JP2016200917A - Server device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To continue providing a service even if a transmitter installed in a specific place is stolen, when the service is provided on the basis of a communication with the transmitter.SOLUTION: An acquisition unit 101 acquires a transmitter ID represented by an identification signal, from a user terminal 20 having received the identification signal. A detection unit 102 detects that a beacon 30 has been stolen. A classification information storage unit 103 stores classification information obtained by classifying the transmitter ID of the beacon 30 into one of a plurality of categories including a third category and a fourth category. When an identifier classified in the third category, out of the identifiers acquired by the acquisition unit 101, satisfies a first condition, an execution unit 104 executes predetermined processing. Upon detection of a theft of the transmitter classified in the third category, when the identifier classified in the third category satisfies a second condition, the execution unit 104 executes predetermined processing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for providing a service based on communication with a transmitter installed at a specific location.

  A technique for providing a service based on communication with a transmitter installed in a specific place is known. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of tracking the position of a transmitter by slave station devices scattered in remote places communicating with the transmitter.

JP 2014-52870 A

In recent years, a customer's smartphone or other user device that receives a standard radio wave such as BLE (Bluetooth (Registered Trademark) Low Energy) transmitted by a transmitter installed in a store is authorized to receive the store and provide various services. It is spreading to ties. On the other hand, as transmitters installed in stores are also becoming smaller, there is a risk of spoofing by transmitters not installed in stores and theft of transmitters for the purpose of unauthorized use, As a result, there is a concern that the service will be stopped and the user's satisfaction will be lowered.
Therefore, the present invention has an object to continue providing a service even when the transmitter is stolen when a service is provided based on communication with a transmitter installed in a specific place.

  To achieve the above object, the present invention shows a storage unit for storing information obtained by classifying identifiers of a plurality of transmitters into a first section and a second section, and an identifier of the own device transmitted from the transmitter. Acquired from the mobile communication terminal that has received the identification signal by an acquisition unit that acquires the identifier indicated by the received identification signal, a detection unit that detects that the transmitter has been stolen, and the acquisition unit. When the identifier satisfies the first condition, a process associated with the identifier classified into the first category is executed on the assumption that the user having the mobile communication terminal visited the installation location of the plurality of transmitters. When the detector detects the theft of the transmitter, the identifier acquired by the acquisition unit depends on whether the identification signal of the transmitter is classified into the first category or the second category Satisfies the second condition Providing a server device and a execution unit that executes the processing when the.

  In addition, as the second condition, when an identifier indicated by an identification signal transmitted by a transmitter defined as a substitute for the transmitter in which the theft has been detected is acquired, the transmitter in which the theft has been detected is acquired. A third condition that is determined by assuming that the identifier has been acquired, or a fourth condition that is determined by assuming that the identifier has been acquired even if the identifier of the transmitter from which the theft has been detected is not acquired. May be used.

Further, when the execution unit detects the theft of the transmitter, the processing unit performs the processing in the period until the acquisition unit acquires the identifier indicated by the identification signal transmitted by the transmitter set for replacement. And the acquisition unit may execute a process of notifying the mobile communication terminal that has acquired the identifier that the stop has been performed.
Further, when the theft of the transmitter is detected, the execution unit executes a process of notifying the registered communication terminal to that effect, and the predetermined process and the stop are performed from the communication terminal. If it is instructed to execute any one of the processes for notifying the fact, the instructed process may be executed.

  Further, the storage unit stores the information obtained by classifying the identifier into a plurality of categories including a third category and a fourth category classified into the first category and the second category, and the execution unit includes: When the theft of the transmitter identified by the identifier classified in the third category is detected, the processing is performed when the acquired identifier classified in the third category satisfies the second condition. And when the theft of the transmitter identified by the identifier classified into the fourth category is detected, when the acquired identifier classified into the third category satisfies the first condition You may perform the said process.

The transmitter includes a sensor that measures a value that varies due to movement of the own device, and the detection unit includes the sensor when a change in the value measured by the sensor satisfies a condition. May be detected as having been stolen.
Further, the detection unit may indicate that the transmitter has been stolen, if the period during which the identifier of the transmitter is not acquired is equal to or greater than a threshold, or another transmitter having the same installation location as the transmitter. You may detect when the frequency | count that only the identifier was acquired becomes more than a threshold value.
Further, the detection unit may not attempt to detect theft during a period determined corresponding to a place where the transmitter is installed or a period instructed by a user.

In addition, both of the first transmitter group and the second transmitter group including the plurality of transmitters are installed in different places, and the detector includes an identifier of the transmitter included in the first transmitter group. When the identifier of the transmitter included in the second transmitter group is acquired from the acquired mobile communication terminal, the identifier identified by the identifier of the transmitter included in the acquired second transmitter group It may be detected that the transmitter has been stolen.
Further, the execution unit is the same as that acquired from the mobile communication terminal from which the identifier of the transmitter included in the second transmitter group in which theft was detected among the registered mobile communication terminals. You may perform the process which notifies the information regarding the said theft with respect to what acquired the identifier of 1 transmitter group.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when service provision based on communication with the transmitter installed in the specific place is performed, service provision can be continued even if the transmitter is stolen.

The figure showing the whole structure of the content provision system which concerns on an Example. Diagram showing hardware configuration of server device The figure showing the hardware constitutions of the user terminal Diagram showing hardware configuration of beacon The figure showing the hardware constitutions of a content delivery apparatus Diagram showing hardware configuration of store terminal Diagram showing functional configuration realized by each device The figure showing an example of the change of the value which the sensor of the beacon measured A figure showing an example of classification information The figure showing an example of accumulated transmitter ID The figure showing an example of a content ID table The figure showing an example of the classification information by which classification of transmitter ID was changed The figure showing an example of the content ID table in which transmitter ID was changed The figure showing another example of classification information by which classification of transmitter ID was changed The figure showing an example of theft notification displayed on a shop terminal The figure showing an example of the operation | movement procedure which a server apparatus performs in a content provision process The figure showing an example of the operation | movement procedure which a server apparatus performs in the process at the time of theft The figure showing the whole structure of the content provision system of a modification The figure showing an example of transmitter ID accumulated by a modification The figure showing the functional composition which each device realizes in a modification The figure showing an example of the notice displayed on a user terminal by a modification The figure showing an example of the notice displayed on a store terminal in a modification

[1] Embodiment FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a content providing system 1 according to an embodiment. The content providing system 1 includes a network 2, a server device 10, a user terminal 20, main beacons 311-1, 311-2, 311-3 (referred to as “main beacon 311” when these are not distinguished), Beacons 312-1 and 312-2 (referred to as “sub-beacon 312” if they are not distinguished), dummy beacons 320-1 and 320-2 (referred to as “dummy beacons 320” if they are not distinguished), and content A distribution device 40 and a store terminal 50 are provided.

  When the main beacon 311, the sub beacon 312 and the dummy beacon 320 are not distinguished, they are referred to as “beacon 30”. These multiple beacons 30 are all installed in the store 4. The content providing system 1 is a system for providing a service based on communication with a transmitter installed in a specific place. In this embodiment, the content providing system 1 is based on communication with a beacon 30 installed in the store 4. Then, processing for providing the user with content (such as coupons and special sale information) is performed. In such a service provision form, the beacon 30 may be stolen by a person who intends to provide the service in an unauthorized manner. Therefore, the content providing system 1 also performs processing for continuing service provision even if the beacon 30 is stolen.

  The network 2 includes a mobile communication network and the Internet, and is a system that mediates data exchange between devices. A server device 10, a user terminal 20, a content distribution device 40 and a store terminal 50 are connected to the network 2. The store terminal 50 is a communication terminal used by the store clerk of the store 4, and is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal, or the like. The content distribution device 40 stores content to be provided to the user, and distributes the content to the user terminal 20 based on an instruction from the server device 10.

  The beacon 30 (the main beacon 311, the sub beacon 312 and the dummy beacon 320) is a transmitter that transmits a signal by wireless communication. In this embodiment, the beacon 30 performs BLE communication, which is wireless communication compliant with the BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy) standard, and operates on a battery or a battery. Each beacon 30 stores a transmitter ID (Identification) that is an identifier for identifying the own device as an identification signal for identifying the own device. Each beacon 30 transmits an identification signal indicating its own transmitter ID at a predetermined time interval. Each beacon 30 includes a sensor that measures a value (for example, acceleration) that varies with the movement of the own device. The beacon 30 transmits a measurement result signal indicating the measurement result measured by the sensor together with the transmitter ID.

  In this embodiment, the main beacon 311, the sub beacon 312, and the dummy beacon 320 have the same hardware configuration. On the other hand, the plurality of beacons 30 are classified into any of a plurality of categories by, for example, the operator of the content providing system 1. The names “main”, “sub”, and “dummy” represent the plurality of categories. That is, the main beacon 311 means the beacon 30 of the category “main”.

  The user terminal 20 is a mobile communication terminal that has a wireless communication function and is used while being carried by a user. The user terminal 20 is, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal. When the user visits the store 4, the user terminal 20 receives the identification signal and the measurement result signal transmitted from each beacon 30, and the measurement result signal is transmitted to the transmitter ID data indicating the transmitter ID indicated by the identification signal. The measurement result shown is added and transmitted to the server device 10.

  The server device 10 stores names (“main”, “sub”, “dummy”) indicating the classification of each beacon 30 and each transmitter ID in association with each other. When the server device 10 acquires the transmitter ID represented by the transmitter ID data transmitted from the user terminal 20, the server device 10 executes processing based on the acquired transmitter ID classification. The server device 10 determines, for example, whether or not the user carrying the user terminal 20 has visited the store 4 based on the acquired transmitter ID, and the user of the user who has determined that the store 4 has been visited by the determination processing Instruction processing for instructing the content distribution device 40 to distribute content to the terminal 20 is executed.

  Moreover, if the server apparatus 10 acquires the measurement result which transmitter ID data represents, it will be judged whether the beacon 30 which performed the measurement was stolen based on the acquired measurement result. When the server device 10 determines that the theft has occurred, that is, when the theft is detected, the server device 10 performs the processing for continuing the above-described service provision. Details of this process will be described later.

  FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration of the server device 10. The server device 10 is a computer that includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a communication unit 13. The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a real time clock. The CPU is stored in the ROM or the storage unit 12 using the RAM as a work area. The operation of each part is controlled by executing a program. The real time clock calculates the current date and time and notifies the CPU. The storage unit 12 includes an HDD (Hard disk drive) and the like, and stores a transmitter ID for identifying the own device in addition to data and programs used by the control unit 11 for control. The communication unit 13 includes a communication circuit for performing communication via the network 2, and transmits and receives data between the user terminal 20 and the content distribution device 40 via the network 2.

  FIG. 3 shows a hardware configuration of the user terminal 20. The user terminal 20 is a computer including a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a UI (User Interface) unit 23, a first communication unit 24, and a second communication unit 25. The control unit 21 is the same type of hardware as the control unit 41 shown in FIG. The storage unit 22 includes a flash memory and the like, and stores data and programs used by the control unit 21 for control. The UI unit 23 includes a display surface and a touch panel superimposed on the display surface, and displays an image and accepts a user operation.

  The first communication unit 24 includes a communication circuit for performing wireless communication connected to the network 2 and performs communication via the network 2. The first communication unit 24 includes, for example, both a communication circuit for performing mobile communication and a communication circuit for performing wireless LAN communication compliant with the wireless LAN standard. For example, the first communication unit 24 is connected to the network 2 by wireless LAN communication when wireless LAN communication is possible, and is connected to the network 2 by mobile communication when wireless LAN communication is not possible. The 2nd communication part 25 is provided with the communication circuit for performing BLE communication, for example, receives the identification signal (signal which shows transmitter ID) transmitted from the beacon 30.

  FIG. 4 shows the hardware configuration of the beacon 30. The beacon 30 is a computer that includes a control unit 31, a sensor unit 32, a communication unit 33, and a power supply unit 34. The control unit 31 is the same type of hardware as the control unit 11 shown in FIG. 2 and stores a transmitter ID for identifying the own device in the ROM. The sensor unit 32 includes the above-described sensor (a sensor that measures a value indicating that the own device has moved). In this embodiment, the sensor unit 32 includes an acceleration sensor and measures the acceleration of the own device. The communication unit 33 is the same type of hardware as the second communication unit 25 shown in FIG. 3. For example, the transmitter ID stored in the ROM and the measurement result measured by the sensor unit 32 (acceleration information in the present embodiment). Is transmitted by BLE communication. The power supply unit 34 supplies power to each unit of the own device by a battery or a battery.

  FIG. 5 shows a hardware configuration of the content distribution apparatus 40. The content distribution device 40 is a computer that includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, and a communication unit 43. The control unit 41, the storage unit 42, and the communication unit 43 are the same type of hardware as the control unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the communication unit 13 illustrated in FIG.

  FIG. 6 shows a hardware configuration of the store terminal 50. The store terminal 50 is a computer that includes a control unit 51, a storage unit 52, a communication unit 53, and a UI unit 54. The control unit 51, the storage unit 52, and the communication unit 53 are the same type of hardware as the control unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the communication unit 13 illustrated in FIG. The UI unit 54 includes, for example, a display, a keyboard, and the like, and displays an image and accepts a user operation in the same manner as the UI unit 23 illustrated in FIG. The UI unit 54 may accept a user operation through a touch panel.

The functions described below are realized by the control units of the server device 10, the user terminal 20, the beacon 30, the content distribution device 40, and the store terminal 50 executing programs to control the respective units of the own device.
FIG. 7 shows a functional configuration realized by each device. The server device 10 includes an acquisition unit 101, a detection unit 102, a classification information storage unit 103, and an execution unit 104. The user terminal 20 includes a signal reception unit 201, a destination notification unit 202, and a data transmission unit 203. And a content display unit 204. The beacon 30 includes a measurement unit 301 and a transmission unit 302, the content distribution device 40 includes a specifying unit 401, a content transmission unit 402, and a reflection unit 403, and the store terminal 50 includes a display unit 501.

  The measurement unit 301 measures a value indicating that the own device has moved. In this embodiment, the measurement unit 301 measures acceleration as described above and supplies the measurement result to the transmission unit 302. The measurement unit 301 repeatedly measures acceleration. The shorter the measurement time interval, the better. However, since the beacon 30 is operated by a battery or a battery as described above, if the measurement frequency is too high, the power consumption is increased and the operation period is shortened. Therefore, the measurement time interval may be set as long as possible so that the theft can be detected. For example, if it takes about 1 second to remove the beacon 30 from the installation location and put it in a pocket or a bag, a time interval for measuring at least once (may be twice or more) is determined. .

  Transmitter 302 repeatedly transmits an identification signal (a signal indicating the transmitter ID of its own device) and a measurement result signal (a signal indicating a measurement result measured by the sensor) by wireless communication. These transmitted signals are received by the user terminal 20 of the user who has passed near the beacon 30 as described above. The shorter the transmission time interval is, the better. However, like the measurement frequency, if the transmission frequency is too high, the operation period of the own device is shortened. Therefore, it is preferable that the transmission time interval is set as long as possible so that most of the user terminals 20 of the users who have passed near the beacon 30 can receive the identification signal.

  For example, if the average time required for the user to pass through the receivable range of the identification signal and the measurement result signal is about 10 seconds, the time interval during which at least one (or two or more) transmissions may be made in the meantime. Is determined. Since the time required for this passage varies depending on the installation location of the beacon 30, the transmission time interval may be set for each beacon 30 or may be set according to the time interval that is the shortest. The measurement and transmission time intervals are set by, for example, the operator of the content providing system 1.

  When the measurement results are repeatedly supplied from the measurement unit 301, the transmission unit 302 stores them for a predetermined period. Then, the transmission unit 302 transmits a measurement result signal indicating the stored measurement result, that is, the measurement result measured by the measurement unit 301 in a predetermined period in the past. For example, if the measurement is performed every 0.5 seconds and the predetermined period is 10 seconds, the transmission unit 302 transmits a measurement result signal indicating 20 measurement results measured in the past 10 seconds.

  This measurement result is supplied to the server device 10 via the user terminal 20 and used for the above-described theft detection. On the other hand, the user terminal 20 that receives the measurement result signal transmitted by the transmitter 302 is not necessarily present, and the user terminal 20 may not exist within the receivable range of the measurement result signal. In that case, it is desirable to transmit a measurement result signal indicating a measurement result in the past as long as possible in one transmission, that is, to make the predetermined period as long as possible.

  On the other hand, the longer the predetermined period, the larger the amount of data representing the measurement result and the greater the communication load. Therefore, for example, it is preferable to investigate a change in one day in a period in which the user terminal 20 does not exist in the receivable range of the measurement result signal, and to set a period obtained by multiplying the longest period by a safety factor as a predetermined period. . Moreover, this change may be investigated for every day of the week or every time zone, and predetermined time may be defined for every day of the week or every time zone. Thereby, it is possible to suppress a communication load while preventing a time zone during which no theft is detected.

  The signal receiving unit 201 receives the identification signal and measurement result signal transmitted from the beacon 30. The signal receiving unit 201 continues to receive these signals repeatedly while the terminal is located within the reception range of the identification signal and measurement result signal transmitted by the beacon 30. Each time the signal reception unit 201 receives the identification signal and the measurement result signal, the signal reception unit 201 supplies the transmitter ID indicated by the received identification signal to the destination notification unit 202, and is indicated by the transmitter ID and the received measurement result signal. The measurement result is supplied to the data transmission unit 203.

  The destination notification unit 202 notifies the server device 10 of the destination of its own terminal. When the identification signal is supplied from the signal receiving unit 201, the destination notifying unit 202 uses a terminal ID (terminal ID or IMSI) that is an identifier for identifying the own terminal with the IP address assigned to the own terminal as the destination of the own terminal. (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) or the like) and notifies the server device 10. In the user terminal 20, when the mobile communication and the wireless LAN communication are switched as described above, the IP address assigned to the own terminal is changed. The destination notification unit 202 once notifies the IP address, stops the notification while the IP address is assigned, and when the IP address is changed, associates the changed IP address with the terminal ID to the server device. 10 is notified. The destination notification unit 202 ends the notification when the identification signal is not supplied for a certain period.

  The data transmission unit 203 includes transmitter ID data representing the transmitter ID indicated by the identification signal received by the signal reception unit 201 and the measurement result indicated by the received measurement result signal in association with the terminal ID of the terminal itself. It transmits to the server apparatus 10. The data transmission unit 203 transmits transmitter ID data to the IP address of the server device 10 stored in advance. When an identification signal indicating the same transmitter ID is supplied from the signal receiver 201, the data transmitter 203 does not transmit transmitter ID data representing the transmitter ID for a certain period. This prevents a number of the same transmitter IDs from being transmitted.

  The acquisition unit 101 acquires an identifier indicated by the received identification signal from the mobile communication terminal that has received the identification signal. The acquisition unit 101 is supplied with transmitter ID data transmitted from the user terminal 20 which is a mobile communication terminal. The acquisition unit 101 acquires a transmitter ID represented by the supplied transmitter ID data. The acquisition unit 101 also acquires a measurement result and a terminal ID represented by the transmitter ID data. The acquisition unit 101 supplies the ID to the execution unit 104 every time the transmitter ID and the terminal ID are acquired from the user terminal 20 in this way. Moreover, whenever the acquisition unit 101 acquires the transmitter ID and the measurement result, the acquisition unit 101 supplies them to the detection unit 102.

The detection unit 102 detects that a transmitter such as the beacon 30 has been stolen. In this embodiment, the detection unit 102 detects that the beacon 30 having the sensor has been stolen when the change in the value measured by the sensor of the beacon 30 satisfies the condition.
FIG. 8 shows an example of a change in the value measured by the sensor of the beacon 30. In FIG. 8, in the graph in which the vertical axis indicates the acceleration and the horizontal axis indicates the time, the change in the value of the acceleration measured from time t1 to time t2 is represented by a broken line. In this example, the acceleration that has been 0 for a while from time t1 suddenly increases at time t3, and thereafter, the acceleration decreases, but changes at a value greater than 0.

  In the state where the beacon 30 is installed, the acceleration is zero as shown from the time t1 to t3 in the graph of FIG. When a person who wants to steal the beacon 30 removes the beacon 30 from the installation location and places it in a pocket or the like, a large acceleration is measured as shown after time t3. In addition, after that, as the person tries to leave the place, acceleration due to vibrations when walking is measured. In this embodiment, when the value represented by the measurement result supplied from the acquisition unit 101, that is, the value measured by the sensor of the beacon 30 exceeds the threshold value, the detection unit 102 detects that the beacon 30 having the sensor has been stolen. Is detected.

  As this threshold value, for example, a test for removing the beacon 30 from the installation location is performed a plurality of times, the maximum value of acceleration measured in each test is recorded, and is smaller than the minimum value among the recorded plurality of maximum values. The value only needs to be determined. In the example of FIG. 8, since the acceleration exceeds the threshold at time t4, the detection unit 102 detects that the transmitter having the sensor that has measured the acceleration has been stolen. When detecting the theft, the detection unit 102 supplies the transmitter ID supplied together with the measurement result used for the detection, that is, the transmitter ID of the beacon 30 that has detected the theft, to the execution unit 104.

The classification information storage unit 103 stores classification information obtained by classifying the transmitter ID of the beacon 30 into one of a plurality of categories. The plurality of sections include a third section and a fourth section classified into a first section and a second section.
FIG. 9 shows an example of classification information. In this classification information, the installation place ID, the transmitter ID, the classification of the transmitter ID, and the alternative order are associated with each other. The installation location ID is information assigned to the installation location of the beacon 30 identified by the corresponding transmitter ID. In this example, seven transmitter IDs “B001” to “B007” are associated with “T001”, which is the installation location ID of the store 4. These transmitter IDs represent the transmitter IDs of the seven beacons 30 installed in the store 4 shown in FIG.

  “B001”, “B002”, and “B003” are transmitter IDs of the main beacon 311 and are associated with a section represented by the name “main”. “B004” and “B005” are transmitter IDs of the sub-beacon 312 and are associated with a category represented by the name “sub”. “B006” and “B007” are transmitter IDs of the dummy beacon 320, and are associated with a category represented by the name “dummy”. “Main” and “Sub” represent the third section described above, and “Dummy” represents the fourth section described above. As described above, the classification information classifies the transmitter ID into one of a plurality of sections including the third section and the fourth section. Further, as described above, the third division is further classified into a first division and a second division. “Main” represents the first section, and “Sub” represents the second section.

  In addition, each said division is a division of the beacon 30 identified by those apparatus ID simultaneously with the division of apparatus ID. For example, the main beacon 311 with the transmitter ID “B001” is a transmitter classified in the first section associated with “B001” (that is, it can be said that the transmitter is classified in the third section). . The classification information storage unit 103 stores these classification information so that the execution unit 104 can refer to them. The execution unit 104 refers to this classification information and executes processing based on the classification of each transmitter ID. The replacement order will be described later.

  When the identifier classified into the third category among the plurality of identifiers acquired by the acquisition unit 101 satisfies the first condition described later, the execution unit 104 determines the user terminal 20 that is the acquisition source of the identifier. A predetermined process is executed on the assumption that the possessed user has visited a plurality of beacon installation locations (store 4 in this embodiment). This predetermined process includes a process associated with the transmitter ID classified in the first category. When the identifier classified into the third category satisfies the first condition, the execution unit 104 executes a process associated with the identifier classified into the first category included in the identifier as a predetermined process. .

  The above processing is executed by the following functions provided in the execution unit 104. The execution unit 104 includes a storage unit 105, a determination unit 106, and an instruction unit 107. The accumulation unit 105 accumulates the transmitter ID acquired by the acquisition unit 101. The accumulating unit 105 accumulates the transmitter ID in association with the terminal ID acquired together with the time information indicating the acquired time.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the accumulated transmitter ID. In the example of FIG. 10, the transmitter IDs of the seven beacons 30 shown in FIG. 1 are associated with the terminal ID “U001”, and they correspond to the seven pieces of time information from “t01” to “t07”, respectively. It is attached. In these time information, “t01” represents the earliest time, and “t07” represents the latest time. When the transmitter IDs are arranged in order from the earliest acquisition time, they are “B001”, “B007”, “B002”, “B005”, “B006”, “B003”, and “B004”.

  Based on the classification information stored in the classification information storage unit 103, the transmitter ID stored in the storage unit 105, and the like, the determination unit 106 visits the store 4 (places where a plurality of beacons are installed in this embodiment). Determination processing for determining whether or not has been performed is executed. Each time a new transmitter ID and terminal ID are stored in the storage unit 105, the determination unit 106 determines whether the transmitter ID accumulated so far and the time information associated therewith satisfy the determination condition. to decide.

Specific examples of determination conditions are shown below.
(1) A predetermined number of transmitter IDs associated with the same installation location ID and “main” and “sub” in the classification information shown in FIG. 9 (the total number of transmitter IDs in this embodiment) Are accumulated in the accumulating unit 105.
(2) A time limit determined by the elapsed time from the earliest time to the latest time represented by the time information associated with the transmitter ID accumulated in the accumulator 105 in (1) (for example, visit store 4) Average user stay time) or less.

  For example, at time t06, the determination unit 106 stores “B001”, “B007”, “B002”, “B005”, “B006”, “B003” that are stored in association with the acquired terminal ID “U001”. Refer to. In this case, the determination unit 106 includes the five transmitter IDs “B001” to “B005” associated with “T001”, “main”, and “sub” in the classification information illustrated in FIG. 9. Since only four items except “B004” are stored, it is determined that the determination condition (1) is not satisfied. On the other hand, since “B004” is also accumulated at the subsequent time t07, the determination unit 106 determines that the determination condition (1) is satisfied.

  Then, the determination unit 106 determines that the determination condition (2) is also satisfied if the elapsed time from the time t01 to the time t07 is equal to or less than the time limit. By using this determination condition (2), for example, when the transmitted identification signal can be received outside the store 4, it is several days from the user terminal 20 of the user who has passed near the store 4 several times. When the transmitter ID is acquired by a clue, the determination condition can be prevented from being satisfied.

  When it is determined that the determination conditions (1) and (2) are both satisfied, the determination unit 106 determines that the user has visited the store 4. Determination conditions (1) and (2) are conditions satisfied by identifiers classified into the third category among the plurality of identifiers acquired by the acquisition unit 101, and are examples of the first condition described above. When determining the user's visit to the store 4, the determining unit 106 supplies the instruction unit 107 with the terminal ID of the user terminal 20 of the user and the transmitter ID stored in association with the terminal ID.

  The instruction unit 107 uses the content corresponding to the transmitter ID of the main beacon 311 classified as the first category in the present embodiment as the process associated with the transmitter ID classified into the first category as described above. The instruction process for instructing the content distribution apparatus 40 to distribute to the terminal 20 is executed as the above-described predetermined process. The instruction unit 107 extracts from the transmitter ID supplied from the determination unit 106 the classification information shown in FIG. 9 that is associated with “main” (three transmitter IDs of the main beacon 311). The instruction unit 107 instructs to distribute the content corresponding to the extracted transmitter ID to the latest IP address corresponding to the supplied terminal ID among the IP addresses notified from the destination notification unit 202. Send.

In the content distribution device 40, the instruction data transmitted from the instruction unit 107 is supplied to the specifying unit 401. When the instruction data is supplied, the specifying unit 401 specifies the content to be distributed based on the transmitter ID represented by the instruction data. The specifying unit 401 stores a content ID table in which content IDs for identifying content are associated with transmitter IDs classified in the first category.
FIG. 11 shows an example of a content ID table. In the example of FIG. 11, three transmitter IDs of the main beacon 311 “B001”, “B002”, and “B003” are associated with the content ID “C001” as transmitter IDs classified in the first category. It has been.

  The specifying unit 401 distributes the content identified by the content ID “C001” associated with the transmitter IDs “B001”, “B002”, and “B003” represented by the supplied instruction data in the content ID table. Identifies content that should be The specifying unit 401 reads out the specified content from the storage unit 42 of its own device, and supplies it to the content transmitting unit 402 together with instruction data.

  The content transmitting unit 402 transmits the content specified by the specifying unit 401 to the user terminal 20. Specifically, the content transmission unit 402 transmits the content supplied together to the IP address represented by the instruction data supplied from the specifying unit 401. In the user terminal 20, the content transmitted from the content transmission unit 402 is supplied to the content display unit 204.

  The content display unit 204 displays the content transmitted to the own device. When the content transmitted from the content distribution device 40 is supplied, the content display unit 204 performs, for example, a pop-up display indicating that effect, and displays the supplied content when the user performs an operation to display the content. .

  Next, a process executed by the execution unit 104 when the detection unit 102 detects the theft of the beacon 30 will be described. When the execution unit 104 detects that the transmitter classified into the fourth category has been stolen, the identifier classified into the third category obtained by the obtaining unit 101 satisfies the first condition described above. Sometimes, a predetermined process is executed. That is, the execution unit 104 is used when determining execution of the process even if the theft of the dummy beacon 320 (transmitter classified in the fourth category) is detected in the classified state of FIG. The condition is not changed with the first condition.

  On the other hand, when the execution unit 104 detects that the transmitter classified into the third category has been stolen, the identifier classified into the third category acquired by the acquisition unit 101 satisfies the second condition. Sometimes, a predetermined process is executed. That is, if the execution unit 104 detects the theft of the main beacon 311 and the sub-beacon 312 (transmitter classified in the third category) in the state shown in FIG. The condition used for this is changed from the first condition to the second condition. The second condition is a condition that is satisfied even if the identifier of the transmitter in which the theft is detected is not acquired, and the transmitter in which the theft is detected is classified into either the first category or the second category. A condition according to this is used.

  As the second condition, for example, when an identifier indicated by an identification signal transmitted by a transmitter set for replacement of a transmitter in which the theft has been detected is acquired, the identifier of the transmitter in which the theft has been detected is A third condition is used that is determined to be acquired. In this embodiment, the execution unit 104 determines in advance when the third condition is satisfied when the theft of the transmitter (for example, the main beacon 311) identified by the identifier classified into the first category is detected. Execute the specified process. The third condition in this case is used as an example of the second condition according to the fact that the transmitter from which the theft has been detected is classified into the first category.

  As an alternative transmitter, for example, a dummy beacon 320 is used. In this embodiment, alternative transmitters are determined in the order of “alternative order” shown in FIG. In other words, if the theft of one main beacon 311 is detected, the dummy beacon 320 of “B006” whose replacement order is “1” is determined as the replacement transmitter, and the second main beacon 311 or the transmission for replacement If a device theft is detected, a dummy beacon 320 of “B007” whose replacement order is “2” is determined as a transmitter for replacement.

  In addition, as the second condition, a fourth condition is also used in which it is determined that the identifier is acquired even if the identifier of the transmitter in which theft is detected is not acquired. In the present embodiment, the execution unit 104 determines in advance when the fourth condition is satisfied when the theft of the transmitter (for example, the sub-beacon 312) identified by the identifier classified in the second category is detected. Execute the specified process. In addition, when the theft of the transmitter is detected, the execution unit 104 executes processing for notifying the registered communication terminal to that effect. The registered communication terminal is, for example, the store terminal 50 shown in FIG. The fourth condition in this case is used as an example of the second condition according to the fact that the transmitter from which the theft has been detected is classified into the second category.

  The above processing when the theft of the transmitter is detected is executed by the following function provided in the execution unit 104. The execution unit 104 includes a change unit 108 and a theft notification unit 109. The changing unit 108 changes the category of the transmitter ID represented by the classification information stored in the classification information storage unit 103. For example, the changing unit 108 changes the transmitter ID of the transmitter in which the theft has been detected to information (for example, a character string “theft”) indicating that the theft has been detected. In addition, when the identifier (transmitter ID) classified in the third category is changed to “theft”, the changing unit 108 sets the category of the transmitter ID of the transmitter that is determined as an alternative transmitter to theft. Change to the category of the transmitter where is detected.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of classification information in which the classification of the transmitter ID is changed. In the example of FIG. 12, the change result when the theft of the main beacon 311 identified by “B002” in the transmitter IDs shown in FIG. 9 is detected is shown. The changing unit 108 changes the category of the transmitter ID associated with “B002” from “main” to the character string “theft”, and “B006” which is the device ID of the first substitute transmitter. Is changed to “main” which is a category associated with “B002”. As a result, the dummy beacon 320 having “B006” as the transmitter ID is handled as a beacon corresponding to the main beacon 311. In this case, “B006” is an identifier indicated by the identification signal transmitted from the transmitter defined for replacement described above.

  As a result, five transmitter IDs “B001”, “B003”, “B004”, “B005”, and “B006” represent identifiers that are classified into the third category, and the determination unit 106 is based on the identifiers. Then, it is determined whether or not the accumulated transmitter ID and time information satisfy the determination condition. As a result, even if the identification signal cannot be received because the main beacon 311 identified by “B002” was stolen, the transmitter ID of the substitute transmitter (“B006” in the example of FIG. 12) is used. When these five transmitter IDs are acquired from the user terminal 20, it is determined that the user has visited the store 4.

  In addition, when the change unit 108 changes the identifier classified into the first category, that is, the transmitter ID associated with “main” in the classification information, the content distribution device 40 stores the change. It is also reflected in the content ID table. The change unit 108 transmits instruction data representing an instruction to change the transmitter ID of the beacon 30 in which the theft has been detected to the transmitter ID of the substitute transmitter to the content distribution device 40. The transmitted instruction data is supplied to the reflection unit 403 of the content distribution device 40. The reflection unit 403 reflects the instruction represented by the supplied instruction data, and changes the transmitter ID of the beacon 30 where the theft is detected to the transmitter ID of the substitute transmitter.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of a content ID table in which the transmitter ID is changed. In this example, the transmitter ID which was the transmitter ID “B002” in the example of FIG. 12 is changed to “B006” which is the transmitter ID of the alternative transmitter. When the classification information is changed as shown in FIG. 12, the instructing unit 107 instructs distribution of contents corresponding to “B001”, “B003”, and “B006” associated with “main” after the change. Send instruction data. At this time, since the content ID table is changed as shown in FIG. 13, the specifying unit 401 specifies the content identified by the content ID associated with the transmitter ID represented by the instruction data in the content ID table. To do.

  If the change unit 108 changes the classification information and the content ID table needs to be changed so that the instruction data is not transmitted before the change is reflected, the instruction data is not changed until the change is reflected. The instruction unit 107 may be notified to stop transmission. In this case, the reflection unit 403 notifies the server device 10 that the reflection is completed, and the instruction unit 107 transmits instruction data after receiving the notification. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the content is not transmitted because the reflection of the change of the transmitter ID in the content ID table is delayed.

In addition, when the theft of the beacon 30 associated with “sub” in the identifier classified in the second category, that is, the classification information is detected, the changing unit 108 only changes the transmitter ID of the beacon 30. .
FIG. 14 shows another example of the classification information in which the classification of the transmitter ID is changed. In this example, the changing unit 108 changes the classification “sub” associated with the transmitter ID “B004” to the character string “theft”.

  As a result, only four transmitter IDs “B001”, “B003”, “B004”, and “B005” represent identifiers classified into the third category, and the determination unit 106 stores data based on the identifiers. It is determined whether the transmitted transmitter ID and time information satisfy the determination condition. As a result, even when the identification signal cannot be received because the sub-beacon 312 identified by “B004” is stolen, when the other four transmitter IDs are acquired from the user terminal 20, the user Is determined to have visited the store 4.

  When the theft notification unit 109 detects the theft of the transmitter, the theft notification unit 109 executes notification processing for notifying the registered communication terminal to that effect. The theft notification unit 109 stores the destination of the communication terminal registered for each installation location, and stores, for example, each installation location ID and the IP address of the communication terminal in association with each other. In this embodiment, the theft notification unit 109 stores the IP address of the store terminal 50 shown in FIG. 1 that is a registered communication terminal in association with the installation location ID of the store 4.

  When the theft ID of the beacon 30 in which the theft has been detected is supplied from the detection unit 102, the theft notification unit 109 refers to the classification information stored in the classification information storage unit 103 and associates it with the transmitter ID. The installed installation place ID is read out. The theft notification unit 109 stores theft notification data representing the theft notification of the beacon 30 identified by the transmitter ID supplied from the detection unit 102 with respect to the IP address stored in association with the read installation location ID. Send. The theft notification data transmitted in this way is supplied to the display unit 501 of the store terminal 50. The display unit 501 displays the theft notification received from the server device 10 in this way.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of a theft notification displayed on the store terminal 50. In this example, the store terminal 50 includes a character string “There was a beacon theft notification.” And a character string “Beacon with transmitter ID B002 was stolen. Beware of further theft.” Are displayed on the UI section 54 of the screen. By displaying the theft notification in this manner, the store clerk can be more vigilant so that the other beacons 30 are not stolen.

Based on the above configuration, the server device 10 performs content providing processing for providing content to the user and processing at the time of theft when the theft of the beacon 30 is detected.
FIG. 16 illustrates an example of an operation procedure performed by the server device 10 in the content providing process. This operation procedure is started when the user terminal 20 receives the identification signal and the measurement result signal transmitted from the beacon 30 and transmits the transmitter ID data to the server device 10. First, the server apparatus 10 (acquisition part 101) acquires transmitter ID and the measurement result which the transmitter ID data transmitted from the user terminal 20 represent (step S11). Next, the server device 10 (accumulation unit 105) accumulates the acquired transmitter ID (step S12).

  Next, the server device 10 (detection unit 102) tries to detect theft of the transmitter based on the acquired measurement result, and determines whether the theft has been detected (step S13). If the server device 10 (execution unit 104) determines that the theft has been detected (YES), the server device 10 (the execution unit 104) performs a theft process (step S20). The theft process will be described later with reference to FIG. If the server device 10 (determination unit 106) determines that the theft has not been detected (NO) after the theft process or in step S12, does the accumulated transmitter ID satisfy the determination condition (1)? If not (NO in step S14), the process returns to step S11.

  When the server device (determination unit 106) determines that the determination condition (1) is satisfied (YES), the time information associated with the accumulated transmitter ID is subsequently determined as the determination condition (2). ) Is satisfied (step S15), and if it is determined that it is not satisfied (NO), this operation procedure is terminated. When it is determined that the determination condition (2) is satisfied (YES) in step S15, the server device (determination unit 106) determines that the user has visited the installation location of the beacon 30 (step S16). Then, the server device (instruction unit 107) instructs the content distribution device 40 to transmit content corresponding to the transmitter ID of the main beacon 311 to the user terminal 20 (step S17), and ends the content providing process. .

  FIG. 17 shows an example of an operation procedure performed by the server device 10 in the process at the time of theft. The server device 10 (changing unit 108) first changes the classification set in the classification information for the transmitter in which the theft has been detected, as in the examples of FIGS. 12 and 14 (step S21). Next, the server device 10 (changing unit 108) determines whether or not “main” has been changed to “theft” (step S22). An instruction to change the ID table is given (step S23). The server device 10 (theft notification unit 109) steals the store terminal 50 after the change instruction in step S23 and when it is determined in step S22 that “sub” has been changed to “theft” (NO). Notification is made (step S24), and this operation procedure is terminated.

  In this embodiment, when the theft of the main beacon 311 is detected, as described in the explanation of FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the transmitter ID of the alternative transmitter is the main beacon 311 whose theft is detected. It is used as a substitute for the transmitter ID, and a visit to a user installation location is determined and content is specified. Thus, according to the present embodiment, when a service is provided based on communication with a transmitter installed at a specific location, the service can be continued even if the transmitter is stolen. . In the present embodiment, when the theft of the sub-beacon 312 is detected, as described in the explanation of FIG. 14, other main beacons 311 excluding the transmitter ID of the sub-beacon 312 in which the theft is detected. And the transmitter ID of the sub-beacon 312 is used to determine whether or not the user is visiting the installation location. In this case, the service can be continued even if the transmitter is stolen.

[2] Modifications The above-described embodiments are merely examples of the present invention, and may be modified as follows. Moreover, you may implement combining an Example and each modification shown below as needed.

[2-1] Target of theft detection In the embodiment, theft of all the beacons 30 is detected. However, the invention is not limited to this. For example, a transmitter identified by an identifier classified in the fourth category (in the embodiment, a dummy) Theft of the beacon 320) may not be detected. This is because even if the dummy beacon 320 is stolen, it is possible to continue the determination of the visit of the user and the distribution of the content. In this modification, for example, by using a beacon that does not include a sensor unit as a dummy beacon, the detection unit 102 detects only that the transmitter identified by the identifier classified in the third category has been stolen. It may be. Thereby, compared with the case where the theft of all the beacons 30 is detected, the cost required for a plurality of transmitters can be reduced, and the transmitter ID data not including the measurement result increases, so the server device 10 and the user The load of communication with the terminal 20 can be reduced.

[2-2] Sensor The sensor included in the beacon 30 is not limited to the acceleration sensor. For example, a gyro sensor or a geomagnetic sensor may be used. This is because the values measured by these sensors also usually vary as the beacon 30 moves. A brightness sensor may also be used. In this case, if the lightness at the installation location is, for example, a pattern that brightens at 7:00 and darkens at 22:00, the measurement result of the lightness sensor becomes dark between, for example, 7:00 and 22:00, or exceeds 22:00 If it represents that it is bright, the detection unit 102 detects theft. In addition, it is also possible to detect theft using a sound sensor or a temperature sensor as in the case of the brightness sensor. In addition, if the beacon 30 is installed in a place where a person does not approach, the detection unit 102 may detect theft when a value representing the approach of a person is measured using a human sensor.

[2-3] Theft Detection Method In addition to the sensor classification described above, the detection unit 102 may detect theft by a method different from the embodiment. For example, the detection unit 102 detects that the transmitter has been stolen when the period during which the identifier of the transmitter is not acquired is equal to or greater than a threshold. As a threshold value in this case, for example, a value representing a period obtained by investigating a transition of a period during which the identification signal of the target transmitter is not acquired and adding a margin to the longest period is used. With this detection method, since the measurement result of the sensor unit is not necessary, it is possible to detect theft of a transmitter that does not include the sensor unit.

  In addition, the detection unit 102 detects that the target transmitter has been stolen when the number of times only the identifier of another transmitter having the same installation location as the target transmitter is acquired exceeds a threshold value. May be. Also in this case, it is possible to detect theft of the transmitter that does not include the sensor unit, and it is possible to detect theft of the transmitter without storing the time when the identifier is acquired.

Moreover, the detection part 102 may detect the theft of the transmitter, when the identifier of the transmitter from which an installation place differs is acquired. For example, it is assumed that the first transmitter group and the second transmitter group including a plurality of transmitters are installed in different places.
FIG. 18 shows the overall configuration of the content providing system 1a according to this modification. The content providing system 1a includes a plurality of beacons 30 installed in the store 5 in addition to the devices illustrated in FIG. In the plurality of beacons 30 in the store 5, the category of each transmitter ID is determined by the classification information in the same manner as the beacon 30 installed in the store 4. In this example, a plurality of beacons 30 installed in the store 4 is a first transmitter group, and a plurality of beacons 30 installed in the store 5 is a second transmitter group.

  When the identifier of the transmitter included in the second transmitter group is acquired from the mobile communication terminal from which the identifier of the transmitter included in the first transmitter group is acquired, the detection unit 102 acquires the first 2 It is detected that the transmitter identified by the identifier of the transmitter included in the transmitter group has been stolen. For example, when the person who stole the beacon 30 installed in the store 5 in the example of FIG. 18 visits the store 4, the following transmitter ID is acquired from the user terminal 20 located in the store 4. Is stored in the storage unit 105.

  FIG. 19 shows an example of the transmitter ID accumulated in this modification. In the example of FIG. 19, the acquired transmitter IDs are associated with eight pieces of time information from “t11” to “t18”. Each of these transmitter IDs is associated with a terminal ID “U001” that identifies the user terminal 20 located in the store 4. When the transmitter IDs are arranged in the order of acquisition time, they are “B001”, “B007”, “B002”, “B101”, “B006”, “B003”, “B004”, “B005”. . Of these, “B001” to “B007” are transmitter IDs of the first device group, and “B101” is a transmitter ID of the second device group. In this case, since “B101” that is the transmitter ID of the second device group is acquired from the user terminal 20 that has acquired the transmitter ID of the first device group, the detection unit 102 is identified by this “B101”. It detects that the beacon 30 was stolen.

  Thus, even in a detection method for detecting a theft based on the difference in installation location, the measurement result of the sensor unit is not used, and therefore the theft of a transmitter that does not include the sensor unit can be detected. Although a plurality of beacons 30 of the second device group may be stolen, the detection unit 102 has acquired all transmitter IDs associated with the same installation location ID as in the example of FIG. By setting the transmitter ID of the first device group as long as all the beacons 30 of the second device group are not stolen, it is possible to correctly detect the theft of the stealed beacon 30.

  Moreover, the detection part 102 is good also as what is matched with the same installation place ID as transmitter ID acquired initially as transmitter ID of a 1st apparatus group, and the number of transmitter ID acquired is the same. The transmitter ID of the first device group may be associated with the more installation location ID. In these cases, not all transmitter IDs of the first device group are acquired (for example, in the example of FIG. 19, six or less transmitter IDs out of seven from “B001” to “B007” are acquired). Theft) can be detected.

[2-4] Notification of theft In the example described in the description of FIGS. 18 and 19, the execution unit 104 (theft notification unit 109) may execute the notification process as follows. For example, the detection unit 102 supplies the installation location ID of the first transmitter group (the installation location ID of the store 4 in this example) to the theft notification unit 109 together with the transmitter ID of the beacon 30 that has detected the theft. The communication terminal (store terminal 50 of store 4 in this example) associated with the installation location ID is notified. As a result, the store clerk who receives the notification knows that there is a person who stole the beacon 30 in the store 4, and therefore can raise his / her attention so that the beacon 30 in the store 4 is not stolen.

  Further, in order to identify the person who stole the beacon 30, the following notification may be performed. For example, it is assumed that a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone used by a store clerk is registered instead of a communication terminal installed like the store terminal 50. The execution unit 104 (theft notification unit 109) is the same as the first acquired from the registered mobile communication terminal from the mobile communication terminal from which the identifier of the transmitter of the second device group in which the theft was detected was acquired. A process for notifying information on the theft of the device group identifier obtained is executed.

  The theft notification unit 109 notifies, for example, the name of the original installation location of the beacon 30 that has been stolen as information related to the theft. This makes it easier to estimate the movement route when the person who stole the beacon 30 arrives at the store 4 than when there is no such notification, so it becomes easier to find the person who stole the beacon 30. Moreover, the mobile communication terminal of the store clerk who acquires the same transmitter ID as the user terminal 20 from which the transmitter ID used for the theft detection is acquired is closer to the user terminal 20 than the mobile communication terminals of other store clerk Is likely to be located in The stolen beacon 30 is also likely to be located near the user terminal 20. For example, if notification is made to all registered mobile communication terminals, it is impossible to narrow down where the person who stole the beacon 30 is. However, by narrowing down the notification destination as described above, It is easy to estimate a place where a person who has stolen is likely to be, and it is possible to concentrate a place or person to be monitored to prevent the beacon 30 from being stolen or to easily find a person who has stolen.

[2-5] Period in which detection is not attempted In the embodiment, the detection unit 102 always attempts to detect theft when the measurement result of the sensor is acquired, as illustrated in the operation procedure of FIG. Not limited to this. In the present modification, for example, the detection unit 102 does not attempt to detect the theft during a period determined corresponding to the installation location of the first transmitter. As a period corresponding to the installation location, for example, in the case of the store 4 shown in FIG. 1, a period during which maintenance work is performed with the movement of the transmitter such as the interior change of the store 4 or the movement of the product shelf is determined.

  If the detection unit 102 attempts to detect the theft during these maintenance work periods, the theft will be detected even when the beacon 30 is moved during the work. As a result, the division of the transmitter ID of the beacon 30 that is not actually stolen is changed, or the division of the alternative transmitter is changed, so that it takes time to return these divisions later. In addition, a notification of theft of the beacon 30 that is not actually stolen may be displayed on the store terminal 50, causing confusion. In this modified example, since the theft detection is not attempted during the above period, it is possible to prevent the above troubles and confusion due to unnecessary notifications.

  Note that the detection unit 102 may not attempt to detect theft during a period instructed by the user. The instruction by the user is given via the store terminal 50, for example. When the user suddenly moves the transmitter for some reason, the user can prevent the trouble and confusion described above by performing an operation for instructing the period during which the transmitter is moved. Further, in the present modification, instead of the detection by the detection unit 102 being performed in each period described above, the change by the change unit 108 or the theft notification by the theft notification unit 109 may not be performed. This also prevents the trouble and confusion described above.

[2-6] Notification of Stop Period When the above-described substitute transmitter identifier is used, it may take time until the substitute transmitter is installed. In that case, a service provided to the user such as content distribution may be temporarily stopped.
FIG. 20 shows an example of a functional configuration realized by each device in this modification. In this example, the execution unit 104 b of the server device 10 b includes a stop notification unit 110 in addition to the units illustrated in FIG. 7, and the store terminal 50 b includes an instruction unit 502 in addition to the display unit 501.

  In the present modification, when the execution unit 104 detects the theft of the transmitter, in the period until the acquisition unit 101 acquires the identifier indicated by the identification signal transmitted by the transmitter set for replacement, Stop execution of the specified process. For example, when the transmitter ID of the main beacon 311 in which the theft is detected is supplied from the detection unit 102, the execution unit 104 stores the transmitter ID of the alternative transmitter (for example, the dummy beacon 320) in the storage unit 105. The processing by the determination unit 106 and the instruction unit 107 is stopped until it is done. Note that when the theft of the sub-beacon 312 and the dummy beacon 320 is detected, the execution unit 104 performs the same process as in the embodiment.

  In the present modification, when the detection unit 102 detects theft, the stop notification unit 110 is notified accordingly. Further, when the storage unit 105 stores the transmitter ID in association with the terminal ID, the terminal ID is supplied to the stop notification unit 110. The stop notification unit 110 executes notification processing that notifies the mobile communication terminal from which the acquisition unit 101 has acquired the identifier that the processing has been stopped as described above. The stop notification unit 110 sends notification data indicating notification that processing has been stopped to the latest IP address corresponding to the terminal ID supplied from the storage unit 105 among the IP addresses notified from the destination notification unit 202. Send.

  FIG. 21 shows an example of a notification displayed on the user terminal 20 in this modification. In this example, a character string “Current content distribution service is stopped. Please wait for a while until recovery” is displayed on the UI unit 23 of the user terminal 20. For example, when beacons 30 more than the number of beacons 30 prepared as alternative transmitters are stolen and beacons 30 in stock have to be installed, the installation of the beacon 30 and the transmitter ID Until the work such as reflection on the classification information is completed, the determination condition may not be satisfied because the number of transmitter IDs classified in the third classification is insufficient.

  In this modified example, the determination process is stopped in such a case, so that it is possible to prevent an increase in the load on the server device due to an unnecessary process (a determination process that does not satisfy the determination condition). In addition, by notifying the user that the process is stopped, the user is informed of the situation where the service is stopped, for example, preventing the occurrence of a complaint by a user who is suspicious that the content will not be distributed. be able to.

  In the above example, the service is stopped until the installation work of the substitute transmitter is completed. However, the service is not limited to this. For example, the identifier of the substitute transmitter is used according to the instruction from the registered communication terminal. Instead, the process may be executed to continue the service. In this case, the theft notification unit 109 notifies the registered communication terminal (for example, the store terminal 50 of the store 4) that the theft has been detected as in the embodiment.

  FIG. 22 shows an example of a notification displayed on the store terminal 50b in this modification. In this example, the UI unit 54 of the store terminal 50 has a character string “There has been a main beacon theft notification. Instruct whether to continue or stop the service until an alternative beacon is prepared.” And an operation element image A1 including a character string “continue” and an operation element image A2 including a character string “stop”. When the operation element image A1 is selected, the instruction unit 502 of the store terminal 50 transmits instruction data for instructing execution of a predetermined process to the server device 10, and the operation element image A2 is selected. If it is, instruction data for instructing to execute processing for notifying that the service has been stopped is transmitted to the server device 10.

  The transmitted instruction data is supplied to the execution unit 104 of the server device 10. When the execution unit 104 is instructed to execute one of the predetermined process and the process of notifying that the stop has been performed from the communication terminal thus registered, the execution unit 104 executes the instructed process. For example, when instruction data instructing execution of a predetermined process is supplied to the execution unit 104, the theft of the transmitter (for example, the sub-beacon 312) identified by the identifier classified in the second category is detected. Similarly to the case, the predetermined process is executed when the fourth condition is satisfied. That is, the execution unit 104 (the determination unit 106 and the instruction unit 107) executes the determination process and the instruction process on the assumption that all the transmitter IDs of the beacon 30 in which the theft has been detected have been acquired.

  Further, when instruction data instructing execution of processing for notifying that the service has been stopped is supplied, the execution unit 104 (stop notification unit 110) generates notification data indicating the notification contents as shown in FIG. It transmits to the user terminal 20. Thus, according to this modification, the person who uses the registered communication terminal (a store clerk, for example) continues the service if there are many users at the installation location, stops the service if there are few users, etc. You can choose to continue or stop the service depending on the situation.

[2-7] Third Condition and Fourth Condition In the embodiment, the third condition is used when the theft of the transmitter (for example, the main beacon 311) identified by the identifier classified in the first category is detected. The fourth condition is used when the theft of the transmitter (for example, the sub-beacon 312) identified by the identifier classified in the second category is detected, but is not limited thereto. For example, the fourth condition may be used when the theft of the main beacon 311 is detected, the third condition may be used when the theft of the sub-beacon 312 is detected, and the third condition may be used when either theft is detected. The fourth condition may be used regardless of which theft is detected.

[2-8] Second Condition The second condition is not limited to those described in the embodiment (third condition and fourth condition). For example, when the theft of the beacon 30 is detected, a condition that is satisfied as long as at least one transmitter ID of the main beacon 311 is acquired may be used as the second condition. The condition that is satisfied as long as at least one transmitter ID of the sub-beacon 312 or the dummy beacon 320 is acquired may be used as the second condition. By using such a second condition, for example, even when most of the beacon 30 has been stolen, the service can be continued. As the second condition, it is desirable to use a condition that allows the service to continue even if the beacon 30 is stolen.

[2-9] Content Distribution In the embodiment, the content is distributed to the IP address notified by the user terminal 20, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the terminal ID of the user terminal 20 is registered in a system (APNS (Apple Push Notification Service), GCM (Google Cloud Messaging for Android), etc.) that provides a mechanism for push notification of content to the user terminal 20. And the instruction | indication part 107 instruct | indicates to push-notify the information (For example, URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the content delivery apparatus 40) for transmitting terminal ID to the system and distributing a content to the user terminal 20, Content may be distributed.

[2-10] Processing by Execution Unit The processing executed by the execution unit 104 is not limited to that described in the embodiment. For example, the execution unit 104 does not execute an instruction process for instructing the external device (the content distribution device 40 in the embodiment) to distribute the content, but the device itself stores the content, and the content is stored in the user terminal 20. You may perform the transmission process transmitted to. In addition, for example, a service providing process for providing some service, such as a reception process for accepting a reservation for limited sale performed in a store, or an additional process for adding points that can be used in a store is executed. Also good. In short, any process may be executed by the execution unit 104 as long as the process is associated with the identifier classified into the first category.

[2-11] Beacon Classification In the embodiment, each of the plurality of beacons 30 is a transmitter that performs BLE communication, but is not limited thereto. For example, it may be a transmitter that performs wireless LAN communication in conformity with a wireless LAN standard, or a transmitter that performs NFC communication in conformity with an NFC (Near field communication) standard. Further, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal used by a store clerk of the store 4 may be used as the transmitter. In this case, the possibility of being stolen can be reduced as compared with the transmitter installed at the installation location. Moreover, when the installed beacon 30 breaks down, the clerk's smartphone may be used as a transmitter instead.

[2-12] Identifier classified in the third category In the embodiment, the identifier classified in the third category is further classified into the first category (main) and the second category (sub), but this is not essential. . For example, only “main” and “dummy” may be represented in the classification information. In this case, all the identifiers of the beacon 30 used for the determination process are classified as “main”, and contents associated with these identifiers are distributed. Also in this modified example, since the “dummy” beacon 30 is used, the act of using the service in an unauthorized manner can be suppressed as in the embodiment.

[2-13] Transmitter classified in the fourth section In the embodiment, the transmitter classified in the fourth section is used, but this is not essential. For example, only “main” and “sub” may be represented in the classification information, and “dummy” may not be represented. In this case, all device IDs represented in the classification information are used for the determination process. When the detection unit 102 detects the theft, the execution unit 104 determines whether the identifier acquired by the acquisition unit 101 is the identification signal of the transmitter from which the theft is detected in either the first category or the second category. A predetermined process is executed when the second condition corresponding to whether the data is classified is satisfied. As the second condition, a condition that can be satisfied even if the identifier of the transmitter whose theft has been detected is not acquired (the third condition, the fourth condition, etc.) can be used, and the service can be continued. .

[2-14] Determination condition (1)
In the determination condition (1) described in the embodiment, the total number of transmitter IDs associated with “main” and “sub” is used as the predetermined number, but is not limited thereto. For example, it may be reduced by a predetermined number such as one or two than the total number, or may be a number obtained by multiplying the total number by a determined ratio. In this case, for example, five transmitter IDs are required for the total number, and if four or three transmitter IDs are acquired, the determination condition is satisfied.

  For example, when the travel route in the store is largely divided into two, a sub-beacon is installed in each, and a main beacon is installed at a location where any user always passes. Then, the predetermined number is set as the number of beacons from which the identification signal is received when passing through one movement path. In this way, regardless of which travel route the user travels, a transmitter ID associated with a predetermined number of “main” and “sub” is acquired, so that the determination condition is satisfied. Become. In addition, since the “main” transmitter IDs are prepared, contents are also provided.

[2-15] Number of identifiers classified in the first category Even if all identifiers classified in the first category (in the embodiment, “main” transmitter IDs) are not available, a predetermined number or more are available. For example, the process may be executed. For example, it is assumed that four “main” transmitter IDs are represented in the classification information, and those four transmitter IDs are also represented in the content ID table.

  In this case, assuming that the predetermined number is two, the specifying unit 401 of the content distribution device 40 has two transmitter IDs represented by the instruction data transmitted from the instruction unit 107 of the server device 10. Are included in the four transmitter IDs shown in the content ID table, the content identified by the content IDs associated with the two transmitter IDs is specified. According to this modification, even if there is no place where any user always passes, the service can be provided to all users who have visited the installation location.

[2-16] Number of Transmitters In the embodiment, a plurality of main, sub, and dummy beacons 30 are used, but this is not a limitation, and only one beacon 30 may be used for each section. Further, as described above, the sub beacon 30 may not exist. In short, there is at least one transmitter identified by an identifier classified in the third category (at least one of which is a transmitter identified by an identifier classified in the first category), and in the fourth category There may be at least one transmitter identified by the identifier to be classified. If there is at least one main beacon 30 and one dummy beacon 30, at least one dummy beacon 30 can be prevented from being used in an unauthorized manner.

[2-17] Determination condition (2)
The above-described determination condition (2), that is, the condition that the elapsed time represented by the time information is equal to or shorter than the time limit may not be used. Even in this case, for example, when the transmitter ID is acquired in a few days as described in the embodiment by periodically deleting the transmitter ID accumulated by the storage unit 105, the determination condition is not satisfied. Can be.

[2-18] Image Processing Results of QR (Quick Response) code recognition and face recognition may be used together with the transmitter ID. For example, the data transmission unit 203 of the user terminal 20 transmits transmitter ID data to which these recognition results are added. The acquisition unit 101 acquires the recognition result together with the transmitter ID, and the execution unit 104 executes processing based on the transmitter ID and the recognition result. Accordingly, for example, the service is provided only to a user who has performed an operation of reading a QR code (registered trademark) on a poster installed in the store 4 or a user who has taken a face photograph of a specific store clerk. it can.

[3-19] Predetermined Process The predetermined process executed by the execution unit 104 is limited to the instruction process described in the embodiment (a process for instructing content distribution to the content distribution apparatus 40 which is an external apparatus). Absent. The execution unit 104 may, for example, execute a transmission process in which the device itself stores content and transmits the content to the user terminal 20 as a predetermined process. Further, for example, a service providing process for providing some service, such as a reception process for accepting a reservation for limited sale performed at a store or an additional process for adding points that can be used at a store, may be executed as a predetermined process. Good. In short, any process may be executed as a predetermined process as long as it is a process associated with the identifier classified into the first category.

[2-20] Category of Invention The present invention is not limited to the above-described devices such as a server device, a mobile communication terminal (a user terminal is an example), a content distribution device, a registered communication terminal (a store terminal 50 is an example) It can also be understood as another device that realizes the functions shown in FIG. Moreover, it can also be regarded as a system such as a content providing system including these devices. In addition, the present invention can be understood as an information processing method for realizing the processing performed by these devices, or as a program for causing a computer that controls these devices to function. This program may be provided in the form of a recording medium such as an optical disk in which it is stored, or may be provided in the form of being downloaded to a computer via a network such as the Internet, installed and made available for use. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Content provision system, 2 ... Network, 10 ... Server apparatus, 20 ... User terminal, 30 ... Beacon, 40 ... Content delivery apparatus, 50 ... Store terminal, 11, 21, 41, 51 ... Control part, 12, 22, 42, 52 ... storage unit, 13, 43, 53 ... communication unit, 23, 54 ... UI unit, 24 ... first communication unit, 25 ... second communication unit, 34 ... power supply unit, 101 ... acquisition unit, 102 ... detection 103: Classification information storage unit 104 ... Execution unit 105 ... Accumulation unit 106 ... Determination unit 107 ... Instruction unit 108 ... Change unit 109 ... Theft notification unit 110 ... Stop notification unit 201 ... Signal reception , 202 ... Destination notification unit, 203 ... Data transmission unit, 204 ... Content display unit, 401 ... Identification unit, 402 ... Content transmission unit, 403 ... Reflection unit, 501 ... Display unit, 502 ... Instruction unit

Claims (10)

A storage unit for storing information in which identifiers of a plurality of transmitters are classified into a first section and a second section;
An acquisition unit that acquires an identifier indicated by the received identification signal from the mobile communication terminal that has received the identification signal indicating the identifier of the own device transmitted from the transmitter;
A detector for detecting that the transmitter has been stolen;
When the identifier acquired by the acquisition unit satisfies the first condition, it is assumed that the user who owns the mobile communication terminal visited the installation location of the plurality of transmitters and is classified into the first category. When the associated processing is executed and the transmitter is detected to be stolen by the detector, the identifier acquired by the acquisition unit is the identification signal of the transmitter that is either the first segment or the second segment. A server device comprising: an execution unit that executes the process when a second condition according to whether the second condition is satisfied is satisfied. As the second condition, when an identifier indicated by an identification signal transmitted by a transmitter set for replacement of the transmitter in which the theft has been detected is acquired, the identifier of the transmitter in which the theft has been detected is A third condition is used that is determined to be acquired, or a fourth condition that is determined to be acquired even if the identifier of the transmitter in which the theft is detected is not acquired. The server device according to claim 1. The execution unit executes the processing in a period until the acquisition unit acquires an identifier indicated by an identification signal transmitted by the transmitter set for replacement when the theft of the transmitter is detected. The server apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the server unit executes a process of notifying the mobile communication terminal that has acquired the identifier that the stop has been performed. The execution unit, when the theft of the transmitter is detected, executes a process of notifying the registered communication terminal to that effect, and confirms that the predetermined process and the stop have been performed from the communication terminal. The server apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when it is instructed to execute any of the notified processes, the instructed process is executed. The storage unit stores the information obtained by classifying the identifier into a plurality of sections including a third section and a fourth section classified into the first section and the second section,
The execution unit, when the theft of the transmitter identified by the identifier classified in the third category is detected, the acquired identifier classified in the third category satisfies the second condition And when the theft of the transmitter identified by the identifier classified in the fourth category is detected, the acquired identifier classified in the third category is the first condition. The server apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the processing is executed when the condition is satisfied. The transmitter has a sensor for measuring a value that fluctuates due to movement of the own device,
The server according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the detection unit detects that the transmitter having the sensor has been stolen when a change in a value measured by the sensor satisfies a condition. apparatus. The detector detects that the transmitter has been stolen, if the period during which the identifier of the transmitter is not acquired is equal to or greater than a threshold, or only the identifier of another transmitter having the same installation location as the transmitter. The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the server device is detected when the number of times of acquisition is equal to or greater than a threshold. The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the detection unit does not attempt to detect a theft during a period determined corresponding to an installation location of the transmitter or a period instructed by a user. Both the first transmitter group and the second transmitter group including the plurality of transmitters are installed in different places,
The detection unit is acquired when the identifier of the transmitter included in the second transmitter group is acquired from the mobile communication terminal from which the identifier of the transmitter included in the first transmitter group is acquired. The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the server device detects that the transmitter identified by an identifier of the transmitter included in the second transmitter group has been stolen. The execution unit is the same as the first transmission acquired from the mobile communication terminal from which the identifier of the transmitter included in the second transmitter group in which theft was detected among the registered mobile communication terminals. The server device according to claim 9, wherein a process for notifying information related to the theft is executed on a device group identifier obtained.

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