Rescue support apparatus, system and method, and computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12254761-B2
Application number	US-202118275294-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 6, 2021
Priority date	Sep 6, 2021
Publication date	Mar 18, 2025
Grant date	Mar 18, 2025

Abstract

A rescue support apparatus includes: a registration unit configured to register biometric information and personal information of a prospective climber to be associated with each other; a reception unit configured to receive an image and positional information of a terminal of an arbitrary finder from the terminal in a case where the arbitrary finder finds a person to be rescued during mountain climbing, the image being obtained by photographing biometric information of the person to be rescued by the terminal of the finder; an authentication control unit configured to control authentication using the registered biometric information for the biometric information contained in the image; and a rescue request unit configured to transmit rescue request information to a rescue system in a case where the authentication is succeeded, the rescue request information containing the personal information associated with the biometric information and the positional information received from the terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rescue support apparatus comprising:
at least one memory configured to store instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
register biometric information and personal information of a prospective climber so as to be associated with each other;
receive an image and positional information of a terminal of an arbitrary finder from the terminal in a case where the arbitrary finder finds a person to be rescued during mountain climbing, the image being obtained by photographing biometric information of the person to be rescued by the terminal of the finder;
control authentication using the registered biometric information for the biometric information contained in the image; and
transmit rescue request information to a rescue system in a case where the authentication is succeeded, the rescue request information containing the personal information associated with the biometric information and the positional information received from the terminal.

2. The rescue support apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instruction to:
receive supplementary information acquired by the terminal from the terminal in response to an operation of the finder; and
transmit the rescue request information in which the supplementary information is further contained.

3. The rescue support apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the supplementary information contains an image obtained by photographing surroundings where the person to be rescued was found.

4. The rescue support apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the supplementary information contains an image obtained by photographing parts other than a face of the person to be rescued.

5. The rescue support apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the supplementary information contains text data or voice data inputted by the finder regarding a state of the person to be rescued or surroundings where the person to be rescued is found.

6. The rescue support apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the personal information contains at least one of a blood type, a past medical history, allergy information, vaccination information, or infectious disease test information of the prospective climber.

7. The rescue support apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least one processor is further configured to execute the instruction to notify the terminal of notification information based on a response acquired from the rescue system in response to the rescue request information.

8. The rescue support apparatus according to claim 7 ,
wherein the notification information contains an estimated time when a rescue team arrives at the person to be rescued.

9. The rescue support apparatus according to claim 8 ,
wherein the notification information contains advice information for the finder until the estimated time.

10. The rescue support apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instruction to:
register a plan for climbing of the prospective climber so as to be further associated with the biometric information;
verify the plan for climbing associated with the biometric information in a case where the prospective climber succeeds the authentication at a time of start of the mountain climbing;
issue a digital climbing certificate to the prospective climber in a case where the verification is succeeded; and
register the digital climbing certificate so as to be further associated with the biometric information.

11. A rescue support system comprising:
a portable terminal carried by a predetermined person; and
a rescue support apparatus,
wherein the rescue support apparatus is configured to:
register biometric information and personal information of a prospective climber so as to be associated with each other,
wherein the portable terminal is configured to:
photograph an image containing biometric information of a person to be rescued in a case where the predetermined person finds the person to be rescued during mountain climbing; and
transmit the image and positional information of the portable terminal to the rescue support apparatus,
wherein the rescue support apparatus is further configured to:
control authentication using the registered biometric information for the biometric information contained in the image received from the portable terminal; and
transmit rescue request information to a rescue system in a case where the authentication is succeeded, the rescue request information containing the personal information associated with the biometric information and the positional information received from the portable terminal.

12. The rescue support system according to claim 11 ,
wherein the rescue support apparatus is further configured to:
receive supplementary information acquired by the portable terminal from the portable terminal in response to an operation of the person; and
transmit the rescue request information in which the supplementary information is further contained.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium in which a rescue support program is stored, the rescue support program causing a computer to execute:
registration processing configured to register biometric information and personal information of a prospective climber so as to be associated with each other;
reception processing configured to receive an image and positional information of a terminal of an arbitrary finder from the terminal in a case where the arbitrary finder finds a person to be rescued during mountain climbing, the image being obtained by photographing biometric information of the person to be rescued by the terminal of the finder;
authentication control processing configured to control authentication using the registered biometric information for the biometric information contained in the image; and
rescue request processing configured to transmit rescue request information to a rescue system in a case where the authentication is succeeded, the rescue request information containing the personal information associated with the biometric information and the positional information received from the terminal.

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Kobayashi Masanori
• Kato Mizuki
• Ogikubo Tsubasa

Classifications

• G06V40/50

  Maintenance of biometric data or enrolment thereof · CPC title

• G06V40/172

  Classification, e.g. identification · CPC title

• G06V40/168

  Feature extraction; Face representation · CPC title

• G08B21/0269

  System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS · CPC title

• G08B25/10 Primary

  using wireless transmission systems {(G08B25/009 takes precedence)} · CPC title