Information processing device, program, and method

Abstract

To provide an effective technology in terms of information protection.SOLUTION: An information processing device includes an identification unit that identifies a communication partner, an information processing unit that creates second information by performing information processing on first information according to the information source of the first information and the communication partner, and a communication unit that transmits the second information created by the information processing unit to the communication partner.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, a program, and a method. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, research into technologies for sharing information related to disasters has been progressing. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a disaster information distribution system that automatically distributes emails to disclose disaster information with the aim of preventing damage caused by disasters.

[0003] In this system, the information management server receives attendance command data sent from the communications command facility and extracts disaster information. The extracted disaster information is processed so that it can be made public, and a disaster information disclosure email is created. Each member has an attribute such as general member, cooperating member, or special member, and the information management server creates a disaster information disclosure email for each member with content that corresponds to their attribute. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-132473 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in the above system, the method of processing disaster information is determined regardless of the source of the disaster information, which raises concerns about information protection, such as privacy and confidentiality.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that is effective in terms of information protection. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, according to one aspect of the present invention, an information processing device is provided, comprising: an identification unit that identifies a communication partner; an information processing unit that creates second information by performing information processing on first information according to the information source of the first information and the communication partner; and a communication unit that transmits the second information created by the information processing unit to the communication partner.

[0008] The information processing device may further include a memory unit that stores processing content setting information indicating the content of information processing for each information source and each communication partner, and the information processing unit may perform the information processing in accordance with the processing content setting information.

[0009] The information processing device may further include a transmission feasibility determination unit that determines whether the second information can be sent to the communication partner, and the communication unit may transmit the second information to the communication partner when the transmission feasibility determination unit determines that the second information can be sent to the communication partner.

[0010] The memory unit may further store transmission feasibility information indicating whether the second information can be transmitted for each information source and for each communication partner, and the transmission feasibility determination unit may determine whether the second information can be transmitted to the communication partner based on the transmission feasibility information.

[0011] The communication unit may receive an information request, and the identification unit may identify a sender of the information request as the communication partner.

[0012] The specifying unit may specify, as the communication partner, a communication partner to which the second information is permitted to be transmitted, by referring to transmission permission information.

[0013] The transmission feasibility determination unit may determine to which communication partner a notification indicating the acquisition of the first information should be sent based on the information processing device acquiring the first information, and the communication unit may send the notification to the communication partner determined by the transmission feasibility determination unit to be able to send the notification prior to sending the second information.

[0014] The first information may be firefighting information.

[0015] The information processing may include masking, replacing, or deleting personal information contained in the firefighting information.

[0016] The information processing may include masking, replacing, or deleting confidential information contained in the firefighting information.

[0017] The content of the information processing may include a summary of the information contained in the firefighting information.

[0018] In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the above problem, a program is provided to cause a computer to function as an identification unit that identifies a communication partner, an information processing unit that creates second information by performing information processing on first information according to the information source of the first information and the communication partner, and a communication unit that transmits the second information created by the information processing unit to the communication partner.

[0019] In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the above problem, a computer-executable method is provided, which includes identifying a communication partner, creating second information by performing information processing on first information according to the source of the first information and the communication partner, and transmitting the second information to the communication partner. [Effects of the Invention]

[0020] According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to provide a technique that is effective in terms of information protection. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an outline of an operation in an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3]FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of firefighting information. [Figure 4] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of an information sharing device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of transmission permission information. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of processing content setting information. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of processed firefighting information. [Figure 8] 10 is a flowchart showing a first operation example of the information sharing apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of transmission permission information for the second operation example. [Figure 10] 10 is a flowchart showing a second operation example of the information sharing apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration 90. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0022] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification and drawings, components having substantially the same functional configurations are designated by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

[0023] Furthermore, in this specification and drawings, multiple components having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by adding different letters after the same reference numeral. For example, multiple components having substantially the same functional configuration or logical significance may be distinguished as necessary, such as terminal devices 10F and 10G. However, if there is no need to particularly distinguish between multiple components having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numeral is assigned to each of the multiple components. For example, if there is no need to particularly distinguish between terminal devices 10F and 10G, each terminal device will be simply referred to as terminal device 10.

[0024] <Outline of the information processing system> One embodiment of the present invention relates to an information processing system for sharing information among multiple locations. The following mainly describes an example in which the information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied to information sharing in activities and operations of municipalities, organizations, and local governments for the purpose of firefighting. Note that firefighting may include fire prevention, activities to mitigate damage caused by fires, emergency medical services, and other disaster response activities. Furthermore, such information related to firefighting is referred to as firefighting information. However, fires are only an example of a disaster, and one embodiment of the present invention can also be applied to information sharing for natural disasters such as earthquakes, river flooding, and landslides.

[0025] Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention has a plurality of terminal devices 10 (terminal device 10F and terminal device 10G) and an information sharing device 20. In a configuration generally referred to as a client-server system, it is assumed that the information sharing device 20 corresponds to the server and the terminal device 10 corresponds to the client.

[0026] (Terminal device 10) The terminal device 10 is a terminal used by fire personnel in a fire department. The terminal device 10 may be installed in a fire department or an emergency vehicle. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 10F is installed in a fire department headquarters F, and the terminal device 10G is installed in a fire department headquarters G. The fire department headquarters F has jurisdiction over an area AF, and the fire department headquarters G has jurisdiction over an area AG.

[0027] The terminal device 10 is connected to the information sharing device 20 via a network, and communicates various information with the information sharing device 20. The network is a wired or wireless transmission path. For example, the network may include public network such as the Internet, a telephone network, or a satellite communication network, various LANs (Local Area Networks) including Ethernet (registered trademark), and WANs (Wide Area Networks). The network may also include a dedicated line network such as an IP-VPN (Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network).

[0028] Such terminal device 10 receives processed firefighting information (to be described later) from the information sharing device 20 and displays the processed firefighting information. This allows firefighters and others at the base where terminal device 10 is installed to understand the status of the fire and the support they need to provide, and can begin providing support.

[0029] (Information sharing device 20) Information sharing device 20 is an information processing device for realizing information sharing among multiple bases. For example, information sharing device 20 is connected to multiple terminal devices 10 and communicates firefighting information with the multiple terminal devices 10. Information sharing device 20 may be a server computer or a virtual machine running on a cloud service.

[0030] (Operation overview) Below, an outline of the operation of such an information processing system will be explained with reference to FIG.

[0031] Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the operation of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, Fig. 2 shows an outline of the operation when a fire breaks out in an area AF under the jurisdiction of a fire department headquarters F as shown in Fig. 1.

[0032] First, fire department headquarters F becomes aware of a fire that has broken out in area AF ((1) Awareness). Now, suppose that for some reason fire department headquarters F is unable to dispatch enough emergency vehicles to respond to the fire. In this case, terminal device 10F of fire department headquarters F transmits fire information to information sharing device 20 as a request for support from other organizations ((2) Fire department information).

[0033] FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of firefighting information. Firefighting information includes an incident ID, disaster type, disaster location, date and time of occurrence, assistance request destination, assistance request content, disaster situation, response situation, response agency, vehicle configuration, reporter and victim information, etc. Reporter information includes the reporter's name and phone number. Victim information may include the victim's name, but if the victim's identity is unknown at the time the firefighting information is created, the victim's name is set to "unknown." The vehicle configuration may be a configuration of emergency vehicles that is desired to be realized in cooperation with other agencies. Firefighting information is an example of first information.

[0034] Returning to the explanation of Figure 2, fire department headquarters G becomes aware in some way of a fire occurring in area AF and a request for assistance from fire department headquarters F, and terminal device 10G of fire department headquarters G sends an information request to information sharing device 20 ((3) Information request).

[0035] Based on the information request received from the terminal device 10G, the information sharing device 20 identifies the fire department headquarters G as the communication partner and determines whether or not to transmit information to the fire department headquarters G ((4) Transmission Possibility Determination). If the information sharing device 20 determines that it is possible to transmit information to the fire department headquarters G, it performs information processing on the fire department information ((5) Information Processing). Then, the information sharing device 20 transmits the processed fire department information to the fire department headquarters G (for example, to the terminal device 10G) ((6) Fire Department Information). The processed fire department information is an example of second information. The fire department headquarters G supports the dispatch of emergency vehicles based on the processed fire department information ((7) Support).

[0036] The operation of the information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention has been outlined above. Next, the configuration and operation of information sharing device 20, which plays a major role in the information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention, will be described in detail.

[0037] <Configuration of information sharing device 20> Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of an information sharing device 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 4, the information sharing device 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention has a communication unit 210, a storage unit 220, and a control unit 230. The information sharing device 20 is connected to the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 210. The communication unit 210, the storage unit 220, and the control unit 230 are connected to one another.

[0038] (Communication unit 210) The communication unit 210 communicates with an external device such as the terminal device 10. The communication unit 210 may be a computer required for communication, a device attached to a computer, etc. As shown in FIG. 4 , the communication unit 210 has the functions of a transmission unit 211 and a reception unit 212.

[0039] The transmitting unit 211 transmits information to the terminal device 10. For example, the transmitting unit 211 transmits to the terminal device 10 processed firefighting information obtained by performing information processing on the firefighting information.

[0040] The receiving unit 212 receives information from the terminal device 10. For example, the receiving unit 212 receives firefighting information from the terminal device 10. The receiving unit 212 also receives an information request from the terminal device 10 to request transmission of processed firefighting information. The information request may include information for identifying the source of the requested firefighting information, the terminal device 10 itself, and the type of information requested.

[0041] (Storage unit 220) The storage unit 220 stores various information and data used in the operation of the information sharing device 20. The storage unit 220 may be, for example, an HDD, an SSD, a memory, a file stored therein, or a database. As shown in FIG. 4, the storage unit 220 stores firefighting information, transmission permission information, and processing content setting information.

[0042] As described above, the firefighting information is a collection of information related to firefighting. For example, the firefighting information is information that describes a disaster incident. That is, the storage unit 220 accumulates firefighting information received from the firefighting headquarters (firefighting information before processing, as described with reference to FIG. 3). The firefighting information may be stored in the storage unit 220 as a file or data.

[0043] The transmission permission information is information indicating whether or not the processed fire prevention information can be transmitted to the terminal device 10. The transmission permission information may be a setting file or the like in which the correspondence between transmission permission and non-transmission is defined in advance, or may be information for deriving the correspondence between transmission permission and non-transmission.

[0044] Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the transmission permission information. As shown in Fig. 5, in the transmission permission information, permission or prohibition of transmission of processed fire prevention information is set for each information source, each communication partner, and each type.

[0045] When the source of the firefighting information, the communication partner that sent the information request, and the type of firefighting information are identified, whether or not the processed firefighting information corresponding to these can be transmitted is referenced. The source of the firefighting information may be the organization to which the terminal device 10 that sent the firefighting information belongs, or the organization that has jurisdiction over the location where the incident related to the firefighting information occurred. The type is the type of information requested in the information request, and examples of the type include fire support, emergency support, and incident inquiry.

[0046] The transmission permission information shown in Fig. 5 indicates that processed fire information related to fire support, emergency support, and case inquiries is transmittable when the information source is fire department headquarters F and the communication partner is fire department headquarters G. On the other hand, the transmission permission information shown in Fig. 5 indicates that processed fire information related to emergency support is transmittable, and processed fire information related to fire support and case inquiries is not transmittable when the information source is fire department headquarters F and the communication partner is fire department GB.

[0047] The processing content setting information is information that defines the content of information processing for firefighting information. The processing content setting information may be stored in the storage unit 220 as a setting file, data, or a program body.

[0048] Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the processing content setting information. As shown in Fig. 6, in the processing content setting information, the processing content of information processing is set for each information source, each communication partner, and each type.

[0049] The processing may include masking, replacing, or deleting personal information contained in the firefighting information. The processing may also include masking, replacing, or deleting confidential information contained in the firefighting information. The processing may also include summarizing the information contained in the firefighting information. The processing may also include converting the information contained in the firefighting information, such as the people involved, vehicles, and disaster situation, into a format that is easy for the terminal device 10 to use.

[0050] For example, FIG. 6 shows the details of information processing when the information source is fire department headquarters F, the communication destination is fire department headquarters G, and the type is fire support. The details of the processing include information to be excluded from fire protection information, information to be created, and actions to be taken. FIG. 6 also shows the details of information processing when the information source is fire department headquarters H, the communication destination is fire department headquarters G, and the type is fire support. As shown in FIG. 6, even if the communication destination is the same fire department headquarters G, different details of information processing may be set when the information source is different. For example, the greater the distance between the communication destination and the information source, the less processing details may be associated with the communication destination and the information source that reduce the amount of processed fire protection information. Furthermore, even if the communication destination and the information source are the same, different details of information processing may be set when the types of information requested are different.

[0051] (control unit 230) Control unit 230 controls the overall operation of information sharing device 20. For example, control unit 230 controls communication by communication unit 210 and storage in storage unit 220. Control unit 230 also performs various determinations and information processing. Functions of control unit 230 include transmission permission determination unit 231, information processing unit 232, communication control unit 233, and storage control unit 234. Control unit 230 may be a computer, a program, or the like.

[0052] The transmission permission determination unit 231 determines whether or not the processed fire prevention information can be transmitted to the terminal device 10. Specifically, the transmission permission determination unit 231 functions as an identification unit that identifies an institution, organization, or group to which the terminal device 10 belongs as a communication partner, based on the reception of an information request from the terminal device 10 by the receiving unit 212. Then, the transmission permission determination unit 231 reads out the transmission permission information from the storage unit 220, and determines whether or not the processed fire prevention information can be transmitted to the communication partner according to the transmission permission information.

[0053] In the example shown in Figure 2, the information source is fire department headquarters F and the communication partner is fire department headquarters G, so the transmission feasibility information shown in Figure 5 is set, and when an information request for fire support is received from fire department headquarters G, the transmission feasibility determination unit 231 determines that processed fire support information of the type can be transmitted to the terminal device 10G of fire department headquarters G.

[0054] The information processing unit 232 performs information processing on the firefighting information stored in the storage unit 220 and creates processed firefighting information. Specifically, after the transmission permission determination unit 231 identifies the communication partner, the information processing unit 232 reads out processing content setting information from the storage unit 220 and performs information processing on the firefighting information in accordance with the processing content setting information.

[0055] In the example shown in Fig. 2, the information source is fire department headquarters F and the communication partner is fire department headquarters G, so the processing content setting information shown in Fig. 6 is set, and when an information request for fire support is received from fire department headquarters G, information processing such as excluding information on the caller and victim, and creating a vehicle configuration summary and a victim summary is performed on the fire department information. As a result, for example, the processed fire department information shown in Fig. 7 is created from the fire department information shown in Fig. 3.

[0056] 7, the processed fire department information has been processed according to the processing content set in the processing content setting information, and the caller's information has been removed, and a summary of the victim's information has been created. The support request also includes the type and number of emergency vehicles to be dispatched. The information processing unit 232 can determine the type and number of emergency vehicles to be dispatched based on, for example, the vehicle formation included in the fire department information and the number of emergency vehicles available from the communication partner.

[0057] The communication control unit 233 controls communication by the communication unit 210. For example, the communication control unit 233 controls the transmission unit 211, so that the transmission unit 211 transmits the processed fire prevention information created by the information processing unit 232 to the communication partner that is the sender of the information request.

[0058] The storage control unit 234 controls the storage of information in the storage unit 220. The storage control unit 234 also executes processing related to storage in the storage unit 220. For example, the storage control unit 234 stores fire prevention information received from the terminal device 10 by the receiving unit 212 in the storage unit 220. When the fire prevention information is acquired by manual input, the storage control unit 234 stores the manually input fire prevention information in the storage control unit 234.

[0059] <Operation of information sharing device 20> The configuration of the information sharing device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Next, some examples of the operation of the information sharing device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0060] (First operation example) 8 is a flowchart showing a first operation example of the information sharing device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, when the receiving unit 212 of the information sharing device 20 receives an information request from the terminal device 10 (S304 / Yes), the transmission permission determination unit 231 reads out transmission permission information from the storage unit 220 (S308).

[0061] Then, the transmission permission determination unit 231 identifies an organization or the like to which the terminal device 10 that sent the information request belongs as the communication partner, and determines whether the processed firefighting information can be transmitted to the communication partner based on the transmission permission information (S312). For example, when an information request including information for identifying an information source, terminal device 10G, which is the terminal device 10G itself, and the type of requested information is received from terminal device 10G, the transmission permission determination unit 231 identifies fire department headquarters G as the communication partner, the information source as fire department headquarters F, and the type of requested information as fire support, and determines whether the processed firefighting information can be transmitted to fire department headquarters G. Note that the information request does not need to include information for identifying the information source, and the information source may be identified by the information sharing device 20. For example, if the information request is for information regarding fire support for a fire that occurred near fire department headquarters G, the information sharing device 20 may identify a fire department near fire department headquarters G as the information source and determine whether transmission is possible.

[0062] If the transmission permission determination unit 231 determines that the processed fire prevention information cannot be transmitted to the communication partner (S312 / No), the communication control unit 233 controls the transmission unit 211 to cause the transmission unit 211 to transmit a predetermined message to the communication partner (S316). The predetermined message may include information that the processed fire prevention information cannot be transmitted and the reason for this.

[0063] If the transmission permission determination unit 231 determines that the processed firefighting information can be transmitted to the communication partner (S312 / Yes), the information processing unit 232 reads out information such as the firefighting information and processing content setting information from the storage unit 220 (S320). If the transmission permission information shown in FIG. 5 is set, it is determined that the processed firefighting information related to fire support to the fire department headquarters G can be transmitted, and the information processing unit 232 reads out information such as the firefighting information and processing content setting information from the storage unit 220.

[0064] Next, the information processing unit 232 executes information processing on the firefighting information with processing content according to the information source of the firefighting information, the communication partner, and the type of requested information in accordance with the processing content setting information (S324). Then, the transmission unit 211 transmits the processed firefighting information created by the information processing unit 232 to the communication partner in accordance with the control of the communication control unit 233 (S328). For example, the processed firefighting information created by the information processing unit 232 is transmitted by the transmission unit 211 to fire department headquarters G (terminal device 10G).

[0065] According to the first operation example, various effects can be obtained. For example, according to the first operation example, when a firefighting organization wishes to respond to a disaster occurring in an area outside its jurisdiction, the organization can actively obtain information about the disaster by issuing an information request. This is expected to improve the speed and efficiency of disaster response while protecting the safety of information sharing in firefighting activities.

[0066] Furthermore, information sharing device 20 determines whether to comply with an information request depending on the source of the firefighting information and the communication partner. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent information from being spread without limit.

[0067] Furthermore, when responding to an information request, information sharing device 20 performs information processing to mask, replace, or delete personal information or confidential information that should be kept secret, depending on the source of the fire information and the communication partner. Therefore, when information sharing between organizations is required, privacy and confidentiality can be appropriately protected.

[0068] Furthermore, information sharing device 20 performs information processing to summarize firefighting information or identify the information to be provided depending on the source of the firefighting information and the communication partner, thereby enabling an organization that has made an information request to obtain the necessary information in an easy-to-use format.

[0069] (Second operation example) In a second operation example, information sharing device 20 identifies a communication partner according to the source of the firefighting information based on the acquired firefighting information, sends a notification to the communication partner indicating that the firefighting information has been acquired, and then transmits the processed firefighting information as needed. The notification may be made by voice, email, message, or the like. To realize this second operation example, the transmission permission information includes information indicating whether each notification can be transmitted.

[0070] Fig. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the transmission permission information for the second operation example. As shown in Fig. 9, in the transmission permission information, permission or prohibition of transmission of processed fire information and permission or prohibition of transmission of notification are set for each information source, each communication partner, and each type.

[0071] For example, in the example shown in Fig. 9, when the information source is fire department headquarters F and the communication partner is fire department headquarters G, it is indicated that a notification indicating that fire department information has been acquired can be sent, and processed fire department information regarding fire support, emergency support, and case inquiries can also be sent. On the other hand, the transmission permission information shown in Fig. 9 indicates that when the information source is fire department headquarters F and the communication partner is fire department GB, a notification indicating that fire department information has been acquired cannot be sent, processed fire department information regarding emergency support can be sent, and processed fire department information regarding fire support and case inquiries cannot be sent.

[0072] 10 is a flowchart showing a second operation example of the information sharing device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 10, when the receiving unit 212 of the information sharing device 20 receives firefighting information (S404), the memory control unit 234 stores the firefighting information in the memory unit 220 (S408). Here, it is assumed that the receiving unit 212 receives firefighting information in which the disaster type is fire from the terminal device 10F.

[0073] Next, the transmission permission determination unit 231 reads the transmission permission information from the storage unit 220 (S412), and determines whether to notify each of the other institutions that are not the information source based on the transmission permission information. If it is determined that there are no institutions to be notified (S416 / No), the process proceeds to S424.

[0074] If it is determined that there is an institution to be notified (S416 / Yes), the transmission permission determination unit 231 identifies the institution as the communication partner, and the transmission unit 211, under control of the communication control unit 233, transmits a notification to the communication partner indicating that the fire prevention information has been acquired (S420). For example, if the transmission permission information shown in Fig. 9 is set, the fire department headquarters G, fire station GA, fire station GB, and government agency H are identified as communication partners, and notifications are sent to these communication partners.

[0075] Thereafter, the transmission permission determination unit 231 refers to the transmission permission information to identify the organization to which the processed fire information is to be transmitted as the communication partner (S424). If the organization to which the processed fire information is to be transmitted is not identified (S424 / No), this operation ends.

[0076] If the organization to which the processed firefighting information is to be sent is identified as the communication partner (S424 / Yes), the information sharing device 20 executes the processes of S320 to S328 described with reference to Fig. 8 (S428). That is, the information sharing device 20 performs information processing on the firefighting information according to the information source and each communication partner, and transmits the processed firefighting information to each communication partner. Then, this operation ends.

[0077] Although the above describes an example in which the transmission permission determination unit 231 determines whether to notify each institution and transmit the processed firefighting information based on the transmission permission information, the transmission permission determination unit 231 may make the determination using other methods. For example, if the firefighting information includes a request for assistance, the transmission permission determination unit 231 may identify the institution corresponding to the request for assistance as the communication partner, and transmit the notification and processed firefighting information to the communication partner.

[0078] According to the second operation example, various effects can be obtained. For example, in the second operation example, an information source organization transmits firefighting information to information sharing device 20, and the information sharing device 20 transmits the notified and processed firefighting information to other organizations. That is, an organization involved in firefighting activities can actively transmit firefighting information when requesting support for firefighting activities, etc. This is expected to improve the speed and efficiency of disaster response.

[0079] Furthermore, the institution to which the notification was sent can recognize the occurrence of a fire, etc. based on the notification. This allows the institution to determine whether more detailed information is necessary and, if necessary, to quickly request information as described in the first operation example.

[0080] In addition, when S424 to S428 are executed, it is possible to automatically provide fire prevention information from the information transmitting institution to the information receiving institution, thereby enabling the information transmitting institution to quickly provide fire prevention information to the information receiving institution.

[0081] <Hardware configuration> The above describes one embodiment of the present invention. The above-described determination of whether or not to transmit and information processing of firefighting information are realized by a combination of software and hardware. Below, we will explain an example of a hardware configuration that can be applied to information sharing device 20.

[0082] 11 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration 90. The hardware configuration 90 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 901, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 902, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 903, and a host bus 904. The hardware configuration 90 also includes a bridge 905, an external bus 906, an interface 907, an input device 908, a display device 909, an audio output device 910, a storage device (HDD) 911, a drive 912, and a network interface 915.

[0083] The CPU 901 functions as an arithmetic processing unit and a control unit, and controls overall operations in accordance with various programs. The CPU 901 may also be a microprocessor. The ROM 902 stores programs used by the CPU 901, calculation parameters, etc. The RAM 903 temporarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 901, parameters that change as appropriate during the execution, etc. These are interconnected by a host bus 904 that is composed of a CPU bus, etc. The functions of the control unit 230 can be realized by the cooperation of the CPU 901, ROM 902, RAM 903, and software.

[0084] The host bus 904 is connected to an external bus 906, such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect / Interface) bus, via a bridge 905. It is not necessary to configure the host bus 904, bridge 905, and external bus 906 separately, and these functions may be implemented on a single bus.

[0085] The input device 908 is composed of input means such as a mouse, keyboard, touch panel, buttons, microphone, sensors, switches, and levers that allow the user to input information, and an input control circuit that generates an input signal based on the user's input and outputs it to the CPU 901. By operating the input device 908, the user can input various types of data and instruct processing operations.

[0086] The display device 909 includes, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, a projector device, an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) device, a lamp, etc. The audio output device 910 includes an audio output device such as a speaker and a headphone.

[0087] The storage device 911 is a data storage device configured as an example of the storage unit 220 according to this embodiment. The storage device 911 may include a storage medium, a recording device that records data on the storage medium, a reading device that reads data from the storage medium, and a deletion device that deletes data recorded on the storage medium. The storage device 911 is configured, for example, by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a memory having equivalent functions. This storage device 911 drives storage and stores programs executed by the CPU 901 and various data.

[0088] The drive 912 is a reader / writer for a storage medium, and is built into or externally attached to the hardware configuration 90. The drive 912 reads information recorded on a removable storage medium 84, such as an attached magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory, and outputs the information to the RAM 903 or the storage device 911. The drive 912 can also write information to the removable storage medium 84.

[0089] The network interface 915 is, for example, a communication interface configured with a communication device for connecting to a network, etc. The network interface 915 may be a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) compatible communication device or a wired communication device that performs wired communication.

[0090] The above-described hardware configuration can also be applied to the terminal device 10.

[0091] <Supplementary information> Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to these examples. It is clear that a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can conceive of various modifications and alterations within the scope of the technical ideas set forth in the claims, and it is understood that these also naturally fall within the technical scope of the present invention.

[0092] For example, although the above description has mainly focused on firefighting information related to fire support, one embodiment of the present invention can also be applied to sharing firefighting information related to emergency support. In this case, the terminal device 10 may be installed in, for example, a hospital or an ambulance. When an incident occurs, information sharing is performed to identify a hospital that can accept an injured person to be transported by ambulance and to determine the destination of the transport.

[0093] Furthermore, the information to be shared is not limited to disaster incidents before or during response, but may be information indicating disaster incidents after response, or information such as the types and numbers of emergency vehicles owned by each fire department, their organization, personnel, etc. In this case, the shared information may be used, for example, for administrative processing by each department, analysis of past cases, allocation of firefighting resources, organizational changes, etc.

[0094] 2 shows an example in which one information sharing device 20 operates, multiple information sharing devices 20 may be provided. In this case, the information sharing devices 20 may be connected to each other. Furthermore, when multiple information sharing devices 20 are provided, the various pieces of information held in the storage units 220 of the information sharing devices 20 may be synchronized with each other, from the viewpoint of maintaining the consistency of the information. Furthermore, when multiple information sharing devices 20 are provided, from the viewpoint of maintaining the reliability and availability of the information sharing, the information sharing device 20 to which the terminal device 10 is connected may be switched when another information sharing device 20 or the terminal device 10 detects that a certain information sharing device 20 is unable to respond.

[0095] The information request may also include information for identifying the target firefighting information, such as the disaster type or the date and time of occurrence of the disaster for which the information is requested. In this case, the information sharing device 20 determines whether or not to transmit the firefighting information corresponding to the disaster type and the date and time of occurrence. In this case, the type in FIGS. 5 and 6 may be the disaster type or the date and time of occurrence, and the information sharing device 20 may determine whether or not to transmit or process the information based on the information source, the communication partner, and the type (disaster type and date and time of occurrence). The information request may not include information for identifying the disaster type and the date and time of occurrence. In this case, the information sharing device 20 determines whether or not to transmit the latest firefighting information or firefighting information for an incident currently being handled.

[0096] Furthermore, the steps in the processing of the information sharing device 20 in this specification do not necessarily have to be processed in chronological order according to the order described in the flowchart. For example, the steps in the processing of the information sharing device 20 may be processed in an order different from the order described in the flowchart, or may be processed in parallel.

[0097] It is also possible to create a computer program that causes hardware such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM built into the terminal device 10 and the information sharing device 20 to perform functions equivalent to those of the above-described components of the terminal device 10 and the information sharing device 20. A non-transitory storage medium on which the computer program is stored is also provided. [Explanation of symbols]

[0098] 10 Terminal Equipment 20 Information sharing device 210 Communications Department 211 Transmitter 212 Receiving unit 220 Storage section 230 Control Unit 231 Transmission permission determination unit 232 Information Processing Department 233 Communication Control Unit 234 Memory control unit

Claims

1. an identification unit that identifies a communication partner; an information processing unit that performs information processing on the first information according to an information source of the first information and the communication partner, thereby creating second information; a communication unit that transmits the second information created by the information processing unit to the communication partner; An information processing device comprising:

2. the information processing device further includes a storage unit that stores processing content setting information indicating the content of information processing for each information source and each communication partner; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing section performs the information processing in accordance with the processing content setting information.

3. the information processing device further includes a transmission permission determination unit that determines whether or not the second information can be transmitted to the communication partner; The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the communication unit transmits the second information to the communication partner when the transmission permission determination unit determines that transmission of the second information to the communication partner is permitted.

4. the storage unit further stores transmission permission information indicating whether or not transmission of the second information is permitted for each information source and for each communication partner; The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the transmission permission determining unit determines whether or not the second information can be transmitted to the communication partner based on the transmission permission information.

5. the communication unit receives an information request; 5. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the identifying unit identifies a sender of the information request as the communication partner.

6. The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the specifying unit specifies a communication partner to which the second information can be transmitted by referring to transmission permission information.

7. the transmission permission determination unit determines to which communication partner a notification indicating acquisition of the first information is to be transmitted based on the information processing device acquiring the first information; The information processing device according to claim 6 , wherein the communication unit transmits the notification to a communication partner to which the transmission permission determination unit has determined that transmission of the notification is permitted, prior to transmission of the second information.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first information is firefighting information.

9. The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein the information processing includes masking, replacing, or deleting personal information included in the firefighting information.

10. The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein the information processing includes masking, replacing, or deleting confidential information included in the firefighting information.

11. The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein the content of the information processing includes a summary of information included in the firefighting information.

12. Computer, an identification unit that identifies a communication partner; an information processing unit that performs information processing on the first information according to an information source of the first information and the communication partner, thereby creating second information; a communication unit that transmits the second information created by the information processing unit to the communication partner; A program to function as a

13. Identifying the communication partner; generating second information by performing information processing on the first information according to an information source of the first information and the communication partner; transmitting the second information to the communication partner; A computer-implemented method comprising:

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