JP7057308B2 - Information processing equipment, information processing methods and information processing programs - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to information processing devices, information processing methods and information processing programs.

Conventionally, for example, a technique for positioning the position of a person, a vehicle, or the like by using a positioning system such as GPS (Global Positioning System) has been proposed.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a pay-per-visit advertising system characterized in that a mobile terminal performs a position data request accompanied by a GPS signal received from a GPS satellite to a position data acquisition server and acquires it.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-21303

However, with the above-mentioned conventional technique, it is not always possible to detect that the user has visited a predetermined place with high accuracy. For example, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the mobile terminal 8 receives a GPS signal from a GPS satellite and makes a position data request accompanied by the GPS signal to the position data acquisition server, so that the current position information is obtained from the position data acquisition server. Receive. In such a state, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, whether or not the location information of the user and the store location of the advertiser information match is compared, and if they match, it is determined that this user has visited the store, and the advertiser information. Count up the number of visits to the store.

As described above, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, since the user's position information is only acquired by relying on GPS having a limited positioning accuracy, it is not always possible to detect that the user has visited a predetermined place with high accuracy. It is not always possible to do so.

The present application has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of detecting that a user has visited a predetermined place with high accuracy. do.

The information processing apparatus according to the present application is acquired by the acquisition unit and the acquisition unit that acquires the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the user before or after the time when the user is in a predetermined place. First determination to determine whether or not the target user is in the predetermined location based on the sensor information and the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the target user who is the user to be positioned and processed. It is characterized by having a part.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, there is an effect that it is possible to detect with high accuracy that the user has visited a predetermined place.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of information processing according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of specific processing included in the information processing according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information processing corresponding to the information processing apparatus among the information processing according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing system according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of commonality determination according to an embodiment. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an information processing procedure by the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer that realizes the functions of the information processing device.

Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an embodiment for implementing an information processing program (hereinafter, referred to as “embodiments”) according to the present application will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that this embodiment does not limit the information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program according to the present application. Further, in the following embodiments, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description is omitted.

[1. An example of information processing]
First, an example of information processing according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of information processing according to an embodiment. Further, when the information processing shown in FIG. 1 is described in more detail, FIGS. 2 and 3 are used. That is, the information processing shown in FIG. 1 can be said to be an outline of the information processing according to the embodiment. The information processing according to the embodiment is performed between the terminal device 10 and the information processing device 100 shown in FIG.

Prior to the description of FIG. 1, the information processing system according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment includes a terminal device 10, a transmission device 30, and an information processing device 100. The terminal device 10, the transmission device 30, and the information processing device 100 are connected to each other via a network N so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly. The information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 4 may include a plurality of terminal devices 10, a plurality of transmission devices 30, and a plurality of information processing devices 100.

The terminal device 10 is an information processing device used by the user. The terminal device 10 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a desktop PC, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like. In the present embodiment, the terminal device 10 is a smartphone. For example, the terminal device 10 includes various sensors, and uses these sensors to detect radio wave information (for example, radio wave information derived from WiFi or radio wave information derived from GPS satellites), environmental information, biological information, and the like. be able to. Further, the terminal device 10 can transmit these information detected by the sensor to an appropriate device including the information processing device 100 according to the embodiment.

Further, it is assumed that an application (referred to as "application AP") that realizes a predetermined electronic payment service (referred to as "service YM") is pre-installed in the terminal device 10. The user can use the application AP to make an electronic payment with the store by, for example, the following two methods. First, a predetermined code that can be read by the application AP (for example, a readable code such as a barcode or a QR code (registered trademark)) is posted in a store that supports the service YM. Therefore, the user activates the application AP, reads a predetermined code, inputs the required amount, and taps, for example, the "payment" button displayed on the display screen of the terminal device 10 by the application AP. This completes the payment. Further, when the payment is completed, the user causes the clerk to confirm, for example, the payment completion screen.

Next, secondly, the user sends a predetermined code (for example, a readable code such as a barcode or a QR code) displayed on the display screen of the terminal device 10 by the application AP to the cashier at the time of payment, for example. Present. Then, the clerk has, for example, read this predetermined code with a barcode reader. When the reading is completed, the payment is completed. In the following embodiment, information processing according to the embodiment will be described by using an example in which electronic payment (an example of an event) is performed by the second payment method among the above two payment methods.

The transmitting device 30 is a transmitting device that transmits a predetermined radio wave. In the present embodiment, the transmitting device 30 is assumed to be a transmitting device corresponding to WiFi (registered trademark). That is, in the present embodiment, the transmitting device 30 is a WiFi router (or a WiFi access point).

Here, the premise for performing information processing according to the embodiment will be described. First, in the present embodiment, it is an object and a premise to accurately detect a user who has visited a predetermined place, more specifically, a predetermined facility (for example, a store). In explaining the premise, the store SHx will be taken as an example as a predetermined place. And the store SHx corresponds to the service YM. In such a state, for example, it is assumed that the user purchases a product by electronic payment using the application AP at the store SHx.

In such a case, the barcode reader of the store SHx that reads the QR code from the user's terminal device 10 transmits the purchased product information and the identification information of the user's terminal device 10 as well as the identification information of the store SHx to the information processing device 100. can do. Then, the information processing device 100 can certainly detect that the user of the terminal device 10 has visited the store SHx.

However, in such a method, the information processing apparatus 100 can only detect that the user who has purchased the product has visited the store SHx. For example, it is conceivable that there are overwhelmingly more users who just stopped by the store SHx for window shopping and did not actually purchase the product than the users who purchased the product at the store SHx. With such a method, the information processing apparatus 100 certainly visits the store SHx, but cannot detect with high accuracy even the user who has not purchased the product.

The information processing according to the embodiment is intended to detect with high accuracy that a user has visited a predetermined place such as a store based on such a premise (problem). In the information processing according to the embodiment for solving such a problem, the original sensor information that can be detected only in a predetermined place (for example, a store) is accurately collected, and the collected sensor information is used as reference data (reference data). By comparing the sensor information detected by the terminal device 10 of the target user who wants to determine whether or not he / she was in a predetermined place with the reference data (correct answer data), the target is stored as correct answer data). It determines whether or not the user is in a predetermined place. This point will be described in more detail.

The information processing device 100 according to the embodiment acquires sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 before or after the time when the user is in a predetermined place. Then, the information processing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the target user is in a predetermined place based on the acquired sensor information and the sensor information detected by the terminal device 10 of the target user who is the determination target user. do.

For example, the information processing device 100 acquires sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 before or after a predetermined event indicating that the user is in a predetermined place occurs. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 has sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 before or after the occurrence of a predetermined event between the user and the predetermined place as a predetermined event. To get. For example, the information processing device 100 receives sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 as a predetermined event before or after the electronic payment between the user and the predetermined place is performed. get.

For example, the information processing apparatus 100 may use the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 before or after the time when the user is in the predetermined place during the period when the user is in the predetermined place. Based on the sensor information, the target sensor information, which is the sensor information to be processed, is acquired. As an example of this, the information processing apparatus 100 has a degree of similarity to the sensor information from the time when the user is in the predetermined place to the time when the user is in the predetermined place, as the period during which the user is in the predetermined place. A predetermined change has occurred in the degree of similarity with the sensor information at the time when the user is in the predetermined place from the period retroactive to the time when the predetermined change occurs or when the user is in the predetermined place. During the period elapsed to the time point, the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 is acquired as the target sensor information.

Then, the information processing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the target user has visited a predetermined place based on the degree of coincidence between the acquired sensor information and the sensor information detected by the terminal device 10 of the target user.

Hereinafter, an example of information processing according to the embodiment will be described step by step with reference to FIG. 1. Further, in order to explain the information processing shown in FIG. 1 in more detail, FIGS. and 3 are appropriately used. Further, in the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 100 is managed by the business owner Y. Further, the above-mentioned service YM is a service provided by the business owner Y. Further, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the user is managed by, for example, identification information dedicated to the business owner Y (hereinafter referred to as "terminal ID") by registering as a member with the business owner Y. As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 can associate the terminal ID with various types of information. The terminal ID is identification information that identifies the user or the user's terminal device 10.

Further, in the example of FIG. 1, the predetermined place (predetermined facility) is set as the store SH1, and the predetermined event is an electronic payment performed between the user and the store, and the service YM corresponding to the application AP is used. It shall be electronic payment. Further, in the example of FIG. 1, it is assumed that the sensor information is radio wave information (WiFi radio wave information) related to WiFi radio wave strength. However, since the terminal device 10 can detect various types of information using the sensor as described above, the sensor information is not necessarily limited to WiFi radio wave information. Further, even when, for example, GPS radio wave information is used as radio wave information other than WiFi radio wave information, it can be directly applied to information processing according to the embodiment only by different types of radio waves.

Further, the information processing device 100 acquires sensor information (WiFi radio wave information) detected by the user's terminal device 10 before or after the user is at a predetermined place (store SH1). However, in the example of FIG. 1, the situation will be narrowed down to "before the time when the user is in a predetermined place (store SH1)". On the other hand, even in the case of paying attention to "after the time when the user is in a predetermined place (store SH1)", the information processing itself according to the embodiment is the same except for the situation.

Further, in the example of FIG. 1, only the store SH1 is illustrated, but the predetermined place targeted by the information processing according to the embodiment is not limited to one store like the store SH1, but a plurality of predetermined places are targeted. May be. Further, in the example of FIG. 1, a predetermined event indicating that the user is in a predetermined place is an electronic payment between the user and the store SH1.

Further, in the example of FIG. 1, a user who makes a payment at each store including the store SH1 is described as "user U1n", the terminal device 10 of the user U1n is described as "terminal device 10-n", and n is arbitrary. By inputting a numerical value, the user and the user's terminal device 10 are identified. For example, by inputting n = 1, the user who makes a payment can be distinguished from the user U11, the terminal device 10 of the user U11 can be distinguished from the terminal device 10-1 and the like. Taking the terminal device 10-1 as an example, "10-1" is a terminal ID (which can be paraphrased as a user ID) for identifying the terminal device 10 of the user U11. Although the user U11 has been described as an example, the same applies to other users (for example, user U12, user U13, etc.). Further, when it is not necessary to distinguish the terminal device 10-n, it is simply referred to as the terminal device 10 as before.

First, the store SH1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The store SH1 may be a store of any type. For example, the store SH1 may be an electric mass retailer, a supermarket, a department store, a rental service shop, or a bookstore. Of course, the store SH1 may be a store of a business format other than these.

Further, in the example of FIG. 1, a router WF11, a router WF12, and a router WF13, which are routers for WiFi, are installed in the store SH1 as an example of the transmission device 30. Therefore, for example, when the user enters the store SH1, the terminal device 10-n dynamically detects the radio waves transmitted from these three transmitting devices 30, and the radio wave strength of the detected radio waves. Is detected (acquired). As shown in FIG. 1, since the store SH1 has a depth (geographical spread), the radio field strength of each transmitting device 30 detected by the terminal device 10-n depends on where the user is in the store SH1. different.

Further, in the example of FIG. 1, a example is shown in which the user U11 and the user U12 visit the store SH1 and further make a payment. Then, the user U11 owns the terminal device 10-1. Further, the user U12 owns the terminal device 10-2.

Further, the locus T1 shown in FIG. 1 shows a series of loci of movement from the entrance E1 of the store SH1 to the cashier corner where the clerk CL1 is present in order to make an entry payment. For example, P11 (tm11) including the locus T1 indicates that the user U11 was at the position P11 at the time tm11, and P12 (tm12) indicates that the user U11 was at the position P12 at the time tm12. P13 (tm13) indicates that user U11 was at position P13 at time tm13, and P14 (tm14) indicates that user U1 was at position P14 at time tm14. Further, in this example, the time has elapsed in the order of time tm11, time tm12, time tm13, and time tm14. That is, based on the time tm14 when the user U11 makes a payment with the store SH1, the time tm11, the time tm12, and the time tm13 can be said to be the time points before the time tm14. ..

At each of these times, the terminal device 10-1 stores radio wave information indicating the radio wave intensity detected at that time in the radio wave information storage unit 12a. This point will be described later with reference to FIG.

Further, the locus T2 shown in FIG. 1 shows a series of loci of movement from the entrance E1 of the store SH1 to the cash register corner where the clerk CL1 is present in order for the user U12 to enter and make a payment. For example, P21 (tm21) including the locus T2 indicates that the user U12 was at the position P21 at the time tm21, and P22 (tm22) indicates that the user U12 was at the position P22 at the time tm22. P23 (tm23) indicates that the user U12 was at position P23 at time tm23, and P24 (tm24) indicates that user U12 was at position P24 at time tm24. Further, in this example, the time has elapsed in the order of time tm21, time tm22, time tm23, and time tm24. That is, based on the time tm24 when the user U12 makes a payment with the store SH1, the time tm21, the time tm22, and the time tm23 can be said to be a time point before the time tm24. ..

Further, the terminal device 10-1 also stores radio wave information indicating the radio wave intensity detected at each time in the radio wave information storage unit 12a. Similarly, it will be described later with reference to FIG.

Next, the premise of the terminal device 10-n will be described. The terminal device 10-n constantly detects the WiFi radio field strength. Further, the terminal device 10-n stores radio wave information (which can be said to be a radio wave strength log) indicating the detected WiFi radio wave strength in its own device, and when a predetermined period elapses from the start of saving, the predetermined period Processing such as deleting radio wave information is repeated. The radio wave information includes identification information that can identify the transmitting device 30 as information that can specify which transmitting device 30 has the radio wave intensity of the radio wave transmitted. In the example of FIG. 1, the radio wave information detected by the terminal device 10-n includes, for example, the identification information of the router WF11 (for example, the router ID "WF13") and the numerical value indicating the radio wave strength detected from the router WF11. Is done.

Now let's get into the explanation of the process. As shown in FIG. 1, it is assumed that an electronic payment (an example of a predetermined event) using the service YM is performed between the user U1n and the store SH1 (the clerk CL1 of the store SH1). For example, when it is desired to make an electronic payment, the user U1n presents the QR code corresponding to the product, which is the QR code displayed on the terminal device 10-n, to the clerk CL1.

Then, the clerk CL1 causes the barcode reader RD to read this QR code. Then, the terminal device 10-n detects the electronic payment at the user U1n and the store SH1 (step S11). In the example of FIG. 1, the terminal device 10-1 detects an electronic payment between the user U11 and the store SH1 at the time tm14. Further, the terminal device 10-2 detects an electronic payment between the user U12 and the store SH1 at the time tm24. Further, in step S11, the terminal device 10-n can certainly recognize that the user U1n was in the store SH1 at the time when the electronic payment was made.

Next, the terminal device 10-n executes a payment process corresponding to the electronic payment (step S12). For example, the terminal device 10-n executes a payment process with a payment server (not shown). In the example of FIG. 1, the terminal device 10-1 executes a payment process corresponding to electronic payment between the user U11 and the store SH1. Further, the terminal device 10-2 executes a payment process corresponding to electronic payment between the user U12 and the store SH1. Therefore, the electronic payment can be said to be an example of a predetermined event indicating that the user is in a predetermined place (store SH1).

Next, the terminal device 10-n executes a specific process for specifying a period in which the user U1n has been in the store SH1 in a period before the time when the electronic payment is made (step S13). Of course, the terminal device 10-n may execute a specific process for specifying the period during which the user U1n has been in the store SH1 for a period after the time when the electronic payment is made.

Such specific treatment will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of specific processing included in the information processing according to the embodiment. In the example of FIG. 2, the terminal device 10-1 and the terminal device 10-2 are illustrated as an example of the terminal device 10-n, but since there is no difference in the processing performed by both, the terminal device 10-1 is the main. The specific processing will be explained in. When it is not necessary to distinguish between the two, the terminal device 10-n is used as appropriate.

The terminal device 10-n has a radio wave information storage unit 12a that stores radio wave information detected so far. In the example of FIG. 2, the radio wave information storage unit 12a has items such as "facility ID", "detection date and time", and "radio wave information".

The "facility ID" indicates identification information that identifies a store (facility) where an electronic payment (event) has been performed. The "detection date and time" indicates the date and time when the radio wave of the radio wave intensity indicated by the corresponding "radio wave information" is detected by the terminal device 10-n. The "radio wave information" is radio wave information indicating how much radio wave intensity the terminal device 10-n has detected from which transmitting device 30 at the time indicated by the "detection date and time".

The terminal device 10-1 and the terminal device 10-2 will be described in more detail. The example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a (FIG. 2A) corresponding to the terminal device 10-1 corresponds to the locus T1 in the store SH1 shown in FIG. In the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2 (a), the radio wave information “WF11 (30), WF12 ( 50), WF13 (70) ”is associated with it. In such an example, at the time tm14 when the user U11 is at the position P14, the terminal device 10-1 detects a radio wave having a radio wave strength of “30” from the router WF11, and emits a radio wave having a radio wave strength “50” from the router WF12. An example of detecting and detecting a radio wave having a radio wave strength “70” from the router WF13 is shown.

Further, in the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, the radio wave information “WF11 (50), WF12 (70) is obtained with respect to the detection date and time “tm13” (the time when the user U11 is at the position P13). , WF13 (50) ”is associated with it. In such an example, at the time of time tm13 when the user U11 is at the position P13, the terminal device 10-1 detects a radio wave having a radio wave strength of “50” from the router WF11, and emits a radio wave having a radio wave strength “70” from the router WF12. An example of detecting and detecting a radio wave having a radio wave intensity of "50" from the router WF13 is shown.

Further, in the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, the radio wave information “WF11 (70), WF12 (60)” is obtained with respect to the detection date and time “tm12” (the time when the user U11 is at the position P12). , WF13 (40) ”is associated with it. In such an example, at the time tm12 when the user U11 is at the position P12, the terminal device 10-1 detects a radio wave having a radio wave strength “70” from the router WF11, and emits a radio wave having a radio wave strength “60” from the router WF12. An example of detecting and detecting a radio wave having a radio wave strength “40” from the router WF13 is shown.

Further, in the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, the radio wave information “WF11 (5), WF12 (1), WF13 (1), WFx1 (10) ”is associated with each other. In such an example, at the time tm11 when the user U11 is at the position P11, the terminal device 10-1 detects a radio wave having a radio wave intensity of “5” from the router WF11, and emits a radio wave having a radio wave intensity “1” from the router WF12. An example of detecting, detecting a radio wave having a radio wave strength "1" from the router WF13, and detecting a radio wave having a radio wave strength "10" from the router WFx1 is shown.

Further, in the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2 (b), the radio wave information "WF11 (30)" is used for the detection date and time "tm24" (the time when the user U12 makes an electronic payment at the position P24). WF12 (50), WF13 (65) ”is associated with each other. In such an example, at the time tm24 when the user U21 is at the position P24, the terminal device 10-2 detects a radio wave having a radio wave strength of “30” from the router WF11, and emits a radio wave having a radio wave strength “50” from the router WF12. An example of detecting and detecting a radio wave having a radio wave strength "65" from the router WF13 is shown. The other examples of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2B also follow the same examples as before, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

In such a state, the terminal device 10-n determines whether the similarity between the "radio wave information" corresponding to the "detection date and time" and the "radio wave information" immediately before the "detection date and time" satisfies a predetermined condition. The determination process is executed in the order of newest detection date and time (step S131). Here, the predetermined condition is, for example, the same combination as the detected combination of the transmitting devices 30 (condition 1) at the time of electronic payment (when an event occurs), and radio waves between the same transmitting devices 30. It is assumed that the difference in intensity is within a predetermined value (for example, 40) (condition 2). That is, the predetermined condition is defined as satisfying both the condition 1 and the condition 2. Further, the degree of similarity here includes not only the concept of how similar the numerical values (radio wave strength) are, but also the concept of how similar the combinations of the transmitting devices 30 are.

Such processing will be described with reference to the terminal device 10-1 and the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A. In the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, the latest (recent) detection date and time is the time tm14. Then, the time immediately before the time tm14 becomes the time tm13. Therefore, the terminal device 10-n determines whether or not the similarity between the radio wave information corresponding to the time tm14 and the radio wave information corresponding to the time tm13 satisfies the predetermined condition. Specifically, does the terminal device 10-n match the combination of the transmitting device 30 detected at the time tm14 at the time when the electronic payment is made and the combination of the transmitting device 30 detected at the time tm13? It is determined whether or not the transmission device 30 is detected at time tm14, and the difference in radio field strength between the same transmission devices 30 among the transmission devices 30 detected at time tm13 is within a predetermined value (for example, 40). Judge whether or not.

According to the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, the terminal device 10-1 detects the combination of the transmitters 30 of the routers WF11, WF12 and WF13 at the time tm14, and also at the time tm13. The combination of the transmitters 30 called the routers WF11, WF12 and WF13 is detected. Therefore, in the terminal device 10-1, the degree of similarity between the "radio wave information" corresponding to the detection date and time "time tm14" and the radio wave information of the detection date and time "tm13" immediately before the detection date and time "tm14" is the condition 1. It is determined that the condition is satisfied.

Further, according to the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, the same transmitting device 30 among the transmitting device 30 detected at the time tm14 and the transmitting device 30 detected at the time tm13 is a router WF11. , Routers WF12 and routers WF13. Then, when the radio field strength "30" of the router WF11 at the time tm14 and the radio wave strength "50" of the router WF11 at the time tm13 are compared, the difference is "20", which is within a predetermined value (for example, 40). be. Further, when the radio wave strength "50" of the router WF12 at the time tm14 and the radio wave strength "70" of the router WF12 at the time tm13 are compared, the difference is "20", which is within a predetermined value (for example, 40). be. Further, when the radio wave strength "70" of the router WF13 at the time tm14 and the radio wave strength "50" of the router WF13 at the time tm13 are compared, the difference is "20", which is within a predetermined value (for example, 40). be. Therefore, in the terminal device 10-1, the similarity between the "radio wave information" corresponding to the detection date and time "time tm14" and the radio wave information of the detection date and time "tm13" immediately before the detection date and time "tm14" is , It is determined that the condition 2 is also satisfied.

As described above, in the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, in the terminal device 10-1, the similarity between the radio wave information corresponding to the time tm14 and the radio wave information corresponding to the time tm13 is a predetermined condition. It is determined that the condition is satisfied.

For example, in the terminal device 10-1, the difference between the radio field strength of the router WF13 at the time tm14 and the radio wave strength of the router WF13 at the time tm13 is said to exceed a predetermined value (for example, 40). As described above, if the difference exceeds a predetermined value (for example, 40) even with only one of the transmitting devices 30 (router WF13), it is determined that the condition 2 is not satisfied.

Further, the terminal device 10-1 performs such similarity determination in the order of newest detection date and time, in order between the detection date and time and the detection date and time immediately before the detection date and time. Therefore, the terminal device 10-1 next determines whether or not the combination of the transmission device 30 detected at the time tm13 and the combination of the transmission device 30 detected at the time tm12 match, and at the same time, the time. It is determined whether or not the difference in radio field intensity between the same transmission device 30 among the transmission device 30 detected by tm13 and the transmission device 30 detected at time tm12 is within a predetermined value (for example, 40).

According to the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, the terminal device 10-1 detects the combination of the transmitters 30 of the routers WF11, WF12 and WF13 at the time tm13, and also at the time tm12. The combination of the transmitters 30 called the routers WF11, WF12 and WF13 is detected. Therefore, in the terminal device 10-1, the degree of similarity between the "radio wave information" corresponding to the detection date and time "time tm13" and the radio wave information of the detection date and time "tm12" immediately before the detection date and time "tm14" is the condition 1. It is determined that the condition is satisfied.

Further, according to the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, the same transmitting device 30 among the transmitting device 30 detected at the time tm13 and the transmitting device 30 detected at the time tm13 is a router WF11. , Routers WF12 and routers WF13. Then, when the radio wave strength "50" of the router WF11 at the time tm13 and the radio wave strength "70" of the router WF11 at the time tm12 are compared, the difference is "20", which is within a predetermined value (for example, 40). be. Further, when the radio wave strength "70" of the router WF12 at the time tm13 and the radio wave strength "60" of the router WF12 at the time tm12 are compared, the difference is "10", which is within a predetermined value (for example, 40). be. Further, when the radio wave strength "50" of the router WF13 at the time tm13 and the radio wave strength "40" of the router WF13 at the time tm12 are compared, the difference is "10", which is within a predetermined value (for example, 40). be. Therefore, in the terminal device 10-1, the similarity between the "radio wave information" corresponding to the detection date and time "time tm13" and the radio wave information of the detection date and time "tm12" immediately before the detection date and time "tm13" is , It is determined that the condition 2 is also satisfied.

As described above, in the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, in the terminal device 10-1, the similarity between the radio wave information corresponding to the time tm13 and the radio wave information corresponding to the time tm12 is a predetermined condition. It is determined that the condition is satisfied.

Further, the terminal device 10-1 next determines whether or not the combination of the transmission device 30 detected at the time tm12 and the combination of the transmission device 30 detected at the time tm11 match, and the terminal device 10-1 determines whether or not the combination of the transmission device 30 is the same. It is determined whether or not the difference in radio field intensity between the same transmission device 30 among the transmission device 30 detected in 1 and the transmission device 30 detected at the time tm11 is within a predetermined value (for example, 40).

According to the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, the terminal device 10-1 detects the combination of the transmitters 30 of the routers WF11, WF12 and WF13 at the time tm12, while the terminal device 10-1 detects the time tm11. Detects a combination of a transmitter 30 called a router WF11, WF12, WF13 and a router WFx1. Therefore, in the terminal device 10-1, the degree of similarity between the "radio wave information" corresponding to the detection date and time "time tm12" and the radio wave information of the detection date and time "tm11" immediately before the detection date and time "tm14" is the condition 1. Judge that it does not meet.

Further, according to the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, the same transmitting device 30 among the transmitting device 30 detected at the time tm12 and the transmitting device 30 detected at the time tm12 is the router WF11. It will be between routers, routers WF12, and routers WF13. Then, when the radio field strength "70" of the router WF11 at the time tm12 and the radio wave strength "5" of the router WF11 at the time tm11 are compared, the difference is "65", which exceeds a predetermined value (for example, 40). ing. Further, when the radio field strength "60" of the router WF12 at the time tm12 and the radio wave strength "1" of the router WF12 at the time tm11 are compared, the difference is "59", which exceeds a predetermined value (for example, 40). ing. Further, when the radio field strength "40" of the router WF13 at the time tm12 and the radio wave strength "1" of the router WF13 at the time tm11 are compared, the difference is "39", which exceeds a predetermined value (for example, 40). ing. Therefore, in the terminal device 10-1, the similarity between the "radio wave information" corresponding to the detection date and time "time tm12" and the radio wave information of the detection date and time "tm12" immediately before the detection date and time "tm12" is , It is determined that the condition 2 is not satisfied.

As described above, in the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, in the terminal device 10-1, the similarity between the radio wave information corresponding to the time tm12 and the radio wave information corresponding to the time tm11 is a predetermined condition. Judge that it does not meet. The terminal device 10-1 determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied even when, for example, the condition 1 is satisfied but the condition 2 is not satisfied.

Further, an example of step S131 has been described using the example of the terminal device 10-1 and the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, but the same processing is naturally performed in the terminal device 10-2. Will be done. Therefore, detailed description of the example of the terminal device 10-2 will be omitted. Briefly, according to the example of the radio wave information storage unit 12a shown in FIG. 2A, the terminal device 10-2 satisfies a predetermined condition in the determination of the similarity of the radio wave information between the time t24 and the time t23. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied in the similarity determination of the radio wave information between the time t23 and the time t22, and the predetermined condition is satisfied in the similarity determination of the radio wave information between the time t22 and the time t21. Judge that it does not meet.

Next, based on the determination result in step S131, the terminal device 10-n changes to a predetermined degree of similarity with the sensor information at the time when the predetermined condition is no longer satisfied (when the user U1n is at the predetermined place). (Time point when) is specified (step S132). More specifically, the terminal device 10-n specifies a time point when the predetermined condition is no longer satisfied (a time point when a predetermined change occurs in the similarity with the radio wave information at the time when the electronic payment is performed). According to the example shown in step S131, the terminal device 10-1 specifies the detection date and time “time tm11” as a time point when the predetermined condition is no longer satisfied. Further, the terminal device 10-2 specifies the detection date and time "time tm21" as a time point when the predetermined condition is no longer satisfied.

Next, the terminal device 10-n specifies a period from the time when the electronic payment is made to the time when the predetermined condition is no longer satisfied as the period during which the user U1n is in the store SH1 (step S133).

According to the example shown in step S131, the terminal device 10-1 specifies the detection date and time “time tm11” as a time point when the predetermined condition is no longer satisfied. Therefore, in such a case, the terminal device 10-1 goes back from the time tm14 at the time when the electronic payment is made to the time tm11 at the time when the predetermined condition is no longer satisfied, that is, from the detection date / time "time tm11". The period up to the detection date and time "time tm14" is specified as the period during which the user U11 is in the store SH1.

According to the example shown in step S131, the terminal device 10-2 specifies the detection date and time “time tm21” as a time point when the predetermined condition is no longer satisfied. Therefore, in such a case, the terminal device 10-2 goes back from the time tm24 at the time when the electronic payment is made to the time tm21 at the time when the predetermined condition is no longer satisfied, that is, from the detection date / time "time tm21". The period up to the detection date and time "time tm24" is specified as the period during which the user U12 is in the store SH1.

Further, as shown in the examples so far, the radio wave information when the user U11 is outside the store SH1 is often significantly different from the radio wave information when the user U11 is inside the store SH1. .. For example, the radio wave information when the user U11 is outside the store SH1 has a significantly different combination of the transmitting devices 30 as compared with the original radio wave information in the store SH1, and the radio waves detected from the transmitting device 30. In many cases, the strength of the strength differs greatly. Therefore, it can be said that the predetermined condition is the condition information for specifying the period in which the user U1n has been in the store SH1 with high accuracy. Then, since the period during which the user U1n stayed in the store SH1 can be specified with high accuracy, if the information processing apparatus 100 uses the radio wave information for this period as correct answer data, the target user purchases the product at the store SH1. Regardless of whether or not the target user has visited the store SH1, it can be determined with high accuracy.

Next, the terminal device 10-n has radio information for the period (the period during which the user U1n is in the store SH1) specified in step S13 (step S133) among the radio information stored in the radio information storage unit 12a. Is extracted, and the extracted radio wave information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100 as radio wave information to be processed (an example of target sensor information which is sensor information to be processed) (step S14). According to the above example, the terminal device 10-1 uses the radio wave information storage unit 12a as "radio wave information" (radio wave information RJ11-14) corresponding to the period from the detection date and time "time tm11" to the detection date and time "time tm14". The radio wave information RJ11-14 is extracted from the information processing apparatus 100 and transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100. Further, the terminal device 10-2 extracts "radio wave information" (referred to as radio wave information RJ21-24) corresponding to the period from the detection date and time "time tm21" to the detection date and time "time tm24" from the radio wave information storage unit 12a. , The radio wave information RJ21-24 is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100.

Finally, the terminal device 10-1 deletes the radio wave information stored in the radio wave information storage unit 12a, and when the radio wave is detected from the transmitting device 30 in the future, the terminal device 10-1 resumes the storage of the radio wave information indicating the radio wave. (Step S15).

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the processing performed by the information processing apparatus 100 that has acquired the radio wave information to be processed from the terminal apparatus 10-n will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information processing corresponding to the information processing apparatus 100 among the information processing according to the embodiment. The information processing device 100 acquires radio wave information to be processed transmitted from the terminal device 10. That is, from such a thing, the information processing apparatus 100 acquires the sensor information detected by the terminal apparatus 10 of the user before or after the time when the user is in a predetermined place.

First, the information processing device 100 acquires radio wave information to be processed transmitted from the terminal device 10-n, and stores the acquired radio wave information in the target radio wave information storage unit 121 (step S21). Here, the target radio wave information storage unit 121 will be described. The target radio wave information storage unit 121 stores radio wave information to be processed corresponding to a period in which the user has been in a predetermined place. In the example of FIG. 3, the target radio wave information storage unit 121 has items such as "facility ID", "terminal ID", "detection date and time", and "radio wave information".

The "facility ID" indicates identification information that identifies a store (facility) where an electronic payment (event) has been performed. The "terminal ID" indicates identification information that identifies the terminal device 10-n of the user U1n. The "detection date and time" indicates the date and time when the radio wave of the radio wave intensity indicated by the corresponding "radio wave information" is detected by the terminal device 10-n. The "radio wave information" is radio wave information indicating how much radio wave intensity the terminal device 10-n has detected from which transmitting device 30 at the time indicated by the "detection date and time".

That is, in the example of the target radio wave information storage unit 121 shown in FIG. 3, among the radio wave information stored in the radio wave information storage unit 12a of FIG. 2A, the radio wave information RJ11-14 which is the radio wave information to be processed is An example of being stored in association with the terminal ID "10-1" (terminal device 10-1) is shown. Further, in the example of the target radio wave information storage unit 121 shown in FIG. 3, among the radio wave information stored in the radio wave information storage unit 12a of FIG. 2B, the radio wave information RJ21-24 which is the radio wave information to be processed is used. An example of being stored in association with the terminal ID "10-2" (terminal device 10-2) is shown.

In such a state, the information processing apparatus 100 includes radio wave information to be processed stored in the target radio wave information storage unit 121 and radio wave information detected by the terminal device 10-n of the target user who is the user to be determined. Based on the above, a determination process for determining whether or not the target user is in the store SH1 is executed (step S22). For example, the information processing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the radio wave information to be processed includes radio wave information satisfying the similarity condition with respect to the radio wave information detected by the terminal device 10-n of the target user. If it is determined and it is determined that it exists, it is determined that the target user is in the place identified by the "facility ID" corresponding to the radio wave information.

Here, assuming that the target user is the user U15, the information processing apparatus 100 satisfies the similarity degree relationship with the radio wave information detected by the terminal device 10-5 of the user U15 in the radio wave information to be processed. Determine if radio wave information exists. For example, the information processing device 100 matches the combination of the transmitting devices 30 indicated by the radio wave information detected by the terminal device 10-15 in the radio wave information to be processed, and in the combination, the terminal device 10-15. It is determined whether or not there is radio wave information that matches (or is similar to) the radio wave intensity indicated by the radio wave information detected by. For example, radio wave information satisfying such similarity condition exists in the radio wave information stored in the target radio wave information storage unit 121, and the facility ID "SH1" and the detection date and time "tm14" are associated with the radio wave information. It is assumed that it was done. In such a case, the information processing apparatus 100 determines that the user U15 was in the store SH1 at least in the time zone indicated by the time tm14.

Further, the information processing apparatus 100 stores the determination result in step S22 in the determination result storage unit 122 (step S23). For example, the information processing apparatus 100 stores the determination result in the case where it is determined that the similarity condition is satisfied among the determination results in step S22.

Here, the determination result storage unit 122 will be described. The determination result storage unit 122 stores a positive determination result among the determination results when it is determined whether or not the target user is in a predetermined place. In the example of FIG. 3, the determination result storage unit 122 has items such as “visitor ID”, “visit time zone”, and “visit destination”.

The "visitor ID" indicates identification information that identifies a user (visitor) who is determined to have visited (was) the "visit destination". The "visit time zone" indicates the time zone during which the "visit destination" was visited. "Destination" indicates exactly the destination. In the determination result storage unit 122 shown in FIG. 3, for example, the visitor ID “U15”, the visit time zone “time tm14”, and the visit destination “SH1” are associated with each other. Such an example corresponds to the determination result shown in step S22, and indicates that the user U15 is determined to have been in the store SH1 at least in the time zone indicated by the time tm14.

Next, the information processing apparatus 100 executes a predetermined process according to the determination result (step S24). For example, the information processing apparatus 100 refers to the determination result storage unit 122, and refers to the user who identifies the advertisement content regarding the place (facility) indicated by the "visit destination" by the "visitor ID" corresponding to the "visit destination". To deliver. Note that the advertisement distribution is only an example, and the information processing apparatus 100 can perform any processing as long as it is processing based on the determination result storage unit 122. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 may deliver a coupon, or may give some incentive (for example, point grant, parking lot discount service grant) by visiting a "visit destination".

As described above, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment receives sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 before or after the time when the user is in a predetermined place. get. Then, the information processing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the target user is in a predetermined place based on the acquired sensor information and the sensor information detected by the terminal device 10 of the target user who is the determination target user. do.

As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 can detect with high accuracy that the user has visited a predetermined place. Specifically, since the information processing apparatus 100 can determine with high accuracy whether or not the target user has visited a predetermined place, it is possible to detect a user who is certainly interested in the predetermined place. .. Since the information processing apparatus 100 can deliver advertisements to such users, it is possible to effectively enhance the appealing power of the users to a predetermined place.

[2. Information processing system]
In the above example, an example is shown in which the terminal device 10-n specifies a period in which the user has been in a predetermined place, and transmits radio wave information for the specified period to the information processing device 100 as radio wave information to be processed. However, the information processing apparatus 100 may perform all of a series of processes for specifying the period in which the user has been in a predetermined place and acquiring the radio wave information for the specified period as the radio wave information to be processed. In such a case, for example, the terminal device 10-n does not perform the processes of steps S13 and S14, and only transmits all the radio wave information currently stored in the radio wave information storage unit 12a to the information processing device 100. In this case, when the information processing apparatus 100 acquires the radio wave information, the information processing device 100 acquires the radio wave information to be processed by, for example, performing the specific processing of step S13 with respect to the acquired radio wave information.

[3. About information processing variations]
The first variation will be described. In the above example, the information processing according to the embodiment shows an example in which radio wave information related to WiFi radio wave strength is targeted as sensor information. However, the information processing according to the embodiment may be performed for environmental information such as pressure, temperature, humidity, and illuminance as sensor information. In such a case, the terminal device 10-n performs a determination process for determining whether the degree of similarity between the "environmental information" corresponding to the "detection date and time" and the "environmental information" immediately before the "detection date and time" satisfies a predetermined condition. Executes in the order of newest detection date and time. Further, based on this determination result, the terminal device 10-n is at a time when a predetermined condition is not satisfied (a time when a predetermined change occurs in the degree of similarity with the sensor information at the time when the user U1n is at a predetermined place). ). Then, the terminal device 10-n specifies a period from the time when the electronic payment is made to the time when the predetermined condition is no longer satisfied as the period during which the user U1n is in the store SH1. Then, the terminal device 10-n extracts the radio wave information for the specified period from the radio wave information storage unit 12a, and the extracted radio wave information is the radio wave information to be processed (an example of the target sensor information which is the sensor information to be processed). Is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100.

The terminal device 10-n extracts the environmental information for the specified period from the storage unit, and processes the extracted environmental information as the processing target environment information (an example of the target sensor information which is the processing target sensor information). It may be transmitted to the device 100.

That is, the information processing apparatus 100 indicates the environment of the predetermined place from the time when the user is in the predetermined place to the time when the user is in the predetermined place as the period when the user is in the predetermined place. Environmental information indicating the environment of a predetermined place from the time when the user was in the predetermined place to the time when the user was in the predetermined place, or the period retroactive to the time when the predetermined change occurred in the similarity with The sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10-n is acquired as the target sensor information during the period elapsed until the time when a predetermined change occurs in the similarity with the user.

The second variation will be described. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 indicates that the user has been in a predetermined place for a period from the time when the user has been in the predetermined place to the time when the user has been in the predetermined place for a predetermined time, or when the user has been in the predetermined place. The sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10-n is acquired as the target sensor information during the period from the above to the time when the predetermined time has elapsed.

The predetermined period referred to here can be rephrased as a predetermined time (period), for example, an average staying time at a predetermined place. For example, it is assumed that the average staying time of a user at a store SH1 which is an example of a predetermined place is known in advance as "15 minutes". In such a case, the terminal device 10-n specifies a period from the time when the electronic payment is made to the time when the user U1n is in the store SH1 as a period going back "15 minutes". Then, the terminal device 10-n extracts the radio wave information for the specified period from the radio wave information storage unit 12a, and the extracted radio wave information is the radio wave information to be processed (an example of the target sensor information which is the sensor information to be processed). Is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100.

In the second variation, as described above, the information processing apparatus 100 has a period from the time when the user stays at the predetermined place to the time when the average stay time goes back, as the period when the user stays at the predetermined place. Alternatively, an example is shown in which the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10-n is acquired as the target sensor information during the period from the time when the user is in a predetermined place to the time when the average stay time has elapsed. .. However, the information processing apparatus 100 may use a highly reliable staying time in consideration of the standard deviation, instead of using the average staying time for the staying time at a predetermined place. This point will be described with reference to the example of FIG.

For example, it is assumed that the average staying time of the user at the store SH1 which is an example of a predetermined place is "15 minutes" and the standard deviation is "10 minutes". In this case, for example, the staying time with a confidence interval of 95% or more can be said to be about "5 minutes". Therefore, the information processing apparatus 100 is a period from the time when the user stays at a predetermined place to the time when the user stays at a predetermined place with high reliability based on the average stay time and the standard deviation. During the period from the time of staying to the time when the staying time has elapsed, the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10-n is acquired as the target sensor information. As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 can obtain correct answer data with higher accuracy than when the average staying time is used.

The third variation will be described. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 traces back from the time when the user was in the predetermined place to the time when the information indicating that the user entered the predetermined place was acquired, as the period during which the user was in the predetermined place. During the period from the time when the user was in the predetermined place to the time when the information indicating that the user went out of the predetermined place was acquired, the user's terminal device 10-n The detected sensor information is acquired as the target sensor information.

The information indicating that the user has entered the predetermined place is, for example, information detected by a beacon installed at the entrance at the predetermined place, and is when the user enters the predetermined place. It is the detected information or the information detected when the user goes out of the predetermined place. For example, it is assumed that such a beacon (store visit detection beacon) is installed in the store SH1 which is an example of a predetermined place.

In such a case, the terminal device 10-n specifies a period from the time when the electronic payment is made to the time when the visit to the store is detected by the beacon as the period during which the user U1n is in the store SH1. Then, the terminal device 10-n extracts the radio wave information for the specified period from the radio wave information storage unit 12a, and the extracted radio wave information is the radio wave information to be processed (an example of the target sensor information which is the sensor information to be processed). Is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100.

When the information processing device 100 can directly cooperate with the beacon, for example, the information processing device 100 when the user U1n visits the store SH1 based on the store visit information acquired from the beacon. Specify the time. Then, the information processing apparatus 100 specifies a period from the time when the electronic payment is made to the time when the visit is detected by the beacon as the period during which the user U1n is in the store SH1.

The fourth variation will be described. The information processing apparatus 100 traces back the travel time required for moving from the time when the user is in the predetermined place to the predetermined place and a place different from the predetermined place as the period when the user is in the predetermined place. The sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 is acquired as the target sensor information in the period up to the time point, or in the period from the time when the user is in a predetermined place to the time when the movement time has elapsed.

This point will be described with reference to the store SH1 shown in FIG. 1 and a store SH2 different from the store SH2. Further, it is assumed that it is known in advance that the travel time required for the movement between the store SH1 and the store SH2 is "5 minutes". In such a state, for example, it is assumed that the user U11 makes an electronic payment at the store SH1 at 9:40 and then makes an electronic payment at the store SH2 at 10 o'clock. Considering that the travel time required to move between the store SH1 and the store SH2 is "5 minutes", the user U11 is the store SH1 until about 9:55, which is obtained by subtracting the travel time of 5 minutes from the time of 10 o'clock. It is presumed that he was in.

In addition, since users generally tend to leave the store immediately after the payment is completed, the user U11 who made an electronic payment at the store SH1 at 9:40 immediately leaves the store SH11 at 9:00 time. It is possible that the user U11 arrived at the store SH2 at 45 minutes, so that another estimation that the user U11 was in the store SH2 during the period from 9:45 to 10 can be made.

Based on the above, the terminal device 10-1 of the user U11 may specify the period from the time 9:40 to the time 9:55 as the period during which the user U11 was in the store SH1, while the user U11 may specify the period. The period from time 9:45 to time 10 may be specified as the period during which the user U11 is in the store SH2.

Further, in such a case, the terminal device 10-1 in the radio wave information storage unit 12a, among the radio wave information associated with the facility ID "SH1", the radio wave corresponding to the period from time 9:40 to time 9:55. Information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100. Alternatively, the terminal device 10-1 is an information processing device in the radio wave information storage unit 12a that processes the radio wave information corresponding to the period from time 9:45 to time 10 o'clock among the radio wave information associated with the facility ID "SH2". Send to 100.

As described above, the information processing apparatus 100 acquires a plurality of radio wave information corresponding to a specified period based on the travel time between a plurality of predetermined locations (in the above example, the store SH1 and the store SH2). Since the radio wave information during the period (that is, the travel time) when the user is not in any of the predetermined places is not used as the correct answer data, more accurate correct answer data can be obtained.

[4. About event variations]
In the example of FIG. 1, as a predetermined event performed between the user and a predetermined place by the information processing apparatus 100, before or after the electronic payment between the user and the predetermined place is performed. An example of acquiring the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 is shown in the above. However, the information processing apparatus 100 is not limited to electronic payment as long as it is an event in which the user's terminal device 10 is used at the predetermined place as a predetermined event performed between the user and the predetermined place. It is possible to acquire the sensor information detected by the terminal device 10 before or after the event occurs. This point will be described with reference to the example of FIG.

For example, it is assumed that the store SH1 is equipped with a terminal device for customers (referred to as "multimedia terminal SHT11") near an entrance or a cash register. In this case, the user U1n of the terminal device 10-n holds (reads) a predetermined QR code displayed on the terminal device 10-n over the multimedia terminal SHT11 to obtain a coupon for the multimedia terminal SHT11. Can be issued.

Therefore, as an example of an event in which the user's terminal device 10 is used at a predetermined place, in addition to electronic payment, coupon issuance between such a terminal device 10-n and the multimedia terminal SHT11. Can be mentioned. It should be noted that the processing performed by the terminal device 10-n is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 1, only the event is replaced from the electronic payment to the coupon issuance. For example, when the terminal device 10-n detects that the QR code for issuing the coupon has been read by the multimedia terminal SHT11, in step S13, in the period before (or after) the time when the coupon is issued. Therefore, the user U1n executes a specific process for specifying the period of stay in the store SH1. Then, the terminal device 10-n extracts the radio wave information for the period specified in S13 (the period during which the user U1n is in the store SH1) from the radio wave information stored in the radio wave information storage unit 12a, and performs information processing. It is transmitted to the device 100.

In this way, the information processing apparatus 100 acquires the sensor information detected by the terminal apparatus 10 before or after the event in which the user's terminal apparatus 10 is used occurs at a predetermined location.

Further, as another example, when the user U1n of the terminal device 10-n specifies, for example, a store SH1 as the recipient of the ordered product, for example, a predetermined QR code displayed on the terminal device 10-n. By holding (reading) the product over the multimedia terminal SHT11, the multimedia terminal SHT11 can be made to issue a receipt slip for the ordered product.

Further, when the user U1n of the terminal device 10-n delivers the property to the purchaser due to the purchase of his / her own property sold through the predetermined content, for example, the terminal device 10-n By holding (reading) the predetermined QR code displayed on the above of the multimedia terminal SHT11, the multimedia terminal SHT11 can be made to issue a delivery slip.

Therefore, as an example of an event in which the user's terminal device 10 is used at a predetermined place, various slips between such a terminal device 10-n and the multimedia terminal SHT 11 other than electronic payment Issuance is mentioned. It should be noted that the processing performed by the terminal device 10-n is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 1 except that the event is replaced from the electronic payment to the issuance of a slip. For example, when the terminal device 10-n detects that the QR code for issuing the slip has been read by the multimedia terminal SHT11, in step S13, in the period before (or after) the time when the slip is issued. Therefore, the user U1n executes a specific process for specifying the period of stay in the store SH1. Then, the terminal device 10-n extracts the radio wave information for the period specified in S13 (the period during which the user U1n is in the store SH1) from the radio wave information stored in the radio wave information storage unit 12a, and performs information processing. It is transmitted to the device 100.

In this way, the information processing apparatus 100 acquires the sensor information detected by the terminal apparatus 10 before or after the event in which the user's terminal apparatus 10 is used occurs at a predetermined location.

[5. Variations on specific processing]
In the example of FIG. 1, in step S131, the terminal device 10-n has a predetermined condition that the degree of similarity between the "radio wave information" corresponding to the "detection date and time" and the "radio wave information" immediately before the "detection date and time" is a predetermined condition. An example is shown in which the judgment process for determining whether or not the above conditions are satisfied is executed in the order of newest detection date and time. More specifically, the terminal device 10-n has, for example, the same combination (condition 1) as the combination of the transmitted device 30 detected at the time when the electronic payment is performed (at the time of event occurrence) as a predetermined condition. An example of determining whether or not the condition (condition 2) that the difference in radio wave intensity between the same transmitting devices 30 is within a predetermined value (for example, 40) is shown is shown. However, the terminal device 10-n may perform the determination process under a loose condition such as determining whether or not at least one of the condition 1 and the condition 2 is satisfied.

Further, in the example of FIG. 1, the terminal device 10-n is specified in step S13 by constantly detecting and storing the WiFi radio wave intensity transmitted from the WiFi router (an example of the transmitting device 30) as sensor information. An example is shown in which radio wave information for a period (a period in which the user U1n is in a predetermined place) is extracted and transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100. However, the terminal device 10-n not only detects the radio wave information transmitted from the transmitting device 30 as sensor information, but also detects the radio wave information from another terminal device 10-n that has Internet sharing turned on. good.

For example, in the store SH1, there are other users other than the user U11, but a specific user (here, “user U15”) shares the settings of his / her terminal device 10-5 on the Internet. After setting it to "ON", it is assumed that it is connected to the WiFi router in the store SH1. In such a case, the terminal device 10-1 of the user U11 detects a radio wave transmitted by another terminal device 10-5 (terminal device 10-n of the user U15) as seen from the own device, and via the detected radio wave. You can connect to the Internet. For this reason, the terminal device 10-1 not only detects the WiFi radio wave strength transmitted from the WiFi router (an example of the transmitting device 30) as sensor information, but also detects the radio waves transmitted by the other terminal devices 10-5. The strength is also detected as sensor information. Then, the terminal device 10-n also stores the radio wave information related to the radio wave intensity transmitted by the other terminal device 10-5 in the radio wave information storage unit 12a, so that this radio wave information can also be used as correct answer data. .. Further, in such an example, the other terminal device 10-5 can be regarded as a kind of transmission device 30.

[6. Configuration of terminal device]
Next, the terminal device 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the terminal device according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the terminal device 10 has a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a control unit 13. For example, the terminal device 10 is a client terminal that performs information processing described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

(About the storage unit 12)
The storage unit 12 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 12 has a radio wave information storage unit 12a. Since the radio wave information storage unit 12a is as described with reference to FIG. 2, detailed description thereof will be omitted below.

Although not shown in FIG. 5, the terminal device 10 includes various sensors, and such sensors constantly detect radio waves transmitted from the transmitting device 30. Therefore, for example, when such a sensor detects a radio wave, the radio wave information storage unit 12a stores radio wave information indicating when and from which transmitter 30 the radio wave of what strength is detected.

(About control unit 13)
The control unit 13 is realized by executing various programs stored in the storage device inside the information processing device 10 using the RAM as a work area by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like. .. Further, the control unit 13 is realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 13 has a payment processing unit 13a, a specific unit 13b, and a transmission unit 13c, and realizes or executes an information processing function or operation described below. The internal configuration of the control unit 13 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 5, and may be another configuration as long as it is a configuration for performing information processing described later. Further, the connection relationship of each processing unit included in the control unit 13 is not limited to the connection relationship shown in FIG. 5, and may be another connection relationship.

(About payment processing unit 13a)
The settlement processing unit 13a executes various processes related to settlement. For example, the payment processing unit 13a detects an electronic payment between a user and a predetermined place (for example, a store), and when the electronic payment is detected, the payment processing unit 13a performs payment processing with the payment server. Further, the payment processing unit 13a outputs information indicating the place where the payment was made (for example, "facility ID") and time information indicating the time when the payment was made to the specific unit 13b. For this reason, the settlement processing unit 13a performs, for example, the processing of steps S11 and S12 shown in FIG.

(About the specific part 13b)
The specific unit 13b is a period before or after the time when the user is in a predetermined place (a predetermined event indicating that the user is in a predetermined place (for example, electronic payment)) occurs. Then, a specific process for specifying the period during which the user has been in a predetermined place is executed.

For example, the specific unit 13b refers to the radio wave information storage unit 12a, and the degree of similarity between the "radio wave information" corresponding to the "detection date and time" and the "radio wave information" immediately before the "detection date and time" satisfies a predetermined condition. Judgment processing is executed in order of newest detection date and time. Then, the specifying unit 13b specifies a time point when the predetermined condition is no longer satisfied (a time point when a predetermined change occurs in the degree of similarity with the sensor information at the time when the user is in the predetermined place) based on the determination result. .. Then, the specific unit 13b sets the period from the time when the user is in the predetermined place (the time when the predetermined event occurs) to the time when the predetermined condition is not satisfied as the period in which the user is in the predetermined place. Identify. For this reason, the specific unit 13b performs, for example, the process of step S13 shown in FIG. 1 (steps S131 to S133 shown in FIG. 2).

(About transmitter 13c)
Next, the transmission unit 13c extracts the radio wave information corresponding to the period specified by the specific unit 13b from the radio wave information stored in the radio wave information storage unit 12a, and the extracted radio wave information is the radio wave to be processed. It is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100 as information (an example of target sensor information which is sensor information to be processed). For this reason, the transmission unit 13c performs, for example, the process of step S14 shown in FIG.

[7. Information processing device configuration]
Next, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the information processing apparatus 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130. For example, the information processing device 100 is a server device that performs information processing described with reference to FIG. On the other hand, the information processing device 100 may also perform specific processing performed by the specific unit 13b of the terminal device 10, for example.

(About the storage unit 120)
The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM or a flash memory or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 120 includes a target radio wave information storage unit 121, a determination result storage unit 122, and a purchase information storage unit 123. Since the target radio wave information storage unit 121 and the determination result storage unit 122 are as described with reference to FIG. 3, detailed description thereof will be omitted below.

(About purchasing information storage unit 123)
The purchase information storage unit 123 stores product information related to the product purchased by the user. For example, the purchase information storage unit 123 has identification information (terminal ID) for identifying the user, identification information (facility ID) for identifying the place where the product was purchased (for example, a store), purchase date and time, and product information (for example). For example, the product name and the individual identification number of the product) are stored in association with each other.

In the example of FIG. 1, for example, when the barcode reader RD reads the barcode (or QR code) displayed on the terminal device 10-n at the time of payment, the barcode reader RD and the store location information indicating the location of the store SH1 are used. , The terminal ID, the store ID, and the product information as described above are associated with each other and transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100. As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 can acquire the product information and stores the acquired product information in the purchase information storage unit 123.

(About control unit 130)
The control unit 130 is realized by executing various programs stored in the storage device inside the information processing device 100 using the RAM as a work area by a CPU, an MPU, or the like. Further, the control unit 130 is realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC or FPGA.

As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 130 includes an acquisition unit 131, a first determination unit 132, a processing control unit 133, and a second determination unit 134, and has functions and operations of information processing described below. Realize or execute. The internal configuration of the control unit 130 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 6, and may be another configuration as long as it is a configuration for performing information processing described later. Further, the connection relationship of each processing unit included in the control unit 130 is not limited to the connection relationship shown in FIG. 6, and may be another connection relationship.

(About acquisition unit 131)
The acquisition unit 131 acquires the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 before or after the time when the user is in a predetermined place. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device before or after the occurrence of a predetermined event indicating that the user is in a predetermined place. For example, the acquisition unit 131 obtains sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 as a predetermined event before or after a predetermined event performed between the user and a predetermined place occurs. get. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 before or after the electronic payment between the user and the predetermined place is performed as a predetermined event. do.

Specifically, the acquisition unit 131 is the period during which the user is in the predetermined place among the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 before or after the time when the user is in the predetermined place. The sensor information based on the above is acquired as the target sensor information which is the sensor information to be processed.

For example, the acquisition unit 131 changes the degree of similarity from the time when the user is in the predetermined place to the sensor information when the user is in the predetermined place as the period during which the user is in the predetermined place. Elapsed from the time when the user was in a predetermined place to the time when a predetermined change occurred in the similarity with the sensor information when the user was in a predetermined place. During the period, the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 is acquired as the target sensor information.

Further, for example, the acquisition unit 131 indicates an environment indicating the environment of a predetermined place from the time when the user is in the predetermined place to the time when the user is in the predetermined place as the period during which the user is in the predetermined place. An environment that indicates the environment of a predetermined place from the time when the user was in the predetermined place to the time when the user was in the predetermined place, or the period retroactive to the time when the similarity with the information occurred. The sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 is acquired as the target sensor information during the period elapsed until the time when a predetermined change occurs in the similarity with the information.

Further, for example, the acquisition unit 131 indicates that the user has been in the predetermined place for a period from the time when the user has been in the predetermined place to the time when the user has been in the predetermined place for a predetermined time, or the user has been in the predetermined place. During the period from the time point to the time point when a predetermined time has elapsed, the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device 10 is acquired as the target sensor information.

Further, for example, the acquisition unit 131 indicates that the user has been in the predetermined place from the time when the user is in the predetermined place to the time when the information indicating that the user has entered the predetermined place is acquired. Detected by the user's terminal device 10 during a period retroactively or from the time when the user was in the predetermined place to the time when the information indicating that the user went out of the predetermined place was acquired. The obtained sensor information is acquired as the target sensor information.

Further, the acquisition unit 131 stores the acquired target sensor information in the target radio wave information storage unit 121. For this reason, the acquisition unit 131 performs, for example, the process of step S21 shown in FIG.

(About the first judgment unit 132)
The first determination unit 132 determines whether the target user is in a predetermined place based on the sensor information acquired by the acquisition unit 131 and the sensor information detected by the terminal device 10 of the target user who is the determination target user. Judge whether or not. For example, in the first determination unit 132, has the target user visited a predetermined place based on the degree of coincidence between the sensor information acquired by the acquisition unit 131 and the sensor information detected by the terminal device 10 of the target user? Judge whether or not.

For example, the first determination unit 132 has similarities (matching degree) with the radio wave information detected by the terminal device 10 of the target user in the radio wave information to be processed stored in the target radio wave information storage unit 121. It is determined whether or not the radio wave information satisfying the degree condition exists, and if it is determined that the radio wave information exists, it is determined that the target user is in the place identified by the "facility ID" corresponding to the radio wave information.

Further, the first determination unit 132 stores the determination result in the determination result storage unit 122. For this reason, the acquisition unit 131 performs, for example, the processes of steps S22 and S23 shown in FIG.

(About processing control unit 133)
The processing control unit 133 executes a predetermined process according to the determination result by the first determination unit 132. For example, the processing control unit 133 refers to the determination result storage unit 122, and refers to the user who identifies the advertisement content regarding the place (facility) indicated by the "visit destination" by the "visitor ID" corresponding to the "visit destination". To deliver. Further, the processing control unit 133 can, for example, distribute a coupon or give some incentive (for example, point granting, parking lot discount service granting) by visiting a "visited place".

(About the second determination unit 134)
Here, among the radio wave information stored in the target radio wave information storage unit 121, the radio wave information erroneously detected by the terminal device 10 and the transmission device 30 that does not exist in the predetermined place identified by the "facility ID" are transmitted. Radio wave information of origin may be included. Therefore, the second determination unit 134 determines the following so that the radio wave information derived from the transmitter 30 that certainly exists in the predetermined place identified by the "facility ID" is acquired as the sensor information to be processed with high accuracy. Perform processing.

Specifically, the second determination unit 134 compares the radio wave information of the current processing target stored in the target radio wave information storage unit 121, and determines whether or not the comparison result satisfies a predetermined condition. Then, the acquisition unit 131 finally obtains the sensor information stored in the target radio wave information storage unit 121, which is determined by the second determination unit 134 to satisfy a predetermined condition among the radio wave information to be processed at the present time. Acquired (determined) as sensor information to be processed.

For example, the second determination unit 134 determines whether or not sensor information having commonality with each other exists in the radio wave information to be processed at the present time. Then, the acquisition unit 131 acquires, as the final processing target sensor information, the sensor information determined by the second determination unit 134 to have commonality among the radio wave information to be processed at the present time.

This point will be described with reference to an example of the target radio wave information storage unit 121 shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 3, the radio wave intensity indicated by the radio wave information associated with the facility ID “SH1” is within the range of “1” to “70”. Therefore, for example, the second determination unit 134 sets the radio wave intensity range "1" to "70" on average, and if there is a radio wave intensity not within this range, the second determination unit 134 indicates the radio wave strength. It is judged that the radio wave information has no commonality. In other words, the second determination unit 134 determines that the radio wave information excluding the radio wave information determined to have no commonality among the radio wave information associated with the facility ID "SH1" is the sensor information. ..

By such a procedure, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can exclude radio wave information such as erroneous detection, so that more accurate reference data (correct answer data) can be obtained. As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 can detect that the user has visited a predetermined place with higher accuracy.

As another example, the second determination unit 134 determines whether or not the number of times the sensor information is detected is greater than the predetermined number of times. Then, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the sensor information for which the second determination unit 134 determines that the number of detections is greater than the predetermined number of times as the final processing target sensor information.

For example, the information processing apparatus 100 counts the number of times the radio wave information is detected for each radio wave information (for example, a combination of a router ID and a radio wave intensity) stored in the target radio wave information storage unit 121, and counts the results. Is stored in a predetermined storage unit. Further, it is assumed that an arbitrary number of times is set in advance as a predetermined number of times. Then, the second determination unit 134 compares the radio wave information with the predetermined number of times for each radio wave information, and determines whether or not the radio wave information has been detected more than the predetermined number of times.

By such a procedure, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can exclude radio wave information such as erroneous detection, so that more accurate reference data (correct answer data) can be obtained. As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 can detect that the user has visited a predetermined place with higher accuracy.

As another example, the second determination unit 134 determines whether or not the sensor information that is common to each other exists in the sensor information detected by the terminal device 10 of each user who has obtained the same article at a predetermined location. Is determined. Then, the acquisition unit 131 processes the sensor information determined by the second determination unit to have commonality among the sensor information detected by the terminal device 10 of each user who has obtained the same article at a predetermined location. Acquired as target sensor information.

This point will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of commonality determination according to an embodiment. The target radio wave information storage unit 121 shown in FIG. 7 corresponds to another example shown in the target radio wave information storage unit 121 shown in FIG. 3, and was detected by the terminal device 10-6 and the terminal device 10-7. Radio information is shown. Further, the radio wave information is radio wave information corresponding to the period specified in step S13.

Here, first, the second determination unit 134 is a terminal device of a user who has obtained the same article at the store SH1 among the terminal devices 10-n identified by the "terminal ID" stored in the target radio wave information storage unit 121. Identify 10-n. For example, the second determination unit 134 compares the target radio wave information storage unit 121 and the purchase information storage unit 123, and obtains the same article at the store SH1 among the terminal devices 10-n identified by the "terminal ID". The user's terminal device 10-n is specified. For the sake of simplicity, in this example, assuming that the second determination unit 134 recognizes that the users U16, U17, and U18 have purchased the book BK70 in the store SH1, the same article (book BK70) in the store SH1. ) Is obtained as the terminal device 10-n of the user, the terminal device 10-6 of the user U16, the terminal device 10-7 of the user U17, and the terminal device 10-8 of the user U18 are specified.

Then, the second determination unit 134 compares the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-6, the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-7, and the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-8, and includes the radio wave information. In addition, it is determined whether or not there is radio wave information in which the radio wave information is changed in the same manner according to the passage of time.

According to the example of FIG. 7, in the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-6, the radio wave intensity corresponding to the router WF1 changes from "65" to "30" according to the passage of the detection date and time. Further, even in the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-7, the radio wave strength corresponding to the router WF1 changes from "65" to "30" according to the passage of the detection date and time.

Further, according to the example of FIG. 7, in the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-6, the radio wave intensity corresponding to the router WF2 changes from "80" to "60" according to the passage of the detection date and time. Further, even in the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-7, the radio wave strength corresponding to the router WF2 changes from "80" to "60" according to the passage of the detection date and time.

Further, according to the example of FIG. 7, in the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-6, the radio wave intensity corresponding to the router WF3 changes from "40" to "70" according to the passage of the detection date and time. Further, even in the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-7, the radio wave strength corresponding to the router WF2 changes from "35" to "70" according to the passage of the detection date and time.

As described above, in the example of FIG. 7, the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-6 and the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-7 show similar changes with the passage of time. Therefore, the second determination unit 134 compares the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-6, the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-7, and the radio wave information corresponding to the terminal device 10-8, and includes the radio wave information. In addition, it is determined that there is radio wave information that changes in the same manner with the passage of time. Further, in the second determination unit 134, the radio wave information changing in the same manner includes the radio wave information in the period from the detection date / time “tm62” to the detection date / time “65” and the detection date / time “tm72” to the detection date / time “65”. It is determined that the radio wave information is in the period of "75".

In addition, as one of the factors that change the radio wave information in the same manner in this way, users who have purchased the same product have a common purpose of purchasing the product, so that the movement route within the store SH1 is common. It is conceivable that it will come. In other words, it can be said that the radio wave information corresponding to the section having a common movement route is the original radio wave information detected in the store SH1 with high probability. Then, the acquisition unit 131 processes the radio wave information in the period from the detection date / time "tm62" to the detection date / time "65" and the radio wave information in the period from the detection date / time "tm72" to the detection date / time "75". By acquiring as, more accurate reference data (correct answer data) can be obtained. As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 can detect that the user has visited a predetermined place with higher accuracy.

[8. Information processing flow]
Next, the procedure of information processing by the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an information processing procedure by the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 shows an information processing procedure according to an embodiment between the terminal device 10 and the information processing device 100.

First, the terminal device 10 determines whether or not an electronic payment has been made, and if it is determined that an electronic payment has been made, the terminal device 10 performs a payment process between a predetermined place corresponding to the electronic payment and between users. Execute (step S101). Next, the terminal device 10 was at a predetermined place (the place where the user made the electronic payment) corresponding to the electronic payment during the period before (or after) the time when the electronic payment was made. A specific process for specifying the period is executed (step S102).

Next, the terminal device 10 extracts the radio wave information for the period specified in step S102 from the radio wave information for the predetermined period stored in the radio wave information storage unit 12a (step S103). Then, the terminal device 1-transmits the extracted radio wave information (radio wave information to be processed) to the information processing device 100 (step S104). Further, the terminal device 10 deletes the radio wave information in the radio wave information storage unit 12a (step S105).

Further, the information processing apparatus 100 acquires the radio wave information to be processed transmitted from the terminal apparatus 10 in step S104 (step S201). That is, the information processing device 100 acquires the radio wave information detected by the terminal device 10 before (or after) the time when the user is in a predetermined place.

Next, the information processing apparatus 100 performs a determination process of determining whether or not the target user is in a predetermined place based on the radio wave information to be processed and the radio wave information detected by the terminal device 10 of the target user. Execute (step S202). Then, the information processing apparatus 100 executes a predetermined process (advertisement distribution or the like) according to the determination result in step S202 (step S203).

[9. Hardware configuration]
Further, the terminal device 10 and the information processing device 100 according to the above embodiment are realized by, for example, a computer 1000 having a configuration as shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer 1000 that realizes the functions of the information processing apparatus 100. The computer 1000 has a CPU 1100, a RAM 1200, a ROM 1300, an HDD 1400, a communication interface (I / F) 1500, an input / output interface (I / F) 1600, and a media interface (I / F) 1700.

The CPU 1100 operates based on a program stored in the ROM 1300 or the HDD 1400, and controls each part. The ROM 1300 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 1100 when the computer 1000 is started, a program depending on the hardware of the computer 1000, and the like.

The HDD 1400 stores a program executed by the CPU 1100, data used by such a program, and the like. The communication interface 1500 receives data from another device via the communication network 50 and sends it to the CPU 1100, and transmits the data generated by the CPU 1100 to the other device via the communication network 50.

The CPU 1100 controls an output device such as a display or a printer, and an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse via the input / output interface 1600. The CPU 1100 acquires data from the input device via the input / output interface 1600. Further, the CPU 1100 outputs the generated data to the output device via the input / output interface 1600.

The media interface 1700 reads a program or data stored in the recording medium 1800 and provides the program or data to the CPU 1100 via the RAM 1200. The CPU 1100 loads the program from the recording medium 1800 onto the RAM 1200 via the media interface 1700, and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 1800 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or PD (Phase change rewritable Disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. And so on.

For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 realizes the function of the control unit 130 by executing the program loaded on the RAM 1200. Further, the data in the storage unit 120 is stored in the HDD 1400. The CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 reads and executes these programs from the recording medium 1800, but as another example, these programs may be acquired from another device via the communication network 50.

[10. others〕
Further, each component of each of the illustrated devices is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure. That is, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them may be functionally or physically distributed / physically in any unit according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

The embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to some drawings, but these are examples, and various modifications are made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the embodiments described in the disclosure column of the invention. It is possible to carry out the present invention in other modified forms.

Further, the above-mentioned "section, module, unit" can be read as "means" or "circuit". For example, the acquisition unit can be read as an acquisition means or an acquisition circuit.

1 Information processing system 10 Terminal device 12a Radio information storage unit 13 Control unit 13a Payment processing unit 13b Specific unit 13c Transmission unit 30 Transmission device 100 Information processing device 121 Target radio information storage unit 122 Judgment result storage unit 123 Purchase information storage unit 130 Control Unit 131 Acquisition unit 132 First judgment unit 133 Processing control unit 134 Second judgment unit

Claims (14)

From the time when the predetermined event occurs among the sensor information detected at the predetermined place by the terminal device of the user used in the predetermined event generated between the predetermined place and the user at the predetermined place. Also before or after, the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the user, which is a combination of detection results according to the change in the position of the user with the movement of the user at the predetermined place. The acquisition unit that acquires the corresponding sensor information , and
Based on the sensor information acquired by the acquisition unit and the information acquired from the arbitrary terminal device, it is presumed that the arbitrary terminal device is not involved in the occurrence of the predetermined event at the predetermined location. Information processing characterized by having a first determination unit for determining whether or not the target user is in the predetermined place based on the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the target user who is the user. Device. As the predetermined event, the acquisition unit acquires the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the user before or after the electronic payment between the user and the predetermined place is performed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is to be used. The acquisition unit is a sensor based on the period during which the user is in the predetermined place among the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the user before or after the time when the predetermined event occurs. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information is acquired as target sensor information which is sensor information to be processed. The acquisition unit has a degree of similarity to the sensor information from the time when the user is in the predetermined place to the time when the user is in the predetermined place as the period during which the user is in the predetermined place. The degree of similarity to the sensor information at the time when the user is at the predetermined place from the time when the user is at the predetermined place or the period retroactive to the time when the predetermined change occurs is predetermined. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the user is acquired as the target sensor information during the period elapsed until the time when the change occurs. The acquisition unit is an environment of the predetermined place from the time when the user is in the predetermined place to the time when the user is in the predetermined place as the period during which the user is in the predetermined place. The period retroactive to the time when a predetermined change occurs in the similarity with the environmental information indicating the above, or the time when the user is in the predetermined place from the time when the user is in the predetermined place. Acquiring the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the user as the target sensor information during the period elapsed until the time when a predetermined change occurs in the similarity with the environmental information indicating the environment of the predetermined place. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 or 4. The acquisition unit is a period in which the user is in the predetermined place, from the time when the user is in the predetermined place to the time when the user is retroactive by a predetermined time, or the user is in the predetermined place. Any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the user is acquired as the target sensor information during the period from the time when the user is present to the time when a predetermined time has elapsed. The information processing device described in 1. The acquisition unit has acquired information indicating that the user has entered the predetermined place from the time when the user was in the predetermined place as the period during which the user was in the predetermined place. The period retroactive to a time point, or the period elapsed from the time when the user was in the predetermined place to the time when the information indicating that the user has left the predetermined place was acquired. The information processing device according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the sensor information detected by the user's terminal device is acquired as the target sensor information. Further, it has a second determination unit for determining whether or not the sensor information acquired by the acquisition unit satisfies a predetermined condition.
Among the sensor information, the acquisition unit uses the sensor information determined by the second determination unit to satisfy the predetermined condition as the sensor information to be processed indicating that the user is in the predetermined place. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 7, wherein the information processing apparatus is to be acquired. The second determination unit determines whether or not sensor information having commonality with each other exists in the sensor information.
The information according to claim 8, wherein the acquisition unit acquires, among the sensor information, sensor information determined by the second determination unit to have commonality with each other as sensor information to be processed. Processing equipment. The second determination unit determines whether or not the sensor information having commonality with each other exists in the sensor information detected by the terminal device of each user who has obtained the same article at the predetermined place.
Among the sensor information detected by the terminal device of each user who obtained the same article at the predetermined place, the acquisition unit processes the sensor information determined to be common to each other by the second determination unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the information processing apparatus is acquired as sensor information of the above. The second determination unit determines whether or not the number of times the sensor information is detected is greater than the predetermined number of times.
The acquisition unit is characterized in that, among the sensor information, the sensor information determined by the second determination unit to be detected more than a predetermined number of times is acquired as the sensor information to be processed. The information processing apparatus according to any one of the above. In the first determination unit, whether the target user visited the predetermined place based on the degree of agreement between the sensor information acquired by the acquisition unit and the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the target user. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein it is determined whether or not the information processing apparatus is used. It is an information processing method executed by an information processing device.
From the time when the predetermined event occurs among the sensor information detected at the predetermined place by the terminal device of the user used in the predetermined event generated between the predetermined place and the user at the predetermined place. Also before or after, the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the user, which is a combination of detection results according to the change in the position of the user with the movement of the user at the predetermined place. The acquisition process to acquire the corresponding sensor information and
Based on the sensor information acquired by the acquisition step and the information acquired from the arbitrary terminal device, it is presumed that the arbitrary terminal device is not involved in the occurrence of the predetermined event at the predetermined location. Information processing including a first determination step of determining whether or not the target user is in the predetermined place based on the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the target user who is the target user. Method. From the time when the predetermined event occurs among the sensor information detected at the predetermined place by the terminal device of the user used in the predetermined event generated between the predetermined place and the user at the predetermined place. Also before or after, the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the user, which is a combination of detection results according to the change in the position of the user with the movement of the user at the predetermined place. The acquisition procedure to acquire the corresponding sensor information and
Based on the sensor information acquired by the acquisition procedure and the information acquired from the arbitrary terminal device, it is presumed that the arbitrary terminal device is not involved in the occurrence of the predetermined event at the predetermined location. Based on the sensor information detected by the terminal device of the target user who is the target user, the computer is made to execute the first determination procedure for determining whether or not the target user is in the predetermined place. Information processing program.

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