JP2014023147A - Method and device for collecting radio access point information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for collecting radio access point information.SOLUTION: A method for collecting radio access point information includes the steps of: receiving input of position information indicating of points in a target facility at which a radio access point information collection device collects information about radio access points; collecting information about the radio access points locating in the vicinity of each point for collecting information about the radio access points; and storing the collected pieces of information about the radio access points and the input position information.

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless access point information collection method and apparatus for collecting information about wireless access points so that a location information service can be provided even inside a building.

  In recent years, with the spread of smart phones and the development of mobile communication networks, users can freely receive a variety of information and services without time and space constraints.

  Among services provided by users, a location information service (location based service) is applied to notifications of arrival times of buses and subways, navigation, and provides information suitable for various purposes. When providing a location information service to a user, it is necessary to obtain accurate location information of the user or target object. In general, such location information is acquired based on a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal. Is done. However, when acquiring position information based on GPS signals, it is difficult to measure the actual user position in areas where the GPS signals are difficult to reach, such as between shadowed areas of the GPS signals, such as between buildings. There are many things.

  For this reason, a method for measuring the approximate indoor position using the information of the access point and the cell tower (Cell Tower) information of the communication company has been developed. However, such an indoor position measurement method has a large distance error and a response speed. However, since it is a position that is virtually calculated rather than actually collected data, there is a problem that reliability is low.

  Therefore, there is a need for a method that can provide location information services more accurately and quickly than conventional positioning methods even in areas where GPS signals such as the inside of buildings are difficult to reach.

  The present invention provides a wireless access point information collection method and apparatus for collecting information on wireless access points so that a more accurate location information service can be provided quickly even in areas where GPS signals are difficult to reach, such as inside a building.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless access point information collection method includes the step of inputting position information of a point where the wireless access point information collection device collects information related to the wireless access point inside a target facility; The method may include a step of collecting information on wireless access points located in the vicinity for each point from which information on wireless access points is collected, and a step of storing the collected information on the wireless access points and the input location information. . The target facility means a building or structure that is a target for collecting information on the wireless access point by the wireless access point information collection device.

  The wireless access point information collecting server may further include a step of uploading information regarding the wireless access point stored for each point from which the information regarding the wireless access point is collected and the input location information to the wireless access point information collection server.

  In addition, information on the wireless access point may be collected at equal intervals.

  In addition, the information on the wireless access point may include a MAC (Media Access Control) address and signal strength of a WiFi (Wireless-Fidelity) access point.

  In addition, the step of inputting the location information includes displaying map information on a display of the wireless access point information collection device, and location information of a point for collecting information on the wireless access point on the displayed map information. And a step of inputting information regarding the number of floors where a point for collecting information regarding the wireless access point is located via the display.

  In addition, after the step of collecting information on the wireless access point, the method may further include a step of displaying information on a point where the information on the wireless access point is collected on the map information.

  The step of collecting information on the wireless access point may be a step of collecting information on the wireless access point by operating a wireless LAN card included in the wireless access point information collection device as a scanner.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the computer-readable recording medium is executed by a portable device having a display, the location information of a point where the portable device collects information regarding a wireless access point inside the target facility To collect information on wireless access points located in the vicinity for each point from which information on the wireless access point is collected, and information on the collected wireless access points and the input location information, A command word for storing the data may be recorded.

  Also, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the wireless access point information collection device includes an input unit that receives position information of a point where information related to the wireless access point is collected inside the target facility, and information related to the wireless access point. A collecting unit that collects information about wireless access points located in the vicinity for each point where the information is collected, and a storage unit that stores the collected information about the wireless access points and the input location information.

  According to the present invention, position information of a point where information regarding a wireless access point is collected in the target facility is input, and information regarding wireless access points located in the vicinity is collected for each point where the information regarding the wireless access point is collected. As a result, a more accurate location information service can be provided quickly even in areas where GPS signals are difficult to reach, such as inside a building.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a process of collecting information about a wireless access point and constructing a database in order to provide a location information service inside a building in an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for collecting information about a wireless access point in an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating an interface of a wireless access point information collection device in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a process of displaying a collected point by uploading information about a collected wireless access point to a wireless access point information collection server in an embodiment of the present invention. In one Embodiment of this invention, it is a figure which shows the state by which the wireless access point was arrange | positioned inside the target facility. In one Embodiment of this invention, it is a figure for demonstrating the signal strength which concerns on the distance difference of a wireless access point information collection apparatus and each wireless access point. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a process of collecting information on wireless access points for each point in a target facility in an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a graph illustrating weights applied according to signal strength of a wireless access point in an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless access point information collection device in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a process of collecting information on wireless access points and constructing a database in order to provide a location information service inside a building according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The wireless access point information collecting apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a plurality of wireless access point information collecting apparatuses 100 within a target facility 110 that collect wireless access point information in order to provide a location information service inside a building more accurately and quickly. Information about the wireless access points 112, 114, 116.

  The wireless access point information collection device 100 may be realized by a portable device so that the information collector can easily move to the inside of the target facility 110 and collect information regarding the wireless access points 112, 114, and 116. As an example, the wireless access point information collection apparatus 100 may be realized by a smartphone including an application (Application) that can collect wireless access point information.

  In FIG. 1, a first wireless access point 112, a second wireless access point 114, and an nth (where n is a natural number) wireless access point 116 are shown to be included in the target facility 110. The access points 112, 114, and 116 may be installed inside the target facility 110 or in a building around the target facility 110, and may be recognized by the wireless access point information collection apparatus 100 inside the target facility 110.

  As an example, the wireless access points 112, 114, and 116 may be WiFi APs (Access Points). In this case, the wireless access point information collection apparatus 100 collects the WiFi AP eigenvalue, for example, the WiFi AP MAC address, ID (IDentification), and the like and the signal strength of the WiFi AP as information on the wireless access point. Also good.

  When the wireless access point information collection apparatus 100 collects information about the wireless access points 112, 114, and 116 in the target facility, the wireless access point information collection apparatus 100 first collects information about the wireless access points via the display of the wireless access point information collection apparatus 100. You may receive the input of location information. For this purpose, the wireless access point information collecting apparatus 100 may display a predetermined interface via the display. When the information collector inputs the location information of the point where information about the wireless access point is collected via the interface, the wireless access point information collection device 100 uses the wireless LAN card included in the wireless access point information collection device. Information regarding each wireless access point at the point may be collected.

  The collected information regarding the wireless access point for each point is stored in the memory of the wireless access point information collection device 100, and when the information collector presses the send button, the information is uploaded to the wireless access point information collection server 120. Good.

  The wireless access point information collection server 120 processes the information related to each point-based wireless access point uploaded from the wireless access point collection device 110, and determines the integrity of the uploaded information related to each point-based wireless access point. Check. Information on the wireless access point for each point processed by the wireless access point information collection server 120 may be reflected in the database 130 for the location information service inside the building.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for collecting information about a wireless access point in an embodiment of the present invention.

  The wireless access point information collection device collects information on wireless access points recognized in the building in order to construct a database for providing location information services inside the building. For this purpose, the wireless access point information collection device may first receive position information of a point where information related to the wireless access point is collected inside the target facility (inside the building) (S210).

  Here, the wireless access point information collection device displays map information via a display provided in the wireless access point information collection device so that the location information of the point where the information about the wireless access point is collected can be input more easily. May be.

  If the location information of the point where the information about the wireless access point is collected is input and the information about the floor number of the facility located at the point where the information about the wireless access point is collected is input, the wireless access point information collecting device Information on wireless access points located in the vicinity is collected for each point (S220).

  As an example, the wireless access point may be a WiFi AP installed inside the facility for the convenience of a user or a resident of the facility, and relates to a wireless access point collected by a wireless access point information collection device. The information may include a unique value (for example, a MAC address) for identifying each WiFi AP and a signal strength (RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indication) from the WiFi AP.

  The wireless access point information collection device may collect information related to the wireless access point by operating a wireless LAN card (LAN Card) included in the wireless access point information collection device as a scanner.

  Information regarding such wireless access points may be collected at regular intervals in order to determine the user's location more accurately when providing a location information service later.

  If the information about the wireless access point is collected, the wireless access point information collection device displays the information about the point where the information about the wireless access point is collected on the map information, so that the information collector can Information may be made easier to know.

  The wireless access point information collection device may store information about the wireless access point collected for each point from which the information about the wireless access point is collected, and may upload the stored information to the wireless access point information collection server.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an interface of a wireless access point information collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a wireless access point information collection server that collects information about wireless access points collected according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the process in which the point uploaded and collected to is displayed. Hereinafter, a process in which the wireless access point information collection apparatus collects and uploads information regarding the wireless access point at the target facility will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  The wireless access point information collection device may display map information on a display of the wireless access point information collection device via a predetermined interface. The information collector may input accurate position information 310 for the point where the current person is located through the map information. The position information 310 may be position information input by actual measurement by the information collector, and may be information regarding absolute coordinates (latitude / longitude) of the position.

  The interface may include a button 320 for selecting a current position, an aerial photograph, a grid display, a general map, and the like. If the current location button is selected, approximate location information based on GPS signals may be provided. When the aerial photo button is selected, photo information taken by aerial may be displayed instead of the map information. When the grid display button is selected, a grid having a specific length may be displayed on the map information so that position information can be easily collected at equal intervals.

  On the other hand, the interface may include a button 330 for selecting the floor number of the facility and a button 340 for collecting information on the wireless access point. The information collector may input the number of floors the information collector is to collect information about the wireless access point using the button 330 that can select the floor number, and selects the button 340 for collecting information about the wireless access point. By doing so, information regarding the wireless access point at the point may be collected.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the button 340 for collecting information about the wireless access point is selected, the progress of information collection 410 is displayed on the display of the wireless access point information collection device, and when the information collection is completed. Information 420 regarding the point where the information collection has been completed may be displayed as points.

  Information collected through this process is stored in the wireless access point information collection device. When the information collector pushes the send button, the information stored up to that point is uploaded to the wireless access point information collection server. May be.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a wireless access point is arranged inside a target facility according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 illustrates a wireless access point information collection device and each wireless access according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the signal strength which concerns on the distance difference of a point.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of wireless access points (AP1 to AP7) may be arranged inside the building. When a user enters a target facility where wireless access points are arranged in the form shown in FIG. 5, the signal strength of each wireless access point (AP1 to AP7) received at the user's terminal varies depending on the user's location. Measured.

  For example, when the user moves from point A 610 to point B 620 as shown in FIG. 6, AP1 to AP3 are relatively closer to the user's terminal than point AP4 to AP7 at point A 610, but AP4 to point B 620 AP7 is closer to the user terminal than AP1 to AP3.

  If the signal strengths from the wireless APs at the A point 610 and the B point 620 are shown in the table, the following table 1 is obtained.

  As described above, the indoor position of the user may be determined using the fact that the signal intensity from the surrounding AP changes depending on the position of the user. The wireless access point information collecting apparatus according to the present method may collect information on the wireless access point using a fingerprinting method.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a process of collecting information on wireless access points for each point in the target facility according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a wireless access point according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a graph which shows the weight applied with the signal strength of.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the wireless access point information collection device may collect information on wireless access points using a fingerprint method at regular intervals.

  For example, if information about a wireless access point is collected while proceeding from entrance 1 to entrance 2 inside the building, the collected positions are determined in the order of FP1, FP2, FP3,..., FP7. .

  Table 2 below shows the absolute coordinates of the FP1, FP2, and FP3 positions in FIG. 7 and the signal strength from each wireless AP at each position.

  As described above, the wireless access point information collecting apparatus according to the present invention receives the absolute position information (latitude / longitude) of the point where the information about the wireless access point is collected, and collects / information about the wireless access point for each point / By storing and uploading to the wireless access point information collection server, the location of the user can be determined accurately and quickly based on the information later uploaded when the indoor location information service is provided.

  Hereinafter, an example is given and demonstrated about the method of determining the user position inside the said building based on the information of Table 2. FIG.

  Table 3 below shows signal strengths of wireless access points collected by a user terminal existing at a specific location in the environment shown in FIG. 5 moving from a specific time T to T + 2.

  The signal strength of the wireless AP collected by the wireless access point information collection device is expressed by F.F. The signal strength of the wireless AP collected at the location of the AP and user is C.I. In the case of AP, the similarity between the position of the user's terminal and the position of FP1 at time T can be expressed as the following Equation 1.

  Here, f (x) is a weighting function and may have an exponential curve as shown in FIG.

  Based on the information as shown in Table 2 collected by the wireless access point information collection device, the similarity with the signal strength for the wireless AP of T, T + 1, T + 2 hours as shown in Table 3 transmitted from the user terminal is calculated.

  When calculating the similarity between the user terminal and the FP1 position at the position of time T,

Sim (FP1) = (100- | (-40) − (-45) |) * (11) + (100- | (-35) − (-40) |) * (13) + (100- | ( -45)-(-50) |) * (8) + (100- | (-70)-(-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-75)-(-65) |) * (3) + (100- | (-90)-(-80) |) * (1)
= 3850

  When the similarity between the user terminal and the FP2 position is calculated at the position of time T,

Sim (FP2) = (100- | (-50) − (-45) |) * (11) + (100- | (-37) − (-40) |) * (13) + (100- | ( -50)-(-50) |) * (8) + (100- | (-63)-(-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-65)-(-65) |) * (3) + (100- | (-75) − (-80) |) * (1)
= 3986

  When the similarity between the user terminal and the FP3 position is calculated at the position of time T,

Sim (FP3) == (100- | (-60) − (-45) |) * (11) + (100- | (-40) − (-40) |) * (13) + (100- | (-55)-(-50) |) * (8) + (100- | (-55)-(-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-55)-(-65) | ) * (3) + (100- | (-60)-(-80) |) * (1)
= 3820
The following results can be obtained.

  Here, the position of the user terminal may be determined as the position of FP2 where the similarity value is the largest, and the latitude map 37.385337 and longitude 127.121378 of the position of FP2 may be determined as the user position.

  If Equation 1 is analyzed, it can be seen that the similarity between the position of the user terminal and the position of the FP can be calculated by Equation 2 below.

  Here, A = 100, constant: a constant value for having a larger value as the difference in signal strength (0 to −100) is smaller, B = | (F.APx−C.APx) |, signal strength Difference: difference value between collected signal strength and current signal strength, C = f (x), weight by signal strength: weight function by signal strength obtained experimentally.

If you calculate in the time of T-> T + 1-> T + 2 by the above method,
The similarity between the user terminal and the FP position at time T is

Sim (FP1) = (100- | (-40) − (-45) |) * (11) + (100- | (-35) − (-40) |) * (13) + (100- | ( -45)-(-50) |) * (8) + (100- | (-70)-(-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-75)-(-65) |) * (3) + (100- | (-90)-(-80) |) * (1)
= 3850

Sim (FP2) = (100- | (-50) − (-45) |) * (11) + (100- | (-37) − (-40) |) * (13) + (100- | ( -50)-(-50) |) * (8) + (100- | (-63)-(-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-65)-(-65) |) * (3) + (100- | (-75) − (-80) |) * (1)
= 3986

Sim (FP3) == (100- | (-60) − (-45) |) * (11) + (100- | (-40) − (-40) |) * (13) + (100- | (-55)-(-50) |) * (8) + (100- | (-55)-(-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-55)-(-65) | ) * (3) + (100- | (-60)-(-80) |) * (1)
= 3820

At time T + 1, the similarity between the user terminal and the FP position is Sim (FP1) = (100− | (−40) − (− 55) |) * (6) + (100− | (−35) − (− 45) |) * (11) + (100- | (-45)-(-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-70)-(-60) |) * (5) + ( 100- | (-75)-(-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-90)-(-75) |) * (1)
= 2885

Sim (FP2) = ((100- | (-50) − (-55) |) * (6) + (100- | (-37) − (-45) |) * (11) + (100- | (-50) − (-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-63) − (-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-65) − (-60) | ) * (5) + (100- | (-75)-(-75) |) * (1)
= 3092

Sim (FP3) = ((100- | (-60) − (-55) |) * (6) + (100- | (-40) − (-45) |) * (11) + (100- | (-55)-(-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-55)-(-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-55)-(-60) | ) * (5) + (100- | (-60)-(-75) |) * (1)
= 3125

The similarity between the user terminal and the FP position at time T + 2 is Sim (FP1) = (100− | (−40) − (− 50) |) * (8) + (100− | (−35) − (− 50) |) * (8) + (100- | (-45)-(-55) |) * (6) + (100- | (-45)-(-60) |) * (5) + ( 100- | (-75)-(-65) |) * (3) + (100- | (-90)-(-70) |) * (2)
= 2795

Sim (FP2) = (100- | (-50) − (-50) |) * (8) + (100- | (-37) − (-50) |) * (8) + (100- | ( -50) − (− 55) |) * (6) + (100− | (−63) − (− 60) |) * (5) + (100− | (−65) − (− 65) |) * (3) + (100- | (-75)-(-70) |) * (2)
= 3041

Sim (FP3) = (100- | (-60) − (-50) |) * (8) + (100- | (-40) − (-50) |) * (8) + (100- | ( -55)-(-55) |) * (6) + (100- | (-55)-(-60) |) * (5) + (100- | (-55)-(-65) |) * (3) + (100- | (-60)-(-70) |) * (2)
= 2965

  When the calculation is performed as described above, the user can obtain a result that the user has moved from the position of FP2 in FIG. 7 to the position of FP3 and moved again to the position of FP2.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a wireless access point information collection device in an embodiment of the present invention.

  The wireless access point information collection device 900 collects information on wireless access points recognized in the building in order to construct a database for providing location information services inside the building. For this purpose, the wireless access point information collection device 100 may include a display unit 910, an input unit 920, a collection unit 930, a storage unit 940, and a transmission unit 950.

  The display unit 910 displays map information via a display provided in the wireless access point information collection device 100 so that position information of a point for collecting information about the wireless access point can be more easily input.

  The input unit 920 receives position information of a point at which information related to the wireless access point is collected inside the target facility (inside the building). When the display provided in the wireless access point information collection device 100 is a display capable of touch input, the input unit 920 may receive position information input via the display.

  The collection unit 930 receives the position information of the point where the information about the wireless access point is collected via the input unit 920, and if the information about the floor where the point where the information about the wireless access point is collected is input, Collect information about wireless access points located in the vicinity of each location.

  Here, the wireless access point may be a WiFi AP installed inside the facility for the convenience of a user or a resident of the facility. The wireless access point information collected by the wireless access point information collection apparatus 100 includes a unique value (for example, a MAC address) for identifying each WiFi AP and a signal strength (RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indication) from the WiFi AP. ) May be included.

  The collection unit 930 may operate the wireless LAN card (LAN Card) included in the wireless access point information collection device 100 as a scanner, and collect information on peripheral wireless access points. Here, the collection unit 930 may collect information on the wireless access points at regular intervals so that the location of the user can be determined more accurately when the location information service is provided.

  On the other hand, when the collection unit 930 collects information on the wireless access point, the display unit 910 displays information on the collected information on the map information, so that the information collector can collect the information about the wireless access point. You may make it easier to know.

  The storage unit 940 stores the location information of the point where the information about the wireless access point input via the input unit 920 is collected, while the information about the wireless access point at the point collected by the collection unit 930 is the wireless access Stores information about points by location where they are collected.

  When the transmission button is selected, the transmission unit 950 may upload the information stored in the storage unit 940 to the wireless access point information collection server.

  The information uploaded to the wireless access point information collection server through such a process may be used for various services such as indoor map service, panoramic indoor road view, indoor position search, and indoor shortcut search.

  Embodiments of the present invention include a computer-readable recording medium including program instructions for performing operations realized by various computers. In particular, in the present embodiment, when executed by a portable device having a display, the portable device receives input of position information of a point for collecting information about a wireless access point inside a target facility, and relates to the wireless access point. A computer in which information about wireless access points located in the vicinity is collected for each point from which information is collected, and a command is recorded to store the collected information about the wireless access points and the input position information. A readable recording medium may be included. The program according to the present embodiment may be configured by a PC-based program or a mobile terminal dedicated application (for example, a form such as a smartphone application or a feature phone VM (virtual machine)). This may be configured to be executed by one or more processors stored in the memory of the user terminal and driven by the user terminal.

  The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and usable by those skilled in the art of computer software.

  As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and any person having ordinary knowledge in the field to which the present invention belongs can be used. Various modifications and variations are possible from such an embodiment.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, but is defined by the claims and the equivalents of the claims.

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In a method of collecting information about a wireless access point,
Enter the location information of the point where the wireless access point information collection device collects information about the wireless access point inside the target facility,
Collect information on wireless access points located in the vicinity for each point where information on the wireless access points is collected,
Storing the collected wireless access point information and the input location information;
Wireless access point information collection method. 2. The wireless access point according to claim 1, further comprising: uploading information about a wireless access point stored for each point at which information about the wireless access point is collected and the input location information to a wireless access point information collection server. Information collection method. Information about the wireless access point is:
The wireless access point information collection method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wireless access point information is collected at regular intervals. Information about the wireless access point is:
The wireless access point information collection method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a MAC address and signal strength of a WiFi access point. The input of the location information is
Display map information on the display of the wireless access point information collection device,
Enter the location information of the point to collect information about the wireless access point on the displayed map information,
The wireless access point information collection method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: inputting information regarding a floor on which a point for collecting information regarding the wireless access point is located via the display. After collecting information about the wireless access point,
6. The wireless access point information collection method according to claim 5, further comprising: displaying information on a point where information on the wireless access point is collected on the map information. Collecting information about the wireless access point includes
The wireless LAN card included in the wireless access point information collection device is operated as a scanner to collect information on the wireless access point, and the wireless access point according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is characterized. Access point information collection method. As a computer-readable recording medium for storing instruction words,
When executed by a portable device having a display, the portable device receives position information of a point at which information about a wireless access point is collected within a target facility, and collects information about the wireless access point by point. A computer-readable recording medium on which a command word is recorded to collect information related to wireless access points located in the vicinity and store the collected information related to wireless access points and the input position information. . An input unit for inputting position information of a point where information on the wireless access point is collected inside the target facility;
A collection unit for collecting information on wireless access points located in the vicinity for each point from which information on the wireless access point is collected;
A storage unit for storing the collected information regarding the wireless access point and the input location information;
A wireless access point information collecting device. The wireless access point information collection server may further include a transmission unit that uploads information about the wireless access point stored for each location where the information about the wireless access point is collected and the input location information to the wireless access point information collection server. The wireless access point information collection device described in 1. Information about the wireless access point is:
The wireless access point information collection device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the wireless access point information collection device is collected at regular intervals and includes a MAC address and signal strength of a WiFi access point. A display unit for displaying map information on a display of the wireless access point information collection device;
The input unit is
The location information of the point where the information related to the wireless access point is collected is input on the displayed map information, and the information related to the floor where the point where the information related to the wireless access point is collected is located via the display. The wireless access point information collection device according to claim 9, wherein the wireless access point information collection device is a wireless access point information collection device. The display unit
The wireless access point information collection apparatus according to claim 12, wherein information on a point where information on the wireless access point is collected is displayed on the map information. The collector is
The wireless LAN card included in the wireless access point information collection device is operated as a scanner to collect information about the wireless access point, and the wireless connection according to any one of claims 9 to 13 Access point information collection device.

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