JPH1164007A - Current position search/communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a current position search device, wherein a GPS antenna is attached to a portable telephone and a control center analyzes a reception signal to be displayed on a display device, for a system wherein a third person searches the current position of a person carrying it, or a person enabling to notice his position. SOLUTION: A GPS device is constituted of a GPS antenna device 10 for receiving signal from a satellite 4, a GPS reception/analysis device 30, and a display device 40. With the GPS antenna device 10 which is operated from remote position with a communication line by a portable telephone 3, a pager, and a PHS and a transfer/transmission device for reception signal are mounted, the signal received with the GPS antenna is analyzed with the reception/analysis device 30 at a remote control center, and a current position is displayed on the display device 40 based on it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a current position search communication device, and more particularly to a global positioning system using a satellite.
The present invention relates to a device in which an antenna receiving device in m (GPS), that is, a global positioning system, is mounted on a mobile phone, and a current position of an individual or an object possessing the mobile phone can be searched by a remote control from a control center.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art GPS (Globa using satellite)
l Positioning System (Global Positioning System) to check the current location of a running car has already been put to practical use. Similarly, various devices have been developed for measuring the current position of an individual, but there has been a drawback that the device is large and the weight is unsuitable for the individual to carry. Current position search device (navigation) mounted on a car
Is a 16-bit CPU (processor) in the car, CD-R
An OM, a GPS sensor and a display device of an appropriate size are mounted and operated and operated by car navigation software. The size of these devices is composed of a transmission / reception device with a satellite and a display device for analyzing and displaying a signal received from the satellite, and is not a size that is portable.

On the other hand, a portable GPS navigation device has also been developed. By operating a button, a radio wave from a satellite is received and the current position (latitude / longitude) and time, and the moving direction and speed are displayed. Is what you do. Although it is a portable weight, it is carried by the person for the purpose of measuring the present location, and in an emergency, complicated operation is required and is not suitable. In addition, since a conventional portable GPS navigation device of this kind is intended for a carrier or an owner to confirm his / her current location,
The device is LE as a display device that displays the current location
A display device such as D or CRT is provided. The display device needs to have a certain size even in an era of lightness and shortness, and thus has a disadvantage that the size of the entire device cannot be reduced.

[0004] On the other hand, in modern society, there are many dangers, and it is not necessary to report each person's whereabouts,
There is a strong need for a means to confirm the person's whereabouts as necessary. In the case of increasing violent crimes such as abductions, confirmation of the victim's current location is an important key to early detection and key to solving the case. Also, in order for climbers to report their current location, it is necessary to equip this type of GPS-based current location search and communication device when entering the mountain to prevent serious accidents before they occur or to resolve them as soon as possible. There is no doubt that it will trigger you. In addition, various methods for tracing the wandering of an elderly person with dementia have been conventionally searched for, but it is a reality that no effective means or device appears. Accordingly, there has been a demand for a device capable of displaying the current position of a person carrying the device by a third party on a display device provided on the ground or in a control center.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a device which allows a third party to search for the current position of a person carrying the device or to allow the person to contact the person. The person at the control center transmits radio waves to the mobile phone at will and automatically receives signals from satellites.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a current position searching device for displaying a signal received from the satellite (or a person's own intention) on a display device installed in a control center through a public line by a mobile phone.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a present position locating and communicating device, comprising: a GPS antenna device for receiving a signal from a satellite; A device that sends a call, ie a mobile phone or pager (commonly called a pager) or PHS
(Personal Handy phone System), equipped with a receiving antenna device with a satellite that enables remote operation from a communication line such as a public line, and a device that displays the position based on the received signal (Global Positioning System using satellites = Global Positioning System) using a display device separated from the receiving device is installed in a control center at a remote location. A device that receives a signal from a satellite by telephone operation using a communication line signal such as a public line from a remote place, and further has a function to automatically transfer the signal received from the satellite to a receiver installed at the control center It is a dedicated machine that excludes the interactive function from a mobile phone, or a pager (commonly called a pager) or PHS (Personal Handy phone Syst
em), it is desirable to have a structure that is additionally provided to the emulator.It is a structure that receives public line signals and automatically transmits them to satellites, and a structure that automatically transmits signals received from satellites to the control center receiver. . In addition, it is possible to equip a portable telephone capable of interactive communication, despite simplification, reduction in power consumption, and miniaturization. The display device determines a position, a speed, a direction, a time, and the like based on a signal received from a satellite, and displays a current location of the mobile phone on a CRT or an LRT which is a display installed in a control center.
This is a structure for displaying on an ED or the like.

[0007]

[Operation] The present location search and communication device according to the present invention has the above-described configuration.
The antenna device that receives the signal from the satellite is installed on the mobile phone side, and the display device is installed on the control center side.When confirming the position of the person carrying the current position search contact device, it is first installed on the control center. The mobile telephone 3 is accessed from the telephone 3a through a public line, and the antenna device 10 for receiving a signal from a satellite connected to the current position search and communication device is operated. The signal received from the satellite is transmitted to the control center that has accessed the mobile phone from the public line through the mobile phone. The signal from the satellite received by the control center is analyzed by the receiving device 30 and displayed on the display device 40.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a current position search and communication device according to the present invention. The current position search communication device 1 includes a mobile phone 3, an antenna device 10 for receiving a signal from a satellite, a device 20 for transmitting a signal received from the satellite to a display device, a receiving device 30 for the transmitted signal, and a display device. Device 40.

Paging (commonly called pager), PHS
(Personal Handy phone System) or mobile phone 3
Has a function of receiving a signal for activating a device that receives radio waves from a satellite and transmitting the signal received from the satellite to a display device. A device 20 for transmitting a signal received from a satellite to a display device is built in as a function of the mobile phone. In this embodiment, a dedicated mobile phone is used,
The mobile phone is a special-purpose machine without the interactive function,
When there is an incoming call from the control center, the device that automatically receives the radio wave from the satellite operates. In addition, the transmission of the signal received from the satellite to the display device is automatically performed. The control center disconnects the telephone line after receiving the signal from the satellite. The mobile phone automatically disconnects the line after transmission is completed. Omission of the interactive function simplifies the entire mechanism, reduces power consumption during standby time, and saves power.
The size of the entire device can be reduced. The conventional GPS device has a disadvantage that the receiver and the display device for receiving signals from the satellite are one set, so that the entire device has to be enlarged. However, the present position search communication device according to the present invention has a disadvantage. The equipment itself is lightweight because the equipment is installed in the control center.

A device 20 for transmitting a signal received from a satellite to a display device has a structure which can be operated by a public line signal not only by an incoming call from a control center but also by a telephone operation from a remote place by a telephone. Is
In this structure, the data is automatically transferred to the receiving device installed in the control center after receiving. Accordingly, the data can be operated not only by the telephone operation from the control center but also by a telephone from a third party who knows the telephone number of the carrier, and the structure is also operated by the operation of the person. In this structure, only the receiving antenna device and the transmitting device of the received signal are integrated. A person who owns a dedicated mobile phone with a current position search contact device can also display the current position of the mobile phone in the control center by himself. Thus, there is an advantage that the location of the danger is simultaneously reported at the same time as the emergency SOS signal transmission function.

On the other hand, the portable telephone is not necessarily a dedicated one equipped with the current position search communication device, but may be a structure in which a function of the current position search communication device is added to a normal interactive mobile telephone. is there. This is the antenna device 1
This is another embodiment in which a telephone function (interactive function) is further added to the transmitting device 20 and the transmitting device 20. According to this embodiment, it is possible to effectively use a widely used mobile phone as a current position positioning device. In addition, it is thought that there is a futuristic effect that results in carrying the current position positioning device just as if you are carrying a mobile phone you usually use instead of having a dedicated current position positioning device, It is thought that it greatly helps to prevent outbreaks.

The transmitted signal receiving device 30 is a device for transmitting a received signal from a satellite transmitted from a transmitting device built in a mobile phone to a display device which is analyzed, and is installed in a control center. .

The display device 40 is a device that analyzes a signal received from a satellite by the receiving device 30 and displays the current position of the current position searching and communicating device on a screen. Although various types of device structures are conceivable, a CRT or LED display device is used. Various types of display methods are possible.

The display device analyzes the signal received from the satellite, determines the position, speed, direction, time, etc., and displays the current location of the mobile phone on a display installed in the control center. Although the structure itself is the same as the conventional one, it is characterized in that the installation place is separated from a device for transmitting and receiving signals with the satellite.

[0015]

The present location search communication device according to the present invention has the following effects because it has the above-described configuration. (1) Since the receiver for receiving signals from satellites that can be remotely controlled by combining with the mobile phone and the display device installed at the control center are separated, the current position search and contact device can be used by the carrier. Anyone who knows the telephone number can easily make a call to the mobile phone to display and confirm the current position of the current position search and contact device on the display device of the control center. Since the display device is separated from the device for receiving the signal from the satellite, only the antenna portion is added, so that it is lightweight, compact and convenient to carry. A usage method in which the person carrying the telephone transmits the SOS signal to inform the user of his / her current location is also conceivable. Further, if the current position search and communication device according to the present invention is mounted on an automobile, it is possible to promptly arrange an ambulance by measuring the accident site with a satellite at the time of an accident. (2) Since the receiver of the signal from the satellite can be operated by the public line signal by telephone operation from a remote place, anyone who knows the telephone number of the carrier can easily use the current position search contact device. it can. The current position displayed on the display device installed in the control center is Fa
It can be easily received by x or E-mail. (3) Since a dedicated mobile phone is used, the structure is simple, lightweight and compact, and it is inexpensive, and it is also possible to lend to climbers or the like as an obligation when entering the mountain. (4) If this function is added to a normal mobile phone, it will have a current location locating and contacting device without any resistance, and it will have a great effect on crime prevention, at least from the criminal policy point of view of crime prevention. The effect can be expected to be great. (5) The signal from the satellite is analyzed and the position, speed, direction, time, etc. are determined and displayed on the display installed in the control center. Anyone can easily determine the position.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a current position search communication device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Current position search contact device 3 Mobile telephone 3a Normal telephone 4 Satellite 10 Receiving antenna device with satellite 20 Transmitting device 30 Receiving device 40 Display device

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[Submission date] September 16, 1997

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[Title of the Invention] Current position search communication device

[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device for locating a current position, and more particularly to Global Positioning using a satellite.
The present invention relates to an on-line system (GPS), that is, a device in which a GPS antenna device in a global positioning system is mounted on a mobile phone, and a current position of an individual or an object holding the mobile phone can be searched by a remote control from a control center. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art GPS (global transmission using satellites) is used for automobiles.
Checking the current position of a running vehicle by mounting a bal Positioning System (global positioning system) has already been put to practical use. Similarly, various devices have been developed for measuring the current position of an individual. However, as described below, the device is large and has a drawback that the weight is unsuitable for the individual to carry. The current position search device (navigation) mounted on the car has a CPU inside the car.
(Processor), a CD-ROM, a GPS sensor, and a display device of an appropriate size are mounted and operated and operated by car navigation software. These devices are composed of an antenna device for receiving a signal from a satellite, a reception analysis device for analyzing the received signal, and a display device for displaying a position, and are not suitable for carrying.

On the other hand, a portable GPS navigation device has also been developed. By operating a button, a radio wave from a satellite is received and the current position (latitude / longitude) and time, and the moving direction and speed are displayed. Is what you do. Although it is a portable weight, it is transported and operated by the wearer for the purpose of measuring the current position, and is particularly unsuitable in an emergency because complicated operations are required. In addition, since a conventional portable GPS navigation device of this kind is intended for a carrier to check his / her current location, the device is equipped with a display device such as an LED or CRT as a display device for displaying the current location. Have been.
The display device needs to have a certain size even in an era of lightness and shortness, and thus has a disadvantage that the size of the entire device cannot be reduced.

[0004] On the other hand, in modern society, there are many dangers, and it is not necessary to report each person's whereabouts,
There is a strong need for a means to confirm the person's whereabouts as necessary. In the case of increasing violent crimes such as kidnapping, early detection of the victim's current location is an important key to solving the case, without the need for exaggeration.
Also, in order for climbers to report their current location, it is necessary to equip this type of GPS-based current location search and communication device when entering the mountain to prevent serious accidents before they occur or to resolve them as soon as possible. There is no doubt that it will trigger you. In addition, various methods for tracing the wandering of an elderly person with dementia have been conventionally searched for, but it is a reality that no effective means or device appears. Accordingly, there has been a demand for a device capable of displaying the current position of a person carrying the device on a display device provided at a control center.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a device that allows a third party to search for the current position of a person carrying the device or to allow the person to contact the person. By transmitting radio waves to the mobile phone at the will of the person at the control center and automatically receiving the signal from the satellite, the signal received from the satellite (or at the will of the person) is installed at the control center via the public line by the mobile phone The present invention is to provide a current position search communication device to be displayed on a displayed display device.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a present position search and communication device according to the present invention analyzes a GPS antenna device for receiving a signal from a satellite and a signal received from a satellite. G consisting of a device and a display device
A PS device, such as a mobile phone or a pager (commonly called a pager), a PHS (Personal Hand)
y phoneSystem) is equipped with a GPS antenna device for receiving a signal from a satellite that enables remote operation from a public line, a dedicated line, and a communication line such as the Internet, and a device for transmitting the signal. In this configuration, a device for receiving the signal, a reception analysis device, and a display device are installed in a certain control center. A GPS signal from a satellite is received by telephone operation using a communication line signal such as a public line from a remote place, and a signal received from the satellite is automatically transmitted via a telephone line to a reception analysis device installed at a control center. The mobile phone is equipped with a dedicated machine that eliminates the interactive function from a mobile phone to reduce the size and weight, or a pager (commonly called a pager) or a PHS (Personal Handy).
It is desirable to use a structure that is additionally provided in a phone system, and is a structure that automatically transmits a reception signal from a satellite to a reception analysis device of a control center. In addition, it is possible to equip a portable telephone capable of interactive communication, despite simplification, reduction in power consumption, and miniaturization. The display device installed in the control center determines the position, speed, direction, time, etc., based on the signals received and analyzed from the satellite, and displays the current location of the mobile phone on a display such as a CRT or LED. This is the structure to be displayed.

[0007]

[Operation] The present location search and communication device according to the present invention has the above-described configuration.
A GPS antenna device for receiving a signal from a satellite is installed on the mobile phone side, and a reception analysis device and a display device are installed on the control center side.
When confirming the position of the person carrying the mobile phone containing the mobile phone, a call is made to the dedicated mobile phone 3 from the dedicated phone 3a installed at the control center through a public line, and the satellite from the satellite currently stored in the location search communication device is used. The GPS antenna device 10 for receiving a signal is operated. The signal received from the satellite is transmitted through the dedicated mobile phone 3 to the dedicated telephone 3a of the control center that called the mobile phone from the public line. The signal from the satellite received by the dedicated telephone 3a of the control center is transmitted to the reception analysis device 3
0 is analyzed and displayed on the display device 40.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a current position search and communication device according to the present invention. The current position search communication device 1 includes a dedicated mobile phone 3 having a built-in GPS antenna device 10 for receiving a signal from a satellite, and a dedicated phone 3a in a control center.
And a reception analysis device 30 for the transmitted signal, and a display device 4
It consists of 0.

Paging (commonly called pager), PHS
(Personal Handyphone System
em) or the mobile telephone 3 is a device having a function of receiving a signal from a satellite by a call from the telephone 3a of the control center and transmitting the signal received from the satellite to the telephone 3a of the control center. In this embodiment, a dedicated mobile phone is used, and the mobile phone is a dedicated device having a structure excluding an interactive function, and a GPS antenna which automatically receives a signal from a satellite when a call is received from a control center. The device operates. Also, the transmission of the signal received from the satellite to the control center is automatically performed. The control center disconnects the telephone call after receiving the signal from the satellite with the dedicated telephone and puts the telephone into standby. The mobile phone has a simplified mechanism due to the elimination of the interactive function, is a power-saving type in which power consumption during standby time is reduced, and can be downsized as a whole. The conventional GPS device has a disadvantage that the entire device must be large because the antenna device for receiving signals from satellites, the reception analysis device for analyzing GPS signals, and the display device are one set. ,
In the present position search communication device according to the present invention, the reception analysis device 30 for analyzing the GPS signal and the display device 40 are installed in the control center, so that the device itself does not change. Has become.

The dedicated portable telephone 3 for transmitting a signal received from a satellite transmits a signal from the satellite to a telephone 3a installed in a control center, and the signal is automatically transferred to a reception analyzer. . The mobile phone is operated not only by the telephone from the control center but also by the person holding the mobile phone. A person carrying a dedicated mobile phone equipped with the GPS antenna of the current position search communication device can display the current position of the mobile phone in the control center by himself. This allows
There is also an advantage that the place of danger can be reported at the same time as the emergency SOS signal transmission function.

On the other hand, the portable telephone is not necessarily a dedicated portable telephone for the current position search contact device, but another embodiment of a structure in which the function of the current position search contact device is added to a normal interactive mobile telephone is also possible. It is. GPS antenna device 10
According to another embodiment to which a telephone function (interactive function) is further added, it is possible to effectively use a widely spread mobile phone as a current position positioning device. In addition, it is thought that there is a futuristic effect that results in carrying the current position positioning device just as if you are carrying a mobile phone you usually use instead of having a dedicated current position positioning device, It is thought that it greatly helps to prevent outbreaks.

The GPS antenna device 10 comprises a GPS transmitter antenna.

The reception analysis device 30 is a device that receives and analyzes a GPS signal from a satellite transmitted from the mobile phone 3 to the telephone 3a of the control center, and sends the analyzed data to a display device. is set up.

The display device 40 is a device that analyzes a signal received from a satellite by the reception analysis device 30 and displays the current position of the current position search communication device on a screen. Although various types of device structures are conceivable, a CRT or LED display device is used. Various types of display methods are possible.

The display device displays the position, speed, direction, and the like of the current location of the mobile phone on the display based on the signal analyzed by the reception analysis device 30 installed in the control center.
It is a structure that displays by time etc., and the structure itself is the same as before, but the installation location is a GP that receives signals from satellites.
The feature is that it is separated from the S antenna device.

[0016]

The present location search communication device according to the present invention has the following effects because it has the above-described configuration. (1) By combining a mobile phone and a GPS transmitter antenna, the GPS antenna device that can be remotely controlled is separated from the reception analysis device and display device installed in the control center, so it is activated by a call from the control center. Then, the position of the mobile phone storing the GPS antenna device can be displayed on the display device of the control center. Since only a GPS antenna device for receiving a signal from a satellite is added to a mobile phone, a GPS signal reception analysis device and a display device are separated from each other, so that the device is lightweight, compact and convenient to carry. A usage method in which the person carrying the telephone transmits the SOS signal to inform the user of his / her current location is also conceivable. Also, if the vehicle is equipped with the current position search contact device according to the present invention,
In an emergency or accident, the accident site can be measured by satellite to quickly arrange an ambulance immediately. (2) Since the GPS antenna device for receiving the signal from the satellite can be operated by the public line signal by telephone operation from a remote place, the position is displayed on the display device by operating at the control center. The current position displayed on the display device installed in the control center is Fax or E-m.
It is possible to receive it easily by e-mail or the like. (3) Since a dedicated mobile phone is used, the structure is simple, lightweight and compact, and it is inexpensive, and it is also possible to lend to climbers or the like as an obligation when entering the mountain. (4) If this function is added to a normal mobile phone, the GPS antenna device will be possessed without any resistance, which will have a great effect on crime prevention, and will be extremely effective at least from the criminal policy standpoint of crime prevention. Expect to be big. (5) Since the signal from the satellite is analyzed and the position, speed, direction, time, etc. are determined and displayed on the display installed in the control center, the position of the person carrying the GPS antenna device is required by a third party. It is possible to determine at any time in the control center according to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a current position search communication device according to the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Current position search contact device 3 Mobile phone 3a Telephone 4 Satellite 10 GPS antenna device 30 Reception analysis device 40 Display device

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A GPS (satellite-based) comprising a GPS antenna device for receiving a signal from a satellite, a device for transmitting a signal received from the satellite to a display device, and a device for displaying a position based on the received signal. Global Positioning Sy
stem = Global Positioning System), mobile phone or pager (commonly called pager), PHS (Pers
onal Handy phone System) is equipped with a receiving antenna device for receiving signals from satellites that enables remote operation from public lines, dedicated lines, and communication lines such as the Internet, and a device that transmits the signals to the display device. A display device separated from the receiving antenna device at a control center in a remote location, 2. An antenna apparatus for receiving a signal from a satellite which enables remote operation, receives the signal from the satellite by a communication line signal such as a public line, a dedicated line, and the Internet by a telephone operation from a remote place. Starting and further automatically transferring the signal received from the satellite to the receiving device installed in the control center. 3. The portable telephone is a dedicated portable telephone for a current position searching and communicating device, and has a structure excluding an interactive function. The portable telephone is provided with a communication line signal such as a public line, a dedicated line, and the Internet to transmit signals from a satellite. A current position search and contact device having a structure for receiving a signal and automatically transmitting the received signal to a control center receiving device. 4. The portable telephone is a portable telephone having a structure capable of ordinary conversation, receives a signal from a satellite through a communication line signal such as a public line, a dedicated line, and the Internet, and transmits the received signal to a control center. Current position search and communication device characterized in that it has a structure for automatically transmitting to a receiving device 5. The display device determines the position, speed, and time based on a signal received from a satellite, and places the current location of the mobile phone on a display such as a CRT or LED installed in a control center. Current position searching and communicating device characterized in that it has a structure for displaying