Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program product

• US 20080166991A1
• Filed: 06/27/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Mobile Communications Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Izumikawa, Yutaka
• Application Number:
  US11/823,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20080166991A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0283 via a telephone network, e.g. cellular GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0294 Display details on parent unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a positional information of the information processing apparatus; a first setting unit configured to set a predetermined positional information among the positional information acquired by the acquisition unit to a first positional information indicating a present address of the information processing apparatus at a predetermined precision; a first creation unit configured to create a first mail based on a mail destination information and a transmission mail text information that are previously stored, and the low precision positional information set by the first setting unit; and a first transmitter unit configured to transmit the first mail created by the first creation unit to another information processing apparatus.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire a positional information of the information processing apparatus;

a first setting unit configured to set a predetermined positional information among the positional information acquired by the acquisition unit to a first positional information indicating a present address of the information processing apparatus at a predetermined precision;

a first creation unit configured to create a first mail based on a mail destination information and a transmission mail text information that are previously stored, and the low precision positional information set by the first setting unit; and

a first transmitter unit configured to transmit the first mail created by the first creation unit to another information processing apparatus.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

a determination unit configured to determine whether or not there is a GPS-based second positional information of the information apparatus acquired within a predetermined time preset by the acquisition unit,

wherein, if the determination unit determines that there is the GPS-based second positional information, the first setting unit sets the GPS-based second positional information to the first positional information, and

wherein, if the determination unit determines that there is not the GPS-based second positional information, the first setting unit sets a base station positional information indicating the position of a base station to the first positional information.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

a second setting unit configured to set a GPS-based third positional information acquired by the acquisition unit to a GPS-based fourth positional information of the information processing apparatus indicating the present address of the information processing apparatus at a higher precision than the predetermined precision, after accepting an instruction of starting an urgent emergency state occurrence report process,

a second creation unit configured to create a second mail based on the mail destination information and the transmission mail text information that are previously stored, and the GPS-based fourth positional information of the information processing apparatus set by the second setting unit, and

a second transmitter unit configured to transmit the second mail created by the second creation unit to another information processing apparatus.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a GPS-based fifth positional information is being acquired by the acquisition unit, when an instruction of starting the urgent emergency state occurrence report process is accepted, and

a control unit configured to start an GPS-based acquisition process for the positional information if the GPS-based fifth positional information is not being acquired when the instruction of starting the urgent emergency state occurrence report process is accepted, and continue the GPS-based acquisition process for the GPS-based fifth positional information if the GPS-based fifth positional information is being acquired when the instruction of starting the urgent emergency state occurrence report process is accepted.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined precision is a precise degree of the predetermined positional information with respect to the present address of the information processing apparatus.

6. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring a positional information of the information processing apparatus;

setting a predetermined positional information among the positional information to a first positional information indicating a present address of the information processing apparatus at a predetermined precision;

creating a first mail based on a mail destination information and a transmission mail text information that are previously stored, and the low precision positional information; and

transmitting the first mail to another information processing apparatus.

7. The information processing apparatus method according to claim 6, comprising:

determining whether or not there is a GPS-based second positional information of the information apparatus acquired within a predetermined time preset;

setting the GPS-based second positional information to the first positional information, if it is determined that there is the GPS-based second positional information, and

setting a base station positional information indicating the position of a base station to the first positional information, if it is determined that there is not the GPS-based second positional information.

8. The information processing method according to claim 6, comprising:

setting a GPS-based third positional information to a GPS-based fourth positional information of the information processing apparatus indicating the present address of the information processing apparatus at a higher precision than the predetermined precision, after accepting an instruction of starting an urgent emergency state occurrence report process;

creating a second mail based on the mail destination information and the transmission mail text information that are previously stored, and the GPS-based fourth positional information of the information processing apparatus, and

transmitting the second mail to another information processing apparatus.

9. The information processing method according to claim 6, comprising:

determining whether or not a GPS-based fifth positional information is being acquired, when an instruction of starting the urgent emergency state occurrence report process is accepted;

starting an GPS-based acquisition process for the positional information if the GPS-based fifth positional information is not being acquired when the instruction of starting the urgent emergency state occurrence report process is accepted, and

continue the GPS-based acquisition process for the GPS-based fifth positional information if the GPS-based fifth positional information is being acquired when the instruction of starting the urgent emergency state occurrence report process is accepted.

10. A program product for enabling an information processing apparatus to perform information processing, comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire a positional information of the information processing apparatus;

a first setting unit configured to set a predetermined positional information among the positional information acquired by the acquisition unit to a first positional information indicating a present address of the information processing apparatus at a predetermined precision;

a first creation unit configured to create a first mail based on a mail destination information and a transmission mail text information that are previously stored, and the low precision positional information set by the first setting unit; and

a first transmitter unit configured to transmit the first mail created by the first creation unit to another information processing apparatus.

11. The program product according to claim 10, comprising:

a determination unit configured to determine whether or not there is a GPS-based second positional information of the information apparatus acquired within a predetermined time preset by the acquisition unit,

wherein, if the determination unit determines that there is the GPS-based second positional information, the first setting unit sets the GPS-based second positional information to the first positional information, and

wherein, if the determination unit determines that there is not the GPS-based second positional information, the first setting unit sets a base station positional information indicating the position of a base station to the first positional information.

12. The program product according to claim 10, comprising:

a second setting unit configured to set a GPS-based third positional information acquired by the acquisition unit to a GPS-based fourth positional information of the information processing apparatus indicating the present address of the information processing apparatus at a higher precision than the predetermined precision, after accepting an instruction of starting an urgent emergency state occurrence report process,

a second creation unit configured to create a second mail based on the mail destination information and the transmission mail text information that are previously stored, and the GPS-based fourth positional information of the information processing apparatus set by the second setting unit, and

a second transmitter unit configured to transmit the second mail created by the second creation unit to another information processing apparatus.

13. The program product according to claim 10, comprising:

a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a GPS-based fifth positional information is being acquired by the acquisition unit, when an instruction of starting the urgent emergency state occurrence report process is accepted, and

a control unit configured to start an GPS-based acquisition process for the positional information if the GPS-based fifth positional information is not being acquired when the instruction of starting the urgent emergency state occurrence report process is accepted, and continue the GPS-based acquisition process for the GPS-based fifth positional information if the GPS-based fifth positional information is being acquired when the instruction of starting the urgent emergency state occurrence report process is accepted.

14. The program product according to claim 10, wherein the predetermined precision is a precise degree of the predetermined positional information with respect to the present address of the information processing apparatus.