JP6205440B2 - Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication method, and wireless communication program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless communication device, a wireless communication method, and a wireless communication program.

  In recent years, wireless LAN services have become widespread. And the installation location of an access point (hereinafter referred to as “AP”) for providing a wireless LAN service is not limited to offices and homes, but also extends to stores in public areas. As described above, the APs are installed in various places, and the number of APs installed is steadily increasing.

  In recent years, a technique called “fencing” that forms a region surrounded by a virtual fence (boundary) in the communicable range of the AP has been used. The region formed by the fencing technique is hereinafter referred to as “fencing region”. The AP that forms the fencing region can recognize the user terminal in the fencing region. By using the fencing technology, the user terminal can be provided with services such as acquiring various information via the AP when the user terminal enters the fencing area. By forming a plurality of fencing regions, different services can be provided for each fencing region.

  There is a technique in which the same ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier) is set in a plurality of APs to form one communicable range with the plurality of APs. In addition, there is a roaming technology that performs communication while moving between respective communicable ranges in a plurality of APs.

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  However, in order to form a plurality of fencing regions, it is necessary to install a plurality of wireless communication devices.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication device, a wireless communication method, and a wireless communication program that form a plurality of fencing regions from a single wireless communication device.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a first transmission unit that wirelessly transmits first identification information and forms a first region in which the first identification information can be detected by a user terminal, and a second identification A second transmitter that transmits information wirelessly and forms a second region included in the first region, the second identification information being detectable by a user terminal; and the transmitted second A first receiving unit that wirelessly receives a response to the identification information from the user terminal; and a second receiving unit that wirelessly receives a response to the transmitted second identification information from the user terminal. , A wireless communication device.

  One aspect of the present invention is the above-described wireless communication device, wherein the first transmission unit forms the first region around a transmission position of the first identification information, and the second transmission unit. The second region is formed around a position substantially the same as the transmission position of the first identification information.

  One aspect of the present invention is the above wireless communication apparatus, further comprising an identification setting storage unit that stores the setting of the first identification information and the setting of the second identification information, and the first transmission The unit transmits the first identification information based on the stored setting of the first identification information, and the second transmission unit transmits the second identification information based on the stored setting of the second identification information. Send identification information.

  One aspect of the present invention is the above-described wireless communication apparatus, further comprising: a transmission output storage unit that stores a transmission output setting of the first identification information and a transmission output setting of the second identification information. The first transmission unit transmits the first identification information based on a transmission output setting of the stored first identification information, and the second transmission unit stores the second identification stored. The second identification information is transmitted based on the setting of the information transmission output.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a first transmission step of transmitting first identification information wirelessly to form a first region in which the first identification information can be detected by a user terminal, and a second identification A second transmission step of transmitting information wirelessly and forming a second region encompassed by the first region, wherein the second identification information is detectable by a user terminal; and the transmitted second A first receiving step of receiving a response to the first identification information wirelessly from the user terminal; and a second receiving step of receiving a response to the transmitted second identification information wirelessly from the user terminal. A wireless communication method.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a first transmission process that wirelessly transmits first identification information and forms a first region in which the first identification information can be detected by a user terminal, and a second identification Transmitting the information wirelessly, and detecting the second identification information by a user terminal, forming a second region included in the first region, and transmitting the transmitted second A first reception process for wirelessly receiving a response to one identification information from the user terminal, and a second reception process for wirelessly receiving a response to the transmitted second identification information from the user terminal. This is a wireless communication program to be executed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a wireless communication device, a wireless communication method, and a wireless communication program that form a plurality of fencing regions from a single wireless communication device.

It is a figure which shows an example of the radio | wireless communication apparatus 1 in this embodiment, and a fencing area | region. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a function structure of the radio | wireless communication apparatus 1 in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the radio | wireless part 117 in this embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of the wireless communication device 1 in the present embodiment.

A radio apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, the wireless communication device 1 and the fencing area in the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication device 1 and a fencing area in the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, a wireless communication device 1 is a wireless LAN AP that provides a wireless LAN service to a user terminal (not shown). The wireless communication device 1 forms a first region that is a first fencing region and a second region that is a second fencing region included in the first fencing region.

  The first region is formed in a circle on a horizontal plane centering on the arrangement position A of the first transmitter described later. The first area is a range in which the first identification information transmitted from the first transmitter can be detected by the user terminal. When the user terminal moves from the outside of the first fencing region to the inside of the first fencing region, the wireless communication device 1 wirelessly communicates with the user terminal in the first wireless method used by the first transmission unit. Start communication. Further, when the user terminal moves from the inside of the first fencing region to the outside of the first fencing region, the wireless communication device 1 ends the wireless communication with the user terminal in the first wireless method.

  On the other hand, the second region is formed in a circle on a horizontal plane centered on an arrangement position of a second transmission unit, which will be described later, arranged at substantially the same position as the arrangement position A of the first transmission unit. The second area is a range in which the second identification information transmitted from the second transmitter can be detected by the user terminal. When the user terminal moves from the outside of the second fencing region to the inside of the second fencing region, the wireless communication device 1 wirelessly communicates with the user terminal in the second wireless method used by the second transmitter. Start communication. When the user terminal moves from the inside of the second fencing region to the outside of the second fencing region, the wireless communication device 1 ends the wireless communication with the user terminal in the second wireless method.

  Since the second area is included in the first area, the movement of the user terminal from the outside to the inside of the second area is performed inside the first area. That is, the wireless communication device 1 detects whether the user terminal is outside or inside the first area, thereby moving the user terminal in the first area (from outside to inside or from inside to outside). Can be detected. Further, the wireless communication device 1 can detect the moving direction of the user terminal in the second area by detecting whether the user terminal is outside or inside the second area. The wireless communication device 1 can provide a service corresponding to the movement of the user terminal by detecting the movement direction of the user terminal. For example, the wireless communication device 1 has moved from the outside of the first area to the user terminal, moved to the inside of the second area, or moved from the inside of the second area to the outside. Services for user terminals can be provided. Note that the wireless communication device 1 can detect the moving direction according to the directivity when the first transmitter and the second transmitter perform wireless transmission having directivity.

  In the present embodiment, when the user terminal moves inside the second area, the wireless communication device 1 ends the wireless communication by the first wireless method and starts the wireless communication by the second wireless method. A case will be described in which when the user terminal moves outside the second area, the wireless communication by the second wireless method is terminated and the wireless communication by the first wireless method is resumed. However, when the user terminal moves inside the second area, the wireless communication device 1 may start wireless communication using the second wireless method while continuing wireless communication using the first wireless method. Good.

  For example, the first transmission unit and the second transmission unit are disposed in one device when the first transmission unit and the second transmission unit are disposed at substantially the same position. And the second transmitter are arranged close to each other. Further, the first transmission unit and the second transmission unit may share one transmission antenna.

  The first identification information and the second identification information are, for example, SSID (Service Set Identifier). The first transmission unit broadcasts the first SSID as a first identification information on a beacon frame at predetermined time intervals. Similarly, the second transmission unit broadcasts the second SSID on the beacon frame as second identification information at predetermined time intervals. When the user terminal scans the beacon frame and receives the beacon frame for a certain period of time, the user terminal determines whether or not the SSID registered in advance in the user terminal matches, and if the SSID matches, the response corresponding to the SSID I do. In addition, in this embodiment, although the 1st transmission part and the 2nd transmission part demonstrated the case where SSID was broadcast, the 1st transmission part and the 2nd transmission part send the probe request which specified SSID from the user terminal. A probe response may be made according to the SSID specified when received.

  In addition, although the 1st area | region and 2nd area | region in FIG. 1 showed the case where it formed in the circle | round | yen (concentric circle) in the horizontal surface centering on the arrangement position A, the shape in which a 1st area | region and a 2nd area | region are formed is shown. Is not limited to a circle in the horizontal plane. For example, when the first transmission unit and the second transmission unit perform radio transmission having directivity, the first region and the second region are formed in a shape corresponding to the radio directivity on the horizontal plane and the vertical plane.

  By the way, in wireless LAN communication, priority may be given to connection with an SSID with high radio field strength. In the present embodiment, since the first area encompasses the second area, the radio field intensity of the first SSID is stronger than the radio field intensity of the second SSID even inside the second area. Therefore, when the connection destination is determined based on the priority based on the radio wave intensity, the communication using the first SSID is continued and the connection using the second SSID is not performed. In the present embodiment, the user terminal is set to give priority to wireless communication using the second SSID over wireless communication using the first SSID. By setting to give priority to the wireless communication by the second SSID, the wireless communication by the second SSID is started when entering the second area regardless of the radio wave intensity.

Next, a functional configuration example of the wireless communication apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the wireless communication device 1 according to the present embodiment.

  2, the wireless communication device 1 includes a first transmission unit 111, a first wireless control unit 112, a second transmission unit 113, a second wireless control unit 114, a command input unit 115, a command execution unit 116, a wireless unit 117, The first receiving unit, the second receiving unit, the processing unit 120, and the transmission / reception unit 121 are provided. The wireless communication device 1 is connected to the service providing device 2 so as to be communicable.

  2, the first transmission unit 111, the first radio control unit 112, the second transmission unit 113, the second radio control unit 114, the command input unit 115, the command execution unit 116, and the radio unit 117 of the radio communication device 1 illustrated in FIG. Each function of the first receiving unit, the second receiving unit, the processing unit 120, or the transmission / reception unit 121 can be realized by a program (software) executed by a computer. However, any one or more of the above functions of the wireless communication device 1 may be realized in hardware. In FIG. 2, each function of the wireless communication apparatus 1 is described as one function block, but a plurality of functions may be realized by one function block. Similarly, each function of the wireless communication device 1 may be realized by a plurality of functional blocks.

  The first transmission unit 111 broadcasts the first SSID in the first wireless system. The first radio control unit 112 controls the first radio system. The second transmitter 113 broadcasts the second SSID in the second wireless system. The second radio control unit 114 controls the second radio system.

Here, the wireless system in the first wireless system and the second wireless system is, for example, a wireless LAN system standardized in IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) 802.11. is there. The first wireless system and the second wireless system may be different wireless LAN standards or the same standard.
By having the first transmission unit 111 and the second transmission unit, the wireless communication device 1 can form the first region and the second region exemplified as a plurality of fencing regions from one place. In this embodiment, “one location” when forming a plurality of fencing regions from one wireless communication device refers to a case where the first transmitter 111 and the second transmitter are arranged at substantially the same location. . “One location” includes, for example, the case where the first transmission unit 111 and the second transmission unit are arranged in the same wireless communication device (housing). In addition, “one place” includes a case where the first transmitter 111 and the second transmitter are arranged in separate wireless communication devices (housings) and the two wireless communication devices are installed close to each other. Including. Therefore, for example, the case where two wireless communication devices are collected in one place to configure the first transmission unit 111 and the second transmission unit is included in the present embodiment.

  The first radio control unit 112 transmits a radio scheme, an SSID to be transmitted, and a transmission output to the first transmission unit 111. The first radio control unit 112 controls the first transmission unit 111 to transmit the first SSID with the preset first transmission output in the first radio scheme. Similarly, the second radio control unit 114 transmits the radio scheme, the SSID to be transmitted, and the transmission output to the second transmission unit 113. The second radio control unit 114 controls the second transmission unit 113 to transmit the second SSID with the preset second transmission output in the second radio scheme.

  The command input unit 115 enables input of a command for setting the first wireless method, the first SSID, the first transmission output, the second wireless method, the second SSID, and the second transmission output. The command input unit 115 may be an input device having a touch panel, for example. The command input unit 115 outputs the input command to the command execution unit 116.

  The command execution unit 116 acquires a command input from the command input unit 115. The command execution unit 116 includes a first wireless method, a first SSID, a first transmission output, a second wireless method, a second SSID, and a second SID set in the command input from the command input unit 115. The transmission output setting is output to the wireless unit 117. Further, the command execution unit 116 outputs the information transmitted from the user terminal acquired from the transmission / reception unit 121 to the wireless unit 117. Further, the command execution unit 116 outputs information output from the first transmission unit 111 acquired from the wireless unit 117 to the first wireless control unit 112. Further, the command execution unit 116 outputs information output from the second transmission unit 113 acquired from the radio unit 117 to the second radio control unit 114.

  The wireless unit 117 includes a first wireless method, a first SSID, a first transmission output, a second wireless method, a second SSID, and a second transmission set in the command input from the command input unit 115. The output setting is acquired from the command execution unit 116 for the wireless unit 117. The wireless unit 117 stores the acquired settings of the first wireless method, the first SSID, the first transmission output, the second wireless method, the second SSID, and the second transmission output in the storage unit of the wireless unit 117. Remember. For the storage unit of the wireless unit 117, for example, a storage medium such as a flash memory can be used. In the present embodiment, the setting of the first wireless method, the first SSID, the first transmission output, the second wireless method, the second SSID, and the second transmission output is stored in the wireless unit 117. Although the case will be described, the setting of the first wireless method, the first SSID, the first transmission output, the second wireless method, the second SSID, and the second transmission output is stored in the command execution unit 116, for example. Other configurations such as the above may be used.

  The wireless unit 117 controls all functions related to wireless communication based on the first wireless system and wireless communication based on the second wireless system. The wireless unit 117 acquires information transmitted from the user terminal acquired from the transmission / reception unit 121 from the command execution unit. Based on the first wireless method, the wireless unit 117 outputs a command to the first wireless control unit 112 via the command execution unit 116 in accordance with the acquired information transmitted from the user terminal. Similarly, the wireless unit 117 outputs a command to the second wireless control unit via the command execution unit 116 in accordance with the acquired information transmitted from the user terminal based on the second wireless method. . For example, the radio unit 117 outputs a command for transmitting a response signal to the authentication request transmitted from the user terminal to the first radio control unit 12 or the second radio control unit 114 via the command execution unit 116. To do. In addition, when the radio unit 117 performs data frame transmission / reception with the user terminal, a command for controlling transmission / reception of the data frame is transmitted via the command execution unit 116 to the first radio control unit 12 or the second radio control unit 114. Output to.

  The first receiving unit 118 receives information transmitted from the user terminal in the first wireless method. The first receiving unit 118 outputs the received information transmitted from the user terminal to the processing unit 120. The second receiving unit 119 receives wireless information transmitted from the user terminal in the second wireless method. The second receiving unit 119 outputs the received information transmitted from the user terminal to the processing unit 120.

  The processing unit 120 acquires information transmitted from the user terminal output from the first receiving unit 118 and also acquires information transmitted from the user terminal output from the second receiving unit 119. The information transmitted from the user terminal includes identification information for identifying the user terminal. The identification information for identifying the user terminal is, for example, a contractor unique ID of the user terminal. The contractor unique ID is a user terminal manufacturing number, information for identifying an individual user terminal, a user ID, a network contract ID, and the like. Based on the acquired identification information, the processing unit 120 can determine whether the user terminal is in the first area or the second area. Here, information on whether the user terminal is in the first area or the second area is referred to as area information. The processing unit 120 outputs the acquired identification information and area information to the service providing apparatus 2 via the transmission / reception unit 121.

  The transmission / reception unit 121 outputs the information transmitted from the user terminal acquired from the processing unit 120 to the command execution unit 116 or the service providing apparatus 2. For example, when the information acquired from the user terminal is information related to a wireless communication method such as an authentication request, the transmission / reception unit 121 outputs the acquired information to the command execution unit 116. On the other hand, when the information acquired from the user terminal is identification information or area information of the user terminal as described above, the transmission / reception unit 121 outputs the acquired information to the service providing apparatus 2. Further, the transmission / reception unit 121 outputs information acquired from the service providing apparatus 2 to the command execution unit 116. The information acquired from the service providing apparatus 2 is information transmitted to the user terminal, for example.

  The service providing device 2 is a device that provides a service to a user terminal. The service providing device 2 is communicably connected to the wireless communication device 1. The service providing apparatus 2 is a server in a cloud environment, for example. The service providing apparatus 2 may be configured by one or a plurality of servers connected via a network.

  The service providing apparatus 2 has a database related to user terminal information. Information relating to the user associated with the identification information of the user terminal can be stored in the database of the service providing apparatus 2. The information about the user is, for example, the history of the date and time when the user terminal (the user holding the user terminal) entered the first area or the second area, the product purchase history of the user on a specific website, etc. is there.

  The service providing apparatus 2 acquires the identification information of the user terminal that has entered the first area or the second area via the transmission / reception unit 121. The service providing apparatus 2 outputs information to be transmitted to the user terminal to the first radio control unit 112 or the second radio control unit 114 via the transmission / reception unit 121 and the command execution unit 116 based on the acquired identification information. The service providing apparatus 2 may select the information to be transmitted to the user terminal based on the user terminal information stored in the database.

  For example, when the user terminal enters from the outside of the first area to the inside of the first area, the service providing apparatus 2 uses the user terminal information stored in the database for the user terminal in the first area. In contrast, a service corresponding to the first area is provided. The service corresponding to the first area is wirelessly transmitted from the first radio control unit 112 to the user terminal in the first area, for example, information related to a privilege according to the number of past visits to the first area. It is a service. Further, the service providing apparatus 2 may wirelessly transmit information that prompts the first wireless control unit 112 to move to the second area.

  For example, when the user terminal enters the second area from the outside of the second area, the service providing device 2 uses the information in the second area based on the information of the user terminal stored in the database. A service corresponding to the second area is provided to the user terminal. The service corresponding to the second area is, for example, a service that wirelessly transmits information that prompts the user terminal in the second area to purchase a specific product.

  When the user terminal is in the first area or the second area, the service providing apparatus 2 outputs a predetermined display from a digital signage (not shown) based on the information of the user terminal stored in the database or the predetermined amount from the speaker. Or may be output.

Next, a functional configuration of the wireless unit 117 in the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the wireless unit 117 in the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 3, the wireless unit 117 has functions of a control unit 1170, a wireless system storage unit 1171, a transmission output storage unit 1172, and an identification setting storage unit 1173.

  The functions of the control unit 1170, the radio system storage unit 1171, the transmission output storage unit 1172, and the identification setting storage unit 1173 of the radio unit 117 shown in FIG. 3 can be realized by a program (software) executed by a computer. it can. However, any one or more of the functions of the wireless unit 117 may be realized in hardware. Further, in FIG. 3, each function of the wireless unit 117 is described as one function block, but a plurality of functions may be realized by one function block. Similarly, each function of the wireless unit 117 may be realized by a plurality of functional blocks.

  The control unit 1170 controls the above-described operation in the radio unit 117. That is, the control unit 117 includes a first wireless method, a first SSID, a first transmission output, a second wireless method, a second SSID, and a second SID that are set in the command input from the command input unit 115. The transmission setting of the wireless unit 117 is acquired from the command execution unit 116, the first wireless method and the second wireless method are stored in the wireless method storage unit 1171, and the first transmission output and the second wireless method are stored. Are stored in the transmission output storage unit 1172, and the first SSID and the second SSID are stored in the identification setting storage unit 1173. The control unit 1170 controls the first wireless communication based on the stored first wireless method, the first SSID, and the first transmission output, and stores the stored second wireless method, the second Based on the SSID and the second transmission output, the second wireless communication is controlled.

  The wireless method storage unit 1171 stores the first wireless method and the second wireless method that are set based on the command input from the command input unit 115. The first radio system and the second radio system are set in an arbitrary radio system. For example, the wireless system storage unit 1171 can store an IEEE802.11a communication system having a frequency of 5 GHz as the first wireless system. Further, the wireless system storage unit 1171 can store an IEEE802.11g communication system having a frequency of 2.4 GHz as the second wireless system. The first radio system and the second radio system may be different radio systems or the same radio system.

  The transmission output storage unit 1172 is set based on the command input from the command input unit 115, and is output from the first transmission output of the radio wave output from the first transmission unit 111 and the second transmission unit 113. The second transmission output of the radio wave is stored. The transmission output in the first transmission output and the second transmission output is set between 0% and 100%, for example. The size of the first area described with reference to FIG. 1 (distance from the wireless communication device 1) can be determined by the first transmission output. That is, when the first transmission output is increased, the first region (fencing region) in which the first SSID can be detected is expanded. Similarly, the size of the second area can be determined by the second transmission output. In the present embodiment, the first transmission output and the second transmission output are set so that the first area encompasses the second area.

  The identification setting storage unit 1173 stores the first SSID in the first wireless system and the second SSID in the second wireless system, which are set based on the command input from the command input unit 115. The SSID is set, for example, as alphanumeric characters up to 32 characters. For the SSID, a 48-bit physical address may be used. The first radio control unit 112 broadcasts the first SSID acquired from the radio unit 117 via the command execution unit 116 from the first transmission unit. In addition, when the wireless unit 117 receives a probe request for the first SSID or the second SSID stored in the identification setting storage unit 1173 from the user terminal, the wireless unit 117 transmits a probe response. A command may be transmitted to the second radio control unit 114.

The wireless unit 117 may store other settings in the first wireless method and the second wireless method. For example, the wireless unit 117 may store security settings in the first wireless method and the second wireless method.
In the present embodiment, the case where the wireless unit 117 includes the wireless system storage unit 1171, the transmission output storage unit 1172, and the identification setting storage unit 1173 has been described. However, the wireless system storage unit, the transmission output storage unit, or the identification setting storage Any one or more configurations of the units may be included in other configurations such as the command execution unit 116.

Next, the operation of the wireless communication device 1 in this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the wireless communication device 1 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 4, the wireless communication device 1 determines whether or not a response corresponding to the first SSID has been received from the user terminal (step S11). The first transmission unit 111 transmits the first SSID to the range of the first area, and the first reception unit 118 receives a response corresponding to the first SSID. The determination as to whether or not a response corresponding to the first SSID has been received can be executed by the processing unit 120, for example. When it is determined that a response corresponding to the first SSID has not been received from the user terminal (step S11: NO), the wireless communication device 1 ends the process of the flowchart illustrated in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that a response corresponding to the first SSID has been received from the user terminal (step S11: YES), has the wireless communication device 1 received a response corresponding to the second SSID from the user terminal? It is determined whether or not (step S12). The second transmission unit 113 transmits the second SSID to the range of the second area, and the second reception unit 119 receives a response corresponding to the second SSID. The determination as to whether or not a response corresponding to the second SSID has been received can be executed by the processing unit 120, for example.

  If it is determined that a response corresponding to the second SSID is not received from the user terminal (step S12: NO), the wireless communication device 1 provides a service corresponding to the first area to the user terminal (step S12). S14). The case where no response corresponding to the second SSID is received from the user terminal in step S12 indicates that the user terminal is inside the first area and outside the second area. The wireless communication device 1 transmits the identification information acquired from the user terminal to the service providing device 2, acquires the service corresponding to the first area selected based on the identification information from the service providing device 2, and sends it to the user terminal. Can be sent.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that a response corresponding to the second SSID has been received from the user terminal (step S12: YES), the wireless communication device 1 provides a service corresponding to the second area to the user terminal. (Step S13). The case where the response corresponding to the second SSID is received from the user terminal in step S12 indicates that the user terminal is inside the second area included in the first area. The wireless communication device 1 transmits the identification information acquired from the user terminal to the service providing device 2, acquires the service corresponding to the second area selected based on the identification information from the service providing device 2, and sends it to the user terminal. Can be sent.

  The wireless communication device 1 ends the process of the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 4 after executing the process of step S13 or after executing the process of step S14.

  Note that the wireless communication device 1 can detect the moving direction of the user terminal. For example, if the user terminal is outside the second area and inside the first area, the direction of movement of whether the user terminal has moved from the outside of the first area or moved from the inside to the second area Can be detected. The wireless communication device 1 may provide different services depending on the detected moving direction of the user terminal. For example, when the user terminal moves from the outside of the first area, the wireless communication device 1 is a service that prompts the user terminal to move to the second area, such as sending a message such as “Welcome”. May be provided. On the other hand, when the user terminal moves from the inside of the second area, the wireless communication device 1 transmits a message such as “Waiting for another visit” to the user terminal and sends it to the second area. A service may be provided to encourage revisiting. The wireless communication device 1 can provide a service according to the moving direction of the user terminal.

  As described above, the wireless communication apparatus according to the present embodiment includes the first transmission unit, the second transmission unit, the first reception unit, and the second reception unit, thereby providing a plurality of fencing regions at one location. It is possible to provide a wireless communication device formed from the wireless communication devices.

  In the present embodiment, the wireless communication device 1 transmits the first identification information wirelessly, and forms a first area in which the first identification information can be detected by the user terminal. A second transmission unit that transmits the second identification information wirelessly and that can detect the second identification information by the user terminal and that forms a second region included in the first region. However, the first transmitter and the second transmitter may be configured as separate devices. That is, the wireless communication device in the present embodiment may be realized in a wireless communication system including a first wireless communication device having a first transmission unit and a second wireless communication device having a second transmission unit. When the wireless communication device includes the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device, the command input unit 115, the command execution unit 116, the wireless unit 117, the processing unit 120, or the transmission / reception unit 121 described with reference to FIG. Such a function can be provided in one of the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the wireless communication device 1 forms two fencing regions of the first region and the second region has been described, but the wireless communication device 1 forms three or more fencing regions. It may be a thing. For example, the wireless communication device 1 may form a third region included in the second region, and provide a predetermined service to the user terminal in the third region. The wireless communication device 1 can form an arbitrary number of fencing regions by including a transmission unit, a wireless control unit, and a reception unit according to the number of fencing regions to be formed.

  Further, the wireless communication device 1 may change the fencing area to be formed under predetermined conditions such as day of the week and time. For example, the wireless communication device 1 may form the first area and the second area on weekdays, and may form the first area and the third area on holidays.

  In the present embodiment, the first transmission unit forms the first region around the transmission position of the first identification information, and the second transmission unit transmits the second region to the transmission of the first identification information. Although the case where the first region is formed around the same position as the center has been described, if the first region includes the second region, the transmission position of the first identification information and the transmission position of the second identification information are It may not be substantially the same. For example, when the distance between the transmission position of the first identification information and the transmission position of the second identification information is sufficiently small with respect to the size of the first area or the second area, the first area changes the second area. It can be included.

  In the present embodiment, the identification setting storage unit 1173 has described the case where the setting of the first identification information and the setting of the second identification information are stored. However, the setting of the first identification information and the second setting of the second identification information are described. The setting of the identification information may be stored in a separate storage unit. Similarly, although the transmission output storage unit 1172 has described the case where the transmission output setting of the first identification information and the transmission output setting of the second identification information are stored, the transmission output of the first identification information is described. And the setting of the transmission output of the second identification information may be stored in separate storage units.

  One embodiment of the present invention is the above wireless communication method, wherein in the first transmission step, the first area is formed around the transmission position of the first identification information, and in the second transmission step, The second area is formed around a position substantially the same as the transmission position of the first identification information.

  Further, one aspect of the present invention is the above wireless communication method, further including an identification setting storage step for storing a setting of the first identification information and a setting of the second identification information, and the first transmission step The first identification information is transmitted based on the stored first identification information setting. In the second transmission step, the second identification information is transmitted based on the stored second identification information setting.

  Further, one aspect of the present invention is the above-described wireless communication method, further comprising: a transmission output storage step for storing the transmission output setting of the first identification information and the transmission output setting of the second identification information. In the first transmission step, the first identification information is transmitted based on the transmission output setting of the stored first identification information. In the second transmission step, the transmission output of the stored second identification information is transmitted. The second identification information is transmitted based on the setting.

  One embodiment of the present invention is the above wireless communication method, wherein in the first transmission step, the first area is formed around the transmission position of the first identification information, and in the second transmission step, The second area is formed around a position substantially the same as the transmission position of the first identification information.

  Further, one aspect of the present invention is the above wireless communication method, further including an identification setting storage step for storing a setting of the first identification information and a setting of the second identification information, and the first transmission step The first identification information is transmitted based on the stored first identification information setting. In the second transmission step, the second identification information is transmitted based on the stored second identification information setting.

  Further, one aspect of the present invention is the above-described wireless communication method, further comprising: a transmission output storage step for storing the transmission output setting of the first identification information and the transmission output setting of the second identification information. In the first transmission step, the first identification information is transmitted based on the transmission output setting of the stored first identification information. In the second transmission step, the transmission output of the stored second identification information is transmitted. The second identification information is transmitted based on the setting.

  One embodiment of the present invention is the above-described wireless communication program, further comprising: a transmission output storage process for storing a transmission output setting of the first identification information and a transmission output setting of the second identification information. Causing the computer to transmit the first identification information based on the transmission output setting of the stored first identification information in the first transmission process, and to store the second identification information stored in the second transmission process. The second identification information is transmitted based on the transmission output setting.

  One embodiment of the present invention is the above wireless communication program, wherein in the first transmission process, the first area is formed around the transmission position of the first identification information, and in the second transmission process, The second area is formed around a position substantially the same as the transmission position of the first identification information.

  One embodiment of the present invention is the above wireless communication program, further causing the computer to execute an identification setting storage process for storing the setting of the first identification information and the setting of the second identification information. In the first transmission process, the first identification information is transmitted based on the stored first identification information setting, and in the second transmission process, the second identification information is generated based on the stored second identification information setting. Send.

  One embodiment of the present invention is the above-described wireless communication program, further comprising: a transmission output storage process for storing a transmission output setting of the first identification information and a transmission output setting of the second identification information. Causing the computer to transmit the first identification information based on the transmission output setting of the stored first identification information in the first transmission process, and to store the second identification information stored in the second transmission process. The second identification information is transmitted based on the transmission output setting.

  Each function of the wireless communication device 1 in the above-described embodiment may be realized by a computer. In that case, a program for realizing this function may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on this recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed. Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” dynamically holds a program for a short time like a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In this case, a volatile memory inside a computer system serving as a server or a client in that case may be included and a program held for a certain period of time. Further, the program may be a program for realizing a part of the above-described functions, and may be a program capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system. You may implement | achieve using programmable logic devices, such as FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes designs and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Wireless communication apparatus, 2 ... Service provision apparatus, 111 ... 1st transmission part, 112 ... 1st wireless control part, 113 ... 2nd transmission part, 114 ... 2nd wireless control part, 115 ... Command input part, 116 ... Command execution unit, 117 ... wireless unit, 1171 ... wireless system storage unit, 1172 ... transmission output storage unit, 1173 ... identification setting storage unit, 118 ... first reception unit, 119 ... second reception unit, 120 ... processing unit, 121 ... Transceiver

Claims (6)

A first transmitter that wirelessly transmits the first identification information and forms a first region in which the first identification information can be detected by a user terminal;
A second transmitter for transmitting a second identification information wirelessly and forming a second region included in the first region, the second identification information being detectable by a user terminal;
A first receiver that wirelessly receives a response to the transmitted first identification information from the user terminal;
A second receiving unit that wirelessly receives a response to the transmitted second identification information from the user terminal ;
The first transmitter is
When receiving a response to the first identification information, providing a service corresponding to movement from outside the first area into the first area;
Further, when a response to the first identification information is received and no response to the second identification information is received, a service corresponding to movement from the second area to the outside of the second area is provided. Offer to,
The second transmitter is
A wireless communication device that provides a service corresponding to the second area when receiving a response to the second identification information . The first transmission unit forms the first area around a transmission position of the first identification information,
The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second transmission unit forms the second region around a position substantially the same as a transmission position of the first identification information. An identification setting storage unit for storing the setting of the first identification information and the setting of the second identification information;
The first transmission unit transmits the first identification information based on the stored setting of the first identification information,
The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second transmission unit transmits the second identification information based on the stored setting of the second identification information. A transmission output storage unit for storing the transmission output setting of the first identification information and the transmission output setting of the second identification information;
The first transmission unit transmits the first identification information based on a transmission output setting of the stored first identification information,
4. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the second transmission unit transmits the second identification information based on a transmission output setting of the stored second identification information. 5. A first transmission step of transmitting first identification information wirelessly and forming a first region in which the first identification information can be detected by a user terminal;
A second transmission step of transmitting second identification information wirelessly and forming a second area encompassed by the first area, the second identification information being detectable by a user terminal;
A first reception step of wirelessly receiving a response to the transmitted first identification information from the user terminal;
Look including a second receiving step of receiving wirelessly a response to the transmitted second identification information from the user terminal,
In the first transmission step,
When receiving a response to the first identification information, providing a service corresponding to movement from outside the first area into the first area;
Further, when a response to the first identification information is received and no response to the second identification information is received, a service corresponding to movement from the second area to the outside of the second area is provided. Offer to,
In the second transmission step,
A wireless communication method for providing a service corresponding to the second area when receiving a response to the second identification information . A first transmission process for transmitting first identification information wirelessly and forming a first region in which the first identification information can be detected by a user terminal;
A second transmission process for transmitting a second identification information wirelessly and forming a second region included in the first region, the second identification information being detectable by a user terminal;
A first reception process for wirelessly receiving a response to the transmitted first identification information from the user terminal;
Causing the computer to execute a second reception process for wirelessly receiving a response to the transmitted second identification information from the user terminal ;
In the first transmission process,
When receiving a response to the first identification information, providing a service corresponding to movement from outside the first area into the first area;
Further, when a response to the first identification information is received and no response to the second identification information is received, a service corresponding to movement from the second area to the outside of the second area is provided. Offer to,
In the second transmission process,
When a response to the second identification information is received, a service corresponding to the second area is provided.
The order to execute the processing to a computer, a wireless communication program.

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