JP4939966B2 - Information communication terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information communication terminal having a position information acquisition function and a communication system including the information communication terminal.

  The information communication terminal market, centering on mobile phones, continues to grow rapidly with the help of multifunction and miniaturization. The functions of mobile phones are wide-ranging, and there are models that have functions such as mail transmission / reception functions and WWW (World Wide Web) browsing functions in addition to call functions. Here, a so-called mobile phone refers to a device that can be connected to a public telephone line via a base station using radio, and includes a PHS (Personal Handyphone System simplified mobile phone system).

  As a service using this mobile phone, a service using the location information of the mobile phone has been actively performed recently. As an example, by calling a PHS terminal of a user who is moving with a PHS terminal, the user's position can be grasped, or the user's position and map can be displayed on the screen of a PC (Personal Computer) terminal. There are usages to display. As a method of knowing the current position of the user who owns the PHS terminal, the position information of the PHS terminal is obtained from the positional relationship where the base station is installed using the CS-ID (identification information of the base station) of the PHS base station. There is a way to ask. In this case, the location information of the PHS terminal is stored as latitude and longitude information, for example, by a service center installed by the PHS business company, and a user who wants to know the location of the PHS terminal accesses this information via the Internet. The position information of the PHS terminal can be obtained. Furthermore, a service for notifying the current position of the PHS terminal by facsimile or the like has already been put into practical use.

  As a method for detecting the position of a mobile phone, for example, a position detection inquiry signal is transmitted from a plurality of radio base stations to the mobile phone at predetermined time intervals, and the mobile phone that has received the position detection inquiry signal is used for position detection. There is a method in which a nearby receiving radio base station detects the position of a mobile phone by transmitting a signal. As another detection method, there is a method using a GPS (Global Positioning System) device. GPS is a system that knows the position (longitude / latitude) of a receiver on the earth by receiving radio waves transmitted by geodetic satellites orbiting the earth.

  As described above, the position information of the mobile phone can be obtained by a plurality of methods and used for various services. As a system for notifying the current location of the information communication terminal holder, for example, when a user registers a location information notification area in advance in the location information control center and the mobile terminal enters the registered reception area. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-133867 discloses a system that notifies a user of an area entry.

  However, the above system has a problem that the position information must be acquired using a center system such as a base station or a position information control center. That is, a location information control center for holding information necessary for acquiring location information, for example, identification information of the corresponding mobile phone, a notification area for location information, and a contact number for contacting location information is required. Therefore, there is a problem that the system becomes complicated.

  In order to solve the above problems, predetermined processing desired by the user is set on the terminal side in advance, and the processing is automatically started based on the position without requiring processing of the information center server. A system configured to do so is disclosed in Patent Document 2.

JP 2000-125342 A JP 2000-134665 A

  However, in the case of a system in which the information communication terminal side such as a mobile phone as described above actively detects the position of its own device and notifies the acquired position information to the user, the GPS position information and the base station The CS-ID or the like must be acquired at regular intervals or every time the base station is moved. In particular, when the mobile phone or the mobile phone holder is moving at high speed, the information acquisition interval is shortened, which increases the load of software processing on the mobile phone and increases power consumption. The problem arises. In an information communication terminal such as a mobile phone, when the amount of power consumption increases, the time that can be continuously used without charging is shortened, and the usability of the user is deteriorated.

The present invention, while suppressing an increase in power consumption, and set a desired operation on the terminal side, and an object thereof is to automatically provide information communication terminal end capable of performing the operation.

Information communication terminal according to the present invention relates to a location where a communication means for transmitting and receiving or data communication of voice, position information acquisition means for acquiring position information, the operation information and the operation showing the operation of the prior SL information communication terminal According to the difference between the storage means for storing the operation registration list for registering the location information in association with the location information acquired by the location information acquisition means and the location information stored in the storage means, the location information control means for acquiring means controls so as to vary the time interval for the acquisition of the position information, that features.

An information communication terminal according to the present invention stores communication means for performing voice transmission / reception or data communication, position information acquisition means for acquiring position information, and an operation registration list for registering operations of the information communication terminal at a predetermined location. Based on the moving speed of the information communication terminal acquired by the speed measuring means, the speed measuring means for measuring the moving speed of the information communication terminal, and the position information acquiring means acquires the position information. Control means for controlling to change the time interval.

  As described above, by appropriately changing the position information acquisition time interval, the operation set in the information communication terminal can be performed while suppressing the power consumption of the information communication terminal such as a mobile phone.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. The telephone line outgoing / incoming control in the cellular phone 1 is performed by the telephone antenna 16 and the radio control unit 17. The radio control unit 17 controls transmission / reception of basic signals such as conversation, and transmits / receives radio waves to / from the base station by the telephone antenna 16. The mail transmission / reception unit 18 controls mail exchange between the mobile phone and the outside, and controls mail transmission / reception via a provider, for example. The radio control unit 17 and the mail transmission / reception unit 18 are controlled by a terminal control unit 15 that controls the entire terminal. Further, the terminal control unit 15 controls the user interface control unit 13 to accept input from the user and display information to the user.

  The location information is received by the location information acquisition means 4 via the GPS antenna 2 that receives radio waves from the satellite and the GPS control unit 3 that controls the GPS antenna 2. The current location calculation means 6 calculates the current location of the mobile phone based on the information acquired by the position information acquisition means 4.

  In addition, although the structural example in the case of acquiring positional information using GPS was shown here, you may make it use not only this but another positional information acquisition method. For example, position information may be acquired based on a signal transmitted from the base station, or may be combined with position information acquisition by GPS.

  An operation regulation list for registering the operation of the mobile phone in advance is hereinafter referred to as an action list. The action list management means 10 is for registering an action to be performed according to the position, date and time of the mobile phone as an action list, and executing an action in the action list at a predetermined time or a predetermined place. The action list registration means 12 is used when registering the action list in the mobile phone.

  When executing an action, the action list management unit 10 instructs the position information control unit 8 to acquire position information in order to perform processing using the position information. Upon receiving the instruction from the action list management means 10, the position information control means 8 instructs the distance calculation means 5, or the current position calculation means 6 and the speed calculation means 7 to execute processing, and acquires necessary position related information. .

The position information control unit 8 records the acquired information in the storage unit 9 and passes position related information necessary for action processing from the obtained information to the action list management unit 10. The action list management unit 10 sends an action requested to the mobile phone to the terminal control unit 15 according to the information acquired from the position information control unit 8, the date / time information acquired from the time management unit 14, and the content of the action list. Instruct.
As described above, by holding the action list in the mobile phone, it is possible to acquire location information of the mobile phone main body, to perform calculation processing based on the location information, and to enter the registration area.

  The action list is registered in advance in the mobile phone by the user. FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the action list. The action list 60 is composed of a plurality of actions that define operations to be performed by the mobile phone. Each action is, for example, No. They are organized by action numbers 61 such as 1 and 2. Here, the registration point 62 indicates the starting point (center) of the area, and the area item 63 indicates a range set for notification. The Out / In item 64 designates whether to notify when entering the area specified in 63 from outside or when notifying from outside the area. For example, in the case of “In”, the user is notified when entering the area from outside the area.

  The day of week item 65 and the time zone 66 specify the day of the week or the time zone for performing the notification operation. In addition, the notification operation 67 specifies a notification method in the case where notification is made to the notification destination specified by the notification destination 68. As the notification destination 68, an address, a telephone number, an e-mail address, or the like of a notification destination is designated. Action No. As specified by 4, it is also possible to specify the number of a mobile terminal such as another mobile phone or a PHS terminal. Action No. The notification destination in the case of 1 is the same as the registration point item 62 and is omitted.

  For specific actions, for example, action no. In the case of 1, when a mobile phone enters an area designated with a radius of 5 km centering on the registration point “XX city △ Δ town 1-1” between 18:00 and 22:00 from Monday to Friday. An area intrusion notification is made to the registration point 62. Action No. In the case of 1, the notification destination 68 at the registration point 62 is a fixed phone, and the phone is notified by a ring tone. A pre-registered message may be sent along with the notification by the ring tone. Action No. In the case of 2, the notification is performed by sending an e-mail to the address designated as the notification destination 68. Action No. In the case of 4, the mobile phone designated as the notification destination 68 is designated to be notified by a ring tone.

  Action No. 3, the notification area 63 is designated as “Totsuka Ward”, and the notification operation is “Silent”. In this case, an entry notification is made when entering Totsuka Ward. The notification operation at this time is not accompanied by the generation of sound, and notifies the user by, for example, a method of vibrating the telephone. Action No. In the case of 3, since the notification destination device at the registration point 62 is not designated, the mobile phone is notified by a ring tone. However, if the notification destination device is not designated, it may be registered in advance so as to notify another specific mobile phone. Alternatively, the notification destination may be a device such as a personal computer (PC) connected to the network, and a message may be displayed on the screen.

Note that the combination of the notification operation and the notification destination is not limited to the example illustrated in FIG. 6, and the notification operation and the notification destination can be designated in any combination. Also, the registration point and area entry method and action list items are not limited to this.
Regarding creation and registration of an action list, there is a method of creating an action list using a PC and registering it in the cellular phone 1 in addition to a method of creating and registering a list directly on the cellular phone. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a registration method when registering an action list in a mobile phone using a PC.

  The user creates the action list 60 with the PC 75 and stores it in the storage device 76. Here, for example, the action list can be registered in the mobile phone 1 by connecting the PC and the mobile phone directly with a cable. Cable connection is a method often used with commercially available memory editing software. As a cable, there is a method using a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable in addition to a dedicated cable.

  Further, there is a method in which the PC 75 is connected to the network 72 via the modem 73 and the action list is registered in the mobile phone via the Internet. Examples of this method include registration through a service center operated by a mobile phone operator or a service operator, or registration by mail transmission to a mobile phone. When sending mail to a mobile phone, for example, a standard format is defined in such a way that the mobile phone software can recognize an action list, and mail based on this fixed format is sent to the mobile phone.

  FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of an input screen when an action list is created using a PC. The action list input screen 80 includes input parts for inputting each item shown in the action list 60 of FIG. Reference numeral 81 denotes a location where the registration point 62 is input, 82 is an input location of the area 63, and 83 is a location where the Out / In item 64 is input. 84 and 85 are places for inputting the day of the week 65 and the time zone 66, respectively. Reference numeral 86 denotes an input portion of a notification method corresponding to the notification operation 67, and 87 denotes a portion where a notification terminal corresponding to the notification destination 68 is input. The symbol ▽ at the right end of each input location indicates that the input item can be displayed in a list by the user's selection, and the user can select an item to be input from items specified in advance. The input items and the screen configuration are not limited to this.

  The content of the action list 60 is created when the user inputs desired information at each input location. The input content of FIG. 1 corresponds. The action list input screen 80 ends when the user selects and inputs an “OK” button 801 or a “Cancel” button 802 or selects and inputs an end button 803 at the upper right. If there is no selection input before the predetermined time has elapsed, it is regarded as “cancel” and the input screen is terminated.

  FIG. 9 is a configuration example of an input screen when an action list is created using a PC as in FIG. In FIG. 9, the action number 60 in the action list 60 is displayed. 4 shows a state in which the operation No. 4 is input.

  Reference numeral 91 denotes a list of items that can be set in Out / In. In this case, one of two items “Out” and “In” can be selected. Reference numeral 92 denotes a list display for inputting a notification terminal. For example, by registering “landline phone”, “mobile phone”, and “PC” as selectable devices, it is possible to select and input a terminal for notifying location information from these devices. Note that these lists are provided to support user input, and items not included in the list may be directly input. In that case, it is determined whether the notification terminal is available on the PC or the mobile phone 1 side.

  As for the registration point and area input, there is a method of using a map on the input screen in addition to a method in which a user directly specifies desired information as shown in FIG. FIG. 9 shows an example of the input. When a registration point and an area are specified with reference to a map, for example, “map specification” is input to an input portion 82 of the area. In this case, the information specified by the user on the map is entered at the input location of the registration point and area.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of a map screen for inputting an action list. In FIG. 10, 20 is a monitor portion of the PC 75, and a map is displayed on the monitor screen. The user designates a registration point 62 and an area 63 in the action list 60 on this map screen. In the case of FIG. 10, 21 corresponds to the registration point 62, and the circle 22 specified by the radius (r) 5 km corresponds to the area 63. As a result, the input point 81 of the registration point and the input point 82 of the area are set as in the action list input screen 80. The mobile phones 23 and 24 are displayed in order to present the setting status to the user in an easy-to-understand manner. Since the Out / In item 83 of the action list 80 is set to “In”, the mobile phone 23 in the designated area 22 makes an area intrusion / approach notification to the registration point 21. On the other hand, since the mobile phone 24 is outside the area 22, notification to the registration point is not performed.

  FIG. 11 shows another area designation example on the map screen for inputting the action list. In FIG. 10, the range of the circle centered on the predetermined position is designated, whereas in FIG. 11, the designated area 22 is set to an arbitrary shape by the user. In this case, a range surrounded by 22 dotted lines is registered as an area item 63 in the action list.

  FIG. 11 shows a case where the Out / In item 83 of the action list 80 is set to “In” as in FIG. When the “Out / In” item 83 is designated as “Out”, the registration point 21 is notified from the mobile phone 24 outside the area.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, when a registration point and an area are specified using a map, even if the address, latitude, and longitude of the registration point are not known, the notification area is designated as a specific area or an arbitrary area. It is possible to set the range. In addition, fine area designation can be performed. 10 and 11 is not limited to this, and for example, the mobile phone 23 and the mobile phone 24 may not be displayed.

  In FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, reference numeral 88 denotes a place where a password set in the mobile phone 1 is input. For example, a user of a mobile phone registers a password in the mobile phone in order to protect phone book information and personal information in the mobile phone. By inputting the password in this way, an action list created by a device other than the mobile phone such as a PC can be registered in the mobile phone only when the approval of the mobile phone user is obtained.

  Thus, by registering or editing the action list based on the input of the password, it is possible to avoid the problem that the action list is changed without the permission of the mobile phone user. The password input is not limited to registering an action list created by a PC, but may be requested to input a password even when registering directly with a mobile phone.

FIG. 5 shows an action list registration procedure in the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Step S501 is processing for determining whether or not the action list 60 is registered directly on the mobile phone. When the user directly inputs each item in the action list on the mobile phone, the process proceeds to step S502, and the user is prompted to input a password set in the mobile phone. The password is input using the user interface control unit 13 shown in FIG.

  In step S503, it is determined whether or not the password input in step S502 is correct. The password determination is performed by using, for example, the action list registration unit 12, the password management unit 11, the storage unit 9, and the user interface control unit 13. Specifically, the action list registration unit 12 inquires of the password management unit 11 about the password set in the mobile phone. The password management unit 11 reads the password set in the mobile phone from the storage unit 9 and returns it to the action list registration unit 12. The action list registration unit 12 determines whether the registered password and the password entered by the user via the user interface control unit 13 are correct.

  If it is determined in step S503 that the password is correct, the process proceeds to step S504 to accept input of each item in the action list from the user. The input content is registered in the action list in step S510. If the password is incorrect in the determination process in step S503, the registration process is terminated. At this time, the action list is not registered in the mobile phone.

  On the other hand, when registering an action list for a mobile phone from a device other than the mobile phone, the process proceeds from step S501 to step S505 to perform mail reception processing. The mail is received via the mail transmitting / receiving unit 18. In step S506, it is determined whether or not the format of the received mail is specified, that is, whether or not the contents described in the mail can be identified as an action list item. If the format is correct, the process proceeds to step S507. Transition. In step S507, the password acquired from the received mail is compared with the password registered in the mobile phone. Regarding the transmission and reception of passwords by e-mail, it is also possible to adopt a format capable of security protection such as encryption.

  If the password is set correctly, the process advances from step S508 to step S509, and the item content described in the received mail is extracted. The item extracted in step S509 is registered in the action list in step S510. If it is determined in step S506 that the mail format is not correct, or if the password is incorrect in step S508, the process ends without registering the action list.

  In addition, although FIG. 5 demonstrated the case where mail was received by step S505, it is not restricted to this, For example, it is good also as a structure which registers an action list using other methods, such as program transmission via a service center. In addition, regarding the password determination, for example, a password may be registered with a service provider or provider, and the password may be checked when connecting to the service provider or the like.

  FIG. 1 shows a first processing procedure when an action based on an action list is executed in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the mobile phone 1, processing for executing an action registered in the action list 60 is activated at a specified time or a set specific timing. Activation for action execution is controlled by the action list management means 10.

  After the activation, in step S101, it is determined whether or not the activation action number (No.) exists in the action list. When the activation action is registered in the action list, the process proceeds to step S102, and time information is acquired from the time management unit 14. The time information is also used in a normal mobile phone, and represents date, day of the week, time, and the like.

  On the other hand, if the activation action is not registered in the action list in step S101, the process proceeds to step S103. In step S103, it is checked whether or not another action is registered in the action list 60. If another action is registered here, the process proceeds from step S103 to step S110. If no other action is registered, the action execution process is terminated.

  In step S104, it is determined whether or not the time information acquired in step S102 is within the range specified by the day 65 of the activation action or the time zone 66. If the current time is within the time zone in which the action should be operated, the process moves to step S105, and the acquisition process of the current position information of the mobile phone is executed. If it is determined in step S104 that the action operation time is out of the set range, the process proceeds to step S110, and the action No. Remember. At this time, there is a possibility that the action currently being processed becomes the next execution action again. In this case, the same action number is stored.

  In step S106, it is determined whether or not position information has been acquired. When the mobile phone can acquire the position information, the process proceeds to step S107, and the distance to the area 63 registered in the action list 60 is calculated. The distance calculation is performed using the distance calculation means 5, and the distance calculated here is obtained as a linear distance from the current position of the mobile phone to the position information notification range specified by the registration point 62 and the area 63, for example. be able to.

  Based on the distance calculated in step S107, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone is in the designated area in step S108. If the mobile phone is already in the designated area, the process advances to step S109 to execute an action defined in the action list, that is, a position information notification. After executing the action, the action to be executed next is acquired from the action list in step S110, and the action No. Is stored, the process proceeds to step S111 to set the start date and time of the next action execution process. At this time, if it is desired to continuously start the action being processed, for example, the same action process may be started again by setting a repeat for the action.

  On the other hand, if position information could not be acquired in step S106, for example, if the GPS system could not receive satellite radio waves, the process proceeds from step S106 to step S112. If it is determined in step S108 that the mobile phone is not in the designated area, the process similarly proceeds to step S112. In step S112, the action No. currently being processed is set. In step S113, a time interval until the process for executing the same action is restarted is set. This time interval may be set in advance by a user of the mobile phone, or may be set in a format in which the time interval is input each time.

  In step S113, the time until the same action process is restarted is set. Here, the set time interval between the case where the position information could not be acquired in step S106 and the case where the position information was out of the specified range in step S108. It is good also as a structure which changes. For example, when position information cannot be acquired, a method of setting a short time interval until the next activation is conceivable. Also, if location information acquisition fails for a specified number of times, notify the user of the mobile phone or the device that is notified of location information, and cancel or postpone the action currently being processed. Also good.

  FIG. 2 shows a second processing procedure when executing an action based on the action list in the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. Here, the figure shows a case where the Out / In item 83 of the action list 80 is set to “In”, and shows the main processing after the position information acquisition processing. The same functional parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted unless particularly necessary. The process of FIG. 2 differs from FIG. 1 in that the time interval until the action process is activated is varied according to the distance from the mobile phone 1 to the designated area 63.

  After acquiring the current position information of the mobile phone in step S105, in step S201, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone is in the registration area. If the mobile phone is already in the registration area specified in the action list 60, the process proceeds from step S201 to step S205 to determine whether or not the action currently being processed has already been executed. If an action has not been executed yet, a predetermined action is executed in step S109, and settings for starting the next action are performed in steps S110 and S111. If the action has already been executed in step S205, the process is terminated. In this case, if an action to be activated next is not set, the process may proceed from step S205 to step S110.

  On the other hand, when the mobile phone is outside the registration area, the process proceeds from step S201 to step S107, and the distance calculation process to the area is performed. Step S202 is a step in which the process branches according to the distance from the mobile phone to the area. For example, when the distance to the area is less than 30 km, the process proceeds to step S203, and the time interval until the action process is activated again is set to 10 minutes. If the distance to the area is 30 km or more, the activation interval is set to 30 minutes in step S204. That is, when the mobile phone is near the location information notification area, the location information acquisition interval is shortened, and when the mobile phone is away from the notification area, the location information acquisition interval is lengthened.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a map screen for explaining the position information acquisition interval in the processing procedure shown in FIG.
When the mobile phone is outside the registration area displayed by the circle in the position information notification area 22, the action processing is started again after a specified time. At this time, the action processing start interval depends on the distance r from the mobile phone to the area t is varied. In FIG. 12, the point 25 is at a distance r <b> 1 from the registration point 21, and the point 27 is at a distance r <b> 2 from the registration point 21. Here, r1 <r2. At this time, when the mobile phone is at the point 25 close to the position information notification area 22, the position information acquisition interval t1 is set to be short by the processing of steps S202 to S203 in FIG. When the mobile phone is at the point 27 away from the area, the position information acquisition interval t2 is set longer by the processing from step S202 to S204.

  With the process of FIG. 2, it is possible to avoid unnecessary action processing activation, that is, acquisition of unnecessary position information, and control the position information acquisition timing in the mobile phone. Thus, by controlling the position information acquisition timing, the number of position information acquisitions can be reduced, and the power consumption in the mobile phone can be suppressed.

  In step S202 in FIG. 2, the distance used for the determination is 30 km, but the distance may be set freely. Further, the activation interval of step S203 and step S204 is not limited to this, and is not limited to the case where the Out / In item 83 of the action list 80 is set to “In”. Furthermore, the position information acquisition timing control method shown in FIG. 2 may be applied to the processing procedure shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3 shows a third processing procedure when an action based on the action list is executed in the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. 3, the same functional parts as those in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted unless particularly required. FIG. 3 shows a process of calculating the moving speed of the mobile phone by the speed calculating means 7 and varying the time interval until the action process is activated according to the determined moving speed.

  The processing from the acquisition of the current position information of the mobile phone in step S105 to the distance calculation in step S107 is the same as that in FIG. If it is determined in step S201 that the mobile phone is already in the registration area, the process proceeds to step S205 to perform the same processes as in FIG. After calculating the distance to the registration area in step S107, the process proceeds to step S301, and the presence or absence of a speed detection flag by software is confirmed. If the speed detection flag is not set (speed detection flag = 0), it is determined that the routine is not a routine for obtaining the speed of the mobile phone, and the process proceeds to step S310. In step S310, the time interval (t) until restart is set to 5 minutes. That is, the action process of FIG. 3 is set to be activated again after 5 minutes. After storing the current position of the mobile phone in step S311, the speed detection flag is set to 1 in step S312, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the speed detection flag is set to 1 in the determination process of step S301, the process proceeds from step S301 to step S302, and the mobile phone moving speed calculation process is performed. The moving speed can be obtained from, for example, the time set in step S310 at the previous activation, the position of the mobile phone stored in step S311 and the position of the mobile phone acquired in step S105 at the current activation. Here, with reference to FIG. 12, the time set in step S310 corresponds to t2. In step S311, the point 27 is stored, and in step S105, the position of the point 26 is acquired. As a moving distance at this time, there is also a method for obtaining a distance on a straight line connecting the point 27 and the registration point 21.

  Step S303 is a process for obtaining an estimated time for the mobile phone to reach the registration area from the distance to the registration area obtained in step S107 and the moving speed of the mobile phone obtained in step S302. Based on the estimated area arrival time obtained in step S303, the process branches in step S304. For example, when it is predicted that it takes one hour or more for the mobile phone to reach the area, the process proceeds to step S306, and the time interval (t) until the action process is activated again is set to 60 minutes. If the area arrival time of the mobile phone is predicted to be 1 hour or less in step S304, the process proceeds to step S305, and further the action activation interval is subdivided according to the area arrival prediction time. That is, if it is predicted that it takes 30 minutes or more for the mobile phone to reach the area, t is set to 30 minutes in step S307, and if it does not take 30 minutes to reach the area, t is set to 5 minutes in step S308. Set. After setting the time interval until the next activation of the action process routine, the speed detection flag is cleared (0) in step S309, and the process ends.

  As described above, by using the speed at which the mobile phone approaches the registration area or the estimated time until the mobile phone reaches the registration area, a more appropriate position information acquisition timing can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, in the processing steps such as step S310 and step S308, the interval until the next activation of the action is set as a fixed value such as 5 minutes. However, these setting values may be other values. A variable value may be set. In addition, the case where the process branch is performed in step S304 and step S305 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the process branch step may be configured in one place or the process branch may be subdivided. .

  FIG. 4 shows a fourth processing procedure when an action based on the action list is executed in the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4, the same functional parts as those in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted unless particularly necessary.

  Step S401 is processing to determine whether or not the activation flag is set. The user sets (1) an activation flag when he / she wants position information notification. That is, when the activation flag is not set (0), this processing flow ends without being executed. If the activation flag is 1 in step S401, the process proceeds to step S105 to acquire position information, and in step S201, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone is in the registration area.

  Here, FIG. 4 shows processing in a case where notification is made when the mobile phone enters the registration area from outside the registration area. When the mobile phone is outside the registration area specified in the action list 60, the process proceeds to step S402, and the action completed flag (Action completed flag) is cleared (0). That is, it memorizes that the prescribed action has not been executed yet. In the processing after step S107, the distance from the mobile phone to the registered area is calculated, and the time interval until the next action is activated based on the distance is set.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S201 that the mobile phone is already in the registration area, the process proceeds to step S205 to determine whether or not the action currently being processed has already been executed. If the action has not been executed yet, after a predetermined action is executed in step S109, the action completion flag is set (1) in step S403, and the process proceeds to step S404. If this action has already been executed, the process proceeds from step S205 to step S403.

  Step S404 is a processing step for confirming whether or not to continue action execution, that is, notification of position information, to the user. Here, for example, a message for requesting confirmation is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone, and it is determined whether or not there is a response from the user to the display of the confirmation screen at the time of step S405. Note that the processing in step S404 and step S405 may be set in advance as to whether or not the user continues to notify the position information.

  If there is a response from the user, it is determined in step S406 whether or not to continue the position information notification. If the setting is ON (continuation), the action completion flag is cleared in step S407. If the setting is OFF, the process proceeds from step S406 to step S408, the activation flag is cleared, and the process ends. If the user wishes to continue notification of position information, or if there is no response from the user in step S405, the process proceeds to step S409 to calculate the moving speed of the mobile phone. Here, it is described that the position information notification is continued when there is no response from the user in step S405, but conversely the position information notification may not be continued.

  S410 is a step of branching the process according to the moving speed of the mobile phone, and is executed in the same manner as the process flow shown in FIG. 3, for example. Here, the process branches depending on whether the moving speed is zero or not. When the moving speed is 0, that is, when the mobile phone is stationary, the interval until the next activation is set longer. Specifically, in step S411, the time interval (t) until the next action process is activated is set to 60 minutes. If the speed is not zero, the time to reach the area boundary is predicted in step S412, and the time interval until activation is set in step S413 based on this predicted time. Note that the processing flow of FIG. 4 is not limited to this, and for example, a configuration in which a start flag is not used may be used so that position information notification is always performed to the user. In addition, the case where the location information notification is executed when entering the area from outside the registered area has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The same applies to the case of notifying in some cases.

  Further, the first to fourth processing procedures described above may be arbitrarily combined and applied to the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the case where a program that is a processing procedure is stored in advance in the mobile phone has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a program or data for realizing the present invention is sent to the mobile phone. You may make it run a program on a mobile telephone.

As described above, in the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention, the position information acquisition interval is changed based on the distance to the notification designation area and the moving speed of the mobile phone. Acquisition processing can be avoided and increase in power consumption can be suppressed.
In addition, since the action list is set / changed with the password registered in the mobile phone, it is possible to avoid the problem that the location information is notified without the permission of the mobile phone holder.
In the above embodiment, a method for executing an action list based on position information in a mobile phone has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applied to a device having no telephone function. Also good.

6 is a flowchart showing a first processing procedure when an action based on an action list is executed in the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd process sequence at the time of performing the action based on an action list in the mobile telephone concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the 3rd process sequence at the time of performing the action based on an action list in the mobile telephone concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the 4th process sequence at the time of performing the action based on an action list in the mobile telephone concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of action list registration in the mobile telephone concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the action list in the embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is a figure which shows the method of registering an action list into a mobile telephone using PC. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is a figure showing the example of composition of the input screen in the case of creating an action list using PC. In embodiment of this invention, it is a figure which shows the example of a PC screen in the case of creating an action list with reference to a map. It is a figure which shows the example of a map screen for assisting the input of an action list. It is a figure which shows the other example of a map screen for assisting the input of an action list. It is an example of a map screen explaining the acquisition interval of the positional information in the process sequence in the action execution process sequence shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone concerning embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile phone, 2 ... GPS antenna, 3 ... GPS control part, 4 ... Position information acquisition means, 5 ... Distance calculation means, 6 ... Present location calculation means, 7 ... Speed calculation means, 8 ... Position information control means, 9 ... Storage means, 10 ... Action list management means, 11 ... Password management means, 12 ... Action list registration means, 14 ... Time management section, 15 ... Terminal control section, 18 ... Mail transmission / reception section, 20 ... Monitor part of PC, 21 ... Registration point, 22 ... Area designation range, 23, 24 ... Display of mobile phone, 60 ... Action list, 72 ... Network, 73 ... Modem, 75 ... PC, 76 ... Storage device, 80 ... Input screen, 81 ... Registration point input 82: Area input location, 83: Out / In input location, 84 ... Day of week input location, 85 ... Time zone input location, 86 ... Notification method input location, 87 ... Notification end Input points, 88 ... terminal password input fields, 801 ... "OK" button, 802 ... "cancel" button, 803 ... Exit button

Claims (4)

An information communication terminal comprising a communication means for performing voice transmission / reception or data communication,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information;
Time information acquisition means for acquiring the current time;
Storage means for storing operation information indicating the operation of the information communication terminal, location information relating to a place where the operation is performed, and time information relating to a time zone where the operation is performed in association with each other;
Action execution means for executing an action registered in the action registration list based on the current time acquired by the time information acquisition means and the position information of the information communication terminal acquired by the position information acquisition means; ,
Control means for controlling the position information acquisition means to change the time interval for acquiring the position information according to the difference between the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means and the location information stored in the storage means When,
Equipped with a,
The control unit is configured to execute an operation registered in the operation registration list when the current time acquired by the time information acquisition unit is not included in the time zone registered in the operation registration list. An information communication terminal that controls the position information acquisition means so as not to acquire the position information . An information communication terminal comprising a communication means for performing voice transmission / reception or data communication,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information;
Time information acquisition means for acquiring the current time;
Storage means for storing an operation registration list for registering operation information indicating the operation of the information communication terminal in a predetermined place and time zone ;
Action execution means for executing an action registered in the action registration list based on the current time acquired by the time information acquisition means and the position information of the information communication terminal acquired by the position information acquisition means; ,
Speed measuring means for measuring the moving speed of the information communication terminal;
Control means for controlling the position information acquisition means to change the time interval for acquiring the position information depending on whether or not the moving speed of the information communication terminal acquired by the speed measurement means is 0;
Equipped with a,
The control unit is configured to execute an operation registered in the operation registration list when the current time acquired by the time information acquisition unit is not included in the time zone registered in the operation registration list. An information communication terminal that controls the position information acquisition means so as not to acquire the position information . The information communication terminal according to claim 2, further comprising distance calculation means for calculating a distance between the information communication terminal and the predetermined location based on the position information of the information communication terminal acquired by the position information acquisition means. Prepared,
When the current time acquired by the time information acquisition unit is included in a time zone registered in the operation registration list and the moving speed is not 0, the control unit and the distance measurement unit and the distance A time interval for calculating the time required for the information communication terminal to reach the predetermined location using the output from the calculation means, and for obtaining the position information based on the calculated time. An information communication terminal that is controlled to change. The information communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising password management means for managing a password,
The information communication terminal characterized in that the storage means stores an operation registration list when a password managed by the password management means is inputted.

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