JP2020140512A - Information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To guide users of lockers through an appropriate route to the lockers.SOLUTION: It is considered that attributes of baggage are related to the degree of physical burden on a user when moving the baggage while holding it. For example, if the baggage is a suitcase, it is generally considered heavy so it is considered that the degree of physical burden on the user who holds the baggage and moves is large. By transmitting route information corresponding to the attributes of the baggage the user is planning to deposit in a locker to a communication device 40, it is possible to present the user an appropriate route for the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for guiding a route to a user.

Lockers for temporarily storing user's luggage are often installed in busy areas such as train stations and commercial facilities. Patent Document 1 describes that the position and usage status of the locker installed on the floor where the user is currently present is displayed on the guide map.

JP-A-2010-20733

By the way, when a user uses a locker, he / she must move to the place where the locker is installed while carrying the luggage to be checked in the locker. Moving with such luggage may be a heavy burden for the user.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to guide the locker user of an appropriate route to the locker.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a luggage attribute specifying unit that specifies the attributes of the luggage accommodated in the locker, and a route for the user who possesses the luggage to move to the locker. Provided is an information processing device including a route specifying unit that specifies a route according to an attribute specified by the above, and a transmitting unit that transmits route information indicating the specified route to the user's communication device. ..

The route specifying unit selects a locker according to the attribute of the luggage specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit, and sets a route for moving to the selected locker according to the attribute specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit. It may be specified.

The attributes of the package may include at least one of the type, weight or size of the package.

When the weight or size of the luggage exceeds the threshold value as the attribute specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit, the route specifying unit moves the user as compared with the case where the weight or size of the luggage exceeds the threshold value. A route with a small amount of ascent or a route with a wide road width may be specified.

In the route specifying unit, when the type of luggage is the type of luggage owned by a user who is unfamiliar with the area where the locker is installed as an attribute specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit, the area where the locker is installed. It is also possible to specify a route with less change in the moving direction or a route with a wider road width when the user moves, as compared with the case where the type of luggage is carried by a user who is not unfamiliar with.

A user attribute specifying unit for specifying the user's attribute is provided, and the route specifying unit is a route according to the baggage attribute specified by the baggage attribute specifying unit and the user's attribute specified by the user attribute specifying unit. May be specified.

In addition to the luggage stored in the locker, the property attribute specifying unit for specifying the attributes of the belongings possessed by the user is provided, and the route specifying unit includes the attributes of the luggage specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit and the said. You may specify the route according to the attribute of the possession specified by the possession attribute identification part.

The area attribute specifying unit for specifying the attribute of the area including the route for the user who possesses the luggage to move to the locker is provided, and the route specifying unit includes the attributes of the luggage specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit and the said. The route corresponding to the attribute of the area specified by the area attribute specifying unit may be specified.

According to the present invention, it is possible to guide the user of the locker to an appropriate route to the locker.

It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the locker management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware configuration of a server device. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of a communication device. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of a locker management system. It is a flowchart which illustrates the recording operation of the usage situation by a server device. It is a flowchart which exemplifies the route identification operation and the guidance operation by a server device. It is a figure which illustrates the information which a server device records. It is a figure which illustrates the information which a server device records.

[Constitution]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the locker management system 1 of the present embodiment. The locker management system 1 unlocks a locker facility 10 including a plurality of lockers each having a door that can be opened and closed, a first wireless receiving device 20 provided in an area including the locker facility 10, and a door of each locker. Alternatively, the locker 30, the communication device 40 carried by the user, the server device 50 that manages the usage status of each locker, and the network 2 that communicably connects the locker equipment 10, the communication device 40, and the server device 50. And. The communication device 40 is a communication device that can be carried by the user, such as a smartphone, a tablet, or a wearable terminal. The network 2 is, for example, a wireless communication network of a communication standard such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), and includes a wireless base station (not shown) and a higher-level device thereof. Although FIG. 1 shows only one locker facility 10, a key 30, a communication device 40, and a server device 50, there may be a plurality of these.

The key 30 of each locker is a radio that periodically transmits a radio signal in the range of several meters to several tens of meters according to BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy) suitable for short-range and low power consumption wireless communication. A transmission device 31 is provided. The first radio reception is performed in an area including the locker equipment 10 at a position where all the radio signals transmitted from the radio transmission device 31 of each key 30 can be received (for example, the upper part, the side portion or the lower part of the locker equipment 10). The device 20 is provided. When each locker is not used by the user, the key corresponding to the locker is inserted in the keyhole of the locker. Therefore, the first wireless receiving device 20 periodically transmits a wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31 of each key 30 inserted in the keyhole of the locker during a period in which each locker is not used by the user. Will be received.

The communication device 40 carried by the user is provided with a second wireless receiving device 4007 capable of receiving a wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31. During the period when the user uses the locker to carry the key 30 of the locker, the second radio receiving device 4007 periodically receives the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31 of the key 30. become.

In the locker management system 1, the server device 50 acquires information indicating whether or not the first radio receiving device 20 or the second radio receiving device 4007 is receiving the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31. When it is determined that the first wireless receiving device 20 is receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31, the key 30 corresponding to the locker is inserted into the keyhole of the locker. It will be. Therefore, the server device 50 records the state in which the locker corresponding to the key 30 including the wireless transmission device 31 is not used.

On the other hand, it is determined that the first wireless receiving device 20 has not received the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31, and the second wireless receiving device 4007 has received the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31. If this is the case, the key corresponding to the locker is not inserted in the key hole of the locker, and the user carries the key 30 of the locker. Therefore, the server device 50 records the state in which the locker corresponding to the key 30 including the wireless transmission device 31 is used.

The user can operate the communication device 40 to search for a route to an empty locker in which his / her luggage can be stored. At this time, the user captures the baggage by the imaging function of the communication device 4. This imaging data is transmitted from the communication device 40 to the server device 50. The server device 50 identifies the attributes of the luggage based on the imaged data, and transmits the route information regarding the route according to the attributes of the identified luggage to the communication device 40.

The attributes of the luggage are considered to be related to the degree of physical or mental burden on the user when moving the luggage while carrying it. For example, if the luggage is a suitcase, it is generally considered to be heavy and cumbersome to handle, so that the burden on the user who carries the luggage is considered to be large. Further, if there are a plurality of packages, it is considered that such a plurality of packages are generally heavy and troublesome to handle, so that the burden on the user who moves with the packages is considered to be large. Further, if the object has a large baggage, it is generally considered that the object is heavy and difficult to handle, so that the degree of physical burden on the user who moves with the baggage is considered to be large. In addition, if the luggage is a musical instrument, tableware, etc., the luggage should avoid impact and vibration, so it is considered difficult to walk with such a plurality of luggage, and for users who move with the luggage. The degree of such burden is considered to be large. Therefore, by transmitting the route information according to the attribute of the baggage to be deposited in the locker to the communication device 40, it is possible to present the user with an appropriate route that is less burdensome for the user.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server device 50. The server device 50 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 5001, a memory 5002, a storage 5003, a communication device 5004, an input device 5005, an output device 5006, a bus connecting them, and the like. In the following description, the word "device" can be read as a circuit, a device, a unit, or the like. The hardware configuration of the server device 50 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the figure, or may be configured not to include some of the devices.

For each function in the server device 50, by loading predetermined software (program) on hardware such as the processor 5001 and the memory 5002, the processor 5001 performs an calculation, controls communication by the communication device 5004, and the memory 5002. And by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in the storage 5003.

Processor 5001 operates, for example, an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 5001 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with a peripheral device, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. Further, for example, a baseband signal processing unit, a call processing unit, and the like may be realized by the processor 5001.

The processor 5001 reads a program (program code), a software module, data, and the like from at least one of the storage 5003 and the communication device 5004 into the memory 5002, and executes various processes according to these. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least a part of the operations described later is used. The functional block of the server device 50 may be realized by a control program stored in the memory 5002 and operating in the processor 5001. Various processes may be executed by one processor 5001, but may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 5001. Processor 5001 may be implemented by one or more chips. The program may be transmitted from the network 2 to the server device 50 via a telecommunication line.

The memory 5002 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is composed of at least one such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), an EPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). May be done. The memory 5002 may be referred to as a register, a cache, a main memory (main storage device), or the like. The memory 5002 can store a program (program code), a software module, or the like that can be executed to carry out the method according to the present embodiment.

The storage 5003 is a computer-readable recording medium, for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk (for example, a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, a Blu-ray). It may consist of at least one (registered trademark) disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy (registered trademark) disk, magnetic strip, and the like. The storage 5003 may be referred to as an auxiliary storage device.

The communication device 5004 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like.

The input device 5005 is an input device (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a switch, etc.) that receives an input from the outside. The output device 5006 is an output device (for example, a display or the like) that outputs to the outside. The input device 5005 and the output device 5006 may have an integrated configuration (for example, a touch panel).

Each device such as the processor 5001 and the memory 5002 is connected by a bus for communicating information. The bus may be configured by using a single bus, or may be configured by using a different bus for each device.

The server device 50 includes hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP: Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The hardware may realize a part or all of each functional block. For example, processor 5001 may be implemented using at least one of these hardware.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the communication device 40. The communication device 40 physically connects the processor 4001, the memory 4002, the storage 4003, the communication device 4004, the input device 4005, the output device 4006, the second wireless reception device 4007, the image pickup device 4008, the positioning device 4009, and the like. It is configured as a computer device including a bus and the like. The processor 4001, the memory 4002, the storage 4003, the input device 4005, and the output device 4006 are a group of devices similar to the processor 5001, the memory 5002, the storage 5003, the input device 5005, and the output device 5006 included in the server device 50. The output device 4006 includes at least a display which is a display device.

The second wireless receiving device 4007 is the device as described above. The image pickup device 4008 is a device for imaging a load. The positioning device 4009 is a device that measures the position of the communication device 40 by, for example, GPS ((Global Positioning System)) or the like. The communication device 4004 has a high frequency switch and a duplexer in order to realize at least one of a configuration suitable for wireless communication, for example, frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). , Filter, frequency synthesizer and the like may be included. For example, the transmission / reception antenna, the amplifier unit, the transmission / reception unit, the transmission line interface, and the like may be realized by the communication device 4004. The transmission / reception unit may be physically or logically separated from each other in the transmission unit and the reception unit.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the locker management system 1. The wireless transmission device 31 provided on the key 30 periodically transmits a wireless signal including a key ID, which is identification information assigned to the key 30, to a predetermined range around it. This key ID corresponds to each locker and is stored in the storage medium in the wireless transmission device 31.

When the first wireless receiving device 20 of the locker facility 10 receives the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31, the server device 50 periodically transmits information including the received key ID via the network 2 during the receiving period. Send to.

When the second radio receiving device 4007 receives the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31 in the communication device 40, the communication device 4004 periodically identifies the key ID and the communication device 40 during the reception period. Information including the device ID is transmitted to the server device 50 via the network 2. This device ID is stored in the storage 4003 of the communication device 40.

In the server device 50, the acquisition unit 51 acquires information indicating whether or not the first wireless receiving device 20 or the second wireless receiving device 4007 is receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31. More specifically, when the acquisition unit 51 receives the key ID from the first wireless receiving device 20, it means that the first wireless receiving device 20 receives the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31. You will get the information. Further, when the acquisition unit 51 receives the key ID and the device ID from the second wireless receiving device 4007, the second wireless receiving device 4007 of the communication device 40 of the device ID receives the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31. You will get information that means you are doing it. In addition, the acquisition unit 51 acquires imaging data indicating an image captured by the imaging device 4008 from the communication device 40. This captured data may be a still image or a moving image.

In the server device 50, when the recording unit 52 determines that the first wireless receiving device 20 is receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31 based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit 51. Records the state in which the locker corresponding to the key ID included in the radio signal is not used. Further, in the recording unit 52, the first wireless receiving device 20 does not receive the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31, and the second wireless receiving device 4007 receives the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31. If so, the state in which the locker corresponding to the key ID included in the wireless signal is used by the user of the communication device 40 corresponding to the device ID included in the wireless signal is recorded.

In the server device 50, the luggage attribute specifying unit 53 identifies the attributes of the luggage accommodated in the locker based on the imaging data acquired by the acquisition unit 51. Luggage attributes include at least one of the type, number, weight or size of the baggage. The type of luggage is a classification of luggage that can estimate the degree of burden when the user moves with the luggage, such as a suitcase or a case for musical instruments. That is. The baggage attribute specifying unit 53 stores an algorithm for specifying the baggage attribute from the imaged data, and specifies the baggage attribute according to this algorithm. This algorithm is based on known image recognition techniques, such as image feature point extraction and pattern matching with databases containing vast amounts of baggage data.

In the server device 50, the route specifying unit 54 is a route for the user who possesses the luggage to move to the locker, and specifies a route according to the attribute specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit 53. More specifically, the route specifying unit 54 stores the position information of the locker equipment 10 and the map information covering a wide area including the locker equipment 10, and these stored contents and the communication device 40 Identify routes based on location information and baggage attributes. The route specified here is the selection of the position of the locker used by the user (that is, the destination for the user) and the route itself (that is, the route from the user's current location to the destination) to move to the locker. Includes specific. That is, the route specifying unit 54 selects a locker according to the attribute of the luggage specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit 53, and sets the route for moving to the selected locker to the attribute specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit 53. Identify accordingly.

The locker according to the attribute of the luggage specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit 53 is a locker having a size capable of accommodating the luggage. The route specifying unit 54 compares the size of the luggage with the size of the locker, and selects a locker having a size capable of accommodating the luggage.

The route to move to the selected locker is specified, for example, as follows. When the weight or size of the luggage exceeds the threshold value as an attribute specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit 53, the route specifying unit 54 moves the user as compared with the case where the weight or size of the luggage exceeds the threshold value. Identify a route with a small amount of climb or a route with a wide road. The amount of rise referred to here is the amount of movement (elevation difference) in the vertical upward direction when the user moves on stairs or slopes. When a user with heavy luggage moves, it is desirable that the amount of such increase is small. Similarly, when a user with a large baggage moves, it is desirable that the road is wide and easy for the user to pass. The route with a small amount of increase may be the route with the smallest amount of increase among the plurality of routes, or the route with the amount of increase below the threshold value. This threshold value may be a threshold value that fluctuates according to the weight or size of the luggage (that is, the threshold value becomes smaller as the weight or size of the luggage is larger), or may be a predetermined value that does not fluctuate. Similarly, the wide road route may be the widest route among the plurality of routes, or may be a route whose road width exceeds the threshold value. This threshold value may be a threshold value that fluctuates according to the weight or size of the luggage (that is, the larger the weight or size of the luggage, the larger the threshold value), or it may be a predetermined value that does not fluctuate.

Further, when the type of luggage is the type of luggage possessed by a user who is unfamiliar with the area where the locker is installed, the locker is installed in the route specifying unit 54 as an attribute specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit 53. Identify a route with less change in the movement direction or a route with a wider road width when the user moves, as compared with the case where the type of luggage is carried by a user who is not accustomed to the area. The type of luggage carried by a user who is unfamiliar with the area where the locker is installed is, for example, the type of luggage that is considered to be often carried by a traveler such as a suitcase or a travel bag. The change in the moving direction when the user moves is basically a corner on the route, and when an unfamiliar user moves to the area where the locker is installed, it is desirable that such a corner is small. Similarly, when an unfamiliar user moves to the area where the locker is installed, it is desirable that the road is wide. The route with few changes in the moving direction may be the route having the smallest number of changes among the plurality of routes, or the route having the number of changes less than or equal to the threshold value. This threshold value may be a threshold value that fluctuates according to the type of luggage, or may be a predetermined value that does not fluctuate. Similarly, the wide road route may be the widest route among the plurality of routes, or may be a route whose road width exceeds the threshold value. This threshold value may be a threshold value that fluctuates according to the type of luggage, or may be a predetermined value that does not fluctuate.

Further, in the route specifying unit 54, as an attribute specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit 53, when the type of luggage is the type of luggage for which impact or vibration should be avoided, the user is compared with the case where the type of luggage is not. Identify a route with a small amount of ascent or descent when moving. The amount of increase referred to here is as described above. The amount of descent is the amount of movement (elevation difference) in the vertical downward direction when the user moves on stairs or slopes. The route with a small amount of increase may be the route with the smallest amount of increase among the plurality of routes, or the route with the amount of increase below the threshold value. This threshold value may be a threshold value that fluctuates according to the type of luggage, or may be a predetermined value that does not fluctuate. Similarly, the route with a small amount of descent may be the route with the smallest amount of descent among the plurality of routes, or the route with the amount of descent below the threshold value. This threshold value may be a threshold value that fluctuates according to the type of luggage, or may be a predetermined value that does not fluctuate.

In the server device 50, the transmission unit 55 transmits the route information regarding the route specified by the route identification unit 54 to the communication device 40. This route information includes information for guiding the user on a route for the user to move from the current location to the locker, and includes information for presenting the route on a map, for example. This route information is output by a method such as display or voice output on the communication device 40. The user refers to this route information and moves to the position of the locker with the luggage.

[motion]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.
[Usage status recording operation]
In FIG. 5, the acquisition unit 51 of the server device 50 determines whether or not the first wireless receiving device 20 or the second wireless receiving device 4007 has received the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31 as described above. The indicated information is acquired via the network 2 (step S11).

The recording unit 52 determines the usage status of the locker based on the information acquired from the first wireless receiving device 20 and the second wireless receiving device 4007, and records the information according to the determination result (step S12). That is, when the recording unit 52 determines that the first wireless receiving device 20 is receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31 based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit 51, the recording unit 52 is a locker. Records the state in which is not used. Further, in the recording unit 52, the first wireless receiving device 20 does not receive the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31, and the second wireless receiving device 4007 receives the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31. If so, record the state in which the locker is being used.

More specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the recording unit 52 associates the "locker ID", the "key ID", the "usage status", the "luggage attribute", and the "locker size and location information". Record. In the "usage status" record, the first wireless receiving device 20 does not receive the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31, and the second wireless receiving device 4007 receives the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31. If it is being received, "used" is recorded, and if not, "not used" is recorded. In the example of FIG. 7, it is determined that the first wireless receiving device 20 is receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31 in the locker ID “L001” and the key ID “K001” of the locker key. The locker usage status is recorded as "not used". The same applies to the locker ID "L002" and the key ID "K002" of the locker key.

On the other hand, in the locker ID "L003" and the key ID "K003" of the locker key, the first wireless receiving device 20 has not received the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31, and the second wireless receiving device 4007. Is determined to be receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmission device 31, and "used" is recorded as the usage status of the locker. When "used" is recorded in the "usage status" record, the device ID ("M001" in FIG. 7) acquired from the communication device 40 by the acquisition unit 51 is recorded. The attributes of the luggage already stored in this locker are "suitcase" and "large size".

[Route identification operation and guidance operation]
When the user operates the communication device 40 to search for a route to the locker, the image pickup device 4008 of the communication device 4 captures the baggage. This imaging data is transmitted from the communication device 40 to the server device 50. At this time, the communication device 40 transmits the position information indicating the position measured by the positioning device 4009 to the server device 50 together with the imaging data and the device ID of the communication device 40. In FIG. 6, the acquisition unit 51 of the server device 50 acquires the imaging data, the device ID, and the position information from the communication device 40 via the network 2 (step S21).

When the acquisition unit 51 acquires the imaging data from the imaging device 11, the baggage attribute specifying unit 53 identifies the baggage attribute from the imaged data according to the algorithm described above (step S22).

Next, the route specifying unit 54 specifies a route according to the attribute specified by the baggage attribute specifying unit 53 (step S23). Specifically, the route specifying unit 54 selects a predetermined number of lockers in the order closest to the position of the communication device 40, which is a locker of a size that can accommodate a load of a size recognized from the imaging data. Next, the route identification unit 54 obtains candidate routes from the position of the communication device 40 to the selected lockers on the map, and is further specified by the luggage attribute identification unit 53 from the route group. Identify the most suitable route for the attribute. When the route specifying unit 54 selects one locker closest to the position of the communication device 40, the route specifying unit 54 identifies the route most suitable for the attributes of the luggage and generates the route information. Further, when a predetermined number of lockers are selected from the order closest to the position of the communication device 40, the route specifying unit 54 considers the proximity of the communication device 40 and each locker and the degree of suitability of each locker to the attribute of the luggage. Then, one locker and one route to the locker are specified, and the route information is generated.

The transmission unit 55 transmits the generated route information to the communication device 40 (step S24). At this time, the recording unit 52 records according to the transmission of this route information. In the example of FIG. 8, for example, it is assumed that the route to the locker of the locker ID "L001" and the key ID "K001" of the locker is specified. In this case, "scheduled use" is recorded as the locker usage status of the locker ID "L001" and the locker key ID "K001" of the locker, and the device ID ("M002") of the communication device 40 scheduled to be used is recorded. ) Is recorded. In addition, the attributes of the luggage used to identify the route to the locker (referred to as "travel bag, medium size") are also recorded. Such a locker to be used is not considered as a candidate for a locker to guide the user when another user searches for a route.

After that, when the user moves to the locker with the locker ID "L001", the first wireless receiving device 20 does not receive the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31, and the communication device 40 with the device ID "M002" The second wireless receiving device 4007 is in a state of receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31. In response to this, the recording unit 52 of the server device 50 sets the locker usage status as "K001" in the locker ID "L001" and the locker key ID "K001" based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit 51. "Used" is recorded together with the device ID "M002".

According to the above embodiment, it is possible to guide an appropriate route to a user who uses the locker. Further, as a device for receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the key 30, in addition to the first wireless receiving device 20 provided near the locker, the second wireless receiving device 4007 of the communication device 40 carried by the user is also used. Judgment of locker usage status becomes more reliable.

[Modification example]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The above-described embodiment may be modified as follows. Further, the following two or more modified examples may be combined and carried out.

[Modification 1]
In the above embodiment, the communication device 40 carried by the user is provided with the image pickup device 4008, but the device provided with the image pickup device is not limited to this example. For example, the user may carry an image pickup device such as a digital camera separately from the communication device 40, and transmit the image pickup data captured by the image pickup device to the server device 50 via the communication device 40.
Further, although the luggage attribute specifying unit 53 has specified the luggage attribute from the imaging data, the method of specifying the luggage attribute is not limited to this. For example, even if the user operates the communication device 40 to input the attribute of the package, the communication device 40 transmits the attribute together with the position information and the device ID of the communication device 40 to the server device 50 via the network 2. Good.

[Modification 2]
The route identification unit 54 is specified by the user attributes (age, gender, physique, physical strength, whether pregnant or not, whether or not the child is carried, etc.) of the user who has the luggage and the luggage attribute identification unit 53. The route may be specified according to the combination of attributes. That is, the server device 50 includes a user attribute specifying unit that specifies the user's attributes, and the route specifying unit 54 is the baggage attribute specified by the baggage attribute specifying unit 53 and the user's attribute specified by the user attribute specifying unit. Identify the route according to the attribute. The user attribute may be stored in advance in association with the device ID of the communication device 40 carried by the user in the server device 50. Further, the user may operate the communication device 40 to input the user attribute, and the communication device 40 may transmit the user attribute to the server device 50 via the network 2 together with the device ID of the communication device 40. For example, the route specifying unit 54 corresponds to any one of the user attributes specified by the user attribute specifying unit being elderly, female, small in physique, poor physical strength, pregnant woman, or having children. In this case, identify a route in which the amount of increase when the user moves is smaller than in the case where the user does not.

[Modification 3]
The route specifying unit 54 may specify a route according to a combination of attributes of belongings other than the luggage to be deposited in the locker (for example, the belongings are a stroller) and attributes specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit 53. That is, the server device 50 includes a property attribute specifying unit that specifies the attributes of the property possessed by the user in addition to the luggage stored in the locker, and the route specifying unit 54 is the luggage specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit 53. And the route according to the attribute of the belongings specified by the belongings identification part. For example, when the size or weight of the belongings other than the luggage to be deposited in the locker is equal to or larger than the threshold value, the route specifying unit 54 identifies a route having a small amount of climb when the user moves. In particular, when the belongings other than the luggage to be deposited in the locker are a predetermined type of stroller, the route specifying unit 54 specifies a route in which the amount of ascent and descent when the user moves is small. As the attribute of the possession, the attribute of the possession may be specified from the imaging data obtained by imaging the possession, as in the attribute of the luggage in the embodiment. For example, the user operates the communication device 40 to possess the property. The attribute of the object may be input, and the communication device 40 may transmit the attribute to the server device 50 via the network 2 together with the position information and the device ID of the communication device 40.

[Modification example 4]
The route identification unit 54 may specify a route according to the attributes of the area including the route (weather in the route, time that can pass through the route, etc.). That is, the server device 50 includes an area attribute specifying unit that specifies the attribute of the area including the route for the user who possesses the luggage to move to the locker, and the route specifying unit 54 is the luggage specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit 53. And the route according to the attribute of the area specified by the area attribute specifying part. For example, for a user who uses a locker when the weather is bad, an example can be considered in which a route passing through the room is specified and guided. In addition, due to restrictions on the business hours of facilities including routes, there may be an example of identifying and guiding routes that avoid areas outside business hours. Further, for a user who uses the locker in the middle of the night, an example of identifying and guiding a route with a lot of traffic can be considered. The attributes of each area are stored in advance in the server device 50, for example, in association with the position information of the area.

[Modification 5]
In response to a request from a user who wants to use a locker from now on, information according to the recorded contents (for example, which locker is available) may be distributed to the user terminal (not shown) of that user. Good. As a result, a user who wants to use a locker from now on can know which locker is available by himself / herself at a position away from the locker.

[Modification 6]
In the above embodiment, as a device for receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the key 30, in addition to the first wireless receiving device 20 provided near the locker, the second wireless receiving device 4007 of the communication device 40 carried by the user is also used. I was using it. This has made the determination of the locker usage status more reliable, but it is not always necessary to adopt the mechanism related to such an embodiment as a mechanism for determining the locker usage status.

[Modification 7]
When the user goes to pick up the baggage deposited in the locker, the user may be informed of the position of the locker or the time required for the user to move to the position of the locker. In this case, the server device 50 includes a guidance information transmission unit that transmits information that guides the position of the locker used by the user or the time required for the user to move to the locker to the communication device 40. Specifically, the communication device 40 has a function of periodically positioning the position of the own device by GPS or the like and notifying the server device 50, and the recording unit 52 associates the position of each locker with the locker ID. I am recording. The guidance information transmitting unit calculates the distance between this position and the position of the locker used by this user, using the position of the communication device 40 notified by the communication device 40 as the user's position, and moves the distance. The time required for this is specified and transmitted to the communication device 40 together with the position of the locker. This allows the user to know the position of the locker or the time required for the user to move to the position of the locker when going to pick up the baggage deposited in the locker.

[Modification 8]
When the second wireless receiving device 4007 of the communication device 40 transitions from the state in which the wireless signal is not received from the wireless transmitting device 31 to the state in which the wireless signal is received, the user carrying the communication device 40 approaches the locker. It's time. At this time, the server device 50 may be provided with an advertisement information transmission unit that transmits advertisement information to the communication device 40 including the second radio reception device 4007 that has received the radio signal. In this example, further, when the second radio receiving device 4007 of the communication device 40 transitions from a state in which the radio signal is not received from the radio transmitting device 31 to a state in which the radio signal is received, and the communication thereof. When the device 40 is a communication device 40 that has received route information from the server device 50 (that is, when a user carrying the communication device 40 approaches the locker according to the route guidance), the advertisement information transmission of the server device 50 is transmitted. The unit may transmit the advertisement information to the communication device 40. This advertising information is, for example, information according to the position of a locker approached by the user, and one example is advertising information regarding a restaurant, a commercial facility, or an event near the locker. In particular, the advertising information provided to the user when the user approaches the locker according to the route guidance by the server device 50 includes the attributes of the luggage specified by the server device 50 prior to the route guidance, and the belongings other than the luggage. Advertising information may be based on attributes (see variant 3) or user attributes (see variant 2). As an example, when the luggage is a suitcase, it is conceivable that the user who deposits such a suitcase in a locker is a traveler and provides advertising information about a souvenir shop or a tourist facility. The same applies to advertising information according to the attributes of belongings. Further, when the user has the attribute of a woman in her twenties, an example of providing advertising information about a shop or event that is popular with users with such an attribute can be considered.
Similar to the above, with respect to the communication device 40 including the second wireless receiving device 4007 in which the advertisement information transmitting unit receives the wireless signal during the period in which the second wireless receiving device 4007 receives the wireless signal from the wireless transmitting device 31. You may send the advertisement information.

[Modification 9]
The server device 50 estimates the time when the user will go to pick up the luggage stored in the locker, and distributes that the locker is available at the estimated time to the user terminals of other users who want to use the locker. It may be. Specifically, the communication device 40 has a function of periodically positioning the position of its own device by GPS or the like and notifying the server device 50, and the recording unit 52 corresponds to the position of each locker with the locker ID. It is attached and recorded. Then, when the server device 50 determines that the user carrying the communication device 40 is moving toward the locker used by the user by using these positions, the locker is used. It is provided with an estimation unit that estimates the time of transition from a state to an unused state. When it is determined that the user carrying the communication device 40 is moving toward the locker used by the user, for example, the position of the communication device 40 is within a predetermined distance from the position of the locker. In addition, the moving direction of the user specified from the history of the position of the communication device 40 matches the direction approaching the locker. The estimation unit determines the distance between the position of the communication device 40 acquired by the acquisition unit 51 and the position of the locker used by the user based on the history of the position of the communication device 40 acquired by the acquisition unit 51. The above time is estimated by dividing by the speed of movement. The recording unit 52 records the time estimated by the estimation unit, and the server device 50 distributes information including this time.

[Other variants]
The block diagram used in the description of the above embodiment shows a block of functional units. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of hardware and / or software. Further, the means for realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized by one physically and / or logically coupled device, or directly and / or indirectly by two or more physically and / or logically separated devices. (For example, wired and / or wireless) may be connected and realized by these plurality of devices.

Each aspect / embodiment described herein includes LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G, 5G, FRA (Future Radio Access), W-CDMA. (Registered Trademarks), GSM®, CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, UWB (Ultra-WideBand), It may be applied to systems utilizing Bluetooth®, other suitable systems and / or next-generation systems extended based on them.

The order of the processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, and the like of each aspect / embodiment described in the present specification may be changed as long as there is no contradiction. For example, the methods described herein present elements of various steps in an exemplary order, and are not limited to the particular order presented.
Each aspect / embodiment described in the present specification may be used alone, in combination, or switched with execution. Further, the notification of predetermined information (for example, the notification of "being X") is not limited to the explicit notification, but is performed implicitly (for example, the notification of the predetermined information is not performed). May be good.

The terms "system" and "network" as used herein are used interchangeably.

The information or parameters described herein may be represented by absolute values, relative values from a predetermined value, or other corresponding information. The names used for the above parameters are not limited in any way. Further, mathematical formulas and the like using these parameters may differ from those expressly disclosed herein.

As used herein, the terms "determining" and "determining" may include a wide variety of actions. “Judgment” and “decision” are, for example, judgment (judging), calculation (calculating), calculation (computing), processing (processing), derivation (deriving), investigating (investigating), searching (looking up) (for example, table , Searching in a database or another data structure), confirming (ascertaining) may be regarded as "judgment" or "decision". Further, "judgment" and "decision" are receiving (for example, receiving information), transmitting (for example, transmitting information), input (input), output (output), and access. (Accessing) (for example, accessing data in memory) may be regarded as "judgment" or "decision". In addition, "judgment" and "decision" mean that "resolving", "selecting", "choosing", "establishing", "comparing", etc. are regarded as "judgment" and "decision". Can include. That is, "judgment" and "decision" may include that some action is regarded as "judgment" and "decision".

The present invention may be provided as an information processing method including steps of processing performed in the server device 50. Further, the present invention may be provided as a program executed by the server device 50. Such a program may be provided in the form of being recorded on a recording medium such as an optical disk, or may be provided in the form of being downloaded to a computer via a network such as the Internet and installed and made available. It is possible.

Software, instructions, etc. may be transmitted and received via a transmission medium. For example, the software uses wired technology such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair and digital subscriber line (DSL) and / or wireless technology such as infrared, wireless and microwave to websites, servers, or other When transmitted from a remote source, these wired and / or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission medium.

The information, signals, etc. described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description may be voltage, current, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. It may be represented by a combination of.

The terms described herein and / or the terms necessary for understanding the present specification may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meanings.

Any reference to elements using designations such as "first", "second" as used herein does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations can be used herein as a convenient way to distinguish between two or more elements. Thus, references to the first and second elements do not mean that only two elements can be adopted there, or that the first element must somehow precede the second element.

As long as "inclusion," "comprising," and variations thereof are used herein or in the claims, these terms are as comprehensive as the term "comprising." Intended to be targeted. Furthermore, the term "or" as used herein or in the claims is intended not to be an exclusive OR.

Throughout this disclosure, if articles are added by translation, for example a, an, and the in English, unless the context clearly indicates that these articles are not. It shall include more than one.

Although the present invention has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in the present specification. The present invention can be implemented as an amendment and a determination mode without departing from the gist and scope of the present invention determined by the description of the claims. Therefore, the description of the present specification is for the purpose of exemplification and does not have any limiting meaning to the present invention.

1 ... Locker management system, 2 ... Network, 10 ... Locker equipment, 11 ... Imaging device, 20 ... First wireless receiver, 30 ... Key, 31 ... Wireless transmitter, 40 ... Communication device, 4001 ... Processor, 4002 ... Memory , 4003 ... Storage, 4004 ... Communication device, 4005 ... Input device, 4006 ... Output device, 4007 ... Second wireless receiver device, 4008 ... Imaging device, 4009 ... Positioning device, 50 ... Server device, 51 ... Acquisition unit, 52 ... Recording unit, 53 ... Luggage attribute identification unit, 54 ... Route identification unit, 55 ... Transmission unit, 5001 ... Processor, 5002 ... Memory, 5003 ... Storage, 5004 ... Communication device, 5005 ... Input device, 5006 ... Output device.

Claims (8)

The luggage attribute identification part that identifies the attributes of the luggage stored in the locker,
A route specifying unit for a user who has a baggage to move to a locker, and a route specifying unit that specifies a route corresponding to an attribute specified by the baggage attribute specifying unit.
An information processing device including a transmission unit that transmits route information indicating a specified route to the communication device of the user. The route identification part is
Select a locker according to the attributes of the luggage specified by the luggage attribute identification unit,
The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein a route for moving to the selected locker is specified according to the attribute specified by the baggage attribute specifying unit. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the attribute of the package includes at least one of the type, number, weight, and size of the package. When the weight or size of the luggage exceeds the threshold value as an attribute specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit, the route specifying unit moves the user as compared with the case where the weight or size of the luggage exceeds the threshold value. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a route having a small increase amount or a route having a wide road width is specified. In the route specifying unit, when the type of luggage is the type of luggage owned by a user who is unfamiliar with the area where the locker is installed as an attribute specified by the luggage attribute specifying unit, the area where the locker is installed. Any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a route with less change in the movement direction when the user moves or a route with a wider road width is specified as compared with the case where the type of luggage is carried by a user who is not unfamiliar with The information processing device according to item 1. A user attribute specifying unit for specifying the user's attribute is provided.
The route identification part is
The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the route according to the attribute of the baggage specified by the baggage attribute specifying unit and the attribute of the user specified by the user attribute specifying unit is specified. Information processing equipment. In addition to the luggage accommodated in the locker, the possession attribute identification unit for specifying the attribute of the possession possessed by the user is provided.
The route identification part is
Any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a route corresponding to the attribute of the baggage specified by the baggage attribute specifying unit and the attribute of the possession specified by the property attribute specifying unit is specified. The information processing device described in. It is provided with an area attribute specifying unit that specifies the attributes of the area including the route for the user carrying the luggage to move to the locker.
The route identification part is
The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the route corresponding to the attribute of the baggage specified by the baggage attribute specifying unit and the attribute of the area specified by the area attribute specifying unit is specified. Information processing equipment.

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