Processing device, processing system, processing method, and program

Abstract

The present invention provides a processing device (100) comprising: a status information management unit (110) that manages status information in which the current statuses of users to be managed are registered; a consent information management unit (120) that manages consent information in which consent or dissent to or from a predetermined consent item is registered for each predicted status, the consent information being associated with each of the users to be managed; and a determination unit (130) that specifies, on the basis of the consent information and the status information, a current status of a first user to be managed among the users to be managed, determines whether the first user to be managed has consented to the predetermined consent item in the specified status, and issues a predetermined right according to the result of determination.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a processing device, a processing system, a processing method, and a recording medium. [Background technology]

[0002] A technology related to the present invention is disclosed in Patent Document 1. Patent Document 1 discloses a technology for transmitting information about a user's health condition to a predetermined destination when the user has developed an emergency symptom, if the user has agreed in advance to transmitting information about the user's health condition to the destination. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-124853 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Users are required to choose whether or not to agree to various terms and conditions related to their privacy, such as the use of personal information and identification in surveillance camera images. Agreeing to these terms and conditions may allow users to receive more comprehensive services, but it also increases the risk of their personal information being leaked. Whether or not to agree to various terms and conditions related to one's privacy is an extremely difficult decision, and there is a need for technology that allows users to make such choices in a more flexible manner than simply choosing between "agree" and "disagree."

[0005] In the case of the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, a user can select whether or not to consent to the transmission of his / her information for each destination. However, there is a problem in that some users feel that simply being able to select "agree / disagree" for each destination is insufficient.

[0006] In view of the above-mentioned problems, one example of the objective of the present invention is to provide a processing device, a processing system, a processing method, and a recording medium that enable a user to more flexibly choose whether or not to agree to various terms and conditions related to his or her own privacy. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] According to one aspect of the present invention, A situation information management means for managing situation information in which a current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information associated with each of the managed users and registered for each assumed situation whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item; a determination means for identifying a current state of a first managed user among the managed users based on the consent information and the situation information, determining whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the terms of consent in the identified situation, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the determination; A processing apparatus is provided having:

[0008] According to another aspect of the present invention, The computer Manage status information that registers the current status of each managed user, managing consent information that is associated with each of the managed users and that registers whether or not the user agrees to certain consent items for each assumed situation; Identifying a current situation of a first managed user among the managed users based on the consent information and the situation information, determining whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the terms of consent in the identified situation, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the determination; A processing method is provided.

[0009] According to another aspect of the present invention, Computer, A situation information management means for managing situation information in which the current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information registered for each assumed situation as to whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item, in association with each of the users to be managed; a determination means for identifying a current state of a first managed user among said managed users based on said consent information and said state information, determining whether or not said first managed user has agreed to said terms of agreement in the identified state, and issuing a predetermined authority in accordance with a result of the determination; A recording medium is provided on which a program for causing the device to function as the device is recorded.

[0010] According to another aspect of the present invention, A situation information management means for managing situation information in which a current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information associated with each of the managed users and registered for each assumed situation whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item; a determination means for determining whether a first managed user among the managed users agrees to the terms of agreement under a current situation based on the consent information and the situation information, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the determination; A processing means for executing a predetermined process based on the predetermined authority; A processing system is provided having: Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to one aspect of the present invention, a processing device, a processing system, a processing method, and a recording medium are provided that enable a user to select in a more flexible manner whether or not to agree to various terms and conditions related to his or her own privacy. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] The above objects, as well as other objects, features and advantages, are described below. Suitable This will become more apparent from the following embodiments and accompanying drawings.

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block diagram of a processing device. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overall view of a processing system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a processing device and an external device. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block diagram of a processing system. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block diagram of a situation information management unit. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of situation information. [Figure 7] 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of information indicating a status change requesting user who has valid authority; FIG. [Figure 8] 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing flow of the processing device. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block diagram of a consent information management unit. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of consent information. [Figure 11] 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of information indicating an authority requesting user who has valid authority. FIG. [Figure 12] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of another process flow of the processing device. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of an overall view of the processing system. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of an overall view of the processing system. [Figure 15] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of an overall view of the processing system. [Figure 16] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of an overall view of the processing system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are given the same reference numerals and the description will be omitted as appropriate.

[0015] <First embodiment> FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an overview of a processing device 100 according to a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the processing device 100 includes a situation information management unit 110, a consent information management unit 120, and a determination unit 130. The situation information management unit 110 manages situation information in which the current situation of each managed user is registered. The consent information management unit 120 manages consent information in which whether or not the managed user agrees to a specific consent matter is registered for each assumed situation, linked to each managed user. The determination unit 130 identifies the current situation of a first managed user among the managed users based on the consent information and the situation information, determines whether or not the first managed user agrees to the consent matter in the identified situation, and issues a specific authority according to the result of the determination.

[0016] According to this processing device 100, the user can select in a more flexible manner (for each assumed situation) whether or not to agree to various agreement items related to his / her own privacy.

[0017] <Second embodiment> "Overview of Processing Device 100" The outline of a processing device 100 according to the second embodiment will be described.

[0018] The processing device 100 manages consent information that is linked to each managed user and that registers whether or not the user agrees to certain consent items for each assumed situation. The details of the "prescribed consent items" will be described below, but examples of such items include "use of personal information." The details of the "assumed situation" will be described below, but examples of such situations include "rescue required," "search required," "evacuation required," and "normal."

[0019] The managed user judges whether or not he or she agrees to the specified consent items in each assumed situation. For example, the managed user judges "whether or not he or she agrees to the use of personal information when he or she is in a situation requiring rescue," "whether or not he or she agrees to the use of personal information when he or she is in a situation requiring search," "whether or not he or she agrees to the use of personal information when he or she is in a situation requiring evacuation," "whether or not he or she agrees to the use of personal information when he or she is in a normal situation," etc. Then, the managed user registers the result of the judgment in the processing device 100.

[0020] The processing device 100 also manages status information that registers the current status of each managed user. The current status of the managed user indicated by the status information is, for example, "rescue required," "search required," "evacuation required," "normal," etc.

[0021] Then, the processing device 100 executes a predetermined process based on the consent information and the situation information. Specifically, the processing device 100 identifies the current situation of the first managed user among the managed users based on the situation information. Next, the processing device 100 judges whether the first managed user agrees to the predetermined consent matters in the identified situation based on the consent information. Then, the processing device 100 issues a predetermined authority according to the result of the judgment. Specifically, if the first managed user agrees to the predetermined consent matters in the identified situation, the processing device 100 issues the predetermined authority. On the other hand, if the first managed user does not agree to the predetermined consent matters in the identified situation, the processing device 100 does not issue the predetermined authority. The predetermined authority is related to the privacy of the first managed user, and is, for example, the authority to use the personal information of the first managed user. "Issuing a predetermined authority" means granting a predetermined authority to a predetermined subject.

[0022] "Overall view of processing system 1 including processing device 100" 2, an overview of the processing system 1 including the processing device 100 will be described. The processing system 1 includes the processing device 100 and an external device 200.

[0023] The processing device 100 is managed by a first entity. The first entity manages the status information and consent information of each managed user, and issues various rights related to the privacy of each managed user according to the status of each managed user. The first entity is assumed to be, but is not limited to, a country or an organization entrusted with the above-mentioned business by a country.

[0024] The task of managing situation information, the task of managing consent information, and the task of issuing various authorities may be performed by one entity, or each may be performed by a separate entity. When the above three tasks are performed by multiple entities, the processing device 100 is composed of multiple devices that are physically and / or logically separated. Each of the multiple devices includes a situation information management unit 110, a consent information management unit 120, and a part of the determination unit 130 (one device may include two functional units), and communicates with each other and cooperates to realize the functions of the processing device 100.

[0025] The external device 200 is managed by a second entity. The second entity is an entity that provides various services to the managed users, and the second entity may wish to use personal information of the managed users in order to enhance the services it provides. The second entity may be, for example, a fire department that rescues people in need of rescue, a police station that searches for people in need of search, a local government or local community association that supports the evacuation of people in need of evacuation, but is not limited to these.

[0026] The outline of the processing flow of the processing system 1 is as follows.

[0027] (1) A second entity identifies a first managed user among managed users as a target for treatment. The treatment may be rescue, search, evacuation support, or the like.

[0028] (2) Next, the second entity makes a request to the first entity for a status update of the first managed user and for the issuance of a specified authority regarding the first managed user. The second entity makes the request via the external device 200. The request is transmitted from the external device 200 to the processing device 100. An example of the "status update of the first managed user" is a change from "normal" to "rescue required". An example of the "specified authority regarding the first managed user" is the use of personal information.

[0029] (3) Next, the processing device 100 of the first subject updates the status (status information) of the first managed user in response to a request from the second subject. Then, the processing device 100 identifies the current status of the first managed user based on the latest status information, and determines whether the first managed user has agreed to the specified consent items in the identified status based on the consent information.

[0030] (4) Next, the processing device 100 of the first subject issues a predetermined authority in accordance with the result of the determination in (3) and grants the issued authority to the second subject. The granting of authority is realized by transmitting predetermined information from the processing device 100 to the external device 200.

[0031] (5) The second entity then performs processing based on the granted authority.

[0032] The request for updating the status of the first managed user may be made by another entity, not the second entity, such as a relative of the first managed user or a person registered in advance.

[0033] "Hardware Configuration" Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the processing device 100 and the external device 200 will be described. Each functional unit of the processing device 100 and the external device 200 is realized by any combination of hardware and software, centering on a CPU (Central Processing Unit) of any computer, memory, programs loaded into the memory, a storage unit such as a hard disk for storing the programs (which can store programs that are stored beforehand when the device is shipped, as well as programs downloaded from a recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a server on the Internet), and a network connection interface. Those skilled in the art will understand that there are various variations in the methods and devices for realizing the above.

[0034] 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the processing device 100 and the external device 200. As shown in FIG. 3, the processing device 100 and the external device 200 have a processor 1A, a memory 2A, an input / output interface 3A, a peripheral circuit 4A, and a bus 5A. The peripheral circuit 4A includes various modules. The processing device 100 and the external device 200 may not have the peripheral circuit 4A. The processing device 100 and the external device 200 may be composed of multiple devices that are physically and / or logically separated. In this case, each of the multiple devices can have the above hardware configuration.

[0035] The bus 5A is a data transmission path for the processor 1A, memory 2A, peripheral circuit 4A, and input / output interface 3A to transmit and receive data to each other. The processor 1A is an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The memory 2A is a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory). The input / output interface 3A includes an interface for acquiring information from an input device, an external device, an external server, an external sensor, a camera, etc., and an interface for outputting information to an output device, an external device, an external server, etc. Examples of the input device include a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a physical button, a touch panel, etc. Examples of the output device include a display, a speaker, a printer, a mailer, etc. The processor 1A can issue commands to each module and perform calculations based on the results of those calculations.

[0036] "Functional configuration of processing system 1" 4 is an example of a functional block diagram of the processing system 1 according to the second embodiment. The processing system 1 includes a processing device 100 and an external device 200.

[0037] -Processing device 100- As shown in FIG. 4, the processing device 100 includes a situation information management unit 110, a consent information management unit 120, and a determination unit .

[0038] The situation information management unit 110 manages situation information in which the current situation of each user to be managed is registered, as will be described in detail below.

[0039] A "managed user" is a user whose situation information and consent information are to be managed.

[0040] The "current situation" is one of a number of predefined possible situations.

[0041] An "expected situation" is a situation that a managed user may find himself in, and may affect the choice of whether or not to agree to certain terms of consent. A number of situations are defined in advance as expected situations. Examples of expected situations include, but are not limited to, "rescue required," "search required," "evacuation required," and "normal." In addition, expected situations may be made more specific, such as "a situation in which rescue is requested by calling 119," "a situation in which a missing person request is filed with the police," "a situation in which an evacuation advisory is issued in the residential area," and so on.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 5, the situation information management unit 110 includes a situation information update unit 111 and a situation information storage unit 112.

[0043] The situation information storage unit 112 stores situation information in which the current situation of each managed user is registered. An example of the situation information is shown in Fig. 6. In the example shown, the managed user identification information and the current situation are associated with each other.

[0044] The situation information update unit 111 updates the current situation of the managed user registered in the situation information stored in the situation information storage unit 112 in response to a request from a situation change requesting user who has valid authority.

[0045] A "status change requesting user" is a user who requests an update of the status information of the first managed user.

[0046] The status change requesting user having the legitimate authority may be different for each update content. For example, requestThe user is a fire department and has the authority to change the status to "search required" request The user is a police station and has the legitimate authority to change the status to "Evacuation Required." request The user is assumed to be, but is not limited to, a local government or the like in the place where each managed user lives. In this case, as shown in Fig. 7, information indicating a status change requesting user who has legitimate authority is registered in advance in the processing device 100 for each update content. Then, the status information update unit 111 determines whether the status change requesting user has legitimate authority based on the information.

[0047] In addition, the status change requesting user with the legitimate authority may be different for each managed user. In other words, the status change requesting user with the legitimate authority to update the status information of the first managed user may be different from the status change requesting user with the legitimate authority to update the status information of the second managed user. For example, the status change requesting user with the legitimate authority to update the status information of the first managed user may be the first managed user himself, as well as a status change requesting user registered in advance in association with the first managed user. request For example, the first managed user may be a person who has a legitimate right to change the status of his / her relatives or supervisors at work. request The situation information update unit 111 then determines whether the user who has requested a situation change has a valid right based on the information.

[0048] Here, an example of the flow of processing by the situation information update unit 111 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

[0049] First, the situation information update unit 111 waits for a situation change request (S10). The situation information update unit 111 receives a situation change request from a situation change requesting user via a web page, an application, or the like.

[0050] The received status change request includes "information for identifying the user requesting status change," "information for identifying the managed user whose status information is to be updated," and "information indicating the contents of the updated status."

[0051] When a status change request is received (Yes in S10), the status information update unit 111 judges whether the status change request is a legitimate request (S11). For example, the status information update unit 111 judges whether the status change requesting user identified by "information identifying the status change requesting user" has legitimate authority to update the status information of the managed user identified by "information identifying the managed user whose status information is to be updated" to the content indicated by "information indicating the content of the updated status". In this case, if the status information update unit 111 judges that the user has legitimate authority, it judges that the request is legitimate, and if it judges that the user does not have legitimate authority, it judges that the request is illegitimate.

[0052] Then, when it is determined that the received status change request is a valid request (Yes in S11), the status information update unit 111 updates the status information of the managed user identified by the "information identifying the managed user whose status information is to be updated" to the content indicated by the "information indicating the content of the updated status" (S12). On the other hand, when it is determined that the received status change request is not a valid request (No in S11), the status information update unit 111 does not perform the process of S12.

[0053] The "information for identifying the status change requesting user" acquired in S10 may be, for example, login information for the web page or application described above. In this case, the status change requesting user may log in using login information (login information associated with the affiliation in the processing device 100) acquired by the affiliation (fire station, police station, local government, etc.) acquired by the user and notify the processing device 100 of the affiliation by making the above request. In addition, the status change requesting user may log in using login information (login information associated with the user in the processing device 100) acquired by the user and notify the processing device 100 of the identification information by making the above request. In this case, the processing device 100 may identify the affiliation of the status change requesting user based on information that associates the identification information of the status change requesting user with the affiliation stored in advance. Note that instead of using the login information, an input of information for identifying the status change requesting user (affiliation, the user's identification information, name, address, telephone number, date of birth, etc.) may be accepted on an input screen after login.

[0054] In addition, the "information identifying the managed user whose status information is to be updated" obtained in S10 may be, for example, a My Number assigned by the government, or a combination of information for identifying an individual that has been registered in advance, such as name, address, telephone number, and date of birth.

[0055] 4, the consent information management unit 120 manages consent information that is associated with each managed user and that registers whether or not the user agrees to certain consent items for each assumed situation. This will be described in detail below.

[0056] The "agreement items" relate to, for example, the privacy of each managed user. There may be one or more consent items. The consent items may include, for example, at least one of "agreement items regarding the use of personal information" and "agreement items regarding the identification of the managed user in the surveillance camera image generated by the surveillance camera." Note that personal information is diverse. For this reason, the "agreement items regarding the use of personal information" may be divided into multiple items according to the content of the personal information, such as "agreement items regarding the use of first personal information" and "agreement items regarding the use of second personal information." For example, the first personal information is information related to medical care (received medical records, medical records, etc.), and the second personal information is other specified information, etc.

[0057] An "expected situation" is a situation that a managed user may find himself in, and may affect the choice of whether or not to agree to certain terms of consent. A number of situations are defined in advance as expected situations. Examples of expected situations include, but are not limited to, "rescue required," "search required," "evacuation required," and "normal." In addition, expected situations may be made more specific, such as "a situation in which rescue is requested by calling 119," "a situation in which a missing person request is filed with the police," "a situation in which an evacuation advisory is issued in the residential area," and so on.

[0058] As shown in FIG. 9, the consent information management unit 120 includes a consent information update unit 121 and a consent information storage unit 122.

[0059] The consent information storage unit 122 stores consent information that is associated with each managed user and that registers whether or not the user agrees to certain consent items for each assumed situation. An example of consent information is shown in Fig. 10. In the example shown, the managed user identification information is associated with information indicating whether or not the user agrees to each of a plurality of consent items for each assumed situation.

[0060] The expected situation may be different for each agreement item. For example, the expected situation for the first agreement item may be two, "normal" and "rescue required", the expected situation for the second agreement item may be two, "normal" and "search required", and the expected situation for the third agreement item may be three, "normal", "rescue required" and "evacuation required".

[0061] The consent information update unit 121 receives an instruction to register or update consent information from the managed user himself / herself via a web page, an application, etc. Then, the consent information update unit 121 updates the consent information stored in the consent information storage unit 122 based on the user input.

[0062] Returning to Fig. 4, the determination unit 130 identifies the current situation of the first managed user among the managed users based on the above-mentioned consent information and situation information, and determines whether the first managed user has agreed to the specified consent items in the identified situation. Then, the determination unit 130 issues a specified authority according to the result of the determination. This will be described in detail below.

[0063] In response to a request from an authority requesting user having legitimate authority, the judgment unit 130 "identifies the current situation of the first managed user," "determines whether the first managed user has agreed to the specified terms of agreement in the identified situation," and "grants authority according to the judgment result."

[0064] The "rights-requesting user" is a user who requests the granting of a predetermined right related to the first managed user.

[0065] The authority requesting user having the legitimate authority may be different for each consent item, that is, for each authority granted in the case of consent. For example, the authority requesting user having the legitimate authority to request "determination of whether the first managed user agrees to the use of the first personal information (consent item) and granting the authority to use the first personal information according to the determination result" is a fire department, the authority requesting user having the legitimate authority to request "determination of whether the first managed user agrees to the use of the second personal information (consent item) and granting the authority to use the second personal information according to the determination result" is a fire department and a local government where each managed user lives, and the authority requesting user having the legitimate authority to request "determination of whether the first managed user agrees to identification in a surveillance camera image (consent item) and granting the authority to identify according to the determination result" is a police station, but is not limited to these. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, information indicating an authority requesting user having the legitimate authority is registered in advance in the processing device 100 for each consent item (i.e., for each authority granted). Then, the determination unit 130 determines whether the authority requesting user has the legitimate authority based on the information.

[0066] An example of the flow of processing by the determination unit 130 will now be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0067] First, the determination unit 130 waits for an authority request (S20). The determination unit 130 receives an authority request from an authority requesting user via a web page, an application, or the like.

[0068] The received authority request includes "information for identifying the authority requesting user," "information for identifying the requested authority," and "information for identifying the managed user related to the authority."

[0069] When an authority request is received (Yes in S20), the determination unit 130 determines whether the authority request is a legitimate request (S21). For example, the determination unit 130 determines whether the authority requesting user identified by the "information identifying the authority requesting user" has legitimate authority to request the grant of the authority identified by the "information identifying the requested authority". In this case, the determination unit 130 determines that the request is legitimate when it is determined that the authority is valid, and determines that the request is illegitimate when it is determined that the authority is not valid.

[0070] Then, if it is determined that the received authority request is a valid request (Yes in S21), the judgment unit 130 identifies the current status of the first managed user based on the status information of the first managed user identified by the "information identifying the managed user related to the authority" (see FIG. 6) (S22).

[0071] Next, the judgment unit 130 judges, based on the consent information of the first managed user (see FIG. 10), whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the consent terms related to the granting of the authority identified in the "information identifying the requested authority" in the situation identified in S22 (S23).

[0072] When it is determined that the user agrees (Yes in S23), the determination unit 130 performs a process of granting the authority specified by the "information specifying the requested authority" to the authority requesting user specified by the "information specifying the authority requesting user" (S24). Specifically, the determination unit 130 transmits information indicating that the predetermined authority has been granted to the terminal of the authority requesting user. The information indicating that the predetermined authority has been granted may be a one-time password or the like, may be another password, or may simply be text information or image information indicating that the predetermined authority has been granted.

[0073] On the other hand, if it is determined that the received authority request is not valid (No in S21), the determination unit 130 does not perform the processes of S22 to S24. Also, if it is determined that the consent has not been given (No in S23), the determination unit 130 does not perform the process of S24.

[0074] The "information for identifying the authority requesting user" acquired in S20 may be, for example, login information for the web page or application described above. In this case, the authority requesting user may log in using login information (login information associated with the affiliation in the processing device 100) acquired by the authority requesting user's affiliation (fire station, police station, local government, etc.) and make the above request to notify the processing device 100 of the authority requesting user's affiliation. In addition, the authority requesting user may log in using login information (login information associated with the authority requesting user in the processing device 100) acquired by the authority requesting user and make the above request to notify the processing device 100 of the authority requesting user's identification information. In this case, the processing device 100 may identify the authority requesting user's affiliation based on information that associates the authority requesting user's identification information and the affiliation, which is stored in advance. Instead of using the login information, an input of information for identifying the authority requesting user (affiliation, the user's identification information, name, address, telephone number, date of birth, etc.) may be accepted on an input screen after login.

[0075] In addition, the "information identifying the managed user related to that authority" obtained in S20 may be, for example, the My Number assigned by the government, or a combination of information for identifying an individual that has been registered in advance, such as name, address, telephone number, and date of birth.

[0076] Returning to Fig. 4, the processing unit 210 of the external device 200 performs a predetermined process based on the predetermined authority granted by the determination unit 130. Examples of the predetermined process include, but are not limited to, a request for the first personal information of the first managed user to a predetermined subject, a request for the second personal information of the first managed user to a predetermined subject, a request for a surveillance camera image to a predetermined subject, and a request for an analysis of the surveillance camera image (search for the first monitored user) to a predetermined subject.

[0077] "Action and effect" The processing device 100 of the second embodiment manages consent information that is associated with each managed user and registered for each assumed situation as to whether or not the user agrees to the specified consent items, and also manages situation information that indicates the current situation of each managed user. Then, based on the consent information and the situation information, the processing device 100 can determine whether or not each managed user agrees to the specified consent items in the current situation, and grant various authorities related to each managed user to a predetermined subject depending on the determination result. This processing device 100 allows users to select whether or not to agree to various consent items related to their own privacy in a more flexible manner (for each assumed situation).

[0078] In addition, the processing device 100 can update the status information indicating the status of the managed user in response to a request from a status change requesting user who has valid authority. By configuring in this way, it is possible to prevent inconveniences such as inappropriate updating of the status information and unnecessary issuance of various authorities.

[0079] In addition, the processing device 100 can issue various kinds of authorities in response to a request from an authority requesting user having a legitimate authority. By configuring in this way, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience of granting various authorities to inappropriate targets.

[0080] <Third embodiment> In the third embodiment, a scene in which the processing system 1 is used will be embodied.

[0081] "First Use Scenario" 13, a first entity that manages the processing device 100 is a country or an organization entrusted with a task by the country, etc. A second entity that manages the external device 200 is a fire department.

[0082] The outline of the processing flow of the processing system 1 is as follows.

[0083] (1) The fire department identifies a first managed user among the managed users as a treatment target. The treatment is rescue, and the first managed user who is the treatment target is a rescuee. For example, a person who calls 119 for rescue, or a person who is injured at the scene of an accident or disaster and needs rescue, is a rescuee. Then, the fire department obtains information that identifies the rescuee (managed user identification information, or a combination of information for identifying an individual that is registered in advance, such as name, address, telephone number, and date of birth, etc.). For example, the fire department may ask the rescuee himself or herself or his or her attendant for information that identifies the rescuee, or may find information that identifies the rescuee among the rescuee's belongings.

[0084] (2) Next, the fire department requests the first entity to update the status of the rescuee and issue a specified authority regarding the rescuee. The update of the rescuee's status is, for example, a change to "needs rescue". The specified authority is the authority to use the rescuee's first personal information (medical information (receipt information, chart information, etc.)). Specifically, the fire department operates the external device 200 to transmit a status change request and an authority request to the processing device 100. For example, it is expected that the processes (2) to (8) will be performed while a fire department ambulance crew rushes to the rescuee's location in an ambulance, while the rescuee is being treated at the scene, or while the rescuee is being transported to a specified hospital in an ambulance.

[0085] (3) Next, the processing device 100 updates the status (status information) of the rescuee (first managed user) in response to a request from the fire department. For example, the processing device 100 changes the status of the rescuee to "rescue required." The processing device 100 then identifies the current status of the rescuee based on the latest status information, and determines whether the rescuee has agreed to certain consent items in the identified situation based on the consent information. The consent items determined here are "use of first personal information." Details of these processes by the processing device 100 are as explained in the second embodiment.

[0086] (4) Next, the processing device 100 issues a predetermined authority according to the result of the judgment in (3), and grants the issued authority to the fire department. Specifically, the processing device 100 transmits information indicating that the predetermined authority has been granted to the external device 200. The predetermined authority is the authority to use the first personal information (medical information (receipt information, medical record information, etc.)) of the rescuee. Details of these processes by the processing device 100 are as explained in the second embodiment.

[0087] (5) Next, the fire department, based on the authority granted to it, requests the rescued person's medical receipt information from the local government where the rescued person resides.

[0088] (6) Next, the local government where the rescued person resides shall, in response to the request under (5), submit the rescued person's medical receipt information to the fire department.

[0089] The exchanges in (5) and (6) may be realized by data exchange between a computer managed by the local government and a computer managed by the fire department. For example, they may be realized by processing via a web page or application provided by the local government. Alternatively, the exchanges in (5) and (6) may be realized by human-to-human conversation via telephone, fax, e-mail, etc.

[0090] In the exchanges (5) and (6), it is preferable that the fire department indicates to the local government that it has been granted the specified authority, and that the local government confirms that the fire department has been granted the specified authority. There are various means for achieving this, and any technology can be used to achieve this. For example, one possible example would be the presentation of "information indicating that the specified authority has been granted" transmitted from the processing device 100.

[0091] (7) Next, based on the acquired medical receipt information, the fire department will ascertain the medical history of the rescued person, the family doctor, the hospital where the rescued person has been treated recently, etc. Then, based on the ascertained information, the fire department will request the rescued person's medical record from the designated hospital.

[0092] (8) Next, in response to the request under (7), the hospital shall present the medical records of the rescued person to the fire department.

[0093] The interactions in (7) and (8) may be realized by data exchange between a computer managed by the hospital and a computer managed by the fire department. For example, they may be realized by processing via a web page or application provided by the hospital. Alternatively, the interactions in (7) and (8) may be realized by human-to-human conversation via telephone, fax, e-mail, etc.

[0094] In the exchanges (7) and (8), it is preferable that the fire department indicates to the hospital that it has been granted the prescribed authority, and that the hospital confirms that the fire department has been granted the prescribed authority. There are various means for achieving this, and any technology can be used to achieve this. For example, one possible example would be the presentation of "information indicating that the prescribed authority has been granted" sent from the processing device 100.

[0095] Based on the medical records, the fire department can ascertain the rescuee's chronic illnesses, recent medical history, health condition, etc., and can provide appropriate treatment based on the information obtained. The fire department can also provide this information to the hospital where the rescuee is being taken.

[0096] "Second use scenario" 14, a first entity that manages the processing device 100 is a country or an organization entrusted with a task by the country, etc. A second entity that manages the external device 200 is a police station.

[0097] The outline of the processing flow of the processing system 1 is as follows.

[0098] (1) The police station identifies a first managed user among the managed users as the target of treatment. The treatment is a search, and the first managed user to be treated is a person who is missing or lost. For example, a person for whom a missing person request has been filed becomes a person who is searched for. The police station then obtains information to identify the person who is searched for (managed user identification information, or a combination of information to identify an individual that has been registered in advance, such as name, address, telephone number, and date of birth, etc.). For example, the police station may ask for information to identify the person who is searched for from a relative or acquaintance of the person who is searched for, or from the person who has filed the missing person request, or may find information to identify the person who is searched for among the belongings of the person who is searched for.

[0099] (2) Next, the police station requests the first entity to update the status of the searched person and issue a specified authority regarding the searched person. The status update of the searched person is, for example, a change to "search required." The specified authority is the authority to identify the searched person in the surveillance camera image. Specifically, the police station operates the external device 200 to transmit a status change request and an authority request to the processing device 100.

[0100] (3) Next, the processing device 100 updates the status (status information) of the searched person (first managed user) in response to a request from the police station. For example, the processing device 100 changes the status of the searched person to "search required". The processing device 100 then identifies the current status of the searched person based on the latest status information, and determines whether the searched person has agreed to certain consent items in the identified situation based on the consent information. The consent items determined here are "identification within surveillance camera images". Details of these processes by the processing device 100 are as explained in the second embodiment.

[0101] (4) Next, the processing device 100 issues a predetermined authority according to the result of the determination in (3), and grants the issued authority to the police station. Specifically, the processing device 100 transmits information indicating that the predetermined authority has been granted to the external device 200. The predetermined authority is the authority to identify the searched person in the surveillance camera image. Details of these processes by the processing device 100 are as described in the second embodiment.

[0102] (5) Next, the police station, based on the authority granted to it, requests the surveillance camera images from the surveillance camera manager, who manages the surveillance cameras and has the surveillance camera images generated by the surveillance cameras.

[0103] (6) Next, the surveillance camera manager will present the surveillance camera images to the police station in response to the request in (5).

[0104] The exchanges in (5) and (6) may be realized by data exchange between a computer managed by the security camera manager and a computer managed by the police station. For example, they may be realized by processing via a web page or application provided by the security camera manager. Alternatively, the exchanges in (5) and (6) may be realized by human-to-human conversation via telephone, fax, e-mail, etc.

[0105] In the exchanges (5) and (6), it is preferable that the police station indicates to the surveillance camera manager that the prescribed authority has been granted, and that the surveillance camera manager confirms that the police station has been granted the prescribed authority. There are various means for achieving this, and any technology can be used to achieve this. For example, one possible example would be the presentation of "information indicating that the prescribed authority has been granted" sent from the processing device 100.

[0106] The police station then analyzes the surveillance camera images provided by the surveillance camera manager and searches for the person being sought within the surveillance camera images.

[0107] "The third use case" 15, a first entity that manages the processing device 100 is a country or an organization entrusted with a task by the country, etc. A second entity that manages the external device 200 is a police station.

[0108] The outline of the processing flow of the processing system 1 is as follows.

[0109] (1) The police station identifies a first managed user among the managed users as the target of treatment. The treatment is a search, and the first managed user to be treated is a person who is missing or lost. For example, a person for whom a missing person request has been filed becomes a person who is searched for. The police station then obtains information to identify the person who is searched for (managed user identification information, or a combination of information to identify an individual that has been registered in advance, such as name, address, telephone number, and date of birth, etc.). For example, the police station may ask for information to identify the person who is searched for from a relative or acquaintance of the person who is searched for, or from the person who has filed the missing person request, or may find information to identify the person who is searched for among the belongings of the person who is searched for.

[0110] (2) Next, the police station requests the first entity to update the status of the searched person and issue a specified authority regarding the searched person. The status update of the searched person is, for example, a change to "search required." The specified authority is the authority to identify the searched person in the surveillance camera image. Specifically, the police station operates the external device 200 to transmit a status change request and an authority request to the processing device 100.

[0111] (3) Next, the processing device 100 updates the status (status information) of the searched person (first managed user) in response to a request from the police station. For example, the processing device 100 changes the status of the searched person to "search required". The processing device 100 then identifies the current status of the searched person based on the latest status information, and determines whether the searched person has agreed to certain consent items in the identified situation based on the consent information. The consent items determined here are "identification within surveillance camera images". Details of these processes by the processing device 100 are as explained in the second embodiment.

[0112] (4) Next, the processing device 100 issues a predetermined authority according to the result of the determination in (3), and grants the issued authority to the police station. Specifically, the processing device 100 transmits information indicating that the predetermined authority has been granted to the external device 200. The predetermined authority is the authority to identify the searched person in the surveillance camera image. Details of these processes by the processing device 100 are as described in the second embodiment.

[0113] (5) Next, based on the authority granted, the police station requests the surveillance camera manager to search for the searched person in the surveillance camera images. In making this request, the police station presents an image of the searched person to the surveillance camera manager. The surveillance camera manager manages the surveillance cameras and possesses the surveillance camera images generated by the surveillance cameras. The request may be realized by data exchange between a computer managed by the surveillance camera manager and a computer managed by the police station. For example, the request may be realized by processing via a web page or application provided by the surveillance camera manager. Alternatively, the request may be realized by human-to-human interaction via telephone, fax, email, etc.

[0114] In addition, in this request, it is preferable that the police station indicates to the surveillance camera manager that the predetermined authority has been granted, and the surveillance camera manager confirms that the police station has been granted the predetermined authority. There are various means for achieving this, and it can be achieved using any technology. For example, one possible example is the presentation of "information indicating that the predetermined authority has been granted" transmitted from the processing device 100.

[0115] (6) Next, in response to the request in (5), the security camera manager searches for the person being sought within the security camera images in his / her possession. This search can be accomplished using any image analysis technology.

[0116] (7) Next, the surveillance camera manager presents the results of the search in (6) to the police station. The presentation of the results may be realized by data exchange between a computer managed by the surveillance camera manager and a computer managed by the police station. For example, the presentation may be realized by processing via a web page or application provided by the surveillance camera manager. Alternatively, the presentation of the results may be realized by human interaction via telephone, fax, email, etc.

[0117] "The fourth use case" 16, a first entity that manages the processing device 100 is a country or an organization entrusted with a task by the country. A second entity that manages the external device 200 is a local government association. The outline of the processing flow of the processing system 1 is as follows.

[0118] (1) When a disaster or other event occurs, a local government issues an evacuation advisory or other order to residents of a specified area. A local government is an administrative agency that governs a region. The local government then identifies a first managed user among the managed users as the target of action. The action is evacuation guidance, and the first managed user to be treated is a resident of the area where the evacuation advisory or other order has been issued, or a resident of the area where the evacuation advisory or other order has been issued who meets a specified condition (e.g., 80 years of age or older). Based on the information about the residents it manages, the local government then obtains information to identify the person to be guided (managed user identification information, or a combination of information to identify a person registered in advance, such as name, address, telephone number, and date of birth, etc.).

[0119] (2) Next, the local government requests the first entity to update the status of the guided person and issue a specified authority for the guided person. The update of the guided person's status is, for example, a change to "needs guidance". The specified authority is the authority to use the first personal information of the guided person (medical information (prescription information, medical record information, etc.)). Specifically, the local government operates a specified computer to send a status change request and an authority request to the processing device 100. Incidentally, in this example, the local government requests that the above-mentioned specified authority be granted to the local government association, not to the local government. The local government association is an organization formed by residents of a part of the area governed by the local government, and performs various tasks related to that part of the area. In this example, the local government association guides the guided person to evacuation.

[0120] (3) Next, the processing device 100 updates the status (status information) of the guided person (first managed user) in response to a request from the local government. For example, the processing device 100 changes the status of the guided person to "needs guidance". The processing device 100 then identifies the current status of the guided person based on the latest status information, and determines whether the guided person has agreed to certain consent items in the identified situation based on the consent information. The consent items determined here are "use of first personal information". Details of these processes by the processing device 100 are as explained in the second embodiment.

[0121] (4) Next, the processing device 100 issues a predetermined authority according to the result of the judgment in (3), and grants the issued authority to the local government association. Specifically, the processing device 100 transmits information indicating that the predetermined authority has been granted to the external device 200. For example, at the time of the authority request in (2), the local government may notify the processing device 100 of the destination of the "information indicating that the predetermined authority has been granted." The predetermined authority is the authority to use the first personal information (medical information (receipt information, medical record information, etc.)) of the guided person. Details of these processes by the processing device 100 are as explained in the second embodiment.

[0122] (5) Next, the local government association, based on the authority granted to it, requests prescription information for the induced person from the local government in the induced person's place of residence.

[0123] (6) Next, the local government where the rescued person resides shall, in response to the request under (5), present the rescued person's medical receipt information to the local government association.

[0124] The exchanges in (5) and (6) may be realized by data exchange between a computer managed by the local government and a computer managed by the local government association. For example, they may be realized by processing via a web page or application provided by the local government. In addition, the exchanges in (5) and (6) may be realized by person-to-person conversation via telephone, fax, e-mail, etc.

[0125] In the exchanges of (5) and (6), it is preferable that the local government association indicates to the local government that it has been granted the specified authority, and that the local government confirms that the local government association has been granted the specified authority. There are various means for achieving this, and any technology can be used to achieve this. For example, the presentation of "information indicating that the specified authority has been granted" transmitted from the processing device 100 is one example.

[0126] The local government association will then ascertain the medical history of the person being evacuated based on the medical receipt information it has obtained, and then decide on an appropriate evacuation destination and guide the person to the chosen destination.

[0127] Although not shown in the figure, the local residents' association may then report to the local government that the evacuation of the guided persons has been completed and the evacuation destinations, and the local government may then report to the national government that the evacuation of the guided persons has been completed and the evacuation destinations.

[0128] Next, the local government may make a request to the processing device 100, in the same manner as described above, to grant an organization that will provide support to the evacuees at their evacuation destination the authority to use the first personal information (medical information (medical receipt information, medical record information, etc.)) of the evacuees. The organization that has been granted this authority can then ascertain the necessary supplies and support based on the first personal information of the evacuees.

[0129] Other configurations of the processing system 1 of the third embodiment are similar to those of the processing system 1 of the first and second embodiments. According to the processing system 1 of the third embodiment, the same effects as those of the processing system 1 of the first and second embodiments are realized.

[0130] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, these are merely examples of the present invention, and various configurations other than those described above can also be adopted.

[0131] In addition, in the flowcharts used in the above description, multiple steps (processes) are described in order, but the order of execution of the steps performed in each embodiment is not limited to the order described. In each embodiment, the order of the steps shown in the figures can be changed to the extent that the content is not affected. In addition, the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined to the extent that the content is not contradictory.

[0132] A part or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as, but are not limited to, the following supplementary notes. 1. A situation information management means for managing situation information in which the current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information associated with each of the managed users and registered for each assumed situation whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item; a determination means for identifying a current state of a first managed user among the managed users based on the consent information and the situation information, determining whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the terms of consent in the identified situation, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the determination; A processing device having 2. The consent terms include a first consent term regarding the use of the first personal information of the managed user; The determination means is In response to a request from an authority requesting user, determining whether the first managed user has agreed to the first consent terms under a current situation; A processing device as described in claim 1, which performs a process of issuing authority to use the first personal information of the first managed user if it is determined that the first managed user has agreed to the first consent terms under the current circumstances. 3. The terms of consent include, in addition to the first terms of consent, a second term of consent regarding the use of second personal information of the managed user; 3. The processing device according to claim 2, wherein the consent information registers whether or not to agree to the first consent item and the second consent item separately for each assumed situation. 4. the consent includes a third consent regarding identification of the managed user in surveillance camera images generated by a surveillance camera; The determination means is In response to a request from an authority requesting user, determining whether the first managed user has agreed to the third consent item under a current situation; A processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which performs a process of issuing authority to identify the first managed user within the surveillance camera image if it is determined that the first managed user has agreed to the third consent item under the current circumstances. 5. The consent information indicates whether or not the user agrees to each of the plurality of consent items for each of the assumed situations; The processing device according to any one of 1 to 4, wherein the assumed situation differs for each of the agreement items. 6. In the consent information, whether or not the user agrees to each of the plurality of consent items is registered for each of the assumed situations, The determination means determines whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the consent items under a current situation in response to a request from an authority requesting user having a legitimate authority; The authority requesting user having a legitimate authority is different for each of the consent items, 6. The processing device according to any one of 1 to 5, wherein the determination means determines whether the authority requesting user has legitimate authority based on information indicating the authority requesting user having legitimate authority for each of the consent items. 7. The situation information management means updates the current situation of the managed user registered in the situation information in response to a request from a situation change requesting user having a valid authority; The status change requesting user having the proper authority is different for each update content, 7. The processing device according to any one of 1 to 6, wherein the determination means determines whether the status change requesting user has legitimate authority based on information indicating the status change requesting user having legitimate authority for each update content. 8. The computer: Manage status information that registers the current status of each managed user, managing consent information that is associated with each of the managed users and that registers whether or not the user agrees to certain consent items for each assumed situation; Identifying a current situation of a first managed user among the managed users based on the consent information and the situation information, determining whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the terms of consent in the identified situation, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the determination; Processing methods. 9. Computer A situation information management means for managing situation information in which the current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information registered for each assumed situation as to whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item, in association with each of the users to be managed; a determination means for identifying a current state of a first managed user among said managed users based on said consent information and said state information, determining whether or not said first managed user has agreed to said terms of agreement in the identified state, and issuing a predetermined authority in accordance with a result of the determination; A recording medium on which a program that functions as a 10. A situation information management means for managing situation information in which the current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information associated with each of the managed users and registered for each assumed situation whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item; a determination means for determining whether a first managed user among the managed users agrees to the terms of agreement under a current situation based on the consent information and the situation information, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the determination; A processing means for executing a predetermined process based on the predetermined authority; A processing system having: [Explanation of symbols]

[0133] 100 Processing equipment 110 Situation Information Management Department 111 Status Information Update Department 112 Situation information storage unit 120 Consent Information Management Department 121 Consent Information Update Department 122 Consent information storage unit 130 Judgment section 200 External device 210 Processing section 1A Processor 2A Memory 3A input / output I / F 4A Peripheral circuit 5A Bus

Claims

1. A situation information management means for managing situation information in which a current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information associated with each of the managed users and registered for each assumed situation whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item; a determination means for specifying a current state of a first managed user among the managed users based on the consent information and the state information, determining whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the terms of consent in the specified state, and issuing a predetermined authority in accordance with a result of the determination; having The consent includes a third consent regarding identification of the managed user in a surveillance camera image generated by the surveillance camera; The determination means is In response to a request from an authority requesting user, determining whether the first managed user has agreed to the third consent item under a current situation; A processing device that performs a process of issuing authority to identify the first managed user within the surveillance camera image when it is determined that the first managed user has agreed to the third agreement item under the current circumstances.

2. A situation information management means for managing situation information in which a current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information associated with each of the managed users and registered for each assumed situation whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item; a determination means for specifying a current state of a first managed user among the managed users based on the consent information and the state information, determining whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the terms of consent in the specified state, and issuing a predetermined authority in accordance with a result of the determination; having the situation information management means updates the current situation of the managed user registered in the situation information in response to a request from a situation change requesting user having a valid authority; The status change requesting user having the proper authority is different for each update content, The determining means is a processing device that determines whether the status change requesting user has legitimate authority based on information indicating the status change requesting user having legitimate authority for each update content.

3. A situation information management means for managing situation information in which a current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information associated with each of the managed users and registered for each assumed situation whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item; a determination means for specifying a current state of a first managed user among the managed users based on the consent information and the state information, determining whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the terms of consent in the specified state, and issuing a predetermined authority in accordance with a result of the determination; having The assumed situation includes a situation where a rescue request is made by calling 119 or a situation where a missing person report is submitted to the police.

4. The consent terms include a first consent term regarding use of first personal information of the managed user; The determination means is In response to a request from an authority requesting user, determining whether the first managed user has agreed to the first consent terms under a current situation; A processing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, which performs a process of issuing authority to use the first personal information of the first managed user when it is determined that the first managed user has agreed to the first consent terms under the current circumstances.

5. The terms of consent include, in addition to the first terms of consent, second terms of consent regarding the use of second personal information of the managed user; The processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the consent information registers whether or not the first consent matter and the second consent matter are agreed to for each of the assumed situations.

6. the consent information indicates whether or not to agree to each of the plurality of consent items for each of the assumed situations; The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the assumed situation is different for each of the agreement items.

7. In the consent information, whether or not the user agrees to each of the plurality of consent items is registered for each of the assumed situations, the determination means determines whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the consent items under a current situation in response to a request from an authority requesting user having a legitimate authority; The authority requesting user having a legitimate authority is different for each of the consent items, The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the determination means determines whether the authority requesting user has legitimate authority based on information indicating the authority requesting user having legitimate authority for each of the consent items.

8. The computer Manage status information that registers the current status of each managed user, managing consent information that is associated with each of the managed users and that registers whether or not the user agrees to certain consent items for each assumed situation; Identifying a current situation of a first managed user among the managed users based on the consent information and the situation information, judging whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the terms of consent in the identified situation, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the judgment; The consent includes a third consent regarding identification of the managed user in a surveillance camera image generated by the surveillance camera; In the process of issuing the predetermined authority depending on the result of the determination, In response to a request from an authority requesting user, determining whether the first managed user has agreed to the third consent item under a current situation; A processing method that performs a process of issuing authority to identify the first managed user within the surveillance camera image when it is determined that the first managed user has agreed to the third agreement item under the current circumstances.

9. The computer Manage status information that registers the current status of each managed user, managing consent information that is associated with each of the managed users and that registers whether or not the user agrees to certain consent items for each assumed situation; Identifying a current situation of a first managed user among the managed users based on the consent information and the situation information, judging whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the terms of consent in the identified situation, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the judgment; In the process of managing the situation information, a current situation of the managed user registered in the situation information is updated in response to a request from a situation change requesting user having a valid authority; The status change requesting user having the proper authority is different for each update content, A processing method in which, in the process of issuing the specified authority based on the result of the judgment, it is determined whether the status change requesting user has legitimate authority based on information indicating the status change requesting user who has legitimate authority for each update content.

10. The computer Manage status information that registers the current status of each managed user, managing consent information that is associated with each of the managed users and that registers whether or not the user agrees to certain consent items for each assumed situation; Identifying a current situation of a first managed user among the managed users based on the consent information and the situation information, judging whether or not the first managed user has agreed to the terms of consent in the identified situation, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the judgment; The assumed situation includes a situation where a rescue request is made by calling 119 or a situation where a missing person report is submitted to the police.

11. Computer, A situation information management means for managing situation information in which the current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information registered for each assumed situation as to whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item, in association with each of the users to be managed; a determination means for specifying a current state of a first managed user among said managed users based on said consent information and said state information, determining whether or not said first managed user has agreed to said terms of agreement in the specified state, and issuing a predetermined authority in accordance with a result of the determination; Function as a The consent includes a third consent regarding identification of the managed user in a surveillance camera image generated by the surveillance camera; The determination means is In response to a request from an authority requesting user, determining whether the first managed user has agreed to the third consent item under a current situation; A program that performs a process of issuing authority to identify the first managed user within the surveillance camera image when it is determined that the first managed user has agreed to the third agreement item under the current circumstances.

12. Computer, A situation information management means for managing situation information in which the current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information registered for each assumed situation as to whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item, in association with each of the users to be managed; a determination means for specifying a current state of a first managed user among said managed users based on said consent information and said state information, determining whether or not said first managed user has agreed to said terms of agreement in the specified state, and issuing a predetermined authority in accordance with a result of the determination; Function as a the situation information management means updates the current situation of the managed user registered in the situation information in response to a request from a situation change requesting user having a valid authority; The status change requesting user having the proper authority is different for each update content, The determination means is a program that determines whether the status change requesting user has legitimate authority based on information indicating the status change requesting user who has legitimate authority for each update content.

13. Computer, A situation information management means for managing situation information in which the current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information registered for each assumed situation as to whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item, in association with each of the users to be managed; a determination means for specifying a current state of a first managed user among said managed users based on said consent information and said state information, determining whether or not said first managed user has agreed to said terms of agreement in the specified state, and issuing a predetermined authority in accordance with a result of the determination; Function as a The program assumes situations including a situation where rescue is requested by calling 119 or a situation where a missing person report is submitted to the police.

14. A situation information management means for managing situation information in which a current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information associated with each of the managed users and registered for each assumed situation whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item; a determination means for determining whether a first managed user among the managed users agrees to the terms of agreement under a current situation based on the consent information and the situation information, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the determination; A processing means for executing a predetermined process based on the predetermined authority; having The consent includes a third consent regarding identification of the managed user in a surveillance camera image generated by the surveillance camera; The determination means is In response to a request from an authority requesting user, determining whether the first managed user has agreed to the third consent item under a current situation; A processing system that performs a process of issuing authority to identify the first managed user within the surveillance camera image if it is determined that the first managed user has agreed to the third agreement item under the current circumstances.

15. A situation information management means for managing situation information in which a current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information associated with each of the managed users and registered for each assumed situation whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item; a determination means for determining whether a first managed user among the managed users agrees to the terms of agreement under a current situation based on the consent information and the situation information, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the determination; A processing means for executing a predetermined process based on the predetermined authority; having the situation information management means updates the current situation of the managed user registered in the situation information in response to a request from a situation change requesting user having a valid authority; The status change requesting user having the proper authority is different for each update content, The determination means is a processing system that determines whether the user requesting a status change has legitimate authority based on information indicating the user requesting a status change who has legitimate authority for each update content.

16. A situation information management means for managing situation information in which a current situation of each managed user is registered; a consent information management means for managing consent information associated with each of the managed users and registered for each assumed situation whether or not the user agrees to a specific consent item; a determination means for determining whether a first managed user among the managed users agrees to the terms of agreement under a current situation based on the consent information and the situation information, and issuing a predetermined authority according to a result of the determination; A processing means for executing a predetermined process based on the predetermined authority; having The processing system includes a situation in which rescue is requested by calling 119 or a situation in which a missing person report is submitted to the police.

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