JP2007072971A - Meeting support device and meeting support method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a meeting support device enabling a person and a vehicle to smoothly meet. <P>SOLUTION: A present position is acquired from the person through a data transmitting and receiving part 30, and a route to a destination 103 input separately from a position of the person acquired by the meeting place searching part 10 is searched by a road map storage part 24 stored in a car navigation part 20. Furthermore, a station or the like suitable for meeting on the route is searched by a getting-on and getting-off facility entrance searching part 23, and a result is notified to a cellular phone or the like the person holds through the data transmitting and receiving part 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a meeting support apparatus and a meeting support method.

  In recent years, there has been a remarkable spread of car navigation systems, which are attached to many vehicles. Various applications and services using car navigation systems have also appeared.

As an application using this car navigation system, when waiting between vehicles equipped with a car navigation system equipped with a GPS function, the position information of the own vehicle is transmitted to the other party, and the car of the received vehicle is received. There is known a navigation device that searches for a merging position from a vehicle position of a meeting partner received by a navigation system and a position of the own vehicle (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-139333 A

  However, in the above prior art, it is effective for waiting between cars, but even if one of them is a car user, the other person who waits uses public transport other than the car. There was an inconvenience that it could not be used.

  The waiting support device according to the present invention provides a vehicle that is the first moving body when the vehicle that is the first moving body waits with a person that is the second moving body in the middle of a route that travels to the destination. A waiting support device for presenting information on a meeting place to a person who is the second moving body, wherein the vehicle that is the first moving body is held by the person that is the second moving body. Position information acquisition means for acquiring the current position of the person from the body terminal, information storage means for storing route information of the transportation facility, position information of the boarding / exiting facilities of the transportation facility and the entrance / exit thereof, and the position information acquisition means A search means for searching for a boarding / alighting facility to be awaited from the information storage means based on the current position of the person and the route information, and an entrance / exit, and a search result by the search means. A communication means for transmitting the boarding / exiting facility and its entrance / exit to the mobile terminal, and presenting the boarding / exiting facility and its entrance / exit as a search result by the search means to a vehicle occupant as the first mobile body It is a summary to provide a display means.

  The waiting support method of the present invention is the first moving body when the vehicle that is the first moving body waits with the person that is the second moving body in the middle of the route along which the vehicle moves to the destination. A meeting support method for presenting information about a meeting place to a vehicle and a person who is the second mobile body, respectively, and acquiring the current position of the person from a mobile terminal held by the second mobile body person A step of searching for a boarding / exiting facility to be awaited and its entrance / exit from the route information of the transportation, the location information of the boarding / exiting facility of the transportation and the current position of the person acquired in the step, and a search result Presenting the boarding / exiting facility to be met and its entrance to the vehicle occupant as the first moving body, and the boarding to be queried as a search result. Further comprising a step of transmitting to the mobile terminal human facility and its entrance is the second mobile body to retain the gist.

  According to the present invention, the current position of the person who is the second moving body is acquired, and the public transportation getting on and off is met from the route information of public transportation and the location information of the entrance and exit facilities of the public transportation. Since the facility is searched and transmitted to the mobile terminal held by the person who is the second mobile body, it is possible to easily determine the meeting place and notify it to the vehicle occupant and the person.

  Embodiments of the meeting support apparatus and meeting support method according to the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the meeting support apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  The meeting support device 1 includes a meeting place search unit 10 (position information acquisition unit and search unit), a car navigation unit 20 (arrival time prediction unit), a data transmission / reception unit 30 (communication unit), and a route information unit 40 (route information search unit). ), An input unit 50, and a display unit 60.

  The meeting place search unit 10 obtains the current position of the meeting partner obtained through the data transmission / reception unit 30 and can be used for waiting on the route from the person's current position to the destination by the car navigation unit 20. A search is made for a boarding / exiting facility (for example, a station, the same shall apply hereinafter) suitable for meeting with a transportation facility and its entrance / exit.

  In addition, the meeting place search unit 10 uses the route information unit 40 to obtain information on the route of public transport that is used for waiting from the route information and transfer guidance (departure station, transfer station, alighting station, departure time and estimated arrival time). Search for.

  These functions are essential to the waiting support apparatus 1 and will be described in detail later. In addition, the meeting place search unit 10 itself actually functions, for example, when a microcomputer in the car navigation system performs a process according to a procedure described later with a predetermined program.

  The car navigation section 20 is connected to a position positioning section 21 (vehicle position acquisition means) that measures the position of the host vehicle, a traffic information acquisition section 22, a boarding / exit facility entrance / exit search section 23 (information storage means), and a road map storage section 24. Yes.

  The car navigation unit 20 calculates a route from the current position of the vehicle to the destination and a place to meet, and searches for an estimated arrival time. In addition, the car navigation unit 20 searches a landmark information database (not shown) for landmarks near the obtained route. The landmarks to be searched may be set to search for places where time is flexible when meeting, such as a railway station, a coffee shop, a family restaurant, a convenience store, or a bookstore.

  The route searched by the car navigation unit 20 is a route to a separately designated destination and a route to a meeting place on the way. First, the meeting place is a place where the meeting partner (person) can reach using public transportation. Further, as such a meeting place, for example, a boarding / exiting facility closest to the current vehicle position, or using the VICS system described later, the most temporally based on prediction from current road information or past road information. A boarding / alighting facility that arrives quickly, a boarding / alighting facility that minimizes the detour distance for the route from the current position to the destination, a boarding / alighting facility that minimizes the detour time from the current position of the vehicle to the final destination specified separately, etc. Search for. In addition, some facilities such as stations cannot get on and off the vehicle smoothly, so there is no place to get on or off the vehicle so that the person who has met can get on and off the vehicle smoothly, not the shortest distance or the shortest time. A certain boarding / exiting facility may be searched for as a boarding / exiting facility.

  It should be noted that the place where the meeting is performed may be prioritized in advance and displayed as a search result in the order of priority, or may be input from the input unit 50 as a separate search condition. Also good.

  The landmark information database may be stored in the waiting support apparatus 1, but may be acquired separately from a server providing such a data service through the data transmitting / receiving unit 30.

  The position positioning unit 21 is a positioning device that incorporates a GPS (Global Positioning System) positioning function. The position measurement unit 21 provides the current position to the car navigation unit 20.

  The position measurement unit 21 is connected to a GPS receiver 211, a gyro 212, and a vehicle speed sensor 213. The GPS receiver 211 receives radio waves from GPS satellites, and measures the current position of the vehicle based on the time difference until the radio waves from each GPS satellite are received. When the radio wave from the GPS satellite cannot be received, the gyro 212 detects the traveling direction of the own vehicle. The vehicle speed sensor 213 detects the traveling speed of the own vehicle. Then, the position positioning unit 21 calculates the vehicle position from the detection results of the gyro 212 and the vehicle speed sensor 213.

  The traffic information acquisition unit 22 can acquire traffic information in real time from, for example, a VICS system. The traffic information that can be acquired is not limited to the current traffic information, and the traffic information can be predicted from the past traffic information history.

  The boarding / exit facility entrance / exit search unit 23 has public transportation route information, public transportation boarding facilities, and facility information about each boarding facility. The facility information includes, for example, entrances / exits of boarding / exiting facilities, other facilities to be connected (including landmarks near the entrances / exits of boarding / exiting facilities), parking lots attached to or near the facilities, and boarding / exiting locations for vehicles accompanying the facilities. (Including temporary parking lots for pick-up and transfer).

  Such facility information is provided to the car navigation unit 20 so that, when searching for a route, for example, the corresponding facility can be searched by the name of an entrance / exit of a railway station. Such facility information may be stored in the meeting support device 1, but may be obtained separately from a server that provides such information as data through the data transmitting / receiving unit 30. Good.

  The road map storage unit 24 stores road map information possessed by a normal car navigation system. In addition to storing the road map information as the car navigation unit 20, the road map information may be prepared from another database server via the data transmission / reception unit 30.

  The data transmitter / receiver 30 has a function of communicating with a mobile phone terminal (mobile terminal) held by a person who waits. For this purpose, it is preferable to connect to the Internet using, for example, the Internet Protocol (IP) and to communicate with a mobile phone terminal that can also connect to the Internet using the IP.

  Through this data transmission / reception unit 30, information related to the waiting such as the position information of the person who is waiting, the meeting place, the final destination, and the time is exchanged. The data transmission / reception unit 30 has a communication function with the VICS system.

  The route information unit 40 holds a timetable 41 (timetable storage means) and a fare table 42 (fare storage means) as databases. This route information unit 40 is a public transport route suitable for use by people to wait from the database of the timetable 41 and the fare table 42, for example, by inputting a search condition used at the time of waiting. Search the boarding station, departure time, transfer information, etc. At the same time, the fare is also searched.

  The search for this route and fare is based on the public transportation route that minimizes the number of transfers from the current location where people are present (the current location of the mobile phone terminal) to the station where you meet, when no special route or conditions are entered. You may search for the departure time, or when no special route or conditions are entered, the fare from the current location where the person is located (current location of the mobile phone terminal) to the station where you meet is determined in advance. It may be determined in advance to search for public transportation routes and their departure times that are less than or equal to the fare. Alternatively, these may be selected by a very simple operation such as an alternative.

  Note that “below the predetermined fare” means, for example, that the fare is the smallest, or that the fare limit is entered to be less than that.

  Although the database of the timetable 41 and the fare table 42 may be stored in the meeting support device 1, it is separately obtained from a server that provides such information as data through the data transmitting / receiving unit 30. May be. Alternatively, a route, transfer, departure time, and fare search necessary for meeting may be searched using a server that provides such a service, and the route information unit 40 may receive the result.

  The input unit 50 is used by a vehicle occupant to input destination and route search conditions. For this purpose, it has a numeric keypad with a character input function and a kana-kanji conversion function.

  The display unit 60 is, for example, a liquid crystal display installed in the vehicle. The display unit 60 displays a destination, a meeting place, a route, a boarding / exiting facility for public transportation, a parking space, a vehicle getting-on / off place, and the like on an electronic map.

  The waiting support device 1 is equipped with a storage device (memory) (not shown). Such a storage device temporarily stores, for example, route and station search conditions input from the input unit 50, or temporarily stores search results until they are transmitted to the mobile phone terminal.

  Next, an operation in the case where the waiting support is performed by the waiting support apparatus 1 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a waiting mode when one of the other parties who waits uses public transportation.

  This example is a case where the meeting place 104 when picking up the person 102 at a public transportation boarding facility (here, a railway station) is determined on the way of the vehicle 101 toward the destination 103.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the meeting place search unit 10 according to the first embodiment.

  First, the meeting place search unit 10 acquires the destination 103 and the departure location or current position of the vehicle (vehicle 101), and searches the car navigation unit 20 for a route from the departure location to the destination 103 (S1). Here, the destination 103 and the departure point or current position are input from the input unit 50. In this embodiment, the waiting support device 1 is provided in the vehicle 101 as a function of the car navigation system.

  Subsequently, the meeting place searching unit 10 searches the car navigation unit 20 for a public transportation station near the route searched by the car navigation unit 20, for example, within 5 km (S2).

  Subsequently, the meeting place search unit 10 acquires the departure time of the vehicle 101 and searches for the estimated arrival time to the station near the route (S3).

  Subsequently, the meeting place search unit 10 acquires the departure place or the current position of the person 102 (S4). The departure place or the current position of the person 102 may be acquired as the current position information of the mobile phone terminal 70 from the mobile phone terminal 70 (mobile terminal) held by the person 102 through the data transmission / reception unit 30. However, in this case, it is necessary that the mobile phone terminal 70 held by the person 102 has a function of specifying the current position or is provided with such a service. Further, when the mobile phone terminal 70 does not have such a function, the person 102 of the vehicle 101 hears the current position from the person 102 who is the queuing partner and inputs it from the input unit 50 of the present apparatus through a separate voice call. It may be.

  Subsequently, the meeting place search unit 10 searches the nearest station from the departure place or the current position of the person 102 by the car navigation unit 20 (S5).

  Then, the search condition input from the input unit 50 is received (S6). Search conditions include, for example, the nearest station, the station that arrives the fastest, the station that has the shortest detour distance to the destination 103, the station that has the shortest detour time to the destination 103, the station that has the vehicle boarding / exiting space, or all Automatic (displays all search conditions in order of priority) and the fare limit of public transportation used by people 102 (the fare limit may be determined in advance so that it is always the minimum without waiting for input) Etc.

  Next, the meeting place search unit 10 searches the route information unit 40 for a public transportation route from the nearest station of the person 102 to a station near the route (S7).

  The meeting place search unit 10 uses the car navigation unit 20 to search for a station near the route from the first to third priority of the search result, its doorway, and the boarding / alighting place of the vehicle 101 (S8).

  The meeting place search unit 10 further searches the entrance / exit of the station near the route up to the priority ranks 1 to 3 of the search result and the landmarks nearby by the car navigation unit 20 (S9).

  The meeting place search unit 10 displays these search results on the display unit 60 and transmits the search results from the data transmission / reception unit 30 to the mobile phone terminal 70 (S10). E-mail is used for transmission at this time.

  Furthermore, if the input unit 50 is instructed to search for a different station, the meeting place search unit 10 determines the exit / entrance location of the station near the route from the priority order 4 to 6 of the search result and its boarding / exiting location. Is searched (S11).

  Then, the meeting place search unit 10 searches for the entrance / exit of the station near the route up to the priority ranks 4 to 6 of the search result and landmarks in the vicinity (S12).

  The meeting place search unit 10 displays the search result on the display unit 60 and transmits the search result from the data transmitting / receiving unit 30 to the mobile phone terminal 70 (S13).

  As a result, a station suitable for meeting the person 102 and the car on the route to the destination 103 is automatically searched as the meeting place 104 and presented to the passenger 102 of the vehicle 101 and the person 102 who is the meeting partner. Will be.

  As described above, in this embodiment, since the boarding facility suitable for meeting and the entrance / exit are searched based on the position information and public transportation information, the meeting place 104 can be easily determined.

  In addition, since the landmark near the entrance / exit of the station to be met is presented as the meeting place 104, the person 102 can wait at the facility for the waiting time until joining.

  Note that when searching for the meeting place 104, searching for a detour distance or the least getting on / off facility to the destination 103 or the meeting place 104 can reduce the detour for joining. Similarly, by searching for a boarding / alighting facility having the shortest detour time with respect to the destination 103 of the vehicle 101, detours for joining can be reduced.

  In addition, the vehicle 101 can get on and off the person 102 more safely by searching for a boarding / exiting facility where the vehicle 101 is located.

  Furthermore, when searching for public transportation routes, it is possible to easily move to a boarding / alighting facility where people 102 can meet by searching for a route that minimizes the number of transfers of people 102. In addition, since a search is made for a boarding / alighting facility where the fare paid by the person 102 is equal to or less than a predetermined limit, the person 102 can move without worrying about the fare.

  In the second embodiment, an example will be described in which the public transportation to which the person 102 should ride and the time thereof are presented based on the expected time when the vehicle 101 arrives at the meeting place 104.

  Since the configuration of the apparatus in the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted, and only operations characteristic of the present embodiment will be described. Further, the form of waiting is the same as that shown in FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the meeting place search unit 10 according to the second embodiment.

  Also in this embodiment, the same processing procedure is executed up to step S13 in the first embodiment (FIG. 3).

  Subsequently, in the second embodiment, the meeting place search unit 10 receives an input of confirmation of the meeting place 104 from the occupant and the person 102 of the vehicle 101 (S21). Confirmation from the passenger is received from the input unit 50. On the other hand, confirmation from the person 102 is received by e-mail from the mobile phone terminal 70, or an occupant of the vehicle 101 receives confirmation from the mobile phone terminal 70 via the mobile phone terminal or the like from the person 102 and receives it from the input unit 50. Get confirmation by typing.

  The meeting place search unit 10 searches the route information unit 40 for the time of the train on which the person 102 should ride from the estimated vehicle arrival time of the meeting place 104 (station) searched by the car navigation unit 20 (S22).

  The meeting place search unit 10 displays the time information of the train that the person 102 should get on as a search result on the display unit 60 and transmits it from the data transmission / reception unit 30 to the mobile phone terminal 70, so that the passenger of the vehicle 101 To the person 102 (S23).

  After providing information, if an instruction that a different train time is better is input from the input unit 50 or the mobile phone terminal 70, the search condition is input, and the train time that the person 102 should ride is determined by the condition. Search again (S24).

  Thereafter, the time information of the train to be taken by the person 102 as a new search result is displayed on the display unit 60 and transmitted from the data transmission / reception unit 30 to the mobile phone terminal 70 to be presented to the passengers and the person 102 of the vehicle 101. (S25).

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, since the train time information that the person 102 should get on is presented from the train timetable 41 based on the expected time when the vehicle 101 arrives at the meeting place 104, the person 102 There is no need to find out the train you should ride.

  In the third embodiment, support will be described in the case where the vehicle 101 is likely to be delayed due to traffic congestion or the person 102 is late on the train and is likely to be delayed.

  Since the configuration of the apparatus in the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted, and only the operation according to the present embodiment will be described. Further, the form of waiting is the same as that shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the meeting place search unit 10 according to the third embodiment, and illustrates a processing procedure when the vehicle 101 is delayed.

  First, the vehicle 101 departs (S30). This is not the process of the meeting place search unit 10.

  Thereafter, the meeting place search unit 10 calculates the estimated arrival time to the meeting place 104 at regular intervals by the car navigation unit 20 (S31).

  Subsequently, the meeting place search unit 10 compares the estimated arrival time notified to the person 102 in advance with the estimated arrival time to the meeting place 104 for each fixed time searched in S31, and calculates the arrival calculated every fixed time. It is determined whether or not the estimated time is past the estimated arrival time notified to the person 102 in advance (S32).

  As a result of the comparison, if it is determined to be delayed (S32: Yes), the meeting place search unit 10 notifies the person 102 of the new estimated arrival time and the time delayed from the estimated arrival time notified to the person 102 in advance (S33). This communication is performed by being transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 70 by mail via the data transmitting / receiving unit 30. In S32, if the estimated arrival time calculated at regular time intervals has not passed the estimated arrival time notified to the person 102 in advance, the process returns to step S31 as it is and the processing is continued.

  Thereafter, the meeting place search unit 10 searches the landmarks around the station by the car navigation unit 20 and presents them to the person 102 (S34).

  In step S32, whether or not the estimated arrival time calculated at regular intervals passes the estimated arrival time notified to the person 102 in advance is determined whether or not it is delayed by a predetermined time or more. Also good. This is because when the person 102 and the vehicle meet, there is a case where it should be allowed to some extent. The predetermined time may be set in advance, or may be arbitrarily changed depending on a meeting partner.

  Further, when it is determined in step S32 that the estimated arrival time has passed (S32: Yes), the meeting place search unit 10 and the departure station and departure necessary for the person 102 to arrive at the boarding facility by the new estimated arrival time. The route information unit 40 may be searched again for the time, and the result of the search may be communicated to the person 102 through the data transmission / reception unit 30. This communication is performed by being transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 70 by mail via the data transmitting / receiving unit 30.

  Next, a processing procedure when the person 102 is delayed will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the person 102 is delayed.

  First, the person 102 leaves (S40). This is not the process of the meeting place search unit 10.

  Then, the meeting place search unit 10 determines whether or not the person 102 has missed the train to be boarded in advance (S41). This determination is received directly by e-mail from the mobile phone terminal 70 or is received and determined by input from the input unit 50 that the passenger of the vehicle 101 has received a voice call from the person 102.

  Next, the meeting place search unit 10 searches the timetable 41 for the next train to the meeting place 104 and the estimated arrival time (S42).

Subsequently, the meeting place search unit 10 informs the passenger and the person 102 of the vehicle 101 of the searched new departure time and estimated arrival time (S43).
Thereafter, the meeting place search unit 10 searches the landmarks around the station by the car navigation unit 20 and presents them to the person 102 (S44).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the arrival time of the vehicle 101 is delayed from the estimated arrival time notified to the person 102 at the beginning, the person 102 is notified of that, so it waits. The person 102 does not have to worry about the vehicle 101 not coming at a station or the like.

  In addition, when the arrival time of the vehicle 101 is later than the estimated arrival time notified to the person 102 first, the departure time of the train on which the person 102 should ride is notified to the person 102 based on the new estimated arrival time. In this case, even if the arrival of the vehicle 101 is delayed, it is not necessary to check again the train on which the person 102 should ride.

  On the other hand, when the person 102 misses the train notified first, the next train is searched again and its departure time and estimated arrival time are notified, so even if the first train is missed, Again, there is no need to examine the train on which the person 102 should ride.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to such embodiment.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, it is assumed that the person 102 uses a railroad as a public transportation for reaching the meeting place 104. However, the public transportation to be used is a railroad (a vehicle on a track). (Including various forms of travel), for example, buses (route buses, express buses, etc.), ferries, airplanes, etc. But you can.

  The boarding / exiting facilities are not limited to stations, and in the case of buses, bus stops other than the bus terminal are also boarding / exiting facilities. As for the ferry, the ferry landing and the harbor pier are the boarding facilities, and in the case of airplanes, the airport is the boarding facility. And it may be a form in which a plurality of these public transportation facilities are used for transfer, and the person 102 waiting for the vehicle 101 can move flexibly without being bound by one transportation facility.

  In the embodiment described above, the waiting support device according to the present invention is provided in the car navigation system. However, as the waiting support device, the waiting place search unit shown in FIG. 1 is located in a place other than the car navigation system. May be. For example, the meeting place search unit 10 has a separate communication function, and transmits / receives data to / from the car navigation system having the function of the car navigation unit 20 and the route search service having the function of the route information unit 40 by the communication function. It is also possible to search for a public transport boarding / exiting facility suitable for a meeting place, its entrance / exit, a person's boarding station, departure time, transfer, etc. and transmitting it to a person's mobile phone terminal.

  In this case, the meeting place search unit 10 is, for example, a personal computer at home or work. And the function as the meeting place search part 10 can be implemented by making the microcomputer mounted in this personal computer perform the process sequence in each Example mentioned above.

  Note that the Internet is an example of a communication function when a personal computer is used. Further, the function of the car navigation unit 20 may be a car navigation system connected to the Internet, or may use a server or the like that provides a road or facility search service like the car navigation system. Similarly, the route information unit 40 may use a public service route on the Internet and a server that provides service time, fare, transfer information, and the like.

  Conversely, a server on the Internet may be provided with a function as the meeting place search unit 10.

  In this case, the destination is input from a car navigation system that can also be connected to the Internet, and the current position of the person is input to the server separately by the person through the mobile phone terminal or the personal computer. In response to these inputs, the server communicates with the car navigation system to search for public transportation boarding facilities suitable for the meeting place and its entrance / exit, or at another server providing the same function. While searching and obtaining the result on the server side, the server itself or another server that provides a route search service is accessed based on the result, and the person's boarding station, departure time, fare, transfer It is also possible to perform a search such as a guide and send it to a person's mobile phone terminal.

  In this way, the present invention can be implemented using the car navigation system that is currently used as it is simply by providing the server with application software for providing the meeting support method of the present invention. It becomes possible.

  And even if it is a case where each function is dotted in this way, each is connected by a communication function and it becomes possible to implement the waiting assistance apparatus by this invention as one.

  Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention may be implemented in various combinations of the above-described embodiments.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the waiting assistance apparatus in Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example of a waiting form when one side of waiting uses public transport. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a meeting place search unit according to the first embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a meeting place search unit according to the second embodiment. It is a process sequence of the meeting place search part of Example 3, Comprising: It is a flowchart which shows a process in case a vehicle delays. It is a process sequence of the meeting place search part of Example 3, Comprising: It is a flowchart which shows a process when a person is overdue.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support apparatus 10 Waiting place search part 20 Car navigation part 21 Positioning part 22 Traffic information acquisition part 23 Boarding / exit facility entrance / exit search part 24 Road map memory | storage part 30 Data transmission / reception part 40 Route information part 41 Timetable 42 Fare table 50 Input part 60 Display Department 70 Mobile phone terminal 101 Vehicle 102 Person 103 Destination 104 Meeting place

Claims (22)

Waiting for presenting information about the meeting place to the first moving body and the second moving body, respectively, when waiting for the second moving body in the middle of the route along which the first moving body moves to the destination A support device,
The first moving body is:
Position information acquisition means for acquiring a current position of the second moving body;
Information storage means for storing route information of the transportation and the location information of the entrance / exit facilities of the transportation and its entrance / exit,
Search means for searching a boarding / alighting facility to be awaited from the information storage means based on the current position of the second moving body acquired by the position information acquisition means and the route information;
A communication means for transmitting to the mobile terminal the awaiting boarding / alighting facility that is a search result by the search means;
Display means for presenting the first moving body with the boarding / alighting facility to be awaited as a search result by the search means, and its doorway;
A meeting support apparatus characterized by comprising: Vehicle position acquisition means for acquiring a current position of the first moving body;
An arrival time predicting means for searching for an expected arrival time at which the first moving body arrives at the boarding / alighting facility to meet from the current position of the first moving body acquired by the vehicle position acquiring means;
Further comprising
The waiting support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search means transmits the estimated arrival time searched by the arrival time prediction means to the second mobile body through the communication means. Timetable storage means for storing the timetable information of the transportation,
Based on the estimated arrival time of the first moving body predicted by the arrival time predicting means, the person who is the second moving body waits until the estimated arrival time of the first moving body. Route information retrieval means for retrieving the route, boarding station, and departure time of the transportation suitable for arriving at a facility from the timetable storage means;
Further comprising
The search means transmits the route searched by the route information search means, the boarding station, and the departure time to a mobile terminal held by a person as the second mobile body through the communication means. The waiting support apparatus according to claim 2.   If it is determined that the predicted arrival time of the first mobile body predicted by the arrival time predicting means is delayed from the initially determined waiting time, the search means determines the time until the time after the delay. The route information search means is made to search again for the departure time necessary for a person to arrive at the boarding / alighting facility to be met, and the result of the search is sent to the mobile terminal through the communication means. The waiting support apparatus according to claim 3.   5. The route information search means searches for a route, boarding station, and departure time of a transportation facility that minimizes the number of transfers from the current position of the person to the alighting facility to meet. The meeting support device described in 1. Fare storage means for storing fare information of the transportation means,
The route information search means searches the fare storage means for a route, a boarding station, and a departure time of a transportation system in which a fare from the current position of the person to the alighting facility to meet is equal to or less than a predetermined fare. The waiting support apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, characterized by the above. The information storage means further stores a landmark close to an entrance / exit of the transportation facility,
The search means searches the information storage means for a landmark close to the entrance / exit of the boarding / exiting facility to meet from the information storage means, and sends the landing facility / landmark near the entrance / exit to the mobile terminal through the communication means. The waiting support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the waiting support apparatus transmits the information.   The search means is a boarding / alighting facility that waits for a boarding / alighting facility having the smallest detour distance with respect to a route from the current position of the first moving body acquired by the vehicle position acquisition means to a separately designated destination. The waiting support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a search is performed.   The search means searches for a boarding / alighting facility having the shortest detour time from the current position of the first moving body acquired by the vehicle position acquisition means to a destination specified separately as the boarding / alighting facility for waiting. The meeting support apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 7. The information storage means further includes facility information of the transportation facility,
The waiting support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the search means searches for a boarding / alighting facility where the first moving body is located as a boarding / alighting facility for waiting.   The meeting support device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the transportation facility is at least one of a railway, a bus, a ferry, and an airplane. Waiting for presenting information about the meeting place to the first moving body and the second moving body, respectively, when waiting for the second moving body in the middle of the route along which the first moving body moves to the destination A support method,
Obtaining a current position of the second moving body;
Searching for the boarding / exiting facility to be awaited and its entrance / exit from the route information of the transportation and the location information of the boarding / exiting facility of the transportation and its entrance / exit and the current position of the second moving body acquired in the step;
Presenting the first moving body with the boarding / alighting facility to be awaited as a search result and its doorway;
Transmitting the awaiting boarding / alighting facility as a search result and its doorway to the second moving body;
A meeting support method characterized by comprising: Obtaining a current position of the first moving body;
Searching for the estimated arrival time at which the first moving body arrives at the boarding / alighting facility where the first moving body waits from the acquired current position of the first moving body;
Transmitting the searched estimated arrival time to the second mobile unit;
The meeting support method according to claim 12, further comprising: Based on the estimated arrival time of the first moving body searched for, the transportation route suitable for arriving at the boarding facility where the first moving body meets the expected arrival time, a boarding station, And searching for departure time;
Transmitting the searched route, the boarding station, and the departure time to a mobile terminal held by a person who is the second mobile;
The meeting support method according to claim 13, further comprising: If it is determined that the estimated arrival time of the searched first mobile body is delayed from the initially determined waiting time, in order for the person to arrive at the boarding / alighting facility to meet by the time after the delay Re-searching for the required boarding station and the departure time;
Transmitting the re-searched route, the boarding station, and the departure time to a mobile terminal held by the person;
15. The meeting support method according to claim 14, further comprising:   The meeting according to claim 14 or 15, further comprising a step of searching for a transportation route, a boarding station, and a departure time that minimizes the number of times of transfer from the current position of the person to the alighting facility to be met. Support method.   16. The method according to claim 14, further comprising a step of searching for a transportation route, boarding station, and departure time at which a fare from the current position of the person to the boarding / alighting facility to meet is equal to or less than a predetermined fare. The meeting support method described. Searching for a landmark near the entrance of the boarding facility to meet as a meeting place;
Transmitting the retrieved boarding facility to meet and a landmark close to the entrance to the second moving body;
The meeting support method according to any one of claims 12 to 17, further comprising: In the step of searching for the estimated arrival time at which the first mobile body arrives at the boarding / alighting facility to meet from the current position of the first mobile body,
18. The estimated arrival time to a boarding / exiting facility having the smallest detour distance with respect to a route from a current position of the first moving body to a separately designated destination is searched. The meeting support method according to any one of the above. In the step of searching for the estimated arrival time at which the first mobile body arrives at the boarding / alighting facility to meet from the current position of the first mobile body,
18. The estimated arrival time to the boarding / exiting facility that takes the least detour time from the current position of the first moving body to a separately designated destination is searched. 18. The meeting support method described.   21. The meeting support according to claim 12, wherein the boarding / exiting facility searches for a boarding / exiting facility having a boarding / exiting location for the first moving body as the boarding / exiting facility to meet. Method.   The meeting support method according to any one of claims 12 to 21, wherein the transportation is at least one of a railway, a bus, a ferry, and an airplane.

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