Management system, management method, procedure

Abstract

The first acquisition unit (310) acquires device identification information for identifying the device (100) and user identification information for identifying a user in the system of the non-managed device (100). The second acquisition unit (312) acquires device user identification information and user identification information for identifying the user in the device (100). The first management unit (316) manages the user identification information, the device identification information, and the device user identification information in correspondence with each other by using the user identification information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a management system, a management method and a program for managing information. Background Art

[0002] A biometric information system is used to detect the user of a toilet flushing device. The biometric information system is composed of a biometric information collection unit with a built-in personal identification unit and a biometric information recording unit. In the biometric information system, the personal identification result obtained by the personal identification unit is shared within the biometric information system, and the biometric information measured by all the biometric information collection units existing in the biometric information system is recorded in the biometric information recording unit in association with the user (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

[0003] [Prior art literature]

[0004] [Patent Document]

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2000-139858 Summary of the invention

[0006] [Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0007] The user identification information in IoT (Internet of Things) devices such as toilet flushing devices is used to manage the IoT devices. However, the user identification information in the IoT devices cannot be used in a system different from the system that manages the IoT devices. Therefore, it is not possible to make the system different from the system that manages the IoT devices cooperate with the IoT devices. However, in order to improve the convenience of users, it is desirable to make them cooperate.

[0008] The present disclosure has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a technology for causing a system different from a system that manages the device to cooperate with the device.

[0009] [Technical solutions for solving technical problems]

[0010] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a management system of a scheme of the present invention includes: a first acquisition unit for acquiring device identification information for identifying a device and user identification information for identifying a user in a system of a non-managed device; a second acquisition unit for acquiring device user identification information for identifying a user in a device and user identification information; and a management unit for managing user identification information, device identification information, and device user identification information in correspondence with each other by using user identification information.

[0011] Another embodiment of the present invention is a management method. The method includes: obtaining device identification information for identifying a device and user identification information for identifying a user in a system of a non-managed device; obtaining device user identification information and user identification information for identifying a user in a device; and managing the user identification information, device identification information, and device user identification information in correspondence with each other by using the user identification information.

[0012] Furthermore, arbitrarily combining the above-described constituting elements and converting the expression of the present invention into a method, an apparatus, a system, a computer program, a recording medium storing the computer program, etc. may also be practiced as additional aspects of the present invention.

[0013] [Effects of the invention]

[0014] According to the present invention, it is possible to make a system different from a system that manages the device cooperate with the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a diagram showing the configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment.

[0016] Figure 2 Yes means Figure 1 Diagram of the functional blocks of a communication system.

[0017] Figure 3 (a)~ Figure 3 (b) means stored in Figure 2 Diagram of the data structure of data in the management unit.

[0018] Figure 4 (a)~ Figure 4 (b) means stored in Figure 2 A diagram of a data structure of data in a management device.

[0019] Figure 5 (a)~ Figure 5 (c) indicates that the Figure 2 FIG. 1 is a diagram of a screen in a display unit of .

[0020] Figure 6 It means stored in Figure 2 A diagram of the data structure of data in a storage unit.

[0021] Figure 7 Yes means Figure 2 Flowchart of the processing steps of the management device.

[0022] Figure 8 Yes means Figure 2 Flow chart of another processing step of the management device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] Before describing the embodiments of the present invention in detail, the knowledge that serves as the basis of the embodiments will be described first. The embodiments relate to a communication system for managing a plurality of identification information of a user in association with each other. In an IoT device (hereinafter referred to as a "device") installed in a residence, etc., identification information of the user (hereinafter referred to as "device user identification information") is specified, and each user is set based on the device user identification information. Because the device is installed in a residence, etc., the total number of device user identification information is about the total number of users in the residence, for example, 4. On the other hand, in a system (hereinafter referred to as the "second system") different from the system that manages such a device (hereinafter referred to as the "first system"), user identification information (hereinafter referred to as "user identification information") is also specified. The second system is, for example, a system that provides e-commerce services on the Internet. Therefore, the total number of user identification information is, for example, more than 10,000. In this way, the total number of user identification information is greater than the total number of device user identification information.

[0024] Generally, the device user identification information can identify the user in the house and is used only in the device or the first system. The services using the device user identification information are limited. On the other hand, because the user identification information can identify the user using the Internet, it can be used not only for one e-commerce but also for multiple e-commerce and services other than e-commerce. Therefore, there are various services using the user identification information. In such a situation, by associating the device user identification information with the user identification information, various services can also be used in the device or the first system. However, as mentioned above, because the total number of user identification information is greater than the total number of device user identification information, it is difficult to make them correspond one to one.

[0025] Figure 1 1 shows the configuration of a communication system 1000. The communication system 1000 includes a router 12, a network 14, a base station device 16, a device 100, a terminal device 200, a management device 300, and a server 400. Here, the router 12, the device 100, and the terminal device 200 are installed in a house 10.

[0026] The device 100 is, for example, an electric toilet seat, a delivery box, or a home elevator, but in this case, it is an electric toilet seat. The electric toilet seat has a cleaning function and a heating function, and in particular, settings for each user can be made regarding the cleaning function and the heating function. Since the electric toilet seat is installed in the residence 10, the user here means the resident of the residence 10. Therefore, settings for each user of less than 10 people, for example, 4 people, can be made in the electric toilet seat. The device 100 has a communication function such as ECHONET Lite (registered trademark) and is connected to a router 12. In addition, the router 12 is connected to the management device 300 via a network 14. The network 14 is, for example, the Internet.

[0027] The management device 300 is a server for managing various functions of the electric toilet seat. The management device 300 is equivalent to the above-mentioned first system, and only provides services for various functions of the electric toilet seat. Because such services can use well-known technologies, the description is omitted here. The user of each device 100 in the first system is identified based on the device user identification information. The settings of each user are implemented through the device user identification information. Therefore, the total number of device user identification information of each device 100 is less than 10, for example, 4. The management device 300 can be composed of one device or a plurality of devices. Such a management device 300 can also be called a management system.

[0028] On the other hand, a server 400 different from the management device 300 is also connected to the network 14. The server 400 is equivalent to the above-mentioned second system, and provides e-commerce services, etc. Users in the second system are identified based on user identification information. In the case of providing e-commerce services through the second system, the total number of user identification information is more than 10,000. The first system manages the device 100, while the second system does not manage the device 100. Because the first system and the second system are independent systems, the device user identification information is not associated with the user identification information. Furthermore, because the total number of user identification information is greater than the total number of device user identification information, it is difficult to make them correspond one-to-one. However, it is preferred to make the first system and the second system cooperate by associating them.

[0029] The terminal device 200 is a wireless communication device used by the user, such as a smart phone. The terminal device 200 can be connected to the network 14 via the base station device 16 by performing wireless communication with the base station device 16. Wireless communication is, for example, LTE (Long Term Evolution) and wireless LAN (Local Area Network). Therefore, the terminal device 200 can receive the provision of e-commerce services by accessing the server 400. In addition, the terminal device 200 can set various functions of the electric toilet seat by accessing the management device 300. Furthermore, the terminal device 200 also has a communication function for communicating with the device 100. This communication function supports, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) and NFC (Near Field Communication).

[0030] Figure 2 denoting the functional blocks of the communication system 1000. Figure 1The device 100, the terminal device 200, the management device 300, and the server 400 in the communication system 1000 are shown in FIG. The device 100 includes a management unit 110, a first sending unit 112, and a second sending unit 114. The terminal device 200 includes an acquisition unit 210, an input unit 212, a first entrusting unit 214, a second entrusting unit 216, and a display unit 220. The management device 300 includes a first acquisition unit 310, a second acquisition unit 312, an authentication request / permission receiving unit 314, a first management unit 316, a third acquisition unit 320, and a second management unit 322. The server 400 includes an authentication unit 410 and a storage unit 412.

[0031] The management unit 110 of the device 100 manages information in the device 100 . Figure 3 (a)~ Figure 3 (b) shows the data structure of the data stored in the management unit 110. Figure 3 (a) indicates the setting contents of each user in the device 100. As described above, the device user identification information is used to perform the settings of each user. Here, as an example, "01" to "04" are used as the device user identification information, and the corresponding settings are respectively represented as "1st setting" to "4th setting". In the case where the device 100 is an electric toilet seat, the "1st setting" to "4th setting" represent the value of the water volume during washing, etc. These data are not used when the device 100 is connected to the toilet seat. Figure 1 The network 14 connection is also used. On the other hand, Figure 3 (b) indicates information (hereinafter referred to as "device identification information") used by the management device 300 to identify the device 100 connected to the network 14. By using the device identification information, the management device 300 can uniquely identify the device 100 installed in various houses 10. Return Figure 2 .

[0032] The second transmission unit 114 and Figure 1 The third acquisition unit 320 of the management device 300 is connected to the router 12 of the management device 300, and transmits the data stored in the management unit 110 to the management device 300 via the router 12 and the network 14. The third acquisition unit 320 of the management device 300 is connected to the network 14, and receives the data from the device 100. The second management unit 322 stores the data received by the third acquisition unit 320. Figure 4 (a)~ Figure 4 (b) shows the data structure of the data stored in the management device 300. Figure 4 (a) represents data stored in the second management unit 322. As shown in the figure, device identification information, device user identification information, and settings are stored correspondingly. The management device 300 can provide only services in the first system, such as services for various functions of an electric toilet seat, by using the data stored in the second management unit 322. Figure 4 (b) is described below. Return Figure 2 .

[0033] The display unit 220 of the terminal device 200 displays predetermined information as a screen. The input unit 212 receives user operations on the screen displayed on the display unit 220. The user's operations are performed on buttons or the like, but may also be performed on a touch panel integrated with the display unit 220. Figure 5 (a)~ Figure 5 (c) shows a screen displayed on the display unit 220 . Figure 5 (a) shows a login screen for logging into the service provided by the server 400, that is, for logging into the service in the second system. The user enters user identification information as a login ID and enters a password. The input unit 212 obtains the user identification information and the password. For example, the user identification information is represented as "A" and the password is represented as "xxxxxxxx". Next, the terminal device 200 can also log in to the second system by communicating with the server 400 via the base station device 16 and the network 14, but the description of this process is omitted here. Figure 5 (b)~ Figure 5 (c) is described later, return Figure 2 .

[0034] Input unit 212 outputs the received user identification information and password to first request unit 214 and second request unit 216. The user identification information and password may be pre-stored in terminal device 200. Alternatively, the user identification information and password may be an access token issued after user authentication.

[0035] The user brings the terminal device 200 close to the device 100. The first transmission unit 112 of the device 100 transmits the device identification information stored in the management unit 110, and the acquisition unit 210 of the terminal device 200 receives the device identification information from the device 100. For example, the device identification information is represented by "a". The acquisition unit 210 outputs the device identification information to the first request unit 214. Figure 5 (b) is a screen showing a list of multiple devices 100. The user selects the device 100 corresponding to the device identification information "a" in the acquisition unit 210. The first entrusting unit 214 entrusts the management device 300 with the login of the device 100 by combining the device identification information "a", the user identification information "A", and the password "xxxxxxxx" and sending them to the management device 300.

[0036] The first acquisition unit 310 of the management device 300 receives a combination of device identification information, user identification information, and a password from the terminal device 200, thereby receiving a request for login of the device 100 from the terminal device 200. The first acquisition unit 310 outputs the combination of device identification information, user identification information, and password to the authentication request / permission receiving unit 314. The authentication request / permission receiving unit 314 is connected to the server 400, and requests authentication (hereinafter referred to as "first authentication") from the server 400 using the user identification information and the password.

[0037] The authentication unit 410 of the server 400 is requested for the first authentication by the management device 300. The authentication unit 410 performs user authentication based on the user identification information and the password in the first authentication using data stored in the storage unit 412. The storage unit 412 stores authentication information for authenticating the user. Figure 6 The data structure representing the data stored in the storage unit 412. As shown in the figure, a combination of user identification information and password for a legitimate user is stored. Figure 2 The authentication unit 410 transmits the authentication result, that is, the information of permission or rejection, to the management device 300. The authentication request / permission receiving unit 314 of the management device 300 receives the authentication result from the server 400. In the authentication result, when the first authentication is permitted, the first management unit 316 stores the device identification information and the user identification information received by the first acquisition unit 310.

[0038] The display unit 220 of the terminal device 200 displays information for identifying the user who uses the device 100 , that is, displays a screen for inputting a personal number (hereinafter referred to as “personal number input screen”). Figure 5 (c) represents a personal number input screen. Here, a list of users using the device 100 is displayed. The user uses the input unit 212 to select the user who wants to change the settings of the device 100 or the user who wants to confirm the settings of the device 100. The input unit 212 outputs the selected user-related information to the second entrustment unit 216. The selected user-related information is the device user identification information. For example, the device user identification information is represented as "01". The second entrustment unit 216 entrusts the management device 300 with the use login of the user "01" by combining the device user identification information "01", the user identification information "A", and the password "xxxxxxxx" and sending them to the management device 300.

[0039] The second acquisition unit 312 of the management device 300 receives a combination of device user identification information, user identification information, and a password from the terminal device 200, and receives a user's request for use login from the terminal device 200. As described above, the total number of user identification information is greater than the total number of device user identification information. The second acquisition unit 312 outputs the combination of device user identification information, user identification information, and password to the authentication request / permission receiving unit 314. The authentication request / permission receiving unit 314 is connected to the server 400, and requests authentication (hereinafter referred to as "second authentication") from the server 400 using the user identification information and the password.

[0040] The authentication unit 410 of the server 400 is requested for the second authentication by the management device 300. The authentication unit 410 performs user authentication based on the user identification information and password of the second authentication using the data stored in the storage unit 412. The same process as the first authentication process is performed for the user authentication. The authentication unit 410 sends the authentication result to the management device 300.

[0041] The authentication request / permission acceptance unit 314 of the management device 300 receives the authentication result from the server 400. In the authentication result, when the second authentication is permitted, the first management unit 316 stores the device user identification information and the user identification information received by the second acquisition unit 312. In the case where the device identification information and the user identification information have already been stored, the first management unit 316 associates the user identification information, the device identification information, and the device user identification information by using the user identification information. That is, the first management unit 316 manages the user identification information "A", the device identification information "a", and the device user identification information "01" in correspondence by using the user identification information. The data stored in the first management unit 316 is as follows: Figure 4 Such related data may also be stored in the storage unit 412 of the server 400 .

[0042] The main body of the device, system, or method of the present invention includes a computer. The computer implements the main functions of the device, system, or method of the present invention by executing a program. The computer has a processor that acts according to the program as the main hardware structure. If the processor can realize the function by executing the program, its type is not limited. The processor is composed of one or more electronic circuits including a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) or LSI (Large Scale Integration). Multiple electronic circuits can be integrated on one chip or on multiple chips. Multiple chips can be concentrated on one device or on multiple devices. The program is recorded in a non-temporary recording medium such as a computer-readable ROM, an optical disk, a hard disk drive, etc. The program can be stored in a recording medium in advance, or it can be provided to the recording medium via a wide area communication network including the Internet.

[0043] The operation of the communication system 1000 configured as above will be described. Figure 7 Flowchart showing the processing steps of the management device 300. The first acquisition unit 310 acquires the device identification information, the user identification information, and the password (S10). The authentication request / permission acceptance unit 314 requests authentication from the server 400 based on the user identification information and the password (S12). If the authentication is permitted (Yes in S14), the first management unit 316 stores the device identification information and the user identification information in correspondence with each other (S16). If the authentication is not permitted (No in S14), the processing ends.

[0044] Figure 8 3 is a flowchart showing another processing step of the management device 300. The second acquisition unit 312 acquires the device user identification information, the user identification information, and the password (S50). The authentication request / permission acceptance unit 314 requests authentication from the server 400 based on the user identification information and the password (S52). If the authentication is permitted (Yes in S54), the first management unit 316 stores the user identification information, the device identification information, and the device user identification information in correspondence (S56). If the authentication is not permitted (No in S54), the processing ends.

[0045] According to the present embodiment, since the user identification information, the device identification information, and the device user identification information are managed in correspondence by using the user identification information, the second system and the device 100 can be made to cooperate. In addition, since the user identification information, the device identification information, and the device user identification information are managed in correspondence, the information of each other's systems can be referenced. In addition, since the information of each other's systems can be referenced, the serviceability can be improved. In addition, since the total number of user identification information is greater than the total number of device user identification information, information of different total numbers can be made to correspond. In addition, since the device identification information, the user identification information, and the password are used, and the device user identification information, the user identification information, and the password are used, the user identification information of different total numbers can be made to correspond to the device user identification information.

[0046] The summary of one scheme of the present invention is as follows. A management device 300 of one scheme of the present invention includes: a first acquisition unit 310 for acquiring device identification information for identifying a device 100 and user identification information for identifying a user in a system of a non-managed device 100; a second acquisition unit 312 for acquiring device user identification information for identifying a user in the device 100 and user identification information; and a first management unit 316 for managing the user identification information, device identification information, and device user identification information in correspondence with each other by using the user identification information.

[0047] The total number of user identification information that can be acquired by the first acquisition unit 310 and the second acquisition unit 312 is greater than the total number of device user identification information that can be acquired by the second acquisition unit 312 .

[0048] Alternatively, the system may further include an authentication request / permission accepting unit 314 that connects to the server 400 of the system that can authenticate the user based on the user identification information and the password corresponding to the user identification information. Alternatively, the first acquisition unit 310 acquires the device identification information, the user identification information, and the password from the terminal device 200, wherein the terminal device 200 acquires the device identification information from the device 100. The authentication request / permission accepting unit 314 requests the first authentication from the server 400 using the user identification information and the password acquired by the first acquisition unit 310. The second acquisition unit 312 acquires the device user identification information, the user identification information, and the password from the terminal device 200. The authentication request / permission accepting unit 314 requests the second authentication from the server 400 using the user identification information and the password acquired by the second acquisition unit 312. The first management unit 316 manages the user identification information, the device identification information, and the device user identification information in correspondence when the first authentication is permitted and the second authentication is permitted.

[0049] Another embodiment of the present invention is a management method. The method includes: obtaining device identification information for identifying the device 100 and user identification information for identifying the user in the system of the non-managed device 100; obtaining device user identification information and user identification information for identifying the user in the device 100; and managing the user identification information, the device identification information, and the device user identification information in correspondence with each other by using the user identification information.

[0050] The present invention has been described above based on the embodiments. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments are merely examples, and that various modifications may be possible in the combination of the constituent elements or the processing flows, and these modifications are also included in the scope of the present invention.

[0051] [Explanation of Reference Numerals]

[0052] 100 equipment, 110 management unit, 112 first sending unit, 200 terminal device, 210 acquisition unit, 212 input unit, 214 first entrusting unit, 216 second entrusting unit, 220 display unit, 300 management device (management system), 310 first acquisition unit, 312 second acquisition unit, 314 authentication request / permission accepting unit, 316 first management unit (management unit), 400 server, 410 authentication unit, 412 storage unit, 1000 communication system.

[0053] [Industrial Applicability]

[0054] According to the present invention, it is possible to make a system different from a system that manages the device cooperate with the device.

Claims

1. A management system, characterized in that: include: a first acquisition unit for acquiring device identification information for identifying a device and user identification information for identifying a user in an e-commerce service system that does not manage the device, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire device user identification information for identifying a user in the device and the user identification information, a management unit that manages the user identification information, the device identification information, and the device user identification information in correspondence with each other by using the user identification information, and a connecting unit that connects to a server of the electronic commerce service system capable of authenticating the user based on the user identification information and a password corresponding to the user identification information, wherein the first acquisition unit acquires the device identification information, the user identification information, and the password from a terminal device, wherein the terminal device acquires the device identification information from the device; The connection unit requests the server for a first authentication using the user identification information and the password acquired by the first acquisition unit; The second acquisition unit acquires the device user identification information, the user identification information, and the password from the terminal device; the connecting unit requests the server for a second authentication using the user identification information and the password acquired by the second acquiring unit; The management unit manages the user identification information, the device identification information, and the device user identification information in association with each other when the first authentication is permitted and the second authentication is permitted.

2. The management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The total number of the user identification information that can be acquired by the first acquisition unit and the second acquisition unit is greater than the total number of the device user identification information that can be acquired by the second acquisition unit.

3. A management method, characterized in that: include: The step of obtaining device identification information for identifying a device and user identification information for identifying a user in an e-commerce service system that does not manage the device, a step of obtaining device user identification information for identifying a user in the device and the user identification information, a step of managing the user identification information, the device identification information, and the device user identification information in correspondence with each other by using the user identification information, and The step of connecting to a server of the electronic commerce service system capable of authenticating a user based on the user identification information and a password corresponding to the user identification information, wherein the device identification information, the user identification information, and the password are obtained from a terminal device, wherein the terminal device obtains the device identification information from the device; Using the acquired user identification information and the password, requesting a first authentication from the server; obtaining the device user identification information, the user identification information, and the password from the terminal device; requesting a second authentication from the server using the acquired user identification information and the password; When the first authentication is permitted and the second authentication is permitted, the user identification information, the device identification information, and the device user identification information are managed in association with each other.

4. A computer program product, characterized in that A program is included, the program being configured to cause a computer to execute the management method according to claim 3.

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