JPH11258325A - Monitoring method for movement position of child, small animal or the like and position reporting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitoring method which can monitor the present position of an infant or an animal which cannot report its whereabouts voluntarily and to provide a position report apparatus. SOLUTION: A monitoring system for the movement position of a child or a small animal is composed of a plurality of aritificial satellites 10 which radiate distance measuring radio waves, of position reporting means 20 which are attached to objects K, P, to be searched for, which cannot report their own position, of a mobile communication base station 30, of a monitoring center 40, of searchers C and of a search requester S. The position reproting means 20 detect their own position by using a GPS system, and they report their own position to the monitoring center 40 via the mobile communication base station 30. The monitoring center 40 selects a map 431 on the basis of position information so as to display positions of the objects K, P to be searched, on the map 431.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a moving position of a child or a small animal such as a small animal such as a child or a dog or a cat, which monitors the moving position of the small animal or the like, and a position notification used in the system. Related to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In places where many people gather, such as amusement parks and zoos, once a child separates from the leader, it is very difficult to find out because the child is lost in the crowd.
In the worst case, you may be involved in an accident. Heretofore, when a child is separated from a parent and gets lost in a closed area such as a department store or an amusement park, the staff and visitors must announce the characteristics of the child in the hall and search for it. At such times, announcing that you are lost may lead to crime. In addition, if the child goes out of the house and does not easily return, the location of the child cannot be known, and the parent is worried about an accident or the like.

[0003] In addition, with the aging of society and the declining birth rate, the era of introducing small animals, such as dogs, as pets into homes and loving them instead of children has come. When a pet leaves the home and is lost, searching for it takes a lot of manpower and money, and pets normally kept in the house cannot feed themselves, Because I do not know the fear of cars and motorcycles in
The longer it has been, the less likely it is to survive.

[0004] Furthermore, with the aging of society, when an elderly person suffering from dementia leaves the house without their permission and wanders around the house, not only is the household unable to know its location, but also the elderly man is in an accident. There is a high risk of encountering such a problem, and the search requires a lot of manpower.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a monitoring method capable of monitoring a current position of a small child or an animal, etc., who cannot notify his / her own location, and a position notification device therefor. And

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a position detecting means attached to a child or a small animal or the like which cannot notify its own position, a communication means, and a monitoring center. In a moving position monitoring method for a child or a small animal using a moving position monitoring system, a position detecting unit receives radio waves from a plurality of transmitting stations located at different locations to detect its own position, and a communication unit detects the position. The position information detected by the detection means is transmitted to the monitoring center, and the monitoring center searches for the map provided in the monitoring center using the received position information, and displays the position of the search target on the searched map. I made it.

[0007] Further, according to the present invention, the plurality of broadcasting stations may include G
It is a PS artificial satellite, and the position detecting means detects the latitude and longitude using a GPS system. further,
In the present invention, the communication means is constituted by mobile communication comprising a communication device provided in the position detection means and a base station. The present invention
When the monitoring center receives the search request, it calls the communication means attached to the search target and requests its own position data.

Further, in the present invention, a vehicle operated and managed by a dispatch center is used as a searcher.

According to the present invention, there is provided a position notification device in a child / small animal moving position monitoring system comprising a position detecting means attached to a child / small animal or the like which cannot notify its own position, a communication means, and a monitoring center. Having a position detection device for detecting its own position and a mobile communication device,
The position information of the self is notified to the monitoring center via the mobile communication device.

Further, according to the present invention, a switch for supplying power to the position detecting device is provided in the position notifying device, and when there is a call to the self, the position information obtained by operating the position detecting device is moved. The monitoring center is notified via the communication device. Further, in the present invention, the position detecting device is a GPS position detecting device.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A configuration of a method for monitoring the position of a child or small animal according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram for explaining the outline of a method for monitoring the position of a child or small animal, etc. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a position notification device used in the present system, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of registered data that has been entered. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a searcher used in the present system, and FIG. 5 is a display example on a display screen of a host computer of a monitoring center.

The child / small animal position monitoring system 100 according to this embodiment includes a position detecting means, a position notifying means, a mobile communication means, a monitoring center, and a searching means. As shown in FIG. 1, the movement position monitoring system 100 for children and small animals, etc.
Satellites (NAVSTAR) 10 and search objects P,
K, etc., a mobile communication base station 30 such as a PHS, a monitoring center 40, a communication unit 50 carried by the searcher C, and a search requesting device 60 carried by the search requester S. It is composed of

As shown in FIG. 2, as the position detecting means, a position detecting means using a GPS (global positioning system) using ranging radio waves from at least three artificial satellites 10 can be used. It has a GPS position detecting device 21 that receives a ranging radio wave from the satellite 10 and detects the position.

The GPS position detecting device 21 is provided in the position notifying device 20 and is attached to a child K or a pet P whose position is to be monitored. The GPS position detecting device 21 processes the received ranging radio waves from the three artificial satellites 10 to measure the distance and the propagation delay time from each of the artificial satellites 10 to the GPS position detecting device 21, and the position notifying device. (GPS
The current position (latitude, longitude), moving speed, and moving direction of the receiver 20 are obtained. In the arithmetic processing performed by the GPS position detecting device 21, only the calculation of the current position may be performed. The position notification device 20 has an independent registration number (ID number).

The configuration of the position notification device 20 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the position notification device 20
An S position detecting device 21, a mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 such as a PHS, a power supply device 23, and a switch 24 are provided. The GPS position detecting device 21 includes a GPS antenna 211, a GPS receiving device 212, and a GPS arithmetic processing device 213.

The GPS receiver 212 amplifies at least three GPS ranging radio waves received by the GPS antenna 211 which receives the GPS ranging radio waves from the artificial satellite 10 and outputs the amplified GPS ranging radio waves.
It is sent to the PS processing unit 213.

The GPS processor 213 receives the received G
The current position (latitude, longitude), moving speed, and moving direction are calculated using the PS ranging radio waves. The calculation result is sent to the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22.

Since the specific configuration and operation of the GPS position detecting device 21 are already known, a detailed description of the configuration and operation of the GPS position detecting device 21 will be omitted here.

The mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 has a unique telephone number, and further has a position registration function of notifying its position to the mobile communication base station 30 from the antenna 221 at predetermined time intervals. Also, the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22
Has a function of transmitting the position information, the speed information, the direction information, and its own ID information (registration number) sent from the GPS arithmetic processing unit 213, and transmits and receives the mobile communication transmitted and received from the mobile communication base station 30. Device 22
Is received by the antenna 221.

The power supply unit 23 has a small, high-output rechargeable secondary battery such as a lithium battery, for example, and has a charging terminal for charging the secondary battery.

The switch 24 has a power switch 241 for turning on / off the power of the position notification device 20 as a whole, and a GPS switch 242 for turning on / off the power to the GPS position detecting device 21. The power switch 241 is configured as a manual open / close switch, and turns on / off the power supply to the entire position notification device. When the power switch 241 is turned on, power is always supplied to the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 and the mobile communication base station 30 is in a state of waiting for a call. The GPS switch 242 is a switch that can be turned on from the mobile communication transmission / reception device 22 when a paging call is received from the monitoring center 40, and switches the GPS reception device 212 and the GPS arithmetic processing device 213 when the paging call occurs. It is made to operate and obtain positional information.

With this configuration, only when a call is made from the monitoring center 40, position information is acquired and the position information is transmitted to the monitoring center 40, so that power consumption can be minimized. This GPS switch 242 can be omitted.

The mobile communication base station 30 is provided with
Is a station that communicates with the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 of
When the monitoring range is wide, a plurality of stations are provided. The mobile communication base station 30 is connected to the monitoring center 40 using a public line network such as ISDN.

The monitoring center 40 is connected to the host computer 4
1, a communication device 42, various data 43 such as map data 421, registration data 432, and a modem 44, and can be provided, for example, at an operation monitoring center of a delivery vehicle of a transportation company.

The host computer 41 has a display screen 411 and a storage device 412 in addition to a normal arithmetic processing device. The storage device 412 stores various data 43.

The host computer 41 receives the current position information transmitted from the position notification device 20 attached to the pet P, extracts the map data of the corresponding area from the map data 431, displays the map data on the screen 411,
It has a function of displaying the position, moving direction, moving speed, and the like of the search target on the map. Further, the host computer 41 has a function of calling the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 to be searched during the search.

The communication device 42 has a function of making a call with a search request device 60 such as a mobile communication device carried by the client S and a mobile communication device 50 carried by the searcher C, and is registered in the monitoring center. Various data relating to the searched object are transmitted to the requester S and the searcher C.

The various data 43 are stored in the storage device 412. The various data 43 includes map data 431 divided and managed for each area, and various data related to the search area and the search target of the registration data 432 relating to the search target. Is provided.

The map data 431 is data relating to a map of an area where a search target exists. When a wide area is set as a search target, the map data 431 is composed of map data of a plurality of areas. It is configured to be able to. Map data 431
Is a large, rough map showing a large area,
And a small detailed view that enlarges and displays the narrow area.

The registration data 432 includes, in addition to the registration number (ID number) and the telephone number (calling number) of the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 attached to the search target, the address, name, gender, age, height, clothing. , Personal belongings, other features, photos, and other data that will be helpful when searching. When the search target is a pet such as a dog, as shown in FIG. 3, the registration data 432 relating to the search target includes a registration number (ID number) and a telephone number (calling number) of the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 attached to the search target. (Call number), type, gender, body length, hair color, name, owner's name, other characteristics of the collar, etc., which are used as reference when searching, and other read addresses of a memory storing photo data. These data include data entered at the time of registration and data entered at the time of search based on information from the search requester.

The public network and the host computer 41 are connected via a modem 44 so that data can be transferred.

If the search area is large, the searcher C can use the vehicle 50A, such as a courier pickup / delivery vehicle. If the search area is limited to a narrow area, the searcher C can use the vehicle or a light vehicle. It can be a person 50B riding. When the searcher C is the vehicle 50A, the vehicle 50
The mobile communication transmitting / receiving device, the GPS position detecting device, and the display device can be mounted on A. When the vehicle 50A is a pickup and delivery vehicle, the monitoring center 40 may also serve as a home delivery control center. When the searcher C is the person 50B who moves on foot or the like, it is necessary to have the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 52, and further, a portable display device for displaying map data can be provided.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which the searcher C is the pickup and delivery vehicle 50A. The collection and delivery vehicle 50A includes a GPS position detection device 51 used for collection and delivery, and a mobile communication transmitting and receiving device 52.
And a display device 53 for displaying a GPS map screen and the like. The GPS position detecting device 51 includes an antenna 51
1, a GPS receiver 512, and a GPS processor 5
13 and a CDROM 5 storing a plurality of map data and the like
14. The mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 52 may be a mobile communication transmitting / receiving device such as the above-described PHS, or may be a mobile communication transmitting / receiving device such as a car phone.

The search request device 60 is carried by the leader when a lost child is targeted, and is owned by the owner when the purpose is to search for a pet. The search request device 60 includes a mobile communication transmitting / receiving device. The search request device 60
Further, a display device for displaying map data and the like can be provided.

Hereinafter, a search method using this system will be described with reference to a pet search as an example. When taking out the pet P for a walk, the owner S gives the pet P a position notification device 2
0, and the power switch 241 is turned on. The owner S who has lost the pet P during the walk is the search request device 6
Using 0, the registration number (ID information) is given to the monitoring center 40 to notify the disappearance of the pet, and a search is requested.

When the monitoring center 40 receives the search request,
With reference to the registration data 432 stored in the storage device 412, the calling number (telephone number) of the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 of the position notification device 20 attached to the pet (search target) P is read, and the pet P is moved. A calling call for calling the communication transmitting / receiving device 22 is issued to the mobile communication system.
The mobile communication system refers to the location registration information acquired from the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 based on the call information, and the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 selects a mobile communication base station 30 within a communication range, and A call is made from 30 to the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 attached to the pet P.

Position notification device 2 attached to pet P
0, the mobile communication transmitting / receiving apparatus 22 turns on the GPS switch 242 and
The S position detecting device 21 is started.

The GPS position detecting device 21 is used for the artificial satellite 10
It calculates data such as its own position using the ranging radio waves from the mobile terminal, and sends the calculation result to the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22.

The mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 transmits the position data and the like of itself to the monitoring center 4 via the mobile communication base station 30.
Send to 0.

The monitoring center 40 retrieves the map of the area where the search target is located from the map data 43 based on the position information sent from the search target, reads the map, and displays the map on the display screen 411 of the host computer 41. . Further, the host computer 41 displays a mark representing the pet P at a corresponding position on the map on the display screen 411 based on the position data received from the search target. The moving direction of the pet can be displayed on the screen together with the direction of the mark representing the pet.

An example of the map and the search target mark displayed on the display screen 411 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows an example of a map displayed on the display screen 411 of the host computer 41 of the monitoring center. The map data displays the area displayed on the screen and the respective addresses, road names, intersection names, owner's home, names of various buildings, and the like. Further, a mark 43 representing the search target P is displayed on the screen.
3 is displayed based on the position data sent from the search target. Further, on the display screen 411, various kinds of search target data such as the pet type, coat color, name, and photograph registered in advance together with the map data can be displayed in the sub-window.

The monitoring center 40 transmits the position data shown on the screen to the searcher C near the pet P via the mobile communication system. When the searcher C is the person 50B having only the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 52, the monitoring center 40 provides the searcher C with the map data and the position data shown on the display screen 411 and other various data to assist the search. On the other hand, the notification is made by voice via the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 52. When the searcher C has a display device 53 in addition to the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 52, such as a pickup / delivery vehicle 50A, various search target data such as pet position data and pet photos are simultaneously transmitted to the display device. 53 can be displayed.

In the pickup / delivery vehicle 50A, the C
The map is displayed on the screen of the display device 53 using the map data stored in the DROM 514 or the like, and the position data of the pet P sent from the monitoring center 40 is displayed in an overlapping manner. The driver moves near the pet P based on this map, searches for the pet by referring to the photos and features included in the search target data, and protects the pet.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the pet P or the like moves away from under the guardian S, the position can be quickly and accurately known. In the above-described embodiment, the pet P is taken as an example of a search target. However, as a search target, an elderly person suffering from dementia or a young child K who cannot know his / her position can be surely searched. You can search quickly.

In the above description, an example has been described in which the monitoring center 40 is provided in, for example, an operation center of a home delivery vehicle. However, the searcher 50 has the GPS position detecting device 51 and can display the position of the search target on a map. When the collection and delivery vehicle 50A has the function of replacing the monitoring center, the collection and delivery vehicle 50A
The system can be operated using itself as a monitoring center. In this case, the search requester 60 may directly request the collection and delivery vehicle 50A to search using mobile communication.

Further, the function of the monitoring center 40 is provided in a personal computer installed in a home or the like, and communication is performed between the personal computer having the monitoring center function and the search target 20 using mobile communication via a public line. Thereby, a simple system that can be used individually can be formed.

In the above embodiment, GPS is used as a method of detecting a position. However, in a space of a fixed size such as an amusement park or a department store, a distance measuring radio wave is emitted instead of the artificial satellite 10. Three or more transmitters are provided, and the distance can be indicated in detail by using the ranging radio waves, and the search can be made more accurate and easier by making the map data more detailed.

In this case, the communication device 61 of the search requester 60 is provided with a means for detecting its own position, and when the search request to the monitoring center 40 is made, the position information of the user is notified. The position of the target 20 and the search requester 60 can be displayed on a map, and the search requester 60 can be notified of the positional relationship between the search requester 60 and the search target 20. At this time, if the position information of both is notified to the searcher 50B, the search ability can be further improved.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the method for monitoring the movement position of a child or small animal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment is a form that constantly monitors whether a search target such as a pet is within a monitoring range of a guardian such as an owner or the like, and furthermore, when a search target is in a designated dangerous area. This is a mode in which an alarm is issued.

The outline of the configuration of the moving position monitoring system 200 for children and small animals according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The system 200 includes at least a GPS satellite 10, a position notification device 20 attached to a pet P, a mobile communication base station 30, a monitoring center 40, and an area monitoring device 70.

The position notification device 20 has substantially the same configuration as the position notification device 20 shown in the first embodiment, except that the GPS switch 242 is omitted and the power switch 24 is provided.
The difference is that power is supplied to the GPS position detecting device 21 when 1 is turned on. The position notification device 20 according to this embodiment is configured to transmit a radio wave having a constant output from the mobile communication transmission / reception device 22. This radio wave serves as an area monitoring radio wave for detecting in which area of the monitoring range the pet P is. As the area monitoring radio wave, a radio wave for mobile communication can be used, or a radio wave of a cordless telephone can be used.

The area monitoring device 70 receives the area monitoring radio wave from the position notification device 20 using an omnidirectional antenna, and monitors the level thereof. It has a function of determining which area away from the user.

As shown in FIG. 7, the antenna A of the area monitoring device 70 receives an area monitoring radio wave emitted from a position at a predetermined radius at a constant level. For example, area 1
Is a region where the reception level is 1 or more, and region 2 is
Region 1 is at a level 1 to 1/4 of the reception level on the outer periphery of region 1, and region 3 is 1 of the reception level on the periphery of region 1
Region 4 is a region at a level of ４ to 1/9, and region 4 is a region at a level of 1/9 to 1/16 of the reception level on the outer periphery of region 1. The area 1 and the area 2 are areas that are safe for the pet P to be monitored by the owner, and are, for example, areas in the site T where the owner's house is built. Area 3
Is an area including the area inside the site T and the area of the phosphorus house and road outside the site T. In this embodiment, the area D outside the site T, which is indicated by the cross hatching, is defined as a dangerous area. The area 4 is a dangerous area for the pet P that does not include the site T.

Therefore, the area monitoring apparatus 70 can determine which area the pet P is in by comparing the reception level of the received area monitoring radio wave with a plurality of preset reference levels.

The area monitoring device 70 monitors the reception level of the area monitoring radio wave transmitted from the pet P. When the pet P is in the area 1 or the area 2, the area monitoring is continued to determine whether or not the pet P enters the area 3. .

When the pet P enters the area 3 having the dangerous area D, the area monitoring device 70 requests the monitoring center 40 to add the registration number (ID information) and monitor the position of the pet P.
This position monitoring request can be made via a normal telephone line when the area monitoring device 70 is stationary, and can be requested by mobile communication when the area monitoring device 70 is portable. Can be.

The monitoring center 40 that has received the request for monitoring the position of the pet P reads the telephone number of the requested registration number with reference to the registration table 432 and reads the telephone number of the requested registration number. Is issued via the mobile communication base station 30.

In response to this call, the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 22 of the position notification device 20 attached to the pet P connected to the monitoring center 40 transmits the position information obtained by the GPS position detecting device 21 to the monitoring center 40.

The monitoring center 40 superimposes the current position of the pet P based on the position information received on the map created from the read map data, and determines whether or not the pet P is in the dangerous area D preset for each registration number. Determine whether or not. When the pet P is not in the dangerous area D, the monitoring center 40 notifies the area monitoring device 70 that the pet P is not in the dangerous area. When the pet P enters the dangerous area D, the monitoring center 40 notifies the area monitoring device 70 that the pet P has entered the dangerous area.

The area monitoring device 70, which has been notified of the position monitoring result from the monitoring center 40, continues area monitoring when the pet P is not in the dangerous area. When the pet P enters the dangerous area, the owner is notified that the pet has entered the dangerous area by turning on a lamp or sounding a buzzer indicating that the pet has entered the dangerous area.

When the monitoring center 40 detects that the pet P has escaped from the premises during the position monitoring, the monitoring center 40 displays the current position of the pet P by displaying a pet icon on the display screen 411 and displays the current position of the pet P to the owner. Notifies you of your pet's escape and your current location. On the other hand, when the pet P goes out of the communication range of the area monitoring device 70, the area monitoring device 70 sounds a buzzer or flashes a lamp to notify the owner of the escape of the pet P.

The owner and the monitoring center 40 discuss the search method and determine the search method. When the owner searches, the owner always searches for the pet P with the information on the new current position while keeping in contact with the monitoring center 40. When the monitoring center 40 searches, the monitoring center 40 dispatches the searcher C near the pet P, and
To explore. In this case, when the searcher C is the pickup / delivery vehicle 50A as in the first embodiment, the pickup / delivery vehicle 50A closest to the pet P is searched by the optimal dispatch, and the position data of the pet P and other data are retrieved. Transmit various data and instruct search.

In the case of the portable area monitoring device 70, this system can be used when going out. In this case, there is no need to set the danger area D, and the pet P
An alarm is issued when the user is away from the owner S by a predetermined range. The owner S and the monitoring center 40 communicate with each other via the mobile communication transmitting / receiving device. The method of finding the position of the pet P is the same as in the case of the site.

According to this method, it is possible to constantly monitor whether or not the pet P is within the safe protection range, and if the pet P is in the area including the dangerous area, it is possible to monitor that the pet P enters the dangerous area D. , The pet P enters the danger area D in advance, and the pet can be prevented from encountering danger.

In the above embodiment, the area monitoring device 70
Has been requested to monitor the monitoring center when the pet P enters the area 3 including the dangerous area D. However, the monitoring of the pet P may be always performed in the monitoring center.
Further, an alarm may be issued to the owner when the pet P enters the area 3 including the dangerous area D. Furthermore, the function of the monitoring center 40 can be an individual simple monitoring system provided in a personal computer provided in the home similarly to the first embodiment.

Further, the position notifying means according to the present invention comprises:
The outpatients can carry it to the surveillance center by carrying out simple operations such as pressing the search request button, so that taxis, pickup and delivery vehicles, etc. can be dispatched to outpatients. You may be greeted.

[0067]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to know the whereabouts of infants, pets, etc., who cannot themselves know the current position, and to easily find them.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration example of a system to which a position monitoring method for children and small animals according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a position notification device that configures a system to which the method for monitoring the position of a child or small animal according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of registration data held by a monitoring center configuring a system to which the method for monitoring the position of a child or small animal according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a searcher configuring a system to which the position monitoring method for children and small animals according to the present invention is applied;

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining an example of a map screen displayed on a monitoring center constituting a system to which the method for monitoring the position of a child or small animal according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration example of a system to which a position monitoring method for a child or a small animal according to another embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the principle of area monitoring.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 artificial satellite (GPS) 20 position notifying device 21 GPS position detecting device 211 GPS antenna 212 GPS receiving device 213 GPS arithmetic processing unit 22 mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 221 mobile communication antenna 23 power supply device 24 switch 241 power switch 242 GPS switch 30 Mobile communication base station 40 Monitoring center 41 Host computer 42 Communication device 43 Various data 431 Map data 432 Registration data 433 Pet symbol 44 Modem 50 Search means 51 GPS position detecting device 52 Mobile communication transmitting / receiving device 53 Display device 60 Search request device 70 Area Monitoring device

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A moving position monitoring method for a child / small animal using a position detecting means attached to a child / small animal or the like which cannot notify its own position, a communication means, and a monitoring center. The position detecting means receives radio waves from a plurality of transmitting stations located in different places to detect its own position, and the communication means transmits its own position information detected by the position detecting means to the monitoring center, A method of monitoring a movement position of a child, a small animal, or the like, wherein the monitoring center searches a map provided in the monitoring center using the received position information, and displays a position of a search target on the searched map. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of broadcasting stations are GPS satellites, and the position detecting means detects its own latitude and longitude using a GPS system. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the communication means is mobile communication comprising a communication device provided in the position detection means and a base station. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring center, upon receiving the search request, calls the communication means attached to the search target and requests the position data of the position detecting means. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring center notifies the searcher of the detected position information. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the searcher is a vehicle whose operation is controlled by a dispatch center. 7. A position notification device in a child / small animal / moving animal moving position monitoring system comprising a position detecting means attached to a child / small animal or the like which cannot notify its own position, a communication means, and a monitoring center, A position notifying device comprising: a position detecting device for detecting a position of the own device; and a mobile communication device, wherein the position notifying device is configured to notify the monitoring center of the own position information via the mobile communication device. 8. The position notification device further includes a switch for supplying power to the position detection device, and when a call to the position detection device is made, the position information obtained by operating the position detection device is transmitted to the mobile communication device. The position notification device according to claim 7, wherein the position notification device is configured to notify the monitoring center via the device. 9. The position notification device according to claim 7, wherein the position detection device is a GPS position detection device.