JP2008310433A - Information processing device and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing device and an information processing method capable of enhancing convenience of a user when retrieving data. <P>SOLUTION: A computer 1 has a reading means for reading card data stored in a card-shaped recording medium; a retrieval condition information generation means for generating retrieval condition information from the card data read by the reading means; a communication means for transmitting the retrieval condition information generated by the retrieval condition information generation means to a retrieval server through a network, and receiving a retrieval result from the retrieval server; and a display control means for displaying the retrieval result received from the retrieval server by the communication means on a display device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and information processing method using card data recorded on a card-like recording medium such as an IC card.

In recent years, systems and programs for guiding routes of transportation such as railways and buses from departure points to arrival points are known. Among them, a system is known in which a current location is specified using a GPS receiver and route guidance is performed based on the specified current location (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-241574 A

  By the way, in recent years, card-like recording media such as an IC card in which an IC chip is embedded and data can be recorded have become widespread, and accordingly, data recorded on the recording medium such as an IC chip of the card-like recording medium (hereinafter, “ Various types of information processing apparatuses using “card data” have been put into practical use, such as PCs (Personal Computers), mobile phone devices, and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants).

  However, card data is used for purposes such as deposit data and deposit / withdrawal records, transportation tickets and commuter passes, and even when card data is used in this type of information processing device, It could only be used in

  Therefore, for example, even if there is an IC card that can be used as a transit ticket or commuter pass, the user can use the information processing device to perform data search using location data such as route guidance, sightseeing guidance, and store guidance as a search key. To do so, the user had to enter location data.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that can improve user convenience when performing data search.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides reading means for reading card data stored in a card-like recording medium, search condition information creating means for creating search condition information from the card data read by the reading means, The search condition information created by the search condition information creating means is transmitted to the search server via the network, and the communication means for receiving the search result from the search server and the search result received from the search server by the communication means are displayed on the display device. And an information processing apparatus having display control means.

  Further, the present invention provides reading means for reading card data stored in a card-like recording medium, search condition information creating means for creating search condition information from card data read by the reading means, and search condition information creating means. Provided is an information processing apparatus having a search means for performing a search using the created search condition information, and a display control means for displaying a search result searched by the search means on a display device.

  Further, the present invention provides a card data storage means for storing card data, a search condition information creation means for creating search condition information from card data stored in the card data storage means, and a search created by the search condition information creation means Information processing comprising: communication means for transmitting condition information to a search server via a network and receiving search results from the search server; and display control means for displaying the search results received from the search server by the communication means on a display device Providing equipment.

  And this invention reads the card data memorize | stored in the card-shaped recording medium, creates search condition information from the read card data, transmits search condition information to a search server via a network, An information processing method is provided for receiving a search result from and displaying the received search result on a display device.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an information processing apparatus and an information processing method capable of enhancing the convenience of the user when performing data search.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In addition, the same code | symbol is used for the same element and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

(First embodiment)
A notebook personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “computer”) 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a computer main body 3 and a display unit 5 that can be opened and closed with respect to the computer main body 3.

  The display unit 5 incorporates a TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display) 7, and the display screen of the LCD 7 is located substantially at the center of the display unit 5.

  The computer 1 has a function as an information processing device for displaying a route guidance data search result using a route guidance program 131 described later on an LCD 7 as a display device. The display unit 5 is attached to the computer main body 3 so as to be rotatable between an open position and a closed position. The computer main body 3 has a thin box-shaped casing, and a keyboard 9, a power button 11 for powering on / off the computer 1, a touch pad 15, and a click button 17 are arranged on the upper surface thereof. ing.

  In addition, the computer 1 can play back audio / video (AV) content (in HD DVD Video standard) stored in DVD media in the HD DVD standard. A slot 19 for inserting and removing DVD media is provided on the front surface of the computer main body 3.

  2, the computer 1 includes a CPU 101, a north bridge 103, a main memory 105, a graphics controller 107, a video memory (VRAM) 107a, a south bridge 109, a BIOS-ROM 111, a sound controller 113, and a hard disk drive (HDD). 117, an HD DVD drive 119, an embedded controller / keyboard controller IC (EC / KBC) 121, a network controller 123, a digital TV tuner 125, and a card reader 126.

  The CPU 101 is a processor that controls the operation of the computer 1 and executes various programs loaded from the HDD 117 to the main memory 105. The various programs executed by the CPU 101 include an operating system, an HD DVD player application program for reproducing AV contents of the HD DVD Video standard, a TV application for enabling viewing of digital TV broadcasts, a route guidance program 131, which will be described later. There is a card data delivery program 132 and the like. The CPU 101 also executes a BIOS (Basic Input Output System; a program for hardware control) stored in the BIOS-ROM 111.

  The north bridge 103 is a bridge device that connects the local bus of the CPU 101 and the south bridge 109. The north bridge 103 also includes a memory controller that controls access to the main memory 105. The north bridge 103 also has a function of executing communication with the graphics controller 107 via a PCI Express standard serial bus or the like.

  The graphics controller 107 is a display controller that controls the LCD 7 used as a display monitor of the computer 1. The graphics controller 107 has image processing functions such as blend processing, scaling processing, and luma key processing. A display signal generated by the graphics controller 107 is sent to the LCD 7. The display signal can also be sent to an external TV or HDMI monitor via an interface provided in the computer main body 3.

  The south bridge 109 controls each device on a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus and each device on an LPC (Low Pin Count) bus. Further, the south bridge 109 incorporates an IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) controller for controlling the HDD 117 and the HD DVD drive 119. Further, the south bridge 109 has a function of executing communication with the sound controller 113. The sound controller 113 is a sound source device and outputs audio data to be reproduced to the speaker 113a.

  The embedded controller / keyboard controller IC (EC / KBC) 121 is a one-chip micro integrated with an embedded controller for power management and a keyboard controller for controlling the keyboard 9, the touch pad 15, and the click button 17. It is a computer. When the touch pad 15 is operated, an operation signal is generated, and the cursor displayed on the display screen of the LDC 7 moves based on the operation signal. Further, the EC / KBC 121 has a function of powering on / off the computer 1 in accordance with the operation of the power button 11 by the user.

  The computer 1 includes a digital TV tuner 125 to enable viewing of digital TV broadcasts. By causing the CPU 101 to execute the above-described TV application, TV images based on digital broadcast waves received by the tuner 125 are displayed on the LCD 7. To display.

  The computer 1 also has a card reader 126. The card reader 126 has a function as a reading unit that reads card data recorded from an IC card 50 as a card-like recording medium and inputs it to the CPU 101.

  Then, the computer 1 operates in accordance with a route guidance program 131 and a card data delivery program 132, which will be described later, and provides route guidance (route name, transfer station, required time, fee, etc.) from the departure station to the arrival station. The route guidance data shown can be searched and the search result can be displayed on the LCD 7. In order to execute the search for the route guidance data, a route guidance DB (not shown) is stored in the HDD 117.

  Next, FIG. 3A is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portion related to search for route guidance data of the computer 1. The route guidance program 131 is a program for retrieving route guidance data, and has a boarding station input unit 131a, a getting-off station input unit 131b, a route guidance search unit 131c, a search result display control unit 131d, and a search instruction input unit 131e. Thus, the CPU 101 functions as a search unit.

  The boarding station input unit 131a and the getting off station input unit 131b are respectively used for searching route guidance data, and hand over the boarding station and the getting off station displayed in the input areas 151 and 152 described later to the route guidance searching unit 131c. The route guidance search unit 131c generates search condition information using the search conditions displayed in the input boarding station, alighting station and the condition input area 153, and searches the route guidance DB using the generated search condition information. . The search result display control unit 131d causes the LCD 7 to display the search result of the route guidance data searched by the route guidance search unit 131c. The search instruction input unit 131e inputs a search instruction to the route guidance search unit 131c.

  The card data delivery program 132 acquires boarding / alighting data 51 (to be described later) included in the card data read by the card reader 126 from the IC card 50, and station name data 51a included in the acquired boarding / alighting data 51 is stored in the route guidance program 131. It has a card data delivery function for outputting to the boarding station input unit 131a.

  The IC card 50 records the getting-on / off data 51 as shown in FIG. The boarding / alighting data 51 includes station name data 51a indicating the name of the station where the boarding or getting off, date / time data 51b indicating the date and time when the boarding or getting off, and a boarding / alighting flag 51c indicating whether the boarding or getting off is received. It is possible to know when and at which station you get on or off. In FIG. 3B, only three pieces of boarding / alighting data 51 are displayed.

  Next, the operation content of the route guidance data search process performed by the computer 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the route guidance data search process performed by the computer 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the route guidance screen 150 displayed on the LCD 7 when the route guidance program 131 is activated. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a route traveled by a user using a transportation facility.

  In the following description, it is assumed that the route guidance data is searched when the user uses transportation as shown in FIG. This user gets on from station A, gets off at station B, and then heads for point a by walking Pa. Thereafter, the user goes to station B on foot Pb from point a, and then tries to go to point c using the railroad. In that case, the user is searching for a route to station C, which is closest to point c.

  In order for the computer 1 to start the route guidance data search process, first, as shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 101 starts the route guidance program 131 in response to a predetermined operation by the user (S1). Then, a route guidance screen 150 is displayed on the LCD 7.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the route guidance screen 150 includes a boarding station input area 151 and a boarding station input area 152, as well as a condition input area 153 for entering search conditions other than the boarding station and the boarding station, such as the boarding date and time. An instruction button 154 is provided.

  When the operation proceeds to S2 following S1, the IC card 50 is read by the card reader 126 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 101. In this case, the card reader 126 reads card data from the IC card 50. Subsequently, the card data delivery program 132 acquires the boarding / alighting data 51 from the card data read by the card reader 126, and among the obtained boarding / alighting data 51, the station name data (the last boarding station data or The final stop station data) 51a is output to the boarding station input section 131a.

  Next, the operation proceeds to S3, and the station name data 51a received by the boarding station input unit 131a is input to the input area 151 of the route guidance screen 150 (S3). Here, since the latest data of the boarding date / time in the getting-on / off data 51 is “getting off” at “B station” as shown in FIG. 3B, as shown in FIG. 151 “B station” is entered and displayed.

  Next, the operation proceeds to S4, the user is requested to input the getting-off station, and the getting-off station inputted by the user is displayed in the input area 152.

  Subsequently, when the user clicks the search instruction button 154, the search instruction input unit 131e inputs a search instruction to the route guidance search unit 131c, and the boarding station input unit 131a and the getting-off station input unit 131b are displayed respectively. The station and the getting-off station are input to the route guidance search unit 131c. Then, the search condition information is generated using the boarding station, the getting-off station or the like on which the route guidance search unit 131c is displayed.

  Then, the route guidance search unit 131c operates to access the route guidance DB and search for route guidance data according to the generated search condition information. When the CPU 101 advances the operation to S5, the search result display control unit 131d operates to display the search result of the route guidance search unit 131c on the LCD 7, and then the route guidance data search process is terminated.

  Here, the search result can be displayed on the LCD 7 as shown in FIGS. FIGS. 7 and 8 are obtained by editing and displaying the search result of the route guidance data, and both display the route from the B station to the C station.

  In FIG. 7, the route from station B to station B1 using the XX line, the station B1 to station B2 using the YY line, the route from station B2 to station C using the ZZ line, the number of transfers, the required time Information such as fees is displayed. In FIG. 8, using the XXX line from the B station to the C1 station, using the YY line from the C1 station to the B2 station, the route from the B2 station to the C station using the ZZ line, the number of transfers, Information such as required time and fee is displayed.

  By the way, the user uses transportation as shown in FIG. 6, and in that case, the user searches for a route to station C. According to the card data, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), this user does not use the railway after getting on from the A station on January 11 and getting off at the B station. The route search to the station is performed.

  Then, since B station is the last stop station, it is considered that this user is likely to get on from B station (B station becomes a boarding station) when using the railway again.

  Therefore, the computer 1 acquires the latest station name data 51a of the boarding date and time as described above and outputs it to the boarding station input unit 131a.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the latest getting-on / off data 51 of the boarding date / time is “B station” as the final “getting-off station”. “B station” will be displayed.

  In addition, in the latest boarding / alighting data 51 of the boarding date / time, when the boarding / alighting flag 51c is “boarding”, the user is boarding at the station indicated by the station name data 51a of the boarding / alighting data 51. However, the station name data 51a may be output to the boarding station input unit 131a.

  In a conventional computer, when searching for route guidance data using the route guidance DB, it is necessary to manually input search conditions such as a boarding station and a getting-off station, which is cumbersome and inconvenient. there were.

  However, since the computer 1 reads the card data from the IC card 50 and outputs the station name data 51a to the boarding station input unit 131a, the input operation at the boarding station can be omitted and the convenience is improved. Can do. By doing so, the card data can be used for data search using data of a place such as route guidance as a search key, and the convenience of the user can be improved.

  In particular, the computer 1 does not need to receive radio waves by the GPS receiving means, unlike the case where the current position is obtained from the data received by the GPS receiving means as in the prior art. For this reason, even when the user is in the basement or in an environment where radio waves cannot be received, the route guidance data can be searched as described above, and it can be searched in a short time because it does not take time to receive radio waves. it can.

(Second Embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 9, the computer 1 according to the present embodiment is different from the route guidance program 131 according to the first embodiment in that it includes a date / time input unit 131f. The date / time input unit 131f inputs the date / time displayed in the date / time specification field of the condition input area 153 to the route guidance search unit 131c.

  In the computer 1 according to the present embodiment, route guidance data search processing is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In order for the computer 1 to start searching for route guidance data, first, the CPU 101 activates the route guidance program 131 in the same manner as in the first embodiment (S1). Subsequently, the operation proceeds to S10, and the IC card 50 is read by the card reader 126 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 101.

  In this case, the card reader 126 reads the card data from the IC card 50, the card data delivery program 132 acquires the boarding / alighting data 51 from the card data read by the card reader 126, and among the obtained boarding / alighting data 51, the final data The date / time data 51b (final ticket gate passing data) in the passage of the ticket gate, that is, the date / time data 51b of the boarding / alighting data 51 having the latest boarding date / time is output to the date / time input unit 131f (S10).

  Next, the CPU 101 advances the operation to S11, and determines whether or not the final ticket gate passage is due to boarding (S11). When it is determined that it is due to boarding, the operation proceeds to S12. Otherwise, the operation proceeds to S13. Proceed.

  When the CPU 101 proceeds to S12, the date and time data 51b received by the date and time input unit 131f is used to display the corresponding date and time in the date specification and time specification fields of the condition input area 153 of the route guidance screen 150, and then to S4. Advance the operation.

  Further, when the operation proceeds to S13, the CPU 101 displays the current date and time as the date and time in the condition input area 153, and then proceeds to S4. Subsequently, S4 and S5 are executed in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the search result of the route guidance search unit 131c is displayed on the LCD 7.

  As described above, in the computer 1 according to the present embodiment, since the user can input the boarding station without manually inputting, as in the computer 1 according to the first embodiment, the convenience of the user is improved. It is high.

  Moreover, when the final ticket gate passage is a boarding (when the user is passing the ticket gate trying to get on), the card data delivery program 132 outputs the final ticket gate passage date and time to the boarding station input unit 131a. The manual input can be further simplified and the convenience is higher.

(Third embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 11A, the computer 1 according to the present embodiment includes a display condition input unit 131g as compared with the route guidance program 131 according to the second embodiment. Is different.

  The display condition input unit 131g inputs, to the search result display control unit 131d, a display condition that determines the order (display order) when displaying the route guidance data constituting the search result when there are a plurality of route guidance data.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 11B, in the present embodiment, the IC card 50 stores regular data 52 in addition to the getting-on / off data 51. The periodic data 52 is data indicating that the IC card 50 is used as a commuter or commuting commuter pass for use during a specific period of a specific section of transportation, and has section data 52a and period data 52b. Yes. The section data 52a indicates a commuter pass section (periodic section), and the period data 52b indicates a commuter pass period (periodic period).

  In the computer 1 according to the present embodiment, route guidance data search processing is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In order for the computer 1 to start searching for route guidance data, first, the CPU 101 activates the route guidance program 131 in the same manner as in the first embodiment (S1). Subsequently, the operation proceeds to S <b> 2, and the IC card 50 is read by the card reader 126 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 101.

  In this case, similarly to the case of the first embodiment, the card data delivery program 132 acquires the boarding / alighting data 51 from the card data read by the card reader 126, and among the obtained boarding / alighting data 51, The station name data 51a of new data is output to the boarding station input unit 131a.

  In subsequent S21, the card data delivery program 132 acquires the regular data 52 from the card data read by the card reader 126, and outputs the acquired regular data 52 to the search result display control unit 131d.

  Subsequently, the CPU 101 executes S3 and S4 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and then proceeds to S22. In S22, the search result display control unit 131d determines whether or not the search result obtained in S4 includes the regular section and is within the regular period based on the regular data 52.

  Here, when the CPU 101 determines that the regular section is included and is within the regular period, the operation proceeds to S23 and then proceeds to S5. Otherwise, the operation proceeds to S5 without executing S23. Proceed. And CPU101 will complete | finish the search processing of route guidance data, if S5 is performed like 1st Embodiment.

  In S23, the search result display control unit 131d changes the display order in which the search results including the regular section are displayed before the search results including no regular section according to the display condition input from the display condition input unit 13g. There are two possible display conditions: the order of charges and the order of time. When the display conditions are in order of charges, the information is displayed in the order of FIG. 8 and FIG.

  In the computer 1 according to the present embodiment, when the periodic data 52 is stored in the IC card 50 and the search result includes the regular section, the search result including the regular section is retrieved without including the regular section. Displayed in preference to the results.

  For example, in the first embodiment, when the search results are displayed as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, there is a commuter pass from the B1 station to the B3 station on the route from the B station to the C station. The search results shown in FIG. 7 are displayed with priority over FIGS. In the search result shown in FIG. 13, a regular section from the B1 station to the B3 station is included.

  When the search result shown in FIG. 13 is displayed, the search result display control unit 131d may display the search result including the charge display excluding the charge for the regular section using the regular data 52. Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, “fee 680 yen” and a charge display of an amount lower than the charges displayed in FIGS.

(Fourth embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 14, the computer 1 according to the present embodiment is different from the route guidance program 131 according to the third embodiment in that it includes an access processing unit 131h.

  The access processing unit 131h controls the network controller 123 to communicate with the server device 200 as a search server via the Internet 205, and to receive the boarding / alighting data 51 from the server device 200, and the CPU 101 operates as a communication control unit. It has a function to make it.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the server device 200 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, a communication processing unit 204, a communication control unit 205, and a data storage. Part 206 is provided.

  The server device 200 operates while the CPU 201 reads and writes data to the RAM 203 according to a program stored in the ROM 202, while the communication control unit 205 operates the communication processing unit 204 according to an instruction from the CPU 201, thereby Data communication with the computer 1 is performed.

  In the server device 200, a store DB 207 shown in FIG. The store DB 207 stores stores and their nearest stations in association with each other. When receiving the history data 53 from the computer 1, the server device 200 searches the store DB 207 using the store indicated by the history data 53 as a search key, and transmits the nearest station obtained by the search to the computer 1 as station name data.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16A, the IC card 50 stores history data 53 indicating the purchase history of goods at a store and the service (service) provision history.

  In the computer 1 according to the present embodiment, the route guidance data search process is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In order for the computer 1 to start searching for route guidance data, first, the CPU 101 activates the route guidance program 131 in the same manner as in the first embodiment (S1). Subsequently, the operation proceeds to S31, and the IC card 50 is read by the card reader 126 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 101. In this case, the card data delivery program 132 acquires the history data 53 from the card data read by the card reader 126.

  Subsequently, the operation proceeds to S32, and the network controller 123 operates according to an instruction from the access processing unit 131h to perform an operation as a communication unit, and transmits history data 53 to the server device 200, while station name data is received from the server device 200. Receive.

  The network controller 123 inputs the received station name data to the card data delivery program 132, and the card data delivery program 132 outputs the station name data to the boarding station input unit 131a. Then, the station name is displayed in the input area 151.

  The CPU 101 executes S4 and S5 in the same manner as in the first embodiment to display the search result of the route guidance search unit 131c on the LCD 7, and thereafter ends the route guidance data search process.

  As described above, since the computer 1 according to the present embodiment can input the boarding station without a manual input by the user like the computer 1 according to the first embodiment, the convenience is enhanced. Yes.

  In addition, even if there is no actual use of transportation such as getting on and off, if there is a purchase record of goods or services at a store, the nearest station of the store can be entered to perform a search result. Therefore, even when the frequency of use of the transportation facility is low, the route guidance can be searched without manually inputting the station name.

  In recent years, some IC cards can be used not only for transportation but also as electronic money storing deposit / withdrawal data, and have the convenience of being able to search using the results of shopping with such IC cards. ing.

(Fifth embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 18, the computer 1 according to the present embodiment is different from the computer 1 according to the first embodiment in that it has a rewrite detection program 133.

  The rewrite detection program 133 has a function of detecting that the card data has been rewritten for the IC card 50 and operating the CPU 101 as detection means.

  In the computer 1 according to the present embodiment, route guidance data search processing is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, in the computer 1 according to the present embodiment, the CPU 101 activates the rewrite detection program 133 in advance according to a user operation (S41).

  Then, the CPU 101 proceeds to S42 following S41. When the rewrite detection program 133 detects that the card data has been rewritten, the CPU 101 proceeds to S43, and the user gets on the basis of the rewritten card data. Judge whether or not.

  When the CPU 101 determines that the user has boarded, the CPU 101 executes S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Otherwise, the operation proceeds to S44.

  When the CPU 101 advances the operation to S44, it determines whether or not the getting-off condition is met when the user gets off and whether or not the getting-off station coincides with the getting-off station set as the search condition of the route guidance data. When the CPU 101 determines that the getting-off condition is satisfied, it means that the user has got off at the last arrival station, the operation proceeds to S45 and the route guidance program 131 is terminated. When the getting-off condition is not satisfied, it corresponds to a case where the user gets off halfway, so the process returns to S42 and the above operation is repeated.

  As described above, in the computer 1 according to the present embodiment, the rewrite detection program 133 is started, and when the rewrite of the card data is detected by the user's boarding, the route guidance program 131 is started. The route guidance program 131 is terminated when getting off at the final arrival station.

  Thus, in the computer 1 according to the present embodiment, when getting on or getting off at the intended final arrival station, the route guidance program 131 starts to operate without being operated by the user accordingly. Is supposed to end. This eliminates the need for starting and ending the route guidance program 131, thus improving user convenience.

  In each of the above embodiments, the CPU 101 operates in accordance with the route guidance program 131 and executes an operation as route guidance search means. However, the server device 200 stores the route guidance search program 131 and the server device. 200 may have route guidance search means. In this case, the computer 1 generates search condition information using the station name data acquired from the card data by the CPU 101, transmits the search condition information to the server apparatus 200 by the network controller 123, and obtains the search result from the server apparatus 200. The received search result is displayed.

(Sixth embodiment)
FIG. 20 is a front view showing a configuration of a mobile phone device 300 as an information processing device. The cellular phone device 300 includes an operation unit 301 having a numeric keypad and various operation keys, and an LCD display unit 302 having display units 302b, 302c, 302d, 302e, 302f, and 302g, all of which are the main body of the apparatus. It is provided on the front side.

  The mobile phone device 300 has a function as an information processing device for displaying a route guidance data search result using the route guidance program 131 and information for displaying a search result of information guidance data using an information guidance program 321 described later. It has a function as a processing device.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the cellular phone device 300 includes a CPU 303, ROM 304, RAM 305, radio wave transmission / reception unit 306, microphone 307, speaker 308, card reader 309, and antenna 310.

  The CPU 303 is a processor that controls the operation of the mobile phone device 300 and operates while reading / writing data from / to the RAM 305 according to various programs stored in the ROM 304.

  As various programs, there are a communication control program, a route guidance program 131, an information guidance program 321 and the like in addition to the operating system. The RAM 305 is provided with a boarding station storage unit 330, a getting-off station storage unit 331, and a location data storage unit 332, which will be described later. The boarding station storage unit 330 stores the boarding station output to the route guidance program 131, and the getting-off station storage unit 331 stores the boarding station output to the route guidance program 131. The location data storage unit 332 stores location data used for searching information guidance data.

  The radio wave transmission / reception unit 306 modulates and superimposes various data on the radio wave, radiates the radio wave from the antenna 310 and transmits the radio wave to a base station (not shown), and receives the radio wave transmitted from the base station and captured by the antenna 310. The various data superimposed on is extracted and input to the CPU 303. The microphone 307 inputs voice for calling and converts it into data, and the speaker 308 outputs voice for calling. The card reader 309 reads the recorded card data 49 from the IC card 50 and inputs it to the CPU 303.

  Next, FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portion related to search of route guidance data and information guidance data described later of the mobile phone device 300.

  As shown in the figure, the cellular phone device 300 has an information guidance program 321 in addition to a route guidance program 131 and a card data delivery program 132 similar to those of the computer 1. The information guidance program 321 is a program for retrieving information guidance data and has a function of operating the CPU 303 as information guidance retrieval means.

  In the present embodiment, the information guidance data is data used for various information guidance that is searched using a station as a search key or a place as a search key, such as route guidance data. There is something. Information on tickets around the station, train and bus schedules at the station, newspaper articles and news sold at the station, weather information around the station, information on taxi stands and taxi companies within the station, tourist spots around the station Information, store information around the station (product, price, etc.).

  Although the mobile phone device 300 can search for these pieces of information, other information may be searched for. The cellular phone device 300 may store an information guidance DB for retrieving information guidance data in the ROM 304. However, the mobile phone device 300 does not store the information guidance DB in the device, but transmits the search conditions such as the boarding station and the getting-off station necessary for the search to the external device such as the server device 200, and the external device searches. The mobile phone device 300 may receive a search result from an external device.

  Next, the operation content of the information guidance data search process performed by the mobile phone device 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of search processing of information guidance data performed by the mobile phone device 300, and FIGS. 24 to 28 are front views showing the mobile phone device 300 displaying the search results of the information guide data. is there.

  In order for the mobile phone device 300 to start searching for information guidance data, first, as shown in FIG. 23, the CPU 303 activates the information guidance program 321 in accordance with the user's operation (S51). Then, the operation proceeds to S52, and the CPU 303 determines whether or not the card data has been rewritten at the getting-off station. That is, the CPU 303 determines whether or not the boarding / alighting data 51 having the boarding / alighting flag 51c as “alighting” has been added as the latest boarding / alighting data 51 of the boarding date.

  If the CPU 303 determines that the card data has been rewritten at the getting-off station, the operation proceeds to S53, and if not, the operation proceeds to S54. The operation proceeds to S53 when the user arrives at the intended arrival station and exits the ticket gate. In this case, the card data delivery program 132 outputs the station name data 51a of the getting-on / off data 51 to the information guidance program 321. Then, according to the station name data 51 a, the location data used for searching the information guidance data by the information guidance program 321 is rewritten and stored in the location data storage unit 332 and displayed on the LCD display unit 302. Then, for example, the display unit 302b switches the display like information around the getting-off station.

  In S54, it is determined whether or not the route guidance program 131 is activated. If the route guidance program 131 is activated, the operation proceeds to S53. Otherwise, the operation returns to S52.

  In S55, it is determined whether or not the function selection of the information guidance program 321 has been performed. If the function selection has been performed, the operation proceeds to S56, and if not, the process returns to S52. In S56, the CPU 303 activates the information guidance program 321, searches for information guidance data corresponding to the function selection in S55, displays the search result on the LCD 302, and returns to S52.

  The information guidance data displayed by executing S56 is as shown in FIGS. 24 to 28, for example. Here, FIG. 24 shows a case where information on tickets around the station is displayed, and three pieces of information guidance data 302a1, 302a2, and 302a3 are displayed. In addition, FIG. 25 shows a case where a timetable of trains and buses at a station is displayed, and three pieces of information guidance data 302b1, 302b2, and 302b3 are displayed.

  Further, FIG. 26 shows a case where weather information around the station is displayed, and two pieces of information guidance data 302d1 and 302d2 are displayed. In addition, FIG. 27 shows information on a taxi stand and a taxi company in the station, and two pieces of information guidance data 302e1 and 302e2 are displayed. FIG. 28 shows a case where information about stores around the station is displayed, and three pieces of information guidance data 302g1, 302g2, and 302g3 are displayed.

  When the user arrives at the intended arrival station by using the transportation facility, the user gets off at the arrival station. For example, when the getting-off station is a business trip destination station, information about the getting-off station is provided. It may be unfamiliar to you.

  Even if a conventional information processing apparatus has a search means for information guidance data or a display means for search results in such a case, it is necessary to manually input search conditions such as a place for search and a station name. Therefore, the input operation is troublesome and inconvenient.

  Therefore, when the mobile phone device 300 according to the present embodiment gets off at the getting-off station and the card data of the IC card 50 is rewritten, the station name data 51a of the station that got off the rewritten card data is used. Information convenience data is searched and the search results are displayed to improve user convenience.

  The above description is the description of the embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the apparatus and method of the present invention, and various modifications can be easily implemented. In addition, an apparatus or method configured by appropriately combining components, functions, features, or method steps in each embodiment is also included in the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, the computer 1 is assumed to be a portable notebook personal computer, for example, but the present invention is not limited to a notebook personal computer.

  Further, the computer 1 and the cellular phone device 300 have reading means for reading the card data of any of the IC cards 50. However, an IC chip embedded in the IC card 50 is embedded, and the embedded IC chip is embedded in the embedded IC chip. Card data may be stored. In this case, the IC chip has a function as card data storage means.

  In the mobile phone device 300, the card data delivery program 132 may output the date / time data 51b to the information guidance program 321 in addition to the station name data 51a.

It is a perspective view showing the appearance of a computer concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure inside the computer of FIG. (A) is a block diagram which shows the structure of the part concerning the search of the route guidance data of the computer concerning 1st Embodiment, (b) is a block diagram which shows an example of the boarding / alighting data recorded on the IC card. is there. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the search process of the route guidance data performed by the computer concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the route guidance screen displayed on LCD when the route guidance program concerning 1st Embodiment is started. It is the figure which showed typically the path | route which a user moves, for example using a transportation system. It is a figure which shows an example of the search result of route guidance data. It is a figure which shows another example of the search result of route guidance data. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the part concerning the search of the route guidance data of the computer concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the search process of the route guidance data performed by the computer concerning 2nd Embodiment. (A) is a block diagram which shows the structure of the part concerning the search of the route guidance data of the computer concerning 3rd Embodiment, (b) is a block diagram which shows an example of the boarding / alighting data recorded on the IC card. is there. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the search process of the route guidance data performed by the computer concerning 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the search result of the route guidance data performed by the computer concerning 3rd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the part concerning the search of the route guidance data of the computer concerning 4th Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of a server apparatus. (A) is a block diagram which shows an example of the boarding / alighting data currently recorded on the IC card, (b) is a figure which shows an example of store DB in a server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the search process of the route guidance data performed with the computer concerning 4th Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the part concerning the search of the route guidance data of the computer concerning 5th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the search process of the route guidance data performed with the computer concerning 5th Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structure of the mobile telephone apparatus as an information processing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of a mobile telephone apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the part concerning the search of the information guidance data of a mobile telephone apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the search process of the information guidance data performed by a mobile telephone apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the mobile telephone apparatus which displayed the search result of information guidance data. It is a figure which shows another example of the mobile telephone apparatus which displayed the search result of information guidance data. It is a figure which shows another example of the mobile telephone apparatus which displayed the search result of the information guidance data from FIG. 24, FIG. It is a figure which shows an example different from FIGS. 24-26 of the mobile telephone apparatus which displayed the search result of information guidance data. It is a figure which shows an example different from FIGS. 24-27 of the mobile telephone apparatus which displayed the search result of information guidance data.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Computer, 7 ... LCD, 50 ... IC card, 51 ... Boarding / alighting data, 51a ... Station name data, 51b ... Date / time data, 101, 303 ... CPU, 107 ... Graphics controller, 117 ... Hard disk drive, 123 ... Network controller , 126 ... card reader, 131 ... route guidance program, 132 ... card data delivery program, 150 ... route guidance screen, 300 ... mobile phone device, 321 ... information guidance program

Claims (11)

Reading means for reading card data stored in a card-like recording medium;
Search condition information creating means for creating search condition information from the card data read by the reading means;
Communication means for transmitting the search condition information created by the search condition information creating means to a search server via a network and receiving a search result from the search server;
An information processing apparatus comprising: display control means for causing the communication means to display the search result received from the search server on a display device. Reading means for reading card data stored in a card-like recording medium;
Search condition information creating means for creating search condition information from the card data read by the reading means;
Search means for performing a search using the search condition information created by the search condition information creating means;
An information processing apparatus comprising: display control means for causing a display device to display a search result searched by the search means. Card data storage means for storing card data;
Search condition information creating means for creating search condition information from the card data stored in the card data storage means;
Communication means for transmitting the search condition information created by the search condition information creating means to a search server via a network and receiving a search result from the search server;
An information processing apparatus comprising: display control means for causing the communication means to display the search result received from the search server on a display device.   The said search condition information preparation means produces the said search condition information using the station name data which show the boarding station or alighting station contained in the said card data. Information processing device.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the search condition information creating unit creates the search condition information using date and time data indicating a date and time of getting on or getting off included in the card data. The search condition information creating means creates the search condition information using regular data used for boarding during a specific period of the specific section of the transportation facility included in the card data,
The display control means, when the search result includes the specific section, displays the search result including the specific section before the search result not including the specific section. Item 6. The information processing device according to any one of Items 1 to 5.   7. The information according to claim 6, wherein the display control means displays the search result including a charge display excluding the charge of the specific section when the specific section is included in the search result. Processing equipment. The communication means transmits history data indicating a history of product purchase or service provision to the search server, and receives the station name data from the search server,
The information processing method according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the search condition information creating unit creates the search condition information using the station name data received by the communication unit from the search server. apparatus. Detecting means for detecting that the card data has been rewritten;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an activation control unit that activates or terminates the search unit based on a detection result of the detection unit.   10. The search condition information creating means creates the search condition information when the getting-off station data indicating the getting-off station in the station name data is rewritten. The information processing apparatus described. Read card data stored on a card-like recording medium,
Create search condition information from the read card data,
While transmitting the search condition information to a search server via a network, receiving a search result from the search server,
An information processing method, comprising: displaying the received search result on a display device.

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