TWI382368B - System and method for positioning a communication device in or after an earthquake - Google Patents

Description

Seismic field positioning system and method applied to communication device

The invention relates to a positioning system and method, in particular to a seismic field positioning system and method applied to a communication device.

Earthquake prediction is one of the contemporary scientific problems. At present, earthquake prediction still stays in the semi-empirical and semi-theoretical stage. Due to the complexity of earthquake genesis and the suddenness of earthquakes, and the current scientific level of people, the earthquake prediction is still a worldwide problem. There is no reliable way and means to accurately predict all destructive earthquakes in the world. .

It is undeniable that the earthquake has brought great disasters to people's lives and the economy. However, more regret is that rescuers need to spend a lot of time searching for the victims on the ruins after the earthquake, missing the 72-hour gold rescue time after the earthquake, causing many victims to lose their lives because they can't wait for timely rescue. .

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a seismic site positioning system and method for a communication device, which can acquire the earthquake disaster site information of the user of the communication device in time after the earthquake occurs, and send the acquired information to the rescue center.

A seismic field positioning system for a communication device, the communication device is communicatively coupled to a rescue center server, the communication device comprising a global positioning system and a camera device, the seismic site positioning system comprising: a camera module for transmitting the camera The device takes a picture of the earthquake site where the communication device is located and generates a corresponding photo; the positioning module is used to open the location The global positioning system is configured to locate the current location of the communication device, obtain the positioning information of the communication device when the communication device is successfully located, and write the module to write the acquired positioning information into the captured photo. Obtaining a photo including the positioning information of the communication device; and transmitting a module for transmitting the photo including the positioning information of the communication device to the rescue center server.

A seismic field localization method for a communication device, the communication device is communicatively coupled to a rescue center server, the communication device comprising a global positioning system and a photographing device, the seismic field positioning method comprising the steps of: communicating the communication through the photographing device Taking a picture at the earthquake site where the device is located and generating a corresponding photo; turning on the global positioning system to locate the current location of the communication device; determining whether the current location of the communication device is successfully located; when the current location of the communication device is successful When the location is successfully located, acquiring the positioning information of the communication device; writing the acquired positioning information to the captured photo to obtain a photo including the positioning information of the communication device; and transmitting the photo including the positioning information of the communication device to the rescue center server.

Compared with the prior art, the seismic field positioning system and method applied to the communication device can automatically take photos of the earthquake site and acquire the positioning information of the earthquake site after the earthquake occurs, and send the acquired information to the information. The rescue center enables rescuers to rescue the victims in time.

1 is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of a seismic field location system for use in a communication device. The application to the communication device The seismic site location system (hereinafter referred to as "seismic site location system") 10 is installed and operated in the communication device 1. The communication device 1 can communicate with the rescue center server 3 through the base station 2 to transmit the seismic field data to the rescue center server 3. The communication device 1 can be a mobile phone. The base station 2 can be a mobile phone base station. The rescue center server 3 may be a computer host.

The communication device 1 further includes a camera device 12 and an AGPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) system 14 .

The photographing device 12 is configured to take a picture of the earthquake scene where the communication device 11 is located.

The AGPS system 14 is an operation mode for performing GPS positioning with a certain assist. It can use the signal of the mobile base station to match the signal of the traditional GPS satellite positioning system, so that the positioning speed is faster. In the present embodiment, the AGPS system 14 is used to locate the current location of the communication device 1. In this embodiment, the AGPS system 16 is used in conjunction with a GPS satellite positioning system. In other embodiments of the present invention, the GPS satellite positioning system may be any other suitable satellite positioning system, for example, a Beidou satellite positioning system, The Galileo satellite positioning system, etc., the AGPS system 144 may also be a global positioning system software that is loaded on the communication device 1 for use with the Beidou satellite positioning system or the Galileo satellite positioning system.

As shown in FIG. 2, the present invention is applied to a functional module diagram of a seismic field location system of a communication device. The seismic field positioning system 10 includes an opening module 100, a camera module 102, a positioning module 104, a writing module 106, and Send module 108.

The opening module 100 is configured to enable the user to turn on the seismic field location system 10 in the communication device 1 when an earthquake occurs.

The camera module 102 is configured to take a photo of the earthquake site where the communication device 1 is located when the user turns on the seismic field location system 10 in the communication device 1, and generate a corresponding EXIF (Exchangeable image). File format, an image that can be exchanged for image files. The EXIF file is used to record attribute information and shooting data of the photograph taken, such as image resolution, exposure time, aperture value, and image capturing time. The format of the photo includes, but is not limited to, the JPEG format.

The positioning module 104 is configured to open the AGPS system 14 in the communication device 1 when the user turns on the seismic field positioning system 10 in the communication device 1, and locate the current location of the communication device 1.

The positioning module 104 is further configured to determine whether the AGPS system 14 successfully locates the communication device 1.

The positioning module 104 is further configured to acquire the positioning information of the communication device 1 when the AGPS system 14 successfully locates the communication device 1. The positioning information may include multiple types of data, for example, latitude and longitude data, specific geographical location data, and/or map indication data, etc., wherein the specific geographical location data may be expressed as “*provincial*city*zone*road” and the like. .

The writing module 106 is configured to write the acquired positioning information into an EXIF file of the photograph taken.

The sending module 108 is configured to send the photo generated by the camera module 102 to the rescue center server 3 through the base station 2 when the AGPS system 14 fails to locate the communication device 1; when the AGPS system 14 pairs the communication When the device 1 is successfully positioned, the photo processed by the writing module 106 is transmitted to the rescue center server 3 through the base station 2. When the photo received by the rescue center server 3 has no positioning information, the rescuer can find the location of the base station 2 that sent the photo through the received photo, and search for possible survivors around the found base station 2; When the photo received by the rescue center server 3 has positioning information, the rescuer can know the location and the status of the communication device 1 according to the positioning information contained in the received photo, and timely search and rescue the location of the communication device 1. .

As shown in FIG. 3, it is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the seismic field localization method applied to the communication device. First, in step S10, when an earthquake occurs, the user turns on the seismic field location system 10 in the communication device 1 through the opening module 100.

In step S12, when the user turns on the earthquake site location system 10 in the communication device 1, the camera module 102 takes a picture of the earthquake site where the communication device 1 is located through the camera device 12, and generates a corresponding EXIF (Exchangeable image file format). , can exchange image files) photos.

In step S14, the positioning module 104 turns on the AGPS system 14 in the communication device 1, and locates the current location of the communication device 1.

In step S16, the positioning module 104 determines whether the AGPS system 14 has successfully located the communication device 1.

Step S18, when the AGPS system 14 successfully locates the communication device 1, the positioning module 104 acquires the positioning information of the communication device 1; or, when the AGPS system 14 fails to locate the communication device 1, the camera module is stepped to step S22. The photograph taken by 102 is sent to the rescue center server 3 through the base station 2. When the photo received by the rescue center server 3 has no location information, the rescuer can find the location of the base station 2 that sent the photo through the received photo, and search for possible survivors around the found base station 2.

In step S20, the writing module 106 writes the acquired positioning information into the EXIF file in the photograph taken.

In step S22, the transmitting module 108 transmits the photo in which the positioning information is written to the rescue center server 3 through the base station 2. When the photo received by the rescue center server 3 has positioning information, the rescuer can know the location and the status of the communication device 1 according to the positioning information contained in the received photo, and timely search and rescue the location of the communication device 1. .

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the present invention are It should be covered by the following patent application.

1‧‧‧Communication device

2‧‧‧Base station

3‧‧‧Rescue Center Server

10‧‧‧ Earthquake Location System

12‧‧‧Photographing device

14‧‧‧AGPS system

100‧‧‧Open module

102‧‧‧Photo Camera Module

104‧‧‧ Positioning Module

106‧‧‧Write module

108‧‧‧Transmission module

1 is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of a seismic field location system for use in a communication device of the present invention.

2 is a functional block diagram of a seismic field location system to which the present invention is applied to a communication device.

3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a seismic field localization method applied to a communication device of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ Earthquake Location System

100‧‧‧Open module

102‧‧‧Photo Camera Module

104‧‧‧ Positioning Module

106‧‧‧Write module

108‧‧‧Transmission module

Claims (6)

A seismic field positioning system for a communication device, the communication device is communicatively coupled to a rescue center server, the communication device comprising an auxiliary global satellite positioning system and a photographing device, the seismic field positioning system comprising: a photographing module for transmitting The photographing device takes a picture of the seismic scene where the communication device is located and generates a corresponding photo; the positioning module is configured to enable the auxiliary global satellite positioning system, and when the assisted global satellite positioning system fails to locate the communication device, The photograph taken is sent to the rescue center server through the base station. When the photo received by the rescue center server has no positioning information, the rescuer finds the location of the base station that sent the photo through the received photo, and finds the location. Searching for survivors around the base station, positioning the current location of the communication device, obtaining positioning information of the communication device when the communication device is successfully located, and writing a module for writing the acquired positioning information Take a photo to obtain a photo containing the location information of the communication device; and Photos send module for communication devices including the positioning information is sent to the rescue center servers. The seismic field location system of claim 1, wherein the photo comprises an exchangeable image file. The seismic field location system of claim 2, wherein the write module writes the acquired positioning information into an exchangeable image file of the photo. A seismic field localization method applied to a communication device, the communication device is communicatively connected with a rescue center server, and the communication device includes an auxiliary global satellite a positioning system and a photographing device, the seismic field positioning method comprising the steps of: photographing a seismic scene where the communication device is located through the photographing device and generating a corresponding photograph; and opening the auxiliary global satellite positioning system, the communication device Positioning at the current location; determining whether the current location of the communication device is successfully located; when the assisted global satellite positioning system fails to locate the communication device, the captured photo is sent to the rescue center server through the base station, and the rescue center is used as a rescue center When the photo received by the server has no positioning information, the rescuer finds the location of the base station that sent the photo through the received photo, searches for the survivor around the found base station; and locates the current location of the communication device. Successfully, acquiring positioning information of the communication device; writing the acquired positioning information into the captured photo to obtain a photo including the positioning information of the communication device; and transmitting the photo including the positioning information of the communication device to the rescue center server . The seismic field localization method of claim 4, wherein the photograph comprises an exchangeable image file. The seismic field localization method of claim 5, wherein the step of writing the acquired positioning information into the photo further comprises: writing the acquired positioning information into the exchangeable of the photo. In the image file.