Mobile terminal device, remote notification method and recording medium

• US 20080214235A1
• Filed: 02/01/2008
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Company Limited (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Sagou, Yuuichi, Sato, Erina, Yonezawa, Yaeko
• Granted Patent: US 8,073,484 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2474 Telephone terminals specially adapted for disabled people user interfaces for cordless or mobile telephones specially adapted for disabled users H04M1/72475; network based special services or facilities for hearing-impaired persons H04M3/42391; devices for conversing with the deaf-blind G09B21/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

When detecting that an other cellular phone device 1 is present in the vicinity of a local cellular phone device 1 through a short-range wireless communication unit 24, a CPU 11 receives and acquires a communication-partner ID from the other cellular phone device 1 through the short-range wireless communication unit 24. Next, the CPU 11 creates a e-mail indicating that the communication partner is present in the vicinity of the local cellular phone device based on the communication-partner ID. Further, the CPU 11 sends a predetermined communication terminal 4 of the created e-mail from a telephone communication unit 15 through a public mobile communication network 2.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal device comprising:

a short-range communication unit which performs direct short-range communication with an other communication terminal;

a long-range communication unit which performs long-range communication with another communication terminal through a network;

a table in which information on a possessor is registered;

a detection unit which detects an other communication terminal through the short-range communication unit; and

a notification unit which creates information on a recent event of the possessor based on a detection result of the detection unit and information registered in the table, and notifies a predetermined communication terminal of the created information through the long-range communication unit.

2. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising an acquisition unit which acquires communication-partner identification information from an other communication terminal through the short-range communication unit when the detection unit detects that the other communication terminal is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device, and wherein

the notification unit creates neighborhood information indicating that the other communication terminal is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device based on the communication-partner identification information acquired through the acquisition unit and information registered in the table, and notifies a predetermined communication terminal of the neighborhood information through the long-range communication unit.

3. The mobile terminal device according to claim 2, further comprising a determination unit which determines whether or not communication-partner identification information registered in the table beforehand is included in the acquired communication-partner identification information, and wherein

the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of neighborhood information indicating that a registered communication partner is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device when the determination unit determines that the registered communication-partner identification information is included in the acquired communication-partner identification information.

4. The mobile terminal device according to claim 2, further comprising a determination unit which determines whether or not information other than communication-partner identification information registered in the table beforehand is included in the acquired communication-partner identification information, and wherein

the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of neighborhood information indicating that an unknown communication partner, which is not a registered communication terminal, is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device when the determination unit determines that information other than the registered communication-partner identification information is included in the acquired communication-partner identification information.

5. The mobile terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of neighborhood information indicating that an unknown communication partner, which is not a registered communication terminal, is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device when the determination unit determines continuously for a predetermined time that the acquired communication-partner identification information is not communication-partner identification information registered in the table.

6. The mobile terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the notification unit starts notification when the detection unit detects that an other communication terminal is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device.

7. The mobile terminal device according to claim 2, further comprising a recording unit which sequentially records communication-partner identification information acquired by the acquisition unit, and wherein

the notification unit read out individual communication-partner identification information sequentially recorded at predetermined timings, and notifies a predetermined communication terminal of the read-out communication-partner identification information collectively.

8. The mobile terminal device according to claim 2, further comprising a determination unit which determines whether or not the communication-partner identification information acquired by the acquisition unit is new communication-partner identification information, and wherein

the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of neighborhood information indicating that a new communication partner is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device when the determination unit determines that the acquired communication-partner identification information is new communication-partner identification information.

9. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit which determines whether or not a detection result by the detection unit satisfies a plan condition registered in the table and including identification information of a person supposed to meet or leave the possessor, and wherein

the notification unit creates activity information indicating an activity in accordance with a plan based on a detection result by the detection unit and a determination result by the determination unit, and notifies a predetermined communication terminal of the activity information through the long-range communication unit.

10. The mobile terminal device according to claim 9, wherein

the plan condition includes at least either one of a time span or a place designated beforehand, and

when the detection unit determines that an other communication terminal is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device under a circumstance satisfying the plan condition, the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of information to that effect.

11. The mobile terminal device according to claim 9, wherein

the plan condition includes at least either one of a time span or a place designated beforehand, and

when the detection unit determines that no other communication terminal is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device under a circumstance satisfying the plan condition, the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of information to that effect.

12. The mobile terminal device according to claim 9, further comprising a determination unit which determines whether or not communication-partner identification information registered in the table beforehand is included in the acquired communication-partner identification information, and wherein

the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of neighborhood information indicating that a registered communication partner is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device when the determination unit determines that the registered communication-partner identification information is included in the acquired communication-partner identification information.

13. The mobile terminal device according to claim 9, further comprising a determination unit which determines whether or not the communication-partner identification information acquired by the acquisition unit is new communication-partner identification information, and wherein

the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of neighborhood information indicating that a new communication partner is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device when the determination unit determines that the acquired communication-partner identification information is new communication-partner identification information.

14. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit which determines whether or not an other communication terminal detected by the detection unit is a predetermined communication terminal registered in the table beforehand, and wherein

when the determination unit determines that presence/absence of the predetermined communication terminal changes, the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of that change through the long-range communication unit.

15. The mobile terminal device according to claim 14, wherein when the determination unit determines that a state where the predetermined communication terminal is absent changes to a state where the predetermined communication terminal becomes present, the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of that change.

16. The mobile terminal device according to claim 14, wherein when the determination unit determines that a state where the predetermined communication terminal is present changes to a state where the predetermined communication terminal becomes absent, the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of that change.

17. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a time acquisition unit which acquires information on a current time; and

a position acquisition unit which acquires information on a current position, and wherein

the notification unit notifies a predetermined communication terminal of time information acquired by the time acquisition unit and position information acquired by the position acquisition unit together with the created information.

18. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a mode setting unit which sets a predetermined operation mode, and wherein

when a predetermined operation mode is set by the mode setting unit, the detection unit detects whether or not an other communication terminal is present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal device.

19. A remote notification method comprising the steps of:

detecting whether or not an other communication terminal is present in the neighborhood through a direct short-range communication with the other communication terminal; and

creating information on a recent event of a possessor based on a result of the detection and information on the possessor, and notifying a predetermined communication terminal of the created information through a long-range communication.

20. A recording medium recording a program which allows a computer to realize:

a function of performing direct short-range communication with an other communication terminal;

a function of performing long-range communication with another communication terminal device through a network;

a function of detecting whether or not an other communication terminal is present in the neighborhood through a short-range communication;

a function of creating information on a recent event of a possessor based on a result of the detection and information on the possessor, and of notifying a predetermined communication terminal of the created information through a long-range communication.