JP2016004360A - Information providing system, communication terminal, and information providing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give notice of information on an object without connecting the object itself to a network.SOLUTION: An information providing system comprises a beacon device, a communication terminal, and a search device. The beacon device transmits situation information on an installation object of the beacon device. The communication terminal generates a search request on the basis of the situation information received from the beacon device, obtains related information on the installation object, and notifies the user of the related information. The search device searches for related information in response to the search request from the communication terminal and supplies it to the communication terminal.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system, and more particularly to an information providing system, a communication terminal, and an information providing method for providing information related to an object or a place.

  With the widespread use of network environments, systems that notify information about things using the network have come to be used. For example, an equipment system that collects information from a site on the Internet and notifies the user according to the operation content of equipment in the house and the user's behavior has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-206646 A

  In the above-described conventional technology, information suitable for the operation content of the equipment and information suitable for the user's behavior are automatically collected and the collected information is notified to the user. However, in this prior art, it is assumed that the equipment that transmits the search trigger signal is connected to the network, and it is necessary to individually connect the equipment to the network in order to collect information.

  The present invention was created in view of such a situation, and notifies the information about the object and the information collected according to the information about the object without connecting the object itself to the network. For the purpose.

  This invention is made | formed in order to eliminate the above-mentioned problem, The 1st side surface is based on the beacon apparatus which transmits the situation information regarding installation object, and the said situation information received from the said beacon apparatus An information providing system comprising: a communication terminal that generates a search request to acquire and notify the related information of the installation target; and a search device that searches the related information in response to the search request and supplies the related information to the communication terminal And information providing method thereof. This brings about the effect | action of making a search device search the relevant information of situation information based on the situation information transmitted from the beacon apparatus.

  Moreover, the 2nd side surface of this invention is a transmission which produces | generates a search request | requirement based on the said situation information received from the said beacon apparatus, and transmits to a search apparatus which receives the situation information regarding installation object from a beacon apparatus And a notifying unit that obtains and notifies the related information of the installation target searched in response to the search request from the search device. This brings about the effect | action of making a search device search the relevant information of situation information based on the situation information transmitted from the beacon device, and notifying the obtained related information.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an excellent effect that information about an object or the like can be notified without connecting the object itself to a network.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information provision system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a process of the information provision system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the keyword table in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the example of a process sequence of the information provision system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a process of the information provision system in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the keyword table in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the example of a process sequence of the information provision system in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a process of the information provision system in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a process of the information provision system in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the search history database 350 in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the example of a process sequence of the information provision system in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the modification structural example of the search history database 350 in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the modification of the process sequence of the information provision system in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a process of the information provision system in the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a process of the information provision system in the 6th Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described.

<1. First Embodiment>
[Configuration of information provision system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This information providing system includes a communication terminal 100, a beacon device 200, and a server 300. Here, one unit will be described, but a plurality of units may be provided.

  The beacon device 200 intermittently wirelessly transmits a beacon signal every predetermined period. The beacon device 200 is arranged at or near the installation target 20 itself such as an article, and transmits information related to the installation target 20 and information indicating the state of the installation target 20 as a beacon signal. Information regarding the installation target 20 and information indicating the state of the installation target 20 are referred to as situation information. This situation information includes at least one of information on natural objects, products, stores, facilities, and places.

  The beacon device 200 is installed in places such as stores such as supermarkets, articles such as home appliances, and stations. And the situation information according to the installation object 20 is transmitted as a beacon signal. For example, in the case of a supermarket department, the price of a product, the production area of vegetables, etc. correspond to situation information. Further, in the case of a coffee maker, the completion of coffee corresponds to the situation information. In the case of an air purifier, the arrival of filter replacement time or the occurrence of a failure of the main body corresponds to the situation information.

  The communication terminal 100 is a terminal carried by a user (for example, a customer). Examples of the communication terminal 100 include a mobile terminal and a tablet personal computer. The communication terminal 100 receives a beacon signal from the beacon device 200, generates a search keyword based on the received beacon signal, and transmits a related information search request to the server 300. When receiving the related information from the server 300, the communication terminal 100 notifies the user of the related information together with the situation information. The related information is considered as information that the user will be interested in, and this may be an inducement to visit a store or purchase a product.

  In response to a search request from the communication terminal 100, the server 300 searches related information based on the situation information from the internal storage or the network. The server 300 is a server device on a network having a function as a search engine, for example. The server 300 transmits the search result to the communication terminal 100 that has transmitted the search request.

  Here, as an example of the related information, for example, in the case of a vegetable department, recipe information using the vegetable is applicable. In addition, if the coffee is finished, it corresponds to bean knowledge or sale information related to the coffee.

  The communication terminal 100 includes a processing unit 110, a storage unit 120, an input unit 130, a notification unit 140, a beacon signal receiving unit 150, and a server communication unit 160.

  The processing unit 110 is a processor that performs necessary processing in the communication terminal 100. Specifically, the processing unit 110 controls communication with the beacon device 200 in the beacon signal receiving unit 150 and communication with the server 300 in the server communication unit 160, and user interface of the input unit 130 and the notification unit 140. Take control. Further, the processing unit 110 generates a search keyword based on the situation information included in the beacon signal.

  The storage unit 120 is a memory that stores data necessary for the processing of the processing unit 110. In addition, as will be described later, the storage unit 120 stores a keyword table that associates a service identifier transmitted from the beacon device 200, situation information, and a search keyword.

  The input unit 130 is for receiving input from the user. For example, a touch panel tactile sensor is assumed as the input unit 130, but an externally connected keyboard or the like may be used.

  The notification unit 140 is for notifying the user of information. As the notification unit 140, for example, a display unit of a touch panel is assumed to be output for vision, but a speaker or the like may be provided for outputting sound for hearing.

  The beacon signal receiving unit 150 communicates with the beacon device 200. When the communication terminal 100 enters the communication range of the beacon device 200, the beacon signal receiving unit 150 receives the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon device 200, and the communication between the communication terminal 100 and the beacon device 200 is started. .

  The server communication unit 160 communicates with the server 300 via the access point 401 and the network 400.

  The beacon device 200 includes a processing unit 210, a storage unit 220, and a wireless communication unit 230.

  The processing unit 210 generates a beacon signal by referring to the storage unit 220. The storage unit 220 is a memory that stores data transmitted as a beacon signal. The wireless communication unit 230 wirelessly transmits the beacon signal generated by the processing unit 210. As such a wireless communication standard, for example, “Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy” (hereinafter abbreviated as “BLE”) optimized for ultra-low power consumption is assumed. As long as wireless transmission to the communication terminal 100 is possible, the wireless communication unit 230 may wirelessly transmit a beacon signal according to another communication standard such as the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) standard.

  Further, the beacon device 200 may include a state detection unit 240. The state detection unit 240 detects the state of the installation target 20. The state detected by the state detection unit 240 is stored in the storage unit 220 and transmitted as a beacon signal. When the state of the installation target detected by the state detection unit 240 changes dynamically, the situation information becomes dynamic information. For example, information indicating that the state has changed from the time of processing to the end of processing in the electrical product is dynamic information. On the other hand, when the information is unique to the installation target and does not change over time, the situation information is static information. For example, the name and production area information of the vegetables are static information because they are unique to the vegetables.

  The server 300 includes a processing unit 310, a storage 320, a search processing unit 330, and a communication unit 340. The processing unit 310 is a processor that performs necessary processing in the server 300. The storage 320 stores data necessary for the processing of the server 300. The communication unit 340 performs communication via the network 400.

  The search processing unit 330 searches related information based on the situation information in response to a search request from the communication terminal 100. This search request includes a search command and a search keyword, and based on this, the search processing unit 330 searches for related information related to the situation information.

  The search in the search processing unit 330 may include both an organic search that does not target paid advertisements and a paid search that targets paid advertisements. Organic search is a search for information that does not include paid registration or sponsored advertisements in search engine search results. For example, a general search engine, a restaurant introduction site, a cooking recipe posting site, etc. Indicates that information is to be searched. Paid search indicates a paid advertisement by a sponsor among search engine search results. For example, in the case of an advertisement for a filter of an air purifier, this corresponds to an advertisement paid by a manufacturer and included in a search result.

  For organic search, return relevant information that matches the situation. Specifically, if it is a beacon at a supermarket vegetable department, a recipe using vegetables is returned as a search result from a cooking recipe posting site. That is, by returning a result corresponding to a situation while using information on the net, it is possible to present not only a situation notification but also information related to the situation. On the other hand, for paid search, an advertisement (situation-linked advertisement) corresponding to a certain situation is distributed, unlike an organic search utilizing information on the Internet. Specifically, when coffee is completed, a coffee bean advertisement is returned as a search result according to the situation. Thereby, a product advertisement related to the situation can be presented together with the notification of the situation. That is, it can be expected that the user's willingness to purchase is increased by presenting related product advertisements.

  For example, when the situation information is static information, an organic search is performed, and when the situation information is dynamic information, a paid search is performed.

[Processing overview of the information provision system]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The beacon device 200 is installed in a store such as a supermarket or a home electric appliance, and transmits situation information corresponding to the installation target 20 as a beacon signal. For example, if it is a supermarket sales area, the production area information is transmitted, and if it is a home appliance, situation information such as the end of work in a coffee maker or a washing machine is transmitted.

  The communication terminal 100 receives this beacon signal, interprets the content of the situation information, and generates a search keyword. Then, the generated search keyword is transmitted to the server 300 together with the search command.

  The server 300 searches for related information of the situation information based on the search keyword transmitted from the communication terminal 100. The retrieved related information is transmitted to the communication terminal 100.

  The communication terminal 100 that has received the related information notifies the user by displaying the related information together with the situation information. For example, if the situation information is the production area information of the supermarket vegetable department, the recipe information using the vegetable is notified as the related information. Further, if the situation information is a notification that coffee is made by a coffee maker, bean knowledge related to coffee or special sale information at a WEB shop is notified as related information.

[Keyword table]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the keyword table in the first embodiment of the present invention. This keyword table is a table stored in the storage unit 120 of the communication terminal 100, and associates a service identifier transmitted from the beacon device 200, situation information, and a search keyword.

  The beacon signal transmitted from the beacon device 200 includes a service identifier indicating situation information. In the keyword table, for each service identifier, the beacon device installation target and the content of the situation notification are stored in association with the situation information. The communication terminal 100 notifies the user of the content of this situation notification.

  In this keyword table, a search keyword is stored in association with each service identifier. The communication terminal 100 transmits a search request to the server 300 using this search keyword. Server 300 performs a search according to the search keyword, and transmits the search result to communication terminal 100 as related information. The communication terminal 100 notifies the user of the related information received from the server 300 together with the content of the situation notification.

  Hereinafter, description will be made along the example of the keyword table in FIG. For example, when the completion of coffee is the content of the situation notification, “coffee beans”, “breath”, etc. are assumed as search keywords. On the other hand, coffee bean advertisements and breathless bean knowledge information are notified as related information.

  In addition, when the replacement of the air purifier filter is the content of the situation notification, the manufacturer name of the air purifier, “air purifier”, “replacement filter”, and the like are assumed as search keywords. On the other hand, filter advertisements and the like are notified as related information.

  When the air cleaner main body failure is the content of the situation notification, the search keyword is assumed to include the manufacturer name of the air cleaner, “air cleaner”, “repair service”, and the like. On the other hand, repair service information, new product information, and the like are notified as related information.

  Further, when the production area information of the bell pepper is the content of the situation notification, “green pepper”, “recipe”, “Chinese food”, and the like are assumed as search keywords. On the other hand, Chinese recipes using peppers are notified as related information.

  Further, when the situation notification indicates that it is the south exit of a certain station, the station name of the station, “south exit”, “map”, and the like are assumed as search keywords. On the other hand, the map information around the south exit of the station is notified as related information.

  Note that the search keyword does not have to directly indicate the content of the situation notification, and may be anything related to the content. For example, when the beacon device 200 installed in the washing machine is notified as a situation notification that the laundry is finished, it is assumed that the user is interested in the weather when the laundry is dried. “Weather” is assumed. In this case, weather forecast information and the like are notified as related information.

[Processing sequence of information provision system]
FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The beacon device 200 transmits the situation information corresponding to the installation target 20 as a beacon signal (step S911). The communication terminal 100 receives this beacon signal, interprets the content of the situation information by referring to the keyword table, and detects the situation (step S912). Further, the communication terminal 100 sets a search keyword by referring to the keyword table (step S913). Then, the communication terminal 100 transmits the search keyword together with the search command to the server 300 (Step S914).

  Based on the search keyword transmitted from the communication terminal 100, the server 300 searches the network for related information of the situation information (step S915). The server 300 transmits the search result as related information of the situation information to the communication terminal 100 (step S916).

  When receiving the relevant information from the server 300, the communication terminal 100 notifies the user by displaying the relevant information together with the situation information (step S917).

  Thus, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the communication terminal 100 generates the search keyword based on the situation information included in the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon device 200, so that the situation information The server 300 can search the related information and notify the user from the communication terminal 100.

<2. Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment described above, the search keyword is generated based on the situation information included in the beacon signal. In the second embodiment, the search keyword is further generated using time information.

[Configuration of information provision system]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the second embodiment of the present invention.

  Beacon device 200 assumes the case where time information is transmitted as a beacon signal in addition to the situation information according to installation object 20. In this case, the beacon device 200 has an internal clock, and generates time information according to the internal clock. The communication terminal 100 generates a search keyword in consideration of situation information and time information. For example, the communication terminal 100 adds the time information itself or a keyword corresponding to the time information to the search keyword determined based on the situation information. Subsequent processing is the same as in the first embodiment described above.

  Further, the time information may be generated in the communication terminal 100. In this case, the beacon signal need not include time information. The communication terminal 100 may measure the time when the situation information is received, and set the search command including the time information in the search keyword.

  Further, in the beacon device 200 or the communication terminal 100, the time may be measured when the server 300 receives the search command without generating the time information, and the search may be performed in consideration of the time information.

[Keyword table]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a keyword table in the second embodiment of the present invention. This example is an example in which a search keyword is generated in communication terminal 100 based on situation information and time information, and an item of time information is added as compared to the first embodiment described above. That is, in the keyword table in the second embodiment, the service identifier transmitted from the beacon device 200, the situation information, the time information, and the search keyword are stored in association with each other.

  For example, assuming a beacon device installed at a station ticket gate, if the time information is a time zone corresponding to noon, “lunch” is added as a search keyword, and the lunch time information around the station is notified to the user Is done. Further, when the time information is a time zone corresponding to night, “dinner” and “izakaya” are added as search keywords, and the user is notified of dinner and tavern information around the station.

[Processing sequence of information provision system]
FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the information providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, processing for measuring time information is added to the processing in the first embodiment described above. However, this time information measurement process may be performed in any of steps S921, S924, or S927.

  When time information is measured in the beacon device 200 (step S921), the time information is included in the beacon signal and transmitted to the communication terminal 100 (step S922). In communication terminal 100, a search keyword can be set using the time information (step S925). Even when the time information is measured in the communication terminal 100 (step S924), the search keyword can be similarly set using the time information (step S925).

  On the other hand, when it is assumed that the search keyword is added in the server 300, time information is measured in either the beacon device 200 or the communication terminal 100 (step S921 or S924), and this is transmitted to the server 300. It may be. In this assumption, the server 300 may measure time information (step S927).

  In any case, according to the second embodiment, by performing a search using the time information, the notification content can be switched according to the time information, and more useful information is provided. Can do.

<3. Third Embodiment>
In the first embodiment described above, the search keyword is generated based on the situation information included in the beacon signal. However, in the third embodiment, the search keyword is further used using the position information of the communication terminal 100. Is generated.

[Configuration of information provision system]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the third embodiment of the present invention.

  As in the first embodiment, the beacon device 200 transmits the situation information corresponding to the installation target 20 as a beacon signal. The communication terminal 100 has a function of acquiring position information by GPS (Global Positioning System). When the communication terminal 100 transmits a search request to the server, the communication terminal 100 generates a search keyword in consideration of the acquired position information. For example, the communication terminal 100 adds the location information itself or a place name corresponding to the location information to the search keyword determined based on the situation information. In this case, the server 300 performs a search according to the transmitted search keyword, as in the first embodiment.

  For example, assuming a beacon device 200 installed in a washing machine and notifying the end of washing as situation information, the communication terminal 100 that has received the situation information indicating the end of washing sets “weather” as a search keyword, and The place name corresponding to the position information acquired by GPS is added to the search keyword. Thereby, the information of the weather forecast according to a user's location is notified to a user.

  Further, the communication terminal 100 may transmit the position information together with the search keyword without reflecting the acquired position information to the search keyword. In this case, the server 300 needs to perform a search after adding a search keyword that matches the position information.

  In any case, according to the third embodiment, by performing a search using the location information of the communication terminal 100, the location information of the user can be reflected in the notification content, and more for the user. Useful information can be provided.

  Note that a search keyword may be added using the position information of the beacon device 200 instead of the position information of the communication terminal 100. For example, the beacon device 200 obtains its own location information by adding a function for obtaining location information by GPS to the beacon device 200 or by storing location information indicating the location where the device is installed. You may make it do. At this time, the beacon device 200 may be transmitted by including its own position information in the beacon signal. In addition, the server 300 stores in advance data associated with unique identification information and position information indicating the installation position for each beacon device 200 so that the server 300 acquires the position information of the beacon device 200. Good.

<4. Fourth Embodiment>
In the first embodiment described above, the server 300 transmits the same search result regardless of which communication terminal 100 has transmitted the search keyword, but in the fourth embodiment, communication is performed. More advanced information is provided using the search history of the terminal 100.

  Each user generally has one kitchen such as a smartphone, and it can be said that identifying a communication terminal is equivalent to identifying the user. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, when the communication terminal 100 transmits a search command and a search keyword, an identifier (terminal information) unique to the communication terminal 100 is transmitted together. In this example, every time the server 300 performs a search, the server 300 acquires the terminal information of the communication terminal 100 that is the transmission source of the search command, and stores it in association with the content of the search. Thus, the situation search history of each user is accumulated in the server 300. By using this history, it is possible to provide more advanced information specialized for each user.

[Configuration of information provision system]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an outline of processing of the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  When receiving the situation information from the beacon device 200, the communication terminal 100 generates a search keyword and transmits it to the server 300 together with the search command. At that time, in the fourth embodiment, the terminal information of the communication terminal 100 is also transmitted to the server 300.

  The server 300 includes a search history database 350, and records search keywords in the search history database 350 in association with terminal information. Then, the server 300 refers to the search history database 350 at the time of search, and performs a search by adding a search keyword based on the search keyword associated with the terminal information. This search result is transmitted to the communication terminal 100 as related information in the same manner as in the first embodiment described above, and is notified to the user.

[Search History Database]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the search history database 350 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The search history database 350 stores a search keyword history in association with terminal information.

  In this example, in the search request from the communication terminal 100 having “# 001” as the terminal information, it is indicated that search keywords related to “coffee beans” and “discount” are frequently generated. As an example of the beacon device 200 that transmits the situation information regarding “coffee beans” and “discount”, a beacon device provided in a coffee maker or a beacon device installed in a facility such as a grocery store can be considered.

  Therefore, when the user of the communication terminal 100 (# 001) passes through the south exit of XX station, the server 300 receives a search request using “XX station” and “South entrance” as search keywords. , And search by adding “coffee beans” and “discount” as search keywords. Thereby, the information regarding the sale information of the coffee beans in the grocery store around the user can be notified. Since it can be inferred that the user's interest is high for search keywords that are frequently searched for situations, information that is useful to the user is automatically collected by accumulating such search keywords and using them in situation searches. It is possible to collect and notify automatically.

[Processing sequence of information provision system]
FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the fourth embodiment, processing for adding a search keyword is added to the processing in the first embodiment described above.

  The communication terminal 100 that has received the situation information from the beacon device 200 transmits a search request in the same manner as in the first embodiment described above. At that time, the communication terminal 100 also transmits the terminal information of the communication terminal 100 (step S945). .

  The server 300 that has received the search request refers to the search history database 350 based on the terminal information and acquires the search history (steps S946 and S947). Then, a search keyword is added according to this search history (step S948), and a search is performed (step S949).

  The search result by the server 300 is transmitted to the communication terminal 100 (step S951) and stored as a search history in the search history database 350 (step S952). As a result, the search history is used in subsequent searches.

  As a modification of the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the server 300 also uses a search history as a search history for a search that is voluntarily performed by a user operating the communication terminal 200 without depending on the situation search. It may be accumulated and used for situation search. In this case, as a search engine, the server 300 also accepts a spontaneous search request by a user operation that does not depend on the situation search, and performs a search and stores the search history in the search history database 350.

[Search history database modification]
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a modified configuration example of the search history database 350 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The search history database 350 stores a search keyword history of searches performed spontaneously by the user operating the communication terminal 100 in association with the terminal information.

  In this example, in the search request from the communication terminal 100 having “# 001” as the terminal information, a history that the user has performed a network search using search keywords such as “golf club” and “discount” frequently occurs. It shows that.

  Therefore, for example, when receiving a search request from the communication terminal 100 (# 001) using “XX station” and “South exit” as search keywords, the server 300 uses “golf club” and “discount” as search keywords. "To search. Thereby, the store information of the golf shop around the user and the information related to the sale information at the store can be notified. For search keywords that users frequently searched for networks, it can be inferred that the user is interested, so it is useful for users to accumulate such search keywords and use them in situation searches. It is possible to automatically collect and notify information.

[Search history storage processing sequence]
FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram illustrating a modified example of the processing procedure of the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. This modification shows a process of adding a search keyword for a search performed spontaneously by the user operating the communication terminal 100 to the search history database 350.

  The communication terminal 100 receives a search command and a search keyword input by a user operation (step S961), and transmits a search request and terminal information of the communication terminal 100 to the server 300 (step S962).

  The server 300 that has received the search request searches for information on the network based on the search keyword transmitted from the communication terminal 100 (step S963). The server 300 transmits the search result to the communication terminal 100 (step S964) and stores it as a search history in the search history database 350 (step S965). As a result, the search history is used in subsequent situation searches.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, by adding a search keyword using a search history in the server 300, it is possible to provide more advanced information specialized for each user. it can.

<5. Fifth embodiment>
In the first embodiment described above, the search keyword is generated in the communication terminal 100, but in the fifth embodiment, the search keyword is generated in the server 300.

[Configuration of information provision system]
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

  In the fifth embodiment, the communication terminal 100 transfers the situation information received from the beacon device 200 to the server 300 as it is. Receiving the situation information, the server 300 interprets the situation information and generates a search keyword.

  The server 300 holds the keyword table in the first embodiment described above, and generates a search keyword according to this keyword table. The server 300 performs a search using the search keyword generated by itself, and transmits the search result to the communication terminal 100 as related information.

  As described above, according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the server 300 generates the search keyword, so that the processing in the communication terminal 100 can be reduced.

<6. Sixth Embodiment>
In the first embodiment described above, the server 300 performs an unconditional search in response to a search request from the communication terminal 100. In the sixth embodiment, transmission is performed from a valid beacon device 200. Search only for the situation information.

[Configuration of information provision system]
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an outline of processing of the information providing system according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

  The beacon device 200 transmits authentication information together with the situation information when transmitting the beacon signal. The authentication information is determined in advance with the server 300, and the server 300 can authenticate the authenticity of the beacon device 200 by verifying the authentication information. For example, the position information where the beacon device 200 is installed, the seed of a pseudo random number, and the like are exchanged in advance, and authentication can be performed using information generated accordingly.

  The communication terminal 100 interprets the situation information transmitted from the beacon device 200 and acquires the content of the situation notification. Then, the communication terminal 100 generates a search keyword and transmits the authentication information of the beacon device 200 to the server 300 together with the search command and the search keyword.

  The server 300 authenticates the authentication information of the beacon device 200 received from the communication terminal 100 and determines whether or not the beacon device 200 is valid. If it is determined to be valid, the server 300 performs a search using the search keyword and transmits the search result to the communication terminal 100 as related information. On the other hand, if the server 300 does not determine that it is valid, the server 300 does not perform the search itself. Therefore, in this case, notification to the user is not performed.

  As described above, according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, by authenticating the authentication information of the beacon device 200 in the server 300, a malicious person installs a fake of the beacon device 200 to the communication terminal 100. Providing unauthorized information can be prevented beforehand.

  Note that the above-described embodiment shows an example for embodying the present invention, and the matters in the embodiment and the invention-specific matters in the claims have a corresponding relationship. Similarly, the matters specifying the invention in the claims and the matters in the embodiment of the present invention having the same names as the claims have a corresponding relationship. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and can be embodied by making various modifications to the embodiment without departing from the scope of the invention.

  Further, the processing procedure described in the above embodiment may be regarded as a method having a series of these procedures, and a program for causing a computer to execute these series of procedures or a recording medium storing the program. You may catch it. As this recording medium, for example, a CD (Compact Disc), an MD (MiniDisc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a memory card, a Blu-ray disc (Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc), or the like can be used.

20 installation target 100 communication terminal 110 processing unit 120 storage unit 130 input unit 140 notification unit 150 beacon signal reception unit 160 server communication unit 200 beacon device 210 processing unit 220 storage unit 230 wireless communication unit 240 state detection unit 300 server 310 processing unit 320 Storage 330 Search processing unit 340 Communication unit 350 Search history database 400 Network 401 Access point

Claims (22)

A beacon device that transmits situation information about the installation target;
A communication terminal that generates a search request based on the situation information received from the beacon device and acquires and notifies the related information of the installation target;
An information providing system comprising: a search device that searches for the related information in response to the search request and supplies the related information to the communication terminal.   The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the communication terminal notifies the situation information together with the related information.   The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the situation information is unique information of the installation target and is static information that does not change over time.   The information providing system according to claim 3, wherein the situation information includes at least one of information on a natural object, a product, a store, a facility, and a place.   The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the situation information is dynamic information that varies depending on a state of the installation target.   The information providing system according to claim 5, wherein the installation target is an electrical product, and the situation information is dynamic information of the electrical product.   The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the search device performs an organic search when searching for the related information.   The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the search device performs a paid search when searching for the related information.   When searching for the related information, the search device performs an organic search when the situation information is static information that is unique information of the installation target and does not change with the passage of time. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein a paid search is performed in the case of dynamic information that changes depending on the state of the installation target. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the search device searches for the related information in consideration of position information of the beacon device or the communication terminal. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the search device searches for the related information in consideration of time information when the situation information is transmitted. The communication terminal includes terminal information related to the communication terminal in the search request,
The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the search device searches for the related information in consideration of the terminal information. Further comprising an authentication device for authenticating the beacon device;
The beacon device transmits identification information of the beacon device together with the situation information,
The communication terminal transmits the identification information received from the beacon device to the authentication device,
The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the search device searches the related information when the authentication device is successfully authenticated by the authentication device. A transmission procedure in which the beacon device transmits situation information related to the installation target;
A transmission procedure in which a communication terminal generates and transmits a search request based on the situation information received from the beacon device;
A search procedure in which a search device searches for the related information in response to the search request and supplies the related information to the communication terminal;
An information providing method comprising: a notification procedure in which the communication terminal acquires and notifies the relevant information of the installation target. The information providing method according to claim 14, wherein in the search procedure, the search device searches in consideration of position information of the beacon device or the communication terminal. 15. The information providing method according to claim 14, wherein, in the search procedure, the search device searches in consideration of time information when the situation information is transmitted. In the transmission procedure, the communication terminal includes terminal information related to the communication terminal in the search request,
15. The information providing method according to claim 14, wherein in the search procedure, the search device performs a search in consideration of the terminal information. Further comprising an authentication procedure for authenticating the beacon device;
In the transmission procedure, the beacon device transmits identification information of the beacon device together with the situation information,
In the transmission procedure, the communication terminal transmits the identification information received from the beacon device to the authentication device,
The information providing method according to claim 14, wherein, in the search procedure, the search device searches for the related information when the authentication device is successfully authenticated by the authentication device. A receiver that receives situation information about the installation target from the beacon device; and
A transmission unit that generates a search request based on the situation information received from the beacon device and transmits the search request to the search device;
A communication terminal comprising: a notification unit that obtains and notifies the related information of the installation target searched in response to the search request from the search device. The communication terminal according to claim 19, wherein the notification unit notifies the related information in consideration of position information of the beacon device or the communication terminal. The communication terminal according to claim 19, wherein the notification unit notifies the related information in consideration of time information when the situation information is transmitted. The transmission unit includes terminal information related to the communication terminal in the search request,
The communication terminal according to claim 19, wherein the notification unit notifies the related information in consideration of the terminal information.

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