Movement managing system

• US 7,932,832 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2005
• Issued: 04/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IHC Corporation
• Original Assignee: IHC Corporation
• Inventors: Hayashi, Hitoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): BLOUNT, ERIC
• Application Number:
  US11/579,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20090009338A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,177 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/573.4, 340/539.13, 340/539.16, 340/5.6, 340 58- 584, 340/825.36
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0423 detecting deviation from an expected pattern of behaviour or schedule

Abstract

To provide a movement managing system for grasping the movement of a remote person and acquiring the information with improved reliability. A movement managing system for managing the movement of a person to be managed comprises a personal information input device (10) installed on a movement path of the person, a data managing server (20) for managing information on the person, and information acquiring device (30) for acquiring information on the person from the data managing server. When personal information for specifying the person is inputted, the personal information input device (10) transmits the personal information and the device ID that the device (10) uniquely has to the data managing server (20). The data managing server (20) identifies the pass position on the movement path that the person has passed on the basis of the personal information and device ID received from the personal information input device (10) and transmits information representing the pass position that the person has passed to the information acquiring device (30).

Claims

1. A movement managing system for managing the movement of a person to be managed comprising

personal information input devices installed in plural specified positions and inputting personal information on the person,

a data managing server for managing information on the person, and

an information acquiring device for acquiring information on the person from the data managing server, wherein

when personal information for specifying the person is inputted, the personal information input device transmits the personal information and the device ID that the device uniquely has to the data managing server,

the data managing server identifies the pass position on the movement path that the person has passed on the basis of the personal information and device ID received from the personal information input device, and transmits the identified information to the information acquiring device, and

the data managing server stores a table representing position information corresponding to the personal information, receives the personal information and the device ID from the personal information input device, refers to the table representing the position information to convert the received personal information to information representing the movement destination of the person to be managed, identifies the current position of the person from the device ID, and estimates the movement path of the person from the movement destination and the current position.

2. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the data managing server previously stores the personal information, checks the stored personal information with the received personal information, and identifies the person to be managed.

3. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the data managing server receives personal information on the person to be managed from the personal information input device in the position out of a predetermined movement path of the person previously stored in itself, and transmits information that the person is moving out of the estimated movement path to the information acquiring device.

4. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the data managing server stores a table representing message information corresponding to the personal information, receives the personal information from the personal information input device, refers to the table representing the message information to convert the received personal information to the message information, and transmits the converted message information to the information acquiring device.

5. The movement managing system according to claim 4,

wherein the data managing server creates the message information on the basis of one of the type, the number of receptions, and the reception interval of personal information received from the personal information input device or a combination of these, and transmits the created message information to the information acquiring device.

6. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the data managing server stores a table representing the correspondence of the device ID and the installed position of the personal information input device, and identifies the installed position corresponding to the received device ID as the pass position on the movement path.

7. The movement managing system according claim 1,

wherein the personal information input device transmits time information representing a time in which the personal information is inputted to the data managing server together with the personal information and the device ID,

wherein the data managing server transmits the time information received from the personal information input device as a time in which the person has passed the installed position of the personal information input device to the information acquiring device together with information representing the pass position.

8. The movement managing system according to claim 7,

wherein the data managing server stores a predetermined movement time information representing a time required for the person to be managed to move on the movement path, estimates a pass time or arrival time on the movement path that the person to be managed has passed using the predetermined movement time information, and transmits information representing the estimated time to the information acquiring device together with information representing time in which the person has actually passed or arrived.

9. The movement managing system according to claim 8,

wherein the data managing server transmits information that the person to be managed has not passed or arrived to the information acquiring device when the pass or arrival estimated time has elapsed while the person has not passed or arrived.

10. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the data managing server receives personal information on the person to be managed from the personal information input device out of the estimated movement path, and transmits information that the person is moving out of the estimated movement path to the information acquiring device.

11. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein when a fixed time or more has elapsed since personal information on the same person to be managed has not been received from the personal information input device, the data managing server transmits information that an abnormality is caused to the input of the personal information to the information acquiring device.

12. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the data managing server continuously receives personal information on the same person to be managed from the personal information input device over a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time, and transmits information that an abnormality is caused to the input of the personal information to the information acquiring device.

13. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the data managing server transmits age information on the person to be managed identified on the basis of personal information received from the personal information input device to the information acquiring device.

14. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the data managing server judges whether or not a person identified by the personal information can enter a predetermined facility on the basis of personal information received from the personal information input device, and transmits information representing the judged result whether or not the person can enter the facility to the personal information input device,

wherein the personal information input device controls unlocking and locking of the entrance to the predetermined facility on the basis of the judged result whether or not the person can enter the facility received from the data managing server.

15. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the person to be managed is a child going to and from school,

wherein plural personal information input devices are installed in the school zone.

16. The movement managing system according to claim 14,

wherein the person to be managed is an elderly person,

wherein one or more personal information input devices are installed in the home of the elderly person.

17. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the person to be managed is a missing person,

wherein the movement managing system further has a search organization terminal operated by a search organization searching for the person to be managed,

wherein the data managing server transmits information representing the installed position of the personal information input device on the transmitting side to the search organization terminal when the person to be managed identified on the basis of personal information received from the personal information input device is registered as a missing person.

18. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the person to be managed is a beneficiary receiving a service and a service provider providing the service to the beneficiary,

wherein the data managing server judges that the beneficiary and the service provider identified by personal information received from the personal information input device are in the service use-provision relation, and records that the service provision by the service provider has started or ended in itself, upon reception of personal information on the both.

19. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the person to be managed is a beneficiary receiving a nursing care service and a nursing care service provider providing a nursing care service to the beneficiary,

wherein the data managing server judges that the beneficiary and the nursing care service provider identified by personal information received from the personal information input device are in the nursing care service use-provision relation, and records that the nursing care service provision by the nursing care service provider has started or ended in itself, upon reception of personal information on the both.

20. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the data managing server transmits information on the identification card of the person to be managed identified on the basis of personal information received from the personal information input device to the information acquiring device.

21. The movement managing system according to claim 20, wherein information on the identification card is information on a car license, passport, residents'"'"' basic register card, employee identification card, and student identification card.

22. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the person to be managed is an insured person,

wherein the personal information input device is installed in a medical facility, and when personal information on the person to be managed is inputted, transmits the inputted personal information to the data managing server,

wherein the data managing server judges that a person identified by personal information received from the personal information input device is an insured person of an insurance available in the medical facility, and transmits information on the insured person previously stored in itself so as to be matched with the personal information to the information acquiring device installed in the medical facility.

23. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the person to be managed is a user of a book lending service in a library,

wherein the personal information input device is installed in the library and when personal information on the person to be managed is inputted, transmits the inputted personal information to the data managing server,

wherein the data managing server judges that the person identified by the personal information received from the personal information input device can borrow a book from the library and transmits the information that the book can be lent to the information acquiring device in installed in the library.

24. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the data managing server stores information representing a means of transportation available by the person to be managed, judges whether or not the person identified on the basis of personal information received from the personal information input device can use the means of transportation in which the personal information input device on the transmitting side is installed, and transmits the judged result to the information acquiring device installed in the means of transportation.

25. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the person to be managed is a person receiving free-of-charge/discount application for an elderly person using a means of transportation,

wherein the personal information input device is installed at the boarding gate or the ticket gate of the means of transportation provided by the public transport and when personal information on the person to be managed is inputted, transmits the personal information to the data managing server,

wherein the data managing server stores the personal information so as to be matched with information representing whether or not free-of-charge/discount can be applied, refers to the stored information to judge whether or not the person identified by the personal information received from the personal information input device is a person having a qualification for free-of-charge/discount application, and transmits information representing the judged result to the information acquiring device.

26. The movement managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the personal information is biometrics information on the person to be managed.