CN100367003C - Position display system and position display device using the same - Google Patents

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CN100367003C
CN100367003C CNB2004100346311A CN200410034631A CN100367003C CN 100367003 C CN100367003 C CN 100367003C CN B2004100346311 A CNB2004100346311 A CN B2004100346311A CN 200410034631 A CN200410034631 A CN 200410034631A CN 100367003 C CN100367003 C CN 100367003C
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Provided is a location display system which is easy to operate and further suppresses communication costs, and a location display device to be used therefor. A portable telephone set 2 is equipped with a Bluetooth part 50 for sending detected location information to an one-vehicle information apparatus 1 by short-range radio communications, and a portable telephone part 48 for sending the detected location information to the on-vehicle information apparatus 1 by mobile communications, wherein the on-vehicle information apparatus 1 is provided with a Bluetooth part 20 for receiving the location information from the portable telephone set 2 by the short-range radio communications, a portable telephone part 18 and a display 13 for receiving the location information by the mobile communication.

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Position display system and use the lever position indicator of this position display system
Technical field
The lever position indicator that the present invention relates to show the position display system of mobile terminal locations and use this position display system.
Background technology
In the past, as the lever position indicator that utilizes GPS (Global Positioning System, GPS), known had car steering guide piece and a mobile phone.The car steering guide piece is the information that obtains according to from GPS, calculates the position of oneself, and it and map is overlapping, shows on display, arrives the destination in order to the guiding driver.In addition, mobile phone is the information that obtains according to from GPS, calculates the position of oneself, and it and map is overlapping, shows on display, can use Email simultaneously, notifies other people.
In addition, as such technology of utilizing GPS, patent documentation 1 has disclosed a kind of driving guide piece, when this device carries out radio communication each other at moving body, even for example, also can roughly grasp the position of other moving bodys because of existing electric wave barriers such as tunnel or high building when moving body can not carry out radio communication each other.The distance of this driving guide piece between mutual moving body exceeds scope that communicator can communicate by letter or because of existing electric wave barrier moving bodys such as tunnel or high building can not proceed radio communication each other, maybe can not receive under the situations such as position data of other moving bodys, until the moment that can communicate by letter according to the position data that receives from other moving bodys and the vehicle speed data of vehicle speed data or the moving body of oneself, utilize known map matching technology, the position of other moving bodys is inferred that interpolation shows.
In addition, as other technologies, patent documentation 2 has disclosed the driving guide piece that can grasp position and trend mutually.This driving guide piece has the memory storage of memory track road network and with the display device that the road net of memory device stores shows with detected position, also has the interface that is connected with communicator and controls the communication control unit that communicator that communicator that this interface connects and other driving guide pieces have communicates.
Have, as other technologies, patent documentation 3 has disclosed the movable body position surveillance of specified point near zone again.This position surveillance is left the specified point near zone if go out moving body according to the mutual direct wireless communication condition detection that is arranged on the benchmark body terminal of special datum body and the mobile body terminal that moving body carries; then send warning to Protector or guide immediately; rely on the location information system that adopts PHS or GPS simultaneously; calculate the longitude and latitude of protected body position; judge and consequently be not in the normal activity zone of having logined in advance in the surveillance of position; send warning leaving under this regional situation, perhaps be connected with the later disposal system of leaving.
[patent documentation 1]
Japanese patent laid-open 10-103980 communique
[patent documentation 2]
The Jap.P. spy opens the 2000-35337 communique
[patent documentation 3]
The Jap.P. spy opens the 2001-359147 communique
Lever position indicator in the past is owing to be to constitute as mentioned above, therefore in utilizing the mobile phone of GPS, with oneself position informing other people the time, be URL (Uniform ResourceLocator, uniform resource locator) to be sent to the other side with Email.The recipient of URL downloads cartographic information by this URL of visit, can know Email senders's position.Thereby the problem that exists is, the transmitting-receiving of Email and the download of cartographic information etc. are pretty troublesome, and communications cost also increases.
The present invention proposes in order to solve the above problems just, and its purpose is to provide simple to operate and can suppresses the position display system of communications cost and use the lever position indicator of this position display system.
Summary of the invention
The position display system that the present invention is relevant, have the 1st terminal and the 2nd terminal that are connected with mobile communication system, the 1st terminal has the position detection unit that detects own position, to utilize the positional information of position detection unit detection by not being sent to the 1st short-range communication unit of the 2nd terminal via the wireless near field communication of mobile communication system, and will utilize positional information that the positional information detecting unit detects to be sent to the 1st mobile comm unit of the 2nd terminal by mobile communication via mobile communication system, the 2nd terminal has the 2nd short-range communication unit of accepting positional information from the 1st terminal by wireless near field communication, accept the 2nd mobile comm unit of positional information by mobile communication from the 1st terminal, demonstration is according to the display of the 1st represented terminal location of the positional information of accepting with the 2nd short-range communication unit or the 2nd mobile comm unit, and be in the 1st terminal and display shown when utilizing the 2nd short-range communication unit can not carry out the scope of wireless near field communication to utilize mobile communication that the 2nd mobile comm unit carries out control module according to the 1st represented terminal location of the positional information of accepting from the 1st terminal.
The lever position indicator that the present invention is relevant has by do not accept the short-range communication unit of positional information from the outside via the wireless near field communication of mobile communication system, by accept the mobile comm unit of positional information from the outside via the mobile communication of mobile communication system, show display with the represented position of the positional information of short-range communication unit or mobile comm unit acceptance, and the control module of the represented position of the positional information that display is shown obtain at the wireless near field communication that utilizes the short-range communication unit according to the mobile communication of utilizing mobile comm unit.
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Figure 1 shows that the pie graph of the position display system that the invention process form 1 is relevant.
Figure 2 shows that the electric formation block scheme of the in-vehicle information apparatus in the relevant position display system of the invention process form 1.
Figure 3 shows that the electric formation block scheme of the mobile phone in the relevant position display system of the invention process form 1.
Figure 4 shows that the storage block figure of the form of storing in the storage unit shown in Figure 2.
Figure 5 shows that carrying out when constituting operation input block shown in Figure 2 with touch-screen send automatically set usefulness menu screen for example.
Figure 6 shows that the position display system that the invention process form 1 is relevant the in-vehicle information apparatus action flow chart (one of).
Figure 7 shows that the in-vehicle information apparatus action flow chart (two) of the position display system that the invention process form 1 is relevant.
Figure 8 shows that the mobile phone action flow chart of the position display system that the invention process form 1 is relevant.
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1 in-vehicle information apparatus (the 2nd terminal, lever position indicator), 2 mobile phones (the 1st terminal), 3 mobile communication system, 41,42 base stations, 5 mobile radio communications, 10 control circuits (control module), 11GPS receiver, 12 computing circuits, 13 displays, 14 operation input blocks (setup unit), 15 storage unit (table), 16 interface circuits, 17,19 antennas, 18 mobile telephone unit (mobile comm units, the 2nd mobile comm unit), 20 bluetooth units (short-range communication unit, the 2nd short-range communication unit), 21 decision circuitry, 40 control circuits (control module), 41GPS receiver (position detection unit), 42 computing circuits, 43 displays, 44 operation input blocks, 46 interface circuits, 47,49 antennas, 48 mobile telephone units (the 1st mobile comm unit), 50 bluetooth units (the 1st short-range communication unit).
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With reference to the accompanying drawings, describe an example of the present invention in detail.In addition, be below with use mobile phone as the 1st terminal in the relevant position display system of the present invention, use in-vehicle information apparatus to describe as an example as the situation of the 2nd terminal and lever position indicator.
Example 1
Figure 1 shows that the pie graph of the position display system that the invention process form 1 is relevant.This position display system by in-vehicle information apparatus 1, walking circuit 2, and mobile communication system 3 constitute.
In-vehicle information apparatus 1 for example is made of the car steering guide piece.This in-vehicle information apparatus 1 and mobile phone 2 between, have the so-called wireless near field communication function that directly communicates without mobile communication system 3 and through these two kinds of communication functions of mobile communication function of mobile communication system 3.
In wireless near field communication, use for example bluetooth (Blue tooth) technology.Bluetooth is the wireless communication technology towards portable information device, between the multiple devices that exist in the scope of the 100m left and right sides, can utilize the electric wave of 2.4GHz frequency band, communicates with the speed of 1Mbps.Mobile communication is a wireless communication technology of utilizing mobile communication system 3 to communicate.
It is antenna 17 and antenna 19 that this in-vehicle information apparatus 1 has two antennas.Antenna 17 be for base station 4 1, 4 2... between carry out mobile communication and use.Antenna 19 for and mobile phone 2 between carry out wireless near field communication and use.The details of this in-vehicle information apparatus 1 will be narrated in the back.
Mobile phone 2 is made of the mobile phone with position detecting function that is called the GPS mobile phone.This mobile phone 2 and in-vehicle information apparatus 1 between, have and so-called utilize wireless near field communication function that Bluetooth technology directly communicates without mobile communication system 3 and through these two kinds of communication functions of mobile communication function of mobile communication system 3.
It is antenna 47 and antenna 49 that this mobile phone 2 has two antennas.Antenna 47 be for base station, base station 4 1, 4 2... between carry out mobile communication and use.Antenna 49 for and in-vehicle information apparatus 1 between carry out wireless near field communication and use.The details of this mobile phone 2 will be narrated in the back.
Mobile communication system 3 is by a plurality of base stations 4 1, 4 2... and mobile radio communication 5 constitutes.Base station 4 1Reception is transformed to electric signal from the electric wave of in-vehicle information apparatus 1 or mobile phone 2, via mobile radio communication 5, is sent to other base stations 4 2Other base stations 4 2The converting electrical signal that will receive from mobile radio communication 5 is that electric wave is launched, and is sent to other in-vehicle information apparatus or mobile phone.Equally, the base station 4 2Reception is transformed to electric signal from other the in-vehicle information apparatus or the electric wave of mobile phone, via mobile radio communication 5, is sent to other base stations 4 1Base station 4 1The converting electrical signal that will receive from mobile radio communication 5 is that electric wave is launched, and is sent to in-vehicle information apparatus 1 or mobile phone 2.By utilizing this mobile communication system 3, between in-vehicle information apparatus 1 or mobile phone 2 and other in-vehicle information apparatus or mobile phone, carry out mobile communication.
The following describes the detailed content of in-vehicle information apparatus 1.Figure 2 shows that the electric formation block scheme of in-vehicle information apparatus 1.
This in-vehicle information apparatus 1 is made of control circuit 10, GPS receiver 11, computing circuit 12, display 13, operation input block 14, storage unit 15, interface (I/F) circuit 16, antenna 17, mobile telephone unit 18, antenna 19, bluetooth unit 20 and decision circuitry 21.
Control circuit 10 for example is made of microcomputer, and whole in-vehicle information apparatus 1 is controlled.Utilize the details of the control that this control circuit 10 carries out to be elaborated with reference to process flow diagram in the back.
GPS receiver 11 receives the electric wave that sends from gps satellite, generates gps signal.The gps signal that generates with this GPS receiver 11 is sent to control circuit 10.
Computing circuit 12 by computing, calculates the present position of in-vehicle information apparatus 1 and the destination locations of being imported by operation input block 14 according to the position data of sending here via control circuit 10 from GPS receiver 11.In addition, according to the position data of sending here by interface circuit 16 and control circuit 10 from mobile telephone unit 18 and bluetooth unit 20, calculate the present position of mobile phone 2.The positional information of the present position of the present position of the in-vehicle information apparatus 1 that expression calculates with computing circuit 12, the position of destination and mobile phone 2 is sent to control circuit 10.
Display 13 for example is made of LCD.This display 13 shows the path of map, destination and the arrival destination of guiding usefulness according to the picture signal of sending here from control circuit 10, shows the mark of the present position of expression mobile phone 2 simultaneously on this map.In addition, map datum deposits the map datum of not shown map datum storage unit in, generates the picture signal that displayed map is used.
Operation input block 14 is made of operation push-button or the touch-screen that is arranged on display 13 surfaces.This operation input block 14 is various operation informations and using for the user imports.This operation input block 14 " automatically send set " for example described later and using in order to carry out.Whether so-called the transmission automatically set, and is in the time can not utilizing bluetooth to carry out wireless near field communication, be used to specify to automatically switch to utilize mobile communication system 3 to make mobile communication and the setting carried out.
Should automatically send and be set in operation input block 14 is when being made of the touch-screen that for example is arranged on display 13 surfaces, shows menu screen shown in Figure 5 on display 13.The user can establish automatic transmission and be set at effectively by touch the icon 30 of " being dynamically connected certainly " show on menu screen, by touching the icon 31 of " manually connection ", can establish automatic transmission be set at invalid.In addition, be when for example operation push-button constitutes at operation input block 14, can send setting automatically by the push button.Should send set effective or invalid automatically, set sign depositing the automatic transmission that is provided with in the not shown storer of control circuit 10 inside in.
Storage unit 15 stores the form of login mobile phone 2 usefulness.The form that deposits this storage unit 15 in reaches " demonstration look " to each mobile phone 2 storage " user name ", " mobile phone ID ", " Bluetooth address " for example as shown in Figure 4.User name is the holder's of mobile phone 2 a name.Mobile phone ID is the telephone number that gives mobile phone 2.Bluetooth address is that the employing Bluetooth technology that gives mobile phone 2 is carried out the unique address that wireless near field communication is used.Show that look is the marker color when showing the present position of mobile phone 2 on display 13.
The signal exchange that reaches between control circuit 10 and the bluetooth unit 20 between 16 pairs of control circuits 10 of interface circuit and the mobile telephone unit 18 is controlled.Which unit of mobile telephone unit 18 and bluetooth unit 20 is effectively, is to decide according to the not shown selection signal of sending here from control circuit 10.
Antenna 17 receives from base station 4 1, 4 2... electric wave, be sent to mobile telephone unit 18 after being transformed to electric signal, will be to launch behind the electric wave simultaneously from the converting electrical signal of mobile telephone unit 18, by like this to base station 4 1, 4 2... send.
Mobile telephone unit 18 will carry out from the electric signal of antenna 17 being amplified after the demodulation, be sent to control circuit 10 by interface circuit 16.In addition, mobile telephone unit 18 will be amplified after the electric signal that control circuit 10 is sent here by interface circuit 16 is modulated, and be sent to antenna 17.
Antenna 19 receives the electric wave from mobile phone 2, is sent to bluetooth unit 20 after being transformed to electric signal, will be to launch behind the electric wave simultaneously from the converting electrical signal of bluetooth unit 20, by sending to mobile phone 2 like this.
Bluetooth unit 20 will carry out from the electric signal of antenna 19 being amplified after the demodulation, be sent to control circuit 10 by interface circuit 16.In addition, bluetooth unit 20 will be amplified after the signal that control circuit 10 is sent here by interface circuit 16 is modulated, and be sent to antenna 19.
Decision circuitry 21 is checked the incoming level and/or the error rate BER (Bit Error Rate) of the signal of sending here via interface circuit 16 and control circuit 10 from bluetooth unit 20, judges whether to utilize the wireless near field communication of bluetooth unit 20.Then, the judging result signal with the expression judged result is sent to control circuit 10.
The following describes the detailed content of mobile phone 2.Figure 3 shows that the electric formation block scheme of mobile phone 2.Therefore the formation of this mobile phone 2 simply is illustrated below owing to approximate identical with the formation of in-vehicle information apparatus 1.
This mobile phone 2 is made of control circuit 40, GPS receiver 41, computing circuit 42, display 43, operation input block 44, interface (I/F) circuit 46, antenna 47, mobile telephone unit 48, antenna 49 and bluetooth unit 50.
Control circuit 40 for example is made of microcomputer, and whole mobile phone 2 is controlled.GPS receiver 41 receives the electric wave that sends from gps satellite, generates gps signal.The gps signal that generates with this GPS receiver 41 is sent to control circuit 40.
Computing circuit 42 by computing, calculates the present position of mobile phone 2 according to the position data of sending here via control circuit 40 from GPS receiver 41.The positional information of the present position of the mobile phone that expression is calculated with this computing circuit 42 is sent to control circuit 40.
Display 43 for example is made of LCD.This display 43 shows that reception picture, menu screen etc. are in order to use mobile phone 2 necessary various information.Operation input block 44 for example is made of operation push-button.This operation input block 44 is various operation informations and using for the user imports.
The signal exchange that reaches between control circuit 40 and the bluetooth unit 50 between 46 pairs of control circuits 40 of interface circuit and the mobile telephone unit 48 is controlled.Which unit of mobile telephone unit 48 and bluetooth unit 50 is effectively, is the not shown selection signal deciding of sending here according to from control circuit 40.
Antenna 47 receives from base station 4 1, 4 2... electric wave, be sent to mobile telephone unit 48 after being transformed to electric signal, will be to launch behind the electric wave simultaneously from the converting electrical signal of mobile telephone unit 48, by like this to base station 4 1, 4 2... send.Mobile telephone unit 48 will carry out from the electric signal of antenna 47 being amplified after the demodulation, be sent to control circuit 40 by interface circuit 46.In addition, mobile telephone unit 48 will be amplified after the electric signal that control circuit 40 is sent here by interface circuit 46 is modulated, and be sent to antenna 47.
Antenna 49 receives the electric wave from mobile phone 2, is sent to bluetooth unit 50 after being transformed to electric signal, will be to launch behind the electric wave simultaneously from the converting electrical signal of bluetooth unit 50, by sending to mobile phone 2 like this.Bluetooth unit 50 will amplify after the electric signal demodulation from antenna 49, be sent to control circuit 40 by interface circuit 46.In addition, bluetooth unit 50 will be amplified after the signal that control circuit 40 is sent here by interface circuit 46 is modulated, and be sent to antenna 49.
Below with reference to the process flow diagram of Figure 6 and Figure 7, the action of the in-vehicle information apparatus 1 that uses in the relevant position display system of the invention process form 1 is described.
At first, set and to carry out Bluetooth communication, promptly utilize the wireless near field communication (step ST1) of Bluetooth technology.That is, control circuit 10 is sent the selection signal to interface circuit 16, and setting bluetooth unit 20 is effectively, and it is invalid setting mobile telephone unit 18.Then, carry out order and send (step ST2).Specifically, control circuit 10 is sent to bluetooth unit 20 with its order that will send position data of indication by interface circuit 16 with the Bluetooth address of mobile phone 2.Bluetooth unit 20 is sent to antenna 19 with Bluetooth address and the order accepted, sends as electric wave.Mobile phone 2 with the Bluetooth address that sends from in-vehicle information apparatus 1 as to the replying of this order, is beamed back the position data of the present position of expression oneself.
Then, timer moves (step ST3).Specifically, 10 pairs of not shown timers of control circuit are set initial value, and make it begin to reduce.Then, check whether to have received and reply (step ST4) from mobile phone 2 with the Bluetooth address appointment.In more detail, control circuit 10 will be taken into by bluetooth unit 20 and interface circuit 16 according to the signal that the electric wave that receives with antenna 19 obtains, and checks and whether beams back position data from the mobile phone 2 that sends mentioned order as replying.
In step ST4,, check then whether timing arrives (step ST5) if being judged as not receive replys.That is, control circuit 10 is checked the whether vanishing of the timer set at above-mentioned steps ST3.In this step ST5, if judge that timing does not arrive, then flow process is returned step ST4, checks whether receive response once more.In addition, in above-mentioned steps ST5, if being judged as timing arrives, then flow process enters step ST9, switches to the mobile communication that adopts mobile communication system 3.
Processing by above step ST1-ST5, when the power remove of for example mobile phone 2, perhaps mobile phone 2 is in when utilizing beyond the scope that Bluetooth technology can communicate by letter, and can realize switching to from the wireless near field communication that utilizes Bluetooth technology the function of the mobile communication that adopts mobile communication system 3.
In the implementation repeatedly of above-mentioned steps ST4 and ST5, promptly before the timing, in step ST4,, then carry out obtain (the step ST6) of positional information if being judged as to receive replys.That is, control circuit 10 will be sent to computing circuit 12 as replying the position data that receives from mobile phone 2.Computing circuit 12 calculates the present position of mobile phone 2 according to the position data from control circuit 10 acceptance, and is sent to control circuit 10 as the positional information of mobile phone 2.
Then, carry out the demonstration (step ST7) of positional information.That is, the positional information of the present position of the expression mobile phone 2 that control circuit 10 is obtained according to above-mentioned steps ST6, the mark of the present position of stack expression mobile phone 2 shows on display 13 on the image of map.At this moment, with reference to form shown in Figure 4, when being the mobile phone 2 of No.1, show blue markings with the corresponding mobile phone 2 of the positional information that obtains.But during the mobile phone 2 of No.2, then show Green Marker.By the mark that shows that this is painted, can know at a glance with in-vehicle information apparatus where which platform mobile phone 2 is positioned at.
Then, check whether mobile phone 2 has left the scope that can communicate by letter (step ST8).Specifically, control circuit 10 will be sent to decision circuitry 21 from mobile phone 2 as replying the position data that receives in above-mentioned steps ST4.Incoming level and/or bit error rate BR that decision circuitry 21 is checked the position data of accepting send the judging result signal whether expression can adopt bluetooth unit 20 to carry out wireless near field communication back to control circuit 10.When control circuit 10 was represented to carry out wireless near field communication at judging result signal, will judge that mobile phone 2 has left can communication range.
In this step ST8, if being judged as that mobile phone 2 do not leave can communication range, then flow process is returned step ST2, with the same processing of next repetition.Thereby the wireless near field communication that utilizes Bluetooth technology is to continue to carry out with specified period, and the present position of mobile phone 2 at every moment shows on display 13.In addition, utilize the wireless near field communication of this Bluetooth technology, therefore need not pay dues owing to do not use mobile communication system 3.
In the execution repeatedly of above-mentioned steps ST2-ST8, can communication range if be judged as at step ST8 that mobile phone 2 left, then carry out the mobile communication of the following employing mobile communication system 3 of step ST9.
That is, at first communicate the switching (step ST9) of function.That is, control circuit 10 is sent the selection signal to interface circuit 16, and setting mobile telephone unit 18 is effectively, and it is invalid setting bluetooth unit 20.Then, check that whether having carried out automatic transmission sets (step ST10).This is to indicate whether effectively carry out by check that the automatic transmission that is provided with is set in the not shown storer of control circuit 10 inside.In addition, sending setting automatically is to carry out before the processing of beginning Figure 6 and Figure 7, and this omits in diagram.
In above-mentioned steps ST10, do not send setting automatically if be judged as, then will notify the message of this situation on display 13, to show (step ST11).Whether the user replys this message, utilizes operation input block 14, will be connected with mobile phone 2 via mobile communication system 3 to import.
Then, control circuit 10 checks whether utilize operation input block 14 to import the meaning that will connect (step ST12).Here, if when not have the meaning that input will connect, processing in this in-vehicle information apparatus 1 end.In addition, when having imported the meaning that will connect, then flow process enters step ST13, carries out the processing that is connected with mobile phone 2 via mobile communication system 3.
Like this, be set at by the automatic transmission of carrying out in advance when not carrying out sending automatically, owing to allow the user judge whether to adopt the mobile communication of mobile communication system 3, so the user can judge whether to utilize the mobile communication that will pay dues according to situation at that time.Thereby, not being under the urgent situation, can select not utilize mobile communication, therefore can suppress communications cost.
In above-mentioned steps ST10, be judged as when having carried out automatic transmission and setting, and in above-mentioned steps ST12, when having imported the meaning that will connect, then sending (step ST13) automatically.Specifically, control circuit 10 is sent to mobile telephone unit 18 with its order that will send position data of indication by interface circuit 16 with the mobile phone ID of mobile phone 2.Mobile telephone unit 18 is sent to antenna 17 with mobile phone ID and the order accepted, sends as electric wave.Mobile phone 2 with the mobile phone ID that sends from in-vehicle information apparatus 1 as to the replying of this order, is beamed back the position data of the present position of expression oneself.
Then, timer moves (step ST14).The processing of this step ST14 is identical with the processing of above-mentioned step ST3.Then, check whether to have received and reply (step ST15) from mobile phone 2 with mobile phone ID appointment.In more detail, control circuit 10 will be taken into by mobile telephone unit 18 and interface circuit 16 according to the signal that the electric wave that receives with antenna 17 obtains, and checks and whether beams back position data from the mobile phone 2 that sends mentioned order as replying.
In step ST15,, check then whether timing arrives (step ST16) if being judged as not receive replys.The processing of this step ST16 is identical with the processing of above-mentioned step ST5.Whether in this step ST16, if being judged as timing does not arrive, then flow process is returned step ST15, check to receive once more and reply.In addition, in above-mentioned steps S16, if being judged as timing arrives, then flow process enters step ST20, the judgement that whether finishes.
By the processing of above step ST13-ST16, when the power remove of for example mobile phone 2, or mobile phone 2 is in scope when outer, can realize finishing adopting the function of the mobile communication of mobile communication system.
In the implementation repeatedly of above-mentioned steps ST15 and ST16, before promptly timing arrives, in step ST15,, then next carry out obtain (the step ST17) of positional information if being judged as to receive replys.The processing of this step ST17 is identical with the processing of above-mentioned step ST6.
Then, cut-off loop (step ST18).Then, carry out the demonstration (step ST19) of positional information.That is, the positional information of the present position of the expression mobile phone 2 that control circuit 10 is obtained according to above-mentioned steps ST17, the mark of the present position of stack expression mobile phone 2 shows on display 13 on the image of map.The mark that shows is carried out painted, this processing with above-mentioned step ST7 is identical.
Then, the judgement that whether finishes (step ST20).The condition that finishes can utilize operation input block 14 to preestablish by the user.Here, if be judged as end, then a succession of processing of in-vehicle information apparatus 1 finishes.In addition, do not finish if be judged as, then flow process is returned step ST13, carries out once more making display 13 show the processing of the present position of mobile phone 2 by the mobile communication that adopts mobile communication system 3.
Realize in the processing by above-mentioned step ST13-ST20, by the mobile communication that adopts mobile communication system 3 display 13 is shown in the processing of present position of mobile phones 2, because after sending automatically, in step ST18 with regard to cut-off loop, so in-vehicle information apparatus 1 to be connected by mobile communication system 3 with mobile phone 2 be the short time.Thereby, pay dues also as long as seldom, can reduce communications cost.
In addition, be to constitute like this in above-mentioned processing, promptly be judged as when not finishing at step ST20, flow process is returned step ST13, returns step ST1 but also can constitute, and begins to carry out from the wireless near field communication that utilizes Bluetooth technology once more.Constitute according to this because during the mobile communication that adopts mobile communication system 3, if mobile phone 2 enter utilize Bluetooth technology can communication range, then then utilize the wireless near field communication of Bluetooth technology, therefore can more reduce communications cost.
Below with reference to process flow diagram shown in Figure 8, the action of the mobile phone 2 that uses in the relevant position display system of the invention process form 1 is described.In addition, the only explanation action relevant below with the function of position display system.
The electric wave (step ST30) that the control phone 40 of mobile phone 2 will receive with antenna 49.Here be judged as the Bluetooth address signal that is not oneself and be taken into, check that whether to be the flow process of the Bluetooth address of oneself enter step ST34 by bluetooth unit 50 and interface circuit 46.In addition, be the Bluetooth address of oneself if be judged as, check whether be to indicate it will send the order (step ST31) of position data then.Here, be not to indicate it will send the order of position data if be judged as, then flow process enters step ST34.In addition, be to indicate it will send the order of position data if be judged as, then control circuit 40 is taken into gps signal (step ST32) from GPS receiver 41, is sent to bluetooth unit 50 as position data by interface circuit 46.Bluetooth unit 50 is sent to antenna 49 with the position data of accepting, and sends (step ST33) as electric wave to in-vehicle information apparatus 1.
Then, control circuit 40 will be taken into by mobile telephone unit 48 and interface circuit 46 with the electric wave signal that antenna 47 receives, and checks whether be the mobile phone ID (step ST34) of oneself.Here, the flow process that is judged as the mobile phone ID that is not oneself is returned step ST30.In addition, be the mobile phone ID of oneself if be judged as, then next check whether be to indicate it will send the order (step ST35) of position data.Here, be not to indicate it will send the order of position data if be judged as, then flow process is returned step ST30.In addition, be to indicate it will send the order of position data if be judged as, then control circuit 40 is taken into gps signal (step ST36) from GPS receiver 41, is sent to mobile telephone unit 48 as position data by interface circuit 46.Mobile telephone unit 48 is sent to antenna 47 with the position data of accepting, sends (step ST37) to in-vehicle information apparatus 1 as electric wave.Then, flow process is returned step ST30.
As mentioned above, position display system and the lever position indicator relevant according to the invention process form 1, because in-vehicle information apparatus 1 constitutes like this, be that it has the bluetooth unit 20 of directly accepting positional information from mobile phone 2 by wireless near field communication, and from mobile phone 2 by accept the mobile telephone unit 18 of positional information via the mobile communication of mobile communication system 3, in the time of in mobile phone 2 is in the scope that can not carry out wireless near field communication, after accepting positional information by mobile communication from mobile phone 2, on display 13, show, therefore be used to know present position simple to operate of mobile phone 2, owing to be the mobile communication of just paying dues under impossible situation only, therefore can suppress communications cost in addition at the wireless near field communication of not paying dues.
In addition, in the processing of the in-vehicle information apparatus 1 of Figure 6 and Figure 7, the processing that shown only is to 1 mobile phone 2, but in fact can carry out processing to a plurality of mobile phones 2.Thereby, on display 13, represent the present position of a plurality of mobile phones 2 with the mark of different colours.In addition, also can in the present position that shows a plurality of mobile phones 2, utilizing the function of car steering guide piece on the display 3, show the present position of in-vehicle information apparatus 1 certainly.
In addition, as the 2nd terminal of the present invention and lever position indicator, be to be that example describes with the situation that adopts vehicle-mounted information equipments such as car steering guide piece, but be not limited to in-vehicle information apparatus, for example can adopt server computer, personal computer and PDA etc. to be suitable for the end device that cartographic information shows.Equally, be not limited to mobile phone, also can adopt for example portable other-end device such as PDA as the 1st terminal.
Concrete use example as above-mentioned position display system, be that relatives drive tourist site when going on a tour, allow each member of relatives, particularly allow child be with mobile phone 2, owing to, therefore can prevent accidents such as whereabouts unknown by just can on in-vehicle information apparatus 1, knowing all members' of relatives position like this with display 13.
As mentioned above, according to the present invention, because the 2nd terminal constitutes like this, be that it has the 2nd the short-range communication unit of accepting positional information from the 1st terminal by wireless near field communication, and from the 1st terminal by accept the 2nd mobile comm unit of positional information via the mobile communication of mobile communication system, in the time of in the 1st terminal is in the scope that can not carry out wireless near field communication, after accepting positional information by mobile communication from the 1st terminal, the position that on display, shows the 1st terminal, therefore be used to know that the present position of the 1st terminal is simple to operate, owing to be the mobile communication of just paying dues under impossible situation only, therefore can suppress communications cost in addition at the wireless near field communication of not paying dues.

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1. a position display system has the 1st terminal and the 2nd terminal that are connected with mobile communication system, it is characterized in that,
Described the 1st terminal has
Detect own position position detection unit,
With the positional information of utilizing described position detection unit to detect by not via the wireless near field communication of described mobile communication system be sent to described the 2nd terminal the 1st short-range communication unit,
And will utilize positional information that described positional information detecting unit detects to be sent to the 1st mobile comm unit of described the 2nd terminal by mobile communication via described mobile communication system,
Described the 2nd terminal has
From described the 1st terminal by described wireless near field communication accept positional information the 2nd short-range communication unit,
From described the 1st terminal by described mobile communication accept positional information the 2nd mobile comm unit,
Demonstration according to the display of represented described the 1st terminal location of the positional information of accepting with described the 2nd short-range communication unit or described the 2nd mobile comm unit,
And be in the control module of represented described the 1st terminal location of the positional information that described display shown accept from described the 1st terminal according to the mobile communication of utilizing described the 2nd mobile comm unit to carry out in described the 1st terminal.
2. position display system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
The 2nd terminal comprises to be judged and to utilize the 2nd short-range communication unit to carry out the decision circuitry of the communication quality of wireless near field communication,
When utilizing described decision circuitry to be judged as the communication quality deterioration, control module switches to the mobile communication of utilizing the 2nd mobile comm unit to carry out from the wireless near field communication that utilizes described the 2nd short-range communication unit to carry out.
3. position display system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,
It will be with automated manner or the setup unit that carries out with manual mode to the switching of the mobile communication of utilizing the 2nd mobile comm unit to carry out from the wireless near field communication that utilizes the 2nd short-range communication unit to carry out that the 2nd terminal has setting.
4. position display system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,
The 2nd terminal has the form that the other side that will send positional information logins,
Control module is when the 1st terminal is accepted positional information, with reference to form, is that the form of the 1st terminal shows on display with the position of described the 1st terminal discerning.
5. a lever position indicator is characterized in that having
By not via the wireless near field communication of mobile communication system accept from the outside positional information the short-range communication unit,
Mobile comm unit by accepting positional information from the outside via the mobile communication of mobile communication system,
The display of the position that the positional information that demonstration is accepted with described short-range communication unit or described mobile comm unit is represented,
And the control module of the represented position of the positional information that described display is shown obtain at the wireless near field communication that utilizes described short-range communication unit according to the mobile communication of utilizing described mobile comm unit.
6. lever position indicator as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that,
Comprise the decision circuitry of judging the communication quality utilize the wireless near field communication that the short-range communication unit carries out,
When utilizing described decision circuitry to be judged as communication quality generation deterioration, control module switches to the mobile communication of utilizing mobile comm unit to carry out from the wireless near field communication that utilizes described short-range communication unit to carry out.
7. lever position indicator as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that,
Having setting will be with automated manner or the setup unit that carries out with manual mode to the switching of the mobile communication of utilizing mobile comm unit to carry out from the wireless near field communication that utilizes the short-range communication unit to carry out.
8. lever position indicator as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that,
Have the form that the other side that will send positional information logins,
Control module, shows with the form that can discern this other side the position that sends the other side of positional information with reference to described form when positional information is accepted in the outside on described display.
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