JP3752543B2 - Status communication device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a status transmission device that transmits information related to our situation to a communication partner by input by manual operation and input by automatic setting, and receives and displays information related to the status of the other party.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, the telephone is a medium that interrupts the other party, and even if the other party you want to talk to is busy or unable to answer the call, you can interrupt the other party without telling you. It has become a medium that can be inserted.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, as described above, if a telephone call is interrupted regardless of the situation, the person receiving the telephone call may feel very inconvenienced or complicated depending on the situation at that time. In addition, the person who makes a phone call is troubled by the judgment of the other party's situation, and the result is a concern. As described above, the conventional telephone system has an advantage of being able to communicate promptly, but it is not necessarily safe to use.
[0004]
The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a status transmission device that transmits status information so that a user can make a call with peace of mind in consideration of the status of the other party. is there.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the situation transmission device according to the present invention transmits information on the situation of the other party to the communication partner, and receives and displays information on the situation of the other party manually. Based on the data from the sensor, the manual situation setting means that inputs and sets any of a plurality of situation information, the sensor that collects data for automatically determining information about our situation, and the information about our situation The automatic situation setting means that automatically sets one of a plurality of situation information by estimation, and the destination of information related to our situation set by the manual situation setting means and the automatic situation setting means for the situation information to be transmitted each and destination setting means for setting a destination, information about our situation is set manually state setting means and the automatic status setting means Te And transmitting means for transmitting to the server, and display means for displaying information related to the reception means and, the other party of the situations information and received about our situation that receives information about the status of the other party that has been transmitted is stored in the server, It is characterized by providing.
[0006]
In addition to the above-described configuration, the situation transmission device according to the present invention further includes authentication information giving means for giving user authentication information to information relating to our situation, and the transmission means includes a manual situation setting means and an automatic situation. When information about our situation set by the setting means is transmitted to the server, the authentication information of the user is added and transmitted.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0008]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a situation transmission system according to the present invention. This situation transmission system is a system that transmits information about a user's situation to each other via the server 2, and includes a situation transmission device 1 and a server 2 as shown in the figure. As will be described later, the situation transmission device 1 sets information (hereinafter referred to as “situation information”) I relating to the situation of the user, and sends the situation information I with the authentication information ID of the user. It is a device that receives and displays the status information I of the other party. The server 2 is a device that stores the user status information I from the status transmission device 1 and transmits the information if there is a transmission request.
[0009]
Next, the internal configuration of the status transmission device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0010]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the status transmission device of the present invention. In the figure, a situation transmitting device 1 of the present invention is constructed as a function in which a CPU of a microcomputer operates in accordance with software, for example, inside a mobile phone. And the other party's status information I is received from the server 2 and displayed.
[0011]
That is, the situation transmitting device 1 includes a situation setting means (manual situation setting means) 11 for setting our situation information I manually input using a key operation unit 18 in which various keys are arranged, and a sensor group. A situation estimation means (automatic situation setting means) 14 for automatically estimating and setting our situation information I based on the detection results of various sensors constituting the system 19 (without manual input operation by the user ) ; A transmission unit 16 for transmitting the status information I set by the setting unit 11 and the status estimation unit 14 to the server 2, and a reception unit 17 for receiving the status information I of the other party stored and transmitted in the server 2; Display means 15 for displaying our status information I and the received status information I of the other party.
[0012]
The status transmission device 1 also includes a destination setting means 12 for setting the destination of our status information I and an ID setting for giving ID information (authentication information) for giving the user's authentication information ID to our status information I. Means 13 are provided. The destination and ID information are also manually input using the key operation unit 18.
[0013]
The status information I, destination, ID information and the like described above can be displayed on the screen by the display means 15, so that the user can check the information on the screen.
[0014]
The situation information I set by manual input in the situation setting means 11 is information representing the current situation of the user, for example, “Don't Disturb!” “Hima” “Meeting” “Meal” It is something like “absence”.
[0015]
The sensor group 19 is a combination of one or more of various sensors such as an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a magnetic sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a pressure sensor, and a position sensor such as a GPS. Thus, the situation estimation means 14 estimates the user's situation based on the signals from these sensors and automatically sets the situation information I without the input of a manual operation by the user. For example, when there is almost no change in the signal of the acceleration sensor over several hours, it can be estimated that there is a strong possibility that the situation transmitting device 1 is left away from the user's body (situation information (1)). When it is late night and the user knows that he / she sleeps at midnight as a life pattern, he / she estimates that he is sleeping (situation information (2)) and either Set status information I. Similarly, if the signal of the acceleration sensor corresponds to the vibration of the train, the situation estimation means 14 estimates that the user is on the train (situation information (3)), and obtains the situation information I to that effect. Set.
[0016]
Thus, the destination of the status information I set automatically by manual input and based on signals from various sensors can be set for each partner by the destination setting means 12. For example, the situation information I “Don't Disturb!” Can be sent to Mr. A, and another situation information I, for example, the situation information I “meeting” can be sent to Mr. B. . In this case, the transmission partner is not limited to an individual, but may be an arbitrary group.
[0017]
When the status information I is set manually and automatically in the status transmission device 1 configured as described above, the status information I is given ID information and a destination set by the user, and the transmission means 16 Information is transmitted to the server 2 wirelessly or by wire via an antenna. The transmission by the transmission means 16 is performed when the status information I is changed or based on a user's transmission operation. Moreover, you may make it transmit toward the server 2 regularly.
[0018]
When the status information I of the other party is sent from the server 2 to the status transmission device 1, the receiving means 17 receives the status information I, and the information is displayed on the screen by the display means 15.
[0019]
On the other hand, the server 2 temporarily stores information sent from the status transmission device 1. That is, the user status information I, the user ID information, and the destination sent from the status transmission device 1 are received and stored in the database together with the last update time. Then, when the latest information received from the user is different from the information held in the server 2 so far, the information is updated, and the latest information is sent to other users who have permitted the data transfer by the user. Send. In addition, when the latest information received from the user matches the information held so far, only the last update time is updated, and there is no information update over a preset time (for example, 5 hours) from the last update time. If the reliability of the status information I is reduced, the information content is changed to “unknown”.
[0020]
Here, the server 2 transmits information in response to the latest information being sent from the status transmission device 1, but when there is an active transmission request from the user, The corresponding status information I may be transmitted to the user status transmission device 1 in response to the request.
[0021]
As described above, in the present invention, the situation information I is set manually and automatically and is transmitted to the other party. You will be able to easily get a clue to determine if the situation is acceptable even if you speak right now. And since it is possible to make a call after confirming that it does not disturb the other party, it is possible to communicate with the other party with peace of mind. In this way, the situation information I can understand before making a call not only contributes to increasing the ease of talking and increasing the amount of communication, but also a city where interaction with others is diminished by living alone. People can always feel connected with others and can be used from younger generations to the elderly, helping to realize a safe society.
[0022]
In addition, because the other party makes a call after grasping our situation, the rate of inconvenience can be reduced and the person receiving the call can live a comfortable life.
[0023]
In addition to manual input, the situation information I can be set automatically using the sensor, so even if you forget to enter the situation information, it will be sent automatically. The function of transmitting can be fully exhibited at all times.
[0024]
Further, since the ID information is added to the status information I, the status information I can be reliably guaranteed, and the reliability of the system can be improved by reliably functioning the system.
[0025]
Since the situation information I sent to the server 2 is stored together with the last update time, the situation information I can be managed accurately in time series. Further, the reliability of the information is also determined based on the last update time, and when the predetermined time has elapsed, the status information I is transmitted as “unknown”. Can be improved.
[0026]
In the above description, the situation transmission device 1 is constructed, for example, inside a mobile phone. However, the situation transmission device 1 may be configured as a separate and independent device.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
Since this invention consists of an above-described structure, there can exist an effect which is demonstrated below.
[0028]
According to the present invention, information regarding the user's situation is manually input and automatically set and transmitted to the other party. However, it will be possible to easily obtain clues for judging whether the situation is permissible. And since it is possible to make a call after confirming that it does not disturb the other party, it is possible to communicate with the other party with peace of mind. In this way, knowing the information about the user's situation before making a call not only contributes to improving the ease of talking and increasing the amount of communication, but also living alone is rarely interacting with others. It is possible to make the urban people who are becoming always connected with others, and it can be used from the younger generation to the elderly generation, which helps to realize a safe society.
[0029]
In addition, because the other party makes a call after grasping our situation, the rate of inconvenience can be reduced and the person receiving the call can live a comfortable life.
[0030]
Furthermore, even if the situation information cannot be input manually, the situation information I can be set automatically using the sensor. Therefore, the function of transmitting the situation and communicating the situation can be sufficiently performed at all times.
[0031]
Further, since the authentication information is added to the information related to the user's status, the information related to the status can be surely guaranteed, and the reliability of the system can be improved by reliably functioning the system.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a situation transmission system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a status transmission device according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Status transmission apparatus 2 Server 11 Status setting means 12 Destination setting means 13 ID setting means 14 Status estimation means 15 Display means 16 Transmission means 17 Reception means 18 Key operation part 19 Sensor group

Claims (2)

In a situation transmission device that communicates information about our situation to the communication partner and receives and displays information about the situation of the other party,
Manual status setting means for manually inputting information on our status and setting any of a plurality of status information ;
A sensor that collects data to automatically determine information about our situation;
Automatic situation setting means for estimating information on our situation based on data from sensors and automatically setting one of a plurality of situation information ;
Destination setting means for setting the destination of the information on the situation set by the manual status setting means and the automatic status setting means for each of the status information to be transmitted;
Transmitting means for transmitting information about our situation set by the manual situation setting means and the automatic situation setting means to the server;
Receiving means for receiving information on the status of the other party stored and sent to the server;
Display means for displaying information about our situation and information about the other party's situation received,
A situation transmitting device comprising: The status transmission device according to claim 1, further comprising:
It has authentication information granting means to give user authentication information to information about our situation,
The transmission means, when transmitting information related to our situation set by the manual situation setting means and the automatic situation setting means to the server, adds the user authentication information and transmits the situation transmission apparatus. .

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