JP2002232339A - Method and system for providing information in vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and system for providing information capable of providing desired information to passengers interactively and continuously in a vehicle. SOLUTION: In a method for providing information in which information to be sent to information terminal devices is switched in response to reception states of the devices in a vehicle, (a) the information to be sent to the devices is selected on the basis of travelling position information of the position of the travelling vehicle, and (b) the information to be sent to the devices sending reception state information is switched on the basis of the reception state information of the devices. The travelling position information is acquired from an travelling position information source located outside of the vehicle. The information to be sent to the devices is acquired from an information source inside/outside the vehicle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information providing method and an information providing system for switching information transmitted to an information terminal device in a vehicle in accordance with a reception state of the information terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a vehicle such as a Shinkansen or a route bus, a passing liquid crystal display, for example, in the case of a Shinkansen, a passing station name,
Displays the names of rivers, bridges, tunnels, etc. In the case of a route bus, in conjunction with the operation of the tape that guides the bus stop according to the information on the running position, the store near the next bus stop, It displays advertisements for restaurants and the like.

In the case of an airplane or the like, a passenger can operate a switch provided on a seat to switch a channel and select music to listen to or a movie to watch. For the time being, it can be said that it meets the needs of passengers, but the information provided to the passengers does not change according to the flight position of the aircraft. In the information age, the needs of passengers have diversified, and while traveling on vehicles, passengers themselves can interactively obtain various types of information on the current location and area, and -There is an increasing demand for information about the area (eg quizzes) to enjoy.

[0004] However, information provision to passengers currently performed by bullet trains, route buses, aircraft, etc. is unilateral.
Further, the content of the information to be provided does not always sufficiently satisfy the demands of passengers for enjoyment. In addition, when a passenger tries to enjoy desired information in a vehicle by using a personal digital assistant or the like or by answering a quiz about a region, the request of each passenger is required. In order to respond to each passenger, it is necessary to continuously provide different information of passenger designation in an interactive information operation for each passenger, but in the current information providing method and system,
The fact is that it is not possible to meet the information needs of individual passengers.

Further, according to the current information providing method and system, even if a passenger obtains information on a passing area in a vehicle, the vehicle passes through the area and moves to the next area. In that case, the displayed district information is automatically changed to the next passing district information, and the passenger can continue to get the information about the passing district currently obtained even after passing. You can't.

[0006] Therefore, there is a need for an information providing method and system capable of continuously providing desired information for each passenger in a vehicle during interactive information operation.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a vehicle, desired information, for example, information on a position and an area through which the vehicle passes is transmitted to an information terminal device used by the passenger, and the desired information is transmitted to the passenger. It is an object (object) to provide an information providing method and an information providing system capable of providing information interactively and continuously.

[0008]

The present inventor has conducted intensive studies on information providing means for solving the above-mentioned problems (objects).
In recent years, as a means of interactive information exchange in vehicles,
The present inventors have conceived of utilizing short-range transmission / reception devices expected to be used, and have accomplished the present invention. And the gist of the present invention is as follows.

1) Information Providing Method 1 (1) In an information providing method for switching information transmitted to an information terminal device in a vehicle in accordance with a reception state of the information terminal device, (a) a position where the vehicle is traveling (B) information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information, based on the reception status information relating to the reception status of the information terminal device, based on the travel position information according to (b). A method for providing information in a vehicle, comprising:

(2) The method for providing information in a vehicle according to the above (1), wherein the traveling position information is obtained from a traveling position information source outside the vehicle. (3) The information providing method in a vehicle according to the above (1) or (2), wherein the information to be transmitted to the information terminal device is obtained from an information source inside and / or outside the vehicle.

(4) The method for providing information in a vehicle according to (1), (2) or (3), wherein the information to be transmitted to the information terminal device is selected according to a predetermined selection criterion. (5) In the vehicle according to (1), (2), (3) or (4), the information transmitted to the information terminal device is changed according to a time zone for transmitting the information. Information provision method.

(6) The information (1), (2), (3), (4) or (4), wherein the information transmitted to the information terminal device includes passing area information relating to an area where the vehicle passes. (5) The information providing method described in the above. (7) The information providing method according to (6), wherein the passing district information includes quiz information on the passing district.

(8) The answer information transmitted by the information terminal device in response to the quiz information is judged and stored, and the answer result / order in a predetermined passage section is transmitted to the information terminal device. The information providing method according to the above (7). (9) Based on the reception status information, when switching information transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information, log information relating to the information terminal device is stored together with the reception status information. ), (2), (3),
The information providing method according to (4), (5) or (6).

(10) When switching information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information, when switching the traveling position information and the reception status information,
(1), (2), (3), wherein information transmitted to the information terminal device is determined for each information terminal device.
The information providing method according to (4), (5), (6) or (9).

(11) The information providing method according to (10), wherein the information to be transmitted to the information terminal device includes passing district information of a district through which the vehicle will pass. (12) When switching the information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information, when the information terminal device is still receiving the predetermined transit area information, (1) and (2), wherein when the transmission is completed, the passing area information transmitted to the information terminal device is switched according to the reception status information transmitted by the information terminal device. ,
(3), (4), (5), (6), (9) or (10)
The method of providing information in the described vehicle.

2) Information Providing Method 2 (13) In an information providing method for switching information transmitted to an information terminal device in a vehicle according to the reception status of the information terminal device, (a) information transmitted to the information terminal device And (b) switching the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on the reception status information relating to the reception status of the information terminal device. And a method for providing information in a vehicle.

(14) The information providing method according to (13), wherein the information transmitted to the information terminal device includes passing area information relating to an area where the vehicle passes. (15) The method according to (14), wherein the passage area information is acquired from a passage area information source inside and / or outside the vehicle in accordance with position information relating to a position where the vehicle is traveling. Method of providing information in vehicles.

(16) The inside of the vehicle according to (13) or (14), wherein the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device includes advertisement-related detailed information related to a district where the vehicle passes. Information provision method in. (17) The (13), (14), wherein the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device is obtained from an advertisement-related detailed information source inside and / or outside a vehicle.
Or the information provision method in a vehicle according to (16).

(18) The vehicle according to (13), (14), (16) or (17), wherein the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device is selected according to a predetermined selection criterion. How to provide information within (19) The (13), (14), (16), (17) or (17), wherein the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device is changed according to a time zone in which the information is transmitted. 18) The information providing method in the vehicle described in the above.

(20) When switching advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on the reception status information, it is preferable to store log information relating to the information terminal device together with the reception status information. The feature (1)
3) The information providing method according to (14), (16), (17), (18) or (19). (21) When switching the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on the reception status information, according to a combination of the traveling position information and the reception status information,
(13), (1) wherein the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device is determined for each information terminal device.
4), (16), (17), (18), (19) or (20).

3) Information Providing System 1 (22) In an information providing system for switching information transmitted to an information terminal device in a vehicle in accordance with the reception status of the information terminal device, (a) a position where the vehicle is traveling Transmission information selection means for selecting information to be transmitted to the information terminal device based on the travel position information according to (b), and (b) reception status information relating to the reception status of the information terminal device,
An information providing system in a vehicle, comprising: transmission information switching means for switching information transmitted to an information terminal device that has transmitted the information.

(23) The information providing system in a vehicle according to (22), further comprising a plurality of information transmitting means for transmitting information to the information terminal device. (24) The information providing system in a vehicle according to (23), wherein the plurality of information transmitting units are appropriately switched and used. (25) The information in the vehicle according to (22), (23) or (24), further comprising a traveling position information acquisition unit that acquires the traveling position information from a position information source outside the vehicle. Delivery system.

(26) There is provided transmission information acquisition means for acquiring information to be transmitted to the information terminal equipment from an information source inside and / or outside a vehicle.
2), (23), (24) or (25), the information providing system in a vehicle. (27) The transmission device according to (22), (23), (24), further comprising transmission information reference selecting means for selecting information to be transmitted to the information terminal device according to a predetermined selection criterion.
(25) The information providing system in a vehicle according to (26) or (27).

(28) The transmission device according to (22) or (2), further comprising transmission time zone changing means for changing information transmitted to the information terminal device in accordance with a time zone for transmitting the information.
3) The information providing system in a vehicle according to (24), (25), (26) or (27). (29) The information (22), (23), (24), (25), (2), wherein the information transmitted to the information terminal device includes passing area information relating to an area where the vehicle passes.
6), (27) or (28).

(30) The above (29), wherein the passing district information includes quiz information on the passing district.
Information providing system. (31) Answer result totaling information providing means for judging and storing the correctness of the answer information transmitted by the information terminal device in response to the quiz information, and transmitting the answer result / order in a predetermined passage section to the information terminal device. The information providing system according to (30), further comprising:

(32) When switching information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information, information terminal device information storage for storing log information relating to the information terminal device together with the reception status information. (22), (23), (24), (2)
5), (26), (27), (28) or (29).

(33) When switching information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information, when switching the traveling position information and the reception status information,
(22), (23), (24), (25), (26), and (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), which are provided with transmission information determining means for determining information transmitted to the information terminal device for each information terminal device.
(27) The information providing system according to (28), (29) or (32).

(34) The information providing system according to (33), wherein the information to be transmitted to the information terminal device includes passing district information of a district through which the vehicle will pass. (35) When switching the information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information, if the information terminal device is still receiving the predetermined transit area information, The transmission area information switching means for switching the transmission area information transmitted to the information terminal device according to the reception status information transmitted by the information terminal device when the transmission is completed. (22), (23), (24), (25),
(26) The information providing system in a vehicle according to (27), (28), (29), (32) or (33).

(36) A short-range wireless device is used as the information terminal device, wherein (22), (2)
3), (24), (25), (26), (27), (2)
8), (29), (30), (31), (32), (3)
3) An information providing system in a vehicle according to (34) or (35). 4) Information Providing System 2 (37) In an information providing system for switching information to be transmitted to an information terminal device in a vehicle in accordance with the reception status of the information terminal device, Based on the reception status information relating to the reception status of the information terminal device,
An information providing system in a vehicle, comprising: advertisement-related detailed information switching means for switching advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information.

(38) The information providing system in a vehicle according to (37), wherein a plurality of information transmitting means for transmitting information to the information terminal device are provided. (39) The information providing system in a vehicle according to (38), wherein the plurality of information transmitting units are appropriately switched and used. (40) The information providing system according to (37) or (38), wherein the information transmitted to the information terminal device includes passing area information relating to an area where a vehicle passes.

(41) A transit area information acquiring means for acquiring the transit area information from a transit area information source inside and / or outside the vehicle in accordance with travel position information relating to a position where the vehicle is traveling. (4)
0) The information providing system in the vehicle described in the above. (42) The (37), (38), (3), wherein the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device includes advertisement-related detailed information related to a district where a vehicle passes.
9) or the information providing system in a vehicle according to (40).

(43) An advertisement-related detailed information acquiring means for acquiring the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device from an advertisement-related detailed information source inside and / or outside the vehicle. (37), (38), (3
9) The information providing system in a vehicle according to (40) or (42). (44) The method according to (37), further comprising an advertisement-related detailed information criterion selecting means for selecting advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to the information terminal device according to a predetermined selection criterion.
(38), (39), (40), (42) or (43)
Information providing system in the described vehicle.

(45) A transmission time zone changing means for changing the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device according to a time zone for transmitting the information, wherein (37), (38). , (39), (40), (42),
An information providing system in a vehicle according to (43) or (44). (46) When switching advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on the reception status information, information terminal device information storage that stores log information related to the information terminal device together with the reception status information. (37), (38), (39), (4)
0), (42), (43), (44) or (45).

(47) When switching the advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on the reception status information, transmission to the information terminal device is performed in accordance with the combination of the position information and the reception status information. Ad-related details
(37), (38), and (3), further comprising means for determining advertisement-related detailed information determined for each information terminal device.
9), (40), (42), (43), (44), (4
5) or the information providing system according to (46).

(48) A short-range wireless device is used as the information terminal device, wherein (37), (3)
8), (39), (40), (41), (42), (4)
3) The information providing system according to (44), (45), (46) or (47).

[0036]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 1) Information Providing Method 1 Information providing method 1 of the present invention is a method for providing travel position information relating to a travel position of a vehicle obtained from a GPS or the like in a vehicle such as an aircraft, a train, a bus, or a ship. Based on the reception status information pertaining to the reception status transmitted by the passenger operating the information terminal device, the information transmission device selects information to be transmitted from the information transmission device to the information terminal device operated by the passenger. The basic idea is to switch information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the reception status information.

The information transmitted to the information terminal equipment in the vehicle includes various types of information in consideration of passenger needs, and is not limited to specific information. Then, the required information is transmitted from one or more information transmitting means,
The call is transmitted to the information terminal device. When a plurality of information transmitting units are used, the units are appropriately switched and used.

In the present invention, the traveling position information is obtained from a traveling position information source outside the vehicle. For example, in the case of a train, travel position information is acquired from the train operation management system. In addition, GPS (Global Positioning System)
m). The information transmitted to the information terminal device includes one or more of character information, image information, and audio information, and is acquired from an information source inside and / or outside the vehicle.

Even when information is obtained from an information source outside the vehicle, the obtained information may be stored once in the information storage means provided inside the vehicle. Information obtained from information sources inside and / or outside the vehicle and transmitted to the information terminal device is selected based on the traveling position information. For example, comparing the traveling position information with the registered position information of the acquired information,
The information matching the travel position information is selected as information to be transmitted to the information terminal device.

In the present invention, the selected information is
For example, an information terminal received by an information terminal device of a wired communication network in a vehicle or a wireless device capable of communication only in a limited (short distance) area, but transmitted from an information terminal device operated by a passenger Information transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the reception status information is switched based on the reception status information relating to the reception status of the device. This is the first feature of the present invention.

In the present invention, the information transmitted to the information terminal device can be switched based on the reception status information, so that the passenger can continuously obtain desired information interactively while riding on the vehicle. be able to. Note that the reception status information is stored in the information terminal device information storage unit, including the log information of the information terminal device as appropriate for information processing.

In the present invention, the selection of information to be transmitted to the information terminal device may be performed by adding other selection criteria (for example, nature, industry, etc.) to the traveling position information. In addition, information transmitted to the information terminal device may be transmitted in the morning, daytime, nighttime, nighttime, and / or the like.
Alternatively, it can be changed according to the transmission time zone such as Sundays and holidays. Thus, in the present invention, it is possible to provide detailed information to passengers.

As described above, the information transmitted to the information terminal equipment includes various information in consideration of the needs of the passenger. However, the present invention relates to the provision of information in a vehicle, and The information to be provided includes, as main information, information relating to a district through which the vehicle passes, that is, passing district information. This is a second feature of the present invention.

The passing district information includes various other information such as the history, nature, climate, tourism, industry, buildings, etc. of the district, and may include quiz information formed based on such information. . Passengers can enjoy a quiz about the transit area while riding. Passengers who enjoy the quiz can transmit answer information responding to the quiz information from the information terminal device. In the present invention, the correctness or incorrectness of the answer information is determined and stored, and the answer result / rank in a predetermined passage section is transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the answer information. You can enjoy.

When switching the information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on the reception status information, the information to be transmitted to the information terminal device is transmitted to the information terminal according to the combination of the traveling position information and the reception status information. It can be determined for each device. For example, in the case of transit area information, a plurality of information files that can be individually communicated with the information terminal device identified by the device number are configured, and the interactive region with the information terminal device is used to determine the transit area to be transmitted from the information file. Select an information file to store the information.

The information transmitted to the information terminal device in the vehicle includes information on all the areas where the vehicle passes (passing area information). In the present invention, the information on the passing area of the area where the vehicle passes from now on is included. Can also be transmitted from the information transmitting means to the information terminal device. Further, in the present invention, based on the reception status information, when switching the information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information, when the information terminal device is still receiving the predetermined transit area information, We will continue to send out information on the designated transit areas,
When the transmission is completed, the passing area information transmitted to the information terminal device can be switched according to the reception status information transmitted by the information terminal device. This is the third feature of the present invention.

When the vehicle moves to the next district, the information terminal device which is continuously receiving the passing district information of the previous district (the passing district) continues to receive the preceding district (the passing district). Of the passing district of the new district (the district that is currently passing), and the information that it has moved to the next district (the district that is being received has passed) Sends information asking whether to switch.

When the vehicle moves to the next area,
For the information terminal device not connected to the passing district information file of the district, the passing district information of the "next district" is transmitted. 2) Information Providing Method 2 Further, the information providing method 2 of the present invention relates to an advertisement related to an advertisement in a vehicle, which transmits information transmitted from an information transmitting means to an information terminal device in a vehicle such as an aircraft, a train, a bus, or a ship. The basic idea is to switch, based on the reception status information, the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the reception status information.

Also in the present invention, the advertisement-related detailed information is
The information is transmitted from one or more information transmitting means to the information terminal device. When a plurality of information transmitting units are used, the units are appropriately switched and used. In the present invention, the advertisement-related detailed information is received by, for example, an information terminal device of an in-vehicle wired communication network, or is received by using a wireless device that can communicate only in a limited (short distance) area. Based on the reception status information, the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the reception status information can be switched, so that the passenger can interactively display desired advertisement-related detailed information while riding on the vehicle. Can be obtained continuously. This is a fourth feature of the present invention.

In the present invention, the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device in the vehicle includes character information, image information,
And one or two or more kinds of audio information, which are obtained from advertisement-related detailed information sources inside and / or outside the vehicle. The reception status information is stored in the information terminal device information storage unit including the log information of the information terminal device for information processing.

The information transmitted to the information terminal device is
It may include transit area information relating to an area through which the vehicle passes. Further, in the present invention, the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device may include advertisement-related detailed information related to a district where the vehicle passes. Further, in the present invention, the advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to the information terminal device can be selected according to a predetermined selection criterion (for example, a product, sightseeing, etc.), and the information transmission time period (morning,
Day, night, night, Sundays and holidays, etc.).

Further, in the present invention, when switching the advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information, the information terminal may be switched according to the combination of the traveling position information and the reception status information. The advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the device can be determined for each information terminal device. For example, a plurality of information files that can be individually communicated with the information terminal device identified by the device number, and information that stores advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted from the information file by interactive communication with the information terminal device Select a file.

In the present invention, the above information providing method includes:
This is performed using the following information providing systems 1 and 2. 3) Information Providing System 1 The "information providing system 1" of the present invention includes one or more information transmitting means for transmitting information to information terminal equipment, and (a) the vehicle travels. Transmission information selecting means for selecting information to be transmitted to the information terminal device based on the traveling position information relating to the position where the information terminal device is located; and (b) receiving the information based on the reception status information relating to the reception status of the information terminal device. The basic idea is to include transmission information switching means for switching information transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information.

Then, the above “information providing system 1”
In addition to the above means, (c) traveling position information acquiring means for acquiring traveling position information from a position information source outside the vehicle, and (d) information transmitted to an information terminal device inside the vehicle and / or Outgoing information acquiring means for acquiring from an external information source, (e) outgoing information reference selecting means for selecting information to be transmitted to the information terminal device according to a predetermined selection criterion, and (f) information to be transmitted to the information terminal device. (G) determining and storing the correctness of the answer information transmitted by the information terminal device in response to the quiz information; Means for providing the answer result totaling information to the information terminal device for transmitting the order; and (h) switching information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on the reception status information, together with the reception status information. Information terminal device information storage means for storing log information relating to the terminal device; (i) a combination of position information and reception status information when switching information to be transmitted to the information terminal device which transmitted the information based on the reception status information Transmission information determining means for determining information to be transmitted to the information terminal device according to the information terminal device, and (j) when switching information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on the reception status information When the information terminal device is still receiving the predetermined transit area information, it continuously transmits the predetermined transit area information, and when the transmission is completed, according to the reception status information transmitted by the information terminal device, One or two or more of (k) a short-range wireless device as an information terminal device, and a passing area information switching means for switching passing area information transmitted to the information terminal device. It is.

When the "information providing system 1" includes a plurality of information transmitting means, it is preferable to switch the means as appropriate. The “information providing system 1” of the present invention includes at least one of the above-described means (a) and (b), and in addition, one or more of the above-mentioned means (c) to (k). It suffices to provide means, and other means relating to information processing can be provided as long as the gist and features of the present invention are not impaired.

2) Information Providing System 2 The "information providing system 2" of the present invention comprises one or a plurality of information transmitting means for transmitting information to information terminal equipment, and (a) information transmitting means; As information to be transmitted to the terminal device, based on advertisement-related detailed information selecting means for selecting advertisement-related detailed information on an advertisement in the vehicle, and (b) reception status information on a reception status of the information terminal device, The basic idea is to provide an advertisement-related detailed information switching means for switching advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information.

Then, the above “information providing system 2”
In addition to the above means, (c) passing area information obtained from passing area information sources inside and / or outside the vehicle in accordance with traveling position information relating to a position where the vehicle is traveling. Acquisition means, (d) advertisement-related detailed information acquisition means for acquiring advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device from an advertisement-related detailed information source inside and / or outside the vehicle, and (e) transmission to the information terminal device Advertisement-related detailed information reference selecting means for selecting the advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted according to a predetermined selection criterion, and (f) a transmission time for changing the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device in accordance with a time zone in which the information is transmitted. Band changing means, (g) when switching advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on the reception status information, log information relating to the information terminal device together with the reception status information (H) based on the reception status information, when switching the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information, according to a combination of the position information and the reception status information; One or two of (i) a short-range wireless device as an information terminal device, and advertising-related detailed information determining means for determining advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to the information terminal device for each information terminal device.
One or more.

When the "information providing system 2" includes a plurality of information transmitting means, it is preferable that the plurality of information transmitting means be appropriately switched and used as in the case of the "information providing system 1". . The “information providing system 2” of the present invention includes at least the above-described means (a) and (b),
In addition, one of the above-mentioned means (c) to (i),
Or it is only necessary to have two or more means,
Other means related to information processing can be provided as long as the gist and features of the present invention are not impaired.

Examples of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to the description of the examples.

[0060]

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is implemented in a train. The train includes a traveling position information acquisition unit 4, a transmission information determination unit 5, an information transmission / reception unit 6, a passing area information file 7, an information terminal device reception status file 8, and a passing area information file library 9. Information transmitting means 1 is installed, and said information transmitting means 1
The information terminal device 2 provided in each seat, for example, a liquid crystal display information terminal device, is connected to the information transmitting / receiving unit 6 in a wired or wireless manner. Note that a short-range wireless device may be used as the information terminal device 2.

The information terminal device 2 includes an information transmitting / receiving unit 6
(Characters, images, and / or sounds) transmitted through the server can be displayed. All the information terminal devices 2 are provided with device numbers, and the passengers can
It is possible to individually communicate with the information transmitting means 1 via the information transmitting / receiving unit 6. The information terminal device 2 is provided with buttons or keys for appropriately selecting information transmitted from the transmission information unit 1.

In the information transmitting means 1, the traveling position information acquiring section 4 acquires traveling position information S from the train operation management system 3, and stores the traveling position information S and the information stored in the information terminal equipment reception status file 8. Based on the reception status of each terminal device, the transmission information determination unit 5 selects information to be transmitted for each information terminal device 2 from the passing area information file library 9 and transmits the selected information to the information transmission / reception unit. The information is transmitted to each information terminal device 2 via the receiving unit 6.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a passing district information file library (consisting of an information file group including a plurality of information files). From this library,
When selecting information to be transmitted to each information terminal device 2, a passing area information file 7 exemplifying a file configuration in FIG. 2 and a terminal device reception status file 8 exemplifying a file configuration in FIG. 3 are used. I do.

In the transit area information file shown in FIG. 2, "travel position division" is a division of the traveling position of the train, and "information file group" is an information file group transmitted in each traveling position division. In the information terminal device reception status file illustrated in FIG. 3, "terminal device number"
The number assigned to the information terminal device 2 that receives the information transmitted by the information transmitting means 1 is "reception state". Is displayed.

If no information is transmitted from the information terminal device for a certain period of time, after warning information indicating that no information is transmitted is displayed on the information terminal device, the “reception state” of the information terminal device is changed to “idle state”. Is set to "". FIG.
In the information terminal device reception status file exemplified in
The “transmission information file group” is the name (symbol) of the information file group that is transmitting to the information terminal device, and the “current transmission information file number” is the number of the information file group that is currently transmitting.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the transmission information judging unit 5 determines whether the “travel position division” (see FIG. 2) has changed after passing through the area where the vehicle is passing, Activated when receiving status information is sent. When the "travel position division" changes, the information transmitting means 1 operates as follows. First, based on the travel position information (“traveling position classification” during passing) acquired by the traveling position information acquisition unit 4 from the train operation management system 3,
An information file group storing information to be transmitted to the passenger (hereinafter, referred to as a “current transit area information file group”) is determined. For example, if the train is passing through station A (travel position division), the information file group is determined to be “A city guide”.

Next, information to be transmitted is determined for each information terminal device, and the information terminal device reception status file (see FIG. 3)
Update the data inside. First, the reception status of the information terminal device 2 is confirmed by “reception status” in the information terminal device reception status file. If the “reception state” is “idle”, the portal information (see FIG. 4; the current transmission information file number is “0”) in the group of the currently passed area information is transmitted. If the “reception status” is “operating”, the information currently being transmitted includes, for example, “9: You have moved to a new district. Do you want to see information on this district?” Add and send to information terminal equipment.

The number "9" at the beginning of the "question information" is a valid number on all information display screens, and indicates the display of portal information (information file number 0) in the group of currently passing district information files. Is what you require.
At the same time, if the name of the “sending information file group” in the information terminal device reception status file (see FIG. 3) is “current district”, the name of the district that passed the name “current district” (for example, , X district).

When the information terminal device 2 transmits reception status information (for example, information for viewing) in response to the "question information", the operation of the transmission information determination unit 5 is as follows. is there. First, the "current transmission information file number" of the transmission information file group being transmitted to the corresponding information terminal device is read from the information terminal device reception status file (see FIG. 3), and the passage area information file library 9 is read.
Of the information file of that number in the following, the information of the information file corresponding to the condition is newly transmitted, and the information file of the information terminal device reception status file 8 (see FIG. 3) is read. Update the current call information file number.

If the information of the number "9" is selected, the portal information (information file number 0) in the transmission information file group of the current district is transmitted, and the information terminal equipment reception status file 8 (FIG. 3, FIG. ), The name of the “transmission information file group” is updated to “current district”, and the “current transmission information file number” is updated to “0”. In the above embodiment of implementing the present invention in a train, the information transmitting means 1
And the information terminal device 2 installed on the seat is connected by a wired LAN. Instead of the wired LAN, a wireless device such as a blue tooth dedicated to short-range transmission and reception can be used.

Further, in the present invention, a portable information terminal device having a communication function using Bluetooth can be used instead of the information terminal device installed on the seat. (Embodiment 2) FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is implemented by transmitting quiz information on a passing area in a bus. An information transmitting means 1 is installed in the bus, and a portable information terminal device 10 having a button or a key operated by a passenger is wirelessly connected to the information transmitting means 1. A terminal number is assigned to the portable information terminal device 10, and the portable information terminal device 10 individually communicates with the information transmitting means 1 to display information (characters, images, and / or audio information). can do.

The information transmitting means 1 receives the information on the longitude and latitude transmitted from the GPS 11 at the traveling position information acquiring section 4 and judges the area where the bus passes. Then, based on the traveling position information relating to the passing area and the reception status of each portable information terminal device 10, the transmission quiz information determining unit 12 reads the quiz information appropriate for the passing area and the portable terminal device from the quiz information file library 13. And select
The information is transmitted to a predetermined portable information terminal device 10 wirelessly via the information transmitting / receiving unit 6.

In order to select quiz information from the quiz information file library 13, the passing district information file 7 exemplifying the file configuration in FIG. 6 and the portable information terminal device reception status file 14 exemplifying the file configuration in FIG. Use. The portable information terminal device reception status file 14 stores answer information that responds to the quiz information for each portable information terminal device (for each terminal device number).

The quiz information file library is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, each file group stores answer information (correctness of the answer) responding to the quiz information and a subsequent question number transmitted after the answer. The transmission quiz information determination unit 12 performs the following operation at a constant cycle. First, the traveling position information acquisition unit 4
Determines a quiz information group to be originally transmitted (hereinafter referred to as a “current area quiz information group”) based on the latitude and longitude of the traveling position of the bus acquired from the GPS and the passing area information file 7.

Next, quiz information to be transmitted is determined for each portable information terminal device 10, and the data in the portable information terminal device reception status file 14 is updated. First, the reception status of the portable information terminal device is confirmed by displaying the “reception status” column in the portable information terminal device reception status file 14. If the display in this column is "idle", the first question file (number 0) of the current district quiz information group is transmitted, and the display in the "transmission quiz information file group" column is replaced with a new "transmission quiz information file group". Change the name to

When the answer in the “reception state” column is “operating” and answer information responding to the quiz information is received from the portable information terminal device 10, the quiz information is transmitted to the quiz information file library (FIG. 8). The answer information is collated with “correctness of the answer” in the “correctness of the answer and subsequent question number” column corresponding to the “question file number”. In the case of a correct answer, for example, the next quiz information such as "correct answer. The next question is ... (the content of the subsequent question number) ..." is transmitted, and the portable information terminal device reception status file ( In FIG. 7), the “number” in the “current call quiz information number” column is changed to a “subsequent question number” (see FIG. 8), and “correct” of the answer information is stored in the “answer information” column. . At this time, if the quiz information being sent is different from the quiz information in the current district quiz information group, "9: I moved to a new location.
Enjoy a quiz about this place? "" And send it.

On the other hand, in the display “operating” in the “reception state” column of the portable information terminal device reception status file (see FIG. 7), the answer information has not been transmitted from the portable information terminal device 10 yet, and If the quiz information being transmitted is different from the quiz information in the current district quiz information group, the quiz information currently being transmitted includes "9: Moved to a new location. Do you enjoy the quiz about this location?" Add "question information" and send.

In any case, when the information of the number “9” is selected, the first question file (number 0) of the current district quiz information group is transmitted, and The display in the “Outgoing quiz information file group” column is replaced with a new “Outgoing quiz information file group”.
Change the name to The first number "9" in the "question information" is a number valid on all information display screens, and requests the display of portal information (information file number 0) in the current passage area information file group. .

After the bus has traveled in the predetermined passage section, the answer information totaling section 15 of the answer result total information providing means 17 totals the answer information A in the "answer information" column of the portable information terminal equipment reception status file 14. , Answer results (number of correct answers, correct answer rate, etc.) are given for each portable information terminal device, and ranking is given among the portable information terminal devices.
The order R is transmitted from the information issuing / receiving unit 6 to the portable information terminal device 10 wirelessly.

The answer result / rank R can be printed by a printer 16 provided in the answer result totaling information providing means 17 as appropriate. In the second embodiment, the traveling position information (latitude and longitude) is acquired from the GPS and the transit area is determined. However, the operation of the bus is linked with the map information system, or the district data input device installed in the driver's seat or the like is used. Alternatively, the travel position information may be directly input to the transmission quiz information determination unit.

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According to the present invention, the passenger can, in the vehicle, appropriately add various information (guides, quizzes, etc.) relating to the area where the vehicle passes, and / or detailed information related to advertisements in the vehicle, as appropriate. It can be received interactively and continuously. Therefore, the present invention greatly contributes to dissemination of various types of information on the area where the vehicle passes, and collection of necessary information regarding the location where the vehicle passes and / or the destination of the passenger.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating one embodiment of an information providing system for providing information on a train.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a passing district information file.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information terminal equipment reception status file.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a passing district information file library.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing one mode of an information providing system for providing quiz information on a passing area on a bus.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another configuration of a passing district transmission information file.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a portable information terminal device reception status file.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a quiz information file library.

[Explanation of symbols]

 S: travel position information A: answer information R: answer result total information 1: information transmission means 2: information terminal equipment 3: train operation management system 4: travel position information acquisition unit 5: transmission information determination unit 6: information transmission / reception Part 7: Passing area information file 8: Information terminal device reception status file 9: Passing area information file library 10: Portable information terminal device 11: GPS 12: Outgoing quiz information determination unit 13: Quiz information file library 14: Portable terminal Device reception status file 15 ... Answer information totaling unit 16 ... Printer 17 ... Answer result total information providing means

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Claims (48)

[Claims] 1. An information providing method for switching information transmitted to an information terminal device in a vehicle in accordance with a reception state of the information terminal device, the method comprising: (a) based on traveling position information relating to a position where the vehicle is traveling; Selecting information to be transmitted to the information terminal device, and (b) switching information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on reception status information relating to a reception status of the information terminal device. Information provision method in a moving vehicle. 2. The travel position information is obtained from a travel position information source outside a vehicle.
The method of providing information in the described vehicle. 3. The information providing method in a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the information to be transmitted to the information terminal device is acquired from an information source inside and / or outside the vehicle. 4. The method for providing information in a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein information to be transmitted to said information terminal device is selected according to a predetermined selection criterion. 5. The method for providing information in a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein information transmitted to said information terminal device is changed according to a time zone in which said information is transmitted. 6. The information providing method according to claim 1, wherein the information transmitted to the information terminal device includes passing area information relating to an area where a vehicle passes. 7. The information providing method according to claim 6, wherein the passing district information includes quiz information on the passing district. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the correctness or incorrectness of the answer information transmitted by the information terminal device in response to the quiz information is determined and stored, and the answer result / order in a predetermined passage section is transmitted to the information terminal device. The information providing method according to claim 7, wherein 9. When switching information to be transmitted to an information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information,
7. The information providing method according to claim 1, wherein log information relating to the information terminal device is stored together with the reception status information. 10. When switching information to be transmitted to an information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information, information transmitted to the information terminal device is switched according to a combination of travel position information and reception status information. 10. The information providing method according to claim 1, wherein the information is determined for each information terminal device. 11. The information transmitted to the information terminal device includes:
11. The information providing method according to claim 10, wherein the vehicle includes passing district information of a district through which the vehicle will pass. 12. When switching information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information, when the information terminal device is still receiving predetermined passage area information, Transmitting predetermined transit area information, and, when the transmission is completed, switching the transit area information transmitted to the information terminal device according to the reception status information transmitted by the information terminal device.
3. The method for providing information in a vehicle according to 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 or 10. 13. An information providing method for switching information transmitted to an information terminal device in a vehicle in accordance with a reception state of the information terminal device, comprising: (a) information relating to an advertisement in the vehicle as the information transmitted to the information terminal device; (B) switching advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information, based on the reception status information relating to the reception status of the information terminal device; How to provide information within 14. The information transmitted to the information terminal device,
14. The information providing method according to claim 13, further comprising passing area information relating to an area where the vehicle passes. 15. The vehicle according to claim 14, wherein said passing area information is obtained from passing area information sources inside and / or outside of the vehicle in accordance with positional information on a position where the vehicle is traveling. The method of providing information in the described vehicle. 16. The method for providing information in a vehicle according to claim 13, wherein the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device includes advertisement-related detailed information related to a district where the vehicle passes. . 17. The advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to the information terminal device is acquired from an advertisement-related detailed information source inside and / or outside a vehicle.
The method for providing information in a vehicle according to 4 or 16. 18. The method for providing information in a vehicle according to claim 13, wherein the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device is selected according to a predetermined selection criterion. 19. The advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device is changed according to a time zone in which the information is transmitted.
The method of providing information in the described vehicle. 20. When switching advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on the reception status information, log information relating to the information terminal device is stored together with the reception status information. Claim 13,
14. The information providing method according to 14, 16, 17, 18 or 19. 21. When switching advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information, the advertisement is transmitted to the information terminal device in accordance with a combination of the traveling position information and the reception status information. Ad-related details
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determination is made for each information terminal device.
3. The information providing method according to 3, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20. 22. An information providing system for switching information transmitted to an information terminal device in a vehicle in accordance with a reception state of the information terminal device, wherein: (a) the information providing system is based on traveling position information relating to a position where the vehicle is traveling. Transmission information selection means for selecting information to be transmitted to the information terminal device; and (b) transmitting information to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on reception status information relating to the reception status of the information terminal device. An information providing system in a vehicle, comprising: transmission information switching means for switching. 23. The apparatus according to claim 22, further comprising a plurality of information transmitting means for transmitting information to said information terminal equipment.
Information providing system in the described vehicle. 24. The information providing system in a vehicle according to claim 23, wherein said plurality of information transmitting means are appropriately switched and used. 25. The information providing system in a vehicle according to claim 22, further comprising traveling position information acquiring means for acquiring the traveling position information from a position information source outside the vehicle. 26. The information transmitted to the information terminal device,
23. A transmission information acquisition means for acquiring information from an information source inside and / or outside a vehicle.
The information providing system in a vehicle according to 3, 24 or 25. 27. The information transmitted to the information terminal device,
23. A transmission information criterion selecting means for selecting according to a predetermined selection criterion.
An information providing system in a vehicle according to 5, 26 or 27. 28. The information transmitted to the information terminal device,
23. A transmission time zone changing means for changing according to a time zone for transmitting information.
The information providing system in a vehicle according to 4, 25, 26 or 27. 29. The information transmitted to the information terminal device includes:
28. Passage area information relating to an area through which the vehicle passes is included.
Or the information providing system according to 28. 30. The information providing system according to claim 29, wherein the passing district information includes quiz information on a passing district. 31. Answer result totaling information for judging and storing correctness of answer information transmitted from an information terminal device in response to the quiz information, and transmitting the answer result / rank in a predetermined passage section to the information terminal device. 31. The information providing system according to claim 30, further comprising providing means. 32. Information terminal device information storage means for storing log information relating to an information terminal device together with the reception status information when switching information to be transmitted to the information terminal device which transmitted the information based on the reception status information. 23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising:
The information providing system according to 7, 28 or 29. 33. When switching information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information based on the reception status information, information to be transmitted to the information terminal device according to a combination of the traveling position information and the reception status information. And a transmission information determining means for determining for each information terminal device.
2, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 or 3
2. The information providing system according to 2. 34. The information transmitted to the information terminal device includes:
34. The information providing system according to claim 33, wherein the vehicle includes passing district information of a district through which the vehicle will pass. 35. When switching information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information, when the information terminal device is still receiving predetermined passage area information, Transmitting predetermined transit area information, and, when the transmission is completed, according to the reception status information transmitted by the information terminal equipment, comprising transit area information switching means for switching transit area information transmitted to the information terminal equipment. Claims 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
27. The information providing system in a vehicle according to 27, 28, 29, 32 or 33. 36. The information terminal device according to claim 22, wherein a short-range wireless device is used.
4, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 3,
The information providing system in a vehicle according to 2, 33, 34 or 35. 37. An information providing system for switching information transmitted to an information terminal device in a vehicle in accordance with a reception state of the information terminal device, wherein (a) information relating to an advertisement in the vehicle is transmitted as the information transmitted to the information terminal device. Advertisement-related detailed information selecting means for selecting the advertisement-related detailed information; and (b) based on the reception status information relating to the reception status of the information terminal device, the advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device that transmitted the information. An information providing system in a vehicle, comprising: an advertisement-related detailed information switching means for switching. 38. A system according to claim 37, further comprising a plurality of information transmitting means for transmitting information to said information terminal equipment.
Information providing system in the described vehicle. 39. The information providing system in a vehicle according to claim 38, wherein said plurality of information transmitting means are used by switching as appropriate. 40. The information transmitted to the information terminal device includes:
39. The information providing system according to claim 37, wherein the information providing system includes passing area information relating to an area through which the vehicle passes. 41. A transit area information acquiring means for acquiring the transit area information from a transit area information source inside and / or outside the vehicle in accordance with travel position information relating to a position where the vehicle is traveling. 41. The information providing system in a vehicle according to claim 40, wherein: 42. The advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device includes advertisement-related detailed information related to a district where a vehicle passes.
An information providing system in a vehicle according to 9 or 40. 43. An advertisement-related detailed information acquisition means for acquiring advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device from an advertisement-related detailed information source inside and / or outside a vehicle. 37. The information providing system in a vehicle according to 37, 38, 39, 40 or 42. 44. An advertisement-related detailed information reference selecting means for selecting advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to said information terminal device according to a predetermined selection criterion. Or the information providing system in a vehicle according to 43. 45. A transmission time period changing means for changing advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device in accordance with a time period for transmitting the information.
7. The information providing system in a vehicle according to 7, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43 or 44. 46. An information terminal device which stores log information relating to an information terminal device together with the reception status information when switching advertisement-related detailed information transmitted to the information terminal device which transmitted the information based on the reception status information. 41. An information storage means, comprising:
42. The information providing system according to 42, 43, 44 or 45. 47. When switching advertisement-related detailed information to be transmitted to the information terminal device that has transmitted the information based on the reception status information, the advertisement is transmitted to the information terminal device in accordance with a combination of the position information and the reception status information. 41. An advertisement-related detailed information determining means for determining advertisement-related detailed information for each information terminal device.
The information providing system according to 2, 43, 44, 45 or 46. 48. A short-range wireless device is used as the information terminal device.
9, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 or 4
7. The information providing system according to 7.