JP7164467B2 - Information processing equipment and locker management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to technology for managing locker usage.

As a technique for managing usage conditions such as whether or not a locker for temporarily storing luggage is vacant, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for detecting a wireless communication tag attached to each key of a locker box. A mechanism is disclosed for determining the number of wireless communication tags received as the number of locker boxes in use.

JP 2018-142193 A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a mechanism for more reliably managing locker usage conditions.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a first radio receiving device provided in an area including a locker or a second radio receiving device provided in a communication device carried by a user using the locker. an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating whether or not a radio signal transmitted from a radio transmission device provided in a key is being received; and the first radio reception device receives the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmission device. If the locker is not in use, the first radio receiving device does not receive a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device and the second radio receiving device and a recording unit that records a state in which the locker is being used when a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmission device is received.

A distributing unit that distributes information according to the contents recorded in the recording unit may be provided.

The second radio receiving device transitions from a state of receiving a radio signal from the radio transmitting device to a state of not receiving the radio signal, and the first radio receiving device is radio transmitted from the radio transmitting device A first reporting unit that reports to the communication device when no signal is received may be provided.

The recording unit records a set of identification information of the wireless transmission device provided in the key of the locker used by the user and identification information of the communication device carried by the user. An authentication unit that authenticates that the user is the user of the locker by using the set of identification information recorded by the recording unit when there is a report that the locker key has been lost. You may prepare.

The area in which the user may leave the locker while using the locker is restricted, and the acquisition unit determines that a third wireless receiving device provided at the boundary between inside and outside the area is the wireless transmitting device. acquires information indicating whether or not a radio signal transmitted from is received, the second radio reception device receives a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmission device, and the third radio reception device is receiving a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmission device, the communication device may be provided with a second notification unit that notifies the communication device.

A guidance information transmission unit may be provided that transmits information for guiding the position of the locker used by the user or the time required for the user to move to the locker to the communication device.

When the second radio receiving device transitions from a state of not receiving a radio signal from the radio transmitting device to a state of receiving the radio signal, or when the second radio receiving device receives a radio signal from the radio transmitting device An advertisement information transmission unit may be provided that transmits advertisement information to a communication device including the second wireless reception device that is receiving the wireless signal during the reception period.

The acquisition unit acquires the position of the communication device, and based on the position acquired by the acquisition unit, the user carrying the communication device is moving toward the locker used by the user. an estimating unit for estimating the time at which the locker transitions from being used to not being used when it is determined that the recording unit records the time estimated by the estimating unit can be

The estimating unit estimates the location of the communication device and the locker used by the user acquired by the acquiring unit, and the movement of the user based on the location of the communication device acquired by the acquiring unit. The estimation may be made based on the speed.

Further, the present invention provides a wireless transmission device provided in a key of a locker, a first wireless reception device provided in an area including the locker, and a second wireless reception device provided in a communication device carried by a user using the locker. and an information processing device that manages the usage status of the locker, wherein the information processing device receives a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmission device by the first radio reception device or the second radio reception device. and an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating whether or not the locker is being used when the first wireless receiving device receives a wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device recording a state, wherein the first wireless receiving device is not receiving a wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device and the second wireless receiving device is receiving a wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device; A locker management system comprising: a recording unit for recording a state in which the locker is being used; and a distribution unit for distributing information according to the content recorded in the recording unit. do.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the management of the usage condition of a locker can be performed more reliably.

It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the locker management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a server apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a communication apparatus. It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of a locker management system. 4 is a flow chart illustrating an operation of information distribution by a server device; It is a figure which illustrates the information which a server apparatus records.

[Constitution]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a locker management system 1 of this embodiment. The locker management system 1 includes a locker facility 10 including a plurality of lockers each provided with a door that can be opened and closed, a first wireless receiver 20 provided in an area including the locker facility 10, and unlocking the doors of each locker. Alternatively, a key 30 for locking, a communication device 40 carried by a user, a server device 50 that manages the usage status of each locker, and a network 2 that communicably connects these locker equipment 10, the communication device 40, and the server device 50. and The communication device 40 is a user-portable communication device such as a smart phone, tablet, or wearable terminal. The network 2 is, for example, a radio communication network conforming to a communication standard such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), and includes a radio base station (not shown) and its higher-level equipment. FIG. 1 shows only one locker facility 10, one key 30, one communication device 40, and one server device 50, but there may be more than one.

The key 30 of each locker is provided with a radio that periodically transmits a radio signal within a range of, for example, several meters to several tens of meters according to BLE (Bluetooth® Low Energy) suitable for short-range, low-power wireless communication. A transmitter 31 is provided. In an area including the locker equipment 10 and in a position where all the radio signals transmitted from the radio transmission device 31 of each key 30 can be received (for example, the upper part, the side part or the lower part of the locker equipment 10), the first radio reception A device 20 is provided. When each locker is not used by a user, the key corresponding to that locker is inserted into the keyhole of that locker. For this reason, the first radio receiving device 20 periodically transmits radio signals transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31 of each key 30 inserted into the keyhole of the locker over a period in which each locker is not used by the user. will receive.

The communication device 40 carried by the user is provided with a second radio receiving device 4007 capable of receiving radio signals transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31 . While the user uses the locker and carries the key 30 of the locker, the second wireless receiver 4007 periodically receives the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitter 31 of the key 30. become.

In the locker management system 1 , the server device 50 acquires information indicating whether or not the first radio receiving device 20 or the second radio receiving device 4007 is receiving the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31 . When it is determined that the first radio receiving device 20 is receiving the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31, the key 30 corresponding to the locker is inserted into the keyhole of the locker. It will be. Therefore, the server device 50 records a state in which the locker corresponding to the key 30 equipped with the wireless transmission device 31 is not in use.

On the other hand, it is determined that the first radio receiver 20 has not received the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitter 31 and the second radio receiver 4007 has received the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitter 31. If it is, then no key corresponding to that locker has been inserted into the keyhole of the locker and the user carries the key 30 for that locker. Therefore, the server device 50 records the state in which the locker corresponding to the key 30 equipped with the wireless transmission device 31 is being used.

Then, in response to a request from a user who wants to use a locker, the server device 50 sends information (for example, which locker is available) according to the recorded content to the user's user terminal (not shown). deliver to As a result, a user who wants to use a locker can know which locker he/she can use from a distance from the locker.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server device 50. As shown in FIG. The server device 50 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 5001, a memory 5002, a storage 5003, a communication device 5004, an input device 5005, an output device 5006, and a bus connecting them. Note that in the following description, the term "apparatus" can be read as a circuit, device, unit, or the like. The hardware configuration of the server device 50 may be configured to include one or more of each device shown in the figure, or may be configured without some of the devices.

Each function in the server device 50 is performed by causing the processor 5001 to perform calculations, controlling communication by the communication device 5004, and controlling the and by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in the storage 5003 .

The processor 5001, for example, operates an operating system and controls the entire computer. The processor 5001 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic device, registers, and the like. Also, for example, a baseband signal processing unit, a call processing unit, and the like may be implemented by the processor 5001 .

The processor 5001 reads programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 5003 and the communication device 5004 to the memory 5002, and executes various processes according to them. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least part of the operations described below is used. The functional blocks of server device 50 may be implemented by a control program stored in memory 5002 and running on processor 5001 . Various types of processing may be executed by one processor 5001, but may also be executed by two or more processors 5001 simultaneously or sequentially. Processor 5001 may be implemented by one or more chips. Note that the program may be transmitted from the network 2 to the server device 50 via an electric communication line.

The memory 5002 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is composed of at least one of, for example, ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and RAM (Random Access Memory). may be The memory 5002 may also be called a register, cache, main memory (main storage device), or the like. The memory 5002 can store executable programs (program code), software modules, etc. for performing methods according to the present invention.

The storage 5003 is a computer-readable recording medium, for example, an optical disc such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disc, a magneto-optical disc (e.g., a compact disc, a digital versatile disc, a Blu-ray disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy disk, magnetic strip, and/or the like. Storage 5003 may be called an auxiliary storage device.

The communication device 5004 is hardware (transmitting/receiving device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also called a network device, network controller, network card, communication module, or the like.

The input device 5005 is an input device (for example, keyboard, mouse, switch, etc.) that receives input from the outside. The output device 5006 is an output device (such as a display) that outputs to the outside. Note that the input device 5005 and the output device 5006 may be integrated (for example, a touch panel).

Each device such as processor 5001 and memory 5002 is connected by a bus for communicating information. The bus may be configured using a single bus, or may be configured using different buses between devices.

The server device 50 includes hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). Alternatively, the hardware may implement part or all of each functional block. For example, processor 5001 may be implemented using at least one of these pieces of hardware.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the communication device 40. As shown in FIG. The communication device 40 is a computer device that physically includes a processor 4001, a memory 4002, a storage 4003, a communication device 4004, an input device 4005, an output device 4006, the above-described second wireless receiving device 4007, and a bus connecting them. is configured as The processor 4001 , memory 4002 , storage 4003 , input device 4005 , and output device 4006 are the same device group as the processor 5001 , memory 5002 , storage 5003 , input device 5005 , and output device 5006 included in the server device 50 . Note that the communication device 4004 has a configuration suitable for wireless communication, for example, a high-frequency switch, a duplexer, and a duplexer to realize at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). , filters, and frequency synthesizers. For example, a transmitting/receiving antenna, an amplifier section, a transmitting/receiving section, a transmission line interface, etc. may be implemented by the communication device 4004 . The transceiver may be physically or logically separate implementations for the transmitter and receiver.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the locker management system 1. As shown in FIG. A wireless transmission device 31 provided in the key 30 periodically transmits a wireless signal including a key ID, which is identification information assigned to itself, within a predetermined range. This key ID corresponds to each locker and is stored in the storage medium within the wireless transmission device 31 .

When receiving the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmission device 31, the first radio reception device 20 of the locker equipment 10 periodically transmits the received information including the key ID to the server device 50 via the network 2 during the reception period. Send to

In the communication device 40, when the second radio receiving device 4007 receives the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31, the communication device 4004 periodically identifies the key ID and the communication device 40 during the reception period. Information including the device ID is transmitted to the server device 50 via the network 2 . This device ID is stored in the storage 4003 of the communication device 40 .

In the server device 50 , the acquisition unit 51 acquires information indicating whether or not the first radio reception device 20 or the second radio reception device 4007 is receiving the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmission device 31 . More specifically, when the acquisition unit 51 receives the key ID from the first radio receiving device 20, it means that the first radio receiving device 20 is receiving the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31. information will be obtained. Further, when the acquiring unit 51 receives the key ID and the device ID from the second radio receiving device 4007, the second radio receiving device 4007 of the communication device 40 having the device ID receives the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31. You will get information that means that

In the server device 50, the recording unit 52, based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit 51, when it is determined that the first wireless receiving device 20 is receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31 records the unused state of the locker corresponding to the key ID included in the radio signal. In addition, the recording unit 52 determines that the first radio receiving device 20 has not received the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31 and the second radio receiving device 4007 has received the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31. If so, the state in which the locker corresponding to the key ID included in the radio signal is being used by the user of the communication device 40 corresponding to the device ID included in the radio signal is recorded.

In the server device 50 , the distribution unit 53 distributes information according to the content recorded in the recording unit 52 .

In the server device 50, the first notification unit 54 makes a transition from a state in which the second radio reception device 4007 is receiving a radio signal from the radio transmission device 31 to a state in which the radio signal is not received, and When the device 20 does not receive the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmission device 31, the communication device 40 is notified. Here, the case where the second radio receiving device 4007 transitions from a state in which the radio signal is being received from the radio transmitting device 31 to a state in which the radio signal is not received means that the user carrying the communication device 40 has once carried the device 40 . This means that the key 30 has moved away from the user by a predetermined distance or more (outside the transmittable range of the radio signal from the radio transmission device 31). When the first radio receiving device 20 does not receive the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31, the key 30 having the radio transmitting device 31 is not around the locker corresponding to the key 30. It means the state (that is, the state where it is not inserted into the locker's keyhole). That is, the state in which the second radio receiving device 4007 receives a radio signal from the radio transmitting device 31 changes to the state in which the radio signal is not received, and the first radio receiving device 20 receives the radio signal from the radio transmitting device 31. The case where the radio signal is not received means that the locker key is not near the user even though the user is using the locker, and the user has left the key 30 behind. there is a possibility. In such a case, the first notification unit 54 performs notification processing such as transmitting information such as a message to the effect that the key may be left behind to the communication device 40 .

In the server device 50, the recording unit 52 stores a key ID corresponding to the identification information of the wireless transmission device 31 provided in the key 30 of the locker used by the user and the identification information of the communication device 40 carried by the user. A pair with a certain device ID is recorded. When the user reports that the key of the locker has been lost, the authentication unit 55 uses the combination of the key ID and the device ID recorded by the recording unit 52 to verify that the user has lost the locker key. Authenticate as a user.

[motion]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
[Usage information delivery operation]
In FIG. 5, acquisition unit 51 of server device 50 transmits information indicating whether or not first radio receiving device 20 or second radio receiving device 4007 is receiving a radio signal transmitted from radio transmitting device 31 to a network. 2 (step S11).

Next, the recording unit 52 determines the locker usage status based on the acquired information (step S12), and records information according to the determination result (step S13). In other words, when the recording unit 52 determines that the first wireless receiving device 20 is receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31 based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit 51, the locker is not used. In addition, the recording unit 52 determines that the first radio receiving device 20 has not received the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31 and the second radio receiving device 4007 has received the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31. If so, record the state in which the locker is being used.

More specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the recording unit 52 stores "locker ID", "key ID", whether or not "locker reception" applies, whether or not "communication device reception" applies, locker "Usage status" and "locker non-receiving and communication device non-receiving" are recorded in association with each other. In the record of "locker reception", when the first wireless receiving device 20 is receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31, "applicable" is recorded, and the first wireless receiving device 20 receives the wireless signal. If the wireless signal transmitted from the device 31 is not received, "not applicable" is recorded. Further, in the record of "communication device reception", when the second radio reception device 4007 is receiving the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmission device 31, "applicable" is recorded, and the second radio reception device When 4007 does not receive the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmission device 31, "not applicable" is recorded.

In the example of FIG. 6, it is determined that the first radio receiving device 20 is receiving the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31 with the locker ID "L001" and the key ID "K001" of the locker key. (locker reception is 'applicable'), so 'no use' is recorded as the usage status of the locker. The same applies to the locker ID "L002" and the key ID "K002" of the locker's key.

On the other hand, with the locker ID “L003” and the key ID “K003” of the locker key, the first radio receiver 20 has not received the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitter 31 (locker reception “not applicable”). ), and since it is determined that the second radio receiver 4007 is receiving the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitter 31 (received by the communication device "applicable"), the usage status of the locker is "used". is recorded. When the usage status of the locker is "used", the device ID of the communication device 40 that received the radio signal transmitted from the wireless transmission device 31 is recorded in this locker usage status record. In the example of FIG. 6, the device ID "M001" is recorded.

In the server device 50, when a user terminal of a user who wants to use the locker makes a request via the network 2 (step S14; YES), the distribution unit 53 transmits the usage status of the locker according to the recorded contents. information (for example, which lockers are available) is distributed to the user terminal (step S15). This information is displayed, for example, in a list format or a map format on the user terminal. By viewing this, the user can know which lockers are available for him/herself.

[Notification operation regarding key misplacement]
In the server device 50, the first notification unit 54 constantly monitors the information acquired by the acquisition unit 51, and from the state in which the second wireless reception device 4007 is receiving a wireless signal from the wireless transmission device 31, It is determined whether or not a transition to a state in which no signal is received has occurred and the first radio receiving device 20 has not received a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31 . More specifically, the example in FIG. 6 will be described. The state in which the second radio receiving device 4007 receives a radio signal from the radio transmitting device 31 transitions to a state in which the radio signal is not received, and the first radio receiving device 20 receives radio signals transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31. When the signal is not received, "applicable" is recorded in the record of "locker non-reception and communication device non-reception" in the example of FIG. For example, for the locker ID "L003" and the key ID "K003" of the locker's key, when "locker reception" is recorded as "not applicable", "communication device reception" is recorded as "not applicable". In this case, the state of "locker non-reception and communication device non-reception" changes from "not applicable" to "applicable". When such a state is recorded, the first notification unit 54 may indicate that the user may have left the key in the communication device 40 corresponding to the device ID recorded in the usage status record. Notification processing such as transmission of information such as a message to the effect that there is a message is performed via the network 2 .

[Authentication operation when key is lost]
As illustrated in FIG. 6, the recording unit 52 in the server device 50 stores the key ID corresponding to the identification information of the wireless transmission device 31 provided in the key 30 of the locker used by the user and the key ID carried by the user. A pair with the device ID, which is the identification information of the communication device 40, is recorded. For example, when a notification is received from the communication device 40 or a terminal of a system administrator (not shown) that the user has lost the key of the locker, the authentication unit 55 first detects the information of the user included in the notification. Identify the device ID of the communication device 40 . Next, the authentication unit 55 refers to the contents recorded by the recording unit 52 to identify the key ID corresponding to the device ID. This confirms (that is, authenticates) that the user identified by the device ID is the user of the locker identified by the key ID. Then, the system administrator prepares a copy of the key with the specified key ID, and performs work for unlocking the key.

According to the above embodiment, in addition to the first radio receiving device 20 provided near the locker, the second radio receiving device of the communication device 40 carried by the user is used as a device for receiving radio signals transmitted from the key 30. Since 4007 is also used, the locker usage status can be determined more reliably. Further, according to the above-described embodiment, it is possible to expect the effect of preventing the key from being left behind. Furthermore, even if the user loses the key of the locker, it is possible to easily authenticate that the user is the user of the locker.

[Modification]
The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The embodiment described above may be modified as follows. Also, two or more of the following modified examples may be combined for implementation.

[Modification 1]
For example, in amusement parks, theme parks, and the like, locker facilities are installed on the premises, and the use of the locker facilities may be permitted only while the user is staying on the premises. In other words, it is a case where the area where the user can leave the locker while using the locker is restricted. In such a case, the user may forget to leave the luggage in the locker facility and leave the park through the gate of the amusement park or theme park. Therefore, a third wireless receiving device capable of receiving a wireless signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device 31 of the key 30 to the boundary between the inside and outside of the area (for example, the gate) where the user can leave the locker while using the locker. be provided. This third radio receiver is connected to the network 2 . Acquisition unit 51 of server device 50 acquires information indicating whether or not the third wireless receiving device is receiving a wireless signal transmitted from wireless transmitting device 31 (for example, information included in the wireless signal received from wireless transmitting device 31). key ID). Then, in the server device 50, the second radio receiving device 4007 receives the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31, and the third radio receiving device receives the radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device 31. A second notification unit is provided for notifying the communication device 40 when it is on. For example, the second notification unit transmits to the communication device 40 information such as a message indicating that there is a possibility that a package has been left behind in a locker on the premises of an amusement park, theme park, or the like. As a result, the effect of preventing luggage from being left behind can be expected.

[Modification 2]
When the user goes to pick up the baggage left in the locker, the user may be informed of the location of the locker or the time required for the user to move to the location of the locker. In this case, the server device 50 includes a guide information transmitting unit that transmits to the communication device 40 information that guides the location of the locker used by the user or the time required for the user to move to the locker. Specifically, the communication device 40 has a function of periodically measuring the position of its own device by GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like and notifying the server device 50, and the recording unit 52 records the position of each locker. It is recorded in association with the locker ID. The guidance information transmission unit regards the position of the communication device 40 notified by the communication device 40 as the position of the user, calculates the distance between this position and the position of the locker used by this user, and calculates the distance. The time required to move is specified and transmitted to the communication device 40 together with the location of the locker. Thereby, the user can know the location of the locker or the time required for the user to move to the location of the locker when retrieving the baggage deposited in the locker.

[Modification 3]
When the second wireless receiver 4007 transitions from a state in which it does not receive a wireless signal from the wireless transmitter 31 to a state in which it receives the wireless signal, it is when the user approaches the locker. At this time, server device 50 may include an advertisement information transmission unit that transmits advertisement information to communication device 40 having second wireless reception device 4007 that has received the wireless signal. This advertisement information is, for example, information according to the position of the locker that the user has approached, and for example, advertisement information regarding restaurants, commercial facilities, or events near the locker. Similarly, during the period in which the second radio receiving device 4007 receives the radio signal from the radio transmitting device 31, the advertising information transmitting unit receives the radio signal from the communication device 40 provided with the second radio receiving device 4007. You may make it transmit information.

[Modification 4]
The server device 50 estimates the time when the user will go to pick up the luggage deposited in the locker, and notifies the user terminals of other users who want to use the locker that the locker will be available at the estimated time. can be Specifically, the communication device 40 has a function of periodically measuring the position of its own device by GPS or the like and notifying it to the server device 50, and the recording unit 52 associates the position of each locker with the locker ID. attached and recorded. Then, using these positions, the server device 50 determines that the user carrying the communication device 40 is moving toward the locker that the user is using, and that the locker is being used. An estimation unit is provided for estimating the transition time from the state to the unused state. When it is determined that the user carrying the communication device 40 is moving toward the locker used by the user, for example, the position of the communication device 40 is within a predetermined distance from the locker. , and the moving direction of the user specified from the history of the position of the communication device 40 matches the direction of approaching the locker. The estimating unit calculates the distance between the position of the communication device 40 acquired by the acquiring unit 51 and the position of the locker used by the user based on the history of the position of the communication device 40 acquired by the acquiring unit 51. The time is estimated by dividing by the speed of movement. The recording unit 52 records the time estimated by the estimating unit, and the distribution unit 53 distributes information including this time.

[Other Modifications]
The block diagrams used in the description of the above embodiments show blocks in functional units. These functional blocks (components) are implemented by any combination of hardware and/or software. Further, means for realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be implemented by one device physically and/or logically coupled, or may be implemented by two or more physically and/or logically separated devices directly and/or indirectly. These multiple devices may be physically connected (eg, wired and/or wirelessly).

Aspects/embodiments described herein support Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G, 5G, Future Radio Access (FRA), W-CDMA (registered trademark), GSM (registered trademark), CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, UWB (Ultra-WideBand), It may be applied to systems utilizing Bluetooth®, other suitable systems, and/or advanced next generation systems based thereon.

The procedures, sequences, flow charts, etc. of each aspect/embodiment described herein may be interchanged so long as there is no inconsistency. For example, the methods described herein present elements of the various steps in a sample order, and are not limited to the specific order presented.
Each aspect/embodiment described herein may be used alone, in combination, or switched between implementations. In addition, the notification of predetermined information (for example, notification of “being X”) is not limited to being performed explicitly, but may be performed implicitly (for example, not notifying the predetermined information). good too.

As used herein, the terms "system" and "network" are used interchangeably.

The information, parameters, etc. described in this specification may be represented by absolute values, relative values from a predetermined value, or other corresponding information. The names used for the parameters described above are not limiting in any way. Further, the formulas, etc. using these parameters may differ from those explicitly disclosed herein.

As used herein, the terms "determining" and "determining" may encompass a wide variety of actions. "Determining", "determining" means, for example, judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up (e.g., table , searching in a database or other data structure), ascertaining as "determining" or "determining". Also, “judgment” and “decision” are used for receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., transmitting information), input, output, and access. (accessing) (for example, accessing data in memory) may include deeming that something has been "determined" or "determined". In addition, "judgement" and "decision" are considered to be "judgment" and "decision" by resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc. can contain. In other words, "judgment" and "decision" may include considering that some action is "judgment" and "decision".

The present invention may be provided as an information processing method including processing steps performed in the server device 50 . Moreover, the present invention may be provided as a program executed in the server device 50 . Such a program may be provided in a form recorded on a recording medium such as an optical disc, or may be provided in a form in which the program is downloaded to a computer via a network such as the Internet, installed, and made available. It is possible.

Software, instructions, etc. may be transmitted and received over a transmission medium. For example, the software can be used to access websites, servers, or other When transmitted from a remote source, these wired and/or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission media.

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

Terms described herein and/or terms necessary for understanding the specification may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meaning.

Any reference to elements using the "first," "second," etc. designations used herein does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations may be used herein as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more elements. Thus, reference to a first and second element does not imply that only two elements can be employed therein, or that the first element must precede the second element in any way.

To the extent that "including," "comprising," and variations thereof are used herein or in the claims, these terms, as well as the term "comprising," are inclusive. intended to be Furthermore, the term "or" as used in this specification or the claims is not intended to be an exclusive OR.

Throughout this disclosure, where articles have been added by translation, e.g., a, an, and the in English, these articles are used unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It shall include plural things.

Although the present invention has been described in detail above, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein. The present invention can be embodied in modified and determined aspects without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Accordingly, the descriptions herein are for the purpose of illustration and description, and are not intended to have any limiting meaning with respect to the present invention.

1 Locker management system 2 Network 10 Locker equipment 20 First radio receiver 30 Key 31 Radio transmitter 40 Communication device 4001 Processor 4002 Memory 4003 Storage 4004...Communication device 4005...Input device 4006...Output device 4007...Second wireless receiving device 50...Server device 51...Acquisition unit 52...Recording unit 53...Distribution unit 54...First notification Unit, 55... Authentication unit, 5001... Processor, 5002... Memory, 5003... Storage, 5004... Communication device, 5005... Input device, 5006... Output device.

Claims (10)

A first radio receiving device provided in an area including a locker or a second radio receiving device provided in a communication device carried by a user using the locker receives a signal transmitted from a radio transmitting device provided in the key of the locker. an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating whether or not a wireless signal is received;
When the first radio receiving device receives a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device, the state in which the locker is not used is recorded, and the first radio receiving device receives the radio signal from the radio transmitting device. A record for recording a state in which the locker is in use when no radio signal to be transmitted is received and the second radio receiver is receiving a radio signal to be transmitted from the radio transmitter. Department and
An information processing device comprising: 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a distribution unit that distributes information according to the content recorded in the recording unit. The second radio receiving device transitions from a state of receiving a radio signal from the radio transmitting device to a state of not receiving the radio signal, and the first radio receiving device is radio transmitted from the radio transmitting device 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a first notification unit that notifies said communication apparatus when no signal has been received. The recording unit records a set of identification information of the wireless transmission device provided in the key of the locker used by the user and identification information of the communication device carried by the user,
When the user reports that the key of the locker has been lost, the set of identification information recorded by the recording unit is used to authenticate that the user is the user of the locker. 4. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an authentication unit that performs authentication. The area where the user can leave the locker while using the locker is restricted,
The acquiring unit acquires information indicating whether or not a third radio receiving device provided at a boundary between inside and outside the area is receiving a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device,
When the second radio receiving device receives a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device and the third radio receiving device receives a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device, The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a second notification unit that notifies the communication apparatus. 6. A guidance information transmission unit that transmits information to the communication device for guiding the position of the locker used by the user or the time required for the user to move to the locker. The information processing device according to any one of . When the second radio receiving device transitions from a state of not receiving a radio signal from the radio transmitting device to a state of receiving the radio signal, or when the second radio receiving device receives a radio signal from the radio transmitting device An advertising information transmitting unit that transmits advertising information to a communication device that includes the second radio receiving device that receives the radio signal during the receiving period. The information processing apparatus according to any one of items 1 and 2. The acquisition unit acquires the position of the communication device,
A state in which the locker is used when it is determined that the user carrying the communication device is moving toward the locker used by the user based on the position acquired by the acquisition unit. an estimating unit for estimating the transition time from the state to the unused state,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the recording unit records the time estimated by the estimation unit. The estimating unit is configured to estimate movement of the user based on the position of the communication device acquired by the acquiring unit, the position of the locker used by the user, and the position of the communication device acquired by the acquiring unit. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the estimation is performed based on the speed of . a radio transmitter provided in a locker key;
a first radio receiver provided in an area including the locker;
a second wireless receiving device provided in a communication device carried by a user who uses the locker;
An information processing device that manages the usage status of the locker,
The information processing device is
an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating whether the first radio reception device or the second radio reception device is receiving a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmission device;
When the first radio receiving device receives a radio signal transmitted from the radio transmitting device, the state in which the locker is not used is recorded, and the first radio receiving device receives the radio signal from the radio transmitting device. A record for recording a state in which the locker is in use when no radio signal to be transmitted is received and the second radio receiver is receiving a radio signal to be transmitted from the radio transmitter. A locker management system comprising:

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