JP2011034496A - Information provision system and information provision method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information provision system and an information provision method of high reliability and flexibility using a fire extinguisher as an information source. <P>SOLUTION: The information provision system 100 includes: fire extinguishers 10, 15 with a two-dimensional coded URL arranged on a surface of fire extinguisher storage containers 14, 18 or in an upper side thereof; imaging parts 22, 32 for imaging the two-dimensional codes 12, 16; mobile terminals 20, 30 provided with a decoding means for decoding the two-dimensional codes 12, 16 and a communication means; and a server 40 connected to the mobile terminals 20, 30 via a communication network 50, based on the URL. The server 40 includes a database 42 for accumulating static information such as information on usage of the fire extinguishers 10, 15, and includes an information provision means for providing the static information to the mobile terminals 20, 30, when connected to the server 40 by the mobile terminals 20, 30, based on the URL thereof. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system using a fire extinguisher and an information providing method using a fire extinguisher.

  Conventionally, a data carrier that records information such as the manufacturer name and date of manufacture of a disaster prevention device such as a fire extinguisher is attached to the disaster prevention device, and read or written from the data carrier using an information terminal device A system has been proposed in which information is transmitted and connected to a server for recording (Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-110105 A

  However, since the above-mentioned fire extinguisher is premised on having a micro IC chip called a data carrier, it is costly to adopt a micro IC chip in consideration of the sales price of a general fire extinguisher alone. There is not a lot of burden. In addition, for example, the environment in which a fire extinguisher is installed varies widely, and since its useful life is usually as long as 8 years, the adoption of precision parts such as micro IC chips is a system This will have a significant impact on overall reliability. Further, in order to change information to be written in the micro IC chip, processing is performed on the micro IC chip of each fire extinguisher, so that the work load is large. In addition, since the above-described data carrier is used only for providing and recording predetermined (input) information to the server, it has a degree of freedom as an information source for providing useful information. It is not done.

  As described above, there are many technical problems for a fire extinguisher installed in various environments for a long time to be a reliable information source. In addition, as an information providing system and an information providing method using a fire extinguisher, it can be said that a device that increases the degree of freedom of information content is still insufficient. In further detail, technical development from the viewpoint of information transmission that takes advantage of the characteristics of fire extinguishers used in emergencies is still untouched.

  By solving the above-described problems, the present invention can easily display or transmit information that is more inexpensive, more reliable, and more flexible using a fire extinguisher (hereinafter also referred to as provision). .) Greatly contributes to the realization of the information providing system and the information providing method. The present inventors do not own a lot of information by the fire extinguisher itself, but by providing information that is a starting point for connecting to such information, it is possible to simultaneously provide information with high reliability and high flexibility. I thought it would be realized. In addition, as a result of intensive studies on information transmission utilizing the characteristics of a fire extinguisher used in an emergency, the present inventors have created the present invention.

  One information providing system of the present invention includes a fire extinguisher in which a URL (Uniform Resource Locator, hereinafter the same) encoded in a two-dimensional code is disposed on or above the surface of a fire extinguisher storage container, and the two-dimensional An imaging unit that images a code, a display unit, a decoding unit that decodes the two-dimensional code, and a mobile terminal that includes a communication unit, and a server that is connected to the mobile terminal via a communication network based on the URL It has. In addition, the server described above is information that explains how to use the fire extinguisher, information that explains the performance of the fire extinguisher, information that explains precautions when evacuating from a fire site, and the fire extinguisher is illegally dumped. A database that stores at least one information selected from the group including information on contact information and information on carbon dioxide emissions of the fire extinguisher (hereinafter also referred to as static information in this paragraph and the next paragraph). have. Furthermore, an information providing means for providing the static information to the portable terminal by connecting to the server by the portable terminal based on the URL is provided.

  According to this information providing system, for example, a two-dimensional code provided in a part of a fire extinguisher is imaged and decoded by a portable terminal typified by a commercially available camera-equipped cellular phone, so that a communication network such as the Internet is established. To a server with a predetermined URL. On the other hand, the database on the server contains information explaining how to use the fire extinguisher, information explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, information explaining the precautions when evacuating from the fire site, and illegal extinguishing of the fire extinguisher In this case, at least one piece of static information selected from the group including information on contact information and information on carbon dioxide emissions from the fire extinguisher is accumulated. As a result, for example, the aforementioned static information is provided to the aforementioned portable terminal by providing means such as a display means or a known automatic transmission device. Therefore, the user of the portable terminal can easily obtain useful information regarding fire extinguishing and fire using the two-dimensional code provided in the fire extinguisher. On the other hand, the information stored in the database provided in the server can be updated, added, or deleted very easily, so that the degree of freedom in providing information is improved in both quality and quantity.

  Another information providing system according to the present invention includes a fire extinguisher in which a URL encoded in a two-dimensional code is disposed on or above a surface of a fire extinguisher storage container, and an imaging unit that images the two-dimensional code. A display unit, a decoding unit that decodes the two-dimensional code, and a portable terminal that includes a communication unit, and a server that is connected to the portable terminal via a communication network based on the URL. In addition, the server described above is information that explains how to use the fire extinguisher, information that explains the performance of the fire extinguisher, information that explains precautions when evacuating from a fire site, and the fire extinguisher is illegally dumped. At least two pieces of information selected from the group including information on carbon dioxide emissions from the fire extinguisher (hereinafter also referred to as static information in this paragraph and the next paragraph). Has a database. Further, according to another information providing system of the present invention, the table of static information is provided to the portable terminal by being connected to the server by the portable terminal based on the URL. One information providing means and one or a plurality of contents selected from the table of contents by the portable terminal are transmitted to the server, whereby the detailed information of the one or more selected contents is described above. Second information providing means for providing static information to the portable terminal.

  According to this information providing system, for example, a two-dimensional code provided in a part of a fire extinguisher is imaged and decoded by a portable terminal typified by a commercially available camera-equipped cellular phone, so that a communication network such as the Internet is established. To a server with a predetermined URL. On the other hand, the database on the server contains information explaining how to use the fire extinguisher, information explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, information explaining the precautions when evacuating from the fire site, and illegal extinguishing of the fire extinguisher In this case, at least two pieces of static information selected from the group including information on contact information and information on carbon dioxide emissions from the fire extinguisher are accumulated. Here, for example, the table of static information is first provided to the portable terminal by providing means such as a display means or a known automatic transmission device. Thereafter, one or more contents selected from the above-mentioned table of contents by the portable terminal are transmitted to or input to the server, so that the static information as the detailed information of the selected one or more contents can be obtained. Information is provided to the mobile terminal. Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal is provided with a table of useful information about fire extinguishing and fire by using the two-dimensional code provided in the fire extinguisher, and only the information that the user needs is provided. It can be easily obtained. On the other hand, the information stored in the database provided in the server can be updated, added, or deleted very easily, so that the degree of freedom in providing information is improved in both quality and quantity.

  In addition, one information providing method of the present invention uses an imaging unit, a display unit, a decoding unit that decodes a URL encoded in a two-dimensional code, and a portable terminal that includes a communication unit. The method of using the above-mentioned fire extinguisher via the communication network based on the URL by the step of imaging the two-dimensional code arranged on or above the surface of the fire extinguisher storage container, and the decoding means and the communication means Information explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, information explaining the precautions when evacuating from a fire site, contact information when the fire extinguisher is illegally dumped, and information on the fire extinguisher Connect to a server having a database that stores at least one piece of information selected from the group including information on carbon dioxide emissions (hereinafter also referred to as static information in this paragraph and the next paragraph). A step, based on the aforementioned URL, by being connected to the aforementioned server by the aforementioned mobile terminal, the static information and a information providing step is provided to the mobile terminal.

  According to this information providing method, a two-dimensional code provided in a part of a fire extinguisher is imaged and decoded by a mobile terminal represented by a commercially available camera-equipped mobile phone, for example, to establish a communication network such as the Internet. To a server with a predetermined URL. On the other hand, the database on the server contains information explaining how to use the fire extinguisher, information explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, information explaining the precautions when evacuating from the fire site, and illegal extinguishing of the fire extinguisher In this case, at least one piece of static information selected from the group including information on contact information and information on carbon dioxide emissions from the fire extinguisher is accumulated. As a result, for example, the aforementioned static information is provided to the aforementioned portable terminal by providing means such as a display means or a known automatic transmission device. Therefore, the user of the portable terminal can easily obtain useful information regarding fire extinguishing and fire using the two-dimensional code provided in the fire extinguisher. On the other hand, the information stored in the database provided in the server can be updated, added, or deleted very easily, so that the degree of freedom in providing information is improved in both quality and quantity.

  Another information providing method according to the present invention is a fire extinguisher by using an imaging unit, a display unit, a decoding unit that decodes a URL encoded in a two-dimensional code, and a portable terminal that includes a communication unit. Use of the above-mentioned fire extinguisher via the communication network based on the URL by the step of imaging the two-dimensional code placed on or above the surface of the fire extinguisher storage container and the decoding means and the communication means Information explaining the method, information explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, information explaining the precautions when evacuating from the fire site, contact information when the fire extinguisher is illegally dumped, and the fire extinguisher A server having a database that stores at least two pieces of information selected from the group including information on carbon dioxide emissions (hereinafter also referred to as static information in this paragraph and the next paragraph). And a first information providing step of providing the table of contents of the static information to the portable terminal by being connected to the server by the portable terminal based on the URL, and the portable One or more contents selected from the table of contents by the terminal are transmitted to the server, so that the static information that is the detailed information of the selected one or more contents is stored in the mobile terminal. A second information providing step to be provided.

  According to this information providing method, a two-dimensional code provided in a part of a fire extinguisher is imaged and decoded by a mobile terminal represented by a commercially available camera-equipped mobile phone, for example, to establish a communication network such as the Internet. To a server with a predetermined URL. On the other hand, the database on the server contains information explaining how to use the fire extinguisher, information explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, information explaining the precautions when evacuating from the fire site, and illegal extinguishing of the fire extinguisher In this case, at least two pieces of static information selected from the group including information on contact information and information on carbon dioxide emissions from the fire extinguisher are accumulated. Here, for example, the table of static information is first provided to the portable terminal by providing means such as a display means or a known automatic transmission device. Thereafter, one or more contents selected from the above-mentioned table of contents by the portable terminal are transmitted to or input to the server, so that the static information as the detailed information of the selected one or more contents can be obtained. Information is provided to the mobile terminal. Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal is provided with a table of useful information about fire extinguishing and fire by using the two-dimensional code provided in the fire extinguisher, and only the information that the user needs is provided. It can be easily obtained. On the other hand, the information stored in the database provided in the server can be updated, added, or deleted very easily, so that the degree of freedom in providing information is improved in both quality and quantity.

  In any of the above-described inventions, if a coded fire extinguisher individual identification number (hereinafter also referred to as a fire extinguisher identification number) is added to the above-described two-dimensional code, the server is connected to the above-described server. By doing so, in addition to the information explaining the individual use method corresponding to the fire extinguisher having the identification number, the suitability and performance information of the fire extinguisher can be provided to the portable terminal. In Japan, for example, fire extinguishers are obligated to install fire extinguishers at predetermined intervals. Therefore, if fire extinguisher identification information is added to the two-dimensional code, in addition to information explaining the evacuation route from the location of the fire extinguisher and information explaining the nearest evacuation location of the location of the fire extinguisher, Explain the location of other fire extinguishers in the vicinity of the fire extinguisher, information explaining whether the fire extinguisher has exceeded its useful life, and whether the fire extinguisher has been properly inspected Information useful in an emergency, such as information, can also be provided to the mobile terminal. More specifically, life safety is achieved by providing information explaining the evacuation route or the nearest evacuation site. In addition, by providing information explaining the location of other fire extinguishers in the vicinity of the fire extinguisher, for example, when several people help each other to extinguish a small fire, find the location of the fire extinguisher to use Time is greatly reduced. In addition, in any of the above-described inventions, even if a two-dimensional code in which a fire extinguisher identification number is encoded is arranged instead of the above-described two-dimensional code, it is connected to the above-described server. Thus, in addition to the information for explaining the individual use method corresponding to the fire extinguisher having the identification number, the suitability and performance information of the fire extinguisher can be provided to the portable terminal. In addition, if such a two-dimensional code is adopted, in addition to information explaining the evacuation route from the location of the fire extinguisher, information explaining the nearest evacuation site of the location of the fire extinguisher, Urgent information, such as information explaining the location of some other fire extinguisher, information explaining whether a fire extinguisher has exceeded its useful life, information explaining whether a fire extinguisher has been properly inspected, etc. Sometimes useful information can also be provided to the mobile terminal.

  Another information providing system according to the present invention includes a fire extinguisher in which a URL (Uniform Resource Locator, hereinafter the same) encoded in a two-dimensional code is disposed on or above the surface of a fire extinguisher storage container. An imaging unit that captures the two-dimensional code, a display unit, a decoding unit that decodes the two-dimensional code, and a portable terminal that includes a communication unit, and is connected to the portable terminal via a communication network based on the URL Server. In addition, the server described above provides information explaining the evacuation route from the location of the fire extinguisher, information explaining the nearest evacuation site of the location of the fire extinguisher, and other fire extinguishers in the vicinity of the fire extinguisher. Selected from a group that includes information describing the location, information describing whether the fire extinguisher has exceeded its useful life, and information explaining whether the fire extinguisher has been properly inspected It has a database for storing at least one piece of information (hereinafter also referred to as static information in this paragraph and the next paragraph). Furthermore, an information providing means for providing the static information to the portable terminal by connecting to the server by the portable terminal based on the URL is provided.

  According to this information providing system, for example, a two-dimensional code provided in a part of a fire extinguisher is imaged and decoded by a portable terminal typified by a commercially available camera-equipped cellular phone, so that a communication network such as the Internet is established. To a server with a predetermined URL. On the other hand, in the database provided in the server, the information explaining the evacuation route from the location of the fire extinguisher described above, the information explaining the nearest evacuation place of the location of the fire extinguisher, and other information in the vicinity of the fire extinguisher A group containing information describing the location of the fire extinguisher, information explaining whether the fire extinguisher has exceeded its useful life, and whether the fire extinguisher has been properly inspected At least one piece of static information selected from is stored. As a result, for example, the aforementioned static information is provided to the aforementioned portable terminal by providing means such as a display means or a known automatic transmission device. Therefore, the user of the portable terminal can easily obtain useful information regarding fire extinguishing and fire using the two-dimensional code provided in the fire extinguisher. On the other hand, the information stored in the database provided in the server can be updated, added, or deleted very easily, so that the degree of freedom in providing information is improved in both quality and quantity.

  In addition, one information providing method of the present invention uses an imaging unit, a display unit, a decoding unit that decodes a URL encoded in a two-dimensional code, and a portable terminal that includes a communication unit. The step of imaging the two-dimensional code placed on or above the surface of the fire extinguisher storage container, the position of the above-mentioned fire extinguisher via the communication network based on the URL by the decoding means and the communication means Information explaining the evacuation route from, information explaining the nearest evacuation site of the location of the fire extinguisher, information explaining the location of other fire extinguishers in the vicinity of the fire extinguisher, and the service life of the fire extinguisher And at least one piece of information selected from the group including information explaining whether or not the fire extinguisher has been properly inspected (this paragraph and next paragraph) In addition, it is also referred to as static information.) By connecting to a server having a database for storing data, and by connecting to the server by the mobile terminal based on the URL, the static information is stored in the mobile phone. Information providing step provided to the terminal.

  According to this information providing method, a two-dimensional code provided in a part of a fire extinguisher is imaged and decoded by a mobile terminal represented by a commercially available camera-equipped mobile phone, for example, to establish a communication network such as the Internet. To a server with a predetermined URL. On the other hand, in the database provided in the server, the information explaining the evacuation route from the location of the fire extinguisher described above, the information explaining the nearest evacuation place of the location of the fire extinguisher, and other information in the vicinity of the fire extinguisher A group containing information describing the location of the fire extinguisher, information explaining whether the fire extinguisher has exceeded its useful life, and whether the fire extinguisher has been properly inspected At least one piece of static information selected from is stored. As a result, for example, the aforementioned static information is provided to the aforementioned portable terminal by providing means such as a display means or a known automatic transmission device. Therefore, the user of the portable terminal can easily obtain useful information regarding fire extinguishing and fire using the two-dimensional code provided in the fire extinguisher. On the other hand, the information stored in the database provided in the server can be updated, added, or deleted very easily, so that the degree of freedom in providing information is improved in both quality and quantity.

  In addition, in the above-mentioned “information explaining whether the fire extinguisher has exceeded its useful life”, either the information of the manufacturer of the fire extinguisher and the information of the year of manufacture of the fire extinguisher or the Both may be included. In addition, the above-mentioned “information explaining whether or not a fire extinguisher has been properly inspected” includes information on an inspector of the fire extinguisher, information on an inspection date, information on an inspection place, and information on the fire extinguisher. One or a plurality of pieces of information selected from a group of information of inspection results or inspection results may be included. Each specific information mentioned above is a suitable one mode of a two-dimensional code provided with a fire extinguisher identification number.

  According to one information providing system and one information providing method of the present invention, for example, a two-dimensional code provided in a part of a fire extinguisher is imaged by a mobile terminal represented by a commercially available camera-equipped mobile phone. By being decrypted, it is possible to connect to a server having a predetermined URL via a communication network such as the Internet. On the other hand, the database on the server contains information explaining how to use the fire extinguisher, information explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, information explaining the precautions when evacuating from the fire site, and illegal extinguishing of the fire extinguisher In this case, at least one piece of information selected from the group including information on contact information and information on carbon dioxide emissions from the fire extinguisher (hereinafter also referred to as static information in this paragraph) is accumulated. As a result, for example, the above-mentioned static information is provided to the above-described portable terminal by a transmission unit such as a known automatic transmission device. Therefore, the user of the portable terminal can easily obtain useful information regarding fire extinguishing and fire using the two-dimensional code provided in the fire extinguisher. On the other hand, the information stored in the database provided in the server can be updated, added, or deleted very easily, so that the degree of freedom in providing information is improved in both quality and quantity.

  According to another information providing system of the present invention and another information providing method of the present invention, for example, a two-dimensional code provided in a part of a fire extinguisher by a mobile terminal represented by a commercially available camera-equipped mobile phone is provided. By being imaged and decoded, it is possible to connect to a server having a predetermined URL via a communication network such as the Internet. On the other hand, the database on the server contains information explaining how to use the fire extinguisher, information explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, information explaining the precautions when evacuating from the fire site, and illegal extinguishing of the fire extinguisher In this case, at least two pieces of information (hereinafter also referred to as static information in this paragraph) selected from the group including information on contact information and information on carbon dioxide emissions from the fire extinguisher and the table of contents of the static information described above are accumulated. Has been. Here, for example, the above-mentioned table of contents is first provided to the portable terminal by providing means such as display means or a known automatic transmission device. Thereafter, one or more contents selected from the above-mentioned table of contents by the portable terminal are transmitted to or input to the server, so that the static information as the detailed information of the selected one or more contents can be obtained. Information is provided to the mobile terminal. Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal is provided with a table of useful information about fire extinguishing and fire by using the two-dimensional code provided in the fire extinguisher, and only the information that the user needs is provided. It can be easily obtained. On the other hand, the information stored in the database provided in the server can be updated, added, or deleted very easily, so that the degree of freedom in providing information is improved in both quality and quantity.

It is a figure which shows the information provision system in one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of providing the information in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the specific process in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the specific process in FIG. It is a figure which shows the information provision system in other embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the two-dimensional code | cord | chord in other embodiment of this invention, and the surrounding plain part. It is a perspective view which shows the fire extinguisher in other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of providing the information in other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the specific process in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the specific process in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the specific process in FIG. It is a figure which shows the information provision system in other embodiment of this invention.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this description, common parts are denoted by common reference symbols throughout the drawings unless otherwise specified. In the drawings, the elements of the present embodiment are not necessarily shown to scale. Moreover, in order to make each drawing easy to see, some reference numerals may be omitted.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an information providing system 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing when information is provided in the present embodiment. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing examples of specific processing in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the hardware configuration of the information providing system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a fire extinguisher including two-dimensional codes 12 and 16 disposed on or above the surfaces of the fire extinguishing agent storage containers 14 and 18. 10 and 15, portable terminals 20 and 30, a server 40, and a communication network 50 that connects them to each other to enable transmission and reception of data and the like. The communication network 50 of the present embodiment is an Internet line or a WAN (Wide Area Network). The server 40 includes, for example, a known OS, CPU, memory, and network interface, and further includes a large-capacity hard disk drive that stores various data. However, the server 40 is not limited to the above-described configurations, and other known configurations can be applied. Moreover, the fire extinguishers 10 and 15 of this embodiment are fire extinguishers each having the same performance.

  Here, “on or above the surface” of the fire extinguishing agent storage containers 14 and 18 means that the two-dimensional codes 12 and 16 are directly arranged on the surface of the fire extinguishing agent storage containers 14 and 18 by a known means such as printing or sticking. Means that the two-dimensional code 12, 16 is printed or affixed on or between a single-layer or multiple-layer film or coating material covering the surface of the extinguishing agent storage container 14, 18 To do. Note that the two-dimensional codes 12 and 16 of the present embodiment are encoded with URLs for connection to the server 40. As specific examples of the two-dimensional code 13, a QR code (registered trademark), a known two-dimensional code having a plurality of colors excluding white, or the like can be applied. Furthermore, in order to protect the two-dimensional codes 12 and 16 from an impact or an installation environment, it is a preferable aspect that a transparent film covering the two-dimensional codes 12 and 16 is employed.

  In addition, the mobile terminals 20 and 30 according to the present embodiment include imaging units 22 and 32 that capture the two-dimensional codes 12 and 16, display units 22 and 34, a decoding unit that decodes the two-dimensional codes 12 and 16, and a communication unit. Commercially available mobile phones with can be applied. The display units 22 and 34 of the present embodiment are typically liquid crystal display devices (LCD). Further, the imaging units 22 and 32 of the present embodiment are known imaging devices using a CCD imaging device.

  Furthermore, the information regarding the fire extinguishers 10 and 15 or the fire is accumulated in the database 42 in the server 40 of the present embodiment. This information includes, for example, information explaining how to use the fire extinguishers 10, 15; information explaining the performance of the fire extinguishers 10, 15; information explaining precautions when evacuating from the fire site; Contact information when 15 is illegally dumped, and at least one information selected from the group including information on carbon dioxide emissions of the fire extinguishers 10 and 15 (hereinafter, each of the present embodiment and each modification of the present embodiment) It is also called static information in the example). In the present embodiment, the aforementioned static information is provided to the portable terminals 20 and 30 via the communication network 50 by the known automatic transmission means 44 in the present embodiment. The automatic transmission unit 44 plays a role of transmitting necessary information to the mobile terminals 20 and 30 when the mobile terminals 20 and 30 access the server 40. A known device is applied as the automatic transmission means 44.

  Next, a processing flow of the information providing system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, the two-dimensional codes 12 and 16 provided in the fire extinguishers 10 and 15 are read by the portable terminals 20 and 30 using the imaging units 22 and 32, and the URL for connection to the server 40 is obtained by the decoding means. Decoding is performed (step S10).

  Based on the decrypted URL, the mobile terminals 20 and 30 are connected to the server 40 via the communication network 50 by their communication means (step S20).

  In the database 42 in the server 40, information on the fire extinguisher 10, 15 or fire is accumulated as described above. The one or more pieces of information are provided to the mobile terminals 20 and 30 connected to the server 40 by a known automatic transmission means 44. As a result, the provided information is displayed on the display units 24 and 34 of the portable terminals 20 and 30 (step S30).

  As described above, according to the information providing system 100 of the present embodiment, since the two-dimensional codes 12 and 16 have URL information for connection to the server 40, useful information regarding the fire extinguishers 10 and 15 or the fire is displayed. It can be provided to the mobile terminals 20 and 30. In addition, in this embodiment, although there were only two fire extinguishers and a portable terminal, it is not limited to this. This embodiment can be applied even to three or more fire extinguishers and a portable terminal. On the other hand, static information stored in the database 42 included in the server 40 can be updated, added, or deleted very easily. Therefore, management of static information is facilitated, and the degree of freedom in providing information is improved in both quality and quantity.

<Modification Example (1) of First Embodiment>
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an information providing system 200 in the present embodiment. In the information providing system 200 of the present embodiment, the fire extinguishers 10a and 15a of the present embodiment include individual identification numbers (hereinafter referred to as fire extinguisher identification numbers) of the respective fire extinguishers 10a and 15a in addition to the URL for connection to the server 41. Also has two-dimensional codes 13 and 17 encoded. Moreover, the fire extinguishers 10a and 15a of this embodiment have mutually different performance. In addition, in the database 43 in the server 41 of this embodiment, information on individual fire extinguishers corresponding to each fire extinguisher identification number is accumulated instead of the static information of the first embodiment. Here, the information on the individual fire extinguishers 10a and 15a includes, for example, information on suitability and performance of the fire extinguisher corresponding to each fire extinguisher identification number, information on how to use the fire extinguisher, and each fire extinguisher 10a. , 15a, the information explaining the evacuation route from the installation position, the information explaining the arrangement position of each fire extinguisher 10a, 15a or the nearest evacuation place of the installation position, other information in the vicinity of the fire extinguishers 10a, 15a Information explaining the location of the fire extinguisher, information explaining whether the fire extinguishers 10a, 15a have exceeded their useful life, information explaining whether the fire extinguishers 10a, 15a have been properly inspected Includes at least one piece of static information selected from the group including: This static information can be used as useful information particularly in an emergency. Furthermore, the information providing system 200 in this embodiment does not include the automatic transmission unit 44 shown in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment. The information providing system 200 in the present embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment except for the points described above. Therefore, the description which overlaps with 1st Embodiment may be abbreviate | omitted.

  In the information providing system 200 in this embodiment, first, the URL and the fire extinguisher identification number of the two-dimensional codes 13 and 17 are captured by the portable terminals 20 and 30 and connected to the server 41. As a result, the information on individual fire extinguishers corresponding to each fire extinguisher identification number stored in the database 43 is in a state of being browsed by the portable terminals 20 and 30. In other words, the display units 24 and 34 of the mobile terminals 20 and 30 can display information on individual fire extinguishers corresponding to each fire extinguisher identification number by connection to the server 41.

  As described above, since the two-dimensional codes 13 and 17 have the URL for connecting to the encoded server 43 and the fire extinguisher identification information, the individual information corresponding to the fire extinguisher having the identification number is also the same. It can be provided to a portable terminal. For example, in Japan, the fire fighting law requires that fire extinguishers be installed at predetermined intervals. Therefore, the information providing system 200 according to the present embodiment can evacuate the fire extinguishers 10a and 15a from the arrangement positions or the installation positions. Information explaining the route, information explaining the evacuation place nearest to the placement position or installation position of each fire extinguisher 10a, 15a, information explaining the position of another fire extinguisher near the fire extinguishers 10a, 15a, fire extinguisher Information useful for emergency situations such as information explaining whether 10a, 15a has exceeded its useful life, information explaining whether the fire extinguishers 10a, 15a have been properly inspected, etc. It can be provided to the terminals 20 and 30. More specifically, life safety is achieved by providing information explaining the evacuation route or the nearest evacuation site. In addition, by providing information explaining the positions of other fire extinguishers in the vicinity of the fire extinguishers 10a and 15a, for example, arrangement of fire extinguishers to be used when a plurality of people help each other to extinguish a small fire Time to find a place is greatly reduced.

  In the modification example (1) of the first embodiment, the database 43 in the server 41 is the static information of the first embodiment, that is, information explaining how to use a general fire extinguisher, Information describing the performance of fire extinguishers, information explaining precautions when evacuating from a fire site, contact information when fire extinguishers are illegally dumped, and carbon dioxide emissions of general fire extinguishers Information may be further included. Then, much more useful information can be acquired.

<Modification (1) of the first embodiment>
FIG. 6 is a front view showing the two-dimensional code 212 and the surrounding plain portion 213 constituting the fire extinguisher of the present embodiment.

  The fire extinguisher of this embodiment has the same configuration as the fire extinguisher 10 of the first embodiment, except that the two-dimensional code 212 and the plain portion 213 are provided instead of the two-dimensional code 13 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the description which overlaps with 1st Embodiment may be abbreviate | omitted.

  The two-dimensional code 212 of this embodiment includes a plain portion 213 configured with a single color around it. Thereby, the two-dimensional code 212 can be made conspicuous. For this reason, since the user of a fire extinguisher or the person who found the fire extinguisher can recognize the presence of the dimension code 13 very easily, the utilization of the two-dimensional code 13 can be promoted. Note that, from the viewpoint of conspicuous the two-dimensional code 212, it is preferable that t1 to t4 in FIG. 6 are set in a range of 0.5 mm to 10 mm. In addition, from the viewpoint of making the two-dimensional code 212 more conspicuous, when the two-dimensional code 212 is configured with two colors of white and black, it is preferable that the solid portion 213 is configured with white or gray. Furthermore, from the same viewpoint, when the two-dimensional code 212 includes red, blue, or yellow, it is preferable that the plain portion 213 is configured with black, white, or gray. Among these, it is particularly preferable to be configured in white.

<Modification (3) of the first embodiment>
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the fire extinguisher 19 of the present embodiment.

  The fire extinguisher 19 of this embodiment has the same configuration as the fire extinguisher 10 of the first embodiment, except that it further includes a fluorescent material 12a applied on the fire extinguisher storage container 14. Therefore, the description which overlaps with 1st Embodiment may be abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the fluorescent material 12 a is arranged along the outer periphery of the two-dimensional code 12. The two-dimensional code 12 can be made conspicuous by the arrangement of the fluorescent material 12a. For this reason, since the user of a fire extinguisher or the person who found the fire extinguisher can recognize the existence of the two-dimensional code 12 very easily, the utilization of the two-dimensional code 12 can be promoted. In addition, even if the fire extinguisher 19 is disposed in a dim room, the fluorescent material 12a is easily visible. In addition, in this embodiment, although the fluorescent substance 12a is apply | coated on the fire extinguisher storage container 14, even if the film-like member containing the fluorescent substance 12a is stuck on the fire extinguisher storage container 14, this embodiment The effect substantially equivalent to this effect is produced. That is, if the fluorescent material 12a is directly disposed on the surfaces of the extinguishing agent storage containers 14 and 18 by known means such as coating, printing, or sticking, the effect of the present embodiment can be obtained. Further, when the fluorescent material 12a is applied, printed, or pasted on a single-layer or multiple-layer film or coating material covering the surface of the extinguishing agent storage container 14, 18, or the fluorescent material 12a is a transparent film Even when covered with the above, substantially the same effect as the effect of the present embodiment is exhibited.

<Second Embodiment>
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an information providing system 300 in the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing processing when providing information in the present embodiment. 10 and 11 are diagrams illustrating examples of specific processing in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the information providing system 300 according to the present embodiment has the same processing as Step 10 and Step 20 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the description which overlaps with 1st Embodiment may be abbreviate | omitted.

  In addition, the information regarding the fire extinguishers 10 and 15 or the fire is accumulated in the database 42 in the server 40 of the present embodiment. This information includes, for example, information explaining how to use the fire extinguishers 10, 15; information explaining the performance of the fire extinguishers 10, 15; information explaining precautions when evacuating from the fire site; Contact information when 15 is illegally dumped, and at least two pieces of information selected from the group including information on carbon dioxide emissions of the fire extinguishers 10 and 15 (hereinafter also referred to as static information in the present embodiment). ) And the table of contents of the static information described above.

  After the step 20, in the present embodiment, when the mobile terminal 20, 30 first accesses the server 40 based on the URL decrypted by the mobile terminal 20, 30, the automatic transmission means 44 makes at least two or more. A table of contents of static information is provided to the portable terminal (first information provision) (step 31). Thereafter, after one or more contents are selected from the above-described contents displayed on the display units 24 and 34 of the mobile terminals 20 and 30, the selected contents are sent to the server 40 via the communication network 50. (Step 41). The detailed information of the selected one or more contents is provided from the server 40 to the mobile terminals 20 and 30 (second information provision) via the communication network 50 (step 51). Here, “detailed information” corresponds to the static information described above.

  As described above, the information providing system 300 according to the present embodiment performs the first information providing process and the second information providing process. Therefore, the user of the portable terminals 20 and 30 is provided with a table of useful information regarding fire extinguishing and fire by using the two-dimensional codes 12 and 14 provided in the fire extinguishers 10 and 15. Only the information necessary for the user can be easily obtained. On the other hand, the static information stored in the database 42 included in the server 40 can be updated, added, or deleted very easily. Therefore, management of static information is facilitated, and the degree of freedom in providing information is improved in both quality and quantity.

  By the way, in 2nd Embodiment, although the fire extinguisher 10 and 15 is a fire extinguisher each provided with the same performance, it is not limited to this. The second embodiment may have different performances as in the modification (1) of the first embodiment. In that case, the process of the modification (1) of the first embodiment is performed by the server 41 of the modification (1) of the first embodiment. As a result, in addition to the effects of the second embodiment, the same effects as those of the modification (1) of the first embodiment are exhibited.

  In addition, for the information providing system 300 of the second embodiment, the two-dimensional code 212 of the modification (2) of the first embodiment and the fluorescent substance 12a of the modification (3) of the first embodiment are used. Application is also a preferred embodiment. The effect of each embodiment is additionally produced by each application.

  In the second embodiment, at least two pieces of static information and the table of contents of the static information are stored in the database 42. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, the present invention is not limited to the case where the table of contents of the static information is stored separately from the detailed information in the second embodiment. For example, by providing a part of the detailed information (for example, the first few characters) as a table of contents substantially (ie, enabling transmission or viewing), it is equivalent to the effect of the second embodiment. Can be effective.

  Further, as in another information providing system 400 shown in FIG. 12, only one of at least two pieces of static information and the table of contents of the aforementioned static information is stored in the database 43 of the server 41, and the other is separated. May be stored in the database 47 of the server 46. In that case, for example, when one or more of the table of contents of the static information in the database 43 is selected, the contents are stored in the database 47 by connecting to the server 46 via the communication network 50 such as the Internet. One or more of the static information (detailed information) described above can be provided to the mobile terminals 20 and 30.

  Furthermore, the decoding means of the two-dimensional code of each portable terminal 20 and 30 in each of the above-described embodiments is not limited to the case where each portable terminal 20 and 30 itself includes the means. For example, first, after the two-dimensional code is recognized by each portable terminal 20, 30, the two-dimensional code is transmitted to a predetermined decoding server by the communication means of the portable terminals 20, 30. Thereafter, the decrypted predetermined URL information is returned to each portable terminal 20, 30. Such decoding is also included in the two-dimensional code decoding means in the above-described embodiments. Further, other known decoding means are also included in the two-dimensional code decoding means in the above-described embodiments.

  As described above, modifications that exist within the scope of the present invention including other combinations of the embodiments are also included in the scope of the claims.

  The present invention can be widely used as an information providing system and an information providing method using a fire extinguisher as an information source.

10, 10a, 15, 15a Fire extinguisher 12, 13, 16, 17, 212 Two-dimensional code 12a Fluorescent substance 14, 18 Fire extinguisher storage container 20, 30 Mobile terminal 22, 32 Imaging unit 24, 34 Display unit 40, 41, 46 server 42, 43, 47 database 44 automatic transmission means 50 communication network 100, 200, 300 information providing system 213 plain part

Claims (14)

A fire extinguisher in which a URL encoded in a two-dimensional code is arranged on or above the surface of the fire extinguisher storage container;
An imaging unit that images the two-dimensional code, a display unit, a decoding unit that decodes the two-dimensional code, and a mobile terminal that includes a communication unit;
A server connected to the mobile terminal via a communication network based on the URL,
The server has information explaining how to use the fire extinguisher, information explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, information explaining precautions when evacuating from a fire site, and when the fire extinguisher is illegally dumped A database for storing at least one static information selected from the group comprising contact information and carbon dioxide emissions information of the fire extinguisher;
An information providing system comprising: information providing means for providing the static information to the portable terminal by being connected to the server by the portable terminal based on the URL. A fire extinguisher in which a URL encoded in a two-dimensional code is arranged on or above the surface of the fire extinguisher storage container;
An imaging unit that images the two-dimensional code, a display unit, a decoding unit that decodes the two-dimensional code, and a mobile terminal that includes a communication unit;
A server connected to the mobile terminal via a communication network based on the URL,
The server has information explaining how to use the fire extinguisher, information explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, information explaining precautions when evacuating from a fire site, and when the fire extinguisher is illegally dumped A database for storing at least two pieces of static information selected from the group including contact information and carbon dioxide emission information of the fire extinguisher;
A first information providing means for providing a table of contents of the static information to the portable terminal by being connected to the server by the portable terminal based on the URL;
One or more contents selected from the table of contents by the portable terminal are transmitted to the server, so that static information which is detailed information of the selected one or more contents is stored in the portable terminal. An information providing system comprising: a second information providing means provided on the information. A fire extinguisher in which a URL encoded in a two-dimensional code and a fire extinguisher identification information are arranged on or above the surface of the fire extinguisher storage container;
An imaging unit that images the two-dimensional code, a display unit, a decoding unit that decodes the two-dimensional code, and a mobile terminal that includes a communication unit;
A server connected to the mobile terminal via a communication network based on the URL,
The server describes information for evacuation routes from the location of the fire extinguisher, information for evacuation location nearest to the location of the fire extinguisher, and locations of other fire extinguishers in the vicinity of the fire extinguisher At least one selected from the group comprising information to explain, information explaining whether the fire extinguisher has exceeded its useful life, and information explaining whether the fire extinguisher has been properly inspected Have a database to store static information,
An information providing system comprising: information providing means for providing the static information to the portable terminal by being connected to the server by the portable terminal based on the URL. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein fire extinguisher identification information is further encoded in the two-dimensional code. The static information is information explaining an evacuation route from the position where the fire extinguisher is located, information explaining the nearest evacuation place near the position where the fire extinguisher is located, and positions of other fire extinguishers in the vicinity of the fire extinguisher At least selected from the group comprising information explaining, information explaining whether the fire extinguisher has exceeded its useful life, and information explaining whether the fire extinguisher has been properly inspected The information providing system according to claim 4, further comprising one piece of information. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional code has a plurality of colors excluding white. The plain part comprised by a single color is formed on the surface of the said fire extinguisher storage container in the range of 0.5 mm to 10 mm around the two-dimensional code or above it. Offer system. The information providing system according to claim 7, wherein the plain portion is configured in black, white, or gray. The information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a fluorescent material is disposed on or above the surface of the fire extinguishing agent storage container along the outer periphery of the two-dimensional code. Arranged on or above the surface of the fire extinguisher storage container of the fire extinguisher by using a portable terminal equipped with an imaging unit, a display unit, a decoding unit that decodes a URL encoded in a two-dimensional code, and a communication unit Imaging the generated two-dimensional code;
Information for explaining how to use the fire extinguisher, information for explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, precautions for evacuating from the fire site via the communication network based on the URL by the decoding means and the communication means A database for storing at least one piece of static information selected from the group including information explaining, information on contact information when the fire extinguisher is illegally dumped, and information on carbon dioxide emissions of the fire extinguisher Connecting to the server;
An information providing step in which the static information is provided to the portable terminal by being connected to the server by the portable terminal based on the URL;
Information provision method. Arranged on or above the surface of the fire extinguisher storage container of the fire extinguisher by using a portable terminal equipped with an imaging unit, a display unit, a decoding unit that decodes a URL encoded in a two-dimensional code, and a communication unit Imaging the generated two-dimensional code;
Information for explaining how to use the fire extinguisher, information for explaining the performance of the fire extinguisher, precautions for evacuating from the fire site via the communication network based on the URL by the decoding means and the communication means A database for storing at least two pieces of static information selected from the group including information describing the information, contact information when the fire extinguisher is illegally dumped, and carbon dioxide emission information of the fire extinguisher Connecting to the server;
A first information providing step of providing a table of contents of the static information to the portable terminal by being connected to the server by the portable terminal based on the URL;
One or more contents selected from the table of contents by the portable terminal are transmitted to the server, so that static information which is detailed information of the selected one or more contents is stored in the portable terminal. A second information providing step provided to the information providing method. On the surface of a fire extinguisher storage container of a fire extinguisher by using a portable terminal equipped with an imaging unit, a display unit, a decoding means for decoding a URL encoded in a two-dimensional code and a fire extinguisher identification information, and a communication means Or imaging a two-dimensional code disposed above;
Information explaining the evacuation route from the location of the fire extinguisher and information nearest the evacuation location of the location of the fire extinguisher via the communication network based on the URL by the decoding means and the communication means Information describing the location of other fire extinguishers in the vicinity of the fire extinguisher, information describing whether the fire extinguisher has exceeded its useful life, and the fire extinguisher has been properly inspected Connecting to a server having a database that stores at least one piece of static information selected from a group that includes information that describes whether or not
An information providing step in which the static information is provided to the portable terminal by being connected to the server by the portable terminal based on the URL;
Information provision method. The information providing method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein fire extinguisher identification information is further encoded in the two-dimensional code. The static information is information explaining an evacuation route from the position where the fire extinguisher is located, information explaining the nearest evacuation place near the position where the fire extinguisher is located, and positions of other fire extinguishers in the vicinity of the fire extinguisher At least selected from the group comprising information explaining, information explaining whether the fire extinguisher has exceeded its useful life, and information explaining whether the fire extinguisher has been properly inspected The information providing method according to claim 13, further comprising one piece of information.

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