US 6,983,157 B2
Automatic report control system for reporting arrival at destination or passing point
Norikazu Yamagishi, Yokohama (Japan); Takaaki Habara, Yokohama (Japan); and Mutsuharu Takesada, Yokohama (Japan)
Assigned to Hitachi Electronic Service Co. Ltd., Kanagawa (Japan)
Filed on Jan. 07, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/338,075.
Claims priority of application No. 2002-170099 (JP), filed on Jun. 11, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2004/0203932 A1, Oct. 14, 2004
Int. Cl. H04Q 7/20 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—457 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automatic report control system comprising a cellular phone for receiving and transmitting information via a communication line and a monitoring center for reporting arrival at a destination or at least one passing point:
said cellular phone having at least a position detecting unit for detecting a current location, a setup unit for setting said destination and said at least one passing point, a setup unit for setting a telephone number and a mail address of the report destination, a transmission control unit of said telephone number and said mail address used for reporting, and a display unit that enables display of image data such as map information and the like, the cellular phone further provided with a function of transmitting a monitoring ID to said monitoring center, receiving a route information from said monitoring center and setting up said route information, a function of setting said telephone number and said mail address used for reporting arrival at said destination and said at least one passing point, and a function of automatically transmitting a report provided with said monitoring ID to said predetermined telephone number or said mail address used for reporting when said position detecting unit detects arrival at said predetermined destination and the passing point; and
said monitoring center comprising at least a control server, a monitor panel and a database (hereinafter referred to as DB), the monitoring center further provided with a function of receiving said monitoring ID from said cellular phone and storing the received information in said DB, a function of transmitting said route information to said cellular phone and displaying the same on said monitor panel, and a function of receiving said report together with said monitoring ID notifying arrival at said predetermined destination and said at least one passing point and displaying the received information on said route information indicated on said monitor panel.