Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program

Abstract

To provide a technique of managing a housing complex as a local dispersion-type disaster prevention base.SOLUTION: An information processor of the present disclosure is for managing a housing complex as a local disaster prevention base. The information processor includes a control unit which executes power supply control of controlling a predetermined power source so that power is supplied from the power source to a communication device when a disaster happens, for a housing complex having the power source and the communication device, and also executes communication provision control of controlling the communication device so that a communication environment is provided from the communication device to a user terminal of a local user in an area to which the housing complex belongs. The control unit imposes a predetermined limit on an access from the user terminal with respect to the communication environment in the communication provision control.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program for managing an apartment house as a regional disaster prevention base.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, when disasters such as earthquakes and floods occur, residents in the affected areas may evacuate to evacuation shelters. Therefore, in each region, evacuation shelters as disaster prevention bases are provided so that disaster victims can live in evacuation. However, when disaster victims are concentrated and evacuated to an evacuation shelter, the scale as a disaster prevention base may become large, and it may be difficult to secure the site.

[0003] Also, during a disaster, the grid power supplied by the power company may stop. Therefore, a power supply system that ensures power during a disaster without relying on such grid power is known.

[0004] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a disaster-time power supply system that can continuously supply stable power regardless of weather conditions in power supply during a disaster in a region. This disaster-time power supply system includes a power generation device that generates power using natural energy with low dependence on weather conditions. During a disaster, the generated power is sent to a power supply station via a power cable, and power is supplied from the power supply plug of the power supply station to various electrical products.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0005]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] While evacuation centers are established in each region for disaster victims to seek refuge in the event of an emergency, urban areas, for example, may lack adequate disaster prevention capabilities commensurate with population density due to land availability constraints. On the other hand, in suburban areas, a single evacuation center may cover a large area, leading to longer distances for disaster victims to travel to their destination. Furthermore, in today's aging society, it is becoming increasingly difficult for disaster victims to even reach evacuation centers. Therefore, there is a growing desire for decentralized disaster prevention centers to be established in each region, tailored to the specific living conditions of the area.

[0007] In promoting disaster-resilient urban development that establishes decentralized disaster prevention bases in each region, maintaining infrastructure facilities in each region during disasters is crucial. The technology described in Patent Document 1 appears to enable the maintenance of power supply in a region during a disaster. However, the disaster power supply system described in Patent Document 1 requires the installation of power generation equipment that utilizes renewable energy. Furthermore, the regional infrastructure facilities that need to be maintained during a disaster are not limited to electricity alone. Thus, there is still room for improvement in the technology for developing and managing decentralized disaster prevention bases in regions.

[0008] The purpose of this disclosure is to provide technology for managing apartment buildings as decentralized disaster prevention bases in local communities. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The information processing device disclosed herein is an information processing device for managing a multi-unit residential building as a regional disaster prevention base. This information processing device includes a control unit that, in the event of a disaster, performs power supply control to control the power supply so that power is supplied from the power supply to the communication device in the multi-unit residential building equipped with a predetermined power supply and communication device, and also performs communication provision control to control the communication device so that a communication environment is provided from the communication device to user terminals of regional users in the area to which the multi-unit residential building belongs. Furthermore, in the communication provision control, the control unit imposes predetermined restrictions on access from the user terminals to the communication environment.

[0010] In the above-described information processing device, even if local communication base stations are not functioning properly due to a disaster, power can be stably supplied from the power source to the communication device using a power source and communication device installed in an apartment building or other multi-unit dwelling. This allows the communication device installed in the apartment building to function as a communication base station for connecting user terminals of local users in the area to which the apartment building belongs to the wireless network. As a result, local users can use the communication environment provided by the above-described communication device to connect their user terminals to the wireless network. This ensures that communication infrastructure facilities in each area are maintained even during disasters. Furthermore, the control unit of the information processing device can provide the communication environment to a larger number of local users by setting predetermined restrictions on user terminal access to the above-described communication environment in the communication provision control.

[0011] Here, the control unit may, in the communication provision control, control access to lifeline information related to lifelines based on the content of the information acquired by the user terminal via the communication environment so that it is prioritized. This allows local users to acquire lifeline information preferentially. In this case, the control unit may acquire disaster information related to a disaster from user-generated content related to a social networking service, generate lifeline information based on the disaster information to match the area to which the apartment complex belongs, and provide the lifeline information to the user terminal via the communication environment. Since information tends to spread widely and rapidly on social networking services (SNS), generating lifeline information based on user-generated content related to SNS allows local users to be provided with the lifeline information they desire as quickly as possible during a disaster.

[0012] Furthermore, the control unit may, via the communication environment, acquire information on necessary supplies from the local users regarding supplies required for maintaining lifelines, generate information on facilities where such supplies can be obtained as lifeline information, and provide the lifeline information to the user terminal via the communication environment. In this case, the control unit may acquire the information on necessary supplies by estimating the necessary supplies for the local users based on their purchase history of goods on a predetermined e-commerce platform. This reduces the traffic of requests for necessary supplies from local users' terminals to the communication environment, thereby reducing the communication load on the communication environment and making it possible to provide the communication environment to more local users.

[0013] Furthermore, in this disclosure, the control unit may provide the user terminal with information regarding vacant houses, which are houses in the apartment complex that are not inhabited by residents, via the communication environment, and the control unit may, in the communication provision control, control the system so that access to information with a small amount of communication is prioritized based on the amount of communication acquired by the user terminal via the communication environment.

[0014] Furthermore, in this disclosure, the control unit may, in advance, perform a billing process for a service that provides the communication environment to the user terminals of a facility in the event of a disaster, for a predetermined facility in the area to which the apartment complex belongs, and in the communication provision control, set predetermined restrictions on access from the user terminals of the facility to the communication environment according to the amount charged to the facility in the billing process. For example, if there are multiple facilities using the above service in the area to which the apartment complex belongs, the control unit may set restrictions on access from the user terminals of the facilities to the communication environment so that facilities with higher billing amounts can acquire more communication volume than facilities with lower billing amounts. This allows each facility in the area to which the apartment complex belongs to secure a communication volume in advance that is appropriate to its size.

[0015] Furthermore, in the information processing device described above, the power source may be the battery of an electric vehicle parked in the parking lot of the apartment complex. In this case, the control unit may further control the power source in the power supply control so that power is supplied from the power source to a predetermined facility in the area to which the apartment complex belongs.

[0016] Furthermore, this disclosure can be viewed from the perspective of a computer-based information processing method. Specifically, the information processing method of this disclosure is an information processing method for managing a multi-unit housing complex as a regional disaster prevention base, wherein a computer performs power supply control on the multi-unit housing complex equipped with a predetermined power supply and communication device, in the event of a disaster, to control the power supply so that power is supplied from the power supply to the communication device, and also performs communication provision control on the communication device so that a communication environment is provided from the communication device to user terminals of regional users in the area to which the multi-unit housing complex belongs, and in the communication provision control, predetermined restrictions are placed on access from the user terminals to the communication environment.

[0017] In this case, the computer may, in the communication provision control, control the system so that access to lifeline information related to lifelines is prioritized based on the content of the information acquired by the user terminal via the communication environment.

[0018] Furthermore, this disclosure can be viewed from the perspective of an information processing program. Specifically, the information processing program of this disclosure is an information processing program for managing a multi-unit housing complex as a regional disaster prevention base, and causes a computer to perform power supply control to control the power supply so that power is supplied from the power supply to the communication device in the event of a disaster, for a multi-unit housing complex equipped with a predetermined power supply and communication device, and to perform communication provision control to control the communication device so that a communication environment is provided from the communication device to the user terminals of regional users in the area to which the multi-unit housing complex belongs, and in the communication provision control, predetermined restrictions are placed on access from the user terminals to the communication environment.

[0019] In this case, the computer may be controlled so that, in the communication provision control, access to lifeline information regarding the lifeline is prioritized based on the content of the information acquired by the user terminal via the communication environment.

Advantages of the Invention

[0020] According to the present disclosure, an apartment building can be managed as a decentralized disaster prevention base in the region.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0021] [Figure 1] It is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system in the first embodiment. [Figure 2] It is a diagram showing more detailed components of a server and a user terminal included in the information processing system in the first embodiment. [Figure 3] It is a diagram illustrating the flow of operations of the information processing system in the first embodiment. [

Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0022] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described based on the drawings. The configurations of the following embodiments are examples, and the present disclosure is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments.

[0023] [ <First Embodiment> The outline of the information processing system in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the information processing system in the present embodiment. The information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a network 200, a server 300, and a user terminal 400. The information processing system of the present disclosure is a system for managing an apartment building as a regional disaster prevention base, and the management is executed by the server 300.

[0024] Network 200 is, for example, an IP network that enables communication between server 300 and user terminal 400. Network 200 can be wireless, wired, or a combination of wireless and wired, as long as it is an IP network. For example, if communication is wireless, user terminal 400 may access a wireless LAN access point (not shown) and communicate with server 300 via LAN or WAN. Furthermore, network 200 is not limited to these examples and may also be, for example, a public switched telephone network, fiber optic lines, ADSL lines, satellite communication networks, etc.

[0025] Server 300 is connected to user terminals 400 via network 200. Note that in Figure 1, for simplicity of explanation, one server 300 and four user terminals 400 are shown, but it goes without saying that the configuration is not limited to these.

[0026] Server 300 can be any electronic computer equipment with processing capabilities for computational and processing operations such as data acquisition, generation, and updating. For example, it may be a personal computer, server, mainframe, or other electronic device. In other words, Server 300 can be configured as a computer having a processor such as a CPU or GPU, main memory such as RAM or ROM, and auxiliary storage such as an EPROM, hard disk drive, or removable media. The removable media may be, for example, a USB memory stick or a disk recording medium such as a CD or DVD. The auxiliary storage device stores the operating system (OS), various programs, various tables, etc.

[0027] Furthermore, the server 300 may use SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), or IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) via a cloud server as appropriate, without providing dedicated software, hardware, or OS for the information processing system 100 according to this embodiment.

[0028] The user terminal 400 is an electronic device owned by a user (a local user in the area to which the apartment complex belongs) that uses the information processing system 100, and can be any electronic device that has processing capabilities for calculation and processing such as data acquisition, generation, and updating. For example, it may be a mobile terminal, tablet terminal, smartphone, wearable device, personal computer, or other terminal device.

[0029] Next, a detailed explanation of the components of the server 300 and user terminal 400 will be given based on Figure 2. Figure 2 is a diagram showing in more detail the components of the server 300 and user terminal 400 included in the information processing system 100 in the first embodiment.

[0030] The server 300 has a communication unit 301, a storage unit 302, and a control unit 303 as functional units. It loads a program stored in the auxiliary storage device into the working area of ​​the main memory and executes it. Through the execution of the program, each functional unit is controlled, thereby enabling each functional unit to perform its respective function according to its predetermined purpose. However, some or all of the functions may be implemented by hardware circuits such as ASICs or FPGAs.

[0031] Here, the communication unit 301 is a communication interface for connecting the server 300 to the network 200. The communication unit 301 is comprised of, for example, a network interface board and a wireless communication circuit for wireless communication. The server 300 is connected to the user terminal 400 and other external devices via the communication unit 301 so as to be able to communicate with them.

[0032] The storage unit 302 comprises a main memory and an auxiliary storage device. The main memory is the memory where programs executed by the control unit 303 and data used by said control programs are stored. The auxiliary storage device is the device where programs executed by the control unit 303 and data used by said control programs are stored. The storage unit 302 also stores data transmitted from other external devices, and stores regional information, which will be described later. The server 300 also acquires data transmitted from the user terminal 400 via the communication unit 301.

[0033] The control unit 303 is a functional unit that manages the control performed by the server 300. The control unit 303 can be implemented by a processing unit such as a CPU. The control unit 303 is further composed of two functional units: a power supply control unit 3031 and a communication provision control unit 3032. Each functional unit may be implemented by executing a stored program using the CPU.

[0034] The power supply control unit 3031 performs power supply control in apartment buildings and other multi-unit dwellings to control the power supply so that power is supplied from the power source to the communication equipment in the event of a disaster.

[0035] Here, the apartment building in this disclosure is equipped with a predetermined power supply and communication device. The power supply is a battery or generator installed on the premises of the apartment building, for example, a power storage system composed of NAS batteries or a diesel engine. However, there is no intention to limit the power supply in this disclosure to these, and it may also be a power storage system composed of nickel-metal hydride batteries or lithium-ion batteries, for example. The communication device is a communication base station for connecting user terminals 400 to network 200 (wireless network).

[0036] The communication provision control unit 3032 performs communication provision control to control the communication device so that a communication environment is provided from the communication device to the user terminals 400 of local users in the area to which the apartment building belongs.

[0037] In this embodiment, the user terminal 400 has a communication unit 401, an input / output unit 402, and a storage unit 403 as functional units. The communication unit 401 is a communication interface for connecting the user terminal 400 to the network 200, and is configured to include, for example, a network interface board and a wireless communication circuit for wireless communication. The input / output unit 402 is a functional unit for displaying information transmitted from the outside via the communication unit 401, and for inputting information when transmitting information to the outside via the communication unit 401. The storage unit 403 is configured to include a main memory and an auxiliary memory, similar to the storage unit 302 of the server 300.

[0038] The input / output unit 402 further includes a display unit 4021, an operation input unit 4022, and an image / audio input / output unit 4023. The display unit 4021 has the function of displaying various information and is implemented by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) display, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) display, or an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display. The operation input unit 4022 has the function of receiving operation input from the user and is specifically implemented by soft keys such as a touch panel or hard keys. The image / audio input / output unit 4023 has the function of receiving image input such as still images and videos and is specifically implemented by a camera using an image sensor such as Charged-Coupled Devices (CCD), Metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS), or Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS). The image / audio input / output unit 4023 also has the function of receiving audio input and output and is specifically implemented by a microphone or speaker.

[0039] Users of the information processing system 100 (local users in the area to which the apartment complex belongs) can participate in the network 200 (wireless network) by accessing the communication device described above using the user terminal 400 configured in this way. This ensures that communication infrastructure equipment in each area is maintained even in the event of a disaster.

[0040] The control unit 303 then functions as a control unit according to this disclosure by executing the processing of the power supply control unit 3031 and the communication provision control unit 3032.

[0041] Here, the operation flow of the information processing system 100 in this embodiment will be described. Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating the operation flow of the information processing system 100 in this embodiment. Figure 3 describes the operation flow between each component in the information processing system 100 in this embodiment, and the processing performed by each component.

[0042] In this embodiment, first, the server 300 acquires disaster information (S101). Here, the server 300 can acquire disaster information by accessing an external database that stores disaster information related to the disaster that has occurred. In addition, predetermined regional information is pre-stored in the storage unit 302 of the server 300. Here, the above regional information is information about the area to which the apartment complex belongs, and includes, for example, information about the infrastructure facilities in that area and information about the living conditions (actual conditions of residences and residents) in that area. Then, the server 300 extracts disaster information that matches the area to which the apartment complex belongs, based on the acquired disaster information and the above regional information.

[0043] Next, the server 300 determines whether the communication environment in the area to which the apartment complex belongs is unstable (S102). Here, the server 300 determines the health of the communication infrastructure equipment in the area based on disaster information extracted to match the area to which the apartment complex belongs. At this time, the server 300 determines the health of the communication environment provided by the communication base station normally used to connect the user terminal 400 to the network 200 (wireless network) in the area. For example, if the disaster information includes information on damage to the communication base station, the server 300 can determine that the communication environment is not healthy. Furthermore, if the connection from the communication equipment to the network 200 (wireless network) is unstable, such as when the connection from the predetermined communication equipment installed in advance to test the communication environment is intermittently lost, the server 300 may determine that the communication environment in the area to which the apartment complex belongs is unstable. If the determination in S102 is positive, the server 300 proceeds to the process in S103. If the determination in S102 is negative, the execution of this flow is terminated.

[0044] If a positive determination is made in S102, then power supply control is performed in S103. This power supply control controls the power supply so that power is supplied from the power supply to the communication device in the event of a disaster in an apartment building or other multi-unit dwelling. The server 300 can use well-known technology to switch the power supply from the power supply to the communication device from other equipment in the multi-unit dwelling. The power supply may be an emergency power supply installed in the multi-unit dwelling, or it may be a power supply that normally supplies power to objects other than the multi-unit dwelling.

[0045] Furthermore, by implementing power supply control in this manner, even if local communication base stations are not functioning properly due to a disaster, power will be stably supplied to communication devices installed in apartment buildings or other multi-unit dwellings that function as communication base stations for connecting user terminals 400 to the network 200 (wireless network), thereby maintaining a communication environment for connecting user terminals 400 to the network 200 (wireless network).

[0046] Next, the server 300 performs communication provision control. First, the server 300 provides a communication environment to the user terminals 400 of local users in the area to which the apartment complex belongs (S104). At this time, the server 300 can provide the communication environment by notifying the user terminals 400 of information for accessing the communication environment via an interface such as a predetermined application or a predetermined website that is pre-installed on the user terminals 400.

[0047] As a result, the local user's terminal 400 receives the information sent from the server 300 (S105), and the local user can access the communication environment provided by the server 300 (S106).

[0048] Then, when the server 300 obtains access information from the user terminal 400 (S107), it determines whether the access to the information that the user terminal 400 is trying to obtain via the above communication environment is an access to lifeline information (S108). Here, the server 300 can, for example, determine whether the access to the information is an access to lifeline information based on the words entered by the user terminal 400 via the above communication environment to a predetermined search engine. If the determination in S108 is positive, the server 300 proceeds to the process in S109; if the determination in S108 is negative, the server 300 proceeds to the process in S112.

[0049] If a positive determination is made in S108, the server 300 allows the local user's user terminal 400 to access the above communication environment (S109) and provides lifeline information (S110).

[0050] On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in S108, the server 300 refuses access from the local user's user terminal 400 to the above communication environment (S112).

[0051] The user terminal 400 then acquires this information (S111). Specifically, if server 300 grants access, lifeline information is sent from server 300 to user terminal 400. This allows local users in the area to which the apartment building belongs to to receive priority access to lifeline information via the communication environment provided by server 300. On the other hand, if server 300 denies access, access denial information is sent from server 300 to user terminal 400. This restricts traffic to the communication environment provided by server 300, making it possible to provide lifeline information preferentially.

[0052] Here, the above-mentioned lifeline information refers to information about lifelines (electricity, gas, water, food, etc.) that are searched for by local users.

[0053] At this time, the server 300 may obtain disaster information related to the disaster from user-generated content related to the social networking service, and may also generate lifeline information that matches the area to which the apartment complex belongs based on the disaster information.

[0054] In this case, for example, if a local user's user terminal 400 searches for information about facilities where drinking water is available (such as stores or water stations), the server 300 can extract information from user-generated content related to social networking services that matches the local information stored in the memory unit 302, and generate it as lifeline information. Social networking services (SNS) include LINE®, Twitter®, Facebook®, Instagram®, etc. In recent years, such SNS have been used frequently, and information tends to spread widely and rapidly through user-generated content posted by users of SNS. Therefore, by generating lifeline information based on user-generated content related to SNS, it is possible to provide local users with the lifeline information they desire as quickly as possible during a disaster.

[0055] Furthermore, the server 300 may acquire information on necessary supplies from local users regarding supplies required to maintain lifelines, and generate information on facilities where these necessary supplies can be obtained as lifeline information. In this case, for example, the server 300 can acquire the necessary supplies information by accepting input of the necessary supplies information from local users through an interface such as a predetermined application or a predetermined website pre-installed on the local user's user terminal 400. Then, based on the acquired necessary supplies information and the local information stored in the storage unit 302, the server 300 can generate information on facilities where the necessary supplies can be obtained as lifeline information.

[0056] The server 300 may obtain the above-mentioned information on necessary supplies without receiving input from local users. In this case, the server 300 may obtain the information on necessary supplies by estimating the necessary supplies for local users based on their purchase history of goods on a predetermined e-commerce platform.

[0057] Here, the e-commerce platform mentioned above is a website that provides internet shopping services, and the server 300 can acquire the transaction history of local users on the website in advance and store it in the storage unit 302. Then, based on the above transaction history, the server 300 can determine, for example, that if a local user continuously purchases a certain product at a predetermined interval, that product is a necessity for the local user.

[0058] Therefore, in the event of a disaster, the server 300 estimates, for example, that essential goods based on the purchase history described above are necessary supplies for local users. It then generates information about facilities where these necessary supplies can be obtained as lifeline information and provides it to local users. As a result, local users can obtain information about facilities where necessary supplies can be obtained without having to input information about the necessary supplies themselves. Furthermore, in this case, the traffic of requests for necessary supplies from local users' user terminals 400 to the above communication environment can be reduced, thereby reducing the communication load on the communication environment and making it possible to provide the communication environment to more local users.

[0059] Furthermore, during a disaster, securing housing for local users whose own homes have been damaged can become a problem. Therefore, the server 300 may provide the user terminal 400 with information about vacant units—units within apartment buildings that are not currently occupied—via the aforementioned communication environment. This allows the local users to send a request to the server 300 via the aforementioned communication environment to rent a vacant unit and secure housing. The server 300 can store information about vacant units in the storage unit 302 in advance and, in the event of a disaster, notify the local users' user terminals 400 of this information and transmit an interface to accept the above requests.

[0060] Furthermore, in its communication provision control, the server 300 may prioritize access to information with low communication volume based on the amount of communication acquired by the user terminal 400 via the above-mentioned communication environment. This would limit traffic that places a heavy load on the communication environment, making it possible to provide the communication environment to a larger number of regional users. The information with low communication volume mentioned above is, for example, text information. The traffic that places a heavy load on the communication environment is, for example, access to image information.

[0061] According to the information processing system 100 described above, apartment buildings can be managed as decentralized disaster prevention bases in the region.

[0062] <Modified form of the first embodiment> An information processing system 100 in a modified version of the first embodiment will now be described. In this modified version, the server 300 performs billing processing in advance for a service that provides a communication environment to the user terminals 400 of a designated facility in the area to which the apartment complex belongs during a disaster. Here, the user terminals 400 of the facility are, for example, user terminals with higher processing power than user terminals 400 owned by individual users in the area, and can be used to provide more information to local users during a disaster. In order to provide more information to local users in this way, it is necessary to obtain more communication volume from the communication environment provided by the communication equipment of the apartment complex during a disaster. Therefore, the server 300 performs billing processing in advance as a service that provides a communication environment capable of providing more communication volume to the user terminals 400 of the facility during a disaster. Note that well-known techniques can be used for the billing method in this billing processing.

[0063] Then, in communication provision control, the server 300 implements a predetermined restriction on access from the facility's user terminal 400 to the above-mentioned communication environment, according to the amount charged to the facility in the above-mentioned billing process.

[0064] For example, if there are multiple facilities using the above service in an area where an apartment complex is located, the server 300 restricts access from the user terminals 400 of the facilities to the communication environment so that facilities with higher billing amounts can obtain more communication volume than facilities with lower billing amounts. This allows each facility in the area where the apartment complex is located to secure a communication volume appropriate to its size in advance.

[0065] <Second Embodiment> The information processing system 100 in the second embodiment will now be described. In this embodiment, the power source provided by the apartment complex is the battery of an electric vehicle parked in the apartment complex's parking lot. The server 300 then further controls the power source in power supply control so that power is supplied from the power source to a predetermined facility in the area to which the apartment complex belongs. Here, for supplying power from the battery of the electric vehicle to the predetermined facility, for example, well-known smart grid technology can be used.

[0066] In this embodiment, the facility in question is a store that sells food products. This means that even if the local power supply (grid power supplied by the power company) is interrupted due to a disaster, it will be possible to store food products, which are essential supplies for maintaining the lifelines of local users, in a store that is supplied with power from the aforementioned power source.

[0067] Thus, according to this embodiment, as described in the description of the first embodiment, not only can the communication equipment installed in the apartment building function as a local communication base station during a disaster, but it also becomes possible to store necessary supplies for various facilities in the area by supplying power from the power source installed in the apartment building. In other words, the apartment building plays an important role as a decentralized disaster prevention base in the area.

[0068] Furthermore, the information processing system 100 described above also enables the management of apartment buildings as decentralized disaster prevention bases in the region.

[0069] <Other variations> The embodiments described above are merely examples, and this disclosure may be modified as appropriate without departing from its essence. For example, the processes and means described in this disclosure can be freely combined and implemented as long as no technical inconsistencies arise.

[0070] Furthermore, processes described as being performed by a single device may be divided and executed by multiple devices. For example, the power supply control unit 3031 may be formed in a separate arithmetic processing unit from the server 300. In this case, the separate arithmetic processing unit is configured to cooperate suitably with the server 300. Also, processes described as being performed by different devices may be executed by a single device. In a computer system, the hardware configuration (server configuration) by which each function is implemented can be flexibly changed.

[0071] The present disclosure can also be realized by supplying a computer program implementing the functions described in the embodiments above to a computer, and having one or more processors in the computer read and execute the program. Such a computer program may be provided to the computer by a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium that can be connected to the computer's system bus, or it may be provided to the computer via a network. Non-temporary computer-readable storage mediums include, for example, any type of disk such as magnetic disks (floppy disks, hard disk drives (HDDs), etc.), optical disks (CD-ROMs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, etc.), read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), EPROM, EEPROM, magnetic cards, flash memory, optical cards, and any type of medium suitable for storing electronic instructions. [Explanation of symbols]

[0072] 100... Information Processing Systems 200 Network 300 servers 301... Communications Department 302...Storage section 303... Control Unit 400...User terminals

Claims

1. An information processing device for managing apartment buildings as regional disaster prevention bases, The aforementioned apartment building, equipped with a predetermined power supply and communication device, is provided with a control unit that acquires disaster information relating to a disaster, determines the soundness of the communication infrastructure equipment in the area to which the apartment building belongs based on the disaster information, and, if it determines that the communication environment in the area is unstable, performs power supply control to control the power supply so that power is supplied from the power supply to the communication device, and also performs communication provision control to control the communication device so that a communication environment is provided from the communication device to the user terminals of local users in the area to which the apartment building belongs. The control unit, In the aforementioned communication provision control, based on the words entered from the user terminal to a predetermined search engine via the communication environment, it is determined whether the information the user terminal is trying to access is lifeline information relating to lifelines, and access from the user terminal is permitted or denied so that access to said lifeline information is given priority. Information processing device.

2. The control unit, Disaster information related to a disaster is obtained from user-generated content related to social networking services, and based on said disaster information, lifeline information is generated to match the area to which the apartment complex belongs, and said lifeline information is provided to the user terminal via the communication environment. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

3. The control unit, Through the aforementioned communication environment, the system obtains information on necessary supplies for maintaining lifelines by receiving input from the local user regarding necessary supplies for maintaining lifelines via a predetermined application installed on the local user's user terminal or via the interface of a predetermined website. Information regarding facilities where the necessary supplies can be obtained is generated as lifeline information, and this lifeline information is provided to the user terminal via the communication environment. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

4. The control unit, By referring to the purchase history of the regional user on a designated e-commerce platform, determining that the products the regional user continuously purchases at predetermined intervals are essential goods for the regional user, and estimating these essential goods as the necessary supplies for the regional user, the necessary supplies information is obtained. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.

5. The control unit, Information regarding vacant houses, which are houses within the apartment complex that are not inhabited by residents, is provided to the user terminal via the aforementioned communication environment. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

6. The control unit, In the aforementioned communication provision control, based on the amount of communication acquired by the user terminal via the communication environment, the control is configured to prioritize access to information with less communication volume. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

7. The control unit, Prior to the disaster, a billing process is performed for a designated facility in the area to which the aforementioned apartment complex belongs, for a service that provides the aforementioned communication environment to the user terminals of said facility. In the aforementioned communication provision control, a predetermined restriction is placed on access to the communication environment from the user terminal of the facility, according to the amount charged to the facility in the billing process. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

8. The power source is the battery of an electric vehicle parked in the parking lot of the apartment complex. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The control unit, In the aforementioned power supply control, the power source is further controlled so that power is supplied from the power source to a predetermined facility in the area to which the apartment complex belongs. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8.

10. The aforementioned facility is a store that sells food products. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9.

11. An information processing method for managing apartment buildings as regional disaster prevention bases, Computers For the aforementioned apartment building equipped with a predetermined power supply and communication device, disaster information relating to a disaster is acquired, the soundness of the communication infrastructure equipment in the area to which the apartment building belongs is determined based on the disaster information, and if it is determined that the communication environment in the area is unstable, power supply control is performed to control the power supply so that power is supplied from the power supply to the communication device, and communication provision control is performed to control the communication device so that a communication environment is provided from the communication device to the user terminals of local users in the area to which the apartment building belongs. In the aforementioned communication provision control, based on the words entered from the user terminal to a predetermined search engine via the communication environment, it is determined whether the information the user terminal is trying to access is lifeline information relating to lifelines, and access from the user terminal is permitted or denied so that access to said lifeline information is given priority. Information processing methods.

12. This is an information processing program for managing apartment buildings as community disaster prevention bases. On the computer, For the aforementioned apartment building equipped with a predetermined power supply and communication device, disaster information relating to a disaster is acquired, the soundness of the communication infrastructure equipment in the area to which the apartment building belongs is determined based on the disaster information, and if it is determined that the communication environment in the area is unstable, power supply control is performed to control the power supply so that power is supplied from the power supply to the communication device, and communication provision control is performed to control the communication device so that a communication environment is provided from the communication device to the user terminals of local users in the area to which the apartment building belongs. In the aforementioned communication provision control, based on the words entered from the user terminal to a predetermined search engine via the communication environment, it is determined whether the information the user terminal is trying to access is lifeline information relating to lifelines, and access from the user terminal is controlled to be permitted or denied so that access to said lifeline information is given priority. Information processing program.

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