JP6211298B2 - Information processing apparatus and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique in which a mobile terminal performs predetermined processing triggered by wireless communication with a communication device.

  There is a technique in which a mobile terminal performs predetermined processing triggered by wireless communication with a communication device. In Patent Document 1, an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag, which is a communication device attached to an advertisement display tool and an advertisement printed matter, is read by a portable terminal equipped with a tag reader, so that the portable terminal is connected to a Web page. The technology for acquiring detailed information on advertisements is described.

JP 2006-58435 A

  In the technology as described above, by specifying the location where the communication device (RFID tag in the technology of Patent Document 1) that performs wireless communication that triggers the predetermined processing is installed, It can be used for analysis. In the technique of Patent Document 1, the place where the advertisement printed matter is installed is specified based on the advertisement installation place ID recorded in the RFID tag attached to the advertisement posting tool.

However, in this method, a correspondence relationship between the advertisement installation place ID of each place and the advertisement posting tool installed at the place is determined in advance, and each is set to a predetermined place when installing the advertisement display tool. The trouble of having to install arises. Further, when the advertisement posting tool is moved, it takes time to reattach the RFID tag or rewrite the advertisement installation location ID recorded on the RFID tag. These efforts can be a cause of delaying installation when the number of installation locations of communication devices increases.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to reduce the effort for specifying a place where a communication device is installed.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises first wireless communication means for performing first wireless communication and second wireless communication means for performing second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than that of the first wireless communication. Communication means for performing communication using the first wireless communication with a portable terminal, and position information indicating a position of the portable terminal, wherein the second wireless communication means is in communication with a communication device. Identification for identifying the location where the communication device is installed using the identification information for identifying the communication device to obtain the position information for indicating the position of the mobile terminal when performing the second wireless communication Based on the acquisition means acquired by the communication means as information and the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquisition means, the location where the communication device identified by the acquired identification information is installed is specified Specific hand A is, after identified the location, if the location information indicating a position apart from the location a predetermined distance or more is acquired, using the position information acquired before the position information An information processing apparatus is provided that includes a specifying unit that specifies a place where the communication device is installed .

In addition, the present invention provides a portable terminal including a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication and a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication having a narrower wireless communication range than the first wireless communication. And communication means for performing communication using the first wireless communication, and position information indicating a position of the portable terminal, wherein the second wireless communication means performs the second wireless communication with a communication device. Acquisition means for acquiring position information for indicating a position of the portable terminal at the time of acquisition and specifying information for specifying a place where the communication device is installed by the communication means; and the acquisition means A means for specifying a place where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired by the method, and a value provided to a user who owns the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal that transmitted the specific information Showing value Transmission means for transmitting the position when the communication device that has performed the second wireless communication with the portable terminal whose position is indicated by the acquired position information has performed the second wireless communication in the past. There is provided an information processing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit that limits a value indicated by the value information based on a history of information acquisition .
In addition, the present invention provides a portable terminal including a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication and a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication having a narrower wireless communication range than the first wireless communication. And communication means for performing communication using the first wireless communication, and position information indicating a position of the portable terminal, wherein the second wireless communication means performs the second wireless communication with a communication device. Acquisition means for acquiring position information for indicating a position of the portable terminal at the time of acquisition and specifying information for specifying a place where the communication device is installed by the communication means; and the acquisition means A means for specifying a place where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired by the method, and a value provided to a user who owns the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal that transmitted the specific information Showing value The communication device that has performed the second wireless communication with the portable terminal whose position is indicated by the acquired position information has performed the second wireless communication with the portable terminal in the past. There is provided an information processing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit that restricts a value indicated by the value information based on a history of acquiring the position information .

In addition, the present invention provides a portable terminal including a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication and a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication having a narrower wireless communication range than the first wireless communication. And communication means for performing communication using the first wireless communication, and position information indicating a position of the portable terminal, wherein the second wireless communication means performs the second wireless communication with a communication device. Acquisition means for acquiring position information for indicating a position of the portable terminal at the time of acquisition and specifying information for specifying a place where the communication device is installed by the communication means; and the acquisition means A means for specifying a place where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired by the method, and a value provided to a user who owns the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal that transmitted the specific information Showing value The mobile terminal whose position is indicated by the acquired position information is transmitted to the communication device other than the communication device that has performed the second wireless communication with the mobile terminal in the past. An information processing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit that limits a value indicated by the value information based on a history of acquiring the position information when two wireless communications are performed .
In addition, the present invention provides a portable terminal including a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication and a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication having a narrower wireless communication range than the first wireless communication. And communication means for performing communication using the first wireless communication, and position information indicating a position of the portable terminal, wherein the second wireless communication means performs the second wireless communication with a communication device. Acquisition means for acquiring position information for indicating a position of the portable terminal at the time of acquisition and specifying information for specifying a place where the communication device is installed by the communication means; and the acquisition means Identifying means for identifying the location where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the positional information acquired by the determining means, determining means for determining whether the portable terminal is located in a predetermined area, and the determination Said portable end by means When it is determined that the mobile device is located in the area, a notification means for notifying the mobile terminal of information indicating the area where the communication device exists, and a user who owns the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal that transmitted the specific information Transmitting means for transmitting value information indicating the value provided to the communication device, the position when the communication device notified by the notification means and the mobile terminal have performed the second wireless communication in the past There is provided an information processing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit that limits a value indicated by the value information based on whether or not information is acquired .

In addition, the present invention provides a portable terminal including a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication and a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication having a narrower wireless communication range than the first wireless communication. An information processing apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication using the first wireless communication is position information indicating a position of the portable terminal, and the second wireless communication unit communicates with the communication device with the first information. 2) Identification information for acquiring location information for indicating the location of the mobile terminal when wireless communication is performed, and identifying information for identifying the communication device for specifying the location where the communication device is installed An acquisition step acquired by the communication means, and the information processing apparatus is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired in the acquisition step. A step of identifying a location that has been identified, and after the location is identified, if the location information indicating a location more than a predetermined distance from the location is acquired, And a specifying step of specifying a place where the communication device is installed without using the acquired position information .
In addition, the present invention provides a portable terminal including a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication and a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication having a narrower wireless communication range than the first wireless communication. An information processing apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication using the first wireless communication is position information indicating a position of the portable terminal, and the second wireless communication unit communicates with the communication device with the first information. 2. Acquisition step of acquiring position information for indicating a position of the mobile terminal when wireless communication is performed, and acquiring specific information for specifying a place where the communication device is installed by the communication unit The information processing apparatus specifies a location where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired in the acquisition step; and the information processing apparatus transmits the specific information. A transmitting step of transmitting value information indicating value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal, wherein the position is indicated by the acquired position information and the second wireless communication A transmission step of limiting a value indicated by the value information based on a history of the location information acquired when the communication device that performed the second wireless communication performed in the past. An information processing method is provided .

In addition, the present invention provides a portable terminal including a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication and a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication having a narrower wireless communication range than the first wireless communication. An information processing apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication using the first wireless communication is position information indicating a position of the portable terminal, and the second wireless communication unit communicates with the communication device with the first information. 2. Acquisition step of acquiring position information for indicating a position of the mobile terminal when wireless communication is performed, and acquiring specific information for specifying a place where the communication device is installed by the communication unit The information processing apparatus specifies a location where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired in the acquisition step; and the information processing apparatus transmits the specific information. A transmitting step of transmitting value information indicating value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal, wherein the position is indicated by the acquired position information and the second wireless communication A transmission step of limiting a value indicated by the value information based on a history of the position information acquired when the communication device that has performed the second wireless communication with the mobile terminal in the past. An information processing method is provided .
In addition, the present invention provides a portable terminal including a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication and a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication having a narrower wireless communication range than the first wireless communication. An information processing apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication using the first wireless communication is position information indicating a position of the portable terminal, and the second wireless communication unit communicates with the communication device with the first information. 2. Acquisition step of acquiring position information for indicating a position of the mobile terminal when wireless communication is performed, and acquiring specific information for specifying a place where the communication device is installed by the communication unit The information processing apparatus specifies a location where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired in the acquisition step; and the information processing apparatus transmits the specific information. A transmitting step of transmitting value information indicating a value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal whose position is indicated by the acquired position information is the portable terminal The value indicated by the value information is limited based on a history of the position information acquired when the second wireless communication was performed in the past with the communication device other than the communication device that performed the second wireless communication. And an information processing method characterized by comprising a transmission step .

The present invention provides a portable terminal including a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication and a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than the first wireless communication. An information processing apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication using the first wireless communication is position information indicating a position of the mobile terminal, and the second wireless communication unit communicates with the communication device with the second wireless communication device. An acquisition step of acquiring position information for indicating a position of the mobile terminal when performing communication, and acquiring specific information for specifying a place where the communication device is installed by the communication unit; the information processing apparatus, a specifying step of specifying a location where the communication device is installed on the basis of the position indicated by the acquired position information in the obtaining step, the information processing apparatus, the portable terminal in a predetermined area A determination step for determining whether or not the mobile terminal is located, and when the information processing apparatus determines in the determination step that the mobile terminal is located in the area, an area in which the communication device exists in the mobile terminal is determined. A notification step of notifying information to be represented, and a transmission step of transmitting value information indicating a value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal that has transmitted the specific information to the information processing apparatus, The value indicated by the value information based on whether or not the location information was acquired when the communication device and the mobile terminal that were notified in the notification step performed the second wireless communication in the past. And an information processing method characterized by comprising a transmission step for restricting .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the effort for specifying the place where the communication apparatus is installed can be reduced.

The figure which shows an example of the whole structure of the information processing system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a portable terminal. The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a communication apparatus. The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of information processing apparatus. The figure which shows an example of the function structure which each apparatus with which an information processing system is provided implement | achieves. The figure which shows an example of the displayed selection image. The figure for demonstrating the method of specifying an installation place. The figure which shows an example of a 1st value information table. The figure which shows an example of the displayed value information. The sequence diagram which shows an example of operation | movement of each apparatus in a specific process. The figure which shows an example of a 3rd value information table. The figure which shows an example of a 4th value information table. The figure for demonstrating the method of counting 2nd positional infomation number. The figure which shows an example of a 5th value information table. The figure which shows an example of a function structure of each apparatus in 3rd Embodiment. The figure which shows another example of a function structure of the information processing apparatus in 3rd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of a 6th value information table. The figure which shows an example of a 7th value information table. The figure which shows an example of an 8th value information table. The figure which shows another example of a function structure of each apparatus with which an information processing system is provided. The figure which shows an example of a function structure of the information processing apparatus in a modification. The figure for demonstrating the acquisition method of the positional information in a modification. The figure which shows an example of the whole structure of the information processing system which concerns on a modification.

[1] First Embodiment [1-1] Overall Configuration FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of an information processing system according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, an information processing system 1 including a network 2, an information processing device 10, a plurality of communication devices 20, and a mobile terminal 30 is illustrated. The network 2 includes a mobile communication network and the Internet, and is a system that mediates data exchange between devices. An information processing apparatus 10 is connected to the network 2.

  The mobile terminal 30 is a mobile terminal having a wireless communication function, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 30 performs wireless communication in accordance with mobile communication standards and NFC (Near Field Communication) standards. Hereinafter, these wireless communications are referred to as mobile communications and NFC communications, respectively. Mobile communication and NFC communication are examples of the first wireless communication and the second wireless communication of the present invention, respectively. NFC communication is wireless communication having a narrower range (hereinafter referred to as “wireless communication range”) in which wireless communication can be performed than mobile communication. The portable terminal 30 exchanges data with the communication device 20 by performing NFC communication. In addition, the mobile terminal 30 performs mobile communication with the network 2 to exchange data with the information processing apparatus 10.

  Each of the plurality of communication devices 20 is a device including an NFC chip that performs NFC communication, a vinyl that protects the NFC chip, and a seal for attaching the device to another object (also referred to as an NFC tag). . Each communication apparatus 20 is installed in those places, for example by being affixed on a poster, such as a store, a department store, and a station. The communication device 20 performs NFC communication with the portable terminal 30 when, for example, the portable terminal 30 is brought close to (held over) by the user. The information processing apparatus 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and processes information indicated by data exchanged with the mobile terminal 30. With the overall configuration described above, the information processing system 1 performs processing (hereinafter referred to as “specific processing”) for specifying the location where each communication device 20 is installed (hereinafter referred to as “installation location”).

[1-2] Hardware Configuration FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 30. The portable terminal 30 is a computer that includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a UI unit 33, a second communication unit 35, a first communication unit 34, and a positioning unit 36. The control unit 31 includes a CPU, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a real time clock. The CPU controls the operation of each device by executing a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 32 using the RAM as a work area. The real time clock calculates the current date and time and notifies the CPU.

The storage unit 32 includes a flash memory and the like, and stores data and programs used by the control unit 31 for control. The UI unit 33 includes a display surface and a touch panel superimposed on the display surface, and receives an operation from the user and displays an image. The UI unit 33 supplies operation data corresponding to the received user operation to the control unit 31, and the control unit 31 performs processing according to the operation data.
The first communication unit 34 includes a communication circuit for performing mobile communication, and is an example of a first wireless communication unit that performs mobile communication via the network 2. The first communication unit 34 transmits / receives data to / from the information processing apparatus 10 via the network 2 and supplies the received data received to the control unit 31.

  The second communication unit 35 includes a communication circuit for performing NFC communication, and is an example of a second wireless communication unit that performs NFC communication with the communication device 20, for example. Specifically, the second communication unit 35 supplies power to the NFC chip by transmitting a radio wave for generating power to the NFC chip by electromagnetic induction. The second communication unit 35 performs NFC communication with the communication device 20 that has thus supplied power without contact, transmits and receives data, and supplies the received data to the control unit 31.

  The positioning unit 36 is an example of positioning means for measuring the position of the own terminal, and in the present embodiment, the position of the own terminal is measured using a GPS (Global Positioning System) technique. Specifically, the positioning unit 36 measures the latitude and longitude of the position where the terminal is located by receiving a signal from a GPS satellite. The positioning unit 36 supplies position information indicating the measured position (that is, information indicating the measured latitude and longitude) to the control unit 31. The positioning unit 36 is measured by its own terminal using a technique called A-GPS (Assisted GPS) that receives a part of a signal from a GPS satellite from the base station, and a position error measured by the base station. A technique called D-GPS (Differential GPS) for correcting the position, a technique for measuring the position using only communication with the base station without communicating with the GPS satellite, and the like may be used.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the communication device 20. The communication device 20 includes a storage area 21 and a communication circuit 22 provided in the NFC chip. In the storage area 21, for example, information for identifying each communication device 20 (hereinafter referred to as “device identification information”) is stored. The storage area 21 stores a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the information processing apparatus 10 as information indicating the access destination of the information processing apparatus 10 (hereinafter referred to as “access destination information”). The communication circuit 22 reads the device identification information and URL stored in the storage area 21 and transmits them to an external device (for example, the portable terminal 30) by NFC communication. Both the storage area 21 and the communication circuit 22 operate when power is supplied in a non-contact manner.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10. The information processing apparatus 10 is a computer that includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a communication unit 13. The control unit 11 has a common configuration with the control unit 31. The storage unit 12 includes a hard disk, an SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like, and stores data and programs used by the control unit 11 for control. The communication unit 13 includes a circuit for performing wired communication, and performs communication via the network 2. For example, the communication unit 13 performs wired communication with the network 2 to transmit / receive data to / from the mobile terminal 30, and supplies the received reception data to the control unit 11. In this case, the mobile terminal 30 performs mobile communication with the network 2. That is, the communication unit 13 is an example of a communication unit that performs communication using mobile communication with the mobile terminal 30.

[1-3] Functional Configuration The information processing system 1 performs the above-described identification process (a process for identifying the installation location of each communication device 20) based on the above hardware configuration. Each storage unit of the information processing apparatus 10 and the mobile terminal 30 stores a program for performing specific processing. The functions described below are realized by each control unit of each device executing the programs and controlling the hardware of each device.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration realized by each device included in the information processing system 1. The information processing apparatus 10 includes an acquisition unit 101, an identification unit 102, and a transmission unit 103, and the mobile terminal 30 includes a transmission control unit 301 and a display unit 302.

[1-3-1] Transmission control unit 301
The transmission control unit 301 sends position information indicating the position measured by the positioning unit 36 when the second communication unit 35 performs NFC communication with the communication device 20 to the information processing apparatus 10. It is an example of the means to transmit. The transmission control unit 301 is a function realized by the control unit 31, the storage unit 32, and the UI unit 33. The storage unit 32 stores an image (hereinafter referred to as “selected image”) for allowing the user to select whether or not to transmit position information. When the user holds the mobile terminal 30 over the communication device 20, NFC communication is performed, and device identification information and access destination information stored in the communication device 20 are supplied to the control unit 31 via the second communication unit 35. The

When the information is supplied, the control unit 31 controls the positioning unit 36 to measure the position of its own terminal. When the position information is supplied from the positioning unit 36, the selection stored in the storage unit 32 is performed. The image is displayed on the UI unit 33.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the displayed selection image. FIG. 6 shows a display surface 331 on which the selected image A1 is displayed. The selected image A1 includes an image A11 of a character string “If you send the measured position information, you can get a coupon! Do you want to send it?”, An operator A12 containing the character string “Yes”, and “No” And an operation element A13 including the character string. When the user performs an operation of selecting the operator A13, the control unit 11 ends the display of the selected image A1.

  When the user performs an operation of selecting the operator A12, the control unit 11 is supplied with the position information supplied from the positioning unit 36 to the first communication unit 34 via the second communication unit 35. It is transmitted to the URL indicated by the access destination information. This position information indicates the position measured by the positioning unit 36 when the second communication unit 35 performs NFC communication with the communication device 20. The transmission control unit 301 controls the transmission of position information as described above. In the present embodiment, the transmission control unit 301 causes the device identification information supplied together with the access destination information to be transmitted to the URL described above together with the position information.

  Note that the transmission control unit 301 does not cause the positioning unit 36 to measure the position when device identification information or the like is supplied, but the positioning unit 36 is positioned at a predetermined time interval (for example, every second). The position information indicating the position measured when the device identification information or the like is supplied may be transmitted. Further, the transmission control unit 301 may always transmit the position information when the device identification information or the like is supplied without displaying the selected image A1. In any case, the transmission control unit 301 displays position information indicating the position measured by the positioning unit 36 when the second communication unit 35 performs NFC communication with the communication device 20 (in this embodiment, device identification). It is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 10 (with information).

[1-3-2] Acquisition unit 101
The acquisition unit 101 is an example of a unit that acquires position information for indicating the position of the mobile terminal 30 when the second communication unit 35 performs NFC communication with the communication device 20. In the present embodiment, the position information acquired by the acquisition unit 101 is information indicating the position measured by the positioning unit (positioning unit 36) that measures the position of the mobile terminal 30. Further, the acquisition unit 101 acquires device identification information of the communication device 20 as information (hereinafter referred to as “specific information”) for specifying the installation location of the communication device 20 (in this embodiment, the specifying unit 102 described later). Uses this device identification information to identify the installation location). The device identification information acquired at this time is the device identification information of the communication device 20 that has performed NFC communication when the mobile terminal 30 measures the position indicated by the acquired position information.

  As described above, when a certain NFC communication is performed, the acquisition unit 101 acquires the position information for indicating the position of the mobile terminal 30 that performed the NFC communication, and performs the NFC communication. Specific information for specifying the installed location of the communication device 20 is acquired. In the present embodiment, the acquisition unit 101 acquires both the position information and the specific information from the mobile terminal 30, but for example, the position information may be acquired from another device (details will be described in a modification). . Also in this case, the acquisition unit 101 acquires position information and specific information when a certain NFC communication is performed.

  The acquisition unit 101 is a function realized by the control unit 11 and the storage unit 12. The position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 is supplied to the control unit 11 via the communication unit 13. This position information indicates the position measured by the positioning unit 36 when the second communication unit 35 performs NFC communication with the communication device 20, and the second communication unit 35 communicates with the communication device 20. The position of the portable terminal 30 when performing NFC communication between the terminals is shown. In this way, the acquisition unit 101 acquires the above-described position information by the communication unit 13. The acquisition unit 101 acquires device identification information transmitted from the portable terminal 30 together with the position information. This device identification information is device identification information of the communication device 20 that has performed NFC communication when the mobile terminal 30 measures the position indicated by the position information transmitted together.

  In addition, the acquisition unit 101 is supplied with information (for example, an IP (Internet Protocol) address) serving as a destination when communicating with the mobile terminal 30 that has transmitted the position information via the communication unit 13. This information is a communication destination used when data is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30 as a response to the transmission of the position information, and is hereinafter referred to as “response destination information”. Data transmitted to the portable terminal 30 in response to this response will be described later. The acquisition unit 101 supplies the acquired position information and device identification information to the specifying unit 102 and supplies the supplied response destination information to the transmission unit 103.

[1-3-3] Identification unit 102
The specifying unit 102 is an example of a unit that specifies the installation location of the communication device 20 based on the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquiring unit 101. In this embodiment, the specifying unit 102 specifies the installation location of the communication device 20 identified by the identification information acquired together with the position information based on the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquiring unit 101. The specifying unit 102 is a function realized by the control unit 11 and the storage unit 12.

For example, the control unit 11 stores the position information supplied together with the device identification information in the storage unit 12 in association with the device identification information supplied from the acquisition unit 101. Based on the stored device identification information and position information, the control unit 11 calculates the average value of each latitude represented by the position indicated by the position information associated with each device identification information and the average value of each longitude. And calculate. The control unit 11 specifies the position represented by the average value of the latitude and longitude calculated as described above as the installation location of the communication device 20.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a method of specifying the installation location. FIG. 7A shows an example of device identification information and position information stored in the storage unit 12. Specifically, positions represented by position information stored in association with three pieces of device identification information “ID001”, “ID002”, and “ID003”, that is, latitude and longitude are shown.

  In this example, the control unit 11 sets the latitude of the position information acquired together with “ID001” as the installation location of the communication device 20 identified by “ID001” “35 degrees 40 minutes 53.973 seconds”, “35 "35 degrees 40 minutes 53.975 seconds" which is an average value of "degrees 40 minutes 53.983 seconds" and "35 degrees 40 minutes 53.969 seconds" is calculated. In addition, the control unit 11 similarly obtains the longitudes of the position information “139 degrees 45 minutes 57.901 seconds”, “139 degrees 45 minutes 57.894 seconds” and “139 degrees 45 minutes 57.911 seconds”. Is calculated as “139 degrees 45 minutes 57.902 seconds”. The control unit 11 specifies the position represented by the latitude and longitude calculated as described above as the installation location of the communication device 20 identified by “ID001”.

  The control unit 11 similarly calculates the average value of latitude and longitude for the installation location of the communication device 20 identified by “ID002”, and calculates the latitude of “35 degrees 40 minutes 54.231 seconds” and “139 degrees”. The position represented by the longitude of “46 minutes 11.963 seconds” is specified as the installation location of the communication device 20. In addition, since only one piece of position information is acquired for the communication device 20 identified by “ID002”, the control unit 11 determines the position represented by the acquired position information (“35 degrees 40 minutes 42. The position indicated by the latitude “673 seconds” and the longitude “139 degrees 45 minutes 56.633 seconds” is specified as the installation location.

  For example, the control unit 11 stores the identified installation location in the storage unit 12 in association with the device identification information. FIG. 7B shows the device identification information and the installation location stored in this way. The identification unit 102 identifies the installation location as described above. When the device identification information is acquired by the acquisition unit 101, the specifying unit 102 specifies the installation location for the communication device 20 identified by the device identification information as described above, and notifies the transmission unit 103 of the specified installation location. To do.

  In the above example, the specifying unit 102 specifies the installation location by calculating the average value, but is not limited thereto. For example, the specifying unit 102 may specify the position represented by the median value of a plurality of latitudes and longitudes as the installation location. In addition, the specifying unit 102 obtains the variances of a plurality of latitudes and longitudes, and if the obtained variance is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the latitude and longitude that have a large difference from the average value are remained until the variance is less than the threshold value. A position represented by an average value of latitude and longitude may be specified as the installation location.

[1-3-4] Transmission unit 103
The transmission unit 103 provides the mobile terminal 30 that has transmitted the above-described specific information (information for specifying the installation location of the communication device 20; in this embodiment, device identification information) to the user who owns the mobile terminal 30. It is an example of a means for transmitting value information indicating the value to be performed. The value information is used when purchasing a product such as a coupon or a point and provides value to the user. Specifically, when value information is used, the price of the product can be reduced, the quantity of the product and the period of use of the product (for example, rental video rental period) can be increased, the quality and grade of the product The value of raising (for example, the grade of a hotel room) is provided to the user. Hereinafter, two examples of value information transmitted by the transmission unit 103 will be described.

[1-3-4-1] First Example The transmitting unit 103 transmits, for example, value information related to an area including the place specified by the specifying unit 102 (hereinafter referred to as “first area”). The value information related to the first area is, for example, value information that can be used at a store in the first area, value information that can be used at a chain store having a head office or a store in the first area, Value information available when purchasing specialties in the territory and so on. The transmission unit 103 is a function realized by the control unit 11 and the storage unit 12, for example. The storage unit 12 stores a first value information table in which value information is associated with information indicating a range of a first area related to the value information (hereinafter referred to as “related area information”).
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the first value information table. In the example of FIG. 8, the latitude “35 degrees 40 minutes 53.5 seconds to 35 degrees 40 minutes 54.0 seconds” and “139 degrees 45 minutes 57.5 seconds to 139 degrees 45 minutes 58.0 seconds” The related area information representing the range of the first area by the longitude is associated with the value information that “the product of the store α is reduced by 10%”.

  This related area information represents a first area having a range of a dozen m squares including the store α and its periphery. Further, it is represented by a latitude of “35 degrees 40 minutes 54.0 seconds to 35 degrees 40 minutes 55.0 seconds” and a longitude of “139 degrees 46 minutes 11.0 seconds to 139 degrees 46 minutes 12.0 seconds”. The related area information is associated with value information indicating that “there are 3 points when shopping at stores β, γ, and δ”. This related area information represents a first area having a range of several tens of squares including the stores β, γ, δ and their surroundings. That is, these pieces of value information represent information that can be used when a user in the first area whose range is represented by the related area information makes some purchase at those stores.

  When the installation location indicated in association with “ID001” in the example of FIG. 7B is supplied from the specifying unit 102, the control unit 11 includes the first location indicated by the related area information. It is determined whether it is in the area. In this case, the control unit 11 determines that it is in the first area indicated by the related area information illustrated in FIG. 8, and the value information associated with the related area information (in this case, “the product of the store α is 10% reduction ") is transmitted to the communication destination indicated by the response destination information supplied from the acquisition unit 101. In addition, when the installation location indicated in association with “ID002” in the example of FIG. 7B is supplied from the specifying unit 102, the control unit 11 makes the same determination as in the case of “ID001”. Then, value information “Points are tripled when shopping at stores β, γ, δ” shown in FIG. 8 is transmitted. The transmission means 103 transmits the value information shown as the first example as described above.

[1-3-4-2] Second Example The transmission unit 103 is, for example, in an area including the installation location of the communication device 20 other than the place specified by the specifying unit 102 (hereinafter referred to as “second area”). Send relevant value information. In this case, the transmission means 103 stores a second value information table in which related area information as shown in FIG. 8 is associated with value information related to the second area. The transmission unit 103 transmits the value information related to the second area by transmitting the value information as described in the description of FIG. 8 using the second value information table.

[1-3-5] Display unit 302
The display unit 302 is an example of a unit that displays value information transmitted from the information processing apparatus 10 via the first communication unit 34. The display unit 302 is a function realized by the control unit 31 and the UI unit 33. When the value information is supplied from the first communication unit 34 to the control unit 31, the value information is displayed on the UI unit 33.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of displayed value information. In FIG. 9, value information B <b> 1 representing a character string “Product is reduced by 10%, target store: α, expiration date: 2 months” is displayed on the display surface 331. The user can reduce the price of the product purchased at the store α by 10% by showing the value information B1 to the store clerk at the store α.

[1-4] Operation The information processing system 1 performs the above-described specific processing based on the above configuration. Below, the operation | movement which each apparatus with which the information processing system 1 is provided in a specific process is demonstrated.
FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of the operation of each device in the specific process. The specific process is started when the user holds the mobile terminal 30 over the communication device 20. First, the communication device 20 performs NFC communication with the mobile terminal 30, and transmits device identification information and access destination information to the mobile terminal 30 (step S11).

  The portable terminal 30 acquires the device identification information and the access destination information transmitted in step S11 (step S12), and measures the position of the own terminal (step S13). Next, the portable terminal 30 transmits position information indicating the measured position to the information processing apparatus 10 together with the device identification information acquired in Step S12 (Step S14). Steps S11 to S13 are operations performed by the transmission control unit 301.

  The information processing apparatus 10 acquires the position information and device identification information transmitted in step S14 (step S15). Step S15 is an operation performed by the acquisition unit 101. Next, the information processing apparatus 10 specifies the installation location of the communication device 20 identified by the device identification information acquired in step S15 (step S16). Step S16 is an operation performed by the specifying unit 102. Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10 transmits value information corresponding to the specified installation location to the mobile terminal 30 (step S17). Step S17 is an operation performed by the transmission means 103. The portable terminal 30 displays the value information transmitted in step S17 (step S18). Step S18 is an operation performed by the display unit 302.

[1-5] Effects according to this embodiment For example, in order to help analyze a place where a user can easily visit, the installation location of the communication device 20 installed in a city or a store may be specified. For example, when the installation location is determined for each of the communication devices 20 identified by the device identification information, a paper on which the device identification information is written so that the device identification information of each communication device 20 can be confirmed. Is affixed to the communication device 20, and it takes time to carry a reader that performs NFC communication in order to read device identification information from each communication device 20. In the former case, for example, when the communication device 20 is attached to a poster that is entirely attached to a wall, there is a trouble of peeling off the attached paper. In the latter case, it takes time to repeat reading until a target communication device 20 is found in order to find a plurality of communication devices 20 to be installed at a certain installation location. The trouble as described above occurs similarly even when the information stored in the communication device 20 is not device identification information but information indicating a place where the communication device 20 is installed.

  In the present embodiment, no matter where the communication device 20 is installed, the installation location of the communication device 20 is specified by performing the above-described specifying process using the position measured by the mobile terminal 30. That is, since there is no need to install the communication devices 20 at predetermined locations, the above troubles are not generated. According to the present embodiment as described above, it is possible to reduce the effort for specifying the place where the communication device is installed, compared to the case where the position measured by the mobile terminal 30 is not used to specify the installation place. it can.

  In the present embodiment, the installation location is specified based on the positions indicated by the plurality of pieces of position information acquired by the acquisition unit 101. Each position may have an error due to, for example, GPS accuracy, but such statistical analysis is performed by performing statistical analysis using, for example, average or variance based on a plurality of positions. The error of the specified installation location can be reduced as compared with the case where the operation is not performed. Specifically, if the error at each position occurs in any direction with respect to the actual installation location, the error can be offset by calculating the average of those positions, or the error can be calculated using variance. The error can be reduced by removing the large position.

  In addition, when two communication devices 20 are installed in a place where the distance between them is, for example, about several tens of centimeters or several meters, depending on the accuracy of the position measured by the mobile terminal 30, one communication device 20 and NFC communication It can happen that the position measured by performing is closer to the other communication device 20. In the present embodiment, by using the device identification information, it is possible to distinguish which communication device 20 and NFC communication the position measured by the mobile terminal 30 is as described above. Even if something happens, it is possible to correctly distinguish the communication device 20 on which the NFC communication is performed when the position is measured.

  In the present embodiment, value information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30 whose position has been measured. Thereby, for a user who wants to obtain the value indicated by the value information, when the communication device 20 is found, the mobile terminal 30 is held up, the position information is measured, and the position information is transmitted. According to this embodiment, acquisition of position information can be promoted as compared to the case where the above transmission of value information is not performed.

  Furthermore, among the value information described as the first example, when value information that can be used in the store in the first area is transmitted, the user can use the value that can be used in another area. Compared with the case where information is transmitted, the transmitted value information can be used immediately, and it can be immediately realized that the price for transmitting the position information has been obtained. In addition, the expiration date is often determined for value information such as coupons. In that case, if the usage date is not used until the expiration date expires, the user may feel lost. In this embodiment, since the transmitted value information can be used immediately, the value information can be used more easily before the expiration date of use than in the case where the value information is not expired, and the satisfaction of the user can be increased.

  In addition, among the value information described as the second example, when value information that can be used in the store in the second area is transmitted, a user who wants to use the acquired value information Compared to the area, it is easier to visit the second area, that is, the area including the installation location of any one of the communication devices 20. If the user visits the second area, the user can expect to measure the position by holding the mobile terminal 30 over the communication device 20 having the installation area in the second area in order to acquire new value information. . This guides the user to another installation location and identifies the installation location of the communication device 20 installed at the destination as compared to the case where value information available at the store in the second area is not transmitted. Can be easy to be.

[2] Second Embodiment Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, value information indicating a specific value is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30, but in the second embodiment, the value is limited by some method. In the following, three methods for limiting value will be described.

[2-1] First Method In the first method, the transmission unit 103 has received NFC communication in the past from the mobile device 30 whose location is indicated by the location information acquired by the acquisition unit 101. The value indicated by the value information is limited based on the history (hereinafter referred to as “first acquisition history”) in which the position information is acquired when communication is performed. The portable terminal 30 here is a portable terminal 30 whose position is indicated by the position information that triggered transmission of the value information by the transmission means 103, and is hereinafter referred to as a “transmission trigger terminal”. In addition, the communication device 20 with which the transmission opportunity terminal has performed NFC communication is the communication device 20 whose installation location is specified with this NFC communication as a trigger, and is hereinafter referred to as “location specifying device”.

The first acquisition history is, for example, the number of position information acquired when the place identifying device has performed NFC communication in the past with the mobile terminal 30 (transmission trigger terminal or other mobile terminal 30) (hereinafter referred to as “first position”). Number of information). The transmission means 103 stores, for example, a third value information table in which the first number of position information is associated with the value information.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the third value information table. In the example of FIG. 11, “the product of the store α is reduced by 20%” and “the product of the store α is reduced by 10% in the first position information numbers“ 0-3 ”,“ 4-10 ”, and“ 11 or more ”. ”And“ None ”are associated with each other.

  In the first method, for example, when the acquisition unit 101 acquires the position information and the device identification information, the acquired device identification information is supplied to the transmission unit 103 in addition to the response destination information described above, and the transmission unit 103 The supplied device identification information is stored. The number of pieces of device identification information stored in this way represents the number of position information (that is, the number of first position information) acquired when the communication device 20 identified by the device identification information has performed NFC communication in the past. become. When new device identification information is supplied from the acquisition unit 101, the transmission unit 103 stores the new device identification information, and the number of the device identification information already stored (that is, stored in the past) is stored in the first position information. Count as a number.

  For example, when the device identification information “ID001” is newly supplied in the state where the device identification information illustrated in FIG. 7A is stored, the transmission unit 103 stores the number of “ID001” already stored. “3” is counted as the first position information number. In addition, when the device identification information “ID004” is newly supplied in this state, the transmission unit 103 counts “0” as the first position information number because “ID004” is not yet stored.

  The transmitting means 103 transmits the counted first position information number and value information associated with the third value information table to the mobile terminal 30. In this example, for example, when the number of first position information is “2”, value information “a product of store α is reduced by 20%” is transmitted, and when the number of first position information is “5”, Value information that “the product of the store α is reduced by 10%” is transmitted. When the first position information number is “15”, the value information is “none”. In this case, the transmission unit 103 may transmit nothing, or may transmit data of a character string “value information has been provided”, for example. Such processing by the transmission unit 103 when no value is provided is hereinafter referred to as “non-providing processing”.

In this way, the transmission means 103 limits the value indicated by the value information from “20% reduction” to “10% reduction” based on the number of first location information as the first acquisition history, Or restrict it from being offered.
The first acquisition history is not limited to the number of first position information, and may be the number of device identification information stored in the transmission unit 103, for example. Further, the transmission means 103 stores the number of times the location specifying device has performed NFC communication with the mobile terminal 30 in the past and acquired the position information in association with the device identification information of the location specifying device, and the stored number of times. May be used as the first acquisition history.

[2-2] Second Method In the second method, the transmission means 103 has performed NFC communication in the past when the transmission trigger terminal is a location specifying device (that is, between the mobile device 30 and the communication device 20 of the same combination). Sometimes, the value indicated by the value information is limited based on the history of the position information acquisition (hereinafter referred to as “second acquisition history”). The second acquisition history is, for example, the number of position information acquired when the transmission opportunity terminal has performed NFC communication with the location specifying device in the past (hereinafter referred to as “second position information number”). The transmission means 103 stores, for example, a fourth value information table in which the second number of position information and value information are associated with each other.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the fourth value information table. In the example of FIG. 12, the number of second position information “1 or less”, “2”, or “3 or more” is reduced by “20% reduction in merchandise at store α”, “10% reduction in merchandise at store α”, and “ Value information “None” is associated with each other.

  For example, when the transmission control unit 301 of the portable terminal 30 transmits position information and device identification information to the information processing apparatus 10, information for identifying the terminal itself (hereinafter referred to as “terminal identification information”) is used as the above-described specific information. (Information for specifying the installation location of the communication device 20) is transmitted together (that is, in this example, the specifying unit 102 specifies the installation location using the terminal identification information). Then, the acquisition unit 101 of the information processing apparatus 10 acquires position information, device identification information, and terminal identification information supplied via the communication unit 13, and in addition to the response destination information described above, device identification information and terminal identification information. Is supplied to the transmission means 103. The transmission unit 103 stores the supplied device identification information and terminal identification information in association with each other, and counts how many combinations of the same device identification information and terminal identification information are stored.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a method of counting the number of second position information. FIG. 13 shows the device identification information and position information shown in FIG. 7A and terminal identification information associated with the information. The transmission unit 103 stores each piece of information as shown in FIG. In this example, the transmission means 103 counts “2” as the number of combinations of “ID001” and “AA007” and the combination of “ID002” and “AA097”, respectively, and sets “ 1 "is counted. The number thus counted is the communication device 20 (this communication terminal 20 identified by the device identification information in combination with the terminal identification information) of the mobile terminal 30 (transmission trigger terminal in this case) identified by the terminal identification information. The number of position information acquired when NFC communication was performed in the past with the location specifying device) (that is, the number of second position information). In the example of FIG. 13, for example, when the mobile terminal 30 identified by “AA007” has performed NFC communication with the communication device 20 identified by “ID001” in the past, two pieces of position information are acquired. Is represented.

  The transmission unit 103 transmits the counted second position information number and value information associated with the fourth value information table to the mobile terminal 30. In this example, for example, when the number of second position information is “1”, the value information “Product of store α is reduced by 20%” is transmitted, and when the number of second position information is “3”, The non-providing process described in the first method is performed. In the example of FIG. 13, for example, the transmission unit 103 determines that “the product at the store α is 10% corresponding to the second position information number“ 2 ”counted for the combination of“ ID001 ”and“ AA007 ”. The value information “decrease” is transmitted to the portable terminal 30 identified by “AA007”. As described above, the transmission unit 103 limits the value indicated by the value information based on the second position information number.

  Note that the second acquisition history is not limited to the number of second position information, and may be the number of device identification information or the number of terminal identification information stored in the transmission unit 103, for example. In addition, the transmission unit 103 does not store the combination of the supplied device identification information and terminal identification information, and each time the information is supplied, the numerical value indicating the second position information number is changed to the device identification information of the location specifying device. May be stored in association with each other, and the stored numerical value may be used as the second acquisition history.

[2-3] Third Method In the third method, the transmission unit 103 has acquired a history (when the transmission trigger terminal has performed NFC communication with the communication device 20 other than the location specifying device in the past ( (Hereinafter referred to as “third acquisition history”), the value indicated by the value information is limited. The third acquisition history is, for example, the number of communication devices 20 other than the location identification device that has performed NFC communication in the past (excluding redundant ones) (hereinafter referred to as “first communication device number”). . For example, the transmission unit 103 stores a fifth value information table in which the number of first communication devices and value information are associated with each other.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of the fifth value information table. In the example of FIG. 14, “the product at the store α is reduced by 30%” and “the product at the store α is reduced by 20%” to the number of first communication devices “5 or more”, “2-4” and “1 or less”. And the value information “commodity at store α is reduced by 10%” is associated with each other.

  For example, when the terminal identification information is supplied from the acquisition unit 101 based on the device identification information and the terminal identification information stored as in the second method, the transmission unit 103 associates with the terminal identification information. And counting the number of already stored device identification information excluding duplicate information. For example, when “AA007” is supplied from the acquisition unit 101 in the example illustrated in FIG. 13, the transmission unit 103 includes “ID001”, “ID001”, and “ID003” stored in association with “AA007”. “2” is counted as a number excluding duplicates (ie, “ID001”).

  In addition, when “AA097” is supplied from the acquisition unit 101, the transmission unit 103 overlaps “ID002” and “ID002” stored in association with “AA097” (that is, “ID002”). “1” is counted as the number excluding. The number thus counted represents the number of first communication devices described above. The transmission unit 103 transmits the value information associated with the counted number of first communication devices and the fifth value information table to the mobile terminal 30. In this example, for example, when the number of first communication devices is “5 or more”, value information that “the product of the store α is reduced by 30%” is transmitted, and when the number of first communication devices is “3” , “Value information of merchandise at store α is reduced by 20%” is transmitted.

As described above, the transmission unit 103 limits the value indicated by the value information from “30% reduction” to “20% reduction” based on the number of first communication devices.
Note that the third acquisition history is not limited to the number of first communication devices, but, for example, the number of communication devices 20 other than the location specifying device with which the transmission trigger terminal has performed NFC communication (that is, a number that does not exclude duplicated items). (Referred to as “second communication device number”). In this case, for example, when “AA007” is supplied from the acquisition unit 101 in the example illustrated in FIG. 13, the transmission unit 103 stores “ID001”, “ID001”, and “ID003” stored in association with “AA007”. Is counted as the second communication device number. In addition, when the device identification information and the terminal identification information are acquired, the transmission unit 103 does not store the information and uses the numerical value indicating the number of the first communication device or the number of the second communication device to identify the device identification of the location specifying device. It may be stored in association with information, and the stored numerical value may be used as the third acquisition history.

[2-4] Effects of the Second Embodiment The value indicated by the value information such as a coupon is provided by a company, a business operator, or the like that bears a cost converted into the value. In the above example, if the value information “Product of store α is reduced by 30%” is provided, for example, the business operator of store α bears the cost of profit that is reduced by the amount reduced by this value information. Or, the business operator who installed the communication device 20 bears a cost to compensate for the decreased profit. These businesses bear this expense for the purpose of achieving the targeted effect. In the present invention, one of the purposes is to specify the installation location of the communication device 20. Increasing the burden of costs makes it easier to specify the installation location, but the cost effectiveness is not balanced, so it is desirable for businesses to be able to obtain an effective effect on the burdened costs.

  In the first method described above, the value indicated by the value information is limited based on the first acquisition history. For example, as in the example of FIG. 11, when the restriction is made based on the first number of position information (an example of the first acquisition history), among the users who have provided the position information of a certain communication device 20, “ The value of “20% reduction” is provided, the value of “10% reduction” is provided by the 4th to 10th persons, and the value is not provided after the 11th person. Providing the location information of the communication device 20 means that the measured location information is transmitted to the information processing device 10 by holding the mobile device 30 over the communication device 20. In this case, since 10 pieces of position information have been acquired for the communication device 20, the above-mentioned costs are utilized for the other communication devices 20 in which the acquired position information is less than 10, Acquisition of the position information of the communication device 20 is promoted. That is, since the cost is utilized for the communication device 20 that wants to further promote the acquisition of the position information, the cost effectiveness can be improved as compared with the case where the value is not limited by the first method.

  In the second method, the value indicated by the value information is limited based on the second acquisition history. For example, as in the example of FIG. 12, when the restriction is made based on the second number of position information (an example of the second acquisition history), even when a certain user holds the mobile terminal 30 over the same communication device 20 many times The value provided to the user ends with “20% reduction” and “10% reduction” once. According to the 2nd method, it can prevent that a user acquires value information many times using the same communication apparatus 20 in this way.

  In the third method, the value indicated by the value information is limited based on the third acquisition history. For example, as in the example of FIG. 14, when the restriction is made based on the number of first communication devices (an example of the third acquisition history), the more the position information of the communication devices 20 installed in different places is provided, Less value, ie greater value is offered. As a result, the user is motivated to provide position information of many communication devices 20. In this case, acquisition of position information can be promoted as compared with the case where the value is not limited by the third method.

[3] Third Embodiment Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described focusing on differences from the first and second embodiments. In the third embodiment, the information processing apparatus 10 notifies the mobile terminal 30 of information about an area where the communication device 20 exists.

[3-1] Functional Configuration FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of each device in the third embodiment. In FIG. 15, an information processing apparatus 10 a including a determination unit 104 and a notification unit 105 in addition to the units illustrated in FIG. 5 is illustrated. The determination unit 104 is an example of a unit that determines whether or not the mobile terminal 30 is located in a predetermined region (hereinafter referred to as “predetermined region”). The determination unit 104 is a function realized by the control unit 11 and the storage unit 12. In the present embodiment, for example, the positioning unit 36 of the mobile terminal 30 measures the position at a predetermined time interval (for example, every 5 seconds), and supplies position information indicating the measured position to the transmission control unit 301.

  The transmission control unit 301 transmits the supplied position information to the information processing apparatus 10a via the first communication unit 34. This position information is supplied to the control unit 11 via the communication unit 13. The storage unit 12 stores information indicating the range of a predetermined area (hereinafter referred to as “predetermined area information”). The predetermined area information is information representing the range of the predetermined area in the range of latitude and longitude as in the related area information shown in FIG. When the position indicated by the supplied position information is included in the range of the predetermined area, the control unit 11 determines that the mobile terminal 30 is located in the predetermined area. The determination unit 104 performs the determination as described above. If the determination unit 104 determines that the mobile terminal 30 is located in the predetermined area, the determination unit 104 notifies the notification unit 105 to that effect.

  When the determining unit 104 determines that the mobile terminal 30 is located in a predetermined area, the notifying unit 105 is information (hereinafter referred to as “existing area”) indicating an area where the communication device 20 exists in the mobile terminal 30 (hereinafter referred to as “existing area”). It is an example of a means for notifying “existence information”. This existence area may be the same as or different from the predetermined area described above. The presence information is a character string such as “in store α” or “in department store β”, for example. In addition, the image may be an image showing a map of the store α, audio data indicating a voice “There is a communication device in the store α”, or the like.

  The notification unit 105 is a function realized by the control unit 11 and the storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 stores presence information in association with predetermined area information. For example, when the communication device 20 is installed, the presence information is provided from the provider of the communication device 20, the installation operator, the provider providing value based on the value information, and stored in the storage unit 12. When the control unit 11 is notified from the determination unit 104 that the mobile terminal 30 has been determined to be located in the predetermined area, the control unit 11 stores the presence information stored in association with the predetermined area information indicating the range of the predetermined area. Is transmitted to the portable terminal 30 via the communication unit 13. The presence information transmitted in this way is displayed by, for example, the display unit 302 of the mobile terminal 30, and thus the presence information is notified to the user. The notification unit 105 notifies the presence information as described above.

  Note that the notification unit 105 may notify presence information including the number of communication devices 20 existing in the presence area. In this case, for example, a character string “There are five communication devices in the store α” is notified as the presence information. Further, the notification unit 105 may notify the presence information including the value indicated by the value information provided by performing NFC communication with the communication device 20. In this case, for example, a character string “20% reduction chance when communicating with a communication device in the store α to provide position information” is notified as the presence information.

[3-2] Effects According to Third Embodiment In the present embodiment, when the user visits a predetermined area, the presence area of the communication device 20 is notified via the mobile terminal 30. If it is a user who knows that value information can be obtained by holding the mobile terminal 30 over the communication device 20, the notification is given to visit the existence area to provide the value information and provide position information Can be expected to do. That is, according to the third embodiment, acquisition of position information can be promoted as compared to the case where the presence area is not notified. In addition, as described above, when notifying presence information including the value indicated by the value information, even a user who did not know the value information can expect to provide location information. The acquisition of position information can be further promoted as compared with the case where the presence information including is not notified.

[3-3] Limitation of value when notification is performed In this embodiment, the value may be limited by a method other than the three methods described in the second embodiment. Hereinafter, three methods from the fourth to the sixth for limiting the value will be described.
[3-3-1] Fourth Method In the fourth method, the transmission means 103 uses the value information based on the time elapsed after the notification by the notification means 105 (hereinafter referred to as “elapsed time”). Limit the value displayed.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating another example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment. In this example, when the notification unit 105 notifies the presence information, the notification unit 105 notifies the transmission unit 103 accordingly. The transmission unit 103 measures the elapsed time from the notification from the notification unit 105 until the device identification information is supplied from the acquisition unit 101 as the elapsed time. For example, the transmission unit 103 stores a sixth value information table in which elapsed time and value information are associated with each other.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sixth value information table. In the example of FIG. 17, “the product of the store α is reduced by 20%” and “the product of the store α is 10% during the elapsed time of“ less than 30 seconds ”,“ more than 30 seconds and less than 5 minutes ”and“ more than 5 minutes ”. Value information “decrease” and “none” are associated with each other. The transmission unit 103 transmits the measured measurement time and the value information associated with the sixth value information table to the mobile terminal 30. In this example, for example, when the measurement time is “15 seconds”, the value information that “the product of the store α is reduced by 20%” is transmitted, and when the measurement time is “3 minutes”, Value information that “the product is reduced by 10%” is transmitted. When the measurement time is “10 minutes”, the value information is “none”, and thus the above-described non-providing process is performed. As described above, the transmission unit 103 limits the value indicated by the value information based on the elapsed time.

[3-3-2] Fifth Method In the fifth method, the mobile terminal 30 accepts a predetermined operation (hereinafter referred to as “predetermined operation”) when the transmission unit 103 is notified by the notification unit 105. The value indicated by the value information is limited based on whether or not (that is, whether or not there is a predetermined operation). The transmission means 103 stores, for example, a seventh value information table in which presence / absence of a predetermined operation, elapsed time, and value information are associated with each other.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the seventh value information table. In the example of FIG. 18, the presence / absence of the predetermined operation “Yes” is associated with the elapsed time “−” and the value information “20% reduction in merchandise at store α”. In addition, the presence or absence of a predetermined operation of “none” includes an elapsed time of “less than 30 seconds”, “more than 30 seconds and less than 5 minutes”, and “more than 5 minutes”, “20% reduction in merchandise at store α”, “store Value information that “the product of α is reduced by 10%” and “none” are associated with each other.

  In this example, the transmission unit 103 measures the elapsed time as in the fifth method. Further, the transmission unit 103 determines whether or not a predetermined operation has been performed within a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) after notification from the notification unit 105. If the transmission unit 103 determines that a predetermined operation has been performed, the presence / absence of the operation “present” in the seventh value information table is not associated with the elapsed time, and thus the “store α The value information that “the product is reduced by 20%” is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30. Further, when the transmission unit 103 determines that the predetermined operation has not been performed, the value information corresponding to the elapsed time is associated with the presence / absence of the operation “none” in the seventh value information table. It transmits to the portable terminal 30 (however, when the elapsed time is 5 minutes or more, non-providing processing is performed). As described above, in this example, the transmission unit 103 does not limit the value indicated by the value information when a predetermined operation is performed, and the value indicated by the value information when the predetermined operation is not performed. Limit.

  Note that the transmission means 103 may not reduce the value when a predetermined operation is performed, but may make the degree of limitation smaller than when the predetermined operation is not performed. Further, the limitation of the value in the fifth method is not limited to the limitation based on the elapsed time described above, but the limitation in the first method described in the second embodiment (when the communication device 20 has performed NFC communication in the past). (Restriction based on the number of pieces of position information acquired). In that case, as the number of users who have provided the location information before the user who has received the notification of the presence information increases, the provided value becomes smaller or the value is not provided.

[3-3-3] Sixth Method In the sixth method, when the transmission unit 103 performs NFC communication in the past between the communication device 20 notified of the existence area and the mobile terminal 30, the position information The value indicated by the value information is limited based on whether it has been acquired (that is, whether or not position information has been acquired). The transmission means 103 stores, for example, an eighth value information table in which position information is acquired and value information is associated.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of the eighth value information table. In the example of FIG. 19, value information of “none” and “20% reduction in merchandise at store α” is associated with the presence / absence of acquisition of position information “present” and “none”, respectively. In this example, the acquisition unit 101 acquires device identification information and terminal identification information in the same manner as the second method described in the second embodiment, and the transmission unit 103 stores them in association with each other. When the transmission control unit 301 of the portable terminal 30 transmits the terminal identification information to the information processing apparatus 10 together with the position information, and the notification unit 105 notifies the transmission unit 103 that the portable terminal 30 has been notified of the presence information. In addition, the terminal identification information of the portable terminal 30 is notified together.

  When the terminal identification information is supplied from the acquisition unit 101 together with the device identification information after the terminal identification information is notified from the notification unit 105, the transmission unit 103 has already stored the terminal identification information and the device identification information. If it is, the presence / absence of acquisition of the position information is determined as “present”, and if not stored, it is determined as “not present”. The transmission means 103 performs non-provision processing based on the eighth value information table when it is determined as “present”, and “store α based on the eighth value information table when it is determined as“ not present ”. Is sent to the portable terminal 30. As described above, the transmission unit 103 limits the value indicated by the value information based on the presence / absence of the acquisition of the position information described above.

[3-4] Effect by Limiting Value In the above-described fourth method, the value indicated by the value information is limited based on the elapsed time. For example, when the restriction as in the example of FIG. 17 is applied, the greater the timing of providing the location information by holding the mobile terminal 30 over the communication device 20, the greater the value is provided to the user. Will no longer be provided. Therefore, the user is motivated to find the communication device 20 as soon as possible and provide the location information. Thereby, acquisition of position information can be promoted as compared with the case where the value is not limited by the fourth method.

  Further, in the fifth method, if the user performs a predetermined operation when the presence information is notified, the value is not limited, or the degree of limitation is reduced as compared with the case where the predetermined operation is not performed. You can do it. Also, a user who has performed a predetermined operation is more likely to obtain a higher value than a user who does not perform the predetermined operation, and the psychology that he / she does not want to waste the labor of the predetermined operation is used. The possibility to acquire becomes high. Therefore, acquisition of position information can be promoted as compared with the case where the value is not limited by the fifth method.

  Further, in the sixth method, for example, value information can be prevented from being provided to a user who has provided position information once in a certain existing area even if position information is provided in the same existing area. Thereby, similarly to the 2nd method of 2nd Embodiment, it can prevent that a user acquires value information many times using the same communication apparatus 20. FIG.

[3-5] External Configuration of Notification Unit In the above example, the information processing apparatus includes the notification unit, but the notification unit may be included in another device.
FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating another example of the functional configuration of each device included in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. 20 shows an information processing system 1b including a notification device 40 in addition to the devices shown in FIG. The notification device 40 includes, for example, a control unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit similar to the control unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the communication unit 13 illustrated in FIG. 4, and includes a notification unit 401 that is a function realized by these units. Prepare.

  The notification unit 401 is an example of a unit that notifies the above-described presence information (information indicating an existing region where the communication device 20 exists) to the mobile terminal 30 located in a predetermined region. The notification unit 401 transmits presence information by wireless LAN communication, for example. In this case, an area where wireless LAN communication with the notification unit 401 is possible is a predetermined area. When the first communication unit 34 of the mobile terminal 30 receives the presence information thus transmitted, the first communication unit 34 supplies the received presence information to the display unit 302 and the transmission control unit 301. By displaying the supplied presence information, the display unit 302 notifies the user of the presence information.

  In addition, when the presence information is supplied from the first communication unit 34, the transmission control unit 301 transmits notified data indicating that the presence information has been notified to the information processing apparatus 10 using the first communication unit 34. Let The notified data thus transmitted is supplied to the transmission means 103 via the communication unit 13. The transmission means 103 limits the value indicated by the value information by the fourth method and the fifth method described above by measuring the elapsed time since the notified data is supplied as the elapsed time.

[4] Modifications Each of the above-described embodiments is merely an example of the implementation of the present invention, and may be modified as follows. Moreover, you may implement combining each embodiment mentioned above and each modification shown below as needed.

[4-1] Weighting of position information The specifying unit 102 may weight the position indicated by the position information used for specifying the installation location. In this case, the acquisition unit 101 acquires position information and information indicating the accuracy of measurement of the position indicated by the position information (hereinafter referred to as “accuracy information”). For example, when the positioning unit 36 of the portable terminal 30 measures the position, the accuracy information in the measurement is supplied to the transmission control unit 301, and the transmission control unit 301 transmits the accuracy information together with the position information. The positioning unit 36 supplies, for example, accuracy information according to the number of GPS satellites that have received the signal and the content of the signal. The acquisition unit 101 acquires the accuracy information transmitted in this way and supplies it to the specifying unit 102 together with the position information.

  The specifying unit 102 assigns a higher weight to the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquiring unit 101 as the accuracy indicated by the accuracy information acquired by the acquiring unit 101 with respect to the position information. Identify where it is. For example, the specifying unit 102 refers to two pieces of position information associated with “ID002” illustrated in FIG. 7A (the position information on the third step is referred to as “first position information”), and the position information on the fifth step is If “second position information” is acquired together with accuracy information respectively representing 1 m error and 5 m error, the weight of the first position information is compared with the weight of the second position information. Specify the installation location so that it is doubled.

  Accordingly, in FIG. 7B, the position represented by the latitude “35 degrees 40 minutes 54.231 seconds” and the longitude “139 degrees 46 minutes 11.963 seconds” is specified as the installation location. In the example, a position represented by a latitude of “35 degrees 40 minutes 54.229 seconds” and a longitude of “139 degrees 46 minutes 11.966 seconds” (a position closer to the position indicated by the first position information with high accuracy). Identified as an installation location. According to this modified example, it is possible to specify an installation place with higher accuracy than when weighting based on the accuracy method is not performed.

[4-2] Value Limiting Method When the value is limited as described in the second and third embodiments, the transmission unit 103 is not limited to a method that limits the amount of reduction. For example, if the value indicated by the value information increases the quantity of the product or the period for which the product is used, the transmission unit 103 limits the value by reducing the value and increases the quality or grade of the product. For example, lowering them limits their value. Further, for example, when both coupons and points are provided as values, that is, when a plurality of types of values are provided, the transmission means 103 limits the value by reducing the types of values provided. Also good.

[4-3] When Value Information is not Transmitted In each embodiment described above, the information processing apparatus transmits value information to the mobile terminal 30, but this need not be performed.
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present modification. FIG. 21 illustrates an information processing apparatus 10c that does not include the transmission unit 103 illustrated in FIG. Also in this case, the installation location of the communication device 20 is specified by the acquisition unit 101 and the specifying unit 102 performing the above-described operation. For example, when value information is stored in the communication device 20 or some content is stored, the user can expect to hold the mobile terminal 30 over the communication device 20 in order to obtain them. In this way, if there is any reason for the user to hold the mobile terminal 30 over the communication device 20, the location information is acquired and the installation location is specified. Therefore, also in this modification, it is possible to reduce the effort for specifying the location where the communication device is installed, compared to the case where the position measured by the mobile terminal 30 is not used to specify the installation location.

[4-4] Prohibition of continuous NFC communication The transmission unit 103 transmits a predetermined time (for example, one hour) after the position information is acquired to the mobile terminal 30 that has transmitted the position information. May not transmit value information even if the next position information is transmitted. Thereby, it is possible to make it difficult for the user to obtain the value information by holding the mobile terminal 30 over the same communication device 20 many times. Note that the transmission means 103 may transmit the value information when the device identification information transmitted together with the position information is different before the predetermined time elapses, or the device identification information may be different. However, the value information may not be transmitted. In the latter case, for example, it is possible to prevent the value information from being obtained twice by holding the mobile terminal 30 over the communication device 20 installed on a poster placed side by side in the same place.

[4-5] Transmission destination of the value information The transmission unit 103 may transmit the value information to the mobile terminal 30 that has transmitted only the terminal identification information without transmitting the position information. In this case, the transmission unit 103 may limit the value indicated by the value information based on whether or not the position information has been transmitted. For example, the transmission means 103 transmits value information of “20% reduction” to the mobile terminal 30 that has transmitted the position information, and “5%” to the mobile terminal 30 that has not transmitted the position information. For example, the value information “decrease” is transmitted.

[4-6] Time to Specify Location In the example of FIG. 10, the specifying unit 102 specifies the installation location when the position information is acquired. However, the location is not limited to this, and specifies the installation location at another timing. May be. For example, the specifying unit 102 may specify the installation location based on position information acquired so far at a predetermined time (for example, every day at 0:00) or at a predetermined time interval (for example, every day).

[4-7] First and second wireless communication In each embodiment described above, the mobile terminal 30 performs mobile communication and NFC communication as the first and second wireless communication in the present invention, respectively. Not limited to this. For example, the mobile terminal 30 may perform wireless communication such as MCA wireless (Multi-Channel Access radio system) as the first wireless communication. Further, the mobile terminal 30 and the communication device 20 may perform wireless communication complying with communication standards such as RFID, Bluetooth (registered trademark), ZigBee (registered trademark), and infrared communication as the second wireless communication. Since the installation location of the communication device 20 is specified based on the position measured when the second wireless communication is performed, the second wireless communication has a narrower wireless communication range (range in which wireless communication is possible) The measured position tends to be close to the installation location. Therefore, in any of the wireless communication, it is desirable that the second wireless communication has a narrower communication range than the first wireless communication (for example, mobile communication).

[4-8] Communication device The communication device is not limited to the NFC tag described above, and may be a tag provided with an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip that performs communication based on the RFID or ZigBee communication standard, A reader / writer that performs NFC communication may be used. For example, a reader / writer connected to a store POS (Point of sale) register, a reader / writer provided in a vending machine, a reader / writer of an automatic ticket gate, or the like can be used as a communication device.

[4-9] Access Destination Information In each of the embodiments described above, the access destination information of the information processing apparatus 10 is stored in the communication device 20, but may be stored in advance in the mobile terminal 30, for example. In that case, the access destination information stored in the portable terminal 30 may be updated by an instruction from the information processing apparatus 10. Thereby, for example, when the access destination is changed, if the communication device 20 stores the access destination information, it takes time to rewrite at the installation location, but the access destination can be changed without taking such trouble. Can be reflected.

[4-10] When Device Identification Information is not Used In the above-described embodiments, the acquisition unit 101 acquires the device identification information together with the position information. However, the acquisition unit 101 may not acquire the device identification information. In this case, for example, if it is known that only one communication device 20 is installed in the existence area described in the third embodiment, the specifying unit 102 indicates the position indicated by the acquired position information. The average value of the inside is specified as the installation location of the communication device 20 installed in the existence area. Further, if it is known that the communication devices 20 are sufficiently separated (for example, 15 m or more) compared to the position error (for example, 5 m) indicated by the acquired position information, the specifying unit 102 indicates the position information. What is necessary is just to specify an installation place using the thing where the distance between the positions to be included is less than twice the error, for example. According to this modification, it is possible to specify the position of the communication device 20 that does not store the device identification information.

[4-11] Value information related to content The value information provided to the user may be related to content shown on a poster or the like on which the communication device 20 holding the mobile terminal 30 is pasted. . In this case, the transmission unit 103 stores the device identification information of the communication device 20 in association with the content represented on the object (poster or the like) to which the communication device 20 is pasted. The value information related to the content stored in association with the device identification information of the communication device 20 whose location is specified is transmitted. For example, if the content is an advertisement for a product or a movie, the value information related to the content is value information indicating the value of a discount for the price of the product or movie. If so, it is value information indicating the value of upgrading the room to stay without changing the price.

[4-12] Timing for Acquiring Position Information In the above-described embodiments, the acquisition unit 101 determines the positioning unit 36 when the second communication unit 35 of the mobile terminal 30 performs NFC communication with the communication device 20. Although the position information indicating the position measured by the above is acquired, the position information indicating the position measured at a different timing may be acquired.
FIG. 22 is a diagram for describing a method for acquiring position information in the present modification. In this example, the positioning unit 36 of the mobile terminal 30 measures the position of the own terminal at a predetermined time interval (for example, every 10 seconds). FIG. 22 shows positions D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5 measured by the positioning unit 36 of the mobile terminal 30 when the user moves along the arrow indicated by C1. In this example, it is assumed that the user holds the portable terminal 30 over the communication device 20 between the positions D3 and D4.

  The transmission control unit 301 of the portable terminal 30 associates the position information indicating the position measured by the positioning unit 36 with the time when the measurement is performed (referred to as “measurement time”) to the information processing apparatus 10 for the first communication. It transmits using the part 34. Further, the transmission control unit 301 transmits the time (referred to as “communication time”) at which NFC communication is performed with the communication device 20 to the information processing apparatus 10 using the first communication unit 34. The acquisition unit 101 is supplied with position information, measurement time, and communication time via the communication unit 13. For example, the acquisition unit 101 acquires position information indicating positions (D3 and D4 in this example) measured before and after the communication time. The specifying unit 102 is based on the position information indicating the acquired positions D3 and D4, and the difference between the measurement time (T3 and T4) and the communication time (T0) transmitted together with the position information. Thus, the position of the mobile terminal 30 when the second communication unit 35 of the mobile terminal 30 performs NFC communication with the communication device 20 is calculated.

  Specifically, the specifying unit 102 calculates the average of the latitude and longitude representing the positions D3 and D4, respectively, with weights represented by the ratio of (T4-T0) :( T0-T3), respectively. Is calculated as position information indicating the position of the mobile terminal 30. In FIG. 22, the position D0 calculated in this way is shown. A position D0 indicates a rough position of the mobile terminal 30 when performing NFC communication with the communication device 20, as shown in FIG. As described above, the position information indicating the positions D3 and D4 acquired by the acquisition unit 101 is obtained by the positioning unit 36 when the second communication unit 35 of the mobile terminal 30 performs NFC communication with the communication device 20. This is position information for indicating the measured position.

[4-13] External Configuration of Positioning Means In each embodiment described above, the mobile terminal includes the positioning means (positioning unit 36). However, an apparatus other than the mobile terminal may include this. For example, the base station of the mobile communication network included in the network 2 may include positioning means for measuring the position of the mobile terminal.
FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of the information processing system according to the present modification. FIG. 23 illustrates an information processing system 1d including each device illustrated in FIG. 1 and a base station 50. When performing NFC communication with the communication device 20, the mobile terminal 30 transmits data indicating that fact and terminal identification information of the terminal itself to the base station 50 through mobile communication. In addition, the mobile terminal 30 includes information indicating the time when the NFC communication is performed (hereinafter referred to as “first time information”), together with the device identification information and the terminal identification information of the communication device 20 that performed the NFC communication, as specific information (communication). As information for specifying the installation location of the device 20).

  The base station 50 includes a positioning unit 51 that measures the position of the mobile terminal 30 by cell ID positioning, PRACHPD positioning, or the like. The mobile terminal 30 transmits NFC communication with the communication device 20 and data indicating terminal identification information. Then, the position of the portable terminal 30 is measured by the positioning unit 51. The base station 50 transmits the position information indicating the position of the mobile terminal 30 measured by the positioning unit 51 via the network 2 together with information indicating the time when the measurement was performed (hereinafter referred to as “second time information”) and terminal identification information. It transmits to the information processing apparatus 10.

  The acquisition unit 101 of the information processing apparatus 10 uses the terminal identification information to identify the position information transmitted from the base station 50 together with the same terminal identification information as the terminal identification information transmitted from the portable terminal 30. The second communication unit 35 acquires the position information for indicating the position of the mobile terminal 30 when performing NFC communication with the communication device 20. As described above, the acquisition unit 101 may acquire the position information from the portable terminal 30 as described in each embodiment, or may acquire the position information from other devices. The acquisition unit 101 supplies the transmitted first time information and second time information to the specifying unit 102 together with the acquired position information and device identification information.

  The specifying unit 102 uses the position information, device identification information, and first and second time information supplied from the acquisition unit 101 to specify the installation location of the communication device 20 indicated by the device identification information. The specifying unit 102, for example, represents the difference between the time indicated by the first time information and the time indicated by the second time information, and information indicating the accuracy of the position indicated by the supplied positional information (that is, described in the above modification) It is used as accuracy information) to identify the installation location. Note that the specifying unit 102 may specify the installation location so that position information in which the difference is equal to or greater than the threshold value has a large error and is not used. As described above, in the present modification, the acquisition unit 101 acquires the device identification information, the terminal identification information, and the first time information transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 as the specific information by the communication unit 13.

[4-14] Relocation of communication device 20 The communication device 20 may be relocated together with a poster or the like to which the communication device 20 is attached. In this case, the specifying unit 102 may re-specify the installation location of the transferred communication device 20. In this modification, the acquisition unit 101 acquires the above-described device identification information together with position information. After specifying the installation location of the communication device 20 identified by the acquired device identification information, the specifying unit 102 indicates that the location information indicating a position more than a predetermined distance from the specified installation location is the communication device 20 When acquired as position information for indicating the position of the mobile terminal 30 when NFC communication is performed with the second communication unit 35, the position information acquired before the position information is used. Without specifying the installation location of the communication device 20. As the predetermined distance, it is desirable that a distance (for example, 5 m, 10 m, or 20 m) longer than the maximum position error indicated by the acquired position information is determined. According to this modified example, when the communication device 20 is relocated, the relocated installation location can be identified with higher accuracy than when the identification described in the present modified example is not performed.

[4-15] Operation according to a certain matter The tables used in the operation described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 11 are not limited to those shown in these drawings. For example, the number of rows in the table may be any number as long as it is two or more. Moreover, what is arranged in ascending order (or descending order) may be rearranged in descending order (or ascending order), or may be rearranged regardless of such order. Further, without using a table, the contents of each cell may be represented by numerical values, and values calculated using mathematical formulas may be used. For example, in the example of FIG. 14, “value information” having a content of reducing the value obtained by multiplying “the number of first communication devices” by 5% is used. In this case, for example, if the number of first communication devices is “5”, the value information has a content of 5 × 0.5 = 25% reduction. In short, in these operations, other items (value information in the example of FIG. 14) may be determined according to certain items (the number of first communication devices in the example of FIG. 14). .

[4-16] Category of Invention The present invention can be regarded as an information processing method for realizing processing performed by the mobile terminal or the information processing apparatus in addition to the information processing system, the mobile terminal, or the information processing apparatus. It is. The process here is, for example, the specific process shown in FIG. The present invention can also be understood as a program for causing a computer such as a portable terminal or an information processing apparatus to function as each unit shown in FIG. This program may be provided in the form of a recording medium such as an optical disk storing the program, or may be provided in the form of being downloaded to a computer via a network such as the Internet, and making it available for installation. You may do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information processing system, 2 ... Network, 10 ... Information processing apparatus, 20 ... Communication apparatus, 30 ... Portable terminal, 40 ... Notification apparatus, 50 ... Base station, 11, 31 ... Control part, 12, 32 ... Storage part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Communication part, 21 ... Storage area, 22 ... Communication circuit, 33 ... UI part, 34 ... 1st communication part, 35 ... 2nd communication part, 36, 51 ... Positioning part, 101 ... Acquisition means, 102 ... Identification means , 103 ... transmission means, 104 ... determination means, 105 ... notification means, 301 ... transmission control means, 302 ... display means, 401 ... notification means

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The first wireless communication between the first wireless communication means for performing the first wireless communication and the mobile terminal including the second wireless communication means for performing the second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than the first wireless communication. A communication means for performing communication in which communication is used;
Position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, the position information for indicating the position of the portable terminal when the second wireless communication unit performs the second wireless communication with a communication device is acquired. And the acquisition means which acquires the identification information which identifies the communication apparatus by the communication means as specific information for specifying the place where the communication apparatus is installed,
Based on the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquisition means , the specifying means for specifying the location where the communication device identified by the acquired identification information is installed , after specifying the location In addition, when the position information indicating a position away from the place by a predetermined distance or more is acquired, the communication device is installed without using the position information acquired before the position information. An information processing apparatus comprising: a specifying unit that specifies a place . The first wireless communication between the first wireless communication means for performing the first wireless communication and the mobile terminal including the second wireless communication means for performing the second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than the first wireless communication. A communication means for performing communication in which communication is used;
Position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, the position information for indicating the position of the portable terminal when the second wireless communication unit performs the second wireless communication with a communication device is acquired. And the acquisition means which acquires the specific information for specifying the place where the communication apparatus is installed by the communication means,
Specifying means for specifying a place where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquiring means;
Transmitting means for transmitting value information indicating value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal that has transmitted the specific information, the portable terminal having a position indicated by the acquired position information; Transmitting means for limiting a value indicated by the value information based on a history of the location information acquired when the communication device that has performed the second wireless communication has performed the second wireless communication in the past;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The first wireless communication between the first wireless communication means for performing the first wireless communication and the mobile terminal including the second wireless communication means for performing the second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than the first wireless communication. A communication means for performing communication in which communication is used;
Position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, the position information for indicating the position of the portable terminal when the second wireless communication unit performs the second wireless communication with a communication device is acquired. And the acquisition means which acquires the specific information for specifying the place where the communication apparatus is installed by the communication means,
Specifying means for specifying a place where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquiring means;
Transmitting means for transmitting value information indicating value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal that has transmitted the specific information, the portable terminal having a position indicated by the acquired position information; Limiting the value indicated by the value information based on a history of the location information acquired when the communication device that has performed the second wireless communication has performed the second wireless communication with the mobile terminal in the past. With transmission means
An information processing apparatus comprising: The first wireless communication between the first wireless communication means for performing the first wireless communication and the mobile terminal including the second wireless communication means for performing the second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than the first wireless communication. A communication means for performing communication in which communication is used;
Position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, the position information for indicating the position of the portable terminal when the second wireless communication unit performs the second wireless communication with a communication device is acquired. And the acquisition means which acquires the specific information for specifying the place where the communication apparatus is installed by the communication means,
Specifying means for specifying a place where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquiring means;
Transmitting means for transmitting value information indicating a value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal that has transmitted the specific information, wherein the portable terminal whose position is indicated by the acquired position information is Based on the value information based on the history of the location information acquired when the second wireless communication was performed with the communication device other than the communication device that performed the second wireless communication with the portable terminal. A transmission means to limit the value displayed
An information processing apparatus comprising: The first wireless communication between the first wireless communication means for performing the first wireless communication and the mobile terminal including the second wireless communication means for performing the second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than the first wireless communication. A communication means for performing communication in which communication is used;
Position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, the position information for indicating the position of the portable terminal when the second wireless communication unit performs the second wireless communication with a communication device is acquired. And the acquisition means which acquires the specific information for specifying the place where the communication apparatus is installed by the communication means,
Specifying means for specifying a place where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquiring means;
Determining means for determining whether or not the mobile terminal is located in a predetermined area;
A notification means for notifying the mobile terminal of information representing an area where the communication device exists, when the determination means determines that the mobile terminal is located in the area;
Transmitting means for transmitting value information indicating a value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal that has transmitted the specific information, the communication device that has been notified by the notifying means and the portable device Transmitting means for limiting the value indicated by the value information based on whether or not the position information was acquired when the terminal performed the second wireless communication in the past;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The first wireless communication between the first wireless communication means for performing the first wireless communication and the mobile terminal including the second wireless communication means for performing the second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than the first wireless communication. An information processing apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication using communication is provided.
Position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, the position information for indicating the position of the portable terminal when the second wireless communication unit performs the second wireless communication with a communication device is acquired. And the acquisition step which acquires the identification information which identifies the communication apparatus as specific information for specifying the place where the communication apparatus is installed, by the communication means;
The information processing apparatus is a specifying step of specifying a place where the communication device identified by the acquired identification information is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired in the acquiring step , After the location is specified, when the location information indicating a location more than a predetermined distance from the location is acquired, the communication is performed without using the location information acquired before the location information. An information processing method comprising: a specifying step of specifying a place where the device is installed . The first wireless communication between the first wireless communication means for performing the first wireless communication and the mobile terminal including the second wireless communication means for performing the second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than the first wireless communication. An information processing apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication using communication is provided.
Position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, the position information for indicating the position of the portable terminal when the second wireless communication unit performs the second wireless communication with a communication device is acquired. And the acquisition step which acquires specific information for specifying the place where the communication apparatus is installed by the communication means,
The information processing apparatus specifies a location where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired in the acquisition step;
The information processing apparatus is a transmission step of transmitting value information indicating a value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal that has transmitted the specific information, and the position is determined by the acquired position information. The value indicated by the value information is based on a history of the position information acquired when the communication device that has performed the second wireless communication with the portable terminal is previously performed the second wireless communication. Send step to restrict and
An information processing method comprising: The first wireless communication between the first wireless communication means for performing the first wireless communication and the mobile terminal including the second wireless communication means for performing the second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than the first wireless communication. An information processing apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication using communication is provided.
Position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, the position information for indicating the position of the portable terminal when the second wireless communication unit performs the second wireless communication with a communication device is acquired. And the acquisition step which acquires specific information for specifying the place where the communication apparatus is installed by the communication means,
The information processing apparatus specifies a location where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired in the acquisition step;
The information processing apparatus is a transmission step of transmitting value information indicating a value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal that has transmitted the specific information, and the position is determined by the acquired position information. Based on the value information based on the history of the location information acquired when the communication device that has performed the second wireless communication with the portable terminal is performing the second wireless communication with the portable terminal in the past. Send step to limit the value displayed and
An information processing method comprising: The first wireless communication between the first wireless communication means for performing the first wireless communication and the mobile terminal including the second wireless communication means for performing the second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than the first wireless communication. An information processing apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication using communication is provided.
Position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, the position information for indicating the position of the portable terminal when the second wireless communication unit performs the second wireless communication with a communication device is acquired. And the acquisition step which acquires specific information for specifying the place where the communication apparatus is installed by the communication means,
The information processing apparatus specifies a location where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired in the acquisition step;
The information processing apparatus is a transmission step of transmitting value information indicating a value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal that has transmitted the specific information, and the position is determined by the acquired position information. Based on the history of the location information acquired when the mobile terminal shown has performed the second wireless communication in the past with the communication device other than the communication device that has performed the second wireless communication with the mobile terminal. A transmission step for limiting the value indicated by the value information;
An information processing method comprising: The first wireless communication between the first wireless communication means for performing the first wireless communication and the mobile terminal including the second wireless communication means for performing the second wireless communication having a wireless communication range narrower than the first wireless communication. An information processing apparatus including a communication unit that performs communication using communication is provided.
Position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, the position information for indicating the position of the portable terminal when the second wireless communication unit performs the second wireless communication with a communication device is acquired. And the acquisition step which acquires specific information for specifying the place where the communication apparatus is installed by the communication means,
The information processing apparatus specifies a location where the communication device is installed based on the position indicated by the position information acquired in the acquisition step;
A step of determining whether or not the information processing device is located in a predetermined area;
A notification step of notifying the mobile terminal of information indicating the area where the communication device exists when the information processing apparatus determines that the mobile terminal is located in the area in the determination step;
The information processing apparatus is a transmission step of transmitting value information indicating value provided to a user possessing the portable terminal to the portable terminal that has transmitted the specific information, and the notification in the notification step is performed A transmission step of limiting the value indicated by the value information based on whether or not the position information has been acquired when the communication device and the mobile terminal have performed the second wireless communication in the past;
An information processing method comprising:

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