Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9529350-B2
Application number	US-201213707998-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2012
Priority date	Mar 19, 2012
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

An information processing apparatus controls position measurement performed by a position measurement device. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor that executes a process in the memory. The process includes acquiring schedule information associated with the position measurement device and including a start time and an end time, acquiring position information acquired by the position measurement device, and extending a position measurement cycle of the position measurement device compared to a position measurement cycle before the start time of the schedule information when positions that respectively correspond to a plurality of pieces of position information acquired between the start time and the end time are in a given area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system that controls position measurement performed by a position measurement device, the system comprising:
circuitry configured to
acquire schedule information associated with the position measurement device and including a start time and an end time,
acquire position information acquired by the position measurement device,
extend a position measurement cycle of the position measurement device compared to a position measurement cycle before the start time of the schedule information when positions respectively corresponding to a plurality of pieces of position information acquired between the start time and the end time are in a given area,
control transmission of a notification of the position measurement cycle over a network to the position measurement device communicatively coupled to the system via the network, and
stop position measurement of a different position measurement device that is used by a third party, the third party being different from a user of the position measurement device when a position corresponding to position information of the third party is determined to be in the given area after the position measurement cycle is extended, the schedule information being associated with identification information of the third party.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
determine whether to extend the position measurement cycle based on a type of the schedule information.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
determine whether to extend the position measurement cycle based on an amount of time from the start time to the end time.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
shorten the position measurement cycle as an amount of time until the end time of the schedule information becomes shorter after the position measurement cycle is extended.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
shorten the position measurement cycle when a position corresponding to position information acquired by the position measurement device is determined to be outside the given area after the position measurement cycle is extended and before the end time of the schedule information.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
identify the given area based on the plurality of pieces of position information.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:
determine whether the positions are in the given area, and
extend the position measurement cycle when the positions are determined to be in the given area.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
shorten the position measurement e cycle after the end time of the schedule information.

9. An information processing method for controlling position measurement performed by a positioned measurement device, the method comprising:
acquiring schedule information associated with the position measurement device and including a start time and an end time,
acquiring position information acquired by the position measurement device,
extending a position measurement cycle of the position measurement device compared to a position measurement cycle before the start time of the schedule information when positions that respectively correspond to a plurality of pieces of position information acquired between the start time and the end time are in a given area,
controlling transmission of a notification of the position measurement cycle over a network to the position measurement device, and
stopping position measurement of a different position measurement device that is used by a third party, the third party being different from a user of the position measurement device when a position corresponding to position information of the third party is determined to be in the given area after the position measurement cycle is extended, the schedule information being associated with identification information of the third party.

10. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the position measurement device.

11. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
determining whether to extend the position measurement cycle based on a type of the schedule information.

12. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
determining whether to extend the position measurement cycle based on an amount of time from the start time to the end time.

13. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
shortening the position measurement cycle as an amount of time until the end time of the schedule information becomes shorter after the position measurement cycle is extended.

14. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
shortening the position measurement cycle when a position corresponding to position information acquired by the position measurement device is determined to be outside the given area after the position measurement cycle is extended and before the end time of the schedule information.

15. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
deciding the given area based on the plurality of pieces of position information.

16. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
determining whether the positions are in the given area, wherein
the extending extends the position measurement cycle when the positions are determined to be in the given area.

17. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
shortening the position measurement cycle after the end time of the schedule information.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Sakakihara Hironori

Classifications

• H04W52/0258

  controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day · CPC title

• G06F1/3203

  Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode · CPC title

• G06F1/329

  by task scheduling · CPC title

• G05B19/02 Primary

  electric · CPC title

• G01S5/0009 Primary

  Transmission of position information to remote stations (involving assistance data G01S5/0236) · CPC title