JP5403210B2 - Control device and information distribution system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a control device and an information distribution system, and more particularly to an information distribution system using a plurality of small base stations.

  In certain art galleries and museums, a guidance system has been introduced that allows a dedicated portable information terminal to be rented to a visitor, and the explanation of the exhibits to be provided to the visitor through the portable information terminal.

  In Patent Document 1 below, a specific user card is lent to a visitor in a library, and audio signals transmitted from ultrasonic speakers installed at a plurality of locations in the facility are received by the user card. A guidance system is disclosed that can guide a visitor to a target book storage location by playing.

JP 2007-266919 A

  When renting portable information terminals to visitors at the above-mentioned specific museums, the number of portable information terminals provided by the facility is limited, so it is possible to rent portable information terminals to all visitors during busy hours Can not. On the other hand, if a portable information terminal is prepared assuming the largest number of visitors, the cost increases. In addition, it is necessary to arrange personnel for lending the portable information terminal to visitors and personnel for collecting it from visitors. These inconveniences can occur in the guidance system disclosed in Patent Document 1 as well.

  In addition, in the above-mentioned specific art museums and the like, if the explanation of the exhibits is a portable information terminal in which the explanation of the exhibits is recorded in the arrangement order of the exhibits, if the visitors do not follow the prescribed route, Inconsistency occurs in the correspondence relationship with the description of the exhibit reproduced from the portable information terminal.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is possible to provide visitors with appropriate explanations corresponding to each exhibit, etc., while eliminating the need for lending equipment from the facility to the visitors. The object is to obtain a control device and an information distribution system.

The control device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a control device used in an information distribution system that distributes information to a person located in a specific facility where a plurality of small base stations are installed. A communication processing unit is provided that transmits information for each small base station to a mobile phone of a person located in the cell of the small base station via the small base station corresponding to the information. It is.

According to the control device according to the first aspect, a plurality of small base stations are installed at a plurality of locations in the facility, and information about each small base station is received from each small base station. Delivered to the mobile phone of the person located in the cell. Therefore, by installing a small base station corresponding to each exhibit, etc., and delivering explanations of each exhibit etc. from each small base station, visitors to the facility can use their own mobile phones, You can receive explanations of each exhibit. As a result, it is possible to provide visitors with an appropriate explanation corresponding to each exhibit and the like, while eliminating the need for lending equipment from the facility to the visitors.

Control apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the control device according to the first aspect, the information, is characterized in that includes guidance information of the facility.

According to the control apparatus which concerns on a 2nd aspect, a visitor can receive description of each exhibit using the mobile phone which he brought himself in facilities, such as an art museum and a museum. As a result, it is expected that the understanding of each exhibit will deepen and the satisfaction of visitors will increase.

The third control device according to the embodiment of the present invention is the control apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the information includes the map information of the facility, the current position of the mobile phone in the facility Information.

According to the control apparatus which concerns on a 3rd aspect, it becomes possible to improve the convenience of a visitor by providing the map information in a facility, and the present location information of the visitor in a facility to a mobile phone. For example, the visitor can quickly move to the display location of the target exhibit based on the provided map information and current position information.

Control device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the control apparatus according to a third aspect, the information, characterized in that the route information a person located in said facility to be retrograde is further included It is what.

According to the control device according to the fourth aspect, by providing the route information in the facility to the mobile phone, the visitor does not get lost in the route in the facility, so the convenience of the visitor can be improved. .
An information distribution system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is an information distribution system for distributing information to a person located in a specific facility, and a plurality of small base stations installed at a plurality of locations in the facility The information for each small base station is distributed from each small base station to a mobile phone of a person located in the cell of each small base station.
According to the information distribution system according to the fifth aspect, a plurality of small base stations are installed at a plurality of locations in the facility, and information for each small base station is received from each small base station. To the mobile phone of the person located in the cell. Therefore, by installing a small base station corresponding to each exhibit, etc., and delivering explanations of each exhibit etc. from each small base station, visitors to the facility can use their own mobile phones, You can receive explanations of each exhibit. As a result, it is possible to provide visitors with an appropriate explanation corresponding to each exhibit and the like, while eliminating the need for lending equipment from the facility to the visitors.
The information distribution system according to the sixth aspect of the present invention is the information distribution system according to the fifth aspect, in particular, the information distribution service provided by the information distribution system by installing predetermined application software on the mobile phone. The mobile phone communication connection destination is forcibly switched from a public network base station to the small base station when the application software is executed in the facility. Is.
According to the information distribution system of the sixth aspect, since the facility is included in the cell of the base station of the public network, the small base in the facility can be used as a candidate for the connection destination of the mobile phone located in the facility. Even if not only stations but also public network base stations are included, the connection destination of mobile phone communication located in the facility is securely fixed to the small base station in the facility, not the base station of the public network be able to. Therefore, it is possible to reliably provide the information distribution service by the information distribution system according to the present invention to visitors in the facility.
The information distribution system according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the information distribution system according to the fifth or sixth aspect, in particular, the mobile phone located in the facility is connected to the public network via the small base station. It can be communicated with.
According to the information distribution system of the seventh aspect, even in a situation where the connection destination of the mobile phone communication is fixed to the small base station in the facility, the mobile phone located in the facility is connected via the small base station. Since communication with the public network is possible, a visitor in the facility can make a call or send / receive an e-mail to / from a mobile phone outside the facility using his / her mobile phone.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide a visitor with the appropriate description corresponding to each exhibit etc., without lending the apparatus from a facility to a visitor.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the element which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in different drawing shall show the same or corresponding element.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a facility 1 in which an information distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention is introduced. The facility 1 is a specific facility where a plurality of exhibits are exhibited, such as an art museum or a museum. The facility 1 is provided with an entrance 2 and an exit 3. In the facility 1, a route 4 to be followed by visitors (visitors) from the entrance 2 to the exit 3 is set, and a plurality of exhibits (shown in FIG. 1 are shown) along the route 4. Is not). In the facility 1, a plurality of femtocell base stations 5 (reference numerals 5A to 5F in FIG. 1) are installed along the route 4. In the example of the present embodiment, one femtocell base station 5 is installed corresponding to one exhibit. In FIG. 1, only six femtocell base stations 5A to 5F are shown for simplification. However, the number of femtocell base stations 5 is not limited to this example, and more femtocell base stations 5 are included. It may be installed. Further, instead of installing one femtocell base station 5 corresponding to one exhibit, one femtocell base station 5 may be installed corresponding to several exhibits.

  Around the femtocell base station 5, a femtocell 6 (symbols 6A to 6F in FIG. 1) that is a communication area of the femtocell base station 5 is defined. For example, a femtocell 6A is defined around the femtocell base station 5A, and a femtocell 6B is defined around the femtocell base station 5B. The radius of the femtocell 6 is, for example, about 10 meters to several tens of meters. The plurality of femtocells 6A to 6F cover almost the entire area (may be completely the entire area) in the facility 1. Further, adjacent femtocells 6 partially overlap each other.

  The femtocell base stations 5A to 5F are connected to each other by a communication network 7 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) laid in the facility 1. A control device 8 is provided in the facility 1, and the control device 8 is connected to the communication network 7.

  An outdoor base station 10 is installed outside the facility 1. The base station 10 has an antenna 11. A macro cell 12 that is a communication area of the base station 10 is defined around the base station 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the facility 1 and its surroundings are included in a macro cell 12.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining an operation performed when the visitor 50 enters the facility 1. Visitor 50 brings his mobile phone 51. Visitor 50 downloads predetermined application software 30 from base station 10 to mobile phone 51 at entrance 2. When the downloaded application software 30 is installed in the mobile phone 51, the mobile phone 51 is ready to receive the information distribution service provided by the information distribution system according to the present embodiment. Note that the download of the application software 30 is not necessarily performed at the entrance 2 and may be performed in advance at the home of the visitor 50 or the like.

  After the installation of the application software 30 is completed, the visitor 50 executes the application software 30 at the entrance 2. As a result, the communication destination of the mobile phone 51 is forced from the public network base station 10 to the femtocell base station 5 in the facility 1 (specifically, the femtocell base station 5A closest to the entrance 2). Switch.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for specifically explaining the connection destination switching process. The base station 10 is connected to an RNC (Radio Network Controller) 20, and the femtocell base station 5 is connected to the RNC 21 via the control device 8. The RNCs 20 and 21 are connected to the core network 22 of the mobile communication carrier. The core network 22 includes an HLR (Home Location Register) 23 and the like.

  Different mobile network codes (Mobile Network Codes: MNC) are assigned to the RNC 20 and the RNC 21. In addition, the application software 30 includes a mode (Automatic Mode) in which an arbitrary network is automatically selected as a public mobile communication network (PLMN) to which the mobile phone is connected, and the mobile phone itself is a specific network. Has a function of executing a mode (Manual Mode) for designating. When the application software 30 is executed, the PLMN selection mode is set to Manual Mode. In the application software 30, the MNC of the RNC 21 is set as the MNC included in the PLMN ID. Accordingly, when the application software 30 is executed, the mobile phone 51 searches for a communication connection destination only for a cell to which the MNC of the RNC 21 is assigned (that is, the femtocell 6). In other words, the mobile phone 51 does not search the macro cell 12 to which the MNC of the RNC 20 is assigned. As a result, the communication connection destination of the mobile phone 51 is forcibly fixed to the femtocell base station 5.

  In addition, after the mobile phone 51 has camped the femtocell base station 5, the location registration of the mobile phone 51 is performed from the femtocell base station 5 to the HRL 23 of the core network 22 via the control device 8 and the RNC 21. As a result, the core network 22 can recognize the location of the mobile phone 51, so that the mobile phone 51 can make and receive calls and provide other additional services as usual. That is, since the mobile phone 51 located in the facility 1 can communicate with the core network 22 via the femtocell base station 5, the control device 8, and the RNC 21, the mobile phone 51 is connected to the outside of the facility 1. It is possible to make calls and send / receive e-mails with other mobile phones.

  When the visitor 50 leaves the facility 1 from the exit 3, the execution of the application software 30 in the mobile phone 51 is terminated. For example, by transmitting a message prompting the end of execution from the femtocell base station 5F closest to the exit 3 to the mobile phone 51, the execution of the application software 30 is ended by a manual operation of the visitor 50. Alternatively, the execution of the application software 30 is automatically terminated by the function of the application software 30 on condition that the mobile phone 51 has left the range of all femtocells 6. In addition to ending the execution, the application software 30 may be deleted from the mobile phone 51 manually or automatically. Also, the application software 30 switches the PLMN selection mode from Manual Mode to Automatic Mode immediately before the execution is finished. Thereby, the connection destination of the mobile phone 51 becomes the base station 10 or the femtocell base station 5, and the connection destination when the mobile phone 51 leaves the area of all the femtocells 6 becomes the base station 10.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a visitor 50 is viewing an exhibit in the facility 1. In the example shown in FIG. 4, exhibits 60D and 60E such as paintings are displayed. A femtocell base station 5D is installed corresponding to the exhibit 60D, and a femtocell base station 5E is installed corresponding to the exhibit 60E.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the control device 8. The control device 8 includes a communication processing unit 81, a distribution processing unit 82 connected to the communication processing unit 81, and a database 83 connected to the distribution processing unit 82. Further, the communication processing unit 81 is connected to the communication network 7 and the RNC 21. In the database 83, a plurality of guidance information regarding each exhibit in the facility 1 is stored in association with each femtocell base station 5. The guide information is information unique to each exhibit including the creator of the exhibit and the year of production.

  4 and 5, when the mobile phone 51 enters the femtocell 6D of the femtocell base station 5D by the visitor 50 approaching the exhibit 60D, a signal S1 for location registration is sent to the mobile phone 51. To the communication processing unit 81 via the femtocell base station 5D and the communication network 7. Upon receiving the signal S1, the communication processing unit 81 inputs a signal S2 indicating that the mobile phone 51 has entered the femtocell 6D to the distribution processing unit 82. Upon receiving the signal S2, the distribution processing unit 82 inputs a signal S3 for reading the guidance information associated with the femtocell base station 5D into the database 83. As a result, guidance information 61D associated with the femtocell base station 5D (that is, guidance information related to the exhibition 60D) 61D is read from the database 83.

  The guidance information 61D read from the database 83 is input to the communication processing unit 81 via the distribution processing unit 82. The communication processing unit 81 transmits the input guidance information 61D to the mobile phone 51 via the communication network 7 and the femtocell base station 5D. Thereby, the guidance information 61D regarding the exhibit 60D is distributed to the mobile phone 51.

  6 to 8 are diagrams schematically showing the mobile phone 51. The mobile phone 51 has an operation switch group 40, a display screen 41, a microphone 42, and a speaker 43. The mobile phone 51 can arbitrarily select one or more of voice information, text information, image information, and video information as the format of the guidance information 61D to be distributed by the function of the application software 30.

  When the audio information is selected, as shown in FIG. 6, an audio message 70 relating to the guidance of the exhibition 60 </ b> D is output from the speaker 43. When the character information is selected, as shown in FIG. 7, the character message 71 related to the guidance of the exhibit 60 </ b> D is displayed in a telop at a predetermined location in the display screen 41. When image information and text information are selected, as shown in FIG. 8, an e-mail including an image of the exhibit 60D and its explanatory text is received by the mobile phone 51, and the content is displayed on the display screen 41. Is displayed. When the video information is selected, a video (moving image) relating to the guidance of the exhibit 60 </ b> D is reproduced on the display screen 41 and sound accompanying the video is output from the speaker 43.

  Referring to FIG. 4, when the visitor 50 who has finished viewing the exhibit 60D moves away from the exhibit 60D and approaches the next exhibit 60E as indicated by an arrow 55, the mobile phone 51 uses the femtocell base station 5E. Will enter the femtocell 6E. As a result, the same processing as described above is performed, and the guidance information 61E related to the exhibit 60E is distributed from the femtocell base station 5E toward the mobile phone 51.

  Further, the mobile phone 51 can acquire map information in the facility 1 and current position information of the mobile phone 51 in the facility 1 by the function of the application software 30.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the control device 8. An image relating to a map of each area in the facility 1 is created in advance and stored in the database 83. For example, when a visitor 50 located near the femtocell base station 5D requests map information by operating the mobile phone 51, a signal S5 related to the request is sent from the mobile phone 51 to the femtocell base station 5D. The data is input to the distribution processing unit 82 via the network 7 and the communication processing unit 81. In response to the signal S5, the distribution processing unit 82 inputs a signal S6 for reading out the map information of the area around the femtocell base station 5D to the database 83. Thereby, the map information 62D of the peripheral area of the femtocell base station 5D is read from the database 83.

  The map information 62D read from the database 83 is transmitted to the mobile phone 51 via the distribution processing unit 82, the communication processing unit 81, the communication network 7, and the femtocell base station 5D. Thereby, the map information 62D of the peripheral area of the femtocell base station 5D is distributed to the mobile phone 51. The map information 62D includes the installation location of the femtocell base station 5D as the current location of the mobile phone 51.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing the mobile phone 51. When the mobile phone 51 receives the map information 62D, an image 73 relating to the map of the area around the femtocell base station 5D is displayed on the display screen 41. In addition, a mark 74 indicating the current position of the mobile phone 51 is displayed on the map.

  The map information 62D stored in the database 83 may include route information that the visitor 50 should follow in the facility 1. FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically showing the mobile phone 51. On the map, in addition to a mark 74 indicating the current position of the mobile phone 51, an image 75 indicating a normal route is displayed by an arrow.

  As described above, according to the information distribution system according to the present embodiment, a plurality of femtocell base stations 5 are installed at a plurality of locations in the facility 1, and information unique to each femtocell base station 5 is Each femtocell base station 5 delivers to the mobile phone 51 of the visitor 50 located in the femtocell 6 of each femtocell base station 5. Therefore, the femtocell base station 5 is installed in correspondence with each exhibit, and the explanation of each exhibit is distributed from each femtocell base station 5, so that the visitor 50 uses the mobile phone 51 that he / she brought. , You can receive explanation of each exhibit. As a result, it is possible to provide the visitor 50 with an appropriate explanation corresponding to each exhibit, while eliminating the need for lending equipment from the facility 1 to the visitor 50.

  In addition, according to the information distribution system according to the present embodiment, the facility 1 is included in the macro cell 12 of the base station 10 of the public network, so that the communication destination candidates of the mobile phone 51 located in the facility 1 Even when the femtocell base station 5 in the facility 1 as well as the public network base station 10 is included, the connection destination of the communication of the mobile phone 51 located in the facility 1 is designated as the public network base station. It can be securely fixed to the femtocell base station 5 in the facility 1 instead of 10. Therefore, the information distribution service by the information distribution system according to the present embodiment can be reliably provided to the visitors 50 in the facility 1.

  In addition, according to the information distribution system according to the present embodiment, the mobile phone located in the facility 1 even in a situation where the communication connection destination of the mobile phone 51 is fixed to the femtocell base station 5 in the facility 1. 51 can communicate with the core network 22 of the public network via the femtocell base station 5, so that a visitor 50 in the facility 1 uses his / her mobile phone 51 to communicate with a mobile phone or the like outside the facility 1. It is possible to make calls and send / receive e-mails. In addition, since it is also assumed that the visitor 50 makes a call using the mobile phone 51 while walking in the facility 1, the communication processing unit 81 (see FIG. 5) is connected between the femtocell base stations 5 adjacent to each other. It is desirable to have a function of executing the handover.

  Further, according to the information distribution system according to the present embodiment, in the facility 1 such as an art museum or a museum, the visitor 50 uses the mobile phone 51 that he / she has brought himself / herself to provide guidance information in the facility 1 (the above example). Then you can receive explanations of each exhibit. As a result, it can be expected that the understanding of each exhibit will deepen and the satisfaction of visitors 50 will increase.

  Further, according to the information distribution system according to the present embodiment, the convenience of the visitor 50 is provided by providing the mobile phone 51 with the map information in the facility 1 and the current position information of the visitor 50 in the facility 1. Can be increased. For example, the visitor 50 can quickly move to the display location of the target exhibit based on the provided map information and current position information.

  Further, according to the information distribution system according to the present embodiment, by providing the route information in the facility 1 to the mobile phone 51, the visitor 50 does not get lost in the route in the facility 1, so the visitor 50 Can improve convenience.

  Further, according to the information distribution system according to the present embodiment, the visitor 50 can select the information format he / she prefers among audio information, text information, image information, and video information. Convenience can be improved.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined not by the above-mentioned meaning but by the scope of claims for patent, and is intended to include all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of claims for patent.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the plant | facility by which the information delivery system which concerns on embodiment of this invention was introduced. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the operation | movement performed when a visitor enters a facility. It is a figure for demonstrating the switching process of a connection destination concretely. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that the visitor is appreciating an exhibit within a facility. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a control apparatus. It is a figure which shows a mobile phone typically. It is a figure which shows a mobile phone typically. It is a figure which shows a mobile phone typically. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a control apparatus. It is a figure which shows a mobile phone typically. It is a figure which shows a mobile phone typically.

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1 facility 4 route 5 (5A to 5F) femtocell base station 6 (6A to 6F) femtocell 10 base station 30 application software 50 visitor 51 mobile phone 60D, 60E exhibit 61D, 61E guide information 62D map information

Claims (5)

A control device used in an information distribution system for distributing information to a person located in a specific facility where a plurality of small base stations are installed,
The control device is connected to a core network having an HLR via an RNC,
A control apparatus provided with the communication processing part which transmits the information for every said small base station toward the cellular phone of the person located in the cell of the said small base station via the small base station corresponding to the said information.   The control device according to claim 1, wherein the information includes guide information in the facility.   The control device according to claim 1, wherein the information includes map information in the facility and current position information of the mobile phone in the facility.   The control device according to claim 3, wherein the information further includes route information to be followed by a person located in the facility. An information distribution system for distributing information to a person located in a specific facility,
Comprising a plurality of small base stations installed at a plurality of locations in the facility;
Information for each of the small base stations is distributed from each of the small base stations to the mobile phone of the person located in the cell of each of the small base stations,
The portable phone located within said facility, through the small base station and RNC, Ri communicable der with a core network having a HLR,
By installing predetermined application software on the mobile phone, it becomes possible to receive an information distribution service by the information distribution system,
An information distribution system in which a specific RNC is specified by executing the application software in the facility, and the connection destination of communication of the mobile phone is forcibly switched from a public network base station to the small base station .

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