JP6930860B2 - Information providing system and information providing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information providing system and an information providing device.

Conventionally, there has been known a technique of grasping a store visit using a wireless signal transmitted from a smartphone and distributing the store information to the smartphone of a user who has visited the store. For example, in Patent Document 1, a device that emits short-range radio such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or Wi-Fi (registered trademark) is installed in a store, and a radio signal transmitted from a smartphone owned by a user is received. It is disclosed that the user's visit to the store is grasped and the recommendation information from the store is distributed to the user's smartphone.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-146107

However, in order to realize Patent Document 1, the user needs to install an application that performs the above processing on a smartphone or execute the application, which is troublesome for the user.

An object of the present invention is to support the provision of appropriate services from a store to a user without causing the user to take time and effort.

The information providing system according to one aspect of the present invention is an information providing system including a transmitter, a receiver, an information providing device, and a display that can be worn by a user, and the transmitter is a transmitter ID. The receiver receives the beacon signal, measures the reception intensity, and includes the transmitter ID included in the beacon signal, the reception time and reception intensity of the beacon signal, and itself. The beacon reception information including the receiver ID of the machine is transmitted to the information providing device, and the information providing device transmits the transmitter ID included in the received beacon reception information, the reception time, and the reception strength. And the receiver ID are managed in association with each other, and the reception intensity associated with the transmitter ID is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value, or the reception intensity and the reception time are predetermined. When there is a relationship, the user information associated with the transmitter ID in advance is provided to the display located within a predetermined distance from the position of the receiver of the receiver ID associated with the transmitter ID. The display device displays the user information received from the information providing device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to support the provision of an appropriate service from the store to the user without causing the user to take time and effort.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the processing outline of Embodiment 1. It is a block diagram which shows the configuration example of a transmitter. It is a block diagram which shows the configuration example of the management server which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a table figure which shows the configuration example of the receiver management table. It is a table diagram which shows the configuration example of the customer-related information management table. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the notification destination determination processing which concerns on Embodiment 1. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the processing outline of Embodiment 2. It is a block diagram which shows the configuration example of the management server which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a table figure which shows the configuration example of the display management table. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the notification destination determination processing which concerns on Embodiment 2. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware composition of the server and the terminal which concerns on this invention.

According to the first invention, in an information providing system including a transmitter, a receiver, an information providing device, and a display, which can be worn by a user, the transmitter transmits and receives a beacon signal including a transmitter ID. The machine receives the beacon signal, measures the reception strength, and provides information providing the beacon reception information including the transmitter ID included in the beacon signal, the reception time and reception strength of the beacon signal, and the receiver ID. The information providing device manages the transmitter ID included in the received beacon reception information, the reception time, the reception strength, and the receiver ID in association with each other, and is associated with the transmitter ID. When the reception strength is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, or when the reception strength and the reception time have a predetermined relationship, within a predetermined distance from the position of the receiver of the receiver ID associated with the transmitter ID. The user information associated with the transmitter ID in advance is transmitted to the located display, and the display displays the user information received from the information providing device. As a result, the information providing device can transmit the user information of the user who exists within a predetermined distance from the display device to the display device. Therefore, for example, a store where the display device is installed exists nearby. It is possible to confirm the user information of the user to be used and prepare for the case where the user visits the store. The receiver may have the function of a display, and in this case, the distance between the receiver and the display is regarded as 0.

The second invention is, in particular, a case where the reception intensity of the first invention and the reception time have a predetermined relationship, and a case where the reception intensity increases with the passage of the reception time. .. As a result, the user information of the user who is approaching the display can be displayed on the display. That is, the user information of the user who is likely to drop in at the store where the display is installed can be displayed on the display.

In the third invention, particularly with respect to the first or second invention, the display is arranged in each store, the user information includes the usage history of the user in each store, and the information providing device provides the user information. The display device to which the user information is transmitted is determined according to the usage history included in the above. Thereby, the display device to which the user information is transmitted can be appropriately determined according to the usage history.

In the fourth invention, particularly regarding the first to third inventions, the information providing device further manages the display ID and the clerk ID in association with each other, and the attributes of the user and the attributes of the clerk included in the user information. Is to determine the display of the display ID associated with the clerk ID of the clerk as the transmission destination of the user information when there is a predetermined relationship. Thereby, the display device to which the user information is transmitted can be appropriately determined according to the relationship between the attribute of the user and the attribute of the clerk.

A fifth invention, particularly with respect to the first to fourth inventions, is that the information providing device transmits the position information of the receiver of the receiver ID to the display determined as the transmission destination. As a result, in addition to the user information, the user's position information can be displayed on the display.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
<Outline of processing>
Hereinafter, the processing outline of the information providing system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, the management server 10, which is an example of the information providing device, is approaching the store H with respect to the receiving display (for example, tablet terminal) 30 owned by the clerk F in the store H existing in the facility. An information providing system that provides information related to customer K (hereinafter referred to as "customer-related information") 42 will be described. The "customer" described in the present specification may be referred to as a "user" or a "visitor". Further, the "customer-related information" may be referred to as "user information". Further, the "facility" described in the present specification may be referred to as a "department store" or a "commercial facility". Further, the "facility" described in the present specification is not limited to an indoor facility, but may be an outdoor facility such as an event venue or a predetermined area in the city.

Customer K wears a transmitter 20 that intermittently (for example, every few seconds) transmits a signal (hereinafter referred to as "beacon signal") 4 conforming to the BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy) standard. By complying with the BLE standard, the power consumption of the transmitter 20 is suppressed. The above BLE is just an example, and the transmitter 20 may transmit any signal. The transmitter 20 is a wristwatch-type wearable terminal. The transmitter 20 may be a terminal other than that, and may be any terminal such as a pencil type, a card type, an earphone type, a glasses type, a clothing type, or the like, as long as the customer K can possess or wear it.

The clerk F possesses the receiving display 30. The reception display 30 has both a function as a receiver for receiving the beacon signal 4 and a function as a display for displaying the customer-related information 42 transmitted from the management server 10. The reception display 30 may be shared by a plurality of clerk Fs or may be installed in the store.

Upon receiving the beacon signal 4, the reception display 30 measures the reception strength of the beacon signal 4, and includes the identifier of the transmitter 20 (referred to as “transmitter ID”) included in the beacon signal 4 and the reception strength of the beacon signal 4. And the beacon reception information 41 including the reception time and the identifier (referred to as “receiver ID”) of the reception display 30 of the own unit is transmitted to the management server 10.

In the management server 10, the transmitter 20 of any transmitter ID (that is, the customer K) approaches the receiver 30 of any receiver ID based on the beacon reception information 41 transmitted from each receiver display 30. Analyze what you are doing. Then, the management server 10 notifies the reception display 30 of the customer-related information 42 associated with the transmitter ID approaching the reception display 30. The customer-related information 42 includes information about the customer K, for example, the name of the customer K, the usage history of each store, and the like. As a result, the clerk F who owns the receiving display 30 that has received the notification can know in advance that the customer K is approaching, and can prepare for the customer service to the customer K. The usage history and the like may include e-mail newsletter subscription history, direct mail sending history, product purchase history, service usage history, member membership card information, point holding history, and the like.

In addition, customer K does not need to install a dedicated application on the smartphone or execute the application on the smartphone, but simply attaches the transmitter 20 and heads to the store H in the facility, and the clerk F provides appropriate customer service. Can receive. The information providing system will be described in detail below.

<Transmitter configuration>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the transmitter 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The transmitter 20 includes a storage unit 21, a timer unit 22, and a beacon transmitter 23.

The storage unit 21 holds the transmitter ID of the transmitter 20 of the own unit. A beacon signal transmission interval is set in the timer unit 22. The beacon transmitting unit 23 transmits a beacon signal including a transmitter ID held in the storage unit 21 at a transmission interval set in the timer unit 22. The transmitter 20 has only a function of transmitting a signal and does not have to have a function of receiving a signal.

<Management server configuration>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the management server 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The management server 10 has a reception unit 101, a notification destination determination unit 102, a transmission unit 103, a receiver management table 201, and a customer-related information management table 202. First, the configurations of the tables 201 and 202 will be described, and then the functions 101, 102 and 103 will be described.

<Structure of each table>
<< Receiver management table >>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the receiver management table 201 will be described with reference to FIG. The receiver management table 201 manages the receiver ID 301, the receiver position 302, the transmitter ID 303, the reception time 304, and the reception intensity 305 in association with each other.

The receiver ID 301 is an identifier of the receiver display 30. The receiver position 302 is information indicating a position (for example, XY coordinates) in which the reception display 30 of the receiver ID 301 exists in the facility. When the facility has a plurality of floors, the receiver position 302 also includes information on the number of floors on which the receiver display 30 of the receiver ID 301 exists. Since the receiver display 30 is usually used by a clerk in the store, the receiver position 302 may be the location information of the store in the facility.

The transmitter ID 303 is a transmitter ID included in the beacon signal 4 received by the reception display 30 of the receiver ID 302. The reception time 304 is the time when the reception display 30 of the receiver ID 301 receives the beacon signal 4 from the transmitter 20 of the transmitter ID 303. The reception intensity 305 is the reception intensity of the beacon signal 4 received by the reception display 30 at the reception time 304. That is, the reception intensity is measured by the reception display 30.

Therefore, the management server 10 refers to the receiver management table 201, so that the receiver display 30 existing at any position can receive a beacon signal from any transmitter 20 at any time and at any reception intensity. It is possible to know whether or not 4 has been received.

<< Customer-related information management table >>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the customer-related information management table 202 will be described with reference to FIG. The customer-related information management table 202 manages the customer ID 311, the transmitter ID 312, and the customer-related information 313 in association with each other.

The customer ID 311 is a customer identifier. The transmitter ID 312 is a transmitter ID of the transmitter 20 worn by the customer of the customer ID 311. The customer-related information 313 is information related to the customer with the customer ID 311. The customer-related information 313 includes, for example, the customer's name, gender, age, and usage history of each store. The usage history includes information such as products purchased by the customer with the customer ID 311 at each store and / or services provided by the customer (that is, the usage record of the customer).

<Management server function>
Hereinafter, each function 101, 102, 103 of the management server 10 will be described.

The reception unit 101 receives the beacon reception information 41 transmitted from the reception display 30, and the receiver ID included in the beacon reception information 41 includes the transmitter ID, reception time, and reception time included in the beacon reception information 41. , The reception strength is associated with and registered in the receiver management table 201.

Based on the receiver management table 201, the notification destination determination unit 102 determines which transmitter ID 312 to notify the reception display 30 of the customer-related information 313 related to which transmitter ID 312. The notification destination determination unit 102 typically determines the reception display 30 located at the customer's destination as the notification destination. The details of the notification destination determination process in the notification destination determination unit 102 will be described later.

The transmission unit 103 notifies (transmits) the customer-related information 313 related to the transmitter ID 312 determined by the notification destination determination unit 102 to the reception display 30 of the receiver ID 301 determined by the notification destination determination unit 102.

<Flow of notification destination determination process>
Hereinafter, the flow of the notification destination determination process in the notification destination determination unit 102 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This flowchart shows the processing for one transmitter ID. Therefore, the notification destination determination unit 102 executes the process for each transmitter ID.

First, from the receiver management table 201, the notification destination determination unit 102 determines the receiver ID 301 whose reception strength 305 associated with the latest reception time 304 is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value for the transmitter ID 303 to be processed. Extract (ST101). As a result, the notification destination determination unit 102 can extract the receiver ID 301 of the reception display 30 (clerk) located within a predetermined distance from the transmitter 20 (customer) of the target transmitter ID 303.

Next, the notification destination determination unit 102 selects the receiver ID 301 whose reception strength 305 at the latest reception time 304 is larger than the reception strength 305 at the previous reception time 304 from the receiver ID 301 extracted in ST101. , The reception display 30 of the selected receiver ID 301 is determined as the notification destination (ST102). That is, the notification destination determination unit 102 selects the receiver ID 301 whose reception intensity 305 increases with the passage of the reception time 304. As a result, the notification destination determination unit 102 can determine the reception display 30 located in the direction in which the transmitter 20 of the transmitter ID 303 is approaching as the notification destination.

Next, in the customer-related information management table 202, the notification destination determination unit 102 determines the customer-related information 313 associated with the target transmitter ID 312 as the customer-related information to be notified to the receiving display 30 determined in ST 102. (ST103).

The transmission unit 103 notifies the reception display 30 determined in ST 102 of the customer-related information 313 determined in ST 103 (ST104).

<Modification example according to the first embodiment>
(A1) The notification destination determination unit 102 selects the receiver ID 301 whose reception intensity 305 at the latest reception time 304 is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value in ST 102. As a result, the notification destination determination unit 102 can determine the reception display 30 located within a predetermined distance from the transmitter 20 of the transmitter ID 303 as the notification destination.

(A2) The notification destination determination unit 102 limits the reception display 30 as the notification destination of the customer-related information 313 based on the relationship between the store where the reception display 30 of the notification destination is located and the customer. For example, the notification destination determination unit 102 is a reception display device of a store in which the usage history of the customer-related information 313 is recorded at least once (that is, the usage record) from the reception display devices 30 determined in ST 102. Only 30 may be the notification destination of the customer-related information 313. As a result, only the customer-related information 313 of the customer who has used the store in the past can be notified to the reception display 30 of the store.

(A3) The management server 10 manages the reception display 30 and the clerk who owns the reception display 30 in association with each other, and manages the customer attributes included in the customer-related information 313 and the clerk who holds the reception display in advance. Based on the attributes, the receiving display 30 for notifying the customer-related information 313 is selected. For example, when the customer attribute is "female", the receiver display 30 possessed by the clerk with the attribute "female" is selected as the notification destination of the customer-related information 313. As a result, the customer can receive more appropriate customer service.

<Effect of Embodiment 1>
As described above, in the first embodiment, the management server 10 notifies the reception display 30 that the customer who owns the transmitter 20 is approaching with the customer-related information of the customer. As a result, the clerk who owns the receiving display 30 can prepare for customer service to the customer who is approaching the store. That is, the customer can receive appropriate customer service from the clerk simply by wearing the transmitter 20 and heading to the store in the facility without installing a dedicated application on the smartphone or executing the application on the smartphone. Can be done. Further, since the reception display 30 may receive the beacon signal transmitted from the transmitter 20 without transmitting the signal by itself, it can be driven with low power consumption.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, the configuration in which the receiver and the display are integrated has been described. In the second embodiment, a configuration in which the receiver and the display are separate will be described. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

<Outline of processing>
Hereinafter, the processing outline of the information providing system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. In the second embodiment, receivers (beacon receivers) 31 for receiving the beacon signal 4 are arranged at various places in the facility, and the clerk F uses the display 32 installed in the store H. browse.

When each receiver 31 receives the beacon signal 4, each receiver 31 receives the transmitter ID of the transmitter 20 included in the beacon signal 4, the reception strength of the beacon signal 4, the reception time of the beacon signal 4, and the reception of the own unit. Beacon reception information 43 including the receiver ID of the machine 31 is transmitted to the management server 11.

The management server 11 analyzes which transmitter 20 is approaching which receiver 31 based on the beacon reception information 43 transmitted from each receiver 31. Then, the management server 11 notifies the display 32 in the vicinity of the receiver 31 that the transmitter 20 is approaching with the customer-related information 44 associated with the transmitter 20 that is approaching. As a result, the clerk F of the store H having the display 32 that has received the notification can know in advance that the customer K is approaching, and can prepare for customer service to the customer K in advance. The display 32 is not limited to the case of a PC or the like installed in the store H, and may be a tablet terminal or the like owned by the store clerk F as in the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the configuration and processing of each device will be described in detail.

<Management server configuration>
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the management server 11 according to the second embodiment. The management server 11 according to the second embodiment is different from the management server 10 according to the first embodiment in that it includes the display management table 203 and the processing content of the notification destination determination unit 104. Since the other components are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

<Structure of display management table>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the display management table 203 will be described with reference to FIG. The display management table 203 manages the display ID 321 and the display position 322 in association with each other.

The display ID 321 is an identifier of the display 32. The display device position 322 is information on the position where the display device 32 of the display device ID 321 is installed. The display position 322 may have the same information format as the receiver position 302 of the receiver management table 201.

<Flow of notification destination determination process>
Hereinafter, the flow of the notification destination determination process in the notification destination determination unit 104 will be described with reference to FIG. This flowchart shows the processing for one transmitter ID as in FIG. Therefore, the notification destination determination unit 102 executes the process for each transmitter ID.

First, from the receiver management table 201 (see FIG. 4), the notification destination determination unit 104 determines that the reception strength 305 associated with the latest reception time 304 of the transmitter ID 303 to be processed is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value. A certain receiver ID 301 is extracted (ST201). As a result, the notification destination determination unit 104 can extract the receiver ID 301 of the receiver 31 located within a predetermined distance from the transmitter 20 (customer) of the target transmitter ID 303.

Next, the notification destination determination unit 104 selects the receiver ID 301 whose reception strength 305 at the latest reception time 304 is larger than the reception strength 305 at the previous reception time 304 from the receiver ID 301 extracted in ST201. (ST202). As a result, the notification destination determination unit 104 can select the receiver ID 301 of the receiver 31 located in the direction in which the transmitter 20 of the transmitter ID 303 is approaching.

Next, when a plurality of receiver IDs 301 are selected in ST202, the notification destination determination unit 104 selects the receiver ID301 having the maximum reception strength 205 at the latest reception time 304 (ST203). As a result, the notification destination determination unit 104 selects the receiver ID 301 of the receiver 31 closest to the transmitter 20 from the plurality of receivers 31 located in the direction in which the transmitter 20 of the transmitter ID 303 is approaching. can do.

Next, the notification destination determination unit 104 refers to the display management table 203, selects the display ID 321 of the display position 322 located within a predetermined distance from the receiver position 302 of the receiver ID 301 selected in ST203, and selects the display ID 321. The display 32 of the selected display ID 321 is determined as the notification destination (ST204). The selection method is merely an example, and the notification destination determination unit 104 sets the display 32 of the display ID 321 of the display ID 321 closest to the receiver position 302 of the receiver ID 301 selected in ST203 as the notification destination. You may decide.

Next, the notification destination determination unit 104 notifies the display 32 determined in ST204 of the customer-related information 313 associated with the target transmitter ID 312 in the customer-related information management table 202 (see FIG. 5). Determine the relevant information (ST205).

The transmission unit 103 notifies the display 32 determined in ST204 of the customer-related information 313 determined in ST205 (ST206). The transmission unit 103 may also notify the receiver position 302 of the receiver ID 301 selected in ST203.

The display 32 displays the customer-related information 313 transmitted from the transmission unit 103. This allows the store clerk to know what kind of customers are approaching. Further, when the receiver position 302 is also transmitted from the transmission unit 103, the display 32 also displays the receiver position 302. This allows the store clerk to predict where the customer is and how long it will take to arrive at the store.

<Modification example according to the second embodiment>
(B1) The notification destination determination unit 104 limits the display 32 as the notification destination of the customer-related information 313 based on the relationship between the store provided with the display 32 and the customer. For example, the notification destination determination unit 104 uses only the display 32 of the store in which it is recorded that the customer-related information 313 has been used at least once in the usage history of the customer-related information 313 among the display 32 determined in ST204. It may be the notification destination of. As a result, only the customer-related information 313 of the customer who has used the store in the past can be notified to the display 32 of the store.

(B2) In the second embodiment, the form in which the clerk browses the display 32 is described, but the form of the display 32 is not limited to this. For example, the display 32 may be a digital signage device installed in front of the store, and the customer may browse the information displayed on the digital signage device. In this case, the transmission unit 103 transmits the advertisement information conforming to the customer-related information 313 to the display 32 instead of the customer-related information 313. As a result, the information providing system can present advertising information suitable for the customer to the customer who will pass in front of the store.

(B3) The information displayed on the digital signage device is not limited to advertising information. For example, the management server 11 analyzes the usage frequency in the customer's facility based on the customer-related information 313, and when the usage frequency is low, displays the guidance information in the facility to the digital signage device near the transmitter 20. You may. As a result, the customer can easily reach the destination even in a facility that is not frequently used.

<Effect of Embodiment 2>
As described above, in the second embodiment, the management server 11 notifies the customer-related information of the customer to the display 32 located in the vicinity of the receiver 31 to which the customer who owns the transmitter 20 is approaching. do. As a result, the store where the display 32 is installed can prepare for customer service to customers who are approaching the store. That is, the customer can receive appropriate customer service from the clerk simply by wearing the transmitter 20 and heading to the store in the facility without installing a dedicated application on the smartphone or executing the application on the smartphone. Can be done. Further, since the receiver 31 may receive the beacon signal transmitted from the transmitter 20 without transmitting the signal by itself, it can be driven with low power consumption.

(Hardware configuration)
The block diagram used in the description of the above embodiment shows a block of functional units. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of hardware and / or software. Further, the means for realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized by one physically and / or logically coupled device, or directly and / or indirectly by two or more physically and / or logically separated devices. (For example, wired and / or wireless) may be connected and realized by these a plurality of devices.

For example, each device in one embodiment of the present invention may function as a computer that performs the processing of the method of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a user terminal (UE) according to an embodiment of the present invention. The management servers 10 and 11, the reception display 30, and the receiver 31 physically include a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus 1007, and the like. It may be configured as a device.

In the following description, the word "device" can be read as a circuit, a device, a unit, or the like. The hardware configuration of the management servers 10, 11, the receiver display 30, and the receiver 31 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the figure, or may not include some of the devices. May be done.

For each function of the management servers 10, 11, the receiver display 30, and the receiver 31, the processor 1001 performs calculations and communicates by loading predetermined software (programs) on hardware such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002. It is realized by controlling communication by the device 1004 and reading and / or writing of data in the memory 1002 and the storage 1003.

Processor 1001 operates, for example, an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 1001 may be composed of a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with a peripheral device, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. For example, the above-mentioned receiving unit 101, notification destination determining units 102, 104, transmitting unit 103, and the like may be realized by the processor 1001.

Further, the processor 1001 reads a program (program code), a software module, and data from the storage 1003 and / or the communication device 1004 into the memory 1002, and executes various processes according to these. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least a part of the operations described in the above-described embodiment is used. For example, the functions of the management servers 10 and 11, the receiver display 30, and the receiver 31 may be realized by a control program stored in the memory 1002 and operated by the processor 1001. Although it has been described that the various processes described above are executed by one processor 1001, they may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 1001. Processor 1001 may be mounted on one or more chips. The program may be transmitted from the network via a telecommunication line.

The memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is composed of at least one such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). May be done. The memory 1002 may be referred to as a register, a cache, a main memory (main storage device), or the like. The memory 1002 can store a program (program code), a software module, or the like that can be executed to carry out the wireless communication method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is, for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, an optical magnetic disk (for example, a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, or a Blu-ray). It may consist of at least one (registered trademark) disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy (registered trademark) disk, magnetic strip, and the like. The storage 1003 may be referred to as an auxiliary storage device. The storage medium described above may be, for example, a database, server or other suitable medium containing memory 1002 and / or storage 1003. For example, the receiver management table 201, the customer-related information management table 202, the display management table 203, and the like described above may be configured by the memory 1002 and / or the storage 1003.

The communication device 1004 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for performing communication between computers via a wired and / or wireless network, and is also referred to as, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like. For example, the above-mentioned receiving unit 101, transmitting unit 103, and the like may be realized by the communication device 1004.

The input device 1005 is an input device (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that receives an input from the outside. The output device 1006 is an output device (for example, a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside. The input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may have an integrated configuration (for example, a touch panel).

Further, each device such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002 is connected by a bus 1007 for communicating information. Bus 1007 may be composed of a single bus, or may be composed of different buses between devices.

The management servers 10, 11, the receiving display 30, and the receiving 31 are a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP: Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), and an FPGA (Field). It may be configured to include hardware such as Programmable Gate Array), and a part or all of each functional block may be realized by the hardware. For example, processor 1001 may be implemented on at least one of these hardware.

(Judgment method)
The determination may be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), by a boolean value (Boolean: true or false), or by comparing numerical values (for example, a predetermined value). It may be done by comparison with the value).

(Variations of modes, etc.)
Each aspect / embodiment described in the present specification may be used alone, in combination, or switched with execution. Further, the notification of predetermined information (for example, the notification of "being X") is not limited to the explicit notification, but is performed implicitly (for example, the notification of the predetermined information is not performed). May be good.

Although the present invention has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein. The present invention can be implemented as modifications and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the claims. Therefore, the description of the present specification is for the purpose of exemplification and does not have any limiting meaning to the present invention.

(Meaning and interpretation of terms)

(software)
Software, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or by any other name, is an instruction, instruction set, code, code segment, program code, program, subprogram, software module. , Applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, execution threads, procedures, features, etc. should be broadly interpreted.

Further, software, instructions, and the like may be transmitted and received via a transmission medium. For example, the software uses wired technology such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair and digital subscriber line (DSL) and / or wireless technology such as infrared, wireless and microwave to websites, servers, or other When transmitted from a remote source, these wired and / or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission medium.

(Information, signal)
The information, signals, etc. described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description are voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. It may be represented by a combination of.

The terms described herein and / or the terms necessary for understanding the present specification may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meanings. For example, the channel and / or symbol may be a signal. Also, the signal may be a message. Further, the component carrier (CC) may be referred to as a carrier frequency, a cell, or the like.

("System", "Network")
The terms "system" and "network" as used herein are used interchangeably.

(Parameter name)
Further, the information, parameters, etc. described in the present specification may be represented by an absolute value, a relative value from a predetermined value, or another corresponding information. ..

The names used for the above parameters are not limited in any way. Further, mathematical formulas and the like using these parameters may differ from those expressly disclosed herein.

("Connected", "Joined")
The terms "connected", "coupled", or any variation thereof, mean any direct or indirect connection or connection between two or more elements, and each other. It can include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two "connected" or "combined" elements. The connections or connections between the elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. As used herein, the two elements are by using one or more wires, cables and / or printed electrical connections, and, as some non-limiting and non-comprehensive examples, radio frequencies. By using electromagnetic energies such as electromagnetic energies with wavelengths in the region, microwave region and light (both visible and invisible) regions, they can be considered to be "connected" or "coupled" to each other.

(Meaning "based on")
The phrase "based on" as used herein does not mean "based on" unless otherwise stated. In other words, the statement "based on" means both "based only" and "at least based on".

("First", "Second")
Any reference to elements using designations such as "first", "second", etc. as used herein does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations can be used herein as a convenient way to distinguish between two or more elements. Thus, references to the first and second elements do not mean that only two elements can be adopted there, or that the first element must somehow precede the second element.

("means")
The "means" in the configuration of each of the above devices may be replaced with a "part", a "circuit", a "device" and the like.

(Open format)
As long as "including", "comprising", and variations thereof are used herein or in the claims, these terms are as comprehensive as the term "comprising". Intended to be targeted. Furthermore, the term "or" as used herein or in the claims is intended not to be an exclusive OR.

(article)
Throughout this disclosure, if articles are added by translation, for example, a, an, and the in English, unless the context clearly indicates that these articles are not. It shall include more than one.

10, 11 Management server 20 Transmitter 30 Receiver display 31 Receiver 32 Display 101 Receiver 102, 104 Notification destination determination unit 103 Transmitter 201 Receiver management table 202 Customer-related information management table 203 Display management table

Claims (6)

An information providing device, a transmitter that transmits a beacon signal including a transmitter ID, a transmitter that receives the beacon signal, measures reception strength, and receives the transmitter ID and the beacon signal included in the beacon signal, and receives the beacon signal. It is an information providing device of a system including a receiver for transmitting beacon reception information including a strength and a receiver ID to the information providing device, a display, and the like.
The transmitter ID included in the received beacon reception information, the reception time, the reception strength, and the receiver ID are managed in association with each other, and the display ID and the clerk ID are managed in association with each other. With the management department
When the reception intensity associated with the transmitter ID is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value, or when the reception intensity and the reception time have a predetermined relationship, the receiver ID is associated with the transmitter ID. Among the displays located within a predetermined distance from the receiver position of the receiver ID, the clerk ID of the clerk whose attribute matches the attribute of the user included in the user information associated with the transmitter ID in advance. the indicators of the display device ID associated with a notification destination determination unit for determining the destination of the previous Kiyu over the information,
Information providing device including. The case where the reception intensity and the reception time have a predetermined relationship is a case where the reception intensity increases with the passage of the reception time.
The information providing device according to claim 1. The display is placed in each store
The user information includes a usage history of the user at each of the stores.
The notification destination determination unit determines a display device to transmit the user information according to the usage history included in the user information.
The information providing device according to claim 1 or 2. The attribute is gender,
The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A transmission unit that transmits the position information of the receiver of the receiver ID to the display determined as the transmission destination is further provided.
The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. An information providing system including a transmitter, a receiver, an information providing device, and a display that can be worn by a user.
The transmitter is
Sends a beacon signal including the transmitter ID,
The receiver
The beacon signal is received, the reception strength is measured, and the beacon reception information including the transmitter ID included in the beacon signal, the reception time and reception strength of the beacon signal, and the receiver ID of the own unit is obtained. , Send to the information providing device,
The information providing device is
The transmitter ID included in the received beacon reception information, the reception time, the reception strength, and the receiver ID are managed in association with each other, and the display ID and the clerk ID are managed in association with each other. death,
When the reception intensity associated with the transmitter ID is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value, or when the reception intensity and the reception time have a predetermined relationship, the receiver ID is associated with the transmitter ID. Among the displays located within a predetermined distance from the position of the receiver of the receiver ID, the clerk ID of the clerk whose attribute matches the attribute of the user included in the user information associated with the transmitter ID in advance. transmitted to the display unit of the display device ID associated with the prior Kiyu over the information,
The display device displays the user information received from the information providing device.
Information provision system.

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