IP Library Granted Patent US 12,505,732
Granted Patent B2
US 12,505,732 · App. 18/565,182 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Disaster information provision device, disaster information provision system, disaster information provision method, and disaster information provision program

Inventors: Tsuneko Kura (Musashino, JP); Naoko Kosaka (Musashino, JP); Akira Koyama (Musashino, JP); Hiroshi Matsubara (Musashino, JP); Jun Kato (Musashino, JP)
Assignee: NTT, Inc.
G08B31/00
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Patent No.
US 12,505,732
App. No.
18/565,182
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A past disaster information storage section ( 28 ) that stores disaster information related to a disaster that has occurred in the past and a disaster information acquisition section ( 32 ) that acquires current disaster information related to a disaster that has occurred this time are included. A disaster prediction section ( 35 ) that predicts future disaster information caused by a disaster that has occurred this time on the basis of current disaster information acquired by the disaster information acquisition section ( 32 ) and past disaster information stored in the past disaster information storage section ( 28 ), and a display control section ( 37 ) that displays an image in which the current disaster information and the future disaster information are superimposed are further included.

Claims (33)

1 . A disaster information providing device comprising:

a past disaster information storage section, including one or more processors, configured to store disaster information related to a disaster that has occurred in a past;

a disaster information acquisition section, including one or more processors, configured to acquire current disaster information related to a disaster that has occurred at a time;

a disaster prediction section, including one or more processors, configured to predict future disaster information caused by a disaster that has occurred this time on a basis of the acquired current disaster information and the stored past disaster information; and

a display control section, including one or more processors, configured to:

generate, for each of a past time, a current time, and a future time, a respective image superimposed on a map image, each respective image comprising a plurality of layers that represent disaster information for a respective time;

display each generated respective image.

2 . The disaster information providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control section is configured to superimpose and display the acquired current disaster information and the predicted future disaster information on the map image of an area where a disaster has occurred.

3 . The disaster information providing device according to claim 2 , further comprising an input section that receives an external input,

wherein, when any one of the acquired current disaster information and the predicted future disaster information is selected and input from the input section, the display control section is configured to superimpose and display only selected disaster information on the map image.

4 . The disaster information providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the disaster information includes at least one of damage information indicating a situation of damage, resource information indicating a supply amount and a shortage amount of a supply, evacuation related information, or recovery information of damage.

5 . A disaster information providing system comprising:

a disaster information providing device; and

a client terminal connected to the disaster information providing device via a network,

wherein the disaster information providing device includes:

a past disaster information storage section, including one or more processors, configured to store disaster information related to a disaster that has occurred in a past;

a disaster information acquisition section, including one or more processors, configured to acquire current disaster information related to a disaster that has occurred this time;

a disaster prediction section, including one or more processors, configured to predict future disaster information caused by a disaster that has occurred this time on a basis of the acquired current disaster information and the stored past disaster information; and

a display control section, including one or more processors, configured to:

generate, for each of a past time, a current time, and a future time, a respective image superimposed on a map image, each respective image comprising a plurality of layers that represent disaster information for a respective time;

display each generated respective image.

6 . A disaster information providing method comprising:

storing disaster information related to a disaster that has occurred in a past;

acquiring current disaster information related to a disaster that has occurred this time;

predicting future disaster information caused by a disaster that has occurred this time on a basis of the acquired current disaster information and the stored past disaster information;

generating, for each of a past time, a current time, and a future time, a respective image superimposed on a map image, each respective image comprising a plurality of layers that represent disaster information for a respective time; and

displaying each generated respective image an image.

7 . A disaster information providing program causing a computer to function as the disaster information providing device according to any one of claim 1 .

8 . The disaster information providing device according to claim 1 , wherein each respective image that comprises the plurality of layers that represent disaster information for a respective time comprises:

a past image that comprises a plurality of layers that represent past disaster information for the past time,

a current image that comprises a plurality of layers that represent the acquired current disaster information for the current time, and

a future image that comprises a plurality of layers that represent the predicted future disaster information for the future time.

9 . The disaster information providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control section is further configured to display the generated images to enable a user to view a time series change of disaster information.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 14, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072460/0605 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 14, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 073460/0980 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2023
From: KURA, TSUNEKO; KOSAKA, NAOKO; KOYAMA, AKIRA; MATSUBARA, HIROSHI; KATO, JUN
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065763/0170 →
Continuity (1)
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