Communication terminal

Abstract

To easily contact an administrator of an aircraft. [Solution] The communication terminal 100 is equipped with an aircraft information acquisition unit 152 that acquires aircraft information, including administrator identification information of the aircraft administrator, via wireless communication from aircraft managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal, a selection acceptance unit 154 that accepts the selection of a target aircraft managed by the administrator to send a message or chat with from among the aircraft indicated by one or more aircraft information acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit 152, and a communication control unit 155 that transmits the administrator identification information of the administrator of the selected target aircraft, and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator, to the management device 200.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a communication terminal, a management system, and a communication control method. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, drones, which are unmanned aerial vehicles, have become widespread. A user who manages an aerial vehicle or a supervisor who monitors the aerial vehicle can check the location of the aerial vehicle during flight, for example, on the screen of his / her own terminal. This screen can display multiple aerial vehicles, and can check the presence of other aerial vehicles around the aerial vehicle managed by the user, for example. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2021-119714 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, there are cases where another flying object approaches one's own flying object during flight, or where some flying objects fly near a prohibited area. In these cases, the user or observer of the flying object needs to contact the administrator of the flying object in question in order to prevent the flying object from colliding with another flying object or from flying in the prohibited area. However, in the conventional system, the user or observer is forced to make a cumbersome task of checking the telephone number of the administrator and then making a call.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of these points, and aims to make it possible to easily contact the manager of an aircraft. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In a first aspect of the present invention, a communication terminal is provided which includes an aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires aircraft information from aircraft managed by an administrator other than a user of the terminal via wireless communication, the aircraft information including administrator identification information of the administrator of the aircraft, a selection reception unit that accepts a selection of a target aircraft managed by an administrator to send a message or to chat from among the aircraft indicated by one or more of the aircraft information acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit, and a communication control unit that transmits to a management device the administrator identification information of the administrator of the selected target aircraft, and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator.

[0007] The flying object information acquisition unit may also acquire the flying object information from an flying object managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal via short-range wireless communication.

[0008] The device may further include a display control unit that causes a display unit to display flight speed information regarding the flight speed of the flying object indicated by one or more pieces of flying object information acquired by the flying object information acquisition unit.

[0009] The information processing device may further include a display control unit that causes a display unit to display flight direction information regarding the flight direction of the aircraft indicated by one or more pieces of aircraft information acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit.

[0010] The device may further include a display control unit that displays an input screen on which a message to the administrator of the selected target aircraft is entered, and the communication control unit may transmit the administrator identification information of the administrator of the target aircraft and the message entered on the input screen to the management device.

[0011] In addition, the flying object information acquisition unit may further acquire the flying object information including the flight position of the flying object managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal, and may further include a display control unit that displays the flight position of the flying object indicated by one or more of the acquired flying object information on a display unit.

[0012] In addition, the information regarding the flight position may include route information indicating a flight path of the aircraft, and the display control unit may cause the display unit to display the flight path indicated by the acquired route information.

[0013] In addition, the information regarding the flight position may include flight plan information indicating the planned flight position or planned flight route of the aircraft, and the display control unit may display on the display unit the planned flight position or the planned flight route indicated by the acquired flight plan information.

[0014] In addition, the aircraft information acquisition unit may acquire the aircraft information of a managed aircraft among the aircraft that is managed by the user of the terminal, and the display control unit may display the flight position of the managed aircraft on the display unit based on the acquired aircraft information of the managed aircraft.

[0015] In addition, the display control unit may simultaneously display the flight positions of the managed aircraft and other aircraft on the display unit, and the selection receiving unit may accept a selection of the target aircraft from among the other aircraft that are in a predetermined flight position relationship with the managed aircraft.

[0016] In addition, the display control unit may cause information indicating the flight position of the aircraft and a specified area to be displayed on the display unit, and the selection receiving unit may receive a selection of the target aircraft from among the aircraft that are located in the specified area.

[0017] The communication control unit may also transmit source information including user identification information for identifying a user of the terminal, together with the administrator identification information.

[0018] In addition, the flying object information acquisition unit may receive the flying object information directly from the flying object, or receive the flying object information from the flying object via a mobile communication network.

[0019] In a second aspect of the present invention, a management system is provided that includes an air vehicle management device and a communication terminal that communicates with the management device, wherein the communication terminal includes an air vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires air vehicle information including administrator identification information of the administrator of the air vehicle from air vehicles managed by an administrator other than a user of the terminal via wireless communication, a selection reception unit that accepts a selection of a target air vehicle managed by an administrator to send a message or to chat from among the air vehicles indicated by one or more of the air vehicle information acquired by the air vehicle information acquisition unit, and a communication control unit that transmits to the management device the administrator identification information of the administrator of the selected target air vehicle, and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator, and the management device includes a terminal identification unit that identifies the terminal of the administrator based on the administrator identification information received from the communication terminal, and a management side communication control unit that transmits to the identified terminal the message received from the communication terminal or identification information of a chat room for chatting with a user of the communication terminal.

[0020] In a third aspect of the present invention, a communication control method is provided, which includes the steps of: acquiring, via wireless communication, aircraft information from an aircraft managed by an administrator other than a user of the terminal, the aircraft information including administrator identification information of the administrator; accepting, from the aircraft indicated by one or more of the acquired aircraft information, a selection of a target aircraft managed by an administrator to send a message or to chat; and transmitting, to a management device, the administrator identification information of the administrator of the selected target aircraft, and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator. Effect of the Invention

[0021] According to the present invention, it is possible to easily contact the manager of the aircraft. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0022] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the configuration of a management system S according to one embodiment. [Diagram 2] 1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a communication terminal 100. FIG. [Diagram 3] 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a display example of a display unit 120. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram for explaining an input screen. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram for explaining a modified example. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a management device 200. [Figure 7] 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed by the communication terminal 100 to contact the administrator of the target aircraft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0023] <Overview of the management system> An overview of a management system according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the configuration of a management system S according to one embodiment. The management system S is a system that manages the flights of multiple aircraft 10. As shown in Fig. 1, the management system S has multiple aircraft 10a, 10b, a communication terminal 100, and a management device 200. The aircraft 10a, 10b are also collectively referred to as aircraft 10.

[0024] The aircraft 10 is an unmanned aircraft such as a drone, and is capable of monitoring, inspection, aerial photography, delivery, and the like. The aircraft 10 is equipped with an imaging unit that captures images of the surroundings. The aircraft 10 flies a predetermined flight path and performs a predetermined task. The aircraft 10a shown in FIG. 1 is an aircraft owned by the user of the communication terminal 100, and the aircraft 10b is an aircraft managed by an administrator A, who is another user.

[0025] The communication terminal 100 is a terminal used by a user of the aircraft 10a. The user can input information related to the flight plan of the aircraft 10a to the communication terminal 100. The communication terminal 100 can communicate with the aircraft 10a. Note that the communication terminal 100 is not limited to a user of the aircraft 10a, and may be a terminal used by a supervisor who monitors the aircraft 10 in flight, rather than a manager of a specific aircraft 10.

[0026] The management device 200 manages the flight of the aircraft 10. The management device 200 is capable of communicating with the communication terminal 100. For example, the management device 200 generates a flight plan based on information input by a user via the communication terminal 100, and gives flight permission or flight authorization to the user (administrator) of the aircraft 10 to fly the aircraft 10 according to the generated flight plan.

[0027] However, there are cases where multiple aircraft 10 approach each other during flight, or where some of the aircraft 10 fly near a prohibited area. In these cases, the user or observer of the aircraft 10 needs to contact the administrator of the aircraft 10 in question in order to prevent the aircraft 10 from colliding with another aircraft 10 or from flying in a prohibited area.

[0028] The management system S of this embodiment performs the following processing to easily contact the manager of the target aircraft 10. First, the communication terminal 100 acquires airborne object information from the airborne object 10 (process (1)). The airborne object information includes administrator identification information of the administrator of the airborne object 10 and information related to the flight position of the airborne object 10. For example, the communication terminal 100 acquires airborne object information from the airborne object 10b, the information including administrator identification information of administrator A of the airborne object 10b and information related to the flight position of the airborne object 10b. Similarly, the communication terminal 100 acquires airborne object information from the airborne object 10a.

[0029] The communication terminal 100 displays the flight position of the aircraft 10 for which the aircraft information has been acquired on the display unit 120 (process (2)). For example, the display unit 120 shows multiple aircraft 10 on a map, making it easy to understand their relative positions.

[0030] The communication terminal 100 accepts the selection of a target aircraft by the user of the communication terminal 100 from among the displayed aircraft 10 (process (3)). For example, when the user of the communication terminal 100 looks at the display unit 120 and determines that the aircraft 10b is likely to approach the user's own aircraft 10a, the user selects the aircraft 10b as the target aircraft.

[0031] The communication terminal 100 transmits to the management device 200 the administrator identification information of the administrator of the target aircraft selected by the user and a message to the administrator (process (4)). For example, the communication terminal 100 transmits to the management device 200 the administrator identification information of administrator A of the aircraft 10b and a message to administrator A. The message to administrator A may, for example, be to the effect that if aircraft 10b continues flying, it may come close to aircraft 10a.

[0032] The management device 200 transmits the message received from the communication terminal 100 to the administrator of the target aircraft (process (5)). For example, the management device 200 identifies the administrator A from the administrator identification information received from the communication terminal 100, and transmits the message to the terminal or the like used by the identified administrator A.

[0033] In the above description, the communication terminal 100 transmits a message to the management device 200 for the administrator of the target aircraft, but this is not limiting. For example, the communication terminal 100 may transmit a request to start a chat with the administrator of the target aircraft to the management device 200. In such a case, the user of the communication terminal 100 can contact the administrator via chat.

[0034] <Communication terminal configuration> The configuration of the communication terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of communication terminal 100. Communication terminal 100 has a communication unit 110, a display unit 120, an input unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a control unit 150, as shown in FIG.

[0035] The communication unit 110 is a communication interface for the communication terminal 100 to transmit and receive information between the flying object 10 and the management device 200. For example, the communication unit 110 receives flying object information from the flying object 10. The flying object information includes administrator identification information indicating the administrator of the flying object 10 and information regarding the flight position of the flying object 10. The communication unit 110 also transmits information input by the user on the communication terminal 100 to the management device 200.

[0036] The communication unit 110 receives the flying object information directly from the flying object 10. For example, the communication unit 110 receives the flying object information directly from the flying object 10 using BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), which is a short-range wireless communication technology. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the communication unit 110 may receive the flying object information from the flying object 10 via a mobile communication network. The communication unit 110 may also receive the flying object information directly from the flying object 10 located near the communication terminal 100, and receive the flying object information from the flying object 10 located far away via a mobile communication network. That is, the communication unit 110 receives the flying object information by switching to a communication method suitable for each flying object 10.

[0037] The display unit 120 is an interface for visually notifying various information to an administrator of the communication terminal 100, etc. For example, the display unit 120 displays the flight position of the flying object 10 that has received the flying object information. This allows the user of the communication terminal 100 to easily grasp the positions of his / her own flying object 10 and surrounding flying objects 10.

[0038] The input unit 130 is a device for allowing a user of the communication terminal 100 to perform input operations and the like. For example, the user performs an operation of selecting one of the flying objects 10 displayed on the display unit 120 via the input unit 130. The user also performs an input operation of a message or the like on the input screen displayed on the display unit 120.

[0039] The storage unit 140 is a storage medium including a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM), etc. The storage unit 140 stores a program executed by the control unit 150. For example, the storage unit 140 stores the flying object information received by the communication unit 110 for each flying object 10.

[0040] The control unit 150 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 150 executes the programs stored in the storage unit 140 to function as an aircraft information acquisition unit 152, a display control unit 153, a selection receiving unit 154, and a communication control unit 155.

[0041] The flying object information acquisition unit 152 acquires flying object information including the administrator identification information of the administrator of the flying object 10 and information related to the flight position from the flying object 10. That is, the flying object information acquisition unit 152 acquires the flying object information received by the communication unit 110 from the flying object 10. For example, the flying object information acquisition unit 152 acquires flying object information of the flying object 10 from the flying object 10 located within a predetermined distance from the flying object 10 managed by the user of the communication terminal 100.

[0042] The flying object information acquisition unit 152 may acquire flying object information of a managed flying object that is managed by the user of the terminal among the flying objects 10. In this case, the managed flying object is the flying object 10a shown in FIG. 1, and the flying object information acquisition unit 152 also acquires flying object information from the flying object 10a.

[0043] The administrator identification information in the aircraft information is identification information that identifies the administrator of the aircraft 10. For example, the aircraft information acquisition unit 152 acquires identification information (e.g., administrator ID) that identifies administrator A of the aircraft 10b shown in Fig. 1. The administrator identification information is set in advance, for example, by the management device 200 or the like.

[0044] The information on the flight position in the flying object information may include route information indicating the flight path of the flying object 10. That is, the flying object information acquisition unit 152 acquires route information indicating the path that the flying object 10 has actually flown up until the last moment. For example, the flying object information acquisition unit 152 acquires the flight path of the flying object 10 by connecting flight positions included in the flying object information received from the flying object 10 at a predetermined interval.

[0045] The information on the flight position may also include flight schedule information indicating the planned flight position or planned flight route of the aircraft 10. That is, the aircraft information acquisition unit 152 acquires information on the planned route when the aircraft 10 continues to fly. The planned flight position and planned flight route are identified, for example, by receiving a flight plan for the aircraft 10 generated by the management device 300.

[0046] The display control unit 153 controls the display of the display unit 120. In this embodiment, the display control unit 153 causes the display unit 120 to display the flight position of the flying object 10 based on the flying object information acquired by the flying object information acquisition unit 152. Specifically, the display control unit 153 causes the display screen of the display unit 120 to display the position of the flying object 10 based on information relating to the flight position included in the flying object information.

[0047] The display control unit 153 causes the display unit 120 to display the flight position of a managed aircraft (specifically, the aircraft 10a shown in FIG. 1) based on the aircraft information of the managed aircraft managed by the user of the communication terminal 100. That is, the display control unit 153 causes the display unit 120 to display the flight position of the managed aircraft based on the aircraft information of the managed aircraft acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit 152.

[0048] The display control unit 153 may simultaneously display the flight positions of the managed aircraft and other aircraft 10 on the display unit 120. For example, the display control unit 153 displays both the managed aircraft and surrounding aircraft 10 on one display screen. This allows the user of the communication terminal 100 to grasp the overall positions of the managed aircraft and other aircraft 10.

[0049] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a display example of the display unit 120. Here, icons showing three flying objects 10a, 10b, and 10c are displayed on a map. The icons are shapes that can be selected by the user. The flying object 10a is an flying object managed by the user of the communication terminal 100, and the flying objects 10b and 10c are flying objects managed by other administrators. The display control unit 153 indicates the directions with arrows so that the flight directions of the flying objects 10a, 10b, and 10c can be seen. The display control unit 153 may display identification symbols AA1, BB1, and CC1 that identify the flying objects 10a, 10b, and 10c. Furthermore, the display control unit 153 may display the altitudes and flight speeds of the flying objects 10a, 10b, and 10c together with the identification symbols AA1, BB1, and CC1. By looking at the display shown in FIG. 3, the user of the communication terminal 100 can understand that his / her own flying object 10a and the flying object 10b managed by another manager may come close to each other.

[0050] The display control unit 153 may cause the display unit 120 to display the flight path indicated by the path information acquired by the flying object information acquisition unit 152. For example, the display control unit 153 causes the display unit 120 to display the flight path R1 (path indicated by a solid line) of the flying object 10a, as shown in Fig. 3. Although only the flight path R1 of the flying object 10a is shown in Fig. 3, the display control unit 153 may also display the flight paths of the flying objects 10b and 10c.

[0051] The display control unit 153 may also display the planned flight position or planned flight route indicated by the flight schedule information acquired by the flying object information acquisition unit 152 on the display unit 120. For example, the display control unit 153 displays the planned flight route R2 (route indicated by a dashed line) of the flying object 10a as shown in Fig. 3. This allows the user of the communication terminal 100 to guess whether or not the flying object 10a will approach another flying object when flying along the planned flight route.

[0052] The selection receiving unit 154 receives selection operations and input operations by the user of the communication terminal 100. In this embodiment, the selection receiving unit 154 receives a selection of an aircraft 10 (hereinafter referred to as a target aircraft) managed by an administrator with whom the user wishes to contact. The selection receiving unit 154 receives a selection of a target aircraft from among one or more aircraft 10 whose flight positions are displayed on the display unit 120. For example, the user selects an aircraft that is likely to approach the user's aircraft 10 as the target aircraft.

[0053] The selection receiving unit 154 may receive a selection of a target flying object from among the flying objects 10 that are in a predetermined flight positional relationship with the managed flying object. For example, when a user selects the flying object 10b located within a predetermined distance from the flying object 10a among the flying objects 10b and 10c shown in FIG. 3, the selection receiving unit 154 receives the flying object 10b as the target flying object. On the other hand, when a user selects the flying object 10c located outside the predetermined distance from the flying object 10a, the selection receiving unit 154 does not receive the flying object 10c as the target flying object. This makes it possible to suppress the transmission of a message or the like to the administrator of the flying object 10c when the flying object 10c that is not at risk of collision is selected.

[0054] The display control unit 153 displays an input screen for inputting a message to the manager of the selected target aircraft. For example, the display control unit 153 displays the input screen so as to be superimposed on the screen showing the flight position of the aircraft 10.

[0055] 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the input screen 124. Here, it is assumed that the user has selected the flying object 10b as the target flying object. When the user selects the flying object 10b, the display control unit 153 displays the input screen 124 for inputting a message to the administrator of the flying object 10b. The input screen 124 includes an input field 124a for inputting a message and a send button 124b. When the user inputs a message in the input field 124a and then presses the send button 124b, the message is transmitted to the management device 30.

[0056] The communication control unit 155 transmits information about the administrator of the target aircraft to the management device 200 so that the user can contact the administrator. In this embodiment, the communication control unit 155 transmits administrator identification information of the administrator of the target aircraft selected by the user and a message to the administrator to the management device 200. This allows the management device 200 to identify the contact information (address) of the administrator that has been previously stored in association with the received administrator identification information, and transfer a message to the administrator based on the address. The management device 200 can also identify the contact information (address) of the administrator included in the received administrator identification information, and transfer a message to the administrator based on the address.

[0057] The administrator identification information includes information for identifying the administrator. The administrator identification information includes, for example, the name and contact information of the administrator. The message to the administrator is a message input by the user to the administrator. For example, the communication control unit 155 transmits to the management device 200 a message input by the user on the input screen 124 of the display unit 120 as a message to the administrator. Specifically, the communication control unit 155 transmits to the management device 200 a message input by the user on the input screen 124 shown in FIG. 4.

[0058] The communication control unit 155 may transmit source information including user identification information for identifying the user of the terminal together with the administrator identification information. For example, the communication control unit 155 transmits source information including user identification information for identifying the user of the communication terminal 100. The source information includes, for example, the user's name and contact information.

[0059] In the above, the communication control unit 155 transmits the administrator identification information and a message to the administrator to the management device 200, but is not limited thereto. For example, the communication control unit 155 may transmit a chat start request with the administrator to the management device 200 together with the administrator identification information. The management device 200 that receives the chat start request issues a chat room ID for chatting between the administrator identified by the received administrator identification information and the source user identified by the source identification information in association with the administrator identification information and the source identification information, and transmits the room ID to the terminal of the administrator (referred to as the administrator terminal) and the terminal of the source user (referred to as the source terminal). The management device 200 can transmit a message to the terminal of the other administrator or user associated with the room ID by receiving a message together with the room ID from the administrator terminal or the source terminal. Note that the room ID of the chat room described above may be generated in communication terminal 100 in association with the administrator identification information and the sender identification information, in which case communication control unit 155 transmits the room ID and the administrator identification information to management device 200 together with a message requesting transmission to the administrator. Management device 200 transmits the message and the room ID to the administrator terminal based on the administrator identification information.

[0060] (Modification) The above describes a case in which the user of the communication terminal 100 contacts the manager of another aircraft 10 approaching the user's own aircraft 10. Below, a modified example is described in which the owner of the communication terminal 100 is a monitor who monitors the flight of the aircraft 10, and contacts the manager of the aircraft 10 flying in a specified area.

[0061] 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a modified example, showing a display screen of the communication terminal 100 used by the monitor. The display control unit 153 causes the display unit 120 to display the flight positions of the flying bodies 10a, 10b, and 10c, and information indicating a predetermined area. The display control unit 153 displays, for example, a no-fly area Y surrounded by a dashed line as information indicating the predetermined area. Here, it is assumed that the flying body 10c is flying in the no-fly area Y, and information regarding the no-fly area Y (position information of the area) has been acquired in advance by the communication terminal 100.

[0062] The selection receiving unit 154 receives a selection of a target flying object from among the flying objects 10a, 10b, and 10c displayed on the display unit 120 that are located in a specified area. For example, if the observer selects the flying object 10c located in the no-fly area Y, the selection receiving unit 154 receives the flying object 10c located in the no-fly area Y as the target flying object. On the other hand, even if the observer selects the flying objects 10a and 10b located outside the no-fly area Y, the selection receiving unit 154 does not receive the flying objects 10a and 10b as the target flying objects.

[0063] The communication control unit 155 transmits the administrator identification information of the administrator of the aircraft 10c, which is the target aircraft accepted by the selection accepting unit 154, and a message to the administrator to the management device 200. Note that the communication control unit 155 may transmit a request to start a chat with the administrator instead of a message to the management device 200. This makes it possible to contact the administrator of the aircraft 10c shown in FIG. 5 and prevent the aircraft 10c from flying in a no-fly area.

[0064] <Configuration of management device> The configuration of the management device 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 6 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the management device 200. The management device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a storage unit 240, and a control unit 250, as shown in FIG.

[0065] The communication unit 210 transmits and receives information between the aircraft 10 and the communication terminal 100. For example, the communication unit 210 receives administrator identification information of the administrator of the target aircraft transmitted by the communication terminal 100, a message to the administrator, and the like. The communication unit 210 can also transmit information to a terminal used by the administrator of the target aircraft.

[0066] The storage unit 240 is a storage medium including a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. The storage unit 240 stores a program executed by the control unit 250. For example, the storage unit 240 stores administrator information that associates identification information of an administrator of the aircraft 10 with terminal information used by the administrator.

[0067] The control unit 250 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 250 executes the programs stored in the storage unit 240 to function as an information acquisition unit 252, a terminal identification unit 253, and a management-side communication control unit 254.

[0068] The information acquisition unit 252 acquires information received by the communication unit 210 from the communication terminal 100. For example, the information acquisition unit 252 acquires administrator identification information of the administrator of the target aircraft and a message to the administrator, both transmitted from the communication terminal 100. The information acquisition unit 252 also acquires source information of the communication terminal 100.

[0069] The information acquisition unit 252 may acquire a request to start a chat with the administrator instead of a message to the administrator. In this case, the information acquisition unit 252 generates a room ID of a chat room in which the user of the communication terminal 100 and the administrator of the target aircraft can participate. Note that if a room ID has already been generated in the communication terminal 100, the information acquisition unit 252 does not need to generate a room ID.

[0070] The terminal identifying unit 253 identifies the terminal of the administrator based on the administrator identification information received from the communication terminal 100. For example, the terminal identifying unit 253 refers to the received administrator identification information and the administrator information stored in the storage unit 240 to identify the terminal of the administrator.

[0071] The management-side communication control unit 254 transmits the message received from the communication terminal 100 to the identified terminal. For example, the management-side communication control unit 254 transmits a message entered on the input screen 124 of Fig. 4 to the terminal of the manager of the aircraft 10b via the communication unit 210. The management-side communication control unit 254 may transmit, instead of a message, identification information (e.g., a room ID) of a chat room for chatting with the user of the communication terminal.

[0072] <Example of processing performed by a communication terminal> 7 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a process performed by the communication terminal 100 to contact the manager of the target aircraft. This process starts when the aircraft 10 managed by the user of the communication terminal 100 is flying.

[0073] First, the aircraft information acquisition unit 152 acquires aircraft information including administrator identification information of the administrator of the aircraft 10 and location information regarding the flight position from the aircraft 10 (step S102). For example, the aircraft information acquisition unit 152 acquires aircraft information from an aircraft 10 flying within a predetermined distance from the aircraft 10 managed by the user.

[0074] Next, the display control unit 153 displays the flight position of the aircraft 10 on the display unit 120 based on the acquired aircraft information (step S104). For example, the display control unit 153 displays the aircraft 10 managed by the user and surrounding aircraft 10 on the display unit 120. This allows the user to see the display unit 120 and understand the positional relationship between his / her own aircraft 10 and other aircraft 10.

[0075] When the user selects one of the flying objects 10 displayed on the display unit 120 (step S106: Yes), the display control unit 153 displays the message input screen 124 (step S108).

[0076] When the user inputs a message on the input screen 124 (step S110: Yes), the communication control unit 155 transmits the administrator identification information of the administrator of the target aircraft and the input message to the management device 200 (step S112). The management device 200 that receives the administrator identification information and the message transfers the message to, for example, a terminal of the administrator of the target aircraft.

[0077] <Effects of this embodiment> When a target flying object is selected from the flying objects 10 whose flight positions are displayed on the display unit 120, the communication terminal 100 of the above-mentioned embodiment transmits to the management device 200 administrator identification information of the administrator of the target flying object, and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator. This allows the management device 200 to forward messages to the administrator of the target aircraft or allow the user of the communication terminal 100 to chat with the administrator, thereby enabling the user of the communication terminal 100 to easily contact the administrator of the target aircraft.

[0078] Furthermore, this invention will make it possible to contribute to Goal 9 of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is to "build resilient infrastructure, promote industry, innovation and infrastructure."

[0079] Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, all or part of the device can be configured by distributing or integrating functionally or physically in any unit. In addition, new embodiments resulting from any combination of multiple embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effect of the new embodiment resulting from the combination combines the effect of the original embodiment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0080] 10 Flying Objects 100 Communication terminal 120 Display section 124 Input Screen 152 Aircraft information acquisition section 153 Display control section 154 Selection Reception Department 155 Communication control section 200 Management device 253 Terminal Identification Unit 254 Management communication control section

Claims

1. an aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires, via wireless communication, aircraft information from an aircraft managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal, the aircraft information including administrator identification information of the administrator of the aircraft; a selection receiving unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft on a display unit based on information regarding the flight position of the aircraft that transmitted the aircraft information acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit, and receives a selection of a target aircraft managed by the administrator who sends a message or the administrator who chats from among the one or more aircraft whose flight positions are displayed on the display unit; A communication control unit that transmits the administrator identification information of the administrator of the selected target aircraft and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator to a management device; Equipped with The flying object information acquisition unit acquires the flying object information further including a flight position of an flying object managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal, A display control unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft indicated by the acquired one or more pieces of aircraft information on a display unit, The flying object information acquisition unit acquires the flying object information from an flying object managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal via short-range wireless communication. Communications terminal.

2. An aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires aircraft information, including administrator identification information of an administrator of an aircraft, from an aircraft managed by an administrator other than a user of the terminal via wireless communication; a selection receiving unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft on a display unit based on information regarding the flight position of the aircraft that transmitted the aircraft information acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit, and receives a selection of a target aircraft managed by the administrator who sends a message or the administrator who chats from among the one or more aircraft whose flight positions are displayed on the display unit; A communication control unit that transmits the administrator identification information of the administrator of the selected target aircraft and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator to a management device; Equipped with The flying object information acquisition unit acquires the flying object information further including a flight position of an flying object managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal, A display control unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft indicated by the acquired one or more pieces of aircraft information on a display unit, A display control unit is further provided that causes a display unit to display flight speed information regarding the flight speed of the flying object indicated by the one or more pieces of flying object information acquired by the flying object information acquisition unit. Communications terminal.

3. An aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires aircraft information, including administrator identification information of an administrator of an aircraft, from an aircraft managed by an administrator other than a user of the terminal via wireless communication; a selection receiving unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft on a display unit based on information regarding the flight position of the aircraft that transmitted the aircraft information acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit, and receives a selection of a target aircraft managed by the administrator who sends a message or the administrator who chats from among the one or more aircraft whose flight positions are displayed on the display unit; A communication control unit that transmits the administrator identification information of the administrator of the selected target aircraft and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator to a management device; Equipped with The flying object information acquisition unit acquires the flying object information further including a flight position of an flying object managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal, A display control unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft indicated by the acquired one or more pieces of aircraft information on a display unit, A display control unit is further provided that causes a display unit to display flight direction information regarding the flight direction of the aircraft indicated by the one or more pieces of aircraft information acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit. Communications terminal.

4. A display control unit that displays an input screen for inputting a message to the manager of the selected target aircraft, The communication control unit transmits the administrator identification information of the administrator of the target aircraft and the message input on the input screen to the management device. A communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. An aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires aircraft information, including administrator identification information of an administrator of an aircraft, from an aircraft managed by an administrator other than a user of the terminal via wireless communication; a selection receiving unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft on a display unit based on information regarding the flight position of the aircraft that transmitted the aircraft information acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit, and receives a selection of a target aircraft managed by the administrator who sends a message or the administrator who chats from among the one or more aircraft whose flight positions are displayed on the display unit; A communication control unit that transmits the administrator identification information of the administrator of the selected target aircraft and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator to a management device; Equipped with The flying object information acquisition unit acquires the flying object information further including a flight position of an flying object managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal, A display control unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft indicated by the acquired one or more pieces of aircraft information on a display unit, The information regarding the flight position includes route information indicating a flight route of the aircraft, The display control unit causes the flight route indicated by the acquired route information to be displayed on the display unit. Communications terminal.

6. An aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires aircraft information, including administrator identification information of an administrator of an aircraft, from an aircraft managed by an administrator other than a user of the terminal via wireless communication; a selection receiving unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft on a display unit based on information regarding the flight position of the aircraft that transmitted the aircraft information acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit, and receives a selection of a target aircraft managed by the administrator who sends a message or the administrator who chats from among the one or more aircraft whose flight positions are displayed on the display unit; A communication control unit that transmits the administrator identification information of the administrator of the selected target aircraft and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator to a management device; Equipped with The flying object information acquisition unit acquires the flying object information further including a flight position of an flying object managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal, A display control unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft indicated by the acquired one or more pieces of aircraft information on a display unit, The information regarding the flight position includes flight plan information indicating a planned flight position or a planned flight route of the aircraft, The display control unit displays the planned flight position or the planned flight route indicated by the acquired flight schedule information on the display unit. Communications terminal.

7. An aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires aircraft information, including administrator identification information of an administrator of an aircraft, from an aircraft managed by an administrator other than a user of the terminal via wireless communication; a selection receiving unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft on a display unit based on information regarding the flight position of the aircraft that transmitted the aircraft information acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit, and receives a selection of a target aircraft managed by the administrator who sends a message or the administrator who chats from among the one or more aircraft whose flight positions are displayed on the display unit; A communication control unit that transmits the administrator identification information of the administrator of the selected target aircraft and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator to a management device; Equipped with The flying object information acquisition unit acquires the flying object information further including a flight position of an flying object managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal, A display control unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft indicated by the acquired one or more pieces of aircraft information on a display unit, The air vehicle information acquisition unit acquires the air vehicle information of a managed air vehicle managed by a user of the terminal among the air vehicles, The display control unit causes the display unit to display the flight position of the managed aircraft based on the acquired aircraft information of the managed aircraft. Communications terminal.

8. The display control unit causes the display unit to simultaneously display the flight positions of the managed aircraft and other aircraft, The selection receiving unit receives a selection of the target aircraft from among the other aircraft that are in a predetermined flight position relationship with the management aircraft, The communication terminal according to claim 7.

9. An aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires aircraft information, including administrator identification information of an administrator of an aircraft, from an aircraft managed by an administrator other than a user of the terminal via wireless communication; a selection receiving unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft on a display unit based on information regarding the flight position of the aircraft that transmitted the aircraft information acquired by the aircraft information acquisition unit, and receives a selection of a target aircraft managed by the administrator who sends a message or the administrator who chats from among the one or more aircraft whose flight positions are displayed on the display unit; A communication control unit that transmits the administrator identification information of the administrator of the selected target aircraft and a message to the administrator or a request to start a chat with the administrator to a management device; Equipped with The flying object information acquisition unit acquires the flying object information further including a flight position of an flying object managed by an administrator other than the user of the terminal, A display control unit that displays the flight position of the aircraft indicated by the acquired one or more pieces of aircraft information on a display unit, The display control unit causes the display unit to display information indicating a flight position of the aircraft and a predetermined area, The selection receiving unit receives a selection of the target aircraft from among the aircraft located in the predetermined area, Communications terminal.

10. the communication control unit transmits source information including user identification information for identifying a user of the terminal together with the administrator identification information; A communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. The flying object information acquisition unit receives the flying object information directly from the flying object or receives the flying object information from the flying object via a mobile communication network. A communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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