Location information management system, location information management method, and program

Abstract

Upon detecting the movement of a managed object and subsequent user action after notification, the system updates the current location displayed on the screen, which is identified by a URL indicating the current location, to facilitate tracking. [Solution] The location information management system comprises a sensor device 3 installed on the managed object, a cloud server 7, and a smartphone 9. The sensor device 3 acquires location information and sends notifications regarding the movement of the managed object and the location information to the cloud server 7. The cloud server 7 determines that there is a high possibility of theft if the movement exceeds a predetermined threshold and sends a theft confirmation notification to the smartphone 9. The smartphone 9 displays an instruction display to instruct the disclosure of the managed object's information and sends a disclosure instruction based on user operation. When the cloud server 7 receives a disclosure instruction, it causes the managed object's information, including a URL indicating the current location, to be disclosed, and updates the current location on the display screen identified by the URL based on the location information sent after the disclosure instruction.

Description

[[Technical Field]]

[0001] The present invention relates to a position information management system, a position information management method, and a program, and particularly relates to a position information management system or the like that links a position detection device installed on a management target, a server, and a user terminal, sends a theft confirmation notification to the user terminal when it is determined that the possibility of theft of the management target is high, and updates the current position displayed on an information display screen specified by a URL indicating the current position included in information of the management target, triggered by a user operation after the notification. [[Background Art]]

[0002] In recent years, when a management target such as an automobile or a motorcycle is stolen, it is important to quickly take initial action after the theft occurs in order to recover the management target.

[0003] Conventionally, a vehicle security system is known in which when a vehicle state satisfies a predetermined warning condition and a portable device is outside a predetermined area centered on the vehicle, the portable device performs a warning operation for a user (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [[Prior Art Documents]] [[Patent Documents]]

[0004] [[Patent Document 1]] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2008-095441 [[Summary of the Invention]] [[Problem to be Solved by the Invention]]

[0005] However, conventional anti-theft devices are sometimes premised on the vehicle being illegally unlocked by some kind of telecommunication system, and may not be able to respond depending on the unlocking method.

[0006] Furthermore, when the vehicle and the portable device are far apart, the error range becomes large, which can make it difficult to determine whether or not the distance between them is equal to or greater than a certain value.

[0007] Furthermore, simply detecting the movement of managed items and notifying the user may not be sufficient to support tracking the managed items by enabling the user to continuously monitor their current location through a URL containing the location information of the managed item after they become aware of the possibility of theft.

[0008] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a location information management system that facilitates tracking of managed items by promptly notifying the user of the possibility of theft of managed items regardless of the location of the user's terminal, and by updating the current location displayed on the information display screen, which is identified by a URL indicating the current location included in the information of the managed items, in response to user operation after the theft confirmation notification. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The first aspect of the present invention is a location information management system comprising a location detection device installed on a managed object, a server, and a user terminal, for managing the location information of the managed object, wherein the location detection device acquires the location information of the managed object, determines the movement of the managed object based on the acquired location information, transmits a notification regarding the movement of the managed object and information including the location information to the server, the server determines the possibility of theft based on whether the movement of the managed object is greater than a predetermined threshold, and if it determines that the possibility of theft is high, sends a theft confirmation notification to the user terminal, when the user terminal receives the theft confirmation notification, displays an instruction display to instruct the disclosure of the managed object's information in response to the theft confirmation notification, transmits a disclosure instruction to the server based on the user's operation on the instruction display, the managed object's information includes a URL indicating the current location of the managed object, and when the server receives the disclosure instruction, performs processing to disclose the managed object's information including the URL, and updates the current location displayed on the information display screen identified by the URL indicating the current location based on the location information transmitted from the location detection device after the disclosure instruction.

[0010] A second aspect of the present invention is a location information management system of the first aspect, wherein the subject of management is a vehicle or a motorcycle, and the information of the subject of management further includes, in addition to the URL, at least one of the following: vehicle number, vehicle type, date and time of theft, address of the theft, image, and contact information at the time of recovery.

[0011] A third aspect of the present invention is a location information management system according to the first or second aspect, wherein when the server receives the disclosure instruction, it makes an API call to a predetermined SNS to cause the managed information to be disclosed.

[0012] A fourth aspect of the present invention is a location information management system according to the third aspect, wherein the user terminal accepts the setting of the scope for sharing the managed information prior to or at the time of sending the disclosure instruction, and the server causes the managed information to be disclosed to the predetermined SNS according to the set scope.

[0013] A fifth aspect of the present invention is a location information management system according to any of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the user terminal sends a command to a server to stop the publication of managed information based on a user operation in response to a display of a command to stop publication, and the server invalidates the URL when it receives the command to stop publication.

[0014] A sixth aspect of the present invention is a location information management system of a fifth aspect, referencing the third or fourth aspect, wherein when the server receives the instruction to stop publication, it makes an API call to a predetermined SNS to stop the publication of the published managed information.

[0015] A seventh aspect of the present invention is a location information management system according to any of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the server updates the current location displayed on an information display screen identified by a URL indicating the current location at predetermined time intervals. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] According to the present invention, based on the notification about the movement of a managed object and position information, the server determines the possibility of theft of the managed object, and can transmit a theft confirmation notification to a user terminal when it is determined that the possibility of theft is high.

[0017] Further, according to the present invention, triggered by a user operation after the theft confirmation notification, processing is performed to disclose information of the managed object including a URL indicating the current location, and the current location displayed on an information display screen specified by the URL indicating the current location included in the information of the managed object can be updated based on position information transmitted from a position detection device after a disclosure instruction is received. Therefore, the current location of the managed object can be presented in a continuously graspable manner, facilitating tracking of the managed object.

[0018] Furthermore, according to the present invention, when the managed object is found or in other similar cases, the disclosure can be stopped and the URL indicating the current location can be invalidated based on a user operation. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the information or current location of the managed object from remaining in an accessible state unnecessarily. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a position information management system according to the present embodiment.

[0020] [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a position information management flow using the position information management system according to the present embodiment.

[0021] [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a voltage measurement flow using the position information management system according to the present embodiment. MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0022] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the contents described below. EXAMPLE

[0023] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a position information management system 1 according to the present embodiment. The position information management system 1 manages position information of a managed object such as a vehicle or a two-wheeled vehicle. In addition, the position information management system 1 detects an abnormality from the position information of the managed object, and supports tracking of the managed object after the abnormality is detected.

[0024] Referring to FIG. 1, the position information management system 1 includes a sensor device 3, a voltage measurement device 5, and a cloud server 7. The sensor device 3 is installed on the managed object. The voltage measurement device 5 is electrically connected to a battery included in the managed object, and is supplied with power from the battery. In addition, the voltage measurement device 5 is also electrically connected to the sensor device 3, and supplies power to the sensor device 3. The cloud server 7 communicates with the sensor device 3 and a user's smartphone 9 via a communication network such as the Internet.

[0025] The sensor device 3 includes a position information acquisition unit 31, a movement determination unit 33, a sensor communication unit 35, and a sensor control unit 37. The position information acquisition unit 31 receives a signal from an artificial satellite and acquires position information of the managed object by a GPS function. The movement determination unit 33 determines movement of the managed object. The sensor communication unit 35 transmits and receives signals between the sensor device 3 and other devices or servers. The sensor control unit 37 controls each part of the sensor device 3.

[0026] The voltage measurement device 5 includes a voltage measurement unit 51, a voltage determination unit 53, a voltage measurement communication unit 55, and a voltage measurement control unit 57. The voltage measurement unit 51 measures the voltage of the managed object such as a vehicle. The voltage determination unit 53 determines whether the measurement result of the voltage measurement unit 51 is normal or abnormal. The voltage measurement communication unit 55 transmits and receives signals between the voltage measurement device 5 and other devices or servers. The voltage measurement control unit 57 controls each part of the voltage measurement device 5.

[0027] The cloud server 7 comprises a server determination unit 71, a server storage unit 73, a server communication unit 75, and a server control unit 77. The server determination unit 71 makes determinations based on information acquired from other devices and equipment. The server storage unit 73 stores information acquired from other devices and equipment, threshold values ​​used by the server determination unit 71 when making determinations, and the determination results of the server determination unit 71. The server communication unit 75 transmits and receives signals with other devices and equipment. The server control unit 77 controls each part of the cloud server 7.

[0028] The smartphone 9 comprises a terminal display unit 91, a terminal storage unit 93, a terminal communication unit 95, and a terminal control unit 97. The terminal display unit 91 displays various information to the user. The terminal storage unit 93 stores information displayed on the terminal display unit 91 and information received by the terminal communication unit 95. The terminal communication unit 95 transmits and receives signals with other devices and servers. The terminal control unit 97 controls each part of the smartphone 9. At least a part of the terminal control unit 97 may be pre-installed before the user purchases the device. Alternatively, at least a part of the terminal control unit 97 may be installed by the user on the smartphone 9 by means of downloading from an app store or other means.

[0029] Next, we will describe a location management method in which users manage the location of automobiles and motorcycles that are under management. Figure 2 is a flowchart illustrating a location management method using the location information management system 1 according to this embodiment. Figure 2 includes a theft detection flow that detects a high probability of theft of a managed item using the location information management system 1 according to this embodiment, and a tracking support flow that facilitates tracking when the user becomes aware of the possibility of theft.

[0030] First, let's describe the theft detection flow. The location information acquisition unit 31 of the sensor device 3 periodically acquires the location information of the car or motorcycle to be managed using its GPS function. When the movement determination unit 33 determines that the managed object has moved, the sensor communication unit 35 notifies the cloud server 7.

[0031] When the cloud server 7 receives notification of the movement of the managed object from the sensor device 3, the server determination unit 71 determines the possibility of theft. Here, the server storage unit 73 has a threshold value for the movement of the managed object stored in advance. The server determination unit 71 determines that there is a high possibility of theft if the movement of the managed object is greater than this threshold value. If the server determination unit 71 determines that there is a high possibility of theft, the server communication unit 75 notifies the user's smartphone 9 of this fact as a theft confirmation notification.

[0032] Next, the tracking support flow will be described. The terminal control unit 97 displays a theft confirmation notification, along with an instruction display on the terminal display unit 91 of the smartphone 9, to instruct the disclosure of the managed information. The instruction display may be, for example, a button that can perform information dissemination to a predetermined SNS. When the user operates the instruction display, the smartphone 9 instructs the cloud server 7 to disclose the managed information. Here, the user can also set the scope of sharing the managed information in advance. Alternatively, the scope of sharing the managed information may be set when instructing disclosure. This disclosure scope includes the type of SNS and the scope of sharing on each SNS. The disclosure scope setting is stored in the terminal storage unit 93 and / or the server storage unit 73.

[0033] When the cloud server 7 receives an instruction to publish the managed information, the server control unit 77 may control the server communication unit 75 to make an API call to a predetermined SNS to publish the managed information. The managed information is stored in the server storage unit 73 and / or the terminal storage unit 93. The above API call may be made directly from the cloud server 7 to the SNS, or it may be made via a third-party service. The SNS that receives the API call publishes the managed information within the configured scope.

[0034] The information to be managed includes, for example, the vehicle number, vehicle type, date and time of the theft, address of the theft, images, contact information at the time of recovery, and / or a URL indicating the current location. The location information measured by the location information acquisition unit 31 of the sensor device 3 and transmitted from the sensor communication unit 35 is updated on the cloud server 7 and reflected on the information display screen identified by the URL, which is then used to display the current location. The coordinates of the current location may be updated at predetermined time intervals.

[0035] Furthermore, after the instruction to publish the managed information is given, a notification to stop publishing the managed information is displayed on the user's smartphone 9. When the user operates the notification to stop publishing, the smartphone 9 instructs the cloud server 7 to stop publishing the managed information.

[0036] When Cloud Server 7 receives an instruction to stop the publication of managed information, it may make an API call to a designated SNS to stop the publication of the managed information. The above API call may be made directly from Cloud Server 7 to SNS, or it may be made via a third-party service. Upon receiving the API call, SNS will stop publishing the managed information. In addition, when Cloud Server 7 receives an instruction to stop the publication of managed information, it will invalidate the URL indicating its current location.

[0037] Next, with reference to Figure 3, the voltage measurement flow using the location information management system 1 according to this embodiment will be described. Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the voltage measurement flow according to this embodiment.

[0038] The voltage measuring device 5 is electrically connected to the sensor device 3. The voltage measuring device 5 is also electrically connected to the vehicle battery of the vehicle being managed, and is powered by the vehicle battery at a voltage of, for example, 12V. The voltage measuring device 5 can supply power to the sensor device 3.

[0039] In this embodiment, the voltage measuring device 5 measures the voltage of the vehicle battery with the voltage measuring unit 51 and can determine whether the measurement result is normal or abnormal with the voltage determination unit 53. The voltage measurement control unit 57 can control the voltage measurement communication unit 55 to transmit the determination result to the cloud server 7. However, the technical focus of the claims in this divisional application is the tracking support control that updates the current location displayed on the information display screen, which is identified by a URL indicating the current location included in the information to be managed, triggered by user operation after theft confirmation notification.

[0040] Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The objects to be managed are not limited to automobiles or motorcycles, but may also be articles that require location information management and tracking support. Furthermore, the user terminal is not limited to smartphones, but may be a terminal equipped with communication and display functions. In addition, each step constituting the above location information management method may be realized by having at least a part of the control units of the sensor device 3, cloud server 7, and smartphone 9 execute a program on one or more computers included in each device or a combination thereof. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0041] 1 Location information management system, 3 Sensor device, 5 Voltage measuring device, 7 Cloud server, 9 Smartphone, 31 Location information acquisition unit, 33 Movement determination unit, 35 Sensor communication unit, 37 Sensor control unit, 51 Voltage measurement unit, 53 Voltage determination unit, 55 Voltage measurement communication unit, 57 Voltage measurement control unit, 71 Server determination unit, 73 Server storage unit, 75 Server communication unit, 77 Server control unit, 91 Terminal display unit, 93 Terminal storage unit, 95 Terminal communication unit, 97 Terminal control unit

Claims

1. A location information management system comprising a location detection device installed on a managed system, a server, and a user terminal, for managing the location information of the managed system, The position detection device comprises a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of the managed object, a movement determination unit that determines the movement of the managed object based on the acquired position information, a detection communication unit that communicates with the server, and a detection control unit that controls the detection communication unit. When the movement determination unit determines that the managed object has moved, the detection control unit controls the detection communication unit to send a notification regarding the movement of the managed object and information including the location information to the server. The server determines whether the movement of the managed object is greater than a predetermined threshold, and if it determines that there is a high probability of theft, it sends a theft confirmation notice to the user terminal. When the user terminal receives the theft confirmation notification, it displays an instruction to disclose the managed information in response to the theft confirmation notification, and based on the user's response to the instruction display, it sends an instruction to disclose the managed information to the server. The information under management includes a URL indicating the current location of the information under management. A location information management system comprising: the server, upon receiving the disclosure instruction, performs a process to disclose the managed information including the URL, and updates the current location displayed on the information display screen identified by the URL indicating the current location, based on the location information transmitted from the location detection device after the disclosure instruction.

2. The location information management system according to claim 1, wherein the subject of management is a vehicle or a motorcycle, and the information of the subject of management further includes, in addition to the URL, at least one of the following: vehicle number, vehicle type, date and time of the theft, address where the theft occurred, image, and contact information at the time of recovery.

3. The location information management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the server, upon receiving the disclosure instruction, makes an API call to a predetermined SNS to cause the managed information to be disclosed.

4. The location information management system according to claim 3, wherein the user terminal accepts the setting of the scope for sharing the managed information prior to or at the time of sending the disclosure instruction, and the server causes the managed information to be published to the predetermined SNS according to the set scope.

5. The location information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the user terminal displays a notification to stop the publication of the managed information after the publication instruction, transmits a notification to stop the publication of the managed information to the server based on the user's response to the notification to stop publication, and the server invalidates the URL when it receives the notification to stop publication.

6. The location information management system according to claim 5, referencing claim 3 or 4, wherein the server, upon receiving the instruction to stop publication, makes an API call to the predetermined SNS to stop the publication of the published managed information.

7. The location information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the server updates the current location displayed on the information display screen identified by the URL indicating the current location at predetermined time intervals.

8. A location information management method using a location information management system comprising a location detection device installed on a managed system, a server, and a user terminal, The position detection device includes a position information acquisition step in which it acquires the position information of the managed object, The position detection device performs a movement determination step in which it determines the movement of the managed object based on the acquired position information, The position detection device, when it determines that the managed object has moved, transmits to the server a notification regarding the movement of the managed object and information including the position information. The server performs a theft possibility determination step, which determines whether the movement of the managed object is greater than a predetermined threshold, The theft confirmation notification step includes sending a theft confirmation notification to the user terminal when the server determines that there is a high probability of theft, The user terminal, upon receiving the theft confirmation notification, includes an instruction display step that displays an instruction display to instruct the disclosure of the managed information in response to the theft confirmation notification, The user terminal sends a disclosure instruction to the server based on the user's operation in response to the instruction display, The information under management includes a URL indicating the current location of the information under management. The server, upon receiving the publication instruction, performs a publication processing step that causes the managed information, including the URL, to be published; A location information management method comprising: a current location update step in which the server updates the current location displayed on an information display screen identified by a URL indicating the current location, based on location information transmitted from the location detection device after the publication instruction.

9. A program for causing one or more computers to execute the location information management method described in claim 8.

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