JP3747759B2 - Information distribution system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information distribution system for providing guidance information or the like to a visually impaired person or a person with visual impairment or who uses a facility with a purpose in advance, and in particular, information distribution that guides a user to a facility desired by the user. About the system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-230779, in order to transmit guidance information for the user to reach the target position to the user, the current position of the user is specified based on the GPS signal, and from the current position to the target position. A guidance information providing system for determining a guide route and transmitting the guide route to a user's portable device is disclosed.
[0003]
In addition, as a conventional guidance system for visually and hearing impaired persons, voice or text information is automatically sent by a specific sensor or the like by using a speaker or using AM / FM waves or infrared rays. There is a transmission / reception guidance system that provides a mobile terminal. For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-24619, when a sensor of a transmitter senses a user who has entered the area, a base sound such as an electronic sound / synthetic sound is activated, and at the same time, a guide recorded in advance by radio waves or infrared rays. An infrared transmission type voice guidance system in which information is transmitted to a receiver is disclosed.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the conventional technology, the mobile terminal needs to have a means that can use the GPS signal, and a conventional mobile terminal such as a mobile phone cannot be used. Further, in the conventional technology, it is only possible to read the map data, determine the guide route, and transmit the guide route to the user's portable device. It is not possible to know the usage situation such as the congestion of the facility, the movie screening time, the usage time of the pool facility, etc.). Furthermore, for example, when using a mobile terminal in a place where the language is different, such as in a foreign country, even if the guidance information is instructed in a language (such as text or voice) that the user cannot understand, the guidance information cannot be used. The user may not find the information they need.
[0005]
Further, when the guide information is charged, it is impossible for the user to make a payment for paying the paid guide information. There is no guidance system equipped with a system that provides specific information necessary for individual users or a charging system that can be used as a paid service by healthy persons. In addition, when a visually impaired person or a user who has a purpose in advance tries to use a facility, information transmitted in the facility, for example, voice information using AM / FM waves, has a wide transmission area. Becomes rough.
[0006]
Furthermore, even if information is provided in a narrow range using a weak receiver etc. using a dedicated receiver, it contains information other than the information desired by the information receiver, so the information receiver can instantly obtain the necessary information I can't. This is because the same guidance information is provided to all users, and only the information that has been recorded and recorded in advance can be played. In addition, there are language problems due to differences from the user's native language in other countries. there were.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable a user to provide guidance information necessary for a user to reach and enjoy equipment in a facility or individual guidance information that suits each user's taste. And
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention enables information transmission by connecting an information management center and a facility, and an information management center and a user's mobile terminal, in order to provide information desired by each user, The keyword related to the facility or the equipment used in the facility and the identification information of the portable terminal are transmitted in advance from the user's portable terminal to the information management center, and the determination means of the information management center determines the guidance information necessary for the user from the keyword, and is necessary The guidance information determined and the identification information of the portable terminal are transmitted to the information distribution apparatus on the facility side and stored in the storage means on the facility side. When the user uses the facility, the portable terminal and the information distribution device installed on the facility side are connected in the facility, and the guidance information required by the predetermined user from the information distribution device to the portable terminal of the predetermined user The guide information stored in the storage means in the facility is transmitted.
[0009]
That is, according to the present invention, an information management center that can be connected to a user's mobile terminal via a communication line and a facility that is used by the user and that can be connected to the information management center via a communication line When the user uses the facility, the information delivery device and the database connected to the information management center and configured by a database for storing information on the facility are used for the user's portable terminal using the facility. An information distribution system for distributing facility guidance information to be referred to ,
Before Symbol information management center,
Facility desired information receiving means for receiving, from the portable terminal, identification information of the portable terminal of the user in advance and usage request information for specifying the equipment in the facility that the user desires to use ;
A determining means for the information about the facility that is associated in advance with the desired utilization information received, it is determined that the facility guidance information in the facility request information receiving means,
Facility information transmitting means for transmitting the identification information of the portable terminal and the facility guidance information determined by the determining means to the information distribution device ;
The information distribution device is
Storage means for storing the identification information of the mobile terminal received from the information management center in association with the facility guidance information ;
Identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the mobile terminal of the user from the mobile terminal when the user uses the facility ;
The facility guidance information stored in the storage unit associated with the identification information matching the identification information of the portable terminal received by the identification information receiving means, facility guidance information distribution means for distributing to the portable terminal The
An information distribution system is provided.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment according to the entire system of the present invention. The information distribution system includes a mobile terminal 1 owned by a user, an information management center 2 that manages information distribution, and facilities 3 such as a pool, a movie theater, and a museum. The information management center 2 has determination means 8 for determining information related to a keyword based on the keyword. In addition, the facility 3 stores information related to the information distribution device 4 (not shown in FIG. 1) having a function of distributing information to the mobile terminal 1 of the user, and information about each facility 3 distributed by the information distribution device 4. Each having a database 5.
[0011]
A mobile terminal 1 possessed by a user is connected to an information management center 2 for managing information and an information distribution device 4 of a facility 3 via a communication line 6 such as a telephone line, the Internet, or a satellite line via a communication satellite. Is possible. The mobile terminal 1 preferably includes a communication unit for performing communication, and further includes an output unit for displaying content such as images and / or sounds to the user, but may be a conventional mobile phone. Further, the information management center 2 and the information distribution apparatus 4 included in each facility 3 can be connected via a communication line such as a telephone line, the Internet, or a dedicated line. In FIG. 1, the information management center 2 is connected to only one database 5, but a plurality of databases 5 may exist.
[0012]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. As in the first embodiment, the information distribution system includes a mobile terminal 1, an information management center 2, a facility 3, and a database 5. The facility 3 has an information distribution device 4 (not shown in FIG. 2) having a function of distributing information to the mobile terminal 1 of the user. In addition, the information management center 2 has a determination unit 8 that determines information related to the keyword based on a certain keyword, and can be connected to the database 5 in which information about each facility 3 is stored. is there.
[0013]
The first embodiment of the information distribution system shown in FIG. 1 is a centralized database in which data regarding each facility 3 is concentrated in the information management center 2. In the case of the centralized database, it is not necessary to install the database 5 in each facility 3, and it is possible to update the database 5 even if there is no operator having the ability to update the database 5 in each facility 3. .
[0014]
Further, the second embodiment of the information distribution system shown in FIG. 2 is a form of a distributed database in which each facility 3 has a database 5 for storing data related to its own facility 3. In the case of a distributed database, the operator of each facility 3 can manage the database 5, so that detailed data accumulation, data update as needed, etc. can be easily performed. Moreover, it is possible to use a distributed database and a centralized database properly according to the situation of each facility 3, and it is also possible to provide an information distribution system in which a distributed database and a centralized database are mixed. Furthermore, it is possible to provide an information distribution system in which such a centralized database and a distributed database are mixed.
[0015]
Next, the configuration of the device in the facility 3 will be described. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an apparatus in a facility according to the present invention. The facility 3 includes an information distribution device 4 and a plurality of terminal interfaces 6. The information distribution device 4 has storage means 7 for storing information for distribution to the user. The plurality of terminal interfaces 6 are installed at predetermined locations in the facility 3 and can be connected to the user's portable terminal 1 wirelessly or by wire. The terminal interface 6 may be a kiosk terminal or simply an antenna. The information distribution device 4 distributes the information stored in the storage means 7 to the user's portable terminal 1 via the terminal interface 6 connected by a dedicated line capable of bidirectional communication. Although a plurality of terminal interfaces 6 are installed in the present embodiment, only one terminal interface 6 may be provided.
[0016]
Next, the operation of the embodiment according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of each device before the user uses the facility 3 in the first and second embodiments of the present invention. In step S101, before using the facility 3, the user uses the facility 3, the purpose for using the facility 3, a keyword of action (for example, “○ month × day”, etc.) via the communication line. Use desired information such as a date, a facility 3 such as “sports facility”, or a keyword such as a detailed target facility in the facility 3 such as “pool” is transmitted to the information management center 2.
[0017]
In step S <b> 103, the determination unit 8 of the information management center 2 determines information that the user needs based on the keyword transmitted from the user's mobile terminal 1. This can be realized, for example, by determining in advance correspondence between information to be given to the user and a keyword transmitted from the user, and determining information to be given to the user according to the setting. In addition, the information required by the user can be determined by the operator of the information management center 2. In step S105, the identification information of the user's portable terminal 1 and the information determined in step S103 (guidance information required by the user) are transmitted to the facility 3 designated by the user. At this time, the information management center 2 provides information on the shortest guide route from the entrance of the facility 3 to the detailed target equipment in the facility 3, for example, the usage time of the facility 3 that the user desires to use (pool usage time or movie Send information such as voice, text, images, etc.
[0018]
In step S107, the identification information of the user's portable terminal 1 transmitted in step S105 and the information required by the user are associated with each other and stored in the storage means 7 of the information distribution apparatus 4 of the facility 3 that the user desires to use. Stored in advance. In addition, it is possible to store information on various equipment in the facility 3 in the storage means 7 that is not related to the keyword input by the user. The above is a series of operations performed before the user uses the facility 3.
[0019]
After this, it is preferable to notify the information management center 2 to the portable terminal 1 of confirmation information that information is stored on the facility 3 side. Further, it is possible to transmit, for example, route guidance information to the facility 3, introduction information introducing each equipment in the facility 3, etc. from the information management center 2 to the portable terminal 1. It is also possible to send the weather information of the day the day before. This makes it possible for the user to confirm that the registration has been performed properly, to reconfirm the schedule (location, date, etc.) of going to the facility 3, and to increase the enjoyment of going to the facility 3.
[0020]
Next, consider the operation when the user actually uses information in the facility 3. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of each device when a user uses a facility in the first and second embodiments of the present invention. When the user enters the facility 3 to use the facility 3 on a predetermined use day, the user's portable terminal 1 and the information distribution device 4 in the facility 3 are connected via the terminal interface 6 in step S201. . This connection can be performed by the user's operation, or can be set to be performed automatically without the user's operation.
[0021]
After the portable terminal 1 and the terminal interface 6 are connected, in step S203, the information distribution device 4 reads the identification information of the user's portable terminal 1, and in step S205, the information distribution device 4 is associated with the read identification information of the portable terminal 1. The stored information is read from the storage means 7. At this time, before transmitting information to the user's mobile terminal 1, it is possible to determine information that enables guidance to the target facility desired by the user and read out only specific information.
[0022]
Next, in step S207, the information distribution apparatus 4 transmits information to the user's portable terminal 1 via the terminal interface 6. Thus, for example, immediately after entering the entrance of the facility 3, information such as the location of the “pool” and “guide for using the pool” is transmitted to the information terminal 1 of the user. In step S209, the mobile terminal 1 receives the information and outputs the information to the user by text or voice, so that the user can, for example, the route from the entrance to the pool, the pool availability time, and the like. Thus, it is possible to obtain the desired target equipment without hesitation and to obtain information on the equipment 3.
[0023]
When the user ends the use of the facility 3, it is possible for the user to send a message to that effect from the mobile terminal 1 to the information distribution device 4 via the terminal interface 6. As a result, the information distribution device 4 deletes the identification information of the user's portable terminal 1 stored in the storage means 7 and the information stored in association with the identification information, so that the data in the storage means 7 It is possible to manage so that the capacity does not increase more than necessary. Similarly, when a predetermined date specified in advance by the user has passed, there may be a deletion means for deleting the identification information of the user's portable terminal 1 and the information stored in association with the identification information. preferable. Information stored in the storage unit 7 is also stored in the storage means 7 by giving a grace period of one week or the like to a period from the predetermined date until this information is deleted. It is also possible to obtain
[0024]
Information necessary for the user to use the target equipment in the facility 3 is automatically supplied from the information distribution device 4 in the facility 3 to the mobile terminal 1. It is preferable that such information can be always acquired from the information distribution device 4 in the facility 3. That is, regarding information on equipment that the user did not plan to use, it is preferable that the user can acquire the information from the information distribution device 4 by operating the mobile terminal 1.
[0025]
In addition, information necessary for the user may not be transmitted from the information management center 2 to the information distribution device 4, but only information or a keyword necessary for the user determined from the keyword input by the user may be transmitted. . When only the keyword is transmitted, information about each facility 3 needs to be stored in each facility 3, and the information distribution device 4 receives the user from the keyword received by the information distribution device 4 in each facility 3. It is necessary to have determination means 8 for determining necessary information.
[0026]
In addition, the information management center 2 is connected to the settlement center, and the user's credit card number is input from the portable terminal 1, and the payment for the pay information is performed based on the number, and the settlement is made to the user. Providing such paid information is a preferred aspect of the present invention. This makes it possible to provide pay information for which payment has been completed to the user. Further, instead of inputting the credit card number, it is also possible to make a payment via a network connection service (for example, an i-mode center of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation).
[0027]
The information management center 2 also includes language discrimination means for discriminating the user's native language from the nationality code included in the identification information of the user's portable terminal 1 and the like. It is also a preferable aspect of the present invention to add a language conversion means for converting (translating) into the above. Thereby, the user's native language is determined from the nationality code included in the identification information of the user's mobile terminal 1 and the information written in the user's native language is stored in the storage means 7 of the information distribution device 4. The user can receive information written in an understandable language, and the user can obtain the guidance information of the facility 3 across languages. It is also possible for the information management center 2 to connect to the Internet, acquire information stored in the Internet, and provide it to the user's mobile terminal 1.
[0028]
Further, as described in the embodiment of the present invention, according to the present invention, it is confirmed that the information management center stores information that the user may need on the facility side, The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal is notified that the information is stored.
[0029]
Further, as described in the embodiment of the present invention, according to the present invention, when the information distribution device has passed a predetermined date designated in advance by the user, the identification information of the portable terminal and The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a deletion unit that deletes information stored in association with the identification information.
[0030]
Further, as described in the embodiment of the present invention, according to the present invention, the information management center determines the user's native language from the nationality code included in the identification information of the mobile terminal. And a language conversion means for converting a language included in the speech information or the character information into another language.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the information management center receives the identification information of the user's mobile terminal and the keyword related to the use of the facility that the user desires to use, and determines information necessary for the user from the keyword. Thus, the information and the identification information of the user's mobile terminal are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit arranged on the facility side, and when the user uses the facility, the user can obtain the information stored in the storage unit Since it did in this way, the guidance information required for a user to reach | attain a destination, the guidance information suitable for a user's taste, etc. can be received separately.
[0032]
In addition, since the information management center is connected to the settlement center and pays for the paid information provided to the mobile terminal, the user can receive the paid information. In addition, the information about the country to which the user belongs and the user's native language are obtained from the identification information of the user's mobile terminal, and the information is translated into a language that the user can understand. Guide information that can be understood in various countries of the world will be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an apparatus in a facility according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of each device before the user uses the facility in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of each device when a user uses a facility in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile terminal 2 Information management center 3 Facility 4 Information distribution apparatus 5 Database 6 Terminal interface 7 Storage means 8 Judgment means

Claims (1)

An information management center connectable to a user's portable terminal via a communication line, an information distribution apparatus installed on the facility side used by the user and connectable to the information management center via a communication line, and the information management is connected to the center, is composed of a database for storing information relating to the facility, the portable terminal of the user who uses the facility to deliver a facility guidance information referred to when the user uses the facility An information distribution system ,
Before Symbol information management center,
Facility desired information receiving means for receiving, from the portable terminal, identification information of the portable terminal of the user in advance and usage request information for specifying the equipment in the facility that the user desires to use ;
A determining means for the information about the facility that is associated in advance with the desired utilization information received, it is determined that the facility guidance information in the facility request information receiving means,
Facility information transmitting means for transmitting the identification information of the portable terminal and the facility guidance information determined by the determining means to the information distribution device ;
The information distribution device is
Storage means for storing the identification information of the mobile terminal received from the information management center in association with the facility guidance information ;
Identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the mobile terminal of the user from the mobile terminal when the user uses the facility ;
The facility guidance information stored in the storage unit associated with the identification information matching the identification information of the portable terminal received by the identification information receiving means, facility guidance information distribution means for distributing to the portable terminal The
Having an information distribution system.

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