JP2002112299A - Calling object specific system and calling object identification method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a calling object specification and an calling object identification method that use a pager terminal and a tag so as to identify a call object and utilizes the Internet. SOLUTION: The object identification system 10 includes a pager terminal 12 that can identify a specific object with a prescribed call number and a tag 14 on which a code to identify the number of the pager terminal 12 is printed and that corresponds one to one to the pager terminal 12, and they are respectively carried by a parent and a child. The object identification system 10 is provided with an identification code recognition device 16 that recognizes the identification code of the tag 14 and with a call number input device 18 that receives a call number corresponding to the identification code recognized by the identification code recognition device 16. The signal from the call number input device 18 is transmitted to a pager terminal calling device 24 via e.g. a LAN interconnecting the devices through the Internet 22 to call the pager terminal 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for specifying a call target and a method for specifying a call target.
The present invention relates to a call target specifying system and a call target specifying method capable of specifying a call target using a mobile terminal and a mobile identifier.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, places where large numbers of unspecified people gather, such as large-scale retail stores such as department stores and supermarkets, event venues such as expositions, various play facilities such as amusement parks, and cultural facilities such as museums and libraries. In the above, in-house broadcasting or on-site broadcasting has been performed for an object represented by the relationship between a lost child and the parent of the lost child in order to call the lost child. A broadcasting device for performing such in-building or in-building broadcasting includes a microphone that calls for a lost child, an amplifier that amplifies the sound of the microphone, speakers that are installed at a plurality of places in the building or in the building, and a transmission line that connects the speaker and the amplifier. It is configured. When a lost child is called, information provided to identify the individual who is the target of the call is broadcast simultaneously in the hall or in the hall to support location search or lost call.

[0003] In addition, services such as personal calling are provided when an individual carries a card having a non-contact communication function using an electromagnetic wave or the like as a medium in a hall or a hall. As such a device, for example, there is a personal location recognition card system, which is a portable card (TRC: transponding card), a transmitting device, a receiving device, a processing device, an information terminal, and electrically connects these. Includes transmission paths and the like. In such a system, when information for identifying an individual to be called, such as the name of an individual (group), is clear or easily provided, the individual with a high positional accuracy is used. And the like.

[0004]

However, in the in-house broadcasting or the like in the above-described broadcasting device, there is a case where a target person called by the broadcast may miss the broadcast, and there is a problem that the calling efficiency is low. In addition, there is also a problem that it is difficult for surrounding people to recognize the person to be called, and it is difficult for a staff member or the like to find out. Further, in some amusement parks or department stores, broadcasting in the hall may be restricted for business reasons. When there is no restriction, when there are many users, the broadcast frequency increases, and there is also a problem that the discomfort of the users increases.

[0005] In the above-mentioned personal location recognition card system, if an infant or the like possesses a card having a communication function, it may be difficult to reliably transmit call information to the infant. There is also a problem that the user may lose the camera.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system and method capable of specifying a target of a call without relying on in-building broadcasting with low call efficiency. I do. It is another object of the present invention to provide a system and method capable of effectively specifying a call target even when the number of users is very large.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a call target specifying system for calling a specific target within a predetermined area according to the present invention, comprising: a portable terminal having a unique call number; A mobile identifier having an identification code for identifying the mobile terminal, an identification code recognition device that recognizes the identification code of the mobile identifier, and a call number corresponding to the identification code recognized by the identification code recognition device are generated. A call number generation device; and a mobile terminal call device that receives a call number from the call number generation device and transmits a call signal to the mobile terminal corresponding to the call number. Upon receiving the signal, it notifies that the own mobile terminal has been called.

[0008] Preferably, a terminal providing device is provided at an entrance of the predetermined area for providing the mobile terminal and the mobile identifier corresponding thereto, and is provided to one of a plurality of persons entering the area. The mobile terminal is provided, the other hand is provided with the mobile identifier, the terminal providing device,
When the mobile terminal and the mobile identifier are provided,
Notify the call number generation device that the portable terminal and the portable identifier are being used.

For example, the portable terminal is provided to a parent, and the portable identifier is provided to a child. When the child is lost, the identification code of the mobile identifier possessed by the user is read out voluntarily or by the guidance of a staff member. Then, the corresponding mobile terminal is automatically called, and the parent can know that the child is lost and is at a predetermined place. The mobile terminal and the mobile identifier are used temporarily within a limited area. Therefore, it is desirable for management to know which mobile terminal and mobile identifier are being used. The notification signal in use is for this purpose.

[0010] Preferably, a paging apparatus installed at an exit of the predetermined area to make a paging call to all of the portable terminals, and restricting a paging area of the paging apparatus to the vicinity of the exit. And limiting means for giving or attenuating the directivity of the call signal, so that all mobile terminals exiting the exit can be called to prompt their collection.

[0011] It is desirable that the portable terminal used only within a predetermined area is not taken out. Therefore, it is desirable to provide a paging device at the exit and make the portable terminal sound to urge the person who inadvertently takes it outside to return it. The paging signal must not erroneously call a mobile terminal in the area in use. For this reason, the output of the call signal is made extremely weak, the directivity of the transmitting antenna is increased to direct the signal from the exit, or a shield is provided between the exit and the area.
It is also possible to store the calling number of the mobile terminal in use in the mobile terminal calling device, and to perform processing so as not to transmit a calling signal to the mobile terminal in use.

Preferably, a terminal collection device installed at an exit of the predetermined area to receive the portable terminal and the portable identifier, and a terminal recognizing device for recognizing an identification code of the portable identifier in the terminal collection device. 2 identification code recognition device, a second call number generation device for generating a call number corresponding to the identification code recognized by the second identification code recognition device, and receiving a call number from the second call number generation device A second mobile terminal calling device for transmitting a call signal to the mobile terminal corresponding to the call number, and confirming or prompting the collection by calling the mobile terminal corresponding to the collected mobile identifier. 2. The call target specifying system according to claim 1, wherein

Preferably, the portable terminal and the portable identifier output from the terminal providing device are used to identify the portable terminal being used, and the portable terminal calling device calls the portable terminal. A mobile terminal information notification device that notifies the specified mobile terminal of information in the area when the mobile terminal is not in operation.

For example, when a lost child is not called, event information and the like are displayed on the screen of the portable terminal.

Preferably, there is provided an additional information notifying device for notifying the mobile terminal of additional information relating to the mobile identifier when the mobile terminal calling device is calling the mobile terminal.

For example, as additional information, the location of the identification code recognition device that has recognized the identification code of the portable identifier, the time of recognition, the number of times of recognition, the current position of the portable identifier,
The place where the partner (child) is protected, the place where the person is picked up, the person in charge (place) that is protected, and the telephone number are included.

Preferably, when the portable identifier approaches the identification code recognizing device, the identification code of the portable identifier is recognized and the portable terminal is called.

Preferably, the portable terminal has a function of grouping the portable terminals for each call number, and changing a call melody for each belonging group. When the mobile terminal belonging to the same group is called by another user at the time, the mobile terminal has a function of holding the call.

Preferably, the portable terminal has a function of designating a volume, a reproduction time and a reproduction melody, and the call number generation device can select a volume, a reproduction time and a reproduction melody when calling the portable terminal. Has a function, whereby, when calling the mobile terminal,
The user specifies the volume, time, and melody to simplify the specification of the call target.

Preferably, for each of the identification codes, a trajectory monitoring device including a storage unit that stores a time at which the identification code is read and a unique code of the identification code recognition device that has read the identification code, Each time the user causes the identification code recognition device to read the identification code, the trajectory monitoring device stores the unique code of the identification code recognition device in association with the identification code and the time.

A call target specifying method for calling a specific target within a predetermined area according to the present invention is a portable terminal capable of calling a specific terminal with a unique call number and a portable terminal for specifying the portable terminal. Providing a mobile identifier having an identification code, providing the mobile terminal to one of a plurality of persons entering the area at the entrance of the predetermined area, and providing the mobile identifier to the other. Recognizing the identification code of the mobile identifier with an identification code recognition device, converting the identification code into a corresponding calling number of the mobile terminal, and transmitting the calling number of the mobile terminal to a mobile terminal calling device. And the step of calling the mobile terminal by the mobile terminal calling device.

According to the present invention, the mobile terminal calling number corresponding to the identification code of the mobile identifier is sent to the mobile terminal calling device via a communication line such as the Internet, and the mobile terminal is called, so that the mobile terminal is called. Can be identified and information can be transmitted only to the person who called,
Call efficiency can be improved. In addition, a nearby person or a staff member can recognize the lost child or the like to be called, which facilitates the search. In addition, it is not necessary to have a person in charge of broadcasting in the hall always on standby, so that business efficiency can be improved and discomfort caused by broadcasting in the hall can be reduced. Also, various information such as event information and commercials in the venue can be displayed on the portable terminal together.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an object identification system using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention will be described on the assumption that a parent and child come to play in a predetermined area, for example, an amusement park. I do. In the figure, a target specifying system 10 is a pager terminal 12 capable of identifying a specific target with a predetermined call number.
And a code for identifying the number of the pager terminal 12 is written by printing or the like, and includes a tag 14 corresponding to the pager terminal 12 on a one-to-one basis, for example, a bracelet, and these are held by the parent and child, respectively.

Further, the target specifying system 10 includes the amusement park 1
5, an identification code recognition device 16 for recognizing the identification code of the tag 14, for example, a bar code scanner, and a call number input device for inputting a call number corresponding to the identification code recognized by the identification code recognition device 16 ( (Call number generation device) 18. A signal from the call number input device 18 is transmitted to the pager terminal call device 24 via the Internet 22 via, for example, a LAN 20 (local area network) provided between the above devices.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the target specifying system according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above. In the figure, when a parent and child come to play in a predetermined area, for example, the amusement park 15, first, the entrance 26
In, the child has a unique identification code (bar code)
Is handed over, and a pager terminal 12, for example, a pager is distributed to the parent (S
10). The identification code of the tag 14 and the pager terminal 12 correspond one-to-one.

At this time, it is desirable to pass the tag 14 to the child and the pager terminal 12 to the parent. The reason is,
(1) If the pager terminal 12 is given to a child, it may be broken. On the other hand, if the pager terminal 12 is not broken, the cost increases. (2) The pager terminal 12 sounds when a lost child is called,
If the child has the pager terminal 12, people around the child will know that the child is lost,
This is because there is a risk of kidnapping.

Next, when the child gets lost, the child brings the tag 14 close to the identification code recognition device 16 and
4 Read the identification code. Alternatively, the clerk causes the identification code recognition device 16 to recognize the identification code of the tag 14 of the child considered to be lost (S12).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the identification code recognition device 16, the call number input device 18, and the like. As shown in FIG. 3, the identification code recognition device 16 includes a sensor 16a, a sensor control unit 16b, a database 16c for storing identification code data of a plurality of sensors, and the like. In addition, the identification code recognition device 16 can be installed at a predetermined location in an amusement park, for example, at various locations such as a toilet, a store, an entrance of various attractions, and a vehicle. Thereby, the identification code of the tag 14 carried by the child can be identified at any place in the amusement park.

The signal from the identification code recognition device 16 is sent to the call number input device 18 by various means such as a transmission line and a wireless LAN. Call number input device 18
As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing server 18a that converts the identification code from the identification code recognition device 16 into the call number of the pager terminal 12, the collation database 18b that stores the call number of the pager terminal 12, and the like. Have. In the call number input device 18, the identification code from the identification code recognition device 16 is converted into the call number of the pager terminal 12 (S14).

When the pager terminal 12 is to be called, an identification code printed on the tag 14 is input. When the identification code is converted to a call number, the signal is transmitted to the LAN.
And the like, and transmitted to the pager terminal calling device 24 via the Internet by the gateway 21 (S16). By using the Internet, the pager terminal calling device 24 can be installed at a location remote from the area 15, and remote management of the pager terminal can be performed from a remote location. At this time, information on the identification code recognition device 16 itself, for example, (1) the current position of the child (the position of the identification code recognition device 16 that has read the identification code of the tag 14) (2) the place where the child is protected and the place where the child is collected (3) The telephone number of the person (place) protecting the child can be sent to the pager terminal calling device 24 together.

Next, returning to FIG. 2, the pager terminal calling device 24 calls the corresponding pager terminal 12 based on the signal converted into the calling number of the pager terminal 12, and makes it ring (S18). This allows the parent to know that the child has been lost. At this time, the message can be displayed on the pager terminal 12 at the same time. On the other hand, in order for the parent to know the status of the child, the parent accesses the pager terminal calling device 24 via the Internet to check whether the identification number of the child (the calling number of the parent pager terminal 12) has been called. Can be.

The target specifying system according to one embodiment of the present invention may further include a trajectory monitoring device 30, as shown in FIG. The trajectory monitoring device 30 includes an information processing server 31 that processes trajectory information of the tag 14 and a trajectory database 32 that stores trajectory information of the tag 14. Since the identification code recognition device 16 can be installed at various locations as described above, the identification code of the tag 14 may be read periodically by the identification code recognition devices 16 at different locations.

That is, the identification code recognizing device 16 is used in an attraction vehicle, an entrance or an exit of an event venue,
The information processing server 31 is installed in any place such as a restaurant, a store, a restroom, and stores the data of the tag 14 recognized by the identification code recognition device 16 in a locus database 32. Based on this information, the information processing server 31 The movement of the child of the tag 14 having the identification code can be monitored. Thus, for example, it can be monitored that the child is at the game corner at 1:00, at the restaurant at 2:00, at the exit of the venue at 2:00, and the like. On the other hand, when requested by the parent, the trajectory data is sent from the trajectory monitoring device 30 to the pager terminal calling device 24, and the information is sent to the pager terminal 12.

The object identification system according to one embodiment of the present invention further includes a pager terminal 12 and a tag 14 at the exit of the venue.
May be provided. That is, the pager terminal 12 and the tag 1 collected at the venue exit
4 is a call that emits sound, light, and the like when the corresponding pager terminal 12 is called in the collection device 40 by the identification code read from the tag 14 when the corresponding pager terminal 12 is put together into the collection container 41 in the collection device 40. The confirmation unit 42 confirms the call of the pager terminal 12.

Further, a paging device 50 for paging a pager terminal in a small area at the exit of the venue can be provided. Since the paging device 50 can transmit a paging signal to the pager terminal 12, all the pager terminals 12 ring to prompt the user to return. Therefore, even if the parent accidentally takes the pager terminal 12 out of the venue, the parent immediately notices it, and the pager terminal 12 can be reliably collected.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the case where the user is a parent and a child has been described. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to a group of three or more users and several tens of users. In this case, the pager terminal 12 may have a function of grouping the pager terminals 12 for each call number and changing the call melody for each belonging group. With this, when a group enters an amusement park or the like, it is called with a different melody for each group, so that it is easy to determine the calling. Further, the call number input device 18 may have a function of holding the call when the pager terminals 12 belonging to the same group are being called by another user when the pager terminal 12 is called.

Further, the pager terminal 12 has a function of designating a volume, a reproduction time and a reproduction melody, and the call number input device 18 has a function of selecting the volume, the reproduction time and the reproduction melody when the pager terminal 12 is called. May be provided. This allows the user to specify the volume, time, and melody when the pager terminal 12 is called, thereby simplifying the specification of the call target.

Furthermore, friends can use the pager terminal 12 and the tag 14 together. For example, when calling a friend, the friends have the pager terminal 12 and acquire the identification code of each other (memorize the tag 14 or the number). By calling the other pager terminal 12 when necessary, it is possible to easily communicate with each other. That is, the present invention is not limited to calling a lost child, and can be applied to various cases such as a case where an arbitrary contact is desired or a contact in an emergency.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the tag 14 on which the barcode is printed is used has been described, but a radio tag (RTF) may be used instead of the tag 14. When the wireless tag is brought close to the identification code recognition device 16 (reader), the reader is automatically activated and transmits its own identification code to the reader. The reader transmits the identification code to the call number input device 18 via the LAN. By using wireless tags,
Since the identification code unique to the individual is automatically transmitted, trajectory monitoring can be more easily performed.

Further, using the identification code of the tag 14, it is also possible to settle at an amusement park attraction or a shopping at a stand with a parent credit card. As described above, the pager terminal 12 displays the information of the identification code recognition device 16 itself. However, it is also possible to display various information such as event information in the venue and commercials. , The pager terminal 12 can be used more effectively.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, which are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say, this is done.

Further, in this specification, means does not necessarily mean physical means, but also includes a case where the function of each means is realized by software.
Further, the function of one unit may be realized by two or more physical units, or the function of two or more units may be realized by one physical unit.

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The caller can be specified by the pager terminal, and information can be transmitted only to the caller, so that the call efficiency can be improved. In addition, a nearby person or a staff member can recognize the lost child or the like to be called, which facilitates the search. In addition, it is not necessary to have a person in charge of broadcasting in the hall always on standby, so that business efficiency can be improved and discomfort caused by broadcasting in the hall can be reduced. In addition, there is an effect that various information such as event information and commercials in the venue can be displayed on the pager terminal together.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an object identification system using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the target specifying system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an identification code recognition device, a call number input device, and the like.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Target identification system, 12 ... Pager terminal, 14 ...
Tag, 15: amusement park, 16: identification code recognition device, 16
a: sensor, 16b: sensor control unit, 16c: database, 18: call number input device, 18a: information processing server, 18b: collation database, 20: LA
N, 21: Gateway, 22: Internet, 24
... pager terminal calling device, 26 ... entrance, 27 ... exit, 30 ... locus monitoring device, 31 ... information processing server, 32
... Locus database, 40... Collection device, 41... Collection container, 42.

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masashi Saito 2-12-7 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Uniden Corporation (72) Inventor Isao Okazaki 2-7-17 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Uniden Corporation F term (reference) 5K036 AA06 DD23 EE13 JJ13 5K067 AA13 AA25 AA34 AA44 BB23 BB25 BB44 CC12 CC14 DD53 EE02 EE10 EE22 FF03 FF23 FF25 HH22

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A call target specifying system for calling a specific target within a predetermined area, comprising: a mobile terminal having a unique call number; a mobile identifier having an identification code for specifying the mobile terminal; An identification code recognition device that recognizes an identification code of the portable identifier; a call number generation device that generates a call number corresponding to the identification code recognized by the identification code recognition device; and a call number from the call number generation device. And a portable terminal calling device for transmitting a call signal to the portable terminal corresponding to the call number. The portable terminal notifies that the own portable terminal has been called upon receiving the call signal. Call target identification system. 2. A mobile terminal, comprising: a terminal providing device installed at an entrance of the predetermined area to provide the mobile terminal and the mobile identifier corresponding to the mobile terminal; A portable terminal is provided, and the other handset is provided with the portable identifier, and the terminal providing device is configured to provide the portable terminal and the portable identifier to the call number generation device when the portable terminal and the portable identifier are provided. 2. The call target specifying system according to claim 1, wherein the notification that the is in use is notified. 3. A general call device installed at an exit of the predetermined area and performing a general call to all of the mobile terminals, and a call range of the general call device is limited to a vicinity of the exit. And limiting means for giving directivity to or attenuating the calling signal,
2. The call target specifying system according to claim 1, wherein it is possible to call up all the mobile terminals that have left the exit, thereby prompting the collection thereof. 4. A terminal collection device installed at an exit of the predetermined area to which the portable terminal and the portable identifier are inserted, and a second device for recognizing an identification code of the portable identifier in the terminal collection device. An identification code recognition device, a second call number generation device that generates a call number corresponding to the identification code recognized by the second identification code recognition device, and a call number from the second call number generation device, A second mobile terminal calling device for transmitting a call signal to the mobile terminal corresponding to the call number, and confirming or prompting the collection by calling the mobile terminal corresponding to the collected mobile identifier. 2. The call target specifying system according to claim 1, wherein 5. The portable terminal which is being used based on a signal indicating that the portable terminal and the portable identifier output by the terminal providing device are being used, and the portable terminal calling device calls the portable terminal. When not
The call target specifying system according to claim 2, further comprising a mobile terminal information notification device that notifies the specified mobile terminal of information in the area. 6. An additional information notification device for notifying the mobile terminal of additional information related to the mobile identifier when the mobile terminal calling device is calling the mobile terminal. 1. The call target specifying system according to 1. 7. The call target specifying system according to claim 1, wherein when the mobile identifier approaches the identification code recognition device, the identification code of the mobile identifier is recognized and the mobile terminal is called. 8. The portable terminal has a function in which the portable terminals are grouped for each call number and a call melody changes for each belonging group. 2. The call target specifying system according to claim 1, further comprising a function of holding a call when the portable terminals belonging to the same group are called by another user. 9. The portable terminal has a function of designating a volume, a reproduction time and a reproduction melody, and the call number generation device has a function of selecting a volume, a reproduction time and a reproduction melody when calling the portable terminal. 2. The call target specifying system according to claim 1, wherein, when calling the portable terminal, a user specifies a volume, a time, and a melody to simplify the specification of the call target. 10. A trajectory monitoring device including a storage unit for storing, for each of the identification codes, a time at which the identification code is read and a unique code of the identification code recognition device that has read the identification code, The monitoring device stores a unique code of the identification code recognition device in association with the identification code and the time every time a user causes the identification code recognition device to read the identification code. The call target identification system described. 11. A call target specifying method for calling a specific target within a predetermined area, comprising: a mobile terminal capable of calling a specific terminal with a unique call number; and an identification for specifying the mobile terminal. Providing a mobile identifier having a code, providing the mobile terminal to one of a plurality of persons entering the area at the entrance of the predetermined area, and providing the mobile identifier to the other, Causing the identification code of the mobile identifier to be recognized by an identification code recognition device; converting the identification code into a corresponding call number of the mobile terminal; and transmitting the call number of the mobile terminal to a mobile terminal calling device. A step of calling the mobile terminal by the mobile terminal calling device.