JP2005141673A - Event providing system, event generation management system, event generation system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology to provide services provided by generating events in a more comfortable form for many people. <P>SOLUTION: A lending terminal device 120 lends a communication apparatus 102 to transmit identification data that is stored in an installed memory. An event generation system 130 generates events for a carrier who carries the communication apparatus 102. A server 110 receives data inputted by the carrier when the communication apparatus 102 is lent and its identification data from the lending terminal device 120 and then registers them into an individual management DB 111. Referring to the DB 111 and an event management DB 112 to manage event generation, the server 110 specifies events to be generated in the event generation system 130 for the carrier, and notifies the specification results to the system 130. A retrieval terminal device 140 retrieves the lent communication apparatus 102 and collects the usage charge. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for generating an event to be provided as an individual service to a person (individual or group) visiting a specific place such as an amusement park or a theme park.

  At present, various amusement parks and theme parks (hereinafter collectively referred to as “amusement facilities”) are open to provide entertainment for people. Such entertainment facilities provide a tasteful service so that visitors can enjoy more comfortably. For example, in an amusement park, in addition to directing the gorgeousness by arranging and operating various kinds of robots, it is possible to entertain or surprise visitors through the operation of robots as individual services. Yes.

  In amusement facilities such as amusement parks, robots arranged for providing individual services simply operate automatically according to a predetermined setting, or automatically perform a predetermined operation when an approaching person is detected. I was supposed to do it. As a result, an event of operating a robot is generated in the same way for a person who visits the site.

  When an event is generated in the same manner for a target person, the content is usually accepted by many of the target persons. Thereby, the content tends to be suppressed. For this reason, it is thought that there are many people who are not satisfied even if it is provided as a service. For this reason, there has been a problem that a comfortable service cannot be provided to more people.

On the other hand, some people think that they do not want to be provided from the beginning depending on the type of service or its contents. In other words, some people should avoid providing services. However, if an event is generated in the same way for a target person, the service is provided to a person who should avoid providing the service. For this reason, in order to provide a comfortable service to more people, it is considered desirable to cope with such a situation.
JP 2003-288472 A JP 2003-078941 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for enabling a service provided by generating an event to be provided in a more comfortable manner to more people.

  The event providing system of the present invention is based on the premise that an event provided as an individual service to a visitor is generated for a visitor who has visited a specific place, and communicates with a communication device possessed by the visitor. An event generation that generates an event based on the position specified by the position specifying means, the position specifying means for specifying the position of the visitor possessing the communication apparatus, and the communication means that performs the communication with the communication apparatus. The means includes event generation control means for generating an event for a visitor having a communication device.

  The event occurrence management system according to the present invention is based on the premise that an event generated as an individual service to a visitor is managed for a visitor who has visited a specific place, and is transmitted by a communication device possessed by the visitor. First data acquisition means for acquiring identification data for identification, second data acquisition means for acquiring identification data received by the communication means capable of receiving identification data transmitted by the communication device, and second data The position specifying means includes: a position specifying means for specifying the position of a visitor possessing the communication device that has transmitted the identification data from the communication means that has received the identification data acquired by the acquiring means; and an event generating system for generating an event. Event management means for generating an event for a visitor at a specified position.

  The first data acquisition means preferably acquires identification data of the communication device lent to the visitor from a lending terminal device installed to rent the communication device to the visitor. About the 2nd data acquisition means, it is desirable to acquire the identification data which the communication means received via the event generation system.

  Further, the first data acquisition means includes the identification data transmitted by the communication device possessed by the visitor, the personal data of the visitor, and the event designation data related to the event desired by the visitor. The event management means acquires at least one of the events to be generated for the visitor based on at least one of the visitor's personal data and the event designation data acquired by the first data acquisition means. It is desirable to identify and generate an event for the visitor in an event generation system that can generate the identified event.

  The event generation system of the present invention is based on the premise that an event is generated as an individual service for a visitor who has visited a specific place, and is transmitted by a communication device possessed by the visitor. The data acquisition means transmits the acquired identification data to the data acquisition means for acquiring the identification data received by the communication means capable of receiving the identification data and the event occurrence management system for managing the event generated as a service to the visitor Inquiry means for inquiring whether a visitor possessing a communication device is a target for generating the event, event generation means capable of generating an event for the visitor, and communication in which the data acquisition means receives the acquired identification data The visitor possessing the communication device that transmitted the identification data from the means is in the area where the event should be generated. Whether determined, the determination result, and comprises a an event control means for generating an event to the event generating means in response to an inquiry result of the inquiry means.

  It is desirable to monitor the change in the identification data acquired by the data acquisition means and notify the event occurrence management system of the identification data newly acquired or not acquired.

  The event generation method of the present invention is a method for generating an event to be provided as an individual service to a visitor who has visited a specific place, and for generating an event for the visitor. The event generation system is arranged, the communication device that can identify the position by communication is possessed by the visitor, the communication means that communicates with the communication device possessed by the visitor is disposed, and the visitor possessing the communication device is arranged. The position is specified by communication performed between the communication device and the communication means, and an event for the visitor who has the communication device is generated in the event generation system based on the specified position.

  The present invention allows a visitor to have a communication device capable of specifying a position by communication, specifies the visitor's position by communication with the communication device, and, based on the specified position, an event for the visitor. generate. For this reason, the event which the visitor possessing the communication apparatus desires or seems to want can be selectively generated. As a result, a service provided by generating an event can be provided in a more comfortable manner for more people.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an event providing system according to the present embodiment. It is built to provide individual services through the occurrence of events to visitors who visit amusement parks, theme parks, or sightseeing spots, for example.

  The event can be generated for an individual by using the communication device 102 having a relatively short communication distance and specifying the position of the visitor as the owner. Therefore, the event providing system according to the present embodiment lends the server 110 and the communication device 102 installed to manage the occurrence of the event to the communication network 101 as shown in FIG. A plurality of lending terminal devices 120, a plurality of event generating systems 130 capable of generating events, and a plurality of collection terminal devices 140 for collecting the lent communication devices 102 are connected. The communication network 101 is, for example, a LAN (here, including a wireless LAN).

  The communication device 102 is small, lightweight, and excellent in portability for transmitting data by wireless communication. For example, a battery, a transmission / reception circuit, a control circuit, and a memory are provided. In the memory, data that can uniquely identify the communication device 102 is stored in advance as identification data, or can be stored. For example, when the transmission / reception circuit receives a signal, the control circuit causes the control circuit to transmit the identification data stored therein. Hereinafter, the communication device 102 is referred to as a “tag”.

  A lending terminal device (hereinafter abbreviated as “lending terminal”) 120 that lends the tag 102 includes a display unit 121 for displaying information to be notified to a possession applicant who desires lending, and a communication network 101. A communication unit 122 for performing communication via the storage unit, a storage unit 123 for storing the tag 102 to be lent, a discharge unit 124 for discharging the tag 102 stored in the storage unit 123 for renting, The configuration includes an operation unit 125 to be operated, a transmission / reception unit 126 for communicating with the tag 102 discharged by the discharge unit 124, and a control unit 127 for controlling the entire terminal 120. . Identification data is newly written into the lent tag 102 by the transmission / reception unit 126.

  The event generation system 130 provides a control terminal device (hereinafter abbreviated as “control terminal”) 131 that controls the entire system 130, a camera 132 for photographing the owner of the tag 102, and information to be notified as necessary. For example, a robot 134 in the shape of a character familiar to many people, and a plurality of transceivers 135 that can receive identification data transmitted by the tag 102 are connected. ing.

  The transceiver 135 transmits a signal that prompts the tag 102 to transmit identification data at a predetermined cycle, for example. The tag 102 has a relatively short communicable distance. For example, the distance is several meters. By adopting such a tag 102, the position (possible range) of the owner can be specified through communication performed by the transceiver 135.

  The robot 134 synthesizes a sound to be sounded with a control unit 134a that performs overall control, a power unit 134b having a power source such as a motor and an air cylinder, a drive unit 134c that drives and operates the power unit 134b. The voice synthesis unit 134d and a speaker 134e that emits the voice synthesized (generated) by the synthesis unit 134d are configured. As a result, in addition to operating the character, the message to be transmitted can be transmitted by voice.

  The transceiver 135 managed by the control terminal 131, that is, the transceiver 135 connected thereto, operates the event generation system 130 controlled by the control terminal 131, that is, photographing by the camera 132, display of information to be displayed by the display device 133, and operation of the robot 134. For example, it is intended to detect a holder in the imaging area, the vicinity thereof, and the robot 134. Since the transmitter / receiver 135 needs to detect the position of the holder relatively accurately, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the ranges (areas) in which the identification data transmitted by the tag 102 can be received overlap. Be placed. Thereby, the position of the owner can be accurately specified from the number of the transmitters / receivers 135 receiving the same identification data and their positional relationship.

  Note that the configuration of the event generation system 130 is not all as shown in FIG. At least one of the camera 132, the display device 133, and the robot 134 is provided. The number is not necessarily one. Of course, you may provide other things.

  Many amusement parks, theme parks, and sightseeing spots charge visitors in the name of admission fees. Some events are offered as a service. For this reason, the collection terminal device (hereinafter abbreviated as “collection terminal”) 140 is installed to collect the tag 102 that is no longer needed from the owner and collect the price to be collected from the owner. ing. Thereby, the display unit 141 for displaying information to be notified to the owner who collects the tag 102, the communication unit 142 for performing communication via the communication network 101, and the collected tag 102 are stored. Storage unit 143 for operation, operation unit 144 to be operated by the owner, depositing unit 145 for depositing money, withdrawal unit 146 for returning the deposited price or change, and collection A transmission / reception unit 147 for receiving identification data transmitted by the tag 102, a printing unit 148 that can issue a receipt on which transaction details are printed, and a control unit 149 that controls the entire terminal 140. It has become.

  The server 110 connected to the various terminals 120, 131, and 140 via the communication network 101 targets the owner who holds the tag 102 lent out from the lending terminal 120 until the collection terminal 140 collects the tag 102. In addition, control is performed to cause the event generation system 130 to generate an event to be generated for the owner at a timing at which the event should be generated. The event occurrence management system according to the present embodiment is realized by the server 110.

  The server 110 is connected to the Internet 150. Thus, the image data obtained by the camera 132 is captured by the visitor by connecting a terminal device (personal computer, PDA, mobile phone, etc.) used by the visitor to the Internet 150 and accessing the server 110. It can be accessed by requesting.

  Note that the functions installed in the server 110 may be realized by a plurality of servers. Specifically, it may be realized by a plurality of servers such as a WWW server, a database (DB) server, and an event management server. The image data obtained by the photographing by the camera 132 may be printed out or recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-R so that it can be provided to the visitor who has the tag 102.

In the above configuration, the operation of each unit and a method for generating an event by the operation will be described in detail.
The possession applicant requests the lending of the tag 102 by performing a predetermined operation on the operation unit 125 of the lending terminal 120. It is assumed that the tag 102 is basically lent out to one person so that an event can be generated for a group (a plurality of persons).

  The lending terminal 120 for which the lending is requested requests the owner to input personal data. The personal data for which input is requested includes, for example, the number (number) of lending, name, gender, age group, and group configuration. When renting the tag 102 is requested in a plurality of groups, that is, as a group, the name, gender, and age group select and input at least one person who should match the event to be generated as a representative. The name only needs to be able to recognize yourself or the group to which you belong. The group configuration is selected from among options such as family, lovers, friends of the same sex, and friends of the opposite sex.

  After entering the personal data, the lending terminal 120 selects a desired option. By making the option selectable, the type, trend, or flow of the event to be generated can be selected. In addition, a message to be generated by the robot 134 can be arbitrarily designated. As a result, in the family with children, for example, a message such as “Happy Birthday” following the child's name can be arbitrarily pronounced by the robot 134 in the shape of the child's favorite character. Yes.

  Input of data other than the number of people lent (including option selection) is optional. The lending terminal 120 discharges the tag 102 to the outside by the discharge unit 124 after being instructed to end those inputs. At this time, identification data is written in the tag 102. The identification data is transmitted to the server 110 together with the data input by the possession applicant, and notifies that the tag 102 has been lent.

  When receiving the data from the lending terminal 120, the server 110 adds a record to the personal management database (DB) 111 and stores the received data in the record. The DB 111 is prepared for managing the occurrence of an event to a visitor who rents the tag 102. For example, an auxiliary storage device (for example, a hard disk device) mounted on the DB 111 or a storage device connected thereto is provided. Has been built.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining data stored in records constituting the personal management DB 111. As shown in FIG. 2, a visitor ID, personal data, option data, location data, identification data, history data, billing data, image data, and authentication data are stored. They are as follows.

  The holder of the tag 102 may form a group. The visitor ID is data prepared for recognizing holders belonging to the same group, and the same ID is assigned to holders belonging to the same group. The personal data and option data are data input by the owner at the lending terminal 120 or indicate the data. The identification data is written in the tag 102 at the time of lending.

  The position data is data indicating the tag 102 in which the identification data is written, that is, the position (place) where the owner is. The history data is data indicating the type of event provided to the owner, the situation, the flow, and the like. The billing data is data indicating the amount to be charged to the owner. The image data is data indicating a storage location (for example, a folder name) of image data obtained by photographing with the camera 132. The image data stored in the storage location must be made inaccessible to others. The authentication data is data for that purpose.

  When the owner requests the lending of the tag 102 as a group, that is, when a plurality of lending numbers of the tag 102 are designated, records having the same visitor ID and different identification data are added to the personal management DB 111 for the number of the lending. In these records, the position data is individually updated, but personal data, option data, history data, billing data, image data, and authentication data are stored in at least one of them.

  The server 110 manages the event management DB 112 in addition to the personal management DB 111. The event management DB 112 is prepared for managing the occurrence of events in the event generation system 130.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining data stored in records constituting the event management DB 112. As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal ID, event ID, condition data, billing data, and location data are stored. They are as follows.

  All event generation systems 130 include a control terminal 131 that communicates with the server 110. The terminal ID is data that uniquely indicates the control terminal 131 (hereinafter, specifically assumed to be an “IP address”). The event ID is data indicating the types of events that can be generated in the event generation system 130 having the control terminal 131 to which the terminal ID is assigned. The condition data is data indicating a condition to be satisfied when an event to which an event ID is assigned is generated. The billing data is data indicating the amount to be charged when the event occurs. The position data is data indicating the center position in an area that can be specified by the transceiver 135 of the event generation system 130, for example.

  The condition data includes data stored as option data in a record in the personal management DB 111. Thereby, an event to be generated according to the option selected by the owner is generated by the event management system 130 capable of generating the event. In addition to this, data indicating the minimum time interval from the occurrence of an event to the next generation, data indicating the upper limit number of times that an event is generated, and the like are also stored as condition data. As a result, for holders who go through the same place again in a short time or come to the place many times, even if the same event is repeatedly generated, the event will not be stimulated. I try to avoid it more.

  When multiple types of events that should be distinguished can be generated by the same event generation system 130, records corresponding to the same terminal ID but different in at least one of event ID, condition data, and billing data are stored in the event management DB 112. Is done. Thereby, the event generated in the same system 130 can be made different depending on the owner.

  The control terminal 131 of the event generation system 130 determines from the transmitter / receiver 135 that receives the identification data and the number thereof that the owner of the tag 102 should be present when the event is generated (hereinafter referred to as “target area”). It is determined whether or not it is within. When it is determined that the user is in the area, the identification data received from the tag 102 possessed by the owner is transmitted to the server 110 to inquire about the event to be generated for the owner. The event is generated according to the inquiry result.

  When the inquiry is made, the server 110 searches the personal management DB 111 using the received identification data as a key, and searches the event management DB 112 using the transmission source address as a key. The search of the personal management DB 111 is performed in two stages by extracting a record storing identification data and then performing a search using the visitor ID as a key. By referring to the records extracted from the DBs 111 and 112 in this manner, the control terminal 131 that has made the inquiry specifies the event that should be generated by controlling the event generation system 130, and the identification result is shown as the control terminal 131. Send to. At that time, if there is an event generation method or an operation to be performed before the event generation method, an instruction is given.

  The control terminal 131 operates at least one of the camera 132, the display device 133, and the robot 134 in accordance with the instruction if the specific result transmitted by the server 110 in response to the inquiry instructs the occurrence of the event. Generate an event in the form of Shooting by the camera 132 is performed by instructing the execution. In some cases, shooting conditions (magnification, presence / absence of flash, etc.) are set before the instruction. Display of an image including a message by the display device 133 is performed by generating image data for display for one screen using the image data or text data received from the server 110 and outputting it to the display device 133. Is called. For example, in accordance with an instruction from the server 110, the robot 134 generates sequence data indicating a sequence for driving the power unit 134b and sends it to the control unit 134a. Under the control of the control unit 134a, the drive unit 134c is converted into the sequence data. This is done by driving the power unit 134b along the line. The message is generated by receiving data indicating the content from the server 110 and sending the data to the voice synthesis unit 134d via the control unit 134a to instruct synthesis.

  For example, the server 110 performs a specific operation instruction by transmitting sequence data indicating how and at what timing the target to be operated is operated to the control terminal 131. As described above, the sequence data is generated by extracting records from the DBs 111 and 112 using the received identification data as a key in the search of the personal management DB 111 and the source address as a key in the search of the event management DB 112. To do. Therefore, sequence data can be generated in consideration of the owner who provides the event, the situation at that time, and the like. For example, if all the holders constituting the group are not in the target area, a message prompting the remaining holders to move into the target area is displayed via the display device 133 as necessary. be able to. Therefore, events that are more desirable for the owner (including the group) can be generated in a more desirable manner.

  In this way, in the present embodiment, the tag 102 is used for the recognition of the person who is the target of the service provision and the location of the person. In such a case, a person who does not want to provide a service can avoid providing the service by not having the tag 102, and a person who desires it can receive the service by having the tag 102. If the position where the person who possesses it is located is specified, the service can be provided to the person at a desired timing. For this reason, it is possible to provide a service that generates an event in a more comfortable manner.

  In the present embodiment, when the tag 102 is lent, personal data can be input or options can be selected, and the results are reflected in the occurrence of the event. For this reason, it is possible to generate an event in a more appropriate form and timing while carefully selecting an event that the owner of the tag 102 desires or is thought to desire. Therefore, in such a case, the service can be provided in a more comfortable form.

  The control terminal 131 that generated the event in accordance with the instruction from the server 110 notifies the server 110 to that effect. In response to the notification, the server 110 updates the history data of the record in the personal management DB 111 corresponding to the holder who is the target of generating the event. If the event is charged, the billing data is also updated. The history data is updated, for example, by newly adding the terminal ID of the control terminal 131 of the event generation system 130 that generated the event, the ID of the event, and the time when the event was generated. By adding such data, the occurrence of an event in a form prohibited by the condition data is avoided.

  On the other hand, when a change occurs in the identification data received by the transmitter / receiver 135, the control terminal 131 receives new identification data that has not been received or receives identification data that has been received so far. When it stops, it notifies the server 110 with the identification data to that effect. Thereby, the server 110 can identify the position of the owner and the change in the position in units of the system generation system 130.

  The charge for the billing data stored in the record in the personal management DB 110 is made when the tag 102 for transmitting the identification data stored in the record is inserted into the collection terminal 140. Thus, in this embodiment, the tag 102 is used to manage the price charged to the owner as the event occurs.

  Hereinafter, the processing executed by the lending terminal 120, the collection terminal 140, the control terminal 131 of the event generation system 130, and the server 110 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a lending process executed by the lending terminal 120. The lending process is a process executed when a person who desires to carry the tag 102 requests the lending by operating the operation unit 125 of the lending terminal 120. For example, it is realized by a CPU installed in the lending terminal 120 executing a program stored in a flash memory or the like. First, the operation of the lending terminal 120 when lending the tag 102 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S1, the screen for prompting the input of the personal data is displayed on the display unit 121, thereby inquiring the person who wishes to have it. In subsequent steps S2 and S3, a process for performing input of personal data in response to an operation on the operation unit 125 until an instruction to terminate the input is executed. When the possession applicant instructs the end, the determination in step S3 is YES, and the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S4, an option selection screen for selecting a desired option is displayed on the display unit 121. In the selection screen, for example, information indicating options as options is arranged. After the display, the process proceeds to step S5.

  In step S5, it is determined whether or not an option has been selected by operating the operation unit 125. If the selection is made by the possession applicant, the determination is yes and the process proceeds to step S6. After performing processing for making various selections and requests for the selected option, the process returns to step S4. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S7.

  In step S7, it is determined whether an end of option selection has been instructed. If the possession applicant operates the operation unit 125 to give an instruction, the determination is YES and the process proceeds to step S8. If not, the determination is NO and the process returns to step S5. As a result, the option selection is made valid until the end is instructed.

  In step S8, identification data is written to the tags 102 for the number of persons input as personal data by the transmission / reception unit 126, and then is discharged outside the terminal 120 by the discharge unit 124. In the next step S9, the data input by the possession applicant and the identification data written in the tag 102 are transmitted to the server 110 by the communication unit 122 to request registration in the personal management DB 111, and then the series of processing ends. To do.

  In response to the request for registration, preparation for providing an event generated by the event generation system 130 as a service to the holder who lent the tag 102 is performed.

  The identification data to be written in the tag 102 may be determined on the lending terminal 120 side, but may be determined on the server 110 side. Here, the description will be made on the assumption that the decision is made on the lending terminal 120 side.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the collection process executed by the collection terminal 130. The collection process is a process executed when the owner of the tag 102 requests the collection by operating the operation unit 144 of the collection terminal 140. For example, the CPU mounted on the collection terminal 140 can be realized by executing a program stored in a flash memory or the like. Next, the operation of the collection terminal 140 when collecting the tag 102 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S11, the shutter of the collection port provided for collecting the tag 102 is opened in the storage unit 143, and a screen for prompting the insertion is displayed on the display unit 141. In the next step S12, the process waits for the tag 102 to be inserted into the collection port. Whether or not the tag 102 has been inserted is determined by whether or not the owner (returner) has performed an operation on the operation unit 144 that should be performed after the insertion through the display unit 141. If the returner performs the operation, the determination in step S12 is YES and the process proceeds to step S13.

  In step S13, identification data is received by the transmission / reception unit 147 from the tag 102 inserted into the insertion slot, and is transmitted to the server 110 by the communication unit 142 to request transmission of billing data of the returner (target person). Thus, the billing data is acquired. After the acquisition, the process proceeds to step S14, and the amount indicated by the billing data is displayed on the display unit 141 as a billing amount to request payment. Then, the process proceeds to step S15.

  The collection terminal 140 is provided with a coin insertion slot and a bill insertion slot for depositing. In step S15, it waits for payment to be performed using either of them. When a coin is inserted or a bill is inserted, the fact is detected by the depositing unit 145, and the determination is YES, and the process proceeds to step S16.

  In step S16, the deposit amount is calculated. In a succeeding step S17, it is determined whether or not the calculated deposit amount is equal to or more than the billing amount. If the return person has made a deposit equal to or greater than the amount charged, the determination is yes and the process moves to step S19. If this is not the case, that is, if the deposit amount is insufficient, the determination is no, and in step S18, the shortage is displayed on the display unit 141 to determine the deposit, and then the flow returns to step S15 to deposit. wait.

  In step S19, if the deposit amount is larger than the billed amount, the excess is returned (withdrawn) by the collecting unit 146, and the received coins or bills are stored by the depositing unit 145 and inserted into the insertion slot. The tag 102 is stored in the storage unit 143, and the server 110 is notified that the payment has been completed. In the next step S20, a receipt printing the data indicating the transaction contents, the data indicating the access method to the image data obtained by photographing, etc. transmitted from the server 110 in response to the notification is issued to the printing unit 148. Then, the series of processing is terminated.

  The authentication data shown in FIG. 2 is stored in the personal management DB 111 in response to the payment completion notification, and is transmitted to the collection terminal 140 as a part of data indicating a data access method. If the authentication data is an ID and a password, the server 110 should permit access by requesting the user to input the ID and password when accessing the terminal device 151 via the Internet 150, for example. Identify data and provide only that data upon request.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process executed by the control terminal 131 of the event generation system 130. The interrupt process is a process executed by an interrupt signal generated at a predetermined time interval so that an event to be generated for the holder of the tag 102 can be generated in a timely manner. For example, it is realized by a CPU installed in the control terminal 131 executing a program stored in a flash memory or the like. Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the operation of the control terminal 131 for allowing the event to be generated to be generated in a timely manner will be described in detail.

  First, in step S31, identification data of the tag 102 received by the transmitter / receiver 135 is acquired. In the next step S32, by comparing the acquired identification data with the previously acquired identification data, it is determined whether or not there is identification data newly acquired or not acquired this time. If such identification data exists, that is, a position movement in which the owner has entered the area from outside the area communicable by the transceiver 135, or the owner in the area has moved out of the area. If YES, the determination is YES. Next, in step S33, the identification data is notified to the server 110 together with the data indicating the position movement status, and the process proceeds to step S34. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S34.

  In step S34, it is determined whether an event is currently being generated. If an event has occurred, the determination is yes, and in step S35, an event control process for controlling the occurrence of the event is executed until the event ends, and then the series of processes ends. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S36.

  An event generated by performing an operation in accordance with the sequence data transmitted from the server 110 is realized by executing the event control process in step S35. If shooting by the camera 132 is performed as the event, the image data obtained by the shooting is transmitted to the server 110 by executing the event control process.

  The area that can be communicated with the tag 102 obtained by the transceiver 135 is a target area (the area that can be photographed in the photographing by the camera 132) that is assumed to be the owner when the event is generated. It is supposed to cover. Therefore, in step S36, it is determined whether or not recognition data newly received from the target area exists. If the owner who was outside the target area has moved into the area, the determination is yes and the process moves to step S37. Otherwise, the determination is no and the series of processing ends here.

  In step S37, the identification data of the corresponding tag 102 is transmitted to inquire the server 110 about an event to be generated for the owner, and the inquiry result is received. In a succeeding step S38, it is determined whether or not the inquiry result indicates an event to be generated. If the event is indicated, the determination is yes and the process proceeds to step S39. Otherwise, the determination is no and the series of processing ends here.

  In step S39, an event start process for starting the generation of the event indicated by the received inquiry result is executed. In the next step S40, the server 110 is notified that the occurrence of the event has started. The series of processing is finished thereafter.

  By executing the start process, sequence data for the drive unit 134c for driving the power unit 134b and data indicating the content of the voice to be synthesized are sent to the control unit 134a of the robot 134.

  In the present embodiment, when an event is occurring, even if a new owner moves into the target area, the occurrence of an event for the owner is avoided. This means that even if the target person of the event to be generated is another person, the owner mistakenly determines that he is himself, or the owner is erroneously determined that he is not himself even though the target person is himself. This is so that the original target person can receive the event in a desirable manner.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the reception process executed by the server 110. The reception process is a process executed when data is received from any of the various terminals 120, 131, and 140. For example, the CPU mounted on the server 110 is realized by executing a program stored in a hard disk device or the like. Finally, the operation of the server 110 when receiving data will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S51, it is determined whether or not the received data is a request for registration in the personal management DB 111 transmitted from the lending terminal 120. When the data transmitted from the lending terminal 120 by the lending of the tag 102 is received, the determination is YES, and in step S52, a record is added to the personal management DB 111, and the received data and the issued visit are added to the record. After the user ID is stored, the process proceeds to step S53. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S53.

  As described above, when a plurality of identification data exists in the data received from the lending terminal 120, records corresponding to the number of the identification data are added to the personal management DB 111, and the same visitor ID is assigned to each record. Store. In the record to be added, in addition to the data received from the lending terminal 120, location data, billing data, and data indicating the storage location (for example, folder name) allocated for storing image data (“image data” in FIG. 2). Etc.) are stored.

  In step S53, it is determined whether or not the received data is transmitted from the collection terminal 140 in order to request transmission of billing data. If it is for requesting the transmission, the determination is YES, and then in step S54, the personal identification database 111 is searched using the received identification data as a key, and the record storing it is extracted. After the accounting data in the record is transmitted to the collection terminal 140, the process proceeds to step S55. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S55.

  The received identification data may be that of the tag 102 lent to the group. Therefore, as described above, the record is extracted by performing a search using the visitor ID stored in the record as a key after extracting the record storing the received identification data. This is because the group is charged for the amount to be collected for the entire group.

  In step S55, it is determined whether or not the received data is transmitted from the collection terminal 140 in order to notify the end of the settlement. If it is for notifying the end, the determination is YES, and then in step S56, the personal management DB 111 is searched using the identification data in the received data as a key in the same manner as in step S54. Extract the stored record, store the issued authentication data, and collect the authentication data and the data indicating the transaction details (paid event generated, its price, etc.) specified from the history data After transmitting to the terminal 140, the process proceeds to step S57. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S57.

  In step S57, it is determined whether the received data is transmitted from the control terminal 131 of the event generation system 130 in order to notify the position movement of the owner. If it is for notifying the movement of the position, the determination is YES, and in step S58, the transmission source of the identification data received by the notification and the terminal ID indicating the other transmission source of the identification data are set. By searching the event management DB 112 using the key, the corresponding record is extracted, the position of the tag 102 in which the identification data is written is specified from the position data in the extracted record, and the identification data in the personal management DB 111 is identified. After updating the position data of the record storing “”, the process proceeds to step S59. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S59.

  As described above, position movement is classified into movement into an area that can be communicated by the transmitter / receiver 135 included in the event generation system 130 and movement out of the area. Therefore, the position of the tag 102 is determined by considering the position data of the event generation system 130 that has notified that the tag 102 has moved outside the area, and the position of the event generation system 130 that has not been notified that the tag 102 has moved outside the area. This is done by identifying areas that may exist from the data.

  In step S59, it is determined whether or not the received data is transmitted from the control terminal 131 of the event generation system 130 in order to inquire about an event to be generated for the holder who has moved into the target area. If it is for the inquiry, the determination is YES, and in step S60, the corresponding record from the personal management DB 111 and the event management DB 112 is received using the identification data received in the inquiry and the transmission source address as a key. The event to be generated is identified by referring to the personal data, option data, history data, event ID and condition data in the record extracted from the event management DB 112, and extracted from the personal management DB 111. After the result is transmitted to the control terminal 131, the process proceeds to step S61. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S61.

  As described above, when it is specified that there is an event to be generated, sequence data for generating the event is generated and transmitted to the control terminal 131 together with the specifying result. In the generation of the sequence data, there is a possibility that the holder who has moved into the target area may belong to the group, so the result of confirming whether or not it belongs to the group is reflected. Accordingly, for example, if it is confirmed that there are not all holders belonging to the group in the shooting area of the camera 132, the display device 133 indicates that the holders who are not in the shooting area move to the area. Prompt sequence data is generated. When shooting is performed in a state in which there are no owners belonging to the group in the shooting area, sequence data for separately shooting a holder who is not in the area may be generated.

  In step S60, it is determined whether the received data is transmitted from the control terminal 131 of the event generation system 130 in order to notify the holder who has moved into the target area that the event has occurred. If it is for the notification, the determination is YES, and then in step S61, the corresponding record is extracted from the personal management DB 111 using the identification data received in the notification as a key, and the history data in the record is extracted. After at least updating, the process proceeds to step S63. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S63.

  As described above, there are paid events to be generated. Specifically, photographing with the camera 132 is basically charged. For this reason, if the event notified of occurrence is charged, the billing data is also updated.

  In step S63, other processing for responding to reception of data other than the data described above is executed. The image data transmitted by photographing by the camera 132 is saved by executing this process. The series of processing is finished thereafter.

  In this embodiment, the server 110 determines an event to be generated by the event generation system 130, but the determination may be performed on the system 130 side. The sequence data for generating the event may also be generated or selected on the system 130 side. The event generation system 130 may be equipped with a function for accepting the request of the owner or a function for controlling the progress of the event so that the event can be generated in a more desirable form.

  In the present embodiment, in order to reduce the load on the server 110, the transceiver 135 for detecting the position of the owner (tag 102) is managed by the event generation system 130. Thereby, the location of the owner is specified by the transmitter / receiver 135 that has received the identification data, and the event generation system 130 is made to receive the specification result from the system 130. However, the position detection may be performed by the server 110 or may be performed by a dedicated server or system.

  A program for realizing the server 110 and the control terminal 131 of the event generation system 130 as described above may be distributed by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD, or a magneto-optical disk. Part or all of the program may be distributed via a transmission medium such as a communication network or a public network. In such a case, the user acquires the program and loads it into the data processing device, thereby realizing the event occurrence management system or the event generation system to which the present invention is applied using the data processing device. Can do. Therefore, the recording medium may be accessible by a device that distributes the program.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the event provision system by this Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the data stored in the record which comprises personal management DB. It is a figure explaining the data stored in the record which comprises event management DB. It is a figure explaining the arrangement | positioning method of the transmitter / receiver which an event generation system has. It is a flowchart of the lending process which a lending terminal device performs. It is a flowchart of the collection process which a collection terminal device performs. It is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process which the control terminal device of an event generation system performs. It is a flowchart of the reception process which a server performs.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Communication network 102 Communication apparatus 110 Server 111 Personal management database 112 Event management database 120 Rental terminal apparatus 130 Event generation system 131 Control terminal apparatus 132 Camera 133 Display apparatus 134 Robot 140 Recovery terminal apparatus

Claims (8)

A system for generating an event for a visitor who visits a specific place as an individual service for the visitor,
Communication means for communicating with a communication device possessed by the visitor;
Position identifying means for identifying the position of a visitor possessing the communication device by communication performed by the communication device with the communication device;
Based on the position specified by the position specifying means, the event generating means for generating the event, the event generation control means for generating an event for a visitor possessing the communication device,
An event providing system comprising: A system for managing an event that occurs as a separate service for a visitor visiting a specific place,
First data acquisition means for acquiring identification data for identification transmitted by a communication device possessed by the visitor;
Second data acquisition means for acquiring identification data received by a communication means capable of receiving identification data transmitted by the communication device;
A position specifying means for specifying a position of a visitor possessing the communication device that has transmitted the identification data from the communication means that has received the identification data acquired by the second data acquisition means;
An event management means for generating an event for a visitor at a position specified by the position specifying means in the event generating system for generating the event;
An event occurrence management system comprising: The first data acquisition means acquires identification data of a communication device lent to the visitor from a lending terminal device installed to rent the communication device to the visitor.
The event occurrence management system according to claim 2. The second data acquisition means acquires the identification data received by the communication means via the event generation system;
The event occurrence management system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein The first data acquisition means includes identification data transmitted by a communication device possessed by the visitor, personal data of the visitor, and event designation data related to an event desired by the visitor. Get at least one,
The event management means specifies an event to be generated for the visitor based on at least one of the visitor's personal data and the event designation data acquired by the first data acquisition means. Generating an event for the visitor in an event generation system capable of generating the identified event,
The event occurrence management system according to claim 2, 3, or 4. A system for generating an event as an individual service for a visitor who has visited a specific place,
Data acquisition means for acquiring identification data received by communication means capable of receiving identification data for identification transmitted by a communication device possessed by the visitor;
An event occurrence management system that manages an event to be generated as a service to the visitor is inquired as to whether or not a visitor possessing a communication device to which the data acquisition means has transmitted the acquired identification data is to generate the event. Inquiry means;
Event generating means capable of generating an event for the visitor;
The communication unit that has received the identification data acquired by the data acquisition unit determines whether a visitor possessing the communication device that has transmitted the identification data is within the area where the event should occur, the determination result, And an event control means for causing the event generating means to generate an event in response to an inquiry result by the inquiry means,
An event generation system comprising: Monitoring the change of the identification data acquired by the data acquisition means, and notifying the event occurrence management system of the identification data newly acquired or no longer acquired,
The event generation system according to claim 6. A method for generating an event for a visitor who has visited a specific place as an individual service to the visitor, comprising:
Arranging an event generation system for generating an event for the visitor;
Have the visitor possess a communication device that can identify the location by communication,
Arranging communication means for communicating with the communication device possessed by the visitor,
Identifying the location of the visitor carrying the communication device by communication between the communication device and the communication means;
Based on the identified position, the event generation system generates an event for a visitor who has the communication device.
An event generation method characterized by that.

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