JP2013224837A - Group member gathering system, method for the same, computer program for gathering group members and recording medium recording the computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for gathering a plurality of group members who possess mobile terminals, respectively, to a gathering place, and a method for the same.SOLUTION: In a group member gathering method for guiding a plurality of group members who possess mobile terminals, respectively to a gathering place, information for identifying the gathering place and the mobile terminals possessed by the group members is registered, current positions of the mobile terminals are acquired based on the registered information for identifying the mobile terminals, routes to the gathering place are specified based on the acquired current positions and the registered gathering place, a temporary gathering place where the group members gather before the gathering place and temporary gathering time when the group members gather at the temporary gathering place are specified based on the specified routes, and the temporary gathering place and the temporary gathering time are distributed to the mobile terminals.

Description

  The present invention relates to a system and method for assembling a plurality of group members to a meeting place.

In recent years, along with the widespread use of mobile terminal devices such as smartphones, applications applied to such devices have been widely developed.
As an application that can be applied to a smartphone, for example, when a user of a plurality of navigation devices sets a common destination, a technology that can set a destination in consideration of the current position of each member is disclosed (Patent Literature) 1).
See also Patent Documents 2 and 3 disclosing the prior art related to the present invention.

JP 2005-147858 A JP 2004-125483 A JP 2009-204417 A

  However, the present inventors simply move a plurality of users at a meeting place (destination), and the user moves alone on the route to the meeting place. We thought it would be unfavorable for users who want to enjoy, users who are loose in time, and users with poor geography. Therefore, the present inventors have intensively studied a gathering system at a gathering place corresponding to such a user. As a result, based on the current position of the members making up the group, it was conceived that the above problem can be solved by specifying a temporary meeting place where a part of the group members is gathered in advance and repeating the set at the temporary meeting place. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the first aspect is defined as follows. That is,
A system for guiding a plurality of group members to a meeting place, the system comprising a mobile terminal device and a server device possessed by each of the plurality of group members,
The mobile terminal device
A meeting place registration unit for registering the meeting place;
An identification information registration unit for registering information for identifying a mobile terminal device possessed by the group member,
The server device
Based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device registered in the identification information registration unit, a current position acquisition unit that acquires a current position of the mobile terminal device;
A route specifying unit for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position and the registered meeting place;
A temporary meeting place specifying unit for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
A temporary set time specifying unit for specifying a temporary set time for collecting at the temporary set place;
A delivery unit for delivering the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A group member assembly system comprising:

According to the group member aggregation system of the first aspect defined as described above, the route to the aggregation location is specified based on the aggregation location registered by the mobile terminal device and the current position of the registered group member. Further, based on the route, the provisional meeting place and provisional meeting time at which the group members gather in advance are specified and distributed. According to such a group member aggregation system, for example, group members close to the current position are temporarily aggregated and moved to the aggregation location while repeating the temporary aggregation. can do.
Here, the “meeting place” is a gathering place for all group members to gather, and the “temporary gathering place” is set for some of the group members to gather before gathering at the meeting place. Meeting place.
The route specifying unit can specify a route from the current position of the mobile terminal device farthest from the gathering location to the gathering location and can be reached in the shortest time (third aspect) .

The second aspect of the present invention is defined as follows. That is,
In the group member aggregation system defined in the first aspect, the mobile terminal device includes an aggregation time registration unit that registers an aggregation time at the aggregation location,
The temporary set time specifying unit specifies the temporary set time based on the registered set time,
The distribution unit distributes the temporary collection time to the mobile terminal device.
According to the group member aggregation system of the second aspect defined as described above, in order to register the meeting time at the meeting place together with the meeting place, the provisional meeting place and the provisional meeting time according to the meeting time are specified. Is possible.

The fourth aspect of the present invention is defined as follows. That is,
A server device used in a system for guiding a plurality of group members each having a mobile terminal device to a meeting place,
Based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device, a current position acquisition unit that acquires a current position of the mobile terminal device;
A route specifying unit for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position;
A temporary meeting place specifying unit for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
A temporary set time specifying unit for specifying a temporary set time for collecting at the temporary set place;
A delivery unit for delivering the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A server device comprising:
According to the server apparatus of the 4th situation prescribed | regulated in this way, there exists an effect equivalent to a 1st aspect.

The fifth aspect of the present invention is defined as follows. That is,
In a group member aggregation method for guiding a plurality of group members each having a mobile terminal device to a meeting place,
A meeting place registration step in which the meeting place registration unit registers the meeting place;
An identification information registration step in which an identification information registration unit registers information for identifying the mobile terminal device possessed by the group member;
A current position acquisition unit that acquires a current position of the mobile terminal device based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device registered in the identification information registration step;
A route specifying step for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position and the registered meeting place;
A temporary meeting place specifying unit for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
A temporary set time specifying unit for specifying a temporary set time for collecting at the temporary set place;
A delivery step for delivering the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A group member aggregation method comprising:
According to the fifth aspect of the invention thus defined, the same effects as those of the first aspect can be achieved.

The sixth aspect of the present invention is defined as follows. That is,
In the method defined in the fifth aspect, the set time registration unit includes a set time registration step of registering a set time at the set place,
The temporary set time specifying step specifies the temporary set time based on the registered set time,
The distribution step distributes the temporary set time to the mobile terminal device.
According to the sixth aspect of the invention thus defined, the same effects as those of the second aspect can be achieved.

The seventh aspect of the present invention is defined as follows. That is,
In the method defined in the fifth or sixth aspect, the route specifying step is a route from the current position of the mobile terminal device farthest from the gathering location to the gathering location, and can be reached in the shortest time. Identify the route.
According to the seventh aspect of the invention thus defined, the same effect as the third aspect can be obtained.

The eighth aspect of the present invention is defined as follows. That is,
In a guidance method for guiding a plurality of group members each having a mobile terminal device to a meeting place,
A current position acquisition unit that acquires a current position of the mobile terminal device based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device; and
A route specifying step for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position;
A temporary meeting place specifying unit for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
A temporary set time specifying unit for specifying a temporary set time for collecting at the temporary set place;
A delivery step for delivering the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A guidance method comprising:
According to the invention of the eighth aspect defined in this way, the same effects as in the fourth aspect are achieved.

Furthermore, the ninth aspect of the present invention is defined as follows. That is,
A computer program for guiding a plurality of group members each having a mobile terminal device to a meeting place,
Meeting place registration means for registering the meeting place;
Identification information registration means for registering information for identifying a mobile terminal device possessed by the group member;
Based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device registered in the identification information registration step, current position acquisition means for acquiring a current position of the mobile terminal device;
Route specifying means for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position and the registered meeting place;
Temporary meeting place specifying means for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
Tentative set time specifying means for specifying a tentative set time to gather at the temporary set place;
Distribution means for distributing the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A computer program that functions as a computer program.
According to the ninth aspect of the invention thus defined, the same effects as those of the first aspect can be achieved.

The tenth aspect of the present invention is defined as follows. That is,
In the computer program defined in the ninth aspect, the computer is further
Function as an assembly time registration means for registering the assembly time to the assembly location,
The temporary set time specifying means specifies the temporary set time based on the registered set time,
The distribution means distributes the temporary set time to the mobile terminal device.
According to the tenth aspect of the invention thus defined, the same effects as those of the second aspect can be achieved.

The eleventh aspect of the present invention is defined as follows. That is,
In the computer program defined in 9th or 10th, the route specifying means is a route from the current position of the mobile terminal device farthest from the gathering location to the gathering location, and a route that can be reached in the shortest time Is identified.
According to the eleventh aspect of the invention thus defined, the same effects as in the third aspect can be achieved.

The twelfth aspect of the present invention is defined as follows. That is,
A computer program for guiding a plurality of group members each having a mobile terminal device to a meeting place,
Based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device, current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position of the mobile terminal device;
Route specifying means for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position;
Temporary meeting place specifying means for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
Tentative set time specifying means for specifying a tentative set time to gather at the temporary set place;
Distribution means for distributing the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A computer program that functions as a computer program.
According to the twelfth aspect of the invention thus defined, the same effects as in the fourth aspect are achieved.

  A recording medium for recording a computer program defined in any of the ninth to twelfth aspects is defined as a thirteenth aspect.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the group member aggregation system 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the group member aggregation system 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram explaining the identification method of the route in the system 1 of this invention, a temporary meeting place, and temporary meeting time. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed operation | movement of step 25. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the group member aggregation system 51 of the Example of this invention. It is a schematic diagram explaining the identification method of the route in the system 51 of this invention, a temporary meeting place, and temporary meeting time.

A group member aggregation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the group member aggregation system 1.
As shown in FIG. 1, the group member aggregation system 1 includes a first mobile terminal device 2, second to n-th mobile terminal devices (M2 to Mn), and a server device 3, each mobile device. The body terminal device and the server device are wirelessly connected to each other via the network N.

The first mobile terminal device 2 is a communication terminal device that can be carried by a user. For example, a mobile phone, a PDA (Portable Digital Assistant), a portable game machine, a notebook PC, a PND (Portable Navigation Device), an in-vehicle navigation system. Examples thereof include an apparatus. A smartphone is particularly suitable.
The first mobile terminal device 2 includes an input unit 21, an output unit 22, a meeting place registration unit 23, an identification information registration unit 24, and a terminal side communication unit 25.
The input unit 21 is used to input various types of information such as information on the meeting place described later and information for identifying the mobile terminal device. As the input unit 21, a pointing device such as a touch panel that cooperates with display contents of a mouse, a light pen, or a display, and a voice input device such as a keyboard or a microphone can be used.
The output unit 22 includes a display, and displays other information such as an input screen, route information (to be described later), temporary meeting place, and temporary meeting time. The output unit 22 can also include a voice transmission unit.
The meeting place registration unit 23 registers information related to the meeting place via the input unit 21. The information on the meeting place can be registered by directly inputting the coordinates, address, facility, etc. of the meeting place. Moreover, as another example, it is good also as registering by tapping a meeting place on the map displayed on the screen.

The identification information registration unit 24 registers information (hereinafter also referred to as user identification information) for identifying the mobile terminal device possessed by the group member via the input unit 21. The information for identifying the mobile terminal device is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a user ID and an e-mail address corresponding to the mobile terminal device. The mobile terminal device corresponding to the registered user ID and e-mail address will be handled as a group member constituting one group.
The terminal-side communication unit 25 includes a transmission unit that transmits various types of information to the server device 3 and a reception unit that receives various types of information from the server device 3. The information transmitted by the terminal side communication unit 25 includes, for example, information input by the input unit 21, information on the meeting place registered by the meeting place registration unit 23, and a user registered by the identification information registration unit 24. Examples include identification information. The information received by the terminal-side communication unit 25 includes, for example, information on a route from a current position to a meeting place described later, a temporary meeting place, and a temporary meeting time.
Although the configuration of the first mobile terminal device M1 has been described, the other mobile terminal devices M2, ..., Mn can also have the same configuration as M1.

The server device 3 manages the information on the gathering location, the user identification information, and the like transmitted from the terminal-side communication unit 25, and uses the information to match the provisional gathering location and the provisional gathering time. Is transmitted to the mobile terminal device of each group member.
The server device 3 includes a server-side communication unit 31, a first storage unit 32, a map data storage unit 33, a current position acquisition unit 34, a route specifying unit 35, a second storage unit 36, a temporary meeting place specifying unit 37, and a temporary setting time. A specifying unit 38 and a third storage unit 39 are provided.
The server-side communication unit 31 includes a receiving unit that receives various information from the mobile terminal devices M1 to Mn, and a transmission unit that transmits various information to the mobile terminal devices M1 to Mn. Received information, information on the meeting place registered by the registration units 23 and 24, user identification information, and the like.
The server side communication unit 31 includes a distribution unit 41, and transmits information on a route from a current position to a meeting place, a temporary meeting place, and a temporary meeting time, which will be described later. Various information received from the first mobile terminal device 2 is stored in the first storage unit 32 in association with the user ID of the first mobile terminal device 2.

Map information is stored in the map data storage unit 33. The map information includes information on road elements for defining map information such as links and nodes, information drawn on the map, and the like.
The current position acquisition unit 34 acquires the current position of each mobile terminal device based on each user identification information registered by the identification information registration unit 24. That is, the current position information and time information of each mobile terminal device are acquired by a GPS function or the like provided in each mobile terminal device. The location information and time information may be acquired by the location registration by the user himself or automatically (for example, at intervals of 1 second).
The route specifying unit 35 specifies a route to the meeting place based on the current position of each mobile terminal device acquired by the current position acquisition unit 34 and the meeting place registered by the meeting place registration unit 23. . The route identification method is not particularly limited. For example, based on information on the current position of each mobile terminal device, from the current position of the mobile terminal device farthest from the registered gathering location to the gathering location. It is possible to specify the route of. The route is preferably a route that can reach the meeting place in the shortest time. The route specifying unit 35 may specify one route, or may specify two or more routes. The identified route is stored in the second storage unit 36 in association with the user identification information.

The temporary meeting place specifying unit 37 refers to the current position acquisition unit 34 and specifies a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the route specified by the route specifying unit 35. As a method for specifying the temporary meeting place, for example, a point on the specified route can be used. Further, the temporary meeting place may be a point indicated simply by coordinates, or may be a facility, a store, a park, a station, or the like. As another example, the current position of the mobile terminal device may be a temporary meeting place. The number of specified temporary gathering locations may be one or two or more. When the temporary gathering location is specified for each mobile terminal device, it is a point on the route that is closest to the current position of each mobile terminal device. In addition, the temporary meeting place may be specified so that the mobile terminal devices whose current positions are within a predetermined range are temporarily gathered in one temporary gathering place. The specified temporary meeting place is sent to the temporary meeting time specifying unit 38 described later in association with the user identification information.
The temporary set time specifying unit 38 specifies a temporary set time for gathering at the temporary set location specified by the temporary set location specifying unit 37. That is, the provisional set time corresponding to the number of the specified temporary set places is specified. As a method for specifying the temporary set time, the temporary set time is specified in consideration of the required time from the current position of each mobile terminal device to the specified temporary set location. The specified temporary collection time is stored in the third storage unit 39 in association with the temporary collection place.

An example of the operation of the group member aggregation system 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. This will be described using the schematic diagram shown in FIG.
First, in step 10, for example, the registration units 23 and 24 provided in the first mobile terminal device (M1) 2 possessed by a representative or the like of a group member are gathering places where all the group members gather. (Symbol G in FIG. 3) and the user identification information of the group member are registered and transmitted to the server device 3. The server device 3 receives the information and stores it in the first storage unit 32 (step 20).
In step 21, the current position acquisition unit 34 provided in the server device 3, based on the user identification information received in step 20, the current positions (same as the same) of the mobile terminal devices M <b> 1 to M <b> 5 of the user registered as the group member. , P1 to P5).
In step 22, the route specifying unit 35 specifies the current position P1 of the mobile terminal device M1 farthest from the meeting place G among the current positions P1 to P5 of the mobile terminal devices M1 to M5 acquired in step 21. . Next, the route specifying unit 35 specifies and stores the shortest route (symbol L) from the current position P1 of the mobile terminal device M1 specified in step 22 to the meeting place G (step 23). For example, the route can be specified so that the cost of the route is the lowest.

In step 24, the temporary meeting place specifying unit 37 specifies the temporary meeting place based on the route specified in step 23. The temporary meeting place can be specified as follows, for example. First, based on the current positions P1 to P5 of the mobile terminal devices M1 to M5, a small group (indicated by symbols A and B in FIG. 3) in which the current position is determined to be within a predetermined range is set. Next, temporary meeting places g ₁ and g ₂ are specified for each small group. The temporary gathering places g ₁ and g ₂ may be any place suitable for a group of group members constituting a small group, and may be located on the route L, or as a facility or store near the route L. Also good. For the temporary meeting point g ₂ is that in addition to the current position P4, P5 of the mobile terminal device M4, M5 constituting a small group B, identifies consider the location of the tentative meeting point g ₁ small group A It is also good.
In step 25, the temporary set time specifying unit 38 specifies the temporary set times t ₁ and t ₂ to the temporary set locations g ₁ and g ₂ specified in step 24, and the routes specified in steps 23 and 24, respectively. In addition, it is stored in the third storage unit 39 together with the temporary meeting place.

An example of the detailed operation in step 25 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step 251, the required times T _{M1 to} T _M3 to the temporary meeting place g ₁ are calculated for each of the mobile terminal devices _{M 1} to _M 3 of the small group A.
In step 252, the longest required time among the required times T _{M1 to} T _M3 calculated in step 251 is specified (for example, T _M1 ).
In Step 253, the required time T _M1 specified in Step 252 is added to the current time t ₀ to specify the temporary set time t ₁ .
In step 254, it calculates the required time _{T M4, T M5} to provisional meeting place _{g 2} for each of the mobile terminal device M4, M5 small group B.
In step 255, to calculate the time required for the small group A arrives at the provisional meeting place g _2. That is, in step 255, the small group A is added to the required time T _M1 specified in step 252 by adding the required time T _A required for the small group A to arrive at the temporary meeting place g ₂ from the temporary meeting place g _1. to calculated the required time to the provisional meeting place g _2.
In step 256, among the required time calculated in step 254 and step 255, it identifies the largest duration _(e.g., a _T M1 + T _A).
In step 257, the required time (T _M1 + T _A ) specified in step 256 is added to the current time t ₀ to specify the temporary set time t ₂ and save it.

Returning to FIG. 2, the information on the route, the meeting place, the temporary meeting place, and the temporary meeting time stored in step 25 is distributed to the mobile terminal devices M1 to M5 via the communication section 31 distribution section 41 (step). 26). For example, the route L, the meeting place G, the temporary meeting places g ₁ and g ₂ and the temporary meeting times t ₁ and t ₂ are distributed to the mobile terminal apparatuses M1 to M3, and the mobile terminal apparatuses M4 and M5 are delivered to the mobile terminal apparatuses M4 and M5. , The route L, the meeting place G, the temporary meeting place g ₂ and the temporary meeting time t ₂ can be distributed. In addition, the route from each mobile terminal device to the specified temporary meeting place, the scheduled arrival time at the meeting place, the required time from the current position of each mobile terminal device to the temporary meeting place, and the temporary meeting time It is also possible to deliver a margin time obtained by subtracting the required time from the time. When there is the spare time, advertisements, coupons, and the like that can be used during the spare time may be distributed together with the spare time.
The mobile terminal devices M1 to M5 receive the information and display the information by the output unit 22 (steps 11 and 30).

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the group member aggregation system 51 of the embodiment. 5, the same elements as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is partially omitted.
A group member aggregation system 51 shown in FIG. 5 is a system composed of a user side and a server apparatus side, and is a group member aggregation system 51 that can aggregate group members in accordance with the aggregation time at the aggregation location. That is, the system 51 further includes a control unit 511, a memory unit 512, an interface unit 513, and a set time registration unit 514 in the mobile terminal device 510 on the user side of the system 1 shown in FIG. A control unit 551, a memory unit 552, and an interface unit 553, and a temporary set time specifying unit 556 instead of the temporary set time specifying unit 38.

The control unit 511 of the first mobile terminal device 510 is a computer device provided with a CPU, a buffer memory, and other devices, and controls other elements constituting the first mobile terminal device M1.
A computer program is stored in the memory unit 512, and the computer program is read into the control unit 511, which is a computer device, to cause it to function. This computer program includes an internal hard disk or internal memory as a storage device of a mobile terminal device, an SD (registered trademark) memory card, a memory stick, a smart media, a compact flash (registered) as a storage medium replaceable with the mobile terminal device. Trademark), DVD, and other general-purpose media.
The interface unit 513 connects the first mobile terminal device 510 to a wireless network or the like.
The set time registration unit 514 registers information related to the set time via the input unit 21. The registered set time is also transmitted to the server device 550 via the communication unit 25.

The control unit 551 of the server device 550 is a computer device that includes a CPU, a buffer memory, and other devices, and controls other elements constituting the server device 550.
A computer program is stored in the memory unit 552, and this computer program is read into the control unit 551, which is a computer device, and causes it to function. This computer program includes an internal hard disk or internal memory as a storage device of a server device, an SD (registered trademark) memory card, a memory stick, smart media, a compact flash (registered trademark), a DVD as a storage medium replaceable with the server device. Can be stored in a general-purpose medium such as
The interface unit 553 connects the server device 550 to a wireless network or the like.
Temporary set time specifying unit 556 specifies a temporary set time that can be set at the set time based on the set time received from first mobile terminal apparatus 510.

An example of the operation of the group member aggregation system 51 will be described with reference to the schematic diagram shown in FIG.
First, the meeting place G and the group member are obtained by the meeting place registration unit 23, the identification information registration unit 24, and the meeting time registration unit 514 provided in the first mobile terminal device (M1) 2 possessed by a representative of the group member. user identification information and the set time _{T G} (e.g. 16: 00) constituting a is registered and transmitted to the server device 550.
The current position acquisition unit 34 acquires the current positions P1 to P5 of the mobile terminal devices M1 to M5 possessed by the group members based on the user identification information. The route specifying unit 35 refers to the current positions P1 to P5 and specifies a route to the meeting place G that can be reached by the set time 16:00. In the case of the schematic diagram shown in FIG. 6, the routes L1 and L2 can be specified with reference to the current positions P1 and P4 of the mobile terminal devices M1 and M4 having a large distance to the meeting place G. The temporary meeting place specifying unit 37 specifies the temporary meeting places g ₁ and g ₂ on the route L1 and the temporary meeting place g ₃ on the route L2. g ₁ is the provisional meeting place of M1 and M2, _{g 2} is a provisional meeting place of M1 to M3, _{g 3} is a provisional meeting place of M4 and M5.

Next, the provisional set time specifying unit 556, the provisional set time _t 1 ~t ₃ in the temporary assembly point _g 1 to g ₃ respectively identify. The method of specifying the temporary set time can be performed as follows, for example. (. 30min) First, registered set time is 16:00, it takes the time required TB from the temporary meeting place _{g 2} until meeting place G, tentative set time _{t 2} in the temporary meeting place _{g 2} 15: 30. Similarly, the provisional meeting time t ₃ is specified as 15:10 since the required time TC (50 min.) Is required from the provisional meeting place g ₃ to the meeting place G. Temporary set time _{t 1} is a temporary set time _{t 2} to the provisional meeting place _{g 2} is 15:30, it takes the required time _T A from the temporary set location _{g 1} to a provisional meeting place _{g 2} (60min.) , Provisional assembly time t _{1 at} provisional assembly location g ₁ is specified as 14:30. When the temporary set time is specified in this way, the departure time leaving the temporary set place is the same time as the temporary set time.

On the other hand, the temporary set time can also be specified as follows. That is, even in the same manner as described above a set time 16:00 when the current time is 11:00, based on the time required for M1 and M2 of the to the current time and g _1, tentatively set in the shortest The possible 11:50 may be specified as the temporary set time t ₁ . In this case, the minimum required time from g ₁ to the meeting place G is the required time from g ₁ to g ₂ of 60 min. The required time from g ₂ to G is 30 min. For 90 min. Therefore, the required time of 90 min. It can identify the time 14:30 minus as the starting time of the provisional meeting place _{g 1.}
The identified information is appropriately distributed to the mobile terminal devices M1 to M5. For example, M1 includes the gathering place G, the gathering time T _G , the temporary gathering places g ₁ and g ₂ , the temporary gathering times t ₁ and t ₂ , the user identification information of M2 gathered at the temporary gathering place g ₁ , and g ₂ . The user identification information of M3 to be collected is distributed.

The system 51 may include a departure time specifying unit (not shown). The said departure time specific | specification part can be specified based on the present position of each mobile terminal device, and the required time to a temporary meeting place. For example, in M1, temporary set time _{t 1} is 14:30 since it takes the time required _T M1 from the current position P1 to the tentative meeting place _{g 1} (50min.), Is identified as departure time 13:40. Similarly, departure times can be specified for M2 to M5.
The group member assembly system of the present invention is not limited to the case where group members move on foot, but can also be used in the case of movement by vehicles, public transportation, or the like.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention has been described, you may implement combining 2 or more embodiment among these. Alternatively, one of these embodiments may be partially implemented. Furthermore, among these, two or more embodiments may be partially combined.

  The present invention is not limited to the description of the embodiments and examples of the invention described above. Various modifications may be included in the present invention as long as those skilled in the art can easily conceive without departing from the description of the scope of claims.

1 51 Group member aggregation system 2 510 Mobile terminal apparatus 3 550 Server apparatus 23 Meeting place registration section 24 Identification information registration section 34 Current position acquisition section 35 Route specifying section 37 Temporary meeting place specifying section 38 556 Temporary meeting time specifying section 514 Time identification part

Claims (13)

A system for guiding a plurality of group members to a meeting place, the system comprising a mobile terminal device and a server device possessed by each of the plurality of group members,
The mobile terminal device
A meeting place registration unit for registering the meeting place;
An identification information registration unit for registering information for identifying a mobile terminal device possessed by the group member,
The server device
Based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device registered in the identification information registration unit, a current position acquisition unit that acquires a current position of the mobile terminal device;
A route specifying unit for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position and the registered meeting place;
A temporary meeting place specifying unit for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
A temporary set time specifying unit for specifying a temporary set time for collecting at the temporary set place;
A delivery unit for delivering the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A group member assembly system comprising: The mobile terminal device includes a meeting time registration unit that registers a meeting time at the meeting place,
The temporary set time specifying unit specifies the temporary set time based on the registered set time,
The distribution unit distributes the temporary set time to the mobile terminal device;
The group member aggregation system according to claim 1. The route specifying unit specifies a route from the current position of the mobile terminal device farthest from the gathering place to the gathering place, which can be reached in the shortest time;
The group member aggregation system according to claim 1 or 2. A server device used in a system for guiding a plurality of group members each having a mobile terminal device to a meeting place,
Based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device, a current position acquisition unit that acquires a current position of the mobile terminal device;
A route specifying unit for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position;
A temporary meeting place specifying unit for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
A temporary set time specifying unit for specifying a temporary set time for collecting at the temporary set place;
A delivery unit for delivering the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A server device comprising: In a group member aggregation method for guiding a plurality of group members each having a mobile terminal device to a meeting place,
A meeting place registration step in which the meeting place registration unit registers the meeting place;
An identification information registration step in which an identification information registration unit registers information for identifying the mobile terminal device possessed by the group member;
A current position acquisition unit that acquires a current position of the mobile terminal device based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device registered in the identification information registration step;
A route specifying step for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position and the registered meeting place;
A temporary meeting place specifying unit for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
A temporary set time specifying unit for specifying a temporary set time for collecting at the temporary set place;
A delivery step for delivering the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A group member aggregation method comprising: A meeting time registration step for registering a meeting time at the meeting place,
The temporary set time specifying step specifies the temporary set time based on the registered set time,
The distribution step distributes the temporary set time to the mobile terminal device.
The group member aggregation method according to claim 5. The route specifying step specifies a route from the current position of the mobile terminal device farthest from the gathering location to the gathering location, and a route that can be reached in the shortest time.
The group member aggregation method according to claim 5 or 6. In a guidance method for guiding a plurality of group members each having a mobile terminal device to a meeting place,
A current position acquisition unit that acquires a current position of the mobile terminal device based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device; and
A route specifying step for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position;
A temporary meeting place specifying unit for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
A temporary set time specifying unit for specifying a temporary set time for collecting at the temporary set place;
A delivery step for delivering the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A guidance method comprising: A computer program for guiding a plurality of group members each having a mobile terminal device to a meeting place,
Meeting place registration means for registering the meeting place;
Identification information registration means for registering information for identifying a mobile terminal device possessed by the group member;
Based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device registered in the identification information registration step, current position acquisition means for acquiring a current position of the mobile terminal device;
Route specifying means for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position and the registered meeting place;
Temporary meeting place specifying means for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
Tentative set time specifying means for specifying a tentative set time to gather at the temporary set place;
Distribution means for distributing the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A computer program that functions as a computer program. Said computer further
Function as an assembly time registration means for registering the assembly time to the assembly location,
The temporary set time specifying means specifies the temporary set time based on the registered set time,
The delivery means delivers the temporary set time to the mobile terminal device;
The computer program according to claim 9. The route specifying means specifies a route from the current position of the mobile terminal device farthest from the gathering location to the gathering location, which can be reached in the shortest time;
The computer program according to claim 9 or 10. A computer program for guiding a plurality of group members each having a mobile terminal device to a meeting place,
Based on information for identifying the mobile terminal device, current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position of the mobile terminal device;
Route specifying means for specifying a route to the meeting place based on the acquired current position;
Temporary meeting place specifying means for specifying a temporary meeting place where the group members gather before the meeting place based on the specified route;
Tentative set time specifying means for specifying a tentative set time to gather at the temporary set place;
Distribution means for distributing the temporary meeting place and the temporary meeting time to the mobile terminal device;
A computer program that functions as a computer program.   The recording medium which records the computer program in any one of Claims 9-12.

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