JP3195188U - Card with position tracking function and position tracking system - Google Patents

Abstract

A card with a position tracking function capable of maintaining a position tracking function over a long period of time, a position tracking system thereof, and a portable terminal are provided. A card 10 with a position tracking function is a card 10 with a position tracking function that makes it possible to specify a current position by transmitting a signal relating to current position information, and at least a part of the surface thereof is transparent. Provided in the base body 2 and the control unit 4 for transmitting the encrypted position information and user information as the signal, and provided in an area having transparency in the base body. Further, a power generation solar panel 5 that drives the control unit 4, a thin film battery 3 that stores electrical energy generated by the power generation solar panel 5, and a transmission for transmitting a specific signal by the control unit 4 or the like And an antenna 8. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a card with a position tracking function and a position tracking system capable of maintaining the position tracking function over a long period of time.

  Conventionally, a credit card or a cash card with a built-in transmitter that transmits a specific signal requires a battery to drive the transmitter. As such a credit card or the like, for example, the following Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus including an oscillator that transmits a unique code using a battery as a power source.

  In the idea described in the above document, the code signal transmitted from the oscillator is received by the base station, and further, the base station sends the signal to the general base station, and the general base station receives the signals from the plurality of base stations. It is supposed that the position can be calculated based on the original. Further, in this device, the battery can be reduced in size, and the transmission distance of the code signal from the oscillator only needs to be enough to reach the base station of the mobile telephone communication network, so that the battery can be reduced in size.

  However, since a conventional credit card or the like uses a battery as a power source, it is difficult to transmit a signal over a long period of time. Therefore, there is a problem that the position of a credit card or the like cannot be detected when the radio wave of the transmitter is not transmitted due to the battery running out.

JP 2000-249752 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card with a position tracking function capable of maintaining a position tracking function over a long period of time, a position tracking system thereof, and a portable terminal.

  The card with a position tracking function of the present invention is a card with a position tracking function that enables identification of the current position by transmitting a signal related to the current position information in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, A part of the substrate having transparency, a transmission means provided in the substrate and transmitting the encrypted position information and user information as the signal, and a region having transparency in the substrate A power generation solar panel for driving the transmission means, a power storage means for accumulating electrical energy generated by the power generation solar panel, and a signal related to the position information by the transmission means And a transmitting antenna.

  In the above-described configuration, the apparatus includes a detection unit that detects a remaining amount of electrical energy stored in the storage unit, and a display unit that displays the remaining amount of electrical energy according to a result of the detection unit. preferable.

  The position tracking system for a card with a position tracking function according to the present invention includes a positioning satellite for transmitting a positioning satellite signal and the card with a position tracking function for receiving the satellite signal in order to solve the above problems. A base station that receives the position information and user information transmitted from the card with the position tracking function, and the position information and user transmitted from the base station to track the current position of the card with the position tracking function. It is characterized by comprising a portable terminal that enables.

  Furthermore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the mobile terminal of the present invention is a mobile terminal that receives a signal related to current location information and user information and enables identification of the current location, the location described above It can be combined with a card with a tracking function.

  According to the card with a position tracking function of the present invention, a solar panel for power generation is provided in a region having transparency in at least a part of the substrate having transparency. This solar panel for power generation drives transmission means for transmitting the encrypted position information signal. And since the electric energy produced | generated with the solar panel for electric power generation is accumulate | stored in an electrical storage means, in this invention, the signal of the encrypted positional information can be transmitted for a long period of time. As a result, the present invention makes it possible to track the position of a card with a position tracking function over a long period of time.

  In addition, according to the position tracking system for a card with a position tracking function of the present invention, the portable terminal can receive an encrypted position information signal that the card with the position tracking function continues to transmit over a long period of time. Improvement of versatility and versatility.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the block diagram of the position tracking system of this Embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view for demonstrating the card with a position tracking function used for the said position tracking system. It is a block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the said card with a position tracking function.

  The card with a position tracking function according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration diagram of a position tracking system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a card with a position tracking function used in the position tracking system. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the card with the position tracking function.

  The position tracking system 1 of the present embodiment includes a card 10 with a position tracking function, a positioning satellite 20, a base station 30, and a portable terminal 40. The position tracking system 1 receives the satellite signal wirelessly transmitted from the positioning satellite 20 by the card 10 with the position tracking function, and obtains the current location (latitude and longitude), the current time, the moving speed, and the like based on the result and encrypts them. To send as current location information. The transmitted position information is received by the base station 30 and then transmitted to the mobile terminal 40.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the card 10 with a position tracking function includes a base 2 having at least a part of the surface being transparent. The base body 2 includes a base body 2 composed of a base material 2a, a surface side exterior material 2b that covers the surface of the base material 2a, and a back surface side exterior material 2c that covers the back surface of the base material 2a.

  It does not specifically limit as a shape of the base material 2a, For example, a film form, a sheet form, a board | substrate form etc. is employable. Although it does not specifically limit as a material of the base material 2a, From a viewpoint of durability, convenience, etc., it is preferable to use the resin material which has flexibility. Examples of such resin materials include polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin (ABS), polypropylene, triacetate, PEN (polyethylene naphthalate), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), polyimide (PI), and polyester. Etc. These resin materials can be arbitrarily selected according to the characteristics required for the card 10 with a position tracking function.

  Although the thickness of the base material 2a is not specifically limited, Usually, it will be about 0.20-0.30 mm. However, since the thin film battery 3 and the solar panel 5 for power generation are mounted on the base material 2a, it is preferable to use those corresponding to their thickness.

  The front surface side exterior material 2b and the back surface side exterior material 2c constitute the front surface and the back surface of the substrate 2, for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PBT (polybutyl terephthalate), PEG (polyethylene glycol, oriented PET, etc.) However, the present invention is not limited to these polymer materials, and according to the characteristics required for the card 10 with a position tracking function, the present invention is not limited to these materials. It is possible to arbitrarily arbitrarily select from known polymer materials.

  The surface side exterior material 2b has transparency. Thereby, the power generation solar panel 5 can receive light by sunlight or the like. On the other hand, although the back surface side exterior material 2c does not have transparency, this invention is not limited to these aspects. That is, only a part of the front surface side exterior material 2b may be transparent, and at least a part of the rear surface side exterior material 2c may be transparent. The transparency means that light in the visible light region (360 nm to 750 nm) is transmitted.

  The thicknesses of the front-side exterior material 2b and the back-side exterior material 2c are not particularly limited and can be set as appropriate. In order to make the total thickness of the card 10 with position tracking function within the range specified by ISO, the thicknesses of the front surface side exterior material 2b and the back surface side exterior material 2c may be appropriately set and adjusted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the base material 2 a includes a thin film battery 3 as a power storage means, a control unit 4, a power generation solar panel 5, a display unit 6, a GPS (Global Positioning System) reception antenna 7 and a transmission antenna 8. Prepare.

The thin film battery 3 is connected to a power generation solar panel 5 and can store the power generated by the power generation solar panel 5. The thin film battery 3 supplies power to the control unit 4 and the display unit 6. The thin film battery 3 is not particularly limited, and a conventionally known battery can be used. For example, a thin-film secondary battery that satisfies the ISO standard that can be repeatedly charged and discharged is used. More specifically, an amorphous V ₂ O ₅ gel thin film is used as a positive electrode active material, and a highly ionic conductive polyphosphazene is used as an electrolyte. The ultra-thin secondary battery (thickness 0.1 mm) used, the flexible ultra-thin lithium secondary battery (thickness 0.2 mm), etc. can be used.

  The control unit 4 includes at least an interface 11, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 13, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 14. The interface 11, RAM 12, ROM 13, and CPU 14 are connected to the bus 15. The control unit 4 has a function of transmitting a position information related to the current position of the card 10 with a position tracking function and a signal of user information using the transmitting antenna 8 and functions as a transmitting means. The interface 11 is also connected to the thin film battery 3 and the display unit 6 via the path 15.

  The RAM 12 is used as a work memory for the CPU 14. The ROM 13 stores a program for operating the CPU 14. Further, user information unique to the card 10 with a position tracking function is also stored. By storing user information in the ROM 13, it is possible to distinguish whether or not the card 10 has a position tracking function owned by the user.

  The CPU 14 operates according to an operation program stored in advance in the ROM 13. Specifically, the communication operation with the positioning satellite 20 and the base station 30 is controlled. Further, calculation for calculating the current position is performed based on the satellite signal received by the GPS receiving antenna 7. Furthermore, control for displaying information such as the remaining battery level of the thin-film battery 3 on the display unit 6 is performed. Further, charging and discharging by the power generated by the power generation solar panel 5 are controlled via the interface 11.

  It does not specifically limit as the solar panel 5 for electric power generation, For example, the commercially available thing etc. which have an electromotive force of about 1.5v-5v and 3 microamperes can be used. The power generation solar panel 5 is mainly used for driving the control unit 4 and the display unit 6.

  Further, the power generation solar panel 5 may be provided on the entire front surface and / or back surface of the base 2 or may be provided in a predetermined region. However, in order to enable reception of sunlight or the like, the front surface side exterior material 2b or the back surface side exterior material 2c needs to have transparency at least in a region where the power generation solar panel 5 is provided.

  The display unit 6 is preferably flexible, and for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic electro luminescence display (OEL), or the like can be used. The display unit 6 is driven by electric power supplied from the power generation solar panel 5 or the thin film battery 3, and can display the remaining battery level of the thin film battery 3 based on the information stored in the control unit 4. The display method is not particularly limited, and for example, characters and the like can be displayed by a matrix or a segment.

  The GPS receiving antenna 7 has a function of receiving the satellite signal transmitted from the positioning satellite 20. The GPS receiving antenna 7 is not particularly limited, and for example, a film antenna or the like can be used. The transmitting antenna 8 has a function of transmitting position information and user information signals. The transmitting antenna 8 is not particularly limited, and for example, a coil antenna can be used.

  Specifically, as the positioning satellite 20, for example, a positioning satellite that is in an orbit around the earth, that is, a GPS satellite can be cited.

  The mobile terminal 40 is a terminal used when a user requests the base station 30 to provide location information and user information. For example, the portable terminal 40 includes means for acquiring the position information and user information of the card 10 with position tracking function from the base station 30. The mobile terminal 40 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a smartphone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a mobile phone, a mobile personal computer, and a tablet.

  In the present embodiment, a power supply voltage monitoring circuit (detection means, not shown) for detecting the remaining amount of electrical energy stored in the thin film battery may be provided. The power supply voltage monitoring circuit can be provided in the control unit 4 and is driven by receiving power supply from the thin film battery. Then, the voltage of the thin film battery 3 is detected as the remaining electric power, and when the voltage of the thin film battery 3 falls below a predetermined value as the remaining electric power, the remaining battery capacity can be displayed on the display unit 6. .

Next, the operation of the position tracking system 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
First, when the card 10 with a position tracking function receives a satellite signal from the positioning satellite 20 by the GPS receiving antenna 7, the control unit 4 calculates the current position based on information based on the satellite signal. Further, the control unit 4 transmits the current position information obtained by the calculation and user information stored in advance in the ROM 13 as a signal using the transmitting antenna 8.

  When the base station 30 receives the current location information and user information of the card 10 with location tracking function, the base station 30 stores the information in the memory as data. And when there is a call from the mobile terminal 40 of the user to the base station 30, that is, when a signal requesting to confirm the current position of the card with position function 10 and a signal regarding user information are transmitted to the base station 30, The base station 30 compares the user information stored in the memory with the user information transmitted from the portable terminal 40 and confirms whether or not they match. When the user information matches, the base station 30 transmits the position information and user information of the card 10 with the position tracking function to the user's portable terminal 40.

  When the position information related to the current position of the card 10 with position tracking function is received in the portable terminal 40, the user can confirm the current position of the card 10 with position tracking function.

  As described above, according to the card with the position tracking function of the present embodiment and the position tracking system using the same, even if the card is lost, the power generation solar panel and the electricity generated by the power generation solar panel are generated. Since the thin-film battery for storing energy is provided, the current position can be specified and tracked by the portable terminal over a long period of time.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Position tracking system 2 Base | substrate 2a Base material 2b Front side exterior material 2c Back side exterior material 3 Thin film battery 4 Control part 5 Power generation solar panel 6 Display part 7 GPS receiving antenna 8 Transmission antenna 10 Card 11 with a position tracking function Interface 12 RAM
13 ROM
14 CPU
15 Bus 20 Positioning Satellite 30 Base Station 40 Mobile Terminal

Claims (4)

A card with a position tracking function that enables identification of the current position by transmitting a signal related to the current position information,
A substrate having at least part of its surface being transparent;
A transmitting means provided in the base body and transmitting the encrypted location information and user information as the signal;
A solar panel for power generation that is provided in a region having transparency in the substrate and that drives the transmitting means;
Power storage means for storing electrical energy generated by the solar panel for power generation,
A card with a position tracking function, comprising: a transmitting antenna for transmitting a signal related to the position information by the transmitting means. Detecting means for detecting a remaining amount of electrical energy stored in the power storage means;
The card with a position tracking function according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying a remaining amount of electric energy according to a result of the detection means. A positioning satellite that transmits satellite signals for positioning;
The card with a position tracking function according to claim 1 or 2, which receives the satellite signal;
A base station that receives the location information and user information transmitted by the location tracking function card;
A position tracking function card position tracking system comprising: a mobile terminal that receives the position information and user transmitted from the base station and enables tracking of a current position of the position tracking function card. A portable terminal that receives a signal relating to current position information and user information and enables identification of the current position, and is capable of being combined with the card with a position tracking function according to claim 1 or 2.

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