CN113822756A - Information processing apparatus, control method of information processing apparatus, portable apparatus, recording medium, and system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus used in a system for assisting coordinated movement of a plurality of users, the information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit that acquires a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination; a determination unit that determines a movement mode of the user when the user approaches another user based on a setting relating to the movement mode of the user and a point of trading the movement mode with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination; a processing unit which processes points collected from or provided to other users by the user according to the determined moving mode of the user; and a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined user movement pattern.

Description

Information processing apparatus, control method of information processing apparatus, portable apparatus, recording medium, and system

Technical Field

The invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a control method of the information processing apparatus, a portable apparatus, a recording medium, and a system.

Background

In recent years, a navigation technique is known that presents a route of movement to a user when the user moves to a destination. In particular, there is known a walking assistance device that displays a position where a user should walk as additional information in a real space visually confirmed by the user when the user walks using navigation (patent document 1). With such a technique, it is possible to assist the user in grasping the irregularities of the road surface and safely walking.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2018-153235

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, when the user arrives at the destination, the user may get a chance of boarding an elevator or a chance of sitting on an electric train when moving, and thus the user can finish moving earlier than when not boarding the elevator or can arrive at the destination more comfortably than when not sitting on the train.

It is considered that by adjusting the movement pattern in such a manner that a certain reward is exchanged, it is possible to provide a possibility of navigation that more closely matches the situation of the user. That is, it is possible to provide navigation for shortening the travel time to a user who wants to move quickly even if the user pays a reward, and conversely, it is possible to provide corresponding navigation and reward to a user who provides a faster moving method to another user.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of providing navigation in consideration of a movement mode according to a situation of a user to the user who moves along with walking.

Means for solving the problems

According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus used in a system for assisting coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the information processing apparatus includes:

an acquisition unit that acquires a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination unit that determines a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and a point of trading the movement pattern with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination;

a processing unit which processes points collected from or provided to the other users by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

and a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a portable device for use with an information processing device in a system for assisting coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination unit that determines a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and a point of trading the movement pattern with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination;

a processing unit which processes points collected from or provided to the other users by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user,

the portable device has:

a setting unit that sets a destination of the user and information related to a movement pattern of the user; and

and a presentation unit that acquires information indicating the recommended presence area and presents the recommended presence area to the user using at least one of an image, a sound, and a vibration.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling an information processing apparatus used in a system for assisting coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the control method comprises:

an acquisition step of acquiring a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination step of determining, when another user approaches the user while the user is moving to the destination, a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and points of trading movement patterns with the other user;

a processing step of processing points collected from or provided to the other user by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

a providing step of providing information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a system for assisting coordinated movement of a plurality of users, characterized in that,

the system includes an information processing apparatus and a portable apparatus used by a user,

the information processing apparatus includes:

an acquisition unit that acquires, from the portable device, a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination unit that determines a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and a point of trading the movement pattern with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination;

a processing unit which processes points collected from or provided to the other users by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user,

the portable device has:

a setting unit that sets a destination of the user and information related to a movement pattern of the user; and

and a presentation unit that acquires information indicating the recommended presence area and presents the recommended presence area to the user using at least one of an image, a sound, and a vibration.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of an information processing apparatus,

the information processing apparatus is used in a system that assists coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the information processing device is provided with:

an acquisition unit that acquires a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination unit that determines a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and a point of trading the movement pattern with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination;

a processing unit which processes points collected from or provided to the other users by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

and a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of a portable device,

the portable device is used with an information processing device in a system that assists coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the information processing apparatus includes:

an acquisition unit that acquires a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination unit that determines a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and a point of trading the movement pattern with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination;

a processing unit which processes points collected from or provided to the other users by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user,

the portable device has:

a setting unit that sets a destination of the user and information related to a movement pattern of the user; and

and a presentation unit that acquires information indicating the recommended presence area and presents the recommended presence area to the user using at least one of an image, a sound, and a vibration.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide navigation in consideration of a movement mode according to a situation of a user to the user who moves along with walking.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a mobility assistance system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a route setting user interface when the mobility assistance system according to the present embodiment is used.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the communication device according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the information processing device according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing a series of operations of the presence area determination process in the information processing device according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing a series of operations of the transaction condition determination process in the information processing device according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence relationship between settings relating to a movement pattern and the movement pattern according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transaction of points (points) when an elevator is boarding.

Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of transaction of points when a seat is seated on a vehicle (electric train).

Fig. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of transaction of points when a priority road in an escalator/sidewalk is used.

Fig. 11 is a diagram conceptually illustrating an example of generation of the recommended presence area and a sound (vibration) according to the position of the user with respect to the recommended presence area according to the present embodiment.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the invention. Two or more of the plurality of features described in the embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. The same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof is omitted.

< Structure of Mobile Assist System >

Referring to fig. 1, a configuration of a mobility assistance system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. The mobility assistance system 100 includes a communication device (portable device) 130 and an information processing device 140 that are owned by each of a plurality of users 120. The communication apparatus 130 and the information processing apparatus 140 communicate with each other via a network 110 such as the internet, a mobile communication network, or the like.

The communication device 130 transmits setting information such as a destination and a route point set by the user, a setting related to a movement method described later, and a transaction condition related to the movement method to the information processing device 140. Further, the communication apparatus 130 transmits the position of the communication apparatus 130, which is changing at that time, to the information processing apparatus 140, and receives information of the recommended presence area of the user from the information processing apparatus 140 and presents it to the user 120. The recommended presence area indicates an area where the user should be present during movement to the destination (for example, a walking area of the user on the way), and provides a navigation function by moving the user at the position set under the foot of the user at the time, so that the user can reach the destination according to the setting and transaction conditions related to the movement method. In the following example, a case where the communication device 130 is a portable device such as a smartphone will be described as an example. However, the communication device 130 is not limited to this, and may be a head-mounted device having a head-mounted display, a personal computer, a portable device such as a tablet terminal, or the like.

The information processing device 140 is, for example, a navigation server, is configured by one or more server devices, and sequentially acquires position information from the plurality of communication devices 130 and records the position information in the user database. Further, the operation information of the vehicle (for example, an electric train or a bus) is sequentially acquired from a server of a public transportation (not shown). Therefore, the information processing apparatus 140 can grasp the moving states of the user walking and the user moving using the public transportation on various routes substantially in real time. For example, the information processing apparatus 140 may use the acquired information to infer a route on which the user passes, a required time required to reach the destination, and a point paid and charged until the destination is reached. (to be described later with reference to fig. 2) the information processing apparatus 140 may transmit an estimated value of points corresponding to a route to a destination or a moving manner on the route to the communication apparatus 130 in accordance with a request from a user. When the user selects a desired route, information of a recommended presence area for navigating the selected route is transmitted to the communication device 130. The user can reach the destination on the selected route according to the setting related to the movement method by moving according to the recommended presence area presented by the communication device 130.

The network 110 includes a communication network such as the internet, a mobile phone network, and the like, and transmits information between the information processing apparatus 140 and the communication apparatus 130. However, the network 110 is not essential, and for example, the communication apparatus 130 and the information processing apparatus 140 may directly establish wireless communication to perform communication.

Fig. 2 shows an example of a route setting user interface in the communication device 130 of the present embodiment. In order to reach the destination using the mobility assistance system 100, the user determines a route to the destination, for example, in the communication device 130. The communication device 130 first displays a navigation setting screen 131 for setting a destination and a desired movement mode. The user inputs a destination via an operation unit 303, which will be described later, of the communication device 130, and selects a setting related to a movement method.

The setting related to the movement method is a setting indicating what movement method the user should select to reach the destination. That is, the setting regarding the movement pattern includes a setting for selecting a movement pattern for shortening the required time for moving to the destination and a setting for selecting a movement pattern for extending the required time. For example, the setting includes "urgent" (priority passage/boarding using a shortened required time) and "free movement" (priority passage/boarding is given to another user and the required time is lengthened). The setting related to the moving mode includes: setting a movement mode for selecting a physical strength required for movement to a destination to be stored; and selecting a movement mode setting that does not save the physical strength spent on moving to the destination. For example, the setting includes "save physical strength" (sitting on a seat to save physical strength, or boarding an elevator without walking), "do not save physical strength" (sitting on a seat, using an elevator to give up to other users without saving physical strength), and the like. Further, the setting of "urgency" and the setting of "energy conservation" may be used in combination.

Fig. 7 shows an example of a relationship between a movement pattern and a setting relating to the movement pattern. In this example, for example, when the setting relating to the movement pattern is set to "emergency", the movement pattern for boarding the elevator and the movement pattern for giving priority to passage on the sidewalk or the escalator are positively selected. In the setting of "urgency" whether or not the vehicle is seated on the vehicle is not controlled. Whether or not the selection is actually made is determined according to the transaction conditions of the user and the other users, which will be described later.

On the other hand, when the setting regarding the movement pattern is set to "no urgency", the movement pattern for boarding the elevator and the movement pattern for giving priority to passage through the sidewalk/escalator are not actively selected, but are controlled to be given up to another user.

Similarly, when the setting of "the stored physical strength" is set in relation to the movement method, the movement method of boarding an elevator and the movement method of sitting on an electric train or a bus are selected. On the other hand, in the setting of "not storing physical strength", a moving method of walking without taking an elevator, or a moving method of standing on an electric train or a bus are selected.

The movement method may include boarding of a train (e.g., a rapid train) that has arrived at a predetermined destination in advance. For example, when there is a train that arrives at a destination earlier and the number of passengers of the train reaches a fixed number, the train may be taken in priority. The moving method may include a priority ride for a vehicle such as a taxi.

Returning again to the example of fig. 2. When the navigation setting is input and the transaction condition related to the mobile mode is set in advance, the communication device 130 transmits information of the set destination setting, the setting related to the mobile mode, and the transaction condition related to the mobile mode to the information processing device 140. In the following description, the transaction condition related to the mobile system may be simply referred to as "transaction condition", and the information on the transaction condition related to the mobile system may be simply referred to as "information on transaction condition".

On the other hand, when the transaction condition is not set, the communication device 130 displays the transaction condition setting screen 132. The transaction condition setting screen 132 is a screen for setting transaction conditions, and for example, points paid when the user can move in a desired movement manner and points requested by the other user when the user accepts the desired movement manner of the other user can be set for the other user.

For example, if a person with a fixed number of persons is already on the elevator car before the elevator car can arrive at the destination earlier as long as the user is on the elevator car, the user is in a situation before the elevator car. In this case, "the point paid by the user for passing/riding in priority" indicates a point that may be paid for shortening the travel time for the reason of trying to reach the destination as early as possible. That is, in the example of the elevator, points that are traded for the other users to give the user an opportunity to board the elevator are shown. In contrast, the "points requested for preferential passage/ride of other users" indicates points requested to be charged as compensation for extension of the travel time. That is, in the example of the elevator, points that are traded as compensation for getting on the elevator by receiving a preferential get on of another user when the user gets on the elevator are shown. When the point is determined on the transaction condition setting screen 132, the communication device 130 transmits the point to the information processing device 140 as information on the transaction condition related to the priority passage. At this time, information of the destination is also transmitted.

In the transaction condition setting screen 132 shown in fig. 2, an example is shown in which "riding of an elevator" is selected as a movement method and the point is set for the selected movement method (riding of an elevator), but another movement method described above may be selected. In the transaction condition setting screen 132, points paid for obtaining the movement method and points requested for acceptance (giving out) of the movement method by another user can be set for each of the movement methods. In the example of the present embodiment, the case where the points are set for each movement pattern has been described as an example, but a set of points (a point paid for priority passage/boarding and a point requested for priority passage/boarding to another user) common to all movement patterns may be set.

The "points paid for prior passage/ride" and the "points requested for prior passage/ride to another user" are, for example, points convertible into money, but may be so-called electronic money or virtual money. The amount of points can represent the buying and selling of time on a realistic and intuitive scale if the amount of points is, for example, an amount equivalent to a payroll per unit time. That is, in the transaction condition setting, it is possible to set how much value can be paid for the travel time.

The information processing device 140 returns the route search result of the user 120 to the communication device 130, taking into account the current traffic situation, the travel route to the destination of another user, and the transaction conditions. The communication device 130 displays the received route search result on the route search result screen 133. The route search result screen 133 displays a plurality of route candidates such as "route 1" to "route 4". Each route includes the arrival time, the required time, the amount of points, and the like, which are inferred by the information processing apparatus 140. Points are points paid or earned until the destination is reached. On the route to the destination, the more points are obtained as the other users take priority to pass/ride, and the more payment is made as the other users take priority to pass/ride. The displayed points are displayed with the amount of points predicted at the route selection time point. The transaction condition setting is not limited to the case of setting a route, and may be changed while the user is moving.

When the user selects a desired route on the route retrieval result screen 133, the communication apparatus 130 transmits the selection result of the user to the information processing apparatus 140. Upon receiving the selection result of the route, information processing apparatus 140 starts navigation along the route. Information processing apparatus 140 transmits information of a recommended presence area indicating an area where the user should be present (for example, walking, sitting, standing) to communication apparatus 130 during the movement of the user to the destination. A specific navigation method according to the present embodiment will be described later with reference to fig. 11 and the like.

< Structure of communication device >

Next, a configuration example of the communication device 130 will be explained with reference to fig. 3. The configuration shown in fig. 3 shows functional blocks constituting a smartphone, which is an example of the communication device 130 according to the present embodiment. Further, the respective functional blocks described may be integrated or separated, and the functions described may be implemented by other functional blocks. Also, components described as hardware may be implemented by software, and vice versa.

The communication unit 301 includes, for example, a communication circuit or a communication module, and transmits and receives necessary data to and from the information processing device 140 via mobile communication such as LTE, WiFi communication, or the network 110.

The operation unit 303 includes buttons and a touch panel provided in the communication device 130, and can operate GUIs for various operations such as the navigation setting screen 131 and the transaction condition setting screen 132 displayed on the display unit 305.

The sensor unit 304 includes a sensor for biometric authentication for identifying the user of the communication device 130, in addition to the GPS for identifying the current position.

The display unit 305 includes a display panel such as an LCD or an OLED, for example, and displays GUIs for various operations such as the navigation setting screen 131 and the transaction condition setting screen 132, and a direction instruction and a recommended presence area during navigation as needed, in accordance with an instruction from the display control unit 314. In the case where the communication apparatus 130 is a head-mounted device, the display section 305 may include a head-mounted display.

The recording unit 306 includes, for example, a nonvolatile memory such as a semiconductor memory, and stores map information, information on set transaction conditions, a program executed by the CPU310 of the control unit 302, and the like. The recording unit 306 also holds data of a distributed ledger used in, for example, the block chain technique. In the present embodiment, a transaction (transaction) of a point notified from the information processing apparatus 140 is recorded in the distributed ledger. For example, the communication device 130 functions as one node (node) for managing the distributed ledger, and the program executed by the control unit 302 may include a program for processing a transaction using the distributed ledger, a program for managing the distributed ledger, and a program for an intelligent contract.

The sound/vibration output unit 307 includes, for example, a speaker or a vibration device, and generates sound or vibration in addition to or instead of the display unit 305 in order to allow the user to perceive the direction instruction or the recommended presence region during navigation.

The control unit 302 includes a CPU310 as a central processing unit and a RAM311, and controls operations of each functional block in the control unit 302 and each unit in the communication device 130 by the CPU310 executing a program recorded in the recording unit 306, for example.

The transaction condition setting unit 312 sets information of transaction conditions based on the user operation on the transaction condition setting screen 132. The transaction condition setting unit 312 records information of the set transaction conditions in the recording unit 306, and transmits the information to the information processing device 140 via the communication unit 301.

The navigation information acquisition unit 313 acquires information of a route search result from the information processing device 140, and also acquires information of a direction instruction for navigation and a recommended presence area to be presented while the user is moving at any time.

The display control unit 314 controls the display of the display unit 305 to display GUIs for various operations such as the navigation setting screen 131 and the transaction condition setting screen 132, direction instructions during navigation, and a recommendation presence area. The display control unit 314 causes the display unit 305 to display the route search result screen 133 based on, for example, information of the route search result received from the information processing device 140, or displays the recommended presence area based on information indicating the recommended presence area received from the information processing device 140.

In the case where the communication device 130 is, for example, a smartphone, the display control unit 314 may display a direction instruction or a recommended presence area during navigation so as to overlap with the map information. Alternatively, when the communication device 130 is a head-mounted device and includes a head-mounted display, the guidance may be presented so that at least a part of the direction instruction or the recommended presence area during navigation is superimposed on the visual field that can be visually confirmed by the user.

The display control unit 314 controls the sound/vibration output unit 307 to generate sound or vibration that can sense a direction instruction or a recommended presence area during navigation, in addition to or instead of the display on the display unit 305. By presenting the direction instruction and the recommended presence region in the navigation by sound or vibration, the user can perceive the direction instruction and the recommended presence region while maintaining a line of sight in the moving direction.

Further, when the information processing apparatus 140 newly controls the priority passage/boarding between the users while the users are moving, the communication apparatus 130 receives a priority acquisition notification (that is, a notification indicating that the priority passage/boarding is possible) or a no-passage notification (a notification indicating that the priority passage/boarding of another user is accepted) from the information processing apparatus 140. In this case, the display control unit 314 causes the display unit 305 or the sound/vibration output unit 307 to present information indicating the content of the received notification, in response to the reception of the priority acquisition notification or the non-passable notification.

The point recording section 315 receives information on the determined points from the information processing apparatus 140. The point recording unit 315 records the transaction of the point in the distributed ledger based on the information of the determined point.

< Structure of information processing apparatus >

Further, the configuration of the information processing device 140 (navigation server) according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 4. The information processing device 140 is configured by one or more server devices. Further, the respective functional blocks described may be integrated or separated, and the functions described may be implemented by other functional blocks. Also, elements described as hardware may be implemented in software and vice versa.

The communication unit 401 includes a communication circuit that communicates with the communication device 130 and another transportation server via the network 110. The information processed by the control unit 402 is transmitted to the communication device 130 or the like, or the information processed by the control unit 402 is received from the communication device 130 or the like.

The control section 402 includes a CPU410 as a central processing unit, and a RAM 411. The control unit 402 loads and executes a program stored in the recording unit 403 in the RAM411 to control the operation of each unit inside the control unit 402 or control the operation of each unit of the information processing apparatus 140. Further, the control unit 402 executes presence area determination processing for determining a recommended presence area for the user, route search processing for applying the presence area determination processing to a plurality of route candidates to generate a route search result shown in fig. 2, and the like, based on the navigation setting and the transaction condition shown in fig. 2. The RAM411 includes a volatile storage medium such as a DRAM, for example, and temporarily stores parameters, processing results, and the like for the control unit 402 to execute programs. The recording unit 403 includes, for example, a nonvolatile recording medium such as a semiconductor memory, and stores setting values and programs necessary for the operation of the information processing device 140.

The recording unit 403 includes, for example, a nonvolatile memory such as a semiconductor memory, and stores an application program executed by the control unit 402, data used in the program, and the like.

The control unit 402 controls the movement pattern determination unit 414 and the point processing unit 415 to generate a route search result for information of a search request from the communication device 130. For example, the control unit 402 determines the movement mode of the user while determining the setting of the transaction condition of another user who is expected to approach within a predetermined distance when moving among the route candidates and the setting of the transaction condition of the user, and calculates (or processes) the number of paid points and the number of collected points, in addition to determining a predetermined number of route candidates having a low route cost from the current position to the destination. Further, the control unit 402 calculates a moving time that varies according to payment or receipt of points.

The setting information acquisition unit 412 receives (acquires) setting information (i.e., information on a destination or a movement method, information on transaction conditions, and the like) for route search from the plurality of communication devices 130, and records the information in the user database.

The traffic information acquiring unit 413 sequentially acquires information on the running states of an electric car, a bus, an elevator, an escalator, and the like from a server (not shown) of various transportation means. The information on the running state may include, for example, position information of each of the electric train, the elevator, and the like, a station, a terminal, a departure time from a passenger, a scheduled arrival time of the train, the terminal, a passenger, the number of passengers on/off the train, and the like.

The moving pattern determining unit 414 identifies another user close to the user during the movement of the user to the destination. When another user approaches the user, the movement mode of the user when approaching the other user is determined based on the setting related to the movement mode of the user and the point of trading the movement mode with the other user.

The point processing unit 415 processes points collected by or provided to another user by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user. The specific point processing will be described later. In the case of the process of specifying points between users, the point processing section 415 may appropriately transmit information on the specified points to the communication device 130.

The navigation information generation unit 416 determines the recommended presence area of the user in the route to the destination based on the determined movement pattern of the user. The navigation information generation unit 416 sorts several calculated route candidates in, for example, a required time order, and transmits the route candidates to the communication device 130 as search result information. The search result information includes information on the route, arrival time/required time, and point number, as shown in the route search result screen 133 of fig. 2.

Further, when the route is selected by the user, the navigation information generation unit 416 provides the communication device 130 with the determined information indicating the recommended presence area along the selected route. The information indicating the recommended presence area includes information for causing a communication device owned by the user to display the recommended presence area as an image. The information indicating the recommended presence area may include information for notifying the recommended presence area by a communication device owned by the user through sound or vibration.

For example, as shown in fig. 11, the recommended presence area may be a circular area 1101 that expands under the feet of the user 120. That is, the information of the recommended presence area is information including a center position indicating a position to be moved by the user and a length of a radius indicating a distance that allows the user position to be shifted from the center position. The information of the recommended presence area may include image data used by the communication device 130 to display the area on the display unit, and information specifying sound or vibration for notifying the recommended presence area by sound or vibration. The information of the recommended presence area may contain a control signal for causing the communication apparatus 130 to change the image data, the sound, and the vibration according to the relationship between the recommended presence area and the actual position of the user.

For example, when the communication device 130 emits a sound, when the position of the user is near the center of the recommended presence area, the sound is not emitted. In the case where the user's position is within the recommended presence area and close to the boundary, a monophonic sound is generated. At this time, the following control signals may be transmitted: the closer the position of the user is to the boundary of the recommended presence area, the shorter the interval of the sound generated from the communication apparatus 130. Similarly, when the communication device 130 generates vibration, when the position of the user is near the center of the recommended presence area, no vibration is generated. In the case where the user's location is within the recommended presence area and close to the boundary, a single vibration is generated. Furthermore, the following control signals may also be transmitted: the closer the position of the user is to the boundary of the recommended presence area, the shorter the interval of the vibration generated from the communication apparatus 130.

In addition, in the case where the position of the user is outside the recommended presence area, a control signal may be transmitted in which a single tone or a single vibration is generated by a continuous tone or a continuous vibration, respectively.

< series of actions of Presence area determination processing in information processing device >

Next, a series of operations of the presence area determination process in the information processing apparatus 140 will be described with reference to fig. 5. The present processing is realized by the CPU410 of the control unit 402 executing a program recorded in the recording unit 403. The present processing is performed for each of a plurality of route candidates searched for when the route search processing is executed, for example.

In S501, when the user moves to a predetermined position (e.g., a position near an elevator, a stop when riding on a train, or a position near an escalator), the control unit 402 identifies a user approaching the user' S moving position (e.g., a user existing within a predetermined distance) as a user to be processed.

In S502, the setting information acquisition unit 412 of the control unit 402 acquires the setting of the transaction condition of the user and the setting of the transaction condition associated with the user to be processed.

In S503, the moving pattern determining unit 414 determines whether or not there is a competition in the moving pattern of the user identified as the processing target. For example, in the movement pattern of boarding an elevator, the number of users boarding the elevator is equal to or less than the fixed number, and when the users can board the elevator without any adjustment with other users, the movement pattern determination unit 414 determines that the movement pattern of the users is not competitive. In this case, the process advances to step S509. On the other hand, when the number of users boarding the elevator reaches a fixed number and the users cannot board the elevator without any adjustment with other users, the movement pattern determination unit 414 determines that the movement patterns of the users compete. In this case, the process advances to step S504.

In S504, the moving pattern determining unit 414 determines whether or not the transaction condition related to the priority passage is satisfied, based on the setting of the transaction condition of the user and the setting of the transaction condition of the other user. The details of the transaction condition determination process will be described later.

In S505, the movement pattern determination unit 414 proceeds to S506 if the transaction condition is satisfied in S504, and proceeds to S508 if the transaction condition is not satisfied. The moving pattern determining unit 414 determines whether or not the transaction condition is satisfied, for example, by referring to a flag value indicating a determination result described later.

In S506, the moving pattern determining unit 414 changes the moving pattern of the user to the moving pattern to be selected. That is, in the example shown in fig. 7, when the setting regarding the movement method is "emergency", the movement of boarding the elevator or the movement of the priority access sidewalk or the escalator is selected according to the route when the transaction condition is satisfied. At this time, the movement pattern determination unit 414 changes the movement pattern of the other user who gives the priority pass to, for example, a movement in which the user walks without riding an elevator or a movement in which the user does not give the priority pass when passing through a sidewalk or an escalator.

In S507, the point processing section 415 processes the point paid or collected based on the transaction condition. Further, when a route is selected by the user, the point processing section 415 may actually process points (determine points paid or charged by the user). Of course, the points may be processed when the user rides on the elevator during actual movement or when priority traffic is realized.

In S508, the moving pattern determining unit 414 continues the moving pattern of the user with the original moving pattern. That is, in the example shown in fig. 7, when the setting regarding the movement method is "emergency", if the transaction condition is not satisfied, for example, control is performed so that the user does not walk without riding an elevator or does not perform the movement for priority traffic when the user passes on a sidewalk or an escalator.

In S509, the navigation information generation unit 416 determines the recommended presence area of the user in the route based on the determined movement pattern of the user. After determining the recommended presence area for the user, the control unit 402 ends the present process.

< series of actions of transaction Condition determination processing >

Next, a series of operations of the transaction condition determination processing in S504 will be described with reference to fig. 6. The present processing is realized by the CPU410 of the control unit 402 executing a program recorded in the recording unit 403 following the processing of fig. 5.

In S601, the point processing unit 415 determines whether the setting of the movement pattern of the user is a setting for actively using one party (that is, a setting for using priority passage/boarding or sitting), or a setting for giving out one party (a setting for giving out priority passage/boarding or sitting). If the user' S movement mode is a setting in which the movement mode is actively used, the point processing unit 415 advances the process to step S602, otherwise, the process advances to step S603.

In S602, the user with the lowest number of points (requested points) requested when giving the priority passage/boarding is determined. For example, the user requesting the lowest point is determined based on the setting of the transaction condition of each user.

In S603, the point processing unit 415 determines the user who has paid the highest amount of points (payment points) for the prior passage/ride. For example, the user who pays the highest amount of points is decided based on the setting of the transaction condition of each user.

In S604, the point processing unit 415 compares the point of the user determined in S602 or S603 with the point set in the transaction condition of the user. The point processing unit 415 proceeds to S605 when determining that the payment point is equal to or greater than the requested point, and proceeds to S606 otherwise.

In S605, when the payment point is equal to or greater than the requested point, the point processing unit 415 determines that the transaction condition related to the priority passage is satisfied, and sets a flag value indicating the determination result to 1 indicating the transaction condition OK. The point processing section 415 then returns to the call source.

In S606, the point processing unit 415 determines that the transaction condition related to the priority passage is not satisfied when the payment point is lower than the request point, and sets a flag value indicating the determination result to 0 indicating the transaction condition NG. The point processing section 415 then returns to the call source.

< concrete example of transaction Condition determination and Point processing >

Next, a specific example of the transaction condition determination and the point processing will be described with reference to fig. 8 to 10.

Fig. 8 shows payment of points when a user 803 set to "urgent" (one is actively using) in the setting of the movement method approaches the elevator 800. In this example, it is assumed that user 801 and user 802 have already taken an elevator and the elevator has reached a stop. In this case, the point processing unit 415 compares the requested points of the user 801 and the user 802, and determines the user with the lowest requested point (the requested point of the user 801 is 200). Then, since the payment amount (250) of the user 803 is larger than the request amount (200) of the user 801, the user 803 pays the requested amount to board the elevator.

In addition, fig. 9 shows payment of points when the user 906 whose setting related to the movement pattern is set to "save physical strength" (actively using one side) gets on the train 900. In this example, assume that the user 905 is seated on a train and there is no free seat. In this case, it is assumed that the point processing section 415 compares the request points of the seated users, and determines that the user having the lowest request point is the user 905. At this time, since the payment point (250) of the user 906 is larger than the request point (200) of the user 905, the user 906 pays the requested point and sits on the seat of the electric train. Further, in addition to the processing of fig. 6, since the payment point of the standing user 907 is smaller than that of the user 906, it is possible to control to prevent the user 907 from sitting in front of the user 906.

Further, fig. 10 shows payment of the number of points when a user 1003 set to "take an urgent (active use) setting with respect to the moving method approaches an escalator or a sidewalk 800 that can be preferentially traveled. In this example, the user 1001 walks leisurely on the priority road, and the user 1002 (approaches the normal road) does not perform priority traffic. In this case, the point processing unit 415 determines, as the user 1001, the user who requests the lowest point (the user 1001 is the only user who competes for the movement system). Then, since the payment amount (250) of the user 1003 is larger than the request amount (200) of the user 1001, the user 1003 pays the requested amount and makes a priority pass.

In this way, the information processing apparatus 140 determines the movement pattern of the user when the user approaches another user based on the setting regarding the movement pattern of the user and the point of the transaction movement pattern. In addition, the recommended presence area of the user is provided during the movement to the destination according to the determined movement mode. The user can reach the destination in a desired movement manner by moving according to the recommended presence area presented by the communication device. This makes it possible to provide navigation in consideration of the movement mode according to the situation of the user to the user who moves along with walking. In addition, the amount of money can be paid in order to shorten the travel time, or the amount of money can be collected as compensation for extending the travel time.

< summary of the embodiments >

1. The information processing apparatus (e.g., 140) according to the above-described embodiment is used in a system for assisting coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the information processing apparatus includes:

an acquisition unit (e.g., 412) that acquires a setting of a destination of a user and a setting relating to a movement mode of the user with respect to movement to the destination;

a determination unit (e.g., 414) that determines the movement pattern of the user when the user approaches another user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and the point of trading the movement pattern with another user when the other user approaches the user during the movement of the user to the destination;

a processing unit (e.g., 415) that processes points collected from or provided to other users by the user according to the decided moving manner of the user; and

and a providing unit (for example, 416) that provides information indicating a recommended presence area that the user should have in the movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to provide navigation in consideration of a movement mode according to the situation of the user to the user who moves along with walking.

2. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

the setting related to the moving manner (for example, fig. 7) includes: setting a movement mode for selecting a movement mode for shortening a time required for movement to a destination; and a setting for selecting a movement pattern for extending the required time.

According to this embodiment, the time required for movement can be shortened or lengthened by a transaction with another user according to the presence or absence of a time margin for movement to the destination.

3. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

the setting related to the moving manner (for example, fig. 7) includes: setting a movement mode for selecting a physical strength required for the user to move to the destination to store the physical strength; and selecting a movement mode setting in which the physical strength of the user's movement to the destination is not saved.

According to this embodiment, the physical strength can be saved by a transaction with another user or the user can move without being concerned with the saving of the physical strength, depending on the presence or absence of a physical strength margin for the movement to the destination.

4. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

the movement mode includes at least any one of movement with an elevator, movement with walking without an elevator, movement with priority for passing on a sidewalk or an escalator, movement without priority for passing on a sidewalk or an escalator, movement in a state of sitting on an electric train or a bus, and movement in a state of standing on an electric train or a bus.

According to this embodiment, in a movement using an elevator, a sidewalk, an escalator, a train, a bus, or the like, it is possible to provide navigation in consideration of a movement mode according to a situation of a user.

5. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

the information (fig. 11) indicating the recommended presence area includes information for causing the portable device owned by the user to display the recommended presence area as an image.

According to this embodiment, navigation in consideration of the movement pattern according to the situation of the user can be provided in a manner that can be visually perceived.

6. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

the information (fig. 11) indicating the recommended presence area includes information for notifying the portable device owned by the user of the recommended presence area by sound or vibration.

According to this embodiment, the user can perceive the direction instruction and recommend the presence area while maintaining the line of sight in the moving direction.

7. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

the providing unit (e.g., 402, 416) transmits a control signal to the portable device so that the sound is a single tone and the closer the position of the user is to the boundary of the recommended presence area, the shorter the interval of the sound generated from the portable device owned by the user is.

According to this embodiment, the user can easily perceive the approach to the boundary of the recommended presence area by sound.

8. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

the providing unit (e.g., 402, 416) transmits a control signal to the portable device so that the vibration is a single vibration and the closer the user's position is to the boundary of the recommended presence area, the shorter the interval of the vibration generated from the portable device owned by the user.

According to this embodiment, the user can easily perceive the approach to the boundary of the recommended presence area by vibration.

9. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

in the case where the user's position is outside the recommended presence area, the providing unit (e.g., 402, 416) transmits a control signal to the portable device to change the sound to a continuous sound generated for a period longer than a single tone.

According to this embodiment, the user can easily perceive the situation beyond the recommended presence area by the change of the sound.

10. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

in the case where the position of the user is outside the recommended presence area, the providing unit transmits a control signal to the portable device so that the vibration is generated by continuous vibration generated for a period longer than a single vibration.

According to this embodiment, the user can easily perceive the situation beyond the recommended presence area by the change in the vibration.

11. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

the decision unit updates the moving modes of other users according to the determined moving mode of the user,

and the processing unit is used for processing the points collected from or public to the user by the other users according to the updated moving modes of the other users.

According to this embodiment, the movement pattern of the other user changes according to the determination of the movement pattern of the user, and it is possible to eliminate the conflict between the navigation for the user and the navigation for the other user.

12. The portable device (e.g., 130) in the above-described embodiment is used together with an information processing device in a system that assists coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the information processing apparatus includes:

an acquisition unit that acquires a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination unit that determines a movement mode of the user when the user approaches another user based on a setting relating to the movement mode of the user and a point of trading the movement mode with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination;

the processing unit is used for processing points collected by or provided to other users by the user according to the determined moving mode of the user; and

a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined user movement pattern,

the portable device is provided with:

a setting unit (e.g., 312) that sets a destination of the user and information related to a movement pattern of the user; and

and a presentation unit (e.g., 305, 307) that acquires information (e.g., 313) indicating the recommended presence area and presents the recommended presence area to the user using at least one of an image, a sound, and a vibration.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a portable device that can provide navigation in consideration of a movement mode according to a situation of a user to the user who moves along with walking.

13. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

the portable device prompts (e.g., 314) in such a manner that the recommended presence area is superimposed on the map information.

According to this embodiment, the position of the recommended presence area with respect to the map information can be easily perceived.

14. In the case of this embodiment, the first and second,

the portable device is provided with a head-mounted display (for example, 305), and presents the recommended presence area so that at least a part of the recommended presence area overlaps a visual field that can be visually confirmed by the user.

According to this embodiment, the user can easily grasp which region of the field of view is the recommended presence region.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (18)

1. An information processing apparatus used in a system for assisting coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the information processing apparatus includes:

an acquisition unit that acquires a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination unit that determines a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and a point of trading the movement pattern with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination;

a processing unit which processes points collected from or provided to the other users by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

and a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting relating to the movement pattern includes: setting a movement mode for selecting a movement mode for shortening a time required for movement to the destination; and a setting for selecting a movement mode for extending the required time.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting relating to the movement pattern includes: selecting a setting of a movement mode for saving physical strength consumed for movement of the user to a destination; and selecting a movement mode setting that does not save physical strength consumed for the user's movement to the destination.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the movement pattern includes at least any one of movement by boarding an elevator, movement by walking without boarding an elevator, movement by priority passing on a sidewalk or an escalator, movement by priority not passing on a sidewalk or an escalator, movement in a state of sitting on a train or a bus, and movement in a state of standing on a train or a bus.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information indicating the recommended presence area includes information for causing a portable apparatus owned by the user to display the recommended presence area as an image.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information indicating the recommended presence area includes information for causing a portable apparatus owned by the user to notify the recommended presence area by sound or vibration.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the providing unit sends a control signal to the portable apparatus such that the sound is a tone and an interval of the sound generated from the portable apparatus owned by the user is shorter the closer the position of the user is to the boundary of the recommended presence area.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the providing unit sends a control signal to the portable apparatus such that the vibration is a single vibration and an interval of the vibration generated from the portable apparatus owned by the user is shorter the closer the position of the user is to the boundary of the recommended presence area.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein in a case where the position of the user is outside the recommended presence area, the providing unit transmits a control signal to the portable apparatus to change the sound to a continuous sound generated for a period longer than the single sound.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein in a case where the position of the user is outside the recommended presence area, the providing unit sends a control signal to the portable apparatus so that the vibration is generated by continuous vibration generated for a period longer than the single vibration.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

the determination unit updates the movement pattern of the other user based on the determined movement pattern of the user,

and the processing unit processes the points collected from or provided to the user by the other users according to the updated moving modes of the other users.

12. A portable device for use with an information processing device in a system for assisting coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the information processing apparatus includes:

an acquisition unit that acquires a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination unit that determines a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and a point of trading the movement pattern with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination;

a processing unit which processes points collected from or provided to the other users by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user,

the portable device has:

a setting unit that sets a destination of the user and information related to a movement pattern of the user; and

and a presentation unit that acquires information indicating the recommended presence area and presents the recommended presence area to the user using at least one of an image, a sound, and a vibration.

13. The portable device according to claim 12, wherein the portable device prompts in such a manner that the recommended presence area is superimposed on map information.

14. The portable device according to claim 12, wherein the portable device is provided with a head-mounted display, and presents the recommended presence area so that at least a part of the recommended presence area overlaps a visual field that can be visually confirmed by the user.

15. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus used in a system for assisting coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the control method comprises:

an acquisition step of acquiring a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination step of determining, when another user approaches the user while the user is moving to the destination, a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and points of trading movement patterns with the other user;

a processing step of processing points collected from or provided to the other user by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

a providing step of providing information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user.

16. A system that facilitates coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the system includes an information processing apparatus and a portable apparatus used by a user,

the information processing apparatus includes:

an acquisition unit that acquires, from the portable device, a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination unit that determines a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and a point of trading the movement pattern with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination;

a processing unit which processes points collected from or provided to the other users by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user,

the portable device has:

a setting unit that sets a destination of the user and information related to a movement pattern of the user; and

and a presentation unit that acquires information indicating the recommended presence area and presents the recommended presence area to the user using at least one of an image, a sound, and a vibration.

17. A recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of an information processing apparatus,

the information processing apparatus is used in a system that assists coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the information processing device is provided with:

an acquisition unit that acquires a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination unit that determines a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and a point of trading the movement pattern with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination;

a processing unit which processes points collected from or provided to the other users by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

and a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user.

18. A recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of a portable device,

the portable device is used with an information processing device in a system that assists coordinated movement of a plurality of users,

the information processing apparatus includes:

an acquisition unit that acquires a setting of a destination of a user and a setting related to a movement mode of the user regarding movement to the destination;

a determination unit that determines a movement pattern of the user when the user approaches the other user based on a setting relating to the movement pattern of the user and a point of trading the movement pattern with the other user when the other user approaches the user during movement of the user to the destination;

a processing unit which processes points collected from or provided to the other users by the user according to the determined movement mode of the user; and

a providing unit that provides information indicating a recommended presence area in which the user should be present during movement to the destination, based on the determined movement pattern of the user,

the portable device has:

a setting unit that sets a destination of the user and information related to a movement pattern of the user; and

and a presentation unit that acquires information indicating the recommended presence area and presents the recommended presence area to the user using at least one of an image, a sound, and a vibration.

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