JP5068706B2 - Timetable update notification system, timetable provision server, terminal device, timetable update notification method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system comprising a server and a terminal device that provide a timetable for transportation such as railways, and in particular, when a timetable is changed (diamond revision), a user of the terminal device registers in advance. The present invention relates to a timetable update notification system in which timetable change information required by a terminal device user is provided to the terminal device user at an appropriate timing based on the above conditions.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, navigation devices and navigation systems that guide a user by searching for a route from a desired departure point to a destination using map data and road data are known. Such navigation devices and navigation systems are known. As a car navigation device that is installed in an automobile and guides the route to the driver, a communication type that uses a mobile phone as a navigation terminal to send a route search request to the route search server, receives the result, and receives route guidance Navigation systems have been put to practical use.

  In particular, the communication-type navigation system is a system that uses a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone as a navigation terminal, and is also used as a navigation system for pedestrians. As a navigation system for pedestrians, it is preferable to add a route guidance function including transportation, and in addition to searching and guidance for walking routes, the route search server accumulates routes and operation time data of transportation, There is also a navigation system having a function of guiding a route from a desired departure station to a desired destination station (boarding candidate train) in addition to searching for a walking route and guidance. There is also a traffic guidance system that receives and displays information such as routes, timetables of transportation facilities, and trains that can be boarded from an information distribution server without searching for walking routes.

  A general navigation device, a route search device and a route search method used in a communication navigation system are disclosed in, for example, the following Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-165681). This navigation system is configured to send information on a departure point and a destination from a portable navigation terminal to an information distribution server, and the information distribution server searches and guides a route that matches a search condition from road network and traffic network data. Has been. As the search condition, there are means for moving from the departure place to the destination, for example, walking, automobile, combined use of railroad and walking, and the route is searched as one of the search conditions.

  The information distribution server has roads (routes) of map data as nodes and nodes as the positions of inflection points, links connecting the nodes as links, and cost information (distance and required time) of all links as a database. ing. Then, the information distribution server sequentially searches for a link from the departure node to the destination node with reference to the database, and traces the node and link with the smallest cost information of the link as a guide route. The shortest route can be guided to the portable navigation terminal. As such a route search method, a method called label determination method or Dijkstra method is used. Patent Document 1 also discloses a route search method using this Dijkstra method.

  The route search system that searches for routes that use transportation systems has created a database of operation time data for each transportation facility based on route search conditions such as departure date, departure location, destination, and arrival time specified by the user. It has an operation time database and data that makes the traffic network a database based on this. Then, referring to these databases, each available means of transportation (individual trains and route buses) connecting the departure point and destination, including connections (transfers), is sequentially traced to meet the route search conditions. It is configured to present one or a plurality of candidates for a guide route (transportation means such as a departure station, a destination station, a route, and a train). As route search conditions, it is generally possible to specify conditions such as required time, number of transfers, and fares.

  In addition, as a system for conducting searches and guidance related to transportation facilities, a terminal device such as a mobile phone is connected to an information distribution server for guiding route information and timetable information of transportation facilities, and a desired departure station, departure time, destination station, etc. There is also provided a guidance system that can specify information, receive information on routes, trains, trains and other transportation means that can be boarded, and display them on a terminal device. In general, when such use is performed from a terminal device, address information such as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or a domain name for specifying a location where information to be downloaded exists is input to the terminal device and specified by the address. The information distribution server (information site) is accessed to download desired information.

  There is a timetable for knowing the departure time of transportation facilities such as trains, trains or buses, but this timetable is only bound to the departure time and arrival time of transportation facilities. For those who do not use bookbinding, it was very difficult to use. Therefore, in recent years, instead of such a bound timetable, electronic timetables that hold timetables as data and can display desired timetable data immediately have been proposed and widely used. As typical examples, the above search system and guidance system are provided. By using this electronic timetable, there are those that display the shortest route to the destination and the required fare, etc. just by inputting the departure point, the destination and the departure time. (For example, refer to Patent Documents 2 to 4).

  The electronic timetable system described in the following Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-305109) stores each page of the timetable as image data in a storage unit, and includes map information including at least a route connecting the stations. Display on the screen, specify the route name, boarding station, getting off station, desired boarding time or desired boarding time from the displayed map information, and search the timetable data stored in the storage unit based on the specified information The corresponding page of the searched timetable data is displayed. In the search for timetable data, the storage unit stores a plurality of station names that exist for each page of the timetable, the earliest time data on the page, the first station name corresponding to the time data, and the latest time. Information about the data and the second station name corresponding to this time data is stored, the estimated publication time of each page at the station designated by the user is obtained, the estimated publication time obtained and the time data designated by the user Based on the above, the corresponding page of the timetable is searched. Thereby, the timetable can be searched more quickly.

  In addition, the table display device described in the following Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-306027) includes storage means for storing parameters for each cell of the table, and individual cells for displaying the cells according to the parameters as a table. Display control means for performing control having a mode and a merge mode to be displayed on the table regardless of the parameters. As a result, if each train has its destination station (end station of that train) as a parameter, the time of the train going to the user's destination station is displayed by the user specifying his / her destination station. Then, the time of other trains (for example, a train whose end point is a midway station or a train that branches off in the middle and goes to another direction) can be erased and not displayed. In addition, by selecting and displaying the time of the train with the shortest mileage (the train where the end station is closest) among the trains that go to the user's destination station, the time of other trains is not displayed and displayed. It is also possible to select and display the trains that are present.

  Further, in the following Patent Document 4 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-134039), when designation data for designating an output timetable is input, timetable data corresponding to the designation data is output, and further, timetable data A timetable issuing device is disclosed in which when the update date and time is stored, the timetable data is updated and output. When receiving the timetable designation data transmitted from the timetable issuance device by the communication device, the timetable issuance device reads the timetable data corresponding to the designation data from the storage medium, Send to the timetable issuing device. Each timetable issuing device stores the received timetable data in the RAM timetable data memory, and outputs the timetable data in accordance with the output instruction. When the update date / time stored in the update date / time storage means is counted, The target timetable data is updated from the current timetable data to the updated timetable data.

JP 2001-165681 A (FIGS. 1 and 2) JP-A-9-305109 (paragraph [0004]) JP 2000-306027 A (paragraphs [0004] and [0014]) JP 2001-134039 A (FIGS. 2 and 3)

  However, in the systems disclosed in Patent Document 2 to Patent Document 4, the electronic timetable data can be searched based on the route name or the station name, but the display content displayed as the search result is one. The search results are displayed only after the conditions that can be limited are input, and it cannot be said that the user has sufficient flexibility when performing a route search. In addition, it is not easy to obtain a timetable for each station used by the user, and it is possible to know in advance that the timetable has been updated on the website of the timetable search system or the posting of the station used. Even if you forget that there is an update on the schedule change date and timetable, you may not be able to use the desired train properly because the updated diamond train is operating when you actually use transportation. there were.

  As a result of various studies to solve the above problems, the inventors of the present application have changed the timetable (diamond revision) in a system comprising a server and a terminal device that provides a timetable for transportation such as railways. If the terminal device user provides timetable change information required by the terminal device user at an appropriate timing based on the conditions registered in advance by the user of the terminal device, The inventors have conceived that the above problems can be solved and have completed the present invention.

  That is, the present invention has an object to solve the above-described problems, and is based on conditions registered in advance by a user of a terminal device in a system including a server and a terminal device that provide a timetable for transportation such as a railway. Thus, it is an object of the present invention to provide a timetable update notification system capable of providing timetable change information required by the user at an appropriate timing to the user of the terminal device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is
Timetable update notification comprising a timetable providing server having a timetable database that stores a timetable including one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the moving means at each station for each route of transportation, and a terminal device A system,
The terminal device requests a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including at least a desired route and a station , and a user-desired date / time condition and a notification date / time condition permitting notification of timetable update. Notification conditions for notification, and notification destination information is transmitted to the timetable providing server,
The timetable providing server, a management information database for storing said notification condition and notification destination information transmitted from the terminal device, the current date and time acquisition means for acquiring the current date and time, by referring to the management information database, the current based on the current date and time acquisition section acquires date and time, determines the update notification time determination means for determining, whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition whether the broadcast date and time satisfying And a timetable update discriminating means for performing,
Wherein the update notification date determination unit, the current time is determined and the broadcast date condition is satisfied, and, when the time table update determination means has determined that there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition, the notification destination A timetable update notification system characterized in that the timetable update is notified.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is the timetable update notification system according to claim 1, wherein the timetable condition includes information on a use time or use time zone, and information on use time or use time zone. If that is included, the time table update determination means is characterized in that to determine whether there is an update in the timetable to meet the timetable conditions including the use time or use time zone.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the timetable update notification system according to the first aspect, the timetable condition includes information on a use day, a use time, or a use time zone, and the use day of the week, use time. or if included information of the usage time zones, the time table update determination means, said utilization week, to determine whether there is an update in the timetable to meet the timetable conditions including use time or use time zone It is characterized by that.

The invention according to claim 4 of the present application is the timetable update notification system according to claim 1, wherein the timetable condition includes information indicating a type of the moving means, and includes information indicating the type of the moving means. if it is, the time table update determination means is characterized in that to determine whether there is an update in the timetable to meet the timetable conditions including the type of the moving means.

The invention according to claim 5 of the present application is characterized in that, in the timetable update notification system according to claim 1, the notification date and time condition is information set using a day of the week.

The invention according to claim 6 of the present application, the timetable update notification system according to claim 1, wherein the notification date condition specifies a predetermined number of days earlier date than the update date of the timetable satisfying the timetable condition It is characterized by being set information.

The invention according to claim 7 of the present application is
Providing a timetable provided with a timetable database that is connected to a terminal device via a network and stores a timetable that includes one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction in each station of each transportation route A server,
The terminal device requests a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including at least a desired route and a station , and a user-desired date / time condition and a notification date / time condition permitting notification of timetable update. Notification conditions for notification, and notification destination information is transmitted to the timetable providing server,
The timetable providing server, a management information database for storing the notification destination information and the notification condition sent from the terminal device, the current date and time acquisition means for acquiring the current date and time, by referring to the user management information database , based on the current current date time acquiring unit has acquired, and the update notification time determination means for determining whether the broadcast time condition is satisfied, whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition determination And a timetable update discriminating means for performing,
Wherein the update notification date determination unit, the current time is determined and the broadcast date condition is satisfied, and, when the time table update determination means has determined that there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition, the notification destination The update of the said timetable is alert | reported to.

The invention according to claim 8 of the present application is the timetable providing server according to claim 7, wherein the timetable condition includes information indicating a traveling direction of the moving means at the station on the route, and the traveling direction is determined. if it contains information that shows, the timetable updating determining means is characterized in that to determine whether there is an update in the timetable to meet the timetable conditions including the traveling direction.

The invention according to claim 9 of the present application is the timetable providing server according to claim 7, wherein the timetable condition includes information on a use day, a use time, or a use time zone, and the use day of the week, use time or when included information of the usage time zones, the time table update determination means, said utilization week, to determine whether there is an update in the timetable to meet the timetable conditions including use time or use time zone It is characterized by.

The invention according to claim 10 of the present invention, in the time table providing server according to claim 7, the timetable condition includes information indicating a type of the mobile unit, includes information indicating the type of the mobile unit in this case, the time table update determination means is characterized in that to determine whether there is an update in the timetable to meet the timetable conditions including the type of the moving means.

The invention according to claim 11 of the present application is characterized in that, in the timetable providing server according to claim 7, the notification date and time condition is information set using a day of the week.

The invention according to the present claim 12, in the time table providing server according to claim 7, wherein the notification date condition, by specifying a predetermined number of days earlier date than the update date of the timetable satisfying the timetable condition It is characterized by being set information.

The invention according to claim 13 of the present application is
A terminal connected via a network to a timetable providing server having a timetable database that stores a timetable including one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the moving means at each station for each route of transportation A device,
The timetable providing server includes a management information database that stores notification conditions and notification destination information including notification date and time conditions and timetable conditions transmitted from a terminal device, current date and time acquisition means for acquiring a current date and time, by referring to the management information database, based on the current current date time acquiring unit has acquired, and the update notification time determination means for determining whether the broadcast time and date satisfies, updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition A timetable update determining means for determining whether or not there is an update, and when the timetable update determining means determines that there is an update in the timetable according to the notification condition, the timetable update is updated in the notification destination To inform
The terminal device requests a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including at least a desired route and a station , and a user-desired date / time condition and a notification date / time condition permitting notification of timetable update. Operation input means for transmitting notification conditions and notification destination information for the timetable providing server, and display means,
The terminal device includes, by the operation input means, a timetable condition including at least a desired route and a station , and a user-desired datetime condition and a notification datetime condition that allows notification of timetable update. A notification condition for requesting a table update notification and notification destination information are set and transmitted to the timetable providing server, and the timetable update information received from the timetable providing server is displayed on the display means. Features.

The invention according to claim 14 of the present application is
A timetable database storing a timetable including one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the moving means at each station for each route of transportation, and at least a desired route and station transmitted from the terminal device A notification condition and notification destination information for requesting a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including the notification and a notification date / time condition that is a user-desired date / time condition and allows notification of timetable update are stored. It refers to the management information database, the current based on the current date and time acquisition section acquires date and time, to determine whether the broadcast date condition is satisfied, determines whether there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition timetable and providing server, a time table update report having a terminal device that transmits the notification condition and the broadcast destination information including said timetable conditions the notification date condition on the timetable providing server A system,
The timetable providing server includes a timetable database that stores a station timetable for each route, for each station, and for each traveling direction, for each route, for each train, and for each traveling direction.

The invention according to claim 15 of the present application is
Update the timetable from the timetable providing server having the timetable database that stores the timetable including one or both of the arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the transportation means at each station for each route of the transportation system to the terminal device. A timetable update notification method for notification,
The terminal device
A timetable conditions including at least a desired route and the station, the user desired a date condition, the notification condition for requesting a notification date condition, the timetable update notification including to allow notification of the time table update, And sending the notification destination information to the timetable providing server,
The timetable providing server is:
A step of referring to the management information database for storing said notification condition sent from the terminal device a notification destination information, based on the current time and date, to determine whether the broadcast date condition is satisfied,
A step of determining whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition,
Determining that the current time satisfies the notification date and time and determining that the timetable satisfying the timetable satisfies an update, and notifying the notification destination of the update of the timetable. Features.

The invention according to claim 16 of the present application is
A timetable database storing a timetable including one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the moving means at each station for each route of transportation, and at least a desired route and station transmitted from the terminal device A notification condition and notification destination information for requesting a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including the notification and a notification date / time condition that is a user-desired date / time condition and allows notification of timetable update are stored. by referring to the management information database, based on the current current date time acquisition means has acquired, to determine whether the broadcast date condition is satisfied, whether there is an update in the timetable satisfies timetable a timetable providing server to determine the time table update having the terminal device that transmits the notification condition and the broadcast destination information including said timetable conditions the notification date condition on the timetable providing server A computer program for configuring the time table providing server in known systems,
The reference to the management information database that stores the notification condition and the notification destination information including the timetable conditions the notification date condition transmitted from the terminal device, based on the current time and date, whether the broadcast date and time satisfying update notification date and time determining means either to determine,
Time table update determination means for determining whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition, makes the computer function as,
A program characterized in that, when it is determined that the current time satisfies the notification date and time condition, and when it is determined that there is an update in the time table that satisfies the time table condition , the notification destination is notified of the update of the time table. It is.

The invention according to claim 17 of the present application is
A timetable database storing a timetable including one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the moving means at each station for each route of transportation, and at least a desired route and station transmitted from the terminal device A notification condition and notification destination information for requesting a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including the notification and a notification date / time condition that is a user-desired date / time condition and allows notification of timetable update are stored. by referring to the management information database, based on the current current date time acquisition means we have acquired, to determine whether the broadcast date condition is satisfied, whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition timetable with a timetable providing server to determine, and a terminal apparatus to be transmitted to the timetable providing server notification condition and the broadcast destination information including said timetable conditions the broadcast date and time conditions A computer program for configuring a terminal device in the new broadcast system,
A program for executing a notification condition for updating a timetable including at least a desired route and station and information related to the notification date and time, and a function of transmitting notification destination information to the timetable providing server. .

In the invention concerning Claim 1, the timetable provision server provided with the timetable database which memorize | stored the timetable containing one or both of the arrival time or departure time for every moving direction of the moving means in each station for every route of transportation And a timetable update notification system comprising terminal devices,
The terminal device requests the timetable conditions including at least a desired route and the station, a desired date and time conditions the user, the notification time and date conditions permitting notification time table update, the time table update notification including Notification condition and notification destination information for transmitting to the timetable providing server,
The timetable providing server, a management information database for storing said notification condition and notification destination information transmitted from the terminal device, the current date and time acquisition means for acquiring the current date and time, by referring to the management information database, currently, based on the current date and time acquisition section acquires date and time, to determine the update notification time determination means for determining whether the broadcast time condition is satisfied, whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition A timetable update determination means,
Wherein the update notification date determination unit, the current time is determined and the broadcast date condition is satisfied, and, when the time table update determination means has determined that there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition, the notification destination To notify the update of the timetable.

According to such a configuration, a timetable condition including at least a desired route and a station registered by a user of the terminal device, and a user-desired datetime condition, and a notification date and time permitting notification of timetable update In accordance with the notification conditions for requesting the timetable update notification including the conditions, the route search server obtains whether or not the route table or station timetable update satisfies the desired notification date and time conditions and satisfies the set timetable conditions. Therefore, the user can know the timetable update in a timely manner and at the desired date and time, for example, by setting a commute route and referring to the information when the timetable is updated. Thus, the departure time at home can be adjusted appropriately. Further, since the notification condition can be set in detail, only the update of the timetable desired by the user can be selectively acquired.

In the invention according to claim 2, at time table update notification system according to claim 1, the timetable condition includes information indicating a moving direction of the moving means in the station of the line, information indicating the traveling direction when included, the timetable updating determining means determines whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying timetable conditions including the traveling direction.

According to such a configuration, the user of the terminal device sets , for example, a commuting route, and determines whether or not the timetable is updated on the condition of the set route, the station, and the traveling direction of the moving means in the station. Therefore, when the timetable is updated, the departure time at home can be adjusted appropriately by referring to the information.

In the invention according to claim 3, at time table update notification system according to claim 1, the timetable condition, use the day, including information of the usage time or usage time zone, use the day, use time or use time zone if it contains information of, the timetable updating determining means, said utilization week, to determine whether there is an update in the timetable to meet the timetable conditions including use time or use time zone.

According to such a configuration, the user of the terminal device can set , for example, a use time or a use time zone, and obtain from the route search server whether or not a timetable is updated that satisfies the set time or time zone. If the table is updated, the information can be referred to.

In the invention according to claim 4, in the timetable update notification system according to claim 1, when the timetable condition includes information indicating the type of moving means and information indicating the type of moving means the timetable updating determining means determines whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying timetable conditions including the type of the moving means.

According to such a configuration, the user of the terminal device can set the information indicating the type of moving means. For example, the user can set the timetable of the express train from the notification of the timetable update by excluding the paid express train from the setting. Can be excluded.

In the invention concerning Claim 5, in the timetable update alerting | reporting system concerning Claim 1, alerting | reporting date conditions are the information set using the day of the week.

According to such a configuration, the user of the terminal device can, for example, set a commute route and set a weekday as a notification date and time, so that the update of the timetable can be known in a timely manner, and the timetable If there is an update, the information can be referred to and the departure time at home can be adjusted appropriately.

In the invention according to claim 6, at time table update notification system according to claim 1, the notification time and date conditions were set by specifying a predetermined number of days earlier date than the update date of the timetable satisfying the timetable condition Information.

According to such a configuration, for example, the user of the terminal device can receive a notification about timetable update in advance by setting a desired date and time several days before the scheduled date of timetable update. .

In the inventions according to claims 7 to 12 of the present application, it is possible to provide a timetable providing server constituting the timetable update notification system according to claims 1 to 6, respectively. In the invention concerning 13, the terminal device which comprises the timetable update alerting | reporting system concerning Claim 1 can be provided now. In the invention of claim 14, the timetable providing server according to claim 1 can be provided. In the invention of information distribution claim 15, the timetable update in the timetable update notification system according to claim 1 is provided. An informing method can be provided, and in the inventions of claims 16 and 17, respectively, the computer program constituting the timetable providing server of claim 9 and the terminal device of claim 13 can be provided. Become.

  Hereinafter, specific examples of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples and drawings. However, the embodiment shown below exemplifies a timetable update notification system for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and is intended to specify the present invention as this timetable update notification system. Instead, the present invention is equally applicable to the timetable update notification system of other embodiments included in the claims.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of a timetable update notification system S according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the timetable update notification system S includes a timetable providing server 1 and a terminal device 2 each connected to a network 3. The timetable providing server 1 includes a station timetable for each route, each station, and each traveling direction, a timetable database that accumulates operation timetables for each route, each train, and each traveling direction, and IDs of users and terminal devices, A user management database is provided that stores setting conditions set by the user as user registration information. The timetable providing server 1 reads out the corresponding timetable from the timetable database according to the setting conditions registered by the user, determines whether or not there is an update, and if there is an update, the mail registered by the user Send timetable update information to the address.

  In the timetable update notification system S shown in FIG. 1, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a PDA, or a portable music player can be used as the terminal device 2, and a walking route or a car can be used as the timetable providing server 1. In addition to the route section used, a server having a route search function including a route section using a transportation facility and a route guidance function (navigation function) can be used. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a system in which the present invention is applied to a navigation system 10 including a route search server 30 and a terminal device 20 using a mobile phone.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the navigation system 10 is configured such that a terminal device 20 using a portable terminal and a route search server 30 are connected via a network 12 such as the Internet. The route search server 30 includes a database (DB1) that stores data of a search network for route search, a user management database (DB2) that stores data such as setting information registered by a user, each train of a transportation facility, and the like. A timetable based on the operation schedule, a timetable / fare data database (DB3) that accumulates fares, and a database (DB4) that accumulates map data for display. The timetable / fare data can be acquired from the information distribution server 50 via the network. The route search server 30 may have a map distribution server function that distributes a map of a POI (Point of Interest) K location together with a navigation service function.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the navigation system 10 shown in FIG. The terminal device 20 is a terminal capable of receiving a navigation service, and includes a control unit 201, a communication unit 21, a GPS reception unit 22, a processing request unit 23, a distribution data storage unit 24, a display unit 25, an operation input unit 26, and a display. The control means 27 is provided.

  Although not shown, the control unit 201 is a microprocessor having a RAM, a ROM, and a processor, and controls the operation of each unit by a control program stored in the ROM. The communication means 21 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving communication data with the route search server 30 and the like via the network 12. The GPS receiving means 22 receives a GPS satellite signal and calculates a current position and a current time.

  The processing request unit 23 transmits a processing request to the route search server 30 based on the route search condition set by the operation input unit 26 and the timetable update notification condition, and the route search server 30 based on this processing request. As a result of the processing, various data transmitted to the terminal device 20 are stored in the distribution data storage unit 24 and displayed on the display unit 25 under the control of the display control unit 27.

  The user of the terminal device 20 can set a desired condition and request to receive notification from the route search server 30 about the update status of the route or station timetable of interest. For this reason, the operation input unit 26 includes a user registration / condition setting unit 261. Specifically, the user registration / condition setting unit 261 includes a character input key, a cursor key for selecting a setting item on the menu screen displayed on the display unit 25, and the like.

  The terminal device ID, user ID, password, and the like are transmitted to the route search server 30 and stored in a database that accumulates user management data 37. When making a timetable update notification request to the route search server 30, notification conditions are set and registered in the user management data. For example, the notification condition can be set so that the notification of the timetable update is received from the route search server 30 when the timetable regarding the daily commuting route is updated.

  On the other hand, the route search server 30 includes a control unit 301, a communication unit 31, a distribution data editing unit 32, an update information notification unit 33, a map database (DB) 34, a search network database (DB) 35, and a timetable database (DB) 36. , A user management database (DB) 37, a current date acquisition unit 371, a timetable update determination unit 372, an update notification date determination unit 373, a processing request storage unit 38, a route search unit 39, and the like.

  When there is a request for route search, POI (Point of Interest) search or map distribution from the terminal device 20, the route search server 30 temporarily stores the request in the processing request storage unit 38. If the request is a route search request, the route search means 39 searches the search network database 35 for an optimal route or a recommended route (guide route). The searched guide route data is edited into distribution data for the terminal device 20 by the distribution data editing means 32 and distributed to the terminal device 20. Further, map data including the guide route is read from the map database 34 and distributed to the terminal device 20.

  The timetable database 36 stores data such as station timetables and operation timetables. These timetables include the time, destination, and type of transportation means (express) that includes one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the transportation means (individual trains and trains) at each station for each transportation route. , Ordinary another).

  In the user management database 37, user registration information transmitted from the terminal device 20, notification conditions for timetable update, and notification destination information are stored for each registered user as user management information. The current date and time acquisition means 371 has a timer function and a calendar function and acquires the current date and time. The update notification date determination unit 373 refers to the user management database 37 to determine the notification date of the timetable update for each user based on the current date acquired by the current date acquisition unit 371. The timetable update determining means 372 refers to the user management database 37, identifies a timetable according to the notification condition, and determines whether or not the timetable is updated. When the timetable update determination unit 372 determines that there is an update in the timetable according to the notification condition, the update information notification unit 33 notifies the notification destination registered in the user management database 37 of the update of the timetable. .

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a menu screen for setting conditions for notification of timetable change in the terminal device 20. Although the menu screen is not limited to the illustrated example, as shown in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 4, in the timetable update notification setting screen, an input field for setting the route and station of the timetable to be notified is displayed. “Route”, “Station”, “Route”, “Route, Station” input field 4 a, “Notification desired date and time” input field 4 b, “Notification destination” e-mail address The input field 4c is provided. In the input fields 4a and 4b, pull-down menus are prepared, and selection input is made possible by displaying previously prepared menus or input data stored in the terminal device 20 so far.

  If you want to be notified of timetable updates regarding commuting routes, the route name of the transportation system that the user uses for commuting everyday, the station used, for example, the nearest station at home and the direction of going up or down, or work place Set the nearest station and the direction of going up and down. If the desired date is set in consideration of going out on Saturdays and Sundays instead of commuting routes, it is not always necessary to set the direction of travel. This is because, when going out, unlike the commuting route, it is not specified in which direction to go up or down from the nearest station at home.

  Next, the user registers (sets) “notification desired date” using the input field 4b. In the case of the menu screen shown in FIG. 4, when there is an update of the station timetable that matches the conditions such as the route, station, and traveling direction set from the “route, station” input field 4a, what time before the update It is possible to set whether or not notification of timetable update is desired. If such a setting is made, the user of the terminal device can designate a desired date and time several days before the scheduled date of timetable update, and can be notified in advance of the update of the timetable.

  When it is desired to notify the timetable update regarding the commuting route, as shown in the menu screen of FIG. 5, it is possible to set the day of use of the transportation facility by specifying the day of the week using the input field 4d. For example, in the case of a commuting route, generally, a weekday from Monday to Friday is a use day, and if a timetable is updated on a route set during this time, a notification to that effect can be received. The time of leaving home can be adjusted in response to the notification of the schedule change. The update of the timetable includes changing the destination of each train and train. Depending on the setting of the route, information such as each train on that route, the train operation time, the destination change, and the schedule of the revised schedule will be notified to the user. The

  Also, it is possible to designate a use time zone and receive a timetable update notification when there is an update in the timetable for that time zone. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen for performing such setting. The input field 4e for registering the usage time in FIG. 6 is configured to set a start time and an end time. By setting the time zone from the start time to the end time using the input field 4e, when the timetable for this time zone is updated, it is possible to receive a timetable update notification from the route search server 30. become.

  Furthermore, it is possible to set notification or non-notification of information notified in the timetable update notification. For example, when it is desired to know whether or not there is a timetable update related to a commuting route, there are many cases where a paid express train is not used, and in such a case, information on the timetable update of a paid express train is not required. On the other hand, paid express trains are sometimes used for travel and outing purposes. In this case, it is necessary to receive notification of timetable updates including the paid express trains. At that time, the approximate use time can be specifically set using the input field 4f.

  In this setting, as shown in the notification setting of FIG. 7, the update notification of “paid express timetable update” is performed by checking the input field 4g having a check box of “notify pay schedule express timetable update”. Can be excluded. When there is no input in this check item, all timetable updates including the paid express are subject to notification.

  When the route search server 30 receives the timetable update notification condition setting information as described above from the terminal device 20, the route search server 30 stores the notification condition setting information in association with the terminal ID and the user ID in the user management database 37. Remember. The route search server 30 refers to the user management database 37 every time the current date is acquired, and checks user registration information and notification conditions for timetable update. If the timetable change notification date set by the user is present, is the timetable set in the notification condition, for example, whether the timetable corresponding to the specified “route”, “station”, “traveling direction” is updated? Determine whether or not.

  At that time, notification date and time (see FIG. 4), use date (including day of the week to be used) (see FIG. 5), use time zone (see FIG. 6), notification setting (see FIG. 7) of the specified route, etc. Check whether the timetable is updated according to the settings. If the timetable is updated, the notification information of the corresponding timetable update is transmitted to the update notification destination mail address.

  8-10 is a figure which shows an example of the alerting | reporting screen displayed on the terminal device 20 based on the alerting | reporting information of the timetable update transmitted to the terminal device 20 from the route search server 30. FIG. FIG. 8 shows a timetable update notification screen when a route, a station, and a traveling direction are designated and the weekday timetable is updated. FIG. 9 shows a timetable update notification screen including a change of destination, and FIG. 10 shows a timetable update notification screen when a use time zone is set.

  As described above, according to the timetable update notification condition registered by the user of the terminal device 20, the route search server can obtain the presence or absence of the timetable update of the route or station set at a desired date and time. Can be known in a timely manner and at a desired date and time, for example, when a commuting route is set and the timetable is updated, the information is referred to and the departure time of the home is appropriately set. Will be able to adjust. Further, since the notification condition can be set in detail, only the update of the timetable desired by the user can be selectively acquired.

  Next, a timetable update notification processing procedure in the timetable update notification system of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the route search server 30.

  First, in step S101, the route search server 30 acquires registration information from the terminal device 20 and notification conditions for timetable update, and registers and stores these information in the user management data 37 in step S102. To do. As described above, the user registration information is a user ID, a terminal device ID, a password, etc., and the timetable update notification condition information is “route”, “station”, This is setting information including “traveling direction”, timetable update notification date and time, and timetable update notification destination information such as an e-mail address. For this information, information on all users may be acquired in advance, or information may be acquired with reference to the user management data 37 at each processing step as necessary.

  Next, in the route search server 30, the current date and time acquisition unit 371 acquires the current date (current date) using a timer, a time measuring unit, and the like (not shown) (step S103). In step S104, the update notification date determination unit 373 refers to the user management data 37 to determine whether it is a timetable update notification date (notification desired date). If it is not the set notification date, the process is terminated. If it is the set notification date, the process proceeds to step S105. If the information registered in the user management data 37 does not include the desired date of notification, and the transportation use date is registered, the update notification date determination unit 373 calculates an appropriate notification date. And compare it to the current date.

  When the process proceeds to step S105, the current date and time acquisition unit 371 acquires the current time, and determines whether or not it is the set time of the timetable update notification in the process of step S106. If it is determined in the determination process of step S106 that it is not the notification time of timetable update, the process returns to the current time acquisition process of step S105, and if it is determined that it is the notification time of timetable update, in the process of step S107, The timetable update determination unit 372 calculates a timetable update check date that matches the timetable update notification date. Further, in the process of step S108, the timetable update determining unit acquires setting information such as the used route / used station / traveling direction information included in the user management data 37.

  In the process of step S109, according to the route, station, and traveling direction acquired in the process of step S108, the corresponding timetable data, here the station timetable data, is acquired from the timetable data 36 stored in the database. Then, the timetable update determination unit 372 determines whether or not there is a timetable update in the determination process of step S110. The timetable update is determined by comparing the timetable update check date with the timetable of the same day of the previous week when there is a change, and determining that there is a timetable update. In addition, the timetable update date may be registered in the timetable data stored in the database.

  If it is determined in step S110 that the timetable has not been updated, the process ends. If it is determined in step S110 that there is a timetable update, the process proceeds to step S111, information on the timetable update notification destination is acquired from the user information, and timetable update information is transmitted to the notification destination in step S112.

  As described above, since the notification of the timetable update can be made at the date and time desired by the user, the timetable update can be transmitted to the user at an effective timing. In addition, since the comparison is performed not on the update date of the timetable but on the same day of the previous week, notification can be performed not only when the timetable is updated but also when there is a temporary schedule for each season.

  Next, route search processing in the route search server 30 will be described. In the search network data 35 for route search, road network data for searching for a travel route by walking or automobile and traffic network data for searching for a travel route using public transportation are stored. The route searching means 39 searches for a route by walking or a car or a route using both walking and transportation by referring to the network data for route search.

  The road network data is structured as follows. For example, when the road is composed of roads A, B, and C as shown in FIG. 12, the end points, intersections, and inflection points of the roads A, B, and C are used as nodes, and the roads connecting the nodes are directed. Link cost data expressed as links, with node data (node latitude / longitude), link data (link number) and link cost of each link (link distance or time required to travel the link) as data Consists of.

  That is, in FIG. 12, Nn (◯ mark) and Nm (◎ mark) indicate nodes, and Nm (◎ mark) indicates a road intersection. Directional links connecting the nodes are indicated by arrow lines (solid line, dotted line, two-dot chain line). As for the links, there are links facing in the upward and downward directions of the road, but in FIG. 12, only the links in the direction of the arrows are illustrated for the sake of simplicity.

  When route search is performed using such road network data as a route search database, links linked from the starting node to the destination node are traced to accumulate the link cost, thereby minimizing the accumulated link cost. Search and guide the route. That is, in FIG. 12, when a route search is performed with the departure point as the node AX and the destination as the node CY, the road travels from the node AX along the road A, turns right at the second intersection, enters the road C, and reaches the node CY. The link cost is accumulated sequentially, and a route that minimizes the accumulated link cost is searched for and guided.

  Although other routes from the node AX to the node CY are not shown in FIG. 12, there are actually other such routes, and therefore, a plurality of routes that can be reached from the node AX to the node CY are displayed. A search is performed in the same manner, and a route with the lowest link cost is determined as the optimum route. This method is performed by, for example, a known method called the Dijkstra method.

  On the other hand, the traffic network data for route search of the transportation system is configured as follows. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, in the case of traffic routes A, B, and C, each station (each airport on an aircraft route) provided on each traffic route A, B, and C is used as a node, and the nodes are connected. A section is represented by a directional link, and node data (latitude / longitude) and link data (link number) are network data. In FIG. 13, Nn (○ mark) and Nm (◎ mark) indicate nodes, Nm (◎ mark) indicates a transit point (such as a transfer station) on a traffic route, and a directional link connecting each node. It is indicated by an arrow line (solid line, dotted line, two-dot chain line). As for the links, there are links facing in the upward and downward directions of the traffic route. In FIG. 13, only the links in the direction of the arrows are shown in order to simplify the illustration.

  However, the traffic network basically has a different link cost compared to the road network. That is, in the road network, the link cost is fixed and static. However, in the traffic network, as shown in FIG. 13, trains and airplanes (hereinafter referred to as individual trains and airplanes) that operate traffic routes are used. A plurality of means of transportation). The time of departure from one node and the time of arrival at the next node are determined for each means of transportation (specified by timetable data and operation data), and individual routes do not necessarily link to adjacent nodes. There is a case. This is the case, for example, with express trains and trains that stop at each station. In such a case, a plurality of different links exist on the same traffic route, and the required time between nodes may differ depending on the transportation means.

  In the transportation network illustrated in FIG. 13, a plurality of transportation means (routes) Aa to Ac... Exist on the same link of the transportation route A, and a plurality of transportation means (routes) Ca to Cc. Will do. Therefore, unlike a simple road network, the transportation network of a transportation facility has a data amount proportional to the total number of transportation means (routes such as individual airplanes and trains).

  In order to search for a route from a certain departure point to a certain destination using such traffic network data, all the means of transportation that can be used (ride) when arriving from the departure point to the destination are searched. It is necessary to specify the means of transportation that matches the search conditions.

  For example, in FIG. 13, when a route search is performed with the departure point as a node AX of the traffic route A and a specific departure time specified, and the node CY of the traffic route C as a destination, the route operates on the traffic route A. Of the transportation means Aa to Ac..., All transportation means after the departure time are sequentially selected as the departure route. Based on the arrival time at the transit node on the transit route C, among all the transit means Ca to Cc... Operating on the transit route C, all combinations of transit means after the time that can be boarded at the transit node. The total time required for each route, the number of transfers, and the like are guided.

  Using such network data, the route search server 30 searches for a plurality of candidate routes from the departure point to the destination according to the route search conditions, and transmits the results to the terminal device 20 as guide route data. If the departure time of the departure place is specified in the route search conditions, the arrival time at the destination is reached. If the arrival time at the destination is specified, the arrival time is reached at the specified time. Therefore, the terminal device 20 can display these together with the details of the route on the display means 25. When the transfer route is included in the guide route, the train to be transferred at the transfer station and its departure time can be displayed in the same manner.

  In route search when walking and transportation are used as means of movement, route network search is performed by combining road network data and traffic network data to edit comprehensive network data. The road network data is referred to for the walking route section, and the traffic network data is referred to for the route section using the transportation facility. In the search for the optimum route, the route having the minimum route cost in total is searched. In this case, a route that does not minimize the walking route section may be searched.

  When a route with the smallest walking route section is requested, a condition for making the walking route section the shortest is set. In addition, when requesting a route search that minimizes the number of transfers, a condition for minimizing the number of transfers is set. Furthermore, it is possible to set a condition that the fare of the route section using the transportation facility is minimized. These condition settings are common in route search using transportation.

  In addition, in the description of the above embodiment, the update notification of the station timetable indicating the arrival and departure trains and train times for each route of each station has been described as an example, but at each stop station for each train and train of each route. The timetable update notification system according to the present invention can also be applied to an update notification of an operation timetable indicating arrival time and departure time.

  Further, if the present invention is applied to the navigation system shown in FIG. 3, in addition to notification of timetable update, for example, a commuting route to be used on a daily basis is registered, and a new one is created based on the updated timetable. It is also possible to search for an alternative route and provide it to the terminal device.

  The present invention can be applied to a system using a personal computer or the like as a terminal device in addition to a system using a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone as a terminal device. In addition to the timetable search system, the present invention can also be applied to a navigation system.

It is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of a timetable update notification system S according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the system which applied this invention to the navigation system which consists of a route search server and the terminal device using a mobile telephone. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed structure of the navigation system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu screen which sets the conditions of a timetable change alerting | reporting in a terminal device. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu screen designated and set to a utilization period, when setting the notification desired date regarding a timetable update in a terminal device. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu screen which designates and sets a utilization time slot | zone when setting the notification desired date regarding a timetable update in a terminal device. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu screen comprised so that notification of a specific update condition and non notification may be set in alerting | reporting of a timetable update. It is a figure which shows an example of the alerting | reporting screen of the timetable update displayed on a terminal device. It is a figure which shows another example of the alerting | reporting screen of the timetable update displayed on a terminal device. It is a figure which shows another example of the alerting | reporting screen of the timetable update displayed on a terminal device. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the timetable update alerting | reporting in the timetable update notification system concerning the Example of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the concept of the data of the road network contained in the network data for search. It is a schematic diagram which shows the concept of the traffic network data contained in the network data for a search.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Route search system 12 ... Network 20 ... Terminal device 201 ... Control means 21 ... Communication means 22 ... GPS reception means 23 ... Processing request means 24 .... Delivery data storage means 25 ... Display means 26 ... Operation input means 261 ... User registration / condition setting means 27 ... Display control means 30 ... Route search Server 301 ... Control means 31 ... Communication means 32 ... Distribution data editing means 33 ... Update information notification means 34 ... Map database 35 ... Search network data 36 ... .. Timetable data 37... User management data 371... Current date and time acquisition means 372... Timetable update determination means 373... Update notification date and time determination means 38. ... Search means

Claims (17)

Timetable update notification comprising a timetable providing server having a timetable database that stores a timetable including one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the moving means at each station for each route of transportation, and a terminal device A system,
The terminal device requests the timetable conditions including at least a desired route and the station, a desired date and time conditions the user, the notification time and date conditions permitting notification time table update, the time table update notification including Notification conditions for notification, and notification destination information is transmitted to the timetable providing server,
The timetable providing server, a management information database for storing said notification condition and notification destination information transmitted from the terminal device, the current date and time acquisition means for acquiring the current date and time, by referring to the management information database, the current based on the current date and time acquisition section acquires date and time, determines the update notification time determination means for determining, whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition whether the broadcast date and time satisfying And a timetable update discriminating means for performing,
Wherein the update notification date determination unit, the current time is determined and the broadcast date condition is satisfied, and, when the time table update determination means has determined that there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition, the notification destination A timetable update notification system characterized in that the timetable update is notified. The timetable condition includes information indicating the traveling direction of the moving means at the station on the route, and when the information indicating the traveling direction is included, the timetable update determining means includes a time including the traveling direction. timetable update notification system according to claim 1, characterized in that to determine whether there is an update in the time table that satisfy the table conditions. The timetable condition includes information on usage day, usage time or usage time zone, and when information on usage day of week, usage time or usage time zone is included, the timetable update determining means , timetable update notification system according to claim 1, characterized in that to determine whether there is an update in the timetable to meet the timetable conditions including use time or use time zone. The said timetable condition includes information indicating a type of the mobile unit, if it contains information indicating the type of the mobile unit, the time table update determination means, the timetable conditions including the type of said moving means The timetable update notification system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not there is an update in the timetable to be satisfied . The timetable update notification system according to claim 1, wherein the notification date and time condition is information set using a day of the week. The notification date condition, timetable update notification system according to claim 1, characterized in that the specified to information set a predetermined number of days earlier date than the update date of the timetable satisfying the timetable conditions. Providing a timetable provided with a timetable database that is connected to a terminal device via a network and stores a timetable that includes one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction in each station of each transportation route A server,
The terminal device requests the timetable conditions including at least a desired route and the station, a desired date and time conditions the user, the notification time and date conditions permitting notification time table update, the time table update notification including Notification conditions for notification, and notification destination information is transmitted to the timetable providing server,
The timetable providing server, a management information database for storing said notification condition and notification destination information transmitted from the terminal device, the current date and time acquisition means for acquiring the current date and time, by referring to the management information database, currently, based on the current date and time acquisition section acquires date and time, to determine the update notification time determination means for determining whether the broadcast time condition is satisfied, whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition A timetable update determination means,
Wherein the update notification date determination unit, the current time is determined and the broadcast date condition is satisfied, and, when the time table update determination means has determined that there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition, the notification destination A timetable providing server that notifies the update of the timetable to The timetable condition includes information indicating the traveling direction of the moving means at the station on the route, and when the information indicating the traveling direction is included, the timetable update determining means includes a time including the traveling direction. timetable providing server according to claim 7, characterized in that to determine whether there is an update in the time table that satisfy the table conditions. The timetable condition includes information on usage day, usage time or usage time zone, and when information on usage day of week, usage time or usage time zone is included, the timetable update determining means , timetable providing server according to claim 7, characterized in that to determine whether there is an update in the timetable to meet the timetable conditions including use time or use time zone. The said timetable condition includes information indicating a type of the mobile unit, if it contains information indicating the type of the mobile unit, the time table update determination means, the timetable conditions including the type of said moving means The timetable providing server according to claim 7, wherein it is determined whether or not there is an update in the timetable to be satisfied . 8. The timetable providing server according to claim 7, wherein the notification date condition is information set using a day of the week. The notification date condition, timetable providing server according to claim 7, characterized in that from the update date timetable satisfying the timetable condition is information that is set by specifying a predetermined number of days earlier date. A terminal connected via a network to a timetable providing server having a timetable database that stores a timetable including one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the moving means at each station for each route of transportation A device,
The timetable providing server includes a management information database that stores notification conditions and notification destination information including notification date and time conditions and timetable conditions transmitted from a terminal device, current date and time acquisition means for acquiring a current date and time, by referring to the management information database, based on the current current date time acquiring unit has acquired, and the update notification time determination means for determining whether the broadcast time and date satisfies, updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition A timetable update determining means for determining whether or not there is an update, and when the timetable update determining means determines that there is an update in the timetable according to the notification condition, the timetable update is updated in the notification destination To inform
The terminal device requests a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including at least a desired route and a station , and a user-desired date / time condition and a notification date / time condition permitting notification of timetable update. Operation input means for transmitting notification conditions and notification destination information for the timetable providing server, and display means,
The terminal device includes, by the operation input means, a timetable condition including at least a desired route and a station , and a user-desired datetime condition and a notification datetime condition that allows notification of timetable update. A notification condition for requesting a table update notification and notification destination information are set and transmitted to the timetable providing server, and the timetable update information received from the timetable providing server is displayed on the display means. A terminal device. A timetable database storing a timetable including one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the moving means at each station for each route of transportation, and at least a desired route and station transmitted from the terminal device A notification condition and notification destination information for requesting a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including the notification and a notification date / time condition that is a user-desired date / time condition and allows notification of timetable update are stored. It refers to the management information database, the current based on the current date and time acquisition section acquires date and time, to determine whether the broadcast date condition is satisfied, determines whether there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition timetable and providing server, a time table update report having a terminal device that transmits the notification condition and the broadcast destination information including said timetable conditions the notification date condition on the timetable providing server A system,
The timetable providing server has a timetable database that stores a station timetable for each route, for each station, for each traveling direction, for each route, for each train, and for each traveling direction, a timetable database that accumulates operation timetables. Notification system. Update the timetable from the timetable providing server having the timetable database that stores the timetable including one or both of the arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the transportation means at each station for each route of the transportation system to the terminal device. A timetable update notification method for notification,
The terminal device
A notification condition for requesting a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including at least a desired route and a station and a user-desired date / time condition and a notification date / time condition permitting notification of a timetable update; And sending the notification destination information to the timetable providing server,
The timetable providing server is:
A step of referring to the management information database for storing said notification condition sent from the terminal device a notification destination information, based on the current time and date, to determine whether the broadcast date condition is satisfied,
A step of determining whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition,
Determining that the current time satisfies the notification date and time and determining that the timetable satisfying the timetable satisfies an update, and notifying the notification destination of the update of the timetable. A characteristic timetable update notification method. A timetable database storing a timetable including one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the moving means at each station for each route of transportation, and at least a desired route and station transmitted from the terminal device A notification condition and notification destination information for requesting a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including the notification and a notification date / time condition that is a user-desired date / time condition and allows notification of timetable update are stored. by referring to the management information database, based on the current current date time acquisition means has acquired, to determine whether the broadcast date condition is satisfied, whether there is an update in the timetable satisfies timetable a timetable providing server to determine the time table update having the terminal device that transmits the notification condition and the broadcast destination information including said timetable conditions the notification date condition on the timetable providing server A computer program for configuring the time table providing server in known systems,
The reference to the management information database that stores the notification condition and the notification destination information including the timetable conditions the notification date condition transmitted from the terminal device, based on the current time and date, whether the broadcast date and time satisfying update notification date and time determining means either to determine,
Time table update determination means for determining whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition, makes the computer function as,
A program characterized in that, when it is determined that the current time satisfies the notification date and time condition, and when it is determined that there is an update in the time table that satisfies the time table condition , the notification destination is notified of the update of the time table. . A timetable database storing a timetable including one or both of arrival time and / or departure time for each traveling direction of the moving means at each station for each route of transportation, and at least a desired route and station transmitted from the terminal device A notification condition and notification destination information for requesting a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including the notification and a notification date / time condition that is a user-desired date / time condition and allows notification of timetable update are stored. by referring to the management information database, based on the current current date time acquisition means we have acquired, to determine whether the broadcast date condition is satisfied, whether or not there is updated timetable satisfying the timetable condition timetable with a timetable providing server to determine, and a terminal apparatus to be transmitted to the timetable providing server notification condition and the broadcast destination information including said timetable conditions the broadcast date and time conditions A computer program for configuring a terminal device in the new broadcast system,
A notification condition for requesting a timetable update notification including a timetable condition including at least a desired route and a station and a user-desired date / time condition and a notification date / time condition permitting notification of a timetable update; And a program for executing the function of transmitting the notification destination information to the timetable providing server.

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