Data notification method and system thereof

• US 20050228868A1
• Filed: 04/13/2005
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Kato, Hiromitsu, Nakata, Junji, Hirasawa, Shigeki, Kawano, Katsumi, Kawamichi, Hiroaki, Sameshima, Shigetoshi
• Application Number:
  US11/104,641
• Publication Number:
  US 20050228868A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management

Abstract

For a group consisting of a plurality of users, data of users who constitute the group is acquired. Thereafter, the users are made to stay in a certain area by determining a user having high importance in the group based on the user data acquired and by providing adequate data to a user having high importance, and then data related to the group is provided. With the arrangement, for a case where a plurality of intended persons are to simultaneously receive data such as advertising and such intended persons form a group, it is possible to effectively notify data in an adequate method.

Claims

1. A data notification method for a system comprising:

a data acquisition device to acquire data of an intended person to whom the data is notified;

a data notification device to notify the data to the intended person; and

a data processing server which is connected to said data acquisition device and said data notification device and processes data acquired from said intended person,

said method comprising the steps of;

allowing said data notification device to acquire data of said intended person;

allowing said data processing device to make a judgment as to whether or not a plurality of intended persons to whom the data is notified form a group based on the data of said intended person; and

allowing said data notification device to notify the data to said plurality of intended persons based on the result of the step of making a judgment as to whether or not said plurality of intended persons form a group.

2. A data notification method according to claim 1, wherein, in the step of making a judgment as to whether said plurality of intended persons form a group or not, a judgment is made that intended persons to whom the data is notified form a group,

when a relationship is found among said intended persons based on profile data owned by said intended persons;

or,

when said intended persons are present in the same area for a specific period of time, in the same area in a same time zone, or in a certain number or more of areas all together, as viewed from the positional relationship with said data acquisition device or said data notification device.

3. A data notification method according to claim 1,

wherein the data of the intended person to be acquired from said data acquisition device includes at least one of:

attribute data of the intended person;

location data of the intended person;

movement data of the intended person;

position-related data with other persons in a group to whom the data is notified;

action data of the intended person; and

view-line data of the intended person.

4. A data notification method according to claim 1, said method further comprising the steps of:

calculating a level of importance of intended persons forming a group to whom the data is notified based on the data of the intended persons acquired from said data acquisition device;

making a judgment that the intended person to whom the data is notified who is determined to have high importance in the step of calculating a level of importance of intended persons forming a group to whom the data is in a staying status, in view of the positional relationship with said data acquisition device or said data notification device; and

executing data notification by using said data notification device to said all intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance, or to intended persons to whom the data is notified other than said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance, when said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance is judged to be in a staying status in the step of making a judgment that said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance.

5. A method data notification method according to claim 4, wherein said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance is judged to be in a staying status in the step to make a judgment that said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance is in a staying status based on the positional relationship with said data acquisition device or said data notification device, when at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:

said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance have been in a same area for a certain period of time or longer when viewed from said data acquisition device or said data notification device;

said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance has reduced a distance from said data acquisition device or said data notification device for a certain period of time or longer;

said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance have come closer to said data acquisition device or said data notification device within a certain distance;

or

said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance have made an input on said data acquisition device or said data notification device.

6. A method data notification method according to claim 1, said method further comprising steps of:

calculating the level of importance of intended persons forming a group to whom the data is notified based on the data of the intended persons to whom the data is notified acquired from said data acquisition device;

executing data notification by using said data notification device to the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance in the step of calculating the level of importance of intended persons forming a group;

making a judgment that said group is in a staying status based on the positional relationship with said data acquisition device or said data notification device, after executing data notification by using said data notification device to the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance; and

when said group is in a staying status in the step of making a judgment that said group is in a staying status, executing data notification by using said data notification device to said all intended persons forming a group to whom the data is notified or to intended persons to whom the data is notified other than said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance.

7. A method data notification method according to claim 6, wherein said group is judged to be in a staying status in the step of making a judgment that said group is in a staying status based on the positional relationship with said data acquisition device or said data notification device, when at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:

a certain number or more of the intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified or said all intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified have been in the same area for a specific period of time or longer as viewed from said data acquisition device or said data notification device;

a certain number or more of the intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified or said all intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified have reduced a distance for a specific period of time or longer from said data acquisition device or said data notification device;

a certain number or more of the intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified or said all intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified have come closer to said data acquisition device or said data notification device within a certain distance; and

said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance have made an input on said data acquisition device or said data notification device.

8. A data notification system, said system comprising:

a data acquisition device to acquire data of an intended person to whom the data is notified;

a data notification device to notify the data to the intended person; and

a data processing server which is connected to said data acquisition device and said data notification device and processes data acquired from said intended person;

wherein data of said intended person to whom the data is notified is acquired by said data acquisition device;

a judgment is made as to whether or not a plurality of intended persons to whom the data is notified form a group based on said data of the intended person acquired by said data processing device; and

data notification is executed by said data notification device to said intended persons to whom the data is notified based on the judgment result as to whether said plurality of intended persons to whom the data is notified form a group or not.

9. A data notification system according to claim 8,

wherein said data notification device executes data notification to said intended persons to whom the data is notified by using at least one of audio data and image data.

10. A data notification system according to claim 8, wherein:

a level of importance of intended persons forming a group to whom data is notified is calculated based on data of the intended persons to whom data is notified that is acquired from said data acquisition device;

a judgment is made that said intended persons to whom data is notified are in a state of staying based on the positional relationship with said data acquisition device or said data notification device, when at least one of the following conditions is satisfied;

said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance have been in the same area for a certain period of time or longer when viewed from said data acquisition device or said data notification device;

said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance has reduced a distance from said data acquisition device or said data notification device for a certain period of time or longer;

said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance have come closer to said data acquisition device or said data notification device within a certain distance; and

said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance have made an input on said data acquisition device or said data notification device; and

when said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance are judged to have been in a staying status, data notification is executed by using said data notification device to said all intended persons forming a group to whom the data is notified or to intended persons to whom the data is notified other than said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance,.

11. A data notification system according to claim 10,

wherein association is made with the data to be notified by using said data notification device at points before and after said intended persons to whom the data is notitied who are determined to have high importance are in a staying status.

12. A data notification system according to claim 8,

wherein different modifications are made in the notification position, the size and the amount of data between data to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance before said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance are in a staying status, and data to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified after said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance have been in a staying status.

13. A data notification system according to claim 12,

wherein, when a modification is made to data to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified, the data, which is to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified after said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance has been in a staying status, is notified before said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance is in a staying status, by displaying such data at a position which satisfies at least one of the following positions of the upper, the lower, the right side and the left side of the displayed data that is to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified.

14. A data notification system according to claim 12,

wherein, when a modification is made to data to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified, the data, which is to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified after said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance has been in a staying status, is notified by displaying such data at a position which satisfies at least one position of:

the forward, the backward, the right side and the left side of the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance; and

the forward and the backward side of the moving direction of the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance.

15. A data notification system according to claim 12,

wherein, a modification is made to data to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified, data notification is executed by displaying data, which is to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified after said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance has been in a staying status, in the vicinity of a location on an extension of a line connecting intended persons to whom the data is notified other than said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance in said group with the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance.

16. A data notification system according to claim 12,

wherein, said data notification device executes two-way data exchange with said intended persons to whom the data is notified at a time point before the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance are in a staying status, and executes one-way data notification at a time point after the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance has been in a staying status.

17. A data notification system according to claim 8, said system further comprising the steps of:

a level of importance of intended persons forming a group to whom the data is notified is calculated based on the data of the intended persons to whom the data is notified acquired from said data acquisition device;

data notification is executed by using said data notification device to the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance;

after the data notification is executed by using said data notification device to the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance,

a judgment is made that said group is in a staying status as viewed from the positional relationship with said data acquisition device or said data notification device, when at least one of the following conditions is satisfied;

a certain number or more of the intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified or said all intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified have been in the same area for a specific period of time or longer as viewed from said data acquisition device or said data notification device;

a certain number or more of the intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified or said all intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified have reduced a distance for a specific period of time or longer from said data acquisition device or said data notification device;

a certain number or more of the intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified or said all intended persons in said group to whom the data is notified have come closer to said data acquisition device or said data notification device within a certain distance; and

said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance have made an input on said data acquisition device or said data notification device; and

when the judgment is made that said group is in a staying status, data notification is executed by using said data notification device to said all intended persons forming a group to whom the data is notified or to intended persons to whom the data is notified other than said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance.

18. A data notification system according to claim 17,

wherein association is made with the data to be notified by using said data notification device at points before and after said group is in a staying status.

19. A data notification system according to claim 17,

wherein modifications of the notification position, the size and the amount of data are made between data to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified before said group is in a staying status, and data to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified after said group has been in a staying status.

20. A data notification system according to claim 17,

wherein, when a modification is made to data to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified, the data, which is notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified after said group has been in a staying status, is notified by displaying such data at a position which satisfies at least one position of the upper, the lower, the right side and the left side of the displayed data that is to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified before said group is in a staying status.

21. A data notification system according to claim 17,

wherein, when a modification is made to data to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified, the data, which is to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified after said group has been in a staying status, is notified by displaying such data at a position which satisfies at least one position of:

the forward, the backward, the right side and the left side of the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance; and

the forward and the backward side of the moving direction of the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance.

22. A data notification system according to claim 17,

wherein, when a modification is made to data to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified, data notification is executed by displaying data, which is to be notified to said intended persons to whom the data is notified after said group has been in a staying status, in the vicinity of a location on an extension of a line connecting intended persons to whom the data is notified other than said intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance in said group with the intended persons to whom the data is notified who are determined to have high importance.

23. A data notification system according to claim 17,

wherein, said data notification device executes two-way data exchange with said intended persons to whom the data is notified at a time point before said group is in a staying status, and executes one-way data notification to said intended persons to whom the data is notified at a time point after said group has been in a staying status.