JP2020106907A - Notification device and notification method - Google Patents

Abstract

To notify that another user has an intention to join in when some users belonging to a community are gathering.SOLUTION: A notification device 3 comprises: an acquisition unit 332 which acquires an image in an assembly place in which some users belonging to a community are gathering, and voice information indicating voice in the assembly place; an output controller 333 which outputs the image acquired by the acquisition unit 332, and information corresponding to the voice indicated by the voice information acquired by the acquisition unit 332, to a terminal of an external user who belongs to the community, and is not in the assembly place; a reception unit 334 which receives declaration information which indicates that the external user is going to the assembly place, from the terminal of the external user; and a notification unit 335 which notifies some users gathering in the assembly place that the external user is going to the assembly place, when the reception unit 334 receives the declaration information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a notification device and a notification method for notifying a user of information.

Conventionally, communication using a social networking service (SNS) has been performed (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP, 2016-0715771, A

By the way, when some users who belong to a community gather, there are cases where other users who belong to the community want to join. In this case, it is required to notify the user who is gathering that another user will join.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and when some users belonging to the community are gathering, a notification device and a notification that can notify that another user has the intention to join. The purpose is to provide a method.

A notification device according to a first aspect of the present invention is an acquisition unit that acquires an image at a meeting place where some users who belong to a community are gathering, and voice information indicating a voice at the meeting place, and the obtaining unit. Output control to output the image acquired by the user and the information corresponding to the voice indicated by the voice information acquired by the acquisition unit to a terminal of an external user who is a user belonging to the community and not in the meeting place And a reception unit that receives declaration information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place from the external user terminal, and the external user heads to the meeting place when the reception unit receives the declaration information. And a notification unit for notifying the partial users gathering at the meeting place.

The part of the users is a user who has logged in to the service for managing the community by using a meeting place terminal installed at the meeting place, and the notifying unit causes the meeting place terminal to notify the outside user of the meeting. By outputting information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place, the external user may be notified to the some users gathering at the meeting place.

Among the plurality of users belonging to the community, the notification unit is a user who is not in the meeting place who is logged in to a service that manages the community, and the user who is different from the external user. May inform the meeting place.
The notification unit may notify a terminal installed at the meeting place and viewable by a management side of the meeting place that the external user is heading to the meeting place.

The notification device further includes a position specifying unit that specifies a position of the terminal of the external user and a position of the meeting place, and the notification unit includes a position of the terminal of the external user specified by the position specifying unit. The arrival time at which the external user arrives at the meeting place may be specified based on the position of the meeting place, and the specified arrival time may be notified to the meeting place terminal installed at the meeting place.

The notification unit may be installed at the meeting place and notify the arrival time to a terminal that can be viewed by the management side of the meeting place.
The notifying unit specifies a route from the position of the external user terminal to the meeting place based on the position of the external user terminal specified by the position specifying unit and the position of the meeting place, and The route may be notified to the terminal of the external user.

The notification unit may notify the meeting place terminal installed at the meeting place of the route and the position of the terminal of the external user specified by the position specifying unit.
The notification device may further include an order receiving unit that receives a pre-order for a product that can be provided at the meeting place from the terminal of the external user.

The notification device further includes a storage unit that stores an order history of the products of each of a plurality of users, and the order receiving unit, when receiving the declaration information, based on the order history corresponding to the external user. A menu may be generated and displayed on the terminal of the external user, and the pre-order may be accepted via the menu.

The acquisition unit acquires, from the terminal of the external user, the text information received by the terminal, and the output control unit collects the text information acquired by the acquisition unit from the meeting installed at the meeting place. It may be displayed on the location terminal.

The output control unit includes the image acquired by the acquisition unit, text information indicating the voice information acquired by the acquisition unit, and text information acquired by the acquisition unit from a terminal of the external user, in the assembly. It may be displayed on the location terminal.
The output control unit may display the text information indicating the audio information and the text information acquired by the acquisition unit from the terminal of the external user on the meeting place terminal in different display modes.

The meeting place is a store, and the notification device includes a position specifying unit that specifies a position of the terminal of the external user when the reception unit receives the declaration information, and the external device specified by the position specifying unit. An analysis unit that analyzes an area in which the shop is likely to attract customers based on the position of the user's terminal may be further provided.
The notification device may further include a privilege granting unit that grants a privilege to the external user in response to the acceptance unit accepting the declaration information.

A notification method according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a step of acquiring an image executed by a computer at a meeting place where some users belonging to a community are gathered and voice information indicating a sound at the meeting place. Outputting the acquired image and information corresponding to the sound indicated by the acquired sound information to a terminal of an external user who is a user belonging to the community and not at the meeting place; From the user's terminal, a step of receiving declaration information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place; and, when the declaration information is received, gathering at the meeting place that the external user is heading to the meeting place. And notifying the part of the users.

Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present invention, when some users belonging to a community are gathered, it is possible to notify that another user has the intention to join.

It is a figure which shows the outline|summary of the notification system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the store installation terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the user terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the meeting selection screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the meeting summary screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the meeting status screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the evaluation apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen for meeting terminals which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows the flow of processing until the notification device concerning a 1st embodiment notifies declaration information.

<First Embodiment>
[Outline of Notification System S]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the notification system S according to the first embodiment. The notification system S according to the first embodiment includes a meeting place terminal 1, a user terminal 2, and a notification device 3. The notification system S is a system that supports communication among a plurality of users belonging to the community.

The meeting place terminal 1 is installed, for example, in an area A1 where some users belonging to the community are located in the meeting place, acquires an image of the area A1 and acquires voice information indicating the voice of the user. And get. In the first embodiment, the meeting place is assumed to be, for example, a store such as a restaurant, but is not limited to this and may be a place other than the store as long as the place where the meeting is possible. The meeting place terminal 1 is connected to the notification device 3 via a communication network such as the Internet, and transmits the acquired image and audio information to the notification device 3.

The notification device 3 is connected to the meeting place terminal 1 and the user terminal 2 via a communication network such as the Internet. When the notification device 3 receives the image and the audio information transmitted from the meeting place terminal 1, the notification device 3 exists in an area A2 different from the area A1 and is used by an external user who forms a community with the user existing in the area A1. The image and voice information transmitted from the meeting place terminal 1 are transmitted to the terminal 2, and the image and voice information are output to the user terminal 2. The area A2 is, for example, an arbitrary area outside the meeting place.

The user terminal 2 outputs the image and audio information transmitted from the meeting place terminal 1, and accepts an operation indicating that the user is going to the meeting place from an external user who uses the user terminal 2. Upon receiving the operation indicating that the user terminal 2 is heading to the meeting place, the user terminal 2 transmits to the notification device 3 declaration information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place.

When the notification device 3 receives the declaration information, the notification device 3 notifies some users gathering at the meeting place that the external user is heading to the meeting place, for example, by transmitting the declaration information to the meeting place terminal 1.

By doing so, the notification system S, when some users belonging to the community are gathering, notifies the some users that the external users have the intention to join. You can
Hereinafter, the configurations of the meeting place terminal 1, the user terminal 2, and the notification device 3 will be described.

[Configuration of meeting place terminal 1]
First, the configuration of the meeting place terminal 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the meeting place terminal 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the meeting place terminal 1 includes an imaging unit 11, a sound collecting unit 12, an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, a communication unit 15, a storage unit 16, and a control unit 17. ..

The image capturing unit 11 is, for example, a camera, and generates a captured image by capturing an image of an area A1 in which a part of users belonging to a community is located, around the meeting place terminal 1, at the meeting place. It is assumed that the captured image shows, for example, a table on which items provided to some users are placed and the some users. The imaging unit 11 outputs the generated captured image to the control unit 17. In the following description, some users who are in the area A1 and belong to the community are referred to as meeting users.

The sound collecting unit 12 is, for example, a microphone, and collects sound in the area A1 to generate sound information. The sound collection unit 12 outputs the generated voice information to the control unit 17.

The operation unit 13 is composed of, for example, a button, a contact sensor arranged so as to be superimposed on the display unit 14, and the like, and receives an operation input from the user during the meeting.
The display unit 14 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display. The display unit 14 displays various information under the control of the control unit 17.

The communication unit 15 is a communication interface for transmitting/receiving data to/from the notification device 3.
The storage unit 16 is a storage medium including a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The storage unit 16 stores a program that causes the control unit 17 to function as the terminal-side authentication unit 171, the image acquisition unit 172, the voice information acquisition unit 173, the transmission unit 174, the reception unit 175, and the display control unit 176.

The control unit 17 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). By executing the program stored in the storage unit 16, the control unit 17 functions as a terminal-side authentication unit 171, an image acquisition unit 172, a voice information acquisition unit 173, a transmission unit 174, a reception unit 175, and a display control unit 176. Function.

The terminal-side authentication unit 171 accepts a login to a service that manages a community, from a user in a meeting that belongs to the community. For example, the terminal-side authentication unit 171 accepts the login to the service that manages the community by accepting the input of the user identification information and the password for identifying the user who belongs to the community from the users in the meeting. In addition, the terminal-side authentication unit 171 receives, as the meeting information, for example, the name of the meeting and information indicating whether or not the meeting is disclosed to a third party from the user during the meeting.

The terminal side authentication unit 171 transmits an authentication request including the input user identification information and password, the meeting place identification information for identifying the meeting place, the terminal identification information for identifying the terminal, and the meeting information to the notification device 3. To do. The notification device 3 performs authentication based on the authentication request. The terminal side authentication unit 171 determines whether or not the authentication is successful by acquiring the authentication result information indicating the authentication result from the notification device 3. The terminal-side authentication unit 171 receives authentication from each of the plurality of users in the meeting. The user in the meeting who has been successfully authenticated is the user who has logged in to the service for managing the community.

The image acquisition unit 172 acquires an image of the area A1 where the user during the meeting is located at the meeting place. Specifically, when the terminal-side authentication unit 171 succeeds in the authentication, the image acquisition unit 172 acquires a plurality of captured images captured by the imaging unit 11 that captures the area A1 at predetermined intervals. The image acquisition unit 172 may acquire a video composed of a plurality of captured images.

The voice information acquisition unit 173 acquires voice information indicating the voice of the user during the meeting present at the meeting place. Specifically, when the terminal-side authenticating unit 171 succeeds in the authentication, the sound collecting unit 12 acquires the sound around the area A1 in real time to acquire the real-time sound of the user in the meeting in the area A1. Then, voice information indicating the obtained voice is generated. The voice information acquisition unit 173 acquires the voice information generated by the sound collection unit 12 and indicating the voice of the user during the meeting.

The transmission unit 174 transmits the captured image acquired by the image acquisition unit 172 and the audio information acquired by the audio information acquisition unit 173 to the notification device 3 via the communication unit 15.

The receiving unit 175 receives the information transmitted from the notification device 3. For example, the receiving unit 175 receives the text information input in the user terminal 2 from the notification device 3. Further, the notification device 3 receives, from the notification device 3, information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place.

The display control unit 176 causes the display unit 14 to display the information received by the receiving unit 175 from the notification device 3. For example, the display control unit 176 displays the text information input by the user terminal 2 and received by the receiving unit 175, and information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place.

[Configuration of user terminal 2]
Next, the configuration of the user terminal 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of the user terminal 2 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the user terminal 2 includes a communication unit 21, an operation unit 22, a display unit 23, a storage unit 24, and a control unit 25.

The communication unit 21 is a communication interface for transmitting/receiving data to/from the notification device 3.
The operation unit 22 includes, for example, a button, a contact sensor arranged so as to be superimposed on the display unit 23, and the like, and receives an operation input from the user of the user terminal 2. In the following description, the user of the user terminal 2 is called an external user.
The display unit 23 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The display unit 23 displays various information under the control of the control unit 25.

The storage unit 24 is a storage medium including a ROM and a RAM. The storage unit 24 stores a program that causes the control unit 25 to function as the terminal-side authentication unit 251, the acquisition unit 252, the display control unit 253, the input reception unit 254, the transmission unit 255, and the position identification unit 256.

The control unit 25 is, for example, a CPU. The control unit 25 functions as the terminal side authentication unit 251, the acquisition unit 252, the display control unit 253, the input reception unit 254, the transmission unit 255, and the position identification unit 256 by executing the program stored in the storage unit 24. ..

The terminal-side authentication unit 251 receives input of user identification information and a password for identifying a user belonging to the community from an external user. The terminal side authentication unit 251 transmits an authentication request including the input user identification information and password and the terminal identification information for identifying the terminal to the notification device 3. The notification device 3 performs authentication based on the authentication request. The terminal side authentication unit 251 determines whether or not the authentication is successful by acquiring the authentication result information indicating the authentication result from the notification device 3.

The acquisition unit 252 acquires information to be displayed on the display unit 23 from the notification device 3. For example, the acquisition unit 252 provides information indicating a meeting by the user during the meeting, meeting status information including a captured image captured by the meeting place terminal 1 and text information converted from the voice information acquired by the meeting place terminal 1. get.

The display control unit 253 causes the display unit 23 to display the information acquired by the acquisition unit 252. For example, when the authentication of the external user is successful, the acquisition unit 252 transmits a request to acquire the meeting information including the user identification information of the external user and indicating the meeting held in the community to which the external user belongs to the notification device 3. The information is acquired from the notification device 3. When the acquisition unit 252 acquires the meeting information indicating the held meeting, the display control unit 253 causes the display unit 23 to display the meeting selection screen for selecting the meeting based on the meeting information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a meeting selection screen according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 4, it can be confirmed that the icons corresponding to “meat eating party” and “Shinjuku drinking party” are displayed as the public meetings. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 4, it can be confirmed that an icon corresponding to “Yakitori-kai” is displayed as a private meeting. For example, the external user of the user terminal 2 can select the meeting by selecting the icon on the meeting selection screen shown in FIG.

When the external user selects a meeting on the meeting selection screen, the acquisition unit 252 transmits to the notification device 3 an acquisition request for the meeting summary information including the terminal identification information corresponding to the selected meeting and indicating the overview of the meeting. Get summary information. The display control unit 253 causes the display unit 23 to display a meeting summary screen showing an overview of the meeting based on the acquired meeting summary information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a meeting summary screen according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 shows a meeting summary screen when the meeting “yakitori party” is selected in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, it can be confirmed that the meeting place and the number of participants are displayed on the meeting summary screen. Further, on the meeting summary screen, a selection button for displaying either the conversation history or the order history is displayed, and the conversation history or the order history is displayed. Further, on the meeting summary screen, “Confirm status” is displayed, and a detail request button for causing the user terminal 2 to output a captured image of the meeting and voice information indicating the sound of the meeting is displayed.

When the external user presses the detail request button on the meeting summary screen, the acquisition unit 252 transmits a request to acquire the captured image and audio information of the meeting to the notification device 3 including the user identification information for identifying the external user, and notifies A captured image of the meeting and audio information are acquired from the device 3. When the display control unit 253 acquires the captured image and audio information of the meeting from the notification device 3, the display control unit 253 causes the display unit 23 to display a meeting status screen indicating the status of the meeting based on the captured image and the audio information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a meeting status screen according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the display control unit 253 sets the captured image captured by the meeting place terminal 1 as a background image, and displays the text information converted from the voice information acquired by the meeting place terminal 1 in front of the background image. Let Here, as shown in FIG. 6, it can be confirmed that the user in the meeting and the products provided to the user in the meeting are reflected in the background image. In addition, the background image is updated to the acquired captured image every time the acquisition unit 252 acquires the captured image. Thereby, the external user who uses the user terminal 2 can grasp the situation of the meeting in real time.

The input receiving unit 254 receives input of text information from an external user via the operation unit 22. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the display control unit 253 causes the display unit 23 to display a message input field for receiving text information input from an external user at the bottom of the meeting status screen. The input receiving unit 254 receives input of text information from an external user who uses the user terminal 2 via the message input field.

When the input receiving unit 254 receives the input of the text information, the display control unit 253 displays the text information on the front of the background image together with the text information converted from the voice information acquired by the meeting place terminal 1.

The input receiving unit 254 also receives an operation from the external user that declares that the user is heading to the meeting place via the operation unit 22. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the display control unit 253 displays a declaring button for declaring that you are heading to the meeting place, with “Go” in the upper right corner of the meeting status screen. When the declaration button is pressed, the input reception unit 254 receives an operation of declaring heading for the meeting place.

When the input reception unit 254 receives the input of the text information, the transmission unit 255 transmits the text information to the notification device 3 via the communication unit 21. In addition, when the input receiving unit 254 receives an operation from the external user that declares that the user is going to the meeting place, the sending unit 255 sends the notification device 3 declaration information indicating that the user is going to the meeting place.

The position specifying unit 256 specifies the position of the user terminal 2. For example, the position specifying unit 256 specifies the position of the user terminal 2 by utilizing the GPS (Global Positioning System) function installed in the user terminal 2 to acquire the position information indicating the position of the user terminal 2. ..

For example, when transmitting the declaration information to the notification device 3, the transmission unit 255 also transmits the position information indicating the position specified by the position specification unit 256 to the notification device 3. After transmitting the declaration information to the notification device 3, the transmission unit 255 transmits the position information indicating the position specified by the position specification unit 256 to the notification device 3 at predetermined intervals.

[Configuration of Notification Device 3]
Next, the configuration of the notification device 3 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the configuration of the notification device 3 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the notification device 3 includes a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32, and a control unit 33.

The communication unit 31 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving data between the meeting place terminal 1 and the user terminal 2.
The storage unit 32 is a storage medium including a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The storage unit 32 stores a program that causes the control unit 33 to function as the authentication unit 331, the acquisition unit 332, the output control unit 333, the reception unit 334, the notification unit 335, the position identification unit 336, the analysis unit 337, and the privilege providing unit 338. doing.

The control unit 33 is, for example, a CPU. By executing the program stored in the storage unit 32, the control unit 33 executes the authentication unit 331, the acquisition unit 332, the output control unit 333, the reception unit 334, the notification unit 335, the position identification unit 336, the analysis unit 337, and the privilege. It functions as the providing unit 338.

The authentication unit 331 authenticates the user by acquiring a user authentication request from the meeting place terminal 1 or the user terminal 2. For example, the storage unit 32 stores the authentication information in which the user identification information, the password, and the community identification information are associated with each other. The authentication unit 331 determines that the authentication is successful when the user identification information included in the authentication request and the password are associated with each other in the authentication information stored in the storage unit 32, and the authentication is successful. The authentication result indicating that is transmitted to the meeting place terminal 1 or the user terminal 2 that made the authentication request.

When the authentication unit 331 determines that the authentication is successful based on the authentication request acquired from the meeting place terminal 1, the authentication unit 331 refers to the authentication information, and obtains the community identification information associated with the user identification information included in the authentication request. Identify. Then, the authentication unit 331 associates the meeting place identification information, the terminal identification information, the meeting information, the user identification information, and the identified community identification information included in the authentication request with each other, and stores them as the ongoing meeting information. 32.

When the user is successfully authenticated, the authentication unit 331, the user identification information of the user, the login type indicating whether the user has logged in from the meeting place terminal 1 or the user terminal 2, and It is stored in the storage unit 32 as login user information in association with the community identification information of the community to which the user belongs.

The acquisition unit 332 acquires various information from the meeting place terminal 1 and the user terminal 2. The output control unit 333 outputs information corresponding to the various information to the meeting place terminal 1 and the user terminal 2 in response to the acquisition of the various information by the acquisition unit 332.

Specifically, the acquisition unit 332 acquires, from the user terminal 2, a request to acquire information indicating a meeting held in the community to which the external user belongs. When the acquisition unit 332 acquires the acquisition request, the output control unit 333 refers to the authentication information and identifies the community identification information associated with the user identification information included in the acquisition request. When a plurality of pieces of community identification information are associated with the user identification information, the output control unit 333 identifies the plurality of pieces of community identification information as the community identification information related to the community to which the external user belongs. The output control unit 333 refers to the ongoing meeting information stored in the storage unit 32, and specifies the terminal identification information associated with the specified community identification information and the meeting information. The output control unit 333 transmits the specified terminal identification information and the meeting information to the user terminal 2, and displays the meeting selection screen shown in FIG. 4 based on these information.

When the meeting selection screen is displayed on the user terminal 2 and the meeting is selected by the external user, the acquisition unit 332 acquires the meeting summary information acquisition request from the user terminal 2. When the acquisition unit 332 acquires the meeting summary information acquisition request, the output control unit 333 refers to the ongoing meeting information, and determines the number of user identification information associated with the terminal identification information included in the acquisition request as the meeting information. It is specified as the number of participants.

Further, the output control unit 333 refers to the ongoing meeting information and identifies the meeting place identification information associated with the terminal identification information included in the acquired acquisition request. The storage unit 32 stores the meeting place identification information, the name of the meeting place, and the meeting place position information indicating the position of the meeting place in association with each other. The output control unit 333 uses the specified meeting place identification information. Identify the name of the meeting place associated with the.

The acquisition unit 332 requests the meeting place terminal 1 corresponding to the terminal identification information included in the acquisition request to acquire the captured image at the meeting place and the voice information. The acquisition unit 332 acquires, from the meeting place terminal 1, the captured image at the meeting place where the users in the meeting as some users belonging to the community gather and the voice information indicating the sound at the meeting place.

The output control unit 333 displays the meeting summary screen shown in FIG. 5 based on the conversation history in the meeting indicated by the name of the specified meeting place, the number of participants in the meeting, and the text information converted from the acquired voice information. To generate. The output control unit 333 transmits the generated meeting summary screen to the user terminal 2 and causes the user terminal 2 to display it.

When the detail request button included in the meeting summary screen is pressed on the user terminal 2, the acquisition unit 332 acquires an acquisition request for the captured image and audio information of the meeting from the user terminal 2. When the acquisition unit 332 acquires the acquisition request for the captured image and the audio information of the meeting, the acquisition unit 332 acquires the captured image and the audio information at the meeting place from the meeting place terminal 1.

The output control unit 333 uses the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit 332 and the information corresponding to the audio indicated by the audio information, by an external user who is a user belonging to the community to which the user during the meeting belongs and who is not at the meeting place. Output to the user terminal 2. Here, the information corresponding to the voice indicated by the voice information may be the voice information itself or text information converted from the voice information.

For example, when the information corresponding to the voice indicated by the voice information is the text information converted from the voice information, the output control unit 333 transmits the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit 332 and the text information to the user terminal 2. As a result, the meeting status screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the user terminal 2. Further, the output control unit 333 may cause the user terminal 2 to display the meeting status screen, transmit voice information to the user terminal 2, and cause the user terminal 2 to output the voice indicated by the voice information.

The acquisition unit 332 acquires from the user terminal 2 the text information that the user terminal 2 has received from the external user. When the acquisition unit 332 acquires the text information from the user terminal 2, the output control unit 333 transmits the text information to the meeting place terminal 1 and causes the meeting place terminal 1 to display the text information.

Specifically, the output control unit 333 includes a captured image acquired by the acquisition unit 332, text information indicating voice information acquired by the acquisition unit 332, and text information acquired by the acquisition unit 332 from the user terminal 2. The screen for the meeting terminal is displayed on the display unit 14 of the meeting place terminal 1.

FIG. 8: is a figure which shows an example of the screen for meeting terminals which concerns on 1st Embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the output control unit 333 uses the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit 332 as a background image in the left area of the screen for the assembly terminal, the text information converted from the voice information, and the user terminal. Display the text information acquired from 2 and the screen displayed on the front. Here, the output control unit 333 may display the text information indicating the voice information and the text information acquired from the user terminal 2 on the meeting place terminal 1 in different display modes. By doing so, the notification device 3 can highlight the text information corresponding to the external user, for example, and make it easier for the user during the meeting to grasp the text information.

The output control unit 333 also notifies the meeting place terminal 1 that there is an external user who is browsing the meeting status screen. For example, an icon or a user name is displayed as information for identifying the browsing user in the area on the right side of the screen for the assembly terminal shown in FIG.

Here, when the external user is browsing the meeting status screen, the output control unit 333 indicates that the external user is browsing the meeting status screen for a certain period of time (for example, 5 minutes). Alternatively, the external user may be allowed to view the audio and image related to the meeting in a secret state without displaying the audio. In this case, when the meeting status screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the user terminal 2, the output control unit 333 keeps the audio and images regarding the meeting secret as shown in the upper left of the meeting status screen shown in FIG. You may make it display the remaining time of the secret state that can be viewed at. Then, when the external user is browsing the meeting status screen, the output control unit 333 notifies the meeting place terminal 1 that there is an external user who is browsing the meeting status screen after a certain period of time. You may do it.

The reception unit 334 receives, from the user terminal 2 used by the external user, declaration information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place. For example, the reception unit 334 receives the declaration information transmitted from the user terminal 2 when the declaration button displayed in the upper right of the meeting status screen shown in FIG. 6 is pressed in the user terminal 2. Accepts declaration information. Here, the declaration button is associated with terminal identification information for identifying the meeting place terminal 1 in order to identify the meeting to which the external user is heading. The declaration information includes the terminal identification information.

When the accepting unit 334 receives the declaration information, the notification unit 335 notifies the in-meeting users who are gathering at the meeting place that the external user who uses the user terminal 2 is heading to the meeting place. Specifically, the notification unit 335 identifies the terminal identification information included in the declaration information received by the reception unit 334. The notifying unit 335 outputs information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place to the meeting place terminal 1 corresponding to the specified terminal identification information, thereby informing the user during the meeting that the external user is heading to the meeting place. Notice. The notification unit 335 notifies the user during the meeting that the external user is going to the meeting place by displaying information indicating that the external user is going to the meeting place in the area on the right side of the meeting screen shown in FIG. 8. .. By doing so, the notification device 3 can make the user during the meeting understand that the external user is heading to the meeting place.

In addition, the notification unit 335 is a user who is not at the meeting place and is different from the external user who uses the user terminal 2 among a plurality of users who belong to the community and are logged in to the service that manages the community. May be notified that the external user is heading to the meeting place. For example, the notification unit 335 is a user who is not at the meeting place and is different from the external user who uses the user terminal 2 based on the ongoing meeting information stored in the storage unit 32 and the login user information. Identify users of. Then, the notification unit 335 notifies the terminal used by the other user that the external user is heading to the meeting place. By doing so, the notification device 3 can make another user different from the external user grasp the trend of the external user.

Further, the notification unit 335 may be installed at the meeting place and notify a terminal that can be viewed by the management side of the meeting place that the external user is heading to the meeting place. For example, the terminal that can be viewed by the management side of the meeting place is installed at the meeting place and is different from the meeting place terminal 1 used by the users during the meeting. By doing this, the management side of the meeting place understands in advance that an external user will join as a meeting user when preparations are necessary for adding a new meeting user to the meeting place, and prepares. Can proceed.

The position specifying unit 336 specifies the position of the user terminal 2 used by the external user and the position of the meeting place. Specifically, the position specifying unit 336 specifies the position of the user terminal 2 by acquiring the terminal position information indicating the position of the user terminal 2 from the user terminal 2. Further, the position specifying unit 336 refers to the storage unit 32, specifies the meeting place position information associated with the meeting place identification information, and specifies the position of the meeting place indicated by the meeting place position information.

Further, the notification unit 335, based on the position of the user terminal 2 used by the external user specified by the position specifying unit 336 and the position of the meeting place, a route from the position of the user terminal 2 to the meeting place, The arrival time at the meeting place may be specified, and the route and the position of the user terminal 2 may be notified to the user terminal 2. For example, the notification unit 335 uses a navigation service provided by an external device different from the notification device 3 to determine the route from the position of the user terminal 2 to the position of the meeting place and the arrival time at the meeting place. Identify. Then, the notification unit 335 notifies the user terminal 2 of the position of the user terminal 2, the identified route, and the arrival time. By doing so, the notification device 3 can prevent the external user from getting lost when moving to the meeting place.

Although the notification unit 335 notifies the user terminal 2 of the position of the user terminal 2, the identified route, and the arrival time, the notification unit 335 is not limited to this and may notify the meeting place terminal 1. For example, the notification unit 335 displays “Check status” in the area on the right side of the screen for the assembly terminal shown in FIG. 8, and displays the position of the user terminal 2, the identified route, and the arrival time in the user terminal 2. Display the status confirmation button that displays the screen to notify. Then, the notification unit 335 notifies the meeting place terminal 1 of the position of the user terminal 2, the identified route, and the arrival time in response to the pressing of the status confirmation button. The notification unit 335 may specify the arrival time and notify the meeting place terminal 1 of the specified arrival time and the position of the user terminal 2 specified by the position specifying unit 336 at predetermined time intervals. By doing so, the notification device 3 can allow the user in the meeting to grasp the current position of the external user and also grasp how soon it will arrive based on the route.

In addition, the notification unit 335 may be installed at the meeting place, and notify the specified arrival time to a terminal that can be viewed by the management side of the meeting place. By doing so, the management side of the meeting place can proceed with the preparation at an appropriate timing based on the arrival time when preparations are required for a new user to join the meeting place during the meeting. ..

The reception unit 334 functions as an order reception unit and receives a pre-order for a product that can be provided at the meeting place from the user terminal 2 used by the external user. The storage unit 32 may store the order history at the meeting place of each of the plurality of users belonging to the community. In this case, for example, the acquisition unit 332 acquires the order history of the product from the meeting place terminal 1 or the user terminal 2 when the product is ordered via the meeting place terminal 1 or the user terminal 2, and the storage unit 32. When the product is ordered from the user terminal 2, the acquisition unit 332 associates the user identification information of the external user with the order history.

Upon receiving the declaration information, the reception unit 334 generates a menu based on the order history corresponding to the external user stored in the storage unit 32, displays the menu on the user terminal 2 used by the external user, and via the menu. Accept pre-orders. For example, when the reception unit 334 receives the declaration information, the reception unit 334 displays a menu in which the products included in the order history corresponding to the external user are preferentially displayed on the user terminal 2, and receives the pre-order via the menu. The reception unit 334 may receive the pre-order as an order for providing the product based on the estimated arrival time. Since it is highly possible that the external user likes and ordered the products included in the order history of the external user himself, displaying the menu can increase the probability that the external user orders the products.

Here, when generating the menu, the reception unit 334 may generate the menu in which the display order of the products already ordered at the meeting place is lowered. Further, the reception unit 334 may cause the user terminal 2 to display the order history of the products already ordered at the meeting place. By doing so, the notification device 3 can suppress the ordering of the products already ordered at the meeting place.

When the meeting place is a store, the analysis unit 337 analyzes an area in which the store is likely to attract customers. For example, first, the position specifying unit 336 specifies the position of the user terminal 2 used by the external user when the receiving unit 334 receives the declaration information. Then, the analysis unit 337 analyzes the area in which the store is likely to attract customers, based on the position of the user terminal 2 specified by the position specifying unit 336.

Specifically, the analysis unit 337 identifies the smallest area that includes the positions of the plurality of user terminals 2 identified by the location identification unit 336 for each of the plurality of external users. Here, the shape of the area is, for example, a circle or a rectangle. Note that the analysis unit 337 may exclude a position relatively distant from other positions among the positions of the plurality of user terminals 2. Then, the analysis unit 337 may specify the smallest area, which is an area including a plurality of positions that have not been excluded.

By doing so, the notification device 3 can specify the area in which the store is likely to attract customers. Then, the operator of the store can determine, for example, an area to which the store distributes the advertisement, based on the area. In addition, the control unit 33 of the notification device 3 functions as an advertising unit and transmits an advertisement to the user terminal 2 located in the area determined by the operator of the store or the area specified by the analysis unit 337. Good.

The privilege providing unit 338 grants a privilege to the external user in response to the acceptance information received by the receiving unit 334. For example, the privilege providing unit 338 gives a privilege to the external user by displaying a coupon related to the meeting place on the screen for accepting the pre-order displayed on the user terminal 2. The coupon may be given in response to the declaration information being received and then the external user arriving at the meeting place. By doing so, after the external user declares that he/she will go to the meeting place, it is possible to prevent the motivation from decreasing and withdrawing the declaration.

[Process flow related to notification of declaration information]
Next, the flow of processing relating to notification of declaration information will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing until the notification device 3 according to the first embodiment notifies declaration information.

First, the acquisition unit 332 acquires the captured image and audio information transmitted from the meeting place terminal 1 (S1).
Subsequently, the acquisition unit 332 converts the acquired voice information into text information (S2).

Subsequently, the output control unit 333 transmits the captured image acquired in S1 and the text information converted from the voice information in S2 to the meeting place terminal 1 and the user terminal 2, and the meeting place terminal 1 and the user terminal 2 are notified to the meeting place terminal 1 and the user terminal 2. , The captured image and text information are displayed (S3).

Subsequently, the acquisition unit 332 acquires, from the user terminal 2, the text information of which the input has been accepted for the display of the display information in the user terminal 2 (S4). Note that the process of S4 is performed only when the text information is transmitted from the user terminal 2.

Subsequently, the reception unit 334 determines whether or not the declaration information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place has been received from the user terminal 2 (S5). If the acceptance unit 334 determines that the declaration information is accepted, the process proceeds to S6, and if it is determined that the declaration information is not accepted, the process proceeds to S1.

In S6, the notification unit 335 notifies the in-meeting user that the external user is heading to the meeting place by displaying the information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place on the meeting place terminal 1.

[Effects of First Embodiment]
As described above, in the notification system S according to the first embodiment, the notification device 3 acquires the image at the meeting place where some users belonging to the community are gathered and the voice information indicating the sound at the meeting place. Then, the image and the information corresponding to the voice indicated by the voice information are output to the user terminal 2 used by the external user who is a user belonging to the community and not at the meeting place. Then, when the notification device 3 receives, from the user terminal 2, the declaration information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place, the notification device 3 informs the part of the users gathering at the meeting place that the external user is heading to the meeting place. Notice. By doing so, the notification system S can notify that some users who belong to the community are willing to join when other users are gathering.

<Second Embodiment>
[Accept cancellation of going to the meeting place]
Next, the second embodiment will be described. In the notification system S according to the first embodiment, the notification device 3 receives, from the user terminal 2, declaration information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place, but thereafter, the external user may not head to the meeting place. is there. Therefore, the notification device 3 according to the second embodiment accepts cancellation from the external user of going to the meeting place. Hereinafter, the notification system S according to the second embodiment will be described. The description of the same parts as those in the first embodiment will be appropriately omitted.

In the second embodiment, the display control unit 253 of the user terminal 2 receives, from an external user, an operation of declaring that the user is going to the meeting place, and then, for example, instead of the declaring button at the upper right of the meeting situation screen, the meeting place is displayed. Display a cancel button that accepts an operation to cancel going to.

When the cancel button is pressed, the input reception unit 243 of the user terminal 2 receives an operation from the external user for canceling going to the meeting place. When the input accepting unit 254 accepts an operation for canceling going to the meeting place from the external user, the sending unit 255 sends cancellation information for canceling going to the meeting place to the notification device 3. The cancel button is associated with terminal identification information that identifies the meeting place terminal 1 in order to identify the meeting that the external user was trying to go to. The cancellation information includes the terminal identification information.

The reception unit 334 of the notification device 3 receives, from the user terminal 2 used by the external user, cancellation information for canceling going to the meeting place. When the accepting unit 334 accepts the cancellation information, the notification unit 335 notifies the in-meeting users gathering at the meeting place that the outside user who uses the user terminal 2 cancels going to the meeting place.

Specifically, the notification unit 335 identifies the terminal identification information included in the cancellation information received by the reception unit 334. The notification unit 335 outputs the information indicating that the external user cancels going to the meeting place to the meeting place terminal 1 corresponding to the specified terminal identification information, so that the external user does not go to the meeting place. Notify users during meetings. The notification unit 335 displays that the external user does not go to the meeting place by displaying information indicating that the external user does not go to the meeting place in the area on the right side of the meeting screen shown in FIG. 8, for example. Notify the user. By doing so, the notification device 3 can make the user in the meeting know that the external user cancels the heading to the meeting place.

The notification unit 335 may notify a terminal installed at the meeting place and viewable by the management side of the meeting place that the external user cancels the heading to the meeting place. The management side of the meeting place can grasp that the new user does not join the meeting place and can cancel the preparation.

In addition, when the accepting unit 334 accepts, from the user terminal 2 used by the external user, cancellation information for canceling going to the meeting place, even if the accepting unit 334 considers that the cancellation of the pre-order made by the external user is accepted. Good. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the pre-order ordered by the external user from being provided to the user during the meeting.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and improvements can be added to the above-described embodiments and the above-described embodiments can be combined. Further, in particular, the specific embodiment of the dispersion/integration of the devices is not limited to the one illustrated above, and all or part of them may be arbitrarily added according to various additions or functional loads. The units can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Meeting place terminal, 11... Imaging part, 12... Sound collecting part, 13... Operation part, 14... Display part, 15... Communication part, 16... Storage part , 17... control unit, 171... terminal side authentication unit, 172... image acquisition unit, 173... voice information acquisition unit, 174... transmission unit, 175... reception unit, 176. ..Display control unit, 2... user terminal, 21... communication unit, 22... operating unit, 23... display unit, 24... storage unit, 25... control unit, 251,... ..Terminal side authentication unit, 252...Acquisition unit, 253...Display control unit, 254...Input reception unit, 255...Transmission unit, 256...Position specifying unit, 3...Notification Device, 31... Communication unit, 32... Storage unit, 33... Control unit, 331... Authentication unit, 332... Acquisition unit, 333... Output control unit, 334... Reception Section, 335... Notification section, 336... Position specifying section, 337... Analysis section, 338... Benefits providing section, S... Notification system

Claims (16)

An acquisition unit that acquires an image at a meeting place where some users belonging to the community are gathered, and audio information indicating a sound at the meeting place;
Output the image acquired by the acquisition unit and information corresponding to the voice indicated by the voice information acquired by the acquisition unit to a terminal of an external user who belongs to the community and is not in the meeting place. An output control unit for
From the terminal of the external user, a reception unit that receives declaration information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place,
When the reception unit receives the declaration information, a notification unit that notifies the some users gathering at the meeting place that the external user is heading to the meeting place,
A notification device comprising. The some users are users who have logged in to a service for managing the community by a meeting place terminal installed at the meeting place,
The notification unit outputs, to the meeting place terminal, information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place, so that the outside user is gathering at the meeting place. Notify users of the department,
The notification device according to claim 1. Among the plurality of users belonging to the community, the notification unit is a user who is not in the meeting place who is logged in to a service that manages the community, and the user who is different from the external user. Will be heading to the meeting place,
The notification device according to claim 1 or 2. The notification unit notifies a terminal installed at the meeting place and viewable by a management side of the meeting place that the external user is heading to the meeting place,
The notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Further comprising a position specifying unit for specifying the position of the terminal of the external user and the position of the meeting place,
The notification unit specifies an arrival time at which the external user arrives at the meeting place based on the position of the terminal of the external user specified by the position specifying unit and the position of the meeting place, and the specified arrival Notify the time to the meeting place terminal installed at the meeting place,
The notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The notification unit notifies the arrival time to a terminal installed at the meeting place and viewable by the management side of the meeting place,
The notification device according to claim 5. The notifying unit specifies a route from the position of the external user terminal to the meeting place based on the position of the external user terminal specified by the position specifying unit and the position of the meeting place, and Notify the route to the terminal of the external user,
The notification device according to claim 5 or 6. The notifying unit notifies the meeting place terminal installed at the meeting place of the route and the position of the terminal of the external user specified by the position specifying unit,
The notification device according to claim 7. An order receiving unit that receives a pre-order for a product that can be provided at the meeting place from the terminal of the external user is further provided.
The notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Further comprising a storage unit that stores an order history of the product of each of a plurality of users,
Upon receiving the declaration information, the order receiving unit generates a menu based on the order history corresponding to the external user, displays the menu on the terminal of the external user, and receives the reserved order via the menu.
The notification device according to claim 9. The acquisition unit acquires, from the terminal of the external user, text information received by the terminal,
The output control unit displays the text information acquired by the acquisition unit on a meeting place terminal installed at the meeting place,
The notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 10. The output control unit includes the image acquired by the acquisition unit, text information indicating the voice information acquired by the acquisition unit, and text information acquired by the acquisition unit from a terminal of the external user, in the assembly. Display on the location terminal,
The notification device according to claim 11. The output control unit displays the text information indicating the voice information and the text information acquired by the acquisition unit from the terminal of the external user on the meeting place terminal in different display modes,
The notification device according to claim 12. The meeting place is a store,
A position specifying unit that specifies the position of the terminal of the external user when the reception unit receives the declaration information;
An analysis unit that analyzes an area in which the shop is likely to attract customers, based on the position of the terminal of the external user specified by the position specifying unit;
Further comprising,
The notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 13. A privilege granting unit that grants a privilege to the external user in response to the acceptance unit accepting the declaration information,
The notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 14. Computer running,
A step of acquiring an image at a meeting place where a part of users belonging to the community are gathered and voice information indicating a sound at the meeting place;
A step of outputting the acquired image and information corresponding to the audio indicated by the acquired audio information to a terminal of an external user who is a user belonging to the community and not in the meeting place;
Receiving declaration information indicating that the external user is heading to the meeting place from the terminal of the external user,
When the declaration information is accepted, notifying the some users gathering at the meeting place that the external user is going to the meeting place;
Notification method comprising.

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