TW201602816A - Information provision system, communication terminal, and information provision method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

An information provision system is provided with a beacon device, a communication terminal, and a retrieval device. The beacon device transmits situation information relating to an installation object of the beacon device. The communication terminal generates a retrieval request on the basis of the situation information received from the beacon device, acquires installation object-related information, and notifies a user of the related information. The retrieval device retrieves the related information in response to the retrieval request from the communication terminal, and supplies the related information to the communication terminal.

Description

Information providing system, communication terminal and information providing method thereof

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 thereof for providing information related to an object or a place.

With the spread of the network environment, systems that use the network to notify information related to objects and the like are gradually being applied. For example, there is proposed a device system that collects information from a website on the Internet and reports it to a user based on the action content of the device machine in the house or the action of the user (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

[Previous Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2010-206646

In the above prior art, information suitable for the action content of the device machine or information suitable for the action of the user is automatically collected, and the collected information is reported to the user. However, in this prior art, the device machine that transmits the retrieval trigger signal is connected to the network, and in order to collect information, the device machine must be individually connected to the network.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to notify information related to the object or the like and information collected in association with information on the object or the like without connecting the object itself to the network.

The present invention is completed in order to eliminate the above problems. The first aspect is an information providing system and an information providing method thereof. The information providing system includes: a beacon device that transmits information about a setting object; and a communication terminal And generating a search request based on the situation information received from the beacon device, acquiring and notifying the related information of the setting object, and searching means for searching the related information according to the search request and supplying the related information to the communication terminal. Thereby, the following effects are brought about: the retrieval device retrieves information related to the situation information based on the information transmitted by the confidence indicator device.

Further, a second aspect of the present invention provides a communication terminal comprising: a receiving unit that receives a situation information about a setting target; and a transmitting unit that generates a search based on the situation information received from the beacon device And requesting and transmitting to the search device; and the notification unit that acquires and notifies the related information of the setting object searched according to the search request from the search device. Thereby, the following functions are brought about: the information of the situation information is retrieved by the retrieval device based on the information transmitted by the confidence indicator device, and the related information obtained is notified.

According to the present invention, it is possible to exhibit an excellent effect of notifying the information relating to the object or the like without connecting the object itself to the network.

20‧‧‧Setting objects

100‧‧‧Communication terminal

110‧‧‧Processing Department

120‧‧‧Memory Department

130‧‧‧ Input Department

140‧‧‧Notice Department

150‧‧‧Beacon Signal Receiving Department

160‧‧‧Server Communication Department

200‧‧‧ beacon device

210‧‧‧Processing Department

220‧‧‧Memory Department

230‧‧‧Wireless Communications Department

240‧‧‧State Detection Department

300‧‧‧Server

310‧‧‧Processing Department

320‧‧‧Storage

330‧‧‧Search Processing Department

340‧‧‧Communication Department

350‧‧‧Search History Database

400‧‧‧Network

401‧‧‧ access point

Fig. 1 is a view showing an example of the configuration of an information providing system in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a view showing an example of the configuration of a keyword table in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure of the information providing system in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a diagram showing the processing of the information providing system in the second embodiment of the present invention. The map to be.

Fig. 6 is a view showing an example of the configuration of a keyword table in the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure of the information providing system in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of the configuration of the search history database 350 in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure of the information providing system in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a view showing an example of a configuration of a change of the search history database 350 in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a sequence diagram showing a variation of the processing procedure of the information providing system in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 14 is a view showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 15 is a view showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a mode for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as an embodiment) will be described.

<1. First embodiment>

[Composition of information providing system]

Fig. 1 is a view showing an example of the configuration of an information providing system in an embodiment of the present invention. The information providing system includes a communication terminal 100, a beacon device 200, and a server 300. Here, one unit will be described separately, but a plurality of units may be separately provided.

The beacon device 200 is one that intermittently wirelessly transmits a beacon signal every specific period. The beacon apparatus 200 is disposed in or near the setting object 20 itself such as an article, and transmits information on the setting object 20 or information indicating the state of the setting object 20 as a beacon signal. Information about the setting object 20 or information indicating the state of the setting object 20 is referred to as situation information. The information includes at least one information about natural objects, products, stores, facilities and places.

The beacon device 200 is installed, for example, in a store such as a supermarket, an article such as a home appliance, or a station. Further, the situation information corresponding to the setting object 20 is transmitted as a beacon signal. For example, in the case of a supermarket, the price of the product or the origin of the vegetable is equivalent to the situation information. In addition, if it is a coffee machine, the coffee is good and the equivalent is the situation information. Moreover, in the case of an air purifier, the replacement time of the filter or the failure of the main body is equivalent to the situation information.

The communication terminal 100 is a terminal that is carried by a user (for example, a customer or the like). Examples of the communication terminal device 100 include a mobile terminal device, a tablet type personal computer, and the like. The communication terminal 100 asserts that the tag device 200 receives the beacon signal, generates a search key based on the received beacon signal, and transmits a search request for the related information to the server 300. When the provision of the related information is accepted from the server 300, the communication terminal 100 notifies the user of the situation information together with the related information. Relevant information is believed to be a user's likely interest to display information that may be of interest to the store or to purchase goods.

The server 300 retrieves relevant information based on the situation information from an internal storage or network based on the retrieval request from the communication terminal device 100. The server 300 is, for example, a server device on a network having a function as a search engine. The server 300 transmits its search result with respect to the communication terminal device 100 that transmits the search request.

Here, as an example of related information, for example, if it is a vegetable market, it is equivalent to using the recipe information of the vegetable. Also, if it is good for coffee, it is equivalent to the coffee. Coffee bean knowledge or sales information.

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 device 100. Specifically, the processing unit 110 controls the communication with the beacon device 200 in the beacon signal receiving unit 150 or the communication with the server 300 in the server communication unit 160, and performs the input unit 130 and the notification unit 140. User interface control. Further, the processing unit 110 generates a search key based on the situation information included in the beacon signal.

The memory unit 120 is a memory of data necessary for the processing of the memory processing unit 110. Further, as described below, the storage unit 120 stores a keyword table in which the service identification code, the situation information, and the search key transmitted by the confidence indicator device 200 are associated.

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

The notification unit 140 is for notifying the user of the information. As the notification unit 140, for example, a display unit of the touch panel is assumed to be a visual output person, but a speaker or the like may be provided as an audio output player with respect to hearing.

The beacon signal receiving unit 150 is a communicator with the beacon device 200. When the communication terminal 100 enters the communication range to the beacon device 200, the beacon signal receiving unit 150 receives the beacon signal transmitted by the confidence indicator device 200, and starts the exchange between the communication terminal device 100 and the beacon device 200.

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 memory 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 a specification for such wireless communication, For example, it is assumed that "Low-Power Bluetooth (registered trademark)" (hereinafter referred to as "BLE") is optimized for ultra-low power consumption. Furthermore, if the communication terminal device 100 can be wirelessly transmitted, the wireless communication unit 230 can wirelessly transmit the beacon signal by using other communication specifications such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) specifications.

Further, the beacon device 200 may be provided with a state detecting unit 240. The state detecting unit 240 detects the state of the setting object 20. The state detected by the state detecting unit 240 is memorized in the memory unit 220 and transmitted as a beacon signal. When the state of the setting object detected by the state detecting unit 240 dynamically changes, the situation information becomes dynamic information. For example, information indicating changes in the state from the processing to the end of the processing in the electrical product is dynamic information. On the other hand, the situation information becomes static information when the inherent information of the object is set and does not change due to the passage of time. For example, the name of the vegetable or the information of the place of origin is inherent to the vegetable and, therefore, is static information.

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 is a material necessary for the processing of the memory server 300. The communication unit 340 communicates via the network 400.

The search processing unit 330 searches for related information based on the situation information based on the search request from the communication terminal device 100. The search request includes a search command and a search key, and the search processing unit 330 performs search for related information related to the situation information based on this.

The search in the search processing unit 330 may include both an organic search (Organic Search) not for the paid advertisement and a paid search (Paid Search) for the charged advertisement. The search result of the organic search system search engine does not include the search of the information of the charge registration or the sponsored advertisement, and for example, the search for the existing online search information, the restaurant introduction website, the cooking recipe submission website, and the like. The pay-for-search system represents a paying advertiser of a sponsor in the search result of the search engine. For example, if the advertisement of the filter of the air cleaner is equivalent to the manufacturer paying the advertisement fee and including it in the search result.

For organic search, information related to the situation will be returned. Specifically, if it is a beacon in a supermarket vegetable store, a recipe using vegetables is returned from the cooking recipe submission site as a search result. That is, while using the online information, the results corresponding to the situation are returned, so that not only the situation can be notified, but also information related to the situation can be presented. On the other hand, for the paid search, unlike the organic search using the online information, an advertisement corresponding to a certain situation is issued (the situation is linked to the advertisement). Specifically, when the coffee is ready, the advertisement of the coffee beans is returned as a result of the search according to the situation. Thereby, the situation can be notified and the product advertisement related to the situation can be prompted. That is, it is expected to increase the user's desire to purchase by presenting related product advertisements.

Further, for example, it may be used separately, that is, organic search is performed when the situation information is static information, and paid search is performed when the situation information is dynamic information.

[Summary of processing of information providing system]

FIG. 2 is a view 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 appliance, and transmits information on the situation corresponding to the installation target 20 as a beacon signal. For example, if it is a supermarket store, the origin information is transmitted, and if it is a home appliance, information such as the end of the operation in the coffee machine or the washing machine is transmitted.

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

The server 300 retrieves related information of the situation information based on the search key transmitted from the communication terminal device 100. The retrieved related information is transmitted to the communication terminal device 100.

The communication terminal device 100 that receives the related information is notified to the user by displaying the related information together with the situation information. For example, if the situation information is the origin information of the vegetable store in the supermarket, the vegetable recipe information and the like are used as the relevant information to notify. also, If the situation information is that the coffee machine is notified of the coffee, the coffee bean knowledge related to the coffee or the sale information in the online store is notified as relevant information.

[keyword table]

Fig. 3 is a view showing an example of the configuration of a keyword table in the first embodiment of the present invention. The keyword list is stored in a table of the memory unit 120 of the communication terminal device 100, and the service identification code, the situation information, and the search key transmitted by the confidence indicator device 200 are associated.

The beacon signal transmitted by the confidence indicator device 200 includes a service identification code indicating the situation information. In the keyword table, each of the service identification codes stores the content of the beacon device setting object and the notification of the situation as the situation information. The communication terminal device 100 notifies the user of the content of the notification.

Further, in the keyword table, a search keyword is stored in association with each other of the service identification code. The communication terminal 100 transmits the search request to the server 300 using the search key. Further, the server 300 performs a search based on the search key, and transmits the search result to the communication terminal device 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 notification.

Hereinafter, an example of the keyword table of the figure will be described. For example, in the case where the coffee is well-formed, it is assumed that "coffee beans" and "rest" are used as search keywords. On the other hand, the advertisement of the coffee bean or the coffee bean knowledge information at the time of rest is notified as related information.

In the case where the filter of the air cleaner is replaced with the content of the notification, it is assumed that the manufacturer name of the air cleaner, the "air purifier", and the "replacement filter" are used as search keywords. On the other hand, the advertisement of the filter or the like is notified as related information.

In the case where the main body failure of the air cleaner is the content of the situation notification, the manufacturer name, "air purifier", and "repair service" of the air purifier are assumed as search keywords. In contrast, repair service information or new product information is used as related resources. News notification.

In addition, when the information on the origin of the sweet pepper is the content of the notice, it is assumed that "sweet pepper", "recipe" and "Chinese dish" are used as search keywords. On the other hand, a recipe for a Chinese dish using sweet peppers is notified as related information.

In addition, when it is indicated that the meaning of the south exit of a certain station is the content of the notice, it is assumed that the station name, "South Exit" and "Map" of the station are used as search keys. On the other hand, the map information and the like around the south exit of the station are notified as related information.

Furthermore, the search keyword may not directly indicate the content of the notification, as long as it is related to the content. For example, when the beacon apparatus 200 installed in the washing machine notifies the end of the washing as the case notification, it is estimated that the user is concerned about the weather when drying the clothes, and therefore, "weather" is assumed as the search key. In this case, the weather forecast information and the like are notified as related information.

[Processing sequence of information providing system]

Fig. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure of the information providing system in the first embodiment of the present invention.

The beacon device 200 transmits the situation information corresponding to the setting object 20 as a beacon signal (step S911). The communication terminal 100 receives the 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 device 100 sets the search keyword by referring to the keyword table (step S913). Then, the communication terminal device 100 transmits the search key together with the search command to the server 300 (step S914).

The server 300 retrieves information on the situation information on the network based on the retrieval key transmitted from the communication terminal device 100 (step S915). The server 300 transmits the search result as information on the situation information to the communication terminal device 100 (step S916).

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

As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the communication terminal 100 generates the search key based on the situation information included in the beacon signal transmitted from the confidence indicator device 200, whereby the server 300 can search for the correlation of the situation information. The information is notified to the user from the communication terminal 100.

<2. Second embodiment>

In the first embodiment described above, the search key is generated based on the situation information included in the beacon signal. However, in the second embodiment, the search key is further generated using the time information.

[Composition of information providing system]

Fig. 5 is a view showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the second embodiment of the present invention.

It is assumed that the beacon apparatus 200 transmits the time information as a beacon signal in addition to the situation information corresponding to the setting object 20. In this case, the beacon device 200 has an internal timepiece for generating time information based on the internal timepiece. The communication terminal 100 generates a search key in consideration of the situation information and the time information. For example, the communication terminal device 100 adds the time information itself or the keyword corresponding to the time information to the search keyword determined based on the situation information. The subsequent processing is the same as that of the first embodiment described above.

Further, the time information can be generated in the communication terminal device 100. In this case, the beacon signal does not need to contain time information. The communication terminal device 100 can also measure the time at the time of receiving the situation information, and set the search command by including the time information in the search keyword.

Further, the beacon device 200 or the communication terminal device 100 may not generate the time information, and may perform the search in consideration of the time information when the server 300 receives the search command.

[keyword table]

Fig. 6 is a view showing an example of the configuration of a keyword table in the second embodiment of the present invention. This example generates a search key in the communication terminal 100 based on the situation information and the time information. As an example, an item of time information is added as compared with the first embodiment described above. In other words, in the keyword table in the second embodiment, the service identification code, the situation information, the time information, and the search key transmitted by the confidence indicator device 200 are associated and stored.

For example, when it is assumed that the beacon device is installed at the station ticket gate, when the time information is equivalent to the daytime period, "lunch" is added as a search key, and the lunch time information around the station is notified to the user. In addition, when the time information is equivalent to the night time, "Dinner" and "Bar" are added as search keys, and the dinner and pub information around the station are notified to the user.

[Processing sequence of information providing system]

Fig. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure of the information providing system in the second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the processing of measuring the time information is added to the processing in the first embodiment. However, the measurement processing of the time information can also be performed in any of steps S921, S924 or S927.

When the 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 device 100 (step S922). In the communication terminal device 100, the retrieval key can be set using the time information (step S925). When the time information is measured in the communication terminal device 100 (step S924), the search key can be similarly set using the time information (step S925).

On the other hand, when it is assumed that the search key is added to the server 300, the time information can be measured in any of the beacon device 200 or the communication terminal device 100 (step S921 or S924), and transmitted. To the server 300. In this assumption, the time information can also be measured in the server 300 (step S927).

In either case, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to switch the notification content based on the time information by searching using the time information, thereby providing more useful information.

<3. Third embodiment>

In the first embodiment described above, the information is generated based on the information contained in the beacon signal. The keyword is searched, but in the third embodiment, the search key is further generated using the location information of the communication terminal device 100.

[Composition of information providing system]

FIG. 8 is a view showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the third embodiment of the present invention.

Similarly to 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 location information obtained by using a GPS (Global Positioning System). When the communication terminal 100 transmits a search request to the server, the communication terminal 100 generates a search key in consideration of the acquired location information. For example, the communication terminal device 100 adds the location information itself or the place name corresponding to the location information to the search keyword determined based on the situation information. In this case, the server 300 performs the search based on the transmitted search key in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

For example, when it is assumed that the beacon apparatus 200 is installed in the washing machine and the washing end is notified as the situation information, the communication terminal 100 that has received the information indicating the end of the washing is set to "weather" as a search key, and further, The place name corresponding to the location information acquired by the GPS is added as a search key. Thereby, the information of the weather forecast corresponding to the location of the user is notified to the user.

Further, the communication terminal device 100 may transmit the location information together with the search keyword without causing the acquired location information to be reflected to the search keyword. In this case, the server 300 must perform a search by adding a search key that matches the location information.

In either case, according to the third embodiment, by performing the search using the location information of the communication terminal device 100, the location information of the user can be reflected to the notification content, and information useful to the user can be provided.

Furthermore, instead of the location information of the communication terminal device 100, the search key may be added using the location information of the beacon device 200. For example, by attaching to the beacon device 200 The beacon device 200 acquires the position information of itself by acquiring the function of using the position information obtained by the GPS or by memorizing the position information indicating the position where it is set. At this time, the beacon device 200 may also include its own location information in the beacon signal for transmission. Further, the server 300 may store the information identifying the unique identification information and the position information indicating the installation position in advance for each of the beacon devices 200, and cause the server 300 to acquire the position information of the beacon device 200.

<4. Fourth embodiment>

In the first embodiment described above, the server 300 transmits the same search result regardless of which communication terminal 100 transmits the search key. However, in the fourth embodiment, the search history of the communication terminal 100 is used. More highly available information.

Generally, each user has a communication terminal 100 such as a smart phone, and it can be said that the identification communication terminal is the same as the identification user. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, when the communication terminal 100 transmits the search command and the search key, the identification code (terminal machine information) unique to the communication terminal device 100 is transmitted together. In this example, the server 300 acquires the terminal information of the communication terminal device 100 as the transmission source of the retrieval command every time the search is performed, and stores it in association with the retrieved content. Thereby, the server 300 stores the history of the retrieval of each user. By using this process, each user can be provided with a higher level of specialization information.

[Composition of information providing system]

FIG. 9 is a view showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

When the confidence indicator device 200 receives the situation information, the communication terminal device 100 generates a retrieval keyword and transmits it to the server 300 together with the retrieval command. At this time, in the fourth embodiment, the terminal information of the communication terminal device 100 is collectively transmitted to the server 300.

The server 300 includes a search history database 350 in which a search key is recorded in association with the terminal information. Moreover, the server 300 searches Referring to the search history database 350, the search key is added based on the search key associated with the terminal information, and the search is performed. The search result is transmitted to the communication terminal device 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 view showing an example of the configuration of the search history database 350 in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The search history database 350 memorizes the history of the search keywords in association with the terminal information.

In this example, in the search request from the communication terminal device 100 having "# 001" as the terminal information, search keywords for "coffee beans" and "price reduction" are frequently generated. As an example of the beacon device 200 for transmitting such information on "coffee beans" and "price reduction", a beacon device installed in a coffee machine or a beacon device installed in a facility such as a food store is considered.

Therefore, when the user of the communication terminal 100 (# 001) passes the south exit of the station ○○, when receiving the search request for the search key of "○○站" and "南口", the server 300 adds "coffee" Bean and "price reduction" are searched as search keywords. Thereby, information about the price reduction information of the coffee beans in the food store around the user can be notified. It is presumed that the user's interest is high for the search keyword that frequently searches for the situation. Therefore, by storing such a search keyword and using it in the case search, information useful to the user can be automatically collected and notified.

[Processing sequence of information providing system]

Figure 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure of the information providing system in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the fourth embodiment, the process of adding the search key is added to the processing in the first embodiment.

The communication terminal device 100 that receives the situation information by the confidence indicator device 200 transmits the search request in the same manner as in the above-described first embodiment. However, at this time, the terminal information of the communication terminal device 100 is transmitted together (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, the search keyword is added based on the search history (step S948), and the search is performed (step S949).

The search result obtained by the server 300 is transmitted to the communication terminal device 100 (step S951), and stored as a search history in the search history database 350 (step S952). In this way, the search history is utilized in the next search.

Furthermore, as a variation of the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the server 300 may perform a search for the user terminal 200 that does not depend on the situation, and the content of the search may be stored as a search history. Used in case search. In this case, the server 300, as a search engine, also accepts the spontaneous search request generated by the user's operation without depending on the situation, and stores the search and search history in the search history database 350.

[Search History Database Change Example]

Fig. 12 is a view showing an example of a configuration of a change of the search history database 350 in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The search history database 350 stores the history of the search key that the user spontaneously searches by 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, the user frequently searches for the network search using the "golf club" and "price reduction" search keywords. .

Therefore, for example, when the search request for "○○站" and "南口" is searched for from the communication terminal device 100 (# 001), the server 300 adds "golf club" and "price reduction" as a search. Search for keywords. Thereby, information about the store information of the golf store around the user or the special information in the store can be notified. For a search keyword that the user frequently performs a network search, it can be estimated that the user is interested in the user, and therefore, by storing such a search keyword for use in the case search, the user can be automatically collected and useful for the user. Information and notifications.

[Storage Processing Sequence of Search History]

Fig. 13 is a sequence diagram showing a variation of the processing procedure of the information providing system in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. This modification example shows a process of adding a search key that is spontaneously searched by the user by operating the communication terminal device 100 to the search history database 350.

The communication terminal device 100 receives the input of the search command and the search key by the user's operation (step S961), and transmits the search request and the terminal information of the communication terminal device 100 with respect to the server 300 (step S962).

The server 300 that has accepted the search request searches for information on the network based on the search key transmitted from the communication terminal device 100 (step S963). The server 300 transmits the search result to the communication terminal device 100 (step S964) and stores it in the search history database 350 as a search history (step S965). In this way, the search history is utilized in the subsequent situation search.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, by adding the search key by the search history in the server 300, it is possible to provide a higher level of information for each user.

<5. Fifth embodiment>

In the first embodiment described above, the search key is generated in the communication terminal device 100. However, in the fifth embodiment, the search key is generated in the server 300.

[Composition of information providing system]

FIG. 12 is a view 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 device 100 directly transmits the situation information received by the confidence indicator device 200 to the server 300. The server 300 receiving the situation information interprets the situation information and generates a search key.

The server 300 holds the keyword table in the first embodiment described above, and generates a search key based on the keyword table. The server 300 uses the search key generated by itself to check The search result is transmitted to the communication terminal device 100 as related information.

As described above, according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the search key is generated by the server 300, and the processing in the communication terminal device 100 can be reduced.

<6. Sixth embodiment>

In the first embodiment described above, the server 300 unconditionally searches for the search request from the communication terminal device 100. However, in the sixth embodiment, only the information transmitted from the legitimate beacon device 200 is searched. .

[Composition of information providing system]

Fig. 13 is a view showing an outline of processing of the information providing system in the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

The beacon device 200 transmits the authentication information together with the situation information when transmitting the beacon signal. The authentication information is pre-defined with the server 300, and the server 300 can authenticate the legitimacy of the beacon device 200 by verifying the authentication information. For example, the position information of the beacon device 200 or the seed of the pseudo random number may be replaced in advance, and authentication may be performed using the information generated based thereon.

The communication terminal device 100 interprets the situation information transmitted by the self-confidence target device 200, and acquires the content of the situation notification. Further, the communication terminal device 100 generates a search key and transmits the authentication information of the beacon device 200 to the server 300 together with the search command and the search key.

The server 300 authenticates the authentication information of the beacon device 200 received from the communication terminal device 100, and determines whether the beacon device 200 is a legitimate person. When it is determined that the situation is legitimate, the server 300 searches using the search key and transmits the search result to the communication terminal device 100 as related information. On the other hand, when the server 300 does not determine that it is legitimate, the search itself is not performed. Therefore, in this case, notification to the user is also not performed.

As described above, according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, since the server 300 authenticates the authentication information of the beacon device 200, the malicious person can set the beacon device 200. The phenomenon of providing fraudulent information to the communication terminal 100 to prevent fraudulent information is prevented.

Furthermore, the above-described embodiments are examples for realizing an example of the present invention, and the matters in the embodiments have a corresponding relationship with the specific matters of the invention in the scope of the patent application. Similarly, the matters specific to the invention and the notes in the scope of the patent application have corresponding relationships in the embodiments of the present invention having the same names. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications can be made to the embodiment without departing from the scope of the invention.

Moreover, the processing program described in the above embodiments can be obtained as a method having the series of programs, or as a program for causing a computer to execute the series of programs or a recording medium for storing the program. Obtain. As the recording medium, for example, a CD (Compact Disc), an MD (MiniDisc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a memory card, and a Blu-ray disc (Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc can be used. )Wait.

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Claims (19)

An information providing system, comprising: a beacon device that transmits situation information about a setting object; and a communication terminal device that generates a retrieval request based on the situation information received from the beacon device and acquires related information of the setting object and performs information And a search device that searches for the related information based on the search request and supplies the information to the communication terminal. The information providing system of claim 1, wherein the communication terminal device notifies the situation information together with the related information. The information providing system of claim 1, wherein the information of the situation is the information inherent to the setting object and is static information that does not change due to the passage of time. The information providing system of claim 3, wherein the information includes at least one information about natural objects, products, shops, facilities, and places. The information providing system of claim 1, wherein the information of the situation is dynamic information that changes according to a state of the setting object. The information providing system of claim 5, wherein the setting object is an electrical product, and the information in the above case is dynamic information of the electrical product. The information providing system of claim 1, wherein the searching means performs an organic search when retrieving the related information. The information providing system of claim 1, wherein The search device performs a paid search when searching for the related information. The information providing system of claim 1, wherein the search means searches for the related information, and performs an organic search when the information in the case is the information inherent to the setting object and the static information does not change due to the passage of time; The fee search is performed when the information in the above case is the dynamic information that changes according to the state of the above-mentioned setting object. The information providing system of claim 1, wherein the searching means searches for the location information of the beacon apparatus or the communication terminal when searching for the related information. The information providing system of claim 1, wherein the search means searches for the time information of the situation information by searching for the related information. The information providing system of claim 1, wherein the communication terminal device includes terminal information about the communication terminal device in the search request, and the search device performs the search by considering the terminal device information when searching the related information. The information providing system of claim 1, further comprising: an authentication device for authenticating the beacon device, wherein the beacon device transmits the identification information of the beacon device together with the situation information, the communication terminal device The identification information received by the beacon device is transmitted to the authentication device, and the search device performs the search of the related information when the authentication by the authentication device is successful. An information providing method comprising: a transmitting program, which refers to a beacon device transmitting information about a setting object; a transmitting program, wherein the communication terminal generates a retrieval request based on the above-mentioned information received from the beacon device and transmits the retrieval request; the retrieval program refers to The search device searches for the related information based on the search request and supplies the information to the communication terminal; and the notification program refers to the communication terminal acquiring the related information of the setting target and notifying the information. The information providing method of claim 14, wherein in the searching program, the searching means performs the search in consideration of the location information of the beacon apparatus or the communication terminal. The information providing method of claim 14, wherein in the search program, the search means performs the search in consideration of the time information of the information of the case. The information providing method of claim 14, wherein in the transmitting program, the communication terminal device includes terminal information about the communication terminal device in the search request, and in the searching program, the searching device considers the terminal device Search for information. The information providing method of claim 14, further comprising: an authentication program for authenticating the beacon device, wherein in the transmitting program, the beacon device transmits the identification information of the beacon device together with the situation information In the transmission program, the communication terminal transmits the identification information received from the beacon device to the authentication device, and in the search program, the authentication device successfully authenticates the authentication device by the authentication device. Check the above related information Suo. A communication terminal device comprising: a receiving unit that receives a situation information about a setting object; and a transmitting unit that generates a retrieval request based on the situation information received from the beacon device and transmits the retrieval request to the retrieval device; and the notification unit And acquiring, from the search device, related information of the setting object retrieved according to the search request, and notifying the information.