JP2004312289A - Method, device and program for providing position information of mobile object - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for accurately grasping the position of a mobile object and enabling sharing of position information. <P>SOLUTION: In a method of providing the position information of the mobile object to which a radio ID tag is attached by using a plurality of radio ID readers arranged at prescribed locations, in the case that the mobile object enters the range of a prescribed distance from one of the plurality of radio ID readers, the radio ID reader reads a tag ID recorded in the radio ID tag attached to the mobile object and transmits the tag ID to a position information providing device and the position information providing device stores the reader ID of the radio ID reader corresponding to the tag ID. The position information providing device provides a user terminal with the position information of the mobile object corresponding to the tag ID on the basis of the reader ID recorded corresponding to the tag ID. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a technique for grasping the position of a moving person or an object, and more particularly to a technique for grasping the position of a person to be protected, such as a child who goes to school or attending a kindergarten, to enhance the safety of the person to be protected.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various techniques have been provided for remotely confirming the position of a moving object or a person. For example, there is a technique in which a GPS device is attached to a bus, and the position of the bus is notified to a user via a mobile phone network by e-mail using position information obtained by GPS. In addition, a technology in which a center obtains position information of a PHS, a mobile terminal, or the like (hereinafter, referred to as a mobile terminal), and transmits the position information of a person having the mobile terminal to a user who inquires of the center. There is. Further, there are techniques described in Patent Documents 1 to 6 as conventional techniques.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-319083 A
[0004]
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2002-297613 A
[0005]
[Patent Document 3]
JP-A-2002-064853
[0006]
[Patent Document 4]
JP 2002-027528 A
[0007]
[Patent Document 5]
JP 2001-307256 A
[0008]
[Patent Document 6]
JP-A-09-269366
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a general demand for ensuring the safety of children going to school and going to school, and there is a demand for grasping where each child is currently.
[0010]
For this purpose, for example, it is conceivable that the child has a mobile terminal and the position of the child is grasped using the above-described conventional technology. However, in the above-described conventional technology, only the approximate position of the child can be grasped. Therefore, it cannot be said that the safety of children can be sufficiently secured.
[0011]
Further, according to the conventional technology, the service contractor can only grasp the position of his or her own child.For example, when the contractor cannot use the terminal for confirming the position or receiving the contact, the child's Could not be grasped, and it could not be said that safety could be sufficiently secured.
[0012]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technology that can grasp the position of a moving object in detail and can share position information.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above object is to provide a method for providing position information of a moving object to which a radio ID tag is attached by using a plurality of radio ID readers arranged at a predetermined place, wherein When one of the readers is within a predetermined distance from one of the wireless ID readers, the one wireless ID reader reads a tag ID recorded on a wireless ID tag attached to the moving object, and reads the tag ID. Transmitting the ID to the location information providing device, the location information providing device storing the reader ID of the one wireless ID reader in association with the tag ID, and the location information providing device associating the reader ID with the tag ID; This can be solved by a method of providing the position information of the moving object corresponding to the tag ID to the user terminal based on the reader ID recorded in advance.
[0014]
According to the present invention, a wireless ID reader placed at a predetermined place such as a street detects the tag ID of a wireless ID tag and attaches the wireless ID tag based on the reader ID of the wireless ID reader that has detected the tag ID. Since the position information of the moving object is provided, the position of the moving object can be grasped in detail.
[0015]
Further, the position information providing device stores a time stamp together with the reader ID, and obtains the latest reader ID using the time stamp, thereby providing the latest position information as the position information, or providing one tag. By using a plurality of time stamps and reader IDs stored corresponding to the ID, it is possible to provide time-based passing point information of the moving object corresponding to the one tag ID.
[0016]
Also, when one reader ID is received a plurality of times corresponding to a specific tag ID, the time indicated by the plurality of timestamps stored corresponding to the one reader ID is within a predetermined time width. If so, by deleting information other than the latest information from among the information of the plurality of one reader ID and the time stamp, it is not necessary to store useless information, and the processing speed can be improved.
[0017]
Also, when a plurality of the same tag IDs are received within a predetermined time, information other than the information corresponding to the latest time among the information of the reader ID and the time stamp corresponding to the tag ID within the predetermined time is transmitted. By deleting, similarly, it is not necessary to store useless information, and the processing speed can be improved.
[0018]
In addition, when the one wireless ID reader detects a tag ID recorded on a wireless ID tag attached to the moving body, the wireless ID reader outputs light or a sound to prevent privacy infringement.
[0019]
Furthermore, information sharing is performed by having information on the disclosure level corresponding to the tag ID and determining whether or not to provide the user terminal with the position information of the moving object corresponding to the tag ID according to the disclosure level. Appropriate information sharing can be performed by distinguishing between users who can and cannot.
[0020]
Further, the present invention is a position information providing device for providing position information of a moving object to which a wireless ID tag is attached by using a plurality of wireless ID readers arranged at a predetermined place, Receiving a tag ID recorded on a wireless ID tag attached to a moving object from one of the wireless ID readers, and associating the tag ID with the tag ID and reading the reader ID of the one wireless ID reader. And a means for providing the user terminal with the position information of the moving object corresponding to the tag ID based on the reader ID recorded in association with the tag ID. .
[0021]
Further, a tag ID recorded on a wireless ID tag attached to a moving object is received from one of the plurality of wireless ID readers, and the one wireless ID reader is associated with the tag ID. A program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for storing a reader ID of a reader and a procedure for providing a user terminal with positional information of a mobile object corresponding to the tag ID based on the reader ID recorded in association with the tag ID You can also.
[0022]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an outline of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the configuration diagram of FIG.
[0023]
In the present embodiment, a child (a child or a kindergarten child) who goes to school or attends a kindergarten as a protected person whose position is to be grasped is taken as an example. Further, the position is grasped by using the RF-ID system.
[0024]
Here, the RF-ID system is an abbreviation for Radio Frequency Identification system (radio wave type recognition system). The RF-ID system includes an RF-ID reader and an RF-ID tag, and performs wireless communication between the RF-ID reader and the RF-ID tag, so that the RF-ID reader stores the RF-ID reader in the RF-ID tag. It is possible to read the information. The RF-ID tag has various shapes, for example, a label type and a card type, and can be easily attached to a name tag or the like. Also, the name tag itself can be an RF-ID tag. Recently, a communication distance between the RF-ID reader and the RF-ID tag of about 10 m has been developed. In this specification, “wireless ID” may be used as a broader term including a technology generally called “RF-ID”.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 1, a system according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of RF-ID readers 1 arranged in a predetermined place such as around a school road, and a center system that receives information from the RF-ID readers 1. 2 and an individual group system 3 that performs processing for each group.
[0026]
A child who is a protection target is provided with a name tag type RF-ID tag 4. When the child approaches the RF-ID reader 1, the RF-ID reader 1 reads the tag ID stored in the RF-ID tag 4. Note that the tag ID is information for identifying a specific RF-ID tag. Then, the RF-ID reader 1 transmits the tag ID and the reader ID of the RF-ID reader 1 to the center system 2, and the center system 2 gives a time stamp. The center system 2 determines which group the tag ID belongs to, assigns the received reader ID and tag ID to the individual group system 3 corresponding to the group, and stores the reader ID and the tag ID. Then, a user who wants to grasp the position of the person to be protected accesses the individual group system 3 so that the position and the moving route can be grasped.
[0027]
The above groups are formed, for example, for each school, kindergarten, and local area, and strengthen the protection of children by sharing information while restricting as necessary within the group. The management by the group makes it possible to share information not only with the parent or guardian of the person, but also with other parents or school officials belonging to the same group, thereby improving the safety of the child. Also, as shown in the figure, when a preset tag ID is detected, it is also possible to make an emergency contact to an organization such as a police or a school, so that safety can be ensured in various situations. It is possible.
[0028]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the system in the present embodiment in more detail. As shown in the figure, the system of the present embodiment has a configuration in which a center system 2, an RF-ID reader 1, an individual group system 3 arranged for each group, and various terminals are connected to the Internet 5. In the example shown in FIG. 2, as various terminals, a user terminal 6 as a terminal of a guardian of a certain person to be protected, a group other user terminal 7 belonging to the same group as the parent, a group manager terminal 8 of the group, The responsible terminal 9 is a terminal of a person who is responsible for ensuring safety at a public institution or the like. Each terminal is, for example, a PC (personal computer). Also, the mobile terminal 11 can be connected via the mobile communication network 10, and a mail can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 11 from the system side. This mobile terminal can be used as the terminal. Note that an RF-ID reader installed on a street can be connected to the Internet 5 by various methods. For example, the RF-ID reader is connected to the Internet via a mobile communication network.
[0029]
The center system 2 includes a signal distribution server 21 that distributes a signal including a tag ID and a reader ID received from the RF-ID reader 1 to the individual group system 3 and a storage device 22 thereof. Further, the individual group system 3 includes an information management server 31 that executes processing according to the present invention, a storage device 32 thereof, and a mail transmission server 33.
[0030]
The center system 2 can be realized by installing a program for performing the processing according to the present invention in a computer. Further, the individual group system 3 may be configured as one computer having a program for performing processing according to the present invention and a program for performing mail transmission processing, or may be configured with a plurality of computers for each processing. Is also good. Further, the above-described program can be provided to another computer via a network, or can be stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and installed in the computer.
[0031]
Further, the RF-ID reader 1 has a reading unit 15 for reading a tag ID by wireless communication, a communication device 16 for transmitting a signal via the Internet, and a control device 17 for controlling operation. The control device 17 has a storage function of storing a reader ID, data necessary for communication, and the like, and a display function of displaying an alarm or the like.
[0032]
Next, information stored in the storage device by the center system 2 and the individual group system 3 will be described.
[0033]
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining information stored in the center system 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the center system 2 stores a tag ID and an individual group system ID corresponding to the tag ID. Due to such association, it is possible to determine to which individual group system the tag ID received from the RF-ID reader belongs. The tag ID and the corresponding individual group system ID are registered in the center system at the time of user registration, for example.
[0034]
Next, information stored in the individual group system 3 will be described. FIG. 4 shows the user individual information stored in the individual group system 3, and FIG. 5 shows the common information stored in the individual group system 3.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 4, the individual group system 3 holds, as user individual information, a user ID, a tag ID corresponding to the user ID, a group information ID, a user mail address, and a disclosure level. In addition, for each tag ID, information including a reader ID received from each reader and a time stamp attached each time the information is received is sequentially accumulated. FIG. 4 shows that information numbers are assigned in ascending order of time, and n + α is assigned as the latest information number.
[0036]
In addition, by setting to notify a predetermined notification destination when passing through a predetermined RF-ID reader corresponding to the tag ID, the reader ID is associated with the tag ID and the “notification designated reader” is set. ID ".
[0037]
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, as common information, a reader ID location code is held in association with the reader ID, and location information such as an address is held in association with the reader ID location code. Further, an emergency contact information is registered for a specific tag ID as required. Thereby, it becomes possible to contact an emergency contact when the tag ID is received. This tag ID is referred to as an emergency detection ID.
[0038]
Next, the operation of the system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the operation of the system when the person to be protected (the holder of the RF-ID tag) passes near the RF-ID reader will be described with reference to FIG.
[0039]
When the holder of the RF-ID tag enters a predetermined range from the RF-ID reader installed on the street (step S1), the RF-ID reader detects the tag ID of the RF-ID tag. Here, "within the predetermined range" means a range within which the RF-ID reader can detect the tag ID by wireless communication.
[0040]
Then, the RF-ID reader sends a detection signal to the center system via the Internet (step S2). The detection signal includes the detected tag ID and the reader ID of the RF-ID reader. Instead of transmitting the reader ID from the RF-ID reader to the center system, the center system may assign the reader ID to the tag ID from the address of the RF-ID reader that has transmitted the tag ID.
[0041]
The RF-ID reader informs the holder of the RF-ID tag by light or sound that the tag ID has been detected by the function of the control device of the RF-ID reader (step S3). This is to prevent the RF-ID tag from being used for a purpose other than the original purpose (for example, ensuring child safety). That is, an RF-ID tag is attached to a person other than a child to be protected without notifying the person, and use of the RF-ID tag for the purpose of monitoring the behavior of the person is prevented.
[0042]
Next, the center system that has received the detection signal attaches a time stamp to the detection signal and uses the information shown in FIG. 3 to convert the tag ID included in the detection signal into the individual group system corresponding to the tag ID. (Step S4).
[0043]
In the individual group system, based on the tag ID in the received detection signal, the time stamp and the reader ID included in the detection signal are stored as the latest information in the storage device in association with the tag ID (step S5). .
[0044]
Then, if the tag ID is an emergency detection ID, a notification is sent to an emergency detection contact by e-mail or the like (step S6). Also, if the tag ID has been registered (registered as a notification-designated reader ID) to contact a predetermined contact when the tag ID has passed a predetermined reader ID, and the tag ID has passed the reader, Retrieves the user contact information from the tag ID and contacts the contact information (step S7). The contact can be made by sending an e-mail to the user terminal or a mobile terminal owned by the user. Alternatively, a voice message may be played by calling the user's home phone or mobile phone. The contact to the emergency contact can also be made in the same way as a police or other public institution.
[0045]
Next, the operation of the system when the user checks the position of the person to be protected (RF-ID holder) will be described with reference to FIG.
[0046]
First, the user terminal accesses the individual group system of the group to which the user belongs via the Internet (step S11). At the time of access, a user ID is input and transmitted to the individual group system. In addition, a password and other information for authentication are transmitted to the individual group system as needed.
[0047]
The accessed individual group system retrieves the information stored in the storage device to acquire the tag ID registered corresponding to the user ID (step S12), and obtains the latest reader corresponding to the tag ID. An ID and a time stamp are obtained (step S13). Then, the actual address or the like of the reader ID is acquired (step S14), and the latest position information is displayed on the user terminal (step S15). At the time of display, the address and time may be displayed in characters, or a map may be displayed to indicate the position in the map. If the user has registered a plurality of tag IDs, information on a plurality of protected persons is displayed. In addition, instead of displaying a plurality of persons to be protected, it is also possible to display only information relating to the tag ID by inputting the tag ID of the person to be protected who wants to know the situation when accessing the individual group system. .
[0048]
A case in which the user checks past information on the person to be protected will be described with reference to FIG. As the past information, for example, a movement route indicating when and where the protected person was can be displayed on a map.
[0049]
First, the user terminal accesses the individual group system in the same manner as described above, inputs a period in which the user wants to confirm the protected person, and transmits the period to the individual group system (step S21). The individual group system that has received the access acquires the tag ID corresponding to the user ID (step S22), and acquires the reader ID and the time stamp corresponding to the tag ID (step S23). Then, the actual address or the like of the reader ID is acquired (step S24) and displayed on the user terminal (step S25).
[0050]
For example, if the information shown in FIG. 9 corresponding to the tag ID is acquired as information within the designated period, assuming that the position of each reader ID corresponds to the point shown in the table below, as shown in FIG. The screen is displayed.
[0051]
Now, in the system of the present embodiment, when the holder of the RF-ID tag moves slowly, the same RF-ID reader transmits many identical tag IDs to the center system in a short time. Will do. Then, in the individual group system, a large number of information of the same reader ID is stored in a short period of time in correspondence with the tag ID. In the present system, which aims at grasping the position at each time, it does not make much sense to have a plurality of the same position information (reader ID) in a short time corresponding to a certain tag ID. May occur.
[0052]
Therefore, in such a case, as shown in FIG. 11, only the latest data is stored in the storage device, and other data is deleted. More specifically, in the individual group system, when there is a plurality of pieces of information having the same reader ID in information including a time stamp and a reader ID sequentially stored corresponding to a certain tag ID, the time stamps are compared. However, if the time difference is within a predetermined time, it is determined that the tag ID holder has not moved, and only the data with the latest time stamp is left, and the others are deleted.
[0053]
For example, when the predetermined time is 30 seconds, “time stamp: 8: 55: 00 / reader ID: XYZ” and “time stamp: 8: 05: 20 / When the individual group system holds the leader ID: XYZ, the difference between 8:55:00 and 8:05:20 is within 30 seconds, so "Time stamp: 8:05:20" / Reader ID: XYZ "is stored, and" time stamp: 8: 05: 00 / reader ID: XYZ "is deleted. When “time stamp: 8: 05: 00 / reader ID: XYZ” and “time stamp: 8: 06: 00 / reader ID: XYZ” are both stored without being deleted. Is done. Note that the above process may be performed periodically at regular time intervals, or may be monitored when a plurality of the same reader IDs are received for the same tag ID, and may be performed when a plurality of the same reader IDs are received. Good.
[0054]
Further, the above processing may be performed by a center system. That is, it monitors whether the center system receives a plurality of the same reader IDs within a predetermined time for each tag ID, and if the center system receives a plurality of the same reader IDs within a predetermined time, only the latest information is transmitted to the individual group system. Send. When this processing is performed in the center system, the center system accumulates a signal received from the reader for a fixed time, performs the above-described processing at the fixed time, and then transmits information to the individual group system. To
[0055]
Further, when the RF-ID readers are closely arranged, the same tag ID may be detected by a plurality of RF-ID readers almost simultaneously. In such a case, in the individual group system, a plurality of pieces of information having the same or slightly different time stamps are stored in correspondence with the tag ID. Also in this case, in the present system aiming at grasping the position for each time, there are a plurality of pieces of position information (reader ID) for the same time (including a case where the time is slightly different) corresponding to a certain tag ID. This is not very meaningful, and the processing speed may be reduced. Therefore, in such a case, as shown in FIG. 12, one of the pieces of information is left and the others are deleted. That is, for a certain tag ID, it is checked whether there is time stamp information of a time difference within a predetermined time among a plurality of pieces of information, and if so, only the latest information is left. delete. Also, for a plurality of pieces of information having exactly the same time stamp, any one is left and the others are deleted.
[0056]
For example, assuming that the predetermined time is 5 seconds, “time stamp: 8: 55: 00 / reader ID: XXX” and “time stamp: 8: 05: 03 / When the individual group system holds “leader ID: YYY” and “time stamp: 8: 05: 03 / reader ID: ZZZ”, the time of 8:55:00 and 8:05:03 Since the difference is within 5 seconds, only one of time stamp: 8: 05: 03 / reader ID: YYY ”and“ time stamp: 8: 05: 03 / reader ID: ZZZ ”is stored. In addition, for the tag ID: X, “time stamp: 8: 05: 00 / reader ID: XXX” and “time stamp: 8:05:06 second / reader ID: YYY” "And" Timestamp When the individual group system holds “8: 05: 06 / leader ID: ZZZ”, “time stamp: 8: 05: 00 / leader ID: XXX” is not deleted and “time stamp: : 8: 05: 06 / reader ID: YYY "and" time stamp: 8: 05: 06 / reader ID: ZZZ "are deleted. May be performed periodically, or whether a plurality of signals are received in a short time for the same tag ID may be monitored, and a plurality of signals may be received.
[0057]
The above processing may be performed by the center system. Also in this case, similarly to the above, it is checked whether or not there is information of a time stamp of a time difference within a predetermined time among a plurality of pieces of information for a certain tag ID. And remove others. Also, for a plurality of pieces of information having exactly the same time stamp, an arbitrary one is left and the other is deleted. When this processing is performed in the center system, the center system accumulates a signal received from the reader for a fixed time, performs the above-described processing at the fixed time, and transmits information to the individual group system. To
[0058]
By the way, in the system according to the present embodiment, it is possible to perform a grouping and set so that a person other than a family or the like in each group also grasps a position of a protection target person of the family.
[0059]
Such setting is performed by setting the disclosure level shown in FIG. 4 in association with the tag ID. That is, this is performed by storing the disclosure level in association with the tag ID. FIG. 13 shows an example of the disclosure level. Information corresponding to this table is stored in each individual group system. In FIG. 13, for example, with respect to the tag ID of the disclosure level A, the user (family, etc.) of the tag can refer to the information of the tag ID. The individual group manager or public institution, such as the educational facility representative, cannot normally refer to the information of the tag ID, but can refer to it when the tag ID is urgently registered. Note that the emergency registration means registration as an emergency display tag ID in the individual group system as shown in FIG. Further, other members of the group cannot refer to the information of the tag ID.
[0060]
This disclosure level is referred to in the individual group system when the terminal accesses the individual group system. That is, it is determined from the user ID transmitted from the terminal which user (ordinary user, individual group manager, public institution, etc.) the terminal is obtained. The public level corresponding to the tag ID is acquired from the transmitted tag ID, and referring to the table shown in FIG. 13, for example, the accessing user is an individual group member other than the family or the like and the public level is If A, information provision is refused. If the disclosure level is D, even such an individual group member discloses information. However, of course, we will not disclose the information to ordinary members of other groups.
[0061]
In the above embodiment, an RF-ID tag is incorporated into a child's name tag in order to enhance the safety of the child, and the group is divided into groups in units of educational facilities or the like. By attaching an RF-ID tag to a pet or the like, it is possible to grasp the position of an elderly person or a pet or to make an emergency contact. Furthermore, if an RF-ID tag is attached to a moving object such as an automobile (in this specification, a moving object including a human, an animal, and a moving object is referred to as a “moving object”) in addition to a human or an animal, Can also be grasped.
[0062]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the claims.
[0063]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, since the position is grasped using the RF-ID system, the position of the moving body is grasped in detail by appropriately arranging a plurality of RF-ID readers. It is possible to do. In addition, not only the current position but also the route that has moved in the past can be grasped.
[0064]
In addition, since the tag IDs are appropriately divided into groups and information can be shared within the group as necessary, the position of the child can be grasped by a person other than the child's family as necessary, so that the child's family can be grasped. By using the present invention for position determination, it is possible to increase the safety of children.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing information stored in a center system 2.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing individual user information stored in an individual group system 3;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing common information stored in an individual group system 3.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the system when a person to be protected passes near an RF-ID reader.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the system when the user checks the position of the person to be protected.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the system when a user checks past information on a person to be protected;
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of information within a designated period.
FIG. 10 is a display example of a movement route.
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining processing when information of the same reader ID is received in a short time.
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining processing when information of the same tag ID is received from a plurality of RF-ID readers.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a disclosure level.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 RF-ID reader
2 Center system
3 individual group system
4 RF-ID tag
5 Internet
6 User terminal
7 Group other user terminals
8 Group manager terminal
9 responsible terminal
10 Mobile communication network
11 Mobile terminal
15 Reading unit
16 Communication equipment
17 Control device
21 Signal distribution server
22, 32 storage device
31 Information Management Server
33 Mail transmission server

Claims (21)

A method for providing position information of a mobile body to which a wireless ID tag is attached by using a plurality of wireless ID readers arranged at a predetermined place,
When a moving object enters a range of a predetermined distance from one of the plurality of wireless ID readers, the one wireless ID reader is recorded on a wireless ID tag attached to the moving object. The tag ID is read, and the tag ID is transmitted to the position information providing device.
The position information providing device stores a reader ID of the one wireless ID reader in association with the tag ID,
The method according to claim 1, wherein the position information providing device provides the user terminal with position information of the moving object corresponding to the tag ID based on a reader ID recorded in association with the tag ID. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the location information providing apparatus stores a time stamp together with a reader ID, and obtains the latest reader ID using the time stamp, thereby providing the latest location information as the location information. 3. . The position information providing apparatus stores a time stamp together with a reader ID, and uses a plurality of time stamps and a reader ID stored in correspondence with one tag ID, thereby providing a mobile object corresponding to the one tag ID. The method of claim 1, wherein hourly pass-through information is provided. The location information providing device stores a specific reader ID corresponding to a certain tag ID,
The method according to claim 1, wherein when the tag ID is received from the wireless ID reader of the specific reader ID, the contact of the user corresponding to the tag ID is notified. The method according to claim 1, wherein the location information providing device stores a contact corresponding to a specific tag ID, and contacts the contact when the tag ID is received. The location information providing device stores a time stamp together with the reader ID,
When one reader ID corresponding to a specific tag ID is received a plurality of times, if the times indicated by a plurality of timestamps stored corresponding to the one reader ID are within a predetermined time width. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein information other than the latest information is deleted from the plurality of one reader ID and time stamp information. The location information providing device stores a time stamp together with the reader ID,
When a plurality of identical tag IDs are received within a predetermined time, information other than the information corresponding to the latest time is deleted from the information of the reader ID and the time stamp corresponding to the tag ID within the predetermined time. The method of claim 1. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one wireless ID reader outputs light or sound when detecting a tag ID recorded on a wireless ID tag attached to the mobile object. The location information providing device has a center device and a plurality of group devices,
The center device transmits the tag ID received from the wireless ID reader to the group device corresponding to the tag ID,
The method according to claim 1, wherein the group device provides the location information of the moving object corresponding to the tag ID to the user terminal. The group device has disclosure level information corresponding to the tag ID,
The method according to claim 9, wherein it is determined whether to provide the location information of the moving object corresponding to the tag ID to the user terminal according to the disclosure level. A position information providing device for providing position information of a moving object to which a wireless ID tag is attached by using a plurality of wireless ID readers arranged at a predetermined place,
A tag ID recorded on a wireless ID tag attached to a moving object is received from one of the plurality of wireless ID readers, and the tag ID is associated with the tag ID, and Means for storing a reader ID;
Means for providing, to a user terminal, position information of a moving object corresponding to the tag ID based on a reader ID recorded in association with the tag ID. The position information providing device according to claim 11, further comprising means for storing a time stamp together with the reader ID, and providing the latest position information as the position information by acquiring the latest reader ID using the time stamp. By storing a time stamp together with the reader ID and using a plurality of time stamps and the reader ID stored in correspondence with one tag ID, the passing point information for each time of the moving object corresponding to the one tag ID can be obtained. The position information providing device according to claim 11, further comprising a providing unit. Means for storing a specific reader ID corresponding to a certain tag ID;
The location information providing device according to claim 11, further comprising: a unit that, when receiving the tag ID from the wireless ID reader having the specific reader ID, contacts a user corresponding to the tag ID. Means for storing a contact corresponding to a specific tag ID;
12. The position information providing device according to claim 11, further comprising means for contacting the contact when the tag ID is received. A time stamp is stored together with the reader ID, and when one reader ID is received a plurality of times corresponding to a specific tag ID, the time indicated by the plurality of time stamps stored corresponding to the one reader ID 12. The position information providing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising means for deleting information other than the latest information from the information of the plurality of one reader ID and the time stamp if the time is within a predetermined time width. A time stamp is stored together with the reader ID, and when a plurality of the same tag IDs are received within a predetermined time, the time stamp is stored in the latest time among the information of the reader ID and the time stamp corresponding to the tag ID within the predetermined time. The position information providing device according to claim 11, wherein information other than the corresponding information is deleted. The location information providing device is one of a plurality of group devices connected to a center device,
The center device transmits the tag ID received from the wireless ID reader to the position information providing device corresponding to the tag ID,
The position information providing device according to claim 11, wherein the position information providing device provides the position information of the moving object corresponding to the tag ID to a user terminal. Has disclosure level information corresponding to the tag ID,
19. The position information providing apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising: means for determining whether to provide position information of the moving object corresponding to the tag ID to the user terminal according to the disclosure level. A program that causes a computer to execute a process for providing position information of a moving object to which a wireless ID tag is attached by using a plurality of wireless ID readers arranged in a predetermined place,
A tag ID recorded on a wireless ID tag attached to a moving object is received from one of the plurality of wireless ID readers, and the tag ID is associated with the tag ID, and A procedure for storing the reader ID,
Providing a user terminal with positional information of a moving object corresponding to the tag ID based on a reader ID recorded in association with the tag ID. A computer-readable recording medium storing the program according to claim 20.

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