JP2002062159A - Positioning history transferring device, positioning history recording system and method therefor, and recording media for positioning history program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently record a history of position information that a client measures a position. SOLUTION: Positioning history information is stored in a position information history storing part 130 in a client 100. The client 100 monitors a connection state between the client 100 and a server 200 to transmit the positioning history information that is recorded during the connection state. The server 200 stores the positioning history information that is received.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a positioning history transfer device,
A positioning history recording system, a positioning history recording method, and a recording medium on which a positioning history recording program is recorded, in particular, positioning history information is transferred according to a connection state between a client (terminal) and a server. The present invention relates to a transfer device, a positioning history recording system, a positioning history recording method, and a recording medium recording a positioning history program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, receiving signals from artificial satellites,
Using a positioning technology such as Global Positioning System (GPS) to detect your position and a computer terminal that you can carry, you can transfer the movement history of the user's position to a server and record the movement history on the server. Systems that provide various services based on recorded movement histories have been realized.

[0003] As an example of a service using the movement history,
There is a service that allows a user to display his or her own travel route on a map of a mobile terminal while away from home, a service in which a server records a user's travel route on a trip, and provides the travel route after travel.

[0004] Further, as a service using the movement history of another person, there are a service for monitoring the behavior history of a child or a demented elderly person from a remote place, and a service for grasping the position for ensuring the safety of climbers. .

[0005] In order to realize these services, a system for recording the positioning history of the user is required.

As a conventional positioning history transfer / recording system of this type, there is a system having a configuration shown in FIG.

[0007] The conventional system shown in FIG. 6 includes a client 800 as a terminal carried by a user and a client 8.
Server 2 having a function of storing the history of location information of 00
00 and a wireless network 50 connecting the client 800 and the server 200.

As an example of the wireless network 50,
A wireless public network provided by a mobile phone company is used.

The client 800 includes a positioning unit 810 having a function of positioning the position of the client 800,
A wireless communication unit 830 having a function of connecting to the server 200 via the wireless network 50; a position information transfer unit 820 having a function of transmitting the position information measured by the positioning unit 810 to the server via the wireless communication unit 830; And a service using unit 840 having a function of using a service provided by the server 200 via the wireless communication unit 830. Here, a GPS or the like is used as an example of the positioning unit 810.

The server 200 is connected to the wireless network 5
Wireless communication unit 210 having a function of connecting to the client via the client 0, and a user location information history storage unit 220 having a function of storing the history of location information of the client 800.
And a user location information use unit 230 that provides a service using the movement history information to the user himself / herself using the history information stored in the user location information history storage unit 220.
And a service providing unit 240 that provides a service to the client 800 via the wireless communication unit 210. Here, the user location information history storage unit 220 stores information about the time and location at which the client 800 performs positioning.

FIG. 7 shows a user location information history storage section 220.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a. The server 200 can have a function of managing a plurality of clients 800. The user location information history storage unit 220 stores history information for each client using a terminal identifier. In this example, latitude and mild data for each positioning time are stored for each terminal identifier.

Examples of services provided by the service providing unit 240 to the service using unit 840 include a voice call with another person, transmission and reception of e-mail, provision of information such as WWW on the Internet, and a server. Providing information content possessed by

[0013] The user carries the client 800 and, when he or she desires, uses the service using unit 840 to transmit the server 2.
The service provided by 00 is used.

Next, the operation of the conventional system shown in FIG. 6 will be described.

The location information transfer unit 82 of the client 800
0 periodically acquires information on the current position of the client by the positioning unit 810, establishes a connection with the server 200 via the wireless network 50 by the wireless communication unit 850,
The server 20 stores the location information together with the client identifier.
0, and the connection is disconnected by the wireless communication unit 850.

The wireless communication unit 210 of the server 200 stores the identifier and the position information of the client 800 transmitted from the client 800 in the user position information history storage unit 220.

As a result, the location history information of the client 800 is stored in the user location information history storage section 220, and can be used by the user location information utilization section 230.

A system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-43337 is known as this type of positioning history transfer / recording system.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the conventional system.
Some have the configuration shown in FIG.

The conventional system shown in FIG. 8 is a client 800 which is a terminal carried by a user, a position information management server 300 having a function of storing a history of position information of the client, and a function of providing a service to the client 800. , A gateway server 600 having a function of managing the connection between the client 800 and the location information management server 300, a wireless network 50 connecting the client 800 and the gateway server 600, and a gateway server 600.
And a public network 60 connecting the location information management server 300 and the service providing server 400.

The public network 60 is a network to which any terminal or server can be connected. For example, the Internet can be used. The configuration and functions of the client 800 are the same as those described above. You.

The gateway server 600 includes a wireless communication unit 610 having a function of communicating with the client 800 via the wireless network 50, and a public network 6
0 and a communication gateway 620 having a function of communicating with the position information management server 300 and the service providing server 400 via the Internet.

The gateway server 600 relays communication between the client 800 and the public network 60 to realize connection of the client 800 to any server or terminal on the public network 60.

The location information management server 300 includes a communication unit 310 having a function of performing communication via the network 60,
By using the user location information history storage unit 320 having a function of storing the history of the location information of the client 800 and the history information stored in the user location information history storage unit 320,
A user location information use unit 330 for providing a service using the movement history information to the user or another person.

The service providing server 400 has a function of providing a service to the client 800 via the network 60, the gateway server 600, and the wireless network 50.

Examples of services provided include transmission and reception of e-mails and provision of information contents held by the service providing server 400.

The user carries the client 800 and connects to the public network 60 via the wireless network 50 and the gateway server 600 when he or she desires.
Use the services provided by.

Next, the operation of the conventional system shown in FIG. 8 will be described.

The location information transfer unit 82 of the client 800
0 periodically obtains information on the current position of the client by the positioning unit 810, establishes a connection with the public network 60 via the wireless network 50 and the gateway server 600 by the wireless communication unit 830, and Then, the information of the current position is transmitted together with the identifier of the client, and the wireless communication unit 830 disconnects the connection.

Communication section 310 of location information management server 300
Is the client 8 transmitted from the client 800
00 and the user location information history storage unit 3
20.

As a result, the location history information of the client 800 is stored in the user location information history storage section 320 and can be used by the user location information utilization section 330.

In each of the above two conventional examples, the shorter the time interval between the positioning and transfer of the position by the positioning unit 810 and the position information transfer unit 820, the more detailed the management of the movement history of the client 800 becomes possible. Becomes

[0033]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Wireless network 50
The communication via, the client side, communication costs,
In addition, there may be a cost in terms of power consumption. Specifically, there are power consumption when executing a process at the time of starting connection, a communication fee at the time of connection, and the like.

Further, in the connection of wireless communication, in the initial stage of connection establishment, there is an overhead which occurs irrespective of the amount of data transmitted during the connection. Since the amount of position information data measured by the client is small, the cost of these overheads cannot be ignored.

Therefore, in the conventional system, if the positioning and transfer of the position information are frequently performed in order to record the movement history of the client in detail, the connection processing is repeated, and the communication cost and the power consumption are reduced. However, there is a problem that efficiency is deteriorated.

(Object of the Invention) It is an object of the present invention to provide a system capable of efficiently recording the positioning history of a client in a server.

[0037]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A positioning history transfer device of the present invention is a positioning history transfer device for transferring positioning information to a server, and records positioning history information comprising position-measured position information and time information. It is characterized in that the positioning history information recorded when in a connection state with the transfer destination server of the positioning history information is transferred to the server, more specifically, for example, A positioning history transfer device for transferring to a server, a positioning device for positioning, a position information history storage device for storing position information and a positioning time, a position information measured by the positioning device, and a position information A position information acquisition recording device that stores positioning history information including positioning time in the position information history storage device, a position information transfer device that transfers positioning history information to a transfer destination server, and the server A connection monitoring device that monitors a communication state, and instructs the position information transfer device to transfer the positioning history information stored in the position information history storage device to the server in the connection state, or Positioning information, a position information history storage device that stores position information and positioning time, and a position information history storage device that stores positioning history information including position information measured by the positioning device and the positioning time of the position information. And a transfer destination information storage device that records information about the position of the server on the network, and transfers positioning history information to a server on the transfer destination network based on the information about the position of the server. The communication status between the location information transfer device and the network is monitored, and the location information history file is transmitted to the location information transfer device in a connected state. It said stored apparatus positioning history information and a connection supervisor for instructing transfer to the server.

Further, the positioning history recording system of the present invention
A positioning history recording system comprising a client carried by a user and a server for recording the positioning history information of the user, comprising any one of the positioning history transfer devices.

The positioning history recording method according to the present invention is a positioning history recording method for recording information measured by a client on a server. The positioning history is recorded by a client at regular intervals. Recording history information inside the client, monitoring the connection state between the client and the server, and transferring the positioning history information recorded by the client to the server when the client is in the connected state; and Recording the positioning history information of the client transferred from the client. In addition, the step of transferring the positioning history information to the server includes monitoring a connection state between the client and the server and the recorded positioning history information, and determining that a certain amount of the positioning history information that is in the connected state and has not been transferred is transmitted. At some point, or when the client monitors the connection status with the network and is in the connected state, or when the client monitors the amount of positioning information recorded inside the client, and when the recorded amount exceeds a certain amount, or when the client The step of monitoring the elapsed time since the previous transfer of the positioning history information to the server, and transferring the positioning history information to the server on condition that the elapsed time exceeds a certain amount is performed.

[0040] The recording medium of the present invention comprises a process for recording positioning history information comprising position-measured position information and time information; and a process for recording the positioning history information recorded when the server is connected to a server to which the positioning history information is transferred. A program for recording a positioning history for causing a computer to execute a process of transferring to the server. Specifically, positioning means for calculating position information based on the positioning information, position information history storage means for storing the position information and the positioning time, and the position information calculated by the positioning means and the positioning time of the position information. Location information acquisition and recording means for storing the location history information in the location information history storage means, location information transfer means for transferring the location history information to a destination server, monitoring the communication state with the server, A recording medium recording a positioning history program for causing a computer to function as connection monitoring means for instructing the position information transfer means to transfer the positioning history information stored in the position information history storage means to the server, Alternatively, positioning means for calculating position information based on positioning information, position information history storage means for storing position information and positioning time, and calculation by the positioning means Position information acquisition recording means for storing positioning history information comprising the obtained position information and the positioning time of the position information in the position information history storage means, and transfer destination information storage means for recording information on the position of the server on a network A location information transfer unit that transfers positioning history information to a server on a transfer destination network based on information about the location of the server; and monitors a communication state with the network. It is a recording medium on which a positioning history program for causing a computer to function as connection monitoring means for instructing transfer of the positioning history information stored in the position information history storage means to the server is recorded.

[0041]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention. It comprises a client 100, a server 200, and a wireless network 50 connecting the client 100 and the server 200. Here, the client 100 is a computer terminal or the like carried by the user.

The client 100 includes a positioning unit 110 having a function of positioning the position of the client 100,
A position information history storage unit 130 having a function of storing the history of the position information of the client 100; a position information acquisition recording unit 120 having a function of storing the position information measured by the positioning unit 110 in the position information history storage unit 130; The position information stored in the position information history storage unit 130 is transmitted to the wireless communication unit 1.
And a wireless communication unit 15 having a function of connecting to the server 200 via the wireless network 50.
0, a connection monitoring unit 160 having a function of monitoring a communication state in the wireless communication unit 150, and a service using unit 170 having a function of using a service provided by the server 200 via the wireless communication unit 150. Is done.

Here, as the positioning unit 110, for example, G
It can be configured by using PS, and
As an example other than the GPS, it is also possible to use another positioning method such as acquiring position information by short-range wireless communication from a position information transmission server ubiquitous in the vicinity.

The location information history storage section 130 stores history information on the location of the client 100. FIG. 2 shows an example of data stored in the position information history storage unit 130.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, the time information is recorded in minutes and the position information is recorded in latitude and longitude.

The recording time and position information can be recorded as information in smaller units, and altitude information such as altitude can be added to the position information and recorded. Further, the position information may be recorded as information of a different scale such as an address.

Further, it is possible to add and record information relating to the processing contents of the positioning section 110, such as the accuracy of the measured position information and the success or failure of the positioning processing.
As an example, when positioning by GPS fails, information "positioning failure" can be recorded.

The wireless communication unit 150 includes the position information transfer unit 14
It has a function of establishing and disconnecting a connection with the server via the wireless network 50 based on the request from the wireless communication unit 210 of the service utilization unit 170 or the server 200.

The server 200 is connected to the wireless network 5
Wireless communication unit 210 having a function of connecting to the client via the Internet, and a user location information history storage unit 220 having a function of storing the history of the location information of the client 100.
And a user location information use unit 230 that provides a service using the movement history information to the user himself / herself using the history information stored in the user location information history storage unit 220.
And a service providing unit 240 that provides a service to the client 100 via the wireless communication unit 210.

The user location information history storage section 220 stores information on the time and location of the client 100. FIG. 3 shows an example of information stored in the user location information history storage unit 220.

In this example, the terminal identifier is 0441234
The record content of the management information of the positioning history information of the client represented by 567 is shown. History information for each client is stored by the terminal identifier. In this example, latitude and mild data for each positioning time are stored for each terminal identifier.

Examples of services provided by the service providing unit 240 to the service using unit 170 include voice communication with other people, transmission and reception of e-mail, provision of information such as WWW on the Internet, and the server. Provision of information contents.

Further, the service providing unit 240 may be configured to use the information stored in the user location information history storage unit 220.

The user carries the client 100 and uses the service provided by the server by the service using unit 170 when he or she desires.

Next, the operation of storing positioning history information in the first embodiment will be described in detail.

The operation of the client 100 according to the first embodiment is roughly divided into (1) storage of positioning history information and (2)
It is divided into three: monitoring of communication status and (3) transfer of positioning history information. The processes (1) and (2) are executed in parallel by the client.

Hereinafter, each of them will be described in detail. (1) Storage of positioning history information This processing is executed by the position information acquisition and recording unit 120.
The position information acquisition and recording unit 120 sends the positioning unit 1
10 to obtain the current position of the client 100,
It is stored in the position information history storage unit 130.

The client 100 provides the user with a mechanism for setting the value of the interval at which the position information acquisition and recording unit 120 records the position, and according to the value set by the user, the position information acquisition and recording unit 120 Performs the process of recording the position. (2) Communication Status Monitoring This process is executed by the connection monitoring unit 160. FIG. 4 shows the flow of processing by the connection monitoring unit 160.

First, the connection monitoring unit 160 sets the radio communication unit 1
It is checked whether or not 50 is connected to the server 200 (step S11). Step S if not connected
Step 11 is repeated.

In step S11, the wireless communication unit 15
If 0 and the server 200 are in a connected state, the connection monitoring unit 160 checks whether or not the information in the location information history storage unit 130 has been updated since the previous transfer processing (step S12). For example, if the information in the location information history storage unit 130 is to be initialized during the transfer process, the presence or absence of the update is determined based on the presence or absence of the information in the location information history storage unit 130. If the information has not been updated, step S
It returns to the process of 11.

If the information in the location information history storage section 130 has been updated in step S12, the connection monitoring section 160 issues an instruction to transfer the location history information to the location information transfer section 140 (step S13). ). Thereafter, the process returns to step S11, and the process is repeated.

In the above description, the connection monitoring unit 160
When the process of step S11 is repeated, the process of step S11 may be executed after a predetermined standby time is set between the processes.

In step S12, not only the presence or absence of update information but also the amount of updated information is checked.
If the information has been updated and the updated information exceeds a certain amount, a process of proceeding to step S13 may be performed.

In the above, the connection monitoring unit 160 does not immediately issue an instruction to transfer the positioning history information in the process of step S13, but waits until transmission / reception of information for using the service is completed or interrupted. Processing for instructing the transfer of the positioning history information may be performed. Thus, it is possible to prioritize information transfer for the user to use the service. (3) Transfer of positioning history information This processing is executed by the position information transfer unit 140. When receiving the position information transfer instruction from the connection monitoring unit 160, the position information transfer unit 140 transmits the positioning history information stored in the position information history storage unit 130 to the server 200 via the wireless communication unit 150. After transmission, location information transfer unit 1
40 deletes the information in the position information history storage unit 130.

The position information transfer section 140 may add flag information indicating that the transfer has been completed to the transferred information without performing the erasing process.

The server 200 that has received the positioning history information from the position information transfer unit 140,
20 stores the received information.

As a result, the user location information utilization section 230
Can use the positioning history information of the client 100.

When the service use unit 170 terminates the use of the service during the transfer of the positioning history information and instructs the wireless communication unit 150 to disconnect the connection via the wireless network 50, The monitoring unit 160 instructs the wireless communication unit 150 to maintain the connection, and after the end of the transfer processing of the positioning history information, the connection monitoring unit 160 or the position information transfer unit 140 instructs to disconnect the connection.

As described above, by the processes (1) to (3), the position information transfer section 140 of the client 100 can transmit the positioning history information provided by the server to the user collectively. The processing is made more efficient by transmitting a plurality of pieces of positioning history information collectively. In addition, there is no need to start a new connection to transfer positioning history information.
Overhead costs that occur during the initial stages of connection are reduced. (Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

The client 101 and the client 10
1, a location information management server 300 having a function of storing a history of location information, a service providing server 400 having a function of providing a service to the client 101, and a function of managing a connection between the client 101 and the location information management server 300. A gateway server 600 having a wireless network 50 connecting the client 101 and the gateway server 600;
0, and a public network 60 connecting the location information management server 300 and the service providing server 400.

The public network 60 is a network to which any terminal or server can be connected, and the Internet or the like is used as an example. The client 101 is carried by the user.

Note that the location information management server 300 may have the function of the service providing server 400 in some cases.

The configuration of the client 101 according to the second embodiment is similar to the configuration of the client 100 according to the first embodiment, except that the transfer destination information for storing the information of the transfer destination of the position information by the position information transfer unit 140 is provided. The difference is that a storage unit 180 is provided, but the other configuration is the same as that of the client 100.

The transfer destination information storage unit 180 stores the position information of the client 101 in the position information management server 30.
Information for identifying 0 in the public network 50 is stored.

For example, in the case of a server on the Internet, an IP address, a uniform resource identifier (URI), or the like can be used. This information is set in the client 100 in advance.

The information in the transfer destination information storage section 180 may be configured so that the user can directly set the information.
The configuration may be such that the setting is performed via the wireless network 50 from the gateway server 600, the location information management server 300, or the service providing server 400.

The gateway server 600 includes a wireless communication unit 610 having a function of communicating with the client 101 via the wireless network 50, and a public network 6
0 and a communication gateway 620 having a function of communicating with the position information management server 300 and the service providing server 400 via the Internet.

The gateway server 600 relays the communication between the client 101 and the public network 60, thereby realizing the connection of the client 101 to an arbitrary server or terminal on the public network 60.

The position information management server 300 has a communication unit 310 having a function of performing communication via the network 60.
A user location information history storage unit 320 having a function of storing positioning history information of the client 101, and the user or another person using the location history information stored in the user location information history storage unit 320. And a user location information utilization unit 330 that provides a service using the movement history information.

The service providing server 400 has a function of providing a service to the client 101 via the network 60, the gateway server 600, and the wireless network 50.

Examples of services provided include transmission and reception of e-mails and provision of information contents held by the service providing server 400.

The user carries the client 101 and connects to the public network 50 by the service using unit 170 when he or she desires, and uses the service provided by the service providing server 400.

Next, the storing operation of the positioning history information in the second embodiment will be described in detail.

The operation of the client 101 according to the second embodiment is roughly divided into (1) storage of positioning history information and (2)
It is divided into three: monitoring of communication status and (3) transfer of positioning history information. The processes (1) and (2) are executed in parallel by the client.

(1) The procedure for storing positioning history information is the same as in the first embodiment.

The two processes of (2) monitoring the communication status and (3) transferring the positioning history information are similar to the processes in the first embodiment, and therefore the following description is different from the first embodiment. Only the details are described.

(2) Monitoring of Communication Status The connection monitoring unit 160 of the present embodiment performs the processing shown in FIG. 4 as in the first embodiment. However, step S11
In the first embodiment, the connection monitoring unit 160
However, while the connection state between the wireless communication unit 150 and the server 200 was checked, in the second embodiment, the connection monitoring unit 160
0, it is checked whether or not it is connected to the public network 50 via the gateway server 600. The processing other than step S11 is the same as in the first embodiment.

(3) Transfer of Positioning History Information This process is executed by the position information transfer unit 140. Upon receiving an instruction to transfer the positioning history information from the connection monitoring unit 160, the position information transfer unit 140 receives the transfer destination information storage unit 18
0, the location information management server 300, which is the transfer destination of the location history information, is checked, and the location history information stored in the location information history storage unit 130 is read by the wireless communication unit 150.
Via the wireless network 50, the gateway server 600, and the public network 50, the location information management server 30
Send to 0. The processing of the location information transfer unit 140 after transmission is the same as in the first embodiment.

The position information management server 300 that has received the positioning history information from the position information transfer unit 140 stores the received information in the user position information history storage unit 320.

Thus, the user position information use unit 330
Can use the positioning history information of the client 101.

As described above, according to the processes (1) to (3), the location information transfer unit 140 of the client 101 determines the location information when the user uses any service provided to the server providing server 400 on the public network. It is possible to collectively transmit the position information to the information management server 300. The processing is made more efficient by transmitting a plurality of pieces of positioning history information collectively. In addition, for location information transfer,
Since there is no need to start a new connection, the cost of overhead generated in the initial stage of the connection is reduced. (Other Embodiments) In the above embodiment, the connection monitoring unit 1
The condition in which the wireless communication unit 150 is connected to the server and the positioning history information is updated is set as a condition for the wireless communication unit 60 to issue a transfer instruction to the position information transfer unit 140.

However, immediately before step S11 of the monitoring process, a process for checking whether or not the position information stored in the position information history storage section 130 has exceeded a certain amount is added. Step S
In the process 13, a process of giving a transfer instruction to the position information transfer unit 140 may be executed.

Thus, even when the user does not use the service for a long time, it is possible to update the user's positioning history information stored in the server at regular intervals.

Further, the storage area required for the position information history storage section 130 can be suppressed within a certain range.

Similarly, immediately before step S11 of the monitoring process, a process for checking whether or not the elapsed time from the last time when the transfer process was performed has exceeded a predetermined time is added, and the elapsed time has exceeded the predetermined time. In such a case, it may be configured to execute a process of giving a transfer instruction to the position information transfer unit 140 in step S13.

Thus, even if the user does not use the service for a long period of time, the user location information history stored in the server can be updated at regular intervals.

Further, in the above embodiment, the position information transfer unit 140 has been described as an example in which the positioning history information from the position information history storage unit 130 is transferred without being changed.

However, when transferring the positioning history information, the position information transfer section 140 may perform a compression process on the transfer information.

As an example of the compression processing method of the information of the positioning history information, a method of expressing the movement history by using the starting point and the difference information can be used. By performing the information compression processing, it is possible to reduce the amount of communication and the communication cost via the wireless network 50. In this case, the server 200 or the position information management server 300 that receives the position information executes the decompression process corresponding to the compression process.

The client in the above embodiment is constituted by a computer terminal, and is provided by a storage device of a computer and a central processing unit (CPU) except for a positioning information acquisition unit such as a GPS and a wireless unit of a wireless communication device. It can be realized by software. That is, in this embodiment, the position information history storage unit and the transfer destination information storage unit use a storage device such as a hard disk of a computer, and the positioning unit calculates the position information and the positioning time from the positioning information, and the position information. Function of a position information acquisition recording unit for storing the position information and the like in the position information history storage unit, a function of a position information transfer unit for transferring position information and the like stored in the position information history storage unit to a server via a wireless communication unit, A communication control function of the wireless communication unit for connecting to the server via the communication unit, a function of a connection monitoring unit for monitoring the communication state of the wireless communication unit and controlling the position information transfer unit, provided by the server via the wireless communication unit The functions and the like of the service use unit that uses the service can be configured to be executed by a positioning history program by the CPU of the computer. The positioning history program can be recorded on various recording media and handled. The positioning history program recorded on the recording medium may be a program for causing a computer to execute a process and a procedure that can be executed by the positioning history recording method in each of the above-described embodiments. It may be a program that causes a computer to function as each means for recording the positioning history of the mode.

[0101]

According to the present invention, the client monitors the connection status with the server, and when the client is in the connection status with the server,
It is configured to transmit the history information of the positioning result and to avoid starting a new connection to transfer the positioning history, so the positioning history information at the client can be efficiently transmitted to the server. It is possible to transfer and record. In particular, when the client stores the positioning result as history information and transfers a plurality of results at once, it is possible to reduce the number of times of connection processing with the server, and it is possible to further improve efficiency.

Therefore, a service using the positioning history information of the user can be efficiently realized at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a system according to a first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in a position information history storage unit according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in a user location information history storage unit according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a connection monitoring process performed in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a system according to a second embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a user location information history storage unit.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing another schematic configuration of the conventional system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 50 wireless network 60 public network 100, 101, 800 client 110 positioning unit 120 position information acquisition recording unit 130 position information history storage unit 140 position information transfer unit 150 wireless communication unit 160 connection monitoring unit 170 service use unit 180 transfer destination information storage unit 200 server 210 wireless communication unit 220 user location information history storage unit 230 user location information utilization unit 240 service providing unit 300 location information management server 310 communication unit 320 user location information history storage unit 330 user location information utilization unit 400 service Provision server 600 Gateway server 610 Wireless communication unit 620 Communication gateway 810 Positioning unit 820 Location information transfer unit 830 Wireless communication unit 840 Service use unit

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[Claims] 1. A positioning history transfer apparatus for transferring positioning information to a server, wherein the positioning history information includes positioning position information and time information, and a connection status with a server to which the positioning history information is transferred. Wherein the positioning history information recorded at the time of (1) is transferred to the server. 2. A positioning history transfer device for transferring positioning information to a server, comprising: a positioning device for positioning a position; a position information history storage device for storing position information and a positioning time; A position information acquisition recording device that stores positioning history information including the obtained position information and the positioning time of the position information in the position information history storage device, and a position information transfer device that transfers the positioning history information to a transfer destination server. A connection monitoring device that monitors a communication state with the server and instructs the position information transfer device to transfer the positioning history information stored in the position information history storage device to the server in a connected state. A positioning history transfer device. 3. A positioning history transfer device for transferring measured information to a server, comprising: a positioning device for positioning a position; a position information history storage device for storing position information and a positioning time; Location information acquisition and recording device for storing positioning history information comprising the obtained location information and the positioning time of the location information in the location information history storage device, and transfer destination information storage for recording information relating to the location of the server on a network A position information transfer device for transferring positioning history information to a server on a transfer destination network based on information on the position of the server and the server;
A connection monitoring device that monitors a communication state with the network, and instructs the position information transfer device to transfer the positioning history information stored in the position information history storage device to the server in the connection state. A positioning history transfer device, characterized in that: 4. A positioning history recording system comprising a client carried by a user and a server for recording positioning history information of said user, wherein said client is any one of claims 1 to 3. A positioning history recording system comprising the positioning history transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 5. A positioning history recording method for recording information measured by a client in a server, wherein the client periodically measures a position, and stores positioning history information including the measured position information and the positioning time in the client. Recording, monitoring the connection state between the client and server, and transferring the positioning history information recorded by the client to the server when the client is in the connection state; and wherein the server is transferred from the client. Recording the positioning history information of the client. 6. A positioning history recording method for recording information measured by a client in a server, wherein the client periodically measures a position, and stores positioning history information including the measured position information and the positioning time in the client. Recording, monitoring the connection status between the client and server and the recorded positioning history information,
In a connected state, when there is a certain amount of untransferred positioning history information, transferring the positioning history information recorded by the client to the server, and the server transfers the positioning history information of the client transferred from the client. Recording a positioning history. 7. A positioning history recording method for recording information measured by a client in a server, wherein the client periodically measures a position, and stores positioning history information including the measured position information and the positioning time in the client. Recording, and the client monitors a connection state with a network, and transfers the positioning history information recorded by the client to a server connected to the network when the client is in the connection state. Recording the positioning history information of the client transferred from the client. 8. A positioning history recording method for recording information measured by a client in a server, wherein the client periodically measures a position of a user, and stores positioning history information including position information and positioning time inside the client. And the step of monitoring the amount of positioning information recorded by the client inside the client, and transferring the positioning history information recorded by the client to the server when the recording amount exceeds a certain amount. Recording the positioning history information of the client transferred from the client by the server. 9. A positioning history recording method for recording information measured by a client in a server, wherein the client periodically measures the position of the user, and stores positioning history information including the measured position information and the positioning time. Recording inside the client, monitoring the elapsed time since the client previously transmitted the positioning history information to the server, and when the elapsed time exceeds a certain amount, the positioning history information recorded by the client. And recording the positioning history information of the client transferred from the client to the server. 10. The positioning history recording method according to claim 5, wherein a compression process is performed when the positioning history information recorded by the client is transferred to the server. . 11. A process of recording positioning history information including position information and time information obtained by positioning, and transferring the positioning history information recorded when the server is connected to a server to which the positioning history information is transferred, to the server. Recording medium for recording a positioning history program for causing a computer to execute the processing to be performed. 12. A positioning means for calculating position information based on positioning information, a position information history storage means for storing position information and a positioning time, and a position information calculated by the positioning means and a positioning time of the position information. Position information acquisition recording means for storing positioning history information in the position information history storage means,
Position information transfer means for transferring positioning history information to a transfer destination server; monitoring a communication state with the server; and positioning history information stored in the position information history storage means for the position information transfer means in a connected state. A recording medium storing a positioning history program for causing a computer to function as connection monitoring means for instructing transfer to the server. 13. A positioning means for calculating position information based on positioning information, a position information history storage means for storing position information and a positioning time, and a position information calculated by the positioning means and a positioning time of the position information. Position information acquisition recording means for storing positioning history information in the position information history storage means,
Transfer destination information storage means for recording information about the position of the server on the network, position information transfer means for transferring positioning history information to a server on the transfer destination network based on the information about the server position, and Positioning history for monitoring a communication state and causing a computer to function as connection monitoring means for instructing the position information transfer means to transfer positioning history information stored in the position information history storage means to the server in the connected state. Recording medium on which an application program is recorded.