JP2007241903A - Dynamic recording method for tourists - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collect dynamic state information of tourists making a tour around a plurality of sightseeing spots broadly and at low cost. <P>SOLUTION: A server having web pages of sightseeing information, an acquisition function of identification information on an accessing cellphone, and access history for each piece of identification information is connected to the Internet. A plate on which a two-dimensional code consisting of the server's URL and the identification information of the web page corresponding to the sightseeing spot is indicated is installed at the sightseeing spot. A tourist reads the two-dimensional code of the plate at the sightseeing spot with his or her cellphone and connects it to the server. The server acquires the identification information of the cellphone and records the date and time and the place for each identification information while transmitting the web page to the cellphone, and the server acquires information indicative of the order of making around of the tourist carrying the cellphone from the access history for each piece of identification information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dynamic recording method for tourists traveling around a plurality of sightseeing spots.

  Traditionally, the movement of tourists has been done by collecting information on the number of visitors to the tourist area and the sales amount of products such as specialty products of the tourist area. I couldn't get to know the degree of travel from tourists to tourists.

  Therefore, wireless LAN access points are installed at multiple locations in the facility, and information on the movement of the user in the facility can be obtained by two-way communication between the mobile phone possessed by the user and the access point. A technique that enables collection is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228707. According to this technology, for example, it is possible to collect information such as a travel route of a customer who goes around various sales corners in a store such as a convenience store or a supermarket.

By the way, when this technology is applied to tourist excursion information collection, the stable flight distance of wireless LAN radio waves is limited to about 200 m even with high output devices considering obstacles. It was necessary to install a large number of access points to collect a very wide range of information, such as excursions in tourist spots in the region of several tens of kilometers.
JP 2001-216450 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve these conventional problems and provide a low-cost tourist dynamic recording method capable of collecting a wide range of tourist dynamic information traveling around a plurality of tourist spots. There is to do.

The configuration of the present invention that solves this problem is as follows.
1) A method of recording the dynamics of tourists traveling around multiple tourist spots while providing tourist spots information to tourists carrying a mobile phone equipped with a two-dimensional code reading function and an Internet connection function. A server having a function of acquiring identification information of a mobile phone that has been accessed and a web page showing information on sightseeing spots, and a database composed of access history for each acquired identification information, connected to the Internet, A plate displaying a two-dimensional code consisting of the URL of the server and the identification information of the Web page corresponding to the sightseeing spot is installed at each sightseeing spot, and the tourist reads the two-dimensional code of the sightseeing spot plate with a mobile phone. When connecting to the server, the server acquires the identification information of the mobile phone at the first connection, and stores the identification information, access date and time, and access point. The web page corresponding to the access point is recorded to the mobile phone, and the server acquires the mobile phone identification information at the next connection or later, and the access date and time and the access point are stored in the database according to the acquired identification information. A web page corresponding to the access point is recorded to the mobile phone, and information indicating the traveling order of tourists carrying the mobile phone can be acquired from the recorded access history for each identification information in the database. 2) A tourist dynamic recording method 2) A plurality of plates on which two-dimensional codes are written are installed in places other than the tourist area 1) The tourist dynamic recording method 3) When the server sends a Web page to the mobile phone, it adds service point information to the mobile phone identification information. According to 1) or 2), the tourist dynamic recording method 4) mobile phone identification information, which provides a predetermined service to tourists possessing the mobile phone according to the number of points accumulated. Is the manufacturing number of the mobile phone, in the tourist dynamic recording method according to any one of 1) to 3).

  According to the present invention, a plate on which a two-dimensional code is displayed can be installed at a very low cost compared to a wireless LAN access point, and there is no need for a power source. The installation range is not limited as long as it is within the service area of the mobile phone.

  The plate of the present invention is attached with a sheet on which a two-dimensional code such as a matrix type QR code having information in the vertical and horizontal directions is printed, and this plate is attached to a sightseeing spot, an airport / railway / bus terminal, etc. It will be distributed at various locations such as transportation bases, accommodation facilities, and retail stores, and installed in a location that is easy to read. The installation location is limited to the service area of the mobile phone carrier of the mobile phone. In the two-dimensional code, the URL that is the access destination to the server and the identification information (identification code or URL) of the Web page indicating the information on the sightseeing spot are encrypted and encoded. The contents of the two-dimensional code are automatically switched by specifying the date and time to prevent unauthorized access. In addition to the two-dimensional code printed on paper, the contents of the two-dimensional code may be changed and displayed on the display device in units of minutes, for example, so that unauthorized access can be prevented more strictly.

  The cellular phone referred to in the present invention includes a PHS and automatically or manually connects to the Internet by acquiring a URL of an access destination from a function of a camera or the like that optically reads a two-dimensional code and an image of the read two-dimensional code. A function and a Web browser that displays a Web page received from an access destination are used. This cellular phone has information on a manufacturing number for identifying it. A small computer called a PDA or handheld PC that does not have a call function can be used as long as it has a two-dimensional code reading function and a wireless Internet connection function.

  The server has a function of generating a two-dimensional code, a page indicating information on a sightseeing spot corresponding to identification information of a Web page embedded in the two-dimensional code, and a function of acquiring information on a serial number of the accessed mobile phone And a database in which the access history for each manufacturing number of the mobile phone and the accumulated information of the service points assigned for each mobile phone are recorded. In addition, the server may be provided with a function for counting / analyzing excursion history data and a function for transmitting an e-mail to a mobile phone. Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

  The example shown in FIGS. 1-17 is an example of the tourist dynamic survey system for the local government which collects the excursion information of the tourist who visited Nagasaki Prefecture. 1 is a schematic diagram of a tourist dynamic survey system according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an application and a database according to the embodiment, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating tourist access management according to the embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a continuous usage flow of the embodiment, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a point return flow of the embodiment, and FIGS. 7 to 10 are webs displayed on the mobile phone of the embodiment FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the access history of the embodiment, FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the overall flow of the embodiment, and FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a process for access from URL information of the QR code of the embodiment. FIGS. 14 and 15 are flowcharts showing the terminal serial number acquisition process of the embodiment, FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the questionnaire information acquisition process of the embodiment, and FIG. Is a flowchart showing the reduction process.

  In the figure, 1 is a QR code plate, 2 is a server, 3 is an application, 3a is a QR code generation program, 3b is a member registration program, 3c is a terminal serial number acquisition program, 3d is a tourist information transmission program, 3e is a point issue Collection program, 3f is an aggregation / analysis program, 3g is an e-mail distribution program, 4 is a database, 4a is a travel history data, 4b is a terminal table, 4c is a member table, 4d is a tourism information table, 4e is a point information table, Reference numeral 5 denotes a management computer, 6 denotes a mobile phone, 7 denotes a settlement computer, and 8 denotes the Internet.

  The tourism section of the local government is provided with a server 2 and a management computer 5 for browsing the access status of the server 2 and connected to the Internet 8. The server 2 generates a QR code, prints it on paper, and attaches it to the plate to produce the QR code plate 1. This QR code plate 1 is distributed to Nagasaki Airport, Nagasaki Station of the railway, bus stop, spectacle bridge, hotel, Glover Garden, Oura Catholic Church, and the product building, respectively, and is installed at a position that is easy to read.

  The QR code plate 1 is accompanied by a description of service contents (tourist information to be provided, discount benefits by acquired service points, terms of use, etc.) along with the QR code. Also, a 4-digit confirmation number may be written at the bottom of the QR code. The installation location of the QR code plate 1 can be added after the operation is started, and when adding, a QR code is newly generated by the server 2 and a tourism information page introducing the installation location is added to the tourism information table 4d.

  The application 3 of the server 2 includes a QR code generation program 3a for generating a QR code for each tourist area, a member registration program 3b for receiving a member registration for tourists, and a process for acquiring the serial number of the mobile phone 6 and its Terminal manufacturing number acquisition program 3c that performs member authentication processing by number, tourism information transmission program 3d that transmits a Web page such as tourism information to the mobile phone 6, service point issuance processing when used, and collection when points are used A point issuing / collecting program 3e for processing, a totaling / analyzing program 3f for totaling and analyzing access history, and an e-mail distribution program 3g for collecting e-mail addresses and registering advertisements at the time of member registration Has been.

  The database 4 includes a migration history data 4a including a terminal manufacturing number, a membership number, the number of granted points, an identification code indicating a tourist spot, a point code, and an access date and time, and a terminal table 4b including a manufacturing number and a membership number of the mobile phone 6. Membership table 4c consisting of registered tourist attribute data / membership number, identification code indicating sightseeing spot, Web page introducing sightseeing spot, sightseeing information table consisting of sightseeing information number, number of service points, and point confirmation It is comprised with the point information table 4e which consists of a number (it may not exist). The point confirmation number can be changed at any time.

  In the product building, a service point settlement computer 7 used at the time of selling products is installed and connected to the Internet 8. The settlement computer 7 incorporates software capable of inquiring and recording the contents of the database 4 of the server 2 via the Internet 8. As the settlement computer 7, a general personal computer is used, but a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet 8 may be used. A tourist carries a mobile phone 6 equipped with a QR code reader and connectable to the Internet 8.

  Hereinafter, the flow of this embodiment will be described. First, when the QR code of the QR code plate 1 installed in a tourist spot (for example, Glover Garden) first visited by a tourist is read by the QR code reader of the mobile phone 6 and connected to the Internet 8, the processing shown in FIG. As shown in 1), the server 2 obtains an identification code indicating the tourism information embedded in the QR code and searches the tourism information table 4d. If the identification code is in the tourist information table 4d, the tourist information number is obtained and the validity of the access date and time is checked from the opening hours, closed days, closed period, etc. of the tourist spot (to prevent unauthorized access) . If it is valid, the necessity / unnecessity of the confirmation number is checked, and the mobile phone 6 returns the fetching page of the terminal manufacturing number shown in the A screen (1) of FIG. When the confirmation number is not necessary, a take-in page (not shown) in which the input item of the confirmation number is omitted is returned to the mobile phone 6. If the identification code is not in the tourist information table 4d, an error page “No corresponding page” is returned to the mobile phone 6.

  When the tourist approves the transmission of the terminal manufacturing number, inputs the confirmation number and performs the transmission operation, the server 2 takes in the terminal manufacturing number as shown in the process (2) of FIG. 4d is searched and the tourist information number and the number of service points are acquired, and the data of the corresponding point information table 4e is acquired, and the necessity / unnecessity of the confirmation number and the inputted confirmation number value are checked (to prevent unauthorized access). ). The terminal table 4b is searched with the acquired terminal manufacturing number. If there is a matching number, “continuous use” is determined, and if there is no match, “new use” is determined. In this case, since it is the first use, as a new use, additional registration (membership number, point addition, registration date, etc.) is performed in the member table 4c and the terminal table 4b, and the travel history data 4a is output, and the A screen (2) in FIG. The attribute form acquisition questionnaire page shown is transmitted to the mobile phone 6.

  Here, when a tourist answers a simple question about a residential area (prefecture name only), gender, age, type of travel, and means of transportation, the server 2 performs processing as shown in process (3) in FIG. The questionnaire information is taken in, the terminal table 4b is searched with the terminal manufacturing number, and the member number is acquired. The member table 4c is read with the member number, and the questionnaire information is written in the member table 4c. The tourist information table 4d is searched with the identification code and the tourist information page shown in the A screen (3) of FIG. 7 is transmitted. The photograph of the tourist spot and the description text and the acquired service are displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 6. The accumulated points are displayed. A tourist sees the received tourist information page and deepens or enjoys understanding of the sightseeing spot. If the questionnaire response is rejected or there is an unanswered part, the server 2 accepts the member registration and sends the tourist information page but does not give points, and prompts the tourist to answer the questionnaire. Good. In the case where the sightseeing spot is a paid facility that collects an entrance fee or a usage fee, an extra point may be given to promote the use of the paid facility.

  Subsequently, the tourist visits the next sightseeing spot (for example, Oura Catholic Church), reads the QR code of the installed QR code plate 1 with the QR code reader of the mobile phone 6 and connects to the Internet 8, and the processing of FIG. As shown in (1), the server 2 acquires an identification code indicating the tourism information embedded in the QR code and searches the tourism information table 4d. When the identification code is in the tourist information table 4d, the tourist information number is acquired, and the validity of the access date is checked from the opening time zone, closed day, closed period, etc. of the tourist spot. If it is valid, the necessity / unnecessity of the confirmation number is checked, and the mobile phone 6 returns the terminal production number fetching page shown in the screen B (1) of FIG. When the confirmation number is not necessary, a take-in page (not shown) in which the input item of the confirmation number is omitted is returned to the mobile phone 6. If the identification code is not in the tourist information table 4d, an error page “No corresponding page” is returned to the mobile phone 6.

  When the tourist approves the acquisition of the terminal manufacturing number, inputs the confirmation number, and performs the transmission operation, the server 2 takes in the terminal manufacturing number as shown in the process (2) of FIG. 4d is searched to acquire the tourist information number and the number of service points, and the data of the corresponding point information table 4e is acquired, and the necessity / unnecessity of the confirmation number and the inputted confirmation number value are checked. The terminal table 4b is searched with the acquired terminal manufacturing number. If there is a matching number, “continuous use” is determined, and if there is no match, “new use” is determined. In this case, since it is the second use, the point number addition and registration date and time of the member table 4c are updated as the continuous use, and the tour history data 4a is output, the tourist information table 4d is searched with the identification code, and the screen B in FIG. The tourist information page shown in 2) is transmitted, and on the screen of the mobile phone 6, the photograph image of the tourist spot, the text of the explanation and the total of the acquired service points are displayed. A tourist sees the received tourist information page and deepens or enjoys understanding of the sightseeing spot. When the questionnaire response is rejected or there is an unanswered part, or the questionnaire form page shown in B screen (3) in Fig. 8 is sent again to change the contents after answering, and answer or change the questionnaire be able to.

  Tourists who visit the product store buy souvenirs. Here, when the QR code of the product building is read and connected to the Internet 8, the server 2 acquires the identification code indicating the tourist information embedded in the QR code as shown in the process (1) of FIG. Search the table 4d. When the identification code is in the tourist information table 4d, the tourist information number is acquired, and the validity of the access date is checked from the opening time zone, closed day, closed period, etc. of the tourist spot. If it is appropriate, the necessity / unnecessity of the confirmation number is checked, and the mobile phone 6 returns a terminal manufacturing number fetching page shown in the screen C (1) of FIG. When the confirmation number is not necessary, a take-in page (not shown) in which the input item of the confirmation number is omitted is returned to the mobile phone 6. If the identification code is not in the tourist information table 4d, an error page “No corresponding page” is returned to the mobile phone 6.

  When the tourist approves the acquisition of the terminal manufacturing number, inputs the confirmation number, and performs the transmission operation, the server 2 takes in the terminal manufacturing number as shown in the process (2) of FIG. 4d is searched to acquire the tourist information number and the number of service points, and the data of the corresponding point information table 4e is acquired, and the necessity / unnecessity of the confirmation number and the inputted confirmation number value are checked. The terminal table 4b is searched with the acquired terminal manufacturing number. If there is a matching number, “continuous use” is determined, and if there is no match, “new use” is determined. In this case, since it is the third use, the point number addition and registration date and time of the member table 4c are updated as the continuous use, and the tour history data 4a is output, and the point return information page shown in the C screen (2) of FIG. 9 is transmitted. To do. Here, when the tourist presses the “point use guidance” button, the server 2 searches the member table 4c with the member number acquired in the process (2) as shown in the process (3) of FIG. Acquire cumulative points, check whether the minimum number of points required for redemption has been reached, and if so, click the “Confirm Point Usage” button as shown in C screen (3) of FIG. Return the point usage guide page. When the tourist presses the “confirm point use” button, the server 2 resets the accumulated points as shown in the process (4) of FIG. 6 and uses points as shown in the screen C (4) of FIG. By sending a page of results (cumulative points, subtraction points, current points) and presenting this screen to the store clerk, the store clerk counts at a discount price corresponding to the number of points exercised by the tourist when purchasing the product. If you do not answer the questionnaire for member registration when using this point, or if there is an unanswered part, the questionnaire form page will be sent to the mobile phone 6 again, and if you answer all the questions in the questionnaire, the point will be used become able to.

  In this way, every time a tourist goes around other Nagasaki Airport, railway Nagasaki station, bus stop, spectacle bridge, hotel, read QR code and use Internet 8 or use service point, The access points are recorded in the database 4 in time series, and the travel route of the tourist carrying the mobile phone 6 can be viewed by tracing the recorded access points in the order of the access date and time. Therefore, when a large number of tourists register as members and use them, information on this travel route is accumulated, and the excursions of all tourists who have visited Nagasaki Prefecture can be grasped over a wide range. Based on this information, the local government's Tourism Division conducts various analyzes such as grasping individual excursion status, behavior pattern analysis, and totaling the number of accesses per facility and hour, etc. Used for various measures.

  In this embodiment, the information to be acquired is only the terminal serial number of the mobile phone 6, and personal information that can identify tourists such as name, date of birth, detailed address, and e-mail address is not acquired. From the point of view, it is safe and easy to use as a tourist without any resistance. It is also possible to collect e-mail addresses with the consent of tourists at the time of member registration, and to send e-mails such as advertisements to the members regularly or irregularly for future customer collection.

  The present invention is useful for local governments that collect excursion information within a prefecture.

It is a schematic diagram of the tourist dynamic survey system of an example. It is explanatory drawing of the application and database of an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the tourist access management of an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the new utilization flow of an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the continuous usage flow of an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the point reduction | restoration flow of an Example. It is explanatory drawing of the web page displayed on the mobile telephone of an Example. It is explanatory drawing of the web page displayed on the mobile telephone of an Example. It is explanatory drawing of the web page displayed on the mobile telephone of an Example. It is explanatory drawing of the web page displayed on the mobile telephone of an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the access history of an Example. It is a flowchart which shows the whole flow of an Example. It is a flowchart which shows the process with respect to the access from URL information of QR Code of an Example. It is a flowchart which shows the taking-in process of the terminal manufacture number of an Example. It is a flowchart which shows the taking-in process of the terminal manufacture number of an Example. It is a flowchart which shows the taking-in process of the questionnaire information of an Example. It is a flowchart which shows the point reduction process of an Example.

Explanation of symbols

1 QR code plate 2 Server 3 Application 3a QR code generation program 3b Member registration program 3c Terminal serial number acquisition program 3d Tourism information transmission program 3e Point issuance / collection program 3f Counting / analysis program 3g E-mail distribution program 4 Database 4a Travel history Data 4b Terminal table 4c Membership table 4d Sightseeing information table 4e Point information table 5 Management computer 6 Mobile phone 7 Checkout computer 8 Internet

Claims (4)

  A method of recording the dynamics of tourists traveling around a plurality of tourist spots while providing tourist spots information to tourists carrying a mobile phone equipped with a two-dimensional code reading function and an Internet connection function. A server comprising a Web page showing information on tourist spots and a function of acquiring identification information of the mobile phone that has been accessed and a database comprising access history for each acquired identification information connected to the Internet, A plate displaying a two-dimensional code consisting of the URL of the server and the identification information of the Web page corresponding to the sightseeing spot is respectively installed, and the tourist reads the two-dimensional code of the plate of the sightseeing spot with a mobile phone to the server. When connecting for the first time, the server acquires the identification information of the mobile phone and stores the identification information, access date and time, and access point in the database. And the web page corresponding to the access point is sent to the mobile phone, and the next time the connection is made, the server acquires the mobile phone identification information and stores the access date and time and the access point into the database according to the acquired identification information. A web page corresponding to the access point is recorded to the mobile phone, and information indicating the traveling order of tourists carrying the mobile phone can be acquired from the recorded access history for each identification information in the database. A tourist dynamic recording method characterized by that.   The tourist dynamic recording method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of plates on which a two-dimensional code is written are installed in a place other than a tourist spot.   When the server transmits a Web page to the mobile phone, service point information is added to the identification information of the mobile phone and accumulated, and a predetermined number of points are given to tourists possessing the mobile phone according to the accumulated number of points. The tourist dynamic recording method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said service is provided.   The tourist dynamic recording method according to claim 1, wherein the identification information of the mobile phone is a manufacturing number of the mobile phone.

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