JP2020098510A - Mobile terminal, control method thereof, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a system that can reduce risk of losing a form while maintaining convenience of a form output when outputting the form using a mobile terminal.SOLUTION: A mobile terminal, which is communicatively connected to an output unit for outputting a form, receives an output instruction to output the form. Furthermore, the mobile terminal acquires first position information and second position information. The mobile terminal makes, based on the acquired first position information and second position information, a notification to check whether or not to output the form for which the output instruction is received.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, a control method thereof, and a program.

In recent years, due to miniaturization of information devices and printers, it has become possible to output forms using a mobile terminal such as a handy terminal without restrictions on location or time. As an example of using such a form output method, a door-to-door sales form is known in which a meter-reading worker visits a customer's front door and gives and receives a form and money on the spot. A user who uses a handy terminal executes processing such as data input, storage, and transmission with an application installed in the handy terminal.

When issuing a meter-reading slip at the handy terminal, the user visually checks the meter-reading meter, outputs the meter-reading slip after inputting the pointer this time. At that time, if the post to which the meter-reading slip is to be posted is near, output the meter-reading slip on the spot, and if the post is far, put the print-holding status so that the meter-reading slip will be output later. It is possible to reduce the risk of losing the meter-reading slip.

In the invention of Patent Document 1, a mechanism for outputting the meter-reading slip later is provided, and a mechanism for reducing the risk of losing the meter-reading slip is provided by shortening the time from the output of the meter-reading slip to the posting to the post. There is.

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The technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided with a mechanism for outputting the meter-reading tag later, but it is left to the judgment of the meter-reading operator whether it should be output later or on the spot. Therefore, if it is judged that the distance to the post is too long, and there is a post nearby even though it is in the print pending state, it will be put in the print pending state and the process of outputting the meter reading slip will be immediately performed, and the convenience will be lost .. On the other hand, if the distance to the post is too long even though the meter reading sheet is judged to be close to the post and the distance to the post is too long, there is a risk of loss as it moves to the post with the output meter reading sheet. .. As described above, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 does not consider a mechanism for reducing the risk of losing the meter-reading slip without impairing the convenience.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mechanism capable of reducing the risk of losing a form while maintaining the convenience of outputting the form when outputting the form using a mobile terminal.

A mobile terminal of the present invention is a mobile terminal that can communicate with an output unit that outputs a form, and includes an output instruction receiving unit that receives an output instruction that outputs a form, a first position information, and a second position information. Based on the acquisition means to be acquired and the first position information and the second position information acquired by the acquisition means, a notification is issued to confirm the output of the form for which the output instruction is received by the output instruction reception means. And a notification means.

According to the invention of the present application, when outputting a form using a mobile terminal, it is possible to reduce the risk of losing the form while maintaining the convenience of outputting the form.

1 is a system configuration diagram of an information processing system in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematically the hardware constitutions of the handy terminal 101 in embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of handy terminal 101 in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flow chart which shows an example of processing of meter-reading business which handy terminal 101 performs in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the display of the warning screen which the handy terminal 101 performs in embodiment of this invention. It is a screen example of the meter-reading operation|work which the handy terminal 101 performs in embodiment of this invention. 3 is an example of a data table used in a meter reading operation executed by the handy terminal 101 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the system configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The information processing system according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which a handy terminal 101 and an information processing terminal 102 are communicably connected to each other via a communication network 103 such as a LAN. The information processing terminal 102 is an information processing device such as a computer or a server device.

The handy terminal 101 is a terminal used for user's meter-reading work and the like. The customer information and the electric meter reading information are received from the information processing terminal 102, and the processing selection by the user, the input of the meter reading, the meter reading sheet, the total sheet, the printing of the leaflet, and the transmission of the meter reading data to the information processing terminal 102 are enabled. .. In this embodiment, there may be a plurality of handy terminals 101, respectively. Further, although the handy terminal 101 is used in the present embodiment, it may be an information processing device or a mobile terminal that has a print output function or that can communicate with the output unit. Further, information such as customer information and electrical meter reading information may be stored in the handy terminal 101 without communicating with the information processing terminal 102.

Next, the hardware configuration of the handy terminal 101 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the handy terminal 101 of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a CPU 201, which comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204.

Further, the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 is necessary for realizing the functions executed by a server or each client such as a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) which is a control program of the CPU 201, an operating system program (hereinafter, OS). Various programs to be described later are stored. The RAM 203 functions as a main memory, a work area, etc. of the CPU 201.

The CPU 201 loads various programs necessary for executing the processing into the RAM 203 and executes the programs to realize various operations.

An input controller (input C) 205 controls input from a keyboard 209 or a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown).

The video controller (VC) 206 controls display on the display 210. The display may be a CRT display or a liquid crystal display.

The memory controller (MC) 207 is a hard disk (HD) or floppy disk (registered trademark) (FD) or PCMCIA that stores a boot program, browser software, various applications, font data, user files, edit files, various data, and the like. It controls access to the external memory 211 connected to the card slot via the adapter.

A communication I/F controller (communication I/FC) 208 connects and communicates with an external device via the communication network 103, and executes communication control processing on the network. For example, internet communication using TCP/IP is possible.

The CPU 201 enables display on the display 210 by executing outline font rasterization processing in the display information area in the RAM 203, for example.

Further, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor or the like (not shown) on the display 210.

A program for implementing the present invention is recorded in the external memory 211, and is loaded into the RAM 203 as needed to be executed by the CPU 201. The printer controller 212 controls a printing machine such as the thermal dot line printer 213. The scanner controller 214 controls a discriminator such as the scanner 215.

Further, various data and various tables used by the program according to the present invention are stored in the external memory 211, and detailed description thereof will be given later. It should be noted that not all devices are provided with these configurations, and it is sufficient that each device is provided with necessary components.

Next, a functional block diagram of the handy terminal 101 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration in the handy terminal 101.

The handy terminal 101 includes a meter reading input receiving unit 301, a meter reading tag generating unit 302, a current position storage unit 303, and a storage unit 304.

The meter-reading input receiving unit 301 is a functional unit that receives the input of the customer's meter-reading result in response to a user operation. The received meter reading result is stored in the storage unit 304 of the handy terminal 101.

The meter-reading slip generation unit 302 is a functional unit that generates meter-reading slip data from the meter-reading result received by the meter-reading input receiving unit 301. When an output instruction is given from the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101, meter reading (form) data is generated. In the present embodiment, the output processing of the meter-reading slip in the meter-reading work will be mainly described, but the present invention is applicable not only to the meter-reading work but also to a portable terminal capable of output control of the form. Therefore, the meter-reading form generating unit 302 is not limited to the meter-reading form and can generate form data.

The current position storage unit 303 is a functional unit that acquires and stores information on the current position of the handy terminal. The current position may be acquired by using, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System), or may be acquired by using other information such as the position of a meter that performs the meter reading work.

The storage unit 304 is a functional unit that stores various data tables described below and the meter reading results received by the meter reading input receiving unit 301.

Next, the flow of a series of processing of the meter reading work in the handy terminal 101 of the present invention will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5. First, referring to FIG. 4, a task of inputting a meter reading result will be described.

In step S401, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 displays the main menu 600 on the display 210 of the handy terminal, stands by in the process selection reception monitoring state, and receives the process of the menu selected by the user.

Here, FIG. 6 will be described. FIG. 6 shows an example of each screen displayed on the handy terminal 101. The main menu 600 is a screen displayed in step S401, and when the pressing of the meter reading menu 601 is accepted, the process proceeds to the processing of meter reading work. In addition, there are a meter reading menu 610, a customer summary 620, a meter reading input 630, a billing screen 640, and a bill reading bill print screen 650. Each screen is displayed on the display 210. Each screen will be described later.

When the user accepts the selection of the meter-reading menu 601 from the main menu 600 of FIG. 6 in step S401, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 displays the meter-reading menu 610 of FIG. 6 in step S402. Then, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 enters a standby state for monitoring the selection of meter-reading operations and stands by, and accepts the selection of the meter-reading operations selected by the user. In step S402, the selection of the customer summary 611 is accepted.

When the user selects the customer summary 611 from the meter reading menu 610 in step S402, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 displays the customer summary 620 screen in step S403. The customer summary 620 is a screen for displaying customer information stored in the handy terminal 101, the external memory 211, or the information processing terminal 102. The CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 stands by in a customer selection reception monitoring state on the screen of the customer summary 620, and receives the processing content selected by the user.

When the user accepts the selection of the customer 621 indicating the information of the specific customer from the customer summary 620 in step S403, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 displays the screen of the meter reading input 630 and accepts the meter reading input in step S404. The meter reading input 630 is a screen for accepting the input of the pointer of the customer 621 whose selection is accepted in the customer summary 620. When the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 displays the screen of the meter reading input 630, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 waits in a monitoring state of whether or not the meter reading input has been received by the function of the meter reading input receiving unit 301, and receives the processing content input by the user.

When the user inputs the pointer from the meter reading input 630 in step S404 and accepts the depression of the confirmation button 631, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 displays the billing screen 640 in step S405. The billing screen 640 is a screen for displaying billing contents for the customer 621 who has received the selection in the customer summary 620. After displaying the billing screen 640, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 stands by in the operation selection reception monitoring state, and receives the processing content selected by the user.

Next, the flow of processing for displaying a warning screen displayed on the handy terminal 101 of the present invention will be described using the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the display of a warning screen in the meter reading work in the system according to the present embodiment, which is a continuation of the flowchart of the processing of FIG.

In step S501, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines whether or not the pressing of the confirmation button 641 on the billing screen 640 has been accepted. If the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines that the confirmation button 641 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S502. If it is determined that the confirmation button 641 is not pressed, the CPU 201 repeats the process of step S501 until the pressing is accepted.

When it is determined that the user has pressed the confirmation button 641 in step S501, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 displays the meter reading bill print screen 650 in step S502. The meter reading bill print screen 650 is a screen for confirming whether to output the meter reading bill generated by the meter reading tag generating unit 302 of the handy terminal 101. The meter-reading invoice in this embodiment also serves as a receipt. The generated data may be not only the meter reading bill but also various other forms of data. Then, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 stands by in the operation selection reception monitoring state, and receives the processing content selected by the user.

In step S<b>503, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines whether the confirmation button 651 on the meter reading bill print screen 650 has been pressed. When the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines that the confirmation button 651 is pressed (output instruction reception), the process proceeds to step S504. When the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines that the confirmation button 651 is not pressed, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 repeats the process of step S503 until the confirmation button 651 is pressed.

In step S 504, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 acquires the current position information of the user having the handy terminal 101 by the function of the current position storage unit 303 and stores it in the external memory 211.

In step S505, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 calculates the distance between the current position information and the post position information. More specifically, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 acquires the information regarding the position of the post stored in the storage unit 304, and calculates the distance between the current position information acquired in step S504 and the acquired position information 705 of the post ( Hereinafter, the target distance) is calculated. The post position information 705 may be stored in the handy terminal 101 in advance, or may be appropriately acquired from an external storage device.

Here, the customer information 700 of FIG. 7 will be described. The customer information 700 shows an example of a data table that stores information on customers who use the handy terminal 101 to perform meter reading. The customer information 700 includes a customer ID 701, a name 702, an address 703, floor information 704, position information 705, floor information 706, and an outdoor flag 707. The customer ID 701 is information for uniquely identifying the customer who performs the meter reading, and the name 702 and the address 703 indicate the name and address of the customer who performs the meter reading, respectively. The floor information 704 is information indicating the floor on which the meter for meter reading is installed. The position information 705, the floor information 706, and the outdoor flag 707 are information indicating the position and floor of the post on which the meter-reading tag is posted, and when the post is installed outdoors, the information is stored in the outdoor flag 707.

In step S506, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines whether strong wind setting is necessary. More specifically, the control file 720, which is the strong wind information, is acquired, and by determining whether the strong wind flag is 0 or 1, it is determined whether the strong wind setting is necessary.

Here, the control file 720 of FIG. 7 will be described. The control file 720 is a table that holds whether the current wind strength is the normal condition or the strong wind condition. The control file 720 includes the HT No. which is the identification information of the handy terminal 101. 721 and a strong wind flag 722 indicating whether the wind is strong. The strong wind flag stores 0 when the wind is not strong and 1 when the wind is strong. When the wind is strong, the output meter reading slip is more likely to be skipped and lost. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a process for determining whether or not the wind is strong is provided. As a method of determining whether or not the wind is strong, the user may directly input whether or not the wind is strong in the handy terminal 101, or the handy terminal 101 acquires the weather information data and determines whether or not the wind is strong. It may be determined automatically. Alternatively, a wind speed measuring unit may be provided in the handy terminal 101 and the handy terminal 101 may measure the wind speed to determine whether or not the wind is strong.

The permissible range 710 is a table that stores permissible range information (permissible range information) that does not display a warning screen when the wind strength is in a normal state and when the wind strength is in a strong wind state. The distance information indicating the allowable range is information for comparison with the target distance calculated from the handy terminal 101 and the current position acquired in step S504, and is indicated in meters in this embodiment. Note that the allowable range is not necessarily meters, and the unit of distance may be any unit. The allowable range 710 is HT No. which is identification information of the handy terminal 101. 711, 712 for storing the set value in the normal time, and 713 for storing the set value in the strong wind.

In step S506, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 acquires the strong wind flag 722 of the control file 720, and when the strong wind flag 722 is 1 and it is determined that strong wind setting is necessary, the process proceeds to step S508. When the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines that the strong wind flag 722 is 0 and strong wind setting is not necessary, the process proceeds to step S507.

In step S507, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 acquires the set value stored in the normal range 712 from the allowable range 710 of FIG. In the present embodiment, a value of 5 meters is stored, so the allowable range is 5 meters.

In step S508, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 acquires the set value stored in the strong wind 713 from the allowable range 710. Since the value of 2 meters is set in this embodiment, the allowable range is 2 meters. In the case of strong winds, if the distance from the output of the meter reading slip to the post is long, the possibility that the meter reading slip will be skipped increases, so the setting value stored in the strong wind 713 is the setting value normally set to 712. It is desirable that the value be smaller (shorter distance) than (allowable distance).

In step S509, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 compares the target distance acquired in step S505 with the allowable range acquired in step S507 or step S508, and determines whether the target distance value is larger than the allowable range value. judge. If the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines that the value of the target distance is larger than the value of the allowable range, the process proceeds to step S510. In this case, the distance between the post and the current position is beyond the allowable range. When the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines that the value of the target distance is the same as or smaller than the value of the allowable range, the process proceeds to step S511. In this case, the distance between the post and the current position is within the allowable range.

In step S510, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 displays the warning message 660 (warning screen) of FIG. 6 on the display 210, waits in the operation selection acceptance monitoring state, and accepts the processing content selected by the user. That is, since the post and the current position are apart from each other, this is a notification process for actually causing the user to output the meter-reading tag on the spot or for confirming the warning and the output.

In step S511, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines whether the meter and the post are on the same floor. More specifically, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 acquires the customer information 700 of FIG. 7, compares the floor information 704 of the meter with the floor information 706 of the post, and determines whether or not they are installed on the same floor. judge. When the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines that they are on the same floor, the process proceeds to step S514. When the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines that they are not on the same floor, that is, on different floors, the process proceeds to step S512.

In step S512, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 displays the warning message 670 (warning screen) of FIG. 6, stands by in the operation selection acceptance monitoring state, and accepts the processing content selected by the user. For example, if only the distance is determined, even if the post and the current position are close to each other, the distance traveled by the user is long if the floor is different, and thus the output meter reading slip is more likely to be lost. Therefore, a warning message 670 is displayed to confirm whether the user should really output the meter-reading slip. In this embodiment, the warning screen is displayed as the notification process, but not limited to the warning, any information may be notified.

In step S513, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines whether or not the press of the yes button 661 has been accepted in the warning message 660 or the warning message 670. When the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines that the press of the yes button 661 is accepted, the process proceeds to step S514. If the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 determines that it does not accept the press of the Yes button 661 or the press of the No button 662, it waits in the reception monitoring state of the next customer's meter-reading input, or a series of The process ends.

When the user presses the YES button 661 in the warning message 660 or the warning message 670 of FIG. 6 in step S513, the CPU 201 of the handy terminal 101 outputs a meter reading slip. Then, the system waits in the next customer's meter-reading input acceptance monitoring state, or ends a series of processes. In the present embodiment, the output unit included in the handy terminal 101 performs output processing. However, the output device may be separate from the handy terminal 101, and the meter reading slip may be output by communication between the handy terminal 101 and the output device.

This is the end of the description of the processing for displaying the warning screen executed by the handy terminal 101 in FIG. By this warning display, by prompting the user to output at a location close to the user who is using the handy terminal 101, it is possible to reduce the risk of losing the meter reading slip. Further, since the distance between the posts and the current position can be compared on the system, it is possible to improve the convenience of the meter reading work using the handy terminal 101.

As described above, according to the present invention, in outputting a form using a mobile terminal, it is possible to reduce the risk of losing the form while maintaining the convenience of outputting the form.

It is needless to say that the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and may be configured with various configurations and contents depending on the use and purpose.

Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention can be embodied as, for example, a system, an apparatus, a method, a program, a recording medium, or the like, and is specifically composed of a plurality of devices. The present invention may be applied to a system that includes a single device or an apparatus that includes a single device.

Further, the program in the present invention is a program that allows a computer to execute the processing method shown in the figure, and the storage medium of the present invention stores a program in which the computer can execute the processing method shown in FIGS. The program according to the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each device in FIGS.

As described above, the recording medium recording the program that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to the system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can be achieved by reading and executing.

In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a DVD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a non-volatile memory card, a ROM, an EEPROM, and a silicon. A disk or the like can be used.

Further, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by executing the program read by the computer, but also the OS (operating system) or the like running on the computer is actually executed based on the instructions of the program. It goes without saying that a case where some or all of the processing is performed and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing is also included.

Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written in the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted in the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is instructed based on the instruction of the program code. Needless to say, this also includes a case where the CPU or the like included in the function expansion unit performs some or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

Further, the present invention may be applied to a system including a plurality of devices or an apparatus including one device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus. In this case, by reading the recording medium storing the program for achieving the present invention into the system or device, the system or device can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, a database or the like on a network using a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

101 Handy Terminal 102 Information Processing Terminal 103 Communication Network 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 System Bus 205 Input Controller 206 Video Controller 207 Memory Controller 208 Communication I/F Controller 209 KB, Button, Touch Panel (or Mouse)
210 Display 211 External memory (HD, FD)
212 Printer Controller 213 Printer 214 Scanner Controller 215 Scanner

Claims (9)

A mobile terminal capable of communicating with an output unit for outputting a form,
Output instruction receiving means for receiving an output instruction for outputting a form,
An acquisition means for acquiring the first position information and the second position information,
Based on the first position information and the second position information acquired by the acquisition unit, a notification unit for performing a notification to confirm the output of the form that has received the output instruction by the output instruction reception unit,
A mobile terminal comprising: The first position information indicates the current position information of the mobile terminal or the position information of a meter that performs a meter reading operation, and the second position information indicates the position information of a post that posts the form. The mobile terminal according to claim 1. The acquisition means acquires strong wind information for determining whether or not strong wind,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the notification unit makes the notification based on the first position information, the second position information, and the strong wind information. Further comprising calculation means for calculating a value of the distance between the first position information and the second position information acquired by the acquisition means,
The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notifying unit makes the notification based on the value of the distance calculated by the calculating unit. The acquisition unit acquires allowable range information including a value of a distance within an allowable range in which the output of the form by the output unit is permitted,
The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein the notification unit makes the notification when the value of the distance calculated by the calculation unit is larger than the value of the distance included in the allowable range information. The portable device according to claim 5, wherein the notifying unit outputs the form by the output unit when the value of the distance calculated by the calculating unit is smaller than the value of the distance included in the allowable range information. Terminal. The acquisition unit acquires first floor information where the meter is located and second floor information where the post is located,
The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein the notifying unit notifies that the first floor information and the second floor information are different. A method for controlling a mobile terminal capable of communicating with an output unit for outputting a form,
An output instruction receiving step for receiving an output instruction for outputting a form,
An acquisition step of acquiring the first position information and the second position information,
Based on the first position information and the second position information acquired in the acquisition step, a notification step for making a notification to confirm the output of the form that has received the output instruction in the output instruction reception step,
A method for controlling a mobile terminal, comprising: A program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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