# US 10,484,816 B2 · Information terminal, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,484,816 B2 - Document ID: US10484816B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/989,243 - Filed: 2018-05-25 - Published: 2018-11-29 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-26 - Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd. - Applicants: Toru Zushi; Tadahiro Takata; Kouichi Yamada; Shinji Kaizuka; Hiroyoshi Kuroda; Teruko Hashizume - Inventors: Toru Zushi; Fumihiko Hashizume; Tadahiro Takata; Kouichi Yamada; Shinji Kaizuka; Hiroyoshi Kuroda - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10484816B2 ## CPC - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04B 11/00: Transmission systems employing ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves - H04W 4/20: Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 48/10: using broadcasted information - H04W 64/003: {locating network equipment} - H04W 4/33: for indoor environments, e.g. buildings - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract An information terminal including circuitry configured to acquire, using a plurality of function modules, identification data unique to each positioning devices, from sound waves output, respectively, from the plurality of positioning devices; acquire site information of a corresponding site being one of a plurality of sites in each of which at least one positioning device is placed, from an information processing apparatus that manages, for each site, the site information that includes specifying information for specifying one of the plurality of function modules capable of executing predetermined processing on the corresponding site corresponding to a position of the information terminal; and cause the function module specified by the specifying information to execute the predetermined processing. The plurality of function modules is configured to acquire the identification data in different schemes from each other and execute the predetermined processing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information terminal comprising: circuitry configured to: acquire, using a plurality of function libraries, identification data unique to each of a plurality of positioning devices, the identification data being acquired from sound waves that are output, respectively, from the plurality of positioning devices, the plurality of function libraries configured to acquire the identification data in different schemes from each other; acquire site information of a corresponding site being one of a plurality of sites in each of which at least one positioning device is placed, from an information processing apparatus that manages, for each site, the site information that includes specifying information for specifying one function library of the plurality of function libraries capable of executing predetermined processing on the corresponding site corresponding to a position of the information terminal; and cause the function library specified by the specifying information to execute the predetermined processing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the site information includes: the identification data identifying the at least one positioning device placed on each site; and coordinate data indicating a location of the at least one positioning device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information terminal according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined processing includes: identifying the coordinate data of the information terminal based on the identification data acquired from one of the sound waves and the site information; and transmitting, to the information processing apparatus, terminal identification data for identifying the information terminal and position information including the coordinate data of the information terminal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the specifying information includes identification data for identifying the one function library of the plurality of function libraries capable of executing the predetermined processing on the corresponding site. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the specifying information includes: position information on a section on the corresponding site; and information on the one function library of the plurality of function libraries capable of executing the predetermined processing in the section. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the specifying information includes association information associating the identification data of the at least one positioning device placed on the site with identification data for identifying the one function library of the plurality of function libraries capable of executing the predetermined processing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the different schemes differ in at least one of demodulation, encryption, and frequency allocation. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: receive a radio wave including access information to acquire the site information; and acquire the site information using the access information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) An information processing system comprising: the information terminal according to claim 1; the plurality of positioning devices each comprising circuitry configured to transmit a radio wave including access information for acquiring the site information; and the information processing apparatus connected with the information terminal via a network and including circuitry configured to: manage, for each site, site information that includes specifying information for specifying one function library of the plurality of function libraries capable of executing the predetermined processing on the site, receive, from the information terminal, an acquisition request for the site information; and transmit the site information to the information terminal in response to the acquisition request. ### Claim 10 An information processing apparatus connected, via a network, with an information terminal that acquires, using a plurality of function libraries, identification data unique to each of a plurality of positioning devices, the identification data being acquired from sound waves that are output, respectively, from the plurality of positioning devices, the plurality of function libraries configured to acquire the identification data in different schemes from each other and execute predetermined processing, the information processing apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to: manage, for each site on which at least one positioning device is placed, site information that includes specifying information for specifying one of the plurality of function libraries capable of executing the predetermined processing on the site; receive, from the information terminal, an acquisition request for the site information; and transmit the site information to the information terminal in response to the acquisition request. ### Claim 11 A method for operating an information terminal, the method comprising: acquiring, using a plurality of function libraries, identification data unique to each of a plurality of positioning devices, the identification data being acquired from sound waves that are output, respectively, from the plurality of positioning devices, the plurality of function libraries configured to acquire the identification data in different schemes from each other and execute predetermined processing; acquiring site information of a corresponding site being one of a plurality of sites in each of which at least one positioning device is placed, from an information processing apparatus that manages, for each site, the site information that includes specifying information for specifying one function library of the plurality of function libraries capable of executing the predetermined processing on the corresponding site corresponding to a position of the information terminal; and causing the function library specified by the specifying information to execute the predetermined processing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the site information includes: the identification data identifying the at least one positioning device placed on each site; and coordinate data indicating a location of the at least one positioning device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the predetermined processing includes: identifying the coordinate data of the information terminal based on the identification data acquired from one of the sound waves and the site information; and transmitting, to the information processing apparatus, terminal identification data for identifying the information terminal and position information including the coordinate data of the information terminal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the specifying information includes identification data for identifying the one function library of the plurality of function libraries capable of executing the predetermined processing on the corresponding site. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the specifying information includes: position information on a section on the corresponding site; and information on the one function library of the plurality of function libraries capable of executing the predetermined processing in the section. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the specifying information includes association information associating the identification data of the at least one positioning device placed on the site with identification data for identifying the one function library of the plurality of function libraries capable of executing the predetermined processing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the different schemes differ in at least one of demodulation, encryption, and frequency allocation. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, further comprising: receiving a radio wave including access information to acquire the site information; and acquiring the site information using the access information.