Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and medium

Abstract

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

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system that controls position measurement performed by a position measurement device, the position measurement device performing the position measurement according to a position measurement cycle which is set, the system comprising:
 circuitry configured to:
 acquire schedule information associated with the position measurement device and including a start time and an end time, 
 determine whether an amount of time from the start time to the end time is greater than a threshold, and 
 execute a setting process when determining that the amount of time is greater than the threshold and not execute the setting process when not determining that the amount of time is greater than the threshold, the setting process including: 
 acquiring a plurality of pieces of position information acquired by the position measurement device according to the position measurement cycle after the start time, and 
 setting, when positions respectively corresponding to the plurality of pieces of position information acquired between the start time and the end time are in a given area, a first cycle value to the position measurement cycle, the first cycle value being greater than a second cycle value of the position measurement cycle before the start time of the schedule information. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
 determine whether to execute the setting process based on a type of the schedule information.   
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first cycle value is small as an amount of time until the end time of the schedule information becomes shorter. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
 when a position corresponding to position information acquired by the position measurement device is determined to be outside the given area after the first cycle value is set to the position measurement cycle and before the end time of the schedule information, set the second cycle value to the position measurement cycle.   
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
 decide the given area based on the plurality of pieces of position information.   
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
 set the second cycle value to the position measurement cycle after the end time of the schedule information.   
     
     
         7 . A method of controlling position measurement performed by a position measurement device, the position measurement device performing the position measurement according to a position measurement cycle which is set, the method comprising:
 acquiring schedule information associated with the position measurement device and including a start time and an end time;   determining whether an amount of time from the start time to the end time is greater than a threshold; and   executing, by circuitry, a setting process when determining that the amount of time is greater than the threshold and not executing the setting process when not determining that the amount of time is greater than the threshold, the setting process including:   acquiring a plurality of pieces of position information acquired by the position measurement device according to the position measurement cycle after the start time, and   setting, when positions that respectively correspond to the plurality of pieces of position information acquired between the start time and the end time are in a given area, a first cycle value to the position measurement cycle, the first cycle value being greater than a second cycle value of the position measurement cycle before the start time of the schedule information.   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 determining whether to execute the setting process based on a type of the schedule information.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the first cycle value is small as an amount of time until the end time of the schedule information becomes shorter. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 when a position corresponding to position information acquired by the position measurement device is determined to be outside the given area after the first cycle value is set to the position measurement cycle and before the end time of the schedule information, set the second cycle value to the position measurement cycle.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 deciding the given area based on the plurality of pieces of position information.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 setting the second cycle value to the position measurement cycle after the end time of the schedule information.   
     
     
         13 . A non-transitory storage medium that stores a control program for controlling position measurement performed by a position measurement device, the position measurement device performing the position measurement according to a position measurement cycle which is set, the control program causing a system to execute a process comprising:
 acquiring schedule information associated with the position measurement device and including a start time and an end time;   determining whether an amount of time from the start time to the end time is greater than a threshold; and   executing a setting process when determining that the amount of time is greater than the threshold and not executing the setting process when not determining that the amount of time is greater than the threshold, the setting process including:   acquiring a plurality of pieces of position information acquired by the position measurement device according to the position measurement cycle after the start time, and   setting, when positions that respectively correspond to the plurality of pieces of position information acquired between the start time and the end time are in a given area, a first cycle value to the position measurement cycle, the first cycle value being greater than a second cycle value of the position measurement cycle before the start time of the schedule information.   
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory according to  claim 13 , the process further comprising:
 determining whether to execute the setting process based on a type of the schedule information.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory according to  claim 13 , wherein the first cycle value is small as an amount of time until the end time of the schedule information becomes shorter. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory according to  claim 13 , the process further comprising:
 when a position corresponding to position information acquired by the position measurement device is determined to be outside the given area after the first cycle value is set to the position measurement cycle and before the end time of the schedule information, set the second cycle value to the position measurement cycle.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory according to  claim 13 , the process further comprising:
 deciding the given area based on the plurality of pieces of position information.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory according to  claim 13 , the process further comprising:
 setting the second cycle value to the position measurement cycle after the end time of the schedule information.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory according to  claim 13 , the process further comprising:
 stopping position measurement of a different position measurement device that is used by a third party, the third party being different from a user of the position measurement device when a position corresponding to position information of the third party is determined to be in the given area after the first cycle value is set to the position measurement cycle, the schedule information being associated with identification information of the third party.