JP5850819B2 - Portable information terminal and location information transmission program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable information terminal, and more particularly to a portable information terminal and a program for transmitting position information.

  Patent Document 1 and the like propose a system for transmitting location information of a mobile phone.

JP 2009-165091 A

  However, it is necessary to prepare a device for transmitting a message to the infrastructure side such as a mobile phone base station.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable information terminal capable of transmitting location information to a predetermined partner in a specific case without changing the mechanism on the infrastructure side.

  A portable information terminal according to the present invention includes a communication unit that receives a first message, a position detection unit that acquires position information, and a second message that includes the position information acquired by the position detection unit when the first message is received. The first message is a message sent by simultaneous broadcast delivery, or a predetermined keyword in the message sent by simultaneous broadcast delivery When the communication unit receives the first message, the communication unit transmits the second message to the telephone number or mail address recorded in the recording unit.

  The reception of the first message such as emergency information is used as a trigger to transmit a second message including the position information of the portable information terminal to the set partner. The user of the terminal that has received the second message can know the position information of the portable information terminal (position information of the user of the portable information terminal).

  The means for transmitting the location information of the portable information terminal to the specific terminal is installed in the recording device and the hardware provided in the portable information terminal, utilizing the first message such as emergency information sent to the portable information terminal. Since it can be realized in combination with software (location information transmission program), there is no need to change the infrastructure mechanism and equipment such as the base station, and there is an advantage that it can be realized with a small development burden.

  Preferably, the information processing apparatus further includes a display unit that displays the number of re-transmissions in a configurable state with respect to the partner that failed to transmit the second message.

  Depending on the network congestion situation, it may be impossible to send the second message to all of the specified destinations, but in situations where it is difficult to send the second message, The priority can be set by the user. Further, by arbitrarily setting the number of re-transmissions, it is possible to prevent other operations on the portable information terminal from being hindered.

  Preferably, the position detection unit acquires the position information every first time, and the position detection unit cannot acquire the position information after receiving the first message or it takes more than a second time to acquire the position information. The position information acquired immediately before is used as the content of the second message.

  Depending on the location where the portable information terminal is placed, it may be impossible to acquire the position information or it may take time to acquire the position information. The second message can be transmitted using the position information (close to the later position).

  Preferably, the position detection unit acquires position information every first time by multiple base station positioning or cell-based positioning, and detects the position by multiple base station positioning, cell-based positioning, or GPS positioning after receiving the first message. If the part cannot acquire the position information or it takes more than the second time to acquire the position information, the position information acquired immediately before is used as the content of the second message.

  Depending on the location where the portable information terminal is placed, it may be impossible to acquire the position information or it may take time to acquire the position information. The second message can be transmitted using the position information (close to the later position). As for the position information before receiving the first message, if GPS positioning is not used, even if the position information is acquired every first time, there is little possibility that the power consumption will increase.

  In addition, preferably, the recording unit records the telephone number or mail address of the other party that sends the second message, including the order of sending.

  Preferably, the second message is a map that can be browsed on the Internet and includes information related to the URL corresponding to the position information.

  On the terminal side that has received the second message, it is possible to easily grasp the location information of the portable information terminal that has transmitted the second message on the map.

  Preferably, the recording unit records the telephone number or mail address for transmitting the second message, including the keyword condition included in the first message.

  At the time of sending the second message, there is a disaster (for example, an earthquake) included in the content of the first message around the user of the portable information terminal and communication restriction is imposed. There is a possibility that the situation is not successful. By limiting the parties to whom the second message is sent according to the contents (keywords, etc.) included in the first message, even in such a situation, it is easy to successfully transmit the second message to the partner who wants to communicate at least. I can do it.

  Preferably, the recording unit records the telephone number or mail address for transmitting the second message, including information related to the accuracy of the position information included in the second message.

  Depending on the user, there may be situations in which detailed location information is not desired to be communicated to other people. Depending on the disaster included in the content of the first message and the other party that informs the location information, detailed location information or general location information may be provided. It becomes possible to select whether to notify.

  The location information transmission program according to the present invention receives a message sent by broadcast delivery, or a message containing a predetermined keyword among the messages sent by broadcast delivery as a first message. And a position information detecting step for acquiring position information, and a transmitting step for transmitting a second message including the position information acquired by the position detecting unit to a preset telephone number or mail address when the first message is received. Prepare.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable information terminal capable of transmitting location information to a predetermined partner in a specific case without changing the infrastructure mechanism.

It is a block diagram of the portable information terminal in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of a 2nd message. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the state which set the other party which transmits a 2nd message. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the transmission result of a 2nd message. It is a figure which shows the procedure which transmits a 2nd message. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the state which set the other party which transmits a 2nd message for every keyword contained in a 1st message. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the state which selected the precision of the positional information for the other party which transmits a 2nd message for every keyword contained in a 1st message.

  Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. A portable information terminal (for example, a mobile phone) 1 in the present embodiment includes an operation unit 11, a display unit 12, a recording unit 13, a position detection unit 15, a communication unit 17, and a control unit 19 (see FIG. 1).

  The operation unit 11 is input means for inputting a telephone number and the like. The display unit 12 is an output unit that displays a telephone number, a destination to which the first message and the second message are transmitted, and the like.

  The user transmits the second message including the position information when receiving the first message by operating the operation unit 11 while viewing the contents displayed on the display unit 12 (see FIGS. 3, 6, and 7). The recipient's mail address, telephone number, etc. are input and recorded in the recording unit 13. In addition, the location information transmission program in the present embodiment is installed in the recording unit 13.

  The position detector 15 acquires position information (such as latitude / longitude information) of the portable information terminal 1 by GPS positioning, multiple base station positioning, cell-based positioning, or the like.

  In the present embodiment, the communication unit 17 receives and transmits information such as telephone calls and emails. In the present embodiment, when the first message is received, the communication unit 17 sets the destination telephone number or mail address recorded in the recording unit 13. The second message including the position information acquired by the position detector 15 is transmitted.

  The control unit 19 controls each unit of the portable information terminal 1 with a CPU or the like. In particular, in this embodiment, the control unit 19 executes the location information transmission program and receives the first message using the location detection unit 15. A second message including the position information is created and transmitted via the communication unit 17. The second message may be transmitted not only via a telephone line but also via a wireless LAN or the like via the Internet network.

The first message in this embodiment is cell broadcast (CBS), BroadcastSMS, ETWS (Earthquake and Tsunami).
(Warning System), etc., a message sent by broadcast delivery that forces all compatible terminals to receive a one-way information notification from a sender such as a base station, or the broadcast broadcast The sent message includes a predetermined keyword (for example, “emergency earthquake”).

  The second message is “Mr. A's mobile phone (user of the portable information terminal 1) has a latitude of 35 degrees 42 minutes 54 seconds north, 139 degrees 27 minutes 19 east longitude as of September 30, 2012 at 21:20. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile information terminal 1 includes the date and time and the position information acquired by using the position detecting unit 15.

  The position information may be latitude / longitude information, or may be a form that represents a region name (for example, a city name) using a table that converts the latitude / longitude information into a region name. Further, the map may be a map that can be browsed on the Internet and the link information of the URL corresponding to the position information may be superimposed on the position information, or the URL may be represented as the position information. In this case, the terminal side that has received the second message can easily grasp the location information of the portable information terminal 1 that has transmitted the second message on the map.

  The information of the other party that transmits the second message set using the operation unit 11 includes the name of the other party, the mail address of the other party, or the telephone number of the other party (see FIG. 3).

  In addition, the number of retransmissions of the second message is also set using the operation unit 11. For example, if the number of re-calls is set to 2, the second message is sent to the other party that could not send the second message (it could not reach the mail server etc.) two more times. To do.

  In addition, it is desirable that the order in which the second message is transmitted to the specified destination can also be set using the operation unit 11. Depending on the congestion status of the network (telephone line or Internet network), it may be impossible to send the second message to all of the specified destinations. However, in situations where it is difficult to send the second message, It becomes possible for the user to set the priority of the other party to whom the message is to be transmitted (at least the telephone number or mail address of the other party to whom the second message is to be delivered).

  FIG. 3 shows that for Mr. XX, the second message is sent by SMS to the phone number “090- × ○ □ △-○○ □ ×” in the first place, and the second order is placed in the eighth place. The second message is sent by e-mail to the mail address of “abcd@xxx.co.jp”, and for Mr. XX, the sending order: third place, the mail address of “efad@xxx.com” Send the second message by e-mail, and send the second message to Mr. △△ by SMS to the phone number of “080- ○○ × □-□ ○○ ×” in the 9th place, □□ For the company, the order of sending: 2nd place, the setting to send the second message by e-mail to the mail address of “ghij@info.com”, and the number of re-sending: 2 times Show.

  The control unit 19 causes the display unit 12 to display a list indicating destinations that have failed to transmit the second message, including retransmission, in a state where the number of retransmissions can be further set ( (See FIG. 4).

  While viewing the list displayed on the display unit 12, the user sets the number of re-transmissions for each partner. Depending on the network congestion situation, it may be impossible to send the second message to all of the specified destinations, but in situations where it is difficult to send the second message, The user can set the priority (at least, the telephone number or mail address of the other party to whom the second message is to be delivered). Moreover, other operations in the portable information terminal 1 can be made difficult to be prevented by arbitrarily setting the number of retransmissions.

  FIG. 4 shows that the second message transmission to the phone number “090- × ○ □ △-○○ □ ×” to Mr. XX failed, and the second address to the mail address “abcd@XXX.co.jp” 2 The message transmission is completed, the second message transmission to the mail address of “efad@xxx.com” to Mr. XX fails, and “080-XXXXX--XXXXX” to Mr. △△ When the second message transmission to the phone number is completed, the second message transmission to the mail address of “ghij@info.com” to □□ company is completed, and transmission failed “090- × ○ □ △-○○ □ The second message is not re-sent to the phone number “x” (the number of re-sending is 0 times), and the second message is re-sent to the e-mail address of “efad@xxx.com” that has failed to be sent twice. A state where it is set to be performed (number of retransmissions: 2) Show.

  The procedure for transmitting the second message in this embodiment (the operation procedure of the location information transmission program) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The control part 19 performs the said procedure for every fixed time (for example, 1 ms). Note that the information on the other party sending the second message (see FIG. 3) is created in advance using the operation unit 11 and the display unit 12 and recorded in the recording unit 13. Alternatively, a form created by an external device such as a personal computer may be recorded in the recording unit 13.

  In step S11, the control unit 19 determines whether or not the first message has been received. If not received, the procedure is terminated, and the operation of step S11 is performed after a certain time (for example, 1 ms). If received, the first message is displayed on the display unit 12 (not shown), and the process proceeds to step S12.

  In step S <b> 12, the control unit 19 acquires the position information of the portable information terminal 1 using the position detection unit 15.

  Depending on the position where the portable information terminal 1 is placed, position information cannot be acquired, or it may take time to acquire position information. For this reason, position information is acquired every first time (for example, 5 minutes) regardless of reception of the first message, and position information cannot be acquired after reception of the first message, or time is required for acquisition of position information. If it takes time (second time (for example, 1 minute or longer)), the position information acquired immediately before may be used as the content of the second message. In this case, it is desirable to acquire position information every second time by using multiple base station positioning or cell-based positioning without using GPS positioning. As for the position information before receiving the first message, if GPS positioning is not used, even if the position information is acquired every first time, there is little possibility that the power consumption will increase.

  In step S <b> 13, the control unit 19 creates a second message and sends the second message in accordance with the outgoing order to a preset destination. If transmission fails, retransmission is repeated for the number of preset retransmissions until transmission is completed.

  In step S14, the control unit 19 displays the transmission result of the second message on the display unit 12.

  In step S15, the control unit 19 indicates whether or not an instruction to re-send to the other party that failed to transmit using the operation unit 11 (operation to set the number of re-sending to 1 or more) is displayed on the transmission result display. Determine whether. If such an instruction is given, the process returns to step S13. If such an instruction is not given, the procedure is terminated, and the operation of step S11 is performed after a certain time (for example, 1 ms).

  The mobile information terminal 1 in the present embodiment transmits a second message including the location information of the mobile information terminal 1 to the set other party, triggered by reception of the first message such as emergency information. The user of the terminal that has received the second message can know the position information of the portable information terminal 1 (position information of the user of the portable information terminal 1).

  Further, the means for transmitting the location information of the portable information terminal 1 to a specific terminal utilizes the first message such as emergency information sent to the portable information terminal 1, and the hardware (operation unit) provided in the portable information terminal 1 11, display unit 12, recording unit 13, position detection unit 15, communication unit 17, control unit 19) and software (position information transmission program) installed in the recording unit 13, the base station There is no need to change the infrastructure mechanism and equipment such as, and there is a merit that can be realized with a small development burden.

  Moreover, the form which changes the conditions of the predetermined keyword judged to be a 1st message for every transmission destination may be sufficient. In this case, the recording unit 13 records the telephone number or mail address for transmitting the second message, including the keyword condition included in the first message.

  Specifically, when the first message includes a first keyword (for example, a seismic intensity value of 4 or more), the second message (for example, a seismic intensity value of less than 4) is included in the first message. It is possible to set, using the operation unit 11, a destination to send when included, and a destination to send when the third keyword (for example, tsunami) is included in the first message (see FIG. 6).

  FIG. 6 shows that the second message is transmitted to the telephone number “090- × ○ □ △-○○ □ ×” for Mr. XX when the first message including the first keyword or the second keyword is received, and “abcd @ When the first message containing the first keyword is received, the second message is sent to the mail address of “XX.co.jp”, and the third keyword is sent to the mail address of “efad@xxx.com” to Mr. XX The second message is transmitted when the first message including the first message is received, and the telephone number of “080-XXXXX-XXXXX” for Mr. △△ is received when the first message including the first keyword or the second keyword is received. Send two messages and receive the first message containing the first keyword, the second keyword, or the third keyword to the mail address of “ghij@info.com” for □□ company. The state which set to perform the 2nd message transmission sometimes is shown.

  At the time of sending the second message, communication / calling is performed around the user of the portable information terminal 1 because a disaster (for example, an earthquake) included in the content of the first message has occurred and communication restrictions are imposed. There is a possibility that the situation is not good. As in the present embodiment, by limiting the parties to whom the second message is sent according to the contents (keywords, etc.) included in the first message, the second message can be transmitted to the partner who wants to be communicated at a minimum even under such circumstances. Can be transmitted easily.

  Moreover, the form which changes the precision of the positional information contained in a 2nd message for every other party and conditions to transmit may be sufficient. In this case, the recording unit 13 records the telephone number or mail address for transmitting the second message, including information regarding the accuracy of the position information included in the second message.

  Specifically, when the first keyword includes a first keyword (for example, a seismic intensity value of 4 or more), the second keyword (for example, seismic intensity value less than 4) is included in the first message for each destination to be transmitted. The accuracy of the location information included in the second message (for example, the first accuracy (for example, tsunami) is included in the second message for each destination to be transmitted when the third keyword (for example, tsunami) is included in the first message. High accuracy), second accuracy (for example, medium accuracy), and third accuracy (for example, low accuracy)) can be set using the operation unit 11 (see FIG. 7). However, it is not restricted to the form which changes the other party which transmits a 2nd message with the keyword contained in a 1st message.

  The difference in accuracy may be in the form of changing the positioning method (GPS positioning, multiple base station positioning, cell-based positioning) for acquiring position information, or the position information obtained by one positioning method (for example, GPS positioning). Is included in the second message as it is when the first-accuracy position information is transmitted, and a broad concept word (for example, a city name) is included in the second message when the second-accuracy position information is transmitted. In the case of sending position information with high accuracy, the information may be included in the second message instead of a broader concept word (for example, a prefecture name).

  Alternatively, when sending position information with first accuracy, the latitude and longitude values are included in the second message as they are (for example, 35 degrees 42 minutes 54 seconds north), and when sending position information with second precision, latitude If the second message is rounded to the first digit of the longitude value (eg 35 degrees 42 minutes 50 seconds north latitude) and you want to send location information with third precision, the last two digits of the latitude longitude value The rounded off message may be included in the second message (for example, 35 degrees 43 minutes north latitude).

  FIG. 7 shows that when the first message containing the first keyword is received to the phone number “090- × ○ □ △-○○ □ ×” to Mr. XX, the second message including the first accuracy position information is transmitted. When the first message including the second keyword is received, the second message including the position information of the first accuracy is transmitted, and the first message including the first keyword is received to the mail address of “abcd@xxx.co.jp”. Sometimes a second message is sent that includes location information of the second accuracy, and the email address of “efad@xxx.com” for Mr. XX is received the location information of the third accuracy when the first message containing the third keyword is received. The second message including the second accuracy position information when the first message including the first keyword is received to the telephone number of “080-XXX- □ XXX” for Mr. A message is sent and a second message is sent that includes location information with the first precision when the first message containing the second keyword is received, and the first keyword is sent to the mail address of “ghij@info.com” to □□ company. When receiving the first message, the second message transmission including the third accuracy position information is performed, and when receiving the first message including the second keyword, the second message transmission including the third accuracy position information is performed, and the third keyword is set. The state which set to perform the 2nd message transmission containing the positional information on 2nd precision at the time of the 1st message containing included is shown.

  Depending on the user, there may be situations in which detailed location information is not desired to be communicated to other people. Depending on the disaster included in the content of the first message and the other party that informs the location information, detailed location information or general location information may be provided. It becomes possible to select whether to notify. In this case, it is desirable to include information such as accuracy of position information (accuracy within a radius of OOm) in the second message.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable information terminal 11 Operation part 12 Display part 13 Recording part 15 Position detection part 17 Communication part 19 Control part

Claims (10)

A communication unit for receiving the first message;
A position detector for acquiring position information;
A recording unit for recording a telephone number or a mail address for transmitting the second message including the location information acquired by the location detection unit when the first message is received;
The first message includes a predetermined keyword in a message sent by broadcast delivery,
The communication unit transmits the second message to the telephone number or mail address recorded in the recording unit when the first message is received;
Whether the message received by the communication unit is the first message is determined based on whether the predetermined keyword is included in the message,
The position detection unit acquires position information every first time,
When the position detection unit takes more than a second time to acquire position information after receiving the first message, the position information acquired immediately before is used as the content of the second message. A portable information terminal. A communication unit for receiving the first message;
A position detector for acquiring position information;
A recording unit for recording a telephone number or a mail address for transmitting the second message including the location information acquired by the location detection unit when the first message is received;
The first message includes a predetermined keyword in a message sent by broadcast delivery,
The communication unit transmits the second message to the telephone number or mail address recorded in the recording unit when the first message is received;
Whether the message received by the communication unit is the first message is determined based on whether the predetermined keyword is included in the message,
The display device may further include a display unit that displays a list of destinations that failed to transmit the second message in a state where the number of retransmissions can be set for each destination that failed to transmit the second message. Mobile information terminal. A receiving step of receiving, as a first message, a message including a predetermined keyword among messages sent by simultaneous broadcast distribution;
A position information detecting step for acquiring position information;
A sending step of sending a second message including the location information acquired in the location information detection step to a preset telephone number or mail address when the first message is received;
The determination as to whether or not the message sent by the broadcast delivery is the first message is made based on whether or not the predetermined keyword is included in the message,
In the position information detection step, position information is acquired every first time,
When acquisition of the position information in the position information detection step after reception of the first message takes a second time or more, the position information acquired immediately before is used as the content of the second message. To send location information. A communication unit for receiving the first message;
A position detector for acquiring position information;
A recording unit for recording a telephone number or a mail address for transmitting the second message including the location information acquired by the location detection unit when the first message is received;
The first message includes a predetermined keyword in a message sent by broadcast delivery,
The communication unit transmits the second message to the telephone number or mail address recorded in the recording unit when the first message is received;
Whether the message received by the communication unit is the first message is determined based on whether the predetermined keyword is included in the message,
The position detection unit obtains position information for each first time by multiple base station positioning or cell-based positioning without using GPS positioning until the first message is received,
If the position detection unit takes more than a second time to acquire the position information in multiple base station positioning, cell-based positioning, or GPS positioning after receiving the first message, the position information acquired immediately before is obtained from the second message. A portable information terminal that is used as content.   The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit records the order in which the telephone number or mail address of the other party that transmits the second message is transmitted.   The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second message is a map that can be browsed on the Internet and includes information on a URL corresponding to the position information.   The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit records a telephone number or an e-mail address for transmitting the second message, including a keyword condition included in the first message.   2. The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit records a telephone number or a mail address for transmitting the second message, including information on accuracy of position information included in the second message. . A receiving step of receiving, as a first message, a message including a predetermined keyword among messages sent by simultaneous broadcast distribution;
A position information detecting step for acquiring position information;
A sending step of sending a second message including the location information acquired in the location information detection step to a preset telephone number or mail address when the first message is received;
The determination as to whether or not the message sent by the broadcast delivery is the first message is made based on whether or not the predetermined keyword is included in the message,
The method further comprises a display step of displaying a list of destinations that failed to transmit the second message in a state that the number of retransmissions can be set for each destination that failed to transmit the second message. Location information transmission program. A receiving step of receiving, as a first message, a message including a predetermined keyword among messages sent by simultaneous broadcast distribution;
A position information detecting step for acquiring position information;
A sending step of sending a second message including the location information acquired in the location information detection step to a preset telephone number or mail address when the first message is received;
The determination as to whether or not the message sent by the broadcast delivery is the first message is made based on whether or not the predetermined keyword is included in the message,
In the location information detecting step, until the first message is received, the location information is acquired for each first time by the multiple base station positioning or the cell-based positioning without using the GPS positioning,
Wherein when according the second time or more to obtain the position information in the first said position information detecting step in a plurality of base station positioning or cell-based positioning or GPS positioning after receiving the message, the is obtained position information immediately before the second A location information transmission program characterized by being used as message content.

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