JP2012216119A - Monitoring system, monitoring server, and monitoring method - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an easy and accurate notification of abnormalities such as wrinkles and lost children in a monitoring subject.
A mobile terminal 1 detects a state of the device itself, and notifies a monitoring server 2 of status information indicating the detected state. The monitoring server 2 is preset with the status information notified from the mobile terminal 1. It is determined whether or not the predetermined state is indicated, another mobile terminal 1 located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1 determined to indicate the predetermined state is searched, and a predetermined number or more other mobile terminals 1 are located in the vicinity. When the terminal 1 is located, the abnormality is not notified, and when there is no predetermined number of other mobile terminals 1 in the vicinity, the abnormality is notified.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring system, a monitoring server, and a monitoring method.

  Conventionally, a monitoring system for monitoring a monitoring target person such as a child or an elderly person is known. This type of system detects, for example, that a monitoring target has moved out of a predetermined area based on communication from a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone owned by the monitoring target, The abnormality of the monitoring subject such as is notified (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-328018 A

However, in the above-described conventional technology, even if the monitoring target person is in the public who owns the mobile terminal and is not actually a bag or a lost child, the monitoring target person is outside the preset area. There was a problem that it was reported that there was an abnormality such as a trap or lost child just by moving.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and has an object to accurately determine abnormalities such as wrinkles and lost children in a monitoring target person, suppress unnecessary notifications, and perform necessary notifications. To do.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a monitoring system having a plurality of portable terminals and a monitoring server that is communicably connected to the plurality of portable terminals, wherein the plurality of portable terminals are in a state of their own devices. And a notification unit that notifies the monitoring server of status information indicating the detected status, wherein the monitoring server is a predetermined state in which the status information notified from the mobile terminal is preset. A state determination unit that determines whether or not the mobile terminal indicates a predetermined state by the state determination unit, a search unit that searches for another mobile terminal located near the mobile terminal, and the state When the predetermined number or more of the other mobile terminals are located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal that is determined to indicate the predetermined state to the determination unit, the state determination unit does not notify the abnormality and the predetermined state is determined by the state determination unit. The If another of said mobile terminal a predetermined number or more in the vicinity of the mobile terminal to have been determined are shown is not located, characterized in that it comprises a notifying means for notifying an abnormality.
According to the present invention, a plurality of portable terminals detect the state of the device and notify the monitoring server, and whether the monitoring server indicates a predetermined state set in advance based on the notified state information. The mobile terminal that has been determined and determined to indicate a predetermined state is notified of an abnormality when there are no more than a predetermined number of other mobile terminals in the vicinity. Therefore, when there is a person in the vicinity of another mobile terminal and is not actually a bag or a lost child, the abnormality is not notified, and when the person who has the mobile terminal is not in the vicinity, the abnormality is notified. Therefore, abnormalities such as wrinkles and lost children in the monitoring target can be accurately notified.

In the monitoring system according to the present invention, the monitoring server further includes group setting means for setting a group to which the plurality of portable terminals belong, for each of the plurality of portable terminals, and the notification means includes the state When the predetermined number or more of the mobile terminals in the same group are located in the vicinity of the mobile terminals determined to indicate the predetermined state by the determination unit, the abnormality determination is not notified and the predetermined state is indicated by the state determination unit. When a predetermined number or more of mobile terminals of the same group are not located in the vicinity of the mobile terminals determined to be abnormal, an abnormality is notified.
According to the present invention, when a group to which a plurality of mobile terminals belong is set and there are more than a predetermined number of other mobile terminals set to the same group in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate a predetermined state Does not report any abnormalities. Accordingly, for example, by setting a group of children who are going to and from school or mobile terminals possessed by students as the same group, it is possible to make a notification when the child is separated from other children during the school. Therefore, it is possible to more appropriately determine whether or not the abnormality should be notified, and perform accurate notification.

According to the present invention, in the monitoring system, the state detection unit included in the mobile terminal detects its own position, the notification unit notifies the monitoring server of the own position detected by the state detection unit, and the monitoring The search means included in the server is located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate a predetermined state by the state determination means based on the position notified from each of the plurality of mobile terminals. The mobile terminal is searched for.
Here, as a method of detecting the own position, for example, a method of obtaining the own position by calculation processing by receiving a radio wave transmitted from a GPS satellite, a standard station for position detection (for example, a mobile phone) that can communicate with the portable terminal It is conceivable to obtain a distance from a communication network base station, a wireless LAN access point, etc.) based on the radio wave intensity, or to combine these methods.
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, based on the position of each portable terminal which each portable terminal detected, it can search for a portable terminal and can perform accurate alerting | reporting.

Further, the present invention is the monitoring system, wherein the plurality of mobile terminals are connected to the monitoring server via any one of the plurality of base stations each having a predetermined communication area, and the monitoring The search means included in the server searches for a mobile terminal that communicates with the base station that is the same as or close to the mobile terminal determined by the state determination means as a mobile terminal located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal. And
According to the present invention, for example, a public wireless LAN that communicates via a mobile phone (cellular phone) that covers a communication area (cell) with a plurality of base stations, or a base station (access point) installed in a store or a station. When the present invention is configured using a communication system such as the above, it is possible to easily search for another mobile terminal located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to exhibit a predetermined state.

Further, according to the present invention, in the monitoring system, the state detection unit detects a state of movement speed or acceleration of the own device, and the state determination unit sets the notified movement speed or acceleration of the mobile terminal in advance. It is characterized in that it is determined whether or not the state exceeds the set value.
According to the present invention, it is possible to notify abnormality based on a state in which a monitoring target person carrying the mobile terminal moves or a state of operation of the monitoring target person.

In the monitoring system according to the present invention, the monitoring server further includes a notification destination setting unit that sets a notification destination for each portable terminal, and the notification unit is a notification destination set by the notification destination setting unit. It is characterized by notifying the abnormality.
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the condition about the monitoring subject who has a portable terminal can be alert | reported to the alerting destination set beforehand.

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention is a monitoring server that is communicably connected to a plurality of portable terminals, and whether or not the state information notified from the portable terminals indicates a predetermined state set in advance. A state determining unit for determining whether or not the state determining unit is configured to search for a portable terminal located in the vicinity of the portable terminal that is determined to indicate the predetermined state, and the state determining unit determines the predetermined state. When the predetermined number or more of the other mobile terminals are located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal that is determined to be showing, it is determined that the state determination means indicates the predetermined state without notifying the abnormality. An informing means for informing an abnormality when a predetermined number or more of the other portable terminals are not located in the vicinity of the portable terminal.
According to the present invention, the monitoring server determines whether or not a predetermined state is set based on the state information notified by the plurality of mobile terminals detecting the state of the self-device, and the predetermined state For mobile terminals that are determined to indicate that there is no more than a predetermined number of other mobile terminals in the vicinity, an abnormality is reported. Therefore, when there is a person in the vicinity of another mobile terminal and is not actually a bag or a lost child, the abnormality is not notified, and when the person who has the mobile terminal is not in the vicinity, the abnormality is notified. Therefore, abnormalities such as wrinkles and lost children in the monitoring target can be accurately notified.

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention provides a monitoring method by a monitoring server that is communicably connected to a plurality of portable terminals, and a predetermined state in which state information notified from the portable terminal is set in advance. A state determination step for determining whether or not to indicate, a search step for searching for a mobile terminal located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate a predetermined state by the state determination step, and a predetermined step in the state step When the predetermined number or more of the other mobile terminals are located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate the state, it is determined that the state determination step indicates the predetermined state without notifying the abnormality. A notification step of notifying an abnormality when a predetermined number or more of the other mobile terminals are not located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal.
According to the monitoring method of the present invention, whether a plurality of portable terminals detect the state of the own device and notify the monitoring server, and the monitoring server indicates a predetermined state set in advance based on the notified state information. Whether or not the portable terminal determined to indicate a predetermined state is notified of an abnormality when there are no more than a predetermined number of other portable terminals in the vicinity. Therefore, when there is a person in the vicinity of another mobile terminal and is not actually a bag or a lost child, the abnormality is not notified, and when the person who has the mobile terminal is not in the vicinity, the abnormality is notified. Therefore, abnormalities such as wrinkles and lost children in the monitoring target can be accurately notified.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the alerting | reporting of the abnormality regarding the state of the monitoring subject who owns a portable terminal can be performed appropriately.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the monitoring system concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a portable terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the monitoring server. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a monitoring server.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a monitoring system according to the embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, a monitoring system 100 includes a mobile terminal 1 owned by each person H including a monitoring target person such as a child or an elderly person, and a communication network NT such as the Internet or a WAN (Wide Area Network). The configuration includes a monitoring server 2 and a terminal device 3 that are communicably connected to the mobile terminal 1. The mobile terminal 1 may be a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone (cellular phone) or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and uses a communication system such as mobile communication or a public wireless LAN (Local Area Network). Any configuration that can communicate with the monitoring server 2 via the communication network NT may be used. Specifically, the mobile terminal 1 communicates via any one of the plurality of base stations B having a predetermined communication area A (cell in a cellular phone, access area in a public wireless LAN, etc.). It connects with the network NT and communicates with the monitoring server 2 via the communication network NT. In the present embodiment, a mobile phone will be described as an example.
In addition, the mobile terminal 1 receives a GPS signal SG transmitted from a GPS satellite ST (GPS: Global Positioning System), and measures its position based on the received GPS signal SG. The monitoring server 2 is an information device such as WS (Work Station). When an abnormality occurs in the owner of the mobile terminal 1 (a monitoring target person such as a child or an elderly person) communicating via the communication network NT, the monitoring server 2 notifies the terminal device 3 of the abnormality of the owner. (Details will be described later). The terminal device 3 is, for example, an information device such as a PC (Personal Computer) or a mobile phone, and is used by a monitor (such as a child's guardian) who monitors a monitoring target person.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 1 mainly includes a CPU 10, a ROM 11 that is a nonvolatile memory, a RAM 12 that is a volatile memory, a display unit 13 that is a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), A communication unit 15 that performs communication between the operation unit 14 that is an input device such as a keyboard and a touch panel, and the base station B using a predetermined communication protocol, and that receives a GPS signal SG transmitted from the GPS satellite ST, And an acceleration sensor 16 for detecting acceleration. In the mobile terminal 1, the CPU 10 executes firmware stored in the ROM 11 or the like to control each unit, thereby realizing a function as a mobile phone such as communication via the base station B. Moreover, the portable terminal 1 implement | achieves the function as the state detection part 101 and the notification part 102 by the cooperation of software and hardware, ie, CPU10 performing the firmware mentioned above.

The state detection unit 101 (state detection means) detects the state of the mobile terminal 1 such as the acceleration of the mobile terminal 1 and the speed of the mobile terminal 1 obtained by integrating the acceleration based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor 16. To do. For example, when the acceleration and speed values of the mobile terminal 1 are large according to the detection result of the state detection unit 101, it can be detected that the owner who owns the mobile terminal 1 is moving by car or train.
In the present embodiment, a configuration in which the state detection unit 101 detects speed and acceleration as the state of the mobile terminal 1 is exemplified. However, the state detection unit 101 uses an illuminance sensor, a temperature sensor, or the like to illuminate around the mobile terminal 1. Or the temperature state may be detected.
Moreover, the state detection part 101 detects the position of an own apparatus based on the GPS signal SG which the communication part 15 received from GPS satellite ST. Specifically, the state detection unit 101 calculates the distance to each GPS satellite ST from the GPS signals SG received from the plurality of GPS satellites ST, and determines the position of the own device from the calculated distance to each GPS satellite ST. The position of its own device is detected by three-dimensional positioning. Note that even if the state detection unit 101 communicates with a plurality of base stations B and detects the position of its own device based on the position of each base station and the intensity of radio waves received from each base station. Alternatively, the position of the device itself may be detected by using this method in combination with arithmetic processing based on radio waves received from GPS satellites.

  The notification unit 102 (notification unit) notifies the detection result detected by the state detection unit 101 to the monitoring server 2 that is in communication connection via the communication unit 15. Specifically, the notification unit 102 reads the address of the monitoring server 2 on the communication network NT set in the ROM 11 or the like, and monitors values such as acceleration and speed detected by the state detection unit 101 according to a predetermined communication protocol. Notify server 2. For example, the notification to the monitoring server 2 may be performed by SMS (short message service), MMS (mail message service), or the like. Further, the notification to the monitoring server 2 may be performed at every preset time interval, or may be performed at a timing when the result detected by the state detection unit 101 has changed.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the monitoring server 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the monitoring server 2 mainly includes a CPU 20, a ROM 21 which is a nonvolatile memory, a RAM 22 which is a volatile memory, a display unit 23 which is a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), An operation unit 24 that is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, a communication unit 25 that performs communication using a predetermined communication protocol via the communication network NT, and a storage as a large-scale storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Part 26. The CPU 20 centrally controls the operation of the monitoring server 2 by executing programs stored in the ROM 21 and the storage unit 26 and controlling each unit. Specifically, the CPU 20 executes the above-described program to realize functions as the state determination unit 201, the search unit 202, the notification unit 203, and the group setting unit 204.

The storage unit 26 includes mobile terminal position information 261 that is information related to the position of each mobile terminal 1, group setting information 262 that is information indicating a group to which the mobile terminal 1 belongs for each mobile terminal 1, and information for each mobile terminal 1. The owner of the portable terminal 1 stores the notification destination setting information 263 that is information of the abnormality notification destination.
The mobile terminal position information 261 is a file that describes the current position of the mobile terminal 1 by longitude / latitude, address name, etc., for each piece of identification information uniquely assigned to the mobile terminal 1. The current position of the mobile terminal 1 in the mobile terminal position information 261 is updated based on the notification from the mobile terminal 1 and which communication area A the base station B is communicating with. Specifically, based on the identification information assigned to the notification source mobile terminal 1, the mobile terminal 1 is detected by the state detection unit 101 of the mobile terminal 1 and notified from the notification unit 102. The current position of the mobile terminal 1 described in the position information 261 is updated. Further, the information on the location of the base station B with which the mobile terminal 1 is communicating and the communication area A of the base station B is obtained from the server device of the communication carrier that manages the base station B, etc. The current position of the mobile terminal 1 described in the mobile terminal position information 261 may be updated.
The group setting information 262 is a file describing group identification information indicating a group to which the mobile terminal 1 belongs for each identification information uniquely assigned to the mobile terminal 1. The group setting information 262 is updated by the setting of the group setting unit 204 (details will be described later).
The notification destination setting information 263 is a file in which notification destination information is described for each piece of identification information uniquely assigned to the mobile terminal 1 as described later. The information of the notification destination is, for example, an address of the terminal device 3 on the communication network NT, an e-mail address addressed to an account that uses the terminal device 3, and the like. The notification destination setting information 263 is updated by the setting of the notification destination setting unit 205.

  The state determination unit 201 (state determination unit) determines whether or not the state of the mobile terminal 1 detected by the state detection unit 101 of the mobile terminal 1 and notified from the notification unit 102 indicates a predetermined state set in advance. judge. Specifically, the state determination unit 201 determines whether the acceleration and speed of the mobile terminal 1 detected by the state detection unit 101 and notified from the notification unit 102 are larger than preset values. Thereby, the state determination unit 201 determines whether or not the acceleration or speed of the mobile terminal 1 is larger than a preset value and the owner holding the mobile terminal 1 is moving by car or train. Etc. can be determined. For example, when the owner who owns the mobile terminal 1 is a child or the like and usually goes to and from school on foot, the state determination unit 201 determines whether the vehicle is moving by car or train. It can be determined whether or not it is in a state that should be wary different from that of school. In addition, the predetermined state which the state determination unit 201 uses as a reference for determination is based on the state of the mobile terminal 1 and determines whether the state where the owner of the mobile terminal 1 is placed is a state to be wary of. If possible, it may be in a state other than the acceleration and speed of the mobile terminal 1 described above, such as the ambient temperature and illuminance of the mobile terminal 1.

  The search unit 202 (search means) searches for another mobile terminal 1 located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1 determined by the state determination unit 201 when it indicates a predetermined state set in advance. Specifically, the search unit 202 refers to the mobile terminal position information 261 stored in the storage unit 26, and for the mobile terminal 1 determined by the state determination unit 201 to indicate a predetermined state, The number of other portable terminals 1 existing within a predetermined distance is counted. Since the mobile terminal location information 261 describes the location detected by the GPS positioning by each of the mobile terminals 1, the search unit 202 refers to the mobile terminal location information 261, so that Based on the notified position, it is possible to search for another mobile terminal 1 located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1 determined by the state determination unit 201 when a predetermined state is indicated. In addition, since the mobile terminal location information 261 describes the location of the base station B with which the mobile terminal 1 is communicating and the information regarding the communication area A of the base station B, the search unit 202 By referring to the mobile terminal position information 261, the mobile terminal 1 determined by the state determination unit 201 to indicate a predetermined state communicates with the base station B with which the mobile terminal 1 communicates or with the base station B in proximity with the base station B. The mobile terminal 1 can be searched as a mobile terminal located in the vicinity.

  The notification unit 203 (notification unit) indicates a predetermined number of portable terminals in the vicinity of the portable terminal 1 determined by the state determination unit 201 to indicate a predetermined state set in advance based on a search result by the search unit 202. When 1 is not located, an abnormality relating to the owner who holds the portable terminal 1 that is determined to be in a predetermined state is notified. In addition, the alerting | reporting part 203 does not alert | report the abnormality mentioned above, when the predetermined number or more of portable terminals 1 are located in the vicinity of the portable terminal 1 determined to show the predetermined state. Therefore, the monitoring server 2 does not need to set an area for detecting an abnormality of the monitoring target person in advance. Further, when the mobile phone 1 is in the vicinity of the people who are in possession of the mobile terminal 1 and is not actually a bag or a lost child, the abnormality is not notified. Since the notification is performed, it is possible to easily and accurately notify abnormality such as wrinkles and lost children in the monitoring subject.

  The notification of abnormality by the notification unit 203 may be performed by displaying a warning screen on the display unit 23 or the like of the mobile terminal 1, or the notification destination terminal device 3 set in the notification destination setting information 263 may be notified by SMS or You may notify by MMS etc. For example, by setting a terminal device used by a guardian or the like as the notification destination terminal device 3 in the notification destination setting information 263 in advance, it is possible to accurately notify the guardian of abnormalities such as wrinkles and lost children in the monitoring target person. . In addition, the notification unit 203 refers to the group setting information 262, and other mobile terminals set as the same group as the mobile terminal 1 in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1 determined to indicate the predetermined state. When 1 is not located more than a predetermined number, an abnormality is notified, and when more than a predetermined number, 1 is not required. In this case, for example, by setting the mobile terminal 1 held by children having the same attending school to the group setting information 262 as the same group, notification is given when the child is separated from other children during the attending school. It becomes possible.

  The group setting unit 204 (group setting means) is input from the terminal device 3 that is in communication connection via the communication network NT by the operation instruction by the operation unit 24 performed on the setting screen displayed on the display unit 23 or by a web browser or the like. For each mobile terminal 1, the setting of the group to which the mobile terminal 1 belongs is received from the user (monitor) based on the operation instruction and the group setting information 262 is updated based on the received information. For example, from the list of mobile terminals 1 to which identification information is assigned, selection of the mobile terminal 1 for setting a group may be accepted, and the group of the selected mobile terminals 1 may be set by a selection operation or the like. A guardian or other supervisor can set up the same group of mobile terminal 1 holders who perform the same behavior, such as children who go to and from school together. In such a case, it is possible to cause the notification unit 203 to accurately perform notification or the like.

  The notification destination setting unit 205 (notification destination setting means) is input from the terminal device 3 that is in communication connection via the communication network NT by the operation instruction by the operation unit 24 performed on the setting screen displayed on the display unit 23 or a web browser. For each portable terminal 1, the setting of the terminal device 3 as the notification destination is received from the user (monitoring person) for each portable terminal 1, and the notification destination setting information 263 is updated based on the received information. . For example, from the list of the mobile terminals 1 to which the identification information is assigned, the selection of the mobile terminal 1 that sets the notification destination is accepted, and the address of the terminal device 3 that is the notification destination of the selected mobile terminal 1 or the terminal device 3 The notification destination setting information 263 is updated by receiving an input of an e-mail address or the like addressed to an account that uses. A supervisor such as a guardian sets the terminal device 3 or e-mail address used by the guardian as a notification destination, for example, so that the abnormality of the owner of the mobile terminal 1 that is the monitoring target is accurately addressed to himself / herself. It becomes possible to make it reach.

  Next, a specific operation flow of the monitoring server 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the monitoring server 2. As shown in FIG. 4, when the process is started, the CPU 20 determines whether or not there is a mobile terminal 1 in a predetermined state based on the determination result of the state determination unit 201 (step S1). If there is no portable terminal 1 in a predetermined state, the process returns to S1 and waits. When there is a mobile terminal 1 in a predetermined state, the search unit 202 searches for another mobile terminal 1 located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1 determined by the state determination unit 201 when indicating the predetermined state (step S2). ). Next, the notification unit 203 indicates a predetermined state set in advance based on the search result by the search unit 202, and the mobile terminal 1 determined by the state determination unit 201 indicates a predetermined number or more other mobile terminals. It is determined whether or not 1 exists (step S3). When a predetermined number or more of other mobile terminals 1 are not present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1 indicating the predetermined state, the notification unit 203 notifies the abnormality relating to the owner who owns the mobile terminal 1 indicating the predetermined state ( Step S4), the process is returned. Note that when a predetermined number or more of other mobile terminals 1 are present in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1 indicating the predetermined state, the notification unit 203 ends the process without performing the abnormality notification in S4. The monitoring server 2 performs a request from the terminal device 3 used by the monitor every time the base station with which the mobile terminal 1 communicates changes, for example, every time a predetermined time is reached or when the base station with which the mobile terminal 1 communicates changes. It is repeatedly executed at a predetermined timing such as every time.

  As described above, the mobile monitoring system 100 to which the present invention is applied includes the plurality of mobile terminals 1 and the monitoring server 2 that is communicably connected to the plurality of mobile terminals 1. 1 includes a state detection unit 101 that detects the state of the device itself, and a notification unit 102 that notifies the monitoring server 2 of state information indicating the detected state. The monitoring server 2 is a state notified from the mobile terminal 1 A state determination unit 201 that determines whether or not the information indicates a predetermined state set in advance, and another mobile that is positioned in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1 that is determined by the state determination unit 201 to indicate the predetermined state When a predetermined number or more of other mobile terminals 1 are located in the vicinity of the search unit 202 that searches for the terminal 1 and the mobile terminal 1 that is determined to be in a predetermined state by the state determination unit 201, an abnormality is notified. Without state Comprises, a notification unit 203 for notifying an abnormality when the other mobile terminal 1 of the predetermined number or more in the vicinity of the determination unit 201 is determined to indicate a predetermined state the mobile terminal 1 is not located. Thereby, the plurality of portable terminals 1 detect the state of the own device and notify the monitoring server 2, and whether the monitoring server 2 indicates a predetermined state set in advance based on the notified state information. For the mobile terminal 1 that has been determined and determined to indicate a predetermined state, an abnormality is reported when there are no more than a predetermined number of other mobile terminals 1 in the vicinity. Therefore, when the person to be monitored who owns the mobile terminal 1 is in the vicinity of a person who owns the other mobile terminal 1 and is not actually a bag or a lost child, the mobile terminal 1 is not notified of the abnormality. Since the abnormality is notified when there are no people in the vicinity who are in possession, it is possible to accurately notify abnormality such as wrinkles and lost children in the monitoring subject.

  The monitoring server 2 further includes a group setting unit 204 that sets a group to which the plurality of mobile terminals 1 belong for each of the plurality of mobile terminals 1, and the notification unit 203 indicates a predetermined state by the state determination unit 201. When the predetermined number or more of the mobile terminals 1 in the same group are located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1 that is determined to be mobile, the mobile terminal that is determined to indicate a predetermined state by the state determination unit 201 without notifying the abnormality If a predetermined number or more of mobile terminals 1 in the same group are not located in the vicinity of 1, an abnormality is notified. Therefore, for example, by setting the mobile terminal 1 held by a group of children or students as a group, It is possible to notify the child when he / she is separated from other children during school leaving. In this way, it is possible to more appropriately determine whether or not the abnormality should be notified, and perform accurate notification.

In addition, the state detection unit 101 detects the position of the mobile terminal 1 that is the device itself, the notification unit 102 notifies the monitoring server 2 of the position detected by the state detection unit 101, and the search unit 202 included in the monitoring server 2 Based on the position notified from each of the plurality of mobile terminals 1, search for another mobile terminal 1 located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1 determined by the state determination unit 201 to indicate the predetermined state. Therefore, based on the position of each mobile terminal 1 detected by each mobile terminal 1, the mobile terminal 1 can be searched for accurate notification.
Furthermore, the mobile terminal 1 is connected to the monitoring server 2 via any one of a plurality of base stations each having a predetermined communication area, and the search unit 202 included in the monitoring server 2 includes a state determination unit. Since the mobile terminal 1 that communicates with the base station that is the same as or close to the mobile terminal 1 that is determined to indicate a predetermined state by 201 is searched as the mobile terminal 1 that is located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1, It is possible to easily search for another portable terminal 1 located in the vicinity of the portable terminal 1 determined to indicate the state.
Furthermore, the state detection unit 101 detects the state of movement speed or acceleration of the own device, and the state determination unit 201 is in a state where the notified movement speed or acceleration of the mobile terminal 1 exceeds a preset value. When determining whether or not there is, it is possible to notify the abnormality based on the state of movement of the monitoring target person carrying the mobile terminal 1 or the state of operation of the monitoring target person.
The monitoring server 2 further includes a notification destination setting unit 205 that sets a notification destination for each mobile terminal 1, and the notification unit 203 notifies the abnormality set to the notification destination set by the notification destination setting unit 205. It is possible to notify the set notification destination of the status of the monitoring subject who owns the mobile terminal 1.

  In addition, the said embodiment shows one specific example to which this invention is applied, and this invention is not limited to this. For example, the communication line used by the mobile terminal 1 is not limited to the mobile phone line network, and may be configured to be able to communicate with the monitoring server 2 via another communication system such as a public wireless LAN. 2 and FIG. 3 is realized by cooperation of hardware and software by the CPU executing a program. For this reason, each functional block does not limit the hardware implementation form, and it is of course possible to have a configuration in which one functional unit has the functions of a plurality of functional blocks. Further, the program stored in the ROM 11, the ROM 21, and the storage unit 26 in the above embodiment may be stored in a non-volatile memory (not shown), or may be stored in a portable recording medium. Alternatively, the portable terminal 1 and the monitoring server 2 are stored so as to be downloadable to other devices connected via the communication network, and the portable terminal 1 and the monitoring server 2 download the above program from these devices. May be executed. In addition, the detailed configuration of the monitoring system 100 can be arbitrarily changed.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Monitoring system, 1 ... Portable terminal, 2 ... Monitoring server, 3 ... Terminal device, 10 ... CPU, 15 ... Communication part, 16 ... Acceleration sensor, 20 ... CPU, 26 ... Memory | storage part, 101 ... State detection part (State Detection means), 102 ... Notification section (notification means), 201 ... State determination section (state determination means), 202 ... Search section (search means), 203 ... Notification section (notification means), 204 ... Group setting section (group setting) Means), 205 ... Notification destination setting section (notification destination setting means), 261 ... Mobile terminal position information, 262 ... Group setting information, 263 ... Notification destination setting information, A ... Communication area, B ... Base station, NT ... Communication network , SG ... GPS signal, ST ... GPS satellite.

Claims (8)

A monitoring system having a plurality of portable terminals and a monitoring server that is communicably connected to the plurality of portable terminals,
The plurality of mobile terminals are:
State detection means for detecting the state of the own device;
Notification means for notifying the monitoring server of status information indicating the detected status,
The monitoring server is
State determination means for determining whether or not the state information notified from the portable terminal indicates a predetermined state set in advance;
Search means for searching for another mobile terminal located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate a predetermined state by the state determination means;
When the predetermined number or more of the other mobile terminals are located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal that is determined to indicate the predetermined state by the state determination means, the abnormality determination is not notified, and the state determination means An informing means for informing an abnormality when a predetermined number or more of the other mobile terminals are not located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate a state;
A monitoring system comprising: The monitoring server further includes group setting means for setting a group to which the plurality of mobile terminals belong for each of the plurality of mobile terminals,
The notifying means does not notify the abnormality when the predetermined number or more of the mobile terminals in the same group are located in the vicinity of the mobile terminals determined to be in a predetermined state by the state determining means, and the state determination If a predetermined number or more of mobile terminals of the same group are not located in the vicinity of the mobile terminals determined to indicate a predetermined state by the means, an abnormality is notified;
The monitoring system according to claim 1. The state detection means included in the mobile terminal detects its own position,
The notification means notifies the monitoring server of the position detected by the state detection means,
The search means included in the monitoring server is located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate a predetermined state by the state determination means based on the position notified from each of the plurality of mobile terminals. Searching for the other mobile terminal,
The monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2. The plurality of portable terminals are connected to the monitoring server via any one of the plurality of base stations each having a predetermined communication area,
The search means included in the monitoring server searches for a mobile terminal communicating with the base station that is the same as or close to the mobile terminal determined by the state determination means as a mobile terminal located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal. ,
The monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2. The state detection means detects the movement speed or acceleration state of the device itself,
The state determination means determines whether or not the notified moving speed or acceleration of the mobile terminal exceeds a preset value;
The monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The monitoring server further includes notification destination setting means for setting a notification destination for each mobile terminal,
The notification means notifies the abnormality set to the notification destination set by the notification destination setting means;
The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein: A monitoring server that can communicate with a plurality of mobile terminals,
State determination means for determining whether or not the state information notified from the portable terminal indicates a predetermined state set in advance;
Search means for searching for a mobile terminal located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate a predetermined state by the state determination means;
When the predetermined number or more of the other mobile terminals are located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal that is determined to indicate the predetermined state by the state determination means, the abnormality determination is not notified, and the state determination means An informing means for informing an abnormality when a predetermined number or more of the other mobile terminals are not located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate a state;
A monitoring server comprising: It is a monitoring method by a monitoring server that is communicably connected to a plurality of mobile terminals,
A state determination step of determining whether or not the state information notified from the mobile terminal indicates a predetermined state set in advance;
A search step for searching for a mobile terminal located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate a predetermined state by the state determination step;
When the predetermined number or more of the other mobile terminals are located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate the predetermined state in the state step, no abnormality is notified, and the predetermined state is determined in the state determination step. A notification step of notifying an abnormality when a predetermined number or more of the other mobile terminals are not located in the vicinity of the mobile terminal determined to indicate
The monitoring method characterized by including.

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