Terminal device, information processing system, and information processing method

Abstract

In order to suitably collect information relating to a person suspected of developing an infectious disease, in the present invention, a terminal device A is provided with: a communication means for performing communication between a first terminal device and a second terminal device; a difficulty information acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the difficulty in acquiring physical condition information in the surroundings of the first terminal device; a selection means for selecting, on the basis of the information relating to the difficulty in acquiring physical condition information, a terminal device from among the first terminal device and the second terminal device; and a physical condition acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the physical condition of a passerby from the terminal device selected by the selection means.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a terminal device, an information processing system, and an information processing method for collecting information on people suspected of having an infectious disease. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection that has spread worldwide, measures to prevent the spread of infection have been implemented in areas with a high level of human traffic. For example, fixed temperature measurement systems have been installed at airports, and demonstration tests of human monitoring and temperature measurement using drones have been conducted in slums where infected persons are difficult to manage and tend to spread. Related technologies include the inventions disclosed in the following Patent Documents 1 and 2.

[0003] Patent Document 1 relates to an infection spread prevention support device that supports the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases, its operation method and operation program, and an infection spread prevention support system. The infection spread prevention support device includes an onset determination unit that determines whether a monitored subject has developed an infectious disease based on biological information or biological information history, and a contribution information presentation unit that presents contribution information that contributes to the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases based on the movement history of multiple people when there is a monitored subject who has been determined to have developed an infectious disease by the onset determination unit.

[0004] Patent Document 2 relates to an infection notification method and an infection notification device. When a user is detected to be infected with a disease, the infection notification method identifies, based on the identifier of the terminal device of the infected person and a predetermined period of time, from contact information stored in a storage unit, the identifier of a terminal device that has performed wireless communication with the terminal device of the infected person within a specified distance for a specified period of time or more within a specified period of time, and notifies the terminal device with the identified identifier of the infection information. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-004165 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012-194808 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] Patent Document 1 describes an invention that collects vital information and movement history of hospitalized patients selected as persons to be monitored, and presents information that contributes to determining the onset of infectious diseases and preventing the spread of infection. However, if it is expected that infection will spread over a wide area rather than just within the hospital, it will be difficult to designate persons to be monitored.

[0007] For this reason, it is desirable to install devices that detect people suspected of having an infectious disease in locations where information on many people can be obtained, but when installing the devices, sufficient space is required. Also, when visibility is reduced due to special facilities for holding events or crowds of people, it may be difficult for the devices to obtain information.

[0008] Patent Document 2 describes an infection notification method that uses a terminal device, but when collecting information using a terminal device, it is difficult to collect information in places with many obstacles that block radio waves. This problem is particularly prominent in 5G and other communications that are vulnerable to obstructions.

[0009] One aspect of the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and has an object to provide a technology that can suitably collect information about people suspected of having an infectious disease in a specified area depending on the situation of obstacles, etc. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] A mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first terminal device having a detection means for detecting information regarding the physical condition of a passerby and a second terminal device having an acquisition means for acquiring information regarding the physical condition of the passerby from the mobile terminal of the passerby, a difficulty information acquisition means for acquiring information regarding the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the first terminal device, a selection means for selecting either the first terminal device or the second terminal device based on the information regarding the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information, and a physical condition information acquisition means for acquiring information regarding the physical condition of the passerby from the terminal device selected by the selection means.

[0011] An information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first terminal device having a detection means for detecting information relating to the physical condition of a passerby and a second terminal device having an acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the physical condition of the passerby from the passerby's mobile terminal, a difficulty information acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the first terminal device, a selection means for selecting either the first terminal device or the second terminal device based on the information relating to the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information, and a physical condition information acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the physical condition of the passerby from the terminal device selected by the selection means.

[0012] An information processing method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes acquiring information regarding the difficulty of acquiring health information in the vicinity of a first terminal device having a detection means for detecting information regarding the health information of a passerby, selecting one of the first terminal device and a second terminal device having an acquisition means for acquiring information regarding the health information of the passerby from the passerby's mobile terminal based on the information regarding the difficulty of acquiring the health information, and acquiring information regarding the health information of the passerby from the selected terminal device. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to one aspect of the present invention, information regarding people suspected of having an infectious disease in a specified area can be suitably collected depending on the situation of obstacles, etc. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a terminal device A according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Diagram 2] 1 is a flow chart showing the flow of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment 1 of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an information processing system according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment 2 of the present invention. [Diagram 5] 11 is a flow chart showing the flow of an information transmission method in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment 2 of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a terminal device B according to an exemplary embodiment 3 of the present invention. [Figure 7] 11 is a flow diagram showing the flow of an information transmission method in a terminal device B according to an exemplary embodiment 3 of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a terminal device C according to an exemplary embodiment 4 of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the flow of an information transmission method in a terminal device C according to an exemplary embodiment 4 of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the arrangement of devices in a network system according to an exemplary embodiment 5 of the present invention. [Figure 11] 2 is a diagram showing an example of the external appearance of a terminal device A and a terminal device B. [Figure 12] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of a terminal device C. FIG. [Figure 13] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a network system according to an exemplary embodiment 5 of the present invention. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a case where the network system shown in FIG. 12 is installed in a plurality of target sites. [Figure 15] FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment 6 of the present invention. [Figure 16] FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing the flow of an information transmission method in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment 6 of the present invention. [Figure 17] FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a terminal device A according to an exemplary embodiment 7 of the present invention. [Figure 18] FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the flow of an information transmission method in a terminal device A according to an exemplary embodiment 7 of the present invention. [Figure 19] FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of target information acquisition processing in a terminal device A according to an exemplary embodiment 7 of the present invention. [Figure 20] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of a computer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT ARTICLE The impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which spread globally in 2020, has led to an increase in the number of people infected with the virus around the world, resulting in many deaths. The suspension of global economic activity due to the increase in the number of people infected with the virus has had a major impact in many ways. In particular, the increase in the number of people infected with the virus in countries with large cities that were popular with tourists (e.g. Hawaii and New York in the United States) led to the suspension of tourism, which resulted in the economic situation of people who made their living in the tourism industry worsening and the rapid deterioration of public safety in large cities.

[0016] In countries such as Brazil, Thailand, India, and Kenya, the poor sanitation management in slum areas has led to an increase in the number of people with infectious diseases, and the situation has reached a point where the entire country has taken measures to deal with the situation. However, not only is it difficult to investigate infectious diseases in a limited space, but many residents are dissatisfied with the personnel sent by the government. Various tests using drone equipment have also been carried out, but since drone equipment is required to make noise when flying, noise problems from residents were anticipated.

[0017] As we enter the new normal era, technical countermeasures are also required to create an environment in which people suspected of having infectious diseases can be detected early while continuing economic activities. In particular, countermeasures against infectious diseases are essential in urban areas, including slums and tourist destinations, where the number of people infected with infectious diseases has increased dramatically. However, densely populated areas such as slums and tourist destinations in large cities have complex site layouts, and most conventional technologies are proposed for indoor spaces that take into account the communication environment, so there are no technical proposals for outdoors or complex narrow spaces.

[0018] What is needed is a flexible technological environment that can be adapted to any space, as well as countermeasures that take into account the subject's line of sight.

[0019] Example 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. This exemplary embodiment is a basic form of the exemplary embodiments described below.

[0020] (Configuration of terminal device A) The configuration of the terminal device A100 according to this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the terminal device A100 according to the exemplary embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the terminal device A100 includes a communication unit 101, a difficulty information acquisition unit 104, a selection unit 105, and a physical condition information acquisition unit 106.

[0021] The communication unit 101 communicates with a terminal device B different from the terminal device A, and a terminal device C different from the terminal device A and the terminal device B. Here, the terminal device B is sometimes called a first terminal device, and the terminal device C is sometimes called a second terminal device.

[0022] Terminal device B includes a detection means for detecting information related to the physical condition of a passerby, and terminal device C includes an acquisition means for acquiring information related to the physical condition of a passerby from the mobile terminal of the passerby.

[0023] The difficulty information acquisition unit 104 acquires information relating to the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B.

[0024] Here, "information regarding the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of terminal device B" refers to information indicating the ease of acquiring physical condition information of passersby, etc., on terminal device B. As an example, the information regarding the difficulty can be obtained from the detection results by at least one of the detection means and other means provided in terminal device B. For example, it is conceivable that there are many passersby and obstacles, and therefore it is not possible to acquire an image that can be used for biometric authentication, and therefore some people cannot be biometrically authenticated. In such a case, the information regarding the difficulty may be, The total number of biometric data recognized by the detection means of the terminal device B during a predetermined period of time, The total number of faces recognized by the detection means or other means provided in the terminal device B during the specified period; It can be expressed by a difference or ratio between the above-mentioned predetermined period and the terminal device B. Here, the specific example of the predetermined period does not limit the present exemplary embodiment, but as an example, it can be about one minute to one hour. In other words, the information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B is information that can be updated in real time with the above-mentioned predetermined period being one cycle.

[0025] Therefore, the difficulty information acquisition unit 104 can acquire real-time information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B, for example.

[0026] In addition, information regarding the above difficulty level is as follows: Information regarding the communication status between the user's mobile terminal and terminal device C In this exemplary embodiment, the specific arrangement of the terminal device B and the terminal device C is not limited in any way, but as an example, when the terminal device B and the terminal device C are arranged in a mixed manner, the information on the communication status between the mobile terminal of the user and the terminal device C can be suitably used as the information on the difficulty.

[0027] In addition, the information on the communication conditions can be updated in real time. Therefore, even with this configuration, the difficulty information acquisition unit 104 can acquire real-time information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B.

[0028] The selection unit 105 selects one of terminal devices B and terminal device C based on the information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information acquired by the difficulty information acquisition unit 104. Here, the specific selection process by the selection unit 105 does not limit this exemplary embodiment, but as an example, the selection unit 105 may be configured to select terminal device C when the information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information indicates that acquiring the physical condition information is more difficult than a predetermined degree. Also, the selection unit 105 may be configured to select terminal device B when the information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information indicates that acquiring the physical condition information is not more difficult than the predetermined degree.

[0029] Specifically, if the total number of recognized faces and the total number of living organisms are used as information regarding the difficulty of obtaining health information, it may be determined that obtaining health information is difficult if the difference between the total number of recognized faces and the total number of living organisms is a predetermined value (e.g., 10 people) or more, or if the total number of recognized faces / total number of living organisms is a predetermined ratio (e.g., 0.5) or less.

[0030] In addition, if the information regarding the communication status between the user's mobile terminal and terminal device C is information regarding the difficulty of obtaining health information, it may be determined that obtaining health information is difficult because the retransmission rate is a predetermined rate (e.g., 50%) or higher.

[0031] The physical condition information acquisition unit 106 acquires information on the physical condition of the passerby from the terminal device selected by the selection unit 105.

[0032] The physical condition information acquisition unit 106 may be configured to function as an instruction unit that instructs the terminal device selected by the selection unit 105 to acquire information related to the physical condition of passersby. In this configuration, the terminal device selected by the selection unit 105 may be configured to acquire information related to the physical condition of passersby upon receiving the instruction.

[0033] (Effect of terminal device A) As described above, in the terminal device A100 according to this exemplary embodiment, A communication unit 101 that communicates between a terminal device B (a first terminal device) having a detection means for detecting information on the physical condition of a passerby and a terminal device C (a second terminal device) having an acquisition means for acquiring information on the physical condition of a passerby from a mobile terminal of the passerby; A difficulty information acquisition unit 104 that acquires information regarding the difficulty of acquiring health information in the vicinity of the terminal device B; a selection unit 105 for selecting one of the terminal devices B and C based on the information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information; a physical condition information acquiring unit 106 that acquires information about the physical condition of a passerby from the terminal device selected by the selecting unit 105; The configuration includes the following.

[0034] According to the terminal device A100 configured as described above, by referring to information regarding the difficulty of obtaining health information in the vicinity of terminal device B, one of terminal devices B and terminal device C is selected, and information regarding the health of passersby is obtained from the selected terminal device, thereby achieving the effect of suitably collecting information regarding the health of passersby depending on the difficulty of obtaining the health information.

[0035] For example, information on the user's physical condition can be suitably collected via the terminal device even in crowded places or towns with many narrow alleys.

[0036] (Flow of information processing method) Next, an information processing method according to the first exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a flow diagram showing the flow of the information processing method according to the first exemplary embodiment.

[0037] (Step S14) First, in step S14, the difficulty information acquisition unit 104 of the terminal device A100 acquires information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B (first terminal device) that is equipped with a detection means for detecting information on the physical condition of passersby. The "information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information" has been described above, so a description thereof will be omitted here.

[0038] (Step S15) Next, in step S15, the selection unit 105 of the terminal device A100 selects, based on the information on the difficulty of obtaining the health information obtained in step S4, The terminal device B, and A terminal device C (a second terminal device) equipped with an acquisition means for acquiring information on the physical condition of a passerby from the passerby's mobile terminal. The selection process by the selection unit 105 is the same as that described above.

[0039] (Step S16) Next, in step S16, the physical condition information acquisition unit 106 of the terminal device A100 acquires information on the physical condition of the passerby from the terminal device selected in step S15.

[0040] (Effects of information processing method) According to the information processing method configured as above, the same effects as those of the terminal device A100 according to this exemplary embodiment are achieved.

[0041] (Information Processing System) Next, an information processing system according to the first exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system 1000 according to the first exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing system 1000 according to this exemplary embodiment includes components similar to those of the terminal device A100 according to this exemplary embodiment. However, unlike the terminal device A100, the information processing system 1000 does not need to include the communication unit 101, the difficulty information acquisition unit 104, the selection unit 105, and the physical condition information acquisition unit 106 in one terminal device. As an example, the communication unit 101, the difficulty information acquisition unit 104, the selection unit 105, and the physical condition information acquisition unit 106 each of which is provided in a different device may be configured to exist in a distributed manner in the information processing system 1000 via a global network or a local network. As an example, the communication unit 101, the difficulty information acquisition unit 104, the selection unit 105, and the physical condition information acquisition unit 106, each of which is provided in a different device, may be configured to communicate by being connected either wired or wirelessly. Examples of wireless communication include Wifi (registered trademark), LTE, 4G, 5G, and local 5G.

[0042] (Effects of information processing system) According to the information processing system 1000 configured as above, the same effects as those of the terminal device A100 according to this exemplary embodiment are achieved.

[0043] Exemplary embodiment 2 A second exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that components having the same functions as those described in the first exemplary embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

[0044] (Mobile device configuration) The configuration of the mobile terminal 10 according to this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the mobile terminal 10 according to the exemplary embodiment 1 of the present invention. The mobile terminal 10 includes a detection unit 11, an operation detection unit 12, a control unit 13, and a communication unit 14.

[0045] The detection unit 11 has a thermography function and detects the body temperature of the user of the mobile terminal 10 who is the subject of monitoring.

[0046] The operation detection unit 12 detects an event that occurs due to, for example, a touch operation on a touch panel that is a display device of the mobile terminal 10, and detects that an operation has been performed on the mobile terminal 10. The control unit 13 performs the following processes in response to an operation on the terminal device 10 (mobile terminal).

[0047] The operation on the terminal device 10 may be an operation on a hardware button included in the terminal device 10, or an operation on a GUI (Graphical User Interface) displayed on a display unit included in the terminal device 10. The hardware button is, for example, a home button that is pressed when unlocking the terminal device 10.

[0048] When an operation on the mobile terminal 10 is detected by the operation detection unit 12, the control unit 13 acquires body temperature information of the user from the detection unit 11. The control unit 13 also acquires at least one of information on the user and information on the mobile terminal 10. The information on the user is, for example, an authentication result of the user's face captured by a camera. The information on the mobile terminal 10 is, for example, the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the mobile terminal 10. These pieces of information are used to identify the user of the mobile terminal 10, but since the user is not necessarily the owner of the mobile terminal 10, it is preferable to identify the user by face authentication or the like.

[0049] Note that the above processing example by the control unit 13 does not limit this exemplary embodiment. For example, the control unit 13 may be configured to obtain the body temperature information of the user from the detection unit 11 at predetermined time intervals (e.g., every 3 to 4 hours) instead of being triggered by an operation on the mobile terminal 10 by the operation detection unit 12.

[0050] Also, when an instruction is given from the terminal device A, the above may be used as a trigger to obtain body temperature information of the user from the detection unit 11.

[0051] The communication unit 14 is configured by a device having a short-range communication function such as a beacon, a small cell, local 5G, or local LTE (Long Term Evolution). The control unit 13 transmits the user's body temperature information and at least one of information on the user and information on the mobile terminal 10 to a terminal device C described later via the communication unit 14. The communication unit 14 is not limited to short-range communication, and may be communication using a public line via a base station. The user's body temperature information is used when determining whether or not the user is suspected of developing an infectious disease. For example, the terminal device 10 determines that the user is a person suspected of developing an infectious disease if the body temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined value.

[0052] Since the communication unit 14 transmits information to the terminal device C via short-range communication, even if there is an obstacle near the terminal device C, the terminal device C can collect information about people suspected of developing an infectious disease.

[0053] As described above, in the mobile terminal 10 according to this exemplary embodiment, in response to an operation on the mobile terminal 10, the control unit 13 transmits the body temperature information of the user detected by the detection unit 11, and at least one of information on the user and information on the mobile terminal 10, to the terminal device via the communication unit 14. Therefore, it becomes possible for the terminal device to easily collect information on people suspected of having an infectious disease.

[0054] (Flow of information transmission method) 5 is a flow diagram showing the flow of the information transmission method of the mobile terminal 10 according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. First, the control unit 13 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 10 has been operated by the operation detection unit 12 (S1). If the mobile terminal 10 has not been operated (S1, No), the process of step S1 is repeated.

[0055] Furthermore, if the mobile terminal 10 is operated (S1, Yes), the control unit 13 detects the body temperature of the user by the detection unit 11 (S2). Then, the control unit 13 acquires at least one of information on the user and information on the mobile terminal 10 (S3). Then, the control unit 13 transmits the body temperature information of the user and at least one of information on the user and information on the mobile terminal 10 to a terminal device C described later via the communication unit 14 (S4).

[0056] As described above, in the information transmission method according to the present exemplary embodiment, the user's body temperature is detected when the mobile terminal 10 is operated, and the detected body temperature information of the user and / or information on the mobile terminal 10 are transmitted to the terminal device. Therefore, it becomes possible for the terminal device to easily collect information on people suspected of having an infectious disease.

[0057] Exemplary embodiment 3 (Configuration of Terminal Device B) The configuration of the terminal device B200 according to this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the terminal device B200 according to exemplary embodiment 3 of the present invention. The terminal device B200 includes a detection unit 201, an authentication unit 202, a generation unit 203, and a communication unit 204.

[0058] The detection unit 201 (detection means) has a thermography function and detects the body temperature of a passerby who is a subject of monitoring within a detectable range.

[0059] The detection unit 201 may be configured to, after detecting the body temperature, provide information on the position, image, and the like of the passerby whose body temperature was detected to the authentication unit 202 in association with the body temperature.

[0060] The authentication unit 202 acquires an image of the face of a passerby captured by a camera or the like. Here, the image of the face of a passerby acquired by the authentication unit 202 may be a still image or a moving image.

[0061] The authentication unit 202 then analyzes the facial image to recognize coughing, sneezing, and the like, and detects symptoms that may be an infectious disease. In addition, in order to prevent the same passerby from being analyzed again, the authentication unit 202 may store the face image of the passerby together with a face ID, and before analyzing the face image of the passerby, perform authentication with the stored face image, and if the passerby is the same person who has already been analyzed, do not analyze the face of the passerby. Also, even if the passerby is the same, there is a possibility that the passerby does not cough or sneeze when passing near the terminal device B200. Therefore, the authentication unit 202 may be configured to analyze the face of the passerby every time the passerby passes by, even if the passerby is the same. Alternatively, even if the passerby is the same, the authentication unit 202 may be configured to analyze the face of the passerby again after a predetermined time (for example, 3 to 4 hours) has passed since the previous passage.

[0062] The generating unit 203 comprehensively judges whether or not passersby are suspected of having an infectious disease based on the body temperature information detected by the detecting unit 201 and the symptoms suspected of having an infectious disease detected by the authenticating unit 202, generates information tallying the judgment results, and outputs the information to the communicating unit 204. For example, this tallying information includes information such as the total number of detected passersby, the number of passersby judged to be suspected of having an infectious disease, and symptoms suspected of having an infectious disease.

[0063] Furthermore, in the above process, the generation unit 203 may be configured to associate the body temperature information of the passerby detected by the detection unit 201 with the symptoms detected by the authentication unit 202. As an example, a face ID by the authentication unit 202 may be assigned to the body temperature information of the passerby detected by the detection unit 201 and the symptoms detected by the authentication unit 202.

[0064] The generating unit 203 may be configured to include "information relating to the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B" in the collected information.

[0065] Here, the information on the difficulty is information indicating the ease of acquiring physical condition information in the terminal device B200. As an example, the information on the difficulty can be obtained from a detection result by the detection unit 201 included in the terminal device B200. For example, the information on the difficulty may be The total number of living bodies recognized by the detection unit 201 through biometric authentication in a predetermined period of time, The total number of faces recognized by the detection unit 201 during the predetermined period; Here, the specific example of the predetermined period does not limit the present exemplary embodiment, but may be, for example, about one minute to one hour. In other words, the information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B200 is information that can be updated in real time with the above-mentioned predetermined period being one cycle.

[0066] The communication unit 204 communicates with the terminal device A100 via a local network such as a LAN. The communication unit 204 transmits the tabulation result generated by the generation unit 203 to the terminal device A100. The communication unit 204 may communicate by either wired communication or wireless communication. The communication unit 204 may be configured to have a function as a base station for wireless communication such as LTE, 4G, or 5G, or may be configured to be able to communicate via a base station for wireless communication such as LTE, 4G, or 5G.

[0067] The communication unit 204 may also be configured to function as an acquisition unit that acquires an instruction from the terminal device A100. As an example, the communication unit 204 may be configured to be able to receive an instruction to acquire information related to the physical condition of a passerby. In this configuration, as an example, when the communication unit 204 receives an instruction from the terminal device A100 to acquire information related to the physical condition of a passerby, the detection unit 201, the authentication unit 202, the generation unit 203, and the communication unit 204 may perform the above-mentioned processing in response to the reception of the instruction.

[0068] As described above, in the terminal device B200 according to this exemplary embodiment, the generation unit 203 generates information that compiles body temperature information of passersby detected by the detection unit 201 and symptoms suspected of infectious disease detected by the authentication unit 202, and the communication unit 204 transmits the information generated by the generation unit 203 to the terminal device A100. Thus, the terminal device A100 can obtain the compilation results from a plurality of terminal devices B200, and can collect information in all areas where the terminal devices B200 are installed.

[0069] As described above, in the terminal device B200 according to this exemplary embodiment, when the communication unit 204 receives an instruction from the terminal device A100 to acquire information on the physical condition of a passerby, the detection unit 201, the authentication unit 202, the generation unit 203, and the communication unit 204 may perform the above-mentioned processes in response to the instruction. Therefore, according to the terminal device B200 according to this exemplary embodiment, it is possible to suitably acquire information on the physical condition of a passerby based on the instruction from the terminal device A100.

[0070] (Flow of information transmission method) 7 is a flow diagram showing the flow of an information transmission method in the terminal device B200 according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention. First, the detection unit 201 detects the body temperature of a passerby (S21). Then, the authentication unit 202 performs biometric authentication of the passerby (S22).

[0071] Next, the generation unit 203 determines whether or not to continue body temperature detection by the detection unit 201 and biometric authentication by the authentication unit 202 (S23). If detection and authentication are to be continued (S23, Yes), the process returns to step S21 and the subsequent processes are repeated.

[0072] If detection and authentication are not to be continued (S23, No), the generating unit 203 tally up the body temperature information and the authentication result (S24). Then, the communication unit 204 transmits the tally up result generated by the generating unit 203 to the terminal device A100 (S25).

[0073] In addition, in the above information transmission method, in step S21, the communication unit 204 may be configured to determine whether or not it has received an instruction from the terminal device A100 to obtain information regarding the physical condition of passersby, and if the instruction is received, the communication unit 204 may be configured to detect the body temperature of the passersby and then proceed to step S22 or later.

[0074] Furthermore, the detection in step S21, the authentication in step S22, and the compilation of the results in step S24 may be performed in parallel. Even if the detection in step S21 and the authentication in step S22 are continued, the compilation of the results in step S24 may be performed periodically.

[0075] As described above, in the information transmission method according to the present exemplary embodiment, information is generated by tallying up detected body temperature information of passersby and detected symptoms that may be an infectious disease, and the generated information is transmitted to the terminal device A100. Therefore, the terminal device A100 can obtain tallying results from a plurality of terminal devices B200, and can collect information in all areas where the terminal devices B200 are installed.

[0076] In addition, in the information transmission method according to the present exemplary embodiment, each step may be executed upon receiving an instruction from the terminal device A100 to acquire information on the physical condition of a passerby. In this manner, the information transmission method according to the present exemplary embodiment can suitably acquire information on the physical condition of a passerby based on an instruction from the terminal device A100.

[0077] Exemplary embodiment 4 (Configuration of Terminal Device C) The configuration of the terminal device C300 according to this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the terminal device C300 according to an exemplary embodiment 4 of the present invention. The terminal device C300 includes a first communication unit 301, a counting unit 302, and a second communication unit 303.

[0078] The first communication unit 301 is configured by a device having a short-range communication function such as a beacon, a small cell, local 5G, or local LTE, and can be installed in a small space. The first communication unit 301 receives the user's body temperature information from the mobile terminal 10, and at least one of information about the user and information about the mobile terminal 10.

[0079] The counting unit 302 counts the information received via the first communication unit 301. For example, when information is received multiple times from a user of the same mobile terminal 10, only the information from one time is kept and the other information is deleted and counted. This counted information includes information such as the total number of users of the mobile terminal 10 from which the information was received, the number of users who have been determined to be suspected of having an infectious disease, and symptoms that may be the cause of an infectious disease.

[0080] When the tallying unit 302 receives information from the user of the same mobile terminal 10 multiple times within a certain period of time, the tallying unit 302 may be configured to keep only one piece of information and delete the other pieces of information before tallying.

[0081] The tabulation unit 302 may also be configured to include "information relating to the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B" in the tabulated information.

[0082] Here, the information relating to the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information is information indicating the ease of acquiring physical condition information in the terminal device B200.

[0083] The tabulation unit 302 may be configured to include information on the communication status between the user's mobile terminal and the terminal device C300 in the tabulated information as information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information. In this exemplary embodiment, the specific arrangement of the terminal devices B200 and C300 is not limited in any way, but as an example, when the terminal devices B200 and C300 are arranged in a mixed manner, the information on the communication status between the user's mobile terminal and the terminal device C can be suitably used as the information on the difficulty.

[0084] The second communication unit 303 communicates with the terminal device A100 via a local network such as a LAN. The second communication unit 303 transmits the tally result tallied by the tally unit 302 to the terminal device A100. The second communication unit 303 may communicate by wired communication or wireless communication.

[0085] The first communication unit 301 may also be configured to function as an acquisition unit that acquires instructions from the terminal device A100. As an example, the first communication unit 301 may be configured to be able to receive an instruction to acquire information on the physical condition of a passerby. In this configuration, as an example, when the first communication unit 301 receives an instruction from the terminal device A100 to acquire information on the physical condition of a passerby, the first communication unit 301 may acquire the physical condition information of the user in response to the reception of the instruction. The counting unit 302 and the second communication unit 303 may also be configured to perform the above-mentioned processing in response to the reception of the instruction.

[0086] In addition, the first communication unit 302 and the second communication unit 303 may be configured to have the function of a base station for wireless communication such as LTE, 4G, 5G, etc., or may be configured to be capable of communication via a base station for wireless communication such as LTE, 4G, 5G, etc.

[0087] As described above, in the terminal device C300 according to this exemplary embodiment, the tallying unit 302 tallys up the information received via the first communication unit 301. Then, the second communication unit 303 transmits the tallying results tallying up by the tallying unit 302 to the terminal device A100. Therefore, the terminal device A100 can obtain the tallying results from a plurality of terminal devices C300, and can collect information in all areas in which the terminal devices C300 are installed.

[0088] As described above, in the terminal device C300 according to this exemplary embodiment, when the first communication unit 301 receives an instruction from the terminal device A100 to acquire information on the physical condition of a passerby, the first communication unit 301 may acquire the physical condition information of the user upon receipt of the instruction. Therefore, the terminal device C300 according to this exemplary embodiment can suitably acquire information on the physical condition of a passerby based on the instruction from the terminal device A100.

[0089] (Flow of information transmission method) 9 is a flow diagram showing the flow of an information transmission method in the terminal device C300 according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention. First, the first communication unit 301 determines whether or not information has been received from the mobile terminal 10 (S31). If no information has been received from the mobile terminal 10 (S31, No), the process proceeds to step S33.

[0090] Furthermore, if information has been received from the mobile terminal 10 (S31, Yes), the counting unit 302 counts all information including the information received from the mobile terminal 10 (S32), and determines whether or not to end the information counting (S33).

[0091] If the information counting is not to be ended (S33, No), the process returns to step S31 and repeats the subsequent processes. If the information counting is to be ended (S33, Yes), the second communication unit 303 transmits the counting result counted by the counting unit 302 to the terminal device A100 (S34), and ends the process.

[0092] In addition, in the above information transmission method, in step S31, the first communication unit 301 may be configured to determine whether or not an instruction to obtain information regarding the physical condition of passersby has been received from the terminal device A100, and if the instruction is received, to determine whether or not information has been received from the mobile terminal 10.

[0093] The determination of information reception in step S31 and the compilation of information in step S32 may be performed in parallel. Even if the determination of information reception in step S31 is continued, the compilation of information in step S32 may be performed periodically.

[0094] As described above, in the information transmission method according to the present exemplary embodiment, the user's body temperature information and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal 10 are received from the mobile terminal 10 by short-range communication, the received information is compiled, and the compiled results are transmitted to the terminal device A100. Therefore, the terminal device A100 can obtain the compilation results from a plurality of terminal devices C300, and can collect information in all areas where the terminal devices C300 are installed.

[0095] In addition, in the information transmission method according to the present exemplary embodiment, each step may be executed upon receiving an instruction from the terminal device A100 to acquire information on the physical condition of a passerby. Therefore, according to the information transmission method according to the present exemplary embodiment, it is possible to suitably acquire information on the physical condition of a passerby based on an instruction from the terminal device A100.

[0096] In addition, since the terminal device C300 requires fewer components than the terminal device A100 and the terminal device B200, it can be designed to be smaller than the terminal device A100 and the terminal device B200. Therefore, the terminal device C300 can be suitably arranged in various spaces.

[0097] Exemplary embodiment 5 (Configuration of network system 1) FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the arrangement of each device in a network system according to the fifth exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the target premises is divided into two spaces, a wide area space and a narrow area space, for example, and a street light type terminal device A100 and street light type terminal devices B200-1 to 200-8 are installed in the wide area space. Furthermore, street light type terminal devices C300-1 to 300-9 are installed in the narrow area space. In order to enable identification of the location information of each terminal device, a serial number is added to each terminal device, and the location information of the terminal device is stored in correspondence with the serial number. This makes it possible to obtain location information of the terminal device by referring to the serial number.

[0098] Terminal device A100, terminal devices B200-1 to 200-8, and terminal devices C300-1 to 300-9 have the same configurations as terminal device A100, terminal device B200, and terminal device C300 in the above-described exemplary embodiment.

[0099] In this exemplary embodiment, a narrow space is defined as an area wide enough for one or two people to pass through (approximately 600 mm to 900 mm), and a wide space is defined as an area wide enough for two or more people to pass through (approximately 1200 mm or more), but is not limited to this.

[0100] In addition, in this exemplary embodiment, a location where there are many obstructions or where communication via LTE, 4G, 5G, etc. is difficult may be considered to be a narrow space, and a location where there are few obstructions or where communication via LTE, 4G, 5G, etc. can be performed without problems may be considered to be a wide space.

[0101] In a wide area, the terminal devices B200-1 to 200-8 installed within a detectable range detect people suspected of having an infectious disease. The terminal devices B200-1 to 200-8 transmit their respective counting results to the terminal device A100.

[0102] The terminal device A100 installed in a wide area receives the tallying results from the terminal devices B200-1 to 200-8 and the terminal devices C300-1 to 300-9, and creates a report by referring to the tallying results. As described later, the terminal device A100 may be equipped with a detection unit having a thermography function and an authentication unit that performs face authentication, etc., in the same manner as the terminal devices B200-1 to 200-8, and may detect people suspected of having an infectious disease within a detectable range. Also, instead of the authentication unit that performs face authentication, a biometric authentication unit that performs more general biometric authentication may be provided.

[0103] It should be noted that the arrangement of the terminal device A100, the terminal device B200, and the terminal device C300 in FIG. 10 is merely an example, and the specific arrangement method does not limit this exemplary embodiment.

[0104] For example, there may be cases where wide-area spaces and narrow-area spaces are intricately intertwined within the site. Also, there may be cases where the distinction between wide-area spaces and narrow-area spaces within the site is not necessarily clear.

[0105] In such a case, the terminal device B200 and the terminal device C300 may be arranged so as to be mixed. More specifically, the terminal device B200 and the terminal device C300 may be arranged so that the areas covered by each of the terminal devices B200 and the areas covered by each of the terminal devices C300 overlap each other.

[0106] Furthermore, the timing of installation of terminal device B200, terminal device 200, and terminal device C300 is not limited to this exemplary embodiment, and may be performed at any timing, for example, or at the timing of an event being held or scheduled, etc.

[0107] Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the terminal device A100 and the terminal device B200. As described above, the terminal device A100 and the terminal device B200 are arranged in a wide space, and have the shape of a street lamp, for example. As shown in Fig. 11, the camera and the temperature detection unit are provided at a position above the line of sight of the passersby, so as not to cause stress to the passersby.

[0108] Also, as an example, in a small space, information from the mobile terminal 10 is received and compiled by the installed terminal devices C300-1 to 300-9. The terminal device C300 does not include a detection unit having a thermography function and an authentication unit that performs face authentication or the like, but these functions are included in the mobile terminal 10. However, this does not limit the present exemplary embodiment, and the terminal devices C300-1 to 300-9 may be configured to include a detection unit and an authentication unit, similar to the terminal device B200.

[0109] Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the terminal device C300. As described above, the terminal device C300 is arranged in a small space, and has the shape of a street light, for example. The terminal device C300 communicates with the mobile terminal 10 using short-distance communication such as a beacon, and receives the user's body temperature information and authentication results from the mobile terminal 10. As shown in Fig. 12, there are many obstructions in the small space, so a technology such as a beacon that is resistant to obstructions is used.

[0110] The terminal device C300 may have any other shape or installation form, not limited to a street light. For example, the terminal device C300 may be attached to an outer wall or an inner wall of a building, or to the outside or inside of a traffic light.

[0111] In this way, by connecting the terminal device A100 and the terminal device B200 to a wide area space using a high-spec outdoor local network, and connecting the mobile terminal 10 and the terminal device C300 to a narrow area space using beacon technology or the like, which is a communication technology that is resistant to obstructions, a communication environment can be flexibly constructed in any space. Therefore, when the target site has a complex layout configuration, it is possible to construct a high-quality communication network throughout the entire site.

[0112] Also, as described above, terminal device A100 acquires information regarding the difficulty of acquiring health information in the vicinity of terminal device B200, selects either terminal device B200 or terminal device C300 based on the information regarding the difficulty, and acquires information regarding the health condition of passersby from the selected terminal device.

[0113] Therefore, according to the network system 1 of this exemplary embodiment, information regarding the physical condition of passersby can be preferably obtained from either the terminal device B200 or the terminal device C300, depending on the difficulty of obtaining such information in the vicinity of the terminal device B200.

[0114] 13 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a network system 1 according to an exemplary embodiment 5 of the present invention. The network system 1 includes a terminal device A100, terminal devices B200-1 to 200-8, terminal devices C300-1 to 300-9, and a mobile terminal .

[0115] Terminal device A100, terminal devices B200-1 to 200-8, and terminal devices C300-1 to 300-9 are connected via local network 600. Furthermore, terminal devices C300-1 to 300-9 and mobile terminal 10 are connected by short-distance communication such as beacons.

[0116] The terminal device A100 is also connected to a server 400 provided in an administrative agency such as a government or a local government through a central network 500. The central network 500 is a wide area communication network such as the Internet using a public line or FTTH (Fiber To The Home).

[0117] Fig. 14 is a diagram showing a case where the network system 1 shown in Fig. 13 is arranged at a plurality of target sites. Network systems 1-1 to 1-5 are provided at the target sites 1 to 5, respectively, and the network systems 1-1 to 1-5 are connected via a central network 500 to a server 400 provided in an administrative agency such as a government or a local government.

[0118] The server 400 receives reports from the terminal devices A100 arranged in each of the network systems 1-1 to 1-5, and acquires information such as the percentage of people suspected of having an infectious disease within each target site by referring to the reports. The server 400 then analyzes the information contained in the reports, and, for example, uses an AI function to generate estimated information on the percentage of people suspected of having an infectious disease within each target site, proposal information on appropriate support measures, and the like.

[0119] In addition, server 400 can obtain the percentage of people suspected of developing an infectious disease within each target premises after appropriate support measures have been implemented, and analyze changes in the percentage of people suspected of developing an infectious disease before and after support measures.

[0120] As described above, in the network system 1 according to this exemplary embodiment, the terminal device A100 creates a report based on the counting results received from the terminal devices B200-1 to 200-8 and the terminal devices C300-1 to 300-9, and transmits the report to the server 400. Therefore, the server 400 can create information such as estimated information on the proportion of people suspected of developing an infectious disease within each target premises, and information proposing appropriate support measures.

[0121] Furthermore, in the network system 1 according to the present exemplary embodiment, even if the situation were to develop into a social spread of infectious disease, information on all of the multiple areas that are physically far apart can be collected simultaneously in real time. This allows appropriate support measures for each area to be considered at a broad organizational level, based on an understanding of the severity level of each area.

[0122] Exemplary embodiment 6 (Another example of a mobile device configuration) The configuration of the mobile terminal 10a according to this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 15. Fig. 15 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the mobile terminal 10a according to the exemplary embodiment 6 of the present invention. Note that the same reference numerals are used to designate members having the same configurations and functions as the mobile terminal 10 according to the exemplary embodiment 1 shown in Fig. 4, and detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

[0123] The mobile terminal 10a includes a detection unit 11, an operation detection unit 12, a control unit 13a, a communication unit 14, an imaging unit 15, and an authentication unit 16. The imaging unit 15 is configured with a camera or the like mounted on the mobile terminal 10a, and captures an image of the face of the user of the mobile terminal 10a.

[0124] The authentication unit 16 performs biometric authentication using the image of the user's face captured by the imaging unit 15 to determine whether the user is the owner of the mobile terminal 10a. The authentication unit 16 also analyzes the image of the face to recognize actions such as coughing and sneezing, and detects symptoms that may be an infectious disease. Note that the biometric authentication by the authentication unit 16 is not limited to face authentication, and may be fingerprint authentication, for example.

[0125] When an operation on the mobile terminal 10a is detected by the operation detection unit 12, the control unit 13a acquires body temperature information of the user from the detection unit 11. Furthermore, the control unit 13a acquires at least one of information on the user and information on the mobile terminal 10. The information on the user is symptoms that may be an infectious disease detected by the authentication unit 16, biometric authentication results, etc. Furthermore, the information on the mobile terminal 10 is, for example, the MAC address of the mobile terminal 10a.

[0126] The control unit 13a may comprehensively determine whether or not the user is suspected of having an infectious disease based on the body temperature information detected by the detection unit 11 and the symptoms suspected of having an infectious disease detected by the authentication unit 16. Then, the control unit 13a transmits the body temperature information of the user and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal 10a to the terminal device C300 via the communication unit 14.

[0127] 16 is a flow diagram showing the flow of an information transmission method of the mobile terminal 10a according to the sixth exemplary embodiment of the present invention. First, the control unit 13a determines whether or not the mobile terminal 10a has been operated by the operation detection unit 12 (S41). If the mobile terminal 10a has not been operated (S41, No), the process of step S41 is repeated.

[0128] Furthermore, if the mobile terminal 10a is operated (S41, Yes), the control unit 13a detects the body temperature of the user by the detection unit 11 (S42). Then, the imaging unit 15 captures an image of the user's face (S43).

[0129] Next, the authentication unit 16 performs face authentication of the user from the image of the user's face captured by the imaging unit 15 (S44). The control unit 13a acquires at least one of information on the user and information on the mobile terminal 10a. Then, the control unit 13a transmits the user's body temperature information and at least one of the information on the user and information on the mobile terminal 10a to the terminal device C300 via the communication unit 14 (S45).

[0130] As described above, in the mobile terminal 10a according to this exemplary embodiment, the authentication unit 16 detects symptoms that may be an infectious disease by analyzing a face image. Therefore, the mobile terminal 10a can transmit information that is comprehensively determined based on the user's body temperature information and symptoms that may be an infectious disease to the terminal device C300.

[0131] Exemplary Embodiment 7 (Detailed configuration example of terminal device A) A detailed configuration of the terminal device A100 according to this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 17. Fig. 17 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the terminal device A100 according to the seventh exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0132] As shown in FIG. 17, the terminal device A100 according to this exemplary embodiment includes a first communication unit 101, a generation unit 102, and a second communication unit 103.

[0133] The first communication unit 101 communicates with the above-mentioned terminal device B200 and terminal device C300 via a local network such as a LAN (Local Area Network). As an example, the first communication unit 101 receives from the terminal device C300 the body temperature information of the user and a compilation result of at least one of the information on the user and the information on the mobile device 10. Also, as an example, the first communication unit 101 receives from the terminal device B200 the body temperature information of passersby and information on symptoms suspected of infectious diseases. Note that the first communication unit 101 may communicate by either wired communication or wireless communication.

[0134] The generation unit 102 creates a report on people in a predetermined area who are suspected of having an infectious disease, based on the counting results received from the terminal device B 200 and the terminal device C 300. This report includes at least the percentage of people in the predetermined area who are suspected of having an infectious disease.

[0135] The report may be written in a natural language so that it is easy for humans to read, or may be written in a computer language so that it is easy for computers to read. The generation unit 102 may be configured to generate the report using an AI (more specifically, a trained generation model) having an automatic text generation function or the like. The detailed configuration of the generation unit 102 will be described later.

[0136] The second communication unit 103 communicates with a server installed on the premises of an administrative agency such as a government or a local government via a wide area communication network (central network) such as the Internet. The second communication unit 103 transmits the report generated by the generation unit 102 to the server. The second communication unit 103 may communicate by either wired communication or wireless communication.

[0137] (Generation part) 17, the generation unit 102 includes a detection unit 111, an authentication unit 112, a counting unit 113, a physical condition information collection unit 114, and an analysis unit 115. The detection unit 111 has a thermography function and detects the body temperature of a passerby who is a monitoring target within a detectable range.

[0138] The authentication unit 112 acquires an image of the face of a passerby captured by a camera or the like. Then, the authentication unit 112 analyzes the facial image to recognize actions such as coughing and sneezing, and detects symptoms that may be an infectious disease.

[0139] The aggregation unit 113 makes a comprehensive judgment as to whether or not a passerby is suspected of having an infectious disease based on the body temperature information detected by the detection unit 111 and the symptoms that are suspected of having an infectious disease detected by the authentication unit 112, and generates information that aggregates the judgment results.

[0140] As shown in FIG. 17, the physical condition information collecting section 114 includes a difficulty information acquiring section 1141, a selecting section 1142, an instructing section 1143, and a physical condition information acquiring section 1144.

[0141] (Difficulty Information Acquisition Department) The difficulty information acquisition unit 1141 acquires information relating to the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B200.

[0142] Here, "information on the difficulty of acquiring health information in the vicinity of the terminal device B200" refers to information indicating the ease of acquiring health information in the terminal device B200. As an example, the information on the difficulty can be obtained from a detection result by at least one of the detection unit 201 and other means provided in the terminal device B200. For example, the information on the difficulty can be The total number of living bodies recognized by the detection unit 201 of the terminal device B200 through biometric authentication during a predetermined period of time, The total number of faces recognized by the detection unit 201 during the predetermined period; Here, the specific example of the predetermined period does not limit the present exemplary embodiment, but may be, for example, about one minute to one hour. In other words, the information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B is information that can be updated in real time with the above-mentioned predetermined period being one cycle.

[0143] Therefore, the difficulty information acquisition unit 1141 can acquire, for example, real-time information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B200.

[0144] In addition, information regarding the above difficulty level is as follows: Information regarding the communication status between the user's mobile terminal and the terminal device C300 In this exemplary embodiment, the specific arrangement of the terminal device B200 and the terminal device C300 is not limited in any way, but as an example, when the terminal device B200 and the terminal device C300 are mixed and arranged, the information on the communication status between the mobile terminal 10, 10a of the user and the terminal device C can be suitably used as the information on the difficulty.

[0145] The information on the communication conditions can also be updated in real time. Therefore, even with this configuration, the difficulty information acquisition unit 1141 can acquire real-time information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B200.

[0146] (Selection section) The selection unit 1142 selects one of the terminal devices B200 and C300 based on the information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information acquired by the difficulty information acquisition unit 1141. Here, the specific selection process by the selection unit 1142 does not limit this exemplary embodiment, but as an example, the selection unit 1142 may be configured to select the terminal device C300 when the information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information indicates that acquiring the physical condition information is more difficult than a predetermined degree. Also, as an example, the selection unit 1142 may be configured to select the terminal device B200 when the information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information indicates that acquiring the physical condition information is not more difficult than a predetermined degree.

[0147] More specifically, the selection unit 1142 From the total number of living bodies recognized by the detection unit 201 of the terminal device B200 through biometric authentication during a predetermined period, The total number of faces recognized by the detection unit 201 during the specified period. The configuration may be such that, when a difference value obtained by subtracting the above is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, it is determined that acquiring the physical condition information is more difficult than a predetermined degree, and, when the difference value is less than the predetermined value, it is determined that acquiring the physical condition information is not more difficult than the predetermined degree.

[0148] In addition, the selection unit 1142 Information regarding the communication status between the user's mobile terminal and the terminal device C300 However, if the communication conditions indicate that they are worse than a predetermined level, it may be configured to determine that obtaining the health information is more difficult than a predetermined level, or if the communication conditions indicate that they are better than a predetermined level, it may be configured to determine that obtaining the health information is not more difficult than a predetermined level.

[0149] (instruction section) The instruction unit 1143 instructs the terminal device selected by the selection unit 1142 from the terminal device B200 and the terminal device C300, via the first communication unit 101, to obtain information on the physical condition of passersby.

[0150] (Target information acquisition unit 1144) The physical condition information acquisition unit 1144 acquires information on the physical condition of a passerby via the first communication unit 101 from the terminal device selected by the selection unit 1142 and instructed by the instruction unit 1143, between the terminal device B200 and the terminal device C300.

[0151] The health information collection unit 114 collects content including the aggregation results regarding the health information from terminal device B200 and terminal device C300 received by the first communication unit 101 as described above, and also collects the aggregation results generated by the aggregation unit 113.

[0152] The analysis unit 115 creates a report on people in a predetermined area who are suspected of having an infectious disease by analyzing the tabulation results collected by the content collection unit 114. This report includes at least the percentage of people in the predetermined area who are suspected of having an infectious disease.

[0153] As described above, in the terminal device A100 according to this exemplary embodiment, A first communication unit 101 that communicates between a terminal device B200 (first terminal device) having a detection means for detecting information related to the physical condition of a passerby and a terminal device C300 (second terminal device) having an acquisition means for acquiring information related to the physical condition of a passerby from a mobile terminal of the passerby; A difficulty information acquisition unit 1141 that acquires information regarding the difficulty of acquiring health information in the vicinity of the terminal device B200; a selection unit 1142 for selecting one of the terminal devices B200 and C300 based on the information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information; a physical condition information acquisition unit 1144 that acquires information about the physical condition of the passerby from the terminal device selected by the selection unit 1142; The configuration includes the following.

[0154] According to the terminal device A100 configured as described above, by referring to information relating to the difficulty of obtaining health information in the vicinity of the terminal device B200, one of the terminal devices B200 and terminal device C300 is selected, and information relating to the health of passersby is obtained from the selected terminal device, so that information relating to the health of passersby can be suitably collected according to the difficulty of obtaining the health information.

[0155] As described above, in the terminal device A100 according to this exemplary embodiment, the generation unit 102 generates a report including at least the proportion of people suspected of having an infectious disease in a predetermined area from the tabulation result received by the first communication unit 101. Therefore, by referring to the received report, a server installed on the premises of an administrative agency such as a government or local government can grasp the proportion of people suspected of having an infectious disease in each area, and can create proposals for appropriate support measures, etc.

[0156] (Flow of information transmission method) 18 is a flow diagram showing the flow of an information transmission method in the terminal device A100 according to the seventh exemplary embodiment of the present invention. First, the detection unit 111 detects the body temperature of a passerby (S51). Then, the authentication unit 112 performs biometric authentication of the passerby (S52).

[0157] Next, the counting unit 113 determines whether or not to continue body temperature detection by the detection unit 111 and biometric authentication by the authentication unit 112 (S53). If detection and authentication are to be continued (S53, Yes), the process returns to step S51 and the subsequent processes are repeated.

[0158] If detection and authentication are not to be continued (S53, No), the tallying unit 113 tally up the body temperature information and the authentication result (S54).Then, the content collecting unit 114 collects contents including the tallying results on the physical condition information from the terminal device B200 and the terminal device C300 received by the first communication unit 101 (S55), and collects the tallying results generated by the tallying unit 113 (S56).

[0159] Next, the analysis unit 115 analyzes the counting results collected by the content collection unit 114 and creates a report. Then, the second communication unit 103 transmits the report created by the analysis unit 115 to the server 400 (S58).

[0160] (Details of health information acquisition process) Details of the physical condition information acquisition process in step S55 described above will be described with reference to Fig. 19. Fig. 19 is a flow chart showing details of the physical condition information acquisition process in step S55.

[0161] (Step S551) First, in step S551, the difficulty information acquisition unit 1141 of the terminal device A100 acquires information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the terminal device B200, which is provided with a detection unit 201 that detects information on the physical condition of passersby. The "information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information" has been described above, so a description thereof will be omitted here.

[0162] (Step S552) Next, in step S552, the selection unit 1142 of the terminal device A100 selects one of the terminal devices B200 and C300 based on the information on the difficulty of obtaining the physical condition information obtained in step S551. The selection process by the selection unit 1142 is the same as that described above.

[0163] (Step S553) Next, in step S553, the instruction unit 1143 of the terminal device A100 instructs the terminal device selected by the selection unit 1142 from among the terminal device B200 and the terminal device C300, via the first communication unit 101, to obtain information regarding the physical condition of passersby.

[0164] (Step S554) Next, in step S554, the physical condition information acquisition unit 106 of the terminal device A100 acquires information related to the physical condition of the passerby from the terminal device selected in step S552 and instructed in step S553.

[0165] According to the information processing method configured as above, the same effects as those of the terminal device A100 according to this exemplary embodiment are achieved.

[0166] [Software implementation example] The control blocks of the mobile terminal 10, terminal device A100, terminal device B200 and terminal device C300 (particularly the control units 13, 13a, authentication units 16, 112, 202, generation units 102, 203, aggregation units 113, 302, content collection unit 114, and analysis unit 115) may be realized by logic circuits (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or by software.

[0167] In the latter case, the mobile terminal 10, the terminal device A100, the terminal device B200, and the terminal device C300 each include a computer that executes instructions of a program, which is software that realizes each function. This computer includes, for example, at least one processor (control device) and at least one computer-readable recording medium that stores the program.

[0168] 20 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a computer 20. The computer 20 includes a processor 21 and a memory 22 that stores a program P recorded on a recording medium 30, and is connected via an internal bus 23.

[0169] In the computer 20, the processor 21 reads the program P from the recording medium 30 and executes it, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. The processor 21 may be, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The recording medium 30 may be a "non-transient tangible medium", for example, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a ROM (Read Only Memory), or a tape, disk, card, semiconductor memory, programmable logic circuit, or the like. In addition, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like is provided as the memory 22 in which the program P is expanded. In addition, the program P may be supplied to the computer 20 via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) capable of transmitting the program P. Note that one aspect of the present invention may also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program P is embodied by electronic transmission.

[0170] (Fields in which the present invention can be used) The present invention can be used in rescue operations after disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. It can be used as a method to quickly find the lives of people (victims) who are trapped in buildings that have collapsed due to a disaster and are conscious but unable to get out.

[0171] Furthermore, the terminal device A100 and the terminal device C300 of the present invention are temporarily installed after a disaster occurs. As a disaster countermeasure, before a disaster occurs, the mobile terminal 10 is equipped with a biometric authentication technique of fingerprint authentication as a biometric authentication instead of face authentication and body temperature detection, and a beacon application. Then, when a victim is affected by a disaster, fingerprint authentication is performed through the beacon application equipped with the fingerprint authentication technique, and the identification information and location information of the mobile terminal 10 are transmitted to the beacon of the temporarily installed terminal device C300.

[0172] By transmitting all information from terminal device C300 to terminal device A100, it is possible to ascertain the location and mobile terminal 10 of a victim sending a response (SOS), and rescue can be provided early and with priority.

[0173] [Additional Note 1] The present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. For example, exemplary embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the exemplary embodiments described above are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[0174] [Additional Note 2] Some or all of the above-described exemplary embodiments may be described as follows. However, the present invention is not limited to the following described aspects.

[0175] The mobile terminal of aspect 1 includes a detection means for detecting a body temperature of a user, a communication means for communicating with a terminal device, and a control means for transmitting, in response to an operation on the mobile terminal, body temperature information of the user detected by the detection means and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal to the terminal device via the communication means.

[0176] According to the above configuration, it becomes possible to easily collect information on a person suspected of having an infectious disease in the terminal device.

[0177] In the mobile terminal according to the second aspect, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the operation is pressing a hardware button provided on the mobile terminal.

[0178] According to the above configuration, when a hardware button used for unlocking, etc. is pressed, body temperature information, etc. is sent to the terminal device, so that the frequency with which information is sent to the terminal device can be reduced.

[0179] In a portable terminal of aspect 3, in addition to the configuration of aspect 1 or 2, the information transmitted by the control means to the terminal device includes information about the user, the portable terminal further includes authentication means for performing biometric authentication of the user, and the information about the user is the result of the biometric authentication by the authentication means.

[0180] According to the above configuration, since the information about the user is the biometric authentication result, the user of the portable terminal can be identified in the terminal device.

[0181] In a portable terminal of aspect 4, in addition to the configuration of aspect 3, the portable terminal further includes an imaging means for capturing an image, the authentication means detects symptoms that are suspected to be an infectious disease from the image of the user's face captured by the imaging means, and the control means transmits the user's body temperature information detected by the detection means and the symptoms that are suspected to be an infectious disease detected by the authentication means to the terminal device via the communication means.

[0182] According to the above configuration, the user's body temperature information and symptoms that may be an infectious disease are transmitted to the terminal device via the communication means, so that the terminal device can determine whether or not the user of the mobile device is suspected of having an infectious disease.

[0183] In a mobile terminal according to a fifth aspect, in addition to the configuration of any one of the first to fourth aspects, the information on the mobile terminal is identification information of the mobile terminal.

[0184] According to the above configuration, it is possible to identify the user of the mobile terminal.

[0185] The terminal device of aspect 6 is a terminal device that performs short-range communication with a mobile terminal, and is equipped with a first communication means that receives a user's body temperature information and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal via short-range communication, a compilation means that compilations the information received via the first communication means, and a second communication means that transmits the compilation results compiled by the compilation means to another terminal device.

[0186] According to the above configuration, the aggregation means aggregates the information received from the mobile terminal, and the second communication means transmits the aggregation result to another terminal device, thereby enabling the other terminal device to collect information in the entire area in which the terminal device is installed.

[0187] In the terminal device according to the seventh aspect, in addition to the configuration of the sixth aspect, the information received by the first communication means includes information about the user, and the information about the user includes a biometric authentication result of the user.

[0188] According to the above configuration, since the information about the user is the biometric authentication result, the user of the portable terminal can be identified in the terminal device.

[0189] In a terminal device according to an eighth aspect, in addition to the configuration of the seventh aspect, the information about the user includes information about symptoms that may be an infectious disease and are detected from an image of the user's face.

[0190] According to the above configuration, the terminal device can determine whether or not the user of the mobile terminal is suspected of having an infectious disease.

[0191] A terminal device according to a ninth aspect has the same configuration as any one of the sixth to eighth aspects, and further comprises the information relating to the mobile terminal being identification information of the mobile terminal.

[0192] According to the above configuration, it is possible to identify the user of the mobile terminal.

[0193] The terminal device of aspect 10 is a terminal device that communicates with other terminal devices, and is equipped with a first communication means for receiving from the other terminal device a compilation result of a user's body temperature information and at least one of information about the user and information about the mobile device, a generation means for generating a report including at least the percentage of people suspected of developing an infectious disease in a specified area from the compilation result received by the first communication means, and a second communication means for transmitting the report generated by the generation means to a server.

[0194] According to the above configuration, the server can refer to the received report to ascertain the proportion of people in each area who are suspected of having developed an infectious disease.

[0195] In the terminal device of aspect 11, in addition to the configuration of aspect 10, the aggregation result received by the first communication means includes information about the user, and the information about the user includes the user's biometric authentication result.

[0196] According to the above configuration, since the information about the user is the biometric authentication result, the user of the portable terminal can be identified in the terminal device.

[0197] In a terminal device according to aspect 12, in addition to the configuration of aspect 11, the information about the user includes information about symptoms that may be an infectious disease and are detected from an image of the user's face.

[0198] According to the above configuration, the terminal device can determine whether or not the user of the mobile terminal is suspected of having an infectious disease.

[0199] In a terminal device according to a thirteenth aspect, in addition to the configuration of any one of the tenth to twelfth aspects, the information on the mobile terminal is identification information of the mobile terminal.

[0200] According to the above configuration, it is possible to identify the user of the mobile terminal.

[0201] The terminal device of aspect 14 includes a detection means for detecting the body temperature of a passerby, an authentication means for detecting symptoms that are suspected to be the onset of an infectious disease from an image of the passerby's face, a generation means for generating information that compiles the body temperature information of the passerby detected by the detection means and the symptoms that are suspected to be the onset of an infectious disease detected by the authentication means, and a communication means for transmitting the information generated by the generation means to another terminal device.

[0202] According to the above configuration, the other terminal devices can collect information in the entire area in which the terminal devices are installed.

[0203] The network system of aspect 15 is a network system comprising a mobile terminal and a terminal device that performs short-range communication with the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal includes a detection means for detecting a user's body temperature, a first communication means for performing short-range communication with the terminal device, and a control means for transmitting, in response to an operation on the mobile terminal, the user's body temperature information detected by the detection means and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal to the terminal device via the first communication means, and the terminal device includes a second communication means for receiving the user's body temperature information and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal via short-range communication, a compilation means for compiling the information received via the second communication means, and a third communication means for transmitting the compilation results compiled by the compilation means to another terminal device.

[0204] According to the above configuration, the terminal device can easily collect information about people suspected of having an infectious disease, and other terminal devices can collect information in all areas in which the terminal devices are installed.

[0205] The network system of aspect 16 is a network system comprising a first terminal device and a second terminal device that communicates between the first terminal device, wherein the first terminal device includes a first communication means that receives a user's body temperature information and at least one of information about the user and information about the mobile device from the mobile terminal via short-range communication, a counting means that counts the information received via the first communication means, and a second communication means that transmits the counting results counted by the counting means to the second terminal device, and the second terminal device includes a third communication means that receives the counting results from the first terminal device, a generation means that generates a report including at least the percentage of people suspected of developing an infectious disease in a specified area from the counting results received by the third communication means, and a fourth communication means that transmits the report generated by the generation means to a server.

[0206] According to the above configuration, the second terminal device can collect information on all areas where the first terminal device is installed, and the server can grasp the proportion of people suspected of having an infectious disease in each area.

[0207] The information transmission method of aspect 17 includes a step of detecting a user's body temperature triggered by an operation on a mobile terminal, and a step of transmitting the detected body temperature information of the user and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal to a terminal device.

[0208] According to the above configuration, it becomes possible to easily collect information on a person suspected of having an infectious disease in the terminal device.

[0209] The computer program of aspect 18 is a computer program for causing a computer to execute an information transmission method, the information transmission method including the steps of detecting a user's body temperature in response to an operation on a mobile terminal, and transmitting the detected user's body temperature information and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal to a terminal device.

[0210] According to the above configuration, it becomes possible to easily collect information on a person suspected of having an infectious disease in the terminal device.

[0211] The information transmission method of aspect 19 includes the steps of receiving a user's body temperature information and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal from a mobile terminal via short-range communication, compiling the received information, and transmitting the compiled results to another terminal device.

[0212] According to the above configuration, the other terminal devices can collect information in the entire area in which the terminal devices are installed.

[0213] The computer program of aspect 20 is a computer program for causing a computer to execute an information transmission method, the information transmission method including the steps of receiving a user's body temperature information and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal from a mobile terminal via short-range communication, compiling the received information, and transmitting the compiled results to another terminal device.

[0214] According to the above configuration, the other terminal devices can collect information in the entire area in which the terminal devices are installed.

[0215] The information transmission method of aspect 21 includes the steps of receiving from a terminal device a compilation result of a user's body temperature information and at least one of information about the user and information about the mobile device, generating a report including at least the percentage of people in a specified area who are suspected of having developed an infectious disease from the received compilation result, and transmitting the generated report to a server.

[0216] According to the above configuration, the server can refer to the received report to ascertain the proportion of people in each area who are suspected of having developed an infectious disease.

[0217] A computer program according to aspect 22 is a computer program for causing a computer to execute an information transmission method, the information transmission method including the steps of receiving from a terminal device a compilation of a user's body temperature information and at least one of information relating to the user and information relating to the mobile device, generating a report from the received compilation of the results including at least the percentage of people in a specified area who are suspected of having developed an infectious disease, and transmitting the generated report to a server.

[0218] According to the above configuration, the server can refer to the received report to ascertain the proportion of people in each area who are suspected of having developed an infectious disease.

[0219] The information transmission method of aspect 23 includes the steps of detecting a body temperature of a passerby, detecting symptoms that are suspected to be an infectious disease from an image of the passerby's face, generating information that aggregates the detected body temperature information of the passerby and the detected symptoms that are suspected to be an infectious disease, and transmitting the generated information to a terminal device.

[0220] According to the above configuration, the terminal device can collect information in the entire area in which the terminal device is installed.

[0221] A computer program according to aspect 24 is a computer program for causing a computer to execute an information transmission method, the information transmission method including the steps of detecting the body temperature of a passerby, detecting symptoms that may be the onset of an infectious disease from an image of the passerby's face, generating information that compiles the detected body temperature information of the passerby and the detected symptoms that may be the onset of an infectious disease, and transmitting the generated information to a terminal device.

[0222] According to the above configuration, the terminal device can collect information in the entire area in which the terminal device is installed.

[0223] [Additional Note 3] A part or all of the above-described embodiments can be further expressed as follows.

[0224] A mobile terminal having at least one processor that executes a detection process for detecting a user's body temperature, a communication process for communicating with a terminal device, and a control process for transmitting, in response to an operation on the mobile terminal, the user's body temperature information detected by the detection process, and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal, to the terminal device via the communication process.

[0225] The mobile terminal may further include a memory that stores a program for causing the processor to execute the detection process, the communication process, and the control process. The program may be recorded on a computer-readable, non-transitory, tangible recording medium.

[0226] A terminal device comprising at least one processor, the processor executing a receiving means for receiving a user's body temperature information and at least one of information related to the user and information related to the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal via short-range communication, a counting process for counting the information received by the receiving process, and a transmission process for transmitting the counting results counted by the counting process to another terminal device.

[0227] The terminal device may further include a memory that stores a program for causing the processor to execute the receiving process, the counting process, and the transmitting process. The program may be recorded in a computer-readable, non-transitory, tangible recording medium.

[0228] A terminal device having at least one processor, the processor being a terminal device that communicates with other terminal devices, and that executes a receiving process that receives from the other terminal devices a compilation result of a user's body temperature information and at least one of information about the user and information about the mobile device, a generating process that generates a report including at least the percentage of people suspected of having developed an infectious disease in a specified area from the compilation result received by the receiving process, and a transmitting process that transmits the report generated by the generating process to a server.

[0229] The terminal device may further include a memory that stores a program for causing the processor to execute the receiving process, the generating process, and the transmitting process. The program may be recorded on a computer-readable, non-transitory, tangible recording medium.

[0230] A terminal device having at least one processor that executes a detection process to detect the body temperature of passersby, an authentication process to detect symptoms that may be the onset of an infectious disease from an image of the passersby's face, a generation process to generate information that compiles the body temperature information of passersby detected by the detection process and the symptoms that may be the onset of an infectious disease detected by the authentication process, and a transmission process to transmit the information generated by the generation process to another terminal device.

[0231] The terminal device may further include a memory that stores a program for causing the processor to execute the detection process, the authentication process, the generation process, and the transmission process. The program may be recorded in a computer-readable, non-transitory, tangible recording medium.

[0232] [Additional Note 4] Some or all of the above-described exemplary embodiments may be described as follows. However, the present invention is not limited to the following described aspects.

[0233] (Aspect A1) A terminal device comprising: a first terminal device having a detection means for detecting information regarding the physical condition of a passerby; a communication means for communicating between a first terminal device and a second terminal device having an acquisition means for acquiring information regarding the physical condition of a passerby from the passerby's mobile terminal; a difficulty information acquisition means for acquiring information regarding the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the first terminal device; a selection means for selecting either the first terminal device or the second terminal device based on the information regarding the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information; and a physical condition information acquisition means for acquiring information regarding the physical condition of a passerby from the terminal device selected by the selection means.

[0234] According to the above configuration, information on people suspected of having an infectious disease in a specified area can be suitably collected according to the situation of obstacles, etc.

[0235] (A2) an instruction means for instructing the terminal device selected by the selection means to obtain information on the physical condition of the passerby; The terminal device according to aspect A1 further comprises:

[0236] According to the above configuration, it is possible to appropriately collect physical condition information after issuing an instruction to the terminal device selected by the selection means.

[0237] (Aspect A3) The information on the physical condition of the passerby detected by the first terminal device and the information on the physical condition of the passerby acquired by the second terminal device include information on the body temperature of the passerby. A terminal device according to aspect A1 or A2.

[0238] According to the above configuration, it is possible to collect suitable physical condition information including information on the body temperature of a passerby.

[0239] (Aspect A4) The difficulty information acquisition means acquires information on a communication status between the user's mobile terminal and the second terminal device as information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information. A terminal device according to any one of aspects A1 to A3.

[0240] According to the above configuration, it is possible to preferably acquire information relating to the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information.

[0241] (Aspect A5) The difficulty information acquisition means A total number of living bodies recognized by biometric authentication in a predetermined period by a detection means included in the first terminal device, and a total number of faces recognized in the predetermined period. The difference between the above is acquired as information regarding the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information. A terminal device according to any one of aspects A1 to A3.

[0242] According to the above configuration, it is possible to preferably acquire information relating to the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information.

[0243] (Aspect A6) The acquisition means of the second terminal device includes: Obtaining information about the physical condition of passersby from their mobile devices through short-range communication A terminal device according to any one of aspects A1 to A5.

[0244] According to the above configuration, it is possible to preferably acquire physical condition information.

[0245] (Aspect A7) A communication means for communicating between a first terminal device having a detection means for detecting information related to the physical condition of a passerby and a second terminal device having an acquisition means for acquiring information related to the physical condition of the passerby from the mobile terminal of the passerby; A difficulty information acquisition means for acquiring information regarding the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the first terminal device; a selection means for selecting one of the first terminal device and the second terminal device based on information regarding the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information; a physical condition information acquiring means for acquiring information regarding the physical condition of a passerby from the terminal device selected by the selecting means; An information processing system comprising:

[0246] (Aspect A8) an instruction means for instructing the terminal device selected by the selection means to obtain information on the physical condition of the passerby; The information processing system of aspect A7 further comprises:

[0247] (Aspect A9) The information on the physical condition of the passerby detected by the first terminal device and the information on the physical condition of the passerby acquired by the second terminal device include information on the body temperature of the passerby. The information processing system according to aspect A7 or A8.

[0248] (Aspect A10) The difficulty information acquisition means acquires information on a communication status between the user's mobile terminal and the second terminal device as information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information. The information processing system according to any one of aspects A7 to A9.

[0249] (Aspect A11) The difficulty information acquisition means A total number of living bodies recognized by biometric authentication in a predetermined period by a detection means included in the first terminal device, and a total number of faces recognized in the predetermined period. The difference between the above is acquired as information regarding the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information. The information processing system according to any one of aspects A7 to A9.

[0250] (Aspect A12) The acquisition means of the second terminal device includes: Obtaining information about the physical condition of passersby from their mobile devices through short-range communication The information processing system according to any one of aspects A7 to A11.

[0251] (Aspect A13) Acquiring information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of a first terminal device having a detection means for detecting information on the physical condition of passersby; Based on the information regarding the difficulty of obtaining the physical condition information, the first terminal device, and A second terminal device having an acquisition means for acquiring information on the physical condition of a passerby from the passerby's mobile terminal. Selecting any one of the terminal devices; and Obtaining information regarding the physical condition of the passerby from the selected terminal device. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

[0252] (Aspect A14) Instructing the selected terminal device to obtain information on the physical condition of passersby. The information processing method of aspect A13, further comprising:

[0253] (Aspect A15) The information on the physical condition of the passerby detected by the first terminal device and the information on the physical condition of the passerby acquired by the second terminal device include information on the body temperature of the passerby. The information processing method according to aspect A13 or A14.

[0254] (Aspect A16) In the step of acquiring information regarding the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information, Information regarding a communication status between the user's mobile terminal and the second terminal device is acquired as information regarding the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information. The information processing method according to any one of aspects A13 to A15.

[0255] (Aspect A17) In the step of acquiring information regarding the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information, A total number of living bodies recognized by biometric authentication in a predetermined period by a detection means included in the first terminal device, and a total number of faces recognized in the predetermined period. The difference between the above is acquired as information regarding the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information. The information processing method according to any one of aspects A13 to A15.

[0256] (Aspect A18) The acquisition means of the second terminal device includes: Obtaining information about the physical condition of passersby from their mobile devices through short-range communication The information processing method according to any one of aspects A13 to A17.

[0257] [Additional Note 5] A part or all of the above-described embodiments can be further expressed as follows.

[0258] At least one processor, the processor comprising: Acquiring information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of a first terminal device having a detection means for detecting information on the physical condition of passersby; Based on the information regarding the difficulty of obtaining the physical condition information, the first terminal device, and A second terminal device having an acquisition means for acquiring information on the physical condition of a passerby from the passerby's mobile terminal. Selecting any one of the terminal devices; and Obtaining information regarding the physical condition of the passerby from the selected terminal device. A terminal device that runs

[0259] The terminal device may further include a memory, and the memory may store a program for causing the processor to execute each of the above processes. The program may be recorded in a non-transitory computer-readable tangible recording medium. [Explanation of symbols]

[0260] 1 Network System 10,10a Mobile terminals 11,111,201 Detection unit 12 Operation detector 13, 13a Control section 14,204 Communications Department 15 Imaging unit 16,112,202 Authentication Department 20. Computers 21 Processors 22 Memory 23 Internal Bus 30 Recording media 100 Terminal device A 101,301 First Communication Department 102,203 Generation part 103,303 Second Communication Department 113,302 Counting Department 114 Content Collection Department 115 Analysis Department 200 Terminal device B 300 Terminal C 400 Servers 500 Central Network 600 Local Network P Program

Claims

1. a first terminal device having a detection means for detecting information related to the physical condition of a passerby, and a communication means for communicating with a second terminal device having an acquisition means for acquiring information related to the physical condition of the passerby from a mobile terminal of the passerby; A difficulty information acquisition means for acquiring information regarding the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the first terminal device; a selection means for selecting one of the first terminal device and the second terminal device based on information relating to the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information; a physical condition information acquiring means for acquiring information regarding the physical condition of a passerby from the terminal device selected by the selecting means; A terminal device comprising:

2. an instruction means for instructing the terminal device selected by the selection means to obtain information on the physical condition of the passerby; The terminal device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

3. The information on the physical condition of the passerby detected by the first terminal device and the information on the physical condition of the passerby acquired by the second terminal device include information on the body temperature of the passerby.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The difficulty information acquisition means acquires information on a communication status between the user's mobile terminal and the second terminal device as information on the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The difficulty information acquisition means A total number of living bodies recognized by biometric authentication in a predetermined period by the detection means included in the first terminal device, and a total number of faces recognized in the predetermined period. The difference between the above is acquired as information regarding the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

6. The acquisition means of the second terminal device includes: Obtaining information about the physical condition of passersby from their mobile devices through short-range communication A terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. a first terminal device having a detection means for detecting information related to the physical condition of a passerby, and a communication means for communicating with a second terminal device having an acquisition means for acquiring information related to the physical condition of the passerby from a mobile terminal of the passerby; A difficulty information acquisition means for acquiring information regarding the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of the first terminal device; a selection means for selecting one of the first terminal device and the second terminal device based on information relating to the difficulty of acquiring the physical condition information; a physical condition information acquiring means for acquiring information regarding the physical condition of a passerby from the terminal device selected by the selecting means; An information processing system comprising:

8. an instruction means for instructing the terminal device selected by the selection means to obtain information on the physical condition of the passerby; The information processing system according to claim 7 , further comprising:

9. The information on the physical condition of the passerby detected by the first terminal device and the information on the physical condition of the passerby acquired by the second terminal device include information on the body temperature of the passerby.

9. The information processing system according to claim 7 or 8.

10. An information processing method performed by a terminal device, comprising: Acquiring information on the difficulty of acquiring physical condition information in the vicinity of a first terminal device having a detection means for detecting information on the physical condition of passersby; Based on the information regarding the difficulty of obtaining the physical condition information, the first terminal device, and A second terminal device including an acquisition means for acquiring information on the physical condition of a passerby from the passerby's mobile terminal. Selecting any one of the terminal devices; and Obtaining information regarding the physical condition of the passerby from the selected terminal device. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

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