Communication system, communication apparatus, communication method, and communication program

• US 8,831,871 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2010
• Issued: 09/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Hirokazu, Sawada, Shinichi, Fukumoto, Shusaku, Ishikura, Katsutoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu, Yonel
• Application Number:
  US13/505,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20120221245A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,426 Days
• Field of Search: 701/400, 701408-412, 701424-425, 701468-470, 701/422, 340/988
• US Class Current: 701/408
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 15/0072 On-board train data handling
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 25/025 Absolute localisation, e.g. providing geodetic coordinates
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3626 Details of the output of route guidance instructions traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/207 with respect to certain areas, e.g. forbidden or allowed areas with possible alerting when inside or outside boundaries
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A position measuring unit measures a position. An area determining unit determines a means of movement. A position measurement result transmission determining unit determines, based on the means of movement determined by the area determining unit, whether or not to transmit the position measurement result of the position measuring unit to the information-providing apparatus. A transmitting unit transmits, in the case in which the position measurement result transmission determining unit determines to transmit the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus.

Claims

1. A communication system comprising a communication apparatus that transmits a position measurement result, and an information-providing apparatus that selects and transmits to the communication apparatus information regarding an area based on the position measurement result received from the communication apparatus, wherein

the communication apparatus comprises:

a position measuring unit configured to measure a position of the communication apparatus;

a means of movement determining unit configured to determine a means of movement which is being used to move the communication apparatus;

a position measurement result transmission determining unit configured to determine, based on the means of movement determined by the means of movement determining unit, whether or not to transmit the position measurement result of the position measuring unit to the information-providing apparatus; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit, in the case in which the position measurement result transmission determining unit determines to transmit the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus.

2. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the position measurement result transmission determining unit is configured to determine not to transmit the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus that transmits information not relevant to the means of movement determined by the means of movement determining unit.

3. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the means of movement determining unit is configured to determine the means of movement based on its own position area.

4. The communication system according to claim 3, wherein the communication system comprises a navigation apparatus configured to measure the position and

the means of movement determining unit is configured to determine the means of movement based on the position information input from the navigation apparatus.

5. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the communication system comprises a gate apparatus configured to control exit and entry of the means of movement, and

the means of movement determining unit is configured to determine the means of movement based on information showing entry and exit received from the gate apparatus.

6. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the means of movement determining unit is configured to determine whether or not the means of movement is moving on a highway and

the position measurement result transmission determining unit is configured to determine not to transmit the position measurement result by the position measuring unit to a first information-providing apparatus that transmits information not relevant to the highway in the case in which the means of movement determining unit determines movement to be by highway.

7. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the means of movement determining unit is configured to determine whether or not the means of movement is movement by railway and

the position measurement result transmission determining unit is configured to determine not to transmit the position measurement result by the position measuring unit to a first information-providing apparatus that transmits information not relevant to the railway in the case in which the means of movement determining unit determines movement by railway.

8. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus comprises a speed detecting unit configured to detect the speed of movement and

the means of movement determining unit is configured to determine the means of movement based on its own speed of movement.

12. The communication system according to claim 2, wherein the means of movement determining unit is configured to determine the means of movement based on its own position area.

13. The communication system according to claim 2, wherein the communication system comprises a gate apparatus configured to control exit and entry of the means of movement, and

the means of movement determining unit is configured to determine the means of movement based on information showing entry and exit received from the gate apparatus.

14. The communication system according to claim 3, wherein the communication system comprises a gate apparatus configured to control exit and entry of the means of movement, and

the means of movement determining unit is configured to determine the means of movement based on information showing entry and exit received from the gate apparatus.

15. The communication system according to claim 2, wherein the means of movement determining unit is configured to determine whether or not the means of movement is moving on a highway and

the position measurement result transmission determining unit is configured to determine not to transmit the position measurement result by the position measuring unit to a first information-providing apparatus that transmits information not relevant to the highway in the case in which the means of movement determining unit determines movement to be by highway.

16. The communication system according to claim 3, wherein the means of movement determining unit is configured to determine whether or not the means of movement is moving on a highway and

the position measurement result transmission determining unit is configured to determine not to transmit the position measurement result by the position measuring unit to a first information-providing apparatus that transmits information not relevant to the highway in the case in which the means of movement determining unit determines movement to be by highway.

17. The communication system according to claim 6, wherein

the transmitting unit is configured to transmit the position measurement result to a second information-providing apparatus which transmits information relevant to the highway, in case that the means of movement determining unit determines that the means of movement is moving on the highway.

18. The communication system according to claim 17, wherein

the communication apparatus further comprises:

a receiving unit configured to receive, from the second information-providing apparatus, the information relevant to the highway in response to the transmission of the position measurement result by the transmitting unit.

19. The communication system according to claim 7, wherein

the transmitting unit is configured to transmit the position measurement result to a second information-providing apparatus which transmits information relevant to the railway, in case that the means of movement determining unit determines that the means of movement is moving on the railway.

20. The communication system according to claim 19, wherein

the communication apparatus further comprises:

a receiving unit configured to receive, from the second information-providing apparatus, the information relevant to the railway in response to the transmission of the position measurement result by the transmitting unit.

9. A communication apparatus transmitting a position measurement result to an information-providing apparatus and receiving information regarding the area selected based on the position measurement result from the information-providing apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising:

a position measuring unit configured to measure a position of the communication apparatus;

a means of movement determining unit configured to determine a means of movement which is being used to move the communication apparatus;

a position measurement result transmission determining unit configured to determine, based on the means of movement determined by the means of movement determining unit, whether or not to transmit the position measurement result of the position measuring unit to the information-providing apparatus; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit, in the case in which the position measurement result transmission determining unit determines to transmit the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus.

10. A communication method in a communication apparatus transmitting a position measurement result to an information-providing apparatus and receiving information regarding the area selected based on the position measurement result from the information-providing apparatus, the communication method comprising:

measuring a position of the communication apparatus;

determining a means of movement which is being used to move the communication apparatus;

determining, based on the determined means of movement, whether or not to transmit the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus; and

transmitting the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, in the case in which the position measurement result is determined to be transmitted to the information-providing apparatus.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a communication program to cause a computer of a communication apparatus transmitting a position measurement result to an information-providing apparatus and receiving information regarding the area selected based on the position measurement result from the information-providing apparatus, the communication program making the computer cause:

measuring a position of the communication apparatus;

determining a means of movement which is being used to move the communication apparatus;

determining, based on the determined means of movement, whether or not to transmit the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus; and

transmitting the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, in the case in which the position measurement result is determined to be transmitted to the information-providing apparatus.