little power, and the user returns home. Identify it as being inside. By such control, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment can specify that the user is going home with less power consumption than when using a technology such as GPS. Further, for example, even when the electronic device 1 is a mobile phone for children and the capacity of the battery mounted on the electronic device 1 is small, it can be specified that the user is returning home. Therefore, this embodiment can provide an improved electronic apparatus 1.

  In the electronic device 1 according to the second embodiment, other effects and configurations are the same as those of the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment.

  Although one embodiment of the present disclosure has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various variations and modifications based on the present disclosure. Accordingly, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present disclosure. Functions included in each component, each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically contradictory, and a plurality of components, steps, etc. can be combined into one or divided. . One embodiment of the present disclosure has been described with a focus on the apparatus. However, the present disclosure can also be realized as a method, a program, or a storage medium recording the program, which is executed by a processor included in the apparatus. Accordingly, it should be understood that these are also included in the scope of the present disclosure.

  For example, the electronic apparatus 1 according to the above embodiment is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 1 and may be, for example, as shown in FIG. A strap 3D is attached to the electronic apparatus 1A shown in FIG. For example, when the user encounters a suspicious person, the user pulls the strap 3D. When the electronic device 1A detects that the strap 3D is pulled with a force equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the electronic device 1A outputs a buzzer sound.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the user has been described as being a child. However, the user is not limited to children. The user may be a person of any age group, for example, an elderly person. When the user is an elderly person, the school 30 shown in FIGS. 3 and 6 may be a hospital, a care house, or the like. In this case, the communication device 31 may be an access point installed in the hospital or care house, or may be an access point installed in the vicinity of the hospital or care house.

  For example, in the first embodiment, the information regarding the return route is described as a list as illustrated in FIG. 4, but the information regarding the return route according to the first embodiment is not limited to the list. For example, the information regarding the return home route according to the first embodiment may be two-dimensional map data. In this case, the control unit 14 determines information regarding the movement route as two-dimensional map data. Further, when the control unit 14 determines that at least part of the information regarding the return route of the two-dimensional map data is similar to the information regarding the movement route of the two-dimensional map data, the control unit 14 specifies that the user is returning home.

  For example, the control unit 14 may combine the information related to the return route according to the first embodiment and the information related to the return route according to the second embodiment. In this case, the information regarding the return route may be as shown in FIG. The information related to the return route shown in FIG. 10 is a combination of the information related to the return route shown in FIG. 4 and the information related to the return route shown in FIG. For example, the feature A2 + feature C1 includes information on the change of the moving direction from the south direction to the east direction, the moving means with walking, the identifier with ID01, and the position with the intersection A. In addition, the control unit 14 selects an access point having an identifier acquired when at least a part of the information on the return route according to the first embodiment substantially matches the information on the movement route based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11. The predetermined access point (communication device 50 or 51) may be used. The access point is included in access points installed in a predetermined range including the return home route 20.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1A Electronic device 2 Display 2A Display panel 2B Touch sensor 3A, 3B, 3C Operation key 3D Strap 10 Input part 11 Sensor part 12 Communication part 13 Memory | storage part 14 Control part 20 Return path 21,23,26 Road 22,24 Corner 25 Stairs 30 School 31 Communication device 40 Home 41 Communication device 50, 51 Communication device

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a sensor unit and a control unit. The sensor unit detects a state of the electronic device possessed by a user. If the control unit determines that a predetermined condition is satisfied based on a detection result of the sensor unit within a predetermined period, the control unit specifies that the user is going home. The control unit determines information related to the return route based on a detection result of the sensor unit when the user has returned home using a predetermined return route in the past. The said control part determines the information regarding the said user's movement path | route based on the detection result of the said sensor part in the said predetermined period. The predetermined condition is a condition that at least a part of the information on the return route substantially coincides with the information on the travel route.

The control method of the electronic device which concerns on one Embodiment of this indication is a control method of an electronic device provided with a sensor part and a control part. The electronic device control method includes a step in which the sensor unit detects a state of the electronic device possessed by a user. Further, in the electronic device control method, the control unit determines information related to the return route based on a detection result of the sensor unit when the user has returned home using a predetermined return route in the past. Includes steps. Furthermore, the control method of the electronic device includes a step in which the control unit determines information related to the movement route of the user based on a detection result of the sensor unit within a predetermined period. Further, in the electronic device control method, when the control unit determines that a condition that at least a part of the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the movement route substantially match is satisfied, the user is returning home . Including the step of identifying it as being.

Claims (9)

An electronic device including a sensor unit and a control unit,
The sensor unit detects a state of the electronic device possessed by a user,
When the control unit determines that a predetermined condition is satisfied based on a detection result of the sensor unit within a predetermined period, the control unit specifies that the user is returning home. The electronic device according to claim 1,
The controller is
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit when the user has returned home using a predetermined return route in the past, information on the return route is determined,
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit within the predetermined period, information on the movement route of the user is determined,
The electronic device, wherein the predetermined condition is a condition that at least a part of the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the movement route substantially coincide. The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2,
A communication unit for wireless communication;
The controller is
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit, the moving means of the user is specified,
An electronic device that notifies the moving means to a predetermined electronic device by the communication unit. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A communication unit for wireless communication;
The controller is
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit within the predetermined period, information on the position of the user is determined,
An electronic device that notifies information about the position to a predetermined electronic device by the communication unit. An electronic device including a communication unit for wireless communication and a control unit,
The control unit is an electronic device that specifies that the user is going home when the communication unit acquires an identifier of a predetermined communication device installed within a predetermined range including the user's return home route. The electronic device according to claim 5,
The control unit determines information on the position of the user based on the acquired identifier,
An electronic device that notifies information about the position to a predetermined electronic device by the communication unit. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A communication unit for wireless communication;
When the control unit specifies that the user is going home, the control unit notifies the predetermined electronic device that the user is going home by the communication unit. A method for controlling an electronic device including a sensor unit and a control unit,
The sensor unit detecting a state of the electronic device possessed by a user;
And a step of specifying that the user is specifying when the control unit determines that a predetermined condition is satisfied based on a detection result of the sensor unit within a predetermined period. A method for controlling an electronic device comprising a communication unit for wireless communication and a control unit,
Including a step of identifying that the user is returning home when the control unit obtains an identifier of a predetermined communication device installed within a predetermined range including a user's return route by the communication unit. Control method.

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