JP6840095B2 - Information control device, information control method and information control program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information control device, an information control method, and an information control program.

Conventionally, a technique has been proposed in which position information is acquired from a terminal device owned by a user and various information processing is performed based on the acquired position information.

Here, as a technique related to the terminal device side that provides the position information, there is known a technique for determining the disclosure level of the own position information by determining whether or not a preset permission condition is satisfied. ..

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-296673

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, it is not always possible to flexibly utilize the position information. Specifically, in the conventional technology, it is only possible to set the disclosure level of the location information on the terminal side. For example, such a technology is applied to the service side that provides the service to the terminal side by utilizing the location information. Is difficult to apply.

The present application has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present application is to provide an information control device, an information control method, and an information control program capable of flexibly utilizing position information.

The information control device according to the present application is information indicating the degree of location information provided by the user to the service side, and is acquired by an acquisition unit that acquires the location information setting, which is information set by the user, and an acquisition unit. It is characterized by including an information control unit that controls the level of service provided to the user based on the location information setting.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, there is an effect that the position information can be flexibly utilized.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of information control processing according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information control system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a user terminal according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information control device according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a user information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the position information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the service information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart (1) showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart (2) showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a service information storage unit according to a modified example. FIG. 11 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer that realizes the function of the information control device.

Hereinafter, a mode for implementing the information control device, the information control method, and the information control program according to the present application (hereinafter referred to as “the embodiment”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The information control device, the information control method, and the information control program according to the present application are not limited by this embodiment. In addition, each embodiment can be appropriately combined as long as the processing contents do not contradict each other. Further, in each of the following embodiments, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description is omitted.

[1. An example of information control processing according to an embodiment]
First, an example of information control processing according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of information control processing according to the embodiment. In FIG. 1, the information control device 100 acquires the position information setting which is the information indicating the degree of the position information provided by the user to the service side and is the information set by the user, and the acquired position information setting is used. Based on this, an example of performing a process of controlling the level of service provided to the user is shown.

The information control device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is an information processing device that executes information control processing according to an embodiment, and is, for example, a server device that communicates with a terminal used by a user. Further, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment has a function as a service server that provides a predetermined service by using the location information acquired from the user. In the embodiment, the information control device 100 provides, for example, a service of transmitting disaster information according to the position where each user is located.

The user terminal 10 shown in FIG. 1 is an information processing terminal such as a smartphone. In the embodiment, the user terminal 10 is used by the user U01, which is an example of a user who uses the service provided by the information control device 100. In the following, when individual users such as user U01 are not particularly distinguished, they are collectively referred to as "users". Further, in the following, the user terminal 10 may be read as a user. For example, "the user transmits the location information" may actually mean "the user terminal 10 used by the user transmits the location information".

The user terminal 10 uses, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like to detect the position where the own device is located (for example, a numerical value of longitude or latitude), and acquires position information which is information indicating the detected position. .. The position information may include not only the information indicating the position but also the time when the position is detected. Then, the user terminal 10 transmits the detected position information to the information control device 100, for example, in accordance with the request of the information control device 100. Specifically, the user terminal 10 is a service provided by the information control device 100 to the user, and is regularly provided in order to receive a service using location information (disaster information transmission service in the example of FIG. 1). Position information is continuously transmitted to the information control device 100. The position information transmitted from the user terminal 10 is stored in the storage unit of the information control device 100 and used for various information processing. The information control device 100 may provide the location information transmitted from the user terminal 10 to a predetermined service provider (web server or the like that provides various services) instead of using the location information by itself.

By the way, since the location information corresponds to the personal information of each user, some users may be reluctant to actively provide it to the service side. For example, a user may be concerned that by providing location information, his / her home location may be identified and his / her behavior may be constantly tracked. However, on the service side, there is a need to obtain more location information because it is possible to provide a high-quality service if the user's location can be specified more accurately.

Therefore, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment acquires the position information setting which is the information indicating the degree of the position information provided by the user to the service side and is the information set by the user. Specifically, the information control device 100 acquires the position information setting, which is information related to the setting such as how much position information the user provides to the information control device 100. Then, the information control device 100 controls the level of the service provided to the user based on the acquired location information setting. That is, the information control device 100 provides an environment in which the location information to be provided to the service side can be selected (also referred to as opt-in or opt-out) according to the request of each user. Then, the information control device 100 provides a service based on the location information setting set by the user. As a result, the information control device 100 can provide an appropriate service according to the degree of the location information provided by the user, so that the location information can be flexibly utilized. In addition, since the user can select the degree of location information to be provided according to his / her own request, he / she can use the service with a sense of security. Hereinafter, the information control process according to the embodiment will be described along the flow with reference to FIG.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the user U01 requests the use of the disaster information transmission service provided by the information control device 100. For example, the user U01 installs an application for a smartphone provided by the information control device 100 (hereinafter, simply referred to as an “application”) on the user terminal 10. Then, the user U01 receives the service from the information control device 100 via the application.

The application used by the user U01 has a function for setting the degree of position information provided by the user U01 to the information control device 100. The setting of the degree of position information is, for example, the setting of the accuracy and frequency of the position information provided by the user U01 to the information control device 100 in order to enjoy the service. Specifically, the degree of position information is the accuracy of providing its own position (providing position information that can specify up to several meters, or a position that can specify up to several hundred meters. It is indicated by how often the information is provided (every tens of minutes, every few hours, every day, etc.).

For example, the user U01 sets the degree to which the location information is provided via the location information setting interface 50 incorporated as one function of the application (step S01).

As shown in FIG. 1, the interface 50 includes an instruction text 52 indicating an instruction such as "Please select information to be provided", a slider 54 for selecting the degree of position information to be provided, and the like. , Includes a functional description text 56 indicating the content of the service.

The user U01 can select the degree of position information provided to the information control device 100 by operating the slider 54, for example. In the example of FIG. 1, the slider 54 provides a lower degree of position information as it approaches the position information "OFF", and the user provides a higher degree of position information as it approaches the position information "MAX". To do.

Further, in FIG. 1, the degree (level) of providing each position information is shown as levels "A", "B", and "C", but the degree of position information provided at each level is, for example, information. It is determined by predetermined definition information and the like possessed by the control device 100. Specifically, at level A, the user U01 provides the information control device 100 with position information at a frequency of "every hour" and with an accuracy that can specify the position up to "several hundred meters". To do. Although not shown in FIG. 1, specific contents such as how much position information is provided may be displayed in advance on the interface 50.

For example, the user U01 refers to the function description text 56 and confirms the level of service he / she desires. Then, the user U01 determines at least the level of the service he / she wants to enjoy and the level of the location information setting corresponding to it by using the slider 54.

When the user U01 moves the slider 54 and determines its own position information setting, the determined information is transmitted to the information control device 100 via the application. That is, the user terminal 10 transmits the position information setting determined by the user U01 to the information control device 100 (step S02).

After that, the user terminal 10 continuously transmits the position information according to the position information setting to the information control device 100. For example, the information control device 100 periodically requests the position information in which the user's position and the user's identification information (ID) are associated with each other through the function of the application. The user terminal 10 transmits the position information of the user U01 to the information control device 100 in response to the request of the information control device 100. The user identification information is, for example, a service ID (user account) given to each user in the service provided by the information control device 100. As a result, the information control device 100 uniquely identifies the user and acquires the location information even when one user uses a plurality of user terminals 10 or is logged in to the service in different environments. be able to. Further, the information control device 100 may use cookie information when the service is used, a terminal ID unique to the terminal, or the like as user identification information. The information control device 100 uniquely identifies a user and continuously acquires location information from the identified user. For example, the information control device 100 acquires the user's position information at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 10 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, etc.) set by the position information setting.

The information control device 100 controls the level of the service provided to the user U01 based on the location information setting acquired from the user U01 (step S03). For example, when the user U01 selects level A as the location information setting, the information control device 100 controls so that the service of the level corresponding to the level A is provided to the user U01.

Then, the information control device 100 provides a service to the user U01 based on the position information setting and the position information periodically acquired from the user terminal 10 (step S04). Specifically, the information control device 100 provides the disaster information transmission service with the contents presented to the user U01 in the item of "level A" of the function explanation text 56.

For example, when the user U01 is satisfied with the service level corresponding to the level A, the setting of the slider 54 is not changed, and when he / she wants to receive a more fulfilling service, the setting of the slider 54 is set to "level B". , "Level C", "Level MAX", etc.

As described above, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment acquires the position information setting which is the information indicating the degree of the position information provided by the user U01 to the service side and is the information set by the user U01. Then, the information control device 100 controls the level of the service provided to the user U01 based on the acquired location information setting.

That is, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment provides the service provided to the user U01 based on the position information setting in which the user U01 sets the degree to which the user U01 provides the position information by his / her own will in the service using the position information. Control the level. As a result, the information control device 100 provides, for example, a user's request for providing detailed location information to receive a more complete service, and for example, providing a service according to the degree of provision while limiting the provision of simple location information. It is possible to meet both the user's desire to receive it. As a result, the information control device 100 can flexibly utilize the location information, such as providing an appropriate service according to each user, instead of centrally acquiring or using the location information.

In the above example of FIG. 1, it is shown that the information control device 100 acquires the position information detected by the user terminal 10 from the user terminal 10. However, the information control device 100 may acquire the position information by crawling the user terminal 10 at predetermined time intervals regardless of the transmission from the user terminal 10. Further, the information control device 100 does not necessarily acquire the position information detected by the user terminal 10 itself, but estimates and estimates the position of the user terminal 10 based on the information detected by the information control device 100 from the user terminal 10. The generated information may be used as the position information of the user terminal 10. Hereinafter, the information control device 100 that executes the information control processing according to the above-described embodiment and the information control system 1 including the information control device 100 will be described in detail.

[2. Information control system configuration]
Next, the configuration of the information control system 1 including the information control device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information control system 1 according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the information control system 1 according to the embodiment includes a user terminal 10 and an information control device 100. These various devices are connected via network N so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly. Further, the number of each device included in the information control system 1 shown in FIG. 2 is not limited to that shown in the figure. For example, the information control system 1 may include a plurality of user terminals 10.

As described above, the user terminal 10 is an information processing terminal such as a mobile phone including a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a desktop PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). The user terminal 10 also includes a wearable device, which is a glasses-type or watch-type information processing terminal. Further, the user terminal 10 may include various smart devices having an information processing function for acquiring position information. For example, the user terminal 10 may include smart home appliances such as TVs (Televisions), refrigerators, and vacuum cleaners, smart vehicles such as automobiles, drones, and domestic robots.

The user terminal 10 acquires and stores the position information of its own device according to the operation by the user and the function of the user terminal 10. For example, the user terminal 10 acquires position information by communicating with an external system such as the GPS system described above. Then, the user terminal 10 transmits the acquired position information to the information control device 100.

As described above, the information control device 100 is a server device that acquires location information settings from a user and controls the level of service provided to the user based on the acquired location information settings.

For example, the information control device 100 provides a disaster information transmission service that provides disaster information and various warning information using location information. The information control device 100 may provide various services in addition to the disaster information transmission service. Further, the information control device 100 may have a function as a web server that provides a website related to the service. For example, the information control device 100 can be used for portal sites, news sites, auction sites, weather forecast sites, shopping sites, finance (stock price) sites, route search sites, map providing sites, travel sites, restaurant introduction sites, web blogs, and the like. A web page containing various related information may be distributed to the user terminal 10.

[3. User terminal configuration]
Next, the configuration of the user terminal 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the user terminal 10 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the user terminal 10 includes a communication unit 11, an input unit 12, a display unit 13, a detection unit 14, a storage unit 15, and a control unit 16.

(About communication unit 11)
The communication unit 11 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits / receives information to / from the information control device 100. The communication unit 11 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like.

(About the input unit 12 and the display unit 13)
The input unit 12 is an input device that receives various operations from the user. For example, the input unit 12 is realized by an operation key or the like provided on the user terminal 10. The display unit 13 is a display device for displaying various types of information. For example, the display unit 13 is realized by a liquid crystal display or the like. When a touch panel is adopted for the user terminal 10, a part of the input unit 12 and the display unit 13 are integrated.

(About detection unit 14)
The detection unit 14 detects various information about the user terminal 10. Specifically, the detection unit 14 detects the user's operation on the user terminal 10, the location information where the user terminal 10 is located, the information about the device connected to the user terminal 10, the environment in the user terminal 10, and the like. To do. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the detection unit 14 includes an operation detection unit 141, a position detection unit 142, an external device detection unit 143, and an environment detection unit 144.

(About operation detection unit 141)
The operation detection unit 141 detects the user's operation on the user terminal 10. For example, the operation detection unit 141 detects the user's operation based on the information input to the input unit 12. That is, the operation detection unit 141 detects that the input unit 12 has been input for an operation of touching the screen, that there has been an input of voice, and the like. Further, the operation detection unit 141 may detect that the predetermined application has been started by the user. When such an application is an application that operates an imaging device in the user terminal 10, the operation detection unit 141 detects that the imaging function is being used by the user. Further, the operation detection unit 141 may detect an operation such that the user terminal 10 itself is moved based on the data detected by the acceleration sensor, the gyro sensor, or the like provided in the user terminal 10.

(About position detector 142)
The position detection unit 142 detects the current position of the user terminal 10. Specifically, the position detection unit 142 receives radio waves transmitted from GPS satellites, and detects a position (for example, latitude and longitude) indicating the current position of the user terminal 10 based on the received radio waves.

The position detection unit 142 can detect the position by various methods. For example, the position detection unit 142 may detect the position by using various communication functions of the user terminal 10 as well as the GPS satellite.

For example, the position detection unit 142 detects the position of the user terminal 10 by using the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) communication function of the user terminal 10 or the communication network provided by each communication company. Specifically, the position detection unit 142 detects the position of its own device by performing Wi-Fi communication or the like and determining the distance from a nearby base station or access point.

Further, the position detection unit 142 may detect the position by using the Bluetooth (registered trademark) function of the user terminal 10. For example, the position detection unit 142 detects the position of its own device by connecting to a beacon transmitter connected by the Bluetooth function.

Further, the position detection unit 142 may detect the position of its own device by using PDR (Pedestrian Dead Reckoning) technology using an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, or the like. Further, the position detection unit 142 may detect the position of the own device based on the geomagnetic pattern of the structure measured in advance and the geomagnetic sensor provided in the own device.

Further, for example, when the user terminal 10 has a function equivalent to that of a contactless IC card used at a station ticket gate, a store, or the like (or, the user terminal 10 has a function of reading the history of a contactless IC card. ), The used position is recorded together with the information that the boarding fee is settled at the station by the user terminal 10. The position detection unit 142 may detect the position of the user terminal 10 by acquiring such information. Further, the position may be detected by an optical sensor provided in the user terminal 10, an infrared sensor, or the like.

The position detection unit 142 detects the position of its own device by using one or a combination of the above-mentioned methods. Then, the acquisition unit 161 described later acquires the position information of the user terminal 10 based on the information of the position detected by the position detection unit 142 and the detected time.

(About external device detection unit 143)
The external device detection unit 143 detects an external device connected to the user terminal 10. For example, the external device detection unit 143 detects the external device based on the exchange of communication packets with the external device. Then, the external device detection unit 143 recognizes the detected external device as a terminal connected to the user terminal 10. Further, the external device detection unit 143 may detect the type of connection with the external device. For example, the external device detection unit 143 detects whether it is connected to the external device by wire or by wireless communication. Further, the external device detection unit 143 may detect a communication method or the like used in wireless communication. Further, the external device detection unit 143 may detect the external device based on the information acquired by the radio wave sensor that detects the radio wave emitted by the external device, the electromagnetic wave sensor that detects the electromagnetic wave, or the like.

(About environment detection unit 144)
The environment detection unit 144 detects the environment in the user terminal 10. The environment detection unit 144 detects information about the environment by using various sensors and functions provided in the user terminal 10. For example, the environment detection unit 144 includes a microphone that collects the sound around the user terminal 10, an illuminance sensor that detects the illuminance around the user terminal 10, and an acceleration sensor (or an acceleration sensor) that detects the physical movement of the user terminal 10. , Gyro sensor, etc.), a humidity sensor that detects the ambient humidity of the user terminal 10, a geomagnetic sensor that detects the magnetic field at the location of the user terminal 10, and the like. Then, the environment detection unit 144 detects various information by using various sensors. For example, the environment detection unit 144 detects the noise level around the user terminal 10, whether the illuminance around the user terminal 10 is suitable for imaging, and the like. Further, the environment detection unit 144 may detect surrounding environment information based on a photograph or a video taken by the camera.

(About storage unit 15)
The storage unit 15 stores various information. The storage unit 15 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory (Flash Memory), or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. For example, the storage unit 15 stores various information detected by the detection unit 14 in association with the detected date and time. Specifically, the storage unit 15 stores position information based on the position detected by the position detection unit 142.

(About control unit 16)
The control unit 16 is, for example, a controller, and various programs stored in a storage device inside the user terminal 10 by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like use the RAM as a work area. It is realized by being executed. Further, the control unit 16 is a controller, and is realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

The control unit 16 controls a process of providing the information control device 100 with the position information of the user terminal 10. For example, the control unit 16 executes and controls a program (application) for realizing the process of providing the position information of the user terminal 10. The program may be installed in the user terminal 10 in advance, or is downloaded from the server device (information control device 100 or an external server that provides various programs) according to an operation by the user U01 having the user terminal 10, and is downloaded from the user terminal. It may be installed in 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 16 includes an acquisition unit 161, a reception unit 162, a reception unit 163, and a transmission unit 164, and realizes or executes an information processing function or operation described below. .. For example, the control unit 16 realizes the functions and operations of information processing described below by executing the above-mentioned program using the RAM as a work area. The internal configuration of the control unit 16 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 3, and may be another configuration as long as it is a configuration for performing information processing described later. Further, the connection relationship of each processing unit included in the control unit 16 is not limited to the connection relationship shown in FIG. 3, and may be another connection relationship.

(About acquisition unit 161)
The acquisition unit 161 acquires various types of information. For example, the acquisition unit 161 acquires various information detected by the detection unit 14 by controlling the detection unit 14. For example, the acquisition unit 161 acquires the position information of the user terminal 10 based on the information detected by the position detection unit 142. The acquisition unit 161 may acquire information on the context of the user terminal 10, including various sensor information such as information on the environment around the user terminal 10, as well as position information.

The acquisition unit 161 may acquire the position information at predetermined time intervals. For example, the acquisition unit 161 acquires the position information by controlling the detection unit 14 described above on a regular basis (every 1 minute, every 3 minutes, every 5 minutes, etc.). The timing at which the acquisition unit 161 acquires the position information may be set by the information control device 100.

(About reception desk 162)
The reception unit 162 accepts the setting operation by the user of the position information setting. For example, the reception unit 162 provides the user with an interface for setting the location information setting through the function of the service application installed on the user terminal 10. Then, the reception unit 162 receives the position information setting selected by the user via the interface.

(About receiver 163)
The receiving unit 163 receives various information. For example, the receiving unit 163 receives a request for position information transmitted from the information control device 100. The receiving unit 163 sends the received information to each processing unit of the control unit 16.

(About transmitter 164)
The transmission unit 164 transmits various information. For example, the transmission unit 164 transmits the position information to the information control device 100 according to the request received by the reception unit 163. Further, the transmission unit 164 transmits the position information setting to the information control device 100.

For example, the transmission unit 164 associates the identification information (user ID) for identifying the user with the position information acquired by the acquisition unit 161 and the position information setting received by the reception unit 162 to control the information. It is transmitted to the device 100. At this time, the transmission unit 164 may transmit the position information or the like to the information control device 100 each time the position information is acquired by the acquisition unit 161, or the position information or the like may be transmitted to the information control device 100 at predetermined intervals. You may send it. For example, the transmission unit 164 periodically (every 1 minute, every 3 minutes, every 5 minutes, every hour, etc.), even if the position information is acquired, every time set in the position information setting. The position information may be transmitted to the information control device 100. Further, the timing at which the transmission unit 164 acquires the position information may be set by the information control device 100.

[4. Information control device configuration]
Next, the configuration of the information control device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information control device 100 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the information control device 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130. The information control device 100 includes an input unit (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, etc.) that receives various operations from an administrator or the like who uses the information control device 100, and a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display, etc.) for displaying various information. ) May have.

(About communication unit 110)
The communication unit 110 is realized by, for example, a NIC or the like. The communication unit 110 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits / receives information to / from the user terminal 10 via the network N.

(About storage unit 120)
The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 120 includes a user information storage unit 121, a location information storage unit 122, and a service information storage unit 123.

(About user information storage unit 121)
The user information storage unit 121 stores information about the user. Here, FIG. 5 shows an example of the user information storage unit 121 according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the user information storage unit 121 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the user information storage unit 121 has items such as "user ID", "terminal ID", "location information setting", and "attribute information".

The "user ID" indicates identification information that identifies the user. In this specification, the identification information as shown in FIG. 5 may be used as a reference code. For example, the user identified by the user ID "U01" may be referred to as "user U01". The "terminal ID" indicates identification information that identifies the user terminal 10 used by the user. In addition, each user may own a plurality of terminals.

The "position information setting" is information set by the user and indicates the degree of position information provided by the user to the information control device 100.

"Attribute information" indicates information about the attributes of the user. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the attribute information is expressed by a concept such as "D01", but in reality, the item of the attribute information includes the age, gender, occupation, annual income, place of residence, etc. of the user. Various specific information is stored.

That is, in FIG. 5, as an example of the data stored in the user information storage unit 121, the user U01 indicated by the user ID “U01” uses the user terminal 10 identified by the terminal ID “C01”. Is shown. Further, the position information setting of the user U01 is "level A", indicating that the attribute information is "D01".

Although not shown in FIG. 5, the user information storage unit 121 may store the user's interest information, the user's action history, and the like based on the service usage history and the like. For example, interest information is information set in the user by the information control device 100 through the use of various services (a category in which the user is assumed to be interested from the purchase history and search history of the user). And the content of the information, etc.). In addition, the behavior history information is the behavior history of the user in various services (browsing history of web pages, purchase history of products, search history, etc.).

(About location information storage unit 122)
The position information storage unit 122 stores information related to the user's position information. Here, FIG. 6 shows an example of the position information storage unit 122 according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the position information storage unit 122 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the position information storage unit 122 has items such as "terminal ID", "user ID", and "position information". Further, the item of "position information" has small items such as "position information setting", "acquisition date and time", "position", and "sensor data".

The "terminal ID" and the "user ID" correspond to the same items shown in FIG. “Location information” indicates location information that is associated with and stored by the user. The "position information setting" corresponds to the same item shown in FIG. The "acquisition date and time" indicates the date and time when the position is detected (acquired) by the user terminal 10. The "position" indicates a specific position of the user (in other words, the user terminal 10). In FIG. 6, the position is expressed by a concept such as "G01", but in reality, specific information indicating the user's position (for example, a numerical value of longitude or latitude) is stored in the position item. .. “Sensor data” indicates information detected by various sensors when the position is detected. In FIG. 6, the sensor data is represented by a concept such as “X01”, but in reality, specific information acquired by various sensors such as temperature and humidity is stored in the sensor data item.

That is, in FIG. 6, as an example of the data stored in the position information storage unit 122, the user U01 using the user terminal 10 identified by the terminal ID “C01” has the position information setting of “level A”. It indicates that it is located at the position "G01" at the acquisition date and time "T01" and is stored in association with the position information that the sensor data was "X01".

(About service information storage unit 123)
The service information storage unit 123 stores information about the service provided to the user. Here, FIG. 7 shows an example of the service information storage unit 123 according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the service information storage unit 123 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the service information storage unit 123 has items such as "service ID", "service content", "location information setting", and "service level".

The "service ID" indicates identification information that identifies the service. "Service content" indicates the specific content of the service. "Location information setting" indicates the location information setting set by the user for the service. The "service level" indicates the level of service provision set for each location information setting.

That is, in FIG. 7, as an example of the data stored in the service information storage unit 123, the service J01 identified by the service ID “J01” indicates that the service content is the “disaster information transmission service”. Further, the service J01 indicates that "general disaster information" is provided to the user when the location information setting set by the user is "OFF". Similarly, the service J01 indicates that when the location information setting set by the user is "level A", "prefectural level disaster information" and "hourly information distribution" are provided to the user. When the location information setting is "level B", it indicates that "disaster information at the municipal level" or "information distribution every hour" is provided to the user, and when the location information setting is "level C", " Indicates that "disaster information near home" and "information distribution every 15 minutes" will be provided to the user, and if the location information setting is "MAX", "disaster information near home" and "real-time information distribution" will be provided. Indicates that it will be provided to the user.

(About control unit 130)
The control unit 130 is, for example, a controller, and various programs (corresponding to an example of the information control program) stored in the storage device inside the information control device 100 are executed by the CPU, MPU, or the like using the RAM as a work area. It is realized by. Further, the control unit 130 is a controller, and is realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an ASIC or FPGA.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 130 includes an acquisition unit 131, an information control unit 132, and a provision unit 133, and realizes or executes an information processing function or operation described below. The internal configuration of the control unit 130 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 4, and may be another configuration as long as it is a configuration for performing information processing described later. Further, the connection relationship of each processing unit included in the control unit 130 is not limited to the connection relationship shown in FIG. 4, and may be another connection relationship.

(About acquisition unit 131)
The acquisition unit 131 acquires various types of information. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the location information setting, which is the information indicating the degree of the location information provided by the user to the service side and is the information set by the user. For example, the acquisition unit 131 sets the location information setting for the user when the user receives a usage request for the service (for example, a request that the user desires to use the disaster information transmission service). prompt. Then, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the position information setting from the user, for example, via the interface 50 shown in FIG.

The acquisition unit 131 acquires the frequency with which the user provides the location information to the service side as the location information setting. Specifically, the acquisition unit 131 acquires setting information such as a time interval in which location information is transmitted from the user terminal 10 to the service side as a frequency. That is, the acquisition unit 131 acquires a specific numerical value of the time interval for transmitting the position information. The acquisition unit 131 may accept the setting of specific information indicating the frequency from the user, or a numerical value (every 15 minutes, every hour, etc.) corresponding to the adjustment of the slider 54 as shown in FIG. ) May be accepted.

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the accuracy of the location information provided by the user to the service side as the location information setting. Specifically, the acquisition unit 131 acquires setting information such as how accurately information that can identify the user's position is provided to the information control device 100.

For example, the acquisition unit 131 can acquire user setting information such as providing the information control device 100 with position information such that the position can be specified in units of several hundred meters, or can specify the position in units of several meters. The user's setting information such as providing the position information of the above to the information control device 100 is acquired. This allows the user to arbitrarily balance privacy and quality of service.

Further, the acquisition unit 131 may acquire the setting regarding the acquisition means when the position information of the user terminal 10 used by the user is acquired as the position information setting.

As described above, the user terminal 10 detects the position by using various functions (acquisition means). And, in general, the accuracy of the position information differs depending on the function used for the detection. For example, there are cases where the user's position is detected by GPS, the user's position is detected by using the Wi-Fi communication function, and the user's position is detected by using the beacon communication function. The accuracy of locating is different. For example, when the user's position is detected by using the communication function using a beacon, the user's position can be specified with an accuracy within a range of several meters, such as where the user is located in the building. On the other hand, when the user's position is detected by GPS, it is difficult to specify the user's position with an accuracy of several meters such as where the user is located in the building.

Therefore, in the position information setting, the user can specify the acquisition means used for detecting the position information, for example, and make a difference in the accuracy of the provided position information. For example, a user who wants to avoid identifying his / her home sends the position information acquired only by an acquisition means (for example, Wi-Fi, GPS, etc.) that is expected to include a certain amount of error to the information control device 100. You can make settings such as providing. On the other hand, a user who desires to receive a higher quality service can make settings such as providing the information control device 100 with position information acquired by an acquisition means (beacon or the like) capable of accurate positioning. The acquisition unit 131 acquires the settings related to such acquisition means as one setting information included in the position information setting.

Further, as a location information setting, the acquisition unit 131 sets whether or not to exclude the information about the base where the user is located for more than a predetermined time on a daily basis from the location information provided by the user to the service side. May be obtained. For example, the user may not want to provide the location information that is assumed to be related to the home or the office while providing the location information to the information control device 100. At this time, the user can set the location information to exclude the information about the location (base) where the user is located for more than a predetermined time on a daily basis. For example, the user makes a setting such that the position information indicating that the user is located at the same position for a time exceeding a predetermined threshold value is not transmitted to the information control device 100 in a day. As a result, the user can receive the service without transmitting the information about the site. Such a setting may be displayed as an option on the interface 50 shown in FIG. 1, for example. By selecting such an option, the user can make a setting not to transmit the location information about the base to the information control device 100. The acquisition unit 131 acquires such setting information by the user.

Further, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the user's position information from the user terminal 10 according to the position information setting. Specifically, the acquisition unit 131 acquires various types of information detected or acquired by the user terminal 10 as position information. The acquisition unit 131 acquires position information from the user terminal 10 at predetermined time intervals, and stores the acquired position information in the position information storage unit 122.

The acquisition unit 131 may acquire the map information corresponding to the position information. The map information is obtained from, for example, a service provider that provides an application for displaying map information, an application for providing a car navigation function, or the like.

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 may acquire various information about the user other than the position information. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the attribute information of the user based on the information registered by the user in the service to be used. In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the user's interest information in the service and the user's action history information. The acquisition unit 131 may acquire various information by using various existing technologies (for example, an advertisement distribution technology for distributing an advertisement based on a user's interests and actions).

The acquisition unit 131 may acquire the position information together with the date and time information including the day of the week information. For example, service provision using location information may be performed depending on the relationship with the date and time and the day of the week, such as the location where the user is located in the early morning on weekdays, the location where the user is located in the daytime on weekdays, and the location where the user is located on holidays. is there. Therefore, the acquisition unit 131 may increase the amount of information of the acquired position information by acquiring the position information together with the date and time information including the day of the week information, so that the information control process with higher accuracy can be performed.

Further, the acquisition unit 131 does not necessarily have to acquire the position information at the same time as the time when the user terminal 10 detects the position. That is, the acquisition unit 131 may not acquire the position information in real time, but may collectively acquire the position information stored in the storage unit of the user terminal 10 when it is used for processing.

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 may acquire the communication status between the user terminal 10 and other devices as position information. Specifically, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the communication status in which the user terminal 10 is accessing the Internet or the like via the access point. In this case, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the information detected from the communication status with the access point as the location information. Specifically, the acquisition unit 131 may determine the installation position of the access point communicating with the user terminal 10 and acquire it as the position information of the user terminal 10 based on the determined installation position of the access point. .. Further, as described above, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the position information of the user terminal 10 by detecting the communication between the station ticket gate device and the user terminal 10, or the position information based on the IP address of the user terminal 10. May be obtained.

(About information control unit 132)
The information control unit 132 controls the level of service provided to the user based on the location information setting acquired by the acquisition unit 131.

For example, the information control unit 132 controls the level of the service provided to the user based on the frequency with which the user provides the location information to the service side as one of the setting information of the location information setting. Specifically, the information control unit 132 controls the service level so that the information control device 100 transmits disaster information to the user according to the frequency at which the position information can be acquired. More specifically, the information control unit 132 controls the service so as to transmit disaster information according to the time interval for acquiring the location information.

Further, the information control unit 132 may control the level of the service provided to the user based on the accuracy of the location information provided by the user to the service side as one of the setting information of the location information setting. Specifically, the information control unit 132 controls the service level so that the information control device 100 transmits disaster information to the user according to the accuracy at which the position information can be acquired. More specifically, the information control unit 132 transmits information personalized to the user (such as the user's current location and disaster information for the vicinity of the home) to the user as the user provides more accurate location information. Control the service so that it is done.

Further, the information control unit 132 controls the level of the service provided to the user as one of the setting information of the position information setting, based on the setting regarding the acquisition means when the position information of the user terminal 10 is acquired. You may. For example, the information control unit 132 provides a higher quality service (a more personalized service or a more personalized service) to a user who provides the position information acquired based on the acquisition means capable of acquiring a detailed position such as a beacon. It may be controlled so that a service for transmitting disaster information including abundant information) is provided.

Further, the information control unit 132 may control the level of the service provided to the user based on the setting of whether or not the information about the base is excluded from the location information provided to the service side by the user. For example, when the information control unit 132 acquires the location information including the user's base, the information control unit 132 may control the service so that the information more personalized to the user is transmitted to the user.

(About the provider 133)
The provider 133 provides a service to the user based on the level controlled by the information control 132. For example, the providing unit 133 provides a disaster information transmission service corresponding to the degree of provision of the location information to the user who transmits the location information to the information control device 100.

[5. Processing procedure]
Next, the procedure of processing by the information control device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. First, the procedure of the acquisition process of the position information setting by the information control device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart (1) showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the information control device 100 determines whether or not the service usage request has been received from the user (step S101). When the information control device 100 has not received the service use request (step S101; No), the information control device 100 waits until it receives it.

On the other hand, when the service use request is received (step S101; Yes), the information control device 100 subsequently determines whether or not the location information setting has been acquired from the user (step S102). When the information control device 100 has not acquired the position information setting from the user (step S102; No), the information control device 100 waits until it is acquired.

On the other hand, when the position information setting is acquired from the user (step S102; Yes), the information control device 100 stores the user and the position information setting in the storage unit 120 in association with each other (step S103).

Next, the procedure of the service level control process by the information control device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart (2) showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment.

The information control device 100 determines whether or not the timing for acquiring the position information defined in the acquired position information setting has arrived (step S201). For example, the information control device 100 shall acquire the position information at the timing of providing the service based on the definition of the position information setting and the service level as shown in FIG. For example, in the example of FIG. 7, when the position information setting is set to level A, the information control device 100 shall acquire the position information at a timing that enables information distribution every hour.

When the information control device 100 determines that the timing for acquiring the position information has arrived (step S201; Yes), the information control device 100 acquires the user's position information (step S202). When the user's location information is acquired or when the timing for acquiring the location information has not arrived (step S201; No), the information control device 100 determines whether or not the timing for providing the service defined in the location information setting has arrived. (Step S203).

When the information control device 100 determines that the timing of service provision has arrived (step S203; Yes), the information control device 100 provides the service to the user based on the location information setting (step S204).

When the service is provided to the user or the timing of service provision has not arrived (step S203; No), the information control device 100 determines whether or not the request for termination of the service has been received from the user (step S205). .. When the service end request is received (step S205; Yes), the information control device 100 ends the service level control process. When the service end request is not received (step S205; No), the information control device 100 repeats the process of step S201.

The information control device 100 may accept the request for termination of the service in step S205 at any time. For example, the user can send a service termination request to the information control device 100 by terminating the application on the user terminal 10.

[6. Modification example]
The information control device 100 described above may be implemented in various different forms other than the above-described embodiment. Therefore, a modified example of the embodiment will be described below.

[6-1. Control of multiple services]
In the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the information control device 100 controls the level of one service such as the disaster information transmission service based on the location information setting. Here, the information control device 100 may control a plurality of service levels based on the location information setting desired by the user.

That is, the information control device 100 acquires the location information settings that are commonly set for the plurality of services, and collectively controls the levels of the plurality of services provided to the user based on the acquired location information settings. May be good. This point will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the service information storage unit 223 according to the modified example.

The service information storage unit 223 stores information on the service J02 and the service J03 identified by the service IDs "J02" and "J03". As shown in FIG. 10, each of the service J02 and the service J03 stores the location information setting and the service level in association with each other.

The user determines his / her position information setting by selecting the slider 54 of the interface 50 as shown in FIG. The information control device 100 collectively controls the level of each service based on the location information setting acquired from the user. Specifically, when the user selects "level A" as the location information setting, the information control device 100 provides the service at the level corresponding to "level A" in the advertisement distribution service related to the service J02. In the example of FIG. 10, the information control device 100 provides the user with "prefecture-level personalized advertisement distribution" as the service J02.

Further, the information control device 100 also provides the shopping service related to the service J03 at a level corresponding to the "level A". In the example of FIG. 10, the information control device 100 provides the user with "introduction of a store personalized at the prefecture level" as the service J03.

When each service as shown in FIG. 10 is provided via a different application, the information control device 100 controls the level provided by each application according to the user's location information setting. That is, the information control device 100 acquires the position information settings that are commonly set for the plurality of applications installed on the user terminal 10, and based on the acquired position information settings, the user goes through each of the plurality of applications. The level of each service provided to the mobile app may be controlled collectively.

In this case, the information control device 100 may provide the interface 50 shown in FIG. 1 as an application for controlling the behavior of a plurality of applications, for example. As a result, the user does not need to set the location information for each application, and for example, the location information related to the home or work place is not provided, and other location information is provided, so that the location information can be easily provided. Can be set. Further, the information control device 100 uses the location information acquired based on the location information setting in the disaster information transmission service to provide an advertisement distribution service at an appropriate level, and the user can use the information control device 100 while straddling a plurality of services. Appropriate service control can be performed according to the request. The information control device 100 is not limited to the position information setting as a whole, and may acquire the position information setting in a manner in which each application can be individually set.

[6-2. Use of attribute information]
The information control device 100 may estimate the user's position from various information as well as the position information based on the position detected by the user terminal 10, and may provide the service based on the estimated information. In addition, the user may set whether or not to provide such position information to the information control device 100.

For example, a user may be required to register his / her place of residence or work place when using the service. In this case, since the service provider (for example, the information control device 100) can acquire information on the user's place of residence and work place, even if there is no information indicating the position detected by the user terminal 10, the user's home or It is possible to estimate the place of employment.

Therefore, the user may set whether or not to receive the service using the attribute information registered in the service as the location information setting. In other words, the user sets whether or not to allow the service to use the attribute information registered in the service as location information.

Then, the information control device 100 acquires a setting as a position information setting as to whether or not to use the attribute information registered in the service by the user as information indicating the user's position, and provides the information to the user based on the acquired setting. You may control the level of service provided. The information control device 100 may estimate the position of the user based on the usage status of various services of the user, not limited to the attribute information registered by the user in the service. Then, the information control device 100 may set whether or not to allow the service to use the information estimated from the use of the service as the location information. For example, the information control device 100 may acquire a search query when the user performs a search, posted information of SNS (Social Networking Service), and the like, and estimate the position of the user based on the acquired information. .. For example, even if the information control device 100 estimates that the user who routinely searches for lunch in the same area is a user who works in the area and is located in the area at least during the daytime. Good. Further, the information control device 100 may presume that the user who browses the news in the same area on a daily basis is a user who is likely to be located in the area. Further, the information control device 100 may presume that a user who frequently posts to the SNS regarding a specific area is a user who is likely to be located in the specific area. In this way, the information control device 100 may acquire the user's position information or estimate the user's position by using various information about the user's various services. Then, as the position information setting, the information control device 100 sets the user's position as information based on the use of the service (registration information (for example, user attribute information) as described above, information estimated from the user's behavior, etc.). The setting of whether or not to use as the information to be shown may be acquired, and the level of the service provided to the user may be controlled based on the acquired setting.

As a result, the user also provides the service side with information that can estimate the user's position among the registration information in the service and the information estimated based on the service behavior, and receives a higher quality service, or at home or at home. You can flexibly set according to your own request, such as not allowing the service to use registered information related to privacy such as work place.

[6-3. location information〕
In the above embodiment, it has been described that the position information is acquired from the GPS information acquired by the user terminal 10, an access point, or the like. However, the information control device 100 may acquire the position information of the user terminal 10 from different information.

For example, the information control device 100 may acquire the location information of the user terminal 10 based on the history of the user using various services. Specifically, the information control device 100 estimates that a station frequently input from the user terminal 10 in the route search service is the nearest station to the user. Then, the information control device 100 may acquire a predetermined range including the nearest station as an area where the user terminal 10 is located. According to such a process, the information control device 100 can acquire the position information of the user terminal 10 even when the user terminal 10 does not have the function of acquiring the position information.

[6-4. User terminal configuration]
In the above embodiment, a configuration example of the user terminal 10 has been described with reference to FIG. However, the user terminal 10 does not necessarily have to include all the processing units illustrated in FIG. For example, the user terminal 10 does not necessarily have to include the display unit 13 and the detection unit 14. Further, the user terminal 10 may be separated into two or more devices to realize the configuration shown in FIG. For example, the user terminal 10 may be realized by two or more devices having a configuration in which a detection device having at least a detection unit 14 and an acquisition unit 161 and a communication device having at least a communication unit 11 are separated. ..

[6-5. Interface]
In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the information control device 100 provides the interface 50 as a screen for allowing the user to select the position information setting. However, the interface 50 shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and the user may select the frequency and accuracy of the position information provided to the information control device 100 by using text or the like to determine the position information setting. That is, the mode of determining the position information setting is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 1, and may be any mode.

[6-6. Provision of location information]
The user terminal 10 may adjust the frequency and accuracy of the position information to be transmitted to the information control device 100 based on the position information setting, or may transmit all the detected position information to the information control device 100. Good. When the information control device 100 acquires all of the location information detected by the user terminal 10, the information control device 100 selects only the location information that can be used for the service based on the location information setting, and provides the service. To control. That is, the location information used for the service may be adjusted by changing the amount of information of the location information transmitted to the information control device 100 by the user terminal 10, or may be adjusted by the information control device 100 side. May be good.

[6-7. Providing information]
In the above embodiment, an example of setting the degree of location information provided by the user to the service side is shown, but the user may set the degree of information other than the location information. For example, the user may set information transmitted from a device having a so-called IoT (Internet of Things) function to the service side. Specifically, the user provides information on the wearable device having the IoT function, but does not provide information on the contents of the refrigerator having the IoT function, and whether or not to provide various information to the service side. You may make settings for making selections. Further, with respect to such a setting, the user may set information that can be set collectively. As a result, the user can easily set the information to be provided in the IoT device used by the user. Further, in this case, the information control device 100 may control the level of various services provided according to the information collectively set by the user.

[6-8. recommend〕
In a predetermined case, the information control device 100 may propose a change in the position information setting to the user, or notify the user about the advantages obtained when the position information setting is changed. That is, the information control device 100 may make a recommendation regarding the position information setting to the user.

For example, the information control device 100 refers to a period in which the position information setting of a predetermined user is level A and the setting is made. Then, when the information control device 100 refers to the fact that the set period is maintained beyond a predetermined period (for example, one month or one year), that is, the set period. Is recommended to the user to raise the position information setting to level B when the preset threshold value has passed.

At this time, the information control device 100 may make a recommendation together with information on the advantages obtained when the user raises the position information setting to level B. For example, the information control device 100 allows the user to obtain "municipal level" disaster information from the current prefecture level disaster information when the location information setting is raised to level B. Text data explaining the advantage of raising the level of the position information setting may be transmitted to the user terminal 10.

In this way, the information control device 100 acquires information regarding the period in which the user has set the position information setting to a predetermined level, and transmits a notification prompting the user to change the position information setting based on the acquired period. As a result, the information control device 100 can more positively prompt the user to change the position information setting.

Further, the information control device 100 may make a recommendation regarding the location information setting to the user according to the user's situation (context) and the service situation.

For example, the information control device 100 may make a recommendation when a predetermined situation related to the service occurs. Specifically, when the information control device 100 provides a disaster information transmission service, even if a recommendation is made to the user at the timing when the disaster occurs (or after a predetermined time after the disaster occurs). Good.

For example, the information control device 100 says, "In the snow like last night, you can judge whether your home is at the evacuation level by providing more detailed location information. Would you like to improve the acquisition level of location information? We make recommendations at the timing that is expected to lead to the needs of users.

Further, the information control device 100 may make a recommendation regarding a change in the position information setting, for example, when the news of personal information leakage is transmitted. Specifically, at the same time as the information control device 100 provides the news, "Please check again. Your location information setting is currently level B. At level B, you can see your information in units of cities, wards, towns and villages. If you are uneasy, we recommend that you lower it to level A. " The information control device 100 may notify not only the information of the target service but also the information of the related service. Specifically, the information control device 100 also performs information on other services such as "If you lower the level to A, you may not be able to receive coupons from the advertisement distribution service. Is that okay?"

In this way, the information control device 100 may acquire the user's context and send a notification prompting the user to change the position information setting based on the acquired context. As a result, the information control device 100 can prompt the user to change the position information setting at a timing that meets the needs of the user who wants to change the position information setting.

[6-9. Location information setting according to context]
The information control device 100 may accept the position information setting that is dynamically changed according to the user's situation (context).

For example, the information control device 100 can estimate that the user is located at home or at work based on the user's position information. Then, the information control device 100 accepts different position information settings for each user context. In this case, when the information control device 100 detects that the context has been changed based on the user's location information (for example, when the user moves from home to work), the information control device 100 automatically sets the location information. You may switch.

For example, the user may set the location information setting to a relatively low level (level OFF, level A, etc.) because he / she is concerned that his / her personal information will be leaked when he / she is located at the office. Further, when the user is located at home, the location information setting may be set relatively high (level C, level MAX, etc.) in order to obtain accurate disaster information. In addition, the user may set the location information setting relatively high when spending time alone, and may set the location information setting relatively low when spending time with his / her family. It should be noted that the determination of the context such as whether or not the user is spending time alone can be estimated from, for example, the communication status with another terminal device communicating with the user terminal 10 or the access point.

In this way, the information control device 100 may acquire the user's context and dynamically control the level of service provided to the user based on the acquired context.

As a result, the information control device 100 can provide services at an appropriate level according to the user's situation.

[7. Hardware configuration]
The information control device 100 and the user terminal 10 according to the above-described embodiment are realized by, for example, a computer 1000 having a configuration as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the information control device 100 will be described as an example. FIG. 11 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer 1000 that realizes the functions of the information control device 100. The computer 1000 includes a CPU 1100, a RAM 1200, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 1300, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 1400, a communication interface (I / F) 1500, an input / output interface (I / F) 1600, and a media interface (I / F). ) Has 1700.

The CPU 1100 operates based on a program stored in the ROM 1300 or the HDD 1400, and controls each part. The ROM 1300 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 1100 when the computer 1000 is started, a program that depends on the hardware of the computer 1000, and the like.

The HDD 1400 stores a program executed by the CPU 1100, data used by such a program, and the like. The communication interface 1500 receives data from another device via the communication network 500 (corresponding to the network N shown in FIG. 2) and sends the data to the CPU 1100, and the data generated by the CPU 1100 is transmitted to the other device via the communication network 500. Send to the device.

The CPU 1100 controls an output device such as a display or a printer, and an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse via the input / output interface 1600. The CPU 1100 acquires data from the input device via the input / output interface 1600. Further, the CPU 1100 outputs the data generated via the input / output interface 1600 to the output device.

The media interface 1700 reads a program or data stored in the recording medium 1800 and provides the program or data to the CPU 1100 via the RAM 1200. The CPU 1100 loads the program from the recording medium 1800 onto the RAM 1200 via the media interface 1700, and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 1800 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or PD (Phase change rewritable Disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. And so on.

For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information control device 100 according to the embodiment, the CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 realizes the function of the control unit 130 by executing the program loaded on the RAM 1200. Further, the data in the storage unit 120 is stored in the HDD 1400. The CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 reads and executes these programs from the recording medium 1800, but as another example, these programs may be acquired from another device via the communication network 500.

[8. Others]
Further, among the processes described in the above-described embodiment, all or a part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or the processes described as being manually performed can be performed. All or part of it can be done automatically by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each figure is not limited to the illustrated information.

Further, each component of each of the illustrated devices is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure. That is, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of the device is functionally or physically distributed / physically in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured. For example, the information control unit 132 shown in FIG. 4 and the providing unit 133 may be integrated. Further, for example, the information stored in the storage unit 120 may be stored in an externally provided storage device via the network N.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the information control device 100 performs an acquisition process for acquiring the position information setting of the user terminal 10 and an information control process for controlling the service provision level. However, the above-mentioned information control device 100 may be separated into an acquisition device that performs acquisition processing and an information control device that performs information control processing. In this case, the acquisition device has at least the acquisition unit 131. The information control device has at least an information control unit 132. Further, the processing by the information control device 100 according to the embodiment is realized by the information control system 1 including the acquisition device and each device such as the information control device.

Further, the above-described embodiments and modifications can be appropriately combined as long as the processing contents do not contradict each other.

[9. effect〕
As described above, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment includes an acquisition unit 131 and an information control unit 132. The acquisition unit 131 acquires the location information setting, which is the information indicating the degree of the location information provided by the user to the service side and is the information set by the user. The information control unit 132 controls the level of service provided to the user based on the location information setting acquired by the acquisition unit 131.

As described above, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment controls the level of the service provided to the user based on the position information setting in which the user voluntarily provides the position information. As a result, the information control device 100 provides, for example, a user's request for providing detailed location information to receive a more complete service, and for example, providing a service according to the degree of provision while limiting the provision of simple location information. It is possible to meet both the user's desire to receive it. As a result, the information control device 100 can flexibly utilize the location information, such as providing an appropriate service according to each user, instead of centrally acquiring or using the location information.

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the frequency with which the user provides the location information to the service side as the location information setting. The information control unit 132 controls the level of service provided to the user based on the frequency acquired by the acquisition unit 131.

In this way, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment acquires the setting of the frequency of the position information from the user. The user can receive more detailed services by increasing the frequency of providing location information. Alternatively, by reducing the frequency of providing the location information, the user can, for example, suppress the consumption of the battery of the user terminal 10 or prevent the detailed location information of the user from being passed to the service side. That is, the information control device 100 can provide a service according to the user's request.

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the accuracy of the location information provided by the user to the service side as the location information setting. The information control unit 132 controls the level of service provided to the user based on the accuracy acquired by the acquisition unit 131.

In this way, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment acquires the setting of the accuracy of the position information from the user. The user can receive more detailed services by increasing the accuracy of the location information provided. Alternatively, the user keeps the accuracy of the provided position information low and causes the user terminal 10 to detect the position information only by a simple means to suppress battery consumption, or the detailed position information of the user is passed to the service side. Can be prevented. That is, the information control device 100 can provide a service according to the user's request.

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires a setting related to the acquisition means when the position information of the terminal device used by the user is acquired as the position information setting. The information control unit 132 controls the level of service provided to the user based on the settings related to the acquisition means acquired by the acquisition unit 131.

As described above, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment may acquire the setting related to the position information acquisition means from the user. As a result, the information control device 100 provides an appropriate service according to the degree of provision of the user's location information, such as providing a high-quality service to the user who uses the acquisition means capable of acquiring more detailed location information. Can be provided flexibly.

In addition, as a location information setting, the acquisition unit 131 sets whether or not to exclude information about a base where the user is located for more than a predetermined time from the location information provided by the user to the service side on a daily basis. get. The information control unit 132 controls the level of the service provided to the user based on the setting of whether or not the information about the base is excluded from the location information provided to the service side by the user.

In this way, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment acquires the setting of whether or not the user provides the base, and controls the service based on the acquired information to balance privacy and information provision. It is possible to perform the service provision processing that has been taken.

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the location information settings that are commonly set for the plurality of services. The information control unit 132 collectively controls a plurality of service levels provided to the user based on the location information setting acquired by the acquisition unit 131.

As described above, according to the information control device 100 according to the embodiment, since the plurality of services are controlled based on the common location information setting, the user can save the trouble of making complicated settings for each service. ..

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the position information settings that are commonly set for a plurality of applications installed in the terminal device used by the user. The information control unit 132 collectively controls the level of each service provided to the user via each of the plurality of applications based on the location information setting acquired by the acquisition unit 131.

As described above, according to the information control device 100 according to the embodiment, since the plurality of applications are controlled based on the common position information settings, the user can save the trouble of making complicated settings for each application. ..

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires a setting as a position information setting as to whether or not to use the attribute information registered in the service by the user as information indicating the user's position. The information control unit 132 controls the level of service provided to the user based on the setting of whether or not to use the attribute information as the information indicating the position of the user.

As described above, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment allows the user to arbitrarily set the information registered in the service, and controls the service based on the setting. As a result, the information control device 100 provides a higher quality service by meeting the request of a user who does not want the information registered in the service to be used for the service provision or by making the registered information used for the service provision. It is possible to meet the request of the user who desires.

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires information regarding a period in which the user has set the position information setting to a predetermined level. The information control unit 132 transmits a notification prompting the user to change the location information setting based on the acquired period.

As a result, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment can more positively prompt the user to change the position information setting.

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the user's context. The information control unit 132 sends a notification prompting the user to change the position information setting based on the acquired context.

As a result, the information control device 100 according to the embodiment can prompt the user to change the position information setting at a timing that meets the needs of the user who wants to change the position information setting.

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the user's context. The information control unit 132 dynamically controls the level of service provided to the user based on the acquired context.

As a result, the information control device 100 can provide services at an appropriate level according to the user's situation.

Although some of the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, these are examples, and various modifications are made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the embodiments described in the disclosure column of the invention. It is possible to practice the present invention in other improved forms.

Further, the above-mentioned "section, module, unit" can be read as "means" or "circuit". For example, the acquisition unit can be read as an acquisition means or an acquisition circuit.

1 Information control system 10 User terminal 100 Information control device 110 Communication unit 120 Storage unit 121 User information storage unit 122 Position information storage unit 123 Service information storage unit 130 Control unit 131 Acquisition unit 132 Information control unit 133 Provision unit

Claims (16)

It is the degree of location information provided by the user to the service side, and it is the target that has the information of the attribute different for each scale corresponding to the different scale for each degree, and provides the personalized target for each user. An acquisition unit that acquires location information settings, which is information indicating the degree of service and is information set by the user.
An information control unit that controls the level of service provided to the user based on the location information setting acquired by the acquisition unit.
An information control device characterized by being equipped with. The acquisition unit
As the location information setting, the setting of whether or not to exclude the information about the base where the user is located for more than a predetermined time from the location information provided to the service side on a daily basis is acquired.
The information control unit
The level of service provided to the user is controlled based on the setting of whether or not the user excludes the information about the site from the location information provided to the service side.
The information control device according to claim 1. Information indicating the degree of location information provided by the user to the service side, and as location information setting, which is information set by the user, is related to a base where the user is located for more than a predetermined time on a daily basis. An acquisition unit that acquires the setting of whether or not to exclude the information from the location information provided by the user to the service side, and
As the location information setting acquired by the acquisition unit, the level of the service provided to the user is controlled based on the setting of whether or not the user excludes the information about the site from the location information provided to the service side. Information control unit and
An information control device characterized by being equipped with. The acquisition unit
As the location information setting, the frequency with which the user provides the location information to the service side is acquired, and the frequency is obtained.
The information control unit
Control the level of service provided to the user based on the frequency acquired by the acquisition unit.
The information control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The acquisition unit
As the location information setting, the accuracy of the location information provided by the user to the service side is acquired, and the accuracy of the location information is acquired.
The information control unit
Control the level of service provided to the user based on the accuracy acquired by the acquisition unit.
The information control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The acquisition unit
As the position information setting, the setting regarding the acquisition means when the position information of the terminal device used by the user is acquired is acquired, and the setting is acquired.
The information control unit
Control the level of service provided to the user based on the settings related to the acquisition means acquired by the acquisition unit.
The information control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The acquisition unit
Acquire the location information setting that is set in common for multiple services,
The information control unit
Based on the location information setting acquired by the acquisition unit, the level of a plurality of services provided to the user is collectively controlled.
The information control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information control device is characterized. The acquisition unit
Acquire the location information setting that is commonly set for a plurality of applications installed in the terminal device used by the user, and obtain the location information setting.
The information control unit
Based on the location information setting acquired by the acquisition unit, the level of each service provided to the user via each of the plurality of applications is collectively controlled.
The information control device according to claim 7. The acquisition unit
As the location information setting, the setting of whether or not to use the information based on the use of the service of the user as the information indicating the location of the user is acquired.
The information control unit
The level of service provided to the user is controlled based on the setting of whether or not the information based on the use of the service of the user is used as the information indicating the position of the user.
The information control device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The acquisition unit
Acquire information about the period during which the user has set the location information setting to a predetermined level,
The information control unit
A notification prompting the user to change the location information setting is transmitted to the user based on the period acquired by the acquisition unit.
The information control device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the information control device is characterized. The acquisition unit
Get the user's context and
The information control unit
Based on the context acquired by the acquisition unit, a notification prompting the user to change the location information setting is transmitted to the user.
The information control device according to any one of claims 1 to 10. The acquisition unit
Get the user's context and
The information control unit
Dynamically control the level of service provided to the user based on the context acquired by the acquisition unit.
The information control device according to any one of claims 1 to 11. An information control method performed by a computer
It is the degree of location information provided by the user to the service side, and is a target having information of attributes different for each scale corresponding to different scales for each degree, and provides a personalized target for each user. An acquisition process for acquiring location information settings, which is information indicating the degree of service and is information set by the user.
An information control process that controls the level of service provided to the user based on the location information setting acquired by the acquisition process, and
An information control method characterized by including. It is the degree of location information provided by the user to the service side, and it is the target that has the information of the attribute different for each scale corresponding to the different scale for each degree, and provides the personalized target for each user. An acquisition procedure for acquiring location information settings, which is information indicating the degree of service and is information set by the user, and
An information control procedure that controls the level of service provided to the user based on the location information setting acquired by the acquisition procedure, and an information control procedure.
An information control program characterized by having a computer execute. An information control method performed by a computer
Information indicating the degree of location information provided by the user to the service side, and as location information setting, which is information set by the user, is related to a base where the user is located for more than a predetermined time on a daily basis. The acquisition process of acquiring the setting of whether or not to exclude the information from the location information provided by the user to the service side, and
As the location information setting acquired by the acquisition process, the level of the service provided to the user is controlled based on the setting of whether or not the user excludes the information about the site from the location information provided to the service side. Information control process and
An information control method characterized by including. Information indicating the degree of location information provided by the user to the service side, and as location information setting, which is information set by the user, is related to a base where the user is located for more than a predetermined time on a daily basis. The acquisition procedure for acquiring the setting of whether or not to exclude the information from the location information provided by the user to the service side, and
As the location information setting acquired by the acquisition procedure, the level of the service provided to the user is controlled based on the setting of whether or not the user excludes the information about the site from the location information provided to the service side. Information control procedure to be performed and
An information control program characterized by having a computer execute.

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