Monitoring system, positioning apparatus, positioning method, monitoring apparatus, monitoring method, and computer readable recording medium

A positioning apparatus comprising:

• at least one memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
• determine whether or not the position of a target person being monitored is included in an intrusion prohibited zone that has been set based on the reason why the target person is being monitored;
• if the position of the target person is included in the intrusion prohibited zone, generate intrusion prohibited-zone information including position information indicating the position of the target person and intrusion prohibited information indicating that the target person has intruded into the intrusion prohibited zone;
• and, if the position of the target person is included in a buffer zone that has been set in the vicinity of the intrusion prohibited zone, generate buffer-zone information including the position information and buffer information indicating that the target person has intruded into the buffer zone;
• and
• notifies the target person that the target person has intruded into the intrusion prohibited zone or the buffer zone.

A positioning method comprising:

• determining whether or not the position of a target person being monitored is included in an intrusion prohibited zone that has been set based on the reason why the target person is being monitored;
• if the position of the target person is included in the intrusion prohibited zone, generating intrusion prohibited-zone information including position information indicating the position of the target person and intrusion prohibited information indicating that the target person has intruded into the intrusion prohibited zone;
• and, if the position of the target person is included in a buffer zone that has been set in the vicinity of the intrusion prohibited zone, generating buffer-zone information including the position information and buffer information indicating that the target person has intruded into the buffer zone;
• and
• notifying the target person that the target person has intruded into the intrusion prohibited zone or the buffer zone.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium that includes a program recorded thereon, the program including instructions that cause a computer to:

• determining whether or not the position of a target person being monitored is included in an intrusion prohibited zone that has been set based on the reason why the target person is being monitored;
• if the position of the target person is included in the intrusion prohibited zone, generating intrusion prohibited-zone information including position information indicating the position of the target person and intrusion prohibited information indicating that the target person has intruded into the intrusion prohibited zone;
• and, if the position of the target person is included in a buffer zone that has been set in the vicinity of the intrusion prohibited zone, generating buffer-zone information including the position information and buffer information indicating that the target person has intruded into the buffer zone;
• and
• notifying the target person that the target person has intruded into the intrusion prohibited zone or the buffer zone.