Signaling system, signaling method, and server

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9514618-B2
Application number	US-201214370664-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2012
Priority date	Feb 3, 2012
Publication date	Dec 6, 2016
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

A signaling system according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a first device configured to transmit signaling order information indicating a signaling order, to a second device different from the first device; and a second device configured to signal a message based on the signaling order information.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A signaling system comprising:
a first device;
a second device; and
a server device,
wherein the first device comprises:
a first obtaining unit configured to obtain user identification information that identifies a user; and
a communication unit configured to transmit to the server device, signaling order information indicating a signaling order, and the user identification information obtained by the first obtaining unit,
wherein the second device comprises:
a second obtaining unit configured to obtain the user identification information; and
a communication unit configured to transmit to the server device, the user identification information obtained from the second obtaining unit,
wherein the server device comprises:
a communication unit configured to receive the signaling order information and the user identification information from the communication unit of the first device and to receive the user identification information from the communication unit of the second device;
a specifying unit configured to specify, as a particular signaling device that signals a message, a second device including the second obtaining unit receiving the same user identification information as received by the first obtaining unit; and
a signaling control unit configured to have the particular signaling device specified by the specifying unit signal a message based on the signaling order information,
wherein the specifying unit of the server device comprises:
a storing control unit configured to have the storing unit store in the storing unit, the user identification information received from the second device and signaling device identification information that identifies the second device while associating the user identification information with the signaling device identification information; and
a retrieving unit configured to retrieve from the storing unit, signaling device identification information associated with one user identification information selected from one or a plurality of user identification information and transmitted from the first device,
wherein the communication control unit of the server device is configured to have the communication unit transmit the signaling order information to a signaling device identified by the signaling device identification information retrieved by the retrieving unit.

2. The signaling system according to claim 1 , wherein the second device includes a motion detecting unit configured to detect that a person is present within a predetermined area, and
the specifying unit is configured to, in a case that the motion detecting unit detects presence of a person, specify as the particular signaling device, the second device including the motion detecting unit.

3. The signaling system according to claim 1 , wherein the second device is configured to include in a message to be signaled, information indicating that the first device is a signal source, and signal the message.

4. A signaling method for a server device, the signaling method comprising:
receiving from a first device, signaling order information indicating a signaling order, and user identification information which identifies a user and is received by the first device;
receiving from a second device different from the first device, the user identification information that the second device receives from the first device;
specifying, as a particular signaling device that signals a message, a second device receiving the same user identification information as received by the first device; and
having the particular signaling device specified signal a message based on the signaling order information,
wherein specifying the second device as the particular signaling device comprises:
storing the user identification information received from the second device and signaling device identification information that identifies the second device while associating the user identification information with the signaling device identification information; and
retrieving from the storing unit, signaling device identification information associated with one identification information selected from one or a plurality of user identification information and transmitted from the first device,
wherein having the particular signaling device specified signal the message comprises transmitting the signaling order information to a signaling device identified by the signaling device identification information retrieved.

5. The signaling system according to claim 1 , wherein the first obtaining unit of the first device is configured to receive the user identification information,
the communication unit of the first device is configured to transmit the signaling order information and the user identification information to the server device,
the second obtaining unit of the second device is configured to receive the user identification, and
the communication unit of the second device is configured to transmit the user identification information to the server device.

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Kizuki Hideaki

Classifications

• H04M11/02

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• H04Q2209/47

  using RFID associated with sensors · CPC title

• G08B1/08 Primary

  using electric transmission {; transformation of alarm signals to electrical signals from a different medium, e.g. transmission of an electric alarm signal upon detection of an audible alarm signal} · CPC title

• H04Q9/00

  Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom · CPC title

• H04M3/5166 Primary

  in combination with interactive voice response systems or voice portals, e.g. as front-ends · CPC title