JP5917173B2 - Information processing system and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

  Some embodiments according to the present invention relate to an information processing system and an information processing method.

  In recent years, for example, mobile terminals having a function of acquiring position information from a GPS (Global Positioning System) have become widespread, and various services have been considered using this function. For example, in Patent Document 1, the position information of a moving object is extracted in time series, the region of the target area is divided into meshes, and the mesh corresponding to the position information of the moving object is determined. An apparatus or the like for calculating staying time, determining whether or not it is a non-entering area, and the like are disclosed.

JP 2011-012930 A

  By the way, there are cases where it is desired to know statistical information such as what users are using and how many users are using the targets such as stations, amusement parks, and commercial facilities. In order to obtain such information, for example, it is conceivable to create information by appropriately extracting and aggregating data from position information received from a mobile terminal.

  Here, the method described in Patent Document 1 determines whether or not a specific mesh is entered depending on whether or not position information corresponding to the mesh is detected. However, it is difficult to extract various data according to the position only by confirming the position information corresponding to the single mesh. For example, when it is desired to extract a user who is attracted to a certain target, sufficient data may not be extracted depending on the nature of the target.

Some embodiments of the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, it shall be the extraction deca ability to have based the data about the user that is attracted to the target location information processing system and information processing One object is to provide a method.

  The information processing system according to the present invention provides a mobile terminal that transmits position information indicating a position in a first area and position information indicating a position in a second area different from the first area at different times. Extraction means for extracting data; and output means for outputting information relating to the portable terminal that has transmitted position information indicating a position in the first area and position information indicating a position in the second area. Prepare.

  According to the information processing method of the present invention, the information processing system causes the position information indicating the position in the first area and the position information indicating the position in the second area different from the first area at different times. Extracting the transmitted data of the mobile terminal, and outputting information related to the mobile terminal that transmitted the position information indicating the position in the first area and the position information indicating the position in the second area. And step.

  In the present invention, “part”, “means”, and “system” do not simply mean physical means, but the functions of the “part”, “means”, and “system” are realized by software. This includes cases where In addition, even if the functions of one “unit”, “means”, and “system” are realized by two or more physical means and devices, two or more “parts”, “means”, and “system” The function may be realized by one physical means or apparatus.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing system and an information processing method capable of extracting various data based on position information.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system containing the information processing server in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the data extraction method of the information processing server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the communication system containing the information processing server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the software of the information processing server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the positional history information of the information processing server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the target information of the information processing server shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the portable terminal contained in the communication system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the information processing server shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the other example of the data extraction method of the information processing server shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the other example of the data extraction method of the information processing server shown in FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the following description and the description of the drawings to be referred to, the same or similar components are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals.
(Embodiment)

  1 to 8 are diagrams for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described along the following flow with reference to these drawings. First, “1” indicates an outline of the whole embodiment. Then, “2” describes the overall system configuration, “3” describes the software configuration, and “4” describes the database configuration. In “5”, the flow of processing will be described. Finally, the effects according to the present embodiment and other embodiments will be described after “6”.

(1 Overview)
(1.1 System overview)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a communication system 1 including an information processing server 100 that is an information processing system. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 1 includes an information processing server 100 and a portable terminal 200 (hereinafter, portable terminals 200A to 200D, portable terminals 200A to 200N described later are collectively referred to as a portable terminal 200). Yes. The information processing server 100 and the mobile terminal 200 are each connected to the public network N.

  Here, in the communication system 1, the information processing server 100 receives position information from the mobile terminal 200, and data such as statistical data related to the user of the target T based on the position information (here, the report R is used). ) Is created and output.

  The portable terminal 200 is a portable information processing apparatus that can be carried by a user (not shown). Each portable terminal 200 can acquire position information intermittently, for example, by GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like, and can transmit the position information to the information processing server 100. Specific examples of the mobile terminal 200 include a mobile phone (whether it is a so-called smartphone or a feature phone), a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a PDA (Personal Data Assistance), or the like.

  Here, as an interval at which the mobile terminal 200 transmits the position information to the information processing server 100, for example, an interval of 5 minutes or an interval of 10 minutes can be considered, but the present invention is not limited to this. Hereinafter, description will be made assuming that the mobile terminal 200 transmits position information at intervals of 5 minutes.

  The information processing server 100 receives the position information from the mobile terminal 200, and based on the position information, the number of users using the target T, the number of persons related to the target T described later, and the user of the target T from where Statistical data such as whether you are coming or where you are working is created and output as a report R. As a method for outputting the report R, for example, a form such as recording as electronic data in a storage medium, transmitting to another information processing apparatus by communication, printing, or displaying on a display apparatus can be considered.

  Here, the target T may be, for example, a specific position in a park, in addition to a facility such as a station, an amusement park, or a commercial facility. Hereinafter, a case where the target T is a station will be described as an example.

  In addition, the users of the target T include users of peripheral facilities of the target T such as passengers who get on and off the train at the station, users who enter commercial facilities around the station, etc. Including. That is, the number of users of the target T corresponds to the ability to attract customers of the target T including peripheral facilities. On the other hand, a user who is on a train that simply passes through a station that is the target T (a user who does not get on or off the station) is not related to the ability to attract customers of the target T, and thus is not included in the user.

  In addition, for example, there may be a case where it is desired to extract a user who is attracted to the target T but does not approach the position of the target T (or the vicinity thereof) or the vicinity thereof. For example, a user who is looking at a tower, fireworks, or the like from a distance slightly away is attracted to the target T and is in a position where the target T is easy to see, but is unlikely to come to the same position as or near the target T. Such a concept including not only a user who uses the target T (or its surrounding facilities) but also a user who is attracted to the target T is hereinafter referred to as a “person related to the target T”. is there. A method of extracting users who are attracted to the target T (however, users who do not approach the target T) will be mainly described in “7 Other Embodiments”.

  Here, conventionally, there has been a method of determining whether or not a specific mesh has entered depending on whether or not position information corresponding to the mesh has been detected. However, the position information detected in the mesh to which the target belongs is not limited to that of the user who uses the target, but may be merely position information of the user who has passed around the target. Therefore, highly accurate data created by a more detailed data extraction method is desired.

  Therefore, the information processing server 100 receives the position information included in the mesh region M to which the target T belongs from the portable terminal 200 and subsequently receives the position information included in the area A to which the target T belongs from the portable terminal 200. In this case, the mobile terminal 200 is determined to be a terminal held by the user of the target T, and is reflected in the statistical data of the report R. Such determination of position information in two stages enables highly accurate data extraction according to the properties of the target T. The details will be described below with reference to FIG.

(1.2 Overview of data extraction)
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a method of extracting data determined by the information processing server 100 as a portable terminal 200 held by a person related to the target T (here, a user of the target T, for example). In the example of FIG. 2, it is assumed that the target T is “Nashino Station”, which is a train station.

  The mesh region M is an area to which the target T “Nasano Station” belongs. Here, the mesh region M is a plurality of divided regions obtained by dividing a map based on latitude and longitude. In the present embodiment, the mesh area M is described as a square area having a side of 500 m. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the shape and size of the divided area of the mesh area M are appropriately determined according to specifications and design. Can be set. For example, the shape of the mesh region M can be a region surrounded by a polygon such as a quadrangle, a hexagon, a rhombus, or a curve such as a circle. Further, for example, when the user wants to specify an area where he / she stays frequently, the size of the mesh area M is set to be large. On the other hand, when the user wants to specify a store or the like frequently visited, the size of the mesh area M is set to be small. it can. Further, the size of the mesh region M may not be constant. For example, the mesh area M in the urban area may be made smaller (finer). In addition, the size of the mesh area M is changed for each area according to demographic information (for example, the mesh area M in an area having a large population is reduced), based on the classification of municipalities, the type of residential land, the information on the daily area, etc. You may set the size.

  Since the mesh region M is a relatively narrow region, the user who owns the mobile terminal 200 that has transmitted the position information can determine that the user has sufficiently approached the target T. However, it is not possible to determine that the user is a user of Nakano Station, which is the target T, by detecting the position once in the mesh region M. This is because, when a user on the train continues to ride on the train without using Nakano Station (when passing through Nakano Station), the user's mobile terminal 200 is positioned in the mesh area M. Even if the information is transmitted, it is because the train is merely stopping at Nakano Station or passing through the periphery, and it cannot be said that the target T is Nakano Station.

  Therefore, the information processing server 100 determines the position information by detecting the position of the user's mobile phone twice by detecting the position information related to the position in the mesh area M and the position information related to the position in the area A. By specifying the terminal 200, the accuracy of data extraction related to the user is increased.

  Area A is an area including target T and having a size different from mesh area M. Here, the area A is a circular area having a radius of 1 km (1000 m) from the position of the target T, and includes the mesh area M. Here, for example, if the average walking speed of a pedestrian is considered to be 80 m / min, the pedestrian advances 400 m during the interval (5 minutes) at which the mobile terminal 200 transmits position information. If the speed of a bicycle (here, a bicycle that does not have a motor or a bicycle that requires human power, such as a power-assisted bicycle, excluding a motorized bicycle) is 160 m / min. 800m. That is, the area A is wider than the area where the user can move on average from the target T by walking or cycling during the transmission interval of the position information. Thereby, for example, the user who was at the position X at the time t which is the position information transmission time moves on foot or by bicycle at the time t + 1 which is the next position information transmission time (for example, 5 minutes after the time t). The reaching position Y is considered to be almost within the area A.

  That is, when a user of Nakano Station that is the target T (for example, a user who got off Nakano Station) moves on foot or by bicycle, the user's mobile terminal 200 uses the mesh when using Nakano Station. Even if position information related to a position (for example, position X) in the region M is received, the position of the position information received (for example, after 5 minutes) is likely to be outside the mesh region M. For this reason, if two consecutive position information items are determined in the mesh area M, there are users who cannot be extracted.

  However, there is a high possibility that the position of the position information for the second time also fits in the area A. Therefore, the information processing server 100 according to the present embodiment uses the two areas of the mesh area M and the area A having different sizes as a criterion for discrimination, and thereby discriminates the user based only on the mesh region M. It is possible to extract users with higher accuracy.

  On the other hand, if the average traveling speed of the train is 600 m / min, the distance traveled during the interval at which the mobile terminal 200 transmits the position information is 3 km. This is longer than 1 km which is the radius of area A. That is, even if the position information in the mesh region M is received once from the mobile terminal 200 owned by the user on the train, the position (for example, position Z) related to the position information received from the mobile terminal 200 next is The possibility of going out of area A is very high. That is, if data extraction is performed using the mesh region M and the area A, the position information related to the user who has just passed through the train can be excluded from the data extraction target. Improves accuracy.

  Although it is conceivable to use only the area A for the user determination, the outer edge portion of the area A is too far from the target T. Therefore, the mesh detection is more effective than the determination of the user of the target T only by detecting the position in the area A. By using the region M together, it is possible to improve the accuracy of extraction as a user of the target T.

  In this way, by performing determination of position information twice in succession using two areas of different sizes, for example, high-speed vehicles such as trains and automobiles (in this case, including trains, automobiles, and motorbikes) Vehicles that do not require human power, such as motorbikes, etc. (also referred to as “transportation vehicles”) can be excluded from extraction, and the target T can be used purely. It is possible to create data by extracting only users who are considered to be experts.

  In the present embodiment, only the plane information is considered as the mesh region M or the area A, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the mobile terminal 200 is a user of the target T using three-dimensional information. It may be determined whether or not it is owned.

  In the present embodiment, the user is extracted based on two consecutive position information, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the position information transmitted every five times or a predetermined value such as 30 minutes is used. The user may be extracted based on two pieces of position information transmitted among the time information.

(2 System configuration)
Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the communication system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the communication system 1 according to the present embodiment. As described above, the communication system 1 according to the present embodiment includes the information processing server 100 and the mobile terminal 200. Hereinafter, these configurations will be described.

  As described above, the information processing server 100 receives the position information from the mobile terminal 200 and determines whether the position indicated by the position information belongs to the mesh region M or the area A to which the target T belongs. A report R which is statistical data and the like concerning the user of T is created.

  The information processing server 100 includes a control unit 110, a communication unit 120, and a database (DB) 140. The function of the information processing server 100 can also be realized as an information processing system that combines two or more information processing apparatuses (including a server).

The control unit 110 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 111 and a memory 113 which are arithmetic devices. The control unit 110 stores a program (software) stored in the memory 113 and executes the program on the CPU 111 to control various processes in the information processing server 100. For example, the position information of the mobile terminal 200 received by the communication unit 120 is recorded in the DB 140 as the position history information 141, it is determined whether the position indicated by the position information belongs to the mesh area M or the area A, the target T Process to create statistical data for users. These functional processes will be described later with reference to FIG.
The communication unit 120 is a communication interface for communicating with the mobile terminal 200. For example, the communication unit 120 receives position information from the mobile terminal 200.

  The DB 140 is an information management module configured on a storage device, for example, and stores position history information 141, target information 143 related to the position of the target T, and the like. Here, the position history information 141 is information in which position information relating to latitude and longitude received from each mobile terminal 200 is managed in association with time and a terminal ID. A specific example of the position history information 141 will be described later with reference to FIG. The target information 143 will also be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the configuration of the mobile terminal 200 will be described. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 200 includes a main control unit 210, a wireless communication unit 220, an input unit 230, a display unit 240, and a sensor 250.

  The main control unit 210 controls various processes in the mobile terminal 200 and includes a CPU 211 and a memory 213 (including a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory). In the main control unit 210, various functions of the portable terminal 200 can be realized by storing programs such as various applications in the storage area of the memory 213, or by executing programs such as the applications by the CPU 211. . More specifically, the main control unit 210 transmits the position information that can be acquired by the GPS receiver 253 to the information processing server 100 using the wireless communication unit 220 at regular intervals, for example, every 5 minutes.

  The wireless communication unit 220 can transmit and receive data to and from other information processing apparatuses via the public network N. As described above, the wireless communication unit 220 transmits position information to the information processing server 100.

  The input unit 230 is a device that accepts input from the user to the mobile terminal 200, and includes an input key, a touch panel, and the like. The input unit 230 may have a function of receiving voice from the user and outputting the input information to the main control unit 210. The display unit 240 is, for example, a display device for displaying various information and presenting it to the user.

  The sensor 250 outputs a detection signal or the like that changes according to the movement state of the user of the mobile terminal 200, and includes, for example, an acceleration sensor 251 and a GPS receiver 253. Specifically, the detection signal output from the sensor 250 includes acceleration information indicating the acceleration output from the acceleration sensor 251 and position information indicating the current position of the mobile terminal 200 output from the GPS receiver 253. It is. The position information may include information related to altitude.

(3 Software functions)
Next, the functional configuration of the software of the information processing server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram schematically showing a configuration of software that operates on the control unit 110 of the information processing server 100.
The software that operates in the control unit 110 includes a position information receiving unit 115, a data extraction unit 117, and a data output unit 119.

  The position information receiving unit 115 periodically (intermittently) receives the position information acquired by each portable terminal 200 from each portable terminal 200 via the communication unit 120 and receives the position information 141 on the DB 140. Register as As for the location information acquisition method, the location information receiving unit 115 issues a location information transmission request to the mobile terminal 200, and the mobile terminal 200 transmits location information as a response thereto. It does not matter whether the position information is sent spontaneously (without request from the information processing server 100 side). In the present embodiment, description will be made assuming that the mobile terminal 200 spontaneously transmits position information.

  The data extraction unit 117 is data (for example, data of the user's portable terminal 200 that can be regarded as a user of the target T), which is a source for generating statistical data (for example, report R) created by the data output unit 119. ) Is extracted from the position history information 141. At the time of data extraction, the data extraction unit 117 reads the location history information 141 from the DB 140 by the reading unit 117A, and then uses the area determination unit 117B for the location information included in the location history information 141, and uses the target T By determining whether or not the position information indicates the mesh area M or area A to which the data belongs, data matching the condition is extracted.

  The area determination unit 117B determines whether or not the position indicated by the position information received from the mobile terminal 200 is included in the mesh area M or the area A to which the target T belongs. More specifically, the area determination unit 117B specifies the mesh region M to which the coordinate position of the target T that can be acquired from the target information 143 belongs, and the position indicated by the position information at a certain time t received from the mobile terminal 200 ( It is determined whether or not t) belongs to the mesh region M. If the position (t) indicated by the position information at the time t belongs to the mesh region M, the subsequent time t + 1 (the time when the mobile terminal 200 transmitted the position information immediately before the time t, for example, the time t 5 minutes later), if the position (t + 1) indicated by the position information received from the mobile terminal 200 belongs to the area A, the owner of the mobile terminal 200 can be regarded as the user of the target T. is there.

  Note that the comparison processing between the position information and the mesh region M and the comparison processing between the position information and the area A by the area determination unit 117B may be performed by one module or a plurality of modules in terms of mounting. .

  In the above description, the case where it is determined whether or not the position (t) belongs to the mesh region M and whether or not the position (t + 1) belongs to the area A is described as an example. It may be determined whether or not t) belongs to the mesh region M and whether or not the position (t−1) belongs to the area A. This point will also be described in “7 Other Embodiments”.

  The data output unit 119 aggregates data of the portable terminal 200 that can be regarded as a user of the target T extracted by the data extraction unit 117, and creates output data such as a report R, for example. At this time, for example, when the target period of the statistical data is designated by the user, the data extraction unit 117 extracts the position information of the period from the position history information 141 and then performs the area determination process described above. The data of the target mobile terminal 200 is specified, and the data output unit 119 creates statistical data such as the number of users of the target T and the distribution of work locations of users based on the data. Note that information such as the user's work location can be specified by referring to, for example, a DB in which the user's work location is registered, or by analyzing a history of position information.

  Although not explicitly shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the target period of the statistical data created by the data output unit 119 (for example, one year from January to December, one month in January, weekdays) The information processing server 100 and the control unit 110 are provided with an input interface and an input processing unit for inputting the designation of the target T and the like.

(4 Example of database)
Next, specific examples of the position history information 141 and the target information 143 managed by the database 140 of the information processing server 100 will be described with reference to FIGS.

(4.1 Specific example of location history information)
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the position history information 141 managed by the database 140. As described above, the position history information 141 is updated when the position information receiving unit 115 sequentially registers the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 as needed in the DB 140.

  In the example of the position history information 141 in FIG. 5, the terminal ID uniquely assigned to each mobile terminal 200, the position information (latitude and longitude) of the terminal ID, and the time when the position information is measured are associated with each other. Are managed.

  Therefore, in order to grasp the history of the position information of a certain mobile terminal 200, the position information of the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 200 among the data managed by the position history information 141 may be arranged in the order of the positioning time.

(4.2 Specific examples of target information)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the target information 143 managed by the database 140. The target information 143 is, for example, entered by a user who wants statistical data, such as a user, as information on the target T to be registered and registered in the DB 140. Alternatively, the target information 143 of the main target T may be registered in advance in the DB 140 by an administrator of the information processing server 100 or the like.

  As information on the target T, the target information 143 includes name and position information. In the example of FIG. 6, the position coordinates (latitude and longitude) of two points related to the target T are registered. These two points are, for example, two points facing each other when the target T is approximated to a quadrangle (for example, if the target T can be approximated as a quadrangle having vertices in northwest, northeast, southeast, and southwest, the northwest corner) And southeast corners, or northeast corners and southwest corners). In this case, the center point of the area A including the target T can be determined as the center point of these two points, for example.

  However, the method for specifying the position coordinates of the target T is not limited to this, and when the area of the target T is a polygon or the like, the coordinates of all the corners that define the area may be specified and registered. .

(5 Process flow)
Hereinafter, the flow of processing in the communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. Each processing step to be described later can be executed in any order or in parallel as long as there is no contradiction in processing contents, and other steps can be added between the processing steps. good. Further, a step described as a single step for convenience can be executed by being divided into a plurality of steps, and a step described as being divided into a plurality of steps for convenience can be executed as one step.

(5.1 Processing flow of mobile terminal)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of the mobile terminal 200 related to transmission of position information. First, the mobile terminal 200 acquires position information related to the current position using the GPS receiver 253 or the like (S701). In addition, the mobile terminal 200 transmits data including the current time (corresponding to the positioning time), the position information measured in S701, its own terminal ID, and the like from the wireless communication unit 220 to the information processing server 100. (S703).

  The portable terminal 200 repeats the acquisition and transmission of the position information from the GPS in S701 and S703 intermittently (for example, at an interval of 5 minutes) unless the process for acquiring the position information ends (No in S705). When the mobile terminal 200 is not moving (for example, when the acceleration sensor 251 has not detected movement), the mobile terminal 200 may be mounted so as not to transmit position information.

(5.2 Process flow of information processing server)
Next, the flow of processing of the information processing server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the information processing server 100.

  First, the control unit 110 registers target information 143 related to the target T, which is a target of statistical data output from the data output unit 119, in the DB 140 (S801). In addition, the control unit 110 sets a target period that is a target of statistical data output from the data output unit 119 (S803). The target information 143 and the target period may be input from the user via an input device, or may be input from the administrator of the information processing server 100, for example. Note that the input order of S801 and S803 is not limited to this order, and may be reversed.

  After the target T and the target period are set, the data extraction unit 117 transmits the position in the mesh region M including the target T transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 within the target period from the position history information 141 according to the setting content. All the data including the position information indicating is extracted (S805).

  Then, the data extraction unit 117 transmits position information indicating the position in the area A following the data (position information) from the portable terminal 200 that has transmitted the extracted data (time t) ( All portable terminals 200 that have been transmitted at time t + 1), which is the transmission time of the next position information after time t, are extracted (S807). That is, the data extraction unit 117 identifies the mobile terminal 200 that has continuously transmitted the position information indicating the inside of the mesh region M and the position information indicating the inside of the area A during the target period in S805 and S807.

  The data output unit 119 creates various statistical data based on the data of the mobile terminal 200 group specified by the data extraction unit 117 in S807 (S809), and outputs it (S811). The statistical data to be created may include, for example, the number of users of the target T, the distribution of residences of users, the distribution of offices, the distribution of destinations, etc. It can be estimated by acquiring a history of information for a certain period of time). In addition, for example, in comparison with the personal information of the owner of the mobile terminal 200, it is also possible to create statistical data such as the sex ratio of the user of the target T and the age group.

(6 Effects of this embodiment)
As described above, the information processing server 100 according to the present embodiment extracts the mobile terminal 200 that continuously transmits the position information indicating the mesh area M to which the target T belongs and the position information indicating the area A. To create data. By extracting the data of the portable terminal 200 using two areas of the mesh area M and the area A having different sizes, it is possible to create data of persons related to the target T according to the properties of the target T It becomes. In particular, since facilities such as train stations and bus stops are short for users, the mesh area M that is narrow enough to identify the peripheral position of the target T and the area A ( The farthest position from the target T is the distance traveled on foot or by bicycle during the position information reception interval (the interval for receiving position information from the mobile terminal 200 is multiplied by the average walking speed of the pedestrian or the average speed of the bicycle). It is possible to capture people who move from the station on foot or by bicycle. In addition, although it is conceivable that there are users who get off at a station or bus stop and transfer to a car or bus, in that case, it is considered that there are many cases of waiting for a car or bus for a certain time, so such a user can also be captured by this method Probability is high.

  In addition, the farthest position from the target T in the area A is the distance traveled by train or car during the position information reception interval (the average train speed or the average of the cars in the interval of receiving the position information from the mobile terminal 200) By making the distance shorter than the distance multiplied by the speed, it is possible to exclude users who have simply passed around the target T by car or train.

(7 Other embodiments)
(1) In the above embodiment, it is determined whether or not the position information belonging to the area A following the position information belonging to the mesh area M is received. For example, when considering a user who takes a train from a station that is the target T, such a user often needs a waiting time to wait for the train, so the position of the second position information is also within the mesh region M. Therefore, it is considered highly possible that the above-described embodiment can be captured.

  However, as a method different from the above-described embodiment, for example, it is also conceivable to determine whether or not position information belonging to the mesh region M has been received after receiving position information belonging to the area A (see above). (In the embodiment, this corresponds to the case where it is determined whether the position (t) and the position (t−1) belong to the mesh region M and the area A, respectively). If implemented in this way, it is considered possible to improve the accuracy of extracting users or the like who get on a train or bus from a target T that is a station or a bus stop, for example.

(2) In the above embodiment, the case where the mesh region M and the area A are in an inclusive relationship has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. And area A may not be in an inclusive relationship. When the upper side of the drawing is north, the example of FIG. 9 includes the mesh area M including the Nakano station as the target T and the area A on the north side of the railway line, which also includes the Nakano station. A case where data is extracted by comparison is shown. If data extraction is performed in the mesh region M and area A shown in the example of FIG. 9, it is possible to create statistical data of a user who has moved in the north exit direction after using the target T. More specifically, a user who was at position A at time t moved to position B at time t + 1 becomes a data extraction target, but a user who moved to position C (in the south exit direction) at time t + 1 is data extracted. Not applicable.
As described above, the mesh region M and the area A can be variously set according to the statistical data to be created.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the farthest position from the target T in the area A is longer than the distance traveled by walking or bicycle during the position information reception interval, and the train or car between the position information reception intervals. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the farthest area from the target T to the area A according to the moving means that can be assumed to be used by the user of the target T. It is possible to change the distance to the position. For example, the radius of the area A can be shortened to exclude bicycle users, or the radius can be increased to include automobile users.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the case where both the mesh region M for extracting the user and the area A include the target T has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when extracting a user who is attracted to the target T, as shown in FIG. 10, using two areas A1 and A2 that do not include the target T, position information related to the person related to the target T is obtained. You may make it extract.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a data extraction method for determining a mobile terminal held by a user who is attracted to the target T. FIG. In this example, it is assumed that the target T is, for example, a lighted tower. However, the target T is not limited to this. If the target T is viewed from a certain distance, for example, fireworks or high-rise buildings are used. It is possible that there is.

  In the example of FIG. 10, an area A1 and an area A2 that surround the target T in a circumferential shape are shown. Here, when the administrator of the information processing server 100 extracts data in order to create the report R, for example, the areas A1 and A2 are combined with the target T and the radius (inner diameter and outer diameter) of the areas A1 and A2. ) Is an area set by designating each. Note that, here, the shape of the areas A1 and A2 is described as being a circumferential region, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the area setting method may be a method other than the designation of the radius. .

  The area A1 is, for example, an area corresponding to the mesh area M of the above-described embodiment, and can be regarded as a user attracted to the target T, and is an area that is separated by a distance suitable for viewing the target T. On the other hand, the area A2 corresponds to an area where the user can move, for example, on foot during the transmission interval of the position information of the mobile terminal 200 after looking at the target T.

In the example of FIG. 10, for example, the owner of the mobile terminal that continuously transmits the position information corresponding to the position X in the area A1 and the position information corresponding to the position Y in the area A2 to the target T It is conceivable that the data extraction unit 117 of the information processing server 100 extracts the attracted user.
In the example of FIG. 10, the area A1 and the area A2 are in an inclusive relationship, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the inclusive relationship is not necessarily required as in the above embodiment.

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Note that the configurations of the above-described embodiments may be combined or some of the components may be replaced. The configuration of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Information processing server, 110 ... Control part, 111 ...: CPU, 113 ... Memory, 115 ... Position information receiving part, 117 ... Data extraction part, 117A ... Area Determination unit, 119 ... Data extraction unit, 120 ... Communication unit, 140 ... Database (DB), 141 ... Location history information, 143 ... Target information, 200 ... Mobile terminal

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The position information indicating the position in the first area that is the range in the vicinity of the target is transmitted, and includes the target and has a size different from that of the first area, and the extraction target is from the first area. position information indicating the position of the second area is a range set on the basis of the movable distance within a predetermined time, after the transmission of the position information of the first area that has been transmitted within the predetermined time period Extracting means for extracting information on one or more portable terminals on the condition of
Based on said information about one or more mobile terminals, according to the first of the one or more mobile terminal position information indicating the position within the area that sends the position information indicating a position of the second area Statistics An information processing system comprising output means for outputting data. The distance from the target position to the farthest position of the second area is longer than the distance from the target position to the farthest position of the first area,
The information processing system according to claim 1. Information processing system
The position information indicating the position in the first area that is the range in the vicinity of the target is transmitted, and includes the target and has a size different from that of the first area, and the extraction target is from the first area. position information indicating the position of the second area is a range set on the basis of the movable distance within a predetermined time, after the transmission of the position information of the first area that has been transmitted within the predetermined time period Extracting information on one or more mobile terminals , subject to
Based on said information about one or more mobile terminals, according to the first of the one or more mobile terminal position information indicating the position within the area that sends the position information indicating a position of the second area Statistics An information processing method for performing the step of outputting data. From a database that stores a plurality of location information acquired from a mobile terminal owned by each of a plurality of users in association with an ID uniquely assigned to each mobile terminal,
Position information located in a first area, which is an area in the vicinity of the target position, set based on target information including position information indicating the position of the target;
A second area that is different in size from the first area and is set based on a distance that the user who owns the portable terminal to be extracted can reach within the predetermined time from the first area. Location information located in the area of
Extract
Based on the extracted location information, the mobile terminal to be extracted is identified from the IDs associated with the location information in the first area and the second area transmitted at the predetermined time interval,
Based on the identified mobile terminal, output statistical data related to the target,
Information processing system. From a database that stores a plurality of location information acquired from mobile terminals owned by each of a plurality of users,
Position information located in a first area, which is an area in the vicinity of the target position, set based on target information including position information indicating the position of the target;
A second area that is different in size from the first area and is set based on a distance that the user who owns the portable terminal to be extracted can reach within the predetermined time from the first area. Location information located in the area of
Extract
Based on the extracted location information, specify the extraction-target mobile terminal that has transmitted the location information in the first area and the second area at the predetermined time interval,
Based on the identified mobile terminal, output statistical data related to the target,
Information processing system. From a database that stores a plurality of location information acquired from mobile terminals owned by each of a plurality of users,
Position information located in the first area, which is a region near the target;
A second area that is different in size from the first area and is set based on a distance that the user who owns the portable terminal to be extracted can reach within the predetermined time from the first area. Location information located in the area of
Extract
Based on the extracted location information, specify the extraction-target mobile terminal that has transmitted the location information in the first area and the second area at the predetermined time interval,
Based on the identified mobile terminal, output statistical data related to the target,
Information processing system. From a database that stores a plurality of location information acquired from mobile terminals owned by each of a plurality of users,
Position information located in a first area, which is an area in the vicinity of the target position, set based on target information including position information indicating the position of the target;
The size is different from that of the first area, and is set based on the distance that the user who owns the portable terminal to be extracted can reach within the predetermined time from the first area and the target information. Position information located in the second area which is a region;
Extract
Based on the extracted location information, specify the extraction-target mobile terminal that has transmitted the location information in the first area and the second area at the predetermined time interval,
Based on the identified mobile terminal, output statistical data related to the target,
Information processing system. From a database that stores a plurality of location information acquired from mobile terminals owned by each of a plurality of users,
Position information located in the first area, which is a region near the target;
The size is different from that of the first area, and is set based on the distance that the user who includes the target and owns the mobile terminal to be extracted can move within the predetermined time from the first area. Position information located in the second area which is a region;
Extract
Based on the extracted location information, specify the extraction-target mobile terminal that has transmitted the location information in the first area and the second area at the predetermined time interval,
Outputting statistical data based on the identified mobile terminal;
Information processing system. From a database that stores a plurality of location information acquired from a mobile terminal owned by each of a plurality of users in association with an ID uniquely assigned to each mobile terminal,
Position information located in the first area, which is a region near the target;
The size is different from that of the first area, and is set based on the distance that the user who includes the target and owns the mobile terminal to be extracted can move within the predetermined time from the first area. Position information located in the second area which is a region;
Extract
Based on the extracted location information, the mobile terminal to be extracted is identified from the IDs associated with the location information in the first area and the second area transmitted at the predetermined time interval,
Outputting statistical data based on the identified mobile terminal;
Information processing system. From a database that stores a plurality of location information acquired from a mobile terminal owned by each of a plurality of users in association with an ID uniquely assigned to each mobile terminal,
Position information located in a first area which is a predetermined area near the target;
The size is different from that of the first area, and is set based on the distance that the user who includes the target and owns the mobile terminal to be extracted can move within the predetermined time from the first area. Position information located in the second area which is a region;
Extract
Based on the extracted location information, the mobile terminal to be extracted is identified from the IDs associated with the location information in the first area and the second area transmitted at the predetermined time interval,
Outputting statistical data based on the identified mobile terminal;
Information processing system. From a database that stores a plurality of location information acquired from a mobile terminal owned by each of a plurality of users in association with an ID uniquely assigned to each mobile terminal,
Position information located in a first area which is a predetermined area near the target;
The area is different from the first area, and includes a distance that can be reached within a predetermined time by the user who owns the portable terminal to be extracted from the first area and position information indicating the position of the target Position information located in the second area which is an area set based on the target information;
Extract
Based on the extracted location information, the mobile terminal to be extracted is identified from the IDs associated with the location information in the first area and the second area transmitted at the predetermined time interval,
Based on the identified mobile terminal, output statistical data related to the target,
Information processing system. From a database that stores a plurality of location information acquired from mobile terminals owned by each of a plurality of users,
Position information located in a first area that is a predetermined area near the target;
A target that is a different area from the first area and includes position information indicating a distance that the user who owns the portable terminal to be extracted can move within the predetermined time from the first area and the position of the target Position information located in the second area, which is an area set based on the information, and
Extract
Based on the extracted location information, specify the extraction-target mobile terminal that has transmitted the location information in the first area and the second area at the predetermined time interval,
Outputting statistical data based on the identified mobile terminal;
Information processing system.

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