JP6206941B2 - Location information management device, gateway device, location information management method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a location information management device, a gateway device, a location information management method, and a program for managing an individual location.

  With the arrival of an aging society, the number of elderly people spending their remaining lives in nursing homes and medical institutions is increasing. Such elderly people can move freely inside and outside nursing homes and medical institutions as long as they have no obstacles to walking. Even in the company, employees are busy and work. In such a situation, it is natural for a request to manage the location of an individual. Various techniques have been proposed that can be applied to personal location management.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a personal location recognition system for easily and accurately grasping the location of an individual in a hospital, company, or home. The personal location recognition system includes an individual pattern model storage unit, a sensor position storage unit, an analysis unit, and a recognition unit. The individual pattern model storage unit stores an individual pattern model created by previously learning an individual behavior pattern. The sensor position storage unit stores position information indicating a place where a sensor for detecting the person to be detected is installed. The analysis unit analyzes a signal output from the sensor according to the behavior pattern of the detected person existing within the detection range of the sensor. The recognizing unit recognizes the location of the individual based on the analysis result by the analyzing unit, the individual pattern model, and the position information.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an ID tag device management system for automatically and accurately managing whether or not an object or a person exists in a specific area. The ID tag device management system is applied to, for example, an air passenger luggage transportation system. At the time of boarding, the passenger is given a portable receiving terminal in which “ID information” for each receiving terminal is set when depositing the luggage at the counter. The baggage deposited by the passenger is loaded with the ID tag device to which the “ID information” is input and is transported by aircraft. When arriving at the destination, the luggage is unloaded from the aircraft and placed on a belt conveyor. When a load is placed on a predetermined section on the belt conveyor, the ID tag device mounted on the load receives an ID request signal from the management device by radio waves. In response to the ID request signal, the ID tag device transmits an ID notification signal indicating “ID information” to the management device by radio waves. When receiving the ID notification signal, the management device identifies a predetermined section on the belt conveyor and transmits a section notification signal indicating the predetermined section to the receiving terminal corresponding to the “ID information” by radio waves. When the receiving terminal receives the section notification signal, the receiving terminal notifies the passenger carrying the receiving terminal by sound, vibration, character display, or the like that the load has been placed on a predetermined section of the belt conveyor.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a campus location management system that can immediately know the location of an individual on the campus. The on-site location management system includes a transmitter management table, a floor management table, a location search unit, a location management table, and an input / output control unit. The transmitter management table manages an individual name and a frequency of a small transmitter carried by the individual. The floor management table manages a transmission point represented by a distance of a spatial axis centered on a receiver of a small transmitter and floor equipment on the premises. The location search unit reads the transmitter table and the floor management table from the received frequency and the transmission point, and obtains the personal name and the location of the premises. The location management table manages the personal name and location obtained by the location search unit. The input / output control unit inputs the personal name, obtains the location from the location management table, and displays it on the display.

JP 2006-163617 A JP-A-7-230563 JP-A-5-062089

  None of Patent Documents 1 to 3 discloses that the management of an individual location is distributed to a plurality of managers. Therefore, the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 have a problem that the burden on the administrator increases when the number of individuals to be managed increases.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a location information management device, a gateway device, a location information management method, and a program capable of reducing the burden on an administrator who manages an individual location in order to solve such problems. It is to be.

  A location information management device according to the present invention includes location information generation means for generating a plurality of location information indicating the locations of a plurality of individuals, an administrator table in which a plurality of transmission destinations are registered, and the plurality of location information. Storage means for storing; Location information distribution management means for distributing the plurality of location information to the plurality of destinations based on the manager table; Location for transmitting the plurality of location information to the plurality of destinations Information providing means. In each of the plurality of location information, individual personal information and information indicating the individual location are associated with each other.

  A home gateway device according to the present invention stores location information generating means for generating a plurality of location information indicating the locations of a plurality of individuals, an administrator table in which a plurality of destinations are registered, and the plurality of location information. Storage means, location information distribution management means for distributing the plurality of location information to the plurality of transmission destinations based on the manager table, and location information for transmitting the plurality of location information to the plurality of transmission destinations Providing means. In each of the plurality of location information, individual personal information and information indicating the individual location are associated with each other.

  The location information management method according to the present invention generates a plurality of location information indicating the locations of a plurality of individuals, and transmits the plurality of location information based on an administrator table in which a plurality of destinations are registered. First, the plurality of pieces of location information are transmitted to the plurality of transmission destinations. In each of the plurality of location information, individual personal information and information indicating the individual location are associated with each other.

  A program according to the present invention causes a computer to execute a location information management method. The location information management method generates a plurality of location information indicating locations of a plurality of individuals, and distributes the plurality of location information to the plurality of transmission destinations based on an administrator table in which a plurality of transmission destinations are registered. The plurality of location information is transmitted to the plurality of transmission destinations. In each of the plurality of location information, individual personal information and information indicating the individual location are associated with each other.

  According to the present invention, there are provided a location information management device, a gateway device, a location information management method, and a program capable of reducing the burden on an administrator who manages the location of an individual.

1 is a functional block diagram of a location information management device according to a first exemplary embodiment; FIG. 3 is an operation sequence diagram illustrating a location information management method according to the first exemplary embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the location information management system concerning Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a location information management device according to a second exemplary embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a terminal according to a second exemplary embodiment. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a location information management device according to a second exemplary embodiment. The data structure of an individual action pattern is shown. The data structure of sensor installation location information is shown. FIG. 10 is an operation sequence diagram illustrating a location information management method according to the second exemplary embodiment. An example of the setting screen of distributed management setting information is shown. An example of the setting screen of administrator terminal registration information is shown. An example of a setting screen of administrator terminal preliminary registration information is shown. An example of the table for managers is shown. The information transmitted from a sensor is shown. The data structure of accumulation | storage information is shown. An example of the display screen of location information is shown. FIG. 10 is another operation sequence diagram illustrating a location information management method according to the second exemplary embodiment. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of a location information management device according to a third exemplary embodiment. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a terminal according to a third embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the location information management system concerning Embodiment 4. It is a conceptual diagram of the location information management system concerning Embodiment 5. It is a conceptual diagram of the location information management system concerning Embodiment 6. The data structure of GPS terminal registration information is shown. The data structure of position location correspondence information is shown. FIG. 10 is an operation sequence diagram illustrating a location information management method according to a sixth exemplary embodiment. The information output from a GPS terminal is shown.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
With reference to FIG. 1, the structure of the location information management apparatus 100 according to the first exemplary embodiment will be described. The location information management apparatus 100 includes a location information generation unit 101, a location information distribution management unit 102, a location information provision unit 103, and a storage unit 105. The storage unit 105 stores an administrator table 110 and a plurality of pieces of location information 120. The administrator table 110 registers a plurality of transmission destinations 201 to 203. The plurality of location information 120 respectively indicate the locations of a plurality of monitored persons as a plurality of individuals. In the location information 120, personal information 121 of the monitored person is associated with location information 122 indicating the location of the monitored person. For example, the personal information 122 is information that can identify a specific individual such as a name and a photograph.

  The location information management method according to the first exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The location information management method according to the first embodiment includes steps S10, S20, and S30. The storage unit 105 of the location information management apparatus 100 stores an administrator table 110. In step S <b> 10, the location information generation unit 101 generates a plurality of location information 120. The storage unit 105 stores a plurality of location information 120. In step S <b> 20, the location information distribution management unit 102 distributes the plurality of location information 120 to the plurality of transmission destinations 201 to 203 based on the manager table 110. In step S <b> 30, the location information providing unit 103 transmits the plurality of location information 120 to the plurality of transmission destinations 201 to 203.

  According to the first embodiment, a plurality of pieces of location information 120 are distributed and transmitted to a plurality of transmission destinations 201 to 203 registered in the manager table 110. Therefore, the management of the locations of a plurality of monitored persons can be shared by the same number of administrators as the transmission destinations 201 to 203. One administrator does not need to manage all of the plurality of pieces of location information 120 and only needs to manage the location information 120 assigned to him / her, thereby reducing the burden on the administrator.

  According to the first embodiment, since the number of location information 120 to be managed by one administrator is reduced, the location information 120 of a specific monitored person can be easily extracted. Furthermore, since the number of personal information 121 to be managed by one administrator is reduced, the burden on the administrator is reduced from the viewpoint of preventing the leakage of personal information. Furthermore, according to the first embodiment, the management of the location information 120 can be automatically distributed according to the number of monitored persons, so that the location of a large number of monitored persons can be efficiently distributed and managed. . Furthermore, since the combination of the personal information and the transmission destination is not fixed in advance, the degree of freedom in distributing the plurality of location information 120 to the plurality of transmission destinations 201 to 203 is high.

  Location information management device 100 is preferably a home gateway device. The home gateway device is, for example, a broadband router. By providing the above-described location information management function to a home gateway device that is a network device installed in a home or office, it is easy to transmit a plurality of location information 120 to a plurality of transmission destinations 201 to 203. The location information management apparatus 100 may be a computer that operates based on a program.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, the location information management apparatus 100 and the location information management method according to the second embodiment will be described. In the following, description of matters common to the first embodiment is omitted. By the way, in the following description, the location information management device 100 according to the second embodiment is a home gateway device. However, the location information management apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment may be a computer.

  The location information management system according to the second exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The location information management system includes a location information management device 100, a plurality of sensors 10, and a plurality of terminals 301 to 303. The plurality of sensors 10 are registered in the location information management device 100. The plurality of terminals 301 to 303 are connected under the location information management apparatus 100. The plurality of terminals 301 to 303 correspond to the plurality of transmission destinations 201 to 203, respectively. Here, an example in which the number of the plurality of terminals 301 to 303 is three will be described, but the number of the plurality of terminals 301 to 303 is not limited to three. The location information management system is used to manage the locations of a plurality of monitored persons 20.

  The hardware configuration of the location information management apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The location information management device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 181, a communication device 182, and a storage device 185. The CPU 181 is a central control device that executes various processes of the location information management device 100 based on the program 190. The communication device 182 has a function of executing at least one of wired communication and wireless communication. The storage device 185 is a hard disk drive or a semiconductor memory. The storage device 185 stores a program 190, a manager table 110, an individual action pattern 130, sensor installation location information 140, accumulated information 150, and a plurality of location information 120. The location information management apparatus 100 operates based on the program 190.

  The hardware configuration of the terminal 301 will be described with reference to FIG. The terminal 301 is, for example, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, or a mobile phone. The terminal 301 includes a CPU 381, a communication device 382, a display device 383, an input device 384, and a storage device 385. The CPU 381 is a central control device that executes various processes of the terminal 301 based on the program 390. The communication device 382 has a function of executing at least one of wired communication and wireless communication. The display device 383 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The input device 384 is a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch pad. The display device 383 and the input device 384 may form a touch panel. The storage device 385 is a hard disk drive or a semiconductor memory. The storage device 385 stores the program 390. The terminal 301 operates based on the program 390. Terminals 302 and 303 are configured similarly to the terminal 301.

  Referring to FIG. 6, location information management apparatus 100, based on program 190, location information generation unit 101, location information distribution management unit 102, location information provision unit 103, connection management unit 104, storage unit 105, and management The person table setting unit 106 is realized. The connection management unit 104 can be easily realized by utilizing the connection management function that the home gateway device originally has. The connection management unit 104 manages the connection between the terminals 301 to 303 and the location information management apparatus 100. The connection management unit 104 further manages connections between spare terminals 350 to 352 described later and the location information management apparatus 100. The storage unit 105 stores an administrator table 110, a plurality of location information 120, an individual action pattern 130, sensor installation location information 140, and accumulated information 150. The administrator table setting unit 106 makes it possible to set the administrator table 110 from the outside.

  The plurality of pieces of location information 120 indicate the locations of the plurality of monitored persons 20, respectively. The manager table 110 is used to distribute and transmit a plurality of location information 120. The individual behavior pattern 130 is used to identify the monitored person 20 detected by the sensor 10. The sensor installation location information 140 registers the installation locations of the plurality of sensors 10.

  With reference to FIG. 7, the individual behavior pattern 130 associates the personal information 121 and the behavior pattern 131 of the monitored person 20 with each other. The individual behavior pattern 130 is stored in advance.

  Referring to FIG. 8, sensor installation location information 140 associates sensor ID (identifier) 141 of sensor 10 with location information 122 indicating the installation location of sensor 10.

  The location information management method according to the second exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The location information management method according to the second embodiment includes steps S100, S110, S120, S130, S140, S150, S160, S170, and S180. The storage unit 105 of the location information management apparatus 100 stores an administrator table 110, an individual action pattern 130, and sensor installation location information 140.

  In step S <b> 100, the terminal 301 adds the distributed management setting information 111 and the administrator terminal registration information to the administrator table 110 held by the location information management apparatus 100 via the administrator table setting unit 106 of the location information management apparatus 100. 112 and administrator terminal preliminary registration information 113 are set.

  FIG. 10 shows a distributed management setting information setting screen displayed on the display device 383 of the terminal 301 in step S100. The administrator operates the input device 384 of the terminal 301 and selects frequency or concentration as the distribution method. Furthermore, the administrator sets a specific distribution method when the distribution method is concentrated. For example, the location of the monitored person 20 detected by the sensor 10 installed in the first floor entrance hall is set to be managed by the terminal 301, and the monitored person detected by the sensor 10 installed in the second floor medical room The location of 20 is set to be managed by the terminal 302, and the location of the monitored person 20 detected by the sensor 10 installed in the first floor cafeteria is set to be managed by the terminal 303.

  FIG. 11 shows an administrator terminal registration information setting screen displayed on the display device 383 of the terminal 301 in step S100. The administrator operates the input device 384 of the terminal 301 to register the terminals 301 to 303.

  FIG. 12 shows an administrator terminal preliminary registration information setting screen displayed on the display device 383 of the terminal 301 in step S100. The administrator operates the input device 384 of the terminal 301 to register the spare terminals 350 to 352. Each of the spare terminals 350 to 352 is configured in the same manner as the terminal 301.

  Referring to FIG. 13, the administrator table 110 after setting by the terminal 301 includes distributed management setting information 111, administrator terminal registration information 112, and administrator terminal preliminary registration information 113. The distributed management setting information 111 is set using the distributed management setting information setting screen shown in FIG. The administrator terminal registration information 112 is set using the administrator terminal registration information setting screen shown in FIG. The administrator terminal preliminary registration information 113 is set using the administrator terminal preliminary registration information setting screen shown in FIG.

  The distributed management setting information 111 is used for distributing management of the locations of the plurality of monitored persons 20. In the distribution management setting information 111, the frequency is set as the distribution method. Furthermore, in the distribution management setting information 111, the correspondence between the terminal ID 115 of the terminals 301 to 303 and the sensor ID 141 of the sensor 10 is registered for the case where concentration is set as the distribution method. Specifically, the terminal ID 115 of the terminal 301 and the sensor ID 141 of the sensor 10 installed in the first floor entrance hall are associated with each other, and the terminal ID 115 of the terminal 302 and the sensor ID 141 of the sensor 10 installed in the second floor medical room are Are associated with each other, and the terminal ID 115 of the terminal 303 and the sensor ID 141 of the sensor 10 installed in the first floor cafeteria are associated with each other.

  The administrator terminal registration information 112 is used to manage the terminals 301 to 303 used in the location information management method according to the present embodiment. The administrator terminal registration information 112 registers the terminal ID 115 of the terminals 301 to 303. The administrator terminal preliminary registration information 113 is used to manage the spare terminals 350 to 352 used in the location information management method according to the present embodiment. The administrator terminal spare registration information 113 registers spare terminal IDs 116 of spare terminals 350 to 352.

  Here, the case where the administrator table 110 is set using the terminal 301 has been described. However, the administrator table 110 may be set using another terminal 302 or 303 connected to the location information management apparatus 100. Settings can also be made.

  In step S <b> 110, the connection management unit 104 of the location information management apparatus 100 compares all terminals connected to the location information management apparatus 100 with the administrator terminal registration information 112 to control the location information management apparatus 100. Confirm the number of terminals 301 to 303 connected to. Since the location information management device 100 is a home gateway device, confirmation of the terminals connected to the location information management device 100 can be performed by a general function of the network device.

  In step S <b> 120, the sensor 10 detects the operation information 142 of the monitored person 20 that is within the monitoring area of the sensor 10. The plurality of sensors 10 detect the operation information 142 of the plurality of monitored persons 20. In step S <b> 130, the sensor 10 transmits the operation information 142 to the location information management apparatus 100. Here, the operation information 142 can be transmitted using a specific low-power radio, Bluetooth (registered trademark), or the like. However, the method of transmitting the operation information 142 is not limited to these methods.

  With reference to FIG. 14, the sensor 10 associates the operation information 142 with its own sensor ID 141 and transmits it to the location information management apparatus 100.

  In step S <b> 140, the location information generation unit 101 generates a plurality of location information 120 indicating the locations of the plurality of monitored persons 20 based on the operation information 142 of the plurality of monitored persons 20. Specifically, the location information generation unit 101 compares the action information 142 with the action pattern 131 of the individual action pattern 130 and corresponds to the monitored person 20 from which the action information 142 is detected based on the comparison result. The personal information 121 is specified. The location information generation unit 101 specifies location information 122 indicating the location of the monitored person 20 from which the operation information 142 is detected based on the sensor ID 141 and the sensor installation location information 140 transmitted together with the operation information 142. The location information generation unit 101 generates location information 120 that associates the specified personal information 121 and the specified location information 122 with each other. Here, the location information generation unit 101 deletes the existing location information 120 for the monitored person 20 that is the same as the newly generated location information 120. Therefore, the location information 120 indicates the latest location of the monitored person 20. The location information generation unit 101 does not generate the location information 120 when the personal information 121 corresponding to the monitored person 20 from which the operation information 142 is detected cannot be specified. Since the location information management apparatus 100 identifies the monitored person 20 corresponding to the operation information 142, each of the terminals 301 to 303 does not need to have the individual behavior pattern 130.

  Referring to FIG. 15, each time location information generation unit 101 newly generates location information 120 based on detected motion information 142, location information generation unit 101 generates personal information 121 of location information 120 and location information 120. Date and time information 151 indicating the date and time is additionally registered in the accumulated information 150. The date and time information 151 may indicate the date and time when the sensor 10 detects the operation information 142 or the date and time when the location information generating apparatus 100 receives the operation information 142. Accordingly, the accumulated information 150 indicates the frequency for each individual at which the operation information 142 is detected by the plurality of sensors 10 for the plurality of monitored persons 20.

  In step S150, the location information distribution management unit 102 distributes the plurality of location information 120 to the terminals 301 to 303, and the location information provision unit 103 assigns the location information 120 to the terminals 301 and 302 to which the location information is allocated, or It is set so that it can be browsed from 303. Here, since the frequency is set as the distribution method in the distribution management setting information 111, the location information distribution management unit 102 uses a plurality of pieces of location information based on the individual frequency of the operation information 142 detection indicated in the accumulated information 150. 120 is distributed to the terminals 301 to 303 registered in the administrator terminal registration information 112. Hereinafter, an example in which the number of terminals 301 to 303 is three and the number of monitored persons 20 is 90 will be described.

  The location information distribution management unit 102 refers to the accumulated information 150 and groups the monitored persons 20 based on the frequency at which the operation information 142 is detected. For example, the monitored person 20 whose operation information 142 per day is detected is 300 times or more in the A group, the monitored person 20 that is 200 times or more and less than 300 times is in the B group, and the monitored person is less than 200 times. 20 is divided into C groups. The location information distribution management unit 102 equally distributes the location information 120 of the monitored person 20 of the A group to the terminals 301 to 303, and equally distributes the location information 120 of the monitored person 20 of the B group to the terminals 301 to 303, The location information 120 of the monitored person 20 of group C is equally distributed to the terminals 301 to 303. For example, if the A group is 15 people, the B group is 45 people, and the C group is 30 people, each of the terminals 301 to 303 is assigned 5 people from the A group, 15 people from the B group, and 10 people from the C group. . Here, the burden of managing the monitored person 20 whose operation information 142 is detected frequently is large. By allocating a plurality of location information 120 to the terminals 301 to 303 based on the individual frequency at which the motion information 142 is detected by the sensor 10, a plurality of locations that manage the location of the monitored person 20 using the terminals 301 to 303, respectively. The burden on the administrator can be equalized. When the frequency is set as a distribution method in the distributed management setting information 111, even if the monitored person 20 moves from one place to another place, the location of the monitored person 20 is monitored by one terminal. Can do.

  On the other hand, when concentration is set as the distribution method in the distribution management setting information 111, the location information distribution management unit 102 stores a plurality of pieces of location information 120 on the terminal 301 based on the distribution method setting information 111 and the sensor installation location information 140. Sort to ~ 303. More specifically, the location information distribution management unit 102 corresponds to the correspondence between the sensor IDs 141 of the plurality of sensors 10 indicated by the distribution method setting information 111 and the terminal IDs 115 of the terminals 301 to 303, and the sensor ID 141 indicated by the sensor installation location information 140. The location information 120 is distributed to the terminals 301 to 303 based on the correspondence relationship between the location information 122 and the location information 122. By doing in this way, the location of the monitored person 20 detected based on the operation information 142 output from the sensor 10 installed in the location to be managed is managed by a specific terminal among the terminals 301 to 303. Is possible. Also in this case, since the location information management apparatus 100 specifies the monitored person 20 corresponding to the operation information 142, each of the terminals 301 to 303 does not need to have the individual behavior pattern 130.

  The distribution method setting information 111 may register the correspondence between the location information 122 and the terminal IDs 115 of the terminals 301 to 303. In this case, the location information distribution management unit 102 distributes the plurality of location information 120 to the terminals 301 to 303 based on the correspondence between the location information 122 indicated by the distribution method setting information 111 and the terminal IDs 115 of the terminals 301 to 303.

  In step S160, when the administrator operates the input device 384 of the terminal 301, the communication device 382 of the terminal 301 transmits a location information request to the location information management device 100. The location information providing unit 103 of the location information management device 100 transmits the location information 120 distributed to the terminal 301 to the terminal 301 in response to the location information request. The display device 383 of the terminal 301 displays the location information 120.

  FIG. 16 shows an example of a display screen of the location information 120 displayed on the display device 383 of the terminal 301. Based on the personal information 121 and the location information 122 of the one location information 120, the display device 383 displays that the location of the monitored person 20 with the name “XXXX” is “1st floor entrance hall”, and other locations Based on the personal information 121 and the location information 122 of the information 120, it is displayed that the location of the name “YYYY” is “2F toilet”.

  In step S <b> 170, the terminal 302 displays the location information 120 transmitted by the location information providing apparatus 100 as in the case of the terminal 301. In step S180, the terminal 303 displays the location information 120 transmitted by the location information providing apparatus 100, as in the case of the terminal 301. The same location information 120 is not transmitted to a plurality of terminals 301 to 303.

  According to the present embodiment, by using the administrator table 110, a terminal that is connected to the location information management device 100 and includes a display device capable of displaying the location information 120 is displayed as a monitored person. It can be set as an administrator terminal used for management of 20 locations. By using a home gateway device as the location information management device 100, it is easy to set the terminals 301 to 303 connected under the location information management device 100 as administrator terminals.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 17, a process when the connection between the terminal registered in the administrator terminal registration information 112 and the location information management apparatus 100 is disconnected for some reason will be described. Here, when the connection between the terminal 301 and the location information management apparatus 100 is disconnected, the management of the location information 20 is automatically switched from the terminal 301 to the spare terminal 350 registered in the administrator terminal preliminary registration information 113. Will be explained. The location information management method according to the second embodiment includes steps S200, S210, S220, S230, S240, S250, and S260.

  In step S200, the terminal 301 breaks down for some reason, and the connection between the terminal 301 and the location information management apparatus 100 is disconnected for that reason. In step S <b> 210, the connection management unit 104 of the location information management apparatus 100 detects that the connection between the terminal 301 and the location information management apparatus 100 has been disconnected. In step S <b> 220, the connection management unit 104 confirms that the spare terminal 350 registered in the administrator terminal spare registration information 113 is connected under the location information management apparatus 100.

  In step S230, the location information distribution management unit 102 of the location information management apparatus 100 distributes the plurality of location information 120 to the terminal 302, the terminal 303, and the spare terminal 350, and the location information providing unit 103 assigns each location information 120 to the location information 120. Setting is made so that browsing can be performed from the terminal 302, the terminal 303, or the spare terminal 350 to which the location information is distributed. The specific method of distribution is the same as step S150 except that the terminal 301 is replaced with the spare terminal 350.

  In step S240, the terminal 302 displays the location information 120 transmitted by the location information providing apparatus 100, as in step S170. In step S250, the terminal 303 displays the location information 120 transmitted by the location information providing apparatus 100, as in step S180. In step S260, the spare terminal 350 displays the location information 120 transmitted by the location information providing apparatus 100, as in the case of the terminal 301 in step S160. Thereby, the location of the managed person 20 can be managed using the spare terminal 350.

  When no spare terminal is registered in the administrator terminal preliminary registration information 113 of the manager table 110, or all the spare terminals 350 to 352 registered in the administrator terminal preliminary registration information 113 are located. When not connected to the information management apparatus 100 (S220), the location information distribution management unit 102 of the location information management apparatus 100 equally distributes the location information 120 assigned to the terminal 301 to the remaining terminals 302 and 303. Sort (S230).

  According to the present embodiment, even if the connection between the terminal 301 and the location information management apparatus 100 is disconnected, the location management of the managed person 20 is prevented from being stopped. By using the home gateway device as the location information management device 100, when the connection between the terminal 301 and the location information management device 100 is disconnected, the location management assigned to the terminal 301 can be taken over by another terminal. Easy.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, the location information management apparatus 100 and the location information management method according to the third embodiment will be described. In the following, description of matters common to the second embodiment is omitted.

  Referring to FIG. 18, location information management apparatus 100 is based on program 190, location information generation unit 101, location information distribution management unit 102, connection management unit 104, storage unit 105, and Web Graphical User Interface (hereinafter referred to as “Web Graphical User Interface”). WebGUI) 193 is realized.

  Referring to FIG. 19, terminal 301 implements an Internet browser (hereinafter referred to as browser) 393 based on program 390. Similarly to the terminal 301, the terminals 302 and 303 also realize a browser.

  The location information management method according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, terminals 301 to 303 are connected to the network of location information management apparatus 100.

  In step S100, the browser 393 of the terminal 301 receives the distributed management setting information 111, the administrator terminal registration information 112, and the administrator table 110 held by the location information management apparatus 100 via the WEbGUI 193 of the location information management apparatus 100. Administrator terminal preliminary registration information 113 is set.

  The browser 393 displays a distributed management setting information setting screen. The administrator selects frequency or concentration as a distribution method via the browser 393. Furthermore, the administrator sets a specific distribution method when the distribution method is concentrated. The browser 393 displays an administrator terminal registration information setting screen. The administrator registers the terminals 301 to 303 via the browser 393. The browser 393 displays an administrator terminal preliminary registration information setting screen. The administrator registers the spare terminals 350 to 352 via the browser 393.

  With reference to FIG. 13, in this Embodiment, the IP (Internet Protocol) address or MAC (Media Access Control) address of the terminals 301-303 is registered as terminal ID115. As the spare terminal ID 116, the IP addresses or MAC addresses of the spare terminals 350 to 352 are registered.

  In step S110, the connection management unit 104 of the location information management apparatus 100 compares all the terminals connected to the network of the location information management apparatus 100 with the administrator terminal registration information 112 to determine the network of the location information management apparatus 100. Confirm the number of terminals 301 to 303 connected to. Steps S120, S130, and S140 are the same as in the second embodiment.

  In step S150, the location information distribution management unit 102 distributes the plurality of location information 120 to the terminals 301 to 303, and the Web GUI 193 can browse each location information 120 from the terminal 301, 302, or 303 to which the location information is allocated. Set as follows.

  In step S <b> 160, the browser 393 of the terminal 301 transmits a location information request to the location information management apparatus 100. In response to the location information request, the Web GUI 193 of the location information management apparatus 100 transmits the location information 120 distributed to the terminal 301 to the terminal 301. The browser 393 of the terminal 301 displays the location information 120.

  In step S <b> 170, the browser of the terminal 302 displays the location information 120 transmitted by the location information providing apparatus 100 as in the case of the terminal 301. In step S180, the browser of the terminal 303 displays the location information 120 transmitted by the location information providing apparatus 100, as in the case of the terminal 301.

  Next, processing when the connection between the terminal 301 registered in the administrator terminal registration information 112 and the location information management apparatus 100 is disconnected for some reason will be described with reference to FIG. Steps S200, S210, and S220 are the same as in the second embodiment.

  In step S230, the location information distribution management unit 102 of the location information management apparatus 100 distributes the plurality of location information 120 to the terminal 302, the terminal 303, and the spare terminal 350, and the Web GUI 193 distributes the location information 120 to the location information. The terminal 302, the terminal 303, or the spare terminal 350 is set to be browsed.

  In step S240, the browser of the terminal 302 displays the location information 120 transmitted by the location information providing apparatus 100 as in step S170. In step S250, the browser of the terminal 303 displays the location information 120 transmitted by the location information providing apparatus 100, as in step S180. In step S260, the browser of the spare terminal 350 displays the location information 120 transmitted by the location information providing apparatus 100 as in the case of the terminal 301 in step S160.

  In the present embodiment, steps S160, S170, S180, S240, S250, and S260 are executed using a HyperText Transfer Protocol (hereinafter, HTTP). The location information 120 can be browsed from the terminals 301 to 303 and the spare terminal 350 by HTTPGET.

  According to the present embodiment, the administrator can confirm the location of the monitored person 20 using the browsers of the terminals 301 to 303 and the spare terminal 350. Therefore, it is not necessary to introduce dedicated software for managing the location of the monitored person 20 to the terminals 301 to 303 and the spare terminal 350.

(Embodiment 4)
Next, the location information management apparatus 100 and the location information management method according to the fourth embodiment will be described. The location information management device 100 and the location information management method according to the fourth embodiment are the same as the location information management device 100 and the location information management method according to the second or third embodiment, except for the items described below.

  A location information management system according to the fourth exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The location information management system includes a location information management device 100, a plurality of sensors 10 (not shown), and a plurality of terminals 301 to 303. The terminal 303 is provided outside and is connected to the location information management apparatus 100 via the Internet 600. In this case, security is ensured by using HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer) or pre-authentication for communication between the location information management apparatus 100 and the terminal 303 provided outside. Terminals 301 and 302 and spare terminals 350 to 352 may be provided outside and connected to the location information management apparatus 100 via the Internet 600.

(Embodiment 5)
Next, the location information management apparatus 100 and the location information management method according to the fifth embodiment will be described. The location information management apparatus 100 and the location information management method according to the fifth embodiment are the same as the location information management apparatus 100 and the location information management method according to any of the second to fourth embodiments, except for the items described below. It is.

  A location information management system according to the fifth exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The location information management system includes a location information management device 100, a plurality of sensors 10 (not shown), an external server 701, and a plurality of terminals 301 to 303. The external server 701 is provided outside and is connected to the location information management apparatus 100 via the Internet 600. The location information management apparatus 100 transmits the location information 120 to the terminal 303 using the electronic mail 750. The e-mail 750 is delivered from the location information management apparatus 100 to the terminal 303 via the Internet 600 and the external server 701. In this case, an e-mail address is registered as the terminal ID 115 of the terminal 303. The location information management apparatus 100 may transmit the location information 120 to the terminal 303 using the electronic mail 750 without depending on the location information request from the terminal 303. The location information management apparatus 100 may transmit the location information 120 to the terminals 301 and 302 and the spare terminals 350 to 352 using the electronic mail 750.

(Embodiment 6)
Next, the location information management apparatus 100 and the location information management method according to the sixth embodiment will be described. In the following, description of matters common to the location information management apparatus 100 and the location information management method according to the second to fifth embodiments will be omitted.

  The location information management system according to the sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The location information management system includes a location information management device 100, a plurality of GPS (Global Positioning System) terminals 30, an external server 702, and a plurality of terminals 301 to 303 (not shown). Each of the plurality of GPS terminals 30 is carried by a plurality of persons 20 to be monitored. The GPS terminal 30 detects the current position based on the signal received from the GPS satellite 800. The external server 702 is connected to the location information management apparatus 100 via the Internet 600. The management device 100 holds GPS terminal registration information 160 and position location correspondence information 170.

  Referring to FIG. 23, GPS terminal registration information 160 associates a GPS terminal ID of GPS terminal 30 with personal information 121 of monitored person 20 carrying GPS terminal 30.

  Referring to FIG. 24, position / location correspondence information 170 associates position information 171 and location information 122 with each other. The position information 171 includes at least latitude and longitude. The position information 171 may further include an altitude. The location information 122 is, for example, a place name or a facility name.

  A location information management method according to the sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The location information management method according to the sixth embodiment includes steps S100, S110, S125, S135, S140, S150, S160, S170, and S180. Steps S100 and S110 are the same as those in any of the second to fifth embodiments.

  In step S125, the GPS terminal 30 detects position information 171 indicating the current position of the monitored person 20 carrying the GPS terminal 30 based on the signal received from the GPS satellite 800. In step S <b> 135, the GPS terminal 30 transmits the position information 171 to the location information management apparatus 100 via the external server 702 and the Internet 600.

  Referring to FIG. 26, GPS terminal 30 associates position information 171 with its own GPS terminal ID 161 and transmits it to location information management apparatus 100.

  In step S <b> 140, the location information generation unit 101 generates a plurality of location information 120 respectively indicating the locations of the plurality of monitored persons 20 based on the position information 171 transmitted by the plurality of GPS terminals 30. Specifically, the location information generation unit 101 identifies location information 122 indicating the location of the monitored person 20 carrying the GPS terminal 30 based on the location information 171 and the location / location correspondence information 170 transmitted by the GPS terminal 30. To do. The location information generation unit 101 specifies personal information 121 corresponding to the monitored person 20 carrying the GPS terminal 30 based on the GPS terminal ID 161 and the GPS terminal registration information 160 transmitted together with the position information 171. The location information generation unit 101 generates location information 120 that associates the specified personal information 121 and the specified location information 122 with each other.

  In step S <b> 150, the location information distribution management unit 102 distributes the plurality of location information 120 to the terminals 301 to 303. Here, when the frequency is set as the distribution method in the distribution management setting information 111, the location information distribution management unit 102 stores the plurality of location information 120 in the same manner as in any of the second to fifth embodiments. Assign to 301-303.

  On the other hand, when the concentration is set as the distribution method in the distribution management setting information 111, the location information distribution management unit 102 distributes the plurality of location information 120 to the terminals 301 to 303 as described below. Here, the distribution method setting information 111 registers the correspondence between the location information 122 and the terminal IDs 115 of the terminals 301 to 303. The location information distribution management unit 102 distributes the plurality of location information 120 to the terminals 301 to 303 based on the correspondence between the location information 122 indicated by the distribution method setting information 111 and the terminal ID 115.

  Steps 160 to 180 are the same as those in any of the second to fifth embodiments.

  According to the present embodiment, the location of the monitored person 20 who is outdoors can be confirmed. The location information 120 may be information in which the personal information 121 and the position information 171 are associated with each other. Steps S140 and S150 in this case will be described. In step S140, the location information generation unit 101 corresponds to the monitored person 20 carrying the GPS terminal 30 based on the GPS terminal ID 161 and the GPS terminal registration information 160 transmitted from the GPS terminal 30 together with the position information 171. The personal information 121 is specified. The location information generation unit 101 generates location information 120 that associates the identified personal information 121 with the location information 171 transmitted from the GPS terminal 30. In step S150, the location information distribution management unit 102 distributes the plurality of location information 120 to the terminals 301 to 303 based on the distribution management setting information 111 in which the frequency is set as the distribution method.

  In the example described above, the program can be stored and provided to a computer using various types of non-transitory computer readable media. Non-transitory computer readable media include various types of tangible storage media. Examples of non-transitory computer-readable media include magnetic recording media (for example, flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (for example, magneto-optical disks), CD-ROMs (Read Only Memory), CD-Rs, CD-R / W, semiconductor memory (for example, mask ROM, PROM (Programmable ROM), EPROM (Erasable PROM), flash ROM, RAM (Random Access Memory)). The program may also be supplied to the computer by various types of transitory computer readable media. Examples of transitory computer readable media include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. The temporary computer-readable medium can supply the program to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or a wireless communication path.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

10 Sensor 20 Monitored Person 100 Location Information Management Device 101 Location Information Generation Unit 102 Location Information Distribution Management Unit 103 Location Information Providing Unit 104 Connection Management Unit 105 Storage Unit 110 Manager Table 120 Location Information 121 Personal Information 122 Location Information 130 Individual Separate behavior pattern 131 Behavior patterns 201-203 Transmission destinations 301-303 Terminals 350-352 Spare terminals

Claims (3)

Location information generating means for generating a plurality of location information respectively indicating the locations of a plurality of individuals;
Storage means for storing an administrator table in which a plurality of destinations are registered;
A plurality of location information generated by the location information generating means is registered in the manager table based on a frequency for each individual, which is a frequency at which each individual is detected by a sensor group that detects the locations of the plurality of individuals. Location information distribution management means for distributing to a plurality of transmission destinations,
Location information providing means for transmitting each location information to a destination distributed by the location information distribution management means,
Location information management device. Generate multiple location information indicating the location of multiple individuals,
Based on the individual frequency, which is the frequency with which each individual is detected by the sensor group that detects the locations of the plurality of individuals, the plurality of destination information generated are registered in the manager table. Sort into
Each location information is transmitted to the distributed transmission destination.
Location information management method. Generate multiple location information indicating the location of multiple individuals,
Based on the individual frequency, which is the frequency with which each individual is detected by the sensor group that detects the locations of the plurality of individuals, the plurality of destination information generated are registered in the manager table. Sort into
Each location information is transmitted to the distributed transmission destination.
A program that causes a computer to execute a location information management method.

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