JP2018032924A - Information processing unit, information processing unit control method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve previous confirmation of whether or not disaster prevention radio information is under a normally receivable state.SOLUTION: The information processing unit for receiving disaster prevention radio information stores, in storage means, setting information set to confirm disaster prevention radio information to be received, checks the received disaster prevention radio information against the setting information upon reception of the disaster prevention radio information to determine whether or not the disaster prevention radio information is received normally and notifies a designated notification destination and display means of the determination result.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a control method for the information processing apparatus, and a program.

Currently, there is a disaster prevention radio radio that uses the 280 MHz digital broadcast radio system. In order to widely notify disaster prevention information, 280 MHz radio waves are used, information from local governments etc. is transmitted from the transmitters located at various places via the distribution server, and residents have channels dedicated to 280 MHz radio waves It becomes a system to receive disaster prevention information using wireless radio. In the disaster prevention radio radio, when the radio wave is received, information transmitted by voice or blinking of a lamp is notified.
The disaster prevention radio radio is currently in the form of a radio in consideration of installation and use in a private house.

However, in consideration of the fact that many people work in the office during the daytime, a means for informing people in the office of information from the disaster prevention radio is considered. Furthermore, the 280 MHz digital broadcast radio system has a feature that radio waves can easily reach the inside of a building, and is attracting attention as a means for notifying a disaster prevention radio in a building such as an office.
As a means for notifying people in the office of disaster prevention radio using 280 MHz radio waves, it is conceivable to use an information processing apparatus in a composite printing machine (hereinafter referred to as MFP).
One reason is that the MFP is installed in the office.

The second reason is that there are various kinds of speakers, such as a speaker as a means for notifying the reception of disaster prevention radio, a light emitting part such as an LED as a means for notifying by flashing light, and a liquid crystal display for displaying information as characters. This is because the notification means is already provided as a user interface when the MFP performs a normal operation.
Since the above notification means can be used both as a normal operation and when a disaster prevention radio is notified, it is possible to reduce the cost of installation and the space in the office rather than purchasing a separate radio product. This is because it can be reduced.

  Also, as mentioned above, the MFP in the office has a disaster prevention radio reception function, so that it can be used for disaster prevention or when a disaster actually occurs, other than notification by sound, light, text display, etc. Things will be possible.

  In addition, since it is not known when a natural disaster will occur, it is required to operate correctly in an emergency. For this reason, it is necessary to regularly check whether disaster prevention radio information can be received correctly.

  In Patent Document 1, wireless communication is periodically performed between a plurality of sensors that detect a fire or the like and a receiver that bidirectionally exchanges information between the sensors, and whether or not communication is correctly performed. A technique has been devised to judge and detect a failure when it is not done.

Japanese Patent No. 5332322

  As described above, since it is not known when a natural disaster will occur, it is required to operate correctly in an emergency. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly check whether disaster prevention radio broadcasts can be received correctly.

In addition, disaster prevention radio broadcasting is broadcasted from a transmission station installed in each municipality to disaster prevention radio reception means such as a plurality of disaster prevention radio reception radios, and received by the transmission station. Since the propriety cannot be fed back, it is necessary for each disaster prevention radio reception means to determine whether or not the transmitted radio broadcast has been received.
Here, as a possibility that the disaster prevention radio broadcast cannot be received, there may be a case where power is not supplied to the disaster prevention radio reception means or a case where the radio wave intensity of the disaster prevention radio broadcast is remarkably lowered.

  In addition, disaster prevention radio broadcasting from disaster prevention radio transmitter stations is a mixture of regular broadcasts with fixed broadcast dates and irregular broadcasts. There is a problem that even if there is no broadcast, it is not known whether there was a broadcast.

  Furthermore, the disaster prevention radio broadcasting from the disaster prevention radio transmission station varies in content transmitted by the local government, and it is necessary to be able to confirm the reception regularly even if it is installed in any local government.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism capable of confirming in advance whether or not the disaster prevention radio information can be normally received.

The information processing apparatus of the present invention that achieves the above object has the following configuration.
An information processing apparatus for receiving disaster prevention radio information, comprising: storing means for storing setting information set for confirming the received disaster prevention radio information; and comparing the received disaster prevention radio information with the setting information And determining means for determining whether or not the disaster prevention radio information is normally received, and notifying means for notifying the result determined by the determining means.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can confirm beforehand whether it exists in the state which can receive disaster prevention radio | wireless information normally.

It is a figure which shows the structure of a radio broadcasting system. It is a block diagram explaining the structure of information processing apparatus. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a UI unit illustrated in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a UI unit illustrated in FIG. 2. It is a flowchart explaining the control method of information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows UI screen displayed on a UI part. It is a figure which shows the database which information processing apparatus manages. It is an example of a structure of the reception data of disaster prevention radio broadcasting. It is a flowchart explaining the control method of information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows UI screen displayed on a UI part. It is a figure which shows the database which information processing apparatus manages. It is a flowchart explaining the control method of information processing apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining the control method of information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows UI screen displayed on a UI part.

Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<Description of system configuration>
[First Embodiment]

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a disaster prevention radio broadcasting system showing the present embodiment. Here, in the present embodiment, a description will be given using a configuration in which receiving means for receiving a disaster prevention radio broadcast is connected to a multifunction printer (hereinafter referred to as MFP).

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes an MFP which is an information processing apparatus, which performs various data processing described later. 111, 112, and 113 are seismometers, which are installed at about 1000 locations nationwide, and data from the seismometers is always notified to the Meteorological Agency 130 via the seismometer dedicated line 120. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that three seismometers are connected for ease of explanation.

  The Japan Meteorological Agency 130 always analyzes the data from the above seismometers and, when an earthquake occurs, instantaneously calculates earthquake information such as seismic intensity from the data from the seismometers. If it is observed that the seismic intensity is less than 5 from the calculation result, the information distribution server 140 is notified of the seismic information (for example, the seismic intensity at the epicenter, the location of the epicenter, the information on the location where the seismic intensity is greater than 4 etc.) ).

  The information distribution server 140 transmits the received earthquake information to the transmitting stations 160 in various places via the disaster prevention radio dedicated line. The transmitting station 160 transmits the received earthquake information to the MFP 100 via the disaster prevention radio 170. Since disaster prevention radio broadcasts can be sent simultaneously, earthquake information can be transmitted to all receivable MFPs 100.

  In addition, the transmitting station 160 shall exist in each municipality where the MFP 100 is installed, and in addition to emergency broadcasts such as emergency earthquake bulletins from the Meteorological Agency as described above, disaster prevention information from the local government administrative department 180 etc. Is possible. Disaster prevention information for each local government includes local information and disaster information unique to the local government. It is possible for each MFP 100 to receive wireless information for each municipality.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
In FIG. 2, an antenna 201 is an antenna for receiving wireless communication from the transmission station 160. The wireless reception unit 202 converts radio communication radio waves received by the antenna 201 into digital data and outputs the digital data to the controller unit 203 as reception data. The controller unit 203 can control each unit of the scan unit 204, the print unit 205, the UI unit 206, and the power supply control unit 207 by a control unit such as a built-in CPU (not shown).

  The scan unit 204 is an image input device, and outputs digital data obtained by reading a document with a CCD or the like to the controller unit 203 as a scan image signal. The scanning unit 204 is controlled by a scanner control signal from the controller unit 203.

  A print unit 205 is an image output device, and prints and outputs a print image signal output from the controller unit 203 on output paper using toner or the like. Control of the print unit 205 is performed by a printer control signal from the controller unit 203. The UI unit 206 is a state of the MFP 100, a display for displaying image data, and buttons and switches for performing various settings when the user uses the MFP 100, and / or input means such as the above buttons, switches, and numeric keys. It is assumed that a touch panel or the like that also serves as a device is included. When the user designates from the UI and performs a copy operation or the like, various image processing settings are made to the controller unit 203 based on the settings from the UI unit 206, and various images are set to the scan unit 204 and the print unit 205. Processing setting and operation setting are performed.

  The N / W I / F unit 208 is an I / F for connecting the MFP 100 to an external network, and transmits and receives various types of communication data via the external network. For example, receiving a print instruction from a computer device connected to an external network and performing a print operation, or performing a SEND function for transmitting original image data read by the scan unit 204 to the computer device via the external network Is possible. In addition, status information in the MFP 100 can be transmitted to a computer device via an external network.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the UI unit 206 shown in FIG.
In FIG. 3, a display unit 301 is a part that displays characters and images using a liquid crystal panel or the like. The key input unit 302 is a part that uses a push button type switch or the like to input a power switch, mode selection, numeric keypad, and the like. With respect to the key input unit 302, it is possible to substitute a part of the functions of the key input unit by using a touch panel (not shown) of the display unit 301. The speaker unit 303 is a part that emits a beep sound when a key is touched or an error occurs, and a small speaker or the like is installed. The light emitting unit 304 is provided with a light emitting element such as an LED for blinking when the power is turned ON / OFF, and for a storefront in case of trouble such as a jam or out of paper.

  In addition to the LED, it is possible to use a warning indicator lamp or the like in which lamps such as red / yellow / green are integrated in a tower shape for notification at the time of disaster prevention radio reception. The controller I / F 305 is an interface that inputs a UI control signal from the controller unit 203, and controls the display unit 301, the speaker unit 303, and the light emitting unit 304 via the UI control unit 306. Also, setting input from the display unit 301 using the key input unit 302 or the touch panel is output to the controller unit 203 via the UI control unit 306.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the controller unit 203 shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, the MFP 100 switches the operation control of each part of the MFP 100 by analyzing the content of the received disaster prevention radio information.
In FIG. 4, a scan image data processing unit 402 performs predetermined image processing on the scan image data input from the scan unit 204 according to the setting content input from the UI unit 206. The scanned image data after image processing is transmitted to the MFP control unit 401. A scanner control signal for reading scanned image data from the scan unit 204 is exchanged with the MFP control unit 401. A scanner control signal I / F unit 403 is an I / F part when the scan image data and the scan control signal are exchanged between the scan unit 204 and the MFP control unit 401.

  The print image data processing unit 404 performs predetermined image processing on the print image data input from the MFP control unit 401 according to the setting content input from the UI unit 206. The print data after the image processing is transmitted to the printing unit 205. A printer control signal for printing out print image data from the printing unit 205 is exchanged with the MFP control unit 401. A printer control signal I / F unit 405 is an I / F part used when the print image data and the printer control signal are transferred between the printing unit 205 and the MFP control unit 401.

  The UI control signal I / F unit 406 is an I / F part when UI control signals are exchanged between the UI unit 206 and the MFP control unit 401. As UI control at the time of disaster prevention radio reception in the present embodiment, display of image data to be displayed on the display unit 301, sound of warning sound from the speaker unit 303, output of warning sound and volume adjustment, display of the display in the light emitting unit 304 Control blinking. The UI control signal I / F unit 406 exchanges a UI control signal between the UI control signal I / F unit 406 and the UI unit 206 in order to perform the control on the UI unit 206.

  A reception signal input I / F unit 407 is an I / F unit for inputting disaster prevention radio reception data from the radio reception unit 202 to the controller unit 203. The disaster prevention information analysis unit 408 is a part that analyzes the disaster prevention information data input from the reception signal input I / F unit 407, and recognizes the importance level and detailed contents of the disaster prevention information data.

  Further, the disaster prevention information analysis unit 408 determines whether to stop / continue the scanning operation or the printing operation performed by the MFP 100 by transmitting analysis information about the importance and the content of the disaster prevention information data to the MFP control unit 401. . Further, the disaster prevention information analysis unit 408 determines whether to cut off / continue supply of power supplied to each unit in the MFP 100 in order to reduce secondary damage due to an earthquake or the like.

  Further, the MFP control unit 401 transmits control signals to the scanner control signal I / F unit 403, the printer control signal I / F unit 405, and the power supply control unit 207 in accordance with the control contents. Further, the MFP control unit 401 transmits a UI control signal to the UI control signal I / F unit 406 in order to display a status / message or the like on the display means on the UI unit 206 according to circumstances.

The memory 410 is a storage means for temporarily storing the scan image data and the print image data, and is configured by a volatile and non-volatile storage medium. In addition to the image data, a control program, various status information, a control DB, and the like are stored.
Further, when the CPU in the MFP control unit 401 executes a program or the like, it is also used as a work memory. The N / W control signal I / F unit 409 is an I / F unit for transmitting / receiving data via N / W between the N / WI / F unit 208 and the MFP control unit 401.

  With the above configuration, when receiving emergency emergency radio information such as an earthquake, if the printing operation is in progress, stop / restart the printing operation or stop / re-supply the power supply to each part of the MFP 100. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a secondary disaster by controlling the operation of.

  On the other hand, nobody can predict when the emergency radio information with high urgency as described above will be received. In order to always reliably control the operation of the MFP 100 when receiving such disaster prevention radio information, it is important to regularly perform a reception confirmation operation so that the disaster prevention radio broadcast can be received at any time during normal times.

[Normal disaster prevention radio reception confirmation processing]
Below, the control method for performing regularly the reception confirmation of such a disaster prevention radio | wireless is demonstrated.
The disaster prevention radio broadcasting system described in this embodiment is configured to transmit the disaster prevention radio broadcast to the MFP 100 unidirectionally and broadcastly from the transmission station 160. Only for receipt confirmation.

  This is because disaster prevention radio broadcasts transmitted from the transmission station 160 include regular broadcasts whose broadcast dates and times are known in advance, and irregular broadcasts whose broadcast dates and times are not known in advance such as emergency earthquake bulletins. This is because both are included. If the disaster prevention radio information is not received by the MFP 100 when irregular transmission is performed from the transmission station 160, the MFP 100 does not inquire the transmission station 160 whether or not the broadcast has been performed. I can't judge.

  However, in the disaster prevention radio broadcasting system described in this embodiment, there is no means for making an inquiry from each receiving means such as the MFP 100. For this reason, it is necessary to determine whether or not reception was possible by regular broadcasting.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. This example is a processing example when the MFP 100 performs reception operation confirmation by receiving a disaster prevention radio broadcast. Note that this flowchart is executed by the CPU included in the MFP control unit 401 in the controller unit 203 unless otherwise specified. Further, it is assumed that a program for the CPU to execute the procedure shown in this flowchart is stored in the nonvolatile storage means in the memory 410. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that periodic disaster prevention radio is broadcast in the local government where the MFP 100 is installed, and the broadcast schedule of the disaster prevention radio is known in advance. Hereinafter, the setting information set for confirming the received disaster prevention radio information stored in the memory 410 is compared with the received disaster prevention radio information to determine whether the disaster prevention radio information is normally received. Processing will be described.

In S501, the MFP control unit 401 determines whether or not reception setting for periodic broadcasting has been set. Here, the periodic broadcast reception setting is to set the date and time when the periodic disaster prevention radio broadcast is transmitted and the keyword included in the disaster prevention radio broadcast from the input means of the UI unit 206. . The periodic disaster prevention radio broadcasts are pre-determined in advance, and in the local government described in this embodiment, the broadcast date is 1st of every month, from April to September from 17:00, and from October to March. It shall be from 16:30. The keyword included in the disaster prevention radio broadcast is “test broadcast”.
In S501, when the MFP control unit 401 determines that the user has issued an instruction to perform periodic broadcast reception settings from the input unit of the UI unit 206, the upper MFP control unit 401 stores the reception setting information in S501. Is received from the UI unit 206. Here, the information received by the UI unit 206 is the reception date and time, the period and the keyword. In this embodiment, the date and time of reception is the first day of every month, and from April to September it is received between 17:00 ± 30 seconds, and from October to March it is received between 16:30 ± 30 seconds. The above “test broadcast” is set. It is assumed that the input unit of the UI unit 206 displays as shown in FIG. 6A, and desired information can be set in a predetermined input field. Reference numeral 600 in FIG. 6A denotes setting means displayed on the UI unit 206. Reference numeral 610 denotes a reception parameter setting screen.

  In the reception parameter setting screen 610, a keyword input field 611 and a reception date / time input field 612 are prepared. Various settings can be made by the touch panel means installed on the LCD panel and the key input unit 302. By these means, the keyword “test broadcast” can be input to the keyword input field 611, and the reception date and time and the period can be set to the reception date input field 612.

  At this time, the flowchart transits from S501 to S502. In S502, the MFP control unit 401 receives the periodic broadcast reception setting information from the setting unit 600 of the UI unit 206, and stores the received information in the memory 410 in S503.

  Next, in S504, the MFP control unit 401 determines whether a disaster prevention radio broadcast has been received. Specifically, it is determined whether analysis information is input from the disaster prevention information analysis unit 408 to the MFP control unit 401. Here, when the MFP control unit 401 determines that the disaster prevention radio broadcast has not been received, the MFP control unit 401 shifts the process to S505.

  In S505, the MFP control unit 401 determines whether or not the current time is within the reception period set in S502. If the MFP control unit 401 determines that it is within the reception period, it means that the periodic disaster prevention radio broadcast to be received has not been received. In S506, the MFP control unit 401 Is notified of a reception error. Specifically, the MFP control unit 401 displays an error message to the UI control signal I / F unit 406 to display on the setting means 600 of the UI unit 206 that the periodic disaster prevention radio broadcast has not been received. A control signal for outputting is transmitted.

  The error message displayed on the UI unit 206 at this time is displayed by being superimposed on the corresponding reception setting screen by the error message window 620 as shown in FIG. 6B. In addition to displaying an error message on the UI unit 206, the MFP control unit 401 sends an N / W control signal I / F to transmit an error message to the external network via the N / WI / F unit 208. An error message is transmitted to the unit 409.

Thereby, the MFP 100 can notify an external administrator who manages the MFP 100 that the periodic disaster prevention radio broadcast cannot be received. In this case, in addition to the error message, the MFP control unit 401 needs to simultaneously transmit unique identification information that can identify which MFP 100 has transmitted and the contents of reception settings. Next, the MFP control unit 401 shifts the process to S508, registers that the periodic broadcast reception result DB has not been received, and updates the content of the broadcast reception result DB.
In S505, when the MFP control unit 401 determines that the current time is not within the reception period set in S502, the MFP control unit 401 ends this processing without performing any processing.

  On the other hand, when the MFP control unit 401 determines in S504 that disaster prevention radio information has been received, in S507, the MFP control unit 401 determines whether or not the received disaster prevention radio information is a regular broadcast. Specifically, it is determined by confirming whether or not the keyword set in S502 is included in the message in the disaster prevention radio data received by the MFP control unit 401. Here, it is assumed that the message in the disaster prevention radio data is input to the MFP control unit 401 using a shift JIS code.

For example, each character of `` trial '', `` experiment '', `` free '', `` send '' is a hexadecimal number in shift JIS code `` 0x8e8e '' `` 0x8cb1 '' `` 0x95fa '' `` 0x9197 ''. Search process from the beginning. If the MFP control unit 401 detects a shift JIS code in the order of 0x8e8e, 0x8cb1, 0x95fa, and 0x9197 by this search process, the MFP control unit 401 uses the disaster prevention radio data related to the test broadcast from the message in the received disaster prevention radio data. Judge that it was broadcast. In this case, the MFP control unit 401 causes the process to transition to S508.
In step S508, the MFP control unit 401 registers that reception has been made with respect to the periodic broadcast reception result DB, updates the content of the broadcast reception result DB, and ends this processing.

If it is determined in S507 that the received disaster prevention radio information is not a regular broadcast, the flowchart proceeds to S509. In S509, the fact that reception was possible for the irregular broadcast reception result DB is registered and the DB is updated.
If it is determined in S501 that the periodic broadcast reception setting has not been made, the flowchart proceeds to S504.

The periodic broadcast reception result DB updated in S508 and the irregular broadcast reception result DB updated in S509 are as shown in FIG. 7B.
FIG. 7A shows an example of a periodic broadcast reception result DB 710. The periodic broadcast reception result DB 710 is composed of four data of reception date / time 701, keyword 702, reception availability 703, and message 704 by the MFP control unit 401, and periodically performs disaster prevention at a preset reception timing. Added / updated when a radio broadcast is received.

  The message 704 is stored in the DB up to 308 characters. The periodic broadcast reception result DB 710 is added / updated in the downward direction of the figure every time there is a new reception. The number of received data stored in the periodic broadcast reception result DB 710 can be stored up to a predetermined number according to the capacity of the memory 410, and when a predetermined disaster prevention radio broadcast is received after being stored up to the predetermined number Shall be added / updated after deleting the oldest data.

  FIG. 7B shows an example of an irregular broadcast reception result DB 720. The irregular broadcast reception result DB 720 is composed of two data, the reception date and time 701 and the message 704, and the MFP control unit 401 receives the disaster prevention radio broadcast at a timing different from the preset reception timing. When received, the reception date and time 701 and the message 704 are added / updated. Note that the MFP control unit 401 adds / updates the reception date / time 701 and the message 704 of the irregular broadcast reception result DB 720 downward each time there is a new reception.

  The number of received data stored in the irregular broadcast reception result DB 720 can be stored up to a predetermined number according to the capacity of the memory 410. After the predetermined number is stored, an irregular disaster prevention radio broadcast is received. In this case, the oldest data is deleted and then added / updated.

In the flowchart of FIG. 5, it has been described that the reception result is added / updated to the regular broadcast reception result DB 710 in S508 and the irregular broadcast reception result DB 720 in S509. However, the memory 410 may be configured to be added / updated collectively in the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 730 as shown in FIG.
The disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 730 shown in FIG. 7 (c) is composed of five data: reception date / time 701, reception type 705, reception broadcast regular / irregular information 706, reception availability 703, and message 704, It is added and updated for each disaster prevention radio broadcast reception or reception error. It should be noted that the reception type 705 indicates whether or not it is a keyword in the periodic broadcast reception setting set in S502 in the flowchart of FIG.

  The regular / irregular information 706 of the reception broadcast shown in (c) of FIG. 7 indicates whether or not the regular disaster prevention radio broadcast reception setting is performed. In the flowchart of FIG. 5, “periodic” is stored in S508 and “irregular” is stored in S509.

As described with reference to FIG. 6, here, “test broadcast” which is a keyword of reception setting 1 is shown.
In this embodiment, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, only one periodic disaster prevention radio broadcast reception setting is set. However, it is possible to set a plurality of reception settings, and reception setting 2 is set. When the disaster prevention radio broadcast is received, the keyword 2 is stored in the reception type 705.

  In addition to receiving settings, emergency emergency radio information such as earthquake early warnings may be received. In this case, it is possible to identify the reception type even if the receiving settings are not set. .

Here, a configuration example of received data of the disaster prevention radio broadcast will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 8, reference numeral 801 denotes a header, which stores data urgency and the like. Using this header 801, it is possible to determine whether or not a highly urgent broadcast such as an earthquake early warning has been received. 802 is a message and can store up to 308 characters as described above. Reference numeral 810 denotes tab data, which represents the end of the header 801 and the message 802.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to confirm whether or not disaster prevention radio information can be normally received regularly on a regular basis by performing reception settings for regular disaster prevention radio broadcasting in advance.

  In addition, when periodic broadcast reception is not possible, an error message is displayed on the UI unit 206 or an error message is transmitted on the network, so that the user, MFP 100 administrator, etc. It becomes possible to prompt confirmation of the reception status of the disaster prevention radio broadcast. In addition, by setting up reception of regular disaster prevention radio broadcasts according to the municipality where MFP 100 is installed, even if the contents of disaster prevention radio broadcasts by local governments differ, regular reception confirmation is performed in any local government It becomes possible.

Further, as described with reference to FIG. 7, when the reception date and time when the disaster prevention radio broadcast is received is stored in each reception result DB, the reception confirmation cannot be performed accurately unless the time in the MFP 100 is correct.
For this purpose, the MFP 100 has a configuration in which the time of the MFP 100 is synchronized with the external time by periodically connecting to an external NTP (Network Time Protocol) server or the like via the N / WI / F unit 208. May be. In the present embodiment, the MFP is exemplified as a configuration for receiving the disaster prevention radio broadcast and confirming the reception thereof. However, this is an example, and other configurations are possible as long as the information processing apparatus can perform the same reception confirmation control. An information processing apparatus provided may be used.

[Second Embodiment]
This embodiment demonstrates the control method in the case of setting a some reception setting about the control method in the reception confirmation of the disaster prevention radio broadcast demonstrated in 1st Embodiment. In this embodiment, it is assumed that a priority is added to each of a plurality of reception settings, and reception confirmation is performed using the reception setting with the highest priority.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. This example is a processing example when the MFP 100 performs reception operation confirmation by receiving a disaster prevention radio broadcast. Note that this flowchart is executed by the CPU included in the MFP control unit 401 in the controller unit 203 unless otherwise specified. Further, it is assumed that a program for the CPU to execute the procedure shown in this flowchart is stored in the nonvolatile storage means in the memory 410. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that periodic disaster prevention radio is broadcast in the local government where the MFP 100 is installed, and the broadcast schedule of the disaster prevention radio is known in advance.
In addition, since the flowchart demonstrated in this embodiment has a part with the same control content as the flowchart demonstrated in 1st Embodiment, it abbreviate | omits description about the part.

  In S501, the MFP control unit 401 determines whether or not periodic broadcast reception settings are set. Here, when the MFP control unit 401 determines that the periodic broadcast reception setting has been made, the MFP control unit 401 shifts the process to S502. Here, the date and time when the periodic disaster prevention radio broadcast in the local government described in the present embodiment is transmitted are as follows. As in the first embodiment, the first broadcast date / time is the first day of every month, from April to September from 17:00, and from October to March from 16:30.

The keyword included in the disaster prevention radio broadcast is “test broadcast”. The second broadcast date / time is 7th of every month from 13:00. In addition, it is assumed that the keyword included in the disaster prevention radio broadcast is “Moon notice”.
From the above, the reception setting for the first broadcast date and time is set from the setting means 600 of the UI unit 206 as shown in FIG. 6A, and the reception setting for the second broadcast date and time is shown in FIG. It is assumed that the setting is made from the second reception setting unit 1000 of the UI unit 206 as shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a UI screen displayed on the UI unit 206 shown in FIG.

  In the meantime, the MFP control unit 401 shifts the process to S901. In S901, the MFP control unit 401 determines whether there are a plurality of reception settings. Here, as described above, since two reception settings are performed in the present embodiment, the MFP control unit 401 shifts the process to S902. In S902, the MFP control unit 401 determines whether or not the priority order of the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception setting has been changed. Specifically, the MFP control unit 401 makes a determination based on whether or not the user has given an instruction to change the priority order of reception settings from the input unit of the UI unit 206.

Here, priority setting will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 10B shows priority order setting means displayed on the UI unit 206 when a plurality of reception settings are made. The priority setting means has a configuration in which various settings can be made by an LCD panel installed in the UI unit 206 or a touch panel means installed thereon. In the priority order setting screen 1010, keywords that have already been set are displayed on the keyword display portion 1011. Reference numeral 1012 denotes a keyword designating means for designating a keyword whose priority order is changed among a plurality of keywords.

  When one of a plurality of keywords is designated, a check mark is displayed on the keyword designation means 1012 for the designated keyword as shown in FIG. 10B, and the priority change means 1013 and the priority order are displayed. The change means 1014 is displayed so as to be designated.

  The priority changing means 1013 is used to raise the priority of the designated keyword. Similarly, the priority changing means 1014 is used to lower the priority of the designated keyword. Further, when the priority is changed by the priority changing unit 1013 and the priority changing unit 1014, the priority of each keyword corresponding to the change is updated and displayed on the keyword display unit 1011.

In FIG. 10B, the upper side of the figure is a keyword with a high priority. As described above, when the priority order of each keyword is changed from the UI unit 206, the MFP control unit 401 shifts the process to S903.
In S903, the MFP control unit 401 receives the priority information of each keyword set from the UI unit 206 as described above. Next, in S503, the MFP control unit 401 stores the reception setting information in the memory 410. To do.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10B, the subsequent processing will be described on the assumption that “test broadcast” as the keyword 1 is set with the highest priority. In the present embodiment, only the case where disaster prevention radio information is not received even though the current time is within the reception period set in S502 will be described, and otherwise the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the description of the overlapping part is omitted, and the flowchart transitions to S904.

  Here, since the disaster prevention radio broadcast having the “test broadcast” that is the keyword 1 is not received, in S904, the MFP control unit 401 sets the reception priority of the disaster prevention radio broadcast to the keyword 2 “month”. Change to “Notification”.

  Further, the MFP control unit 401 stores the changed priority information of each keyword in the memory 410. In step S905, the MFP control unit 401 notifies the reception error and the reception setting priority order change. At this time, the MFP control unit 401 displays on the setting means 600 of the UI unit 206 that the periodic disaster prevention radio broadcast using the keyword 1 has not been received, and that the reception confirmation using the keyword 2 has been switched. Therefore, the MFP control unit 401 transmits a control signal for outputting an error message to the UI control signal I / F unit 406.

  The error message displayed on the UI unit 206 at this time is displayed with the error message window 1015 superimposed on the priority order setting screen 1010 as shown in FIG. In addition to displaying an error message on the UI unit 206, the MFP control unit 401 transmits an error message to the external network via the N / WI / F unit 208. An error message is transmitted to the F unit 409. As a result, the MFP control unit 401 cannot receive a periodic disaster prevention radio broadcast using the keyword 1 even for an external administrator who manages the MFP 100, and sets reception of the disaster prevention radio broadcast using the keyword 2. It is possible to notify that the change has been made.

  In this case, in addition to the above error message, it is necessary to simultaneously transmit unique identification information that can identify which MFP 100 has transmitted and the contents of reception settings. Next, the MFP control unit 401 shifts the process to S508, and the MFP control unit 401 adds / updates to the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 730 that the disaster prevention radio broadcast using the keyword 1 has not been received. To do. The state of the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 730 at this time is shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, since the keyword 2 is set to be received in addition to the keyword 1, it is displayed that the disaster prevention radio information is periodically received not only by the keyword 1 but also by the keyword 2. Further, the fact that the periodic disaster prevention radio broadcast by keyword 1 has not been received is displayed at the bottom of the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB730.

  In S901, if the MFP control unit 401 determines that there are not a plurality of disaster prevention radio broadcast reception settings, or if the MFP control unit 401 determines in S902 that the priority order of the reception settings is not changed, then The reception setting stored in the memory 410 is not changed. In this case, the MFP control unit 401 causes the process to transition to S504. Since the subsequent control is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description is omitted.

  As described above, it is possible to confirm whether or not the disaster prevention radio information can be normally received regularly on a regular basis by setting the reception setting of the regular disaster prevention radio broadcast in advance.

In the present embodiment, in particular, in the configuration in which a plurality of periodic disaster prevention radio broadcast reception settings are performed in advance and reception confirmation is performed using one of the plurality of reception settings, periodic broadcast reception cannot be performed. Makes it possible to automatically change the reception setting while notifying an error message.
As a result, for example, even when the disaster prevention radio broadcast related to the reception setting 1 is stopped, it is possible to automatically continuously confirm the reception of the disaster prevention radio broadcast with the second reception setting. .

  In addition, in this embodiment, it demonstrated by the structure which performs reception confirmation with the reception setting of the highest priority among the reception settings of several disaster prevention radio broadcasts. This is because by changing the reception settings automatically, even if the administrator of the MFP 100 that received the error notification did not change the reception settings, an unnecessary error message will be displayed even if the next reception timing comes. This is to prevent notification.

  In addition, the reception setting whose priority order has been automatically lowered as described in the present embodiment can be deleted by a reception setting deleting means (not shown) so that it can be deleted from the memory 410 by designation from the user. You may take a simple structure.

Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that an error message is displayed and notified while the reception setting is automatically changed when reception confirmation cannot be performed with one of the plurality of reception settings. On the other hand, when reception confirmation cannot be performed with one of a plurality of reception settings, a configuration may be adopted in which notification is made by lowering the error notification level.
In addition, when reception confirmation cannot be performed with two or more or all reception settings among a plurality of reception settings, an error notification level may be raised to notify.

  Further, the configuration may be such that the error notification destination is changed according to the error notification level. For example, when reception confirmation cannot be performed with one reception setting among a plurality of reception settings, an error message is displayed on the display unit on the UI 206, and reception confirmation cannot be performed with two or more reception settings. May be configured to transmit an error message to an external network via the N / WI / F unit 208.

[Third Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the reception setting is automatically acquired by receiving an arbitrary disaster prevention radio when the reception setting used when confirming the reception of the disaster prevention radio cannot be set in advance. In addition, this example is an effective embodiment when it is not clear in advance what is being broadcast as a regular disaster prevention radio in the local government where the MFP 100 is installed.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. This example is a processing example in which a reception setting is automatically acquired by receiving an arbitrary disaster prevention radio. Note that this flowchart is executed by the CPU included in the MFP control unit 401 in the controller unit 203 unless otherwise specified. Further, it is assumed that a program for the CPU to execute the procedure shown in this flowchart is stored in the nonvolatile storage means in the memory 410.

  In S1201, the MFP control unit 401 determines whether a disaster prevention radio broadcast has been received. Specifically, the MFP control unit 401 makes a determination based on whether the analysis result is input from the disaster prevention information analysis unit 408 to the MFP control unit 401. Here, when the MFP control unit 401 determines that the disaster prevention radio broadcast is received, the MFP control unit 401 shifts the process to S1202.

  Next, in S1202, the MFP control unit 401 stores the received disaster prevention radio information in the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 1301 in the memory 410. The disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 1301 includes a reception date and time 701 and a message 704 as shown in FIG.

Next, in S1203, the MFP control unit 401 determines whether reception result data for a predetermined period or longer is stored in the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 1301. Here, this determination method will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 13A shows the data configuration of the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 1301 when the operations of S1201 and S1202 are performed a plurality of times. Here, the date and time of the oldest disaster prevention radio information stored in the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 1301 is 2016/3/1 16:30:25.

  The date and time of the latest disaster prevention radio information stored in the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 1301 is 2016/4/1 / 17:00:12. Accordingly, the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 1301 stores disaster radio information for almost one month. Here, if the predetermined period is two months, it can be determined that the disaster prevention radio information reception period in FIG. 13A is shorter than two months. In this way, the determination in S1203 is performed.

  In S1203, when it is determined that there is a reception result of a predetermined period or longer, the MFP control unit 401 shifts the process to S1204. In S1204, the MFP control unit 401 deletes the reception result outside the predetermined period. Here, the contents of this processing will be described with reference to (b) of FIG. 13 and (c) of FIG.

  (B) of FIG. 13 shows the data structure of the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 1301 when the disaster prevention radio broadcast is received at 2016/5/1 / 17:00:15. Here, since the difference between the date and time of the oldest disaster prevention radio information and the latest disaster prevention radio information exceeds two months, the MFP control unit 401 deletes the oldest disaster prevention radio information in the memory 410 so that the oldest disaster prevention radio information is deleted. The reception result DB 1301 is updated. The data structure of the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 1301 after the update is as shown in FIG.

In step S1205, the MFP control unit 401 extracts a reception setting keyword. Specifically, whether the same keyword exists in the character string data of different reception dates among the character string data stored in the message 704 in FIG. Extract by
The character extraction method is not particularly limited. For example, a character string that appears at least twice in message data of different dates and times using an n-gram method often used for document search and the like and 8 characters or less Shall be extracted.

Next, in S1206, the MFP control unit 401 confirms the reception date and time of the disaster prevention radio broadcast including the extracted keyword. Here, since at least two or more disaster prevention radio broadcast messages are extracted in S1205, the MFP control unit 401 reads the date and time information of receiving these messages from the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception result DB 1301.
In step S1207, the MFP control unit 401 determines whether each message including the extracted keyword is periodically received. Specifically, the MFP control unit 401 confirms whether the reception dates of different disaster prevention radio broadcasts having the same keyword are the same, and whether the reception time is within an error within a predetermined time. It is determined that the reception is normal.

Next, in S1208, the MFP control unit 401 displays the reception setting information extracted in S1207 on the setting unit 600 of the UI unit 206. Here, an example of the extracted reception settings is shown in FIG.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a UI screen displayed on the UI unit 206 shown in FIG.
The UI screen shown in FIG. 14A displays keywords and reception date and time as extracted reception setting candidates.
In FIG. 14A, reference numeral 1400 denotes a reception setting candidate display screen. 1401 displays the extracted keyword candidates. 1402 displays the reception date of the extracted keyword. 1403 displays the reception time of the extracted keyword.

  1404 is a designation unit that is pressed when the user wants to change the reception setting candidate information as it is without using the reception setting as it is. When the MFP control unit 401 determines that this information has been pressed, The UI screen shown is displayed. 1405 is a reflection unit for reflecting the reception setting candidate that is pressed when the user wants to use the reception setting candidate information as the reception setting as it is. When the MFP control unit 401 determines that the reflection unit 1405 is pressed, The reception setting is set as it is.

  On the other hand, when the MFP control unit 401 determines that the designation unit 1404 for changing the reception setting candidate is pressed, that is, when the MFP control unit 401 determines that the reception setting candidate is changed in S1209, in S1210, the MFP The control unit 401 displays the screen represented by (b) of FIG. 14 on the setting unit 600 of the UI unit 206. Reference numeral 1410 denotes a reception setting change display screen. Reference numeral 1411 denotes a designation means for designating display of the reception setting type.

  1412 is a keyword for each reception setting type. When the specifying means 1411 for specifying the reception setting type display is specified by the user via the touch panel, the details of the keyword 1412 are displayed. For example, when the reception setting 1 is specified among the specifying means 1411 for displaying the reception setting type, a screen shown in FIG. 14C is displayed on the setting means 600 of the UI unit 206.

This display itself is the same as that in FIG. 6A described in the first embodiment, and desired settings can be made in the keyword input field 611 and the reception date / time input field 612.
Next, when the change of the reception setting candidate is completed, in S1211, the MFP control unit 401 stores the changed reception setting information in the memory 410. If the MFP control unit 401 determines that the reflection unit 1405 has been pressed without changing the reception setting candidate in S1209, in S1212 the MFP control unit 401 uses the reception setting candidate information as it is. Is stored in the memory 410.

In this embodiment, even when the broadcast schedule of periodic disaster prevention radio broadcasting in the local government where the MFP 100 is set is not clear, it is possible to easily perform reception setting by automatically extracting reception setting information.
In addition, by providing a configuration in which the user can change the reception setting information after automatically extracting the reception setting information, it is possible to perform reception settings that are more in line with actual disaster prevention radio broadcasting.

In the present embodiment, when receiving keywords are extracted from the received disaster prevention radio information, the CPU in the MFP control unit 401 in the MFP 100 has been described as being performed, but when actually extracting keywords, the CPU processing It is thought that the load applied to is increased. In addition, it is possible to use many parts of the memory 410 to keep index data for the extraction method using the n-gram method, which may affect the operation control of the MFP100. There is.
For this reason, when performing keyword extraction, an external calculation resource such as a cloud calculation resource via the N / WI / F unit 208 may be used without using the CPU.

  In the present embodiment, the reception setting candidate information including the extracted keyword is displayed on the UI unit 206. However, the information is transmitted to a computer on an external network via the N / WI / F unit 208. Such a configuration may be used. As a result, the administrator of the MFP 100 that has received the reception setting candidate information can change the reception setting.

  Also, in this embodiment, because the configuration is such that the disaster prevention radio broadcast reception setting candidate extracted by the MFP control unit 401 can be changed later, the reception setting after the change and the reception setting automatically extracted It may be different from the candidate. For this reason, the reception setting currently stored in the memory 410 is compared with the extracted reception setting candidates, and if the keyword and the reception date / time are not significantly changed, the reception keyword information is not displayed on the UI unit 206. It is good also as a structure.

For example, the keyword of the reception setting candidate extracted in this embodiment is “notification”, and the keyword of the reception setting corresponding to the extracted keyword currently stored in the memory 410 is “notification”. The case will be described.
In this case, since the former is included in the latter, and the difference is only “no” and the difference ratio is 1 character / 5 characters × 100 = 20%, the MFP control unit 401 has the extracted reception setting candidates. Control not to display. For example, when the reception date / time has not changed by ± 15 minutes or more, the MFP control unit 401 performs control so as not to display the extracted reception setting candidates.

  The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or apparatus read and execute the program This process can be realized. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

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Claims (12)

An information processing apparatus for receiving disaster prevention radio information,
Storage means for storing setting information set to confirm the disaster prevention radio information to be received;
A judgment means for collating the received disaster prevention radio information with the setting information and judging whether or not the disaster prevention radio information is normally received;
Notification means for notifying the result of the determination by the determination means;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores a plurality of pieces of setting information set for confirming the received disaster prevention radio information.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores a plurality of setting information set to confirm the received disaster prevention radio information in association with a priority order.   2. The determination unit according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit compares the received disaster prevention radio information with stored high priority setting information to determine whether or not the disaster prevention radio information is normally received. The information processing apparatus described.   When it is determined that the disaster prevention radio information is not normally received by comparing the disaster prevention radio information received by the determination unit with the stored high priority setting information, the next highest priority setting The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information and the received disaster prevention information are collated to determine whether or not the disaster prevention radio information is normally received. Registration means for associating the reception date and time with the received disaster prevention radio information and registering in the storage means;
Analyzing the disaster prevention radio information registered in the storage means in association with the reception date and time, and extracting means for extracting setting information for confirming the disaster prevention radio information,
The said judgment means collates the received disaster prevention radio information with the said setting information extracted by the said extraction means, and judges whether the said disaster prevention radio information is received normally. The information processing apparatus described.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit notifies a display unit or an external device of a result determined by the determination unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the notification unit notifies the external apparatus of a result determined by the determination unit via a network.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the notification unit notifies the external device of a result determined by the determination unit via a network according to a registered notification destination.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: a deletion unit that deletes the setting information whose priority is changed when the priority of the setting information registered by the registration unit in the storage unit is changed. . A method of controlling an information processing apparatus that receives disaster prevention radio information,
A registration step of registering in the storage means setting information set to confirm the disaster prevention radio information to be received;
Checking the received disaster prevention radio information and the setting information to determine whether or not the disaster prevention radio information is normally received;
A notification step of notifying the result of the determination step;
An information processing apparatus control method comprising:   A program for causing a computer to execute the control method of the information processing apparatus according to claim 11.

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