JP2007116296A - Wireless lan system, manager server and information providing method for use therein and its program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless LAN system through which a contact facility or a rescue facility can check user's location at all times. <P>SOLUTION: Cameras 1-1 to 1-5 mounting a wireless LAN, and access points 3-1 and 3-2 of wireless LAN are arranged preponderantly in all places including both indoor and outdoor places. At the time of departure, a user delivers information about the fact of departure and the scheduled arriving time to a contact facility 5 or a rescue facility 6 through a manager server 2 by using a wireless LAN mounting portable terminal 4-1 to 4-6. The contact facility 5 or the rescue facility 6 checks user's location information. After departure, the user notifies user's location information automatically every predetermined time to the manager server 2 using a wireless LAN mounting portable terminal 4-1 to 4-6. User's current location information and occurrence of accident which can be checked by the wireless LAN mounting portable terminal 4-1 to 4-6 are delivered to the manager server 2 by wireless LAN communication and notified from the manager server 2 to the contact facility 5 or the rescue facility 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless LAN system, an administrator server device, an information providing method used therefor, and a program therefor, and more particularly, to a method for providing information such as distress and accidents, and communication and route guidance during congestion.

  Conventionally, as this type of information providing method, there is a method using an outdoor guide navigation system (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The outdoor guide navigation system includes a server, the Internet, a user terminal, a telephone network, a base station, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

  In this outdoor guide navigation system, the user's planned route information including the position information and the scheduled time information associated therewith is stored in the server in advance, the user's current location information is acquired from the PDA, and guide information based on the current location information is obtained. Output to PDA.

  Therefore, in this outdoor guide navigation system, only information related to the position can be provided, and an actual video can be acquired in real time by a camera or the like, and information according to an unexpected situation cannot be provided.

JP 2001-202742 A

  In the above-described conventional information providing method, a mobile phone or a public telephone is used as a means of contact in the event of a distress, and the conventional mobile telephone is used in a place where a conventional mobile phone base station does not exist in a remote area or in a crowded place. There is a problem that public telephones, which are increasing due to the spread of mobile phones, do not correspond to places where radio waves can go out of service area.

  In addition, in the conventional information providing method, satellites are often used for confirming position information, and an instruction according to the current situation is given by viewing the actual local video with a camera etc. in real time and from the user's perspective. There is a problem that is difficult.

  Further, in the conventional information providing method, there is a problem that even if a user has a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) -equipped terminal, if the user cannot tell his / her crisis in some situation, nothing can be dealt with. is there. For example, even if there is a safety inquiry from a family member or the like, there is a problem that it takes a long time to confirm the location from scratch.

  Furthermore, in the conventional information providing method, there is no communication means, it takes time until safety confirmation and rescue, and if there is only voice from a mobile phone etc., it is difficult to grasp the actual situation and gives an incorrect instruction. There is a problem that the risk of the user may be increased.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless LAN system, an administrator server device, an information providing method used therefor, and a program therefor, in which the above-mentioned problems can be solved and the contact organization or rescue organization can always confirm the position of the user. There is to do.

A wireless LAN system according to the present invention includes a wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal that notifies current location information through wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication;
An administrator server device for managing current position information notified from the wireless LAN mobile terminal;
An access point that relays the wireless LAN communication between the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal and the administrator server device;
A wireless LAN-equipped camera that is provided within a communicable range of the access point and can be remotely operated from the administrator server device,
The administrator server device notifies the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal of the processing result based on the video from the wireless LAN-equipped camera.

  An administrator server device according to the present invention includes a unit for managing current position information notified from a wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal that notifies current position information through wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication, and the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal; Means for remotely operating a camera equipped with a wireless LAN provided within a communicable range of an access point that relays the wireless LAN communication between the wireless LAN and the processing result based on the video from the camera equipped with the wireless LAN. Means for notifying the portable terminal.

  The information providing method according to the present invention includes a process in which an administrator server device manages current position information notified from a wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal that notifies current position information through wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication; A process of remotely operating a wireless LAN-equipped camera provided within a communicable range of an access point that relays the wireless LAN communication with a LAN-equipped mobile terminal, and a processing result based on video from the wireless LAN-equipped camera To the mobile terminal equipped with the wireless LAN.

  A program for an information providing method according to the present invention is a process for managing current position information notified from a wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal that notifies current position information to a computer of an administrator server device by wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication. And a process of remotely operating a wireless LAN-equipped camera provided within a communicable range of an access point that relays the wireless LAN communication with the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal, and an image from the wireless LAN-equipped camera And a process of notifying the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal of the processing result based on the result.

  In other words, the wireless LAN (Local Area Network) system according to the present invention has an accident such as a distress, a lost road, an accident, an accident, etc. in any place, whether in the mountains or the sea, indoors or outdoors. In this case, the current user's own location information that can be confirmed by the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal and the facts and contents of the accident described above are notified to the contact organization and the rescue organization using wireless LAN communication. . The position information may be notified in advance.

  The method for obtaining the user's location information is arbitrary, and may be measured using a GPS (Global Positioning System) -equipped mobile terminal or measured from a wireless LAN access point. This location information is automatically notified from the user's wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal to the administrator server at regular intervals, so that the contact organization or rescue organization can always confirm the location of the user.

  Based on such information, the information providing side and the rescue side use the video from a remotely operated wireless LAN-equipped camera in the vicinity of the notified location as an information acquisition means to determine the nearest safe place. The user is notified, a map or the like is distributed to the mobile terminal equipped with the wireless LAN, and a guide to a safe place including voice and images is performed. Furthermore, until reaching the rescue, instructions according to the situation of the victim (user), for example, dealing with injuries and food guidance, including voice and images, are distributed.

  In addition, when a companion is separated, mutual communication is possible using a wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal. If mutual communication is not possible, contact the companion via a contact agency or rescue agency. Is possible.

  In the wireless LAN system of the present invention, a wireless LAN access point is installed in every place, and it is connected to an administrator server by wire or wirelessly, and a contact organization or rescue organization obtains information from the administrator server. In the wireless LAN system of the present invention, via the access points, the user is notified of departure using a wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal to the contact organization or rescue organization at the time of departure, and the estimated arrival time. By making the information in checkable by the contact organization and rescue organization at all times, even if an ordinary mobile phone or public phone cannot be used in the event of a distress or accident, the wireless LAN mobile phone can be It is possible to contact a liaison or rescue organization.

  In the wireless LAN system of the present invention, the user cannot contact himself / herself by contacting information such as departure and arrival time in advance to the contact organization or rescue organization (the wireless LAN is not out of service area, For example, when a user is seriously unable to operate a mobile terminal equipped with a wireless LAN by himself / herself, even in a place where a normal mobile phone or a public telephone cannot be used, contact information is provided through a wireless LAN-equipped camera that can be operated remotely in advance. It is possible to grasp the situation at a rescue organization and rescue.

  In the wireless LAN system of the present invention, when a user makes a contact such as a distress or a rescue request to a contact organization or rescue organization, the contact organization or rescue organization that is contacted by the user can remotely control the location information of the user. It becomes possible to grasp the situation from the video of the wireless LAN camera, determine the nearest safe place, and distribute information including images and sounds.

  In the wireless LAN system of the present invention, the contact organization or rescue organization that has been contacted confirms the situation of the user and, when injured, notifies the user of appropriate first aid with information including images and sounds. It is possible to reduce the risk level.

  In the wireless LAN system of the present invention, it is possible for the rescue team to go to rescue while confirming the location information of the user while providing appropriate information to the user. Can be shortened.

  In the wireless LAN system of the present invention, the video of the wireless LAN camera is checked 24 hours a day, and the user's location information is checked at regular intervals, so that there is no particular contact with the user when there is an abnormality. However, it is possible for the contact organization or rescue organization to contact the user.

  In the wireless LAN system of the present invention, when a companion is separated, even if a normal mobile phone or public telephone cannot be used, it is possible to perform mutual communication using a wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal.

  In the wireless LAN system of the present invention, when a companion is separated, a normal mobile phone or a public telephone cannot be used, and if a contact cannot be made even using a wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal, via a contact agency or rescue agency It is possible to confirm the location information of the accompanying person, safety confirmation, contact, etc.

  The present invention is configured and operated as described below, so that an effect is obtained that the contact organization and the rescue organization can always confirm the position of the user.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a wireless LAN system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes wireless LAN cameras 1-1 to 1-5, an administrator server 2, access points (APs) 3-1, 3-2. , Wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals (registered users) 4-1 to 4-6, a communication organization 5, and a rescue organization 6. The number of the wireless LAN mounted cameras 1-1 to 1-5, the access points 3-1 and 3-2, and the wireless LAN mounted portable terminals 4-1 to 4-6 are not limited to the numbers illustrated.

  Wireless LAN access points 3-1 and 3-2 can be used in any place, indoors or outdoors, especially in places where there is no conventional mobile phone base station (not shown) or in crowded places. It is placed in a place where telephones are out of service area, places where disasters and accidents occur frequently, and places where public telephones increased due to the spread of mobile phones are not installed.

  Similarly, the wireless LAN-equipped cameras 1-1 to 1-5 that can be remotely operated are within the reach of the beacons from the wireless LAN access points 3-1 and 3-2. Focus on places where conventional mobile phones are out of service area, such as places where there are no base stations for mobile phones or where they are crowded, distress and accident-prone areas, and places where public phones increased due to the spread of mobile phones are not installed Are arranged.

  At the time of departure, the user uses the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 to send information such as a departure notice and estimated arrival time to the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 through the administrator server 2, and the contact agency 5 or The rescue organization 6 confirms the position information of the user. However, the user location information is stored and managed by the administrator server 2.

  After departure, the user automatically notifies the administrator server 2 of the user's location information at regular intervals using the user's wireless LAN mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6. In other words, in the embodiment of the present invention, the contact organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 are always in a state where the location information of the user and the situation where the user is placed can be checked through the administrator server 2.

  Location information of the current user himself / herself that can be confirmed by the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 when an accident such as a distress, getting lost, causing an accident, or being involved in an accident occurs. The occurrence of an accident such as distress, getting lost, causing an accident, or being involved in an accident is sent to the administrator server 2 by wireless LAN communication and notified from the administrator server 2 to the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 Is done.

  When the location information of the user is always notified to the administrator server 2 from the time of departure in advance, the notification of the location information of the user is unnecessary. When the user's location information is not notified in advance at the time of departure, the user grasps the current location information with a GPS (Global Positioning System) -equipped mobile terminal (not shown), or a wireless LAN access point 3-1. , 3-2, and the like by measuring the distance.

  This user location information is sent from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 to the administrator server 2 by wireless communication via the wireless LAN access points 3-1 and 3-2. 2 is notified to the communication agency 5 and the rescue agency 6. Based on such information, the information providing side and the rescue side use the images from the wireless LAN mounted cameras 1-1 to 1-5 in the vicinity of the notified location as information acquisition means. A safe place is judged and notified to the user, information such as a map is distributed to the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6, and a guide to the safe place is provided by information including sound and images. .

  Also, sufferers (users) who are in a secondary disaster while waiting for rescue until they reach the rescue, fight for injury for a moment, or are rescued by remote control even if they are not going to rescue Instructions according to the situation, for example, dealing with injuries, food guidance, etc. are distributed with information including voice and images.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. A wireless LAN system according to an embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as the wireless LAN system according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. That is, the wireless LAN system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes wireless LAN cameras 1-1 to 1-5, administrator server 2, access points 3-1 and 3-2, and wireless LAN mobile terminal 4-. 1-4-6, the communication organization 5, and the rescue organization 6 are comprised.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the administrator server 2 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, an administrator server 2 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 21 that controls each unit, a main memory 22 that stores a control program 22a executed by the CPU 21, and a work area when the CPU 21 executes the control program 22a. Between the storage device 23 used as an image information storage unit 24 for storing image information such as maps and photographs to be provided to the user, the access points 3-1 and 3-2, the contact agency 5, and the rescue agency 6. It is comprised from the communication control part 25 which controls communication.

  The storage device 23 includes a user information holding area 231 that holds schedule information such as departure time, destination, and scheduled arrival time registered by the user, information of the user (address, name, age, etc.), contact information, and the like. User location information holding area 232 for holding the location information of users periodically sent from LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6, and access points 3-1 and 3-2 arranged at every place And an access point information holding area 232 for holding position information, position information of the wireless LAN mounted cameras 1-1 to 1-5, and the like. In the administrator server 2, the CPU 21, the main memory 22, the storage device 23, the image information storage unit 24, and the communication control unit 25 are connected to the internal bus 210.

  3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the operation of the administrator server 2 shown in FIG. The operation of the wireless LAN system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 is realized in the administrator server 2 by the CPU 21 executing the control program 22a.

  First, when the administrator server 2 receives schedule information such as departure time, destination, and planned arrival time from the wireless LAN mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 at the time of departure of the user (step S1 in FIG. 3), the schedule Information is held in the user information holding area 231 (step S2 in FIG. 3). At this time, the administrator server 2 notifies the schedule information to the contact organization 5 and the rescue organization 6.

  If the administrator server 2 cannot receive the location information of the user who is regularly contacted from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 (step S3 in FIG. 3), the scheduled time even if the location information of the user is received. Is exceeded for a predetermined period of time (step S4 in FIG. 3), or when the destination (for example, the location of the descent mountain, accommodation, etc.) is not reached within the scheduled arrival time (step S5 in FIG. 3) Then, it is determined that an accident has occurred, and the fact is notified to the communication organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 together with the position information of the user (step S6 in FIG. 3). Here, when the user does not encounter the above-mentioned accident or the like, and arrives at the destination safely or returns home, the administrator server 2 notifies the communication organization 5 or the rescue organization 6 to that effect and ends the communication processing. .

  Further, the administrator server 2 confirms the video from the wireless LAN-equipped cameras 1-1 to 1-5 that can be remotely operated in the vicinity of the user's location confirmed from the user's location information, and the current situation description (images) that is notified by the user. , Including characters and voices) are transferred to the communication agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 (step S7 in FIG. 3). In this case, the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 collect and determine the user's accident status and the like from the user location information and the information transferred from the administrator server 2.

  Here, the administrator server 2 can be remotely operated via the access points 3-1 and 3-2 nearest to the wireless LAN cameras 1-1 to 1-5, and the wireless LAN cameras 1-1 to 1 can be operated. The video information from -5 can be collected via the nearest access points 3-1 and 3-2. Further, the determination of the user in the administrator server 2 is performed based on information obtained by integrating the user ID (identification information), that is, the MAC (Media Access Control) address and the contents notified at the time of departure. The administrator server 2 sends the determination result of the user to the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6.

  In the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6, there is no particular danger to the user based on the result of the collection judgment such as the accident situation based on the information transferred from the administrator server 2, and there is no need to go to the rescue. Then, it is determined whether the danger can be removed by itself, and the determination result is transmitted to the administrator server 2.

  When the administrator server 2 determines that the determination result of the contact organization 5 or the rescue organization 6 does not need to go to rescue (step S8 in FIG. 3), the administrator server 2 uses a map, an actual image, Then, return route information including voice and the like is sent to the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 to provide guidance to the destination and return home (step S9 in FIG. 3). Here, when the user has safely arrived at the destination or notified that he / she has returned (step S10 in FIG. 3), the administrator server 2 informs the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 to that effect, and performs communication processing. finish.

  On the other hand, when the administrator server 2 determines that the determination result of the communication organization 5 or the rescue organization 6 needs to be rescued for the user (step S8 in FIG. 3), the administrator server 2 notifies the communication server 5 or the rescue organization 6 ( Based on the images from the wireless LAN mounted cameras 1-1 to 1-5, which are determined based on the image of the user's nearest safe place), maps, images, and voices are transmitted to the wireless LAN mounted portable terminals 4-1 to 4-4. -6 to guide the user to evacuate to a safe place (evacuation center) (step S11 in FIG. 3).

  At that time, the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 may be injured by the image information from the wireless LAN mounted cameras 1-1 to 1-5, or the user may be injured, the possibility of a secondary disaster, or the location where the user is located. The administrator server 2 determines that there is an injury or danger at the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 (step S12 in FIG. 4). Information that is judged to be necessary by the user, such as environmental safety measures and food guidance, is sent to the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 by image or voice, and the information is provided. (FIG. 4, step S13).

  Further, the administrator server 2 provides information when there is no injury or danger at the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 (step S12 in FIG. 4), or when there is an injury or danger, while the contact agency 5 When rescue team dispatch is notified from rescue agency 6 (step S14 in FIG. 4), it is notified from rescue agency 6 or rescue agency 6 that the user has been rescued for rescue to the evacuation center guided by the rescue team ( In FIG. 4, step S15), the communication process is terminated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, in a remote area where there is no base station of a conventional mobile phone or a place where the mobile phone is out of service area such as a crowded place, a distress or accident-prone area, a public telephone that has increased due to the spread of mobile phones The wireless LAN access points 3-1 and 3-2 are installed in a place where no wireless LAN is installed, and the administrator server 2 exchanges information with the user's wireless LAN mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6. The user can inform the communication organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 of the danger.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, there are places where mobile phones are out of service areas such as places where there are no base stations of conventional mobile phones in remote areas, places where mobile phones are out of service area, frequent accidents and accidents, public phones that have increased due to the spread of mobile phones Even if it is a place that is not installed, in the event of distress, getting lost, or encountering an accident, etc., contact agency 5 or rescue via wireless LAN communication using wireless LAN equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 Institution 6 can be contacted.

  Further, in this embodiment, the contact organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 send the location information of the user transferred from the administrator server 2, the current situation description notified from the user (including images / characters / sounds), the location It is possible to determine the current state of the user based on information such as images from wireless LAN-equipped cameras 1-1 to 1-5 that can be remotely operated in the vicinity of the user's location confirmed from the information.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, in the event of a distress, getting lost, or encountering an accident, after contacting the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6, the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 can provide information according to the need for rescue. It can be determined whether it is only necessary to provide or if rescue is necessary, and if there is no need for rescue, there is no need to go to waste and time and the number of rescue teams can be reduced.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the location information of the user is automatically notified to the administrator server 2 via the wireless LAN access points 3-1 and 3-2 at regular intervals, and the information is transmitted to the contact organization 5 and Since it is transferred to the rescue agency 6, the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 can always grasp the user's location information.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when it is not necessary to go to the rescue, the return information including the map, the actual image, the voice, etc. is provided and guided based on the current user position, and after arrival, the arrival from the user If the administrator server 2 forwards the message to the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6, the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 does not have to go directly to see if it has arrived at the destination safely or returned home. Can be judged.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, based on the information collected through the administrator server 2, the communication institution 5 and the rescue organization 6 can remotely control the nearest safe location of the user with a wireless LAN-equipped camera 1- Judgment of the user can be performed based on the actual images from 1 to 1-5. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the user needs to be rescued, the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 can determine the safe location nearest to the user from the information collected via the administrator server 2 with more realistic judgment. Can be provided.

  In the above case, in this embodiment, based on information from the wireless LAN-equipped cameras 1-1 to 1-5 that can be remotely operated, whether the user is injured, the possibility of a secondary disaster, the location where the user is located If there is an injury or danger, information such as first aid for injuries, environmental safety measures, food guidance, etc. It can be provided by voice or the like. Therefore, in the present embodiment, by providing information that is determined to be necessary by the user in the form of images and sounds, the risk of the user can be reduced and the survival rate can be increased.

  Also, in this embodiment, since the user's position information can always be confirmed even when evacuation guidance is given to the user, the rescue team can be sent to the rescue without hesitation in the evacuation site guided to the user in advance. And the time to rescue can be shortened.

  Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. A wireless LAN system according to another embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as the wireless LAN system according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. That is, the wireless LAN system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes wireless LAN cameras 1-1 to 1-5, an administrator server 2, access points 3-1 and 3-2, and a wireless LAN mobile terminal 4. -1 to 4-6, a communication organization 5, and a rescue organization 6.

  An administrator server according to another embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as the administrator server 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. That is, the administrator server according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a CPU 21, a main memory 22, a storage device 23, an image information storage unit 24, and a communication control unit 25.

  Also in the present embodiment, the wireless LAN access points 3-1 and 3-2 can be carried anywhere, indoors or outdoors, especially in remote areas where there are no conventional mobile phone base stations or in crowded places. The phone is placed in a place where the phone is out of service area, distressed and accident-prone areas, and places where public telephones increased due to the spread of mobile phones are not installed.

  In the present embodiment, similarly to the above, the wireless LAN-equipped cameras 1-1 to 1-5 that can be remotely operated are installed indoors or outdoors in a range where beacons reach from the wireless LAN access points 3-1 and 3-2. Regardless of where the mobile phone is out of service area, especially in remote areas where there are no mobile phone base stations or in crowded places, distressed and accident-prone areas, and public telephones that have increased due to the widespread use of mobile phones Focus on places that are not.

  At the time of departure, the user uses the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 to send schedule information such as departure and estimated arrival time to the administrator server 2, so that the schedule information is sent from the administrator server 2. The information is transferred to the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6, and the location information of the user can be confirmed at the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6. After the user departs, the user's location information is automatically notified to the administrator server 2 from the user's wireless LAN mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 at regular intervals. That is, the contact organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 can always check the user's position information and the situation where the user is placed through the administrator server 2.

  When a user is distressed, lost, causes an accident, is involved in an accident, etc., a situation where the user cannot be contacted for some reason such as an injury (for example, the user suffers a serious injury and has a wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal 4- 1-4-6, even if the estimated arrival time is too long, or when a safety request is received from a person related to a user such as a family member, etc. Using the current user's position information that can be confirmed by the on-board portable terminals 4-1 to 4-6 and the wireless LAN-equipped cameras 1-1 to 1-5 installed in the vicinity thereof, the administrator Through the server 2, the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 collect information and confirm the user's situation.

  Here, the position information of the user may be position information obtained by using the GPS mobile terminal used by the user, or position information measured from the access points 3-1 and 3-2 of the wireless LAN. This location information is automatically sent from the user's wireless LAN mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 to the administrator server 2 via the wireless LAN access points 3-1 and 3-2 at regular intervals. Therefore, the administrator server 2 notifies the contact organization 5 and the rescue organization 6.

  In addition, the communication agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 check the images from the wireless LAN cameras 1-1 to 1-5 on a 24-hour basis, and the user location information sent to the administrator server 2 is fixed. The check is made every hour, and when an abnormality is detected from the information, the contact organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 contact the user even if there is no particular contact from the user.

  When the contact organization 5 that provides information or the rescue organization 6 that performs rescue determines that there is a danger to the user based on such information, the user can move remotely if the user can move around. The images from the wireless LAN mounted cameras 1-1 to 1-5 are also used as information acquisition means, the nearest safe place is determined and notified to the user, and the wireless LAN mounted mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 are mapped. Etc., and guides to a safe place with information including sound and images.

  Furthermore, the victims (users) who are in a secondary disaster while waiting for a rescue until they reach the rescue, fight for injury for a moment, or are helped by remote control even if they are not going to rescue. Instructions according to the situation, for example, dealing with injuries, food guidance, etc. are distributed with information including voice and images.

  5 and 6 are flowcharts showing the operation of the administrator server according to another embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the wireless LAN system according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 5, and FIG. 5 and 6 is realized by the CPU 21 executing the control program 22a in the administrator server 2.

  First, when the administrator server 2 receives schedule information such as a departure time, a destination, and a planned arrival time from the wireless LAN mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 at the time of departure of the user (step S21 in FIG. 5), the schedule Information is held in the user information holding area 231 (step S22 in FIG. 5). At this time, the administrator server 2 notifies the schedule information to the contact organization 5 and the rescue organization 6.

  Even when there is no contact from the user, the administrator server 2 confirms the safety from a related person such as the user's family (step S23 in FIG. 5), and the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 If the location information of the user who is regularly contacted cannot be received (step S24 in FIG. 5), the scheduled time is exceeded for a predetermined time or more even if the location information of the user is received (step S25 in FIG. 5). ) If you have not arrived at your destination (eg, Shimoyama location, accommodation, etc.) within the expected arrival time (step S26 in FIG. 5), determine that you have suffered an accident, lost your way, or an accident. The contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 are contacted together with the location information of the user (step S27 in FIG. 5). Here, when the user does not encounter the above-mentioned accident or the like, and arrives at the destination safely or returns home, the administrator server 2 notifies the communication organization 5 or the rescue organization 6 to that effect and ends the communication processing. .

  Further, the administrator server 2 confirms the video from the wireless LAN-equipped cameras 1-1 to 1-5 that can be remotely operated in the vicinity of the user's location confirmed from the user's location information, and the current situation description (images) that is notified by the user. , Including characters and voices) are transferred to the communication agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 (step S28 in FIG. 5). In this case, the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 collect and determine the user's accident status and the like from the user location information and the information transferred from the administrator server 2.

  Here, the administrator server 2 can be remotely operated via the access points 3-1 and 3-2 nearest to the wireless LAN cameras 1-1 to 1-5, and the wireless LAN cameras 1-1 to 1 can be operated. The video information from -5 can be collected via the nearest access points 3-1 and 3-2. In addition, the user identification in the administrator server 2 is performed based on information that integrates the user ID, that is, the MAC address and the contents notified at the time of departure. The administrator server 2 sends the determination result of the user to the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6.

  In the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6, there is no particular danger to the user based on the result of the collection judgment such as the accident situation based on the information transferred from the administrator server 2, and there is no need to go to the rescue. Then, it is determined whether the danger can be removed by itself, and the determination result is transmitted to the administrator server 2. At that time, when there is an abnormality in the user, such as a distress, getting lost, or encountering an accident, the administrator server 2 sends the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4- 6 is notified (step S29 in FIG. 5).

  When the administrator server 2 is notified of the confirmation result as to whether or not the user can move from the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6, the contact server 5 or the rescue agency 6 collects the situation in which the user can move (step S30 in FIG. 5). If it is determined that there is no particular danger to the user based on the information and that it is not necessary to go to rescue because it is possible to escape the risk by providing information alone (step S31 in FIG. 6), based on the current user location information, Return route information including a map, an actual image, voice, and the like is sent to the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 to provide guidance to the destination and return home (step S32 in FIG. 6). Here, when the user has safely arrived at the destination or notified that he / she has returned home (step S33 in FIG. 5), the administrator server 2 notifies the communication agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 to that effect, and performs communication processing. finish.

  On the other hand, when the administrator server 2 is in a situation where the user cannot move (step S30 in FIG. 5) or in a situation where the user can move, it is necessary to go to rescue based on the information collected by the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6. If it is determined (step S31 in FIG. 6), notification from the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 (notification of the nearest safe place of the user determined using the images from the wireless LAN mounted cameras 1-1 to 1-5) ), Maps, images, and voices are sent to the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 to guide the user to escape to a safe place (evacuation site) (step S34 in FIG. 6).

  At that time, the contact agency 5 and the rescue agency 6 may be injured by the image information from the wireless LAN mounted cameras 1-1 to 1-5, or the user may be injured, the possibility of a secondary disaster, or the location where the user is located. The administrator server 2 determines that there is an injury or danger at the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 (step S35 in FIG. 6). Information that is judged to be necessary by the user, such as environmental safety measures and food guidance, is sent to the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 by image or voice, and the information is provided. (FIG. 6, step S36).

  In addition, the administrator server 2 provides information when there is no injury or danger at the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 (step S35 in FIG. 6), or when there is an injury or danger, while the contact agency 5 When rescue team dispatch is notified from the rescue agency 6 (step S37 in FIG. 6), and it is notified that the user has been rescued from the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 to the evacuation center guided by the rescue team (see FIG. 6). In FIG. 6, step S38), the communication process is terminated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, in addition to the effect of the above-described embodiment of the present invention, there is a safety confirmation from a family member, etc. Based on the information collected from the LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6, the user knows that the estimated time of arrival has passed significantly or that the user's location information is abnormal, and contacts the user be able to. Therefore, in this embodiment, even when the user encounters an accident or the like and the user himself / herself cannot be contacted due to an injury or the like, the communication organization 5 or the rescue organization 6 can detect the danger and rescue it. Improve sex and increase survival rate.

  In this embodiment, the administrator server 2 can recognize the current situation in real time based on information collected from the user's wireless LAN mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 by the administrator server 2, and contact the user. Therefore, even in a situation where the user cannot move, an appropriate instruction can be given, the risk of the user can be reduced, and the survival rate can be increased.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the configuration of a wireless LAN system according to another embodiment of the present invention. 7, the wireless LAN system according to another embodiment of the present invention is wireless according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 except that the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 can communicate with each other. The configuration is the same as that of the LAN system, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. That is, the wireless LAN system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes wireless LAN cameras 1-1 to 1-5, an administrator server 2, access points 3-1 and 3-2, and a wireless LAN mobile terminal 4. -1 to 4-6, a communication organization 5, and a rescue organization 6.

  An administrator server according to another embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as the administrator server 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. That is, the administrator server according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a CPU 21, a main memory 22, a storage device 23, an image information storage unit 24, and a communication control unit 25.

  Also in the present embodiment, the wireless LAN access points 3-1 and 3-2 can be carried anywhere, indoors or outdoors, especially in remote areas where there are no conventional mobile phone base stations or in crowded places. The phone is placed in a place where the phone is out of service area, distressed and accident-prone areas, and places where public telephones increased due to the spread of mobile phones are not installed.

  In the present embodiment, similarly to the above, the wireless LAN-equipped cameras 1-1 to 1-5 that can be remotely operated are installed indoors or outdoors in a range where beacons reach from the wireless LAN access points 3-1 and 3-2. Regardless of where the mobile phone is out of service area, especially in remote areas where there are no mobile phone base stations or in crowded places, distressed and accident-prone areas, and public telephones that have increased due to the widespread use of mobile phones Focus on places that are not.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the administrator server according to another embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the wireless LAN system according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 7, and FIG. The process shown in FIG. 8 is realized by the CPU 21 executing the control program 22a in the administrator server 2.

  First, when the administrator server 2 receives schedule information such as departure time, destination, and scheduled arrival time from the wireless LAN mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 at the time of departure of the user (step S41 in FIG. 8), the schedule Information is held in the user information holding area 231 (step S42 in FIG. 8). At this time, the administrator server 2 notifies the schedule information to the contact organization 5 and the rescue organization 6.

  Next, since the administrator server 2 is accompanied by a user, the user deviates from the accompanying person, and cannot communicate with the accompanying person. When the companion's location information and safety confirmation are notified to the rescue organization 6 (step S43 in FIG. 8), the location information and the safety confirmation of the companion are notified to the communication organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 (FIG. 8). Step S44). In this case, the accompanying person, like the user, notifies the administrator server 2 of schedule information such as departure time, destination, and scheduled arrival time from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6. It is necessary to contact the communication organization 5 and the rescue organization 6. Here, when the user is accompanied by a companion when the user is present, the administrator server 2 terminates the communication process when the user is in contact with the companion or when the user is not deviated from the companion.

  When the user requests location information and safety confirmation of the accompanying person, the communication organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 can use the location information of the user and the accompanying person to map a safe place where they can meet each other and use a wireless LAN capable of remote control. It discriminate | determines with the image | video etc. from the mounted camera 1-1 to 1-5, and designates the place where a user and a companion meet. Based on the designation from the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6, the administrator server 2 sends information such as a guide map of the designated location to the wireless LAN mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 of the user and the accompanying person. Distribute (step S45 in FIG. 8).

  When the administrator server 2 is notified that the user has joined the companion (step S46 in FIG. 8), the administrator server 2 notifies the contact organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 that the user has joined (step S47 in FIG. 8). When the contact information is received from the communication organization 5 or the rescue organization 6 by the positional information (step S48 in FIG. 8), the communication process is terminated. Here, when the user and the companion cannot join, the user confirms the position information of the companion with the communication organization 5 or the rescue organization 6 again, and repeats the processing of steps S43 to S48.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the conventional mobile phone is out of service area such as a place where there is no base station of a conventional mobile phone in a remote area or a crowded place, a distress or accident-prone area, and an increase in the spread of mobile phones. Wireless LAN access points 3-1 and 3-2 are installed in a place where public telephones are not installed, and the access points 3-1 and 3-2 and the user's wireless LAN mobile terminal 4-1 are installed. By sucking up the exchange of information with 4-6 by the administrator server 2, the contact organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 can recognize the location information of the user and the accompanying person.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, there are places where mobile phones are out of service areas such as places where there are no base stations of conventional mobile phones in remote areas, places where mobile phones are out of service area, frequent accidents and accidents, public phones that have increased due to the spread of mobile phones Even if it is a place where it is not installed, if the user departs from the accompanying agency 5 or the rescue agency 6, the contact agency 5 or the rescue agency 6 can use the wireless LAN mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6. You can get in touch.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the contact organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 can know the location information of both the user and the companion based on the information collected by the administrator server 2, the optimal safe place can be remotely controlled. Since it is possible to perform guidance based on actual images using possible wireless LAN cameras 1-1 to 1-5, even when the user and the accompanying person cannot join, an appropriate instruction can be given. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the user and the companion deviate, the communication organization 5 and the rescue organization 6 are optimal for the user and the companion from the collected information based on the information collected by the administrator server 2. A safe place can be provided with more realistic judgment.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the current situation can be recognized in real time from the information collected from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminals 4-1 to 4-6 of the user and the accompanying person, and the user can be contacted. Therefore, even when the user and the accompanying person cannot join, an appropriate instruction can be given.

  The present invention can be applied to a place where there is no base station of a conventional mobile phone, a place where it is congested, a place where traffic accidents or accidents occur frequently, and a place where public telephones increased due to the spread of mobile phones are installed, whether indoors or outdoors. The present invention can be applied to information providing means, information obtaining means, rescue requesting means, rescue action means, and contact means at any central location.

  In addition, the present invention can be used to distribute information about natural disasters such as weather in advance from a contact agency or rescue agency, or to use an installed wireless LAN-equipped camera that can be operated remotely, even if the user is not aware of it. Applicable to places of interest such as zoos, aquariums, aquariums, etc. where the creatures are hidden and cannot be seen by remotely operating a wireless LAN-equipped camera and providing the user with current images of the creatures It is.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the wireless LAN system by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the administrator server by one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the administrator server shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the administrator server shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the administrator server by the other Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the administrator server by the other Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the wireless LAN system by another Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the administrator server by another Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1-1 to 1-5 Wireless LAN camera
2 Administrator server 3-1, 3-2 Access point 4-1 to 4-6 Mobile terminal with wireless LAN
5 contact agencies
6 rescue organizations
21 CPU
22 Main memory
22a Control program
23 Storage device
24 Image information storage unit
25 Communication control unit
210 Internal bus
231 User information holding area
232 User position information holding area
233 Access point information holding area

Claims (24)

A wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal for notifying current location information by wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication;
An administrator server device for managing current position information notified from the wireless LAN mobile terminal;
An access point that relays the wireless LAN communication between the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal and the administrator server device;
A wireless LAN-equipped camera that is provided within a communicable range of the access point and can be remotely operated from the administrator server device;
The wireless LAN system, wherein the administrator server device notifies the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal of a processing result based on video from the wireless LAN-equipped camera.   The wireless LAN system according to claim 1, wherein the administrator server device manages current position information notified at predetermined time intervals set in advance from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal.   The administrator server device notifies the preset information and the current position that are notified from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal to at least one of a contact organization for providing information and a rescue organization for performing rescue activities. The wireless LAN system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein information is transferred.   The administrator server device displays an image from the wireless LAN-equipped camera corresponding to the current location information notified from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal of a party of the accident when an accident occurs, among the communication organization and the rescue organization The wireless LAN system according to claim 3, wherein the wireless LAN system is transferred to at least one of the following.   5. The wireless LAN system according to claim 3, wherein the administrator server device transmits information required by the party to the portable terminal equipped with the wireless LAN of the party involved in the accident.   6. The wireless LAN system according to claim 5, wherein the administrator server device transmits guide information to a safe place to the mobile terminal equipped with the wireless LAN of the party involved in the accident.   The wireless LAN system according to claim 1, wherein the administrator server device transfers video from the wireless LAN camera to the mobile terminal equipped with the wireless LAN.   The wireless LAN system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal performs mutual communication with another terminal by the wireless LAN communication.   Relaying the wireless LAN communication between the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal and means for managing the current location information notified from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal that notifies the current location information by wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication Means for remotely operating a camera equipped with a wireless LAN provided within a communicable range of the access point, and means for notifying the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal of a processing result based on a video from the camera equipped with the wireless LAN. An administrator server device characterized by that.   The manager server device according to claim 9, wherein the manager server device manages current location information notified from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal at predetermined time intervals set in advance.   Transferring the preset schedule information and the current position information notified from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal to at least one of a contact organization for providing information and a rescue organization for performing rescue activities; The administrator server device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the administrator server device is characterized in that:   Transferring an image from the wireless LAN-equipped camera corresponding to the current location information notified from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal of the party involved in the accident to at least one of the contact organization and the rescue organization; The administrator server device according to claim 11.   The administrator server device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein information required by the party is transmitted to the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal of the accident party.   14. The administrator server device according to claim 13, wherein guide information to a safe place is transmitted to the portable terminal equipped with the wireless LAN of the accident party.   The administrator server device according to claim 9, wherein the video from the wireless LAN camera is transferred to the wireless LAN mobile terminal.   A process in which the administrator server device manages the current position information notified from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal that notifies the current position information through wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication, and the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal. Processing for remotely operating a camera equipped with a wireless LAN provided within a communicable range of an access point that relays the wireless LAN communication, and processing results based on images from the camera equipped with the wireless LAN are transmitted to the portable terminal equipped with the wireless LAN. An information providing method comprising: performing a notification process.   17. The information providing method according to claim 16, wherein the administrator server device manages current position information notified at predetermined time intervals set in advance from the wireless LAN mobile terminal.   The manager server device is notified from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal to the at least one of a contact organization for providing information and a rescue organization for performing rescue activities, and preset schedule information and the current location 18. The information providing method according to claim 16, wherein information is transferred.   The manager server device displays an image from the wireless LAN-equipped camera corresponding to the current location information notified from the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal of the party involved in the accident when the accident occurs, among the communication organization and the rescue organization 19. The information providing method according to claim 18, wherein the information is transferred to at least one of the information.   20. The information providing method according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the administrator server device transmits information required by the party to the wireless LAN mobile terminal of the accident party.   21. The information providing method according to claim 20, wherein the manager server device transmits guide information to a safe place to the wireless LAN mobile terminal of the party involved in the accident.   The information providing method according to claim 16, wherein the administrator server device transfers video from the wireless LAN-equipped camera to the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal.   The information providing method according to any one of claims 16 to 22, wherein the wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal performs mutual communication with another terminal through the wireless LAN communication.   A process of managing current location information notified from a wireless LAN-equipped mobile terminal that notifies the computer of the administrator server device of the current location information by wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication; and A process for remotely operating a wireless LAN camera provided within a communicable range of an access point that relays the wireless LAN communication between the wireless LAN camera and a processing result based on a video from the wireless LAN camera A program for executing processing to notify the terminal.

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