JP2002286496A - Pedestrian guidance support method and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pedestrain guidance support method for smoothly and speedily performing guidance in the execution of pedestrian guidance support. SOLUTION: The pedestrian guidance support method is provided with a step (a) for providing a mobile terminal (11) with a GPS function, a step (b) for operating the GPS function of the mobile terminal (11) in an approach route (R1) to a destination (L), a step (c) for storing location information on the approach route (R1) in the mobile terminal (11) in response to the operation of the GPS function of the mobile terminal (11), and a step (d) for outputting guidance information on a return route (R2) to the mobile terminal (11) on the basis of location information (P1-n) on the approach route (R1) stored in the mobile terminal (11) in the return route (R2) from the destination (L).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a pedestrian guidance support method and a pedestrian guidance support system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a guide support service for a pedestrian between a specific place such as a parking lot of an event venue and an event venue, which assists the pedestrian by setting a hand or a flag. In this pedestrian guidance support service, a service is provided to visitors by so-called human sea tactics.

[0003]

However, this conventional guidance support service has problems in the following points.

[0004] For example, the first problem is that there is a tendency to reduce the installation of hands and flags in terms of cost, and that there is no guidance support system that effectively uses a conventional system that is relatively inexpensive. .

[0005] The second problem is that there is no one that can efficiently guide pedestrians in each specific limited area, and that the number of visitors who still get lost on the outward route increases. This is because the illusion that the return trip is easier than the outward trip may be trapped by various mistakes.

A third problem is that although many people have some kind of mobile information terminals, these mobile information terminals cannot be effectively used for pedestrian guidance support.

[0007] The fourth problem is effectively how without specific measures or in order to utilize the pedestrian Navigation Support System short-range wireless communication module, been able to effectively utilize the function of the short-range wireless communication module That is not.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pedestrian guidance support system and a pedestrian guidance support method that can smoothly and promptly provide guidance for pedestrian guidance support. It is another object of the present invention to provide a pedestrian guidance support system and a pedestrian guidance support method that can smoothly and quickly obtain guidance when performing pedestrian guidance assistance.

[0009]

Means for solving the problem are described as follows. The technical matters corresponding to the claims in the expression are appended with parentheses (), numbers, symbols, and the like. The numbers, symbols, etc. clarify the correspondence / correspondence between the technical matter corresponding to the claim and the technical matter of at least one of the plural forms of implementation. It is not intended to show that technical matters are limited to the technical matters of the embodiments.

[0010] The pedestrian guidance support method of the present invention comprises the steps of (a)
Providing a mobile terminal (11) having a GPS function unit; (b) operating the GPS function unit of the mobile terminal (11) on an outbound route (R1) to a destination (L); c) storing, in response to the operation of the mobile terminal (11), the position information on the outbound route (R1) in the mobile terminal (11); and (d) returning route (R2) from the destination (L). )), The mobile terminal (11) based on the position information (P1 to n) on the outward route (R1) stored in the mobile terminal (11).
And outputting guidance information about the return route (R2).

[0011] In the pedestrian guidance support method of the present invention, the operation of the mobile terminal (11) in (b) includes:
It is performed at predetermined time intervals.

In the pedestrian guidance support method according to the present invention, the operation of the mobile terminal (11) in (b) includes
This is performed when the course direction changes on the outward route (R1).

[0013] The pedestrian guidance support method of the present invention comprises:
Providing a mobile terminal (11) having a Bluetooth communication function and a GPS function; and (f) a base station (1) having the Bluetooth communication function.
(G) providing the mobile terminal (1);
1) outputting to the mobile terminal (11) information indicating a route (R1) to a destination (L) on the basis of the GPS function; and (h) in the route (R1), A mobile terminal (11) and the base station (15) performing communication by the Bluetooth; (i) detecting a position of the mobile terminal (11) as a result of the (h); and (j). Outputting guidance information about the route (R1) to the mobile terminal (11) based on the information indicating the position of the mobile terminal (11) as a result of the (i) and the information indicating the route. And the step of performing.

A pedestrian guidance support system according to the present invention includes a mobile terminal (11) having a communication function using Bluetooth and a GPS function, and a base station (15) having a communication function using Bluetooth.
1) Based on the GPS function, information indicating a route related to the route (R1) to the destination (L) is output, and the mobile terminal (11) outputs
Performing communication with the base station (15) by the Bluetooth, thereby detecting the position of the mobile terminal (11), and information indicating the position of the mobile terminal (11) as a result of the communication by the Bluetooth; Based on the information indicating the route, guidance information on the route (R1) is output to the mobile terminal (11).

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described.

An embodiment of the pedestrian guidance support system according to the present invention will be described.

This embodiment provides a guidance support service for pedestrians between a parking lot L at an event venue and an event venue K, as shown in FIG.

When a pedestrian enters the venue K in the daytime in many cases, the directions from the parking lot L to the venue K are relatively easy for a pedestrian to understand.

However, when a pedestrian leaves the venue K, the pedestrian often gets lost at night or as a result of forgetting where the pedestrian has parked. In particular,
The wrong building in the parking lot, the wrong floor in the multi-story parking lot, the wrong parking block area, etc. From the parking lot L to the venue L, there is often set a guide board or the like on which an arrow indicating the direction of the venue L is written, and from the venue L to the parking lot K, there is no such guide board. Many. Further, when a plurality of parking lots L are prepared near the venue L, the driver often gets lost.

In addition to the above-mentioned difference in the time zone and the forgetting of the parking lot, the following cases can be considered as factors that cause the pedestrian to make a mistake in the route on the way. He made a detour (detour) on the way, and tried to take a shortcut on the way back. As a result, a short route was taken, and a detour was made on the way back. As a result of exiting from a different gate from the gate IG that entered the venue K, he made a wrong road.

The first embodiment provides a guidance service only on the way back. As the course on the way back, we will assist in guiding the reverse course.

In order to realize the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a portable terminal 11 with GPS and a GPS satellite 1
3, the mobile terminal with GPS 11 and the GPS satellite 1
A wireless base station (roughly one location is sufficient) 12 for relaying communication with the communication device 3 is required.

In the GPS, three-dimensional information of latitude, longitude and altitude is given. The mobile terminal with GPS function 11 is brought by a pedestrian. In the first embodiment, the direction to which the pedestrian should travel and the distance to travel in that direction are notified to the pedestrian.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

First, on the way R1 from the parking lot L to the venue K, when the pedestrian leaves the parking lot L, it reaches the venue entrance gate IG for a certain time (20 seconds to 1 minute) t1.
The mobile terminal 11 with the GPS function is operated for each of the mobile terminal 1 with the GPS function,
1 is stored.

At this time, the portable terminal 11 with the GPS function
Communicates with the GPS satellites 13 via the radio base station 12 to receive and store the position information P1 to n at that time.

Thereafter, the guidance service is started when the pedestrian returns to the parking lot L from the venue exit (same as the entrance gate) IG.

The portable terminal with GPS function 11 determines the direction in which the pedestrian should proceed (as is, back, or not) based on the relationship between the stored location information (plural points) P1 to n and the current location information.
Right, left, bottom, top) and the distance.

At this time, the portable terminal with GPS function 11
Calculates the direction and distance to travel at that time while communicating with the GPS satellite 13. The calculation is executed a plurality of times so that the pedestrian does not make a false alarm, and the mobile terminal 1 with the GPS function can correctly display the guidance based on the calculation result.
1 is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 3 shows a modification of the first embodiment.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the pedestrian moves to the mobile terminal 1 with the GPS function on the way R1.
When the user operates the No. 1 to store the position information P1 to n at that time in the mobile terminal 11 with the GPS function, the operation is performed for every fixed time (20 seconds to 1 minute) t1 to n.

On the other hand, in a modified example of the first embodiment, instead of or in conjunction with the above-described operation of the first embodiment, the place Q1 where the pedestrian changes the course direction on the way R1 is taken. The user presses the button of the mobile terminal 11 with the GPS function in steps 5 to 5. In response to this button operation, the mobile terminal with GPS function 11 communicates with the GPS satellite 13 and receives and stores the position information P11 to P15 at that time.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the second embodiment, a going course and a returning course are guided. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a case where the going course R1 is different from the returning course R2 (such as a case where there is a place to be routed on the way or a route where there is no step) is performed. Suppose.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A portable terminal 11A with PS and Bluetooth function,
A GPS satellite 13, a radio base station (generally one location) 12 for relaying communication between the GPS and the portable terminal 11A with Bluetooth function and the GPS satellite 13, and a base station (for Bluetooth) mainly installed at a corner of a road
(Several tens) 15 are required.

The portable terminal 11A has a short-range wireless communication module unit 17A for performing communication by Bluetooth.
Is installed. The base station 15 has a short-range wireless communication module 69 for performing Bluetooth communication.
Is installed.

The short-range wireless communication module 69 and the short-range wireless communication module 17A communicate with each other by Bluetooth. The Bluetooth used in this embodiment includes LP (Local Positioning).
Since there is a position specifying function, the short-range wireless communication module unit 69 can detect the position of the mobile terminal 11A by communicating with the short-range wireless communication module unit 17A provided in the mobile terminal 11A.

The short-range wireless communication module 69 functions as a base station for Bluetooth communication. The short-range wireless communication module 69 is located within the Bluetooth communication service area SA.
With the Bluetooth communication signal (radio wave) between 7A
The position of the portable terminal 11A can be known. Bluetooth uses a shorter wavelength than infrared light, so there are fewer communication obstacles due to obstacles. Bluetooth is short-range communication, and the short-range wireless communication module 6 according to the present embodiment.
9. The short-range wireless communication module unit 17A can measure the distance to the other party with high accuracy by measuring the radio field intensity (area sensor function). In the short-range wireless communication module section 69 and the short-range wireless communication module section 17A of the present embodiment, when the distance is shorter than a predetermined distance, the power consumption is reduced to operate in the power saving mode. By detecting that this power saving mode has been entered, it is possible to know that a partner is present at a short distance less than or equal to the predetermined value (area sensor function). Further, in GPS, the radio waves from GPS satellites are difficult to reach indoors, and the position detection function is not often exhibited. In Bluetooth, however, such a problem does not occur if a Bluetooth module is installed indoors.

As a feature of Bluetooth communication, one device can communicate with up to seven devices. Therefore, if two short-range wireless communication module units 69 are provided at one corner of the road, 14 mobile terminals 11A
Can communicate with

Bluetooth communication is possible if the distance between devices is within 10 m. Therefore, the service area SA of the position detection function of the portable terminal 11A by the short-range wireless communication module unit 69 is 10 m.
Further, compared to the position detection function by the PHS terminal and the PHS base station, the LP by Bluetooth targets a short distance, and thus can perform a position detection with high accuracy.

A plurality of short-range wireless communication module units 69 are provided at three-dimensionally different positions such as at a corner of a road. Thereby, the plurality of short-range wireless communication module units 69 can know the location of the portable terminal 11A in relation to each of the plurality of short-range wireless communication module units 69. Thereby, the position of the portable terminal 11A in the service area SA can be detected three-dimensionally,
More accurate position detection is performed.

As a form of the location information service by the Bluetooth communication, a user having the portable terminal 11A confirms his / her own position in relation to the short-range wireless communication module section 69, and a short-range wireless communication module There is a service mode in which the unit 69 grasps the location of the mobile terminal 11A. In this embodiment, the location of the user is grasped by using the former (the portable terminal 11A grasps its own location in relation to the short-range wireless communication module 69).

As a result of the Bluetooth communication with the short-range wireless communication module 17A of the portable terminal 11A, the base station 15 recognizes which user is located in the service area SA of the short-range wireless communication module 69 (position). recognize.

In the second embodiment, information of a nearby landmark, a direction to travel and a distance to travel in that direction is provided to the pedestrian. In the second embodiment, a map (three-dimensional diagram,
Dimensional diagram, simplified diagram, symbol) and the direction to go (as it is,
Back, right, left, down, or up) and the distance to travel in that direction can be provided to the pedestrian.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.

The pedestrian pushes the start button of the portable terminal 11A at the parking position PP in the parking lot L on the way R1. Then, on the map displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 11A, the current position PP and the route R1 to the venue entrance gate G1 (another entrance G2 can be selected on the display screen of the mobile terminal 11A) are displayed. You. Here, the information of the venue entrance gate G1, which is the destination, is stored in the portable terminal 11A.
May be registered in advance, or may be input by the user.

When the pedestrian is approaching the turn of the road while traveling along the route R1, and the mobile terminal 11A enters the service area SA of the base station 15 installed at the turn, the mobile terminal 11A and the base The station 15 and the station 15 recognize each other by Bluetooth communication, and the mobile terminal 11A is used as a trigger to notify the mobile terminal 11A of the direction in which the pedestrian should proceed toward the venue entrance gate G1 (as is, back, right, or left). , Bottom or top) is output.

The information of the course R1 to be followed by the pedestrian set by the GPS and the L of the Bluetooth communication
Based on the accurate position information of the pedestrian actually obtained by P, a message indicating the direction, distance, and the like to which the pedestrian should travel is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 11A.

On the way back, the venue exit (different from the entrance) G
When the start button of the mobile terminal 11A is pressed in step 2, the service is started. First, on the return route R2, the route R2 between the current position G2 and the parking position PP is displayed on the map displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 11A (the route R1 walked on the way at this time is also for reference). Can be displayed).

On the way, even if the vehicle passes through a place R3 deviating from the route R2, the directions R2 and R3 to the parking position PP are displayed using both the GPS function and the Bluetooth function.

The same operation as described above is performed on the return route R2.

In the second embodiment, display and guidance of a barrier-free route are also possible.

In the above description, route guidance between the venue and the parking lot has been described. However, it is needless to say that the present invention can also be applied to route guidance within the venue. Further, since the base station side Bluetooth module requires a power supply, it must be provided in a place where power supply wiring can be secured. On the other hand, in the GPS, the side that gives location information to the mobile terminal has:
No power supply is required. Therefore, it is effective to use both of them. Further, when both the position information by the area sensor function by Bluetooth and the position information by GPS can be obtained, a more accurate position can be known based on both position information.

[0054]

According to the present invention, guidance for assisting pedestrian guidance can be performed smoothly and quickly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an operation of a pedestrian guidance support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a pedestrian guidance support system according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the pedestrian guidance support system according to a modified example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a pedestrian guidance support system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the pedestrian guidance support system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 11 mobile terminal with GPS function 11A mobile terminal with GPS and Bluetooth function 12 wireless base station 13 GPS satellite 17A short-range wireless communication module section 69 short-range wireless communication module section G1 entrance G2 entrance IG gate K venue L parking lot Pn position P11 position P12 position P13 position P14 position P15 position Q1 Where the course direction changes Q2 Where the course direction changes Q3 Where the course direction changes Q4 Where the course direction changes Q5 Where the course direction changes R1 way R2 way tn time

Claims (5)

[Claims] (A) providing a mobile terminal having a GPS function unit; (b) operating the GPS function unit of the mobile terminal on an outbound route to a destination; and (c) moving the mobile terminal. Storing, in response to the operation of the terminal, the location information on the outbound route in the mobile terminal; and (d) on the return route from the destination, based on the location information on the outbound route stored in the mobile terminal, Outputting guidance information about the return trip to the mobile terminal. 2. The pedestrian guidance support method according to claim 1, wherein the operation of the mobile terminal in the step (b) is performed at predetermined time intervals. 3. The pedestrian guidance support method according to claim 1, wherein the operation of the mobile terminal in the step (b) is performed when a course direction changes on the outward path. . (E) providing a mobile terminal having a Bluetooth communication function and a GPS function; (f) providing a base station having the Bluetooth communication function; and (g) providing a base station having a Bluetooth communication function. Outputting, to the mobile terminal, information indicating a route relating to a route to a destination based on the GPS function; and (h) performing communication between the mobile terminal and the base station using the Bluetooth on the route. (I) detecting the position of the mobile terminal as a result of (h); (j) information indicating the position of the mobile terminal as a result of (i); and information indicating the route. Outputting guidance information about the route to the mobile terminal based on the pedestrian guidance support method. 5. Communication function by Bluetooth and G
A mobile terminal having a PS function; and a base station having a Bluetooth communication function. The mobile terminal outputs information indicating a route to a destination based on the GPS function. Performs the Bluetooth communication with the base station in the route, and as a result,
Detecting the position of the mobile terminal, based on information indicating the position of the mobile terminal as a result of the Bluetooth communication and information indicating the route, the mobile terminal has guidance information about the route. Pedestrian guidance support system output.