WO2017145579A1

WO2017145579A1 - Information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method

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Publication number: WO2017145579A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/001402
Authority: WO
Inventors: 矢島　正一; 宏光小松
Original assignee: ソニー株式会社
Priority date: 2016-02-24
Filing date: 2017-01-17
Publication date: 2017-08-31

Abstract

An information processing device according to one embodiment of the present art comprises a recommended position display control unit which, on the basis of installation area information showing installation areas where relay devices can be installed that are able to communicate with transmitters worn by bodies, and area information that includes management area information showing areas where bodies to be managed which are wearing the transmitters are able to move, and on the basis of communication condition information including information regarding communication conditions between the relay devices and the transmitters, calculates recommended installation position information for a receiver within the installation area, so as to include a management area within a communication area, which is the range in which communication with the transmitters is possible via the relay devices, and displays the recommended installation position information on a map image.

Description

Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

This technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method that can be used for management of livestock.

A technique is known in which a small communication device is attached to livestock such as cattle, and an individual identification signal or the like is transmitted from the communication device by wireless communication or the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This document describes a reader that receives an individual identification signal from a communication device.

JP 2012-60972 A

On the other hand, it is conceivable that such a leader is installed in the livestock facility. In this case, since livestock moves within a predetermined range in the livestock facility, it is necessary to determine a reader installation position suitable for communication with a communication device attached to the livestock. Since it is not easy to determine the system, the burden of introducing the system is large.

In view of the circumstances as described above, an object of the present technology is to facilitate the introduction of a communication network including a transmission device attached to an individual and a relay device capable of communication between the transmission device. An information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method are provided.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a recommended position display control unit.
The recommended position display control unit includes installation area information indicating an installation area in which a relay device capable of communicating with a transmission device attached to an individual can be installed, and an individual equipped with the transmission device to be managed Based on area information including management area information indicating an area in which the mobile device can move and communication condition information including information on communication conditions between the relay device and the transmission device. Control is performed to display on the map image the recommended installation position information of the receiving device in the installation area, which is calculated so that the communication area in which communication is possible includes the management area.

An information processing system according to another embodiment of the present technology includes a recommended position calculation unit and a recommended position display control unit.
The recommended position calculation unit includes installation area information indicating an installation area where a relay apparatus capable of communicating with a transmission apparatus attached to an individual can be installed, and an individual wearing the transmission apparatus that is a management target. Based on area information including management area information indicating an area that can be moved, and communication condition information including information on communication conditions between the relay apparatus and the transmission apparatus, the relay apparatus causes the transmission apparatus to The recommended installation position of the relay device in the installation area is calculated so that a communication area that is a communicable range includes the management area.
The recommended position display control unit performs control to display the calculated recommended installation position information on a map image.

An information processing method according to still another aspect of the present technology is as follows:
Installation area information indicating an installation area in which a relay device capable of communicating with a transmission device attached to an individual can be installed, and an area in which an individual wearing the transmission device to be managed can move Communication in a range in which the transmission device can communicate with the relay device based on area information including management area information indicating communication information including communication area information including communication conditions between the relay device and the transmission device. Calculating a recommended installation position of the relay device in the installation area so that the area includes the management area;
Controlling to display the calculated recommended installation position information on a map image.

As described above, according to the present technology, information processing that can facilitate introduction of a communication network including a transmission device attached to an individual and a relay device capable of communication between the transmission device. An apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method can be provided.
Note that the effects described here are not necessarily limited, and may be any of the effects described in the present disclosure.

It is a typical figure showing the schematic structure of the livestock management system which can be applied to this art. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of each apparatus contained in the said livestock management system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the livestock management assistance system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this technique, and the flow of a process. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the area registration process of the said livestock management assistance system. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration screen for receiving the input of the information of an installation area in an area registration process. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration screen for receiving the input of management area information in an area registration process. In an area registration process, it is a figure which shows an example of the registration confirmation and correction screen of installation area and management area information. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the recommended position display process of the said livestock management assistance system. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen where the installation recommendation position was displayed on the map image. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display of the screen where the installation recommendation position was displayed on the map image. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen by which the installation recommendation position of the modification 1-2 was displayed on the map image. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating another display example of a screen on which a recommended installation position of modification example 1-2 is displayed on a map image. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the livestock management assistance system of the modification 1-3, and the flow of a process. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the livestock management assistance system of the modification 1-4, and the flow of a process. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the livestock management assistance system of the modification 1-5, and the flow of a process. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration screen for receiving the input of the information of the installation position of a relay apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the livestock management assistance system of the modification 1-6, and the flow of a process. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the livestock management assistance system of the modification 1-7, and the flow of a process. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the livestock management assistance system of the modification 1-8, and the flow of a process. It is a typical figure showing a schematic structure of a livestock management system which can be applied to a 2nd embodiment of this art. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the relay apparatus of the said livestock management system, and a master relay apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the livestock management assistance system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this technique, and the flow of a process. It is a display example of a screen displayed in the registration processing of the master installation position by the livestock management support system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the livestock management assistance system of the modification 2-1, and the flow of a process.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present technology will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Overview of livestock management support system]
An overview of a livestock management support system, which is an embodiment of an “information processing system” according to the present technology, will be described.
In this embodiment, the livestock management support system facilitates the introduction of a communication network in the livestock management system. This livestock management system is a system that can be utilized by, for example, livestock farmers and employees (users) of livestock facilities, and facilitates the management of livestock by processing signals transmitted from a transmission device attached to each livestock. It is a system that can. The signal transmitted from the transmission device is received by, for example, a relay device installed in the livestock facility. However, it takes time and labor for field surveys and the like to determine the installation position of the relay device, and the introduction of the livestock management system itself May make it difficult.
Therefore, the livestock management support system of the present embodiment is configured so that the installation position of the relay device can be presented to the user in an easily understandable manner.
Below, the schematic structure of a livestock management system is demonstrated first.
The livestock is an embodiment of “individual”, and the individual means a living body. Further, as will be described later, the present technology can be applied not only to an individual but also to a non-living object.

[Configuration of livestock management system]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a livestock management system that can be applied to the present technology, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of each device included in the livestock management system 100.

As shown in FIG. 1, the livestock management system 100 includes a plurality of transmission devices 1 (

transmission devices

1a, 1b, 1c), a plurality of relay devices 2 (

relay devices

2a, 2b), a server device 3, and a terminal device. 4.
The plurality of

transmission devices

1a, 1b, 1c are respectively attached to the plurality of domestic animals A1, A2, A3.
Examples of livestock A1, A2, A3 include industrial animals such as beef cattle, dairy cows, pigs, horses, sheep, goats, poultry and pet animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, etc. Show.
In the example shown in FIG. 1, an example of three livestocks is shown for the sake of explanation. However, livestock farmers can manage tens to thousands or more of livestock.
In FIG. 2, for the sake of explanation, one transmission device 1, one relay device 2, one server device 3, and one terminal device 4 are shown.

(Transmitter)
The transmission device 1 is attached to livestock and transmits an individual signal. The individual signal is a signal including information about the individual, and may include individual identification information capable of identifying each domestic animal in the present embodiment. The individual identification information may include, for example, an individual identifier associated with each individual.
The individual identifier is an identifier that can identify livestock, and may be an individual identifier that is unique to the transmission device 1 or an individual identifier that can identify the transmission device 1 such as an individual identification number of livestock that will be described later. Also good.
The individual signal may include information other than the individual identification information. For example, the individual signal includes information on the power generation amount described later, information on the attribute of the transmission device 1, information on the state of livestock, information combining these, and the like. You may go out.
Specifically, the

transmission devices

1a, 1b, and 1c can be configured as tags that can be attached to the domestic animals A1, A2, and A3, respectively.
The transmission device 1 is attached to the ears of the livestock A1, A2, A3, for example, but is not limited to the ears, and can be attached to other than the ears such as the neck, back, and feet. However, from the viewpoint of reducing the possibility that the livestock A1, A2, A3 rubs the body against a fence or the like and the possibility that the transmitting device 1 is detached due to collision between the livestock, attachment to the ear is preferable to the neck or foot.
In addition, the livestock A1, A2, and A3 may not be equipped with a function such as communication, and may be equipped with a wearing tool in which information for identifying an individual such as an individual identification number is described. The above-mentioned wearing tool worn on the ear is referred to as an ear tag. As an example, the ear tag has a resin plate on which an individual identification number and its barcode are printed.
In addition, the individual identification number referred to here is a general-purpose number assigned by, for example, a national or livestock management organization.
In addition, the transmission apparatus 1 may have the individual identification number of a domestic animal, the individual identifier of the transmission apparatus 1, etc. on the surface of the housing | casing mentioned later, and may also serve as the function of an ear tag.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the transmission device 1 includes a power supply unit 11, a control unit 12, and a communication unit 13. The transmission device 1 further includes a housing (not shown) that houses the power supply unit 11, the control unit 12, and the communication unit 13, and a mounting mechanism (not shown) for mounting the housing on livestock. The mounting mechanism may be configured integrally with the housing.
“Mounting” as used herein includes mounting directly on an individual and / or object with a mounting tool or the like, and mounting indirectly on the object and / or object attached to an object to be mounted. As an example in which the housing is directly attached to an individual or the like, for example, the user may be able to attach the housing to the livestock by sandwiching the ears of the livestock between the housing and another device using a wearer. As an example in which the casing is indirectly attached to an individual or the like, the casing may have a hole for a belt, and the casing may be attached to a domestic animal by passing a belt rotated around the neck of the domestic animal through the hole. As another example in which the housing is mounted indirectly on an individual, etc., the housing has a structure for mounting a mounting component for mounting, and the It may be attached to.

The power supply unit 11 is configured to be able to supply power to the control unit 12 and the communication unit 13, and includes, for example, a power generation unit 111, a power storage unit 112, and a power control unit 113.

The power generation unit 111 generates electric power according to the surrounding environment. The power generation unit 111 may generate power using, for example, energy based on at least one of light, heat, vibration, radio waves including a far electromagnetic field and a near electromagnetic field, and a specific organic substance and inorganic substance. Good. The power generation unit 111 may generate power using a plurality of the above-described energies. The power generation method may be any of electrostatic type, electromagnetic type, inverse magnetostrictive type, piezoelectric type and the like.
The power generation unit 111 may generate power using light (for example, an indoor light bulb or sunlight).
The power generation unit 111 may be a thermoelectric conversion element that generates power using a temperature difference (heat) (for example, a power generation by the Seebeck effect or a Thomson effect, a thermoelectron power generation, or a thermomagnetic power generation). Such a power generation unit 111 generates power using, for example, the temperature difference between the body temperature of the livestock and the outside air temperature.
The power generation unit 111 may be an enzyme battery (also referred to as a bio battery) that generates power using sugar.
The power generation unit 111 uses one of LCR (inductance, capacitance, reactance) components, or a combination thereof, and capacitive coupling or electromagnetic coupling by a capacitor, a capacitor, an antenna, a rectenna, and the like. It may be a thing.
The power generation unit 111 may perform near electromagnetic field power generation, that is, generate power using energy obtained by bringing the transmission device close to a predetermined device. As the near electromagnetic field power generation method, a known method such as a magnetic field resonance method, an electromagnetic induction method, an electric field coupling method, an electric field resonance method, or the like can be applied.
As the power generation unit 111, a known power generation unit 111 other than the exemplified power generation unit can be applied.

The power storage unit 112 is used depending on the purpose such as storing the power generated by the power generation unit 111. The power generated by the power generation unit 111 is stored in the power storage unit 112 and used as power for operating the communication unit 13.
The power storage unit 112 includes various secondary batteries such as a lithium ion secondary battery, an electric double layer capacitor, a lithium ion capacitor, a polyacenic organic semiconductor (PAS) capacitor, and a nanogate capacitor (“nanogate”). Are registered trademarks of Nanogate Aktiengesellschaft, ceramic capacitors, film capacitors, aluminum electrolytic capacitors, tantalum capacitors, and the like. Depending on the purpose, a combination of these power storage units 112 may be used.

The power control unit 113 transitions between a standby state and an output state for supplying power to the communication unit 13 and the control unit 12 according to the power supplied from the power generation unit 111. Thereby, when the power generation amount by the power generation unit 111 becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, it is possible to transmit the individual signal.
The power control unit 113 is configured by, for example, an integrated circuit (IC) composed of one element or a plurality of elements. Examples of the IC used for the power supply unit 113 include a switching element such as a transistor, a diode, a reset IC, a regulator IC, a logic IC, and various arithmetic circuits. The circuit configuration inside the IC can be changed as appropriate as long as the function of the power control unit 113 can be realized. In addition, the power control unit 113 preferably has a configuration capable of storing the state by holding the state after the transition, but may have a configuration incapable of storing the state due to reset or the like and not storing the state.
In addition, the power generated in the power generation unit 111 may be supplied to the power control unit 113 after being appropriately boosted or reduced.

The control unit 12 controls transmission of the communication unit 13 and includes a processor and a memory. The control unit 12 of the present embodiment can be configured as an MCU (Micro Control Unit).
The processor used for the control unit 12 executes control on the communication circuit. Examples of the processor include an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) and a CPU (Central Processing Unit). As the processor, MPU is more preferable because of the processing amount of the communication unit 13 and the request for downsizing in the transmission apparatus 1.

The communication unit 13 transmits an individual signal including individual identification information such as an individual identifier using the power supplied from the power supply unit 11.
The individual signal of this embodiment may include information on the amount of power generated according to the surrounding environment. The information on the power generation amount may include an individual signal transmission or reception pattern based on the power generation amount generated according to the surrounding environment, or may include a numerical value of the power generation amount. The individual signal may further include information indicating the type of power generation. The information indicating the type of power generation includes, for example, information indicating whether the power generation source performed by the communication unit 13 is one of light, temperature difference, radio wave, or a combination thereof.
As the individual identifier, an individual identifier unique to the transmission apparatus 1 assigned in advance is typically used. This makes it possible to identify livestock in a one-to-one correspondence with livestock equipped with the transmission device 1. The individual identifier may be an individual identifier assigned each time as long as the livestock can be identified.
The communication unit 13 includes a communication circuit and an antenna for communicating with the relay device 2 and the like.
Communication performed by the communication circuit of the communication unit 13 may be wireless or wired. Further, a single wireless module may be used, a plurality of types may be used, or a plurality of types of composite modules may be used. The wireless communication may be a communication method using electromagnetic waves or infrared rays, communication using an electric field, or communication using sound waves. Specific communication methods include “Wi-Fi (registered trademark)”, “Zigbee (registered trademark)”, “Bluetooth (registered trademark)”, “Bluetooth Low Energy”, “ANT (registered trademark)”, “ANT +” (Registered trademark), “EnOcean (registered trademark)”, and other communication systems using a band of several hundred MHz (megahertz) to several GHz (gigahertz) can be exemplified. Near field communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication) may be used.
Near field communication refers to near field type wireless communication of, for example, several cm to 1 m. For example, in addition to NFC, a communication system using RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) such as ISO / IEC 14443, a communication system such as infrared communication Can be mentioned.

(Relay device)
The relay device 2 is configured to be able to communicate with the transmission device 1 attached to the individual. Specifically, the relay device 2 receives the individual signal transmitted from the transmission device 1 and transmits information based on the received individual signal to the server device 3 via the network N. That is, the relay device 2 of the present embodiment functions as a relay device for individual signals transmitted from the transmission device 1.
The relay device 2 may be a dedicated communication device or may have the same configuration as the transmission device 1. Alternatively, an information processing device different from the terminal device 4 may be used. In the example shown in the figure, the relay device 2 is installed in a registered area described later in the livestock facility.
The network N can be, for example, the Internet or a local area network.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the relay device 2 includes a control unit 21, a first communication unit 22, and a second communication unit 23.
The control unit 21 executes control of the first communication unit 22 and the second communication unit 23, and is realized by, for example, an MPU or CPU. The processor used for the control unit 21 executes control for each communication circuit. Examples of the processor include an MPU and a CPU.
A memory for storing device information for identifying the relay device 2 is connected to the processor of the control unit 21. These processors and the memory may constitute an MCU (Micro Control Unit).
Furthermore, device identification information that can identify the relay device 2 may be stored in the memory of the control unit 21. The device identification information may include an identifier for the relay device 2, for example. The individual identifier may be an identifier unique to the relay device 2 or an identifier set by the user.

The first communication unit 22 is configured to be able to communicate with the communication unit 13 of the transmission device 1. The first communication unit 22 includes a communication circuit and an antenna for realizing a communication method for communicating with the communication unit 13. Examples of the communication method include a communication method using electromagnetic waves and infrared rays, a communication method using electric fields, a wireless communication method using sound waves, and a wired communication method.

The second communication unit 23 is configured to be able to communicate with the server device 3. As a communication method of the second communication unit 23, the network N such as a wireless LAN (IEEE802.11 or the like) such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) or a communication method using a 3G or 4G network for mobile communication is used. A connectable communication method can be applied.
When the second communication unit 23 applies a communication method such as WiFi, the second communication unit 23 can be connected to the network N via a predetermined access point.
The second communication unit 23 may be configured as a gateway for connecting to the network N. In this case, the second communication unit 23 may be configured as a separate communication device connected to the relay device 2 main body by wire or wirelessly. This communication device may be a communication device for connecting to a network, or may be an information processing device capable of connecting to a network. Alternatively, the relay device 2 has an interface for network connection connected to the relay device 2 main body by a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal or the like, and at least a part of the second communication unit 23 is connected to the interface. May be realized.

(Server device)
The server device 3 is a server device on the network N. In this embodiment, the server device 3 is a device different from the transmission device 1 and the relay device 2 and is an information processing device that receives information transmitted from the relay device 2. The information received by the server device 3 is information based on the individual signal, and may be information obtained by adding predetermined information to the individual signal by the relay device 2, for example. The server device 3 may be configured by one information processing device or may be configured by a plurality of information processing devices.
The server device 3 can provide a livestock management service to the terminal device 4 via the network N. For example, the server device 3 is equipped with livestock management application software (hereinafter abbreviated as “livestock management application”), and executes processing based on the software.
The server device 3 may provide a livestock management application to the terminal device 4 or the like in the form of a web application, or may distribute the livestock management application to the terminal device 4 and cause the terminal device 4 to install the application.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the server device 3 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, and a communication unit 33.
The control unit 31 is a processor realized by a CPU, and comprehensively controls each unit of the server device 3. The control unit 31 executes predetermined processing in accordance with a control program stored in the storage unit 32.
The storage unit 32 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which a program executed by the control unit 31 is stored, a RAM (Random Access Memory) used as a work memory when the control unit 31 executes processing, and the like. Have Furthermore, the storage unit 32 may include a nonvolatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and a flash memory (SSD; Solid State Drive).
The communication unit 33 is connected to the network N and configured to be able to communicate with the terminal device 4. The communication unit 33 can be connected to the network N through a hardware network interface such as a wireless LAN (IEEE802.11 or the like) such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) or a wired LAN.
In addition to the above-described configuration, the server device 3 may have a configuration such as a display unit or an input operation unit as necessary.

(Terminal device)
The terminal device 4 is an information processing device operated by a user who manages a plurality of livestock A1, A2, A3, and is configured to be able to communicate with the server device 3 on the network N. The terminal device 4 includes, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a digital camera, a wearable device, a PC (Personal Computer), and the like. In the present embodiment, the terminal device 4 is equipped with a livestock management application provided from the server device 3.
Here, R11 and R12 shown in FIG. 1 schematically show areas where the livestock A1, A2 and A3 can move, for example, in a livestock facility, and a livestock management application or the like mounted on the terminal device 4 is used. An example of a management area registered in advance by the user is shown. Details of the management area will be described later.

The terminal device 4 includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, a communication unit 43, a display unit 44, and an input operation unit 45. The terminal device 4 further includes a casing (not shown) that houses the control unit 41, the storage unit 42, the first communication unit 43, the communication unit 43, the display unit 44, and the input operation unit 45. The housing is configured to be portable by the user, for example.
The control unit 41 is a processor realized by a CPU, and comprehensively controls each unit of the terminal device 4. The control unit 41 executes predetermined processing according to the control program stored in the storage unit 42.
The storage unit 42 includes a ROM, a RAM, a nonvolatile memory, and the like.
The communication unit 43 is connected to the network N and configured to be able to communicate with the server device 3. Specifically, the communication unit 43 is connected to the network N using a wireless LAN (IEEE802.11 or the like) such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) or a 3G or 4G network for mobile communication, and the server device 3 Can communicate with.
The display unit 44 is realized by a display element such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) panel. The display unit 44 may include a D / A conversion circuit and the like in addition to the display element.
The input operation unit 45 is, for example, a touch panel, a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, or other input devices. When the input operation unit 45 is a touch panel, the touch panel can be integrated with the display unit 44.
In addition to the above configuration, the terminal device 4 may include a battery, a camera, a microphone, a speaker, and the like (not shown).

[Schematic configuration of livestock management support system]
As shown in FIG. 2, the livestock management support system 10 according to the present embodiment can be configured by a server device 3 and a terminal device 4 included in the livestock management system 100, for example.
In this embodiment, the livestock management support system 10 is configured to be able to execute an area registration process and a recommended position display process.
The recommended position display process is a process that can display recommended installation position information of the relay device 2 on a map image.
The area registration process is a process of accepting input of information for registering the installation area and the management area.
The installation area is an area where the relay device 2 can be installed, and can be, for example, the entire livestock facility. However, for example, a part of the livestock facility is owned by a user different from the user who performs area registration, or a user who performs area registration installs a relay device 2 at all locations of the livestock facility, such as a river or a cliff. If this is not possible, a part of the livestock facility may be used as the installation area.
The management area is a section for managing an individual to be managed, and is an area designated as an area where the individual to be managed can move. The management area can be an area where livestock stays, as will be described below. Here, “stay” means staying in a certain region for a predetermined time or longer, and “predetermined time” can be appropriately set in consideration of the moving speed and characteristics of livestock. The management area can be, for example, a pasture where a pasture within an installation area (in a livestock facility) is partitioned. The pasture is an area that is changed in turn, for example, when changing grazing, and is an area where livestock can stay for a predetermined time or longer, for example, for a long time. The area in the barn may be divided into sections for each cow such as calves, adult cows, and pregnant cows, and the section may be used as a management area. Specific examples of “individual management” include management of the place where livestock stays, monitoring of estrus and disease of livestock, management of milk volume in the case of dairy cows, and management of shipment in the case of beef cattle. .
By area registration processing, the user can set a range in which the recommended installation positions of the relay device 2 can be distributed and a range that can be covered as a communication area of the relay device 2.
In the following description, “covered” means that the transmission apparatus 1 can communicate.
All or part of the processing of the livestock management support system 10 may be executed by the above-described livestock management application.

[Functional configuration of livestock management support system]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration and processing flow of the livestock management support system 10.
As shown in the figure, the livestock management support system 10 includes an area registration reception unit 101, an area information acquisition unit 102, a communication condition information acquisition unit 103, a recommended condition information acquisition unit 104, and a recommended position calculation unit 105. A recommended position display control unit 106.
The area registration process is executed by the area registration receiving unit 101.
The recommended position display process is executed by the area information acquisition unit 102, the communication condition information acquisition unit 103, the recommended condition information acquisition unit 104, the recommended position calculation unit 105, and the recommended position display control unit 106.
Among these configurations, in the present embodiment, the area information acquisition unit 102, the communication condition information acquisition unit 103, and the recommended position calculation unit 105 are realized by the control unit 31 of the server device 3.
The area registration receiving unit 101 and the recommended position display control unit 106 are realized by the terminal device 4. For example, the area registration receiving unit 101 is realized by the input operation unit 45 and the control unit 41 of the terminal device 4, and the recommended position display control unit 106 is realized by the display unit 44 and the control unit 41 of the terminal device 4.

The area registration receiving unit 101 receives input of information for registering the installation area and the management area. The information for registering the installation area and the management area is hereinafter referred to as area registration information.
The area registration information is information stored in the server device 3 based on a registration application by the user, and is information included in area information described later. In this embodiment, the area registration information includes information for specifying the geographical range occupied by the installation area and the management area. Such information may be, for example, information on a plurality of point data defining the outer peripheries of the installation area and the management area. For example, each point is data including latitude and longitude information. Furthermore, the area registration information may include information regarding the installation area and the management area, such as names of the installation area and the management area.
The method of accepting input by the area registration accepting unit 101 is not particularly limited.
For example, the area registration receiving unit 101 may receive an input of the outer circumference of the installation area and / or the management area. The input of the outer periphery can be executed by, for example, clicking, tapping or dragging on the map image displayed on the display unit 44.
Alternatively, when a list of area information is stored in the terminal device 4 in advance, the area registration receiving unit 101 stores the name of the area selected by the input operation from the list and the name corresponding to the name. Information input may be accepted.
Further, the area registration receiving unit 101 may search for the name of the area input to the terminal device 4 via the network N or the like, and may receive input of information on the area corresponding to the search result.
The area registration information whose input is received by the area registration receiving unit 101 is transmitted to the server device 3 via the communication unit 43 of the terminal device 4. Further, the area registration information may be stored in the storage unit 42 of the terminal device 4.

The area information acquisition unit 102 acquires area information including installation area information indicating an installation area and management area information indicating a management area. The area information includes area registration information in the present embodiment. The information acquired by the area information acquisition unit 102 is used for calculating the recommended installation position.
The area information acquisition unit 102 can acquire the area registration information, the other installation area information, and the management area information stored in the storage unit 32 by reading them as area information data. Alternatively, the area information acquisition unit 102 may acquire at least part of the area information by receiving the area registration information transmitted from the terminal device 4. The area information acquisition unit 102 may acquire the area information by requesting and receiving necessary information from an external server or the like via the network N.
The area information may include terrain data of each of the installation area and the management area as the installation area information and the designated area information. The terrain data may include, for example, information on the altitude and undulations of each area, or information on the land use form of each area. Examples of land use forms include pasture, miscellaneous forest, and farmland. By using the terrain data, it is possible to accurately estimate the distribution of the radio field intensity of the relay device 2 in each area.
In addition, the area information may include information on shielding objects in the installation area and the management area as the installation area information and the designated area information. The information on the shielding object may include, for example, information such as the position of the shielding object, the shape of the shielding object, the height of the shielding object, the area occupied by the shielding object, and the type of the shielding object. The distribution of the radio field intensity of the relay device 2 can also be estimated with high accuracy by using the information on the shield.
When the entire management area is included in the installation area, the area information may be information on only the installation area. When a part of the management area is included in the installation area, the area information may be information on the installation area and a management area that does not overlap the installation area.

The communication condition information acquisition unit 103 acquires communication condition information including information about communication conditions between the relay device 2 and the transmission device 1. The information acquired by the communication condition information acquisition unit 103 is used for calculating the recommended installation position.
The communication condition information acquisition unit 103 may acquire information about communication conditions stored in advance in the storage unit 32 as all or part of the communication condition information. Or the communication condition information acquisition part 103 may request | require the information about communication conditions with respect to the terminal device 4, the relay apparatus 2, etc. as needed, and may receive the said information.
The communication condition information may include, for example, information on a radio wave band used for communication, information on the number of channels, information on signal transmission output or radio wave intensity at the time of output, information on reception sensitivity of the relay device 2, and the like. Furthermore, the communication condition information may include, for example, altitude information from the ground surface of the antenna of the relay device 2 as information regarding the line-of-sight distance of the relay device 2. By using these communication condition information, it is possible to accurately estimate the distribution of the radio wave intensity of the relay device 2 in each area.

In this embodiment, the recommended condition information acquisition unit 104 acquires recommended condition information including information related to the planned number of installation in the installation area of the relay device 2. The information acquired by the recommended condition information acquisition unit 104 is used for calculating the recommended installation position.
The recommended condition information acquisition unit 104 may acquire recommended condition information stored in advance in the storage unit 32. As the recommended condition information, a predetermined condition is stored by default in the present embodiment, but may be information in which a condition is input by a user input operation. In the latter case, the recommended condition information acquisition unit 104 can acquire the information received from the terminal device 4 and stored in the server device 3, similarly to the area information acquisition unit 102. Alternatively, the recommended condition information acquisition unit 104 may acquire the recommended condition information by receiving the recommended condition information input from the terminal device 4.
The recommended condition information may include information on the planned number of installations per se, or may include information that allows calculation of the planned number of installations such as information on a budget for purchasing the relay device 2. Thereby, the recommended installation position of each relay apparatus 2 can be presented so that the number of relay apparatuses 2 to be installed covers the entire communication area.
The recommended condition information is not limited to information related to the planned number of installations, and may include other information related to the recommended position display process. For example, the recommended condition information may include information about the coverage ratio of the communication area of the relay device 2 with respect to the entire management area. The information about the coverage ratio may include, for example, information on the minimum value of the coverage ratio that the user desires to output, or may include information such as the range of the coverage ratio that the user desires to output.
Alternatively, the recommended condition information may include information about a communication area covered by the relay device 2. In this embodiment, the communication area may include at least the management area. For example, when the installation area includes the entire management area, the communication area may be set to include the entire installation area as recommended condition information. Thereby, when a livestock moves between a barn and a pasture, the movement path | route of a livestock can be included in a communication area, and it can make it easy to detect the escape of the livestock from livestock facilities.

Based on the acquired area information and communication condition information, the recommended position calculation unit 105 includes a management area in a communication area that is a range in which the transmission apparatus 1 can communicate with the relay apparatus 2 in the installation area. The recommended installation position information of the relay device 2 is calculated.
In the present embodiment, the recommended position calculation unit 105 calculates recommended installation position information based on area information including information (area registration information) for registering an installation area and a management area.
Further, in the present embodiment, the recommended position calculation unit 105 further provides the recommended position information based on the acquired recommended condition information so that the communication area covered by the number of relay apparatuses 2 to be installed includes the management area. Can be calculated.
For example, the recommended position calculation unit 105 first calculates the communication area of the relay device 2 when installed at each position in the installation area based on the area information and the communication condition information. In this embodiment, the recommended position calculation unit 105 calculates the recommended installation position information of each relay apparatus 2 so that the management area is covered by the communication area of the number of relay apparatuses 2 to be installed.
Alternatively, the recommended position calculation unit 105 can also calculate recommended installation position information of the relay apparatus 2 that satisfies the acquired condition of the coverage ratio based on the recommended condition information including information about the coverage ratio.
Further, when the installation area includes the entire management area, the recommended position calculation unit 105 calculates recommended installation position information of the relay device 2 in the installation area so that the communication area covered by the relay device 2 includes the setting area. can do. As a result, even if the livestock moves to an area outside the management area, the transmitting device 1 and the relay device 2 can communicate with each other within the installation area, so that it is easy to search for livestock.
In this case, the recommended position calculation unit 105 may calculate the recommended installation position information so that the stay of livestock in the management area can be detected. Specifically, the recommended position calculation unit 105 can calculate the recommended installation position information so that each communication area of the plurality of relay apparatuses 2 includes one management area. For example, a plurality of recommended installation positions may be set at the peripheral edge (four corners, diagonal lines, etc.) of the management area. Since it is known that the strength of the signal from the transmission device 1 received by the relay device 2 correlates with the distance between the transmission device 1 and the relay device 2, with this configuration, The position can be grasped, and the stay of livestock in the management area can be detected. That is, the recommended position calculation unit 105 can calculate the recommended position information of the relay device so that the management of the livestock can be performed based on the identifier corresponding to the livestock transmitted from the transmission device 1. Further, the recommended installation position of the relay device 2 is not limited to the peripheral portion, and may be a region other than the peripheral portion in the management area.
The recommended position calculation unit 105 may calculate, for example, the latitude and longitude of the recommended installation position as a method for calculating the recommended installation position, or may calculate the recommended position using coordinates with a predetermined point on the map image as the origin.

The recommended position display control unit 106 performs control to display the recommended installation position information of the relay device 2 calculated by the recommended position calculation unit 105 on the map image. For example, the recommended position table display control unit 106 generates image data in which recommended installation position information is superimposed on map image data, and transmits the image data to the display unit 44 for display.
For example, the recommended position display control unit 106 can display a point, a figure, an icon, or the like at a position corresponding to the recommended installation position on the map image, or can display a message box or the like indicating the position. it can. In addition, when there are a plurality of relay apparatuses 2 to be installed, a predetermined display can be made at a position corresponding to the recommended position of each relay apparatus 2.
For example, the recommended position display control unit 106 can perform control to display recommended installation position information on a map image in which an installation area and a management area are displayed. Thereby, the positional relationship between the recommended installation position and each area can be clearly displayed.
In addition to the recommended installation position, the recommended position display control unit 106 may display communication area information about a communication area covered by the relay apparatus 2 when the relay apparatus 2 is installed at the recommended installation position. This will be described later.
The map image may be a map image distributed from an external server that provides a map data distribution service, or may be a map image stored in the terminal device 4. Alternatively, a map image downloaded from the server device 3 may be used.

[Operation example]
(Example of area registration processing)
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation example of area registration processing of the livestock management support system 10.
In this operation example, an example in which input of area registration information is received by the terminal device 4 is shown. The area registration process may be started based on a predetermined process start operation for the user terminal device 4.
In the figure, the processing of ST101 and ST102 is executed by the terminal device 4, and the processing of ST201 and ST202 is executed by the server device 3.

First, the area registration receiving unit 101 of the terminal device 4 receives an input of area registration information that is information for registering an installation area and a management area (ST101).
5, 6 and 7 are display examples of screens displayed on the display unit 44 during the area registration process.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a registration screen for accepting input of installation area information. This registration screen is displayed, for example, by clicking on the “outer periphery registration tab” in the figure.
As shown in the figure, for example, the user sets the outer periphery of the installation area R10 to be registered on the map image G11. The outer periphery can be set by, for example, clicking, dragging, tapping, etc. on the outer periphery to be set. In this example, the installation area R10 is the entire livestock farm. Further, the user may register the name of the installation area R10 through the dialog box D11 for inputting the name of the installation area.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a registration screen for accepting input of management area information. It is assumed that this registration screen is displayed, for example, by clicking the “maki (area) registration tab” in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the user sets, for example, the outer peripheries of the management areas R11 and R12 to be registered on the map image G11. The outer periphery can be set by, for example, clicking, dragging, tapping, etc. on the outer periphery to be set. In this example, the management areas R11 and R12 are assumed to be pastures within the livestock farm. In addition, when input of information on the management areas R11 and R12 is accepted, a dialog box D12 displaying that the management area (maki district information) has been set may be displayed. Furthermore, although not shown in FIG. 6, a dialog box or the like for inputting the name of the management area may be displayed (see FIG. 5). In FIG. 6, the registered installation area R10 is also displayed, and the positional relationship between the two management areas R11, R12 and the installation area R10 can be confirmed.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a registration confirmation / correction screen for information on the installation area R10 and the management areas R11 and R12 that have been accepted. As shown in the figure, an installation area R10 and management areas R11 and R12 are displayed on the registration confirmation / correction screen. In addition, message boxes D13 and D14 indicating names registered for the management areas R11 and R12 are displayed on the map image G11 of FIG. Although not shown, when the user performs a predetermined operation on the installation area R10 or the management areas R11, R12, the outer periphery of these areas can be corrected.

The area registration information whose input has been accepted is transmitted to server apparatus 3 (ST102). In this operation example, information on the outer periphery of each area and information such as the name of the area are transmitted as area registration information. The server device 3 receives the area registration information (ST201) and stores it (ST202).
By the area information registration process, the area registration information set by the user can be utilized in the recommended position display process.

(Example of recommended position display processing)
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the recommended position display process of the livestock management support system 10.
This operation example shows an example in which the recommended installation position of the relay device 2 is calculated by the server device 3 and the recommended installation position is displayed by the terminal device 4. The recommended position display process may be started based on an input operation performed on the terminal device 4 by the user.
In the figure, the processes of ST301 and ST302 are executed by the terminal apparatus 4, and the processes of ST401 to ST404 are executed by the server apparatus 3.

First, the area information acquisition unit 102 acquires area information including information on the outer circumference of the installation area and the management area (ST401). In this operation example, the area information acquisition unit 102 acquires area registration information stored in the storage unit 32 as area information.
Similarly, communication condition information acquisition section 103 acquires communication condition information including information on communication conditions between relay device 2 and transmission device 1 (ST402). The information on the communication conditions may include information on a radio wave band used for communication, information on radio wave intensity at the time of signal transmission, and the like. The communication condition information acquisition unit 103 acquires the communication condition information stored in the storage unit 32 in this operation example.
Similarly, recommended condition information acquisition section 104 acquires recommended condition information including information related to the planned number of installations in the installation area of relay device 2 (ST403). The planned number of installations is two in this embodiment, and this condition is stored in the storage unit 32 in advance. The recommended condition information acquisition unit 104 acquires recommended condition information stored in the storage unit 32 in this operation example.

Subsequently, the recommended position calculation unit 105 performs relay in the installation area so that the communication area covered by the relay device 2 includes the management area based on the acquired area information, communication condition information, and recommended condition information. The recommended installation position information of the device 2 is calculated (ST404).
More specifically, the recommended position calculation unit 105 calculates recommended installation position information so that the communication area covered by the two relay apparatuses 2 that are the planned number of installations includes the management area, and further, the communication area The recommended installation position information can be calculated so as to include the entire installation area. Further, the recommended position calculation unit 105 can calculate recommended installation position information so that the communication area covered by the two relay devices 2 includes the installation area.
In this operation example, the recommended installation position is calculated from the latitude and longitude.

The server apparatus 3 transmits the recommended installation position information calculated by the recommended position calculation unit 105 to the terminal apparatus 4 (ST405), and the terminal apparatus 4 receives the recommended installation position information (ST301).

Finally, the recommended position display control unit 106 performs control to display the recommended installation position information of the relay device 2 calculated by the recommended position calculation unit 105 on the map image (ST302).
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a screen on which recommended installation position information is displayed on a map image. In this example, it is assumed that at least the management areas R11 and R12 are covered by the two relay devices 2.
As shown in the figure, the recommended installation position P of the two relay devices 2 is indicated by a circle on the map image G11. In the figure, the recommended position display control unit 106 displays the recommended installation position P on the map image G11 on which the installation area R10 and the management areas R11 and R12 are displayed. Thereby, the positional relationship between the recommended installation position P, the installation area R10, and the management areas R11 and R12 can be clearly shown. Moreover, although the example which displays the installation recommended position information with respect to two relay apparatuses 2 was given in FIG. 9, it can be set to three or more based on recommended condition information.

As described above, according to the recommended position display processing of this operation example, it is possible to present the recommended installation position of the relay device 2 in an easy-to-understand manner, and it is possible to save time and effort for field installation for the installation of the relay device 2. be able to. Thereby, construction of a livestock management system including the transmission device 1 and the relay device 2 can be easily realized.

[Modification of this embodiment]
Hereinafter, modifications of the present embodiment will be described. In addition, about the structure similar to the above-mentioned embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Modification 1-1: Modification of Display Control of Communication Area Information)
The recommended position display control unit 106 is not limited to a configuration that performs control to display only the recommended installation position information of the relay device 2.
The recommended position display control unit 106 may be configured to perform control to display communication area information regarding a communication area covered by the relay apparatus 2 when the relay apparatus 2 is installed at the recommended installation position. . The communication area information may include, for example, information on the coverage ratio of the relay device 2 with respect to the entire management area when the relay device 2 is installed at the recommended installation position. Thereby, it can be easily confirmed whether the user can satisfy the desired coverage by the calculated installation recommended position.

Further, the recommended position display control unit 106 may perform control to display a communication area covered by the relay device 2 on the map image when the relay device 2 is installed at the recommended installation position as the communication area information. .
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another display example of the screen on which the recommended installation position is displayed on the map image.
As shown in the figure, on the map image G11, for example, the recommended installation position P of each of the two relay apparatuses 2 and the communication area T covered by each relay apparatus 2 when installed at the recommended installation position P are shown. It is displayed. As a result, it is possible to confirm on the map image G11 the cover situation by the communication area T, duplication of communication areas, and the like. Also in this modification, the recommended position display control unit 106 may perform control to display the recommended installation position information on the map image so that the entire installation area R10 is covered by the relay device 2.

(Modification 1-2: Modification regarding calculation of recommended position information)
The recommended position information may be calculated so that communication areas of a plurality of relay apparatuses include one management area.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a screen on which the recommended installation position of the present modification is displayed on a map image.
As shown in the figure, a recommended installation position is displayed such that the communication area of the relay device 2 covers the entire installation area R10.
Further, a plurality of recommended installation positions may be set at the peripheral portions of the management areas R11 and R12 so that the relay device 2 can detect stay of livestock (the transmission device 1) in the management areas R11 and R12. In the example shown in the figure, recommended installation positions are displayed on the corners of the management area R11 (polygonal vertex) and on the diagonal lines of the peripheral edge of the management area R12. By grasping the relative position of the livestock from each relay device 2 based on the signal strength of the individual signal received by the relay device 2 arranged at the peripheral edge, the stay of the livestock in the management area can be detected. As described above, in the present modification, the display control unit 106 recommends the installation position of the relay device 2 calculated so that the livestock can be managed based on the identifier corresponding to the livestock transmitted from the transmission device 1. Control of displaying information can be performed.
Furthermore, by registering the location of the gates of the management areas R11, R12 and the locations of facilities where livestock may move between the management areas R11, R12 such as cowshed as recommended condition information, etc. The recommended installation position information can be calculated in view of the position. That is, by recommending the installation of the relay device 2 at a position that covers the passage of livestock, it is possible not only to detect the stay of livestock in the management area R10 but also to detect the entry and exit of livestock in the management area. It becomes possible.

Similarly, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another display example of the screen on which the recommended installation position of the present modification is displayed on the map image. As shown in the figure, the control for displaying the communication area information for the communication area covered by the relay device 2 described in the modified example 1-1 may be performed together.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the recommended installation position information may be calculated so that the communication areas of the plurality of relay apparatuses 2 include the entire installation area R10. That is, the recommended position display calculation unit 105 can calculate the recommended installation position information so that the entire installation area R10 is covered by the relay device 2, and the recommended position display control unit 106 maps the recommended installation position information to the map. Control to display on the image can be performed.

(Modification 1-3: Modification of the method for obtaining recommended condition information)
In the above operation example, it has been described that the recommended condition information is stored in the storage unit 32 of the server device 3 in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the recommended condition information may be input by the user via the terminal device 4. That is, in this modification, the recommended condition information registration process can be executed as a pre-process of the recommended position display process.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration and a processing flow of the livestock management support system 10 according to Modification 1-3.
As shown in the figure, the livestock management support system 10 includes an area registration reception unit 101, an area information acquisition unit 102, a communication condition information acquisition unit 103, a recommended condition information acquisition unit 104, a recommended position calculation unit 105, and a recommended position display. In addition to the control unit 106, a recommended condition information receiving unit 107 may be further provided. The recommended condition information receiving unit 107 is realized by the terminal device 4, for example.

The recommended condition information receiving unit 107 receives input of recommended condition information including information related to the planned number of installation in the installation area of the relay device 2.
For example, the recommended condition information receiving unit 107 causes the display unit 44 to display a dialog box or the like for inputting a planned installation number or a budget capable of calculating the planned installation number in accordance with a user input operation or the like. , It is possible to accept input of information such as the number of units and the budget entered. Similarly, the recommended condition information accepting unit 107 may be able to accept input of information on the coverage ratio of the communication area of the relay device 2 with respect to the entire management area. Alternatively, the recommended condition information receiving unit 107 may be capable of receiving input of information about a communication area covered by the relay device 2.
The recommended condition information whose input has been accepted is transmitted to the server device 3 via the communication unit 43 of the terminal device 4, for example. The recommended condition information may be stored in the storage unit 42 of the terminal device 4.
The recommended condition information received by the server device 3 is stored, for example, as recommended condition information registered in the storage unit 32 of the server device 3, and is used for calculation of the recommended installation position.

According to this modification, the recommended installation position information can be calculated based on recommended conditions according to the user's needs. Furthermore, when the recommended position display control unit 106 can display the communication area information (see Modification 1-1), the change in the communication area with respect to the change in the recommended conditions can be easily confirmed on the map image. Thus, the user can search for a recommended installation position according to the needs while confirming the coverage rate of each recommended condition.

(Modification 1-4: Modification of the communication condition information acquisition method)
Similar to the modified example 1-3, the communication condition information may be input by the user via the terminal device 4.
Also in this case, as shown in FIG. 14, the livestock management support system 10 further includes a communication condition information receiving unit 108, and the communication condition information receiving unit 108 provides information on communication conditions between the relay device 2 and the transmission device 1. Can be received. The communication condition information receiving unit 108 is realized by the terminal device 4, for example.
The communication condition information accepting method by the communication condition information accepting unit 108 is, for example, information on a radio band used for communication, information on the number of channels, signal transmission output or radio wave intensity at the time of output in accordance with a user input operation or the like. A dialog box or the like for inputting the information or the like can be displayed on the display unit 44 to accept the input of information.
Alternatively, when the communication condition information is stored in the relay device 2, the communication condition information receiving unit 108 may be configured to be able to receive from the relay device 2. In this case, the terminal device 4 may be configured to be able to perform, for example, near field communication with the relay device 2, and the communication condition information receiving unit 108 may be configured to be able to read the communication condition information from the relay device 2. .
The communication condition information accepted for input can be transmitted to the server device 3 via the communication unit 43 of the terminal device 4 and stored in the storage unit 42 of the terminal device 4, for example.
The communication condition information received by the server device 3 is stored, for example, as communication condition information registered in the storage unit 32 of the server device 3, and is used for calculating the recommended installation position.

As another configuration example when the communication condition information is stored in the relay device 2, the terminal device 4 does not have the communication condition information receiving unit 108, and the communication condition information is directly transmitted from the relay device 2 to the server device 3. May be sent. In this case, the communication condition information acquisition unit 103 of the server device 3 can directly receive the communication condition information.

According to the livestock management support system 10 of this modification, it becomes possible to cope with the relay device 2 having various specifications.

(Modification 1-5: Modification of the position registration process of the relay device)
The livestock management support system 10 may be configured to be able to execute an installation position registration process for registering the position of the installed relay device 2 in addition to the recommended position display process.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration and a processing flow of the livestock management support system 10 of Modification 1-5.
As shown in the figure, the livestock management support system 10 includes an area registration reception unit 101, an area information acquisition unit 102, a communication condition information acquisition unit 103, a recommended condition information acquisition unit 104, a recommended position calculation unit 105, and a recommended position display. In addition to the control unit 106, an installation position registration receiving unit 109 and an installation position storage unit 110 may be further provided. The installation position registration receiving unit 109 is realized by, for example, the communication unit 43 and the control unit 41 of the terminal device 4. The installation position storage unit 110 is realized by the storage unit 32 and the control unit 31 of the server device 3.

The installation location registration receiving unit 109 can receive input of installation location registration information, which is information on a location where the relay device 2 is installed. The installation position storage unit 110 can store installation position registration information.

For example, the terminal device 4 can be configured to receive, for example, short-range communication with the relay device 2 as the installation location registration information reception method. The installation location registration reception unit 109 receives the device identification information of the relay device 2. While reading, the said apparatus identification information and the positional information on the terminal device 4 can be linked | related, and can be transmitted to the server apparatus 3. FIG. As the position information of the terminal device 4, for example, position information acquired by a position sensor such as GPS can be used. Furthermore, the installation position storage unit 110 stores the received installation position registration information.

In addition, the installation position registration receiving unit 109 may receive input of installation position registration information by setting the position where the relay device 2 is installed on the map image.
The installation position registration receiving unit 109 can receive an input of the installation position of the relay device 2 set on the map image G11 by clicking, tapping, or the like. Further, the installation position registration receiving unit 109 may receive an input of the name of the position and the device identification information of the relay device 2.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a registration screen for accepting input of information on the installation position of the relay device. It is assumed that this registration screen is displayed, for example, by clicking the “Barn / Station (Relay Device) Registration Tab” in the figure.
In the figure, an icon M11 indicating the relay apparatus 2 is displayed at a position set as the installation position of the relay apparatus 2. Further, in this example, a dialog box D15 for inputting the name of the position and the ID of the relay device 2 is displayed.

As another configuration example of Modification 1-5, the terminal device 4 may not have the installation position registration reception unit 109, and the installation position information may be directly transmitted from the relay device 2 to the server device 3. In this case, the installation position information transmitted from the relay apparatus 2 may be information acquired by a position sensor such as a GPS mounted on the relay apparatus 2, for example. Also by this, the installation position storage unit 110 of the server device 3 can store the installation position of the relay device 2.

According to this modification, the installation position registration process for registering the position of the installed relay device 2 can be executed. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, the position of the installed relay device 2 is confirmed on the map image G11. can do. Thereby, the position of the relay apparatus 2 can be confirmed easily.

(Variation 1-6: Variation in which area information registration processing is not executed)
In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the livestock management support system 10 executes the area information registration process. However, when the area information is registered in the storage unit 32 or the like of the server device 3 in advance, it may not be executed. .
FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration and a process flow of the livestock management support system 10 of Modification 1-6.
As shown in the figure, the livestock management support system 10 of the present modification includes an area information acquisition unit 102, a communication condition information acquisition unit 103, a recommended condition information acquisition unit 104, a recommended position calculation unit 105, and a recommended position display control. The area registration receiving unit 101 is not provided.
In this case, the area information acquisition unit 102 can acquire area information stored in advance in the server device 3.
This also makes it possible to display the recommended installation position information of the relay device 2.

(Variation 1-7: Variation in which recommended condition information is not acquired)
The recommended position calculation unit 105 does not necessarily need to refer to the recommended condition information acquisition unit 104.
FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration and a processing flow of the livestock management support system 10 of Modification 1-7.
As shown in the figure, the livestock management support system 10 includes an area registration reception unit 101, an area information acquisition unit 102, a communication condition information acquisition unit 103, a recommended position calculation unit 105, and a recommended position display control unit 106. The recommended condition information acquisition unit 104 may not be provided.
This modification can be applied, for example, in the recommended position display process when it is not necessary to change the setting of recommended conditions such as the number of units to be installed.
Thereby, the processing burden of the server apparatus 3 can be reduced.

(Modification 1-8: Other Modification of Functional Configuration)
As illustrated in FIG. 19, the area information acquisition unit 102, the communication condition information acquisition unit 103, the recommended condition information acquisition unit 104, and the recommended position calculation unit 105 may be realized by the terminal device 4. That is, the recommended position display process may be executed only by the terminal device 4.

(Modification 1-9: Other Modification of Hardware Configuration)
In the above-described embodiment, the server device 3 and the terminal device 4 included in the livestock management system 100 have been described as constituting the livestock management support system 10, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The livestock management support system 10 may be configured by one or a plurality of information processing apparatuses that are not included in the livestock management system 100.

(Modification 1-10: Modification of an individual)
In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the individual is a domestic animal, but is not limited thereto.
For example, as a modification of the information processing system of this embodiment, an information processing system that supports the introduction of a communication network for a system capable of managing people can be provided. In this case, the individual can be a “person”. In the information processing system, for example, an installation area information indicating an installation area in which a relay device capable of communicating with a transmission device attached to a person can be installed and a person wearing the transmission device to be managed are installed. Based on area information including management area information indicating a management area that can be moved and communication condition information including information about communication conditions between the relay apparatus and the transmission apparatus, the transmission apparatus can communicate with the relay apparatus. A recommended position calculation unit that calculates recommended installation position information of the relay device in the installation area, and a control for displaying the calculated recommended installation position information on the map image so that the communication area that is a range includes the management area. And a recommended position display control unit to perform, and is configured to be able to display recommended installation position information of the relay device.
Thereby, for example, it is possible to facilitate the introduction of a system for managing children, the elderly, and the like from the viewpoint of ensuring safety for educational facilities, commercial facilities, nursing care facilities, and the like.

In addition, as described above, “livestock” in the present technology includes companion animals raised as pets, so the livestock management system according to the present technology can also be applied to pet breeding management and the like.

Furthermore, the present technology can be applied not only to an individual (living body) but also to a non-living object. In this case, the object can be an object whose position of a logistics item, vehicle, robot, or the like can change over time. The transmission apparatus may be configured to be attached to the object, or may be configured to be able to transmit the individual signal by the object itself.
For example, the information processing system includes installation area information indicating an installation area in which a relay device capable of communicating with a movable object can be installed and an object equipped with a transmission device to be managed. Based on area information including management area information indicating a management area that can be moved and communication condition information including information on communication conditions between the relay device and the object, the transmission device can communicate with the relay device. A recommended position calculation unit that calculates recommended installation position information of the relay device in the installation area and a control for displaying the calculated recommended installation position information on the map image so that the communication area that is the range includes the management area And a recommended position display control unit.
This facilitates the introduction of a communication network in a management system that manages objects.

<Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, it has been described that the livestock management support system 10 can recommend the installation position of the relay device 2 included in the livestock management system 100.
On the other hand, the livestock management system may have a master relay device capable of communicating with the relay device in addition to the transmission device, the relay device, the server device, and the terminal device. The master relay device can be connected to the relay device and the network, and is configured to receive information from the relay device and to transmit the information to the server device via the network. The installation position of the master relay device is typically limited to a specific place such as indoors. Therefore, when the livestock management system has a master relay device, the livestock management support system needs to recommend the installation position of the relay device that can communicate with the master relay device with reference to the installation position of the master relay device.
Therefore, in this embodiment, a livestock management support system capable of recommending the installation position of the relay device in view of the installation position of the master relay device is provided.

[Schematic configuration of livestock management system]
First, the structure of the livestock management system 200 that can be applied to the second embodiment of the present technology will be described.
FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a livestock management system 200 that can be applied to the second embodiment of the present technology. FIG. 21 illustrates the relay device 2 and the master relay device 5 of the livestock management system 200. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions. In FIG. 20, illustration of livestock and the like to which the

transmission devices

1a, 1b, 1c are attached is omitted. In FIG. 21, only one relay device 2 is shown for explanation.
As shown in FIG. 20, the livestock management system 200 further includes a master relay device 5 in addition to a plurality of transmission devices 1, a plurality of relay devices 2, a server device 3, and a terminal device 4.

The master relay device 5 receives information transmitted from the plurality of relay devices 2 and transmits the information to the server device 3. The master relay device 5 may be connected to a so-called gateway capable of communicating with the network N, and is configured to be connected to the server device 3 via the network N.
The master relay device 5 may be a dedicated communication device or an information terminal different from the terminal device 4.

As illustrated in FIG. 21, the relay device 2 includes a control unit 21, a first communication unit 22, and a second communication unit 23. In the present modification, the second communication unit 23 is different from the configuration described in the first embodiment.
The second communication unit 23 is configured to be able to communicate with the master relay device 5. The second communication unit 23 includes a communication circuit and an antenna for realizing a communication method for communicating with the master relay device 5. Examples of the communication method include a communication method using electromagnetic waves and infrared rays, a communication method using electric fields, a wireless communication method using sound waves, and a wired communication method. The second communication unit 23 may use the same communication circuit and antenna as the first communication unit 22.

As illustrated in FIG. 21, the master relay device 5 includes a control unit 51, a first communication unit 52, and a second communication unit 53.
The control unit 51 executes control of the first communication unit 52 and the second communication unit 53, and is realized by, for example, an MPU or CPU. The processor used for the control unit 51 executes control for each communication circuit. Examples of the processor include an MPU and a CPU.

The first communication unit 52 is configured to be able to communicate with the second communication unit 23 of the relay device 2. The first communication unit 52 includes a communication circuit and an antenna for realizing a communication method for communicating with the second communication unit 23. Examples of the communication method include a communication method using electromagnetic waves and infrared rays, a communication method using electric fields, a wireless communication method using sound waves, and a wired communication method.

The second communication unit 53 is connected to the network N and configured to be able to communicate with the server device 3. The communication method of the second communication unit 53 is connected to the network N such as a communication method using a wireless LAN (IEEE802.11 or the like) such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) or a 3G or 4G network for mobile communication. Possible communication schemes can be applied.
When the second communication unit 53 applies a communication method such as WiFi, the second communication unit 53 can be connected to the network N via a predetermined access point.
The second communication unit 53 may be configured as a gateway for connecting to the network N. In this case, the second communication unit 53 may be configured as a separate communication device (including an information processing device) connected to the master relay device 5 main body by wire or wirelessly. Alternatively, the master relay device 5 has an interface for network connection connected to the main body of the master relay device 5 by a USB terminal or the like, and at least a part of the second communication unit 53 is realized by the interface. May be.

[Functional configuration of livestock management support system]
The livestock management support system 20 of this embodiment can be comprised by the server apparatus 3 and the terminal device 4 of the livestock management system 200 similarly to the livestock management support system 10 of 1st Embodiment (refer FIG. 20).
The livestock management support system 20 can further execute a master installation position registration process in addition to the area registration process and the recommended position display process described in the first embodiment.
The master installation position registration process is a process of registering a master installation position that is an installation position of the master relay device 5.
In the following description, parts different from those of the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the livestock management support system 20 and a flow of processing.
As shown in the figure, the livestock management support system 20 includes an area registration reception unit 101, a master installation position registration reception unit 211, an area information acquisition unit 102, a communication condition information acquisition unit 203, and a recommended condition information acquisition unit. 104, a master installation position information acquisition unit 212, a recommended position calculation unit 205, and a recommended position display control unit 106.
The master installation position registration process is realized by the master installation position registration receiving unit 211.
The area registration process is realized by the area registration receiving unit 101, and the recommended position display process is performed by the area information acquisition unit 102, the communication condition information acquisition unit 203, the recommended condition information acquisition unit 104, the master installation position information acquisition unit 212, and the recommended position. This is realized by the calculation unit 205 and the recommended position display control unit 106.
Among these configurations, in this embodiment, the area information acquisition unit 102, the communication condition information acquisition unit 203, the master installation position information acquisition unit 212, and the recommended position calculation unit 205 are the control unit 31 of the server device 3. It is realized by.
The area registration receiving unit 101, the area registration receiving unit 101, the master installation position registration receiving unit 211, and the recommended position display control unit 106 are realized by the terminal device 4. For example, the area registration reception unit 101 and the master installation position registration reception unit 211 are realized by the input operation unit 45 and the control unit 41 of the terminal device 4, and the recommended position display control unit 106 is the display unit 44 and the control unit 41 of the terminal device 4. It is realized by.

The master installation position registration receiving unit 211 receives input of master installation position registration information for registering the installation position of the master relay device 5.
The master installation position registration reception unit 211 may receive input of master installation position registration information, for example, by setting the position where the master relay device 5 is installed on the map image by the user.
In addition, examples of the master installation position when the animal is a livestock include a barn including a barn, an office in a livestock facility, an indoor playground, a warehouse, a milking facility, and other indoor facilities included in a livestock farm. Can do. By setting the master installation position indoors, the master relay device 5 may not have a structure satisfying high environmental resistance, and the degree of freedom of the structure of the master relay device 5 can be increased.

FIG. 23 is a display example of a screen displayed on the display unit 44 in the master installation position registration process.
The master installation position registration accepting unit 211 can accept input of master installation position registration information set on the map image G11 by clicking, tapping or the like. In the example shown in the figure, “Barn” is set as the master installation position, and an icon M21 indicating the barn and a message box D21 indicating the name of the master installation position (“Barn”) are displayed on the map image G11. Is displayed.
Further, the master relay device 5 may accept input of the name of the location and the ID of the master relay device 5 as registration information of the master installation location. In this case, for example, a dialog box for these inputs may be displayed.

The master installation position information acquisition unit 212 acquires information about the master installation position. The information acquired by the master installation position information acquisition unit 212 is used for calculating the recommended installation position.
The master installation position information acquisition unit 212 can acquire information about the master installation position stored in the storage unit 32 as master installation position information. Or the master installation position information acquisition part 212 may acquire at least one part of master installation position information by receiving the master installation position information transmitted from the terminal device 4 grade | etc.,.
The acquired information about the master installation position may include, for example, information on the latitude and longitude of the master installation position, or may be represented by coordinates with a predetermined point on the map image as the origin.

The communication condition information acquisition unit 203 is information about communication conditions between the relay device 2 and the transmission device 1, and information about communication conditions between the master relay device 5 and the relay device 2 that can further communicate with the relay device 2. Communication condition information including
Information on the communication conditions between the master relay device 5 and the relay device 2 includes, for example, information on the radio band used for these communications, information on the number of channels, signal transmission output of the master relay device 5 or radio wave intensity at the time of output. And information on the reception sensitivity of the master relay device 5 may be included.

The recommended position calculation unit 205 determines that the communication area covered by the relay apparatus 2 is based on the master installation position information about the installation position of the master relay apparatus 5, the area information, and the communication condition information. The recommended installation position of the relay device 2 is calculated so as to include the five installation positions.
Thereby, the recommended position display control unit 106 displays the recommended installation position of the relay device 2 on the map image such that the communication area covered by the relay device 2 includes the management area and the installation position of the master relay device 5. Control can be performed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to display the recommended installation position information of the relay device 2 so that the master relay device 5 and the relay device 2 whose positions are registered in advance can communicate with each other. Thereby, the introduction of the livestock management system 200 having the stable communication network including the master relay device 5 having a high degree of structural freedom can be facilitated.

[Modification]
(Variation 2-1: Variation in which the master installation position registration process is not executed)
In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the livestock management support system 20 executes the master installation position registration process. However, if the information on the master installation position is registered in advance in the storage unit 32 or the like of the server device 3, it is executed. It does not have to be.
FIG. 24 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration and a processing flow of the livestock management support system 20 according to Modification 2-1.
As shown in the figure, the livestock management support system 20 of this modification includes an area registration receiving unit 101, an area information acquisition unit 102, a communication condition information acquisition unit 203, a recommended condition information acquisition unit 104, and a master installation position information acquisition. Unit 212, recommended position calculation unit 205, and recommended position display control unit 106, but does not include the master installation position registration reception unit 211.
In this case, the master installation position information acquisition unit 212 can acquire information on the master installation position stored in the server device 3.
This also makes it possible to clearly indicate the recommended installation position of the relay device 2.

(Modification 2-2: Modification of the method for accepting master installation position registration information)
The method for receiving master installation position registration information by the master installation position registration receiving unit 211 is not limited to the above-described method.
For example, when the terminal device 4 is configured to be able to perform short-range communication with the master relay device 5, the master installation position registration receiving unit 211 reads the device identification information of the master relay device 5 and the device identification By storing the information and the position information of the terminal device 4 in association with each other, an input of the master installation position may be received. The received master installation position information is transmitted to the server device 3, for example. As the position information of the terminal device 4, for example, position information acquired by a position sensor such as GPS can be used.

Alternatively, the master installation position registration receiving unit 211 searches for a position corresponding to the name input from the facility name input to the terminal device 4 and inputs the registration information of the master installation position, which is information on the corresponding position. It may be accepted. In this case, the terminal device 4 may store a list of facilities to be searched, or may be configured to be searchable via the network N or the like.

As mentioned above, although each embodiment of this art was described, this art is not limited only to the above-mentioned embodiment, and it cannot be overemphasized that various changes can be added within the range which does not deviate from the gist of this art. For example, the embodiment of the present technology may be an embodiment in which the embodiments are combined.

In addition, this technique can also take the following structures.
(1) Installation area information indicating an installation area where a relay device capable of communicating with a transmission device attached to an individual can be installed, and an individual wearing the transmission device to be managed may move. Based on area information including management area information indicating a possible management area and communication condition information including information on communication conditions between the relay device and the transmission device, the relay device can communicate with the transmission device. Information having a recommended position display control unit that performs control to display on the map image the recommended installation position information of the relay device in the installation area, which is calculated so that the communication area that includes Processing equipment.
(2) The information processing apparatus according to (1) above,
The recommended position display control unit
An information processing apparatus that performs control to display the recommended installation position information on a map image on which the installation area and the management area are displayed.
(3) The information processing apparatus according to (1) or (2) above,
The recommended position display control unit
An information processing apparatus configured to perform control to display communication area information for the communication area covered by the relay apparatus when the relay apparatus is installed at the recommended installation position.
(4) The information processing apparatus according to (3) above,
The recommended position display control unit
An information processing apparatus that displays the communication area covered by the relay device on the map image when the relay device is installed at the recommended installation position as the communication area information.
(5) The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (4) above,
The area information includes, as the installation area information and the designated area information, terrain data of each of the installation area and the management area.
(6) The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (5) above,
The area information includes, as the installation area information and the designated area information, information on a shield in each of the installation area and the management area.
(7) The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (6) above,
The recommended position display control unit
Based on the recommended condition information including information related to the planned number of installation of the relay device in the installation area, the communication area covered by the relay device of the planned installation number is calculated to include the management area An information processing apparatus that performs control to display recommended installation position information of each relay apparatus in the installation area.
(8) The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (7),
An area registration receiving unit for receiving input of information for registering the installation area and the management area;
The installation recommended position information is calculated based on the area information including information for registering the installation area and the management area.
(9) The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (8),
The communication condition information further includes information on a communication condition between the master relay device capable of communicating with the relay device and the relay device,
The above recommended installation location information
Based on the master installation position information about the installation position of the master relay device, the area information, and the communication condition information, the communication area covered by the relay device is the installation of the management area and the master relay device. An information processing device calculated to include a position.
(10) The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (9) above,
The installation recommended position information is calculated such that a communication area of the plurality of relay devices includes the management area.
(11) The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (10) above,
The individuals are livestock,
The transmission device is a transmission device that is attached to the livestock and transmits an identifier corresponding to the livestock to the relay device,
The management area information includes information on a management area where the livestock stays,
The recommended position display control unit is a control for displaying recommended installation position information of the relay device calculated so that the livestock can be managed based on an identifier corresponding to the livestock transmitted from the transmission device. Information processing device.
(12) Installation area information indicating an installation area where a relay device capable of communicating with a transmission device attached to an individual can be installed, and an individual wearing the transmission device to be managed may move. Based on area information including management area information indicating a possible management area and communication condition information including information on communication conditions between the relay device and the transmission device, the relay device can communicate with the transmission device. A recommended position calculation unit that calculates recommended installation position information of the relay device in the installation area so that a communication area that is a range includes the management area;
An information processing system comprising: a recommended position display control unit that performs control to display the calculated recommended installation position information on a map image.
(13) The information processing system according to (12) above,
The individuals are livestock,
The transmission device is a transmission device that is attached to the livestock and transmits an identifier corresponding to the livestock to the relay device,
The management area information includes information on a management area where the livestock stays,
The recommended position calculation unit calculates the recommended installation position information of the relay device so that the livestock can be managed based on an identifier corresponding to the livestock transmitted from the transmission device.
(14) Installation area information indicating an installation area where a relay device capable of communicating with a transmission device attached to an individual can be installed, and an individual wearing the transmission device to be managed may move. Based on area information including management area information indicating possible management areas and communication condition information including information on communication conditions between the relay apparatus and the transmission apparatus, the relay apparatus can communicate with the transmission apparatus. Calculate the recommended installation position information of the relay device in the installation area so that the communication area that is the range includes the management area,
An information processing method for performing control to display the calculated recommended installation position information on a map image.
(15) The information processing method according to (14) above,
The individuals are livestock,
The transmission device is a transmission device that is attached to the livestock and transmits an identifier corresponding to the livestock to the relay device,
The management area information includes information on a management area where the livestock stays,
In the step of calculating the recommended installation position information of the relay device, the recommended installation position of the relay device so that the livestock can be managed based on the identifier corresponding to the livestock transmitted from the transmission device. Information processing method for calculating information.

101 ... Area

registration receiving unit

105, 205 ... Recommended position calculation unit 106 ... Recommended position display control unit

Claims

Installation area information indicating an installation area in which a relay device capable of communicating with a transmission device attached to an individual can be installed, and management in which an individual wearing the transmission device to be managed can move Based on area information including management area information indicating an area, and communication condition information including information on communication conditions between the relay device and the transmission device, the transmission device can communicate with the relay device. An information processing apparatus comprising: a recommended position display control unit configured to perform control for displaying recommended installation position information of the relay device in the installation area, which is calculated so that a certain communication area includes the management area, on a map image.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The recommended position display control unit is:
An information processing apparatus that performs control to display the recommended installation position information on a map image on which the installation area and the management area are displayed.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The recommended position display control unit is:
An information processing apparatus configured to perform control to display communication area information about the communication area covered by the relay apparatus when the relay apparatus is installed at the recommended installation position.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,
The recommended position display control unit is:
As the communication area information, when the relay device is installed at the recommended installation position, control is performed to display the communication area, which is a range in which the relay device can communicate with the relay device, on the map image. Processing equipment.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The area information includes terrain data of each of the installation area and the management area as the installation area information and the designated area information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The area information includes, as the installation area information and the designated area information, information on shielding objects in the installation area and the management area.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The recommended position display control unit is:
Based on recommended condition information including information related to the planned number of installations of the relay device in the installation area, a communication area that is a range in which the transmission device can communicate with the relay device of the planned number of installations is the management An information processing apparatus that performs control to display recommended installation position information of each relay apparatus in the installation area calculated so as to include the area.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
An area registration receiving unit for receiving input of information for registering the installation area and the management area;
The installation recommended position information is calculated based on the area information including information for registering the installation area and the management area.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The communication condition information further includes information on a communication condition between a master relay apparatus capable of communicating with the relay apparatus and the relay apparatus,
The recommended installation position information is
Based on the master installation position information about the installation position of the master relay device, the area information, and the communication condition information, a communication area that is a range in which the relay device can communicate with the relay device is the management area And an information processing device calculated to include the installation position of the master relay device.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The recommended installation position information is calculated such that a communication area of the plurality of relay devices includes the installation area.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The individual is livestock;
The transmitting device is a transmitting device that is attached to the livestock and transmits an identifier corresponding to the livestock to the relay device;
The management area information includes information on a management area where the livestock stays,
The recommended position display control unit is configured to display the recommended installation position information of the relay device calculated so that the livestock can be managed based on an identifier corresponding to the livestock transmitted from the transmission device. Information processing device.
Installation area information indicating an installation area in which a relay device capable of communicating with a transmission device attached to an individual can be installed, and management in which an individual wearing the transmission device to be managed can move Based on area information including management area information indicating an area, and communication condition information including information on communication conditions between the relay device and the transmission device, the transmission device can communicate with the relay device. A recommended position calculation unit for calculating recommended installation position information of the relay device in the installation area such that a certain communication area includes the management area;
An information processing system comprising: a recommended position display control unit that performs control to display the calculated recommended installation position information on a map image.
An information processing system according to claim 12,
The individual is livestock;
The transmitting device is a transmitting device that is attached to the livestock and transmits an identifier corresponding to the livestock to the relay device;
The management area information includes information on a management area where the livestock stays,
The recommended position calculation unit calculates the recommended installation position information of the relay device so that the livestock can be managed based on an identifier corresponding to the livestock transmitted from the transmission device.
Installation area information indicating an installation area in which a relay device capable of communicating with a transmission device attached to an individual can be installed, and management in which an individual wearing the transmission device to be managed can move Based on area information including management area information indicating an area and communication condition information including information on communication conditions between the relay device and the transmission device, the relay device can communicate with the transmission device. Calculate recommended installation position information of the relay device in the installation area so that the communication area includes the management area,
An information processing method for performing control to display the calculated recommended installation position information on a map image.
The information processing method according to claim 14,
The individual is livestock;
The transmitting device is a transmitting device that is attached to the livestock and transmits an identifier corresponding to the livestock to the relay device;
The management area information includes information on a management area where the livestock stays,
In the step of calculating the recommended installation position information of the relay device, the recommended installation position of the relay device so that the livestock can be managed based on an identifier corresponding to the livestock transmitted from the transmission device. Information processing method for calculating information.