JP6674930B2 - Information processing apparatus, program, communication terminal, and communication system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing device, a program, a communication terminal, and a communication system.

A flying object having an antenna and flying in the stratosphere has been known to provide a stratospheric platform (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[Prior art documents]
[Patent Document]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-21496

  It is desirable to provide a technology that can improve the convenience of a wireless communication service using a flying object.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, an information processing device is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a specification unit that specifies a communicable period of each of a plurality of areas on the ground based on operation management information of an air vehicle that provides a wireless communication service to a user terminal on the ground by circling the stratosphere. Good. The information processing device may include a transmission control unit that controls transmission of information indicating a communicable period.

  The transmission control unit may control to transmit information indicating the communicable period to the user terminal. The transmission control unit may transmit information indicating the communicable period to the flying object via a communication satellite, and wirelessly transmit the information indicating the communicable period to the user terminal from the flying object. Good. The transmission control unit may perform control to transmit information indicating the communicable period to a registered destination other than the user terminal. The transmission control unit may broadcast information indicating the communicable period. The transmission control unit may broadcast information indicating the communicable period by at least one of a pager radio wave, a radio wave, and a television wave. The specification unit may specify, for each of the plurality of areas, a next communicable period when the flying object circulates and a further communicable period after the flying object circulates.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer to function as the information processing device.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a communication terminal is provided. The communication terminal includes a receiving unit that receives information indicating a communication available period of each of a plurality of areas on the ground, which is specified based on operation management information of an air vehicle that provides a wireless communication service to the ground by traversing the stratosphere. May be provided. The communication terminal may include an output control unit that controls to output the communicable period.

  The receiving unit may receive information indicating a range of a service area in which the wireless communication service is provided by the flying object at a predetermined time, and the output control unit may output the information at a predetermined time. However, the range of the service area may be displayed on a map and output.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer to function as the communication terminal.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system. The communication system may include a plurality of air vehicles that tour the stratosphere and provide wireless communication services to user terminals on the ground. The communication system may include a communication satellite that relays the plurality of vehicles and a ground station.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system. The communication system may include a stationary vehicle that flies through the stratosphere and provides wireless communication services to a predetermined area on the ground. The communication system may include a traveling vehicle that tours the stratosphere and provides wireless communication services to areas not covered by the stationary vehicle. The communication system may include a management device that communicates with the staying vehicle and the tour vehicle to manage the staying vehicle and the tour vehicle.

  The management device may communicate with the staying vehicle via a communication satellite or a ground station, and may communicate with the patrol vehicle via a communication satellite. The management device includes: a state management unit that manages a state of the plurality of staying-type flying objects; and, based on a state of the plurality of staying-type flying objects, one of the plurality of the staying-type flying objects, A position specifying a body, and a position controlling a position of the patrol vehicle so that the patrol vehicle covers an area on the ground covered by the one stationary vehicle specified by the specifying unit. And a control unit.

  The above summary of the present invention does not list all of the necessary features of the present invention. Further, a sub-combination of these feature groups can also be an invention.

1 schematically illustrates an example of a communication system 10 according to one embodiment. An example of a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 is schematically illustrated. 5 schematically shows a display example by the user terminal 300. An example of a functional configuration of the user terminal 300 is schematically shown. 1 schematically illustrates an example of a communication system 10 according to one embodiment. 1 schematically illustrates an example of a communication system 10 according to one embodiment. An example of a functional configuration of the management device 500 is schematically shown. An example of a hardware configuration of a computer 1000 functioning as the information processing apparatus 100 is schematically shown. An example of a hardware configuration of a computer 1100 functioning as the user terminal 300 is schematically shown.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. In addition, not all combinations of the features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the solution of the invention.

  FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an example of a communication system 10 according to an embodiment. The communication system 10 includes a communication satellite 20, an information processing device 100, and an air vehicle 200.

  The flying object 200 provides a wireless communication service to the user terminals 300 on the ground while traveling around the stratosphere. Aircraft 200 may function as a stratospheric platform.

  The flying object 200 includes, for example, a propeller and a solar cell panel, and travels in the stratosphere by driving the propeller with electric power generated by the solar cell panel. The vehicle 200 may include an antenna and form a service area 202 on the ground with the beam emitted by the antenna. The antenna may be, for example, a multi-beam antenna.

  The flying object 200 provides a wireless communication service to the user terminal 300 by relaying communication between the user terminal 300 and a core network on the ground, for example. The air vehicle 200 communicates with a core network on the ground via the communication satellite 20, for example. In this case, the flying object 200 has an antenna for communicating with the communication satellite 20. Further, the flying object 200 communicates with the core network via the ground gateway in the service area 202 among the ground gateways arranged at various places on the ground, for example. FIG. 1 illustrates a case where an air vehicle 200 communicates with a core network via a communication satellite 20.

  The flying object 200 can intermittently provide wireless communication services to various places by making a tour through a wide range while forming the service area 202. As a result, a wireless communication service can be provided over a wide area with a small number of aircraft and investment. For example, in a region where a mobile phone cannot be used at present, if the time for using the wireless communication service can be provided even once a day, the convenience of the user in the region can be improved. Further, even in a place where it is behind a mountain or a tree, a time zone where visibility can be obtained due to the movement of the flying object 200 is created, and a wireless communication service can be provided.

  The user terminal 300 is a communication terminal that can communicate with the flying object 200. The user terminal 300 is, for example, a mobile phone such as a smartphone. The user terminal 300 may be a tablet terminal, a PC (Personal Computer), or the like.

  The flying object 200 transmits, for example, data received from the user terminal 300 in the service area 202 to the core network and the network 50 via the communication satellite 20 or the ground gateway. Network 50 may include, for example, the Internet and a telephone network. In addition, for example, when the flying object 200 receives data addressed to the user terminal 300 in the service area 202 via the communication satellite 20 or the ground gateway, the flying object 200 transmits the data to the user terminal 300. If the flying object 200 receives data addressed to the user terminal 300 located in the service area 202 when the user terminal 300 is located outside the service area 202, the flying object 200 stores the data and re-stores the data. When the user terminal 300 is located in the service area 202, the information may be transmitted to the user terminal 300.

  The information processing device 100 may include an antenna 102 for communicating with the communication satellite 20. The information processing device 100 and the antenna 102 may be directly connected, may be connected via a communication line, or may be integrated.

  The information processing device 100 specifies a communication available period of each of a plurality of areas on the ground based on the operation management information of the flying object 200. The plurality of areas on the ground may be arbitrarily determined areas. The plurality of areas on the ground may be, for example, areas in municipalities. The operation management information may be information indicating a route of the flying object 200. For example, the operation management information indicates a scheduled position of the flying object 200 at each time. The operation management information may indicate a range of the service area 202 based on the position of the flying object 200. The operation management information may indicate a range of the service area 202 at each time.

  When the information processing device 100 is a management device that manages the operation of the flying object 200, the information processing device 100 may use the operation management information managed by itself. When the information processing device 100 is not the management device that manages the operation of the flying object 200, the information processing device 100 may receive the operation management information via the network 50 from the management device.

  The information processing device 100 may receive the operation management information transmitted by the flying object 200 via the communication satellite 20. For example, when the flying object 200 controls its own operation according to the daylight hours, the direction of the sun, the direction and the intensity of the wind, and the like, the information processing apparatus 100 communicates the operation management information determined by the flying object 200 by communication. Receive via satellite 20. The information processing device 100 may receive the operation management information from the flying object 200 via the management device.

  The information processing apparatus 100 may perform control to transmit information indicating the specified communicable period to the user terminal 300. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 transmits information indicating a communicable period to the flying vehicle 200 via the communication satellite 20, and wirelessly transmits the information from the flying vehicle 200 to the user terminal 300 in the service area 202. Let it. Thereby, the user of the user terminal 300 in the service area 202 can be made aware of the communicable period of each area on the ground.

  Further, for example, the information processing apparatus 100 transmits information indicating the communicable period to the transmitter 60 via the network 50, and causes the transmitter 60 to broadcast the information. The information processing apparatus 100 causes the transmitter 60 to broadcast information indicating a communicable period by at least one of a pager radio wave, a radio wave, and a television wave. This allows the user of the user terminal 300 outside the service area 202 to know the communicable period of each area on the ground.

  The information processing apparatus 100 specifies and specifies, for each area on the ground, a next communicable period when the flying object 200 patrols and a further communicable period after the flying object 200 patrols. Information indicating the communicable period may be transmitted to the user terminal 300. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 states that “A district is around 13:00 to 13:30 of today and around 17:00 to 17:30 of tomorrow, and B district is around 13:30 to 14:00 of today and tomorrow. 17:30 to 18:00,... "To the user terminal 300. The information processing apparatus 100 may cause the user terminal 300 to transmit, to each of the plurality of areas, information indicating three or more communicable periods during which the flying object 200 intermittently travels. Accordingly, the user of the user terminal 300 can be provided with a material for making a plan for using the wireless communication service.

  The information processing apparatus 100 may perform control to transmit information indicating the specified communicable period to a destination other than the user terminal 300. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 transmits information indicating the communicable period to the registered destination via the network 50. The registered destination is, for example, a communication terminal that can communicate via the network 50. Thereby, the user of the communication terminal can know the period during which the user terminals 300 located in each of the plurality of areas on the ground can communicate via the flying object 200. For example, when an area where a certain user terminal 300 is located is grasped, information indicating a communicable period is browsed, and by confirming a communicable period of the area, communication with the user terminal 300 can be performed. The period can be ascertained, and a response such as making a call to the user terminal 300 can be taken in accordance with the period. Also, for example, it is possible to grasp a period in which the user of the communication terminal can receive a mail transmitted to or intended to be transmitted to the user terminal 300 in a certain area.

  FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an example of a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100. The information processing device 100 includes an operation management information acquisition unit 112, a specification unit 114, and a transmission control unit 116.

  The operation management information acquisition unit 112 acquires operation management information of the flying object 200. When the information processing device 100 is a management device that manages the flying object 200, the operation management information acquisition unit 112 acquires operation management information managed by the information processing device 100. When the information processing device 100 is not the management device, the operation management information acquisition unit 112 may receive the operation management information from the management device via, for example, the network 50 or the like. The operation management information acquisition unit 112 may receive the operation management information transmitted by the flying vehicle 200 via the communication satellite 20 or the management device.

  The specifying unit 114 specifies the communicable periods of a plurality of areas on the ground based on the operation management information obtained by the operation management information obtaining unit 112. The specifying unit 114 may specify a communicable period for each predetermined area on the ground. For example, the specifying unit 114 specifies, for each of the terrestrial areas, a period from when the area and the service area 202 start to overlap to when the overlap ends, as a communicable period. In addition, the specifying unit 114 starts from when the predetermined ratio such as 30% of the ground area starts to overlap with the service area 202 to when the overlap becomes lower than the predetermined ratio such as 30%. The period may be specified as the communicable period.

  The specifying unit 114 may specify a communicable period for each position coordinate. For example, for each position coordinate, the specifying unit 114 specifies a period from when the position indicated by the position coordinate is included in the service area 202 to when the position goes out of the service area 202 as a communicable period.

  The specifying unit 114 may specify, for each of a plurality of areas on the ground, a plurality of intermittent communication possible periods due to the flying object 200 circulating. For example, the specifying unit 114 specifies a next communicable period when the flying object 200 patrols and a further communicable period after the flying object 200 patrols. Further, for example, the specifying unit 114 specifies three or more intermittent communicable periods during which the flying object 200 patrols.

  The transmission control unit 116 controls to transmit information indicating the communicable period specified by the specifying unit 114. The transmission control unit 116 may perform control to transmit information indicating the communicable period to the user terminal 300. For example, the transmission control unit 116 transmits information indicating the communicable period to the flying object 200 via the communication satellite 20 and causes the flying object 200 to wirelessly transmit the information to the user terminal 300.

  Further, for example, the transmission control unit 116 transmits information indicating a communicable period to the transmitter 60 via the network 50, and causes the transmitter 60 to broadcast. The transmission control unit 116 causes the transmitter 60 to broadcast information indicating a communicable period by a pager radio wave, for example. Further, the transmission control unit 116 may cause the transmitter 60 to broadcast information indicating a communicable period by radio waves. Further, the transmission control unit 116 may cause the transmitter 60 to broadcast information indicating a communicable period by a television wave. The transmission control unit 116 may cause the transmitter 60 to broadcast information indicating a communicable period by radio waves in an arbitrary frequency band.

  The transmission control unit 116 may perform control to transmit information indicating the communicable period to a registered destination other than the user terminal 300. The transmission control unit 116 pre-registers, for example, a destination indicating a communication terminal that can communicate via the network 50. The transmission control unit 116 may register the destination in response to a request from the communication terminal, or may register in accordance with an instruction of an operator of the information processing device 100. The transmission control unit 116 may transmit the information indicating the communicable period to the registered destination via the network 50.

  FIG. 3 schematically illustrates an example of a functional configuration of the user terminal 300. The user terminal 300 includes a communication unit 312, an output control unit 314, and a position information acquisition unit 316.

  The communication unit 312 communicates with the information processing device 100. The communication unit 312 communicates with the flying object 200. The communication unit 312 receives the information transmitted under the control of the information processing device 100 and indicating the communicable period of each of the plurality of ground areas. Communication unit 312 is an example of a receiving unit. Further, the communication unit 312 receives a signal transmitted from the flying object 200 by a beam.

  The output control unit 314 controls to output the communicable period to the user of the user terminal 300 based on the information indicating the communicable period received by the communication unit 312. The output control unit 314 causes a display included in the user terminal 300 to display and output the communicable period, for example. In addition, the output control unit 314 may cause the speaker included in the user terminal 300 to output a sound during the communicable period.

  When the communication unit 312 receives the signal transmitted by the beam from the flying vehicle 200, the output control unit 314 notifies the user of the user terminal 300 that the wireless communication service provided by the flying vehicle 200 has become available. May be output. The output control unit 314 causes the display content of the notification to be displayed on the display of the user terminal 300, for example. Further, the output control unit 314 may cause the speaker of the user terminal 300 to output the notification content by voice. This allows the user of the user terminal 300 to know that the wireless communication service has become available.

  The position information acquisition unit 316 acquires the position information of the user terminal 300. The position information acquisition unit 316 acquires the position information of the user terminal 300 by executing, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) function. The output control unit 314 may output the position information of the user terminal 300 together with the communicable period.

  FIG. 4 schematically illustrates a display example of the user terminal 300. FIG. 4 shows an example in which the user terminal 300 displays the service area 322 for each predetermined time and the terminal position 330 of the user terminal 300 on a map and outputs them on the display 302. By browsing the display, the user of the user terminal 300 knows information such as the fact that the wireless communication service via the flying object 200 can be used and how long the wireless communication service can be used. Can be obtained.

  FIG. 5 schematically illustrates an example of the communication system 10. The communication system 10 includes a plurality of flying vehicles 200 that provide wireless communication services to the user terminals 300 by traversing the stratosphere, and a communication satellite that relays the ground station 400 that manages the plurality of flying vehicles 200 and the plurality of flying vehicles 200. 20.

  As a method of communicating between the plurality of flying vehicles 200 and the ground station 400, there is also a method of being disposed at various places on the ground and via a ground gateway that communicates with the flying vehicle 200 via a beam formed by the flying vehicle 200. In this case, the area where the service area 202 can be provided is subject to the restriction of the position of the ground gateway. On the other hand, by relaying the ground station 400 and the plurality of flying objects 200 by the communication satellite 20, the service area 202 can be formed without being restricted by the position of the ground gateway.

  FIG. 6 schematically shows an example of the communication system 10. The communication system 10 is configured to fly in the stratosphere and provide a wireless communication service to a predetermined area on the ground, and to travel to the stratosphere and wirelessly communicate in an area that is not covered by the stationary flight vehicle 210. It includes a patrol flying vehicle 200 that provides a communication service, and a management device 500 that communicates with the staying flying vehicle 210 and the patrol flying vehicle 220 to manage the staying flying vehicle 210 and the patrol flying vehicle 220.

  The staying vehicle 210 continues to fly within a certain range in order to maintain the service area 212 in a predetermined area on the ground. FIG. 6 illustrates a case where the communication system 10 includes the number of staying-type flying objects 210 that can cover the whole of Japan. The communication system 10 is not limited to this, and includes the number of the staying-type flying vehicles 210 that can cover a part of Japan, not one of the entire Japan, one or a plurality of the traveling-type flying vehicles 220, and the management device 500. Alternatively, one or a plurality of patrol aircraft 220 may cover an area not covered by the staying aircraft 210.

  The management device 500 may communicate with the staying vehicle 210 via the communication satellite 20. In addition, the management device 500 may communicate with a ground gateway disposed in each service area 212 via a ground network, and may communicate with the staying vehicle 210 via the ground gateway. The management device 500 communicates with the patrol aircraft 220 via the communication system 10.

  The management device 500 may control the flight of the patrol aircraft 220. The management device 500 may control the flight path, the flight speed, and the like of the patrol aircraft 220 by transmitting a flight instruction to the patrol aircraft 220. The management device 500 controls the flight of the traveling-type flying object 220 so that the flight speed in the island area is lower than that in the sea area, for example. Thereby, the communicable period in the island area can be lengthened.

  Further, the management device 500 may control the flight of the patrol aircraft 220 based on the traffic history of the communication by the user terminal 300 via the patrol aircraft 220. For example, the management apparatus 500 controls the flight of the patrol vehicle 220 so that the patrol vehicle 220 stays longer in an area where the communication traffic is greater than in other areas. For example, the management device 500 controls the flight of the patrol vehicle 220 such that the flying speed of the patrol vehicle 220 in the area is reduced or the patrol aircraft 220 turns on the area. This makes it possible to lengthen the communicable period in the area where the communication traffic was large last time.

  The management device 500 may control the position of the patrol aircraft 220. For example, when one of the plurality of staying type flying objects 210 breaks down or the maintenance time comes, the management device 500 may control the ground that the one staying type flying object 210 covers. The position of the patrol aircraft 220 is controlled so that the area of the patrol aircraft 220 is covered. The management device 500 may control the position of the patrol aircraft 220 by transmitting an instruction to move to the designated position to the patrol aircraft 220. Further, for example, when a disaster occurs in a certain area on the ground, the management device 500 controls the position of the patrol aircraft 220 so that the patrol aircraft 220 covers the area where the disaster has occurred. Good.

  FIG. 7 schematically illustrates an example of a functional configuration of the management device 500. The management device 500 includes a reception unit 512, a transmission unit 514, a state management unit 516, a specification unit 518, a control unit 520, and a history management unit 522.

  The receiving unit 512 and the transmitting unit 514 communicate with the patrol aircraft 220. The receiving unit 512 and the transmitting unit 514 communicate with the staying type vehicle 210. The receiving unit 512 and the transmitting unit 514 may communicate with a terrestrial communication device via a terrestrial network.

  The state management unit 516 manages the state of the stagnant flying vehicle 210 based on the communication with the stagnating flying vehicle 210. For example, the staying vehicle 210 transmits data indicating its own state to the management device 500, and the state management unit 516 manages the state of the staying vehicle 210 using the data. In addition, the state management unit 516 may determine that an abnormality has occurred in the stagnant flying object 210 when communication with the stagnating flying object 210 becomes impossible.

  The specifying unit 518 specifies at least one staying flying vehicle 210 from the plurality of staying flying vehicles 210 based on the state of the staying flying vehicle 210 managed by the state management unit 516. The specifying unit 518 specifies, for example, the staying flight vehicle 210 in which a failure may have occurred. In addition, the specifying unit 518 may specify the staying-type flying object 210 requiring maintenance.

  The control unit 520 controls the position of the patrol vehicle 220 so that the patrol vehicle 220 covers the ground area covered by the staying vehicle 210 specified by the specifying unit 518. The control unit 520 causes the transmission unit 514 to transmit data including the position and the flight path of the dwelling type flying object 210 identified by the identification unit 518 to the traveling type flying object 220, thereby causing the traveling type flying object 220 to: The terrestrial area covered by the staying flight vehicle 210 may be covered.

  The receiving unit 512 may receive disaster information of a disaster occurring on the ground from a communication device on the ground. When the receiving unit 512 receives the disaster information, the control unit 520 may control the position of the patrol aircraft 220 so as to cover the area in which the disaster has occurred indicated by the disaster information. The control unit 520 causes the transmission unit 514 to transmit the data indicating the position and the flight path of the patrol aircraft 220 to the transmitting unit 514 to cover the area where the disaster has occurred, for example. The airplane 220 may cover the area.

  The history management unit 522 manages the communication history of the user terminal 300 via the traveling flight object 220. The history management unit 522 manages, for example, the communication history of the user terminal 300 received from the flying object 200 by the receiving unit 512.

  The control unit 520 may control the flight of the patrol aircraft 220 based on the communication history managed by the history management unit 522. For example, the control unit 520 controls the flight of the patrol aircraft 220 so that the patrol aircraft 220 stays longer in an area where the communication traffic is larger than other areas, based on the communication traffic history. For example, the control unit 520 controls the flight of the patrol vehicle 220 such that the flying speed of the patrol vehicle 220 in the area is reduced or the patrol aircraft 220 turns on the area. Thereby, for example, the communicable period in the area where the communication traffic was large last time can be lengthened.

  The control unit 520 may control the flight path, the flight speed, and the like of the traveling flight object 220 by causing the transmission unit 514 to transmit a flight instruction to the traveling flight object 220. The control unit 520 controls the flight of the traveling-type flying object 220 so that the flight speed in the island area is lower than that in the sea area, for example.

  FIG. 8 schematically illustrates an example of a computer 1000 functioning as the information processing apparatus 100. The computer 1000 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU peripheral portion including a CPU 1010 and a RAM 1030 interconnected by a host controller 1092, a ROM 1020 connected to the host controller 1092 by an input / output controller 1094, a communication I / F 1040, and a hard disk drive 1050. , And an input / output unit having an input / output chip 1080.

  The CPU 1010 operates based on programs stored in the ROM 1020 and the RAM 1030, and controls each unit. The communication I / F 1040 communicates with another device via a network by wire or wirelessly. Further, the communication I / F 1040 functions as hardware for performing communication. The hard disk drive 1050 stores programs and data used by the CPU 1010.

  The ROM 1020 stores a boot program to be executed when the computer 1000 starts up, a program depending on hardware of the computer 1000, and the like. The input / output chip 1080 connects various input / output devices to the input / output controller 1094 via, for example, a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, a mouse port, and the like.

  The program provided to the hard disk drive 1050 via the RAM 1030 is stored in a recording medium such as an IC card and provided by the user. The program is read from the recording medium, installed on the hard disk drive 1050 via the RAM 1030, and executed by the CPU 1010.

  A program installed in the computer 1000 and causing the computer 1000 to function as the information processing device 100 may act on the CPU 1010 or the like to cause the computer 1000 to function as each unit of the information processing device 100. When the information processing described in these programs is read into the computer 1000, the operation management information acquisition unit 112 and the identification unit 114 are specific means in which the software and the various hardware resources described above cooperate. , And a transmission control unit 116. The specific information processing device 100 corresponding to the purpose of use is constructed by realizing calculation or processing of information according to the purpose of use of the computer 1000 in the present embodiment by these specific means.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of a hardware configuration of a computer 1100 functioning as the user terminal 300. The computer 1100 according to the present embodiment includes an SoC 1110, a main memory 1122, a flash memory 1124, an antenna 1132, an antenna 1134, a display 1140, a microphone 1142, a speaker 1144, a USB port 1152, and a card slot 1154.

  The SoC 1110 operates based on programs stored in the main memory 1122 and the flash memory 1124, and controls each unit. The antenna 1132 is a so-called cellular antenna. The antenna 1134 is a so-called WiFi (registered trademark) antenna. The SoC 1110 may realize various communication functions using the antenna 1132 and the antenna 1134. The SoC 1110 may receive a program used by the SoC 1110 using the antenna 1132 or the antenna 1134 and store the program in the flash memory 1124, for example.

  The SoC 1110 may realize various display functions using the display 1140. The SoC 1110 may realize various voice input functions using the microphone 1142. The SoC 1110 may realize various audio output functions using the speaker 1144.

  The USB port 1152 realizes USB connection. The card slot 1154 realizes connection with various cards such as an SD card. The SoC 1110 may receive a program used by the SoC 1110 from a device or memory connected to the USB port 1152 and a card connected to the card slot 1154, and store the program in the flash memory 1124.

  A program installed in the computer 1100 and causing the computer 1100 to function as the user terminal 300 may act on the SoC 1110 or the like to cause the computer 1100 to function as each unit of the user terminal 300. The information processing described in these programs is read into the computer 1100, so that the communication unit 312, the output control unit 314, and the specific means in which the software and the various hardware resources described above cooperate with each other. It functions as the position information acquisition unit 316. The specific user terminal 300 corresponding to the purpose of use is constructed by realizing the calculation or processing of information according to the purpose of use in the present embodiment by these specific means.

  As described above, the present invention has been described using the embodiments, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiment. It is apparent from the description of the appended claims that embodiments with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The order of execution of processes such as operations, procedures, steps, and steps in the apparatuses, systems, programs, and methods shown in the claims, the description, and the drawings is particularly “before”, “before” It should be noted that they can be realized in any order as long as the output of the previous process is not used in the subsequent process. Regarding the operation flow in the claims, the specification, and the drawings, even if the description is made using “first”, “next”, or the like for convenience, it means that it is essential to implement in this order. Not something.

Reference Signs List 10 communication system, 20 communication satellite, 50 network, 60 transmitter, 100 information processing device, 102 antenna, 112 operation management information acquisition unit, 114 identification unit, 116 transmission control unit, 200 flying object, 202 service area, 210 staying type Aircraft, 212 service area, 220 patrol aircraft, 300 user terminal, 302 display, 312 communication unit, 314 output control unit, 316 position information acquisition unit, 322 service area, 330 terminal position, 400 ground station, 500 management device , 512 receiving unit, 514 transmitting unit, 516 state managing unit, 518 specifying unit, 520 control unit, 522 history managing unit, 1000 computer, 1010 CPU, 1020 ROM, 1030 RAM, 1040 communication I / F, 1050 hard disk drive Live, 1080 input / output chip, 1092 host controller, 1094 input / output controller, 1100 computer, 1110 SoC, 1122 main memory, 1124 flash memory, 1132 antenna, 1134 antenna, 1140 display, 1142 microphone, 1144 speaker, 1152 USB port, 1154 card slot

Claims (10)

Based on the operation management information of an air vehicle that provides wireless communication services to user terminals on the ground by traversing the stratosphere, a specifying unit that specifies each communicable period of a plurality of areas on the ground,
A transmission control unit that controls transmission of information indicating the communicable period, transmitting the information indicating the communicable period to the flying object via a communication satellite, and from the flying object, the flying object The information is wirelessly transmitted to the user terminal in the service area to be formed, and the information is transmitted to a transmitter via a network, from the transmitter to a user terminal outside the service area. And a transmission control unit for broadcasting the information by at least one of a pager radio wave, a radio radio wave, and a television radio wave.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission control unit causes the transmitter to broadcast the information using a pager radio wave.   The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission control unit causes the transmitter to broadcast the information by radio waves.   The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission control unit causes the transmitter to broadcast the information by a television wave.   The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transmission control unit controls to transmit information indicating the communicable period to the user terminal.   The transmission control unit transmits information indicating the communicable period to the flying object via a communication satellite, and causes the flying object to wirelessly transmit the information indicating the communicable period to the user terminal. 6. The information processing apparatus according to 5. 7. The transmission control unit according to claim 1, wherein the transmission control unit controls information indicating the communicable period to be transmitted to a registered communication terminal other than the user terminal via the network including the Internet. The information processing device according to claim 1.   The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission control unit causes information indicating the communicable period to be broadcast.   The identification unit, for each of the plurality of areas, identifies a next communicable period by which the flying object patrols, and further a next communicatable period by which the flying object patrolls. 9. The information processing device according to any one of 1 to 8.   A program for causing a computer to function as the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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