Information processing method that executes processing based on a signal received from a communication apparatus in a group satisfying a predetermined condition, and information processing apparatus

1. An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus, the apparatus communicating with a plurality of communication apparatuses each belonging to one of a plurality of groups, the method comprising:

receiving a predetermined signal sent from each of the plurality of communication apparatuses;

specifying a first group, among the plurality of groups, that satisfies a predetermined condition; and

executing processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the first group satisfying the predetermined condition, and not executing the processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to a second group different from the first group,

wherein the first group is specified as a group satisfying the predetermined condition on the basis of at least that the first group includes greater than or equal to a predetermined percentage or greater than or equal to a predetermined number of communication apparatuses that sent the predetermined signal received by the information processing apparatus and that the first group includes greater than or equal to a specific percentage or greater than or equal to a specific number of communication apparatuses that sent the predetermined signal arriving within a predetermined angular range based on a direction in which the information processing apparatus is facing.

2. The information processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined percentage and the specific percentage are the same, or the predetermined number and the specific number are the same.

3. The information processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined angular range is set individually for each of the plurality of communication apparatuses.

4. The information processing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined signal is a signal including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) advertising information.

5. The information processing method according to claim 4 ,

wherein the predetermined signal is a signal including advertising information of BLE included in the Bluetooth 5.1 standard.

6. An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus, the apparatus communicating with a plurality of communication apparatuses each belonging to one of a plurality of groups, the method comprising:

receiving a predetermined signal sent from each of the plurality of communication apparatuses;

specifying a first group, among the plurality of groups, that satisfies a predetermined condition; and

executing processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the first group satisfying the predetermined condition, and not executing the processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to a second group different from the first group,

wherein the first group is specified as a group satisfying the predetermined condition on the basis of that the first group includes greater than or equal to a predetermined percentage or greater than or equal to a predetermined number of communication apparatuses that sent the predetermined signal arriving within a predetermined angular range based on a direction in which the information processing apparatus is facing.

7. The information processing method according to claim 6 ,

wherein the predetermined angular range is set individually for each of the plurality of communication apparatuses.

8. The information processing method according to claim 6 ,

wherein the processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the first group, which is executed, is processing for displaying, in a display, a screen based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the first group; and

the processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the second group, which is not executed, is processing for displaying, in the display, a screen based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the second group.

9. The information processing method according to claim 6 ,

wherein the predetermined signal is a signal including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) advertising information.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9 ,

wherein the predetermined signal is a signal including advertising information of BLE included in the Bluetooth 5.1 standard.

11. An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus, the apparatus communicating with a plurality of communication apparatuses each belonging to one of a plurality of groups, the method comprising:

receiving a predetermined signal sent from each of the plurality of communication apparatuses;

specifying a first group, among the plurality of groups, that satisfies a predetermined condition; and

executing processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the first group satisfying the predetermined condition, and not executing the processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to a second group different from the first group,

wherein the first group is specified as a group satisfying the predetermined condition on the basis of at least that the first group includes greater than or equal to a predetermined percentage or greater than or equal to a predetermined number of communication apparatuses that sent the predetermined signal received by the information processing apparatus,

wherein the processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the first group, which is executed, is processing for displaying, in a display, a screen based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the first group, and

wherein the processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the second group, which is not executed, is processing for displaying, in the display, a screen based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the second group.

12. An information processing apparatus that communicates with a plurality of communication apparatuses each belonging to one of a plurality of groups, the information processing apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories that store a computer-readable instruction for causing, when executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors to:

receive a predetermined signal sent from each of the plurality of communication apparatuses;

specify a first group, among the plurality of groups, that satisfies a predetermined condition; and

execute processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to the first group satisfying the predetermined condition, and not execute the processing based on the predetermined signal sent from a communication apparatus belonging to a second group different from the first group,

wherein the first group is specified as a group satisfying the predetermined condition on the basis of at least that the first group includes greater than or equal to a predetermined percentage or greater than or equal to a predetermined number of communication apparatuses that sent the predetermined signal received by the information processing apparatus and that the first group includes greater than or equal to a specific percentage or greater than or equal to a specific number of communication apparatuses that sent the predetermined signal arriving within a predetermined angular range based on a direction in which the information processing apparatus is facing.