Information processing system, information processing device and information processing method

Abstract

To address such a problem that it is not possible to easily detect a location of a mobile object.SOLUTION: An information processing system includes first transmitters 11, 12 and 13 fixedly installed at preset installation locations and transmitting first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to the installation locations; a second transmitter 20 provided in a mobile object M and transmitting second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile object, a portable receiver 30 for receiving the beacon information, and a management server 40 connected to the receiver via a network. The receiver 30 transmits association information obtained by associating the first identification information included in the received first beacon information with the second identification information included in the second received beacon information, to the management server 40, where the management server 40 estimates a location of the mobile object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing system, an information processing device, and an information processing method. [Background technology]

[0002] In order to measure the behavior of people, wireless communication terminals called beacons are sometimes used. For example, in Patent Document 1, a beacon installed in a store, a portable terminal carried by a customer, and a server are used to measure the customer's visit to a store. Specifically, in Patent Document 1, a beacon installed in the store transmits beacon information including store identification information, and the portable terminal receives the beacon information and notifies the server, thereby detecting that a customer carrying the portable terminal has visited the store. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7121666 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the person to be detected must have a portable terminal that receives beacon information, and a person who does not have such a portable terminal cannot be detected. In addition, when detecting the position of a moving object, not limited to a person, if the moving object is not equipped with a portable terminal that receives beacon information, the position of the moving object cannot be detected. For example, in a hospital, medical equipment mounted on a cart is moved and used, and in a factory, measuring equipment mounted on a cart is moved and used. When such a moving object is moved in a large area or a place with a complex layout, the position of the moving object cannot be easily detected.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to solve the problem that the position of a moving body cannot be easily detected. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: A first transmitting device that is fixedly installed at a preset installation location and transmits first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to the installation location; a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body and transmitting second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile body; A portable receiving device for receiving beacon information; a management server connected to the receiving device via a network; Equipped with the receiving device transmits to the management server association information that associates the first identification information included in the received first beacon information with the second identification information included in the received second beacon information; the management server estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; The structure is as follows.

[0007] In addition, an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: An information processing device connected via a network to a portable receiving device that receives first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to a preset installation location transmitted from a first transmitting device fixedly installed at the installation location, and second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to a mobile body transmitted from a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body, an acquisition unit that acquires, from the receiving device, association information that associates the first identification information included in the first beacon information and the second identification information included in the second beacon information received by the receiving device; an estimation unit that estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; Equipped with The structure is as follows.

[0008] In addition, an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: An information processing device connected via a network to a portable receiving device that receives first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to a preset installation location transmitted from a first transmitting device fixedly installed at the installation location, and second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile body transmitted from a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body, Acquire, from the receiving device, association information that associates the first identification information included in the first beacon information with the second identification information included in the second beacon information received by the receiving device; estimating a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; The structure is as follows.

[0009] In addition, an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: A portable receiving device receiving first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to a preset installation location transmitted from a first transmitting device fixedly installed at the preset installation location, and second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile body transmitted from a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body; transmitting association information that associates the first identification information included in the received first beacon information with the second identification information included in the received second beacon information via a network to an information processing device that estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; The structure is as follows. Effect of the Invention

[0010] With the above-described configuration, the present disclosure can easily detect the position of a moving object. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of an information processing system according to the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of devices constituting the information processing system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the flow of information in an information processing system. [Figure 4] 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the information processing system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] <Embodiment 1> A first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0013] [composition] The information processing system in this embodiment is used to detect the position of a moving object moving within a facility. For example, in this embodiment, the facility is a hospital, the moving object is medical equipment such as treatment equipment and examination equipment used in the hospital, and such medical equipment is mounted on a cart and can move within the hospital. However, the information processing system in the present disclosure may be used to detect the position of any moving object moving within any facility. For example, the facility is a factory, and the moving object may be a measuring instrument or a work instrument used in the factory. In addition, the moving object is not limited to an object, and may be a person. For example, a medical professional such as a doctor or a nurse moving within a hospital may be a moving object.

[0014] 1, the information processing system is configured to include first transmitting devices 11, 12, and 13 installed in a facility that is a hospital, a second transmitting device 20 provided on a mobile body M that is a medical device that can move within the facility, a user terminal 30 that is a portable information processing terminal carried by a medical professional such as a doctor or nurse who moves within the facility, and a management server 40 connected to a network N to the user terminal 30. Each component will be described in detail below.

[0015] The first transmitting devices 11, 12, and 13 are installed in a facility and configured to transmit beacon information at regular time intervals or at any timing by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). For example, the first transmitting devices 11, 12, and 13 are fixed to fixed members such as walls, ceilings, and pillars of the facility and transmit the first beacon information at 100 ms intervals.

[0016] In this embodiment, a plurality of first transmitting devices 11, 12, 13 are installed in a facility, and are installed at a plurality of installation locations R1, R2, R3 that are preset in the facility. In the example of Fig. 1, a first transmitting device 11 is installed at an installation location R1, another first transmitting device 12 is installed at another installation location R2, and yet another first transmitting device 13 is installed at yet another installation location R3. Each of the installation locations R1, R2, R3 corresponds to each area of ​​a predetermined range as divided by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

[0017] The first transmitting devices 11, 12, and 13 are configured to transmit first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to the installation locations R1, R2, and R3 where they are installed. For example, the first transmitting device 11 installed at the installation location R1 transmits first beacon information including first identification information unique to the installation location R1, the first transmitting device 12 installed at the installation location R2 transmits first beacon information W1 including first identification information unique to the installation location R2, and the first transmitting device 13 installed at the installation location R3 transmits first beacon information including first identification information unique to the installation location R3.

[0018] In addition, the first transmitting devices 11, 12, and 13 are set to transmit the first beacon information at a radio wave intensity that allows the first beacon information to reach a predetermined range of areas set corresponding to the installation locations R1, R2, and R3 where the first transmitting devices 11, 12, and 13 are installed. For example, the first transmitting device 12 installed at the installation location R2 transmits the first beacon information including the first identification information corresponding to the installation location R2 at a radio wave intensity that allows the first beacon information to reach an area corresponding to the installation location R2 surrounded by a dotted line shown in FIG. 1. Therefore, the first beacon information transmitted by the first transmitting device 12 has a stronger received radio wave intensity as it is received at a position closer to the first transmitting device 12. However, the first transmitting devices 11, 12, and 13 may transmit the first beacon information at a radio wave intensity that allows the first beacon information to reach an area corresponding to an installation location other than the installation location where the first transmitting device 11, 12, and 13 is installed.

[0019] The second transmitting device 20 is installed in a mobile object that moves within a facility, and is configured to transmit beacon information at regular time intervals or at any timing by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). For example, the second transmitting device 20 is installed at a predetermined location of a medical device, which is a mobile object M that moves within a hospital that is a facility, or on a dolly carrying the medical device, and each transmits the first beacon information at 100 ms intervals.

[0020] In this embodiment, the second transmission device 20 is installed in each of a plurality of mobile bodies that are medical equipment used in a hospital, which is a facility. The second transmission devices 20 are configured to transmit second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile bodies M in which they are installed. For example, the second transmission device 20 installed in the mobile body M that is a medical equipment shown in FIG. 1 transmits second beacon information W2 including second identification information unique to the mobile body M, and the second transmission device 20 installed in another mobile body not shown transmits second beacon information including second identification information unique to the other mobile body.

[0021] The first identification information included in the first beacon information transmitted by the first transmitting device 11, 12, and 13 is different from the second identification information included in the second beacon information transmitted by the second transmitting device 20. That is, the identification information included in all the beacon information is unique.

[0022] The second transmitting device 20 is set to transmit the second beacon information with a radio wave intensity that allows the second beacon information to reach within a predetermined distance range around the second transmitting device 20. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when the second transmitting device 20 is located within an area corresponding to the installation location R2, the second transmitting device 20 transmits the first beacon information including the second identification information corresponding to the mobile object M in which the second transmitting device 20 is installed with a radio wave intensity that allows the second beacon information to reach within a range of several tens of centimeters to several meters around the second transmitting device 20 in the area. In particular, it is preferable that the second transmitting device 20 transmits the second beacon information with a narrower transmission range than the transmission range of the first beacon information by the first transmitting devices 11, 12, and 13, that is, with a radio wave intensity weaker than the first beacon information. In other words, it is preferable that the second transmitting device 20 transmits the second beacon information so that the second beacon information is received by a user terminal 30 located close to the second transmitting device 20 within a predetermined distance range. However, the second transmitting device 20 may transmit the second beacon information with a radio wave intensity that provides a transmission range similar to that of the first transmitting devices 11, 12, and 13. It should be noted that the closer the second beacon information transmitted by the second transmitting device 20 is received to the second transmitting device 20, the stronger the received radio wave intensity will be.

[0023] As described above, by configuring the first transmitting devices 11, 12, 13 and the second transmitting device 20, within the area where the mobile body M, which is a medical device, is located, the second transmitting device 20 provided on the mobile body M transmits second beacon information including second identification information specific to the mobile body M, and the first transmitting device 11 provided at an installation location within the same area transmits first beacon information including first identification information specific to the installation location. For example, when the mobile body M, which is a medical device, is located at the installation location R2 shown in FIG. 1, the first beacon information including first identification information specific to the installation location R2 and the second beacon information including second identification information specific to the mobile body M are transmitted within the area corresponding to the installation location R2.

[0024] The portable user terminal 30 carried by the person P is configured as a general information processing device including a calculation device, a storage device, a transmission / reception device, etc. As an example, the user terminal 30 in this embodiment is a smartphone carried by the person P, such as a medical worker who may move around in a hospital. However, the user terminal 30 is not limited to being carried by a medical worker, and may be carried by any person P, such as a patient or visitor who may move around in a hospital facility.

[0025] An application provided by the facility, that is, a hospital, is installed in the user terminal 30. The application is installed in the user terminal 30 by a computing device executing a program, and a beacon processing unit 31 is constructed as shown in FIG.

[0026] The beacon processing unit 31 has a function of receiving beacon information of a receivable strength transmitted to the surroundings via a transmitting / receiving device. As described above, the beacon information received by the beacon processing unit 31 is the first beacon information transmitted from the first transmitting devices 11, 12, and 13 installed in each installation location R1, R2, and R3, and the second beacon information transmitted from the second transmitting device 20 installed in each mobile body M, which is each medical device. When the beacon processing unit 31 receives the first beacon information and the second beacon information, the beacon processing unit 31 has a function of transmitting a beacon log (association information) that associates the first identification information included in the first beacon information with the second beacon information included in the second beacon information to the management server 40 via the network N.

[0027] At this time, when the beacon processing unit 31 receives the first beacon information and the second beacon information at the same time, the beacon processing unit 31 transmits a beacon log that associates the first identification information included in the received first beacon information with the second identification information included in the received second beacon information to the management server 40. Here, the above-mentioned "simultaneous" is within a preset time range. In other words, "simultaneous" does not necessarily mean that two pieces of beacon information are received at exactly the same time, but means that the first beacon information and the second beacon information are received within a predetermined time range, such as one second. However, the beacon processing unit 31 may determine any time range as simultaneous, and may be configured to transmit a beacon log that associates the first beacon information and the second beacon information received at a timing that is determined to be simultaneous according to a preset criterion to the management server 40. Note that the beacon processing unit 31 transmits a beacon log to the management server 40 every time the first beacon information and the second beacon information are received at a timing that is determined to be simultaneous, as described above.

[0028] Also, when the beacon processing unit 31 receives the first beacon information, it may detect the received radio wave strength of the first beacon information. Then, the beacon processing unit 31 may include the detected received radio wave strength of the first beacon information in a beacon log and transmit it to the management server 40. In other words, the beacon processing unit 31 may associate the received first beacon information with its received radio wave strength and transmit it to the management server 40. At this time, the received radio wave strength of the first beacon information becomes higher as the distance to the first transmitting device 11 that transmits the first beacon information becomes closer. Similarly, when the beacon processing unit 31 receives the second beacon information, it may detect the received radio wave strength of the second beacon information and transmit the detected received radio wave strength of the second beacon information in a beacon log and transmit it to the management server 40.

[0029] When the beacon processing unit 31 receives one or more pieces of first beacon information and one or more pieces of second beacon information within a certain time range, i.e., simultaneously, the beacon processing unit 31 may transmit a beacon log in which all of the identification information (first identification information and second identification information) contained therein is associated to the management server 40. At this time, the beacon processing unit 31 may detect the received radio wave intensity of all or a part of the received beacon information, and transmit the detected received radio wave intensity of all or a part of the information to the management server 40 in the beacon log.

[0030] As an example, as shown in FIG. 3, when a person P carrying a user terminal 30 is located within an area corresponding to the installation location R2, the beacon processing unit 31 of the user terminal 30 receives the first beacon information W1 transmitted from the first transmission device 12 installed at the installation location R2, as shown by the arrow Y1. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, a mobile body M, which is a medical device, is located in the area corresponding to the installation location R2, and the person P carrying the user terminal 30 approaches so as to be located within the transmission range of the second beacon information by the second transmission device 20 installed on the mobile body M. Then, the beacon processing unit 31 of the user terminal 30 receives the second beacon information W2 transmitted from the second transmission device 20 installed on the mobile body M, as shown by the arrow Y2. Then, the beacon processing unit 31 transmits to the management server 40 a beacon log in which the first identification information corresponding to the installation location R2 included in the received first beacon information and the second identification information corresponding to the mobile body M, which is a medical device, included in the received second beacon information are associated with each other. At this time, the beacon processing unit 31 may detect the received radio wave intensity of each received beacon information, include the received radio wave intensity in a beacon log, and transmit the beacon log to the management server 40. In addition, when the beacon processing unit 31 simultaneously receives first beacon information of another installation location and second beacon information of a mobile body that is another medical device, the beacon processing unit 31 may also include other identification information contained therein in the beacon log and transmit the beacon log to the management server 40.

[0031] The management server 40 is composed of one or more general information processing devices including a calculation device, a storage device, a transmission / reception device, etc. The management server 40 can be connected to the user terminal 30 via a network N. As shown in FIG. 2, the management server 40 includes an information acquisition unit 41 and a position estimation unit 42. The functions of the information acquisition unit 41 and the position estimation unit 42 can be realized by the calculation device executing a program for realizing each function stored in the storage device. The management server 40 also includes a registration information storage unit 43 and a beacon information storage unit 44. The registration information storage unit 43 and the beacon information storage unit 44 are composed of a storage device. Each component will be described in detail below.

[0032] The registration information storage unit 43 stores location information corresponding to the first identification information included in the first beacon information as described above. That is, in the registration information storage unit 43, the first identification information is registered in advance in association with location information of the installation location where the first transmitting device that transmits the first beacon information including the first identification information is installed. For example, the first identification information included in the first beacon information transmitted by the first transmitting device 12 installed at the installation location R2 shown in FIG. 1 is registered in association with location information that identifies the installation location R2. Similarly, the first identification information included in each first beacon information transmitted by each of the first transmitting devices 11 and 13 installed at the installation locations R1 and R3 is registered in association with location information that identifies the installation locations R1 and R3. The location information includes, for example, information that identifies a location, such as latitude, longitude, height from the ground, and the name of a location in a facility (for example, a room name or a passage name in the facility).

[0033] The registration information storage unit 43 also stores the mobile body information that identifies the mobile body M corresponding to the second identification information included in the second beacon information as described above. That is, the registration information storage unit 43 has preregistered therein mobile body information that identifies the mobile body M, such as a medical device, provided with the second transmitting device 20 that transmits the second beacon information including the second identification information in the second identification information. For example, if the mobile body M is a medical device, the name, product number, and the like of the medical device are stored as mobile body information in association with the second identification information.

[0034] The information acquisition unit 41 (acquisition unit) acquires, via a transmission / reception device, a beacon log in which the first identification information included in the first beacon information and the second beacon information included in the second beacon information are associated, the first identification information and the second identification information being transmitted from the user terminal 30 that received the beacon information at the facility, which is a hospital, as described above. Then, the information acquisition unit 41 stores the beacon log consisting of the associated first identification information and second identification information in the beacon information storage unit 44. At this time, the information acquisition unit 41 stores the beacon log together with time information. For example, the information acquisition unit 41 stores, together with the beacon log, time information when the user terminal 30 received the beacon information including the identification information included in the beacon log, time information when the user terminal 30 transmitted the beacon log, and time information when the management server 40 received the beacon log. Note that, when the acquired beacon log includes the above-mentioned received radio wave strength, the information acquisition unit 41 stores the beacon log including the received radio wave strength. Furthermore, when the acquired beacon log contains one or more pieces of first identification information and one or more pieces of second identification information, the information acquiring unit 41 stores them in an associated manner.

[0035] The position estimation unit 42 (estimation unit) estimates the position of the moving object M corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information that are associated and stored as the acquired beacon log as described above. Specifically, the position estimation unit 41 acquires, from the registration information storage unit 43, position information corresponding to the first identification information of the beacon log and moving object information corresponding to the second identification information of the beacon log. Then, the position estimation unit 41 estimates the position corresponding to the acquired position information as the position of the moving object M identified by the moving object information. For example, when the acquired position information is the installation location R2 where the first transmitting device 12 shown in FIG. 1 is installed, the position estimation unit 41 estimates that the moving object M, such as a medical device identified by the moving object information, is located within the area corresponding to the installation location R2.

[0036] At this time, the position estimation unit 41 may estimate a more detailed position of the moving body M by using the received radio wave intensity of the first identification information included in the beacon log. For example, the position estimation unit 41 may estimate, as the position of the moving body M, a position closer to the first transmitting device that transmits the first beacon information including the first identification information, as the higher the value of the received radio wave intensity of the first identification information. Note that the position estimation unit 41 may infer a more detailed position of the moving body M by using the received radio wave intensity of the second identification information included in the beacon log. For example, the position estimation unit 41 may estimate, as the position of the moving body M, a position closer to the position of the first transmitting device estimated as described above, as the higher the value of the received radio wave intensity of the second identification information.

[0037] The position estimation unit 41 may estimate the position of the moving body M as described above from the beacon log stored in the beacon information storage unit 44. For example, the position estimation unit 41 may read a beacon log associated with a specific time in the past, and estimate the position of the moving body M corresponding to the second identification information from the associated first identification and second identification information included in the beacon log. Furthermore, the position estimation unit 41 may estimate the position of the moving body M from the beacon log every time the beacon log is received from the user terminal 30.

[0038] In addition, when a plurality of second identification information are associated with one first identification information in the acquired beacon log, the position estimation unit 41 may estimate the position of each moving body M corresponding to each of the plurality of second identification information based on the position corresponding to the first identification information. In addition, when a plurality of first identification information are associated with one or more second identification information in the acquired beacon log, the position estimation unit 41 may estimate the position of each moving body M corresponding to one or more second identification information based on each position corresponding to the plurality of first identification information and the received radio wave intensity of each of the plurality of first identification information. For example, the position estimation unit 41 may determine the position corresponding to the first identification information with the strongest received radio wave intensity as the position of the moving body M, and may estimate the detailed position of the moving body M by comparing each received radio wave intensity.

[0039] As an example, as shown in FIG. 3, when a person P carrying a user terminal 30 is located in an area corresponding to an installation location R2 and the user terminal 30 is approaching a moving object M, which is a medical device, the beacon log transmitted from the user terminal 30 is associated with the first identification information corresponding to the installation location R2 and the second identification information corresponding to the moving object M. In this case, the position estimation unit 41 estimates that the moving object M is located in the area corresponding to the installation location R2 from the beacon log acquired from the user terminal 30. At this time, the position estimation unit 41 estimates a more detailed position of the moving object M in the area corresponding to the installation location R2 from the received radio wave intensity of the first beacon information including the first identification information. For example, the higher the value of the received radio wave intensity, the closer the position of the moving object M is to the installation location R2.

[0040] [Operation] Next, the operation of the above-mentioned information processing system will be described. Here, it is assumed that a person P carrying a user terminal 30 is located within an area corresponding to an installation location R2, as shown in FIG.

[0041] First, the user terminal 30 receives the first beacon information W1 transmitted from the first transmitting device 12 installed at the installation location R2, as shown by the arrow Y1 in Fig. 3. At this time, it is assumed that a moving body M, which is a medical device, is located in an area corresponding to the installation location R2, a person P carrying the user terminal 30 approaches the moving body M, and the user terminal 30 is located within the transmission range of the second beacon information W2 transmitted by the second transmitting device 20 installed in the moving body M. Then, the user terminal 30 receives the second beacon information W2 transmitted from the second transmitting device 20 installed in the moving body M, as shown by the arrow Y2 in Fig. 3. Then, when the user terminal 30 can determine that the reception timing of the first beacon information and the second beacon information are the same (Yes in step S1 in Fig. 4), it transmits a beacon log that associates the first identification information corresponding to the installation location R2 included in the first beacon information with the second identification information corresponding to the moving body M, which is a medical device, included in the second beacon information, to the management server 40 (arrow Y3 in Fig. 3, step S2 in Fig. 4). The user terminal 30 may detect the received radio wave intensity of each piece of received beacon information, and transmit the detected radio wave intensity to the management server 40 in a beacon log.

[0042] Next, the management server 40 receives and stores the beacon log transmitted from the user terminal 30 (step S3 in FIG. 4). Then, the management server 40 estimates the position of the moving object M corresponding to the second identification information based on the associated first identification information and second identification information included in the beacon log (step S4 in FIG. 4). Specifically, the management server 40 acquires the position information corresponding to the first identification information of the beacon log and the moving object information corresponding to the second identification information of the beacon log from the registration information storage unit 43, and at this time, assuming that the management server 40 acquires the position information corresponding to the installation location R2 shown in FIG. 3, it estimates that the moving object M such as a medical device corresponding to the acquired moving object information is located in the area corresponding to the installation location R2. Note that the management server 40 may estimate a more detailed position of the moving object M in the area corresponding to the installation location R2 from the received radio wave intensity of the first beacon information including the first identification information. For example, the higher the value of the received radio wave intensity, the closer the position from the installation location R2 is estimated as the position of the moving object M.

[0043] As described above, in the above-mentioned information processing system, the first beacon information from the fixedly installed first transmitting device 12 and the second beacon information from the second transmitting device 20 installed in the moving body M are received by the user terminal 30, which is a receiving device carried by a user or the like, and transmitted to the management server 40. As a result, the management server 40 can estimate the position of the moving body M corresponding to the second beacon information based on the position of the first transmitting device 12 corresponding to the first beacon information. As a result, it is not necessary to install a large number of receiving devices for detecting the position within an area in which the position of the moving body M is to be detected, or to install a receiving device for receiving beacon information on the moving body M itself, and the position of the moving body can be easily detected with a simple configuration and at low cost.

[0044] In the present disclosure, the above-mentioned moving body M is not limited to being an object. For example, the moving body M may be a person. As an example, the person who is the moving body M may be a doctor who moves in a hospital. In this case, the second transmission device 20 is configured as a small, portable terminal itself such as a portable transmitting device or a smartphone, and can be carried by the person who is the moving body M by putting it in a pocket, for example. And, the above-mentioned user terminal 30 can be configured as an information processing terminal carried by other medical staff such as nurses who move in the hospital. This makes it possible to easily estimate the position of the moving body M, which is a person such as a doctor in the hospital.

[0045] Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to the above-mentioned embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. Various modifications that can be understood by a person skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present disclosure within the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, at least one or more functions of the functions provided by the above-mentioned management server 40 may be executed by an information processing device installed and connected anywhere on the network, that is, they may be executed by so-called cloud computing.

[0046] The above-mentioned program can be stored and supplied to a computer using various types of non-transitory computer readable media. The non-transitory computer readable medium includes various types of tangible storage media. Examples of the non-transitory computer readable medium include magnetic recording media (e.g., flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (e.g., magneto-optical disks), CD-ROM (Read Only Memory), CD-R, CD-R / W, and semiconductor memory (e.g., mask ROM, PROM (Programmable ROM), EPROM (Erasable PROM), flash ROM, RAM (Random Access Memory)). The program may also be supplied to a computer by various types of transitory computer readable media. Examples of the transitory computer readable medium include electric signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. The transitory computer readable medium can supply the program to a computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or via a wireless communication path.

[0047] <Additional Notes> A part or all of the above-described embodiments may be described as follows: Below, an overview of the configurations of an information processing system, an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program according to the present disclosure will be described. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the following configurations. (Appendix 1) A first transmitting device that is fixedly installed at a preset installation location and transmits first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to the installation location; a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body and transmitting second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile body; A portable receiving device for receiving beacon information; a management server connected to the receiving device via a network; Equipped with the receiving device transmits to the management server association information that associates the first identification information included in the received first beacon information with the second identification information included in the received second beacon information; the management server estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; Information processing system. (Appendix 2) 2. An information processing system according to claim 1, When the receiving device receives the first beacon information and the second beacon information at a timing determined to be simultaneous based on a preset criterion, the receiving device transmits to the management server the association information that associates the first identification information included in the received first beacon information with the second identification information included in the received second beacon information. Information processing system. (Appendix 3) 3. An information processing system according to claim 2, the management server estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on position information of the installation location registered in advance in correspondence with the first identification information included in the association information; Information processing system. (Appendix 4) 4. An information processing system according to claim 3, the receiving device detects a received radio wave intensity of the received first beacon information, and transmits the received radio wave intensity to the management server together with the association information; the management server estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the position information corresponding to the first identification information included in the association information and the received radio wave intensity; Information processing system. (Appendix 5) 4. An information processing system according to claim 3, The first transmitting device is installed at each of a plurality of different installation locations, Each of the first transmitting devices is configured to transmit the first beacon information including the first identification information that differs for each installation location where the first transmitting device is installed. Information processing system. (Appendix 6) 6. The information processing system according to claim 5, the receiving device transmits the association information to the management server every time the receiving device simultaneously receives the first beacon information and the second beacon information; the management server accumulates the association information, and estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the position information corresponding to the first identification information included in the accumulated association information; Information processing system. (Appendix 7) 6. The information processing system according to claim 5, The second transmitting device is provided in each of the plurality of moving bodies, Each of the second transmission devices is configured to transmit the second beacon information including the second identification information that is different for each of the mobile bodies in which the second transmission device is provided. Information processing system. (Appendix 8) 8. The information processing system according to claim 7, The second transmission device is provided on the moving body, which is an object that is moved and used within a facility in which a plurality of the installation locations are set. Information processing system. (Appendix 9) 8. The information processing system according to claim 7, The second transmission device is provided on the moving body of a person who moves within a facility in which a plurality of the installation locations are set, by being carried by the person. Information processing system. (Appendix 10) 6. The information processing system according to claim 5, the receiving device is a portable information processing terminal carried by a person moving within a facility in which a plurality of the installation locations are set; Information processing system. (Appendix 11) An information processing device connected via a network to a portable receiving device that receives first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to a preset installation location transmitted from a first transmitting device fixedly installed at the installation location, and second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to a mobile body transmitted from a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body, an acquisition unit that acquires, from the receiving device, association information that associates the first identification information included in the first beacon information and the second identification information included in the second beacon information received by the receiving device; an estimation unit that estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; An information processing device comprising: (Appendix 12) An information processing device connected via a network to a portable receiving device that receives first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to a preset installation location transmitted from a first transmitting device fixedly installed at the installation location, and second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile body transmitted from a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body, Acquire, from the receiving device, association information that associates the first identification information included in the first beacon information with the second identification information included in the second beacon information received by the receiving device; estimating a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; Information processing methods. (Appendix 13) A portable receiving device receiving first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to a preset installation location transmitted from a first transmitting device fixedly installed at the preset installation location, and second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile body transmitted from a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body; transmitting association information that associates the first identification information included in the received first beacon information with the second identification information included in the received second beacon information via a network to an information processing device that estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; Information processing methods. (Appendix 14) An information processing device connected via a network to a portable receiving device that receives first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to a preset installation location transmitted from a first transmitting device fixedly installed at the installation location and second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile body transmitted from a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body, Acquire, from the receiving device, association information that associates the first identification information included in the first beacon information with the second identification information included in the second beacon information received by the receiving device; estimating a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; A program that executes a process. (Appendix 15) A portable receiving device, receiving first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to a preset installation location transmitted from a first transmitting device fixedly installed at the preset installation location, and second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile body transmitted from a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body; transmitting association information that associates the first identification information included in the received first beacon information with the second identification information included in the received second beacon information via a network to an information processing device that estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; A program that executes a process. 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[0048] 11, 12, 13 First transmitter 20 Second transmitting device 30 User terminal 31 Beacon Processing Unit 40 Management Server 41 Information Acquisition Department 42 Position estimation part 43 Registration information storage unit 44 Beacon information storage unit M Mobile object P person

Claims

1. A first transmitting device that is fixedly installed at a preset installation location and transmits first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to the installation location; a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body and transmitting second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile body; A portable receiving device for receiving beacon information; a management server connected to the receiving device via a network; Equipped with the receiving device transmits to the management server association information that associates the first identification information included in the received first beacon information with the second identification information included in the received second beacon information; the management server estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; Information processing system.

2. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, When the receiving device receives the first beacon information and the second beacon information at a timing determined to be simultaneous based on a preset criterion, the receiving device transmits to the management server the association information that associates the first identification information included in the received first beacon information with the second identification information included in the received second beacon information. Information processing system.

3. 3. The information processing system according to claim 2, the management server estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on position information of the installation location registered in advance in correspondence with the first identification information included in the association information; Information processing system.

4. 4. The information processing system according to claim 3, the receiving device detects a received radio wave intensity of the received first beacon information, and transmits the received radio wave intensity to the management server together with the association information; the management server estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the position information corresponding to the first identification information included in the association information and the received radio wave intensity; Information processing system.

5. 4. The information processing system according to claim 3, The first transmitting device is installed at each of a plurality of different installation locations, Each of the first transmitting devices is configured to transmit the first beacon information including the first identification information that differs for each installation location where the first transmitting device is installed. Information processing system.

6. 6. The information processing system according to claim 5, the receiving device transmits the association information to the management server every time the receiving device simultaneously receives the first beacon information and the second beacon information; the management server accumulates the association information, and estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the position information corresponding to the first identification information included in the accumulated association information; Information processing system.

7. 6. The information processing system according to claim 5, The second transmitting device is provided in each of the plurality of moving bodies, Each of the second transmission devices is configured to transmit the second beacon information including the second identification information that is different for each of the mobile bodies in which the second transmission device is provided. Information processing system.

8. The information processing system according to claim 7, The second transmission device is provided on the moving body, which is an object that is moved and used within a facility in which a plurality of the installation locations are set. Information processing system.

9. The information processing system according to claim 7, The second transmission device is provided on the moving body of a person who moves within a facility in which a plurality of the installation locations are set, by being carried by the person. Information processing system.

10. 6. The information processing system according to claim 5, the receiving device is a portable information processing terminal carried by a person moving within a facility in which a plurality of the installation locations are set; Information processing system.

11. An information processing device connected via a network to a portable receiving device that receives first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to a preset installation location transmitted from a first transmitting device fixedly installed at the installation location, and second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to a mobile body transmitted from a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body, an acquisition unit that acquires, from the receiving device, association information that associates the first identification information included in the first beacon information and the second identification information included in the second beacon information received by the receiving device; an estimation unit that estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; An information processing device comprising:

12. An information processing device connected via a network to a portable receiving device that receives first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to a preset installation location transmitted from a first transmitting device fixedly installed at the installation location, and second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile body transmitted from a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body, Acquire, from the receiving device, association information that associates the first identification information included in the first beacon information with the second identification information included in the second beacon information received by the receiving device; estimating a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; Information processing methods.

13. A portable receiving device receiving first beacon information including first identification information corresponding to a preset installation location transmitted from a first transmitting device fixedly installed at the preset installation location, and second beacon information including second identification information corresponding to the mobile body transmitted from a second transmitting device provided in the mobile body; transmitting association information that associates the first identification information included in the received first beacon information with the second identification information included in the received second beacon information via a network to an information processing device that estimates a position of the moving object corresponding to the second identification information based on the first identification information and the second identification information included in the association information; Information processing methods.

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