IP Library Granted Patent US 12680846
Granted Patent B2
US 12680846 · App. 18/662,057 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Information processing system, information processing method, program, and non-volatile storage medium

Inventor: Miyoko Shimokawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: ASAHI KASEI HOMES CORPORATION
G01D21/02G06Q10/087G06V20/52
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12680846
App. No.
18/662,057
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing system includes a platform and a gateway device, and the gateway device includes: an acceptance unit that accepts sensor information; an acquisition unit that acquires, from a storage unit that stores accumulation destination information, information for specifying a first database related to first sensor identification information of first sensor information accepted by the acceptance unit, and that acquires, from the storage unit, information for specifying a second database related to second sensor identification information of second sensor information different from the accepted first sensor information; a creation unit that creates a first sensor information notification with the first database including the first sensor information as an accumulation destination, and a second sensor information notification with the second database including the second sensor information as an accumulation destination; and a communication unit that transmits the first sensor information notification and the second sensor information notification to the platform.

Claims (45)

1 . An information processing system comprising a platform and a gateway device, wherein

the gateway device is configured to:

accept sensor information output from each of a plurality of sensors;

acquire, from a storage unit that stores accumulation destination information in which sensor identification information and information for specifying a database that accumulates a plurality of pieces of sensor information corresponding to the sensor identification information are associated with each other for each of the plurality of sensors, information for specifying a first database related to first sensor identification information of first sensor information accepted by the gateway device, and to acquire, from the storage unit, information for specifying a second database related to second sensor identification information of second sensor information different from the first sensor information accepted by the gateway device;

create a first sensor information notification with the first database including the first sensor information as an accumulation destination, and a second sensor information notification with the second database including the second sensor information as an accumulation destination; and

a communication unit configured to transmit the first sensor information notification and the second sensor information notification to the platform; and

a processing unit is configured to use the first sensor information and the second sensor information for a third purpose different from a first purpose of the first sensor information and a second purpose of the second sensor information; and

the processing unit derives a nutritional value of food ordered on the basis of purchasing information collected for receiving a delivered delivery item by the first sensor information as the first purpose, predicts a future health condition on the basis of vital information collected for knowing current health condition by the second sensor information as the second purpose, and orders the food on the basis of the derivation result of the nutritional value and the prediction result of the future health condition to be ingested to improve the current health condition as the third purpose.

2 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of sensors includes an image recognition sensor configured to generate, as the plurality of pieces of sensor information, information obtained by performing digital conversion on information described in a medium through image recognition.

3 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the sensor information output from each of the plurality of sensors includes purchasing information indicating a purchase status of a user, and

the gateway device acquires the purchasing information as the first sensor information.

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

the first purpose, the second purpose, and the third purpose are a combination corresponding to any of a purchase promotion purpose, an energy saving purpose, and a health promotion purpose.

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

a usage mode of the first sensor information in a case of using the first sensor information for the third purpose and a usage mode of the first sensor information in a case of using the first sensor information for the first purpose are different from each other.

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

the first database accumulates the first sensor information for the first purpose, and the second database accumulates the second sensor information for the second purpose.

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

the gateway device is further configured to set accumulation destination information in which the first sensor identification information and information for specifying the first database that accumulates the first sensor information corresponding to the first sensor identification information are associated with each other for the first sensor, and the second sensor identification information and information for specifying the second database that accumulates the second sensor information corresponding to the second sensor identification information are associated with each other for the second sensor.

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

each of the plurality of pieces of the sensor information is any of vital information, temperature and humidity information, acceleration information, power information, purchasing information, illuminance information, solar radiation amount information, atmospheric pressure information, and sound pressure information.

9 . The information processing system according to claim 8 , wherein

a combination of the plurality of pieces of sensor information is vital information, temperature and humidity information, illuminance information, and solar radiation amount information.

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

each of the plurality of sensors is installed in a building.

11 . An information processing method executed by a computer, the information processing method comprising:

accepting sensor information output from each of a plurality of sensors;

acquiring, from a storage unit that stores accumulation destination information in which sensor identification information and information for specifying a database that accumulates the sensor information corresponding to the sensor identification information are associated with each other for each of the plurality of sensors, information for specifying a first database related to first sensor identification information of first sensor information among the accepted sensor information, and acquiring, from the storage unit, information for specifying a second database related to second sensor identification information of second sensor information among the accepted sensor information;

creating a first sensor information notification with the first database including the first sensor information as an accumulation destination, and a second sensor information notification with the second database including the second sensor information as an accumulation destination;

transmitting the first sensor information notification and the second sensor information notification to the platform;

deriving a nutritional value of food ordered on the basis of purchasing information collected for receiving a delivered delivery item by the first sensor information as a first purpose;

predicting a future health condition on the basis of vital information collected for knowing current health condition by the second sensor information as a second purpose;

creating information for use in ordering the food on the basis of the derivation result of nutritional value of the food and the prediction result of the future health condition; and

ordering the food on the basis of the created information for use in ordering the food to improve the current health condition as a third purpose different from the first purpose of the first sensor information and the second purpose of the second sensor information.

12 . A non-transitory non-volatile storage medium in which a computer-readable program is stored, the program causing a computer to execute:

accepting sensor information output from each of a plurality of sensors;

acquiring, from a storage unit that stores accumulation destination information in which sensor identification information and information for specifying a database that accumulates a plurality of pieces of sensor information corresponding to the sensor identification information are associated with each other for each of the plurality of sensors, information for specifying a first database related to first sensor identification information of first sensor information among the accepted sensor information, and acquiring, from the storage unit, information for specifying a second database related to second sensor identification information of second sensor information among the accepted sensor information;

creating a first sensor information notification with the first database including the first sensor information as an accumulation destination, and a second sensor information notification with the second database including the second sensor information as an accumulation destination;

transmitting the first sensor information notification and the second sensor information notification to the platform;

deriving a nutritional value of food ordered on the basis of purchasing information collected for receiving a delivered delivery item by the first sensor information as a first purpose;

predicting a future health condition on the basis of vital information collected for knowing current health condition by the second sensor information as a second purpose;

creating information for use in ordering the food on the basis of the derivation result of nutritional value of the food and the prediction result of the future health condition; and

ordering the food on the basis of the created information for use in ordering the food to improve the current health condition as a third purpose different from the first purpose of the first sensor information and the second purpose of the second sensor information.