WO2017068774A1

WO2017068774A1 - Information processing system, portable terminal, printing device, server and information processing method

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Publication number: WO2017068774A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/004608
Authority: WO
Inventors: 重義宮澤; 中島　靖雅
Original assignee: セイコーエプソン株式会社
Priority date: 2015-10-19
Filing date: 2016-10-18
Publication date: 2017-04-27

Abstract

The present invention provides a system for easily and assuredly printing information required by a user at the time of a disaster or the like. Provided is a disaster information system 1 in which a server 60, a portable terminal 40 carried by a user U and a printing device 10 which outputs information generated by the server 60 are communicably connected. The portable terminal 40 transmits information specific to the user U and terminal position to the server 60. The printing device 10 transmits a device position to the server 60. The server 60: generates identification information which identifies the printing device 10 corresponding to the portable terminal 40 on the basis of the terminal position and the device position; transmits the generated identification information to the printing device 10 (processing S3); receives identification information from the portable terminal 40 (processing S5); transmits, to the printing device 10 identified by the received identification information, provision information that is generated on the basis of the specific information (processing S6); and delivers the provision information output at the printing device 10 to the user U (processing S7).

Description

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PORTABLE TERMINAL, PRINTING DEVICE, SERVER, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

The present invention relates to an information processing system, a portable terminal, a printing apparatus, a server, and an information processing method.

BACKGROUND Conventionally, there has been known a system in which a mobile terminal such as a smartphone realizes navigation using a position information to guide to a target location or receives disaster information. In addition, wearable terminals that are worn by users and collect biometric information and position information of the users are also known. Assuming that such a portable terminal or wearable terminal is used at the time of a disaster, the amount of information required by the user is large, such as the disaster area, the scale of disaster, information on evacuation sites, and family safety information. There is a limit to the amount of information that can be displayed on the display of the wearable terminal. In addition, there have been problems with battery life, and there have been cases where it has been difficult to use them for several days. From such a thing, it was desired to print information required for a user on paper etc. at the time of disaster.
It is also well known to print information held by a user from a nearby printing apparatus by the mail printing technology as described in Patent Document 1.

Further, as described in Patent Document 2, there is also well known a printing system in which the printing apparatus is provided with a positioning unit such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor and the position information of the printing apparatus is centrally managed by a server.

JP, 2012-159914, A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-21642

However, in the techniques described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, printing is possible if the e-mail address or the installation location set in the printing apparatus is known, but in the event of a disaster or the like, the user Situations that are difficult to recognize are assumed, and it is unlikely that we can know the installation location of the printing apparatus nearby and its email address.
Also, when the technology is used at a disaster site, even if the user sends necessary information to the printing apparatus, the user is in the vicinity of the printing apparatus and can obtain the printed information. It was also unclear as to whether or not
Further, in the case of a disaster, there are printing devices that can not print because of the influence of the disaster on printing devices, but there are printing devices that can print without being affected by the disaster. Providing disaster information based on the installation position of printable printing devices by using as many as one printable printing device was expected as one of the means for helping people in the disaster site .

The present invention has been made to solve at least a part of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for simply and reliably printing information required by a user in a disaster or the like.

Application Example 1 In the information processing system according to the application example, the server, the portable terminal carried by the user, and the printing apparatus for outputting the information generated by the server are communicably connected to each other. In the system, the portable terminal stores a terminal storage unit for storing unique information of the user, a terminal positioning unit for measuring a terminal position which is a position of the own device, at least the unique information and the terminal position as the server A server transmission unit that includes a terminal transmission unit for transmitting to the server, the server stores the unique information of the user, the terminal position of the portable terminal, and a device position where the printing apparatus is installed; A specific information processing unit for specifying the printing apparatus associated with the portable terminal based on a terminal position and the apparatus position; and the unique information of the user A provision information processing unit that generates provision information to be provided to the user based on the terminal position of the mobile terminal and transmits the provision information to the printing device specified by the specific information processing unit; The information processing apparatus is characterized by comprising: an apparatus receiving unit that receives the provided information generated in the server; and an output processing unit that outputs the received provided information.

According to the information processing system of this application example, the server specifies the printing apparatus associated with the portable terminal based on the terminal position transmitted from the portable terminal and the apparatus position, and transmits the generated provision information. be able to. The user can obtain the provided information output from the associated printing apparatus simply by performing a simple operation of transmitting the unique information and the terminal position to the server from the portable terminal.
Therefore, information required by the user at the time of a disaster etc. can be output to the printing apparatus easily and reliably to the user.

Application Example 2 The specific information processing unit of the server generates specific information for specifying the printing device, and transmits the specific information to the printing device specified by the specific information, and the printing device of the printing device The device receiving unit receives the specific information, the output processing unit of the printing apparatus outputs the specific information, and the portable terminal includes an input processing unit for inputting information from the outside, and the input processing unit The specific information output by the output processing unit of the printing apparatus is input, and the terminal transmission unit of the portable terminal transmits the specific information input thereto to the server, and the provided information processing unit of the server Receiving the specific information from the portable terminal, and transmitting the provided information to the user carrying the portable terminal to the printing apparatus specified by the received specific information. To.

According to this application example, the server generates the identification information for identifying the printing apparatus based on the terminal position and the apparatus position. Specific information is sent from the server to the printing device, from the printing device to the mobile terminal, and from the mobile terminal to the server. Since the specific information transmitted from the server to the printing apparatus is returned from the portable terminal, it can be said that the information transmitted to the printing apparatus has reached the user who carries the portable terminal.
In the portable terminal, the specific information output from the printing apparatus may be simply transmitted to the server, and the provision information output from the printing apparatus may be awaited.
Therefore, information required by the user at the time of a disaster etc. can be output to the printing apparatus easily and reliably to the user.

Application Example 3 The output processing unit includes a printing unit that prints information to be output on a medium.

According to this application example, the user can easily carry the medium on which the provided information is printed. For example, if the provided information is a map posting an evacuation site or the like, the user can move to the evacuation site while viewing the map.

Application Example 4 The output processing unit includes a display unit that displays information to be output.

According to this application example, the specific information can be displayed on the display unit. The user can easily input the specific information using the portable terminal. In addition, simple information that does not need to be printed can be displayed on the display unit. For example, when there is no information to be provided to the user, a message to the effect that there is no information can be displayed on the display unit.

Application Example 5 The printing apparatus includes an apparatus position acquisition unit for acquiring the apparatus position, and transmits the acquired apparatus position value to the server.

According to this application example, when the printing apparatus is moved, the server can receive and manage the apparatus position without the intervention of the installer or the like.

Application Example 6 The printing apparatus is characterized in that information on consumables of the printing apparatus is transmitted to the server.

According to this application example, since the server can acquire information on consumables of the printing apparatus, the server can specify the printing apparatus according to the information on the consumables. In addition, consumables can be arranged.

Application Example 7 The printing apparatus is characterized in that information on the operating state of its own device is transmitted to the server.

According to this application example, the server can grasp the operating state of the printing apparatus, and can therefore identify the printing apparatus according to the operating state.

Application Example 8 The portable terminal further includes a detection unit that detects detection information including at least one of biological information and physical motion information of the user, and transmits the detected information to the server. Is characterized in that the provision information for the user is generated based on the detection information.

According to this application example, it is possible to generate useful provided information according to the physical condition of the user by using the detection information.

[Example 9] The specific information may be character information including at least one of the individual identification number of the printing apparatus, an e-mail address, an IP address, a URL character string, and a MAC address, or the pattern may allow the character information to be read. It is characterized in that it is converted image data.

According to this application example, the printing apparatus can be identified within the Internet network or intranet network by the specific information.

Application Example 10 The mobile terminal is characterized in that information of the mobile terminal is transmitted to the server by multi-hop communication.

According to this application example, there is a possibility that communication can be established with the server even when the portable terminal and the main communication line are disconnected at the time of disaster or the like.

[Example 11 of application] The portable terminal which constitutes the above-mentioned information processing system.

According to this application example, the user carrying the portable terminal can easily and reliably acquire the information required at the time of disaster or the like by using the information processing system.

Application Example 12 A printing apparatus constituting the above-described information processing system.

According to this application example, the printing apparatus configuring the information processing system can easily and reliably output the provided information provided to the user at the time of a disaster or the like and can deliver it to the user.

[Example 13 of application] A server which constitutes the above-mentioned information processing system.

According to this application example, in the server configuring the information processing system, the specific information for specifying the printing apparatus is generated based on the terminal position and the apparatus position. Specific information is sent from the server to the printing device, from the printing device to the mobile terminal, and from the mobile terminal to the server. Since the specific information transmitted from the server to the printing apparatus is returned from the portable terminal, it can be said that the information transmitted to the printing apparatus has reached the user who carries the portable terminal.
In the portable terminal, the specific information output from the printing apparatus may be simply transmitted to the server, and the provision information output from the printing apparatus may be awaited.
Therefore, information required by the user at the time of a disaster etc. can be output to the printing apparatus easily and reliably to the user.

In the information processing method according to this application example, the server, the portable terminal carried by the user, and the printing apparatus for outputting the information generated by the server are communicably connected to each other. An information processing method of a system, wherein the portable terminal stores a terminal storing step of storing unique information of the user, a terminal positioning step of measuring a terminal position which is a position of the own device, and an input for inputting information from outside And a terminal transmission step of transmitting to the server at least the unique information, the terminal position, and the information input by the input processing step, the server including the unique information of the user and the mobile phone. A server storing step of storing the terminal position of the terminal and the apparatus position where the printing apparatus is installed, and based on the terminal position and the apparatus position Provided information to be provided to the user based on a specific information processing step of generating specific information for specifying the printing apparatus associated with the portable terminal, the unique information of the user, and the terminal position of the portable terminal Providing the information processing step of generating the information processing step, and the printing apparatus outputs a device receiving step of receiving the identification information and the provision information generated in the server, and the received identification information and the provision information. An output processing step, the specific information processing step of the server transmitting the specific information to the printing device specified by the specific information, and the device receiving step of the printing device receiving the specific information And the output processing step of the printing device outputs the specific information, and the input processing step of the portable terminal includes the output processing of the printing device. The specific information output in the process is input, and the terminal transmission process of the portable terminal transmits the input specific information to the server, and the provided information processing process of the server is performed from the portable terminal Receiving the specific information, and transmitting the provided information to the user who carries the portable terminal to the printing apparatus specified by the received specific information.

Application Example 15 The printing apparatus according to this application example includes: a communication unit that communicates with a server; a printing unit that prints on a medium; a disaster information acquisition unit that acquires disaster occurrence information indicating that a disaster has occurred; Whether or not the printing apparatus can print based on the operation information, a position information acquiring unit that acquires position information indicating the installation position of the printing apparatus, an operation information acquiring unit that acquires operation information of the printing apparatus, and When the judging unit and the disaster information acquiring unit acquire the disaster occurrence information, if the judging unit judges that the printing apparatus is printable, the printing apparatus transmits the printing apparatus to the communication unit. And a main control unit that transmits printable information indicating that printing is possible to the server.

According to this application example, when a disaster occurs, the printing apparatus acquires operation information and determines whether printing is possible. If it is determined that printing is possible, printable information is sent to the server. On the server side, it can be identified that the printing device that has sent the printable information is a printable printing device. Information can be printed by transmitting information about a disaster to the printing apparatus from the server side.
Therefore, in the event of a disaster or the like, it is possible to effectively use the printable printing apparatus to provide information on the disaster as a printed matter.

Application Example 16 The printable information includes any one of signal information indicating that the printing apparatus can print, the position information of the printing apparatus, and the operation information of the printing apparatus. It is characterized by

According to this application example, the server that has received the signal information can identify that the printing device that has transmitted the signal information can print. The server that has received the position information can generate the provided information based on the position information of the printing apparatus that has transmitted the position information. The server that has received the operation information can generate the provided information according to the operation information of the printing apparatus that has transmitted the operation information.

Application Example 17 The operation information may include at least information on remaining amount of consumables consumed in the printing unit and diagnostic information for diagnosing an operation state of the printing apparatus, and the determination unit may include the remaining amount information. Is determined to be operable when the diagnostic information is printable by a predetermined amount or more.

According to this application example, it is possible to accurately determine that the printing apparatus is capable of printing based on the remaining amount information of the consumable and the diagnostic information.

[Application Example 18] The information processing apparatus may further include a positioning unit that receives a signal from the positioning satellite and performs positioning, and the position information acquiring unit acquires the position information from the positioning unit.

According to this application example, accurate position information received from the positioning satellite can be acquired in real time.

Application Example 19 A registration unit that registers the position information to the server when the printing apparatus is installed, and a storage unit that stores the position information of the printing apparatus, the position information acquisition unit Is characterized in that the position information is acquired from the storage unit.

According to this application example, since the server can manage the position information, the server can grasp the position information of the printing apparatus even when the position information is not transmitted from the printing apparatus side. Also, for example, even when the installation position of the printing apparatus is registered by the installation company who installs the printing apparatus, the set position information can be stored and transmitted to the server.

[Application Example 20] The information processing apparatus may further include a power management unit that manages power supply of the printing apparatus, and the power management unit supplies the printing apparatus when the disaster occurrence information is acquired by the disaster information acquisition unit. It is characterized in that control is performed so as not to cut off the power.

According to this application example, there is less possibility that the supply of the power is cut off at the time of disaster occurrence.

Application Example 21 The disaster information acquisition unit acquires the disaster occurrence information from the server.

According to this application example, the occurrence of a disaster can be detected based on the information from the server.

[Application example 22] The information processing apparatus may further include a disaster occurrence operation unit operated when a disaster occurs, and the disaster information acquisition unit may obtain the disaster occurrence information based on an operation by the disaster occurrence operation unit. Do.

According to this application example, in the case of a disaster occurring around the printing apparatus, it is possible to promptly detect the occurrence of the disaster by the operation of the disaster occurrence operating unit provided in the printing apparatus.

Application Example 23 The main control unit has a disaster mode in which the printing apparatus operates as a disaster information terminal, and an internal state in a normal mode operating as a printing terminal in peacetime, and the disaster information acquisition unit generates the disaster When the information is acquired, the internal state is transitioned to the disaster mode.

According to this application example, only disaster mode can be operated at the time of disaster. For example, in the disaster mode, the functions necessary at the time of disaster can be realized with priority.

[Application Example 24] The communication control unit may further control communication with the server, and the communication control unit may be in the event of a disaster when the internal state is transitioned to the disaster mode by the main control unit. It is characterized in that dedicated communication is performed.

According to this application example, since communication dedicated to disaster can be performed at the time of disaster, for example, communication of high urgency with which interruption of communication at normal time is suppressed can be enabled.

Application Example 25 The application further includes a permission setting storage unit for storing a setting as to whether or not the internal state of the main control unit is to be transitioned to the disaster mode, the main control unit including the disaster information When the acquisition unit acquires the disaster occurrence information, if the permission setting storage unit permits the setting, the internal state is transitioned to the disaster mode, and the permission setting storage unit does not permit the setting Is characterized in that the internal state is transitioned to the normal mode.

According to this application example, it is possible not to permit the use of the printing apparatus as a dedicated information terminal at the time of a disaster. This is an effective function when you want to use the printing device for another purpose at the time of disaster.

Application Example 26 In the printing method according to this application example, a communication process of communicating with a server, a printing process of printing on a medium, a disaster information acquiring process of acquiring disaster occurrence information indicating that a disaster has occurred, printing A position information acquisition process for acquiring position information indicating an installation position of the apparatus, an operation information acquisition process for acquiring operation information of the printing apparatus, and a determination as to whether the printing apparatus is printable based on the operation information When the disaster occurrence information is acquired in the determining step and the disaster information acquiring step, the printing device prints in the communication step when the printing device is determined to be printable in the determining step. And D. a main control step of transmitting printable information indicating that it is possible to the server.

According to this application example, when a disaster occurs, the printing method acquires operation information and determines whether printing is possible. If it is determined that printing is possible, printable information is sent to the server. On the server side, it can be identified that the printing device that has sent the printable information is a printable printing device. Information can be printed by transmitting information about a disaster to the printing apparatus from the server side.
Therefore, according to the printing method, it is possible to effectively use the printable printing apparatus in emergency situations such as a disaster to provide information on the disaster as a printed matter.

[Application 27] A printing system according to this application is a printing system provided with a printing apparatus and a server communicably connected to the printing apparatus, and the server generates information to be provided in the event of a disaster. Providing information generation unit, a server storage unit storing position information that is an installation position of the printing apparatus, and a server communication unit transmitting the provision information to the printing apparatus, wherein the printing apparatus is the server A communication unit for communicating with the printer, a printing unit for printing on a medium, a disaster information acquiring unit for acquiring disaster occurrence information indicating that a disaster has occurred, and position information acquisition for acquiring position information indicating an installation position of the printing apparatus , An operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the printing apparatus, a determination unit that determines whether the printing apparatus can print based on the operation information, and the disaster information acquisition unit When the disaster occurrence information is acquired by the copy unit, the printable information indicating that the printing device can print on the communication unit when the determination unit determines that the printing device is printable And the main control unit for transmitting the printable information to the server, wherein the server transmits the provision information to the printing apparatus that has transmitted the printable information.

Explanatory drawing showing the outline of the disaster information system of Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure explaining the general | schematic function of the principal part of a disaster information system. The block diagram showing the schematic structure of a disaster information system. A sequence diagram showing processing of a disaster information system. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of print output of specific information. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of print output of provided information. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of print output of provided information. Explanatory drawing showing the outline | summary of the portable terminal concerning a modification. Explanatory drawing showing the outline of the disaster information system of Embodiment 2. FIG. The block diagram showing the schematic structure of a disaster information system. A sequence diagram showing processing of a disaster information system. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of print output of provided information. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of print output of provided information. The figure explaining the outline of normal mode and disaster mode.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, the scale of each part or each screen is made different from the actual size in order to make each part or each screen recognizable.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an outline of a disaster information system. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining schematic functions of main parts of the disaster information system.
The disaster information system 1 as an information processing system shown in FIG. 1 prints information on the disaster status, information related to the user U, etc. to the user U who is wearing the portable terminal 40 in the event of a disaster etc. A system for transmitting information to the apparatus 10 and providing printed information. In the event of a disaster, etc., information displayed on a smartphone, portable terminal, TV (Television) monitor, etc. is also required, but when the amount of information increases, it is necessary to extract and acquire necessary information Have difficulty. If the information is printed on paper, etc., it is easy to select and carry the necessary information. Also, by pasting it on a notice board etc., not only user U, but also nearby Information can also be provided to other interested parties.

The disaster information system 1 is configured to include a portable terminal 40, a server 60, a printing apparatus 10, and the like. The server 60 is communicably connected to the portable terminal 40 via the communication 3. The communication 3 is a mobile communication network including a wireless local area network (LAN), a mobile communication network, and the like. The server 60 is connected to the printing apparatus 10 via the communication 2 so as to be capable of data communication. The communication 2 is a general intranet or Internet communication network connected by wire or wirelessly.

The portable terminal 40 is a terminal device mounted on the wrist of the user U, and the positioning unit 42 acquires positioning information from the positioning satellite, the biological sensor 44 acquiring biological information such as pulse rate information, and the movement of the user U A detection unit 43 including a body movement sensor 45 for acquiring body movement information relating to and a communication unit 49 for transmitting information acquired from the positioning unit 42 and the detection unit 43 to the server 60 are incorporated in the inside of the main body. In addition, in a state of being attached to the wrist, an operation capable of inputting information by a display unit 46 which can be exposed to a surface facing the wrist and can display various information and a touch panel system arranged to cover the display unit 46 The part 47 is provided.

The server 60 is a server device installed in a robust facility having an operable power supply environment even in the event of a disaster or the like. The server 60 includes a database engine in a storage unit 80 described later, and manages information related to the portable terminal 40 and the printing apparatus 10. The storage unit 80 also manages position information of the portable terminal 40 transmitted in real time.

The printing apparatus 10 is a printing apparatus having a network function installed in a general store or office, a general home, or the like. Examples of general stores and offices are convenience stores, service counters in supermarkets, department store receptions, offices of restaurants and merchandise stores, public facilities such as schools, public offices, sports facilities and the like. In addition, the printing apparatus 10 provides a copying function provided with a scanner that reads an image, characters, etc., and a printing apparatus that provides a photo printing function that reads and prints an image from a storage device storing a photographic image etc. It may be Information on the printing apparatus 10 is managed by the server 60. For example, the server 60 manages information on the installation position of the printing device 10, the corresponding paper size of the printing device 10, the stock amount of printing paper, the printable ink amount and the number of stocked inks, and information on ink types. .

In the disaster information system 1 shown in FIG. 1, an example in which one printing apparatus 10 and one mobile terminal 40 are communicably connected to the server 60 is shown. The printing device and the portable terminal are not limited to one each, and a plurality of connections are possible. In this case, the plurality of printing apparatuses have the same function as the printing apparatus 10, and the plurality of mobile terminals have the same function as the mobile terminal 40. Also in the server 60, a plurality of printing devices including the printing device 10 and the portable terminal 40 and a plurality of portable terminals are managed by a database or the like.

The functions of the main parts associated with information (data) transmitted and received between the server 60, the portable terminal 40, and the printing apparatus 10 in the disaster information system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the arrow shown with hatching to the figure has shown the process which the user U performs.
The portable terminal 40 transmits the unique information stored in the storage unit 54 and the terminal position measured by the detection unit 43 to the server 60 (processing S1). The specific information also includes information on the user U's name, age, gender, chronic disease, etc., which has been input to the portable terminal 40 in advance, and the aforementioned biological information, physical movement information, and the like.
From the printing apparatus 10, the apparatus position, which is the installation position of the printing apparatus stored in the storage unit 30, is transmitted to the server 60 (processing S2).
In the server 60, the unique information and the terminal position of the portable terminal 40, and the device position of the printing apparatus 10 are stored in the storage unit 80 provided with a database engine (DB). In addition, since the biological information and the body motion information included in the terminal position and the unique information of the portable terminal 40 change with the action of the user U, the measured unique information and the terminal position are every fixed period (for example, one minute) , And may be sequentially stored in the storage unit 80.

In the server 60, the specific information processing unit 70 generates specific information. The specific information processing unit 70 specifies a printing apparatus most suitable for providing information to the user U who carries the portable terminal 40 among the plurality of printing apparatuses managed by the server 60. For example, the printing apparatus installed at a position (apparatus position) closest to the terminal position of the portable terminal 40 is specified. The specific information is information for identifying the specified printing apparatus (printing apparatus 10), and for example, an individual identification number assigned to the printing apparatus, a mail address if the printing apparatus 10 is a printing apparatus compatible with mail printing, etc. Is information represented by a character string or a two-dimensional bar code easily readable by the portable terminal 40.

The server 60 transmits the generated specific information to the printing apparatus 10 (processing S3). In the printing apparatus 10, when the reception information processing unit 27 receives the specification information, the specification information output unit 28 prints the specification information on a sheet. The specific information output sheet 100 shown in FIG. 5 is an output example of the specific information. Details of the specific information output sheet 100 will be described later.

When the user U reaches a position where the printing apparatus 10 can be used, the specific information printed on the sheet can be confirmed. The input processing unit 52 prompts the user U to input the specific information printed on the sheet, and causes the portable terminal 40 to input the specific information (processing S4). The input specific information is sent from the input processing unit 52 to the terminal transmission unit 53, and transmitted by the terminal transmission unit 53 to the server 60 (processing S5).

In the server 60, the provided information processing unit 77 generates the provided information to be provided to the user U based on the unique information and the terminal position of the user U who carries the portable terminal 40. Then, the provision information is transmitted to the printing apparatus 10 identified in the identification information received from the portable terminal 40 (processing S6).

In the printing apparatus 10, when the provision information is received by the reception information processing unit 27, the provision information output unit 29 prints the provision information. The user U can acquire the provided information printed on the sheet from the printing apparatus 10 (processing S7). The provided

information output sheets

200 and 220 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 are output examples of provided information (details will be described later).

In this manner, the user U only has to wait for the provided information output from the printing device 10 with only a simple operation of transmitting the specific information output from the printing device 10 to the server 60, Are provided by the printing device 10 in front of the user U.
Hereinafter, the details of the disaster information system 1 capable of obtaining such an effect will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a disaster information system.
The disaster information system 1 includes a printing device 10, a portable terminal 40, and a server 60. The server 60 and the printing device 10 are connected by the above-described communication 2, and the server 60 and the portable terminal 40 are the above-described communication 3 Connected by

(Printing device)
The printing apparatus 10 includes an output unit 12, a communication unit 19, a control unit 20, a storage unit 30, and the like.
The output unit 12 includes a printing unit 13 and a display unit 15 and the like.
The printing unit 13 is configured of a printer application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a printer engine (all not shown), and the like. The printer ASIC is an integrated circuit that controls the printer engine, and when receiving a print instruction from the control unit 20, the print object such as image data and character data to be the target of the print instruction is printed based on their arrangement information and the like. Control the printer engine to generate data and output on printing paper. The printer engine has a known inkjet printer mechanism that performs printing by discharging ink from a print head to printing paper, and a well-known electrophotographic printer mechanism that adheres toner to a photosensitive member and transfers it to paper to print. Is configured. The printer engine also includes a sheet cassette for setting print sheets, a discharge roller for discharging a printed matter, a paper discharge tray for discharging a printed matter, and the like (all not shown).
The printing unit 13 corresponds to the printing unit.

The display unit 15 is a display device configured to have an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays information related to the operation method of the printing apparatus 10 generated by the control unit 20 and information received from the server 60. Ru.
The display unit 15 corresponds to a display unit.

The communication unit 19 is a network adapter, and transmits and receives various data to and from the server 60 via the communication 2 by using an IP (Internet Protocol) and a common communication protocol with the server 60. The communication unit 19 manages an IP address, a MAC (Media Access Control) address, and the like. When the printing apparatus 10 functions as a mail printing apparatus, the communication unit 19 includes a mail client service, and in this case, the communication unit 19 manages a mail address. The printing apparatus 10 can also be provided with a web server function, in which case the communication unit 19 manages a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). The mail client service may be realized in combination with a separately established mail server. In this case, the communication unit 19 may not have the mail client service.

The control unit 20 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and is a control device and an arithmetic device that collectively control the output unit 12, the communication unit 19, and the storage unit 30 that constitute the printing apparatus 10. is there.
The control unit 20 includes functional units such as a position setting unit 21, a registration unit 23, a reception information processing unit 27, a specific information output unit 28, and a provided information output unit 29. Note that these functional units are a part and are not necessarily essential components. Also, other functional units may be included.

The position setting unit 21 sets the installation position of the printing apparatus 10. Specifically, when the printing apparatus 10 is installed at an installation place such as a store, information on the installation place is set by an installer (trader) of the printing apparatus 10. The information on the installation location is preferably expressed in geodetic coordinates of latitude, longitude, and altitude, and preferably has an accuracy of 1 meter or less. Or it may be UTM grid coordinates. The UTM grid is referred to internationally as the Military Grid Reference System (MGRS), and is a method of specifying a position on the earth, and a form of position information expressed by this method. Furthermore, the information on the installation location may include the number of floors of the installation floor of the building, information on the positional relationship from other objects, and the like.
The position setting unit 21 stores the information on the installation position as the position data 31 in the storage unit 30.
The position setting unit 21 may be configured to provide a positioning unit (not shown) for receiving the satellite signal from the positioning satellite in the printing apparatus 10, and measure the position of the own device. The position setting unit 21 stores the measured position information in the storage unit 30 as position data 31.

The registration unit 23 is a functional unit that causes the server 60 to register information such as the installation position of the printing apparatus 10. The registration unit 23 is executed after the installation position of the printing apparatus 10 is changed. Specifically, the position data 31 stored in the storage unit 30 is read and transmitted to the server 60. Further, information such as an address managed by the communication unit 19 is also added and transmitted.
The installation position of the printing apparatus 10 corresponds to the apparatus position, and the position setting unit 21 and the registration unit 23 correspond to the apparatus position acquisition unit.

The reception information processing unit 27 controls the communication unit 19 to establish communication 2 with the server 60, receives various command data transmitted from the server 60, and executes processing according to the received command. Specifically, when a command indicating occurrence of a disaster is received from the server 60, the installation position information is transmitted to the server 60. If a command instructing printing of specific information is received from the server 60, the process is transferred to the specific information output unit 28. When a command instructing printing of the provided information is received from the server 60, the process moves to the provided information output unit 29. The reception information processing unit 27 may transmit the operating status of the printing apparatus 10 and the consumable item information. By transmitting these to the server 60, the server 60 can know whether the printing apparatus 10 has failed or the amount of consumables is sufficient. The consumable item information may include a model number or the like identifying the consumable item. By this, when the remaining amount of consumables is insufficient, appropriate consumables can be arranged. The reception information processing unit 27 and the communication unit 19 correspond to a device reception unit.

The specific information output unit 28 outputs the specific information to the printing unit 13. The reception information processing unit 27 receives the specific information data 87 from the server 60 and delivers it to the specific information output unit 28. The specific information output unit 28 converts the specific information data 87 into a raster image and outputs the raster image to the printing unit 13. In the printing unit 13, the specific information data 87 is printed on the sheet.

The provided information output unit 29 outputs the provided information to the printing unit 13. The reception information processing unit 27 receives the provided information data 88 from the server 60 and delivers the provided information data 88 to the provided information output unit 29. The provided information output unit 29 converts the provided information data 88 into a raster image and outputs the raster image to the printing unit 13. In the printing unit 13, the provided information data 88 is printed on the sheet.
The specific information output unit 28 and the output unit 12, and the provided information output unit 29 and the output unit 12 correspond to an output processing unit.

The storage unit 30 is configured by a storage device such as a read only memory (ROM), a flash ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD) or the like. Stores various programs for realizing the above, data including position data 31 and the like.
The position data 31 stores the installation position of the printing apparatus 10 acquired by the position setting unit 21 as described above and the related information.

(Mobile terminal)
The portable terminal 40 includes a positioning unit 42, a detection unit 43, a display unit 46, an operation unit 47, an imaging unit 48, a communication unit 49, a control unit 50, a storage unit 54, and the like.

The positioning unit 42 includes a sensor unit that receives positioning information from a positioning GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) satellite, an antenna unit, and a position information calculation unit (not shown), and the position of the portable terminal 40 Output information The position information includes latitude, longitude, altitude and the like, and is calculated every unit time (for example, every one second). The calculated position information is stored in the storage unit 54 as a position data log 56.
The positioning unit 42 corresponds to a terminal positioning unit.

The detection unit 43 is configured of a living body sensor 44, a body movement sensor 45, and the like.
The living body sensor 44 is, for example, a pulse sensor, and is constituted by a photoelectric sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The living body sensor 44 emits light toward the living body from the light emitting element. To receive light. The pulse sensor detects the pulse wave of the user using a phenomenon in which the light reflectance differs between the dilation and the contraction of the blood vessel. The pulse sensor frequency-resolves the detected pulse wave data, analyzes the signal intensity value of each frequency, and specifies the frequency spectrum corresponding to the pulse wave. Then, the pulse rate is calculated from the frequency of the pulse wave frequency spectrum. The calculated pulse rate and pulse wave are stored in the storage unit 54 as a biological data log 57. The pulse sensor is not limited to the above-described photoelectric sensor, but may be an ultrasonic sensor that detects contraction of a blood vessel by ultrasonic waves and measures the pulse rate. A sensor or the like that measures

Alternatively, other biological information may be calculated using the pulse rate information and stored as the biological data log 57. Specifically, the calorie consumption, the pulse rate in the fat burning zone, the pulse rate in the zone with high exercise intensity, an index indicating the degree of relaxation and tension, etc. may be calculated. The consumed calorie is calculated by calculating the exercise intensity using the correlation between the change in pulse rate and the change in oxygen intake, and the consumed calorie corresponding to the exercise intensity is calculated. In addition, an index representing the degree of relaxation and tension is derived based on the correlation between the activity state of the heart sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves and the change state of the pulse rate. In addition, the biological sensor 44 may detect various physical information such as the temperature of the wearer, the respiratory rate, the blood saturated oxygen concentration, or the electroencephalogram.

The body movement sensor 45 is an acceleration sensor or the like, and is a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) sensor that detects accelerations in substantially orthogonal three axial directions. The acceleration change of each axis in the three axis directions is measured at each sampling interval to generate an acceleration signal. The amount of change in acceleration per unit time is integrated from the acceleration signal, and the exercise intensity is calculated from the amount of movement per unit time. The body movement information including the calculated amount of exercise and exercise intensity is stored in the storage unit 54 as a body movement data log 58.
The body movement sensor 45 may also include a gyro sensor. The gyro sensor is a MEMS sensor that detects an angular velocity about three substantially orthogonal axes as central axes, and measures an angular velocity change about each axis at every sampling interval to generate an angular velocity signal. The amount of movement associated with the tilt or rotation of the user's body may be calculated for each unit time using the angular velocity signal, and such information may also be used for the exercise intensity.

The display unit 46 is a display device capable of displaying characters, images, and icons, and is, for example, a flexible deformable dot matrix type EPD (Electrophoretic Display) or the like. Various displays are performed based on display signals input from the control unit 50. The display unit 46 may be an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a segment type LED, or the like.

The operation unit 47 is an input device configured to have a touch sensor, a touch panel, and the like covering the display surface of the display unit 46, and detects a portion touched by a method such as a capacitive method or a resistive film method. The detection signal is output to the control unit 50.

The imaging unit 48 is, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) sensor, and photoelectrically converts the amount of received light to generate an imaging signal (image signal). The generated imaging signal is output to the control unit 50. Note that a CMOS sensor may be used.

The communication unit 49 is a communication by a mobile phone, a wireless communication adapter such as a wireless LAN, and has a common communication protocol with the IP and the server 60. The communication unit 49 transmits and receives various data and various commands to and from the server 60 via the communication 3 using a communication protocol such as IP. The communication unit 49 is not limited to this configuration, and may be a communication adapter capable of wireless communication, and may be, for example, a short distance wireless adapter or a Bluetooth (registered trademark) adapter.

The control unit 50 is configured to have a processor such as a CPU or DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and is a control device and an arithmetic unit that collectively control each unit including the positioning unit 42 and the detection unit 43 that constitute the portable terminal 40. It is.
The control unit 50 includes functional units such as a terminal information generation unit 51, an input processing unit 52, and a terminal transmission unit 53. Note that these functional units are a part and are not necessarily essential components. Also, other functional units may be included.

The terminal information generation unit 51 generates information including unique information to be transmitted to the server 60 and a terminal position. Specifically, the unique information is input from the user U in advance by the input processing unit 52, and is stored in the storage unit 54 as the unique information data 55. The terminal information generation unit 51 extracts data to be transmitted to the server 60 from the unique information data 55. The data to be transmitted is, for example, a name, an age, a gender, an address, an identification code for identifying an individual, family information, and the like. Further, the terminal information generation unit 51 extracts the latest terminal position, biological information, and physical motion information from the position data log 56, the biological data log 57, the physical motion data log 58, and the like. In addition, the terminal position, the biological information, and a past log of body motion information may be extracted.
The terminal information generation unit 51 delivers the extracted unique information, position information, biological information, and body motion information to the terminal transmission unit 53, and transfers the process to the terminal transmission unit 53. The biological information and the body movement information may be handled by being included in the unique information of the user U.

The input processing unit 52 inputs information from the outside of the mobile terminal 40. The operation unit 47 and the imaging unit 48 provided in the portable terminal 40 are components that input information from the outside. The operation unit 47 acquires a character string or the like input via a touch panel or the like as character information. Further, in the imaging unit 48, an image captured by the CCD sensor is input and acquired as image information. For example, when the specific information is printed on a sheet, the user U transcribes and inputs the content of the specific information printed by operating the operation unit 47. Also, in the case where the content of the specific information being printed is a bar code or a two-dimensional code such as QR code (registered trademark), these codes are imaged via the imaging unit 48, and the code is generated using decoder software Decode the text information contained in.
Note that the input processing unit 52 is not limited to inputting as character information, and further includes an audio input unit (not shown) and the like, and inputs information of images and videos and audio information, and It may be acquired as an audio file.
The input processing unit 52 delivers the input specific information to the terminal transmission unit 53, and transfers the process to the terminal transmission unit 53.

The terminal transmission unit 53 transmits the information generated by the control unit 50 to the server 60 via the communication unit 49 and the communication 3.
When the processing is transferred from the terminal information generation unit 51, the terminal transmission unit 53 converts the delivered unique information, the position information, the biological information, and the body movement information into a data package for transmission, and the data package Send to server 60.
When the process is transferred from the input processing unit 52, the terminal transmission unit 53 transmits the specific information to the server 60 by a method according to the delivered information. For example, when the passed specific information is a URL, the terminal transmission unit 53 generates a message used in HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), and transmits the URL to the server 60 (Web server).

The storage unit 54 is constituted by a storage device such as a ROM, flash ROM, RAM, HDD, SSD, etc. .
The storage unit 54 corresponds to a terminal storage unit. Further, although the specific information data 55, the biological data log 57, and the body movement data log 58 are individually stored, these data correspond to the stored user's specific information.

The unique information data 55 is data in which unique information of the user U is stored. For example, information such as name, age, gender, address, identification code for identifying an individual, family information, insurance card number, hobbies, occupation, qualification for qualification, etc. are stored. These pieces of information are information input by the user U via the operation unit 47. Further, the information may be information acquired from the portable terminal management DB 83 managed by the server 60.

The position data log 56 stores the position information measured by the positioning unit 42. Specifically, information of latitude, longitude, altitude, and positioning time is stored for each positioning time.

The biometric data log 57 stores biometric information measured by the biometric sensor 44. Specifically, the pulse rate, the calorie consumption, the pulse rate in the fat burning zone, the pulse rate in the high exercise intensity zone, the index indicating the degree of relaxation and tension, and the information of measurement time are stored at each measurement time.

The body movement data log 58 stores body movement information measured by the body movement sensor 45. Specifically, information on exercise amount, exercise intensity, and measurement time is stored for each measurement time.

(server)
The server 60 includes a display unit 61, an operation unit 62, a communication unit 63, a processing unit 64, a storage unit 80, and the like.

The display unit 61 is a display device configured to have an LCD or the like, and performs various display processing based on the display signal output from the processing unit 64.
The operation unit 62 is an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel.
The communication unit 63 is a network adapter, and can transmit and receive various data to and from the printing apparatus 10 via the communication 2 using a common communication protocol with the IP and the printing apparatus 10. Further, various data can be transmitted / received to / from the portable terminal 40 through the communication 3 using a common communication protocol with the IP and the portable terminal 40.

The processing unit 64 is configured to have a processor such as a CPU, and is a control device and calculation that collectively control the display unit 61, the operation unit 62, the communication unit 63, and the storage unit 80 that constitute the server 60. It is an apparatus.
The processing unit 64 includes functional units such as a registration unit 65, a disaster processing unit 67, a specific information processing unit 70, and a provided information processing unit 77. Note that these functional units are a part and are not necessarily essential components. Also, other functional units may be included.

The registration unit 65 registers, in the server 60, a plurality of printing apparatuses and portable terminals managed by the server 60. For example, when the printing apparatus 10 is installed at the installation location, registration information of the printing apparatus 10 is transmitted from the registration unit 23 of the printing apparatus 10. When acquiring the registration information, the registration unit 65 assigns an identification code for identifying the printing apparatus 10, and stores various information of the printing apparatus 10 in the device position 82 of the printing apparatus management DB 81 of the storage unit 80. Further, for example, when the portable terminal 40 is used for the first time, the unique information of the user U registered by the user U is transmitted from the terminal transmission unit 53. The registration unit 65 stores the received unique information of the user U in the unique information 84 of the portable terminal management DB 83 of the storage unit 80. In this manner, the printing device management DB 81 of the server 60 manages information of a plurality of printing devices, and the mobile terminal management DB 83 manages information of a plurality of mobile terminals.

The disaster processing unit 67 notifies the printing apparatus 10 that a disaster has occurred in response to a trigger for the occurrence of a disaster. Specifically, the trigger for occurrence of a disaster is an interrupt process input via the operation unit 62 or the communication unit 63. When an emergency such as a disaster occurs, emergency information is transmitted from a predetermined organization (for example, an agency under the jurisdiction of the Japan Meteorological Agency in the case of an earthquake disaster) corresponding to the contents of the emergency. The server 60 monitors a signal linked to the emergency information, and when the signal is generated, the disaster processing unit 67 of the server 60 is activated. When the disaster processing unit 67 is activated, it transmits a disaster occurrence signal to the printing apparatus 10. Thereafter, when the information on the latest installation position transmitted from the printing apparatus 10 is acquired, the apparatus position 82 of the printing apparatus management DB 81 of the storage unit 80 is updated.

The specific information processing unit 70 includes a terminal information acquisition unit 71, an apparatus determination unit 73, a specific information generation unit 75, and the like.
The terminal information acquisition unit 71 acquires unique information, position information, biological information, and body movement information from the portable terminal 40. Specifically, a command for requesting the latest unique information, position information, biological information, and body movement information of the portable terminal 40 is transmitted to the portable terminal 40 via the communication unit 63 and the communication 3. The latest unique information, position information, biological information and body movement information transmitted from the portable terminal 40 are stored in the portable terminal management DB 83.

The device determination unit 73 determines a candidate for a printing device located near the position information of the portable terminal 40. Specifically, the distance between the position information of the portable terminal 40 and the installation position of the plurality of printing apparatuses is calculated, and a list of printing apparatuses existing within a predetermined range is created. The generated list of printing apparatus candidates is stored in the storage unit 80 as a candidate list table 86. Here, the predetermined range is, for example, a range of 30 meters or less in linear distance. Further, when there is no target printing apparatus candidate, the predetermined range is further expanded to create a printing apparatus list.
Information of a plurality of printing apparatus candidates is stored in the candidate list table 86, and the installation positions are ranked in order of distance close to the position information of the portable terminal 40.
The device determination unit 73 further determines the printing device 10 to be associated with the portable terminal 40 in the order of ranking in the candidate list table 86. When the operating status of the apparatus and the consumable item information are received from the printing apparatus 10, the printing apparatus 10 to be associated with the portable terminal 40 may be determined in consideration of the information. By doing so, it is possible to avoid a situation in which printing becomes difficult due to a printing device at the closest distance being broken or the amount of consumables being insufficient.

The specific information generation unit 75 generates the specific information of the printing apparatus 10 determined by the device determination unit 73. Specifically, the information on the printing apparatus 10 determined by the apparatus determination unit 73 is read out from the printing apparatus management DB 81. At least information identifying the printing apparatus 10 is extracted from the read out information. For example, it is an identification code as an individual identification number of the printing apparatus 10 numbered by the server 60, a mail address, an IP address, a MAC address, a URL or the like. From such information, specific information is generated and stored in the storage unit 80 as specific information data 87.
The specific information data 87 is provided as information that can be input by the input processing unit 52 of the portable terminal 40 when the printing apparatus 10 prints on a sheet or the like. For example, the specific information data 87 can include a barcode, a QR code, and the like. The barcode or the QR code is an effective means when the portable terminal 40 is provided with the imaging unit 48, and further, when decoder software is provided. On the side of the portable terminal 40, it is possible to input the specific information data 87 easily and more reliably. The specific information output sheet 100 shown in FIG. 5 is an example, and the information 103 is printed in a QR code. When the information 103 is decoded, “https: //www.xy? Pid = printer0111” is displayed (the QR code shown in FIG. 5 is a dummy). This is because, when the information 103 is read in the portable terminal 40, “https: //www.xy” which is the URL of the server 60 is specified, and the identification code “printer0111” of the printing apparatus 10 is sent to the server 60 as an argument. To be delivered.
The specific information generation unit 75 transmits the specific information data 87 to the printing apparatus 10 via the communication unit 63 and the communication 2. At this time, a command instructing printing and specific information data 87 are transmitted to the printing apparatus 10.

The provided information processing unit 77 is configured to include a specific information collating unit 78, a provided information generating unit 79, and the like.
The specific information collating unit 78 collates whether the content of the specific information received from the portable terminal 40 matches the content of the transmitted specific information data 87 and whether it is the information from the portable terminal 40 that has been transmitted. If the comparison is successful, the process moves to the provided information generation unit 79.
If the specific information collating unit 78 fails to collate, the process returns to the process of the specific information processing unit 70, and transmission is repeated about twice to the printing apparatus 10. If the collation is still unsuccessful, the candidate list table 86 The processing of the specific information processing unit 70 is executed on the next candidate printing apparatus.

The provided information generation unit 79 generates provided information for the user U who carries the portable terminal 40, and stores the provided information in the storage unit 80 as provided information data 88. The provided information generation unit 79 collects information specific to the portable terminal 40 acquired by the terminal information acquisition unit 71, position information, biological information, and information related to physical motion information from various sites on the Internet. For example, information on the safety of the user U's family may be acquired from family information or the like included in the specific information. In addition, information such as a nearby evacuation site or a nearby dangerous area may be acquired from the position information. Also, from the biological information and physical motion information, information such as the physical condition of the user U and the physical condition are analyzed, and if medical examination or treatment is necessary, information on nearby hospitals (where a specialist is resident) is acquired It is also good.
After the provision information generation unit 79 collects such information, information effective for the user U is generated as the provision information data 88. The provided information output sheet 200 (FIG. 6) and the provided information output sheet 220 (FIG. 7) described later are one example. In addition, it may be a route to a nearby hospital or information for guiding evacuation.

The storage unit 80 includes storage devices such as a ROM, a flash ROM, a RAM, an HDD, and an SSD, and includes a printing device management DB 81, a portable terminal management DB 83, a candidate list table 86, specific information data 87, provided information data 88, and the like. It is stored. In addition, a database engine such as a relational database is installed in the storage unit 80, and each process such as registration, update, deletion, search, etc. of data managed by the printing apparatus management DB 81 and the portable terminal management DB 83 is executed. .
The storage unit 80 corresponds to a server storage unit.

The printing device management DB 81 is configured to include a table such as the device position 82. The device position 82 stores information on the installation position where the plurality of registered printing devices are installed. Information on the installation position may include latitude and longitude of the installation position, geodetic coordinates of the altitude, UTM grid coordinates, the number of floors of the installation floor of the building, and information on positional relationships from other targets, etc. . Further, the printing apparatus management DB 81 may store information regarding functions and specifications of a plurality of registered printing apparatuses, and the amount of consumables. This makes it possible to select an appropriate printing device from among a plurality of printing devices.

The portable terminal management DB 83 is configured to include tables such as the unique information 84 and the terminal position 85 related to a plurality of registered portable terminals.
In the specific information 84, a name, an age, a gender, an address, an identification code for identifying an individual, and family information are stored. Further, in the unique information 84, the above-mentioned biological information and body movement information are stored in time series.
The terminal position 85 stores position information of the terminal in time series.

The candidate list table 86 is a table in which the IDs of a plurality of printing apparatuses are stored, and is temporarily generated by the apparatus determination unit 73. In addition, the latest distance between the target portable terminal 40 and the printing apparatus is stored in real time.

The specific information data 87 is the specific information generated by the specific information generation unit 75 as described above.
The provided information data 88 is the provided information generated by the provided information generation unit 79 as described above.

(How to provide disaster information)
FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing processing of the disaster information system. In this sequence diagram, the process until the portable terminal 40 carried by the user U, the server 60, and the functional units in the printing apparatus 10 cooperate with each other to provide the provided information to the user U is shown along the flow of time (see FIG. 4 from top to bottom). The point at which a disaster occurs is taken as a disaster occurrence X.
This sequence corresponds to the information processing method.

The registration unit 23 of the printing apparatus 10 transmits the apparatus position data 31 a to the server 60. In the server 60, the registration unit 65 receives the device position data 31a and stores the data in the printing device management DB 81 (server storage step).
When a disaster occurrence X occurs, a disaster occurrence trigger is triggered, and the disaster processing unit 67 of the server 60 is activated.
The disaster processing unit 67 transmits the disaster occurrence signal XA to the printing apparatus 10. The reception information processing unit 27 of the printing apparatus 10 transmits the device position data 31 b to the server 60 when the disaster occurrence signal XA is received. The device position data 31 b is information on the latest device position, and when there is no change in the installation position, information on the device position having the same content as the device position data 31 a is transmitted. The disaster processing unit 67, upon receiving the device position data 31b, waits for data reception from the portable terminal 40. The printing apparatus 10 may transmit the operation status of the own apparatus and the consumable item information together with the apparatus position data 31 b.

In the portable terminal 40, the terminal information generation unit 51 is activated by the operation of the user U who has received the disaster occurrence X. The terminal information generation unit 51 reads the unique information data 55, the position data log 56, the biological data log 57, and the body movement data log 58 stored in the storage unit 54, and transfers the process to the terminal transmission unit 53. In the terminal information generation unit 51, even if the positioning unit 42 and the detection unit 43 are operated to obtain the latest terminal position, biological information, and body movement information, the information is handed over to the terminal transmission unit 53. Good.
When the portable terminal 40 is carried for the first time by the user U, it causes the user U to input its own unique information and stores it as the unique information data 55 in the storage unit 54 (terminal storage step). Moreover, in the portable terminal 40, when carried by the user U, the sensor unit of the positioning unit 42 is activated to measure the terminal position (terminal positioning step).

The terminal transmission unit 53 converts the unique information, the position information, the biological information, and the body movement information handed over by the terminal information generation unit 51 into a data package for transmission, and the unique information data 55a, the terminal position data 56a, the living body It transmits to the server 60 as data 57a and body movement data 58a (terminal transmission step).

In the above description, the disaster processing unit 67 of the server 60 stands by to receive data from the portable terminal 40 when the device position data 31 b is received. However, after the processing of the disaster processing unit 67 in the server 60, the terminal information The acquisition unit 71 may transmit a command for requesting transmission of the latest unique information, position information, biological information, and body motion information to the portable terminal 40. In that case, the portable terminal 40 receives the transmission request command, and transmits the latest specific information, position information, biological information, and physical motion information to the server 60.

The terminal information acquisition unit 71 of the specific information processing unit 70 of the server 60 receives the unique information data 55a, the terminal position data 56a, the biological data 57a, and the body movement data 58a, and stores the information in the storage unit 80.
Next, in the device determination unit 73 and the specific information generation unit 75 of the specific information processing unit 70, the terminal position 85 where the content of the terminal position data 56a is stored and the device position 82 where the content of the device position data 31b is stored. The candidate list table 86 is generated based on the position information. The printing apparatus 10 determined in descending order of priority in the candidate list table 86 and identification information for identifying the printing apparatus 10 are generated and stored in the storage unit 80 as identification information data 87. The specific information data 87 is transmitted as the specific information data 87a to the printing apparatus 10 together with the print instruction command (specific information processing step).

The reception information processing unit 27 of the printing apparatus 10 transfers the process to the specific information output unit 28 when the specific information data 87a and the print instruction command are received (device reception process). The specific information output unit 28 outputs the specific information data 87 b obtained by converting the specific information data 87 a into data for printing to the output unit 12. The output unit 12 prints the specific information data 87 b which is data for printing on a predetermined sheet (output processing step). As a result, the received specific information data 87a is printed on the sheet as specific information data 87c.
The user U can check the specific information data 87 c printed from the nearest printing apparatus 10.

The input processing unit 52 of the portable terminal 40 inputs the information of the specific information data 87c, and transfers the process to the terminal transmission unit 53 (input processing step).
The terminal transmission unit 53 of the portable terminal 40 transmits the specific information data 87c to the server 60 as the specific information data 87d. At this time, the identification code for identifying the portable terminal 40 is read from the specific information data 55 stored in the portable terminal 40, and added to the transmission data as the specific information data 55b (terminal transmission step).

In the provided information processing unit 77 of the server 60, the specific information collating unit 78 compares the unique information data 55 b received from the portable terminal 40 with the unique information data 55 a received from the above-described portable terminal 40 to obtain the same portable terminal 40. Check if it was information from Further, the specific information data 87 d received from the portable terminal 40 is compared with the specific information data 87 a transmitted to the printing apparatus 10 to check whether it is information of the same printing apparatus 10. If the respective information data can be collated, the information of the specific information data 87 d and the unique information data 55 b is handed over to the provided information generation unit 79 and the process is transferred (provided information processing step).

The provided information generation unit 79 acquires necessary information from the specific information data 55 b and the portable terminal management DB 83, and acquires disaster information from various sites on the Internet, and the specific information of the user U who carries the portable terminal 40. And information related to the position of the terminal are collected and stored in the storage unit 80 as the provided information data 88. The provided information generation unit 79 transmits the provided information data 88 as the provided information data 88 a to the printing apparatus 10 together with the print instruction command (provided information processing step).

The provided information output unit 29 of the printing apparatus 10 outputs provided information data 88 b obtained by converting the provided information data 88 a into data for printing to the output unit 12. The output unit 12 prints the provided information data 88b, which is data for printing, on a predetermined sheet (output processing step). The provided information data 88 b is printed as provided information data 88 c on a sheet.
The user U can confirm the provided information data 88c in the printing apparatus 10 that has confirmed the specific information data 87c described above.

With such a sequence, the user U carrying the portable terminal 40 can check the specific information data 87c printed from the printing apparatus 10 after the occurrence of the disaster occurrence X, and subsequently, the provided information printed from the same printing apparatus 10 Data 88c can be verified. The provided information data 88 c includes information useful to the user U at the time of a disaster collected based on the unique information of the user U and the terminal position.

The fact that the specific information data 87a transmitted to the printing apparatus 10 and the specific information data 87d received from the portable terminal 40 can be collated in the server 60 means that the user U of the portable terminal 40 places the specific printing apparatus 10 in an installation place It means that it reached to. Therefore, the user U can reliably obtain the sheet printed by the printing apparatus 10 as the information about himself sent from the server 60.
In addition, in the server 60, when the respective information data can not be collated, it is possible to know that the user U has arrived at another printing apparatus 10 different from the specified printing apparatus 10. In that case, the server 60 can send the provided information data 88a to the other printing apparatus 10 that the user U has arrived. In addition, even when the printing device 10 that has arrived does not print the specific information, the user U can know that the other printing device 10 has reached, so that communication with the server 60 causes the appropriate printing device 10 again to be issued. You can receive the guidance of.

(Example of output of specific information and provided information)
Next, a print output example of the printed specific information data 87c and the provided information data 88c will be described.
FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of print output of specific information, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are views showing an example of print output of provided information.
Information printed on the specific information output sheet 100 includes information 101, information 103, information 105, and information 107.
The information 101 is a guide for reading the information 103, and the characters "Please read the following code" are printed.
In the information 103, a QR code is printed. The QR code includes the same information as the character information of the information 107. The image pattern of the QR code shown in FIG. 5 is dummy data.
The information 105 is a guide for inputting the information 107, and the characters "or enter the following information and transmit it" are printed.
In the information 107, character information related to the URL is printed. The character information is “https: //www.xy? Pid = printer0111”, “https: //www.xy” corresponds to the URL of the server 60, and “printer0111” is a printing device managed by the server 60 It is an identification code of 10.

The provided information output sheet 200 shown in FIG. 6 includes information useful to the user U at the time of a disaster, collected based on the unique information of the user U and the terminal position. The unique information of the user U includes biological information and body motion information of the user U.
A map 210 represented by UTM grid coordinates is printed on the provided information output sheet 200. On the map 210, grids (lattice lines) indicating latitude and longitude are described in a grid. “72” to “75” are indicated on the grid lines indicating the longitude, “60” to “62” are indicated on the grid lines indicating the latitude, and the longitude and the latitude are numerically described. The map 210 corresponding to the UTM grid coordinates shown in FIG. 6 is a fictitious map.
Marks 201 to 206 are printed on the map 210. The shape of the mark indicates the type of facility or place, the size of the mark indicates the area of influence on the map, and the pattern of the mark indicates the degree of risk.
The mark 201 indicates the terminal position of the portable terminal 40.
A mark 202 indicates the position of a safe evacuation site with an open pattern (safety).
A mark 203 indicates the range of a fire area by a dot pattern (danger).

Marks

204 and 205 indicate the position of the general hospital with an open pattern (safety and accommodation possible).
The mark 206 indicates the position of the general hospital with a black pattern (not accommodated).
The terminal position of the portable terminal 40 is shown in the center of the map 210, and information necessary for the user U, such as evacuation site and hospital information, and dangerous areas are printed as easily recognizable information.

The provided information output sheet 220 shown in FIG. 7 is an example in which evacuation information of a person related to the terminal position is printed. Information 221 to 226 is printed on the provided information output sheet 220.
The information 221 is information instructing the handling of the provided information output sheet 220. Since the information 221 states "Please post this form", the user U pastes the printed provided information output sheet 220 on the nearest bulletin board.
The information 222 is the name of a person who is the target of the information. The information 223 is content indicating the status of the target person of the information. The information 224 is content indicating the location of the target person of the information. The information 225 is content indicating the safety information of the target person of the information. The information 226 is information indicating an information provision date.
The provided information output sheet 220 is information related to the terminal position of the portable terminal 40 and may not necessarily be information related to the user U who carries the portable terminal 40. In this case, for example, although the person shown in the information 222 lives in the vicinity of the terminal position of the portable terminal 40, it suffers from a disaster at the place where he is out and can not contact the family at home. Information useful for the person shown in the information 222 and the family.

As described above, in the disaster information system 1 according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
The server 60 manages the position information of the portable terminal 40 and the printing apparatus 10 in the printing apparatus management DB 81 and the portable terminal management DB 83. In response to the occurrence of a disaster X, the specific information processing unit 70 specifies the printing apparatus 10 near the user U who carries the portable terminal 40, and transmits the specific information to the printing apparatus 10. The specific information processing unit 70 waits for reception of the specific information, and when it is determined (collated) that the transmission source of the received specific information is the portable terminal 40, thereafter, the information to be transmitted to the printing apparatus 10 reaches the user U The possibility is extremely high. That is, it can be assumed that the user U is in the vicinity of the printing apparatus 10 and is in a situation where the information output from the printing apparatus 10 can be confirmed.
The provided information processing unit 77 of the server 60 collects information related to the user U, generates provided information to be provided to the user U, and transmits the provided information to the printing apparatus 10. The user U can confirm the provided information printed on the printing apparatus 10.
In this manner, the user U may have to wait for the provided information output from the printing apparatus 10 with a simple operation of transmitting the specific information output from the printing apparatus 10 to the server 60. Therefore, the information required by the user at the time of disaster etc. can be printed easily and reliably.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and improvements can be added to the above-described embodiment. A modification is described below.

(Modification 1)
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing an outline of a portable terminal according to a modification.
In the above-mentioned embodiment, although portable terminal 40 carried by user U was an integral type terminal, it is not limited to this composition, but a portable terminal may be constituted by a plurality of terminals. A portable terminal 400 shown in FIG. 8 is configured of a thin and light sensor band 40J and an information terminal 40K such as a smartphone. The information terminal 40K may be a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a PC (Personal Computer), or the like. The sensor band 40J and the information terminal 40K are communicably connected to each other via the communication 4. Further, the information terminal 40 K is connected to the server 60 so as to be capable of data communication via the communication 3.
The sensor band 40J mainly has a function of acquiring information from the body of the user U, and the information terminal 40K mainly has a function of inputting various information by the user U and transmitting / receiving information to / from the server 60. There is.

The sensor band 40J includes a control unit 50J including a positioning unit 42, a detection unit 43 including a living body sensor 44 and a body movement sensor 45, a display unit 46J, an operation unit 47J, a communication unit 49J, and a terminal information generation unit 51J, and a storage unit 54J. Have. In addition, the storage unit 54J stores unique information data 55J, a position data log 56, a biological data log 57, a body movement data log 58, and the like. When the sensor band 40J is attached to the wrist of the user U, the positioning unit 42 measures the position of the terminal, and the detection unit 43 measures biological information and body movement information. The respective data are stored in the storage unit 54J as a position data log 56, a biological data log 57, and a body movement data log 58. In the specific information data 55J, the minimum specific information (for example, gender, age, etc.) necessary to calculate biological information and the like is stored. The display unit 46J and the operation unit 47J can perform simple display (for example, display of pulse rate and calorie consumption etc.) and operation (for example, tap operation and rocking operation etc.), and switching of information to be displayed , Specify the start and end etc. of positioning and measurement.
The terminal information generation unit 51J extracts the unique information, the position information, the biological information, and the body motion information of the user U to be transmitted to the server 60 via the information terminal 40K, controls the communication unit 49J, and transmits it to the information terminal 40K. Do.
The communication unit 49J is, as a preferred example, a short distance wireless adapter with low power consumption, and communicates with the information terminal 40K. The near field wireless adapter may be, for example, a Bluetooth adapter.

The information terminal 40K includes a display unit 46K, an operation unit 47K, an imaging unit 48, a communication unit 49K, a control unit 50K, and a storage unit 54K that stores unique information data 55K. The control unit 50K includes a terminal information generation unit 51K, an input processing unit 52, a terminal transmission unit 53, and the like.
The display unit 46K and the operation unit 47K are an LCD, a touch panel, and the like, and the LCD has a display area wider than the display unit 46J.
The imaging unit 48 is a CCD sensor, a CMOS sensor, or the like, and outputs a captured image.
The communication unit 49K is a communication adapter including a short distance wireless adapter communicating with the communication unit 49J, a cellular phone communication communicating with the server 60 via the communication 3, and a wireless communication adapter such as a wireless LAN.

The terminal information generation unit 51K controls the display unit 46K and the operation unit 47K to input unique information from the user U. Further, the communication unit 49K is controlled to establish communication with the sensor band 40J, and position information, biological information, and body movement information are received. The acquired unique information, position information, biological information and body movement information are handed over to the terminal transmission unit 53, and the processing is shifted.

The input processing unit 52 controls the imaging unit 48 to capture specific information output from the printing apparatus 10, and reads a QR code or the like included in the specific information. Alternatively, the control unit 47K is controlled to input the content of the specific information. The information read from the specific information is handed over to the terminal transmission unit 53 to shift the processing.

The terminal transmission unit 53 controls the communication unit 49K to establish communication with the server 60. When the process is transferred from the terminal information generation unit 51K, the unique information, the position information, the biological information, and the body movement information are transmitted to the server 60. When the process is transferred from the input processing unit 52, the information read from the specific information is transmitted to the server 60.

As described above, according to the present modification, by sharing the function of the portable terminal 40 between the sensor band 40J and the information terminal 40K, it is possible to reduce the parts constituting the sensor band 40J side, making the sensor band 40J thinner and lighter And power saving can be realized. Since the user U can always wear the sensor band 40J for a long time without discomfort, the possibility of being worn even in a sudden situation such as a disaster is high.

(Modification 2)
The printing apparatus 10 may be, for example, a large format printer capable of printing on a sheet of relatively large size such as A0 size or B0 size of JIS standard. Further, the provided information may be divided and printed on a plurality of sheets such as A4 size and B5 size, and pasted together to generate an A0 size or B0 size printed matter. According to such a configuration, it is possible to print on a single sheet of paper as a large notice by increasing the amount of provided information. It is effective for posting of provided information that many users can confirm.

(Modification 3)
The printing apparatus 10 or the printing unit 13 is not limited to an inkjet printer or an electrophotographic printer, and may be an output device that is expressed in a format that allows the user U to recognize specific information and provided information. For example, it may be an output device having a mechanism such as a dot impact printer, a thermal transfer printer, a daisy wheel printer, a label writer, and a 3D printer, all of which are well known.
Further, the material and medium for forming the specific information and the provided information are not limited to ink, toner, paper and the like, and may be a forming material or medium used by each output device.

(Modification 4)
The display unit 15 of the printing apparatus 10 may be a projection unit of a projector. The printing unit 13 of the printing apparatus 10 may be a projection unit of a projector. In such a configuration, the received provided information may be switched to a large screen and displayed every fixed time (for example, one minute). According to such a configuration, provided information can be output in real time under a situation where the disaster situation changes frequently.

(Modification 5)
The specific information may be displayed on the display unit 15 of the printing apparatus 10. In that case, in the input processing unit 52 of the portable terminal 40, the specific information displayed on the display unit 15 can be input by the imaging unit 48 or the operation unit 47 and transmitted to the server 60.

(Modification 6)
The communication 3 between the portable terminal 40 and the server 60 is not limited to a mobile communication network including a wireless LAN, a mobile communication network, and the like. For example, it may be multi-hop communication that extends the communication range of wireless via a plurality of network terminals, or a similar ad hoc wireless network. By using such a network, communication may be possible between the portable terminal 40 and the server 60 even if the backbone system of the network is confused. The same multi-hop communication or a similar ad hoc wireless network may be used in the communication 2 between the printing apparatus 10 and the server 60.

(Modification 7)
Although the specific information transmitted from the portable terminal 40 is collated by the specific information collating unit 78 in the server 60 that it has been transmitted from the portable terminal 40 of the user U, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, specific information may be posted on the display unit 15 or the like of the printing apparatus 10, and a user who is not managed by the server 60 may input the specific information and transmit it to the server 60. In that case, although the server 60 does not transmit user-specific information, it can transmit information to the printing device 10 based on the position of the device where the printing device 10 is installed. The information output from the printing apparatus 10 is useful information for the user near the apparatus position.

(Modification 8)
The disaster information system 1 causes the specific information collating unit 78 of the server 60 to collate the specific information data 87 d with the specific information data 87 a and then print the provided information data 88 (88 c) from the printing apparatus 10. It is not limited to. For example, the server 60 may specify the printing apparatus 10 associated with the portable terminal 40 based on the terminal position and the apparatus position transmitted from the portable terminal, and may transmit the provided information data generated. The user can obtain the provided information output from the associated printing apparatus 10 simply by performing a simple operation of transmitting the unique information and the terminal position to the server 60 from the portable terminal 40.

Second Embodiment
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an outline of a disaster information system.
The disaster information system 501 as a printing system shown in FIG. 9 includes a server 560 and a plurality of printing apparatuses 510 installed in various environments. In FIG. 9, some of the plurality of printing apparatuses 510 are shown as a printing apparatus 10a, a printing apparatus 10b, and a printing apparatus 10c. The server 560 and the printing apparatuses 510 (10 a, 10 b, 10 c) are communicably connected by communication 502. The communication 502 is a general intranet or Internet communication network.

The printing apparatus 510 is a printing apparatus having a network function installed in a general store or office, a general home, etc., and prints various information on a medium such as a sheet. Examples of general stores and offices are convenience stores, service counters in supermarkets, department store receptions, offices of restaurants and merchandise stores, public facilities such as schools, public offices, sports facilities and the like. Also, a general household is a normal general living space such as an apartment, an apartment, or a single-family house.
The printing apparatus 510 is an inkjet printer, a thermal transfer printer, a dot matrix printer, a laser printer, a copying machine equipped with a scanner, a photo printing apparatus for reading and printing photographic images from a storage device, large format such as A0 size and B0 size of JIS standard A printing apparatus of various specifications is targeted for various applications such as a large format printer for printing on paper and roll paper, and a printer for drafting.

The disaster information system 501 functions as a disaster information terminal dedicated to disasters that provides information related to disasters by printing the printing apparatus 510 installed at such various installation places in case of disaster occurrence etc. It is a system that

The server 560 is a server apparatus installed in a robust facility having an operational power supply environment and a communication environment even in the event of a disaster or the like. In addition, the server 560 collects information from the Fire Department, Meteorological Agency, local governments, government offices such as local governments, hospitals, companies, evacuation designated facilities, public transportation, weather satellite systems, disaster prevention headquarters such as areas, etc. The information related to the disaster is extracted, and the information related to the installation position of the printing apparatus is included to generate the provided information.
The server 560 includes a printing device management database engine (DB) 581 which is a database. The printing apparatus management DB 581 manages a plurality of printing apparatuses 510 registered in advance and related information such as the installation position thereof. In addition, even if it is not registered in advance, the printing apparatus 510 newly registered after the occurrence of a disaster may be managed.

The printing apparatus 510 has a disaster permission flag 543, the remaining amount information data 545, and the diagnostic information data 546 in the storage unit 540 (described later). The disaster permission flag 543 is a setting as to whether or not the printing apparatus 510 is to function as a disaster information terminal dedicated to disasters. “ON” is set when it is made to function, and “OFF” is set when it is not made to function. The remaining amount information data 545 is information on the presence or absence of consumables necessary for printing, and if it is present, “OK” is set, and if it is not present, “NG” is set. As the diagnostic information data 546, "OK" is set if the system operates normally as a result of performing self-diagnosis check of each function of the printing apparatus 510, and "NG" is set if the system does not operate normally. The disaster permission flag 543 corresponds to the permission setting storage unit.

When signals (disaster occurrence signals) Xa, Xb, Xc indicating occurrence of a disaster are transmitted from the server 560 to the printing device 510 (10a, 10b, 10c) by broadcast, the printing device 10a prints the signal Xa, printing The apparatus 10b receives Xb and the printing apparatus 10c receives Xc, and confirms the above-mentioned disaster permission flag 543, the remaining amount information data 545, and the diagnostic information data 546. If the disaster permission flag 543, the remaining amount information data 545, and the diagnostic information data 546 are "ON", "OK", and "OK" in this order, a ready signal indicating that printing is possible from the printing apparatus 510 to the server 560. Send The signal Ra transmitted from the printing apparatus 10a is the ready signal. In the printing apparatus 10b, since the remaining amount information data 45b is "NG", the ready signal is not transmitted. Also in the printing apparatus 10c, although the detailed illustration is omitted, similarly to the printing apparatus 10a, the signal Rc which is “ON”, “OK”, “OK” and is a ready signal is transmitted to the server 560. ing.

The server 560 sends the provided information to the printing apparatus 510 that has sent the ready signal. When receiving the signal Ra, the server 560 transmits the provided information data 85a to the printing apparatus 10a. Similarly, when the server 560 receives the signal Rc, the server 560 transmits the provided information data 85c to the printing apparatus 10c. The server 560 does not transmit the provided information to the printing device 10b.

Thus, the disaster information system 501 can obtain information on the printing apparatus 510 capable of printing information dedicated to disasters at the time of disasters, and can provide information on disasters as a printed matter. In addition, as information regarding disasters, since position information such as the installation position of the printing apparatus 510 is managed in the printing apparatus management DB 581, useful information assumed from the position information of the printing apparatus 510 can be provided. . Such information may be, for example, the position of the mark 702 indicating a safe evacuation site from the mark 701 which is the position of the printing device 510 printed on the map 710 as in the provided information output sheet 700 shown in FIG. 12. It is information that can be understood (details will be described later).
Hereinafter, details of the disaster information system 501 capable of obtaining such effects and the printing apparatus 510 for printing information dedicated to disasters will be described.

(Disaster Information System)
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a disaster information system.
The disaster information system 501 includes a printing apparatus 510, a server 560, and the like, and the printing apparatus 510 and the server 560 are connected by the above-described communication 502.

(Printing device)
The printing apparatus 510 includes a positioning unit 511, a printing unit 512, a display unit 513, an operation unit 514, a power supply unit 517, a communication unit 519, a control unit 520, a storage unit 540, and the like.

The positioning unit 511 includes a sensor unit that receives positioning information from positioning satellites, such as a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for positioning, an antenna unit, and a position information calculation unit (not shown). The position information of the installation position of the printing apparatus 510 is output. The position information includes latitude, longitude, altitude and the like. The calculated position information is stored in the storage unit 540 as position information data 541.
Note that the positioning unit 511 is not necessarily an essential component, and if not provided, the installer of the printing apparatus 510 inputs positional information of the installation position by the positional information acquisition unit 521 and the operation unit 514 described later. May be

The printing unit 512 is configured by a printer ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a printer engine (all not shown), and the like. The printer ASIC is an integrated circuit that controls the printer engine, and when receiving a print instruction from the control unit 520, printing is performed based on image data to be the print instruction, print objects such as character data, their arrangement information, etc. The printer engine is controlled to generate data and output it to a medium such as printing paper. The printer engine includes a well-known inkjet printer mechanism that performs printing by discharging ink from the print head to printing paper, and a well-known electrophotographic printer mechanism that adheres toner to a photosensitive member and transfers the paper to paper for printing. It is configured to have. The printer engine also includes a sheet cassette for setting print sheets, a discharge roller for discharging a printed matter, a paper discharge tray for discharging a printed matter, and the like (all not shown).

The display unit 513 is a display device configured to have an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays information related to the operation method of the printing apparatus 510 generated by the control unit 520 and information received from the server 560. Ru.

The operation unit 514 includes a touch sensor, a touch panel, and the like covering the display surface of the display unit 513 and operation buttons and the like, and outputs an operation signal operated by the installer or the user to the control unit 520.
The operation unit 514 includes a disaster occurrence button 515. When the disaster occurrence button 515 is pressed, processing is transferred to the control unit 520 as a disaster occurrence interrupt process, and disaster occurrence information is passed to a disaster information acquisition unit 527 described later. The disaster occurrence button 515 corresponds to the disaster occurrence operation unit.

The power supply unit 517 guides AC power from an external AC power supply or the like via a power supply cable (not shown), and performs processing such as transformation, rectification, smoothing, etc. with a built-in AC / DC conversion unit (not shown) to stabilize The direct current voltage thus supplied is supplied to each unit constituting the printing apparatus 510.
The power supply unit 517 is provided with a power control circuit (not shown) for controlling supply and stop of power from the outside. The power control circuit can be controlled by the on / off operation of the power switch included in the operation unit 514 and a control signal from a power management unit 537 (described later) of the control unit 520.
The power supply unit 517 may include an uninterruptible power supply (not shown). The uninterruptible power supply can supply power from a secondary storage battery, a power generator, or the like for a certain period of time when external input power is cut off.

A communication unit 519 is a network adapter, and transmits and receives various data to and from the server 560 via the communication 502 by using an IP (Internet Protocol) and a common communication protocol with the server 560. The communication unit 519 manages an IP address, a MAC (Media Access Control) address, and the like. When the printing apparatus 510 functions as a mail printing apparatus, the communication unit 519 includes a mail client service. In this case, the communication unit 519 holds a mail address. The mail client service may be realized in combination with a separately established mail server. In this case, the communication unit 519 may not have the mail client service. The printing apparatus 510 can also be provided with a Web server function, and in that case, the communication unit 519 holds a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). The information such as the IP address, the MAC address, the e-mail address, and the URL is stored in the device information data 542 of the storage unit 540 as information for identifying the printing device 510 on the network.

The control unit 520 is a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), and the positioning unit 511, the printing unit 512, the display unit 513, the operation unit 514, the power supply unit 517, the communication unit 519, and the storage unit that constitute the printing apparatus 510. It is a control device and an arithmetic device which controls each part such as 540 in an integrated manner.
In the control unit 520, a position information acquisition unit 521, a disaster permission setting unit 523, a registration unit 525, a disaster information acquisition unit 527, an operation information acquisition unit 530, a determination unit 533, a main control unit 534, a provided information acquisition unit 535, power management A functional unit such as the unit 537 and the communication control unit 539 is configured. Note that these functional units are a part and are not necessarily essential components. Also, other functional units may be included.

The position information acquisition unit 521 acquires position information indicating the installation position of the printing apparatus 510. When the positioning unit 511 is provided, position information is acquired from the positioning unit 511. When the position information can not be acquired from the positioning unit 511, the control unit 514 and the display unit 513 are controlled to guide the installer installing the printing apparatus 510 to input the installation position, and the position from the input installation position is input. Get information. The location information may be transferred from a portable terminal owned by the installer. The acquired position information is stored in the storage unit 540 as position information data 541.
In addition to the latitude and longitude of the installation position acquired by the positioning unit 511 and the geodetic system coordinates of the altitude, the position information includes UTM grid coordinates, the number of floors of the installation floor of the building, and information on positional relationships from other targets, etc. May be included. The UTM grid is called MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) internationally, and is a method of specifying the position on the earth, and a form of position information expressed by this method.

The disaster permission setting unit 523 sets whether to cause the printing apparatus 510 to function as a disaster information terminal dedicated to disasters, and stores the setting result in the disaster permission flag 543 of the storage unit 540. The disaster permission setting unit 523 controls the display unit 513 and the operation unit 514 so that the administrator who manages the printing apparatus 510 can “make the printing apparatus 510 function as a disaster information terminal in the event of a disaster etc. Display the question word of "?" And make the answer input. When the function is allowed to operate, “ON” is stored in the disaster permission flag 543, and in the case of an answer that the user does not want to function, “OFF” is stored in the disaster permission flag 543.
The disaster permission setting unit 523 may have an authentication function for authenticating the operator, and may display the above-mentioned question message only when the administrator of the printing apparatus 510 is authenticated.

The registration unit 525 registers registration information such as the installation position of the printing apparatus 510 in the server 560. The registration unit 525 is a functional unit that is executed after the installation position of the printing apparatus 510 has been changed, and cooperates with the position information acquisition unit 521 and the disaster permission setting unit 523 to store position information data stored in the storage unit 540. At 541, the disaster permission flag 543 is read out and transmitted to the server 560 as registration information.
The registration unit 525 also performs network related settings, and stores information such as an IP address, a MAC address, an e-mail address, and a URL for identifying the printing apparatus 510 on the network set by the installer or administrator. It is stored in the device information data 542 and used in communication with the server 560.

The disaster information acquisition unit 527 acquires disaster occurrence information indicating that a disaster has occurred. The disaster information acquisition unit 527 controls the communication unit 519 to receive a disaster occurrence signal transmitted from the server 560. The disaster occurrence signal is included in the disaster occurrence information. When the disaster information acquisition unit 527 receives the disaster occurrence signal, the disaster information acquisition unit 527 notifies the main control unit 534 (described later) of the reception. The method of notification is, for example, a method of transferring the processing to the main control unit 534 by the highest priority interrupt processing, and when the main control unit 534 is executed as another process, performs information exchange via interprocess communication or shared memory. It is realized using a semaphore or the like.
The disaster information acquisition unit 527 can also acquire disaster occurrence information in response to the interruption process executed by pressing the disaster occurrence button 515. As a result, the server 560 does not transmit a disaster occurrence signal to the printing apparatus 510 or the disaster occurrence signal from the server 560 is received even though a disaster occurs, for some reason. Even if it is not possible, disaster occurrence information can be acquired by pressing the disaster occurrence button 515 of the user. Further, the server 560 can be notified that the printing apparatus 510 has acquired the disaster occurrence information.

The operation information acquisition unit 530 is a functional unit that acquires information related to whether or not the printing apparatus 510 is operable, and includes functional units such as a consumable management unit 531 and a diagnosis unit 532.
The consumables management unit 531 acquires remaining amount information of consumables consumed in the printing unit 512. Specifically, information on the remaining amount of recording material such as ink and toner for each color, and the remaining amount of medium such as paper for each size is acquired. The remaining amount of the recording material is calculated, for example, by subtracting the consumed amount according to the printing amount from the timing when the recording material is replaced in the printing apparatus 510. The remaining amount of the medium is calculated from, for example, the thickness of the medium that can be detected by an optical sensor (not shown) or the like provided in a medium storage unit (not shown) such as a sheet cassette. The method of acquiring the remaining amount of consumables is not limited to the method described above, and various known methods can be used.
The acquired remaining amount information of the consumable item is stored in the storage unit 540 as remaining amount information data 545.

The diagnosis unit 532 executes a program 549 for self-diagnosis of each unit such as the printing unit 512, the display unit 513, the operation unit 514, the power supply unit 517, the communication unit 519, and the storage unit 540 of the printing apparatus 510. Get the result.
The program 549 includes a description for driving the above-described units and a description for checking after driving, and is implemented by being executed by the control unit 520. In the printing unit 512, for example, the print head is moved to a predetermined position that can be detected by the optical sensor, and in the display unit 513 or the storage unit 540, predetermined pattern data is stored in the memory A check is performed using known techniques, such as whether the data has been written and read again and whether or not it has been stored correctly, and whether or not the input voltage is stably supplied in the power supply unit 517. The result of the diagnosis information in which each part is confirmed is stored in the storage unit 540 as diagnosis information data 546.
The remaining amount information data 545 and the diagnostic information data 546 correspond to operation information.

The determination unit 533 determines whether the printing apparatus can print based on the operation information. As a result of the determination, if the printing is possible, “OK” is output to the main control unit 534 and the storage unit 540 if the printing is not possible.
The determination unit 533 reads the remaining amount information data 545 and the diagnostic information data 546.
From the remaining amount information data 545, the remaining amount is compared with a predetermined amount. The predetermined amount is, for example, an amount of a recording material and a medium that can print several tens (for example, 50 sheets) of printed matter on at least A4 size paper. Further, the predetermined amount may be an amount for warning replacement of the recording material at the time of normal use which is not a disaster, an amount determined when ordering the recording material or the medium via the network, or the like. When the remaining amount is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, it is determined as "OK", and when less than the predetermined amount, it is determined as "NG". Information ("OK" or "NG") as the determination result is stored (added) to the remaining amount information data 545 of the storage unit 540.
From the diagnostic information data 546, if all the diagnostic results of the respective parts have no problem with the operation state, it is determined as "OK", and if there is any problem it is determined as "NG". Information (“OK” or “NG”), which is the determination result, is stored (added) in the diagnostic information data 546 of the storage unit 540.

The determination unit 533 sets the determination result of the determination unit 533 to “OK” when the determination results of the remaining amount information data 545 and the diagnosis information data 546 are both “OK”. If one of them is "NG", the judgment result is "NG".
The determination unit 533 may determine “OK” if there is a possibility of printing even if any of the determination results of the remaining amount information data 545 and the diagnosis information data 546 is “NG”. In that case, the main control unit 534 transmits the remaining amount information of the remaining amount information data 545 and the diagnostic information data 546 and the contents of the diagnosis result to the server 560 as the condition of the determination result “OK”. The details of this function will be described in the modified example.

When determining that the operation state of the printing apparatus 510 is printable, the main control unit 534 transmits, to the server 560, a ready signal indicating that printing is possible. The ready signal corresponds to signal information indicating that printing is possible.
When a disaster occurs and the process is transferred by the disaster information acquisition unit 527, the main control unit 534 reads out the disaster permission flag 543 and implements the function of the operation information acquisition unit 530 when it is "ON". Thereafter, the function of the determination unit 533 is realized, and when the determination result is “OK”, the communication unit 519 is controlled to transmit a ready signal to the server 560. The ready signal may be any signal defined between the server 560 and the printing apparatus 510. For example, character information such as "Ready" may be transferred.

Further, the contents of the position information data 541 and the device information data 542 may be included in the ready signal to be data packaged and transmitted to the server 560.
Further, the contents of the remaining amount information data 545 and the diagnostic information data 546 may be included in the ready signal to be data packaged and transmitted to the server 560.
A data package including at least one of the ready signal, the position information data 541, the device information data 542, the remaining amount information data 545, and the diagnostic information data 546 corresponds to the printable information.

When the main control unit 534 transmits the ready signal to the server 560, the provided information acquisition unit 535 controls the communication unit 519 to wait for the provided information transmitted from the server 560. When the provision information is transmitted from the server 560, the provision information is received and output to the printing unit 512.

The power management unit 537 controls the power supply 517 to manage power supply to each unit of the printing apparatus 510. When the supply of AC power from the outside is shut off, the power management unit 537 switches the power supply to the above-described uninterruptible power supply. Also, when a disaster occurs, the on / off operation of the power switch is controlled to be disabled so that the provided information can be printed whenever it is sent, and is controlled to be always energized. As in the so-called power save mode, power may be supplied to only the communication unit 519 and the main control unit 534, and power may not be supplied to other parts. In this case, energization of each unit of the printing apparatus 510 is started using the reception of the provided information as a trigger. In this manner, the power management unit 537 can stably supply power to each unit of the printing apparatus 510 even when a disaster occurs.

The communication control unit 539 controls the communication unit 519 to establish communication 502 with the server 560 and to perform mutual communication using a communication packet dedicated to a disaster when a disaster occurs. In the event of a disaster, priority is given to communication 502 with server 560 to block data communication from devices on other networks.

The storage unit 540 is configured by a storage device such as a read only memory (ROM), a flash ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), etc. Data 542, a disaster permission flag 543, a remaining amount information data 545, a diagnostic information data 546, a program 549, and the like are stored.

The position information data 541 is data relating to position information indicating the installation position of the printing apparatus 510. Specifically, latitude, longitude, altitude geodetic coordinate system data of installation position, data of UTM grid coordinates, installation floor in a building Data on the number of floors and room names, positional data from other objects, etc. are stored.
The device information data 542 is data for identifying (specifying) the printing device 510 on the network, and specifically, data such as an IP address, MAC address, mail address, and URL assigned to the printing device 510. Is stored.
The disaster permission flag 543 is data stored by the disaster permission setting unit 523. Specifically, data indicating “ON” or “OFF” is stored.
The remaining amount information data 545 is data stored by the consumables management unit 531 and the determination unit 533, and data of the remaining amount of the consumables used in the printing apparatus 510 and “OK” indicating the presence or absence of the remaining amount Data indicating "NG" is stored.
The diagnostic information data 546 is data stored by the diagnosis unit 532 and the determination unit 533, and indicates data indicating the result of diagnosing each unit of the printing apparatus 510 and “OK” or “NG” indicating the integrated determination result. Data is stored.
The program 549 describes program instructions for self-diagnosis of each unit such as the printing unit 512, the display unit 513, the operation unit 514, the power supply unit 517, the communication unit 519, and the storage unit 540 of the printing apparatus 510. The program 549 is read and executed by the control unit 520, whereby the function of the diagnosis unit 532 is realized.

(server)
The server 560 includes a display unit 561, an operation unit 563, a communication unit 567, a processing unit 570, a storage unit 580, and the like.

The display unit 561 is a display device configured to have an LCD or the like, and performs various display processes based on the display signal output from the processing unit 570.
The operation unit 563 is an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel.
A communication unit 567 is a network adapter, and can transmit and receive various data to and from the printing apparatus 510 via the communication 502 using a common communication protocol with the IP and the printing apparatus 510.

The processing unit 570 is configured to have a processor such as a CPU, and is a control device and calculation that collectively control each unit including the display unit 561, the operation unit 563, the communication unit 567, and the storage unit 580 that configure the server 560. It is an apparatus.
The processing unit 570 includes functional units such as a registration unit 571, a disaster notification unit 573, a provided information generation unit 575, and a provided information transmission unit 577. Note that these functional units are a part and are not necessarily essential components. Also, other functional units may be included.

The registration unit 571 registers, in the server 560, a plurality of printing apparatuses managed by the server 560. For example, when the printing apparatus 510 is installed at the installation location, registration information of the printing apparatus 510 is transmitted from the registration unit 525 of the printing apparatus 510. When acquiring the registration information, the registration unit 571 assigns an identification code for identifying the printing apparatus 510, and stores various information of the printing apparatus 510 in the printing apparatus management DB 581 of the storage unit 580. In the registration information, at least the contents of the position information data 541 and the disaster permission flag 543 stored in the printing apparatus 510 are stored. In addition, the content of the device information data 542 required to identify the printing device 510 on the network is also stored.

The disaster notification unit 573 notifies the printing apparatus 510 that a disaster has occurred, in response to a trigger of the occurrence of a disaster. The trigger for occurrence of a disaster is an interrupt process input via the operation unit 563 or the communication unit 567. When an emergency such as a disaster occurs, emergency information is transmitted from a predetermined organization (for example, an agency under the jurisdiction of the Japan Meteorological Agency in the case of an earthquake disaster) corresponding to the contents of the emergency. The server 560 monitors a signal linked to the emergency information, and upon detecting the signal, the disaster notification unit 573 is activated. When the disaster notification unit 573 is activated, the disaster notification signal is broadcasted to the printing device managed by the printing device management DB 581 including the printing device 510.

The provided information generation unit 575 generates provided information to be transmitted to the printing apparatus 510, and stores the provided information in the storage unit 580 as provided information data 585. When the provision information generation unit 575 receives the ready signal from the printing apparatus 510, it collects information related to the position information of the printing apparatus 510 from various sites on the Internet. For example, information such as a nearby evacuation site, a nearby dangerous area, or a nearby hospital may be acquired from the position information.
After the provision information generation unit 575 collects such information, information effective for the position information of the printing apparatus 510 is generated as the provision information data 585. The provided information output sheet 700 (FIG. 12) and the provided information output sheet 720 (FIG. 13) described later are one example.

The provided information transmission unit 577 transmits the provided information to the printing apparatus 510. The provided information data 585 similarly generated to the printing apparatus 510 is read and transmitted to the printing apparatus 510 to which the ready signal has been transmitted.
Further, the provided information data 585 is transmitted to the printing apparatus 510 together with an instruction command for printing the provided information data 585.
The provided information transmission unit 577 and the communication unit 567 correspond to a server communication unit.

The storage unit 580 is configured by a storage device such as a ROM, a flash ROM, a RAM, an HDD, and an SSD, and stores a printing device management DB 581 and provided information data 585 and the like. In addition, a database engine such as a relational database is installed in the storage unit 580, and processing such as registration, update, deletion, and search of data managed by the printing apparatus management DB 581 and transaction processing are executed.
The storage unit 580 corresponds to a server storage unit.

The printing device management DB 581 is configured to include a table such as the printing device management table 583. The printing apparatus management table 583 stores information of installation positions where a plurality of registered printing apparatuses are installed. Information on the installation position may include latitude and longitude of the installation position, geodetic coordinates of the altitude, UTM grid coordinates, the number of floors of the installation floor of the building, and information on positional relationships from other targets, etc. . The printing apparatus management table 583 also stores information of a disaster permission flag 543 and device information data 542 set on the printing apparatus 510 side.

The provided information data 585 is the provided information generated by the provided information generation unit 575 as described above.

(Printing method)
FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing processing of the disaster information system. In this sequence diagram, the processes until the printing apparatus 510 and the respective functional units in the server 560 cooperate with each other to transmit the provided information from the server 560 to the printing apparatus 510 along the flow of time (from the top of FIG. Down). This sequence corresponds to the printing method.

The position information acquisition unit 521, the disaster permission setting unit 523, and the registration unit 525 of the printing apparatus 510 acquire (position information acquisition process) or generate the position information data 41a, the device information data 42a, and the disaster permission flag 43a. Send to 560 (communication process). In addition, the disaster permission flag 543 is stored in the storage unit 540.

In the server 560, the registration unit 571 stores the contents of the position information data 41a of the printing apparatus 510, the apparatus information data 42a, and the disaster permission flag 43a in the printing apparatus management table 583.

When a disaster occurrence X occurs, a disaster occurrence trigger is triggered, and the disaster notification unit 573 of the server 560 is activated.

The disaster notification unit 573 transmits, to the printing apparatus 510, a signal Xa indicating that a disaster has occurred. In the printing apparatus 510, when the disaster information acquisition unit 527 receives the signal Xa (disaster information acquisition process), the process is transferred to the main control unit 534.

The main control unit 534 reads the disaster permission flag 543, determines the content of the disaster permission flag 543, and transfers the process to the operation information acquisition unit 530 if the content is “ON”. In the case of "OFF", transition to the normal mode is made.

The operation information acquisition unit 530 acquires the remaining amount information of consumables of the printing apparatus 510 and the operation state of each unit of the printing apparatus 510 (operation information acquisition process), and transfers the process to the determination unit 533.
The determination unit 533 determines the remaining amount information and the operation state (determination step). If both of the remaining amount information and the operation state are "OK", the processing is transferred to the main control unit 534, and if one of them is "NG", transition to the normal mode is made.

The main control unit 534 transmits a ready signal (signal Ra) indicating that printing is possible to the server 560 (main control step).

In the server 560, the provision information generation unit 575 reads, from the printing apparatus management table 583, information including position information related to the printing apparatus 510 that has transmitted the signal Ra. The server 560 collects information from an organization that sends information in the event of a disaster after the occurrence of a disaster. It also collects relevant information from various sites on the Internet. The provision information generation unit 575 extracts information relating to the position information where the printing apparatus 510 is installed from the above information, and generates the provision information data 85a. The provided information transmission unit 577 transmits the generated provided information data 85 a to the printing apparatus 510 together with the print instruction command.

In the printing apparatus 510, when the provided information acquisition unit 535 acquires the provided information data 85a, the provided information acquisition unit 535 outputs the provided information data 85a as the provided information data 85b (a printing process).

If the disaster permission flag 543 of the printing apparatus 510 is "ON" and the remaining amount information data 545 and the diagnostic information data 546 are "OK" after the occurrence of the disaster occurrence X by such a sequence, the printer 510 is notified. The provision information related to the position information where the printing apparatus 510 is installed is transmitted from the server 560 and printed by the printing apparatus 510. The printing apparatus 510 can function as a disaster information terminal dedicated to disasters that prints and provides information related to disasters.

(Example of output of provided information)
Next, a print output example of the provided information data 85b printed will be described.
12 and 13 are diagrams showing print output examples of the provided information.
The provided information output paper 700 shown in FIG. 12 includes useful information at the time of disaster collected based on the position information of the printing apparatus 510.
On the provided information output paper 700, a map 710 represented in UTM grid coordinates is printed. On the map 710, grids (lattice lines) indicating latitude and longitude are described in a grid. “72” to “75” are indicated on the grid lines indicating the longitude, “60” to “62” are indicated on the grid lines indicating the latitude, and the longitude and the latitude are numerically described. The map 710 corresponding to the UTM grid coordinates shown in FIG. 12 is a fictitious map.
Marks 701 to 706 are printed on the map 710. The shape of the mark indicates the type of facility or place, the size of the mark indicates the area of influence on the map, and the pattern of the mark indicates the degree of risk.
A mark 701 indicates the installation position of the printing apparatus 510.
A mark 702 indicates the position of a safe evacuation site with an open pattern (safety).
A mark 703 indicates the range of the fire area by a dot pattern (danger).

Marks

704 and 705 indicate the position of the general hospital with white patterns (safety and accommodation possible).
A mark 706 indicates the position of the general hospital with a black pattern (not accommodated).
Thus, the provided information output paper 700 indicates the installation position of the printing apparatus 510 in the center of the map 710, and prints information from the position of the printing apparatus 510 as information on evacuation places and hospitals, and information that easily recognizes dangerous areas. It is done.

The provided information output sheet 720 shown in FIG. 13 is an example in which evacuation information of a person related to the installation position of the printing apparatus 510 is printed. Information 721 to 726 is printed on the provided information output sheet 720.
The information 721 is information for instructing the handling of the provided information output paper 720. Since the information 721 states "Please post this sheet", the printed provided information output sheet 720 is attached to the nearest bulletin board or the like.
The information 722 is the name of the person who is the target of the information. Information 723 is content indicating the status of the target person of the information. Information 724 is content indicating the location of the target person of the information. The information 725 is content indicating the safety information of the target person of the information. Information 726 is information indicating the information provision date.
The provided information output paper 720 is information related to the installation position of the printing apparatus 510. In this case, for example, although the person shown in the information 722 lives in the vicinity of the installation position of the printing apparatus 510 but suffers from the place where he is out and can not contact the family at home, Information useful for the person shown in the information 722 and the family.

As described above, in the disaster information system 501 according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
When a disaster occurrence X occurs, the main control unit 534 of the printing apparatus 510 controls the operation information acquisition unit 530 to acquire the remaining amount information of consumables of the printing apparatus 510 and the information of the operation state of each unit. The determination unit 533 determines whether the printing apparatus 510 can print. If it is determined by the determination unit 533 that printing is possible, a ready signal (signal Ra) indicating that printing is possible is transmitted to the server 560. On the server 560 side, the printing apparatus 510 that has sent the signal Ra can identify that printing is possible. The provided information generation unit 575 generates provided information based on the position information of the printing apparatus 510. Then, the provision information is transmitted to the printing apparatus 510.
As described above, in the disaster information system 501, the printing apparatus 510 as a printing terminal normally used in normal times can function as a disaster information terminal dedicated to disasters when a disaster occurs.
Therefore, in the event of a disaster or the like, it is possible to effectively use the printable printing apparatus to provide information on the disaster as a printed matter.

(Modification)
The embodiment to which the present invention can be applied is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Hereinafter, modified examples of the present invention will be described. In the following, the same components as those of the embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(Modification 1)
In the embodiment described above, the function of each unit of the printing apparatus 510 is made to function as a disaster information terminal dedicated to disasters when a disaster occurs, but the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the printing apparatus may have two internal states, that is, the normal mode and the disaster mode, and may be configured to include each part of the printing apparatus for each mode.
FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the normal mode and the disaster mode. Here, the power management unit 537A and the communication control unit 539A of the printing apparatus 510A will be described as an example.
The main control unit 534A has internal states of the "normal mode" and the "disaster mode". The “normal mode” is a so-called normal operation state for realizing a function that exhibits the performance of the product of the printing apparatus. In the "disaster mode", the functions operating in the normal mode are limited, and only the functions necessary at the time of a disaster can be operated. That is, the functions other than the printing of the provided information are limited, and it is possible to prevent consumption of consumables other than the printing of the provided information.

The power management unit 537A includes a normal power supply unit 37a and a disaster power supply unit 37b. The communication control unit 539A also includes a normal communication unit 39a and a disaster communication unit 39b.
In the main control unit 534A, the functions of the normal power supply unit 37a and the normal communication unit 39a are realized when the internal state is "normal mode", and the disaster power supply unit 37b and the disaster communication unit 39b when the internal state is "disaster mode". Function is realized.

The disaster power supply unit 37 b is a power control circuit controlled so as not to shut off the power supply by the above-mentioned uninterruptible power supply or the like even when the external AC power or the like is shut off. The disaster power supply unit 37 b preferentially supplies power to each unit functioning in the “disaster mode” (for example, the printing unit 512 is essential). In addition, even when power is supplied from an external AC power source, control is performed so that the power is not turned off by the on / off operation of the power switch. That is, when a disaster occurs, control is performed to continue the power supply.

The disaster communication unit 39 b is a functional unit that blocks (does not receive) data communication from devices on a network other than the server 560 and performs data communication between the server 560 and the printing apparatus 510A. Also, a communication protocol that can communicate only between the server 560 and the printing apparatus 510A may be used.

Similarly, in each of the other units, functions can be divided and managed for the “normal mode” and the “disaster mode”. For example, in the "disaster mode", the display unit 513 and the operation unit 514 may invalidate the functions such as the copy function and the print setting that function in the "normal mode" and input and display only information related to the disaster. It may be possible.

According to this modification, each section of the printing apparatus 510A is provided with the "normal mode" and the "disaster mode", and only the "disaster mode" is activated when a disaster occurs, thereby reducing the power consumption of the function to be used. be able to. This is effective when power is supplied from a storage battery or the like at the time of a disaster. In addition, consumption of consumables can be suppressed. Also, in the "disaster mode", the functions are limited compared to the "normal mode", so the menu etc. is simple and simple operations can be realized, so that in special situations such as disasters, everyone can It is easy to operate.

(Modification 2)
In the above-described embodiment and modification, the determination unit 533 outputs “OK” or “NG” as the remaining amount information data 545. However, a specific remaining amount of consumables may be output. For example, the server 560 may be notified of how many printings are possible from the remaining amount of recording material and medium. By doing this, the server 560 can grasp the number of printable sheets of the printing apparatuses 510 and 510A, and therefore, when printing multiple pieces of provided information, the printing can be prevented from ending halfway . Further, when only the recording material of the specific color is finished, the information may be notified to the server 560. For example, even if a black recording material ends, if recording materials of other colors remain, the server 560 can instruct the printing apparatuses 510 and 510A to print using the remaining recording material. As a result, even when the remaining amount of consumables is small or some consumables have been exhausted, it can function as a disaster information terminal.

(Modification 3)
In the above-described embodiment and modification, as a result of performing the self-diagnosis check of the printing apparatuses 510 and 510A, when only a part of the functions do not operate normally, the information may be notified to the server 560. For example, there are two trays holding the medium, "tray 1" and "tray 2", A4 size medium is set in "tray 1", and A3 size medium is set in "tray 2" It is assumed that As a result of the self-diagnosis check, when it is determined that “tray 1” operates normally and “tray 2” does not operate normally, the printing apparatuses 510 and 510A notify the server 560 to that effect. Since the server 560 can recognize that printing in A3 size can not be performed, the printing size of provided information can be limited to A4 size and transmitted. By this, even when some functions do not operate normally, it can function as a disaster information terminal.

(Modification 4)
In the above-mentioned embodiment and modification, although printing device 510, 510A was explained to an example as a disaster information terminal only at the time of disaster, it may not be printing device 510, 510A as a disaster information terminal. For example, a device having a large display device such as a TV (Television) monitor or a liquid crystal projector without a printing function may be used. These devices include the display unit 513, the operation unit 514, the power supply unit 517, the communication unit 519, the control unit 520, etc., which function only in the above-mentioned "disaster mode", thereby providing disaster information dedicated to disasters It can function as a terminal.

(Modification 5)
The display unit 561 of the server 560 may display a plurality of printing devices managed in the printing device management DB 581 on the map image based on the position information thereof. In the server 560, provision information to be provided to a specific printing apparatus can be accurately and efficiently generated with reference to map information. Further, the display unit 561 may display device information of the printing apparatus.

(Modification 6)
In the server 560, even if the position information of the device operating as a disaster information terminal dedicated to disasters in the printing device management DB 581 is transmitted to an information device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a PC, etc. Good. A user who carries those information devices can find out the location of the nearest disaster information terminal by referring to the position information of the disaster information terminal transmitted to his / her information device. In addition, the server 560 may acquire the position information of the information device from the information device, and may transmit, to the information device, information guiding the disaster information terminal at the closest position from the position information of the information device. By doing this, it is possible to guide the user carrying the information device to the nearest disaster information terminal.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Disaster information system, 2, 3, 4 ... Communication, 10 ... Printing device, 12 ... Output part, 13 ... Printing part, 15 ... Display part, 19 ... Communications part, 20 ... Control part, 21 ... Position setting part, 23 registration unit 27 reception information processing unit 28 specific information output unit 29 provided information output unit 30 storage unit 31

position data

31a, 31b device position data 40 portable terminal 40J ... sensor band, 40K ... information terminal, 42 ... positioning unit, 43 ... detection unit 44, ... living body sensor 45 ...

body movement sensor

46, 46J, 46K ... display unit, 47, 47J, 47K ... operation unit, 48 ... Imaging unit, 49, 49J, 49K ... Communication unit, 50, 50J, 50K ... Control unit, 51, 51J, 51K ... Terminal information generation unit, 52 ... Input processing unit, 53 ... Terminal transmission unit, 54, 54J, 54K ... Storage unit, 55, 55

J

55K, 55a, 55b: specific information data 56: position data log 56a: terminal position data 57: biometric data log 57a: biometric data 58: body movement data log 58a: body movement data 60: server 61 display unit 62 operation unit 63 communication unit 64 processing unit 65 registration unit 67 disaster processing unit 70 specific information processing unit 71 terminal information acquisition unit 73 device determination unit , 75: specific information generation unit, 77: provided information processing unit, 78: specified information collating unit, 79: provided information generation unit, 80: storage unit, 81: printing device management DB, 82: device position, 83: portable terminal Management DB, 84: unique information, 85: terminal position, 86: candidate list table, 87, 87a, 87b, 87c, 87d: specific information data, 88, 88a, 88b, 88c: provided information data, 10 ... specific information output paper, 200, 220 ... provides information output paper.

Claims

An information processing system in which a server, a portable terminal carried by a user, and a printing apparatus for outputting information generated by the server are communicably connected,
The portable terminal is
A terminal storage unit that stores the unique information of the user;
A terminal positioning unit that measures a terminal position that is the position of the own device;
A terminal transmission unit that transmits at least the unique information and the terminal position to the server;
Equipped with
The server is
A server storage unit that stores the unique information of the user, the terminal position of the portable terminal, and an apparatus position where the printing apparatus is installed;
A specific information processing unit that specifies the printing device associated with the mobile terminal based on the terminal position and the device position;
A provided information processing unit that generates provided information provided to the user based on the unique information of the user and the terminal position of the mobile terminal, and transmits the provided information to the printing apparatus specified by the specific information processing unit;
Equipped with
The printing device is
A device receiving unit that receives the provided information generated by the server;
An output processing unit that outputs the received provision information;
An information processing system comprising:
The specific information processing unit of the server generates specific information for specifying the printing apparatus, and transmits the specific information to the printing apparatus specified by the specific information.
The device receiving unit of the printing apparatus receives the specific information, and the output processing unit of the printing apparatus outputs the specific information.
The portable terminal includes an input processing unit that inputs information from the outside,
The input processing unit inputs the identification information output by the output processing unit of the printing apparatus, and the terminal transmission unit of the mobile terminal transmits the input identification information to the server.
The provided information processing unit of the server receives the specific information from the portable terminal, and transmits the provided information to the user who carries the portable terminal to the printing apparatus specified by the received specific information. The information processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the output processing unit includes a printing unit that prints information to be output on a medium.
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the output processing unit includes a display unit that displays information to be output.
The said printing apparatus is provided with the apparatus position acquisition part which acquires the said apparatus position, and transmits the acquired said apparatus position value to the said server, It is described in any one of the Claims 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Information processing system.
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the printing apparatus transmits information on consumables of the own apparatus to the server.
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the printing apparatus transmits information on an operating state of the own apparatus to the server.
The portable terminal further includes a detection unit that detects detection information including at least one of biological information and body motion information of the user, and transmits the detected detection information to the server, and the server detects the detection information. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the provision information for the user is generated on the basis of.
The specific information is character information including at least one of an individual identification number of the printing apparatus, an e-mail address, an IP address, a URL character string, and a MAC address, or image data in which the character information can be readably patterned. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the portable terminal transmits information of the portable terminal to the server by multi-hop communication.
The portable terminal which comprises the information processing system as described in any one of Claims 1-10.
The printing apparatus which comprises the information processing system as described in any one of Claims 1-10.
The server which comprises the information processing system as described in any one of Claims 1-10.
It is an information processing method of an information processing system in which a server, a portable terminal carried by a user, and a printing apparatus for outputting information generated by the server are communicably connected,
The portable terminal is
A terminal storage step of storing the unique information of the user;
A terminal positioning step of measuring a terminal position which is the position of the own device;
A terminal transmission step of transmitting at least the unique information and the terminal position to the server;
Equipped with
The server is
A server storage step of storing the unique information of the user, the terminal position of the portable terminal, and an apparatus position where the printing apparatus is installed;
A specific information processing step of specifying the printing device associated with the portable terminal based on the terminal position and the device position;
A provided information processing step of generating provided information to be provided to the user based on the unique information of the user and the terminal position of the portable terminal, and transmitting the provided information to the printing device specified by the specific information processing step;
Equipped with
The printing device is
A device receiving step of receiving the provision information generated in the server;
An output processing step of outputting the received provision information;
An information processing method comprising:
A printing device,
A communication unit that communicates with the server;
A printing unit that prints on a medium,
A disaster information acquisition unit that acquires disaster occurrence information indicating that a disaster has occurred;
A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating an installation position of the printing apparatus;
An operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the printing apparatus;
A determination unit that determines whether the printing apparatus can print based on the operation information;
When the disaster information acquisition unit acquires the disaster occurrence information, if the determination unit determines that the printing apparatus is printable, the communication unit is notified that the printing apparatus can print A main control unit that sends printable information to the server;
A printing apparatus comprising:
The printable information includes any one of signal information indicating that the printing apparatus can print, the position information of the printing apparatus, and the operation information of the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus according to claim 15.
The operation information includes at least information on remaining amount of consumables consumed in the printing unit and diagnosis information for diagnosing an operation state of the printing apparatus.
The printing according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the determination unit determines that the operation is possible when the remaining amount information is a predetermined amount or more and the diagnostic information is printable. apparatus.
It further comprises a positioning unit that receives and measures signals from positioning satellites,
The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein the position information acquisition unit acquires the position information from the positioning unit.
A registration unit that registers the position information in the server when the printing apparatus is installed;
A storage unit that stores the position information of the printing apparatus;
And further
The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 18, wherein the position information acquisition unit acquires the position information from the storage unit.
The printing apparatus further includes a power management unit that manages power supply of the printing apparatus.
20. The power supply management unit according to claim 19, wherein, when the disaster occurrence information is acquired by the disaster information acquisition unit, the power supply management unit controls not to cut off the power supplied to the printing apparatus. The printing device according to any one of the preceding claims.
The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 20, wherein the disaster information acquisition unit acquires the disaster occurrence information from the server.
It further comprises a disaster occurrence operation unit that operates when a disaster occurs,
The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 21, wherein the disaster information acquisition unit acquires the disaster occurrence information based on an operation by the disaster occurrence operation unit.
The main control unit has a disaster mode in which the printing apparatus operates as a disaster information terminal, and an internal state in a normal mode operating as a printing terminal in peacetime, and the disaster information acquisition unit acquires the disaster occurrence information The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 22, wherein the internal state is transitioned to the disaster mode in some cases.
It further comprises a communication control unit that controls communication with the server,
The printing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the communication control unit performs communication dedicated to a disaster with the server when the internal state is transitioned to the disaster mode by the main control unit.
The system further comprises a permission setting storage unit storing a setting as to whether or not to cause the internal state of the main control unit to transition to the disaster mode;
When the disaster occurrence information is acquired by the disaster information acquisition unit, the main control unit causes the internal state to transition to the disaster mode when the permission setting storage unit permits the setting, and the permission is permitted. 25. The printing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein when the setting storage unit does not permit the setting, the internal state is transitioned to the normal mode.
A communication process for communicating with the server;
A printing process for printing on a medium;
A disaster information acquisition step of acquiring disaster occurrence information indicating that a disaster has occurred;
A position information acquisition step of acquiring position information indicating an installation position of the printing apparatus;
An operation information acquisition step of acquiring operation information of the printing apparatus;
A determination step of determining whether the printing apparatus is printable based on the operation information;
When the disaster occurrence information is acquired in the disaster information acquisition step, and the printing device is determined to be printable in the determination step, the printing device is able to print in the communication step. A main control step of transmitting printable information indicating the information to the server;
A printing method comprising:
A printing system, comprising: a printing device; and a server communicably connected to the printing device, the printing system comprising:
The server is
A provision information generation unit that generates provision information at the time of a disaster;
A server storage unit that stores position information that is an installation position of the printing apparatus;
A server communication unit that transmits the provided information to the printing apparatus;
Equipped with
The printing device is
A communication unit that communicates with the server;
A printing unit that prints on a medium,
A disaster information acquisition unit that acquires disaster occurrence information indicating that a disaster has occurred;
A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating an installation position of the printing apparatus;
An operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the printing apparatus;
A determination unit that determines whether the printing apparatus can print based on the operation information;
When the disaster information acquisition unit acquires the disaster occurrence information, if the determination unit determines that the printing apparatus is printable, the communication unit is notified that the printing apparatus can print A main control unit that sends printable information to the server;
Equipped with
The printing system, wherein the server transmits the provision information to the printing apparatus that has transmitted the printable information.