JP2006115178A - Communication control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication control system wherein the communication and various functions of a communication terminal can be controlled without increasing a user's load, expanding the memory capacity of a communication terminal, and furthermore limiting the communication control of the communication terminal based on location information to prohibition of communication. <P>SOLUTION: In the communication control system, a communication control device is configured so as to judge whether the communication terminal 200 is located in a communication control area or not, based on communication control area information which has been previously stored and terminal location information sent from the communication terminal 200; to transmit the communication control information containing control contents corresponding to the communication control area to the communication terminal 200; and to control communications between the communication control device itself and the communication terminal 200. The communication terminal 200 is configured so as to transmit its own terminal location information to the communication control device, and to keep a control over communications between itself and the communication control device and/or to keep a control over its own functions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for controlling communication between a communication control apparatus and a communication terminal connected via a communication line, and more particularly to a technique for controlling communication based on the position of the communication terminal.

  With the development of an information communication environment, network communication using cellular phones, PHS (Personal Handy phone System), LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), etc. has become popular. In particular, in addition to communication using a stationary communication terminal as in the past, communication using a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone or PHS (hereinafter referred to as “mobile terminal”) has become widespread.

  As a result, it is possible to communicate even in places where it is not desirable to use the mobile terminal (hospital, museum, concert hall, etc.). For this reason, as described below, a technique for restricting communication by a mobile terminal in a specific place has been disclosed and proposed.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a mobile phone with a GPS device for controlling unconditional communication of the mobile phone by using GPS [Global Positioning System]. This mobile phone includes a circuit that outputs position information of the mobile phone acquired by the GPS device, a circuit that stores map information, a circuit that stores control information for controlling the operation of the mobile phone, position information and map information, And a control circuit for controlling communication based on the control information.

  According to this mobile phone with GPS device, when the location information of the mobile phone is acquired, the control circuit determines that the current location of the mobile phone is a communication prohibited area based on the communication prohibited area information stored as map information. Judge whether there is. When the current position is a communication prohibited area, the control circuit prohibits communication with the communication line.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a mobile communication system that can easily change the usage restrictions of a mobile station. This system includes a mobile station and a base station having a transmission circuit that transmits position information of the local station. In addition, the base station includes a storage circuit that stores restriction information indicating whether or not the mobile station is in an area where use of the mobile station is restricted, a circuit that acquires restriction information based on the position information of the mobile station, and a restriction information A circuit for determining whether or not to restrict the use of the mobile station based on the control circuit and a control circuit for rejecting the transmission from the mobile station and the incoming call to the mobile station.

According to this mobile communication system, when it is determined that the use of the mobile station should be restricted based on the restriction information obtained from the location information of the mobile station, the control circuit transmits and receives the call from the mobile station. To refuse.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-18159 JP 2001-136564 A

  Certainly, with the prior art disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is possible to regulate communication by a mobile terminal at a specific location.

  However, in the mobile phone with a GPS device disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to appropriately perform the communication prohibition control, it is necessary to always keep the communication prohibited area information up-to-date. However, since there is a need to update information, there is a problem that the load on the user increases. In addition, when the amount of information to be stored increases with the addition of communication prohibited area information or the like, it is necessary to increase the capacity of the memory, resulting in a problem that the cost of the mobile phone increases.

  Further, in the mobile communication system disclosed in Patent Document 2, the communication restriction is limited to prohibition control. Therefore, in a high-rise building where multiple tenants live together, a large hospital, a university with a large campus, etc., using the mobile communication system that simply prohibits communication is only very inconvenient for the user. However, there was a problem that it was not possible to cope with convenient functions of mobile phones used for various purposes. In the current positioning system using GPS or the like, the error accuracy is improved to within 1 m, and even the altitude can be managed, but in the conventional mobile communication system, Its high function was not fully utilized.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention does not need to increase the memory capacity of the communication terminal without increasing the load on the user, and further restricts the communication restriction of the communication terminal based on the position information to communication prohibition. Communication control system capable of controlling communication and various functions of a communication terminal, communication control apparatus and communication terminal used in the system, communication control method and communication method, program for realizing these methods, and recording It is an object to provide communication restriction area information used for a medium and its system.

  In order to achieve the above object, a communication control system according to the present invention is a communication control system including a communication control device and a communication terminal connected to the communication control device via a communication line, the communication control system A device stores storage restriction area information indicating map information and restriction contents for each communication restriction area of the communication terminal, and receiving means for receiving information from the communication terminal via the communication line Acquisition means for acquiring terminal position information representing the position of the communication terminal from the information obtained by the receiving means, and the communication terminal based on the communication restriction area information and the terminal position information. Determining means for determining whether or not the communication terminal is present, and when it is determined that the communication terminal exists in the communication restricted area, the communication is performed based on the communication restricted area information. Generating means for generating communication control information including restriction contents corresponding to a control area, transmitting means for transmitting the communication control information to the communication terminal via the communication line, and the communication based on the communication control information Control means for controlling communication with a terminal, wherein the communication terminal generates the terminal position information based on position information obtained by communication with a positioning device, and the communication line. Transmitting means for transmitting the terminal position information to the communication control apparatus via the communication means, receiving means for receiving the communication control information from the communication control apparatus via the communication line, and the communication control obtained by the receiving means Analyzing means for analyzing the restriction content from information, and control means for controlling communication restriction with the communication control device and / or own function restriction based on the analyzed restriction content It is to consist configuration.

  That is, in the communication control system according to the present invention, the communication control device determines whether or not the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area based on the communication restriction area information stored in advance and the terminal position information from the communication terminal. It is configured to transmit the communication control information including the restriction contents corresponding to the communication restriction area to the communication terminal and to control the communication with the communication terminal. While transmitting to a communication control apparatus, it is set as the structure which controls the communication regulation with a communication control apparatus and / or own function regulation based on the content of regulation obtained by analyzing the communication control information from a communication control apparatus.

  With such a configuration, it is not necessary to expand the memory capacity of the communication terminal without increasing the load on the user, and further, without restricting the communication restriction of the communication terminal based on the position information to communication prohibition. A communication control system capable of controlling communication of the communication terminal can be provided.

  The communication control device according to the present invention is a communication control device connected to a communication terminal via a communication line, and communication in which map information and restriction contents are expressed for each communication restriction area of the communication terminal. Storage means for storing restricted area information, receiving means for receiving information from the communication terminal via the communication line, and terminal location information representing the position of the communication terminal from the information obtained by the receiving means Obtaining means; determining means for determining whether or not the communication terminal is present in the communication restricted area based on the communication restricted area information and the terminal location information; and Generating means for generating communication control information including restriction contents corresponding to the communication restriction area based on the communication restriction area information when it is determined that the communication control area is present. The have a transmitting means for transmitting the communication control information to the communication terminal, and control means for controlling the communication with the communication terminal based on the communication control information, and has been made constituting Te. By setting it as such a structure, the communication control apparatus which can control communication by a communication terminal based on terminal position information can be provided.

  In the communication control device having the above-described configuration, the generation unit includes communication that includes a restriction content that restricts communication by the communication terminal when it is determined that the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area. Control information is generated, and the control means may be configured to limit communication with the communication terminal based on the communication control information. With this configuration, when the communication terminal is in the communication restriction area, communication control information for restricting communication between the communication terminal and the communication control apparatus is transmitted from the communication control apparatus to the communication terminal. Communication with the communication terminal is restricted.

  Further, in the communication control device having the above-described configuration, the generation unit includes communication that includes a restriction content that permits communication by the communication terminal when it is determined that the communication terminal exists outside the communication restriction area. Control information is generated, and the control means may be configured to permit communication with the communication terminal based on the communication control information. With this configuration, when the communication terminal is not in the communication restriction area, communication control information for enabling communication between the communication terminal and the communication control apparatus is transmitted from the communication control apparatus to the communication terminal. Thus, communication with the communication terminal becomes possible.

  In addition, the communication control device having the above configuration includes a canceling unit that cancels the communication restriction control of the communication terminal when it is determined that the information obtained by the receiving unit satisfies a predetermined condition. It is good to. With such a configuration, when the information received by the receiving unit satisfies a predetermined condition, the canceling unit cancels the restriction of communication by the communication terminal. This condition is, for example, that a request for emergency communication is included in the received information. Thereby, the process for the communication terminal for which the incoming call process has been prohibited is resumed, and communication is enabled. Therefore, by predetermining such a condition like an emergency communication code, it is possible to enable communication with a communication terminal even when communication is temporarily prohibited.

  Further, in the communication control apparatus having the above-described configuration, the canceling unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied if the information obtained by the receiving unit includes the predetermined information, and determines that the communication condition is satisfied. It may be configured to cancel the communication restriction control of the terminal. With this configuration, when receiving information (for example, emergency communication information) for canceling communication restrictions from a communication terminal, processing for an incoming call from the communication terminal is resumed. Communication by becomes possible.

  On the other hand, a communication terminal according to the present invention is a communication terminal connected to a communication control device via a communication line, and includes terminal position information representing its own position based on position information obtained by communication with a positioning device. Generating means for generating, transmitting means for transmitting the terminal position information to the communication control device via the communication line, receiving means for receiving communication control information from the communication control device via the communication line, and Analysis means for analyzing the restriction content included in the communication control information obtained by the receiving means, and control for controlling communication restriction with the communication control device and / or its own function restriction based on the analyzed restriction content And means. By providing such a configuration, a communication terminal capable of controlling communication based on terminal position information without increasing the load on the user and without having to expand the memory capacity of the communication terminal is provided. Can do.

  In the communication terminal configured as described above, the control means restricts communication with the communication control device when the communication control information includes a restriction content for restricting communication by the communication terminal. It is good to have a configuration of By adopting such a configuration, communication with the communication control device is restricted when information indicating restriction of communication with the communication control device is included in the communication control information. For example, the communication terminal cannot make / receive calls.

  Further, in the communication terminal having the above configuration, the control means permits communication with the communication control device when a restriction content indicating that communication by the communication terminal is permitted is included in the communication control information. It is good to have a configuration of With such a configuration, when communication control information indicating permission of communication is received, the communication terminal enters a state where communication is possible, for example, a standby state.

  Further, the communication terminal configured as described above includes a stop unit that stops control by the control unit when it is determined that the terminal position information obtained by the generation unit satisfies a predetermined condition, and a control unit that It may be configured to include a restriction means for restricting communication with the communication control device and / or restricting its function when control is stopped. By setting it as such a structure, the process based on the communication control information received from a communication control apparatus is not performed, but a communication terminal regulates communication spontaneously. Thereby, communication can be regulated based on the position information of the communication terminal without increasing the load on the user.

  The communication terminal having the above-described configuration includes storage means for storing the communication control information obtained by the receiving means as communication restriction history information, and the stop means is obtained by the generating means. If the terminal location information is included in the communication restriction history information, it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, and control by the control unit is stopped. A configuration may be adopted in which communication restriction with the communication control device and / or function restriction of itself is performed based on history information. By adopting such a configuration, for example, when a user of a communication terminal once exits the communication restriction area and then enters the area again, communication is restricted. In this way, the communication terminal can quickly perform self-regulation of communication without transmitting terminal position information to the communication control device.

  The communication terminal configured as described above is configured to perform the communication control when it is determined that the input unit that receives a user instruction and the input unit receives a predetermined instruction while communication with the communication control device is restricted. A communication enabling means for enabling communication with the apparatus and an instruction transmitting means for transmitting information including the fact that the predetermined instruction has been received to the communication control apparatus may be provided. By adopting such a configuration, when communication is required, regulated communication can be canceled.

  On the other hand, the communication control method according to the present invention is a communication control method for controlling communication with a communication terminal connected via a communication line, and the map information and the restriction contents are provided for each communication restriction area of the communication terminal. A preparation step for preparing the represented communication restriction area information in advance; a reception step for receiving information from the communication terminal via the communication line; and a position of the communication terminal from the information obtained in the reception step. An acquisition step of acquiring terminal location information representing: a determination step of determining whether or not the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area based on the communication restriction area information and the terminal position information; and the communication When it is determined that the terminal exists in the communication restriction area, the communication control including the restriction contents corresponding to the communication restriction area based on the communication restriction area information is performed. A generation step for generating information, a transmission step for transmitting the communication control information to the communication terminal via the communication line, and a control step for controlling communication with the communication terminal based on the communication control information. It is configured to include. With such a configuration, it is possible to provide a communication control method capable of controlling communication by a communication terminal based on terminal position information.

  The communication method according to the present invention is a communication method in a communication terminal that communicates with a communication control apparatus connected via a communication line, and determines its own position based on position information obtained by communication with a positioning apparatus. A generation step of generating terminal location information to be represented; a transmission step of transmitting the terminal location information to the communication control device via the communication line; and receiving communication control information from the communication control device via the communication line A receiving step; an analyzing step for analyzing a restriction content included in the communication control information obtained by the receiving means; a communication restriction with the communication control device based on the analyzed restriction content and / or its own function And a control step for controlling the regulation. By setting it as such a structure, the communication method which can control communication based on terminal position information can be provided.

  A program for a communication control apparatus according to the present invention is a program that causes a computer to implement a communication control method for controlling communication with a communication terminal connected via a communication line, and is a communication restriction area of the communication terminal. Obtained in a preparation step of preparing in advance communication restriction area information indicating the map information and restriction contents for each, a reception step of receiving information from the communication terminal via the communication line, and the reception step Obtaining the terminal position information representing the position of the communication terminal from the obtained information, and whether the communication terminal exists in the communication restricted area based on the communication restricted area information and the terminal position information. A determination step for determining the communication terminal based on the communication restriction area information when the communication terminal is determined to exist in the communication restriction area. Based on the generation step of generating communication control information including restriction contents corresponding to the communication restriction area, the transmission step of transmitting the communication control information to the communication terminal via the communication line, and the communication control information A control step for controlling communication with the communication terminal, and a configuration for realizing the computer. With such a configuration, it is possible to provide a program that causes a computer to realize a communication control method that can control communication by a communication terminal based on terminal position information.

  The program for a communication terminal according to the present invention is a program that causes a computer to implement a communication method in a communication terminal that communicates with a communication control device connected via a communication line, and is obtained by communication with a positioning device. A generating step for generating terminal position information representing its own position based on the position information, a transmitting step for transmitting the terminal position information to the communication control device via the communication line, and the communication line via the communication line. A reception step of receiving communication control information from the communication control device, an analysis step of analyzing restriction content included in the communication control information obtained by the receiving means, and the communication control device based on the analyzed restriction content And a control step for controlling the communication restriction and / or the restriction of its own function are implemented in the computer. With such a configuration, it is possible to provide a program that realizes a communication method capable of controlling communication by a computer of a communication terminal based on terminal position information.

  The recording medium according to the present invention is configured to be readable by a computer that records the above program. With such a configuration, it is possible to cause the computer to realize either the communication control method or the communication method using these programs.

  Further, the communication restriction area information according to the present invention is stored in a storage means of a communication control device connected to a communication terminal via a communication line, and the map information and restriction contents are displayed for each communication restriction area of the communication terminal. Communication restriction area information having a specified structure, wherein the communication control device determines the position of the communication terminal when determining whether or not the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area. The map information is referred to as a comparison object with the terminal position information representing, and when it is determined that the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area, the restriction content is referred to.

  By using such communication restriction area information, the communication control device determines whether or not the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area based on the communication restriction area information stored in advance and the terminal position information from the communication terminal. The communication control information including the restriction contents corresponding to the communication restriction area is transmitted to the communication terminal, and the communication with the communication terminal can be controlled. While transmitting to the communication control device, it is possible to control communication restriction with the communication control device and / or own function restriction based on the contents of restriction obtained by analyzing communication control information from the communication control device. Therefore, it is not necessary to expand the memory capacity of the communication terminal without increasing the load on the user, and further, communication of the communication terminal can be performed without limiting communication restriction of the communication terminal based on the position information to communication prohibition. A communication control system that can be controlled can be provided.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to expand the capacity of the memory without increasing the load on the user, and further, without restricting the communication restriction of the communication terminal based on the position information to prohibiting communication. The communication at the end of the communication stage can be controlled.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, in several drawing, the same code | symbol and name shall be attached | subjected to the component which has the same function, and it shall not repeat description.

  FIG. 1 shows a communication network including communication control server 100 and mobile phone 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the GPS satellite 300 communicates with the mobile phone 200 and transmits position information of the mobile phone 200 to the mobile phone 200. The mobile phone 200 can communicate with the mobile phone base station 1000 provided with the communication control server 100. The mobile phone base station 1000 is connected to another mobile phone base station 1000 and the communication control server 100 via the network 400.

  The communication control server 100 of each mobile phone base station 1000 is uniformly managed by the central control station 1200. On the fixed disk 120 (see FIG. 2) in the control server 100 of each mobile phone base station 1000, a restriction status code F710 enabling detailed setting of communication restriction corresponds to the area name F708 of the communication restriction area. The central control station 1200 manages them as a common database.

  The network 400 is not particularly limited as long as it is a communication line, and includes a DSL [Digital Subscriber Line], an ISDN [Integrated Services Digital Network], a telephone line such as dial-up, the Internet, and a LAN. .

  FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of a computer that is an example of the communication control server 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the communication control server 100 includes a CPU [Central Processing Unit] 110, a mouse 112, a monitor 114, a keyboard 116, a memory 118, a fixed disk 120, and a mutually connected bus. An FD [Flexible Disk] driving device 122, a CD-ROM [Compact Disk-Read Only Memory] driving device 124, and a communication interface 150 (hereinafter referred to as a communication IF [InterFace] 150) are included. An FD 132 is attached to the FD driving device 122. A CD-ROM 134 is mounted on the CD-ROM drive 124.

  CPU 110 controls communication with another communication device (for example, mobile phone 200) performed via communication IF 150 as a communication control unit. The CPU 110 processes information received from the communication IF 150 as a calculation processing unit. For example, when the terminal location information is received from the mobile phone 200, the terminal location information is converted into a format that can be compared with the communication area information stored in the fixed disk 120. As a comparison determination unit, CPU 110 determines whether another communication device (for example, mobile phone 200) is located in an area where communication restriction is required in advance (hereinafter referred to as “communication restriction area”).

  The processing in the communication control server 100 is realized by hardware of the communication control server 100 and software executed by the CPU 110. Generally, such software is stored and distributed in a recording medium such as the FD 132 or the CD-ROM 134, read from the recording medium by the FD driving device 122 or the CD-ROM driving device 124, and temporarily stored in the fixed disk 120. The The software is read from the fixed disk 120 to the memory 118 and executed by the CPU 110. The hardware itself of the communication control server 100 shown in FIG. 2 is general. Therefore, the most essential part of the present invention is software recorded on a recording medium such as the FD 132, the CD-ROM 134, and the fixed disk 120.

  FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of mobile phone 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the mobile phone 200 includes a CPU 210, a liquid crystal monitor 212, an input button 216, a memory 218, a microphone 220, a speaker 222, a memory card driving device 224, and a CPU 210 connected to each other via a bus. Notification means 226, camera 228, battery 230, radio / TV 232, communication interface 250 (hereinafter referred to as communication IF 250), antenna (mobile antenna and GPS antenna) 252, timer 260, headphones 264, And a wireless LAN transmission / reception device 268.

  As a communication control unit, CPU 210 controls communication with another communication device (for example, mobile phone base station 1000) performed via communication IF 250. As the position information processing unit, the CPU 210 processes position information received from the GPS satellite 300 via the antenna 252 and generates terminal position information representing the position of the mobile phone 200. The CPU 210 controls power supply from the battery 230 as a power supply control unit. When communication is prohibited because the mobile phone 200 is in the communication restricted area, the supply of power from the battery 230 is restricted. For example, power supply to the communication IF 250 or the like is restricted, and power supply to the liquid crystal monitor 212 or the like is continued. Thereby, when the communication of the mobile phone 200 is prohibited, the consumption of the battery 230 can be suppressed. Moreover, the generation of electromagnetic waves can be minimized.

  The processing in the mobile phone 200 is realized by hardware of the mobile phone 200 and software executed by the CPU 210. Such software is stored and distributed in the memory 218 of the mobile phone 200, and is also distributed in a form stored in a recording medium such as the memory card 234, read by the memory card driving device 234, etc., and stored in the memory 218. Sometimes stored. The software is read from the memory 218 and executed by the CPU 210. The hardware itself of the mobile phone 200 shown in FIG. 3 is general. Therefore, the most essential part of the present invention is software recorded on a recording medium such as the memory 218 and the memory card 234. The reading of the software is not limited to the above method, and the software may be acquired by downloading from another information communication device (not shown) on the network connected via the communication IF 250.

  FIG. 4 shows a data structure of position information received from GPS satellite 300 by mobile phone 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The position information is composed of a plurality of fields in which data is stored (hereinafter, the field is represented as “F”). In F402, header information ("01111110" in FIG. 4) is stored. In F404, data representing the transmission destination of the position information (“mobile phone 200” in FIG. 4) is stored. The transmission data number (“00010000” in FIG. 4) is stored in F406. This number is a number given each time the position information is transmitted. In F408, latitude data ("42 degrees 11 minutes 11 seconds north" in FIG. 4) is stored. Longitude data ("135 longitude 11 minutes 11 seconds east" in FIG. 4) is stored in F410. F412 stores altitude data (“100 m above sea level” in FIG. 4). F414 stores the data transmission date and time ("December 31, 2002 23:59:59" in FIG. 4). In F416, other control flags ("00100101" in FIG. 4) are stored. For example, parity data for detecting some error from the transmitted position information is stored.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of terminal location information transmitted from mobile phone 200 according to the present embodiment to communication control server 100. In F502, header information (“0111110” in FIG. 5) is stored. In F504, data representing the transmission destination of the terminal location information ("mobile phone base station 1000" in FIG. 5) is stored. In F506, data representing the transmission source of the terminal location information ("mobile phone 200" in FIG. 5) is stored. In F508, latitude data of the mobile phone 200 (“42 degrees 11 minutes 11 seconds north” in FIG. 5) is stored. F510 stores longitude data of the mobile phone 200 ("135 longitude 11 minutes 11 seconds east" in FIG. 5). In F512, altitude data of the mobile phone 200 (“100 m above sea level” in FIG. 5) is stored. F514 stores the transmission date and time of this data ("01/01/2003 00:05:00" in FIG. 5). Other control data (“00100101” in FIG. 5) is stored in F516. This control data is stored when a user performs a predetermined input operation when emergency communication is required when communication of the mobile phone 200 is prohibited (hereinafter, this data is referred to as “emergency”). Communication code ”), or an error detection code used to determine whether or not the communication data is normal.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data structure of communication control information transmitted to mobile phone 200 by communication control server 100 according to the present embodiment. In F602, header information (“0111110” in FIG. 6) is stored. F604 stores data representing the transmission destination of the communication control information ("mobile phone 200" in FIG. 6). F606 stores data representing the source of the communication control information ("mobile phone base station 1000" in FIG. 6). In F608, a communication restriction area number ("0001" in FIG. 6) for specifying the communication restriction area is stored. In F610, a code (communication restriction code or communication permission code, “0004” in FIG. 6) for controlling communication of the mobile phone 200 is stored. F612 stores the transmission date and time of communication control information ("01/01/2003 00:05:59" in FIG. 6). In F614, data used to determine whether or not the transmitted communication control information is normal (“00100101” in FIG. 6) is stored.

  7 shows a data structure (a) of communication restriction area information stored in the fixed disk 120 of the communication control server 100 according to the present embodiment, and a restriction state code table (stored in the memory 218 of the mobile phone 200). It is a figure showing b).

  In F702, a communication restriction area number (a serial number starting from “0001” in FIG. 7) is stored. This number is a number uniquely assigned to each communication restriction area. As shown below, the communication restriction area number includes map information (F704, F706) and name information (F708) for each area. And a corresponding restriction status code (F710) is added.

  In F704, a communication restriction start point is stored. This data is information representing the end point of the communication restriction area. That is, the starting point of the range in which the communication regulation is effective is stored as latitude, longitude, and altitude (in FIG. 7, “North latitude 42 degrees 11 minutes 10 seconds”, “East longitude 135 degrees 11 degrees 10 minutes”, “ 100m above sea level "). In F706, a communication restriction end point is stored. This data is information representing the other end point of the communication restricted area. That is, the end point of the range in which the communication regulation is effective is expressed as latitude, longitude, and altitude (in FIG. 7, “North latitude 42 degrees 11 minutes 12 seconds”, “East longitude 135 degrees 11 degrees 12 minutes”, “Sea level” 200m "). Accordingly, the communication restriction area is specified based on the data stored in F704 and F706.

  In F708, name information of the communication restriction area is stored. Thereby, when managing / operating communication restricted area information, it is possible to recognize at a glance which area the information relates to.

  In F710, a restriction state code stored corresponding to each communication restriction area number is stored. This code is a detailed definition of the contents of communication restriction as shown in the restriction state code table F720 of FIG.

  For example, in the cases shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, “Tozai Museum of Art” is registered as a communication restriction area in the communication restriction area number “0001”, and the contents of the communication restriction include the restriction state code “0000”. "Only mail reception is possible." Further, in the communication restriction area number “0002”, “Southwest Hospital” is registered as a communication restriction area, and the content of the communication restriction is set to “power OFF mode” according to the restriction state code “0009”. In addition, in the communication restriction area number “0003”, “Northwest University Cafeteria” is registered as a communication restriction area, and the content of the communication restriction is set to “only mail can be sent and received” according to the restriction state code “0008”. Yes. Similarly, “Northwest University First Grand” is set to “no restriction” in accordance with the restriction state code “1111”. Although not shown in the figure, it is also possible to set a plurality of restriction status codes. For example, if “0004” and “0006” are registered at the same time, “no call” and “camera” It is set as “Inoperable”.

  In this way, the communication control device not only stores the map information of the communication restriction area in a database, but also the communication restriction varies depending on the location within the same site or building. Managed in pairs. For example, within a hospital premises, communication is not restricted only outside and inside the building, and where mobile phone usage is permitted by the hospital within the building, A detailed database such as ringing prohibition locations is managed and stored in pairs with map information.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control structure of a program executed by communication control server 100 according to the present embodiment. In the following description, each step of the flowchart is represented as “S”.

  In S102, CPU 110 of communication control server 100 receives terminal position information (see FIG. 5) from mobile phone 200. In S104, CPU 110 searches communication restriction area information (see FIG. 7) stored in fixed disk 120 based on the received terminal position information. In S106, CPU 110 determines whether mobile phone 200 is in the communication restricted area. This determination is made by confirming whether or not the terminal location information received in S102 is included in the communication restriction area information searched for in S104 (particularly, the map information of F704 and F706 in FIG. 7). . If it is determined in S106 that the mobile phone 200 is in the communication restricted area, the process proceeds to S108. If it is determined that the mobile phone 200 is not in the communication restricted area, the process proceeds to S114.

  If it is determined in S106 that mobile phone 200 is in the communication restricted area, CPU 110 creates communication control information (see FIG. 6) in S108. It should be noted that F610 of the communication control information corresponds to a restriction status code indicating that communication by the mobile phone 200 and the functions of each person are restricted (corresponding to “0000” to “0009” in the example of FIG. 7B). Hereinafter referred to as “communication restriction code” as appropriate). In S110, CPU 110 transmits communication control information to mobile phone 200. In S112, CPU 110 executes control for restricting communication with mobile phone 200. When this control is executed, communication between the mobile phone base station 1000 and the mobile phone 200 is restricted, and at the same time, restrictions on the functions of the mobile phone 200 itself (for example, erasing of ringtones and cameras) Operation not possible) is also performed.

  If it is determined in S106 that mobile phone 200 is not in the communication restriction area, CPU 110 creates communication control information (see FIG. 6) in S114. Note that F610 of the communication control information corresponds to a restriction status code indicating that communication by the mobile phone 200 and each function is not restricted (according to “1111” according to the example of FIG. 7B). "Communication permission code") is stored. In S116, CPU 110 transmits the created communication control information to mobile phone 200. In S118, CPU 110 executes communicable control. When this control is executed, communication with the mobile phone 200 becomes possible. That is, the communication request transmitted from the mobile phone 200 can be processed and the mobile phone 200 can be transmitted. At the same time, if each function (camera operation or the like) of the mobile phone 200 is disabled by the restriction status code, the restriction is released and the normal operation is started.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a control structure of a program executed by mobile phone 200 according to the present embodiment.

  In S202, CPU 210 of mobile phone 200 detects that the user has turned on the power. In S204, CPU 210 receives position information (see FIG. 4) representing the position of mobile phone 200 from GPS satellite 300. In S206, CPU 210 generates terminal position information (see FIG. 5) of mobile phone 200 based on the received position information. In S208, CPU 210 determines whether an instruction to transmit terminal position information from the user has been detected. For example, when the user presses the input button 216, it is determined that transmission of terminal position information is instructed. If a transmission instruction is detected in S208, the process proceeds to S210. If a transmission instruction is not detected, the process is skipped to S224.

  If a transmission instruction is detected in S208, CPU 210 transmits terminal location information (see FIG. 5) to mobile phone base station 1000 in S210. In S212, CPU 210 receives communication control information (see FIG. 6) from mobile phone base station 1000. The communication control information F610 includes a restriction status code (communication restriction code or communication permission code) for controlling the communication of the mobile phone 200. In S214, CPU 210 determines whether or not a communication restriction code is included in the received communication control information. If it is determined in S214 that a communication restriction code is included, the process proceeds to S216, and no communication restriction code is included (in other words, a communication permission code is included). If it is determined, the process proceeds to S220.

  If it is determined in S214 that the communication restriction code is included, in S216, the CPU 210 detects the restriction state code (in this case, the communication restriction code) from F610 of the communication control information and stores it in the memory 218. Based on the regulated status code table F720 (see FIG. 7B), the communication regulation to be performed is analyzed. Then, communication restriction control of the mobile phone 200 corresponding to the analysis result is executed. For example, if the restriction status code is “0004”, the outgoing call is prohibited in order to prohibit the incoming / outgoing call of the mobile phone 200, and even if communication data is transmitted to the mobile phone 200, the CPU 210 Does not receive data. Further, for example, the incoming notification is not displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 212. Alternatively, the process of recording the caller's message is not performed. Furthermore, CPU210 suppresses the output of the battery 230 as a power supply control part. Thereby, all the communication functions of the mobile phone 200 are prohibited, and at the same time, the consumption of the battery 230 is suppressed. Further, in S218, CPU 210 executes communication restriction area notification. That is, the liquid crystal monitor 212 displays that the user is in the communication restriction area. As a result, the user can recognize that communication using the mobile phone 200 is no longer possible.

  If it is determined in S214 that the communication restriction code is not included (in other words, the communication restriction code is included), in S220, CPU 210 sets mobile phone 200 in the communication standby state. . With this setting, the CPU 210 is ready to execute processing as a communication control unit. That is, it is possible to make a call by the user of the mobile phone 200 and to perform a process based on an incoming call from the mobile phone base station 1000 (for example, a notification of an incoming call or a process of recording a caller's message). In S222, CPU 210 executes communication with mobile phone base station 1000 via communication IF 250. That is, communication by the user is performed.

  On the other hand, in S224, CPU 210 determines whether or not a user power-off instruction has been detected. This determination is made by detecting whether or not the user has pressed a power-off button (not shown). If an instruction to turn off the power is detected in S224, the process is terminated. If not detected, the process returns to S204.

  Regarding the operations of the communication control server 100 and the mobile phone 200 according to the present embodiment based on the structure and flowchart as described above, the case where the mobile phone 200 is in the communication restricted area and the case where it is outside is divided. This will be described in more detail.

  First, a case where the mobile phone 200 is in the communication restricted area will be described.

  When mobile phone 200 receives position information (see FIG. 4) from GPS satellite 300 (S204), CPU 210 of mobile phone 200 generates terminal position information from the position information (S206). When a transmission instruction by the user is detected (YES in S208), CPU 210 transmits terminal location information (see FIG. 5) to mobile phone base station 1000 (S210).

  When the communication control server 100 of the mobile phone base station 1000 receives the terminal position information (see FIG. 5) from the mobile phone 200 (S102), the CPU 110 of the communication control server 100 determines communication restriction area information ( Search (see FIG. 7) (S104). If it is determined that mobile phone 200 is in the communication restriction area (YES in S106), CPU 110 includes communication control information including a restriction state code (communication restriction code) for restricting communication with mobile phone 200 (see FIG. 6). Is created (S108). The CPU 110 transmits the communication control information to the mobile phone 200 (S110), and executes communication restriction control for the mobile phone 200 (S112).

  When the mobile phone 200 receives communication control information (see FIG. 6) from the mobile phone base station 1000 (S212), if the communication control information includes a communication restriction code (“0004” in F610) (S214). In step S216, the CPU 210 of the mobile phone 200 executes communication restriction control and prohibits communication between the communication device other than the GPS satellite 300 and the mobile phone 200 (S216). Thereafter, the mobile phone 200 continues the communication restriction control while receiving the position information (see FIG. 4) from the GPS satellite 300 until the user's power-off instruction is detected (S204).

  In this way, when the mobile phone 200 is in the communication restriction area, communication control information (see FIG. 6) including the communication restriction code is transmitted from the mobile phone base station 1000 to the mobile phone 200. When the mobile phone 200 detects the communication restriction code from the received information, the mobile phone 200 prohibits communication with other communication devices. Therefore, in addition to incoming calls from other communication devices, it is impossible for the user of the mobile terminal 200 to make a call.

  Since the communication control information is generated based on the map information (communication restricted area information) stored in the communication control server 100 in the mobile phone base station 1000, the mobile phone 200 does not need to store the map information. As a result, an increase in the capacity of the memory 218 required for the mobile phone 200 can be suppressed.

  In addition, since the map information is stored in the communication control server 100, the map information can be centrally managed, so that it becomes easy to respond to changes in the map information such as communication prohibition and change of setting, An increase in the load related to the update of information for the user of the mobile phone 200 can be suppressed.

  In the above description, the case where the restriction state code is “0004” indicating that the outgoing / incoming call cannot be made has been described as an example.

  In the present invention, since altitude is included as position information for specifying the communication restriction area, for example, a high-rise building in which the first to third floors are movie theaters and the sixth to eighth floors are restaurants is set as the communication restriction area. However, in a movie theater, the restriction status code can be set to “0000” to allow only mail reception, while in a restaurant, the restriction status code can be set to “0008” to enable only mail transmission / reception. . Therefore, it is possible to flexibly cope with the case where communication regulations within the same high-rise building are different for each floor. It is also possible to cancel communication restrictions at meeting halls such as museums and movie theaters, and to prohibit outgoing / incoming calls by setting the restriction status code to "0004" once entering the exhibition hall or screening hall. .

  Next, a case where the mobile phone 200 is outside the communication restriction area will be described. Note that the same operations as those described above will not be described repeatedly.

  When the communication control server 100 of the mobile phone base station 1000 receives the terminal location information from the mobile phone 200 (S102), the CPU 110 of the communication control server 100 searches for communication restriction area information based on the information (S104). If it is determined that mobile phone 200 is outside the communication restriction area (NO in S106), CPU 110 creates communication control information including a restriction state code (communication permission code) that enables communication with mobile phone 200. (S114). CPU 110 transmits the communication control information to mobile phone 200 (S116), and executes communicable control for mobile phone 200 (S118).

  When the mobile phone 200 receives communication control information (see FIG. 6) from the mobile phone base station 1000 (S212), the restriction status code included in the communication control information is “1111”, that is, the communication permission code. When detected (NO in S214), CPU 210 of mobile phone 200 executes communicable control, and sets mobile phone 200 in a standby state in which communication with other communication devices is possible (S220). Thereafter, the mobile phone 200 continues the communicable control while receiving GPS information from the GPS satellite 300 (S204) until a power-off instruction is detected by the user.

  Then, the 1st modification of embodiment which concerns on this invention is demonstrated.

  When the communication is restricted because the mobile phone 200 is in the communication restriction area, for example, communication may be required due to the occurrence of an emergency situation. In such a case, the user of the mobile phone 200 can cancel the communication restriction control and switch to the communication standby state. For example, a code for emergency communication (hereinafter referred to as “emergency communication code”) is determined in advance, and the user of the mobile phone 200 inputs the code, whereby the mobile phone 200 for which communication restriction control is executed. Can be set in a communication standby state.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart representing a control structure of a program executed by communication control server 100 according to the first modification of the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, about the same process as the above-mentioned program (refer FIG. 8), suppose that the duplicate description is not performed by attaching | subjecting the same step number.

  The control structure of the program according to this modification is such that communication restriction control is canceled if “emergency communication code” is included in the terminal location information (see FIG. 5) transmitted from the mobile phone 200 to the communication control server 100. However, it differs from the control structure of the program described above in that communicable control is executed to form a communication standby state.

  In S302, CPU 110 receives terminal location information (hereinafter, referred to as “terminal location information (strict)”) including an emergency communication code from mobile phone 200 to F516 (see FIG. 5). In S304, CPU 110 detects the emergency communication code from the terminal position information (strict). In S306, CPU 110 determines whether or not the emergency communication code is a valid code. This determination is made based on whether or not the emergency communication code is included in a code stored in advance on fixed disk 120. If it is determined in S306 that the emergency communication code is valid, the process proceeds to S308. If it is determined that the emergency communication code is not valid, the process proceeds to S312.

  If it is determined in S306 that the emergency communication code is valid, in S308, the CPU 110 cancels the communication restriction control that has been executed for the mobile phone 200, and in S114, S116, and S118 described above. Take control. As a result, the mobile phone 200 can be called from another communication device via the communication control server 100. In addition, the communication control server 100 is in a state where it can process a call from the mobile phone 200.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S306 that the emergency communication code is not valid, in S312, the CPU 110 continues the communication restriction control that has been executed for the mobile phone 200.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a control structure of a program executed by mobile phone 200 according to the present modification. In addition, about the process same as the above-mentioned program (refer FIG. 9), suppose that the duplicate description is not performed by attaching | subjecting the same step number.

  The control structure of the program according to the present modification is such that the user of the mobile phone 200 transmits terminal location information (see FIG. 5) including an emergency communication code to the mobile phone base station 1000 by a predetermined operation. This is different from the program control structure described above.

  After S202 and S204 described above, in S405, the CPU 210 detects that the user of the mobile phone 200 has input the emergency communication code. For example, when the same code as the emergency communication code stored in advance in the memory 218 is input via the input button 216, the input of the emergency communication code is detected. In S406, CPU 210 generates terminal location information (severity) based on the location information (see FIG. 4) of mobile phone 200 received in S204 and the emergency communication code detected in S405. As a result, the emergency communication code is stored in F516 (see FIG. 5) of the terminal position information (several). Thereafter, after a transmission instruction is detected in S208, terminal location information (scheduled) is transmitted in S210. When communication control information is received from the mobile phone base station 1000 in S212, in S414, The CPU 210 ends the communication restriction control that has been executed as the communication control unit. Thereby, the mobile phone 200 can communicate with other communication devices.

  Operations of the communication control server 100 and the mobile phone 200 according to the present modification based on the above-described structure and flowchart will be described.

  When the input of the emergency communication code by the user of the mobile phone 200 is detected (S405), the CPU 210 of the mobile phone 200 detects the terminal location information including the location information (F508, F510, F512) and the emergency communication code (F516). ) Is generated (S406). When a transmission instruction by the user is detected (YES in S208), CPU 210 transmits terminal location information (strict) to mobile phone base station 1000 (S210).

  When the communication control server 100 of the mobile phone base station 1000 receives the terminal position information (must) from the mobile phone 200 (S302), the CPU 110 of the communication control server 100 detects an emergency communication code from the information (S304). If it is determined that the emergency communication code is a valid code (YES in S306), the communication restriction control that has been performed on the mobile phone 200 is canceled (S308), and the communicable control is performed (S114, S116, S118).

  Thereby, according to the communication control server 100 and the mobile phone 200 according to this modification, when the user inputs a predetermined emergency communication code, the mobile phone 200 and the communication control server can be used even when the user is in the communication restricted area. Communication with 100 can be enabled.

  Then, the 2nd modification of embodiment which concerns on this invention is demonstrated.

  After the user of the mobile phone 200 has stayed in the communication restriction area in the past, the user may reenter the area. For example, when a user goes to the hospital many times for treatment. In such a case, before the mobile phone 200 receives the same communication control information from the communication control server 100 again by storing, in the memory 218, the map information when the communication has been restricted in the past as the communication restriction information. In addition, communication can be regulated voluntarily.

  In this case, the map information stored in the memory 218 is information having the same data structure as the map information stored in the communication control server 100 (see FIG. 7), for example. When the communication control server 100 restricts communication by the mobile phone 200, the mobile phone 200 can acquire the information as communication restriction information by transmitting the corresponding map information to the mobile phone 200.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a control structure of a program executed by mobile phone 200 according to this modification. In addition, about the same process as the above-mentioned program (refer FIG. 9 or FIG. 11), suppose that the duplicate description is not performed by attaching | subjecting the same step number.

  The control structure of the program according to this modification is that the mobile phone 200 can self-regulate communication with the communication control server 100 based on the information stored in the memory 218 and the acquired terminal position information. This is different from the control structure of the program described above.

  After S202, S204, and S206 described above, in S508, the CPU 210 reads communication restriction history information from the stored information stored in the memory 218. The communication restriction history information is information related to a communication restriction area stored when communication is restricted based on communication control information from the communication control server 100 in the past (at least the map information of the communication control information and Regulatory status code). In S510, CPU 210 determines whether or not the terminal location information generated in S206 is included in the communication restriction information read in S508. If it is determined in S510 that the terminal position information is included in the communication restriction information, the process proceeds to S512. If it is determined that the terminal position information is not included in the communication restriction information, the process proceeds to S220 described above.

  When it is determined in S510 that the terminal position information is included in the communication restriction history information, in S512, the CPU 210 stops communication control based on the communication control information. As a result, even if communication control information including a restriction state code (communication restriction code or communication permission code) is received from the communication control server 100, control based on those codes is not executed, so both controls do not interfere with each other. In S514, CPU 210 executes communication restriction processing based on communication restriction history information. That is, when it is determined that the mobile phone 200 has reentered a place where communication has been restricted in the past, the mobile phone 200 voluntarily uses the same communication restriction state as the past based on the terminal position information stored in the memory 218. Set to For example, if a restriction status code “0009” (power-off mode) has been received as communication restriction information at a hospital during past hospital visits, the power-off process is automatically performed from the next time.

  An operation of the mobile phone 200 according to the present modification based on the above-described structure and flowchart will be described.

  When the user of the mobile phone 200 reenters an area (communication restriction area) where communication has been restricted in the past, terminal location information is generated (S206), and communication restriction history information is read from the memory 218 (S508). If CPU 210 determines that the generated terminal position information is included in the communication restriction area indicated by the communication restriction history information (YES in S510), CPU 210 stops communication control based on the communication control information received from communication control server 100. (S512). Thereafter, the CPU 210 restricts communication by the mobile phone 200 based on the communication restriction history information read from the memory 218 (S514).

  Thus, according to the mobile phone 200 according to the present modification, when the user of the mobile phone 200 visits the communication restriction area many times, the mobile phone 200 performs communication based on the communication restriction history information stored in the memory 218. Can be self-regulated.

  Finally, the effects achieved by the communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention and its modification will be generally described.

  As described above, according to the communication system (communication control server 100 and mobile phone 200) according to the embodiment of the present invention and the modification thereof, it is acquired from the position information (see FIG. 4) transmitted by the GPS satellite 300. Communication by the mobile phone 200 can be controlled based on the terminal location information of the mobile phone 200 (see FIG. 5) and the map information (see FIG. 7) stored in the communication control server 100. As a result, when detailed communication restrictions are set in advance for each communication restriction area, the mobile phone 200 performs communication restrictions according to the settings.

  In addition, since information (map information and detailed communication regulation information) necessary for this control is stored in the communication control server 100, the mobile phone 200 does not need a storage device for storing the information. In addition, it is not necessary for the user of the mobile phone 200 to update the map information. Therefore, in the mobile phone 200, an increase in the capacity of the storage device can be suppressed.

  That is, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to expand the capacity of the memory without increasing the load on the user, and further, the communication restriction of the communication terminal based on the position information is not limited to communication prohibition. It becomes possible to control the communication at the end of the stage.

  In the embodiment and the modification of the present invention, the map information regarding the communication restriction area and the detailed communication restriction information (see FIG. 7) are stored in the fixed disk 120 of the communication control server 100. You may memorize | store in the memory | storage device outside the server 100. FIG. For example, a database for managing map information may be provided in the communication network so that each communication control server 100 connected on the network can access the database. Thereby, the efficiency of data management and the utilization degree of map information can be improved.

  In addition, the mobile phone 200 according to the embodiment and the modification of the present invention acquires the position information (see FIG. 4) from the GPS satellite 300, but may acquire the position information from the differential GPS satellite. Thereby, since the precision of terminal position information improves, communication control can be performed more accurately. In addition, this time, the configuration using the omnidirectional position information by the satellite called GPS has been described as an example, but in the future, by combining the mobile phone system with other wireless systems, for example, hot spots such as wireless LAN If such a service becomes possible, it becomes possible to set detailed communication restrictions for each communication restriction area. For example, fine communication restrictions for each place in a university campus are possible.

  Further, in the second modification of the present embodiment, a predetermined time has elapsed since the communication restriction process (S514) based on the communication restriction history information at the time when communication was restricted in the past. Then, the information may be deleted. By adopting such a configuration, information that is not used for communication restriction processing is deleted, so that communication control according to the action pattern of the user of the mobile phone 200 is executed without expanding the memory 218 more than necessary. It becomes possible.

  Furthermore, although cases have been described with the present embodiment and this modification as an example where a mobile phone is used as a communication terminal, other information processing terminals may be used as communication terminals. For example, an information processing apparatus connected to a PHS system, a LAN, or a WAN may be used.

  It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect, and the configuration of the present invention departs from the gist of the invention in addition to the above embodiments. Various modifications can be made without departing from the scope.

  In addition, the technical scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications of the scope equivalent to the description of the claims, as well as the scope defined based on the description of the claims. It is.

  The present invention is a technique useful for restricting communication by a mobile terminal at a specific place when controlling communication between a communication control apparatus and a communication terminal connected via a communication line.

These are the figures showing the communication network containing the communication control server and mobile telephone which concern on embodiment of this invention. These are the control block diagrams of the communication control server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. These are the control block diagrams of the mobile phone which concerns on embodiment of this invention. These are the figures showing the data structure of the positional information which the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment of this invention receives from a GPS satellite. These are the figures showing the data structure of the terminal location information which the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment of this invention transmits to a communication control server. These are the figures showing the data structure of the communication control information which the communication control server which concerns on embodiment of this invention transmits to a mobile telephone. These represent the data structure (a) of the communication restriction area information stored in the fixed disk of the communication control server according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the restriction state code table (b) stored in the memory of the mobile phone. FIG. These are flowcharts showing the control structure of the program executed in the communication control server according to the embodiment of the present invention. These are the flowcharts showing the control structure of the program run with the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment of this invention. These are the flowcharts showing the control structure of the program performed in the communication control server which concerns on the 1st modification of embodiment of this invention. These are the flowcharts showing the control structure of the program performed with the mobile telephone which concerns on the 1st modification of embodiment of this invention. These are the flowcharts showing the control structure of the program performed with the mobile telephone which concerns on the 2nd modification of embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

100 communication control server 110 CPU
112 Mouse 114 Monitor 116 Keyboard 118 Memory 120 Fixed Disk 122 FD Drive Device 124 CD-ROM Drive Device 132 FD
134 CD-ROM
150 Communication interface 200 Mobile phone 210 CPU
212 Liquid crystal monitor 216 Input button 218 Memory 220 Microphone 222 Speaker 224 Memory card driving device 226 Notification means 228 Camera 230 Battery 232 Radio / TV
234 Memory card 250 Communication interface 252 Antenna 260 Timer 264 Headphone 268 Wireless LAN transceiver 300 GPS satellite 400 Network 500 Wireless LAN system 1000 Mobile phone base station 1200 Central control station

Claims (18)

  A communication control system including a communication control device and a communication terminal connected to the communication control device via a communication line, wherein the communication control device includes map information and communication information for each communication restriction area of the communication terminal. Storage means for storing communication restriction area information indicating restriction contents, receiving means for receiving information from the communication terminal via the communication line, and position of the communication terminal from information obtained by the receiving means Obtaining means for obtaining terminal location information representing, determining means for judging whether or not the communication terminal exists in the communication restricted area based on the communication restricted area information and the terminal location information, and the communication When it is determined that the terminal exists in the communication restriction area, communication control information including restriction contents corresponding to the communication restriction area is generated based on the communication restriction area information. Generating means, transmitting means for transmitting the communication control information to the communication terminal via the communication line, and control means for controlling communication with the communication terminal based on the communication control information. The communication terminal is configured to generate the terminal position information based on position information obtained by communication with the positioning device, and to transmit the terminal position information to the communication control device via the communication line. Means, receiving means for receiving the communication control information from the communication control device via the communication line, and analyzing means for analyzing the restriction contents from the communication control information obtained by the receiving means. A communication control system comprising: control means for controlling communication restriction with the communication control device and / or own function restriction based on the restriction content.   A communication control device connected to a communication terminal via a communication line, the storage means for storing communication restriction area information in which the map information and restriction contents are represented for each communication restriction area of the communication terminal; and Receiving means for receiving information from the communication terminal via a communication line; acquisition means for acquiring terminal position information representing the position of the communication terminal from information obtained by the receiving means; the communication restricted area information; Determining means for determining whether or not the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area based on terminal position information; and determining that the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area; Generating means for generating communication control information including restriction contents corresponding to the communication restriction area based on the area information, and the communication control information to the communication terminal via the communication line A communication control device comprising transmitting means for transmitting, and control means for controlling the communication with the communication terminal based on the communication control information, by comprising a.   The generation means generates communication control information including a restriction content indicating that communication by the communication terminal is restricted when it is determined that the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area. The communication control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the means limits communication with the communication terminal based on the communication control information.   The generation means generates communication control information including a restriction content indicating that communication by the communication terminal is permitted when it is determined that the communication terminal exists outside the communication restriction area. 4. The communication control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the means permits communication with the communication terminal based on the communication control information.   The communication control device includes a release unit that cancels communication restriction control of the communication terminal when it is determined that the information obtained by the receiving unit satisfies a predetermined condition. Item 5. The communication control device according to any one of Items 2 to 4.   The canceling unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied if the information obtained by the receiving unit includes predetermined information, and cancels the communication restriction control of the communication terminal. The communication control device according to claim 5.   A communication terminal connected to the communication control device via a communication line, the generating means for generating terminal position information representing its own position based on position information obtained by communication with a positioning device; and the communication line Transmitting means for transmitting the terminal position information to the communication control device via the communication means, receiving means for receiving communication control information from the communication control device via the communication line, and the communication control information obtained by the receiving means Analysis means for analyzing the restriction content included in the control means, and control means for controlling communication restriction with the communication control device and / or own function restriction based on the analyzed restriction content. A characteristic communication terminal.   8. The control unit is configured to restrict communication with the communication control device when a restriction content for restricting communication by the communication terminal is included in the communication control information. The communication terminal described in 1.   The said control means permits communication with the said communication control apparatus, when the content of the regulation to permit communication by the said communication terminal is contained in the said communication control information. Or the communication terminal of Claim 8.   The communication terminal, when it is determined that the terminal position information obtained by the generation means satisfies a predetermined condition, a stop means for stopping the control by the control means, and when the control by the control means is stopped The communication terminal according to claim 7, further comprising restriction means for restricting communication with the communication control device and / or restricting its own function.   The communication terminal includes storage means for storing the communication control information obtained by the receiving means as communication restriction history information, and the stop means has the terminal location information obtained by the generating means If it is included in the communication restriction history information, it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, and the control by the control unit is stopped, and the restriction unit is configured based on the communication restriction history information. The communication terminal according to claim 10, wherein communication restriction with a communication control device and / or function restriction of itself is performed.   The communication terminal communicates with the communication control device when it is determined that the input device accepts a user instruction and the input device accepts a predetermined instruction while communication with the communication control device is restricted. 12. The communication enabling means for enabling and an instruction transmitting means for transmitting information including the fact that the predetermined instruction has been received to the communication control device. A communication terminal according to the above.   A communication control method for controlling communication with a communication terminal connected via a communication line, and preliminarily preparing communication restriction area information indicating map information and restriction contents for each communication restriction area of the communication terminal A preparatory step, a reception step of receiving information from the communication terminal via the communication line, and an acquisition step of acquiring terminal position information representing the position of the communication terminal from the information obtained in the reception step; A determination step of determining whether or not the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area based on the communication restriction area information and the terminal position information; and if the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area. A generation step of generating communication control information including restriction contents corresponding to the communication restriction area based on the communication restriction area information when determined; A communication control method comprising: a transmission step of transmitting the communication control information to the communication terminal via a communication line; and a control step of controlling communication with the communication terminal based on the communication control information. .   A communication method in a communication terminal that communicates with a communication control device connected via a communication line, a generation step for generating terminal position information representing its own position based on position information obtained by communication with a positioning device; Obtained by the receiving means, a transmitting step for transmitting the terminal location information to the communication control device via the communication line, a receiving step for receiving communication control information from the communication control device via the communication line, and the receiving means. An analysis step of analyzing the restriction content included in the communication control information, and a control step of controlling communication restriction with the communication control device and / or own function restriction based on the analyzed restriction content. A communication method characterized by the above.   A program for causing a computer to implement a communication control method for controlling communication with a communication terminal connected via a communication line, wherein the map information and the restriction contents are expressed for each communication restriction area of the communication terminal. A preparation step for preparing restriction area information in advance, a reception step for receiving information from the communication terminal via the communication line, and terminal location information representing the location of the communication terminal from the information obtained in the reception step An acquisition step of acquiring, a determination step of determining whether the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area based on the communication restriction area information and the terminal position information, and the communication terminal Communication including restriction contents corresponding to the communication restriction area based on the communication restriction area information when it is determined to exist in the area A generation step for generating control information, a transmission step for transmitting the communication control information to the communication terminal via the communication line, a control step for controlling communication with the communication terminal based on the communication control information, A program that is realized by the computer.   A program that causes a computer to implement a communication method in a communication terminal that communicates with a communication control apparatus connected via a communication line, and that represents the position of the terminal based on position information obtained through communication with a positioning apparatus A generating step for generating information; a transmitting step for transmitting the terminal location information to the communication control device via the communication line; and a receiving step for receiving communication control information from the communication control device via the communication line; An analysis step for analyzing a restriction content included in the communication control information obtained by the receiving unit, and control of communication restriction with the communication control device and / or own function restriction based on the analyzed restriction content And a control step for causing the computer to realize the control step.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 15 or 16 is recorded.   A communication restriction area which is stored in a storage means of a communication control device connected to a communication terminal via a communication line and has a structure in which map information and restriction contents are represented for each communication restriction area of the communication terminal. The information is a map to be compared with terminal position information representing the position of the communication terminal when the communication control device determines whether the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area. Information on restriction of communication is referred to when information is referred to, and it is determined that the communication terminal exists in the communication restriction area.

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