Positional information managing device, mobile terminal, and mobile device

• US 10,045,171 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2015
• Issued: 08/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Shinada, Yuki, Kawaguchi, Takahiro, Miura, Yoshio, Ueda, Satoshi, Hasegawa, Noboru
• Primary Examiner(s): HTUN, SAN A
• Application Number:
  US14/949,558
• Publication Number:
  US 20160183071A1
• Time in Patent Office: 988 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

A positional information managing device includes a processor. The processor is configured to manage first positional information of a first mobile device communicating with a network. The processor is configured to associate device information of a second mobile device connected to the first mobile device with the first positional information. The second mobile device communicates with the network through the first mobile device.

Claims

1. A positional information management device, comprising:

a memory;

a network interface used for a communicating with a first mobile device through a network; and

a processor coupled to the memory, and the processor being configured to;

store positional information of the first mobile device communicating with a base station;

store the positional information of the first mobile device as positional information of a second mobile device in response to detecting a coupling between the first mobile device and the second mobile device;

utilize the positional information of the first mobile device as the positional information of the second mobile device when the first mobile device is coupled to the second mobile device; and

suppress a connection between the second mobile device and the positional information management device when the positional information is utilized, wherein;

a setting of the coupling between the first mobile device and the second mobile device is used to control transmission of data from the first mobile device to a network through the second mobile device; and

intervals at which the data is transmitted are controlled based on a priority of the data.

2. The positional information managing device according to claim 1, wherein

the processor is further configured to

update the first positional information in response to a movement of the first mobile device.

3. The positional information managing device according to claim 1, wherein

the processor is further configured to

cancel an association of device information of a second mobile device connected to the first mobile device with the first positional information upon receiving a signal indicating that a setting of the coupling of the second mobile device to the first mobile device is cancelled.

4. The positional information managing device according to claim 1, wherein

the processor is further configured to

register, as positional information of a second mobile device, the first positional information at a time of cancellation of an association of device information of the second mobile device connected to the first mobile device with the first positional information.

5. The positional information managing device according to claim 1, wherein

the processor is further configured to

receive the device information through the network, the device information being included in user data used in the communication performed between the second mobile device and the network through the first mobile device.

13. The positional information management device according to claim 1, wherein

the processor is further configured to

control the second mobile device not to transmit information for notifying position of the second mobile device to the positional information management device when the first mobile device is coupled to the second mobile device.

6. A mobile terminal coupled to a base station, the mobile terminal comprising:

a memory;

a network interface used for a communicating with a mobile device through a network; and

a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to;

set a coupling between the mobile terminal and the mobile device; and

transmit, to a positional information management device, information including an identifier of the mobile terminal and an identifier of the mobile device in response to the setting of the coupling, the positional information management device storing positional information of the mobile terminal and the positional information of the mobile device;

perform a control so that the positional information of the mobile terminal is utilized as the positional information of the mobile device when the mobile terminal is coupled to the mobile device, wherein a connection between the mobile device and the positional information management device is suppressed when the positional information is utilized;

use the setting of the coupling to control transmission of data from the mobile device to a network through the mobile terminal; and

control, on basis of a priority of the data, intervals at which the data is transmitted.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein

the processor is further configured to notify the positional information managing device and the mobile device of positional information of the mobile terminal in response to a movement of the mobile terminal.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein

the processor is further configured to notify the mobile device of the positional information by including the positional information in user data used in a communication performed between the mobile terminal and the mobile device.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein

the processor is further configured to control intervals at which the data is transmitted, on basis of a history record regarding measurement of quality of a radio signal in at least one of a time zone and a location in which the mobile terminal has moved.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein

the processor is further configured to:

transmit, to the positional information managing device, a signal indicating that the setting of the coupling between the mobile device and the mobile terminal is to be canceled,

receive, from the positional information managing device, a notification indicating cancellation of an association between the mobile device and the mobile terminal, and

cancel the setting of the coupling between the mobile device and the mobile terminal in response to the reception of the notification.

11. A mobile device, comprising:

a memory;

a network interface used for a communicating with a mobile terminal through a network; and

a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to;

set a coupling between the mobile device and the mobile terminal that communicates with a network, and

transmit information of the mobile device through the mobile terminal to a positional information management device in response to the setting of the coupling, the positional information management device storing positional information of the mobile terminal and the positional information of the mobile device; and

receive the positional information of the mobile terminal, wherein;

both the mobile device and the positional information management device utilize the positional information of the mobile terminal as the positional information of the mobile device when the mobile device is coupled to the mobile terminal;

a setting of the coupling is used to control transmission of data from the mobile device to a network through the mobile terminal; and

intervals at which the data is transmitted are controlled based on a priority of the data.

12. The mobile device according to claim 11, wherein

the processor is further configured to:

utilize positional information of the mobile terminal, the positional information being notified by the mobile terminal in response to a movement of the mobile terminal, and

control establishment of a communication with the network on basis of the positional information.