JP6972261B2 - Information processing equipment, systems, mobile terminals, and programs - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to information processing devices, systems, mobile terminals, and programs.

There are times when I suddenly remember the park I casually looked at while traveling, the facilities I saw, and the products displayed in the store, and wanted to return to that place. For example, a birthday present for a family may come across my head while shopping, and the memory of the product displayed in the store may be revived casually on the way to that point. Also, when thinking about an outdoor break place such as purchasing food and drink during a drive on a sunny day, the memory of a beautiful park that can be seen for a moment through a gap in the building may be revived. In the event of such an urgent need, the fresh memories of what I saw while traveling suddenly revived, and I wanted to return to it. Also, if it's the route you've taken, you'll feel the cityscape, atmosphere, and security situation once, so you can rest assured that you have more information than if you're willing to search for an alley that you haven't visited yet. For women and students, it is safer to search from the route you just came to, such as when you want to go to karaoke on the way.

There is one disclosed about a system that utilizes flow line data indicating the movement of a user. In this system, GPS position information is sequentially stored in a mobile phone carried by a user. The user inputs the accumulated data into the multifunction device installed on the way to the destination, and prints out the flow line data based on the accumulated data from the multifunction device. With this printed out flow line, the user notices his / her lost movement and confirms the positional relationship between the current position and the famous location registered in the vicinity of the destination. (See Patent Document 1).

However, conventionally, although the development of the one that guides the information of the range to be passed is in progress, the one that guides the range that the user has finished passing is not yet developed. Even if the user tries to return to the place that he or she remembers from the destination, the scene of the place or the product that was displayed can be seen, but where is the place and which store the product was displayed in? There is no way to search for. Therefore, there are problems such as going back and forth between similar places many times until the place is found, and eventually being unable to locate the place.

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide an information processing device, a system, a mobile terminal, and a program capable of searching a target place from a route taken by a user.

The information processing apparatus of the embodiment includes a first input means for inputting identification information of the mobile terminal and information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, identification information of the mobile terminal, and information indicating the position of the mobile terminal. It is a condition that the information table associated with the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal and the identification information of the mobile terminal and the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal are input by the first input means. The information indicating the position input by the first input means is used as one point of the movement line of the mobile terminal, and the identification information of the mobile terminal, the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal are used. The first registration processing means for registering the time-series order information in association with the information table, the identification information of the mobile terminal registered in association with the information table, and the position of the mobile terminal. The information to be shown, the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal, the host device transmission means for transmitting to the host device, the identification information of the mobile terminal possessed by another information processing device, and the mobile terminal. The higher-level device receiving means that receives the information indicating the position and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal from the higher-level device, and the identification information of the mobile terminal received by the higher-level device receiving means. The second registration processing means for registering the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal and the order information indicating the movement order of the mobile terminal in the time series in the information table, and the identification information of the mobile terminal. shows a second input means for inputting the search information of position public place, the position before Symbol mobile terminal by the information referring to the table, corresponding to the previous SL before Symbol identification information input by the second input means information, and order information indicating the movement order of the time series of the mobile terminal, based on a specific processing means for specifying a search range, correspondence between the position information and the search information for the prior SL position public place from the correspondence information indicating, in the position information indicating the inside front Symbol search range specified by the pre-Symbol identification processing means, and before Symbol before Symbol the searched information before Symbol search information input by the second input means is hit comprising an extraction process means for extracting positional information, and output means for outputting the position information extracted by the pre-Symbol extraction means.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of a guidance system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a function related to the store search service. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the flow line data management table. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the position information conversion table. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the map information table. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the store information table. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the product information table. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a function of receiving a store search service. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the storage area of the data unit of the transmission data in which the estimated position information notification unit instructs the first communication unit to transmit the data unit to the server device. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the storage area of the data unit of the transmission data in which the viewer unit instructs the first communication unit to transmit the data unit to the server device. FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing communication between each device of the guidance system when the estimated position of the mobile terminal is stored in the server device. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of location information notification processing. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the estimated position information registration process. FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram showing communication between each device of the guidance system when the mobile terminal performs a list search of stores. FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing communication between each device of the guidance system when the mobile terminal performs a keyword search for a store. FIG. 18 is a flow chart of service processing when the server device receives the flow line data request signal. FIG. 19 is a flow chart of service processing when the server device receives the store list request signal. FIG. 20 is a flow chart of service processing when the server device receives the keyword search request signal. FIG. 21 is a flow chart of service processing when the server device receives the shortest route request signal. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration and the screen flow of each screen used in the store search application. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration and the screen flow of each screen used in the store search application (continued). FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration and the screen flow of each screen used in the store search application (continued). FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration and the screen flow of each screen used in the store search application (continued). FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a mode in which functional units are distributed and provided to a plurality of server devices according to a second embodiment. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of the guidance system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing an example of a function related to the store search service of the server device. FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the POS terminal. FIG. 30 is a block diagram showing an example of a function related to a product inquiry. FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the storage area of the data storage unit of the transmission data of the server device and the reply data of the POS terminal. FIG. 32 is a sequence diagram showing communication between each device of the guidance system when the mobile terminal performs a keyword search for a store. FIG. 33 is a flow chart of service processing when the server device receives the keyword search request signal. FIG. 34 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of the server device of the guidance system according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 35 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of the guidance system according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 36 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the multimedia terminal. FIG. 37 is a block diagram showing an example of a function related to store search of a multimedia terminal. FIG. 38 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of a multimedia terminal. FIG. 39 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a multimedia terminal. FIG. 40 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of the guidance system according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 41 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of the guidance system according to the seventh embodiment. FIG. 42 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of a lost property guidance system according to a tenth embodiment. FIG. 43 is a block diagram showing an example of a function related to the lost-and-found service of the server device. FIG. 44 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the found item management table. FIG. 45 is an external perspective view of a POS register shown as an example of a POS terminal. FIG. 46 is a block diagram showing an example of the function related to the found item notification. FIG. 47 is a sequence diagram showing communication between the devices of the lost item guidance system when the POS terminal delivers the found item information to the server device. FIG. 48 is a diagram showing an example of a found item notification screen. FIG. 49 is a sequence diagram (No. 1) showing communication between the devices of the lost item guidance system when the mobile terminal makes an inquiry to the server device for the lost item. FIG. 50 is a sequence diagram (No. 2) showing communication between the devices of the lost item guidance system when the mobile terminal makes an inquiry to the server device for the lost item. FIG. 51 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the server device. FIG. 52 is a diagram showing an example of the processing flow of the POS terminal. FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a pop-up screen as an example of a screen prompting an investigation to be displayed on a POS terminal. FIG. 54 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration and a screen flow of a screen related to lost property guidance used in a mobile terminal application. FIG. 55 is a block diagram showing an example of the function of the multimedia terminal according to the eleventh embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing device, a system, a mobile terminal, and a program will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

(First Embodiment)
In this embodiment, an example of application to a guidance system that can be introduced in a plurality of affiliated commercial facilities such as a shopping mall is shown.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of a guidance system according to the first embodiment. The guidance system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a server device 1, a mobile terminal 2, and a beacon device 3. The server device 1 is provided in an in-house LAN (Local Area Network) N1 of an operating company or the like. The mobile terminal 2 is a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone or a wearable terminal, and is carried by each user (service user Q) of the service provided by the operating company. Wearable terminals include wristwatch-type ones and eyeglass-type ones. The beacon device 3 is arranged in various places such as aisles and stores in each commercial facility U. In this network configuration, the mobile terminal 2 receives the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon device 3 in the transmission area of the beacon device 3. Further, the mobile terminal 2 communicates with a mobile phone base station such as 3G or 4G or a radio base station 4 such as a WiFi spot, and accesses the server device 1 via the mobile communication network N2 or the Internet N3.

In the guidance system 100, the server device (information processing device) 1, the mobile terminal 2, and the beacon device 3 operate as follows.

The server device 1 stores information indicating each position on the movement path of the mobile terminal 2, and provides various services based on the stored position information. In the present embodiment, the server device 1 communicates with the mobile terminal 2 carried by the service user Q for a store search service (hereinafter referred to as "store search service") on the route taken by the service user Q. Provided by. Since the position of the mobile terminal 2 is a position estimated by a beacon signal or the like, the position information of the mobile terminal 2 stored in the server device 1 is referred to as "estimated position information" below.

The mobile terminal 2 receives the beacon signal of the beacon device 3 whose transmission range is the position at various places on the route through which the service user Q has passed. Then, the mobile terminal 2 transmits the position information of each place indicated by the received beacon signal to the server device 1. Further, the mobile terminal 2 transmits information such as a keyword (search information) indicating the search condition of the target store to the server device 1, and the store is on the route through which the service user Q has passed from the server device 1. Acquires the location information of stores that are further narrowed down by location information and search information.

The beacon device 3 notifies the surrounding mobile terminals 2 of information for notifying the position of the own device. In the present embodiment, the beacon device 3 transmits unique identification information (for example, a terminal number, etc.) stored in the memory to the surroundings of the device by Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication. In this embodiment, transmission is performed by BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication. The transmission range is, for example, a predetermined range such as a radius of 1 m, 3 m, or 10 m centered on the own device, and the transmission range is appropriately set according to the installation location and installation interval of the beacon device 3.

Hereinafter, a specific configuration of each device of the guidance system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. Hereinafter, various configurations of the server device 1 and the mobile terminal 2 will be mainly described.

(Hardware configuration of each device)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device 1. The server device 1 shown in FIG. 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 104, and an I / O (Input). / Output) 105, NIC (Network Interface Controller) 106, and the like. Each part is interconnected by a bus 107. Each unit operates by receiving power supply from a power supply unit (not shown) such as a battery or AC power supply.

The CPU 101 executes arithmetic processing and control processing of each part. The ROM 102 stores a fixed program such as a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System). The RAM 103 is used as a work area when the CPU 101 executes a program.

The HDD 104 stores various programs and various data. Various programs include an OS (Operating System), a driver, server software, database software, a service program for store search, and the like. Further, various data include screen information to be transmitted to an external device (mobile terminal 2 or the like), a data file of a database DB (see FIG. 4), and the like.

The I / O 105 is a signal input / output circuit for an I / O device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a display.

NIC106 is a controller that communicates by Ethernet (registered trademark).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 2. As an example, the configuration of a smartphone is shown. The mobile terminal 2 shown in FIG. 3 includes a CPU 201, a RAM 202, a flash ROM 203, a touch display module 204, a camera module 205, a keypad 206, a microphone 207, a speaker 208, a sensor 209, a Bluetooth communication circuit 210, and a WiFi communication circuit 211. , Mobile communication circuit 212, and the like. Each part is connected to the CPU 201 by the bus 213. Each part operates by receiving power supply from a battery (not shown).

The CPU 201 executes arithmetic processing and control processing of each part. The RAM 202 is used as a work area when the CPU 201 executes a program.

The flash ROM 203 is used as storage. The flash ROM 203 stores various programs and various data. Various programs include an OS, a driver, client software, an application for a store search service (hereinafter referred to as a store search application), and the like. In addition, various data include screen data such as a home screen and screen information used by a store search application.

The touch display module 204 includes a display display 250 and a touch panel 251 laminated on the display display 250. The display display 250 is a display such as a liquid crystal display. The touch display module 204 detects the touch operation of the user (that is, the service user) on the touch panel 251 and notifies the CPU 201 of a signal indicating the touch operation. Further, the touch display module 204 displays the screen data output from the CPU 201 on the display display 250.

The camera module 205 includes an image pickup element such as a CCD, and drives the image pickup element to generate image pickup data of a subject.

A plurality of hard keys are connected to the keypad 206. When any hard key is pressed, the keypad 206 outputs a key signal associated with the hard key to the CPU 201.

The microphone 207 inputs an analog audio signal and converts it into digital audio data.

The speaker 208 converts the reproduced voice data into a voice signal and outputs it.

The sensor 209 is various sensors such as a GPS sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a directional sensor.

The Bluetooth communication circuit 210 communicates according to the Bluetooth communication protocol.

The WiFi communication circuit 211 performs wireless communication with the WiFi device.

The mobile communication circuit 212 performs mobile communication via a 3G line or a 4G line.

(Functional configuration of each device)
Subsequently, the functional configuration of the server device 1 will be described. The server device 1 exerts a function related to the store search service by sequentially reading and executing various programs of the ROM 102 and the HDD 104 into the RAM 103 by the CPU 101.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a function related to the store search service. As shown in FIG. 4, the server device 1 includes a communication unit 10, a distribution processing unit 11, a screen information generation unit 12, an estimated position information registration unit 13, a time series data extraction unit 14, and a map data extraction unit. It exerts functions such as a unit 15, a flow line generation unit 16, a movement range designation unit 17, a store information extraction unit 18, and a shortest route search unit 19.

The communication unit 10 establishes communication with an external device (for example, a mobile terminal 2) via the NIC 106, reads received data from the NIC 106, sends out transmission data such as screen information to the NIC 106, and the like. Further, the communication unit 10 passes the requested content of the received data to the distribution processing unit 11, and receives the processing result or the like from the distribution processing unit 11.

The distribution processing unit 11 manages a session for each identification information of an external device (mobile terminal 2, etc.), distributes processing to each functional unit according to a request content of received data, transfers data between functional units, and the like. I do.

The screen information generation unit 12 generates screen information to be transmitted to an external device (mobile terminal or the like) by incorporating a processing result into the screen information of the HDD 104.

The estimated position information registration unit 13 registers the estimated position information of the service user in the flow line data management table T1 (see FIG. 5) in correspondence with the time-series order information (number, time, etc.). In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 2 receives the beacon ID from the beacon device 3 and transmits the beacon ID to the server device 1. Therefore, the estimated position information registration unit 13 refers to the position information conversion table T2 (see FIG. 6), converts the beacon ID into the position information associated with the position information conversion table T2, and then manages the flow line data. Register in table T1. Further, when the information transmitted from the mobile terminal 2 includes the position correction information, the estimated position information registration unit 13 corrects the position and then registers the position in the flow line data management table T1.

The time-series data extraction unit 14 extracts the time-series estimated position information (time-series data) of the service user from the flow line data management table T1. For example, the time-series data extraction unit 14 specifies the flow line data management table T1 of the service user, and when the distribution processing unit 11 receives the date and time information of the day as the default value, the time-series data extraction unit 14 extracts the time-series data of the date. do. Further, when the time-series data extraction unit 14 receives the date and time information specified in the data unit of the received data from the distribution processing unit 11, the time-series data extraction unit 14 extracts the time-series data of the designated date.

The map data extraction unit 15 extracts map data including the position pointed to by the estimated position information of the time series data extracted by the time series data extraction unit 14 from the map information table T3 (see FIG. 7).

The flow line generation unit 16 generates flow line data based on the time series data extracted by the time series data extraction unit 14. For example, the flow line generation unit 16 generates flow line data obtained by interpolating between each estimated position information with linear data according to the order in time series. Further, the flow line generation unit 16 corrects the position indicated by each estimated position information in the route from the information indicating the route on which a person can move, such as the passage of the map data extracted by the map data extraction unit 15. , The flow line data may be generated using the corrected data. In this specification, the time series data and the flow line data are shown as examples of "flow line information", respectively.

Further, the movement line generation unit 16 synthesizes the generated movement line data on the map data extracted by the map data extraction unit 15 according to the viewer provided in the external device (mobile terminal or the like), and synthesizes the movement line data. Map data may be converted into an image.

The movement range designation unit 17 designates an area within a predetermined range to which each estimated position belongs as a movement range based on each estimated position information of the time series data extracted by the time series data extraction unit 14. For example, the movement range designation unit 17 generates a circle having a predetermined radius with the coordinates of each estimated position as the center coordinate as range designation information, and designates an area within each circle as the above area. Further, the movement range designation unit 17 ranges from the flow line data based on each estimated position to one or a plurality of rectangular frames (coordinate information of two diagonal points) of a predetermined size along the path on the flow line. It may be generated as designated information and the area within each rectangular frame may be designated as the above area. The above area is an example of a "search range" along the flow line. The "search range" along the flow line is a predetermined range from each point along the continuous points of the time series data, or a straight line or curve from the start point to the end point of the flow line data generated based on the time series data. Insert a predetermined range along the line.

The store information extraction unit 18 provides store information (store ID, store location information, etc.) of the corresponding store, subject to the range specification information specified by the movement range specification unit 17, the search information of the store to be supplied by the service user, and the like. Store introduction information, etc.) is extracted. For example, the store information extraction unit 18 searches for stores located in the area indicated by the range designation information from the store position information 802 of the store information table T4 (see FIG. 8), and records the hit stores (store ID, store). Location information, store introduction information, etc.) are extracted. Alternatively, the store information extraction unit 18 searches the store information table T4 for stores located on the flow line or along the aisle overlapping the flow line, and extracts the records of the hit stores. Further, when there is search information of the service user, the store information extraction unit 18 is set in the product information table T5 (see FIG. 9) of each table name of the extracted arbitrary store ID 801 following each of the above processes. A search is performed using the above search information for various types of search information. When the search hits in the product information table T5, the store information extraction unit 18 determines the previously extracted record information of the store ID, which is the table name, as the store information of the store corresponding to the search condition.

The shortest route search unit 19 is an example of "route guidance information processing means". The shortest route search unit 19 searches for the shortest route from the designated start position to the designated end position (target position) on the designated map data, and performs the shortest route information as an example of "direction guidance information". To generate. For example, the shortest route search unit 19 searches for the shortest route among arbitrary possible routes such as a passage connecting the start position to the end position on the map data.

Further, the shortest route search unit 19 synthesizes the generated shortest route information on the map data extracted by the map data extraction unit 15 according to the viewer provided in the external device (mobile terminal or the like), and combines the combined information into ". It may be converted into an image as "direction information".

Processing such as data registration / update / deletion / extraction (search) for various tables is performed by connecting the functional unit that instructs the processing to the DBMS (Database Management System) and issuing an SQL statement to the DBMS. ..

(Table structure)
Here, the configuration of the table of the database DB shown by the broken line in FIG. 4 stored in the HDD 104 (see FIG. 2) will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9. The database DB includes a flow line data management table as an information table, a position information conversion table, a map information table, a store information table and a product information table as correspondence information, and the like.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the flow line data management table. The flow line data management table T1 shown in FIG. 5 is a table generated for each terminal ID of the mobile terminal 2 carried by the user of the service. The flow line data management table T1 is a table in which the date and time information 501 and the estimated position information 502 are associated with each other. The date and time information 501 is information indicating a date and time. The estimated position information 502 is information indicating the estimated position of the mobile terminal 2. In the present embodiment, as an example of the information indicating the position, the position information composed of the longitude (X1, X2, ...) And the latitude (Y1, Y2, ...) Is shown.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the position information conversion table. The position information conversion table T2 shown in FIG. 6 is a table in which the beacon ID 601 and the beacon position information 602 are associated with each other. The beacon ID 601 is a beacon ID (terminal number for identifying an individual, etc.) of the beacon device 3 arranged in the commercial facility U. The beacon position information 602 is position information for uniquely specifying the arrangement location of the beacon device 3 in the commercial facility U.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the map information table. The map information table T3 shown in FIG. 7 is a table provided for each ID (commercial facility ID) of the affiliated commercial facility U, and is a table associated with area selection information 701, map information 702, and the like. The area selection information 701 is information representing the range of the area indicated by the map data in longitude and latitude. For example, the information indicating the range of longitude X0 to longitude X5 and latitude Y0 to latitude Y5 includes information of two points (X0, Y0) and (X5, Y5). The map information 702 is path information indicating a directory, a file name, or the like indicating a storage destination of map data in the range indicated by the area selection information 701. In this embodiment, the map data of each building of the affiliated commercial facility U is provided with the map data divided into a plurality of blocks for each map of the building. The number of divisions is not one, but several. In FIG. 7, the data 7011 and the data 7012 have a common area from (X0, Y0) to (X5, Y5). The range indicated by the map data is different for each due to the difference in the number of divisions.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the store information table. The store information table T4 shown in FIG. 8 is a table associated with store ID 801 and store location information 802, store introduction information A803, store introduction information B804, and the like. The store ID 801 is an ID that uniquely identifies the store. The store location information 802 is location information indicating the location of the store on the map data. Store introduction information A803, store introduction information B804, ... Are store introduction information. For example, the name of the store, information on the products handled by the store, information on the surroundings of the store, and path information such as the directory and file name indicating the storage destination of the image showing the overview of the store, etc. It is objective information that supports narrowing down.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the product information table. The product information table T5 shown in FIG. 9 is a table to which information used as search information such as product code 901, classification 902, product name 903, and unit price 904 is associated. The product code 901 is a code for uniquely identifying the type of product, such as a JAN (Japanese Article Number) code. Classification 902 is category information to which the product belongs. For example, it is information indicating a major classification such as "clothing" and "footwear" standardized in Japan, and information indicating a minor classification such as "hat" and "leather shoes". The product name 903 is the name of the product. For example, a general name indicating features such as shape and function, or a name in which a brand name and a general name are combined, such as "L brand leather shoes". In addition, information about the product, such as the manufacturer and the characteristics of the product, is set as appropriate.

(Continued functional configuration)
Subsequently, the configuration of the function of the mobile terminal 2 will be described. The mobile terminal 2 exhibits a function of receiving the store search service of the server device 1 by sequentially reading and executing various programs of the flash ROM 203 into the RAM 202 by the CPU 201.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a function of receiving a store search service. As shown in FIG. 10, the mobile terminal 2 includes an input reception unit 21, a screen display unit 22, a first communication unit 23, a second communication unit 24, an estimated position information notification unit 25, and a viewer unit. It exerts functions such as 26.

The input receiving unit 21 receives input information such as key information and touch operation information from the keypad 206 and the touch display module 204.

The screen display unit 22 outputs screen data to the touch display module (display display 250).

The first communication unit 23 establishes communication with the server device 1 and sends / receives commands and data to / from the server device 1 via the WiFi communication circuit 211 and the mobile communication circuit 212.

The second communication unit 24 reads the beacon ID transmitted from the beacon device 3 via the Bluetooth communication circuit 210.

The estimated position information notification unit 25 generates estimated position information of its own device from the beacon ID read by the second communication unit 24, and instructs the first communication unit 23 to transmit the estimated position information to the server device 1. .. The estimated position information is generated after the estimated position information notification unit 25 determines whether the beacon ID has a predetermined format or the like. In the present embodiment, the date and time information necessary for managing the estimated position information of the mobile terminal 2 in the server device 1 in the order of time series is added to the estimated position information on the mobile terminal 2 side. That is, the estimated position information notification unit 25 adds the date and time information at the time of receiving the beacon ID to the estimated position information for each read beacon ID. Further, position correction information and the like may be further added to the beacon ID of the estimated position information. For example, when the estimated position information notification unit 25 receives the beacon ID from the second communication unit 24, the estimated position information notification unit 25 acquires information indicating the received radio field strength of the received beacon signal from the Bluetooth communication circuit 210. The estimated position information notification unit 25 estimates the distance to the beacon device 3 from the acquired information indicating the received radio wave strength, and adds the position correction information to the beacon ID. The server device 1 corrects the position of the mobile terminal 2 based on the correction information.

The viewer unit 26 analyzes the screen information for using the store search service, and displays the image data on the screen display unit 22. The viewer unit 26 switches screens in response to reception from the input reception unit 21, and instructs the first communication unit 23 to transmit a request signal to the server device 1.

(Data structure)
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the storage area of the data unit of the transmission data in which the estimation position information notification unit 25 instructs the first communication unit 23 to transmit to the server device 1. As shown in FIG. 11, the data unit D1 has a storage area for request information d1, beacon ID d2, correction information d3, date and time information d4, and the like.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the storage area of the data unit of the transmission data in which the viewer unit 26 instructs the first communication unit 23 to transmit to the server device 1. In FIGS. 12 (a), (b), (c), and (d), a request for flow line data, a request for a store list, a request for a keyword search, and a request for displaying the shortest route as a "direction guidance request" are requested, respectively. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the storage area of the data part of the transmission data at the time of performing.

The data unit D2 shown in FIG. 12A has a storage area for request information d1 and date / time designation information d11. The data unit D3 shown in FIG. 12B has a storage area for the request information d1. The data unit D4 shown in FIG. 12C has a storage area for request information d1 and search information d21. The data unit D5 shown in FIG. 12D has a storage area for request information d1 and store location information d31.

(Operation of the whole system)
In operating the system, the system administrator or the like accepts online or offline registration from the store side, and sets various tables of the server device 1 based on the registration information.

For example, when providing online registration to the store side, the administrator publishes the registration site on the Internet. The store side accesses the registration site by specifying the URL from the client terminal of the store. Then, the store side applies for registration by sending application information from the client terminal to the registration site.

The registration site issues an account of the application store according to the application content, and adds the record of the application store to the location information conversion table T2, the store information table T4, the product information table T5, and the like. For example, the registration site adds a record including the position information of the beacon device 3 installed by the application store and the beacon ID to the position information conversion table T2. Further, the registration site adds a record including the store information of the application store to the store information table T4. In addition, the registration site adds a product information table T5 for products sold by the application store. The information to be added is received by the registration site from the client terminal of the store at the time of application procedure.

Then, the registration site returns the account information of the application store to the mobile terminal of the application store by e-mail by connecting to the mail server via the network.

When the store side moves or expands the beacon device 3 after registration, updates the store information or product information, etc., the store accesses the registration site using the returned account information and requests the update of the information at any time.

In addition, the system administrator or the like distributes the store search application to the mobile terminal 2 in the form of online, offline, or pre-installed. If it is offline, it is distributed via media such as a CD, DVD, or SD card, and the user of the mobile terminal 2 copies the store search application from the media to the flash ROM 203. If it is online, a link is attached to the registration site, and the mobile terminal 2 downloads the store search application to the flash ROM 203 from the distribution location designated as the link destination of the registration site.

(Sequence to accumulate estimated positions)
FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing communication between each device of the guidance system 100 when the estimated position of the mobile terminal 2 is stored in the server device 1. First, the mobile terminal 2 activates the store search application and starts accepting the beacon signal (S1).

Subsequently, when the mobile terminal 2 enters the transmission range of the beacon signal of the beacon device 3, the mobile terminal 2 receives the beacon signal from the beacon device 3 including the position of the own device as the transmission range (S2).

Subsequently, the mobile terminal 2 establishes communication with the server device 1 and transmits an estimated position information registration signal including the beacon ID of the beacon signal to the server device 1 (S3). In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 2 includes the beacon ID of the beacon signal and the date and time information at the time of receiving the beacon signal in the estimated position information registration signal.

When the server device 1 receives the estimated position information registration signal from the mobile terminal 2, the server device 1 records a record in which the date and time information of the estimated position information registration signal and the estimated position information are associated with each other in the movement line data management table T1 of the mobile terminal 2. Add (S4).

Even after that, when the mobile terminal 2 enters the transmission range of each beacon device 3 scattered along the path due to the movement of the service user, the process proceeds from step S2 to step S4 each time.

Regarding the establishment and disconnection of communication between the mobile terminal 2 and the server device 1, the server device 1 receives the signal from the mobile terminal 2 for a certain period of time after each transmission of the estimated position information registration signal by the mobile terminal 2 and after the communication is established. It may be set as appropriate, such as disconnecting if not done.

Then, the mobile terminal 2 ends the reception of the beacon signal by terminating the store search application during the movement in the commercial facility U or at the exit (S5).

(Processing flow of mobile terminal 2 in a sequence for accumulating estimated positions)
Next, processing in the mobile terminal 2 when the estimated position of the mobile terminal 2 is stored in the server device 1 will be described.

When the power is turned on, the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 2 reads the basic program into the RAM 202 and executes it, and displays the input receiving unit 21, the screen display unit 22, the first communication unit 23, the second communication unit 24, and the like. Realize. Then, the screen display unit 22 displays the home screen on the display display 250.

Furthermore, the user activates the store search application by touching the icon on the home screen. Then, the input receiving unit 21 accepts the activation operation, and the CPU 201 reads the program of the store search application into the RAM 202 and executes it to realize the estimated position information notification unit 25, the viewer unit 26, and the like. Then, the screen display unit 22 displays the top screen of the store search application (see the top screen G1 in FIG. 22) on the display display 250.

Further, when the input receiving unit 21 receives an operation instructing the start of the position information notification process from the top screen (operation of the "notification start" button B3 in FIG. 22), the CPU 201 executes the following processing flow.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of position information notification processing by the CPU 201. First, the CPU 201 (second communication unit 24) determines whether the Bluetooth communication circuit 210 has received the signal (S201).

When the Bluetooth communication circuit 210 receives a signal (S201: Yes determination), the CPU 201 (estimated position information notification unit 25) receives the data (received data) superimposed on the signal from the Bluetooth communication circuit 210. Then, the CPU 201 (estimated position information notification unit 25) determines whether the beacon ID of this service is included in the data unit of the received data (S202).

For example, consider a case where the beacon device 3 transmits a beacon ID encoded by a predetermined method. In that case, the CPU 201 (estimated position information notification unit 25) combines the information in the data unit by a method corresponding to the encoding method, and when the combined data follows a certain format, the beacon ID of this service is used. It is determined that there is (step S202: Yes determination). On the other hand, if the combined data does not follow a certain format, the CPU 201 (estimated position information notification unit 25) determines that it is not the beacon ID of this service (S202: No determination), and discards the received data (S202: No determination). S203). After the processing of step S203, the processing from step S201 is repeated.

In the case of Yes determination in step S202, the CPU 201 (estimated position information notification unit 25) stores the date and time information timed at that time, the beacon ID, and the like in the data unit D1 (see FIG. 11), and generates transmission data (S204). ).

Subsequently, the CPU 201 (first communication unit 23) transmits transmission data to the server device 1 via the communication circuit (WiFi communication circuit 211 or mobile communication circuit 212) selected at that time (S205). .. The CPU 201 (first communication unit 23) establishes a communication connection with the server device 1 when transmitting transmission data, and disconnects the communication after the registration in the server device 1 is completed.

After the process of step S205, the CPU 201 repeats the process from step S201.

If the registration of the estimated position information is guaranteed, the communication may be disconnected at the timing before the registration is completed. Further, after the registration is completed, the server device 1 maintains the communication connection for a certain period of time, and if the mobile terminal 2 does not request the registration of the estimated position information even after a certain period of time, the server device 1 disconnects the communication connection. It may be configured to do so.

When the determination in step S201 is No, the CPU 201 (input receiving unit 21) determines whether or not there is an operation to end the position information notification process (operation of the "notification end" button B4 in FIG. 22) (S206). When there is an end operation (S206: Yes determination), the CPU 201 ends the position information notification process. On the other hand, when there is no end operation (S206: No determination), the CPU 201 repeats the process from step S201.

(Processing flow of server device 1 in the sequence for accumulating estimated positions)
Next, processing in the server device 1 when the estimated position of the mobile terminal 2 is stored in the server device 1 will be described. When the CPU 101 (communication unit 10) receives the connection request signal of the mobile terminal 2 by the NIC 106, the CPU 101 (communication unit 10) establishes communication with the mobile terminal 2 via the NIC 106. When the CPU 101 (communication unit 10) further receives the transmission signal from the mobile terminal 2 by the NIC 106, the CPU 101 (communication unit 10) reads the information (received data) and calls the distribution processing unit 11 to entrust various service processing. The CPU 101 (distribution processing unit 11) manages session information for each mobile terminal 2 that has been requested, and controls the processing according to the requested content of the received data. In the estimation position accumulation processing described here, the CPU 101 (distribution processing unit 11) controls the processing for the estimation position information registration unit 13. The CPU 101 (communication unit 10) disconnects the communication with the mobile terminal 2 by receiving a disconnection request signal from the mobile terminal 2 by the NIC 106 or by elapse of a preset time limit.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the estimated position information registration process by the CPU 101. Although not particularly shown below, the distribution processing unit 11 shall transfer data between the functional units.

First, the CPU 101 (estimated position information registration unit 13) determines whether or not the flow line data management table T1 of the transmission source of the transmission data is generated (S101). In the present embodiment, the source identification information is set in the table name of the flow line data management table T1. Therefore, the CPU 101 (estimated position information registration unit 13) reads the IP address, MAC address, etc. stored in the header of the transmission data, and sets the identification information of the transmission source corresponding thereto in the flow line data management table T1. Make a judgment by comparing with the table name.

When the flow line data management table T1 of the transmission source is generated (S101: Yes determination), the CPU 101 (estimated position information registration unit 13) transfers the estimated position information of the transmission data to the flow line data management table T1 of the transmission source. Register (S102). In the present embodiment, the CPU 101 (estimated position information registration unit 13) refers to the position information conversion table T2 (see FIG. 6) and uses the information of the beacon ID d2 of the data unit D1 (see FIG. 11) of the transmission data as the position information. Convert to. Then, the CPU 101 (estimated position information registration unit 13) registers the converted position information in association with the flow line data management table T1 together with the information of the date and time information d4 of the data unit D1. When the information is stored in the correction information d3 of the data unit D1, the CPU 101 (estimated position information registration unit 13) registers the position corrected by the correction information instead of the converted position information. use.

When the flow line data management table T1 of the transmission source is not generated (S101: No determination), the CPU 101 (estimated position information registration unit 13) generates the flow line data management table T1 of the transmission source (S103). Then, the CPU 101 (estimated position information registration unit 13) proceeds to step S102 and registers the estimated position information of the transmission data in the flow line data management table T1 of the transmission source.

(Store search sequence)
Next, a case where the mobile terminal 2 uses the store search service of the server device 1 will be described.

FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram showing communication between each device of the guidance system 100 when the mobile terminal 2 performs a list search of stores. First, the mobile terminal 2 displays the top screen (S11).

Subsequently, the mobile terminal 2 establishes communication with the server device 1 by accepting the operation input requesting the flow line data, and transmits the flow line data request signal to the server device 1 (S12).

When the server device 1 receives the flow line data request signal transmitted by the mobile terminal 2, it generates screen information (flow line screen information) indicating the flow line (S13), and transfers the screen information to the requesting mobile terminal 2. Transmit (S14).

The mobile terminal 2 displays the flow line screen based on the flow line screen information transmitted by the server device 1 (S15). Further, in step S15, the mobile terminal 2 appropriately switches the screen according to the operation input to display the search screen.

Subsequently, the mobile terminal 2 transmits a store list request signal to the server device 1 by accepting an operation input requesting the store list (S16).

When the server device 1 receives the store list request signal transmitted by the mobile terminal 2, it generates screen information (store list screen information) indicating the store list (S17), and transmits the screen information to the requesting mobile terminal 2. (S18). In the present embodiment, the server device 1 transmits the store information (detailed information) of each store of the list stores to the requesting mobile terminal 2 together with the store list screen information.

The mobile terminal 2 displays the store list screen based on the store list screen information transmitted by the server device 1 (S19). Further, the mobile terminal 2 displays the store information screen for the store selected from the store list screen in step S19.

Subsequently, the mobile terminal 2 transmits the shortest route request signal to the server device 1 by accepting the operation input requesting the shortest route (S20).

When the server device 1 receives the shortest route request signal transmitted by the mobile terminal 2, it generates screen information (shortest route screen information) indicating the shortest route based on the request information (S21), and requests the screen information. It is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2 of (S22).

The mobile terminal 2 displays the shortest route screen based on the shortest route screen information transmitted by the server device 1 (S23).

After that, the mobile terminal 2 displays the screen for requesting screen information from the server device 1 again by the operation input, and when the operation input is accepted on the screen, the procedure from the corresponding step S12, step S16, or step S20. repeat.

After that, when the mobile terminal 2 receives the operation input for terminating the use of the store search service, the mobile terminal 2 disconnects the communication established with the server device 1 and displays a screen based on the operation input (S24). For example, the mobile terminal 2 displays the home screen when the operation input for terminating the store search application is received. As another example, the mobile terminal 2 displays the top screen of the store search application when the operation input for terminating the store search service is received.

FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing communication between each device of the guidance system 100 when the mobile terminal 2 performs a keyword search for a store. Hereinafter, the parts different from the sequence diagram of FIG. 16 will be described.

In step S15, the mobile terminal 2 displays the flow line screen, and further switches the screen according to the operation input to display the keyword input screen. When the mobile terminal 2 receives the keyword and the search request by the keyword on the keyword input screen, the mobile terminal 2 includes the keyword in the keyword search request signal and transmits the keyword to the server device 1 (S16-1).

The server device 1 generates screen information (candidate screen information) of the corresponding store (candidate store) based on the keyword search request signal transmitted by the mobile terminal 2 (S17-1), and requests the screen information. It is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2 (S18-1). In the present embodiment, the server device 1 shall transmit the store information indicating the detailed information of each candidate store as well as the candidate screen information to the requesting mobile terminal 2.

The mobile terminal 2 displays a candidate screen based on the candidate screen information transmitted by the server device 1 (S19-1). Further, the mobile terminal 2 displays a store information screen for the store selected from the candidate screen in step S19-1.

After that, the mobile terminal 2 takes the same procedure as the procedure from step S20 of FIG.

(Processing flow of server device 1 in store search sequence)
Next, the service processing of the server device 1 when the mobile terminal 2 uses the store search service of the server device 1 will be described. The service processing of the server device 1 is performed under the control of the distribution processing unit 11 described in the estimation position information registration processing of FIG. 15, and the screen information to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 2 is acquired. The CPU 101 (communication unit 10) receives the screen information and returns it to the mobile terminal 2 via the NIC 106.

18 to 21 are diagrams showing an example of the flow of various service processes. Although not particularly described in each figure, it is assumed that the distribution processing unit 11 transfers the data of each functional unit, and the processing flow of each figure will be described below.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart of service processing when the server device 1 receives the flow line data request signal. First, the CPU 101 (time-series data extraction unit 14) extracts time-series data from the source flow line data management table T1 (S111).

Specifically, the CPU 101 (time-series data extraction unit 14) reads the IP address, MAC address, etc. stored in the header of the received data, and the flow line of the transmission source is based on the identification information of the transmission source corresponding to the IP address, the MAC address, and the like. Specify the data management table T1. Then, the CPU 101 (time-series data extraction unit 14) extracts the time-series data of the day from the flow line data management table T1.

When the date and time information is stored in the date and time designation information d11 of the data unit D2 (see FIG. 12) of the received data, the CPU 101 (time series data extraction unit 14) inputs the time series data of the date and time indicated by the date and time information. Extract. For example, it is assumed that the range from "November 11, 2015 5:00 pm" to "November 11, 2015 6:00 pm" is specified as the date and time designation information. In that case, the CPU 101 (time-series data extraction unit 14) sets the record corresponding to the designated range in the date and time information 501 of the flow line data management table T1 as the time-series data extraction range.

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (map data extraction unit 15) extracts map data including the position indicated by the estimated position information of the time series data extracted by the time series data extraction unit 14 from the map information table T3 (see FIG. 7). (S112). In the present embodiment, the range of the area specified in the area selection information 701 of the map information table T3 is compared with the position indicated by each estimated position information of the time series data, and the map data of the minimum area including all the positions is compared. To extract.

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (flow line generation unit 16) generates flow line data based on the time-series data extracted by the time-series data extraction unit 14 (S113). For example, the CPU 101 (flow line generation unit 16) generates flow line data from the start position to the end position of the time series data by interpolating each estimated position information in the time series order with linear data in the time series order.

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (screen information generation unit 12) generates an image or the like in which the flow line data and the map data are combined as the screen information (S114).

FIG. 19 is a flow chart of service processing when the server device 1 receives the store list request signal. First, the CPU 101 (movement range designation unit 17) sets an area along the route connecting each estimated position as a movement range based on each estimated position information of the time series data extracted by the time series data extraction unit 14. The range designation information is calculated (S121).

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (store information extraction unit 18) extracts all the corresponding stores using the range designation information calculated by the movement range designation unit 17 as a search condition (S122). Specifically, the CPU 101 (store information extraction unit 18) searches for stores located in the area indicated by the range designation information from the store location information 802 of the store information table T4. For example, it is assumed that the range designation information is information indicating the distance from the estimated position. In that case, the store where the position information of the store position information 802 is within the distance from the estimated position is regarded as a store in the area indicated by the range designation information, and the store information indicating the store is extracted.

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (screen information generation unit 12) generates screen information on the store list screen showing a list of stores extracted by the store information extraction unit 18 and screen information on the store information screen showing detailed information for each store. (S123).

FIG. 20 is a flow chart of service processing when the server device 1 receives the keyword search request signal. First, the CPU 101 (movement range designation unit 17) sets an area along the route connecting each estimated position as a movement range based on each estimated position information of the time series data extracted by the time series data extraction unit 14. The range designation information is calculated (S121).

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (store information extraction unit 18) extracts the corresponding store using the range designation information calculated by the movement range designation unit 17 and the search information included in the keyword search request signal as search conditions (S132). ..

Specifically, the CPU 101 (store information extraction unit 18) searches for stores located in the area indicated by the range designation information from the store location information 802 of the store information table T4, and extracts those store information. Further, the CPU 101 (store information extraction unit 18) searches the product information table T5 (see FIG. 9) corresponding to the extracted store ID of any store by using search information (keywords and the like). The search information is information stored in the search information d21 of the data unit D4 (see FIG. 12) of the keyword search request signal. When the search hits in the target product information table T5, the CPU 101 (store information extraction unit 18) determines the previously extracted store information of the store ID, which is the table name, as the store information of the candidate store.

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (screen information generation unit 12) generates screen information on the search result screen indicating the candidate store determined by the store information extraction unit 18 and screen information on the store information screen indicating the detailed information of the candidate store (S133). ).

FIG. 21 is a flow chart of service processing when the server device 1 receives the shortest route request signal. First, the CPU 101 (shortest route search unit 19) searches for the shortest route to the position indicated by the store location information included in the shortest route search signal (S141).

For example, the CPU 101 (shortest route search unit 19) sets the estimated position information at which the order of the time-series data extracted by the time-series data extraction unit 14 is the last as the current location as the starting point, and the position (destination) indicated by the store location information. ) Search for the shortest route. Incidentally, the store location information is stored in the store location information d31 of the data unit D5 (FIG. 12) of the shortest route request signal.

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (screen information generation unit 12) generates an image obtained by synthesizing the data indicating the shortest route and the map data as the screen information (S142).

(Processing flow of mobile terminal 2)
Next, the process in the mobile terminal 2 will be described according to the screen flow of the store search application of the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 displays the top screen on the display by executing the store search application downloaded to the flash ROM 203 to start the store application. After that, the mobile terminal 2 accepts the touch operation of the button from the user (service user), switches the display screen, and accesses the server device 1 according to the operation. When the mobile terminal 2 accesses the server device 1, the mobile terminal 2 receives the screen information returned by the server device 1 and updates the display screen of the display based on the received screen information.

22 to 25 are diagrams showing an example of the screen configuration and the screen flow of each screen used in the store search application. The top screen G1 shown in FIG. 22 includes a "today's flow line confirmation" button B1, a "past flow line confirmation" button B2, a "notification start" button B3, a "notification end" button B4, and "end". It has a button B5 and the like.

The "today's flow line confirmation" button B1 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 26 to display today's flow line. The "past flow line confirmation" button B2 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 26 to display the past flow lines. The "end" button B5 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 26 to end the store search application. The "end" button B5 is also provided on each screen described later.

The "notification start" button B3 and the "notification end" button B4 are for instructing the estimated position information notification unit 25 to start the notification of the estimated position of the own device to the server device 1 and to end the started notification, respectively. Operation button.

When the "Today's flow line confirmation" button B1 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 acquires the flow line screen information indicating the flow line of the day by communication and displays the flow line screen G2. On the other hand, when the "past flow line confirmation" button B2 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 displays the input form screen and accepts the input of the designated date and time.

The input form screen G1-1 shown in FIG. 22 is provided with an input box C1 for a start date and time and an input box C2 for an end date and time so that a user can specify an arbitrary period. When the "send" button B6 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 acquires the flow line screen information indicating the flow line of the period specified by the start date and time of the input box C1 and the end date and time of the input box C2 by communication. Then, the flow line screen G2 including the flow line is displayed. Incidentally, the "back" button B7 of the input form screen G1-1 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 26 to return to the previous display screen. The "back" button B7 is appropriately provided on other screens described later.

The flow line screen G2 shown in FIG. 22 has a map display area E1 for displaying a flow line on the day (or a designated date and time) of the request and map data of the flow line, a “next” button B8, and the like.

In the present embodiment, the map display area E1 displays an image generated by synthesizing a flow line on the map data by the server device 1. On the flow line screen G2 shown in FIG. 22, the estimated positions of service users in the beacon signal transmission area are indicated by black circle symbols (black circle r symbols), and the flow lines connecting the estimated positions in chronological order are dotted lines. A simple display example such as indicated by l is shown. The shaded rectangle R indicates one store. Further, the map M including each store and the aisle L along the store is a map of the minimum range including the flow line (dotted line l) selected by the server device 1.

The "Next" button B8 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 26 to use the store search. When the "Next" button B8 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 displays a screen (search method selection screen) for selecting a store search method.

The search method selection screen G3 shown in FIG. 23 has a "list list display" button B9, a "keyword search" button B10, and the like. The "list list display" button B9 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 26 to display a store list of stores on the flow line. The "keyword search" button B10 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 26 to display the stores corresponding to the keywords among the stores on the flow line.

When the "list list display" button B9 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 acquires the store list screen information by communicating with the server device 1 and displays the store list screen G4. On the other hand, when the "keyword search" button B10 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 displays the keyword input form screen and accepts the keyword input.

The keyword input form screen G4-1 shown in FIG. 24 has a keyword input box C3, a “send” button B6, and the like. The keyword input method may be set as appropriate. For example, one keyword may be input in the input box C3, or a plurality of keywords may be input and each keyword may be connected and input by search condition information such as "AND" or "OR". .. Further, a plurality of input boxes may be provided, and the input keywords of each input box may be associated with an AND search or an OR search.

When the "send" button B6 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 acquires the candidate screen information of the store corresponding to the input keyword by communication with the server device 1, and displays the candidate screen G4-2.

The store list screen G4 shown in FIG. 24 has a store list list E2, a “selection” button B11 for each store in the store list E2, and the like. The store list E2 displays simple store information of each store on the flow line. For example, among the store name, location information, and objective information included in the store information, one or a plurality of information set in advance by the user or the like is displayed. In FIG. 24, as an example, the name of one sold product of objective information is displayed. When the "selection" button B11 of one store in the store list E2 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 displays the store information screen G5 showing the detailed information of the touch-operated store.

The candidate screen G4-2 shown in FIG. 24 has a store list E2 of stores further narrowed down by keywords, a “selection” button B11 for each store in the store list E2, and the like. The store list E2 displays simple store information of stores narrowed down by keywords among the stores on the flow line. When the "selection" button B11 of one store in the store list E2 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 displays the store information screen G5 of that store.

The store information screen G5 shown in FIG. 24 has detailed store information E3, a “shortest route” button B12, and the like. The detailed store information E3 displays store information of the selected store (for example, an image showing an overview of the store, or a product image corresponding to a keyword when a product image is registered). The "shortest route" button B12 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 26 to display the shortest route information to the store. When the "shortest route" button B12 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 acquires the shortest route information by communication with the server device 1 and displays the shortest route screen G6.

The shortest route screen G6 shown in FIG. 25 has a map display area E4 and the like for displaying map data indicating the shortest route.

In the present embodiment, the map display area E4 displays an image generated by synthesizing the shortest route on the map data by the server device 1. In the shortest route screen G6 shown in FIG. 25, the final position on the flow line of the service user is a black circle symbol (black circle r1 symbol), the destination of the service user is a star mark r2, and the destination is from the final position. A simple display example showing the shortest route to the ground by the dotted line l1 is shown.

As described above, the server device 1 as the information processing device according to the present embodiment includes a communication unit 10 that receives information related to services from the mobile terminal 2, a distribution processing unit 11 that receives the request contents of the received data, and the like. Therefore, it has a function as an input means for inputting information related to the service.

Further, the server device 1 has a time-series data extraction unit 14 that extracts time-series data of the mobile terminal from the flow line data management table T1 and a map that extracts map data of the area indicated by the time-series data from the map information table T3. The data extraction unit 15, the movement range specification unit 17 that specifies the movement range of the movement terminal 2 from the time series data and the map data, and the store that extracts the position information of the stores included in the movement range from the store information table T4. The information extraction unit 18 and the like have a function as a specific processing means.

Further, the server device 1 is specified by the specific processing means by a screen information generation unit 12 that generates screen information including store location information, a communication unit 10 that transmits the screen information to the requesting mobile terminal 2, and the like. It has a function as an output means for outputting store location information.

Further, the server device 1 searches the product information table T5 of each store ID when the data received from the mobile terminal 2 includes the search information, and extracts the store ID including the product corresponding to the search information. The unit 18 and the like have a function as an extraction processing means.

Further, the server device 1 has a function as a route guidance information processing means by the shortest route search unit 19 or the like that searches for the shortest route from the estimated position at the time of store search of the service user to the desired store.

Further, the server device 1 has a function as a registration processing means by the estimated position information registration unit 13 and the like. Further, the server device 1 has a storage unit that stores the estimated position information registered by the registration processing means in association with the time-series order information by the flow line data management table T1 and the position information conversion table T2.

The mobile terminal 2 according to the present embodiment is provided with a second communication unit 24 that reads the beacon ID transmitted from the beacon device 3, an estimated position information notification unit 25 that notifies the server device 1 of the read beacon ID, and the like. It has a function as a generation means.

Further, the mobile terminal 2 has functions as a first transmission means, a second transmission means, and a first reception means by the first communication unit 23, the viewer unit 26, and the like.

Further, the mobile terminal 2 has a function as a search information input means by the input receiving unit 21 or the like.

Further, the mobile terminal 2 has a function as a display means by the screen display unit 22, the viewer unit 26, and the like.

In this embodiment, the guidance system in a commercial facility is taken as an example, and as an example of the mobile terminal 2, the beacon ID is received from the beacon devices 3 installed in various places, and the information related to the position of the own device is obtained from the beacon ID. The aspect to be generated is shown. However, the means by which the mobile terminal 2 generates the position information of its own device is not limited to this. If it is outdoors, the mobile terminal 2 may be modified so that it can receive position information from GPS. Further, when the position information cannot be received from the GPS, the mobile terminal 2 may be modified to generate the position information from the geomagnetic data.

For example, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with a GPS unit, a 3-axis magnetic sensor, a 3-axis acceleration sensor, and the like for carrying out pedestrian self-contained navigation. When the mobile terminal 2 can receive the position information from the GPS, the mobile terminal 2 receives the position information by the GPS unit and generates time-series data using the position information and the reception time. Further, the mobile terminal 2 monitors the output signal output from the 3-axis magnetic sensor and the 3-axis acceleration sensor at any time when the signal from the GPS cannot be received, and continues from the position information last received from the GPS as the starting point. Generate time series data.

As another example, a barometric pressure sensor is provided in the mobile terminal 2. Further, the server device 1 is provided with a positioning database in which the position information and the information indicating the high / low position of the place are associated with each other. The mobile terminal 2 positions the high and low positions of the moving mobile terminal by the output of the barometric pressure sensor, and transmits information indicating the high and low positions, a positioning time, a terminal ID, and the like to the server device 1. The server device 1 refers to the positioning database and acquires the position information corresponding to the information indicating the height position received from the mobile terminal 2. Then, the server device 1 stores the acquired position information as the estimated position information of the mobile terminal 2 and manages the time series data.

In addition, as a positioning method, WiFi positioning, mobile phone base station positioning, sound wave positioning, Bluetooth positioning, visible light positioning, camera image positioning, or the like may be appropriately applied. Further, various types of positioning may be applied in combination.

Further, in the present embodiment, an example of a store search is shown as an example of a place search, but the place to be searched is not limited to the store. The location to be searched may be a "location disclosure location" whose location is disclosed. For example, the location disclosure place is not limited to a store that provides services such as goods and services, but may include a park, a facility, a famous place, and the like. Further, the position disclosure place is not limited to the one where the position is fixed, but may be the place where the position changes.

For example, a place where the position changes may include a place such as blood donation, handbill distribution, or live on the street. In this case, the mobile terminal 2 is possessed by a person who provides services such as blood donation, handbill distribution, and live on the street at a location open place where the location changes. In the mobile terminal 2, in the transmission process of transmitting the information indicating the position to the server device 1 after receiving the beacon signal, the request for registering the position information in the time series data is used as the request for updating the position information of the location disclosure location. change. In response to this update request, the server device 1 updates the location information of the location disclosure location associated with the identification information of the mobile terminal 2 with the received location information.

Further, in the present embodiment, although an example of a case where a person moves on foot is shown, a store search service may be provided to a service user who moves by a vehicle such as a car. For example, a store search service may be provided in a car navigation system.
Further, the predetermined range to which the estimated position belongs may be set arbitrarily, such as up to the stores lined up along the aisle in the range where the service user has moved, or from the aisle to the stores outside by several cases.

Further, in the present embodiment, the person who uses the store search service is defined as the "service user", but the "service user" is not limited to the registrants (members, etc.) in this system. For example, a store search service may be widely provided to users other than registrants.

Further, in the present embodiment, the server device 1 has various tables (movement line data management table, position information conversion table, map information table, store information table and product information table as correspondence information, etc.), respectively. It was explained as a registration and extraction for the table. However, the configuration of the server device 1 is not limited to that configuration. The server device 1 may be modified into a configuration in which one or more of the various tables are provided in the external device and data is acquired from the external device. For example, the server device 1 may acquire the time-series data of the mobile terminal 2 provided by the external device and provide the store search service described above based on the acquired time-series data. Further, the server device 1 may acquire map data in a predetermined range from a map database provided by an external device and provide the store search service described above based on the acquired map data. Further, the server device 1 may acquire the location information of the store provided by the external device and provide the store search service described above based on the acquired information.

Further, in the present embodiment, an example of searching for the shortest route with the final position of the time-series data of the service user as the start position is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the server device 1 may receive information related to a position from the mobile terminal 2 at the time of a store search, and may perform the shortest route search using the estimated position as a start position.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the image in which the flow line and the shortest route are combined is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2 in the server device 1 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. Install a viewer that displays map data on the mobile terminal 2, receive map data and flow line data or shortest route data from the server device 1, and display the data on the mobile terminal 2 by layer management. You can do it.

In the present embodiment, as an example, on the premise that the service user Q sees on the flow line, the search information such as stores and products stored by the service user Q is input to the mobile terminal 2 and the server device 1 is used. The flow of a series of processes for acquiring the search result of the location of the store corresponding to the search information is shown from. However, the service user Q may use this system to search for the location of a store that may or may not be within the flow line. In that case, even if the service user Q inputs the search information into the mobile terminal 2, the corresponding store may not be obtained in the server device 1. Therefore, in such a usage, if there is no store corresponding to the search information, the server device 1 may provide a notification means for notifying the mobile terminal 2 of the non-correspondence by screen information or the like.

With the various configurations as described above, when the mobile terminal 2 requests a store search, the mobile terminal 2 can acquire the position information of a desired store within the range to which the own device has moved from the server device 1. Further, when the mobile terminal 2 transmits the search information, the mobile terminal 2 can acquire the location information of the store corresponding to the above search condition within the range moved by the own device from the server device 1. Even if there is no store that corresponds to the search information, the server device 1 can notify the mobile terminal 2 that the search information is not applicable, so that the desired store can be found within the range to which the own device has moved. The presence or absence can be known on the mobile terminal 2 side.

Further, when the mobile terminal 2 is instructed to generate the shortest route, the mobile terminal 2 can acquire information indicating the shortest route from the server device 1 to the desired store.

For example, suppose a service user suddenly remembers a store on the road he or she has taken while shopping. In that case, by requesting the server device 1 to search for a store by the mobile terminal 2 carried, it is possible to acquire the location information of the stores (stores along the moved aisle, etc.) included in the range to which the user has moved. can. Further, by inputting the keyword of the product that comes to mind into the mobile terminal 2 and transmitting it to the server device 1, it is possible to acquire the location information of the store that handles the product corresponding to the keyword from within the range in which the user has moved. .. The service user can return to the desired store according to the location information. Further, if the shortest route is requested, the shortest route to the desired store is displayed on the mobile terminal 2, and the service user can surely return to the desired store according to the display.

(Second embodiment)
The second embodiment shows an embodiment in which the server device 1 shown in the first embodiment is provided by cloud computing such as Pas (Platform as a Service).

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a mode in which the functional units of the server device 1 are distributed and provided in a plurality of server devices (clouds).

In the example shown in FIG. 26, the communication unit 10 shown in FIG. 4, the distribution processing unit 11, the screen information generation unit 12, the estimated position information registration unit 13, the time series data extraction unit 14, and the map data extraction unit A conceptual diagram in which 15, a flow line generation unit 16, a movement range specification unit 17, a store information extraction unit 18, a shortest route search unit 19, etc. are mounted on different server devices for each related functional unit. Is shown.

In the example shown in FIG. 26, the server device 1-1 implements the functional units of the communication unit 10 and the distribution processing unit 11, and various requests from the mobile terminal 2, session information with the mobile terminal 2, and distribution destinations. Manage information etc. For example, the server device 1-1 manages various requests from the mobile terminal 2 by numbers, and transmits the execution result information of the service processing of the server device to be distributed to another server device to display screen information and the like. Get the final result information.

The other server devices 1-2, server devices 1-3, ..., Server devices 1-8 execute the service processing of their respective functional units to be mounted at the request of the distribution processing unit 11, and distribute the services. The execution result is returned to the processing unit 11. For example, the server device 1-3 includes a flow line data management table T1 (see FIG. 5) and a position information conversion table T2 (see FIG. 6), and can perform time-series data registration processing for the flow line data management table T1. Performs time-series data extraction processing from the flow line data management table T1. Further, the server devices 1-4 are provided with the map information table T3, and perform map data extraction processing and the like. Further, the server device 1-7 includes a store information table T4 and a product information table T5, and performs store information extraction processing and the like.

The configuration of FIG. 26 shown as the second embodiment is an example of the provision form, and the provision form by cloud computing is not limited to this. As long as the hardware resources and infrastructure resources of the Internet N3 and the software resources that provide the execution environment can be utilized, the provision form may be appropriately modified. For example, the number of server devices 1-1, 1-2, ... May be increased or decreased, and the combination of functional units mounted on each server device 1-1, 1-2, ... May be appropriately modified. Further, each functional unit may be further subdivided, and the divided parts may be appropriately combined and mounted on a plurality of server devices 1-1, 1-2, .... Further, various tables T1 to T5 may be provided in the database server device, and the table may be modified so that the table is referred to from each server device to the database server device.

(Third embodiment)
The third embodiment shows an embodiment in which the server device 1 shown in the first embodiment is provided for each commercial facility. In the following, the same parts as those in the first embodiment will be assigned the same number, and the description thereof will be omitted, and the parts different from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of the guidance system 500 according to the third embodiment. The guidance system 500 shown in FIG. 27 includes a server device 5, a POS terminal (device at a public location) 6, a wireless communication device 7, a mobile terminal 2, and a beacon device 3. The server device 5, the POS terminal 6, and the wireless communication device 7 are provided in a LAN (Local Area Network) N4 arranged in one commercial facility U1. The POS terminal 6 is a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal provided in each store of the commercial facility U1. The POS terminal 6 includes a product information table of the store. The wireless communication device 7 is a wireless relay device provided in various places of the commercial facility U1 for the mobile terminal 2 to access the server device 5. As an example, the mobile terminal 2 shown in the present embodiment is a wireless relay device capable of performing wireless communication by the WiFi method.

In this network configuration, the mobile terminal 2 receives the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon device 3 in each transmission area of the beacon device 3. Further, the mobile terminal 2 wirelessly connects to the wireless communication device 7 by the WiFi method, and accesses the server device 5 via the wireless communication device 7.

In the guidance system 500, the server device 5, the POS terminal 6, and the mobile terminal 2 operate as follows.

Similar to the server device 1 shown in the first embodiment, the server device 5 provides the service user Q with the store search service by accessing from the mobile terminal 2. However, when the server device 5 narrows down the stores by search information such as keywords, the server device 5 transmits the search information to each POS terminal 6 and causes the server device 5 to inquire about the product targeting the product information table provided in each POS terminal 6. .. Therefore, the product information table T5 (see FIG. 9) shown in the first embodiment replaces the product information table included in each POS terminal 6 in the present embodiment.

When each POS terminal 6 receives an inquiry request from the server device 5, it inquires about the product information table included in the own device and notifies the server device 5 of the inquiry result.

The mobile terminal 2 transmits the position information of the beacon signal received from the beacon device 3 to the server device 5 via the wireless communication device 7 instead of the wireless base station 4 such as a mobile phone base station or a WiFi spot. Except for this, it is substantially the same as the mobile terminal 2 shown in the first embodiment.

(Specific examples of each device)
Subsequently, the respective configurations of the server device 5 and the POS terminal 6 according to the third embodiment will be described. Since the mobile terminal 2 has the same configuration as the mobile terminal 2 (see FIGS. 3 and 10) shown in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted here. Further, the wireless communication device 7 is a relay device that relays transmission data between the mobile terminal 2 and the server device 5. The wireless communication device 7 performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal 2 side, and performs Ethernet communication with the server device 5 side by LANN4. Since the configuration of the wireless communication device 7 is well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

First, the functional configuration of the server device 5 will be described. Regarding the hardware configuration of the server device 5, the first embodiment is used except that the corresponding program of the functional unit according to the third embodiment is stored in the HDD and the product information table is omitted from the database of the HDD. It is substantially the same as the server device 1 shown. Therefore, for the hardware configuration of the server device 5, the hardware configuration diagram (FIG. 2) is referred to.

FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing an example of a function related to the store search service of the server device 5 according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 28, in the functional block of the server device 1 (see FIG. 4) shown in the first embodiment, a part of the functions of the store information extraction unit 18 is replaced with the inquiry execution unit 52, and POS communication is newly performed. The part 51 is added. In the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 2, the server device 5 exhibits each functional unit shown in FIG. 28 by sequentially reading and executing the corresponding programs of the ROM 102 and the HDD 104 into the RAM 103 in the hardware configuration shown in FIG.

The store information extraction unit 18 requests the store information (store ID, store location information, etc.) of the corresponding store from the store information table T4 on the condition of the range specification information specified by the movement range specification unit 17 at the request of the distribution processing unit 11. Store introduction information, IP address of an example of the network address of the POS terminal 6, etc.) are extracted. Further, when the store information extraction unit 18 receives search information such as a keyword in the request from the distribution processing unit 11, the store information extraction unit 18 executes the inquiry processing of the inquiry execution unit 52 following the above-mentioned store information extraction processing. ..

The inquiry execution unit 52 stores search information such as keywords received by the store information extraction unit 18 in the data unit of the inquiry request signal (inquiry data). Then, the inquiry execution unit 52 instructs the POS communication unit 51 to transmit an inquiry request signal addressed to the IP address of each POS terminal 6 of the store in the predetermined area from which the store information has been extracted by the extraction process. Further, the inquiry execution unit 52 receives the inquiry result information (inquiry result data) returned by the POS terminal 6 from the POS communication unit 51, and passes the received inquiry result information to the store information extraction unit 18. As a result, the store information extraction unit 18 determines the store of the POS terminal 6 where the corresponding product is located from the inquiry result information of each POS terminal 6.

The POS communication unit 51 transmits an inquiry request signal to the designated POS terminals 6 via the NIC 106, and reads the inquiry result information returned from those POS terminals 6 from the NIC 106.

Here, as an example, the inquiry execution unit 52 has been described as instructing the POS terminal 6 of the store in the predetermined area from which the store information has been extracted by the extraction process to transmit the inquiry request signal, but this is not the case. .. The inquiry execution unit 52 may instruct the transmission of an inquiry request signal for all POS terminals 6 in the LANN 4. In this case, the store information extraction unit 18 collates the store of the POS terminal 6 where the corresponding product is found in the inquiry result information of each POS terminal 6 with the store corresponding to the store information extracted by the extraction process. Narrow down the matching stores.

Subsequently, the configuration of the POS terminal 6 will be described.
FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the POS terminal 6. As shown in FIG. 29, the POS terminal 6 includes a CPU 301, a ROM 302, a RAM 303, an HDD 304, a printer 305, a drawer 306, a keyboard 307, a display display 308, a touch panel 309, a scanner 310, a card reader 311 and a NIC 312. Each part is interconnected by a bus 313. Each unit operates by receiving power supply from a power supply unit (not shown) such as a battery or AC power supply.

The CPU 301 executes arithmetic processing and control processing of each part. The ROM 302 stores a fixed program such as a BIOS. The RAM 303 is used as a work area when the CPU 301 executes a program.

The HDD 304 stores various programs and various data. Various programs include an OS (Operating System) that performs basic operations, a driver that drives each part, client software, database software, an application program, and the like. In addition, various data include screen information, a data file of the product information table (see FIG. 9) of the own store, a data file of the registration / sales table, and the like.

The printer 305 prints the print data on the receipt paper.

The drawer 306 controls the release of the drawer.

The keyboard 307 notifies the CPU 301 by converting the input signal of the pressed key into a predetermined code or the like.

The display display 308 displays a predetermined screen.

The touch panel 309 detects the touch operation and notifies the CPU 301 of the touch operation.

The scanner 310 reads the code symbol and notifies the CPU 301 of the information.

The card reading device 311 reads card information from a credit card or the like.

NIC312 is a controller that communicates by Ethernet. Data communication is performed with the server device 5, the store computer, the server of the card company, and the like.

Subsequently, the configuration of the function of the POS terminal 6 will be described. The POS terminal 6 exerts functions related to product registration, accounting, product inquiry, and the like by sequentially reading and executing various programs of the ROM 302 and the HDD 304 into the RAM 303 by the CPU 301.

FIG. 30 is a block diagram showing an example of the function related to the product inquiry. As shown in FIG. 30, the POS terminal 6 exerts functions such as a communication unit 60 and an inquiry unit 61.

The communication unit 60 establishes communication with the server device 5 via the NIC 312, reads the received data from the NIC 312, sends out transmission data such as inquiry result information to the NIC 312, and the like.

The inquiry unit 61 inquires whether the product information table T5 (see FIG. 9) of the HDD 304 contains the product corresponding to the search information by using the search information included in the received data read by the communication unit 60.

For example, it is assumed that the search information includes an "L brand hat" indicating a product name. In that case, the inquiry unit 61 inquires from the product name 903 of the product information table T5 whether there is a record corresponding to the "L brand hat". In this example, since the product name 903 is set to "L brand hat", a matching inquiry result can be obtained. If "L brand hat" is not set in the product name 903, a mismatched inquiry result will be obtained, but "L brand hat" is divided into "L brand" and "hat". However, it may be modified so that a matching query result is obtained when a record containing each keyword exists.

Then, the inquiry unit 61 stores the inquiry result information in the reply data, and instructs the communication unit 60 to transmit the inquiry result information to the server device 5.

In addition, the detailed information of the hit product may be included in the above inquiry result information.

(Data structure)
FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the storage area of the data storage unit of the transmission data of the server device 5 and the reply data of the POS terminal 6.

FIG. 31A is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the storage area of the data unit of the transmission data in which the inquiry execution unit 52 of the server device 5 instructs the POS communication unit 51 to transmit to the POS terminal 6. As shown in FIG. 31A, the data unit D6 has a storage area for request information d1 and search information d41.

FIG. 31B is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the storage area of the data unit of the reply data in which the inquiry unit 61 of the POS terminal 6 instructs the communication unit 60 to reply to the server device 5. As shown in FIG. 31B, the data unit D7 has a storage area for request information d1 and inquiry result information d51.

(Store search sequence)
FIG. 32 is a sequence diagram showing communication between each device of the guidance system 500 when the mobile terminal 2 performs a keyword search for a store. Hereinafter, a part mainly different from the sequence diagram (see FIG. 17) of the guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment will be described.

When the server device 5 receives the keyword search request signal from the mobile terminal 2, the server device 5 stores the keyword in the inquiry request signal and transmits the keyword to the POS terminal 6 in the predetermined area (S16-2).

When each POS terminal 6 receives the inquiry request signal, it inquires about the product information table of its own device by the received keyword (S16-3). Then, the POS terminal 6 notifies the server device 5 of the inquiry result (S16-4).

Based on the inquiry result from the POS terminal 6, the server device 5 generates screen information (candidate screen information) of a candidate store among the stores on the flow line (S17-1), and the mobile terminal of the requesting source of the screen information. It is transmitted to 2 (S18-1).

(Processing flow of server device 5 in store search sequence)
Next, a processing flow of service processing when the server device 5 according to the third embodiment receives the keyword search request signal will be described.

FIG. 33 is a flow chart of service processing when the server device 5 receives the keyword search request signal. First, the CPU 101 (movement range designation unit 17) sets an area along the route connecting each estimated position as a movement range based on each estimated position information of the time series data extracted by the time series data extraction unit 14. The range designation information is calculated (S121).

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (store information extraction unit 18) extracts all the corresponding stores using the range designation information calculated by the movement range designation unit 17 as a search condition (S122).

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (inquiry execution unit 52) stores search information such as keywords received from the store information extraction unit 18 in the data unit of the inquiry request signal, and a predetermined area (movement range area) extracted in step S122. Instruct the POS communication unit 51 to transmit an inquiry request signal addressed to each POS terminal 6 of the store (S151).

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (POS communication unit 51) generates and transmits an inquiry request signal destined for the IP addresses of all the POS terminals 6 instructed by the inquiry execution unit 52 (S152).

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (POS communication unit 51) receives the inquiry result information from the transmission destination of the inquiry request signal (S153).

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (inquiry execution unit 52) receives the inquiry result information from the POS communication unit 51, and passes the received inquiry result information to the store information extraction unit 18.

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (store information extraction unit 18) determines the store of the POS terminal 6 having the corresponding product as a candidate store from the inquiry result information of each POS terminal 6 (S154).

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (screen information generation unit 12) generates screen information on the search result screen indicating the candidate store determined by the store information extraction unit 18 and screen information on the store information screen indicating the detailed information of the candidate store (S155). ).

In the server device 5 as the information processing device according to the present embodiment, the POS communication unit 51 or the like mainly transmits the inquiry data about the search information to the device at the location disclosure location, and the inquiry returned from the device. It has a function as a receiving means for receiving the result data. Further, the server device 5 has a function as an inquiry processing means in which the inquiry execution unit 52 or the like identifies the device to which the search information is hit.

With the above configuration, it is possible to specify the store desired by the service user based on the latest product information handled by the store at that time. In this embodiment, the product information table is provided in the HDD of the POS terminal, but it may be provided in a server provided in the store such as a store server. Furthermore, a product information table may be provided on a server on the cloud. In that case, the product information table may be provided in cooperation with the location information of the store.

(Fourth Embodiment)
The fourth embodiment shows an embodiment in which the flow line data of the service user stored in the server device in a certain area is used in the server device in another area. Hereinafter, a case where the commercial facility U1 shown in the third embodiment is regarded as a certain area and the flow line data accumulated by the server device 5 is used in another commercial facility will be described as an example.

FIG. 34 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of the server device of the guidance system 600 according to the fourth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 34, the guidance system 600 has an area server device 8 and a host device 9 as server devices. The area server device 8 is a server device that controls each area provided in the commercial facility U1, the commercial facility U2, ..., And corresponds to the server device 5 shown in the third embodiment. Further, the host device 9 is a server device that controls each area server device 8, and is provided in the LAN of the headquarters so that it can be connected to LANN4-1, N4-2, ... In each area. The LAN of the headquarters and the LANs N4-1, N4-2, ... In each area are connected by a WAN (Wide Area Network) or the like.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 34, the host device 9 is uploaded from the area server devices 8 of each area N4-1, N4-2, ... It manages a position information conversion table T2, a map information table T3, a store information table T4, a product information table T5, and the like.

When each area server device 8 updates the data such as the position information conversion table T2, the map information table T3, the store information table T4, and the product information table T5, the difference data is transferred to the higher-level device 9 at night or the like. Notice. Further, each area server device 8 notifies the higher-level device 9 of the time-series data of the flow line data management table T1 at a predetermined timing. For example, the time-series data is notified to the host device 9 when the notification function of the mobile terminal ends or when the mobile terminal does not notify the location registration at a predetermined time.

The host device 9 simultaneously distributes the notification information H of all the area server devices 8 to each area server device 8, and causes each area server device 8 to set various tables for all areas.

The area server device 8 stores the time-series data stored in the flow line data management table T1 to the host device 9, and the flow line data management table T1 of another area server device 8 from the host device 9 stores. It is equipped with a host device receiving means for receiving time-series data.
The host device transmitting means and the host device receiving means are composed of a communication unit 10, a distribution processing unit 11, and the like.

The area server device 8 registers the time-series data received by the host device receiving means in the flow line data management table T1. Specifically, the distribution processing unit 11 instructs the estimated position information registration unit 13 to register the information.

As a result, the service user can execute the store search using the flow line of the first area in another area, and can confirm the store information in the first area in the other area as well.

(Fifth Embodiment)
A fifth embodiment shows a case where the store search service of the server device (information processing device) 5 shown in the third embodiment is used by a multimedia terminal (kiosk terminal) arranged in a commercial facility.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of the guidance system 700 according to the fifth embodiment. The guidance system 700 shown in FIG. 35 is provided with a multimedia terminal (information processing device) M1 in the guidance system 500 (see FIG. 27) shown in the third embodiment.

The multimedia terminal M1 is arranged in a predetermined area in the commercial facility U1 and is connected to the LAN (Local Area Network) N4 by a LAN cable or the like. The multimedia terminal M1 provides various services such as ticket sales and store search to the service user Q of the commercial facility U1.

(Hardware configuration of multimedia terminal M1)
FIG. 36 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the multimedia terminal M1. As shown in FIG. 36, the multimedia terminal M1 includes a CPU 401, a ROM 402, a RAM 403, an image memory 404, an HDD 405, a touch panel 406, a display display 407, a keyboard 408, a card reader 409, a printer 410, a Bluetooth communication circuit 411, a NIC 412, and the like. Has. Each part is interconnected by a bus 413. Each unit operates by receiving power supply from a power supply unit (not shown) such as a battery or AC power supply.

The CPU 401 executes arithmetic processing and control processing of each part. ROM 402 stores a fixed program such as BIOS. The RAM 403 is used as a work area when the CPU 401 executes a program. The image memory 404 is an image memory for printing.

The HDD 405 stores various programs and various data. Various programs include an OS (Operating System) that performs basic operations, a driver that drives each part, client software, and applications related to store search, ticket sales, and the like. In addition, various data include screen information and the like.

The touch panel 406 detects a touch operation on the touch panel and notifies the CPU 401 of the detection signal.

The display display 407 displays a predetermined screen output by the CPU 401 on a display such as a liquid crystal display.

The keyboard 408 notifies the CPU 401 by converting the input signal of the pressed key on the keyboard into a predetermined code or the like.

The card reading device 409 drives the card reading device and reads card information from a credit card or the like.

The printer 410 controls the printer and prints the image of the image memory 404 on the printing paper.

The Bluetooth communication circuit 411 communicates by the Bluetooth communication protocol.

NIC412 is a controller that communicates by Ethernet. Data communication is performed with the server device 5, the server device of the card company (not shown), and the like.

(Functional configuration of multimedia terminal M1)
Subsequently, the configuration of the function of the multimedia terminal M1 will be described. The multimedia terminal M1 exhibits multimedia functions such as store search and ticket sales by sequentially reading and executing various programs of the ROM 402 and the HDD 405 into the RAM 403 by the CPU 401.

FIG. 37 is a block diagram showing an example of a function related to store search among multimedia functions. As shown in FIG. 37, the multimedia terminal M1 includes an input receiving unit 81, a screen display unit 82, a first communication unit 83, a second communication unit 84, a print output unit 85, and a viewer unit 86. It exerts functions such as.

The input receiving unit 81 receives input information by key input or touch operation from the keyboard 408 or the touch panel 406.

The screen display unit 82 outputs screen data to the display display 407.

The first communication unit 83 establishes communication with the server device 5 and sends / receives commands and data to / from the server device 5 via the NIC 412.

The second communication unit 84 establishes communication with the mobile terminal 2 via the Bluetooth communication circuit 411, and reads the terminal-specific identification information of the mobile terminal 2.

The print output unit 85 expands the display screen information of the display display 407 into the image memory 404, drives the printer 410, and prints on the print paper.

The viewer unit 86 acquires screen information related to the store search service and outputs it to the screen display unit 82. For example, the viewer unit 86 outputs the corresponding screen to the screen display unit 82 according to the reception contents of the input reception unit 81. Further, the viewer unit 86 acquires screen information from the server device 5 via the first communication unit 83 according to the reception contents of the input reception unit 81, and outputs the screen.

In such a configuration, the multimedia terminal M1 displays a top screen dedicated to the multimedia terminal M1 having an operation button for starting the store search service on the display display 407. Then, when the operation button is touch-operated, the screen is switched to the top screen for the store search service. The multimedia terminal M1 uses the store search service of the server device 5 instead of the mobile terminal 2 by accepting various operations on the top screen for the store search service.

(Processing flow of multimedia terminal M1)
FIG. 38 is a diagram showing an example of the processing flow of the CPU 401 of the multimedia terminal M1. First, when the operation button for starting the store search service is touch-operated, the CPU 401 displays message information (communication message screen) prompting the mobile terminal 2 to approach a predetermined reading position on the display display 407, and displays Bluetooth. Communication with the mobile terminal 2 is established via the communication circuit 411 (S401).

Subsequently, the CPU 401 reads the terminal-specific identification information transmitted by the mobile terminal 2 and temporarily stores it in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 403 (S402).

Subsequently, the CPU 401 disconnects the communication with the mobile terminal 2 (S403).

Subsequently, the CPU 401 displays the top screen for the store search service on the display display 407 and accepts the operation input (S404).

The screen flow of the multimedia terminal M1 after receiving the operation input on the top screen and the communication flow between the devices are substantially the same as those shown in the third embodiment. That is, the screen flow is as shown in FIGS. 22 to 25, and the communication flow is such that the mobile terminal 2 is replaced with the multimedia terminal M1 in FIG. 32.

The main differences are the processing on the server device 5 side in step S21 shown in the communication flow of FIG. 32 and the processing in the multimedia terminal M1 after step S23.

In the shortest route screen generation process in step S21, the server device 5 searches for the shortest route to the position (destination) indicated by the store location information, starting from the location information of the multimedia terminal M1. Specifically, the server device 5 manages the position information of the multimedia terminal M1 in advance in a management table or the like in association with the IP address, MAC address, or the like of the multimedia terminal M1. As a result, when the distribution processing unit 11 receives the request from the multimedia terminal M1, the distribution processing unit 11 acquires the location information from the management table based on the IP address, MAC address, etc. indicating the request source, and causes the shortest route search unit 19 as the current location. hand over. The shortest route search unit 19 searches for the shortest route to the position (destination) indicated by the store location information, starting from the location information.

(Continued processing flow of multimedia terminal M1)
The processing of the CPU 401 of the multimedia terminal M1 after step S23 is as follows.

As shown in FIG. 38, first, the CPU 401 accepts the operation input of the print button (S405).

Subsequently, the CPU 401 expands the display screen information of the display display 407 into the image memory 404 based on the operation input of the print button, drives the printer 410, and prints on the print paper (S406). As a result, the print paper of the shortest route screen is ejected from the ejection port.

After that, the CPU 401 displays the top screen dedicated to the multimedia terminal M1 by releasing the storage area of the identification information peculiar to the terminal based on the operation input of the end button.

(Display screen of multimedia terminal M1)
FIG. 39 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the multimedia terminal M1. FIG. 39A is a top screen dedicated to the multimedia terminal M1. FIG. 39B is a communication message screen. FIG. 39 (c) is a top screen for the store search service. FIG. 39 (d) is the shortest route screen. The other screens are not shown.

The top screen g1 dedicated to the multimedia terminal M1 shown in FIG. 39 (a) includes a “store search” button b1. The "store search" button b1 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 86 to start the store search service. When the "store search" button b1 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 86 displays a communication message screen.

The communication message screen g2 shown in FIG. 39B includes message information j0 that urges the mobile terminal 2 to approach a predetermined reading position. When the CPU 401 reads the terminal-specific identification information of the mobile terminal 2, it displays the top screen for the store search service.

The top screen g3 for the store search service shown in FIG. 39 (c) is a screen of the multimedia terminal M1 corresponding to the top screen G1 of the mobile terminal 2 shown in FIG. 22. As an example, the top screen g3 has a "today's flow line confirmation" button B1, a "past flow line confirmation" button B2, an "end" button b5, and the like.

The “Today's flow line confirmation” button B1 and the “Past flow line confirmation” button B2 are the same as those shown in FIG. 22. The "end" button b5 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 86 to end the store search service. When the "end" button b5 is touch-operated, the viewer unit 86 displays the top screen of the multimedia terminal M1. The "end" button b5 is also provided on each screen described later.

The shortest route screen g4 shown in FIG. 39 (d) is a screen of the multimedia terminal M1 corresponding to the shortest route screen G6 of the mobile terminal 2 shown in FIG. 25. The shortest route screen g4 shown as an example is obtained by adding a "print" button b2 to the shortest route screen G6 of FIG.

The "print" button b2 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 86 to print the display screen. When the "print" button b2 is touch-operated, the print output unit 85 is called by the viewer unit 86 to print the display screen information of the display display 407 on the print paper.

The multimedia terminal M1 as an information processing device according to the present embodiment has an input receiving unit 81 that receives information related to services from the mobile terminal 2, a second communication unit 84 that reads identification information unique to the terminal of the mobile terminal 2, and the like. , Has a function as an input means for inputting information related to the service.

Further, the multimedia terminal M1 has a function as an output means for outputting the received position information of the store or the like by the print output unit 85 or the like.

With such a configuration, the service user can use the store search service on the multimedia terminal M1 instead of the mobile terminal 2. Further, since the multimedia terminal M1 can output prints such as location information of a store and the shortest route to a store, the service user can go to a desired store while checking the print.

(Sixth Embodiment)
The sixth embodiment shows a case where a multimedia terminal (information processing device) in a commercial facility provides a store search service as the server device 5 shown in the third embodiment.

FIG. 40 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of the guidance system 800 according to the sixth embodiment. In the guidance system 800 shown in FIG. 40, the server device (information processing device) 5 is replaced with the multimedia terminal (information processing device) M2 in the guidance system 500 (see FIG. 27) shown in the third embodiment, and the beacon device 3 is replaced. It was removed.

The multimedia terminal M2 is arranged in a predetermined area in the commercial facility U1 and is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) N4 by a LAN cable or the like.

In this network configuration, the mobile terminal 2 transmits the unique identification information of its own device to the wireless communication device 7 by WiFi or the like while moving. The wireless communication device 7 transmits data obtained by adding the identification information (corresponding to the beacon ID) of the own device to the identification information of the mobile terminal 2 to the multimedia terminal M2. When the multimedia terminal M2 receives data from the wireless communication device 7, it is stored in the received data in the flow line data management table T1 (see FIG. 5) corresponding to the identification information of the mobile terminal 2 stored in the received data. The identification information of the wireless communication device 7 is registered as time-series data.

Subsequent operations on the multimedia terminal M2 by the service user are substantially the same as those of the multimedia terminal M1 shown in the fifth embodiment, except that the actual store search service processing is in the multimedia terminal M2.

That is, the multimedia terminal M2 displays an operation screen related to the store search service on the screen of its own device. When the multimedia terminal M2 receives an operation related to the store search service on the operation screen, the multimedia terminal M2 receives the identification information of the mobile terminal 2 from the mobile terminal 2 by square meter communication or the like. Further, when the multimedia terminal M2 receives an operation related to the store search on the operation screen, the multimedia terminal M2 executes a process related to the store search service in its own device and displays the execution result on the operation screen. Since the details of these processes will be repeated again from those already described in the other embodiments, further description thereof will be omitted here.

(7th Embodiment)
The seventh embodiment shows a case where the mobile terminal 2 shown in the sixth embodiment stores time-series data and uses the store search service provided by the multimedia terminal (information processing device).

FIG. 41 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of the guidance system 900 according to the seventh embodiment. The guidance system 900 shown in FIG. 41 is the guidance system 800 (see FIG. 40) shown in the sixth embodiment, in which the beacon device 3 is mainly arranged and the wireless communication device 7 is removed.

In this network configuration, the mobile terminal 2 receives the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon device 3 in each transmission area of the beacon device 3. Then, the mobile terminal 2 stores the beacon ID of the beacon signal in its own device in association with the date and time information when the beacon signal is received. Each time the mobile terminal 2 receives a beacon signal transmitted by the beacon device 3, the mobile terminal 2 associates the beacon ID with the date and time information at the time of reception, and manages the beacon ID as time-series data in the mobile terminal 2.

The multimedia terminal M3 displays an operation screen related to the store search service on the screen of its own device. When the multimedia terminal M3 receives an operation related to the store search service on the operation screen, the multimedia terminal M3 receives time-series data from the mobile terminal 2 by a cubic communication or the like.

When the multimedia terminal M3 further receives an operation related to the store search on the operation screen, the multimedia terminal M3 executes a process related to the store search service in its own device based on the time-series data received from the mobile terminal 2, and outputs the execution result. Display on the operation screen. Subsequent operations on the multimedia terminal M2 by the service user are substantially the same as those of the multimedia terminal M2 shown in the sixth embodiment.

(8th Embodiment)
The mobile terminal 2 may be configured to have a functional unit of the store service processing of the server device 1 shown in the first embodiment in the own device. In that case, the mobile terminal 2 receives the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon device 3 in each transmission area of the beacon device 3. Then, the mobile terminal 2 stores the beacon ID of the beacon signal in the flash ROM 203 (see FIG. 3) of its own device in association with the date and time information when the beacon signal is received. Each time the mobile terminal 2 receives the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon device 3, the mobile terminal 2 associates the beacon ID with the date and time information at the time of reception, and manages the time-series data in the flash ROM 203.

The mobile terminal 2 displays an operation screen related to the store search service stored in advance in the flash ROM 203 on the display 250 (see FIG. 3) of the own device. When the mobile terminal 2 receives an operation related to the store search service from the operation screen, the mobile terminal 2 executes a process related to the store search service based on the time-series data managed by the flash ROM 203, and displays the execution result on the display display 250. .. The details of these processes will be further described here as the process of the mobile terminal 2 which has already been described as the process between the mobile terminal 2 and the server device 1 in the first embodiment. The explanation is omitted.

(9th embodiment)
A ninth embodiment shows a case where a vehicle is searched for a stop position in a parking lot in a commercial facility or the like. First, start the store search application of the mobile terminal at the stop position of the car. By this activation, the mobile terminal receives the beacon signal from the nearby beacon device and transmits the beacon ID and the date and time information to the server device 1. When the user of the mobile terminal finishes shopping and returns to the parking lot, the user sends a request signal for the stop position to the server device by pressing a search button for the stop position from the mobile terminal. When the server device receives the request signal for the stop position from the mobile terminal, the server device extracts the time-series data of the mobile terminal and determines the start point of the time-series data as the stop position. Then, the server device transmits the location information, the map information, and the like to the mobile terminal of the request source. For the location information, a number indicating the stop position installed in the parking lot is transmitted.

(10th Embodiment)
In this embodiment, an embodiment of a lost-and-found guidance system that guides users of commercial facilities about lost-and-found items will be shown.

FIG. 42 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of the lost property guidance system 500-1 according to the tenth embodiment. In the lost-and-found system 500-1 shown in FIG. 42, in the guidance system 500 (see FIG. 27) shown in the third embodiment, the server device 5 and the POS terminal 6 are each a server device 5-1 having a lost-and-found function. And POS terminal 6-1. In the lost item guidance system 500-1, the server device 5-1, the POS terminal 6-1 and the mobile terminal 2 perform the following operations related to the lost item guidance in addition to the operations related to the store search service.

The server device 5-1 provides services such as conducting an investigation of lost items and guiding the storage location of lost items by accessing from the mobile terminal 2. For example, when the server device 5-1 receives an inquiry about a lost item from the mobile terminal 2, the server device 5-1 guides the storage location of the found item corresponding to the lost item based on the information provided from each POS terminal 6-1.

When the POS terminal 6-1 finds a found item, the POS terminal 6-1 notifies the server device 5-1 of the found item information (information indicating the date and time of the found item, the name of the found item, the characteristics of the found item, etc.). ..

The mobile terminal 2 inquires of the server device 5-1 about the dropped item, and obtains information such as a storage location of the lost item from the server device 5-1.

(Specific examples of each device)
Subsequently, a specific configuration of each device of the lost-and-found guidance system 500-1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Here, the configuration of the server device 5-1 and the POS terminal 6-1 will be described. Regarding the server device 5-1, a "function related to lost item guidance" and a table configuration different from the server device 5 shown in the third embodiment will be described. Further, regarding the POS terminal 6-1, the appearance of the POS terminal 6-1 will be shown, and a "function related to lost-and-found guidance" different from the configuration of the POS terminal 6 shown in the third embodiment will be described. For the hardware configurations of the server device 5-1 and the POS terminal 6-1, it shall be referred to FIGS. 2 and 29, respectively.

Regarding the configuration of the mobile terminal 2, the process flow will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 10. Further, the wireless communication device 7 is a relay device that relays transmission data between the mobile terminal 2 and the server device 5-1. The wireless communication device 7 performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal 2 side, and performs Ethernet communication with the server device 5-1 side by LANN4. Further description of the configuration of the wireless communication device 7 will be omitted.

(Functional configuration of server device 5-1)
First, the functional configuration of the server device 5-1 will be described. The server device 5-1 exhibits each functional unit shown in FIG. 43 by sequentially reading the corresponding programs stored in advance in the ROM 102 and the HDD 104 into the RAM 103 and executing the CPU 101.

FIG. 43 is a block diagram showing an example of a function related to the lost-and-found service of the server device 5-1. As shown in FIG. 43, the server device 5-1 includes a communication unit 10, a distribution processing unit 11, a screen information generation unit 12, an estimated position information registration unit 13, a time series data extraction unit 14, and a map. Functions such as a data extraction unit 15, a movement range specification unit 17, a shortest route search unit 19, a found item information registration unit 90, a found item information extraction unit 91, a lost item inquiry unit 92, and a notification unit 93 are exhibited. do. For each functional unit, the same functional unit as the functional unit shown in the third embodiment is assigned the same number. Hereinafter, the functional unit added in the present embodiment will be described.

The found item information registration unit 90 registers the found item information (found item information) found by the POS terminal 6-1 in the found item management table T6 (see FIG. 44).

The found item information extraction unit 91 extracts the corresponding found item information from the found item management table T6, using the information about the lost item provided from the mobile terminal 2 as a search condition.

The lost item inquiry unit 92 transmits an inquiry request signal about the lost item to the POS terminal 6-1 installed in each store within the movement range of the service user, and the found item is found from any of the POS terminals 6-1. Get information.

The notification unit 93 generates notification data that activates the notification function of the mobile terminal 2. For example, notification data is generated by embedding a signal for operating a notification sound, vibration, or the like based on the functional information of the mobile terminal 2 received from the distribution processing unit 11.

(Table structure)
FIG. 44 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the found item management table. The found item management table T6 shown in FIG. 44 is a table in which the found item information 1001, the name of the found item 1002, the feature 1003 of the found item, the storage location 1004, and the like are associated with each other. The found date information 1001 is information indicating the found date and time. The name 1002 of the found item is the name information of the found item such as "handkerchief" or "bag". The feature 1003 of the found item is information indicating features such as the shape, color, and size of the acquired item. The storage location 1004 is information indicating a storage location of the found item, for example, a store name or location information for temporarily storing the found item, a management office for collecting the found item, or location information thereof.

(Hardware configuration of POS terminal 6-1)
FIG. 45 is an external perspective view of a POS register shown as an example of the POS terminal 6-1. Each part of the POS terminal 6-1 is assigned the same number as the part corresponding to the hardware configuration of the POS terminal 6 (see FIG. 29).

The POS terminal 6-1 shown in FIG. 45 has a main body 300 having a built-in control board and a drawer 306 for accommodating change such as banknotes and coins. The drawer 306 is shown as an example having a configuration arranged in the lower part of the main body 300.

The POS terminal 6-1 is provided with a keyboard 307 on the upper surface of the main body 300, in which a large number of pressing keys including a number key such as "0" to "9" and a closing key are arranged. Further, the POS terminal 6-1 is provided with a display display (such as a liquid crystal display) 308 having a touch panel 309 on the surface thereof in the upper part of the main body 300.

Further, the POS terminal 6-1 is provided with a receipt discharge port 305-1 on the left side of the keyboard 307. The printer 305 built in the main body 300 discharges the printed receipt from the discharge port 305-1. In addition, the POS terminal 6-1 includes a scanner 310 that reads a code symbol of a product, a card reading device 311 that reads card information such as a credit card, and the like.

(Functional configuration of POS terminal 6-1)
Subsequently, the configuration of the function of the POS terminal 6-1 will be described. The POS terminal 6-1 exhibits functions related to product registration, accounting, product inquiry, found item delivery, etc. by sequentially reading and executing the corresponding programs stored in advance in the ROM 302 and HDD 304 into the RAM 303 by the CPU 301. ..

FIG. 46 is a block diagram showing an example of the function related to the found item delivery. As shown in FIG. 46, the POS terminal 6-1 exerts functions such as a communication unit 60, an input reception unit 62, a screen display unit 63, a found item information notification unit 64, and a lost item notification unit 65.

The communication unit 60 establishes communication with the server device 5-1 via the NIC 312, reads the received data from the NIC 312, sends out transmission data such as found item information to the NIC 312, and the like.

The input receiving unit 62 receives an input operation from the keyboard 307 or the touch panel 309.

The screen display unit 63 displays screen information such as a found item notification screen and a pop-up screen on the display display 308.

The found item information notification unit 64 stores the found item information input from the operator on the found item notification screen in the data unit of the registration request signal, and instructs the communication unit 60 to transmit the registration request signal to the server device 5-1. do.

When the received data read by the communication unit 60 is an inquiry request signal, the lost item notification unit 65 generates screen information (message or the like) prompting an investigation to check if there is a lost item in the vicinity and outputs it to the screen display unit 63. do. When the information about the lost item is stored in the data unit of the inquiry request signal, the lost item notification unit 65 generates screen information including the information about the lost item. The display method of the screen information may be appropriately set such as a pop-up display or an alert display.

In the functional configuration shown in FIG. 10, the mobile terminal 2 has a function in which the viewer unit 26 further uses the lost item guidance service. Refer to FIG. 3 for the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 2.

(Sequence of the entire system related to the notification of found items)
Next, the communication flow between the devices of the lost item guidance system 500-1 will be described.

FIG. 47 is a sequence diagram showing communication between the lost item guidance system 500-1 when the POS terminal 6-1 delivers the found item information to the server device 5-1.

First, a clerk discovers a lost item of a customer at a store having a POS terminal 6-1 (S31).

Subsequently, by the operation of the clerk, the POS terminal 6-1 displays the found item notification screen on the display display 308 and accepts the input of the found item information (S32).

Then, the POS terminal 6-1 transmits a registration request signal storing the found item information to the server device 5-1 (S33).

When the server device 5-1 receives the registration request signal transmitted from the POS terminal 6-1, the server device 5-1 registers the reported found item information in the found item management table T6 (S34).

If the clerk finds another lost item in another store, the notification procedure is performed between the devices by the same procedure as in steps S31 to S34.

(Processing flow of server device 5-1)
Here, the registration process of the found item information in the server device 5-1 will be described. When the CPU 101 (communication unit 10) receives the connection request signal of the POS terminal 6-1 by the NIC 106, the CPU 101 (communication unit 10) establishes communication with the POS terminal 6-1 via the NIC 106.

When the CPU 101 (communication unit 10) further receives the transmission signal from the POS terminal 6-1 by the NIC 106, the CPU 101 (communication unit 10) reads the information (received data) and calls the distribution processing unit 11 to entrust various service processing.

The CPU 101 (distribution processing unit 11) manages session information for each POS terminal 6-1 that has been requested, and controls the processing according to the requested content of the received data. In the found-item information registration process described here, the CPU 101 (sorting processing unit 11) controls the processing for the found-item information registration unit 90. The CPU 101 (found item information registration unit 90) registers the found item information of the received data in the found item management table T6.

In the present embodiment, the CPU 101 (found item information registration unit 90) refers to the store information table T4 (see FIG. 8), and the store name of the store corresponding to the source address (IP address, MAC address, etc.) of the received data. Acquire location information and so on. Then, the CPU 101 (found item information registration unit 90) registers the found item information and the acquired information in association with each other in the found item management table T6.

For example, the CPU 101 (found item information registration unit 90) has found item information such as the found item date "January 11, 2016, 2:00 pm", the found item name "bag", and the found item features "beige" and "shoulder". Suppose you receive an "expression". In that case, the CPU 101 (found item information registration unit 90) uses the information and the information (store name and location information) for specifying the store acquired from the store information table T4 as one record information, respectively, as the found date information. It is registered in 1001, the name of the found item 1002, the feature 1003 of the found item, and the storage location 1004.

By this registration, the record DT shown in FIG. 44 is generated. The CPU 101 (communication unit 10) disconnects the communication with the POS terminal 6-1 by receiving the disconnection request signal from the POS terminal 6-1 by the NIC 106 or by elapse of the preset time limit.

If the found item moves to a management office or the like after the found item is temporarily stored, the target record of the found item management table T6 is connected to the server device 5-1 from the management terminal of the management office or the like. Update and change the storage location to management office information.

(Display screen of POS terminal 6-1)
FIG. 48 is a diagram showing an example of a found item notification screen. The found item notification screen G20 shown in FIG. 48 has an input box C20, an input box C21, an input box C22, and an input box C23. Further, the found item notification screen G20 has a "send" button B20 and an "end" button B21. The input box C20 is for inputting information indicating the date and time of discovery. The input box C21 is for inputting the name of the found item. The input box C22 is for inputting the characteristics of the found item. The input box C23 is for inputting information indicating the storage location. The "send" button B20 is an operation button for declaring the transmission of the information input to the input boxes C20, C21, C22, and C23. The "end" button B21 is an operation button for declaring the end of the found item notification screen.

The CPU 301 of the POS terminal 6-1 realizes a corresponding functional unit when an execution instruction of the found item notification program is input by an operation such as an icon by a clerk, and displays the found item notification screen G20 on the display display 308. When the CPU 301 accepts the input of the found item information and further receives the input of the "send" button B20, the CPU 301 (found item information notification unit 64) generates transmission data storing the found item information, and the CPU 301 (communication unit 60). ) Sends the data to the server device 5-1.

(Sequence of the entire system related to inquiries about lost items)
FIG. 49 is a sequence diagram (No. 1) showing communication between the devices of the lost item guidance system 500-1 when the mobile terminal 2 inquires about the lost item to the server device 5-1.

First, the mobile terminal 2 displays an input screen (lost item input screen) on the display display 250, and accepts input of information about the lost item (S41). In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 2 is provided with a lost item search button on the top screen, and the lost item input screen is displayed on the display display 250 by the operation input thereof.

Then, the mobile terminal 2 transmits a lost item information request signal storing information about the lost item to the server device 5-1 (S42).

When the server device 5-1 receives the lost item information request signal transmitted from the mobile terminal 2, the server device 5-1 inquires about the registered information in the found item management table T6 to see if there is a report of the found item information corresponding to the signal (S43).

When the server device 5-1 receives a notification of the corresponding found item information in the registered information of the found item management table T6, the server device 5-1 returns the found item information to the mobile terminal 2 of the inquiry source (S44).

The mobile terminal 2 displays the found item information transmitted from the server device 5-1 on the display display 250 (S45).

FIG. 50 is a sequence diagram (No. 2) showing communication between the devices of the lost item guidance system 500-1 when the mobile terminal 2 inquires about the lost item to the server device 5-1. The points that overlap with the sequence diagram (No. 1) will be omitted as appropriate.

In step S43 of the sequence diagram (No. 1), the server device 5-1 inquires about the registered information in the found item management table T6 to see if the found item information has been reported. When the corresponding found item information is not notified by this inquiry, the server device 5-1 transmits an inquiry request signal to the POS terminal 6-1 of each store within the movement range of the mobile terminal 2 of the inquiry source. (S51).

When the POS terminal 6-1 finds a lost item having similar characteristics by a clerk investigating the surrounding area, the POS terminal 6-1 returns a found item discovery signal to the server device 5-1 (S52).

Upon receiving the discovery signal from at least one of the POS terminals 6-1 that made the inquiry, the server device 5-1 performs the notification registration process (S53).

Then, the server device 5-1 transmits a notification signal to the mobile terminal 2 of the inquiry source (S54).

When the mobile terminal 2 receives the notification signal from the server device 5-1, the mobile terminal 2 makes a notification sound or vibrates the vibrating part according to the setting of the mobile terminal 2, so that the service user can find the lost item. Notify (S55).

After that, the mobile terminal 2 again makes an inquiry to the server device 5-1 for the lost item, and the found item is found through the procedures of steps S56 to S59 corresponding to steps S42 to S45 of the sequence diagram (No. 1). Get information.

(Processing flow of server device 5-1)
Next, the service processing of the server device 5-1 will be described. The service processing of the server device 5-1 is performed under the control of the distribution processing unit 11.

FIG. 51 is a diagram showing an example of the processing flow of the server device 5-1. First, the CPU 101 (sorting processing unit 11) confirms the request information of the received data read by the communication unit 10 and determines whether or not the inquiry indicates a lost item (S161).

When the request content is a request indicating an inquiry for a lost item (step S161: Yes determination), the CPU 101 (found item information extraction unit 91) is stored in the data unit of the received data under the control of the distribution processing unit 11. Information about lost items is set as a search condition, and the corresponding record is extracted from the found item management table T6 (S162).

For example, it is assumed that the data unit stores information indicating the "name of the found item" (for example, tag information) and search information as information about the lost item. In that case, the CPU 101 (found item information extraction unit 91) performs an extraction process of records corresponding to the search information using the found item name 1002 of the found item management table T6 as a key. If a set of multiple tag information and search information such as "found date information", "name of found item", and "characteristics of found item" is stored as information about the lost item, it corresponds to each. A record having each search information in the item is extracted from the found item management table T6.

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (sorting processing unit 11) determines whether or not the corresponding record has been extracted by the found item information extraction unit 91 (S163).

When the corresponding record is extracted by the found object information extraction unit 91 (S163: Yes determination), the CPU 101 (time series data extraction unit 14) is controlled by the distribution processing unit 11 to the flow line data management table T1 of the inquiry source. Time series data is extracted from (S164). Specifically, the CPU 101 (time-series data extraction unit 14) reads the IP address, MAC address, etc. stored in the header of the received data, and the flow line of the inquiry source based on the identification information of the inquiry source corresponding to this. Specify the data management table T1. Then, the CPU 101 (time-series data extraction unit 14) extracts the time-series data of the day from the flow line data management table T1.

Subsequently, under the control of the distribution processing unit 11, the CPU 101 (map data extraction unit 15) displays map data including the position indicated by the estimated position information of the time series data extracted by the time series data extraction unit 14 in the map information table. Extract from T3 (see FIG. 7) (S165).

Subsequently, under the control of the distribution processing unit 11, the CPU 101 (shortest route search unit 19) searches for the shortest route to the storage location (S166). Specifically, the CPU 101 (shortest route search unit 19) sets a storage location (location information) included in the corresponding record extracted by the found item information extraction unit 91 as a destination. Further, the CPU 101 (shortest route search unit 19) sets the estimated position information whose order of the time-series data extracted by the time-series data extraction unit 14 is the last as the current location. Then, the CPU 101 (shortest route search unit 19) searches for the shortest route from the current location to the storage location (destination) based on the map data extracted by the map data extraction unit 15.

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (screen information generation unit 12) generates screen information under the control of the distribution processing unit 11 (S167). For example, screen information including an image obtained by synthesizing the data indicating the shortest route and the map data, record information extracted by the found object information extraction unit 91, and the like is generated.

Then, the CPU 101 (distribution processing unit 11) passes the screen information generated by the screen information generation unit 12 to the communication unit 10 and instructs the communication unit 10 to return the screen information to the mobile terminal 2 of the inquiry source. (S168).

If the request content is not a request indicating a lost item inquiry in step S161 (step S161: No determination), the CPU 101 (sorting processing unit 11) requests that the request indicate the discovery of a found item (found item discovery request). (S174). If the request is not a found item discovery request (step S174: No determination), the processing is distributed to other functional units corresponding to the service processing (S175). If the request is a found item discovery request (step S174: Yes determination), the CPU 101 performs the process from step S176. The process from step S176 will be described later.

Further, in step S163, when the corresponding record is not extracted by the found item information extraction unit 91 (S163: No determination), the CPU 101 operates as follows. First, under the control of the distribution processing unit 11, the CPU 101 (time-series data extraction unit 14) extracts time-series data from the flow line data management table T1 of the inquiry source (S169).

Subsequently, under the control of the distribution processing unit 11, the CPU 101 (map data extraction unit 15) displays map data including the position indicated by the estimated position information of the time series data extracted by the time series data extraction unit 14 in the map information table. Extract from T3 (see FIG. 7) (S170).

Subsequently, under the control of the distribution processing unit 11, the CPU 101 (movement range designation unit 17) connects the estimated positions based on the estimated position information of the time series data extracted by the time series data extraction unit 14. The range designation information with the area along the route of (S171) as the movement range is calculated (S171).

Subsequently, under the control of the distribution processing unit 11, the CPU 101 (lost item inquiry unit 92) extracts all the store information of the corresponding store using the range specification information calculated by the movement range specification unit 17 as a search condition (S172). .. Specifically, the CPU 101 (lost item inquiry unit 92) searches for stores located in the area indicated by the range designation information from the store location information 802 of the store information table T4. For example, it is assumed that the range designation information is information indicating the distance from the estimated position. In that case, the store where the position information of the store position information 802 is within the distance from the estimated position is regarded as a store in the area indicated by the range designation information, and the store information indicating the store is extracted. The store information includes identification information such as the IP address and MAC address of the POS terminal 6-1 installed in the store.

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (sorting processing unit 11) stores information about the lost item transmitted from the mobile terminal 2 in the data unit of the inquiry request signal, and POS of each store in the moving range area extracted in step S171. Instruct the communication unit 10 to transmit an inquiry request signal addressed to the terminal 6-1 (S173). As a result, the CPU 101 (communication unit 10) generates and transmits an inquiry request signal destined for the IP address of the designated POS terminal 6-1.

Subsequently, the process from step S176 in the case of Yes determination in step S174 will be described.

First, under the control of the distribution processing unit 11, the CPU 101 (found item information registration unit 90) performs notification registration processing of information about the lost item provided from the mobile terminal 2 (S176). Specifically, the distribution processing unit 11 temporarily associates the identification information of the mobile terminal 2, the information about the lost item provided from the mobile terminal 2, the store information acquired in step S172, the inquiry number, and the like. It is managed in. When the request for the received data is a found item discovery request, the distribution processing unit 11 selects the store information of the corresponding store from the inquiry number included in the received data, the IP address of the sender, and the like. As a result, the CPU 101 (found item information registration unit 90) receives information about lost items and selected store information from the distribution processing unit 11, and registers them in the found item management table T6 as one record information.

Subsequently, the CPU 101 (notification unit 93) generates notification data under the control of the distribution processing unit 11 (S177). The notification unit 93 generates notification data by embedding a signal for operating the notification function of the mobile terminal 2.

Then, the CPU 101 (distribution processing unit 11) passes the notification data generated by the notification unit 93 to the communication unit 10 and instructs the communication unit 10 to transmit the notification data to the mobile terminal 2 of the inquiry source (S178). As a result, the CPU 101 (communication unit 10) transmits a notification signal to the mobile terminal 2 that is the inquiry source, and the notification function of the mobile terminal 2 is activated.

(Processing flow of POS terminal 6-1)
FIG. 52 is a processing flow diagram of the POS terminal 6-1. First, the CPU 301 (communication unit 60) confirms the received data and determines whether the received data belongs to the inquiry request signal (S301).

When the received data is not that of the inquiry request signal (step S301: No determination), another functional unit that performs the request processing of the received data performs the processing (S306).

When the received data is that of the inquiry request signal (step S301: Yes determination), the CPU 301 (lost item notification unit 65) generates screen information prompting to investigate whether there is a lost item in the vicinity and outputs it to the screen display unit 63. (S302).

Subsequently, the CPU 301 (screen display unit 63) causes the display display 308 to display a screen prompting the investigation for a lost item in the vicinity based on the screen information (S303). As an example, a pop-up screen is displayed.

Subsequently, the CPU 301 (input receiving unit 62) accepts the input of the discovery button from the pop-up screen (S304).

When the input receiving unit 62 receives the input of the discovery button, the CPU 301 (lost item notification unit 65) instructs the communication unit 60 to transmit the discovery signal to the server device 5-1 that has received the inquiry request (S305). ). As a result, the POS terminal 6-1 transmits the discovery signal to the server device 5-1.

(Screen prompting investigation)
FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a pop-up screen as an example of a screen prompting an investigation to be displayed on the POS terminal 6-1. The pop-up screen G21 shown in FIG. 53 has confirmation information J1, information J2 about lost items, and a “discovery” button B22. The confirmation information J1 is message information requesting the investigation of the lost item. Information about lost items J2 is information about lost items provided by service users, such as the names and characteristics of lost items. The "discovery" button B22 is an operation button that is pressed when a clerk or the like finds a lost item. By pressing the "discovery" button B22, the POS terminal 6-1 transmits a discovery signal to the server device 5-1.

(Screen flow of mobile terminal 2)
FIG. 54 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration and screen flow of the screen related to the lost item guidance used in the application of the mobile terminal 2.

The top screen G1a shown in FIG. 54 is a top screen G1 shown in FIG. 22 with a “lost item search button” B1a added. The "lost item search button" B1a is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 26 to call the input form screen for inquiring about the lost item to the server device 5-1. When the "lost item search button" B1a is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 displays the input form screen G2a and accepts the input of information about the lost item.

The input form screen G2a shown in FIG. 54 is provided with an input box C1a, an input box C2a, an input box C3a, a "send" button B2a, a "back" button B7, and an "end" button B5.

The input box C1a is an input box for inputting the name of the dropped object. The input box C2a is an input box for inputting the characteristics of the dropped object. The input box C3a is an input box for inputting the date and time of dropping and the time zone.

When the "send" button B2a is touch-operated, the viewer unit 26 adds the information input to the input box C1a, the input box C2a, and the input box C3a, and the tag information of each, to the server device 5. It is transmitted to -1 as a lost item information request signal.

Incidentally, the "back" button B7 of the input form screen G2a is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 26 to return to the previous display screen. The "back" button B7 is appropriately provided on other screens described later. Further, the "end" button B5 is an operation button for instructing the viewer unit 26 to end the application. The "end" button B5 is also provided on each screen described later.

When there is a found item corresponding to a lost item in the server device 5-1, the mobile terminal 2 receives the shortest route information indicating the storage location of the found item from the server device 5-1 and displays the shortest route screen.

The shortest route screen G4a shown in FIG. 54 has a map display area E4a and the like for displaying map data indicating the shortest route to the storage location.

The map display area E4a is the same as the map display area E4 of the shortest route screen G6 shown in FIG. 25. That is, the final position on the movement line of the service user is indicated by a black circle symbol (symbol of the black circle r1a), the storage location is indicated by the star mark r2a, and the shortest route from the final position to the storage location is indicated by the dotted line l1a.

If there is no found item corresponding to the lost item in the server device 5-1 and the server device 5-1 makes an inquiry to the POS terminal 6-1, the mobile terminal 2 receives a notification from the server device 5-1 to notify the screen. Is displayed, and then the server device 5-1 is accessed to acquire the shortest route information.

The notification screen G3a shown in FIG. 54 is provided with notification information J3, a “send” button B3a, and the like. The notification screen G3a is displayed together with the notification function of the mobile terminal 2 activated by the notification from the server device 5-1. The notification information J3a is message information indicating that a lost item has been found. The "send" button B3a is an operation button for reacquiring the storage location of the lost item. When the "send" button B3a is touch-operated, the most recently input information about the lost item is transmitted to the server device 5-1 as a lost item information request signal.

With the above configuration, when the mobile terminal 2 requests the search for a lost item, the mobile terminal 2 can acquire information indicating the storage location of the found item found within the range moved by the own device from the server device 5-1. can. Further, even if there is no found item that matches the lost item of the user among the found items that have already been found, the server device 5-1 is a lost item in the POS terminal of the store within the range where the mobile terminal 2 has moved. Inquiry signal is transmitted, and when a lost item is found, the notification is received from the POS terminal. Then, the server device 5-1 notifies the mobile terminal that the lost item has been found. Therefore, the mobile terminal 2 can acquire information indicating the storage location of the found item from the server device 5-1 by the notification from the server device 5-1 after the discovery.

(11th Embodiment)
The present embodiment shows an embodiment in which a multimedia terminal provides a service related to a lost item of the server device 5 shown in the tenth embodiment.

The lost-and-found system according to the present embodiment replaces the server device 5-1 with the multimedia terminal M4 (see FIG. 55) in the network configuration of the lost-and-found system 500-1 shown in the tenth embodiment. The multimedia terminal M4 is installed at a predetermined place in the commercial facility U1 and provides the service user with a guide screen for lost items instead of the operation screen of the mobile terminal 2.

The multimedia terminal M4 provides services such as conducting a survey of lost items and guiding the storage location of lost items by accessing the service user. For example, when the service user inputs an inquiry about a lost item by operating the guidance screen, the multimedia terminal M4 is a storage location for the found item corresponding to the lost item based on the information provided from each POS terminal 6-1. Is displayed on the guidance screen.

When the POS terminal 6-1 finds a found item, the POS terminal 6-1 notifies the multimedia terminal M4 of the found item information (information indicating the date and time of the found item, the name of the found item, the characteristics of the found item, and the like).

(Functional configuration of multimedia terminal M4)
Subsequently, the configuration of the functions of the multimedia terminal M4 will be described. For the hardware configuration of the multimedia terminal M4, refer to FIG. 36.
The multimedia terminal M4 exhibits each functional unit shown in FIG. 55 by sequentially reading and executing various programs of the ROM 402 and the HDD 405 into the RAM 403 by the CPU 401.

FIG. 55 is a block diagram showing an example of a function related to the lost-and-found service of the multimedia terminal M4. The same number is assigned to the same function as the function provided by the server device 5-1 shown in the tenth embodiment (see FIG. 43). Further, the same functions as those of the multimedia terminal M1 shown in the fifth embodiment (see FIG. 37) are assigned the same numbers.

Hereinafter, the functions related to the interface with the service user will be mainly described.
The viewer unit 95 acquires screen information related to the lost item guidance service from the HDD 405 and outputs it to the screen display unit 82. For example, the viewer unit 95 outputs the corresponding screen to the screen display unit 82 according to the reception contents of the input reception unit 81. Further, the viewer unit 95 acquires screen information from the distribution processing unit 11 according to the reception contents of the input reception unit 81, and outputs the screen.

The distribution processing unit 11 controls various service processing in the own device at the request of the viewer unit 95. Further, the distribution processing unit 11 inquires about the lost item to the POS terminal 6-1 via the first communication unit 83 in response to the request content from the viewer unit 95.

It should be noted that further explanation of each part and explanation of communication processing and the like will be repeated here again as described in other embodiments such as the fifth embodiment and the tenth embodiment. Further description in is omitted.

The various programs used in the information processing apparatus, system, and mobile terminal of the present embodiment are files in an installable format or an executable format, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). ) Etc. may be recorded on a recording medium readable by a computer and provided, and may be read into an HDD or flash ROM of each device for execution.

Further, the program may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by downloading via the network.

When a beacon is used, it may be costly due to the necessity of installing the beacon. In addition, when installing a beacon, it is necessary to make adjustments to the people involved in the building or land, so it may be limited to areas where utilization is narrow. GPS can be used in a wide range such as urban areas. However, GPS may not be available in places where radio waves are difficult to reach, such as underground malls. Furthermore, when GPS is generally used, an error of about 10 m may occur. Since geomagnetic data can also be used, geomagnetic data may be used.

By using geomagnetic data, it is possible to provide a system that has relatively high positioning accuracy and is suitable for walking. For example, map information of buildings and underground malls and geomagnetic data at each point are registered in a database in advance. In addition, the geomagnetic data of the location of the mobile terminal is collected using the sensor technology of the mobile terminal. Then, the current location of the mobile terminal is specified by superimposing the geomagnetic data registered in the above database and the geomagnetic data of the location of the mobile terminal. As a result, the flow line data can be collected by using the log data positioned at each moving location of the mobile terminal.

I want to return to the store I saw on the route that the user who is shopping on foot has moved, but since it was not the target store, I can not remember the specific store location. be. In such a case, by using the highly accurate flow line data as described above, it is possible to narrow down the stores along the route and search for the stores with high accuracy. For example, if you want to see the bag you saw on the route you took again, you can easily return to the store you saw by searching for a bag store from the stores along the route you took. Will be.

In the above embodiments, the configurations of the information processing apparatus, the system, the mobile terminal, and the program have been described, but each embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. .. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 Server device 10 Communication unit 11 Distribution processing unit 12 Screen information generation unit 13 Estimated position information registration unit 14 Time series data extraction unit 15 Map data extraction unit 16 Movement line generation unit 17 Movement range specification unit 18 Store information extraction unit 19 Shortest Route search unit DB database

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-198409

Claims (6)

A first input means for inputting identification information of a mobile terminal and information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and
An information table that associates the identification information of the mobile terminal with the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal.
On condition that the identification information of the mobile terminal and the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal are input by the first input means, the information indicating the position input by the first input means is input to the mobile terminal. As one point of the movement line, the identification information of the mobile terminal, the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and the order information of the time series of the mobile terminal are registered in the information table in association with each other. Registration processing means and
Upper level to transmit the identification information of the mobile terminal registered in association with the information table, the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal to the higher-level device. Device transmission means and
High-level device reception that receives the identification information of the mobile terminal, the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal from the higher-level device, which the other information processing device has. Means and
The information table in which the identification information of the mobile terminal received by the host device receiving means, the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal are associated with each other. The second registration processing means to be registered in
A second input means for inputting the search information of the identification information and position public location of the mobile terminal,
With reference to the information table , based on the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal corresponding to the identification information input by the second input means and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal. , Specific processing means to specify the search range,
From the correspondence information indicating the correspondence relationship between the location information about the location disclosure location and the searched information, the location information indicating the range within the search range specified by the specific processing means, and input by the second input means. An extraction processing means for extracting position information in which the searched information hits the search information, and
An output means for outputting the position information extracted by the extraction processing means, and an output means.
Information processing device equipped with. The host device transmission means is associated with the information table when the input of the mobile terminal identification information and the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal by the second input means is not performed for a predetermined time. The identification information of the mobile terminal, the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal are transmitted to the host device.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. In addition,
With reference to the information table, based on the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal corresponding to the identification information input by the second input means and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal. , A generator that generates a flow line of the mobile terminal corresponding to the identification information is provided.
The specific processing means specifies a range along the flow line generated by the generation unit as the search range.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. A transmission means for transmitting inquiry data requesting data inquiry by the search information to the device at the location disclosure location, and
A receiving means for receiving the inquiry result data returned from the device to the inquiry data, and
Further prepare
The extraction processing means has the location information of the location disclosure location indicating within the search range specified by the specific processing means from the correspondence information indicating the correspondence relationship between the network address of the device and the location information of the location disclosure location. In addition, the location information of the location disclosure location corresponding to the network address of the device that transmitted the information indicating that the search information was hit in the inquiry result data is extracted.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Before Symbol instrument is capable of accessing the POS terminal in the product information table that contains the information of the product,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4. It stores the flow line information of the mobile terminal, the location information of the location disclosure location where the location is disclosed, and the correspondence information indicating the correspondence relationship between the location information of the location disclosure location and the search information of the location disclosure location. A computer with a storage unit,
A first input means for inputting identification information of a mobile terminal and information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and
An information table that associates the identification information of the mobile terminal with the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal.
On condition that the identification information of the mobile terminal and the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal are input by the first input means, the information indicating the position input by the first input means is input to the mobile terminal. As one point of the movement line, the identification information of the mobile terminal, the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and the order information of the time series of the mobile terminal are registered in the information table in association with each other. Registration processing means and
Upper level to transmit the identification information of the mobile terminal registered in association with the information table, the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal to the higher-level device. Device transmission means and
High-level device reception that receives the identification information of the mobile terminal, the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal from the higher-level device, which the other information processing device has. Means and
The information table in which the identification information of the mobile terminal received by the host device receiving means, the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal, and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal are associated with each other. The second registration processing means to be registered in
A second input means for inputting the search information of the identification information and position public location of the mobile terminal,
With reference to the information table , based on the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal corresponding to the identification information input by the second input means and the order information indicating the time-series movement order of the mobile terminal. , Specific processing means to specify the search range,
Extraction of the position information indicating the range specified by the specific processing means and the position information in which the search information hits the search information input by the second input means is extracted from the corresponding information. Processing means and
An output means for outputting the position information extracted by the extraction processing means, and an output means.
A program that makes it work.

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