Information providing system, information providing method and program recording medium

An information providing method performed by a computer that can acquire information from a device installed in a public area, the information providing method comprising:

• detecting a target person whose at-home status is to be managed among persons passing through the public area based on the information;
• identifying a moving direction of the target person;
• updating information on the at-home status of the target person based on the estimated moving direction;
• outputting the information on the at-home status of the target person;
• detecting the target person by identifying a person or vehicle from an image captured by a camera;
• identifying the moving direction of the target person based on an orientation of the camera and an orientation of the person or vehicle;
• and
• updating the information on the at-home status based on a home location of the target person and the moving direction of the target person.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer that can acquire information from a device installed in a public area, to perform processing for:

• detecting a target person whose at-home status is to be managed among persons passing through the public area based on the information;
• identifying a moving direction of the target person;
• updating information on the at-home status of the target person based on the estimated moving direction;
• outputting the information on the at-home status of the target person;
• detecting the target person by identifying a person or vehicle from an image captured by a camera;
• identifying the moving direction of the target person based on an orientation of the camera and an orientation of the person or vehicle;
• and
• updating the information on the at-home status based on a home location of the target person and the moving direction of the target person.