JP2003130670A - Destination guiding system, method of guiding destination, and program for guiding destination - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a destination guiding system, a method of guiding a destination, and a program for guiding a destination capable of guiding a user to a destination smoothly, in a short time, and in security. SOLUTION: The destination guiding system 1 acquires information on the destination from a server 2 through a mobile communications network 4, and outputs it to a mobile terminal 3. The mobile terminal 3 comprises a position detection unit 14 for detecting a present position of own terminal, an information acquisition unit 18 for referring the present position detected by the position detection unit 14, and acquiring destination-related information relating to the destination from the server 2, when the mobile terminal approaches the destination set in advance, and an output unit 16 for outputting the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit 18.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to transportation services such as delivery, delivery / delivery, maintenance / inspection services for unmanned machinery and equipment, or visiting services for medical care, nursing care, security, repair, etc. The present invention relates to a destination guidance system, a destination guidance method, and a destination guidance program applied to, for example.

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2. Description of the Related Art A car navigation system (hereinafter referred to as "car navigation") that displays a current position on a map screen of a vehicle-mounted computer and guides a route to a destination has been widely used.

In recent years, GP has been used as a position measurement method for car navigation systems.
S (Grobal Positioning System)
The satellite navigation method is adopted, and it is possible to specify the current position of a moving vehicle with high accuracy.

Such a car navigation system is used not only for general vehicles but also for commercial vehicles such as transportation business for delivery and delivery. A driver of a car equipped with a car navigation system is a destination, for example, a factory. It is possible to display a guide map up to the factory on the display screen of the car navigation system by specifying such as.

[0005]

However, in the conventional car navigation system, the map information stored in advance in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD is read and the map information up to the destination is displayed on the car navigation screen. , It was not possible to display detailed information around the destination such as a delivery place or a parking lot in a specific area such as the destination factory.

[0006] Therefore, particularly in the transportation business such as delivery and delivery, when the vehicle approaches the destination, the driver is
It was necessary to re-examine detailed information around the destination such as the delivery place and parking lot.

In such a case, conventionally, the map information printed on the paper which has been printed out from the personal computer in the delivery center or the like is used, or the paper-based information stored in the delivery center or the like is used. Preserve information around the destination on a paper basis by copying the map information, etc., and review this information again when approaching the destination, and confirm the delivery place and parking position around the destination. It was common to do.

Therefore, in order to reach the destination,
There was a problem that it was necessary to stop the operation once and check the detailed guide map to the destination with a paper-based map, and it took a long time for transportation work etc. that requires promptness. .

Further, if the detailed guide map is examined without stopping the driving in order to shorten the time to reach the destination, it is said that the driver lacks attention during driving, the risk of accident occurrence increases, and the safety is poor. I also had problems.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a destination guidance system, a destination guidance method, and a destination guidance program that enable a safe arrival in a short time while ensuring safety.

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As a result of various researches conducted by the present inventors in order to solve the above-described object, when a mobile terminal approaches a preset destination, the server associates the objective with the destination. By receiving the destination-related information and outputting the received destination-related information to the mobile terminal, the destination can be smoothly reached in a short time and the safety up to the destination arrival is secured. .

That is, the invention according to claim 1 is a destination guidance system for acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to a mobile terminal. Refers to the current position detected by the position detection unit and the position detection unit that detects the current position of the own terminal, and when the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination, An information acquisition unit that acquires destination-related information related to the destination, and an output unit that outputs the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit,
It is a gist to have.

According to the present invention, when the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination, detailed information around the destination recorded in the server in advance as character information, image information or voice information is transmitted by packet communication. It is possible to acquire and output this information to the mobile terminal. Therefore, when approaching the destination, it is possible to save the trouble of checking the detailed destination information on the paper base prepared in advance, and it becomes possible to carry out the delivery work to the destination smoothly and in a short time. . Although the expression “destination” is used here, the destination does not mean only the final destination, and also includes transit points in transportation operations and the like.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of destinations exist in a specific area, and the order of patrol the destinations is determined in advance, and the patrol route of the destinations exists as route information. In the case of, a destination guidance system that obtains information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputs the information to a mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal provides a patrol route for the destination. A route information storage unit that stores in advance as route information, a position detection unit that detects the current position of the terminal itself, a current position detected by the position detection unit, and a purpose set by the destination setting switching unit An information acquisition unit that acquires destination-related information related to the destination from the server when the mobile terminal approaches the ground;
An output unit that outputs the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and a purpose of switching the setting of the destination by referring to the route information in the route information storage unit when the own terminal arrives at the destination. The gist is to have a ground setting switching unit.

According to the present invention, a plurality of destinations exist in a specific area such as a periodical delivery / delivery service such as newspaper delivery, and the order of delivery / delivery to the destinations is fixed. In this case, the route information is stored in advance in the mobile terminal, and after reaching the first destination, the setting of the destination in the mobile terminal is automatically switched so that the mobile terminal approaches each destination. At this time, the destination related information can be obtained from the server. As a result, when approaching a destination, information about the destination can be known by voice or text, so that the situation of the next destination can be known in advance and the efficiency of delivery / delivery operations can be improved. Also, the delivery / delivery time can be shortened.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the destination guidance system described above, the mobile terminal further notifies a server that the mobile terminal has approached a destination when the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination. The main point is to have an information notification unit.

Conventionally, in delivery / delivery business, a driver of a delivery vehicle or a passenger uses a mobile phone or a public telephone in the vicinity, and if necessary, a destination such as a delivery center on the server side. However, according to the present invention, it is possible to notify that the mobile terminal has approached the destination. It can be facilitated.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the destination guidance system described above, a terminal is installed at the destination, and when the server further approaches the preset destination, the information indicating that the mobile terminal approaches the destination. Is acquired from the mobile terminal, and an approach information notification unit that notifies the terminal of the destination that the mobile terminal has approached is included.

According to the present invention, when the mobile terminal approaches the destination, the approach information of the mobile terminal is notified to the destination side via the Internet line or the like, so that the mobile terminal arrives at the destination. Since preparations such as securing a parking lot can be made in advance at the destination side in advance, the work can be facilitated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the destination guidance system according to the fourth aspect, the server further notifies the destination terminal of the approach information of the mobile terminal by the approach information notifying unit. Then, the gist of the present invention is to have an information transmission unit that acquires information transmitted from the destination terminal and transmits the acquired information to the mobile terminal.

Conventionally, a related vehicle or the like in a destination building notifies a driver or a passenger on the mobile terminal side by a mobile phone or PHS, if necessary, but according to the present invention. For example, when the mobile terminal approaches the destination, the information from the destination can be transmitted to the mobile terminal side, which not only saves unnecessary work but also the situation of the destination side on the server side. It is possible to manage business efficiently.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the destination guidance system according to the fifth aspect, the mobile terminal further acquires information from the destination transmitted from the information transmission unit of the server. The main point is to have a section.

According to the present invention, it is possible to send information to the driver on the mobile terminal side from the destination warehouse or the like in the delivery / delivery business. The person can know the information in real time, which can facilitate the work.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the destination guidance system described above, the gist is that the output unit outputs at least either by voice or screen display.

According to the present invention, when the mobile terminal approaches the destination, the mobile terminal can acquire the destination-related information by voice or screen display, so that the time required to reach the destination can be shortened. You can

The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the described destination guidance system, the summary of the destination-related information includes a detailed guide map to the destination, a destination name, a destination guide map, building information, facility information, or other related information. .

According to the present invention, a detailed guide map around the destination can be obtained when the user approaches the destination, so that the time required to reach the destination can be shortened.

Further, since information related to the business such as the internal information of the building existing at the destination, the neighborhood pattern, and the vacant information of the warehouse can be displayed, the business can be facilitated. be able to.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the destination guidance system according to the eighth aspect, when the destination guide map is acquired from the server as the destination-related information, the own terminal detected by the position detecting unit. A destination guidance system, wherein the present position of the vehicle is displayed on the destination guidance map.

On the conventional map screen of a car navigation system or the like, the position of the destination and the own vehicle position could not be displayed at the same time on the destination guide map showing the map around the destination. However, according to the present invention, , It is possible to simultaneously display the position of the destination and the position of the own vehicle on the map around the destination. More specifically, the destination guide map obtained from the server shows a map around the destination, but the destination guide map has a known scale ratio of the map and the destination. The latitude and longitude of and the coordinates on the destination map are also known. Therefore, calculation processing is performed based on these known data and data such as latitude and longitude indicating the current position of the own terminal transmitted from the position detection unit, and the coordinates of the own vehicle position on the destination guide map are calculated. By doing so, the position of the destination and the position of the own vehicle can be simultaneously displayed on the destination guide map. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously display the position of the destination and the position of the own vehicle on the “destination guide map” showing the vicinity of the destination. Since it is not necessary to search for the position of the own vehicle and the position of the own vehicle can be instantly recognized on the screen, high safety can be ensured.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal which is applied to a destination guidance system for acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to the mobile terminal. A map information storage unit that stores map information up to the destination in advance, an input unit that inputs information related to the destination, and a position detection unit that detects the current position of the mobile terminal,
When referring to the current position detected by the position detection unit and confirming that the mobile terminal is approaching the destination, communication with the server is started and the input destination is related to The gist is to have an information acquisition unit that transmits information and acquires destination-related information from the server, and an output unit that outputs the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit.

According to the present invention, since the mobile terminal extracts the destination-related information from the server and downloads it when the mobile terminal approaches the destination, it is possible to handle even when the storage capacity of the mobile terminal is small. Becomes

According to the invention of claim 11, a plurality of destinations exist in a specific area, and the order of patrol the destinations is determined in advance, and a patrol route of the destinations exists as route information. A mobile terminal applied to a destination guidance system that acquires information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputs the information to the mobile terminal, the route being a circular route of the destination. A route information storage unit that is stored in advance as information, a position detection unit that detects the current position of the terminal itself, a current position detected by the position detection unit, and a destination set by the destination installation switching unit. An information acquisition unit that acquires destination-related information related to the destination from the server when the mobile terminal approaches
An output unit that outputs the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and a purpose of switching the setting of the destination by referring to the route information in the route information storage unit when the own terminal arrives at the destination. The gist is to have a ground setting switching means.

According to the present invention, a plurality of destinations exist in a specific area such as a periodical delivery / delivery service such as newspaper delivery, and the order of delivery / delivery to the destinations is fixed. In this case, the route information is stored in advance in the mobile terminal, and after reaching the first destination, the setting of the destination in the mobile terminal is automatically switched so that the mobile terminal approaches each destination. At this time, the destination related information can be obtained from the server. As a result, when approaching the destination, it becomes possible for the mobile terminal to know information about the destination by voice or text, etc., so that the efficiency of delivery / delivery work and the shortening of delivery / delivery time can be achieved. You can

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the mobile terminal according to the tenth or eleventh aspect, the map information stored in the map information storage section in advance based on the current position detected by the position detecting section. A map information extraction unit that searches for and extracts map information indicating the route to the destination,
An output unit that simultaneously outputs the current position detected by the position detection unit and the map information extracted from the map information extraction unit, and an approach distance to a destination with reference to the current position detected by the position detection unit And a screen for switching the display screen to output the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit when it is confirmed that the mobile terminal is approaching the destination. The gist is to have a display switching unit.

According to the present invention, when the mobile terminal approaches the destination, the display screen is switched, and detailed information around the destination recorded in advance in the server is received by packet communication, and the mobile terminal It is possible to output to the terminal.
Therefore, the driver can save time and effort to check detailed information related to the destination, and can perform delivery work to the destination smoothly and in a short time.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the mobile terminal according to the twelfth aspect, whether the current distance detected by the position detecting section is close to the destination in the approach distance judging section of the mobile terminal. The gist of the present invention is to have a reference distance setting unit that can previously set a distance from a destination that serves as a reference distance for determining whether or not the distance is from the destination.

According to the present invention, the distance at which the mobile terminal is judged to be approaching the destination (this is referred to as the "reference distance") can be set in advance, so that it can be performed only by the delivery operation. Instead, it is possible to set a reference distance suitable for each industry according to various industries such as maintenance and inspection work of unmanned machinery and equipment or patrol visit work such as medical care.

A fourteenth aspect of the present invention provides the mobile terminal according to the tenth or eleventh aspect, wherein the output section outputs at least either by voice or screen display.

According to the present invention, when the mobile terminal approaches the destination, the mobile terminal can acquire the destination-related information by voice or screen display, so that the time required to reach the destination can be shortened. You can

The invention according to claim 15 is a server applied to a destination guidance system for acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to a mobile terminal. Destination-related information storage unit that stores destination-related information related to the destination in advance, information acquisition unit that acquires information related to the destination from the mobile terminal, and information related to the destination acquired by the information acquisition unit A destination-related information extraction unit that extracts destination-related information related to the destination stored in advance in the destination-related information storage unit based on the above, and the destination-related information extracted from the destination-related information extraction unit is moved to the destination. It is a gist to have an information transmitting unit for transmitting to a body terminal.

According to the present invention, since the destination related information is stored in the server in advance, it is possible to transmit the destination related information in response to the request of the mobile terminal. Since the destination-related information is managed by the database that can be written in at any time, the latest information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a destination guidance method of acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to a mobile terminal, which is the current state of the mobile terminal. A position relating to the destination from the server when the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination by referring to the position detecting step of detecting the position and the current position detected by the position detecting step. The gist of the present invention is to have an information acquisition step of acquiring location-related information and an output step of outputting the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition step to the mobile terminal.

According to the present invention, when a mobile terminal approaches a preset destination, the destination-related information recorded in advance in the server can be acquired and the information can be output to the mobile terminal. Is.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of destinations exist in a specific area, and the order of patrol of the destinations is determined in advance, and a patrol route of the destinations exists as route information. A destination guidance method for acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to a mobile terminal, the route information pre-stores a patrol route of the destination as route information. A storage step, a position detection step of detecting the current position of the mobile terminal, and referring to the current position detected by the position detection step, when the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination,
An information acquisition step of acquiring destination-related information related to the destination from the server, an output step of outputting the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition step to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal A destination switching setting step of switching the setting of the destination by referring to the route information of the route information storing step when the vehicle arrives at the destination.

According to the present invention, the route information of the destination is stored in the mobile terminal, and after arriving at the first destination,
By automatically switching the setting of the destination in the mobile terminal, when the mobile terminal approaches each destination,
The destination related information can be acquired from the server. As a result, when the mobile terminal approaches the destination, it is possible to obtain information about the destination by voice or text,
Like regular delivery and delivery work such as newspaper delivery,
There are multiple destinations within a certain area,
This is an effective destination guidance method when the order of delivery is determined.

The invention according to claim 18 is the method for guiding a destination according to claim 16 or 17, further comprising: when the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination, the mobile terminal determines the destination. It is summarized that it has an approach information notifying step of notifying the server that the vehicle has approached, and an approach information notifying step of notifying the destination of the approach information notified by the approach information notifying step.

According to the present invention, when the mobile terminal approaches the destination, it is possible to notify the destination side of the approach information of the mobile terminal via the Internet line or the like.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in the destination guidance method according to the eighteenth aspect, the server and the destination are notified after the approach of the mobile terminal to the server and the destination in the approach information notifying step. It is a gist to have an information acquisition step of acquiring information from a local terminal.

According to the present invention, since the mobile terminal can acquire information from the server and the destination, it is possible to know the current business status of the destination.

The invention for claim 20 is applied to a destination guidance system for acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to a mobile terminal. A location guidance program, which refers to the position detection function for detecting the current position of the mobile terminal and the current position detected by the position detection function, and the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination. At the time, an information acquisition function of acquiring destination-related information related to the destination from the server, and an output function of outputting the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition function to the mobile terminal,
Is a destination guidance program for causing the mobile terminal to execute.

According to the present invention, when the mobile terminal approaches the destination, the function of outputting the destination-related information acquired from the server to the mobile terminal can be executed.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of destinations exist in a specific area, and the order of patrol of the destinations is determined in advance, and a patrol route of the destinations exists as route information. And a destination guidance program for a mobile terminal, which is applied to a destination guidance system that acquires information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputs the information to the mobile terminal, Preliminarily memorize the route of the ground as route information, refer to the current position detected by the position detecting unit and the current position of the own terminal, and set by the destination setting switching unit. When the mobile terminal approaches the destination, the information acquisition function for acquiring the destination-related information related to the destination from the server and the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit are output. An output function, when the own terminal has arrived at the destination, by referring to the path information of the path information storage unit, a destination setting switching function of switching the setting of the destination,
Is a destination guidance program for causing the mobile terminal to execute.

According to the present invention, a plurality of destinations exist in a specific area such as a periodical delivery / delivery service such as newspaper delivery, and the order of delivery / delivery to the destinations is fixed. In this case, the route information is stored in advance in the mobile terminal, and after reaching the first destination, the setting of the destination in the mobile terminal is automatically switched so that the mobile terminal approaches each destination. Then, the function of sequentially acquiring the destination related information from the server can be executed.

The invention according to claim 22 is a destination guide for a server, which is applied to a destination guidance system for acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to a mobile terminal. A program, which is an information acquisition function for acquiring information on a destination from the mobile terminal, and information related to the destination stored in advance in a storage unit based on the information on the destination acquired by the information acquisition function. A destination-related information extraction function for extracting destination-related information with reference to, and an information transmission function for transmitting the destination-related information extracted from the destination-related information extraction function to the mobile terminal, to the server. It is a destination guidance program to be executed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to execute the function of extracting the destination related information based on the destination information from the mobile terminal and transmitting the extracted destination related information to the mobile terminal. it can.

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the first and second embodiments.

First Embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 10) In this embodiment, a destination guidance system and a destination guidance method will be described by taking an example applied to transportation work such as delivery.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example in which the destination guidance system is applied to transportation work such as delivery. The destination guidance system 1 shown in FIG.
Is installed, the mobile terminal 3 is mounted on the delivery vehicle B side, and the server 2 and the mobile terminal 3 include the mobile communication network 4
Communication is possible via (packet network).

The delivery vehicle B equipped with the mobile terminal 3 is
A car navigation system 6 equipped with a GPS antenna 5 for detecting the position of the own vehicle is installed, and a mobile device 7 such as a mobile phone or PHS is connected to the car navigation system 6 to communicate with the server 2. .

The server 2 installed at the distribution center A
Connects the communication server 8 and the data server 9 to form an in-house LAN 11. The communication server 8 is
The mobile communication network 4 is connected via an SDN line (INS (registered trademark) 64).

The configuration of the destination guidance system 1 will be described in detail with reference to the functional block diagram shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 2 and the mobile terminal 3 are connected via the mobile communication network 4.

The mobile terminal 3 has an input unit 13, a position detection unit 14, a map information extraction unit 15, an output unit 16, and
The approach distance determination unit 17, the information acquisition unit 18, and the screen display switching unit 19 are included.

The server 2 also includes an information transmitting section 20 and
Destination related information database 2 stored in the storage unit 32
1 and 1.

The input unit 13 is for inputting information relating to the destination, and specifically, from the destination name list 22 shown in FIG. ) Is selected and the destination name 23 is input. In addition,
Input can be made by touching the screen on the display screen of the car navigation system 6, which will be described later.

The position detector 14 is composed of a GPS receiver for detecting the current position of the own vehicle, and detects the position of the own vehicle as the current position. A mobile phone, PHS, or the like may be used as the position detector 14.

The map information extracting section 15 stores the map information on the basis of the detected current position information of the delivery vehicle B.
The map information database 24 in which the storage medium such as the above is stored in the storage unit 33 in advance is searched to extract the map information indicating the route to the destination.

The output unit 16 uses a liquid crystal display device capable of displaying images and character information. In the present embodiment, the display screen of the car navigation 6 is used to display a route map to the destination on the display screen. In addition to displaying, the destination related information is displayed when the destination is approached. The output section is
The output is not limited to screen display output, and may be audio output.

The position detecting unit 14, the map information extracting unit 15, the output unit 16 and the map information database 2 described above are also provided.
Also for 4, the existing car navigation system 6 is used.

The approaching distance determining unit 17 includes the reference distance setting unit 3
0 and a distance comparison / determination unit 31. The reference distance setting unit 30 uses the delivery vehicle B detected by the position detection unit 14.
The distance from the destination, which is a reference distance for determining whether or not the current position is close to the destination, is set in advance. Switching position coordinate data (X, Y) for switching the screen display is previously input to the reference distance setting unit 30,
A reference distance is set based on the input position coordinates and the coordinate data of the delivery destination. Next, in the distance comparison and determination unit 31, the distance from the detected current position to the destination (hereinafter,
"Approach distance". ) Is compared with the reference distance, and if the approach distance is within the range of the reference distance, it is determined that delivery vehicle B is approaching the destination.

When the approach distance determination unit 17 confirms that the delivery vehicle B is approaching the destination, the information acquisition unit 18 transmits the input destination name 21 to the server 2 to send the destination-related information. A request for information transmission is made and destination-related information is obtained from the server 2.

The destination-related information includes information such as the destination name 25, the destination guide map 26, the building information 27, the equipment information 28, and the related information 29 shown in the information menu item column shown in FIG. The menu item is composed of various kinds of information of the selection item shown in the right column of FIG. 4, and when the selection item is selected from the input unit 13, various kinds of information can be extracted.

On the destination guide map 16 shown in the information menu item column of FIG. 4 described above, the current position of the vehicle can be displayed at the same time.

The current position of delivery vehicle B detected by the position detection unit 24 shown in FIG. 2 is transmitted to the information acquisition unit 18, and the position detection unit 24 is displayed on the destination guide map screen obtained from this information acquisition unit 18. The current position of delivery vehicle B detected from the above can be displayed in an overlapping manner.

The screen display switching unit 19 automatically switches the display screen and outputs the destination-related information received from the server 2.

Further, the information transmitting unit 20 of the server 2 uses the destination-related information database 2 stored in the storage unit 32 in advance.
Destination name 2 sent from mobile terminal 3 after searching for 1
Based on 1, the destination related information is extracted, and the extracted destination related information is transmitted to the delivery vehicle B by packet communication.

Further, since the terminal computer is set on the destination side and the server 2 and the terminal computer are connected by the Internet network, the server 2 and the terminal computer are transmitted by character information or a message by artificial voice. Information can be notified.

Although not shown in the figure, the mobile terminal 3 has an approach information notifying unit for notifying the server 2 of the approach information of the delivery vehicle B, and information from the destination transmitted to the server 2. And an information acquisition unit for acquiring. Such an approach information notification unit and an information acquisition unit may be installed separately, but as in the present embodiment, a function of notifying the approach information and a function of acquiring information may be added to the information acquisition unit 18. good.

Similarly, although not shown in FIG. 2, the server 2 on the distribution center A side receives the approach notification information of the delivery vehicle B and notifies the destination of the approach information of the delivery vehicle B. An information notification unit and an information transmission unit that receives information from the destination and transmits the received information to the delivery vehicle B are provided. Such an approach information notification unit and an information transmission unit may be installed separately, but a function of notifying the approach information and a function of transmitting information may be added to the information transmission unit 20 of the server 2.

Next, the processing flow of the destination guidance method will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that the mobile terminal 3 is on the left side of FIG.
The flow of processing for the destination C is shown on the right side.

First, the mobile terminal 3 selects a warehouse as a delivery destination from the destination name list shown in FIG. 3 displayed on the screen and inputs the destination name (St).
101). At the same time as inputting the destination name, a departure report is sent to the server on the delivery center A side to obtain the approval from the delivery center A. In order to manage information such as latitude and longitude, the server 2 notifies the mobile terminal 3 of the latitude and longitude of the destination at this time.

Next, the current position of delivery vehicle B is detected (S
t102). The map information database 24 is searched from the detected current position to extract map information (St103),
The current position and map information are output by displaying the route to the destination on the display screen of the car navigation system 6 (St104).

Next, the approach distance from the delivery vehicle B to the destination is calculated from the detected coordinates of the current position of the delivery vehicle B and the coordinates of the destination C (St105). The calculated approach distance is compared with a preset reference distance to determine whether or not the position of the delivery vehicle B is approaching the destination C (St1).
06). When it is determined that the position of the delivery vehicle B is close to the destination C, "destination name" and "password (recognition number)"
Is transmitted from the delivery vehicle B to the server 2 and a transmission request for destination-related information is made (St107). Note that the transmission request of the destination-related information can be switched to the manual transmission request in addition to the automatic transmission request.

The server 2 receives the "destination name" and the "password (recognition number)" from the delivery vehicle B, and identifies the delivery vehicle B from the received "password (recognition number)". Then, based on the received "destination name", the destination-related information database 21 registered in advance in the server 2 is searched to extract the destination-related information (St201), and the extracted destination-related information is sent to the delivery vehicle B. It is transmitted (St202).

When the server 2 receives the transmission request for the destination-related information, it transmits the "password (identification number)" to the destination C and notifies the approach of the delivery vehicle B (St20).
3). The approach information may be a standard approach notification text, but may be a message such as “Today has a lot of luggage”.

On the other hand, the delivery vehicle B receives the "destination-related information" by downloading the destination-related information transmitted from the server 2 (St108).

On the screen of the delivery vehicle B, the information menu item of the destination related information shown in FIG. 4 is displayed (St1
09), when the driver selects the information menu item, FIG.
The selection items in the right column of are displayed, the driver selects the selection items (St110), and the destination-related information is extracted based on the selected items (St111).

Then, the car navigation 6 screen of the delivery vehicle B is switched (St112), and the destination-related information requested by the driver and the message from the destination side are output (St113).

When delivery vehicle B arrives at the destination, delivery vehicle B
Notifies the arrival information to the server 2 by notifying the "password (recognition number)" (St114), and the server 2 acquires the arrival information (St206). After acquiring the arrival information, the server 2 displays the “password (identification number)” of the delivery vehicle B.
In response to the notification, the instruction to delete the data of the purpose-related information in the delivery vehicle B is made (St207), and the delivery vehicle B which has received this instruction deletes the destination-related information (St115). After confirming that the data has been erased, the delivery vehicle B sends a deletion confirmation notification to the server 2 (St116) and ends the process. Also, the confirmation notification of the data deletion of the delivery vehicle B is received (St20
8) Then, the process of the server 2 ends.

From the terminal on the destination C side, the server 2
A message can be sent in a conversation form via the Internet as needed. This is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the message is transmitted from the destination C side via the Internet network (St
302), the server 2 acquires the message from the destination side (St207), and then transmits the acquired message to the delivery vehicle B and simultaneously transmits the message from the server 2 to the delivery vehicle B (St208). Delivery vehicle B acquires the message from server 2 and destination C (St117), and then outputs the message (St11).
8).

On the other hand, the message can be transmitted from the delivery vehicle B side to the destination C side via the server 2. As shown in FIG. 6, when the message is transmitted from the delivery vehicle B side to the server 2 via the packet network (St11
9), the server 2 acquires the message from the delivery vehicle B side (St209), and then transmits the acquired message to the destination C side (St210). After acquiring the message from the server 2 (St303), the destination C side outputs the message (St304).

As the message from the destination C side, for example, information such as warehouse availability information may be notified. Also, on the destination C side, contact the convenience store, etc., and ask for "presence or absence" of the parcel for which home delivery is requested.
If you have parcels for delivery after investigating
The delivery vehicle B can know the latest delivery request status by notifying the delivery vehicle B of the receipt of the package via.

For the message from the delivery vehicle B side, a fixed short sentence prepared in advance is stored in the delivery vehicle B side.
Select a message to send the message to destination C
It is possible to send the reply to the contact from the destination C side, and to notify the destination C side of the change of the contact.

By executing the processing of the destination guidance method as described above, the display screen of the car navigation 6 of the mobile terminal 3 is switched and displayed as shown below.

First, as shown in FIG. 7, the position guide of the delivery vehicle B and the route guide map to the destination C are displayed on the screen, and when the delivery vehicle B approaches the destination C, the server 2 sends the destination related information. The download is performed, and upon completion of the download, the download end screen display shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.
Then, the information menu item shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, and the information menu item, for example, the button of the destination guide map is displayed on the delivery vehicle B.
When the driver selects, the screen is switched to the destination guide map screen shown in FIG. 10, and the detailed guide map around the destination is automatically displayed on the screen. As shown in FIG. 10, on the right side of the destination guide map, selection items such as peripheral guide map, neighborhood information, parking lot information, and nearest station information are displayed, and the driver presses the select button. The selected information can be displayed on the screen. Although not shown in FIG. 10, when there are messages from the server 2 or the destination C, these messages can be simultaneously displayed on the screen shown in FIG.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when the mobile terminal approaches the destination, the transmission request is sent from the mobile terminal to acquire the destination-related information from the server. Since the mobile terminal can obtain the detailed information required by the mobile terminal rather than the information delivered to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal can easily reach its destination, resulting in smoother business And time can be shortened.

Further, after the destination-related information is acquired from the server, detailed information near the destination can be displayed by switching the screen display, so that it is possible to ensure safety during driving.

Further, the destination-related information is stored in the server in advance, but is managed by a database which can be written at any time. For this reason, when the mobile terminal approaches the destination, it starts communication with the server and requests the transmission of the destination-related information, so that the mobile terminal can obtain the latest destination-related information. .

The processing procedure of the destination guidance method of the present embodiment is stored as a program in a storage medium such as a CD or FD, and this storage medium is incorporated in a mobile terminal or a server, or a communication line is used. It is possible to function as a destination guidance system for carrying out the destination guidance method by downloading the program recorded in the storage medium via the computer to the computer or installing it from the storage medium and operating the computer system with the program. it can.

In the present embodiment, the destination guidance system applied to transportation business such as delivery has been described, but the present invention is not limited to transportation business, and regular delivery business such as newspaper delivery described later. Further, it can be applied to maintenance / inspection work of unmanned mechanical equipment or patrol visit work such as medical care, nursing care, security, and repair, and various work such as tourist guide work in tourist areas.

Second Embodiment This embodiment shows a modification of the destination guidance system and the destination guidance method shown in the first embodiment. For example, as in a regular delivery service such as newspaper delivery, there is a specific specification. This applies when there are multiple destinations within the area and the order to the destinations is fixed. Since the configuration of the destination guidance system is almost the same as the configuration shown in the first embodiment,
A description of the same parts will be omitted.

The basic configuration of the destination guidance system is the same as that of the destination guidance system shown in FIG. 1 described above, and an improvement is that the route in which the traveling order of the destinations is stored in the mobile terminal as route information. The information storage unit and the destination switching unit that sets the next destination by referring to the route information storage unit after the mobile terminal arrives at the destination are provided.

The route information storage section has a plurality of destinations such as destination 1, destination 2, destination 3 and the like.
It stores route information that goes around each destination such as when the vehicle arrives at the destination 1 and then heads to the destination 2 and when it arrives at the destination 2 and then heads to the destination 3.

The reference distance setting unit of the approach distance determination unit first sets the position information of the first destination, and the distance comparison determination unit determines whether or not the mobile terminal is approaching the destination. To do.

According to this destination guidance system, when the mobile terminal arrives at the destination, the mobile terminal is notified that the mobile terminal has arrived at the destination by input from the screen of the mobile terminal. Alternatively, the arrival of the destination is automatically identified by the mobile terminal, and the destination switching setting unit automatically switches the destination of the mobile terminal to set the next destination. .

According to the present embodiment, the mobile terminal is mounted on the delivery vehicle B. However, the present embodiment is not limited to the delivery vehicle, but may be mounted on a motorcycle or the like. Is also good. By equipping such a mobile terminal, even after the delivery person is unfamiliar or unfamiliar with the geographic information in the particular area responsible for delivery, after reaching the first destination, Furthermore, since guidance information such as a route to the next destination can be provided by voice guidance or the like, it is possible to improve work efficiency.

Further, not only the information about the destination but also the information such as the day and week when the delivery is not necessary can be provided to the delivery person as the latest information, and more accurate information can be provided.

According to the present embodiment, when the next destination is approached, information about the destination such as directions, national newspapers or sports papers of newspaper type, whether or not delivery is required on the day, and voice or text. Since it can be displayed by, for example, by grasping the situation of the destination in advance, it is possible to shorten the delivery / delivery time. When the information of the server in the center is updated, the updated latest information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal to provide the latest information to the mobile terminal.

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As described above, according to the destination guidance system and the destination guidance method of the present invention, it is possible to ensure safety in a short time and to reach the destination smoothly, and more It is possible to further improve the efficiency of work.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram illustrating an outline of a destination guidance system applied to a transportation operation such as delivery.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a destination guidance system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a destination name list.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing information menu items.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a destination guidance method, showing a flow of processing.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a destination guidance method, showing a processing flow of a message transmitted and received from the destination side to the terminal computer side.

FIG. 7 is a display screen diagram of a mobile terminal, showing a destination route guidance screen.

FIG. 8 is a display screen diagram of the mobile terminal at the end of the download.

FIG. 9 is a menu screen view showing information menu items.

FIG. 10 is a destination guide map displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal by automatic switching.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Destination guidance system, 2 ... Server, 3 ... Mobile terminal, 4 ... Mobile communication network, 5 ... GPS antenna, 6 ... Car navigation system, 7 ... Mobile device, 8 ... Communication server, 9 ... Data server, 11 ... In-house LAN, 12 ...
ISDN line, 13 ... Input section, 14 ... Position detection section, 15
... Map information extraction unit, 16 ... Output unit, 17 ... Approach distance determination unit, 18 ... Information acquisition unit, 19 ... Screen display switching unit, 20 ...
Information transmitter, 21 ... Destination related information database, 22
… Destination name list, 23… Destination name, 24… Map information database, 25… Destination name, 26… Destination guide map, 27… Building information, 28… Facility information, 29… Related information, 30… Reference distance setting Section, 31 ... Distance comparison and judgment section, 3
2 ... storage unit, 33 ... storage unit, A ... delivery vehicle (mobile terminal), B ... delivery center (server), C ... warehouse (destination),

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Claims (22)

[Claims] 1. A destination guidance system for acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to a mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal indicates the current position of the own terminal. A position detection unit to detect, referring to the current position detected by the position detection unit, when the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination,
A destination guide, comprising: an information acquisition unit that acquires destination-related information related to the destination from the server; and an output unit that outputs the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit. system. 2. A plurality of destinations exist in a specific area,
In addition, when the order of patrol the destination is determined in advance and the patrol route of the destination exists as route information, the mobile terminal acquires the information related to the destination from the server via the mobile communication network. A destination guidance system for outputting to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal, a route information storage unit that stores in advance the patrol route of the destination as route information, a position detection unit that detects the current position of the own terminal, When the mobile terminal approaches the destination set by the destination setting switching unit by referring to the current position detected by the position detection unit, the destination related information related to the destination is displayed from the server. An information acquisition unit to be acquired, an output unit that outputs the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and when the own terminal arrives at the destination, refer to the route information in the route information storage unit, Purpose Destination guidance system characterized by having a destination setting switching unit, the switching between the settings. 3. The destination guidance system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mobile terminal further changes to a destination when the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination. A destination guidance system comprising an approach information notifying unit for notifying a server that the vehicle has approached. 4. The destination guidance system according to claim 1, wherein a terminal is installed at the destination, and the server further moves when the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination. A destination guidance system, comprising: an approach information notification unit that acquires information that a body terminal is approaching a destination from the mobile terminal and notifies the destination terminal that the mobile terminal is approaching. . 5. The destination guidance system according to claim 4, wherein the server further notifies the destination terminal of the approach information of the mobile terminal by the approach information notification unit, A destination guidance system comprising: an information transmission unit that acquires information transmitted from a terminal and transmits the acquired information to the mobile terminal. 6. The destination guidance system according to claim 5, wherein the mobile terminal further includes an information acquisition unit that acquires information from the destination transmitted from the information transmission unit of the server. And destination guidance system. 7. The destination guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the output section outputs at least either by voice or screen display. 8. The destination guidance system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the destination-related information is a detailed guide map to a destination, a destination name, a destination guide map, building information, facility information, or other information. A destination guidance system characterized by including information related to. 9. The destination guidance system according to claim 8, wherein when the destination guidance map is acquired from the server as the destination-related information, the current position of the own terminal detected by the position detection unit is used as the destination. A destination guidance system characterized by being displayed on a location guide map. 10. A mobile terminal applied to a destination guidance system for acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to the mobile terminal, the map to the destination. Refer to a map information storage unit that stores information in advance, an input unit that inputs information related to a destination, a position detection unit that detects the current position of the mobile terminal, and a current position detected by the position detection unit. Then, when it is confirmed that the mobile terminal is approaching the destination, communication with the server is started, the input information related to the destination is transmitted, and the destination-related information is transmitted from the server. A mobile terminal, comprising: an information acquisition unit that acquires the information; and an output unit that outputs the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit. 11. A plurality of destinations exist in a specific area, and the order of patrol the destinations is determined in advance,
A mobile terminal applied to a destination guidance system that acquires information related to the destination from the server via the mobile communication network and outputs the information to the mobile terminal when the patrol route of the destination exists as the route information. In the above, a route information storage unit that stores in advance a patrol route of the destination as route information, a position detection unit that detects the current position of the terminal itself, and a current position detected by the position detection unit is referred to, When the mobile terminal approaches the destination set by the destination installation switching unit, an information acquisition unit that acquires destination-related information related to the destination from the server, and the information acquisition unit acquires the information. An output unit that outputs the destination-related information, and a destination setting switching unit that switches the setting of the destination by referring to the route information of the route information storage unit when the own terminal arrives at the destination, Mobile terminal characterized in that it comprises. 12. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, further comprising: searching the map information stored in a map information storage unit in advance based on the current position detected by the position detection unit to obtain a destination. A map information extraction unit that extracts map information indicating a route to the output unit; an output unit that simultaneously outputs the current position detected by the position detection unit and the map information extracted from the map information extraction unit; and the position detection unit An approach distance determination unit that determines the approach distance to the destination by referring to the current position detected by the information acquisition unit when it is confirmed that the mobile terminal is approaching the destination. A mobile terminal, comprising: a screen display switching unit that switches a display screen to output the acquired destination related information. 13. The mobile terminal according to claim 12, wherein the approach distance determination unit of the mobile terminal determines whether or not the current position detected by the position detection unit is close to the destination. A mobile terminal having a reference distance setting unit capable of presetting a distance from a destination which is the reference distance of the mobile terminal. 14. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the output unit outputs at least one of voice and screen display. 15. A server applied to a destination guidance system that acquires information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputs the information to a mobile terminal, the destination being related to the destination. Destination related information storage unit that stores related information in advance, information acquisition unit that acquires information related to the destination from the mobile terminal, and destination related information based on the information related to the destination acquired by the information acquisition unit A destination-related information extraction unit that extracts destination-related information related to the destination stored in the information storage unit, and information that transmits the destination-related information extracted from the destination-related information extraction unit to the mobile terminal. A server, comprising: a transmitter. 16. A destination guidance method for acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to a mobile terminal, the position detection detecting a current position of the mobile terminal. Step, and referring to the current position detected by the position detecting step, when the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination, obtains destination-related information related to the destination from the server. A destination guidance method comprising: an information acquisition step; and an output step of outputting the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition step to the mobile terminal. 17. A plurality of destinations exist in a specific area, and the order of patrol the destinations is determined in advance,
A destination guidance method for acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to a mobile terminal when a patrol route of the destination exists as route information, wherein the destination is A route information storing step of preliminarily storing the patrol route of the mobile terminal as route information; a position detecting step of detecting the current position of the mobile terminal; and a preset purpose with reference to the current position detected by the position detecting step. An information acquisition step of acquiring destination-related information related to the destination from the server when the mobile terminal approaches the destination; and the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition step, the mobile terminal And an output step of outputting to the destination terminal, and when the mobile terminal arrives at the destination, refers to the route information in the route information storing step to switch the destination setting. Destination guidance method characterized in that it comprises a target destination switching setting step. 18. The destination guidance method according to claim 16 or 17, further comprising a server that, when the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination, that the mobile terminal approaches the destination. And a proximity information notification step of notifying a terminal installed at the destination of the proximity information notified by the proximity information notification step. 19. The destination guidance method according to claim 18, further comprising the step of notifying the server and the destination of the approach of the mobile terminal by the approach information notifying step, and thereafter providing information from the server and the terminal of the destination. A destination guidance method comprising a step of obtaining information to be obtained. 20. A destination guidance program for a mobile terminal, which is applied to a destination guidance system for acquiring information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputting the information to a mobile terminal. A position detecting function for detecting the current position of the mobile terminal, and referring to the current position detected by the position detecting function,
When the mobile terminal approaches a preset destination, an information acquisition function of acquiring destination-related information related to the destination from the server, and the destination-related information acquired by the information acquisition function And a destination guidance program for causing the mobile terminal to execute an output function of outputting the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal. 21. A plurality of destinations exist in a specific area, and the order of patrol the destinations is determined in advance.
A mobile terminal applied to a destination guidance system that acquires information related to the destination from the server via the mobile communication network and outputs the information to the mobile terminal when the patrol route of the destination exists as the route information. A destination guidance program for use, wherein a patrol route of the destination is stored in advance as route information, and a position detection function for detecting the current position of the terminal itself and a current position detected by the position detection unit are stored. And an information acquisition function of acquiring destination-related information related to the destination from the server when the mobile terminal approaches the destination set by the destination setting switching unit, and the information acquisition. Output function for outputting the destination-related information acquired by the section, and the purpose of switching the setting of the destination by referring to the route information in the route information storage unit when the own terminal arrives at the destination. Destinations guidance program for executing setting switching function and, to the mobile terminal. 22. A destination guidance program for a server, which is applied to a destination guidance system that acquires information related to a destination from a server via a mobile communication network and outputs the information to a mobile terminal, An information acquisition function of acquiring information on a destination from a mobile terminal, and a destination by referring to information related to the destination stored in advance in the storage unit based on the information on the destination acquired by the information acquisition function. A destination for causing the server to execute a destination related information extracting function for extracting related information, and an information transmitting function for transmitting the destination related information extracted from the destination related information extracting function to the mobile terminal. Information program.