Lending system, lending method and information processing device

Abstract

To provide a camera lending system capable of effectively using a camera having an unused time zone.SOLUTION: In a lending system comprising a server device for receiving an offer desiring camera lending and an offer desiring camera borrowing and mediating lending / borrowing of the camera, and a moving body for transporting the camera, the server device includes a lending information acquisition part for acquiring one or more pieces of lending desiring information including information of a placing position at which a camera of a lending object is placed and date and time when the camera of a lending object can be lent, a borrowing information acquisition part for acquiring one or more pieces of borrowing desiring information including information of date and time desiring camera borrowing and a desiring photographing place, a specification part for specifying a lending object camera for enabling lending / borrowing based on one of one or more pieces of borrowing desiring information on the basis of the lending desiring information and the borrowing desiring information, and an instruction part for instructing the moving body to transport the lending object camera from the placing position included in the lending desiring information about the lending object camera specified by the specification part to the photographing place included in one of the one or more pieces of borrowing desiring information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a rental system, and more particularly to a rental system for lending and borrowing cameras. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, the importance of surveillance using cameras has been increasing for disaster investigation and crime prevention. For example, a sharing system has been proposed for multiple users of local governments to share camera-equipped drones in order to configure a surveillance network in an area managed by multiple local governments (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2012-39284 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In many cases, surveillance cameras installed in companies and the like are limited to certain recording times, such as during business hours, and do not record outside of these times. This creates a problem in that the surveillance cameras cannot be used outside of the designated recording times.

[0005] On the other hand, there is a need to view images of specific locations for a short period of time in locations where no surveillance cameras are installed. For example, such needs may include the need to see the state of river flooding and landslides during typhoons and heavy rains, the need to check the growth status and presence of pests only during the growing season of agricultural crops, and the need to see the current availability of public facilities such as tennis courts that can be used without reservations. However, in such cases, since filming is required irregularly and for a short period of time, it is not worth installing surveillance cameras, and there is a problem that the cost is not justified.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has an object to provide a camera rental system that makes it possible to effectively utilize cameras that are not in use at certain times. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The rental system of the present invention is a rental system consisting of a server device that receives offers to rent a camera and offers to borrow the camera and mediates the rental of the camera, and a mobile body that transports the camera, wherein the server device includes a rental information acquisition unit that acquires one or more rental request information including information on the location where the camera to be rented is located and the date and time when the camera to be rented can be rented, a rental information acquisition unit that acquires one or more rental request information including information on the date and time when the camera is desired to be borrowed and the desired shooting location, an identification unit that identifies a rental camera that is available for rental based on one of the one or more rental request information based on the rental request information and the rental request information, and an instruction unit that instructs the mobile body to transport the rental camera from the location included in the rental request information for the rental camera identified by the identification unit to the shooting location included in one of the one or more rental request information.

[0008] In addition, the rental method of the present invention is a method for renting a camera in a rental system consisting of a server device that receives offers to rent a camera and offers to borrow the camera and mediates the rental of the camera, and a mobile body that transports the camera, and is characterized in that it includes the following steps: the server device acquires one or more rental request information including information on the location where the camera to be rented is located and the date and time when the camera to be rented can be rented; acquires one or more borrowing request information including information on the date and time when the camera is desired to be borrowed and the desired shooting location; identifies a rental camera that is available for rental based on one of the one or more borrowing request information based on the rental request information and the borrowing request information; and instructs the mobile body to transport the rental camera from the location included in the rental request information for the identified rental camera to the shooting location included in one of the one or more borrowing request information.

[0009] In addition, the information processing device of the present invention is characterized in that it has a loan information acquisition unit that acquires one or more loan request information from a loan applicant who wishes to loan a camera, the information including the location where the camera to be loaned is located and the date and time when the camera to be loaned can be loaned; a loan information acquisition unit that acquires one or more loan request information from a loan applicant who wishes to borrow the camera, the information including the desired date and time of borrowing and the desired shooting location; an identification unit that identifies a loan request information and a loan request information, based on the loan request information and the loan request information, a loan request camera that is available for loan based on one of the one or more loan request information; and an instruction unit that instructs a mobile body to transport the camera to be loaned from the location included in the loan request information for the loan request camera identified by the identification unit to the shooting location included in one of the one or more borrowing request methods. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, cameras can be efficiently lent out, thereby making it possible to make effective use of cameras. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a lending system according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] 1 is a block diagram showing the configurations of a camera, a camera management server, a drone, a camera lender terminal, and a camera borrower terminal. [Diagram 3] 13 is a diagram showing an example of a data table for recording camera installation locations and lending available time period information when multiple cameras are present; FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing a processing routine of a matching process for camera lending and borrowing. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing a processing routine of a camera rental process after matching. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing a processing routine of a lending end process after lending a camera. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the embodiments and the accompanying drawings, substantially the same or equivalent parts are designated by the same reference numerals.

[0013] 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a rental system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The rental system 100 is composed of a camera 11, a camera management server 12, a drone 13, a camera lender terminal 14, and a camera borrower terminal 15. These are connected to each other for communication via a communication network NW.

[0014] Camera 11 is, for example, a surveillance camera installed for crime prevention purposes, and is installed at a predetermined installation location. Camera 11 captures images at the installation location during a preset time period (for example, 7:00 to 20:00, etc.).

[0015] In this embodiment, the camera 11 is configured to be capable of being coupled to the drone 13, and to be removable from the installation location by being coupled. For example, an attachment having a predetermined coupling (hereinafter, first coupling) is attached to the upper portion of the camera 11. The first coupling is configured to be capable of being coupled to a coupling (hereinafter, second coupling) provided on the drone 13.

[0016] The camera 11 is fixed to a stand provided at the installation location via, for example, a third connector. When the first connector (the connector on the camera 11 side) and the second connector (the connector on the drone 13 side) are connected, the connection between the camera 11 and the stand by the third connector is released, and the camera 11 is configured to be movable from the installation location. On the other hand, when the camera is returned by the drone 13, the camera 11 is connected to the stand by the third connector, and the connection between the first connector and the second connector is released, and the camera 11 is configured to be separated from the drone 13.

[0017] The camera management server 12 is a server device that performs matching processes between lenders and borrowers in the rental process of the camera 11, publishes the video data captured by the camera 11, and mediates the payment of usage fees (processing such as notifying usage fees and confirming payments).

[0018] The drone 13 is an autonomous flying object that transports the camera 11 from its installation location to a desired shooting location. In this embodiment, the drone 13 is configured to automatically couple with the camera 11 and transport the camera 11 by flying in the coupled state.

[0019] Upon arriving at the shooting location, the drone 13 provides shooting instructions, and the camera 11 shoots in response to the instructions. Note that the camera 11 may shoot in a state where it is coupled to the drone 13, or may shoot in a state where it is separated from the drone 13. When the camera 11 shoots in a state where it is separated from the drone 13, the drone 13 transmits shooting instructions to the camera 11 using a wireless communication means such as short-range wireless communication.

[0020] The camera lender terminal 14 is a terminal device operated by a person who has the right to use the camera 11 and wishes to lend the camera 11 to another person (for example, the owner of the camera 11; in the following explanation, referred to as the camera lender).

[0021] The camera borrower terminal 15 is a terminal device operated by a person who wishes to borrow the camera 11 (hereinafter, referred to as a camera borrower).

[0022] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configurations of the camera 11, the camera management server 12, the drone 13, the camera lender terminal 14, and the camera borrower terminal 15.

[0023] The camera 11 includes a video data transmission unit 21 and a shooting start / end instruction reception unit 22 .

[0024] The video data transmission unit 21 is formed of a network adapter such as a NIC (Network Interface Card) that transmits and receives data, and transmits the video data captured by the camera 11 wirelessly.

[0025] The image capture start / end instruction receiving unit 22 receives an image capture start instruction from the drone 13. The camera 11 starts image capture in response to this instruction. The image capture start / end instruction receiving unit 22 also receives an image capture end instruction from the drone 13. The camera 11 ends (stops) image capture in response to this instruction.

[0026] The camera management server 12 has a rental location and time period data receiving unit 23, a borrowing location and time period data receiving unit 24, a rental / borrowing location and time period data storage unit 25, a rental / borrowing eligibility determination unit 26, a rental / borrowing start instruction sending unit 27, a video data receiving unit 28, a video data sending unit 29, a borrowing time receiving unit 31, a usage fee calculation unit 32, a usage fee notification sending unit 33, a transfer data receiving unit 34 and a usage fee transfer unit 35.

[0027] The lending location and time period data receiving unit 23 receives data on the installation location of the camera 11 and the time period during which the camera 11 can be lent (hereinafter referred to as lending location and time period data) as lending request information from the camera lender terminal 14. The lending location and time period data receiving unit 23 can receive lending request information (lending location and time period data) on multiple cameras including cameras other than the camera 11.

[0028] The borrowing location and time period data receiving unit 24 receives data on the location where the user wishes to take pictures with the camera and the time period during which the user wishes to borrow the camera (hereinafter referred to as borrowing location and time period data) as borrowing request information from the camera borrower terminal 15. The borrowing location and time period data receiving unit 24, like the lending location and time period data receiving unit 23, is capable of receiving multiple pieces of borrowing request information (borrowing location and time period data).

[0029] The lending / borrowing location and time period data storage unit 25 is composed of a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The lending / borrowing location and time period data storage unit 25 stores the lending location and time period data received by the lending location and time period data receiving unit 23. The lending / borrowing location and time period data storage unit 25 also stores the borrowing location and time period data received by the borrowing location and time period data receiving unit 24.

[0030] When the lending location and time period data receiving unit 23 receives lending location and time period data for a plurality of cameras, the lending / borrowing location and time period data storage unit 25 stores these in a common data table.

[0031] 3 is a diagram showing an example of a data table that stores rental location and time period data for multiple cameras. Here, data on rental time periods and installation locations for three cameras, camera A, camera B, and camera C, are stored in a common data table.

[0032] For example, data is recorded in the data table stating that camera A can be rented out from 7:00 to 20:00 every day regardless of the day of the week, and that it is installed in City, X Prefecture. Data is recorded in the data table stating that camera B can be rented out from 0:00 to 24:00 on Tuesdays, and that it is installed in City, ☆ Prefecture. Data is recorded in the data table stating that camera C can be rented out only from 0:00 to 24:00 on January 19th, and that it is installed in City, ◇ Prefecture. Note that in order to simplify the information here, the installation location is only described up to "City, ~", but in reality, more detailed information about the installation location, including the address and other details, is recorded as installation location information.

[0033] 2 again, lending / borrowing eligibility determination unit 26 determines whether or not there is a lendable camera that matches the borrowing request, based on the data table of lending location and time period data and the data table of borrowing location and time period data stored by lending / borrowing location and time period data storage unit 25. For example, lending / borrowing eligibility determination unit 26 makes a determination based on whether or not the lendable time period matches the borrowing time period, and on the positional relationship between the camera's installation location and the desired shooting location when borrowed (i.e., whether the camera can be transported within the time limit). When lending / borrowing eligibility determination unit 26 determines that there is a lendable camera, it identifies that camera as the camera to be lent.

[0034] When the lending / borrowing availability determination unit 26 determines that lending and borrowing of a camera (hereinafter referred to as lending) is possible and the camera to be lent is identified, the lending / borrowing start instruction transmission unit 27 transmits a lending / borrowing start instruction to the drone 13 to instruct it to start lending the camera to be lent (in this embodiment, camera 11). The lending / borrowing start instruction transmission unit 27 determines the shooting start time and shooting end time by calculation based on the borrowing location and time zone data (desired borrowing time) included in the borrowing request information and the predicted transportation time calculated based on the installation location of the camera to be lent and the transportation speed of the drone, and transmits a lending / borrowing start instruction including that time information to the drone 13.

[0035] The video data receiving unit 28 receives the video data transmitted from the camera 11. The video data is video data of the video captured by the camera 11 after the start of lending and borrowing.

[0036] The video data transmission unit 29 transmits the video data received by the video data reception unit 28 from the camera 11 to the camera borrower terminal 15. For example, the video data transmission unit 29 transmits the video data in a streaming distribution manner in response to access by the camera borrower terminal 15.

[0037] The borrowed time receiving unit 31 receives borrowed time information from the drone 13 indicating the time the camera 11 was actually rented.

[0038] The fee calculation unit 32 calculates the fee to be incurred for borrowing the camera 11 based on the borrowed time information received by the borrowed time receiving unit 31 .

[0039] The fee notification sending unit 33 sends a fee notification indicating the fee calculated by the fee calculation unit 32 and information on the payment destination (e.g., the account of the administrator of the camera management server 12) to the camera borrower terminal 15.

[0040] The transfer data receiving unit 34 receives, from the camera borrower terminal 15, transfer data indicating that the camera borrower has transferred the usage fee to a specified account (for example, a bank account in the name of the administrator of the camera management server 12).

[0041] The fee transfer unit 35 transfers the fee to the camera lender's account in response to the transfer data received by the transfer data receiving unit 34. For example, the fee transfer unit 35 accesses a bank's website and transfers the fee over the Internet. The fee transfer unit 35 transmits a transfer completion notice indicating that the transfer has been completed to the camera lender terminal 14.

[0042] The drone 13 includes a lending / borrowing start instruction receiving unit 41, a borrowing time transmitting unit 42, and a shooting start / end instruction transmitting unit 43.

[0043] The rental start instruction receiving unit 41 receives a rental start instruction transmitted from the camera management server 12. In response to the rental start instruction received from the camera management server 12, the drone 13 heads to the installation location of the camera 11, couples with the camera 11, and transports it to the desired shooting location.

[0044] The borrowed time transmission unit 42 calculates the time from the start to the end of borrowing the camera 11, and transmits this to the camera management server 12 as borrowed time information.

[0045] After the drone 13 arrives at the desired shooting location together with the camera 11, the shooting start / end instruction transmission unit 43 transmits a shooting start instruction to the camera 11. In addition, when the scheduled shooting end time arrives (i.e., when the time during which the camera borrower desired to borrow the camera has passed), the shooting start / end instruction transmission unit 43 transmits a shooting end instruction to the camera 11.

[0046] The camera lender terminal 14 includes a lending location / time period data transmission unit 44 and a transfer notification receiving unit 45 .

[0047] The lending location / time period data transmission unit 44 transmits, to the camera management server 12, lending location / time period data consisting of data relating to the installation location of the camera 11 and the time period during which the camera 11 can be lent.

[0048] The transfer notice receiving unit 45 receives a transfer completion notice from the camera management server 12, which indicates that the transfer of the usage fee to the lender's account has been completed.

[0049] The camera borrower terminal 15 includes a borrowing location / time period data transmitting unit 46 , a video data receiving unit 47 , a usage fee notice receiving unit 48 and a transfer data transmitting unit 49 .

[0050] The borrowing location / time period data transmission unit 46 transmits to the camera management server 12 borrowing location / time period data, which is data on the time period during which the camera borrower wishes to borrow the camera and the location at which the camera borrower wishes to take pictures.

[0051] The video data receiving unit 47 receives the video data transmitted from the camera management server 12. In this embodiment, the video data receiving unit 47 receives the video data from the camera management server 12 by a streaming distribution method. The camera borrower can view the video captured by the camera 11 by viewing the streaming distribution on a display screen (not shown) provided on the camera borrower terminal 15.

[0052] The usage fee notice receiving unit 48 receives the usage fee notice transmitted from the camera management server 12. The usage fee notice is displayed on a display screen (not shown) provided on the camera borrower terminal 15, for example.

[0053] The transfer data transmission unit 49 transmits to the camera management server 12 transfer data indicating that the camera borrower has transferred the usage fee to a specified account.

[0054] Next, the processing operations of the camera rental process executed by the camera 11, camera management server 12, drone 13, camera lender terminal 14, and camera borrower terminal 15 in the rental system 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0055] FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a processing routine in the process of establishing a rental contract for the camera 11 in the camera rental process.

[0056] The camera lender operates the camera lender terminal 14 to input information about the time periods during which the camera 11 can be lent and the location of the camera 11. The lending location / time period data transmission unit 44 of the camera lender terminal 14 transmits the lending location / time period data to the camera management server 12 based on the input information (step S101).

[0057] The lending location and time period data receiving unit 23 of the camera management server 12 receives the lending location and time period data transmitted from the camera lender terminal 14 as lending request information. The lending / borrowing location and time period data storage unit 25 stores the lending location and time period data received by the lending location and time period data receiving unit 23 (step S102).

[0058] The camera borrower operates the camera borrower terminal 15 to input information on the time period during which the camera 11 is desired to be borrowed and the location where the camera is desired to be photographed. The borrowing location / time period data transmission unit 46 of the camera borrower terminal 15 transmits the borrowing location / time period data to the camera management server 12 based on the input information (step S103).

[0059] The borrowing location and time period data receiving unit 24 of the camera management server 12 receives the borrowing location and time period data transmitted from the camera borrower terminal 15 as borrowing request information. The lending / borrowing location and time period data storage unit 25 stores the borrowing location and time period data received by the borrowing location and time period data receiving unit 24 (step S104).

[0060] The loan / borrow eligibility determination unit 26 determines whether or not there is a loanable camera that matches the borrowing request based on the data table of loan location and time period data stored by the loan / borrow location and time period data storage unit 25 and the data table of borrowing location and time period data (step S105).

[0061] If it is determined that there is no camera available for lending (step S105: NO), the communication unit (not shown in FIG. 2) of the camera management server 12 notifies the camera borrower terminal 15 that there is no camera available for lending (step S106).

[0062] On the other hand, if it is determined that a camera is available for loan (step S105: YES), the communication unit of the camera management server 12 identifies the camera to be loaned and notifies the camera loaner terminal 14 and the camera borrower terminal 15, respectively, that a loan contract for the camera to be loaned (camera 11) has been established (step S107).

[0063] By the above processing routine, a rental contract for the camera 11 is established, and the camera lender terminal 14 and the camera borrower terminal 15 are notified of this fact.

[0064] Next, the processing operations of each section when the rental contract is concluded and the camera 11 is actually rented and photographed will be described.

[0065] FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing a processing routine for lending the camera 11 and for photographing processing.

[0066] The rental start instruction transmission unit 27 of the camera management server 12 transmits a rental start instruction (including time and location information) for the rental of the camera 11 to the drone 13 (step S201).

[0067] The rental start instruction receiving unit 41 of the drone 13 receives the rental start instruction transmitted from the camera management server 12. The drone 13 departs for the installation location of the camera 11 at the specified time indicated in the rental start instruction (step S202).

[0068] After arriving at the installation location of the camera 11, the drone 13 couples with the camera 11. The drone 13 then leaves the installation location in this state to retrieve the camera 11 (step S203).

[0069] The drone 13 transports the camera 11 (i.e., moves while coupled to the camera 11) to a shooting location where the camera borrower wishes to take a picture with the camera 11 (step S204).

[0070] The image capture start / end instruction transmission unit 43 of the drone 13 transmits an image capture start instruction to the camera 11 (step S205).

[0071] The shooting start / end instruction receiving unit 22 of the camera 11 receives the shooting start instruction from the drone 13. The camera 11 starts shooting in response to this instruction. The video data transmitting unit 21 transmits the video captured by the camera 11 as video data to the camera management server 12 (step S206).

[0072] The video data receiving unit 28 of the camera management server 12 receives the video data transmitted from the camera 11. The received video data is stored in a storage unit (HDD, etc.) not shown (step S207).

[0073] The camera borrower operates the camera borrower terminal 15 to access the camera management server 12 to view the captured video. The camera management server 12 transmits (streams) video data to the camera borrower terminal 15 in response to the access from the camera borrower terminal 15. The camera borrower views the video on the display screen of the camera borrower terminal 15 (step S208).

[0074] Through the above processing routine, images are captured by the camera 11 and viewed by the camera lender.

[0075] Next, the processing operations for completing the processes such as transferring the usage fee after the shooting by the camera 11 is completed will be described.

[0076] FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a processing routine for ending shooting with the camera 11 and transferring the usage fee.

[0077] When the scheduled shooting time has elapsed and the scheduled end time of shooting arrives, the shooting start / end instruction transmission unit 43 of the drone 13 transmits a shooting end instruction to the camera 11 (step S301).

[0078] The image capture start / end instruction receiving unit 22 of the camera 11 receives the image capture end instruction from the drone 13. In response to this, the camera 11 stops image capture (step S302).

[0079] The drone 13 moves the camera 11 to the original shooting location and returns the camera 11 to the camera lender (step S303).

[0080] The borrowing time transmission unit 42 of the drone 13 transmits borrowing time information indicating the time from the start to the end of borrowing of the camera 11 to the camera management server 12 (step S304).

[0081] The borrowed time receiving unit 31 of the camera management server 12 receives the borrowed time information from the drone 13. The usage fee calculation unit 32 calculates the usage fee incurred by borrowing the camera 11 based on the borrowed time information received by the borrowed time receiving unit 31 (step S305).

[0082] The fee notice transmitting unit 33 transmits a fee notice including the fee calculated by the fee calculating unit 32 and information on the transfer destination to the camera borrower terminal 15 (step S306).

[0083] The camera borrower terminal 15 transmits to the camera management server 12 transfer data indicating that the camera borrower has transferred the usage fee to a specified account (step S307).

[0084] The transfer data receiving unit 34 of the camera management server 12 receives the transfer data (confirms the transfer). The usage fee transfer unit 35 transfers the usage fee to the account of the camera lender (step S308).

[0085] The fee transfer unit 35 transmits a transfer completion notice to the camera lender terminal 14, indicating that the transfer to the camera lender's account has been completed (step S309).

[0086] By the above processing routine, the shooting by the camera 11 is completed and the fee is transferred.

[0087] In the rental system 100 of this embodiment, the camera management server 12 receives rental location and time period data from the camera lender terminal 14 and rental location and time period data from the camera borrower terminal 15, and when these match, a rental contract for the camera 11 is concluded. The camera management server 12 transmits a rental start instruction to the drone 13, and has it transport the camera 11 and take pictures.

[0088] According to the rental system 100 of this embodiment, cameras installed in a given location such as a surveillance camera can be rented out when there is a time period when the camera is not in use, thereby making it possible to effectively use the camera. In addition, the camera can be efficiently rented out by transporting it using a drone.

[0089] In addition, by using a drone to transport the camera and take pictures, the borrower can take pictures at the desired location and time and check the footage at any time. For example, it is possible to check the status of river flooding and landslides in mountainous areas only during strong winds or heavy rain, to check the growth status of crops and the presence of pests only during the growing season, and to check the current availability of tennis courts that can be used without reservations in real time.

[0090] The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the camera management server 12 is connected to the camera lender terminal 14 and the camera borrower terminal 15 via the communication network NW, and receives the lending location and time period data and the borrowing location and time period data, respectively. However, the camera management server 12 may be configured to be able to directly input the lending location and time period data and the borrowing location and time period data into the camera management server 12 using an input means such as a keyboard.

[0091] In the above embodiment, the drone 13 is automatically coupled to the camera 11, and the camera 11 is transported by flying in the coupled state. However, the drone 13 and the camera 11 may be coupled manually instead of automatically. For example, the camera lender may carry the camera 11 from the installation location to a predetermined location (for example, a relatively large location where the drone 13 can take off and land) and manually couple the camera 11 to the drone 13. When the camera 11 is returned, the camera lender may manually detach the camera 11 from the drone 13 that has arrived at the predetermined location and return it to the original installation location.

[0092] In the above embodiment, the camera to be lent is a surveillance camera that is installed at a specified installation location and is in operation (i.e., is operating to take pictures at a specified time). However, the camera to be lent may be a camera that is not currently taking pictures at the installation location and is placed in a specified camera stand. In this case, the location of the camera stand is registered in the lending location and time zone data as the lending location, and the camera is retrieved there by the drone 13.

[0093] In addition, the place where the loaned camera is returned is not limited to the original installation location. For example, a dedicated space for returning the camera may be provided in addition to the original installation location, and the drone 13 may transport the loaned camera to the dedicated space when returning the camera. In this way, for example, when the loan of one loaned camera is completed and the same loaned camera is loaned again at another location, it is possible to efficiently loan out the loaned camera. [Explanation of symbols]

[0094] 100 Lending System 11 Camera 12 Camera management server 13. Drone 14 Camera lender terminal 15 Camera borrower terminal 21 Video data transmission unit 22 Shooting start / end command transmitter 23 Rental location and time data receiver 24 Borrowing location and time data receiver 25 Loan / borrow location and time data storage section 26 Loan / Borrow Eligibility Determination Department 27 Loan start instruction transmission unit 28 Video data receiving unit 29 Video data transmission unit 31 Borrowed Time Receiver 32 Usage Fee Calculation Department 33 Fee Notification Transmission Unit 34 Transfer data receiving unit 35 Fee Transfer Department 41 Loan start instruction receiving unit 42 Borrowed Time Transmitter 43 Shooting start / end command transmitter 44 Rental location and time data transmission section 45 Transfer notification receiving section 46 Borrowing location and time data transmission section 47 Video data receiving unit 48 Fee Notification Receiving Unit 49 Transfer Data Transmission Unit

Claims

1. A camera rental system including a server device that receives requests to rent a camera and requests to borrow the camera and mediates the rental of the camera, and a mobile object that transports the camera, The server device includes: a rental information acquisition unit that acquires one or more rental request information including information on a location where the rental camera is placed and a date and time when the rental camera can be rented; a rental information acquisition unit that acquires one or more pieces of rental request information including information on the date and time when the camera is desired to be borrowed and the desired shooting location; an identification unit that identifies a camera that can be rented based on one of the one or more pieces of rental request information based on the rental request information and the rental request information; an instruction unit that instructs the moving body to transport the camera to be lent from the storage location included in the lending request information related to the camera to be lent identified by the identification unit to the shooting location included in one of the one or more pieces of borrowing request information; A lending system comprising:

2. The rental system described in claim 1, characterized in that the instruction unit of the server device determines the start time and end time of shooting based on the date and time information included in the borrowing request information, and instructs the mobile object to have the camera start and stop shooting.

3. The moving body is configured to be capable of being coupled to the camera, 2. The rental system according to claim 1, wherein the camera is transported by moving while being coupled to the rental system.

4. 4. The rental system according to claim 3, wherein each of the cameras has a first coupling, and each of the mobile objects has a second coupling capable of being coupled to the first coupling.

5. 3. The rental system according to claim 2, wherein the instruction unit instructs the mobile object to transport the rental camera to the storage location or a specified return location after the shooting end time has passed.

6. The rental system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the moving object is an autonomous flying object.

7. A camera rental method in a rental system including a server device that receives requests to rent a camera and requests to borrow the camera and mediates the rental of the camera, and a mobile object that transports the camera, comprising: The server device, A step of acquiring one or more pieces of rental request information including information on a location where the camera to be lent is placed and a date and time when the camera to be lent is available for rental; acquiring one or more pieces of borrowing request information including information on a date and time when the borrowing of the camera is desired and a desired shooting location; Identifying a camera to be lent that can be lent based on one of the one or more pieces of borrowing request information based on the lending request information and the borrowing request information; instructing the mobile unit to transport the specified camera to be lent from the storage location included in the rental request information related to the specified camera to the shooting location included in one of the one or more pieces of borrowing request information; A lending method comprising:

8. a rental information acquisition unit that acquires, from a rental applicant who wishes to rent a camera, one or more rental request information including information on a location where the rental camera is placed and a date and time when the rental camera can be rented; a rental information acquisition unit that acquires one or more pieces of rental request information including information on the date and time of the request to borrow the camera and the desired shooting location from a person who wishes to borrow the camera; an identification unit that identifies a camera that can be rented based on one of the one or more pieces of rental request information based on the rental request information and the rental request information; An instruction unit that instructs a moving body to transport the camera to be lent from the storage location included in the lending request information related to the camera to be lent identified by the identification unit to the shooting location included in one of the one or more borrowing request methods; 13. An information processing device comprising:

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