JPH04153800A - Destination route guiding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accurately guide a visitor to his/her destination (building) by providing a route teaching part which shows a building information map showing the present position through the destination on a present position/destination guide board in response to a card number and a visiting way. CONSTITUTION:When a visitor receives a radio card 4 at a reception office and moves among the buildings 2, the position of the card 4 is detected through a destination route guide board 3 and the present position of the visitor is known. When the visitor depresses an automatic destination guide request button 18 on the board 3, the destination route is automatically shown on the board 3 every time a card sensor 13 provided to the board 3 detects the card 4 from the present position through the destination in accordance with each visiting way. Thus the visitor is accurately guided to his/her visiting building 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a destination route guidance device used in factories, universities, etc.

(Conventional technology) In places such as factories and universities where many buildings are clustered over a wide area, visitors go through the reception procedures at the reception desk, ask about the route to the place they are visiting, and then follow the directions. The procedure is to follow the traffic route to the building to be visited.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, such conventional destination guidance methods have the following problems.

(1) Even if a visitor asks for the route to the destination or receives a map at the reception desk, if the visitor takes the wrong route, it will take time to reach the destination.

(2) Also, if you enter the campus by car, there are one-way traffic regulations and no-passing areas, so you may have to make many detours before reaching your destination, which can lead to wasted time. There were many.

(3) Furthermore, the conventional destination route guidance device has a problem of poor operability because guidance is not displayed unless the display request button is pressed each time.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a timely way for visitors to
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a destination route guidance device that can accurately guide the visitor to the building to be visited.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the destination route guidance device according to the present invention includes a wireless card handed to each visitor, a destination to be visited by each visitor, and a route guide device handed to the visitor. an input section that stores the card number of the wireless card when the card number is input;
A card sensor is installed in multiple locations in a predetermined area of the premises and communicates with the wireless card to detect the card number of the wireless card when there is a wireless card within a pre-allocated detection area, and a card sensor is installed for each of these card sensors. When the destination automatic guidance request button is pressed, a building guide map corresponding to the card number detected by the card sensor and the type of visit method will be displayed on the destination guide board at the current location from the current location to the desired destination. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a route instruction section that shows the correct route to the visitor.

(Function) In the above configuration, each time a visitor who is handed a wireless card at the reception passes through each detection area, the card sensor installed in this detection area detects the wireless card carried by the visitor. Number detected. Then, when this visitor presses the automatic destination guidance request button,
The route guidance unit provides guidance to the visitor based on the detection result of the card sensor, the wireless card number input into the input unit, the type of visit method, and the destination of the visitor carrying the wireless card. teach them the correct directions.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a destination route guidance device according to the present invention.

The destination route guidance device shown in this figure includes a reception processing unit 1 installed at a reception desk, etc., a plurality of destination route guidance boards 3 installed at the corners of each building 2, and a plurality of wireless cards handed to each visitor. 4, when a visitor passes between each building 2 while carrying the wireless card 4 handed to him at the reception desk, the location of the wireless card 4 is detected by the destination route guide board 3 and the visitor is The current position of is detected. Then, when the visitor presses the destination automatic guidance request button 18 (see FIG. 3) on the destination route guide board 3, the card sensor 13 installed on the destination route guide board 3 between the current location and the destination reads the wireless card 4. Each time a visitor is detected, a destination route is automatically presented to each destination route guide board 3 in sequence according to the type of visit method (vehicle visit or foot visit), and based on the content of this presentation, the visitor is guided to the destination. be guided correctly.

The reception processing unit 1 includes a processing device 5 comprising a keyboard, a microprocessor, etc., a CRT device 6 used to perform visitor input processing and location management processing, and a visitor's route history and abnormality processing. It is equipped with a printer 7 used to print out processing results, etc. When a visitor comes, the number of the wireless card 4 handed to the visitor and data related to the destination (destination department code, When the visitor destination file 20 (type of visiting method) is inputted, a visitor destination file 20 as shown in FIG. In addition, based on the visitor's current position information output from each of these optical route guide boards 3, it is determined whether the visitor has reached the visited destination, and this determination result is displayed on the CRT device 6. or print it out from the printer 7.

Each destination route guide board 3 includes a box 11 formed in a substantially rectangular shape as shown in FIG. When display data is supplied from the CRT 16, the CRT 12 which displays the data is attached to the case 11 and communicates with the wireless card 4 when there is a wireless card 4 in the front detection area of each detection area. a card sensor 13 that supplies communication contents to the controller 16; a destination automatic guidance request button 18 placed on the case 11; and a display erase button 19 placed alongside the destination automatic guidance request button 18. , and a transmission device 17 that performs communication between the controller 16 and the reception processing section 1.

When a visitor presses the destination automatic guidance request button 18, each of these destination route guide boards 3 displays the destination to be visited by the visitor based on the visitor destination file 20 supplied from the reception processing section 1. When the display erase button 19 is pressed, the presented content is erased, and current location information of the visitor is supplied to the reception processing section 1.

The controller 16 includes processing programs, constant data, and the fourth controller.
The section code/building number table 23 is used to find the building number from the section code as shown in the figure, and the section code/building number table 23 is used when the premises can be freely passed through, such as when visiting on foot. Building guide map number table 24
, a building guide map number table 22 for vehicles, which is used when guiding a detour route etc. due to traffic regulations within the premises when visiting using a vehicle, a plurality of building guide map data 25, etc. are stored. memory, and a CPU consisting of a microprocessor, etc.

It is equipped with a RAM, etc., which is used as a work area for the CPU, and performs processes such as guidance display processing and communication processing based on the procedures described in the program.

In this case, in the guidance display process, visitors within the detection area are Calculate the section code that indicates the destination.

When this visitor presses the automatic destination guidance request button 18, the visitor refers to the section code/building number table 23 stored in the memory to obtain the building number corresponding to the section code, and then determines the visiting method. It is determined whether the visit is by vehicle or not based on the type data of The guide map number corresponding to the detection area in front and the building number is determined by referring to the building guide map number table 24 for the building.

Next, out of the plurality of building guide map data 25, data corresponding to the guide map number is read out and transferred to the CRT 12.
display on top. Thereafter, the visitor moves in the direction displayed on the CRT 12, and when he comes near the next destination information board 3, the card sensor 13 detects the visitor's wireless card again.

When the automatic destination guidance request button 18 of the destination is pressed on the previous destination information board 3, from now on, the next destination information board 3 will sequentially display the destination without pressing the automatic destination guidance request button 18. Display diagrams automatically. In addition, if there is no input to the card sensor 13, it is determined that there is no visitor in front of the destination information board 3, and the CRT of the first destination information board 13 is
12 will be automatically deleted. Also, when the display erase button 19 is pressed, the contents displayed on the CRT 12 are erased.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

First, when a visitor comes to the reception desk, one wireless card 4 is handed to the visitor by the staff at the reception desk.

Thereafter, when the keyboard of the reception processing section 1 is operated and the number of this wireless card 4 and the name of this visitor are input, the processing device 5 of the reception processing section 1 detects this and is shown in FIG. Start the reception process shown in .

In this reception process, the processing device 5 stores the currently input card number and visitor's name as a pair in the internal memory (step 5T1).

Next, when the staff member inputs the number of the wireless card 4, the department code of the destination to be visited, and the type of visiting method (by vehicle or on foot), the processing device 5 takes these and stores them in the internal memory. (Step 5T2).

Thereafter, the processing device 5 of the reception processing section 1 creates a visitor destination file 20 shown in FIG. 2 from the card number stored in the internal memory and the department code of the visited destination corresponding to this card number. This visitor destination file 20 and visiting method type data are transmitted to each destination guide board 3 (step Sr3).

On the other hand, the controller 16 of each destination guide board 3.

When the visitor destination file 20 is supplied from the reception processing section]-, it is stored in the memory.

Further, in parallel with this operation, the controller 16 executes the process shown in FIG. 6.

In this process, the controller 16 first takes in the communication content from the card sensor 13 (step 5T9), and checks whether there is a visitor with the wireless card 4 in the detection area in front (step 5TIO).

Then, if there is no visitor waiting for the wireless card 4 within the detection area, the controller 16 erases the display on the CRT 12 (step 5TII).

Further, if there is a visitor with a wireless card 4 in the detection area, the controller 16 detects the number (card number) of the wireless card 4 based on the communication content supplied from the card sensor 13 and ( Step 5T12
), looks up the visitor destination file 20 in the memory and reads out the department code corresponding to the card number (step S T13 ).

Thereafter, the controller 16 refers to the section code/building number table 23 stored in the memory and calculates the building number from the registered section code (step 5T14).

Next, the controller 16 presses the destination automatic guidance request button 1.
Check if 8 is pressed Step 5T
15) If this button has been pressed, the fact that the visitor has pressed the destination automatic guidance request button 18 is transmitted to the processing device 5 of the reception processing unit 5, and each destination information board 3 is notified of this, and this visit Check the visitor's visiting method (Step 5TI7).

If the visiting method is by vehicle, the controller 16 provides guidance to the destination based on the building guide map number table 22 for vehicles stored in the memory and the building number calculated by the above-described process. Find the figure number (step ST], 8), and if the visiting method is on foot, find the guide map number to the destination based on the walking building guide map number table 24 and the building number (step 5T22).
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Thereafter, the controller 16 reads out the building guide map data 25 specified by the guide map number from the memory (step 5T19), displays it on the CRT 12, and instructs the visitor on the correct route (step 5T20).
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Next, the controller 16 transmits the communication contents supplied from the card sensor 13, the passability determination result, etc. to the reception processing unit 1 (step 5T21).

In addition, in the above-mentioned process (step 5TI5), even if the destination automatic guidance button 18 is not pressed, if the destination automatic guidance button 18 provided on another destination information board 3 has been pressed by then ( Step 5T16), the controller 16 considers that an automatic guidance request is currently being made and performs the destination guidance process described above (steps 5T17 to 5T).
21).

In addition, in the above-described process, if the destination automatic guidance request button 18 of each destination information board 3 is not pressed (step 5T17), the controller 16 selects the display erase button 19.
Check whether was pressed (Step 5T2
3).

If the display erase button 19 is pressed, the controller 16 erases the contents displayed on the CRT 12 f& (step 5T24) and executes the communication process described above (step ST21).

Thereafter, the reception processing section 1 calculates the current location of each visitor based on the content of the communication just taken in, and displays the location of this visitor on the CRT device 6.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the destination automatic guidance request button 18 on the destination information panel 3 is pressed, the request is made based on the number of the wireless card 4 carried by the visitor who pressed the destination automatic guidance request button 18. Since the guide map is automatically displayed sequentially on the CRTI 2 of each destination information board 3 from the current location to the destination visited, even if this person gets lost.

Furthermore, even in situations where it is difficult to press the automatic destination guidance request button 18 in a vehicle or the like, the visitor can be accurately guided to the building to be visited without the visitor having to operate the automatic destination guidance request button 18 again. I can do it.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, visitors can
You can guide this visitor accurately to the building he/she is visiting by teaching his/her head.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the destination route guidance device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a visitor destination file output from the reception processing section shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is a front view and a side view showing an example of the destination information board shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing examples of each data stored in the destination information board shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the reception processing operation of the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the destination information board of the embodiment. 4...Wireless card 5...Input section (processing device) 13...Card sensor 16...Route instruction @ (controller) 18...Destination automatic guidance request button

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A wireless card handed to each visitor, an input section that stores the destination of each visitor and the card number of the wireless card handed to this visitor when they are input; A plurality of card sensors are installed in a predetermined part of the card and communicate with the wireless card to detect the card number of the wireless card when there is a wireless card within a pre-allocated detection area; When the destination automatic guidance request button is pressed, a building guide map corresponding to the card number detected by the card sensor and the type of visit method is displayed on the destination guide board at the current location from the current location to the desired destination. A destination route guidance device comprising: a route teaching section that presents a correct route to a visitor; and a route guidance device. (2) When the destination automatic guidance request button is operated once, the route teaching unit will be able to use the card number detected by the card sensor and the type of visit method even if the destination automatic guidance request button is not operated thereafter. The destination according to claim 1, wherein a building guide map corresponding to the destination is automatically presented on each destination information board between the current location and the destination, and from the current location to the destination to instruct the visitor in the correct route. Route guidance device.