Game control method

Abstract

To suppress the use of manual operation of a portable terminal while moving.SOLUTION: Positional information indicating the movement of a mobile terminal is received by a GPS receiving unit, the moving speed is obtained using measurement information from two locations at predetermined time intervals, and a display change of the mobile terminal is suppressed and controlled according to the moving speed in order to suppress playing a game while moving or to suppress the use of the mobile terminal by manual operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a call function or a texting function capable of data communication and calls, such as a feature phone, a smartphone, and a dumbphone.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, smartphones that have a larger amount of information to display compared to feature phones, are convenient, and have become widespread among a wide range of people from children to elderly adults due to the spread of applications and the ease of text input by touch operations on the screen, such as swiping. In addition, due to their convenience, smartphone users often chat as a casual means of communication and frequently send instant messages just to express their feelings at that time, in addition to the means for conveying important requirements as in the past.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Therefore, from the perspective of the receiving side of smartphone users, the frequency of receiving incoming calls requesting a call or messages such as emails while walking, cycling, or in a vehicle (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "vehicle") is extremely high.

[0005] Also, the recipient tries to maintain the continuity of communication so as not to spoil the mood of the sender. Therefore, the recipient tends to immediately answer the call or reply to the email each time there is an incoming call. That is, even while walking or moving by bicycle or car, the recipient is operating the smartphone. Thus, the frequency of accidents such as contact between pedestrians, contact between pedestrians and vehicles, and contact between vehicles, as well as wheel-off incidents, is increasing due to the use of smartphones while moving. The present invention focuses on the fact that, as such a human truth, the continuity of communication acts passively and forces the user of the portable terminal to continue a call or game while moving, or to create a reply email document or a text document. As a prior application made for the purpose of restricting the use of a mobile phone while walking, there is Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-298690, which attempts to restrict operations while walking, but does not restrict the very fact that the user reacts passively to emails received from a third party, contacts via SNS (Social Networking Service), a call, or a game scenario having an interactive element executed by the control unit of the portable terminal based on a game program.

[0006] Such problems are issues related to human lives, especially in countries where transportation means are developed and people are crowded on the streets. For example, tripping and falling onto the railway tracks, causing trains to stop and disrupting the transportation schedule, or collisions between bicycles, etc., have become social problems.

[0007] Furthermore, as another way of using a smartphone, it is used as a social game.

[0008] Before the release of smartphones, methods and systems for restricting calls during vehicle movement have been proposed and implemented in mobile phones (feature phones). For example, when there is an incoming call to the driver's and passengers' mobile phones while moving in a vehicle, the GPS (Global Positioning System) measures the positions at the time of incoming call and after a predetermined time (5 seconds) has elapsed, twice. From the measurement results, the moving distance and speed are calculated to determine whether the recipient is moving in a vehicle. If the determination result is that the recipient is moving, the mobile phone is rung for a predetermined time to end the incoming call, making it impossible for the recipient to answer the call (see Patent Document 1).

[0009] However, in conventional methods and systems, when an incoming call is notified by ringing while moving in a vehicle, the driver who tries to maintain communication continuity may operate the mobile terminal while moving or make an emergency stop.

[0010] Also, it is possible to set the mobile phone not to ring by manual operation before moving in a vehicle, but the incoming call history remains on the screen. Therefore, those who frequently use email and chat, etc., may check the incoming call history constantly displayed on the mobile phone screen even when the mobile phone does not ring, which may compromise safety during movement.

[0011] Furthermore, when such a system is initially set in the mobile phone, there is an inconvenience that calls and operations of mobile phones of passengers other than the driver are also restricted.

[0012] Also, in the method of the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-19674, since GPS is used, another technical problem may occur that it is very difficult to accurately detect movement within 5 seconds in the case of a vehicle such as walking or a slowly moving bicycle due to the influence of GPS accuracy. It may be useful when moving by bullet train, car, motorcycle or bus, etc.

[0013] In addition, when playing a game on a smartphone, the end time of the game does not coincide with the opportunity to move, or it is difficult to make them coincide. If the user of the mobile phone was playing the game in a stopped state but reached a situation where they had to move before the game ended, there was a problem that they would have to move while playing the game.

[0014] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, An object of the present invention is to provide a game control method for solving the above problems.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0015] The present invention provides a mobile terminal having a call function or a texting function, or a function as a game terminal as follows, and a game program and a game method downloaded and executed on the mobile terminal. A mobile terminal capable of data communication and calling, A first communication means for making calls and transmitting and receiving data, A display means for displaying various information, A notification means for notifying an incoming call, A movement information acquisition means for acquiring information indicating the movement of the mobile terminal, A movement determination means for determining whether the mobile terminal is moving based on the information acquired by the movement information acquisition means, A control means for setting the display of incoming call or reception information indicating an incoming call or reception to be non-displayed on the display means when it is determined by the movement determination means that the mobile terminal is moving, characterized by comprising.

[0016] According to this configuration, the movement information acquisition means acquires information indicating the movement of the mobile terminal (for example, position, movement distance, movement speed, acceleration, etc.), and the movement determination means determines whether the mobile terminal is moving or not from the information. When the determination result indicates movement, the incoming call information to the display means is made non-displayable, and the notification of the notification means is set to invalid. That is, when there is an incoming call or reception on the mobile terminal during movement in this state, notifications indicating that there has been an incoming call requesting a call or reception of character data such as mail (for example, notification sounds, vibrations, and lighting of LEDs, etc.) are not given, and no display indicating that it is in an incoming call or reception state and no incoming call history such as characters and patterns indicating that there has been an incoming call is displayed on the screen of the display means at all. Therefore, the owner (recipient) of the receiving-side mobile terminal can move safely without being distracted by incoming calls or receptions on the mobile terminal during movement.

[0017] Also, in the above configuration, when there is an incoming call to the mobile terminal determined to be in movement by the movement determination means, it is preferable that the control means automatically returns a message indicating movement to the transmitting-side terminal by the control means by automatic voice or mail.

[0018] According to this configuration, since a message indicating that the call cannot be received (for example, a message by mail or voice) is automatically transmitted to the transmitting-side terminal by the control means of the receiving-side mobile terminal, the sender can know that the recipient is in a situation where they are moving and cannot operate the mobile terminal. Therefore, the sender does not repeatedly perform the transmission operation until the call is received on the receiving-side mobile terminal or a reply to the mail is received, so the recipient can move safely without worrying about incoming calls to the mobile terminal.

[0019] Also, in the above configuration, the movement determination means compares the movement speed obtained from the movement information with a predetermined reference speed, and determines whether or not the movement speed is less than or equal to the reference speed. When the moving speed becomes equal to or lower than the reference speed, the control means counts the moving time at a speed equal to or lower than the reference speed, and when the counted actual time exceeds the set time, it is preferable to cancel the non-display of incoming call information by the display means and the invalid setting of notification by the notification means.

[0020] According to this configuration, for example, when the owner of the mobile terminal starts moving on foot after stopping or getting off the vehicle from a high-speed movement by the vehicle, the non-display of the display means and the invalid setting of the notification are automatically canceled. Therefore, the owner does not need to cancel the invalid setting by a manual operation.

[0021] Further, in the above configuration, a storage means for storing received information received at the time of an incoming call is provided, and when the control means cancels the non-display of incoming call information and the invalid setting of notification on the display means, based on the incoming call information stored in the storage means, it is preferable to display information indicating that there was an incoming call during the movement on the display means.

[0022] According to this configuration, when the invalid setting is canceled and the mobile terminal becomes available as usual, the owner can know from the incoming call information (for example, characters or patterns) displayed on the screen of the display means that there was an incoming call during the movement. Therefore, the recipient can reply to the sender promptly.

[0023] Further, in the above configuration, the mobile terminal further has the following configuration. It is provided with a second communication means for wirelessly communicating with a specified transceiver means. The control means connects to the specified transceiver means via the second communication means. When the connection to the transceiver means is detected, it is preferable to cancel the invalid setting of the non-display of incoming call information on the display means.

[0024] According to this configuration, when the user uses a hands-free device specified via the second communication means, such as a headset with a microphone and speaker function enabling hands-free calls, an in-vehicle hands-free device in a car audio or car navigation system, voice calls that do not require direct manual operation of the mobile terminal and effective use of voice input can be achieved.

[0025] Also, in the above configuration, when the control means detects the connection with the transceiver means via the second communication means, it is preferable to cancel the non-display of the incoming call or received information on the display means, and then transmit cancellation information for canceling the non-display of the display means to another mobile terminal by the first communication means.

[0026] For example, terminal means enabling hands-free calls is generally limited to connection with a mobile terminal specified by short-range wireless, such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). Therefore, for other mobile terminals held by passengers in the vehicle, the incoming call display on the display means is made non-displayed and the notification is also set to be invalid. However, according to this configuration, since cancellation information (cancellation key) is transmitted from the mobile terminal connected to the transceiver means to other mobile terminals of the passengers, by inputting the received cancellation information to other mobile terminals, even while moving in the vehicle, the use of the passengers' mobile terminals is not restricted and they can be used normally.

[0027] Furthermore, in the above configuration, it is provided with a third communication means for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data with other mobile terminals existing within a predetermined range. It is preferable that the control means transmits cancellation information for canceling the non-display of the display means and the invalidation of the notification to other mobile terminals connectable by the third communication means.

[0028] According to this configuration, when the mobile terminal owned by a passenger is equipped with a third communication means (for example, a wireless LAN), it can be automatically interconnected with a plurality of mobile terminals (i.e., passing communication), and release information is automatically transmitted from the mobile terminal of the driver connected to the voice call means by the wireless connection to the mobile terminals of other passengers. Therefore, by inputting the release information into other mobile terminals, even when moving in the vehicle, the use of the passenger's mobile terminal is not restricted, and it can be used normally. Also, the following invention is provided.

[0029] A first communication means for transmitting and receiving calls or message data, A display means for displaying various information, A notification means for notifying an incoming call, A movement information acquisition means for acquiring information indicating the movement of the mobile terminal, A movement determination means for determining whether the mobile terminal is moving based on the information acquired by the movement information acquisition means, A control means for setting the display of incoming call information indicating an incoming call to be invisible on the display means when it is determined by the movement determination means that the mobile terminal is moving, A mobile terminal having a call function or a texting function, characterized by comprising the above. Furthermore, the following invention is provided.

[0030] The classification determined by the movement determination means is a plurality of preset classifications according to the movement speed of the mobile terminal during movement, and the control means invalidates the function for different invalid settings according to the classification associated with the movement speed determined by the movement determination means, including the function to be displayed. It is also possible to provide a mobile terminal having a call function or a texting function.

[0031] In this case, since invalidation settings are performed according to the moving speed, the control means can control different settings according to the influence and risk to the surroundings while suppressing the inhibition of the convenience of the user. Just because it is moving, if the same function is invalidated uniformly, it is possible to avoid a problem that the mobile terminal cannot be used inside the Shinkansen where there is no problem even if it is used. If the game operation, texting, or calling during walking is to be suppressed, it is necessary to prevent the user from changing the function for invalidation settings as in the present invention. In that case, however, the present invention can further limit the function for invalidation settings for each moving speed, making it more effective.

[0032] According to the mobile terminal of the present invention, it is possible to suppress an opportunity for the user of the mobile terminal to passively perform an operation due to a desire to use the mobile terminal. As a result, it is possible to suppress the use of the mobile terminal by manual operation due to an incoming call during movement. Further, the present invention also provides the following invention. (A) A game program executed on a mobile terminal having a call function or a texting function and a function capable of executing a game, the mobile terminal including: communication means for transmitting and receiving calls or message data; display means for displaying various information; notification means for notifying an incoming call; movement information acquisition means for acquiring information indicating the movement of the mobile terminal; movement determination means for determining whether the mobile terminal is moving or not from the information acquired by the movement information acquisition means; operation means for executing a game; storage means for storing a game program; control means for storing game history information related to a game screen executed by the game program stored in the storage means when it is determined by the movement determination means that the mobile terminal is moving, and prohibiting or setting the update of the display of the game executed by the game program on the display means to non-display; The game program controlled by the control means, and by executing this game program with the control means, the following processes are executed. A process of generating a game screen for display on the display means, When it is determined by the movement determination means that the mobile terminal is moving, a process of generating for storing in the storage means the game history information related to the game screen being executed by the game program stored in the storage means. (B) A game method for executing programs such as a program pre-installed on a mobile terminal having a call function or a texting function and a function capable of executing a game, and a downloaded game program, A process of downloading the game program by the communication means for transmitting and receiving call or message data of the mobile terminal, Executing the downloaded game program with the control means, and in response to a game operation by the operation means connected to the control means, displaying on the display means connected to the control means various game screens and information prompting an operation by a further operation means. Obtaining information indicating the movement of the mobile terminal, and determining whether the mobile terminal is moving. In response to the result of the determination, when it is determined that the mobile terminal is moving, while prohibiting or making non-display the update of the game screen for display on the display means, a process of storing the game history information related to the game screen. When it is determined by the movement determination means that the mobile terminal is moving, a process of generating for storing in the storage means the game history information related to the game screen being executed by the game program stored in the storage means. The game history information is data for automatic backup so that the game can be continued when the game is played next because a game screen prompting further game input to the display screen is detected to move and the display is not updated or is made non-display.

[0033] Furthermore, the following invention is provided. In a game program provided with a mobile terminal device, The mobile terminal includes a communication means, a display means for displaying various information, a movement information acquisition means for acquiring information indicating the movement of the mobile terminal, a movement determination means for determining whether the mobile terminal is moving and its moving speed based on the information acquired by the movement information acquisition means, an operation means for executing a game, a storage means, and a control means for controlling each of the means. The game program causes the control means of the mobile terminal to execute the following processing in the state stored in the storage means. When it is determined by the movement determination means that the mobile terminal is moving, depending on which of a plurality of classifications of the preset moving speed of the mobile terminal the mobile terminal corresponds to, a process of prohibiting or suppressing the display update of the game screen using the display data that prompts a game input generated by the game program is executed.

[0034] Also, in the above invention, the plurality of classifications include a first speed having a predetermined speed and a second speed faster than the first speed. The game program executes the following processing for the control means. When the moving speed of the mobile terminal is determined to be the first speed, the update of the game screen is suppressed. When the moving speed of the mobile terminal is determined to be the second speed, the control for suppressing the update of the game screen is released so that the game can be executed even during movement.

[0035] Furthermore, a game control method for executing a program such as a program pre-installed or a downloaded game program on a mobile terminal having a call function or a texting function and a function capable of executing a game, a process of downloading the game program by a communication means of the mobile terminal for transmitting and receiving call or message data, Execute the downloaded game program by the control means, and in response to a game operation by an operation means connected to the control means, display, on a display means connected to the control means, various game screens and display information prompting an operation by a further operation means; Obtain information indicating the movement of the mobile terminal, determine whether the mobile terminal is moving, and, according to which of a plurality of classifications of the preset moving speed of the mobile terminal the movement corresponds to, prohibit or make non-display the update of the display of a game screen using display data prompting a game input generated by the game program.

[0036] The game control method described above, The plurality of classifications include a first speed having a predetermined speed and a second speed faster than the first speed. The control means, When it is determined that the moving speed of the mobile terminal is the first speed, suppress the update of the game screen. When it is determined that the moving speed of the mobile terminal is the second speed, cancel the control that suppresses the update of the game screen so that the game can be executed even during movement.

[0037] As yet another modification, as a measure to prevent the game from being played while moving, unless the moving speed is stopped or close to it, points that are advantageous in the game given according to the game result are not given, or the points given are reduced even for the same game result, thereby suppressing play during movement.

[0038] More specifically, the following configuration is adopted.

[0039] That is, in a game program executed by a control unit of a mobile terminal, The mobile terminal includes a communication unit, a display unit for displaying various information, a movement information receiving unit for acquiring information indicating the movement of the mobile terminal, a movement determination unit for determining whether the mobile terminal is moving and its moving speed based on the information acquired by the movement information receiving unit, an operation unit for executing a game, a storage unit, and a control unit for controlling each unit. The game program causes the control unit of the mobile terminal to execute the following processing in the state stored in the storage unit.

[0040] When it is determined by the movement determination unit that the mobile terminal is moving, point data stored in association with each preset moving speed of the mobile terminal is set according to the determined moving speed. When display data generated in the game program and prompting a game input is displayed, point awarding according to the result of game input using the operation unit is executed using different point data according to the moving speed.

Advantages of the Invention

[0041] According to the mobile terminal of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the use of the mobile terminal by manual operation due to an incoming call during movement.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0043] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings of the present embodiment, a smartphone is taken as an example of the mobile terminal, but the mobile terminal of the present invention is not limited to a smartphone, and any device capable of making calls and transmitting and receiving data may be used, including, for example, feature phones, doubles, etc.

[0044] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal 1 is composed of an antenna 2, a GPS receiver 3, an antenna 4, a communication unit 5, a control unit 6, a memory unit 7, an operation unit 8, a display unit 9, a voice codec unit 10, a speaker 11, a microphone unit 12, etc. Further, the control unit 6 includes a movement determination unit 13. Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail. In addition, a clock unit (not shown) is connected to the control unit 6. The clock unit preferably uses a crystal oscillator normally. The operation unit 8 is used for inputting a phone number, inputting a call button, or performing character input such as creating an email for texting.

[0045] The GPS receiver 3 acquires position information from the GPS radio waves received by the antenna 2. The position information is the latitude and longitude information sent by GPS radio waves from the GPS satellite 20 shown in FIG. 2. The GPS receiver 3 acquires position information according to the instruction of the control unit 6. Note that the GPS receiver 3 corresponds to the movement information acquisition means of the present invention.

[0046] The communication unit 5 is composed of a first communication unit 5A, a second communication unit 5B, a third communication unit 5C, etc. As shown in FIG. 2, the first communication unit 5A selects the signal frequency received from the base station 30 of the contracted communication carrier, performs frequency conversion, amplification, demodulation, and outputs the received data to the control unit 6. Further, the transmission data output from the control unit 6 is modulated, amplified as a carrier wave of a specified frequency, and transmitted from the antenna 4. That is, the mobile terminal 1 of the present embodiment is configured to communicate with the base station 30 via the first communication unit 5A and the antenna 4 under the control of the control unit 6.

[0047] The second communication unit 5B enables mutual communication with various terminals including a mobile terminal equipped with a second communication unit 5B of the same standard by short-range wireless communication. Examples of the second communication unit 5B include units such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and IrDA. Examples of each terminal connected in the present embodiment include a headset capable of hands-free calling, an in-vehicle hands-free using a car audio or a car navigation system. Note that these terminals correspond to the transmission and reception means of the present invention.

[0048] The third communication unit 5C has a longer communication distance than the second communication unit 5B and is composed of a wireless LAN module or the like that performs wireless LAN communication with other mobile terminals and access points of a wireless LAN.

[0049] Note that the first communication unit 5A, the second communication unit 5B, and the third communication unit 5C respectively correspond to the first communication means, the second communication means, and the third communication means of the present invention.

[0050] The control unit 6 executes general control related to the mobile terminal 1, such as voice processing, data transmission and reception processing, input-related processing, display processing, and disabling setting processing of specific functions.

[0051] The voice processing processes the received data output from the first communication unit 5A and outputs a voice signal to the voice codec unit 10. Further, the control unit 6 converts the voice signal output from the voice codec unit 10 into transmission data and outputs it to the first communication unit 5A.

[0052] The data transmission / reception process executes various programs (applications) such as e-mail, chat, instant messaging, and the Internet, automatically receives and displays the data stored in the storage unit, or converts and transmits the input character data such as e-mail.

[0053] The process related to input transmits various commands to each part based on the input information from the operation unit 8 composed of physical keys such as the home key, volume button, and power button for returning to the home screen of the application, and the display unit 9 having the function of a touch panel.

[0054] The display process displays the information such as the display of the OS (Operating System) and the display of the application on the display unit 9.

[0055] Note that the process of disabling a specific function in the control unit 6 will be described in detail in the operation description.

[0056] The movement determination unit 13 determines the start and stop of the movement of the mobile terminal 1. In other words, the movement determination unit 13 determines whether the mobile terminal 1 is in motion. In this embodiment, using the clock unit, the position information sequentially acquired by the GPS reception unit 3 is temporarily stored in a predetermined area of the storage unit 7 sequentially or at a predetermined time interval, the position information is read out at predetermined time intervals, the distance between two points is obtained from the position coordinates included in the position information, and further the actual movement speed is obtained from the distance and the movement time between the two points. Further, in this embodiment, the reference speed stored in the storage unit 7 in advance and the actual movement speed are classified according to the movement speed corresponding to the moving body and compared by the movement determination unit 13 to identify the moving body.

[0057] The reference speed of this embodiment is classified into movements by vehicles including, for example, walking, bicycles, and automobiles. Specifically, 18 km / h corresponds to the average speed of a bicycle. The moving speed of a general bicycle is 16 km / h to 35 km / h. Therefore, when traveling at 18 km / h or higher, that is, a bicycle moving at high speed is also included in automobiles.

[0058] The voice codec unit 10 converts the voice signal output from the control unit 6 into an analog signal and outputs voice from the speaker 11. Also, it A / D-converts the voice input from the microphone unit 12 into a PCM signal and outputs it to the control unit 6.

[0059] Next, regarding the measure of disabling a specific function in the mobile terminal 1, it will be described in detail according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 1 is configured to be able to acquire position information from the GPS satellite 20 and connect to the center system 50 via the base station 30 and the public communication network 40. Also, in this embodiment, the case where all functions of the mobile terminal 1 can be used during the stop state and while walking will be taken as an example for explanation, but walking can be regarded as movement, and the use of specific functions may be disabled.

[0060] First, the mobile terminal 1 is in a state of not moving at high speed, and all functions are available (step S10). That is, it is in a state where it can notify incoming calls by sounding the incoming call tones of e-mails and calls through the speaker or vibrating the vibrator. Also, it is in a state where information display, input, etc. on the display unit 9 are possible.

[0061] The control unit 6 sequentially receives the position information by the GPS receiver unit 3 and temporarily stores it in a predetermined area of the storage unit 7. Also, the movement determination unit 13 reads out the position information at the time of reception and the position information 5 seconds before from the storage unit 7 every predetermined time interval (for example, 5 seconds), and determines whether the mobile terminal 1 has started moving (step S20). That is, the distance between two points is obtained from the position information (position coordinates) of the two points, and further the actual moving speed is obtained from the distance and the moving time. When the actual moving speed is obtained, the movement determination unit 13 refers to the classification table of the reference speed stored in the storage unit 7 and determines to which classification the actual moving speed belongs.

[0062] When the determination result belongs to the classification of stopped or walking and no high-speed movement has started, the process of step S20 is repeated. When the determination result is determined to be the start of high-speed movement, a specific function of the mobile terminal 1 is set to invalid (step S30). That is, the control unit 6 invalidates the notification function and also sets a part of the display function to invalid. Specifically, these notification functions by the ringing of the incoming call tone of e-mail, telephone, or the vibration of the vibrator are set to invalid. Also, the display of the incoming call history due to an incoming call and the incoming e-mail is set to non-display so that it is not shown on the screen of the display unit 9 at all.

[0063] That is, the display unit 9 displays the initial state or the screen at the time of the last operation. In the classification table of the reference speed, functions for making invalid settings corresponding to each classification (such as low-speed movement such as walking, or high-speed movement corresponding to movement by car, or classification corresponding to speeds such as super-high-speed movement corresponding to the Shinkansen) are associated so as to be different from each other.

[0064] Accordingly, the functions disabled during walking and the functions disabled during high-speed movement can be individually changed. For example, when the speed is from 18 km / h to less than 200 km / h, it is regarded as high-speed movement, and all functions such as disabling the display function and the notification function as described above are disabled. In some cases, the power supply is disabled to stop all functions. However, when it is assumed to be inside a Shinkansen train moving at a speed of 200 km / h or more, which is regarded as ultra-high-speed movement, other functions are set to be not disabled except for the voice notification function. Usually, a car does not reach a speed of 200 km / h or more. Even if it is assumed that the car is traveling at 200 km / h in an outburst or the like, it is estimated that the user will not perform an input operation for a telephone situation during such ultra-high-speed movement. The reason is that inside a Shinkansen train, the user can make calls, send emails, or play games, which matches the user's desires. That is, instead of disabling all the same functions during movement, a configuration is adopted in which the functions to be disabled are set according to the table data in which the functions to be disabled are pre-stored according to the moving speed. Thus, the control means disables the functions to be disabled associated with each of the plurality of classifications classified according to the moving speed.

[0065] As the function to be disabled as described above, it also includes disabling the power supply, that is, setting the power supply to be invalid. In the present invention, when all functions as a mobile terminal are disabled, there is an advantage of setting the power supply to OFF for power saving.

[0066] Furthermore, as the invalid setting described above, it is also possible to configure to invalidate the antenna function. In this case, automatically, the functions of incoming phone calls and receiving emails become the same as when they are invalidated, but the preparation for sending emails can be performed. Therefore, as long as the operation unit 8, which is an input means such as a touch panel, is not actively used, the problems described in the section of the problems of the present invention do not occur. Here, the indirect and passive triggers that allow the user to use the mobile terminal 1 are assumed to be receiving an email, having contact from a third party for communication on SNS, and being forced to reply thereto. And for the above triggers, since the function of receiving a phone call or the like is invalidated, no problem occurs unless the user actively uses the mobile terminal himself / herself.

[0067] Next, the control unit 6 monitors whether there is an incoming call such as a phone call or a telecommunication email in a state where a specific function is invalidated (step S40). If there is no incoming call, the control unit 6 repeats the process of step S40 and monitors the presence or absence of an incoming call. If there is an incoming call, the control unit 6 stores the incoming call information in the storage unit 7 (step S50). That is, when the mobile terminal 1 is in a normally usable state, all the incoming call information displayed on the screen of the display unit 9 is stored in the storage unit 7. The incoming call information is general, such as a phone number, an email address, and a number indicating the number of incoming calls for an icon that launches an application for a phone call or an email. All of the incoming call information is stored in the storage unit 7 and is not displayed on the display unit 9 in a state determined to be moved.

[0068] In such a state, the movement determination unit 13 continues to monitor whether the user is moving at high speed by bicycle or car, or has stopped high-speed movement (step S60). That is, similar to the determination of the start of movement, the movement determination unit 13 obtains the actual movement speed of the mobile terminal 1 at predetermined intervals and determines whether the user is in motion. That is, when the actual movement speed becomes less than the reference speed and a predetermined time has elapsed, it is regarded as stopped or walking, and it is determined that the movement has been aborted. When the actual movement speed is equal to or higher than the reference value, it is determined that the user is in motion.

[0069] Here, the movement determination unit 13 calculates the moving speed. However, what is important in the present invention is, firstly, to detect the moving state using sensors such as the acceleration sensor 3' as described later, and secondly, to classify according to the moving speed and impose invalid setting restrictions according to the classification. For example, regarding this classification, when classified as the speed at which the user operates a bicycle or walks (classification 1), the invalid setting is strongly set (in some cases, all functions that can be operated by the user, such as automatically turning off the power, are invalidated), when the speed is slower than classification 1 (substantially stopped: classification 2), all functions are enabled, and when moving at a higher speed than classification 1 (riding on a public vehicle or driving a car), some functions are invalidated as a weaker invalid setting than classification 1.

[0070] When the movement determination unit 13 determines that the movement has been aborted, the control unit 6 cancels the invalid setting (step S70). That is, the control unit 6 makes all normal functions available. Further, due to the invalid setting, the display of the display unit 9 is prohibited and the incoming call information stored in the storage unit 7 is displayed on the display unit 9 as usual. For example, a number indicating the number of incoming calls is superimposed on the icons for telephone or email. By clicking on these icons, each application can be launched and the incoming call number or the content of the email can be checked. Thus, a series of processes is completed.

[0071] In addition, the storage unit 7 stores a game program that can execute a social network game. Such a storage unit 7 may be a game program downloaded in an Internet environment, or may be a cartridge or a memory card. When the control unit 6 executes such a game program and the user is playing a game, and when the movement determination unit 13 determines that the user is moving, the control unit 6 controls in cooperation with the game program so as not to display the display data generated by the game program on the display unit 9 or not to update the display. In this case, in step S50, similar to when the incoming call information is stored in the storage unit 7, the storage unit 7 stores a game history in a state where the display related to the game is restricted. Then, in step S70, when the control unit 6 releases the invalid setting, the control unit 6 refers to the game history stored in the storage unit 7 and switches to an updated game display screen that has progressed in the invalidated state, or from a state where the game could not be played in the invalidated state to a state where the game can be executed. Such an updated game screen includes an image in which a character by a digital image is synthetically displayed using AR (Augmented Reality) technology superposed on the photographed screen in conjunction with the camera.

[0072] According to the mobile terminal 1 having this configuration, when the mobile terminal 1 is moving at high speed by a vehicle, since the non-display of incoming call information and the notification function on the display unit 9 are invalidated, there is no notification indicating that there has been an incoming call requesting a call or reception of character data such as mail, and no incoming call history such as characters or patterns indicating that there has been an incoming call is displayed on the screen at all. By deliberately invalidating such a specific function in this way, the mobile terminal 1 virtually maintains a state without incoming calls, so the owner of the receiving mobile terminal can move safely without being distracted by incoming calls of the mobile terminal 1 during movement. Also, when a game is being executed by operating the operation unit 8, when the train arrives at the station and has to move, by making the game screen not be displayed or not be updated, it is possible to prevent the desire to play a game during movement.

[0073] Also, when the high-speed movement is stopped, the non-display setting and the notification invalidation setting of the display unit 9 are automatically canceled, so the owner does not need to cancel the invalidation setting manually.

[0074] Furthermore, when the invalidation setting is canceled and the mobile terminal 1 becomes available as usual, the owner can know that there was an incoming call during the movement from the incoming call information automatically displayed on the display unit 9. Therefore, the recipient can reply to the sender promptly.

[0075] Note that the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and the following configurations are also disclosed.

[0076] (1) In the above embodiment, in step S40 shown in FIG. 4, when there is an incoming call by phone, after storing the incoming call information in step S50, it may be configured to automatically reply to the sender with a message indicating that the call cannot be received in step S55. The message may be in any format such as voice data or an e-mail. For example, the control unit 6 determines whether the sender's phone number is registered in the phone book, and if it is registered, reads out the e-mail address registered in association with the phone number in the phone book. Further, the control unit 6 attaches a pre-registered message to the e-mail body field and transmits it.

[0077] According to this configuration, since a message indicating that the call cannot be received is automatically transmitted to the terminal on the sending side by the control unit 6 of the mobile terminal 1 on the receiving side, the sender can know that the recipient is in a situation where they are moving and cannot operate the mobile terminal. Therefore, the sender does not repeat the sending operation.

[0078] (2) In the above embodiment, when the predetermined conditions are satisfied even during high-speed movement by the vehicle, the invalid setting of the specific function of the mobile terminal 1 may be configured to be released. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when each of the driver and two other passengers in the vehicle 110 owns the mobile terminals 1, 1A, and 1B, the mobile terminals 1, 1A, and 1B can be connected to the in-vehicle hands-free system mounted on the car navigation system 100 by the second communication unit 5B.

[0079] The connection to the hands-free system by short-range wireless is generally limited to one specified terminal. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, taking the case where the driver's mobile terminal 1 is connected to the car navigation system as an example, the configuration for releasing the invalid setting of the specific functions of the mobile terminals 1 to 1B in the vehicle will be described in detail along the processing flow shown in FIG. 6.

[0080] First, perform predetermined operations and settings on the driver-owned mobile terminal 1, and transmit a connection request signal including the ID for model identification to the car navigation system 100. The car navigation system 100 stores a list of terminals having a short-range wireless function circulating in the market in the storage unit, and executes an authentication process to determine whether the received ID is included in the list. If the same ID is included in the list, an authentication permission signal is transmitted to the mobile terminal 1.

[0081] Upon receiving the authentication permission signal, the mobile terminal 1 connected to the car navigation system 100 generates release information (unlock key) for releasing the invalid setting of the specific function by the control unit 6. Further, the control unit 6 transmits the generated unlock key to each of the co-passengers' mobile terminals 1A and 1B. Note that the transmission of the unlock key is performed by the manual operation of the owner of the mobile terminal 1 by email to each of the co-passengers' mobile terminals 1A and 1B. Alternatively, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 5, the unlock key may be automatically transmitted to the mobile terminals that can be wirelessly connected by the third communication unit 5C within a predetermined range centered on the mobile terminal 1 (passing communication).

[0082] When the unlock key is received by the mobile terminals 1A and 1B, each passenger inputs or copies the unlock key on the setting screen and starts a process to activate the unlocking of the invalid setting of the specific function with the unlock key. Thus, the initial setting for activating the unlocking of the invalid setting of the specific function in the mobile terminals 1A and 1B of the passengers is completed.

[0083] When it is determined by the movement determination unit 13 that movement has started within a predetermined time after the initial setting, at this point, the unlocking of the invalid setting is activated. Note that it may be configured not to shift to the invalid setting of the specific function simultaneously with the initial setting.

[0084] Thereafter, the actual movement speed is monitored by the movement determination unit 13, and when the movement stops and a predetermined time has elapsed since the movement stopped, the activation of the unlocking of the invalid setting is terminated. Thus, a series of processes are completed.

[0085] According to this configuration, it is possible to effectively utilize voice calls and voice input that do not require direct manual operation of the mobile terminal 1 during movement. In addition, passengers other than the driver can use the mobile terminal as usual.

[0086] (3) In the above embodiment, the determination of movement start and / or during movement was performed using the movement speed, but it may be determined using acceleration (refer to the dashed line in FIG. 1). If the determination of movement start and / or during movement is made based on acceleration by using the acceleration sensor 3', there are the following advantages. In this case, the movement information acquisition means in the present invention is responsible for the acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor 3' is the sensor 3' that is usually provided in the current mobile phone and is used for a pedometer application or the like. In addition, as other sensors 3' in the mobile terminal 1, a proximity sensor, a brightness sensor, and a gyroscope are usually provided as the current specifications.

[0087] The advantages of determining that the device is in motion with the acceleration sensor 3' without using GPS can be listed as follows.

[0088] That is, (1) especially for GPS that moves at a maximum speed of 18 km / h or less, such as walking or cycling, it is difficult to perform detection in real time. That is, since it is difficult to determine whether one is moving instantaneously, there is a risk that functions that should be disabled by the control means are not disabled, resulting in incoming calls or receptions. However, by adopting the acceleration sensor 3', such a risk can be reduced. Of course, by using it in combination with GPS, the determination accuracy of the movement determination unit 13 can be further improved. (2) In the case of GPS, since the position of the mobile terminal 1 is confirmed by radio waves from artificial satellites, there is a problem that it does not respond in places where radio waves cannot reach, such as inside a tunnel. Of course, the fact that radio waves from artificial satellites cannot be received means that emails and calls cannot be received either, so it is thought that the problems of the present invention as described above will not occur. However, there is a possibility that emails or calls may be received the moment one moves to a position where reception is possible. By using the acceleration sensor 3', such problems can be avoided.

[0089] (Modification example) As a means to prevent the player from feeling the urge to play the game while moving within the above-described embodiment, the parts that are essentially related to game input, such as partially changing the update of the display of the game screen so that the game screen is not made less likely to be input, are prohibited from being changed, or the game screen itself is not displayed to solve the problem. However, in addition to such means, it may be set such that higher points can be obtained by playing the game without moving.

[0090] In this modification example, in the storage unit of FIG. 1, the game program stores point values corresponding to various missions such as game wins and losses according to the movement speed range as described above for changing the point value obtained according to the movement speed. When the movement determination unit 13 determines that the game is being played without moving, the point value with the highest point is displayed on the display unit by referring to the data stored in the storage unit. When the movement speed is determined by the determination unit 13 to be, for example, less than 18 km / h to less than 200 km / h, the obtained points are set to zero. When it is assumed that the inside of the Shinkansen train is moving at a speed of 200 km / h or more as ultra-high-speed movement and the determination unit 13 determines that the movement speed is such that the player is not playing the game, the control unit 6 executes the game program so that fewer points are obtained than when the movement determination unit 13 determines that the game is being played without moving, thereby controlling the point acquisition amount.

[0091] Since the control of the point acquisition amount is thus executed according to the movement speed, even if the game screen displayed on the display unit 9 is updated so that the game player wants to play the game, the player can be induced to stop moving and then perform game input after stopping.

[0092] That is, the control unit 6 executes the game program by operating the operation unit 8, and the game starts (S100).

[0093] When the movement determination unit 13 determines movement (S200: YES), it determines whether the movement speed belongs to the stationary state which is the first group, or the high-speed movement state which is the second group, or the ultra-high-speed movement which is the third group (S300), and sets the point data of the determined group (S400). This point data is stored in the storage unit 7.

[0094] When the game input is performed by the operation unit 8 and point awarding is determined according to a game flow (not shown), a point value based on the set point data is displayed on the display unit 9.

[0095] That is, in a game program executed by the control unit 6 of the mobile terminal 1, the mobile terminal 1 includes a communication unit 5, a display unit 9 for displaying various information, a reception unit 3 for mobile information that acquires information indicating movement of the mobile terminal 1, a movement determination unit 13 that determines whether the mobile terminal 1 is moving and its moving speed from the information acquired by the reception unit 3 for mobile information, an operation unit 8 for executing a game, a storage unit 7, and a control unit 6 that controls each unit. The game program executes the following processes in the state stored in the storage unit 7 with respect to the control unit 6 of the mobile terminal 1.

[0096] When it is determined by the movement determination unit 13 that the mobile terminal 1 is moving, point data associated with each preset moving speed of the mobile terminal 1 is set according to the determined moving speed. Display data that prompts a game input and is generated by the game program is displayed, and point awarding according to the result of game input using the operation unit is executed using different point data according to the moving speed.

[0097] Point data in which the faster the moving speed, the fewer points can be obtained even with the same game result is stored in the storage unit 7 corresponding to the moving speed.

Industrial Applicability

[0098] The present invention has industrial utility value for the purpose of avoiding a dangerous act called walking smartphone by determining that the user of a mobile phone is moving when making a call or sending and receiving messages or playing a game using the mobile terminal, and restricting the display of a trigger that encourages a further input desire to the mobile phone.

Explanation of Signs

[0099] 1 Mobile terminal 3 GPS receiver 5 Communication unit 6 Control unit 7 Memory unit 9 Display unit 11 Speaker 12 Microphone unit 13 Movement determination unit

Claims

【Claim 1】 Operation means for performing game input on a game performed by executing an application as a game program downloaded in an Internet environment, Communication means for transmitting and receiving data, Display means for displaying various information, Movement information acquisition means for sequentially acquiring the position information of the mobile terminal by receiving GPS radio waves and obtaining the movement speed from the acquired position information, Storage means for storing a classification data table including classifications of a plurality of reference speeds and used for performing different invalid settings for each classification, During the execution of the application, referring to the classification data table stored in the storage means, determining which classification among the classifications the movement speed obtained by the movement information acquisition means belongs to, and based on the classification data table, a movement determination means for executing the invalid setting of the determined classification, and a control means for controlling the update of the game screen of the application. A game control method executed on the mobile terminal, The invalid setting executed by the movement determination means restricts the update only of the display related to the game input in the game screen generated during the execution of the application, and does not restrict the update of the display not related to the game input, so as to control not to encourage further desire for the game input. A game control method characterized by including this.

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