Evacuation shelter management device, evacuation shelter management method, and computer program

Abstract

To provide a technique which enables a disaster measure headquarter to detect opening of a refuge without requiring manpower in the case of disaster.SOLUTION: A refuge management apparatus 55 comprises an acquisition unit 56, a determination unit 57 and a notification unit 58. The acquisition unit 56 acquires location information representing a location of a portable terminal device which is registered previously as a management terminal. The determination unit 57 determines that a refuge is opened on the basis of the location information of the management terminal in a refuge area including a facility which is designated as the refuge. The notification unit 58 performs a notification about the opening of the refuge.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technique for managing the opening status of evacuation shelters. [Background technology]

[0002] In order to accommodate evacuees fleeing the dangers of disasters, facilities such as schools and community centers that can accommodate a certain number of people are designated as evacuation shelters. When a disaster occurs, local government officials and others will go to the designated facilities and operate them, and the facilities will function as evacuation shelters.

[0003] In addition, Patent Document 1 (International Publication No. 2018 / 163822) discloses technology for managing evacuation shelters using cards containing two-dimensional codes that can obtain information representing the attributes of evacuees, or IC (Integrated Circuit) cards that hold such information. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2018 / 163822 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] When a disaster occurs and a local government needs to open a shelter, local government employees will go to the facility, open it, and start operating it. However, when opening a shelter, many check items must be checked, and due to a shortage of manpower, the opening of the shelter may not be communicated promptly to the local government's disaster response headquarters. In such cases, there is a concern that there will be a delay in informing residents that the shelter has been opened, which could cause delays in residents' evacuation.

[0006] The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems. That is, a main object of the present invention is to provide a technology that enables a disaster countermeasure headquarters to detect the opening of an evacuation shelter without human intervention in the event of a disaster. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, a shelter management device of the present invention includes: an acquisition unit that acquires location information indicating the location of a mobile terminal device that is preregistered as a management terminal; a determination unit that determines whether the evacuation shelter has been opened based on the location information of the management terminal within a shelter area including a facility designated as the evacuation shelter; a notification unit that notifies that the evacuation shelter has been opened; Equipped with.

[0008] In addition, as one embodiment of the evacuation shelter management method of the present invention, By computer, Acquire location information indicating the location of a mobile terminal device that is preregistered as a management terminal; determining that the evacuation shelter has been opened based on the location information of the management terminal within a shelter area including a facility designated as the evacuation shelter; It is notified that the evacuation shelter has been opened.

[0009] Furthermore, the computer program of the present invention, in one embodiment, A process of acquiring location information indicating the location of a mobile terminal device that is preregistered as a management terminal; A process of determining whether the evacuation shelter has been opened based on the location information of the management terminal within a shelter area including a facility designated as the evacuation shelter; A process of notifying that the evacuation shelter has been opened; to be executed by the computer. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, in the event of a disaster, the disaster countermeasure headquarters can detect the opening of an evacuation shelter without human intervention. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a shelter management system including a shelter management device according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a shelter management device according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 3] 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display form for notifying that an evacuation shelter has been opened. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display form for notifying information about evacuation shelters. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of a display form for notifying information about evacuation shelters. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an automatic conversation in a management terminal. [Figure 7] 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a shelter opening determination operation in the shelter management device of the first embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a shelter management device according to a second embodiment. [Figure 9] 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of how information on non-designated shelters obtained by the shelter management device of the second embodiment is used. FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment of the evacuation shelter management device. [Figure 11] 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of determining whether a shelter is opened in the shelter management device in FIG. 11. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0013] First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an image of a shelter management system including a shelter management device of the first embodiment. This shelter management system 1 is a system that manages a shelter 5 that is opened when a disaster occurs. A shelter is a place where residents who have evacuated due to the risk of a disaster stay, and facilities such as schools, gymnasiums, and community centers that can accommodate a certain number of people are designated as shelters. When a disaster occurs or there is a risk of a disaster occurring, for example, a local government employee (hereinafter referred to as an attendant) is dispatched to such a designated facility, and a shelter is opened in the facility. In the shelter management system 1, the attendant who is dispatched to the facility that will become a shelter carries a mobile terminal device (hereinafter referred to as a management terminal) 3 that is registered in advance as a management terminal. The shelter management system 1 has a function of detecting that a shelter 5 has been opened without human intervention by using the location information of the management terminal 3 in the event of a disaster.

[0014] That is, the evacuation shelter management system 1 includes a evacuation shelter management device 2. The evacuation shelter management device 2 is a computer device, and is provided in, for example, a disaster countermeasure headquarters 6 that is set up in the event of a disaster. The evacuation shelter management device 2 is connected to a management terminal 3 via an information and communication network. The evacuation shelter management device 2 is also connected to a display device 25, and can display various information on the display device 25 using characters and images. The evacuation shelter management device 2 is also connected to a database 7. The database 7 stores data required for managing the evacuation shelter 5. For example, the database 7 stores map data including the location of the facility that will become the evacuation shelter 5, and evacuation shelter information corresponding to each of a plurality of facilities that will become the evacuation shelter 5. The evacuation shelter information is information (data) in which the name of the facility that will become the evacuation shelter 5, its location information, information indicating whether the facility is open or closed (opening status information), information on the number of people that can be accommodated, information on the number of evacuees at the time of opening, and the like are associated. The database 7 can be commonly connected to, for example, a computer device in another system used by a local government.

[0015] Furthermore, the evacuation shelter management device 2 may be connected to a disaster prevention radio transmission device 8 and an information distribution device 9. The transmission device 8 is a device that transmits information to speakers in a disaster prevention radio system, disaster prevention radio radios, etc. The information distribution device 9 is a device that simultaneously distributes information such as notices from a local government to information devices (e.g., mobile terminal devices) carried by pre-registered registrants by, for example, email or SMS (Short Message Service).

[0016] Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a shelter management device 2 and a management terminal 3 connected to the shelter management device 2. In Fig. 2, the number of management terminals 3 connected to the shelter management device 2 is one, but in the event of a disaster, multiple management terminals 3 are connected.

[0017] The management terminal 3 is configured to include a processor 30, a communication interface 31, a storage device 32, and a display device 33. The display device 33 is a device configured to display information such as images and characters, and the display operation is controlled by the processor 30. The communication interface 31 is a device that communicates with other devices equipped with communication functions by using an information and communication network.

[0018] The storage device 32 includes a storage medium for storing data and a computer program (hereinafter also referred to as a program) 35. There are multiple types of storage devices 32, and the type of storage device 32 installed in the management terminal 3 is not limited, and a description of the configuration and operation of the storage device 32 will be omitted here. Multiple types of storage devices 32 may be provided in the management terminal 3, and in this case, they will be collectively referred to as the storage device 32. In the evacuation shelter management system 1, the storage device 32 stores an application program (hereinafter also referred to as an app APm) acquired from the evacuation shelter management device 2 as one of the programs 35.

[0019] The processor 30 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and by reading and executing a program 35 stored in the storage device 32, can have various functions based on the program 35. Here, the processor 30 has a receiving unit 17, a transmitting unit 18, and a collecting unit 19 as functional units for using the evacuation shelter management system 1 based on the app APm supplied from the evacuation shelter management device 2.

[0020] The receiving unit 17 receives information required to identify the location of the management terminal 3 from a positioning system such as a GPS (Global Positioning System).

[0021] The transmitting unit 18 transmits, to the evacuation shelter management device 2, location information indicating the location of the management terminal 3 based on the information received from the positioning system.

[0022] In order to collect information according to commands from the evacuation shelter management device 2, the collection unit 19 displays messages or the like on the display device 33 prompting the user to input information to the management terminal 3, and accepts information input by an input device (not shown) provided in the management terminal 3. The accepted information is transmitted by the transmission unit 18 to the evacuation shelter management device 2.

[0023] The evacuation shelter management device 2 is configured to include a processor 20, a communication interface 21, and a storage device 22. The communication interface 21 is a device that communicates with other communication devices using an information communication network.

[0024] The storage device 22 includes a storage medium for storing data and a program 24. There are multiple types of storage devices, such as a magnetic disk device and a semiconductor memory element, and there are multiple types of semiconductor memory elements, such as a random access memory (RAM) and a read only memory (ROM). The type of storage device 22 included in the shelter management device 2 is not limited to one, and multiple types of storage devices 22 are often included in the shelter management device 2. Here, the types and number of storage devices 22 included in the shelter management device 2 are not limited, and a description thereof will be omitted. In addition, when multiple types of storage devices 22 are included in the shelter management device 2, they will be collectively referred to as storage devices 22.

[0025] As one of the programs 24 stored in the storage device 22, there is stored an application program (hereinafter also referred to as an app APs) that provides the shelter management device 2 with a function for configuring the shelter management system 1. In addition, as another one of the programs 24, the storage device 22 stores an app APm that provides the management terminal 3 with a function for using the shelter management system 1. This app APm is provided to the management terminal 3 in response to a request from the management terminal 3, for example.

[0026] The processor 20 is configured with one or more processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and by reading and executing a program 24 stored in a storage device 22, the processor 20 can have various functions based on the program 24. Here, the processor 20 has an acquisition unit 11, a determination unit 12, an information collection unit 13, and a notification unit 14 as functional units based on the apps APs.

[0027] The acquiring unit 11 acquires the location information from the management terminal 3 at each predetermined timing (for example, at each predetermined time interval).

[0028] The determination unit 12 determines whether or not a shelter 5 has been opened based on the acquired location information of the management terminal 3. For example, the determination unit 12 uses the location information of the management terminal 3 to count the number of management terminals 3 in a predetermined shelter area including the facility that will become the shelter 5, and determines whether or not the number of management terminals 3 is equal to or greater than a threshold for determining whether or not the shelter 5 is opened. The threshold for determining whether the shelter 5 is opened is appropriately set according to the number of evacuees that the facility that will become the shelter 5 can accommodate, etc.

[0029] Furthermore, when the determination unit 12 determines that the number of management terminals 3 present (staying) within the evacuation shelter area is equal to or greater than the threshold for determining whether the evacuation shelter is open, the determination unit 12 determines whether the state continues for a predetermined arrival determination period. The arrival determination period is set to an appropriate time during which it is assumed that a staff member has arrived at the facility that will become the evacuation shelter 5, rather than just stopped by.

[0030] The following method can be considered as a method for determining whether or not the state in which the number of management terminals 3 in the evacuation shelter area is equal to or greater than the threshold for determining the opening of the evacuation shelter (also referred to as the state in which the number of terminals meets the condition) continues over the arrival determination period. For example, information on the time when it is first detected that the number of management terminals 3 in the evacuation shelter area is equal to or greater than the threshold for determining the opening of the evacuation shelter is stored in the storage device 22 as the time of the start of the period in association with the evacuation shelter identification information that identifies the evacuation shelter. After that, if it is determined that the number of terminals meets the condition based on the location information acquired at the next acquisition timing from the management terminal 3, it is determined whether or not the number of terminals meets the condition continues over the arrival determination period based on the time of this determination and the time of the start of the period. Note that if it is determined that the number of terminals meets the condition, the information on the time of the start of the period in the storage device 22 is reset.

[0031] In addition, the following determination method may be performed. For example, the number of consecutive times that it is determined that the terminal number condition is satisfied is counted, and if the consecutive number of times is equal to or greater than a count value corresponding to the arrival determination period, it may be determined that the terminal number condition satisfaction state continues over the arrival determination period.

[0032] As described above, when the determination unit 12 detects that a number of management terminals 3 equal to or greater than the threshold for determining opening are present within the evacuation shelter area for the arrival determination period, the determination unit 12 determines that the facility within the evacuation shelter area has been opened as a evacuation shelter 5. In other words, the determination unit 12 determines the opening of a evacuation shelter 5 taking into consideration not only the number of management terminals 3 based on the position information of the management terminals 3, but also the duration of stay.

[0033] Furthermore, when the determination unit 12 determines that the evacuation shelter 5 has been opened, it updates the evacuation shelter information stored in the database 7. That is, when the determination unit 12 determines that the evacuation shelter 5 has been opened, it changes the opening status information of the evacuation shelter information corresponding to the opened evacuation shelter 5 in the database 7 from closed to opened. It is assumed that the local government has a website published by the local government, and that there is a disaster prevention related page including information indicating the opening status of the evacuation shelter 5, and that the computer device managing the website refers to the evacuation shelter information in the database 7. In such a case, the determination unit 12 updates the evacuation shelter information in the database 7, and accordingly, the information on the opening status of the evacuation shelter 5 on the disaster prevention related page of the local government is also updated.

[0034] When the determination unit 12 determines that the evacuation shelter 5 has been opened, the notification unit 14 executes a predetermined notification operation to notify that the evacuation shelter 5 has been opened. For example, the notification unit 14 causes the display device 25 to display information notifying that the evacuation shelter 5 has been opened. The display form of the display device 25 for notifying that the evacuation shelter 5 has been opened is not limited, but for example, an example of the display form is shown in FIG. 3. In the example of FIG. 3, the display device 25 displays a map including the location of the evacuation shelter 5, and the location of the evacuation shelter 5 is marked on the map by a mark 26. Furthermore, on the map displayed on the display device 25, a speech bubble 27 is displayed from the mark 26 corresponding to the opened evacuation shelter 5, and the speech bubble 27 indicates that the evacuation shelter 5 has been opened, and also displays information about the evacuation shelter 5.

[0035] 3 is displayed on the display device 25, the user of the shelter management device 2 may specify another mark 26 by operating an input device (not shown), for example. In this case, the notification unit 14 may display information about the shelter 5 corresponding to the specified mark 26 using a speech bubble 27, as shown in FIG.

[0036] As another display form of the display device 25 notifying that a shelter 5 has been opened, for example, shelter information regarding a plurality of shelters 5 may be displayed in a list as shown in Fig. 5, and the opening status of each shelter 5 may be shown. Note that in the display form as shown in Fig. 3 or Fig. 5, the size, color, decoration, etc. of the characters for "open" and "closed" may be different so that opening and closing can be clearly distinguished.

[0037] Furthermore, the notification unit 14 transmits opening information that there is an opened evacuation shelter 5 to the management terminal 3. Furthermore, when the evacuation shelter management device 2 is connected to a transmission device 8 or an information distribution device 9 of a disaster prevention radio system, the notification unit 14 transmits opening information that there is an opened evacuation shelter 5 to the transmission device 8 or the information distribution device 9 to notify the opening of the evacuation shelter 5 using the transmission device 8 or the information distribution device 9. As a result, the opening information that there is an opened evacuation shelter 5 is notified to residents in the area by the transmission device 8 or the information distribution device 9.

[0038] Furthermore, the notification unit 14 may perform individual distribution as follows. For example, the database 7 stores relationship data between contact information for each household in the area and information on evacuation shelters determined based on addresses, etc. Using this data, the notification unit 14 may individually distribute opening information notifying each household associated with the opened evacuation shelter 5 that the evacuation shelter 5 has been opened.

[0039] Furthermore, the notification unit 14 may perform the following individual distribution. For example, the database 7 stores registration information of a user who requests distribution of opening information of the evacuation shelter 5. This registration information includes information necessary for communicating with the user's mobile terminal device. The evacuation shelter management device 2 has a function of acquiring the location information of the user's mobile terminal device by utilizing a location information transmission function provided in the mobile terminal device of such a registered user. The notification unit 14 may detect a mobile terminal device located in an area that is a target for evacuation to the opened evacuation shelter 5 based on the acquired location information, and distribute opening information to the mobile terminal device notifying that the evacuation shelter 5 in the area where the mobile terminal device is located has been opened.

[0040] The notification unit 14 may transmit the opening information of the evacuation shelter 5 to a notification destination determined in advance other than the above.

[0041] The information collecting unit 13 transmits an information collection command to collect predetermined information to the management terminal 3 located within the evacuation shelter area including the evacuation shelter 5 determined to be open by the determining unit 12. The information to be collected is, for example, information that indicates the status of the evacuation shelter, such as the number of evacuees, whether the facility has been damaged, whether there are sick or injured people, and whether there are shortages of supplies.

[0042] The method of collecting information is not limited, but for example, a chatbot can be used. A chatbot is an automatic conversation program in which a computer responds to characters or voice input by a person. When a chatbot is used, for example, a screen showing a conversation (dialogue) as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display device 33 of the management terminal 3 that responds. Another example of a method of collecting information may be an information collection method in which items of information to be collected are displayed in a list on the display device 33 of the management terminal 3 that responds, and information corresponding to the items is accepted by character input.

[0043] In addition, if there are multiple management terminals 3 located within the evacuation shelter area and these management terminals 3 receive information collection commands from the information collection unit 13 in the same way, for example, when one of the management terminals 3 becomes the answering terminal, the others are controlled so that they cannot answer.

[0044] The information collecting unit 13 also receives information returned from the management terminal 3 that received the information collection command, and updates, for example, the evacuation shelter information in the database 7 based on the information returned from the management terminal 3. By updating the information in the database 7 by the information collecting unit 13 in this way, for example, the display on the display device 25 that notifies information based on the information in the database 7 and the information on the website of the local government are updated.

[0045] The information collecting operation by the information collecting unit 13 as described above may be performed not only when it is determined that the site has been opened, but also at predetermined times after it is determined that the site has been opened. When the information collecting operation by the information collecting unit 13 is performed multiple times, the information content to be collected may be different or the same each time the information collecting operation is performed.

[0046] The shelter management system 1 including the shelter management device 2 of the first embodiment is configured as described above. Next, an example of the operation of the shelter management device 2 to determine whether a shelter 5 is open will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the shelter management device 2 to determine whether a shelter 5 is open.

[0047] For example, first, the acquisition unit 11 of the shelter management device 2 acquires the location information of the management terminal 3 at a predetermined timing (step 101 in FIG. 7). After that, the determination unit 12 counts the number of management terminals 3 in the shelter area for each of the shelters managed by the shelter management device 2 using the location information of the management terminal 3 (step 102). Furthermore, the determination unit 12 determines whether the number of management terminals 3 in the shelter area is equal to or greater than the threshold for opening determination (step 103). For a shelter 5 in which the number of management terminals 3 in the shelter area is not equal to or greater than the threshold for opening determination (less than the threshold for opening determination), the determination unit 12 determines that the shelter is not opened. Then, when the determination unit 12 determines that all the shelters 5 are not opened, the shelter management device 2 waits for the operation of the next step 101 and thereafter, and then repeats the operation of step 101 and thereafter.

[0048] On the other hand, for a shelter 5 where the number of management terminals 3 in the shelter area is determined to be equal to or greater than the threshold for determining whether the shelter 5 is in a state (terminal number condition conformance state) that has passed the arrival determination period (step 104). If it is determined that all of the shelters 5 that are in a terminal number condition conformance state have not passed the arrival determination period, the shelter management device 2 waits for the next step 101 and subsequent operations, and then repeats the operations from step 101 onward.

[0049] On the other hand, for the shelter 5 whose terminal number condition conformance state has passed the arrival determination period, the determination unit 12 determines that the shelter 5 has been opened (step 105). After that, the notification unit 14 notifies the opened shelter 5 by using the display device 25 or the like (step 106).

[0050] The evacuation shelter management system 1 including the evacuation shelter management device 2 of the first embodiment is configured as described above. In this evacuation shelter management system 1, the evacuation shelter management device 2 detects the opening of a evacuation shelter 5 by using the position information of the management terminal 3, and in the event of a disaster, the disaster countermeasure headquarters 6 can detect the opening of a evacuation shelter without human intervention. This allows the disaster countermeasure headquarters 6 to prevent a situation in which a manpower shortage causes a delay in informing residents that a evacuation shelter 5 has been opened. Furthermore, the evacuation shelter management device 2 can reduce the burden on staff who open the evacuation shelter 5.

[0051] Furthermore, by configuring the information collection unit 13 of the evacuation shelter management device 2 to collect the status of the evacuation shelter 5 using an automatic conversation program, a staff member carrying the management terminal 3 can easily report the status of the evacuation shelter 5 to the disaster control headquarters 6 by simply answering questions.

[0052] In addition, as a method of acquiring the status of the evacuation shelter 5, an image captured by a camera of a mobile terminal device with a camera may be used. For example, an evacuee entering the evacuation shelter 5 is photographed by a camera of a mobile terminal device with a camera installed at the entrance of the evacuation shelter 5 when the evacuation shelter 5 is opened. Then, the acquisition unit 11 of the evacuation shelter management device 2 may acquire the image captured by the camera, and the information collection unit 13 may count the evacuees entering the evacuation shelter 5 captured in the captured image, thereby detecting the number of evacuees evacuated to the evacuation shelter 5. The method of counting people from the captured image is not limited here, and an appropriate method is adopted taking into consideration the resolution of the captured image, the performance of the evacuation shelter management device 2, and the like, and the description thereof is omitted. In addition, in order to prevent the same person from being counted twice, a measure may be taken to provide a separate entrance for first entering the evacuation shelter 5 and an entrance for re-entering the evacuation shelter 5.

[0053] Furthermore, as a method of acquiring the status of the evacuation shelter 5, if a surveillance camera is installed in the evacuation shelter 5, the status of the evacuation shelter 5 may be acquired by using images captured by the existing surveillance camera.

[0054] Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the determination unit 12 determines the opening of a shelter 5 based on both the number of management terminals 3 and the stay time based on the position information of the management terminal 3. Alternatively, the determination unit 12 may determine the opening of a shelter 5 based on either the number of management terminals 3 or the stay time. In other words, when the determination unit 12 determines that the number of management terminals 3 present in the shelter area is equal to or greater than the threshold for determining the opening, the determination unit 12 may determine that the facility in the shelter area has been opened as a shelter 5 without considering the stay time of the management terminals 3. Alternatively, when the determination unit 12 determines that the management terminals 3 have stayed in the shelter area for a period for determining the opening or longer, the determination unit 12 may determine that the facility in the shelter area has been opened as a shelter 5 without considering the number of management terminals 3.

[0055] <Second embodiment> A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In the description of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are used to designate parts that are the same as those used in the description of the first embodiment, and duplicate descriptions of the common parts will be omitted.

[0056] In the second embodiment, attention is focused on people who are evacuating to places other than the designated evacuation shelter (hereinafter, also referred to as non-designated evacuation shelter). That is, as shown in Fig. 8, the evacuation shelter management device 2 can be connected to a mobile terminal device (hereinafter, also referred to as a user terminal) 4 that is registered in advance as a user terminal, using an information communication network.

[0057] The user terminal 4 is, for example, a terminal carried by a resident. The user terminal 4 is configured to include a processor 40, a communication interface 41, a storage device 42, and a display device 43. The display device 43 is a device configured to display information such as images and characters, and the display operation is controlled by the processor 40. The communication interface 41 is a device that communicates with other devices equipped with communication functions by using an information and communication network.

[0058] The storage device 42 includes a storage medium for storing data and a program 45. There are multiple types of storage devices 42, and the type of storage device 42 installed in the user terminal 4 is not limited, and a description of the configuration and operation of the storage device 42 will be omitted here. Multiple types of storage devices 42 may be provided in the user terminal 4, and in this case, they will be collectively referred to as the storage device 42. In the evacuation shelter management system 1, the storage device 42 stores an application program for the evacuation shelter management system (hereinafter also referred to as app APh) supplied from the evacuation shelter management device 2 as one of the programs 45.

[0059] The processor 40 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and by reading and executing a program 45 stored in the storage device 42, can have various functions based on the program 45. Here, the processor 40 has a communication unit 47, a collection unit 48, and a notification unit 49 as functional units for using the evacuation shelter management system 1 based on the app APh supplied from the evacuation shelter management device 2.

[0060] The communication unit 47 communicates information (data) and requests with the evacuation shelter management device 2.

[0061] The notification unit 49 displays information, messages, requests, etc. received from the evacuation shelter management device 2 via the communication unit 47 on the display device 43, or notifies them by voice using a speaker (not shown). Information received from the evacuation shelter management device 2 includes, for example, evacuation shelter information including the opening status of the designated evacuation shelter 5 and information on the disaster situation including whether or not a disaster has occurred, when there is a risk of a disaster occurring or a disaster has occurred. In addition, as a message, for example, a message to evacuate in a group while taking into consideration the size of the non-designated evacuation shelter, for evacuees who have decided to evacuate to a non-designated evacuation shelter instead of the designated evacuation shelter 5 because the designated evacuation shelter 5 is, for example, crowded, is received. In addition, as a request received from the evacuation shelter management device 2, for example, a registration request to register the situation (evacuation situation) when a place other than the evacuation shelter 5 is designated as an evacuation shelter (non-designated evacuation shelter) when there is a risk of a disaster occurring or a disaster has occurred. When such a registration request is received, for example, the notification unit 49 causes the display device 43 to display a message requesting registration, and also causes a field for inputting information to be registered to be displayed on the display device 43. Information to be registered includes, for example, information on the address and facility name of the location designated as the undesignated evacuation shelter, the number of evacuees, the name of their representative, and the like.

[0062] When information corresponding to a request from the evacuation shelter management device 2 is input to the user terminal 4, the collection unit 48 accepts the input information and outputs the information to the evacuation shelter management device 2 via the communication unit 47.

[0063] As shown in Fig. 8, the evacuation shelter management device 2 of the second embodiment includes a registration unit 15 in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment. The registration unit 15 stores information about the mobile terminal device that requests registration as a user terminal in, for example, the database 7 as user registration information. When there is a risk of a disaster occurring or a disaster has occurred, the registration unit 15 transmits a request to the user terminal 4 to register information about the non-designated evacuation shelter as described above. When information about the non-designated evacuation shelter is returned in response to the request, the registration unit 15 registers the information about the non-designated evacuation shelter in, for example, the database 7 as non-designated evacuation shelter information.

[0064] The non-designated shelter information thus registered in the database 7 by the registration unit 15 is displayed on the display device 25, for example, by the notification operation of the notification unit 14. In addition, such non-designated shelter information may be transmitted from the evacuation shelter management device 2 to the management terminal 3 or the user terminal 4, and may be viewable on the display devices 33, 43 of the management terminal 3 or the user terminal 4.

[0065] Moreover, the information that the user terminal 4 receives from the evacuation shelter management device 2 as described above is transmitted to the user terminal 4 by the notification unit 14.

[0066] Other than the above, the configurations of the shelter management device 2 and the shelter management system 1 including the shelter management device 2 in the second embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment.

[0067] The evacuation shelter management device 2 of the second embodiment has the same configuration as the first embodiment, and therefore can obtain the same effect as the evacuation shelter management device 2 of the first embodiment. In addition, the evacuation shelter management device 2 has a configuration for collecting non-designated evacuation shelter information, such as the location of the non-designated evacuation shelter and the number of evacuees evacuated to the non-designated evacuation shelter, and registering the information in the database 7. This allows the disaster countermeasure headquarters 6 to quickly grasp the situation of evacuees evacuated to non-designated evacuation shelters. In addition, by being able to grasp the non-designated evacuation shelters, the disaster countermeasure headquarters 6 can arrange for relief supplies to be provided not only to evacuees evacuated to the designated evacuation shelters 5, but also to evacuees evacuated to non-designated evacuation shelters.

[0068] In addition to the above configuration, the evacuation shelter management device 2 may be provided with a configuration that encourages evacuees who are evacuating to different non-designated evacuation shelters to evacuate together as a group. For example, it is assumed that the evacuation shelter management device 2 can acquire information that there are evacuees who are evacuating to a facility or house at a position represented by a mark 27 in FIG. 9 as a non-designated evacuation shelter based on the registration information from the user side terminal 4. Also, it is assumed that the facility at the position represented by point O in FIG. 9 is, for example, a community room in an apartment building, which is a large facility compared to a house. In such a case, it is assumed that the disaster countermeasure headquarters 6 has determined that it is preferable for evacuees at non-designated evacuation shelters close to the non-designated evacuation shelter at the position of point O to be consolidated at the non-designated evacuation shelter at point O. Based on this determination, the output unit 16 of the evacuation shelter management device 2, for example, represented by a dotted line in FIG. 8, outputs a message encouraging consolidation to the user side terminal 4 of the evacuees who are evacuating to non-designated evacuation shelters located within a range M of a preset radius (for example, 300 meters) centered on point O. Such a configuration of the evacuation shelter management device 2 allows consolidation of non-designated evacuation shelters, thereby, for example, shortening the time required to supply relief supplies to non-designated evacuation shelters.

[0069] In addition, when registering a user terminal 4, the registration unit 15 of the evacuation shelter management device 2 may, for example, prompt the user to also register information representing other user terminals 4 associated as friends. In response to this, when information on the friend's user terminal 4 is input, the registration unit 15 also registers the information on the friend's user terminal 4 as the user registration information of the user terminal 4 to be registered. When the evacuation shelter management device 2 detects that multiple user terminals 4 registered as friends have evacuated to different non-designated evacuation shelters during a disaster, the evacuation shelter management device 2 may notify each of the user terminals 4 that the friends have evacuated to different non-designated evacuation shelters through the output unit 16. At this time, a message encouraging the friends to gather together and evacuate to the non-designated evacuation shelter while ensuring safety may be output by the output unit 16.

[0070] <Other embodiments> The present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments, and various embodiments may be adopted. For example, when a shelter 5 is opened, equipment used for outdoor activities such as tents and partitions may be required. In anticipation of such a case, the shelter management device 2 is connected to a rental system that rents such equipment. The shelter management device 2 may be configured to request the rental system to rent the equipment when the determination unit 12 determines that a shelter 5 that requires equipment rental has been opened.

[0071] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a minimum configuration of a shelter management device according to the present invention. The shelter management device 55 is, for example, a computer device, and includes an acquisition unit 56, a determination unit 57, and a notification unit 58 as functional units. The acquisition unit 56 acquires location information indicating the location of a mobile terminal device registered in advance as a management terminal. The determination unit 57 determines that the shelter has been opened based on the location status based on the location information of the management terminal within the shelter area including the facility designated as the shelter. The notification unit 58 notifies that the shelter has been opened. The functions of the acquisition unit 56, the determination unit 57, and the notification unit 58 are realized by, for example, a processor executing a computer program, as in the first and second embodiments.

[0072] The shelter management device 55 executes the following operation of determining whether a shelter is open: FIG.

[0073] For example, the acquisition unit 56 acquires location information indicating the location of a mobile terminal device that is registered in advance as a management terminal (step 201).Then, the determination unit 57 determines that a shelter has been opened based on the location information of the management terminal within the shelter area including the facility designated as the shelter (step 202).Then, the notification unit 58 notifies that the shelter has been opened (step 203).

[0074] Such a shelter management device 55 can obtain the effect that, by using the position information of the management terminal, the disaster countermeasure headquarters can detect the opening of a shelter without human intervention in the event of a disaster. [Explanation of symbols]

[0075] 2,55 Evacuation center management device 3. Management terminal 4. User terminal 11,56 Acquisition Department 12,57 Judgment part 14,58 Notification Department

Claims

1. an acquisition unit that acquires location information indicating the location of a mobile terminal device that is preregistered as a management terminal; a determination unit that determines whether the evacuation shelter has been opened based on the location information of the management terminal within a shelter area including a facility designated as the evacuation shelter; a notification unit that notifies that the evacuation shelter has been opened; A shelter management device comprising:

2. The shelter management device according to claim 1 , further comprising an information collection unit that collects information representing the status of the shelter from the management terminal.

3. The shelter management device of claim 1 or claim 2 further comprises a registration unit that requests a mobile terminal device that has been pre-registered as a user terminal to register information indicating the situation of evacuation to a location other than the facility designated as the shelter, and registers information on the evacuation situation at a location other than the facility designated as the shelter based on information returned from the user terminal in response to the request.

4. The shelter management device according to claim 3 , wherein the notification unit also notifies information on evacuation situations at locations other than the facilities designated as the shelters.

5. A shelter management device as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the determination unit detects one or both of the number of management terminals and the stay time within the shelter area based on the location information of the management terminal, and determines that the shelter has been opened using the detected one or both of the number of management terminals and the stay time.

6. By computer, Acquire location information indicating the location of a mobile terminal device that is preregistered as a management terminal; determining that the evacuation shelter has been opened based on the location information of the management terminal within a shelter area including a facility designated as the evacuation shelter; Notify that the evacuation shelter has been opened How to manage a shelter.

7. A process of acquiring location information indicating the location of a mobile terminal device that is preregistered as a management terminal; A process of determining whether the evacuation shelter has been opened based on the location information of the management terminal within a shelter area including a facility designated as the evacuation shelter; A process of notifying that the evacuation shelter has been opened; A computer program that causes a computer to execute the following:

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