WO2013157170A1

WO2013157170A1 - Wireless communication apparatus, terminal apparatus, wireless communication method, and recording medium

Info

Publication number: WO2013157170A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/084064
Authority: WO
Inventors: 尚宏松本
Original assignee: 株式会社ワインスペース
Priority date: 2012-04-18
Filing date: 2012-12-28
Publication date: 2013-10-24
Also published as: JP2013223158A

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a wireless communication apparatus that can minimize the communication times necessary for short-range wireless communications. [Solution] A wireless communication apparatus (1), which wirelessly communicates with one or more terminal apparatuses (2) via short-range wireless communications, comprises: a communication unit (11) that receives, from each of the terminal apparatuses (2), a terminal identifier for identifying the terminal apparatus (2); a control unit (13) that terminates the communication between the terminal apparatus (2) identified by the terminal identifier and the communication unit (11) when the communication unit (11) receives the terminal identifier; and a processing unit (15) that uses the terminal identifier received by the communication unit (11) and performs a data processing for a service to be provided to the user of the terminal apparatus (2) identified by the terminal identifier.

Description

Wireless communication device, terminal device, wireless communication method, and recording medium

The present invention relates to a wireless communication apparatus that performs short-range wireless communication.

Conventionally, short-range wireless communication using a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) or the like has been performed (for example, see Patent Document 1). Further, in such a store or the like, wireless communication may be performed between the store-side wireless communication device and the customer-side terminal device through such short-range wireless communication.

JP 2012-050123 A

However, in a conventional wireless communication device or the like, an unspecified number of users may perform short-range wireless communication with the wireless communication device using a terminal device. In such a case, a security problem occurs. There was a fear. Specifically, a malicious user may perform unauthorized processing such as unauthorized access via the short-range wireless communication.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and wireless communication that can reduce the occurrence of security problems even when many users perform short-range wireless communication with a terminal device. An object is to provide a device or the like.

In order to achieve the above object, a wireless communication device according to the present invention is a wireless communication device that wirelessly communicates with one or more terminal devices by short-range wireless communication, and receives a terminal identifier that identifies the terminal device from the terminal device. And a terminal that is identified by the terminal identifier using the terminal identifier received by the communication unit, and a control unit that terminates communication between the terminal device identified by the terminal identifier and the communication unit when the communication unit receives the terminal identifier. And a processing unit that performs data processing for service to the user of the apparatus.
With such a configuration, it is possible to minimize the communication time of short-range wireless communication performed between the wireless communication device and the terminal device. As a result, opportunities for malicious users to perform unauthorized processing can be reduced, and safety can be improved. In addition, a user who aims at a service corresponding to the transmission of the terminal identifier can be called into the communication area of the wireless communication device. As a result, for example, customers can be attracted to stores.

The wireless communication device according to the present invention further includes a terminal identifier storage unit that stores a terminal identifier of a terminal device that can be connected for a long time, and the control unit stores the terminal identifier received by the communication unit in the terminal identifier storage unit. In this case, the control for terminating the communication between the terminal device identified by the terminal identifier and the communication unit may not be performed.
With such a configuration, it is possible to set a specific terminal device so that short-range wireless communication over a long period can be performed. For example, a terminal device such as an administrator can be set so that long-term communication is possible.

Further, in the wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention, when the communication unit receives the terminal identifier, the storage unit that stores the data processing date and time that is the date and time related to the data processing by the processing unit in association with the terminal identifier received by the communication unit A determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed from the latest data processing date and time corresponding to the terminal identifier, and the processing unit has a predetermined period from the latest data processing date and time. When the determination unit determines that it has not elapsed, the data processing corresponding to the terminal identifier may not be performed.
With such a configuration, it is possible to limit the interval of data processing for service to the user. For example, data processing for the same terminal device can be limited to once a day or can be limited every 6 hours.

In the wireless communication device according to the present invention, the processing unit may perform data processing that is processing for transmitting a coupon to the terminal device identified by the terminal identifier received by the communication unit.
With such a configuration, the user can obtain a coupon by this short-range wireless communication. Therefore, a user who intends to acquire a coupon can be called into the communication area of the wireless communication device.

Further, in the wireless communication device according to the present invention, the processing unit may make the coupon to be transmitted a coupon having a higher value than other coupons for every fixed or random number of times of coupon transmission.
With such a configuration, game characteristics can be added to the acquisition of coupons, and the incentive for the user to acquire coupons can be further increased.

In the wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention, the processing unit may perform data processing, which is processing for increasing the point corresponding to the terminal identifier received by the communication unit in the point information.
With such a configuration, the user can acquire points by this short-range wireless communication. Therefore, a user who intends to acquire points can be called into the communication area of the wireless communication device.

In the wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention, the processing unit may perform data processing that is a process of transmitting a ticket to the terminal device identified by the terminal identifier received by the communication unit.
With such a configuration, the user can obtain a ticket through this short-range wireless communication. Therefore, a user who intends to acquire a ticket can be called into the communication area of the wireless communication device.

The terminal device according to the present invention is a terminal device that wirelessly communicates with a wireless communication device by short-range wireless communication. When the terminal device enters a communication area of the wireless communication device, a terminal identifier that identifies the terminal device is wirelessly communicated. The terminal communication unit that transmits to the device, the terminal storage unit that stores the transmission date and time that is the date and time when the terminal communication unit transmitted the terminal identifier, and the terminal device that is determined in advance from the latest transmission date and time when entering the communication area A terminal determination unit that determines whether a predetermined period has elapsed, and a terminal communication unit that does not transmit a terminal identifier when the terminal determination unit determines that a predetermined period has not elapsed since the latest transmission date and time And a terminal control unit for controlling the device.
With such a configuration, for example, when the processing interval corresponding to the transmission of the terminal identifier is limited, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the terminal identifier is transmitted even though the processing is not performed. As a result, unnecessary transmission of terminal identifiers can be avoided and communication traffic can be reduced.

According to the wireless communication device or the like according to the present invention, the communication time of short-range wireless communication performed between the wireless communication device and the terminal device can be minimized, and safety can be improved.

The figure which shows the structure of the radio | wireless communications system by Embodiment 1 of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the radio | wireless communication apparatus by the embodiment The block diagram which shows the structure of the terminal device by the embodiment The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the radio | wireless communication apparatus by the embodiment The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the terminal device by the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the terminal identifier memorize | stored in the terminal identifier memory | storage part in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the information which the storage part in the same embodiment accumulate | stored The figure which shows an example of the point information in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the display of the terminal device by the embodiment Schematic diagram showing an example of the appearance of the computer system in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of a structure of the computer system in the embodiment

Hereinafter, a wireless communication system according to the present invention will be described using embodiments. In the following embodiments, components and steps denoted by the same reference numerals are the same or equivalent, and repetitive description may be omitted.

(Embodiment 1)
A radio communication system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The wireless communication device included in the wireless communication system according to the present embodiment ends communication with the terminal device after receiving the terminal identifier from the terminal device.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless communication system 50 according to the present embodiment. The wireless communication system 50 according to the present embodiment includes a wireless communication device 1 and one or more terminal devices 2. The wireless communication device 1 and one or more terminal devices 2 perform short-range wireless communication. Here, the short-range wireless communication may be wireless LAN communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, or other wireless communication performed at a short distance. Wireless LAN communication is sometimes called, for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), and IEEE 802.11 is known as a standard for the wireless LAN. When short-range wireless communication is wireless LAN communication, the wireless communication device 1 is usually an AP (access point) and the terminal device 2 is a client terminal. A BSS (Basic Service Set) is configured by the wireless communication device 1 and one or more terminal devices 2. In the present embodiment, a case where short-range wireless communication is wireless LAN communication will be mainly described. The terminal device 2 is a portable device that can perform short-range wireless communication, and may be, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a tablet terminal, a laptop computer, or the like. In the case of short-range wireless communication, the communication area 100 that is a range in which communication with the wireless communication apparatus 1 is possible is limited. Therefore, the terminal device 2 can perform short-range wireless communication with the wireless communication device 1 if it exists within the communication area 100, but can perform short-range wireless communication with the wireless communication device 1 if it exists outside the communication area 100. You can't do it. The wireless communication system 50 according to the present embodiment performs data processing for a predetermined service for the user of the terminal device 2 existing in the communication area 100 of the wireless communication device 1. Therefore, the user of the terminal device 2 must come to the communication area 100 with the terminal device 2 in order to receive the service. As a result, for example, a user for the service can be called into the communication area 100.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the wireless communication device 1 according to the present embodiment. The wireless communication device 1 according to the present embodiment wirelessly communicates with one or more terminal devices 2 by short-range wireless communication, and includes a communication unit 11, a terminal identifier storage unit 12, a control unit 13, and a point storage unit. 14, a processing unit 15, a storage unit 16, and a determination unit 17.

The communication unit 11 performs near field communication with the terminal device 2. Further, the communication unit 11 receives a terminal identifier from the terminal device 2 through the short-range wireless communication. The terminal identifier is an identifier that identifies the terminal device 2. The terminal identifier may be anything as long as it identifies the terminal device 2. For example, the terminal identifier may be a manufacturing number of the terminal identifier, a telephone number, or an address. Alternatively, it may be the identifier of the user of the terminal device 2 or another identifier. The address may be, for example, an IP address, a physical address (for example, a MAC address or the like), or another address. When the address is an IP address, the IP address is preferably a global IP address because the terminal device 2 can be uniquely identified. For example, the communication unit 11 may receive a packet including a terminal identifier in the payload from the terminal device 2 or may receive a packet including a terminal identifier in the header from the terminal device 2. When the terminal identifier is an address, it is usually the latter. In the present embodiment, the case where the terminal identifier is a MAC address will be mainly described.

In addition, the communication part 11 shall perform each process relevant to near field communication. For example, when the short-range wireless communication is wireless LAN communication, the communication unit 11 transmits a beacon, transmits a probe response in response to reception of a probe request, or associates in response to reception of an association request. A response may be sent. Further, the communication area 100 can be considered as a range where a beacon transmitted by the communication unit 11 reaches or a range where a probe response is transmitted from the communication unit 11 in response to transmission of a probe request. The communication unit 11 may or may not include a wireless communication device (for example, a modem or a network card) for performing short-range wireless communication. The communication unit 11 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives a communication device.

The terminal identifier storage unit 12 stores a terminal identifier of the terminal device 2 that can be connected for a long time. The long-term connection is a connection that is not an object of control described later, “termination of communication when a terminal identifier is received”. In the terminal identifier storage unit 12, one terminal identifier may be stored, or two or more terminal identifiers may be stored. The terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12 may be, for example, the terminal identifier of the terminal device 2 owned by a user different from the user who wants to call into the communication area 100. The terminal identifier may be, for example, the terminal identifier of the terminal device 2 that the administrator of the wireless communication device 1 has. Note that the data processing described later by the processing unit 15 may not be performed on the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12.

The process of storing the terminal identifier in the terminal identifier storage unit 12 does not matter. For example, the terminal identifier may be stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12 via a recording medium, and the terminal identifier transmitted via a communication line or the like is stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12. Alternatively, the terminal identifier input via the input device may be stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12. Storage in the terminal identifier storage unit 12 may be temporary storage in a RAM or the like, or may be long-term storage. The terminal identifier storage unit 12 can be realized by a predetermined recording medium (for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.).

When the communication unit 11 receives the terminal identifier, the control unit 13 ends the communication between the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier and the communication unit 11. Here, “when the terminal identifier is received, the communication is terminated” usually means that the communication is terminated immediately after the terminal identifier is received, but from the reception of the terminal identifier to the end of the communication. In the meantime, short-time communication may be performed. Immediately after receiving means that the period between reception and end of communication is so short that a malicious user cannot perform unauthorized processing. The short-time communication is, for example, communication within 1 second. For example, a coupon or ticket described later may be transmitted by the short-time communication, or an increase result of points described later may be transmitted. Further, the process for terminating the communication is not limited as long as the short-range wireless communication between the wireless communication device 1 and the terminal device 2 is terminated as a result. For example, the communication unit 11 may perform a process of terminating the short-range wireless communication. The terminal unit 2 that has transmitted the end instruction of the short-range wireless communication from the communication unit 11 to the terminal device 2 and has received the end instruction. , The process of terminating the short-range wireless communication may be performed. In this way, the time of short-range wireless communication between the wireless communication device 1 and the terminal device 2 can be limited to a minimum by the control of the control unit 13 that terminates communication when the terminal identifier is received. As a result, security can be improved. In addition, when it is determined that the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11 is stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12, the control unit 13 performs communication between the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier and the communication unit 11. Do not control to end. As a result, as described above, the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12 can perform short-range wireless communication for a long period of time after the terminal identifier is transmitted. .

The point storage unit 14 stores one or more point information. The point information is information having a terminal identifier and a point corresponding to the terminal identifier. With this point information, the terminal identifier can be associated with the point, and the point owned by the user of the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier can be known. The point may be an integer of 0 or more, for example, and may be information indicating another point.

The points stored in the point storage unit 14 are increased by the processing unit 15 at the timing when the terminal identifier is received, as will be described later. The timing at which point information is first stored in the point storage unit 14 does not matter. For example, at a timing when a terminal identifier not included in the point information stored in the point storage unit 14 is received, point information including the terminal identifier may be generated and stored in the point storage unit 14. Point information read out from the point storage unit 14 may be stored in the point storage unit 14, point information transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in the point storage unit 14, or input via an input device. The obtained point information may be accumulated in the point storage unit 14. The storage in the point storage unit 14 may be temporary storage in a RAM or the like, or may be long-term storage. The point storage unit 14 can be realized by a predetermined recording medium (for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.).

The processing unit 15 uses the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11 and performs data processing for service to the user of the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier. The data processing may be anything as long as it is for the service to the user. The data processing may be, for example, (1) giving points, (2) issuing coupons, (3) issuing tickets, or providing services to other users. May be a process for this. Next, each of the above (1) to (3) will be described.

(1) Granting of points When the data processing is granting of points, the processing unit 15 increases the points corresponding to the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11 in the point information stored in the point storage unit 14. Data processing that is processing to be performed may be performed. The point can be used by the user of the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier corresponding to the point, for example, in purchasing a product or service. The use of such points is already known and will not be described in detail. The increase in points by the processing unit 15 may be, for example, adding a predetermined number of points or a randomly determined number of points, and a predetermined coefficient exceeding 1 (for example, 1.1 or 1.2) or the like, or an increase in other points. Note that the information indicating the increase result point may or may not be transmitted to the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11. When the transmission is performed, the transmission may be performed via short-range wireless communication before the control of the communication end by the control unit 13, for example, e-mail or the like after the short-range wireless communication ends. May be performed in response to a transmission request from the terminal device 2 after the end of the short-range wireless communication, or may be performed via other means. When it is performed via e-mail or the like, information for associating a terminal identifier with a destination address such as an e-mail address is stored in a recording medium (not shown), and the processing unit 15 refers to the information. Information indicating the number of points after the increase may be transmitted using the address of the transmission destination corresponding to the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11 as the transmission destination. This is the same when the processing unit 15 transmits a later-described coupon or ticket to the terminal device 2. Note that the points included in the point information decrease in accordance with the use of points by the user. Therefore, the wireless communication device 1 may manage such points, or point information stored in the point storage unit 14 with a server or the like that manages such points. May be synchronized. Note that such a point management method is already known, and a description thereof will be omitted. In the present embodiment, the case where data processing is the provision of this point will be mainly described.

(2) Issuance of coupon When the data processing is issuance of a coupon, the processing unit 15 performs data processing that is processing for transmitting a coupon to the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11. May be. The coupon is information for giving a privilege to the user. For example, the coupon is used by being displayed on the screen of the terminal device 2 or used via communication by RFID of the terminal device 2 or the like. . The coupon is sometimes called an electronic coupon. The privilege granted by the coupon may be, for example, a discount at the time of purchase of a product or service, may be a free provision of the product or service, or may be an increase in the amount of the product or service. Or other privilege with respect to a user may be sufficient. The coupon to be transmitted may be, for example, an image of a coupon displayed on the screen of the terminal device 2 when receiving a privilege according to the coupon, and is based on the RFID of the terminal device 2 when receiving the privilege according to the coupon. Information used in communication may be used, and information used when receiving a privilege according to another coupon may be used. The coupon transmission method and transmission timing do not matter. The coupon transmission by the processing unit 15 may be performed via short-range wireless communication until the end of communication is controlled by the control unit 13, for example, via an e-mail or the like after completion of the short-range wireless communication. It may be performed, may be performed in response to a transmission request from the terminal device 2 after completion of the short-range wireless communication, or may be performed via other means.

In addition, the processing unit 15 may make the coupon to be transmitted a coupon having a higher value than other coupons for every fixed or random number of times of coupon transmission. Even when a coupon with a high value is issued at random, the issuance ratio of the coupon with a high value may be determined in advance. And it is suitable that the issuing ratio of the coupon with the high value is lower than other coupons. This is to make the coupon having high value appear scarce, and to enable a user who aims at the coupon to be called into the communication area 100 of the wireless communication device 1. A coupon having a higher value than other coupons is a coupon that can receive a better privilege than other coupons. For example, the high value coupon may be a coupon with a higher discount rate or discount amount than other coupons, a coupon that can receive more free offers than other coupons, or The coupon may have a greater increase in the amount of merchandise than other coupons. In addition, from the viewpoint of managing coupon issuance, the wireless communication device 1 may store a coupon issuance history. That is, in the wireless communication device 1, information for identifying the issued coupon and the terminal identifier of the destination of the coupon may be associated with each other and stored in a recording medium (not shown).

(3) Issuance of ticket When the data processing is issuance of a ticket, the processing unit 15 performs data processing, which is processing for transmitting a ticket to the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11. May be. The ticket is necessary when the user receives provision of the service. For example, the ticket is displayed on the screen of the terminal device 2 or used through communication using RFID of the terminal device 2 or the like. To do. The ticket is sometimes called an electronic ticket. The service received by the user by the ticket may be, for example, entrance to a predetermined place (for example, a concert venue, a movie theater, a sports stadium, etc.). ), Or use of a predetermined transportation (for example, an airplane, a railroad, a ship, etc.). The ticket to be transmitted may be, for example, an image of a ticket displayed on the screen of the terminal device 2 when receiving a service according to the ticket. When receiving a service according to the ticket, the terminal device 2 may be information used in communication by RFID, or may be information used when receiving provision of services according to other tickets. The ticket transmission method and transmission timing are not limited. The transmission of the ticket by the processing unit 15 may be performed via short-range wireless communication until the control of the communication end by the control unit 13 is performed, for example, via an e-mail or the like after completion of the short-range wireless communication. It may be performed, may be performed in response to a transmission request from the terminal device 2 after completion of the short-range wireless communication, or may be performed via other means. From the viewpoint of managing ticket issuance, the wireless communication device 1 may store a ticket issuance history. That is, in the wireless communication device 1, information for identifying the issued ticket and the terminal identifier of the destination of the ticket may be associated with each other and stored in a recording medium (not shown).

It should be noted that the processing unit 15 may perform data processing that is a combination of any two or more of the above (1) to (3). For example, the processing unit 15 may perform both point grant, coupon and issue as data processing. In addition, when the data processing does not include the above point (1), the wireless communication device 1 may not include the point storage unit 14. Further, processing such as point granting, coupon issuance, ticket issuance, and the like may be performed in a server or the like that can communicate with the wireless communication apparatus 1 in a wired or wireless manner. In such a case, data processing such as point grant, coupon transmission, ticket transmission, etc. by the processing unit 15 requests such a server to increase points, coupon transmission, ticket transmission, etc. It may be a process. At the time of the request, a terminal identifier or the like may be transmitted from the wireless communication apparatus 1 to the server or the like for specifying the terminal apparatus 2 that is the target of point increase or the like. And the information which shows the point of an increase result, a coupon, and a ticket may be transmitted from the server. The transmission may be performed in response to a transmission request from the terminal device 2 to a server or the like. Note that if the points are increased by a server or the like, the wireless communication device 1 may not include the point storage unit 14.

In the processes (1) to (3), the information indicating the points of the increase result, the method of transmitting the coupon, and the ticket may be e-mail or push notification, for example. Remote notification, message service, or pull notification may be used.

The processing unit 15 does not perform data processing corresponding to the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11 when the determination unit 17 determines that a predetermined period has not elapsed since the latest data processing date and time. On the other hand, when the determination unit 17 determines that a predetermined period has elapsed from the latest data processing date and time, the processing unit 15 performs data processing corresponding to the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11. As a result, it is possible to limit the data processing interval when the same terminal identifier is received. For example, the same terminal identifier can be set to perform data processing only once a day, or can be set to perform data processing only once every six hours.

The storage unit 16 stores the data processing date and time that is the date and time related to the data processing by the processing unit 15 in a predetermined recording medium in association with the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11. The date and time related to data processing refers to the date and time related to the data processing, for example, the time when the data processing was performed or the date and time when the terminal identifier was received that triggered the data processing. It may be the date and time when the storage unit 16 stores the data processing date and time after data processing, or may be the date and time related to other data processing. For example, the storage unit 16 may acquire the date and time from a calendar unit or a clock unit (not shown) and store the data processing date and time that is the date and time. The data processing date / time may be any date as long as it is within the range necessary for the determination processing by the determination unit 17. The date / time may be, for example, year / month / day, month / day, date / time, month / day / time, day / time, It may be time, time, or other information indicating a temporal position. Further, the time may be “hour”, “minute”, “second”, “hour”, “minute”, “hour” alone, or AM / PM. The same applies to the date and time described later. The storage unit 16 may store the reception date and time that is the date and time related to the reception in association with all received terminal identifiers. The reception date / time may be, for example, the date / time when the terminal identifier is received, or the date / time when the reception date / time is accumulated. The storage unit 16 includes information indicating that the data processing has been performed on the reception date and time corresponding to the terminal identifier on which the data processing by the processing unit 15 has been performed among the stored reception date and time. For example, a processing flag may be set. As a result, for example, the reception date / time when the processing flag is set may be considered as the data processing date / time. In addition, when the communication unit 11 receives a certain terminal identifier and the data processing date and time and the reception date and time corresponding to the terminal identifier have not been stored so far, the storage unit 16 stores the terminal identifier and the data Processing date and time and reception date and time may be accumulated. Further, the storage unit 16 may store other information together when storing the data processing date and time. For example, when the wireless communication device 1 is installed at a plurality of locations, the location where the wireless communication device 1 is set may be stored together. The recording medium on which the data processing date and time is stored is, for example, a semiconductor memory, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, or the like, and may be included in the storage unit 16 or may exist outside the storage unit 16. . Further, this recording medium may temporarily store data processing date and time or the like. The data processing date and time stored by the storage unit 16 may be transmitted to another management server or the like.

When the communication unit 11 receives a terminal identifier, the determination unit 17 determines whether a predetermined period has elapsed from the latest data processing date and time corresponding to the terminal identifier. Specifically, when the communication unit 11 receives a terminal identifier, the determination unit 17 acquires the latest data processing date and time corresponding to the terminal identifier from the recording medium in which the storage unit 16 stores the data processing date and time. To do. For example, the determination unit 17 searches the recording medium in which the storage unit 16 stores the data processing date and time using the received terminal identifier as a search key, and reads the data processing date and time corresponding to the hit terminal identifier. Of the read data processing date and time, the last one (the one closest to the date and time of the determination) may be specified. Thereafter, the determination unit 17 determines whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed from the acquired latest data processing date and time. For example, the determination unit 17 may acquire the date and time of the determination from a calendar unit or a clock unit (not shown), and may make the determination by using the latest data processing date and time and the date and time of the determination. Note that the predetermined period from the latest data processing date / time has passed, for example, that a predetermined period such as 6 hours, 10 hours, or 24 hours has elapsed from the latest data processing date / time. It may be that the latest data processing date and time have changed, the latest data processing date and time and month may have changed, and the latest data processing date and time and year have changed. It may be. If the data processing date and time corresponding to the received terminal identifier has not yet been accumulated, the determination unit 17 has passed a predetermined period from the latest data processing date and time corresponding to the terminal identifier. You may judge.

Of the terminal identifier storage unit 12, the point storage unit 14, and the recording medium in which the storage unit 16 stores the data processing date and time, any two or more storage units are realized by the same recording medium. Alternatively, it may be realized by a separate recording medium. In the former case, for example, the area storing the terminal identifier is the terminal identifier storage unit 12, and the area storing the point information is the point storage unit 14.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the terminal device 2 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, a terminal device 2 according to the present embodiment wirelessly communicates with the wireless communication device 1 by short-range wireless communication, and includes a terminal communication unit 21, a terminal storage unit 22, a terminal determination unit 23, and a terminal And a control unit 24.

The terminal communication unit 21 performs near field communication with the wireless communication device 1. In addition, when the terminal device 2 enters the communication area 100 of the wireless communication device 1, the terminal communication unit 21 transmits a terminal identifier for identifying the terminal device 2 to the wireless communication device 1. The terminal identifier is stored in a recording medium (not shown), and the terminal communication unit 21 reads and transmits the terminal identifier. The transmission of the terminal identifier is performed so that the data processing for the service to the user of the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier is performed as described above. As will be described later, in a predetermined case, transmission of the terminal identifier is restricted by the terminal control unit 24. When the restriction is made, the terminal communication unit 21 does not transmit a terminal identifier. When the short-range wireless communication is wireless LAN communication, the terminal communication unit 21 confirms that the terminal device 2 has entered the communication area 100 of the wireless communication device 1 using a beacon transmitted from the wireless communication device 1. May be detected by receiving a probe response packet transmitted from the wireless communication device 1 in response to a probe request packet periodically transmitted by the terminal communication unit 21, or by other methods. It may be detected. Here, since the beacon and the probe response packet include an ID (for example, SSID) that identifies the wireless communication network of the wireless communication device 1, the terminal communication unit 21 uses the ID to identify the wireless communication device. It is possible to know whether or not the communication area 100 of 1 is entered.

Note that the terminal communication unit 21 may or may not include a wireless communication device (for example, a modem or a network card) for performing communication. The terminal communication unit 21 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives a communication device.

The terminal storage unit 22 stores the transmission date and time, which is the date and time when the terminal communication unit 21 transmits the terminal identifier, in a predetermined recording medium. The transmission date / time may be the date / time when the terminal identifier is transmitted, may be the date / time when the transmission date / time is accumulated according to the transmission of the terminal identifier, or is the date / time related to the transmission of other terminal identifiers. May be. For example, the terminal storage unit 22 may acquire the date and time from a calendar unit or a clock unit (not shown) and store the transmission date and time that is the date and time. In addition, since only the newest transmission date is used among the stored transmission dates, the terminal storage unit 22 may store the transmission date by overwriting. The recording medium on which the transmission date and time is stored is, for example, a semiconductor memory, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, or the like, and may be included in the terminal storage unit 22 or may exist outside the terminal storage unit 22. Moreover, this recording medium may memorize | store a transmission date temporarily, and may not be so.

When the terminal device 2 enters the communication area 100, the terminal determination unit 23 determines whether a predetermined period has elapsed from the latest transmission date and time. This determination is the same as the determination by the determination unit 17 described above, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The “predetermined period” used by the terminal determination unit 23 is preferably the same as the “predetermined period” used by the determination unit 17. This is because this determination is made for the purpose of avoiding transmitting the terminal identifier during a period in which the service cannot be received.

The terminal control unit 24 controls the terminal communication unit 21 not to transmit a terminal identifier when the terminal determination unit 23 determines that a predetermined period has not elapsed since the latest transmission date and time. When the control is performed, even if the terminal device 2 enters the communication area 100 of the wireless communication device 1, the terminal identifier is not transmitted. On the other hand, when the terminal device 2 enters the communication area 100 of the wireless communication device 1, if the terminal determination unit 23 determines that a predetermined period has elapsed from the latest transmission date and time, the terminal identifier is transmitted. Will be.

Next, the operation of the wireless communication device 1 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S 101) The communication unit 11 determines whether there is an access from the terminal device 2. If there is an access, the process proceeds to step S102. If not, the process of step S101 is repeated until there is an access. When the short-range wireless communication is wireless LAN communication, the access may be, for example, reception of an association request transmitted from the terminal device 2 with respect to the beacon. It may be reception of a probe request.

(Step S102) The communication unit 11 establishes communication with the terminal device 2. This communication establishment process may include, for example, authentication processing, transmission of a probe response to a probe request, transmission of an association response to an association request, and the like.

(Step S103) The communication unit 11 determines whether or not the terminal identifier transmitted from the terminal device 2 has been received. If received, the process proceeds to step S104. If not received, the process of step S103 is repeated until received. If the terminal identifier cannot be received even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the communication was established, it may be determined that a timeout has occurred and the process may return to step S101. For example, when the terminal identifier is information used for communication such as a MAC address, the reception of the terminal identifier may be performed simultaneously with the communication establishment process in step S102. Further, the received terminal identifier may be stored in a recording medium (not shown).

(Step S104) The control unit 13 determines whether the received terminal identifier matches any of the terminal identifiers stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12. If they match, the process proceeds to step S109, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to step S105. When it is determined that they match, it is determined that long-term communication is possible, and when it is determined that they do not match, it is determined that long-term communication is not possible.

(Step S105) The control unit 13 controls the communication unit 11 and the terminal device 2 to end communication. As a result, the communication unit 11 ends the communication with the terminal device 2.

(Step S106) The determination unit 17 specifies the latest data processing date and time corresponding to the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11, and determines whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed from the specified data processing date and time. If the period has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S107. Otherwise, the process returns to step S101.

(Step S107) The processing unit 15 performs data processing corresponding to the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11. This data processing is, for example, giving points, issuing coupons, issuing tickets, and the like.

(Step S108) The storage unit 16 stores the data processing date and time in association with the terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11. Then, the process returns to step S101.

(Step S109) The communication unit 11 continues communication with the terminal device 2. Then, the process returns to step S101.
In the flowchart of FIG. 4, when there are simultaneous accesses from a plurality of terminal devices 2, two or more processes from step S101 to S109 may be performed in parallel by the communication unit 11 or the like. As described above, when the storage unit 16 stores the reception date and time of the terminal identifier and the processing flag, the reception date and time of the terminal identifier may be stored before step S108. In step S108, a processing flag indicating that data processing has been performed on the terminal identifier accumulated so far may be set. In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the process is terminated by power-off or a process termination interrupt.

Next, operation | movement of the terminal device 2 is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S 201) The terminal communication unit 21 determines whether the terminal device 2 has entered the communication area 100. If the communication area 100 is entered, the process proceeds to step S202. If not, the process of step S201 is repeated until the communication area 100 is entered.

(Step S202) The terminal determination unit 23 specifies the latest transmission date and time stored by the terminal storage unit 22, and determines whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed from the specified latest transmission date and time. . Then, if the predetermined period has not elapsed since the specified latest transmission date and time, the process returns to step S201, and if not, the process proceeds to step S203. In addition, if a predetermined period has elapsed from the specified latest transmission date and time, it is determined that communication is performed, and if that period has not elapsed, it is determined that communication is not performed. become.

(Step S203) The terminal communication unit 21 establishes communication with the wireless communication device 1. This process of establishing communication may include, for example, transmission of an association request.

(Step S204) The terminal communication unit 21 transmits the terminal identifier of the terminal device 2 to the wireless communication device 1. For example, when the terminal identifier is information used in communication such as a MAC address, the terminal identifier may be transmitted simultaneously with the communication establishment process in step S203.

(Step S205) The terminal storage unit 22 stores the transmission date and time. Then, the process returns to step S201.
Note that a process for ending the short-range wireless communication between the terminal device 2 and the wireless communication device 1 may be included in the subsequent stage of step S205. The processing may be performed in accordance with the end processing of short-range wireless communication by the wireless communication device 1 or may be performed in response to an instruction from the wireless communication device 1. Further, in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the process is ended by powering off or interruption for aborting the process.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device 2 includes the terminal storage unit 22, the terminal determination unit 23, and the terminal control unit 24, and when a predetermined period has not elapsed since the latest transmission of the terminal identifier, Although the case of controlling not to transmit the terminal identifier has been described, this need not be the case. The terminal device 2 with which the wireless communication device 1 communicates may include a terminal device 2 that does not perform such control. Each time the terminal device 2 that does not perform such control enters the communication area 100, it transmits a terminal identifier. For example, in the flowchart of FIG. 5, such a terminal device 2 may proceed to step S 203 in the case of Yes in step S 201 and return from step S 204 to step S 201. Even in such a terminal device 2, it is preferable that the terminal identifier is not transmitted again while staying in the communication area 100.

Next, the operation of the wireless communication system 50 according to this embodiment will be described using a specific example. In this specific example, it is assumed that the terminal identifier is a MAC address. In this specific example, it is assumed that the terminal identifier storage unit 12 stores the three terminal identifiers shown in FIG. For example, the first terminal identifier “xx: xx: xx: 00: 11: 11” in FIG. 6 is the MAC address of the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier. In this specific example, it is assumed that the information stored by the storage unit 16 is as shown in FIG. In the information of FIG. 7A, the reception date / time, location, terminal identifier, and processing flag are associated with each other. The reception date and time is the date and time when the communication unit 11 receives the terminal identifier. The place is a place where the wireless communication apparatus 1 is installed. In this specific example, it is assumed that the wireless communication device 1 is installed in the vicinity of the entrance of the Osaka department store of ABC department store. The terminal identifier is a terminal identifier received by the communication unit 11. The process flag is a flag that is set to “1” when the process corresponding to the received terminal identifier is performed, and is set to “0” when the process is not performed. In FIG. 7A, the reception date and time included in the same record as the processing flag “1” is the data processing date and time. For example, according to the first record in FIG. 7A, the terminal identifier “xx: xx: xx: 00: 00: 01” is the wireless communication device of the Osaka department store of ABC department store at 15:21 on April 21, 2012. It can be seen that data processing is performed in response to the reception. In this specific example, it is assumed that the point information shown in FIG. 8A is stored in the point storage unit 14. Each piece of point information shown in FIG. 8A includes a terminal identifier that is a MAC address and points that the user of the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier has. For example, the number of points of the user of the terminal device 2 identified by the terminal identifier “xx: xx: xx: 00: 00: 01” is “1520”.

In this specific example, the terminal device 2 whose wireless LAN MAC address is “xx: xx: xx: 00: 00: 01” is referred to as a terminal device 2-1. Further, the terminal device 2 whose wireless LAN MAC address is “xx: xx: xx: 00: 00: 02” is referred to as a terminal device 2-2. Further, the terminal device 2 whose wireless LAN MAC address is “xx: xx: xx: 00: 11: 11” is referred to as a terminal device 2-3. Further, it is assumed that the terminal device 2-3 is a terminal device of a related person in the Osaka department store of ABC department store. The terminal devices 2-2 and 2-3 establish communication every time they enter the communication area 100 and transmit a terminal identifier to the wireless communication device 1.

In this specific example, the determination unit 17 and the terminal determination unit 23 determine that the latest data processing date / time or the latest transmission date / time is different from the date / time of the determination. If it is determined that a predetermined period has elapsed from the processing date and time, etc., and the date of the latest data processing date and time is the same as the date of determination, the latest data processing date and time, etc. It shall be determined that a predetermined period has not elapsed since.

First, at 12:07 on April 22, 2012, the user of the terminal device 2-2 who entered the Osaka department store at ABC Department Store held the terminal device 2-2 at 15:47. Suppose you are from the ABC department store in Osaka. Then, it enters the communication area 100 of the wireless communication apparatus 1 installed near the entrance of the Osaka store. When the terminal communication unit 21 of the terminal device 2-2 receives the beacon transmitted from the wireless communication device 1 and detects that the SSID “ABC-STORE-OSAKA” is included in the beacon, the communication area 100 It is determined that it has entered (step S201). Then, the terminal communication unit 21 transmits an association request to the wireless communication device 1. The association request is received by the communication unit 11 of the wireless communication device 1, and it is determined that there is an access from the terminal device 2-2 (step S101). Thereafter, the communication unit 11 transmits an association response in response to the reception of the association request, and the terminal communication unit 21 receives the association response, so that the communication between the terminal device 2-2 and the wireless communication device 1 is performed. Near field communication is established (steps S102, S103, S203, S204). In the communication establishment process, the terminal identifier “xx: xx: xx: 00: 00: 02” that is the MAC address of the terminal device 2-2 is transmitted to the wireless communication device 1. Therefore, the control unit 13 acquires the MAC address of the transmission source from the frame of the data link layer received by the communication unit 11, whereby the terminal identifier “xx: xx: xx: 00: 00: 02” of the terminal device 2-2. Can be acquired. The control unit 13 passes the terminal identifier thus acquired to the processing unit 15 and searches the terminal identifier of FIG. 6 stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12 using the terminal identifier as a search key. In this case, since there is no terminal identifier hit by the search (step S104), the control unit 13 instructs the communication unit 11 to end the short-range wireless communication with the terminal device 2-2. As a result, the communication unit 11 ends short-range wireless communication with the terminal device 2-2 (step S105).

When receiving the terminal identifier from the control unit 13, the processing unit 15 acquires the current date and time “April 22, 2012 15:47” from a calendar unit and a clock unit (not shown), the acquired date and time, and the control The terminal identifier received from the unit 13 is passed to the determination unit 17. When the date and time and the terminal identifier are received, the determination unit 17 searches the information stored in the storage unit 16 using the terminal identifier as a search key. Among the hit records, the processing flag is “1”. Identify the record with the latest date and time. Assume that the specified record is a record whose reception date and time shown in FIG. 7A is “April 22, 2012 12:07”. Then, since the date “April 22, 2012” of the latest data processing date and time and the date “April 22, 2012” at the time of the determination are the same, the determination unit 17 determines in advance. It is determined that the given period has not elapsed, and the determination result is passed to the processing unit 15 (step S106). Then, the processing unit 15 performs data processing on the terminal identifier “xx: xx: xx: 00: 00: 02” received from the control unit 13 and the acquired date “April 22, 2012 15:47”. A processing flag “0” indicating that there is no information is passed to the storage unit 16. When the storage unit 16 receives the information, the storage unit 16 stores a record obtained by adding “Osaka store” stored in advance in a recording medium (not shown) to the recording medium (not shown). As a result, the information stored in the storage unit 16 is as shown in FIG.

Thereafter, at 15:58 on April 22, 2012, it is assumed that the user of the terminal device 2-1 enters the ABC department store in the state of possessing the terminal device 2-1. Then, it enters the communication area 100 of the wireless communication apparatus 1 installed near the entrance of the Osaka store. When the terminal communication unit 21 of the terminal device 2-1 receives the beacon transmitted from the wireless communication device 1 and detects that the SSID “ABC-STORE-OSAKA” is included in the beacon, the communication area 100 The terminal determining unit 23 is instructed to perform determination processing (step S201). Then, the terminal determination unit 23 obtains the current date and time “April 22, 2012 15:58” from a calendar unit and a clock unit (not shown), passes the date and time to the terminal storage unit 22, and stores the terminal. The latest transmission date and time accumulated by the unit 22 is specified. The latest transmission date and time is assumed to be “April 21, 2012 15:21”. Since the date and time of the latest transmission date and time “April 21, 2012” and the date and time “April 22 and 2012” at that time are different, the terminal determination unit 23 sets the latest transmission date and time. It is determined that a predetermined period has elapsed, and the determination result is passed to the terminal control unit 24 (step S202). When receiving the determination result, the terminal control unit 24 instructs the terminal communication unit 21 to continue the process of establishing communication. In response to the instruction, the terminal communication unit 21 transmits an association request to the wireless communication device 1. The association request is received by the communication unit 11 of the wireless communication device 1, and it is determined that there is an access from the terminal device 2-1 (step S101). Thereafter, the communication unit 11 transmits an association response in response to the reception of the association request, and the terminal communication unit 21 receives the association response, so that the communication between the terminal device 2-2 and the wireless communication device 1 is performed. Near field communication is established (steps S102, S103, S203, S204). In addition, the terminal storage unit 22 stores the transmission date and time, which is the date and time received from the terminal determination unit 23, by overwriting on a recording medium (not shown) (step S205). In the process of establishing communication between the terminal device 2-2 and the wireless communication device 1, the terminal identifier “xx: xx: xx: 00: 00: 01” that is the MAC address of the terminal device 2-1 is wireless. It is transmitted to the communication device 1. Therefore, the control unit 13 acquires the MAC address of the transmission source from the frame of the data link layer received by the communication unit 11, so that the terminal identifier “xx: xx: xx: 00: 00: 01” of the terminal device 2-1. Can be obtained. The control unit 13 passes the terminal identifier thus acquired to the processing unit 15 and searches the terminal identifier of FIG. 6 stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12 using the terminal identifier as a search key. In this case, since there is no terminal identifier hit in the search (step S104), the control unit 13 instructs the communication unit 11 to end the short-range wireless communication with the terminal device 2-1. As a result, the communication unit 11 ends the short-range wireless communication with the terminal device 2-1 (step S105).

When receiving the terminal identifier from the control unit 13, the processing unit 15 acquires the current date and time “April 22, 2012 15:58” from a calendar unit and a clock unit (not shown), the acquired date and time, and the control The terminal identifier received from the unit 13 is passed to the determination unit 17. When the date and time and the terminal identifier are received, the determination unit 17 searches the information stored in the storage unit 16 using the terminal identifier as a search key. Among the hit records, the processing flag is “1”. Identify the record with the latest date and time. It is assumed that the specified record is a record whose reception date and time shown in FIG. 7B is “April 21, 2012 15:21”. Then, since the date “April 21, 2012” of the latest data processing date and time is different from the date “April 22, 2012” at the time of the determination, the determination unit 17 is determined in advance. It is determined that the period has elapsed, and the determination result is passed to the processing unit 15 (step S106). Then, the processing unit 15 uses the terminal identifier “xx: xx: xx: 00: 00: 01” received from the control unit 13 as a search key, and stores the point information in FIG. 8A stored in the point storage unit 14. And a predetermined increment “10” is added to the point of the hit record (step S107). As a result, the point information stored in the point storage unit 14 is updated as shown in FIG. Further, the processing unit 15 performs processing for transmitting information indicating that 10 points have been added to an address corresponding to the terminal identifier received from the control unit 13. As a result, the information is received by the terminal device 2-1, and displayed as shown in FIG. In this way, the user of the terminal device 2-1 can know that 10 points have been acquired by entering the Osaka department store of ABC department store.

Further, the processing unit 15 performs data processing on the terminal identifier “xx: xx: xx: 00: 00: 01” received from the control unit 13 and the acquired date “April 22, 2012 15:58”. The processing flag “1” indicating that it has been transferred is passed to the storage unit 16. When the storage unit 16 receives the information, the storage unit 16 stores, in the recording medium (not shown), a record obtained by adding “Osaka store” stored in advance on the recording medium (not shown) to the information (step S108). As a result, the information stored in the storage unit 16 is as shown in FIG.

It is assumed that a person related to the Osaka department store of the ABC department store who is a user of the terminal apparatus 2-3 comes near the entrance of the Osaka department store of the ABC department store with the terminal apparatus 2-3. Then, short-range wireless communication is established between the terminal device 2-3 and the wireless communication device 1 in the same manner as the processing related to the terminal device 2-2 (steps S101 to S103, S201, S203, and S204). As described above, in the communication establishment process, the terminal identifier “xx: xx: xx: 00: 11: 11”, which is the MAC address of the terminal device 2-3, is transmitted to the wireless communication device 1, and the control is performed. The terminal identifier is acquired by the unit 13. The control unit 13 passes the terminal identifier thus acquired to the processing unit 15 and searches the terminal identifier of FIG. 6 stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12 using the terminal identifier as a search key. In this case, since the first terminal identifier of FIG. 6 is hit (step S104), the control unit 13 causes the communication unit 11 to continue short-range wireless communication with the terminal device 2-3. As a result, the communication unit 11 continues the short-range wireless communication with the terminal device 2-3 (step S109). Therefore, the user of the terminal device 2-3 can perform settings and management related to the wireless communication device 1 and perform other processing.

In this specific example, the case where the data processing performed by the processing unit 15 is the provision of points has been mainly described. However, as described above, the processing unit 15 may perform other data processing. For example, the processing unit 15 may transmit a coupon. When the coupon is transmitted, for example, the terminal device 2 displays FIG. 9B, and the user of the terminal device 2 can receive a discount of 500 yen at the ABC department store. In addition, in the sales floor which received presentation of the coupon, you may prevent the duplication of the coupon by inputting the displayed coupon number into a terminal device. Moreover, you may make it accumulate | store the information for marketing by inputting the sales floor where the coupon was utilized, and the purchase price into the terminal device. Further, when a coupon having a higher value than other coupons is transmitted, for example, the terminal device 2 that has received the coupon having the higher value displays the display illustrated in FIG. In this specific example, the coupon in FIG. 9C can receive a discount twice that of the coupon in FIG. 9B. For example, the processing unit 15 may transmit a ticket. When the ticket is transmitted, for example, the display of FIG. 9D is performed on the terminal device 2, and the user of the terminal device 2 can enter the special department store of the ABC department store.

As described above, according to the wireless communication system 50 according to the present embodiment, safety is improved by minimizing the communication time of short-range wireless communication performed between the wireless communication device 1 and the terminal device 2. Can be improved. For example, when the terminal device 2 can be connected to a WAN (Wide Area Network) such as the Internet via the wireless communication device 1, the access of the terminal device 2 to the WAN can be restricted. In addition, in the case where the wireless communication device 1 manages points and the like, if long-distance short-range wireless communication is enabled, there is a possibility that unauthorized processing may be performed on such points and the like. By limiting the distance wireless communication time, such a possibility can be reduced. In addition, a malicious user may perform illegal processing such as virus distribution from the terminal device 2 through short-range wireless communication. However, by limiting the communication time, such a possibility may be reduced. Can be reduced. In addition, when the terminal device 2 enters the communication area 100, the user can be called into the communication area 100 by performing data processing for a service for the user of the terminal device 2. Therefore, for example, this wireless communication system 50 can be used for attracting customers such as stores. In addition, by performing the determination by the determination unit 17 of the wireless communication device 1, it is possible to set an interval for performing data processing for service to the user. Further, it is considered that the number of terminal devices 2 that perform short-range wireless communication with the wireless communication device 1 is reduced by limiting the communication time of short-range wireless communication performed between the wireless communication device 1 and the terminal device 2. It is done. Therefore, it is considered that the processing capability of the wireless communication device 1 may not be high. In addition, by making a determination by the terminal determination unit 23 of the terminal device 2, unnecessary communication can be reduced, which contributes to a reduction in communication traffic.

In the present embodiment, the case where the wireless communication apparatus 1 includes the point storage unit 14 has been described. However, as described above, when the processing unit 15 does not perform point grant data processing, the wireless communication apparatus 1 1 may not include the point storage unit 14.

In the present embodiment, the wireless communication device 1 limits the interval for performing data processing for services to the user, and the terminal device 2 limits the interval for transmitting the terminal identifier. Mainly explained, but it doesn't have to be. That is, only the wireless communication device 1 may limit the data processing interval, or only the terminal device 2 may limit the terminal identifier transmission interval.

Further, in the present embodiment, a case has been described in which the restriction on the interval for performing data processing for the service to the user is performed. However, when the restriction is not performed, that is, every time the terminal device 2 enters the communication area 100. When the data processing for the service for the user of the terminal device 2 is performed, the wireless communication device 1 may not include the storage unit 16 and the determination unit 17.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the terminal device 2 that can be connected for a long time has been described, but this need not be the case. When there is no terminal device 2 that can be connected for a long time, the wireless communication device 1 may not include the terminal identifier storage unit 12, and the control unit 13 is stored in the terminal identifier storage unit 12. It is not necessary to perform processing using the terminal identifier.

In the present embodiment, the process of transmitting the terminal identifier from the terminal device 2 may be executed by software operating in the background in the terminal device 2. In that case, points, coupons, tickets, etc. are acquired without any particular recognition by the user.

In the above embodiment, each process or each function may be realized by centralized processing by a single device or a single system, or may be distributedly processed by a plurality of devices or a plurality of systems. It may be realized by doing.

In the above embodiment, the information exchange between the components is performed by one component when, for example, the two components that exchange the information are physically different from each other. It may be performed by outputting information and receiving information by the other component, or when two components that exchange information are physically the same, one component May be performed by moving from the phase of the process corresponding to to the phase of the process corresponding to the other component.

In the above embodiment, information related to processing executed by each component, for example, information received, acquired, selected, generated, transmitted, or received by each component In addition, information such as threshold values, mathematical formulas, addresses, etc. used by each component in processing is retained temporarily or over a long period of time on a recording medium (not shown) even when not explicitly stated in the above description. It may be. Further, the storage of information in the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a storage unit (not shown). Further, reading of information from the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a reading unit (not shown).

In the above embodiment, when information used by each component, for example, information such as a threshold value, an address, and various setting values used by each component may be changed by the user Even if it is not specified in the above description, the user may be able to change the information as appropriate, or it may not be. If the information can be changed by the user, the change is realized by, for example, a not-shown receiving unit that receives a change instruction from the user and a changing unit (not shown) that changes the information in accordance with the change instruction. May be. The change instruction received by the receiving unit (not shown) may be received from an input device, information received via a communication line, or information read from a predetermined recording medium, for example. .

In the above embodiment, when two or more components included in the wireless communication device 1 or the terminal device 2 include a communication device or an input device, the two or more components are physically single devices. You may have, or you may have a separate device.

In the above-described embodiment, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or a component that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory. At the time of execution, the program execution unit may execute the program while accessing the storage unit or the recording medium. In addition, the software which implement | achieves the radio | wireless communication apparatus 1 in the said embodiment is the following programs. That is, this program is a program for causing a computer to execute processing in a wireless communication device that wirelessly communicates with one or more terminal devices by short-range wireless communication, and a terminal identifier for identifying the terminal device is assigned to the terminal device. A communication step received from the terminal, a control step for terminating communication with the terminal device identified by the terminal identifier when the terminal identifier is received in the communication step, and the terminal identifier received in the communication step, And a processing step for performing data processing for the service to the user of the terminal device identified by. Moreover, the software which implement | achieves the terminal device 2 in the said embodiment is the following programs, for example. That is, this program is a program for causing a computer to execute processing in a terminal device that wirelessly communicates with a wireless communication device by short-range wireless communication. When the terminal device enters the communication area of the wireless communication device, the terminal device A terminal communication step for transmitting a terminal identifier for identifying a wireless communication device, a terminal storage step for storing a transmission date and time that is a date and time at which the terminal identifier is transmitted in the terminal communication step, and when the terminal device enters the communication area, A terminal determination step for determining whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed from the latest transmission date and time, and determining in the terminal communication step that the predetermined period has not elapsed from the latest transmission date and time A program that does not transmit a terminal identifier when determined in the step.

In the above program, the step of transmitting information and the step of receiving information do not include at least processing performed only by hardware, for example, processing performed by a modem or an interface card in the transmission step.

Further, this program may be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, and a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, or a semiconductor memory) is read out. May be executed by Further, this program may be used as a program constituting a program product.

Further, the computer that executes this program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the external appearance of a computer that executes the program and realizes the wireless communication device 1 and the terminal device 2 according to the embodiment. The above-described embodiment can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed on the computer hardware.

10, a computer system 900 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) drive 905 and an FD (Floppy (registered trademark) Disk) drive 906, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, a monitor 904, and the like. Is provided.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the computer system 900. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 11, in addition to the CD-ROM drive 905 and the FD drive 906, a computer 901 is connected to an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 911, a ROM 912 for storing a program such as a bootup program, and the MPU 911. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 913 that temporarily stores program instructions and a temporary storage space, a hard disk 914 that stores application programs, system programs, and data, and an MPU 911 and a ROM 912 are interconnected. And a bus 915. Note that the computer 901 may include hardware for performing the above-described transmission and reception processing, for example, a DA converter, an AD converter, a modulator, a demodulator, or the like. It may be connected. The computer 901 may include a network card (not shown) that provides connection to a LAN, WAN, or the like.

Programs for causing the computer system 900 to execute the functions of the wireless communication device 1 and the terminal device 2 according to the above-described embodiments are stored in the CD-ROM 921 or FD 922 and inserted into the CD-ROM drive 905 or FD drive 906. May be transferred to the hard disk 914. Instead, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 914. The program is loaded into the RAM 913 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 921, the FD 922, or the network.

The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the wireless communication device 1 and the terminal device 2 according to the above-described embodiment. The program may include only a part of an instruction that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 900 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the wireless communication device and the like according to the present invention, an effect that the communication time of short-range wireless communication can be minimized is obtained, and it is useful as a wireless communication device that performs short-range wireless communication.

Claims

A wireless communication device that wirelessly communicates with one or more terminal devices by short-range wireless communication,
A communication unit that receives a terminal identifier for identifying the terminal device from the terminal device;
When the communication unit receives a terminal identifier, a control unit that terminates communication between the terminal device identified by the terminal identifier and the communication unit;
A wireless communication apparatus comprising: a processing unit that performs data processing for a service to a user of a terminal device identified by the terminal identifier, using the terminal identifier received by the communication unit.
A terminal identifier storage unit for storing a terminal identifier of a terminal device capable of long-term connection;
When the terminal identifier received by the communication unit is stored in the terminal identifier storage unit, the control unit does not perform control to end communication between the terminal device identified by the terminal identifier and the communication unit The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1.
In association with the terminal identifier received by the communication unit, a storage unit that stores a data processing date and time that is a date and time related to data processing by the processing unit;
A determination unit that determines whether a predetermined period has elapsed from the latest data processing date and time corresponding to the terminal identifier when the communication unit receives the terminal identifier;
The wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit does not perform data processing corresponding to the terminal identifier when the determination unit determines that a predetermined period has not elapsed since the latest data processing date and time. apparatus.
In association with the terminal identifier received by the communication unit, a storage unit that stores a data processing date and time that is a date and time related to data processing by the processing unit;
A determination unit that determines whether a predetermined period has elapsed from the latest data processing date and time corresponding to the terminal identifier when the communication unit receives the terminal identifier;
The wireless communication according to claim 2, wherein the processing unit does not perform data processing corresponding to the terminal identifier when the determination unit determines that a predetermined period has not elapsed since the latest data processing date and time. apparatus.
The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit performs data processing that is processing for transmitting a coupon to a terminal device identified by a terminal identifier received by the communication unit.
The wireless communication device according to claim 5, wherein the processing unit sets a coupon to be transmitted as a coupon having a higher value than other coupons for every fixed or random number of times of coupon transmission.
The wireless communication device according to claim 3, wherein the processing unit performs data processing that is processing for transmitting a coupon to a terminal device identified by a terminal identifier received by the communication unit.
The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit performs data processing, which is processing for increasing a point corresponding to a terminal identifier received by the communication unit, in the point information.
The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processing unit performs data processing, which is processing for increasing a point corresponding to a terminal identifier received by the communication unit, in the point information.
The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit performs data processing which is processing for transmitting a ticket to a terminal device identified by a terminal identifier received by the communication unit.
The wireless communication device according to claim 3, wherein the processing unit performs data processing which is processing for transmitting a ticket to a terminal device identified by a terminal identifier received by the communication unit.
A terminal device that wirelessly communicates with a wireless communication device by short-range wireless communication,
When the terminal device enters the communication area of the wireless communication device, a terminal communication unit that transmits a terminal identifier for identifying the terminal device to the wireless communication device;
A terminal storage unit that stores a transmission date and time that is a date and time when the terminal communication unit transmits a terminal identifier;
When the terminal device enters the communication area, a terminal determination unit that determines whether a predetermined period has elapsed from the latest transmission date and time,
A terminal control unit that controls the terminal communication unit so as not to transmit the terminal identifier when the terminal determination unit determines that a predetermined period has not elapsed since the latest transmission date and time. apparatus.
A wireless communication method for wirelessly communicating with one or more terminal devices by short-range wireless communication,
A communication step of receiving a terminal identifier for identifying the terminal device from the terminal device;
When receiving the terminal identifier in the communication step, a control step for terminating communication with the terminal device identified by the terminal identifier;
And a processing step of performing data processing for service to a user of the terminal device identified by the terminal identifier, using the terminal identifier received in the communication step.
On the computer,
A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing processing in a wireless communication device that wirelessly communicates with one or more terminal devices by short-range wireless communication is recorded,
A communication step of receiving a terminal identifier for identifying the terminal device from the terminal device;
When receiving the terminal identifier in the communication step, a control step for terminating communication with the terminal device identified by the terminal identifier;
A computer-readable recording of a program for executing the data processing for the service to the user of the terminal device identified by the terminal identifier using the terminal identifier received in the communication step recoding media.
On the computer,
A computer-readable recording medium recorded with a program for executing processing in a terminal device that wirelessly communicates with a wireless communication device by short-range wireless communication,
When the terminal device enters the communication area of the wireless communication device, a terminal communication step of transmitting a terminal identifier for identifying the terminal device to the wireless communication device;
A terminal storage step of storing a transmission date and time that is a date and time at which the terminal identifier is transmitted in the terminal communication step;
When the terminal device enters the communication area, the computer executes a terminal determination step for determining whether a predetermined period has elapsed from the latest transmission date and time,
In the terminal communication step, when the terminal determination step determines that a predetermined period has not elapsed since the latest transmission date and time, the terminal identifier is not transmitted, and the computer-readable record in which the program is recorded Medium.