JP2003111130A - Identifying system, processor, identifying method, program, and medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an identifying system that can identify an object by surely detecting the object and the existing location of the object. SOLUTION: A personal action detecting system is provided with a radio wave transmitting means 2 which transmits a prescribed signal, a personal information terminal 5 which is carried by a human body having its own ID and notifies the transmitting means 2 of the ID when the terminal 5 receives the signal transmitted from the means 2, and a location detecting means 1 which detects the human body when the body passes through a prescribed area having a preset positional relationship with the transmitting means 2. The detecting system is also provided with an information accumulating means 7 which accumulates informed results and/or detected results, and a position detecting means 1 which performs processing to cause the informed ID to correspond to the detected human body, by taking the accepted timing of the informed results and that of the detected results into consideration based on the accumulated results of the accumulating means 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an identification system, a processing device, an identification method, a program, and a medium for detecting the position of a person, for example.

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2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the care of elderly people has attracted attention due to the advent of an aging society. In particular, care of a patient with dementia and an elderly person who wanders around is very important, and various techniques have been proposed. It is considered that the means of tracking the behaviors of these elderly people and notifying the person or the outside when abnormal behavior is taken is very important from the viewpoint of care.

In addition, the behavior of a person is measured not only for the elderly,
If an action pattern can be obtained by analysis, for example, lighting and air conditioning can be comfortably controlled or safely operated, which is very effective for human life. Furthermore, it is effective to measure behavior not only in humans but also in animals and machines, and it can be used for studying ecology that has not been understood in the case of animals. If possible, it can be operated efficiently and safely, which is very effective from the viewpoint of production activities.

It is very important to understand "who (what)""where""what" to do in grasping the behavior of a human body or an object. For this purpose, it is necessary to (1) identify an individual or a specific object, (2) detect a position in the room, and (3) detect a motion or posture.

(1) A method for identifying an individual or a specific object is R
A method based on image recognition from F-ID or CCD image can be used.

RF-ID uses radio waves of a specific frequency,
Bidirectional between a tag (also called a transponder; hereinafter referred to as a tag) attached to a moving body such as a human body or an object, and an antenna (also referred to as a reader; hereinafter referred to as an antenna) connected to a host device such as a computer It is a system that receives the identification information of the tag and automatically identifies the object by communicating.

This system can be roughly classified into two types according to the reading distance of the tag. One is a short-range type that uses low frequencies, and the reading distance between the tag and antenna is 52c.
It is about m or less. These are generally read by an antenna installed on the floor by holding the tag over an antenna or sewing the tag on the end of pants. The other is a long-distance type that has a built-in battery and uses microwaves for radio waves.
The reading distance between the tag and antenna is more than 1 m. When these are carried on a part of the body or a part of the object, the tag information can be read without being aware when passing near the antenna.

The method based on image recognition from a CCD image is
By photographing a human body or an object passing through the entrance and exit with a CCD camera, extracting features such as the shape and marks of the human body's face or object by image recognition, and comparing them with the unique features registered in advance Or to identify a specific object.

(2) As a method for specifying the position of a human body or an object in the room, extraction from a CCD image or extraction from temperature distribution information obtained by a two-dimensional infrared sensor can be mentioned. In addition, if it is in a very large building, PHS
There has been proposed a method of identifying an approximate position from the strengths of radio waves from a plurality of base stations by using, for example.

(3) As a method of detecting a motion and a posture, a method of discriminating between a stationary state and a motion state using a pedometer (registered trademark) or a mercury switch has been proposed for a long time. Recently, various types of acceleration sensors and gyro sensors (angular acceleration sensors) have been improved in performance, and a method of detecting a walking state, a body inclination, a walking direction, etc. using them has been proposed.

As described above, various methods have been proposed for the purpose of detecting “who (what)” “where” “what”, but these satisfy only a single function. I can't. That is, it is impossible to comprehensively determine "who" (what), "where", and "what".

For example, the RF-ID can identify a specific individual or object entering a room, but the antenna sensitivity has a wide directivity, and when a plurality of antennas are placed at a short distance, they interfere with each other. RF-I
It is impossible to exactly determine who (what) is "where" only by D. On the contrary, in the method of extracting from a CCD image, it is impossible to discriminate "who (what)" and where.

Therefore, in Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-369262, as a method for solving this problem, the information by RF-ID and the information by CCD are associated with each other to accurately determine "who (what)""where". Suggesting a way to do it.

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However, the timing at which the (human body) information based on the RF-ID transmitted through the network is recognized by the CCD, and C
Unless the timing of detection by the CD is properly matched to some extent, the information by the RF-ID and the information by the CCD cannot be normally associated (correlated) by the method of Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-369262. Especially, RF-ID
When the communication on the network that connects the CCD and the CCD is overcrowded, it is extremely difficult for the timing at which the information by the RF-ID is recognized by the CCD and the timing for the detection by the CCD to be exactly the same. Can be said.

In consideration of the above conventional problems, the present invention is an identification system, a processing apparatus, an identification method, which can more reliably detect "what" and "where" to identify an object. It is intended to provide a program and a medium.

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[Means for Solving the Problems] The first invention (Claim 1)
Corresponds to a signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal, a portable terminal carried by an object having a unique ID for notifying the ID when the transmitted signal is received, and the signal. Detecting means for detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the transmitting means, storage means for storing the notification result and / or the detection result, and the notification based on the storage result The identification system is provided with a processing unit that performs processing for associating the notified ID with the detected object in consideration of the timing at which is received and the timing at which the detection is received.

In the second aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 2), the accumulating means accumulates the notification result, and the processing still accepts the detection of the object at the time when the notification of the ID is accepted. If not, and when the detection of the object is received within a predetermined time thereafter, based on the accumulated notification result, the identification system of the first aspect of the present invention is a process for performing the association. is there.

According to a third aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 3), the accumulating means accumulates the detection result, and the processing still accepts the notification of the ID when the detection of the object is accepted. If the notification of the ID is received within a predetermined time after that, the identification system of the first aspect of the present invention is a process for performing the association based on the accumulated detection result. is there.

A fourth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 4) is the identification system according to the first aspect of the present invention, which includes a managing means for managing the result of the processing performed.

In a fifth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 5), a plurality of the signal transmitting means are provided, each of which emits a unique signal as the predetermined signal, and the predetermined region has a plurality of the above-mentioned signals. The plurality of predetermined areas having a predetermined positional relationship with each of the signal transmitting means, the signal transmitting means that has transmitted the received unique signal are notified together with the ID, and the association is notified. Identification of the first aspect of the present invention performed after it is confirmed that the detection of the object is performed in a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmission means that transmits the received unique signal. System.

The sixth invention (corresponding to claim 6) is
(A) The notification performed by using a mobile terminal for notifying the ID when a signal transmitted from a signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal, which is carried by an object having a unique ID, is received And / or (b) the result of the detection performed by using the detection means for detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmission means. A processing device that performs processing for associating the notified ID with the detected object in consideration of the timing at which the notification is received and the timing at which the detection is received, based on the result of the accumulation.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 7), when a signal transmitted from a signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal, which is carried by an object having a unique ID, is received, the ID is transmitted. Utilizing a portable terminal for notifying, notifying the ID, and utilizing detecting means for detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmitting means, The step of detecting the object, the step of accumulating the notification result and / or the detection result, the timing at which the notification is accepted and the timing at which the detection is accepted based on the accumulation result, The identification method comprises a step of performing a process for associating the notified ID with the detected object.

An eighth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 8) is transmitted from a signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal, which is carried by an object having a unique ID in the identification method of the seventh aspect. Using a mobile terminal for notifying the ID when receiving the signal, and detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmitting means. A step of detecting the object, a step of accumulating the notification result and / or the detection result, and a timing at which the notification is accepted and the detection based on the accumulation result. Performing all or part of the step of performing processing for associating the notified ID and the detected object in the computer in consideration of the received timing A program for causing.

A ninth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 9) is transmitted from a signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal, which is carried by an object having a unique ID in the identification method of the seventh aspect of the present invention. Using a mobile terminal for notifying the ID when receiving the signal, and detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmitting means. A step of detecting the object, a step of accumulating the notification result and / or the detection result, and a timing at which the notification is accepted and the detection based on the accumulation result. Performing all or part of the step of performing processing for associating the notified ID and the detected object in the computer in consideration of the received timing A medium carrying a program for causing a medium which can be processed by a computer.

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) First, the configuration of the individual action detection system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1, which is a schematic configuration diagram of the individual action detection system of the first embodiment of the present invention. .

The personal behavior detection system of this embodiment is
Position detecting means 1 (for example, installed in each room),
(Similarly, for example, it was installed at each doorway of each room)
It is composed of a radio wave transmitting means 2, a radio wave receiving means 3, a sensor signal processing means 4, a personal information terminal 5, a base station 6, and an information storing means 7.

The position detection means 1, the base station 6, and the information storage means 7 are connected. The radio wave receiving means 3 and the sensor signal processing means 4 are built in the personal information terminal 5. here,
Although the connection is described as wired, a wireless method can be used.

The personal information terminal 5 has a radio wave receiving means 3
In addition to the sensor signal processing means 4, other information detecting means such as a switch or a pedometer may be incorporated at the same time. Also,
The personal information terminal 5 is possessed by a person, and each personal information terminal has a unique personal information terminal number (personal ID).

In short, when the predetermined signal transmitted from the radio wave transmitting means 2 is received, the personal ID is changed to the personal information terminal 5
And a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the radio wave transmitting means 2 (although this is not necessarily explicit in the present embodiment, it substantially corresponds to the periphery a and b in FIG. 12). The human body is detected by the position detection means 1, and the notification result and the detection result are stored in the information storage means 7. Then, the timing at which the notification is received and the timing at which the detection is received are taken into consideration, and the notified personal ID and the detected human body are associated with each other based on the storage result in the information storage means 7.

Next, the operation of the personal action detection system of this embodiment will be described. It should be noted that an embodiment of the identification method of the present invention will also be described while describing the operation of the individual behavior detection system of the present embodiment (the same applies to the following embodiments).

The radio wave transmitting means 2 transmits a radio wave, and when the personal information terminal 5 enters the detection range of the radio wave transmitting means 2, the radio wave receiving means 3 in the personal information terminal 5 receives it. The radio waves are patterned so as to generate a unique signal for each radio wave transmitting means 2, and the pattern is analyzed by the sensor signal processing means 4 to determine whether or not the personal information terminal 5 exists near the radio wave transmitting means 2. Is sequentially determined and, if present, a radio wave transmission means number (position ID) for notifying the signal transmission means 2 received by the personal information terminal 5 is created.

The radio wave reaching distance of the radio wave transmitting means 2 is about 1 in order to surely receive it when a person carries it and to prevent erroneous detection when there are a plurality of radio wave transmitting means 2.
About m to 2 m is desirable. Further, it is desirable that the radio wave transmitting means 2 and the position detecting means detecting area 8 are adjacent to each other so that the position detecting means 1 can surely use the information of the personal information terminal 5.

When the sensor signal processing means 4 determines that the personal information terminal 5 exists near the radio wave transmitting means 2, the personal information terminal 5 causes the base station 6 to identify the personal ID and the position ID (collectively these). (Also called personal information). Personal ID sent from the personal information terminal 5 to the base station 6
And the position ID are transmitted to the position detection means 1 (predetermined based on the position ID) to identify the human body existing in the position detection means detection area 8.

(A) Accumulation of information if no human body is present in the detection area 8 of the position detecting means at the time when the personal ID and the position ID for the position detecting means 1 are received from the base station 6. Temporary personal ID and location ID in means 7
Is stored, and then, when the human body is detected in the detection area, the detected human body is associated with this personal ID.

On the contrary, (b) at the time when the human body is detected in the detection area, if the personal ID and the position ID have not been received from the base station 6, the information storage means 7
The detection information of the human body position (position detection information) is temporarily stored in, and when the personal ID is received from the base station 6 thereafter, the personal ID is associated with the detected human body.

Next, the flow of the personal information of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 which is an explanatory diagram of the flow of the personal information of the personal action detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Note that, for example, although the radio wave transmitting means 9 (see FIG. 2) and the radio wave transmitting means 26 (see FIG. 4) in the following description are given different reference numerals, the aforementioned radio wave transmitting means 2 (see FIG. 1). (See also)) (the same applies to other means).

The radio wave transmitting means 9 emits a radio wave 15, and when the personal information terminal 10 enters the detection range of the radio wave transmitting means 9, the radio wave receiving means 11 in the personal information terminal 10 receives the sensor signal and processes it. The received signal is A /
The D information is converted and the personal information terminal 10 is provided in the vicinity of the radio wave transmission means 11.
Is sequentially determined, and if there is, a radio wave transmitting means number (position ID) 17 is created.

Next, the personal information terminal 10 displays the location ID 17
And the personal information terminal number (personal ID) 18 are transmitted to the base station 13, and the base station 13 transmits the position ID 17 and the personal ID 18 to the position detecting means 14.

The position detecting means 14 receives the received personal ID 18
From this, the human body whose image is processed and the position of which is detected at that time is specified.

(A) If the position ID 17 and the personal ID 18 for the position detecting means 14 are received from the base station 13 and no human body is present in the detection area of the position detecting means 14, the information is displayed. The position ID 17 and the personal ID 18 are temporarily stored in the storage means 19, and when the human body is detected in the detection area thereafter, the personal ID 18 and the detected human body are associated with each other.

On the contrary, (b) at the time when the position ID 17 and the personal ID 18 for the position detecting means 1 are received from the base station 6, the position ID 17 and the personal ID still remain.
When 18 is not received from the base station 6, the detection information of the human body position is temporarily stored in the information storage means 19, and when the position ID 17 and the personal ID 18 are subsequently received from the base station 6, the personal ID 18 is stored. And associate the detected human body.

(A) Next, (a) information for identifying an individual obtained by the radio wave transmitting / receiving means is detected by the position detecting means 2
0 to the position detection means 20 when sending to
If the human body is not yet present in the detection area of the position detection means 20 at the time when 21 and the location ID 22 are received from the base station 23, the human body is present in the detection area when the personal information is received. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3, which is an explanatory diagram of the operation timing in the case where there is not.

In this case, the personal ID 21 and the position ID 22 are temporarily stored in the information storage means 24, and when the human body is detected in the detection area thereafter, the personal ID 21 and the position ID 22 are associated with the detected human body.

First, the base station 23 receives the personal ID 21 and the position ID 22. The received personal ID 21 and position ID 22 are transmitted to the position detecting means 20. However,
No human body has been detected in the detection area of the position detection means 20.

The transmitted personal ID 21 and position ID 22 are stored in the information storage means 24, and the personal ID 21 and position ID 22 are held until the position detecting means 20 detects a human body. After that, when the position detecting means 20 detects a human body, the information accumulating means 24 is referred to, the held personal ID 21 is referred to, and the person I who has detected is detected.
Associate from D21. After associating, the detected human body is traced as the human body of the received personal ID 21.

That is, in the personal behavior detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the position detection means detection area 25 and the radio wave transmission means 26 when the human body is not present in the detection area when the personal information is received. As shown in FIG. 4 which is an explanatory view of the positional relationship of the radio wave transmitting means 26, when the human body enters the position detecting means detecting area 25, first, the radio wave transmitting means 26
Pass near.

Thereafter, this human body enters the position detecting means detection area 25. In this case, the personal ID received first
Is transmitted to the position detecting means. However, the human body is not yet detected in the detection area 25 of the position detecting means. After that, it enters the detection area 25 and refers to the personal ID stored in the information storage means to associate this personal ID with the detected human body.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of information storage in the information storage means in the personal behavior detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention when a human body is not present in the detection area when personal information is received. In FIG. 7, information for identifying an individual, which is obtained by the radio wave transmitting / receiving means, is shown in the position detecting means 34.
When receiving, the personal ID 3 is sent to the position detecting means 34.
When 5 is received from the base station, there is no human body in the detection area of the position detection means 34 yet, the personal ID 35 is temporarily stored in the information storage unit, and then the human body is detected in the detection area. The information of the information accumulating means in the case of associating the detected human body with the individual ID 35 at the point of time is shown. At the time when the personal ID 35 is received from the base station, if the human body is not present in the detection area of the position detecting means 34, the personal ID 35 is held for a certain period of time. When the human body is detected by the position detection means during this fixed time, the detected human body is associated with the held personal ID 35, and thereafter, the movement of the human body is the personal ID.
Tracked in association with 35.

(B) On the other hand, (b) information for identifying an individual obtained by the radio wave transmitting / receiving means is provided to the position detecting means 27.
To the position detecting means 27 when sending to
8 and the position ID 29 are received from the base station 30, when the human body is already present in the detection area of the position detection means 27, the human body is present in the detection area when the personal information is received. The operation timing will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

In this case, the human body position information is temporarily stored in the information storage means 31, and then the personal ID 28 and the position ID are stored.
This personal ID 2 when 29 is received from the base station 30
8 is associated with the detected human body.

First, a human body is detected in the detection area of the position detecting means 27. However, the base station 30 has not yet received the personal ID 28 and the location ID 29. In this case, the detected human body position information is stored in the information storage means 31, and the personal ID 28 and the position ID 2 are stored in the base station 30.
The human body position information is held until 9 is received and transmitted to the position detecting means 27.

After that, when the personal ID 28 and the position ID 29 are received by the base station 30 and transmitted to the position detecting means 27, the information accumulating means 31 is referred to and the held human body position information is referred to and held. The detected human body is associated with the individual ID 28. After associating, the detected human body is traced as the human body of the received personal ID 28.

That is, in the personal behavior detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the position detection means detection area 32 and the radio wave transmission means 33 when a human body is present in the detection area when the personal information is received. As shown in FIG. 6, which is an explanatory view of the positional relationship of the human body, when the human body enters the position detecting means detection area 32, before the human body passes near the radio wave transmitting means 33, the human body detects the position detecting means. Enter the detection area 32.

In this case, first, the position detecting means detects the human body, but it is not known at this point who the human body is. After that, it passes through the vicinity of the radio wave transmitting means 33, the personal ID is received from the base station to the position detecting means, and the human body detected as the personal ID is referred to the detected human body stored in the information storing means. Associate.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of information storage in the information storage means of the personal action detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention when a human body is present in the detection area when personal information is received. In FIG. 8, when the information for identifying an individual, which is obtained by the radio wave transmitting / receiving means, is transmitted to the position detecting means 36, the individual ID 37 is sent to the position detecting means 36.
The human body already exists in the detection area of the position detecting means at the time when is received from the base station, the human body position information is temporarily stored in the information storing means, and then the personal ID
The information of the information accumulating means in the case of associating the personal ID 37 with the detected human body when 37 is received from the base station is shown. At the time when the human body is detected in the detection area of the position detecting means 36, the detected human body position information is held for a certain period of time if the personal ID 37 is not yet received at the base station. When the personal ID 37 is received by the base station during this fixed time and transmitted to the position detecting means 36, the detected human body and personal ID 3 are held.
7 and thereafter, the movement of the human body is tracked in the state of being associated with the personal ID 37.

(Embodiment 2) First, with reference to FIG. 9 which is a schematic configuration diagram of an individual action detection system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, the configuration of the individual action detection system of this embodiment will be described. .

The personal behavior detection system of this embodiment is
Position detecting means 38, radio wave transmitting means 39, radio wave receiving means 4
0, sensor signal processing means 41, personal information terminal 42, base station 43, information storage means 44, and management terminal 45.

The personal behavior detection system of this embodiment is
It has a configuration similar to that of the individual action detection system of the first embodiment described above, but is characterized in that a management terminal (management means) 45 is provided.

As in the case of the first embodiment described above, the position detection means 38, the base station 43, the information storage means, and the management terminal are connected. The radio wave receiving means 40 and the sensor signal processing means 41 are built in the personal information terminal 42. Here, the connection is described by wire, but a wireless method can also be adopted.

The personal information terminal 6 has a radio wave receiving means 4
In addition to 0 and the sensor signal processing means 41, other information detecting means such as a switch and a pedometer may be incorporated at the same time. Further, the personal information terminal 42 is owned by a person, and the personal information terminal 4
Each 2 has a unique personal information terminal number (personal ID).

As in the case of the first embodiment described above, the radio wave transmission distance of the radio wave transmission means 39 is surely received when a person carries it, and erroneous detection is not performed when a plurality of radio wave transmission means 39 are present. In order to do so, it is desirable that the length is about 1 to 2 m. Further, it is desirable that the radio wave transmitting means 39 and the position detecting means detecting area 46 are adjacent to each other so that the position detecting means can reliably use the information of the personal information terminal 42.

Next, the operation of the personal action detection system of this embodiment will be described.

The information transmitted from the personal information terminal 42 to the base station 43 is transmitted to the position detecting means 38 to identify the human body existing in the position detecting means detecting area 46.

As in the case of the first embodiment described above, at the time when the personal ID is received from the base station 43 to the position detecting means 38, the detection area 4 of the position detecting means 4 is still on.
When there is no human body in 6, the information storage means 44
The personal ID is temporarily stored in the
When the human body is detected inside, the detected human body is associated with this personal ID. On the contrary, the position detecting means 3
8 at the time when the personal ID is received from the base station 43, if the personal ID has not been received from the base station 43 yet, the human body position information is temporarily stored in the information storage means 44, and thereafter the individual body position information is stored. When the ID is received from the base station 43, the personal ID is associated with the detected human body.

In this embodiment, when the personal ID and the detected human body are associated with the management terminal 45, the information storage means 44 stores the personal ID and the detected human body in association with each other. Send the information at. The information accumulating unit 44 stores the provisional personal ID or information with the provisional human body in the case where either the personal ID or the detected human body is missing before the personal ID and the detected human body are associated with each other. You may send it to.

(A) Description of transmission of information to the management terminal 49 in the personal behavior detection system according to the second embodiment of the present invention when a human body is not present in the detection area when personal information is received. FIG. 10, which is a diagram, shows that when the information for identifying an individual, which is obtained by the radio wave transmitting / receiving means of the personal behavior detection system according to the present embodiment, is transmitted to the position detecting means 47, the individual is detected by the position detecting means 47. At the time when the ID 48 is received from the base station, the position detecting means 4 is still in place.
When the human body does not exist in the detection area of 7, the personal ID 48 is temporarily stored in the information storage unit, and when the human body is detected in the detection area thereafter, the personal ID 48 is associated with the detected human body. After that, the situation of transmitting to the management terminal 49 is shown.

At the time when the personal ID 48 is received from the base station, if there is no human body in the detection area of the position detecting means 47, the personal ID 48 is held for a certain period of time. When the human body is detected by the position detecting means 47 during this fixed time, the detected human body is associated with the held individual ID 48, and thereafter, the movement of the human body is performed by the individual I.
Tracking is performed in a state associated with D48, and the tracking result is then sequentially transmitted to the management terminal 49.

(B) Description of transmission of information to the management terminal 52 in the case where the human body is present in the detection area when the personal information is received in the personal behavior detection system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 11, which is a diagram, when the information for identifying an individual obtained by the radio wave transmitting / receiving means of the embodiment of the present invention is transmitted to the position detecting means 50, the individual ID 51 is assigned to the position detecting means 50. If a human body is already present in the detection area of the position detection means 50 at the time of reception from the base station, the human body position information is temporarily stored in the information storage means, and then the personal ID 51 is assigned to the base station. It is shown that the personal ID 51 and the detected human body are associated with each other at the time of being received from and then transmitted to the management terminal 52.

At the time when the human body is detected in the detection area of the position detecting means 50, the detected human body position information is held for a certain period of time if the base station has not yet received the ID. During this fixed time, I
When D is received and transmitted to the position detecting means 50, the detected human body is associated with the held personal ID 51, and thereafter, the movement of the human body is tracked in a state associated with the personal ID 51, and the tracking result is sequentially thereafter. Management terminal 52
Sent to.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the human body position information is associated with the individual ID 51, it is traced back in the past, and the individual ID 51 is associated with the accumulated past position information and transmitted. . By doing so, the movement information can be transmitted without causing transmission failure.

(Embodiment 3) First, with reference to FIG. 12, which is a schematic configuration diagram of an individual action detection system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, the configuration of the individual action detection system of this embodiment will be described. .

The personal behavior detection system of this embodiment is
Position detecting means 53, radio wave transmitting means A54, B55 (for example, installed at each entrance of a room), personal information terminal C
56, a personal information terminal D57, a base station 58, and an information storage means 59.

The personal behavior detection system of this embodiment is
Although it has a configuration similar to the individual action detection system of the first embodiment described above, in order to more accurately detect the action of the human body (s), a plurality of radio wave transmission means A54,
It is characterized by having B55.

More specifically, the radio wave transmitting means A54 and the radio wave transmitting means B55 are adjacent to the position detecting means detecting area 60, and have position ID = a and position ID = b, respectively. Further, the personal information terminal C56 and the personal information terminal D57 are respectively possessed by the human body C61 and the human body D62, and have the personal ID = c and the personal ID = d (in the figure, the human body C61 passes through the radio wave transmitting means A54. The human body D62 passes through the radio wave transmission means B55 and enters the position detection means detection area 60).

In short, the peripheral areas a and b are provided as the predetermined areas having a predetermined positional relationship with the radio wave transmitting means A54 and B55 for transmitting the unique signal, and the received unique signal is transmitted. The signal transmitting means is notified to the position detecting means 53 together with the personal ID. As for the correspondence between the personal ID and the human body, it has been confirmed that the human body is detected in the above-mentioned surroundings having a predetermined positional relationship with the radio wave transmitting means that transmits the received unique signal. It will be done in.

Next, the operation of the personal action detection system of this embodiment will be described.

When the human body C61 and the human body D62 respectively pass the radio wave transmitting means A54 and the radio wave transmitting means B55,
The position ID is determined by the radio wave receiving means in the personal information terminal and transmitted to the base station 58 together with the personal ID. The transmitted personal ID and position ID are respectively the position detection means 5
Input to 3. The information storage means 59 is the position detection means 53.
Connected with.

(A) In the personal behavior detection system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the information storage means 6 in the case where the human body is not present in the detection area when the personal information is received.
FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of information storage in No. 4 in which the personal ID and the tracking human body by the position detection unit are linked in the information storage unit according to the embodiment of the present invention. When the personal ID is received from the base station to the position detecting means 63 during transmission, if there is no human body within the detection area of the position detecting means 63, it is temporarily stored in the information storage means 64. In the figure, the personal ID is stored in the table, and thereafter, when the personal ID is received from the base station, the personal ID is associated with the detected human body and then transmitted to the management terminal 65.

When the personal ID is stored, the position I
Although it is associated with D, in the present embodiment using a plurality of radio wave generating means, the personal ID and the human body are linked in consideration of the position ID corresponding to the detection area in which the detection is performed.

In FIG. 13, the human body C enters the position detection means detection area in FIG.
After the individual ID = c and the position ID = a are transmitted to the human body D, the human body D enters the room before the human body C is detected by the position detecting unit 63, and the individual ID = d and the position ID = are input to the position detecting unit 63. The process in the information storage means 64 when the position detection means 63 detects the human body C and the human body D after b is transmitted is shown. The position detecting means 63 has peripheral information corresponding to the position ID in advance.

First, the human body C enters the room, and the position detecting means 63
The personal ID = c and the position ID = a are transmitted to. The information storage means 63 stores the individual ID = c and the individual I who belongs to the position ID = a.
Save as D.

Next, the human body D enters the room, and the individual ID = d and the position ID = b are transmitted to the position detecting means. The information storage means 64 stores ID = d as a personal ID belonging to the position ID = b.

After that, the position detecting means 63 detects the human body. The position detection unit 63 extracts peripheral information corresponding to the position ID from the position of the detected human body, refers to the position ID stored in the information storage unit 64, and searches for a personal ID belonging to the corresponding position ID (Fig. Then, first, the periphery a is extracted from the result of the detection of the human body, and the individual ID = c is searched from the corresponding position ID = a). As a result of the search, the matching individual I
D is associated with the detected human body of the position detection means 63, and the same detected human body thereafter is tracked after associating the individual ID.

(B) In the personal behavior detection system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the information storage means 67 in the case where a human body exists in the detection area at the time when the personal information is received.
14 is an explanatory diagram of information storage in the information storage means of the present embodiment, in which the personal ID and the tracking human body by the position detection means are linked in the information storage means, and information for identifying an individual is transmitted to the position detection means 66. In this case, if a human body is not yet present in the detection area of the position detecting means 66 at the time when the personal ID is received from the base station by the position detecting means 66, the information accumulating means 67 is temporarily stored. The figure shows a state in which the human body position information is accumulated, and thereafter, when the personal ID is received from the base station, the personal ID is associated with the detected human body and then transmitted to the management terminal 68.

As described above, in the present embodiment using a plurality of radio wave generating means, the personal ID and the human body are linked in consideration of the detection area in which the detection is performed.

In FIG. 14, the human body C enters the position detecting means detection area in FIG.
The human body D enters the room before the individual ID = c and the position ID = a are transmitted to the user, and then the individual ID = c and the position ID = a are transmitted to the position detecting means 66, and then the individual ID.
= D and position ID = b are transmitted, the processing in the information storage means 67 is shown. The position detection means 66 has peripheral information corresponding to the position ID in advance.

First, the human body C enters the room, and the position detecting means 66
Detects the human body. The position detection unit 66 extracts the peripheral information corresponding to the position ID from the position of the detected human body, and stores the position information as the position belonging to the peripheral information.

Next, the human body D enters the room, and similarly, the position detecting means 66 extracts the peripheral information corresponding to the position ID from the position of the detected human body, and stores the position information as the position belonging to the peripheral information (here, the position information is stored). Saved separately in area a and area b).

After that, the position detecting means 66 displays the personal ID = c.
And the position ID = a is transmitted. The information storage means 67 refers to the position ID = a and the peripheral information to which the stored position information belongs, and if the position ID corresponds to the peripheral information, the personal ID = c is stored in the position detection means 66. Detection human body (around a
Are being stored as belonging to (1), and the same detected human body thereafter is associated with a personal ID and then tracked.

As shown in FIG. 14, when the human body position information is associated with the personal ID, the personal ID can be traced back to the past and accumulated past position information.
Were sent in association with each other. By doing so, the movement information can be transmitted without causing transmission failure.

In the above, the first to third embodiments have been described in detail.

Although the signal transmitting means of the present invention is a radio wave transmitting means in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is not limited to this, and any means may be used as long as it is a means for transmitting a predetermined signal.

Further, although the portable terminal of the present invention is a personal information terminal in the above-mentioned present embodiment, it is not limited to this, in short, it is carried by an object having a unique ID and transmitted. Any means can be used for notifying the ID when the signal is received.

Further, the detecting means of the present invention is the position detecting means in the above-mentioned present embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be an infrared monitoring device, for example. It may be any means for detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmitting means.

Further, although the storage means of the present invention is the information storage means in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is not limited to this, in short, any means for storing the notification result and / or the detection result. Good.

Further, although the processing means of the present invention is the position detecting means in the above-described present embodiment, the processing means is not limited to this, and it may be, for example, a computer provided on the management center side via a network. It may be, in short, a means for performing processing for associating the notified ID with the detected object in consideration of the timing at which the notification is received and the timing at which the detection is received, based on the accumulation result. Good.

Further, although the object of the present invention is a human body in the above-mentioned present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, an animal such as a service dog or a device such as a nursing robot. .

Further, although the identification system of the present invention is a personal action detection system in the above-described present embodiment, the identification system is not limited to this, and in short, a signal transmission means for transmitting a predetermined signal and a unique signal transmission means. A portable terminal carried by an object having an ID for notifying the ID when a transmitted signal is received, and for detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmitting means. Of the notification result and / or the storage means for storing the notification result and / or the detection result, and based on the storage result, the notified ID is detected in consideration of the timing at which the notification is accepted and the timing at which the detection is accepted. Any identification system that includes a processing unit that performs processing for associating with an object may be used.

Of course, (a) using a portable terminal which is carried by an object having a unique ID and which notifies the ID when a signal transmitted from a signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal is received. The result of the notification made, and /
Or (b) notification based on the result of the accumulation performed with respect to the result of the detection performed using the detection unit for detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmission unit. The present invention also includes a processing device that performs processing for associating the notified ID with the detected object in consideration of the timing at which the notification is received and the timing at which the detection is received.

Further, by using a portable terminal for notifying the ID when the signal transmitted from the signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal carried by an object having a unique ID is received, The step of notifying, the step of detecting the object by using the detection means for detecting the object passing through the predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmission means, and the notification result and / or the detection result. And a step of performing processing for associating the notified ID with the detected object in consideration of the timing at which the notification is accepted and the timing at which the detection is accepted, based on the accumulation result. Identification methods are also included in the present invention.

The invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the functions of all or part of means (or devices, elements, circuits, units, etc.) of the above-described identification system and the processing device of the present invention. Is a program that operates in cooperation with a computer. of course,
The computer of the present invention is not limited to pure hardware such as a CPU, but may include firmware, OS, and peripheral devices.

Further, the present invention provides all or part of the steps (or steps, operations, or steps) of the above-described identification method of the present invention.
It is a program for causing a computer to execute the operation of (action, etc.), and is a program that operates in cooperation with the computer.

Note that some means (or devices, elements, circuits, sections, etc.) of the present invention, and some steps (or steps, operations, actions, etc.) of the present invention may be performed by a plurality of these means or It is meant to refer to some means or steps in a step, or to some functions or some operations in one means or step.

Further, some devices (or elements, circuits, units, etc.) of the present invention mean some devices of the plurality of devices, or some means of one device. (Or, an element, a circuit, a part, etc.) or a part of the functions of one means.

Further, the present invention also includes a computer-readable recording medium in which the program of the present invention is recorded. Further, one usage form of the program of the present invention may be a mode in which the program is recorded in a computer-readable recording medium and operates in cooperation with the computer. Further, one usage form of the program of the present invention may be a mode in which the program is transmitted through a transmission medium, read by a computer, and operates in cooperation with the computer. The recording medium includes a ROM and the like, and the transmission medium includes a transmission medium such as the Internet and light, radio waves, sound waves and the like.

The configuration of the present invention may be realized by software or hardware.

The invention is also a medium carrying a program for causing a computer to execute all or part of the functions of all or part of the identification system and the processing device of the present invention described above. The readable and readable program is a medium that performs the function in cooperation with the computer.

Further, the present invention is a medium carrying a program for causing a computer to execute all or some of the operations of all or some of the steps of the above-mentioned identification method of the present invention, which is readable by the computer and The read program is a medium that cooperates with the computer to execute the operation.

As described above, according to the present invention, for example, the radio wave transmitting means installed in at least one place in the room and transmitting radio waves, and receiving when the distance from the radio wave transmitting means becomes less than a certain value. A radio wave receiving means, a sensor signal processing means for processing a signal from the radio wave receiving means and analyzing a signal pattern to determine that the radio wave receiving means is present in the vicinity of the radio wave transmitting means; Means and the sensor signal processing means, a personal information terminal, a position detecting means which is installed in at least one place in a room, and detects and specifies the position of the human body by image processing, and the personal information terminal and wireless communication sequentially. It comprises a base station which transmits and receives and which is connected to the position detecting means, wherein the position detecting means further possesses an information storing means, and the personal information terminal has the sensor signal. A radio wave transmitting means number is generated from the sensor signal processing result processed by the processing means, and the radio wave transmitting means number and the personal information terminal number unique to the personal information terminal are transmitted to the base station, and the base station is When the radio wave transmitting means number and the personal information terminal number are received, the information is transmitted to the position detecting means, and the information storing means is at the time when the radio wave transmitting means number and the personal information terminal number are received from the base station. When the position detecting means does not detect the human body, the radio wave transmitting means number and the personal information terminal number are accumulated for a certain period of time, and when the human body is detected in the detection area thereafter, it is detected as the personal information terminal number. It is an individual action detection system characterized by associating a human body.

Further, the present invention is, for example, a radio wave transmitting means which is installed in at least one place in a room and transmits a radio wave,
The radio wave transmitting means receives the radio wave when the distance from the radio wave transmitting means becomes a certain value or less, and the radio wave transmitting means processes the signal from the radio wave receiving means and analyzes the signal pattern. A sensor signal processing means for determining that it is present in the vicinity of the means, a personal information terminal incorporating the radio wave receiving means and the sensor signal processing means, and a personal information terminal installed in at least one place in the room, and the position of the human body by image processing And a base station connected to the position detecting means for sequentially transmitting and receiving by wireless communication with the personal information terminal, and the position detecting means further has an information storage means. The personal information terminal generates a radio wave transmitting means number from the sensor signal processing result processed by the sensor signal processing means, and the radio wave transmitting means number and the personal information A personal information terminal number unique to the terminal is transmitted to the base station, and the base station transmits the radio wave transmitting means number and the personal information terminal number to the position detecting means when the information is stored. When the position detecting means detects a human body before the time when the radio wave transmitting means number and the personal information terminal number are received from the base station, the human body position information is accumulated for a certain period of time, and then the radio wave transmitting means number. And a detected human body when the personal information terminal number is received.

Further, in the present invention, for example, the information storage means is further connected to a management terminal, and the information storage means is
The personal information terminal number and the position information of the detected human body are transmitted to the management terminal at the time when the personal information terminal number and the human body detected by the human body detecting means are associated with each other. It is a personal behavior detection system.

Further, in the present invention, for example, when the position detecting means does not detect a human body at the time when the radio wave transmitting means number and the personal information terminal number are received from the base station. In, for a certain period of time, the radio wave transmitting means number and the personal information terminal number are accumulated in the information accumulating means, and when a human body is detected in the detection area
When the detected human body is in the vicinity of the radio wave transmitting means from the detected coordinates, the radio wave transmitting means peripheral information is generated, and when the radio wave transmitting means peripheral information and the radio wave transmitting means number match. The personal behavior detection system described above is characterized in that the personal information terminal number and the detected human body are associated with each other.

Further, according to the present invention, for example, when the position detecting unit detects a human body before the time when the radio wave transmitting unit number and the personal information terminal number are received from the base station, the position detecting unit detects the position. The means determines whether the detected human body is in the vicinity of the radio wave transmitting means from the coordinates where the human body is detected, generates the radio wave transmitting means peripheral information, and outputs the radio wave transmitting means peripheral information for a certain time after the human body is detected. Along with storing the human body position information in the information storing means, when the personal information terminal number and the radio wave transmitting means number are received, the radio wave transmitting means number and the radio wave transmitting means peripheral information are referred to, The personal behavior detection system as described above, characterized in that the personal information terminal number and the detected human body are associated with each other when the transmission means number and the radio wave transmission means surrounding information match. It is a non.

That is, in order to accurately associate the RF-ID and the detection result by the CCD when the purpose is to detect "who (what)""where" the action is, R
Radio wave transmission / reception means for detecting the vicinity of the radio wave transmission position using radio waves of a specific frequency such as F-ID, and position detection means by image processing such as CCD images
By combining the information from the receiving means and the extraction from the position detecting means, it is possible to accurately detect the entering and leaving of a human body or an object into the room, and to enter the position detecting means and the information of "who (what)" entered the room. In a behavior measuring method, device, and system capable of compositely obtaining “who (what)” and “where” by giving, an information storage unit is further added, and the information storage unit temporarily receives RF. -ID or CC
We propose a method that correlates accurately by accumulating the detection results by D. In the proposed system,
Radio wave transmission means number obtained by the reception means (position I
D) and a personal information terminal number (personal ID) that identifies an individual
When the position ID and the personal ID are received from the base station to the position detecting means when transmitting the information to the position detecting means, if the human body has not been detected in the detection area of the position detecting means, the information is displayed. The personal ID is temporarily stored in the storage unit, and when the human body is subsequently detected in the detection area, the personal ID is associated with the detected human body. On the contrary, when the human body is present in the detection area of the position detecting means and the position detecting means detects the human body earlier than the time when the personal ID is received from the base station by the position detecting means. In this case, the human body position information is temporarily stored in the information storage unit, and when the personal ID is subsequently received, the personal ID is associated with the detected human body.

The human body position information may be traced back to the past at the time of being associated with the individual ID, and the individual IDs may be associated with the accumulated past position information and transmitted. By doing so, the movement information can be transmitted without causing transmission failure.

Further, for the detection area of the position detecting means,
When a plurality of radio wave transmitting means are adjacent to each other, it is conceivable that a plurality of people may enter the detection area of the position detecting means through different radio wave transmitting means. At this time, when the position detecting means detects a human body in the detection area in advance, it determines whether the detected human body is in the vicinity of the radio wave transmitting means from the coordinates at which the human body is detected, and the radio wave transmitting means surrounding information ( Peripheral information). By doing so, when the position detecting means does not detect the human body at the time when the radio wave transmitting means number and the personal information terminal number are received from the base station, or the personal information terminal number is received from the base station. When the radio wave transmitting means number and the position detecting means detect a human body before the time point, the radio wave transmitting means peripheral information and the radio wave transmitting means number are referred to, and if they match, it is detected as a personal information terminal number. Associate the human body. By doing so, even when a plurality of people enter the room through a plurality of doorways and the position detecting means detects a plurality of people, the personal information terminal number and the detected human body can be correctly associated.

The position detecting means, base station, and information storing means are further connected to a management terminal through a network,
It is also possible to manage "who (what)" and "where" in the management terminal, and in this case, the information storage means indicates to the management terminal when the personal ID is associated with the detected human body. By sending the human body detection information indicating who (what) and "where", it is possible to centrally manage exactly "who (what)" and "where".

By doing so, since "who (what)" and "where" can be accurately managed, it is possible to reliably specify "who (what)" and "where" the action is being taken. Becomes

In other words, the present invention is a system in which "who (what)" and "where" are acting can be obtained in a composite manner by transmitting the individual entry information from the radio wave transmitting / receiving means to the position detecting means. In, it proposes a method of exactly associating "who (what)" and "where". This makes it possible to realize a method of accurately detecting "who (what)" and "where" that has not been effective until now.

[0122]

As is apparent from the above description,
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention has an advantage that “what” and “where” can be more reliably detected to identify an object.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a personal action detection system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a flow of personal information in the personal behavior detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of operation timing of the personal behavior detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention when a human body is not present in the detection area when personal information is received.

FIG. 4 is a position detection means detection area 2 in the case where the human body is not present in the detection area when the personal information is received, in the personal behavior detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an explanatory diagram of the positional relationship between the radio wave transmitting means 26 and the radio wave transmitting means 26.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the operation timing in the case where the human body is present in the detection area at the time when the personal information is received in the personal behavior detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a position detection means detection area 32 in the case where a human body is present in the detection area at the time when personal information is received in the personal behavior detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Explanatory diagram of the positional relationship between the radio wave transmission means 33 and

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the accumulation of information in the information accumulating means in the case where the human body does not exist in the detection area when the personal information is received in the personal behavior detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the accumulation of information in the information accumulating means in the case where the human body is present in the detection area when the personal information is received in the personal behavior detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of an individual action detection system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of transmission of information to the management terminal 49 when the human body is not present in the detection area when the personal information is received, in the personal behavior detection system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of transmission of information to the management terminal 52 in the case where a human body is present in the detection area when personal information is received, in the personal behavior detection system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic configuration diagram of an individual action detection system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the accumulation of information in the information accumulation unit 64 in the case where the human body does not exist in the detection area at the time when the personal information is received in the personal behavior detection system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of the accumulation of information in the information accumulation means 67 in the case where a human body exists in the detection area at the time when personal information is received in the personal behavior detection system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Position detection means 2 Radio wave transmission means 3 Radio wave receiving means 4 Sensor signal processing means 5 Personal information terminal 6 base stations 7 Information storage means 8 Position detection means detection area 9 Radio wave transmission means

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI theme code (reference) G06K 17/00 (72) Inventor ▼ Yoshi ▲ Nobuyuki Ike 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shigeyuki Inoue 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 5B058 CA15 KA02 KA04 KA13 YA20 5J070 AC01 AE09 AK15 AK22 BC06 5K067 AA21 BB21 DD17 EE03 JJ23 EE10 H53

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal, a portable terminal carried by an object having a unique ID for notifying the ID when the transmitted signal is received, and the signal. A detection means for detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the transmission means, a storage means for storing the notification result and / or the detection result, and the notification based on the storage result. Considering the timing when the detection is received and the timing when the detection is received,
An identification system, comprising: a processing unit that performs processing for associating the notified ID with the detected object. 2. The accumulating means accumulates the notification result, and in the processing, the detection of the object is not accepted at the time when the notification of the ID is accepted, and then the object is detected within a predetermined time. The identification system according to claim 1, which is a process for performing the association based on the accumulated notification result when the detection of is received. 3. The accumulating means accumulates the detection result, and the processing is such that the notification of the ID is not yet accepted at the time when the detection of the object is accepted, and thereafter the ID is determined within a predetermined time. The identification system according to claim 1, which is a process for performing the association based on the accumulated detection result when the notification is received. 4. The identification system according to claim 1, further comprising management means for managing the result of the processing performed. 5. A plurality of the signal transmitting means are provided, each of which emits a unique signal as the predetermined signal, and the predetermined region has a predetermined positional relationship with each of the plurality of signal transmitting means. Is a plurality of predetermined areas having, the signal transmitting means for transmitting the received unique signal,
The ID is notified together, and the association indicates that the detection of the object is performed in a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmitting means that has transmitted the received unique signal to be notified. The identification system according to claim 1, which is performed after confirmation. 6. (a) Utilizing a mobile terminal for notifying the ID when a signal transmitted from a signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal, which is carried by an object having a unique ID, is received. The result of the notification made by
Or (b) based on the result of the accumulation performed on the result of the detection performed using the detection means for detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmission means. A processing device that performs processing for associating the notified ID with the detected object in consideration of the timing at which the notification is received and the timing at which the detection is received. 7. A portable terminal for notifying the ID when a signal transmitted from a signal transmission means for transmitting a predetermined signal, which is carried by an object having a unique ID, is used, A step of notifying an ID; a step of detecting the object by using a detecting means for detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmitting means; And / or accumulating the detection result, and based on the accumulation result, considering the timing at which the notification is accepted and the timing at which the detection is accepted,
And a step of performing a process for associating the notified ID with the detected object. 8. A unique ID of the identification method according to claim 7.
A step of notifying the ID by using a portable terminal for notifying the ID when a signal transmitted from a signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal carried by an object having Using the detection means for detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmission means, detecting the object, and accumulating the notification result and / or the detection result. And a step of performing processing for associating the notified ID with the detected object in consideration of the timing at which the notification is received and the timing at which the detection is received, based on the accumulation result. A program that causes a computer to execute all or part of the. 9. The unique ID of the identification method according to claim 7.
A step of notifying the ID by using a portable terminal for notifying the ID when a signal transmitted from a signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal carried by an object having Using the detection means for detecting an object passing through a predetermined area having a predetermined positional relationship with the signal transmission means, detecting the object, and accumulating the notification result and / or the detection result. And a step of performing processing for associating the notified ID with the detected object in consideration of the timing at which the notification is received and the timing at which the detection is received, based on the accumulation result. Is a medium that carries a program for causing a computer to execute all or part of the above, and is a computer-processable medium.