Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing program, portable communication terminal, and control method and control program of portable communication terminal

• US 9,679,458 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2013
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Yoshikazu
• Primary Examiner(s): WYCHE, MYRON
• Application Number:
  US14/433,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20150279183A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,352 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/001 Concealed systems, e.g. disguised alarm systems to make covert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/007 by trapping
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/02 with smoke, gas, or coloured or odorous powder or liquid
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/007 Details of data content structure of message packets; data protocols
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/066 guiding along a path, e.g. evacuation path lighting strip
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

To readily and effectively take a crime and disaster prevention countermeasure, there is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquirer that, when a crime and disaster prevention assistant device is connected to a portable communication terminal, acquires specifying information for specifying the crime and disaster prevention assistant device from the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal, a driver executor that executes a driver program corresponding to the specifying information to control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device, and an application executor that executes a crime and disaster prevention application program corresponding to the specifying information to acquire status detection information detected by the crime and disaster prevention assistant device connected to the portable communication terminal, specifies countermeasure processing corresponding to the acquired status detection information with reference to a management database, and controls the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal based on the countermeasure processing.

Claims

1. An information processing server comprising:

an acquirer that, when a crime and disaster prevention assistant device is locally connected to a portable communication terminal, acquires specifying information for specifying the crime and disaster prevention assistant device from the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal;

a driver executor that executes a driver program corresponding to the specifying information to control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device without downloading a program into the portable communication terminal; and

an application executor that executes a crime and disaster prevention application program corresponding to the specifying information to acquire status detection information detected by the crime and disaster prevention assistant device connected to the portable communication terminal, specifies countermeasure processing corresponding to the acquired status detection information with reference to a management database, and controls the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal based on the countermeasure processing.

2. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein the crime and disaster prevention assistant device includes at least one of a crime prevention light, a loudspeaker, a surveillance camera, and door open/close sensor.

3. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein said application executor acquires time information of the portable communication terminal at the time of crime prevention from the portable communication terminal, and accumulate the time information together with the status detection information in the management database.

4. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein

the portable communication terminal is connected to a camera and loudspeaker as the crime and disaster prevention assistant devices, and

when a suspicious person is found in an image captured by the camera, said application executor controls the loudspeaker to output an intimidation sound.

5. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein

the portable communication terminal is connected to a camera and loudspeaker as the crime and disaster prevention assistant devices, and

when a suspicious person is found in an image captured by the camera, said application executor outputs an instruction message from the loudspeaker, and if the suspicious person does not obey the instruction message, outputs a guidance voice to urge a worker to escape and controls the loudspeaker to output an intimidation sound.

6. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein

the portable communication terminal is connected to a camera and cash drawer as the crime and disaster prevention assistant devices, and

when a suspicious person is found in an image captured by the camera, said application executor closes and locks the cash drawer.

7. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein

the portable communication terminal is connected to a camera and pitching machine as the crime and disaster prevention assistant devices, and

when a suspicious person is found in an image captured by the camera, said application executor controls the camera to follow the suspicious person, and controls the pitching machine to throw a color ball at the suspicious person.

8. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein

the portable communication terminal is connected to a display as the crime and disaster prevention assistant device, and

if a fire is detected based on the status detection information from the crime and disaster prevention assistant device, said application executor controls to display an evacuation message on the display.

9. The information processing server according to claim 8, wherein if it is determined from an image captured by a camera as the crime and disaster prevention assistant device that a harmful gas is produced along with the fire, said application executor displays, on the display, the evacuation message to fill a bag with air near a floor and evacuate by crawling while breathing the air in the bag.

10. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein

the portable communication terminal is connected to a loudspeaker, a human sensor that detects the presence/absence of a customer in a store, and an opening/closing apparatus that opens/closes a door of the store, which serve as the crime and disaster prevention assistant devices, and

if it is determined using the human sensor that there is a customer in the store, said application executor outputs an intimidation sound from the loudspeaker so as to expel the suspicious person, and if it is determined using the human sensor that there is no customer in the store, said application executor closes and locks the door of the store using the opening/closing apparatus.

11. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein upon detecting that the crime and disaster prevention assistant device is connected to the portable communication terminal, said application executor transmits, to the portable communication terminal, a message describing where and how the crime and disaster prevention assistant device is installed.

12. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein said application executor accumulates, as an attribute, a person who has reported an effect of a crime prevention countermeasure in a crime prevention countermeasure effect measurer database, and uses the attribute to prevent a problem.

13. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring, when a crime and disaster prevention assistant device is locally connected to a portable communication terminal, specifying information for specifying the crime and disaster prevention assistant device from the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal;

executing a driver program corresponding to the specifying information to control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device without downloading a program into the portable communication terminal; and

executing a crime and disaster prevention application program corresponding to the specifying information to acquire status detection information detected by the crime and disaster prevention assistant device connected to the portable communication terminal, specifying countermeasure processing corresponding to the acquired status detection information with reference to a management database, and controlling the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal based on the countermeasure processing.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing an information processing program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

acquiring, when a crime and disaster prevention assistant device is locally connected to a portable communication terminal, specifying information for specifying the crime and disaster prevention assistant device from the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal;

executing a driver program corresponding to the specifying information to control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device without downloading a program into the portable communication terminal; and

executing a crime and disaster prevention application program corresponding to the specifying information to acquire status detection information detected by the crime and disaster prevention assistant device connected to the portable communication terminal, specifying countermeasure processing corresponding to the acquired status detection information with reference to a management database, and controlling the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal based on the countermeasure processing.

15. A portable communication terminal comprising:

a determiner that, when locally connected to a crime and disaster prevention assistant device, determines whether a local terminal can control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device;

a requester that, when it is determined that the local terminal cannot control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device, requests control of the crime and disaster prevention assistant device by accessing a server;

a signal transfer controller that controls, without downloading a program into the portable communication terminal, signal transfer between the crime and disaster prevention assistant device and the server so that communication between the crime and disaster prevention assistant device and the server can be established and the server can acquire status detection information detected by the crime and disaster prevention assistant device from the crime and disaster prevention assistant device; and

a receiver that receives, from the server, screen information generated by executing, by the server, a crime and disaster prevention application program corresponding to the crime and disaster prevention assistant device.

16. A control method of a portable communication terminal, comprising:

determining, when locally connected to a crime and disaster prevention assistant device, whether a local terminal can control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device;

requesting, when it is determined that the local terminal cannot control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device, control of the crime and disaster prevention assistant device by accessing a server;

controlling, without downloading a program into the portable communication terminal, signal transfer between the crime and disaster prevention assistant device and the server so that communication between the crime and disaster prevention assistant device and the server can be established and the server can acquire status detection information detected by the crime and disaster prevention assistant device from the crime and disaster prevention assistant device; and

receiving, from the server, screen information generated by executing, by the server, a crime and disaster prevention application program corresponding to the crime and disaster prevention assistant device.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a control program of a portable communication terminal for causing a computer to execute a method, comprising:

determining, when locally connected to a crime and disaster prevention assistant device, whether a local terminal can control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device;

requesting, when it is determined that the local terminal cannot control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device, control of the crime and disaster prevention assistant device by accessing a server;

controlling, without downloading a program into the portable communication terminal, signal transfer between the crime and disaster prevention assistant device and the server so that communication between the crime and disaster prevention assistant device and the server can be established and the server can acquire status detection information detected by the crime and disaster prevention assistant device from the crime and disaster prevention assistant device; and

receiving, from the server, screen information generated by executing, by the server, a crime and disaster prevention application program corresponding to the crime and disaster prevention assistant device.

18. An information processing system comprising:

an information processing apparatus; and

a portable communication terminal,

said information processing apparatus comprising

an acquirer that, when a crime and disaster prevention assistant device is locally connected to the portable communication terminal, acquires specifying information for specifying the crime and disaster prevention assistant device from the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal,

a driver executor that executes a driver program corresponding to the specifying information to control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device without downloading a program into the portable communication terminal, and

an application executor that executes a crime and disaster prevention application program corresponding to the specifying information to acquire status detection information detected by the crime and disaster prevention assistant device connected to the portable communication terminal, specifies countermeasure processing corresponding to the acquired status detection information with reference to a management database, and controls the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal based on the countermeasure processing.