JP4595528B2 - Mobile terminal, location information system, mobile terminal control method, location information system control method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inform the positional information of a mobile terminal at predetermined intervals, even when the interruption operation of the power supply of the mobile terminal is conducted by the user. <P>SOLUTION: A positional information detection system includes a positional information notifying section 120 which acquires own positional information at predetermined spacing while a power supply is applied to the mobile terminal which can transmit and receive information through a positional information detection server and a network and which informs the positional information to the positional information detection server, a positional information setting up mode section 114 which sets the positional information notifying mode which informs the positional information to the server at the predetermined spacing by user's input, an input operation judging section 112 which judges a user's input operation, and a power source supply section 118 which applies a power source only to the positional information notifying section 120 when the position informing mode is set by the positional information setting up mode section 114 and it is judged that the user's input operation is powered off operation by the input operation judging section 112. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&amp;NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, a location information system, a mobile terminal control method, a location information system control method, and a program for controlling transmission of location information .

  In recent years, as one of the functions of a mobile phone, it is possible to use information transmitted from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite or information obtained from a base station installed for a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) or a mobile phone. There is a function to acquire location information of the telephone. For example, if a child possesses a mobile phone having such a function, the child's whereabouts can be known at any time.

  In addition, a mobile phone that includes a function for acquiring location information and an emergency button in the mobile phone and that can detect location information by an operation of pressing the emergency button is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1). . As a result, when a child carrying a mobile phone is placed in a dangerous situation, the child can immediately notify location information of the mobile phone by a simple operation of pressing the emergency button. It becomes possible to deal with it promptly.

JP 2004-40733 A

  However, for example, when a child is kidnapped by a suspicious person, the suspicious person checks the child's belongings, and if there is a mobile phone, turn off the power of the mobile phone so that the location cannot be located. Can be considered. Therefore, by pressing the emergency button, it is possible to notify the position information at the time when the button is pressed, but after the power is turned off, the position information of the mobile phone cannot be obtained. Therefore, when a suspicious person moves with a child, the child's whereabouts are lost.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is a novel device capable of transmitting location information of a mobile terminal even when an operation of turning off the power of the mobile terminal is performed. Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal, a location information system, a mobile terminal control method, a location information system control method, and a program, which are improved.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to one aspect of the present invention, a mode setting unit that sets a position information notification mode, an operation determination unit that determines that an operation to turn off power has been performed, and a mode setting unit It detects that the position information notification mode is set to ON, and further detects that the operation determination unit has performed an operation to turn off the power, and displays the control for stopping the power supply of the display unit and the position information of the mobile terminal. The transmission control is performed, the mode setting unit detects that the position information notification mode is set to OFF, and the operation determination unit detects that the operation of turning off the power is performed, and the mobile terminal There is provided a mobile terminal including a control unit that performs control to turn off the power.

  In addition, the position information system includes a mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal transmits information to the position information server via the network. The mobile terminal transmits the position information of the mobile terminal to the position information server. The positional information server includes a positional information receiving unit that receives positional information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and a positional information storage unit that stores the positional information.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to another aspect of the present invention, a mode setting step for setting a position information notification mode, an operation determination step for determining that an operation for turning off the power has been performed, and a mode setting step To detect that the position information notification mode has been set to ON, and to detect that the operation of turning off the power has been performed in the operation determination step, and to control the power supply of the display unit and the position information of the mobile terminal Mobile terminal, detecting that the position information notification mode has been set to OFF by the mode setting step, and detecting that the operation to turn off the power has been performed by the operation determination step. And a control step of performing control to turn off the power of the mobile terminal.

  Further, the present invention relates to a control method for a location information system having a control method for a mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal transmits information to a location information server via a network. Including a step of transmitting position information to the position information server, a position information receiving step of receiving position information transmitted from the mobile terminal by the position information server, and a position information storing step of storing position information. A method for controlling the position information system is provided.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal includes a mode setting unit that sets a location information notification mode, and an operation determination unit that determines that an operation to turn off the power is performed. The mode setting unit detects that the position information notification mode has been set to ON, and further detects that the operation determining unit has performed an operation to turn off the power, and stops power supply to the display unit. Control and transmission of the location information of the mobile terminal, the mode setting unit detects that the location information notification mode is set to OFF, and the operation determination unit further performs an operation to turn off the power. There is provided a control program for a mobile terminal for functioning as a control unit that detects that the mobile terminal has been determined to perform control to turn off the power of the mobile terminal.

As described above, according to the present invention, position information of a mobile terminal can be transmitted even when an operation for turning off the power of the mobile terminal is performed.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

(First embodiment)
In the first embodiment, a mobile terminal owned by a user and a location information detection server can be connected via a network, and a location information detection system capable of transmitting location information acquired by the mobile terminal to the location information detection server 10, the position information detection system according to the present invention is applied.

<1. Overall Configuration of Location Information Detection System>
The overall configuration of the position information detection system 10 according to the present embodiment will be described based on FIG. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a position information detection system 10 according to the present embodiment. The location information detection system 10 includes a mobile terminal 100, a location information detection server 200, a network 300, and the like.

  The mobile terminal 100 is an information processing apparatus having a function of acquiring user position information, and is a mobile terminal that can be carried by the user, such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). As a method for acquiring the position information, for example, the position information is acquired by using information transmitted from a GPS satellite or information obtained from a base station installed for PHS or a mobile phone. Can be transmitted to the position information detection server 200. In this embodiment, the location information is acquired by the mobile terminal 100 and the acquired location information is transmitted to the location information detection server 200 is also referred to as notification of the location information.

  The mobile terminal 100 can set the position information notification mode by a user input. The position information notification mode is a state in which the mobile terminal 100 can notify the position information at a predetermined interval. When the user sets the position information notification mode, the position information notification mode is notified at a predetermined interval. Good.

  In addition, the mobile terminal 100 can determine the user's input operation, and can determine whether or not the user has performed a power on / off operation. Here, the power on / off operation by the user is a pressing operation of a power on / off button provided in the mobile terminal. Normally, when the power off button is pressed, the power of the mobile terminal is turned off, and power is not supplied to all functions of the mobile terminal.

  However, the mobile terminal 100 according to the present embodiment determines an input operation by the user, and when the input operation is a power-off operation, the mobile terminal 100 disconnects the power for functions that can be recognized by the user such as a display screen. , Power can be supplied only to the function of notifying position information. As a result, it is possible to notify the position information even though the power is seemingly turned off.

  Further, when a power-off operation is performed during the above-described position information notification mode setting, the position information may be notified at a predetermined interval. For example, even if a child holds a mobile phone with a location information notification mode and the child is kidnapped or other emergency situation occurs, the power is turned off so that the suspicious person cannot locate the location. , Position information can be notified.

  The location information detection server 200 has a function of receiving location information transmitted from a mobile terminal and storing the received location information in an information storage device. By confirming the position information stored in the position information detection server 200, the position of the mobile terminal can be grasped even in the case of the above-described emergency, so that the kidnapped child can be protected quickly. Can be done.

  The network 300 is a communication line network that connects the mobile terminal 100 and the position information detection server 200 so that they can communicate with each other. The network 300 is composed of, for example, a public line network such as the Internet, a telephone line network, a satellite communication network, etc., or a dedicated line network such as a WAN, LAN, IP-VPN, etc., regardless of wired or wireless.

  The overall configuration of the position information detection system 10 has been described above. Next, the functional configuration of the mobile terminal and the location information detection server will be described with reference to FIG.

<2. Functional configuration of mobile terminal and location information detection server>
FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the mobile terminal 100 and the position information detection server 200 in the present embodiment. As described above, the mobile terminal 100 and the location information detection server 200 are information processing apparatuses that can transmit and receive information via a network.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 100 includes an input unit 102, a password verification unit 104, a display unit 106, an input operation determination unit 112, a location information notification mode setting unit 114, a control unit 116, , A power supply unit 118, a position information notification unit 120, and the like.

  The input unit 102 has operation means such as buttons, for example, and a user who owns the mobile terminal 100 operates the input unit 102 to input various settings or perform power on / off operations. be able to.

  The personal identification number verification unit 104 has a function of verifying the personal identification number input by the user in the input unit 102. For example, when a user performs a power input operation or mode setting, a power supply instruction or a mode setting change instruction is given according to the correctness of the security code verified by the security code verification unit 104. Can do.

  The display unit 106 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display and an interface unit that displays data on the display device. The display unit 106 displays information input by a user, information transmitted / received via the network 300, and the like. Further, the display unit 106 may include the illumination unit 108 and the voice input / output unit 110. The illumination unit 108 is, for example, a lamp and has a function of illuminating the input unit 102, the display unit 106, and the like. The voice input / output unit 110 is, for example, a speaker or a microphone, and has a function of inputting and outputting voice information.

  The input operation determination unit 112 has a function of determining an input operation performed by the user in the input unit 102. For example, when the user presses the power-on button, it is determined that the power-on operation is performed by the user. When the user presses the power-off button, it is determined that the power-off operation is performed by the user. The power on / off button may be the same button. If the power on / off button is pressed while the mobile terminal 100 is powered on, it is determined that the power is turned off and the power is turned off. If the power on / off button is pressed while the power is on, it may be determined that the power is turned on. The determination result determined by the input operation determination unit 112 is provided to the control unit 116.

  The location information notification mode setting unit 114 has a function of setting the location information notification mode in accordance with a user input. As described above, the position information notification mode is a state in which the mobile terminal 100 can notify the position information at a predetermined interval. The position information notification mode setting unit 114 provides the control unit 116 with the position information notification mode setting status. In addition, the position information notification mode setting unit 114 can cancel the position information notification mode in response to a user input. In this case, the position information notification mode may be canceled only when the password is input by the user and the password verification unit 104 determines that the password is correct.

  The control unit 116 has a function of controlling processing of each unit of the mobile terminal 100. The control unit 116 provides the power supply unit 118 with the input operation determination result determined by the input operation determination unit 112 and the position information notification mode setting status set by the position information notification mode setting unit 114.

  The power supply unit 118 has a function of supplying power to each unit of the mobile terminal 100. The power supply unit 118 can determine which function of the mobile terminal 100 is supplied with power according to the determination result of the input operation provided by the control unit 116 and the setting state of the position information notification mode. The power supply unit 118 can supply power only to the position information notification unit 120, supply power to all functions, and supply power to each unit other than the position information notification unit 120.

  When the position information notification mode is set by the position information notification mode setting unit 114 and the input operation determination unit 112 determines that the user's input operation is a power-off operation, the power supply unit 118 Power is supplied only to the notification unit 120. As a result, no power is supplied to any part other than the position information notification unit 120, so that the power can be turned off apparently. However, since only the location information notification unit 120 is supplied with power, the location information notification unit 120 can notify the location information of the mobile terminal 100 even though the power is apparently turned off. Become. In addition, when the user performs a power on / off operation while the position information notification mode is set, the power is supplied to the position information notification unit 120 while the power is supplied to the position information notification unit 120. The power supply may not be supplied.

  The location information notification unit 120 has a function of notifying the location information detection server 200 of location information of the mobile terminal 100 at a predetermined interval while power is supplied from the power supply unit 118. The location information notification unit 120 includes a location information acquisition unit 122, a location information transmission unit 124, and the like. The location information acquisition unit 122 has a function of acquiring information on the location of the mobile terminal 100, and uses information transmitted from GPS satellites or information obtained from base stations installed for PHS or mobile phones. Position information can be acquired.

  The position information transmission unit 124 is a communication interface configured with, for example, a communication line, a communication circuit, a communication device, and the like. The location information transmission unit 124 can transmit the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 122 to the location information detection server 200 via the network 300.

  According to the above configuration, even when the power is turned off while the position information notification mode is set by the user, the position information can be notified at a predetermined interval. For example, if a child has a mobile phone with a location information notification mode, and an emergency such as kidnapping occurs, and the kidnapped suspicious person cannot locate his / her location, The kidnapped suspicious person can be notified of the location information of the mobile terminal at a predetermined interval without being noticed.

  In this embodiment, it is possible to notify the position information when the position information notification mode is set and the power is turned off, but the position information notification mode is always set at a predetermined interval while the position information notification mode is set. Information may be notified. In addition, after the location information notification mode is set, the user enters the security code, and when the security code is determined to be correct, the location information notification mode is canceled. Information may be notified.

  The functional configuration of the mobile terminal 100 has been described above. Next, the functional configuration of the position information detection server 200 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the position information detection server 200 includes a position information receiving unit 202, an address information storage unit 204, a map information storage unit 206, an address information calculation unit 208, a position information storage unit 210, and the like. Composed.

  The position information receiving unit 202 is a communication interface configured by, for example, a communication line, a communication circuit, a communication device, and the like. The position information receiving unit 202 receives the position information transmitted from the position information transmitting unit 124 included in the mobile terminal 100 and provides it to the address information calculating unit 208.

  The address information storage unit 204 is a data storage device configured with, for example, a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and stores location information such as latitude and longitude and address information in association with each other.

  The map information storage unit 206 is a data storage device configured by, for example, a hard disk drive, a flash memory, or the like, and stores address information and map information in association with each other.

  The address information calculation unit 208 acquires the address information stored in the address information storage unit 204 based on the position information provided from the position information reception unit 202. Furthermore, the map information stored in the map information storage unit 206 is acquired based on the calculated address information. The address information and the map information acquired by the address information calculation unit 208 are stored in the position information storage unit 210. The address information calculating unit 208 may store the date and time when the position information receiving unit 202 receives the position information in the position information storage unit 210.

  The location information storage unit 210 is a data storage device configured by, for example, a hard disk drive, a flash memory, or the like, and stores location information and map information provided by the address information calculation unit 208. The address information and the map information may be stored together with the date and time when the position information is received. Furthermore, when a plurality of mobile terminals are connected to the position information detection server 200, address information and map information may be stored for each mobile terminal.

  In the present embodiment, the address information and the map information based on the position information are stored in the position information storage unit 210, but the position information received by the position information reception unit 202 is stored in the position information storage unit 210. It may be.

  According to the above configuration, the position information acquired at a predetermined interval by the mobile terminal 100 is stored in the position information storage unit 210 of the position information detection server 200, and the position information of the mobile terminal is confirmed by checking the stored position information. Can be grasped. For example, even if a child holding a mobile terminal is kidnapped or the like and a suspicious person who has been kidnapped performs a power-off operation so that the location of the mobile terminal is not located, the mobile terminal can be identified from the location information stored in the location information detection server 200. It is possible to grasp the position and protect the child quickly.

  The functional configuration of the position information detection server 200 has been described above. The functions provided in the position information detection server 200 may be provided in different servers. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the position information detection server 200 may include a position information server 224, a management server 226, and a database server 228. In this case, the location information server 224 includes an address information calculation unit 208, an address information storage unit 204, and a map information storage unit 206, the management server 226 includes a location information receiving unit 202, and the database server 228 includes a location information storage unit 210. By having the above, it has the same function as the position information detection server 200 described above.

  Further, the map information may be stored in a map server 500 different from the position information detection server 200. In this case, the map information storage unit 206 may store only the location of the server storing the map information.

<3. Configuration example of position information detection system>
Therefore, a configuration example of the position information detection system 10 will be described by applying this embodiment to the example of the position information detection system 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of the position information detection system according to the present embodiment.

  As described above, the position information detection server 200 includes the position information server 224, the management server 226, the database server 228, and the like. The location information detection server 200 is connected to the network 300 by a router 220 which is a device that relays data flowing on the network to another network. The router 220 is connected to a firewall 222 that protects the server from unauthorized access from the network and viruses. The service center 400 includes the router 220, the firewall 222, and the location information detection server.

  The management server 226 is a server that manages transmission / reception of information to / from the mobile terminal 100 via the network. The management server 226 receives position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 and sends the received position information to the position information server 224. provide. The location information server 224 stores address information corresponding to latitude / longitude information as position information or base station information, and a location of a map server in which map information corresponding to the address information is stored.

  The location information server 224 calculates address information based on the location information provided by the management server 226, and acquires map information corresponding to the address information calculated from the map server 500 via the network. Then, address information and map information are provided to the database server 228. The database server 228 stores the address information and map information provided by the position information server 224 in time series together with the reception time.

  In addition, the map server 500 may be connected to the network 300. The map server 500 stores data for displaying map information. When the map server 500 receives position information from the service center 400 via the network, the map server 500 transmits nearby map information corresponding to the position information to the service center 400.

  The mobile terminal 100 is connected to the service center 400 via the network 300. The location information acquired at predetermined intervals by the mobile terminal 100 is transmitted to the service center 400 as needed.

  The configuration example of the position information detection system 10 has been described above. Next, the flow of processing in the mobile terminal 100 will be described based on FIG. 4 and FIG.

<4. Process flow in mobile terminal>
4 and 5 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of processing in the mobile terminal 100. FIG. First, the position information notification mode is selected from the menu screen displayed on the mobile terminal in a state where the power is turned on as usual (S102). If an application for setting the location information notification mode is not installed in advance in the mobile terminal, an application for setting the location information notification mode is downloaded in advance. Start the downloaded application and select the location information notification mode from the menu screen.

  Next, the detailed setting of the position information notification mode is performed (S104). As described above, the position information notification mode is a state in which the position information of the mobile terminal is notified at a predetermined interval. In step S104, the interval at which the location information is acquired and transmitted to the server, the server that is the location information notification destination, and the password for canceling the location information notification mode setting are set.

  When the position information notification mode is set in step 102 and step 104 and the power is turned off by the user, the position information notification mode is activated (S106). In step S106, when the position information notification mode is activated, the display unit of the mobile terminal is turned off and the display is turned off. Furthermore, the power supply of the function that can be recognized by the user, such as the illumination unit, is also cut off (S108). After that, the functions of the mobile terminal are not operated except when the power on / off button is pressed, and when the power on / off button is pressed, the power of the mobile terminal, such as display and lighting, is linked. To do.

  Next, position information is acquired using information transmitted from a GPS satellite or information obtained from a base station installed for PHS or a mobile phone (S110). The position information acquired in step S110 is composed of latitude and longitude information when information transmitted from a GPS satellite is used, and is composed of base station information when information obtained at the base station is used. The

  The position information acquired in step S110 is transmitted to the server via the network (S112). At this time, the acquired position information is transmitted to the server set in step S104.

  As described above, the position information transmitted to the server in step S104 is stored in the information storage device of the server.

  The process up to step S112 is referred to as process A. As shown in FIG. 5, after the process A is performed, it is determined whether or not the set interval set in step S104 has elapsed (S120). If it is determined in step S120 that the set interval has passed, position information is acquired (S122). Then, the position information acquired in step S122 is transmitted to the server (S124).

  If it is determined in step S120 that the set interval has not elapsed, the determination in step S130 is performed. In step S130, it is determined whether or not a power operation has been performed (S130).

  Here, the power operation is pressing of the power on / off button of the mobile terminal as described above. If it is determined in step S130 that there is no power operation, the process of step S120 is performed. Steps S120 to S124 are repeated until the power source is operated in step S130.

  If it is determined in step S130 that a power operation has been performed, it is determined whether the power operation is a power-on operation or a power-off operation (S132). If it is determined in step S132 that the power operation is a power-off operation, the display unit of the mobile terminal is turned off and the display is turned off. Furthermore, the power supply of the function that can be recognized by the user, such as the illumination unit, is also cut off (S134). In step S120 again, it is determined whether or not the set interval has elapsed.

  If it is determined in step S132 that the power operation is a power-on operation, the display unit of the mobile terminal is turned on, and the illumination unit and the like are also turned on (S136). Then, it is determined whether or not a password is input by the user (S138). If it is determined in step S138 that the password has not been entered, all functions of the mobile terminal are turned on with the location information notification mode set, and the mobile terminal can be used in the same manner as in the normal state. Like that. Thereafter, the process of step S120 is performed again. That is, since the position information notification mode remains set, the acquisition and transmission of position information are repeatedly performed at set intervals.

  If it is determined in step S138 that a password has been entered, the position information notification mode is canceled (S140). After the position information notification mode is canceled in step S140, the position information is not notified to the server, and the normal mode is set.

  The process flow in the mobile terminal has been described above. Next, the processing flow of the position information detection system will be described with reference to FIG.

<5. Flow of processing of location information detection system>
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the processing flow of the position information detection system. First, the location information notification mode is set in the mobile terminal 100 (S150). As described above, when the position information notification mode is set and the power is turned off by the user, the position information notification mode is activated and the position information is acquired (S151). The location information acquired by the mobile terminal 100 is transmitted to the management server 226 (S152).

  When the location information is received by the management server 226 (S154), the location information is provided to the location information server 224 (S156). The location information server 224 provided with the location information calculates address information based on the location information (S158). Further, the map server 500 that stores the map information corresponding to the address information is accessed to search for the map information (S160). Map information corresponding to the address information is provided to the location information server 224 by the map server 500 (S162), and the location information server 224 acquires the map information (S164).

  The location information server 224 provides address information and map information to the database server 228 (S166). The database server stores the address information and map information provided by the location information server 224 in the information storage device (S168).

  In the present embodiment, the location information server 224 is provided in the service center 400, but is not limited to this example, and may be configured as a location information center outside the service center. In this case, the position information transmitted by the mobile terminal 100 may be transmitted to the position information center, the address information may be calculated in the position information center, and the calculated address information may be transmitted to the service center 400.

  Further, the map server 500 may be provided in the position information detection server 220. As described above, when the location information server 224 is configured as a location information center outside the service center 400, the location information center may include a map server. In this case, the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 is transmitted to the position information center, the address information and the map information are calculated in the position information center, and the address information and the map information are transmitted to the service center.

  Further, the map information storage unit 204 in the position information detection server 200, or the address information storage unit 202 and the map information storage unit 204 are provided in the map server 500, and information is acquired from the map server 500 whenever necessary. Good. As a result, the storage area of the position information detection server 200 can be reduced.

  The first embodiment has been described above. Next, a second embodiment will be described.

(Second Embodiment)
In the second embodiment, a mobile terminal owned by a user, a telecommunications carrier server, and a location information detection server can be connected via a network, and the location information acquired by the mobile terminal is stored in the telecommunications carrier server. The position information detection system according to the present invention is applied to the position information detection system 20 that can be transmitted to the position information detection server after being transmitted.

  Since the functional configurations of the mobile terminal and the location information detection server according to the second embodiment are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment, the system configuration and processing different from those in the first embodiment will be mainly described.

<6. Configuration example of position information detection system>
FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of the position information detection system 20 according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal according to the present invention is applied to a mobile phone and will be described below. In the location information detection system 20, the mobile phone 150 and the communication carrier server 550 are connected via the mobile phone network 350, and the communication carrier server 550, the map server 500, and the service center 400 are connected via the network 300. Has been. Since the map server 500 and the service center 400 are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  The mobile phone 150 according to the present embodiment transmits various types of information to the communication carrier server 550 via the mobile phone network 350. In the first embodiment, it is necessary to set the transmission destination of the position information in advance. However, in the mobile phone 150, it is not necessary to specify the server that is the transmission destination of the position information in advance, and the acquired position information is different. The information is transmitted to the carrier server 550 in the same manner as the above information. In the mobile phone 150, when the location information notification mode is set and the user turns off the power, the location information is acquired at a predetermined interval and transmitted to the communication carrier server 550 as needed.

  The communication carrier server 550 that receives information from the mobile phone 150 may transmit only position information among the information received from the mobile phone 150 to the service center. Thereby, the user of the mobile phone 150 can transmit the acquired position information to the service center only by setting the position information notification mode without setting the position information to be transmitted to the service center 400. It becomes. The location information transmitted to the service center 400 is stored in the information storage device of the database server 228 provided in the service center 400 as in the first embodiment.

  The system configuration example of the position information detection system 20 according to the present embodiment has been described above. Next, the processing flow of the position information detection system will be described with reference to FIG.

<7. Flow of processing of location information detection system>
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the processing flow of the position information detection system. First, the location information notification mode is set in the mobile phone 150 (S170). When the position information notification mode is set and the power is turned off by the user, the position information notification mode is activated and the position information is acquired (S171). The location information acquired by the mobile phone 150 is transmitted to the carrier server 550 via the mobile phone network (S172).

  The communication carrier server 500 transmits the location information transmitted from the mobile phone 150 to the management server 226 provided in the service center via the network (S174). When the location information is received by the management server 226 (S176), the location information is provided to the location information server 224 (S178). The location information server 224 provided with the location information calculates address information based on the location information (S180). Further, the map server 500 that stores the map information corresponding to the address information is accessed to search for the map information (S182). The map information corresponding to the address information is provided by the map server 500 to the position information server 224 (S184), and the position information server 224 acquires the map information (S186).

  The location information server 224 provides address information and map information to the database server 228 (S188). The database server stores the address information and map information provided by the location information server 224 in the information storage device (S190). The second embodiment has been described above.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  For example, the location information acquired at the mobile terminal may be transmitted as an attachment to an electronic mail. When transmitting location information using e-mail, the mobile terminal creates an e-mail including location information at a set interval, and transmits the e-mail to the location information detection server. The position information detection server that has received the e-mail including the position information can extract the position information included in the e-mail and acquire the position information of the mobile terminal.

The present invention is applicable to a mobile terminal, a location information system, a mobile terminal control method, a location information system control method, and a program that control transmission of location information .

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a position information detection system 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a function block diagram of the mobile terminal and position information detection server concerning the embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the example of the position information detection system concerning the embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process in the mobile terminal concerning the embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process in the mobile terminal concerning the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the flow of a process of the positional information detection system concerning the embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the example of the positional infomation detection system concerning the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the flow of a process of the positional information detection system concerning the embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mobile terminal 104 PIN number verification part 106 Display part 112 Input operation determination part 114 Location information notification mode setting part 118 Power supply part 120 Position information notification part 200 Position information detection server 202 Position information reception part 204 Address information storage part 206 Map information Storage unit 208 Address information calculation unit 210 Location information storage unit 300 Network

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A mode setting section for setting a location information notification mode;
An operation determination unit that determines that an operation to turn off the power has been performed;
The mode setting unit detects that the position information notification mode is set to ON, and further detects that the operation determining unit has performed an operation to turn off the power, and stops power supply to the display unit. Control and control for transmitting the location information of the mobile terminal, the mode setting unit detects that the location information notification mode is set to OFF, and the operation determination unit further performs an operation to turn off the power A control unit that detects the determination and performs control to turn off the mobile terminal;
A mobile terminal characterized by comprising: The display unit has a display device for displaying data,
2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control to stop power supply to the display unit, and performs control to turn off the display of the display device. 3. The display unit includes an illumination unit that illuminates the display unit,
2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control to stop power supply of the display unit, and performs control to turn off illumination of the illumination unit. 3. The display unit includes a display device that displays data, and an illumination unit that illuminates the display device,
The control unit performs the control to stop the power supply of the display unit, the control to turn off the display of the display device and the control to turn off the illumination of the illumination unit. The mobile terminal according to 1.   The control unit performs control to stop the power supply of the display unit and control to transmit the location information of the mobile terminal, and then performs control to transmit the location information of the mobile terminal every predetermined time. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal is characterized. The control unit controls the authentication information verification unit that verifies the input authentication information,
Setting of the location information notification mode is detected by detecting that the location information notification mode is set to ON by the mode setting unit, and further detecting that the authentication information is determined to be correct by the authentication information verification unit. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal is controlled to be set to OFF. The operation determination unit determines that an operation of turning on the power has been performed,
The control unit performs control to stop power supply of the display unit and control to transmit the position information of the mobile terminal, and then determines that the operation determining unit has performed an operation to turn on the power. 2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal detects and controls to supply power to the display unit.   The control unit performs control for stopping the power supply of the display unit and control for transmitting the location information of the mobile terminal, and then determines that the operation determining unit has performed an operation to turn off the power. 2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal performs control to detect and stop power supply of the display unit and to transmit position information of the mobile terminal. 2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control to transmit the location information of the mobile terminal, and performs control to transmit the location information of the mobile terminal using an e-mail. Mobile terminal. A location information system in which the mobile terminal according to claim 1 transmits information to a location information server via a network,
The mobile terminal
Sending the location information of the mobile terminal to the location information server;
The location information server
A location information receiving unit for receiving the location information transmitted by the mobile terminal;
A position information storage unit for storing the position information;
A position information system comprising: The location information server
An address information acquisition unit for acquiring address information corresponding to the position information;
The position information system according to claim 10, wherein the position information storage unit stores the address information. A mode setting step for setting a location information notification mode;
An operation determination step for determining that an operation to turn off the power has been performed;
The mode setting step detects that the position information notification mode is set to ON, and further detects that the operation to turn off the power is performed in the operation determination step, and stops the power supply of the display unit. Control and control for transmitting the location information of the mobile terminal are detected, the mode setting step detects that the location information notification mode is set to OFF, and the operation determination step further performs an operation to turn off the power. A control step of detecting that the determination has been made and performing a control to turn off the mobile terminal;
A method for controlling a mobile terminal, comprising: The display unit has a display device for displaying data,
The method for controlling a mobile terminal according to claim 12, wherein in the control step, the control for stopping the power supply of the display unit is performed by the control for turning off the display of the display device. . The display unit includes an illumination unit that illuminates the display unit,
13. The method of controlling a mobile terminal according to claim 12, wherein in the control step, the control for stopping the power supply of the display unit is performed by controlling to turn off the illumination of the illumination unit. . The display unit includes a display device that displays data, and an illumination unit that illuminates the display device,
The control of stopping power supply to the display unit in the control step includes performing control to turn off the display of the display device and control to turn off the illumination of the illumination unit. 12. The method for controlling a mobile terminal according to 12.   In the control step, after performing control for stopping the power supply of the display unit and control for transmitting the location information of the mobile terminal, control for transmitting the location information of the mobile terminal every predetermined time is performed. The method of controlling a mobile terminal according to claim 12, characterized in that it is characterized in that: In the control step, the authentication information verification unit that verifies the input authentication information is controlled,
Setting of the location information notification mode is detected by detecting that the location information notification mode is set to ON by the mode setting step, and further detecting that the authentication information is determined by the authentication information verification unit. 13. The method for controlling a mobile terminal according to claim 12, wherein control is performed to set to OFF. In the operation determination step, it is determined that an operation to turn on the power has been performed,
In the control step, after performing the control to stop the power supply of the display unit and the control to transmit the position information of the mobile terminal, it is determined that the operation to turn on the power is performed by the operation determination step. 13. The method of controlling a mobile terminal according to claim 12, wherein control is performed to detect and supply power to the display unit.   In the control step, after performing the control to stop the power supply of the display unit and the control to transmit the position information of the mobile terminal, it is determined that the operation determining step has been performed to turn off the power. The method for controlling a mobile terminal according to claim 12, wherein control for detecting and stopping power supply to the display unit and control for transmitting position information of the mobile terminal are performed.   The control of transmitting the location information of the mobile terminal in the control step includes performing control of transmitting the location information of the mobile terminal using an e-mail. The control method of the described mobile terminal. A method for controlling a location information system in which the mobile terminal according to claim 1 transmits information to a location information server via a network.
By the mobile terminal,
Transmitting the location information of the mobile terminal to the location information server;
By the location information server,
A location information receiving step for receiving the location information transmitted by the mobile terminal;
A location information storage step for storing the location information;
A method for controlling a position information system, comprising: An address information acquisition step of acquiring address information corresponding to the position information by the position information server;
The method of controlling a position information system according to claim 21, wherein the address information is stored in the position information storing step. Mobile terminal
A mode setting section for setting a location information notification mode;
An operation determination unit that determines that an operation to turn off the power has been performed;
The mode setting unit detects that the position information notification mode is set to ON, and further detects that the operation determining unit has performed an operation to turn off the power, and stops power supply to the display unit. Control and control for transmitting the location information of the mobile terminal, the mode setting unit detects that the location information notification mode is set to OFF, and the operation determination unit performs an operation to turn off the power A control unit that detects the determination and performs control to turn off the mobile terminal;
A control program for a mobile terminal to function as The display unit has a display device for displaying data,
The control program for a mobile terminal according to claim 23, wherein the control unit performs control to stop power supply to the display unit, and performs control to turn off display of the display device. . The display unit includes an illumination unit that illuminates the display unit,
The control program for a mobile terminal according to claim 23, wherein the control unit performs control to stop power supply to the display unit, and performs control to turn off illumination of the illumination unit. . The display unit includes a display device that displays data, and an illumination unit that illuminates the display device,
The control unit performs the control to stop the power supply of the display unit, the control to turn off the display of the display device and the control to turn off the illumination of the illumination unit. 23. The mobile terminal control program according to 23. The control unit performs control to stop the power supply of the display unit and control to transmit the location information of the mobile terminal, and then performs control to transmit the location information of the mobile terminal every predetermined time. The control program for a mobile terminal according to claim 23, characterized in that it is a feature. The control unit controls the authentication information verification unit that verifies the input authentication information,
Setting of the position information notification mode is detected by detecting that the position information notification mode is set to ON by the mode setting unit, and further detecting that the authentication information is determined to be correct by the authentication information verification unit. 24. The control program for a mobile terminal according to claim 23, wherein control for setting to OFF is performed. The operation determination unit determines that an operation of turning on the power has been performed,
The control unit performs control to stop power supply of the display unit and control to transmit the position information of the mobile terminal, and then determines that the operation determining unit has performed an operation to turn on the power. The control program for a mobile terminal according to claim 23, wherein the control is performed to detect and supply power to the display unit. The control unit performs control for stopping the power supply of the display unit and control for transmitting the location information of the mobile terminal, and then determines that the operation determining unit has performed an operation to turn off the power. 24. The control program for a mobile terminal according to claim 23, wherein control for detecting and stopping the power supply of the display unit and control for transmitting position information of the mobile terminal are performed. 24. The control unit according to claim 23, wherein the control unit performs control to transmit the location information of the mobile terminal, and performs control to transmit the location information of the mobile terminal using an electronic mail. The mobile terminal control program described.

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