JP7273104B2 - Communication function management system and electronic communication equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a communication function management system and electronic communication equipment.

Conventionally, when a user enters a facility, the data contained in the tag is transmitted to the mobile phone through the NFC reader by holding the phone near the NFC tag, and the transmitted data is a mobile communication operation mode commanded by the facility. and the controller can then automatically execute the commanded mode of operation in response to receiving NFC data. Reference 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5314154

Using conventional technology, the ticket holder can establish NFC communication with the terminal gateway when boarding and automatically disable the communication function of the user's electronic communication device (communication stop mode). Also, by establishing NFC communication with the terminal gateway when disembarking from the plane, the user's electronic communication device is automatically changed to the previous operating mode (communication mode).

However, in the conventional technology, since the operation mode is switched by short-range communication, the user must consciously hold the electronic communication device over the NFC tag at a close distance, and communication with the NFC tag cannot be established when getting off the airplane. If it does not automatically change to communication mode, it is not possible to track the location of electronic communication devices.

In addition, electronic communication devices loaded on airplanes as cargo, such as electronic locks, are unloaded from airplanes in ULD (unit load device) units, so it is not possible to read each electronic communication device with an NFC tag. The problem is that the position of the electronic lock cannot be tracked if the communication stop mode remains after loading and unloading.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication function management system and an electronic communication device that can prevent failure to release the communication stop mode.

A communication function management system according to the present invention comprises an electronic communication device capable of switching between a communication mode in which the communication function is enabled and a communication stop mode in which the communication function is disabled, and a signal transmitter for transmitting a signal. wherein the electronic communication device has an air pressure sensor, and in the state of the communication stop mode, the air pressure sensor detects an air pressure below a threshold value set to less than 1 atmosphere, and the signal transmission device characterized by being configured to switch to the communication mode when a signal is received from the

In the communication function management system according to the present invention, the electronic communication device temporarily performs preliminary communication when the atmospheric pressure sensor does not detect the atmospheric pressure below the threshold for a predetermined time in the communication stop mode. may be configured to do so.

The communication function management system according to the present invention further includes an information management server that transmits a communication start instruction to the electronic communication device, and the electronic communication device is capable of specifying the position of the electronic communication device during the preliminary communication. The communication stop mode may be switched to the communication mode when position specifying information is transmitted to the information management server and the information management server receives a communication start instruction determined based on the position specifying information. .

In the communication function management system according to the present invention, the information management server is configured to transmit the communication start instruction when the position specifying information of the electronic communication device is not within the airport premises or near the airport. good too.

In the communication function management system according to the present invention, the electronic communication device may be configured to stop the communication function again if communication is not possible during the preliminary communication.

In the communication function management system according to the present invention, the signal transmission device may be installed in at least one of the airport site and the vicinity of the airport.

An electronic communication device according to the present invention is an electronic communication device configured to be switchable between a communication mode in which a communication function is enabled and a communication stop mode in which the communication function is disabled, the electronic communication device comprising an air pressure sensor, In the state of the communication stop mode, when the atmospheric pressure sensor detects an atmospheric pressure below a threshold value set to less than 1 atmospheric pressure and receives a signal from a signal transmitting device, the communication mode is switched to the communication mode. characterized by

The electronic communication device according to the present invention may be configured to temporarily perform preliminary communication when the air pressure sensor does not detect the air pressure below the threshold value for a predetermined time in the communication stop mode. .

During the preliminary communication, the electronic communication device according to the present invention transmits position specifying information that enables the position of the electronic communication device to be specified to an information management server, and the information management server makes a determination based on the position specifying information. The communication mode may be switched from the communication stop mode to the communication mode when a communication start instruction is received.

The electronic communication device according to the present invention may be configured to stop the communication function again if communication is not possible during the preliminary communication.

An electronic communication device according to the present invention may be an electronic lock.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a communication function management system and an electronic communication device that can prevent failure to release the communication stop mode.

Schematic diagram of a communication function management system according to an embodiment of the present invention Functional block diagram of the electronic lock according to the present embodiment Functional block diagram of the information management server according to the present embodiment Functional block diagram of a beacon according to this embodiment Flowchart showing an example of the communication stop mode transition procedure of the electronic lock according to the present embodiment Flowchart showing an example of the communication mode transition procedure of the electronic lock according to the present embodiment Schematic diagram of the communication function management system according to the present embodiment at the time of horizontal delivery Schematic diagram showing a method for specifying the position of an electronic lock according to the present embodiment

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the best embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to each claim, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential for the solution of the invention. . In addition, the drawings are schematic diagrams in which emphasis, omissions, and ratios are appropriately adjusted in order to illustrate the present invention, and may differ from actual shapes, positional relationships, and ratios.

[Description of configuration]
First, with reference to FIG. 1, a communication function management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be outlined. The communication function management system 1 according to the present embodiment transmits a signal from an electronic communication device 10 configured to be switchable between a communication mode in which the communication function is activated and a communication stop mode in which the communication function is deactivated. and a signal transmission device 200 to perform. In this embodiment, the electronic communication device 10 is an electronic lock, and the signal transmission device 200 is a beacon.

The electronic lock 10 is used, for example, by attaching it to a shipping box or the like used for shipping including air transportation. The communication function management system 1 further includes an information management server 100 that transmits a communication stop instruction to the electronic lock 10 .

The beacon 200, as shown in FIG. 4, includes a transmission section 220, a control section 240, and a storage section 260 in which an ID 262 is recorded. The beacon 200 is installed in at least one of the airport grounds and the vicinity of the airport. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the beacons 200 are installed in the delivery bases B1 to B3 near the airports A1 to A3. This makes it easier to track the position information of the electronic lock 10.例文帳に追加

The control unit 240 has a data generation unit 242 . The data generation section 242 is configured to generate signal data including the ID 262 of the storage section 260 . The transmitter 220 is configured to be able to transmit the signal data generated by the data generator 242 . Since the beacon 200 can employ various known configurations, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[Configuration of electronic lock]
The electronic lock 10 includes a communication section 20, a control section 40, a storage section 60, and an air pressure sensor P, as shown in FIG. The communication unit 20 includes a beacon receiving unit 22 for receiving signals from the beacon 200, a receiving unit 24, and a transmitting unit . The receiving unit 24 and the transmitting unit 26 have LTE-M (Long Term Evolution for machine-type-communication) communication functions of a mobile communication network and wireless LAN communication functions. The communication function of the mobile communication network is not limited to LTE-M, and may be, for example, a 4th generation mobile communication system, a 5th generation mobile communication system, LTE (Long Term Evolution), or the like. When LTE-M is adopted, power consumption can be suppressed because the amount of data that can be transmitted at one time is smaller than other communication systems. Since the communication unit 20 can adopt various known configurations, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The control unit 40 includes an ID identification unit 41, a mode switching determination unit 42, a mode transition processing unit 43, a position identification information acquisition unit 44, a transition instruction reception unit 45, a position identification information transmission unit 46, and a time count. It includes a unit 47 , a communication state determination unit 48 , and an atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 49 . The ID identifying section 41 identifies the ID 262 included in the signal of the beacon 200 received by the beacon receiving section 22 of the communication section 20 .

The position specifying information acquisition unit 44 is configured to be able to acquire base station information and radio wave intensity information of a wireless communication base station BS in the vicinity of the electronic lock 10 via the reception unit 24 of the communication unit 20. is recorded in a position specifying information memory 64 of the storage unit 60, which will be described later. In addition, the position specifying information acquisition unit 44 is configured to be able to acquire wireless LAN access points and radio wave intensity information around the electronic lock 10 received by the reception unit 24 of the communication unit 20 .

The shift instruction receiving unit 45 receives a communication stop instruction determined by the information management server 100 via the receiving unit 24 of the communication unit 20 based on position specifying information described later, a communication start instruction, a communication continuation instruction, and a stop continuation instruction, which will be described later. configured to receive instructions;

The position specifying information transmission unit 46 is configured to transmit position specifying information that can specify the position of the electronic lock 10 to the information management server 100 via the transmission unit 26 of the communication unit 20 . The location specifying information transmitted by the location specifying information transmitting unit 46 is information stored in the location specifying information memory 64 of the storage unit 60, and includes base station information and radio wave intensity information. The position specifying information transmitted by the position specifying information transmitting unit 46 further includes wireless LAN access points around the electronic lock 10 and radio wave intensity information. With such a configuration, the position of the electronic lock 10 can be specified without the need for GPS position information, so the cost of the electronic lock 10 can be reduced and the size of the electronic lock 10 can be reduced. can. In addition, unlike GPS, it may be possible to measure the position even when not outdoors, so it is possible to acquire position specific information by using base station information even in the luggage compartment of a delivery vehicle or in a tunnel. can.

Furthermore, the position specifying information transmitting section 46 is configured to transmit the position specifying information when the position specifying information of the electronic lock 10 does not change for a predetermined period of time. Specifically, when the position specifying information stored in the position specifying information memory 64 of the storage unit 60 does not change for a predetermined period of time, for example, 30 minutes, in the communication mode state, the position specifying information transmitting unit 46 It is configured to transmit the position specifying information from the transmission unit 26 to the information management server 100 . As a result, since the position specifying information is transmitted only when the lock is temporarily detained at an airport or the like, the communication frequency can be reduced, and the power consumption of the electronic lock 10 can be suppressed.

Furthermore, the position specifying information transmitting unit 46 is configured to transmit the position specifying information stored in the position specifying information memory 64 of the storage unit 60 to the information management server 100 during preliminary communication, which will be described later.

The time counting section 47 is configured to count the passage of time and transmit the counted elapsed time information to the position specifying information transmitting section 46 , the communication state determining section 48 and the atmospheric pressure data acquiring section 49 .

The communication state determination unit 48 is configured to be able to determine the communication states of the reception unit 24 and the transmission unit 26 of the communication unit 20 . Determination of the communication state specifically includes determination of out of service area, identification of transmission/reception errors, and the like. Further, the communication state determination unit 48 is configured to notify the mode switching determination unit 42 when it determines that the electronic lock 10 is out of service for a predetermined period of time, for example, 30 minutes or longer.

The atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 49 is configured to acquire atmospheric pressure data detected by the atmospheric pressure sensor P. In addition, the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 49 is configured to be able to set an arbitrary threshold value of less than 1 atmospheric pressure. If it does not fall below the threshold, it is configured to notify the mode switching determination unit 42 . The arbitrary threshold is preferably, but not limited to, an atmospheric pressure that is detected only during air transportation, such as 0.8 atmospheric pressure. Also, the threshold value may be configured to be changed according to daily weather.

The mode switching determination unit 42 is configured to determine whether to switch the communication mode and the communication stop mode of the electronic lock 10 . Specifically, in the state of the communication mode, the mode switching determination unit 42 causes the position specifying information transmission unit 46 to specify the position when the ID identification unit 41 identifies the ID 262 and when the notification is received from the communication state determination unit 48 . It is configured to determine switching to the communication stop mode when information transmission fails or when the shift instruction receiving unit 45 fails to receive an instruction from the information management server 100 .

Further, in the state of the communication stop mode, the mode switching determination unit 42 detects an air pressure lower than the threshold value set in the air pressure data acquisition unit 49 by the air pressure sensor P, and the beacon reception unit 22 receives a signal from the beacon 200. It is configured to determine to switch to the communication mode when the communication mode is changed. Further, the mode switching determination unit 42 is configured to temporarily perform preliminary communication when receiving a notification from the air pressure data acquisition unit 49 while the electronic lock 10 is in the communication stop mode. The mode switching determination unit 42 determines whether the position specifying information transmitting unit 46 could not transmit the position specifying information to the information management server 100 during preliminary communication, or when the shift instruction receiving unit 45 was in a state in which communication was not possible, or when the shift instruction receiving unit 45 switched to the information management server. 100, it is configured to stop the communication function again.

Note that even when the ID identification unit 41 identifies the ID 262 in the state of the communication mode, the mode switching determination unit 42, after receiving the signal from the beacon 200, switches from the communication stop mode to the communication mode. If a predetermined period of time, for example, three hours has not passed, it is determined not to switch to the communication stop mode. With such a configuration, the mode switching determination unit 42 receives the signal of the beacon 200 in the delivery bases B1 to B3, and after switching to the communication mode, the signal of the beacon 200 is unintentionally received again. However, it has the advantage of not switching to the communication stop mode.

When the mode switching determination unit 42 determines that the mode should be switched, the mode transition processing unit 43 reads a program from a mode program 62 described later in the storage unit 60, and shifts the electronic lock 10 from the communication mode to the communication stop mode. Alternatively, it is configured to shift from the communication stop mode to the communication mode. Further, the mode shift processing unit 43 shifts the electronic lock 10 from the communication mode to the communication stop mode or stops the communication when the shift instruction receiving unit 45 receives a communication stop instruction or a communication start instruction from the information management server 100 . It is configured to transition from mode to communication mode.

The storage unit 60 has a mode program 62 and a position specifying information memory 64 . The mode program 62 stores programs for communication mode and communication stop mode. The position specifying information memory 64 stores the base station information and the radio wave intensity information acquired by the position specifying information acquisition unit 44 of the control unit 40, and the access point information and the radio wave intensity information. Since the storage unit 60 can employ various known configurations, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the electronic lock 10 having the above configuration receives a signal from the beacon 200, receives a communication stop instruction from the information management server 100, and becomes unable to communicate for a predetermined time in the communication mode state, the electronic lock 10 It is configured to switch to the communication stop mode when at least one of the conditions is satisfied. By providing such a configuration, the communication function can be stopped by satisfying any one of a plurality of conditions without the user consciously performing an operation. Even if there is a problem with any of the communication stop conditions below, the communication function can be reliably turned off, and forgetting to turn off the communication function of the electronic lock 10 can be prevented. In addition, with such a configuration, shippers do not need to inquire in advance of transportation companies such as land transportation, air transportation, and ship to confirm whether communication functions can be used. , you can request delivery without being conscious of the means of transportation. Furthermore, by being able to reliably turn off the communication function, it is possible to avoid problems related to aviation law.

Further, the electronic lock 10 enters the communication mode when the atmospheric pressure sensor P detects an atmospheric pressure below an arbitrary threshold set to less than 1 atmospheric pressure and receives a signal from the beacon 200 in the state of the communication stop mode. configured to switch.

Further, the electronic lock 10 is configured to temporarily perform preliminary communication when the atmospheric pressure sensor P does not detect the atmospheric pressure below the threshold value for a predetermined time in the state of the communication stop mode. Position specifying information that can specify the position of the electronic lock 10 is transmitted to the information management server 100, and when the information management server 100 receives a communication start instruction determined based on the position specifying information, the communication stop mode is switched to the communication mode. is configured as follows.

[Configuration of information management server]
The information management server 100 includes a communication section 120, a control section 140, and a storage section 160, as shown in FIG. The communication unit 120 includes a receiving unit 122 for receiving position specifying information from the electronic lock 10 and a transmitting unit 124 for transmitting instructions to the electronic lock 10 . The storage unit 160 has a program 162 for operating the information management server 100 . Since the communication unit 120 and the storage unit 160 can employ various known configurations, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The control unit 140 includes a position specifying information receiving unit 142 , a peripheral information searching unit 144 and an instruction determining unit 146 . The position specifying information receiving section 142 is configured to acquire the position specifying information transmitted from the electronic lock 10 via the receiving section 122 of the communication section 120 and to specify the position of the electronic lock 10 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the positional relationship between the electronic lock 10 and each of the wireless communication base stations BS is determined based on the base station information and the radio wave intensity information of a plurality of wireless communication base stations BS around the electronic lock 10. to specify the position of the electronic lock 10 .

Note that specifying the position of the electronic lock 10 is not limited to the method described above. If there are wireless LAN access points around the electronic lock 10, the position of the electronic lock 10 can be identified from information on the wireless LAN access points and radio wave intensity information. When the position is specified from the information of the wireless LAN access point and the radio wave intensity information, the radio waves emitted from the wireless LAN access point have a narrower receivable range than the radio waves emitted from the wireless communication base station BS. This has the advantage that the position of the electronic lock 10 can be precisely narrowed down.

The peripheral information search unit 144 is configured to search for peripheral information of the electronic lock 10 based on the position information of the electronic lock 10 specified by the position specifying information receiving unit 142 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, based on the position information of the electronic lock 10 specified by the position specifying information receiving unit 142, it is checked whether there is an airport within a radius R from the electronic lock 10 or not.

The radius R may differ between the case where the position of the electronic lock 10 is specified from the base station information and the case where the position of the electronic lock 10 is specified from the information on the wireless LAN access point. When specified from access point information, the error between the specified position of the electronic lock 10 and the actual position is small, so the radius R can be reduced.

The instruction determination unit 146 is configured to determine an instruction to be transmitted to the electronic lock 10 based on the search result of the peripheral information search unit 144 . Specifically, when the electronic lock 10 is in the communication mode, the instruction determination unit 146 transmits a communication stop instruction if the airport is within a radius R from the electronic lock 10, and sends an instruction to stop communication. It is configured to transmit a communication continuation instruction when there is no airport within range. Further, when the electronic lock 10 is in the communication stop mode, the instruction determination unit 146 transmits a communication start instruction if there is no airport within the radius R from the electronic lock 10, and if the airport is not within the radius R from the electronic lock 10, is configured to send a stop continuation instruction when there is an airport in

The information management server 100 having the above configuration is configured to determine whether or not to transmit a communication stop instruction based on the position specifying information. Specifically, the information management server 100 transmits a communication stop instruction when the position specifying information of the electronic lock 10 is within the airport premises or near the airport, and the position specifying information of the electronic lock 10 is within the airport premises and It is configured to transmit a communication start instruction when it is not near the airport. As a result, when it is necessary to stop the communication function of the electronic lock 10, it is possible to stop the communication function from the position information. Then, the communication function of the electronic lock 10 can be stopped before air transportation.

Also, the information management server 100 is configured to associate the base station information and access point information acquired by the position specifying information receiving unit 142 with the search results of the peripheral information searching unit 144 and store them. Specifically, when the search result of the surrounding information search unit 144 is within the airport premises or near the airport, the base station information and the access point information are registered in the communication prohibition list, and the search result of the surrounding information search unit 144 is registered. is not within the airport premises or near the airport, the base station information and access point information are registered in the communication permission list. With such a configuration, the information management server 100 can search for peripheral information when acquiring information registered in the communication permission list or the communication prohibition list while the electronic lock 10 is in the communication mode. It is possible to determine whether or not to transmit a communication stop instruction without having to do so. Further, when the information management server 100 acquires information registered in the communication permission list or the communication prohibition list during the preliminary communication of the electronic lock 10, the information management server 100 transmits a communication start instruction without searching for peripheral information. can decide whether to

[Explanation of operation]
An operation procedure of the communication function management system 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an example of the communication stop mode transition procedure of the electronic lock 10 according to this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of the communication mode transition procedure of the electronic lock 10 according to this embodiment. First, referring to FIG. 5, the procedure for shifting from the communication mode state to the communication stop mode state of the electronic lock 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

In the following description, it is assumed that the predetermined time for determination by the position specifying information transmission unit 46 and the communication state determination unit 48 is 30 minutes, but as described above, this is only an example and is limited to this. not to be

As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic lock 10 is attached to a storage box (not shown) that stores packages or products to be delivered in a communication mode state, and is transported by land transportation to a delivery base B1 closest to the airport A1. . A beacon 200 is installed in the delivery base B1, and the beacon 200 emits a signal from the transmission section 220 (S20 in FIG. 5).

In the electronic lock 10, when the beacon receiver 22 of the communication unit 20 receives the signal of the beacon 200 within the delivery base B1 (YES in S1 of FIG. 5), the ID identification unit 41 of the control unit 40 detects the signal of the beacon 200. , and the mode switching determination unit 42 determines whether to switch to the communication stop mode. The electronic lock 10 shifts to the communication stop mode by reading the communication stop mode program from the mode program 62 of the storage unit 60 by the mode shift processing unit 43 of the control unit 40, and stops the communication function (S8 in FIG. 5). ).

On the other hand, in the electronic lock 10, when the beacon reception unit 22 of the communication unit 20 does not receive the signal of the beacon 200 within the delivery base B1 (NO in S1 of FIG. 5), the communication state determination unit 48 of the control unit 40 , determines whether or not the electronic lock 10 is out of range for 30 minutes or longer. When the communication state determination unit 48 determines that the service area is out of service for 30 minutes or more (YES in S2 of FIG. 5), the communication state determination unit 48 notifies the mode switching determination unit 42, and the electronic lock 10 stops communication according to the determination of the mode switching determination unit 42. mode and stop the communication function (S8 in FIG. 5).

When the communication state determination unit 48 of the control unit 40 determines that the mobile station is not out of service (NO in S2 of FIG. 5), the position specifying information acquisition unit 44 determines whether the base station information acquired for 30 minutes or more has changed. If there is no change in the base station information for 30 minutes or more (YES in S3 of FIG. 5), the electronic lock 10 transmits the position specifying information to the information management server 100 (S4 of FIG. 5). Specifically, the position specifying information transmitting section 46 of the control section 40 reads the position specifying information from the position specifying information memory 64 of the storage section 60 and transmits the read position specifying information from the transmitting section 26 of the communication section 20 .

When the position specifying information transmission unit 46 of the control unit 40 fails to transmit the position specifying information (NO in S5 of FIG. 5), the electronic lock 10 is switched to the communication stop mode by the determination of the mode switching determination unit 42. Stop the communication function (S8 in FIG. 5). The electronic lock 10 waits for an instruction from the information management server 100 when the transmission of the position specifying information is successful (YES in S5 of FIG. 5).

When the position specifying information receiving unit 142 of the control unit 140 acquires the position specifying information transmitted from the electronic lock 10, the information management server 100 specifies the position of the electronic lock 10 based on the acquired position specifying information. A peripheral information searching unit 144 of the control unit 140 searches for peripheral information of the position specified by the position specifying information receiving unit 142 and determines whether or not there is an airport within a radius R from the electronic lock 10 .

If there is an airport around the electronic lock 10 (YES in S10 of FIG. 5), the instruction determination unit 146 of the control unit 140 of the information management server 100 instructs the electronic lock 10 to stop communication from the transmission unit 124 of the communication unit 120. is transmitted (S11, S13 in FIG. 5). On the other hand, if there is no airport around electronic lock 10 (NO in S10 of FIG. 5), instruction determination unit 146 of control unit 140 transmits a communication continuation instruction (S12, S13 of FIG. 5).

The electronic lock 10 waiting for an instruction from the information management server 100 enters the communication stop mode when the shift instruction receiving unit 45 of the control unit 40 cannot receive the instruction (NO in S6 of FIG. 5), and the communication function is disabled. is stopped (S8 in FIG. 5). When the transition instruction receiving unit 45 receives the instruction (YES in S6 of FIG. 5) and the received instruction is a communication stop instruction (YES in S7 of FIG. 5), the mode transition processing unit 43 stops communication. Mode transition processing is performed (S8 in FIG. 5).

When the shift instruction receiving unit 45 of the control unit 40 receives the instruction (YES in S6 of FIG. 5) and the received instruction is a communication continuation instruction (NO in S7 of FIG. 5), the electronic lock 10 Continue communication in communication mode. Through the above steps, a series of transition procedures from the communication mode state to the communication stop mode state of the communication function management system 1 according to this embodiment are executed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the procedure for shifting from the communication stop mode state to the communication mode state of the electronic lock 10 according to this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic lock 10 is attached to the storage box in the state of the communication stop mode, and is transported by air from the airport A1 to the airport A2. At this time, the atmospheric pressure changes, and the atmospheric pressure sensor P of the electronic lock 10 detects the atmospheric pressure below the threshold value set in the atmospheric pressure data acquiring section 49 of the control section 40 (YES in S30 of FIG. 6). After arriving at the airport A2, the storage box with the electronic lock 10 is carried to the nearest delivery base B2 to the airport A2. A beacon 200 is installed in the delivery base B2, and the beacon 200 emits a signal from the transmitting section 220 (S60 in FIG. 6).

In the electronic lock 10, when the beacon receiver 22 of the communication unit 20 receives the signal of the beacon 200 within the delivery base B2 (YES in S31 of FIG. 6), the ID identification unit 41 of the control unit 40 detects the signal of the beacon 200. ID 262 included in the communication mode is identified, and the mode switching determination unit 42 determines transition to the communication mode. The electronic lock 10 shifts to the communication mode by reading the communication mode program from the mode program 62 of the storage unit 60 by the mode transition processing unit 43 of the control unit 40, and starts communication (S32 in FIG. 6).

On the other hand, if the atmospheric pressure sensor P of the electronic lock 10 does not detect an atmospheric pressure lower than the threshold value set in the atmospheric pressure data acquiring section 49 of the control section 40, that is, if there is no atmospheric pressure change (NO in S30 of FIG. 6), Even if the electronic lock 10 receives the signal from the beacon 200, it does not enter the communication mode. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, after passing through the delivery base B1 and being brought to the airport A1, due to bad weather or the like, the delivery may be switched to land transportation from the airport A1 to the airport A3.

The electronic lock 10 that has been switched to sideways delivery is brought to the delivery base B3 and transported by air from the airport A3 to the airport A2. When passing through the delivery base B3 within 48 hours after shifting to the communication stop mode, the delivery base B3 is brought into the communication stop mode state, thereby preventing the delivery base B3 from receiving the signal of the beacon 200 and erroneously shifting to the communication mode. Therefore, the electronic lock 10 is configured so that it does not enter the communication mode even if it receives the signal from the beacon 200 .

In the electronic lock 10, when 48 hours have passed without the atmospheric pressure sensor P detecting the atmospheric pressure below the threshold after shifting to the communication stop mode (YES in S33 of FIG. 6), the mode switching determination section 42 of the control section 40 Preliminary communication is temporarily performed in the communication stop mode (S34 in FIG. 6). The position specifying information acquisition unit 44 of the control unit 40 acquires the base station information and radio wave intensity information of the wireless communication base stations BS around the electronic lock 10 (S35 in FIG. 6). The position specifying information transmitting unit 46 of the control unit 40 reads the position specifying information from the position specifying information memory 64 of the storage unit 60, and transmits the position specifying information read from the transmitting unit 26 of the communication unit 20 to the information management server 100 ( S36 in FIG. 6).

When the position specifying information transmission unit 46 of the control unit 40 fails to transmit the position specifying information (NO in S37 of FIG. 6), the electronic lock 10 stops the communication function again according to the determination of the mode switching determination unit 42. (S40 in FIG. 6). The electronic lock 10 waits for an instruction from the information management server 100 when the transmission of the position specifying information is successful (YES in S37 of FIG. 6).

When the position specifying information receiving unit 142 of the control unit 140 acquires the position specifying information transmitted from the electronic lock 10, the information management server 100 specifies the position of the electronic lock 10 based on the acquired position specifying information. A peripheral information searching unit 144 of the control unit 140 searches for peripheral information of the position specified by the position specifying information receiving unit 142 and determines whether or not there is an airport within a radius R from the electronic lock 10 .

If there is no airport around the electronic lock 10 (YES in S50 of FIG. 6), the instruction determination unit 146 of the control unit 140 of the information management server 100 instructs the electronic lock 10 to start communication from the transmission unit 124 of the communication unit 120. is transmitted (S51, S53 in FIG. 6). On the other hand, if there is an airport around electronic lock 10 (NO in S50 of FIG. 6), instruction determination unit 146 of control unit 140 transmits a stop continuation instruction (S52, S53 of FIG. 6).

The electronic lock 10 waiting for an instruction from the information management server 100 stops the communication function again (NO in S38 in FIG. 6) when the shift instruction receiving unit 45 of the control unit 40 cannot receive the instruction (NO in S38 in FIG. 6). 6 S40). On the other hand, when the shift instruction receiving unit 45 receives the instruction (YES in S38 of FIG. 6) and the received instruction is a communication start instruction (YES in S39 of FIG. 6), the electronic lock 10 changes to the mode According to the determination of the switching determination unit 42, the mode is shifted to the communication mode (S32 in FIG. 6).

When the shift instruction receiving unit 45 of the control unit 40 receives the instruction (YES in S38 of FIG. 6) and the received instruction is a stop continuation instruction (NO in S39 of FIG. 6), the electronic lock 10 By the judgment of the mode switching judgment unit 42, the communication function is stopped again (S40 in FIG. 6). A series of transition procedures from the communication stop mode state to the communication mode state of the communication function management system 1 according to the present embodiment are executed by the above steps.

[Advantages of the communication function management system according to the present embodiment]
As described above, the communication function management system 1 according to this embodiment is an electronic communication device configured to be able to switch between a communication mode in which the communication function is enabled and a communication stop mode in which the communication function is disabled. (electronic lock 10) and a signal transmitting device (beacon 200) that transmits a signal, the electronic lock 10 has an air pressure sensor P, and in the state of the communication stop mode, the air pressure sensor P is set to less than 1 atmosphere. It is configured to switch to the communication mode when the air pressure below the threshold is detected and a signal is received from the beacon 200 .

By having such a configuration, the communication function management system 1 according to the present embodiment enables communication of the electronic lock 10 from the communication stop mode simply by passing the electronic lock 10 within the signal reception range of the beacon 200 after landing. It has the advantage that it is possible to switch between different modes, and it is possible to prevent omission of canceling the communication stop mode.

Further, in the communication function management system 1 according to the present embodiment, when the electronic communication device (electronic lock 10) is in the communication stop mode and the atmospheric pressure sensor P does not detect the atmospheric pressure below the threshold for a predetermined time, is configured to make preliminary communications to By providing such a configuration, there is an advantage that the electronic lock 10 can communicate even if the atmospheric pressure change cannot be detected when the air transportation is switched to the land transportation due to the cancellation of the flight after switching to the communication stop mode. .

Furthermore, the communication function management system 1 according to the present embodiment further includes an information management server 100 that transmits a communication start instruction to the electronic communication device (the electronic lock 10). is transmitted to the information management server 100, and the communication stop mode is switched to the communication mode when the information management server 100 receives a communication start instruction determined based on the position identification information. ing. By providing such a configuration, it is possible to switch to the communication mode based on the position information of the electronic lock 10 even when the atmospheric pressure sensor P of the electronic lock 10 does not detect a change in atmospheric pressure.

Furthermore, in the communication function management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the information management server 100 instructs the start of communication when the position specifying information of the electronic communication device (the electronic lock 10) is not within the airport premises or near the airport. is configured to send By providing such a configuration, there is an advantage that it is possible to switch to the communication mode after confirming that there is no risk that the electronic lock 10 will be placed on the aircraft.

Further, in the communication function management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the electronic communication device (electronic lock 10) is configured to stop the communication function again if communication is not possible during preliminary communication. By providing such a configuration, there is an advantage that the use of the communication function can be minimized until it is confirmed that the electronic lock 10 is in an environment where suspension of the communication function is not required.

Furthermore, in the communication function management system 1 according to this embodiment, the signal transmission device (beacon 200) is installed at least either within the airport grounds or in the vicinity of the airport. By providing such a configuration, there is an advantage that the mode can be switched to the communication mode at an early stage after the aircraft has landed.

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Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above-described embodiments. Various changes or improvements can be added to the above embodiments.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the electronic communication device (electronic lock 10) temporarily performs preliminary communication when the atmospheric pressure sensor P does not detect the atmospheric pressure below the threshold for a predetermined period of time in the communication stop mode. Although the description has been given assuming that the configuration is such as described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and preliminary communication may not be performed.

In the above-described embodiment, the information management server 100 that transmits a communication start instruction to the electronic communication device (the electronic lock 10) is further provided, and the electronic lock 10 can identify the position of the electronic lock 10 during preliminary communication. Information is transmitted to the information management server 100, and when the information management server 100 receives a communication start instruction determined based on the position specifying information, the communication stop mode is switched to the communication mode. It is not limited to this. For example, the electronic lock 10 may be configured not to transmit the position specifying information to the information management server 100 and to determine whether to shift to the communication mode based on the position specifying information. The information management server 100 may also be configured to determine whether or not to transmit the communication start instruction based on information other than the position specifying information.

In the above-described embodiment, the information management server 100 is configured to transmit a communication start instruction when the position specifying information of the electronic communication device (electronic lock 10) is not within the airport premises or near the airport. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and such processing may not be executed, and a communication start instruction may be transmitted when the position specifying information is within the airport premises or in the vicinity of the airport. In addition, the information management server 100 can be used in areas (communication prohibited areas) where suspension of the communication function in which the position specifying information of the electronic communication device (electronic lock 10) is arbitrarily set is required, such as hospitals, theaters, and such areas. It may be configured to transmit the communication start instruction when it is outside the area such as the periphery. Furthermore, the information management server 100 transports the position specifying information of the electronic communication device (electronic lock 10) to the communication enabled area even if it is within the communication prohibited area during the preliminary communication of the electronic communication device (electronic lock 10). It may be configured to transmit a communication start instruction when it is known that the communication will be performed at a location such as a delivery base near an airport.

In the above-described embodiment, the electronic communication device (electronic lock 10) is configured to stop the communication function again if communication is not possible during preliminary communication. Instead, preliminary communication may continue until communication becomes possible.

In the above-described embodiment, the signal transmission device (beacon 200) has been described as being installed at least either within the airport grounds or in the vicinity of the airport, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the beacon 200 can adopt various arbitrary configurations such as a configuration installed at a location away from the airport, a configuration installed in a delivery vehicle, and the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the electronic communication device 10 is described as an electronic lock, but it is not limited to this, and various electronic communication devices having communication functions such as smartphones, tablet terminals, and personal computers Any configuration can be adopted.

In the above-described embodiment, the signal transmission device 200 is described as being a beacon, but is not limited to this. Various arbitrary configurations can be employed.

1 Communication function management system 10 Electronic lock (electronic communication equipment)
20 communication unit 22 beacon reception unit 24 reception unit 26 transmission unit 40 control unit 41 ID identification unit 42 mode switching determination unit 43 mode transition processing unit 44 position identification information acquisition unit 45 shift instruction reception unit 46 position identification information transmission unit 47 time count Unit 48 Communication state determination unit 49 Atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 60 Storage unit 62 Mode program 64 Position specifying information memory 100 Information management server 120 Communication unit 122 Receiving unit 124 Transmitting unit 140 Control unit 142 Position specifying information receiving unit 144 Peripheral information searching unit 146 Instruction determining unit 160 Storage unit 162 Program 200 Beacon (signal transmitting device)
220 transmission unit 240 control unit 242 data generation unit 260 storage unit 262 ID
A, A1-A3 Airport B, B1-B3 Delivery base BS Wireless communication base station P Air pressure sensor

Claims (11)

an electronic communication device capable of switching between a communication mode in which the communication function is enabled and a communication stop mode in which the communication function is disabled;
Equipped with a signal transmitting device that transmits a signal and
The electronic communication device has an air pressure sensor, and in the state of the communication stop mode, the air pressure sensor detects an air pressure below a threshold value set to less than 1 atmosphere, and receives a signal from the signal transmission device. A communication function management system configured to switch to a communication mode when a communication mode is selected. The electronic communication device is configured to temporarily perform preliminary communication when the atmospheric pressure sensor does not detect the atmospheric pressure below the threshold for a predetermined time in the communication stop mode. The communication function management system according to claim 1. further comprising an information management server that transmits a communication start instruction to the electronic communication device;
At the time of the preliminary communication, the electronic communication device transmits to the information management server position specifying information that enables the position of the electronic communication device to be specified, and the information management server starts communication determined based on the position specifying information. 3. The communication function management system according to claim 2, wherein the communication mode is switched from the communication stop mode to the communication mode when an instruction is received. 4. The information management server according to claim 3, wherein the information management server is configured to transmit the communication start instruction when the position specifying information of the electronic communication device is not within the airport premises or near the airport. A communications facility management system as described. The communication according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the electronic communication device is configured to stop the communication function again if communication is not possible during the preliminary communication. Feature management system. 6. The communication function management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the signal transmission device is installed at least either within the airport grounds or in the vicinity of the airport . An electronic communication device capable of switching between a communication mode in which the communication function is enabled and a communication stop mode in which the communication function is disabled,
Equipped with an air pressure sensor,
In the state of the communication stop mode, when the atmospheric pressure sensor detects an atmospheric pressure below a threshold value set to less than 1 atmosphere and receives a signal from a signal transmitting device, it is configured to switch to the communication mode. An electronic communication device characterized by: 8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein, in the state of the communication stop mode, preliminary communication is temporarily performed when the atmospheric pressure sensor does not detect the atmospheric pressure below the threshold value for a predetermined time. electronic communication equipment. When position specifying information capable of specifying the position of the electronic communication device is transmitted to the information management server during the preliminary communication, and an instruction to start communication determined based on the position specifying information is received from the information management server, 9. The electronic communication device according to claim 8, configured to switch from a communication stop mode to the communication mode. 10. The electronic communication device according to claim 8, wherein the electronic communication device is configured to stop the communication function again if communication is not possible during the preliminary communication. The electronic communication device according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the electronic communication device is an electronic lock.

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