JP2008046907A - System for monitoring and searching location movement - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for monitoring and searching location movements, which confirms information on an insurance contract for a person or an object that the insurance contract is established for, and monitors and searches the person or the object. <P>SOLUTION: Information is transmitted and received among a monitor center facility 1a which has a monitor center 1, an insurance company 2a which has an insurance company terminal device 2, and an insurance subscriber 3a who has a member terminal device 3 through paths D1 to D5. Insurance subscription application data, monitor/search system subscription application data, member personal information and monitor/search system subscription application data, and information to refer to monitor report data (e.g., URL of web pages) and member registration data are transmitted through the paths D1, D2, D3, and D4, respectively. After member authentication, location information on a monitor/search target is provided through the path D5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a position movement monitoring / search system, and more particularly to a person who is a subject of an insurance contract, a car such as a car, a motorcycle, a bicycle, a credit card, a cash card, a pet, etc. The present invention relates to a person who monitors (tracks) or searches the current position of an administrator or a person or object away from the owner by being stolen or stolen, or an object position movement monitoring / search system.

Conventionally, the position movement monitoring system for existing people or objects is roughly divided into the PHS (Personal Handy Phone System) signals attached to people or objects, and the nearest base station catches the base station. A system that regards the antenna position as an approximate position of the person or thing, and a GPS (Global
Positioning System: A method using a satellite-based positioning system). In particular, GPS has recently been incorporated into mobile phones.

In the current location information service market, for example, “Now Where Service”, “Where Navi Service”, “DLP” and the like are provided as representative examples of the above-described position movement monitoring system. The “Now Where Service” can grasp the approximate position of a plurality of PHSs, display a movement history, and can be applied to other applications. Further, the “where Navi service” can inform the user carrying the terminal of the current location of the user, the peripheral information of the user, and a peripheral map. Furthermore, “DLP” uses a plurality of positioning methods (PHS method and GPS method) by using protocols and various data formats as a common interface, which improves the convenience of the user. It is expected to contribute to new market development, market expansion, and market activation.

As a patent application in these fields, for example, in Patent Document 1, two-way communication is performed between a reference body terminal installed in a specific reference body and a terminal carried by a mobile body. By detecting that the moving body has deviated from the vicinity area of the specific point, and calculating the latitude and longitude of the moving body through a position information system using PHS or GPS, the moving body is registered in advance. A technique for determining whether or not a user is within a normal active area is disclosed.

Further, in Patent Document 2, a person or pet with a beard has a short-range radio signal oscillator of a specific frequency, and when the radio wave can no longer be received, the care center is informed. A technique for searching for a position is proposed.

JP 2001-359147 A JP 2003-36492 A

However, in the conventional position movement monitoring system and its application system described in the background art, service work based on a contract between the user and the operator of the position movement monitoring system is performed. However, from the standpoint of the industry that operates the position movement monitoring system and its application system, this alone cannot be as much as expected for new development of the location information service market, market expansion, and market activation. was there.

On the other hand, when viewed from the user side, when a certain customer purchases or borrows an object such as a car or pet to be monitored, or obtains a credit card or cash card, the customer (the owner of the object, or The manager) not only makes a contract with the operator of the location movement monitoring system, but also needs to complete a contract with the insurer if he wishes to take out insurance. There was a problem that would become enormous. In the case of a position movement management system for a person, there is a problem similar to that in the case of the object.

In addition, the user needs to acquire accurate knowledge about various position movement monitoring systems and their application systems existing in the position information service market in advance and use them, and the labor for that is also great. There was a problem.

Furthermore, from the perspective of third-party vendors, for example, insurance companies and other vendors who are interested in the security of goods such as cars, credit cards, cash cards, pets, etc. In this case, it is necessary to grasp the position information of the object and confirm its safety. Therefore, when a customer member purchases the object, in order to acquire the position information of the object, The contract with the operator of the position movement monitoring system was still desired, but in the application system of the conventional position movement monitoring system, the contract between the user and the operator of the position movement monitoring system is mainly. Therefore, there was a problem that the insurance company had no room to interrupt the two companies.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and monitors the position movement of the person or thing after confirming information regarding the insurance contract for the person or thing for which the insurance contract has been established. The object of the present invention is to provide a position movement monitoring / search system that can be searched.

Another object of the present invention is to be able to grasp the location information regarding a person who has an insurance contract or an object in a lump in the membership procedures of various existing mobile monitoring systems through the window of the insurance company. It is to provide a position movement monitoring / search system.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a position movement monitoring / search system capable of optimally combining various existing position movement monitoring systems for grasping position information related to a person who has an insurance contract or an object. It is to provide.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a position movement monitoring / search system according to the present invention acquires position information of a person or an object subject to an insurance contract and notifies the member of the insurance contract of the position movement monitoring. -A search system, means for registering the person who is the subject of the insurance contract, or the owner or administrator of the item with the insurance company as a member of the insurance contract, and given at the time of membership registration of the insurance contract Used by a member of the system, a means for registering a member of the system, a means for obtaining position information of a person or object subject to the insurance contract, A position movement monitoring / search system characterized by comprising: means for enabling acquisition of position information of a person or an object subject to the insurance contract via a member terminal device.

Here, the position movement monitoring / search system has at least a service course in which position information of the person or thing is provided,
(Course A) Course for regular monitoring and searching only,
(B course) Two courses are provided, which are a course in which a current image of monitoring position information and a service providing a history of the monitoring position information are added to the constantly monitoring / searching course.

In addition, the position movement monitoring / search system issues a password at the time of membership registration of the system, and transmits the password in advance to a member terminal device used by the registered member of the system. The security of the position information of the person or the object is enhanced by giving an access right to the position information of the person or the object only to the member terminal device that has transmitted the password. The position movement monitoring / search system uses one or more existing position movement monitoring systems as means for acquiring position information of a person or an object subject to the insurance contract.

Still further, in the position movement monitoring / searching system, the category of the object subject to the insurance contract includes at least a car, a credit card, a cash card or a pet. The position movement monitoring / search system uses at least the Internet network as a communication means inside the system.

According to the position movement monitoring / search system of the present invention, the person or thing can be monitored and searched for after confirming information on the insurance contract for the person or thing for which the insurance contract has been established. A position movement monitoring / search system can be provided.

In addition, applications for location information provision services related to people or things are made in bulk through an insurance company's window at the time of insurance contract, so it is necessary to perform membership procedures for various existing location movement monitoring systems. This has the effect of simplifying administrative procedures.

In addition, grasping the location information on the person who has signed an insurance contract or the object can be performed by optimally combining various existing position movement monitoring systems, so the monitoring and search activities are highly reliable and wide-area. There is an effect that it is possible to provide a position movement monitoring / searching system capable of performing the above.

Furthermore, there is an effect of increasing the added value of the insurance company and promoting the spread of various existing position movement monitoring systems.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the position movement monitoring / search system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of a position movement monitoring / search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the position movement monitoring / search system of the present embodiment includes, as main components, a monitoring center 1 having a server, an insurance company terminal apparatus 2, a member terminal apparatus 3, a position movement monitoring system 4, It is composed of a person who is the subject of an insurance contract or an object 5 such as a car, a credit card, a cash card, or a pet.

The monitoring center 1, the insurance company terminal device 2, the member terminal device 3, and the position movement monitoring system 4 are connected to the Internet network 10, and two-way communication between them is possible. In addition, the monitoring center 1 and the insurance company terminal device 2 can perform two-way communication via a LAN (Local Area Network) 20 (however, the LAN 20 can be omitted). Furthermore, the monitoring center 1 and the position movement monitoring system 4 can perform two-way communication via the LAN 30 (however, the LAN 30 can be omitted).

The person or the object 5 is equipped with at least one of a radio signal starter, a PHS (or a mobile phone with a GPS function), a GPS terminal, and the like, and is a position that is the existing position movement monitoring system. The mobile monitoring system 4 grasps position information via a wireless communication network 40 including a wireless communication line, a PHS line, and a mobile phone line. Hereinafter, the function of the position movement monitoring / search system of the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of information of the position movement monitoring / search system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In other words, a monitoring center facility 1a having a monitoring center 1, an insurance company 2a having an insurance company terminal device 2, and an insurance subscriber 3a having a member terminal device 3 (however, a general customer before the insurance contract is established). Between, information is transmitted through the paths (indicated by reference numerals D1 to D5) shown in FIG.

When taking out insurance for humans, or when a general customer who purchases or borrows a car or a pet such as a car, motorcycle or bicycle, or obtains a credit card or cash card, takes out insurance in relation to these Then, the insurance application data is transmitted from the member terminal device 3 to the insurance company terminal device 2 (in FIG. 2, this route is indicated by reference numeral D1). At the same time, the general customer (insurance subscriber 3a) also transmits monitoring / search system subscription application data from the member terminal device 3 to the insurance company terminal device 2 (route indicated by reference symbol D2).

The insurance company terminal device 2 of the insurance company 2a to which each data has been transmitted performs a normal insurance member registration operation, assigns an insurance policy number, and sends the personal information of the customer (ie, insurance member) to the monitoring center 1. And monitoring / search system subscription application data including the insurance policy number (route indicated by reference numeral D3). Although omitted in FIG. 2, it is also possible to return a response to each subscription application form data from the insurance company terminal device 2 to the member terminal device 3.

Information specifying the course selection of the monitoring / search service can be added to the monitoring / search system subscription application form data. As this course, for example,
(Course A): Regular monitoring and search only course,
(Course B): A course in which a current image of monitoring position information and a service for providing a history thereof are added to a constant monitoring / search course.

The monitoring center 1 of the monitoring center facility 1a that has received the data refers to the received monitoring / search system subscription application form data, and the policy number, policyholder's name / address / After confirming the identity of the person using the telephone number as key information, register the member for the surveillance / search system, and also make the member refer to the report data disclosed by him / herself (for example, publish the report data) Member registration set data is transmitted to the member terminal device 3 (path indicated by reference numeral D4) together with the URL of the web page to be processed and the address of the corresponding terminal device on the monitoring center facility 1a side).

When the B course is selected, the password issued by the monitoring center 1 (the use password for the system according to claim 1) is given to the member terminal device 3 in order to ensure security when providing location information. It shall be sent separately. Of course, this password can be configured to be applicable to the B course.

Thereafter, a member (a member of the insurance company and a member of the surveillance / search system) can obtain the position information of the person or the object from the surveillance center 1 (path indicated by reference sign D5). As a method for the member to obtain this position information, for example, a method of browsing a web page provided by the monitoring center 1 is possible. In addition, the member who selected the B course can browse the web page by transmitting the insurance policy number and the password to the corresponding terminal device of the monitoring center 1.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration example of the monitoring center of the position movement monitoring / search system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the monitoring center 1 includes a control unit 11 for controlling the whole, a display device 12 for displaying member information, member position information, and the like, and an input device for inputting manual input data and operation information. 13, a monitoring system authentication DB (database) 14, a member authentication DB 15, a reception data DB 16, a guidance information DB 17, and a monitor connected to the web / DB management unit 115 described later via the input / output bus 120. A result storage DB 18.

The input device 13 may be composed of an OCR or a scanner. The monitoring system authentication DB 14 stores data necessary for authentication of the position movement monitoring system 4 (FIG. 1). Further, the member authentication DB 15 stores data necessary for member authentication (for example, member registration set data (FIG. 2)). The reception data DB 16 stores data transmitted from the position movement monitoring system 4.

The guidance information DB 17 stores information for providing guidance and explanation for members on the homepage to be provided and PR information necessary for acquiring new members. The monitoring result storage DB 18 stores information on the position data to be monitored / searched among the data transmitted from the position movement monitoring system 4 and information obtained by processing the information.

The control unit 11 shares processing of other components, and also controls a CPU 111 that controls other components, a RAM 112 that stores programs and data necessary for center operations such as monitoring and searching, and line connection control A line control unit 113, a communication control unit 114 having a protocol with the Internet network 10, the LAN 20, and the LAN 30 to communicate with other terminal devices, and a web / DB management unit 115 for controlling each of the databases. , And a web server 116 that performs web page management and access control. In addition, a billing unit for performing processing necessary for billing can be provided.

The CPU 111 controls the entire apparatus, shares the processing of other main components, and controls the progress of center operations (including member registration processing) such as monitoring and searching shown in FIG. The RAM 112 stores programs and data necessary for center operations such as monitoring and searching, and also stores temporary data (temporary data) necessary for execution of the operations.

The line control unit 113 is for connecting to the Internet network 10, the LAN 20, and the LAN 30, and may be configured to include a digital termination connection device (DSU), a router equipped with a firewall application for intrusion prevention, and the like. it can. Further, the communication control unit 114 controls each server such as the web server 116 and executes control for selectively performing line connection with a plurality of member terminal devices 3 (FIG. 1). The communication control unit 114 can include, for example, an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server for time synchronization on the Internet, an NFS (Network File System) server for a distributed file system, and the like.

The communication control unit 114 can further hold an encrypted communication protocol for transferring encrypted data for maintaining confidentiality of personal information and the like, and can execute control of an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) server. Further, the web / DB management unit 115 manages the monitoring system authentication DB 14, the member authentication DB 15, the reception data DB 16, the guidance information DB 17, and the monitoring result storage DB 18 via the input / output bus 120. This management includes exclusive control (occupation control) of files by the operating system and buffering techniques.

The web server 116 operates as a main computer for executing basic communication processing (browsing) on the Internet network 10. The web server 116 operates a homepage established on the Internet network. On the homepage, a screen for disclosing location information to be monitored / searched for an authenticated member, A guide / descriptive text for members and a screen for advertising / guidance necessary for acquiring new members will be installed.

Further, the web server 116 authenticates a customer who accesses the location information to be monitored / searched via an input screen provided on the homepage, and the authenticated customer (customer having access right). On the other hand, control such as permitting the customer to access the position information to be monitored and searched is performed.

The member authentication DB 16 stores authentication data necessary for member authentication. The file stored in this database is referred to by the task for performing authentication during the authentication process.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the member terminal device of the position movement monitoring / search system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The member terminal device 3 shown in FIG. 4 includes a CPU 31 that controls the entire device, and a communication processing unit 33 that includes a communication protocol corresponding to the Internet network 10 and communicates with the monitoring center 1 and the insurance company terminal device 2 (FIG. 1). And a DB management unit 34 that manages the reception data DB 25 and the general data DB 26.

In addition, an input device for inputting manual input data and operation information, a display device for displaying screen / position information of a monitoring / search target, a printing device for printing the information, and the like can be provided.

First, insurance membership application data is transmitted from the member terminal device 3 to the insurance company terminal device 2 (FIG. 1). At the same time, monitoring / search system subscription application data is also transmitted to the insurance company terminal device 2 (see FIG. 2). As a result, after the membership registration between the insurance company and the monitoring / search system is completed, the membership registration-set data is transmitted from the monitoring center 1, and the insurance policy number and password are transmitted with reference to this data. Thus, it is possible to receive the monitoring center 1 and the location information of the monitoring / search target from the member terminal device 3.

The hardware configuration of the insurance company terminal device 2 is omitted, but the same configuration as the member terminal device 3 may be used. Moreover, since the position movement monitoring system 4 uses the existing position movement monitoring system, the description about the information processing between the person or the thing 5 and the acquisition method of position information is abbreviate | omitted.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is applicable as a position movement monitoring / search system that can satisfy both people, customers who are interested in monitoring / searching objects, and insurance companies.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of this invention position movement monitoring and search system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the information of this invention position movement monitoring and search system. It is a block diagram which shows one structural example of the monitoring center of this invention position movement monitoring and search system. It is a block diagram which shows one structural example of the member terminal device of this invention position movement monitoring and search system.

Explanation of symbols

1 Monitoring center (server)
2 Insurance company terminal device 3 Member terminal device 4 Location movement monitoring system 5 Person or object 10 Internet network 20, 30 LAN
40 Wireless communication network

Claims (6)

A position movement monitoring / searching system for acquiring position information of a person or object covered by an insurance contract and notifying members of the insurance contract,
Means for registering the person who is the subject of the insurance contract, or the owner or administrator of the item with the insurance company as a member of the insurance contract;
Means for confirming the policy number given at the time of membership registration of the insurance contract, and then performing membership registration of the system;
Means for obtaining position information of a person or an object covered by the insurance contract;
Means for enabling acquisition of position information of a person or an object subject to the insurance contract via a member terminal device used by a member of the system;
A position movement monitoring and searching system characterized by comprising: As a service course in which location information of the person or thing is provided, at least,
(Course A) Course for regular monitoring and searching only,
(B course) A course in which a service for providing a current image of monitoring position information and a history of the monitoring position information is added to the constantly monitoring / searching course,
The position movement monitoring / search system according to claim 1, wherein two courses are provided. A password is issued at the time of membership registration of the system, and the password is transmitted in advance to the member terminal device used by the registered member of the system, and thereafter, to the member terminal device that has transmitted the password. The position movement monitoring according to claim 1 or 2, wherein security of the position information of the person or thing is enhanced by giving an access right to the position information of the person or thing.・ Search system. The existing one or more position movement monitoring systems are used as means for acquiring position information of a person or an object covered by the insurance contract, according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Position movement monitoring and search system. The position movement monitoring according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the category of the object of the insurance contract includes at least a car, a credit card, a cash card, or a pet.・ Search system. The position movement monitoring / searching system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein at least an internet network is used as communication means inside the system.

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