JP2006173690A - Target notification system, computer program for realizing the same, and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system, or the like for notifying a user that the user has approached a target when the user approaches a location or a target. <P>SOLUTION: The position information of a plurality of targets such as a mailbox, and distance conditions such as 100 m, for notification are stored in a cellular phone. A target, such as the mailbox, is inputted to the cellular phone. A current position is acquired from a GPS device built into the cellular phone to calculate the distance between the current position and the positions of the plurality of mailboxes. It is determined whether the distance coincides with the distance conditions. When the distance coincides with the distance conditions, namely when the current position is within 100 m, an alarm sound is generated to notify the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for notifying that a person carrying a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone is approaching a target object when the person approaches the predetermined target object.

Currently, mobile phones and personal computers have a schedule management function, and when the scheduled time approaches, it is possible to notify that the schedule is close to the e-mail address of the user of the mobile phone or personal computer. .
That is, the scheduled date and time (for example, “November 30, 2004, PM 3:00”, etc.), the scheduled content (for example, “Meeting at Company A”, etc.), the contact information (for example, the cellular phone) And the e-mail address of the owner of the personal computer, etc.) will be added to the e-mail address registered when the scheduled date and time approaches, such as “November 30, 2004, PM 3:00, meeting at company A” A message is notified.

JP 2003-58676 A

However, the conventional schedule management function is set with “time” as the axis, and there is a problem that “object (location)” cannot be set as the axis. For example, you might have forgotten to post a postcard in the middle of going to work, thinking about posting a postcard to a post box. In this case, it will be very convenient if a mobile phone alarm sounds when you approach the “object (location)” called a postbox, or if a notification such as “postbox is nearby. Postcard posting” is made. So far, the schedule management function can be set only on the time axis of “notify at what time and in minutes”, and cannot be set on the axis of place or object.
Therefore, there is a need for a system and the like that can set notifications based on the location and object.

The present invention is, for example, a system, method, and computer program that causes a computer to function as follows.
(1) A computer system for notifying the existence of an object,
Object input means for inputting an object, position information file storage means for storing a position information file in which the object and its position information are associated, and position information corresponding to the object input from the object input means Position information extraction means for extracting the current position from the position information file, notification condition input means for inputting a distance condition for notification, current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position from a current position detection device for detecting the current position, the current A distance calculating means for calculating a distance between the position and the position information extracted from the position information extracting means; determining whether or not the distance meets the distance condition; First notification means for performing processing is provided.
(2) An area limiting condition input means for inputting a condition for limiting the area of the target object. If the position information of the target object matches the area limiting condition, the first notification process is performed if the position information does not match. Second notification means is provided so as not to perform it.
(3) Travel distance condition input means for inputting a travel distance condition, previous notification position storage means for storing a previously notified position, and travel distance calculation means for calculating a travel distance based on the previous notification position and the current position And a third notification means for determining whether or not the movement distance meets the movement distance condition and not performing the first notification process when the movement distance condition is not met.
(4) In-riding notification refusal information input means for inputting information for refusing notification while riding on a vehicle, determining whether or not the vehicle is on boarding, and being on board, and said on-boarding notification refusal information When there is an input, a fourth notification means is provided so as not to perform the first notification process.
(5) Product input means for inputting the target product, inventory data receiving means for receiving inventory data of the product sold at the store from a transmitting device that transmits at the store, and use when the product is included in the inventory data First product notification means for performing product notification processing to notify the person.
(6) Desired price input means for inputting a desired purchase price of a product, whether the price of the product included in the inventory data matches the desired purchase price, and if the price does not match, the product notification process is not performed Second merchandise notification means.

The present invention has the following effects.
(1) If the present invention is used, it can be surely recognized that the object has been approached. As a result, it is possible to prevent inconveniences such as, for example, forgetting to post to a post box or forgetting to purchase a product to be purchased.
(2) If the target object detection range is limited, the frequency at which the alarm is sounded can be made appropriate. As a result, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the alarm sounds repeatedly and inconveniences the user.
(3) If the area of the object is limited, an alarm can be sounded at an appropriate place. Thereby, for example, when buying milk, the inconvenience that an alarm sounds at a place away from home can be avoided.
(4) If re-notification is specified, the number of times that an alarm sounds can be made appropriate. Thereby, for example, when staying in one place such as a movie theater, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that an alarm notifying the user that the same object is approached sounds many times and inconveniences the user.
(5) If notification is restricted while riding, the case where an alarm sounds can be made appropriate. Thus, for example, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of inconvenience to the user due to the alarm sounding even when there is an object along the track when riding on a train.
(6) By using the present invention, it is possible to reliably purchase a product scheduled to be purchased. In addition, it is possible to purchase a product that matches the purchase company's desired price.

  The present invention relates to a system for notifying that a person carrying a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone is approaching a target object when the person approaches the predetermined target object. Hereinafter, description will be given based on the drawings.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing hardware necessary for implementing the present invention and the connection of the hardware.
The hardware includes a server (computer) 1, a mobile phone (mobile phone incorporating a computer) 2, and a server 22.
The server 1, the server 22, and the mobile phone 2 are provided with a data transmission unit and a reception unit for enabling data transmission / reception, whereby the server 1, the server 22, and the mobile phone 2 are connected to the Internet (or other Data transmission / reception via the communication means). In addition, the mobile phone 2 is provided with an alarm device (function), which can alert the user by sending an electronic sound or a message.

The server 1, the server 22, and the mobile phone 2 are provided with a processing device for processing information and a storage device for storing information. The server 22 is connected to a transmitter 23 that wirelessly transmits data, and the mobile phone 2 can receive information from the transmitter 23.
The storage devices of the server 1, the server 22, and the mobile phone 2 store computer programs and predetermined data for realizing the present invention. The server 1, the server 22, and the mobile phone 2 follow the processing instructions of this computer program. Perform predetermined processing.

  Next, a processing procedure for realizing the present invention will be described. The processing of the present invention is performed in the order of <object registration processing (STEP 1)> → <object notification processing (STEP 2)>. Hereinafter, these processes will be described.

<Target registration (STEP1)>
Taro Yamada, who lives in Tokyo, works for a company and wants to post a postcard to a post box while on the way to work. Until now, Mr. Yamada has had a house that intends to post postcards to a post box, but he has forgotten to forget to post it. Therefore, Mr. Yamada decided to use the services provided by Company A.
Company A provides a service for registering a target object and notifying a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone when the target object is approached.
Mr. Yamada used the mobile phone 2 to access the website of Company A. Thereby, a screen as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display monitor of the mobile phone 2. Mr. Yamada entered the customer ID, selected "Postbox" as the target, and clicked "Send". As a result, the processing device of the mobile phone 2 creates object transmission data “customer ID: 9715, object: mail post” and transmits it to the server 1. It is assumed that Mr. Yamada is already a member of Company A and has already acquired a customer ID. Further, the processing device of the mobile phone 2 stores “object: postbox” in the storage device of the mobile phone 2 as notification related data as shown in FIG. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the mobile phone 2 (processing device) that performs processing for inputting such an object plays a role as an object input means.

The server 1 that has received the object transmission data performs the following process to register it.
A member information file as shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the storage device 12 of the server 1. This is composed of a plurality of information records including items of “customer ID, name, e-mail address, object”. The processing device of the server 1 searches this member information file using “customer ID: 9715” of the received object transmission data as a search key, and registers and stores the object (“object: postbox”: FIG. 4).

Next, the server 1 performs the following process to transmit the post box position information to the mobile phone 2.
A location information file as shown in FIG. 5 is stored in the storage device of the server 1. This is an item in which “object, object number, object position information (latitude / longitude)” is associated (associated), and a plurality of position information records are collected. Is. Originally, “latitude / longitude” is expressed by specific numerical values such as “(N) 36.4136, (E) 137.1302”, but here it is expressed as “XXXX”, “YXXX” for convenience. Shall. The processing device of the server 1 searches (extracts) the information record (FIG. 5) of the post box from this position information file using the “target: post box” of the received target object transmission data as a search key, and acquires the position information. Data “object: postbox, object 0001: X0001, Y0001, object 0002: X0002, Y0002, object 0003: X0003, Y0003,...” Is created and transmitted to the mobile phone 2. Note that the server 1 (processing device) that performs such extraction processing plays a role as position information extraction means.
The processing device of the mobile phone 2 that has received the position information data stores it in the storage device.

<Object notification process (STEP 2)>
Next, the processing device of the mobile phone 2 performs the following processing to notify the object.
The mobile phone 2 is provided with a GPS (global positioning system) device (function), and the processing device of the mobile phone 2 always obtains the current position of the mobile phone 2, as shown in FIG. “Current position” is stored in the storage device. The processing device of the mobile phone 2 calculates and compares the distance between the current position and each position of the object (postbox) of the object information data periodically (for example, every 20 seconds), and compares the current position with the object. When the position with (post) is within a certain range (for example, when the distance condition of the notification-related data is 100 m with reference to 100 m), an alarm is sounded. That is, the processing device of the mobile phone 2 determines whether or not the current position matches the distance condition. If the current position matches, the alarm is sounded, and if not, the alarm is not sounded (first notification process). As a result, Mr. Yamada knows that the postbox is nearby, so he will not forget to post it. In this embodiment, the GPS device serves as a current position detection device, and the processing device of the mobile phone 2 that obtains the current location from the GPS device serves as current location acquisition means. The processing device of the mobile phone 2 that calculates the distance of the mobile phone 2 serves as the distance calculation means, and the processing device of the mobile phone 2 that sounds an alarm when the distance between the two matches the distance condition, serves as the first notification means. Fulfill.

The following functions may be added to this system to further improve convenience.
Additional function 1: In FIG. 2, Mr. Yamada has input only the object and customer ID. However, as shown in FIG. 6, he can input “Regional information” and freely change the “Distance condition”. Also good. As described above, the “distance condition” is to notify when there is an object within several meters from the current position where Mr. Yamada is (the position of the mobile phone 2 owned by Mr. Yamada). For example, if Mr. Yamada wants to buy a magazine and registers the object as a `` convenience store '', there are convenience stores everywhere, so Yamada-san often walks a little and indicates that a convenience store exists. As a result, the notification of the corner becomes annoying for Mr. Yamada. Therefore, the distance condition may be narrowed and notification may be made only when the convenience store is really approached.
That is, if the distance condition = 100 m is set to the distance condition = 30 m, the notification is made only when the convenience store approaches within 30 m, so that the inconvenience of frequent notification can be avoided.

  “Region-limited information” is information for limiting a region to be notified. For example, if Mr. Yamada wants to buy milk and registers the object as a “convenience store”, the convenience store is everywhere, so when Mr. Yamada is near the company (away from home) However, a notification indicating the existence of a convenience store is made. However, milk must be put in the refrigerator immediately after purchase, so it makes no sense to be notified near the company. That is, in this case, it is meaningless if notification is not made near the home. Therefore, for example, the position of Mr. Yamada's home and the distance from the home (how much distance from the home should be notified) may be set. In this way, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the notification is made only near the home and the notification is made at a location away from the home.

The distance condition and the area limited information may be set as follows.
After inputting the information of FIG. 2, Mr. Yamada inputs the base point and detection range for distance condition and area limitation from the input screen as shown in FIG. For example, the distance condition is entered by checking the radius from the current location as shown in the right column of FIG. Further, as for the area limited information, the home phone number and the detection range are input as shown in FIG. Then, the mobile phone 2 creates notification-related data (FIG. 7) “region-limited information (base point): 03-3582-xxx, region-limited information (detection range): 500 m, distance condition: 30 m”. The data is stored in the storage device of the mobile phone 2 and is transmitted as object transmission data “customer ID: 9715, object: convenience store, area limited information (base point): 03-3582-xxx”. (The subsequent processing is as described above).
The storage device of the server 1 stores a phone number and a location search file (FIG. 8) indicating a location corresponding to the phone number. The server 1 stores “Region-limited information (base point): 03-3582. The search location “X0300, Y0300” of Mr. Yamada's home is searched using “xxxx” as a search key, this is transmitted to Mr. Yamada's mobile phone 2, and the mobile phone 2 that receives it searches the notification related data (see FIG. 7) “Region-limited information (base point)”.
Then, the processing device of the mobile phone 2 determines whether to notify according to the distance condition of the notification-related data and the area limitation information (base point, detection range). That is, when the convenience store is in the distance condition, or when it is in the range of the region-limited information (detection range from the base point), the processing device of the mobile phone 2 issues an alarm to notify. In other words, the processing device of the mobile phone 2 determines whether or not the convenience store (object) matches the distance condition or the region limitation condition, and notifies only when it matches, and does not notify when it does not match. It is. In addition to the alarm, a message such as “buy milk” may be input and stored in the mobile phone 2 in advance, and the message may be displayed on the display monitor of the mobile phone 2 together with the alarm.
Thus, the processing device of the mobile phone 2 that performs the process for inputting the distance condition serves as a notification condition input means, and the processing device of the mobile phone 2 that performs the process for inputting the region-limited information is limited to the region. The processing device of the mobile phone 2 that serves as condition input means and does not sound an alarm when the area limitation conditions are not met, serves as second notification means.

    Additional function 2: In FIG. 2, Mr. Yamada has input only the object and customer ID, but the re-notification distance may be input as shown in FIG. The mobile phone 2 periodically checks whether Mr. Yamada has approached the target object (for example, once every 20 seconds), and if it is approaching the target object, sounds an alarm to notify Mr. Yamada. However, for example, when Mr. Yamada is watching a movie in a movie theater and there is a convenience store next to the movie theater, the mobile phone 2 will sound an alarm repeatedly every 20 seconds. However, this is annoying for Mr. Yamada who is watching movies. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent the alarm from sounding when Mr. Yamada stops within a certain range and is not moving. Therefore, if Mr. Yamada stops at one place, the alarm is not sounded. For example, the alarm is sounded when moving 100 m or more. The processing for that is as follows.

  Mr. Yamada inputs how many meters from the input screen as shown in FIG. 9 the alarm is sounded (inputs the moving distance condition). For example, when 100 m in FIG. 9 is checked and input is clicked, the mobile phone 2 registers and stores the re-alarm distance in the notification related data (FIG. 10). The mobile phone 2 stores the position (previous alarm position: previous notification position) every time an alarm is sounded. For example, when the latest position where the alarm sounded (previous alarm position) is “X0302, Y0302” and the current position is “X0301, Y0301,” the distance (movement distance) between the current position and the previous alarm position. ) Is calculated, and an alarm is sounded only when the alarm is moved beyond the re-alarm position (100 m). That is, the processing device of the mobile phone 2 determines whether or not the moving distance matches the moving distance condition. If the moving distance matches, the alarm is sounded, and if not, the alarm is not sounded. In this way, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of repeatedly sounding an alarm for a person at a distance within a certain range. Here, the process of inputting the distance (100 m) for re-notification, the process of storing the previous alarm position, the process of calculating the moving distance, and the process of sounding (or not sounding) the alarm are performed by the mobile phone. In this embodiment, these devices serve as movement distance condition input means, previous notification position storage means, movement distance calculation means, and third notification means.

    Additional function 3: In FIG. 2, Mr. Yamada inputs only the object and the customer ID, but the boarding restriction designation may be input as shown in FIG. As a general rule, when Mr. Yamada is approaching the target, the mobile phone 2 sounds an alarm to notify Mr. Yamada. However, for example, even if Mr. Yamada is moving by train, there will be an alarm even if there is a convenience store along the track. In this case, it is impossible to jump off the train and stop at the convenience store. In this case, it is annoying for Mr. Yamada to sound an alarm. Therefore, it is necessary not to sound an alarm when traveling on a train or the like. The processing for that is as follows.

  When Mr. Yamada checks “Do not sound an alarm while riding” on the input screen as shown in FIG. 11 and clicks on input, the mobile phone 2 registers the alarm avoidance speed “20 km / h” in the notification-related data (FIG. 12). ·Remember. Note that this 20 km / h is stored in the storage device of the mobile phone 2, and this speed is always registered when “Do not sound an alarm while riding” is selected. Further, it is assumed that movement position data (position of the mobile phone 2: FIG. 13) every 5 minutes is stored in the storage device of the mobile phone 2. The processing device of the mobile phone 2 searches the moving position data for a position 5 minutes before the current time (the time acquired from the clock built in the mobile phone 2), and compares it with the current position before sounding the alarm. And calculate the moving speed. When the moving speed exceeds 20 km / h, it is determined that the vehicle is “on board” and the alarm is not sounded. When the moving speed does not exceed 20 km / h, the alarm is sounded. In other words, the processing device of the mobile phone 2 determines whether or not the boarding notification refusal information has been input and whether or not the vehicle is in the vehicle, and determines that the boarding notification refusal information has been input and is in the boarding state. In this case, the alarm is not sounded, and the alarm is sounded if there is no input of the notification rejection information during boarding or if it is not determined that the car is in boarding. In this way, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that an alarm sounds when the object cannot be stopped (while moving). In addition, although it was set as 20 km / h here, it is not restricted to this. Further, this speed may be set freely by the user. Here, a process of inputting “do not sound an alarm while riding” (notification information during boarding), a process of determining whether or not the car is being boarded, and a process of not sounding an alarm while riding Is a processing device of the mobile phone 2, and this processing device plays a role as a notification rejection information input means and a fourth notification means during boarding.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the first embodiment, the object is a convenience store or the like. In this embodiment, the object is notified by designating the product sold at the store and the price of the product.
Mr. Yamada is thinking about purchasing a new toothpaste because the remaining amount of toothpaste has decreased. Mr. Yamada inputs “product name: toothpaste, price lower limit: 100 yen, price upper limit: 350 yen” from the input screen as shown in FIG. Thereby, the registration data “product name: toothpaste, price lower limit: 100 yen, price upper limit: 350 yen” is stored in the storage device of the mobile phone 2. On the other hand, a certain pharmacy (Fig. 1) updates and manages the store's inventory data (product name, product number, sales price data: Fig. 15) on the server 22 (Fig. 1) every day. During business hours, the inventory data is always transmitted via the data transmitter 23 (transmitting device).
The mobile phone 2 is always in a state where it can receive data from the outside using the data receiving unit. When Mr. Yamada passes in front of the pharmacy, the mobile phone 2 receives the inventory data transmitted from the transmitter 23. , And the product name and sales price included in it are compared with the product name and price included in the registration data. If there is a product that matches the conditions of the registration data (if the product name matches the sales price), an alarm is sounded to inform Mr. Yamada. That is, the processing device of the mobile phone 2 determines whether or not the product inputted by Mr. Yamada is included in the inventory data, and whether or not the product price is the desired purchase price, and if the condition is met, an alarm is sounded. If not, the alarm is not sounded (second notification process). In this way, it is possible to reliably purchase a product that is scheduled to be purchased, and it is possible to purchase a product at a desired price. Here, the mobile phone 2 performs processing for inputting a product name (product) and a desired purchase price (price lower limit, price upper limit), processing for receiving inventory data, and processing for sounding an alarm (product notification processing). However, the processing device serves as a product input unit, an inventory data receiving unit, a first product notification unit, or a second product notification unit.

Although specific cases have been described in the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these specific cases. For example, the following cases may be used.
(1) In the above embodiment, a mail box or a convenience store has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. It can be used for all these other objects, products and services. In addition, the first notification process and the second notification process sound an alarm. However, the present invention is not limited to sounding an alarm, and other notification modes such as a notification by vibration or a notification by e-mail may be used. .
(2) The content of the data is not limited to the data described in the embodiment. That is, any other data may be used as long as it can play the same role. For example, the position information may be one, or may be composed of a plurality of second position information.
(3) The hardware is not limited to that described in the embodiment. That is, any other hardware may be used as long as it can play the same role. For example, in the above embodiment, a mobile phone has been described as an example, but a portable small computer or the like may be used.
(4) The processing contents and procedures are not limited to those described in the embodiment. That is, any other processing content / procedure may be used as long as it can play the same role.
(5) It is assumed that data (data items) of data (data records, files) appearing in the above-described embodiments are stored in association with (associated with) each other in principle. The same applies to what is shown in the drawings.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the hardware utilized by this invention. It is a figure showing the target object designation | designated screen. It is a figure showing notification related data. It is a figure showing a member information file. It is a figure showing the target object position file. It is a figure showing the input screen of area limited information and detection range limited information. It is a figure showing notification related data. It is a figure showing a position search file. It is a figure showing the re-notification designation | designated screen. It is a figure showing notification related data. It is a figure showing a boarding restriction designation screen. It is a figure showing notification related data. It is a figure showing movement position data. It is a figure showing a goods specification screen. It is a figure showing inventory data.

Claims (18)

A computer system for notifying the existence of an object,
Object input means for inputting an object, position information file storage means for storing a position information file in which the object and its position information are associated, and position information corresponding to the object input from the object input means Position information extraction means for extracting the current position from the position information file, notification condition input means for inputting a distance condition for notification, current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position from a current position detection device for detecting the current position, the current A distance calculating means for calculating a distance between the position and the position information extracted from the position information extracting means; determining whether or not the distance meets the distance condition; An object notification system comprising first notification means for performing processing. An area limiting condition input means for inputting a condition for limiting the area of the target object, and judges whether the position information of the target object matches the area limiting condition and does not perform the first notification process The object notification system according to claim 1, further comprising: a second notification means. Travel distance condition input means for inputting a travel distance condition, previous notification position storage means for storing a previously notified position, travel distance calculation means for calculating a travel distance based on the previous notification position and the current position, the movement 3. The object according to claim 1, further comprising third notification means for determining whether or not a distance satisfies the moving distance condition and not performing the first notification processing if the distance does not match. Notification system. In-riding notification rejection information input means for inputting information for refusing notification while riding on a vehicle, determining whether or not the vehicle is on boarding, and entering the on-board notification rejection information The object notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a fourth notification unit that prevents the first notification process from being performed when there is a failure. Product input means for inputting the target product, inventory data receiving means for receiving inventory data of products sold in the store from a transmitting device that transmits at the store, and notification to the user when the product is included in the inventory data An object notification system comprising first product notification means for performing product notification processing. A desired price input means for inputting a desired purchase price of a product; a second unit for determining whether or not the price of the product included in the inventory data matches the desired purchase price and not performing the product notification process when the price does not match; 6. The object notification system according to claim 5, further comprising product notification means. A computer program for notifying the existence of an object,
Corresponding to the object input from the object input means, the object input means for inputting the object, the position information file storage means for storing the position information file in which the object is associated with the position information, and the object input means. Position information extraction means for extracting position information to be extracted from the position information file, notification condition input means for inputting a distance condition for performing notification, current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position from a current position detection device for detecting the current position Distance calculation means for calculating the distance between the current position and the position information extracted from the position information extraction means; if the distance meets the distance condition, A computer program for object notification, which functions as a first notification means for performing a first notification process. An area limitation condition input means for inputting a condition for limiting the area of the target object on the computer; if the position information of the target object matches the area limitation condition; 8. The computer program for object notification according to claim 7, further comprising second notification means for preventing the object from being performed. Moving distance condition input means for inputting a moving distance condition, previous notification position storage means for storing a previously notified position, moving distance calculation means for calculating a moving distance based on the previous notification position and the current position 9. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: functioning as third notification means for determining whether or not the movement distance meets the movement distance condition and not performing the first notification processing if the movement distance condition is not met. Computer program for notification of the stated object. Riding notification rejection information input means for inputting information for refusing notification while riding on a vehicle, judging whether or not the vehicle is on boarding, and being on board, and said on-boarding notification rejection information 10. A computer program for object notification according to claim 7, wherein said computer program functions as a fourth notification means for preventing said first notification processing from being performed when said input is received. Product input means for inputting a product that is the object, inventory data receiving means for receiving inventory data of products sold at the store from a transmitting device that transmits at the store, use when the product is included in the inventory data A computer program for object notification, which functions as first product notification means for performing product notification processing to notify a person. A desired price input means for inputting a desired purchase price of a product, a determination is made as to whether or not the price of the product included in the inventory data matches the desired purchase price; 12. The computer program for notifying an object according to claim 11, wherein the computer program functions as a product notification means. A method for notifying the existence of an object,
Corresponding to the object input in the object input step, the object input step for inputting the object, the position information file storage step for storing the position information file in which the object and its position information are associated, A position information extraction step for extracting position information to be extracted from the position information file, a notification condition input step for inputting a distance condition for notification, and a current position acquisition step for acquiring a current position from a current position detection device for detecting the current position A distance calculating step for calculating a distance between the current position and the position information extracted in the position information extracting step; if the distance meets the distance condition, An object notification method comprising performing a first notification step of performing a first notification process. An area limitation condition input step for inputting a condition for limiting the area of the object by the computer. If the position information of the object matches the area limitation condition, the first notification process is performed. The object notification method according to claim 13, wherein a second notification step is performed to prevent the object from being performed. A movement distance condition input step for the computer to input a movement distance condition, a previous notification position storage step for storing the previously notified position, and a movement distance calculation step for calculating a movement distance based on the previous notification position and the current position 15. The third notification step of determining whether or not the movement distance meets the movement distance condition and performing the third notification step so as not to perform the first notification process when the distance does not match. Object notification method. A boarding notification rejection information input step for inputting information for rejecting notification while the vehicle is in the vehicle, determining whether or not the vehicle is being boarded, and being in the boarding, and said notification notification information during boarding 16. The object notification method according to claim 13, wherein a fourth notification step is performed so that the first notification process is not performed when the input is performed. Product input step in which the computer inputs the product that is the object, inventory data receiving step in which the inventory data of the product sold in the store is received from the transmitting device that transmits at the store, and use if the product is included in the inventory data The object notification method characterized by performing the 1st goods notification step which performs the goods notification process notified to a person. A desired price input step in which the computer inputs a desired purchase price of the product, and it is determined whether the price of the product included in the inventory data matches the desired purchase price. If the price does not match, the product notification process is not performed. The object notification method according to claim 17, wherein a second product notification step is performed.

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