JP2012146018A - Approach notification device, approach notification method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an approach notification device, an approach notification method and a program, which offer benefits to both a user and a service provider.SOLUTION: A position information control device 300 stores positional information on a service provider and a user. A service provider device 200 transmits the positional information to the position information control device 300 according to the lapse of a predetermined time. An approach notification device 100 receives the positional information on the service provider device 200 from the position information control device 300 and calculates a distance and time required until the service provider reaches the user, and gives notification to the user if the approach thereof is determined.

Description

  The present invention relates to an approach notification device, an approach notification method, and a program.

  Along with the aging society, the number of service providers that provide on-site services such as cleanin stores and tofu stores in addition to food and beverage service is increasing.

  Such a user-visited service provider may not be able to contact the user due to the absence of the user, and may suffer disadvantages. There may be a disadvantage due to the non-visit of the business. That is, there is a problem in that the user and the service provider suffer from a disadvantage due to a difference in their consciousness.

  With respect to such a problem, Patent Document 1 discloses a delivery navigation device in which a delivery company automatically confirms whether or not a user is at home by calling a delivery destination house immediately before delivery. Yes.

JP 9-35192 A

  The delivery navigation device disclosed in Patent Document 1 can avoid the disadvantage of the delivery company by determining whether or not the user is at home, but the user actively displays the intention to the delivery company or the like. I can't.

  In order to protect not only the interests of service providers but also the benefits of both users and service providers, users can receive desired services by actively expressing their intentions, and users who are seeking service from service providers There is a need for a service-type approach that can be reliably contacted.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an approach notification device, an approach notification method, and a program that can be profited by both users and service providers.

In order to achieve the above object, an approach notification device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes:
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of a service provider that provides a service that the user desires to receive;
Position information storage means for storing the position information of the service provider acquired by the position information acquisition means;
User position obtaining means for obtaining user position information;
Based on the location information of the service provider stored in the location information storage means and the user location information obtained by the user location acquisition means, an approach state for obtaining a required distance and time required for the service agent to reach the user Counting means;
Based on the required distance and the time required by the approach state counting means, an approaching agent determining means for determining whether to notify the user that the service agent is approaching,
In accordance with the determination by the approaching contractor determining means, the access information display means for notifying the user that the service provider is approaching,
It is characterized by that.

In order to achieve the above object, an approach notification method according to a second aspect of the present invention includes:
A location information acquisition step of acquiring location information of a service provider providing a service that the user desires to receive;
A location information storage step for storing location information of the service provider acquired in the location information acquisition step;
A user position acquisition step for obtaining user position information;
Based on the location information of the service agent stored in the location information storage step and the location information of the user obtained in the user location acquisition step, the approach state for obtaining the required distance and the time required for the service agent to reach the user A counting step;
Based on the required distance and required time determined in the approach state counting step, an approaching agent determining step for determining whether to notify the user that the service agent is approaching,
An approach information display step of notifying the user that the service provider is approaching according to the determination in the approaching contractor determining step,
It is characterized by that.

In order to achieve the above object, an approach notification program according to the third aspect of the present invention provides:
On the computer,
A location information acquisition step of acquiring location information of a service provider providing a service that the user desires to receive;
A location information storage step for storing location information of the service provider acquired in the location information acquisition step;
A user position acquisition step for obtaining user position information;
Based on the location information of the service agent stored in the location information storage step and the location information of the user obtained in the user location acquisition step, the approach state for obtaining the required distance and the time required for the service agent to reach the user A counting step;
Based on the required distance and required time determined in the approach state counting step, an approaching agent determining step for determining whether to notify the user that the service agent is approaching,
According to the determination in the approaching agent determination step, an approach information display step of notifying the user that the service agent is approaching is executed.
It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, both the user and the service provider can benefit.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the approach notification system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware structural example of each apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the approach notification system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data memorize | stored in each DB of the approach notification system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of a service provider updating position information in the approach notification system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of an approach notification apparatus calculating | requiring the service provider's approach information in the approach notification system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the specific example of operation | movement of the approach notification system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the approach notification system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data memorize | stored in each DB of the approach notification system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of a user requesting a visit with respect to a service provider in the approach notification system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of notifying that a service provider will visit a user in the approach notification system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the specific example of operation | movement of the approach notification system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

  In the following description, a service provider is a provider that provides a service to a user, and is, for example, a delivery company or a cleaning company.

[First Embodiment]
An approach notification system 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the approach notification system 10 according to the present embodiment includes access notification devices 100 _{1 to} 100 _n , service provider devices 200 ₁ to 200 _n , a location information control device 300, and a network 400. Composed.

  The approach notification system 10 can notify the user of the approach information when a service provider who wants to receive the service approaches by setting a service desired by the user in advance.

The approach notification devices 100 _{1 to} 100 _n have the same device configuration. For this reason, the approach notification devices 100 _{1 to} 100 _n will be described as “approach notification device 100” when described below. The same applies to the service provider apparatuses 200 ₁ to 200 _n . Hereinafter, the service provider apparatuses 200 ₁ to 200 _n will be described as “service provider apparatus 200”.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the approach notification device 100, the service provider device 200, and the location information control device 300 are respectively a control unit 510, a main storage unit 520, an external storage unit 530, an operation unit 540, and a display unit 550. And a transmission / reception unit 560. The main storage unit 520, the external storage unit 530, the operation unit 540, the display unit 550, and the transmission / reception unit 560 are all connected to the control unit 510 via the internal bus 500.

  The transmission / reception unit 560 includes a network termination device or wireless communication device connected to the network 400 and a serial interface or LAN (Local Area Network) interface connected to the network termination device or wireless communication device. The transmission / reception unit 560 receives requests, information, and the like transmitted from each device illustrated in FIG. Further, the transmission / reception unit 560 supplies the received request, information, and the like to the control unit 510.

  The external storage unit 530 includes a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk, a DVD-RAM (Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory), a DVD-RW (Digital Versatile Disc Rewriteable), and the like. A program 590 to be executed in advance is stored in advance, and data stored in the external storage unit 530 is supplied to the control unit 510 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 510, and the data supplied from the control unit 510 is stored.

  The main storage unit 520 includes a RAM (Random-Access Memory) and the like, reads a program 590 stored in the external storage unit 530, and is also used as a work area of the control unit 510.

  The control unit 510 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, and executes each process described later according to a program 590 stored in the external storage unit 530.

  The operation unit 540 includes an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, an operation key, and a touch panel, and an interface device that connects the input device and the like to the internal bus 500. The operation unit 540 has a function of processing a user instruction, and supplies data input by the user operation to the control unit 510.

  The display unit 550 includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence). The display unit 550 displays each data and information.

  Next, functional blocks of the approach notification device 100, the service provider device 200, and the position information control device 300 illustrated in FIG. 1 will be described. The approach notification device 100 includes a user instruction control unit 101, a position reference request unit 102, an approaching contractor determination unit 103, a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiving unit 104, an approach information display unit 105, and a notification target supplier database ( Hereinafter, a device that includes a notification target supplier DB 106, a threshold database (hereinafter referred to as a threshold DB) 107, and an approaching supplier database (hereinafter referred to as an approaching supplier DB) 108, which is held or used by a user. It is determined whether or not the service provider is approaching.

  The notification target supplier DB 106 is provided in the external storage unit 530. As shown in FIG. 4A, the service provider ID, the position of the service provider, and the time when the service provider exists at the position, Are stored in association with each other. The service trader ID stored in the notification target trader DB 106 is an ID of a service trader that the user desires to receive the service, and is arbitrary as long as the value can uniquely identify the service trader. For example, a hash value, a MAC (Media Access Control address) address of a LAN interface provided in the service provider apparatus 200, and the like. This is stored by user operation. The position of the service provider is represented by latitude and longitude, but is not limited to this. For example, the current address may be converted into electronic data and stored, and the distance from a specific reference point to the east, west, north, and south It may be expressed as

  The threshold value DB 107 is provided in the external storage unit 530, and stores a threshold value of a required distance and time until the service provider reaches the user as shown in FIG. 4B. These threshold values may be stored in advance in the threshold value DB 107 or may be stored by a user operation.

  The approaching trader DB 108 is provided in the external storage unit 530, and as shown in FIG. 4C, the service trader ID, the required distance for the service trader to reach the user position, and the service trader need the required distance. And the time at which the service provider has reached the user's location is stored in association with each other.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the user instruction control unit 101, the position reference request unit 102, the approaching trader determination unit 103, the GPS reception unit 104, and the approach information display unit 105 are provided by the program 590, and the control unit 510 and the main storage unit 520 It is a functional unit realized by operating in cooperation.

  The user instruction control unit 101 controls a user instruction. The user operates the approach notification device 100 to specify a service provider that desires to receive the service, and the user instruction control unit 101 receives the service provider ID via the operation unit 540. The user instruction control unit 101 stores the received service provider ID in the notification target supplier DB 106.

  The position reference request unit 102 refers to the notification target supplier DB 106 to acquire the service provider ID, and transmits the position reference request to the position information control apparatus 300 together with the acquired service provider ID. Note that it is sufficient that at least one service provider ID is acquired from the notification target supplier DB 106, which may be singular or plural. When the reference result is received from the position information control device 300, the position reference request unit 102 stores the reference result in the notification target supplier DB 106. Further, the position reference request unit 102 includes a timer and starts operation due to the timer.

  The approaching trader discriminating unit 103 refers to the notification target trader DB 106 and obtains a required distance and time to reach the user's position. Further, the approaching trader discriminating unit 103 refers to the threshold value DB 107 and stores only the position information of the service trader whose required distance and time are less than the threshold value in the approaching trader DB 108. Information on service providers exceeding the threshold is not stored in the approaching trader DB 108, and the service trader is not regarded as approaching. The required distance and time are obtained based on the position of the service provider and the position of the user, and the position information of the user is obtained via the GPS receiving unit 104.

  The GPS receiving unit 104 includes a GPS receiving antenna, obtains the current position based on a plurality of GPS signals received from GPS satellites, and outputs the obtained position to the approaching person determining unit 103. A method for obtaining the current position using the GPS signal is known.

  The approach information display unit 105 refers to the approaching trader DB 108 and displays information on the service trader approaching the display unit 550. The information to be displayed includes the service provider name or ID, the estimated arrival time, the required distance, etc., but is not limited thereto, and only the service provider name or ID may be displayed, or only the estimated arrival time may be displayed.

  Next, the service provider apparatus 200 includes a location acquisition unit 201, a location update request unit 202, a GPS reception unit 203, and a current location database (hereinafter referred to as current location DB) 204, and the service provider moves. It is a device that is held or used inside, and acquires location information of the service provider.

  The current position DB 204 is provided in the external storage unit 530 and stores a service provider ID, a current position, and a current time, as shown in FIG. The service provider ID is stored in advance in the external storage unit 530.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the position acquisition unit 201, the position update request unit 202, and the GPS reception unit 203 are provided by the program 590 and are realized by the control unit 510 and the main storage unit 520 operating together. It is.

  The position acquisition unit 201 acquires the service provider ID, the current time, and the current position, and stores each acquired data in the current position DB 204. The position acquisition unit 201 includes a timer, starts operation due to the timer, and acquires the current time from the timer. The current position is acquired via the GPS receiving unit 203.

  The location update request unit 202 acquires the location information acquired by the location acquisition unit 201 with reference to the current location DB 204 and transmits a location update request to the location information control device 300 together with the acquired location information.

  The GPS reception unit 203 has the same configuration and function as the GPS reception unit 104 in the approach notification device 100, and outputs the obtained position to the position acquisition unit 201.

  Next, the location information control apparatus 300 includes a location reference unit 301, a location update unit 302, and a location information database (hereinafter referred to as location information DB) 303, and controls location information of service providers.

  The position information DB 303 is provided in the external storage unit 530, and stores the service provider ID, the position of the service provider, and the time at which the position of the service provider is stored in association with each other as shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the position reference unit 301 and the position update unit 302 are functional units that are provided by the program 590 and are realized by the control unit 510 and the main storage unit 520 operating together.

  When the position reference unit 301 receives a position reference request to be described later from the approach notification device 100, the position reference unit 301 refers to the position information DB 303 and acquires the position information of the corresponding service provider. The position reference unit 301 returns the acquired position information of the service provider to the approach notification device 100 via the network 400.

  When the location update unit 302 receives a location update request (described later) from the service provider apparatus 200, the location update unit 302 updates the location information of the service provider stored in the location information DB 303. If the location information of the service agent is not stored, the location update unit 302 adds the location information of the service agent to the location information DB 303.

  The above is the configuration of the approach notification system 10.

  Next, the operation of the approach notification system 10 will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the operation when the service provider updates the location information will be described.

  The service provider apparatus 200 held or used while the service provider is moving starts the position acquisition process shown in FIG. 5 due to the timer provided in the position acquisition unit 201. For example, the timer value is 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc., but is arbitrary.

  When starting the position acquisition process, the position acquisition unit 201 first refers to the external storage unit 530 to acquire a service provider ID (SID) (S101).

  Further, the position acquisition unit 201 acquires the current time T based on the timer (S102), and acquires the current position P based on the GPS reception unit 203 (S103).

  When each information is acquired, the position acquisition unit 201 associates the acquired data (SID, T, P) and stores them in the current position DB 204 (S104).

  When the location information is stored in the current location DB 204, the location update request unit 202 transmits a location update request to the location information control device 300 together with the stored data (SID, T, P) (S105). The process ends.

  When receiving the location update request from the service provider device 200, the location information control device 300 starts the location update process. First, the location updating unit 302 receives location information (SID, T, P) of the service provider apparatus 200 that has transmitted the location update request together with the location update request (S106).

  The location updating unit 302 determines whether or not the received service provider ID (SID) is stored in the location information DB 303 (S107).

  When the received service provider ID (SID) is stored in the location information DB 303, the location update unit 302 stores the service provider ID (SID) and location information (T_old, P_old) stored in association therewith, that is, The past position information is deleted (S108), the received position information (SID, T, P), that is, the latest position information is stored (S109), and the process ends.

  When the received service provider ID (SID) is not stored in the position information DB 303, the position update unit 302 stores the received position information (SID, T, P) (S109), and ends the process.

  The process from step S107 to step S109 is a data storage process. However, since the data is deleted once, it is not necessary to store it again (S108, S109), and it may be directly overwritten.

  The above is the operation when the service provider updates the location information.

  Next, the operation when the approach notification device 100 obtains the approach information of the service provider will be described.

  The approach notification device 100 held or used by the user starts the approaching contractor determination process shown in FIG. 6 due to the timer provided in the position reference request unit 102. For example, the timer value is 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc., but is arbitrary.

  The location reference request unit 102 acquires the service provider ID stored in the notification target supplier DB 106 (S201), and sends the location reference request together with the acquired service provider ID (SID1, SID2,... SIDn) to the location information control device 300. (S202).

  When the position information control apparatus 300 receives a position reference request from the approach notification apparatus 100, the position information control apparatus 300 starts position reference processing. First, the location reference unit 301 receives a service provider ID (SID1, SID2,... SIDn) together with a location reference request (S203).

  The position reference unit 301 refers to the position information DB 303 and determines whether or not the received position information of the service provider ID (SIDm, m = 1 ·· n) is stored (S204).

  When the received service provider ID (SIDm) is stored in the position information DB 303, the position reference unit 301 acquires the service provider ID (SIDm) and the position information (Tm, Pm) stored in association therewith. (S205), it is determined whether or not the determination of all received service provider IDs (SID1,... SIDn) has been completed (S206).

  When the received service provider ID (SID) is not stored in the position information DB 303, the position reference unit 301 determines whether or not the determination of all received service provider IDs (SID1,... SIDn) has been completed ( S206).

  If the determination of all received service provider IDs (SID1,... SIDn) has not been completed, the position reference unit 301 returns to step S204 and determines again whether the service provider ID is stored in the position information DB 303. .

  When the determination of all the received service provider IDs (SID1,... SIDn) is completed, the position reference unit 301 collects the acquired position information (SID1, T1, P1,... SIDn, Tn, Pn) in a batch notification device. 100 is returned (S207), and the process is terminated.

  When the approach notification device 100 receives the position information from the position information control device 300 (S208), the position reference request unit 102 notifies the received position information (SID1, T1, P1,... SIDn, Tn, Pn), respectively. The information is stored in association with the supplier DB 106 (S209).

  When the location information (SID1, T1, P1,... SIDn, Tn, Pn) is stored in the notification target supplier DB 106, the approaching trader discriminating unit 103 stores each of the stored service trader IDs (SID1..SIDn). The required distance and time (RD1, RT1,... RDn, RTn) required for each service provider to reach the access notification device 100 is obtained (S210).

  The required distance and time are obtained on the basis of the position of the approach notification device 100 acquired via the GPS receiver 104 and the position of the service provider stored in the notification target supplier DB 106, and this method is publicly known. .

  When the approaching person discriminating unit 103 obtains the required distance and time (RD1, RT1,... RDn, RTn), the required distance and time (RD, RT) are respectively determined based on the threshold values stored in the threshold value DB 107. Whether or not exceeds a threshold value (S211).

  When the required distance RD is smaller than the threshold value stored in the threshold value DB 107 and the required time RT is smaller than the threshold value stored in the threshold value DB 107, the approaching person determining unit 103 determines the arrival time AT from the required time RT. (S212), and the obtained required distance RD, estimated arrival time AT, and time T of the reference result are stored in the approaching trader DB 108 in association with the service trader ID (SID) (S213). When the above threshold condition is not satisfied, the approaching trader discriminating unit 103 ends the process.

  When the location information (SID, T, RD, AT) of the service agent determined to be approaching by the approaching agent determination process is stored in the approaching agent DB 108, the approach information display unit 105 is displayed via the display unit 550. Then, the user is notified of information indicating that the service provider is approaching (S214).

  The above is the operation when the approach notification device 100 obtains the approach information of the service provider.

  Subsequently, in order to facilitate understanding, a specific operation of the approach notification device 100 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the service provider IDs of “tofu store A”, “cleaning store B”, and “city bus E” are stored in advance in the notification target supplier DB 106 provided in the approach notification device 100. That is, the approach notification device 100 notifies the user that the user has approached the user when one of the service providers “tofu store A”, “cleaning store B”, or “city bus E” approaches the user. .

  When the service provider “cleaning store B” is approaching the user, the service provider device 200 of “cleaning store B” requests the location information control device 300 to update the location along with the location information acquired due to the timer. Send A. In the case of FIG. 7, “cleaning shop B” is at latitude X3 and longitude Y5 at 13:10.

  When the position information control apparatus 300 receives the position update request A from the service provider apparatus 200 of “cleaning shop B”, the position information control apparatus 300 updates the position information DB 303.

  On the other hand, the approach notification device 100 transmits a location reference request B to the location information control device 300 due to a timer in order to obtain the approach information of each service provider stored in the notification subject supplier DB 106. When the position information control apparatus 300 transmits the position reference request B after the position information control apparatus 300 updates the position information of the “cleaning shop B”, the approach notification apparatus 100 acquires the position reference result C together with the latest position information of the “cleaning shop B”. And stored in the notification target supplier DB 106.

  When the required distance calculated based on the position information of “cleaning shop B” stored in the notification target supplier DB 106 is 150 m and the required time is 3 minutes, both values are smaller than the threshold stored in the threshold DB 107. Therefore, the obtained required distance and time are stored in the approaching trader DB 108.

  When the approach information of “cleaning store B” is stored in the approaching contractor DB 108, the approach notification device 100 notifies the user that the “cleaning store B” is approaching via the display unit 550.

  As described above, since the approach notification system 10 according to the present embodiment can set a trader that the user desires to receive the service in advance, when the trader providing the service that the user wants to receive approaches, This can be notified to the user, and the user's profit can be protected.

  Further, since notification is not made when the service provider is not approaching, the user does not have to wait for arrival of a delivery company, for example, and the time can be used effectively.

  Moreover, since the approach notification system 10 according to the present embodiment can notify the user of the presence of the service provider when the service provider is moving, the use of the service by calling out many users is promoted. Can protect the interests of service providers.

[Second Embodiment]
An approach notification system 11 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Similar to the approach notification system 10 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the approach notification system 11 according to the present embodiment, the approach notification devices 110 _{1 to} 110 _n , the service provider devices 210 _{1 to} 210 _n , The position information control device 310 and the network 400 are configured. In the following description, parts having the same functions as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment.

  The approach notification system 11 can notify the user that the service provider visits the user by presetting a service provider that the user wants to actively visit.

  Similar to the approach notification system 10 according to the first embodiment, the approach notification device 110, the service provider device 210, and the location information control device 310 are configured by the hardware shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the approach notification device 110 includes a user instruction control unit 101, a position reference request unit 102, an approaching trader determination unit 103, a GPS reception unit 104, a threshold value DB 107, and a visit request request unit 111. A visit notification receiving unit 112, a notification target supplier DB 113, and an approaching agent DB 114, and a configuration of a user instruction control unit 101, a position reference requesting unit 102, an approaching agent determining unit 103, a GPS receiving unit 104, and a threshold DB 107 The function is the same as that of the approach notification device 100 according to the first embodiment.

  The notification target supplier DB 113 is provided in the external storage unit 530. As shown in FIG. 9A, the service provider ID to be notified when approaching, the position of the service provider, and the service provider exist at that position. And stores the time when the visit was made and the visit request flag in association with each other. That is, the notification target supplier DB 113 is a DB obtained by adding a visit request flag to the data stored in the notification target supplier DB 106 according to the first embodiment. The visit request flag is a flag indicating whether or not to request a visit to the service provider, and 0 means no request and 1 means request. Of course, the visit request flag need not be limited to 0 or 1.

  The approaching trader DB 114 is provided in the external storage unit 530. As shown in FIG. 9B, the service trader ID, the required distance for the service trader to reach the user position, and the service trader need the required distance. The time when the service provider was present at the correct location, the scheduled time when the service provider reaches the location of the user, and the visit notification flag are stored in association with each other. That is, the approaching trader DB 114 is a DB obtained by adding a visit notification flag to data stored in the approaching trader DB 108 according to the first embodiment. The visit request flag is a flag indicating whether or not a visit notice has been received from the service provider, and 0 means that there is a visit notice and 1 means that there is no visit notice. Of course, the visit notification flag is not necessarily limited to 0 or 1.

  Returning to FIG. 8, the visit request requesting unit 111 and the visit notification receiving unit 112 are functional units that are provided by the program 590 and realized by the control unit 510 and the main storage unit 520 operating in cooperation.

  The visit request requesting unit 111 stores a visit request flag in the notification target supplier DB 113 in accordance with a user operation. When there is a change in the visit flag stored in the notification target supplier DB 113, the visit request request unit 111 sends a visit request request together with the approach notification apparatus ID, the service supplier ID and the visit request flag stored in the notification target supplier DB 113. It transmits to the position information control device 310. The approach notification device ID is an identifier that can uniquely identify the approach notification device 110, that is, an identifier that uniquely identifies a user who receives the service.

  When receiving the visit notification from the service provider apparatus 210, the visit notification receiving unit 112 sets the visit notification flag stored in the approaching contractor DB 114 to 1 when the received service contractor ID is stored in the approaching contractor DB 114.

  Next, the service provider apparatus 210 includes a position acquisition unit 201, a position update request unit 202, a GPS reception unit 203, a current position DB 204, a visit information reference request unit 211, a visit notification transmission unit 212, a contractor instruction The structure and function of the position acquisition part 201, the position update request part 202, the GPS reception part 203, and the current position DB 204 are provided with the control part 213 and the approach notification apparatus DB 214. The service provider apparatus 210 according to the first embodiment. It is the same.

  The approach notification device DB 214 is provided in the external storage unit 530 and stores the same data as the approach notification device DB 314 provided in the position information control device 310 described later.

  The visit information reference request unit 211, the visit notification transmission unit 212, and the trader instruction control unit 213 are provided by the program 590, and are functional units realized by the control unit 510 and the main storage unit 520 operating in cooperation. .

  The visit information reference request unit 211 transmits a visit request reference request to the location information control device 310 together with the service provider ID, and stores the data returned from the location information control device 310 in the approach notification device DB 214. The visit information reference request unit 211 includes a timer, and starts operation due to the timer.

  The visit notification transmission unit 212 refers to the approach notification device DB 214 and transmits a visit notification together with the service provider ID to the approach notification device 110 corresponding to the stored approach notification device ID. Moreover, the visit notification transmission part 212 starts operation | movement resulting from operation of a service provider.

  The supplier instruction control unit 213 controls instructions of the service supplier. When the service provider determines the notification to the user who requested the visit by operating the service provider apparatus 210, the contractor instruction control unit 213 starts a visit notification process described later.

  Next, the position information control device 310 includes a position reference unit 301, a position update unit 302, a position information DB 303, a visit information reference unit 311, a visit request reception unit 312, and a visit information database (hereinafter referred to as visit information DB). 113) and an access notification device database (hereinafter referred to as user position DB) 114, and the configurations and functions of the position reference unit 301, the position update unit 302, and the position information DB 303 are the same as those in the first embodiment. This is the same as the position information control apparatus 300.

  The visit information DB 313 is provided in the external storage unit 530 and stores a service provider ID and an approach notification device ID in association with each other as shown in FIG. 9C.

  The approach notification device DB 314 is provided in the external storage unit 530, and associates the approach notification device ID, the position information of the approach notification device, and the contact information of the approach notification device as shown in FIG. 9D. And remember. As in the first embodiment, the position of the approach notification device is represented by latitude and longitude, and the contact address is arbitrary such as an e-mail address or a telephone number. The contact information is stored in advance, for example, when the user contracts for service.

  Returning to FIG. 8, the visit information reference unit 311 and the visit request receiving unit 312 are functional units provided by the program 590 and realized by the control unit 510 and the main storage unit 520 operating in cooperation.

  When the visit information reference unit 311 receives a visit request reference request (to be described later) from the service provider device 210, the visit information reference unit 311 refers to the visit information DB 313 and acquires all the approach notification device IDs stored in association with the service provider. Further, the visit information reference unit 311 refers to the approach notification device DB 314, acquires the location and contact information of the approach notification device 110 stored in association with the acquired approach notification device ID, and stores each acquired data as a service provider. Return to device 210.

  When receiving a visit request to be described later from the approach notification device 110, the visit request receiving unit 312 stores the received data in the visit information DB 313.

  The above is the configuration of the approach notification system 11.

  Next, the operation of the approach notification system 11 will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an operation when requesting a visit to a service provider of a service desired by a user who operates the approach notification device 110 will be described.

  The user of the approach notifying device 110 operates the approach notifying device 110 in advance, sets a trader who wants to receive the service, and also sets whether or not to request a visit from the service dealer. The user instruction control unit 101 stores the service provider ID and the visit request flag input by the user via the operation unit 540 in the notification target supplier DB 113.

  When the visit request flag is updated, the visit request request unit 111 starts the visit request request process shown in FIG.

  The visit request request unit 111 refers to the notification target supplier DB 113 and acquires the service target supplier ID (SID) and the approach notification device ID (UID) stored in association with the updated visit request flag R (S301). These data are transmitted to the location information control device 310 together with the visit request request (S302), and the process is terminated. Note that each piece of data to be acquired may be plural or singular.

  When the position information control device 310 receives a visit request request from the approach notification device 110, the position information control device 310 starts a visit request reception process.

  When the visit request receiving unit 312 receives the visit request (S303), the visit request receiving unit 312 determines whether or not each received data is stored in the visit information DB 313.

  First, the visit request receiving unit 312 stores in the visit information DB 313 that the received visit request flag R is true (1), that is, “visit requested”, and the received service provider ID (SID) and approach notification device ID. It is determined whether or not (UID) is stored in association (S304).

  When the condition of step S304 is satisfied, the visit request receiving unit 312 associates and stores the received service provider ID (SID), approach notification device ID (UID), and visit request flag R in the visit information DB 313 (S305). The process is terminated.

  When the condition of step S304 is not satisfied, the visit request receiving unit 312 indicates that the received visit request presence / absence R is false (0), and the received service provider ID (SID) and approach notification device ID (UID) are It is determined whether or not they are stored in association (S306).

  When the condition of step S306 is satisfied, the visit request receiving unit 312 deletes the corresponding data stored in the visit information DB 313 (S307), and ends the process.

  When the condition of step S306 is not established, the visit request receiving unit 312 ends the process.

  The above is the operation when requesting a visit to the service provider of the service desired by the user operating the access notification device 100.

  Next, the operation when the service provider notifies the user that he / she will visit will be described. In the following description, it is assumed that the above-described operation (the flow shown in FIG. 10) has been completed at least once, that is, the user has requested a service provider visit at least once.

  Due to the timer provided in the visit information reference request unit 211, the service provider apparatus 210 starts the visit notification transmission process shown in FIG. For example, the timer value is 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc., but is arbitrary.

  First, the visit information reference request unit 211 acquires a service provider ID (SID) (S401), and transmits a visit information reference request to the location information control device 310 together with the acquired service provider ID (SID) (S402).

  The location information control device 310 starts the visit information reference processing by receiving the visit information reference request from the service provider device 210.

  When the visit information reference unit 311 receives the visit information reference request (S403), the visit information reference unit 311 determines whether or not an approach notification device ID (UID) corresponding to the received service provider ID (SID) is stored in the visit information DB 313. (S404).

  When the approach notification device ID (UID) is stored in the visit information DB 313, the visit information reference unit 311 acquires all the approach notification device IDs (UID) corresponding to the received service provider ID (SID), and notifies the approach. The position P of each approach notification device is acquired with reference to the device DB 314 (S405). Further, the visit information reference unit 311 returns the reference result together with the acquired data (SID, P) to the service provider apparatus 210 (S406), and ends the process.

  When the approach notification device ID is not stored in the visit information DB 313, the visit information reference unit 311 returns the result as unregistered to the service provider device 210 (S406).

  When the service provider apparatus 210 receives the above-described reference result (S407), the visit information reference request unit 211 determines the reference result, that is, whether there is an approach notification apparatus ID (UID) corresponding to the service provider ID (SID). Is determined (S408).

  When there is no approach notification device ID (UID) corresponding to the service provider ID (SID), the visit information reference request unit 211 ends the process.

  When there is an approach notification device ID (UID) corresponding to the service provider ID (SID), the visit information reference request unit 211, via the display unit 550, of the approach notification device corresponding to the approach notification device ID (UID). Information is displayed (S409) and an instruction from the supplier is awaited (S410).

  The instruction from the supplier is due to data being input to the supplier instruction control unit 213 via the operation unit 540. Further, when there is no instruction from the contractor during this period and the timer of the visit information reference unit 311 expires, the visit notification process is performed again and updated to the latest information.

  Further, the instruction from the supplier is either “notify of visit” or “notify of visit”, and when the supplier selects “notify of visit”, the visit notification transmission unit 212 displays the service provider ID. (SID) and a visit notification are transmitted to the approach notification apparatus 110 (S411), and a process is complete | finished.

  Note that when the supplier selects “not notify visit”, the visit notification process ends.

  The approach notification device 110 starts a visit notification reception process by receiving a visit notification from the service provider device 210.

  Upon receiving a visit notification from the service provider device (S412), the visit notification receiving unit 112 sets the visit notification flag stored in the approaching contractor DB 114 to be true (1) in association with the received service provider ID (SID) (S413). ), The process is terminated.

  By storing the visit notification flag in the approaching trader DB 114, the approach information display unit 105 can notify the user that the corresponding service trader is visiting when making the approach notice.

  The above is the operation when the service provider notifies the user that he / she will visit.

  Subsequently, in order to facilitate understanding, a specific operation of the approach notification device 110 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the user who holds or uses the approach notification device 110 operates the approach notification device 110 to set a service provider to be received in the notification subject trader DB 113. In this case, the user wants to receive services of “tofu store A”, “cleaning store B”, and “city bus E”.

  Further, the user sets not only the approach notification but also a service provider that he / she wants to visit actively by operating the approach notification device 110. Thereby, the visit request flag of the notification subject supplier DB 113 is set. In this case, the user wants to actively visit the trader of “cleaning shop B”.

  When the notification target supplier DB 113 is updated by a user operation, the approach notification device 110 transmits the information together with the visit request request A to the position information control device 310.

  When the position information control device 310 receives data together with the visit request request from the approach notification device 110, the location information control device 310 stores the data in the visit information DB 313. In this case, a user who wants to actively visit “cleaning shop B” is a user who holds or uses the access notification device 110 whose access notification device ID is “101D”.

  The service provider apparatus 210 periodically transmits the visit information reference request B to the position information control apparatus 310 due to the timer. When the location information control device 310 receives the visit information reference request B, the location information control device 310 obtains a user who wants to visit the service provider that transmitted the request with reference to the visit information DB 313, and the result is referred to as a visit information reference result C. Return to service provider apparatus 210.

  By this processing, the service provider can know the user who wants to visit. In this case, the trader of “cleaning shop B” can know that the user who holds or uses the access notification device 110 whose access notification device ID is “101D” desires an active visit.

  A service provider can optionally notify a visitor who wants to visit. When the trader “cleaning shop B” selects the visit notice by operating the service trader apparatus 210, the service trader apparatus 210 transmits the visit notice D to the approach notice apparatus 110 whose approach notice apparatus ID is “101D”. .

  When the approach notification device 110 receives the visit notification D, the approach notification device 110 truly updates the corresponding visit request flag in the approach contractor DB 114, and stores the received service provider ID and the visit notification flag in the approach contractor DB 114 in association with each other.

  Thus, when the service provider approaches the user, the visit can be notified to the user by referring to the visit notification flag.

  In the specific example described above, the operation when the “cleaning shop B” approaches the user is the same as that in the first embodiment.

  As described above, the approach notification system 11 according to the present embodiment specifies a service provider that the user wants to actively visit in addition to the effects exhibited by the approach notification system 11 according to the first embodiment. Therefore, the service provider can surely provide the service to the user. In addition, the user can reliably receive the service by receiving the visit notification. Therefore, the approach notification system 11 according to the present embodiment can protect both benefits.

  In addition, the user can avoid unnecessary visits to service providers by designating service providers that do not require visits. Similarly, service providers can avoid visits to users who are not willing to receive services and protect the interests of both.

[Modification]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. In the above specific example, the approach notification devices 100 and 110 have been described as examples of mobile phones, but the present invention is not limited to this, and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), personal computers, game machines, notebook personal computers, car navigation systems, etc. The present invention can also be applied to various portable terminal devices. The same applies to the service provider devices 200 and 210.

  In the above embodiment, the approach notification devices 100 and 110, the service provider devices 200 and 210, and the position information control devices 300 and 310 are described for each device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each of the service provider devices 200 and 210 is described. The functional blocks and the functional blocks of the position information control devices 300 and 310 may be configured integrally.

  In the above-described embodiment, the functional unit that is operated by the operation of the user (approach notification device user) has also been described. However, the functional unit is not limited to this, and may be arbitrary. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the approach notification devices 100 and 110 acquire the location information of the service provider by transmitting the location reference request. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is optional. 210 and the position information control devices 300 and 310 may autonomously transmit the position information of the service vehicle device to the approach notification device.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the structure which the approach information display part 105 of the approach notification apparatuses 100 and 110 notifies an approach to a user via the display part 550, it is not restricted to this but is arbitrary, for example, a mobile phone A configuration may be used in which a notification is made via the user's sense of touch or hearing, such as a vibration function or notification sound.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which each of the approach notification devices 100 and 110, the service provider devices 200 and 210, and the location information control devices 300 and 310 is connected via the network 400 has been described. A configuration using a known security improvement method such as a configuration in which a VPN (Virtual Private Network) is constructed between devices and encrypted data is transmitted and received between the devices may be used.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the structure which transmits each request | requirement based on approach notification apparatus 100,110 notification object supplier DB106,113, it is not restricted to this, For example, it was designated by the instruction | indication of the user Each request may be transmitted as it is without storing the service provider.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration for determining whether or not to notify the user by comparing the required distance and the required time with the respective threshold values has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is optional, for example, only the required distance. It is also possible to make a comparison of only the required time. Alternatively, a predetermined position may be set in advance, and the user may be notified when the service provider passes the predetermined position.

  In the above-described embodiment, the functional unit that starts the operation due to the timer has been described. However, the functional unit is not limited thereto, and may be arbitrary. For example, the operation may be started by a distance threshold or manually.

  In the second embodiment, the service agent device 210 transmits a visit notification to the approach notification device 110, but is not limited thereto, and is optional. For example, the service agent device 210 notifies the contact information of the received user. May be. For example, when the contact is an email address, the service provider may notify the visit by email, and when the contact is a telephone number, the service provider may call the user directly.

  In the second embodiment, the visit notification flag is stored in the approaching agent DB 114 to notify the user of the visit. However, the visit notification flag is not stored and the user is notified directly through the display unit 550. Also good.

  Moreover, each apparatus which comprises the approach notification systems 10 and 11 which concern on this embodiment is realizable using a normal computer system irrespective of a dedicated system. For example, a program 590 for executing the above-described operation is stored in a computer-readable recording medium (flexible disk, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc.) and distributed, and this program 590 is installed in the computer. Thus, the approach notification systems 10 and 11 that execute the above-described processing may be configured. In addition, the program 590 is stored in a storage device of a server device on a communication network such as the Internet, and each device constituting the approach notification systems 10 and 11 is configured by downloading or the like by a normal computer system. Also good.

  Further, when the functions of the devices constituting the approach notification systems 10 and 11 are realized by sharing an OS (operating system) and an application program, or in cooperation with the OS and the application program, only the application program part is provided. You may store in a recording medium or a memory | storage device.

  It is also possible to superimpose program 590 on a carrier wave and distribute it via a communication network. For example, the program 590 may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS: Bulletin Board System) on a communication network, and the program 590 may be distributed via the network. The program 590 may be activated and executed in the same manner as other application programs under the control of the OS, so that the above-described processing can be executed.

  Note that the present invention can be variously modified and modified without departing from the broad meaning and scope of the present invention. Further, the above-described embodiment is for explaining the present invention, and does not limit the scope of the present invention. That is, the scope of the present invention is shown not by the embodiments but by the claims. Various modifications within the scope of the claims and within the scope of the equivalent invention are considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

  A part or all of the above embodiment can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but is not limited thereto.

(Appendix 1)
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of a service provider that provides a service that the user desires to receive;
Position information storage means for storing the position information of the service provider acquired by the position information acquisition means;
User position obtaining means for obtaining user position information;
Based on the location information of the service provider stored in the location information storage means and the user location information obtained by the user location acquisition means, an approach state for obtaining a required distance and time required for the service agent to reach the user Counting means;
Based on the required distance and the time required by the approach state counting means, an approaching agent determining means for determining whether to notify the user that the service agent is approaching,
In accordance with the determination by the approaching contractor determining means, the access information display means for notifying the user that the service provider is approaching,
An approach notification device characterized by that.

(Appendix 2)
A visit request acquisition means for a service provider from which a user requests a visit;
A visit information storage means for storing the visit intention of the service provider requested by the visit request acquisition means,
The approach information display means notifies the user whether or not the service provider indicates an intention to visit based on the visit intention of the service provider stored in the visit information storage means.
The approach notification device according to supplementary note 1, wherein:

(Appendix 3)
Threshold storage means for preliminarily storing thresholds of required distance and required time until the service provider reaches the user,
The approaching person discrimination means is
Comparing the first required distance and the first required time determined by the approaching state counting means with the second required distance and the second required time stored in the threshold value storage means;
When the first required distance is smaller than the second required distance and the first required time is shorter than the second required time, the user is notified that the service provider is approaching. Discriminate,
Based on the first required time, obtain a scheduled time for the service provider to reach the user.
The approach notification device according to supplementary note 1 or 2, characterized in that:

(Appendix 4)
The location information acquisition means acquires the location information by requesting the location information of the service agent from an external device connected via a network based on a service agent identifier that uniquely identifies the service agent,
The location information storage means stores the location information acquired by the location information acquisition means in association with the service provider identifier,
The approach state counting means stores the required distance and the required time in association with the service provider identifier.
The approach notification device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, characterized in that:

(Appendix 5)
The visit request acquisition means stores the service provider identifier of the service provider that the user requests to visit in association with a flag indicating that the user is requesting a visit,
The visit information storage means receives a visit notice including a service provider identifier and an intention to visit from an external device connected via a network, and visits the service provider identifier and the service provider included in the visit notice. Remember and associate with a flag indicating that there is a will,
The approach notification device according to Supplementary Note 2, wherein

(Appendix 6)
It further comprises user instruction control means for controlling an instruction by a user operation,
The user instruction control unit obtains a service agent identifier of a service agent who desires to receive a service instructed by a user operation, and outputs the obtained service agent identifier to the position information acquisition unit.
The approach notification device according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, characterized in that:

(Appendix 7)
The user instruction control means obtains a service agent identifier of a service agent that requests a visit instructed by a user operation, and outputs the obtained service agent identifier to the visit request acquisition means.
The approach notification device according to appendix 2 or 5, characterized in that:

(Appendix 8)
The user position acquisition means obtains user position information based on GPS.
The approach notification device according to any one of appendices 1 to 7, characterized in that:

(Appendix 9)
A location information acquisition step of acquiring location information of a service provider providing a service that the user desires to receive;
A location information storage step for storing location information of the service provider acquired in the location information acquisition step;
A user position acquisition step for obtaining user position information;
Based on the location information of the service agent stored in the location information storage step and the location information of the user obtained in the user location acquisition step, the approach state for obtaining the required distance and the time required for the service agent to reach the user Counting step;
Based on the required distance and required time determined in the approach state counting step, an approaching agent determining step for determining whether to notify the user that the service agent is approaching,
An approach information display step of notifying the user that the service provider is approaching according to the determination in the approaching contractor determining step,
An approach notification method characterized by the above.

(Appendix 10)
On the computer,
A location information acquisition step of acquiring location information of a service provider providing a service that the user desires to receive;
A location information storage step for storing location information of the service provider acquired in the location information acquisition step;
A user position acquisition step for obtaining user position information;
Based on the location information of the service agent stored in the location information storage step and the location information of the user obtained in the user location acquisition step, the approach state for obtaining the required distance and the time required for the service agent to reach the user A counting step;
Based on the required distance and required time determined in the approach state counting step, an approaching agent determining step for determining whether to notify the user that the service agent is approaching,
According to the determination in the approaching agent determination step, an approach information display step of notifying the user that the service agent is approaching is executed.
An approach notification program characterized by that.

(Appendix 11)
An access notification system comprising at least one access notification device connected to each other via a network, at least one service provider device, and a location information control device,
The approach notification device includes:
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of a service provider that provides a service that the user desires to receive;
Position information storage means for storing the position information of the service provider acquired by the position information acquisition means;
User position obtaining means for obtaining user position information;
Based on the location information of the service provider stored in the location information storage means and the user location information obtained by the user location acquisition means, an approach state for obtaining a required distance and time required for the service agent to reach the user Counting means;
Based on the required distance and the time required by the approach state counting means, an approaching agent determining means for determining whether to notify the user that the service agent is approaching,
In accordance with the determination by the approaching contractor determining means, the access information display means for notifying the user that the service provider is approaching,
The service provider device is:
Position acquisition means for acquiring position information of the service provider device;
Position update request means for transmitting the position information acquired by the position acquisition means to the position information control device together with a service provider identifier for uniquely identifying the service provider;
The position information control device includes:
Position information receiving means for receiving position information of the service provider from the service provider device;
Position information storage means for storing the position information received by the position information receiving means in association with the service provider identifier;
Position information transmission means for acquiring position information stored in the position information storage means and transmitting the acquired position information to an external device;
An approach notification system characterized by that.

(Appendix 12)
The service provider device is:
Visit information reference means for acquiring information of a user who requests the service provider to visit;
Based on the information of the user acquired by the visit information reference means, a visit notice transmission means for sending a visit notice together with a service provider identifier to the user, further comprising:
The position information control device includes:
Visit information storage means for storing a user identifier for uniquely identifying a user requesting a visit and a service agent identifier of a service agent for which the user requests a visit;
User information storage means for storing user location information in association with the user identifier;
The visit information transmitting means for acquiring the user identifier stored in the visit information storage means and the location information of the user stored in the user information storage means, and transmitting the acquired data to the service provider apparatus. In addition,
The approach notification system according to supplementary note 12, characterized by:

10, 11 Approach notification system 100, 110 Approach notification device 101 User instruction control unit 102 Position reference request unit 103 Approaching trader discrimination part 104, 203 GPS receiving part 105 Approach information display part 106, 113 Notification target trader DB
107 threshold DB
108, 114 Accessor DB
111 Visit Request Requesting Unit 112 Visit Notification Receiving Unit 114, 214 Approach Notification Device DB
200, 210 Service provider apparatus 201 Location information acquisition unit 202 Location update request unit 204 Current location DB
211 Visit information reference request unit 212 Visit notification transmission unit 213 Contractor instruction control unit 214, 314 Approach notification device DB
300, 310 Location information control device 301 Location reference unit 302 Location update unit 303 Location information DB
311 Visit information reference unit 312 Visit request receiving unit 313 Visit information DB
400 Network 500 Internal Bus 510 Control Unit 520 Main Storage Unit 530 External Storage Unit 540 Operation Unit 550 Display Unit 560 Transmission / Reception Unit 590 Program

Claims (10)

Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of a service provider that provides a service that the user desires to receive;
Position information storage means for storing the position information of the service provider acquired by the position information acquisition means;
User position obtaining means for obtaining user position information;
Based on the location information of the service provider stored in the location information storage means and the user location information obtained by the user location acquisition means, an approach state for obtaining a required distance and time required for the service agent to reach the user Counting means;
Based on the required distance and the time required by the approach state counting means, an approaching agent determining means for determining whether to notify the user that the service agent is approaching,
In accordance with the determination by the approaching contractor determining means, the access information display means for notifying the user that the service provider is approaching,
An approach notification device characterized by that. A visit request acquisition means for a service provider from which a user requests a visit;
A visit information storage means for storing the visit intention of the service provider requested by the visit request acquisition means,
The approach information display means notifies the user whether or not the service provider indicates an intention to visit based on the visit intention of the service provider stored in the visit information storage means.
The approach notification device according to claim 1. Threshold storage means for preliminarily storing thresholds of required distance and required time until the service provider reaches the user,
The approaching person discrimination means is
Comparing the first required distance and the first required time determined by the approaching state counting means with the second required distance and the second required time stored in the threshold value storage means;
When the first required distance is smaller than the second required distance and the first required time is shorter than the second required time, the user is notified that the service provider is approaching. Discriminate,
Based on the first required time, obtain a scheduled time for the service provider to reach the user.
The approach notification apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The location information acquisition means acquires the location information by requesting the location information of the service agent from an external device connected via a network based on a service agent identifier that uniquely identifies the service agent,
The location information storage means stores the location information acquired by the location information acquisition means in association with the service provider identifier,
The approach state counting means stores the required distance and the required time in association with the service provider identifier.
The approach notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein The visit request acquisition means stores the service provider identifier of the service provider that the user requests to visit in association with a flag indicating that the user is requesting a visit,
The visit information storage means receives a visit notice including a service provider identifier and an intention to visit from an external device connected via a network, and visits the service provider identifier and the service provider included in the visit notice. Remember and associate with a flag indicating that there is a will,
The approach notification device according to claim 2. It further comprises user instruction control means for controlling an instruction by a user operation,
The user instruction control unit obtains a service agent identifier of a service agent who desires to receive a service instructed by a user operation, and outputs the obtained service agent identifier to the position information acquisition unit.
The approach notification device according to claim 1, wherein: The user instruction control means obtains a service agent identifier of a service agent that requests a visit instructed by a user operation, and outputs the obtained service agent identifier to the visit request acquisition means.
The approach notification device according to claim 2, wherein the access notification device is an access notification device. The user position acquisition means obtains user position information based on GPS.
The approach notification device according to claim 1, wherein: A location information acquisition step of acquiring location information of a service provider providing a service that the user desires to receive;
A location information storage step for storing location information of the service provider acquired in the location information acquisition step;
A user position acquisition step for obtaining user position information;
Based on the location information of the service agent stored in the location information storage step and the location information of the user obtained in the user location acquisition step, the approach state for obtaining the required distance and the time required for the service agent to reach the user A counting step;
Based on the required distance and required time determined in the approach state counting step, an approaching agent determining step for determining whether to notify the user that the service agent is approaching,
An approach information display step of notifying the user that the service provider is approaching according to the determination in the approaching contractor determining step,
An approach notification method characterized by the above. On the computer,
A location information acquisition step of acquiring location information of a service provider providing a service that the user desires to receive;
A location information storage step for storing location information of the service provider acquired in the location information acquisition step;
A user position acquisition step for obtaining user position information;
Based on the location information of the service agent stored in the location information storage step and the location information of the user obtained in the user location acquisition step, the approach state for obtaining the required distance and the time required for the service agent to reach the user A counting step;
Based on the required distance and required time determined in the approach state counting step, an approaching agent determining step for determining whether to notify the user that the service agent is approaching,
According to the determination in the approaching agent determination step, an approach information display step of notifying the user that the service agent is approaching is executed.
An approach notification program characterized by that.

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