ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, POSITION SPECIFYING SYSTEM, POSITION SPECIFYING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20180288572A1
• Filed: 03/06/2018
• Published: 10/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: IMAMURA, Keiichi
• Granted Patent: US 10,531,234 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3676 Overview of the route on the road map
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The processor executes a program stored in the memory to perform operations including: acquiring a series of position information of a user; detecting whether or not a loss part, in which position information corresponding to a predetermined time or a predetermined number of times of measurement is lost, is present in the series of position information acquired; and specifying the detected loss part in a case where the loss part is detected.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory,

wherein the processor executes a program stored in the memory to perform operations comprising;

acquiring a series of position information of a user;

detecting whether or not a loss part, in which position information corresponding to a predetermined time or a predetermined number of times of measurement is lost, is present in the series of position information acquired; and

specifying the detected loss part in a case where the loss part is detected.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the loss part is detected, specifying the detected loss part further comprises specifying the loss part and a part corresponding to a predetermined time or a predetermined number of times of measurement from the loss part as a part that is not appropriate for display in the series of position information.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to output the series of position information in which a part that is not appropriate for display is specified.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein outputting the series of position information further comprises outputting data acquired by excluding the part that is not appropriate for display from the series of position information.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein specifying the detected loss part further comprises variably setting a length of a period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein specifying the detected loss part further comprises variably setting a length of a period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, as the length of the loss part detected increases, specifying the detected loss part further comprises setting a length of a period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, as the length of the loss part detected increases, specifying the detected loss part further comprises setting a length of a period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, as the length of the loss part detected increases, specifying the detected loss part further comprises setting a length of a period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein in a case where the loss part detected is equal to or longer than a threshold, specifying the detected loss part further comprises setting a period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein in a case where the loss part detected is equal to or longer than a threshold, specifying the detected loss part further comprises setting a period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein in a case where the loss part detected is equal to or longer than a threshold, specifying the detected loss part further comprises setting a period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7, wherein in a case where the loss part detected is equal to or longer than a threshold, specifying the detected loss part further comprises setting a period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein specifying the detected loss part further comprises discarding or invalidating the position information acquired in a period in which the position information subsequent to the loss part is not output, and

specifying the detected loss part further comprises maintaining the position information acquired after elapse of the period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein specifying the detected loss part further comprises discarding or invalidating the position information acquired in a period in which the position information subsequent to the loss part is not output, and

specifying the detected loss part further comprises maintaining the position information acquired after elapse of the period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein specifying the detected loss part further comprises discarding or invalidating the position information acquired in a period in which the position information subsequent to the loss part is not output, and

specifying the detected loss part further comprises maintaining the position information acquired after elapse of the period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7, wherein specifying the detected loss part further comprises discarding or invalidating the position information acquired in a period in which the position information subsequent to the loss part is not output, and

specifying the detected loss part further comprises maintaining the position information acquired after elapse of the period in which the position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10, wherein specifying the detected loss part further comprises discarding or invalidating the position information acquired in a period in which the position information subsequent to the loss part is not output, and

specifying the detected loss part further comprises maintaining the position information acquired after elapse of the period in which position information subsequent to the loss part is not output.

19. A position specifying system comprising:

a first electronic apparatus that includes a processor and a memory; and

a second electronic apparatus that includes a processor and a memory,

wherein in at least one of the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus, the processor executes a program stored in the memory to perform operations including;

acquiring a series of position information of a user;

detecting whether or not a loss part, in which position information corresponding to a predetermined time or a predetermined number of times of measurement is lost, is present in the series of position information acquired; and

specifying the detected loss part in a case where the loss part is detected.

20. A position specifying method executed by an electronic apparatus including a processor, the position specifying method causing the processor to execute a program stored in a memory to perform operations comprising:

acquiring a series of position information of a user;

detecting whether or not a loss part, in which position information corresponding to a predetermined time or a predetermined number of times of measurement is lost, is present in the series of position information acquired; and

specifying the detected loss part in a case where the loss part is detected.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that is executable by a computer that comprises a processor, the program being executable to cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

acquiring a series of position information of a user;

detecting whether or not a loss part, in which position information corresponding to a predetermined time or a predetermined number of times of measurement is lost, is present in the series of position information acquired; and

specifying the detected loss part in a case where the loss part is detected.