Information processing apparatus, information collecting apparatus, and information collecting system

An information collecting system, comprising:

• a server;
• and
• an information collecting apparatus configured to communicate with the server and including:
• a plurality of tag readers each configured to detect a wireless tag attached to an article located within a detection range of the tag reader, a movement controller configured to move the information collecting apparatus within a search area along a plurality of routes, each of the routes enclosing one of different segment regions of the search area, and
• a data processor configured to acquire tag detection information including a number of times for which the wireless tag is detected during a time period in which the information collecting apparatus is moving along each of the routes,
• wherein the server is configured to:
• based on the tag detection information acquired by the information collecting apparatus, aggregate the number of times for which the wireless tag is detected during the time period, and
• identify one or more segment regions in which the wireless tag is present based on the aggregated number of times for which the wireless tag is detected.