JP3943553B2 - Optimal data providing apparatus and optimal data providing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an optimum data providing system using a mobile communication network, and in particular, a user's action schedule and schedule registered in advance even in an area where landmarks are relatively dense, triggered by location information of a mobile terminal. The present invention relates to an optimum data providing system capable of accurately delivering optimum functions and data to mobile terminals based on the execution state of performed actions.

  With the widespread use of mobile terminals, various services for distributing information to mobile terminals via a network have been provided. As the types of information to be distributed are diversified and flooded, ingenuity for distributing information necessary in a timely manner according to the movement of the user has been made.

  For example, by acquiring the current location of a user traveling by transportation with a mobile terminal equipped with a GPS receiver, the arrival of the user at the destination is automatically detected, and the service information related to the destination is moved by the user. A system that distributes to terminals in a timely manner is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, a system that uses a personal schedule management application, an agent function, etc., to determine the user's action schedule, time, location, user's situation, etc., and to distribute information appropriately to the user has also been proposed. ing. For example, when the user's action schedule is compared with the current position, if there is a time or position gap, it is determined that a failure such as an accident or disruption of operation schedule has occurred, and the optimum information is searched again. There is a known system (for example, Patent Document 2). Furthermore, a system is known that corrects an action schedule based on acquired current position information when the action information of the user is different from the position information (see, for example, Patent Document 3).
JP 2003-18633 A JP 2002-279028 A JP 2002-189656 A

  However, when the user's action schedule includes a plurality of destinations having different locations (for example, a meeting destination, a delivery destination, etc.) continuously, which information is the most appropriate information at the present time only from the current position information by GPS positioning. There is a problem that it cannot be judged. Therefore, the system that selects the optimum information based on the acquired current position information basically cannot be applied to complicated schedule management as it is.

  In addition, based on the positioning information, there is a problem that the position cannot be determined when two or more destinations are close to each other in a relatively dense area. Since positioning data measured by GPS or the like includes a positioning error, when there are two or more destinations within the range of positioning error, it is impossible to determine which information should be provided as optimum information. In any of the above-mentioned documents, no consideration is given to the extraction of optimum information when two or more places are close to each other.

  On the other hand, when the services provided are diversified, the functions installed in the mobile terminal are diversified, and the increase in menu items and the complexity of the system configuration become remarkable. For the user, there are inconveniences that it is difficult to use because it has many functions, or that there are too many unnecessary functions.

  For example, when a mobile phone is used for employee work management or worker work management, at present, as shown in FIG. 1, each time a user arrives at a destination, the user activates the system from an Internet connection screen or a bookmark. , Through a long site map you have to get to the desired function screen.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of operation of a conventional system. As shown in FIG. 2A, when the work at a specific place is completed, the user calls the “work report” application from the menu screen and selects which place the work report is to be created ( For example, select a work report for company A). When the target screen is displayed, enter the necessary information and send it. If the repetitive operation becomes complicated, not only will there be an increase in human error, but there will be confusion and refusal to use the system itself. In order to avoid such a problem, a simple system that can immediately reach a necessary site or function screen from the position information of the user is desired.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, even when a mobile terminal with a GPS function is applied to the management system, in the conventional system, the position information is surely subjected to a specific operation at a specific place. It is only used as a “certificate”. Therefore, it is desired to realize a system that can directly connect to an appropriate site by using location information effectively.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an optimum data providing system in which a specific user can immediately call a necessary function or data at a specific location by using position information of the mobile terminal as a trigger.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an optimum data providing system capable of accurately presenting necessary information accurately even in an area where landmarks are concentrated.

  Such a system registers in advance one or more places for each user in association with a process to be executed at that place as an action schedule at a predetermined date and time. The current position of the user is acquired based on GPS and other positioning information. When there are two or more target locations within the positioning error range, the system selects the most appropriate function and data based on the user's action schedule and the execution status of the scheduled process, and sends it to the mobile terminal. Supply.

More specifically, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optimum data providing apparatus that is used in the optimum data providing system described above and provides optimum information to a user's mobile terminal. This optimum data providing device
(A) a user database that stores an action schedule of a user using a mobile terminal in association with a process to be executed by the user at each of the one or more registered locations;
(B) a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information of the mobile terminal;
(C) a position collation unit that collates the acquired position information with a registered place stored in the user database and determines a distance priority order of the registered place in order of distance from the acquisition position;
(D) a priority confirmation unit that determines whether or not the distance priority is appropriate in consideration of the error range of the acquired position information;
(E) An optimum information selection unit that selects optimum information necessary for processing to be executed by the user based on the determination result of the priority order confirmation unit and transmits the selected information to the mobile terminal.

  The priority order confirmation unit determines whether or not there are two or more registered locations within the error range of the acquisition position. If there are two or more locations within the error range, the user's action schedule is taken into account. Determine whether the distance priority is appropriate.

  Preferably, when the process to be executed by the user is completed, the process completion state is updated in the user database, and the priority order confirmation unit performs processing when there are two or more registered locations within the error range of the acquisition position. Whether or not the distance priority order is appropriate is determined based on the completion state.

  If it is determined that the distance priority is not valid, the priority confirmation unit rearranges the distance priorities based on the processing completion state of the user database. The optimum information selection unit selects the optimum information according to the rearranged priority order and transmits it to the mobile terminal.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optimum data providing system including an optimum data providing apparatus that provides optimum information to a user and a mobile terminal connected to the optimum data providing apparatus via a network. In this system, the optimum data providing apparatus manages the action schedule of the user of the mobile terminal in association with the process to be executed by the user at each of the one or more registered locations. In addition, the current position of the mobile terminal is acquired, the acquired current position is compared with the registered place, and the distance priority order of the registered place is determined in order of distance from the acquired position. Furthermore, taking into account the error range of the acquired position information, whether or not the distance priority is determined is determined, and based on the determination result, the optimum information necessary for the process to be executed by the user is selected and transmitted to the mobile terminal. To do.

  When the process to be executed by the user is completed, the mobile terminal reports the completion of the process to the optimum data providing apparatus. The optimal data providing apparatus updates the process completion information in the user's action schedule when a process completion report is received. Then, when there are two or more registered locations within the error range of the acquisition position of the mobile terminal, whether or not the distance priority is determined is determined based on the processing completion information, and the optimum information is selected and moved according to the determination result. Send to the terminal.

  According to such an optimum data providing apparatus and an optimum data providing system using the optimum data providing apparatus, the user of the mobile terminal selects an optimum function required at the local point by using the position acquisition of the mobile terminal as a trigger. It can be transmitted to the mobile terminal.

  Also, even when there are two or more registered locations within the range of positioning error, accurate optimum information can be supplied to the mobile terminal.

  From the viewpoint of the user of the mobile terminal, there is no need to repeat the screen operation until the application is started up and the target function is called up every time it arrives at a predetermined location. By simply pressing a trigger button that transmits the positioning information of the mobile terminal at the destination, the target function can be instantly called on the screen.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example in which the optimum data providing system according to the present invention is applied to the work management of a delivery company. When the user arrives at destinations A, B, and C, the user presses the GPS button 12 provided on the mobile terminal 10 such as a mobile phone. As the GPS button 12 is pressed, the mobile terminal 10 transmits self-position data measured at that point. Using the position information based on the positioning data as a trigger, the function required at that time at that time is called on the display screen 11 of the user's mobile terminal 10 at a time. For example, when the GPS button 12 is pressed at the point A, the attendance report function required there is displayed on the screen once. Similarly, when the user moves to point B at another time and presses the GPS button 12, a work completion report, which is another function, is read out once on the display screen 11, and at point C, the GPS button 12 is pressed once. The transportation expense settlement function is called. The user does not have to repeat selection and clicking until the desired function is reached at each location.

  In addition to the work contents to be executed, the work execution location and time are automatically displayed on the automatically called function screen, so that the user does not need to input manually. For example, on the work report screen 11a at point A, the place of attendance and the attendance time are automatically displayed. The user confirms the content on the screen, and as described later, when there is no mistake in the content, a report button (not shown in FIG. 3) may be pressed.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of an optimum data providing system for realizing a single call using the position information shown in FIG. 3 as a trigger. The optimum data providing system includes an optimum data providing apparatus 20 and a mobile terminal 10 connected to the optimum data providing apparatus via a network (not shown). In the example of FIG. 4, the location platform 15 is inserted at an arbitrary position between the mobile terminal 10 and the optimum data providing system.

  The optimum data providing apparatus 20 performs integrated management of the application group 30 including a plurality of applications. The application group 30 includes a time and attendance management application 30a, a work report application 30b, a transportation expense clearing application 30c, a dispatch management application 30d, and the like. Work report functions used in a plurality of different places are associated with the work report application 30b. Yes.

  The optimum data providing apparatus 20 acquires position information based on data measured by the user's mobile terminal 10. In the example of FIG. 4, the positioning data is sent from the mobile terminal 10 to the location platform 15 to calculate the position, and the calculated position information is supplied to the optimum data providing apparatus 20 (procedure (1)). Of course, the optimum data providing device 20 itself may have a position calculation function. In this case, the optimum data providing apparatus 20 receives the positioning data directly from the mobile terminal 10 and calculates the position, and acquires the current position information of the mobile terminal 10.

  The optimum data providing device 20 selects the currently optimum function or data from the application group 30 based on the acquired position information (procedure (2)). A specific method for selecting the optimum function / data will be described later. In the example of FIG. 4, the work report of company B is selected from the work report application 30b. The selected application is distributed to the user's mobile terminal 10 (procedure (3)). From the user's side, even if the function selection is not repeated, the work report of the company B is directly displayed on the display screen 11 only by pressing the GPS button once.

  FIG. 5 is a block configuration diagram of the optimum data providing apparatus 20. The optimum data providing apparatus 20 includes a position information acquisition unit 22, a user database (DB) 27, a landmark database 28, an optimum function / data selection unit 29, and an application management unit 31 that are connected to each other via a bus 21. . In the user database 27, for each user registered in advance, an action schedule at a predetermined date and time is stored in association with one or more destinations (registered locations) and processes to be executed by the user at each registered location. The optimum data providing apparatus 20 further includes a position matching unit 23, an error range identifying unit 25, and an action schedule identifying unit 26. The error range identification unit 25 and the action schedule identification unit 26 constitute a priority order confirmation unit 24.

  The position collation unit 23 collates the position information of the mobile terminal 10 acquired by the position information acquisition unit 22 with the position information of the planned destination (landmark) stored in the user database 27 to acquire the mobile terminal 10. The distance priority is given in order from the landmark closest to the position. The latitude / longitude information of each landmark is stored in the landmark database 28 in association with all functions / data that can be used at the location.

  The error range identification unit 25 identifies whether there are two or more landmarks that are given priority by position matching within the error range (for example, within a radius of 1 km) of the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 22. To do. When there are two or more landmarks in the error range, the action schedule identification unit 26 refers to the user database 27 and follows the action schedule stored in the user database 27, and if necessary, the distance priority order Sort. As a preferred embodiment, when the user completes a predetermined process, the process completion information is written in the action schedule stored in the user database 27, and the action schedule identification unit 26 is provided with the land priority given to the distance. From the marks, those that have already been processed are excluded, and the priorities are rearranged. In other words, by configuring the priority order confirmation unit 24 with the error range identification unit 25 and the action plan identification unit 26, the distance priority is simply calculated from the distance in consideration of the positioning error range. The order is rearranged in the descending order of the probability that the user actually exists.

  When there are two or more landmarks within the positioning error range, the optimum function / data selection unit 29 finally selects the optimum function / data to be distributed according to the priority order rearranged by the action schedule identification unit 26. Select data. When two or more landmarks do not exist within the positioning error range, the optimum function / data is selected using the distance priority determined by the position matching unit 23.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a user's action schedule (schedule) stored in the user database 27. The user database 27 stores a schedule of a predetermined date and time for each user, and has fields such as date information 41, user name 42, user ID 43, time 44, execution content 45, landmark 46, execution status 47, and the like. .

The execution content (action) 45 indicates a function or data to be executed by the user at a scheduled time. For example, a work attendance report at the time of attendance and leaving work, an arrival report at a predetermined place, a work completion report at the place, and the like. The landmark 46 indicates a place where the user should go at a predetermined time. For example, the head office, ABC warehouse, and D transportation. The execution status (status) 47 indicates a processing completion state of the execution content 45. The value of the execution status field 47 is automatically updated when the user completes predetermined processing and selects report confirmation on the screen of the mobile terminal 10. When the scheduled execution content is completed, “completed” is recorded, and when it is not completed, “uncompleted” is recorded. The value of the execution status is referred to by the action schedule identification unit 26 when two or more landmarks exist within the positioning error range, and the user actually determines the priority order determined by the position reference unit 23 based on the distance. Are used for sorting in the order of the highest probability of being located in

  As for the user schedule, for example, the management section of the company to which the employee or the worker belongs may register the schedule for one week in advance in the optimum data providing apparatus 20 or may register the schedule for the next day the previous day. . When there is a change in the user schedule, it may be configured so that it can be changed as appropriate by the input of the person having the change right.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of processing performed by the optimum data providing apparatus 20. First, in step S101, the location information acquisition unit 22 acquires location information of the mobile terminal. The position information may be acquired via the location platform (see FIG. 4) as described above, or the positioning data may be acquired directly from the mobile terminal and the position may be calculated inside the optimum data providing device 20. . At this time, user information (user ID, mobile terminal ID, telephone number, etc.) and positioning date / time information regarding the user of the mobile terminal are also acquired along with the position information.

  Next, in step S103, the user is identified. The position information acquisition unit 22 searches the user database 27 and determines whether or not the acquired user information belongs to a user registered in advance. If there is no corresponding data in the user database 27, the process ends in step S117.

  If there is a corresponding person in the user database 27 (YES in S103), registration confirmation is performed in step S105. That is, the position information acquisition unit 22 refers to the user database 27 and confirms whether or not an action schedule for the current date and time is registered for the user. If the current user's action schedule is not registered in the user database, the process ends in step S119. If the user's action schedule is registered (YES in S105), the process proceeds to step S107 to perform position verification (distance identification).

  Based on the acquired position information, the position matching unit 23 determines the priority order from the landmarks included in the user's action schedule registered in the user database 27 in order from the closest distance to the acquired position. give. This process is called “fuzzy search” or “rough search” of so-called position information.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the determination of the distance priority order in step S107. According to the action schedule registered in the user database 27, this user is scheduled to move in the order of landmarks A → B → C. The position information acquisition unit 22 calculates the distance from the position P for the landmarks A, B, and C included in the action schedule of the day based on the current position P from the acquired position information of the mobile terminal. As a result of the calculation, the landmark B is the closest, followed by the landmarks A and C. Considering only from the viewpoint of distance, the user is most likely to be present near the landmark B. Therefore, priorities based on distance are given in the order of landmarks B, A, and C.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 7, if the rough priority order based on the distance is determined, whether or not two or more landmarks exist in the positioning error range by the error range identification unit 25 in step S109. Judging. The positioning error range is a range of positional positioning accuracy error that occurs when positioning data is acquired by GPS or the like, and has a radius of 1 km, for example. As shown in FIG. 9, a case where landmarks A and B are close to each other and areas having a predetermined radius centering on each landmark overlap is taken as an example. When it is determined that the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 22 is the position P1 and the landmark closest in distance is A, the mobile terminal 10 receives the information about the landmark A from the optimum data providing device 20. Receive necessary information (functions to be executed at the point). When the acquired position information is the position P2 and the shortest landmark is B, the mobile terminal receives information on the landmark B. However, when the acquired position information is the position P3, both the landmark A and the landmark B exist within the error range. Therefore, the priority order cannot be determined only from the distance, and both information There will be competition for which one to deliver.

  This point will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. As a result of distance identification by the position reference unit 23 in step S107, it is determined that the landmarks B, A, and C are closer to the acquisition position of the mobile terminal 10 in this order. However, as shown in FIG. 10, when both the landmarks A and B are within the error range of the acquisition position P, the reliability of the rough priority based on the distance is very low. Conversely, when only the landmark B exists within the error range of the acquired current position information, the reliability of the priority order determined roughly is confirmed. Note that the landmark C is removed from the error range on the assumption that it is a long distance from the acquired position information. When there are a plurality of landmarks within the positioning error range, the optimum information necessary for processing at that time cannot be accurately transmitted to the mobile terminal 10 at that time, so another criterion for determining the priority is required. Become. Therefore, error range identification processing is performed in step S109 to ensure the certainty of the priority order.

  If there are two or more landmarks in the error range in step S109 (YES in S109), the process proceeds to step S111, where the action schedule identification unit 26 refers to the user database 27 and the time when the position information is acquired, Based on the action schedule, the priorities of the landmarks existing within the error range are rearranged. Referring to FIG. 11, even if it is determined that B → A → C is the order in which the distances are close as a result of the position collation and distance calculation, the area where landmarks A and B exist is within an error range generated by GPS positioning. Therefore, it cannot be asserted that the landmark B is closer to A than the acquired position information. Therefore, the priority order determined based on the distance identification is rearranged with reference to the action schedule and processing completion status registered in advance in the user database 27.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the rearrangement of the priority order based on the action schedule processing status. As shown in FIG. 13, when the landmarks A and B are located within the positioning error range of the acquisition position, it may be possible to determine the priority order from the current time. It is better to judge This is because the user's action schedule registered in advance is only a schedule, and it is sufficiently conceivable for the user to flexibly change the order of destinations according to various circumstances such as traffic conditions and progress.

Referring to the user schedule, among the landmark A ( ABC warehouse) and the landmark B ( D transportation), the ABC warehouse of the landmark A has a value of “completed”. On the other hand, regarding the D transportation of the landmark B, the processing execution status is “uncompleted”. Then, what the user currently needs is a function necessary for the processing scheduled for the landmark B. Therefore, the highest priority order is given to the landmark B, and the optimum function / data selection unit 29 selects the “work report” function of the work scheduled for 16:00. The work report screen selected as the highest priority is automatically displayed on the user's mobile terminal 10.

In the user schedule of FIG. 13, if both the execution statuses of landmark A ( ABC warehouse) and landmark B ( D transportation) are “not yet”, either of landmark A or landmark B is set. It is desirable that the selection screen information to be selected by the user is transmitted to the user's mobile terminal and the optimum information is transmitted according to the user's selection.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 7, when the number of landmarks existing within the error range is 1 or 0 in step S109 (NO in S109), there is no conflicting landmark, so the priority by position matching is maintained. Then, the process jumps to step S113. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, as a result of distance identification, the order in which distances are close is determined as B → A → C, and as a result of error range identification, only the landmark B exists within the error range. The rough priority order thus made available is used, and finally the priority order B → A → C is maintained.

  If the final priority order considering the error range is determined in step S111 or S109, the optimum function / data is selected based on the final priority order in step S113.

  When there are two or more landmarks within the error range and the validity of the distance priority cannot be determined by referring to the processing execution status of the user database 27, the optimum function / data selection is performed as described above. The unit 29 distributes the selection screen for the landmarks A and B to the mobile terminal 10. In this case, it is possible for the user to reliably receive a function actually required at that point only by adding one selection operation.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating another example of selecting optimum information. The optimum data providing apparatus 20 includes a landmark database 28 that stores information on registered locations (landmarks) (see FIG. 5). In the landmark database 28, functions (applications) used therein are stored in association with each landmark. On the other hand, the user database 27 stores the user history of each user in addition to the user schedule described above. In the example of FIG. 14, as the past history regarding the landmark A of the user A, the usage frequency of the work report is the highest at 80%, followed by the transportation expense settlement and the attendance report. As the contents of the user history, it is possible to record not only the usage frequency but also the usage tendency for each usage time period and the user's operation tendency.

  The optimum function / data selection unit 29 can select the optimum information from the landmark information and the user history in addition to the priority finally determined by the priority confirmation unit 24 or separately from the priority. . For example, according to the user schedule of the user A, it is assumed that the landmark A is scheduled to be visited several times on the same day. In this case, the optimum information is selected by referring to the function list used in the landmark A and the usage tendency of the user A in the landmark A for each usage time zone. Such user history reference may be combined with the above-described process completion status reference to rearrange the priorities.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an operation example in the user's mobile terminal 10. In the example of FIG. 15, the optimum data providing system is applied to delivery work, and a work report function is selected and distributed as optimum information.

  When the user arrives at the planned delivery destination, the user presses the trigger button 12 of the mobile terminal 10 once. In this example, the mobile terminal 10 is a mobile phone with a GPS function, and the GPS button functions as the trigger button 12. When the trigger button 12 is pressed, positioning data is transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 and a work start report is automatically made to the optimum data providing device 20. At the same time, a work screen (work completion report screen in the example of FIG. 15) required at this delivery location is automatically called by the mobile terminal 10. During this time, in the optimum data providing device 20, as described above, the optimum information is selected through the acquisition of the position information of the mobile terminal 10, distance identification, error range identification, and user action schedule identification.

  On the work completion screen, a report button 16, a schedule button 17, and a time display 18 linked with a clock function are displayed. When the work is complete, the user only has to press the report button 16. At this time, since the work report is automatically created, the completion of the work is notified to the optimum data providing apparatus 20, and the execution status of the user database 27 is updated. That is, the work report screen is called by a single button operation at the time of arrival, and the work completion report is completed by a single button operation at the time of completion.

  By pressing the report button 16, a work completion report may be made to the optimum data providing device 20 and at the same time, the delivery schedule screen 13 may be displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 10. On the delivery schedule screen, the user can confirm the next delivery time and delivery location.

  Further, by selecting the schedule button 17 on the work completion report screen, the schedule list for today can be viewed. The progress status of the scheduled work can be confirmed from the schedule list.

  When it is difficult to specify landmarks in a relatively dense district or the like, the user can select a correct landmark on the work completion screen using the landmark selection button 19. In this case, a pull-down menu (not shown) displays a selection list of two or more landmarks within the positioning error range sent from the optimum data providing device 20.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the optimum data providing system is applied to delivery schedule management. The optimum data providing apparatus 20 updates the time field and execution status field of the user schedule each time button operation information is received from the mobile terminal 10 of the deliverer (user) in the user database 27. For example, in a state where the work has been completed up to delivery order 5, when the delivery person arrives at the delivery destination of delivery order 6 and presses the trigger button (GPS button) 12 of the mobile terminal 10, the position of the mobile terminal 10 is reached. Based on the information and the processing state of the schedule so far, in the user database 27 of the optimum data providing device 20, the actual work start time is inserted for the work place with the delivery order No. 6. At the same time, the execution status field is updated to “working”. When the work is completed and the report button 16 (see FIG. 15) is pressed on the work completion report screen of the mobile terminal 10, the actual time of work completion is inserted, and the execution status field that has been "working" Updated to “Work Complete”. Further, the delay time can be obtained from the difference between the scheduled time and the actual time, and the delay state can be managed.

  The delivery schedule management table managed by the user database 27 may be automatically distributed to a company or management company (ASP) to which the deliverer belongs at regular intervals. Alternatively, the delivery schedule management table may be viewed on the display screen of the delivery person's mobile terminal 10. In this case, the “schedule list” item (see FIG. 15) is displayed on the work report screen, and by selecting the “schedule list” item, the own schedule management table is displayed on the screen. Simultaneously with the selection of the list item, the terminal ID and user ID of the mobile terminal, a browsing password, and the like may be automatically transmitted.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an application example in which the barcode reader 70 is incorporated in the optimum data providing system. In the application example of FIG. 17, a barcode reader 70 is connected to the mobile terminal 10. When the delivery person arrives at the delivery destination, the delivery person presses either the GPS button 12 of the portable terminal 10 or the work report button 72 provided on the barcode reader 70. When the GPS button 12 or the work report button 72 is pressed, the positioning data of the mobile terminal 10 is transmitted, and the work start report is automatically made to the optimum data providing device 20.

The optimum data providing apparatus 20 selects the optimum information necessary for this delivery destination from the current position of the mobile terminal 10, error range identification, user schedule processing completion status, time information, and the like, and works on the display screen 11 of the mobile terminal 10. The content screen is displayed. The work content at the delivery destination ( ABC warehouse) is delivery of a plurality of different product cases, and the work content screen includes a delivery list.

The delivery person sequentially reads the barcode attached to the delivery item with the barcode reader 70. When the work report button 72 is pressed after the work is completed, the work completion report is made along with the transmission of the read barcode data. The barcode data is processed by the optimum data providing device 20 and it is confirmed whether or not all products scheduled to be delivered to the ABC warehouse have been delivered.

  If the optimal data providing apparatus 20 determines that all scheduled work has been completed, the value of the work execution status in the user database is updated to “completed”, and a completion notification screen 11 e is transmitted to the mobile terminal 10. Thereby, the delivery person can confirm that work was completed correctly. The completion notification screen 11e may include the next delivery destination information and a link to a schedule list.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that undelivered items remain based on the barcode data sent from the mobile terminal 10, an incomplete notification is sent from the optimum data providing device 20 to the mobile terminal 10 to move An incomplete notification screen 11 f is displayed on the screen of the terminal 10. The delivery person can recognize on the spot that the delivery of the product listed second in the delivery list is not completed on the viewing completion notification screen 11f. The bar code is read again for the undelivered product, and when the delivery is completed, the work report button 72 is pressed to report the work completion together with the bar code data.

  According to the application example of FIG. 17, a necessary screen is read by a single button operation at a target location, and the completion of the operation is reported by a single button operation. In addition to this, you can check on the spot whether all scheduled work has been done correctly.

FIG. 18 shows an application example in which a mobile locator 60 with a GPS function and a barcode reader 70 are combined with a mobile terminal 50A that does not have a positioning function. When the delivery person arrives at the delivery destination, he / she presses the GPS button 62 of the mobile locator 60 or the work report button 72 of the bar code reader 70 connected to the mobile terminal 50A to make a work start report. Based on the positioning data measured by the mobile locator 60, the optimum data providing device 20 acquires the current position of the delivery person. From this current position information, positioning error range identification, work completion status, time status, etc., a work content screen to be performed at the delivery destination ( ABC warehouse) is sent to the mobile terminal 50A and displayed on the screen.

  In the example of FIG. 18 as well, the read barcode data is sent to the optimum data providing apparatus 20 by pressing the work report button after the work is completed, as in the example of FIG. The optimal data providing apparatus 20 manages whether or not all the operations have been correctly completed using the sent bar code data. Depending on the processing result of the barcode data, a completion notification screen or an incomplete notification screen is transmitted to the mobile terminal 50A.

  With the configuration shown in FIG. 18, even a mobile terminal that does not have a positioning function can be easily incorporated into the optimum data providing system of the present invention. In addition, the completion of the work is ensured.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an application example in which work completion confirmation processing based on barcode data is performed on the mobile terminal side. The mobile terminal 50B does not have a positioning function, but is a mobile terminal compatible with i-appli (registered trademark). i-αppli is the name of a service that enables the operation of a program by installing Java (registered trademark) technology on a mobile terminal.

As in the example of FIG. 18, when the delivery person arrives at the delivery destination, the delivery start report is made by pressing the GPS button 62 of the mobile locator 60 or the work report button 72 of the barcode reader 70 connected to the portable terminal 50B. Based on the positioning data measured by the mobile locator 60, the optimum data providing device 20 acquires the current position of the delivery person. From the positioning error range identification, work completion status, time status, etc., a screen showing the work content to be performed at the delivery destination ( ABC warehouse) is sent to the mobile terminal 50A and displayed on the screen.

The barcode data read by the barcode reader 70 is processed by a program installed in the portable terminal 50B, and the work completion state is managed. If a delivery item that should not be delivered to the current delivery destination ( ABC warehouse) is erroneously read, it cannot be read by the barcode reader 70, and an error is immediately notified to the delivery person. When all the delivery items described in the delivery list are correctly read, a work completion report is automatically made to the optimum data providing device 20. Therefore, the delivery person simply presses the trigger button once upon arrival, calls a necessary work screen at the place, and does not require any further button operation. By processing the barcode data at the mobile terminal 50B, the completion of work is automatically detected, and the work completion report to the optimum data providing apparatus 20 is made. The optimum data providing apparatus 20 updates the execution status of the corresponding schedule to “completed”.

  In the application example of FIG. 19, the delivery person can check the reading error and the work completion status in real time while performing the work. Also, there is no need to press a specific button to report the work completion.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a modification of the optimum data providing system in FIG. In the example of FIG. 20, even when the user does not press the trigger button when arriving, the necessary function screen is automatically distributed when the user arrives near the destination. A positioning device such as a GPS locator is mounted on the vehicle, and transmits positioning data to the optimum data providing device 20 at regular intervals. The optimum data providing device manages the current position and movement history of the vehicle by moving object position management. When the vehicle enters an area of a predetermined radius from a pre-registered landmark, the optimum data providing device 20 selects the optimum function / data by referring to the movement history of the vehicle and the process execution status of the user's action schedule. Then, the optimum information is provided to the mobile terminal 50 of the user in the vehicle.

In the example of FIG. 20, when it arrives in the vicinity of the ABC warehouse as the delivery destination, the work is automatically started and a work content screen is displayed on the mobile terminal 50. When all of the scheduled delivery items have been read by the barcode reader 70 connected to the mobile terminal 50, a work completion report is automatically made to the optimum data providing apparatus 20 by the program installed in the mobile terminal 50. The In this example, by incorporating the moving object position management by periodically transmitting positioning data, the optimum screen is distributed in the vicinity of the location registered in advance without pressing the trigger button. Since the movement history and the execution status of the scheduled action are referred to, it is possible to select appropriate information even when the schedule is out of time or when the schedule is changed.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications are possible for those skilled in the art.

  For example, when the destination (registered place) is located on different floors (for example, the 9th floor and the 32nd floor) in the same building, the location information registered in the user schedule is managed as a different registered place using a subcode or the like. . In this case, since the landmarks are the same, the order of priority in the distance identification is out of order, but in the error range identification of the optimum data providing device 20, two or more registered locations are searched within the error range of the positioning position. . Therefore, from the user's action schedule, especially the processing completion state, the distance priority order is rearranged and one piece of optimum information is selected and transmitted to the mobile terminal, or when the rearrangement is impossible, the selection screen is displayed. To the user's mobile terminal.

  In the above-described embodiment, the position information may include height information. For example, GPS and motion sensors (speed sensor, magnetic sensor, gyro sensor, etc.) are combined to add height information in the vertical direction in addition to latitude and longitude information. In this case, even if there are different destinations located on different floors in the same building, the reliability of the priority order based on the distance identification is increased.

It is a figure for demonstrating the usage method of the conventional schedule management system using a mobile telephone. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a transition of a selection screen when a conventional schedule management system is applied to a mobile phone without a GPS function, and FIG. 2B is a mobile phone with a GPS function. It is a conceptual diagram when the optimal data provision system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is seen from the mobile terminal side. It is a schematic block diagram of the optimal data provision system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the optimal data provision apparatus used with the system of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure stored in the user database used with the system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of an optimal data provision apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating the determination of the rough priority by the position collation and distance calculation which an optimal data provision apparatus performs. It is a figure for demonstrating the error range contained in position information. It is a figure for demonstrating the error range identification process which an optimal data provision apparatus performs. It is a figure for demonstrating the action schedule identification process performed when two or more landmarks exist in the error range of an acquisition position. It is a figure for demonstrating the priority employ | adopted when the landmark of 1 or 0 exists in the error range of an acquisition position. It is a figure for demonstrating selection of the optimal function and data finally delivered to a mobile terminal. It is a figure for demonstrating the modification which selects the optimal function and data with reference to the past log | history. It is a figure which shows the example of application which utilized the optimal data provision system of this invention for the work report. It is a figure which shows the example of application using the optimal data provision system of this invention for delivery schedule management. In the optimal data provision system of this invention, it is a figure which shows the example of application which uses a mobile terminal with a positioning function for a work completion report in combination with a barcode reader. It is a figure which shows the example which uses a mobile terminal in combination with the mobile locator with a built-in GPS, and a barcode reader in the optimal data provision system of this invention. In the system shown in FIG. 18, it is a figure which shows the application example which can perform a work completion report automatically by processing the read barcode data by the mobile terminal side. In the system shown in FIG. 19, it is a figure which shows the application example by which optimal information is automatically delivered when it arrives at the destination vicinity by utilizing a moving body location management function.

Explanation of symbols

10, 50, 50A, 50B Mobile terminal 11 Display unit 11a to 11c Display screen 11e Completion notification screen 11f Incomplete notification screen 12, 62 GPS button (trigger button)
13 Delivery schedule screen 15 Location platform 16 Report button 17 Schedule button 19 Location selection button (pull-down button)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Optimal data provision apparatus 21 Bus 22 Position information acquisition part 23 Position collation part 24 Priority order confirmation part 25 Error range identification part 26 Action plan identification part 27 User database 28 Landmark database 29 Optimal function / data selection part 30 Application group 31 Application Manager 60 GPS built-in mobile locator 70 Bar code reader 72 Bar code reader work report button

Claims (8)

A user database that stores an action schedule of a user using a mobile terminal in association with processing information to be executed by the user at each of the one or more registered locations;
A location information acquisition unit for acquiring location information of the mobile terminal;
A position matching unit that collates the acquired location information with a registered location stored in the user database, and determines a distance priority of the registered location in order of distance from the acquired location;
In the error range of the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit, it is determined whether or not there are two or more registered locations whose priorities are determined by the position verification unit. A priority order confirmation unit that compares the user's action schedule stored in a user database with the determined priority order and rearranges the priorities when the user action schedule does not match ;
On the basis of the priorities identified in the priority check unit, optimal information selection selects the processing information in correspondence are to the storage location in the user database, and transmits the selected processing information to the mobile terminal And an optimal data providing device. The user database updates the process completion status of the user action schedule when receiving a completion report of the process to be executed by the user from the mobile terminal ,
The priority order confirmation unit compares the updated user action schedule with the distance priority order determined by the position matching unit when there are two or more registered locations within the error range , The optimal data providing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein rearrangement is performed when the updated action schedule of the user does not match . When the impossible comparative judgment of the distance priorities by the priority check unit, the optimum information selection unit, the selection screen information listing the process information associated with the two or more locations that are within the error range 4. The optimum data providing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the optimum data providing apparatus transmits the information to a mobile terminal. An optimum data providing method used in an optimum data providing system including an optimum data providing device for providing optimum information to a user and a mobile terminal connected to the optimum data providing device via a network,
In the storage unit of the optimum data providing device , the user's action schedule of the mobile terminal is managed in association with processing information to be executed by the user at each of the one or more registered locations,
The optimum data providing device receives the current position of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal,
The received current position is collated with the one or more registered locations managed in the storage unit, and the distance priority order of the registered locations is determined in order of distance from the current location,
Determining whether there are two or more registered locations where the distance priority is determined within the error range of the received location information;
When there are two or more, the user's action schedule managed by the storage unit is compared with the determined priority order, and if the user action schedule does not match, the priority order is confirmed. And
Based on the priority after the confirmation , select processing information associated with the registration location where the priority is determined in the storage unit, and transmit the selected processing information to the mobile terminal,
A data providing method comprising steps . The mobile terminal notifies the optimal data providing apparatus of completion of processing when processing to be executed using the processing information is completed,
7. The data providing method according to claim 6, wherein the optimum data providing apparatus updates the process completion information in the action schedule of the user when the process completion notification is received. The optimal data providing device transmits selection screen information that lists processing information related to the two or more places within the error range to the mobile terminal when the distance priority order cannot be compared. The optimal data providing method according to claim 7. A program executed by an optimum data providing apparatus that provides optimum information to a user's mobile terminal via a network, the optimum data providing apparatus,
Storing the user's action schedule in association with the process to be executed by the user for each of the one or more registration locations;
A procedure for obtaining a current position of the mobile terminal;
A procedure for collating the acquired current position with the registered location, and determining a distance priority of the registered location in order of distance from the acquired location;
It is determined whether or not there are two or more registered locations where the distance priority order is determined within an error range of the acquired location information of the mobile terminal. If there are two or more registered locations, the stored user is determined. A confirmation procedure for comparing the action schedule and the determined priority order and rearranging the priority order if they do not match ,
A procedure for causing the storage unit to select processing information associated with the registered location where the priority is determined based on the priority after the confirmation, and transmitting the selected processing information to the mobile terminal;
An optimum data providing program characterized by including: A machine-readable recording medium storing a program executed by an optimum data providing apparatus that provides optimum information to a user's mobile terminal via a network, the program being stored in the optimum data providing apparatus,
Storing the user's action schedule in association with the process to be executed by the user for each of the one or more registration locations;
A procedure for obtaining a current position of the mobile terminal;
A procedure for collating the acquired current position with the registered location, and determining a distance priority of the registered location in order of distance from the acquired location;
It is determined whether or not there are two or more registered locations where the distance priority order is determined within an error range of the acquired location information of the mobile terminal. If there are two or more registered locations, the stored user is determined. A confirmation procedure for comparing the action schedule and the determined priority order, and rearranging the priority order if they do not match ,
A procedure for causing the storage unit to select processing information associated with the registered location where the priority is determined based on the priority after the confirmation, and transmitting the selected processing information to the mobile terminal;
A recording medium comprising: