WO2017006836A1 - 情報処理装置、デバイス、情報処理システム、情報処理方法、および情報処理プログラム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing program.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for acquiring sensor data required by an application using a device. Furthermore, a technique is disclosed in which sensor data acquired by a plurality of devices is temporarily aggregated in a plurality of M2M gateways, and finally all sensor data from each M2M gateway is aggregated in an M2M server.
- the device transmits only sensor data to the M2M gateway. For this reason, when the battery of a device runs out, the M2M gateway may not be able to acquire sensor data.
- the sensor data is always transmitted from the device to the M2M gateway at regular intervals, the battery is always consumed at a constant rate, and thus the life of the battery of the device cannot be extended. Furthermore, it took time and effort to replace the battery of the device.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for solving the above-described problems.
- an apparatus provides: Receiving means for receiving device information including acquisition information acquired by the device and remaining amount information indicating a remaining battery level of the device from the device; A period setting means for setting a temporary storage period of the acquired information in the temporary storage means based on the remaining amount information included in the device information when the receiving means receives the device information; Is an information processing apparatus.
- another apparatus provides: Receiving means for receiving the transmission signal from a device for converting the acquired information into a transmission signal and transmitting the transmission signal; Based on the transmission signal received by the receiving unit, a battery remaining amount calculating unit that calculates a remaining amount of a battery that drives the device; A period setting unit that sets a temporary storage period of the acquired information in the temporary storage unit based on the remaining amount information that represents the remaining amount of the battery; Is an information processing apparatus.
- a device comprises: Information acquisition means for acquiring predetermined information as acquisition information; Transmission means for converting the transmission information including the acquired information into a transmission signal and transmitting the transmission signal; Detection means for detecting a remaining amount of a battery for driving the information acquisition means and the transmission means; With The transmission means is Receiving means for receiving the transmission information including the acquired information from the device as the transmission signal; Temporary storage means for temporarily storing the acquired information; A battery remaining amount recognizing unit for recognizing the remaining amount of the battery based on at least one of the transmission information or the transmission signal received by the receiving unit; A period setting means for setting a temporary storage period of the acquired information in the temporary storage means based on the remaining amount of the battery; A device that transmits the transmission signal to an information processing apparatus including
- the method according to the present invention comprises: Receiving from the device transmission information including acquisition information acquired by the device; Temporarily storing the acquired information in a temporary storage device; Recognizing the remaining battery level for driving the device; Setting a temporary storage period of the acquired information in the temporary storage device based on a remaining amount of the battery; Is an information processing method.
- another method includes: Receiving the transmission signal from a device that converts the acquired information into a transmission signal and transmits; Calculating a remaining amount of a battery for driving the device based on the transmission signal; Setting a temporary storage period of the acquired information in the temporary storage means based on the remaining amount information representing the remaining amount of the battery; Is an information processing method.
- a program provides: Receiving from the device transmission information including acquisition information acquired by the device; Temporarily storing the acquired information in a temporary storage device; Recognizing the remaining battery level for driving the device; Setting a temporary storage period of the acquired information in the temporary storage device based on a remaining amount of the battery; Is an information processing program for causing a computer to execute.
- another program provides: Receiving the transmission signal from a device that converts the acquired information into a transmission signal and transmits; Calculating a remaining amount of a battery for driving the device based on the transmission signal; Setting a temporary storage period of the acquired information in the temporary storage means based on the remaining amount information representing the remaining amount of the battery; Is an information processing program for causing a computer to execute.
- the present invention since the battery life of the device can be extended, it is possible to reduce the trouble of replacing the battery of the device as compared with the prior art.
- the information processing apparatus 102 illustrated in FIG. 1A includes a reception unit 121 that receives device information 114 including acquisition information 113 acquired by the device 101 and remaining amount information 112 indicating the remaining amount of the battery 111 of the device 101 from the device 101. I have. In addition, when the reception unit 121 receives the device information 114, the information processing apparatus 102 sets a temporary storage period for the acquisition information 113 in the temporary storage unit based on the remaining amount information 112 included in the device information 114. A setting unit 122 is provided.
- the device 151 shown in FIG. 1B converts the acquisition information 163 acquired by the device 151 into a transmission signal 162 and transmits it.
- the information processing apparatus 152 includes a receiving unit 171 that receives the transmission signal 162 from such a device 151. Further, the information processing apparatus 152 includes a battery remaining amount calculating unit 172 that calculates the remaining amount of the battery 161 that drives the device 151 based on the transmission signal 162 received by the receiving unit 171. Further, the information processing apparatus 152 includes a period setting unit 173 that sets a temporary storage period of the acquisition information 163 in the temporary storage unit based on the remaining amount information indicating the remaining amount of the battery 161.
- the information processing apparatuses 102 and 152 as described above, it is possible to set a value in consideration of the remaining battery level of the device as the temporary storage period when temporarily storing the acquired information received from the device. Thereby, the battery life of a device can be extended and the effort of the battery replacement of a device can be reduced rather than before.
- a device used in M2M often uses a battery as a power source, and it is often difficult to replace the battery due to the installation location and the structure of the device. In this case, by reducing the power consumption of the device, it is possible to reduce the maintenance cost or extend the operating period of the device.
- M2M communication when acquiring measurement data as information from various devices that measure temperature or humidity, information is often temporarily stored in a temporary storage device.
- This temporary storage device is provided in a common service platform or gateway device installed between the application server and the device.
- the gateway device or the common service platform changes processing depending on whether or not there is information temporarily stored in its own temporary storage device. That is, if there is information temporarily stored in the temporary storage device, the gateway device or the common service platform returns the temporarily stored information to the application server without acquiring the measurement data from the device one by one. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the power consumption and the communication amount of the device.
- a temporary storage period is set for information temporarily stored in a temporary storage device.
- the gateway device or the common service platform checks the temporary storage period of the temporarily stored information, and transmits the temporarily stored information to the application server within the temporary storage period. To do. If the temporary storage period has passed, information is acquired from the device, information in the temporary storage device is updated, and this information is transmitted to the application server.
- the temporary storage period of the temporary storage device differs in optimum value depending on the amount of information and application characteristics, but is generally a fixed value.
- the installer or operator of the gateway device and the common service platform determines the temporary storage period of the temporary storage device in consideration of the battery capacity of the device, the required operating period, and the frequency of information acquisition requests that are assumed.
- the battery life is easily affected by temperature and other environmental factors, deterioration symptoms such as a voltage drop may be observed earlier than originally planned.
- the device installer and the application server operator are different, particularly when a plurality of application servers acquire information on the same device, it is difficult to estimate the frequency of information acquisition requests sent from the application server in advance.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a functional configuration of the information processing system according to the present embodiment.
- the information processing system 200 includes an information processing apparatus 201, three application servers 221 to 223, a network 230, and three devices 241 to 243.
- the information processing apparatus 201 forms a common service platform, is connected to the application servers 221 to 223, and is connected to the devices 241 to 243 via the network 230.
- the information processing apparatus 201 includes an information request control unit 211, a temporary storage unit 212, an information request unit 213, a reception unit 214, a battery remaining amount recognition unit 215, a temporary storage period setting unit 216, and a storage unit 217.
- the information request control unit 211 includes a network interface or API (Application (Programming Interface) that enables information transmission / reception with the application servers 221 to 223.
- the information request control unit 211 is configured by, for example, an electronic circuit built in the information processing apparatus 201 or a program that operates on an arithmetic device.
- the information request control unit 211 Upon receiving information acquisition requests from the application servers 221 to 223, the information request control unit 211 refers to the temporary storage unit 212. If information within the temporary storage period exists in the temporary storage unit 212, the information request control unit 211 stores the information in the application server 221. Return to 223.
- the information request control unit 211 requests the information request unit 213 to acquire information requested from the application servers 221 to 223. Further, when the information requested from the application servers 221 to 223 is transferred from the receiving unit 214, the information is transmitted to the application servers 221 to 223.
- the temporary storage unit 212 is a storage device that can store information acquired from the devices 241 to 243 together with information on the temporary storage period.
- the temporary storage unit 212 is a memory built in the information processing apparatus 201, a hard disk drive (HDD: Hard Disk Drive), or a solid state drive (SSD: Solid State Drive).
- Information stored in the temporary storage unit 212 with information on the temporary storage period attached to information acquired by the devices 241 to 243 (hereinafter referred to as acquired information) is referred to as temporary storage data.
- the information request unit 213 includes a network interface that enables information transmission / reception with the devices 241 to 243, and is, for example, an electronic circuit built in the information processing apparatus 201 or a program that operates on an arithmetic device. In addition, the information request unit 213 transmits an information acquisition request to the devices 241 to 243 in accordance with a command from the information request control unit 211.
- the receiving unit 214 includes a network interface that enables transmission and reception of information with the devices 241 to 243, and is a program that operates on, for example, an electronic circuit built in the information processing apparatus 201 or an arithmetic unit.
- the receiving unit 214 receives transmission information transmitted by the devices 241 to 243.
- the device information transmitted by the devices 241 to 243 includes acquisition information acquired by the devices 241 to 243 and battery remaining amount information.
- the receiving unit 214 may receive device information from the devices 241 to 243 via the relay device.
- the remaining battery level recognition unit 215 recognizes the remaining battery level of the devices 241 to 243 based on the remaining battery level information included in the information received from the devices 241 to 243, and temporarily stores the remaining battery level information. Notify the setting unit 216.
- the remaining amount of battery indicates the remaining amount of electricity of the battery, but the amount of electricity cannot be measured directly, so the remaining amount of electricity is estimated by looking at the voltage, for example.
- the estimation algorithm varies depending on the characteristics of the battery, and further, for example, the characteristics of each lithium battery are different for each manufacturer.
- the temporary storage period setting unit 216 is based on the information on the remaining battery level received from the devices 241 to 243 and the information indicating the relationship between the remaining battery level stored in the storage unit 217 and the temporary storage period of the acquired information. Set a temporary storage period for the acquired information.
- the receiving unit 214 stores the acquired information received from the devices 241 to 243 in the temporary storage unit 212 together with information on the temporary storage period set by the temporary storage period setting unit 216. At the same time, the acquired information is transferred to the information request control unit 211.
- the storage unit 217 is a storage device that can store information representing the relationship between the remaining battery level and the temporary storage period of acquired information.
- a memory for example, a memory, a hard disk drive, or a solid state drive built in the information processing apparatus 201 It is.
- the devices 241 to 243 are devices such as a temperature / humidity sensor, a still camera, a video camera, or a vibration sensor, for example, and acquire information such as temperature / humidity information, image information, video information, or vibration information. Send as information.
- the devices 241 to 243 include a network interface that enables transmission / reception of information to / from the information processing apparatus 201.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 201 according to this embodiment.
- the information processing apparatus 201 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 301, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 302, a network interface 303, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 312 and a storage (for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive)). And SSD (Solid State Drive)) 217.
- a CPU Central Processing Unit
- ROM Read Only Memory
- RAM Random Access Memory
- HDD Hard Disk Drive
- SSD Solid State Drive
- the CPU 301 is a central processing unit and controls the entire information processing apparatus 201 by executing various programs.
- the ROM 302 stores various parameters in addition to a boot program to be executed first by the CPU 301.
- the network interface 303 controls communication with the devices 241 to 243 via the network 230 and communication with the application servers 221 to 223.
- the RAM 312 has an information processing program execution area 341.
- the storage 317 includes relationship information 351 between the remaining battery level and the temporary storage period, an information request control module 352, an information request module 353, and a reception module 354. Further, the storage unit 217 includes a remaining battery level recognition module 355, a temporary storage period setting module 356, and a temporary storage module 357. Further, the storage 317 temporarily stores information associating the acquired information received from the devices 241 to 243 with the information of the temporary storage period as temporary storage data 358 for each of the devices 241 to 243.
- the CPU 301 functions as the information request control unit 211 by executing the information request control module 352.
- the CPU 301 functions as the reception unit 214 by executing the reception module 354.
- the CPU 301 executes the battery remaining amount recognition module 355 to function as the battery remaining amount recognition unit 215.
- the CPU 301 functions as the temporary storage period setting unit 216 by executing the temporary storage period setting module 356.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the temporary storage data 358.
- the temporary storage data 358 is information in which the acquired information 401 received from the devices 241 to 243 is associated with the temporary storage period information 402.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining information indicating the relationship between the remaining battery level stored in the storage unit 217 and the temporary storage period of the acquired information, that is, the relationship information 351 between the remaining battery level and the temporary storage period.
- the relationship information 351 between the remaining battery level and the temporary storage period is a table in which the remaining battery level (%) 501 and the temporary storage period (minute) 502 are associated with each other.
- the temporary storage period 502 when the remaining battery level 501 is greater than 0% and less than 20% is set to 60 minutes.
- the temporary storage period 502 when the remaining battery capacity 501 is greater than 20% and less than 50% is set to 10 minutes.
- the temporary storage period 502 when the remaining battery capacity 501 is greater than 50% and less than or equal to 100% is set to 3 minutes.
- the relationship information 351 between the remaining battery level and the temporary storage period is not necessarily tabular information, and may be information on continuous correspondences represented by a graph as shown in FIG. Moreover, although the example in which the battery remaining amount 501 shown in FIG. 5 is divided into three stages has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be four stages or more or two stages or less, and the threshold value can be arbitrarily determined. Further, the temporary storage period may be obtained by a mathematical expression using the remaining battery level as a parameter.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram for explaining a functional configuration of the devices 241 to 243.
- the devices 241 to 243 include a battery 701, an information acquisition unit 702, a battery remaining amount detection unit 703, and a transmission / reception unit 704.
- the battery 701 supplies power for driving the devices 241 to 243.
- the information acquisition unit 702 acquires predetermined information and outputs it to the transmission / reception unit 704 when receiving an information acquisition instruction from the transmission / reception unit 704.
- the information acquisition unit 702 is a temperature / humidity sensor, a still camera, a moving image camera, or a vibration sensor, and acquires information such as temperature / humidity information, image information, moving image information, or vibration information.
- the remaining battery level detection unit 703 detects the remaining amount of the battery 701 and outputs information on the remaining battery level to the transmission / reception unit 704.
- the remaining battery level detection unit 703 uses information indicating what percentage the remaining battery level is when fully charged as the remaining battery level information.
- the battery remaining amount% In addition to the battery remaining amount%, the voltage value itself, the remaining drive time, the number of possible transmissions, and the remaining discharge capacity (mAh) may be used as the battery remaining amount information.
- the information processing apparatus 201 uses the remaining battery percentage in FIG. What is necessary is just to hold the table rewritten with the value, remaining drive time or remaining discharge capacity (mAh). The operation is the same as in the case of the remaining battery percentage.
- the devices 241 to 243 may calculate the number of times that transmission is possible within a predetermined time (eg, 3 hours) based on the voltage value and transmit the calculated number to the information processing apparatus 201.
- the information processing apparatus 201 may hold a table in which the remaining battery percentage in FIG. The operation is the same as in the case of the remaining battery percentage.
- the information processing apparatus 201 calculates a conversion algorithm (calculating the remaining battery percentage based on the voltage value) according to the characteristics of the battery. It is necessary to have.
- the transmission / reception unit 704 When the information transmission / reception unit 704 receives an information acquisition request from the information processing apparatus 201, the transmission / reception unit 704 notifies the information acquisition unit 702 of an information acquisition instruction and notifies the battery remaining amount detection unit 703 of an instruction of battery remaining amount detection. Further, the transmission / reception unit 704 notifies the information acquisition unit 702 and the remaining battery level detection unit 703, and then acquires the acquired information received from the information acquisition unit 702 and the remaining battery level information received from the remaining battery level detection unit 703. It transmits to the information processing apparatus 201.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining the hardware configuration of the devices 241 to 243.
- the devices 241 to 243 include a CPU 801, a ROM 802, a network interface 803, a battery 701, an information acquisition unit 702, a battery remaining amount detection interface 806, a temporary storage unit 807, and a storage unit 808.
- the CPU 801 is a central processing unit and controls the entire devices 241 to 243 by executing a predetermined program.
- the ROM 802 stores various parameters in addition to the boot program that the CPU 801 should execute first.
- the network interface 803 controls communication with the information processing apparatus 201.
- the RAM 807 includes a program load area 871, an acquisition information storage area 872, and a battery remaining capacity storage area 873.
- the storage unit 808 includes a remaining battery level detection module 881 and a transmission / reception control module 882.
- the CPU 801 executes the battery remaining amount detection module 881, it functions as the battery remaining amount detection unit 703 and detects the remaining amount of the battery 701 via the battery remaining amount detection interface 806.
- the CPU 801 executes the transmission / reception control module 882, it functions as the transmission / reception unit 704 together with the network interface 803.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the processing procedure of the information processing apparatus 201.
- the information processing apparatus 201 When the information processing apparatus 201 receives an information request from the application servers 221 to 223 in step S901, the information request control unit 211 determines the temporary storage data stored in the temporary storage unit 212 and the temporary storage period in step S903. Check.
- step S905 the information request control unit 211 transmits the acquisition information included in the temporary storage data to the application servers 221 to 223, and the process in step S901.
- step S907 the information request control unit 211 requests information from the devices 241 to 243 through the information request unit 213.
- the information request unit 213 acquires information on the remaining battery level from the devices 241 to 243 together with information requested from the application server.
- the receiving unit 214 that has received the information from the devices 241 to 243 recognizes the remaining battery level of the devices 241 to 243 by the remaining battery level recognition unit 215 and notifies the temporary storage period setting unit 216 of it.
- the temporary storage period setting unit 216 acquires the battery according to the remaining battery level based on the information indicating the relationship between the remaining battery level stored in advance in the storage unit 217 and the temporary storage period of the acquired information. Set a temporary storage period for information.
- step S915 the receiving unit 214 notifies the information request control unit 211 and the temporary storage unit 212 of the acquired information received from the devices 241 to 243.
- the temporary storage unit 212 is notified of the temporary storage period determined by the temporary storage period setting unit 216 at the same time.
- step S917 the temporary storage unit 212 stores the acquired information received from the receiving unit 214 as temporary storage data together with information on the temporary storage period.
- step S919 the information request control unit 211 transmits the acquired information received from the reception unit 214 to the application servers 221 to 223, and the process proceeds to step S901.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the information acquisition request by the application servers 221 to 223, the information acquisition by the devices 241 to 243, and the temporary storage period of the acquired information.
- the time at which the information processing apparatus 201 acquires information from the devices 241 to 243 based on the information acquisition requests from the application servers 221 to 223 is the start time of the temporary storage period.
- the temporary storage period set according to the remaining battery level is changed. This example is shown in a time chart for the case of control according to the table of FIG. Specifically, when the remaining battery level is 90%, the temporary storage period is set to 3 minutes, and when it is reduced to 30%, the temporary storage period is set to 10 minutes. Is set to 60 minutes.
- the information processing apparatus 201 can acquire information regarding the remaining amount of the battery 701 of the devices 241 to 243, and the temporary storage period when the acquired information received from the devices 241 to 243 is temporarily stored can be obtained from the devices 241 to 243.
- An optimum value in consideration of the remaining battery level can be set in advance. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the power consumption and the communication amount of the devices 241 to 243, and it is possible to extend the operating period of the devices 241 to 243. As a result, the life of the batteries of the devices 241 to 243 can be extended, so that the labor for replacing the batteries of the devices 241 to 243 can be reduced as compared with the prior art.
- the information processing apparatus 201 may be, for example, an M2M platform, and may be an M2M Service Infrastructure defined in oneM2M that performs standardization on a Machine-to-Machine service.
- M2M Service Infrastructure corresponds to IN (Infrastructure Node) in the oneM2M architecture.
- the M2M Service Infrastructure has a CSE (Common Services ⁇ Entity) that provides a common service function (CSF) group defined by the oneM2M.
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- CSF common service function
- the information processing apparatus 201 may be an apparatus including a plurality of CSEs.
- the CSE that IN has is also referred to as IN (InfrastructurefraNode) -CSE.
- the network 230 is a mobile communication network provided by a communication carrier, for example, and may be an Underlying Network defined in oneM2M.
- the devices 241 to 243 are, for example, sensor devices, and may be M2M Devices defined in oneM2M.
- M2M Device corresponds to ASN (Application Service Node) or ADN (Application Dedicated Node) in the oneM2M architecture, and ASN has CSE.
- the CSE in the ASN is also referred to as ASN-CSE.
- the application servers 221 to 223 may be, for example, servers that process a specific business and may be M2M Application Infrastructure defined in oneM2M. Further, the application servers 221 to 223 may have an AE (Application Entity) in the oneM2M architecture. Note that an AE in the Infrastructure Domain defined by oneM2M and connected to IN-CSE is also referred to as IN (Infrastructure Node) -AE.
- IN Infrastructure Node
- the information processing apparatus 201 may be, for example, a mobile router, and in this case, may be an M2M Gateway (gateway apparatus) defined in oneM2M.
- the M2M Gateway is equivalent to a MN (Middle Node) in the oneM2M architecture and has a CSE.
- the CSE in the MN is also referred to as MN-CSE.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram for explaining a functional configuration of the information processing system 1100 according to this embodiment.
- the information processing system according to this embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the information processing apparatus 1101 and the devices 1141 to 1143 are directly connected.
- the information processing system according to the present embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that an information request unit 1113 and a reception unit 1114 that wirelessly communicate with a device via a wireless communication control unit 1118 are provided.
- the information processing system according to the present embodiment is different in that it includes a remaining battery level recognition unit 1115 that recognizes the remaining battery level based on the detection result of the signal strength detection unit 1117. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the second embodiment, the same configurations and operations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the information processing apparatus 1101 and the devices 1141 to 1143 are directly connected wirelessly via the wireless communication control unit 1118, and no signal repeater or amplification device is disposed in the middle.
- the signal strength detection unit 1117 detects the strength of signals received from the devices 1141 to 1143 via the wireless communication control unit 1118 and the reception unit 1114 and notifies the remaining battery level recognition unit 1115 of the detected signal strength.
- the remaining battery level recognition unit 1115 stores information indicating the correspondence between the intensity of the signal received from the devices 1141 to 1143 and the remaining battery level of the devices 1141 to 1143. Based on this information and the signal strength notified from the signal strength detection unit 1117, the remaining battery level recognition unit 1115 recognizes the remaining battery level. Information on the correspondence relationship between the strengths of the signals received from the devices 1141 to 1143 and the remaining battery levels of the devices 1141 to 1143 is represented by a graph shown in FIG. 12, for example.
- FIG. 13A is a block diagram for explaining the functional configuration of the devices 1141 to 1143 in the present embodiment.
- the devices 1141 to 1143 in this embodiment include a battery 1331, an information acquisition unit 1332, and a transmission / reception unit 1333.
- the transmission / reception unit 1333 and the information acquisition unit 1332 are driven by the power of the battery 1331, and the transmission / reception unit 1333 transmits the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 1332 to the information processing device 1101 when receiving an information request instruction from the information processing device 1101. .
- the devices 1141 to 1143 do not transmit their battery remaining amount to the information processing apparatus 1101. Instead, the remaining battery level recognition unit 1115 of the information processing apparatus 1101 recognizes the remaining battery level of the devices 1141 to 1143 based on the signal strength when the acquired information is received from the devices 1141 to 1143.
- the signal strength detection units 1311 to 1331 are connected to the devices 1141 to 1143, respectively.
- a configuration may be adopted in which relay devices 1301 to 1303 and gateway devices that are directly connected are arranged.
- the information processing apparatus 1101 and the devices 1141 to 1143 may be directly connected via wireless via the communication control unit 1318, or may be directly connected using wired communication.
- the same effect as that of the second embodiment can be obtained by this embodiment.
- the case where the signal strength is used has been described as an example, but the code error rate and the transmission rate of the received signal may be used instead of the signal strength. This is because the code error rate increases when the signal strength decreases, and the transmission rate decreases when the code error rate increases.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram for explaining a functional configuration of the information processing system 1400 according to the present embodiment.
- the information processing system 1400 according to the present embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the information processing system 1400 includes a temporary storage period setting unit 1416 that sets a temporary storage period based on information about devices stored in the storage unit 1417.
- the same configurations and operations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the storage unit 1417 stores information 1501 to 1503 of operation periods, operation start dates and history of information acquisition dates and times set in advance for the devices 241 to 243 as shown in FIG.
- the temporary storage period setting unit 1416 refers to the information 1501 to 1503 stored in the storage unit 1417, and acquires information regarding the operation period, the operation start date and time, and the history of information acquisition date and time for the devices 241 to 243. . Further, the temporary storage period setting unit 1416 calculates the allowable number of information acquisitions by comparing the elapsed days from the start of operation, the history of information acquisition date and time, and the remaining battery levels of the devices 241 to 243. Based on the number of times of information acquisition, a temporary storage period of temporary storage data is calculated and set.
- the temporary storage period setting unit 1416 recognizes what percentage (r) of the remaining battery 701 is left to the minimum battery charge level at which information can be transmitted, and uses this as the remaining battery charge that can be used. To do. Further, the temporary storage period setting unit 1416 recognizes how many times (t) information acquisition has been performed from the start of operation based on the history of information acquisition date and time, and based on the number of times (t) and the current remaining battery level. Thus, the percentage (u) when the battery is fully charged is calculated for one information acquisition.
- the temporary storage period setting unit 1416 calculates the remaining number of days (v) until the operation period, calculates the value of r / u as the number of times information can be acquired by the operation period, and v / (u / r) Is set as a temporary storage period of temporary storage data.
- the information processing apparatus 1401 sets in advance an optimum value in consideration of the remaining battery capacity of the devices 241 to 243 for the temporary storage period when temporarily storing the acquired information received from the devices 241 to 243. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the power consumption and the communication amount of the devices 241 to 243. As a result, the life of the batteries of the devices 241 to 243 can be extended, so that the labor for replacing the batteries of the devices 241 to 243 can be reduced as compared with the prior art.
- FIG. 16 is a block diagram for explaining a functional configuration of an information processing system 1600 according to the present embodiment.
- the information processing system 1600 according to the present embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that an information processing apparatus 1601 that acquires information on a temporary storage period from the devices 1641 to 1643 is provided. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the second embodiment, the same configurations and operations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the information processing apparatus 1601 includes an information request control unit 211, a temporary storage unit 212, an information request unit 213, and a reception unit 1614.
- the receiving unit 1614 receives the acquired information with the temporary storage period information from the devices 1641 to 1643 and stores them in the temporary storage unit 212.
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram for explaining the functional configuration of the devices 1641 to 1643 according to this embodiment.
- the devices 1641 to 1643 include a battery 1701, an information acquisition unit 1702, a remaining battery level detection unit 1703, a transmission / reception unit 1704, a temporary storage period setting unit 1705, and a storage unit 1706.
- the battery remaining amount detection unit 1703 When the battery remaining amount detection unit 1703 receives a battery remaining amount detection instruction from the transmission / reception unit 1704, the battery remaining amount detection unit 1703 detects the remaining amount of the battery 1701 and outputs information on the remaining battery amount to the temporary storage period setting unit 1705.
- the temporary storage period setting unit 1705 includes information on the remaining battery level received from the remaining battery level detection unit 1703 and information indicating the relationship between the remaining battery level stored in the storage unit 1706 and the temporary storage period of the acquired information. Based on this, the temporary storage period of the acquired information acquired by the information acquisition unit 1702 is set.
- the storage unit 1706 is a storage that stores information indicating the relationship between the remaining battery level and the temporary storage period of the acquired information.
- the devices 1641 to 1643 themselves can set in advance optimum values in consideration of the remaining battery capacity of the devices 1641 to 1643 for the temporary storage period when the acquired information is temporarily stored. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the power consumption and the communication amount of the devices 1641 to 1643. As a result, the lifetime of the batteries of the devices 1641 to 1643 can be extended, so that the labor for replacing the batteries of the devices 1641 to 1643 can be reduced as compared with the conventional device.
- FIG. 18 is a block diagram for explaining a functional configuration of the information processing system 1800 according to the present embodiment.
- the information processing system 1800 according to the present embodiment includes a temporary storage device 1812 provided outside the information processing device 1801, and acquired data specifying a temporary storage period is received from the information processing device 1801. The difference is that it is sent to the temporary storage device 1812. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the second embodiment, the same configurations and operations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the acquisition information to which the temporary storage period set by the temporary storage period setting unit 216 is added is sent to the temporary storage device 1812 via the transmission unit 1819.
- the temporary storage device 1812 holds the received acquisition information only for the temporary storage period added to the acquisition information.
- the lifetime of the battery of the device is extended by controlling the temporary storage period as in the first to fifth embodiments. Thus, it is possible to reduce the trouble of replacing the battery of the device.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a table used in the information processing system according to the present embodiment, and shows the relationship between the remaining battery level information and the temporary storage period.
- the information processing system has a plurality of types of transmission information received from the device (in addition to the battery remaining amount%, the voltage value, the remaining drive time, the number of possible transmissions, the remaining discharge capacity ( mAh) etc.).
- the transmission information may be converted into a temporary storage period using various tables shown in FIGS. 19 to 22 in addition to the table shown in FIG.
- the temporary storage period of information acquired from each device is appropriately controlled to extend the battery life of each device and reduce the time and effort of battery replacement of the device. can do.
- the storage unit 1702 in the fifth embodiment holds the operation period of the device, the operation start date, and the history of the information acquisition date as information, and the temporary storage period setting unit 1701 temporarily stores the information in the same manner as in the fourth embodiment.
- the storage period may be calculated and set.
- the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to a single device. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a case where an information processing program that implements the functions of the embodiments is supplied directly or remotely to a system or apparatus. Therefore, in order to realize the functions of the present invention on a computer, a program installed on the computer, a medium storing the program, and a WWW (World Wide Web) server that downloads the program are also included in the scope of the present invention. . In particular, at least a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the processing steps included in the above-described embodiments is included in the scope of the present invention.
- (Appendix 1) Receiving means for receiving device information including acquisition information acquired by the device and remaining amount information indicating a remaining battery level of the device from the device; A period setting means for setting a temporary storage period of the acquired information in the temporary storage means based on the remaining amount information included in the device information when the receiving means receives the device information;
- An information processing apparatus comprising: (Appendix 2) Receiving means for receiving the transmission signal from a device for converting the acquired information into a transmission signal and transmitting the transmission signal; Based on the transmission signal received by the receiving unit, a battery remaining amount calculating unit that calculates a remaining amount of a battery that drives the device; A period setting unit that sets a temporary storage period of the acquired information in the temporary storage unit based on the remaining amount information that represents the remaining amount of the battery;
- An information processing apparatus comprising: (Appendix 3) The information processing apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2,
- the device is directly connected to the information processing apparatus;
- the battery remaining amount recognition means of the information processing device recognizes the remaining amount of the battery based on the intensity of the transmission signal received by the receiving means;
- the information processing apparatus according to attachment 2.
- the period setting means retains the operation period, operation start date, and information acquisition date history of the device as device information, and is permitted based on the number of days elapsed from the operation start date and the remaining battery level. Any one of appendices 1 to 4, wherein the number of information acquisition times is calculated, the remaining number of days until the operational maturity is calculated, and the temporary storage period is calculated and set using the number of information acquisition times and the remaining number of days.
- (Appendix 12) Receiving the transmission signal from a device that converts the acquired information into a transmission signal and transmits; Calculating a remaining amount of a battery for driving the device based on the transmission signal; Setting a temporary storage period of the acquired information in the temporary storage means based on the remaining amount information representing the remaining amount of the battery; An information processing program that causes a computer to execute.
- An information processing system including a device driven by a battery and an information processing apparatus,
- the device is Information acquisition means for acquiring predetermined information as acquisition information; Transmission means for converting transmission information including the acquired information into a transmission signal and transmitting the transmission information to the information processing apparatus;
- the information processing apparatus includes: Receiving means for receiving the transmission information including the acquired information from the device as the transmission signal; Temporary storage means for temporarily storing the acquired information; A battery remaining amount recognizing unit for recognizing the remaining amount of the battery based on at least one of the transmission information or the transmission signal received by the receiving unit; A period setting means for setting a temporary storage period of the acquired information in the temporary storage means based on the remaining amount of the battery; Information processing system with
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デバイスが取得した取得情報と、当該デバイスの電池残量を示す残量情報とを含むデバイス情報を前記デバイスから受信する受信手段と、
前記受信手段が前記デバイス情報を受信した場合に、当該デバイス情報に含まれる残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定手段と、
を備えた情報処理装置である。
取得情報を送信信号に変換して送信するデバイスから当該送信信号を受信する受信手段と、
前記受信手段が受信した前記送信信号に基づいて、前記デバイスを駆動する電池の残量を算出する電池残量算出手段と、
前記電池の残量を表わす残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定手段と、
を備えた情報処理装置である。
所定の情報を取得情報として取得する情報取得手段と、
前記取得情報を含む送信情報を送信信号に変換して送信する送信手段と、
前記情報取得手段および前記送信手段を駆動するための電池の残量を検出する検出手段と、
を備え、
前記送信手段が、
前記取得情報を含む前記送信情報を前記送信信号として前記デバイスから受信する受信手段と、
前記取得情報を一時的に記憶する一時記憶手段と、
前記受信手段が受信した前記送信情報あるいは前記送信信号の少なくともいずれか一方に基づいて、前記電池の残量を認識する電池残量認識手段と、
前記電池の残量に基づいて、前記一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定手段と、
を備えた情報処理装置に対して前記送信信号を送信するデバイスである。
デバイスが取得した取得情報を含む送信情報を前記デバイスから受信するステップと、
前記取得情報を一時記憶装置に一時的に記憶するステップと、
前記デバイスを駆動する電池の残量を認識するステップと、
前記電池の残量に基づいて、前記一時記憶装置における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定するステップと、
を含む情報処理方法である。
取得情報を送信信号に変換して送信するデバイスから当該送信信号を受信するステップと、
前記送信信号に基づいて、前記デバイスを駆動する電池の残量を算出するステップと、
前記電池の残量を表わす残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定するステップと、
を含む情報処理方法である。
デバイスが取得した取得情報を含む送信情報を前記デバイスから受信するステップと、
前記取得情報を一時記憶装置に一時的に記憶するステップと、
前記デバイスを駆動する電池の残量を認識するステップと、
前記電池の残量に基づいて、前記一時記憶装置における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定するステップと、
をコンピュータに実行させる情報処理プログラムである。
取得情報を送信信号に変換して送信するデバイスから当該送信信号を受信するステップと、
前記送信信号に基づいて、前記デバイスを駆動する電池の残量を算出するステップと、
前記電池の残量を表わす残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定するステップと、
をコンピュータに実行させる情報処理プログラムである。
本発明の第1実施形態に係る2種類の情報処理装置について、図1A、図1Bを用いて説明する。
次に本発明の第2実施形態に係る情報処理システムについて、図2乃至図10を用いて説明する。
一方、M2Mで用いられるデバイスは電源に電池を用いている場合も多く、また設置場所や機器の構造上、電池交換が困難である場合が少なくない。この場合、デバイスの消費電力を低減することで、メンテナンスコストの低減、あるいはデバイスの稼働年限の延長を図ることができる。
図2は、本実施形態に係る情報処理システムの機能構成を説明するためのブロック図である。図2において、情報処理システム200は、情報処理装置201と、3つのアプリケーションサーバ221~223と、ネットワーク230と、3つのデバイス241~243とを備えている。
図3は本実施形態に係る情報処理装置201のハードウェア構成を説明するためのブロック図である。図3に示すように情報処理装置201は、CPU(Central Processing Unit)301、ROM(Read Only Memory)302、ネットワークインタフェース303、RAM(Random Access Memory)312、およびストレージ(例えばHDD(Hard Disk Drive)やSSD(Solid State Drive))217を備えている。
図7はデバイス241~243の機能構成を説明するためのブロック図である。図7に示すように、デバイス241~243は、電池701と情報取得部702と電池残量検出部703と送受信部704とを含む。
図8はデバイス241~243のハードウェア構成を説明するためのブロック図である。図8に示すように、デバイス241~243は、CPU801、ROM802、ネットワークインタフェース803、電池701、情報取得部702、電池残量検出インタフェース806、一時記憶部807、および記憶部808を備えている。
次に、本実施形態における情報処理装置201の動作を、図9を参照して説明する。図9は情報処理装置201の処理手順を説明するためのフローチャートである。
設定し、30%まで減れば、一時記憶期間を10分に設定し、10%を切れば、一時記憶期間を60分に設定する。
次に本発明の第3実施形態に係る情報処理システムについて、図11乃至図13を用いて説明する。図11は、本実施形態に係る情報処理システム1100の機能構成を説明するためのブロック図である。本実施形態に係る情報処理システムは、上記第2実施形態と比べると、情報処理装置1101とデバイス1141~1143とが直接接続されている点で異なる。さらに、本実施形態に係る情報処理システムは、上記第2実施形態と比べると、無線通信制御部1118を介してデバイスと無線通信する情報要求部1113と受信部1114とを備えた点で異なる。さらに、本実施形態に係る情報処理システムは、信号強度検出部1117の検出結果に基づいて電池残量を認識する電池残量認識部1115を備えた点で異なる。その他の構成および動作は、第2実施形態と同様であるため、同じ構成および動作については同じ符号を付してその詳しい説明を省略する。
本実施形態では、デバイス1141~1143は自身の電池残量を情報処理装置1101へ送信しない。代わりに情報処理装置1101の電池残量認識部1115は、デバイス1141~1143から取得情報を受信した際の信号強度に基づいて、デバイス1141~1143の電池残量を認識する。
次に本発明の第4実施形態に係る情報処理システムについて、図14を用いて説明する。図14は、本実施形態に係る情報処理システム1400の機能構成を説明するためのブロック図である。本実施形態に係る情報処理システム1400は、上記第2実施形態と比べると、記憶部1417に記憶されているデバイスに関する情報に基づいて一時記憶期間を設定する一時記憶期間設定部1416を有する点で異なる。その他の構成および動作は、第2実施形態と同様であるため、同じ構成および動作については同じ符号を付してその詳しい説明を省略する。
次に本発明の第5実施形態に係る情報処理システムについて、図16および図17を用いて説明する。図16は、本実施形態に係る情報処理システム1600の機能構成を説明するためのブロック図である。本実施形態に係る情報処理システム1600は、上記第2実施形態と比べると、デバイス1641~1643から一時記憶期間の情報を取得する情報処理装置1601を備えた点で異なる。その他の構成および動作は、第2実施形態と同様であるため、同じ構成および動作については同じ符号を付してその詳しい説明を省略する。
次に本発明の第6実施形態に係る情報処理システムについて、図18を用いて説明する。図18は、本実施形態に係る情報処理システム1800の機能構成を説明するためのブロック図である。本実施形態に係る情報処理システム1800は、上記第2実施形態と比べると、一時記憶装置1812が情報処理装置1801の外部に設けられ、情報処理装置1801から、一時記憶期間を指定した取得データが一時記憶装置1812に送られる点で異なる。その他の構成および動作は、第2実施形態と同様であるため、同じ構成および動作については同じ符号を付してその詳しい説明を省略する。
次に本発明の第7実施形態に係る情報処理システムについて、図19乃至図22を用いて説明する。図19は、本実施形態に係る情報処理システムで用いるテーブルを示す図であり、電池残量情報と一時記憶期間との関係を表している。
(1)電圧値しか送信できない
(2)電池残量%に変換して送信可能
(3)残存放電容量(mAh)しか送信できない
(4)残り駆動時間しか送信できない
(5)送信可能回数しか送信できない
この場合、図5のテーブルに加えて、図19乃至図22に示す各種テーブルを用いて、それらの送信情報をそれぞれ、一時記憶期間に変換すればよい。
以上、実施形態を参照して本願発明を説明したが、本願発明は上記実施形態に限定されるものではない。本願発明の構成や詳細には、本願発明のスコープ内で当業者が理解し得る様々な変更をすることができる。また、それぞれの実施形態に含まれる別々の特徴を如何様に組み合わせたシステムまたは装置も、本発明の範疇に含まれる。
上記の実施形態の一部または全部は、以下の付記のようにも記載されうるが、以下には限られない。
(付記1)
デバイスが取得した取得情報と、当該デバイスの電池残量を示す残量情報とを含むデバイス情報を前記デバイスから受信する受信手段と、
前記受信手段が前記デバイス情報を受信した場合に、当該デバイス情報に含まれる残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定手段と、
を備えた情報処理装置。
(付記2)
取得情報を送信信号に変換して送信するデバイスから当該送信信号を受信する受信手段と、
前記受信手段が受信した前記送信信号に基づいて、前記デバイスを駆動する電池の残量を算出する電池残量算出手段と、
前記電池の残量を表わす残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定手段と、
を備えた情報処理装置。
(付記3)
前記期間設定手段は、前記残量情報と前記一時記憶期間との関係を表わす情報を保持し、該情報に基づいて、前記一時記憶期間を設定する、付記1または2に記載の情報処理装置。
(付記4)
前記デバイスは前記情報処理装置に直接接続されており、
前記情報処理装置の電池残量認識手段は、前記受信手段が受信した前記送信信号の強度に基づいて、前記電池の残量を認識する、
付記2に記載の情報処理装置。
(付記5)
前記期間設定手段は、前記デバイスの運用年限と運用開始日と情報取得日時の履歴とをデバイス情報として保持し、前記運用開始日からの経過日数と前記電池の残量とに基づいて、許容される情報取得回数を計算するとともに前記運用年限までの残日数を計算し、前記情報取得回数と前記残日数と用いて前記一時記憶期間を算出して設定する、付記1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の情報処理装置。
(付記6)
前記一時記憶手段は、前記取得情報とともに該取得情報の前記一時記憶期間の情報を記憶する、付記1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載の情報処理装置。
(付記7)
前記一時記憶手段は、前記一時記憶期間が過ぎた前記取得情報を消去する、付記1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の情報処理装置。
(付記8)
所定の情報を取得情報として取得する情報取得手段と、
前記取得情報を含む送信情報を送信信号に変換して送信する送信手段と、
前記情報取得手段および前記送信手段を駆動するための電池の残量を検出する検出手段と、
を備え、
前記送信手段が、
前記取得情報を含む前記送信情報を前記送信信号として前記デバイスから受信する受信手段と、
前記取得情報を一時的に記憶する一時記憶手段と、
前記受信手段が受信した前記送信情報あるいは前記送信信号の少なくともいずれか一方に基づいて、前記電池の残量を認識する電池残量認識手段と、
前記電池の残量に基づいて、前記一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定手段と、
を備えた情報処理装置に対して前記送信信号を送信するデバイス。
(付記9)
デバイスが取得した取得情報と、当該デバイスの電池残量を示す残量情報とを含むデバイス情報を前記デバイスから受信する受信ステップと、
前記デバイス情報を受信した場合に、当該デバイス情報に含まれる残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定ステップと、
を含む情報処理方法。
(付記10)
取得情報を送信信号に変換して送信するデバイスから当該送信信号を受信するステップと、
前記送信信号に基づいて、前記デバイスを駆動する電池の残量を算出するステップと、
前記電池の残量を表わす残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定するステップと、
を含む情報処理方法。
(付記11)
デバイスが取得した取得情報と、当該デバイスの電池残量を示す残量情報とを含むデバイス情報を前記デバイスから受信する受信ステップと、
前記デバイス情報を受信した場合に、当該デバイス情報に含まれる残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定ステップと、
をコンピュータに実行させる情報処理プログラム。
(付記12)
取得情報を送信信号に変換して送信するデバイスから当該送信信号を受信するステップと、
前記送信信号に基づいて、前記デバイスを駆動する電池の残量を算出するステップと、
前記電池の残量を表わす残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定するステップと、
をコンピュータに実行させる情報処理プログラム。
(付記13)
電池によって駆動されるデバイスと情報処理装置とを含む情報処理システムであって、
前記デバイスは、
所定の情報を取得情報として取得する情報取得手段と、
前記取得情報を含む送信情報を送信信号に変換して前記情報処理装置に対して送信する送信手段と、
を備え、
前記情報処理装置は、
前記取得情報を含む前記送信情報を前記送信信号として前記デバイスから受信する受信手段と、
前記取得情報を一時的に記憶する一時記憶手段と、
前記受信手段が受信した前記送信情報あるいは前記送信信号の少なくともいずれか一方に基づいて、前記電池の残量を認識する電池残量認識手段と、
前記電池の残量に基づいて、前記一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定手段と、
を備えた情報処理システム。
Claims (10)
- デバイスが取得した取得情報と、当該デバイスの電池残量を示す残量情報とを含むデバイス情報を前記デバイスから受信する受信手段と、
前記受信手段が前記デバイス情報を受信した場合に、当該デバイス情報に含まれる残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定手段と、
を備えた情報処理装置。 - 取得情報を送信信号に変換して送信するデバイスから当該送信信号を受信する受信手段と、
前記受信手段が受信した前記送信信号に基づいて、前記デバイスを駆動する電池の残量を算出する電池残量算出手段と、
前記電池の残量を表わす残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定手段と、
を備えた情報処理装置。 - 前記期間設定手段は、前記残量情報と前記一時記憶期間との関係を表わす情報を保持し、該情報に基づいて、前記一時記憶期間を設定する、請求項1または2に記載の情報処理装置。
- 前記デバイスは前記情報処理装置に直接接続されており、
前記情報処理装置の電池残量認識手段は、前記受信手段が受信した前記送信信号の強度に基づいて、前記電池の残量を認識する、
請求項2に記載の情報処理装置。 - 前記期間設定手段は、前記デバイスの運用年限と運用開始日と情報取得日時の履歴とをデバイス情報として保持し、前記運用開始日からの経過日数と前記電池の残量とに基づいて、許容される情報取得回数を計算するとともに前記運用年限までの残日数を計算し、前記情報取得回数と前記残日数と用いて前記一時記憶期間を算出して設定する、請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の情報処理装置。
- 所定の情報を取得情報として取得する情報取得手段と、
前記取得情報を含む送信情報を送信信号に変換して送信する送信手段と、
前記情報取得手段および前記送信手段を駆動するための電池の残量を検出する検出手段と、
を備え、
前記送信手段が、
前記取得情報を含む前記送信情報を前記送信信号として前記デバイスから受信する受信手段と、
前記取得情報を一時的に記憶する一時記憶手段と、
前記受信手段が受信した前記送信情報あるいは前記送信信号の少なくともいずれか一方に基づいて、前記電池の残量を認識する電池残量認識手段と、
前記電池の残量に基づいて、前記一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定手段と、
を備えた情報処理装置に対して前記送信信号を送信するデバイス。 - デバイスが取得した取得情報と、当該デバイスの電池残量を示す残量情報とを含むデバイス情報を前記デバイスから受信する受信ステップと、
前記デバイス情報を受信した場合に、当該デバイス情報に含まれる残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定ステップと、
を含む情報処理方法。 - 取得情報を送信信号に変換して送信するデバイスから当該送信信号を受信するステップと、
前記送信信号に基づいて、前記デバイスを駆動する電池の残量を算出するステップと、
前記電池の残量を表わす残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定するステップと、
を含む情報処理方法。 - デバイスが取得した取得情報と、当該デバイスの電池残量を示す残量情報とを含むデバイス情報を前記デバイスから受信する受信ステップと、
前記デバイス情報を受信した場合に、当該デバイス情報に含まれる残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定する期間設定ステップと、
をコンピュータに実行させる情報処理プログラム。 - 取得情報を送信信号に変換して送信するデバイスから当該送信信号を受信するステップと、
前記送信信号に基づいて、前記デバイスを駆動する電池の残量を算出するステップと、
前記電池の残量を表わす残量情報に基づいて、一時記憶手段における前記取得情報の一時記憶期間を設定するステップと、
をコンピュータに実行させる情報処理プログラム。
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