WO2018096942A1

WO2018096942A1 - Electronic device, control device, control program, and operation method of electronic device

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Publication number: WO2018096942A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/040518
Authority: WO
Inventors: 上野　泰弘; 茂輝田辺; 英樹森田; 功益池; 浩太郎山内; 学佐久間; 健史島田
Original assignee: 京セラ株式会社
Priority date: 2016-11-25
Filing date: 2017-11-10
Publication date: 2018-05-31

Abstract

This electronic device is provided with a communication unit which performs radio communication, a storage unit, a first determination unit and an indoors specification unit. As registered identification information, the storage unit stores modifiable identification information assigned to a first communication device with which the communication unit can communicate wirelessly. The first determination unit determines whether or not registered identification information coincides with received identification information assigned to said second communication device and received by the communication unit from a second communication device. The indoors specification unit performs indoors specification for specifying whether a user of the electronic device is indoors on the basis of the first determination result of the first determination unit.

Description

Electronic device, control device, control program, and operation method of electronic device

Cross-reference of related applications

This application claims priority between the Japanese application 2016-229120 (filed on November 25, 2016) and the Japanese application 2017-058103 (filed on March 23, 2017). The entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

This disclosure relates to electronic equipment.

Various technologies have been proposed for electronic devices.

An electronic device, a control device, a control program, and an electronic device operation method are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a communication unit that performs wireless communication, a storage unit, a first determination unit, and an indoor identification unit. The storage unit stores, as registered identification information, identification information that is assigned to the first communication device capable of wireless communication by the communication unit and whose contents can be changed. The first determination unit determines whether the reception identification information, which is the identification information assigned to the second communication device, received by the communication unit from the second communication device matches the registered identification information. The indoor identification unit performs indoor identification that identifies that the user of the electronic device is present indoors based on the first determination result in the first determination unit.

In one embodiment, the control device is a control device that controls the operation of the electronic device provided in the electronic device that performs wireless communication. The control device includes a determination unit and an indoor identification unit. The determination unit is registered identification information that is registered in an electronic device and is assigned to a first communication device that can perform wireless communication with the electronic device, and is identification information that can change the contents thereof. The indoor specifying unit that determines whether or not the reception identification information that is the identification information assigned to the second communication device that the electronic device receives from the second communication device via wireless communication matches the determination unit Based on the determination result, indoor identification is performed to identify that the user of the electronic device exists indoors.

In one embodiment, the control program is a control program for controlling an electronic device that performs wireless communication, and is for causing the electronic device to execute the first and second steps. In the first step, registered identification information that is registered in an electronic device and is assigned to a first communication device capable of performing wireless communication by the electronic device, and is identification information that can be changed. It is determined whether or not the reception identification information, which is the identification information assigned to the second communication device, received by the electronic device from the second communication device by wireless communication matches. In the second step, indoor identification that specifies that the user of the electronic device is present indoors is performed based on the determination result in the first step.

In one embodiment, the operation method of the electronic device is an operation method of the electronic device that performs wireless communication, and includes first and second steps. In the first step, registered identification information that is registered in an electronic device and is assigned to a first communication device capable of performing wireless communication by the electronic device, and is identification information that can be changed. It is determined whether or not the reception identification information, which is the identification information assigned to the second communication device, received by the electronic device from the second communication device by wireless communication matches. In the second step, indoor identification that specifies that the user of the electronic device is present indoors is performed based on the determination result in the first step.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system in which the electronic device 10 is used. The electronic device 10 is a mobile phone such as a smartphone, for example. The electronic device 10 can be used in, for example, an intelligent road transport system (ITS). Specifically, the electronic device 10 can be used in an ITS safe driving support communication system 1. The safe driving support communication system 1 is called a safe driving support system or a safe driving support wireless system.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the safe driving support communication system 1, a roadside device 5 disposed at an intersection 2 or the like, a vehicle 6 such as an automobile running on a roadway 7, and an electronic device held by a user 9 who is a pedestrian 10 can communicate with each other wirelessly. Thereby, the roadside machine 5, the vehicle 6, and the electronic device 10 can exchange information with each other. The plurality of vehicles 6 can perform wireless communication with each other. Thereby, the plurality of vehicles 6 can exchange information with each other. Communication between roadside machine 5 and vehicle 6, communication between vehicles 6, communication between roadside machine 5 and pedestrian electronic device 10, communication between pedestrian electronic device 10 and vehicle 6, respectively Road-to-vehicle communication, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, road-to-vehicle communication, and vehicle-to-vehicle communication.

The roadside device 5 can notify the vehicle 6 and the electronic device 10 of information regarding lighting of the traffic light 4 and information regarding road regulations, for example. Moreover, the roadside machine 5 can detect the nearby vehicle 6 and a pedestrian. The roadside machine 5 arranged at the intersection 2 can detect a pedestrian crossing the pedestrian crossing 3, for example. And the roadside machine 5 can notify the information regarding the detected vehicle 6 and the pedestrian to the vehicle 6 and the electronic device 10. Further, the roadside machine 5 can notify the other vehicle 6 and the electronic device 10 of information notified from the vehicle 6 and the electronic device 10.

The vehicle 6 can notify the other vehicle 6, the roadside machine 5, and the electronic device 10 of information related to its own blinker, its own position, its own speed, and the like. And the vehicle 6 can assist a driver | operator's safe driving by giving a driver | operator various notifications, such as warning, based on the notified information. The vehicle 6 can make various notifications to the driver using a speaker, a display device, and the like. For example, the vehicle 6 can make various notifications to the driver by using a car navigation device mounted on the vehicle 6.

The electronic device 10 can specify the state of the user 9. The electronic device 10 can notify the roadside machine 5 and the like of information relating to the identified state of the user 9. The operation of the electronic device 10 will be described later in detail.

As described above, the safe driving support communication system 1 supports the safe driving of the driver of the vehicle 6 by performing road-to-vehicle communication, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, road-to-step communication, and vehicle-to-vehicle communication.

In the example of FIG. 1, an automobile vehicle is shown as the vehicle 6, but the vehicle 6 may be a vehicle other than an automobile. For example, the vehicle 6 may be a bus vehicle or a tram vehicle. The electronic device 10 can also be used in a system other than the safe driving support communication system 1.

<Example of external appearance of electronic device>
2 and 3 are a perspective view and a rear view showing an example of the appearance of the electronic device 10. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electronic device 10 includes a plate-like device case 11 that is substantially rectangular in plan view. The device case 11 constitutes the exterior of the electronic device 10.

On the front surface 11a of the device case 11, a display area 12 for displaying various information such as characters, symbols, figures and the like is located. A touch panel 130 described later is located on the back side of the display area 12. Accordingly, the user 9 can input various information to the electronic device 10 by operating the display area 12 on the front surface of the electronic device 10 with a finger or the like. Note that the user 9 can also input various types of information to the electronic device 10 by operating the display area 12 with an operator other than a finger, for example, a touch panel pen such as a stylus pen.

The receiver hole 13 is located at the upper end of the front surface 11a of the device case 11. A speaker hole 14 is located at the lower end of the front surface 11a. A microphone hole 15 is located on the lower side surface 11 c of the device case 11.

From the upper end portion of the front surface 11a of the device case 11, a lens 181 included in the first camera 180 described later is visible. As shown in FIG. 3, a lens 191 included in a second camera 190 described later is visible from the upper end portion of the back surface 11 b of the device case 11.

The electronic device 10 includes an operation button group 220 (see FIG. 4 described later) including a plurality of operation buttons 22. Each of the plurality of operation buttons 22 is, for example, a hardware button. Specifically, each of the plurality of operation buttons 22 is a push button. Note that at least one operation button 22 included in the operation button group 220 may be a software button displayed in the display area 12.

The operation button group 220 includes an operation button 22a, an operation button 22b, and an operation button 22c located at the lower end of the front surface 11a of the device case 11. The operation button group 220 includes a power button and a volume button located on the surface of the device case 11.

The operation button 22a is, for example, a back button. The back button is an operation button for switching the display in the display area 12 to the previous display. When the user 9 operates the operation button 22a, the display in the display area 12 is switched to the previous display. The operation button 22b is, for example, a home button. The home button is an operation button for displaying a home screen in the display area 12. When the user 9 operates the operation button 22b, the home screen is displayed in the display area 12. The operation button 22c is a history button, for example. The history button is an operation button for causing the display area 12 to display a history of applications executed on the electronic device 10. When the user 9 operates the operation button 22c, a history of applications executed on the electronic device 10 is displayed in the display area 12.

<Example of electrical configuration of electronic device>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram mainly showing an example of the electrical configuration of the electronic apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the electronic device 10 includes a control unit 100, a wireless communication unit 110, a display unit 120, an operation unit 210, and a satellite signal reception unit 140. The electronic device 10 further includes a receiver 150, a speaker 160, a microphone 170, a first camera 180, a second camera 190, an acceleration sensor 200, and a battery 230. These components included in the electronic device 10 are housed in a device case 11.

The control unit 100 can comprehensively manage the operation of the electronic device 10 by controlling other components of the electronic device 10. The control unit 100 can also be said to be a control device. The controller 100 includes at least one processor to provide control and processing capabilities to perform various functions, as described in further detail below.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor may be implemented as a single integrated circuit (IC) or as a plurality of communicatively connected integrated circuits ICs and / or discrete circuits. Good. The at least one processor can be implemented according to various known techniques.

In one embodiment, the processor includes one or more circuits or units configured to perform one or more data computation procedures or processes, for example, by executing instructions stored in associated memory. In other embodiments, the processor may be firmware (eg, a discrete logic component) configured to perform one or more data computation procedures or processes.

According to various embodiments, the processor may include one or more processors, controllers, microprocessors, microcontrollers, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors, programmable logic devices, field programmable gate arrays, or the like. The functions described below may be performed including any combination of devices or configurations, or other known device and configuration combinations.

In this example, the control unit 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 102, and a storage unit 103. The storage unit 103 includes a non-transitory recording medium that can be read by the CPU 101 and the DSP 102, such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The ROM included in the storage unit 103 is, for example, a flash ROM (flash memory) that is a nonvolatile memory. The storage unit 103 stores a plurality of control programs 103 a for controlling the electronic device 10. Various functions of the control unit 100 are realized by the CPU 101 and the DSP 102 executing various control programs 103 a in the storage unit 103.

The configuration of the control unit 100 is not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the control unit 100 may include a plurality of CPUs 101. In this case, the control unit 100 may include a main CPU that performs relatively complicated processing and a sub CPU that performs relatively simple processing. Further, the control unit 100 may not include the DSP 102 or may include a plurality of DSPs 102. Further, all the functions of the control unit 100 or a part of the functions of the control unit 100 may be realized by a hardware circuit that does not require software to realize the function.

The storage unit 103 may include a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium other than the ROM and RAM. The storage unit 103 may include, for example, a small hard disk drive and an SSD (Solid State Drive).

The plurality of control programs 103a in the storage unit 103 include various applications (application programs). The storage unit 103 stores, for example, a call application for making a voice call and a video call, a browser for displaying a website, and a mail application for creating, browsing, and transmitting / receiving an e-mail. The storage unit 103 also has a camera application for photographing a subject using the first camera 180 and the second camera 190, and a recorded image display application for displaying still images and moving images recorded in the storage unit 103. In addition, a music reproduction control application for performing reproduction control of music data stored in the storage unit 103 is stored. At least one application in the storage unit 103 may be stored in the storage unit 103 in advance. Further, at least one application in the storage unit 103 may be one that the electronic device 10 has downloaded from another device and stored in the storage unit 103.

The wireless communication unit 110 has an antenna 111. The wireless communication unit 110 can use the antenna 111 to perform wireless communication using a plurality of types of communication methods, for example. Wireless communication of the wireless communication unit 110 is controlled by the control unit 100.

The wireless communication unit 110 can wirelessly communicate with a base station of a mobile phone system. The wireless communication unit 110 can communicate with a mobile phone and a web server other than the electronic device 10 through a network such as the base station and the Internet. The electronic device 10 can perform data communication, voice call, video call, and the like with another mobile phone or the like.

The wireless communication unit 110 can wirelessly communicate with the roadside machine 5 and the vehicle 6. In addition, the wireless communication unit 110 can perform wireless communication using a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) such as WiFi. The wireless communication unit 110 can perform short-range wireless communication. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 can perform wireless communication in conformity with Bluetooth (registered trademark). The wireless communication unit 110 may be capable of performing wireless communication in accordance with at least one of ZigBee (registered trademark) and NFC (Near Field Communication).

The wireless communication unit 110 performs various processing such as amplification processing on the signal received by the antenna 111 and outputs the processed received signal to the control unit 100. The control unit 100 performs various processes on the input received signal and acquires information included in the received signal. In addition, the control unit 100 outputs a transmission signal including information to the wireless communication unit 110. The wireless communication unit 110 performs various processing such as amplification processing on the input transmission signal, and wirelessly transmits the processed transmission signal from the antenna 111.

The display unit 120 includes a display area 12 located on the front surface of the electronic device 10 and a display panel 121. The display unit 120 can display various information in the display area 12. The display panel 121 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL panel. The display panel 121 can display various types of information such as characters, symbols, and figures by being controlled by the control unit 100. The display panel 121 is opposed to the display area 12 in the device case 11. Information displayed on the display panel 121 is displayed in the display area 12.

The operation unit 210 can accept various operations of the user 9 with respect to the electronic device 10. The operation unit 210 includes a touch panel 130 and an operation button group 220.

The touch panel 130 can detect an operation with an operator such as a finger on the display area 12. The touch panel 130 is, for example, a projected capacitive touch panel. The touch panel 130 is located on the back side of the display area 12, for example. When the user 9 operates the display area 12 with an operator such as a finger, the touch panel 130 can input an electric signal corresponding to the operation to the control unit 100. The control unit 100 can specify the content of the operation performed on the display area 12 based on the electrical signal output from the touch panel 130. And the control part 100 can perform the process according to the specified operation content.

When each operation button 22 in the operation button group 220 is operated by the user 9, an operation signal indicating that the operation button 22 has been operated can be output to the control unit 100. Thereby, the control part 100 can judge whether the said operation button 22 was operated about each operation button 22. FIG. When the control unit 100 to which the operation signal is input controls other components, the electronic device 10 executes the function assigned to the operated operation button 22.

Satellite signal receiving unit 140 can receive a satellite signal transmitted by a positioning satellite. Then, the satellite signal receiving unit 140 can acquire position information indicating the position of the electronic device 10 based on the received satellite signal. The position information acquired by the satellite signal receiving unit 140 includes, for example, latitude and longitude indicating the position of the electronic device 10. The control unit 100 can operate the satellite signal receiving unit 140 or stop its operation. Hereinafter, the satellite signal receiving unit 140 may be simply referred to as a “receiving unit 140”.

The receiving unit 140 is a GPS receiver, for example, and can receive a radio signal from a GPS (Global Positioning System) positioning satellite. The receiving unit 140 calculates the current position of the electronic device 10 based on the received wireless signal, for example, using latitude and longitude, and outputs position information including the calculated latitude and longitude to the control unit 100. It can be said that the position information of the electronic device 10 is position information indicating the position of the user 9 having the electronic device 10.

Note that the receiving unit 140 may obtain the position information of the electronic device 10 based on a signal from a positioning satellite of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) other than GPS. For example, the receiving unit 140 is based on signals from positioning satellites of GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System), IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System), COMPASS, Galileo, or Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). The position information of the electronic device 10 may be obtained.

The microphone 170 can convert a sound input from the outside of the electronic device 10 into an electrical sound signal and output it to the control unit 100. Sound from the outside of the electronic device 10 is taken into the electronic device 10 through the microphone hole 15 and input to the microphone 170.

The speaker 160 is, for example, a dynamic speaker. The speaker 160 can convert an electrical sound signal from the control unit 100 into a sound and output the sound. Sound output from the speaker 160 is output from the speaker hole 14 to the outside. The user 9 can hear the sound output from the speaker hole 14 even at a place away from the electronic device 10.

The receiver 150 can output a received sound. The receiver 150 is, for example, a dynamic speaker. The receiver 150 can convert an electrical sound signal from the control unit 100 into sound and output the sound. The sound output from the receiver 150 is output from the receiver hole 13 to the outside. The volume of the sound output from the receiver hole 13 is smaller than the volume of the sound output from the speaker hole 14. The user 9 can hear the sound output from the receiver hole 13 by bringing his ear close to the receiver hole 13. Instead of the receiver 150, a vibration element such as a piezoelectric vibration element that vibrates the front surface portion of the device case 11 may be provided. In this case, the sound is transmitted to the user by the vibration of the front portion.

The first camera 180 includes a lens 181 and an image sensor. The second camera 190 includes a lens 191 and an image sensor. Each of the first camera 180 and the second camera 190 can photograph a subject based on control by the control unit 100, generate a still image or a moving image indicating the photographed subject, and output the still image or moving image to the control unit 100. .

The lens 181 of the first camera 180 is visible from the front surface 11a of the device case 11. Therefore, the first camera 180 can shoot a subject existing on the front side of the electronic device 10 (in other words, on the display area 12 side). The first camera 180 is called an in camera. On the other hand, the lens 191 of the second camera 190 is visible from the back surface 11 b of the device case 11. Therefore, the second camera 190 can photograph a subject existing on the back side of the electronic device 10. The second camera 190 is called an out camera.

The acceleration sensor 200 can detect the acceleration of the electronic device 10. The acceleration sensor 200 is, for example, a triaxial acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor 200 can detect the acceleration of the electronic device 10 in the x-axis direction, the y-axis direction, and the z-axis direction. The x-axis direction, the y-axis direction, and the z-axis direction are set, for example, in the longitudinal direction, the short direction, and the thickness direction of the electronic device 10, respectively.

The battery 230 can output the power supply of the electronic device 10. The battery 230 is, for example, a rechargeable battery. The power output from the battery 230 is supplied to various components such as the control unit 100 and the wireless communication unit 110 included in the electronic device 10.

The electronic device 10 may not include the acceleration sensor 200. In this case, the electronic device 10 may be connected to an acceleration sensor separate from the electronic device 10 wirelessly or by wire.

The electronic device 10 may include a sensor other than the acceleration sensor 200. For example, the electronic device 10 may include at least one of an atmospheric pressure sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a temperature sensor, a proximity sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a gyro sensor. The electronic device 10 may be connected to a sensor other than the acceleration sensor 200 other than the acceleration sensor 200 wirelessly or by wire.

The electronic device 10 may not include the receiving unit 140. In this case, the electronic device 10 may be connected to a receiving unit 140 separate from the electronic device 10 wirelessly or by wire.

<Example of functional block in control unit>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a part of functional blocks formed when the CPU 101 and the DSP 102 execute the control program 103 a in the storage unit 103.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 100 includes a step count measuring unit 300, a state specifying unit 400, an identification information determining unit 500, and a notification determining unit 600 as functional blocks. At least one of the step count measurement unit 300, the state identification unit 400, the identification information determination unit 500, and the notification determination unit 600 may be realized by a hardware circuit that does not require software for executing the function.

The state specifying unit 400 can specify various states for the user 9. The state specifying unit 400 includes, for example, a stop movement specifying unit 410, an indoor specifying unit 420, and a position determining unit 430. At least one of the stop movement specifying unit 410, the indoor specifying unit 420, and the position determining unit 430 may be realized by a hardware circuit that does not require software to execute the function.

When the control unit 100 includes a main CPU and a sub CPU, some of the functional blocks shown in FIG. 5 are realized by the sub CPU, and the remaining functional blocks are the main CPU. It may be realized with. For example, the stop movement specifying unit 410 may be realized by a sub CPU, and the remaining functional blocks may be realized by a main CPU.

The stop movement specifying unit 410 can specify stop movement specifying the state of the user 9 regarding the stop and movement of the user 9. The stop movement specifying unit 410 can specify that the user 9 is stopped and the user 9 is moving in the stop movement specification. In other words, the stop movement specifying unit 410 can determine whether the state of the user 9 is a stopped state or a moving state. In other words, the stop movement specifying unit 410 can determine whether or not the user 9 is moving. Since the stop of the user 9 can be regarded as a stop of the electronic device 10, the stop movement specifying unit 410 can be said to function as a determination unit that determines whether or not the electronic device 10 is stopped. For example, the stop movement specifying unit 410 is based on the fact that the user 9 has stopped and the user 9 has moved based on at least one of the position information acquired by the receiving unit 140 and the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 200. It is possible to specify that

Moreover, the stop movement specifying unit 410 can specify the stop of the user 9 and the start of movement of the user 9 in the stop movement specification. When the state of the user 9 changes from the moving state to the stopped state, the stop movement specifying unit 410 determines that the user 9 has stopped. Further, when the state of the user 9 changes from the stopped state to the moving state, the stop movement specifying unit 410 determines that the user 9 has started moving.

Since the stop of the user 9 can be said to be a stop of movement of the electronic device 10, it can be said that the stop movement specifying unit 410 can specify a stop of movement of the electronic device 10. In addition, since the start of movement of the user 9 can be said to be the start of movement of the electronic device 10, it can be said that the stop movement specifying unit 410 can specify the start of movement of the electronic device 10.

Also, the stop movement specifying unit 410 can specify the moving means of the user 9 when determining that the user 9 is moving in the stop movement specifying. For example, based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 200, the stop movement specifying unit 410 determines whether the user 9 is moving on his own without riding on the vehicle, or whether the user 9 is moving on the vehicle. Can be identified. Here, the fact that the user 9 moves on his own means that the user 9 moves on his / her foot without getting on the vehicle. If the movement of the user 9 by himself / herself is referred to as “self-movement”, it can be said that the stop movement specifying unit 410 can specify the user 9's own movement. In addition, when the movement of the user 9 on the vehicle is referred to as “vehicle movement”, the stop movement specifying unit 410 can specify the vehicle movement of the user 9.

The self-movement that can be specified by the stop movement specifying unit 410 includes that the user 9 walks and the user 9 runs and moves. When the user 9 is running and moving is called “running”, the self-moving includes walking and running. In addition, in the vehicle movement that can be specified by the stop movement specifying unit 410, the user 9 can move by bicycle and the user 9 can move faster than a bicycle such as a car, a train, and a bus. Moving with a simple vehicle.

Hereinafter, in order to distinguish between a bicycle and a vehicle that can move faster than that, simply speaking “vehicle” means a vehicle that can move faster than a bicycle. Further, “self” is used as the name of the moving means when the user 9 moves by himself, and “walking” is used as the name of the moving means when the user 9 moves by walking, and the user 9 runs and moves. “Run” is used as the name of the moving means in the case.

Here, it is known that the acceleration of the electronic device 10 shows a unique temporal change pattern according to the moving means of the user 9 having the electronic device 10. The stop movement specifying unit 410 specifies that the moving means of the user 9 is “walking” when the pattern of the time change in acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 200 indicates a pattern corresponding to “walking”. The stop movement specifying unit 410 specifies that the moving means of the user 9 is “running” when the pattern of the time change of acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 200 indicates a pattern corresponding to “running”. To do. In addition, the stop movement specifying unit 410 specifies that the moving means of the user 9 is “bicycle” when the temporal change pattern of acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 200 indicates a pattern corresponding to “bicycle”. To do. Then, the stop movement specifying unit 410 specifies that the moving means of the user 9 is the “vehicle” when the pattern of the time change of the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 200 indicates a pattern corresponding to the “vehicle”. To do.

In this way, the stop movement specifying unit 410 can specify whether the moving means of the user 9 is walking, running, bicycle, or vehicle. For example, the control unit 100 can cause the display unit 120 to display the moving means specified by the stop movement specifying unit 410 and the moving distance of the user 9 (in other words, the moving distance of the electronic device 10). Thereby, the user 9 can distinguish and confirm the walking distance, the travel distance, the travel distance by bicycle, and the travel distance by vehicle. For example, the control unit 100 can obtain the moving distance of the user 9 based on the position information acquired by the receiving unit 140.

The indoor specifying unit 420 can specify that the user 9 exists in a building such as a house, a building, or a store. That is, the indoor specifying unit 420 can perform indoor specifying that specifies that the user 9 exists indoors. Hereinafter, the presence of the user 9 indoors may be simply referred to as “indoor”, and the absence of the user 9 indoors may be simply referred to as “outdoor”. The indoor identification will be described in detail later.

The position determination unit 430 can determine whether or not the user 9 is located in a predetermined area (in other words, a predetermined place). In other words, the position determination unit 430 can determine whether or not the electronic device 10 is located in a predetermined area (in other words, a predetermined place). As the predetermined region, for example, a region including a place where an accident between a pedestrian and the vehicle 6 easily occurs and a region including the vicinity thereof are employed. The predetermined area includes, for example, an intersection area including the intersection 2 and the vicinity thereof, a T-junction area including the T-junction and the vicinity thereof, and a school commuting area including the child's school road and the vicinity thereof. The position determination unit 430 individually determines whether the user 9 is located in the intersection area, whether the user 9 is located in the T-junction area, and whether the user 9 is located in the school road area. can do.

For example, the position determination unit 430 can determine whether or not the user 9 is located in a predetermined area based on the position information acquired by the reception unit 140 and the map information stored in the storage unit 103. It is. Further, the position determination unit 430 determines whether or not the user 9 is located in a predetermined area based on whether or not the wireless communication unit 110 can receive a signal from the roadside device 5 arranged at the intersection 2 or the like. May be.

As described above, the state specifying unit 400 can specify various states for the user 9. Note that the type of state of the user 9 specified by the state specifying unit 400 is not limited to the above.

The step count measuring unit 300 can measure the number of steps of the user 9 moving by himself. The step count measuring unit 300 measures, for example, the number of steps of the user 9 moving by himself / herself based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 200. The step count measuring unit 300 measures the number of steps of the user 9 when the stop movement specifying unit 410 specifies that the user 9 is walking or running. The control unit 100 can display the number of steps measured by the step count measuring unit 300 on the display unit 120.

The identification information determination unit 500 determines whether or not the registration identification information stored in the storage unit 103 matches the identification information assigned to the communication device received by the wireless communication unit 110 from the communication device. . The determination result in the identification information determination unit 500 is used for indoor identification. The operation of the identification information determination unit 500 will be described in detail later.

The notification determination unit 600 can perform a determination process for determining whether or not the electronic device 10 notifies the outside of the electronic device 10 based on the state of the user 9 specified by the state specifying unit 400. is there.

For example, when the position determination unit 430 determines that the user 9 is located in the intersection area, and the stop movement specifying unit 410 specifies that the moving means of the user 9 is “running”, the notification determination unit 600 includes the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 decides to make a notification to the outside. In addition, when the position determination unit 430 determines that the user 9 is located in the intersection area and the stop movement specifying unit 410 specifies that the moving means of the user 9 is “bicycle”, the notification determining unit 600 includes the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 decides to make a notification to the outside. When the notification determining unit 600 determines that the electronic device 10 notifies the outside of the electronic device 10, for example, the user 9 (pedestrian) is notified that the user 9 (pedestrian) is nearby to the vehicle 6 located in the intersection area. Presence notification information for this is notified from the wireless communication unit 110 to the roadside device 5. The presence notification information may include information indicating the moving means of the user 9 specified by the stop movement specifying unit 410. The roadside machine 5 transmits the received presence notification information to the vehicle 6 existing in the intersection area. At this time, the roadside device 5 transmits the presence notification information by broadcast, for example. The vehicle 6 warns the driver, for example, based on the received presence notification information. The vehicle 6 notifies the driver that a pedestrian is nearby using, for example, a car navigation device. Thereby, the driver of the vehicle 6 existing in the intersection area can drive while recognizing that a person exists in the intersection area. As a result, the driving safety of the vehicle 6 is improved. Hereinafter, the notification by the electronic device 10 to the outside of the electronic device 10 may be referred to as “notification execution”. Also, the fact that the electronic device 10 does not notify the outside of the electronic device 10 may be referred to as “notification non-execution”.

In addition, the content of the information notified to the outside by the electronic device 10 is not limited to the above example. The electronic device 10 can also notify the vehicle 6 directly.

<Example of indoor specific>
Next, indoor identification of this example will be described in detail. Identification information called BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) is assigned to an access point that is a type of communication device that performs wireless communication using a wireless LAN. BSSID is information unique to each access point. The user of the access point cannot change the contents of the BSSID assigned to the access point. For example, a MAC address is adopted as the BSSID. Information other than the MAC address may be adopted for the BSSID.

In addition to the BSSID, identification information called ESSID (Extended SSID) is also assigned to the access point. The ESSID is sometimes called a network name. The user of the access point can change the contents of the network name assigned to the access point. For example, the user can change the contents of the network name assigned to the access point by operating the access point. The access point can wirelessly periodically transmit the BSSID and network name assigned to the access point, for example, by broadcast. The electronic device 10 can receive both the BSSID and the network name from the access point.

Here, since the network name assigned to the access point can be changed, the network names of a plurality of access points provided in one building may be set to be the same. That is, a common network name may be assigned to a plurality of access points provided in one building. For example, when a plurality of access points are arranged in a building of a company office, the name of the office may be adopted as the network name of the plurality of access points. It can be said that the network name commonly assigned to a plurality of access points is a group name of a group formed by the plurality of access points.

In this example, a certain network name is registered in the storage unit 103 as a registered network name. It can be said that the registered network name is registered identification information. The registration method of the registered network name will be described later. The control unit 100 determines whether or not the network name (identification information) received by the wireless communication unit 110 from the access point matches the registered network name (registration identification information) in the storage unit 103, and the determination result Based on the indoor identification.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the electronic device 10 that executes processing relating to indoor identification (hereinafter, “indoor identification related processing”). The electronic device 10 repeatedly executes the indoor identification related process shown in FIG. 6 periodically or irregularly.

As shown in FIG. 6, in step s1, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the wireless communication unit 110 has received a network name. In other words, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the network name has been acquired from the received signal at the wireless communication unit 110. Step s1 is executed until it is determined that the wireless communication unit 110 has received the network name.

When it is determined in step s1 that the wireless communication unit 110 has received the network name, in step s2, the identification information determination unit 500 displays the network name received from the access point by the wireless communication unit 110 (hereinafter “received network name”). It is determined whether or not the registered network name in the storage unit 103 matches. If it is determined in step s2 that the received network name and the registered network name do not match, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the received network name matches the registered network name, in step s3, the indoor specifying unit 420 determines that the user 9 exists indoors. When step s3 is executed, the indoor identification related process ends.

If it is determined in step s1 that a plurality of network names have been received, it is determined in step s2 whether or not each of the plurality of network names matches the registered network name. In step s3, if it is determined that at least one of the plurality of network names matches the registered network name, it is determined as “indoor”. On the other hand, if all of the plurality of network names do not match the registered network name, the indoor identification related process ends.

Also, a plurality of registered network names may be registered in the storage unit 103. In this case, if the received network name matches any of a plurality of registered network names, it is determined as “indoor”. If it is determined in step s1 that a plurality of network names have been received, if the plurality of network names include a network name that matches any of the plurality of registered network names, it is determined to be “indoor”.

As described above, since the contents of the network name can be changed, a common network name may be assigned to a plurality of access points in the same building. When a network name commonly assigned to a plurality of access points in the same building (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “common network name”) is registered in the storage unit 103 as a registered network name, the receiving network name is When the name matches the registered network name, the wireless communication unit 110 is likely to be communicating with an indoor access point. Therefore, when the receiving network name matches the registered network name, there is a high possibility that the user 9 is present indoors.

Therefore, in this example, in consideration of the possibility that the common network name is registered as the registered network name, if it is determined in step s2 that the received network name matches the registered network name, the indoor identifying unit 420 , Step s3 is executed to determine “indoor”. On the other hand, if the receiving network name is different from the registered network name, it is unknown whether or not the user 9 is indoors. Therefore, when it is determined that the received network name and the registered network name do not match, the indoor identifying unit 420 does not determine “indoor”.

As described above, the indoor specifying unit 420 specifies that the user 9 exists indoors based on the determination result of whether or not the received network name matches the registered network name. It can be specified more accurately.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which a user 9 having the electronic device 10 is present in a building 700 provided with a plurality of access points. In the example of FIG. 7, a room 711 and a room 712 exist in the first floor portion 710 of the building 700, and a room 721 and a room 722 exist in the second floor portion 720 of the building 700. A plurality of access points 801 to 804 are provided in the room 711, the room 712, the room 721, and the room 722, respectively. A common network name is assigned to the plurality of access points 801 to 804. In the storage unit 103 of the electronic device 10, the common network names assigned to the access points 801 to 804 are registered as registered network names.

As shown in FIG. 7, for example, when the user 9 exists in the room 721 of the second floor portion 720, the received network name received by the wireless communication unit 110 matches the registered network name in the storage unit 103. To do. Therefore, the indoor identifying unit 420 determines that the user 9 is present indoors. Further, even when the user 9 moves from the room 721 of the second floor portion 720 to the room 712 of the first floor portion 710, the reception network name received by the wireless communication unit 110, the registered network name in the storage unit 103, and Match. Therefore, the indoor identifying unit 420 determines that the user 9 is present indoors. Even if the user 9 exists in any of the room 711, the room 712, the room 721, and the room 722, the indoor specifying unit 420 can specify that the user 9 exists indoors.

In this example, once a network name common to a plurality of indoor access points is registered once as a registered network name in the electronic device 10, the network name is not registered in the electronic device 10 thereafter. Even when any one of the access points communicates with the electronic device 10, it can be specified that the user 9 is present indoors.

On the other hand, when performing indoor identification using a BSSID indicating different contents for each access point instead of the network name, all BSSIDs of a plurality of access points provided indoors are registered in the electronic device 10. Otherwise, there is a possibility that the user 9 cannot be properly identified as being indoors.

In the example of FIG. 7, for example, consider a case where the BSSID of the access point 803 is registered in the storage unit 103 as a registered BSSID. In this case, when the user 9 is present in the room 721, the BSSID received by the wireless communication unit 110 and the registered BSSID match, so that the indoor identification is determined as “indoor”. On the other hand, when the user 9 exists in the room 712, the BSSID received by the wireless communication unit 110 and the registered BSSID do not match. Therefore, although the user 9 exists in the room 712, it is not determined as “indoor” in the indoor identification. Regardless of whether the user 9 exists in the room 711, the room 712, the room 721, or the room 722, in order for the indoor identification unit 420 to determine “indoor”, all the BSSIDs of the access points 801 to 804 are set. It is necessary to register in the storage unit 103 as a registered BSSID. In other words, even if the electronic device 10 communicates with any of the access points 801 to 804, in order for the indoor identifying unit 420 to determine “indoor”, all the BSSIDs of the access points 801 to 804 are registered BSSIDs. Must be registered in the storage unit 103.

In this example, only by registering a network name common to a plurality of indoor access points as a registered network name in the electronic device 10, the user can communicate with any of the plurality of access points with the electronic device 10. It can be correctly specified that 9 exists indoors. Therefore, the performance of the electronic device 10 is further improved.

<Example of network name registration method>
Next, an example of a network name registration method will be described. The operation mode of the electronic device 10 includes a registration mode for registering a network name. When the user 9 performs a predetermined operation on the display area 12, for example, the operation mode of the electronic device 10 is changed to the registration mode.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the electronic device 10 in the registration mode. When the operation mode of the electronic device 10 is the registration mode, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the control unit 100 causes the display unit 120 to display a list of network names received by the wireless communication unit 110 in step s11. Next, in step s12, the operation unit 210 accepts a registration instruction operation of the user 9 for instructing to register the network name displayed on the display unit 120 in the electronic device 10 as a registered network name. Next, in step s13, the control unit 100 registers the network name designated by the registration instruction operation received in step s12 in the storage unit 103. As a result, the registered network name is stored in the storage unit 103. Thereafter, for example, when a predetermined operation is performed on the display area 12, the registration mode is canceled.

As the registration instruction operation, for example, a tap operation on the network name displayed in the display area 12 can be considered. The user 9 specifies the common network name as a registration target by tapping the common network name among the network names displayed in the display area 12. The designated common network name is registered in the storage unit 103 in step s13.

For example, when the user 9 is present in the room 721 shown in FIG. 7 and the operation mode of the electronic device 10 is changed to the registration mode, the display unit 120 displays the common network names of the access points 801 to 804. Is displayed. When the user 9 taps a common network name displayed in the display area 12, the common network name is registered in the storage unit 103 as a registered network name. Thereby, even if the user 9 exists in any of the room 711, the room 712, the room 721, and the room 722, the electronic device 10 can correctly specify that the user 9 exists indoors.

In the above example, the network name is registered in the electronic device 10 by a user operation on the electronic device 10, but the network name may be automatically registered in the electronic device 10. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the electronic device 10 in this case. The electronic device 10 repeatedly executes the registration process shown in FIG. 9 periodically or irregularly.

As shown in FIG. 9, in step s21, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the wireless communication unit 110 has received a network name. Step s21 is executed until it is determined that the wireless communication unit 110 has received the network name.

If it is determined in step s21 that the wireless communication unit 110 has received the network name, the stop movement specifying unit 410 of the control unit 100 determines whether or not the electronic device 10 is stopped in step s22. If it is determined in step s22 that the electronic device 10 has not stopped, the registration process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step s22 that the electronic device 10 is stopped, in step s23, the control unit 100 registers the network name received in step s21 in the storage unit 103 as a registered network name. However, if the network name received in step s21 has already been registered, the network name is not registered. When the electronic device 10 is stopped, there is a high possibility that the user 9 is present indoors. Therefore, when the wireless communication unit 110 receives a network name from an access point when the electronic device 10 is stopped, the access point is likely to exist indoors. Therefore, by using the network name received by the wireless communication unit 110 when the electronic device 10 is stopped as the registered network name, the common network name assigned to the plurality of network names existing indoors is the registered network name. Is likely to be. For example, when the electronic device 10 is placed on a desk or the like in the room 712 shown in FIG. 7, a network name common to the access points 801 to 804 is registered in the storage unit 103 as a registered network name.

In the registration process, as shown in FIG. 10, step s25 may be executed instead of step s22. In step s25, the control unit 100 determines whether the wireless communication unit 110 has received a network name in a predetermined time zone. In other words, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the reception time of the network name in step s21 is included in the predetermined time zone. As the predetermined time zone, a time zone in which there is a high possibility that the user 9 is indoors, for example, a midnight time zone can be considered. As a time zone in the middle of the night, for example, a time zone from 11:00 pm to 2 am can be considered. In addition, when the control unit 100 estimates a time zone in which the user 9 is highly likely to be present indoors based on position information acquired by the reception unit 140, the network name is estimated in the estimated time zone. It may be determined whether or not is received. In step s25, when the control unit 100 determines that the wireless communication unit 110 has received a network name in a predetermined time zone, the control unit 100 executes step s23 and registers the network name in the storage unit 103 as a registered network name.

Also, as shown in FIG. 11, in the registration process, step s25 may be executed after step s22. In the example of FIG. 11, when it is determined in step s22 that the electronic device 10 is stopped, step s25 is executed. If it is determined in step s25 that the wireless communication unit 110 has received a network name in a predetermined time zone, the network name is registered in step s23. Note that the order of execution of steps s22 and s25 may be switched.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the convenience of the electronic device 10 is improved by automatically registering the network name in the electronic device 10.

<Example of a series of operations of an electronic device until notification is made to the outside>
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the electronic device 10 until the electronic device 10 notifies the outside. The electronic device 10 repeatedly executes a series of processes shown in FIG. 12 periodically or irregularly.

As shown in FIG. 12, in step s31, the position determination unit 430 determines whether or not the electronic device 10 is located in a predetermined area. If it is determined in step s31 that the electronic device 10 is located in the predetermined area, the stop movement specifying unit 410 performs stop movement specification in step s32. If it is not determined in step s31 that the electronic device 10 is located in the predetermined area, step s31 is executed again.

In the stop movement specification at step s32, when the user 9 is moving and the movement means is specified as “vehicle”, the notification determination unit 600 determines non-execution of the notification at step s35. When the moving means of the user 9 is a vehicle such as an automobile, a train, and a bus, the user 9 is likely to be safe with respect to the vehicle 6, and therefore warns the driver of the vehicle 6. It can be said that there is little necessity. Accordingly, the notification determining unit 600 determines that the electronic device 10 does not notify the outside when the moving means of the user 9 is specified as a “vehicle”. Thereby, when the user 9 is safe with respect to the vehicle 6, possibility that the driver | operator of the said vehicle 6 will receive the information which is not so necessary can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the driver of the vehicle 6 feels bothered by receiving information that is not so necessary. When step s35 is executed, the electronic device 10 executes step s31 again and thereafter operates in the same manner.

In the stop movement specification at step s32, when the user 9 is moving and the movement means is specified as “running”, step s34 is executed. In the stop movement specification, when the user 9 is moving and the moving means is specified as “bicycle”, step s34 is executed. In step s34, the notification determination unit 600 determines notification execution. When the moving means of the user 9 are “running” and “bicycle”, it is difficult to say that the user 9 is safe with respect to the vehicle 6. Therefore, the notification determining unit 600 determines that the electronic device 10 notifies the outside when the moving means of the user 9 is specified as “running” or “bicycle”. When step s34 is executed, the electronic apparatus 10 executes step s31 again and thereafter operates in the same manner.

When the notification determination unit 600 determines the notification execution, for example, the presence notification information as described above is notified from the wireless communication unit 110 to the roadside device 5. The roadside device 5 notifies the received presence notification information to the vehicle 6 existing in the predetermined area. If it is determined in step s31 that the electronic device 10 is present in, for example, the T-junction region, the roadside machine 5 provided in the T-junction region uses the presence notification information received from the electronic device 10 as the T-junction region. Is notified to the vehicle 6 existing in the vehicle. The vehicle 6 warns the driver based on the received presence notification information. The presence notification information may be directly notified from the electronic device 10 to the vehicle 6 existing in the T-junction region.

In the stop movement specification in step s32, when it is specified that the user 9 is stopped, in step s33, is the control unit 100 determined to be “indoor” in the latest indoor specification in the indoor specification unit 420? Confirm whether or not. In the stop movement specification, when the user 9 is moving and the moving means is specified as “walking”, the control unit 100 performs “ Check if it is determined to be “indoor”.

In step s33, if it is confirmed that the latest indoor identification is determined as “indoor”, step s35 is executed and notification non-execution is determined. When the user 9 exists in a building such as a building, there is a high possibility that the user 9 is safe with respect to the vehicle 6. Therefore, when it is determined as “indoor” in the latest indoor identification, it is determined that the electronic device 10 does not notify the outside.

On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step s33 that it is not determined to be “indoor” by the latest indoor identification, step s34 is executed and notification execution is determined. When it is unknown whether the user 9 is indoors, it is difficult to say that the user 9 is safe with respect to the vehicle 6. Therefore, when it is not determined as “indoor” in the latest indoor identification, it is determined that the electronic device 10 notifies the outside.

Note that instead of step s35, the notification determination unit 600 may determine to execute notification. In this case, for example, notification information for notifying that there is a low risk that the user 9 existing nearby will jump out on the roadway is notified from the electronic device 10 to the vehicle 6 via the roadside device 5 or directly. Also good.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the stop movement identification in step s32 may not be executed. In this case, if it is determined in step s31 that the electronic device 10 is present in the predetermined area, step s33 is executed.

As shown in FIG. 14, step s31 may not be executed. In the example of FIG. 14, step s31 is not executed in the flow of FIG. 13, but step s31 may not be executed in the flow of FIG. In this case, when step s34 is executed, step s32 is executed again, and when step s35 is executed, step s32 is executed again.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, step s31 may be executed after step s38. In step s38, the control unit 100 confirms the latest indoor specific result. If it is determined in step s31 that the electronic device 10 is located in the predetermined area, in step s39, the notification determination unit 600 determines whether or not the electronic device 10 notifies the outside based on the result confirmed in step s38. A determination process is performed to determine In step s39, when it is determined as “indoor” in the latest indoor identification, the notification determination unit 600 determines not to execute notification. In addition, the notification determination unit 600 determines the notification execution when “indoor” is not determined in the latest indoor identification.

In the example of FIG. 15, stop movement identification is not performed, but stop movement identification may be performed before step s31. In this case, in step s39, the notification determination unit 600 determines whether or not the electronic device 10 makes a notification to the outside based on the result of specifying stop movement and the result of confirmation in step s38. For example, the notification determining unit 600 determines not to execute notification when the moving means is specified as a “vehicle” in the stop movement specification. Further, the notification determining unit 600 determines not to execute notification when it is determined as “indoor” in the latest indoor identification. Further, the notification determining unit 600 determines the notification execution when the moving means is specified as “running” in the stop movement specification. Further, the notification determining unit 600 determines the notification execution when the moving means is specified as “bicycle” in the stop movement specification. Further, the notification determining unit 600 determines the notification execution when the moving means is specified as “walking” in the stop movement specification and it is not determined as “indoor” in the latest indoor specification. Then, the notification determination unit 600 determines the notification execution when it is determined that the user 9 is stopped by the stop movement specification and it is not determined “indoor” in the latest indoor specification.

As described above, the notification determination unit 600 determines whether or not the electronic device 10 makes a notification to the outside based on the indoor specific result, so that the electronic device 10 can make a notification that is not necessary to the outside. Can be reduced. Therefore, the convenience of the electronic device 10 is improved.

In the examples of FIGS. 12, 13, and 15, the notification determination unit 600 performs determination processing when the electronic device 10 is located in a predetermined area, and determination processing when the electronic device 10 is not located in the predetermined area. Therefore, the electronic device 10 can determine whether or not the electronic device 10 notifies the outside when necessary.

In the above example, the operation of the electronic device 10 has been described on the assumption that the electronic device 10 is used in ITS, but the usage application of the electronic device 10 is not limited thereto. The electronic device 10 can be used for any application as long as it is necessary to specify that the user 9 is present indoors.

<Other examples>
Next, a plurality of other examples of the electronic device 10 will be described.

<First example>
Even when the user 9 exists outside the building 700 shown in FIG. 7 described above, the electronic apparatus 10 may be able to receive a network name from an access point in the building 700. Therefore, in the indoor identification, there is a possibility that the user 9 is determined to be “indoor” even though the user 9 does not exist indoors. FIG. 16 shows a state where the electronic device 10 possessed by the user 9 existing outside the building 700 can receive the network name from the access point 801 in the building 700. In the example of FIG. 16, since the network name received by the electronic device 10 from the access point 801 matches the registered network name, it is erroneously determined that the user 9 is present indoors in indoor identification.

On the other hand, when the user 9 exists in the building 700, the reception intensity when the electronic device 10 receives the network name may be higher than when the user 9 exists outside the building 700. Is expensive.

Therefore, in this example, the indoor identification unit 420 performs indoor identification based not only on the determination result of the identification information determination unit 500 but also on the reception strength of the reception network name. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the indoor identification related process according to this example.

As shown in FIG. 17, the control unit 100 executes the above-described steps s1 and s2. If it is determined in step s2 that the received network name matches the registered network name, in step s41, the indoor identifying unit 420 determines whether the reception strength of the received network name received in step s1 is greater than or equal to a threshold value. Determine whether or not.

Here, the wireless communication unit 110 can obtain the reception strength of the signal received by the wireless communication unit 110. Examples of the reception strength required by the wireless communication unit 110 include RSSI (Received Signal Signal Strength Indicator). The indoor identification unit 420 determines whether the reception strength of the received signal including the reception network name, that is, the reception strength of the reception network name, which is obtained by the wireless communication unit 110, is equal to or higher than a threshold value.

In step s41, if it is determined that the reception strength of the reception network name is less than the threshold value, in other words, if it is determined that the reception strength of the reception network name is low, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the reception strength of the reception network name is equal to or higher than the threshold value, in other words, when it is determined that the reception strength of the reception network name is high, step s3 is executed, and the user 9 is indoors. Is determined to exist. Thereafter, the indoor identification process ends. When the network device name from an access point in a building is received by the electronic device 10 possessed by the user 9 existing in the building, there is a high possibility that the reception strength of the network name will increase. On the other hand, when the electronic device 10 possessed by the user 9 existing outside the certain building receives the network name from the access point in the certain building, the reception strength of the network name may be reduced. high. Therefore, when the reception network name matches the registered network name and the reception strength of the reception network name is high, it is possible to perform more accurate indoor identification by determining that the user 9 is indoors.

In step s41, it may be determined whether the reception strength of the reception network name is greater than a threshold value. In this case, when the reception strength of the reception network name is equal to or lower than the threshold value, the indoor identification related process ends. If the reception strength of the reception network name is greater than the threshold value, it is determined as “indoor” in step s3.

Further, the threshold value used in step s41 may be determined based on the reception strength of the network name when receiving the network name registered in the electronic device 10, or may be determined based on other criteria. Good.

Thus, in this example, the indoor identification unit 420 performs indoor identification based on the determination result of the identification information determination unit 500 and the reception strength of the reception network name, and thus the user 9 exists indoors. Can be specified more correctly.

<Second example>
Since the contents of the network name can be changed, the network name of the indoor access point registered as the registered network name may coincide with the network name of the outdoor access point by chance. Therefore, even when the user 9 is outdoors, the reception network name and the registered network name may match. Therefore, in the indoor identification, there is a possibility that it is erroneously determined that the user 9 is present indoors.

On the other hand, the location of an access point in a building may be close to the location of another access point in the building and far from the location of another access point located outside the building. Is expensive. Therefore, the position of the electronic device 10 when receiving a network name from an access point existing in a certain building is the position of the electronic device 10 when receiving a network name from another access point existing in the certain building. There is a high possibility that the electronic device 10 is far from the location when the network name from another access point located outside the certain building is received.

Therefore, in this example, not only the determination result in the identification information determination unit 500 but also the position information indicating the position of the electronic device 10 when receiving the network name is used to specify that the user 9 exists indoors. Is done. This example will be described in detail below.

In this example, position information indicating the position of the electronic device 10 when the wireless communication unit 110 receives a network name registered in the electronic device 10 is registered in the storage unit 103 as registered position information. For example, in step s12 of FIG. 8 described above, the position information acquired by the receiving unit 140 when the operation unit 210 receives a registration instruction operation is registered in the storage unit 103 as registered position information. When the registration process shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 is executed, for example, the position information acquired by the receiving unit 140 when step s23 is executed is registered in the storage unit 103 as registered position information. The For example, when the network name from the access point 803 shown in FIG. 7 described above is registered in the storage unit 103, the registered position information is stored in the position of the electronic device 10 in the room 721, in other words, in the room 721. The position of the existing user 9 is shown.

In this example, the registered position information in the storage unit 103 and the position information indicating the position of the electronic device 10 when the network name is received by the wireless communication unit 110 are compared. Based on the comparison result, the user 9 Is identified indoors.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of the indoor identification related process according to this example. As illustrated in FIG. 18, the control unit 100 executes the above-described step s1. If it is determined in step s1 that the network name has been received, the control unit 100 acquires the latest position information from the reception unit 140 in step s51. This position information can be said to be position information indicating the position of the electronic device 10 when the network name received in step s1 is received.

After step s51, the control unit 100 executes step s2. If it is determined in step s2 that the received network name matches the registered network name, in step s52, the position determination unit 430 determines that the position indicated by the position information acquired in step s51 is the registered position in the storage unit 103. It is determined whether or not it exists within a predetermined range from the position indicated by the information. In other words, the position determination unit 430 determines whether or not the position indicated by the position information acquired in step s51 is close to the position indicated by the registered position information in the storage unit 103. The predetermined range in step s52 is set to about several m to 10 m, for example.

If it is determined in step s52 that the position indicated by the position information acquired in step s51 does not exist within a predetermined range from the position indicated by the registered position information in the storage unit 103, the indoor determination related process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the position indicated by the position information acquired in step s51 is within a predetermined range from the position indicated by the registered position information in the storage unit 103, step s3 is executed, and the user 9 moves indoors. Is determined to exist.

As described above, in this modification, even when the reception network name matches the registered network name, the position of the electronic device 10 at the time of reception of the reception network name is the electronic device at the time of reception of the registration network. If it is far from the position 10, the user 9 is not determined to be present indoors. Therefore, even if the network name of the indoor access point registered as the registered network name coincides with the network name of the outdoor access point that is located away from the access point by chance, the user 9 It is possible to reduce the possibility of being erroneously determined to be present indoors.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 19, step s41 described above may be executed after step s52. In this case, when it is determined in step s52 that the position indicated by the position information acquired in step s51 is within a predetermined range from the position indicated by the registered position information in the storage unit 103, step s41 is executed. The In step s41, if it is determined that the reception strength of the reception network name received in step s1 is greater than or equal to the threshold value, step s3 is executed to determine “indoor”. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 19, the execution order of step s52 and step s41 may be switched.

Thus, the receiving network name and the registered network name match, and the position of the electronic device 10 when receiving the receiving network name is close to the position of the electronic device 10 when receiving the registered network, and the receiving network name By determining that the user 9 is present indoors when the reception strength of the user 9 is high, it is possible to more accurately specify that the user 9 is present indoors.

Further, the registered position information may be position information indicating the position of the access point that transmits the registered network name. In this case, for example, when the network name from the access point 803 shown in FIG. 7 is registered in the storage unit 103, the registered position information indicates the position of the access point 803.

When there is a server device having a database registered in association with an access point and location information indicating the location, the electronic device 10 transmits the network name to be registered from the server device. The position information indicating the position of can be acquired. For example, when the operation unit 210 receives a registration instruction operation in step s12 of FIG. 8 described above, the electronic device 10 indicates the position of the access point that transmits the network name to be registered, which is designated by the registration instruction operation. Position information is acquired from the server device. When the registration process shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 is executed, the electronic device 10 indicates the position of the access point that transmits the network name to be registered, for example, when executing step s23. Position information is acquired from the server device.

When the access point transmits the location information indicating the location of the access point together with the network name, when the electronic device 10 receives the network name to be registered, the electronic device 10 transmits the network name of the access point. Position information indicating the position can be acquired.

Further, the location information acquired in step s51 may be location information indicating the location of the access point that transmits the reception network name. When there is a server apparatus having the database as described above, the electronic device 10 can acquire position information indicating the position of the access point that transmits the reception network name from the server apparatus. Further, when the access point transmits the location information indicating the location of the access point together with the network name, the electronic device 10 receives the network name of the access point that transmits the reception network name. Position information indicating the position can be acquired.

The registered location information is location information indicating the location of the access point that transmits the registered network name, and the location information acquired in step s51 indicates the location of the electronic device 10 when receiving the received network name. The positional information shown may be sufficient. The registered position information is position information indicating the position of the electronic device 10 when receiving the network name to be registered, and the position information acquired in step s51 indicates the position of the access point that transmits the received network name. It may be position information. Since the position of the access point and the position of the electronic device 10 that receives the network name from the access point are close to each other, the type of registered position information and the type of position information acquired in step s51 are as described above. They may be different from each other.

<Third example>
As described above, even when the user 9 exists outside the building, the electronic device 10 may be able to receive the network name from the access point of the building 700. Therefore, in the indoor identification, there is a possibility that the user 9 is determined to be “indoor” even though the user 9 does not exist indoors.

On the other hand, if the user 9 is present in a building such as a home, the user 9 may place the electronic device 10 on a desk or the like without having the electronic device 10.

Therefore, the electronic device 10 according to the present modification determines whether or not the electronic device 10 is placed without being held by the user 9, and determines the determination result and the determination result in the identification information determination unit 500. Based on the indoor identification. This modification will be described in detail below.

The state in which the electronic device 10 is stopped includes the first state in which the electronic device 10 is stopped because the user who owns the electronic device 10 is stopped, and the electronic device 10 is not held by the user. And a second state that is stopped by being placed on a desk or the like. Hereinafter, the first state is referred to as “first stop state”, and the second state is referred to as “second stop state”.

Even if the user is in a stopped state, the user's movement hardly stops completely, so the position and posture of the electronic device 10 in the first stopped state slightly change. On the other hand, when the electronic device 10 is not possessed by the user and is placed on a desk or the like, the position and posture of the electronic device 10 hardly change.

In the above example, the stop movement specifying unit 410 determines whether or not the electronic device 10 is stopped without particularly distinguishing whether the electronic device 10 is in the first stop state or the second stop state. Was. In the present modification, the stop movement specifying unit 410 can distinguish and determine whether or not the electronic device 10 is in the first stop state and whether or not the electronic device 10 is in the second stop state.

For example, the stop specifying unit 410 determines whether or not the electronic device 10 is in the first stop state based on a time change pattern of acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 200 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as an acceleration pattern). Whether it is 2 stop states or not can be distinguished and determined.

Here, as described above, when the electronic device 10 is in the first stop state and when the electronic device 10 is in the second stop state, the changes in the position and orientation of the electronic device 10 are different from each other. Therefore, the acceleration pattern when the electronic device 10 is in the first stop state and the acceleration pattern when the electronic device 1 is in the second stop state are different from each other.

In this example, in the storage unit 103, a time change pattern of acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 200 when the electronic device 10 is in the first stop state is stored in advance as a first reference pattern. The storage unit 103 stores in advance a time change pattern of acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 200 when the electronic device 10 is in the second stop state as a second reference pattern. When the acceleration pattern obtained from the detection result of the acceleration sensor 200 matches the first reference pattern, the stop movement specifying unit 410 determines that the electronic device 10 is in the first stop state. On the other hand, when the acceleration pattern does not match the first reference pattern, the stop movement specifying unit 410 determines that the electronic device 1 is not in the first stop state. Moreover, the stop movement specific | specification part 410 determines with the electronic device 10 being a 2nd stop state, when an acceleration pattern corresponds to a 2nd reference pattern. On the other hand, when the acceleration pattern does not match the second reference pattern, the stop movement specifying unit 410 determines that the electronic device 10 is not in the second stop state.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of the indoor identification related process according to this example. As shown in FIG. 20, the control unit 100 executes the above-described steps s1 and s2. If it is determined in step s2 that the received network name matches the registered network name, the stop movement specification 410 acquires acceleration from the acceleration sensor 200 in step s61. In step s62, the stop movement specifying unit 410 determines, based on the acquired acceleration, whether or not the electronic device 10 is in the second stop state within a predetermined period after the network name is received in step s1. . The stop movement specifying unit 410 repeatedly executes a state determination process for determining whether or not the electronic device 1 is in the second stop state within a predetermined period after the network name is received in step s1. If the stop movement specifying unit 410 determines in the state determination process that the electronic device 1 is in the second stop state, the electronic device 1 is in the second stop state within a predetermined time after the network name is received in step s1. It is determined that On the other hand, if the stop movement specifying unit 410 does not determine that the electronic device 1 is in the second stop state even once in the state determination process that is repeatedly performed, the stop movement specifying unit 410 receives the electronic information within a predetermined time after the network name is received in step s1. It is determined that the device 1 has never been in the second stop state.

If it is determined NO in step s62, the indoor identification related process is terminated. On the other hand, if it determines with YES in step s62, step s3 will be performed and it will be determined that the user 9 exists indoors. Thereafter, the indoor identification process ends.

Thus, in this example, the indoor identification unit 420 performs indoor identification based on the determination result of the identification information determination unit 500 and the determination result of whether or not the electronic device 10 is in the second stop state. Therefore, it can be more correctly specified that the user 9 exists indoors. Hereinafter, the process composed of step s61 and step s62 may be referred to as “stop determination process”.

Note that, as in this example, when the stop identifying unit 410 can determine whether the electronic device 10 is in the first stop state and whether it is in the second stop state, In step s22 of FIG.9 and FIG.11, it may be determined whether the electronic device 10 is a 1st stop state, and it may be determined whether the electronic device 10 is a 2nd stop state. .

<Fourth example>
When charging the electronic device 10, the user 9 is highly likely to charge the electronic device 10 in a building such as a home.

Therefore, the electronic device 10 according to this example determines whether or not the electronic device 10 is charged, and performs indoor identification based on the determination result and the determination result in the identification information determination unit 500. This example will be described in detail below.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of indoor identification related processing according to this example. As shown in FIG. 21, the control unit 100 executes the above-described steps s1 and s2. If it is determined in step s2 that the received network name matches the registered network name, in step s71, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the electronic device 10 is charged. That is, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the battery 230 is charged. For example, the control unit 100 can determine whether or not the battery 230 is charged by monitoring the voltage or current of a specific terminal of the connector to which the charger is connected, which is included in the electronic device 10. .

If it is determined in step s71 that the electronic device 10 is not charged, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step s71 that the electronic device 10 is charged, step s3 is executed and it is determined that the user 9 is present indoors. Thereafter, the indoor identification process ends.

Thus, in this example, the indoor identification unit 420 performs indoor identification based on the determination result of the identification information determination unit 500 and the determination result of whether or not the electronic device 10 is charged. It can be specified more correctly that the user 9 exists indoors. Hereinafter, the process of step s71 may be referred to as “charging determination process”.

<Fifth example>
In a building such as a home of the user 9, there may be a home electric appliance that can perform wireless communication using a wireless LAN such as WiFi or Bluetooth. Such home appliances are sometimes called smart home appliances. Smart home appliances include, for example, televisions, refrigerators, game machines, rice cookers, DVD recorders, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, oven toasters, electric fans, air conditioners, air purifiers, humidifiers, personal computers, facsimiles and lighting. An instrument etc. can be considered.

When the user 9 is present in a building such as a home, the electronic device 10 is highly likely to be able to receive information from a smart home appliance present in the building.

Therefore, the electronic device 10 according to this example performs indoor identification based on the determination result in the identification information determination unit 500 and information received from the smart home appliance. This example will be described in detail below.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an example of indoor identification related processing according to this example. As illustrated in FIG. 22, the control unit 100 executes the above-described steps s1 and s2. If it determines with YES in step s2, the indoor specific | specification part 420 will determine whether the electronic device 10 can communicate with the smart household appliances in a building in step s81.

If it is determined in step s81 that the electronic device 10 can communicate with the smart home appliance, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step s81 that the electronic device 10 cannot communicate with the smart home appliance, step s3 is executed and it is determined that the user 9 is present indoors. Thereafter, the indoor identification process ends.

The indoor identification unit 420 can determine whether or not the electronic device 10 can communicate with the smart home appliance by various methods. For example, in the same manner as in FIG. 8 described above, identification information such as BSSID or network name transmitted by the smart home appliance in the building is registered in the electronic device 10 as registered home appliance identification information. When the wireless communication unit 110 receives the identification information in step s81, the indoor identification unit 420 determines whether or not the received identification information matches the registered home appliance identification information. If the indoor identification unit 420 determines that the two match, the indoor specifying unit 420 determines that the electronic device 1 can communicate with the smart home appliance in the building. On the other hand, if indoor specifying unit 420 determines that the two do not match, it determines that electronic device 1 cannot communicate with the smart home appliance.

Also, it is assumed that there is a smart home appliance that transmits notification information for notifying that it is a home appliance in the building. In this case, the indoor identifying unit 420 can determine that the electronic device 10 can communicate with the smart home appliance when the wireless communication unit 110 receives the notification information.

Also, it is assumed that the electronic device 10 stores connection information necessary for communication connection with the smart home appliance by communicating with the smart home appliance in the building in advance. In this case, when the electronic device 10 communicates with the smart home appliance based on the connection information, the indoor identification unit 420 may determine that the electronic device 10 can communicate with the smart home appliance.

As described above, in this example, the indoor specifying unit 420 performs indoor specifying based on the determination result of the identification information determining unit 500 and the information received by the wireless communication unit 110 from the home appliance, and thus the user 9 Can be more accurately identified as being present indoors.

In addition, when the electronic device 10 can receive power-on information indicating that the power is set to ON from the smart home appliance, the power-on information may be used for indoor identification. For example, the indoor identification unit 420 determines whether or not the wireless communication unit 110 has received the power-on information in step s81 within a predetermined period after it is determined YES in step s1. That is, the indoor identifying unit 420 determines whether or not the wireless communication unit 110 has received the power-on information within a predetermined period after the electronic device 10 receives the network name. If the indoor specifying unit 420 determines in step s81 that the wireless communication unit 110 has received the power-on information, it executes step s3 and determines “indoor”. On the other hand, if it is determined in step s81 that the wireless communication unit 110 does not receive the power-on information, the indoor identification related process ends. When the user 9 enters a building such as a home, the smart home appliances such as a television, a game machine, and an air conditioner that are present in the building may be turned on. The electronic device 10 can more accurately specify that the user 9 is present indoors by determining “indoor” when receiving the power-on information from the smart home appliance after determining YES in step s2. it can.

In addition, when the electronic device 10 can receive the home appliance door opening information indicating that the door has been opened from the smart home appliance including the door, the home appliance door opening information may be used for indoor identification. Good. For example, the indoor identifying unit 420 determines whether or not the wireless communication unit 110 has received the home appliance door opening information within a predetermined period after it is determined YES in step s1 in step s81. When the indoor specifying unit 420 determines in step s81 that the wireless communication unit 110 has received the home appliance door opening information, the indoor specifying unit 420 executes step s3 and determines “indoor”. On the other hand, if it determines with the wireless communication part 110 not receiving household appliance door opening information in step s81, an indoor specific related process will be complete | finished. When the user 9 enters a building such as a home, the door of a smart home appliance having a door, such as a refrigerator, a microwave oven, and an oven toaster, existing in the building may be opened. More accurately specifying that the user 9 is present indoors by determining “indoor” when the electronic device 10 receives home appliance door opening information from the smart home appliance after determining YES in step s2. Can do.

Also, smart home appliances include smart home appliances having a human sensor that detects a person around the smart home appliance. In step s81, the indoor identification unit 420 detects, from the smart home appliance, the wireless communication unit 110 within a predetermined period of time after detecting YES in step s1 that the human sensor it has detected a person. It may be determined whether or not is received. If the indoor specifying unit 420 determines in step s81 that the wireless communication unit 110 has received the detection information, the indoor specifying unit 420 executes step s3 and determines “indoor”. On the other hand, if it is determined in step s81 that the wireless communication unit 110 does not receive the detection information, the indoor identification related process ends. As described above, when the electronic device 10 determines “indoor” when receiving the detection information from the smart home appliance after determining “YES” in step s2, the user 9 is more correctly identified as being indoors. can do.

As human sensors, for example, optical sensors using visible light or infrared rays, microwave radar, millimeter wave radar, image sensors for cameras, odor sensors for detecting odor components in the atmosphere, or microphones for detecting sound Etc. may be adopted. Based on the value detected by the human sensor, the smart home appliance can recognize that there is a person around the smart home appliance.

Further, when the smart home appliance is a lighting fixture, and the electronic device 10 can receive lighting information indicating that the light emitting unit of the lighting fixture is turned on, the lighting information is It may be used indoors. For example, the indoor identifying unit 420 determines whether or not the wireless communication unit 110 has received the lighting information within a predetermined period of time after determining YES in step s1 in step s81. If the indoor specifying unit 420 determines in step s81 that the wireless communication unit 110 has received the lighting information, the indoor specifying unit 420 executes step s3 and determines “indoor”. On the other hand, if it is determined in step s81 that the wireless communication unit 110 does not receive the lighting information, the indoor identification related process ends. When the user 9 enters a building such as a home, there is a high possibility that the lighting equipment existing in the building is turned on. When the electronic device 10 determines “indoor” when receiving the lighting information from the smart home appliance after determining YES in step s2, it can be more correctly specified that the user 9 is present indoors. . Hereinafter, the process of step s81 may be referred to as a “home appliance related determination process”.

<Sixth example>
When the user 9 enters a building such as a home, there is a high possibility that the door of the building is unlocked.

Therefore, the electronic device 10 according to this example determines whether or not the door of the building has been unlocked, and performs indoor identification based on the determination result and the determination result in the identification information determination unit 500. This example will be described in detail below.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an example of indoor identification related processing according to this example. As shown in FIG. 23, the control unit 100 executes the above-described steps s1 and s2. If it is determined YES in step s2, control unit 100 determines in step s91 whether the door of the building has been unlocked within a predetermined time after determining YES in step 1.

Here, in this example, the building is provided with a key opening / closing sensor for detecting the opening / closing of the key of the door. When the door is unlocked, the key opening / closing sensor can transmit key opening information indicating the door. The key opening / closing sensor can transmit key closing information indicating that the door key is closed.

When the wireless communication unit 110 receives the key opening information in step s91 within a predetermined time after it is determined as YES in step s91, the control unit 100 determines the building information within the predetermined time after determining YES in step s1. It is determined that the door is unlocked. On the other hand, if the wireless communication unit 110 has not received the key opening information within a predetermined time after determining YES in step s1, the control unit 100 determines a predetermined time after determining YES in step s1. It is determined that the building door was not unlocked inside.

If it is determined in step s91 that the door of the building has not been unlocked, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step s91 that the building door has been unlocked, step s3 is executed and it is determined that the user 9 is present indoors. Thereafter, the indoor identification process ends.

Thus, in this example, the indoor identification unit 420 performs indoor identification based on the determination result of the identification information determination unit 500 and the determination result of whether or not the door of the building has been unlocked. The user 9 can be identified more accurately indoors. Hereinafter, the processing in step s91 may be referred to as “key opening determination processing”.

As shown in FIG. 24, in step s92 after step s91, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the door of the building has been locked within a predetermined time after determining YES in step s91. May be. In step s92, when the wireless communication unit 110 receives the key closing information within a predetermined time after the determination of YES in step s91, the control unit 100 determines the building information within the predetermined time after determining YES in step s91. It is determined that the door is locked. On the other hand, if the wireless communication unit 110 has not received the key closing information within a predetermined time after determining YES in step s91, the control unit 100 determines a predetermined time after determining YES in step s91. It is determined that the building door has not been locked inside.

If it is determined in step s92 that the door of the building has not been closed, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step s92 that the door of the building has been closed, step s3 is executed and it is determined that the user 9 is present indoors. Thereafter, the indoor identification process ends.

When the user 9 enters a building such as a home, the user 9 is likely to close the lock after unlocking the door of the building. Therefore, by executing step s92 after step s91, it can be more correctly specified that the user 9 exists indoors. Hereinafter, the processing composed of steps s91 and s92 may be referred to as “key opening / closing determination processing”.

Also, the indoor identification unit 420 may use the result of the determination as to whether or not the building door has been opened instead of the result of the determination as to whether or not the building door has been unlocked. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an example of the indoor identification related process in this case.

As shown in FIG. 25, when it is determined as YES in step s2, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the building door is opened within a predetermined time after it is determined as YES in step 1 in step s101. judge.

Here, in the example of FIG. 25, the building is provided with a door opening / closing sensor for detecting opening / closing of the door. When the door is opened, the door opening / closing sensor can transmit door opening information indicating the door. The door opening / closing sensor can transmit door closing information indicating that the door is closed.

When the wireless communication unit 110 receives the door opening information in step s101 within a predetermined time after it is determined as YES in step s101, the control unit 100 determines the building opening within the predetermined time after it is determined as YES in step s1. It is determined that the door has been opened. On the other hand, if the wireless communication unit 110 does not receive the door opening information within a predetermined time after determining YES in step s1, the control unit 100 determines a predetermined time after determining YES in step s1. It is determined that the building door was not opened inside.

If it is determined in step s101 that the door of the building has not been opened, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step s101 that the building door has been opened, step s3 is executed, and it is determined that the user 9 is present indoors. Thereafter, the indoor identification process ends.

Thus, even if the indoor identification unit 420 performs indoor identification based on the determination result in the identification information determination unit 500 and the determination result on whether or not the door of the building has been opened, the user 9 Can be more accurately identified as being present indoors. Hereinafter, the processing in step s101 may be referred to as “door open determination processing”.

As shown in FIG. 26, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the door of the building is closed within a predetermined time after determining YES in step s101 in step s102 after step s101. Good. In step s102, when the wireless communication unit 110 receives the door closing information within a predetermined time after determining YES in step s101, the control unit 100 determines that the building is closed within the predetermined time after determining YES in step s91. It is determined that the door is closed. On the other hand, if the wireless communication unit 110 does not receive the door closing information within a predetermined time after determining YES in step s101, the control unit 100 determines a predetermined time after determining YES in step s101. It is determined that the building door was never closed.

If it is determined in step s102 that the building door has not been closed, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step s102 that the building door is closed, step s3 is executed and it is determined that the user 9 is present indoors. Thereafter, the indoor identification process ends.

Thus, by executing step s102 after step s101, it is possible to more correctly specify that the user 9 is present indoors. Hereinafter, the process composed of steps s101 and s102 may be referred to as “door opening / closing determination process”.

<Seventh example>
When the user 9 is present in a building such as a home, the temperature in the building and the temperature of the electronic device 10 are likely to be close to each other.

Therefore, the electronic device 10 according to this example compares the temperature of the electronic device 10 with the temperature in the building, and performs indoor identification based on the comparison result and the determination result in the identification information determination unit 500. . This example will be described in detail below.

FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the electronic device 10 according to the present example. As shown in FIG. 27, the electronic device 10 according to this example further includes a temperature sensor 250 in the electronic device 10 shown in FIG. 4 described above. The temperature sensor 250 is located, for example, in the device case 11. The temperature sensor 250 can detect the temperature of the electronic device 10.

In this example, an in-building temperature sensor capable of detecting the temperature in the building is provided in a building such as a home. The in-building temperature sensor can transmit the temperature in the building detected by itself. The building temperature sensor may be provided in a smart home appliance such as an air conditioner. Hereinafter, the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 250 of the electronic device 10 may be referred to as a “first temperature”. In addition, the temperature detected by the building temperature sensor may be referred to as a “second temperature”.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing an example of indoor identification related processing according to this example. As shown in FIG. 28, the control unit 100 executes the above-described steps s1 and s2. If YES is determined in step s2, control unit 100 determines in step s111 whether wireless communication unit 110 receives the second temperature within a predetermined time after YES is determined in step s1.

If it is determined in step s111 that the second temperature is not received by the wireless communication unit 110, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined in step s111 that the second temperature has been received, in step s112, the control unit 100 detects the first temperature detected by the temperature sensor 250 and the second temperature received by the wireless communication unit 110. Are determined to be close to each other. In step s112, the control unit 100 first obtains an absolute value of a value obtained by subtracting the second temperature from the first temperature. And the control part 100 determines with the 1st and 2nd temperature being a mutually close value, when the calculated | required absolute value is below a threshold value. On the other hand, when the obtained absolute value is larger than the threshold value, the control unit 100 determines that the first and second temperatures are separated from each other. The controller 100 determines that the first and second temperatures are close to each other when the obtained absolute value is less than the threshold value, and when the obtained absolute value is equal to or greater than the threshold value, It may be determined that the first and second temperatures are separated from each other.

If it is determined in step s112 that the first and second temperatures are separated from each other, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the first and second temperatures are close to each other, step s3 is executed and it is determined that the user 9 is present indoors. Thereafter, the indoor identification process ends.

Thus, since the indoor identification unit 420 performs indoor identification based on the determination result in the identification information determination unit 500 and the comparison result between the first and second temperatures, the user 9 exists indoors. Can be specified more correctly. Hereinafter, the process composed of steps s111 and s112 may be referred to as “temperature determination process”.

The electronic device 10 may compare the humidity around the electronic device 10 with the humidity in the building, and may perform indoor identification based on the comparison result and the determination result in the identification information determination unit 500. . FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the electronic device 10 in this case. FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing an example of the indoor identification related process in this case. The electronic device 10 shown in FIG. 29 includes a humidity sensor 260 that detects the humidity around the electronic device 10.

29 and 30, an in-building humidity sensor capable of detecting the humidity in the building is provided in a building such as a home. The in-building humidity sensor can transmit the humidity in the building detected by itself. The in-building humidity sensor may be provided in a smart home appliance such as an air conditioner or a humidifier. Hereinafter, the temperature detected by the humidity sensor 260 of the electronic device 10 may be referred to as “first humidity”. In addition, the temperature detected by the in-building humidity sensor may be referred to as “second humidity”.

As shown in FIG. 30, the control unit 100 executes the above-described steps s1 and s2. If YES is determined in step s2, control unit 100 determines in step s121 whether or not wireless communication unit 110 receives the second humidity within a predetermined time after determining YES in step s1.

If it is determined in step s121 that the second humidity is not received by the wireless communication unit 110, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined in step s111 that the second humidity has been received, in step s122, the control unit 100 detects the first humidity detected by the humidity sensor 260 and the second humidity received by the wireless communication unit 110. Are determined to be close to each other. In step s122, the control unit 100 first obtains an absolute value of a value obtained by subtracting the second humidity from the first humidity. And the control part 100 determines with the 1st and 2nd humidity being a mutually close value, when the calculated | required absolute value is below a threshold value. On the other hand, the control unit 100 determines that the first and second humidity are separated from each other when the obtained absolute value is larger than the threshold value. The control unit 100 determines that the first and second humidity values are close to each other when the obtained absolute value is less than the threshold value, and if the obtained absolute value is equal to or greater than the threshold value, It may be determined that the first and second humidity are separated from each other.

If it is determined in step s122 that the first and second humidity are separated from each other, the indoor identification related process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the first and second humidity values are close to each other, step s3 is executed and it is determined that the user 9 is present indoors. Thereafter, the indoor identification process ends.

As described above, since the indoor identification unit 420 performs indoor identification based on the determination result of the identification information determination unit 500 and the comparison result of the first and second humidity, the user 9 is present indoors. Can be specified more correctly. Hereinafter, the process composed of steps s121 and s122 may be referred to as “humidity determination process”.

<Eighth example>
In this example and a ninth example described later, an operation of the electronic device 10 assuming that the user 9 of the electronic device 10 is a child will be described. In this example and the ninth example, the user 9 is called “child 9”.

In this example, the network name transmitted by the access point in the home of the child 9 is registered in the storage unit 103 of the electronic device 10 as the registered network name. When the electronic device 10 determines “indoor”, that is, when it is determined that the child 9 is present at home, the electronic device 10 notifies the registered device registered in the electronic device 10 that the child 9 has returned home. . The storage unit 103 of the electronic device 10 stores e-mail addresses assigned to registered devices, for example. In the electronic device 10, when the indoor identification unit 420 determines “indoor”, the wireless communication unit 110 notifies the registered device that the child 9 has returned using the email address in the storage unit 103. Send notification information. Examples of the registered device include a mobile phone held by the parents of the child 9 or a mobile phone held by the grandparents of the child 9. A plurality of registered devices may be registered in the electronic device 10.

As described above, when the electronic device 10 determines “indoor”, the child 9 has returned home even if the parent of the child 9 is not at home by notifying the outside of the electronic device 10. Can know. Therefore, the convenience of the electronic device 10 is improved. Even when the user 9 is not a child, the electronic device 10 may notify the outside of the electronic device 10 when it is determined to be “indoor”.

<Ninth example>
The operation mode of the electronic device 10 includes a manner mode in which the electronic device 10 does not output sound. If the child 9 is present at home and the operation mode of the electronic device 10 is set to the manner mode, the child 9 may not be aware of the communication to the electronic device 10 from the cellular phone such as the parent. .

Therefore, in this example, the network name transmitted by the access point in the home of the child 9 is registered in the storage unit 103 of the electronic device 10 as the registered network name. When the operation mode of the electronic device 10 is set to the manner mode, if the indoor identifying unit 420 determines “indoor”, the electronic device 10 cancels the manner mode. Thereby, when the child 9 having the electronic device 10 set in the manner mode returns home, the electronic device 10 is more likely to be released from the manner mode. Therefore, the possibility that the child 9 at home notices contact (for example, contact by voice call or e-mail) from the parent mobile phone to the electronic device 10 is improved. Therefore, the convenience of the electronic device 10 is improved.

In the above example, in the flowchart of FIG. 6, after it is determined as YES in step s2, the stop determination process (step s61 and step s62), the charge determination process (step s71), the home appliance related determination process (step s81), the key Open determination process (step s91), key open / close determination process (step s91 and step s92), door open determination process (step s101), door open / close determination process (step s101 and step s102), temperature determination process (step s111 and step s112) ) And humidity determination processing (steps s121 and s122).

However, in the flowchart of FIG. 6, at least two determination processes of a stop determination process, a charge determination process, a home appliance related determination process, a temperature determination process, and a humidity determination process may be performed after determining YES in step s2. . In the flowchart of FIG. 6, at least one of a stop determination process, a charge determination process, a home appliance-related determination process, a temperature determination process, and a humidity determination process, a key opening determination process, a key opening / closing determination process, a door opening determination process, and a door Any one of the open / close determination processes may be executed.

In the flowchart of FIG. 17, at least one of a stop determination process, a charge determination process, a home appliance related determination process, a temperature determination process, and a humidity determination process may be executed. In this case, for example, at least one process is executed after YES is determined in step s41. In the flowchart of FIG. 17, at least one of stop determination processing, charge determination processing, home appliance related determination processing, temperature determination processing, and humidity determination processing, key opening determination processing, key opening / closing determination processing, door opening determination processing, and door Any one of the open / close determination processes may be executed. In this case, for example, after determining YES in step s41, at least one of a stop determination process, a charge determination process, a home appliance-related determination process, a temperature determination process, and a humidity determination process, a key opening determination process, and a key One of the opening / closing determination process, the door opening determination process, and the door opening / closing determination process is executed.

In the flowchart of FIG. 18, at least one of a stop determination process, a charge determination process, a home appliance related determination process, a temperature determination process, and a humidity determination process may be executed. In this case, for example, at least one process is executed after YES is determined in step s52. In the flowchart of FIG. 18, at least one of a stop determination process, a charge determination process, a home appliance-related determination process, a temperature determination process, and a humidity determination process, a key opening determination process, a key opening / closing determination process, a door opening determination process, and a door Any one of the open / close determination processes may be executed. In this case, for example, after determining YES in step s52, at least one of a stop determination process, a charge determination process, a home appliance-related determination process, a temperature determination process, and a humidity determination process, a key opening determination process, and a key One of the opening / closing determination process, the door opening determination process, and the door opening / closing determination process is executed.

In the flowchart of FIG. 19, at least one of a stop determination process, a charge determination process, a home appliance related determination process, a temperature determination process, and a humidity determination process may be executed. In this case, for example, at least one process is executed after YES is determined in step s41. In the flowchart of FIG. 19, at least one of a stop determination process, a charge determination process, a home appliance-related determination process, a temperature determination process, and a humidity determination process, a key opening determination process, a key opening / closing determination process, a door opening determination process, and a door Any one of the open / close determination processes may be executed. In this case, for example, after determining YES in step s41, at least one of a stop determination process, a charge determination process, a home appliance-related determination process, a temperature determination process, and a humidity determination process, a key opening determination process, and a key One of the opening / closing determination process, the door opening determination process, and the door opening / closing determination process is executed.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart of FIG. 19 illustrating the indoor identification related process when the stop determination process, the charge determination process, the home appliance related determination process, the temperature determination process, the humidity determination process, and the key opening determination process are executed. It is a flowchart which shows an example. Steps s1, s51, s2, s52, and s41 in FIG. 19 are executed. If YES is determined in step s41, the control unit 100 performs a stop determination process (steps s61 and s62) in step s201. Execute. If it is determined YES in step s62 of the stop determination process, step s3 is executed. When step s3 is executed, the indoor identification related process ends. On the other hand, if NO is determined in step s62, the control unit 100 performs a key opening determination process (step s91) in step s202.

If it is determined YES in step s91 of the key opening determination process, step s3 is executed. On the other hand, if NO is determined in step s91, the control unit 100 performs a temperature determination process (steps s111 and s112) in step s203. If it is determined YES in both step s111 and step s112 of the temperature determination process, step s3 is executed. On the other hand, if it is determined NO in either step s111 or step s112 of the temperature determination process, the control unit 100 performs a humidity determination process (step s121 and step s122) in step s204.

If YES is determined in both steps s121 and s122 of the humidity determination process, step s3 is executed. On the other hand, if it is determined NO in any of steps s121 and s122 of the humidity determination process, the control unit 100 performs a charge determination process (step s71) in step s205. If it is determined YES in step s71 of the charging determination process, step s3 is executed. On the other hand, if it determines with NO in step s71, the control part 100 will perform household appliance related determination processing (step s81) in step s206. If it is determined YES in step s81 of the home appliance related determination process, step s3 is executed. On the other hand, if it is determined as NO in step s81, the indoor identification related process ends.

The execution order of steps s201 to s206 is not limited to the above. Further, at least one process of steps s201 to s206 may not be executed. In step s202, a key opening / closing determination process may be executed. In this case, if YES is determined in both step s91 and step s92 of the key opening / closing determination process, step s3 is executed. On the other hand, if NO is determined in either step s91 or step s92, step s203 is executed. In step s202, a door open determination process may be executed. In this case, if YES is determined in step s101 of the door open determination process, step s3 is executed. On the other hand, if it is determined as NO in step s101, step s203 is executed. In step s202, a door open determination process may be executed. In this case, if YES is determined in both step s101 and step s102 of the door opening / closing determination process, step s3 is executed. On the other hand, if it is determined NO in either step s101 or step s102, step s203 is executed.

In the above example, the indoor identification is performed using the network name in the wireless LAN. However, in the same way as the network name, when a communication device capable of wireless communication by the wireless communication unit 110 transmits identification information assigned to the communication device and capable of changing its contents, Indoor identification can be similarly performed using the identification information instead of the network name.

In the above example, the network name in the wireless LAN is used to identify indoors, but the BSSID may be used instead of the network name. Even in this case, it is possible to appropriately specify that the user 9 exists indoors.

In the above example, the electronic device 10 is a mobile phone such as a smartphone, but may be another type of electronic device. The electronic device 10 may be a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a wearable device, or the like, for example. The wearable device employed as the electronic device 10 may be a wristband type or wristwatch type that is worn on the arm, or a headband type or glasses type that is worn on the head. It may also be a type that is worn on the body, such as a clothing type.

As described above, the electronic device 10 has been described in detail, but the above description is an example in all aspects, and the disclosure is not limited thereto. The various examples described above can be applied in combination as long as they do not contradict each other. And it is understood that countless examples not illustrated can be assumed without departing from the scope of this disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Electronic device 103 Memory | storage part 100 Control part (control apparatus)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 Wireless communication part 410 Stop movement specific part 420 Indoor specific part 430 Position determination part 500 Identification information determination part 600 Notification determination part

Claims

Electronic equipment,
A communication unit for performing wireless communication;
A storage unit that stores, as registered identification information, first identification information that is assigned to a first communication device capable of wireless communication with the communication unit and whose contents can be changed;
First determination for determining whether the reception identification information, which is the first identification information assigned to the second communication device, received by the communication unit from the second communication device matches the registration identification information. And
An electronic device comprising: an indoor identification unit that performs indoor identification that identifies that a user of the electronic device is present indoors based on a first determination result in the first determination unit.
The electronic device according to claim 1,
The indoor identification unit is an electronic device that performs the indoor identification based on the first determination result and the reception intensity of the reception identification information.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 and 2,
The storage unit stores, as registered position information, position information indicating a position of the first communication device or a position of the electronic device when the communication unit receives the registration identification information from the first communication device.
Whether the position of the second communication device or the position of the electronic device when the communication unit receives the reception identification information from the second communication device is within a predetermined range from the position indicated by the registered position information A second determination unit for determining whether or not
The indoor identification unit is an electronic device that performs the indoor identification based on the first determination result and the second determination result of the second determination unit.
An electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An electronic device further comprising an operation unit that receives an instruction operation of the user for instructing to register the first identification information received by the communication unit as the registration identification information in the storage unit.
An electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The electronic device in which the first identification information received by the communication unit in a predetermined time zone is registered in the storage unit as the registration identification information.
An electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A third determination unit for determining whether or not the electronic device is stopped;
The electronic device in which the identification information received by the communication unit when the third determination unit determines that the electronic device is stopped is registered in the storage unit as the registration identification information.
An electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A third determination unit for determining whether the electronic device is placed without being possessed by the user;
The indoor identification unit is an electronic device that performs the indoor identification based on the first determination result and the third determination result of the third determination unit.
An electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A fourth determination unit for determining whether or not the electronic device is being charged;
The indoor identification unit is an electronic device that performs the indoor identification based on the first determination result and the fourth determination result in the fourth determination unit.
An electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The indoor identification unit is an electronic device that performs the indoor identification based on the first determination result and the first information that the communication unit receives from the home appliance.
An electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The first information includes second identification information assigned to the home appliance, second information indicating that the power of the home appliance is turned on, and third indicating that the door of the home appliance is opened. An electronic device including any one of information, 4th information which shows that the sensor which the household appliance has has detected a person, and the 5th information which shows that the light emission part which the household appliance has was turned on.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
A fifth determination unit for determining whether or not the door of the building has been unlocked;
The indoor identification unit is an electronic device that performs the indoor identification based on the first determination result and the fifth determination result in the fifth determination unit.
The electronic device according to claim 11,
A sixth determination unit for determining whether or not the key is closed;
The said indoor identification part is an electronic device which performs the said indoor identification based on the said 1st determination result, the said 5th determination result, and the 6th determination result in the said 6th determination part.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
A fifth determination unit for determining whether the door of the building has been opened;
The indoor identification unit is an electronic device that performs the indoor identification based on the first determination result and the fifth determination result in the fifth determination unit.
The electronic device according to claim 13,
A sixth determination unit for determining whether or not the door of the building is closed;
The said indoor identification part is an electronic device which performs the said indoor identification based on the said 1st determination result, the said 5th determination result, and the 6th determination result in the said 6th determination part.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
A temperature detector that detects a first temperature that is a temperature of the electronic device;
A first comparison unit that compares the first temperature with a second temperature that is received by the communication unit and that is a temperature inside the building;
The indoor identification unit is an electronic device that performs the indoor identification based on the first determination result and the first comparison result in the first comparison unit.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 15,
A humidity detector for detecting a first humidity which is a humidity around the electronic device;
A second comparison unit that compares the first humidity and a second humidity that is received by the communication unit and is a humidity in a building;
The indoor identification unit is an electronic device that performs the indoor identification based on the first determination result and the second comparison result of the second comparison unit.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 16,
An electronic device, further comprising: a notification determination unit that determines whether or not the electronic device performs notification outside the electronic device based on the indoor specific result.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 16,
When the indoor specifying unit specifies that the user exists indoors, the communication unit notifies the outside of the electronic device.
An electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 17,
The operation mode of the electronic device includes a mode in which the electronic device does not output sound,
In the indoor identification, it is specified that the user exists in the home,
An electronic device in which, when the operation mode is the mode, the mode is canceled when the indoor specifying unit specifies that the user exists in the home.
A control device for controlling the operation of the electronic device provided in the electronic device performing wireless communication,
Registered identification information that is registered in the electronic device and is assigned to the first communication device that is capable of wireless communication with the electronic device and whose contents can be changed, and the electronic device A determination unit that determines whether or not the reception identification information that is the identification information assigned to the second communication device is received by the wireless communication from the second communication device;
A control apparatus provided with the indoor specific part which performs indoor specific which specifies that the user of the said electronic device exists indoors based on the determination result in the said determination part.
A control program for controlling an electronic device that performs wireless communication,
In the electronic device,
Registered identification information that is registered in the electronic device and is assigned to the first communication device that is capable of wireless communication with the electronic device and whose contents can be changed, and the electronic device A first step of determining whether or not the reception identification information, which is the identification information assigned to the second communication device, is received from the second communication device by wireless communication,
A control program for executing a second step of performing indoor identification that identifies that the user of the electronic device is present indoors based on the determination result in the first step.
An operation method of an electronic device performing wireless communication,
Registered identification information that is registered in the electronic device and is assigned to the first communication device that is capable of wireless communication with the electronic device and whose contents can be changed, and the electronic device A first step of determining whether or not the reception identification information, which is the identification information assigned to the second communication device, is received from the second communication device by wireless communication,
An electronic device operating method comprising: a second step of performing indoor identification that identifies that a user of the electronic device is present indoors based on a determination result in the first step.