JP5934966B2 - Location information history comparison method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a positional information history comparison method for detecting a correlation of movement history of a user carrying a mobile communication device with the mobile communication device.

In recent years, the range of use of mobile communication devices such as mobile phones, PHS (Personal Handyphone System), and smart phones has been dramatically expanded. In addition to the call function, which is an original function, a data communication function and the like have been enhanced, and various services are provided to users via the Internet. In particular, various services using current position information such as GPS have been proposed (Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-070341 A

However, the current position information is used only to detect the current position of the mobile communication device itself or movement. There is a possibility that the range of applications will be further expanded in relation to other users, but such a proposal has not been made.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to obtain predetermined information related to the human relationship between users having the mobile communication device by correlating the position information obtained from the mobile communication device with each other.

In order to solve the above problems, the location information history comparison system of the present invention detects the correlation between movement histories of a plurality of mobile communication devices having a communication function capable of accessing the Internet and a current location information detection function. A position information history comparison method for obtaining a current position information history from each of the plurality of portable communication devices, comparing and collating the current position information history, extracting a predefined correlation, The presence or absence of relevance of the movement history of the communication device is specified, and the correlation indicates information indicating whether or not users carrying the plurality of portable communication devices are living together, and a position where the user stays for a long time If the current position information is acquired, the current position information history is acquired at a predetermined interval and is different from the position indicated by the previous positioning data. Only, the date and time of positioning the current position is performed by recording the next positioning data, the determination of whether the other users are living, from the positioning data for each user, the next positioning data Positioning data whose date and time difference is more than a certain time are extracted, and the positioning data extracted by each user are compared, and it is determined whether there is a certain number or more of positioning data indicating positions common to each other.

With such a configuration, it is possible to use the correlation of movement histories of a plurality of mobile communication devices as new user information.

Further, the correlation indicates information indicating whether or not users carrying the plurality of mobile communication devices are living together, and it is determined that they are living together when the positions where they stay for a long time are common. To do. With such a configuration, services such as family discounts can be introduced at a very low cost.

Further, the current position information detection function can use GPS, but can also use Cell-ID for specifying a base station communicating with the portable communication device at that time as position information. With such a configuration, application to a mobile communication device not equipped with GPS is also possible.

Further, when a relevance is recognized in the movement history of the mobile communication device, a service is provided on the condition of the relevance, and the service provision history is recorded. With such a configuration, it is possible to provide further services according to the service usage status of the user.

According to the position information history comparison method according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain predetermined information related to the human relationship between users having the mobile communication device from the correlation of the position information history of the mobile communication device. This makes it possible to provide a service suitable for those users.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a location information history comparison method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a history database stored in the mobile communication device in the positional information history comparison method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a use scenario of the location information history comparison method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a use scenario of the location information history comparison method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a method of extracting a predefined correlation and specifying the presence / absence of relevance of the movement history of the mobile communication device in the position information history comparison method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a mobile communication device on which a coupon number is displayed in the positional information history comparison method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a history database stored in the mobile communication device in the positional information history comparison method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a method of extracting a predefined correlation and specifying the presence / absence of relevance of the movement history of the mobile communication device in the position information history comparison method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen of the mobile communication device on which the number of stamps is displayed in the position information history comparison method according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a location information history comparison method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As a portable communication device to be used, a device that can acquire current position information and has a communication function to the Internet is assumed. Specifically, a general mobile phone, a multi-function mobile phone with a touch panel called a smartphone, and a tablet computer are included. Current position information acquisition methods include GPS (Global Positioning System) and triangulation by a base station.

Referring to FIG. 1, it is assumed that user A who uses mobile communication device 3A and user B who uses mobile communication device 3B are a family (here, a parent and child) living in the same house. In addition, the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B regularly measure the current position information by a resident program that is always activated, and store the current position information as position information history data in an internal storage area.

The structure of this history database is shown in FIG. This history database is provided with fields of date and time of recording, latitude and longitude, Cell-ID for identifying the base station 7 communicating at that time, and reception sensitivity. It is desirable to encrypt the contents of the database.

Specifically, using GPS or the like based on a signal from the satellite 5, the resident program measures the current position information every few minutes (for example, every 5 minutes), and specifies the latitude and longitude. Then, the latitude and longitude of the previous positioning data are compared. If these latitude and longitude are substantially the same (for example, a difference of about 10 m at most), recording to the history database is not performed. If the latitude and longitude are different, the date and time, the latitude and longitude, the Cell-ID that identifies the base station 7 that is communicating at that time, and the reception sensitivity are recorded in the history database.

It is assumed that the behavior of the user A generally has a pattern of going to the office 11 in the morning on weekdays and returning to the home 9 at night. User B has a pattern of going to school 15 on weekdays and returning to home 9 in the evening. In such a case, the latitude and longitude near the home 9 are recorded at the time of returning home, and the next data is a record of the latitude and longitude at the time of movement at the work (commuting time). Therefore, the time difference from the subsequent recording becomes the stay time.

In this case, in the position information history data recorded in the mobile communication device 3A, information that has been located in the home 9 for a long time and information that has been located in the company 11 for a long time are repeated during the weekday. It is thought that location information will not appear.

Also, the position information history data recorded in the mobile communication device 3B is such that information that has been located at home 9 for a long time and information that has been located at school 15 for a long time are repeated for weekdays, and the position of school 15 on a holiday. It is thought that information will not appear.

With reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the usage scenario of this positional information history comparison system will be described. It is assumed that a parent and child having the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B enter the restaurant 13. In addition, the restaurant 13 provides a service for discounting the meal price of the family living together by 10%. At the stage of finishing the meal and paying the price, the parent and child read the URL indicated by the QR code (registered trademark) provided on the table using the cameras of the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B. Then, it accesses the site of the restaurant 13 indicated by the URL. However, since this URL also includes information specifying the table, the server 1 can detect that two accesses are accompanying customers.

The server 1 that has received the access requests location information history data for the past 14 days from the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B. Then, from the position information history data, it is confirmed by the method as shown in FIG. 5, for example, that the house is the same.

First, after receiving access, the server 1 of the restaurant 13 requests location information history data for the past 14 days (S1). Then, data that stays for a predetermined time or longer is extracted from the received position information history. This can be done by extracting data before the date / time data changes significantly. For example, data in which the date and time of the next data is 5 hours or more away is extracted (S2). Next, the extracted data is sorted by latitude (S3). Then, data having almost the same latitude (for example, a difference of about 10 m at most) are grouped and sorted by longitude (S4).

Next, a stay position where seven or more data having substantially the same longitude and latitude (for example, a difference of about 10 m at most) is extracted (S5). It is checked whether there is something common in the stay position between the mobile communication devices A and B (S6). If there is a common stay location, it is determined that the family is living together and a discount coupon is issued (S7).

If there is no common stay position, it is determined that the person does not live together, a message to that effect is displayed, and no discount coupon is issued (S8). However, there may be cases where the common stay location is not detected even though the family is living together, etc., so the location information history data for 15 to 28 days before is requested, and the same processing is performed on the location information history data again. You may make it judge whether it is a family.

The discount coupon is displayed together with the coupon number on the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B (FIG. 6). The discount coupon is also received by the cashier terminal (PC or portable communication device). Therefore, the store clerk executes a 10% discount if the discount coupon number of the cashier terminal is the same as the discount coupon number displayed on the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the GPS function is not installed in the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B in FIG. However, in the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B, it is possible to acquire a Cell-ID that identifies the base station 7 in communication.

Therefore, the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B are present in the reception range of radio waves from the base station corresponding to the recorded Cell-ID. Therefore, the position information in this embodiment is recorded as Cell-ID. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the database is obtained by removing the longitude and latitude information from the database of FIG. Other processes are the same as those in the first embodiment.

In the above scenario, since the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B always communicate with the same base station 7 at home 9, the Cell-ID of the base station 7 should be obtained repeatedly at night. From this record, it can be estimated that the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B live in the same home 9.

Hereinafter, reference will be made to FIG. The process is the same as in the first embodiment until the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B access the server 1 of the restaurant 13. The server 1 that has received the access requests Cell-ID history data for the past 14 days from the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B (S21).

Then, data indicating stays longer than a certain time is extracted from the received Cell-ID history. Similar to the first embodiment, data in which the date and time of the next data is 5 hours or more apart is extracted (S22). Next, Cell-ID from which seven or more pieces of data having the same Cell-ID are extracted (S23). It is checked whether there is something common in the Cell-ID between the mobile communication devices A and B (S24). If there is a common base station (common Cell-ID), it is determined to be a family living together and a discount coupon is issued (S25).

If there is no common base station, it is determined that they are not living together, a message to that effect is displayed, and no discount coupon is issued (S26). However, there is a case where a common Cell-ID is not detected even though it is a cohabiting family during a trip, etc., so the location Cell-ID history data from 15 to 28 days ago is requested and the same processing is performed for it. Then, it may be determined again whether the family is living together.

Again, the discount coupon is displayed on the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B. The discount coupon is also received at the cashier terminal. Therefore, the store clerk executes a 10% discount if the discount coupon number of the cashier terminal is the same as the discount coupon number displayed on the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B.

In the first and second embodiments, the user location information history is transmitted to the server 1 of the restaurant 13. Therefore, the user location information history is distributed to various servers proposing similar services. In order to avoid this, the management company having a certain level of trust may manage the server 1. And it is good for a user's positional information history to always receive the positional information history of a portable communication apparatus with this server 1, and to confirm a correlation.

That is, the QR code (registered trademark) provided in the table of the restaurant 13 is a URL indicating the server 1. Again, since the URL includes information specifying the table of the restaurant 13, the server 1 can detect that the two accesses are accompanying guests.

And it is judged by the process similar to Example 1 and Example 2 whether it is a cohabitation family, and a result is transmitted to portable communication apparatus A and B. FIG. If it is determined that the family is living together, an authentication code (corresponding to a discount coupon) is displayed. Further, the store clerk accesses the server 1 from the cashier side terminal, designates information for specifying the table of the restaurant 13, and obtains an authentication code. If this authentication code is the same as that displayed on the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B, a 10% discount is executed.

Accordingly, even when a family discount is performed at a facility other than the restaurant 13 such as a leisure facility, the service can be provided simply by creating a URL code to the same server 1.

In this embodiment, in the embodiment 1 or 2, the cashier clerk transmits the confirmed information to the server 1 of the restaurant 13 after confirming the coupon number. The server 1 of the restaurant 13 allocates storage areas inside the portable communication devices 3A and 3B to the restaurant 13 by transmitting a request message to the resident program. Then, 1 is set as the number of stamps. If the assignment has already been made, the number of stamps is incremented by one.

When the stamp number is updated, the current stamp number is displayed on the screens of the mobile communication devices 3A and 3B (FIG. 9). The number of stamps indicates the number of times the family has used the restaurant 13, and a special service can be received when the number of stamps reaches a certain number.

As described above, according to the location information history comparison method of the present invention, the location information histories automatically stored and stored on the mobile communication device side are compared with each other, thereby allowing humans between users having the mobile communication device to Predetermined information about the relationship can be obtained. This makes it possible to expand options for new applications.

1 Server 3 Mobile Communication Device 5 Satellite 7 Base Station 9 Home 11 Company 13 Restaurant

Claims (5)

A location information history comparison method for detecting a correlation between movement histories of a plurality of mobile communication devices having a communication function capable of accessing the Internet and a current location information detection function,
Obtaining a history of current position information from each of the plurality of mobile communication devices;
Compare and collate the history of the current location information, extract a predefined correlation, identify the presence or absence of relevance of the movement history of the mobile communication device,
The correlation indicates information on whether or not users carrying the plurality of mobile communication devices are living together, and determines that they are living together when the locations where they stay for a long time are common. And
Acquisition of the history of the current position information measures the current position at a predetermined interval and records it as the next positioning data together with the date and time when the current position is measured only when the current position is different from the position indicated by the previous positioning data. Made by
The determination as to whether or not the users are living with each other is performed by extracting from each user's positioning data, positioning data that is more than a certain time apart from the next positioning data, and extracting between each user A positional information history comparison method characterized by comparing the measured positioning data and determining whether or not there is a predetermined number or more of positioning data indicating positions common to each other.   The position information history comparison method according to claim 1, wherein the current position information detection function uses GPS or Cell-ID information. The location information according to claim 2 , wherein when the Cell-ID of the same base station is repeatedly acquired at night as the location information histories of the plurality of mobile communication devices, the location information is estimated to live together. History comparison method.   The service provision history is recorded when the relevance is recognized in the movement history of the mobile communication device, and the service provision history is recorded. Location information history comparison method. 5. The location information history comparison according to claim 4, wherein the comparison and collation of the history of the current location information is performed by a server on the Internet, and the service is provided by referring to a determination result by the server. Method.

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