JP2017173880A - Notification system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a notification system capable of, when a predetermined event occurs in a specific object, notifying a predetermined notification destination of occurrence of the predetermined event without disclosing information for specifying the specific object.SOLUTION: A state that it is possible to image a notification code 100 issued by a notification management server 20 is maintained in a specific object. Then, when the notification code 100 is imaged by an imaging part 42 of a portable terminal 40 carried by a third person who has noticed that a predetermined event has occurred in the specific object, array data of a cell obtained by imaging the notification code 100 are transmitted to an information code management server 30 by a notification part 46. Then, when the array data of the cell received from the portable terminal 40 are decoded, and notification information including a telephone number and service specification information is acquired in the information code management server 30, a predetermined notification destination is notified that the predetermined event has occurred in the specific object by the notification management server 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a notification system.

  In recent years, with the development of mobile communication networks such as smartphones, when a variety of events such as lost children, lost items, accidents, and emergency lifesaving occurred, a third party who knew that the event occurred Information regarding the event can be easily transmitted (notified), and as a result, cases where problems resulting from the occurrence of the event can be solved early are increasing. For example, even when a traffic accident occurs, 119 can be immediately reported from the accident site where the traffic accident has occurred using a smartphone (mobile phone), and the traffic accident can be quickly converged.

  As a technique related to such a notification system that notifies a predetermined notification destination of occurrence of a predetermined event when a predetermined event occurs, for example, a system disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is known. ing. This system is used for a service for returning lost items to the owner. The owner of the goods using this service purchases a sheet with a QR code tag and puts it on a site managed by the service provider. After accessing and registering personal information such as user name and address and information related to the article, the QR code tag that has been registered is pasted on the article, and the service can be received. After that, the article with the QR code tag attached was picked up by the finder as a lost item, and the finder confirmed by looking at the lost item information on the site accessed using the read result of the QR code tag. By entering the personal information that identifies the finder and the depository for lost items, it is possible to receive rewards. On the other hand, the goods (lost items) collected by the service provider based on the depository are returned to the owner.

JP 2007-280296 A

  By the way, in the configuration of the notification system as described above, since it is assumed that a reward is received, a third party such as a finder needs to input his / her personal information. However, for example, if you try to let the whistleblower enter personal information, etc. even for notifications of events that can eliminate rewards such as lost children or accidents, even a bona fide third party There is a possibility that hesitates to notify because he dislikes input. On the other hand, if information that specifies a specific target such as a contact information is disclosed so that an unspecified number of people can understand from normal times, there is a problem that the information may be misused. For example, there is a possibility that the above-mentioned problem may occur if a tag that indicates a contact information such as a name and a telephone number is attached to a child's belongings or the like from peacetime because there is a risk of getting lost.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to generate a predetermined event in a specific target without disclosing information for specifying the specific target. It is an object of the present invention to provide a notification system that can notify a predetermined notification destination of the occurrence of the predetermined event.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention described in claim 1 of the claims is directed to a predetermined notification destination that is predetermined for occurrence of a predetermined event when a predetermined event occurs in a specific object. A notification system (10, 10a, 10b) for issuing a notification information code (100) in response to notification information including at least information on the predetermined notification destination 60, 70), a portable terminal (40) carried by a third party who knows that the predetermined event has occurred in the specific target, and a notification management unit (20, 30) capable of communicating with the portable terminal , 60, 70), and in the specific target, the state in which the information code for notification issued by the issuing unit can be imaged is maintained, and the portable terminal Imaging means for imaging information code (4 ) And transmission means (46) for transmitting code information obtained by imaging the information code for notification by the imaging means to the notification management section, wherein the notification management section includes the portable terminal A notification information acquisition unit (30) that acquires the notification information based on the code information received from the notification information, and when the notification information is acquired by the notification information acquisition unit, the predetermined notification destination corresponding to the notification information And a notification means (20, 60, 70) for notifying that the predetermined event has occurred in the specific target.
In addition, the code | symbol in each said parenthesis shows the correspondence with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a specific target, a state in which the information code for notification issued by the issuing unit can be imaged is maintained. Then, when the information code for notification is imaged by the imaging means of the portable terminal carried by the third party who knows that the predetermined event has occurred in the specific target, the information code for notification is imaged The code information obtained in (1) is transmitted to the notification management unit by the transmission means. Then, when the notification information is acquired by the notification information acquisition unit based on the code information received from the mobile terminal, the notification management unit performs a predetermined event on a specific target with respect to a predetermined notification destination corresponding to the notification information. Is notified by the notification means.

  In this way, when a predetermined event occurs in a specific target, a third party who knows this captures the information code for notification, so that the occurrence of the predetermined event is sent to a predetermined notification destination. You can be notified. In particular, a user who wants to be notified only needs to be able to image the information code for notification in a specific target, and a third party who knows the occurrence of a predetermined event only images the information code for notification. Therefore, it is possible not only to eliminate the need for users of this notification system to disclose contact information etc. from normal times, but also to eliminate the need to input personal information for third parties who are notifiers.

  In the second aspect of the invention, in the portable terminal, the location specifying information specified by the location specifying information acquisition unit when the notification information code is imaged is transmitted to the notification management unit by the transmitting unit together with the code information. Then, in the notification management unit, when the code information and the position specifying information are received from the mobile terminal, the notification unit sends a specific target to the predetermined notification destination corresponding to the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit. Is notified that a predetermined event has occurred, and information related to the received position specifying information is notified.

  As a result, not only that a predetermined event has occurred to a specific target but also information related to the position where the predetermined event has occurred is notified to a predetermined notification destination. The place where the event occurs can be easily identified, and more detailed information about the predetermined event can be acquired.

  In the invention of claim 3, in the portable terminal, the position specifying information specified by the position specifying information acquiring unit is transmitted together with the code information to the notification managing unit by the transmitting unit when the information code for notification is imaged. Then, in the notification management unit, when the code information and the position specifying information are received from the mobile terminal, the notification unit sends a specific target to the predetermined notification destination corresponding to the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit. Is notified that a predetermined event has occurred, and information related to the delivery destination estimated by the estimating means based on the received position specifying information is notified.

  As a result, not only is a specific notification destination notified that a specific event has occurred in a specific target, but also a notification destination that is likely to receive a specific target because a predetermined event has occurred. Since related information is notified, the state of a specific target can be confirmed at an early stage, and more detailed information about a predetermined event can be acquired.

  In the invention of claim 4, the information code for notification is generated so as to be decipherable by the notification management unit, and the code information is image data of the information code for notification or array data of cells constituting the information code for notification Therefore, the decoding means for decoding the information code for notification in the portable terminal is not necessary. Thereby, since the information code for notification is not decoded in a portable terminal, the confidentiality of the information recorded on the information code for notification can be improved.

  In the invention of claim 5, since the notification information includes a predetermined notification destination, the notification management unit stores the predetermined notification destination used when the information code for notification is issued by the issuing unit. Is no longer necessary. That is, since the predetermined notification destination is only recorded in the information code for notification and does not need to be stored in the notification management unit, the confidentiality of the predetermined notification destination can be improved.

  In the invention of claim 6, the information on the predetermined notification destination is a unique number for specifying the predetermined notification destination, and the notification management unit stores the predetermined notification destination in association with the specific number. Stored in the means. When the notification information is acquired by the notification information acquisition means, a predetermined event has occurred in a specific target for a predetermined notification destination specified from a unique number included in the notification information in the storage means. Will be notified.

  As a result, even if the information code for notification can be decoded, only a unique number can be acquired and a predetermined notification destination is not acquired illegally, thereby improving the confidentiality of the predetermined notification destination. be able to.

  In the invention of claim 7, the notification management unit transmits predetermined notification information to the portable terminal that has transmitted the code information. In the portable terminal, the predetermined notification information received from the notification management unit is notified by the notification unit as a result of imaging the information code for notification by the imaging unit.

  As a result, the third party who has imaged the information code for notification is notified to the notification destination that a predetermined event has occurred in a specific target by receiving predetermined notification information from the notification means. Can be easily grasped.

It is explanatory drawing which shows roughly the structure of the notification system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the electrical structure of a server. It is explanatory drawing which shows the notification code produced | generated by the information code management server. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the electric constitution of a portable terminal. It is explanatory drawing which shows roughly the structure of the notification system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows schematically the structure of the notification system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which a notification system of the present invention is embodied will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the notification system 10 according to the present embodiment notifies a predetermined notification destination that a predetermined event has occurred when a predetermined event occurs in a specific target. A system for providing a service, which is mainly configured to include a notification management server 20 and an information code management server 30, and a portable terminal 40 in which a server decoding program to be described later is installed. The notification management server 20 and the information code management server 30 can correspond to an example of a “notification management unit”.

  The notification management server 20 is managed by a provider that provides the notification service, and uses a notification service site on the Internet to register and cancel a user who wants to use the notification service, and a notification code 100 described later. It functions to perform processing related to issuance. As shown in FIG. 2, the notification management server 20 includes a control unit 21 having a CPU and the like for overall control, a storage unit 22 including a ROM, a RAM, an HDD, and the like, for inputting information according to an operation. An operation unit 23, a communication unit 24 configured as a communication interface for communicating with an external device via the Internet, and the like are provided.

  The communication unit 24 has a notification function using a short message service (SMS) whose destination is a telephone number, and the telephone number received from the information code management server 30 when a registered event occurs is used as a destination. Using the SMS, the user can be notified of predetermined information.

  The information code management server 30 functions as a decode server that decodes (decodes) an information code captured by the mobile terminal 40 in which a server decoding application program (hereinafter also simply referred to as a program) is installed. Similar to the notification management server 20, the information code management server 30 has a CPU and the like, and controls the overall control, the storage unit 22 including ROM, RAM, HDD, and the like, and inputs information according to the operation. For example, a communication unit 24 configured as a communication interface.

  The information code management server 30 is configured to generate a notification information code (hereinafter also referred to as a notification code 100) based on the information received from the notification management server 20. The notification code 100 is an information code whose specifications are not disclosed and cannot be read by a reading device or the like different from the information code management server 30. The information code management server 30 functions as a generation / reading platform for the notification code 100. . The notification code 100 is configured by arranging two types of cells, a light color cell and a dark color cell. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, a specific pattern area 101 to a specific pattern region 101 in which a specific pattern having a predetermined shape is arranged. 103, a data recording area for recording data by a plurality of types of cells, an error correction code recording area for recording error correction codes by a plurality of types of cells, and a free area 104 in which data is not recorded by a plurality of types of cells. To be prepared.

  The specific pattern areas 101 to 103 correspond to QR code (registered trademark) position detection patterns, and are used to recognize the position of the notification code 100 from the captured image. The empty area 104 is provided so as to be located in the center of the notification code 100 in a size larger than the size of a single cell, and is different from the method for recording the data recording area and the error correction code recording area. Data recording or design display is possible. In the example of FIG. 3, a design D reminiscent of a lost child to be described later is displayed in the empty area 104. The error correction code recording area is used to perform known error correction for data errors in the data recording area using the error correction code to be recorded, in order to realize an error correction function. It is an area. In FIG. 3, the data recording area and the error correction code recording area are illustrated as the recording area 105.

  The portable terminal 40 is a portable information terminal such as a smartphone in which the above-described server decoding program is installed, and uses the information code management server 30 to read the notification code 100 and other information codes. It is configured. As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 40 is configured as a camera having a control unit 41 that has a CPU and the like and performs overall control, and a light receiving sensor (for example, a C-MOS area sensor, a CCD area sensor, etc.). An imaging unit 42, a display unit 43 including a liquid crystal display, an operation unit 44 including various operation keys and a touch panel (not shown), a storage unit 45 including a ROM, a RAM, a nonvolatile memory, and the like, a telephone line network The communication unit 46 configured as a communication interface capable of communicating with an external device such as the information code management server 30 is used. The imaging unit 42 may correspond to an example of “imaging unit”, and the communication unit 46 may correspond to an example of “transmission unit”.

  In addition, the mobile terminal 40 includes a GPS receiving unit 47, and the GPS receiving unit 47 uses a GPS signal received and acquired from a well-known GPS satellite to specify the current position of the mobile terminal 40. Is output to the control unit 41. The GPS receiving unit 47 may correspond to an example of “position specifying information acquisition unit”.

  The portable terminal 40 configured as described above acquires a reading result obtained by decoding the information code picked up as described below by the information code reading process performed by the control unit 41 based on the server decoding program. To do.

  First, a code image corresponding to an information code is extracted from the image data captured by the imaging unit 42. Next, each cell constituting the extracted code image is classified (binarized) into either a light level or a dark level based on a predetermined threshold value, and the array state of each light cell and dark cell The cell array data (binarized data) corresponding to is generated as code information. Subsequently, the code information generated as described above is transmitted to the information code management server 30 together with the GPS signal acquired by the GPS receiver 47, imaging time information obtained by imaging the information code, and the like. Information received from the information code management server 30 in response to this transmission is displayed on the display unit 43 as a read result.

  Next, a notification service using the notification system 10 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 by taking as an example a lost child notification service for notifying parents of discovery of a lost child and its location. In the following description, a child (protected person) may correspond to an example of “specific target”, and the discovery of a lost child may correspond to an example of “predetermined event”.

  First, when a user (guardian) who desires to provide the lost child notification service registers with the service, a predetermined notification is given by a user who has accessed the lost child notification service site managed by the notification management server 20. Information for registration including the telephone number is input using a communication terminal such as a personal computer (see F1a in FIG. 1). In addition, the telephone number used as a predetermined notification destination is that of the portable terminal 50 (see FIG. 1) possessed by the user, and this portable terminal 50 has, for example, the same function as the portable terminal 40 described above. is there.

  In the notification management server 20, when the input of the registration information is completed, the telephone number to be a predetermined notification destination is information for specifying the notification management server 20 and the type of service to be used (hereinafter referred to as service identification). And also transmitted to the information code management server 30 (see F1b in FIG. 1).

  In the information code management server 30, the notification code 100 is generated so as to record the notification information including the telephone number and the service specifying information received from the notification management server 20, and the generated notification code 100 is used as the notification management server 20. (See F1c in FIG. 1). Here, since the usage of the notification code 100 to be created is clear from the received service identification information, the design D that is associated with a lost child in the empty area 104 is used for the notification code 100 as illustrated in FIG. It is generated so as to be displayed as information to be shown.

  In the notification management server 20, the issuance process is completed when the notification code 100 received from the information code management server 30 is transmitted to the user together with the registration completion information and the like (see F1d in FIG. 1). That is, the notification management server 20 functions as an issuing unit that issues the notification code 100 by using the information code management server 30.

  The user can print the received notification code 100 and put it on the child's neck as a lost tag or make it stand out on the child's belongings, etc. so that the notification code 100 can be captured. Thus, the lost child notification service can be used. The notification code 100 is generated in the information code management server 30 so that the empty area 104 is blank, and the design D reminiscent of the type of the notification service in the notification management server 20 is in the empty area 104. After being added, it may be transmitted to the user.

Next, a case will be described in which a user is notified of information about a child who has lost his / herself by wearing the notification code 100.
When the notification code 100 worn by the lost child is imaged by the third party who has found the lost child at the portable terminal 40 performing the above-described reading process, the array data of the cells constituting the notification code 100 is code information. Is transmitted to the information code management server 30 by the communication unit 46 together with the GPS signal (see F1e in FIG. 1).

  The information code management server 30 decodes (decodes) the notification code 100 imaged by the mobile terminal 40 based on the code information (cell arrangement data) received from the mobile terminal 40 by the reading process performed by the control unit 21. As a result, notification information including the telephone number and service identification information is acquired. Then, the information code management server 30 transmits the acquired notification information, the received GPS signal, imaging time information, and the like to the notification management server 20 specified from the service specifying information (see F1f in FIG. 1). The information code management server 30 may correspond to an example of “notification information acquisition unit”.

  The notification management server 20 receives the notification information from the information code management server 30 to recognize that the child of the user registered with the telephone number has been found lost. For this reason, in the notification management server 20, the lost child discovery information indicating that it has been found as a lost child and the current location information indicating the current location of the lost child that is created based on the received GPS signal are used as the telephone numbers included in the notification information. The user is immediately notified using the destination SMS (see F1g in FIG. 1). The notification management server 20 may correspond to an example of “notification means” that notifies a child (specific target) that a lost child and an event of discovery thereof (predetermined event) have occurred.

  Note that the current position information indicating the current position of the lost child may be a map image in which the current position of the lost child is mapped, or may be character information indicating an address. The current position information is not limited to being created by the notification management server 20, but may be created by the information code management server 30.

  The user's portable terminal 50 receives the lost child discovery information and the current position information from the notification management server 20 using SMS. As a result, the user who sees the received information can not only find the child who was lost, but also immediately know where the child is now.

  On the other hand, in the information code management server 30, since the notification information including the telephone number and the service specifying information has been decoded, the information code management server 30 differs from the read result of the notification code 100 for the portable terminal 40 that transmitted the code information and the like. As information, predetermined predetermined broadcast information is transmitted (see F1h in FIG. 1). In the mobile terminal 40, the received predetermined notification information is displayed on the display unit 43 as a result of imaging the notification code 100 by the imaging unit 42, so that a third party carrying the mobile terminal 40 finds lost child Know that the notification was made. The predetermined notification information is set, for example, as information notifying completion of notification such as “notified the guardian of the current location. Thank you for your cooperation”. The display unit 43 may correspond to an example of “notification unit”.

  In the information code management server 30, when code information of a normal information code different from the notification code 100 is received from the mobile terminal 40, a decryption result decoded based on the received code information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 40. . In this case, information such as a decoding result is not transmitted to the notification management server 20.

  As described above, in the notification system 10 according to the present embodiment, a state in which the notification code 100 issued by the notification management server 20 can be imaged is maintained in a specific target (child). Then, when the notification code 100 is imaged by the imaging unit 42 of the portable terminal 40 carried by a third party who knows that a predetermined event has occurred in a specific target (a child has been lost) Cell arrangement data (code information) obtained by imaging the notification code 100 is transmitted to the information code management server 30 by the communication unit 46. When the information code management server 30 acquires the notification information including the telephone number (predetermined notification destination) and the service specifying information by decoding the cell arrangement data received from the portable terminal 40, the predetermined information is obtained. The notification management server 20 notifies the notification destination that a predetermined event has occurred in a specific target.

  In this way, when a predetermined event occurs in a specific target (when a child is lost), a third party who knows this captures the notification code 100, thereby The occurrence can be automatically notified to a predetermined notification destination. In particular, a user who wants to be notified only needs to be able to image the notification code 100 on a specific target, and a third party who knows the occurrence of a predetermined event only images the notification code 100. In addition to eliminating the need for users of the system 10 to disclose contact information and the like from normal times, it is also possible to eliminate the need to input personal information for a third party serving as a reporter.

  Further, in the portable terminal 40, the GPS signal (position specifying information) specified by the GPS receiving unit 47 when the notification code 100 is imaged is transmitted to the information code management server 30 by the communication unit 46 together with the code information. When the code information and the GPS signal are received from the portable terminal 40 at the information code management server 30, the notification management server 20 sends a specific target to the predetermined notification destination corresponding to the acquired notification information. Is notified that a predetermined event has occurred, and is also notified of current position information indicating the current position of the lost child as information related to the received GPS signal.

  This not only informs the specified recipient that the specified event has occurred in the specified target (the child has been found lost) but also relates to the location where the specified event has occurred. Since the information (current position information indicating the current position of the lost child) is notified, the place where the predetermined event occurs can be easily specified, and more detailed information about the predetermined event can be acquired.

  Further, the notification code 100 is generated so as to be decipherable by the information code management server 30, and the code information is the array data of the cells constituting the notification code 100, so that the portable terminal 40 can decipher the notification code 100. The means for decoding is no longer necessary. Thereby, since the notification code 100 is not decoded in the portable terminal 40, the confidentiality of the information recorded on the notification code 100 can be improved.

  Instead of the array data (binarized data) of the cells constituting the notification code 100, the image data of the notification code 100 may be transmitted as code information from the portable terminal 40 to the information code management server 30. Even in this case, since the notification code 100 is not decrypted by the portable terminal 40, the confidentiality of the information recorded in the notification code 100 can be improved.

  Further, since the notification information acquired by decoding the notification code 100 includes a predetermined notification destination (telephone number), the information code management server 30 and the notification management server 20 (notification management unit) may use the notification management server. It becomes unnecessary to store the predetermined notification destination used when issuing the notification code 100 by 20. That is, since the predetermined notification destination is only recorded in the notification code 100 and does not need to be stored in the information code management server 30 or the notification management server 20, the confidentiality of the predetermined notification destination can be improved. .

  In addition, in the information code management server 30, predetermined notification information determined in advance is transmitted to the mobile terminal 40 that transmitted the code information (see F1h in FIG. 1). In the portable terminal 40, the predetermined notification information received from the information code management server 30 is displayed and notified on the display unit 43 as a result of imaging the notification code 100 by the imaging unit 42.

  As a result, the third party who has captured the notification code 100 is notified to the notification destination that a predetermined event has occurred in a specific target by viewing the display of the predetermined notification information on the display unit 43. This can be easily grasped.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a notification system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The second embodiment is mainly different from the notification system according to the first embodiment in that information related to a delivery destination to which a specific target is delivered is notified. Therefore, substantially the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In the notification system 10a according to the present embodiment, a lost child notification service provided within a predetermined management range having a plurality of lost child centers, such as a department store, is assumed. In this lost child notification service, lost child detection is performed. Not only the location of the lost child center where the lost child is found. Lost children found within the prescribed management range where there are multiple lost child centers are usually sent to the nearest lost child center by a third party or staff who finds them. However, the information may become unnecessary.

Hereinafter, a lost child notification service provided at a department store will be described as an example with reference to FIG.
The department store includes a department store server 60 that manages and manages the department store server 60. Like the notification management server 20, the department store server 60 includes a control unit 21, a ROM, a RAM, an HDD, and the like that have a CPU and the like and perform overall control. A storage unit 22, an operation unit 23 for inputting information according to an operation, a communication unit 24 configured as a communication interface, and the like are provided. In particular, the storage unit 22 is provided with a customer database that stores information related to customers such as customer names and customer notification destinations in association with customer IDs, and a lost child notification provided by a department store using the customer database. Information about users registered in the service is also stored. The storage unit 22 of the department store server 60 may correspond to an example of “storage unit”.

  Specifically, when a customer (user) of a department store who desires to provide the lost child notification service registers with the service, an application is made using the lost child notification service site managed by the department store server 60. Thus (see F2a in FIG. 5), a notification ID is issued as a unique number for identifying the customer and the notification destination regarding the lost child notification service. Then, the notification ID issued in this way is transmitted from the department store server 60 to the notification management server 20 (see F2b in FIG. 5).

  In the notification management server 20, the notification ID received from the department store server 60 is transmitted to the information code management server 30 together with the service specifying information (see F2c in FIG. 5). In the information code management server 30, the notification code 100 is generated so as to record the notification information including the notification ID and the service specifying information received from the notification management server 20, and the generated notification code 100 is used as the notification management server 20. (See F2d in FIG. 5). In the notification management server 20, the notification code 100 received from the information code management server 30 is transmitted to the department store server 60 (see F2e in FIG. 5).

  In the department store server 60, the issuance process is completed when the notification code 100 received from the notification management server 20 is transmitted to the user together with the registration completion information and the like (see F2f in FIG. 5). That is, the department store server 60 functions as an issuing unit that issues the notification code 100 by using the notification management server 20 and the information code management server 30. At this time, in the department store server 60, the issued notification ID is stored in the customer database so as to be associated with the customer ID of the customer.

  As in the first embodiment, the user images the notification code 100 by printing the received notification code 100 and placing it on the child's neck as a lost tag or prominently on the child's belongings. By maintaining the enabled state, the lost child notification service can be used.

Next, a case will be described in which a user is notified of information about a child who has lost his / herself by wearing the notification code 100.
When the notification code 100 worn by the lost child is captured by the mobile terminal 40 that performs the reading process by a third party who finds the lost child, the notification code 100 is displayed as in the first embodiment. The array data of the constituting cells is transmitted as code information together with the GPS signal to the information code management server 30 by the communication unit 46 (see F2g in FIG. 5).

  The information code management server 30 decodes (decodes) the notification code 100 captured by the mobile terminal 40 based on the code information (cell arrangement data, etc.) received from the mobile terminal 40 by the reading process performed by the control unit 21. ), The notification information including the notification ID and the service specifying information is acquired. Then, the information code management server 30 transmits the acquired notification information, the received GPS signal, imaging time information, and the like to the notification management server 20 specified from the service specifying information (see F2h in FIG. 5). The notification management server 20 transmits the notification information (notification ID), the GPS signal, etc. received from the information code management server 30 to the department store server 60 specified from the received service specification information (see F2i in FIG. 5). ).

  The department store server 60 receives the notification information from the notification management server 20 to recognize that the child of the user registered with the notification ID has been found lost. For this reason, the department store server 60 estimates the lost child center closest to the lost child discovery location identified from the received GPS signal among the plurality of lost child centers, and finds the lost child center as the lost child delivery destination. Together with the information, the user is immediately notified using the SMS addressed to the telephone number included in the notification information (see F2j in FIG. 5). In the department store server 60, after actually confirming that the child wearing the notification code 100 has been delivered to the estimated lost child center, the lost child discovery information and the location of the lost child center that is the recipient of the SMS are displayed. It may be transmitted using. The department store server 60 corresponds to an example of an “estimator” that estimates a destination to which a lost child (specific target) is delivered based on the received GPS signal (position specifying information), and also provides the child with a lost child and its discovery. This may correspond to an example of “notification means” for notifying that an event (predetermined event) has occurred.

  The user's mobile terminal 50 receives the lost child discovery information from the department store server 60 and the location of the lost child center estimated to be the delivery destination using SMS. As a result, the user who sees the received information not only finds the child who was lost, but can immediately know which lost child center the child is sent to.

  On the other hand, in the information code management server 30, since the notification information including the notification ID and the service specifying information has been decoded, the portable information terminal 40 that has transmitted the code information or the like is sent to the portable terminal 40 as in the first embodiment. Predetermined notification information is transmitted as information different from the reading result of the notification code 100 (see F2k in FIG. 5). In the mobile terminal 40, the received predetermined notification information is displayed on the display unit 43 as a result of imaging the notification code 100 by the imaging unit 42, so that a third party carrying the mobile terminal 40 finds lost child Know that the notification was made.

  As described above, in the notification system 10a according to the present embodiment, in the portable terminal 40, the GPS signal (position specifying information) specified by the GPS receiving unit 47 when the notification code 100 is imaged is communicated with the code information. The information is transmitted to the information code management server 30 by the unit 46. When the code information and the GPS signal are received from the portable terminal 40 at the information code management server 30, the department store server 60 makes a specific target for a predetermined notification destination corresponding to the acquired notification information. It is notified that a predetermined event has occurred, and information (location of the lost child center) related to the delivery destination estimated based on the received GPS signal is notified.

  This not only notifies the specified target that the specified event has occurred to the specified target (the child of a lost child has been found), but also the specific target because the specified event has occurred. Because the information related to the recipient (the location of the lost child center) is notified, the status of the specific target can be confirmed at an early stage, and more detailed information on the predetermined event can be obtained. .

  In addition, the notification information recorded in the notification code 100 includes a notification ID (unique number) for specifying the predetermined notification destination as information regarding the predetermined notification destination. The destination is associated with the notification ID and stored in the storage unit 22. When the notification information including the notification ID and the service specifying information is acquired from the notification management server 20, the predetermined notification destination specified from the notification ID included in the notification information in the storage unit 22 of the department store server 60 is obtained. Thus, the department store server 60 notifies that a predetermined event has occurred in the specific object.

  Thereby, even if the notification code 100 can be decoded, only the notification ID can be acquired, and the predetermined notification destination is not acquired illegally. Therefore, the confidentiality of the predetermined notification destination can be improved. .

  In addition, the notification service using the notification system 10a according to the present embodiment is not limited to being used as a service in a department store, but is provided within a predetermined management range where there are a plurality of lost child centers such as a theme park. It may be used as a service.

  In addition, since the notification ID is recorded in the notification code 100 without recording a predetermined notification destination, the mobile terminal 40 stores the cell array data constituting the notification code 100, the image data of the notification code 100, and the like as code information. In addition to transmitting to the information code management server 30, the decoding result such as the notification ID obtained by decoding the notification code 100 may be transmitted to the information code management server 30.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a notification system according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The third embodiment is mainly different from the notification system according to the second embodiment in that information related to a traffic accident is notified. Therefore, substantially the same components as those in the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The notification system 10b according to the present embodiment is an accident notification service provided by an insurance company or the like, and a third party images the notification code 100 on behalf of the user who was in a traffic accident. A service for notifying the occurrence of a traffic accident to a family is assumed, and in this accident notification service, not only the occurrence of a traffic accident but also information on the accident situation is notified to the family.

Hereinafter, an accident notification service provided by an insurance company or the like will be described as an example with reference to FIG.
An insurance company or the like includes an insurance server 70 that manages and manages the insurance server 70. Like the notification management server 20, the insurance server 70 has a CPU and the like, and controls the overall control, ROM, RAM, HDD, and the like. A storage unit 22, an operation unit 23 for inputting information according to an operation, a communication unit 24 configured as a communication interface, and the like. In particular, the storage unit 22 is provided with a customer database that stores information related to customers such as customer names, customer notification destinations, contract vehicle types, etc., in association with customer IDs. Information on users registered in the accident notification service provided by is also stored. The storage unit 22 of the insurance server 70 may correspond to an example of “storage unit”.

  Specifically, when a user who desires to provide the accident notification service registers for the service, an application is made using an accident notification service site managed by the insurance server 70 (FIG. 6). F3a), a notification ID is issued as a unique number for identifying the customer and the notification destination regarding the accident notification service. In the present embodiment, the predetermined notification destination registered is a telephone number of a family or the like who wants to be contacted when the user has a traffic accident. The notification ID thus issued is transmitted from the insurance server 70 to the notification management server 20 (see F3b in FIG. 6).

  In the notification management server 20, the notification ID received from the insurance server 70 is transmitted to the information code management server 30 together with the service specifying information (see F3c in FIG. 6). In the information code management server 30, the notification code 100 is generated so as to record the notification information including the notification ID and the service specifying information received from the notification management server 20, and the generated notification code 100 is used as the notification management server 20. (See F3d in FIG. 6). In the notification management server 20, the notification code 100 received from the information code management server 30 is transmitted to the insurance server 70 (see F3e in FIG. 6). Note that the notification code 100 in the present embodiment is generated so that the character information W that prompts the notification at the time of the accident is displayed in the empty area 104. The character information W may be set as “please report when an accident occurs”, for example, as illustrated in FIG. Further, the notification code 100 may be generated so that a design for prompting notification when an accident occurs is displayed in the empty area 104.

  In the insurance server 70, the notification code 100 received from the notification management server 20 is transmitted to the user together with the registration completion information and the like, whereby the issuing process is completed (see F3f in FIG. 6). That is, the insurance server 70 functions as an issuing unit that issues the notification code 100 by using the notification management server 20 and the information code management server 30. At this time, in the insurance server 70, the issued notification ID is stored in the customer database so as to be associated with the customer ID of the customer.

  The user can print out the received notification code 100 and paste it prominently on a vehicle body or helmet that can be seen from the outside of the vehicle interior to maintain the state in which the notification code 100 can be imaged. The service becomes available.

Next, a case where the user who pasted the notification code 100 on the helmet is notified of information on a traffic accident to the user's family or the like will be described.
When the notification code 100 attached to the helmet of the user who was involved in the traffic accident is imaged by the third party who has found the traffic accident on the portable terminal 40 performing the reading process, the second Similar to the embodiment, the array data of the cells constituting the notification code 100 is transmitted as code information together with the GPS signal to the information code management server 30 by the communication unit 46 (see F3g in FIG. 6).

  The information code management server 30 decodes (decodes) the notification code 100 captured by the mobile terminal 40 based on the code information (cell arrangement data, etc.) received from the mobile terminal 40 by the reading process performed by the control unit 21. ), The notification information including the notification ID and the service specifying information is acquired. Then, the information code management server 30 transmits the acquired notification information, the received GPS signal, imaging time information, and the like to the notification management server 20 specified from the service specifying information (see F3h in FIG. 6). The notification management server 20 transmits the notification information (notification ID), GPS signal, etc. received from the information code management server 30 to the insurance server 70 identified from the received service identification information (see F3i in FIG. 6). ).

  The insurance server 70 receives the notification information from the notification management server 20 to recognize that the user registered with the notification ID was in a traffic accident. For this reason, the insurance server 70 confirms with the ambulance team, hospital, etc. based on the information on the location of the accident site identified from the received GPS signal and the information such as the contract vehicle type associated with the notification ID (customer ID). The situation of the obtained user, for example, information on the transported hospital, etc. is immediately used using the SMS addressed to the telephone number included in the notification information together with the accident occurrence information as the user's transport destination (delivery address). The user's family is notified (see F3j in FIG. 6). The insurance server 70 may correspond to an example of “notification means” for notifying that a user (specific target) has a traffic accident (predetermined event).

  The mobile terminal 50 such as a user's family receives information on the occurrence of a traffic accident from the insurance server 70 and information on the transported hospital using SMS. Thereby, the user who sees the received information can immediately grasp not only that the user is in a traffic accident but also the transport destination of the hospital.

  On the other hand, in the information code management server 30, since the notification information including the notification ID and the service specifying information has been decoded, the portable information terminal 40 that has transmitted the code information and the like is sent to the portable terminal 40 as in the second embodiment. Predetermined predetermined notification information is transmitted as information different from the read result of the notification code 100 (see F3k in FIG. 6). In the mobile terminal 40, the received predetermined notification information is displayed on the display unit 43 as a result of imaging the notification code 100 by the imaging unit 42, so that a third party carrying the mobile terminal 40 can make a traffic accident. Know that an outbreak notification has been made. The predetermined notification information is set as information notifying completion of notification such as “Notified to XX insurance company. Thank you for your cooperation”.

  Even in this case, as in each of the above embodiments, when a predetermined event occurs in a specific target (when the user is in a traffic accident), a third party who knows this can send a notification code. By imaging 100, the occurrence of the predetermined event can be automatically notified to a predetermined notification destination. In particular, a user who wants to be notified only needs to be able to image the notification code 100 on a specific target, and a third party who knows the occurrence of a predetermined event only images the notification code 100. Not only can the user of the system 10b disclose the contact information and the like from normal times, but also the need to input personal information for the third party who becomes the reporter can be eliminated.

In addition, this invention is not limited to said each embodiment, For example, you may actualize as follows.
(1) In each of the above embodiments, the predetermined notification destination notified by the notification means is not limited to a telephone number, and may be, for example, an email address. In addition, the predetermined notification destination is not limited to one, and a plurality of notification destinations may be set, such as two telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, or a plurality of telephone numbers.

(2) When the information code management server 30 decodes the notification code 100 that has not been registered or the notification code 100 that has been managed, the information code management server 30 transmits code information and the like to the portable terminal 40, for example, “ This notification code is unregistered. Please contact the police, etc. "or other information may be sent as predetermined notification information.

(3) The position acquired by the mobile terminal 40 using position specifying information acquisition means for specifying the position of the mobile terminal 40 using wireless communication or the like instead of the GPS signal acquired using the GPS receiver 47 The specific information may be configured to be transmitted to the information code management server 30.

(4) The notification code 100 is not limited to be generated so as to have the free space 104, and may be any information code whose information is not disclosed and cannot be read by a reading device or the like different from the information code management server 30. It may be generated with specifications and shapes suitable for the above.

(5) The present invention is not limited to the lost child notification service or the accident notification service. For example, when a predetermined event occurs in a specific target such as a lost item notification or emergency lifesaving, It can also be used for a service for notifying occurrence to a predetermined notification destination. Even in this case, a user who wants to be notified only needs to be able to image the information code for notification in a specific target, and a third party who knows the occurrence of a predetermined event can use the information code for notification. Since the user of this notification system can eliminate the need to disclose contact information, etc. from peacetime, it can also eliminate the need to enter personal information for the third party who is the reporter. . In addition, the present invention can be used for a service in which a specific event is notified to a specific object and it is not necessary to notify the place where the predetermined event has occurred. In this case, in the portable terminal 40, when transmitting the code information to the information code management server 30, it is not necessary to transmit position specifying information such as a GPS signal.

10, 10a, 10b ... notification system 20 ... notification management server (issuing unit, notification management unit, notification means)
30 ... Information code management server (notification management unit, notification information acquisition means)
40 ... mobile phone 42 ... imaging unit (imaging means)
43 ... Display section (notification means)
46. Communication unit (transmission means)
47 ... GPS receiver (position specifying information acquisition means)
60 ... department store server (issuing section, notification management section, notification means, estimation means)
70: Insurance server (issuing unit, notification management unit, notification means, estimation means)
100: Notification code (information code for notification)

Claims (7)

A notification system for notifying a predetermined notification destination of occurrence of a predetermined event when a predetermined event occurs in a specific target,
An issuing unit for issuing an information code for notification according to notification information including at least information on the predetermined notification destination;
A portable terminal carried by a third party who knows that the predetermined event has occurred in the specific target;
A notification management unit capable of communicating with the mobile terminal;
Have
In the specific target, a state in which the information code for notification issued by the issuing unit can be imaged is maintained,
The portable terminal is
Imaging means for imaging the notification information code;
Transmission means for transmitting code information obtained by imaging the information code for notification by the imaging means to the notification management unit,
The notification management unit
Notification information acquisition means for acquiring the notification information based on the code information received from the portable terminal;
When the notification information is acquired by the notification information acquisition means, notification means for notifying that the predetermined event has occurred in the specific target to the predetermined notification destination corresponding to the notification information;
A notification system comprising: The mobile terminal includes position specifying information acquisition means for acquiring position specifying information for specifying the position of the mobile terminal when the information code for notification is imaged by the imaging means,
The transmitting means transmits the position specifying information specified by the position specifying information acquiring means together with the code information to the notification management unit,
When the code information and the position specifying information are received from the mobile terminal, the notifying unit sends the specific information to the predetermined notification destination corresponding to the notification information acquired by the notification information acquiring unit. The notification system according to claim 1, wherein the notification system notifies the target that the predetermined event has occurred, and notifies the information related to the received position specifying information. The mobile terminal includes position specifying information acquisition means for acquiring position specifying information for specifying the position of the mobile terminal when the information code for notification is imaged by the imaging means,
The transmitting means transmits the position specifying information specified by the position specifying information acquiring means together with the code information to the notification management unit,
The notification management unit includes an estimation unit that estimates a delivery destination to which the specific target is delivered based on the received location specifying information,
When the code information and the position specifying information are received from the mobile terminal, the notifying unit sends the specific information to the predetermined notification destination corresponding to the notification information acquired by the notification information acquiring unit. The notification system according to claim 1, wherein the notification system notifies the subject that the predetermined event has occurred, and notifies information related to the delivery destination estimated by the estimation unit. The information code for notification is generated so as to be decipherable by the notification management unit,
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the code information is image data of the information code for notification or array data of cells constituting the information code for notification. .   The notification system according to claim 4, wherein the notification information includes the predetermined notification destination. The information related to the predetermined notification destination is a unique number for specifying the predetermined notification destination,
The notification management unit includes storage means for storing the predetermined notification destination in association with the unique number,
When the notification information is acquired by the notification information acquisition unit, the notification unit is configured to specify the specific target for a predetermined notification destination specified from the unique number included in the notification information in the storage unit. The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification that the predetermined event has occurred. The notification management unit transmits predetermined notification information to the mobile terminal that has transmitted the code information,
The said portable terminal is provided with the alerting | reporting means to alert | report the said alerting | reporting information received from the said notification management part as a result of having imaged the said information code for notification by the said imaging means. The notification system according to any one of the above.

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