JP3797306B2 - Notification device, network system, program, recording medium - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention relates to a notification device, a network system, a program, and a recording medium that acquire notification information from an electronic device based on identification information acquired from an electronic device having a communication function and perform notification based on the acquired notification information.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  Conventionally, in a portable terminal with a wireless communication function that can identify terminals within a wireless range using identification information unique to the terminal, a request signal for notification information (terminal name, etc.) to other terminals within the wireless range Can be easily identified from among a plurality of wireless communication terminals having a plurality of users by displaying the notification information included in the response signal to the request on the display unit in association with the identification information. What was made is known (for example, refer nonpatent literature 1).
[0003]
  For example, in a device having a communication function by Bluetooth (registered trademark), in order to display the device name of the device that can communicate with itself,(1)Search for devices,(2)The device name is acquired twice. The device search is a process of transmitting a search signal and acquiring 48-bit unique information called a Bluetooth Device address (BD address) from the Bluetooth device that has received the search signal, and acquiring the device name In this process, a device name request signal is transmitted using the BD address for which the response has been made, and the device name corresponding to the BD address is acquired. Thus, for example, by displaying the device name (notification information) instead of displaying the BD address (identification information), it is easier for the user to understand than when displaying the BD address (identification information). Display can be made.
[0004]
[Non-Patent Document 1]
  “CdmaOne C413S Instruction Manual”, first edition, au group, Sony Corporation, May 2001, p. 215-216
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  However, in order to display the device name (broadcast information), as described above, it is necessary to perform both the acquisition of the BD address (identification information) and the acquisition of the device name (broadcast information). There was a problem that it took time.
[0006]
  In particular, with a Bluetooth device, it usually takes several seconds to search, and considerable time per device to acquire a device name. Therefore, there is a problem that the time taken to acquire the device name increases in proportion to the number of searched BD addresses.
  Therefore, the present invention acquires identification information for identifying a communicable electronic device, acquires notification information corresponding to the identification information, and performs notification based on the notification information until notification based on the notification information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a notification device, a network system, a program, and a recording medium that can reduce the time required for the recording.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention]
  The notification device according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-described problem, acquires identification information for identifying the electronic device from an electronic device capable of communication, and corresponds to the acquired identification information. It is a notification device that acquires notification information indicating an electronic device and performs notification based on the notification information, registers the acquired identification information and notification information corresponding to the identification information in association with each other, and the acquired identification information is If registered, the notification based on the notification information corresponding to the registered identification information is performed. On the other hand, if the acquired identification information is not registered, the notification information corresponding to the identification information is displayed. Obtain and perform notification based on the acquired notification information.Further, update information for updating the notification information registered in association with the identification information according to the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition means, and an update interval setting for setting an interval for updating the notification information registered by the registration means Means. Then, the updating unit updates the notification information of the registered notification information when the interval set by the update interval setting unit has elapsed since the time when the notification information acquisition unit acquired the notification information.
[0008]
  Therefore, when the notification information corresponding to the identification information has already been registered, it is not necessary to acquire the notification information, and the time required for notification based on the notification information can be shortened.Moreover, if the update interval of notification information is set, notification information can be automatically reacquired at this update interval to notify the latest state.
  The registration unit may be configured to associate the identification information with the notification information corresponding to the identification information and register the information in a storage unit provided in the notification device, or a server with which the notification device can communicate. It is good also as a structure which communicates etc. and registers.
[0009]
  Further, as the notification information, for example, character data, image data, audio data, or the like of the device name of the electronic device can be used. In addition, the notification based on the notification information includes notification of the notification information itself and notification of the notification content determined according to the notification information. For example, the case where the display of an icon is changed based on notification information is also included. The notification includes, for example, display of characters (for example, a character string of a device name), an image (for example, an icon), a video (for example, an animation), an output of sound (for example, reading a character string of a device name), can do.
[0010]
  On the other hand, the notification device according to claim 2 updates the notification information registered in association with the identification information in accordance with the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit, and updates the registered notification information. Update usage count setting means for setting the usage count of the notification information until. Then, the update means updates the broadcast information when the number of uses of the broadcast information from the time when the broadcast information is registered reaches the number of uses set by the update use count setting means. do.
  Thus, if the number of times of use of the notification information is set, the notification information can be automatically reacquired after a certain number of times of use. Therefore,There is a high possibility that the broadcast information that is broadcast matches the broadcast information that the actual electronic device has.
  Moreover, you may comprise so that both the update space | interval setting means and the update use frequency setting means may be provided like the alerting | reporting apparatus of Claim 3. Then, the update means, for the registered notification information, when the interval set by the update interval setting means has elapsed from the time when this notification information was acquired by the notification information acquisition means, or from when it was registered In at least one of the cases where the number of uses of the notification information has reached the number of uses set by the update use number setting means, the notification information is updated.
[0011]
  Claims4As shown, the notification information acquisition means can further acquire notification information indicating the electronic device corresponding to the identification information from the electronic device using the identification information registered by the registration means, and the update means. May be updated based on the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition means using the identification information registered by the registration means. In this way, for example, in order to update the notification information, it is possible to update the notification information by using already registered identification information without newly acquiring identification information. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the processing load required for updating the notification information, and it is possible to reduce the time required for the update.
[0012]
[0013]
  And the reporting means is the claim5As shown in FIG. 4, in the notification mode that can distinguish whether the notification information is the notification information registered in the registration means or the notification information received by the notification information receiving means when the notification is based on the notification information. Information should be sent.
  If it does in this way, the user can distinguish whether it is the alerting | reporting information registered by the registration means or the alerting | reporting information received by the alerting | reporting information receiving means from the alerting | reporting aspect of alerting | reporting. Therefore, the user can confirm the reliability of the notified content (the notification based on the registration result may be different from the current state, so the reliability is somewhat inferior). As a distinguishable notification mode, for example, when display is performed as notification, the display method of the color, shape, operation, and the like of the display target may be different. For example, if the device name (name) is displayed based on the notification information, the color, font shape, decoration, etc. of the device name may be notified differently.
[0014]
  Claims6As shown in FIG. 4, the selecting means for selecting whether the notification by the notification means is performed based on the notification information received by the notification information receiving means or based on the notification information corresponding to the identification information registered in the registration means. It is good to have. When the selection unit selects to perform notification based on the notification information received by the notification information reception unit, when the identification information is acquired, the acquired identification information is registered in the registration unit. Even if registered, it is preferable to acquire notification information corresponding to the identification information and perform notification based on the acquired notification information. If it does in this way, according to a user's preference, a user will perform high-speed alerting | reporting (notification based on a registration result) or accurate alerting | reporting (notification based on the alerting information received by alerting | reporting information receiving means), for example. It becomes possible to select.
[0015]
  Claim 1Or any one of claims 6A network system having the notification device described in 1) and an electronic device that can communicate with the notification device can be configured. For example, claims7As shown in FIG.Or any one of claims 6In the network system having the notification device according to claim 1 and an electronic device capable of communicating with the notification device, the electronic device transmits identification information that transmits identification information that can identify the electronic device, and transmits the notification information. Transmitting means to be provided. According to such a network system, it is possible to suppress network traffic, and it is possible to shorten the time required for notification based on the notification information in the notification device.
[0016]
  And claims8As shown in FIG.Or any one of claims 6When each unit of the notification device described in the above is realized by a computer, for example, it can be provided as a program executed by the computer. Such a program is claimed9As shown, for example, it is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, hard disk, ROM, RAM, etc. The functions as the respective means can be realized by loading and executing the program.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  Embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings. Needless to say, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and can take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.
[0018]
  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a network system 1 according to the present embodiment. The network system 1 includes a personal computer 10 as a notification device and an MFP (Multi Function Peripheral) 20 that is a multifunction device as an electronic device.
  The personal computer 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, an HDD 14, a display unit 15 such as a display, and an operation unit 16 such as a keyboard and a mouse. A module 17 is provided. The personal computer 10 executes a commonly used operating system, and has a function for the CPU 11 to load various programs stored in the HDD 14 into the RAM 13 and execute them.
[0019]
  On the other hand, the MFP 20 includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a HDD 24, a display unit 25 such as an LCD, an operation unit 26 composed of numeric keys and function keys, a Bluetooth communication module 27, a printing unit 28 for printing on paper, a public line It is configured to be connectable to the network, and includes a network control unit that controls outgoing / incoming calls and the like, and a telephone line connection unit 29 that transmits / receives data to / from other faxes via the public line network. The RAM 23 includes an NVRAM that is a nonvolatile memory, and stores various settings necessary for the operation of the MFP 20. This setting includes the Bluetooth device name of the MFP 20, and for example, “Multi Function A” is stored as the Bluetooth device name. This Bluetooth device name can be changed to the name input by the user when the user inputs a name change instruction from the operation unit 26.
[0020]
  The MFP 20 receives print data from the Bluetooth communication module 27 by the CPU 21 executing a program stored in the HDD 24 or the ROM 22, or receives FAX data via the telephone line connection unit 29 and stores it in the HDD 24. And a printing process in which printing is performed by controlling the printing unit 28 based on the received data. Further, the FAX transmission processing for controlling the telephone line connection unit 29 based on the data received from the Bluetooth communication module 27 to transmit the data to another FAX via the public line network, and the data stored in the HDD 24 are performed. A process of controlling the Bluetooth communication module 27 and transmitting it to the personal computer 10 is performed. Note that the CPU 21 of the MFP 20 is configured to be able to simultaneously execute a plurality of processes without resource conflict by processing a plurality of programs by multitasking.
[0021]
  In addition, the personal computer 10 controls the Bluetooth communication module 17 to transmit the print data and FAX data stored in the HDD 14 by the print processing by the application program to the MFP 20 and transmits the data transmitted from the MFP 20 to the Bluetooth communication module. The data reception process received via 17 is performed. The HDD 14 stores a Bluetooth device search program. In order to select a Bluetooth device to be communicated by the data transmission process and the data reception process described above and to check the status of the device, the HDD 14 Search for Bluetooth devices that exist in the. This Bluetooth device search process is a process in which the personal computer 10 searches for a device that can communicate with the Bluetooth communication module 17, acquires the Bluetooth device name of the device, and displays a list of the acquired Bluetooth device names. On the other hand, when the MFP 20 receives this search, the MFP 20 performs a response process of transmitting its own Bluetooth device name.
[0022]
  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the window 50 displayed on the display unit 15 when the personal computer 10 executes the Bluetooth device search program. The window 50 includes a device search button 52, a device display area 54, and a service display area 56. When the menu “Bluetooth” in the menu bar of the window 50 is clicked with the mouse of the operation unit 16, a setting menu is displayed in a pull-down manner. Click this setting menu to display the setting dialog. In this setting dialog, you can set the Bluetooth device search time, whether or not all searches are specified, the Bluetooth device search specified time, the Bluetooth device name acquisition interval, and the number of effective use of the device name (100 is set by default) It is. Setting item “All search specified / not specified” is an item to set whether to always search for device names (with all search specified), or to skip searching for device names that have already been acquired (without all search specified) It is. In addition, the Bluetooth device search specification time is an item for setting the time when the device name must be acquired in the next search after the specified time has passed. The acquisition interval of the Bluetooth device name is a setting item for specifying the time interval when it is desired to specify the time interval between acquisition of the Bluetooth device name and the next acquisition. The device name effective use count is a setting item for designating the number of times from when a Bluetooth device name is acquired to when it is acquired next. The setting contents in this setting dialog are stored in the HDD 14, and when the setting contents are changed, the setting contents stored in the HDD 14 are updated.
[0023]
  When detecting that the user operates the mouse of the operation unit 16 and clicks the device search button 52 of the window 50, the CPU 11 of the personal computer 10 starts the Bluetooth device search process.
  The flow of this Bluetooth device search process is shown in the flowchart of FIG.
[0024]
  First, in S110 of FIG. 3, a Bluetooth device search time is set. For example, the current time is acquired from the real-time clock provided in the personal computer 10, and the time obtained by adding the Bluetooth device search time set in the setting dialog and stored in the HDD 14 to the current time is stored as the search end time.
[0025]
  In continuing S120, it is determined whether search time was complete | finished. For example, if the current time acquired from the real-time clock has passed the search end time stored in S110, it is determined that the search time has ended. When the search time is over (S120: YES), the process proceeds to S160, and when the search time is not over (S120: NO), the process proceeds to S130.
[0026]
  In S130, the Bluetooth communication module 17 is controlled to search for a device. That is, an inquiry is performed with respect to the communication range of the Bluetooth communication module 17, and a BD address is acquired.
  In S140, it is determined whether a device has been discovered. That is, it is determined that the device has been found when the BD address of the device is acquired in S130. If a device is found (S140: YES), the process proceeds to S150, and if a device is not found (S140: NO), the process returns to S120.
[0027]
  In S150, the found BD address (BD address acquired in S130) is registered in the discovery list provided in the RAM 13, and the process returns to S120. For example, the discovery list may have a configuration in which the detected BD addresses are sequentially stored (for example, a list structure or a one-dimensional array).
[0028]
  Through the device search process of S110 to S150, a device capable of communication is searched from the Bluetooth communication module 17, and the BD address of the discovered device is stored in the discovery list.
  In S160 to S240, the device name corresponding to the BD address stored in the discovery list is searched according to the setting contents in the setting dialog, and the device name list in which the BD address and the device name are stored in association with each other is generated. .
[0029]
  In S160, it is determined whether or not the processing for all BD addresses in the discovery list has been completed. When the processing for all the BD addresses in the discovery list is completed (S160: NO), the process proceeds to S250. On the other hand, if the processing for all the BD addresses in the discovery list has not been completed (S160: YES), the position (pointer or the like) of interest in the discovery list is changed to the next BD address (first execution) The time is set to the initial position), and the process proceeds to S170.
[0030]
  In S170, it is determined whether or not the setting item “all search designation” in the setting dialog stored in the HDD 14 is set to “present”. If all search designations are set to “present” (S170: YES), the process proceeds to S230 for performing a device name search process. On the other hand, if all search designations are set to “none” (S170: NO), the process proceeds to S180.
[0031]
  In S180, when the search designation time of the Bluetooth device is set in the setting item “Bluetooth device search designation time” in the setting dialog stored in the HDD 14, the search designation time after the set search designation time has elapsed. It is determined whether or not it is the next search. When this Bluetooth search process was executed last time, the last search time stored in S250, which will be described later, is before the Bluetooth device search specification time, and the current time is after the Bluetooth device search specification time. If it is, it is determined that this is the next search after the set search specified time has elapsed. If it is the next search after the set search specified time has elapsed (S180: YES), the process proceeds to S230 for performing a device name search process, and otherwise (the search time is not set). (Including cases) (S180: NO), the process proceeds to S190.
[0032]
  In S190, it is determined whether or not the device name corresponding to the BD address in the currently discovered discovery list has been registered in the device name list. If the device name has already been registered in the device name list and the device name has been acquired (S190: YES), the process proceeds to S200, and if it has not been acquired (S190: NO), the device name search process The process proceeds to S230.
[0033]
  In S200, it is determined whether or not the designated time set in the setting item “Bluetooth device name acquisition interval” in the setting dialog stored in the HDD 14 has elapsed. That is, the time obtained by adding the designated time to the acquisition time stored in S240 described later is compared with the current time. If the current time is later than this time, it is determined that the designated time has elapsed. If the designated time has elapsed (S200: YES), the process proceeds to S230. If the designated time has not elapsed (S200: NO), the process proceeds to S210.
[0034]
  In S210, it is determined whether or not the designated number of times has been referred. When the value of the reference counter set in S240, which will be described later, becomes 0, it is determined that the designated number of times has been referenced. When the specified number of times is referred (S210: YES), the process proceeds to S230, and when the specified number of times is not referred (S210: NO), the process proceeds to S220.
[0035]
  In S220, the reference counter is subtracted (decrement (-1)), and the process proceeds to S160.
  In S230, the device name is searched. That is, the device name corresponding to the BD address stored at the currently focused position in the discovery list is acquired by controlling the Bluetooth communication module 17.
[0036]
  In subsequent S240, the BD address, the device name, and the acquisition time are associated with each other and registered as device information in the device name list, and the reference counter value is set in the setting dialog stored in the HDD 14 “effective use of device name”. Set to the value set in “Number of times”. When the process of S240 ends, the process proceeds to S160.
[0037]
  In this way, when the conditions set in the setting dialog are satisfied by the processing of S160 to S240 (S170: YES, S180: YES, S200: YES, S210: YES), a newly discovered device (S190: NO) only, the device name is searched and acquired (S230, 240). Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time taken to acquire device names as compared to the conventional configuration in which device names of all searched devices are sequentially acquired.
[0038]
  In S250, the current time is stored as the last search time, and in S260, the device list display process is performed.
  The flow of device list display processing in S260 will be described with reference to FIG.
  In S310 of FIG. 4, it is determined whether or not the processing for all device information in the device list has been completed. When the process for all device information in the device list is completed (S310: YES), the device list display process is terminated. On the other hand, if the processing for all device information in the device list has not been completed yet (S310: NO), the position (pointer or the like) of interest in the device list is changed to the next device information (first execution) The time is set to the initial position), and the process proceeds to S320.
[0039]
  In S320, it is determined whether the BD address of the device information currently focused on in the device list is in the discovery list. If it is in the discovery list (S320: YES), the process proceeds to S340. If it is not in the discovery list (S320: NO), the process proceeds to S330, and the device name stored as the device information and its The icon corresponding to the device name is displayed in gray, and the process returns to S310. “Multi Function B” shown in FIG. 5 is an example of this gray display (illustrated by a broken line in the figure).
[0040]
  In S340, it is determined whether or not the device information currently focused in the device list is acquired this time. If the value of the reference counter is the initial value, that is, the value set in the setting item “effective number of device names” stored in the setting dialog stored in the HDD 14, it is determined that the value is obtained this time. If it is obtained this time (S340: YES), the process proceeds to S360, the device name stored as the device information and the icon corresponding to the device name are displayed with an update mark, and the process proceeds to S310. Return. “Multi Function C” shown in FIG. 5 is an example of this display. In this example, a circle is displayed on the upper left of the icon as the update mark 58. The update mark can take various display modes, such as changing the color of an icon or character or adding an underline. On the other hand, if it is not obtained this time (S340: NO), the process proceeds to S350, the device name stored as the device information and the icon corresponding to the device name are displayed without the update mark, and the process proceeds to S310. Return. “Multi Function A” shown in FIG. 5 is an example of this display.
[0041]
  In this way, although device names have been acquired in the past, devices that were not found in the current search can be displayed in gray, and the user can easily distinguish and recognize these devices. For device names obtained by searching for device names, an update mark is displayed. On the other hand, for devices that have already obtained device names, an update mark is not displayed. It is possible to determine whether the device name is based on the stored device name or newly acquired.
[0042]
  As described above, since the time taken to acquire the device name is shortened, the time from when the device search button 52 is clicked until the device name or icon is displayed in the device display area 54 can also be shortened. it can. Further, for example, the user designates the service requested from the device by dragging and dropping the icon displayed in the device display area 54 to the icon indicating the type of service displayed in the service display area 56. However, this specification can be made immediately. Therefore, a user-friendly system can be realized.
[0043]
  In addition, if necessary, the user can set whether to specify all search, Bluetooth device search specified time, Bluetooth device name acquisition interval, and device name effective use count in the settings dialog, according to these settings. , You can search for the device name. That is, if all search designation is set, the device name can be searched, and the latest device name can be easily displayed. For example, “all search designation” can be called “update search”, and all search designation can be called “high-speed search, simple search”. In addition, by designating the Bluetooth designated search time, the device name can be reacquired in the next search after the time has elapsed. For example, when used in a company or the like, the latest information can be acquired at the time of use after the start of work by setting the start time in the morning. If the acquisition interval of the Bluetooth device name is set, the device name can be automatically reacquired at the acquisition interval to display the latest state. Also, if the number of effective use of a device name is set, the device name can be automatically reacquired after a certain number of times of use. Since various update conditions can be set in this way, the device name can be reacquired with the frequency and pattern required by the user, and the latest device name can be known. For example, when a situation in which the device name of a device is changed is assumed in advance, the setting content of the setting dialog may be determined so that re-acquisition is performed in the assumed situation.
[0044]
  In the present embodiment, the device search process shown in S110 to S150 is performed, then the device name search process of S160 to S240 is performed, and then the device list is displayed in S260. May be performed independently. For example, only the device name search process may be performed, and only the device name may be updated.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a network system according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an execution screen of a Bluetooth device search program.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of Bluetooth device search processing.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of device list display processing.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of an execution screen of a Bluetooth device search program after a Bluetooth device search.
[Explanation of symbols]
  1 ... Network system,
  10 ... PC 11 ... CPU 12 ... ROM 13 ... RAM
  14 ... HDD 15 ... display unit 16 ... operation unit 17 ... Bluetooth communication module
  20 ... MFP (multifunction machine) 21 ... CPU 22 ... ROM 23 ... RAM
  24 ... HDD 25 ... display unit 26 ... operation unit 27 ... Bluetooth communication module
  28 ... Printing part 29 ... Telephone line connection part
  50 ... Window 52 ... Device search button
  54 ... Device display area 56 ... Service display area 58 ... Update mark

Claims (9)

Identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information for identifying the electronic device from a communicable electronic device;
Notification information acquisition means for acquiring notification information indicating the electronic device corresponding to the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means from the electronic device;
In a notification device comprising: notification means for performing notification based on the notification information;
Registration means for registering in association with the identification information the broadcast information acquired by the broadcast information acquisition unit corresponding to the acquired identification information and the identification information by the acquisition unit,
Updating means for updating the notification information registered in association with the identification information by the registration means in accordance with the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition means;
Update interval setting means for setting an interval for updating the notification information registered by the registration means ,
When the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit is registered by the registration unit, the notification unit performs notification based on the notification information corresponding to the identification information registered by the registration unit, When the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit is not registered by the registration unit, notification information corresponding to the identification information is acquired by the identification information acquisition unit, and notification based on the acquired notification information is performed. There line,
The update means updates the broadcast information when the interval set by the update interval setting means has elapsed for the registered broadcast information from the time when the broadcast information acquisition means acquires the broadcast information. A notification device characterized by: Identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information for identifying the electronic device from a communicable electronic device;
Notification information acquisition means for acquiring notification information indicating the electronic device corresponding to the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means from the electronic device;
Notification means for performing notification based on the notification information;
In a notification device comprising:
Registration means for registering the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means in association with the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition means corresponding to the identification information;
Updating means for updating the notification information registered in association with the identification information by the registration means in accordance with the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition means;
Update usage number setting means for setting the number of times the notification information is used until the notification information registered by the registration means is updated,
When the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit is registered by the registration unit, the notification unit performs notification based on the notification information corresponding to the identification information registered by the registration unit, When the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit is not registered by the registration unit, notification information corresponding to the identification information is acquired by the identification information acquisition unit, and notification based on the acquired notification information is performed. Done
The update means, when the registered notification information, the number of times of use of the notification information from the time of registration by the registration means has reached the number of uses set by the update use number setting means, Update the notification information
A notification device characterized by the above . Identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information for identifying the electronic device from a communicable electronic device;
Notification information acquisition means for acquiring notification information indicating the electronic device corresponding to the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means from the electronic device;
Notification means for performing notification based on the notification information;
In a notification device comprising:
Registration means for registering the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means in association with the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition means corresponding to the identification information;
Updating means for updating the notification information registered in association with the identification information by the registration means in accordance with the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition means;
Update interval setting means for setting an interval for updating the notification information registered by the registration means;
Update usage number setting means for setting the number of times the notification information is used until the notification information registered by the registration means is updated,
When the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit is registered by the registration unit, the notification unit performs notification based on the notification information corresponding to the identification information registered by the registration unit, When the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit is not registered by the registration unit, notification information corresponding to the identification information is acquired by the identification information acquisition unit, and notification based on the acquired notification information is performed. Done
The update unit is configured to update the registered notification information when the interval set by the update interval setting unit has elapsed from the time when the notification information acquisition unit acquires the notification information, or the registration unit Update the notification information in at least one of the cases where the number of times the notification information has been used since the time of registration has reached the number of uses set by the update usage number setting means.
A notification device characterized by the above . The notification information acquisition means can further acquire notification information indicating the electronic device corresponding to the identification information from the electronic device using the identification information registered by the registration means,
The update unit performs the update based on the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit using the identification information registered by the registration unit.
The notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: In the notification based on the notification information, the notification means can distinguish whether the notification information is notification information registered in the registration means or notification information received by the notification information receiving means. Reporting in the notification mode
The notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: Selecting means for selecting whether the notification by the notification means is performed based on the notification information received by the notification information receiving means or based on the notification information corresponding to the identification information registered in the registration means;
The notification means is acquired when the identification information is acquired by the identification information acquisition means when the selection means performs selection based on the notification information received by the notification information reception means. Even when the identification information is registered in the registration means, the notification information corresponding to the identification information is acquired by the notification information acquisition means, and notification based on the acquired notification information is performed.
The notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: A network system comprising the notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 and an electronic device capable of communicating with the notification device.
The electronic device
Identification information transmitting means for transmitting identification information capable of identifying the electronic device;
Broadcast information transmitting means for transmitting the broadcast information;
A network system comprising: The program for functioning a computer as each means in the alerting | reporting apparatus of any one of Claim 1 thru | or 6. The recording medium with which the program for functioning a computer as each means in the alerting | reporting apparatus of any one of Claim 1 thru | or 6 was recorded.

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