JP5623119B2 - Mobile communication device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication device, and more particularly to a mobile communication device that notifies information related to a remaining battery level of the mobile communication device.

  Conventionally, a parent can grasp the current position of a child based on information transmitted from the child's mobile terminal. However, in such a conventional child mobile terminal, there is a problem in that information such as the current position cannot be transmitted in a situation where it is not connected to a network such as out of service area. In order to solve such a problem, the invention of Patent Document 1 has been proposed.

  In particular, in Patent Document 1, when the battery level of the cellular phone of the person to be protected (child) becomes less than a set threshold, a warning mail is notified to the cellular phone of the parent (parent) to charge the battery. Techniques to encourage are disclosed.

JP 2008-98744 A

  However, the cellular phone of the protected person (child) in Patent Document 1 notifies the cellular phone of the guardian (parent) only when the remaining battery level is equal to or less than the threshold value. Therefore, for example, when a warning e-mail is notified to the guardian's mobile phone during the time when the guardian is away from the guardian, the guardian cannot charge the guardian's mobile phone, There was a fear that the battery would run out and communication with the person to be protected could not be made in an emergency. As described above, the remaining battery level is not necessarily notified in a time zone desirable for the guardian.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable communication device capable of transmitting information on the remaining battery level in a desired time zone.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, a battery remaining amount detecting section that detects a battery remaining amount, a communication unit and, events and the event of the occurrence time storage to memorize the Scheduler application in association with And the event stored in the storage means is an event in which the user leaves the guardian, the occurrence time of the event associated with the event is extracted, and a predetermined time is determined from the occurrence time of the event And a control unit that notifies the information on the remaining battery level by the communication unit at a time before the time.
Further, the present invention includes: a battery remaining amount detecting section that detects a battery remaining amount, a communication unit, a storage unit that memorize the Scheduler application in association with the time of occurrence of an event and the event is stored in the storage means If the event is an event that the user goes out or goes to school, the occurrence time of the event associated with the event is extracted, and the battery is used by the communication means at a time before the occurrence time of the event. And a control means for notifying information on the remaining amount.
Preferably, the control means notifies information relating to the remaining battery level to a preset destination.
In addition, preferably, an emergency call unit that performs transmission to a predetermined destination is further provided, and the control unit sets the predetermined destination as a destination for transmitting information on the remaining battery level.
Preferably, when the battery remaining amount detecting means detects a remaining battery level equal to or lower than a first threshold value, the control means takes a time required for charging until the remaining battery level becomes equal to or higher than a second threshold value. When the time before the event occurrence time is earlier than the current time, the communication means notifies the information regarding the remaining battery level.
Preferably, when the remaining battery level recovers to a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value after the remaining battery level equal to or lower than the first threshold value is detected, the control unit uses the communication unit. Information about the remaining battery level is notified.
Further, the present invention, optionally in association with the occurrence time of the event and the event is memorize the scheduler application, the stored event is an event that the user leaves the original parents, correspondence to the event This is a program that extracts the occurrence time of the event and notifies the information about the remaining battery level at a predetermined time before the occurrence time of the event.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the portable communication apparatus which can transmit the information regarding a battery remaining charge in a desirable time slot | zone can be provided.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the portable communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the use condition of the portable communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the portable communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure showing transition of the battery remaining charge in an example of operation of a portable communication apparatus concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which represents each time in an example of operation | movement of the portable communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment in time series. It is a figure showing transition of the battery remaining charge in the other example of operation | movement of the portable communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which represents each time in another example of operation | movement of the portable communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment in time series.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Here, with regard to the guardian and the guardian who appear in the following description, as an example, the guardian means a parent and the guardian means a child.
<Configuration>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the mobile communication device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication device according to the present embodiment. The portable communication device 100 includes a control unit 110, a display unit 120, an operation unit 130, a storage unit 140, a wireless communication unit 150, a battery unit 160, a remaining battery level detection unit 170, an audio output unit 180, a time measurement unit 190, and a security buzzer. 200. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of the mobile communication device according to the present embodiment.

  The control unit 110 controls each unit constituting the mobile communication device 100. The control unit 110 includes a CPU (central processing unit) (not shown) and a control program for operating the CPU. The control program is stored in the storage unit 140 described later.

  The display unit 120 includes a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro Luminescent), and displays phone book data, text data, image data, and the like. In addition, the display unit 120 displays information about the battery such as the remaining amount of the battery 160 notified from the battery remaining amount detection unit 170 through the control unit 110 and the fact that charging is necessary. In addition, when information about the battery is transmitted to the guardian, the display unit 120 also displays that fact.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the operation unit 130 includes a one-touch key 131, a cross key 132, and a call key 133. The one-touch key 131 is registered by associating each key with a destination such as a telephone number or a mail address. For example, in a standby state, when one of the one-touch keys 131 is pressed by the user, an application such as calling or mail is started in a state where a destination associated with the key is input.

  In addition, the cursor for selection can be moved left and right and up and down with the cross key 132. Further, the calling application can be activated by the calling key 133. In the present embodiment, the operation unit 130 is not limited to such a key configuration, and may include a key having another function, a numeric keypad, and the like.

  The storage unit 140 includes storage means such as a RAM and an EPROM, and stores various data including telephone book data, text data, and image data.

  In addition, the storage unit 140 stores in advance a message including information related to the remaining battery level to be transmitted to a specified destination and a message including information notifying emergency. For example, a message about the remaining battery level includes text such as “Battery is enough”, “Battery is low. Charging is required”, “Charged.” . In addition, the urgent message includes text such as “I received an emergency notification from ...”, “Your child is in danger”, “Please call the police”, etc. . Such a message may be a message newly registered by the user in addition to a message stored in advance.

  Further, the storage unit 140 stores an event occurrence time (first time) at which an event occurs in which the guardian leaves the guardian by an application such as a scheduler. Here, examples of the event occurrence time include an outing time and a school attendance time. Here, the control unit 110 transmits information on the remaining battery level to the guardian a predetermined time before the event occurrence time stored in the storage unit 140.

  The wireless communication unit 150 can transmit and receive various data such as a telephone directory, text, and images via a communication network. Here, the various data includes information on the remaining battery level, information notifying emergency, and the like.

  The battery 160 includes a secondary battery that supplies power to each unit of the mobile communication device 100 through the control unit 110. The battery 160 can be charged by connecting an external power source from a charging terminal (not shown).

  The battery remaining amount detection unit 170 detects the remaining amount of the battery 160. Specifically, the remaining amount of the battery 160 is a relative value detected from the magnitude of the voltage of the battery 160 with respect to the voltage of the battery when fully charged. For example, if the battery 160 is 100% when the battery 160 is fully charged and the current remaining battery level is 60%, the remaining battery level is represented as 60%.

  Further, the battery remaining amount detection unit 170 transmits the detected remaining amount of the battery 160 to the control unit 110. Therefore, the control unit 110 determines whether the remaining battery level transmitted by the battery detection unit 170 is equal to or less than the first threshold value. Next, when the control unit 110 determines that the remaining battery level is equal to or less than the first threshold value, the control unit 110 stores in the storage unit 140 a predetermined time before the event occurrence time (first time) to the guardian's portable communication device 300. The stored message is transmitted from the wireless communication unit 150. Furthermore, when the battery 160 recovers from the first threshold value or less to the remaining battery level equal to or higher than the second threshold value by charging, the control unit 110 causes the wireless communication unit 150 to transmit a message indicating that charging has been recovered. Note that the control unit 110 causes the wireless communication unit 150 to transmit a message indicating that charging is sufficient a predetermined time before the event occurrence time even when the remaining amount of the battery 160 is equal to or greater than the first threshold. Here, the first threshold value indicates the remaining battery power consumed while using a minimum amount of power such as a standby state for one day, and the second threshold value is sufficient for functions such as a telephone call. Indicates the remaining battery capacity that can be used. The first threshold value and the second threshold value can be arbitrarily set and are stored in the storage unit 140.

  The voice processing unit 180 includes a voice processing circuit, and includes a speaker 181 that performs voice output by calling and activating the buzzer 200 and a microphone 182 that performs voice input by calling.

  The time measuring unit 190 measures the current time. The control unit 110 displays the measured current time in the standby state. Further, when the remaining battery level detection unit 170 detects a remaining battery level equal to or lower than the first threshold value, the control unit 110 stores the current time measured by the time measurement unit 190 as a threshold detection time (third time). Stored in the unit 140.

  The security buzzer 200 includes a hook 201 having a hole into which a finger can be inserted, a tension detection unit 202 that detects that the hook 201 is pulled in a direction opposite to the portable communication device 100, and the hook 201. And a string connecting the tension detection unit 202.

  Here, when the user pulls the hook 201 in the direction opposite to that of the portable communication device 100, the pull detection unit 202 detects that the hook 201 is pulled through the string. Next, the control unit 110 that has received a signal to activate the security buzzer 200 from the tension detection unit 202 transmits a signal instructing to output a warning sound to the voice processing unit 180, and receives the signal from the voice processing unit 180 that has received the signal. A warning sound is output.

  At the same time, the control unit 110 also transmits a signal instructing warning notification to the wireless communication unit 150, and causes the wireless communication unit 150 to transmit a message including information notifying the guardian of an emergency.

That is, the control unit 110 acts as an emergency calling unit by cooperating with the security buzzer 200.
<Operation>
Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile communication device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of the mobile communication device 100 according to the present embodiment.

  Here, the person to be protected has the mobile communication device 100 according to the present embodiment, and the guardian has the mobile communication device 300 having a communication unit or the like. Here, the mobile communication device 100 and the mobile communication device 300 transmit and receive various data via a communication network.

  Further, the guardian's portable communication device 300 may be any device as long as it includes a wireless communication unit, a control unit that controls the wireless communication unit, a storage unit that stores data transmitted and received by the wireless communication unit, and the like. It may be a mobile phone, personal computer, PDA, digital camera, or the like.

  Hereinafter, in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, the operation of the mobile communication device 100 when the remaining battery level below the first threshold is detected by the remaining battery level detection unit 170 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile communication device 100 according to the present embodiment.

  First, the person to be protected registers the destination of the other party to be notified when it is determined in advance that the remaining battery level of the mobile communication device 100 is equal to or less than the first threshold (step S1). Here, when there is a destination (for example, a guardian) registered in advance in the one-touch key 131, the destination may be automatically registered as a notification partner.

  Next, the protected person sets the event occurrence time (first time) (step S2). Here, the order of step S1 and step S2 may be reversed. Moreover, when registered beforehand, step S1 and step S2 may be skipped.

  When Step S1 and Step S2 are completed, the control unit 110 starts detection of the remaining amount of the battery 160 by the remaining battery amount detection unit 170 (Step S3).

  Next, when the remaining battery level detection unit 170 detects that the remaining battery level is equal to or lower than the first threshold (step S4: YES), the process proceeds to S5. Here, on the other hand, when the remaining battery level equal to or higher than the first threshold is detected (step S4: NO), the remaining battery level monitoring is continued.

  Next, in step S5, the control unit 110 causes the storage unit 140 to store the time when the remaining battery level equal to or lower than the first threshold is detected as the threshold detection time (third time).

  Next, in step S <b> 6, the control unit 110 calculates a time (referred to as charging time) required until the current remaining battery level becomes equal to or greater than the second threshold. Here, the control unit 110 may cause the display unit 120 to display the calculated charging time.

  Furthermore, in step S7, the control unit 110 calculates a charging start time (second time) that goes back the charging time from the event occurrence time. That is, at the event occurrence time stage, in order to secure the remaining amount corresponding to the second threshold value, a time indicating when to start charging is determined.

  Next, in step S8, the control unit 110 determines whether the charging start time is after the threshold detection time. Here, when it is determined that the charging start time is after the threshold detection time (step S8: YES), the control unit 110 needs to charge the guardian's portable communication device 300 at the charging start time. Is notified by the wireless communication unit 150 (step S9). The protected person's portable communication device 100 can charge the battery to the remaining amount equal to or greater than the second threshold by the event occurrence time.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the charging start time is before the threshold detection time (step S8: NO), the control unit 110 transmits a message immediately after the threshold detection time (step S10). Here, the fact that the charging start time is before the threshold detection time is a case where the second threshold is not reached even if charging is performed from the threshold detection time before the event occurrence time. In this case, since the message is transmitted immediately after the threshold detection time, the guardian notices that the mobile communication device 100 of the person to be protected needs to be charged, and it is as long as possible even if the second threshold is not reached. Can be recharged for use for hours. Further, the controller 110 may notify the parent mobile communication device 300 at the same time how much the remaining amount of the battery is when charging from the threshold detection time to the event occurrence time.

  5 to 8, a specific example of the operation in FIG. 4 will be described.

  Since these greatly depend on the relationship between the first threshold and the second threshold, examples of FIGS. 5 and 6 and FIGS. 7 and 8 are shown as examples in which this relationship can be reversed.

  An example of the specific example in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

  Another example of the specific example in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIGS.

In particular, the operation related to the determination in step S8 will be described using these.
<Example of operation>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the transition of the remaining battery level in an example of the operation of the mobile communication device according to the present embodiment.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing each time in time series in an example of the operation of the mobile communication device according to the present embodiment. In order to facilitate understanding, specific values will be exemplified below for explanation.

  The remaining battery level is 100% when fully charged (FIG. 5: (1)). The event occurrence time is registered as 8:00 am. The battery remaining amount decreases as time elapses without charging from the fully charged state, and the battery remaining amount detection unit 170 detects a battery remaining amount of 30% or less, which is the first threshold value (FIG. 5). : (2)). The threshold detection time at this time is 7 am (FIG. 6: (2)).

  Here, the control unit 110 calculates that the charging time required until the remaining battery level reaches 45%, which is the second threshold, is 30 minutes. Incidentally, in <an example of operation> and <another example of operation>, it is assumed that the charging time required to charge 15% is 30 minutes. Therefore, 7:30 am is calculated by going back 30 minutes as the charging time from 8 am as the event occurrence time (FIG. 6: (3)). This time is the charging start time. If charging is started from this time, the battery can be charged up to 45% of the remaining battery level, which is the second threshold, by 8 am, which is the event occurrence time. (FIG. 5: (4)). Note that the remaining battery level at the charging start time is considered to be almost 30% less than the remaining battery level at the threshold detection time (FIG. 5: (3)).

Further, the control unit 110 determines whether or not the charging start time is later than the threshold detection time, and since the charging start time that is 7:30 am is later, the control unit 110 informs the guardian at 7:30 am Notify the remaining battery power.
<Other examples of operation>
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the transition of the remaining battery level in another example of the operation of the mobile communication device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing each time in time series in another example of the operation of the mobile communication device according to the present embodiment.
Unlike <Example of operation>, the second threshold value is set to 75%. As described above, this threshold value can be set to an arbitrary value. Similarly to <Example of operation>, the remaining battery level of 30% or less, which is the first threshold, is detected by the remaining battery level detection unit 170 (FIG. 7: (2)). The threshold detection time at this time is 7:00 am as in (Example of operation) (FIG. 8: (2)).

  Here, the control unit 110 calculates that the charging time required until the remaining battery level reaches 75%, which is the second threshold, is 1 hour 30 minutes. Therefore, 6:30 am is calculated by going back 1 hour 30 minutes as the charging time from 8 am as the event occurrence time (FIG. 8: (3)). However, the charging start time of 6:30 am has passed the threshold detection time of 7 am, which is the current time. Therefore, instead of notifying the charging start time, the remaining battery level is notified to the guardian immediately after 7:00 am of the threshold detection time that is the current time. The guardian who confirmed this notification can charge up to 60% of the remaining battery capacity by starting charging (FIG. 7: (4)).

  As described above, the mobile communication device 100 according to the present embodiment transmits a notification regarding the remaining battery level to a preset destination before a predetermined time from the preset event occurrence time, so that the guardian can The protected person's portable communication device 100 can be charged.

  In addition, when the remaining battery level equal to or less than a predetermined threshold is detected, the mobile communication device 100 notifies the guardian at the charging start time before the charging time from the event occurrence time, so that the guardian leaves the guardian. The mobile communication device 100 can be charged so as to reach the remaining battery capacity required for one day use.

  In addition, since the mobile communication device 100 is immediately notified of the remaining battery power when the battery charge required for one day of use is insufficient from the threshold detection time to the event occurrence time, the guardian is the lowest. The battery can be charged to secure a limited battery.

  Also, the mobile communication device 100 extracts the event occurrence time from the schedule, thereby eliminating the need for an operation for setting the event occurrence time each time the guardian goes out regularly.

  In addition, the mobile communication device 100 further includes a security buzzer, and when the security buzzer is activated, the mobile communication device 100 makes the notification partner the same as the partner that transmits the information regarding the remaining battery level, so that a higher priority partner can be obtained. An emergency notification can be sent.

  In addition, the mobile communication device 100 can confirm the information regarding the remaining battery level in a sentence by transmitting a message stored in advance to the guardian regarding the information regarding the remaining battery level. Appropriate action can be taken based on this.

  In addition, the portable communication device 100 causes the display unit 120 to display information regarding the remaining battery level and information indicating that the guardian has transmitted information regarding the remaining battery level, so that the guardian can provide information regarding the remaining battery level to the guardian. Can be recognized.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. Of course, the configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and includes configurations and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

  The operation has been described above for the case where the remaining battery level below the threshold is detected. However, the control unit 110 may be configured to always check the remaining battery level a predetermined time before the event occurrence time. In this case, even if the detected remaining battery level is equal to or greater than the threshold value, a message indicating that is transmitted to the mobile communication device 300 by the wireless communication unit 150. Therefore, the guardian can know the remaining battery level of the person to be protected before the event occurs even if it is equal to or greater than the threshold value, so that the person to be protected can carry the portable communication device 100 with peace of mind.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the case where communication is performed between the guardian and the person to be protected, and it is understood that communication may be performed between close relationships such as lovers.

100 mobile communication device 110 control unit (control means)
120 display section (display means)
140 Storage unit (storage means)
150 Wireless communication unit (communication means)
160 Battery
170 Battery remaining amount detecting means (battery remaining amount detecting means)
180 Voice control unit (voice output means)
190 Time measuring unit (time measuring means)
200 Security buzzer 300 Mobile communication device (guardian)

Claims (7)

A battery level detection means for detecting the battery level;
Communication means;
Storage means for memorize the Scheduler application in association with the time of occurrence of an event and the event,
When the event stored in the storage means is an event in which the user leaves the guardian, the occurrence time of the event associated with the event is extracted, and a predetermined time before the occurrence time of the event is extracted . And a control means for notifying information regarding the remaining battery level at a time. A battery level detection means for detecting the battery level;
Communication means;
Storage means for memorize the Scheduler application in association with the time of occurrence of an event and the event,
When the event stored in the storage means is an event for the user to go out or go to school, the occurrence time of the event associated with the event is extracted, and at a time a predetermined time before the occurrence time of the event, And a control means for notifying information relating to the remaining battery level.   The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit notifies the destination related to information related to the remaining battery level by a communication unit. An emergency call means for making a call to a predetermined destination;
The portable communication device according to claim 3, wherein the control unit sets the predetermined destination as a destination to which information related to the remaining battery level is transmitted.   When the battery remaining amount detection unit detects a remaining battery level equal to or lower than a first threshold, the control unit sets the time required for charging until the remaining battery level becomes equal to or higher than a second threshold as the predetermined time, The mobile communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when the time before the occurrence time of the event is a predetermined time before the current time, the communication means notifies the information on the remaining battery level. .   When the remaining battery level recovers to a second threshold value that is greater than the first threshold value after the remaining battery level equal to or lower than the first threshold value is detected, the control unit performs information on the remaining battery level by the communication unit. The mobile communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: In association with the time of occurrence of an event and the event is memorize the scheduler application, the stored event, if the user is an event which leaves the original parents, the occurrence of the event associated with the event A program for extracting time and notifying information related to the remaining battery level at a predetermined time before the event occurrence time.

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