JP4266229B2 - Weather / sea state information transmission system and weather / sea state information transmission device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to information relating to weather or sea conditions weather and sea conditions information transmission system to be transmitted to or company which manages the ship or ships, as well as weather and sea conditions information transmission equipment which constitutes the weather and sea conditions information transmitting system.

  In recent years, institutional information on engines such as the engine of a ship, by means of communication using a communication satellite or communication using a mobile phone network between a ship in operation and a company that manages the ship (hereinafter referred to as a management company). A communication system that transmits and receives ship information such as movement information related to movement of a ship and position information indicating the current position of the ship has been put into practical use. Also, the ship is equipped with an inboard LAN (Local Area Network), which creates ship information electronically and transmits the digitized ship information from the computer installed in the ship to the computer installed in the management company. A system has been developed.

  In Patent Document 1, a personal computer installed in a ship transmits ship information to a ship information mediating apparatus via a communication satellite and a satellite base station, and the ship information received by the ship information mediating apparatus is used as a management company for each ship. Since the format is not included in the ship information transmitted from the ship, the ship information transmitted from the ship is not included in the configuration by editing the format determined for each time and sending the edited ship information to the personal computer installed in the management company. A ship information mediation system and a ship information mediation apparatus that can transmit information at low cost have been proposed.

On the other hand, since changes in weather and sea conditions such as typhoons, storms, strong winds, winds, swells, icing and dense fog have a large impact on navigation, information on these weather and sea conditions (hereinafter referred to as weather and sea conditions) It is necessary to obtain information such as warnings and warnings quickly and accurately. Meteorological / sea state information is provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency or private weather operators, etc., and the ship management company obtains weather / sea state information from them, for example, to ships navigating within the typhoon warning range The warning was issued using communication by communication satellite or communication by mobile phone network.
JP 2001-283145 A

  However, when a ship management company manages a large number of ships, it takes time to identify the ship that is navigating the warning area, and there are many ships that are navigating the alarm area. In this case, it takes time because it is necessary to communicate to all ships and issue a warning. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time until the information is transmitted to a ship that needs this information after acquiring weather / sea state information. In the ship information mediation system and the ship information mediation apparatus described in Patent Document 1, such weather / sea state information is not mentioned.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to acquire ship position information and transmit it to other devices, and receive information transmitted from other devices. A marine communication device that can be installed on the vessel, obtain weather / sea state information provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency or a private weather operator, etc., receive position information transmitted from the marine communication device, and By determining whether or not it is located in the target area of the sea state information, and having a configuration including a weather and sea state information transmission device that transmits the weather and sea state information to the ship communication device of the ship in the target area, Land-based communication device capable of transmitting weather / sea state information to a ship quickly and accurately, receiving and displaying information from the weather / sea state information transmitting device, and transmitting information to the ship communication device On the land With formed, management company land that manages ship is to provide a weather and sea conditions information transmission system capable of performing communication with each vessel in accordance with the weather and sea conditions information.

  Another object of the present invention is that the ship communication device notifies when the weather / sea state information is received, so that the sailor can be surely recognized that the weather / sea state information has been received. It is to provide a weather / sea state information transmission system that can be made to operate.

  Another object of the present invention is to extract and transmit only the weather / sea state information relating to the region where the ship is located when the weather / sea state information transmitting device transmits the weather / sea state information. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a weather / sea state information transmission system capable of transmitting only necessary information to a marine communication device without transmitting unnecessary information to each ship.

  Another object of the present invention is to create image information indicating ship position and weather / sea state information on a map, and to transmit the created image information to a land communication device. It is intended to provide a weather / sea state information transmission system in which a company can easily grasp the position of a ship and weather / sea state information.

  Another object of the present invention is to transmit information from the land communication device to the marine communication device together with the weather / sea state information when the weather / sea state information transmitting device transmits information to the land communication device. An object of the present invention is to provide a weather / sea state information transmission system in which a management company can easily transmit information from a land-based communication device to a ship by transmitting information for starting a function to be performed.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a configuration for transmitting weather / sea state information from a weather / sea state information transmitting device to a portable communication device, for example, a person in charge of a management company who owns the portable communication device. It is another object of the present invention to provide a weather / sea state information transmission system capable of quickly and reliably transmitting weather / sea state information.

  Another object of the present invention is that the weather / sea state information transmitting device transmits information related to the alarm or warning as weather / sea state information so that a highly urgent alarm or warning can be quickly transmitted. It is another object of the present invention to provide a weather / sea state information transmission system that can transmit data reliably and reliably.

Another object of the present invention is to obtain weather / sea information provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency or private weather operators, etc., receive ship position information, and ship within the target area of weather / sea information. By determining whether it is located or not, it is possible to quickly and accurately transmit weather and sea condition information to the ship in the target area, and install it on land An object of the present invention is to provide a weather / sea state information transmitting apparatus capable of transmitting weather / sea state information to a land management company that manages ships by adopting a configuration for transmitting information to the land communication device .

  Another object of the present invention is that, when transmitting weather / sea conditions information, only the weather / sea conditions information relating to the region where the ship is located is extracted and transmitted, so An object of the present invention is to provide a weather / sea state information transmitting apparatus capable of transmitting only necessary information to a marine communication apparatus without transmitting necessary information.

  Another object of the present invention is to create image information indicating the ship's position and weather / sea state information on a map and transmit the created image information to a communication device installed on land. Therefore, the management company is to provide a weather / sea state information device system that makes it easy to grasp the position of the ship and weather / sea state information.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a communication device installed on a ship from a communication device installed on land together with weather / sea information when transmitting weather / sea information to a communication device installed on land. Provides a weather / sea state information transmission system that allows a management company to easily transmit information from a land-based communication device to a ship by transmitting information to activate a function to transmit information to the ship. There is to do.

The weather / sea state information transmission system according to the first aspect of the invention transmits weather / sea state information acquisition means for acquiring weather / sea state information related to the weather or sea state, and weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquisition means. A weather / sea state information transmitting device having a transmitting means, a marine communication device installed on a ship, and a land communication device installed on land, wherein the marine communication device is position information related to the position of the ship. Position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information acquisition means, transmission means for transmitting the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means to the weather / sea state information transmission device, and reception for receiving the weather / sea state information transmitted by the weather / sea state information transmission device And receiving means for receiving information transmitted by the land communication device, the land communication device receiving information transmitted by the weather / sea state information transmitting device, the receiving Display means for displaying information received by the stage, accepting means for accepting an input operation, and sending means for transmitting information to the marine communication device in response to the input operation accepted by the accepting means. The information transmitting device is based on the receiving means for receiving the position information transmitted from the ship communication device, the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquiring means, and the position information received by the receiving means. Determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle is located in an area subject to weather / sea state information, and display means for the land communication device based on the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquiring unit And generating means for generating information to be displayed on the screen, and when the weather / sea state information acquiring means acquires the weather / sea state information, if it is located within the region that is the target of the weather / sea state information, Yes so as to transmit the weather and sea conditions information to the marine communication device installed in a ship that has been determined by the constant unit, searching for land communication device that manages the ship, said to the communication device for the upper該陸Send weather / sea state information as an e-mail, perform authentication processing with the land communication device, and send the information generated by the generating means to the land communication device that has been successfully authenticated as homepage data. It is characterized by being.

In the present invention, a marine communication device is provided on a marine vessel to communicate with a weather / sea state information transmitting device. The marine communication device is equipped with, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System), acquires position information of the marine vessel, and transmits it to the weather / sea state information transmission device. The meteorological / sea state information transmission device receives the position information of the ship, acquires the weather / sea state information provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency or private weather operators, etc., and whether the ship is located in the target area of the weather / sea state information. The weather / sea state information is transmitted to the ship communication device of the ship in the target area. Communication between the marine communication device and the meteorological / sea state information transmitting device can be performed by, for example, an electronic mail system using a communication satellite or a mobile phone network. Therefore, when the Japan Meteorological Agency or a private weather operator, for example, issues a warning related to weather and sea conditions, information can be automatically transmitted to a ship in the warning area.
In addition, for land use, for example, it can receive and display information transmitted by the weather / sea state information transmitting device to a ship management company, and can receive input operations and transmit information to the ship communication device. Install communication equipment. The communication between the weather / sea state information transmitting device and the land communication device can use the Internet or the like, for example, display of a homepage by e-mail and a Web browser, etc. Communication with the communication device can be performed, for example, by electronic mail using a communication satellite or a mobile phone network. The weather / sea state information transmitted from the weather / sea state information transmitting device to the land-based communication device is the same amount of weather / sea state information as the weather / sea state information provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency or private weather operators. Alternatively, it may be weather / sea state information obtained by extracting only information related to ships managed by the management company. The management company that has acquired the weather / sea state information can examine, for example, countermeasures for warnings or the route of the ship, and can give instructions by communicating with the ship.
In addition, when weather / sea state information is transmitted from the weather / sea state information transmitting device to the land communication device, the weather / sea state information is transmitted as an e-mail. Since the land-based communication device can detect and notify the reception of an e-mail, the user can be promptly and surely notified of reception of highly urgent information such as an alarm or warning.
In addition, when weather / sea state information is transmitted from the weather / sea state information transmitting device to the land-based communication device, the weather / sea state information is transmitted as homepage data. Since it is easy to show weather / sea state information with a figure or a table on the homepage, it is possible to provide the user with easy-to-recognize detailed information.

  In addition, the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the second aspect of the invention includes a notifying unit that performs notification when the marine communication device receives weather / sea state information from the weather / sea state information transmitting device. And

  In the present invention, when the weather / sea state information transmitted by the weather / sea state information transmitting device is received, the marine communication device performs notification using, for example, a warning sound or a warning lamp. This reduces the possibility that a crew member on board the ship will miss the reception of weather / sea information.

  Moreover, the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the third aspect of the invention is obtained when the weather / sea state information transmission device transmits the weather / sea state information to the marine communication device when the weather / sea state information acquisition unit acquires the weather / sea state information transmission unit. It has extraction means for extracting weather / sea state information relating to the region where the ship where the ship communication device is installed is located from weather / sea state information, and the weather / sea state information extracted by the extraction means is used for the ship communication device. It is characterized by being transmitted to.

  In the present invention, when the weather / sea state information transmitting device transmits weather / sea state information, only the weather / sea state information relating to the region where the ship is located is extracted and transmitted. The meteorological and marine information provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency or private weather operators, for example, includes information on all weather and marine conditions in the seas near Japan. The necessary information must be searched from a lot of information. Therefore, by extracting only necessary information in advance and transmitting it to the ship, it is not necessary to search for information on the ship, and the communication cost can be reduced because the amount of information is reduced.

The weather / sea state information transmitting system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the weather / sea state information transmitting device includes a creation unit that creates image information indicating a ship position and weather / sea state information on a map, The image information created by the creating means is transmitted to the communication device for use.

  In the present invention, when the weather / sea state information transmitting device performs transmission to the on-shore communication device, the image information indicating the ship position and the weather / sea state information is created on the map, and the created image information is transmitted. . For example, these images are displayed on a homepage and can be viewed from a management company using a Web browser. Thereby, it becomes easy for the management company to grasp the position of the ship and the weather / sea state information.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a weather / sea state information transmission system, wherein the weather / sea state information transmission device transmits information for starting a transmission means of the land communication device together with the weather / sea state information. And the land communication device activates the transmission means based on the information for activation transmitted from the weather / sea state information transmission device, and transmits information to the marine communication device. It is characterized by that.

  In the present invention, when the weather / sea state information transmission device transmits weather / sea state information to the land communication device, the function of transmitting information from the land communication device to the ship communication device together with the weather / sea state information is provided. Send information to start. For example, weather / sea state information and position information are displayed on the homepage, and can be viewed from a management company using a web browser. When one of the displayed ships is selected, an e-mail is sent to that ship. Start a program to send. Thereby, communication from a management company to a ship can be performed easily.

Further, a weather / sea state information transmission system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention includes a portable communication device having a receiving means for receiving information transmitted by the weather / sea state information transmission device, and the weather / sea state information transmission device includes: It has a transmission means which transmits weather and sea state information to a portable communication device.

  In the present invention, weather / sea state information is transmitted from the weather / sea state information transmitting device to the portable communication device. Even if the person in charge of the management company is not in the vicinity of the land-based communication device, the weather / sea state information can be transmitted to the mobile phone or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) owned by the person in charge. The person in charge does not overlook the high weather and sea information.

The weather / sea state information transmission system according to the seventh invention is characterized in that the weather / sea state information is information related to a weather or sea state warning or warning.

  In the present invention, a weather / sea state information transmitting device transmits information relating to a warning or warning as weather / sea state information to a ship communication device, a land communication device, a portable communication device, or the like. Weather / sea information such as warnings or warnings is highly urgent, so it is transmitted promptly and reliably.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a meteorological / sea state information transmitting device comprising: meteorological / sea state information acquiring means for acquiring weather / sea state information relating to weather or sea state; and weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquiring means. Transmitting means for transmitting, receiving means for receiving position information transmitted from a marine communication device installed on a ship, weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquiring means, and position received by the receiving means Based on the information, the determination means for determining whether or not the ship is located in the area subject to weather / sea state information, and on the land based on the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquisition means Generating means for generating information to be displayed on the display means of the installed land-based communication device, and when the weather / sea state information acquiring means acquires the weather / sea state information, the target of the weather / sea state information The land Yes so as to transmit the information on weather and sea conditions to be located to the determination unit by the determined installed on a ship was said marine communication device within, searching for land communication device that manages the ship, on該陸The weather / sea state information is transmitted as an e-mail to the communication device for land, the authentication processing is performed with the land communication device, and the information generated by the generating means is transmitted to the land communication device that has been successfully authenticated. It is characterized by being transmitted as .

In the present invention, the meteorological / sea state information transmitting device receives the position information of the ship, acquires the weather / sea state information provided by the Meteorological Agency or a private weather operator, etc., and the ship is within the target area of the weather / sea state information. It is determined whether or not the vehicle is located in the area, and the weather / sea state information is transmitted to the communication device of the ship in the target area. Therefore, when the Japan Meteorological Agency or a private weather operator, for example, issues a warning related to weather and sea conditions, information can be automatically transmitted to a ship in the warning area.
In addition, the management company that has acquired this information is configured to generate and transmit information for display based on weather and sea conditions information to the on-shore communication device installed at the management company of the ship, for example, For example, a countermeasure for an alarm or a route of a ship can be examined and an instruction can be given by communicating with the ship.

The weather / sea state information transmitting device according to the ninth aspect of the present invention provides the ship communication from the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquiring means when transmitting the weather / sea state information to the ship communication device. An extraction means for extracting weather / sea state information relating to a region where the ship where the apparatus is installed is located, and the transmission means transmits the weather / sea state information extracted by the extraction means to the ship communication device. It is characterized by being.

  In the present invention, when the weather / sea state information is transmitted to the communication device of the ship, only the weather / sea state information relating to the region where the ship is located is extracted and transmitted. By extracting only necessary information in advance and transmitting it to the ship, it is not necessary to search for necessary information from a large amount of information in the ship, and the communication cost can be reduced because the amount of information is reduced.

The meteorological / sea state information transmitting apparatus according to the tenth aspect of the present invention further includes a creating unit that creates image information indicating the position of the ship and the weather / sea state information on a map, and the transmitting unit is an image created by the creating unit. Information is transmitted to the land communication device.

  In the present invention, when transmitting to a land-based communication device, image information indicating a ship position and weather / sea state information is created on a map, and the created image information is transmitted. For example, these drawings are displayed on a homepage and can be viewed from a management company using a Web browser. Thereby, it becomes easy for the management company to grasp the position of the ship and the weather / sea state information.

The weather / sea state information transmitting apparatus according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention further comprises a creation means for creating information for the land communication apparatus to communicate with the ship communication apparatus, and the transmission means includes the ship communication. Information for communicating with the apparatus is transmitted together with weather / sea state information.

  In the present invention, when transmitting to a land communication device, information for starting a function for transmitting information from the land communication device to the ship communication device is transmitted together with the weather / sea state information. For example, weather / sea state information and position information are displayed on the homepage, and can be viewed from a management company using a web browser. When one of the displayed ships is selected, an e-mail is sent to that ship. Start the mail sending software for sending. Thereby, communication from a management company to a ship can be performed easily.

In the case of the first invention, the ship's position information is acquired and transmitted to another device, and a ship communication device capable of receiving the information transmitted from the other device is installed in the ship, and the Meteorological Agency or the private sector. The weather and sea state information provided by other weather operators, etc. is acquired, the position information transmitted from the ship communication device is received, and it is determined whether or not the ship is located in the target area of the weather and sea state information By providing a configuration including a weather / sea state information transmitting device that transmits weather / sea state information to a ship communication device for ships in the target area, the Japan Meteorological Agency or a private weather operator, for example, Since the information can be automatically transmitted to the ship in the warning area, the weather / sea state information can be quickly and accurately transmitted to the ship. Therefore, the management burden on the ship of the management company can be reduced and the safety of the ship's voyage can be improved.
In addition, by configuring the land-based communication device that can receive and display information from the weather / sea-state information transmitting device and transmit the information to the ship communication device, the weather / sea state information The management company received by the on-shore communication device can examine the countermeasures for the alarm or the route of the ship, etc., and can communicate with the ship to give an instruction, so that the ship can be managed reliably. At the same time, the voyage safety of the ship can be enhanced.
In addition, it is possible to detect and notify the reception of e-mail in the land communication device by transmitting the weather / sea state information as e-mail from the weather / sea state information transmitting device to the land communication device. Since it is possible to promptly and surely notify the user of the reception of highly reliable information, the ship can be managed reliably and the safety of the ship's voyage can be improved.
In addition, it is possible to provide weather / sea condition information in a form that makes it easy for the user to recognize detailed information by configuring the structure to transmit weather / sea condition information as home page data from the weather / sea state information transmitting apparatus to the land-based communication apparatus. The convenience of using the weather / sea state information transmission system on the management company side can be improved.

  Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, when the weather / sea state information is received, the marine communication device performs a notification so that a crew member on board the ship may miss the reception of the weather / sea state information. , The weather and sea state information can be surely recognized by seafarers. Therefore, the safety of navigation of the ship can be improved.

  Further, according to the third aspect of the invention, when the weather / sea state information transmitting device transmits the weather / sea state information, by extracting and transmitting only the weather / sea state information related to the region where the ship is located, Since only necessary information can be extracted and transmitted to the ship, and there is no need to search for information on the ship, the convenience when using the weather / sea state information transmission system on the ship side can be improved. Further, since the amount of information to be transmitted is reduced, the communication cost can be reduced.

Further, in the case of the fourth invention, the management company creates the image information indicating the ship position and the weather / sea state information on the map, and transmits the created image information to the land communication device. This makes it easier to grasp the location and weather / sea state information, so the convenience of using the weather / sea state information transmission system on the management company side can be improved.

In the case of the fifth invention, when the weather / sea state information transmitting device transmits information to the land communication device, the function of transmitting information from the land communication device to the ship communication device together with the weather / sea state information is provided. When the management company can easily send information to the ship from the on-shore communication device by using the configuration to transmit the information for starting, when the management company uses the weather / sea state information transmission system Can improve convenience.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the weather / sea state information transmitting device transmits the weather / sea state information to the portable communication device, the person in charge of the management company is not in the vicinity of the land communication device. Even if there is, the weather and sea state information can be transmitted to the portable communication device owned by the person in charge, so the weather and sea state information can be transmitted more reliably to the person in charge and the management of the ship is ensured It is possible to increase the safety of the voyage of the ship.

In the case of the seventh invention, the weather / sea state information transmitting device transmits information related to the warning or warning as the weather / sea state information to the ship communication device, the land communication device or the portable communication device. As a result, a highly urgent alarm or warning can be transmitted promptly and reliably, and the navigational safety of the ship can be improved.

Further, in the case of the eighth invention, the weather / sea state information provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency or a private weather operator is obtained, the position information of the ship is received, and the ship is located in the target area of the weather / sea state information. By determining whether or not and sending the weather / sea state information to the ships in the target area, if the Meteorological Agency or a private weather operator, for example, issues a warning related to the weather / sea state, Since information can be automatically transmitted to nearby ships, weather and sea state information can be transmitted quickly and accurately to the ship. Therefore, the management burden on the ship of the management company can be reduced and the safety of the ship's voyage can be improved.
In addition, by adopting a configuration for transmitting display information based on weather and sea conditions information to a land-based communication device installed on land, a management company or the like that has received this information by a land-based communication device, for example, Since the countermeasure or the route of the ship can be examined and an instruction can be given by communicating with the ship, the ship can be managed reliably and the safety of the ship's voyage can be improved.

According to the ninth aspect of the invention, when weather / sea state information is transmitted, only the weather / sea state information relating to the region where the ship is located is extracted and transmitted, so that information unnecessary for each ship is obtained. Because it is possible to transmit only necessary information to the marine communication device without transmitting information, and it is not necessary to perform information retrieval on the marine vessel, so that convenience can be improved and the amount of information to be transmitted is reduced. Communication cost can be reduced.

Further, in the case of the tenth invention, the image information indicating the ship position and the weather / sea state information is created on the map, and the created image information is transmitted to the communication device installed on the land. Convenience can be improved because it is easier for the company to grasp the ship's location and weather / sea state information.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, when weather / sea state information is transmitted to a communication device installed on land, information from the communication device installed on land together with the weather / sea state information to the communication device installed on the ship. By adopting a configuration for transmitting information for activating a function for performing transmission, it is possible to easily perform communication from the management company to the ship, so that convenience can be improved.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of a weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a service provider that provides a service using the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present invention. A server device 10a is installed in the service providing company 10, and the server device 10a is installed in a plurality of ships 30 that sail in the ocean via the communication satellite 40 or the wireless communication relay apparatus 41. 30a can be wirelessly communicated, and can communicate with the land-based communication device 20a installed in each of the plurality of management companies 20 that manage the ship 30 from the land via the network NW1. An inboard LAN is provided in the ship 30, and an alarm device 30b and a measuring instrument (not shown) are connected to the ship communication device 30a by the inboard LAN. The server device 10a is connected to a computer (not shown) of the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 via the network NW1 so that weather / sea state information provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 can be acquired. Further, the server device 10 a can perform wireless communication with a plurality of mobile phones 50 via the wireless communication relay device 41.

  In the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present embodiment, the server device 10a that acquires weather / sea state information from the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 such as a typhoon warning, a storm warning, a strong wind warning, a wind warning, a swell warning, an icing warning and a dense fog warning Are automatically transmitted as e-mails to the ship communication device 30a of the ship 30 navigating within the area of these warnings, and the land communication device 20a and the management company of the management company 20 managing the ship 30 It is automatically transmitted as an e-mail to the mobile phone 50 owned by 20 persons in charge. In addition, the server device 10 a uses a Web browser provided in the land-based communication device 20 a of the management company 20 to display detailed information on the ship information including the position information of the ship 30 and the weather / sea state information acquired from the Japan Meteorological Agency 100. It is sent as a homepage that can be browsed. This homepage can be browsed only by a specific management company 20 by user authentication such as password entry.

  The network NW1 constitutes a so-called Internet, but may include a telephone line, a wireless line, an optical line, or the like. The wireless communication relay device 41 is a device for configuring a so-called mobile phone network, and part or all of the network NW1 may use the mobile phone network, and part or all of the network NW1 may be part of the network NW1. A configuration using the communication satellite 40 may also be used. For communication between the network NW1 and the server apparatus 10a and the marine communication apparatus 30a, a suitable means or path can be selected from a plurality of communication means or communication paths. In FIG. 1, two management companies 20, two ships 30, and two mobile phones 50 are illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any number may be used.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the marine communication device 30a constituting the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present invention. The marine communication device 30a includes a GPS receiving unit 32, radio communication interfaces 33 and 34, an inboard communication interface 35, a RAM 36, a hard disk 37, a display unit 38, an operation unit 39, and a CPU 31 for controlling them. Each part is connected via a bus.

  The GPS receiver 32 receives a predetermined signal from a GPS satellite (not shown), and the CPU 31 calculates position information such as the current latitude and longitude of the ship 30 based on the signal received by the GPS receiver 32. It is like that. The wireless communication interfaces 33 and 34 communicate with the communication satellite 40 and the wireless communication relay device 41 shown in FIG. 1, and communicate using either the communication satellite 40 or the wireless communication relay device 41. The CPU 31 determines whether to perform the process according to the communication status. The inboard communication interface 35 communicates with the alarm device 30b, other measuring devices 30c, and the like via the network NW2 that connects each device in the ship 30. The network NW2 is a so-called inboard LAN.

  The RAM 36 is a storage element used when the CPU 31 performs arithmetic processing, control processing, or the like, and is configured by SRAM, DRAM, or the like. The hard disk 37 stores a program operating on the CPU 31 and various data, and data from the measuring instrument 30c obtained via the network NW2 is stored in the hard disk 37. The display unit 38 is configured by a display device such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT display, and can display various information. The operation unit 39 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like so as to accept a user operation. An operation given to the operation unit 39 by the user is transmitted to the CPU 31, and the CPU 31 performs processing according to the given operation content. It is.

  Although not shown, the alarm device 30b connected to the marine communication device 30a via the network NW2 includes a buzzer that outputs an alarm sound and three lamps that emit red, blue, and yellow light, respectively. In response to an operation command given from the marine communication device 30a, an alarm sound is output and a lamp is emitted. In addition, the measuring instrument 30c measures the operation state of an engine such as an engine and a boiler mounted on the ship, or the movement of the ship such as the wind speed, the wind direction, and the ship speed, and uses the network NW2 as the engine information or the movement information. To the marine communication device 30a.

  The position information calculated based on the signal received by the GPS receiver 32 and the ship engine information and movement information acquired by the measuring instrument 30c are transmitted from the wireless communication interface 33 or 34 to the communication satellite 40 or the wireless communication relay device 41. Thus, the information is periodically transmitted to the server apparatus 10a by e-mail as ship information.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the server device 10a constituting the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present invention. The server device 10a includes wireless communication interfaces 12 and 13, a land communication interface 14, a RAM 15, a display unit 16, an operation unit 17 and a hard disk 18, and a CPU 11 for controlling these components. It is connected.

  The wireless communication interfaces 12 and 13 perform communication between the communication satellite 40 and the wireless communication relay device 41, and the CPU 11 communicates which of the communication satellite 40 and the wireless communication relay device 41 is used for communication. Judgment is made according to the situation. The land communication interface 14 is for connecting to the above-described network NW1, and can communicate with the management company 20 and the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 via the network NW1. When communication is performed using the wireless communication relay device 41, the wireless communication relay device 41 is connected to the wireless communication relay device 41 via the land communication interface 14 and the network NW1, and wireless communication is performed from the wireless communication relay device 41 to the ship 30. It is good also as a structure to perform.

  The RAM 15 is a storage element used when the CPU 11 performs arithmetic processing or control processing, and is configured by SRAM, DRAM, or the like. The display unit 16 is configured by a display device such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT display, and can display various information. The operation unit 17 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like so as to accept a user's operation. An operation given to the operation unit 17 by the user is transmitted to the CPU 11, and the CPU 11 performs processing according to the given operation content. It is like that.

  The hard disk 18 stores a program that operates on the CPU 11 and various data necessary for transmitting weather / sea state information. The data stored in the hard disk 18 includes a ship information DB (database) 18a, a map information DB 18b, an authentication information DB 18c, a weather / sea state information DB 18d, and the like. The ship information DB 18a stores ship information including the position information of the ship 30 transmitted from the ship communication device 30a of the plurality of ships 30, and the map information DB 18b is used to illustrate the position information of the ship 30. Map information is stored. The authentication information DB 18c stores authentication information for accessing the information transmitted by the server device 10a from the land communication device 20a. The weather / sea state information DB 18d stores the weather / sea state provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency 100. Information is stored.

  Communication between the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 and the server device 10a is performed by, for example, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) communication via the network NW1. The Japan Meteorological Agency 100 provides warnings related to weather and sea conditions based on information obtained from meteorological satellites and various weather stations, such as typhoon warnings, storm warnings, strong wind warnings, wind warnings, swell warnings, icing warnings and dense fog warnings. At this time, the server device 10a transmits to the server device 10a a file in which the details of the alarm are described as weather / sea state information by FTP communication.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of weather / sea state information transmitted from the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 to the server device 10a. As shown in the drawing, the weather / sea state information is transmitted from the Meteorological Agency 100 to the server device 10a in a text format file. In this example, typhoon warnings and weather / sea conditions information related to wind warnings announced at 5:15 on the 12th are shown based on data observed at 3 o'clock on the 12th of the sea in Okinawa. The range of typhoon warning is on the Okinawa eastern sea and the southern sea of Okinawa, and the range of wind warning is on the southern part of the East China Sea. In addition, the weather / sea state information provided by the Meteorological Agency 100 includes detailed information such as the position of the typhoon, the wind speed, and the course.

  The server device 10a that has received the weather / sea state information from the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 stores the received weather / sea state information in the weather / sea state information DB 18d of the hard disk 18 and also issues an alarm based on the information stored in the ship information DB 18a. The ship 30 located in the target area is searched, and weather / sea state information is transmitted to the ship communication device 30a of the ship 30 by e-mail via the communication satellite 40 and the wireless communication relay device 41.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of weather / sea state information transmitted from the server device 10a of the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present invention to the ship communication device 30a. The ship 30 is located on the east coast of Okinawa. An example of weather and oceanographic information sent to a certain "Ushio-maru" is shown. In the electronic mail transmitted as weather / sea state information from the server apparatus 10a to the marine communication apparatus 30a, the ship name, the alarm type, and the alarm code are described in the subject, and the details of the alarm are described in the text. In this example, a whirlpool circle is described as the ship name, a maritime typhoon alarm is described as the alarm type, and a code 2002 is described as the alarm code. The alarm code is an identifier associated with the weather / sea state information DB 18d of the server device 10a. The content of the e-mail text transmitted to the marine communication device 30a as the weather / sea state information is not the same as the content of the weather / sea state information from the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 shown in FIG. 4, and as shown in FIG. Only the information related to the sea, that is, the information on the Okinawa eastern sea is extracted.

  In addition, the server device 10 a that has received the weather / sea state information from the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 transmits the weather / sea state information by e-mail to the land communication device 20 a of the management company 20 that manages the ship 30 and the mobile phone 50. . The content of weather / sea state information transmitted to the land-based communication device 20a may be substantially the same as the weather / sea state information provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency 100, and only information related to the ship 30 managed by the management company 20 is extracted. It may be the contents. It is desirable that the content of the weather / sea state information transmitted to the mobile phone 50 is substantially the same as the content of the weather / sea state information transmitted to the ship 30, but even if the content is substantially the same as that provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 Good.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the land communication device 20a constituting the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present invention. The land-based communication device 20a includes a CPU 21 that performs calculation and control of each unit, a RAM 22 that stores data for the CPU 21 to perform calculation processing and control processing, and a hard disk that stores programs and various data that operate on the CPU 21. , A display unit 24 using a display device such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT display, an operation unit 25 having a keyboard and a mouse, and a land communication interface 26 for connection to the network NW1. This configuration is a configuration of a general personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) that can be connected to a network, and the land communication device 20a includes a program for transmitting and receiving e-mails and a Web for browsing a homepage by connecting to the Internet. A desktop PC or a notebook PC with a browser can be used.

  The server device 10a that has received the weather / sea state information from the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 sends the weather / sea state information to the ship communication device 30a of the ship 30, the land communication device 20a of the management company 20 and the mobile phone 50 by e-mail as described above. In addition to the transmission, weather / sea state information is transmitted as a homepage that can be browsed from the land communication device 20a. The user can request the transmission of detailed weather / sea state information and browse the homepage by starting a web browser on the land communication device 20a and accessing the server device 10a. The access at this time is protected by an authentication system that requires input of a password or the like, and data necessary for authentication is stored in the authentication information DB 18c of the hard disk 18 of the server device 10a.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of weather / sea state information transmitted as a homepage by the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present invention. In the display example shown in the drawing, the location of the ship 30 is shown on the map image in which the sea near Japan is divided into a plurality of regions, and when the warning is issued in the divided regions, this region is displayed. They are displayed in different colors (however, in FIG. 7, each color is replaced by hatching). Although illustration is omitted, the user can enlarge and display an arbitrary range of the displayed map, and the map data used at this time is stored in the map information DB 18b of the hard disk 18 of the server device 10a. It is.

  In addition, in this display example, the weather / sea state information shown in FIG. 4 is reflected, and a case where a typhoon warning is issued on the Okinawa eastern sea and the Okinawa southern sea and a wind warning is issued on the southern East China Sea is shown. This shows a case where two ships 30 are sailing on the eastern sea of Okinawa and one ship 30 is sailing on the southern part of the East China Sea. Further, in a region where no warning is issued, one ship 30 is sailing off the western coast of Sanriku, and one ship 30 is sailing off Kushiro.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing another display example of weather / sea state information transmitted as a homepage by the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present invention. A table shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the Web browser on the display unit 24 of the land communication device 20a. In this table, “date” and “time” when the position information is acquired from the ship 30, “ship name” of the ship 30, “sea area” in which the ship 30 is sailing, and the sea area are announced. “Alarm”, “ship speed” and “direction” of the ship 30, “movement” indicating whether the ship 30 is sailing or anchored, and an alert e-mail to the ship 30 are transmitted. There are 9 items for "Contact" for

  This homepage and table are based on HTML (HyperText Markup Language), and hyperlinks are embedded in the elements of “ship name”, “sea area”, and “alarm”, and the display of the land-based communication device 20a is displayed. More detailed information is displayed by selecting each element of this table displayed on the unit 24 using, for example, the mouse of the operation unit 25. In addition, when selecting “Caution” in the “Contact” item using the mouse, a program for sending an e-mail is started, and each ship is automatically sent as an e-mail destination. 30 is specified. In addition, when transmitting an e-mail from the land communication device 20a of the management company 20 to the ship communication device 30a of the ship 30, the e-mail data is transmitted to the server device 10a via the network NW1, and the server device 10a. May be configured to transmit an e-mail to the marine communication device 30a via the communication satellite 40 or the radio communication relay device 41 or directly from the land communication device 20a via the radio communication relay device 41. It is good also as a structure which transmits an email to the apparatus 30a.

  Note that the display examples shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 do not display only one of them but may display both. In this way, by displaying the weather / sea state information in association with the ship information by an image or a table or the like, it becomes easy for the person in charge of the management company 20 to grasp a lot of information. Further, since the e-mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 50 owned by the person in charge of the management company 20, even if the person in charge is not in the management company 20, the weather / sea state information and Ship information can be confirmed.

  FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are flowcharts showing a procedure of processing performed when the CPU 11 of the server device 10a of the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present invention transmits an e-mail. First, the CPU 11 checks whether or not weather / sea state information from the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 has been received (step S1). The weather / sea state information received at this time is illustrated in FIG. When the weather / sea state information is not received (S1: NO), the meteorological / sea state information is transmitted from the Japan Meteorological Agency 100 and waits until it is received. When the weather / sea state information is received (S1: YES), the received information is added to the weather / sea state information DB 18d of the hard disk 18 and updated (step S2).

  Next, the ship information DB 18a is read from the hard disk 18 (step S3), and the ship 30 located within the warning range included in the weather / sea state information is searched from the position information of the ship 30 included in the ship information (step S4). Then, it is checked whether or not the ship 30 located within the range of the alarm exists (step S5). If the ship 30 exists (S5: YES), the processing target is set to the ship 30 searched first. (Step S6), weather / sea state information related to the target ship 30, that is, information related to an alarm issued in the area where the target ship 30 is located (step S7), and the extracted information is the target To the ship 30 by e-mail (step S8). The e-mail transmitted at this time is illustrated in FIG. After the transmission, it is checked whether or not the transmission of the e-mail has been completed for all the searched vessels 30 (step S9). If the transmission of the e-mail to all the vessels 30 has not been completed (S9: NO), the processing is performed. The target is set to the next searched ship 30 (step S10), and the process returns to step S7 to repeatedly extract the weather / sea state information for transmission and send the e-mail.

  When the transmission of the e-mail to all the ships 30 is completed (S9: YES), the management company 20 that manages the ships 30 located within the alarm range included in the received weather / sea state information is searched (step S11). . This is done by searching the ship information DB 18a. Next, the processing target is set to the management company 20 searched first (step S12), and the weather / sea state information related to the target management company 20, that is, the weather / sea state related to all ships 30 managed by the management company 20. Information is extracted (step S13), and the extracted information is transmitted to the target management company 20 by e-mail (step S14). Further, the mail address of the mobile phone 50 owned by the person in charge of the management company 20 is registered in the server device 10a, and the extracted information is sent to all the mobile phones 50 registered in the target management company 20 by e-mail. (Step S15).

  Next, it is checked whether or not the e-mail transmission has been completed for all the management companies 20 searched (step S16). If the e-mail transmission to all the management companies 20 has not been completed (S16: NO) Then, the processing target is set to the management company 20 searched next (step S17), and the process returns to step S13 to repeatedly extract the weather / sea state information for transmission and send the e-mail.

  When there is no ship 30 located within the warning range in step S5 (S5: NO), and when transmission of e-mail has been completed for all the management companies 20 searched in step S16 (S16: YES) ) Based on the meteorological / sea state information received from the Japan Meteorological Agency 100, the homepage is updated (step S18), the process is terminated, and the process waits until new meteorological / sea state information is received from the Meteorological Agency 100. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the update process of a homepage is performed also when not only the case where weather / sea state information is received but also the positional information etc. from the ship 30 is received.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing performed when the CPU 31 of the marine communication device 30a of the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present invention receives an e-mail. First, the CPU 31 checks whether or not an e-mail has been received (step S31). If no e-mail has been received (S31: NO), the CPU 31 stands by until an e-mail is received. When the e-mail is received (S31: YES), the subject of the e-mail is acquired (step S32).

  It is checked whether the content of the e-mail is an alarm related to four winds of “typhoon alarm”, “storm alarm”, “strong wind alarm” or “wind alarm” from the acquired subject (step S33), and an alarm regarding wind If this is the case (S33: YES), an operation command is transmitted to the alarm device 30b to turn on the red lamp (step S34). If the content of the e-mail is not a wind alarm (S33: NO), it is checked whether the alarm is a swell alarm, an icing alarm or a dense fog alarm (step S35). In such a case (S35: YES), an operation command is transmitted to the alarm device 30b to turn on the yellow lamp (step S36).

  After turning on the red lamp in step S34, turning on the yellow lamp in step S36, or if the content of the e-mail is not another alarm in step S35 (S35: NO), the alarm device 30b The operation command is transmitted to turn on the blue lamp (step S37), the operation command is transmitted to the alarm device 30b, the alarm sound by the buzzer is output (step S38), and the process ends. The lighting of the alarm 30b and the output of the buzzer are stopped by pressing a stop button provided on the alarm 30b or by transmitting a stop command from the marine communication device 30a to the alarm 30b. You can make it.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing performed when the CPU 11 of the server device 10a of the weather / sea state information transmission system according to the present invention transmits homepage data. First, the CPU 11 checks whether or not there is a homepage browsing request from the land communication device 20a (step S51). If there is no browsing request (S51: NO), the CPU 11 issues a browsing request from the land communication device 20a. Wait until given. When there is a homepage browsing request (S51: YES), the user ID and password are requested to be transmitted, and the information stored in the authentication information DB 18c of the hard disk 18 indicates whether or not the transmitted user ID and password are correct. In accordance with this, an authentication process for giving permission for browsing, a so-called login process is performed (step S52), and it is checked whether or not the authentication is successful (step S53).

  If the authentication fails (S53: NO), an error message is transmitted to the land communication device 20a (step S54), and the process is terminated. If the authentication is successful (S53: YES), the homepage data requested to be browsed is transmitted (step S55). Thereafter, it is checked whether or not a browsing end request is given from the land communication device 20a (step S56). If a browsing end request is not given (S56: NO), the process returns to step S55, and the land communication device. Data transmission is continuously performed in response to a request from 20a. When a browsing termination request is given (S56: YES), a process of canceling the browsing permission given in step S52, a so-called logout process is performed (step S57), and the process is terminated.

  Note that the processing performed by the land-based communication device 20a is normal e-mail reception processing and normal homepage browsing processing using a Web browser, and therefore the illustration of the flowchart is omitted. Also, the flowchart of the email receiving process of the mobile phone 50 is omitted.

  The meteorological / sea state information transmission system having the above-described configuration, when acquiring information related to a weather / sea state alarm from the Japan Meteorological Agency 100, is used for the ship communication device 30a installed in the ship 30 and for land use installed in the management company 20. In order to automatically send an e-mail describing the weather and sea state information to the mobile phone 50 owned by the person in charge of the communication device 20a and the management company 20, notify this promptly and reliably when an alarm is issued. Can do. Further, the communication cost can be reduced by setting the content of the e-mail to be transmitted to the marine communication device 30a to the minimum content related to each marine 30 as shown in FIG. Further, the ship communication device 30a that has received the e-mail determines whether or not the e-mail is weather / sea state information and operates the alarm device 30b, so that the crew member of the ship 30 issues an alarm. Can be surely informed.

  In addition, the server device 10a displays the position information of the ship 30 and the weather / sea state information on the map as shown in FIG. 7 on the homepage, so that the information can be easily communicated to the user of the land communication device 20a. it can. Further, when the server device 10a displays a table as shown in FIG. 8 on the homepage, the information can be easily communicated to the user of the land communication device 20a. Further, the server device 10a is configured to be able to send an e-mail to the ship 30 by selecting a specific item in the table, that is, information for starting an e-mail sending program as a sending means together with information on the homepage. From the land communication device 20a to the ship communication device 30a based on this, the ship 30 managed by the management company 20 can be transmitted. E-mail can be sent easily and reliably. In addition, by configuring these as a home page, not only the land-based communication device 20a in the management company 20 but also a person in charge of the management company 20 can confirm information using a home PC or the like in an emergency. it can.

  In the present embodiment, it is configured to handle alarm information such as a typhoon alarm, a storm alarm, a strong wind alarm, a wind alarm, a swell alarm, an icing alarm, and a dense fog alarm as weather / sea state information. Instead, it may be configured to handle other weather information such as warnings or weather forecasts. In addition, the weather / sea state information is acquired from the Meteorological Agency 100. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be acquired from other private weather companies. Further, the data exchange between the Meteorological Agency 100 and the server device 10a is performed by FTP communication, but the present invention is not limited to this, and communication by other methods such as e-mail may be used. In addition, although the e-mail and the homepage are used as the weather / sea state information transmission method, the present invention is not limited to this, and another data transmission method such as a facsimile may be used. The weather / sea state information shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. Moreover, the display of the homepage shown in FIG.7 and FIG.8 is an example, and is not restricted to this. In addition, the marine communication device 30a is configured to operate the alarm device 30b when receiving an e-mail related to an alarm from the server device 10a. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the marine communication device of the management company 20 The alarm device 30b may be operated even when an e-mail from 20a is received, and the alarm device 30b may be operated in other cases. Further, the server device 10a is configured such that one device performs all processing, but is not limited to this. For example, a plurality of servers such as sending and receiving mail and sending homepage data by different server devices are used. The structure which shares a role with an apparatus may be sufficient. Moreover, although the alarm device 30b provided in the ship 30 is configured to include a buzzer and three lamps, the configuration is not limited thereto, and may be configured to include only one lamp, for example, either a lamp or a buzzer. It is good also as a structure provided only with these, or a structure other than this may be sufficient.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the outline of the weather and sea state information transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the communication apparatus for ships which comprises the weather and sea state information transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus which comprises the weather and sea state information transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the weather and sea state information transmitted to the server apparatus from the Meteorological Agency. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the weather and sea state information transmitted to the communication apparatus for ships from the server apparatus of the weather and sea state information transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the communication apparatus for land which comprises the weather and sea state information transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the weather and sea state information transmitted as a homepage by the weather and sea state information transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of a weather / sea state information transmitted as a homepage by the weather / sea state information transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process performed when CPU of the server apparatus of the weather / sea state information transmission system which concerns on this invention transmits an email. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process performed when CPU of the server apparatus of the weather / sea state information transmission system which concerns on this invention transmits an email. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process performed when CPU of the communication apparatus for ships of the weather / sea state information transmission system which concerns on this invention receives an email. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process performed when CPU of the server apparatus of the weather / sea state information transmission system which concerns on this invention transmits the data of a homepage.

Explanation of symbols

10 Service Provider 10a Server Device (Meteorological / Sea State Information Transmitting Device)
11 CPU
12, 13 Wireless communication interface 14 Land communication interface 18 Hard disk 20 Management company 20a Land communication device 21 CPU
26 Terrestrial communication interface 30 Ship 30a Ship communication device 30b Alarm (notification means)
31 CPU
32 GPS receiver (location information acquisition means)
33, 34 Wireless communication interface (transmission means, reception means)
35 Onboard communication interface 40 Communication satellite 41 Wireless communication relay device 50 Mobile phone (portable communication device)
100 Japan Meteorological Agency

Claims (11)

A weather / sea state information acquiring unit for acquiring weather / sea state information relating to the weather or sea state, and a weather / sea state information transmitting device having a transmitting unit for transmitting the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquiring unit;
A marine communication device installed on the ship;
With land-based communication equipment installed on land,
The marine communication device is:
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information relating to the position of the ship;
Transmitting means for transmitting the position information acquired by the position information acquiring means to the weather / sea state information transmitting device;
Receiving means for receiving weather / sea state information transmitted by the weather / sea state information transmitting device;
And receiving means for receiving information transmitted by the land communication device,
The land communication device is:
Receiving means for receiving information transmitted by the weather / sea state information transmitting device;
Display means for displaying the information received by the receiving means;
Accepting means for accepting input operations;
And transmitting means for transmitting information to the marine communication device in response to an input operation received by the receiving means,
The weather / sea state information transmitting device is:
Receiving means for receiving position information transmitted from the marine communication device;
Determining means for determining whether or not a ship is located in an area targeted for weather / sea state information based on the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquiring unit and the position information received by the receiving unit ,
And generating means for generating information to be displayed on the display means of the land communication device based on the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquiring means,
When the weather / sea state information acquisition means acquires weather / sea state information, the weather is sent to the ship communication device installed on the ship that is determined by the determination means to be located in the area that is the target of the weather / sea state information.・ It is designed to send oceanographic information,
Search for a land communication device for managing the ship, and send the weather / sea state information as an e-mail to the land communication device,
Meteorological / sea state information characterized in that authentication processing is performed with a land communication device, and the information generated by the generating means is transmitted as home page data to a land communication device that has been successfully authenticated. Transmission system. The marine communication device is:
When the receiving means receives weather / sea state information, a determination means for determining the type of the received weather / sea state information;
The weather / sea state information transmission system according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for performing notification according to the type determined by the determination means. The weather / sea state information transmitting device is:
When transmitting weather / sea state information to the ship communication device, the weather / sea state relating to the region where the ship is located from the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquisition means. Having extraction means for extracting information;
The weather / sea state information transmission system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the weather / sea state information extracted by the extraction means is transmitted to the marine communication device. The weather / sea state information transmitting device is:
It has a creation means for creating image information indicating ship position and weather / sea state information on a map,
The weather / sea state information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the image information created by the creation unit is transmitted to the land communication device. The weather / sea state information transmitting device is configured to transmit information for starting the transmission means of the land communication device together with the weather / sea state information,
The land communication device activates the transmission means based on the information for activation transmitted from the weather / sea state information transmission device, and transmits information to the marine communication device. The weather / sea state information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . A portable communication device having receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by the weather / sea state information transmitting device;
The weather and sea conditions information transmitting apparatus, weather and sea conditions information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 having a transmission means for transmitting the weather and sea conditions information to said portable communication device. The weather / sea state information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the weather / sea state information is information related to an alarm or warning of weather or sea state. Weather / sea state information acquisition means for acquiring weather / sea state information related to the weather or sea state;
Transmitting means for transmitting the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquiring means;
Receiving means for receiving position information transmitted from a marine communication device installed in a ship;
Determining means for determining whether or not a ship is located in an area targeted for weather / sea state information based on the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquiring unit and the position information received by the receiving unit When,
Generating means for generating information to be displayed on the display means of the land communication device installed on land based on the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquiring means,
When the weather / sea state information acquisition means acquires weather / sea state information, the weather is sent to the ship communication device installed on the ship that is determined by the determination means to be located in the area that is the target of the weather / sea state information.・ It is designed to send oceanographic information,
Search for a land communication device for managing the ship, and send the weather / sea state information as an e-mail to the land communication device,
Meteorological / sea state information characterized in that authentication processing is performed with a land communication device, and the information generated by the generating means is transmitted as home page data to a land communication device that has been successfully authenticated. Transmitter device. When transmitting weather / sea state information to the ship communication device, the weather / sea state related to the region where the ship where the ship communication device is installed is located from the weather / sea state information acquired by the weather / sea state information acquisition means. An extraction means for extracting information;
The weather / sea state information transmitting device according to claim 8 , wherein the transmitting unit transmits the weather / sea state information extracted by the extracting unit to the marine communication device. A creation means for creating image information indicating the ship's position and weather / sea state information on a map is provided.
The weather / sea state information transmitting device according to claim 8 or 9 , wherein the transmitting unit transmits the image information created by the creating unit to the land communication device. A creation means for creating information for the land communication device to communicate with the marine communication device;
The weather / sea state information transmission according to any one of claims 8 to 10 , wherein the transmission means transmits information for communicating with the marine communication device together with the weather / sea state information. apparatus.

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