Program medium, control device, and method for access point notification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10264087-B2
Application number	US-201715421919-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2017
Priority date	Feb 29, 2016
Publication date	Apr 16, 2019
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019

Abstract

An access point notification method causing a control device that controls one or more access points to execute a process, the process include: identifying an access point based on disaster information and transmitting, to the access point, a transition instruction to instruct a transition of a setting of the access point to a disaster setting by which communication using a second identifier, different from a first identifier for which the access point allows communication, is allowed; transmitting to a notification server a request for authentication information; notifying the notification server of the information on the access point, using the authentication information; and causing the notification server to register the information on the access point the setting of which is transferred to the disaster setting and transmit a notification message to the terminal that is the distribution destination.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an access point notification control program that causes a processor that controls one or more access points to execute a process, the process comprising:
identifying an access point based on disaster information when the disaster information is obtained and transmitting, to the access point, a first transition instruction to instruct a transition of a setting of the access point to a disaster setting by which communication using a second identifier, different from a first identifier for which the access point allows communication, is allowed;
transmitting, to a notification server that holds information on a terminal allowed to be connected to the one or more access points, a request for authentication information used for registration of information to be provided to the terminal;
registering information regarding the access point the setting of which is transferred to the disaster setting, in the notification server, using the authentication information issued in response to the request; and
causing the notification server to generate a message based on the information regarding the access point the setting of which is transferred to the disaster setting, and notify the terminal of the message.

2. The storage medium having stored therein the access point notification control program according to claim 1 , wherein
the information regarding the access point the setting of which is transferred to the disaster setting includes location information and area information of the access point, and
the process further comprises;
causing the notification server to
determine whether the terminal enters an area indicated by the area information, based on location information on the terminal, which is notified from the terminal, and registered area information, and
transmit, to the terminal that enters the area, information on an access point corresponding to the area together with the second identifier.

3. The storage medium having stored therein the access point notification control program according to claim 1 , wherein
the process further comprises;
transmitting a second transition instruction used to instruct the access point that is set as a disaster setting target using the disaster information to end the disaster setting when a time that elapses after the disaster information is obtained exceeds a certain time period, and
transmitting, to the notification server, a further request for further authentication information used to delete information provided to the terminal allowed to be connected to the one or more access points,
causing the notification server to delete information regarding the access point in which the disaster setting ends from information distributed by the notification server, using the further authentication information issued in response to the further request, and
causing the notification server to notify the terminal of the information regarding the access point in which the disaster setting ends.

4. The storage medium having stored therein the access point notification control program according to claim 1 , wherein
the process further comprises;
extracting a combination of a disaster type, a scale, and an occurrence point notified as the disaster information, and
selecting an access point, as a disaster setting target, in which the combination matches a condition in which the disaster setting is performed.

5. A control device that controls one or more access points comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing a process, the process including:
identifying an access point based on disaster information when the disaster information is obtained;
generating a first transition instruction to instruct a transition of a setting of the access point to a disaster setting by which communication using a second identifier different from a first identifier for which the access point allows communication is allowed,
transmitting the first transition instruction to the access point and transmitting, to a notification server that holds information on a terminal allowed to be connected to the one or more access points, a request for authentication information used for registration of information to be provided to the terminal,
registering information regarding the access point the setting of which is to be transferred to the disaster setting, in the notification server, using the authentication information issued in response to the request, and
causing the notification server to generate a message based on the information regarding the access point the setting of which is transferred to the disaster setting, and notify the terminal of the message.

6. The control device according to claim 5 , wherein
the information regarding the access point the setting of which is transferred to the disaster setting includes location information and area information of the access point, and
the process further includes;
causing the notification server to determine whether the terminal enters an area indicated by the area information, based on location information on the terminal, which is notified from the terminal, and registered area information, and to notify the terminal that enters the area of information on an access point corresponding to the area and the second identifier.

7. The control device according to claim 5 , wherein
the process further includes;
generating a second transition instruction used to instruct the access point that is set as a disaster setting target using the disaster information to end the disaster setting when a time that elapses after the disaster information is obtained exceeds a certain time period,
transmitting the second transition instruction to the access point, and transmitting a further request for further authentication information used to delete information provided to a terminal allowed to be connected to the one or more access points to the notification server, and
causing the notification server to delete information regarding the access point in which the disaster setting ends from information registered as information distributed by the notification server, using the further authentication information issued in response to the further request, and to notify the terminal of the information regarding the access point in which the disaster setting ends.

8. An access point notification method causing a control device that controls one or more access points to execute a process, the process comprising:
identifying an access point based on disaster information and transmitting, to the access point, a first transition instruction to instruct a transition of a setting of the access point to a disaster setting by which communication using a second identifier, different from a first identifier for which the access point allows communication, is allowed;
transmitting, to a notification server that holds information on a terminal that is a distribution destination, which is allowed to be connected to the one or more access points, a request for authentication information used for registration of information to be provided to the terminal;
notifying the notification server of the information regarding the access point the setting of which is transferred to the disaster setting, using the authentication information issued in response to the request; and
causing the notification server to register the information regarding the access point the setting of which is transferred to the disaster setting and transmit a notification message used to perform notification of the information regarding the access point to the terminal that is the distribution destination.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Kenjo Kaoru
• Matsuoka Shu
• Shimazaki Takahiro
• Okamura Takashi
• Mayumi Hidehiko
• Okajima Mitsuru

Classifications

• G08B27/00

  Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations · CPC title

• H04W48/12

  using downlink control channel · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04W76/40

  for selective distribution or broadcast · CPC title

• H04W4/021

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title