JP5952852B2 - System including information generating device and receiving device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a system including an information generation device and a reception device .

A technique is known in which a server that distributes advertisement information uses the position information of a mobile terminal to distribute the advertisement information to a mobile terminal that matches a predetermined position condition (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
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(Patent Document 1) US Pat. No. 7,848,765 Specification

  Regarding the collection and use of location information of mobile terminals, identification information of mobile terminals, etc., it is required to appropriately manage the information.

  In a first aspect of the present invention, an information generation device is provided. The information providing apparatus includes an access information acquisition unit that acquires an IP address of a communication terminal that has accessed a Web page, and terminal identification information that identifies one or more communication terminals using the IP address acquired by the access information acquisition unit as a key And the terminal information storage unit that associates and stores the IP address assigned to each of the one or more communication terminals, and stores the terminal identification information associated with the IP address acquired by the access information acquisition unit in the Web page. A terminal information acquisition unit that acquires the terminal identification information of the accessed communication terminal.

  In the information providing apparatus, the access information acquisition unit may acquire the unique identification information assigned to the communication terminal that has accessed the Web page in association with the IP address. The information providing apparatus may further include an attribute information generation unit that generates attribute information by associating information acquired by the access information acquisition unit with information indicating an attribute of the Web page. In the information providing apparatus, the terminal information storage unit is arranged in a DHCP server to which an IP address is assigned in response to a request from one or more communication terminals, and each MAC address of the one or more communication terminals and the DHCP server are The IP address assigned to each of the one or more communication terminals may be stored in association with each other.

  The information providing apparatus receives a web beacon that is transmitted when a program included in a web page is executed in a communication terminal that accesses the web page and includes an IP address assigned to the communication terminal that accesses the web page. A Web beacon receiving unit may be further provided. In the information providing apparatus, the access information acquisition unit may acquire an IP address included in the Web beacon received by the Web beacon receiving unit.

  In a second aspect of the present invention, a receiving apparatus is provided that receives a signal transmitted from a wireless terminal and including terminal identification information for identifying the wireless terminal. The reception device includes a reception unit that receives a signal, a terminal identification information extraction unit that extracts terminal identification information from the signal, a terminal identification information storage unit that stores terminal identification information extracted by the terminal identification information extraction unit, and A log information generation unit that generates log information in which terminal identification information extracted by the terminal identification information extraction unit is associated with reception device identification information that identifies a reception device, and transmits the generated log information to the outside Indicates whether or not at least one of acquisition of terminal identification information included in a signal, storage of terminal identification information included in a signal, generation of log information, and transmission of log information to the outside is limited A restriction information storage unit that stores restriction information, and a control unit that controls at least one of a reception unit, a terminal identification information storage unit, a log information generation unit, and a log information transmission unit based on the restriction information may be provided.

  In the above receiving apparatus, the restriction information is a radio in which at least one of acquisition of terminal identification information included in the signal, storage of terminal identification information included in the signal, generation of log information, and transmission of log information to the outside is prohibited. The terminal of the wireless terminal permitted to acquire at least one of terminal identification information of the terminal and terminal identification information included in the signal, storage of the terminal identification information included in the signal, generation of log information, and transmission of the log information to the outside At least one of the terminal identification information may be included. In the above receiving device, the control unit may compare the terminal identification information extracted by the terminal identification information extraction unit with the terminal identification information included in the restriction information, and the terminal identification information extracted by the terminal identification information extraction unit may be compared. It may be determined whether or not matching terminal identification information is included in the restriction information. Acquisition of terminal identification information included in the signal, storage of terminal identification information included in the signal, generation of log information, and external of the log information Whether or not at least one of transmission to the terminal is permitted, and acquisition of terminal identification information included in the signal, storage of terminal identification information included in the signal, generation of log information, and transmission of log information to the outside At least one of whether one is prohibited may be determined.

  In the above reception device, the terminal identification information included in the signal may include the MAC address of the wireless terminal. In the above receiving apparatus, the restriction information may include a MAC address of the wireless terminal and unique identification information assigned to the wireless terminal by a service providing server that provides a service to the wireless terminal via a communication line.

  The reception device may further include a relay unit that relays communication between the wireless terminal and the service providing server. In the above receiving device, the control unit is a terminal that matches the terminal identification information extracted by the terminal identification information extraction unit when unique identification information is included in the data transmitted from the wireless terminal to the service providing server. Whether or not the identification information is included in the restriction information, and whether or not the unique identification information that matches the unique identification information included in the data transmitted from the wireless terminal to the service providing server is included in the restriction information. You may judge. Whether the control unit is permitted to acquire terminal identification information included in the signal, store terminal identification information included in the signal, generate log information, and transmit log information to the outside; and Determining at least one of whether at least one of acquisition of terminal identification information included in the signal, storage of terminal identification information included in the signal, generation of log information, and transmission of log information to the outside is prohibited Also good.

  In a third aspect of the present invention, an information management device is provided. The above information management device identifies the terminal identification information contained in the signal received at the receiving device and the receiving device from the receiving device that receives the signal including the terminal identification information that identifies the wireless terminal transmitted from the wireless terminal. At least one of a log information acquisition unit that acquires log information associated with receiving device identification information, a log information storage unit that stores log information acquired by the log information acquisition unit, and acquisition and storage of log information. You may provide the restriction information storage part which stores the restriction information which shows whether it is restrict | limited, and the log information management part which manages the log information which the log information acquisition part acquired based on restriction information.

  The information management apparatus may further include a request reception unit that receives an extraction request for requesting extraction of terminal identification information of a wireless terminal that matches a condition. In the information management apparatus, the restriction information may further indicate whether or not transmission of terminal identification information included in the log information acquired by the log information acquisition unit is restricted. In the above information management device, the log information management unit may extract the terminal identification information of the wireless terminal that matches the condition with reference to the log information storage unit. Whether or not terminal identification information whose transmission to the outside is restricted by the restriction information is included in the terminal identification information of the wireless terminal that matches the condition. When terminal identification information whose transmission is restricted is included, the extraction result may be generated by excluding the terminal identification information.

  In the fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer to function as the information generating device. A computer-readable medium for storing a program for an information generation apparatus, the program providing a computer-readable medium that causes the computer to function as the information generation apparatus when the program is executed on the computer. May be.

  In a fifth aspect of the present invention, a program for causing a computer to function as the above-described receiving device is provided. A computer-readable medium storing a program for a receiving apparatus, the program being provided with a computer-readable medium that causes the computer to function as the above-described receiving apparatus when the program is executed on the computer. Also good.

  In a fourth aspect of the present invention, a program for causing a computer to function as the information management apparatus is provided. A computer-readable medium for storing a program for an information management device, wherein the program causes the computer to function as the information management device when the program is executed on the computer. May be.

  It should be noted that the above summary of the invention does not enumerate all the necessary features of the present invention. In addition, a sub-combination of these feature groups can also be an invention.

An example of information gathering system 100 is shown roughly. An example of a system configuration of relay device 110 is shown roughly. An example of a system configuration of information gathering server 120 is shown roughly. An example of a system configuration of information generation server 130 is shown roughly. 1 schematically shows an example of a system configuration of a service providing server 30. An example of the system configuration | structure of the DHCP server 40 is shown schematically. An example of a system configuration of Web beacon server 50 is shown roughly. An example of Web page 810 and Web page 820 is shown roughly. An example of data table 900 is shown roughly. An example of data table 1000 is shown roughly. An example of data table 1100 is shown roughly. An example of data table 1200 is shown roughly. An example of data table 1300 is shown roughly. An example of a creation method of data table 1400 is shown roughly. An example of the creation method of the data table 1500 is shown schematically. An example of the creation method of the data table 1200 is shown schematically. An example of a method for creating the data table 1300 will be schematically shown.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. In addition, not all the combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential for the solving means of the invention. In the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description may be omitted.

  FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an example of an information collection system 100. In the present embodiment, the information collection system 100 includes a relay device 110, an information collection server 120, and an information generation server 130. The information collection system 100 may further include at least one of the service providing server 30, the DHCP server 40, and the web beacon server 50.

  The relay device 110 may be an example of a receiving device. The information collection server 120 may be an example of an information management device. The information generation server 130 may be an example of an information generation device. The DHCP server 40 may be an example of a terminal information storage unit. The web beacon server 50 may be an example of a web beacon receiving unit.

  In the present embodiment, the information collection system 100 collects information regarding the wireless terminal 20 via the communication line 10. In one embodiment, the information collection system 100 collects terminal identification information (sometimes referred to as a terminal ID) that identifies the wireless terminal 20. The information collection system 100 may collect terminal IDs included in a signal transmitted from the wireless terminal 20.

  The terminal ID includes a MAC address, a BD address for identifying a Bluetooth (registered trademark) compatible device (sometimes referred to as BD_ADDR), an address for identifying a ZigBee (registered trademark) compatible device, and the like. ID unique to the communication terminal, ID unique to the communication terminal recorded in various SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards, ID unique to the contractor assigned to each contractor of the communication terminal (referred to as contractor unique ID) Also, depending on the communication carrier, it may be referred to as a terminal manufacturing number, user ID, i-mode ID, subscriber ID, EZ number, terminal serial number, etc.). The terminal ID may be identification information recorded on an IC chip such as an RF tag.

  As another example of the terminal ID, unique identification information (sometimes referred to as a unique ID) assigned to the wireless terminal 20 by the service providing server 30 can be exemplified. As the unique ID, information managed using an HTTP cookie (sometimes simply referred to as cookie) can be exemplified. Examples of information managed using Cookie include identification information for identifying a communication terminal, identification information for identifying a session, and the like.

  The signal transmitted from the wireless terminal 20 may be a signal used for the relay device 110 to discover or detect the wireless terminal 20. The signal transmitted from the wireless terminal 20 is a signal transmitted from the wireless terminal 20 before at least one of the authentication process and the association process of the wireless terminal 20 is completed between the wireless terminal 20 and the relay device 110. Also good. Examples of the signal transmitted from the wireless terminal 20 include a probe request in wireless LAN communication and a location registration request in mobile communication. The terminal ID included in the signal transmitted from the wireless terminal 20 is not limited to these, but is specific to the MAC address of the wireless terminal 20 included in the probe request and the wireless terminal 20 included in the location registration request. ID etc. can be illustrated.

  In another embodiment, the information collection system 100 may be referred to as information (log information) in which the identification ID of the wireless terminal 20 is associated with the position information indicating the position where the signal including the identification ID is received. .) The log information is information in which the identification ID of the wireless terminal 20, the position information indicating the position where the signal including the identification ID is received, and the information indicating the time when the signal including the identification ID is received are associated with each other. It may be. The position information may be latitude / longitude information of the position where the signal including the identification ID is received, and is identification information (referred to as relay apparatus ID) for identifying the relay apparatus 110 that has received the signal including the identification ID. It may be.)

  In the present embodiment, the information collection system 100 provides at least a part of the collected information to the service providing server 30. The information collection system 100 may process the collected information and provide the service providing server 30 with at least a part of the processed information. For example, the information collection system 100 extracts information that matches the request from the service providing server 30 from the collected information in response to a request from the service providing server 30. The information collection server 120 transmits the extracted information to the service providing server 30.

  The information collection system 100 may process the collected information and provide the service providing server 30 with at least a part of the processed information. For example, the information collection system 100 generates at least one of position information of the wireless terminal 20 and information specifying the attribute of the user of the wireless terminal 20 based on the log information.

  According to the present embodiment, the information collection system 100 associates the information stored in the DHCP server 40 with the information stored in the Web beacon server 50, whereby the terminal of the wireless terminal 20 that has accessed a specific Web page. ID can be acquired. The information collection system 100 may associate information indicating the attribute of a specific Web page with the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 that has accessed the specific Web page. The web page may be an example of electronic data.

  The specific web page may be a web page for confirming the intention of the user of the wireless terminal 20 regarding the handling of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20. Examples of the handling of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 include collection and use of the terminal ID or log information. More specifically, examples are acquisition of terminal ID, storage of terminal ID, provision of terminal ID to the outside, generation of log information, acquisition of log information, storage of log information, provision of log information to the outside, etc. be able to. Examples of the provision of the terminal ID and log information to the outside include transmission of the information to the outside.

  Thereby, the information collection system 100 can generate management information for appropriately managing the collected information. The information collection system 100 may acquire management information generated in the other information collection system from another information collection system. The information collection system 100 may transmit management information generated in the information collection system 100 to the information collection system in response to a request from another information collection system.

  The management information may include information (may be referred to as restriction information) indicating whether or not specific processing for the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 is restricted. Specific processing includes terminal ID acquisition processing, terminal ID storage processing, terminal ID provision processing, log information generation processing, log information acquisition processing, log information storage processing, and log information storage processing. The at least 1 process selected from the group which consists of an external provision process can be illustrated.

  The restriction information may include information regarding a period or time limit for which a specific process is restricted. Thereby, for example, the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 is handled according to the user's intention for three months after the user's intention of the wireless terminal 20 regarding the handling of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 is confirmed. It is. After three months have passed since the user's intention has been confirmed, for example, the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 is handled according to the policy of the operator operating the information collection server 120.

  The restriction information may be information indicating whether or not there is a restriction on a specific process, or may be information indicating the content of restriction on the specific process. For example, the restriction information includes information indicating the storage period of the terminal ID or log information as the content of restriction on the storage process of the terminal ID or log information. The restriction information may include information related to a time when a specific process is restricted, or may include information related to a position where the specific process is restricted. In one embodiment, the restriction information is information indicating that the specific process is prohibited or permitted when the wireless terminal 20 exists in an area predetermined by the user of the wireless terminal 20. Good.

  The restriction information includes a terminal ID acquisition process included in a signal transmitted from the wireless terminal 20, a storage process of the terminal ID, a provision process of the terminal ID to the outside, a log information generation process of the wireless terminal 20, the log It may include terminal identification information of the wireless terminal 20 in which at least one process selected from the group consisting of an information acquisition process, a log information storage process, and a log information provision process is prohibited. The restriction information may be a list of terminal identification information of one or more wireless terminals 20 for which the above processing is prohibited (sometimes referred to as a black list).

  The restriction information includes a terminal ID acquisition process included in a signal transmitted from the wireless terminal 20, a storage process of the terminal ID, a provision process of the terminal ID to the outside, a log information generation process of the wireless terminal 20, the log It may include terminal identification information of a wireless terminal that is permitted at least one process selected from the group consisting of an information acquisition process, a log information storage process, and a log information providing process to the outside. The restriction information may be a list (sometimes referred to as a white list) of terminal identification information of one or more wireless terminals 20 for which the above processing is permitted.

  The terminal identification information included in the restriction information may include the MAC address of the wireless terminal 20. The terminal identification information included in the restriction information may include the MAC address of the wireless terminal 20 and the unique ID assigned to the wireless terminal 20 by the service providing server 30.

  In the present embodiment, the information collection system 100 transmits the restriction information to at least one of the relay device 110, the information collection server 120, and the service providing server 30. Accordingly, the device that has received the restriction information can appropriately manage the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 according to the restriction information.

  In the present embodiment, for the purpose of simplifying the description, each unit of the information collection system 100 will be described by taking as an example the case where there is one radio terminal 20 and one relay device 110. However, the information collection system 100 is not limited to this embodiment. The information collection system 100 may include a plurality of relay devices 110 and may transmit and receive information to and from the plurality of wireless terminals 20.

  Each unit of the information collection system 100 may be realized by hardware, may be realized by software, or may be realized by a combination of hardware and software. For example, one or more computers function as each unit of the information collection system 100 by executing the program. At least a part of the information collection system 100 may operate on a virtual server or a cloud system. At least a part of the functions of the information collection system 100 may be realized by a plurality of servers.

  The above software or program may be stored in a computer-readable medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, memory, or hard disk, or may be stored in a storage device connected to a network. The software or program may be installed in one or more computers of the information collection system 100 from a computer-readable medium or a storage device connected to a network.

  The program that causes one or more computers to function as each unit of the information collection system 100 may include a module that defines the operation of each unit of the information collection system 100. These programs or modules operate on a processor, a communication interface, and the like to function as each unit of the information collection system 100 or execute an information processing method in each unit of the information collection system 100.

  Information processing described in these programs functions as a specific means in which software and hardware resources of the information collection system 100 cooperate by being read by a computer. And the information collection system 100 according to the intended use can be constructed | assembled by implement | achieving the calculation or processing of the information according to the intended use of the computer in this embodiment by these specific means.

  Each unit of the information collection system 100 may be realized by starting software or a program that defines the operation of each unit of the information collection system 100 in an information processing apparatus having a general configuration. An information processing device used as the information collection system 100 or a part thereof includes a data processing device having a processor such as a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a communication interface, an input device such as a keyboard, a touch panel, and a microphone, and a liquid crystal display. You may provide a display apparatus, output devices, such as a speaker, and memory | storage devices, such as memory and HDD. The data processing device or the storage device may store the software or program.

  The communication line 10 may be a wired communication transmission line, a wireless communication transmission line, or a combination thereof. The communication line 10 may be the Internet, a dedicated line, a wireless communication network, or a combination thereof. The communication method in the wireless communication network may be a mobile communication method or a wireless data communication method. Examples of the mobile communication system include 3G system, LTE system, and 4G system. Wireless data communication methods include short-range wireless communications such as Zigbee (registered trademark) and Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN methods such as WiFi (registered trademark), wireless MAN methods such as WiMAX (registered trademark), A wireless WAN system or the like can be exemplified.

  The wireless terminal 20 transmits / receives information to / from devices connected to the communication line 10 via the relay device 110 and the communication line 10. The wireless terminal 20 may support a plurality of communication methods. The wireless terminal 20 supports, for example, both mobile communication methods and wireless communication methods. The wireless terminal 20 may be realized by starting software or a program that defines the operation of each unit in an information processing apparatus having a general configuration.

  Examples of the wireless terminal 20 include a personal computer and a portable terminal in which a program capable of acquiring electronic data stored in another information storage device such as Web browser software and executing the electronic data is introduced. be able to. Examples of the portable terminal include a mobile phone or a smartphone, a notebook computer or a laptop computer, a PDA, a tablet terminal, and a wearable computer. Examples of wearable computers include glasses, bracelets, and ring-type wearable computers. The wireless terminal 20 may be an example of a communication terminal.

  The service providing server 30 provides a service to the user of the wireless terminal 20 via the communication line 10. For example, the service providing server 30 provides a service for distributing advertisement information to the user of the wireless terminal 20.

  The service providing server 30 accesses the information collecting server 120 and at least one of the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 that matches a specific condition and the unique ID assigned by the service providing server 30 to the wireless terminal 20. You may get. The service providing server 30 may provide a service to the wireless terminal 20 having the terminal ID or unique ID acquired from the information collection server 120.

  The DHCP server 40 automatically assigns information necessary when the wireless terminal 20 connects to the communication line 10. The DHCP server 40 assigns information to the wireless terminal 20 in accordance with DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). For example, the DHCP server 40 allocates one of a plurality of IP addresses to the wireless terminal 20 in response to a request from the wireless terminal 20. Further, the DHCP server 40 stores the IP address assigned to the wireless terminal 20 and the MAC address of the wireless terminal 20 in association with each other.

  The web beacon server 50 receives a web beacon. When a specific Web page is executed on the wireless terminal 20, it is transmitted to the Web beacon server 50. For example, the wireless terminal 20 can execute a specific Web page by executing a process for displaying the specific Web page. The web beacon includes information related to the transmission source of the web beacon. The web beacon server 50 may store information related to the transmission source of the web beacon. Examples of the information related to the transmission source of the Web beacon include an IP address and a unique ID assigned to the wireless terminal 20 that has transmitted the Web beacon.

  The relay device 110 relays communication between the wireless terminal 20 and other devices connected to the communication line 10. The relay device 110 receives a signal transmitted from the wireless terminal 20 and including the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20. The relay device 110 may generate the log information by extracting the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 from the received signal. For example, the relay device 110 transmits log information to the information collection server 120 in response to a request from the information collection server 120 or at a predetermined timing. In one embodiment, the relay device 110 acquires restriction information from the information generation server 130. The relay device 110 may manage the terminal ID and log information of the wireless terminal 20 based on the restriction information.

  Examples of the relay device 110 include an access point such as a wireless LAN (registered trademark) and Bluetooth (registered trademark), a base station for mobile communication, and the like. As other examples of the receiving device, a personal computer, a portable terminal, and the like in which software for receiving a signal from the wireless terminal 20 is introduced can be exemplified.

  The information collection server 120 acquires log information from the relay device 110. The information collection server 120 may store the acquired log information. The information collection server 120 may provide the information generation server 130 with at least a part of the stored log information. The information collection server 120 may process the stored log information and provide at least a part of the processed information to the information generation server 130. In one embodiment, the information collection server 120 acquires restriction information from the information generation server 130. The information collection server 120 may manage the terminal ID and log information of the wireless terminal 20 based on the restriction information.

  The information generation server 130 generates management information for managing the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 or the log information of the wireless terminal 20. The information generation server 130 may generate restriction information. The information generation server 130 may update the restriction information in response to the occurrence of a predetermined event. Examples of the predetermined event include that the information generation server 130 has received an instruction or request for updating the restriction information, and that a predetermined timing has been reached.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows an example of the system configuration of the relay apparatus 110. In the present embodiment, the relay device 110 includes a reception unit 210, a terminal ID extraction unit 220, a log information generation unit 230, a communication unit 240, a control unit 250, and a storage unit 260. The communication unit 240 may be an example of at least one of a log information transmission unit and a relay unit. The storage unit 260 may be an example of at least one of a terminal identification information storage unit and a restriction information storage unit.

  The receiving unit 210 receives a signal from the wireless terminal 20. The reception unit 210 transmits the received signal to the terminal ID extraction unit 220. The terminal ID extraction unit 220 extracts a terminal ID included in the signal from the signal received by the reception unit 210. The terminal ID extraction unit 220 may extract information indicating the time when the signal is received by the reception unit 210 from the signal received by the reception unit 210. The terminal ID extraction unit 220 transmits the extracted information to the log information generation unit 230. The terminal ID extraction unit 220 may store the terminal ID in the storage unit 260 in association with information indicating the time when the signal from the wireless terminal 20 was received by the reception unit 210.

  The log information generation unit 230 generates log information by associating the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220 with the relay device ID of the relay device 110. The log information generation unit 230 generates log information by associating the terminal ID, information indicating the time when the signal from the wireless terminal 20 is received by the reception unit 210, and the relay device ID of the relay device 110 with each other. Also good. The log information generation unit 230 associates the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220, the relay device ID of the relay device 110, and information for identifying the owner or operator of the relay device 110, and stores log information. It may be generated.

  The log information generation unit 230 may generate log information in response to occurrence of a predetermined event. Examples of the predetermined event include that the reception unit 210 has received a signal, that a predetermined timing has been reached, and that the timing for transmitting log information to the relay apparatus 110 has been reached.

  The communication unit 240 transmits / receives information to / from an external device. In one embodiment, the communication unit 240 transmits the log information generated by the log information generation unit 230 to the information collection server 120 via the communication line 10. In another embodiment, the communication unit 240 relays communication between the wireless terminal 20 and other devices connected to the communication line 10. Examples of other devices connected to the communication line 10 include the service providing server 30, the DHCP server 40, and the Web beacon server 50. The communication unit 240 may send and receive information according to the control of the control unit 250. The communication unit 240 may be a communication interface.

  The control unit 250 controls each unit of the relay device 110. In one embodiment, the control unit 250 controls at least one of the terminal ID extraction unit 220, the log information generation unit 230, the communication unit 240, and the storage unit 260 based on the restriction information. The control unit 250 may read control information stored in the storage unit 260.

  When the restriction information indicates that the terminal ID acquisition process of the specific wireless terminal 20 is restricted, the control unit 250 controls the reception unit 210, for example, so that the reception unit 210 is the terminal of the specific wireless terminal. When receiving the ID, the receiving unit 210 is prohibited from transmitting the terminal ID to the terminal ID extracting unit 220. The control unit 250 controls the terminal ID extraction unit 220 to prohibit the terminal ID extraction unit 220 from extracting the terminal ID or transmitting the extracted information to the log information generation unit 230. Also good.

  When the restriction information indicates that the log information generation process of the specific wireless terminal 20 is restricted, the control unit 250 controls the log information generation unit 230 to prohibit the generation of the log information, for example. When the restriction information indicates that log information acquisition processing of a specific wireless terminal 20 is restricted, the control unit 250 controls the communication unit 240 to prohibit transmission of the log information request, for example. Or prohibiting the reception of the log information. When the restriction information indicates that the provision of at least one of the terminal ID and log information of the specific wireless terminal 20 is restricted, the control unit 250 controls the communication unit 240, for example, to control the terminal ID. And transmission of at least one of the log information to the outside is prohibited.

  When the restriction information indicates that storage of at least one of the terminal ID and log information of a specific wireless terminal is restricted, the control unit 250 controls the storage unit 260, for example, to control the terminal ID and the log information. Storage of at least one of the above is prohibited. The control unit 250 may control the storage unit 260 to delete the terminal ID or log information specified by the restriction information from the terminal ID and log information already stored in the storage unit 260.

  In one embodiment, the control unit 250 determines whether there is a restriction for each wireless terminal 20. For example, the control unit 250 compares the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220 with the terminal ID included in the restriction information, and the terminal ID that matches the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220 is limited. It is determined whether it is included in the information. Next, the control part 250 controls each part of the relay apparatus 110 based on said determination result and the content of restriction | limiting information.

  For example, for the wireless terminal 20 whose restriction information is identified by the terminal ID included in the restriction information, acquisition of the terminal ID, storage of the terminal ID, provision of the terminal ID to the outside, generation of log information, log information For example, the control unit 250 controls each unit of the relay device 110 as follows, for example, indicating that processing such as acquisition of log information, storage of log information, and provision of log information to the outside is permitted. (I) When it is determined that the terminal ID that matches the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220 is included in the restriction information, the control unit 250 controls each part of the relay device 110 to permit the restriction information. To execute the processed processing. (Ii) When it is determined that the terminal ID that matches the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220 is not included in the restriction information, the control unit 250 controls each unit of the relay device 110 to determine the terminal ID It is decided to prohibit processing such as acquisition, storage of terminal ID, provision of terminal ID to the outside, generation of log information, acquisition of log information, storage of log information, provision of log information to the outside.

  Thereby, the collection and use of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 can be limited to the case where the user of the wireless terminal 20 has agreed to the collection and use of the information. Further, it is possible to suppress the collection, use, etc. of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 when it is unknown whether there is consent regarding the collection, use, etc. of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20.

  On the other hand, for the wireless terminal 20 whose restriction information is identified by the terminal ID included in the restriction information, acquisition of the terminal ID, storage of the terminal ID, provision of the terminal ID to the outside, generation of log information, log information In the case of indicating that processing such as acquisition of log information, storage of log information, provision of log information to the outside is prohibited, the control unit 250 controls each unit of the relay device 110 as follows, for example. (I) When it is determined that the terminal ID that matches the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220 is included in the restriction information, the control unit 250 controls each part of the relay device 110 and prohibits the restriction information in the restriction information. Decide to prohibit the processed. (Ii) When it is determined that the terminal ID that matches the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220 is not included in the restriction information, the control unit 250 controls each unit of the relay device 110 to determine the terminal ID It is determined to execute processing such as acquisition, storage of terminal ID, provision of terminal ID to the outside, generation of log information, acquisition of log information, storage of log information, provision of log information to the outside.

  Thereby, when the user of the wireless terminal 20 does not want to collect or use the information, the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 can be prevented from being collected or used. In addition, when the user of the wireless terminal 20 indicates that he / she does not wish to collect or use the information, the terminal ID and log information already stored in the storage unit 260 can be deleted.

  In another embodiment, the control unit 250 determines whether there is a restriction for each service used by the user of the wireless terminal 20. For example, the control unit 250 compares the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220 with the terminal ID included in the restriction information, and the terminal ID that matches the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220 is limited. It is determined whether it is included in the information. For example, when the data transmitted from the wireless terminal 20 to the service providing server 30 includes a unique ID assigned to the wireless terminal 20 by the service providing server 30, the control unit 250 It is determined whether or not a unique ID that matches the unique ID included in is included in the restriction information. Next, the control part 250 controls each part of the relay apparatus 110 based on said determination result and the content of restriction | limiting information.

  For example, for the wireless terminal 20 whose restriction information is identified by the terminal ID included in the restriction information, acquisition of the terminal ID, storage of the terminal ID, provision of the terminal ID to the outside, generation of log information, log information For example, the control unit 250 controls each unit of the relay device 110 as follows, for example, indicating that processing such as acquisition of log information, storage of log information, and provision of log information to the outside is permitted. (I) The restriction information includes both the terminal ID that matches the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220 and the unique ID that matches the unique ID included in the data from the wireless terminal 20 to the service providing server 30. If it is determined, the control unit 250 controls each unit of the relay device 110 and determines to execute the process permitted in the restriction information. (Ii) In cases other than the above, the control unit 250 controls each unit of the relay device 110 to acquire the terminal ID, store the terminal ID, provide the terminal ID to the outside, generate log information, and acquire log information. It is determined that processing such as storage of log information and provision of log information to the outside is prohibited.

  Thereby, the collection and use of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 can be limited to the case where the user of the wireless terminal 20 has agreed to the collection and use of the information. Collection or use of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 in the case where the presence or absence of consent regarding the collection or use of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 is unknown is suppressed. Further, the user of the wireless terminal 20 sets whether or not the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 can be collected and used for each service provided by the service providing server 30 or a program operating on the wireless terminal 20. Can do.

  On the other hand, for the wireless terminal 20 whose restriction information is identified by the terminal ID included in the restriction information, acquisition of the terminal ID, storage of the terminal ID, provision of the terminal ID to the outside, generation of log information, log information In the case of indicating that processing such as acquisition of log information, storage of log information, provision of log information to the outside is prohibited, the control unit 250 controls each unit of the relay device 110 as follows, for example. (I) Both the terminal ID that matches the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220 and the unique ID that matches the unique ID included in the data from the wireless terminal 20 to the service providing server 30 are the restriction information. If it is determined that the information is included, the control unit 250 controls each unit of the relay device 110 and determines to prohibit the processing prohibited in the restriction information. (Ii) In cases other than the above, the control unit 250 controls each unit of the relay device 110 to acquire the terminal ID, store the terminal ID, provide the terminal ID to the outside, generate log information, and acquire log information. It is determined to execute processing such as storage of log information and provision of log information to the outside.

  Thereby, when the user of the wireless terminal 20 does not want to collect or use the information, the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 can be prevented from being collected or used. When the user of the wireless terminal 20 indicates that he / she does not wish to collect or use the information, the terminal ID and log information already stored in the storage unit 260 can be deleted. Further, the user of the wireless terminal 20 sets whether or not the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 can be collected and used for each service provided by the service providing server 30 or a program operating on the wireless terminal 20. Can do.

  For example, the user of the wireless terminal 20 permits the collection and use of the terminal ID and log information when the user is using a Web browser, and the user is using the navigation program. The collection and use of terminal IDs and log information can be prohibited. The web browser may be an example of a first program that operates on the wireless terminal 20, and the navigation program may be an example of a second program that operates on the wireless terminal 20.

  For example, if the user of the wireless terminal 20 is using the web mail service via the wireless terminal 20, the user is permitted to collect and use the terminal ID and log information. When the online shopping service is used via the terminal, the collection and use of the terminal ID and log information can be prohibited. The web mail service may be an example of a first service, and the online shopping service may be an example of a second service.

  In another embodiment, the control unit 250 determines whether there is a restriction for each owner or operator of the relay device 110. For example, the control unit 250 uses a communication network such as a wireless LAN to provide a restriction for each connection provider that provides a service (sometimes referred to as a public wireless LAN service) that provides a connection to the Internet. Determine the presence or absence. The connection operator may be an example of an owner or an operator of the relay device 110.

  Thereby, for example, when using the public wireless LAN service provided by the first connection operator, the user of the wireless terminal 20 permits the collection and use of the terminal ID and log information, and the first When a public wireless LAN service provided by a second connection provider different from the connection provider is used, the collection and use of terminal IDs and log information can be prohibited.

  For example, first, the information generation server 130 generates restriction information for each connection provider. Restriction information corresponding to the connection company that owns or operates the relay device 110 is transmitted to each of the one or more relay devices 110. The control unit 250 determines whether there is a restriction by using restriction information according to the connection provider. The controller 250 may determine whether there is a restriction for each wireless terminal 20 or may determine whether there is a restriction for each service used by the user of the wireless terminal 20.

  As another example, first, the information generation server 130 generates restriction information including information for identifying the owner or operator of the relay device 110. In addition, the relay device 110 stores information for identifying the owner or operator of the relay device 110 in the storage unit 260. The control unit 250 extracts restriction information corresponding to information identifying the owner or operator of the relay device 110 stored in the storage unit 260 from the restriction information received from the information generation server 130. The control unit 250 stores the extracted restriction information in the storage unit 260. The control unit 250 determines whether there is a restriction using the extracted restriction information. The controller 250 may determine whether there is a restriction for each wireless terminal 20 or may determine whether there is a restriction for each service used by the user of the wireless terminal 20.

  The storage unit 260 stores information. For example, the storage unit 260 stores the relay device ID of the relay device 110. The storage unit 260 may store the terminal ID extracted by the terminal ID extraction unit 220. The storage unit 260 may store log information generated by the log information generation unit 230. The storage unit 260 may store restriction information acquired from the information generation server 130.

  FIG. 3 schematically shows an example of the system configuration of the information collection server 120. In the present embodiment, the information collection server 120 includes a log information acquisition unit 310, a log information management unit 320, a storage unit 330, and a request reception unit 340. The storage unit 330 may be an example of at least one of a log information storage unit and a restriction information storage unit.

  The log information acquisition unit 310 acquires log information from the relay device 110. The log information acquisition unit 310 stores the acquired log information in the storage unit 330.

  The log information management unit 320 manages the log information acquired by the log information acquisition unit 310. The log information management unit 320 may manage log information based on the restriction information acquired from the information generation server 130. The log information management unit 320 may extract the terminal ID of the wireless terminal that matches the condition specified by the extraction request with reference to the log information stored in the storage unit 330.

  Similarly to the control unit 250, the log information management unit 320 may determine whether there is a restriction for each wireless terminal 20 or may determine whether there is a restriction for each service used by the user of the wireless terminal 20. Good. The log information management unit 320 may determine whether there is a restriction for each owner or operator of the relay device 110. When determining whether or not there is a restriction for each owner or operator of the relay device 110, if the information identifying the owner or operator of the relay device 110 is not included in the log information, the log information management unit 320 By referring to the information in which the relay device ID of the relay device 110 is associated with information for identifying the owner or operator of the relay device 110, the owner or operator of the relay device 110 included in the restriction information is determined. The information to be identified may be collated with the relay device ID included in the log information.

  For example, when the restriction information indicates that at least one of acquisition and storage of log information of a specific wireless terminal is restricted, the log information management unit 320 controls the log information acquisition unit 310, for example, When the acquisition unit 310 receives the terminal ID of the specific wireless terminal, the log information acquisition unit 310 is prohibited from storing the terminal ID in the storage unit 330. The log information acquisition unit 310 acquires log information other than the log information of the wireless terminal specified by the restriction information from the plurality of log information transmitted from the relay device 110, and stores the log information in the storage unit 330. Also good. The log information management unit 320 may delete the log information specified by the restriction information from the log information already stored in the storage unit 260.

  For example, when the restriction information indicates that transmission of at least one of the terminal ID and log information of a specific wireless terminal is restricted, the log information management unit 320 may at least one of the terminal ID and the log information. Prohibit transmission to the outside. For example, when the request reception unit 340 receives the extraction request, the log information management unit 320 refers to the storage unit 330 and extracts the terminal ID of the wireless terminal that matches the condition specified by the extraction request. The log information management unit 320 determines whether or not the terminal ID specified by the restriction information is included in the extracted terminal ID. When the terminal ID specified by the restriction information is included in the extracted terminal ID, the log information management unit 320 excludes the terminal ID specified by the restriction information from the extracted terminal ID. Generate the extraction results.

  Based on the log information stored in the storage unit 330, the log information management unit 320 may generate at least one of position information of the wireless terminal 20 and information specifying the attribute of the user of the wireless terminal 20. For example, the log information management unit 320 analyzes the log information of the wireless terminal 20 stored in the storage unit 330 and calculates the movement history of the wireless terminal 20. The log information management unit 320 generates information that identifies the attribute of the user of the wireless terminal 20 based on the movement history of the wireless terminal 20. For example, the log information management unit 320 sets the attribute of the user of the wireless terminal 20 based on the movement history of the wireless terminal 20 and the information that associates the position information and the attribute of the visitor at the position indicated by the position information. Generate information to identify. The log information management unit 320 may store the generated information in the storage unit 330.

  The storage unit 330 stores information. The storage unit 330 stores the log information acquired by the log information acquisition unit 310. The storage unit 330 may store the restriction information acquired from the information generation server 130. The storage unit 330 may store information in which one or more relay device IDs of the relay device 110 are associated with information for identifying the owner or operator of the relay device 110.

  The request receiving unit 340 receives an extraction request for requesting extraction of a terminal ID of a wireless terminal that matches the condition. The request reception unit 340 transmits the extraction request to the log information management unit 320.

  FIG. 4 schematically shows an example of the system configuration of the information generation server 130. In the present embodiment, the information generation server 130 includes an access information acquisition unit 410, a terminal ID acquisition unit 420, a restriction information generation unit 430, and a storage unit 440. The restriction information generation unit 430 may be an example of an attribute information generation unit. The restriction information may be an example of attribute information.

  The access information acquisition unit 410 acquires the IP address of the wireless terminal 20 that has accessed a specific Web page. The access information acquisition unit 410 may acquire the unique ID assigned to the wireless terminal 20 in association with the IP address. The access information acquisition unit 410 may acquire at least one of the IP address and the unique ID from the Web beacon server 50.

  The terminal ID acquisition unit 420 acquires the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 that has accessed a specific Web page. For example, the terminal ID acquisition unit 420 refers to the DHCP server 40 using the IP address acquired by the access information acquisition unit 410 as a key, and the terminal ID associated with the IP address acquired by the access information acquisition unit 410 in the DHCP server Is acquired as the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 that has accessed the specific Web page.

  The restriction information generation unit 430 generates restriction information. The restriction information generation unit 430 may generate restriction information based on the terminal ID acquired by the terminal ID acquisition unit 420. For example, the restriction information generation unit 430 generates restriction information by associating information acquired by the terminal ID acquisition unit 420 with information indicating the attribute of the specific Web page.

  The attribute of the Web page may be the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 or the presence / absence of consent of the user of the wireless terminal 20 regarding handling of log information. The attribute of the Web page may be permission or prohibition for collecting or using the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 or log information. More specifically, terminal ID acquisition processing, terminal ID storage processing, terminal ID provision processing, log information generation processing, log information acquisition processing, log information storage processing, and log information storage processing It may be permission or prohibition for at least one process selected from the group consisting of external provision processes.

  In one embodiment, the restriction information generation unit 430 lists the terminal IDs of one or more wireless terminals 20 that have accessed a web page indicating that the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 or collection or use of log information is not agreed. Generate control information. In this case, for the wireless terminal identified by the terminal ID described in the control information, the control information is acquisition of the terminal ID, storage of the terminal ID, transmission of the terminal ID to the outside, generation of log information, log information Acquisition of log information, storage of log information, and transmission of log information to the outside are prohibited.

  In another embodiment, the restriction information generation unit 430 lists the terminal IDs of one or more wireless terminals 20 that have accessed a web page indicating that the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 or the collection or use of log information is agreed. Control information is generated. In this case, for the wireless terminal identified by the terminal ID described in the control information, the control information is acquisition of the terminal ID, storage of the terminal ID, transmission of the terminal ID to the outside, generation of log information, log information Acquisition of log information, storage of log information, and transmission of log information to the outside are permitted.

  The restriction information generation unit 430 may update the restriction information according to the occurrence of a predetermined event. As the predetermined event, the restriction information generation unit 430 has received an instruction or request for updating the restriction information, a predetermined timing has arrived, or the wireless terminal 20 has a predetermined geographical area. It can be exemplified that the wireless terminal 20 exists within a range, the wireless terminal 20 does not exist within a predetermined geographical range, and the like. The restriction information generation unit 430 may store the generated restriction information in the storage unit 440. The restriction information generation unit 430 may transmit the generated restriction information to at least one of the relay device 110, the information collection server 120, and the service providing server 30.

  In the present embodiment, the case has been described in which the restriction information is generated based on the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 that has accessed a specific Web page. However, the method for generating restriction information is not limited to this embodiment. In another embodiment, the restriction information is generated based on information indicating contract details between a communication carrier (sometimes referred to as a communication carrier) and a user of the wireless terminal 20.

  For example, the communication carrier may know the MAC address of the wireless terminal 20. In such a case, if the contract between the communication carrier and the user has provisions indicating the user's intention regarding the handling of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20, the communication carrier has obtained the user's consent. The restriction information may be generated by associating the MAC address of the wireless terminal 20 with the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 or information regarding the handling of log information. As another example, the user of the wireless terminal 20 may register the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 and the details of restriction on a website for generating restriction information.

  FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of the system configuration of the service providing server 30. In the present embodiment, the service providing server 30 includes a terminal ID acquisition unit 510, a service providing unit 520, a control unit 530, and a storage unit 540.

  The terminal ID acquisition unit 510 accesses the information collection server 120 and acquires the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 that matches a specific condition. The terminal ID acquired from the information collection server 120 may be identification information unique to the wireless terminal 20 such as a MAC address, or may be a unique ID assigned to the wireless terminal 20.

  The terminal ID acquisition unit 510 may transmit an extraction request to the information collection server 120 and acquire the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 that matches a specific condition as a response to the extraction request. Specific conditions include: the terminal IDs of one or more wireless terminals 20 that currently exist in a specific geographic range, and one or more radios that have a probability of being present in a specific geographic range on a Sunday afternoon greater than a specific threshold. The terminal ID of the terminal 20 can be exemplified.

  The service providing unit 520 provides a service to the wireless terminal 20. The service providing unit 520 may provide a service to the wireless terminal 20 identified by the terminal ID acquired by the terminal ID acquiring unit 510.

  The control unit 530 controls each unit of the service providing server 30. Each unit of the service providing server 30 may be controlled based on the restriction information acquired from the information generation server 130. The control unit 530 may control each unit of the service providing server 30 in the same manner as the control unit 250. The storage unit 540 may store control information acquired from the information generation server 130.

  FIG. 6 schematically shows an example of the system configuration of the DHCP server 40. In the present embodiment, the DHCP server 40 includes a request reception unit 610, an IP address assignment unit 620, a storage unit 630, and an extraction unit 640. The storage unit 630 may be an example of a terminal information storage unit.

  The request receiving unit 610 receives a request for assigning an IP address from the wireless terminal 20. The request reception unit 610 transmits a request from the wireless terminal 20 to the IP address assignment unit 620.

  The IP address assignment unit 620 acquires the MAC address included in the request transmitted from the wireless terminal 20. The IP address assignment unit 620 determines an IP address to be assigned to the wireless terminal 20 from one or more IP addresses.

  The IP address assignment unit 620 stores the IP address assigned to the wireless terminal 20 and the MAC address included in the request from the wireless terminal 20 in the storage unit 630 in association with each other. The IP address assigning unit 620 includes an IP address assigned to the wireless terminal 20, a MAC address included in the request from the wireless terminal 20, a time when the IP address assigning unit 620 assigns an IP address to the wireless terminal 20, and a request Information related to at least one of the times when the reception unit 610 receives the request from the wireless terminal 20 may be associated with and stored in the storage unit 630. Thereby, the information generation server 130 can more accurately determine the correspondence between the IP address stored in the DHCP server 40 and the IP address stored in the Web beacon server 50.

  The storage unit 630 stores a terminal ID that identifies one or more wireless terminals and an IP address assigned to each of the one or more wireless terminals in association with each other. In response to a request from the information generation server 130, the extraction unit 640 refers to the storage unit 630 and extracts a MAC address associated with an IP address that matches the IP address transmitted from the information generation server 130. . The extraction unit 640 transmits the extraction result to the information generation server 130.

  FIG. 7 schematically shows an example of the system configuration of the Web beacon server 50. In the present embodiment, the Web beacon server 50 includes a Web beacon receiving unit 710, a storage unit 720, and a request processing unit 730.

  The web beacon receiving unit 710 receives a web beacon that is transmitted when a specific web page is accessed. A Web beacon is transmitted when a program included in a specific Web page is executed in a communication terminal that has accessed the Web page. A program included in a specific web page designates the web beacon server 50 as a web beacon transmission destination. The web beacon may include at least one of an IP address of a communication terminal that has accessed the web page and a unique ID assigned to the communication terminal. The web beacon may include a page ID that identifies the web page. The page ID may be used to determine the attribute of the web page.

  The storage unit 720 stores information such as an IP address, a unique ID, and a page ID included in the Web beacon received by the Web beacon receiving unit 710. The storage unit 720 may store the information included in the web beacon received by the web beacon receiving unit 710 and the information related to the time when the web beacon receiving unit 710 received the web beacon in association with each other. Thereby, the information generation server 130 can more accurately determine the correspondence between the IP address stored in the DHCP server 40 and the IP address stored in the Web beacon server 50.

  The request processing unit 730 receives a request from the information generation server 130 and processes the request. The request processing unit 730 transmits the information stored in the storage unit 720 to the information generation server 130 in response to a request from the information generation server 130. For example, the request processing unit 730 is requested by the information generation server 130 to transmit the IP address of the wireless terminal 20 that has accessed the Web page identified by the specific page ID at a specific time. The request processing unit 730 refers to the information stored in the storage unit 720 and extracts the IP addresses of one or more wireless terminals 20 that match the request from the information generation server 130. The request processing unit 730 transmits the extraction result to the information generation server 130.

  FIG. 8 schematically shows an example of the Web page 810 and the Web page 820. In the present embodiment, the Web page 810 and the Web page 820 will be described as an example where the service providing server 30 provides an advertisement distribution service. The web page 810 and the web page 820 are described in, for example, HTML, analyzed and drawn by a web browser installed in the wireless terminal 20, and displayed on the display unit of the wireless terminal 20. The web page 810 and the web page 820 may include a program or script that is analyzed and executed by a web browser.

  In the present embodiment, the web page 810 includes a window 812, an advertisement display unit 814, and a button 816. Web page 820 includes button 822 and button 824. A program or script for displaying another Web page may be embedded in the button 816, the button 822, and the button 824.

  In the present embodiment, the window 812 displays information transmitted from the website accessed by the wireless terminal 20. Advertisement information distributed from the service providing server 30 is displayed on the advertisement display unit 814. A button 816 is arranged on the advertisement display unit 814. A program or script for displaying the web page 820 is embedded in the button 816. When the user of the wireless terminal 20 clicks the button 816, the wireless terminal 20 accesses the service providing server 30 to display the web page 820.

  The button 822 displays a Web page (sometimes referred to as an opt-out page) indicating that the user of the wireless terminal 20 does not agree to the collection and use of the terminal ID and log information of the wireless terminal 20. A program or script is embedded. A program or script for transmitting a web beacon to the web beacon server 50 is embedded in the opt-out page. Therefore, when the user of the wireless terminal 20 clicks the button 822, an opt-out page is displayed, and a web beacon is transmitted to the web beacon server 50.

  A program for causing the button 824 to display a web page (sometimes referred to as an opt-in page) indicating that the user of the wireless terminal 20 agrees to collect and use the terminal ID and log information of the wireless terminal 20. Or a script is embedded. A program or script for transmitting a web beacon to the web beacon server 50 is embedded in the opt-in page. Therefore, when the user of the wireless terminal 20 clicks the button 824, an opt-in page is displayed, and a web beacon is transmitted to the web beacon server 50.

  FIG. 9 schematically shows an example of the data table 900. The data table 900 may be an example of information stored in the storage unit 260 of the relay device 110. In the present embodiment, the data table 900 includes a MAC address 902 included in a probe request from the wireless terminal 20, a radio wave intensity 904 of the probe request, and a reception date and time 906 indicating the time when the relay apparatus 110 receives the probe request. Are stored in association with each other.

  FIG. 10 schematically shows an example of the data table 1000. The data table 1000 may be an example of log information stored in the storage unit 330 of the information collection server 120. In the present embodiment, the data table 1000 includes the MAC address 1002 included in the probe request received by the relay device 110, the position information 1004 indicating the position where the probe request is received, and the time when the probe request is received. Is stored in association with the received date and time 1006. In the present embodiment, the position information 1004 includes a relay device ID 1042 and latitude / longitude information 1044. The position information 1004 may be one of the relay device ID 1042 and the latitude / longitude information 1044.

  FIG. 11 schematically shows an example of the data table 1100. The data table 1100 may be an example of information stored in the control unit 530 of the DHCP server 40. The data table 1100 stores at least the IP address 1102 assigned to the wireless terminal 20 and the MAC address 1104 of the wireless terminal 20 in association with each other. In the present embodiment, the data table 1100 stores an IP address 1102, a MAC address 1104, and an assignment date and time 1106 indicating the time when the IP address 1102 is assigned to the wireless terminal 20 in association with each other.

  FIG. 12 schematically shows an example of the data table 1200. The data table 1200 may be an example of information stored in the storage unit 720 of the Web beacon server 50. The data table 1200 stores at least an IP address 1202 included in a Web beacon transmitted when the wireless terminal 20 accesses a specific Web page. In the present embodiment, the data table 1200 includes an IP address 1202, information 1204 included in the Web beacon and managed using Cookie, and access indicating the time when the wireless terminal 20 accesses the specific Web page. The date 1206 and the information 1208 related to the validity period or expiration date are stored in association with each other.

  The data table 1200 may further store information such as the IP address 1202 in association with identification information for identifying the specific Web page. The data table 1200 may further store information such as the IP address 1202 in association with information for identifying an information provider that provides information on the specific Web page. Examples of the information for identifying the information provider include a service provider ID for identifying a service provider that operates the service providing server 30, a connection provider ID for identifying a connection provider that provides a public wireless LAN service, and the like. be able to.

  The information included in the data table 1200 may be information included in the Web beacon received by the Web beacon receiving unit 710. The information included in the data table 1200 may be information registered by a user who has viewed a Web page.

  The information 1204 managed using Cookie is, for example, a unique ID assigned to the wireless terminal 20 by the service providing server 30. In the access date and time 1206 column, the time when the web beacon is received may be entered instead of the time when the wireless terminal 20 accesses the specific web page. The information 1208 related to the validity period or the validity period may be the validity period or the validity period of the associated information, or may be the validity period or the validity period of the user's intention shown in the Web page.

  FIG. 13 schematically shows an example of the data table 1300. The data table 1300 may be an example of information stored in the storage unit 440 of the information generation server 130. The information generation server 130 may be an example of restriction information. The data table 1300 stores at least the MAC address 1306 acquired by the terminal ID acquisition unit 420 from the DHCP server 40. In this embodiment, the data table 1300 includes an IP address 1302 of the wireless terminal 20 that has accessed a specific Web page, information 1304 assigned to the wireless terminal 20 and managed using Cookie, a MAC address 1306, , Information about the expiration date 1308 is stored in association with each other. Information 1304 managed using Cookie is, for example, a unique ID assigned to the wireless terminal 20 by the service providing server 30.

  The data table 1300 may be created by collating the data table 1100 and the data table 1200. For example, a record recorded in each row of the data table 1100 and a record in each row of the data table 1200 using the IP address 1102 and the allocation date and time 1106 of the data table 1100 and the IP address 1202 and the access date and time 1206 of the data table 1200 as keys. Against the recorded record. Based on the collation result, the data table 1300 is generated by integrating the data in the data table 1100 and the data table 1200.

  For example, the IP address 1302 is generated based on the IP address 1102 and the IP address 1202. Information 1304 managed using Cookie is generated based on information 1204 managed using Cookie. The MAC address 1306 is generated based on the MAC address 1104. The information 1308 related to the validity period may be generated based on the information 1208 related to the validity period or the validity period, or may be generated based on the access date 1206 and the information 1208 related to the validity period or the validity period.

  FIG. 14 schematically shows an example of the data table 1400. The data table 1400 may be an example of restriction information. The data table 1400 is stored in at least one of the storage unit 260 of the relay device 110, the storage unit 330 of the information collection server 120, the storage unit 440 of the information generation server 130, and the storage unit 540 of the service providing server 30, for example.

  The data table 1400 stores at least the terminal ID of the wireless terminal 20 or the MAC address 1402 of the wireless terminal 20 that is permitted or prohibited to collect and use log information. In the present embodiment, the data table 1400 stores a MAC address 1402 and information 1404 assigned to the wireless terminal 20 and managed using a cookie in association with each other. The information 1404 managed using Cookie is, for example, a unique ID assigned to the wireless terminal 20 by the service providing server 30.

  In one embodiment, the data table 1400 stores the MAC address 1402 of the wireless terminal 20 that has accessed the opt-out page in association with the information 1404 that is assigned to the wireless terminal 20 and managed using the cookie. . In this case, collection and use of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 identified using the information 1404 managed using the MAC address 1402 or Cookie described in the data table 1400 is prohibited.

  In another embodiment, the data table 1400 stores the MAC address 1402 of the wireless terminal 20 that has accessed the opt-in page in association with the information 1404 assigned to the wireless terminal 20 and managed using Cookie. . In this case, collection and use of the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20 identified using the information 1404 managed using the MAC address 1402 or the cookie described in the data table 1400 is permitted.

  The data table 1400 may be created by extracting a part of the data table 1300. For example, the MAC address 1402 is generated based on the MAC address 1306 of the record extracted from the data table 1300. The information 1404 managed using the cookie is generated based on the information 1304 managed using the cookie of the record extracted from the data table 1300.

  In one embodiment, when the data table 1300 stores the IP address 1302, the MAC address 1306, and the information 1308 related to the validity period or validity period in association with each other, the data table 1400 including valid restriction information is generated. It's okay. For example, the time when the data table 1400 is created is compared with the information 1308 related to the expiration date, and the MAC address 1306 that has not reached the expiration date is extracted from the MAC addresses 1306 stored in the data table 1300. To do. Thereby, a data table 1400 including the extracted MAC address 1306 as the MAC address 1402 is generated. Information 1404 managed using Cookie can also be extracted from information included in the data table 1300 in the same manner as the MAC address 1402.

  In another embodiment, when the data table 1300 stores the MAC address 1306 and the connection operator ID in association with each other, the data table 1400 for each connection operator may be generated. For example, the MAC address 1306 associated with a specific connection provider ID is extracted with reference to the data table 1300 using the connection provider ID as a key. Thereby, a data table 1400 including the extracted MAC address 1306 as the MAC address 1402 is generated. Information 1404 managed using Cookie can also be extracted from information included in the data table 1300 in the same manner as the MAC address 1402.

  The generated data table 1400 is transmitted to the relay device 110 owned or operated by the specific connection provider among the plurality of relay devices 110. Thereby, based on the intention shown by the user of the radio | wireless terminal 20, terminal ID or log information of the radio | wireless terminal 20 can be handled by the method according to the connection provider.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the data table 1400 is generated by extracting the MAC address 1402 that matches a specific condition with reference to the data table 1300 has been described. However, the method for generating the data table 1400 is not limited to this embodiment. According to another embodiment, a data table 1400 including all the MAC addresses 1306 included in the data table 1300 may be generated.

  FIG. 15 schematically shows an example of the data table 1500. The data table 1500 may be an example of restriction information. The data table 1500 is stored in at least one of the storage unit 260 of the relay device 110, the storage unit 330 of the information collection server 120, the storage unit 440 of the information generation server 130, and the storage unit 540 of the service providing server 30, for example.

  In this embodiment, the data table 1500 includes the MAC address 1502 of the wireless terminal 20, the information 1504 assigned to the wireless terminal 20 and managed using Cookie, and the terminal ID or log information of the wireless terminal 20. The restricted process 1506 is stored in association with each other. Information 1504 managed using Cookie is, for example, a unique ID assigned to the wireless terminal 20 by the service providing server 30. The restricted processing 1506 includes acquisition processing 1562, storage processing 1564, transmission processing 1566, and the like. The data table 1500 may have the same configuration as that of the data table 1300 except that the data table 1500 includes a restricted process 1506.

  FIG. 16 schematically shows an example of a method for creating the data table 1200. According to the present embodiment, first, in step 1602 (step may be omitted as S), the wireless terminal 20 broadcasts a packet requesting assignment of an IP address. The relay device 110 relays the request from the wireless terminal 20 and transmits it to the communication line 10. Thereafter, the request receiving unit 610 of the DHCP server 40 receives a request from the wireless terminal 20.

  In step S <b> 1604, the IP address assignment unit 620 of the DHCP server 40 assigns an IP address to the wireless terminal 20 in response to a request from the wireless terminal 20. Further, the IP address assigned to the wireless terminal 20 and the MAC address of the wireless terminal 20 are stored in the storage unit 630 in association with each other.

  In step S <b> 1612, the wireless terminal 20 establishes communication with the service providing server 30 and uses a service provided by the service providing server 30. In S <b> 1614, for example, the user who has browsed the Web page 810 clicks the button 816. Further, the user browses the Web page 820 and clicks a button 822, for example. When the user clicks the button 822, an opt-out page is transmitted from the service providing server 30 to the wireless terminal 20. In S1616, the web browser introduced into the wireless terminal 20 analyzes the opt-out page and displays the opt-out page. At this time, a web beacon is transmitted from the wireless terminal 20 to the web beacon server 50.

  In S1618, the web beacon receiving unit 710 of the web beacon server 50 receives the web beacon. In the present embodiment, the Web beacon receiving unit 710 includes an IP address 1202 of the wireless terminal 20 included in the Web beacon, information 1204 managed using a cookie assigned to the wireless terminal 20, and the wireless terminal 20 opts out. An access date and time 1206 indicating the time of accessing the outpage is stored in association with each other. Thereby, the data table 1200 can be created.

  FIG. 17 schematically shows an example of a method for creating the data table 1300. According to the present embodiment, first, in S1702, the access information acquisition unit 410 of the information generation server 130 requests the Web beacon server 50 to transmit an IP address that matches a specific condition. In step S <b> 1704, the request processing unit 730 refers to the storage unit 720 and extracts an IP address that matches the request from the information generation server 130. The request processing unit 730 may extract a unique ID associated with the extracted IP address. The request processing unit 730 transmits the extraction result to the information generation server 130.

  In S <b> 1712, the terminal ID acquisition unit 420 of the information generation server 130 requests the DHCP server 40 to extract the MAC address associated with the IP address acquired by the access information acquisition unit 410. In S <b> 1714, the extraction unit 640 of the DHCP server 40 refers to the storage unit 630 and extracts the MAC address associated with the IP address acquired by the access information acquisition unit 410. The extraction unit 640 transmits the extraction result to the information generation server 130.

  In S1716, the terminal ID acquisition unit 420 or the restriction information generation unit 430 uses the IP address 1302 acquired by the access information acquisition unit 410 and the information 1304 managed using the cookie, and the IP address acquired by the terminal ID acquisition unit 420. The MAC address 1306 associated with 1302 is associated and stored. As a result, the data table 1300 can be created.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiment. For example, the matters described in the specific embodiment can be applied to other embodiments within a technically consistent range. Moreover, in each embodiment, the order and timing which implement each step can be changed suitably in the range which does not produce technical contradiction. Furthermore, A or B may be read as at least one of A and B within a technically consistent range. It is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The order of execution of each process such as operations, procedures, steps, and stages in the apparatus, system, program, and method shown in the claims, the description, and the drawings is particularly “before” or “prior to”. It should be noted that the output can be realized in any order unless the output of the previous process is used in the subsequent process. Regarding the operation flow in the claims, the description, and the drawings, even if it is described using “first”, “next”, etc. for convenience, it means that it is essential to carry out in this order. It is not a thing.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Communication line, 20 Wireless terminal, 30 Service provision server, 40 DHCP server, 50 Web beacon server, 100 Information collection system, 110 Relay apparatus, 120 Information collection server, 130 Information generation server, 210 Reception part, 220 Terminal ID extraction part 230 log information generation unit 240 communication unit 250 control unit 260 storage unit 310 log information acquisition unit 320 log information management unit 330 storage unit 340 request reception unit 410 access information acquisition unit 420 terminal ID acquisition Unit, 430 restriction information generation unit, 440 storage unit, 510 terminal ID acquisition unit, 520 service provision unit, 530 control unit, 540 storage unit, 610 request reception unit, 620 IP address allocation unit, 630 storage unit, 640 extraction unit, 710 Web beacon receiving unit, 720 Storage unit, 730 Request processing unit, 810 Web page, 812 window, 814 Advertisement display unit, 816 button, 820 Web page, 822 button, 824 button, 900 data table, 902 MAC address, 904 signal strength, 906 reception date, 1000 Data table, 1002 MAC address, 1004 position information, 1006 reception date / time, 1042 relay device ID, 1044 latitude / longitude information, 1100 data table, 1102 IP address, 1104 MAC address, 1106 date / time, 1200 data table, 1202 IP address, 1204 information 1206 access date, 1208 information, 1300 data table, 1302 IP address, 1304 information, 1306 MAC address, 1308 information , 1400 data tables, 1402 MAC address, 1404 data, 1500 data tables, 1502 MAC address, 1504 data, 1506 treatment, 1562 acquisition process, 1564 storage processing, 1566 transmission process

Claims (8)

An information generating device;
A receiving device that receives a signal that is transmitted from a wireless terminal and includes terminal identification information that identifies the wireless terminal;
A system comprising:
The information generation device includes:
An IP address of a wireless terminal that has accessed a specific Web page, and an access information acquisition unit that acquires unique identification information assigned to the wireless terminal by a service providing server that provides the specific Web page;
A terminal information storage unit that stores terminal identification information for identifying one or more communication terminals and an IP address assigned to each of the one or more communication terminals in association with each other using the IP address acquired by the access information acquisition unit as a key. A terminal information acquisition unit that acquires terminal identification information associated with the IP address acquired by the access information acquisition unit as terminal identification information of a wireless terminal that has accessed the specific Web page;
With
The receiving device is:
A receiver for receiving the signal;
A terminal identification information extraction unit that extracts terminal identification information included in the signal from the signal;
A terminal identification information storage unit for storing the terminal identification information extracted by the terminal identification information extraction unit;
A log information generation unit that generates log information in which the terminal identification information extracted by the terminal identification information extraction unit is associated with the reception device identification information that identifies the reception device;
A log information transmission unit for transmitting the generated log information to the outside;
Restriction information indicating whether at least one of acquisition of terminal identification information included in the signal, storage of terminal identification information included in the signal, generation of the log information, and transmission of the log information to the outside is restricted. A restriction information storage unit for storing
A control unit that controls at least one of the receiving unit, the terminal identification information storage unit, the log information generation unit, and the log information transmission unit based on the restriction information;
With
The receiving device is a relay device that relays communication between the wireless terminal and the service providing server,
The specific web page is a web page for confirming the intention of the user of the communication terminal regarding the handling of the terminal identification information of the communication terminal that has accessed the web page;
The system further includes a restriction information generation unit that generates the restriction information based on terminal identification information acquired by the terminal information acquisition unit and information on the user's intention confirmed on the specific Web page. ,
The restriction information includes at least part of terminal identification information of the wireless terminal that has accessed the specific Web page and the unique identification information,
The terminal identification information is a MAC address or a BD address,
The controller is
When the unique identification information is included in the data transmitted from the wireless terminal to the service providing server,
Whether the information that matches the terminal identification information extracted by the terminal identification information extraction unit is included in the restriction information, and the unique identification included in the data transmitted from the wireless terminal to the service providing server Determining whether information matching the information is included in the restriction information;
Whether at least one of acquisition of the terminal identification information included in the signal, storage of the terminal identification information included in the signal, generation of the log information, and transmission of the log information to the outside is permitted, and At least one of acquisition of terminal identification information included in the signal, storage of terminal identification information included in the signal, generation of the log information, and transmission of the log information to the outside is prohibited. Is determined based on the determination,
system. The information generation device includes:
An attribute information generation unit that generates attribute information by associating the information acquired by the access information acquisition unit with information indicating the attribute of the specific Web page;
The system of claim 1. The terminal information storage unit
In response to a request from the one or more communication terminals, the IP address is allocated to a DHCP server,
Storing the MAC address of each of the one or more communication terminals in association with the IP address assigned to each of the one or more communication terminals by the DHCP server;
The system according to claim 1 or claim 2. The information generation device includes:
An IP address and a unique identification that are transmitted when a program included in the specific Web page is executed in a wireless terminal that accesses the specific Web page, and is assigned to the wireless terminal that accesses the specific Web page A web beacon receiving unit for receiving a web beacon including information ;
The access information acquisition unit acquires an IP address and unique identification information included in a Web beacon received by the Web beacon reception unit.
The system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The restriction information is
Terminal identification information of the wireless terminal in which at least one of acquisition of terminal identification information included in the signal, storage of terminal identification information included in the signal, generation of the log information, and transmission of the log information to the outside is prohibited As well as
Terminal identification information of the wireless terminal permitted to acquire at least one of terminal identification information included in the signal, storage of the terminal identification information included in the signal, generation of the log information, and transmission of the log information to the outside ,
Including at least one of
The system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The controller is
A terminal identification information by the terminal identification information extracting unit has extracted, the restriction by comparing the terminal identification information included in the information, the terminal identification information extracting unit extracts terminal identification the restriction information information that matches the information determining whether contained in,
The system according to claim 5. The terminal identification information included in the signal includes the MAC address of the wireless terminal,
The system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The restriction information includes a MAC address of the wireless terminal and the unique identification information.
The system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.