Information processing apparatus, information processing control system, control method for information processing apparatus, control program for informaion processing apparaus recording meduim on which control program for information processing apparatus is recorded

An information processing apparatus

• for setting or canceling a security condition within a predetermined security area in accordance with positions of information transmission/reception devices carried by users who moves into and out of the predetermined area, characterized by comprising:
• position judging means for receiving position information showing the respective positions of the information transmission/reception devices and for judging whether the information transmission/reception devices are located within the predetermined area;
• a record storage unit for storing position record information showing records of the position information per a certain period;
• and
• security condition selecting means for judging whether the information transmission/reception devices are positioned within the predetermined area for a predetermined period based on the position record information, and for determining that any of the information transmission/reception devices remaining within the predetermined area for the predetermined period is the information transmission/reception device having been left within the predetermined area.

A control method of an information processing apparatus for monitoring movement of users each carrying an information transmission/reception device into and out of a predetermined area and for controlling security operations for the predetermined area, characterized by comprising:

• a communication step for communicating with each of the plural information transmission/reception devices;
• a position recognition step for acquiring position information on the respective positions of the plural information transmission/reception devices;
• a record storage step for storing position record information showing a record of the position information for a predetermined period;
• a position judging step for judging whether each of the information transmission/reception devices is located within the predetermined area based on the position information;
• a first security command step for commanding setting or canceling of a security condition based on the judgment result given in the position judging step;
• a second security command step for receiving information on the requirement for setting or canceling of the security condition from the information transmission/reception devices through the communication unit, and for commanding setting or canceling of the security condition;
• and
• a security condition selecting step for selecting either the command by the first security command step or the command by the second security command step based on the position record information.