IP Library Granted Patent US 9,544,741
Granted Patent B2
US 9,544,741 · App. 14/157,535 · Granted Jan 10, 2017

Terminal

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Patent No.
US 9,544,741
App. No.
14/157,535
Granted
Jan 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal to be carried into a moving object includes a first information obtaining unit, a time stamp adding unit, a second information obtaining unit, and an integration unit. The first information obtaining unit obtains positional information of the terminal. The time stamp adding unit adds a timestamp to the positional information obtained by the first information obtaining unit. The second information obtaining unit obtains, from the moving object, the positional information of the moving object having a timestamp added in the same time unit as the timestamp added by the object time stamp adding unit. The integration unit integrates positional information having a timestamp for which no positional information has been obtained by the first information obtaining unit, selectively from the positional information obtained by the second information obtaining unit, with the positional information obtained by the second information obtaining unit.

Claims (34)

1. A terminal to be carried into a moving object or a facility, the terminal comprising:

a first information obtaining unit configured to obtain positional information of the terminal;

a time stamp adding unit configured to add a timestamp to the positional information obtained by the first information obtaining unit;

a second information obtaining unit configured to obtain, from the moving object or the facility, positional information of the moving object or positional information of the terminal in the facility having a timestamp added in a predetermined time unit; and

an integration unit configured to integrate positional information having a timestamp for which no positional information has been obtained by the first information obtaining unit, selectively from the positional information obtained by the second information obtaining unit, with the positional information obtained by the first information obtaining unit.

2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein

the second information obtaining unit obtains, from the moving object or the facility, positional information of the moving object or positional information of the terminal in the facility having a timestamp added in the same time cycle as the timestamp added by the time stamp adding unit.

3. The terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an action information detection unit configured to detect action information of a user,

wherein the time stamp adding unit adds a timestamp to the action information detected by the action information detection unit,

the second information obtaining unit obtains, from the moving object or the facility, action information of the user of the terminal in the moving object or the facility together with a timestamp, and

the integration unit integrates the action information obtained by the second information obtaining unit with the action information detected by the action information detection unit while associating with the positional information based on the timestamps added to the action information obtained by the second information obtaining unit and the action information detected by the action information detection unit.

4. A terminal to be carried into a moving object or a facility, the terminal comprising:

a first information obtaining unit configured to obtain positional information of the terminal;

a time stamp adding unit configured to add a timestamp to the positional information obtained by the first information obtaining unit;

a second information obtaining unit configured to obtain, from the moving object or the facility, positional information of the moving object or positional information of the terminal in the facility having a timestamp added in a predetermined time unit; and

an integration unit configured to integrate the positional information obtained by the second information obtaining unit and the positional information obtained by the first information obtaining unit by replacing the positional information obtained by the first information obtaining unit with the positional information obtained by the second information obtaining unit when the timestamp added to the positional information obtained by the first information obtaining unit is the same as the timestamp added to the positional information obtained by the second information obtaining unit.

5. The terminal according to claim 4 , wherein the second information obtaining unit obtains, from the moving object or the facility, positional information of the moving object or positional information of the terminal in the facility having a timestamp added in the same time cycle as the timestamp added by the time stamp adding unit.

6. The terminal according to claim 4 , further comprising:

an action information detection unit configured to detect action information of a user,

wherein the time stamp adding unit adds a timestamp to the action information detected by the action information detection unit,

the second information obtaining unit obtains, from the moving object or the facility, action information of the user of the terminal in the moving object or the facility together with a timestamp, and

the integration unit integrates the action information obtained by the second information obtaining unit with the action information detected by the action information detection unit while associating with the positional information based on the timestamps added to the action information obtained by the second information obtaining unit and the action information detected by the action information detection unit.

7. A terminal to be carried into a moving object or a facility, the terminal comprising:

a first information obtaining unit configured to obtain positional information of the terminal;

a time stamp adding unit configured to add a timestamp to the positional information obtained by the first information obtaining unit;

a second information obtaining unit configured to obtain, from the moving object or the facility, positional information of the moving object or positional information of the terminal in the facility having a timestamp for which no positional information has been obtained by the first information obtaining unit, selectively from positional information of the moving object or positional information of the terminal in the facility having a timestamp added in a predetermined time unit; and

an integration unit configured to integrate the positional information obtained by the second information obtaining unit and the positional information obtained by the first information obtaining unit.

8. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the second information obtaining unit obtains, from the moving object or the facility, positional information of the moving object or positional information of the terminal in the facility having a timestamp added in the same time cycle as the timestamp added by the time stamp adding unit.

9. The terminal according to claim 7 , further comprising:

an action information detection unit configured to detect action information of a user,

wherein the time stamp adding unit adds a timestamp to the action information detected by the action information detection unit,

the second information obtaining unit obtains, from the moving object or the facility, action information of the user of the terminal in the moving object or the facility together with a timestamp, and

the integration unit integrates the action information obtained by the second information obtaining unit with the action information detected by the action information detection unit while associating with the positional information based on the timestamps added to the action information obtained by the second information obtaining unit and the action information detected by the action information detection unit.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056788/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2014
From: NISHIKAWA, JUNJI
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032764/0038 →