Information processing device, program, information processing system, and information processing method

Abstract

To provide wireless communication services more quickly to areas where they are truly needed in the event of a disaster.SOLUTION: In a system 10, an information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires total power information and operation status information indicating whether the wireless communication function of a wireless base station 60 (80) installed in the measurement target area is operating normally by having the aircraft 100 irradiate an SL (Service Link) beam into a measurement target area including a plurality of sections to form a wireless communication area 142 in each of the plurality of sections and measure the total power of the radio waves emitted by the communication terminal 300 located in each section, a determination unit that determines the ranking of each section by ranking each section in descending order of total power on the basis of the total power information, and a generation unit that generates section selection information for selecting a section to which the aircraft is to provide wireless communication services from among the plurality of sections on the basis of the operation status information and the ranking of each section.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

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

[0002] Patent document 1 describes a HAPS (High Altitude Platform Station) that establishes a feeder link with a terrestrial gateway, establishes a service link with a terrestrial terminal, and provides wireless communication services to the terminal by relaying communication between the gateway and the terminal. [Prior art document] [Patent documents] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-135823 A Summary of the Invention [Means for solving the problem]

[0003] According to one embodiment of the present invention, an information processing device is provided. The information processing device may include an acquisition unit that acquires total power information indicating the total power of radio waves radiated by communication terminals located in each of a plurality of sections, the total power information being measured by an aircraft equipped with an SL (Service Link) antenna using the SL antenna to irradiate an SL beam into a measurement target area including a plurality of sections, thereby forming a wireless communication area in each of the plurality of sections, and operational status information indicating whether the wireless communication functions of wireless base stations installed in the measurement target area are operating normally. The information processing device may include a determination unit that determines the ranking of each of the sections by ranking the sections in descending order of total power based on the total power information. The information processing device may also include a generation unit that generates section selection information used to select a section from the plurality of sections to which wireless communication service provided by the aircraft is to be provided, based on the operational status information and the ranking of each of the sections determined by the determination unit.

[0004] The information processing device may further include a selection unit that selects, from the plurality of partitions, the partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, based on the partition selection information.

[0005] In any of the information processing devices, the selection unit may select, as the partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, the partition that is ranked highest by the determination unit from among the plurality of partitions corresponding to the wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally.

[0006] In any of the information processing devices, when there is no wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally, the selection unit may select, from the plurality of partitions, a partition whose total power amount is greater than a predetermined total power amount threshold as the partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided.

[0007] Any of the information processing devices may further include a control unit that controls the flying object so as to provide the wireless communication service to the section selected by the selection unit.

[0008] Any of the information processing devices may further include a storage unit that stores partition location information indicating the location of each partition, and the selection unit may select one partition and another partition that is not adjacent to the one partition from among the multiple partitions as the partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, and the control unit may control the SL antenna mounted on the aircraft so as to provide the wireless communication service to the one partition and the other partitions using beamforming technology based on the partition location information.

[0009] In any of the information processing devices, the control unit may control the flight altitude of the aircraft based on the section position information so as to provide the wireless communication service to the one section and the other section.

[0010] Any of the information processing devices may further include a control unit that controls the flying object to measure the radio waves in the measurement target area, which is a disaster-affected area.

[0011] According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to function as any one of the information processing devices.

[0012] According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information processing system. The information processing system may include any one of the information processing devices described above. The information processing system may include the flying object.

[0013] In the information processing system, the air vehicle may function as a stratospheric platform.

[0014] According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method executed by a computer. The information processing method may include an acquisition step of acquiring total power information indicating the total power of radio waves radiated by communication terminals located in each of a plurality of sections measured by an aircraft equipped with an SL antenna using the SL antenna to irradiate an SL beam into a measurement target area including the plurality of sections, thereby forming a wireless communication area in each of the plurality of sections, and operation status information indicating whether the wireless communication functions of wireless base stations installed in the measurement target area are operating normally. The information processing method may also include a determination step of determining a ranking of each of the sections by ranking the sections in descending order of total power based on the total power information. The information processing method may also include a generation step of generating section selection information used to select a section from the plurality of sections to which wireless communication service provided by the aircraft is to be provided, based on the operation status information and the ranking of the sections determined in the determination step.

[0015] The above summary of the invention does not list all of the necessary features of the present invention, and subcombinations of these features may also constitute inventions. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] An example of a system 10 is shown schematically. [Figure 2] 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which the flying object 100 measures total electric energy information. [Figure 3] 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example in which the flying object 100 receives radio waves emitted by the communication terminal 300. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of section selection information. [Figure 5] 2 shows an example of a functional configuration of an information processing device 200. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a processing flow of the system 10. [Figure 7] An example of the hardware configuration of a computer 1200 that functions as the control device 150 or the information processing device 200 is shown in schematic form. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] Currently, when emergency wireless communication services are provided to disaster-stricken areas using UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) such as HAPS during disasters, the wireless communication services may not be provided to areas that truly need them. In the system according to this embodiment, for example, (1) a directional antenna mounted on the UAV is used to form pseudo-communication cells in the disaster-affected area, scanning the ground and creating a list of the total power values ​​for each area; (2) after the area scan, the network information is checked and compared with the service status of wireless base stations to determine whether each scanned area is in service; and (3) based on the results of the data comparison, wireless communication services are provided using the UAV to areas where the ground network is not active and where mobile phones are densely concentrated. This allows wireless communication services to be provided more quickly to areas truly in need during disasters.

[0018] The present invention will be described below through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. Furthermore, not all of the combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the solution of the invention.

[0019] 1 schematically illustrates an example of a system 10. The system 10 may include an air vehicle 100 and an information processing device 200. The system 10 may further include a disaster information management device 400. The system 10 may be an example of an information processing system.

[0020] The air vehicle 100 may be any air vehicle capable of providing wireless communication services. The air vehicle 100 may be, for example, an unmanned aerial vehicle. The air vehicle 100 may be, for example, a drone. The air vehicle 100 may be, for example, a so-called HAPS that functions as a stratospheric platform. The air vehicle 100 may also be a manned aircraft. FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which the air vehicle 100 is a HAPS.

[0021] The aircraft 100 has a main wing section 121, a main body section 122, a propeller 124, a solar panel 130, an SL antenna 132, and an FL antenna 134. A battery is disposed on at least one of the main wing section 121 and the main body section 122. The battery stores the power generated by the solar panel 130. The main body section 122 includes a control device 150.

[0022] The control device 150 controls various functions of the aircraft 100. The control device 150 controls, for example, the flight functions of the aircraft 100. The control device 150 controls, for example, the flight functions of the aircraft 100 by rotating the propeller 124 using power stored in a battery. The aircraft 100 may fly in accordance with the control of the control device 150.

[0023] The control device 150 controls the flight functions of the air vehicle 100, for example, based on a flight control signal that controls the flight functions of the air vehicle 100. The control device 150 controls the flight functions of the air vehicle 100, for example, based on a flight control signal received from an external device. The control device 150 may generate a flight control signal and control the flight functions of the air vehicle 100 based on the generated flight control signal. In this case, the air vehicle 100 may be an autonomous air vehicle that flies autonomously.

[0024] The control device 150 controls, for example, the communication function of the aircraft 100. The control device 150 controls, for example, the communication function of the aircraft 100 by causing the SL antenna 132 and the FL antenna 134 to emit beams using power stored in a battery. The aircraft 100 may communicate according to the control of the control device 150.

[0025] The control device 150 controls the communication functions of the air vehicle 100, for example, based on a communication control signal that controls the communication functions of the air vehicle 100. The control device 150 controls the communication functions of the air vehicle 100, for example, based on a communication control signal received from an external device. The control device 150 may generate a communication control signal and control the communication functions of the air vehicle 100 based on the generated communication control signal.

[0026] The aircraft 100 forms a wireless communication area 142 by, for example, emitting an SL beam using the SL antenna 132, and provides wireless communication services to the communication terminal 300 within the wireless communication area 142. The SL antenna 132 radiates, for example, a directional SL beam. The aircraft 100 uses, for example, the SL antenna 132 to establish a service link between the communication terminal 300 within the wireless communication area 142 and the aircraft 100.

[0027] The aircraft 100 adjusts the position and range of the wireless communication area 142 by, for example, using beamforming technology to adjust the irradiation position and irradiation range of the beam emitted by the SL antenna 132. The aircraft 100 adjusts the position and range of the wireless communication area 142 by, for example, controlling a rotation mechanism on which the SL antenna 132 is mounted, thereby adjusting the irradiation position and irradiation range of the beam emitted by the SL antenna 132. The rotation mechanism on which the SL antenna 132 is mounted is, for example, a gimbal.

[0028] The wireless communication area 142 may include, for example, one cell. The wireless communication area 142 may include, for example, multiple cells. In this case, the SL antenna 132 may be a multi-beam antenna.

[0029] The communication terminal 300 may be any communication terminal capable of establishing a service link with the air vehicle 100. For example, the communication terminal 300 may be a mobile phone such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a wearable terminal, or the like. The communication terminal 300 may be a PC (Personal Computer). The communication terminal 300 may be an IoT (Internet of Things) terminal. The communication terminal 300 may include anything that falls under the IoE (Internet of Everything) category.

[0030] The air vehicle 100 establishes a feeder link between the ground gateway 40 and the air vehicle 100, for example, by emitting an FL beam using the FL antenna 134. The FL antenna 134 emits, for example, a directional FL beam. The air vehicle 100 may access the network 20 via the gateway 40.

[0031] The aircraft 100 establishes a feeder link between the gateway 40 and the aircraft 100, for example, by adjusting the irradiation position and irradiation range of the FL beam emitted by the FL antenna 134 using beamforming technology. The aircraft 100 establishes a feeder link between the gateway 40 and the aircraft 100, for example, by controlling a rotation mechanism on which the FL antenna 134 is mounted, for example, by adjusting the irradiation position and irradiation range of the beam emitted by the FL antenna 134. The rotation mechanism on which the FL antenna 134 is mounted is, for example, a gimbal.

[0032] The network 20 may include a core network provided by a telecommunications carrier. The core network may conform to, for example, a 5G (5th Generation) communication system. The core network may conform to a 6G (6th Generation) communication system or later mobile communication system. The core network may conform to a 3G (3rd Generation) communication system. The core network may conform to an LTE (Long Term Evolution) communication system. The network 20 may include the Internet.

[0033] The aircraft 100, for example, forms a wireless communication area 142 in a target area where wireless communication services are provided while circling above the target area. The aircraft 100, for example, circling in a circular orbit. The aircraft 100, for example, circling in a figure-eight orbit. The aircraft 100, for example, circling in a rectangular orbit. The aircraft 100, for example, circling in a D-shaped orbit. The aircraft 100 may also circling in an orbit of any other shape.

[0034] When the air vehicle 100 is a HAPS, the air vehicle 100 circles in the stratosphere, which may be an area from an altitude of about 10 km to an altitude of about 50 km.

[0035] For example, the aircraft 100 measures the total amount of power of radio waves emitted by the communication terminals 300 located in each of the multiple zones by irradiating a measurement target area including multiple zones with an SL beam using the SL antenna 132 to form a wireless communication area 142 in each of the multiple zones. In this way, the aircraft 100 may scan each zone using the SL antenna 132.

[0036] The flying object 100 transmits, for example, total power information indicating the total power amount of radio waves emitted by the communication terminals 300 located in each section. The flying object 100 transmits the total power information via the network 20, for example.

[0037] The flying object 100, for example, transmits the total power information to the information processing device 200. The flying object 100 may also transmit the total power information to an flying object management device that manages the flying object 100.

[0038] For example, when the aircraft 100 measures the total amount of power in one section, it transmits the total amount of power information for that section in real time to the information processing device 200. When the aircraft 100 measures the total amount of power in multiple sections included in the measurement target area, it may also transmit the total amount of power information for the multiple sections collectively to the information processing device 200.

[0039] The information processing device 200 executes various information processes. For example, the information processing device 200 executes a selection process for selecting a target area for the wireless communication service provided by the flying object 100.

[0040] The information processing device 200, for example, receives total power information for each section of the measurement target area from the flying object 100 via the network 20, and executes the selection process based on the received total power information. The information processing device 200, for example, acquires operation status information indicating whether the wireless communication function of a wireless base station installed in the measurement target area is operating normally, and executes the selection process based on the acquired operation status information.

[0041] FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which a wireless base station 60 and a wireless base station 80 are installed in a measurement target area. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the wireless communication function of the wireless base station 60 that forms the coverage area 160 is operating normally, but the wireless communication function of the collapsed wireless base station 80 is not operating normally. In this case, the information processing device 200 selects a coverage target area based on the total power information of each section of the measurement target area and the operation status information of the wireless base station 60 and the wireless base station 80, so that the wireless communication area 142 formed by the flying object 100 covers the coverage area that was formed by the wireless base station 80 when the wireless communication function was operating normally. Details of the selection process will be described later.

[0042] The information processing device 200 is installed, for example, on the ground. The information processing device 200 may be mounted on the flying object 100. In this case, the information processing device 200 and the control device 150 may be one device, or the information processing device 200 and the control device 150 may be two different devices.

[0043] The disaster information management device 400 manages disaster information related to disasters that have occurred. The disaster may be, for example, an earthquake. The disaster may be, for example, a tsunami. The disaster may be, for example, a typhoon. The disaster may be, for example, a flood. The disaster may be, for example, a high tide. The disaster may be, for example, heavy rain. The disaster may be, for example, heavy snow. The disaster may be, for example, a landslide. The disaster may be, for example, a volcanic eruption. The disaster may be any other natural disaster. The disaster may be a man-made disaster such as a fire.

[0044] The disaster information includes, for example, disaster area information indicating an area affected by a disaster. The disaster area may be an example of a measurement target area.

[0045] The disaster information includes, for example, disaster type information indicating the type of disaster, disaster scale information indicating the scale of the disaster, and any other information related to the disaster that has occurred.

[0046] The information processing device 200 receives disaster information from, for example, the disaster information management device 400 via the network 20. The information processing device 200 may perform various information processes based on the received disaster information.

[0047] 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which the flying object 100 measures total power information. In FIG. 2, an example is shown in which wireless base station 61, wireless base station 62, wireless base station 63, wireless base station 64, wireless base station 65, wireless base station 86, and wireless base station 87 are installed in a measurement target area. Here, it is assumed that the wireless communication functions of wireless base station 61, wireless base station 62, wireless base station 63, wireless base station 64, and wireless base station 65 are operating normally, and that the wireless communication functions of wireless base station 86 and wireless base station 87 are not operating normally.

[0048] For example, one radio base station may correspond to one section of the measurement target area. One radio base station may correspond to multiple sections of the measurement target area. Note that a radio base station corresponding to a section may mean that the coverage area of ​​the radio base station includes at least a part of the section.

[0049] 2, wireless base station 61 forming coverage area 161 corresponds to section 1, wireless base station 62 forming coverage area 162 corresponds to section 2, wireless base station 63 forming coverage area 163 corresponds to section 3, wireless base station 64 forming coverage area 164 corresponds to section 4, and wireless base station 65 forming coverage area 165 corresponds to section 5. Also, in the example shown in Fig. 2, wireless base station 86 forming coverage area 186 when the wireless communication function was operating normally corresponds to section 6, and wireless base station 87 forming coverage area 187 when the wireless communication function was operating normally corresponds to section 7.

[0050] For example, the aircraft 100 measures total power information of radio waves radiated by communication terminals 300 located in Section 1 by irradiating Section 1 with an SL beam using the SL antenna 132 to form a wireless communication area 142 in Section 1. The aircraft 100 transmits the total power information of Section 1 to the information processing device 200 via the network 20. Similarly, the aircraft 100 may measure total power information of radio waves radiated by communication terminals 300 located in each of Sections 2 to 7, and transmit the total power information of Sections 2 to 7 to the information processing device 200.

[0051] The information processing device 200 determines the ranking of Sections 1 to 7 by ranking Sections 1 to 7 in descending order of total power amounts based on, for example, total power amount information of Sections 1 to 7 received from the air vehicle 100. The information processing device 200 generates section selection information used to select a section from Sections 1 to 7 to which the wireless communication service provided by the air vehicle 100 is to be provided, for example, based on operation status information of wireless base station 61, wireless base station 62, wireless base station 63, wireless base station 64, wireless base station 65, wireless base station 86, and wireless base station 87. The information processing device 200 may use the section selection information to select a section from Sections 1 to 7 to which the wireless communication service provided by the air vehicle 100 is to be provided.

[0052] The section selection information includes, for example, total power information for each of a plurality of sections included in the measurement target area, section ranking information indicating the ranking of each section, and operation status information for the wireless base station corresponding to each section.

[0053] 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which the flying object 100 receives radio waves emitted by the communication terminal 300. Here, a case in which the flying object 100 receives radio waves emitted by the communication terminal 300 located in a zone corresponding to a wireless base station whose wireless communication function is operating normally, and a case in which the flying object 100 receives radio waves emitted by the communication terminal 300 located in a zone corresponding to a wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally will be described.

[0054] The upper diagram in Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which the flying object 100 receives radio waves emitted by a communication terminal 300 located in a section m corresponding to a wireless base station 60 whose wireless communication function is operating normally, where m is a natural number.

[0055] In the example shown in the upper diagram of Figure 3, when the aircraft 100 forms a wireless communication area 142 in section m, the communication terminal 300 located in section m performs data communication via the wireless base station 60. Therefore, the communication terminal 300 located in section m emits radio waves carrying a signal 350 toward the wireless base station 60. The aircraft 100 uses the SL antenna 132 to receive the radio waves emitted toward the wireless base station 60 by the communication terminal 300 located in section m.

[0056] The lower diagram in Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which the flying object 100 receives radio waves emitted by a communication terminal 300 located in a section n corresponding to a wireless base station 80 whose wireless communication function is not operating normally, where n is a natural number.

[0057] In an example shown in the lower diagram of Figure 3, when the aircraft 100 forms a wireless communication area 142 in section n, the communication terminal 300 located in section n attempts to perform data communication via the aircraft 100. Therefore, the communication terminal 300 located in section n radiates radio waves carrying a signal 350 such as an attach request toward the aircraft 100. The aircraft 100 uses the SL antenna 132 to receive the radio waves radiated toward the aircraft 100 by the communication terminal 300 located in section n.

[0058] 3, when the aircraft 100 receives radio waves emitted by a communication terminal 300 located in a zone corresponding to a wireless base station whose wireless communication function is operating normally, the aircraft 100 receives the radio waves emitted by the communication terminal 300 toward the wireless base station. In contrast, when the aircraft 100 receives radio waves emitted by a communication terminal 300 located in a zone corresponding to a wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally, the aircraft 100 receives the radio waves emitted by the communication terminal 300 toward the aircraft 100. Therefore, when the aircraft 100 measures the total power amount of the zone corresponding to the wireless base station whose wireless communication function is operating normally and the total power amount of the zone corresponding to the wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally, if the number of communication terminals 300 located in the two zones is equal, the total power amount of the zone corresponding to the wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally tends to be larger than the total power amount of the zone corresponding to the wireless base station whose wireless communication function is operating normally.

[0059] 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the section selection information. The section selection information is, for example, data in a table format in which total power information for each of a plurality of sections included in a measurement target area, section ranking information for each section, and operation status information for the wireless base station corresponding to each section are associated with each other.

[0060] The zone selection information shown in Fig. 4 may be used to select a zone to which wireless communication services are to be provided by the aircraft 100 from among zones 1 to 7 shown in Fig. 2. Here, an example will be mainly described in which the information processing device 200 uses the zone selection information shown in Fig. 4 to select a zone to which wireless communication services are to be provided from among zones 1 to 7.

[0061] 4, the total power amount of "section 1" is "medium (-105 dBm)", the total power amount of "section 2" is "medium (-100 dBm)", the total power amount of "section 3" is "strong (-95 dBm)", the total power amount of "section 4" is "strong (-90 dBm)", the total power amount of "section 5" is "medium (-102 dBm)", the total power amount of "section 6" is "weak (-115 dBm)", and the total power amount of "section 7" is "weak (-110 dBm)". The information processing device 200 may determine the ranking of sections 1 to 7 by ranking sections 1 to 7 in descending order of total power amount. Here, the explanation will continue assuming that the information processing device 200 ranks "Section 4," which has the highest total amount of power consumption, as "first place," "Section 3," which has the second highest total amount of power consumption, as "second place," "Section 2," which has the third highest total amount of power consumption, as "third place," "Section 5," which has the fourth highest total amount of power consumption, as "fourth place," "Section 1," which has the fifth highest total amount of power consumption, as "fifth place," "Section 7," which has the sixth highest total amount of power consumption, as "sixth place," and "Section 6," which has the seventh highest total amount of power consumption, as "seventh place."

[0062] The information processing device 200 may use the partition selection information to select a partition to which a wireless communication service is to be provided. For example, if the target partition is a partition corresponding to a wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally, the information processing device 200 selects the target partition as a partition to which a wireless communication service is to be provided. On the other hand, if the target partition is a partition corresponding to a wireless base station whose wireless communication function is operating normally, the information processing device 200 does not select the target partition as a partition to which a wireless communication service is to be provided.

[0063] For example, the information processing device 200 determines whether to select a partition as a target partition for providing wireless communication services in descending order of rank. Here, the description will be continued assuming that the information processing device 200 determines whether to select a partition as a target partition for providing wireless communication services in the order of partition 4, partition 3, partition 2, partition 5, partition 1, partition 7, and partition 6.

[0064] First, the information processing device 200 determines whether to select the section 4, which has the highest ranking among sections 1 to 7, as the section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. As shown in Fig. 4, the wireless communication function of the wireless base station 64 corresponding to section 4 is operating normally and is in the "in operation" state, so the information processing device 200 determines not to select section 4 as the section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided.

[0065] Next, the information processing device 200 determines whether to select section 3, which has the second highest ranking among sections 1 to 7, as the section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. As shown in Fig. 4, the wireless communication function of the wireless base station 63 corresponding to section 3 is operating normally and is in the "in operation" state, so the information processing device 200 determines not to select section 3 as the section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided.

[0066] Next, the information processing device 200 determines whether to select section 2, which has the third highest ranking among sections 1 to 7, as the section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. As shown in Fig. 4, the wireless communication function of the wireless base station 62 corresponding to section 2 is operating normally and is in the "in operation" state, so the information processing device 200 determines not to select section 2 as the section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided.

[0067] Next, the information processing device 200 determines whether to select section 5, which has the fourth highest ranking among sections 1 to 7, as the section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. As shown in Fig. 4, the wireless communication function of the wireless base station 65 corresponding to section 5 is operating normally and is in the "in operation" state, so the information processing device 200 determines not to select section 5 as the section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided.

[0068] Next, the information processing device 200 determines whether to select section 1, which has the fifth highest ranking among sections 1 to 7, as the section to which wireless communication services are to be provided. As shown in Fig. 4, the wireless communication function of the wireless base station 61 corresponding to section 1 is operating normally and is in the "in operation" state, so the information processing device 200 determines not to select section 1 as the section to which wireless communication services are to be provided.

[0069] Next, the information processing device 200 determines whether to select section 7, which has the sixth highest ranking among sections 1 to 7, as the section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. As shown in Fig. 4, the wireless communication function of the wireless base station 87 corresponding to section 7 is not operating normally and is "suspended," so the information processing device 200 determines to select section 7 as the section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided.

[0070] The information processing device 200 may control the air vehicle 100 to provide wireless communication services to a section selected as a section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. Here, the information processing device 200 may control the air vehicle 100 to provide wireless communication services to section 7. In accordance with the control of the information processing device 200, the air vehicle 100 may form a wireless communication area 142 in section 7 and start providing the wireless communication service.

[0071] Currently, research into technologies for providing wireless communication services using airborne base stations is actively underway. However, with current technology, when wireless communication services are provided using airborne base stations, there is a risk that the airborne base station's wireless communication service may not be provided to locations where wireless communication services are truly needed. For example, if wireless communication services are provided to a disaster-stricken area using an airborne base station based solely on the operational status of wireless base stations installed in the disaster-stricken area, there is a risk that the airborne base station's wireless communication service may be provided to locations where wireless communication services are unavailable due to damage to the wireless base station caused by the disaster, but where there are no wireless communication service users. Therefore, when providing wireless communication services using an airborne base station, it is desirable to be able to provide wireless communication services using an airborne base station to locations where wireless communication services are truly needed. In particular, when providing wireless communication services using an airborne base station to a disaster-stricken area, there is a tendency for the disaster area to include a mixture of areas where wireless communication services are available and areas where wireless communication services are unavailable, and the demand for wireless communication services is different from normal times. Therefore, it is even more desirable to be able to provide wireless communication services using an airborne base station to locations where wireless communication services are truly needed.

[0072] In contrast, in the system 10 according to the present embodiment, the information processing device 200 determines the ranking of each of the multiple sections included in the measurement target area by ranking the sections in descending order of total power consumption based on the total power consumption information of each of the multiple sections. Next, the information processing device 200 generates section selection information based on the operation status information of the wireless base stations installed in the measurement target area and the ranking of each section. Thereafter, the information processing device 200 selects from the multiple sections a section to which the wireless communication service provided by the air vehicle 100 is to be provided based on the generated section selection information. By selecting a section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided using the section selection information generated based on the operation status information, the information processing device 200 can reliably select a section corresponding to a wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally as a section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. Furthermore, since a section with a large total amount of power can be said to be a section with a large number of communication terminals 300, and a section with a large number of communication terminals 300 can be said to be a section with a large number of users of the wireless communication service, the information processing device 200 can preferentially select sections with a large number of users of the wireless communication service as sections to which the wireless communication service is to be provided by using section selection information generated based on the ranking of each section. As a result, the system 10 according to this embodiment can provide wireless communication services by air vehicle base stations to places where the wireless communication service is truly needed by selecting sections to which the wireless communication service is to be provided using section selection information. Furthermore, by generating section selection information, the system 10 according to this embodiment can contribute to realizing the provision of wireless communication services by air vehicle base stations to places where the wireless communication service is truly needed.

[0073] 5 schematically illustrates an example of the functional configuration of the information processing device 200. The information processing device 200 includes a storage unit 202, an acquisition unit 204, a control unit 206, a determination unit 208, a generation unit 210, and a selection unit 212. Note that it is not essential that the information processing device 200 includes all of these components.

[0074] The storage unit 202 stores various types of information, such as section position information indicating the position of each of a plurality of sections.

[0075] The acquisition unit 204 acquires various types of information. The acquisition unit 204 acquires the various types of information by, for example, receiving the various types of information via the network 20. The acquisition unit 204 may acquire the various types of information by accepting input from a user of the information processing device 200 via an input unit included in the information processing device 200. The user of the information processing device 200 may be an administrator of a wireless base station. The acquisition unit 204 may store the acquired various types of information in the storage unit 202.

[0076] The acquiring unit 204 acquires, for example, measurement target area information indicating a measurement target area. The acquiring unit 204 acquires the measurement target area information by, for example, receiving the measurement target area information from a communication device owned by the user of the information processing device 200 via the network 20. The acquiring unit 204 may acquire the measurement target area information by accepting input from the user of the information processing device 200 via an input unit included in the information processing device 200.

[0077] The measurement target area may be, for example, an area affected by a disaster, or may be an area including a place where many users of wireless communication services are concentrated, such as an event venue.

[0078] The acquisition unit 204 acquires, for example, total power energy information for each of a plurality of sections included in the measurement target area. The acquisition unit 204 acquires, for example, the total power energy information for each section from the aircraft 100. The acquisition unit 204 may acquire the total power energy information for each section from an aircraft management device.

[0079] The acquiring unit 204 acquires, for example, operation status information of a wireless base station installed in the measurement target area. The acquiring unit 204 acquires, for example, operation status information from a wireless base station installed in the measurement target area. The acquiring unit 204 may acquire the operation status information from a base station management device that manages the wireless base stations installed in the measurement target area.

[0080] The acquiring unit 204 may acquire the disaster information from the disaster information management device 400, for example.

[0081] The control unit 206 controls various functions of the aircraft 100. For example, the control unit 206 controls the flight functions of the aircraft 100. For example, the control unit 206 controls the communication functions of the aircraft 100.

[0082] The control unit 206 controls various functions of the aircraft 100, for example, by generating various control signals and transmitting the generated control signals to the aircraft 100 via the network 20. The control unit 206 generates, for example, a flight control signal. The control unit 206 generates, for example, a communication control signal.

[0083] The control unit 206 controls the flying object 100 to measure radio waves emitted by a communication terminal 300 located in the measurement target area, for example. The flying object 100 may measure radio waves in the measurement target area in accordance with the control by the control unit 206.

[0084] The control unit 206 controls the air vehicle 100 to measure radio waves in the measurement target area, for example, based on the section position information of each of the multiple sections included in the measurement target area, which is stored in the storage unit 202. For example, the control unit 206 generates various control signals based on the section position information and transmits the generated various control signals to the air vehicle 100, thereby causing the air vehicle 100 to measure radio waves in the measurement target area. If the air vehicle 100 is an autonomous air vehicle, the control unit 206 may transmit the section position information to the air vehicle 100, thereby causing the air vehicle 100 to measure radio waves in the measurement target area.

[0085] The determination unit 208 determines the ranking of each of the multiple sections included in the measurement target area. The determination unit 208 determines the ranking of each section based on, for example, the total power amount information stored in the storage unit 202. The determination unit 208 determines the ranking of each section by, for example, ranking the sections in descending order of total power amount.

[0086] The generation unit 210 generates zone selection information used to select a zone to which wireless communication service is to be provided by the aircraft 100 from among multiple zones included in the measurement target area. The generation unit 210 generates the zone selection information by, for example, executing an AI (Artificial Intelligence) application. The generation unit 210 may also generate the zone selection information by executing an algorithm.

[0087] The generating unit 210 generates the section selection information based on, for example, the operation status information stored in the storage unit 202 and the ranking of each section determined by the determining unit 208. The generating unit 210 generates the section selection information based further on the total power amount information stored in the storage unit 202. The generating unit 210 may store the generated section selection information in the storage unit 202.

[0088] The selection unit 212 selects, from among a plurality of sections included in the measurement target area, a section to which the wireless communication service provided by the aircraft 100 is to be provided. The selection unit 212 selects, for example, one section from among the plurality of sections as the section to which the wireless communication service is to be provided.

[0089] The selection unit 212 selects, for example, two partitions from the plurality of partitions as partitions to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. The selection unit 212 selects, for example, one partition and another partition adjacent to the one partition from the plurality of partitions as partitions to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. The selection unit 212 selects, for example, one partition and another partition not adjacent to the one partition from the plurality of partitions as partitions to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. The selection unit 212 may select three or more partitions from the plurality of partitions as partitions to which the wireless communication service is to be provided.

[0090] The selection unit 212 selects a partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, for example, based on partition selection information. For example, in response to the generation unit 210 generating partition selection information, the selection unit 212 selects a partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, based on the partition selection information generated by the generation unit 210. The selection unit 212 may select a partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, which is stored in the storage unit 202.

[0091] For example, the selection unit 212 selects, as the partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, the partition that has been assigned the highest rank by the determination unit 208 from among the partitions that correspond to wireless base stations whose wireless communication functions are not operating normally, among the plurality of partitions. When the selection unit 212 selects k partitions from the plurality of partitions as the partitions to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, and if the number of partitions that correspond to wireless base stations whose wireless communication functions are not operating normally is k or more, the selection unit 212 may select, as the partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, from the partitions that correspond to wireless base stations whose wireless communication functions are not operating normally, the partition that has been assigned the highest rank by the determination unit 208 to the partition that has been assigned the kth highest rank by the determination unit 208. Here, k is a natural number that is 2 or greater.

[0092] For example, when there is no wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally, the selection unit 212 selects, from the plurality of partitions, a partition whose total power amount is greater than a predetermined total power amount threshold as a partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. For example, the selection unit 212 selects, from the plurality of partitions, a partition whose total power amount indicated by partition selection information is greater than the total power amount threshold as a partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided. The selection unit 212 may select, from the plurality of partitions, a partition whose total power amount indicated by total power amount information is greater than the total power amount threshold as a partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided.

[0093] For example, when there are multiple partitions whose total power amount is greater than the total power amount threshold, the selection unit 212 selects, as the partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, the partition that has been given the highest rank by the determination unit 208 from among the multiple partitions whose total power amount is greater than the total power amount threshold. When the selection unit 212 selects m partitions from the multiple partitions as the partitions to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, if the number of partitions whose total power amount is greater than the total power amount threshold is m or more, the selection unit 212 may select, from the multiple partitions whose total power amount is greater than the total power amount threshold, the partition that has been given the highest rank by the determination unit 208 through the partition that has been given the mth highest rank by the determination unit 208. Note that m is a natural number greater than or equal to 2.

[0094] If the total power amount of a section is greater than the total power amount threshold, it can be assumed that access is excessively concentrated on the wireless base station corresponding to that section. It can also be assumed that the antenna position of the wireless base station corresponding to that section is misaligned. Therefore, by selecting a section with a total power amount greater than the total power amount threshold as the section to which the wireless communication service provided by the air vehicle 100 is to be provided when there is no wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally, the information processing device 200 can provide wireless communication service using the air vehicle 100 to areas where the quality of the wireless communication service provided by the wireless base station is low or areas where the wireless communication function of the wireless base station may not be operating normally, when the air vehicle 100 has sufficient resources.

[0095] The control unit 206 controls the air vehicle 100, for example, to provide wireless communication services to the section selected by the selection unit 212. The air vehicle 100 may provide wireless communication services to the section in accordance with the control by the control unit 206.

[0096] The control unit 206 controls, for example, the SL antenna 132 mounted on the aircraft 100 so as to provide wireless communication service to the section in question. The control unit 206 controls, for example, the flight altitude of the aircraft 100 so as to provide wireless communication service to the section in question. The control unit 206 controls, for example, both the SL antenna 132 and the flight altitude of the aircraft 100 so as to provide wireless communication service to the section in question.

[0097] The control unit 206 controls the air vehicle 100 to provide wireless communication services to the section, for example, based on the section location information of the section stored in the storage unit 202. For example, the control unit 206 generates various control signals based on the section location information and transmits the generated control signals to the air vehicle 100, thereby causing the air vehicle 100 to provide wireless communication services to the section. If the air vehicle 100 is an autonomous air vehicle, the control unit 206 may transmit the section location information to the air vehicle 100, thereby causing the air vehicle 100 to provide wireless communication services to the section.

[0098] For example, when the selection unit 212 selects one section and another section that is not adjacent to the selected section from among multiple sections included in the measurement target area as sections to which wireless communication service is to be provided by the aircraft 100, the control unit 206 controls the aircraft 100 to provide wireless communication service to the selected section and the other section. For example, the control unit 206 controls the SL antenna 132 mounted on the aircraft 100 to provide wireless communication service to the selected section and the other section. For example, the control unit 206 controls the SL antenna 132 to provide wireless communication service to the selected section and the other section using beamforming technology. For example, the control unit 206 controls the flight altitude of the aircraft 100 to provide wireless communication service to the selected section and the other section. For example, the control unit 206 controls the flight altitude of the aircraft 100 so that the wireless communication area 142 formed by the SL antenna 132 includes the selected section and the other section. The control unit 206 controls, for example, both the SL antenna 132 and the flight altitude of the air vehicle 100 so as to provide wireless communication services to the one section and the other section.

[0099] 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the flow of processing in the system 10. Here, the description will be given assuming that the information processing device 200 is in a state where it has not yet acquired measurement target area information as a starting state.

[0100] In step (sometimes abbreviated as S) 102, the acquisition unit 204 acquires disaster information as measurement target area information from the disaster information management device 400. In this case, the measurement target area is the disaster area indicated by the disaster area information included in the disaster information.

[0101] In S104, the control unit 206 controls the flying object 100 to measure radio waves emitted by the communication terminal 300 located in the disaster area. The flying object 100 starts measuring the radio waves emitted by the communication terminal 300 located in the disaster area in accordance with the control of the information processing device 200.

[0102] In S106, the flying object 100 transmits total power information indicating the total power of radio waves emitted by communication terminals 300 located in each of the multiple sections included in the disaster area to the information processing device 200 via the network 20. The acquisition unit 204 receives the total power information from the flying object 100 via the network 20.

[0103] In S108, the acquisition unit 204 acquires operation status information of wireless base stations installed in the disaster area. In S110, the determination unit 208 determines the ranking of each of the multiple sections included in the disaster area by ranking each of the sections in descending order of total power amount based on the total power amount information received by the acquisition unit 204 from the flying object 100 in S106.

[0104] At S112, the generation unit 210 generates, based on the operation status information acquired by the acquisition unit 204 at S108 and the ranking of each unit determined by the determination unit 208 at S110, unit selection information used to select, from among the multiple units included in the disaster area, a unit to which the wireless communication service provided by the aircraft 100 is to be provided. At S114, the selection unit 212 selects, from among the multiple units included in the disaster area, a unit to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, based on the unit selection information generated by the generation unit 210 at S112.

[0105] In S116, the control unit 206 controls the aircraft 100 to provide wireless communication services to the section selected by the selection unit 212 in S114. The aircraft 100 starts providing wireless communication services to the section selected by the selection unit 212 in S114 in accordance with the control of the information processing device 200. Thereafter, the processing of the system 10 ends.

[0106] 7 schematically illustrates an example of the hardware configuration of a computer 1200 functioning as the control device 150 or the information processing device 200. A program installed on the computer 1200 can cause the computer 1200 to function as one or more "units" of the device according to the present embodiment, or can cause the computer 1200 to execute operations associated with the device according to the present embodiment or one or more "units," and / or can cause the computer 1200 to execute a process according to the present embodiment or steps of the process. Such a program can be executed by the CPU 1212 to cause the computer 1200 to perform specific operations associated with some or all of the blocks in the flowcharts and block diagrams described herein.

[0107] The computer 1200 according to this embodiment includes a CPU 1212, a RAM 1214, and a graphics controller 1216, which are interconnected by a host controller 1210. The computer 1200 also includes input / output units such as a communications interface 1222, a storage device 1224, a DVD drive 1226, and an IC card drive, which are connected to the host controller 1210 via an input / output controller 1220. The DVD drive 1226 may be a DVD-ROM drive, a DVD-RAM drive, or the like. The storage device 1224 may be a hard disk drive, a solid-state drive, or the like. The computer 1200 also includes a ROM 1230 and legacy input / output units such as a keyboard, which are connected to the input / output controller 1220 via an input / output chip 1240.

[0108] The CPU 1212 operates according to programs stored in the ROM 1230 and the RAM 1214, thereby controlling each unit. The graphics controller 1216 acquires image data generated by the CPU 1212 into a frame buffer or the like provided in the RAM 1214 or into the graphics controller itself, and causes the image data to be displayed on the display device 1218.

[0109] The communication interface 1222 communicates with other electronic devices via a network. The storage device 1224 stores programs and data used by the CPU 1212 in the computer 1200. The DVD drive 1226 reads programs or data from a DVD-ROM 1227 or the like and provides them to the storage device 1224. The IC card drive reads programs and data from an IC card and / or writes programs and data to an IC card.

[0110] The ROM 1230 stores therein a boot program or the like that is executed by the computer 1200 upon activation, and / or programs that depend on the hardware of the computer 1200. The input / output chip 1240 may also connect various input / output units to the input / output controller 1220 via a USB port, a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, a mouse port, etc.

[0111] The programs are provided by a computer-readable storage medium such as a DVD-ROM 1227 or an IC card. The programs are read from the computer-readable storage medium, installed in the storage device 1224, RAM 1214, or ROM 1230, which are also examples of computer-readable storage media, and executed by the CPU 1212. Information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 1200, and causes cooperation between the programs and the various types of hardware resources described above. An apparatus or method may be configured by implementing operations or processing of information in accordance with the use of the computer 1200.

[0112] For example, when communication is performed between the computer 1200 and an external device, the CPU 1212 may execute a communication program loaded into the RAM 1214 and instruct the communication interface 1222 to perform communication processing based on the processing described in the communication program. Under the control of the CPU 1212, the communication interface 1222 reads transmission data stored in a transmission buffer area provided in the RAM 1214, the storage device 1224, the DVD-ROM 1227, or a recording medium such as an IC card, and transmits the read transmission data to the network, or writes reception data received from the network to a reception buffer area or the like provided on the recording medium.

[0113] Furthermore, the CPU 1212 may cause all or a necessary portion of a file or database stored in an external recording medium such as the storage device 1224, the DVD drive 1226 (DVD-ROM 1227), an IC card, etc. to be read into the RAM 1214, and may perform various types of processing on the data on the RAM 1214. The CPU 1212 may then write back the processed data to the external recording medium.

[0114] Various types of information, such as various types of programs, data, tables, and databases, may be stored on the recording medium and may undergo information processing. The CPU 1212 may perform various types of processing on data read from the RAM 1214, including various types of operations, information processing, conditional judgment, conditional branching, unconditional branching, information search / replacement, etc., as described throughout this disclosure and specified by the instruction sequences of the programs, and write the results back to the RAM 1214. The CPU 1212 may also search for information in a file, database, etc. on the recording medium. For example, if multiple entries, each having an attribute value of a first attribute associated with an attribute value of a second attribute, are stored on the recording medium, the CPU 1212 may search for an entry whose attribute value of the first attribute matches a specified condition from among the multiple entries, read the attribute value of the second attribute stored in the entry, and thereby obtain the attribute value of the second attribute associated with the first attribute that satisfies a predetermined condition.

[0115] The above-described programs or software modules may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium on or near the computer 1200. A recording medium such as a hard disk or RAM provided in a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or the Internet can also be used as a computer-readable storage medium, thereby providing the programs to the computer 1200 via the network.

[0116] The blocks in the flowcharts and block diagrams in the present embodiments may represent stages of a process in which an operation is performed or "parts" of an apparatus responsible for performing the operation. Particular stages and "parts" may be implemented by dedicated circuitry, programmable circuitry provided with computer-readable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium, and / or a processor provided with computer-readable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium. The dedicated circuitry may include digital and / or analog hardware circuits, including integrated circuits (ICs) and / or discrete circuits. The programmable circuitry may include reconfigurable hardware circuits, such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and programmable logic arrays (PLAs), including AND, OR, XOR, NAND, NOR, and other logical operations, flip-flops, registers, and memory elements.

[0117] A computer-readable medium may include any tangible device capable of storing instructions that are executed by a suitable device, such that the computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon comprises an article of manufacture containing instructions that can be executed to create means for performing the operations specified in the flowcharts or block diagrams. Examples of computer-readable media may include electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, and semiconductor storage media. More specific examples of computer-readable media may include floppy disks, diskettes, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), static random access memory (SRAM), compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD), Blu-ray disc, memory stick, integrated circuit card, and the like.

[0118] The computer readable instructions may include either assembler instructions, instruction set architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine-dependent instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state-setting data, or source or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Smalltalk®, JAVA®, C++, etc., and conventional procedural programming languages ​​such as the “C” programming language or similar programming languages.

[0119] The computer-readable instructions may be provided to a processor or programmable circuit of a programmable data processing device, such as a computer, locally or via a wide area network (WAN) such as a local area network (LAN) or the Internet, and the computer-readable instructions may be executed to create means for performing the operations specified in the flowcharts or block diagrams. Here, the computer may be a personal computer (PC), a tablet computer, a smartphone, a workstation, a server computer, a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, or the like, or may be a computer system in which multiple computers are connected. Such a computer system in which multiple computers are connected is also called a distributed computing system, and is a broad definition of computer. In a distributed computing system, the multiple computers collectively execute a program by each executing a portion of the program and passing data between the computers as needed during program execution.

[0120] Examples of processors include a computer processor, a central processing unit (CPU), a processing unit, a microprocessor, a digital signal processor, a controller, a microcontroller, etc. A computer may have one or more processors. In a multiprocessor system with multiple processors, each processor executes a portion of a program and passes data between processors as needed during program execution, allowing the multiple processors to collectively execute the program. For example, in multitasking, each of the multiple processors may execute a portion of each task in small chunks by switching tasks at time slice intervals. In this case, which portion of a program each processor executes changes dynamically. Which portion of a program each of the multiple processors executes may also be statically determined by multiprocessor-aware programming.

[0121] Although the present invention has been described above using embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and improvements can be made to the above embodiments. It is clear from the claims that such modifications and improvements can also be included within the technical scope of the present invention.

[0122] It should be noted that the execution order of each process, such as operations, procedures, steps, and stages, in the devices, systems, programs, and methods shown in the claims, specifications, and drawings is not specifically stated as "before," "prior to," etc., and that the processes can be performed in any order unless the output of a previous process is used in a later process. Even if the operational flow in the claims, specifications, and drawings is described using "first," "next," etc. for convenience, this does not mean that the processes must be performed in this order. [Explanation of symbols]

[0123] 10 System, 20 Network, 40 Gateway, 60 Wireless Base Station, 61 Wireless Base Station, 62 Wireless Base Station, 63 Wireless Base Station, 64 Wireless Base Station, 65 Wireless Base Station, 80 Wireless Base Station, 86 Wireless Base Station, 87 Wireless Base Station, 100 Aircraft, 121 Main Wing Section, 122 Main Body Section, 124 Propeller, 130 Solar Panel, 132 SL Antenna, 134 FL Antenna, 142 Wireless Communication Area, 150 Control Device, 160 Coverage Area, 161 Coverage Area, 162 Coverage Area, 163 Coverage Area, 164 Coverage Area, 165 Coverage Area, 186 Coverage Area, 187 Coverage Area, 200 Information Processing Device, 202 Storage Unit, 204 Acquisition Unit, 206 Control Unit, 208 Determination Unit, 210 Generation unit, 212 selection unit, 300 communication terminal, 350 signal, 400 disaster information management device, 1200 computer, 1210 host controller, 1212 CPU, 1214 RAM, 1216 graphic controller, 1218 display device, 1220 input / output controller, 1222 communication interface, 1224 storage device, 1226 DVD drive, 1227 DVD-ROM, 1230 ROM, 1240 input / output chip

Claims

1. an acquisition unit that acquires total power information indicating the total power of radio waves radiated by communication terminals located in each of the sections, measured by an aircraft equipped with an SL (Service Link) antenna by irradiating an SL beam using the SL antenna into a measurement target area including a plurality of sections to form a wireless communication area in each of the sections, and operation status information indicating whether a wireless communication function of a wireless base station installed in the measurement target area is operating normally; a determination unit that determines the ranking of each of the sections by ranking the sections in descending order of the total amount of power based on the total amount of power information; a generation unit that generates, based on the operation status information and the ranking of each of the sections determined by the determination unit, section selection information used to select a section to which the wireless communication service provided by the air vehicle is to be provided from among the plurality of sections; An information processing device comprising:

2. a selection unit that selects, from the plurality of partitions, the partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided based on the partition selection information; The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

3. 3. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the selection unit selects, as the partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided, the partition that is ranked highest by the determination unit from among the plurality of partitions corresponding to the wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally.

4. 3. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the selection unit selects, from among the plurality of partitions, a partition whose total power amount is greater than a predetermined total power amount threshold as the partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided when there is no wireless base station whose wireless communication function is not operating normally.

5. a control unit that controls the flying object so as to provide the wireless communication service to the section selected by the selection unit; The information processing device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

6. a storage unit for storing partition position information indicating the position of each partition; Furthermore, the selection unit selects, from the plurality of partitions, one partition and another partition that is not adjacent to the one partition as the partition to which the wireless communication service is to be provided; The control unit controls the SL antenna mounted on the aircraft so as to provide the wireless communication service to the one section and the other section using a beamforming technique based on the section position information. The information processing device according to claim 5 .

7. The information processing device according to claim 6 , wherein the control unit controls a flight altitude of the flying object so as to provide the wireless communication service to the one section and the other section based on the section position information.

8. A control unit that controls the flying object so as to measure the radio waves in the measurement target area, which is a disaster-stricken area. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

9. A program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to function as the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

10. An information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4; the flying vehicle; An information processing system comprising:

11. The information processing system according to claim 10 , wherein the air vehicle functions as a stratospheric platform.

12. 1. A computer-implemented information processing method, comprising: an acquisition step in which an aircraft equipped with an SL antenna acquires total power information indicating the total power of radio waves radiated by communication terminals located in each of the multiple zones, measured by irradiating an SL beam using the SL antenna into a measurement target area including multiple zones to form a wireless communication area in each of the multiple zones, and operation status information indicating whether the wireless communication function of a wireless base station installed in the measurement target area is operating normally; a determining step of determining a ranking of each of the sections by ranking the sections in descending order of the total amount of power based on the total amount of power information; a generation step of generating section selection information used to select a section to which wireless communication services are to be provided from among the plurality of sections, based on the operation status information and the ranking of each section determined in the determination step; An information processing method comprising:

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