JP6958891B2 - Information transmission system and information transmission method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information transmission system and an information transmission method.

In recent years, various systems for transmitting information using short-range wireless communication have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

In the information transmission method disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of information devices having a short-range wireless communication function are used. In the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, even in a state where wired and long-range wireless line communication becomes impossible due to an emergency such as a natural disaster, short-range wireless communication is used to make an emergency between a plurality of information devices. Information can be transmitted.

Further, in the information transmission method between vehicles disclosed in Patent Document 2, a specific wireless device is mounted on each of a plurality of vehicles. In the method disclosed in Patent Document 2, when information is provided to one vehicle, the information is wirelessly transmitted to another vehicle by using a specific wireless device. As a result, the information provided to one vehicle can be transmitted to a plurality of other vehicles.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-221923 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-153774

The present inventors have considered providing information to residents in a plurality of areas by using the conventional technology related to short-range wireless communication as described above. Specifically, we examined the transmission of information transmitted from one device to a plurality of other devices using short-range wireless communication. For example, by using the above technology, it is possible to transmit a plurality of information corresponding to a plurality of areas from one device to a device used by residents in a plurality of areas. This makes it possible to provide information to residents in multiple regions even when the network is unavailable.

However, when providing information to residents in a plurality of areas as described above, each inhabitant is also provided with information other than the area related to himself (for example, the residential area). For this reason, each inhabitant needs to search for information on the area related to himself / herself from the provided information, and may not be able to smoothly acquire the information related to himself / herself.

Therefore, an example of an object of the present invention is to provide an information transmission system and an information transmission method that enable a user to smoothly acquire information related to himself / herself.

In order to achieve the above object, the information transmission system in one aspect of the present invention is
An information transmission device that transmits information and
It is provided with a plurality of transmitters / receivers associated with a plurality of areas and capable of wireless communication with each other when the distance between them is less than or equal to a predetermined distance.
At least one of the plurality of transmission / reception devices enables wireless communication with the information transmission device when the information transmission device is located at a predetermined distance or less, and information transmitted by the information transmission device. Receives and memorizes, and sends the memorized information,
Each of the plurality of transmission / reception devices receives and stores information transmitted by another transmission / reception device located at a predetermined distance or less, and transmits the stored information.
Different identification information is set for each of the plurality of regions.
The information transmitted by the information transmitting device is characterized by including a plurality of information associated with the identification information of the plurality of areas.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the information transmission method in one aspect of the present invention is:
A method of transmitting information by using an information transmitting device and a plurality of transmitting / receiving devices that are associated with a plurality of areas and enable wireless communication with each other when the distance between them is less than or equal to a predetermined distance.
(A) A step of transmitting information from the information transmitting device, and
(B) In at least one of the transmitting / receiving devices, when the information transmitting device is located at a predetermined distance or less, the information transmitted by the information transmitting device is received and stored, and the stored information is transmitted. , Steps and
(C) Each of the plurality of transmission / reception devices includes a step of receiving and storing information transmitted by another transmission / reception device located at a predetermined distance or less, and transmitting the stored information.
Different identification information is set for each of the plurality of regions.
The information transmitted in the step (a) is characterized in that it includes a plurality of information associated with the identification information of the plurality of regions.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can smoothly acquire information related to himself / herself.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of the transmission / reception device. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a usage example of the information transmission system. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the information transmission system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

(Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the information transmission system and the information transmission method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

[System configuration]
First, the schematic configuration of the information transmission system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

With reference to FIG. 1, the information transmission system 100 according to the present embodiment includes an information transmission device 10 and a plurality of transmission / reception devices 12. The information transmission device 10 transmits predetermined information. The plurality of transmitting / receiving devices 12 can be wirelessly communicated when they are associated with the plurality of areas 20 and the distance between them is equal to or less than a predetermined distance.

In this embodiment, the area 20 means a land within a predetermined range as shown in FIG. 3 described later, and each area 20 is provided with, for example, a plurality of buildings (houses, office buildings, etc.). Has been done. Although two regions 20 are shown in FIG. 1, the information transmission system 100 is also used in three or more regions 20 as shown in FIG. In this case, a plurality of transmission / reception devices 12 (see FIG. 1) associated with each region 20 are used. Further, the plurality of transmission / reception devices 12 are used by users related to each region 20 (for example, a resident in the region 20, a person who works for a company in the region 20, etc.). The details of the transmission / reception device 12 will be described later.

With reference to FIG. 1, at least one of the plurality of transmission / reception devices 12 can wirelessly communicate with the information transmission device 10 when the information transmission device 10 is located at a predetermined distance or less. In the present embodiment, each transmission / reception device 12 enables wireless communication with the information transmission device 10 when the information transmission device 10 is located at a predetermined distance or less. The transmission / reception device 12 that has become capable of wireless communication with the information transmission device 10 receives and stores the information transmitted by the information transmission device 10, and transmits the stored information. Further, each of the plurality of transmission / reception devices 12 receives and stores information transmitted by another transmission / reception device 12 located at a predetermined distance or less, and transmits the stored information. As a result, the information transmitted from the information transmission device 10 to one transmission / reception device 12 can be transmitted to a plurality of transmission / reception devices 12.

In the present embodiment, the information transmitting device 10 and the transmitting / receiving device 12 can communicate with each other using, for example, known short-range wireless communication standards such as WiFi (registered trademark) and Bluetooth (registered trademark). .. Similarly, the plurality of transmission / reception devices 12 can also communicate with each other using known communication standards for short-range wireless communication such as WiFi (registered trademark) and Bluetooth (registered trademark). In the present embodiment, the information transmission device 10 and the transmission / reception device 12 each perform push-type information distribution. As the information transmitting device 10 and the transmitting / receiving device 12, for example, a portable terminal device such as a tablet terminal and a smartphone can be used.

In the present embodiment, different identification information is set in each of the plurality of regions 20. Further, the information transmitted by the information transmitting device 10 includes a plurality of information (information having characteristics for each region 20) associated with the identification information of the plurality of regions 20. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, different identification information is set in one area 20 and the other area 20, and the information transmitted by the information transmitting device 10 is associated with the identification information of one area 20. The information and the information associated with the identification information of the other region 20 are included.

The information transmitted from the information transmission device 10 includes, for example, event information, emergency information, public relations information, digital signage information, and the like. The information transmitted from the information transmission device 10 is generated by, for example, a local government, a neighborhood association, or the like.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the plurality of information transmitted by the information transmission device 10 are associated with the identification information of each region 20. Therefore, the user who uses the transmission / reception device 12 smoothly acquires the information related to himself / herself from the plurality of information stored in the transmission / reception device 12 based on the identification information of the area 20 to which he / she is related. be able to.

Subsequently, a specific configuration of the transmission / reception device 12 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of the transmission / reception device 12. Although the description of the specific configuration of the information transmission device 10 is omitted, the information transmission device 10 may have the same configuration as the transmission / reception device 12, for example.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, the transmission / reception device 12 includes a reception unit 12a, a storage unit 12b, a transmission unit 12c, and an output unit 12d. In the present embodiment, any of the identification information set for each of the plurality of areas 20 is preset in each of the plurality of transmission / reception devices 12.

The receiving unit 12a receives the information transmitted from the information transmitting device 10 or another transmitting / receiving device 12. The storage unit 12b stores the information received by the reception unit 12a. Although detailed description will be omitted, the storage unit 12b includes a storage device and a control device that controls reading and writing of data in the storage device.

In the present embodiment, when the receiving unit 12a receives information different from the information currently stored, the storage unit 12b newly stores the information. On the other hand, when the currently stored information is received by the receiving unit 12a, the information is not stored. The storage unit 12b may, for example, delete the information for which a predetermined time has elapsed since it was stored.

Although detailed description is omitted, the plurality of information transmitted by the information transmission device 10 may be associated with attribute information indicating the attributes for each information attribute (attributes such as event information and emergency information). .. In this case, the storage unit 12b may store the information received by the reception unit 12a for each attribute information.

The transmission unit 12c transmits the information stored in the storage unit 12b to another transmission / reception device 12. The output unit 12d includes, for example, a display device, and displays the information stored in the storage unit 12b. As described above, in the present embodiment, the identification information corresponding to any region 20 is preset in each transmission / reception device 12. In the present embodiment, the output unit 12d is associated with the identification information set by itself from the information received from the information transmission device 10 or the other transmission / reception device 12 (information stored in the storage unit 12b). Output information.

As described above, in the present embodiment, each transmission / reception device 12 extracts the information associated with the identification information set by itself from the information received from the information transmission device 10 or the other transmission / reception device 12. Output. Therefore, the user who uses the transmission / reception device 12 can smoothly acquire the information related to himself / herself without performing any special operation.

[System usage example]
Next, a usage example of the information transmission system 100 will be briefly described. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a usage example of the information transmission system 100 in the present embodiment. In addition, in FIG. 3, a plurality of regions 20 are shown, and further, a moving body 30 that moves between the plurality of regions 20 is shown. In the example of FIG. 3, the moving body 30 is, for example, a fixed-route bus. The plurality of transmitters / receivers 12 (see FIG. 1) are used by a plurality of users (not shown) associated with each region 20. In this embodiment, the plurality of transmission / reception devices 12 (see FIG. 1) are arranged in, for example, a plurality of areas 20. More specifically, a plurality of transmission / reception devices 12 are arranged in each region 20.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the information transmission device 10 is provided on the mobile body 30. The information transmitting device 10 can transmit information to an arbitrary transmitting / receiving device 12 in each area 20 by moving the moving body 30. Therefore, for example, even if the transmission / reception devices 12 cannot transmit / receive information between different areas 20, the information can be distributed to any of the transmission / reception devices 12 in each area 20. As a result, information can be distributed to a plurality of transmission / reception devices 12 in each region 20.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the case where the route bus is used as the moving body 30 has been described, but the example of the moving body 30 is not limited to the above-mentioned example. For example, the moving body 30 may be various vehicles such as a garbage truck, a police vehicle, a motorcycle, a bicycle, or a person.

[System operation]
Next, the operation of the information transmission system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the information transmission system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, FIGS. 1 and 2 will be referred to as appropriate. Further, in the present embodiment, the information transmission method is implemented by operating the information transmission system 100. Therefore, the description of the information transmission method in the present embodiment will be replaced with the following description of the operation of the information transmission system 100.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the information transmission system 100, as described above, first, information is transmitted from the information transmission device 10 (step S1). Next, the transmission / reception device 12 in a state capable of wireless communication with the information transmission device 10 receives and stores the information transmitted from the information transmission device 10 (step S2).

Next, the transmission / reception device 12 that has received the information from the information transmission device 10 in step S2 transmits the information (step S3). Next, each of the plurality of transmission / reception devices 12 receives and stores the information transmitted by the other transmission / reception devices 12 located at a predetermined distance or less (step S4).

Next, the information received in step S4 is transmitted to each of the plurality of transmission / reception devices 12 (step S5). In this embodiment, the processes of steps S4 and S5 are repeated. As a result, information is distributed to the plurality of transmission / reception devices 12.

Finally, each transmitting / receiving device 12 outputs the information associated with the identification information set for itself from the information received in step S2 or step S4 (step S6).

As described above, the user of the transmission / reception device 12 can smoothly acquire information related to himself / herself from the information transmitted from the information transmission device 10.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can smoothly acquire information related to himself / herself.

10 Information transmission device 12 Transmission / reception device 20 Area 30 Mobile 100 Information transmission system

Claims (4)

An information transmission device that transmits information and
It is provided with a plurality of transmitters / receivers associated with a plurality of areas and capable of wireless communication with each other when the distance between them is less than or equal to a predetermined distance.
At least one of the plurality of transmission / reception devices enables wireless communication with the information transmission device when the information transmission device is located at a predetermined distance or less, and information transmitted by the information transmission device. Receives and memorizes, and sends the memorized information,
Each of the plurality of transmission / reception devices receives and stores information transmitted by another transmission / reception device located at a predetermined distance or less, and transmits the stored information.
Different identification information is set for each of the plurality of regions.
The information which the information transmitting apparatus transmits the viewing contains a plurality of information respectively associated with the identification information of a plurality of regions,
In each of the plurality of transmission / reception devices, any of the identification information set for each of the plurality of regions is preset.
Each of the plurality of transmission / reception devices outputs information associated with the identification information set by itself from the information received from the information transmission device or another transmission / reception device.
An information transmission system characterized by this. The information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the information transmission device is provided on a mobile body. A method of transmitting information by using an information transmitting device and a plurality of transmitting / receiving devices that are associated with a plurality of areas and enable wireless communication with each other when the distance between them is less than or equal to a predetermined distance.
(A) A step of transmitting information from the information transmitting device, and
(B) In at least one of the transmitting / receiving devices, when the information transmitting device is located at a predetermined distance or less, the information transmitted by the information transmitting device is received and stored, and the stored information is transmitted. , Steps and
(C) Each of the plurality of transmission / reception devices includes a step of receiving and storing information transmitted by another transmission / reception device located at a predetermined distance or less, and transmitting the stored information.
Different identification information is set for each of the plurality of regions.
Information transmitted in the step of said (a) is seen containing a plurality of information respectively associated with the identification information of a plurality of regions,
In each of the plurality of transmission / reception devices, any of the identification information set for each of the plurality of regions is preset.
(D) The step of outputting the information associated with the identification information set in the plurality of transmission / reception devices from the information received in the step (b) or the step (c). Further prepare
A method of transmitting information, which is characterized by the fact that. The information transmission method according to claim 3 , wherein the information transmission device is provided on a mobile body.

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