JP2021016113A - Terminal search support device, terminal search support system, terminal search support method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a new system that can assist a user in searching for a terminal.SOLUTION: A terminal search support device 10 according to the present invention includes vibration information acquisition means 11 and output means 12, and the vibration information acquisition means 11 acquires vibration information over time of a terminal 20, and the vibration information with which date and time information in which vibration has been detected is associated, and the output means 12 outputs the vibration information in response to a search support request for the terminal 20 from the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a terminal search support device, a terminal search support system, a terminal search support method, and a program.

It is known that when a mobile phone is lost, for example, a user can access a search support site provided by each mobile phone operator to check the estimated location information of the mobile phone. Then, the user can refer to this estimated position information, go to a place where the mobile phone is lost, and search for the lost mobile phone by himself / herself.

Patent Document 1 describes sensors such as GPS (Global Positioning System) received radio wave information and WiFi base station received signal strength information (RSSI: Receiving Signal Strength Indicator) as a method for estimating the position information of a client terminal such as a mobile phone. The method of using the information is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-61713

However, the location information estimated by the above method may not be sufficient as a clue for the user to search by himself / herself. For example, if a user searches for a place in the area indicated as the estimated location information but does not find a lost mobile phone, what if he / she wants to search further? I'm at a loss without knowing.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and instead of or in addition to the conventional approach of outputting the estimated position information of the terminal in response to the search support request of the terminal from the user, the terminal. By outputting the vibration information in association with the date and time information, for example, the user is made to think about the timing of the loss, how the terminal moved or did not move after the loss, and the current position can be determined. Take a new approach of estimating. This provides, for example, a new system capable of assisting the user in searching for the terminal even when the estimated position information is not uniquely determined.

In order to achieve the above object, the terminal search support device of the present invention
Including vibration information acquisition means and output means
The vibration information acquisition means acquires vibration information over time of the terminal and obtains vibration information.
The vibration information is associated with the date and time information when the vibration was detected.
The output means outputs the vibration information in response to a search support request for the terminal from the user.

The terminal search support system of the present invention
Including the terminal search support device and the terminal of the present invention.
The terminal includes a vibration information detecting means and a transmitting means.
The vibration information detecting means detects the vibration information of the terminal and
The transmission means transmits the vibration information to the terminal search support device.

The terminal search support method of the present invention
Including vibration information acquisition process and output process
In the vibration information acquisition step, vibration information of the terminal over time is acquired, and the vibration information is acquired.
The vibration information is associated with the date and time information when the vibration was detected.
The output step outputs the vibration information in response to a search support request for the terminal from the user.

The program of the present invention is characterized in that the method of the present invention can be executed on a computer.

According to the present invention, for example, it is possible to provide a new system capable of assisting a user in searching for a terminal even when the range of the estimated position information is not uniquely determined.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal search support device and an example of a terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal search support device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an example of a screen in which a waveform diagram acquired by an acceleration sensor is displayed as vibration information in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the terminal search support method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of a terminal search support device in a modified example of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal search support device in the modified example of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal search support device and an example of a terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing an example of a screen on which the moving state diagram is displayed, which is the result of determining the moving state in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal search support device and an example of a terminal according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing an example of a screen on which the moving distance of the terminal is displayed according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal search support device and an example of a terminal according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In the present invention, the "user" is a user of the terminal search support device 10. The "user" is not limited to the user of the terminal to be searched, as will be described later.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited or limited by the following embodiments. In each of the following figures, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals. Unless otherwise specified, the explanations of the respective embodiments can be referred to each other's explanations. Further, the configurations of the respective embodiments can be combined unless otherwise specified.

[Embodiment 1]
This embodiment is an embodiment of a terminal search support system including a terminal search support device 10 and a terminal 20. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of a terminal search support device 10 and a terminal 20 in the terminal search support system of the present embodiment. The terminal search support device 10 includes a vibration information acquisition means 11 and an output means 12. The terminal 20 includes a vibration information detecting means 21 and a transmitting means 22. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the terminal search support device 10 and the terminal 20 can be connected to each other via the communication network 100. The communication network 100 is a communication network capable of wireless communication, and is not particularly limited, and a known communication network can be used. For example, an internet line, a telephone line, a LAN (Local Area Network), WiFi (Wireless Fidelity). And so on.

In the present embodiment, the terminal search support device 10 is a device that acquires and outputs vibration information of the terminal 20 from the terminal 20 to be searched. The terminal 20 detects the vibration information of the terminal 20 by the vibration information detecting means 21, and transmits this to the terminal search support device 10 by the transmitting means 22. Then, the terminal search support device 10 acquires the vibration information by the vibration information acquisition means 11, and outputs the vibration information by the output means 12.

Examples of the terminal search support device 10 include devices such as a server that manages the terminal 20 to be searched and another terminal for searching the terminal 20 to be searched. Further, as in the modified example described later, the terminal search support device 10 may be, for example, a terminal to be searched.

First, the terminal search support device 10 will be described. The terminal search support device 10 may be, for example, one device including the above-mentioned parts, or may be a device (system) in which each part can be connected via a wired or wireless communication network. The terminal search support device 10 may be incorporated in the server as a system, for example. Further, the terminal search support device 10 may be, for example, a computer in which the program of the present invention is installed. The terminal search support device 10 may be, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a wearable terminal.

FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the terminal search support device 10. The terminal search support device 10 includes, for example, a CPU (central processing unit) 101, a memory 102, a display 14, a bus 103, a communication device 104, a storage device 105, a display 107, and the like. Each part of the terminal search support device 10 is connected via the bus 103 by, for example, each interface (I / F).

The CPU 101 is responsible for controlling the entire terminal search support device 10. In the terminal search support device 10, for example, the program of the present invention and other programs are executed by the CPU 101, and various information is read and written. Specifically, in the terminal search support device 10, for example, the CPU 101 functions as a vibration information acquisition means 11, an output means 12, a vibration information determination means 14, a movement calculation means 15, and a destination candidate acquisition means 16, which will be described later.

The bus 103 connects each functional unit such as the CPU 101 and the memory 102, for example. The bus 103 can also be connected to, for example, the terminal 20 and an external device. Examples of the external device include another terminal that accesses the terminal search support device 10 which is a server. The terminal search support device 10 can be connected to the communication network by the communication device 104 connected to the bus 103, and can also be connected to the terminal 20 and the external device via the communication network.

The memory 102 includes, for example, a main memory, and the main memory is also referred to as a main storage device. When the CPU 101 performs processing, for example, the memory 102 reads various operation programs 106 such as the program of the present invention stored in the auxiliary storage device described later, and the CPU 101 receives data from the memory 102. , Program 106 is executed. The main memory is, for example, a RAM (random access memory). The memory 102 further includes, for example, a ROM (read-only memory).

The storage device 105 is also referred to as a so-called auxiliary storage device with respect to the main memory (main storage device), for example. The storage device 105 includes, for example, a storage medium and a drive for reading and writing to the storage medium. The storage medium is not particularly limited, and may be an internal type or an external type, and examples thereof include HD (hard disk), CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, MO, DVD, flash memory, and memory card. The drive is not particularly limited. As the storage device 105, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) in which a storage medium and a drive are integrated can be exemplified. For example, as described above, the operation program 106 is stored in the storage device 105. Further, the storage device 105 may store, for example, the vibration information and the like.

In the terminal search support device 10, the memory 102 and the storage device 105 can also store access information and log information from the user, as well as information acquired from an external database (not shown).

The display 107 is, for example, an LED display, a liquid crystal display, or the like, and may be a touch panel. The display 107 can display the vibration information output by the output means 12, for example, when the terminal search support device 10 is another terminal for searching the search target terminal 20.

The vibration information acquisition means 11 acquires vibration information of the terminal 20 over time. The vibration information is associated with the date and time information when the vibration was detected. The terminal 20 will be described later.

The vibration information is information indicating the vibration of the terminal 20, and is not particularly limited, and may be the presence or absence of vibration or the magnitude of vibration. The magnitude of the vibration may be a numerical value, or the magnitude of the vibration may be displayed in stages. Specific examples of the vibration information include acceleration and the like. The acceleration may be, for example, each acceleration in a predetermined three-axis direction, only one predetermined direction (gravity direction, etc.), or a three-axis combined acceleration. As will be described later, the vibration information is detected by, for example, the vibration information detecting means 21 of the terminal 20. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the vibration information may be acquired by an external device or the like of the terminal 20.

The "time-lapse" may be continuous or may have a time interval. In the latter case, the time interval may be any time interval that can assist the user in searching for the terminal 20 based on the vibration information (that is, for example, a time interval in which the user can track the movement of the terminal 20). The method is not particularly limited, and is, for example, 1 second or less, 10 seconds or less, 1 minute or less, 10 minutes or less, and the like. In the latter case, specifically, for example, the vibration information acquisition means 11 can detect the presence or absence of vibration at each time interval.

As described above, the vibration information is associated with the date and time information when the vibration is detected. The date and time information includes, for example, a date and a time. However, the date and time information is not particularly limited as long as the user can understand the correspondence between the vibration information and the actual date and time, and is not particularly limited. For example, the elapsed time from a predetermined time and the time retroactive from the current time. Etc. may be used.

The output means 12 outputs the vibration information in response to a search support request for the terminal 20 from the user. The search support request is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include access to a site capable of search support of the terminal 20, activation of an application capable of search support, and use of a search support service. The format of the data for outputting the vibration information is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a waveform diagram, a graph, a table, and a diagram showing the result of discrimination described later. Examples of the table include a table in which the date and time are associated with the presence or absence of vibration. As will be described later, the format of the data for outputting the vibration information may or may not be the same as the format of the acquired vibration information data. In the latter case, the determination of the acquired vibration information And output the result of the determination.

The output means 12 outputs, for example, all or part of the vibration information over time. In the latter case, specifically, for example, the output means 12 can output the vibration information according to the date and time information and the place information arbitrarily specified by the user. That is, for example, the output means 12 may output the vibration information associated with the date and time information arbitrarily designated by the user, or the terminal 20 may output the location from the location information arbitrarily designated by the user. The date and time information existing in the information may be acquired (for example, by referring to the GPS information), and the vibration information associated after the date and time information may be output. Thereby, for example, the vibration information can be output from a certain point in time when the user has lost the terminal 20.

The vibration information output by the output means 12 may be displayed on the display 107 of the terminal search support device 10 via the bus 103, may be displayed on the external display, or may be displayed in a file. It may be output. Further, the vibration information may be transmitted to, for example, an external device such as the other terminal that accesses the terminal search support device 10 which is a server via the communication device 104.

As mentioned above, for example, if the user searches for a certain place in the area indicated as the estimated location information of the terminal 20, but the lost mobile phone is not found, further search is performed. Even if I want to, I'm at a loss because I don't know what to do. The inventors of the present invention have found that the cause of this problem is whether the lost terminal 20 is picked up by someone and delivered to somewhere in the area and stored, or is it still left undiscovered? It was found that there are various possibilities such as whether someone picks up and carries around in the area, and it is not possible to know which of these possibilities is based only on the estimated position information. .. Further, for example, when the estimated position information is the position information estimated by RSSI, if the signal is weak indoors or the like, the terminal 20 actually stays at the same place, but every time the signal is transmitted or received. It has been found that the recognition of different base stations may erroneously indicate that the position information of the terminal 20 is changing with time. According to the present invention, for example, by outputting the vibration information, the user can know which of the various possibilities. Further, even when the position information estimated by RSSI is shown to change with time, the user knows whether the terminal 20 is actually moving or staying at the same place. Can be done.

The output means 12 may further output the estimated position information of the terminal 20, for example. The estimated position information is not particularly limited, and may be acquired by using, for example, GPS received radio wave information, sensor information such as RSSI of a WiFi base station. In this case, for example, the terminal 20 further includes a position information acquisition means such as a sensor that acquires the position information of the own terminal from a GPS satellite, a base station, or the like, and the terminal search support device 10 further includes an estimated position of the CPU or the like. Information acquisition means may be included. The estimated position information may be, for example, acquired by using the vibration information.

In this case, for example, the output means 12 may output the vibration information in addition to or in place of the estimated position information when the estimated position information of the terminal 20 does not satisfy the predetermined terminal searchable condition. Good. The terminal searchable condition is a condition necessary for the terminal 20 to be able to search based on the estimated position information, and is not particularly limited. For example, the sensor reception strength for acquiring the estimated position information and the said. Conditions such as the size of the estimated position information area can be mentioned. The condition of the area of the estimated position information may be a condition related to the sensor reception strength, for example, the area in the plane direction is within a predetermined range, or other than the estimated position information in the height direction. It may be a condition related to the map representation, such as no location information (building hierarchy, etc.). The terminal searchable condition may be, for example, a default condition or may be arbitrarily set by the user. The determination as to whether or not the predetermined terminal searchable condition is satisfied can be performed by, for example, a terminal searchable condition determination means such as a CPU. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the output means 12 may output the vibration information in addition to or in place of the estimated position information when requested by the user. As a result, for example, when it is difficult for the user to search for the terminal 20 only by the estimated position information, the vibration information can be output.

Next, the terminal 20 will be described. The terminal 20 includes a vibration information detecting means 21 and a transmitting means 22. The terminal 20 can be, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a wearable terminal. The configuration of the terminal 20 may be the same as the configuration of the terminal search support device 10, for example.

The vibration information detecting means 21 detects the vibration information of the terminal 20. The vibration information detecting means 21 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor. For example, the vibration information detecting means 21 may detect the vibration information while the power of the terminal 20 is on, or may start detecting the vibration information by an arbitrary setting in the terminal 20. , The detection of the vibration information may be started in response to the search support request of the terminal 20 from the user. Further, it may be determined by a known means that the terminal 20 is in a lost state, and the detection of the vibration information may be started according to the determination. The detected vibration information may be stored in the storage device of the terminal 20, for example. The storage device can be, for example, the same as the storage device 105.

The transmission means 22 transmits the detected vibration information to the terminal search support device 10. The transmitting means 22 is not particularly limited, and known means can be used. The transmission can be performed by wireless communication, for example, via the communication network 100. The transmission means 22 may, for example, transmit the vibration information at predetermined time intervals, or may transmit the vibration information in response to a search support request of the terminal 20 from the user. The transmission means 22 may be, for example, a communication means for communicating between the terminal search support device 10 and the terminal 20.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel in another terminal (smartphone) 30 for searching the terminal 20. FIG. 3 is an example in which the waveform diagram 200 acquired by the acceleration sensor is displayed as the vibration information. In the waveform diagram 200, the horizontal axis represents the time and the vertical axis represents the three-axis combined acceleration (G). As shown in FIG. 3, in the waveform diagram 200, the date and time are linked and displayed.

A case where the user searches for the terminal 20 by using the terminal search support device 10 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. The user ate at a restaurant in the building, then went to an ATM in the building, and then noticed that his smartphone (terminal 20) was not at hand. I remembered that I put my smartphone on the ATM and went back to look for it, but I couldn't find it. Therefore, the user made a search support request by accessing the terminal search support device 10 which is a server from an acquaintance's smartphone (terminal 30). As a result, the waveform diagram 200 of FIG. 3 was displayed on the terminal 30, which is the smartphone of the acquaintance. The current time in the search support request is 13:00.

From the waveform diagram 200 of FIG. 3, it can be seen that vibration is observed at about 12:17 to 30 and 12:45 to 46, and then it is stationary. By referring to the time and the like written on the receipt of the restaurant, the user can infer that the vibration at around 12:17 to 30:30 corresponds to the movement of the user from the restaurant to the ATM. Then, from the vibration around 12:45 to 46, it can be inferred that someone other than the user moved the user's smartphone. Further, from the short time of the vibration and the waveform of the vibration, it can be inferred that the person walked and moved the smartphone. Then, the user can remember that there was a convenience store next to the ATM he / she used, and can infer that his / her smartphone has been delivered to the convenience store.

Next, an example of the processing in the terminal search support method of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 1 and the flowchart of FIG. The terminal search support method of the present embodiment includes a vibration information acquisition step (A1) and an output step (A2), and can be carried out as follows by using, for example, the terminal search support device 10 of FIG. The terminal search support method of the present embodiment is not limited to the use of the terminal search support device 10 and the terminal 20 of FIG.

First, prior to the step (A1), the vibration information detecting means 21 of the terminal 20 detects the vibration information of the terminal 20 (START). Then, the transmission means 22 of the terminal 20 transmits the vibration information to the terminal search support device 10 (step (A0)).

Then, the vibration information acquisition means 11 of the terminal search support device 10 acquires the vibration information of the terminal 20 over time (step (A1)). The vibration information is associated with the date and time information when the vibration was detected.

Next, the output means 12 of the terminal search support device 10 outputs the vibration information (step (A2)) in response to the search support request of the terminal 20 from the user, and ends (END).

The terminal search support method of the present embodiment is not limited to the implementation by a computer. For example, in the step (A1), a person (for example, a call center operator) acquires the vibration information (for example, a computer). The terminal 20 is accessed via the communication network 100 to acquire the vibration information, etc.), and in the step (A2), the person requests the search support of the terminal 20 from the user (for example, the said). The vibration information may be output to the user (for example, explanation at a telephone port) in response to a call to a call center or the like.

(Modification example)
Next, a modification of the present embodiment will be described. In this modification, the terminal search support device 10 is the terminal to be searched. 5 and 6 are a block diagram showing the configuration of an example of the terminal search support device 10 of the present modification, and a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the terminal search support device 10 of the present modification, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the terminal search support device 10 of this modified example further includes a vibration information detecting means 13. Except for this point, this modification is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The vibration information detecting means 13 detects the vibration information of the terminal search support device 10, which is the terminal to be searched. The vibration information detecting means 13 can be, for example, the same as the vibration information detecting means 21 described above.

Then, the vibration information acquisition means 11 acquires the detected vibration information. Then, the output means 12 outputs the vibration information in response to the search support request of the terminal search support device 10 from the user. At the output, the vibration information is transmitted, for example, via the communication device 104.

[Embodiment 2]
Next, the second embodiment will be described. The terminal search support device 10 of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the vibration information discriminating means 14 is further included. FIG. 7 shows a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of the terminal search support device 10 of the present embodiment. As a modification of this embodiment, for example, the terminal 20 may include the vibration information discriminating means as a component.

The vibration information discriminating means 14 discriminates the acquired vibration information. The discrimination includes, for example, the presence / absence of vibration (whether or not it exceeds a predetermined threshold value, etc.), the magnitude of vibration (grading of magnitude, etc.), and the type of vibration (to any type of vibration). (Classification, etc.), and determination of the moving state, etc. The determination can be performed by a known method and is not particularly limited, and for example, the waveform of the vibration information can be analyzed. The determination of the moving state can be performed, for example, by the method described in Japanese Patent No. 5459179 and JP-A-2016-48198. Examples of the moving state include the case where the holder of the terminal 20 is stationary, walking, and riding on a vehicle such as a bicycle, a car, or a train. In the determination, for example, a user analysis (pedestrian estimation or the like) for identifying the holder of the terminal 20 may be performed from the vibration information. The user analysis is not particularly limited, and for example, by accumulating the data of the user in advance and comparing it with this data, it is specified whether or not the holder of the terminal 20 in the vibration information is the user. be able to. Thereby, for example, it is possible to determine whether or not a person other than the user (the owner of the terminal 20) has moved the terminal 20.

Then, the output means 12 outputs the result of the determination to the user. The output means 12 may output only the result of the determination, or may output the result of the determination and data such as a waveform diagram of the detected vibration information together.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel of another terminal (smartphone) 30 for searching the terminal 20 in the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is an example in which the moving state FIG. 210, which is the result of determining the moving state of the terminal 20, is displayed. In the moving state diagram 210, the horizontal axis indicates the time. As shown in FIG. 8, the moving state FIG. 210 includes the determination results of the stationary, walking, and vehicle moving states, and the date and time are linked and displayed.

A case where the user searches for the terminal 20 by using the terminal search support device 10 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. The user ate at a restaurant in the building, went to an ATM in the building, and then noticed that he did not have a smartphone (terminal 20) at hand. I remembered that I put my smartphone on the ATM and went back to look for it, but I couldn't find it. Therefore, the user made a search support request by accessing the terminal search support device 10 which is a server from an acquaintance's smartphone (terminal 30). As a result, the moving state diagram 210 of FIG. 8 is displayed on the terminal 30, which is the smartphone of the acquaintance. The current time in the search support request is 13:11.

Movement state of FIG. 8 From FIG. 210, discrimination results of each movement state of "walking" and "walking-car-walking" at about 12:17 to 30 and 12:40 to 13:05. Is seen, and then it can be seen that it is stationary. By referring to the time and the like written on the receipt of the restaurant, the user presumes that the determination result of "walking" from 12:17 to 30:30 corresponds to the movement from the restaurant to the ATM by the user. be able to. Then, from the discrimination result of "walk-car-walk" from 12:40 to 13:05, it can be inferred that someone other than the user carried the user's smartphone by car. Then, the user can check from a map or the like that there is a police box at a place several minutes by car from the building, and can presume that his / her smartphone is delivered to the police box.

According to the terminal search support device 10 of the present embodiment, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment, for example, the movement of the terminal 20 can be shown to the user in an easy-to-understand manner.

[Embodiment 3]
Next, the third embodiment will be described. The terminal search support device 10 of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the movement calculation means 15 is included. FIG. 9 shows a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of the terminal search support device 10 of the present embodiment.

The movement calculation means 15 calculates the movement information of the terminal 20 from the vibration information. Examples of the movement information include a movement distance and a movement route. The method for calculating the movement information is not particularly limited, and can be calculated by a known method. The moving distance may be, for example, an estimated value and may have a range. The moving distance may be a total moving distance (800 m or the like), or may be a direction from a start point to an end point and a separation distance (100 m or the like to the south).

The movement calculation means 15 may calculate the movement information of the terminal 20 according to, for example, the date and time information and the place information arbitrarily specified by the user. That is, for example, the movement calculation means 15 may calculate the movement information from the vibration information associated with the date and time information arbitrarily specified by the user, or may calculate the movement information from the location information arbitrarily specified by the user. , The terminal 20 may acquire the date and time information existing in the location information (for example, by referring to the GPS information), and calculate the movement information from the vibration information associated after the date and time information. ..

Then, the output means 12 further outputs the calculated movement information. The movement information may be displayed in association with the vibration information, for example, or may be displayed separately from the vibration information. In the latter case, the movement information may be displayed in association with map information (image information), for example. The map information may be stored in a storage unit such as a storage device 105, or may be acquired from the outside.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel of another terminal (smartphone) 30 for searching the terminal 20 in the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is an example of a case where the moving distance of the smartphone (terminal 20) is further displayed in the moving state FIG. 210 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10A, the moving state FIG. 210 further displays the moving distance in each moving state. Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, in the moving state diagram 210, the moving distance in the date and time information specified by the user is further displayed in association with the lower part of the screen. In the example shown in FIG. 10B, the user inputs the range of the current time (13:11) from 12:35, which he or she has thought of losing the terminal 20, as the date and time information to the terminal 30. It is specified.

According to the terminal search support device 10 of the present embodiment, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment, for example, the specific position of the terminal 20 can be more easily guessed.

[Embodiment 4]
Next, the fourth embodiment will be described. The terminal search support device 10 of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the delivery destination candidate acquisition means 16 is further included. FIG. 11 shows a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of the terminal search support device 10 of the present embodiment.

The destination candidate acquisition means 16 acquires a destination candidate as a candidate for the location where the terminal 20 is located. The delivery destination candidate may be a destination candidate to which the terminal 20 is considered to have been delivered (or the owner of the terminal 20 is stopping by), and is not particularly limited. For example, a police box, an information center, a reception desk, or a store. And so on. The specific information of the delivery destination candidate to be acquired is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include the name and location information (address, etc.) of the delivery destination candidate. The delivery destination candidate may be registered in advance in a dedicated database in association with map information (image information, address information, longitude / latitude information, etc.), or arbitrary external information (map API, etc.). You may access and get it. Further, the information of the delivery destination candidate may be stored in a storage unit such as a storage device 105, or may be acquired from the outside.

The destination candidate acquisition means 16 determines a spot (point) or area (range) for acquiring the destination candidate based on, for example, movement information of the terminal 20, estimated position information, and the like, and includes the spot or the area. The said delivery destination candidate may be acquired. The movement information and the estimated position information can be, for example, those described in the above-described embodiment.

Then, the output means 12 further outputs the delivery destination candidate. For example, the output means 12 may output the name, address, location information, and the like of the delivery destination candidate as character information, or may output the information in association with map information (image information).

For example, in the case of the example shown in FIG. 10B, the user can display a map linked to the display screen of the moving state FIG. 210 by a predetermined operation. Then, the user specifies the position of the ATM as the position information on the displayed map, and specifies "12:35 to 13:11" as the date and time information. Then, based on the movement distance (“about 950 m”), on the displayed map, an area about 950 m away from the position of the ATM (for example, a donut with a radius of 900 m to 1000 m centered on the position of the ATM). The police box, information center, etc. that exist in the area) are displayed by icons or the like as the destination candidates.

According to the terminal search support device 10 of the present embodiment, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment, for example, the user can more easily search for the terminal. That is, for example, when the destination candidate is output, the user can infer a route from a place where the terminal is lost to each of the destination candidates. Then, the user compares each of the estimated paths with the output vibration information. As a result, the user can determine the destination candidate for which the terminal is likely to be actually delivered, and take an action such as an inquiry to the notification destination candidate.

[Embodiment 5]
The program of this embodiment is a program capable of executing the above-mentioned terminal search support method on a computer. The program of this embodiment may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, for example. The recording medium is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), a hard disk (HD), and an optical disk.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the structure and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

Some or all of the above embodiments may also be described as in the appendix below, but are not limited to:

(Appendix 1)
Including vibration information acquisition means and output means
The vibration information acquisition means acquires vibration information over time of the terminal and obtains vibration information.
The vibration information is associated with the date and time information when the vibration was detected.
The output means outputs the vibration information in response to a search support request for the terminal from the user.
Terminal search support device.
(Appendix 2)
In addition, it includes vibration information discrimination means.
The vibration information discriminating means discriminates the acquired vibration information and determines the vibration information.
The output means outputs the result of the determination.
The terminal search support device described in Appendix 1.
(Appendix 3)
The terminal search support device according to Appendix 2, which performs user analysis in the determination.
(Appendix 4)
In addition, it includes a movement calculation means
The movement calculation means calculates the movement information of the terminal from the vibration information, and obtains the movement information.
The output means further outputs the calculated movement information.
The terminal search support device according to any one of Appendix 1 to 3.
(Appendix 5)
Further, the terminal searchable condition determining means for determining whether or not the estimated position information of the terminal satisfies the terminal searchable condition is included.
The output means further outputs the estimated position information, and outputs the vibration information when the estimated position information does not satisfy the terminal searchable condition.
The terminal search support device according to any one of Appendix 1 to 4.
(Appendix 6)
The terminal
In addition, it includes vibration information detecting means.
The vibration information detecting means detects the vibration information of the terminal.
The terminal search support device according to any one of Appendix 1 to 5.
(Appendix 7)
Including the terminal search support device and the terminal according to any one of Appendix 1 to 5.
The terminal includes a vibration information detecting means and a transmitting means.
The vibration information detecting means detects the vibration information of the terminal and
The transmitting means transmits the vibration information to the terminal search support device.
Terminal search support system.
(Appendix 8)
Including vibration information acquisition process and output process
In the vibration information acquisition step, vibration information of the terminal over time is acquired, and the vibration information is acquired.
The vibration information is associated with the date and time information when the vibration was detected.
The output process outputs the vibration information in response to a search support request for the terminal from the user.
Terminal search support method.
(Appendix 9)
In addition, it includes a vibration information discrimination process.
In the vibration information determination step, the acquired vibration information is determined, and the vibration information is determined.
The output step outputs the result of the determination.
The terminal search support method described in Appendix 8.
(Appendix 10)
The terminal search support method according to Appendix 9, which performs user analysis in the determination.
(Appendix 11)
In addition, it includes a movement calculation process.
In the movement calculation step, the movement information of the terminal is calculated from the vibration information, and the movement information is calculated.
The output step further outputs the calculated movement information.
The terminal search support method according to any one of Appendix 8 to 10.
(Appendix 12)
Further, the terminal searchable condition determination step of determining whether or not the estimated position information of the terminal satisfies the terminal searchable condition is included.
The output step further outputs the estimated position information, and outputs the vibration information when the estimated position information does not satisfy the terminal searchable condition.
The terminal search support method according to any one of Appendix 8 to 11.
(Appendix 13)
The terminal search support method according to any one of Supplementary note 8 to 12, wherein each step is executed by a computer.
(Appendix 14)
In addition, it includes a vibration information detection step.
The vibration information detection step detects the vibration information of the terminal.
The terminal search support method according to any one of Appendix 8 to 13.
(Appendix 15)
A program capable of executing the method according to any one of Appendix 8 to 13 on a computer.
(Appendix 16)
A computer-readable recording medium on which the program described in Appendix 15 is recorded.

According to the present invention, for example, it is possible to provide a new system capable of assisting a user in searching for a terminal even when the range of the estimated position information is not uniquely determined. Therefore, for example, it is possible to support the terminal search when the mobile phone is lost. In addition, for example, by holding the terminal for a patient with dementia, a child, or the like, search support can be provided when the patient, the child, or the like goes missing.

10 Terminal search support device 11 Vibration information acquisition means 12 Output means 20 Terminals 21, 13 Vibration information detection means 22 Transmission means

Claims (10)

Including vibration information acquisition means and output means
The vibration information acquisition means acquires vibration information over time of the terminal and obtains vibration information.
The vibration information is associated with the date and time information when the vibration was detected.
The output means outputs the vibration information in response to a search support request for the terminal from the user.
Terminal search support device. In addition, it includes vibration information discrimination means.
The vibration information discriminating means discriminates the acquired vibration information and determines the vibration information.
The output means outputs the result of the determination.
The terminal search support device according to claim 1. The terminal search support device according to claim 2, which performs user analysis in the determination. In addition, it includes a movement calculation means
The movement calculation means calculates the movement information of the terminal from the vibration information, and obtains the movement information.
The output means further outputs the calculated movement information.
The terminal search support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Further, the terminal searchable condition determining means for determining whether or not the estimated position information of the terminal satisfies the terminal searchable condition is included.
The output means further outputs the estimated position information, and outputs the vibration information when the estimated position information does not satisfy the terminal searchable condition.
The terminal search support device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The terminal
In addition, it includes vibration information detecting means.
The vibration information detecting means detects the vibration information of the terminal.
The terminal search support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The terminal search support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and the terminal are included.
The terminal includes a vibration information detecting means and a transmitting means.
The vibration information detecting means detects the vibration information of the terminal and
The transmitting means transmits the vibration information to the terminal search support device.
Terminal search support system. Including vibration information acquisition process and output process
In the vibration information acquisition step, vibration information of the terminal over time is acquired, and the vibration information is acquired.
The vibration information is associated with the date and time information when the vibration was detected.
The output step outputs the vibration information in response to a search support request for the terminal from the user.
Terminal search support method. The terminal search support method according to claim 8, wherein each step is executed by a computer. A program capable of performing the method according to claim 8 or 9 on a computer.