JP2014044642A - Information providing system and information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily obtain appropriate information corresponding to the position of a wireless communication tag, by a mobile communication terminal.SOLUTION: In a mobile communication terminal 100, a tag information acquisition unit 130 obtains tag identification number 512 of a wireless communication tag 500, and a terminal communication unit 140 transmits the tag identification number 512 to a management server 200. In the management server 200, a connected router extraction unit 240 extracts a Zigbee router terminal 300 with which the wireless communication tag 500 is connected to communicate, as a connected fixed communication terminal on the basis of the received tag identification number 512. An information extraction unit 250 extracts predetermined information (store A information, store B information, and so on) which is associated with the Zigbee router terminal 300 (the connected fixed communication terminal) from a server-side storage unit 230; and a server-side transmission unit 212 transmits the extracted information to the mobile communication terminal 100.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system and the like, a management server connected to a plurality of fixed communication terminals each associated with predetermined information, a wireless communication tag having tag identification information and communicating with the fixed communication terminal, The present invention relates to an information providing system having a mobile communication terminal that performs wireless communication with a management server.

  In shopping malls and the like, many pamphlets and the like on which store information is posted are distributed. The user of the shopping mall can acquire store information in the shopping mall from this pamphlet. However, the cost of printing the brochure is a burden, and it becomes necessary to print more than the required number, which is not economical.

  In recent years, portable information terminals such as smart phones have become widespread. A user of a shopping mall can search store information by accessing a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the shopping mall from a portable information terminal and inputting a keyword or a search formula related to the store there. Thereby, the user of a shopping mall can acquire the store information which he wants to check.

  In addition, the technique relevant to this invention is disclosed by patent document 1 and patent document 2. FIG.

JP 2011-215700 A JP 2008-301315 A

  However, when searching for store information by inputting a keyword or a search expression using a portable information terminal, the user needs to search for specific store information from a vast amount of information regarding the shopping mall. For this reason, there is a problem that the user often finds the store information search operation troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system and an information providing method capable of easily obtaining appropriate information corresponding to the position of a wireless communication tag with a mobile communication terminal. Is to provide.

The information providing system of the present invention includes a management server connected to a plurality of fixed communication terminals each associated with predetermined information, a wireless communication tag having tag identification information and communicating with the fixed communication terminal, An information providing system including a mobile communication terminal that performs wireless communication with the management server, wherein the mobile communication terminal includes a tag information acquisition unit that acquires the tag identification information;
A terminal-side communication unit that transmits the tag identification information acquired by the tag information acquisition unit to the management server, and the management server receives the tag identification information transmitted by the terminal-side communication unit Based on the tag identification information received by the server-side receiving unit, the server-side storage unit that stores the predetermined information respectively associated with the plurality of fixed communication terminals, and the server-side receiving unit, The fixed communication terminal extracting unit that extracts the fixed communication terminal to which the communication tag is connected as a connected fixed communication terminal, and the connected fixed communication terminal extracted by the connected fixed communication terminal extracting unit An information extraction unit that extracts the associated predetermined information from the server-side storage unit as extraction information; and the extraction information extracted by the information extraction unit And a server-side transmission unit that transmits to the terminal.

  According to the information providing method of the present invention, a management server connected to a plurality of fixed communication terminals each associated with predetermined information, and a wireless communication tag having tag identification information and communicating with the fixed communication terminal And an information providing method for providing information to and from a mobile communication terminal that performs wireless communication with the management server, wherein the mobile communication terminal acquires the tag identification information. A tag identification information transmission step in which the mobile communication terminal transmits the tag identification information acquired in the tag identification information acquisition step to the management server, and the management server is transmitted by the mobile communication terminal. Tag identification information receiving step for receiving tag identification information, and the management server based on the tag identification information received in the tag identification information receiving step, The fixed communication terminal extracting step for extracting the fixed communication terminal to which the line communication tag is connected for communication as the fixed communication terminal being connected, and the connection being extracted by the management server in the connection fixed communication terminal extraction step An information extracting step for extracting the predetermined information associated with the fixed communication terminals as extraction information from a server-side storage unit storing the predetermined information respectively associated with the plurality of fixed communication terminals; and the management The server includes an extraction information transmission step of transmitting the extraction information extracted in the information extraction step to the mobile communication terminal.

  According to the information providing system and the information providing method of the present invention, appropriate information corresponding to the position of the wireless communication tag can be easily obtained by the mobile communication terminal.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the information provision system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the information content contained in QR Code. It is a figure which shows the structure of a mobile communication terminal. It is a figure which shows the structure of a management server. It is a figure which shows the structure of a management server from a different viewpoint from FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of a Zigbee router terminal. It is a figure which shows the structure of a Zigbee coordinator. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the information provision system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the information provision system in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of a management server. It is a figure which shows the structure of a management server from a different viewpoint from FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of a RFID reader terminal. It is a figure which shows the structure of a RFID management server. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the information provision system in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

<First Embodiment>
An information providing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an information providing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system 1000 includes a mobile communication terminal 100, a management server 200, Zigbee (registered trademark) router terminals 300a and 300b, a Zigbee coordinator 400, and a wireless communication tag 500. It is configured.

  Note that the mobile communication terminal 100 includes, for example, a portable wireless phone, a portable information terminal such as a smartphone, and the like. The Zigbee router terminals 300a and 300b correspond to the fixed communication terminal of the present invention. In the following description, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the Zigbee router terminal 300a and the Zigbee router terminal 300b, there is a case where these are comprehensively described as the Zigbee router terminal 300.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal 100 and the management server 200 can communicate with each other via the Internet or a mobile phone network 600.

  The management server 200 and the Zigbee coordinator 400 are connected by a wired line via the Ethernet network 700. The management server 200 and the Zigbee coordinator 400 can perform data communication with each other via the Ethernet network 700.

  The Zigbee coordinator 400 and the Zigbee router terminals 300a and 300b are connected by a Zigbee network 800 in a wired manner. The Zigbee coordinator 400 and the Zigbee router terminals 300a and 300b can perform data communication with each other via the Zigbee network 800.

  Here, Zigbee is one of short-range wireless communication standards whose main purpose is a sensor network. The electrical specifications of the basic part of the Zigbee are standardized in IEEE 802.15.4. That is, the management server 200, the Zigbee coordinator 400, and the Zigbee router terminals 300a and 300b perform data communication with each other in accordance with a standard related to Zigbee.

  The wireless communication tag 500 has at least a QR code (registered trademark) 510. The QR code 510 is a matrix-type two-dimensional barcode, and “QR” is derived from the Quik Response. Further, unlike a one-dimensional barcode, the QR code 510 generally has information vertically and horizontally and has a large amount of information that can be stored. Therefore, the QR code 510 has a feature that can store not only numbers but also multilingual data such as English letters and Chinese characters. The QR code 510 corresponds to the barcode of the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the information content included in the QR code 510.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a URL 511 and a tag identification number 512 are written in the QR code 510.

  Here, the URL 511 is a server address that is a website address of the management server 200. The tag identification number 512 is a number assigned to each wireless communication tag 500 in order to identify each of the plurality of wireless communication tags 500. The tag identification number 512 corresponds to the tag identification information of the present invention. Tag identification information is not limited to numeric numbers, and may include alphabets, kanji, symbols, and the like. That is, instead of the tag identification number 512, the QR code 510 may be configured using tag identification information using alphabets, kanji characters, or symbols.

  In FIG. 2, print characters are shown on the upper side in the balloon frame, and print contents are shown on the lower side in the balloon frame. As shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that a URL 511 “http: // xxxxxxx?” And a tag identification number 512 “tag = 1” are written in the QR code 510 as an example.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the wireless communication tag 500 is wirelessly connected to the Zigbee router terminals 300a and 300b. The wireless communication tag 500 also functions as a Zigbee end point, as shown in FIG.

  The Zigbee router terminals 300a and 300b are arranged at predetermined positions. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the Zigbee router terminal 300 a is disposed in the store A. The Zigbee router terminal 300b is disposed in the store B. In the above description, the Zigbee router terminals 300a and 300b are described as corresponding to the fixed communication terminal of the present invention. This means that the Zigbee router terminals 300a and 300b are fixedly arranged in the stores A and B, respectively. Accordingly, the Zigbee router terminals 300a and 300b can be freely relocated within the premises in the stores A and B.

  The Zigbee router terminal 300a is associated with store A information. Similarly, store B information is associated with the Zigbee router terminal 300b.

  Next, the configuration of the mobile communication terminal 100 of the information providing system 1000 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile communication terminal 100.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile communication terminal 100 includes an imaging unit 110, a display unit 120, a tag information acquisition unit 130, a terminal side communication unit 140, and a control unit 150.

  The imaging unit 110 images the QR code 510 attached to the wireless communication tag 510.

  The display unit 120 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) device. The display unit 120 displays the QR code 510 and the like imaged by the imaging unit 110. Thereby, the user of the mobile communication terminal 100 can accurately capture the QR code 510 while looking at the display unit 120.

  The tag information acquisition unit 130 acquires the tag identification number 512 of the wireless communication tag 510. Specifically, the tag information acquisition unit 130 acquires the tag identification number 512 written in the QR code 510 by reading the QR code 510 captured by the imaging unit 110. At the same time, the tag information acquisition unit 130 acquires the URL 511 written in the QR code 510 by reading the QR code 510 captured by the imaging unit 110.

  The terminal side communication unit 140 transmits the tag identification number 512 acquired by the tag information acquisition unit 130 to the management server 200. At this time, the terminal side communication unit 140 first connects to the management server 200 via the Internet / mobile phone network 600 according to the URL 511 acquired by the tag information acquisition unit 130. Then, the terminal-side communication unit 140 transmits the tag identification number 512 to the management server 200 in a state where the terminal-side communication unit 140 is in communication connection with the management server 200. Thereby, the management server 200 can acquire the tag identification number 512 of the wireless communication tag 500.

  The control unit 150 controls each unit in the mobile communication terminal 100. That is, the imaging unit 110, the display unit 120, the tag information acquisition unit 130, and the terminal communication unit 140 operate under the control of the control unit 150.

  Next, the configuration of the management server 200 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the management server 200.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the management server 200 includes a server-side communication unit 210, a management server-side Ethernet (registered trademark) network connection communication unit 220, a server-side storage unit 230, and a connected router extraction unit 240. , An information extraction unit 250 and a control unit 260 are provided.

  The server side communication unit 210 communicates with the mobile communication terminal 100 via the Internet / mobile phone network 600. The server side communication unit 210 includes a server side reception unit 211 and a server side transmission unit 212.

  The server-side receiving unit 211 receives various data from the mobile communication terminal 100 via the Internet / mobile phone network 600. Specifically, the server side reception unit 211 receives the tag identification number 512 and the like transmitted by the terminal side communication unit 140. At this time, the server side communication unit 210 and the terminal side communication unit 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 are communicatively connected via the Internet / mobile phone network 600 in accordance with the URL 511 acquired by the tag information acquisition unit 130. That is, the server-side receiving unit 211 receives the tag identification number 512 while the server-side communication unit 210 and the terminal-side communication unit 140 are in communication connection with each other.

  The server side transmission unit 212 transmits various data to the mobile communication terminal 100 via the Internet / mobile phone network 600. Specifically, the server side transmission unit 212 transmits extracted information extracted by an information extraction unit described later to the mobile communication terminal 100.

  The management server-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 220 is connected to the Zigbee coordinator 400 via the Ethernet network 700. The management server-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 220 and the Zigbee coordinator 400 transmit / receive various data to / from each other via the Ethernet network 700.

  The server side storage unit 230 stores various data in the management server 200. Here, the server-side storage unit 230 stores store A information 231 and store B information 232. The store A information 231 and the store B information 232 are information respectively associated with the plurality of Zigbee router terminals 300a and 300b. That is, the store A information 231 is information associated with the Zigbee router terminal 300a. The store B232 is information associated with the Zigbee router terminal 300b. The store A information 231 and the store B information 232 correspond to predetermined information of the present invention.

  Based on the tag identification number 512 received by the server-side receiving unit 211, the connected router extraction unit 240 converts the Zigbee router terminal 300a to which the wireless communication tag 500 is connected to the connected Zigbee router terminal (connected) As a fixed communication terminal). The connected router extracting unit 240 corresponds to the connected fixed communication terminal extracting unit of the present invention.

  The information extracting unit 250 extracts the store A information 232 associated with the connected Zigbee router terminal 300a extracted by the connected router extracting unit 240 from the server-side storage unit 230 as extracted information.

  The control unit 260 controls each unit in the management server 200. That is, the server-side communication unit 210, the management server-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 220, the server-side storage unit 230, the connected router extraction unit 240, and the information extraction unit 250 operate under the control of the control unit 260.

  Next, each configuration of the management server 200 will be described from a viewpoint different from FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the management server 200 from a different viewpoint from FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the management server 200 includes a WWW server 271, a location information management unit 272, an Ether net interface 273, and a control unit 274.

  Here, the function executed by the server-side communication unit 210 corresponds to the function of the WWW server 270. The functions of the location information management unit 280 correspond to the functions executed by the connected router extraction unit 240, the information extraction unit 250, and the server side storage unit 230. The management server side Ethernet network connection communication unit 220 corresponds to the function of the Ethernet network interface 273. The function executed by the control unit 260 corresponds to the function of the control unit 274.

  Next, the configuration of the Zigbee router terminal will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the Zigbee router terminal 300.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the Zigbee router terminal 300 includes a router terminal side communication unit 310, a storage unit 320, and a router terminal side Zigbee network connection communication unit 330. In FIG. 6, a Zigbee router terminal 300a is shown as an example of a plurality of Zigbee router terminals 300.

  The router terminal side communication unit 310 establishes a wireless communication connection with the wireless communication tag 500 disposed in the vicinity of the router terminal side communication unit 310.

  The storage unit 320 stores various data of the Zigbee router terminal 300. Here, the storage unit 320 stores a store A flag 321. Here, the store A flag 321 differs depending on store information associated with the Zigbee router terminal 300. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 6, when the store A information 321 is associated with the Zigbee router terminal 300a, the store A flag 321 is stored in the storage unit 320 of the Zigbee router terminal 300a. On the other hand, when the store B information 321 is associated with the Zigbee router terminal 300b, a store B flag (not shown) is stored in the storage unit 320 of the Zigbee router terminal 300b. Thereby, each store information is matched with each Zigbee router terminal 300.

  The router terminal side Zigbee network connection communication unit 330 is connected to the Zigbee coordinator 400 via the Zigbee network 800. The router terminal side Zigbee network connection communication unit 330 and the Zigbee coordinator 400 transmit and receive various data to and from each other via the Zigbee network 800.

  The control unit 340 controls each unit in the Zigbee router terminal 300. That is, the router terminal side communication unit 310, the storage unit 320, and the router terminal side Zigbee network connection communication unit 330 operate under the control of the control unit 340.

  Next, the configuration of the Zigbee coordinator 400 will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the Zigbee coordinator 400.

  The Zigbee coordinator 400 includes a coordinator-side Zigbee network connection communication unit 410, a coordinator-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 420, and a control unit 430.

  The coordinator-side Zigbee network connection communication unit 410 is connected to the Zigbee router terminal 300 via the Zigbee network 800. The coordinator-side Zigbee network connection communication unit 410 and the Zigbee router terminal 300 transmit and receive various data to and from each other via the Zigbee network 800.

  The coordinator-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 420 is connected to the management server 200 via the Ethernet network 700. The coordinator-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 420 and the management server 200 transmit / receive various data to / from each other via the Ethernet network 700.

  The control unit 430 controls each unit in the Zigbee coordinator 400. That is, the coordinator-side Zigbee network connection communication unit 410 and the coordinator-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 420 operate under the control of the control unit 430.

  Heretofore, the configuration of the information providing system 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings.

  Next, the operation of the information communication system 1000 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the information communication system 1000.

  First, when a user having the mobile communication terminal 100 and the wireless communication tag 500 approaches the store A, the wireless communication tag 500 enters the communication connectable range of the Zigbee router terminal 300a and is connected to the Zigbee router terminal 300a. (Step (hereinafter referred to as S) 801). Specifically, the router terminal side communication unit 310 of the Zigbee router terminal 300a and the wireless communication tag 500 are wirelessly connected to each other.

  When the communication connection between the wireless communication tag 500 and the Zigbee router terminal 300a is completed, the Zigbee router terminal 300a requests authentication from the Zigbee coordinator 400 (S802). At this time, the Zigbee network connection communication unit 330 of the Zigbee router terminal 300a transmits an information authentication request signal together with the store A flag 321 to the Zigbee coordinator 400.

  Next, the Zigbee coordinator 400 performs authentication in accordance with a request from the Zigbee router terminal 300a (S803).

  Then, the Zigbee coordinator 400 transmits the authentication result to the wireless communication tag 500 (S804). As a result, the wireless communication tag 500 completes the communication connection with the Zigbee router terminal 300a (S805).

  Further, the Zigbee coordinator 400 transmits the information “The wireless communication tag 500 is connected to the Zigbee router terminal 300a disposed in the store A” to the location information management unit 272 of the management server 200 (S806). Specifically, the coordinator-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 420 of the Zigbee coordinator 400 transmits the above information to the management server-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 220 of the management server 200 via the Ethernet network 700.

  Next, in a state where the wireless communication tag 500 is connected to the Zigbee router terminal 300a, the user photographs the QR code 510 of the wireless communication tag 500 using the imaging unit 110 of the mobile communication terminal 100 (S807).

  Then, the tag information acquisition unit 130 of the mobile communication terminal 100 reads the QR code 510 captured by the imaging unit 110, thereby reading the URL 511 and the tag identification number 512 written in the QR code 510 of the wireless communication tag 510 ( S808).

  The mobile communication terminal 100 establishes communication connection with the WWW server 271 of the management server 200 according to the URL 511 acquired in S808 via the Internet / mobile phone network 600 (S809). In the management server 200, the control unit 274 acquires the URL 511 via the WWW server 271 (S810). At this time, the mobile communication terminal 100 accesses the control unit 274 of the management server 200 by specifying the URL 511 using the Internet browser installed in the mobile communication terminal 100. Specifically, the terminal side communication unit 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 responds to the URL 511 acquired by the tag information acquisition unit 130 via the Internet / mobile phone network 600 and the server side communication unit 210 of the management server 200. Connect to the communication. Further, the terminal side communication unit 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 includes the tag identification number 512 acquired by the tag information acquisition unit 130 in the URL 511 and transmits it to the management server 200.

  Next, in the management server 200, the control unit 274 extracts the tag identification number 512 from the query portion of the URL 511 (S811).

  In the management server 200, the control unit 274 inquires the position information management unit 272 about the position information of the wireless communication tag 500 (S812). More specifically, the control unit 260 of the management server 200 inquires the connected router extraction unit 240 about the position of the wireless communication tag 500 based on the tag identification number 512 received by the server side reception unit 211.

  In the management server 200, the location information management unit 272 extracts the location information of the wireless communication tag 500, and transmits “connected router terminal name” to the control unit 274 as the extraction result (S813). More specifically, the connected router extracting unit 240 connects the Zigbee router terminal 300 to which the wireless communication tag 500 is connected based on the tag identification number 512 received by the server-side receiving unit 211. Extract as a terminal. Here, the wireless communication tag 500 is communicatively connected to the Zigbee router terminal 300a as in the processes of S801 to S805. Therefore, the connected router extraction unit 240 extracts “Zigbee router terminal 300a” as a connected Zigbee router terminal, and transmits this to the control unit 260 as “connected router name”.

  Next, in the management server 200, the control unit 274 requests the WWW server 271 to transmit information related to the store A to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S814). More specifically, in the management server 200, the information extraction unit 250 uses the store-side information 232 associated with the connected Zigbee router terminal 300a extracted by the connected router extraction unit 240 as the extracted information. 230. Then, the control unit 260 requests the server-side transmission unit 212 to transmit the store A information 232 to the mobile communication terminal 100.

  In the management server 200, the WWW server 271 receives the transmission request from the control unit 274 and transmits the store A information 232 to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S815). More specifically, the server side transmission unit 212 transmits the store A information 232 extracted by the information extraction unit 250 to the mobile communication terminal 100. Thereby, the user of the mobile communication terminal 100 can acquire information on the nearby store A where the mobile communication terminal 100 is located.

  As described above, the information providing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes the management server 200, the wireless communication tag 500, and the mobile communication terminal 100. The management server 200 is connected to a plurality of Zigbee router terminals 300 (fixed communication terminals) each associated with predetermined information (store A information, store B information, etc.). The wireless communication tag 500 has a tag identification number 512 (tag identification information) and communicates with the Zigbee router terminal 300. The mobile communication terminal 100 performs wireless communication with the management server 200.

  The mobile communication terminal 100 includes a tag information acquisition unit 130 and a terminal side communication unit 140. The tag information acquisition unit 130 acquires tag identification information. The terminal side communication unit 140 transmits the tag identification information acquired by the tag information acquisition unit 130 to the management server 200.

  The management server 200 has a server-side receiving unit 211, a server-side storage unit 230, a connected router extracting unit 240 (connected fixed communication terminal extracting unit), an information extracting unit 250, and a server-side transmitting unit 212. doing. The server side reception unit 211 receives the tag identification number 512 transmitted by the terminal side communication unit 140. The server-side storage unit 230 stores predetermined information (store A information, store B information, etc.) associated with each of the plurality of Zigbee router terminals 300. Based on the tag identification number 512 received by the server-side receiving unit 211, the connected router extracting unit 240 extracts the Zigbee router terminal 300 to which the wireless communication tag 500 is connected as a connected fixed communication terminal. The information extraction unit 250 extracts predetermined information (store A information, store B information, etc.) associated with the connected fixed communication terminal extracted by the connected router extracting unit 240 from the server-side storage unit 230 as extracted information. To do. The server side transmission unit 212 transmits the extracted information extracted by the information extraction unit 250 to the mobile communication terminal 100.

  As described above, in the mobile communication terminal 100, the tag information acquisition unit 130 acquires the tag identification number 512 of the wireless communication tag 500, and the terminal communication unit 140 transmits the tag identification number 512 to the management server 200. Thereby, the management server 200 can acquire the tag identification number 512 of the wireless communication tag 500 owned by the user of the mobile communication terminal 100.

  In the management server 200, the connected router extraction unit 240 connects the Zigbee router terminal 300 to which the wireless communication tag 500 is connected based on the tag identification number 512 received by the server-side receiving unit 211. Extract as a fixed communication terminal. At this time, the management server 200 is connected to a plurality of Zigbee router terminals 300 associated with predetermined information (store A information, store B information, etc.), and the wireless communication tag 500 and the Zigbee router terminal 300a are connected for communication. Yes. For this reason, the connected router extracting unit 240 can extract the Zigbee router terminal 300 to which the wireless communication tag 500 is connected, as a connected fixed communication terminal, using the tag identification number 512 as a clue.

  In the management server 200, the server-side storage unit 230 stores predetermined information (store A information, store B information, etc.) associated with the plurality of Zigbee router terminals 300. Accordingly, if the information extraction unit 250 can identify the Zigbee router terminal 300 (connected fixed communication terminal) to which the wireless communication tag 500 is connected, the predetermined information associated with the connected fixed communication terminal (store A Information, store B information, etc.) can be extracted from the server-side storage unit 230 as extraction information.

  In the management server 200, the server side transmission unit 212 transmits the extracted information extracted by the information extraction unit 250 to the mobile communication terminal 100.

  As described above, in the information providing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the management server 200 provides appropriate information to the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the movement of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the wireless communication tag 500. Therefore, appropriate information corresponding to the position of the wireless communication tag 500 can be easily acquired by the mobile communication terminal 100.

  In the information providing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the tag identification number 512 (tag identification information) is written in the QR code 510 (bar code) attached to the wireless communication tag 500. The tag information acquisition unit 130 acquires the tag identification number written in the QR code 510 by reading the QR code 510. Thereby, the tag identification information can be easily read or written from the barcode.

  In the information providing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the QR code 510 (bar code) includes a URL 511 (server address) that is the website address of the management server 200 in addition to the tag identification number 512. Yes. The tag information acquisition unit 130 acquires the tag identification number 512 and the URL 511 written in the QR code 510 by reading the QR code 510. The terminal-side communication unit 140 communicates and connects to the management server 200 according to the URL 511 acquired by the tag information acquisition unit 130, and then transmits the tag identification number 512 acquired by the tag information acquisition unit 130 to the management server 200. Thereby, in addition to the tag identification information, the server address which is the website address of the management server 200 can be easily read or written from the barcode. Further, the mobile communication terminal 100 can easily connect to the management server 200 in accordance with the server address acquired from the barcode, and can transmit tag identification information to the management server 200.

  In the information providing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, communication connection between the Zigbee router terminal 300 (fixed communication terminal) and the wireless communication tag 500 is performed by short-range wireless communication. Thereby, the communication connection between the Zigbee router terminal 300 (fixed communication terminal) and the wireless communication tag 500 can be easily realized.

  In the information providing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined information is information regarding a store where the Zigbee router terminal 300 (fixed communication terminal) is installed. Thereby, this invention is applicable to a shopping mall, for example.

  The information providing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a method for providing information among the management server 200, the wireless communication tag 500, and the mobile communication terminal 100. At this time, the management server 200 is connected to a plurality of Zigbee router terminals 300 (fixed communication terminals) each associated with predetermined information (store A information, store B information, etc.). The wireless communication tag 500 has a tag identification number 512 (tag identification information) and communicates with the Zigbee router terminal 300. The mobile communication terminal 100 performs wireless communication with the management server 200.

  The information providing method includes a tag identification information acquisition step, a tag identification information transmission step, a tag identification information reception step, a connected fixed terminal extraction step, an information extraction step, and an extraction information transmission step. In the tag identification information acquisition step, the mobile communication terminal 100 acquires tag identification information. In the tag identification information transmission step, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits the tag identification information acquired in the tag identification information acquisition step to the management server 200. In the tag identification information receiving step, the management server 200 receives the tag identification information transmitted by the mobile communication terminal 100. In the connected fixed terminal extraction step, the management server 200 sets the fixed communication terminal to which the wireless communication tag 500 is connected based on the tag identification information received in the tag identification information receiving step as the connected fixed communication terminal. Extract. In the information extraction step, the management server 200 uses the predetermined information associated with the connected fixed communication terminal extracted in the connection fixed communication terminal extraction step as the extraction information, and the predetermined information associated with each of the plurality of fixed communication terminals. Is extracted from the server-side storage unit that stores the information. In the extraction information transmission step, the management server 200 transmits the extraction information extracted in the information extraction step to the mobile communication terminal 100. Even such an information providing method can achieve the same effects as the information providing system 1000 described above.

<Second Embodiment>
An information providing system 1000A according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information providing system 1000A according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the information providing system 1000A includes a mobile communication terminal 100, a management server 200A, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) reader terminals 300Aa and 300Ab, an RFID management server 400, and a wireless communication tag 500. It is configured to include.

  Here, RFID refers to a technique for automatically identifying an article or person using radio waves. RFID uses wireless communication in the same way as Zigbee. For this reason, data reading is flexible, and a plurality of IDs can be read simultaneously.

  The RFID reader terminals 300Aa and 300Ab correspond to the fixed communication terminal of the present invention. In the following description, when there is no need to particularly distinguish between the RFID reader terminal 300Aa and the RFID reader terminal 300Ab, they may be comprehensively described as the RFID reader terminal 300A.

  Here, the information providing system 1000A shown in FIG. 9 is compared with the information providing system 1000 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, Zigbee router terminals 300 a and 300 b are provided in the stores A and B. On the other hand, in FIG. 9, RFID reader terminals 300Aa and 300Ab are provided in the stores A and B, respectively.

  In FIG. 1, the Zigbee coordinator 400 is connected to the management server 200 via the Ethernet network 700. On the other hand, in FIG. 9, the RFID management server 400A is connected to the management server 200A via the Ethernet network 700.

  In FIG. 1, a Zigbee coordinator 400 and Zigbee router terminals 300 a and 300 b are connected via a Zigbee network 800. On the other hand, in FIG. 9, the RFID management server 400A and the RFID reader terminals 300Aa and 300Ab are connected via the RFID network 800A.

  In FIG. 1, the wireless communication tag 500 functions as a Zigbee end point. On the other hand, in FIG. 9, the wireless communication tag 500A functions as an RFID tag.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the mobile communication terminal 100 and the management server 200 </ b> A can communicate with each other via the Internet or the mobile phone network 600.

  Management server 200 </ b> A and RFID management server 400 </ b> A are connected by an Ethernet network 700 in a wired manner. The management server 200 </ b> A and the RFID management server 400 </ b> A can perform data communication with each other via the Ethernet network 700.

  The RFID management server 400A and the RFID reader terminals 300Aa and 300Ab are connected to each other by an RFID network 800A in a wired manner. The RFID management server 400A and the RFID reader terminals 300Aa and 300Ab can perform data communication with each other via the RFID network 800A.

  The wireless communication tag 500A has at least a QR code 510. The QR code 510 corresponds to the barcode of the present invention. The information content included in the QR code 510 is as described with reference to FIG. 2 in the description of the first embodiment.

  The wireless communication tag 500A is wirelessly connected to the RFID reader terminals 300Aa and 300Ab. Further, the wireless communication tag 500A also functions as an RFID tag as shown in FIG.

  The RFID reader terminals 300Aa and 300Ab are arranged at predetermined positions. In the example illustrated in FIG. 9, the RFID reader terminal 300Aa is disposed in the store A. The RFID reader terminal 300Ab is disposed in the store B. In the above description, the RFID reader terminals 300Aa and 300Ab are described as corresponding to the fixed communication terminal of the present invention. This means that the RFID reader terminals 300Aa and 300Ab are fixedly arranged in the stores A and B, respectively. Therefore, the RFID reader terminals 300Aa and 300Ab can be freely relocated within the premises of the stores A and B.

  Further, the information about the store A is associated with the RFID reader terminal 300Aa. Similarly, the information about the store B is associated with the RFID reader terminal 300Ab.

  Next, each configuration of the information providing system 1000A will be described.

  First, the configuration of the mobile communication terminal 100 is the same as that shown in FIG.

  Next, the configuration of the management server 200A will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the management server 200A.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the management server 200A includes a server-side communication unit 210, a management server-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 220, a server-side storage unit 230, a connected reader extraction unit 240A, and an information extraction unit. 250 and a control unit 260.

  Here, FIG. 4 and FIG. 10 are compared. In FIG. 4, the connected router extracting unit 240 is different from the connected router extracting unit 240A in FIG.

  The other configuration is the same as that of the management server 200 shown in FIG. 4, and operates in accordance with the description of the first embodiment. For this reason, detailed description of other configurations is omitted.

  Based on the tag identification number 512 received by the server-side receiving unit 211, the connected reader extracting unit 240A converts the RFID reader terminal 300Aa to which the wireless communication tag 500A is connected to the connected RFID reader terminal (connected) As a fixed communication terminal). The connected reader extracting unit 240A corresponds to the connected fixed communication terminal extracting unit of the present invention.

  Note that the management server-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 220 is connected to the RFID management server 400A via the Ethernet network 700. The management server-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 220 and the RFID management server 400A transmit and receive various data to and from each other via the Ethernet network 700.

  Next, each configuration of the management server 200A will be described from a viewpoint different from FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of the management server 200A from a different viewpoint from FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the management server 200 </ b> A includes a WWW server 271, a location information management unit 272, an Ether net interface 273, and a control unit 274.

  Here, the function executed by the server-side communication unit 210 corresponds to the function of the WWW server 270. The functions of the location information management unit 280 correspond to the functions executed by the connected reader extraction unit 240A, the information extraction unit 250, and the server-side storage unit 230. The management server side Ethernet network connection communication unit 220 corresponds to the function of the Ethernet network interface 273. The function executed by the control unit 260 corresponds to the function of the control unit 274.

  Next, the configuration of the RFID reader terminal will be described.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the RFID reader terminal 300A.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the RFID reader terminal 300A includes a reader terminal side communication unit 310A, a storage unit 320, and a reader terminal side RFID network connection communication unit 330A. In FIG. 12, an RFID reader terminal 300Aa is shown as an example of a plurality of RFID reader terminals 300A.

  Here, FIG. 6 and FIG. 12 are compared. In FIG. 6, the router terminal side communication unit 310 is different from the router terminal side communication unit 310A in FIG.

  Further, in FIG. 6, the router terminal side Zigbee network connection communication unit 330 is different from the router terminal side Zigbee network connection communication unit 330A in FIG.

  The other configuration is the same as that of the Zigbee router 300 shown in FIG. 6, and operates in accordance with the description of the first embodiment. For this reason, detailed description of other configurations is omitted.

  The reader terminal side communication unit 310A establishes a wireless communication connection with a wireless communication tag 500A disposed in the vicinity of the reader terminal side communication unit 310A.

  The reader terminal side RFID network connection communication unit 330A is connected to the RFID management server 400A via the RFID network 800A. The reader terminal side RFID network connection communication unit 330A and the RFID management server 400A transmit / receive various data to / from each other via the RFID network 800A.

  Next, the configuration of the RFID management server 400A will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the RFID management server 400A.

  As illustrated in FIG. 13, the RFID management server 400A includes a management server-side RFID network connection communication unit 410A, a management server-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 420A, and a control unit 430.

  Here, FIG. 7 and FIG. 13 are compared. In FIG. 7, the coordinator side Zigbee network connection communication unit 410 is different from the coordinator side Zigbee network connection communication unit 410A in FIG.

  In FIG. 7, the coordinator-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 420 is different from the coordinator-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 420A in FIG.

  The other configuration is the same as that of the Zigbee coordinator 400 shown in FIG. 7, and operates in accordance with the description of the first embodiment. For this reason, detailed description of other configurations is omitted.

  The management server-side RFID network connection communication unit 410A is connected to the RFID reader / writer terminal 300A via the RFID network 800A. The management server side RFID network connection communication unit 410A and the RFID reader terminal 300A transmit / receive various data to / from each other via the RFID network 800A.

  The management server side Ethernet network connection communication unit 420A is connected to the management server 200A via the Ethernet network 700. The management server-side Ethernet network connection communication unit 420 </ b> A and the management server 200 </ b> A transmit and receive various data to and from each other via the Ethernet network 700.

  The configuration of the information providing system 1000A according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to each drawing.

  Next, the operation of the information communication system 1000A will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the information communication system 1000A.

  Here, FIG. 8 and FIG. 14 are compared. S1401 to S1414 in FIG. 14 correspond to S801 to S814 in FIG. 8, respectively. The differences between FIG. 8 and FIG. 14 are only the differences in the names and symbols of the components as described above. Accordingly, the processes in S1401 to S1414 in FIG. 14 are the same as the processes in S801 to S814 in FIG. Hereinafter, each process will be briefly described.

  First, when a user having the mobile communication terminal 100 and the wireless communication tag 500A approaches the store A, the wireless communication tag 500A enters the communication connectable range of the RFID reader terminal 300Aa and is connected to the RFID reader terminal 300Aa. (S1401).

  When the communication connection between the wireless communication tag 500A and the RFID reader terminal 300Aa is completed, the RFID reader terminal 300Aa requests authentication from the RFID management server 400A (S1402).

  Next, the RFID management server 400A performs authentication in accordance with a request from the RFID reader terminal 300Aa (S1403).

  Then, the RFID management server 400A transmits the authentication result to the wireless communication tag 500A (S1404). As a result, the wireless communication tag 500A completes the communication connection with the RFID reader terminal 300Aa (S1405).

  Further, the RFID management server 400A transmits information “the wireless communication tag 500A is connected to the RFID reader terminal 300Aa disposed in the store A” to the position information management unit 272 of the management server 200A (S1406).

  Next, in a state where the wireless communication tag 500A is connected to the RFID reader terminal 300Aa, the user photographs the QR code 510 of the wireless communication tag 500A using the imaging unit 110 of the mobile communication terminal 100 (S1407).

  Then, the tag information acquisition unit 130 of the mobile communication terminal 100 reads the QR code 510 captured by the imaging unit 110, thereby reading the URL 511 and the tag identification number 512 written in the QR code 510 of the wireless communication tag 510 ( S1408).

  The mobile communication terminal 100 establishes communication connection with the WWW server 271 of the management server 200A via the Internet / mobile phone network 600 according to the URL 511 acquired in S1408 (S1409). In the management server 200A, the control unit 274 acquires the URL 511 (S1410).

  Next, in the management server 200A, the control unit 274 extracts the tag identification number 512 from the query portion of the URL 511 (S1411).

  In the management server 200A, the control unit 274 inquires the location information management unit 272 about the location information of the wireless communication tag 500 (S1412). More specifically, the control unit 260 of the management server 200A inquires the connected reader extraction unit 240A about the position of the wireless communication tag 500A based on the tag identification number 512 received by the server side reception unit 211.

  In the management server 200A, the position information management unit 272 extracts the position information of the wireless communication tag 500A, and transmits “connected reader terminal name” to the control unit 274 as the extraction result (S1413). More specifically, the connected reader extracting unit 240A connects the RFID reader terminal 300A to which the wireless communication tag 500A is connected based on the tag identification number 512 received by the server-side receiving unit 211. Extract as a terminal. Here, as in the processes of S1401 to S1405, the wireless communication tag 500A is in communication connection with the RFID reader terminal 300Aa. Therefore, the connected reader extracting unit 240A extracts “RFID reader terminal 300Aa” as a connected RFID reader terminal, and transmits this to the control unit 260 as “connected reader name”.

  Next, in the management server 200A, the control unit 274 requests the WWW server 271 to transmit information related to the store A to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S1414).

  In the management server 200A, the WWW server 271 receives the transmission request from the control unit 274 and transmits the store A information 232 to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S1415).

  As described above, the information providing system 1000 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes the management server 200A, the wireless communication tag 500A, and the mobile communication terminal 100. The management server 200 is connected to a plurality of RFID reader terminals 300A (fixed communication terminals) each associated with predetermined information (store A information, store B information, etc.). The wireless communication tag 500A has a tag identification number 512 (tag identification information) and is connected to the RFID reader terminal 300A. The mobile communication terminal 100 performs wireless communication with the management server 200A.

  The mobile communication terminal 100 includes a tag information acquisition unit 130 and a terminal side communication unit 140. The tag information acquisition unit 130 acquires tag identification information. The terminal side communication unit 140 transmits the tag identification information acquired by the tag information acquisition unit 130 to the management server 200.

  The management server 200A includes a server-side reception unit 211, a server-side storage unit 230, a connected reader extraction unit 240A (connected fixed communication terminal extraction unit), an information extraction unit 250, and a server-side transmission unit 212. doing. The server side reception unit 211 receives the tag identification number 512 transmitted by the terminal side communication unit 140. The server-side storage unit 230 stores predetermined information (store A information, store B information, etc.) associated with each of the plurality of RFID reader terminals 300A. Based on the tag identification number 512 received by the server-side receiving unit 211, the connected reader extracting unit 240A extracts the RFID reader terminal 300A to which the wireless communication tag 500A is connected as a connected fixed communication terminal. The information extraction unit 250 extracts predetermined information (store A information, store B information, etc.) associated with the connected fixed communication terminal extracted by the connected reader extracting unit 240A from the server-side storage unit 230 as extracted information. To do. The server side transmission unit 212 transmits the extracted information extracted by the information extraction unit 250 to the mobile communication terminal 100.

  Even with such a configuration of the information providing system 1000A, the same effects as those of the information providing system 1000 according to the first embodiment can be obtained.

  The present invention has been described above based on the embodiment. The embodiment is an exemplification, and various modifications, increases / decreases, and combinations may be added to the above-described embodiments without departing from the gist of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications to which these changes, increases / decreases, and combinations are also within the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mobile communication terminal 110 Imaging part 120 Display part 130 Tag information acquisition part 140 Terminal side communication part 150 Control part 200 Management server 200A Management server 210 Server side communication part 211 Server side receiving part 212 Server side transmission part 220 Management server side Ethernet network Connection communication unit 230 Server side storage unit 231 Store A information 232 Store B information 240 Connected router extraction unit 250 Information extraction unit 260 Control unit 271 WWW server 272 Location information management unit 273 Ethernet interface 274 Control unit 300 Zigbee router terminal 300a Zigbee router terminal 300b Zigbee router terminal 300A RFID reader terminal 300Aa RFID reader terminal 300Ab RFID reader terminal 310 Router terminal side communication 310A Reader terminal side communication unit 320 Storage unit 321 Store A flag 330 Router terminal side Zigbee network connection communication unit 330A Reader terminal side RFID network connection communication unit 340 Control unit 400 Zigbee coordinator 400A RFID management server 410 Coordinator side Zigbee network connection Communication unit 410A Management server side RFID network connection communication unit 420 Coordinator side Ethernet network connection communication unit 420A Management server side Ethernet network connection communication unit 430 Control unit 500 Wireless communication tag 500A Wireless communication tag 510 QR code 511 URL
512 Tag identification number 600 Internet or mobile phone network 700 Ethernet network 800 Zigbee network 1000 Information providing system 1000A Information providing system

Claims (6)

Wirelessly communicated between the management server connected to a plurality of fixed communication terminals each associated with predetermined information, a wireless communication tag having tag identification information and communicating with the fixed communication terminal, and the management server An information providing system having a mobile communication terminal for performing communication,
The mobile communication terminal is
A tag information acquisition unit for acquiring the tag identification information;
A terminal-side communication unit that transmits the tag identification information acquired by the tag information acquisition unit to the management server;
The management server
A server-side receiving unit that receives the tag identification information transmitted by the terminal-side communication unit;
A server-side storage unit that stores the predetermined information respectively associated with the plurality of fixed communication terminals;
Based on the tag identification information received by the server-side receiver, the fixed communication terminal extracting unit that extracts the fixed communication terminal to which the wireless communication tag is connected as a connected fixed communication terminal, and
An information extraction unit that extracts the predetermined information associated with the connected fixed communication terminal extracted by the connected fixed communication terminal extraction unit from the server-side storage unit as extraction information;
An information providing system comprising: a server-side transmitting unit that transmits the extracted information extracted by the information extracting unit to the mobile communication terminal. The tag identification information is written on a barcode attached to the wireless communication tag,
The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the tag information acquisition unit acquires the tag identification information written in the barcode by reading the barcode. The barcode includes a server address that is a website address of the management server in addition to the tag identification information,
The tag information acquisition unit acquires the tag identification information and the server address written in the barcode by reading the barcode,
The terminal-side communication unit transmits the tag identification information acquired by the tag information acquisition unit to the management server after communication connection to the management server according to the server address acquired by the tag information acquisition unit. Item 3. The information providing system according to Item 2.   The information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein communication connection between the fixed communication terminal and the wireless communication tag is performed by short-range wireless communication.   The information provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the predetermined information is information related to a store where the fixed communication terminal is installed. Wirelessly communicated between the management server connected to a plurality of fixed communication terminals each associated with predetermined information, a wireless communication tag having tag identification information and communicating with the fixed communication terminal, and the management server An information providing method for providing information with a mobile communication terminal that performs communication,
A tag identification information acquisition step in which the mobile communication terminal acquires the tag identification information;
A tag identification information transmission step in which the mobile communication terminal transmits the tag identification information acquired in the tag identification information acquisition step to the management server;
A tag identification information receiving step in which the management server receives the tag identification information transmitted by the mobile communication terminal;
Fixed during connection, wherein the management server extracts the fixed communication terminal to which the wireless communication tag is connected as a fixed communication terminal during connection based on the tag identification information received in the tag identification information receiving step A terminal extraction step;
The management server uses the predetermined information associated with the connected fixed communication terminal extracted in the connection fixed communication terminal extraction step as the extracted information, and the predetermined information associated with each of the plurality of fixed communication terminals. An information extraction step of extracting from the server-side storage unit that stores the information of
An information providing method including: an extraction information transmission step in which the management server transmits the extraction information extracted in the information extraction step to the mobile communication terminal.

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