JP2000286966A - Information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To successively provide information corresponding to a request specifically to a user or the like in real time when that user requests the provision of information. SOLUTION: This information providing system is provided with a mobile terminal 2 for transmitting a request signal requesting the provision of information, receiving the menu of information provided corresponding to this request, selecting this menu, receiving the information of the selected menu and displaying it on a display 2d and a center system 3, which is constituted so as to enable two-way wireless communication with this mobile terminal, for transmitting the menu of information to be provided when the request signal from the mobile terminal is received and further transmitting information belonging to the menu when a menu select signal is received.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the purchase of information on shops and related events related to such facilities in department stores, supermarkets, shopping centers (mall) in which a plurality of shops are gathered, and related facilities such as parking lots. Information providing system for providing related information such as to a customer (user) in real time.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, department stores, supermarkets, and the like provide information such as bargain information, event holding information, introduction of lost children, business communication, and the like by broadcasting announcements in the hall.

However, in such a public broadcast, since the store provides unilateral information to the user, it is merely a noise for the user who does not need the information. For this reason, such information provision cannot be provided constantly or in large quantities according to the needs of the user, and it is not always easy to provide information in real time. Further, business communication from a store or the like to a specific clerk must be simple and abstract for the purpose of not bothering the user and maintaining confidentiality, and there is a disadvantage that the purpose cannot be sufficiently achieved. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a purpose thereof is to provide a user or the like when requested to provide information and to provide the user with information in accordance with the request in real time as needed. An object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system capable of performing the above. Another object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system capable of making a reservation for the provided information.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided means for transmitting a request signal for requesting information provision, means for receiving a menu of information provided in response to the request, and means for receiving the received menu. A mobile terminal including means for selecting a required menu from a menu of information, means for receiving information belonging to the selected menu, display means for displaying the information menu and information belonging to the selected menu, and the mobile terminal It is configured to be capable of two-way wireless communication with
Information providing means for transmitting a menu of information to be provided, when receiving the information provision request signal from the mobile terminal, and transmitting information belonging to the menu when receiving the menu selection signal, An information providing system comprising: The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is directed to a reading and recording means for causing a mobile terminal to read and transmit a record from a writable recording medium on which at least personal identification information is recorded in advance, and to record the personal information from the recording medium. When the identification information is read,
Means for displaying the personal identification information on the display means, means for transmitting a reservation application signal for applying for a reservation to the information provided from the information providing means together with the personal identification information, and means for displaying the reservation application signal on the display means Means for displaying the reservation approval / disapproval result on the display means when receiving the acceptance / refusal result for the reservation application, while the information providing means receives the reservation application signal and the personal identification information from the mobile terminal. 2. The information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising means for determining whether or not to accept the reservation and transmitting a result of the acceptance or rejection. According to a third aspect of the present invention, the mobile terminal and the information providing means are provided with a DSRC (Dedicated Short).
3. The information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising a function of performing bidirectional data communication using a range communication (Range Communication) antenna. The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that the mobile terminal has a DSR
C on-board equipment, mobile phones, PHS (Personal H
3. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information providing system is incorporated in any one of an andyphone system. The invention of claim 5 of the present invention provides:
The information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mobile terminal includes voice output means for outputting at least a part of the information provided by the information providing means by voice. It is. The invention according to claim 6 of the present invention is the information providing system according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the recording medium is an IC card in which an integrated circuit is mounted on a card body. is there. The invention according to claim 7 of the present invention is characterized in that the recording medium is any one of a cash card or a debit card issued by a financial institution, a credit card issued by a credit card company, an electronic money card, or a common card thereof. The information providing system according to any one of claims 2 to 6. However, in the present invention, a cash card is a card issued by a financial institution such as a bank to a depositor, and a debit card is a card provided with a settlement function for a purchase or the like to the cash card. Also,
A credit card is a card issued by a credit card company to guarantee or provide credit to members,
An electronic money card is a card provided with a function of electronically paying for a purchase or the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
Explanation will be given based on FIG. In these figures, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference characters. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an information providing system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The information providing system 1 includes a mobile terminal 2 and a center system 3 which is information providing means on a facility side such as a store or a shopping mall (center). A DS is provided between the mobile terminal 2 and the center system 3.
The two-way data communication is performed wirelessly at a high speed via the RC antenna 4. As shown in FIG.
Is an ID that is personal identification information of a user (customer) recorded in advance in the IC card 5 when the IC card 5 is inserted into a card insertion slot through which the IC card 5 is inserted and removed.
And a reader / writer 2a capable of recording required information on the IC card 5 while reading information such as
An antenna 2b for performing two-way data communication at high speed, a radio control unit 2c for transmitting / receiving or modulating / demodulating for the two-way data communication, an LCD (liquid crystal display),
The display 2d such as a plasma display and the data transmitted and received by bidirectional data communication while performing drive control and various calculations of these constituent elements 2a to 2d.
A processing device 2e for appropriately displaying required data, for example, a user ID of the IC card 5, a menu of provided information and information belonging to the menu, a result of approval / disapproval of reservation, and the like.
And audio output means for outputting at least a part of the information displayed on the display 2d by audio. Thereby, the ID of the IC card 5 is stored in the antenna 2b of the mobile terminal.
While transmitting to the DSRC antenna 4 of the center system 3 by radio waves, the radio waves from the DSRC antenna 4 are received by the antenna 2c, and various information is recorded on the IC card 5 or the like by the reader / writer 2b and displayed on the display 2d. It has become. And this mobile terminal 2
In addition to being configured as a portable dedicated device, for example, an on-board device of a car navigation system or an automatic toll collection system (ERC: Electron) shown in FIG.
It may be incorporated in a DSRC in-vehicle device of ic Toll Collection, or a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handy Phone System), or the like. The IC card 5 has an IC (integrated circuit) mounted on a card body made of, for example, plastic, and has at least a user's personal identification information (ID).
Are recorded in advance, while required information can be recorded. Further, the IC card 9 can be used as a cash card or a debit card issued by a bank or the like, a credit card issued by a credit card company, an electronic money card, or the like according to its issuing source or use. FIG.
Uses this mobile terminal 2 as a DSRC (Narrow Area Communication: De) of a car navigation system or an automatic highway toll system.
dicated Short RangeCommun
It is a schematic diagram when the in-vehicle device 6 incorporated in the in-vehicle device is viewed from the interior of the car 7. This in-vehicle device 6
Has an in-vehicle device main body 6a and an operation panel 6b installed in, for example, a dashboard 7a or in the vicinity of the vehicle 7, and the in-vehicle device main body 6a has a CRT (cathode ray) which is a display device shared with a car navigation system or the like. Tube) and LCD
(Liquid crystal display), a display 6c such as a plasma display is provided. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 7b denotes a windshield of the automobile 2. Operation panel 6 of in-vehicle device 6
b, a card insertion slot 6d through which an IC card 5 as a recording medium is inserted and ejected is formed, while an eject button for taking out the IC card 5 inserted into the card insertion slot 6d is provided. Various operation buttons and other necessary operation tools such as an information menu, a reservation menu, and a select button for selecting these items are provided. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a case where a DSRC antenna 4 that performs high-speed two-way data communication with the vehicle-mounted device 6 is provided in a parking lot. This DSRC antenna 4
They are installed on required floors and other necessary places inside department stores and stores, and related facilities such as parking lots of these stores. For example, when the DSRC antenna 4 is installed in a parking lot as shown in FIG. 3, a gate-shaped gantry 8 is installed outside the opening / closing gates (not shown) installed at a plurality of entrances and exits of the parking lot. A plurality of the gantry 8 are installed on the cross bar 8a of the gantry 8 in correspondence with each parking lot entrance and exit. Each DSRC antenna 4 forms a spot-shaped communication area so that bidirectional communication can be performed at a high data transmission rate (for example, 1 Mbit / S) for each in-vehicle device 6 of the automobile 2 that passes below the DSRC antenna 4, for example. The direction and size of the communication area can be adjusted as appropriate. On the other hand, the center system 3 shown in FIG. 1 is, for example, a DSRC antenna for performing bidirectional data communication at high speed with a dedicated device of the mobile terminal 2 or an in-vehicle device 6 or a mobile terminal 2 incorporated in a mobile phone or PHS. A plurality of units 4 are appropriately installed at required places such as department stores and store floors. To the plurality of DSRC antennas 4, wireless control units 3a for modulating and demodulating a carrier wave on which data is superimposed in order to perform high-speed bidirectional data communication with the mobile terminal 2 are connected.
In the meantime, the data demodulated by each of the wireless control units 3a is provided to the common processing unit 3c in accordance with a required procedure such as a receiving order, and the data from the common processing unit 3c is provided to the required wireless control unit 3a. A communication control device 3b for controlling according to a required communication protocol such as time division control and a common processing device 3c as a central processing unit are sequentially connected. The common processing unit 3c includes an information reservation processing unit 3e having an information providing database 3d. Information reservation processing means 3
e manages various types and a large amount of information stored in the information providing database 3d and records and updates of the reservation or the cancellation for each type of information, for example, bargain information of a store or the like, fair (event) ) Various information, such as information, restaurant information, parking lot information, and movie information, are accumulated and managed in an updatable manner. Of these information, for information that requires a user's reservation, for example, information about a movie or restaurant, The common processing unit 3c determines whether or not the reservation is accepted by the restaurant or the movie theater, etc., and if accepted, the date and time of the accepted reservation, etc. Is recorded in the information providing database 3d and managed. The information reservation processing means 3e differs depending on the type of information to be provided. For example, bargain information processing means 3e ₁ , fair (event) information processing means 3e ₂ , restaurant information processing and reservation processing means 3e ₃ , movie and an information processing ... and reservation processing means 3e _n. The information to be provided may include, in addition to the above, traffic information, weather forecast, sports information, news, business contact information, and the like. Next, the operation of the information providing system 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The steps of the flowchart can be roughly divided into an information providing step and a reservation step shown in FIG. 4, a payment method confirming step shown in FIG. 5, and a price settlement step shown in FIG. . In these flowcharts, S
The reference numerals with a numeral indicate each step in the flowchart. First, in S1, the common processing device 3 of the center system 3
c receives a call requesting information provision from, for example, the vehicle-mounted device 6 of the mobile terminal 2. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when the vehicle 7 enters below the DSRC antenna 4 such as a parking lot and the vehicle-mounted device 6 enters the communication area of the DSRC antenna 4, the vehicle-mounted device 6 and the DSRC antenna 4 And the two-way data communication is started at a high speed. For this purpose, the DSRC radio wave on which the call signal is superimposed from the antenna 2b of the vehicle-mounted device 6 (mobile terminal 2) is transmitted to the center system 3
Wirelessly to the DSRC antenna 4. For this purpose, in the center system 3, the radio wave received by the DSRC antenna 4 is demodulated by the radio control unit 3a and given as a call signal to the common processing device 3c via the communication control device 3b. In the next S2, the common processing device 3c responds to the call signal by, for example, saving a menu of information provided by the shopping center, a menu of various information on fairs (events), restaurants, movies, etc., into an information providing database. 3D, the call signal is transmitted from the DSRC antenna 4 of the parking lot that has received the call signal to the vehicle-mounted device 6. Since the in-vehicle device 6 that has received the information menu displays the information menu on the display 6c, the common processing device 3c waits until the display of the information menu and the input for selecting the next menu are input. Next, in S4, a menu selection operation such as a select button of the in-vehicle device 6 is performed.
When the menu number is selected, it is determined in S5 whether or not the menu selection has been completed. If the determination is Yes, the process ends in S6 and the process ends only with the provision of the information menu. On the other hand, if No in S5, the menu of specific information in the following S7, for example, when the menu of movies reservation has been selected, the process proceeds to S8 in reservation step, wherein, Film Processing and reservation processing unit 3e _n Thus, for example, information belonging to the selected menu, and information required for reservation, such as movie titles and outlines and schedules, prices such as high-class seats such as ordinary seats or reserved seats, and various information such as availability. Is provided from the system center 3 to the vehicle-mounted device 6,
In S9, the movie information is displayed on the display 2d of the vehicle-mounted device 6, and the process waits until an input such as reservation or cancellation is input. In the next step S10, for example, it is determined whether or not an application for canceling a previously established reservation has been input. If No, the process proceeds to S11. In the case of Yes, that is, in the case of an application for canceling a reservation, the reservation number is changed in S12. Enter the reservation cancellation and enter the following S
At 13, a predetermined reservation canceling process is performed by the movie information processing and reservation processing means 3en, and the recording of the reservation in the information providing database 3d is updated. Thereafter, in S11, it is determined whether or not a movie reservation is further input.
That is, when it is not a reservation, the process returns to the start step of the information providing step, that is, S2, and repeats the following steps. On the other hand, in S11, when it is determined that there is an input of movie reservation, the process proceeds to the next S14,
Here, the common processing device 3c reads out the detailed item of the reservation from the information providing database 3d, transmits the detailed item to the vehicle-mounted device 6, and waits until it is displayed on the display 2d. Examples of the display required for this reservation include the movie title and its airtime, the number of reservations up to the present, the payment method, that is, whether or not cash or credit card payment, card payment Indicates a display for inputting the card number. Thereafter, the process proceeds to a payment method confirmation step shown in FIG. That is, first, S15
The common processing unit 3c determines whether the payment method input at the time of reservation is a card payment, and skips the following processing if No, that is, cash payment, and Yes, that is, the reservation is made by card payment. If it is determined, the card number and the like ID of the credit card and the like are read, and in S16, the card number of the reservation person is checked against a blacklist or the like in a reservation acceptance database (not shown). It is determined whether or not there is a problem such as non-payment in the past. If No, that is, if there is no problem in accepting the reservation, in S18, the common processing device 3c determines the reservation by the information providing database 3c.
And the like, and transmits data to the effect that the reservation is accepted to the vehicle-mounted device 6. On the other hand, if Yes in S17, that is, if it is determined that the reservation person has a problem such as non-payment in the past,
At 19, a fixed message indicating that the reservation cannot be accepted is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 6 according to the negligent level of the reservation person. Next S2
0, these reservation acceptances are displayed on the display 6a of the vehicle-mounted device 6.
And returns to the information providing step again to return to S2.
Repeat the following. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the payment. This is because, when the user pays the price after executing the reservation by, for example, eating a reserved meal at a restaurant or watching a reserved movie, the user is given a privilege such as a next discount according to the amount of the price. 2 shows a flow when giving the number of points. That is, first, S
Then, it is determined whether or not to pay by card, and in the case of cash payment, in S22, after receipt of the cash, in S22, an exclusive IC card or magnetic card for the restaurant, movie theater, or shopping center provided with these is used. The number of points corresponding to the price is recorded on a dedicated card such as a card by a reader / writer or the like. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S21 that the payment is by card, the price of a restaurant or movie theater is settled by a general-purpose card such as a credit card or a debit card in step S23. In step S24, the number of points according to the price is calculated. Record on a general-purpose card, and then repeat S2 of the reservation flow.
And repeat the following steps. Therefore, according to this information providing system 1, when the car 7 enters the parking lot, the on-vehicle device 6 mounted on the car 7 moves to the parking lot D
When the vehicle enters the communication area of the SRC antenna 4, a call signal for requesting information provision is transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 6 to the center system 3. For this purpose, bargain information, fair information, restaurant information,
Necessary information such as movie information is provided at any time in real time. Therefore, the information is provided only to the user who requests the information provision, and not provided to the user who does not request the information provision. Moreover,
In addition to the user being able to select the type of information provided to the user, the in-vehicle device 6 can also make a reservation for the provided information at a restaurant, a movie theater, or the like. In the above-described embodiment, the case where the mobile terminal 2 is incorporated in an on-vehicle device such as a car navigation system or an automatic toll payment system has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The mobile terminal 2 may be configured as a portable dedicated device as described above, or may be incorporated in a portable device such as a mobile phone or a PHS. That is, any wireless medium capable of performing wireless two-way data communication between the mobile terminal 2 and the center system 3, for example, a mobile phone or a PH
Applicable to S etc. According to these, by carrying these portable mobile terminals 2, information from the mobile terminals 2 can be obtained not only in parking lots where radio waves of mobile phones and PHS work effectively, but also in department stores, stores and related facilities. By transmitting the call signal of the provision request, the provision of the various information can be received at any time in real time as in the case of the on-vehicle device 6, and the reservation of a restaurant or a movie theater can be performed based on the provided information. Can also. In addition, by including business contact information in the information to be provided, the employee such as a clerk carrying the mobile terminal 2 is provided with detailed information on business contact that the customer, such as a store, does not want to be known to customers. It is also possible to provide required information to the center system 3 from the employee by appropriately operating the operation unit of the mobile terminal 2.

As described above, according to the present invention,
Only the user who requests the provision of information such as the bargain information of the store can be provided to the user at any time in real time only the information desired by the user. Therefore, since such information is not forcibly provided to a user who does not request information provision, it is possible to reduce trouble for the user. In addition, it is possible to make a reservation for a restaurant, a movie theater or the like in connection with the provided information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an information providing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the appearance of the vehicle-mounted device when the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1 is incorporated into the vehicle-mounted device of a car navigation system or an automatic toll collection system;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the DSRC antenna shown in FIG. 1 is installed in a parking lot.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the information providing system shown in FIG. 1, in which an information providing step and a reservation step are performed.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system shown in FIG. 1, in which a flowchart of a payment method confirmation step is shown.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system shown in FIG. 1, in which a payment step is performed;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 information providing system 2 mobile terminal 2a mobile terminal reader / writer 2b mobile terminal DSRC antenna 2c mobile terminal wireless control unit 2d mobile terminal display 2e mobile terminal processing device 3 center system 3a center system wireless control unit 3b center system Communication control device of 3c Common processing device of center system 3d Information provision database of center system 3e Information provision reservation processing means of center system 4 DSRC antenna of center system 5 IC card 6 In-vehicle device 6a In-vehicle device body 6c In-vehicle device display 6d In-vehicle device Card slot 7 machine

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[Submission date] July 13, 1999 (1999.7.1)
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[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the purchase of information on shops and related events related to such facilities in department stores, supermarkets, shopping centers (mall) in which a plurality of shops are gathered, and related facilities such as parking lots. Information providing system for providing related information such as to a customer (user) in real time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, department stores, supermarkets, and the like provide information such as bargain information, event holding information, introduction of lost children, business communication, and the like by broadcasting announcements in the hall.

[0003]

However, in such a public broadcast, since the store provides unilateral information to the user, it is merely a noise for the user who does not need the information. For this reason, such information provision cannot be provided constantly or in large quantities according to the needs of the user, and it is not always easy to provide information in real time. Further, business communication from a store or the like to a specific clerk must be simple and abstract for the purpose of not bothering the user and maintaining confidentiality, and there is a disadvantage that the purpose cannot be sufficiently achieved.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a purpose thereof is to specify, when a user or the like requests information provision, the user and to provide the information corresponding to the request in real time. To provide an information providing system that can be provided at any time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system capable of making a reservation for the provided information.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided means for transmitting a request signal for requesting information provision, means for receiving a menu of information provided in response to the request, and means for receiving the received menu. A mobile terminal including means for selecting a required menu from a menu of information, means for receiving information belonging to the selected menu, display means for displaying the information menu and information belonging to the selected menu, and the mobile terminal It is configured to be capable of two-way wireless communication with
Information providing means for transmitting a menu of information to be provided, when receiving the information provision request signal from the mobile terminal, and transmitting information belonging to the menu when receiving the menu selection signal, An information providing system comprising:

[0007] The invention of claim 2 of the present invention provides a mobile terminal,
Reading and recording means for reading and transmitting a record from a writable recording medium on which at least the personal identification information is recorded in advance, and recording the personal identification information when the personal identification information is read from the recording medium; Means for displaying on the means, means for transmitting a reservation application signal for applying for a reservation for the information provided by the information providing means together with the personal identification information, means for displaying the reservation application signal on the display means, whether or not the reservation application is accepted When the result is received, means for displaying the reservation approval / disapproval result on the display means are provided. On the other hand, when the information providing means receives the reservation application signal and the personal identification information from the mobile terminal, the reservation is made. 2. An information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising means for judging whether or not to accept and transmitting a result of the decision. It is a non.

[0008] According to a third aspect of the present invention, the mobile terminal and the information providing means are provided with a DSRC (Dedicated Sho).
3. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information providing system has a function of performing bidirectional data communication using an antenna for rt Range Communication.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal comprises:
DSRC on-board unit, mobile phone, PHS (Persona
1 or 2 Handyphone System).
It is an information providing system described.

[0010] According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal comprises:
The information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising audio output means for outputting at least a part of the information provided by the information providing means by audio.

[0011] According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a recording medium comprises:
The information providing system according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the information providing system is an IC card having an integrated circuit mounted on a card body.

[0012] According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a recording medium comprises:
7. A cash card or a debit card issued by a financial institution, a credit card issued by a credit card company, an electronic money card, or a common card among them. Is an information providing system.

However, in the present invention, a cash card is a card issued by a financial institution such as a bank to a depositor, and a debit card is a card provided with a settlement function for a purchase or the like on the cash card. . Also,
A credit card is a card issued by a credit card company to guarantee or provide credit to members,
An electronic money card is a card provided with a function of electronically paying for a purchase or the like.

[0014]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
Explanation will be given based on FIG. In these figures, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference characters.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an information providing system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The information providing system 1 includes a mobile terminal 2 and a center system 3 which is information providing means on a facility side such as a store or a shopping mall (center). A DSRC antenna 4 is provided between the mobile terminal 2 and the center system 3. It is designed to perform high-speed two-way data communication wirelessly.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the IC card 5 is inserted into the card insertion slot through which the IC card 5 is inserted and removed, the mobile terminal 2 identifies the user (customer) recorded in the IC card 5 in advance. A reader / writer 2a capable of recording required information on the IC card 5 while reading information such as an ID, an antenna 2b for performing high-speed two-way data communication with the DSRC antenna 4, and its two-way data communication. A wireless control unit 2c that performs transmission / reception or modulation / demodulation; a display 2d such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) or a plasma display;
Among the data transmitted and received through the bidirectional data communication while performing the drive control and various calculations of a to 2d, required data, for example, the user ID of the IC card 5, a menu of the provided information and information belonging to the menu, reservation And a voice output unit for outputting at least a part of information displayed on the display 2d by voice. Thus, the ID of the IC card 5 is transmitted from the antenna 2b of the mobile terminal to the DSRC antenna 4 of the center system 3 by radio waves,
A radio wave from the DSRC antenna 4 is received by the antenna 2c, various information is recorded on the IC card 5 or the like by the reader / writer 2b, and is displayed on the display 2d.

The mobile terminal 2 is configured as a portable dedicated device, and is, for example, an on-board device of a car navigation system or an automatic toll collection system (ERC: Electronic Toll) shown in FIG.
(Personal Handyphone System) or a mobile phone or a PHS (Personal Handy Phone System).

The IC card 5 has an IC (integrated circuit) mounted on a card body made of, for example, plastic or the like. At least personal identification information (ID) of the user is recorded in advance, while required information is recorded. It is possible to do. Further, the IC card 9 can be used as a cash card or a debit card issued by a bank or the like, a credit card issued by a credit card company, an electronic money card, or the like according to its issuing source or use.

FIG. 2 shows this mobile terminal 2 as a DSRC of a car navigation system or an automatic highway toll system.
(Narrow area communication: Dedicated Short Ran
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram when the in-vehicle device 6 incorporated in the (geCommunication) in-vehicle device is viewed from the inside of the vehicle 7. The in-vehicle device 6 has its in-vehicle device main body 6a and an operation panel 6b installed in, for example, a dashboard 7a or its vicinity in the automobile 7, and the in-vehicle device 6a has a display device shared with a car navigation system or the like. A display 6c such as a CRT (cathode ray tube), LCD (liquid crystal display), or plasma display is provided. Note that FIG.
Reference numeral 7b denotes a windshield of the automobile 2.

An operation panel 6b of the on-vehicle device 6 has a card insertion slot 6d through which an IC card 5 as a recording medium is inserted and removed, and an IC inserted into the card insertion slot 6d.
Various operation buttons and other necessary operation tools are provided, such as an eject button for taking out the card 5 to the outside, a menu of provided information and a reservation menu, which will be described later, and a select button for selecting these details.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a case where a DSRC antenna 4 for performing high-speed two-way data communication with the vehicle-mounted device 6 is provided in a parking lot. The DSRC antenna 4 is installed on a required floor inside a department store or each store or another necessary place, or on a related facility such as a parking lot of these stores.

For example, when the DSRC antenna 4 is installed in a parking lot as shown in FIG. 3, a gate-shaped DSRC antenna 4 is provided outside a not-shown opening / closing gate installed at a plurality of entrances and exits of the parking lot. The gantry 8 is erected, and a plurality of gantry 8 are installed on the cross bar 8a of the gantry 8 corresponding to each entrance and exit of each parking lot. Each DSRC antenna 4 forms a spot-shaped communication area so that bidirectional communication can be performed at a high data transmission rate (for example, 1 Mbit / S) for each in-vehicle device 6 of the automobile 2 that passes below the DSRC antenna 4. The direction and size of the communication area can be adjusted as appropriate.

On the other hand, the center system 3 shown in FIG.
For example, a DSRC antenna 4 for performing high-speed bidirectional data communication with the dedicated device of the mobile terminal 2 or the on-vehicle device 6 or the mobile terminal 2 incorporated in a mobile phone or PHS.
Are installed at required locations such as department stores and store floors.

The plurality of DSRC antennas 4 are connected to radio control units 3a for modulating and demodulating a carrier wave on which data is superimposed in order to perform high-speed bidirectional data communication with the mobile terminal 2. 3a, the data demodulated by each of the wireless control units 3a is supplied to the common processing unit 3c in accordance with a required procedure such as the order of reception, and the data from the common processing unit 3c is supplied to the required wireless control unit 3a. Are sequentially connected to a communication control device 3b for controlling the communication processing by a required communication protocol such as time division control and a common processing device 3c as a central processing device. Common processing unit 3
c has an information reservation processing means 3e having an information providing database 3d.

The information reservation processing means 3e manages various types and a large amount of information stored in the information providing database 3d and recording and updating of the reservation or its cancellation for each type of information. Bargain information, fair (event) information, restaurant information, parking information,
Various types of information such as movie information are stored and managed in an updatable manner. Of these information, for information that requires a user's reservation, for example, information on a movie or restaurant, the reservation is made by a restaurant or movie theater. The common processing device 3c determines whether or not to accept, and if accepted, records the date and time of the accepted reservation, and if not, records and manages the non-acceptance in the information providing database 3d. It has become. The information reservation processing means 3e differs depending on the type of information to be provided. For example, the bargain information processing means 3e ₁ , the fair (event) information processing means 3
e _2, restaurant information and reservation processing means 3e _3, and a movie information processing ... reservation processing means 3e _n. The information to be provided may include, in addition to the above, traffic information, weather forecast, sports information, news, business contact information, and the like.

Next, the operation of the information providing system 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In addition,
The steps of the flowchart are roughly divided into the steps of providing information and the step of making a reservation shown in FIG.
It can be divided into a payment method confirmation step shown in FIG. 5 and a price settlement step shown in FIG. In addition, in these flowcharts, reference numerals with a number added to S indicate each step of the flowchart.

First, in S1, the common processing device 3c of the center system 3 receives a call requesting information provision from, for example, the vehicle-mounted device 6 of the mobile terminal 2. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the car 7 enters below the DSRC antenna 4 such as a parking lot, and the on-board unit 6
When the vehicle enters the communication area, the in-vehicle device 6 and the DSRC
Bidirectional data communication with the antenna 4 is started at a high speed. Therefore, the antenna 2 of the on-vehicle device 6 (mobile terminal 2)
b, a DSRC radio wave on which a call signal is superimposed is wirelessly transmitted to the DSRC antenna 4 of the center system 3.

For this reason, the center system 3 uses the DS
The radio wave received by the RC antenna 4 is demodulated by the radio control unit 3a and given as a call signal to the common processing device 3c via the communication control device 3b.

In the next S2, the common processing unit 3c responds to this call signal by, for example, purchasing a menu of information provided by the shopping center, a menu of various information on fairs (events), restaurants, movies, etc. The information is read out from the information providing database 3d and transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 6 from the DSRC antenna 4 of the parking lot that has received the call signal.

The in-vehicle device 6 having received the information menu displays the information menu on the display 6c, so that the common processing device 3c waits until the display of the information menu and the input for selecting the next menu are input. .

Next, when a menu number is selected by a menu selection operation such as a select button of the vehicle-mounted device 6 in S4, it is determined in S5 whether or not the menu selection has been completed. The process ends and only the information menu is provided. On the other hand, if No in S5, the next S7
In the menu of specific information, for example, when the menu of movies reservation has been selected, the process proceeds to S8 in reservation step, wherein, the movie information and reservation processing unit 3e _n, there in information belonging to for example the selected menu The system center 3 provides the vehicle center 6 with information required for making reservations, such as movie titles, outlines and schedules, prices for high-end seats such as ordinary seats or reserved seats, and vacant seats. Then, in S9, the movie information is displayed on the display 2d of the in-vehicle device 6, and the process waits until an input such as a reservation or its cancellation is input.

In the next S10, for example, it is determined whether or not an application for canceling a previously established reservation has been input.
In the case of, the process proceeds to S11, and in the case of Yes, that is, in the case of an application for canceling a reservation, the reservation number is entered in S12, the reservation is canceled, and in the next S13, the movie information processing & reservation processing means 3en A predetermined reservation cancellation process is performed, and the record of the reservation in the information providing database 3d is updated.

Thereafter, in S11, it is determined whether or not a movie reservation has been input. If No, that is, if it is not a reservation, a start step of the above information providing step;
That is, the process returns to S2, and the following steps are repeated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S11 that there is an input of a movie reservation, the process proceeds to the next S14.
Here, the common processing device 3c reads out the detailed item of the reservation from the information providing database 3d, transmits the detailed item to the vehicle-mounted device 6, and waits until it is displayed on the display 2d.

As a display example necessary for this reservation,
Movie titles and their airtime, number of reservations to date,
The payment method, that is, whether or not cash or credit card payment is used, and in the case of card payment, a display for inputting the card number or the like is displayed. After this,
The process proceeds to the payment method confirmation step shown in FIG.

That is, first, the common processing unit 3c determines whether or not the payment method input at the time of reservation is a card payment in S15. If No, that is, if the payment is cash, the following processing is skipped. That is, when it is determined that the reservation has been made by card payment, the card number such as the credit card ID is read, and in the next S16,
The reservation person's card number is checked against a blacklist or the like in a reservation acceptance database (not shown), and in S17, it is determined whether or not the reservation person has a problem such as non-payment in the past. If there is no problem, the reservation is registered in the information providing database 3c or the like by the common processing device 3c in S18, and data for accepting the reservation is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 6.

On the other hand, if Yes in S17, that is, if it is determined that the reservation person has a problem such as non-payment in the past,
In step S19, a fixed message indicating that the reservation cannot be accepted is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 6 according to the negligent level of the reservation person. Next S
20, these reservation acceptances are displayed on the display 6 of the vehicle-mounted device 6.
a, and returns to the information providing step again to return to S
Repeat 2 and below.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of payment. This is because, when the user pays the price after executing the reservation by, for example, eating a reserved meal at a restaurant or watching a reserved movie, the user is given a privilege such as a next discount according to the amount of the price. 2 shows a flow when giving the number of points. That is, first in S21,
It is determined whether or not the payment is to be made by card, and in the case of cash payment, in step S22, after receipt of the cash, in step S22, an IC card, a magnetic card, or the like dedicated to the restaurant, movie theater, or shopping center provided with these. The number of points corresponding to the price is recorded by a reader / writer or the like on the special card.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S21 that the payment is a card payment, the price of the restaurant or movie theater is settled by a general-purpose card such as a credit card or a debit card in S23. Record the number of points on the general-purpose card, return to S2 of the reservation flow again,
Repeat the following steps.

Therefore, according to this information providing system 1, when the vehicle 7 enters the parking lot, the vehicle-mounted device 6 mounted on the vehicle 7 enters the communication area of the DSRC antenna 4 of the parking lot. A call signal for requesting information provision is transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 6 to the center system 3. For this purpose, necessary information such as bargain information, fair information, restaurant information, and movie information is provided from the center system 3 in real time as needed. Therefore, the information is provided only to the user who requests the information provision, and not provided to the user who does not request the information provision. In addition, the type of information provided to the user can be selected by the user, and the provided information can be reserved in a restaurant, a movie theater, or the like by the vehicle-mounted device 6.

In the above embodiment, the case where the mobile terminal 2 is incorporated in a vehicle-mounted device such as a car navigation system or an automatic highway toll payment system has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the mobile terminal 2 is configured as a portable dedicated device as described above,
Alternatively, it may be incorporated in a portable device such as a mobile phone or a PHS. That is, the present invention can be applied to any wireless medium capable of performing wireless two-way data communication between the mobile terminal 2 and the center system 3, for example, a mobile phone or a PHS. According to these, by carrying these portable mobile terminals 2, information from the mobile terminals 2 can be obtained not only in parking lots where radio waves of mobile phones and PHS work effectively, but also in department stores, stores and related facilities. By transmitting the call signal of the provision request, the provision of the various information can be received at any time in real time as in the case of the on-vehicle device 6, and the reservation of a restaurant or a movie theater can be performed based on the provided information. Can also. In addition, by including business contact information in the information to be provided, the employee such as a clerk carrying the mobile terminal 2 is provided with detailed information on business contact that the customer, such as a store, does not want to be known to customers. Can be done,
By appropriately operating the operation unit of the mobile terminal 2, it is also possible for an employee to provide necessary information to the center system 3.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
Only the user who requests the provision of information such as the bargain information of the store can be provided to the user at any time in real time only the information desired by the user. Therefore, since such information is not forcibly provided to a user who does not request information provision, it is possible to reduce trouble for the user. In addition, it is possible to make a reservation for a restaurant, a movie theater or the like in connection with the provided information.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an information providing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the appearance of the vehicle-mounted device when the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1 is incorporated into the vehicle-mounted device of a car navigation system or an automatic toll collection system;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the DSRC antenna shown in FIG. 1 is installed in a parking lot.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the information providing system shown in FIG. 1, in which an information providing step and a reservation step are performed.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system shown in FIG. 1, in which a flowchart of a payment method confirmation step is shown.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system shown in FIG. 1, in which a payment step is performed;

[Description of Signs] 1 Information providing system 2 Mobile terminal 2a Mobile terminal reader / writer 2b Mobile terminal DSRC antenna 2c Mobile terminal wireless control unit 2d Mobile terminal display 2e Mobile terminal processing device 3 Center system 3a Center system wireless Control unit 3b Communication control unit for center system 3c Common processing unit for center system 3d Information providing database for center system 3e Information providing reservation processing means for center system 4 DSRC antenna for center system 5 IC card 6 Onboard unit 6a Onboard unit 6c Onboard Machine display 6d Card slot of onboard machine 7 Car

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A means for transmitting a request signal for requesting information provision, a means for receiving a menu of information provided in response to the request, a means for selecting a required menu from the received menu of information, and the selection A mobile terminal comprising: means for receiving information belonging to the selected menu; display means for displaying the information menu and information belonging to the selected menu; and a mobile terminal configured to be capable of bidirectional wireless communication with the mobile terminal. An information providing means for transmitting a menu of information to be provided when receiving the information providing request signal from the user, and transmitting information belonging to the menu when receiving the menu selection signal. An information providing system, comprising: 2. A reading and recording means for causing a mobile terminal to read out and transmit a record from a writable recording medium on which at least personal identification information is recorded in advance, and read the personal identification information from the recording medium. sometimes,
Means for displaying the personal identification information on the display means, means for transmitting a reservation application signal for applying for a reservation to the information provided from the information providing means together with the personal identification information, and means for displaying the reservation application signal on the display means Means for displaying the reservation approval / disapproval result on the display means when receiving the approval / disapproval result for the reservation application, while the information providing means receives the booking application signal and the personal identification information from the mobile terminal. 2. The information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising means for determining whether or not to accept the reservation and transmitting a result of the acceptance or rejection. 3. The mobile terminal and the information providing means are DSRC
(Dedicated Short Range Com
2. A function for bidirectional data communication using a communication antenna.
Or the information providing system according to 2. 4. The mobile terminal includes a DSRC on-board device, a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handyphone).
3. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information providing system is incorporated in any one of the systems. 5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal includes voice output means for outputting at least a part of the information provided by the information providing means in voice. Information providing system described. 6. The recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the recording medium is an IC card having an integrated circuit mounted on a card body.
6. The information providing system according to any one of items 5 to 5. 7. The recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the recording medium is one of a cash card or a debit card issued by a financial institution, a credit card issued by a credit card company, an electronic money card, and a common card thereof. 7. The information providing system according to any one of items 6 to 6.