JP2008210197A - Lost property notification system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To notify a storage location of a lost property to a contact destination previously registered by a possessor without notifying personal information of the possessor of the lost property to a finder. <P>SOLUTION: A user terminal 200 transmits a tag number of a tag 150 and an electronic mail address of a user 101 to a management server 400. The management server 400 associates the tag number and the electronic mail address received from the user terminal 200 with each other and stores them in a database 450. An information apparatus 300 notifies the tag number read from the tag 150 attached to a lost property and an address of a storage place of the lost properly to the management server 400. The management server 400 reads an electronic mail address matching the tag number received from the information apparatus 300 from the database 450 and notifies the address of the storage place to the read electronic mail address. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lost article notification system and a lost article notification method. The present invention particularly relates to a lost article notification system for preventing personal information leakage.

  In general, the person who picked up the lost item of another person (hereinafter referred to as the “finder”) delivered the lost item to the nearest police box or station, or indicated the contact information of the owner on the lost item. If there is a label, contact the owner by phone or email based on that label. If the finder delivers the lost item to the police box or station, the person who manages the lost item (hereinafter referred to as the “lost item manager”) waits for the owner to pick up the lost item, or If the lost property is labeled with the owner's contact information, the owner is contacted in the same manner as the finder.

  As a system to contact the owner of the lost item, the item ID recorded on the tag attached to the item sold from the sales information terminal and the latest purchaser's e-mail address are recorded on the lost item management server, and the item is recorded. There is a known lost article search and contact system that searches the lost person management server based on the article ID of the lost article tag and contacts the lost person information terminal of the lost person's e-mail address (for example, Patent Document 1).

As a method of authenticating the time, for example, it is synthesized from time information indicating the time and authentication information of the time information, and change information with time (for example, weather data such as a cloud image obtained from a meteorological satellite). Some generate information and use it (see, for example, Patent Document 2). The same applies to the method for authenticating the position. As a service that actually uses such a method (referred to as “location time certification information providing service”), for example, there is a COCO-DATES (registered trademark) service (website URL <http://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp). / Coco-dates />).
JP 2006-154977 A JP 2001-297062 A

  Conventionally, there has been a problem that it is impossible to contact the owner unless the lost property is labeled with a contact address. Even when the lost property was labeled with a contact address, the owner and personal information of the lost property were known to the owner. In addition, there is a problem that the finder and the lost item manager are forced to contact each owner by telephone or e-mail. The finders and lost item managers had to confirm to the owner by phone or email whether the lost item would be picked up. In addition, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to confirm whether the person who has given the owner of the lost item is the true owner.

  In the conventional system, the user must purchase an article with a tag in which the article ID is recorded, and must register an e-mail address when purchasing the article. There was a problem that the ease of dissemination was low.

  The object of the present invention is, for example, to notify the contact person registered in advance by the owner of where the lost item is stored without notifying the finder of the personal information of the owner of the lost item. And

A lost article notification system according to an aspect of the present invention is provided as follows:
A user terminal used by a user, which is stored in a tag attached to the user's property, and which transmits identification information for uniquely identifying the tag and terminal information indicating a destination of the user terminal to a management server. A user terminal that transmits via
A management server that receives the identification information and the terminal information from the user terminal, and stores the received identification information and the terminal information in a storage device in association with each other;
When the property is picked up as a lost property, the identification information is read from a tag attached to the lost property, and the read identification information and the storage information indicating the storage location of the lost property are sent to the management server through the network. A lost article notification system comprising an information device for transmitting via
The management server receives the identification information and the storage information from the information device, reads terminal information corresponding to the received identification information from a storage device, and stores the received storage information based on the read terminal information. Send it over the network to the device,
The user terminal receives the storage information from the management server, and outputs the received storage information to an output device, thereby notifying the user of the storage location of the lost item.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, the user terminal transmits identification information for uniquely identifying the tag and terminal information indicating the destination of the user terminal to the management server, and the management server receives the identification information received from the user terminal. And the terminal information are stored in the storage device in association with each other, and the information device transmits the identification information read from the tag attached to the lost item and the storage information indicating the storage location of the lost item to the management server. The terminal information corresponding to the identification information received from the information device is read from the storage device, the received storage information is transmitted to the user terminal based on the read terminal information, and the user terminal receives the storage information received from the management server. By outputting the information, it is possible to notify the contact information registered in advance by the user where the lost item is stored without notifying the finder of the user's personal information. The ability.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a lost article notification system 100 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, a lost-item notification system 100 is installed in a user terminal 200 used by a user 101 who is the owner of a lost item, an information device 300 used by a lost-item manager 102, and a lost-item communication center 103. A management server 400 that communicates with the user terminal 200 and the information device 300 via The user terminal 200 is, for example, a mobile phone or a PC (personal computer). The information device 300 is, for example, a tag reader. The management server 400 is a server computer having a database 450.

  First, it is assumed that the user 101 attaches a tag 150 (also referred to as “IC tag”, “electronic tag”, or “RF-ID”) to his / her own wallet, key, umbrella, bag, glasses, and the like. At this time, a procedure (hereinafter referred to as “registration procedure”) of the lost article notification system 100 for the user 101 to register the tag number of the tag 150 and his / her e-mail address in the database 450 of the lost article communication center 103. explain. The tag number is an example of identification information for uniquely identifying the tag 150 and is stored in the tag 150 in advance. For example, even when a label on which a two-dimensional barcode is printed is used instead of the tag 150, a form similar to the present embodiment can be implemented. The email address of the user 101 is an example of terminal information indicating the destination of the user terminal 200.

  In the registration procedure, the user terminal 200 transmits the tag number of the tag 150 and the e-mail address of the user 101 to the management server 400 via the network 104. The management server 400 receives the tag number of the tag 150 and the email address of the user 101 from the user terminal 200. Then, the management server 400 stores the tag number of the tag 150 received from the user terminal 200 and the electronic mail address of the user 101 in the database 450 in association with each other.

  Next, it is assumed that the user 101 loses the property attached with the tag 150 in which the registered tag number is stored by the registration procedure, and the property, that is, the property lost is picked up. Then, the finder delivers the lost item to a police box or a station, and the lost item is moved to a predetermined storage location and placed under the control of the lost item manager 102. At this time, a procedure (hereinafter referred to as “contact procedure”) of the lost item notification system 100 for the lost item manager 102 to notify the user 101 of the address of the storage location will be described. The address of the storage location is an example of storage information indicating the storage location of the lost item. Even in the case where the finder finds out the lost item by itself and does not deliver the lost item to the police box or the station and informs the user 101 of the address of the storage location, the same form as the present embodiment can be implemented.

  In the communication procedure, the information device 300 reads the tag number from the tag 150 attached to the lost item. Then, the information device 300 transmits the tag number read from the tag 150 and the address of the lost item storage location to the management server 400 via the network 104. The management server 400 receives the tag number of the tag 150 and the address where the lost item is stored from the information device 300. The management server 400 reads the email address of the user 101 corresponding to the tag number of the tag 150 received from the information device 300 from the database 450. Then, the management server 400 creates an e-mail addressed to the user 101 including the address of the storage location of the lost item received from the information device 300 based on the e-mail address of the user 101 read from the database 450, and the e-mail is created. The data is transmitted to the user terminal 200 via the network 104. The user terminal 200 receives an e-mail addressed to the user 101 from the management server 400. Then, the user terminal 200 outputs the address of the lost item storage location included in the e-mail received from the management server 400 to the display screen 105.

  The user 101 can know the storage location of the lost item by the above communication procedure. Thereafter, the lost article notification system 100 for the user 101 notifying the lost item manager 102 as a reply message that the user 101 goes to the storage location to collect the lost item or that the lost item may be discarded. Will be described (hereinafter referred to as “response procedure”). The reply message is an example of notification information for notifying whether the user 101 is going to collect the lost item at the storage location.

  In the reply procedure, the user terminal 200 causes the user 101 to input a reply message from the keyboard 106 or the mouse 107. Then, the user terminal 200 creates an e-mail including a reply message input by the user 101 as a reply e-mail to the e-mail received from the management server 400 in the contact procedure, and sends the e-mail to the management server 400. Transmit via the network 104. The management server 400 receives a reply mail from the user terminal 200. Then, the management server 400 transmits a reply message included in the reply mail received from the user terminal 200 to the information device 300 via the network 104. The information device 300 receives the reply message from the management server 400. Based on the reply message received from the management server 400, the information device 300 displays a message that notifies the user 101 that he / she will pick up his / her lost item or that the lost item may be discarded. To 108.

  The lost item manager 102 can know whether or not the user 101 comes to pick up the lost item and can discard the lost item by the above answer procedure. Therefore, the lost item manager 102 can discard the lost item and reduce the space and cost required for the storage location.

  In the present embodiment, it is desirable that the lost article notification system 100 includes a plurality of user terminals 200 and a plurality of information devices 300. Furthermore, it is desirable that the user 101 using each user terminal 200 attaches a tag 150 to each of a plurality of possessions.

  When the information device 300 reads the tag number from the tag 150 again after the above communication procedure, the information device 300 is based on the reply message received from the management server 400 (here, the message includes the tag number and the tag 150 The message including the read tag number is referred to), and a message notifying that the user 101 comes to pick up his / her lost item or that the lost item may be discarded is output to the display screen 108. May be. When the tag number is read again from the tag 150, the reply message from the management server 400 is still received (a message including the tag number read from the tag 150 if the message includes the tag number as described above). If not received, the information device 300 may output a message notifying that there is no answer from the user 101 to the display screen 108. In addition, when the tag number is read from the tag 150 for the first time in the contact procedure, a message notifying that the user 101 has not been contacted or that the contact procedure is being executed is output to the display screen 108. May be. At the same time as outputting each message to the display screen 108, or instead of outputting it to the display screen 108, the information device 300 lights or blinks LEDs 109 (light emitting diodes) of different colors for each message type, for example. Also good. As a result, when a large number of lost items are stored in one storage location, the lost item manager 102 reads the tag number sequentially from the tag 150 attached to each lost item by the information device 300, You can easily check the contact status with the owner of the lost item.

  The user terminal 200 may be, for example, a mobile phone, a PC, or a dedicated terminal having a tag writer function. In this case, the tag number is not stored in the tag 150 in the initial state (for example, when the user 101 acquires the tag 150). In the registration procedure, the user terminal 200 generates an arbitrary tag number as the tag number of the tag 150 before transmitting the tag number of the tag 150 and the e-mail address of the user 101 to the management server 400, or Then, the user 101 is input from the keyboard 106 or the mouse 107. Then, the user terminal 200 writes the tag number into the tag 150 by the tag writer.

  When the information device 300 causes the lost item manager 102 to input an arbitrary tag number from the operation key 110 and reads the same tag number from the tag 150 as the tag number input to the lost item manager 102, the information device 300 transmits the tag number to the speaker 111. A predetermined sound such as a voice message or a beep sound may be output. Thus, when a large number of lost items are stored in one storage location, the lost item manager 102 can easily find the tag 150 storing the tag number if the tag number is known. The lost item manager 102 can easily find a specific lost item from a large number of lost items even in places where many lost items such as stations, police, and municipal facilities gather.

  When the information device 300 transmits the tag number read from the tag 150 and the address of the storage location of the lost property to the management server 400 in the above-described communication procedure, the information device 300 also transmits unique information such as a password and secret word to the management server. 400 may be transmitted. In this case, the management server 400 receives specific information from the information device 300 together with the tag number of the tag 150 and the address of the storage location of the lost item. Then, the management server 400 creates an e-mail addressed to the user 101 including the address of the storage location of the lost item received from the information device 300 and specific information based on the e-mail address of the user 101 read from the database 450. The electronic mail is transmitted to the user terminal 200. The user terminal 200 outputs unique information to the display screen 105 together with the address of the storage location of the lost item included in the e-mail received from the management server 400. Thereby, when the user 101 comes to pick up the lost item, the lost item manager 102 confirms whether or not the user 101 knows the unique information so that the person who has given the owner of the lost item is You can easily check if you are the real owner.

  When the information device 300 transmits the tag number read from the tag 150 and the address of the lost property storage location to the management server 400 in the above communication procedure, the information device 300 also sends the email address and telephone of the lost property manager 102. Contact information such as a number may be transmitted to the management server 400. In this case, the management server 400 receives the contact information of the lost item manager 102 together with the tag number of the tag 150 and the address of the lost item storage location from the information device 300. Then, the management server 400 addresses the user 101 including the address of the lost item storage location received from the information device 300 and the contact information of the lost item manager 102 based on the email address of the user 101 read from the database 450. And sends the e-mail to the user terminal 200. The user terminal 200 outputs the contact information of the lost item manager 102 to the display screen 105 together with the address of the lost item storage location included in the e-mail received from the management server 400. As a result, the user 101 can directly contact the lost item manager 102.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to contact the user 101 who is the owner even if the lost article itself is not labeled with a contact address. Since the personal information of the user 101 is not known to the finder or the lost item manager 102, misuse of the personal information can be prevented. In addition, the finder or the lost-item manager 102 does not need to contact each user 101 by telephone or e-mail, and can simply read the plurality of tags 150 sequentially or simultaneously with the information device 300 so that the contact information (address, The telephone number, organization name, etc.) can be notified all at once to the user 101 who is the owner of the lost item with each tag 150 attached. The user 101 who is notified of the contact information of the storage location can answer whether or not he / she wants to retrieve the lost item from his / her mobile phone or PC. Therefore, the finder and the lost item manager 102 can obtain answers all at once.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the user terminal 200.

  2, the user terminal 200 includes a terminal registration transmission unit 201, a terminal contact reception unit 202, a terminal output unit 203, a terminal input unit 204, a terminal response unit 205, and a terminal response transmission unit 206. The operation of each part of the user terminal 200 will be described later.

  Further, the user terminal 200 includes hardware devices (hardware resources) such as a storage device 251, a processing device 252, an input device 253, and an output device 254 (or these hardware devices are connected to the user terminal 200). . The hardware device is used by each unit of the user terminal 200.

  The storage device 251 includes, for example, a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, an FDD (Flexible Disk Drive), and a CDD (Compact Disc Drive). A non-volatile memory such as an optical disk device, a memory card reader / writer, and a magnetic disk device. The processing device 252 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (also referred to as “arithmetic device”, “microprocessor”, “microcomputer”, or “processor”) that executes a program. The input device 253 is, for example, a local area network (LAN), or a wide area network such as an IP-VPN (Internet, Protocol, Virtual, Private, Network), a wide area LAN, and an ATM (Asynchronous, Transfer, Mode) network. Or a communication board connected to the network 104 such as the Internet, a keyboard 106, a mouse 107, and a touch panel. The output device 254 is, for example, a communication board, a display device having a display screen 105 such as a CRT (Cathode / Ray / Tube) or an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a printer device, and a tag writer.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the information device 300.

  In FIG. 3, the information device 300 includes a device reading unit 301, a device contact transmitting unit 302, a device answer receiving unit 303, and a device output unit 304. The operation of each part of the information device 300 will be described later.

  In addition, the information device 300 includes hardware devices (hardware resources) such as a storage device 351, a processing device 352, an input device 353, and an output device 354 (or these hardware devices are connected to the information device 300). . The hardware device is used by each unit of the information device 300.

  The storage device 351 is, for example, a volatile memory such as a RAM, a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM, a flash memory, a memory card reader / writer, or a magnetic disk device. The processing device 352 is, for example, a CPU that executes a program. The input device 353 is, for example, a communication board connected to the network 104, operation keys 110, a tag reader circuit, a touch panel, or the like. The output device 354 is, for example, a communication board, a display device having an LCD display screen 108, an LED 109, a speaker 111, or the like.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the management server 400.

  4, the management server 400 includes a server registration receiving unit 401, a server registration unit 402, a server contact receiving unit 403, a server search unit 404, a server contact unit 405, a server contact sending unit 406, and a server answer transfer unit 407. The operation of each part of the management server 400 will be described later.

  The management server 400 also includes hardware devices (hardware resources) such as a storage device 451, a processing device 452, an input device 453, and an output device 454 (or these hardware devices are connected to the management server 400). . The hardware device is used by each unit of the management server 400.

  The storage device 451 is a non-volatile memory such as a volatile memory such as a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, an FDD, a CDD, an optical disk device, a memory card reader / writer, and a magnetic disk device. For example, the database 450 is implemented by a nonvolatile memory. The processing device 452 is, for example, a CPU that executes a program. The input device 453 is, for example, a communication board, keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc. connected to the network 104. The output device 454 is, for example, a communication board, a display device having a CRT or LCD display screen, a printer device, or the like.

  In each device of the user terminal 200, the information device 300, and the management server 400, the processing devices 252, 352, and 452 are storage devices 251, 351, 451, input devices 253, 353, and 453, and output devices 254 via a bus or the like. Connected to 354 and 454 to control these hardware devices.

  For example, an operating system (OS), a program group, and a file group are stored in the magnetic disk device and the flash memory. The programs in the program group are executed by, for example, a CPU and an operating system. The program group stores a program that executes a function that is described as “˜unit” in the description of the present embodiment. The program is read and executed by the CPU. The file group includes data, information, and signals described as “˜data”, “˜information”, “˜ID (identifier)”, “˜flag”, and “˜result” in the description of the present embodiment. Values, variable values, and parameters are stored as items of “˜file”, “˜database”, and “˜table”. The “˜file”, “˜database”, and “˜table” are stored in a storage medium such as a disk or a memory. Data, information, signal values, variable values, and parameters stored in a storage medium such as a disk or memory are read out to the main memory or cache memory by the CPU via a read / write circuit, and extracted, searched, referenced, compared, and calculated. Used for CPU processing (operation) such as calculation / control / output / printing / display. Data, information, signal values, variable values, and parameters are temporarily stored in the main memory, cache memory, and buffer memory during CPU processing such as extraction, search, reference, comparison, calculation, control, output, printing, and display. Is remembered.

  In addition, the arrows in the block diagrams and flowcharts described in the description of this embodiment mainly indicate input / output of data and signals, and the data and signals are stored in a memory such as a RAM, an FDD flexible disk (FD), and a CDD. It is recorded on a recording medium such as a compact disk (CD), a magnetic disk of a magnetic disk device, other optical disks, a mini disk (MD), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). Data and signals are transmitted by a bus, a signal line, a cable, and other transmission media.

  In addition, what is described as “˜unit” in the description of the present embodiment may be “˜circuit”, “˜device”, “˜device”, and “˜step”, “˜process”. , “˜procedure”, and “˜processing”. That is, what is described as “˜unit” may be realized by firmware stored in the ROM. Alternatively, it may be realized only by software, or only by hardware such as an element, a device, a board, and wiring, or a combination of software and hardware, and further by a combination of firmware. Firmware and software are stored as programs in a recording medium such as a magnetic disk, flexible disk, optical disk, compact disk, minidisk, or DVD. This program is read by the CPU and executed by the CPU. That is, the program causes the computer to function as “to part” described in the description of the present embodiment. Alternatively, it causes the computer to execute the procedures and methods described in the description of the present embodiment.

  In the following, in order to make the description more specific, it is assumed that each device of the user terminal 200, the information device 300, and the management server 400 is realized by a computer and hardware resources as described above.

  5, 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the lost-item notification method according to the present embodiment.

  The flow shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 is based on the processing procedure of a program (lost object notification program) executed on a computer that implements each device of the user terminal 200, the information device 300, and the management server 400. Equivalent to. In this processing procedure, the lost-item notification program causes the computer to execute the following processes, for example.

  FIG. 5 shows the registration procedure described above.

  The terminal registration transmission unit 201 of the user terminal 200 sends the tag number stored in the tag 150 attached to the user's own umbrella (an example of possession) and the e-mail address of the user 101 to the management server 400 via the network 104. (Step S101: terminal registration transmission process). The server registration receiving unit 401 of the management server 400 receives the tag number and the e-mail address transmitted by the terminal registration transmitting unit 201 of the user terminal 200 (step S102: server registration receiving process). The server registration unit 402 of the management server 400 creates arbitrary address data A (an example of first information) with a CPU (an example of a processing device 452). Then, the server registration unit 402 associates the tag number received by the server registration reception unit 401 with the address data A and stores the database A (logically one storage) in the magnetic disk device (an example of the storage device 451). Stored in an example of a device). In addition, the server registration unit 402 converts the address data A into address data B (an example of second information) by a CPU using a predetermined hash function (an example of a conversion algorithm). Then, the server registration unit 402 associates the address data B obtained from the address data A with the e-mail address received by the server registration reception unit 401 to create a database B (logically other storage in the magnetic disk device). (An example of the device) (step S103: server registration process).

  Here, it is assumed that the database A and the database B perform authentication and access control separately. For example, if authentication for accessing the database A is successful and necessary authority is acquired, the tag number and address data A stored in the database A can be referred to, but the database B cannot be accessed. In order to refer to the address data B and the e-mail address stored in the database B, authentication for accessing the database B must be successful and necessary authority must be acquired. It is assumed that the management server 400 is properly given any authority. Thus, security is improved by storing the tag number of the tag 150 and the e-mail address of the user 101 in a database that performs separate authentication and access control.

  FIG. 6 shows the communication procedure described above.

  The device reading unit 301 of the information device 300 reads the tag number from the tag 150 attached to the umbrella (an example of a lost item) picked up in the train and delivered to the station (step S104: device reading process). The device communication transmitting unit 302 of the information device 300 includes a tag number read by the device reading unit 301 and an article handling place (an example of a storage location for lost items) stored in advance in a flash memory (an example of a storage device 351). ) Is transmitted to the management server 400 via the network 104 (step S105: device communication transmission process). The server contact receiving unit 403 of the management server 400 receives the tag number and the address transmitted by the device contact transmitting unit 302 of the information device 300 (step S106: server contact receiving process). The server search unit 404 of the management server 400 searches the database A using the tag number received by the server contact receiving unit 403 as a key, and extracts address data A corresponding to the tag number from the database A. Then, the server search unit 404 converts the address data A extracted from the database A into address data B by the CPU using the hash function. Further, the server search unit 404 searches the database B using the address data B as a key, and extracts the email address of the user 101 corresponding to the address data B from the database B (step S107: server search process). The server contact unit 405 of the management server 400 creates an e-mail using the e-mail address extracted by the server search unit 404 as a destination and including the tag number or address received by the server contact receiving unit 403 in the text. (Step S108: server contact processing). The server contact transmission unit 406 of the management server 400 transmits the email created by the server contact unit 405 to the user terminal 200 via the network 104 (step S109: server contact transmission process). The terminal contact receiving unit 202 of the user terminal 200 receives the email transmitted by the server contact transmitting unit 406 (step S110: terminal contact receiving process). The terminal output unit 203 of the user terminal 200 outputs the text of the electronic mail received by the terminal contact receiving unit 202 to the display screen 105 of the display device (an example of the output device 254) (step S111: terminal output processing).

  FIG. 7 shows the answer procedure described above.

  The terminal input unit 204 of the user terminal 200 receives from the keyboard 106 and the mouse 107 an input of a reply message indicating that the user 101 is going to pick up his / her umbrella at the station's forgotten item handling office (step S112: terminal input processing). The terminal answering unit 205 of the user terminal 200 is an electronic mail addressed to the e-mail address that is the reply destination of the e-mail received by the terminal contact receiving unit 202 and includes a reply message input by the terminal input unit 204 in the body text. A mail is created by the CPU (an example of the processing device 252) (step S113: terminal answer processing). The terminal response transmission unit 206 of the user terminal 200 transmits the electronic mail created by the terminal response unit 205 to the management server 400 via the network 104 (step S114: terminal response transmission processing). The server response transfer unit 407 of the management server 400 receives the email transmitted by the terminal response transmission unit 206 of the user terminal 200, and receives a new email including only the received email or the text included in the email. The information is transmitted to the information device 300 via the network 104 (step S115: server answer transfer process). The device response reception unit 303 of the information device 300 receives the email transmitted by the server response transfer unit 407 of the management server 400 (step S116: device response reception process). The device output unit 304 of the information device 300 outputs the text of the e-mail received by the device answer receiving unit 303 to the display screen 108 of the display device (an example of the output device 354) (step S117: device output process).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the user 101 uses the tag 150 and the two-dimensional barcode, and does not inform the finder or the lost property manager 102 of the personal information of the user 101 who is the owner of the lost property. It is possible to notify where the lost item is stored. For example, even if the user 101 stores his / her lost item in a place where many lost items such as a station, police, or municipal facility are gathered, the lost item itself is not labeled with a contact number or the like. Therefore, there is no danger that the personal information will be known to those who come to pick up other lost items.

  In the present embodiment, the user 101 can attach the tag 150 to any property of his / her own, and when he / she attaches the tag 150 himself / herself, his / her contact information is registered in the lost article communication center 103. Therefore, the convenience, practicality, and ease of dissemination of the system are high. In particular, as a utilization point for business, for example, a mechanism for distributing the tag 150 to the user 101 at a low cost or free of charge is made, and profits can be obtained from the sales of the dedicated information device 300 and the usage fee of the lost-item communication center 103. You can expect a business model to get.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the present embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  The configuration of the lost article notification system 100 according to the present embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the user terminal 200 is, for example, a mobile phone, a PC, or a dedicated terminal having a tag writer function. A tag number is not stored in the tag 150 in an initial state (for example, when the user 101 acquires the tag 150).

  In the registration procedure, the user terminal 200 transmits the email address of the user 101 to the management server 400 via the network 104. The management server 400 receives the email address of the user 101 from the user terminal 200. At this time, the management server 400 generates a tag number of the tag 150. Then, the management server 400 associates the generated tag number of the tag 150 with the electronic mail address of the user 101 received from the user terminal 200 and stores it in the database 450. Further, the management server 400 creates an e-mail addressed to the user 101 including the tag number of the generated tag 150 based on the e-mail address of the user 101 received from the user terminal 200, and sends the e-mail to the user terminal 200 as a network. Via 104. The user terminal 200 receives an e-mail addressed to the user 101 from the management server 400. Then, the user terminal 200 writes the tag number of the tag 150 included in the email received from the management server 400 to the tag 150 by the tag writer.

  The contact procedure and answer procedure are the same as in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the user terminal 200.

  8, the user terminal 200 includes a terminal registration receiving unit 207 and a terminal writing unit 208 in addition to those shown in FIG. 2 in the first embodiment. The operation of each part of the user terminal 200 will be described later.

  The configuration of the information device 300 is the same as that shown in FIG. 3 in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the management server 400.

  In FIG. 9, the management server 400 includes a server registration transmission unit 408 in addition to the one shown in FIG. The operation of each part of the management server 400 will be described later.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the lost-item notification method according to the present embodiment.

  FIG. 10 shows the registration procedure described above.

  The terminal registration transmission unit 201 of the user terminal 200 transmits the email address of the user 101 to the management server 400 via the network 104 (step S201: terminal registration transmission process). The server registration receiving unit 401 of the management server 400 receives the e-mail address transmitted by the terminal registration transmitting unit 201 of the user terminal 200 (step S202: server registration receiving process). The server registration unit 402 of the management server 400 generates an arbitrary number as a tag number of the tag 150 by the CPU (an example of the processing device 452). Further, the server registration unit 402 creates arbitrary address data A (an example of first information) by the CPU. Then, the server registration unit 402 stores the tag number and the address data A in association with each other in the database A (logically an example of one storage device) in the magnetic disk device (an example of the storage device 451). In addition, the server registration unit 402 converts the address data A into address data B (an example of second information) by a CPU using a predetermined hash function (an example of a conversion algorithm). Then, the server registration unit 402 associates the address data B obtained from the address data A with the e-mail address received by the server registration reception unit 401 to create a database B (logically other storage in the magnetic disk device). Stored in an example of a device). Further, the server registration unit 402 creates an e-mail with the e-mail address received by the server registration receiving unit 401 as the destination and including the tag number in the body (step S203: server registration process). The server registration transmission unit 408 of the management server 400 transmits the electronic mail created by the server registration unit 402 to the user terminal 200 via the network 104 (step S204: server registration transmission process). The terminal registration receiving unit 207 of the user terminal 200 receives the email transmitted by the server registration transmitting unit 408 (step S205: terminal registration receiving process). The terminal writing unit 208 of the user terminal 200 writes the tag number included in the text of the e-mail received by the terminal registration receiving unit 207 to the tag 150 by the tag writer (an example of the output device 254) (step S206: terminal writing). processing).

  Each process after step S206 is the same as each process of steps S104 to S117 described in the first embodiment with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the user 101 attaches the tag 150 to his / her property, the tag number is assigned from the lost article communication center 103. Therefore, the tag 150 can be reused or the tag number can be effectively used. It becomes possible. Therefore, the convenience and flexibility of the system are improved.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In the present embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of the lost article notification system 100 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 11, the lost-item notification system 100 includes a card 500 held by the user 101 and a personal identification terminal 600 used by the lost-item manager 102 in addition to the one shown in FIG. 1 in the first embodiment. The card 500 is an IC card, for example. When the user terminal 200 is, for example, a mobile phone, and the card 500 is, for example, a contactless IC card built in the mobile phone, the user terminal 200 and the card 500 can be integrated. The identity verification terminal 600 is, for example, a PC.

  In the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the user 101 attaches the tag 150 to his / her belongings such as a wallet, key, umbrella, bag, glasses, etc. Hold. In this card 500, the same tag number as the tag 150 is stored in advance.

  The registration procedure, contact procedure, and reply procedure are the same as in the first embodiment.

  When the user 101 replies that the lost item is to be picked up according to the above-described response procedure, the user 101 brings the card 500 to the lost item storage location. At this time, a procedure (hereinafter referred to as a “confirmation procedure”) of the lost article notification system 100 for confirming whether the user 101 is really the owner of the lost article will be described.

  In the confirmation procedure, the identity confirmation terminal 600 reads the tag number from the card 500 brought by the user 101 by the card reader 112. Also, the identity verification terminal 600 communicates with the information device 300 and acquires the tag number read by the information device 300 from the tag 150. The identity verification terminal 600 compares the tag number read from the card 500 with the tag number read from the tag 150 by the information device. Then, the identity verification terminal 600 outputs a message notifying whether or not the two tag numbers match to the display screen 113. If the two tag numbers match, the identity verification terminal 600 may output a message to the display screen 113 notifying that the user 101 is really the owner of the lost item.

  The lost item manager 102 can confirm the identity of the user 101 by the above confirmation procedure.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the user 101 comes to collect the lost item, the identity of the lost item manager 102 is obtained by the lost item manager 102 because the identity of the lost item is confirmed with the card 500 paired with the tag 150. It is possible to easily confirm whether the person who has given his name is the true owner. Therefore, the convenience of the system is improved.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
In the present embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  The configuration of the lost article notification system 100 according to the present embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the information device 300 acquires authentication information from an issue server that issues authentication information for authenticating at least one of position and time (for example, composite information described in Patent Document 2). For example, when reading the tag number from the tag 150 attached to the lost item, the information device 300 acquires authentication information for authenticating the current time and the current location from the issuing server. In this case, the authentication information authenticates the time when the information device 300 reads the tag number from the tag 150 attached to the lost item and the position of the storage location of the lost item.

  When the information device 300 transmits the tag number read from the tag 150 and the address of the storage location of the lost property to the management server 400 in the above communication procedure, the authentication information acquired from the issuing server is also combined with the management server 400. Send to. The management server 400 receives the authentication information from the information device 300 together with the tag number of the tag 150 and the address of the lost item storage location. The management server 400 creates an e-mail addressed to the user 101 including the address of the storage location of the lost item received from the information device 300 and the authentication information based on the e-mail address of the user 101 read from the database 450. The electronic mail is transmitted to the user terminal 200. The user terminal 200 outputs the authentication information to the display screen 105 together with the address of the storage location of the lost item included in the e-mail received from the management server 400. At this time, the user terminal 200 may output the time and position (for example, latitude, longitude, and map) that the authentication information authenticates to the display screen 105 together with the authentication information.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the user 101 is contacted about the address of the storage location of the lost item, the user 101 can confirm the credibility of the information about the address, etc. Improve.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, you may implement combining 2 or more embodiment among these. Alternatively, one of these embodiments may be partially implemented. Or you may implement combining two or more embodiment among these partially.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a configuration of a lost article notification system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management server according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a lost article notification method according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a lost article notification method according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a lost article notification method according to the first embodiment. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management server according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a lost-item notification method according to Embodiment 2. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the lost article notification system which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  100 Lost and Found Notification System, 101 User, 102 Lost and Found Administrator, 103 Lost and Found Contact Center, 104 Network, 105 Display Screen, 106 Keyboard, 107 Mouse, 108 Display Screen, 109 LED, 110 Operation Key, 111 Speaker, 112 Card Reader 113 display screen 200 user terminal 201 terminal registration transmission unit 202 terminal contact reception unit 203 terminal output unit 204 terminal input unit 205 terminal answer unit 206 terminal answer transmission unit 207 terminal registration reception unit 208 Terminal writing unit, 251 storage device, 252 processing device, 253 input device, 254 output device, 300 information device, 301 device reading unit, 302 device communication transmission unit, 303 device answer receiving unit, 304 device output unit, 351 storage device , 352 Processing equipment 353 input device, 354 output device, 400 management server, 401 server registration reception unit, 402 server registration unit, 403 server communication reception unit, 404 server search unit, 405 server communication unit, 406 server communication transmission unit, 407 server answer transfer unit 408 server registration transmission unit, 450 database, 451 storage device, 452 processing device, 453 input device, 454 output device, 500 card, 600 identity verification terminal.

Claims (9)

A user terminal used by a user, which is stored in a tag attached to the user's property, and which transmits identification information for uniquely identifying the tag and terminal information indicating a destination of the user terminal to a management server. A user terminal that transmits via
A management server that receives the identification information and the terminal information from the user terminal, and stores the received identification information and the terminal information in a storage device in association with each other;
When the property is picked up as a lost property, the identification information is read from a tag attached to the lost property, and the read identification information and the storage information indicating the storage location of the lost property are sent to the management server through the network. A lost article notification system comprising an information device for transmitting via
The management server receives the identification information and the storage information from the information device, reads terminal information corresponding to the received identification information from a storage device, and stores the received storage information based on the read terminal information. Send it over the network to the device,
The user terminal receives the storage information from the management server, and outputs the received storage information to an output device, thereby notifying the user of the storage location of the lost article, . A user terminal used by a user, the user terminal transmitting terminal information indicating a destination of the user terminal to a management server via a network; and
The terminal information is received from the user terminal, identification information for uniquely identifying a tag attached to the user's property is generated by a processing device, and the generated identification information and the received terminal information are stored in association with each other. A lost article notification system comprising a management server that stores the identification information generated on the basis of the received terminal information and transmits the generated identification information to the user terminal via a network.
The user terminal receives the identification information from the management server, writes the received identification information on a tag attached to the property,
The lost article notification system further includes:
When the property is picked up as a lost item, the identification information is read from a tag attached to the lost item, and the read identification information and the storage information indicating the storage location of the lost item are sent to the management server through the network. Equipped with information equipment to transmit via
The management server receives the identification information and the storage information from the information device, reads terminal information corresponding to the received identification information from a storage device, and stores the received storage information based on the read terminal information. Send it over the network to the device,
The user terminal receives the storage information from the management server, and outputs the received storage information to an output device, thereby notifying the user of the storage location of the lost article, . The lost article notification system further includes:
A card held by the user and storing the identification information;
When the user brings the card to the lost property storage location, the identification information is read from the card, and the identification information read from the tag is compared with the identification information read from the tag by the information device. The lost-item notification system according to claim 1, further comprising an identity confirmation terminal for confirming the identity of the user. The management server creates arbitrary first information and second information obtained from the first information by a predetermined conversion algorithm by a processing device, and associates the identification information with the created first information. In addition to storing in one storage device, the created second information is associated with the terminal information received from the user terminal and stored in another storage device,
The management server reads the first information corresponding to the identification information received from the information device from one storage device, obtains the second information from the read first information by the conversion algorithm by the processing device, Terminal information corresponding to the obtained second information is read from another storage device, and based on the read terminal information, storage information received from the information device is transmitted to the user terminal via the network. The lost-item notification system according to claim 1 or 2. After the user terminal outputs the storage information received from the management server to the output device, the user terminal sends notification information from the input device to notify whether the user goes to the lost property storage location. Send the notification information entered by the user to the management server via the network,
The management server receives the notification information from the user terminal, transmits the received notification information to the information device via a network,
When the information device receives the notification information from the management server and re-reads the identification information from the tag, based on the received notification information, a notification indicating whether or not the user comes to pick up the lost item The lost article notification system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information is output to an output device.   The said information apparatus inputs the said identification information from an input device, and outputs the predetermined sound to an output device, when the identification information same as the input identification information is read from the said tag. Lost and found notification system as described in 2. The information device acquires the authentication information from an issuing server that issues authentication information for authenticating at least one of the position and the time when the property is picked up as a lost item, and together with the identification information and the storage information Send the acquired authentication information to the management server via the network,
The management server receives the authentication information together with the identification information and the storage information from the information device, and based on the terminal information read from the storage device, the received storage information and authentication information are transmitted to the user terminal via the network. Send
The lost item according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the user terminal receives the storage information and the authentication information from the management server, and outputs the received storage information and authentication information to an output device. Notification system. A user terminal used by a user is stored in a tag attached to the user's property, and identification information for uniquely identifying the tag and terminal information indicating a destination of the user terminal are transmitted to a management server via a network. Send
The management server receives the identification information and the terminal information from the user terminal;
The management server stores the identification information received from the user terminal in association with the terminal information in a storage device,
When the information device picks up the property as a lost property, the information device reads the identification information from a tag attached to the lost property,
The information device transmits identification information read from the tag and storage information indicating a storage location of the lost property to the management server via a network,
The management server receives the identification information and the storage information from the information device;
The management server reads terminal information corresponding to the identification information received from the information device from a storage device,
Based on the terminal information read from the storage device, the management server transmits the storage information received from the information device to the user terminal via the network,
The user terminal receives the storage information from the management server;
The lost-item notification method, wherein the user terminal notifies the user of the storage location of the lost property by outputting the storage information received from the management server to an output device. The user terminal used by the user transmits terminal information indicating the destination of the user terminal to the management server via the network,
The management server receives the terminal information from the user terminal;
The management server generates identification information that uniquely identifies a tag attached to the property of the user by a processing device,
The management server stores the identification information generated by the processing device in association with the terminal information received from the user terminal in the storage device,
Based on the terminal information received from the user terminal, the management server transmits the identification information generated by the processing device to the user terminal via the network,
The user terminal receives the identification information from the management server;
The user terminal writes the identification information received from the management server to a tag attached to the property,
When the information device picks up the property as a lost property, the information device reads the identification information from a tag attached to the lost property,
The information device transmits identification information read from the tag and storage information indicating a storage location of the lost property to the management server via a network,
The management server receives the identification information and the storage information from the information device;
The management server reads terminal information corresponding to the identification information received from the information device from a storage device,
Based on the terminal information read from the storage device, the management server transmits the storage information received from the information device to the user terminal via the network,
The user terminal receives the storage information from the management server;
The lost-item notification method, wherein the user terminal notifies the user of the storage location of the lost property by outputting the storage information received from the management server to an output device.

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