JP2008236651A - Location information providing system, rfid antenna apparatus, and mobile phone terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To advertise a store and a company by an RFID tag, and to promote installation of the RFID tag. <P>SOLUTION: An RFID antenna apparatus transmits additional information together with location information, and a mobile phone terminal displays the additional information together with the location information transmitted from the RFID antenna apparatus. The RFID antenna apparatus stores the location information together with the additional information, then the stored additional information can be rewritten in response to an operation from the outside. Otherwise, a plurality of pieces of additional information is stored, then any additional information which is previously indicated at a previously designated time period, a day of week, or a time zone can be transmitted together with the location information. Distance information between a designated location and a present location point is calculated based on distance between the RFID antenna apparatus near the designated location and the RFID antenna apparatus near the present location point, then the mobile phone terminal displays the distance by converting it to a vibration pattern of the own mobile phone terminal after receiving the distance information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention is used for a service for providing location information to a user of a mobile phone terminal. In particular, RFID (Radio
The present invention relates to a location information providing system using a frequency identifier tag.

  Conventionally, a location information providing service by a mobile phone terminal is provided by a communication carrier or an application service provider (hereinafter referred to as ASP), and the location information is the connection status of the mobile phone terminal in the mobile terminal communication station of the communication carrier, GPS, etc. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1 or 4).

  Alternatively, position information is acquired by receiving radio waves from an RFID tag installed at an appropriate position on the road (see, for example, Patent Document 3 or 5).

JP 2004-31694 A JP 2005-165418 A JP 2005-189225 A JP 2006-118891 A Patent No. 3769257

  In the conventional location information providing service using a mobile phone terminal using GPS, the service cannot be enjoyed in the range where radio waves do not reach or GPS cannot be used such as underground.

  Therefore, in the future, when RFID tags are widely installed in the city, it is expected that location information providing services using RFID tags will become mainstream instead of conventional location information providing services using mobile phone terminals using GPS. it can.

  Here, as one way to promote the spread of RFID tags, if a store or a company actively installs RFID tags in their buildings and facilities that also serve as advertisements, it is a public project by the national and local governments. The increase in the number of installation locations can be promoted together with the installation of the RFID tag. In order to realize such a plan as soon as possible, the installation of RFID tags must be attractive to managers of stores and companies.

  However, conventionally, there is no proposal for advertising a store or a company using an RFID tag for acquiring position information.

  The present invention has been made under such circumstances, and provides location information that can promote the installation of RFID tags by advertising stores and companies with RFID tags for acquiring location information. An object is to provide a system, an RFID antenna device, and a mobile phone terminal.

  The present invention includes an RFID antenna device that transmits position information and a mobile phone terminal that receives and displays the position information, and in the vicinity of the mobile phone terminal in response to an acquisition request for position information from the mobile phone terminal. In the position information providing system, the RFID antenna device transmits position information.

  Here, the present invention is characterized in that the RFID antenna device includes means for transmitting additional information together with position information, and the mobile phone terminal includes the additional information together with the position information transmitted from the RFID antenna device. There is a means to display information.

  According to this, it is possible not only to provide location information but also to provide advertisements of stores and companies near the current location of the mobile phone terminal as additional information, for example. Therefore, a store or a company can proceed with the installation of the RFID antenna device as one of its advertising activities, and can promote the installation of the RFID antenna device led by the private sector.

  Further, the RFID antenna device includes means for storing the position information together with the additional information, and additional information rewriting means for rewriting the additional information stored in the storing means in response to an external operation. it can.

  According to this, the store or company that is the installation owner of the RFID antenna device can freely rewrite the contents of the additional information, and can always provide the latest information to the customer.

  Alternatively, the storage means stores a plurality of the additional information, and additional information changing means for transmitting any of the additional information specified in advance during a predetermined period, day of the week, or time zone together with the position information. Can be provided.

  According to this, the store or company that is the installation owner of the RFID antenna device stores a plurality of additional information in the RFID antenna device in advance, and specifies a period, day of the week, or time zone for transmitting these additional information in advance. Therefore, the additional information can be automatically updated, and the convenience of the person in charge of updating the additional information can be improved.

  However, it is desirable that the additional information rewriting means or the additional information changing means includes a means for permitting access after authenticating a previously registered operator. According to this, since it is possible to prevent unauthorized modification of additional information, it is possible to improve the safety of additional information management.

  Further, distance information between a destination specified in advance by the user of the mobile phone terminal and the current location of the user of the mobile phone terminal is displayed in the vicinity of the RFID antenna device installed near the destination and the current location. A location information management server including means for calculating based on a distance from the installed RFID antenna device may be provided.

  According to this, in the location information providing service using the conventional GPS, the distance between the destination and the current location is known even in places where the location information providing service cannot be enjoyed in the range where radio waves do not reach or GPS cannot be used. Can do.

  Further, the mobile phone terminal includes distance information display means for receiving and displaying the distance information, and the distance information display means includes means for converting the length of the distance into a vibration pattern of the own mobile phone terminal and displaying it. It is desirable to prepare. According to this, the vibration pattern is automatically updated even when moving or pocketed, and the distance to the destination can be recognized as a living body sense, so even if you are driving or visually impaired, provide location information You can use the service.

  In addition, although the technique using the vibration of a mobile telephone terminal is disclosed also in patent document 4, it is the objective in patent document 4 to detect and notify the shift | offset | difference of the advancing direction with respect to the destination. The distance is not calculated and notified.

  The present invention can also be viewed from the viewpoint of an RFID antenna device. That is, the present invention is the RFID antenna device applied to the position information providing system of the present invention, and the feature of the present invention is that it includes means for transmitting additional information together with position information.

  Further, it is possible to provide means for storing the position information together with the additional information, and additional information rewriting means for rewriting the additional information stored in the storing means in response to an external operation.

  Alternatively, the storage means stores a plurality of the additional information, and additional information changing means for transmitting any of the additional information specified in advance during a predetermined period, day of the week, or time zone together with the position information. Can be provided.

  However, it is desirable that the additional information rewriting means or the additional information changing means includes a means for permitting access after authenticating a previously registered operator.

  The present invention can also be viewed from the viewpoint of a location information management server. That is, the present invention is provided in the position information providing system of the present invention, and the distance information between the destination specified in advance by the user of the mobile phone terminal and the current location of the user of the mobile phone terminal is obtained. And means for calculating based on a distance between the RFID antenna device installed in the vicinity and the RFID antenna device installed in the vicinity of the current position.

  The present invention can also be viewed from the viewpoint of a mobile phone terminal. That is, the present invention is the mobile phone terminal applied to the position information providing system of the present invention, and the feature of the present invention is that the position information and additional information transmitted from the RFID antenna device are displayed. There is a means.

  The mobile phone terminal may further include distance information display means for receiving and displaying distance information transmitted from the RFID antenna device. In this case, the distance information display means can include means for converting the distance length into a vibration pattern of the own mobile phone terminal and displaying it.

  Further, the present invention can be viewed from the viewpoint of a position information providing method. That is, the present invention is characterized in that the RFID antenna device transmits additional information together with position information, and the mobile phone terminal displays the additional information together with the position information transmitted from the RFID antenna device. This is a method for providing location information.

  In addition, the RFID antenna device can store the position information together with the additional information, and can rewrite the stored additional information in accordance with an external operation.

  Alternatively, the RFID antenna device can store a plurality of the additional information, and can transmit any of the additional information specified in advance in a predetermined period, day of the week, or time zone together with the position information. .

  However, it is preferable that the rewriting of the additional information or the designation of the period, day of the week, or time zone is permitted after the operator registered in advance is authenticated.

  Further, the location information management server provides distance information between a destination designated in advance by a user of the mobile phone terminal and a current location of the user of the mobile phone terminal, the RFID antenna device installed in the vicinity of the destination And the distance from the RFID antenna device installed in the vicinity of the current position.

  Furthermore, the mobile phone terminal can receive and display the distance information. When performing the display, the distance length can be converted into the vibration pattern of the mobile phone terminal and displayed.

  The present invention can also be viewed from the viewpoint of a program. That is, the present invention is a program that, when installed in a general-purpose information processing apparatus, causes the general-purpose information processing apparatus to realize a function corresponding to the information processing function of the RFID antenna apparatus of the present invention.

  Alternatively, the present invention is a program that, when installed in a general-purpose information processing apparatus, causes the general-purpose information processing apparatus to realize a function corresponding to the function of the location information management server of the present invention.

  Alternatively, the present invention is a program that, when installed in a general-purpose information processing device included in a general-purpose mobile phone terminal, causes the general-purpose information processing device to realize a function corresponding to the function of the mobile phone terminal of the present invention. .

  By recording the program of the present invention on a recording medium, the general-purpose information processing apparatus can install the program of the present invention using this recording medium. Alternatively, the program of the present invention can be directly installed on the general-purpose information processing apparatus via a network from a server that holds the program of the present invention.

  Thereby, the function corresponding to the information processing function of the RFID antenna device of the present invention can be realized using a general-purpose information processing apparatus. Alternatively, a function corresponding to the function of the location information management server of the present invention can be realized using a general-purpose information processing apparatus. Alternatively, a function corresponding to the function of the mobile phone terminal of the present invention can be realized using a general-purpose information processing apparatus included in the general-purpose mobile phone terminal.

  The program of the present invention includes not only a program that can be directly executed by a general-purpose information processing apparatus but also a program that can be executed by installing it on a hard disk or the like. Also included are those that are compressed or encrypted.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the advertisement of a store or a company can be performed with the RFID tag for acquiring position information, and installation of the RFID tag can be promoted. As a result, it is possible to spread the location information providing service using the RFID tag.

  A position information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of this system is shown in FIG. It is assumed that the ASP 20 and the routers 31, 41, 51 are in an IP level communication state via the Internet 10.

  The ASP 20 is a service provider that provides a location information providing service using the location information management server 21, and the company A 30, the company B 40, and the public facility 50 are positioned as advertising contract customers with respect to the ASP 20, and provided by the ASP 20. It is in a cooperative position such as installation of RFID antenna devices 32, 42, and 52 in the position information providing service. The mobile phone terminals 100, 110, and 120 have an Internet connection, a WEB browsing function, and an RFID communication function in addition to a call function.

  Next, each functional operation in this system will be described with reference to FIGS. It is assumed that the user accesses the ASP 20 in advance and makes a use application before using the location information providing service. Since the WEB browser function in the mobile phone terminal is a known technology, the description thereof will be omitted. However, as the application contents, the phone number of the mobile phone terminal owned by the user (registered in the “phone number” column in FIG. 4), The telephone number of the mobile phone terminal to be searched (registered in the “mobile terminal number to be searched” column in FIG. 4) or the building or facility pre-registered in the ASP 20 is registered.

  At the same time, a service use time limit is set (FIG. 4, registered in the “Time Limit” column). When the usage period expires, the data is deleted from the location information management server 21. Also, an application is made to start or stop the location information providing service (FIG. 4, registered in the “service” column). When transitioning from the registration state to the start state, the location information management server 21 issues an authentication key for identifying the mobile phone terminal that is using the service (registered in the “authentication key” column in FIG. 4).

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram incorporated in the mobile phone terminals 100, 110, 120 in FIG. A software module that operates on a memory space built in the mobile phone terminal except for the receiver 310 and the transmitter 320 of the RFID interface in FIG. 2 in order to provide versatility in the mobile phone terminal sold for each carrier. It may be configured.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the inside of the RFID antenna device 32, 42, 52 in FIG. RFID interface transmission unit 450 and transmission unit 460 for transmitting and receiving RFID data, LAN interface reception unit 410 and transmission unit 420 for transmitting and receiving LAN data such as Ethernet (registered trademark), and installation information of the RFID antenna device 400 (example) As the absolute coordinates such as latitude and longitude) and additional information related to the installation location (for example, the name of the installed building, number of floors, store name, advertisement information, event information in the vicinity, etc.) Information and additional information storage unit 440, and additional information can be appropriately rewritten by a person in charge of company A30, company B40, or public facility 50 providing the installation location by position information and additional information control unit 470 And

  Here, a case where the user of the mobile phone terminal 100 in FIG. 1 executes a service for obtaining location information of the mobile phone terminal 110 will be described. That is, the user of the mobile phone terminal 100 desires to move toward the current location of the mobile phone terminal 110, but the route for that is unknown, so the location information of the mobile phone terminal 110 is being obtained.

  In FIG. 1, the location information for the mobile phone terminal 100 is provided from the RFID antenna device 32 provided in the company A30 nearest to the mobile phone terminal 100. At this time, additional information as an advertisement related to the company A30 is also provided. It is transmitted to the cellular phone terminal 100 together with the position information.

  First, the user of the mobile phone terminal 100 sets his / her phone number in the phone number memory 380 in FIG. 2 inside the mobile phone terminal 100, and sets the authentication key in the authentication key memory 390. The set data is notified to the authentication determination unit 350 and used to determine that the data is transmitted by the ASP 20 in FIG. 1 when receiving the position information.

  2 is also notified and stored as a datagram in which the telephone number and the authentication key are combined, and the mobile phone terminal 100 is within the effective range of the RFID antenna device 32 of FIG. Sent to.

  When the RFID antenna device 32 in FIG. 1 receives a datagram in which the telephone number and the authentication key are combined, the datagram is stored in the reception unit 460 of the RFID interface in FIG. 3 and notified to the data synthesis unit 430.

  The data combining unit 430 adds the installation location information and additional information of the RFID antenna device 32 of FIG. 1 to the received datagram, notifies the LAN interface transmission unit 420, and forms a UDP / IP packet (the destination IP address is shown in the figure). 1 ASP 20) and Ethernet, etc. are framed and then passed to the router 31 of FIG. After the NAPT process or the like, the router 31 in FIG. 1 transfers the IP packet to the ASP 20.

  Here, the features and processing procedure of the location information management server 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a principal block configuration diagram showing functional blocks that perform distance information calculation and vibration pattern data creation that are features of the present invention in the position information management server 21. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the location information management server 21.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the location information management server 21 includes a location information and additional information acquisition unit 200, a distance calculation unit 201, a vibration pattern data creation unit 202, and an information transmission unit 203. The distance calculation unit 201 is a mobile phone. The distance information between the destination designated in advance by the user of the terminal 100 and the current location of the user of the mobile phone terminal 100 is obtained by using the RFID antenna device 42 installed in the vicinity of the destination and the RFID antenna device installed in the vicinity of the current position. Based on the distance to 32.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the location information management server 21 receives an IP packet related to a location information request at the ASP 20 in FIG. 1 (S1), the phone number and authentication key inside the requested packet are managed by itself. It is confirmed whether it is registered in the database to be registered (the image of the database is FIG. 4) (S2). If the combination of the telephone number and the authentication key does not match, the received packet is discarded (S10), and the position information search process returns to the initial state.

  If they match (S3), it is checked whether or not the service of the mobile phone terminal 100 that is the location information request source is in a start state (S4). When it is not in the start state (that is, when “service” is other than “start” in the corresponding record in FIG. 4), the received packet is discarded (S10), and the position information search process returns to the initial state.

  In the start state, it is confirmed whether or not the mobile phone terminal 110 having the search target telephone number registered in advance has started this service (S5). If not started, the received packet is discarded (S10), and the position information search process returns to the initial state (for example, a state like the mobile phone terminal 120 in FIG. 1. No3 on the database in FIG. 4). The data on this record).

  If it has been started (for example, a state like the portable terminal 110 in FIG. 1; the data on the record No. 2 on the database in FIG. 4 corresponds) (S5), the position information and additional information acquisition unit 200 As a result, the position information of the requesting RFID antenna device 32 is taken into the database (FIG. 4, “position information” column). In addition, additional information (“advertisement (company A)” in the column “additional information” in FIG. 4) is also fetched (S6). The content of the additional information taken in is managed as a business responsibility of the ASP 20 as to whether the content does not violate public order and morals, and may be deleted if necessary.

  Further, the position information and additional information acquisition unit 200 also captures the position information of the RFID antenna device 42 as the position information of the mobile phone terminal 110 that is the search target (S6). The distance calculation unit 201 calculates the distance between the RFID antenna device 32 and the RFID antenna device 42 in FIG. 1 from the absolute coordinate difference included in the position information sequence on the database (the calculation method is mathematically known). Therefore, although omitted, it may be converted into a numerical value that takes into account the nearby terrain and road conditions) (S7). The vibration pattern data creation unit 202 creates vibration pattern data to be notified to the mobile phone terminal 100 of FIG. 1 according to the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit 201 (S8). These various types of information are transmitted to the ASP 20 by the information transmitting unit 203 (S9).

  The ASP 20 generates a packet in which the vibration pattern, the telephone number of the mobile phone terminal 100, the authentication key, and the additional information are used as a datagram, and transmits the packet to the router 31 of the company A30 in FIG.

  A packet transmitted from the ASP 20 via the Internet 10 in FIG. 1 is received by the router 31 of the company A 30, subjected to processing such as NAPT conversion, forwarded, and delivered to the RFID antenna device 32.

  The Ethernet frame received by the RFID antenna device 32 in FIG. 1 is stored in the receiving unit 410 of the LAN interface in FIG. 3 and information to be notified to the mobile phone terminal 100 in FIG. The telephone number, authentication key, and additional information) are taken out and notified to the RFID interface transmission unit 450 of FIG.

  The data stored in the transmitter 450 of the RFID interface transmits the data to the mobile phone terminal 100 when the mobile phone terminal 100 exists within the effective range of the RFID antenna device 32 of FIG.

  The mobile phone terminal 100 in FIG. 1 receives various data transmitted from the ASP 20 in FIG. 1 by the receiving unit 310 of the RFID interface in FIG. The reception unit 310 of the RFID interface extracts the vibration pattern, telephone number, authentication key, and additional information, vibration pattern data to the decoding unit 340, telephone number and authentication key data to the authentication determination unit 350, and additional information to additional information processing. Notification to the unit 330.

  The authentication determination unit 350 has already stored the data notified from the telephone number memory 380 and the authentication key memory 390, and collates with the telephone number and the authentication key data notified from the reception unit 310 of the RFID interface.

  If there is no match as a result of the collation, the position information data received by the receiving unit 310 of the RFID interface is discarded. If they match, the additional information display unit 360 and the vibration control unit 370 are notified that the functional operation is permitted.

  In the decoding unit 340 of FIG. 2, the vibration pattern data notified from the reception unit 310 of the RFID interface is fetched, and a command for causing the mobile phone terminal 100 of FIG. 1 to vibrate according to the vibration pattern is generated (decoded). The vibration control unit 370 in FIG. 2 is notified.

  The vibration control unit 370 in FIG. 2 receives a command for causing the mobile phone terminal 100 in FIG. 1 to vibrate according to the vibration pattern from the decoding unit 340, and is notified of permission of the functional operation from the authentication determination unit 350. Only in this case, the mobile phone terminal 100 of FIG. 1 is vibrated. If the authorization determination unit 350 in FIG. 2 has not been notified of permission of the functional operation, the instruction notified from the decoding unit 340 is not executed.

  The additional information processing unit 330 in FIG. 2 takes in the additional information notified from the reception unit 310 of the RFID interface, performs character code conversion defined by each mobile operator, and notifies the additional information display unit 360 of the converted data. When the additional information does not exist, the converted information is notified to the additional information display unit 360 that there is no data to be displayed.

  The additional information display unit 360 in FIG. 2 receives the additional information from the additional information processing unit 330 and displays the additional information on the display of the mobile phone terminal 100 or the like only when the permission of the functional operation is notified from the authentication determination unit 350. When there is no additional information or when the authorization determination unit 350 has not been notified of permission of the function operation, it is not displayed.

  A user having the mobile phone terminal 100 of FIG. 1 can recognize the distance to the RFID antenna device 42 or 52 installed in the vicinity of the mobile phone terminal 110 and the public facility 50 through the vibration pattern of the mobile phone terminal 100. It becomes. In addition, since communication via the RFID interface does not involve any operation by the user, the vibration pattern is automatically updated even when the user is in the pocket while moving, and the distance to the destination can be recognized as a biological sensation.

  At this time, the advertisement of the company A is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 100 as additional information. In addition to recognizing the distance to the destination as a biological sensation through the vibration pattern, the user of the mobile phone terminal 100 can visually check the display screen when the display screen can be viewed. Information around the current position (here, an advertisement of company A) can be obtained.

  In addition, since the additional information set in the RFID antenna devices 32, 42, and 52 on the way is automatically received, it is possible to check the legitimacy of the route and the peripheral information reaching the destination.

  An example of the vibration pattern is shown in FIG. When the distance to the destination is far, two short vibration periods are provided after the long vibration period. Furthermore, when approaching the destination, a short vibration period is provided after the long vibration period. In the vicinity of the destination, a short vibration period is continued.

  A display example of the additional information is shown in FIG. When it is not possible to see the display screen of the mobile phone terminal, distance information to the destination can be obtained by vibration display (FIG. 8A). In a situation where the display screen of the mobile phone terminal can be viewed, the additional information displayed as an image (FIG. 8B) can be viewed. In the example of FIG. 8, an advertisement of company A is displayed. Moreover, vibration display and image display can be used simultaneously (FIG. 8C).

  In order to operate this location information providing service, it is common to charge users, but a service provider such as ASP 20 installs an RFID antenna device in a company or public facility and adds the additional information to the additional information. As a price to give the degree of freedom of advertisement based on the above, there may be a form in which the user is expanded as a form in which the service user can use the service free of charge while contributing expenses related to the operation of the location information providing service.

  In addition, an information providing service in a broadcast form can be considered by setting a common authentication key for each mobile phone terminal. In particular, it may be used as an effective means for providing information on nearby disasters to persons with hearing impairments.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the distance from the destination is recognized as a biological sensation by the vibration pattern is shown, but as usual, map information such as the current position or the route to the destination on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal Alternatively, text information may be displayed as position information. Furthermore, both display of distance information by a vibration pattern and display of map information on the display screen may be performed.

(Other examples)
Another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of registration of additional information in another embodiment. In the present embodiment, a plurality of pieces of additional information are stored in the position information and additional information storage unit 440, and the position information and additional information control unit 470 is any one specified in advance for a predetermined period, day of the week, or time zone. The additional information is transmitted to the ASP 20 together with the position information. Also in this embodiment, it is desirable to permit access after authenticating the operator.

According to this, the store or company that is the installation owner of the RFID antenna device stores a plurality of additional information in the positional information and additional information storage unit 440 in advance, and transmits the additional information during the period or day of the week or time. By specifying the band in advance, the position information and additional information control unit 470 can automatically update the additional information, and the convenience of the person in charge of additional information updating can be improved.
(Example of the program)
By installing in the general-purpose information processing apparatus, the general-purpose information processing apparatus is made to realize a function corresponding to the information processing function of the RFID antenna devices 32, 42, 52 of this embodiment or the function of the location information management server 21. The program and a program that causes the general-purpose information processing device to realize functions corresponding to the functions of the mobile-phone terminals 100, 110, and 120 by interfacing with the general-purpose information processing device included in the program and the general-purpose mobile phone terminal Examples will be described.

  By recording the program of this embodiment on a recording medium, the general-purpose information processing apparatus can install the program of this embodiment using this recording medium. Alternatively, the program of this embodiment can be installed directly on the general-purpose information processing apparatus via a network from a server holding the program of this embodiment.

  Accordingly, the information processing function of the RFID antenna device 32, 42, 52 of the present embodiment or the function of the location information management server 21 or the general information processing apparatus possessed by the general information processing apparatus or the general purpose mobile phone terminal Functions corresponding to the functions of the mobile phone terminals 100, 110, and 120 can be realized.

  The program of this embodiment includes not only a program that can be directly executed by a general-purpose information processing apparatus but also a program that can be executed by installing it on a hard disk or the like. Also included are those that are compressed or encrypted.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can utilize for the advertisement of a shop or a company by the RFID tag for acquiring position information, and promoting installation of an RFID tag. Thereby, it can utilize for the propagation of the positional information provision service using an RFID tag.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a position information providing system according to an embodiment. The block block diagram of the mobile telephone terminal of a present Example. The block block diagram of the RFID antenna apparatus of a present Example. The database block diagram of the positional information management server of a present Example. The principal part block block diagram of the positional infomation management server of a present Example. The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the positional infomation management server of a present Example. The figure which shows the example of a vibration pattern. The figure which shows the image display example of a mobile telephone terminal. The figure which shows the registration example of the additional information of another Example.

Explanation of symbols

10 Internet 20 ASP
21 Location Information Management Server 30 Company A
31, 41, 51 Router 32, 42, 52, 400 RFID antenna device 40 Company B
50 Public facilities 100, 110, 120, 300 Mobile phone terminal 200 Location information and additional information acquisition unit 201 Distance calculation unit 202 Vibration pattern data creation unit 203 Information transmission unit 310, 410, 460 Reception unit 320, 420, 450 Transmission unit 330 Additional information processing unit 340 Decoding unit 350 Authentication determination unit 360 Additional information display unit 370 Vibration control unit 380 Telephone number memory 390 Authentication key memory 430 Data composition unit 440 Location information and additional information storage unit 470 Location information and additional information control unit

Claims (22)

An RFID antenna device for transmitting position information;
A mobile phone terminal that receives and displays this location information,
In the position information providing system in which the RFID antenna device in the vicinity of the mobile phone terminal transmits position information in response to an acquisition request for the position information from the mobile phone terminal.
The RFID antenna device includes means for transmitting additional information together with position information,
The mobile phone terminal is provided with means for displaying the additional information together with the position information transmitted from the RFID antenna device. The RFID antenna device is
Means for storing the position information together with the additional information;
The position information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising: additional information rewriting means for rewriting the additional information stored in the storing means in accordance with an external operation. The storing means stores a plurality of the additional information,
The position information providing system according to claim 2, further comprising: additional information changing means for transmitting any of the additional information specified in advance in a predetermined period, day of the week, or time zone together with the position information.   The position information providing system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the additional information rewriting means or the additional information changing means includes means for permitting access after authenticating a previously registered operator.   Distance information between the destination specified in advance by the user of the mobile phone terminal and the current location of the user of the mobile phone terminal is installed in the vicinity of the RFID antenna device installed in the vicinity of the destination and the current location. The position information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising a position information management server including means for calculating based on a distance from the RFID antenna device. The mobile phone terminal includes distance information display means for receiving and displaying the distance information,
6. The position information providing system according to claim 5, wherein the distance information display means includes means for converting the length of the distance into a vibration pattern of the mobile phone terminal and displaying it. An RFID antenna device for transmitting position information;
A mobile phone terminal that receives and displays this location information,
In the RFID antenna device applied to the position information providing system in which the RFID antenna device in the vicinity of the mobile phone terminal transmits position information in response to an acquisition request for the position information from the mobile phone terminal.
An RFID antenna device comprising means for transmitting additional information together with position information. Means for storing the position information together with the additional information;
The RFID antenna device according to claim 7, further comprising: additional information rewriting means for rewriting the additional information stored in the storing means according to an external operation. The storing means stores a plurality of the additional information,
9. The RFID antenna device according to claim 8, further comprising additional information changing means for transmitting any of the additional information specified in advance in a predetermined period, day of the week, or time zone together with the position information.   The RFID antenna device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the additional information rewriting means or the additional information changing means includes means for permitting access after authenticating a previously registered operator. It is provided in the position information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Distance information between the destination specified in advance by the user of the mobile phone terminal and the current location of the user of the mobile phone terminal is installed in the vicinity of the RFID antenna device installed in the vicinity of the destination and the current location. A position information management server comprising means for calculating based on a distance from the RFID antenna device. An RFID antenna device for transmitting position information;
A mobile phone terminal that receives and displays this location information,
In the mobile phone terminal applied to the location information providing system in which the RFID antenna device in the vicinity of the mobile phone terminal transmits location information in response to an acquisition request for location information from the mobile phone terminal.
A mobile phone terminal comprising means for displaying position information and additional information transmitted from the RFID antenna device. The mobile phone terminal includes distance information display means for receiving and displaying the distance information calculated by the position information management server according to claim 11,
The mobile phone terminal according to claim 12, wherein the distance information display means includes means for converting the length of the distance into a vibration pattern of the mobile phone terminal for display. RFID antenna device transmits location information,
The mobile phone device receives and displays this location information,
In the location information providing method in which the RFID antenna device in the vicinity of the mobile phone terminal transmits the location information in response to an acquisition request for the location information from the mobile phone terminal.
The RFID antenna device transmits additional information together with position information,
The location information providing method, wherein the mobile phone terminal displays the additional information together with the location information transmitted from the RFID antenna device.   The position information providing method according to claim 14, wherein the RFID antenna device stores the position information together with the additional information, and rewrites the stored additional information according to an external operation.   15. The RFID antenna device according to claim 14, wherein the RFID antenna device stores a plurality of pieces of additional information and transmits the additional information specified in advance during a predetermined period, day of the week, or time zone together with the position information. Location information provision method.   The location information providing method according to claim 14 or 16, wherein the rewriting of the additional information or the designation of the period, day of the week, or time zone permits access after authenticating a previously registered operator.   The location information management server provides distance information between a destination specified in advance by a user of the mobile phone terminal and a current location of the user of the mobile phone terminal, and an RFID antenna device installed in the vicinity of the destination and the current The position information providing method according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein the calculation is based on a distance from an RFID antenna device installed in the vicinity of the position. The mobile phone terminal receives and displays the distance information;
The position information providing method according to claim 18, wherein when displaying, the distance is converted into a vibration pattern of the mobile phone terminal and displayed.   The program which implement | achieves the function corresponding to the information processing function of the RFID antenna apparatus in any one of Claim 7 thru | or 10 by installing in a general purpose information processing apparatus to the general purpose information processing apparatus.   A program that, when installed in a general-purpose information processing apparatus, causes the general-purpose information processing apparatus to realize a function corresponding to the function of the location information management server according to claim 11.   14. A program that, when installed in a general-purpose information processing apparatus included in a general-purpose mobile phone terminal, causes the general-purpose information processing apparatus to realize a function corresponding to the function of the mobile phone terminal according to claim 12 or 13. .

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