System, method, and program

Abstract

To provide a system, a method, and a program which, even in the case of a change in a device, allow for wireless connection between the device and a terminal without user's performing an operation to change settings.SOLUTION: The system according to the present invention includes: devices; readers which read device information of the devices; a server device which receives from the readers and stores information associating the device information read by the readers with place information indicating places of the readers; and an information terminal which uses wireless connection information transmitted from the server device to establish wireless communication with a prescribed device out of the plurality of devices. The server device transmits, to the information terminal, display information for displaying identification information of the prescribed device in association with place information of the reader which read the device information of the prescribed device out of the place information of the plurality of readers, and the server device transmits, to the information terminal, wireless connection information of the device information corresponding to the identification information selected in the information terminal on the basis of the display information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a system, a method and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, setting information for conference devices is sent in advance to the terminals of conference participants, and during the conference, the device can be used from the terminal by establishing a wireless connection from the terminal to which the setting information was sent.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which wireless connection information is attached to a conference notification email and distributed to conference terminals and other information devices, and the conference terminals and other information devices are made wirelessly connectable based on the wireless connection information. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the past, a wireless connection was established between a device such as a conference device and a terminal attempting to connect by performing pre-settings. Therefore, when a device is changed immediately before a conference or at the conference site, an unnecessary task of changing the pre-settings is required each time.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above, and aims to provide a system, method, and program that enables wireless connection between a device and a terminal without the user having to change settings even when the device is changed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the system of the present invention comprises an apparatus, a reading device that reads apparatus information of the apparatus, a server device that receives from the reading device and stores information that corresponds the apparatus information read by the reading device with location information indicating the location of the reading device, and an information terminal that establishes wireless communication with a specified apparatus from among the plurality of apparatuses using wireless connection information transmitted from the server device, wherein the server device transmits to the information terminal display information that displays identification information of the specified apparatus in correspondence with location information of the reading device that read the apparatus information of the specified apparatus from the location information of the plurality of reading devices, and transmits to the information terminal wireless connection information of the apparatus information that corresponds to the identification information selected on the information terminal based on the display information. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, even if the device is changed, the device and the terminal can be wirelessly connected without the user having to change the settings. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a configuration of a system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of hardware blocks of the management server. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of hardware blocks of an RFID tag reader. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a hardware block of an RFID tag. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of hardware blocks of a conference device. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of hardware blocks of a remote terminal. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of functional blocks included in each device. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a specific configuration in which the functional blocks of the management server are applied to a conference server. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a table configuration of data stored in the storage unit shown in FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a layout of a virtual office. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence in which a user enters a conference room with a projector (conference device) and registers device information of the projector (conference device) in the management server. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a sequence of processes that are performed when a user starts a conference app on a remote terminal in a conference room that the user has entered. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a virtual office screen created by the display data creating unit. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the confirmation screen. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an update screen after wireless connection. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence according to the first modification of the embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the conference reservation information registration screen. [Figure 18] FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the confirmation dialog. [Figure 19] FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a virtual free space screen created by the display data creating unit. [Figure 20] FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the confirmation dialog. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Embodiments of a system, method, and program will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the embodiment described below, a corresponding location is set for each reading device, and the devices are managed for each set location. For example, if the reading device is located in a conference room, the location is divided into rooms, so the devices are managed for each room. Note that the embodiment described below shows an example in which the devices are conference devices, but the present invention is not limited to the conference format exemplified below and can be implemented in various formats.

[0010] In the following, the management server corresponds to a "server device", an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag reader corresponds to a "reader", a conference device corresponds to an "equipment", and a remote terminal corresponds to an "information terminal".

[0011] (Embodiment) 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration according to an embodiment. The example system illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a management server 1, an RFID tag reader 2, a conference device 4 having an RFID tag 3, and a user's handheld terminal 5.

[0012] The management server 1 is connected to a network 7. The network 7 is a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), a VPN (Virtual Private Network), or the Internet.

[0013] In this embodiment, a wireless LAN access point 6 is provided as an example, and other devices communicate with the management server 1 via the wireless LAN access point 6 .

[0014] 1 shows one wireless LAN access point 6, the number of wireless LAN access points 6 is not limited to one. It may be configured to communicate with the management server 1 via other wireless LAN access points 6 depending on the location of the wireless connection. The multiple wireless LAN access points 6 are connected to the network 7 via a router.

[0015] Furthermore, in this embodiment, a configuration is shown in which the other device wirelessly connects to the wireless LAN access point 6 and communicates with the management server 1, but it is of course also possible to configure the other device to communicate with the management server 1 via a wired connection.

[0016] The management server 1 manages the location information transmitted from the RFID tag reader 2 in association with the equipment information of the conference device 4, and provides the user's remote terminal 5 with display information that associates the identification information of the conference device 4 with the location indicating the location of the conference device 4. Then, the management server 1 transmits to the remote terminal 5 the wireless connection information of the conference device 4 at the location selected by the user of the remote terminal 5 in the display information.

[0017] The wireless LAN access point 6 performs wireless communication 71 and wireless communication 73 with the RFID tag reader 2 and the remote terminal 5, respectively, and relays communication between the RFID tag reader 2 and the management server 1, and communication between the remote terminal 5 and the management server 1 via a router.

[0018] The RFID tag reader 2 reads device information from the RFID tag 3 of the conference device 4 brought into the conference room using a contactless reader 72, and transmits the read device information, along with the conference room identification information stored in the RFID tag reader 2, to the management server 1 via the wireless LAN access point 6. The RFID tag reader 2 is installed within a reading range that allows it to read the identification information brought into the conference room. In this embodiment, as an example, the RFID tag reader 2 is installed at the entrance to each conference room. The conference room identification information corresponds to location information.

[0019] The conference device 4 is a portable device that can be wirelessly connected to the handheld terminal 5. The conference device 4 will be described as a projector as an example.

[0020] The RFID tag 3 stores device information about the device owned by the conference device 4. The RFID tag 3 is carried along with the conference device 4 by being attached to the conference device 4, for example.

[0021] The handheld terminal 5 is, for example, an information terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a notebook PC (Personal Computer), etc. The handheld terminal 5 is a terminal that a user brings into a conference room and uses during a conference.

[0022] The handheld terminal 5 acquires wireless connection information corresponding to the conference device 4 from the management server 1, and establishes a wireless communication connection 74 with the conference device 4 using the acquired wireless connection information. After the wireless communication connection 74 with the conference device 4 is established, the user can operate the conference device 4 at hand using the handheld terminal 5.

[0023] Note that attaching the RFID tag 3 to the conference device 4 is just an example, and the arrangement and fixing method of the RFID tag 3 on the conference device 4 may be modified as appropriate. For example, the RFID tag 3 may be provided inside the conference device 4.

[0024] In the present embodiment, the non-contact reading 72 that reads device information using the RFID tag reader 2 and the RFID tag 3 is described as an example. Other methods for reading device information may be adopted. For example, the RFID tag reader 2 may be an imaging camera, and the RFID tag 3 may be a two-dimensional code (e.g., a QR code (registered trademark)), and the imaging camera may read the two-dimensional code image to demodulate the device information.

[0025] Furthermore, the conference device is an example for the purpose of explanation, and may be other equipment that is not classified as a conference device.

[0026] Furthermore, although the management server 1 will be described as a single information processing device, the functions may be distributed among a plurality of information processing devices.

[0027] Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of hardware blocks of the management server 1. As shown in Fig. 2, the management server 1 has a CPU 11, a main memory 12, a ROM 13, an HD controller 14, a hard disk 14-1, a display controller 15, an LCD 15-1, an input controller 16, a keyboard (or a mouse, etc.) 16-1, an Ethernet controller 17, and an Ethernet I / F 17-1.

[0028] The CPU 11, main memory 12, ROM 13, HD controller 14, display controller 15, input controller 16, and Ethernet controller 17 are interconnected by a bus 18. The bus 18 includes an address bus and a data bus.

[0029] The CPU 11 is a central processing unit. The CPU 11 performs processing by executing a control processing program stored in the ROM 13, an OS (Operating System) read from the hard disk 14-1 to the main memory 12, and various application programs. The various application programs include programs for various services that manage the location of the conference device 4 and provide wireless connection information for the conference device 4, and a program that executes the conference.

[0030] The main memory 12 is a volatile memory such as a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), and is used as a work area for the CPU 11.

[0031] The ROM 13 is a non-volatile memory (Read Only Memory) in which a program for starting up the system when the management server 1 is powered on and for controlling peripheral devices is written in advance.

[0032] The HD controller 14 controls the hard disk 14-1. As an example, the HD controller 14 has a Micro SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) interface as an interface with the hard disk 14-1, and performs high-speed data transfer with the hard disk 14-1.

[0033] The hard disk 14-1 stores the OS, various application programs, data, and the like.

[0034] The display controller 15 controls the display of the display device. The LCD 15-1 is a liquid crystal display (LCD) shown as an example of the display device.

[0035] The input controller 16 outputs information input by an input device to the CPU 11. The keyboard (or mouse, etc.) 16-1 is an example of an input device.

[0036] The Ethernet controller 17 controls communication with other devices connected to the Ethernet via the Ethernet I / F 17-1. The Ethernet controller 17 executes a communication protocol conforming to the IEEE 802.3 standard, for example, and controls communication with other devices connected to the Ethernet via the Ethernet I / F 17-1.

[0037] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of hardware blocks of the RFID tag reader 2. As shown in Fig. 3, the RFID tag reader 2 has a control circuit 21, a memory 22, a modulation / demodulation circuit 23, an RFID antenna 24, a wireless LAN controller 25, and a wireless LAN antenna 26, and the blocks are connected by wiring.

[0038] The control circuit 21 controls data between the memory 22, the modulation / demodulation circuit 23, and the wireless LAN controller 25.

[0039] The memory 22 is a non-volatile memory and has a data area for storing conference room identification information and a data area for storing device information.

[0040] The modulation / demodulation circuit 23 performs Manchester encoding using ASK modulation on data transmitted to and received from the RFID tag 3. The modulation / demodulation circuit 23 transmits data (device information) after demodulating the radio waves received from the RFID tag 3 by transmitting and receiving radio waves via the RFID antenna 24 to the control circuit 21.

[0041] The wireless LAN controller 25 executes a communication protocol that complies with, for example, the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11ax standard, and performs wireless communication with the wireless LAN access point 6 by transmitting and receiving radio waves via the wireless LAN antenna 26.

[0042] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of hardware blocks of the RFID tag 3. As shown in Fig. 4, the RFID tag 3 has a control circuit 31, a memory 32, a modulation / demodulation circuit 33, and an RFID antenna 34, and the blocks are connected by wiring.

[0043] The control circuit 31 controls data. For example, the control circuit 31 reads out device information from the memory 32 and transmits the read out device information to the modulation / demodulation circuit 33.

[0044] The memory 32 is a non-volatile memory and has a data area for storing device information of the conference device 4 to which the RFID tag 3 is attached.

[0045] The modulation / demodulation circuit 33 performs Manchester encoding using ASK modulation on data transmitted to and received from the RFID tag reader 2. For example, the modulation / demodulation circuit 33 receives radio waves via the RFID antenna 34, encodes data from the control circuit 31, and transmits the encoded data from the RFID antenna 34 to the RFID tag reader 2.

[0046] 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of hardware blocks of the conference device 4. In FIG. 5, an example of the hardware configuration of a projector is shown as the hardware configuration of the conference device 4.

[0047] As shown in FIG. 5, the conference device 4 has a CPU 41, a main memory 42, a ROM 43, a media I / F 45 for a media 44, an operation unit 46, a power switch 47, a wireless LAN controller 48, a wireless LAN antenna 48-1, an LED drive circuit 91, an LED light source 92, a DMD 93, a projection optical system 94, a fan drive circuit 95, and a cooling fan 96. The CPU 41 , main memory 42 , ROM 43 , media I / F 45 , operation unit 46 , power switch 47 , wireless LAN controller 48 , LED drive circuit 91 , DMD 93 , and fan drive circuit 95 are interconnected by a bus 49 .

[0048] The CPU 41 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the conference device 4. The CPU 41 executes a control processing program stored in the ROM 43 to perform processing.

[0049] The main memory 42 is a volatile memory such as a DRAM, and is used as a work area for the CPU 41.

[0050] The ROM 43 is a non-volatile memory in which programs for starting up the system when the power of the conference device 4 is turned on and for controlling peripheral devices are written in advance.

[0051] The media I / F 45 is a media interface that controls reading and writing of data from and to a medium 44 such as a flash memory.

[0052] The operation unit 46 is an operation unit for the user. For example, the operation unit 46 accepts operations for adjusting the size of the projected image, adjusting the color tone, adjusting the focus, adjusting the keystone, and the like.

[0053] The power switch 47 is a switch for powering on the conference device 4 .

[0054] The wireless LAN controller 48 controls communication with other devices. The wireless LAN controller 48 executes a communication protocol conforming to the IEEE802.11ax standard, for example, and controls communication with other devices by transmitting and receiving radio waves via the wireless LAN antenna 48-1.

[0055] The LED drive circuit 91 is a drive circuit that drives an LED light source 92 .

[0056] The DMD 93 deflects the light emitted from the LED light source 92 based on image data generated by the CPU 41 to form a projection image and outputs the image to the projection optical system 94. The projection image output from the projection optical system 94 is projected onto a projection surface.

[0057] The fan drive circuit 95 is a drive circuit that drives the cooling fan 96 .

[0058] When the power switch 47 is turned on, the CPU 41 starts up according to a control program stored in advance in the ROM 43 and controls the entire conference device 4.

[0059] Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of hardware blocks of the remote terminal 5. As shown in Fig. 6, the remote terminal 5 has a CPU 51, a main memory 52, a ROM 53, an HD controller 54, a hard disk 54-1, a display controller 55, an LCD 55-1, an input controller 56, a keyboard (or a mouse, etc.) 56-1, a wireless LAN controller 57, a wireless LAN antenna 57-1, an Ethernet controller 58, and an Ethernet I / F 58-1.

[0060] The CPU 51, main memory 52, ROM 53, HD controller 54, display controller 55, input controller 56, wireless LAN controller 57, and Ethernet controller 58 are interconnected by a bus 59. The bus 59 includes an address bus and a data bus.

[0061] The CPU 51 is a central processing unit. The CPU 51 performs processing by executing a control processing program stored in the ROM 53, an OS or various application programs read from the hard disk 54-1 to the main memory 52, etc. The various applications include a conference application.

[0062] The main memory 52 is a volatile memory such as a DRAM, and is used as a work area for the CPU 51.

[0063] The ROM 53 is a non-volatile memory in which programs for starting up the system when the remote terminal 5 is powered on and for controlling peripheral devices are written in advance.

[0064] The HD controller 54 controls the hard disk 54-1.

[0065] The hard disk 54-1 stores the OS, various application programs, data, and the like.

[0066] The display controller 55 controls the display of the display device. The LCD 55-1 is a liquid crystal display shown as an example of the display device.

[0067] The input controller 56 outputs information input by an input device to the CPU 51. The keyboard (or mouse, etc.) 56-1 is an example of an input device.

[0068] The wireless LAN controller 57 controls communication with other devices. The wireless LAN controller 57 executes a communication protocol conforming to the IEEE802.11ax standard, for example, and controls communication with other devices by transmitting and receiving radio waves via the wireless LAN antenna 57-1.

[0069] The Ethernet controller 58 controls communication with other devices connected to the Ethernet via the Ethernet I / F 58-1. The Ethernet controller 58 executes a communication protocol conforming to the IEEE 802.3 standard, for example, and controls communication with other devices connected to the Ethernet via the Ethernet I / F 58-1.

[0070] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of functional blocks included in each device. As shown in Fig. 7, the management server 1 includes a control unit 100, a network communication unit 120, and a memory unit 202. The RFID tag reader 2 includes a wireless communication unit 201, a memory unit 202, and a reading unit 203. The RFID tag 3 includes a transmission unit 301 and a memory unit 302. The conference device 4 includes a wireless communication unit 401 and an execution unit 402. The handheld terminal 5 includes a wireless communication unit 501 and a conference application (hereinafter referred to as "conference app") 502. The wireless LAN access point 6 includes a network communication unit 601 and a wireless communication unit 602.

[0071] The conference application 502 is installed in advance in the terminal 5 by, for example, downloading it from the management server 1 or another distribution site.

[0072] 7, the functional block of the communication unit of the remote terminal 5 is shown as a wireless communication unit 501, but the remote terminal 5 also has a communication unit for priority connection that connects to the network 7 via the Ethernet controller 58 and communicates with the management server 1. Here, the description will be given assuming that the remote terminal 5 is connected to a wireless LAN access point 6.

[0073] The device information D3 includes device-specific information (referred to as device identification information) such as the device name of the conference device 4 to which the RFID tag 3 is attached, and wireless connection information D4 for establishing a wireless connection with the conference device 4. In addition, the device information D3 includes the device name of a projector, etc. The wireless connection information D4 includes, for example, a network name (SSID), an authentication / encryption method, and an encryption key.

[0074] When a conference device 4 with an RFID tag 3 attached thereto is brought into a conference room, the device information D3 stored in the memory unit 302 is transmitted from the transmitter 301 of the RFID tag 3 by radio waves transmitted by the reader 203 of the RFID tag reader 2, and the reader 203 reads the device information D3. As an example, as the distance between the reader 203 and the RFID tag 3 decreases, an induction electromagnetic field is generated, enabling communication. The RFID tag 3 may be either a passive tag or an active tag. The communication method between the reader 203 of the RFID tag reader 2 and the RFID tag 3 may be either an electromagnetic induction method or a radio wave method.

[0075] The RFID tag reader 2 associates the device information D3 read by the reading unit 203 with the conference room identification information D2 in the memory unit 202, and then transmits the registration information in a form that can be transmitted to a higher-level system from the wireless communication unit 201 to the management server 1.

[0076] 7, the RFID tag reader 2 communicates with the management server 1 via a wireless LAN access point 6. The conference room identification information D2 in the storage unit 202 is conference room identification information that identifies the conference room in which the RFID tag reader 2 is installed.

[0077] The conference room identification information is set in advance in the server device 1 and the RFID tag reader 2. As an example, the server administrator issues conference room identification information corresponding to the installation location of the RFID tag reader 2 in the server device 1, and sets the conference room identification information issued by the management server 1 in the RFID tag reader 2 as well.

[0078] In the remote terminal 5, the conference application 502 communicates with the management server 1 (control unit 100) via the wireless communication unit 501. For example, when the remote terminal 5 is brought into a conference room and the conference application 502 is started, communication between the remote terminal 5 and the management server 1 is established, and the conference application 502 starts communication with the control unit 100.

[0079] The control unit 100 associates the location information transmitted from the RFID tag reader 2 with the equipment information of the conference device 4 and manages them in the registration information D1. Furthermore, in response to a request from the conference application 502 of the remote terminal 5, the control unit 100 creates display information that associates the identification information of the conference device 4 with the location indicating the location of the conference device 4, and provides the display information to the conference application 502. Then, when the conference application 502 requests the control unit 100 to transmit the wireless connection information of the conference device 4, the control unit 100 searches the registration information D1 for the wireless connection information corresponding to the conference device 4 and transmits the wireless connection information to the remote terminal 5.

[0080] The registration information D1 includes layout information that is the basis for display information of the device layout, issued conference room identification information, correspondence information that links the devices with the locations of the conference rooms, and wireless connection information for each device.

[0081] As for the functional blocks of the management server 1, an example of the configuration when applied to a conference server is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS.

[0082] The wireless communication unit 501 of the remote terminal 5 uses the wireless connection information transmitted from the management server 1 to establish a wireless communication connection with the wireless communication unit 401 of the conference device 4 .

[0083] After the wireless communication connection is established between the wireless communication unit 501 and the wireless communication unit 401, the remote terminal 5 can operate the execution unit 402 of the conference device 4 using a predetermined command.

[0084] Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a specific configuration when the functional blocks of the management server 1 are applied to a conference server. As shown in Fig. 8, the management server 1 has a user authentication unit 101, a conference reservation unit 102, a conference control unit 103, a display data creation unit 104, a user data storage unit 111, a conference data storage unit 112, a conference participant device storage unit 113, a floor data storage unit 114, and a network communication unit 120. These are provided as modules.

[0085] The network communication unit 120 uses WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) to send and receive data to and from the remote terminal 5, and uses HTTPS to send and receive data for user authentication.

[0086] The user authentication unit 101 compares the user name and password received by the network communication unit 120 from the request source (such as the remote terminal 5) with the user name and password stored in the user data storage unit 111, and performs user authentication.

[0087] The conference reservation unit 102 registers conference data including the reservation details in the conference data storage unit 112. The conference data is registered in association with a conference ID. The conference data includes, for example, the date and time of the conference, the venue, and the conference participants.

[0088] The conference control unit 103 associates the device identification information and the wireless connection information D4 out of the registration information transmitted from the RFID tag reader 2 and registers them in the conference participating device storage unit 113.

[0089] Furthermore, the conference control unit 103 associates the device identification information and the conference room identification information D2 out of the registration information transmitted from the RFID tag reader 2 with each other, and registers them in the conference data storage unit 112.

[0090] Furthermore, for each conference ID registered in the conference data storage unit 112, the conference control unit 103 executes a communication conference among the terminals of the users who have been permitted to connect, when the conference start date and time arrives.

[0091] The display data creation unit 104 creates a web page requested by the requesting conference application 502. The display data creation unit 104 creates the web page requested via the network communication unit 120 and transmits the web page to the requesting conference application 502 via the network communication unit 120.

[0092] As an example, the display data creation unit 104 creates a web page for setting and confirming a conference reservation. When a web page for setting a conference reservation is requested, the display data creation unit 104 creates a web page for setting a conference reservation and transmits the created web page to the requestor. When a web page for confirming a conference reservation is requested, the display data creation unit 104 extracts conference data from the conference data storage unit 112, sets the data on a web page for confirming the conference reservation, and transmits the web page to the requestor.

[0093] Furthermore, when a web page for a connection service with the conference device 4 is requested, the display data creation unit 104 transmits to the requestor a web page that visualizes the location of each device (conference device 4) based on the data registered in the conference data storage unit 112 and the floor data storage unit 114. Furthermore, when the requestor requests acquisition of wireless connection information for the first device (conference device 4) in response to the web page that visualizes the location of each device (conference device 4), the display data creation unit 104 sends a confirmation web page, searches for wireless connection information corresponding to the first device (conference device 4) in the conference participant device storage unit 113, and transmits the wireless connection information to the requestor.

[0094] The data stored in floor data storage unit 114 may be a pre-stored predetermined layout, or may be data in which conference room names and locations are registered in a layout that mimics an actual office based on floor data of the actual office. In the latter case, display data creation unit 104 sends a web page for floor settings to conference application 502, accepts settings for the names and locations of conference rooms in the actual office, and registers them in floor data storage unit 114.

[0095] Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a table configuration of data stored in the storage unit 110 shown in Fig. 8. The device data table D11 shown in Fig. 9(a) is included in the conference participating device storage unit 113. The user data table D12 shown in Fig. 9(b) is included in the user data storage unit 111. The floor data table D13 shown in Fig. 9(c) is included in the floor data storage unit 114. The conference reservation data table D14 and the device connection information table D15 shown in Fig. 9(d) and Fig. 9(e) are included in the conference data storage unit 112.

[0096] The equipment data table D11 is a table that associates "conference devices (equipment identification information)" with "wireless connection information." The user data table D12 is a table that associates "user names" with "passwords." The floor data table D13 is a table that associates "floor information" with "location information." The "floor information" is set to the conference room name, and the "location information" is set to the conference room location (for example, the coordinates of each conference room, the order in which each conference room is arranged, or the relative positions of each conference room). The conference reservation data table D14 is a table that associates "conference ID," "date and time," "location," and "participants." The "participants" are set to user information of participants or identification information of the devices used by the participants. The equipment connection information table D15 is a table that associates "conference room identification information," "conference devices (equipment identification information)," and "connection status flags." The equipment connection information table D15 is a table that associates conference rooms with conference devices.

[0097] The data registered in each table in FIG. 9 is an example for the purposes of explanation below.

[0098] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of a virtual office (screen). The virtual office (screen) 1000 shown in FIG. 10 is laid out with conference rooms A, B, C, D, E, and F, and free seating shown in the center. The layout of the virtual office (screen) 1000 is created by the display data creation unit 104 based on the prior settings of the floor data table D13. By changing the settings of the "floor information" and "arrangement information" in the floor data table D13, it is possible to change the layout, the arrangement or placement of the conference rooms, etc. later.

[0099] Next, the processing flow between the devices included in the system and at each device will be explained with reference to the sequence diagrams in Figures 11 and 12. One RFID tag reader 2 is set at the entrance to each conference room, and conference room identification information issued by the management server 1 is set in each RFID tag reader 2. The explanation will be given assuming that each RFID tag reader 2 is set in a state where it can read any RFID tag 3 that comes close to it at any time.

[0100] Note that Figures 11 and 12 are diagrams explaining the processing flow when one user enters one conference room, but the processing flow is similar when other users enter other conference rooms.

[0101] 11 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence in which a user enters a conference room with a projector (conference device 4) and registers device information of the projector (conference device 4) in the management server 1. This corresponds to the processing when a user enters a conference room with a projector (conference device 4) and a laptop PC (handheld terminal 5) to hold a conference using the projector.

[0102] When a user enters the conference room, the distance between the RFID tag reader 2 and the RFID tag 3 attached to the projector (conference device 4) decreases, making communication possible, and the RFID tag reader 2 reads the device information D3 stored in the RFID tag 3 (steps S1 and S2).

[0103] When the RFID tag reader 2 receives the device information D3, it adds (appends) the conference room identification information D2 that is pre-stored in the RFID tag reader 2 (step S3), and transmits the registration data (conference room identification information D2 and device information D3) in a format that can be transmitted to a higher-level system to the management server 1 (step S4).

[0104] The management server 1 associates and registers the conference room identification information D2 and the device information D3 included in the received registration data (step S5). As an example, the management server 1 associates and registers the device identification information and wireless connection information included in the device information D3 in the device data table D11, and associates and registers the device identification information included in the device information D3 and the conference room identification information D2 in the device connection information table D15.

[0105] 12 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence performed when a user enters a conference room and starts the conference app 502 of the remote terminal 5. It is assumed that the projector (conference device 4) is turned on before the remote terminal 5 wirelessly connects to the projector (conference device 4), for example, when the user sits down in the conference room.

[0106] First, the remote terminal 5 starts up the conference application 502 in response to a user operation (step S11).

[0107] The remote terminal 5 (conference application 502) sends a request to acquire a virtual office screen from the selection screen to the management server 1 (step S12).

[0108] The management server 1 creates a virtual office screen (Web page) (step S13), and transmits the virtual office screen to the requesting terminal 5 (conference application 502) (step S14).

[0109] The remote terminal 5 (conference application 502) displays a virtual office screen (see FIG. 13) (step S15), receives a selection of a projector (conference device 4) from the user on the virtual office screen, and sends a request to the management server 1 to obtain wireless connection information of the projector (conference device 4) (step S16). For example, a user in conference room A selects a projector corresponding to conference room A (the conference device 4 brought into conference room A by the user). After this, the remote terminal 5 (conference application 502) may display a confirmation screen (see FIG. 14) for the selection.

[0110] When there is a request to obtain wireless connection information of the projector (conference device 4), the management server 1 searches the device data table D11 for wireless connection information corresponding to the projector (conference device 4) (step S17), and transmits the wireless connection information extracted from the device data table D11 to the requesting terminal 5 (conference application 502) (step S18).

[0111] When the remote terminal 5 (conference application 502) receives the wireless connection information from the management server 1, the remote terminal 5 (wireless communication unit 501) starts wireless connection processing with the projector (conference device 4) in the conference room (step S19).

[0112] As an example, a wireless connection processing procedure will be described when the remote terminal 5 (wireless communication unit 501) uses infrastructure mode Wi-Fi Direct as the wireless LAN. The remote terminal 5 (wireless communication unit 501) starts Device Discovery processing and searches for nearby P2P (peer-to-peer) terminals. At this time, the remote terminal 5 (wireless communication unit 501) periodically transmits a probe request frame (step S191) and checks whether or not there is a response to the probe request frame (probe response frame). When the conference device 4 (wireless communication unit 401) receives the probe request frame, it replies with a probe response frame (step S192).

[0113] Upon receiving the probe response frame, the remote terminal 5 (wireless communication unit 501) transmits a service discovery request frame (step S193). Upon receiving the service discovery request frame, the conference device 4 (wireless communication unit 401) transmits a service discovery response frame including wireless connection information (step S194).

[0114] The remote terminal 5 (wireless communication unit 501) uses the wireless connection information obtained from the management server 1 to connect to the conference device 4 (wireless communication unit 401) and establish a Miracast session with the conference device 4 (wireless communication unit 401) (step S195).

[0115] When a wireless connection is established with the projector (conference device 4) (step S195), the remote terminal 5 (conference application 502) notifies the management server 1 that a wireless connection with the projector (conference device 4) has been established (step S20).

[0116] When the management server 1 receives a notification of establishment of a wireless connection from the requesting terminal 5 (conference application 502), it updates the display on the virtual office screen (step S21).

[0117] Then, the management server 1 transmits the updated virtual office screen (see FIG. 15) to each requesting terminal 5 (conference application 502) and each other terminal 5 (conference application 502) that requests acquisition of the virtual office screen (step S22).

[0118] 13 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a virtual office screen created by the display data creation unit 104. As an example, the following description will be given assuming that the conference room in which the user is about to hold a conference is conference room A. Suppose the user launches the conference app 502 in conference room A. Since the user has already entered conference room A, the device information of the conference device 4 brought in by the user at the time of entry has been read from the RFID tag 3 by the RFID tag reader 2 and transmitted to the management server 1 together with the conference room identification information of the RFID tag reader 2. In other words, the management server 1 has already associated the device information of the conference device 4 brought into conference room A with the conference room identification information of conference room A.

[0119] The display data creation unit 104 acquires the corresponding data of "conference room identification information," "conference device (equipment identification information)," and "connection status flag" associated with the equipment connection information table D15 (see FIG. 9), and creates a virtual office screen in which the display of the conference device (equipment identification information) is associated with the virtual office (see FIG. 10) based on the data of the floor data table D13 (see FIG. 12).

[0120] The virtual office screen 1000 shown in FIG. 13 is a display example of a virtual office screen based on correspondence data set as an example in the device connection information table D15 (see FIG. 9).

[0121] As an example, the device connection information table D15 (see FIG. 9) shows a state in which correspondence data (first correspondence data) between conference room A and device identification information X1 and not connected, and correspondence data (second correspondence data) between conference room B and device identification information X21 and not connected are set.

[0122] Based on the first correspondence data, the display data creation unit 104 associates an icon display 1010 of "Projector A" indicating device identification information X1 with the position of "Conference Room A" 1001. Based on the second correspondence data, the display data creation unit 104 also associates an icon display 1020 of "Projector B" indicating device identification information X2 with the position of "Conference Room B" 1002. Note that both the icon display 1010 of "Projector A" and the icon display 1020 of "Projector B" are icons indicating an unconnected state.

[0123] Because the virtual office screen 1000 is sent from the management server 1, the user can see in the conference app 502 a display that shows that "Projector A" is present in conference room A and "Projector B" is present in conference room B. The user in conference room A can select the icon display 1010 of "Projector A" that corresponds to the projector that the user has brought in without accidentally selecting another device, because the icon is displayed in a position corresponding to the conference room A where the user is present, and the device name of the icon is "Projector A," the device name of the projector that the user is using.

[0124] 14 is a diagram showing an example of a confirmation screen. When the user selects the icon display 1010 of "ProjectorA" on the virtual office screen 1000, a confirmation dialog box is displayed.

[0125] 14, the conference room A and the device name (Projector A) are displayed in text form. If the user selects Cancel 2001 in the dialog 2000, the wireless connection information acquisition request is canceled. If the user selects Connect 2002 in the dialog 2000, a wireless connection information acquisition request for the device name (Projector A) is sent to the management server 1.

[0126] Fig. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an updated screen after a wireless connection is established. When the display data creation unit 104 receives a notification of establishment of a wireless connection from the requesting conference application 502, it updates the display of the virtual office screen 1000. Fig. 15 shows, as an example, an updated screen when the conference application 502 notifies it of establishment of a wireless connection with a device named (ProjectorA).

[0127] When the management server 1 is notified by the conference application 502 that a wireless connection with the device name (ProjectorA) has been established, the management server 1 updates the "connection status flag" of the first correspondence data in the device connection information table D15 (see FIG. 9) from "not connected" to "connected."

[0128] The display data creation unit 104 updates the icon display 1010 of "ProjectorA" on the virtual office screen 1000 based on the updated data of the device connection information table D15 (see FIG. 9), changing it from a display of a non-connected state to a display of a connected state.

[0129] As shown in FIG. 15, by changing the icon display 1010 of "Projector A" on the virtual office screen 1000 from a display of a disconnected state to a display of a connected state, the user can confirm in the conference app 502 that a wireless connection has been established with "Projector A" in conference room A, as update information for the virtual office screen 1000 is sent from the management server 1.

[0130] In this way, by providing the virtual office screen 1000 to the conference application 502, the user can easily connect his / her own remote terminal 5 to the conference device (projector) 4 brought into the conference room A. In addition, the conference application 502 can also confirm that his / her own remote terminal 5 has been wirelessly connected to the conference device (projector) 4 brought into the conference room A.

[0131] (First Modification of the Embodiment) In the first variant of the embodiment, in order to further reduce the situation of accidentally connecting to a projector in another conference room, an example is shown in which the name of the conference to be held is registered in advance in the management server 1, and the conference name is displayed when an icon on the virtual office screen 1000 is selected.

[0132] 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence according to the first modification of the embodiment. Before holding a conference, a user starts the conference application 502 on the remote terminal 5 and registers reservation information for the conference to be held, for example, as follows.

[0133] First, the terminal 5 (conference application 502) starts the conference application 502 (step S31), and when the user presses the conference reservation information registration button on the displayed selection screen, etc., the terminal 5 requests the management server 1 to obtain a screen of the conference reservation information registration screen (see FIG. 17) (step S32).

[0134] The management server 1 creates a conference reservation information registration screen (Web page) (step S33), and transmits the conference reservation information registration screen to the requesting terminal 5 (conference application 502) (step S34).

[0135] The user fills in the input fields (such as the conference name, date and time, and venue) on the conference reservation information registration screen (see FIG. 17) and presses the save button.

[0136] When the save button is pressed after receiving the input in the input field (step S35), the remote terminal 5 (conference application 502) requests the management server 1 to register the input data (conference reservation information) (step S36).

[0137] The management server 1 stores the conference reservation information transmitted from the terminal 5 (conference application 502) in association with the conference ID in the conference reservation data table D14 (see FIG. 9) (step S37). The conference name is associated with the conference ID in the conference name table.

[0138] 17, the conference reservation data table D14 is set with "conference ID" conference 1, "date and time" April 1st 13:00-14:00, "location" conference room A, etc. In the conference name table, the conference name (for example, "design review meeting") is set in association with conference 1.

[0139] Thereafter, when the time for the pre-registered conference arrives, the user takes the remote terminal 5 (conference application 502) and the projector (conference device 4) and enters the registered conference room A. The sequence from step S1 at the time of entry and the sequence up to step S16 after entry are the same as those in the embodiment shown in Figs. 11 and 12. That is, the sequence is the same until the remote terminal 5 (conference application 502) receives the user's selection of the projector (conference device 4) for conference room A on the virtual office screen (see Fig. 13) and sends a request to the management server 1 to obtain wireless connection information for conference room A in step S16.

[0140] Next, upon receiving a request to obtain wireless connection information for conference room A, the management server 1 creates a confirmation screen (step S41). At this time, the management server 1 searches the conference reservation data table D14 (see FIG. 9) and obtains the conference ID (conference name) of data for which the reserved "date and time" corresponds to the current date and time and the "location" corresponds to conference room A. Because the user has already made a conference reservation, the data for "Conference 1" is found in the conference reservation data table D14, and "Design Review Meeting" corresponding to "Conference 1" is obtained as the conference name. The management server 1 (display data creation unit 104) creates the confirmation screen including not only the conference room name "Conference Room A" and the device name "ProjectorA" of the selected projector (conference device 4), but also the conference name "Design Review Meeting." An example of the confirmation screen is the dialog shown in FIG. 18.

[0141] The management server 1 (display data creation unit 104) transmits the confirmation screen to the requesting terminal 5 (conference application 502) (step S42), and the requesting terminal 5 (conference application 502) displays the confirmation screen (step S43).

[0142] The confirmation screen allows the user to see whether the conference room name, device name, and even the conference name match, allowing the user to comprehensively determine whether the connection target is correct. The remote terminal 5 (conference application 502) transmits the confirmation information (selection of connection or cancellation) received from the user on the confirmation screen to the management server 1 (step S44).

[0143] When the management server 1 receives a connection selection from the remote terminal 5 (conference application 502), it executes the wireless connection information acquisition request described in the embodiment, and when it receives a cancellation selection, it cancels the wireless connection information acquisition request.

[0144] The sequence for executing a wireless connection information acquisition request corresponds to the sequence from step S17 onwards, and therefore a description thereof will be omitted here.

[0145] FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a conference reservation information registration screen. The conference reservation information registration screen 3000 shown in FIG. 17 includes input fields for the conference name, the date and time of the conference, and the location (venue). For example, "Design Review Meeting" is set as the conference name, and for example, "April 1, 2024" is set as the date and time. In detail, the time is also set, and for example, a time period such as "13:00" to "14:00" is set. For example, "Conference Room A" is set as the location. Pressing a cancel button 3001 on the conference reservation information registration screen 3000 cancels the input content, and pressing a save button 3002 on the conference reservation information registration screen 3000 sends the input content to the management server 1.

[0146] Fig. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a confirmation dialog. In the example dialog 2100 shown in Fig. 18, in addition to the conference room A and the device name (Projector A), the conference name is displayed in text. The conference name "Design Review Meeting" is a specific name of an example of Conference 1. The dialog 2100 is transmitted to the remote terminal 5 (conference application 502) and displayed.

[0147] When the user selects Cancel 2101 in the dialog 2100 on the remote terminal 5, the wireless connection information acquisition request is canceled in the management server 1. When the user selects Connect 2102 in the dialog 2100 on the remote terminal 5, the wireless connection information of the device name (ProjectorA) searched for in the management server 1 is sent to the remote terminal 5.

[0148] In this way, in Modification 1, the conference name is displayed on the confirmation screen before connection, which allows the user to more reliably connect to the projector they want to connect to.

[0149] (Modification 2 of the embodiment) Modification 2 is an example of application to a place that does not have a clear name, such as a conference room, or a place that is not decided until the actual start of the conference because it is not known whether the desired seat is available. As an example of a place that does not have a clear name, an example of holding a conference in a free space will be described.

[0150] As with the conference room, in the case of a free space, the free space is set in advance in the floor data storage unit 114 of the management server 1, and a virtual free space that imitates an actual free space is created by the display data creation unit 104. The RFID tag readers 2 are installed behind each table in the actual free space.

[0151] The RFID tag reader 2 stores in its storage unit 202 the table number issued by the management server 1 instead of the conference room identification information, and the table number is also managed by the management server 1.

[0152] In addition, in the present modified example 2, the same user account is used to log in to the conference app 502 of the user's terminal 5 when reserving a conference and when connecting to the device. To use the conference app 502, an account is issued to each employee, and the user information of each employee is stored in association with the account in the user data storage unit 111.

[0153] When a user starts the conference app 502 and is not yet logged in to the conference app 502, the user enters a user name (for example, an email address) and password and presses the login button. When the user presses the login button, a login request is sent to the management server 1. When the management server 1 receives the login request, the user authentication unit 101 performs authentication processing for the login user and acquires user information stored in the user data storage unit 111. If the user authentication and information acquisition are successful, a notification of successful login is sent to the conference app 502.

[0154] The user registers conference reservation information in advance before the conference is held. The method for registering conference reservation information is the same as in Variation 1, but the conference organizer's information is registered as the conference venue. Because the user has already logged in to the conference app 502 with their account, the logged-in user information is registered as the conference organizer information when a conference reservation information registration request is made.

[0155] When the time for the pre-registered conference arrives, the user takes the remote terminal 5 (conference app 502) and projector (conference device 4) and moves to the location where the conference will be held. The user goes to an empty table in the free space and places the projector (conference device 4) on the table. The RFID tag reader 2 on the back of the table then reads the RFID tag 3 of the projector (conference device 4). From this point onwards, the process is the same as in the embodiment, up to the point where information about the projector (conference device 4) and the table number where it is installed are registered in the management server 1.

[0156] After registering the information about the projector (conference device 4) in the management server 1, the user opens the conference app 502 on the remote terminal 5. When the user opens the conference app 502, the conference application displays a "virtual free space" display button. When the user presses the "virtual free space" display button, the conference app 502 opens the free space page. The conference app 502 then arranges and displays the icon of the projector (conference device 4) read by the RFID tag reader 2 behind the table at the corresponding table position in the layout (virtual free space) of the free space in the office that has been registered in advance.

[0157] 19 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a virtual free space screen created by the display data creation unit 104. The display data creation unit 104 creates a virtual free space screen by adding the display of the projector (conference device 4) read by the RFID tag reader 2 to the position of the corresponding table number for the free space layout (window 4100 and five tables) created based on the data in the floor data storage unit 114 (see FIG. 8).

[0158] The virtual free space screen 4000 shown in FIG. 19 is a display example of the virtual free space screen when the projectors (conference devices 4) at the two tables used are read.

[0159] Two tables display icons for the projectors (conference devices 4) used at each table. One table displays an icon 4010 indicating "Projector A." The other table displays an icon 4020 indicating "Projector B." In both cases, the connection status is displayed as not connected, but once a wireless connection is established, the connection status is updated to display connected.

[0160] Specifically, suppose that a user is attempting to wirelessly connect a remote terminal 5 placed on a table to a projector (conference device 4). In this state, the user presses the display of the device name located at the user's table on the virtual free space screen 4000 displayed by the conference application 502. In response, the management server 1 acquires the conference name from the conference reservation information of the requesting user that is reserved for the current time and registered in the conference data storage unit 112. Upon acquiring the conference name, the display data creation unit 104 creates a confirmation screen (see FIG. 20 ) and sends it to the requesting conference application 502. The confirmation screen can include the device name of the projector, the conference name registered in advance, or the user's own name as the organizer. The subsequent flow is the same as that of the first modification.

[0161] Fig. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a confirmation dialog. In the example dialog 5000 shown in Fig. 20, the organizer's name is displayed as text. When the user selects Cancel 5001 in the dialog 5000 on the remote terminal 5, the wireless connection information acquisition request is canceled in the management server 1. When the user selects Connect 5002 in the dialog 5000 on the remote terminal 5, the wireless connection information of the device name (ProjectorA) searched for in the management server 1 is sent to the remote terminal 5.

[0162] After the wireless connection is established, the icon display 4010 indicating "Projector A" is updated from not connected to connected.

[0163] In this way, in Modification 2, it is possible to connect to the desired projector even in a place that does not have a clear name, such as a conference room, or when it is not known whether the desired seat is available and the location is undecided until the actual start of the conference. Also, because the name of the organizer is displayed on the confirmation screen, the user can more accurately connect to the desired projector.

[0164] The programs executed by the management server 1 or the terminal 5 in the present embodiment and the modified examples are provided in a state that they are pre-installed in a ROM (Read Only Memory) or the like.

[0165] The programs executed by the management server 1 or the local terminal 5 in this embodiment and modified examples may be configured to be provided by being recorded in an installable or executable format on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk).

[0166] Furthermore, the programs executed by the management server 1 or the remote terminal 5 of the present embodiment and modified examples may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. Also, the programs executed by the management server 1 or the remote terminal 5 of the present embodiment and modified examples may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

[0167] The program executed on the management server 1 or the local terminal 5 in this embodiment and the modified example has a modular structure including each of the above-mentioned parts, and in actual hardware, the CPU (processor) reads the program from the above-mentioned ROM and executes it, thereby loading each of the above-mentioned parts onto the main memory device and generating each part on the main memory device.

[0168] Although the embodiments and modifications of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments and modifications are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments and modifications can be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These are included within the scope and spirit of the invention, and are also included in the inventions and their equivalents as defined in the claims.

[0169] For example, aspects of the present invention are as follows. <1> Equipment and a reading device for reading device information of the device; a server device that receives and stores information in which the device information read by the reading device is associated with location information indicating the location of the reading device; an information terminal that establishes wireless communication with a predetermined device from among the plurality of devices using the wireless connection information transmitted from the server device; and the server device transmits to the information terminal display information that displays identification information of the predetermined device in association with location information of the reading device that reads the device information of the predetermined device from the location information of the plurality of reading devices; transmitting, to the information terminal, wireless connection information of the device information corresponding to the identification information selected based on the display information in the information terminal; system. <2> The device information read by the reading device includes the wireless connection information of the predetermined device. The aforementioned <1> The system described in <3> The reading device reads the device information of the device within a reading range in a non-contact manner. The aforementioned <1> or the above <2> The system described in <4> the information terminal displays a device name of the predetermined device as identification information of the predetermined device in association with the location information of the reading device. The aforementioned <1> From the above <3> 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein: <5> the information terminal displays reservation information of the previously reserved location in association with the selected identification information. The aforementioned <1> From the above <4> 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein: <6> the information terminal displays the reservation information based on the reservation date and time of the location. The aforementioned <5> The system described in <7> When wireless communication between the predetermined device and the information terminal is established, the server device updates the display to show a connection status. The aforementioned <1> From the above <6> 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein: <8> the server device transmits to the information terminal display information in which the identification information of the predetermined device is displayed on display information that simulates an actual layout including the locations of the plurality of reading devices; The aforementioned <1> From the above <7> 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein: <9> A method performed in a system including a device, a reading device, a server device, and an information terminal, comprising: reading device information of the device by the reading device; transmitting, to the server device, information associating location information indicating the location of the reading device with the device information read by the reading device; a step in which the server device transmits to the information terminal display information that displays identification information of the predetermined device in association with location information of the reading device that reads the device information of the predetermined device from the location information of the plurality of reading devices; a step of transmitting, by the server device, to the information terminal, the wireless connection information of the device information corresponding to the identification information selected by the information terminal based on the display information; a step of the information terminal establishing wireless communication with the predetermined device from among the plurality of devices by using the wireless connection information transmitted from the server device; A method comprising: <10> On the computer, receiving location information and device information of a predetermined device; transmitting display information to an information terminal, the display information being configured to display the identification information of the predetermined device in association with location information of the device information corresponding to the predetermined device among the plurality of location information; transmitting, to the information terminal, the wireless connection information of the device information corresponding to the identification information selected by the information terminal based on the display information; A program to execute. [Explanation of symbols]

[0170] 1 Management Server 2 RFID tag reader 3. RFID tags 4 Conferencing Devices 5 Handheld terminal 101 User authentication section 102 Conference Reservation Department 103 Conference Control Unit 104 Display data creation unit 111 User data storage unit 112 Conference data storage unit 113 Conference participant device memory unit 114 Floor Data Storage Unit 502 Meeting App 1000 Virtual Office Screens D1 Registration Information D2 Meeting room identification information D3 Device Information D11 Equipment Data Table D12 User Data Table D13 Floor Data Table D14 Conference Reservation Data Table D15 Device connection information table [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0171] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-096495

Claims

1. Equipment and a reading device for reading device information of the device; a server device that receives and stores information in which the device information read by the reading device is associated with location information indicating the location of the reading device; an information terminal that establishes wireless communication with a predetermined device from among the plurality of devices using the wireless connection information transmitted from the server device; and the server device transmits to the information terminal display information that displays identification information of the predetermined device in association with location information of the reading device that reads the device information of the predetermined device from the location information of the plurality of reading devices; transmitting, to the information terminal, wireless connection information of the device information corresponding to the identification information selected based on the display information in the information terminal; system.

2. The device information read by the reading device includes the wireless connection information of the predetermined device. The system of claim 1 .

3. The reading device reads the device information of the device within a reading range in a non-contact manner. The system of claim 1 .

4. the information terminal displays a device name of the predetermined device as identification information of the predetermined device in association with the location information of the reading device. The system of claim 1 .

5. the information terminal displays reservation information of the previously reserved location in association with the selected identification information. The system of claim 1 .

6. the information terminal displays the reservation information based on the reservation date and time of the location. The system of claim 5.

7. When wireless communication between the predetermined device and the information terminal is established, the server device updates the display to show a connection status. The system of claim 1 .

8. the server device transmits to the information terminal display information in which the identification information of the predetermined device is displayed on display information that simulates an actual layout including the locations of the plurality of reading devices; The system of claim 1 .

9. A method performed in a system including a device, a reading device, a server device, and an information terminal, comprising: reading device information of the device by the reading device; transmitting, to the server device, information associating location information indicating the location of the reading device with the device information read by the reading device; a step in which the server device transmits to the information terminal display information that displays identification information of a predetermined device in association with location information of the reading device that has read the device information of the predetermined device from the location information of the plurality of reading devices; a step of transmitting, by the server device, wireless connection information of the device information corresponding to the identification information selected by the information terminal based on the display information to the information terminal; a step of the information terminal establishing wireless communication with the predetermined device from among the plurality of devices by using the wireless connection information transmitted from the server device; A method comprising:

10. On the computer, receiving location information and device information of a predetermined device; transmitting display information to an information terminal, the display information being configured to display the identification information of the predetermined device in association with location information of the device information corresponding to the predetermined device among the plurality of location information; transmitting, to the information terminal, wireless connection information of the device information corresponding to the identification information selected by the information terminal based on the display information; A program to execute.

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