JP2013108910A - Information processing system, communication terminal, information processing method, control method of communication terminal, and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a plurality of users to easily confirm each other's estimated time of arrival at a destination.SOLUTION: Communication terminals each comprise: current location acquisition means for acquiring a current location of a user; destination acquisition means for acquiring a destination of the user; route candidate selection means for selecting at least two route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location; route determination means for determining a specific route to the destination from the at least two selected route candidates; calculation means for calculating the user's estimated time of arrival at the destination by the determined specific route; and first transmission means for transmitting the calculated estimated time of arrival to an information processing device. The information processing device comprises: reception means for receiving estimated arrival times transmitted from at least two communication terminals; generation means for generating a list summarizing the received estimated times of arrival as users' status; and second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two communication terminals.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for outputting a scheduled arrival time at a destination.

  In the above technical field, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a technique for transmitting an estimated arrival time to a call partner is known.

JP2003-302245

  However, in the technique described in the above document, the estimated arrival time can be transmitted only one-on-one, and cannot be used when a plurality of people gather at the same place.

  The objective of this invention is providing the technique which solves the above-mentioned subject.

In order to achieve the above object, a system according to the present invention provides:
An information processing system including at least two or more communication terminals and an information processing device,
Each of the communication terminals is
Current location acquisition means for acquiring the current location of the user;
Destination acquisition means for acquiring the user's destination;
Route candidate selection means for selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
Route determining means for determining a specific route from the selected at least two or more route candidates to the destination;
Calculating means for calculating the estimated time of arrival of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
First transmitting means for transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to the information processing apparatus;
Have
The information processing apparatus includes:
Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time transmitted from the at least two communication terminals;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
It is characterized by having.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus according to the present invention provides:
Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
A communication terminal for communicating with an information processing apparatus having
Current location acquisition means for acquiring the current location of the user;
Destination acquisition means for acquiring the destination of the user;
Route candidate selection means for selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring traffic information of the selected at least two or more route candidates;
Route determining means for determining a specific route from the at least two or more route candidates to the destination based on the traffic information;
Calculating means for calculating the estimated time of arrival of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
First transmitting means for transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to the information processing apparatus;
It is characterized by having.

In order to achieve the above object, the method according to the present invention comprises:
An information processing method using at least two or more communication terminals and an information processing device,
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a current location acquisition step of acquiring the current location of the user;
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a destination obtaining step for obtaining the destination of the user;
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a route candidate selection step of selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
A second acquisition step of acquiring traffic information of the at least two or more route candidates in the at least two or more communication terminals;
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a route determining step for determining a specific route from the at least two or more route candidates to the destination based on the traffic information;
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a calculation step of calculating a scheduled arrival time of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
A first transmission step of transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to an information processing device;
In the information processing apparatus, a reception step of receiving the estimated arrival time transmitted from the at least two or more communication terminals;
In the information processing apparatus, a generation step of generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival times;
A second transmission step of transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals in the information processing apparatus;
It is characterized by including.

In order to achieve the above object, the method according to the present invention comprises:
Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
A communication terminal control method for communicating with an information processing apparatus having
A current location acquisition step for acquiring the current location of the user;
A destination obtaining step for obtaining the destination of the user;
A route selection step of selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
A third acquisition step of acquiring traffic information of the selected at least two or more route candidates;
A route determining step for determining a specific route from the at least two or more routes to the destination based on the traffic information;
A calculation step of calculating a scheduled arrival time of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
A first transmission step of transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to an information processing device;
It is provided with.

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to the present invention provides:
Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
A communication terminal control program for communicating with an information processing apparatus having
A current location acquisition step for acquiring the current location of the user;
A destination obtaining step for obtaining the destination of the user;
A route selection step of selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
A third acquisition step of acquiring traffic information of the selected at least two or more route candidates;
A route determining step for determining a specific route from the at least two or more routes to the destination based on the traffic information;
A calculation step of calculating a scheduled arrival time of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
A first transmission step of transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to an information processing device;
Is executed by a computer.

  According to the present invention, a plurality of people can easily confirm the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of presence information in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The display screen of the instant message in 2nd Embodiment of this invention is shown. The display screen of the instant message in 2nd Embodiment of this invention is shown. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the procedure process of the information processing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the procedure process of the communication terminal in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the one aspect | mode of utilization of the information processing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the one aspect | mode of utilization of the information processing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the one aspect | mode of utilization of the information processing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of presence information in 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the communication terminal in the information processing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be exemplarily described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the configuration, numerical values, process flow, functional elements, and the like described in the following embodiments are merely examples, and modifications and changes are free, and the technical scope of the present invention is described in the following description. It is not intended to be limited.

[First Embodiment]
An information processing system 100 as a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The information processing system 100 is a system that can confirm the scheduled arrival times of a plurality of users in real time.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 100 connects a communication terminal 110 and an information processing apparatus 120 via a network 130 so that they can communicate with each other. The communication terminal 110 includes a current location acquisition unit 111, a destination acquisition unit 112, a route candidate selection unit 113, a route determination unit 114, a calculation unit 115, and a first transmission unit 116. On the other hand, the information processing apparatus 120 includes a reception unit 121, a generation unit 122, and a second transmission unit 123.

  The current location acquisition unit 111 of the communication terminal 110 acquires the current location of the user. The destination acquisition unit 112 acquires the user's destination. The route candidate selection unit 113 selects at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location. The route determination unit 114 determines a specific route from the selected at least two route candidates to the destination.

  The calculation unit 115 calculates the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route. The first transmission unit 116 transmits the calculated estimated arrival time to the information processing apparatus 120.

  Next, the receiving unit 121 of the information processing apparatus 120 receives the estimated arrival time transmitted from at least two or more communication terminals. The generation unit 122 generates a list in which the received estimated arrival times are collected as the user status. The second transmission unit 123 transmits the generated list to at least two communication terminals.

  With the above configuration and operation, according to the present embodiment, a plurality of persons can easily confirm the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, an information processing system 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the information processing system 200 according to the present embodiment.

  The present embodiment is a system for grasping presence (current situation) including each other's status by notifying the status between users using an instant message application. Therefore, first, it has a function of reporting to other users whether the status corresponds to online, offline, busy or moving.

  However, with the above functions alone, it is impossible to know each other when to contact and when to meet.

  In view of this, the present embodiment aims to transmit the destination arrival scheduled time as part of the status in addition to the status of moving, and to eliminate the haze of each other.

(Configuration of information processing system)
The information processing system 200 includes a user A communication terminal 201, a server 206, a network 207, a user B communication terminal 204, and a user C communication terminal 205. In addition to the user B communication terminal 204 and the user C communication terminal 205, a plurality of communication terminals may be connected to the network 207.

  The communication terminal 201 can communicate with a GPS (Global Positioning System) 280 and a VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System) 290. The communication terminal 201 includes a current destination acquisition unit 211, a route information acquisition unit 212, a route candidate selection unit 213, a traffic information acquisition unit 214, a route determination unit 215, an estimated arrival time calculation unit 216, and a transmission unit. 217 and executed by the navigation application 210. In addition, the communication terminal 201 includes an instant message application 220 and a schedule management application 230.

  The current location destination acquisition unit 211 acquires the current location of the user A based on the radio wave received from the GPS 280. In addition, the current location destination acquisition unit 211 acquires destination information input by the user A using an input unit (not shown), or based on a schedule previously registered by the user A in the schedule management application. To get. The current destination acquisition unit 211 is the status of the user A that is moving toward the destination, or any of the statuses input by the user A from the input unit (not shown), such as online, offline, or in-call 310 is acquired (FIG. 3). In the present embodiment, the schedule information includes, for example, the user's destination, the meeting time at the destination, the meeting partner, and the departure time to the meeting place. Is not something

  The route information acquisition unit 212 acquires a plurality of route information related to the route from the current location of the user A to the destination. In the present embodiment, the route information is acquired from the map information acquired using the navigation application 210 of the communication terminal 201, but the route information acquisition method of the present invention is not limited to this.

  The route candidate selection unit 213 selects at least two route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location of the communication terminal 201 based on the acquired route information. Then, the traffic information acquisition unit 214 requests the traffic information 291 of at least two or more selected route candidates from the VICS 290, receives the traffic information 291 transmitted in response to the request, and acquires the traffic information of the route candidate. The route determination unit 215 selects an optimum route from the at least two route candidates selected based on the acquired traffic information to the destination. Here, the optimal route is a route that can reach the destination from the current location in the shortest time, but is not limited to this. For example, a route that can move from the current location to the destination in the shortest distance, or that the user A used It may be a familiar route. In addition, although the traffic information 291 contains each information of a congestion condition, a disaster condition, and an accident condition, it is not restricted to these.

  The estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 calculates the required arrival time from the current location to the destination when the determined route is taken to calculate the estimated arrival time. For example, in the case of movement by car, the estimated arrival time at the destination is calculated by dividing the distance from the current position to the destination by the average speed of the car in the movement time zone. The estimated arrival time at the destination is calculated in consideration of traffic information (congestion information) 291 by VICS. The estimated arrival time for the destination is calculated by taking into account the time, date, weather, event information, etc., and traffic regulation information accompanying visits by key persons, etc. However, the calculation method is not limited to this.

  The transmission unit 217 transmits the calculated estimated destination arrival time and the status of the user A to the server 206 via the network 207.

  The server 206 receives the instant message 262 regarding the destination arrival scheduled time and status transmitted from the communication terminal 201 in the receiving unit 261. The generation unit 263 generates an instant message list 264 in which the instant message 262 regarding the arrival time and status of the user A at the destination and the instant message 262 regarding the arrival time and status of other users other than the user A are collected. To do. The instant message list 264 is a list of at least two or more users who meet at the destination, and the statuses and scheduled arrival times of all the users registered in the server 206 are listed (FIG. 3). 5). Note that the information listed in the instant message list 264 is not limited to the user status, the destination and the destination arrival time, but includes the route to the destination, the traffic information 291 of the route, and the like. Also good.

  The transmission unit 265 transmits the generated instant message list 264 to the communication terminals of all users via the network 207. Note that the generation unit 263 generates the updated instant message list 264 based on the information and the instant message acquired from the communication terminal of each user if there is a change regarding the status or the estimated arrival time at the destination. The transmission unit 265 transmits the updated instant message list 264 to the communication terminal via the network 207. The receiving units (not shown) of the communication terminals 201 and 204 and the communication terminal 205 receive the instant message list 264 transmitted from the server 206.

(Presence information)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of presence information 300 managed by the server 206 for each user. Presence information 300 includes presence tuples 301 and 302 for each user. Here, the presence tuple 301 is a combination of the presence of the user A, and the presence tuple 302 is a combination of the presence of the user B. The presence tuple 301 includes a status 310 of the user A, a communication address 320, and other information 330.

  The status 310 indicates whether the user A is moving, talking, online, or offline. In the present embodiment, the status 310 of the user A is “moving” as shown in FIG. As a display method of the status 310, color-coded display may be performed such as moving = blue, talking = red, online = green, offline = orange. The status 310 also indicates the destination of user A and the destination arrival time as status additional information 311 and 312. The status additional information 311 indicates the destination “office α” of the user A (FIG. 4), and the status additional information 312 indicates the scheduled arrival time “13:10” of the user A (FIG. 4). Here, four statuses such as moving, talking, online, and offline are listed as statuses. However, before departure, arrival at a destination, and the like may be displayed.

  Next, the communication address 320 included in the presence tuple 301 indicates “instant message” as the communication method 321 of the communication terminal 201 and the server 206. Also, “userA@presence.com” is shown as the address 322 of the user A when using this instant message. In this embodiment, an instant message is used as the communication method 321. However, the communication method of the present invention is not limited to this, and presence information such as the user status and the destination arrival scheduled time can be shared by a plurality of people. Anything can be understood. The other information 330 may indicate route information from the current location of the communication terminal 201 to the destination, but is not limited to this information in the present invention.

(Instant message)
In the present embodiment, as an example, a case where users A, C, and D gather in an office α where user B is located will be described. 4 and 5 show display screens of presence information of instant messages in the present embodiment. 4 shows a display screen 401 for presence information of user A's instant message, and FIG. 5 shows a display screen 501 for presence information of user B's instant message.

  Here, the status, destination, and scheduled arrival time of the person are displayed in bold and easy to understand, but the present invention is not limited to this, and only the information of the person may be displayed in a separate frame. However, it may be displayed so that it always comes to the top row of the list.

  In FIG. 4, user names 411 indicate users A to D who are waiting in the destination office α using the information processing system 200 according to the present embodiment. The status 412 indicates a status for each user who uses the information processing system 200. The status 412 indicates that the users A, C, and D are moving and the user B has arrived at the destination office α and is online (can talk). A destination 413 indicates the destinations of the users A to D. In the present embodiment, “Office α” is shown as the destinations 413 of the users A, C, and D, and the destination of the user B who is already waiting at the destination is not displayed. The destination arrival scheduled time 414 indicates the scheduled arrival time of each user at the destination. The scheduled arrival time of the user A is 13:05, the estimated arrival time of the user C is 13:15, and the estimated arrival time of the user D is 13:20. On the other hand, since the user B is already at the destination office α, the destination arrival scheduled time is not displayed.

  FIG. 5 shows a display screen 501 of presence information of the instant message of user B. The user name 511 indicates the users A to D who are waiting at the destination office α in the same manner as 411 in FIG. The status 512 indicates that the users A and B have arrived at the destination office α and are both online, and the users C and D are moving. The destination arrival scheduled time 514 indicates the scheduled arrival time of each user at the destination, similar to 414 in FIG. User C's destination arrival time is 13:17, indicating that the arrival time is 2 minutes behind, and User D's destination arrival time is 13:18, and the arrival time is 2 minutes earlier. Indicates. On the other hand, since user A has arrived at the destination, the destination arrival scheduled time 514 is not displayed.

(Information processing system sequence)
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of procedure processing of the information processing system 200 according to the present embodiment. The communication terminal 201 includes an instant message application (instant message application) 220 and a navigation application (navigation application) 210.

  In step S <b> 601, the instant message application 220 of the communication terminal 201 changes the status 310 to “moving” when accepting that the input unit (not shown) is moving. In step S603, the instant message application 220 notifies the server 206 of the status change. In step S605, the instant message application 220 notifies the navigation application 210 of the change of the status 310 of the user A. In step S607, the navigation application 210 receives a status change and starts. In step S609, the server 206 updates the status 310 of the user A while moving, and transmits update information (instant message list 264) to the communication terminals 204 and 205 in step S611. In steps S <b> 601 and S <b> 603, the instant message application 220 detects whether or not the user A is moving by a movement detection unit (not shown) and transmits a movement detection result to the server 206. And if the movement detection result is moving in the server 206, the status 310 of the user A may be changed. In this case, in step S605, the movement detection unit (not shown) notifies the navigation application 210 of the movement detection result. In step S607, the navigation application 210 is activated if the movement detection result is moving.

  In step S613, the communication terminals 204 and 205 update the status 310 of the user A of the instant message to “moving”. In step S615, the navigation application 210 receives an input of the destination from the user A, and further transmits “office α” to the server 206 as the destination information of the status additional information 311 in step S617. In step S619, the server 206 updates the status additional information 311 to “office α”. In step S <b> 621, the server 206 transmits update information of the status additional information 311 to the communication terminals 204 and 205. In step S623, the communication terminals 204 and 205 update the status additional information 311 of the instant message to “office α”.

  In step S625, a radio wave related to position information is transmitted from the GPS 280, and traffic jam information 291 is transmitted from the VICS 290. In step S627, the route information acquisition unit 212 of the navigation application 210 acquires position information and route information based on the received radio wave. Next, the route candidate selection unit 213 selects at least two route candidates from the route information. Then, the traffic information acquisition unit 214 acquires the congestion information 291 of the selected plurality of route candidates. In step S629, the route determination unit 215 of the navigation application 210 determines the optimal travel route from the selected route candidate and the traffic jam information 291 to the destination “office α”. In step S <b> 631, the transmission unit 217 transmits the optimal travel route to the server 206. In step S <b> 633, the estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 calculates the estimated time of arrival at the “office α” that is the destination from the optimal travel route and the traffic jam information 291. In step S635, the transmission unit 217 transmits the calculated estimated destination arrival time to the server 206.

  In step S637, the server 206 updates the destination arrival scheduled time in the status additional information 312 of the user A. In step S <b> 639, the server 206 transmits an instant message list 264 regarding the estimated arrival time at the destination to the communication terminals 204 and 205. In step S641, the communication terminals 204 and 205 update the destination arrival scheduled time in the status addition information 312 of the user A to “13:05” (see FIG. 4).

  In step S643, the navigation application 210 starts route guidance to the destination “office α”. In step S645, the current location destination acquisition unit 211 of the navigation application 210 acquires the location information of the current location of the user A at each predetermined timing. Then, the route information acquisition unit 212, the route candidate selection unit 213, and the traffic information acquisition unit 214 repeat the operation in step S627 again.

  Then, the route determination unit 215 re-determines the optimum travel route to the destination “office α” and recalculates the destination arrival scheduled time. In step S647, the transmission unit 217 of the navigation application 210 transmits “13:02” to the server 206 as the recalculated destination arrival time. In step S649, upon receiving the recalculated destination arrival time, the server 206 updates “destination arrival time” in the status additional information 312 of the user A to “13:02”. In step S651, the server 206 transmits the updated instant message list 264 regarding the estimated arrival time of the destination of the user A to the communication terminals 204 and 205. In step S653, the communication terminals 204 and 205 update the destination arrival scheduled time of the user A's status additional information 312 to “13:02”.

  In step S655, the current destination acquisition unit 211 receives radio waves from the GPS 280. In step S657, when the determination unit (not shown) of the navigation application 210 determines that the user A has arrived at the destination based on the received radio wave, the route guidance to the destination is terminated. In step S659, the transmission unit 217 notifies the server 206 that the route guidance has been completed. In this embodiment, the determination unit (not shown) notifies the server 206 that the route guidance has been completed, but transmits a determination result as to whether or not the destination has been reached to the server 206. The server 206 may confirm whether or not the determination result indicates that the destination has arrived.

  In step S <b> 661, when the server 206 receives notification from the communication terminal 201 that the route guidance has been completed, the status of the user A is “moving”, the destination “office”, and the destination arrival time “13:02”. Each display is restored to the state before the start of movement of the user A. In step S663, the server 206 transmits the status 310 of the user A and the status additional information 311 and 312 to the communication terminals 204 and 205 as the updated presence table 301. In step S665, the communication terminals 204 and 205 update the status 310 of the presence table 301 of the user A to “online”. Note that the communication terminals 204 and 205 do not display the status additional information 311 (destination) and 312 (destination arrival scheduled time) because the user A has arrived at the destination.

  In FIG. 7, the flowchart of the procedure process of the communication terminal 201 in this embodiment is shown. In step S701, the current location acquisition unit 211 of the communication terminal 201 acquires the current location and the destination of the user A based on the radio wave received from the GPS 280. In step S703, the route information acquisition unit 212 acquires route information to the destination based on the location information of the current location and the destination. In step S705, the route candidate selection unit 213 selects at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location. In step S <b> 707, the traffic information acquisition unit 214 acquires traffic jam information 291 for at least two or more selected route candidates from the VICS 290. In step S709, the route determination unit 215 determines an optimal travel route to the destination based on the traffic jam information 291. In step S711, the estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 calculates the estimated arrival time at the destination when the determined optimum travel route is used. In step S <b> 713, the transmission unit 217 transmits the calculated destination arrival estimated time to the server 206.

  In step S715, the navigation application 210 starts route guidance to the destination. In step S717, the current location destination acquisition unit 211 acquires position information of the current location of the user A, the route information acquisition unit 212 selects a route candidate based on the current location, and the traffic information acquisition unit 214 selects the selected route. Traffic congestion information 291 is acquired. The route determination unit 215 determines the optimum travel route to the destination based on the traffic jam information 291 and the estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 recalculates the estimated arrival time. In step S719, if the determination unit (not shown) determines that the destination has been reached, the navigation application 210 ends the route guidance.

(In the case of movement by foot)
FIG. 8 illustrates a case where the information processing system 200 according to the present embodiment is used to go to the destination on foot. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a case of walking movement as one aspect of the present embodiment. The communication terminal 810 is carried by a user who walks from the walking start point 801 to the destination 802 through the walking route 803.

  The current location destination acquisition unit 211 of the communication terminal 810 acquires the current location of the communication terminal 810. The route information acquisition unit 212 acquires the current location information based on the radio wave received from the GPS 280, and the navigation application 210 acquires the route information to the destination 802. The route candidate selection unit 213 selects at least two or more route candidates including the remaining route 804. The route determination unit 215 determines a route to the destination 802 based on the traffic information 291 acquired from the VICS 290 by the traffic information acquisition unit 214. The estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 calculates the estimated arrival time at the destination 802 when the user walks on the determined route. The estimated arrival time is calculated by [residual distance / walking speed (4 km / h)]. Further, the estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 calculates the estimated arrival time of the communication terminal 810 at the destination 802 at a predetermined timing. The timing for calculating the estimated arrival time at the destination may be set by the administrator of the information processing system 200 or may be set by the user himself / herself.

  The transmission unit 217 transmits the destination arrival scheduled time recalculated at predetermined timings to the server 206.

(When moving by car)
FIG. 9 illustrates a case in which the information processing system according to the present embodiment is used to travel to a destination by an automobile. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a case where the vehicle is moved by an automobile as one aspect of the present embodiment. The communication terminal 910 is carried by a user who travels by car from the boarding point 901 toward the getting-off point 906.

  The route information acquisition unit 212 acquires the position information of the current location 902 based on the radio wave received from the GPS 280, and the navigation application 210 acquires the route information of the boarding section 908 to the getting-off point 906. The route candidate selection unit 213 selects at least two or more route candidates from the route information of the remaining section 907 from the current location 902 to the drop-off point 906. In the present embodiment, the traffic information acquisition unit 214 acquires the traffic jam information 291 from the VICS 290. Specifically, the traffic jam section 903a from the first traffic jam start point 903 to the traffic jam end point 904 and the information of the traffic jam section 905a from the second traffic jam start point 905 to the traffic jam end point are acquired. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the route determination unit 215 determines a route that passes through the traffic congestion section 903a, the normal section 904a, and the traffic congestion section 905a as a route from the current location 902 to the getting-off point 906.

  The estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 calculates the required time in the traffic congestion sections 903a and 905a and the normal section 904a by different methods. First, the estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 calculates the time required for passing through the traffic congestion sections 903a and 905a as traveling at 20 km / h which is the definition of traffic congestion. Note that the estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 calculates the time required for passing through the congestion section of the expressway as having traveled at 40 km / h. Next, the estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 calculates the estimated arrival time at the destination 906 at each predetermined timing using these required times. Then, the transmission unit 217 transmits the calculated destination arrival estimated time to the server 206.

(When traveling by train)
FIG. 10 illustrates a case where the information processing system 200 according to the present embodiment is used to travel to a destination by train. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a case where the vehicle moves by train as one aspect of the present embodiment. The communication terminal 1010 is carried by a user who moves by train from the boarding point 1001 toward the getting-off point 1005.

  The route information acquisition unit 212 acquires at least two or more transfer routes in the boarding section 1007 from the boarding point 1001 to the getting-off point 1005 using the navigation application 210. In the present invention, the route information acquisition unit 212 performs the transfer route of the boarding section 1007 using the navigation application 210, but the transfer route acquisition method is not limited to this.

  The route candidate selection unit 213 selects a transfer route candidate from at least two or more transfer routes in the acquired boarding section 1007 to the drop-off point 1005. The traffic information acquisition unit 214 calculates whether the train is operating according to the timetable using the difference between the departure time of the nearest stop station 1002 and the departure time of the timetable at the nearest stop station 1002. For example, if the departure time of the nearest stop station 1002 is 10:21 and the departure time of the timetable at the latest stop station 1002 is 10:15, the difference of 6 minutes is calculated as the delay time. Then, the estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 calculates the estimated time of arrival at the disembarking point 1005 based on the result of calculating the presence or absence of a train delay. The route determination unit 215 determines an optimal transfer route based on the selected transfer route candidate and delay information. The estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 calculates the estimated arrival time when heading to the drop-off point 1005 on the optimal transfer route, and the transmission unit 217 transmits the calculated estimated arrival time to the server 206.

  Next, when changing trains, the estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 gets off at a departure point 1005 based on the departure time in the timetable after 10 minutes as the transfer time to the estimated arrival time at the transfer station 1004. The estimated arrival time is calculated. Then, the transmission unit 217 transmits the calculated estimated arrival times to the server 206.

(Hardware configuration of communication terminal)
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the communication terminal. The communication terminal 201 includes a CPU 1301, ROM 1302, communication control unit 1303, RAM 1310, and storage unit 1305. The CPU 1301 is a central processing unit, and controls the entire communication terminal 201 by executing various programs. Although an output interface, a display unit, a speaker, and an input unit are provided, they are omitted in FIG.

  A ROM 1302 is a read-only memory, and stores various parameters and the like in addition to a boot program to be executed first by the CPU 1301. The communication control unit 1303 controls communication with the server 206 via the network. The RAM 1310 is a random access memory, and includes a current location 1311, a destination 1312, route information 1313, traffic information 1314, an optimal travel route 1315, a destination arrival scheduled time 1316, and an instant message 1317.

  The storage 1320 stores a navigation application 210, an instant message application 220, and a schedule management application 230. By executing these applications, the arrival time notification service similar to that in the first to third embodiments described above can be performed using various information temporarily stored in the RAM 1310.

  The instant message application 220 generates an instant message to be transmitted to the server 206 based on the user's current location and destination acquired by the current location / destination acquisition unit 211. When the user status 310 is “moving”, the navigation application 210 is notified that the user has started moving. Upon receiving this notification, the navigation application 210 activates the navigation application 210, receives radio waves transmitted from the GPS 280, acquires route information, and receives traffic information 291 transmitted from the VICS 290. The schedule management application 230 is stored in the communication terminal and acquires destination information from the current destination acquisition unit 211 based on a schedule registered in advance by the user. The acquired destination information is transmitted to the server 206.

  Note that the information processing system 200 according to the present embodiment can also be used when traveling to a destination by moving means such as an airplane or a ship.

  With the above configuration and operation, according to the present embodiment, a plurality of persons can easily confirm the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination. Further, since the destination arrival scheduled time can be confirmed, other users waiting for the user can effectively use the time until the user's destination arrival time.

[Third Embodiment]
An information processing system 1100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the information processing system 1100 according to the present embodiment.

(Configuration of information processing system)
The communication terminal 1101 of the information processing system 1100 is different from the communication terminal 201 in the second embodiment in that a notification unit 1111 is provided.

  The scheduled departure time is a time set in advance so as to notify the user of an alarm. The estimated departure time is calculated from the difference between the estimated arrival time and the current time calculated by the estimated arrival time calculation unit 216 based on the route candidate selected by the route candidate selection unit 213 from the current location and the destination. May be.

  When the scheduled departure time to the destination registered in advance in the schedule management application 230 arrives, the notification unit 1111 displays the scheduled departure time on the display unit (not shown) of the communication terminal 1101 and uses sound, vibration, light, or the like. The user is notified of the arrival of the scheduled departure time.

(Presence information)
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the presence information 1200 of each user transmitted from each communication terminal to the server in the information processing system 1100 according to the third embodiment. Presence information 1200 is different from presence information 300 in the second embodiment in that scheduled departure time or departure time is added as status additional information 1213 of each user. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the second embodiment, the same configurations and operations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  When the scheduled departure time of the status additional information 1213 is input by an input unit (not shown) by the user, the instant message application 220 notifies the transmission unit 217 from the current location destination acquisition unit 211 that has received the input. The transmission unit 217 transmits the status additional information 1213 to the server 206. The server 206 adds the “scheduled departure time” of the status additional information 1213 to the instant message list, and transmits this status additional information 1213 to the communication terminal of another user waiting at the destination.

  Next, when the departure time has passed, the instant message application 220 transmits an instant message list 264 to which “departure time” of the status additional information 1213 is added as update information of the instant message to the server 206. Note that the input unit (not shown) may accept the input of the “departure time” at the timing when the user departs and notify the transmission unit 217 of the “departure time”. Further, the movement detection unit (not shown) may acquire the “departure time” at the timing when the movement of the user is detected and notify the transmission unit 217, and the method for acquiring the “departure time” is limited to these. It is not a thing. The transmission unit 217 transmits the instant message list 264 regarding the notified “departure time” to the server 206.

  When the server 206 receives the instant message list 264 related to “departure time” at the receiving unit 261, the server 206 transmits the instant message list 264 related to “departure time” as status additional information 1213 to the communication terminals of other users. In the other communication terminals 204 and 205, the user status additional information 1213 is updated from “scheduled departure time” to “departure time”.

  With the configuration and operation described above, according to the present embodiment, a plurality of people can easily confirm the scheduled arrival time of the user, and the scheduled departure time and departure time of the user can be confirmed. can do. As a result, other users who are waiting for the user can confirm that the user who has been waiting has headed for the meeting place, and can effectively use the time until the estimated arrival time.

[Other Embodiments]
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention. In addition, a system or an apparatus in which different features included in each embodiment are combined in any way is also included in the scope of the present invention.

In addition, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to a single device. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a case where an information processing program that implements the functions of the embodiments is supplied directly or remotely to a system or apparatus. Therefore, in order to realize the functions of the present invention on a computer, a program installed in the computer, a medium storing the program, and a WWW (World Wide Web) server that downloads the program are also included in the scope of the present invention. .
[Other expressions of embodiment]
A part or all of the above-described embodiment can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but is not limited thereto.
(Appendix 1)
An information processing system including at least two or more communication terminals and an information processing device,
Each of the communication terminals is
Current location acquisition means for acquiring the current location of the user;
Destination acquisition means for acquiring the user's destination;
Route candidate selection means for selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
Route determining means for determining a specific route from the selected at least two or more route candidates to the destination;
Calculating means for calculating the estimated time of arrival of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
First transmitting means for transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to the information processing apparatus;
Have
The information processing apparatus includes:
Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time transmitted from the at least two communication terminals;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
An information processing system comprising:
(Appendix 2)
The at least two or more communication terminals further include traffic information acquisition means for acquiring at least one of a congestion situation, a disaster situation, and an accident situation of each route candidate in the at least two or more route candidates,
The information processing system according to supplementary note 1, wherein the route determining unit determines the specific route using the traffic information.
(Appendix 3)
At least one of the at least two or more communication terminals further includes schedule management means for managing a schedule of the user,
The information processing system according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the destination acquisition unit acquires the destination based on the schedule registered by the user using the schedule management unit.
(Appendix 4)
The at least two or more communication terminals further include a determination unit that determines whether the user has arrived at the destination based on the current location,
The first transmission unit transmits a determination result by the determination unit to the information processing apparatus,
The receiving means receives the determination result;
The information processing system according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, wherein the generation unit updates the status of the user when the received determination result indicates arrival at the destination. .
(Appendix 5)
The communication terminal further includes movement detection means for detecting movement of the user,
The first transmission unit transmits a movement detection result by the movement detection unit to the information processing apparatus,
The receiving means receives the movement detection result,
The information processing system according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, wherein the generation unit updates the status of the user when the received movement detection result indicates that the user is moving.
(Appendix 6)
The traffic information acquisition means acquires and updates the traffic information at a predetermined timing,
The route determination means re-determines a route based on the updated traffic information,
The information processing system according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, wherein the calculation unit calculates the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination when the re-determined route is used.
(Appendix 7)
Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
A communication terminal for communicating with an information processing apparatus having
Current location acquisition means for acquiring the current location of the user;
Destination acquisition means for acquiring the destination of the user;
Route candidate selection means for selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring traffic information of the selected at least two or more route candidates;
Route determining means for determining a specific route from the at least two or more route candidates to the destination based on the traffic information;
Calculating means for calculating the estimated time of arrival of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
First transmitting means for transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to the information processing apparatus;
A communication terminal comprising:
(Appendix 8)
An information processing method using at least two or more communication terminals and an information processing device,
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a current location acquisition step of acquiring the current location of the user;
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a destination obtaining step for obtaining the destination of the user;
A route candidate selection step of selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location in the at least two or more communication terminals;
A second acquisition step of acquiring traffic information of the at least two or more route candidates in the at least two or more communication terminals;
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a route determining step for determining a specific route from the at least two or more route candidates to the destination based on the traffic information;
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a calculation step of calculating a scheduled arrival time of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
A first transmission step of transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to an information processing device;
In the information processing apparatus, a reception step of receiving the estimated arrival time transmitted from the at least two or more communication terminals;
In the information processing apparatus, a generation step of generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival times;
A second transmission step of transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals in the information processing apparatus;
An information processing method comprising:
(Appendix 9)
Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
A communication terminal control method for communicating with an information processing apparatus having
A current location acquisition step for acquiring the current location of the user;
A destination obtaining step for obtaining the destination of the user;
A route selection step of selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
A third acquisition step of acquiring traffic information of the selected at least two or more route candidates;
A route determining step for determining a specific route from the at least two or more routes to the destination based on the traffic information;
A calculation step of calculating a scheduled arrival time of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
A first transmission step of transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to an information processing device;
A communication terminal control method comprising:
(Appendix 10)
Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
A communication terminal control program for communicating with an information processing apparatus having
A current location acquisition step for acquiring the current location of the user;
A destination obtaining step for obtaining the destination of the user;
A route selection step of selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
A third acquisition step of acquiring traffic information of the selected at least two or more route candidates;
A route determining step for determining a specific route from the at least two or more routes to the destination based on the traffic information;
A calculation step of calculating a scheduled arrival time of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
A first transmission step of transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to an information processing device;
A control program for causing a computer to execute.

Claims (10)

An information processing system including at least two or more communication terminals and an information processing device,
Each of the communication terminals is
Current location acquisition means for acquiring the current location of the user;
Destination acquisition means for acquiring the user's destination;
Route candidate selection means for selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
Route determining means for determining a specific route from the selected at least two or more route candidates to the destination;
Calculating means for calculating the estimated time of arrival of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
First transmitting means for transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to the information processing apparatus;
Have
The information processing apparatus includes:
Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time transmitted from the at least two communication terminals;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
An information processing system comprising: The at least two or more communication terminals further include traffic information acquisition means for acquiring at least one of a congestion situation, a disaster situation, and an accident situation of each route candidate in the at least two or more route candidates,
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the route determination unit determines the specific route using the traffic information. At least one of the at least two or more communication terminals further includes schedule management means for managing a schedule of the user,
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the destination acquisition unit acquires the destination based on the schedule registered by the user using the schedule management unit. The at least two or more communication terminals further include a determination unit that determines whether the user has arrived at the destination based on the current location,
The first transmission unit transmits a determination result by the determination unit to the information processing apparatus,
The receiving means receives the determination result;
The said production | generation means updates the said status of the said user, when the received said determination result shows having arrived at the said destination, The one of the Claims 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Information processing system. The communication terminal further includes movement detection means for detecting movement of the user,
The first transmission unit transmits a movement detection result by the movement detection unit to the information processing apparatus,
The receiving means receives the movement detection result,
5. The information according to claim 1, wherein the generation unit updates the status of the user when the received movement detection result indicates that the user is moving. 6. Processing system. The traffic information acquisition means acquires and updates the traffic information at a predetermined timing,
The route determination means re-determines a route based on the updated traffic information,
6. The information according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit calculates the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination when the re-determined route is used. 6. Processing system. Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
A communication terminal for communicating with an information processing apparatus having
Current location acquisition means for acquiring the current location of the user;
Destination acquisition means for acquiring the destination of the user;
Route candidate selection means for selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring traffic information of the selected at least two or more route candidates;
Route determining means for determining a specific route from the at least two or more route candidates to the destination based on the traffic information;
Calculating means for calculating the estimated time of arrival of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
First transmitting means for transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to the information processing apparatus;
A communication terminal comprising: An information processing method using at least two or more communication terminals and an information processing device,
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a current location acquisition step of acquiring the current location of the user;
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a destination obtaining step for obtaining the destination of the user;
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a route candidate selection step of selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
A second acquisition step of acquiring traffic information of the at least two or more route candidates in the at least two or more communication terminals;
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a route determining step for determining a specific route from the at least two or more route candidates to the destination based on the traffic information;
In the at least two or more communication terminals, a calculation step of calculating a scheduled arrival time of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
A first transmission step of transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to an information processing device;
In the information processing apparatus, a reception step of receiving the estimated arrival time transmitted from the at least two or more communication terminals;
In the information processing apparatus, a generation step of generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival times;
A second transmission step of transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals in the information processing apparatus;
An information processing method comprising: Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
A communication terminal control method for communicating with an information processing apparatus having
A current location acquisition step for acquiring the current location of the user;
A destination obtaining step for obtaining the destination of the user;
A route selection step of selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
A third acquisition step of acquiring traffic information of the selected at least two or more route candidates;
A route determining step for determining a specific route from the at least two or more routes to the destination based on the traffic information;
A calculation step of calculating a scheduled arrival time of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
A first transmission step of transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to an information processing device;
A communication terminal control method comprising: Receiving means for receiving the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination;
Generating means for generating a list that summarizes the received estimated arrival time as the status of the user;
Second transmission means for transmitting the generated list to the at least two or more communication terminals;
A communication terminal control program for communicating with an information processing apparatus having
A current location acquisition step for acquiring the current location of the user;
A destination obtaining step for obtaining the destination of the user;
A route selection step of selecting at least two or more route candidates for reaching the destination from the current location;
A third acquisition step of acquiring traffic information of the selected at least two or more route candidates;
A route determining step for determining a specific route from the at least two or more routes to the destination based on the traffic information;
A calculation step of calculating a scheduled arrival time of the user at the destination when using the determined specific route;
A first transmission step of transmitting the calculated estimated arrival time to an information processing device;
A control program for causing a computer to execute.

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