JP7146008B1 - Information distribution device, information distribution method and information distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided information corresponding to a location where a user is located is distributed regardless of whether or not location information indicating the location where the user is located has been acquired. A first table that associates user identification information with attribute information indicating user attributes, cell identification information for identifying a cell of a base station, attribute information, and provided information to be provided to a user. and an acquisition unit 431 for acquiring user identification information for identifying the user of the mobile terminal and cell identification information via the management device that manages the base station. , the attribute information stored in the storage unit in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 together with the cell identification information in the first table, and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 are stored in association in the second table. and a distribution unit 433 for distributing the provided information stored in the unit 42 to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information. [Selection drawing] Fig. 3

Description

The present invention relates to an information distribution device, an information distribution method, and an information distribution system for distributing information.

Push notification of provided information such as advertisement information is performed to mobile terminals. For example, Patent Literature 1 describes that when a user of a mobile terminal is in a notification target area, push notification of provision information corresponding to the notification target area is given.

JP 2017-182719 A

With the technology described in Patent Document 1, if the notification setting of the location information indicating the location of the user is turned off, the notification target area where the user is located cannot be identified. At this time, there is a problem that the provision information corresponding to the notification target area where the user is located cannot be notified by push.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of this point, and it is possible to distribute the provided information corresponding to the location where the user is located regardless of whether or not the location information indicating the location where the user is located has been acquired. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information distribution device, an information distribution method, and an information distribution system that can

An information distribution apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a first table that associates user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal with attribute information indicating attributes of the user, and identifies a cell of a base station. The user of the mobile terminal is identified through a storage unit that stores cell identification information for the mobile terminal, a second table that associates the attribute information, and provided information to be provided to the user, and a management device that manages the base station. an obtaining unit that obtains the user identification information and the cell identification information for obtaining the user identification information stored in the storage unit in association with the user identification information obtained by the obtaining unit together with the cell identification information in the first table Distribution for distributing the provided information stored in the storage unit in association with the attribute information and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit in the second table to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information and

The distribution unit selects a service for which the attribute information stored in the first table in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit together with the cell identification information indicates that the user has not subscribed. may be distributed to the portable terminal corresponding to the user identification information.

The storage unit stores a privilege table that associates the cell identification information with privilege information indicating privileges for using store facilities installed in the cell of the base station, and the distribution unit comprises: The privilege information associated with the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit may be distributed to the mobile terminal.

When the acquisition unit acquires the user identification information and the cell identification information from the management device that manages the base station that includes the entrance of the store facility in the cell, the distribution unit obtains the acquired user identification information. may be distributed to the mobile terminal corresponding to the privilege information indicating a privilege when using the store facility from the time when the user identification information is acquired until a predetermined usable period elapses.

The information distribution device recognizes a person included in a first captured image acquired from a first imaging device that captures an image of the entrance within a predetermined time range from a point in time when the acquisition unit acquires the user identification information. a tracking unit that associates and tracks the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit and the person recognized by the recognition unit; and a second imaging device that is different from the first imaging device. a specifying unit that specifies, based on a second captured image, a product touched by the hand of the person being tracked by the tracking unit; The privilege information indicating a privilege when purchasing the product specified by the specifying unit may be distributed to the mobile terminal.

The distributing unit, at the time when the acquiring unit acquires the user identification information, transmits the privilege information indicating a privilege for purchasing a product whose replacement time is earlier, to a product for purchasing a product whose replacement time is later. It may be delivered to the portable terminal with priority over the privilege information indicating the privilege.

In the information distribution device, the product corresponding to the attribute indicated by the attribute information stored in the storage unit in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit along with the cell identification information in the first table is: A determination unit that determines whether or not the product corresponding to the attribute is included in the inventory of the store facility when the acquisition unit acquires the user identification information. When the determination unit determines that the product is not included in the stock of the store facility corresponding to the above, information indicating the arrival time of the product may be distributed to the mobile terminal.

The distribution unit selects the language used by the user indicated by the attribute information stored in the first table in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit together with the cell identification information of the cell including the display device. Each time the acquisition unit acquires the cell identification information, the acquisition unit acquires the cell identification information from the management device together with the cell identification information. The display device may display an advertisement image based on the language with the highest number of specified languages to be used.

An information distribution apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a first table that associates registered user identification information for identifying users who use services with attribute information that indicates attributes of users; To identify the user of the mobile terminal via a storage unit that stores identification information, the attribute information, and a second table that associates information to be provided to the user, and a management device that manages the base station and an acquiring unit for acquiring the user identification information and the cell identification information, and the stored user identification information associated with the registered user identification information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the acquiring unit together with the cell identification information in the first table. The attribute information stored in the unit and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit are associated in the second table with the provided information stored in the storage unit corresponding to the user identification information. and a distribution unit that distributes to the mobile terminal.

An information distribution system according to a third aspect of the present invention is an information processing system including an information distribution device for distributing provided information to be provided to a user of a mobile terminal and a management device for managing a base station, wherein the management device comprises: an information receiving unit for receiving user identification information for identifying the user of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal in the cell of the base station; the user identification information; and cell identification information for identifying the cell. and an information transmission unit that associates and transmits to the information distribution device, the information distribution device transmitting user identification information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal and attribute information indicating user attributes. Via a storage unit that stores an associated first table, a second table that associates the cell identification information, the attribute information, and provided information to be provided to users, and a management device that manages the base station an obtaining unit for obtaining user identification information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal and the cell identification information; The attribute information stored in the storage unit and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit are associated in the second table, and the provided information stored in the storage unit corresponds to the user identification information. and a distribution unit for distributing to the mobile terminal.

An information distribution method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention acquires user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal from the mobile terminal via a management device that manages a base station and is executed by a computer. obtaining cell identification information for identifying a cell of a base station; identifying attributes of a user corresponding to the obtained user identification information; user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal; With reference to a first table that associates attribute information indicating attributes of a user and a second table that associates the cell identification information, the attribute information, and provided information to be provided to the user, the cell identification information The attribute information stored in association with the user identification information acquired with the user identification information in the first table, and the provided information stored in association with the cell identification information acquired in the second table as the user identification information and delivering to the mobile terminal corresponding to.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the effect that the provision information corresponding to the location where a user is located can be delivered regardless of whether the location information which shows the location where a user is located is acquired.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure for demonstrating the outline|summary of the information distribution system of embodiment. 1 shows the configuration of a management device; 1 shows the configuration of an information distribution device; It is a figure which shows an example of the screen for registering a user's attribute information. It is a figure which shows the example of the inventory table which the external device memorize|stores. It is a figure which shows the example of a 2nd table. 4 shows an example of privilege information distributed by a distribution unit; It is a figure which shows a mode that a specification part specifies the goods which a user purchases. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a notification that a user of a mobile terminal has entered a cell of a base station; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example in which the distribution unit causes the administrator terminal to display the position of the user; 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for distributing provided information by an information distribution device;

[Overview of information processing system S]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of an information distribution system S of this embodiment. The information processing system S includes a mobile terminal 100 , a base station 200 , a management device 300 and an information distribution device 400 .

The mobile terminal 100 is, for example, a smart phone owned by a user who uses the store facility. Mobile terminal 100 communicates with management device 300 and information distribution device 400 via base station 200 . The base station 200 is, for example, a 5G femtocell base station. In the example of FIG. 1, the base station 200 is provided within the store facility. Base station 200 has a narrower cell than a macrocell base station. Base station 200 may comprise multiple cells. Base station 200 is connected to mobile terminal 100, management device 300, and information distribution device 400 via a network. The base station 200 transmits radio waves to the entrance of the store facility.

The management device 300 is, for example, a control device that configures at least part of the 5G core network. Management device 300 manages base station 200 . Management device 300 communicates with mobile terminal 100 in the cell of base station 200 via base station 200 .

Information distribution device 400 communicates with mobile terminal 100 via base station 200 and management device 300 . The information distribution device 400 distributes information to be provided to the user of the mobile terminal 100 to the mobile terminal 100 . The provided information is, for example, information regarding products or services provided to the user.

Information distribution apparatus 400 stores a first table in which user identification information for identifying the user of portable terminal 100 and attribute information indicating attributes of the user are associated with each other in the storage unit. Attributes are, for example, gender, age, or hobbies. Information distribution apparatus 400 stores cell identification information for identifying cells of base station 200, attribute information, and a second table that associates information to be provided to users in a storage unit.

Hereinafter, the flow of processing in the information distribution system S will be described with reference to FIG. When a user enters the cell of base station 200, mobile terminal 100 transmits user identification information for identifying the user to base station 200 ((1) in FIG. 1). The base station 200 transmits the received user identification information and cell identification information for identifying the cell to the management device 300 ((2) in FIG. 1). The cell identification information may be for identifying the base station 200. FIG. The management device 300 transmits the received user identification information and cell identification information to the information distribution device 400 ((3) in FIG. 1). The information distribution device 400 acquires user identification information and cell identification information from the management device 300 .

Information distribution device 400 reads the first table from the storage unit. The information distribution device 400 refers to the read first table and identifies the attribute information stored in the first table in association with the acquired user identification information ((4) in FIG. 1). Information distribution device 400 reads the second table from the storage unit. The information distribution device 400 refers to the read second table and selects provided information associated with the obtained cell identification information and the specified attribute information in the second table ((5) in FIG. 1). . The information distribution device 400 distributes the selected provided information to the mobile terminal 100 ((6) to (8) in FIG. 1).

In this way, information distribution apparatus 400 acquires the cell identification information of the cell containing mobile terminal 100, so that mobile terminal 100 has the position information notification setting indicating the location of mobile terminal 100 turned off. Even when the mobile terminal 100 is present, the position where the mobile terminal 100 is located can be specified. Therefore, the information distribution apparatus 400 can distribute the provision information corresponding to the location of the user to the mobile terminal 100 even if the location information notification setting in the mobile terminal 100 is turned off.

[Configuration of management device 300]
FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the management device 300. As shown in FIG. The management device 300 includes a communication section 31 , a storage section 32 and a control section 33 . The communication unit 31 is an interface for communicating with the mobile terminal 100 via the base station 200 . The communication unit 31 communicates with the information distribution device 400 via the network.

The storage unit 32 is a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a hard disk. The storage unit 32 stores programs executed by the control unit 33 . The control unit 33 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 33 functions as an information receiving unit 331 and an information transmitting unit 332 by executing programs stored in the storage unit 32 .

Information receiving section 331 communicates with portable terminal 100 via communication section 31 . Information receiving section 331 receives user identification information for identifying the user of mobile terminal 100 from mobile terminal 100 in the cell of base station 200 . Information receiving section 331 receives from base station 200 cell identification information identifying a cell including mobile terminal 100 together with user identification information. The information receiving section 331 outputs the received user identification information and cell identification information to the information transmitting section 332 .

The information transmission section 332 communicates with the information distribution device 400 via the communication section 31 . Information transmitting section 332 associates the user identification information received by information receiving section 331 with the received cell identification information and transmits them to information distribution apparatus 400 .

[Configuration of information distribution device 400]
FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the information distribution device 400. As shown in FIG. The information distribution device 400 includes a communication section 41 , a storage section 42 and a control section 43 . The communication unit 41 is an interface for communicating with the management device 300 via a network. The communication unit 41 communicates with an external device that manages a POS (Point Of Sales system) system of a store facility via a network.

The storage unit 42 is a storage medium such as ROM, RAM and hard disk. The storage unit 42 stores programs executed by the control unit 43 . The storage unit 42 stores a first table that associates user identification information for identifying the user of the mobile terminal with attribute information indicating attributes of the user. It is assumed that the user's attributes are registered in advance by the user.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for the user to register attributes. The screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on a store terminal (not shown) installed in the store facility. The store terminal accepts a user's operation to register user attributes. The screen shown in FIG. 4 shows an image for inputting attributes such as the user's name, user ID, gender and age.

The user ID is unique user identification information assigned to the user by the carrier of the mobile terminal 100 . The store terminal associates the received user identification information such as the user ID with the received attribute information indicating at least one attribute, and transmits them to the information distribution device 400 . This user identification information and user attribute information are associated with each other and stored in the first table of the storage unit 42 . The telecommunications carrier may register the attributes of the user in the first table based on the contractor information when the user concludes a contract for using the mobile terminal 100 with the telecommunications carrier.

The storage unit 42 stores a second table that associates cell identification information for identifying cells of the base station 200, attribute information, and provision information provided to users. The storage unit 42 stores a privilege table in which cell identification information is associated with privilege information indicating privileges for using store facilities installed in the cell of the base station 200 .

The control unit 43 shown in FIG. 3 is, for example, a CPU. The control unit 43 functions as an acquisition unit 431 , a determination unit 432 , a distribution unit 433 , a recognition unit 434 , a tracking unit 435 and an identification unit 436 by executing programs stored in the storage unit 42 .

Acquisition unit 431 communicates with management device 300 via communication unit 41 . Acquisition unit 431 acquires user identification information and cell identification information for identifying the user of mobile terminal 100 via management device 300 that manages base station 200 . In the example of this specification, the acquisition unit 431 utilizes the NEF (Network Exposure Function)-API (Application Programming Interface) function of the management device 300, and when the user of the mobile terminal 100 enters the cell of the base station 200, Register in advance with the management device 300 so as to obtain notifications from the management device 300 . Through this registration, the acquisition unit 431 acquires the user identification information and the cell identification information from the management device 300 when the user of the mobile terminal 100 enters the cell of the base station 200 . Acquisition unit 431 outputs the acquired user identification information and cell identification information to determination unit 432 and distribution unit 433 .

[Determining whether the product is in stock]
The determination unit 432 specifies the attribute indicated by the attribute information stored in the storage unit 42 in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 together with the cell identification information in the first table. The determination unit 432 determines whether the product corresponding to the specified attribute is included in the inventory of the store facility at the time when the acquisition unit 431 acquires the user identification information.

The determination unit 432 communicates via the communication unit 41 with an external device that manages the POS system of the store facility. The external device stores an inventory table that associates cell identification information, attribute information, product information, and inventory numbers. The determination unit 432 refers to the inventory table stored in the external device, and determines the information indicating the product and the information indicating the number of products in stock, which are associated with the specified attribute information and the acquired cell identification information. Receive from an external device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an inventory table stored by an external device. In the inventory table shown in FIG. 5, cell identification information, attribute information, information indicating products, and information indicating the number of products in stock are associated with each other. For example, in the example at the top of FIG. 5, the cell identification information "X" of the base station 200 installed in store A, the attribute "I like watching movies", the product "advance ticket (ABC movie)", and the number of inventory "4" is associated.

The determination unit 432 identifies the attribute “mountaineering enthusiast” indicated by the attribute information stored in the storage unit 42 in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 together with the cell identification information “X” in the first table. do. At this time, the determining unit 432 receives from the external device information indicating the product "climbing shoes" associated with the cell identification information "X" and the attribute "climbing enthusiasts" in the inventory table and the inventory quantity "0". At this time, the determination unit 432 determines that the product “climbing shoes” corresponding to the attribute of the user is not included in the inventory of the store facility.

As another example, the determination unit 432 selects the attribute “cooking” indicated by the attribute information stored in the storage unit 42 in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 together with the cell identification information “Y” in the first table. shall be specified. At this time, the determination unit 432 receives from the external device information indicating the product “frying pan” and the inventory quantity “2” associated with the cell identification information “Y” and the attribute “cooking” in the inventory table. At this time, the determination unit 432 determines that the product “frying pan” corresponding to the attribute of the user is included in the inventory of the store facility. The determination unit 432 outputs information indicating the determination result to the distribution unit 433 .

[Distribution of provided information]
Distribution unit 433 communicates with mobile terminal 100 via communication unit 41 . The distribution unit 433 provides information to be provided to the user to the mobile terminal 100 corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 . Distribution unit 433 reads, from the storage unit, a first table that associates user identification information for identifying the user of portable terminal 100 with attribute information indicating attributes of the user. The distribution unit 433 identifies the attribute information stored in the storage unit 42 in association with the cell identification information and the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 in the first table.

The distribution unit 433 reads from the storage unit 42 the second table that associates the cell identification information, the attribute information, and the provided information to be provided to the user. The distribution unit 433 identifies provision information stored in the storage unit 42 in association with the identified attribute information and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 in the second table.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the second table. In the example of FIG. 6, cell identification information, attribute information indicating attributes, and provision information are associated. For example, in the example at the top of FIG. 6, the cell identification information "X" indicating the cell of the base station 200 provided in store A, the attribute "travel enthusiast", and the provision of a travel tour recommended to the user are provided. Information "travel tour information" is associated.

The distributing unit 433 specifies the attribute “movie watching” indicated by the attribute information stored in the storage unit 42 in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquiring unit 431 together with the cell identification information “X” in the first table. and At this time, the distributing unit 433 selects the provided information "X" obtained by the obtaining unit 431 and the provided information " Select "new movie information". The distribution unit 433 distributes the selected provision information to the mobile terminal 100 corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 .

The distribution unit 433 may distribute provision information that recommends subscription to a service. It is assumed that the distribution unit 433 specifies that the attribute information stored in the first table in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 indicates that the user has not subscribed to the predetermined service. In this case, the distribution unit 433 may select provision information that recommends subscription to this service. If the attribute information specified by the distribution unit 433 indicates that the user has subscribed to this service, the distribution unit 433 does not have to select the provided information that recommends subscription to this service. The distribution unit 433 distributes to the portable terminal 100 of the user recommended to subscribe to the service information indicating that a long-term discount service can be received as an additional privilege. may

[Distribution of privilege information]
The distribution unit 433 may distribute benefit information indicating benefits for using store facilities installed within the cell of the base station 200 . The privilege information indicates, for example, a privilege for using the store facility from when the acquisition unit 431 acquires the user identification information until a predetermined usable period elapses. The predetermined usable period is, for example, the average value of the time until a plurality of users who have visited the store facility leave the store facility.

More specifically, when the acquisition unit 431 acquires the user identification information and the cell identification information from the base station 200 including the entrance of the store facility in the cell via the management device 300, the distribution unit 433 obtains the cell identification information, A privilege table associated with privilege information is read from the storage unit 42 . The distribution unit 433 may select privilege information associated with the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 in the privilege table. The distribution unit 433 may distribute the selected privilege information to the mobile terminal 100 corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 .

7A and 7B show examples of privilege information distributed by the distribution unit 433. FIG. FIG. 7(a) shows an example of an SMS notification (Short mail service) indicating that a privilege has been delivered to the user. FIG. 7(b) shows the contents of the privilege.

When the acquiring unit 431 acquires the cell identification information of the cell of the base station provided in the store facility together with the user identification information, the distribution unit 433 sends privilege information indicating the privilege of the user visiting the store facility by SMS. It is delivered to the mobile terminal 100 by notification. In the example of FIG. 7(a), this SMS notification consists of a message "Information on special benefits has been delivered" and a link "http://xxxxx.co.jp" for checking the details of the benefits. including.

When the mobile terminal 100 accepts the user's operation to select this link, the content of the privilege shown in FIG. 7B is displayed. In the example of FIG. 7(b), the mobile terminal 100 displays information indicating that a 20% off sale, in which the price of the product purchased by the user at the store facility is reduced by 20%, will be held. At this time, a message "Limited sale for 30 minutes from now." The time “December 1, 16:05” when the available period ends is displayed on the mobile terminal 100 .

The distribution unit 433 may distribute privilege information indicating a privilege when purchasing any of the products sold at the store facility. When the determination unit 432 determines that the product corresponding to the attribute of the user specified by the determination unit 432 is included in the inventory of the store facility corresponding to the cell identification information, the distribution unit 433 determines that the product is purchased. to the mobile terminal 100. When the distribution unit 433 determines that the product corresponding to the attribute of the user specified by the determination unit 432 is not included in the inventory of the store facility corresponding to the cell identification information, the distribution unit 433 provides arrival schedule information indicating the arrival time of this product. is received from an external device that manages the POS system of this store facility. The distribution unit 433 distributes the received arrival schedule information to the mobile terminal 100 .

In this way, the distribution unit 433 can arouse the user's willingness to purchase the product corresponding to the user's attribute. On the other hand, if the product corresponding to the user's attribute is out of stock at the store facility, by notifying the user of the arrival time of this product, it is convenient for the user to wait for the arrival of the product corresponding to the attribute. can be improved.

The distribution unit 433 may preferentially distribute privilege information indicating a privilege for purchasing a product whose replacement time is earlier. For example, the distribution unit 433 creates a sales product table that associates products sold at the store facility corresponding to the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 with the timing of replacement of the products, and benefits when purchasing the products. It is received from an external device that manages the POS system of this store facility. At the time when the acquisition unit 431 acquires the user identification information among the products included in the sales product table, the distribution unit 433 distributes the privilege information indicating the privilege for purchasing the product whose replacement time is earlier. This information is delivered to the portable terminal 100 with priority given to privilege information indicating a privilege when purchasing a slower commodity.

For example, among the products included in the sales product table received by the distribution unit 433, it is assumed that the product “ham lettuce sandwich” will be replaced after 2 hours, and the product “plum rice ball” will be replaced after 3 hours. do. At this time, the distribution unit 433 displays the privilege for purchasing the product “ham lettuce sandwich” on the mobile terminal 100 larger than the privilege for purchasing the product “plum rice ball”.

[Modified Example of Identifying Product to Purchase Based on Captured Image]
The distribution unit 433 may distribute privilege information corresponding to a product picked up by the user of the mobile terminal 100 at the store facility. Acquisition unit 431 acquires the user identification information of mobile terminal 100 in the cell of base station 200 provided at the entrance of the facility. Acquisition unit 431 acquires the cell identification information of this cell from management device 300 together with the user identification information.

The recognition unit 434 communicates via the communication unit 41 with a facility entrance imaging device (corresponding to a first imaging device) that captures an image of the entrance of the facility. The recognizing unit 434 acquires the facility entrance captured image ( (corresponding to the first captured image) is acquired. The predetermined time range is, for example, the imaging cycle of the first imaging device. The recognition unit 434 recognizes a person included in the captured image of the facility entrance. The recognition unit 434 associates the recognized person with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 via another base station provided at the entrance of the facility, and stores them in the storage unit 42 .

The tracking unit 435 communicates with a plurality of in-facility imaging devices (corresponding to second imaging devices) provided in the facility. It is assumed that the in-facility imaging device is different from the facility entrance imaging device. The tracking unit 435 acquires a plurality of in-facility captured images (corresponding to second captured images) from a plurality of in-facility imaging devices. The tracking unit 435 tracks the person recognized by the recognizing unit 434 based on the plurality of in-facility captured images that have been acquired. At this time, the tracking unit 435 tracks the user identification information acquired by the acquiring unit 431 via the base station 200 provided at the entrance of the facility and the person recognized by the recognizing unit 434 in association with each other.

The identification unit 436 identifies, as a product to be purchased by the user, a product touched by the hand of the person being tracked by the tracking unit 435 based on the in-facility image. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing how the specifying unit 436 specifies products to be purchased by the user. A plurality of in-facility imaging devices 500 are arranged in the facility. The identifying unit 436 analyzes, by a known method, the in-facility captured image including the person being tracked by the tracking unit 435 among the in-facility captured images generated by the plurality of in-facility imaging devices 500, thereby identifying the person being tracked. Identify the hand position of The identification unit 436 identifies the product located at the identified hand position as the product purchased by the person being tracked.

The distribution unit 433 distributes privilege information indicating a privilege when the product specified by the specifying unit 436 is purchased to the mobile terminal 100 indicated by the user identification information acquired by the acquiring unit 431 . As an example, when the specifying unit 436 specifies that the hand of the user of the mobile terminal 100 has touched the product “salmon rice ball”, the distribution unit 433 determines the purchase price when purchasing the product “salmon rice ball”. Privilege information indicating a privilege that a discount can be received is distributed to the portable terminal 100.例文帳に追加

[Modified example in which provided information is superimposed and displayed on a captured image of a product]
The distribution unit 433 may cause the portable terminal 100 to display an AR (Augmented Reality) image obtained by superimposing provided information about a product on a captured image of the product captured by the user in the store facility. The storage unit 42 of this modified example stores a product table in which information indicating products, cell identification information, and provided information are associated with each other. The provided information is, for example, the discounted price of the product or the discount rate. The acquisition unit 431 acquires the user identification information, the captured image of the product, and the cell identification information from the management device 300 .

The distribution unit 433 identifies the product included in the captured image by analyzing the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit 431 . The distribution unit 433 reads out the product table from the storage unit 42 . The distribution unit 433 identifies provision information associated in the product table with the information indicating the identified product and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 . The distribution unit 433 identifies the position of the product in the acquired captured image, and generates an AR image in which the provided information is superimposed on the identified position. The distribution unit 433 causes the mobile terminal 100 to display the generated AR image.

The captured image of the product is not limited to including the entire product, and may include a bar code or QR (registered trademark) code of the product. The distribution unit 433 is not limited to displaying an AR image on the mobile terminal 100, and may cause the mobile terminal 100 to display only the provided information.

[Modified Example of Displaying Provided Information on Display Device]
The distribution unit 433 may cause the display device to display an advertisement image that guides the facility, product, or service. The display device is, for example, digital signage. Each time the acquiring unit 431 acquires the cell identification information of the cell including the display device, the distributing unit 433 associates the cell identification information of this cell with the user identification information acquired by the acquiring unit 431 in the first table and stores the information. identify the attribute information that In this modified example, the attribute information indicates the language used by the user as an attribute.

The distributing unit 433 selects the language with the largest number of users specified as the language used by the user from among the plurality of languages corresponding to the plurality of pieces of user identification information acquired by the acquiring unit 431 together with the cell identification information of the cell including the display device. do. For example, it is assumed that the delivery unit 433 specifies that English is the language used by users corresponding to five pieces of user identification information among a plurality of pieces of acquired user identification information.

It is assumed that the distribution unit 433 specifies that the language used by the users corresponding to the four pieces of user identification information among the acquired pieces of user identification information is Spanish. It is assumed that the distribution unit 433 specifies that the language used by the users corresponding to the three pieces of user identification information among the acquired pieces of user identification information is Chinese.

At this time, the delivery unit 433 selects English, which is the language most frequently specified by the users. The distribution unit 433 causes the display device to display an advertisement image based on the selected language. For example, the distribution unit 433 causes the display device to display an advertisement image including a message in the selected language.

<Modified Example of Identifying User Attributes Based on Information for Using Services>
The distribution unit 433 may specify user attributes based on registered user identification information in which users who use the service are registered, instead of the user identification information. The storage unit 42 of this modified example stores a first table that associates registered user identification information for identifying users who use services with attribute information that indicates user attributes. For example, the user identification information is a unique ID set for the user by the carrier of the mobile terminal 100, and the registered user identification information is the registrant ID that registered the user of the service.

The distribution unit 433 identifies the attribute information stored in the storage unit 42 in association with the user registration information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 together with the cell identification information in the first table. At this time, the distribution unit 433 refers to the contract information that the user of the mobile terminal 100 made a contract with the telecommunications carrier, identifies the registered user identification information corresponding to the same mobile terminal 100 as the acquired user identification information, and performs this registration. Attributes associated with the user identification information in the first table may be identified.

[Notification that a user has entered a cell]
The distribution unit 433 may notify the mobile terminal 100 corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 that it has entered the cell of the base station 200 . FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of notifying that the user of mobile terminal 100 has entered the cell of base station 200. In FIG.

In the example of FIG. 9, the distributing unit 433 displays on the mobile terminal 100 a message indicating that the user has entered the cell of the base station 200 when the acquiring unit 431 acquires the user identification information. In the example of FIG. 9, the delivery unit 433 displays a message “You have entered the area of the base station xxx.” notifying that the user has entered the cell of the base station 200 .

[Modified example of displaying the position of the user]
The identifying unit 436 may identify the location of the user corresponding to the user identification information specified by the administrator. The specifying unit 436 may specify, as the user's position, the location corresponding to the cell identification information acquired together with the user identification information, each time the acquisition unit 431 acquires the user identification information specified by the administrator. For example, the storage unit 42 stores a location table that associates cell identification information with locations of base stations. The specifying unit 436 reads the position table from the storage unit 42 . The identifying unit 436 identifies the location of the base station associated with the cell identification information acquired by the acquiring unit 431 in the location table as the user's location. The distribution unit 433 may display the location of the user identified by the identification unit 436 on the administrator terminal (not shown). The administrator terminal is a tablet terminal owned by an employee of a telecommunications carrier or a store facility.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example in which the distribution unit 433 displays the user's position on the administrator terminal. In the example of FIG. 10, the distribution unit 433 displays an icon indicating the user's position on the map. The dashed circles in FIG. 10 indicate base station cells. The example of FIG. 10 shows that the user of the mobile terminal 100 has moved from the upper right cell to the lower left cell.

[Procedure for distribution of provided information by information distribution device]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for the information distribution device 400 to distribute the provided information. This processing procedure starts, for example, when the user of the mobile terminal 100 enters the cell of the base station 200 . First, the acquisition unit 431 acquires user identification information for identifying the user of the mobile terminal 100 and cell identification information for identifying the cell via the management device 300 that manages the base station 200 (S101). ).

Distribution unit 433 reads, from the storage unit, a first table that associates user identification information for identifying the user of portable terminal 100 with attribute information indicating attributes of the user. The distribution unit 433 specifies the attribute information stored in the storage unit 42 in association with the cell identification information and the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 in the first table (S102).

The distribution unit 433 reads from the storage unit 42 the second table that associates the cell identification information, the attribute information, and the provided information to be provided to the user. The distribution unit 433 selects provision information stored in the storage unit 42 in association with the specified attribute information and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 in the second table (S103). The distribution unit 433 distributes the selected provided information to the mobile terminal 100 corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431 (S104), and ends the process.

[Effects of the present invention]
In this way, the acquisition unit 431 acquires the cell identification information of the cell containing the mobile terminal 100. Therefore, even if the location information notification setting indicating the location of the mobile terminal 100 is turned off, The position where the mobile terminal 100 is located can be specified. Therefore, the distribution unit 433 can distribute the provision information corresponding to the notification target area where the user is located to the mobile terminal 100 . The present invention makes it possible to contribute to Goal 9 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) led by the United Nations, "Industry and technological innovation."

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist thereof. be. For example, all or part of the device can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in arbitrary units. In addition, new embodiments resulting from arbitrary combinations of multiple embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effect of the new embodiment caused by the combination has the effect of the original embodiment.

31 communication unit 32 storage unit 33 control unit 41 communication unit 42 storage unit 43 control unit 100 mobile terminal 200 base station 300 management device 331 information reception unit 332 information transmission unit 400 information distribution device 431 acquisition unit 432 determination unit 433 distribution unit 434 recognition Unit 435 Tracking unit 436 Identification unit 500 In-facility imaging device

Claims (13)

a first table that associates user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal with attribute information indicating attributes of the user;
a storage unit that stores cell identification information for identifying a cell of a base station, a second table that associates the attribute information, and provided information to be provided to a user;
an acquisition unit that acquires user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal and the cell identification information via a management device that manages a base station;
The attribute information stored in the storage unit in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit together with the cell identification information in the first table, and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit are added to the second 2, distributes the provided information stored in the storage unit in association with the table to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information, and adds the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit together with the cell identification information to the first A distribution unit that distributes, to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information, the provision information recommending subscription to a service for which the attribute information stored in association in the table indicates that the user has not subscribed. When,
An information distribution device. The storage unit stores a privilege table that associates the cell identification information with privilege information indicating a privilege when using a store facility installed in the cell of the base station,
wherein the distribution unit distributes the privilege information associated with the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit to the mobile terminal;
The information distribution device according to claim 1 . When the acquisition unit acquires the user identification information and the cell identification information from the management device that manages the base station that includes the entrance of the store facility in the cell, the distribution unit obtains the acquired user identification information. Distributing the privilege information indicating a privilege when using the store facility from the time when the user identification information is acquired until a predetermined usable period elapses to the mobile terminal corresponding to
3. The information distribution device according to claim 2 . a recognition unit that recognizes a person included in a first captured image acquired from a first imaging device that captures an image of the entrance within a predetermined time range from the point in time when the acquisition unit acquires the user identification information;
a tracking unit that associates and tracks the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit and the person recognized by the recognition unit;
an identification unit that identifies an item touched by the hand of the person being tracked by the tracking unit based on a second captured image acquired from a second imaging device different from the first imaging device;
The distributing unit distributes the privilege information indicating a privilege when the product specified by the specifying unit is purchased to the mobile terminal indicated by the user identification information acquired by the acquiring unit.
4. The information distribution device according to claim 3 . The distributing unit, at the time when the acquiring unit acquires the user identification information, transmits the privilege information indicating a privilege for purchasing a product whose replacement time is earlier, to a product for purchasing a product whose replacement time is later. delivering to the mobile terminal with priority over the privilege information indicating the privilege;
The information delivery device according to any one of claims 2 to 4 . a first table that associates registered user identification information for identifying a user who uses a service with attribute information indicating attributes of the user;
a storage unit that stores cell identification information of a base station, the attribute information, and a second table that associates information to be provided to a user;
an acquisition unit that acquires user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal and the cell identification information via a management device that manages a base station;
The attribute information stored in the storage unit in association with the registered user identification information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit along with the cell identification information in the first table, and the attribute information acquired by the acquisition unit The cell identification information and the provided information stored in the storage unit in association with the second table are distributed to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information, and the acquisition unit acquires the cell identification information together with the provided information. Corresponding to the user identification information, the provision information recommending subscription to a service indicated that the user has not subscribed in the attribute information stored in association with the user identification information in the first table a distribution unit that distributes to the mobile terminal ;
comprising
Information distribution device. a first table that associates user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal with attribute information indicating attributes of the user;
a storage unit that stores cell identification information for identifying a cell of a base station, a second table that associates the attribute information, and provided information to be provided to a user;
an acquisition unit that acquires user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal and the cell identification information via a management device that manages a base station;
The attribute information stored in the storage unit in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit together with the cell identification information in the first table, and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit are added to the second a distribution unit that distributes the provided information stored in the storage unit in association with 2 tables to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information;
The product corresponding to the attribute indicated by the attribute information stored in the storage unit in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit together with the cell identification information in the first table is acquired by the acquisition unit. a determination unit that determines whether or not the identification information is included in the inventory of the store facility installed in the cell of the base station at the time the identification information is acquired;
When the determination unit determines that the product corresponding to the attribute is not included in the inventory of the store facility corresponding to the cell identification information, the distribution unit carries the information indicating the arrival time of the product. delivered to the terminal
Information distribution device. a first table that associates user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal with attribute information indicating attributes of the user;
a storage unit that stores cell identification information for identifying a cell of a base station, a second table that associates the attribute information, and provided information to be provided to a user;
an acquisition unit that acquires user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal and the cell identification information via a management device that manages a base station;
The attribute information stored in the storage unit in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit together with the cell identification information in the first table, and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit are added to the second 2, the provided information stored in the storage unit in association with the table is distributed to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information, and the acquisition unit acquires the cell identification information of the cell including the display device. Each time the acquisition unit acquires the cell identification information, the acquisition unit identifies the language used by the user indicated by the attribute information stored in association with the user identification information in the first table, a distribution unit that causes the display device to display an advertisement image based on a language that is identified as the language used by the user the most among the plurality of languages corresponding to the plurality of user identification information acquired together with the cell identification information; When,
comprising
Information distribution device. In an information processing system that includes an information distribution device that distributes provided information to be provided to a user of a mobile terminal and a management device that manages a base station,
The management device
an information receiving unit that receives user identification information for identifying the user of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal in the cell of the base station;
an information transmitting unit that associates the user identification information with cell identification information for identifying the cell and transmits the information to the information distribution device;
has
The information distribution device is
a first table that associates user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal with attribute information indicating attributes of the user;
a storage unit that stores the cell identification information, the attribute information, and a second table that associates the provided information to be provided to the user;
an acquisition unit that acquires user identification information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal and the cell identification information via a management device that manages the base station;
The attribute information stored in the storage unit in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit together with the cell identification information in the first table, and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit are added to the second 2, distributes the provided information stored in the storage unit in association with the table to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information, and adds the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit together with the cell identification information to the first A distribution unit that distributes, to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information, the provision information recommending subscription to a service for which the attribute information stored in association in the table indicates that the user has not subscribed. When,
having
Information delivery system. In an information processing system that includes an information distribution device that distributes provided information to be provided to a user of a mobile terminal and a management device that manages a base station,
The management device
an information receiving unit that receives user identification information for identifying the user of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal in the cell of the base station;
an information transmitting unit that associates the user identification information with cell identification information for identifying the cell and transmits the information to the information distribution device;
has
The information distribution device is
a first table that associates user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal with attribute information indicating attributes of the user;
a storage unit that stores the cell identification information, the attribute information, and a second table that associates the provided information to be provided to the user;
an acquisition unit that acquires user identification information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal and the cell identification information via a management device that manages the base station;
The attribute information stored in the storage unit in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit together with the cell identification information in the first table, and the cell identification information acquired by the acquisition unit are added to the second a distribution unit that distributes the provided information stored in the storage unit in association with 2 tables to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information;
The product corresponding to the attribute indicated by the attribute information stored in the storage unit in association with the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit together with the cell identification information in the first table is acquired by the acquisition unit. a determination unit that determines whether or not the identification information is included in the inventory of the store facilities installed in the cell of the base station at the time of acquiring the identification information;
has
When the determination unit determines that the product corresponding to the attribute is not included in the inventory of the store facility corresponding to the cell identification information, the distribution unit carries the information indicating the arrival time of the product. delivered to the terminal
Information delivery system. the computer runs
obtaining user identification information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal and obtaining cell identification information for identifying a cell of the base station via a management device that manages the base station;
identifying a user attribute corresponding to the acquired user identification information;
a first table that associates user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal with attribute information indicating attributes of the user; the cell identification information; the attribute information; and provided information to be provided to the user. With reference to the associated second table, the attribute information stored in the first table in association with the user identification information acquired together with the cell identification information, and the acquired cell identification information in the second table a step of delivering the provided information stored in association to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information;
The provision information recommending the user to subscribe to a service for which the attribute information associated with the user identification information acquired together with the cell identification information in the first table indicates that the user has not subscribed to the service; delivering to the mobile terminal corresponding to the identification information;
comprising
Information delivery method. the computer runs
obtaining user identification information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal and obtaining cell identification information for identifying a cell of the base station via a management device that manages the base station;
identifying a user attribute corresponding to the acquired user identification information;
a first table that associates user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal with attribute information indicating attributes of the user; the cell identification information; the attribute information; and provided information to be provided to the user. With reference to the associated second table, the attribute information stored in the first table in association with the user identification information acquired together with the cell identification information, and the acquired cell identification information in the second table a step of delivering the provided information stored in association to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information;
A product corresponding to the attribute indicated by the attribute information associated in the first table with the user identification information acquired together with the cell identification information is in the cell of the base station at the time the user identification information is acquired. and determining whether it is included in the inventory of the installed store facility,
In the step of delivering the provided information to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information, if it is determined that the product corresponding to the attribute is not included in the inventory of the store facility corresponding to the cell identification information, Distributing information indicating the arrival time of the product to the mobile terminal;
Information delivery method. the computer runs
obtaining user identification information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal and obtaining cell identification information for identifying a cell of the base station via a management device that manages the base station;
identifying a user attribute corresponding to the acquired user identification information;
a first table that associates user identification information for identifying a user of a mobile terminal with attribute information indicating attributes of the user; the cell identification information; the attribute information; and provided information to be provided to the user. With reference to the associated second table, the attribute information stored in the first table in association with the user identification information acquired together with the cell identification information, and the acquired cell identification information in the second table a step of delivering the provided information stored in association to the mobile terminal corresponding to the user identification information;
The language used by the user indicated by the attribute information stored in the first table in association with the user identification information obtained together with the cell identification information of the cell including the display device is changed each time the cell identification information is obtained. The advertisement image based on the language most identified as the language used by the user, among the plurality of languages corresponding to the plurality of user identification information acquired from the management device together with the cell identification information, displaying on a display device;
comprising
Information delivery method.

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