Disaster noticing system, disaster noticing server, disaster reporting terminal method, and program

• US 7,932,823 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2008
• Issued: 04/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Kuwamori, Naoki, Komiya, Ryosuke, Kuba, Hiroaki
• Primary Examiner(s): BLOUNT, ERIC
• Application Number:
  US12/183,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20090284373A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,000 Days
• Field of Search: 340/286.02, 340/601, 340/540, 340/539.28
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 1/01 Measuring or predicting earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/005 with transmission via computer network

Abstract

The disaster information system according to the invention includes a disaster noticing server and a disaster reporting terminal. The disaster noticing server calculates the expected time of arrival at which the natural disaster will arrive at the current location of the disaster reporting terminal, and transmits the calculated expected time of arrival to the disaster reporting terminal. The disaster reporting terminal, when it receives the expected time of arrival from the disaster noticing server, acquires the current time measured at the disaster reporting terminal, and calculates the time remaining until the natural disaster will arrive at the disaster reporting terminal from the expected time of arrival and the current time.

Claims

1. A system for providing a notice of a disaster comprising:

at least one terminal;

a server providing information related to said disaster for said terminal;

wherein said server comprises;

a first time measuring unit which measures a server current time,

a first calculating unit which calculates an expected time of arrival of said disaster at said terminal in case said disaster happens,

a checking time calculating unit which calculates a checking time for checking accuracy of a terminal current time, and

a transmitting unit which transmits said expected time and said checking time to said terminal

wherein said terminal comprises;

a second time measuring unit which measures the terminal current time,

a second calculating unit which calculates the time remaining until said disaster arrives at said terminal based on said expected time and said checking time,

wherein said checking time calculating unit obtains said server current time when said disaster happens, calculates a first difference between said server current time and the time said disaster happened, and calculates said checking time based on said first difference if said first difference exceeds a first threshold, and

wherein said second calculating unit obtains said terminal current time when receiving said expected time and said checking time, calculates a second difference between said terminal current time and said checking time, and calculates said remaining time based on said expected time and said terminal current time if said second difference does not exceed a second threshold, and calculates said remaining time based on said expected time and said checking time if said second difference exceeds said second threshold.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said terminal displays said time remaining.

3. The system according to claim 1,

wherein said server calculates an impact of said disaster against a location of said terminal and transmits said impact to said terminal,

wherein said terminal displays said time remaining and said impact.

4. A server providing information related to a disaster comprising:

a time measuring unit which measures the current time of the server,

a calculating unit that calculates an expected time of arrival of said disaster at a terminal in case said disaster happens;

a checking time calculating unit which calculates a checking time for checking accuracy of a terminal current time measured by the terminal,

a transmitting unit that transmits said expected time and said checking time to said terminal;

wherein said checking time calculating unit obtains said server current time when said disaster happens, calculates a first difference between said server current time and the time said disaster happened, and calculates said checking time based on said first difference if said first difference exceeds a first threshold, and

wherein said terminal calculates a time remaining until said disaster arrives at said terminal based on said expected time and said checking time, and calculates a second difference between said terminal current time and said checking time, and calculates said remaining time based on said expected time and said terminal current time if said second difference does not exceed a second threshold, and calculates said remaining time based on said expected time and said checking time if said difference exceeds said second threshold.

5. A terminal receiving information related to a disaster comprising:

a receiving unit that receives an expected time of arrival of said disaster at said terminal and a checking time;

a measuring unit that measures the terminal current time; and

a calculating unit that obtains said terminal current time when receiving said expected time and said checking time, calculates a difference between said terminal current time and said checking time, and calculates said remaining time based on said expected time and said terminal current time if said difference does not exceed a threshold, and calculates said remaining time based on said expected time and said checking time if said difference exceeds said threshold.

6. The terminal according to claim 5, further comprising:

a displaying unit that displays said time remaining.

7. A method for providing a notice of a disaster from a server to at least one terminal comprising:

in a server;

calculating an expected time of arrival of said disaster at a terminal in case said disaster happens;

calculating a checking time for checking accuracy of a terminal current time

transmitting said expected time and said checking time to said terminal;

in said terminal;

measuring the terminal current time; and

calculating the time remaining until said disaster arrives at said terminal based on said expected time and said checking time,

wherein calculating said checking time comprises determining a server current time when said disaster happens, calculating a first difference between said server current time and the time said disaster happened, and calculating said checking time based on said first difference if said first difference exceeds a first threshold, and

wherein calculating the remaining time comprises calculating a second difference between said terminal current time and said checking time, and calculating said remaining time based on said expected time and said current time if said second difference does not exceed a second threshold, and calculating said remaining time based on said expected time and said checking time if said difference exceeds said second threshold.

8. A computer readable medium embodying a program, said program causing a server to perform a method for providing a notice of a disaster from said server to at least one terminal, said method comprising:

calculating an expected time of arrival of said disaster at a terminal in case said disaster happens;

calculating a checking time for checking accuracy of a time measured by the terminal;

transmitting said expected time to said terminal; and

transmitting said checking time to said terminal,

wherein calculating said checking time comprises determining a server current time when said disaster happens, calculating a first difference between said server current time and the time said disaster happened, and calculating said checking time based on said first difference if said first difference exceeds a first threshold, and

wherein said terminal calculates the time remaining until said disaster arrives at the said terminal based on said expected time and said checking time, and calculates a second difference between said terminal current time and said checking time, and calculates said remaining time based on said expected time and said terminal current time if said second difference does not exceed a second threshold, and calculates said remaining time based on said expected time and said checking time if said second difference exceeds a threshold.

9. A method for controlling a terminal, comprising:

receiving an expected time of arrival of a disaster at said terminal and a checking time;

measuring the terminal current time; and

calculating the time remaining until said disaster arrives at said terminal based on said expected time and said current time;

wherein calculating the remaining time comprises obtaining said terminal current time when receiving said expected time and said checking time, calculating a difference between said terminal current time and said checking time, and calculating said remaining time based on said expected time and said terminal current time if said difference does not exceed a threshold, and calculates said remaining time based on said expected time and said checking time if said difference exceeds said threshold.

10. A computer readable medium embodying a program, said program causing a terminal to perform a method, said method comprising:

receiving an expected time of arrival of a disaster at said terminal and a checking time;

measuring a terminal current time; and

calculating the time remaining until said disaster arrives at said terminal based on said expected time, said current time, and said checking time;

wherein calculating the remaining time comprises obtaining said terminal current time when receiving said expected time and said checking time, calculating a difference between said terminal current time and said checking time, and calculating said remaining time based on said expected time and said terminal current time if said difference does not exceed a threshold, and calculating said remaining time based on said expected time and said checking time if said difference exceeds said threshold.