JP2016077002A - Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing system, an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can easily keep track of the position of an object, such as a protege, in a wide area.SOLUTION: If part of a plurality of portable communication devices 3 (second portable communication devices) are situated in a search area for a server 2 (information processing device) to search for a transmission device 4 (first portable communication device), the server keeps track of the position of the transmission device 4 on the basis of a prescribed data set transmitted by a plurality of portable communication devices 3 situated in the search area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system for grasping the position of a non-protector such as an elderly person or a child who performs a trap is known (for example, Patent Document 1). In the system disclosed in Patent Document 1, a radio communication device is carried by a person to be protected such as an elderly person or a child, and the person to be protected is in communication with the radio communication device of the person to be protected and the radio communication device of the guardian. It is determined whether or not it is in the heel state. If it is determined that the person to be protected is in a saddle state, wireless communication is performed with a wireless device with a measuring instrument provided in a gas meter or the like in the vicinity of the wireless communication device carried by the person to be protected. The device is configured to send detailed information of the person to be protected. A wireless device with a measuring instrument provided in a gas meter or the like converts detailed information of a protected person received from a wireless communication device of the protected person to a mail address of a guardian such as a family through a predetermined network. Send. Thereby, a guardian can grasp | ascertain the position of guardians, such as an elderly person and a child who perform a trap.

JP 2002-241835 A

  By the way, in patent document 1, in order to grasp | ascertain the position of a to-be-protected person, it is necessary for a to-be-protected person to always have communication apparatuses, such as a mobile telephone. A communication device such as a mobile phone consumes a large amount of power because it frequently repeats transmission and reception with a base station of a mobile phone network. Therefore, when the power of the communication device runs out or the battery life is exhausted, the position of the person to be protected cannot be grasped. Also, in places such as buildings and underground where GPS signals cannot be received, the communication device itself cannot accurately grasp the current position, making it difficult to use the system described above.

  In addition to the system capable of grasping the outdoor position as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a system capable of grasping the position of the person to be protected indoors is also known. In an indoor system, for example, a protected receiver is provided with a transmitter, and a fixed receiver is installed in advance near the entrance / exit of an indoor room so that an ID signal from the transmitter can be received. It is configured so that the position of the guardian can be grasped.

  However, since the indoor system cannot be applied as it is to the outdoor system as shown in Patent Document 1, it is impossible to grasp the position of the person to be protected in the range extending both indoors and outdoors. Such a problem also occurs when the position of a certain person or moving article is grasped, such as monitoring not only the protected person but also a person with a criminal record.

  The present invention is for solving any of the above-described problems, and an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of easily and widely grasping the position of a subject such as a person to be protected It is characterized by providing.

  One aspect of the present invention relates to an information processing system. That is, the information processing system of the present invention stores identification information for identifying a target, and includes at least a first portable communication device having a transmission unit that transmits identification information to the outside, and a first portable type. A wireless communication unit capable of wireless communication with a communication device, and an information transmission unit that transmits a predetermined data set including the identification information to the outside when receiving the identification information via the wireless communication unit, and is unspecified A plurality of second portable communication devices that are movable in a direction, and a reception unit that receives a predetermined data set transmitted from an information transmission unit of the second portable communication device via a network A second portable communication device that is a part of the plurality of second portable communication devices in a search area for searching for the first portable communication device. Is included, the search area Based on a second predetermined set of data transmitted from the portable communication apparatus included in, characterized in that to grasp the position of the first portable communication device.

  One aspect of the present invention relates to an information processing system. That is, the information processing system of the present invention stores identification information for identifying a target, and includes at least a first portable communication device having a transmission unit that transmits identification information to the outside, and a first portable type. A wireless communication unit capable of wireless communication with a communication device, and an information transmission unit that transmits a predetermined data set including the identification information to the outside when receiving the identification information via the wireless communication unit, and is unspecified A plurality of second portable communication devices that are movable in a direction, and a reception unit that receives a predetermined data set transmitted from an information transmission unit of the second portable communication device via a network An information processing device, the information processing device sets a search area for searching for the first portable communication device, and a plurality of second portable communication devices in the search area within a predetermined time Part of the second mobile In the absence of the communication device, and sets the other different location from the search area as a new search area.

  Further, in addition to the configuration of any of the information processing systems described above, the information processing apparatus sets a temporary first search area, and a plurality of second portable communication devices are set in the temporary first search area. When the device is not included within the predetermined time, the search range is changed to a temporary second search area adjacent to the temporary first search area, or the size of the temporary first search area is If a plurality of second portable communication devices are included by making the provisional third search area larger, it is preferable to set the search area as the search area.

  One embodiment of the present invention relates to an information processing device. That is, the information processing apparatus of the present invention stores identification information for identifying a target, and includes a first portable communication apparatus having a transmission unit that transmits identification information to the outside, and a first portable communication. A wireless communication unit capable of performing wireless communication with the device, and an information transmission unit that transmits a predetermined data set including the identification information to the outside when receiving the identification information via the wireless communication unit. A plurality of second portable communication devices that can be moved to and a reception unit that receives a predetermined data set transmitted from the information transmission unit of the second portable communication device via a network An information processing device used in an information processing system including a processing device, wherein a part of a plurality of second portable communication devices is included in a search area for searching for a first portable communication device. 2 portable communication devices included If, and a control unit which on the basis of the second given data set transmitted from the portable communication apparatus included in the search area, to grasp the position of the first portable communication device.

  In addition to the configuration of the information processing apparatus described above, when the information processing apparatus receives a predetermined data set, the storage processing means stores the position information, the distance information, and the reception time information in the storage unit in association with the identification information. Whether to transmit the warning information by comparing the position information, distance information, and reception time information of the identification information stored in the storage unit by the storage processing means with the warning transmission determination information set for each identification information. A determination means for determining whether or not, and a warning information transmission processing means for transmitting the warning information to the contact information associated with the identification information when the determination means determines that the warning information is to be transmitted. preferable.

  In addition to the configuration of any of the information processing apparatuses described above, the predetermined data set includes identification information, position information indicating the position of the second portable communication apparatus, and the first portable communication apparatus. It is preferable that distance information indicating a distance from the second portable communication device and reception time information indicating a reception time when the second portable communication device receives information including identification information are preferably included. .

  One aspect of the present invention relates to an information processing method. That is, the information processing method of the present invention stores identification information for identifying a target, and includes a first portable communication device having a transmitter that transmits the identification information to the outside, and a first portable communication. A wireless communication unit capable of performing wireless communication with the device, and an information transmission unit that transmits a predetermined data set including the identification information to the outside when receiving the identification information via the wireless communication unit. A plurality of second portable communication devices that can be moved to and a reception unit that receives a predetermined data set transmitted from the information transmission unit of the second portable communication device via a network An information processing method executed by an information processing device used in an information processing system including a processing device, wherein a control unit of the information processing device includes a plurality of search areas for searching for a first portable communication device. Second portable communication When a part of the second portable communication device is included, the first portable communication is performed based on a predetermined data set transmitted from the second portable communication device included in the search area. It has the step which grasps | ascertains the position of an apparatus, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  One aspect of the present invention relates to a program. That is, the program of the present invention stores identification information for identifying an object, and includes a first portable communication device having a transmission unit that transmits identification information to the outside, and a first portable communication device. A wireless communication unit capable of wireless communication between the wireless communication unit and an information transmission unit that transmits a predetermined data set including the identification information to the outside when the identification information is received via the wireless communication unit, and moves in an unspecified direction. Information processing apparatus having a plurality of second portable communication devices enabled and a reception unit that receives a predetermined data set transmitted from an information transmission unit of the second portable communication device via a network A program for causing a computer to function as an information processing device used in an information processing system including: a computer in a search area for searching for a first portable communication device; In the case where some of the second portable communication devices are included, the first portable communication device includes the first portable communication device based on a predetermined data set transmitted from the second portable communication device included in the search area. It functions as a control means for grasping the position of the portable communication device.

  The present invention can provide an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of easily and widely grasping the position of a subject such as a protected person.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a concept of a system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the server 2 illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the portable communication device 3 illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the transmission device 4 illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the monitoring process executed by the server 2 shown in FIG. 1 and the process executed by the portable communication device 3 and the transmission device 4. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart of search processing executed by the server 2 shown in FIG. 1 and processing executed by the portable communication device 3 and the transmission device 4. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the lock screen 41 displayed on the display of the portable communication device 3A. FIG. 8 is an example of a screen displayed after the third person C touches the selection button icon 45 on the screen 44 shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed after the third person C touches the selection button icon 46 on the screen 44 of FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a transmission device 4A according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a concept of a system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this system includes a server 2, a portable communication device 3, a transmission device 4, and a guardian's PC 5. The server 2 and the portable communication device 3 can communicate with each other via a base station 6 connected to a mobile phone network (not shown) and the Internet network 7. Further, the server 2 and the guardian's PC 5 can communicate via the Internet network 7. The portable communication device 3 can identify its own position from a plurality of GPS satellites 8, and identifies the transmission device 4 itself from the transmission device 4 when it is within a short range (for example, about 0 to 10 m) with the transmission device 4. ID information can be received, and this ID information can be transmitted to the server 2 as its own location information.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the guardian's PC 5 is used in a home H of the guardian A, a company where the guardian A works, a coffee shop used by the guardian A, and the like. Moreover, the transmission device 4 is carried by a guardian B such as a parent or a child of the guardian A, for example. A third party C different from the guardian A and the guardian B has a portable communication device 3 in which an application program that operates in the system is installed. In addition, although the third party C shown in FIG. 1 is one person for convenience, it is assumed that there are actually two or more persons. In such a situation, for example, when the guardian A wants to confirm the location of the guardian B, the current position of the guardian B identified via the portable communication device 3 by logging into the server 2 It is possible to monitor the past movement history.

  Note that the third party C is a normal resident and is preferably a resident in the search area of the guardian B or in the vicinity of the search area. However, the third party C may not be a resident in the search area of the guardian B or in the vicinity of the search area. The third party C is preferably a person who participates in the system 1 as a volunteer. However, the third party C may be paid for expenses.

  This system 1 is a kind of monitoring system, and is a system that requires a large number of third parties C for one protected person B. In order to make this monitoring system effective, it is necessary to increase the arrangement density in the search area of the third party C. Therefore, it is preferable that two or more portable communication devices 3 are included in a predetermined search area. Note that the number of the portable communication devices 3 in the predetermined search area is preferably 10 or more, and more preferably 50 or more.

  Further, when the position of the person to be protected B exceeds the outing range or the outing time set in advance by the parent A, an alarm is notified from the server 2 to the parent PC 5 operated by the parent A. . When the alarm is notified, the guardian A can switch the state of the server 2 to a search mode for searching for the current position of the guardian B. When switched to the search mode, a predetermined message or the like is transmitted to a plurality of third parties C estimated to be near the protected person B, and the portable communication device 3 possessed by the third party C Is a system in which the safety of the person to be protected B is quickly confirmed based on the position information provided by the user (this position information is also the position information of the person B to be protected). Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the system will be described.

  The server 2 is an example of an information processing apparatus as claimed. The server 2 manages the ID information associated with the transmitting device 4, manages the access history from the portable communication device 3 or the guardian's PC 5, and the events related to the transmitting device 4 received from the portable communication device 3 and the server 2 Management of events occurring in itself, management of gate range (gate management) which is a criterion for determining the necessity of alarm notification set for each transmission device 4, and mode management (monitoring mode and search mode) of server 2 described later Switching control).

  The server 2 is a so-called server computer and has, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a communication interface, and the like. Each function described in FIG. 2 described later can be realized by reading a program stored in a ROM, HDD, or the like into a RAM and executing it. The hardware configuration of the server 2 is not limited to the configuration described above, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, a configuration having an SSD (Flash Solid State Drive) instead of the HDD or in addition to the HDD may be employed. Further, as a hardware configuration of the server 2, in addition to the above-described configuration, an output unit such as a display and a speaker and an input unit such as a mouse and a keyboard may be included.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the server 2 illustrated in FIG. 1. The server 2 includes a management control unit 11, a position information DB 12, a registration information DB 13, and a communication unit 19.

  The management control unit 11 performs various types of management of the transmission device 4 that can be acquired via the portable communication device 3 and control of the entire server 2. Specifically, the management control unit 11 includes an ID management unit 14, an access management unit 15, an event management unit 16, a gate management unit 17, and a mode management unit 18.

  The ID management unit 14 manages a list of ID information that can uniquely identify the portable communication device 3. In addition, the ID management unit 14 receives a user authentication request from the parent PC 5 and performs user authentication. The access management unit 15 records accesses from external devices such as the portable communication device 3 and the guardian's PC 5 as a log. The event management unit 16 includes, for example, alarm contents when an alarm is transmitted by the gate management unit 17 to be described later, date and time of transmission or reception, ID information of the portable communication device 3 to be alarmed, and the server 2. When there are events such as mode switching, they are recorded as a log. The gate management unit 17 manages a gate range that is a criterion for determining the necessity of alarm notification set for each portable communication device 3. The gate range can be registered and changed by setting from the PC 5 for the guardian, but can also be registered and changed by the administrator of the server 2. The mode management unit 18 sets or switches to either the monitoring mode or the search mode in accordance with an instruction from the parent PC 5.

  Note that the ID management unit 14 and the gate management unit 17 are configured by, for example, software that implements a database management system (DBMS). The ID management is configured so that the administrator who operates the server 2 can appropriately perform operations such as addition, change, and deletion in response to a request from the administrator or the guardian PC 5 for the gate range. Further, the data recorded in the HDD as a log by the access management unit 15 and the event management unit 16 can be appropriately viewed by an administrator who operates the server 2.

  The location information DB 12 is a database that stores a predetermined data set transmitted from the portable communication device 3 and accumulates location information of the transmission device 4 and the like. Here, the predetermined data set is, for example, a portable communication device inferred from ID information 12A of the transmission device 4 transmitted from the portable communication device 3, position information 12B of the portable communication device 3, radio wave intensity, and the like. 3 and distance information 12C between the transmission device 4 and reception time information 12D when the portable communication device 3 receives the ID information from the transmission device 4. However, the predetermined data set may include those other than those described above, or may not include all the information described above.

  The registration information DB 13 includes ID information 13A of the transmission device 4 carried by the guardian B, personal information 13B related to the guardian A (user name, name, address, contact mail address, relationship with the guardian B, etc. ), A database in which gate information 13C and the like serving as a reference when determining whether or not to notify the guardian A of an alarm is stored. The gate information 13C includes, for example, a home H that is the base point of the person B to be protected, location information (hereinafter referred to as home information) indicating a residence or address, distance information that can be gone from the home information, and time information that can be gone. Is done. However, the gate information 13C is not limited to such information, and other locations (for example, rivers, mountains, and traffic of vehicles) that are judged to be highly dangerous for the guardian B as viewed from the guardian A. Roads that are considered to be very many), the names of facilities that the guardian B does not want to visit from the guardian A, and the location information of the facilities, etc. are set. It is good also as a thing which sends an alarm when approaching. In addition, although the alarm in the above-mentioned example shall be sent when the gate information 13C is not satisfied, conversely, the name or location information of the place or facility that the guardian A wants the guardian B to reliably perform May be registered in the registration information DB 13 in advance, and the usage may be such that it can be confirmed that the guardian B is surely located at the place or facility.

  The communication unit 19 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information to and from the portable communication device 3 or the guardian PC 5 via the Internet network 7.

  The portable communication device 3 is an example of a second portable communication device in the claims. The portable communication device 3 is, for example, a smartphone in which an application program 26 that can communicate with the server 2 is incorporated. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the portable communication device 3 illustrated in FIG. 1. The portable communication device 3 includes a data set generation processing unit 21, a position information acquisition unit 22, a data set transmission unit 23, and a memory 24.

  When the portable communication device 3 is a smartphone, the hardware configuration includes, for example, an application processor including a CPU, GPU, memory controller, peripheral device controller, display controller, etc., a modem (baseband), a wireless communication unit, A power supply, an audio LSI, a camera device, a GPS module, a Bluetooth module, various sensors such as a gyro sensor, a display, and the like. In the smart phone as the portable communication device 3, various data processes can be executed by loading an application processor loaded in a RAM and executing a program stored in the memory. Note that the hardware configuration of the above-described portable communication device 3 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and can be changed as appropriate. The communication device of the present invention is not limited to a smartphone, and may be a tablet PC or a mobile phone.

  When the data set generation processing unit 21 receives the ID information 33 transmitted from the transmission device 4, the data set generation processing unit 21 starts a data set creation process necessary for the server 2. The information included in the data set generated by the data set generation processing unit 21 includes, for example, the ID information 33 received from the transmission device 4, the own location information, the radio wave intensity, and the like of the own device and the transmission device 4. Distance information, time information when the ID information 33 is received from the transmission device 4, and the like. The information included in the data set is not limited to this information, and can be changed as appropriate according to information required on the server 2 side.

  The position information acquisition unit 22 acquires position information of the portable communication device 3. As the position information, position information obtained by the GPS function of the portable communication device 3, direction information obtained by using a gyro sensor, direction information, or the like may be acquired. In addition, when the third party C is located indoors or underground and the position specification by GPS does not work well, the latest position information may be used.

  The data set transmission unit 23 transmits the data set generated by the data set generation processing unit 21 to the server 2.

  The memory 24 stores ID information 25, an application program 26, and shared map data 27. The ID information 25 is the ID information 33 received from the transmission device 4 and stored in the memory 24. The application program 26 is a program for performing various processes executed by the portable communication device 3 in this system. The shared map data 27 is map data that can be shared between the portable communication devices 3 transmitted from the server 2 when the server 2 enters the search mode.

  The transmission device 4 is an example of a first portable communication device in the claims. The transmission device 4 is a device that can periodically transmit the ID information 33 to the outside wirelessly. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the transmission device 4 illustrated in FIG. 1. The transmission device 4 includes an ID transmission unit 31 and a memory 32. The memory 32 stores the same ID information 33 as the ID information registered in advance in the registration information DB 13 of the server 2. The transmitting device 4 has a configuration having only a transmission function in order to save power, but may be a device having another function (reception function) as long as power is saved.

  The transmission device 4 is configured by a simple configuration transmission device including a wireless communication module incorporating an antenna such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and an IC chip. In this embodiment, Bluetooth (registered trademark) is adopted as an example of a wireless communication method, but wireless communication with a short distance (for example, about several meters to 100 meters) is possible with the portable communication device 3. If there is, another wireless communication method may be adopted. As long as it can be adopted with the portable communication device 3, examples of other wireless communication methods include RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification), DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications), iBeacon (registered trademark), and ZigBee. However, it may be based on a wireless communication system other than these.

  The guardian's PC 5 is a personal computer used by the guardian A at home, a company other than his home, a coffee shop, or the like. The guardian's PC 5 is, for example, a notebook personal computer, a smart phone, a mobile terminal, a mobile phone, a desktop personal computer, etc., and has a CPU, RAM, ROM, HDD, etc., and a program in which the CPU is stored in the ROM, HDD, etc. Each function can be realized by reading out to RAM and executing. The hardware configuration of the above-described parent PC 5 is not limited to the above-described configuration and can be changed as appropriate. For example, a configuration having an SSD (Flash Solid State Drive) instead of the HDD or in addition to the HDD may be employed. Further, as a hardware configuration when the parent PC 5 is realized by a desktop personal computer or a notebook personal computer, in addition to the above-described configuration, it has output means such as a display and a speaker, and input means such as a mouse and a keyboard. Also good.

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Subsequently, an operation in the monitoring mode will be described as an example of the mode of the server 2. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the monitoring process executed by the server 2 shown in FIG. 1 and the process executed by the portable communication device 3 and the transmission device 4. In the example shown in FIG. 5, it is assumed that the power of each device is ON, the application program 26 for this system is activated in the portable communication device 3, and the transmission device 4 sends ID information to the outside. Assume that you are sending. Note that the series of processing of the portable communication device 3 shown in FIG. 5 is executed in the same device, but may be executed in each of the plurality of portable communication devices 3.

  A monitoring mode start instruction is transmitted from the parent PC 5 (step S1).

  The server 2 receives the monitoring mode start instruction from the guardian's PC 5 in step S1, and the monitoring process is started by the mode management unit 18 of the server 2 (step S2). The server 2 may be set so that the monitoring mode is automatically started when the gate information is registered in advance, and in this case, the processing of step S1 and step S2 is unnecessary. .

  The transmission device 4 transmits the ID information 33 stored in the memory 32 to the outside (step S3). In the example of FIG. 5, the transmission of the ID information 33 is started after Step S1 and Step S2, but the transmission device 4 may continue to transmit the ID information 33 before Step S1 and Step S2.

  When the portable communication device 3 is in a range where wireless communication with the transmission device 4 is possible, the portable communication device 3 receives the ID information 33 from the transmission device 4 in step S3 (step S4).

  The portable communication device 3 acquires its own location information and current time information together with the ID information 33 received in step S4, generates them as a data set, and transmits them to the server 2 (step S5). For example, the position information specified by the GPS function of the portable communication device 3 can be used as the position information of itself. As the current time information, for example, current time information that can be acquired from an NTP server (not shown) via the built-in clock of the portable communication device 3 or the Internet network 7 can be used.

  After the process of step S5, the portable communication device 3 determines whether or not the ID information 33 is received from the transmission device 4 (step S6), and if the ID information 33 is received (YES in step S6). Then, the process of step S5 is executed again. On the other hand, when the ID information 33 is not received from the transmission device 4 (NO in step S6), the process waits until it is received. In addition, it is preferable to perform determination of step S6 after predetermined time progress (for example, after 1-2 minutes etc.) after transmitting to the server 2 by step S5.

  When the gate management unit 17 of the server 2 receives the data set transmitted by the portable communication device 3 in step S5 via the Internet network 7, it searches the registration information DB 13 with the ID information 33 included in the data set, The gate information 13C of the person B to be protected is specified, and the distance and time to go out of the person B to be protected are calculated from the ID information 33 (step S7). As the going-out distance information of the person B to be protected, for example, the going-out distance can be calculated from the home position information included in the gate information 13C associated with the ID information 33, the current position information of the portable communication device 3, and the like. The going-out time information of the to-be-protected person B can be calculated by, for example, the difference between the time information included in the data set and the current time information held by the server 2.

  The gate management unit 17 of the server 2 compares the outing distance and outing time calculated in step S7 with the gate information 13C registered in advance in the registration information DB 13 and executes gate determination processing (step S8). If the gate management unit 17 of the server 2 determines that notification of a warning to the guardian A is necessary (YES in step S8) based on the determination result of step S8, the warning is notified to the contact information of the guardian A. (Step S9). For example, the gate management unit 17 can send an alarm to the mail address of the guardian A included in the personal information 13B registered in advance.

  In step S8 or step S9, for example, the gate management unit 17 compares the outing distance and the outing time calculated in step S7 with the gate information 13C associated with the ID information 13A. For example, when a predetermined going-out distance (for example, within a radius of 500 m from the home position) is set as the gate information 13C, and the predetermined going-out distance is exceeded, the gate management unit 17 transmits an alarm to the guardian A. judge. For example, when a predetermined going-out time (within 1 hour) is set as the gate information 13C and the predetermined going-out time is exceeded, the gate management unit 17 determines to transmit an alarm to the guardian A. To do. The setting conditions of the gate information 13C can be changed as appropriate by the guardian's PC 5. For example, according to an instruction transmitted from the PC 5 for the guardian, an alarm may be set to be transmitted when any one of a predetermined going-out distance and a predetermined going-out time is exceeded. An alarm may be transmitted when the above condition is exceeded. Also, the conditions for registering as the gate information 13C may be set for a predetermined outing distance or only for a predetermined outing time according to an instruction transmitted from the PC 5 for the guardian.

  The guardian's PC 5 receives the alarm notified in step S9 (step S10). For example, an alarm mail transmitted by the server 2 is received via a mail server (not shown).

  If it is determined in step S8 that alarm notification to the guardian A is not required (NO in step S8), the gate management unit 17 transmits the outing distance and outing time calculated in step S7 in step S5. The information is registered in the position information DB 12 in association with the received ID information 25 (step S11). In the determination of step S8, even if alarm notification is required, the outing distance and outing time calculated in step S7 are registered in the position information DB 12 in association with the ID information transmitted in step S5. It may be.

  The gate management unit 17 determines whether or not the above-described data set has been received from the portable communication device 3 (step S12). If the data set has been received (YES in step S12), the process proceeds to the above-described step S7. If the process is not received (NO in step S12), the monitoring mode is continued. That is, every time the server 2 receives the data set of S5 from the portable communication device 3, the processing after step S7 is executed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart of search processing executed by the server 2 shown in FIG. 1 and processing executed by the portable communication device 3 and the transmission device 4. In the example shown in FIG. 6, it is assumed that the power of each device is ON, the portable communication device 3 has the application program 26 for this system activated, and the transmitting device 4 sends the ID information to the outside. Assume that you are sending. Note that the series of processing of the portable communication device 3 shown in FIG. 6 is executed in the same device, but may be executed in each of the plurality of portable communication devices 3.

  When the login request is transmitted from the parent PC 5 to the server 2 (step S21), the ID management unit 14 of the server 2 performs user authentication (step S22). When the user authentication is completed, the ID management unit 14 specifies the ID information 13A of the guardian B associated with the user of the guardian A included in the personal information 13B, and further matches the ID information 13A and the ID information 12A. The past history information (specified by the position information 12B, the distance information 12C, the reception time information 12D, etc.) of the protected person B specified by is transmitted to the parent PC 5 (step S23).

  In the PC 5 for guardian, the past history position indicating the behavior of the guardian B is displayed (step S24).

  The guardian's PC 5 determines whether an alarm from the server 2 has been received (step S25). The details of the alarm notification of the server 2 have been described with reference to FIG. When the guardian's PC 5 receives an alarm (YES in step S25), the process proceeds to the process of step S26, and when the alarm is not received (NO in step S25), the guardian PC 5 waits until the alarm is received.

  When the guardian's PC 5 receives an alarm in step S25, it transmits a switching instruction for switching to the search mode to the server 2 (step S26).

  Upon receiving the switching instruction in step S26, the server 2 transmits a predetermined message and shareable map data to the portable communication device 3 in the predetermined search area (step S27). In addition, the inside of the predetermined search area referred to here is, for example, within a radius of 100 m and within a radius of 500 m starting from position information (calculated from the position information 12B and distance information 12C) recorded at the end of the person B to be protected. For example, it is appropriately set by the guardian A. Further, as a method for specifying the portable communication device 3 in the predetermined search area, the application program 26 installed in the portable communication device 3 periodically approves the location information 12B of the third party C. The one uploaded to the server 2 can be used.

  The portable communication device 3 receives the predetermined message and sharable map data 27 transmitted from the server 2 in step S27 (step S28).

  A predetermined message and a shared map are displayed on the display of the portable communication device 3 (step S29).

  On the other hand, the transmitting device 4 transmits the ID information 33 stored in the memory 32 to the outside (step S30). In the example of FIG. 6, the transmission of the ID information 33 is started after step S <b> 28, but the transmission device 4 may continue to transmit the ID information 33 before step S <b> 28.

  When the portable communication device 3 is in a range where wireless communication with the transmission device 4 is possible, the portable communication device 3 receives the ID information 33 from the transmission device 4 (step S31).

  The portable communication device 3 acquires its own location information, the distance information between itself and the transmission device 4, and the current time information together with the ID information 33 received in step S31, and transmits these data sets to the server 2 ( Step S32). For example, the position information specified by the GPS function of the portable communication device 3 can be used as the position information of itself. The distance information is estimated from the radio wave intensity and the like. As the current time information, for example, current time information that can be acquired from an NTP server or the like via a built-in clock of the portable communication device 3 or the Internet can be used.

  After the process of step S32, the portable communication device 3 determines whether or not the ID information 33 is received again from the transmission device 4 (step S33), and when the ID information 33 is received again (YES in step S33). In step S32, the process in step S32 is executed again. On the other hand, when the ID information 33 is not received again from the transmission device 4 (NO in step S33), the process waits until it is received. In addition, it is preferable to perform determination of step S33 after predetermined time progress (for example, after 1-2 minutes etc.) after transmitting to the server 2 by step S32.

  When the server 2 receives the data set transmitted from the portable communication device 3 in step S32 (step S34), the server 2 sends a predetermined message and shared map data to the portable communication device 3 included in the predetermined search area. Is generated (step S35), and is transmitted to the portable communication device 3 (step S36). The portable communication device 3 receives the thread screen information to which the predetermined message and the shared map data are added (step S37), and the predetermined message and the shared map are displayed on the screen. Similarly, the thread screen information added with the predetermined message and the shared map data generated in step S35 is also transmitted to the guardian PC 5, and the guardian PC 5 receives it (step S38). A predetermined message and a shared map are displayed on the screen. Although details of the thread with the shared map will be described later, information regarding the person B to be protected can be shared between the portable communication devices 3. The thread with the shared map can also be viewed from the guardian's PC 5. By setting it as such a structure, the cooperation of the third party C other than the guardian A can be obtained, and the behavior of the guardian B can be watched over in the whole area.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the lock screen 41 displayed on the display of the portable communication device 3A. On the lock screen 41 shown in FIG. 7, a message 42 indicating that the portable communication device 3 </ b> A has received information transmitted from the transmission device 4 is displayed. Then, when the third party C who owns the portable communication device 3A performs an operation of tracing the message 43 “display with slide” with a finger, the screen 44 is displayed. On the screen 44, a selection button icon 45 showing a message “make you be here” and a selection button icon 46 showing a message “I want to give it with another application” are displayed. Here, for example, when the third person C touches the selection button icon 45, a predetermined data set is generated by the portable communication device 3 </ b> A, and the generated predetermined data set is transmitted to the server 2. Even when a selection button icon 46 described later is selected by the third party C, a predetermined data set is generated by the portable communication device 3A, and the generated predetermined data set is transmitted to the server 2. You may do it.

  FIG. 8 is an example of a screen displayed after the third person C touches the selection button icon 45 on the screen 44 shown in FIG. In the diagram shown in FIG. 8, for example, a thread 51 that can be shared between portable communication devices 3 located in a predetermined search area managed on the server 2 side is generated, and a shared map 52 is displayed on the upper stage of the thread 51. Is displayed. The thread here is used to mean a collection of posts on one topic or agenda on an electronic bulletin board or mailing list.

  The shared map 52 displays the position 53 of the person B to be protected and the position 54 of the portable communication device 3A. The position 54 of the portable communication device 3A is grasped based on a predetermined data set transmitted to the server 2. On the other hand, the position 53 of the person to be protected B is grasped based on a predetermined data set transmitted from the plurality of portable communication devices 3A or the radio field intensity of the plurality of portable communication devices 3A. When the portable communication device 3A approaches the position 53 of the person B to be protected, detailed position / distance information can be acquired from the ID information 12A by processing on the server 2 side. Further, the position 53 of the person to be protected B can be grasped more accurately from the position 54 of the plurality of portable communication devices 3A, the position 53 with the person to be protected B, the distance information 12A, and the like. That is, based on the position information 53 of the person B to be protected on the shared map 52, it becomes possible to share information among the plurality of portable communication devices 3A. Furthermore, since a plurality of good-willed third parties C who are willing to cooperate actively around the protected person B gather, the number of portable communication devices 3A around the transmitting device 4 increases, and the protected person The accuracy of the position information of B is improved, and the safety confirmation of the guardian B can be performed more quickly.

  On the other hand, a screen transition when the third party C touches the selection button icon 46 on the screen 44 of FIG. 7 will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed after the third person C touches the selection button icon 46 on the screen 44 of FIG. The screen 61 in FIG. 9 is displayed by another application. The other application is, for example, an application that is already installed in the portable communication device 3A, and can share text data such as a message, image data, and moving image data almost in real time. For example, on the server 2 side, texts, messages, images, and the like displayed on the screen 61 are formed and shared with the portable communication device 3A located in a predetermined search area. Then, for example, in the portable communication device 3A, a face photograph image 62A of the person B to be protected is posted. The posting of the image may be generated by any portable communication device 3A that acquired the image data of the person B to be protected from the server 2 side. Then, when the cooperative third party C who has seen this image 62A sends a message 62B “Who has seen this person?”, Another third person who may have passed the guardian B. The person C sends a message 62C “It may have been a while ago.” Further, another third party C who may have passed the protected person B transmits a message 62D such as “Maybe I will check it again because it is the other person”. In this way, while exchanging information with each other among a plurality of third parties C possessing the portable communication device 3A located in a predetermined search area, safety confirmation and protection of the guardian B can be performed. Can be done. By using other apps that can share information like this, for example, even indoors where GPS signals are difficult to reach, etc., the location of the subject such as the protected person B can be easily and widely grasped. Will be able to.

  As described above, the server 2 in this system 1 (an example of an information processing system) stores ID information 12A and 13A (identification information) for identifying a person to be protected B (an example of an object). The transmitting device 4 (an example of the first portable communication device) having the ID transmitting unit 31 that transmits at least the ID information 33 to the outside, the wireless communication unit capable of wireless communication with the transmitting device 4, and the wireless When receiving the ID information 33 via the communication unit, the data set transmission unit 23 (an example of an information transmission unit) that transmits a predetermined data set including the ID information 33 (ID information 12A, 13A) to the outside, A plurality of portable communication devices 3 (an example of a second portable communication device) that can move in an unspecified direction and a predetermined data set transmitted from the data set transmission unit 23 of the portable communication device 3 , Inn A search for the server 2 to search for the transmitting device 4, including a server 2 (an example of an information processing device) having a communication unit 19 (an example of a receiving unit) that receives via the network 7 (an example of a network). When the area includes some of the portable communication devices 3 among the plurality of portable communication devices 3, the transmission is performed based on a predetermined data set transmitted from the portable communication device 3 included in the search area. It is comprised so that the position of the apparatus 4 can be grasped | ascertained. Therefore, even if protected person B moves from home H, the search area is set by server 2, and based on the data set transmitted from a plurality of portable communication devices 3 in the search area, The position can be grasped easily and in a wide range.

  When the server 2 receives a predetermined data set from the portable communication devices 3 and 3A, the server 2 associates the position information, the distance information, and the reception time information with the ID information included in the predetermined data set in the position information DB 12. It is registered, and the position information, distance information and reception time information of the registered identification information is compared with the warning transmission determination information set for each ID information to determine whether or not to transmit the warning information. When it is determined that the warning information is to be transmitted, the warning information is transmitted to the contact information associated with the ID information. Therefore, the server 2 can watch over the protected person B in the whole area including the third party C who owns the portable communication device 3 and when the protected person B deviates from a predetermined range. The alarm is notified to the guardian A, and the guardian A can easily grasp the position of the guardian B by the server 2 and the portable communication device 3. Further, by using the server 2, the portable communication device 3, and the transmission device 4, there is no need to install a dedicated fixed receiving device by construction as in the case of a conventional indoor system, and it can be transmitted indoors and outdoors. Can be covered.

  Note that the operation of the server 2 (information processing method) and the program for causing the server 2 to perform various operations are covered by the entire region including the third party C who owns the portable communication device 3, as with the server 2. The guardian B can be watched over, and if the guardian B departs from the predetermined range, an alarm is notified to the guardian A. The guardian A is protected by the server 2 and the portable communication device 3. The position of the person B can be easily grasped. The operation of each device of the server 2, the portable communication device 3, and the transmission device 4 and the program installed in each device need to be installed with a dedicated fixed receiving device by construction like a conventional indoor system. And can cover indoors and outdoors transparently.

  In addition, as a third party C who owns this portable communication device 3, there is a need for volunteer thinking and social contribution, but with young people and members of society who are not able to take specific actions due to time constraints etc. If this is the case, they will be able to assist in the search for people with dementia, elderly people, and lost children in the same area in their daily lives.

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Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, various modifications can be made. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a transmission device 4A according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the transmission device 4A, the same functions as those of the transmission device 4 shown in FIG. 10A, for example, when the guardian A wants to request emergency protection for the person B to be protected, the transmitting device 4A outputs sound, light, and the like via the surrounding portable communication device 3. A function for facilitating protection of the person B to be protected by a third party is provided.

  When the communication unit 31A transmits the ID information 33 to the portable communication device 3 and receives an emergency protection signal transmitted via the portable communication device 3 according to an instruction from the gate management unit 17 of the server 2, the control unit 31A performs control. The signal is supplied to the unit 34. The gate management unit 17 of the server 2 generates an emergency protection signal by receiving the emergency protection instruction input by the guardian A using the guardian PC 5 via the Internet network 7.

  The memory 32 in which the control unit 34 and the ID information 33 are stored is composed of, for example, a microcomputer, and normally transmits the ID information 33 at a predetermined interval, but an emergency protection signal is supplied via the communication unit 31. Then, the output unit 35 is instructed to output.

  The output unit 35 is, for example, a speaker, an LED, or the like, and receives an output instruction from the control unit 34 and plays a sound, reproduces a predetermined sound, or blinks light.

  As in the transmitting device 4 having such a configuration, the ID information 33 is normally periodically transmitted to the outside. When an emergency protection instruction is received from the guardian A, a sound or a predetermined sound or light is output from the output unit 35. The third party C having the surrounding portable communication device 3 may be devised so that the presence of the third party C is more noticed by outputting the above.

  For example, in addition to sick persons and lost children as the guardian B, persons with a criminal record such as sex crimes, persons in public offices such as politicians, animals such as dogs, cats and bears, articles such as bicycles and Buddha statues, etc. May be targeted. In addition to the volunteers such as university students and elderly people, the third party C may be a member of society, a housewife, a junior high school student, a high school student or the like who has no time as described above.

  Furthermore, although the transmission device 4 has a simple configuration that does not have position information, it may receive the GPS signal from the GPS satellite 8 and acquire its own position information. Then, the self location information and the ID information 33 may be transmitted to the portable communication device 3. Moreover, it is preferable that the portable communication device 3 exits and enters the search area for searching for an object. Thereby, the certainty of grasping the target (for example, the person to be protected B) is increased by the plurality of portable communication devices 3. Further, the effective number of entering and exiting the search area of the portable communication device 3 is preferably 2 or more, more preferably 10 or more, and most preferably 50 or more. Such an arrangement is preferable in a big city. In a local city, it may be about 1/3 to 1/10 of this value, and in the countryside, it may be about 1/10 to 1/50 of this value. A higher density is more preferable. The shape of the search area may be a circle, an ellipse, a quadrangle, a square, or the like. In the case of a square, for example, the length of one side can be set to 100 m to 1 km. In addition, the server 2 sets a search area for searching for the transmission device 4, and if the portable communication device 3 is not included in the search area within a predetermined time, the server 2 is different from the search area. May be set as a new search area. In the server 1, a temporary first search area is set, and a plurality of portable communication devices 3 are not included in the temporary first search area within a predetermined time (for example, within 5 minutes). Sometimes, the range set as the temporary search area is changed to the temporary second search area adjacent to the temporary first search area, or the size of the temporary first search area is further increased. When a plurality of portable communication devices 3 are included by setting the temporary third search area, the search area may be set as an official search area.

  Moreover, in this system 1, since many portable communication apparatuses 3 are movable, it is also possible to search for other objects other than a certain object in another search area. Therefore, the role of the portable communication device 3 becomes high. However, the portable communication device 3 may function only in a predetermined search area and may not function in other search areas. Also, the role of the portable communication device 3 may be changeable, for example, the region where the portable communication device 3 functions is the whole world, only Japan, or only the Tokyo area.

  Further, although the portable communication device 3 has been described as a communication device that can move in an unspecified direction, in addition to the portable communication device 3 or instead of the portable communication device 3, a fixed wireless communication device (for example, Or a wireless communication device installed in a vending machine or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... System (an example of information processing system), 2 ... Server (an example of information processing apparatus), 3 ... Portable communication apparatus (an example of 2nd portable communication apparatus), 4, 4A ... Transmission apparatus (1st Example of portable communication device) 5 ... PC for guardian, 11 ... management control unit, 12 ... location information DB, 13 ... registration information DB, 14 ... ID management unit, 15 ... access management unit, 16 ... event management unit , 17 ... Gate management unit, 18 ... Mode management unit, 21 ... Data set generation processing unit, 22 ... Position information acquisition unit, 23 ... Data set transmission unit, 24 ... Memory, 25 ... ID information, 26 ... Application program, 27 ... Shared map data, 31 ... ID sending part (an example of sending part), 31A ... Communication part, 32 ... Memory, 33 ... ID information, 34 ... Control part, 41 ... Thread, 42 ... Shared map, A ... Guard, B ... Protected person, C ... Third party

Claims (8)

A first portable communication device that stores identification information for identifying a target and has at least a transmitter that transmits the identification information to the outside;
A wireless communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first portable communication device, and information that transmits a predetermined data set including the identification information to the outside when the identification information is received via the wireless communication unit A plurality of second portable communication devices having a transmitter and being movable in an unspecified direction;
An information processing device having a receiving unit that receives the predetermined data set transmitted from the information transmitting unit of the second portable communication device via a network;
The information processing apparatus is
When the search area for searching for the first portable communication device includes some of the second portable communication devices of the plurality of second portable communication devices, the search area An information processing system characterized by grasping the position of the first portable communication device based on a predetermined data set transmitted from the second portable communication device included. A first portable communication device that stores identification information for identifying a target and has at least a transmitter that transmits the identification information to the outside;
A wireless communication unit capable of wireless communication with the first portable communication device, and information that transmits a predetermined data set including the identification information to the outside when the identification information is received via the wireless communication unit A plurality of second portable communication devices having a transmitter and being movable in an unspecified direction;
An information processing device having a receiving unit that receives the predetermined data set transmitted from the information transmitting unit of the second portable communication device via a network;
The information processing apparatus includes:
A search area for searching for the first portable communication device is set, and a part of the second portable devices among the plurality of second portable communication devices within the search area within a predetermined time. An information processing system characterized in that when a type communication device is not included, another place different from the search area is set as a new search area. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2,
The information processing apparatus sets a provisional first search area, and searches when the plurality of second portable communication apparatuses are not included in the provisional first search area within a predetermined time. The range is changed to a temporary second search area adjacent to the temporary first search area, or a temporary third search area in which the size of the temporary first search area is further increased. Thus, when the plurality of second portable communication devices are included, the search area is set as the search area. Identification information for identifying a target is stored, and wireless communication is possible between the first portable communication device having a transmitter that transmits the identification information to the outside, and the first portable communication device. A wireless communication unit and an information transmission unit that transmits a predetermined data set including the identification information to the outside when receiving the identification information via the wireless communication unit, and is movable in an unspecified direction. An information processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of second portable communication devices; and a reception unit that receives the predetermined data set transmitted from the information transmission unit of the second portable communication device via a network The information processing apparatus used in an information processing system including:
When the search area for searching for the first portable communication device includes some of the second portable communication devices of the plurality of second portable communication devices, the search area An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that grasps a position of the first portable communication device based on a predetermined data set transmitted from the second portable communication device included. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Storage processing means for storing the position information, the distance information, and the reception time information in a storage unit in association with the identification information when receiving the predetermined data set;
The position information, the distance information, and the reception time information of the identification information stored in the storage unit by the storage processing unit are compared with warning transmission determination information set for each identification information, and a warning is issued. Determining means for determining whether or not to transmit information;
If it is determined that the warning information is transmitted by the determination means, warning information transmission processing means for transmitting the warning information to contact information associated with the identification information;
An information processing apparatus comprising: An information processing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5,
The predetermined data set includes the identification information, position information indicating a position of the second portable communication device, and a distance between the first portable communication device and the second portable communication device. An information processing apparatus comprising: distance information to be displayed; and reception time information indicating a reception time when the second portable communication apparatus receives information including the identification information. Identification information for identifying a target is stored, and wireless communication is possible between the first portable communication device having a transmitter that transmits the identification information to the outside, and the first portable communication device. A wireless communication unit and an information transmission unit that transmits a predetermined data set including the identification information to the outside when receiving the identification information via the wireless communication unit, and is movable in an unspecified direction. An information processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of second portable communication devices; and a reception unit that receives the predetermined data set transmitted from the information transmission unit of the second portable communication device via a network An information processing method executed by the information processing apparatus used in an information processing system including:
The second portable communication device of a part of the plurality of second portable communication devices in a search area for the control unit of the information processing device to search for the first portable communication device. Is included, the method includes a step of grasping the position of the first portable communication device based on a predetermined data set transmitted from the second portable communication device included in the search area. Information processing method. Identification information for identifying a target is stored, and wireless communication is possible between the first portable communication device having a transmitter that transmits the identification information to the outside, and the first portable communication device. A wireless communication unit and an information transmission unit that transmits a predetermined data set including the identification information to the outside when receiving the identification information via the wireless communication unit, and is movable in an unspecified direction. An information processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of second portable communication devices; and a reception unit that receives the predetermined data set transmitted from the information transmission unit of the second portable communication device via a network A program for causing a computer to function as the information processing apparatus used in an information processing system including:
The computer,
When the search area for searching for the first portable communication device includes some of the second portable communication devices of the plurality of second portable communication devices, the search area The program for functioning as a control means which grasps | ascertains the position of a said 1st portable communication apparatus based on the predetermined data set transmitted from the 2nd portable communication apparatus contained.