JP6680723B2 - Electronic device and control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a control method thereof.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an electronic device that acquires position information indicating the current position of the device itself from a base station. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which the electronic device uses the latitude / longitude information of the base station acquired from the base station as the position information of the own device.

JP, 2010-259076, A

  There is room for improvement in conventional electronic devices.

  An object of the present disclosure is to provide an improved electronic device and its control method.

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a sensor unit, a control unit, and a communication unit that performs wireless communication . The sensor unit detects a state of the electronic device carried by a user. When the control unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied based on the detection result of the sensor unit within the predetermined period, the control unit determines that the user is returning home. The control unit determines information regarding the return route based on a detection result of the sensor unit when the user returned home using a predetermined return route in the past. The control unit determines the information regarding the travel route of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit within the predetermined period. Each of the information about the return route and the information about the moving route includes at least two of four items of the moving direction of the user, the moving means of the user, the moving distance of the user, and the vertical movement of the user. . The predetermined condition is a condition that the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the travel route substantially match in at least two of the four items. When the control unit specifies that the user is going home, the communication unit notifies a predetermined electronic device that the user is home.

An electronic device control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is an electronic device control method that includes a sensor unit, a control unit, and a communication unit that performs wireless communication . The control method of the electronic device includes a step in which the sensor unit detects a state of the electronic device carried by a user. Further, in the electronic device control method, the control unit determines information regarding the return route based on a detection result of the sensor unit when the user has returned home by using a predetermined return route in the past. Including steps. Furthermore, the control method of the electronic device includes a step in which the control unit determines information regarding a moving route of the user based on a detection result of the sensor unit within a predetermined period. Furthermore, in the control method of the electronic device, the control unit may be configured such that the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the movement route are the moving direction of the user, the moving means of the user, the moving distance of the user, and the moving distance of the user. When it is determined that the conditions of substantially matching are satisfied in at least two of the four items of vertical movement, the step of identifying that the user is going home is included. Further, the control method of the electronic device includes a step in which, when the control unit specifies that the user is going home, the communication unit notifies a predetermined electronic device that the user is home. .

  According to the present disclosure, an improved electronic device and a control method thereof can be provided.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a figure which shows an example of the return-to-home route of the user which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this indication. It is a figure showing an example of information about a return-to-home route concerning a 1st embodiment of this indication. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a figure which shows an example of the return home route of the user which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of the information regarding the return home route which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this indication. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation of the electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a front view of the electronic device which concerns on a modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the information regarding the return home route which concerns on a modification.

  Hereinafter, an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, the user of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described as a child. However, the user is not limited to children. Users may be humans of all ages.

(First embodiment)
The external appearance of the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1. The electronic device 1 is, for example, a mobile phone. The electronic device 1 is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be, for example, a phablet, a tablet PC, a feature phone, a smartphone, or the like.

  The electronic device 1 includes a display 2 and operation keys 3A, 3B, 3C on the front surface.

  The display 2 includes a display panel 2A. The display 2 displays characters, images, symbols or figures. The display panel 2A is composed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL (Electro Luminescence), an inorganic EL, or the like.

  The display 2 may further include a touch sensor 2B. The touch sensor 2B is formed in a transparent sheet shape, for example. The touch sensor 2B is arranged on the display panel 2A, for example. The user visually recognizes the display panel 2A through the touch sensor 2B. The touch sensor 2B detects, for example, a position where a user's finger, a stylus pen, or the like contacts the display 2 as an input to the display 2 by the user.

  The operation key 3A is, for example, a back key. The user presses the operation key 3A to return the current screen displayed on the display 2 to the previous screen. The operation key 3B is, for example, a home key. The user presses the operation key 3B to display the home screen on the display 2. The operation key 3C is, for example, a recent key. The user presses the operation key 3C to display the recent screen on the display 2.

  Functions of the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

  The electronic device 1 includes an input unit 10, a sensor unit 11, a communication unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a control unit 14.

  The input unit 10 receives a user's operation input. The input unit 10 outputs the received operation input to the control unit 14. The input unit 10 includes, for example, the touch sensor 2B and the operation keys 3A to 3C shown in FIG.

  The sensor unit 11 detects the state of the electronic device 1 carried by the user. The sensor unit 11 outputs the detected state of the electronic device 1 to the control unit 14. The sensor unit 11 includes, for example, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, a gyro sensor, and an atmospheric pressure sensor.

  The acceleration sensor detects the acceleration acting on the electronic device 1. The acceleration sensor outputs the detected acceleration to the control unit 14.

  The magnetic sensor detects the magnitude and direction of magnetism around the electronic device 1. The magnetic sensor outputs the magnitude and direction of the detected magnetism to the control unit 14.

  The gyro sensor detects the angular velocity of the electronic device 1. The gyro sensor outputs the detected angular velocity to the control unit 14.

  The atmospheric pressure sensor detects the atmospheric pressure outside the electronic device 1, that is, the atmospheric pressure. The atmospheric pressure sensor outputs the detected atmospheric pressure to the control unit 14.

  The communication unit 12 wirelessly communicates with, for example, a base station and other electronic devices. The communication unit 12 may include a wireless communication module compatible with any wireless communication standard. As wireless communication standards, for example, wireless LAN, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA (Infrared Data Association), NFC (Near Field radio Communication), 2G (2nd Generation), 3G (3rd Generation), 4G (4th Generation), LTE. (Long Term Evolution), WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) and PHS (Personal Handy-phone System). The communication unit 12 may correspond to one or more of the above communication standards.

  The communication unit 12 wirelessly communicates with the access point. The access point may correspond to, for example, a communication standard of WiFi (registered trademark) (The Standard for Wireless Fidelity). An SSID (Service Set Identifier) may be given to the access point as an identifier.

  The storage unit 13 stores programs and data. The storage unit 13 temporarily stores the processing result of the control unit 14. The storage unit 13 may be configured by any storage device such as a semiconductor storage device and a magnetic storage device. The storage unit 13 may be composed of a plurality of types of storage devices. The storage unit 13 may be configured by a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card and a reading device for the storage medium.

  The programs stored in the storage unit 13 include an application executed in the foreground or the background, and a control program that supports the operation of the application. For example, the application causes the display 2 to display a predetermined image and causes the control unit 14 to perform a process corresponding to a user operation detected via the touch sensor 2B. The control program is an OS (Operating System). The application and the control program may be installed in the storage unit 13 via wireless communication by the communication unit 12 or the like or a storage medium.

  The data stored in the storage unit 13 according to this embodiment includes, for example, a predetermined access point identifier. The predetermined access point may be installed at any place. The predetermined access points may include, for example, access points installed at two places where users come and go. The predetermined access points include, for example, an access point installed at or near the school where the user attends, and an access point installed at the user's home. The data stored in the storage unit 13 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, information about a return route described below and information about a predetermined electronic device described below.

  The control unit 14 controls the entire electronic device 1. The control unit 14 may include one or more processors. For example, the control unit 14 may include a general-purpose CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 14 may include, for example, a dedicated processor specialized for processing each function. The program executed by the control unit 14 is stored in the storage unit 13.

  The control unit 14 acquires, for example, the identifier of the access point. At this time, the control unit 14 may or may not automatically connect the electronic device 1 to the access point by the communication unit 12. The control unit 14 may or may not display an image for allowing the user to select whether or not to connect the electronic device 1 to the access point on the display 2 shown in FIG. 1.

  The control unit 14 identifies the behavior characteristic of the user based on the state of the electronic device 1 detected by the sensor unit 11. The behavioral characteristics of the user may include, for example, the moving direction of the user, the moving means of the user, the moving distance of the user, and the vertical movement of the user.

  For example, the control unit 14 identifies the moving direction of the user based on the detection results of the magnetic sensor and the gyro sensor. The movement direction that can be specified by the control unit 14 is, for example, a direction based on north, south, east, west, but is not limited to this.

  For example, the control unit 14 identifies the moving means of the user based on the detection result of at least one of the acceleration sensor and the magnetic sensor. The means of transportation that can be specified by the control unit 14 include, but are not limited to, walking, bicycles, automobiles, trains, and the like.

  For example, the control unit 14 specifies the moving distance of the user based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor. The unit of the movement distance that can be specified by the control unit 14 may be arbitrarily determined. The unit of travel distance includes, for example, the number of steps or meters of the user, but is not limited thereto.

  For example, the control unit 14 identifies the up and down movement of the user based on the detection result of the atmospheric pressure sensor. The ascending / descending movements that can be specified by the control unit 14 include, but are not limited to, ascending and descending. For example, when the user climbs the stairs or a slope, the control unit 14 can specify the user's moving means as walking and the user's up and down movement as up and down. For example, when the user goes down the stairs or the slope, the control unit 14 can specify the moving means of the user as walking and the up and down movement of the user as descending.

  The control unit 14 executes a process of determining information regarding the return route, a process of identifying that the user is returning home, and a notification process. Hereinafter, these processes will be described in detail.

<Process for determining information regarding return route>
The control unit 14 determines the information regarding the return route based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 when the user used a predetermined return route in the past to return home once or multiple times. For example, the control unit 14 determines the information regarding the return route based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 when the user makes multiple return homes by using the return route 20 within about one week to 10 days. Good.
The control unit 14 causes the storage unit 13 to store information regarding the determined return home route. An example of the user's return route will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a user's return route 20 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. The starting point of the return route 20 is the school 30 to which the user is attending school. The end point of the return route 20 is the home 40 of the user. A communication device 31 that functions as an access point is installed in the school 30. A communication device 41 that functions as an access point is installed in the home 40. The return route 20 includes a road 21, a corner 22, a road 23, a corner 24, a staircase 25, and a road 26.

  The road 21 is located between the school 30 and a corner 22 located on the south side of the school 30. The user can pass the road 21 by moving 100 steps on foot in the south direction, for example.

  Corner 22 is located between road 21 and road 23. Corner 22 corresponds to intersection A. The user may pass the corner 22 by changing the direction of travel from south to east, for example on foot.

  The road 23 is located between the corner 22 and the corner 24 located on the east side of the corner 22. For example, the user can pass the road 23 by moving 200 steps on foot in the east direction.

  Corner 24 is located between road 23 and stairs 25. The user may pass the corner 24, for example, by walking and changing the direction of travel from the east direction to the southeast direction.

  The staircase 25 is located between the corner 24 and the road 26 located on the southeast side of the corner 24. The stairs 25 are provided on the slope B. For example, the user may pass the stairs 25 by walking down the stairs 50 by 50 steps in the southeast direction.

  The road 26 is located between the stairs 25 and the house 40. For example, the user can pass the road 26 by moving 300 steps in the southeast direction on foot.

  The control unit 14 illustrated in FIG. 2 determines the information regarding the return route by identifying the behavior characteristic of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is moving along the return route 20 illustrated in FIG. To do. Hereinafter, an example of information about the return route will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information regarding a return route according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. The information about the return route according to the first embodiment includes a characteristic A1, a characteristic A2, a characteristic A3, a characteristic A4, and a characteristic A5.

  The feature A1 is the action feature of the user identified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling on the road 21 shown in FIG. The feature A1 includes a moving direction to the south, a moving means to walk, and a moving distance to 100 steps.

  The feature A2 is the action feature of the user identified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling the corner 22 shown in FIG. The feature A2 includes a change of the moving direction from the south direction to the east direction and a means of moving by foot.

  The feature A3 is the action feature of the user identified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling on the road 23 shown in FIG. The feature A3 includes a moving direction to the east, a moving means to walk, and a moving distance to 200 steps.

  The feature A4 is the action feature of the user specified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling the corner 24 shown in FIG. The feature A4 includes a change of the moving direction from the east direction to the southeast direction and a means of moving by foot.

  The feature A5 is the behavior information of the user identified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling the stairs 25 illustrated in FIG. The feature A5 includes a moving direction with the southeast direction, a moving means with a foot, a moving distance with 50 steps, and an ascending / descending movement with a descent.

  The feature A6 is the action information of the user specified by the control unit 14 based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 while the user is traveling on the road 26 shown in FIG. The feature A6 includes a moving direction with the southeast direction, a moving means with walking, and a moving distance with 300 steps.

  The control unit 14 illustrated in FIG. 2 adds the information regarding the position to the information regarding the return home route as illustrated in FIG. 4 based on the input from the input unit 10 or based on the information received from another electronic device. May be. In the example of FIG. 4, the intersection A2 shown in FIG. 3 is added as information regarding the position in association with the feature A2. The slope B shown in FIG. 3 is added as information regarding the position in association with the feature A5. For example, the user may use the application that displays a map on the electronic device 1 or another electronic device to select a place having a characteristic such as the corner 22. Furthermore, the user may input the name of the selected place, such as the intersection A, from the input unit 10 as the information regarding the position. When the user of the electronic device 1 is a child, the user who selects the place and inputs the place name as described above may be a guardian of the child, for example.

  The information regarding the return route illustrated in FIG. 4 may include at least one of the features A1 to A6. In such a case, the information regarding the return route may include at least one of the characteristic A2 and the characteristic A5 with which the information regarding the position is associated.

  The control unit 14 illustrated in FIG. 2 may remove abnormal data from the detection result of the sensor unit 11. The abnormal data is data that can be detected by the sensor unit 11 when, for example, the user holds the electronic device 1 in his / her hand and moves it. By such control, the control unit 14 can more accurately determine the information regarding the return route.

<Process to identify that you are going home>
The control unit 14 illustrated in FIG. 2 specifies that the user is returning home while the user travels using the return-home route 20 to return from the school 30 illustrated in FIG. 3 to the home 40. Specifically, when the control unit 14 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 within the predetermined period, the control unit 14 specifies that the user is home. Hereinafter, an example of this processing will be described in detail.

  The control unit 14 determines the information regarding the travel route of the user, for example, based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 within a predetermined period. The predetermined period may be set arbitrarily. The information regarding the travel route may include the behavioral characteristics of the user. Specifically, the information regarding the moving route may include the moving direction, moving means, moving distance, and vertical movement of the user. Further, when the control unit 14 determines that the predetermined condition that at least a part of the information regarding the return route substantially matches the information regarding the determined travel route is satisfied, the control unit 14 determines that the user is returning home. The control unit 14 may specify that the user is home and determine the information regarding the position of the user.

  Specifically, the control unit 14 has a predetermined condition that two or more characteristics among the plurality of characteristics included in the information regarding the return route and two or more behavior characteristics included in the information regarding the moving path are substantially the same. When it is determined that is satisfied, it may be specified that the user is going home. For example, it is assumed that the information on the movement route includes a behavior feature B1, a behavior feature B2, a behavior feature B3, a behavior feature B4, and a behavior feature B5. The action features B1 to B5 are the features identified by the control unit 14 due to the user passing the road 21, the corner 22, the road 23, the corner 24, and the stairs 25 illustrated in FIG. 3, respectively. is there. In such a case, the control unit 14 may specify that the user is returning home when determining that the behavior feature B1 to the behavior feature B5 and the feature A1 to the feature A5 illustrated in FIG. 4 substantially match each other. The control unit 14 may determine the information “hill B” regarding the position corresponding to the feature A5 as the information regarding the position of the user.

  Alternatively, the control unit 14 determines that the predetermined condition that one of the plurality of behavioral features included in the information regarding the return route substantially matches one behavioral feature included in the information regarding the moving route is satisfied. Then, it may be specified that the user is returning home. For example, it is assumed that the information regarding the travel route includes the action feature B5 described above. In such a case, the control unit 14 may specify that the user is at home when determining that the behavioral feature B5 and the feature A5 shown in FIG. 4 substantially match. The control unit 14 may determine the information “hill B” regarding the position corresponding to the feature A5 as the information regarding the position of the user.

<Notification process>
When the control unit 14 specifies that the user is going home, the communication unit 12 notifies a predetermined electronic device that the user is home. The predetermined electronic device is an electronic device owned by a guardian of the user when the user is a child, for example.

  When the control unit 14 specifies that the user is home, the communication unit 12 may notify the predetermined electronic device of the information regarding the position. The control unit 14 may determine the information regarding the position of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 during the predetermined period. The control unit 14 may notify the predetermined electronic device by the communication unit 12 of the information regarding the position as well as the fact that the user is returning home. For example, when the control unit 14 identifies the information regarding the position as “Slope B”, the control unit 14 may notify that “it is coming home.

  The control unit 14 may notify the predetermined electronic device of the moving means of the user by the communication unit 12. The control unit 14 may perform this processing regardless of whether or not the user can specify that the user is going home. When the control unit 14 cannot specify that the user is returning home, the control unit 14 may notify the predetermined electronic device of the moving means together with the fact that the user has left the return route. In such a case, for example, even if a user who is a child leaves the home route 20 by being placed in a car by a third party, the message "I have left the home route. I am traveling by car." The electronic device can be notified. When the control unit 14 can specify that the user is returning home, the control unit 14 may notify the predetermined electronic device by the communication unit 12 of the moving means together with the fact that the user is returning home.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. When the electronic device 1 exists in the school 30 shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 14 can acquire the identifier of the communication device 31 installed in the school 30. After that, the control unit 14 starts the process when it does not acquire the identifier of the communication device 31. When the control unit 14 acquires the identifier of the communication device 41 installed in the home 40, the control unit 14 ends the process.

  The sensor unit 11 starts detection of the state of the electronic device 1 carried by the user under the control of the control unit 14 (step S10). The control unit 14 identifies the behavior characteristic of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 within the predetermined period. For example, the control unit 14 specifies the moving direction, the moving means, the moving distance, and the vertical movement of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 within the predetermined period (step S11). The control unit 14 determines the information regarding the travel route of the user by using the behavior feature of the user identified in the process of step S11 (step S12).

  The control unit 14 reads the information regarding the return route stored in the storage unit 13. The control unit 14 determines whether or not at least a part of the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the moving route determined in the process of step S11 substantially match (step S13). When it is determined that at least a part of the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the moving route substantially match (step S13: Yes), the control unit 14 proceeds to the process of step S15. On the other hand, when the control unit 14 does not determine that at least a part of the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the moving route substantially match (step S13: No), the process proceeds to step S14.

  In the process of step S14, the control unit 14 notifies the predetermined electronic device by the communication unit 12 that the user has moved out of the return route and the means of moving the user.

  In the process of step S15, the control unit 14 specifies that the user is returning home. In the process of step S16, the control unit 14 determines the information regarding the position of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11. In the process of step S17, the control unit 14 notifies the predetermined electronic device of the fact that the user is returning home and the information regarding the transportation means and the position of the user by the communication unit 12.

  The control unit 14 may start the process illustrated in FIG. 5 when the user operation input for starting the process illustrated in FIG. 5 is acquired from the input unit 10. The control unit 14 may end the process illustrated in FIG. 5 when the user operation input for ending the process illustrated in FIG. 5 is acquired from the input unit 10.

  As described above, in the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment, when the control unit 14 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11, the control unit 14 determines that the user is home. That is, the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment does not use a technology such as GPS (Global Positioning System) that consumes relatively large power, but uses the sensor unit 11 that consumes relatively small power, Identify that the user is going home. By such control, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment can specify that the user is returning home with less power consumption than when using a technique such as GPS. Further, for example, even when the electronic device 1 is a mobile phone for children and the capacity of the battery mounted in the electronic device 1 is small, it can be specified that the user is returning home. Therefore, the present embodiment can provide the improved electronic device 1.

  Furthermore, in the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment, when the control unit 14 specifies that the user is home, the communication unit 12 can notify the predetermined electronic device that the user is home. By such control, when the user is a child, the guardian can know that the user is going home. Furthermore, the guardian can know that some abnormality has occurred in the user if the predetermined electronic device is not notified that the user is coming home even after the scheduled time for the user to return home. Therefore, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment can be excellent in user convenience.

  In addition, in the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment, when the control unit 14 specifies that the user is returning home, the communication unit 12 can notify the predetermined electronic device of the information regarding the position. By such control, when the user is a child, the parent can know the behavior of the child in more detail. Therefore, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment can be more convenient for the user.

  In the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment, the control unit 14 detects the moving means of the user based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11, and notifies the detected moving means to a predetermined electronic device by the communication unit 12. be able to. Further, the control unit 14 can perform this processing regardless of whether or not the user can specify that he is going home. According to such control, for example, even if a user who is a child leaves the homecoming route 300 by being placed in a car by a third party, it is said that "the homecoming route is out. Moving by car." Can be notified to a predetermined electronic device. In addition, the notice may inform the parent that the child has an emergency. Therefore, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment can ensure the personal safety of the user.

(Second embodiment)
An electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. The electronic device according to the second embodiment can employ the same configuration as the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described with reference to FIG. 2.

  In the first embodiment, the information regarding the return-home route is determined based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 when the user has returned home by using the return-home route in the past. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the information regarding the return home route is the identifier of the predetermined communication device installed within the predetermined range including the return home route. An example of the predetermined communication device will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a user's return home route according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. In the components shown in FIG. 6, the same components as those shown in FIG. 3 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

  The communication devices 50 and 51 are access points. An identifier as an access point is given to each of the communication devices 50 and 51. The communication devices 50 and 51 are installed within a predetermined range including the return route 20. The communication device 50 is installed in a house near the intersection A. The communication device 51 is installed in the store C located near the return route 20.

  The communication devices 50 and 51 are predetermined access points selected in advance by parents from access points installed in a predetermined range including the return route 20. The guardian selects an access point installed near a location having a feature such as the intersection A, for example, using an application that displays a map on an electronic device. Further, the guardian inputs the selected access point and the name of the place where the access point is installed from the input unit 10 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of information regarding a return home route according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. The information regarding the return route according to the second embodiment includes a characteristic C1 and a characteristic C2.

  The characteristic C1 includes the identifier ID0 of the communication device 50 illustrated in FIG. The control unit 14 adds the intersection A as information regarding the position in association with the feature C1.

  The feature C2 includes the identifier ID1 of the communication device 51 shown in FIG. The control unit 14 adds the store C as information regarding the position in association with the feature C2.

  The control unit 14 according to the second embodiment, when the communication unit 12 acquires any of the identifiers of the communication devices 50 and 51 installed in a predetermined range including the return route 20, identifies the user as being home. To do. In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, when the control unit 14 specifies that the user is at home, the communication unit 12 may notify a predetermined electronic device that the user is home.

  The control unit 14 according to the second embodiment may determine the information regarding the position of the user based on the acquired identifier. The control unit 14 may notify the predetermined electronic device of information regarding the determined position by the communication unit 12. For example, assume that the control unit 14 acquires the identifier ID0 illustrated in FIG. In this case, the control unit 14 determines the intersection A as the information regarding the position. Further, the control unit 14 notifies the predetermined electronic device of the intersection A as information regarding the position.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the electronic device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. When the electronic device 1 exists in the school 30 shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 14 can acquire the identifier of the communication device 31 installed in the school 30. After that, the control unit 14 starts the process when it does not acquire the identifier of the communication device 31. When the control unit 14 acquires the identifier of the communication device 41 installed in the home 40, the control unit 14 ends the process.

  The control unit 14 determines whether the communication unit 12 has acquired the identifier of the communication device (step S20). When determining that the identifier of the communication device has been acquired (step S20: Yes), the control unit 14 proceeds to the process of step S21. On the other hand, when the control unit 14 determines not to acquire the identifier of the communication device (step S20: No), the process of step S20 is performed again.

  In the process of step S21, the control unit 14 determines whether the acquired identifier matches any one of the identifiers of the communication devices 50 and 51 shown in FIG. When the control unit 14 determines that the acquired identifier matches any one of the identifiers of the communication devices 50 and 51 (step S21: Yes), the process proceeds to step S22. On the other hand, when the control unit 14 determines that the acquired identifier does not match any of the identifiers of the communication devices 50 and 51 (step S21: No), the process returns to step S20.

  In the process of step S22, the control unit 14 specifies that the user is returning home. In the process of step S23, the control unit 14 determines the information regarding the position based on the identifier acquired in the process of step S20. In the process of step S24, the control unit 14 notifies the predetermined electronic device by the communication unit 12 of the fact that the user is returning home and information regarding the position.

  The control unit 14 may start the process illustrated in FIG. 8 when the user operation input for starting the process illustrated in FIG. 8 is acquired from the input unit 10. The control unit 14 may end the process illustrated in FIG. 8 when the user operation input for ending the process illustrated in FIG. 8 is acquired from the input unit 10.

  As described above, in the electronic device 1 according to the second embodiment, when the control unit 14 acquires any of the identifiers of the communication devices 50 and 51 installed within the predetermined range including the return route 20, the user returns home. Identify as inside. That is, the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment allows the user to return home by using a technique related to WiFi, which consumes a relatively small amount of power, rather than using a technique such as GPS, which consumes a relatively large amount of power. Identify as inside. By such control, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment can specify that the user is returning home with less power consumption than when using a technique such as GPS. Further, for example, even when the electronic device 1 is a mobile phone for children and the capacity of the battery mounted in the electronic device 1 is small, it can be specified that the user is returning home. Therefore, the present embodiment can provide the improved electronic device 1.

  Other effects and configurations of the electronic device 1 according to the second embodiment are similar to those of the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment.

  Although one embodiment of the present disclosure has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various variations and modifications based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present disclosure. Functions and the like included in each component and step can be rearranged so as not to logically contradict, and a plurality of components and steps can be combined into one or divided. . An embodiment of the present disclosure has been described focusing on an apparatus. However, the present disclosure can also be realized as a method executed by a processor included in the device, a program, or a storage medium recording the program. Therefore, it should be understood that these are also included in the scope of the present disclosure.

  For example, the electronic device 1 according to the above embodiment is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 1 and may be, for example, one shown in FIG. A strap 3D is attached to the electronic device 1A shown in FIG. For example, the user pulls the strap 3D when encountering a suspicious person. When the electronic device 1A detects that the strap 3D is pulled with a force equal to or greater than a predetermined value, it outputs a buzzer sound.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the user has been described as a child. However, the user is not limited to children. The user may be a person of any age group, for example an elderly person. When the user is an elderly person, the school 30 shown in FIGS. 3 and 6 may be a hospital or a care house. In this case, the communication device 31 may be an access point installed in the hospital or care house, or may be an access point installed near the hospital or care house.

  For example, in the first embodiment, the information regarding the return home route has been described as a list as shown in FIG. 4, but the information regarding the return home route according to the first embodiment is not limited to the list. For example, the information regarding the return route according to the first embodiment may be two-dimensional map data. In this case, the control unit 14 determines the information regarding the moving route as the two-dimensional map data. Further, when the control unit 14 determines that at least a part of the information regarding the return route of the two-dimensional map data is similar to the information regarding the moving route of the two-dimensional map data, the control unit 14 determines that the user is returning home.

  For example, the control unit 14 may combine the information about the return home route according to the first embodiment and the information about the return home route according to the second embodiment. In this case, the information regarding the return route may be as shown in FIG. The information regarding the return route illustrated in FIG. 10 is a combination of the information regarding the return route illustrated in FIG. 4 and the information regarding the return route illustrated in FIG. 7. For example, the feature A2 + feature C1 includes information on the change of the moving direction from the south direction to the east direction, a means of walking, an identifier with the ID01, and a position with the intersection A. Further, the control unit 14 determines an access point having an identifier acquired when at least a part of the information regarding the return route according to the first embodiment and the information regarding the moving route based on the detection result of the sensor unit 11 substantially match. Alternatively, the above-mentioned predetermined access point (communication device 50 or 51) may be used. The access point is included in the access points installed in a predetermined range including the return route 20.

1, 1A Electronic device 2 Display 2A Display panel 2B Touch sensor 3A, 3B, 3C Operation key 3D Strap 10 Input section 11 Sensor section 12 Communication section 13 Storage section 14 Control section 20 Return home route 21, 23, 26 Road 22, 24 corner 25 stairs 30 school 31 communication device 40 home 41 communication device 50, 51 communication device

Claims (7)

An electronic device including a sensor unit, a control unit, and a communication unit that performs wireless communication ,
The sensor unit detects a state of the electronic device carried by a user,
The control unit, based on the detection result of the sensor unit within a predetermined period, when determining that a predetermined condition is satisfied, specifies that the user is home,
The control unit is
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit when the user returned home using a predetermined return route in the past, determine information about the return route,
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit within the predetermined period, to determine the information about the travel route of the user,
Each of the information about the return route and the information about the moving route includes at least two of four items of the moving direction of the user, the moving means of the user, the moving distance of the user, and the vertical movement of the user. ,
Wherein the predetermined condition, Ri conditions der of substantially matching at least two of the information with the information and said four items related to the movement path about said return home path,
When the control unit specifies that the user is home, the communication unit notifies the predetermined electronic device that the user is home by an electronic device. An electronic device including a sensor unit, a control unit, and a communication unit that performs wireless communication,
The sensor unit detects a state of the electronic device carried by a user,
The control unit, based on the detection result of the sensor unit within a predetermined period, when determining that a predetermined condition is satisfied, specifies that the user is home,
The control unit is
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit when the user returned home using a predetermined return route in the past, determine information about the return route,
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit within the predetermined period, to determine the information about the travel route of the user,
Each of the information about the return route and the information about the moving route includes at least two of four items of the moving direction of the user, the moving means of the user, the moving distance of the user, and the vertical movement of the user. ,
The predetermined condition is a condition that the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the moving route substantially match in at least two of the four items,
The control unit is
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit, to identify the means of movement of the user,
An electronic device, wherein the communication unit notifies a predetermined electronic device of the moving means. An electronic device including a sensor unit, a control unit, and a communication unit that performs wireless communication,
The sensor unit detects a state of the electronic device carried by a user,
The control unit, based on the detection result of the sensor unit within a predetermined period, when determining that a predetermined condition is satisfied, specifies that the user is home,
The control unit is
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit when the user returned home using a predetermined return route in the past, determine information about the return route,
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit within the predetermined period, to determine the information about the travel route of the user,
Each of the information about the return route and the information about the moving route includes at least two of four items of the moving direction of the user, the moving means of the user, the moving distance of the user, and the vertical movement of the user. ,
The predetermined condition is a condition that the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the moving route substantially match in at least two of the four items,
The control unit is
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit within the predetermined period, to determine the information about the position of the user,
An electronic device that notifies information about the position to a predetermined electronic device by the communication unit. The electronic device according to claim 1 or 3 , wherein
The control unit is
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit, to identify the means of movement of the user,
An electronic device, wherein the communication unit notifies a predetermined electronic device of the moving means. The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The control unit is
Based on the detection result of the sensor unit within the predetermined period, to determine the information about the position of the user,
An electronic device that notifies information about the position to a predetermined electronic device by the communication unit. The electronic device according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein
When the control unit specifies that the user is home, the communication unit notifies the predetermined electronic device that the user is home by an electronic device. A method for controlling an electronic device comprising a sensor unit, a control unit, and a communication unit that performs wireless communication ,
A step in which the sensor unit detects a state of the electronic device carried by a user;
A step in which the control unit determines information regarding the return route based on a detection result of the sensor unit when the user returned home using a predetermined return route in the past;
A step in which the control unit determines information regarding a moving route of the user based on a detection result of the sensor unit within a predetermined period;
The control unit determines that the information regarding the return route and the information regarding the movement route are at least one of four items of the moving direction of the user, the moving unit of the user, the moving distance of the user, and the vertical movement of the user. When it is determined that the condition that the two substantially match is satisfied, a step of specifying that the user is going home,
When the control unit specifies that the user is at home, the communication unit notifies the predetermined electronic device that the user is at home, and controls the electronic device.

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