JP7039921B2 - Location management system and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for detecting the location of a managed object.

For example, in hospitals, various devices are used. These devices are shared by each department of the hospital. Therefore, it is not always possible to continue using it in the same place.

The equipment management department manages the rental of each equipment. If the department that rented the equipment finishes using it and then returns the equipment to the management department, it will be easier to manage the location of the rented equipment. However, returning the device each time it is used is troublesome in terms of transportation and procedures.

Therefore, it is desirable to use the equipment as appropriate at the site and to enable the manager to always know the location.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-139596 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-283242 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-405127

An object of the present invention is, on the one hand, to make it easier to grasp the location of a management target.

The location management system according to one aspect includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device. The mobile terminal has an extraction unit that extracts the first beacon ID (IDentifier) of the transmitter attached to the management target from the first beacon signal received from the surroundings, and when the first beacon ID is extracted from the surroundings. It has a transmission unit that transmits information including a second beacon ID of a transmitter installed at a predetermined location and a first beacon ID extracted from the received second beacon signal to the information processing apparatus. Further, the information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives the information, a management target specified based on the first beacon ID included in the received information, and a second beacon ID included in the received information. It has an output unit that outputs data representing a predetermined location specified based on the above.

Further, the location management system according to one aspect includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device. The mobile terminal has an extraction unit that extracts a second beacon ID that does not correspond to any of the first beacon IDs (IDentifiers) of transmitters installed at a plurality of predetermined locations from the first beacon signal received from the surroundings. When the second beacon ID is extracted, it has a transmitter that transmits information including the first beacon ID extracted from the second beacon signal received from the surroundings and the second beacon ID to the information processing apparatus. .. Further, the information processing apparatus is included in the received information, the receiving unit for receiving the information, the specific unit for specifying the management target to which the transmitter of the second beacon ID included in the received information is attached, and the received information. It has an output unit that outputs data representing a predetermined location specified based on the first beacon ID and a management target.

Further, the location management system according to one aspect includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device. The information processing apparatus has a transmission unit that transmits a confirmation request including a first beacon ID (IDentifier) of a transmitter attached to the confirmation target to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal has a receiving unit that receives a confirmation request, an extraction unit that extracts the first beacon ID included in the confirmation request from the beacon signal received from the surroundings, and an extraction unit that extracts the first beacon ID from the surroundings. It has a transmission unit that transmits information including a second beacon ID of a transmitter installed at a predetermined location, which is extracted from a received beacon signal, to the information processing apparatus. Further, the information processing apparatus further includes a receiving unit for receiving the information and an output unit for outputting data representing a predetermined location specified based on the second beacon ID included in the received information.

On the one hand, it becomes easier to grasp the location of the management target.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state of detecting a device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a mobile terminal. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a layout screen. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a module configuration of a mobile terminal. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a position beacon list. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a device beacon list. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a detection result table. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the mobile terminal. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the mobile terminal. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the mobile terminal. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a module configuration of a server. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an arrangement table. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of an equipment table. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a detection history table. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a collection processing flow. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a provision processing flow. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a module configuration of an administrator terminal. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the administrator terminal. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the administrator terminal in the second embodiment. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the server according to the second embodiment. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of an equipment table according to the second embodiment. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of an inspection target list. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a sorting process flow. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the server according to the second embodiment. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment. FIG. 27 is a functional block diagram of the computer.

[Embodiment 1]
An example of a system that manages the location of equipment used in a hospital will be described. FIG. 1 shows an example of a network configuration. The mobile terminals 101a to d are terminals held by the staff working in the hospital. Staff are, for example, doctors, nurses, technicians and clerks. The mobile terminals 101a to d are, for example, smartphones and tablet terminals. The mobile terminals 101a to d can be wirelessly connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) installed in the hospital.

The mobile terminal 101 has a function of detecting a device used in a hospital. FIG. 2 shows how the mobile terminal 101a detects a device. The device is, for example, an artificial respirator, an infusion pump, a syringe pump or a defibrillator. The device is equipped with a beacon transmitter 201 that transmits radio waves by a short-range wireless system (for example, a BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy) system). The beacon transmitter 201 periodically transmits a beacon signal including a beacon ID unique to the beacon transmitter 201. In this example, it is assumed that the beacon transmitter 201a is attached to the device near the staff. The beacon transmitter 201 may be referred to as a tag.

In addition, a plurality of beacon transmitters 201 are installed in the hospital. The beacon transmitter 201 is fixed and is used to identify a location within the hospital. The beacon transmitter 201 also transmits radio waves by the short-range wireless method. Further, the beacon transmitter 201 also periodically transmits a beacon signal including a beacon ID unique to the beacon transmitter 201. In this example, it is assumed that the beacon transmitter 201b is attached to the wall surface near the staff. It is assumed that the entire area in the hospital is covered by the reach area of the beacon signal transmitted by any of the beacon transmitters 201 installed in the hospital.

Further, the mobile terminal 101a has a function of receiving radio waves by the short-range wireless system. When the staff approaches the illustrated device, the mobile terminal 101a held by the staff receives the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon transmitter 201a and extracts the beacon ID of the beacon transmitter 201a from the beacon signal. Further, the mobile terminal 101a receives the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon transmitter 201b, and extracts the beacon ID of the beacon transmitter 201b from the beacon signal. By associating these beacon IDs, it becomes clear that the device is near the installation location of the beacon transmitter 201b.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 101. The mobile terminal 101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 301, a storage circuit 303, a first wireless communication antenna 311, a first wireless communication control circuit 313, a second wireless communication antenna 315, a second wireless communication control circuit 317, and a first. It has an antenna for wireless communication 319, a third wireless communication control circuit 321, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) control circuit 331, an LCD 333, a touch sensor 335, a key group 337, a GPS (Global Positioning System) device 339, and a timer circuit 341.

The CPU 301 executes a program stored in the storage circuit 303. The storage circuit 303 has, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 305, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 307, and a flash memory 309. The ROM 305 stores, for example, basic programs and initial data. The RAM 307 includes an area for developing a program. The RAM 307 also includes an area for storing temporary data. The flash memory 309 stores, for example, a program such as an application or user data.

The LCD control circuit 331 operates the clock circuit at a predetermined operating frequency to drive the LCD 333. The LCD 333 displays various screens. The touch sensor 335 is, for example, a panel-shaped sensor arranged on the display surface of the LCD 333, and receives an instruction by a touch operation. Specifically, it is used as a touch panel in which the LCD 333 and the touch sensor 335 are integrated. Each hard key of the key group 337 is provided in a part of the housing.

The first wireless communication antenna 311 transmits / receives radio waves in a cellular manner. The first wireless communication control circuit 313 controls wireless communication according to the frequency used in the cellular system. The second wireless communication antenna 315 transmits / receives radio waves by the wireless LAN method. The second wireless communication control circuit 317 controls wireless communication according to the frequency used in the wireless LAN system. The third wireless communication antenna 319 transmits / receives radio waves by the short-range communication method. The third wireless communication control circuit 321 controls wireless communication according to the frequency used in the method.

The GPS device 339 measures its own geographical position. The timer circuit 341 measures the day and time.

Returning to the description of FIG. In this example, the LAN is connected to the server 103 via the Internet. The server 103 may be provided on the LAN. The server 103 is sometimes called a cloud server. The server 103 manages the location of the equipment used in the hospital. Further, the mobile terminal 101 may be connected to the server 103 via a mobile communication network by cellular communication without going through a LAN.

In the case of the example shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 101a provides information in which the beacon ID of the beacon transmitter 201a attached to the device and the beacon ID of the beacon transmitter 201b installed at a predetermined location are associated with each other in the server 103. Send to the address.

The server 103 generates a layout screen showing the location of the device based on the information associated with the beacon ID collected from the mobile terminals 101a to d. FIG. 4 shows an example of a layout screen. The server 103 affixes an icon that identifies a device specified based on the beacon ID of the beacon transmitter 201a at a position specified based on, for example, the beacon ID of the beacon transmitter 201b in the layout image in the hospital. The icon represents, for example, the name of the device. By pasting an icon based on the latest detection result for each device, it is possible to indicate the current location of each device.

The server 103 transmits this layout image to the administrator terminal 105 connected to the LAN. The administrator terminal 105 displays the received layout image. The administrator of the device using the administrator terminal 105 can confirm the location of each device by looking at the layout screen.

In this way, the administrator can confirm the existence of the device without returning the device to the storage room when the device has been used. This is the end of the outline of the present embodiment. The operation of each device will be described below.

First, the operation of the mobile terminal 101 will be described. FIG. 5 shows an example of a module configuration of the mobile terminal 101. The mobile terminal 101 has a control unit 501, a beacon receiving unit 503, an extraction unit 505, a generation unit 507, a transmission unit 509, and a reception unit 511.

The control unit 501 controls the processing of the mobile terminal 101. The beacon receiving unit 503 receives the surrounding beacon signal. The extraction unit 505 extracts the beacon ID from the beacon signal. The generation unit 507 generates a detection result table. The transmission unit 509 transmits various data. Specifically, in the first embodiment, the transmission unit 509 transmits the detection result table and the mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal 101 itself to the server 103. In the second embodiment, the transmission unit 509 transmits the detection notification to the server 103. The receiving unit 511 receives various data. Specifically, in the second embodiment, the transmission unit 509 receives the inspection target list sent from the server 103.

In the second embodiment, it is assumed that each device to be managed undergoes maintenance and inspection periodically, and an example of generating a layout image showing the location of the device that is about to be maintained and inspected will be described.

The mobile terminal 101 further has a list storage unit 521 and a detection result storage unit 523. The list storage unit 521 stores various lists. Specifically, in the first embodiment, the list storage unit 521 stores the position beacon list and the device beacon list. The position beacon list and the device beacon list shall be acquired from the server 103 at the preparation stage. The position beacon list will be described later with reference to FIG. The device beacon list will be described later with reference to FIG. 7. Further, in the second embodiment, the list storage unit 521 stores the inspection target list. The inspection target list will be described later with reference to FIG. 23. The detection result storage unit 523 stores the detection result table. The detection result table will be described later with reference to FIG.

The control unit 501, the beacon reception unit 503, the extraction unit 505, the generation unit 507, the transmission unit 509, and the reception unit 511 described above are hardware resources (for example, FIG. 3) and a program for causing the CPU 301 to execute the processes described below. It is realized by using and.

The list storage unit 521 and the detection result storage unit 523 described above are realized by using hardware resources (for example, FIG. 3).

FIG. 6 shows an example of a position beacon list. In the position beacon list, the beacon ID of each beacon transmitter 201 installed in the hospital, that is, the beacon ID included in the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon transmitter 201 is set. The beacon ID is called a position beacon ID.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a device beacon list. In the device beacon list, the beacon ID of the beacon transmitter 201 attached to each managed device used in the hospital, that is, the beacon ID included in the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon transmitter 201 is set. There is. The beacon ID is referred to as a device beacon ID.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the detection result table. The detection result table in this example has a record corresponding to the detection result. The record of the detection result table has a field in which the detection date and time is set, a field in which the device beacon ID is set, and a field in which the position beacon ID is set.

The detection date and time specifies the time when the device is detected. The device beacon ID is a beacon ID that is the basis for detecting the device, and is a beacon ID included in the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon transmitter 201 attached to the detected device. The position beacon ID is a beacon ID included in the beacon signal received from the beacon transmitter 201 installed in the facility at the timing when the device is detected.

FIG. 9 shows the processing flow of the mobile terminal 101. The control unit 501 starts measuring the elapsed time (S901). The control unit 501 determines whether or not the elapsed time exceeds the reference (S903). The standard corresponds to the interval at which information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 101 to the server 103. For example, the standard is 1 minute.

If it is determined that the elapsed time does not exceed the reference, the extraction unit 505 determines whether or not the beacon receiving unit 503 has received the beacon signal (S905). If it is determined that the beacon receiving unit 503 has not received the beacon signal, the process returns to the process shown in S903, and the above-mentioned process is repeated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the beacon receiving unit 503 has received the beacon signal, the extracting unit 505 extracts the beacon ID from the received beacon signal (S907).

The extraction unit 505 determines whether or not the extracted beacon ID is the device beacon ID (S909). Specifically, the extraction unit 505 determines whether or not the extracted beacon ID matches any of the device beacon IDs included in the device beacon list.

However, in S909, when the extracted beacon ID does not match any of the position beacon IDs included in the position beacon list, the extraction unit 505 considers the extracted beacon ID to be the device beacon ID. good. Further, in S909, when the extracted beacon ID matches any of the position beacon IDs included in the position beacon list, the extraction unit 505 may consider that the extracted beacon ID is not the device beacon ID. .. In the case of this method, the device beacon list may be omitted.

If it is determined that the extracted beacon ID is not the device beacon ID, the process returns to the process shown in S903, and the above-mentioned process is repeated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the extracted beacon ID is the device beacon ID, the extraction unit 505 determines whether or not the beacon reception unit 503 has received the beacon signal (S911). If it is determined that the beacon receiving unit 503 has not received the beacon signal, the process returns to the process shown in S911 and the above-mentioned process is repeated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the beacon receiving unit 503 has received the beacon signal, the extracting unit 505 extracts the beacon ID from the received beacon signal (S913).

The extraction unit 505 determines whether or not the extracted beacon ID is a position beacon ID (S915). Specifically, the extraction unit 505 determines whether or not the extracted beacon ID matches any of the position beacon IDs included in the position beacon list.

If it is determined that the extracted beacon ID is not the position beacon ID, the process returns to the process shown in S911, and the above-mentioned process is repeated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the extracted beacon ID is the position beacon ID, the process proceeds to the process of S1001 shown in FIG. 10 via the terminal A.

The description of FIG. 10 will be resumed. The generation unit 507 determines whether or not there is a record in the detection result table in which the device beacon ID determined to match in S909 and the position beacon ID determined to match in S915 are set (S1001).

If it is determined that there is no record in which the device beacon ID and the position beacon ID are set, the generation unit 507 provides a new record in the detection result table (S1003). Then, the generation unit 507 sets the device beacon ID and the position beacon ID in the new record (S1005).

Further, the generation unit 507 acquires the current date and the current time measured by the timer circuit 341 (S1007), and sets the acquired current date and the current time in the detection date and time fields in the new record (S1009). Then, the process returns to the process of S903 shown in FIG. 9 via the terminal B.

When it is determined in S1001 that there is a record in which the device beacon ID and the position beacon ID are set, the generation unit 507 acquires the current date and the current time measured by the timer circuit 341 (S1011). , The generation unit 507 sets the acquired current date and current time in the detection date and time fields in the record (S1013). That is, the detection date and time are updated. Then, the process returns to the process of S903 shown in FIG. 9 via the terminal B.

Returning to the description of FIG. If it is determined in S903 that the elapsed time exceeds the reference, the process proceeds to the process of S1101 shown in FIG. 11 via the terminal C.

The description of FIG. 11 will be resumed. The control unit 501 determines whether or not there is one or more records in the detection result table (S1101). If it is determined that there is no record in the detection result table, the process returns to the process of S901 shown in FIG. 9 via the terminal D.

When it is determined that there are one or more records in the detection result table, the transmission unit 509 transmits the detection result table and the mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal 101 itself to the server 103 (S1103). Then, the generation unit 507 deletes the record of the detection result table (S1105), and returns to the process of S901 shown in FIG. 9 via the terminal D. This is the end of the description of the operation of the mobile terminal 101.

Next, the operation of the server 103 will be described. FIG. 12 shows an example of a module configuration of the server 103. The server 103 has a receiving unit 1201, a recording processing unit 1203, a specific unit 1205, an image generation unit 1207, a transmitting unit 1209, and a sorting unit 1211.

The receiving unit 1201 receives various data. Specifically, the receiving unit 1201 receives the location confirmation request from the administrator terminal 105. The recording processing unit 1203 records the detection history in the detection history table. The identification unit 1205 specifies, for example, the location of the device. The image generation unit 1207 generates a layout image to which the device icon is attached. The transmission unit 1209 transmits various data. Specifically, in the first embodiment, the transmission unit 1209 transmits the layout image to the administrator terminal 105. In the second embodiment, the transmission unit 1209 transmits an inspection target list to each mobile terminal 101, and further transmits a layout image and a message to which an icon is attached to the administrator terminal 105. In the second embodiment, the sorting unit 1211 sorts the devices whose maintenance and inspection deadlines are approaching.

The server 103 further includes an arrangement storage unit 1221, a device storage unit 1223, a detection history storage unit 1225, a layout image storage unit 1227, and an icon storage unit 1229. The arrangement storage unit 1221 stores the arrangement table. The arrangement table will be described later with reference to FIG. The device storage unit 1223 stores the device table. The equipment table will be described later with reference to FIG. The detection history storage unit 1225 stores the detection history table. The detection history table will be described later with reference to FIG. The layout image storage unit 1227 stores the layout image in the hospital. The icon storage unit 1229 stores an icon that identifies the device to be managed.

The receiving unit 1201, the recording processing unit 1203, the specifying unit 1205, the image generation unit 1207, the transmitting unit 1209, and the sorting unit 1211 described above cause the CPU 2503 to execute the hardware resources (for example, FIG. 27) and the processing described below. It is realized by using a program.

The above-mentioned arrangement storage unit 1221, device storage unit 1223, detection history storage unit 1225, layout image storage unit 1227, and icon storage unit 1229 are realized by using hardware resources (for example, FIG. 27).

FIG. 13 shows an example of an arrangement table. The placement table in this example has a record corresponding to the beacon transmitter 201 installed in the hospital. The record of the arrangement table has a field in which the position beacon ID is set and a field in which the installation location is set.

As described above, the position beacon ID is the beacon ID of the beacon transmitter 201 installed in the hospital, and is the beacon ID included in the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon transmitter 201. The installation location indicates the location where the beacon transmitter 201 is installed in coordinates. However, the installation location may be specified by other than the coordinates.

FIG. 14 shows an example of an equipment table. The equipment table in this example has records corresponding to the equipment to be managed. The record of the device table has a field in which the device ID is set, a field in which the device name is set, and a field in which the device beacon ID is set.

The device ID identifies the device to be managed. The device name is the name of the device. As described above, the device beacon ID is the beacon ID of the beacon transmitter 201 attached to the device, and is the beacon ID included in the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon transmitter 201.

FIG. 15 shows an example of the detection history table. The detection history table in this example has a record corresponding to the opportunity when any of the mobile terminals 101 detects the device. The record of the detection history table has a field in which the detection date and time is set, a field in which the device beacon ID is set, a field in which the position beacon ID is set, and a field in which the mobile terminal ID is set. ..

As described above, the detection date and time specifies the time when the device is detected. The device beacon ID is a beacon ID that is the basis for detecting the device, and is a beacon ID included in the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon transmitter 201 attached to the detected device. The position beacon ID is a beacon ID included in the beacon signal received from the beacon transmitter 201 installed in the facility at the timing when the device is detected. The mobile terminal ID identifies the mobile terminal 101 that has detected the device.

First, a process of collecting detection results from the mobile terminal 101 will be described. FIG. 16 shows a collection processing flow. When the receiving unit 1201 receives the detection result table and the mobile terminal ID from the mobile terminal 101 (S1601), the recording processing unit 1203 identifies one record in the received detection result table (S1603) and adds a new record to the detection history table. A record is provided (S1605).

The recording processing unit 1203 sets the detection date / time, the device beacon ID and the position beacon ID set in the record of the detection result table, and the received mobile terminal ID in the new record (S1607).

The recording processing unit 1203 determines whether or not there is an unspecified record in S1603 (S1609). If it is determined that there is an unspecified record, the process returns to the process shown in S1603, and the above-mentioned process is repeated. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no unspecified record, the process returns to the process shown in S1601 and the above-mentioned process is repeated.

Subsequently, a process of providing a layout image showing the location of the device will be described in response to a request from the administrator terminal 105. FIG. 17 shows a provision processing flow. When the receiving unit 1201 receives the location confirmation request from the administrator terminal 105 (S1701), the specifying unit 1205 identifies one device (S1703). Specifically, the specifying unit 1205 specifies one record in the device table.

The specifying unit 1205 identifies the record having the latest detection date and time among the records in which the device beacon ID of the device is set in the detection history table (S1705). Then, the specific unit 1205 reads the installation location from the record (S1707).

The image generation unit 1207 identifies the icon of the device in the icon storage unit 1229 (S1709), and the image generation unit 1207 places the icon at the position of the installation location in the layout image stored in the layout image storage unit 1227. Is pasted (S1711).

The specific unit 1205 determines whether or not there is an unspecified device in S1703 (S1713). If it is determined that there is an unspecified device, the process returns to the process shown in S1703, and the above-mentioned process is repeated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no unspecified device, the transmission unit 1209 transmits the layout image to which the icon is attached to the administrator terminal 105 (S1715). This is the end of the description of the operation of the server 103.

Subsequently, the operation of the administrator terminal 105 will be described. FIG. 18 shows a module configuration example of the administrator terminal 105. The administrator terminal 105 has a reception unit 1801, a transmission unit 1803, a reception unit 1805, and a display processing unit 1807.

The reception unit 1801 receives an instruction for confirming the location by a user operation. The transmission unit 1803 transmits various data. Specifically, the transmission unit 1803 transmits a request for location confirmation to the server 103. The receiving unit 1805 receives various data. Specifically, the receiving unit 1805 receives the layout screen and the message. The display processing unit 1807 displays a layout image and a message.

The reception unit 1801, the transmission unit 1803, the reception unit 1805, and the display processing unit 1807 described above are realized by using a hardware resource (for example, FIG. 27) and a program that causes the CPU 2503 to execute the processing described below.

FIG. 19 shows a processing flow of the administrator terminal 105. When the reception unit 1801 receives the location confirmation instruction by the user operation (S1901), the transmission unit 1803 transmits the location confirmation request to the server 103 (S1903).

When the receiving unit 1805 receives the layout screen to which the icon is pasted from the server 103 (S1905), the display processing unit 1807 displays the received layout screen (S1907). The processing of the administrator terminal 105 is completed.

According to this embodiment, it becomes easy to grasp the location of the management target.

[Embodiment 2]
In the above-described embodiment, an example of generating a layout image showing the location of all the devices to be managed has been described, but in the present embodiment, the layout image showing the location is limited to the device that is about to be maintained and inspected. An example of generation will be described. In this example, it is assumed that each device to be managed undergoes periodic maintenance and inspection.

First, the processing of the administrator terminal 105 will be described. FIG. 20 shows the processing flow of the administrator terminal 105 in the second embodiment. When the reception unit 1801 receives the location confirmation instruction regarding the inspection target device by the user operation (S2001), the transmission unit 1803 transmits the location confirmation request regarding the inspection target device to the server 103 (S2003).

The processing of the server 103 will be described later. Here, in the case where the location of all the devices near maintenance and inspection is specified on the server 103, a completion message is attached to the layout screen, and the location of some of the devices near maintenance and inspection cannot be specified. Shall be attached to the layout screen with a completion message.

It is determined whether or not the receiving unit 1805 has received the layout screen and the completion message from the server 103 (S2005). When it is determined that the layout screen and the completion message have been received from the server 103, the receiving unit 1805 displays the received layout screen and the completion message (S2007).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the layout screen and the completion message have not been received from the server 103, the display processing unit 1807 determines whether or not the layout screen and the incomplete message have been received (S2009). If it is determined that the layout screen and the incomplete message have not been received from the server 103, the process returns to S2005 and the above-mentioned process is repeated. When it is determined that the layout screen and the incomplete message have been received from the server 103, the display processing unit 1807 displays the received layout screen and the incomplete message (S2011). The display processing unit 1807 may display a message that further calls attention to the administrator in S2011. Then, the processing of the administrator terminal 105 is completed.

Next, the processing of the server 103 will be described. FIG. 21 shows the processing flow of the server 103 in the second embodiment. When the receiving unit 1201 receives the request for location confirmation regarding the device to be inspected (S2101), the sorting unit 1211 executes the sorting process (S2103). In the sorting process, the sorting unit 1211 sorts the devices whose maintenance and inspection deadlines are approaching, and generates an inspection target list in which the device beacon ID corresponding to the sorted devices is set.

Before explaining the sorting process, the equipment table in the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 22 shows an example of the equipment table according to the second embodiment. A maintenance inspection deadline is set for the record of the equipment table in the second embodiment. The maintenance / inspection deadline indicates the deadline for performing maintenance / inspection of the equipment.

As a result of the sorting process, as illustrated in FIG. 23, an inspection target list in which the device beacon ID corresponding to the sorted device is set is generated.

FIG. 24 shows a sorting process flow. First, the sorting unit 1211 specifies a reference date by adding a predetermined number of days to the current date (S2401). The predetermined number of days corresponds to, for example, the number of days of the preparation period for maintenance and inspection.

The sorting unit 1211 identifies one device (S2403). Specifically, the specifying unit 1205 specifies one record in the device table. Then, the sorting unit 1211 determines whether or not the maintenance inspection deadline read from the record is before the reference date (S2405). If the maintenance inspection deadline is before the reference date, it means that preparations for maintenance inspection of the equipment should be started, for example.

If it is determined that the maintenance inspection deadline is before the reference date, the sorting unit 1211 adds the device beacon ID corresponding to the device to the inspection target list (S2407). On the other hand, if it is determined that the maintenance inspection deadline is not before the reference date, the process proceeds to S2409 as it is.

The sorting unit 1211 determines whether or not there is an unspecified device in S2403 (S2409). If it is determined that there is an unspecified device, the process returns to the process shown in S2403, and the above-mentioned process is repeated. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no unspecified device, the sorting process is completed and the process returns to the caller's process.

Returning to the description of FIG. The sorting unit 1211 determines whether or not there is a device to be inspected (S2105). That is, the sorting unit 1211 determines whether or not the device beacon ID is set in the inspection target list.

If it is determined that there is no device to be inspected, the process returns to the process shown in S2101, and the above process is repeated. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is an inspection target device, the transmission unit 1209 transmits the inspection target list to each mobile terminal 101 (S2107). Then, the process proceeds to the process of S2501 shown in FIG. 25 via the terminal E.

The processing of the mobile terminal 101 will be described later. Here, when the mobile terminal 101 detects a device to be maintained, a detection notification is transmitted to the server 103.

The description of FIG. 25 will be resumed. When the receiving unit 1201 receives the detection notification including the device beacon ID and the position beacon ID corresponding to the device to be inspected from the mobile terminal 101 (S2501), the image generation unit 1207 receives the device beacon ID included in the detection notification. It is determined whether or not the icon described below has already been pasted (S2503). If it is determined that the icon has already been pasted for the device beacon ID, the process returns to the process shown in S2501 and the above-mentioned process is repeated.

When it is determined that the icon has not been pasted for the device beacon ID, the image generation unit 1207 specifies the icon of the device corresponding to the device beacon ID in the icon storage unit 1229 (S2505). Then, the image generation unit 1207 pastes the icon at a position corresponding to the installation location in the layout image stored in the layout image storage unit 1227 (S2507).

The specific unit 1205 determines whether or not all the devices to be inspected have been detected. Specifically, the specifying unit 1205 determines whether or not the detection notification including the device beacon ID has been received for all the device beacon IDs set in the inspection target list.

When it is determined that all the devices to be inspected have been detected (S2509: Yes route), the transmission unit 1209 transmits a layout image to which the icon is attached and a completion message to the administrator terminal 105 (S2511). .. The completion message indicates that all the devices to be inspected have been detected. Then, the process returns to the process of S2101 shown in FIG. 21 via the terminal F.

On the other hand, when it is determined that there is a device to be inspected that has not been detected yet (S2509: No route), the specific unit 1205 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed (S2513). If it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to the process shown in S2501 and the above-mentioned process is repeated. The predetermined time is a criterion for time-out.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, the transmission unit 1209 transmits the layout image to which the icon is attached and the incomplete message to the administrator terminal 105 (S2515). The incomplete message indicates the name of the device to be inspected that was not detected and that the device was not detected. Then, the process returns to the process of S2101 shown in FIG. 21 via the terminal F.

Finally, the processing of the mobile terminal 101 will be described. FIG. 26 shows the processing flow of the mobile terminal 101 according to the second embodiment. The receiving unit 511 determines whether or not the inspection target list has been received from the server 103 (S2601). When it is determined that the inspection target list has been received from the server 103, the receiving unit 511 stores the received inspection target list in the list storage unit 521 (S2603). At this time, the old inspection target list is deleted. On the other hand, if it is determined that the inspection target list has not been received from the server 103, the process proceeds to S2605 as it is.

The extraction unit 505 determines whether or not the beacon reception unit 503 has received the beacon signal (S2605). If it is determined that the beacon receiving unit 503 has not received the beacon signal, the process returns to the process shown in S2601 and the above-mentioned process is repeated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the beacon receiving unit 503 has received the beacon signal, the extracting unit 505 extracts the beacon ID from the received beacon signal (S2607).

The extraction unit 505 determines whether or not the extracted beacon ID corresponds to the device beacon ID that has not yet been extracted from the inspection target list (S2609). If the extracted beacon ID is not in the inspection target list or the extracted beacon ID has already been extracted, the process returns to the process shown in S2601 and the above process is repeated.

On the other hand, when the extracted beacon ID corresponds to the device beacon ID that has not been extracted yet in the inspection target list, the extraction unit 505 subsequently determines whether or not the beacon reception unit 503 has received the beacon signal. (S2611). If it is determined that the beacon receiving unit 503 has not received the beacon signal, the process of S2611 is repeated.

When the beacon receiving unit 503 determines that the beacon signal has been received, the extracting unit 505 extracts the beacon ID from the received beacon signal (S2613). Then, the extraction unit 505 determines whether or not the extracted beacon ID is the position beacon ID based on the position beacon list (S2615). If it is determined that the extracted beacon ID is not the position beacon ID, the process returns to the process shown in S2611 and the above-mentioned process is repeated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the extracted beacon ID is the position beacon ID, the transmission unit 509 determines that the device beacon ID corresponding to the device to be inspected (the device beacon ID not yet extracted in S2609). The detection notification including the ID) and the position beacon ID is transmitted to the server 103 (S2617). At this time, the mobile terminal 101 may output a notification sound and display a message indicating that the device to be inspected has been detected. By doing so, for example, it is possible to inform the staff member that the equipment to be used by the staff member is to be inspected. Then, the process returns to S2601 and the above-mentioned process is repeated.

According to this embodiment, it becomes easy to grasp the location of the confirmation target whose maintenance and inspection deadline is approaching.

In the above-mentioned example, the location of the device is represented by the layout image, but for example, the location of the device may be represented by a list in which the name of the device and the name of the predetermined place are associated with each other.

Further, although an example of a device is shown as a management target, an object other than the device may be a management target. For example, a person or an animal may be managed.

Further, the present embodiment may be applied not only in the facility but also in the field.

Further, the module shown in FIG. 12 may be provided in the mobile terminal 101 so that the mobile terminal 101 executes the same processing as the processing of the server 103 described with reference to FIGS. 21 to 25. Further, the module shown in FIG. 12 may be provided in the administrator terminal 105 so that the administrator terminal 101 executes the same processing as the processing of the server 103 described with reference to FIGS. 21 to 25.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the functional block configuration described above may not match the program module configuration.

Further, the configuration of each storage area described above is an example, and does not have to be the configuration as described above. Further, also in the processing flow, if the processing result does not change, the order of the processing may be changed or a plurality of processing may be executed in parallel.

The server 103 and the administrator terminal 105 described above are computer devices, and are connected to a memory 2501, a CPU 2503, a hard disk drive (HDD) 2505, and a display device 2509 as shown in FIG. 27. The display control unit 2507, the drive device 2513 for the removable disk 2511, the input device 2515, and the communication control unit 2517 for connecting to the network are connected by a bus 2519. The operating system (OS: Operating System) and the application program for performing the processing in this embodiment are stored in the HDD 2505, and are read from the HDD 2505 to the memory 2501 when executed by the CPU 2503. The CPU 2503 controls the display control unit 2507, the communication control unit 2517, and the drive device 2513 according to the processing content of the application program to perform a predetermined operation. Further, the data in the middle of processing is mainly stored in the memory 2501, but may be stored in the HDD 2505. In an embodiment of the invention, the application program for performing the processes described above is stored and distributed on a computer-readable removable disk 2511 and installed from the drive device 2513 to the HDD 2505. It may be installed in the HDD 2505 via a network such as the Internet and a communication control unit 2517. Such a computer device realizes various functions as described above by organically collaborating with the hardware such as the CPU 2503 and the memory 2501 described above and the program such as the OS and the application program. ..

The administrator terminal 105 may be the same device as the mobile terminal 101 shown in FIG. Further, the administrator terminal 105 may be the one that performs the processing of the mobile terminal 101 described above.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be summarized as follows.

The location management system according to the present embodiment includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device. The mobile terminal has an extraction unit that extracts the first beacon ID (IDentifier) of the transmitter attached to the management target from the first beacon signal received from the surroundings, and when the first beacon ID is extracted from the surroundings. It has a transmission unit that transmits information including a second beacon ID of a transmitter installed at a predetermined location and a first beacon ID extracted from the received second beacon signal to the information processing apparatus. Further, the information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives the information, a management target specified based on the first beacon ID included in the received information, and a second beacon ID included in the received information. It has an output unit that outputs data representing a predetermined location specified based on the above.

By doing so, it becomes easy to grasp the location of the management target.

Further, the location management system according to the present embodiment includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device. The mobile terminal has an extraction unit that extracts a second beacon ID that does not correspond to any of the first beacon IDs (IDentifiers) of transmitters installed at a plurality of predetermined locations from the first beacon signal received from the surroundings. When the second beacon ID is extracted, it has a transmitter that transmits information including the first beacon ID extracted from the second beacon signal received from the surroundings and the second beacon ID to the information processing apparatus. .. Further, the information processing apparatus is included in the received information, the receiving unit for receiving the information, the specific unit for specifying the management target to which the transmitter of the second beacon ID included in the received information is attached, and the received information. It has an output unit that outputs data representing a predetermined location specified based on the first beacon ID and a management target.

By doing so, it becomes easy to grasp the location of the management target.

Further, the location management system according to the present embodiment includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device. The information processing apparatus has a transmission unit that transmits a confirmation request including a first beacon ID (IDentifier) of a transmitter attached to the confirmation target to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal has a receiving unit that receives a confirmation request, an extraction unit that extracts the first beacon ID included in the confirmation request from the beacon signal received from the surroundings, and an extraction unit that extracts the first beacon ID from the surroundings. It has a transmission unit that transmits information including a second beacon ID of a transmitter installed at a predetermined location, which is extracted from a received beacon signal, to the information processing apparatus. Further, the information processing apparatus further includes a receiving unit for receiving the information and an output unit for outputting data representing a predetermined location specified based on the second beacon ID included in the received information.

By doing so, it becomes easy to grasp the location of an arbitrary confirmation target.

Further, the information processing apparatus may further have a sorting unit for sorting the confirmation target based on the maintenance and inspection deadline.

By doing so, it becomes easy to grasp the location of the maintenance and inspection target.

It should be noted that a program for causing a computer or a processor to perform the processing of the mobile terminal and the processing of the information processing device described above can be created, and the program can be, for example, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor. It may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium such as a memory or a hard disk or a storage device. The intermediate processing result is generally temporarily stored in a storage device such as a main memory.

The following additional notes will be further disclosed with respect to the embodiments including the above embodiments.

(Appendix 1)
A location management system that includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device.
The mobile terminal is
An extraction unit that extracts the first beacon ID (IDentifier) of the transmitter attached to the management target from the first beacon signal received from the surroundings.
When the first beacon ID is extracted, the information including the second beacon ID of the transmitter installed at a predetermined location and the first beacon ID extracted from the second beacon signal received from the surroundings is described. It has a transmitter that sends information to the information processing device.
The information processing device is
A receiver that receives the information and
Outputs data representing the management target specified based on the first beacon ID included in the received information and the predetermined location specified based on the second beacon ID included in the received information. A location management system that has an output unit.

(Appendix 2)
A location management system that includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device.
The mobile terminal is
An extraction unit that extracts a second beacon ID that does not correspond to any of the first beacon IDs (IDentifiers) of transmitters installed at a plurality of predetermined locations from the first beacon signal received from the surroundings.
When the second beacon ID is extracted, a transmission unit that transmits information including the first beacon ID extracted from the second beacon signal received from the surroundings and the second beacon ID to the information processing apparatus. And have
The information processing device is
A receiver that receives the information and
A specific unit that identifies the management target to which the transmitter of the second beacon ID included in the received information is attached, and
A location management system having a predetermined location specified based on the first beacon ID included in the received information and an output unit that outputs data representing the management target.

(Appendix 3)
A location management system that includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device.
The information processing device is
It has a transmitter that transmits a confirmation request including the first beacon ID (IDentifier) of the transmitter attached to the confirmation target to the mobile terminal.
The mobile terminal is
The receiving unit that receives the confirmation request and
An extraction unit that extracts the first beacon ID included in the confirmation request from the beacon signal received from the surroundings, and an extraction unit.
When the first beacon ID is extracted, the transmission unit that transmits information including the second beacon ID of the transmitter installed at a predetermined location extracted from the beacon signal received from the surroundings to the information processing apparatus. Have,
The information processing device further
A receiver that receives the information and
A location management system having an output unit that outputs data representing the predetermined location specified based on the second beacon ID included in the received information.

(Appendix 4)
The information processing device further
The location management system according to Appendix 3 having a sorting unit that sorts the confirmation target based on the maintenance and inspection deadline.

(Appendix 5)
The first beacon ID (IDentifier) of the transmitter attached to the management target is extracted from the first beacon signal received from the surroundings.
When the first beacon ID is extracted, information including the second beacon ID of the transmitter installed at a predetermined location and the first beacon ID extracted from the second beacon signal received from the surroundings is used as information. A program that causes the processor to execute the processing to be sent to the processing device.

(Appendix 6)
From the first beacon signal received from the surroundings, the second beacon ID that does not correspond to any of the first beacon IDs (IDentifiers) of the transmitters installed at a plurality of predetermined locations is extracted.
When the second beacon ID is extracted, the processor processes to transmit information including the first beacon ID extracted from the second beacon signal received from the surroundings and the second beacon ID to the information processing apparatus. Program to be executed by.

(Appendix 7)
Receives information including the first beacon ID (IDentifier) and the second beacon ID,
A process of outputting data representing a management target specified based on the first beacon ID included in the received information and a predetermined location specified based on the second beacon ID included in the received information. A program that causes a computer to run.

101 Mobile terminal 103 Server 105 Administrator terminal 201 Beacon transmitter 501 Control unit 503 Beacon receiver 505 Extractor 507 Generator 509 Transmitter 511 Receiver 521 List storage 523 Detection result storage 1201 Receiver 1203 Recording processing unit 1205 Specific 1207 Image generation unit 1209 Transmission unit 1211 Sorting unit 1221 Arrangement storage unit 1223 Equipment storage unit 1225 Detection history storage unit 1227 Layout image storage unit 1229 Icon storage unit 1801 Reception unit 1803 Transmission unit 1805 Reception unit 1807 Display processing unit

Claims (3)

A location management system that includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device.
The mobile terminal is
An extraction unit that extracts a second beacon ID that does not correspond to any of the first beacon IDs (IDentifiers) of transmitters installed at a plurality of predetermined locations from the first beacon signal received from the surroundings.
When the second beacon ID is extracted, a transmission unit that transmits information including the first beacon ID extracted from the second beacon signal received from the surroundings and the second beacon ID to the information processing apparatus. And have
The information processing device is
A receiver that receives the information and
A specific unit that identifies the management target to which the transmitter of the second beacon ID included in the received information is attached, and
A location management system having a predetermined location specified based on the first beacon ID included in the received information and an output unit for outputting data representing the management target. A location management system that includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device.
The information processing device is
It has a transmitter that transmits a confirmation request including the first beacon ID (IDentifier) of the transmitter attached to the confirmation target to the mobile terminal.
The mobile terminal is
The receiving unit that receives the confirmation request and
An extraction unit that extracts the first beacon ID included in the confirmation request from the beacon signal received from the surroundings, and an extraction unit.
When the first beacon ID is extracted, the transmission unit that transmits information including the second beacon ID of the transmitter installed at a predetermined location extracted from the beacon signal received from the surroundings to the information processing apparatus. Have,
The information processing device further
A receiver that receives the information and
An output unit that outputs data representing the predetermined location specified based on the second beacon ID included in the received information, and an output unit .
A sorting unit that sorts out the confirmation targets based on the maintenance and inspection deadline,
Location management system. From the first beacon signal received from the surroundings, the second beacon ID that does not correspond to any of the first beacon IDs (IDentifiers) of the transmitters installed at a plurality of predetermined locations is extracted.
When the second beacon ID is extracted, the processor processes to transmit information including the first beacon ID extracted from the second beacon signal received from the surroundings and the second beacon ID to the information processing apparatus. Program to be executed by.

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