JP2001337967A - Information presenting system for transportation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for retrieving a boarding station of transportation according to the position information of a mobile terminal, and giving information on how many minutes the transportation passing the station takes to reach the station to a user's mobile terminal, and to provide a device for conducting the above processing by one button input so as to improve the manual operation for obtaining information. SOLUTION: Position information of the mobile terminal 500 is automatically taken in, according to the position information of the mobile terminal, a boarding station of transportation is automatically retrieved, and the information on time required for the transportation passing the boarding station to reach the boarding station on the basis of the position of the transportation is displayed on a display screen 520 of the user's portable mobile terminal. The button 510 doing with one input is provided on the mobile terminal 500.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the provision of information on transportation means for notifying the position of a moving body of the transportation means and the time required to arrive at a station. In particular, it automatically captures location information of a mobile terminal, automatically searches for a boarding station based on the information, and displays information on a transportation system passing through the station on a mobile terminal carried by the user. Information provision.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The operation schedule of various transportation means displayed on a mobile terminal is only a timetable, and does not provide real-time notification of the operation status. In addition, information on accidents, disasters, disconnected sections and delays is provided to an unspecified number of people. The real-time status of transportation, accidents, disasters,
Various systems have been proposed which provide information on non-communication sections and delays. For example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-24849, real-time railway operation information of a designated section input by each user is displayed on a mobile terminal. Further, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-185197, an approach of a bus vehicle is detected and displayed at a bus stop, and real-time bus approach information is displayed on a television at home through a CATV station.

[0003]

A conventional system for providing real-time operation information of railways includes an accident, a disaster,
Disconnected sections and delay information are information for providing to an unspecified number of people, and it is assumed that a section for which real-time operation information is to be obtained is manually input using a keyboard or the like. There is a problem that the operation is troublesome, and further, there is a problem that the operation information can be obtained only in the station premises and in the train. In addition, a real-time bus approach information display system at a bus stop and at home also has a problem that information can be obtained only at home or at a bus stop. Further, in the above-mentioned systems, only information on railways and buses can be obtained.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of searching for a boarding station based on location information of a mobile terminal, notifying the mobile terminal of information on transportation means passing through the station, and a manual for obtaining information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device that realizes an operation with a single button input and significantly improves operability.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, location information of a mobile terminal is fetched, and a transportation station is searched for based on the location information of the mobile terminal.
It is characterized by notifying the mobile terminal of information based on the position of the transportation system passing through the boarding station, and performing the above processing by pressing the button once. The station means not only a train station but also a place where a vehicle such as a bus stop or an airport can be used for transportation.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In an embodiment of the present invention,
As the user walks towards the transit station,
It is assumed that the mobile terminal carried by the user is notified of the information about how many minutes the transportation passing through the boarding place will arrive.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a transportation information providing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an arrival information providing center 100 and a train operation management system 11.
0, bus operation management system 120, buses 170, 18
0, mobile terminal 190 with position measuring device, public network or Internet 130, wireless communication network 140, 150, 1
60. The arrival information providing center 100 always holds the latest arrival information of trains and buses, automatically searches for a boarding station from the location information of the mobile terminal in response to a request from the mobile terminal, and arrives at a transportation station passing the boarding station. To the mobile terminal. Here, the arrival information is the time required for the transportation to arrive at the boarding station. The train operation management system 110 manages the operation of the train, and always transmits the latest arrival information of the train to the arrival information providing center 100.

Similarly, the bus operation management system 120 also manages the operation of the bus, and always transmits the latest arrival information of the bus to the arrival information providing center 100. These train operation management system 110 and bus operation management system 120
Exists for each railway company and bus company. Public line network, the Internet 130, wireless communication network 140, 150,
160 is an arrival information providing center 100, a train operation management system 110, a bus operation management system 120, a bus 17
0, 180, the mobile terminal 190 with the position measuring device,
Exchange location information, arrival information requests, and transportation information. Each of the buses 170 and 180 has a position measuring device mounted thereon, and can measure an absolute position of the bus. Position measurement is performed by GPS (Global Positioning).
System, global positioning), processes satellite information received by the GPS antenna, and measures the absolute position of the latitude and longitude of the bus from the processed information. The mobile terminal 190 is a mobile phone equipped with a position measuring device. In this case, similarly to the buses 170 and 180, the absolute position of the mobile terminal 190 can be measured using GPS.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the arrival information providing center 100. Arrival information provision center 100
Is the arrival information management database 200, the information processing device 2
10, a communication device 220, and a map database 230. The communication device 220 receives the latest transportation arrival information transmitted from the train operation management system 110 and the bus operation management system 120 as needed in FIG. The information of the transportation received from the processing device 210 is notified to the mobile terminal. The information processing device 210 is a communication device 22
0, the information of various transportation means, a request for providing the arrival information from the user, the map information of the map database 230, and the information of various transportation means managed by the arrival information management database 200 are taken and processed. To the communication device 220. A map is stored in the map database 230, and the map corresponding to the relevant portion is extracted as needed and used by the information processing device 210. The arrival information management database 200 manages the latest arrival information of various transportation means. This arrival information is transmitted from the train operation management system 110 and the bus operation management system 120 as needed. The information processing device 210 uses the information of the arrival information management database 200 as needed.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the train operation management system 110. Train operation management system 11
0 is the station operation management devices 310 and 320, the central management device 3
00, and a communication device 330. The station operation management devices 310 and 320 are installed at each station, and manage the operation of each train 340 and 350 at each station. The operation information is the current position of each train, an accident, a disaster, a disconnected section, and delay information.
Then, the operation management information of each station is transmitted to the central management device 300. This transmission path uses a dedicated line instead of a public line network or the Internet. The central management device 300 manages the operation information of all the trains based on the operation information from the station operation management devices 310 and 320. Then, the arrival information to be transmitted to the arrival information providing center 100 is extracted from the operation information and passed to the communication device 330. For example, when the current train position, the next stop station position, and the current accident information, which are operation information, are input, the central management device 300 has a device that outputs a time until the vehicle arrives at the stop station. The time until the vehicle arrives at the stop is the arrival information. This arrival information is passed to the communication device 330 as needed. FIG. 9 shows a data configuration example of the arrival information passed at this time. Details will be described later. The communication device 330 transmits the arrival information received from the central management device 300 to a public line network or the Internet 130.
Is transmitted to the arrival information providing center 100 as needed.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the bus operation management system 120. Bus operation management system 12
0 comprises a communication device 400, a central management device 410, and route management devices 420 and 430. In order to manage the real-time operation of the bus, the position information of the bus is stored in the bus 170, 1
A bus operation management system 120 from the wireless communication path 80 via wireless communication paths 140 and 150, a public line network and the Internet 130;
It is taken in. The communication device 400 includes buses 170 and 180
, And transmits the bus arrival information to the arrival information providing center 100 in FIG. 1 via the public line network or the Internet 130 as needed. Similarly to the station operation management devices 310 and 320 of the train operation management system 110, the route management devices 420 and 430
The bus information is managed for each route by taking in the position information from 80 and the operation information is passed to the central management device 410 as needed. The central management device 410 grasps real-time operation information of each bus similarly to the central management device 410 of the train operation management system 110, and
30 and processes the operation information from the
Pass to 0. A data configuration example of the arrival information is the same as that in FIG. Details will be described later.

Next, an example of a user terminal of the information providing system of the present transportation system is shown in FIGS. This user terminal is shown in FIG.
Is a mobile terminal 190 with a position measuring device, which is assumed to be a mobile phone in this case, but is a dedicated terminal that receives via a wireless communication path, a PDA (Personal Digital)
(Data) Assistants may be used. FIG. 5 shows a mobile phone 500 having a dedicated button 510 for providing transportation information. With a single button operation of pressing the dedicated button 510, the user can perform a process of obtaining the arrival information of transportation. An example of the user interface is as shown in a display screen 520. It can be seen that the arrival information of the boarding station Ochanomizu Station is displayed. Also, as shown in FIG. 6, a process of selecting a service for providing arrival information and pressing a selection button 610 on the screen 620 of the mobile phone 600 to obtain the arrival information of transportation is performed by one button operation. You may.

Next, FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process of the transportation information providing method is roughly divided into three steps. (1) Step 1 of automatically capturing location information of a mobile terminal,
(2) Step 2 of automatically searching for the boarding station of the transportation facility based on the location information of the mobile terminal, (3) Notifying the mobile terminal carried by the user of information based on the location of the transportation facility passing the boarding station. Step 3 is performed. When the button of the mobile terminal device is pressed once, the processing of these three steps is performed. FIG. 7 shows a processing flow in the user terminal, and FIG. 8 shows a processing flow in the arrival information providing center.

The user who wants to provide the arrival information is shown in FIG.
Press the button 510 dedicated to providing arrival information in FIG.
Select arrival information on the service selection screen 620 in
When the selection button 610 is pressed (step 700), the mobile terminal with the position measuring device measures the position (step 70).
1). The position is measured using the GPS described above. When the mobile terminal 190 measures the position, it transmits the position information to the arrival information providing center 100 (step 70).
2). In this example, a mobile phone is assumed as a communication means, but mobile communication using an artificial satellite, DSRC (D
dedicatedShort Range Commun
Other communication means such as road-to-vehicle narrow-area communication using the communication (i. When the transmission is completed, the mobile terminal 190 waits for reception of the result from the arrival information providing center 100 (step 703). Then, when the result is received, the arrival information is displayed on the mobile terminal screen (step 704).

In the arrival information providing center, when the communication device 220 of the arrival information providing center 100 receives the position information of the mobile terminal (step 800), the information processing device 210
Starts the process of providing arrival information. First, a search range for automatically searching for a boarding station is initialized (step 80).
1). In this initialization, the current location of the mobile terminal is added to the map extracted from the map database 230 based on the location information of the mobile terminal. Then, the search range is expanded every 1 km (step 802), and it is checked whether or not there is a boarding place of a transportation facility within the search range (step 803). The search range is a circle centered on the current location of the mobile terminal, and it is checked whether or not the transportation location is included in the circle. If there is no transportation boarding point within the range, it is checked whether the search range is within 10 km (step 806), and if it is within 10 km, the search range is expanded again (step 80).
2). If it exceeds 10 km, the distance to the boarding station is long, so it is determined that there is no need to provide information, and error information is notified (step 807). The notification of the error information referred to here is to notify the mobile terminal that "there is no nearby station". If there is a boarding place of transportation in the range, the boarding place is determined as the boarding station. And the information processing device 210
Extracts the arrival information of the corresponding station from the arrival information management database 200 (step 804). Then, the extracted arrival information is transmitted to the mobile terminal (step 805).

In this example, it is assumed that the user's boarding station is the closest station. However, the boarding station is determined not only by the distance but also by the section of the commuter pass held by the user. , And make it possible to set multiple types of judgment criteria, such as judging whether or not it is an express stop station. By specifying one of them,
The boarding station may be set out reflecting the user's preference. Although details are not specified in the flow chart, when the last transportation such as the last train or the last bus has passed, the fact is notified.

FIG. 9 shows a data configuration example of the arrival information transmitted at this time. The structure of the data 900 is the transportation 9
01, station name 902, line name 903, type 904, destination 9
05, arrival time 906, and arrival information 907.
The transportation system 901 is a transportation system passing through the boarding station, and is a company name such as XX railway, XX bus, or the like. The station name 902 is the station name of the boarding station. The route name 903 is a route name of a transportation system passing through the boarding station. The type 904 is a type of transportation means, such as high speed, each stop, and the like. The destination 905 is a destination of the transportation. The time to arrival 906 is arrival information indicating how long it takes the corresponding transportation means to arrive at the corresponding station which is the boarding station. The extension information 907 is information indicating whether an extension or an accident or disaster has occurred, and is also information transmitted from the arrival information providing center 100. Each row 910, 920, 930, 940 in FIG. 9 is an example of transmission data. Here, the boarding station is Ochanomizu Station, and arrival information is prepared for each line and type. These data are transmitted to the user's mobile terminal 190.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to know how many minutes the transportation will arrive at the boarding station.

In addition, by providing the mobile terminal with a dedicated button, it is possible to obtain the arrival information by performing a process of providing arrival information when the button is pressed once. Thus, the user can easily obtain information whenever he / she wants to provide information at any time without having to perform various inputs to the mobile terminal.

[0020] Further, by displaying the time until the transportation arrives at the boarding station as arrival information, the minimum, unprecedented and accurate information required by the user is notified to the mobile terminal. Can be.

Next, a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. A modification of the first embodiment of the present invention is that, after displaying the arrival information display of the boarding station of transportation by a single button input operation, the arrival information of a nearby station different from the boarding station displayed on the mobile terminal is displayed. If you want (4)
A first point in that the method includes a step 4 of searching for a plurality of nearby stations of a transportation facility based on the location of the mobile terminal and a step 5 of (5) notifying the mobile terminal of information on transportation means passing through the nearby stations. Different from the embodiment. When the button is pressed once, the processing of these steps 4 and 5 is performed.

FIG. 10 shows a flow of processing in steps 4 to 5 in a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. Note that the flow of the process from step 1 to step 3 is the same as in FIGS. FIG. 11 shows an example of a user interface displayed on the mobile terminal 190 in this case.

Screen 1110 of mobile phone 1100 in FIG.
Indicates the arrival information of the boarding station. Here, the user selects “multiple search” 1120 on the screen 1110 when the user wants to use transportation from another nearby station. Then, the mobile terminal with position measuring device 190 transmits the multiple search request and the position information to the arrival information providing center 100. When the arrival information providing center 100 receives the plurality of search requests and the location information of the mobile terminal (step 1000), the process of searching for a nearby station starts. First, the station search range is initialized as in the case of the boarding station search (step 801). In this initialization, the current location of the mobile terminal is added to the map extracted based on the location information of the mobile terminal from the map database 230.

Then, the search range is expanded every 1 km (step 802), and it is checked whether or not there is a boarding place of a transportation facility within the search range (step 803). If there is no transportation boarding point within the range, it is checked whether the search range is 10 km or less (step 806), and if it is 10 km or less, the search range is expanded again (step 802).
If it exceeds 10 km, the search is terminated. If there is a boarding place of transportation in the range, it is checked whether there are three or more boarding places (step 1001). Here if the boarding place is 3
If not, the search range is further expanded (step 802). If there are three or more places, determine them as nearby stations. Then, the arrival information of each corresponding station is extracted (step 1002). Then, the arrival information of the nearby station is transmitted to the mobile terminal (step 805). The data configuration example at this time is the same as that in FIG. A screen example of the mobile phone 1130 that has received the arrival information of the neighboring station is as shown in a screen 1140. It can be seen that in addition to the boarding station Shin-Yurigaoka Station, the arrival information of XX bus Uramonzaka Station is also displayed.

As described above, according to the modification of the first embodiment, the user is not always required to travel to the destination by automatically retrieving and displaying a plurality of nearest boarding locations of the mobile terminal. It can also handle cases where the nearest station is not always used.

Also, even if the boarding place used by the user is not found by the first automatic search, each user can easily re-enter the boarding place with a single button operation without inputting the boarding place to the small mobile terminal. An automatic search can be performed, and the user can obtain the arrival information of the target boarding place.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment of the present invention, after the step 3 of notifying the mobile terminal carried by the user of the information of the transportation system passing through the boarding station, (4) the corresponding transportation system to be boarded and the current position of the mobile terminal are displayed. And (5) a step 5 of estimating a time margin as to whether or not the user can get on the transportation at the boarding station. Is different from the embodiment. When the button is pressed once, the processing of these five steps is performed. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the user walks to the boarding station, and a walking route is searched based on the position of the mobile terminal and the position of the boarding station, and a distance between the two points is calculated. And the time required for transportation to arrive at the boarding station are calculated, and a time margin for whether or not the user can catch the vehicle is predicted.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the structure of a transportation information providing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The arrival information providing center 100 may be configured to provide real-time arrival information of various transportation means by using weather information of the Meteorological Agency 1200 and traffic information of the VICS (registered trademark) center 1210.

FIG. 13 shows the flow of the entire process from step 1 to step 5 in the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 8, a new step is added after step 804 for extracting the arrival information of the corresponding station. After extracting the arrival information of the station, the information processing device 210 of the arrival information providing center 100 extracts a map around the station from the map database 230 (step 13).
00). Then, the current position received from the mobile terminal is added to the extracted map (step 1301). Further, the current position of the transportation system managed by the arrival information management device is added (step 1302). From the above, the positions of the mobile terminal and the corresponding transportation facility can be found on the map. Next, a walking route is searched from the position of the mobile terminal and the corresponding station, and the distance between two points is measured (step 1303). Then, the time until the user arrives at the corresponding station is estimated from the measured distance (step 1304). By dividing the measured distance by a preset walking speed, it is possible to predict the time required to arrive at the station. Then, an advice is determined by comparing the time predicted earlier with the time required for the transportation means to arrive at the corresponding station (step 1305). This advisory has three options: "in time", "in time"
If the value of the comparison result (the time predicted in step 1304-the time until the relevant transportation arrives at the corresponding station) is 2 minutes or more, "in time",-2 minutes or more 2
If it is less than a minute, it will be "not in time", otherwise it will be "not in time".

Then, the arrival information, map, and advice are notified to the mobile terminal (step 1306). In this embodiment, in the calculation method of whether or not the user is in time for the boarding station, the user is divided by a preset walking speed,
The speed of the user may be obtained by keeping the position of the mobile terminal for a certain period of time and dividing the difference in the position of the mobile terminal by the certain period of time. In this way, the speed at which the user walks can be accurately measured, and the speed can be accurately measured even when the user is in a car.

FIG. 15 shows a data configuration example of the arrival information transmitted at this time. The configuration of the data 1500 is obtained by adding an advice 1501 and a map 1502 in addition to the data configuration in FIG. Advice 1501 is for mobile terminal 190
Is output on the screen of "
Choose from "Hurry up" or "I can't make it in time." The map 1502 is obtained by adding the current position of the mobile terminal and the current position of the corresponding transportation system to the map near the boarding station.
Each row 1510, 1520, 1530, 1540 in FIG.
Is an example of transmission data, and these data are notified to the mobile terminal 190 carried by the user.

An example of the user interface of the mobile terminal is as shown in the screen of the mobile phone 1400 in FIG. The current location 1402 of the mobile terminal on the map and the corresponding transportation 14
01 is added, and the advice 1403 is also displayed. Advice 1403 indicates that it is still time to get on the Chuo Line Rapid Service bound for Tokyo from Ochanomizu Station.

Further, in this embodiment, if the user designates a transportation system, a step for calling attention to the mobile terminal carried by the user before the user can not make it in consideration of the time for walking to the boarding station may be provided. It may be. For example, if the designated transportation arrives at the boarding station after 15 minutes and it takes 5 minutes to walk from the current position of the user to the boarding station, the user will not be able to catch the boarding after 10 minutes if he does not head to the boarding station. After a minute, ring the user's mobile phone to call attention.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, in addition to displaying the time until the relevant transportation system arrives at the boarding station, the current position of the transportation system and the current position of the mobile terminal are added. By displaying the displayed map, arrival information can be confirmed more easily.

Further, by displaying the advice of the time margin when heading to the boarding place, information is obtained as to whether it is necessary to hurry to the boarding place, whether or not it is in time without hurry, or whether or not it is in time. It is possible,
It is very useful for the user who goes to the boarding place.

Further, by notifying the user that advice is not given in time for boarding the transportation, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the user has missed the transportation in spite of hurrying to the boarding place.

In this case as well, the arrival information can be provided by a single button input operation, thereby improving the operability of the user's mobile terminal.

[0038] In addition, even in a transportation system where it is difficult to operate according to the timetable, such as a bus operation during a rush hour or rainfall, real-time arrival information can be grasped from anywhere by using information from the Meteorological Agency and the VICS center, so that it can be grasped with confidence. It will be possible to use transportation.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment of the present invention, after step 3 of notifying the mobile terminal carried by the user of the information of the transportation system passing through the boarding station, (4) the boarding is performed in case the user has time to spare. Step 4 of displaying information on how many minutes to get on a transportation system that arrives at the station with a priority order
Is different from the first embodiment in that When the button is pressed once, the processes from step 1 to step 4 are performed, and the arrival information is provided.

In the third embodiment, the detailed information on transportation means the congestion degree in the bus. FIG. 16 shows the number-of-passengers measuring device installed on buses 170 and 180 for measuring detailed information of transportation in the third embodiment of the present invention. The passenger number measuring device 1600 is a device that is installed in each bus and measures the number of passengers in the bus. The passenger number measuring device 1600 includes an entrance human body sensor 1610, an exit human body sensor 1620, an information processing device 1630, a communication device 16
40. The entrance human body sensor 1610 is installed at the entrance of the bus, and is used to detect that a person has got on the bus. Entrance human body sensor 1310
Is an infrared sensor, for example, which detects when a person enters the entrance of the bus.

Thus, the number of people entering the bus can be measured. The entrance human body sensor 1610 detects a person from when the entrance of the bus opens to when it closes,
If a person is detected, a signal is transmitted to the information processing device 1630 as needed. In other words, signals are transmitted for the number of people on the bus. The exit human body sensor 1620 is installed at the exit of the bus and is used to detect that a person has got off the bus. The exit human body sensor 1620 is, for example, an infrared sensor, and detects when a person gets off the bus exit.
This makes it possible to measure the number of people who go out of the bus. The exit human body sensor 1620 detects a person from when the bus exit opens to when it closes, and sends a signal to the information processing device 1630 at any time if a person is detected. In other words, signals are transmitted for the number of people who get off the bus. The information processing device 1630 can calculate the number of passengers currently on the bus from the human detection signal transmitted from the entrance human body sensor 1610 and the human detection signal transmitted from the exit human body sensor 1620.

Entrance human body sensor 1610
By subtracting the number of signals transmitted from the exit human body sensor 1620 by adding the number of signals transmitted from the vehicle, the current number of passengers can be obtained. Each time the entrance of the bus closes, the current number of passengers is calculated, and the degree of passengers in the bus is determined. For the determination, the ratio of the number of passengers to the number of passengers is calculated, and the calculated ratio is used as the riding rate. "I can sit" based on that ride rate,
Decide the three levels of "I can't sit" and "I'm full." If the ride rate and the degree of inclusion are determined, the communication device 164
Pass to 0. The communication device 1640 transmits these pieces of information to the arrival information providing center 100. FIG. 19 shows a data configuration example at this time. The data structure is a transportation number 190
1. Included condition 1902 and ride rate 1903. In this case, the transportation number 1901 is a unique number for each bus. The arrival information providing center 100 manages detailed information of each transportation system based on this number. The condition 1902 is
It is expressed in three stages: "I can sit", "I can't sit", and "I'm full". The ride rate 1903 is expressed as a percentage. Row 1910
Shows an example of data. From the data, the transportation number 1234
Indicates that the ride rate is 30%, and the passenger can still sit.

FIG. 20 shows an example of a data configuration when the arrival information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 190 in the third embodiment. Inclusion 2001, ride rate 2002, priority 200
3 is different from the first embodiment in that 3 is added. The priority 2003 is information for giving advice on which transportation means to take in consideration of the degree of congestion. If the user is in a hurry, he / she gets on irrespective of the priority 2003, but if the user is not in a hurry, he / she gives advice to get on a high priority one. In this example, the bus in row 2010 is full, but it can be seen that if the bus in row 2020 can be seated, it can be notified that the bus that comes later for the user who is not in a hurry can be seated and boarded.

FIG. 17 shows a processing flow of the arrival information providing center 100 in the third embodiment of the present invention. The flow of processing in the mobile terminal 190 owned by the user is the same as in FIG. FIG. 18 shows an example of a user interface displayed on the mobile terminal 190 in this case.

Screen 1810 of Mobile Phone 1800 in FIG.
Indicates the detailed arrival information of the boarding station. After the arrival information of the corresponding station is extracted (step 804), the detailed arrival information of the relevant transportation is extracted based on the transportation number (step 1700). Then, the boarding advice is added based on the extracted detailed information. (Step 1701) This boarding advice is the priority 2003 in FIG.
Then, the extracted arrival information and detailed arrival information are transmitted to the mobile terminal. From the screen 1810, it can be seen that a person who is not in a hurry gets a 40% boarding rate if he gets on a bus arriving after about 5 minutes, and can give a higher priority because he can sit down.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, it is possible to know the details of the transportation means as detailed arrival information. It is possible to make a decision beforehand, such as getting on the train late, or having only a few moments left before the arrival time, but with the vacant transportation and sitting down.

Further, in this case, when the button is pressed once, the process of providing the arrival information is performed and the arrival information can be provided to the mobile terminal, thereby improving the operability of the mobile terminal for the user.

The present invention also includes the following configuration. The following stops are the same as the above-mentioned stations. Traffic connected via a network to an information processing device that is portable and capable of detecting the movement status, and an operation management device that has schedule information indicating the scheduled operation time and operation position of the moving body in the transportation system In an information presentation device that presents operation information indicating the operation status of the institution,
Means for receiving movement information indicating a movement state including position information indicating the position of the information processing apparatus transmitted from the information processing apparatus, based on map information of a region including the position of the user and the movement information, Means for searching for a stop which may be used by a user of the information processing apparatus, and an operation management apparatus having timetables of transportation of the stop searched through the network. Means for transmitting request information for requesting operation information at a stop, to the information processing apparatus via the network,
Means for presenting operation information corresponding to the request information.

[0049] In this information presenting apparatus, there is provided means for receiving operation information corresponding to the request information from an operation management apparatus to which the request information has been transmitted via the network, and the presenting means is provided with the network. The present invention also includes an information providing device that presents the received operation information to the information processing device via the information processing device.

[0050] In these information providing devices, there is provided a means for calculating a time at which the user can get on the moving body at the searched stop on the basis of the movement information, and the means for transmitting the information includes a search result. The present invention also includes an information presentation device that transmits request information for requesting operation information of a moving body departing from a stop at the calculated time.

In this information providing apparatus, the presenting means includes the information providing apparatus for presenting operation information including the departure time of the moving object indicated by the request information at the searched stop.

In this information presentation device, the movement information includes movement information indicating a movement speed of the information processing device or the user, and the presenting means determines a stop searched as the movement speed increases. The present invention also includes an information presenting device that presents the departure time of a moving object whose departure time is early.

In these information presenting devices, the movement information includes destination information indicating a destination of the user,
The present invention also provides an information presenting apparatus for searching for a stop associated with a transportation system capable of moving to a destination indicated by the destination information, using route information indicating a route of a plurality of transportation systems. included.

In this information presenting apparatus, the means for searching for the stop uses the route information to search for a stop having the same route as the nearest stop at the destination as the related stop. Included in the invention.

[0055] In this information presentation device, the means for searching for the stop is one of the stops having the same route.
The present invention also includes an information presentation device that searches for a stop at which a moving object that can get off at a stop nearest to the destination stops.

In this information presenting apparatus, the presenting means is a means for presenting operation information including a departure time of a moving body which can be boarded at the searched stop and which can be disembarked at the nearest stop of the destination. The presentation device is also included in the present invention.

In these information presenting devices, the presenting means may include operating information including a departure time of a moving object that arrives at a stop nearest to the destination of the user, which is searched using the schedule information. The present invention also includes an information presentation device that preferentially presents information.

In these information presenting devices, the presenting means may allow the user to ride in time based on the movement information, and stop at a searched stop based on the schedule information. The present invention also includes an information presenting apparatus that presents operation information of a movable body that can be boarded by a vehicle.

In these information presenting devices, the presenting means also includes an information presenting device that preferentially presents operation information of a moving body that does not stop at each stop of the searched route to which the stop belongs.

[0060] In this information presenting apparatus, the present invention also includes an information presenting apparatus characterized in that the moving body that does not stop at each of the above-mentioned stops includes at least one of high speed, special high speed, and express.

In these information presenting devices, the means for receiving the operation information receives the operation status information indicating the actual operation status of the transportation means, and the presenting means sets the departure time of the moving object to be presented. The present invention also includes an information presenting device that presents a changed departure time when the schedule is changed from a predetermined schedule.

[0062] In these information presenting devices, the movement information includes information indicating a moving body used by the user, and the means for searching for the stop is provided by the moving information used by the user. The present invention also includes an information presentation device that searches for a stop where a transfer can be made from the body.

In these information presenting devices, the movement information includes position information indicating the position of the user or the information processing device, and the means for searching for the stop includes:
The present invention also includes an information presentation device that searches for a stop closest to the position indicated by the position information.

In these information presenting devices, the movement information includes direction information indicating a moving direction of the user or the information processing device, and the means for searching for the stop is a stop based on the direction information. The present invention also includes an information presenting apparatus for searching for.

In this information presenting apparatus, the map information of the area where the user exists is stored, and the means for searching for the stop uses the movement information to move the user from the map information. The present invention also includes an information presentation device that detects a traveling route and searches for a stop where the user is heading based on the route and the map information.

[0066] In these information presenting devices, the presenting means may use the schedule information to preferentially present the departure time of the moving body departing from the searched stop earlier in time. Included in the invention.

Further, for a portable information processing apparatus,
In a transportation information presentation method for presenting operation information on a transportation operation, detecting movement information including a position of the information processing apparatus or a user of the information processing apparatus and indicating a movement state of a user of the information processing apparatus. Then, using the movement information, from the schedule information indicating the scheduled operation time and operation position of a plurality of transportation means stored in advance, search for a stop of the transportation means used by the user, the movement information and the Based on the stop position information indicating the position of the searched stop included in the schedule information, the information processing device at the searched stop including the departure time of the moving body that the user can ride at the stop, to the information processing device. The present invention also includes a method of presenting information on a transportation facility to be presented.

[0068] In this transportation information presentation method, the travel information includes travel information indicating a travel speed of the information processing apparatus or the user, and the presentation is performed by searching for a stop at a higher travel speed. The present invention also includes a transportation information presenting method for presenting the departure time of a moving object whose departure time departs early.

[0069] In these information presenting methods for transportation, the travel information includes destination information indicating a destination of the user, and the search uses the timetable information in accordance with the destination information. The present invention also includes a transportation information presentation method for searching for a stop associated with a transportation facility capable of moving to the destination.

In this method of presenting information on a transportation means, the search is performed by using the timetable information to search for a stop having the same route as the nearest stop at the destination as the relevant stop. Are also included in the present invention.

In the method for presenting information on transportation means, the search is performed to search for a stop at which a movable body that can get off at a stop nearest to the destination stops among the stops having the same route. The method is also included in the present invention.

In this method of presenting information on a transportation means, the presentation is based on information on a transportation means presenting a departure time of a movable body which can be boarded at the searched stop and which can get off at the nearest stop of the destination. The presentation method is also included in the present invention.

In these methods of presenting information on transportation means, the presenting is performed by using the above-mentioned schedule information to preferentially present the departure time of the moving body that arrives at the nearest stop to the destination of the user earlier. An institution's information presentation method is also included in the present invention.

In these methods of presenting information on transportation means, the presentation is such that the user can ride in time based on the travel information, and stops at the stop searched based on the schedule information. The present invention also includes a transportation information presentation method for presenting operation information of a movable body that can be boarded.

In the method for presenting information on transportation means, the method for presenting information on transportation means that preferentially presents operation information of a moving object that does not stop at each stop on a route using the schedule information is also described. Included in the invention.

In this method of presenting information on transportation, a moving object that does not stop at each of the above-mentioned stops includes a high speed, a special high speed,
The present invention also includes a method for presenting information on transportation means, wherein at least one of the express trains is included.

[0077] In these transportation information presentation methods, the operation status information indicating the operation statuses of the plurality of transportation means is received, and the departure time of the moving object to be presented is changed from a predetermined schedule. In such a case, the present invention also includes a method of presenting information on a transportation system that presents a departure time to be changed.

[0078] In these transportation information presenting methods, the movement information includes information indicating a moving body used by the user, and the search is performed by searching for a stop which can be changed from the moving body. The present invention also includes a method for presenting information on a transportation facility.

In the method for presenting information on transportation means, the movement information includes position information indicating the position of the user or the information processing apparatus, and the search is performed in the nearest position from the position indicated by the position information. The present invention also includes a method for presenting information on transportation means for searching for a stop.

In these methods of presenting information on transportation, the movement information includes direction information indicating a moving direction of the user or the information processing apparatus.
The present invention also includes a method for presenting information on transportation means for searching for a stop based on the direction information.

In this method for presenting information on transportation means, map information of an area where the user is present is stored, and the search is performed by using the movement information so that the user moves from the map information. The present invention also includes a method of presenting information on a transportation facility that detects a route that is present and searches for a stop where the user is heading based on the route and the map information.

In the method for presenting information on a transportation means, the presentation is based on the timetable information on the transportation means which preferentially presents the departure time of the moving body departing from the searched stop earlier in time. The presentation method is also included in the present invention.

[0083]

According to the present invention, the position information of the mobile terminal is automatically taken in, the station of the transportation is automatically searched based on the position information of the mobile terminal, and the position of the transportation passing through the station is automatically searched. The above processing can be performed by notifying the mobile terminal of the arrival information based on the above and by pressing the button once.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration block diagram of an arrival information providing center in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a system configuration block diagram of the train operation management system in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a system configuration block diagram of a bus operation management system in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a screen example of a mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a screen example of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure on the mobile terminal side according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure on the center side in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a transmission data item of arrival information in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure in a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a screen example of a mobile terminal according to a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a system configuration according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a procedure in the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a screen example of a mobile terminal according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 shows transmission data items of arrival information in the second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a system configuration block diagram of a passenger count measuring device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a procedure in the third embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a screen example of a mobile terminal according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a transmission data item of information on the degree of congestion of transportation in the third embodiment.

FIG. 20 shows transmission data items of arrival information in the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 100 Arrival information provision center 110 Train operation management system 120 Bus operation management system 130 Public line network, Internet 140, 150, 160 Wireless communication path 170, 180 Bus 190 Mobile terminal with position measuring device

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Claims (13)

[Claims] Claims: 1. An electronic device connected to a computer via a network.
An information processing device that is portable and capable of detecting a moving state;
Information on a transportation system having an operation management device having schedule information indicating a scheduled operation time and an operation position of a moving body in a transportation system, and an information presenting device for presenting operation information indicating an operation status of the transportation system. In the providing system, the information processing apparatus transmits, to the information providing apparatus via the network, movement information indicating a movement state including position information indicating a position of the information processing apparatus, the information providing apparatus includes: Based on the movement information, to search for a stop that may be used by the user of the information processing device, the operation management device having the schedule information of the transportation system of the stop searched through the network, The operation management device transmits request information for requesting operation information at the searched stop, and the operation management device performs an operation corresponding to the request information based on the schedule information. Retrieving information, the information processing apparatus, transportation information presentation system, characterized in that to display the retrieved operation information. 2. The information presenting system for a transportation system according to claim 1, wherein the operation management device transmits the searched operation information to the information presenting device via the network, And transmitting the transmitted operation information to the information processing device via the network. 3. The transportation information presentation system according to claim 1, wherein the operation management device presents the retrieved operation information to the information processing device via the network. Institutional information provision system. 4. The transportation information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information presenting device is configured to allow the user to connect to a moving body at a stop searched based on the movement information. An information presentation system for a transportation facility, which calculates a time at which a vehicle can be boarded and transmits request information for requesting operation information of a moving body departing at the searched stop at the calculated time. 5. The transportation information providing system according to claim 4, wherein said information processing device displays operation information including a departure time of a stop of the moving object indicated by said request information. Transportation information provision system. 6. The transportation information presentation system according to claim 5, wherein the movement information includes movement information indicating a moving speed of the information processing device or the user, and A transportation information presentation system characterized by displaying the departure time of a moving object whose departure time departs from a searched stop earlier as the speed is higher. 7. The transportation information presentation system according to claim 1, wherein the travel information includes destination information indicating a destination of the user. Using the route information indicating the route of the transportation system, the system searches for a stop associated with the transportation system capable of moving to the destination indicated by the destination information. 8. The transportation information presenting system according to claim 7, wherein the information presenting device uses the route information to have the same route as the nearest stop at the destination as the related stop. A transportation information presentation system characterized by searching for information. 9. The information presenting system for a transportation system according to claim 8, wherein the information presenting device stops a movable body that can get off at a stop closest to the destination among the stops having the same route. A transportation information presentation system characterized by searching for a stop. 10. The transportation information presenting system according to claim 9, wherein the information processing device is a mobile object that can be boarded at a searched stop and that can get off at a stop nearest to the destination. A transportation information presentation system, wherein operation information including a departure time is displayed. 11. The transportation information presenting system according to claim 8, wherein the information processing device is a stop nearest to the destination of the user, which is searched using the schedule information. An information presentation system for a transportation facility, which preferentially displays operation information including a departure time of a moving body arriving early in a country. 12. A transportation information presenting device for outputting operation information of a transportation system, comprising: a button for accepting an input from a user of the information presenting device; and a button for receiving one or more inputs to the button from the user. In response, a transmitter that transmits, to the information providing apparatus that provides the operation information via the network, movement information indicating a movement state including position information indicating the position of the information presentation apparatus, An information presenting device for transportation, comprising: a receiver for receiving operation information; and a display for displaying the operation information received by the receiver. 13. The transportation information presenting apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said information presenting apparatus is a portable telephone.