JP5412081B2 - Information communication terminal and server device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information communication terminal and a server device that can communicate via a communication network.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, mobile phones that can send and receive calls and emails, and have a function of a pedometer that can measure the number of steps of a user by carrying the mobile phone, and a satellite from a global positioning system (GPS) A cellular phone having a GPS function capable of receiving a signal and calculating position information (latitude, longitude) of a current position is known.

  However, in the above-described conventional mobile phone, the pedometer function and the GPS function are provided as single functions, respectively, so that the use of each function is limited.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information communication terminal that can be applied to a new application through cooperation between step count information and position information.

An information communication terminal according to the present invention is a portable information communication terminal, which includes step number information acquisition means for counting the number of steps based on the movement of the information communication terminal and acquiring step number information, and position information of the information communication terminal. Position information acquisition means for acquiring information, storage means for storing information, acquisition of the step number information by the step number information acquisition means and acquisition of the position information by the position information acquisition means are repeatedly executed at a plurality of predetermined timings. And control means for controlling the step count information acquired by the step count information acquisition means and the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means to be associated with each other and stored in the storage means.
In the information communication terminal, information generation means for generating other information to be provided to the user of the information communication terminal based on the step count information and position information, and the other information generated by the information generation means You may further provide the information output means to output.
The information communication terminal further includes communication means for communicating with a server device via a communication network, and the control means transmits the step number information and position information associated with each other via the communication network to the server. send apparatus to the other information generated on the basis of the step number information and the position information received from the server device, so as to output the other information the receiver may be controlled.
In the information communication terminal, the information stored in the storage means or the information transmitted to the server device includes the step count information and position information, the date information when the step count information was acquired, and the position information. at least one date and time information of the date and time information may be further that associate.
In the information communication terminal, the position information is position information of a current position of the information communication terminal, and the step count information is accumulated from a predetermined start timing until the position information of the current position is acquired. It may be information on the number of steps taken.
Further, in the information communication terminal, the position information may be position information of a movement locus of the information communication terminal in a period in which the number of steps is counted.
In the information communication terminal, the control means may perform control so that the information is stored or transmitted every time the information communication terminal moves a predetermined distance.
In the information communication terminal, the control means may perform control so that the information is stored or transmitted when the information communication terminal reaches each of a plurality of predetermined points.
In the information communication terminal, the control means may perform control so that the information is stored or transmitted for each predetermined number of steps.
In the information communication terminal, the position information acquisition means calculates GPS position information including at least longitude and latitude of the information communication terminal based on a signal received from a satellite of the global positioning system (GPS). The position information may be GPS position information calculated and acquired by the position information acquisition means.
Further, in the information communication terminal, information receiving means for receiving other information generated based on the step count information and position information from the server device, information output means for outputting the received other information, May be further provided.
In the information communication terminal, the other information may be health management information including at least one of a calorie consumption, a fat burning amount, and a walking time.
In addition, in the information communication terminal, ingestion information that transmits ingestion information including at least one of calorie information, meal information, and drinking water information ingested by a user of the information communication terminal to the server device via a communication network You may further provide a transmission means.
In the information communication terminal, an intake candidate list receiving means for receiving a candidate list of a plurality of types of intakes via a communication network; an intake candidate list display means for displaying the received candidate list of intakes; And an ingestion selection means for selecting any ingestion in the displayed candidate list, wherein the ingestion information transmission means stores information on the ingestion selected by the ingestion selection means in the server It may be sent to the device.
Further, in the information communication terminal, the number of steps information and position information are stored associated with each other in the storage means, the hands stage you notify the application program being executed, may be provided further.
Further, in the information communication terminal, after the application program is started, it is determined whether or not there is a request for the step count information and the position information from the application program. The stored step count information and position information may be read and notified to the application program.
Further, in the information communication terminal, the application program is a game application program in which a game progresses according to the contents of the step count information and the position information, an application program that gives a privilege according to the contents of the step count information and the position information, Alternatively, it may be an application program that manages the health of the user based on the contents of the step count information and the position information.

The server device according to the present invention is a server device capable of communicating with a plurality of information communication terminals via a communication network, and the number of steps acquired by the information communication terminal from the information communication terminal via the communication network. Information receiving means for receiving information and position information of the information communication terminal, the step count information and position information received from each of the plurality of information communication terminals, identification information of the information communication terminal, or use of the information communication terminal Database means for storing the user's identification information in association with each other, information generating means for generating other information to be provided to the user of the information communication terminal based on the step count information and the position information, and the information generating means Information transmitting means for transmitting the other information generated in step (b) to the information communication terminal via a communication network .
In the server device, the information receiving unit may receive the step count information and position information, date information when the step count information is acquired, and at least one date information of the date information when the position information is acquired. Good.
In the server device, the position information is position information of a current position of the information communication terminal, and the step count information is accumulated from a predetermined start timing until the position information of the current position is acquired. It may be information on the number of steps.
In the server device, the position information may be position information of a movement locus of the information communication terminal in a period in which the number of steps is counted.
In the server device, the position information may be GPS position information including at least longitude and latitude of the information communication terminal calculated based on a signal received from a satellite of a global positioning system (GPS). Good.
In the server device, information generating means for generating other information to be provided to a user of the information communication terminal based on the step count information and position information, and the other information generated by the information generating means May further comprise information transmitting means for transmitting the information to the information communication terminal via a communication network.
In the server device, the other information may be health management information including at least one of calorie consumption, fat burning amount, and walking time.
In addition, in the server device, intake information for receiving intake information including at least one of calorie information, meal information, and drinking water information taken by a user of the information communication terminal from the information communication terminal via a communication network. The information generation means may generate the other information based on the step count information, the position information, and the intake information.

According to the present invention, the step information and the position information are repeatedly acquired at a plurality of predetermined timings in the information communication terminal, and the step information and the position information are stored in association with each other. It becomes possible to apply to new uses that link information and location information.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1A is a front view showing an example of the appearance of a mobile phone 20 as an information communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a rear view thereof. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the mobile phone 20. The mobile phone 20 includes a control device that performs various controls, an input device 204, an output device 205, a mobile phone communication network communication device 206, a GPS receiver 207, and a sensor 208. The control device is configured using a system bus 200, a CPU 201, a RAM 202, a ROM 203, and the like. Components such as the CPU 201 and the RAM 202 shown in FIG. 2 exchange various data and instructions of a predetermined program via the system bus 200. The input device 204 includes a data input key (ten key, * key, # key) 21, a call start key 22, an end key 23, a scroll key 24, a multi-function key 25, a microphone 26, and the like. The output device 205 includes a display unit 27 made up of a liquid crystal display (LCD), a speaker for call 28, an external output speaker 29, an earphone 300, and the like. The mobile phone communication network communication device 206 makes a call with another mobile phone via a mobile phone communication network as a mobile communication network, and communicates mail, short messages, etc. via the mobile phone communication network. It is for doing.

  The GPS receiver 207 is a device that receives radio waves of GPS signals from GPS artificial satellites (hereinafter referred to as “GPS satellites”). The GPS receiver 207 includes, for example, a filter unit that extracts a target frequency component from a radio wave reception signal, a demodulation circuit unit that extracts a GPS signal from a reception signal of a predetermined frequency component, and a program and code data used for signal decoding. The storage unit is stored, and a control unit that controls each unit. The GPS receiver 207 may include an arithmetic processing unit that decodes a GPS signal to obtain position information and accuracy information.

  The sensor 208 detects the movement (posture, vibration) of the mobile phone 20 used for counting the number of steps of the user. As the sensor 208, for example, an acceleration sensor or a geomagnetic sensor can be used to detect the posture or vibration of the mobile phone 20. In addition, as the acceleration sensor, for example, a biaxial or triaxial acceleration sensor capable of detecting acceleration in a biaxial or triaxial direction orthogonal to each other can be used. The acceleration sensor may be one that can detect gravitational acceleration. In addition, as the geomagnetic sensor, for example, a biaxial or triaxial acceleration sensor capable of detecting acceleration in a biaxial or triaxial direction orthogonal to each other can be used.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main part of the mobile phone 20 extracted. The cellular phone 20 includes a telephone communication unit 211 as a telephone communication unit, a data communication unit 212 as an information transmission / reception unit, an operation unit 213 as an operation unit, a step count information acquisition unit (step number information acquisition unit) 214, a main control unit 215, an output unit 216 as an information output unit, a GPS location information acquisition unit 217 as a location information acquisition unit, a storage unit 218 as a storage unit for various information and data, an application execution unit 219, and the like.

  The telephone communication unit 211 performs wireless communication with a base station of a mobile phone communication network in order to perform telephone communication with another mobile phone or a fixed phone. For the mobile phone communication network on the hardware configuration described above This corresponds to the communication device 206 and the like. When the telephone communication unit 211 receives an incoming call signal, the output unit 216 notifies the user of the incoming call with a specific sound, display, vibration, or the like. When the incoming call is notified, the user can make a call by pressing the call start key 22 of the operation unit 213.

  Similar to the telephone communication unit 211, the data communication unit 212 corresponds to the mobile phone communication network communication device 206 and the like on the hardware configuration described above. The data communication unit 212 exchanges mails with other mobile phones via a mobile phone communication network, or connects to an external communication network such as the Internet via a gateway server from the mobile phone communication network. This is for exchanging e-mails and browsing web pages.

  The data communication unit 212 can also be used as means for accessing a server installed in a mobile phone communication network, the Internet, etc., uploading various information to the server, and acquiring various information from the server.

  The operation unit 213 includes the above-described numeric keypad 21, call start key 22, end call key 23, and the like that can be operated by the user. By operating this operation unit 213, the user can start and end a call when receiving a call, and can select various settings and operation modes of the mobile phone 20.

  The step information acquisition unit 214 includes a sensor 208 such as an acceleration sensor or a geomagnetic sensor, and a control / arithmetic processing circuit (not shown), and performs a predetermined movement of the mobile phone 20 (for example, a predetermined posture change of the mobile phone 20 or a mobile phone). 20 is a step integrated value obtained by integrating the number of steps from a predetermined counting start timing by detecting the number of steps of the mobile phone 20 based on the detected data. Get information.

  The main control unit 215 controls the telephone communication unit 211, the data communication unit 212, the operation unit 213, the step count information acquisition unit 214, the output unit 216, the GPS position information acquisition unit 217, the storage unit 218, and the application execution unit 219. The above-described system bus 200, CPU 201, RAM 202, and a clock unit (not shown) are included. The main control unit 215 executes a communication control program and a user interface for controlling the telephone communication unit 211, the data communication unit 212, and the like.

Further, the main control unit 215 executes the acquisition of the step number information by the step number information acquisition unit 214 and the acquisition of the GPS position information of the current position by the GPS position information acquisition unit 217 at a predetermined timing, and the step number information acquisition unit 214 obtained number of steps information and the GPS position information acquiring unit 217 acquires current position of the GPS position information and the association with each other in functions also as a means that controls to store in the storage unit 218. Here, the step count information and the GPS position information are stored, for example, every time a predetermined time elapses or every time the mobile phone 20 moves a predetermined distance. The step information and the GPS position information may be stored when the mobile phone 20 reaches each of a plurality of predetermined points, or may be executed for each predetermined number of steps. The step count information and the GPS position information may be stored when the user operates the operation unit 213 to instruct a storage process.

  Note that the GPS position information to be stored may be position information that indicates the movement locus of the mobile phone 20 during the period in which the number of steps is counted. Further, in association with the step count information and the GPS position information, at least one date / time information of the date / time information from which the step count information was acquired and date / time information from which the position information was acquired may be stored.

  The main control unit 215 calculates and generates other information such as health management information including at least one of calorie consumption, fat burning amount, and walking time based on the step count information and position information; May function.

  The output unit 216 is a volume control unit that is a volume control unit for adjusting the volume output from the LCD 27 as a display unit, the speaker for call 28, the external output speaker 29 and the earphone 300, and the external output speaker 29. The output device 205 etc. which consist of etc. are comprised. The output unit 216 displays the content of the short message or mail received by the data communication unit 212 on the LCD 27 under the control of the main control unit 215. Further, the LCD 27 of the output unit 216 is used when notifying the user that the telephone communication unit 211 has received a call. It is also used when notifying the user that the data communication unit 212 has received a short message or has received information from the information providing server. Specifically, when these incoming calls are received, the main control unit 215 displays an incoming call notification image on the LCD 27 of the output unit 216 or outputs a ring tone from the external output speaker 29.

  The output unit 216 includes an earphone terminal exposed outside the mobile phone body. The earphone 300 is configured to be detachable from the earphone terminal. The output unit 216 includes an earphone volume control unit (earphone volume control unit) for adjusting the volume output from the earphone 300, and the earphone volume control unit includes a broadcast volume control unit and a general volume control. It is controlled independently by the main control unit 215 independently of the unit.

  The GPS position information acquisition unit 217 is configured using a GPS receiver 207, an antenna (not shown), and the like, and based on a signal received from a GPS satellite, GPS position information (latitude, longitude, Calculate the altitude).

In the present embodiment, the GPS position information is acquired as the position information of the mobile phone 20, but the area position information related to the communication management area in which the mobile phone 20 is located, the station where the user can pass or stay The location information acquisition means may be configured to acquire facility location information that can specify the location of various facilities such as a ticket gate as location information of the mobile phone 20.
For example, the main control unit 215 is configured to function as a position information acquisition unit that acquires area position information as current position information of the mobile phone 20 in cooperation with the telephone communication unit 211 and the data communication unit 212. May be. This area location information is received and acquired from a location registration server or an information providing server on the mobile phone communication network side. Examples of the area position information include a cell ID for identifying a cell managed by the base station, a base station address, base station identification information, and the like.
The facility location information is communicated between the mobile phone 20 and the communication terminal device for use detection installed in the facility when the user passes through the facility or stays in the facility. Can be obtained by: For example, in the case where the communication terminal device is a ticket gate device at a station, the user's mobile phone 20 is brought about by the user approaching the ticket gate device or the user holding the mobile phone 20 over the communication antenna unit of the ticket gate device. However, if it is located within the range where it can communicate with the communication antenna part of the ticket gate device, authentication for railway use is executed by bidirectional communication between the ticket gate device and the mobile phone 20, and the user can check the ticket gate. Can pass through. Through this communication, the mobile phone 20 can acquire facility location information indicating from which ticket gate the station has entered or exited from which ticket gate. In addition to the ticket gate device, the facility communication terminal device includes a store cash register device and an ITS (Intelligent Traffic Information System) communication terminal device.

  When there are a plurality of types of position information acquisition means, the optimum position information acquisition means is automatically selected according to the location where the mobile phone 20 is located, and the current position of the mobile phone 20 is acquired more accurately and reliably. You may be able to do it. For example, control may be normally performed so as to acquire GPS position information, and in a building where GPS position information cannot be received, control may be performed so as to acquire area position information by communication with a base station. If the facility location information is available, control may be performed so that the information is used preferentially.

  The storage unit 218 includes a built-in storage medium such as a RAM, stores a program for performing a predetermined operation as a mobile phone and various data, and includes step count information, position information, date and time information, and It is used as information storage means for storing information such as other information generated from these information. The storage unit 218 is also used as a setting information storage unit that stores various setting information when acquiring step count information and position information. These setting information may be changed by a user operation.

  In addition to the internal memory, the storage unit 218 includes an external storage medium (for example, a memory card) that can be attached to and detached from the mobile phone 20, and includes an internal storage medium (internal memory) and an external storage medium (for example, a memory card). ) May be configured to store various information. The storage location of this information may be changed by a user operating the operation unit 213 from a predetermined setting menu screen.

  The application execution unit 219 executes a preinstalled application program or an application program registered / selected by the user. The application execution unit 219 constructs a predetermined application execution environment such as JAVA (registered trademark), for example, and manages the execution of various application programs started by a user instruction or the like on the application execution environment. The number of steps acquired by the information acquisition unit 214 and the GPS position information acquired by the GPS position information acquisition unit 217 are notified to the running application program. Application programs that can be executed by the application execution unit 219 include, for example, game application such as character development for progressing games using step count information and position information, walking movement around a specific region or around the world, step count information and position information. Automatically calculate the user's calorie consumption, fat burning amount, etc. using entertainment application, step count information and position information related to the local character activated when walking a specific place with a predetermined number of steps Programs such as health management applications to be displayed.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a cooperation process between the GPS function for acquiring GPS position information and the pedometer function for acquiring step count information in the mobile phone configured as described above. In this example, when the GPS-pedometer cooperation process is activated (S1), the step information acquisition unit 214 detects a predetermined posture change or vibration of a predetermined strength / direction as a predetermined movement of the mobile phone 20. The counting of the number of steps by the user is started (S2). The main control unit 215 resets a predetermined timer so as to save the step count information and the like every time a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour) elapses, It is determined whether or not the storage timing has come after a lapse of time (S3). When the main control unit 215 determines that the predetermined storage timing has been reached in step S3 (YES in S3), the main control unit 215 obtains step count information that is an integrated value of the step count from the start of the predetermined step count count, and Control is performed so as to acquire GPS position information of the current position (S4, S5). Then, the main control unit 215 controls to store the step count information, the GPS position information acquired at the predetermined timing, and the acquisition date / time information acquired from the information in the storage unit 218 in association with each other (S6). ) After resetting the timer, the process returns to step S3.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another example of GPS-pedometer cooperation processing in the mobile phone 20. Since the processing of S1 and S2 in this example is common to the case of FIG. In this example, the main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 starts counting the number of steps and then stores the number of steps information and the like every time a predetermined number of steps (for example, 500 steps and 1000 steps) is counted. The counter is reset, the predetermined number of steps is counted, and it is determined whether or not the storage timing has come (S3). When the main control unit 215 determines that the predetermined storage timing has been reached in step S3 (YES in S3), the main control unit 215 obtains step count information that is an integrated value of the step count from the start of the predetermined step count count, and Control is performed so as to acquire GPS position information of the current position (S4, S5). Then, the main control unit 215 controls to store the step count information, the GPS position information acquired at the predetermined timing, and the acquisition date / time information acquired from the information in the storage unit 218 in association with each other (S6). ) After resetting the counter, the process returns to step S3.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing still another example of GPS-pedometer cooperation processing in the mobile phone 20. Since the processing of S1 and S2 in this example is common to the case of FIG. In this example, the main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 starts counting the number of steps, and then saves the number of steps information and the like every time it moves a predetermined distance (for example, 500 m, 1 km). The counter is reset, and it is determined whether or not the storage timing has come by moving a predetermined distance (S3). When the main control unit 215 determines that the predetermined storage timing has been reached in step S3 (YES in S3), the main control unit 215 obtains step count information that is an integrated value of the step count from the start of the predetermined step count count, and Control is performed so as to acquire GPS position information of the current position (S4, S5). Then, the main control unit 215 controls to store the step count information, the GPS position information acquired at the predetermined timing, and the acquisition date / time information acquired from the information in the storage unit 218 in association with each other (S6). ) After resetting the distance counter, the process returns to step S3.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing still another example of GPS-pedometer cooperation processing in the mobile phone 20. Since the processing of S1 and S2 in this example is common to the case of FIG. In this example, the main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 starts counting the number of steps, and then performs a user operation to instruct the saving of the number of steps information so as to save the number of steps information based on the user 's instruction. It is determined whether or not there has been (S3). When the main control unit 215 determines that a predetermined user operation has been performed in step S3 (YES in S3), the main control unit 215 obtains step count information that is an integrated value of the number of steps since the start of the predetermined step count counting, and the mobile phone 20 The GPS position information of the current position is controlled to be acquired (S4, S5). Then, the main control unit 215 controls to store the step count information, the GPS position information acquired at the predetermined timing, and the acquisition date / time information acquired from the information in the storage unit 218 in association with each other (S6). ), The process returns to step S3.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a display process of health management information using GPS position information and step count information. In this example, when the user operates the operation unit 213 to instruct display of health management information (S1), the main control unit 215 controls to read out the step count information and the GPS position information in a predetermined period from the storage unit 218. (S2). Then, the main control unit 215 calculates and generates health management information such as calorie consumption, fat burning amount, walking time and the like based on the read step count information and GPS position information, and the generated health Control is performed so that the management information is displayed on the display unit (S3, S4).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of execution processing of a game application program using GPS position information and step count information. In this example, when the user operates the operation unit 213 to instruct activation of the game application, the application execution unit 219 activates the game application selected by the user based on the command from the main control unit 215 ( S1). When the running game application requests the step count information and the GPS position information (YES in S2), the main control unit 215 receives the request command for the information via the application execution unit 219, and the number of steps in a predetermined period. Information and GPS position information are controlled to be read from the storage unit 218 (S3). Then, the main control unit 215 notifies the game application being executed via the application execution unit 219 of the read step count information and GPS position information (S4). The game application can execute subsequent processing based on the notified step count information and GPS position information. For example, in the case of a breeding game application, the movement distance and the number of steps of the user in a predetermined period are calculated based on the notified number of steps information and GPS position information, and the character to be trained grows according to the calculated values. It is possible to process the game application so that it proceeds. In the case of a role playing game application that travels around the world, a predetermined privilege is given when a specific area in a predetermined period is walked at a predetermined number of steps based on the notified step count information and GPS position information. In this way, the game application may be advanced.

  In the example of FIG. 9, the case where the application that cooperates with the step count information and the GPS position information is a game application has been described, but the present invention can also be applied when the application cooperates with an application other than the game.

  As described above, according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, the mobile phone 20 executes the acquisition of the step count information and the GPS position information at a predetermined timing, and associates the step count information and the GPS position information with each other so that the mobile phone 20 Therefore, it is possible to apply to new uses such as user health management and game application linked with the number of steps information and the GPS position information associated with each other.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of the entire communication service system including a server device (hereinafter referred to as “information management server”) that receives and manages step count information and the like from the mobile phone 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is. Note that since the mobile phone 20 in the present embodiment can use the same mobile phone 20 as in the above-described embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 9, the description of the common configuration and operation processing is omitted.

  The communication service system of this embodiment includes a mobile phone 20, a mobile phone communication network 10 as a mobile communication network, and an information management server 30 provided in the mobile phone communication network 10. The mobile phone communication network 10 includes a base station 11 that performs direct wireless communication with the mobile phone 20, as well as an exchange, a dedicated line, a router, a firewall, and the like (not shown). In addition to the information management server 30, the mobile phone communication network 10 is provided with a location registration server 40 and an information providing server 50. Each server 30, 40, 50 may be configured by a single computer device, or may be configured by connecting a plurality of computers each having a plurality of functions via a network.

  The information management server 30 includes an action history database that stores user information, step count information, GPS position information, and date / time information in association with each other. Further, the information management server 30 has a function as a WEB server accessible from each mobile phone 20, receives the step count information, the GPS position information, and the acquisition date / time information data transmitted from the mobile phone 20, Save to add to history database. Further, the information management server 30 stores the action history data (movement history and the number of steps) of the specific user requested to be browsed based on the action history view request transmitted from the mobile phone 20 in the action history database. , And processing to return to the mobile phone 20 is executed.

In this embodiment, the information management server 30 has a function of publishing action history data together with a function of managing the action history database. However, a server for publishing action history data may be provided separately. For example, a public web server 90 disclosed on the Internet 80 connected to the cellular phone communication network 10 via the gateway devices 12 and 81 may be used as a server for publicizing action history data. In this case, when there is a change in the data in the action history database, such as when the information management server 30 receives new action history data from the mobile phone 20, the data to be changed is converted from the information management server 30 into a predetermined format. And uploading to the public web server 90. Further, not only the mobile phone 20 that can directly communicate with the mobile phone communication network 10 but also a general personal computer or the like that can be connected to the Internet 80 can access the public web server 90 to view the action history data.
Further, data synchronization processing may be performed between the data of the information management server 30 and the data of the public WEB server 90, and the public WEB server 90 may be operated as a mirror server of the information management server 30.

  The location registration server 40 is a server that registers and manages information on the current location where each mobile phone 20 is located, that is, location information on a management area where each mobile phone 20 is located. This management area may be an area composed of one cell managed by the base station 21 that performs radio communication with each mobile phone, or may be an area where a plurality of adjacent cells are managed as one group. A typical size of one management area is several km to several hundred meters. The location registration of each mobile phone 20 with respect to the location registration server 40 is performed periodically when the power is turned on and whenever the cell where the mobile phone 20 is located changes.

The information providing server 50 distributes various information such as area information, position information (latitude, longitude, address) of the corresponding management area, content information, and the like from the base station 21 of each management area through a predetermined communication channel. As described above, when the mobile phone 20 performs a receiving operation at a predetermined timing for the communication channel through which various types of information are transmitted, the information transmitted through the communication channel can be acquired and stored in the internal memory. . The reception operation for each communication channel can be executed at the timing set in advance by the initial setting or at the timing set by the user. This reception operation may be performed regularly or irregularly.
In particular, for a communication channel in which location information of the management area is distributed, when the mobile phone 20 is turned on, a regular timing set in advance by default and a timing when the management area where the mobile phone 20 is located have changed. Execute the receiving operation. By this reception operation, each mobile phone 20 can always update the position information (latitude, longitude, address) of the management area where the mobile phone 20 exists to the latest information.

  FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing the relationship between each means constituting the information management server 30. This information management server 30 is a system bus, an internal memory composed of a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., an external storage device composed of a hard disk drive (HDD), an optical disk drive, etc., and a cellular phone communication network for communicating with each cellular phone 20 The communication apparatus etc. are provided. The information management server 30 executes a predetermined program on hardware such as a CPU, thereby performing user database means 301, information receiving means 302, information storing means 303, acquisition request receiving means 304, information extracting means 305. Each function of the information transmission unit 306, the geographic information database unit 307, the action history generation unit 308, the health management information generation unit 309, and the like is realized.

  The user database means 301 is composed of a CPU, an internal memory, an external storage device and the like, and includes user information of each mobile phone 20, action history information including step count information, GPS position information and date / time information, and other health management. A user database is constructed to store and manage information.

  The information receiving means 302 is composed of a communication device for a mobile phone communication network, a CPU, etc., and the step count information and GPS position information acquired by each mobile phone 20 together with date and time information when the information is acquired, Received from the mobile phone 20 via the telephone communication network 10.

  The information storage unit 303 includes a CPU or the like, and includes user identification information for identifying a user, step count information and GPS position information received by the information reception unit 302, and date / time information when the information is acquired. Are stored in the information storage unit 301 in association with each other.

  The acquisition request receiving unit 304 includes a communication device for a mobile phone communication network, a CPU, and the like, and sends an acquisition request for requesting information that matches a predetermined condition via the mobile phone communication network 10 or other mobile phone 20 or the like. Receive from a communication terminal such as a personal computer.

  The information extraction means 305 is composed of a CPU or the like, and when the acquisition request receiving means 304 receives the acquisition request, it automatically creates an inquiry command sentence (for example, an SQL sentence) based on the conditions described in the acquisition request. The user database means 301 is searched to extract information that matches the above conditions.

  The information transmitting unit 306 is composed of a communication device for a mobile phone communication network, a CPU, and the like, and the mobile phone that has transmitted the inquiry request via the mobile phone communication network 10 using the information extracted by the information extracting unit 305 20 or another communication terminal.

  The geographic information database means 307 includes a CPU, an internal memory, an external storage device, and the like, and stores and manages geographic information including map information of each region.

  The action history information generating means 308 is constituted by a CPU or the like, and generates map information centered on a point specified by the GPS position information in a format that can be displayed on the mobile phone 20 based on the GPS position information.

  The health management information generating means 309 is composed of a CPU or the like, and generates health management information such as calorie consumption, fat burning amount and walking time based on the step count information and GPS position information received from the mobile phone 20.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 receives the step count information, the GPS position information, and the acquisition date / time information stored in association with each other in the storage unit 218 via the mobile phone communication network 10. Control is performed to transmit to the management server 30 or to receive the health management information and map information generated by the information management server 30 via the mobile phone communication network 10.

  FIG. 12 to FIG. 15 are flowcharts showing examples of cooperation processing between the GPS function and the pedometer function when uploading the step count information and the GPS position information to the information management server 30 together with the acquisition date information. Note that a description of processes common to those in FIGS. 4 to 7 is omitted.

  In the example of FIG. 12, every time a predetermined time elapses, the main control unit 215 associates the step count information acquired at the predetermined timing, the GPS position information, and the acquired date / time information from which the information is acquired with each other. In step S6, the stored step count information and GPS position information are uploaded to the information management server 30 together with the acquisition date and time information (S7).

  In the example of FIG. 13, every time the predetermined number of steps is counted, the main control unit 215 associates the step count information acquired at the predetermined timing, the GPS position information, and the acquisition date / time information from which the information is acquired with each other. In step S6, the stored step count information and GPS position information are uploaded to the information management server 30 together with the acquisition date and time information (S7).

  In the example of FIG. 14, each time the mobile phone 20 moves a predetermined distance, the main control unit 215 acquires the step count information, the GPS position information acquired at the predetermined timing, and the acquisition date / time information when the information is acquired. Are stored in the storage unit 218 in association with each other (S6), and the stored step count information and GPS position information are controlled to be uploaded to the information management server 30 together with the acquisition date information (S7).

  In the example of FIG. 15, when there is a user operation for instructing uploading of step count information or the like (YES in S <b> 3), the main control unit 215 receives the step count information, GPS position information, and these acquired at the predetermined timing. The acquired date / time information from which the information is acquired is stored in the storage unit 218 in association with each other (S6), and the stored step count information and GPS position information are uploaded to the information management server 30 together with the acquired date / time information. Control (S7).

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the information management server when the health management information is generated based on the step count information and the GPS position information and transmitted to the mobile phone 20. In this example, the acquisition request receiving unit 304 of the information management server 30 receives health management information about the user of the mobile phone from the mobile phone 20 via the mobile phone communication network 10 (in this example, calorie consumption during a predetermined period). The acquisition request for requesting the amount of fat burning and the walking time is received (S1). Based on this acquisition request, the information extraction unit 305 of the information management server 30 reads the step count information, GPS position information, and acquisition date information used for generating the health management information from the user database unit 301 (S2). Next, the health management information generating unit 309 of the information management server 30 includes the health management including the calorie consumption, the fat burning amount, and the walking time in a predetermined period based on the read step count information, GPS position information, and acquisition date information. Information is generated (S3). Thereafter, the information transmission unit 306 of the information management server 30 transmits the generated health management information (calorie consumption, fat burning amount and walking time in a predetermined period) to the mobile phone 20 as a response to the acquisition request (S4). ). The mobile phone 20 can display the health management information received from the information management server 30 on the display.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the information management server when action history information is generated based on the step count information and GPS position information and transmitted to the mobile phone 20. In this example, the acquisition request receiving unit 304 of the information management server 30 receives action history information about the user of the mobile phone from the mobile phone 20 via the mobile phone communication network 10 (in this example, a movement locus map in a predetermined period). An acquisition request for requesting information and the number of steps at each moving point is received (S1). Based on this acquisition request, the information extraction unit 305 of the information management server 30 reads the step count information, GPS position information, and acquisition date / time information used to generate the behavior history information from the user database unit 301 (S2). Next, the action history information generation unit 308 of the information management server 30 displays the movement locus of the user on a map for a predetermined period based on the read step count information, GPS position information, and acquisition date information. Action history information including map information and the number of steps at each moving point is generated (S3). After that, the information transmission unit 306 of the information management server 30 transmits the generated action history information (the movement locus map information and the number of steps at each movement point) in a predetermined period to the mobile phone 20 as a response to the acquisition request (S4). ). The mobile phone 20 can display the action history information received from the information management server 30 on the display.

In the example of FIG. 16 and FIG. 17 described above, the case where the health management information and the action history information are individually requested and downloaded from the mobile phone 20 has been described. You may make it request and download from. The information that can be generated by the information management server 30 and downloaded to the mobile phone 20 is other information different from the health management information and the action history information as long as it can be generated based on the step count information and the position information. May be.
16 and 17, information is acquired by accessing the information management server 30 from the mobile phone 20, but information is acquired by accessing from an information communication terminal such as a personal computer other than the mobile phone 20. You may make it do.

As described above, according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 to FIG. 17, the mobile phone 20 executes the acquisition of the step count information and the GPS position information at a predetermined timing, and associates the step count information and the GPS position information with each other. And is uploaded to the information management server 30. The information management server 30 can generate more advanced information based on the number of steps information and GPS position information than when generated in the mobile phone 20, and the number of steps information and GPS position information associated with each other can be generated. It is possible to apply to a wider range of new uses that are linked.
In addition, according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 17, the mobile phone 20 and the information management server 30 share step count information and GPS position information corresponding to the user of the mobile phone, The number of steps information and the GPS position information corresponding to the user of the mobile phone 20 can be centrally managed.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 17 calories information the user has consumed the mobile telephone 20, the intake information comprising at least one dietary information and drinking water information, via the mobile phone communication network 10 You may make it transmit to the information management server 30 from the mobile telephone 20. FIG. Also, the mobile phone 20 receives a candidate list of a plurality of types of intakes via a communication network, displays the received candidate list of intakes on a display, and selects any of the intakes in the displayed candidate list. You may make it selectable. Information on the ingestion selected by the mobile phone 20 is transmitted to the information management server 30 as the ingestion information. The information management server 30 can use not only the above step count information and GPS position information but also intake information taken by the user, and can generate more detailed health management information including consumption and intake of calories. Become.

(A) is a front view which shows the external appearance of the mobile telephone which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (B) is the rear view. The schematic block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the mobile phone. The block diagram which extracted and showed the principal part of the mobile phone. The flowchart which shows an example of the cooperation process of the GPS function and pedometer function in the mobile phone. The flowchart which shows the other example of the cooperation process with the GPS function and pedometer function in the mobile phone. The flowchart which shows the further another example of the cooperation process with the GPS function and pedometer function in the mobile phone. The flowchart which shows the further another example of the cooperation process with the GPS function and pedometer function in the mobile phone. The flowchart which shows an example of the display process of the health management information using the GPS position information and step count information in the mobile phone. The flowchart which shows an example of the execution process of the game application program using the GPS position information and step count information in the mobile phone. The schematic block diagram of the whole communication service system provided with the information management server which receives and manages the step count information etc. from the mobile telephone which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. The functional block diagram which shows the relationship of each means which comprises the same information management server. The flowchart which shows an example of the cooperation processing of the GPS function and pedometer function in a mobile telephone in the case of uploading step count information etc. to an information management server. The flowchart which shows the other example of the cooperation processing of the GPS function in a mobile telephone in the case of uploading step count information etc. to an information management server, and a pedometer function. The flowchart which shows the other example of the cooperation processing of the GPS function in a mobile telephone in the case of uploading step count information etc. to an information management server, and a pedometer function. The flowchart which shows the other example of the cooperation processing of the GPS function in a mobile telephone in the case of uploading step count information etc. to an information management server, and a pedometer function. The flowchart which shows the process example of an information management server when producing | generating health management information and transmitting to a mobile telephone. The flowchart which shows the process example of an information management server when producing | generating action history information and transmitting to a mobile telephone.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Mobile telephone 30 Information management server 211 Telephone communication part 212 Data communication part 213 Operation part 214 Step count information acquisition part 215 Main control part 216 Output part 217 GPS position information acquisition part 218 Storage part

Claims (3)

A communication service system comprising a portable information communication terminal and a server device capable of communicating with the information communication terminal via a communication network,
The information communication terminal is
A communication means for communicating with the server device via a communication network;
Step count information acquisition means for counting the number of steps based on the movement of the information communication terminal and acquiring step count information;
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of the information communication terminal;
Storage means for storing information;
The step count information acquired by the step count information acquisition unit and the position information acquired by the step count information acquisition unit are repeatedly executed at predetermined timings. The position information acquired by the acquisition means, the date / time information at which the step count information was acquired, and at least one date / time information of the date / time information at which the position information was acquired are stored in the storage means in association with each other, and are associated with each other Control means for controlling to transmit the received step count information, position information, and date and time information to the server device,
The server device
Means for receiving from the information communication terminal the step number information, the position information, and the date and time information associated with each other;
Means for storing the step number information, the position information, and the date and time information received from the information communication terminal in a user database;
When an acquisition request for requesting action history information is received from the information communication terminal, position information, step count information, and date / time information corresponding to the user of the information communication terminal are read, and the movement trajectory of the user for a predetermined period is read. Means for generating action history information including the movement trajectory map information displayed on the map and the number of steps at each movement point, and transmitting the generated action history information to the information communication terminal as a response to the acquisition request. A communication service system characterized by that. In the communication service system of Claim 1,
The control means of the information communication terminal is
Sending an acquisition request for requesting the action history information to the server device;
Receiving the action history information from the server device as a response to the acquisition request;
A communication service system that controls to output the received action history information. The communication service system according to claim 1 or 2,
The control unit of the information communication terminal acquires the plurality of sets of step count information and position information every time a predetermined time elapses, and each time the information communication terminal moves a predetermined distance, the information communication terminal A communication service system that performs control so as to be executed when each predetermined point is reached or every predetermined number of steps .

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