Information providing system and information providing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9749785-B2
Application number	US-201615066825-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2016
Priority date	Mar 20, 2015
Publication date	Aug 29, 2017
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017

Abstract

A portable terminal obtains a first code used to obtain provision information and a second code, different from the first code, from a communication device. The portable terminal transmits the first and second codes to an information processing device, receives the provision information from the information processing device as a response to the transmission, and outputs the received provision information. The information processing device includes a first storage unit storing the first code and a second storage unit storing, by associating, the second code and the provision information. The information processing device receives the first and second codes from the portable terminal, obtains provision information associated with the received second code from the second storage unit when the received first code is stored in the first storage unit, and transmits the obtained provision information to the portable terminal. The first code is deleted in exiting from a specific area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information providing system comprising:
a portable terminal including first processing circuitry; and
an information processing device including second processing circuitry, wherein
the first processing circuitry is configured to
obtain a first code from the information processing device, the first code used to obtain provision information;
obtain a second code different from the first code from a communication device arranged in a specific area;
transmit the first code and the second code to the information processing device;
receive the provision information from the information processing device in response to the transmission of the first code and the second code;
output the received provision information;
generate an information-embedded pattern including the first code; and
display the information-embedded pattern, and

the second processing circuitry is configured to
store the first code in a first storage;
store the second code and the provision information in association with each other in a second storage;
receive the first code and the second code transmitted from the portable terminal;
determine whether the first code received from the portable terminal is stored in the first storage;
when the first code is determined to be stored in the first storage, obtain the provision information from the second storage and transmit the obtained provision information to the portable terminal;
capture an image of the information-embedded pattern displayed by the portable terminal;
receive the first code from an entrance device that controls opening of an entrance gate of the specific area;
determine whether the first code, received from the entrance device, is stored in the first storage;
instruct the entrance device to open the entrance gate when the first code received from the entrance device is determined to be stored in the first storage;
receive a request to delete the first code from an exit device that controls opening of an exit gate of the specific area;
delete, when receiving the request to delete from the exit device, the first code from the first storage; and
instruct the exit device to open the exit gate when the first code is deleted from the first storage.

2. The information providing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first processing circuitry is configured to
delete the first code from the portable terminal according to whether the image of the information-embedded pattern includes information that invalidates the first code, and
obtain the first code according to whether the image of the information-embedded pattern includes the first code.

3. The information providing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first circuitry is configured to
confirm a connection with the communication device, and
output the provision information while the connection with the communication device is confirmed.

4. The information providing system according to claim 1 , wherein the second processing circuitry is configured to
store, in association with each other, the provision information concerning a venue of an exhibition article, positional information of the exhibition article, and a notification time indicating a time to notify the provision information, and
transmit the provision information to the portable terminal, which is present within a predetermined distance, according to the positional information and upon the notification time.

5. The information providing system according to claim 1 , wherein the second processing circuitry is configured to
register, in a history storage by associating as a history, user information of a user who carries the portable terminal, the first code, the second code, and communication identifying information that identifies the communication device that provides the second code when the first code and the second code are received from the portable terminal, and
refer to the history storage and further transmit visit history information of an exhibition article visited by the user.

6. The information providing system according to claim 1 , wherein the second processing circuitry is configured to
register, in a history storage by associating as a history, user information of a user who carries the portable terminal, the first code, the second code, and communication identifying information that identifies the communication device that provides the second code when the first code and the second code are received from the portable terminal; and
refer to the history storage to generate information of notifying an exhibition article not visited by the user and to transmit the information to the portable terminal when the exit device is instructed to open the exit gate.

7. An information providing system comprising:
a portable terminal including first processing circuitry; and
an information processing device including second processing circuitry, wherein
the first processing circuitry is configured to
obtain a first code used to obtain provision information;
obtain a second code different from the first code from a communication device arranged in a specific area;
transmit the first code and the second code to the information processing device;
receive the provision information from the information processing device in response to the transmission of the first code and the second code; and
output the received provision information,

the second processing circuitry is configured to
store the first code in a first storage;
store the second code and the provision information in association with each other in a second storage;
receive the first code and the second code transmitted from the portable terminal;
determine whether the first code received from the portable terminal is stored in the first storage;
when the first code is determined to be stored in the first storage, obtain provision information from the second storage and transmit the obtained provision information to the portable terminal;
store, in association with each other, the provision information concerning a venue of an exhibition article, positional information of the exhibition article, and a notification time indicating a predetermined time to notify the provision information; and
transmit the provision information to the portable terminal, which is within a predetermined distance, according to the positional information and upon the notification time, and

the first code is deleted upon exiting from the specific area.

8. The information providing system according to claim 7 , wherein the first processing circuitry is configured to
delete the first code from the portable terminal according to whether the image of the information-embedded pattern includes information that invalidates the first code, and
obtain the first code according to whether the image of the information-embedded pattern includes the first code.

9. The information providing system according to claim 7 , wherein the first circuitry is configured to
confirm a connection with the communication device, and
output the provision information while the connection with the communication device is confirmed.

10. The information providing system according to claim 7 , wherein the second processing circuitry is configured to
register, in a history storage by associating as a history, user information of a user who carries the portable terminal, the first code, the second code, and communication identifying information that identifies the communication device that provides the second code when the first code and the second code are received from the portable terminal, and
refer to the history storage and further transmit visit history info

Assignees

• Nishimura Tatsuo
• Kato Hiroshi
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nishimura Tatsuo
• Kato Hiroshi

Classifications

• H04W4/02 Primary

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• H04W4/04 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/33

  for indoor environments, e.g. buildings · CPC title

• H04W4/30

  Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes · CPC title

• H04W4/029 Primary

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title