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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2020
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shusuke Tsumura, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuki Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Goh Shibata, Tokyo, JP;
Dai Yokoi, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes acquisition means for acquiring a first received signal strength of a beacon signal at a communication terminal transmitted from at least one beacon transmitter arranged in each of a plurality of areas arranged along a route; specification means for specifying a first area among the plurality of areas where a user using the communication terminal is present and an area movement history of the user based on the first received signal strength; and control means for deciding whether or not to provide a service to the communication terminal based on the first area and the area movement history.