Specific system

Abstract

To provide a specification system and a specification program for specifying information useful for managing a specific object.SOLUTION: Server device 2 for identifying a position or a region of a search target includes a storage that stores position-region-related information indicating a position of a building and a region corresponding to the position, obtainer 231 that obtains one of position information indicating a position of the search target in the building and region information indicating a region of the search target in the building, and manager 232 that identifies the other of the position information and the region information based on the one of the position information and the region information obtained by obtainer 231 and the position-region-related information stored in the storage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

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

[0002] Conventionally, a technique for detecting location information of a user having a terminal has been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-251662 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When managing specific objects related to a building, it may be necessary to identify the location of the specific object, or to identify the area in which the specific object is located, and there has been a demand for technology that can identify information useful for managing specific objects.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a specification system and specification program that specify information useful for managing a specific object. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the objective, the identification system described in claim 1 is an identification system for identifying the location or area of ​​a specific object, and comprises: a storage means for storing location-area related information indicating a location relative to a building and an area corresponding to the location; an acquisition means for acquiring one of location information indicating the location of the specific object relative to the building or area information indicating the area relative to the building in which the specific object is located; and a management means for identifying the other of the location information or area information, which is related to the one of the pieces of information, based on the one of the pieces of information acquired by the acquisition means and the location-area related information in the storage means.

[0007] The identification system described in claim 2 is the identification system described in claim 1, wherein the location information is information indicating a horizontal position or vertical height within the building, and the area information includes information indicating an area determined based on at least the building, floor, construction section, surface, grid line, room, space, or part of the building.

[0008] The identification system described in claim 3 is the identification system described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the acquisition means acquires, as the location information, information indicating the vertical height at which the specific object is located within the building based on first atmospheric pressure information indicating the atmospheric pressure at a predetermined vertical position within the building and second atmospheric pressure information indicating the atmospheric pressure at the position at which the specific object is located, and the management means identifies, as the area information, information indicating the floor at which the specific object is located based on the location information acquired by the acquisition means and the location area related information of the storage means.

[0009] The identification system described in claim 4 is an identification system described in any one of claims 1 to 3, in which a beacon that outputs a wireless signal is installed in the building, and the acquisition means acquires information indicating the horizontal position within the building where the identified object is located as the location information based on the wireless signal from the beacon received on the identified object side, and the management means identifies information indicating the construction area where the identified object is located as the area information based on the location information acquired by the acquisition means and the location area related information of the storage means.

[0010] The identification system described in claim 5 is an identification system described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the acquisition means performs a first process of displaying a floor input screen for inputting the floor on which the identified object is located, the floor input screen having a plurality of selection fields for selecting each floor of the building displayed in descending order, and a second process of acquiring, when a user performs a selection operation to select one floor on the floor input screen displayed in the first process, information indicating the one floor selected by the selection operation as the area information.

[0011] The identification system described in claim 6 is an identification system described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the location area related information of the storage means includes information indicating each floor of the building and information indicating the standard vertical height of the building corresponding to each floor, the acquisition means acquires information indicating the floor on which the identified object is located as the area information, and the management means identifies, based on the area information acquired by the acquisition means and the location area related information of the storage means, information indicating the standard vertical height on which the identified object is located as the location information.

[0012] The identification system described in claim 7 is an identification system described in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the location area related information of the storage means includes information indicating each room of the building and information indicating the horizontal coordinates of the building corresponding to each room, and each room of the building is assigned code information indicating the room of the building, the acquisition means acquires information indicating the room in which the identified object is located as the area information based on the code information read on the identified object side, and the management means identifies information indicating the horizontal coordinates in which the identified object is located as the location information based on the area information acquired by the acquisition means and the location area related information of the storage means.

[0013] The identifying system according to claim 8 is the identifying system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the management means outputs the one information and the other information related to the one information.

[0014] The identification program described in claim 9 is an identification program for identifying the position or area of ​​a specific object, and causes a computer to function as: a storage means for storing position-area related information indicating a position relative to a building and an area corresponding to the position; an acquisition means for acquiring one of position information indicating the position of the specific object relative to the building or area information indicating the area relative to the building in which the specific object is located; and a management means for identifying the other of the position information or area information, which is related to the one of the pieces of information, based on the one of the pieces of information acquired by the acquisition means and the position-area related information in the storage means. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] According to the identification system described in claim 1 and the identification program described in claim 7, by identifying location information or area information based on location area related information, it becomes possible to identify, for example, information useful for managing a specific target.

[0016] According to the identification system described in claim 2, the location information is information indicating a horizontal position or vertical height within a building, and the area information is information indicating an area determined based on the building's building, floor, construction section, surface, grid line, room, space, or part.Therefore, it is possible to identify information useful for managing a specific object, for example, by converting a horizontal position or vertical height into an area determined based on the building, floor, construction section, surface, grid line, room, space, or part, or by converting an area determined based on the building, floor, construction section, surface, grid line, room, space, or part into a horizontal position or vertical height.

[0017] According to the identification system described in claim 3, by obtaining information indicating vertical height based on first atmospheric pressure information indicating the atmospheric pressure at a specific vertical position within the building and second atmospheric pressure information indicating the atmospheric pressure at the position where the specific object is located, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the information indicating height, for example, and thereby identify information appropriate for managing the specific object.

[0018] According to the identification system described in claim 4, by obtaining location information based on a radio signal from a beacon and identifying area information based on the location information, accurate location information can be obtained based on the radio signal from a beacon, even inside a building where it is difficult to receive GPS signals, etc., thereby making it possible to improve the accuracy of identifying area information based on the location information.

[0019] According to the identification system described in claim 5, when a user performs a selection operation to select one floor on the floor input screen, information indicating the one floor selected by the selection operation is obtained as area information, thereby allowing the user to intuitively input area information using, for example, the floor input screen, thereby improving convenience.

[0020] According to the identification system described in claim 6, by identifying information indicating the standard height in the vertical direction where the specific object is located as location information based on the area information acquired by the acquisition means and the position area related information of the storage means, it is possible to convert, for example, a floor into a standard height, thereby making it possible to identify appropriate information for managing the specific object.

[0021] According to the identification system described in claim 7, by obtaining area information based on the code information attached to each room and identifying location information based on the area information, it is possible to prevent, for example, input errors in information indicating the room on the identification target side, thereby enabling accurate area information to be obtained and improving the accuracy of identifying location information.

[0022] According to the identification system of claim 8, by outputting the position information and area information, it becomes possible to notify the user of the position information and area information. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0023] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a functional concept of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a plan view of the first floor of a building where the information processing system is applied. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating drawing-related information. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of drawing information. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of beacon-related information. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating construction section related information. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a plan view of the first floor of a building where the information processing system is applied. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is a plan view of the first floor of a building where the information processing system is applied. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating floor-related information. [Figure 10]10 is a flowchart of an information display process. [Figure 11] FIG. 1 is a plan view of the first floor of a building where the information processing system is applied. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a position area display screen. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating floor-related information. [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of aerial work vehicle management information. [Figure 15] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a floor input screen. [Figure 16] This is a floor plan of the fifth floor of the building. [Figure 17] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of room-related information. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0024] Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a specific system and a specific program according to the present invention will be described in detail. First, [I] the basic concept of the embodiment will be described, then [II] specific contents of the embodiment will be described, and finally, [III] modifications to the embodiment will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

[0025] [I] Basic Concept of the Embodiment First, the basic concept of the embodiment will be described. The embodiment relates to an identification system and an identification program. The identification system is a system for identifying a position or an area where a specific object exists.

[0026] A "specific object" is an object whose location or area is identified, and is a concept that includes, for example, workers, terminal devices, or any equipment (for example, aerial work platforms used at construction sites).

[0027] "Location" refers to the location where a specific object exists, and is a concept that includes, for example, horizontal or vertical coordinates based on a specified coordinate system, or vertical height from a reference position. "Area" refers to an area or space with a certain extent where a specific object exists, and is a concept that includes, for example, a building building, floor, or construction area. "Construction area" is a concept that indicates the area where construction work is carried out, which is determined for each type of construction work.

[0028] In the following embodiment, a case where an area where a user (that is, a terminal device carried by the user) is present is identified will be described as an example.

[0029] [II] Specific details of the embodiment Next, specific details of the embodiment will be described.

[0030] (composition) First, an information processing system according to this embodiment will be described. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional concept of the information processing system according to this embodiment, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the first floor of a building where the information processing system is applied. Note that the number of devices included in the information processing system 100 in Fig. 1 is arbitrary, but for example, the device shown in the figure will be described as a representative example. Furthermore, although many beacons 9 are installed in the building in Fig. 2, only three are shown for convenience of explanation.

[0031] The information processing system 100 in FIG. 1 includes, for example, a terminal device 1, a server device 2, a reference barometer 8, and a beacon 9.

[0032] (Configuration - Terminal Device) The terminal device 1 is a user terminal, and is a concept that includes a smartphone or tablet terminal carried by a user (e.g., a worker), and as an example, as shown in Figure 1, it is equipped with a communication unit 11, a touchpad 12, a display 13, an atmospheric pressure measurement unit 14, a recording unit 15, and a control unit 16.

[0033] The communication unit 11 is a communication means for communicating with an external device (e.g., the server device 2). The touchpad 12 is an operation means for accepting various operation inputs from a user. The display 13 is an image display means for displaying various images, and for example, the touchpad 12 and the display 13 are integrally formed as a touch panel. The atmospheric pressure measurement unit 14 is an atmospheric pressure measurement means for measuring the atmospheric pressure at the location where the terminal device 1 is installed, and can be configured using, for example, a known atmospheric pressure sensor. The recording unit 15 is a recording means for recording programs and various data. The control unit 16 is a control means for controlling the terminal device 1, and is configured using, for example, internal memories such as a CPU, RAM, and ROM.

[0034] (Configuration - Server Device) The server device 2 in FIG. 1 is the specific system described above, and includes, for example, a communication unit 21, a recording unit 22, and a control unit 23.

[0035] (Configuration - Server Device - Communication Unit) The communication unit 21 in FIG. 1 is a communication means for communicating with an external device (for example, the terminal device 1).

[0036] (Configuration - Server Device - Recording Unit) 1 is a recording means for recording programs and various data necessary for the operation of the server device 2. The recording unit 22 includes, for example, a drawing-related information database 221 (hereinafter, the database will be referred to as "DB"), a beacon-related information DB 222, a construction section-related information DB 223, and a floor-related information DB 224, and stores reference barometer information.

[0037] (Configuration - Server device - Recording section - Drawing related information DB) The drawing related information DB 221 in FIG. 1 is a means for storing drawing related information.

[0038] Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating drawing-related information, and Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating drawing information. "Drawing-related information" is information related to drawings of a building to which the information processing system 100 is applied (hereinafter referred to as "target building"), and for example, information on each item shown in Fig. 3 is mutually associated.

[0039] The floor number information in FIG. 3 is information indicating the floor of the target building (such as "1F" indicating the first floor in FIG. 3). The drawing information in FIG. 3 is information indicating an image of a floor plan of the target building. As this drawing information, "101.jpg" or the like, which is an image in FIG. 4 showing the first floor of the target building shown in FIG. 2, is stored.

[0040] The information at the top of Figure 3 indicates that the drawing information showing the floor plan of the first floor is "101.jpg." This drawing-related information is stored based on the information entered by the administrator, etc. (Unless otherwise specified, other information is stored in the same way.)

[0041] (Configuration - Server device - Recording unit - Beacon related information DB) The beacon-related information DB 222 in FIG. 1 is a means for storing beacon-related information.

[0042] 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of beacon-related information. The "beacon-related information" is information related to the beacon 9, and for example, the information items shown in FIG. 5 are associated with each other.

[0043] The beacon ID in Fig. 5 is beacon identification information that uniquely identifies the beacon 9 (hereinafter, the identification information will also be referred to as "ID"). Fig. 5 shows "ID901" that identifies the beacon 901 installed on the first floor of the building as shown in Fig. 2, and "ID902", "ID903", etc. that identify the beacons 902 and 903.

[0044] The installation location information in Fig. 5 is information indicating the location where the beacon 9 is installed. Fig. 5 illustrates an example in which coordinates in the drawing information are used as the installation location information. Note that any coordinate system may be used here, but for example, a Cartesian coordinate system in which 1 mm is the coordinate "1" may be used. Fig. 5 illustrates, for example, "X101, Y101" and the like, which are coordinates corresponding to the location where the beacon 901 is installed in "101.jpg" in Fig. 4, which is drawing information for the first floor where the beacon 901 in Fig. 2 is installed.

[0045] 5 indicates that the position of the beacon 901 identified by "IDb901" corresponds to "X101, Y101." Note that this beacon-related information is stored by executing a beacon-related information storage process, which will be described later.

[0046] (Configuration - Server device - Recording section - Construction section related information DB) The construction section related information DB 223 in FIG. 1 is a means for storing construction section related information.

[0047] Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating construction section related information, and Figs. 7 and 8 are plan views of the first floor of a building that is the site where the information processing system is applied. "Construction section related information" is information related to construction sections, specifically, location area related information, and for example, the information items shown in Fig. 6 are mutually associated.

[0048] Here, an example will be given in which a construction area such as the "A-1 construction area" on the first floor shown in Figure 7 (the construction area corresponding to the shaded area on the drawing including the installation location of beacon 901) is set for the reinforcement work type, and a construction area such as the "B-1 construction area" on the first floor shown in Figure 8 (the construction area corresponding to the shaded area on the drawing including the installation locations of beacons 901 and 903) is set for the interior construction work type.

[0049] For ease of explanation, Fig. 7 only shows "A-1 section" as the section for rebar work, but in reality, other sections (for example, "A-2 section") are also set as sections for rebar work. The same is true for Fig. 8.

[0050] The construction type information in FIG. 6 is information indicating the name of the construction type. The construction area information in FIG. 6 is information indicating an area corresponding to a location related to a building, for example, information indicating the name of a set construction area. The range information in FIG. 6 is information indicating a location related to a building, for example, information indicating the floor and range of a set construction area. FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which information based on coordinates in drawing information is used as information indicating a range. Note that "Dc011" and the like are descriptions for convenience of explanation and indicate multiple coordinates. For example, for the "A-1 construction area" that is the shaded area in FIG. 7, "1F, Dc011" and the like are illustrated, which are combinations of "1F" indicating the first floor and "Dc011," which is a set of coordinates indicating an area corresponding to the area of ​​"A-1 construction area" in "101.jpg" in FIG. 4. The set of coordinates indicating the area can be any coordinates that can identify the construction area, but for example, a set of coordinates indicating the boundary of the construction area, or if the construction area is represented by a polygon, a set of coordinates corresponding to the vertices of the polygon can be used.

[0051] The information at the top of Figure 6 indicates that the work area set for the "rebar work" type is "A-1 work area," and that the area of ​​this "A-1 work area" is the area identified by "Dc011" on the first floor. This work area related information is stored by executing the work area related information storage process described below.

[0052] (Configuration - Server device - Recording unit - Floor number related information DB) The floor-related information DB 224 in FIG. 1 is a means for storing floor-related information.

[0053] 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of floor-related information. The "floor-related information" is information related to floors, specifically, location area-related information, and for example, the information items shown in FIG. 9 are mutually associated.

[0054] 9 is information indicating an area corresponding to a position related to a building, for example, information indicating a floor of a building. The height information in Fig. 9 is information indicating a position related to a building, for example, information indicating a vertical height from a reference position (for example, mean sea level, etc.).

[0055] The information at the top of FIG. 9 indicates that the height of the first floor indicated by "1F" corresponds to a height of 0 mm or more and less than 3000 mm from the reference position.

[0056] (Configuration - Server device - Recording unit - Reference barometer information DB) 1 is information relating to the reference barometer 8, for example, information indicating the height at which the reference barometer is installed. In this embodiment, the reference barometer 8 is installed on the second floor of the target building, and is installed at a height of 4000 mm from a reference position (i.e., mean sea level, etc.) within the target building, and information indicating this 4000 mm is stored as the "reference barometer information."

[0057] (Configuration - Server Device - Control Unit) 1 is a control means for controlling the server device 2, and functionally includes, for example, an acquisition unit 231 and a management unit 232. The acquisition unit 231 is an acquisition means for acquiring one of location information indicating the location of a specific target in a building, or area information indicating the area in which the specific target is located in a building. The management unit 232 is a management means for identifying the other of the location information and area information, which is related to the one piece of information, based on the one piece of information acquired by the acquisition means and the location area related information of the storage means. Note that the processing performed by each unit of the control unit 23 will be described later.

[0058] (Configuration - Reference Barometer) 1 is a barometer fixedly installed at a predetermined height, and can be configured using, for example, a known barometric pressure sensor. In this embodiment, as described above, the reference barometer 8 is fixedly installed at a vertical height of 4000 mm from a reference position (i.e., mean sea level, etc.) in the target building.

[0059] (Configuration - Beacon) The beacon 9 in Fig. 1 is a device used to identify the position of the terminal device 1 within a target building. The specific type and configuration of this beacon 9 are arbitrary, but for example, multiple beacons 9 are fixedly installed at predetermined positions (such as the ceiling) within a building under construction. Furthermore, each beacon 9 has a beacon ID that uniquely identifies it recorded in its own recording unit (not shown), and is configured to output (transmit) a beacon-side signal (wireless signal) including this beacon ID as radio waves in all directions at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 1 to 2 seconds) and with predetermined strength.

[0060] For example, as shown in FIG. 2, beacons 901 to 903 are fixedly installed on the first floor of a building, and as shown in FIG. 1, "IDb901" to "IDb903" are stored as beacon IDs in the recording units of these beacons 901 to 903.

[0061] (process) Next, a beacon-related information storage process, a construction section-related information storage process, and an information display process executed by the information processing system 100 according to this embodiment will be described.

[0062] (Processing - Beacon related information storage processing) First, the beacon related information storage process will be described. The "beacon related information storage process" is a process for storing the beacon related information in FIG.

[0063] First, the administrator installs the beacon 9 at a predetermined position in the target building (for example, the position shown in FIG. 2). Next, the administrator determines the beacon ID, installation floor, and installation position of the installed beacon 9, and then performs an operation to store the beacon-related information in FIG. 5 based on the determined information, whereupon the beacon-related information is stored.

[0064] For example, for the information at the top of FIG. 5, since the floor where the beacon 901 is installed is the first floor, the administrator performs an operation to acquire "101.jpg," which is the drawing information indicating the first floor in FIG. 3, from the server device 2 via his / her own terminal device 1, and the drawing information in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display 13. Next, when the administrator inputs "IDb901," which is the beacon ID of the beacon 901, via his / her own terminal device 1, and also performs an operation to tap a position corresponding to the installation position of the beacon 901 in the drawing information in FIG. 4 to input the position, the input "IDb901" and the coordinates "X101, Y101" indicating the tapped position are transmitted from the terminal device 1 to the server device 2, and the information at the top of FIG. 5 is stored based on the transmitted information. Then, the beacon-related information in FIG. 5 is stored in the same manner for the other beacons 9.

[0065] The beacon-related information in FIG. 5 may be stored using a method other than that described here (the same applies to the construction section-related information).

[0066] (Processing - Construction section related information storage processing) Next, the construction section related information storage process will be described. The "construction section related information storage process" is a process for storing the construction section related information storage process shown in FIG.

[0067] When the administrator understands the name of the work type, the name of the work area, and the floor and area of ​​the work area in the target building, and then performs the operation to store the work area related information in Figure 6 based on the information he or she has understood, the work area related information will be stored.

[0068] For example, in the top row of information in Figure 6, the set floor for the "A-1 construction area" is the first floor. Therefore, the administrator retrieves "101.jpg," which is the drawing information indicating the first floor in Figure 3, from the server device 2 via his / her own terminal device 1, and the drawing information in Figure 4 is displayed on the display 13. Next, the administrator inputs, via his / her own terminal device 1, the name of the work type, "Steel Work," the name of the construction area, "A-1 Construction Area," and "1F," which indicates the first floor. Furthermore, when the administrator taps the positions corresponding to the four corners of the "A-1 Construction Area" in the drawing information in Figure 4 to specify the area of ​​the construction area, the input "Steel Work," "A-1 Construction Area," "1F," and the set of coordinates indicating the specified area, "Dc011," are transmitted from the terminal device 1 to the server device 2, and the top row of information in Figure 6 is stored based on the transmitted information. Then, the construction area-related information in Figure 6 is stored in the same manner for the other construction areas.

[0069] (Processing - Information display processing) Next, the information display process will be described. The "information display process" is a process for displaying various types of information, for example, a process for identifying and displaying an area where a user (i.e., a terminal device 1 carried by the user) is present. Fig. 10 is a flowchart of the information display process (in the following description of each process, steps are abbreviated as "S"), and Fig. 11 is a plan view of the first floor of a building where the information processing system is applied.

[0070] Here, we will explain an example in which a worker (hereinafter referred to as a "user") performing work in the "rebar work" category is carrying a terminal device 1 and is located near a beacon 901 as shown in Figure 11.

[0071] For example, when a user inputs the type of work he or she is doing, "rebar work," via the touchpad 12 of his or her terminal device 1 and then performs a predetermined operation to start the information display process, the information display process will be started, and the following description will begin from the point where the information display process is started.

[0072] ===SA1=== 10, the acquisition unit 231 of the server device 2 acquires terminal-side information. For example, the terminal device 1 identifies the beacon ID of the beacon-side signal with the strongest radio wave intensity among the beacon-side signals received from the beacons 9 within a predetermined time (for example, 30 to 60 seconds), identifies the atmospheric pressure measured by the atmospheric pressure measurement unit 14, and identifies the type of work input when the information display process was started, and transmits terminal-side information indicating these identified items to the server device 2. Meanwhile, the acquisition unit 231 of the server device 2 receives and acquires this transmitted terminal-side information.

[0073] For example, the terminal device 1 transmits terminal side information including beacon ID = "IDb901", atmospheric pressure = "AAA" (this is a convenient notation indicating a numerical value, for example, in hectopascals), and work type = "rebar work", and the acquisition unit 231 of the server device 2 receives and acquires this terminal side information.

[0074] ===SA2=== 10, the control unit 23 of the server device 2 identifies the floor on which the terminal device 1 is located based on the terminal side information acquired at SA1, the floor number related information of FIG. 9, the reference barometer information of FIG. 1, etc.

[0075] For example, first, the acquisition unit 231 communicates with the reference barometer 8 to acquire "BBB" (a numerical value, for convenience, in units of, for example, hectopascals) (first barometric pressure information), which is the barometric pressure measured by the reference barometer 8 (hereinafter referred to as the reference barometric pressure). Next, based on the difference between "BBB" and "AAA" (second barometric pressure information) acquired by SA1, the acquisition unit 231 identifies the relative height corresponding to "AAA" with respect to the height corresponding to the reference barometric pressure "BBB" (i.e., the height at which the reference barometer 8 is installed). Based on the reference barometer information (information indicating that the reference barometer 8 is installed at a height of 4000 mm), the acquisition unit 231 identifies the height from the reference position (i.e., mean sea level, etc.) corresponding to "AAA" and acquires "1500" (mm) as information (location information) indicating the identified height corresponding to "AAA." Next, the management unit 232 refers to the floor-related information in FIG. 9 to identify "1F," which is the floor information (area information) associated with the altitude information "0-3000," to which the acquired "1500" belongs. In this way, the first floor is identified as the floor on which the terminal device 1 is located.

[0076] ===SA3=== At SA3 in FIG. 10, the control unit 23 of the server device 2 identifies the construction area where the terminal device 1 is located based on the terminal side information acquired at SA1, the floor identified at SA2, and construction area related information.

[0077] For example, first, the acquisition unit 231 refers to the beacon-related information in Fig. 5, and acquires "X101, Y101" associated with "IDb901" acquired in SA1 as information (position information) indicating the horizontal position of the terminal device 1 (that is, the position of the beacon 901 that output the strongest beacon-side signal received by the terminal device 1 is identified as the position of the terminal device 1). Next, the management unit 232 refers to the construction area-related information in Fig. 6, and identifies "A-1 construction area", which is construction area information (area information) associated with the construction type information of "reinforcing bar work" acquired in SA1, and associated with range information (here, "1F, Dc011") indicating the first floor, which is the floor identified in SA2, and indicating a range including the acquired "X101, Y101", and identifies the "A-1 construction area" as the construction area where the terminal device 1 is located.

[0078] ===SA4=== In SA4 of FIG. 10, the management unit 232 of the server device 2 displays a location area display screen based on the processing results of SA2 and SA3.

[0079] =Position display screen= Fig. 12 is a diagram illustrating a location area display screen. The "location area display screen" is a screen for displaying and outputting the location and area where the terminal device 1 (i.e., the user carrying the terminal device 1) is located, and has, for example, a location icon G11 and display information G12 as shown in Fig. 12.

[0080] The location icon G11 is information indicating the location of the terminal device 1, and is, for example, a mark superimposed on the location in the drawing information where the terminal device 1 is assumed to be located. The display information G12 is information indicating the area where the terminal device 1 is located, and is, for example, text information indicating the information.

[0081] =SA4 Processing= The management unit 232 refers to the drawing-related information in Figure 3, acquires "101.jpg" (see Figure 4) associated with "1F" indicating the floor identified in SA2, and displays a location icon G11 in the acquired "101.jpg" at "X101, Y101," which is the location where the terminal device 1 identified in SA3 is located, and generates screen information for generating the location area display screen of Figure 12, which displays the "1st floor" identified in SA2 and the "A-1 construction area" identified in SA3 as display information G12 corresponding to the location icon G11, and sends the screen information to the terminal device 1, thereby displaying the location area display screen of Figure 12 on the display 13 of the terminal device 1.

[0082] Then, the user can confirm the position and area in which he or she is present by viewing the position area display screen of Fig. 12 via the terminal device 1. This ends the display process.

[0083] (Effects of this embodiment) According to this embodiment, by identifying the position information or area information based on the position area related information, it becomes possible to identify information that is useful for managing the specific target.

[0084] [III] Modifications to the embodiment Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the specific configurations and means of the present invention can be modified and improved as desired within the scope of the technical ideas of the inventions set forth in the claims. Such modifications will be described below.

[0085] (About the problem to be solved and the effects of the invention) First, the problems that the invention aims to solve and the effects of the invention are not limited to those described above, and the present invention may solve problems that are not described above or achieve effects that are not described above, or may solve only some of the problems that are described or achieve only some of the effects that are described.

[0086] (Regarding decentralization and integration) Furthermore, the electrical components described above are conceptual functional components and do not necessarily need to be physically configured as shown in the drawings. In other words, the specific form of distribution or integration of each part is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed or integrated in any unit depending on various loads, usage conditions, etc. For example, at least some of the elements of the server device 2 may be implemented in the terminal device 1, or at least some of the elements of the terminal device 1 may be implemented in the server device 2.

[0087] (shape, numbers, structure, time series) The components illustrated in the embodiments and drawings may be modified and improved as desired within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention in terms of shape, numerical value, or the structure or chronological relationship of multiple components.

[0088] (Location information identification) Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the case where area information is specified based on position information has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the position information may be specified based on area information.

[0089] =Example 1= For example, the user may input "A-1 Construction Area" and "Steel Frame Work" as information indicating the area where the user is located (i.e., the area where the terminal device 1 is located) and the type of work. In this case, the acquisition unit 231 acquires the input information, and the management unit 232 identifies information indicating the location of the user based on the acquired information. Specifically, "1F, Dc011" associated with "A-1 Construction Area" and "Steel Frame Work" may be identified by referring to the construction area-related information in FIG. 6. The method for using this identified "1F, Dc011" is arbitrary, and, for example, the information may be transmitted to a system that processes the three-dimensional structure of a building using BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology and used (the same applies to Examples 2 and 3 described below).

[0090] =Example 2= For example, the user may input "1F" as information indicating the floor on which the user is located. In this case, the acquisition unit 231 acquires the input information, and the management unit 232 identifies information indicating the location of the user based on the acquired information. Specifically, "0-3000" associated with "1F" may be identified by referring to the floor-related information in FIG. 9.

[0091] =Example 3= In the case of Example 2 above, a height range is specified as the position information, but for example, it may be configured to specify information indicating a standard height. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of floor-related information. For example, the floor-related information of FIG. 13 may be stored and used instead of or together with the floor-related information of FIG. 9. The floor information of FIG. 13 is the same as the information of the same name in FIG. 9. The standard height information of FIG. 13 is information indicating a position related to a building, for example, information indicating a standard height in the vertical direction from a reference position (for example, mean sea level, etc.). The standard height indicates, for example, one predetermined height among the heights indicated by the height information of FIG. 9, and as an example, indicates the lower limit height.

[0092] The processing is the same as in Example 2, but for example, if the user inputs "1F" as the floor on which they are located, the "0" associated with "1F" may be identified by referring to the floor-related information in Figure 13.

[0093] (Regional information) Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a case has been described in which information indicating a floor or construction section of a building is used as area information, but this is not limited to this. For example, information indicating one or more of areas determined based on a building's building, floor, construction section, surface, grid line, room, space, or part may be used as area information. Note that "surface" is a concept indicating, for example, a specific exterior wall of a building, and examples include the south face indicating the south-facing exterior wall and the east face indicating the east-facing exterior wall. "Part" is a concept indicating a location (for example, a pillar, floor, balcony, staircase, etc.) relative to the entire building.

[0094] The specific processing is the same as in the embodiment, and for example, information correlating the above-mentioned area (i.e., one or more of the areas determined based on the building's building, floor, construction section, surface, grid line, room, space, or part) with the position of the area may be stored, and then the area may be identified based on the position, or the position may be identified based on the area.

[0095] Then, information indicating these positions (position information) may be output to notify the user.

[0096] (Location information) In the above embodiment, the horizontal coordinate is used as the position information, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, horizontal and vertical coordinates (i.e., three-dimensional coordinates consisting of X, Y, and Z) determined in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system defined by mutually orthogonal X-axis (horizontal direction), Y-axis (horizontal direction), and Z-axis (vertical direction) may be used as the position information.

[0097] As a specific process, for example, the horizontal and vertical installation positions of the beacon 9 are stored by storing information indicating the horizontal and vertical coordinates described above as installation position information in the beacon-related information of Fig. 5. Also, a set of three-dimensional coordinates defining an area corresponding to the construction area is stored as range information in the construction area-related information of Fig. 6. Also, a range of vertical coordinates (i.e., Z coordinates) defining an area corresponding to each floor is stored as height information in the floor number-related information of Fig. 9.

[0098] Then, the acquisition unit 231 acquires the installation position (i.e., three-dimensional coordinates consisting of X, Y, and Z) of the beacon 9 that output the beacon side signal received by the terminal device 1 as location information where the terminal device 1 is located, and the management unit 232 may refer to the construction section related information or floor number related information to identify the construction section information or floor number information corresponding to the acquired location information as area information.

[0099] (About identifying the location (part 1)) In the above embodiment, the location of the terminal device 1 is determined using the beacon 9. However, this is not limiting. For example, the terminal device 1 may be provided with a function for determining its own location using a GPS signal, and the function may be used to determine its location. Alternatively, two-dimensional codes (information indicating the locations where the codes are installed) (e.g., QR codes (registered trademark)) may be installed at multiple locations on a target building, and the camera function of the terminal device 1 may be used to photograph the two-dimensional codes near the two-dimensional codes and read the information of the codes, thereby identifying the location of the two-dimensional codes. Alternatively, an ID identifying the two-dimensional code may be stored for each two-dimensional code, and information relating the ID and the location of the two-dimensional code indicated by the ID may be recorded. The camera function of the terminal device 1 may be used to photograph the two-dimensional code near the two-dimensional code, obtain the ID of the code, and identify the location of the two-dimensional code based on the obtained ID and the recorded information as the location of the terminal device 1. Alternatively, a user may manually input the coordinates of the terminal device 1, and the location indicated by the input coordinates may be identified as the location of the terminal device 1.

[0100] (About identifying the location (part 2)) Alternatively, information indicating a room may be acquired as area information, and information indicating coordinates corresponding to the room may be identified as position information based on the acquired area information.

[0101] FIG. 16 is a floor plan of the fifth floor of a building, and FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating room-related information. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, a building has rooms 501 to 507, and a piece of paper bearing code information (not shown) is attached to the entrance of each room. The "code information" is, for example, the two-dimensional code mentioned above, and one example is a QR code (registered trademark). The code information attached to the entrance of each room stores information indicating the name of each room.

[0102] 17 is recorded in the recording unit 22. The "room-related information" is information related to a room, and is location area-related information, and for example, the information items shown in FIG. 17 are mutually associated.

[0103] The room information in Fig. 17 is information indicating the names of rooms provided in a building. The position information in Fig. 17 is information indicating the position of each room, for example, information indicating the coordinates of a representative position (e.g., the center position) of each room.

[0104] Regarding the processing, for example, when a user stands at the entrance to Room 501 in Figure 16 and uses the camera function of his / her terminal device 1 to read the code information provided at the entrance to Room 501, the terminal device 1 reads "Room 501" from the code information and transmits information indicating the read "Room 501" to the server device 2.

[0105] Meanwhile, the acquisition unit 231 of the server device 2 acquires information indicating "Room 501" from the terminal device 1 as area information. Next, the management unit 232 refers to the room-related information in Fig. 17, identifies "X51, Y51" as location information corresponding to "Room 501" indicated in the acquired information, and identifies "X51, Y51" as the location of Room 501. By processing in this manner, it becomes possible to convert the room information read from the code information into coordinate information indicating the location of the room.

[0106] Although the example shown here is one in which two-dimensional coordinates are stored as the position information in FIG. 17, three-dimensional coordinates may be stored and processing similar to that described above may be performed.

[0107] (About the floor input screen) Alternatively, a floor input screen may be used to input information indicating a floor. Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an example of aerial work vehicle management information, and Fig. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a floor input screen. For example, a case where an aerial work vehicle used in a building under construction is managed will be described.

[0108] It is assumed that the aerial work vehicle management information in Fig. 14 is recorded in the recording unit 22. "Aerial work vehicle management information" is information for managing the floor on which the aerial work vehicle is installed and reservations for the aerial work vehicle, and for example, the information items shown in Fig. 14 are mutually associated. The name information in Fig. 14 is information indicating the name of the aerial work vehicle. The installation floor information in Fig. 14 is information indicating the floor on which the aerial work vehicle is installed.

[0109] The floor input screen in FIG. 15 is a screen for displaying or inputting the floor on which the aerial work vehicle is installed, and has, for example, fields such as "1F" to "6F" and floor display images G21, G22, and the like.

[0110] The "1F" field (field in which the floor display image G21 is shown) indicates the first floor of the building, and is a field for selecting, for example, the first floor of the building. The same is true for fields such as "2F" to "6F." The "floor display images" G21 and G22 are information for displaying the floor on which the aerial work platform is installed. For example, each of the floor display images G21 and G22 displays the floor on which the aerial work platform "4m-1" and "4m-2" are installed. In the floor input screen of FIG. 15, selection fields such as "1F" to "6F" are arranged in descending order from the top to the bottom of the screen (i.e., in order from the largest floor number to the smallest). In FIG. 15, it is shown that "4m-1" is installed on the first floor, and "4m-2" is installed on the fifth floor.

[0111] First, based on the aerial work vehicle management information of Figure 14, the acquisition unit 231 determines, for example, that "4m-1" and "4m-2" are installed on "1F" and "5F", and generates screen information for displaying the floor input screen of Figure 15, which indicates that "4m-1" and "4m-2" are installed on "1F" and "5F", and transmits this information to the terminal device 1, thereby displaying the floor input screen of Figure 15 on the display 13.

[0112] Next, on the floor input screen of Fig. 15, when the user performs an operation of dragging the floor display image G21 from the "1F" column to the "2F" column (i.e., a selection operation of selecting 2F as the installation floor of "Unit 4m-1"), the terminal device 1 transmits "2F" as the installation floor information of "Unit 4m-1" to the server device 2. Meanwhile, the acquisition unit 231 receives this transmitted "2F" and acquires it as area information, and then updates the installation floor information of Fig. 14 by changing it from "1F" to "2F", thereby storing information indicating that "Unit 4m-1" is installed on the second floor.

[0113] Subsequent processing is optional; for example, the acquisition unit 231 acquires information indicating the floor on which the aerial work vehicle is installed, and the management unit 232 identifies the location of the aerial work vehicle based on the acquired information. Specifically, "1F" associated with "4m-1 vehicle" in Fig. 14 may be acquired, and "0-3000" or "0" associated with "1F" may be identified by referring to the floor information in Fig. 9 or Fig. 13. This identified "0-3000" or "0" may be used by transmitting the information to a system that processes the three-dimensional structure of a building using BIM technology, as described above.

[0114] (About combinations) Furthermore, the techniques of the above-described embodiments and the techniques described in the modified examples may be combined in any manner. [Explanation of symbols]

[0115] 1 Terminal device 2. Server device 8. Reference barometer 9. Beacon 11 Communications Department 12 Touchpad 13. Display 14 Barometric pressure measurement unit 15 Recording section 16 Control Unit 21 Communications Department 22 Recording section 23 Control Unit 100 Information Processing Systems 221 Drawing-related information DB 222 Beacon-related information DB 223 Construction Section Related Information DB 224 Floor-related information DB 231 Acquisition Department 232 Management Department 901 Beacon 902 Beacon 903 Beacon G11 Position Icon G12 Display information G21 floor display image G22 floor display image

Claims

1. 1. A system for identifying a location or area of ​​a specific object, comprising: a storage means for storing location-area-related information indicating a location related to a building and an area corresponding to the location; an acquisition means for acquiring one of location information indicating a location where the specific object exists with respect to the building, and area information indicating an area where the specific object exists with respect to the building; a management means for identifying the other of the location information and the area information, which is related to the one of the information, based on the one of the information acquired by the acquisition means and the location area related information in the storage means; A specific system comprising:

2. the position information is information indicating a horizontal position or a vertical height within the building, The area information includes information indicating an area determined based on at least a building, a floor, a construction section, a surface, a grid line, a room, a space, or a part of the building, The identification system of claim 1 .

3. the acquisition means acquires, as the position information, information indicating the vertical height at which the specific object is located within the building, based on first atmospheric pressure information indicating the atmospheric pressure at a predetermined vertical position within the building and second atmospheric pressure information indicating the atmospheric pressure at a position at which the specific object is located; The management means identifies, as the area information, information indicating a floor on which the specific object is located, based on the location information acquired by the acquisition means and the location area related information in the storage means. The identification system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. A beacon that outputs a wireless signal is installed in the building, the acquiring means acquires, as the position information, information indicating a horizontal position within the building where the specific target is located, based on the wireless signal from the beacon received by the specific target; The management means identifies, as the area information, information indicating a work area in which the specific object exists, based on the location information acquired by the acquisition means and the location area related information in the storage means.

4. The identification system according to claim 1.

5. The acquisition means a first process of displaying a floor input screen for inputting a floor on which the specific object is located, the floor input screen displaying a plurality of selection fields for selecting each floor of the building in descending order; a second process of acquiring, when a user performs a selection operation to select one floor on the floor input screen displayed in the first process, information indicating the one floor selected by the selection operation as the area information; 5. The identification system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. the location area related information of the storage means includes information indicating each floor of the building and information indicating a standard vertical height of the building corresponding to each floor, The acquisition means acquires information indicating a floor where the specific object is located as the area information, the management means identifies, as the position information, information indicating a standard height in a vertical direction at which the specific object exists, based on the area information acquired by the acquisition means and the position area related information in the storage means.

6. The identification system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. the location area related information in the storage means includes information indicating each room of the building and information indicating horizontal coordinates of the building corresponding to each room; Each room in the building is assigned code information indicating the room in the building, The acquisition means acquires, as the area information, information indicating a room in which the specific target is present, based on the code information read on the specific target side; the management means identifies, as the position information, information indicating horizontal coordinates at which the specific target exists, based on the area information acquired by the acquisition means and the position area related information in the storage means.

7. The identification system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. the management means outputs the one piece of information and the other piece of information related to the one piece of information.

8. The identification system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. A specific program for identifying a position or area of ​​a specific object, Computer, a storage means for storing location-area-related information indicating a location related to a building and an area corresponding to the location; an acquisition means for acquiring one of location information indicating a location where the specific object exists with respect to the building, and area information indicating an area where the specific object exists with respect to the building; a management means for identifying the other of the location information and the area information, which is related to the one of the information, based on the one of the information acquired by the acquisition means and the location area related information in the storage means; A specific program that acts as a

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