JP6641708B2 - Information processing system, terminal, determination method, and program therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for determining whether a terminal can access a system.

  Various related technologies for processing a current position, a current time, and the like of a mobile terminal (also referred to as a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal, or the like) are known.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an incoming call control device. First, the incoming call control device converts a time indicating a time zone of a permissible condition registered in a specific area (for example, in Japan) into a local time of a roaming destination of the receiving terminal. Second, the incoming call control device controls the incoming call to the destination terminal based on the permissible condition indicated by the converted time.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a timing information conversion program. The time information conversion program converts the time information of the server (time, time information of a fixed period, periodic time expression, etc.) based on the time zone or language information set in the client.

  Patent Literature 3 discloses a technique for calculating a difference between a local time of a client PC (Personal Computer) and a server time.

  Patent Literature 4 discloses a technique of calculating current position information of a mobile terminal by using a GPS (Global Positioning System).

  Patent Literature 5 discloses a technique for determining a time zone of a positioning point obtained using GPS.

JP 2007-221593 A JP 2009-093567 A JP 2002-140238 A JP 2013-158057 A JP-A-9-297191

  2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of mobile terminals in recent years, it has been required to use a system from any place in the world and to receive services from the system.

  For that purpose, it is necessary for those systems to determine whether or not the mobile terminal can access the system or provide a service to the mobile terminal based on the time at the current position of the mobile terminal.

  However, in the techniques described in the above-mentioned prior art documents, there is a problem that those systems cannot efficiently execute such determination processing.

  The reason why the determination process cannot be executed efficiently is as follows.

  Means to which the technique of Patent Literature 1 has to convert the plurality of allowable conditions when there are a plurality of allowable conditions. Thus, the means consumes resources for the conversion in proportion to the number of allowed conditions. That is, the determination process by that means is not efficient.

  Means to which the technique of Patent Literature 2 has to convert a plurality of pieces of time information when a plurality of pieces of time information exist. Therefore, the means consumes resources for conversion in proportion to the number of timing information. That is, the determination process by that means is not efficient.

  The technique disclosed in Patent Document 3 assumes that the local time of the client PC is correct. In order to keep the local time of the client PC correct at all times, the administrator of the client PC must always manage the settings (for example, the setting of the time zone) in the client PC. Therefore, the burden on the administrator of the client PC increases. That is, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 3 is not efficient.

  The technologies disclosed in Patent Literatures 4 and 5 are a positioning technology for a current position and a technology for determining a time zone based on the positioning result. These are peripheral technologies related to the mobile terminal and do not disclose or suggest the above-described determination processing.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system, a terminal, a determination method, and a program therefor that more suitably determine whether or not the mobile terminal can access the system at the current time of the current position of the mobile terminal. It is in.

  A first information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first information processing system that performs a first information processing based on a determination request including a user identifier and current position information of the user and time zone information indicating a correspondence between a position and a time zone. Local time calculating means for calculating a second current time at the current position specified by the current position information, corresponding to the first current time at the specified position, and indicating the user identifier, start time and end time The combination of the user identifier and the second current time is based on an arbitrary number of period designation information including a period designation indicating the correspondence with the period designated, and the determination request. Determining means for outputting as a determination result whether or not any of the correspondences indicated by the information is included.

  A portable terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention generates use application information indicating at least the correspondence between the user identifier and the period, transmits the use application information to an information processing system, and the information processing system The current position corresponding to a first current time at a first specific position based on a determination request including an identifier and the current position information of the user and time zone information indicating a correspondence between a position and a time zone; Local time calculation means for calculating a second current time at the current position specified by the information; and an arbitrary number of period designations indicating the correspondence between the user identifier and the periods indicated by the start time and the end time. Whether the combination of the user identifier and the second current time is included in any of the correspondences indicated by the period designation information, based on the period designation information including the determination request. The includes judging means for outputting a determination result, based on the usage application information, generates the period specified, means for storing, the.

  A determination method according to one embodiment of the present invention is a method in which a computer performs a first determination based on a determination request including a user identifier and current position information of the user and time zone information indicating a correspondence between a position and a time zone. A second current time at a current position specified by the current position information corresponding to a first current time at a specific position is calculated, and a correspondence between the user identifier and a period indicated by a start time and an end time is calculated. The combination of the user identifier and the second current time is based on any number of pieces of the period designation information including the period designation and the determination request. Whether it is included in any of them is output as a determination result.

  A first program according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to perform a first identification based on a determination request including a user identifier and current position information of the user and time zone information indicating a correspondence between a position and a time zone. A second current time at the current position specified by the current position information corresponding to the first current time at the position is calculated, and a correspondence between the user identifier and a period indicated by a start time and an end time is indicated. A combination of the user identifier and the second current time, based on an arbitrary number of period designation information including a period designation and the determination request, And causing the computer to execute a process of outputting as a determination result whether or not it is included.

  A second program according to an aspect of the present invention is configured to generate use application information indicating at least a correspondence between the user identifier and the period, and to cause a computer to execute a process of transmitting the use application information to an information processing system, The information processing system, based on a determination request including a user identifier and the current location information of the user, and time zone information indicating a correspondence between a location and a time zone, a first current location at a first specific location. Local time calculation means for calculating a second current time at the current position specified by the current position information, corresponding to a time, and indicating a correspondence between the user identifier and a period indicated by a start time and an end time, Based on an arbitrary number of period designation information including a period designation and the determination request, a combination of the user identifier and the second current time indicates that the period designation information is Whether encompassed either to the correspondence of, including a determination means for outputting a determination result, based on the usage application information, generates the period specified, means for storing, the.

  Advantageous Effects of Invention The present invention has an effect that it is possible to more appropriately determine whether the mobile terminal can access the system at the current time of the current position of the mobile terminal.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the determination device 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing system 301 including the determination device 300 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the determination request according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a period designation list according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the determination request according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a period designation list according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the determination request according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a period designation list according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the determination request according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a period designation list according to the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a computer that realizes the determination device 300 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the determination device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the determination device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the determination device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the determination device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when a use application of the client terminal is executed in the first embodiment. FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when executing a connection process of a client terminal according to the first embodiment. FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing system according to a first modification of the first embodiment. FIG. 19 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing system according to a second modification of the first embodiment.

  An embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In each of the drawings and the embodiments described in the specification, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will not be repeated.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a determination device (also referred to as an information processing system) 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the determination device 300 according to the present embodiment includes a local time calculation unit 320 and a determination unit 340. Each component illustrated in FIG. 1 may be a circuit in hardware, a module included in a microchip, or a component divided into functional units of a computer device. Here, the components shown in FIG. 1 will be described as components divided into functional units of the computer device.

  Further, the determination device 300 shown in FIG. 1 may be mounted on a certain server and made available via a network, or each of the components shown in FIG. 1 may be distributed and installed on the network and made available. You may.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing system 301 including the determination device 300 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing system 301 includes a client terminal 101, a determination device 300, and a target system 401. The client terminal 101, the determination device 300, and the target system 401 are connected to each other via the network 109. Note that, regardless of the example of FIG. 2, the information processing system 301 may include an arbitrary number of client terminals 101, the determination device 300, and the target system 401.

=== Local time calculator 320 ===
The local time calculation unit 320 calculates a local time corresponding to the first current time in a specific time zone based on the determination request 810 and the time zone information (also called time zone information).

  The determination request 810 includes the user identifier of the user using the client terminal 101 (also referred to as a mobile terminal) and the current position information of the client terminal 101, that is, the user. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the determination request 811 which is a specific example of the determination request 810. As shown in FIG. 3, the determination request 811 includes a user ID (Identifier) (user identifier) and current location information. Here, the current position information is indicated by latitude and longitude, and “E135 ° 00′05.3 ″, N34 ° 38′57.8 ″ is“ 135 ° 00′05.3 seconds east longitude, 34 ° N latitude ” Degree 38 minutes 57.8 seconds. "

  The time zone information is, for example, information indicating a relationship between a position indicated by latitude and longitude and a time zone. The time zone indicates each of the entire regions that use a common standard time. The time zone information is stored in, for example, a storage unit (not shown) of the determination device 300.

  The specific time zone is, for example, a time zone set in the target system 401.

  The local time is a current position specified by the current position information, that is, a second current time at the current position of the user (client terminal 101).

=== Determining Unit 340 ===
The determination unit 340 outputs a determination result 830 for the determination request 811 based on the period designation information indicating the correspondence between the user identifier and the period and the determination request 811. Here, the determination unit 340 determines whether the combination of the user identifier included in the determination request 811 and the second current time is included in any of the correspondences indicated by the period designation information. The result is 830.

  The period designation information includes an arbitrary number of period designations indicating the correspondence between the user identifier and the period indicated by the start time and the end time. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the period designation list 820, which is an example of the period designation information. As shown in FIG. 4, the period designation list 820 includes an arbitrary number of period designation records 821 including a user identifier and a period indicated by a start time and an end time. The period designation list 820 is stored in, for example, a storage unit (not shown) of the determination device 300.

=== First Modification Example of Determination Unit 340 ===
The determination unit 340 in the present modification processes a determination request 812 that does not include the current position information, as illustrated in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the determination request 812, which is a specific example of the determination request 810. As shown in FIG. 5, the determination request 812 includes the user identifier and does not include the current position information. The determination request 812 is transmitted from, for example, the client terminal 101 having no function of acquiring position information or the client terminal 101 having stopped the function of acquiring position information at a position belonging to the same time period as the specific time period. Is done.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of the period designation list 820. As shown in FIG. 6, the period designation list 820 includes an arbitrary number of period designation records 822 including a period indicated by a user identifier, a start time and an end time, and a position information flag (also referred to as a position information state). Including. The position information flag indicates whether the client terminal 101 specified by the user identifier included in the period designation record 822 transmits the judgment request 811 or the judgment request 812. In other words, the position information flag indicates whether the determination request 810 transmitted from the client terminal 101 includes the current position information. The position information flag indicates “ON” that the determination request 811 including the current position information is transmitted and “OFF” indicates that the determination request 812 not including the current position information is transmitted.

  The determination unit 340 in the present modification outputs a determination result 830 for the determination request 812 based on the period designation list 820 and the determination request 812 shown in FIG. Here, the determination unit 340 determines whether or not the user identifier included in the determination request 812 is included in any of the period designation records 822 whose position information flag is “OFF” as the determination result 830.

  In addition, the determination unit 340 outputs a determination result 830 for the determination request 811 based on the period designation list 820 illustrated in FIG. Here, the determination unit 340 determines whether the combination of the user identifier and the second current time included in the determination request 811 is included in any of the period specification records 822 whose position information flag is “ON”. The determination is made as the determination result 830.

=== Second Modified Example of Determination Unit 340 ===
The determination unit 340 in the present modification processes a determination request 813 as shown in FIG. 7 that further includes a system identifier that specifies the target system 401.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the determination request 813, which is a specific example of the determination request 810. As shown in FIG. 7, the determination request 813 includes a user identifier, a system identifier, and current location information.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of the period designation list 820. As shown in FIG. 8, the period designation list 820 includes an arbitrary number of period designation records 823 including a period indicated by the user identifier, the system identifier, the start time, and the end time.

  The determination unit 340 in this modification outputs a determination result 830 for the determination request 813 based on the period designation list 820 and the determination request 813 shown in FIG. Here, the determination unit 340 determines whether or not the combination of the user identifier, the system identifier, and the second current time included in the determination request 813 is included in any of the period designation records 823. 830.

=== Third Modified Example of Determination Unit 340 ===
The determination unit 340 according to the present modification processes a determination request 814 as illustrated in FIG. 9 that further includes a system identifier that specifies the target system 401 and does not include current position information.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the determination request 814, which is a specific example of the determination request 810. As shown in FIG. 9, the determination request 814 includes the user identifier and does not include the current location information. The determination request 814 is transmitted from, for example, the client terminal 101 having no function of acquiring position information or the client terminal 101 having stopped the function of acquiring position information at a position belonging to the same time period as the specific time period. Is done.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of the period designation list 820. As shown in FIG. 10, the period designation list 820 includes an arbitrary number of period designation records 824 including a period indicated by a user identifier, a system identifier, a start time and an end time, and a position information flag. The position information flag indicates whether the client terminal 101 specified by the user identifier included in the period designation record 822 transmits the judgment request 813 or the judgment request 814. In other words, the position information flag indicates whether or not the determination request transmitted from the client terminal 101 includes the current position information. The position information flag indicates “ON” that the determination request 813 including the current position information is transmitted and “OFF” indicates that the determination request 814 not including the current position information is transmitted.

  The determination unit 340 in the present modification outputs a determination result 830 for the determination request 814 based on the period designation list 820 and the determination request 814 shown in FIG. Here, the determination unit 340 determines whether or not the combination of the user identifier and the system identifier included in the determination request 814 is included in any of the period designation records 824 whose position information flag is “OFF”. The judgment result is 830.

  Further, the determination unit 340 outputs a determination result 830 for the determination request 813 based on the period designation list 820 shown in FIG. Here, the determination unit 340 includes the combination of the user identifier, the system identifier, and the second current time included in the determination request 813 in one of the period designation records 824 whose position information flag is “ON”. The determination result 830 indicates whether or not the determination is made.

  The above is an explanation of each component of the function unit of the determination device 300.

  Next, components of the determination device 300 in hardware units will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a computer 700 that implements the determination device 300 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the computer 700 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 701, a storage unit 702, a storage device 703, an input unit 704, an output unit 705, and a communication unit 706. Further, the computer 700 includes a recording medium (or storage medium) 707 supplied from the outside. For example, the recording medium 707 is a non-volatile recording medium (non-temporary recording medium) that stores information non-temporarily. Further, the recording medium 707 may be a temporary recording medium that holds information as a signal.

  The CPU 701 operates an operating system (not shown) to control the entire operation of the computer 700. For example, the CPU 701 reads the program and data from the recording medium 707 mounted on the storage device 703, and writes the read program and data to the storage unit 702. Here, the program is, for example, a program for causing the computer 700 to execute operations of flowcharts shown in FIGS. 12, 13, 14, and 15 described later.

  Then, the CPU 701 executes various processes as the local time calculation unit 320 and the determination unit 340 shown in FIG. 1 according to the read program and based on the read data.

  Note that the CPU 701 may download the program and its data to the storage unit 702 from an external computer (not shown) connected to a communication network (not shown).

  The storage unit 702 stores the program and the data. The storage unit 702 may store time zone information, a period designation list 820, and a determination request 810. The storage unit 702 may be included as a part of the local time calculation unit 320 and the determination unit 340.

  The storage device 703 is, for example, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a magnetic optical disk, an external hard disk semiconductor memory, or the like, and includes a recording medium 707. The storage device 703 (recording medium 707) stores the program in a computer-readable manner. Further, the storage device 703 may store the data. The storage device 703 may store time zone information, a period designation list 820, and a determination request 810. The storage device 703 may be included as a part of the local time calculation unit 320 and the determination unit 340.

  The input unit 704 receives an input of an operation by an operator or an input of information from the outside. Devices used for the input operation include, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, a built-in key button, a touch panel, and the like. The input unit 704 may be included as a part of the local time calculation unit 320 and the determination unit 340.

  The output unit 705 is realized by, for example, a display. The output unit 705 is used, for example, for an input request to an operator by a GUI (GRAPHICAL User Interface), an output presentation to the operator, and the like. The output unit 705 may be included as a part of the local time calculation unit 320 and the determination unit 340.

  The communication unit 706 implements an interface between the client terminal 101 and the target system 401. The communication unit 706 may be included as a part of the local time calculation unit 320.

  As described above, each component of the function unit of the determination device 300 shown in FIG. 1 is realized by the computer 700 having the hardware configuration shown in FIG. However, the realizing means of each unit included in the computer 700 is not limited to the above. That is, the computer 700 may be realized by one physically connected device, or may be realized by connecting two or more physically separated devices by wire or wirelessly and by using a plurality of these devices. .

  When the recording medium 707 storing the above-described program code is supplied to the computer 700, the CPU 701 may read and execute the program code stored in the recording medium 707. Alternatively, the CPU 701 may store the code of the program stored in the recording medium 707 in the storage unit 702, the storage device 703, or both. That is, the present embodiment includes the embodiment of the recording medium 707 that temporarily or non-temporarily stores the program (software) executed by the computer 700 (CPU 701). Note that a storage medium that temporarily stores information is also referred to as a non-volatile storage medium.

  The above has been a description of each component of each unit of hardware of the computer 700 that implements the determination device 300 according to the present embodiment.

=== Client terminal 101 ===
As shown in FIG. 2, the client terminal 101 includes an application content generation unit 111, a position information acquisition unit 122, a connection processing unit 131, and a position information history storage unit 132. The components of the client terminal 101 shown in FIG. 2 may be a circuit in a hardware unit, a module included in a microchip, or a component divided into functional units of a computer device. Here, the components of the client terminal 101 will be described as components divided into functional units of the computer device.

=== Application Content Generation Unit 111 ===
The application content generation unit 111 generates the usage application information 840 and transmits it to the determination device 300.

=== Position information acquisition unit 122 ===
The position information acquisition unit 122 generates current position information indicating the current position of the client terminal 101 itself, and outputs the current position information.

=== Connection Processing Unit 131 ===
The connection processing unit 131 transmits a connection request 850 to the target system 401 as a part of the target connection application, and receives an access permission (not shown) as a response.

=== Position information history storage section 132 ===
The position information history storage unit 132 stores an arbitrary number of the current position information.

  The above is an explanation of each component of the function unit of the client terminal 101.

  Next, components of the client terminal 101 in units of hardware will be described.

  The client terminal 101 may be realized by the computer 700 shown in FIG.

  In this case, the CPU 701 executes various processes according to the read program and based on the read data, as the application content generation unit 111, the position information acquisition unit 122, and the connection processing unit 131 shown in FIG. Here, the program is, for example, a program for causing the computer 700 to execute operations of flowcharts shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 described below.

  Then, the CPU 701 executes various processes as the application content generation unit 111, the position information acquisition unit 122, and the connection processing unit 131 shown in FIG. 2 according to the read program and based on the read data.

  The storage unit 702 may be included as a part of the position information history storage unit 132.

  The storage device 703 may be included as a part of the position information history storage unit 132.

  The input unit 704 may be included as a part of the application content generation unit 111, the position information acquisition unit 122, and the connection processing unit 131.

  The output unit 705 may be included as a part of the application content generation unit 111, the position information acquisition unit 122, and the connection processing unit 131.

  The communication unit 706 implements an interface with the determination device 300 and the target system 401. The communication unit 706 may be included as a part of the application content generation unit 111, the position information acquisition unit 122, and the connection processing unit 131.

  The above is an explanation of each component of the computer 700 that realizes the client terminal 101 according to the present embodiment in units of hardware.

=== Target System 401 ===
The target system 401 includes a connection check unit 410.

  The connection check unit 410 receives a connection request 850 from the client terminal 101. Next, the connection check unit 410 transmits a determination request 810 to the determination device 300 based on the received connection request 850. Next, the connection check unit 410 transmits the access permission / prohibition to the client terminal 101 based on the determination result 830 received as a response to the determination request 810.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the determination device 300 of the present embodiment. The processing according to this flowchart may be executed based on the above-described program control by the CPU 701. Further, the step name of the process is described by a symbol as in S601.

  Here, it is assumed that the determination request 810 is the determination request 811 shown in FIG. 3 and the period designation list 820 is the period designation list 820 shown in FIG.

  Upon receiving the determination request 811, the determination device 300 starts the operation of the flowchart illustrated in FIG. For example, the determination device 300 receives a determination request 811 from the target system 401 via the communication unit 706 shown in FIG.

  The determination unit 340 extracts a period specification record 821 including the user identifier included in the determination request 811 from the period specification list 820 (step S601).

  For example, the period designation list 820 may be stored in advance in the storage unit 702 or the storage device 703 illustrated in FIG. In addition, the determination unit 340 may acquire the period designation list 820 input by the operator via the input unit 704 illustrated in FIG. Further, the determination unit 340 may receive the period designation list 820 from a device (not shown) via the communication unit 706 shown in FIG. Further, the determination unit 340 may acquire the period designation list 820 recorded on the recording medium 707 via the storage device 703 shown in FIG.

  Next, the determination unit 340 checks whether at least one period designation record 821 has been extracted (step S602).

  If at least one period designation record 821 has been extracted (YES in step S602), the process proceeds to step S603.

  If no period specification record 821 has been extracted (NO in step S602), the process proceeds to step S606.

  Based on the time zone information and the current position information included in the determination request 811, the local time calculator 320 determines the current time (first current time) of the client terminal 101 corresponding to the current time (first current time) of the determination device 300. 2) (step S603).

  For example, the time zone information may be stored in advance in the storage unit 702 or the storage device 703 illustrated in FIG. Further, the local time calculation unit 320 may acquire time zone information input by the operator via the input unit 704 illustrated in FIG. Further, the local time calculation unit 320 may receive time zone information from a device (not shown) via the communication unit 706 shown in FIG. Further, the local time calculation unit 320 may acquire the time zone information recorded on the recording medium 707 via the storage device 703 shown in FIG.

  Next, the determination unit 340 checks whether any of the periods included in each of the period specification records 821 extracted in step S601 includes the current time of the client terminal 101 calculated in step S603 ( Step S604).

  If any of those periods includes the current time (YES in step S604), determination section 340 transmits determination result 830 indicating that access is permitted (step S605). For example, the determination unit 340 transmits the determination result 830 to the target system 401 via the communication unit 706 shown in FIG. Thereafter, the process ends.

  If none of these periods includes the current time (NO in step S604), determination section 340 transmits determination result 830 indicating that access is not allowed (step S606). For example, the determination unit 340 transmits the determination result 830 to the target system 401 via the communication unit 706 shown in FIG. Thereafter, the process ends.

  Next, the operation when the judgment request 810 is the judgment request 811 shown in FIG. 3 and the judgment request 812 shown in FIG. 5 and the period designation list 820 is the period designation list 820 shown in FIG. 6 will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the determination device 300 of the present embodiment. The processing according to this flowchart may be executed based on the above-described program control by the CPU 701. Further, the step name of the process is described by a symbol as in S601.

  The determination device 300 starts the operation of the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 13 when one of the determination request 811 and the determination request 812 is received. For example, the determination device 300 receives a determination request 811 and a determination request 812 from the target system 401 via the communication unit 706 illustrated in FIG.

  The determination unit 340 extracts a period specification record 822 corresponding to the received determination request 811 and the determination request 812 from the period specification list 820 (step S611). Here, the period designation record 822 corresponding to the determination request 811 includes the user identifier included in the determination request 811 and the position information flag is “ON”. Further, the period designation record 822 corresponding to the determination request 812 includes the user identifier included in the determination request 812, and the position information flag is “OFF”.

  Next, the determination unit 340 checks whether or not at least one period designation record 822 whose position information flag is “OFF” has been extracted (step S612).

  If at least one period designation record 822 whose position information flag is “OFF” is extracted (YES in step S612), the process proceeds to step S616.

  If no period specification record 822 has been extracted (NO in step S612), the determination unit 340 checks whether at least one period specification record 822 whose position information flag is “ON” has been extracted. (Step S613).

  If at least one period designation record 822 whose position information flag is “ON” is extracted (YES in step S613), the process proceeds to step S614.

  If no period designation record 822 whose position information flag is “ON” has been extracted (NO in step S613), the process proceeds to step S617.

  Based on the time zone information and the current position information included in the determination request 812, the local time calculator 320 determines the current time (first current time) of the client terminal 101 corresponding to the current time (first current time) of the determination device 300. 2 is calculated (step S614).

  Next, the determination unit 340 determines whether any of the periods included in each of the extracted period information records 822 whose position information flags are “ON” includes the calculated current time of the client terminal 101. Is checked (step S615).

  If any of those periods includes the current time (YES in step S615), determination section 340 transmits determination result 830 indicating that access is permitted (step S616). Thereafter, the process ends.

  If none of these periods includes the current time (NO in step S615), determination section 340 transmits determination result 830 indicating that access is not allowed (step S617). Thereafter, the process ends.

  Next, the operation when the determination request 810 is the determination request 813 shown in FIG. 7 and the period designation list 820 is the period designation list 820 shown in FIG. 8 will be described.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the determination device 300 of the present embodiment. The processing according to this flowchart may be executed based on the above-described program control by the CPU 701. Further, the step name of the process is described by a symbol as in S601.

  Upon receiving the determination request 813, the determination device 300 starts the operation of the flowchart illustrated in FIG. For example, the determination device 300 receives a determination request 813 from the target system 401 via the communication unit 706 shown in FIG.

  The determination unit 340 extracts a period specification record 823 including both the user identifier and the system identifier included in the determination request 813 from the period specification list 820 (step S621).

  Next, the determination unit 340 checks whether at least one period designation record 823 has been extracted (step S622).

  If at least one period designation record 823 has been extracted (YES in step S622), the process proceeds to step S623.

  If no period designation record 823 has been extracted (NO in step S622), the process proceeds to step S626.

  Based on the time zone information and the current position information included in the determination request 813, the local time calculation unit 320 determines the current time (first current time) of the client terminal 101 corresponding to the current time (first current time) of the determination device 300. 2 is calculated (step S623).

  Next, the determination unit 340 checks whether any of the periods included in each of the period specification records 823 extracted in step S621 includes the current time of the client terminal 101 calculated in step S624 ( Step S624).

  If any of those periods includes the current time (YES in step S624), determination section 340 transmits determination result 830 indicating that access is permitted (step S625). Thereafter, the process ends.

  If none of those periods includes the current time (NO in step S624), determination unit 340 transmits determination result 830 indicating that access is not allowed (step S626). Thereafter, the process ends.

  Next, the operation when the judgment request 810 is the judgment request 813 shown in FIG. 7 and the judgment request 814 shown in FIG. 9, and the period designation list 820 is the period designation list 820 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the determination device 300 of the present embodiment. The processing according to this flowchart may be executed based on the above-described program control by the CPU 701. Further, the step name of the process is described by a symbol as in S601.

  The determination device 300 starts the operation of the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 15 when one of the determination request 813 and the determination request 814 is received. For example, the determination device 300 receives a determination request 813 and a determination request 814 from the target system 401 via the communication unit 706 illustrated in FIG.

  The determination unit 340 extracts a period specification record 824 corresponding to the received determination request 813 and the determination request 814 from the period specification list 820 (step S631). Here, the period designation record 824 corresponding to the determination request 814 includes both the user identifier and the system identifier included in the determination request 814, and the position information flag is “ON”. Further, the period designation record 824 corresponding to the determination request 814 includes both the user identifier and the system identifier included in the determination request 814, and the position information flag is “OFF”.

  Next, the determination unit 340 confirms whether or not at least one period specification record 824 whose position information flag is “OFF” has been extracted (step S632).

  If at least one period designation record 824 whose position information flag is “OFF” is extracted (YES in step S632), the process proceeds to step S636.

  When no period designation record 824 has been extracted (NO in step S632), the determination unit 340 confirms whether or not at least one period designation record 824 whose position information flag is “ON” has been extracted. (Step S633).

  If at least one period designation record 824 whose position information flag is “ON” is extracted (YES in step S633), the process proceeds to step S634.

  If no period designation record 824 whose position information flag is “ON” has been extracted (NO in step S633), the process proceeds to step S637.

  Based on the time zone information and the current position information included in the determination request 814, the local time calculation unit 320 determines the current time (first current time) of the client terminal 101 corresponding to the current time (first current time) of the determination device 300. 2 is calculated (step S634).

  Next, the determination unit 340 determines that any one of the extracted periods included in each of the period specification records 824 whose position information flag is “ON” includes the current time of the client terminal 101 calculated in step S634. It is confirmed whether or not to perform (step S635).

  If any of those periods includes the current time (YES in step S635), determination section 340 transmits determination result 830 indicating that access is permitted (step S636). Thereafter, the process ends.

  If none of these periods includes the current time (NO in step S635), determination unit 340 transmits determination result 830 indicating that access is not allowed (step S637). Thereafter, the process ends.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in the case of executing a use application of the client terminal 101 in the present embodiment. The processing according to this flowchart may be executed based on the above-described program control by the CPU 701. Further, the step name of the process is described by a symbol as in S601.

  The application content generation unit 111 receives an instruction from the user to apply for use of the target system 401 (step S641). The use application instruction may include any information on the application content. For example, when the determination unit 340 is the determination unit 340 of the second modification or the determination unit 340 of the third modification, the use application instruction may include a system identifier.

  Next, the position information acquisition unit 122 generates the current position information (Step S642).

  Next, the application content generation unit 111 generates usage application information 840 including at least the user identifier and its current location information, and transmits the usage application information 840 to the determination device 300 (Step S643). Here, when the determination unit 340 is the determination unit 340 of the first modification or the determination unit 340 of the third modification, the application content generation unit 111 generates the use application information 840 further including a location information flag. I do. For example, the application content generation unit 111 generates the use application information 840 including the position information flag of “ON” when the current position information can be acquired and “OFF” when the current position information cannot be acquired. I do.

  The determination device 300 that has received the use application information 840 generates a period specification record 821, a period specification record 822, a period specification record 823, and a period specification record 824 based on the use application information 840, and generates a period specification list. 820.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in the case where the connection processing of the client terminal 101 is executed in the present embodiment. The processing according to this flowchart may be executed based on the above-described program control by the CPU 701. Further, the step name of the process is described by a symbol as in S601.

  The connection processing unit 131 receives a connection instruction to the target system 401 when the user starts the target connection application (step S651). The connection instruction includes at least a user identifier, and may further include a password and any other information. For example, when the determination unit 340 is the determination unit 340 of the second modification or the determination unit 340 of the third modification, the connection instruction may include a system identifier.

  Next, the position information acquisition unit 122 generates the current position information (Step S652).

  Next, the connection processing unit 131 transmits a connection request 850 to the target system 401 by combining the connection instruction and the current position information (step S653).

  Next, the connection processing unit 131 receives a response to the connection request 850 (Step S654).

  Next, the connection processing unit 131 checks the content of the response (step S655).

  If the response is inaccessible (NO in step S655), the process proceeds to step S661.

  If the response is accessible (YES in step S655), the connection processing unit 131 records the current position information in the position information history storage unit 132 (step S656).

  After that, the client terminal 101 continues the processing of the target connection application, and the connection processing unit 131 continues the following processing until the user ends the target connection application. If the user terminates the target connection application, the process proceeds to step S662 regardless of which step in the flowchart is being executed.

  The connection processing unit 131 waits for a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) to elapse (step S657).

  Next, the position information acquiring unit 122 generates current position information (Step S658).

  Next, the connection processing unit 131 compares the obtained current position information with the current position information stored in the position information history storage unit 132 (Step S659).

  If the difference between the acquired current position information and the current position information stored in the position information history storage unit 132 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold (YES in step S659), the process returns to step S653.

  If the difference between the acquired current position information and the current position information stored in the position information history storage unit 132 is less than a predetermined threshold (NO in step S659), the process returns to step S656.

  The connection processing unit 131 notifies the user via the means (not shown) of the client terminal 101 that the connection instruction has not been accepted (step S661).

  Next, the connection processing unit 131 deletes the current position information stored in the position information history storage unit 132 (Step S662). Thereafter, the process ends.

  The first effect of the present embodiment described above is that it is possible to more appropriately determine whether or not the client terminal 101 can access the target system 401 at the current time of the current position of the client terminal 101. It is.

  The reason is that the following configuration is included. That is, first, the local time calculation unit 320 calculates the second current time of the current position of the client terminal 101, which corresponds to the first current time of the determination device 300. Second, the determination unit 340 determines whether or not the second current time matches the period designation list 820 based on the use application information 840.

<<< Modification of First Embodiment >>>
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an information processing system 302 according to a first modification of the first embodiment. As illustrated, the information processing system 302 includes the determination device 300, the usage management DB 210, the client terminal 101, and the target system 401 illustrated in FIG. The determination device 300, the usage management DB 210, the client terminal 101, and the target system 401 are connected via the network 109. The combination of the determination device 300 and the usage management DB 210 may be a single computer 700 as shown in FIG. Further, the determination device 300 and the usage management DB 210 may be directly connected without going through a network.

=== Usage Management DB 210 ===
The usage management DB 210 stores a period designation list 820.

  The usage management DB 210 receives the usage application information 840 from the client terminal 101.

  The usage management DB 210 stores a period specification record 821, a period specification record 822, a period specification record 823, and a period specification record 824 generated based on the usage application information 840 in the period specification list 820.

=== Client terminal 101 ==
In the present modification, the client terminal 101 transmits the use application information 840 to the use management DB 210.

=== Determination device 300 ==
The determination device 300 acquires the period designation list 820 from the usage management DB 210.

  An advantage of the above-described modification of the present embodiment is that the construction of the determination device 300 can be flexibly realized.

  The reason is that the determination device 300 and the usage management DB 210 are connected via the network 109.

<<< Modification of Second Embodiment >>>>
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an information processing system 303 according to a second modification of the first embodiment. As illustrated, the information processing system 303 includes the determination device 300 illustrated in FIG. 1, the time zone information DB 220, the client terminal 101, and the target system 401. The determination device 300, the time zone information DB 220, the client terminal 101, and the target system 401 are connected via the network 109. Note that the combination of the determination device 300 and the time zone information DB 220 may be a single computer 700 as shown in FIG. Further, the determination device 300 and the time zone information DB 220 may be directly connected without going through a network.

=== Time Zone Information DB 220 ===
The time zone information DB 220 stores time zone information.

=== Determination device 300 ==
The determination device 300 acquires time zone information from the time zone information DB 220.

  An advantage of the above-described modification of the present embodiment is that the construction of the determination device 300 can be flexibly realized.

  The reason is that the determination device 300 and the time zone information DB 220 are connected via the network 109.

  Each component described in each of the above embodiments does not necessarily have to be an independent entity. For example, a plurality of any of its components may be implemented as one module. Also, any one of the components may be realized by a plurality of modules. Also, any one of the components may be any other one of the components. Further, a part of any one of the constituent elements may overlap with a part of any other one of the constituent elements.

  Each component and a module that implements each component in each embodiment described above may be implemented as hardware, if necessary, if necessary. Also, each component and a module that implements each component may be implemented by a computer and a program. Further, each component and a module that realizes each component may be realized by a mixture of a hardware module, a computer, and a program.

  The program is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory, and provided to the computer. Then, the program is read from the non-transitory recording medium by the computer when the computer is started up. The read program controls the operation of the computer to cause the computer to function as a component in each of the above-described embodiments.

  Further, in each of the embodiments described above, a plurality of operations are described in order in the form of a flowchart, but the description order does not limit the order in which the plurality of operations are performed. For this reason, when implementing each embodiment, the order of the plurality of operations is changed within a range that does not hinder the functional, performance, and other characteristics in implementing each embodiment. be able to.

  Further, in each of the embodiments described above, the plurality of operations are not limited to being executed at individually different timings. For example, another operation may occur during execution of an operation within a range that does not impair the functional, performance, and other characteristics in implementing each embodiment. In addition, the execution timing of one operation and another operation may partially or entirely overlap within a range that does not impair the functional, performance, and other characteristics in implementing each embodiment. You may.

  Furthermore, in each of the embodiments described above, a certain operation is described as a trigger for another operation, but the description does not limit the relationship between a certain operation and another operation. For this reason, when implementing each embodiment, the relationship between the plurality of operations is changed within a range that does not hinder the functional, performance, and other characteristics in implementing each embodiment. be able to. The specific description of each operation of each component does not limit each operation of each component. For this reason, the specific operation of each component may be changed within a range that does not hinder the functional, performance, and other characteristics in implementing each embodiment.

  As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the respective embodiments and examples, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and examples. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

101 Client Terminal 109 Network 111 Application Content Generation Unit 122 Location Information Acquisition Unit 131 Connection Processing Unit 132 Location Information History Storage Unit 210 Usage Management DB
220 time zone information DB
300 judging device 301 information processing system 302 information processing system 303 information processing system 320 local time calculation section 340 judgment section 401 target system 410 connection check section 700 computer 701 CPU
702 storage unit 703 storage device 704 input unit 705 output unit 706 communication unit 707 recording medium 810 judgment request 811 judgment request 812 judgment request 813 judgment request 814 judgment request 820 period designation list 821 period designation record 822 period designation record 823 period designation record 824 Period designation record 830 Judgment result 840 Usage application information 850 Connection request

Claims (5)

An information processing system,
Based on the first determination request including the user identifier and the current location information of the mobile terminal, and the time zone information indicating the correspondence between the location and the time zone, the first current time, which is the time in the information processing system, A corresponding local time calculating means for calculating a second current time at the current position specified by the current position information;
Based on an arbitrary number of first records including a period designation and indicating the correspondence between the user identifier and the period indicated by the start time and the end time, and the second determination request, the current time, and judging means whether or not included in the period of one of said first record corresponding to the user identifier included in the first determination request is output as a determination result,
It includes,
The determining means further any number, and a second record containing the user identifier includes the user identifier, a second determination request does not include the current location information of the mobile terminal, based on the Outputting as a determination result whether or not the user identifier included in the second determination request is included in the user identifier of any of the second records .
Information processing system. The first record and the second record further include a system identifier for identifying a system;
The first determination request and the second determination request further include the system identifier,
Said determining means, said second current time at the current location information of the mobile terminal included in the first determination request, any further corresponding to said system identifier included in the first determination request whether encompassed the period indicated by the first record, or the user identifier included in the second determination request further corresponding to said system identifier included in the second determination request Whether or not included in the user identifier of any of the second records ,
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information is output as a determination result. A mobile terminal that generates use application information indicating at least the correspondence between the user identifier and the period, and transmits the use application information,
The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit configured to generate and store the first record based on the use application information. Computer
Based on the first determination request including the user identifier and the current location information of the mobile terminal, and the time zone information indicating the correspondence between the location and the time zone, it corresponds to the first current time that is the time in the computer. Calculating a second current time at the current position specified by the current position information,
Based on an arbitrary number of first records including a period designation and indicating the correspondence between the user identifier and the period indicated by the start time and the end time, and the second determination request, the current time, whether or not included in the period of one of said first record corresponding to the user identifier included in the first determination request, and outputs a determination result,
The computer further, any number, the second record containing the user identifier includes the user identifier, a second determination request does not include the current location information of said mobile terminal, on the basis Outputting as a determination result whether or not the user identifier included in the second determination request is included in the user identifier of any of the second records .
Judgment method. On the computer,
Based on the first determination request including the user identifier and the current location information of the mobile terminal, and the time zone information indicating the correspondence between the location and the time zone, it corresponds to the first current time that is the time in the computer. Calculating a second current time at the current position specified by the current position information,
Based on an arbitrary number of first records including a period designation and indicating the correspondence between the user identifier and the period indicated by the start time and the end time, and the second determination request, the current time, whether or not included in the period of one of said first record corresponding to the user identifier included in the first determination request, to execute a process of outputting a determination result ,
Processing of the output is further any number, and a second record containing the user identifier includes the user identifier, a second determination request does not include the current location information of the mobile terminal, the Outputting, as a determination result, whether or not the user identifier included in the second determination request is included in the user identifier of any of the second records .
program.

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