JP2003256508A - Schedule distribution system and schedule creating method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of creating a schedule capable of going around a plurality of facilities, tourist sites and the like in optimum order on the basis of waiting times at the facilities and the tourist sites. <P>SOLUTION: Information providing devices 30 for detecting the waiting time are installed on the plurality of facilities, tourist sites and the like in advance. A server 20 collects the waiting time of each information providing device 30 as needed. When the server 20 receives the schedule distribution request from a mobile communication terminal 10, the server 20 acquires a present position of the mobile communication terminal 10. Then it calculates a moving time from the present position of the mobile communication terminal 10 to each information providing device 30 (that is, the facilities, tourist sites and the like). Then the waiting time and the moving time are totalized by every information providing device 30, to determine the time necessary for entering the information providing device 30. The schedule for going around the information providing devices 30 by the order of shorter necessary time is created. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a schedule distribution system and a schedule creation method, and more specifically, a schedule for a user to drop in at a plurality of facilities or tourist spots, wait times or schedules for facilities or tourist spots. The present invention relates to a method for optimally creating a stay time and the like, and a schedule distribution system using the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, there are various techniques for creating a schedule in which a plurality of facilities, tourist resorts, etc. can be visited in an optimum order (see Patent Document 1). In such a conventional technique, a facility, a tourist resort, or the like at a stop is specified, and a schedule is created based on the travel time to the place or the congestion time.

[0003]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent No. 2993123

[0004]

However, in reality, even if a facility or a tourist spot is visited, it is not always possible to enter or use the facility immediately. This is because it is possible that a certain amount of waiting time is occurring at popular facilities and tourist spots. Most users of facilities and sightseeing spots will know the waiting time after going to the site. Then, after knowing such a reality, the user is wondering whether to wait for the turn at this place or to move to another facility or tourist spot.

When creating a schedule by myself, in order to avoid such a situation, it is sufficient to call a facility, a tourist resort or the like and ask about the waiting time before going to the site.
However, this method has a problem that it takes time and effort to call all the facilities and tourist spots that one wants to stop by for inquiries.

Further, when a schedule is created by the above-mentioned conventional method, it is necessary for the user to directly specify in advance all the facilities, sightseeing spots, etc. (routes and destinations) he / she wants to visit, which makes the operation complicated. There is a problem. Further, in the above-mentioned conventional method, the schedule is created considering only the traveling time and the traffic jam time between the facilities and the tourist spots, so that the schedule is confused if the facilities and the tourist spots have a waiting time. There is a problem that it will end up.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to collect a waiting time of a plurality of facilities, tourist resorts, etc., respectively, and to schedule a plurality of facilities, tourist resorts, etc. in an optimal order based on the waiting time. And a schedule distribution system using the method.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A first invention is a schedule distribution system for creating a stop-by schedule for a plurality of specific facilities and delivering the schedule to a predetermined terminal. Communication terminals, a plurality of information providing devices that are respectively installed in various specific facilities and transmit a waiting time for entering or using the specific facilities, and collecting waiting times from the plurality of information providing devices, respectively. A server for creating a stop-by schedule of a plurality of specific facilities based on a waiting time and delivering the schedule to the mobile communication terminal in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal.

A second invention is a schedule distribution system according to the first invention, wherein the information providing device detects the number of people waiting in order to enter or use the specific facility. From the detection unit and the number of people detected by the number of people detection unit, the waiting time calculation unit that calculates the waiting time required to enter or use the specific facility, and the waiting time calculated by the waiting time calculation unit A transmitting unit for transmitting to the server, wherein the server includes a first receiving unit for receiving the waiting time transmitted from the information providing apparatus, a storage unit for storing the waiting time received by the first receiving unit, A second receiving unit that receives a schedule distribution request from the mobile communication terminal;
In response to the schedule delivery request received by the second receiving unit, the waiting time of the corresponding specific facility is acquired from the storage unit,
Based on the acquired waiting time, a schedule creation unit that creates a stop-by schedule for the specific facility in an order that can be quickly entered or used, and a transmission unit that transmits the schedule created by the schedule creation unit to the mobile communication terminal, The mobile communication terminal includes a request transmission unit that transmits a schedule distribution request to the server, a reception unit that receives the schedule created by the server, and a display unit that displays the schedule received by the reception unit.

A third aspect of the present invention is a schedule distribution system according to the second aspect of the present invention, wherein the schedule creating unit creates a schedule that allows the particular facility to be visited in the order of less waiting time. To do.

A fourth invention is a schedule distribution system according to the second invention, wherein the schedule creating section acquires the current position of the mobile communication terminal which has transmitted the schedule distribution request, and applies it from the current position. It is characterized in that the travel time to the specific facility is further calculated, and a schedule is created in which the specific facility can be visited in the order of the total waiting time and the travel time.

A fifth invention is a schedule distribution system according to the second invention, wherein the mobile communication terminal includes area information indicating an area where a specific facility desiring a schedule exists in a schedule distribution request. The transmission is performed, and the schedule creation unit acquires the waiting time of the specific facility corresponding to the area information from the storage unit, and creates a schedule in which the specific facility can be visited in the order of the waiting time.

A sixth invention is a schedule distribution system according to the second invention, wherein the mobile communication terminal includes area information indicating an area where a specific facility desiring a schedule exists in a schedule distribution request. Then, the schedule creation unit acquires the waiting time of the specific facility corresponding to the area information from the storage unit, acquires the current position of the mobile communication terminal that has transmitted the schedule distribution request, and acquires the current position to the specified facility. Is further calculated, and a schedule is created in which the specified facility can be visited in the order in which the total of the waiting time and the traveling time is smaller.

A seventh invention is a schedule distribution system according to the second invention, wherein the mobile communication terminal transmits the schedule distribution request by including the user information instructing the staying time at the specific facility to generate the schedule. Department is
It is characterized in that the waiting time of the specific facility corresponding to the user information is further acquired from the storage unit, and the schedule is created in which the user information is prioritized and the specific facility can be visited in the order of the waiting time.

An eighth invention is a schedule distribution system according to the second invention, wherein the mobile communication terminal transmits the user information indicating the staying time at the specific facility in the schedule distribution request to create the schedule. Department is
The waiting time of the specific facility corresponding to the user information is further acquired from the storage unit, the current position of the mobile communication terminal that has transmitted the schedule distribution request is acquired, and the traveling time from the current position to the corresponding specific facility is further calculated. It is characterized in that a schedule is created in which priority can be given to user information, and the specific facility can be visited in the order in which the total of waiting time and traveling time is small.

A ninth aspect of the present invention is a method for creating a stop-by schedule for a plurality of specific facilities based on predetermined information provided from the specific facilities. Detecting the number of people waiting in order to use, calculating the waiting time required to enter or use each specific facility from the detected number of people, and request for schedule creation According to the above, a step of extracting the waiting time of the corresponding specific facility from the calculated waiting time, and a step of creating a stop-by schedule of the corresponding specific facility based on the extracted waiting time in the order of early entry or use Equipped with.

A tenth invention is a schedule creating method according to the ninth invention, wherein the step of creating the schedule is to create a schedule in which the corresponding specific facility can be visited in the order of less waiting time. Characterize.

An eleventh invention is a schedule creating method according to the ninth invention, wherein the step of creating the schedule acquires the current position of the terminal which has transmitted the schedule creation request, and applies it from the current position. It is characterized in that the travel time to the specific facility is further calculated, and a schedule is created so that the specific facility can be visited in the order of the total waiting time and the travel time.

A twelfth invention is a schedule creating method according to the ninth invention, wherein the schedule creating request includes area information indicating an area in which a specific facility desiring to schedule exists. The step of creating a schedule is characterized in that the waiting time of the specific facility corresponding to the regional information is acquired from the calculated waiting time and the schedule is created in which the corresponding specific facility can be visited in the order of less waiting time. .

A thirteenth invention is a schedule creating method according to the ninth invention, wherein when the schedule creating request includes area information indicating an area where a specific facility desiring to schedule exists. In the step of creating a schedule, the waiting time of the specific facility corresponding to the area information is acquired from the calculated waiting time, the current position of the terminal that has transmitted the schedule creation request is acquired, and the current position to the corresponding specific facility is acquired. Is further calculated, and a schedule is created in which the specified facility can be visited in the order in which the total of the waiting time and the traveling time is smaller.

A fourteenth invention is a schedule creating method according to the ninth invention, and when the schedule creating request includes user information indicating a stay time at a specific facility, a step of creating a schedule Is characterized by further acquiring the waiting time of the specific facility corresponding to the user information from the calculated waiting time, creating a schedule in which the user information can be prioritized and the specific facility can be visited in the order of the waiting time. And

A fifteenth invention is a schedule creating method according to the ninth invention, and when the schedule creating request includes user information indicating a staying time at a specific facility, a step of creating a schedule Acquires the waiting time of the specific facility corresponding to the user information from the calculated waiting time, acquires the current position of the terminal that has transmitted the schedule creation request, and calculates the travel time from the current position to the corresponding specific facility. Further, it is characterized in that a schedule is created in which the user information is prioritized and the specific facility can be visited in the order in which the total of the waiting time and the traveling time is smaller.

The sixteenth aspect of the present invention is based on a waiting time for entering a specific facility or using the specific facility, which is transmitted from a plurality of information providing devices respectively installed in various specific facilities. Which is a server for creating a stop-by schedule for a user, the first receiving unit receiving the waiting time transmitted from the information providing apparatus, the storage unit storing the waiting time received by the first receiving unit, and the predetermined receiving unit. A second receiving unit that receives a schedule delivery request from the terminal and a waiting time of the corresponding specific facility are acquired from the storage unit according to the schedule delivery request received by the second receiving unit, and the waiting time is acquired. And a schedule creation unit for creating a stop-by schedule for the specified facility in the order of early entry or use.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a schedule distribution system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the schedule distribution system according to the first exemplary embodiment includes a mobile communication terminal 10, a server 20, and a plurality of information providing devices 30, and the mobile communication terminal 10 and the server 20 are connected to a network 40. The server 20 and the plurality of information providing devices 30 are connected to each other by wire via a wired connection. Note that the server 20 and the plurality of information providing devices 30 may be wirelessly connected.

First, each component of the schedule distribution system according to this embodiment will be described. The information providing device 30 is installed in advance in facilities such as movie theaters, restaurants, and parks that can be used by people, sightseeing spots, and the like (hereinafter referred to as specific facilities). As shown in FIG. 2, the information providing apparatus 30 includes a waiting person detecting section 31, a waiting time calculating section 32.
And a transmitter 33.

The waiting number detecting section 31 detects the number of persons waiting for the turn to enter or use the specific facility. This detection may be performed by actually observing the length of the queue of people waiting in line, or by extracting the number of people reserved by writing in the ledger or inputting to the management terminal. Good. In the former case, at the entrance of the specific facility,
A plurality of polling poles 311 and infrared sensors 312 for checking the existence of people are installed in advance (FIG. 5). Then, the length of the waiting queue may be detected depending on how many persons are detected by the plurality of sensors 312, and the approximate number of waiting persons may be obtained. The waiting time calculation unit 32 calculates an approximate waiting time when the number of people in the queue is detected based on the number of people in the queue detected by the waiting person detector 31. This waiting time can be easily calculated, for example, by previously registering the waiting time required for one person and multiplying this time by the number of people in the queue. The transmission unit 33 transmits the waiting time calculated by the waiting time calculation unit 32 to the server 20. Normally, this waiting time is transmitted together with a unique identification ID capable of uniquely specifying which information providing apparatus 30 the waiting time is, but the description will be omitted in this embodiment. This transmission is performed whenever the waiting time changes.

The server 20 manages the waiting time transmitted from the information providing device 30 and creates and distributes a schedule in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the server 20 includes a reception unit 21, a waiting time database control unit 22, a waiting time database 23, a schedule creation unit 24, and a transmission / reception unit 25.

The receiver 21 receives the waiting time transmitted from each information providing device 30. The waiting time database control unit 22 stores the waiting time received by the receiving unit 21 in the waiting time database 23. The waiting time database control unit 22 also acquires and provides the necessary waiting time of the information providing apparatus 30 in response to a request from the schedule creating unit 24. The waiting time database 23 stores and manages the waiting time of each information providing device 30. Here, in the waiting time database 23, it is preferable that each information providing device 30 (that is, a specific facility) is grouped in advance according to a region such as a prefecture or a municipality. Transmitter / receiver 25
Receives the schedule distribution request transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 10, and distributes the schedule created by the schedule creating unit 24 to the mobile communication terminal 10. The schedule creation unit 24 acquires the current position of the mobile communication terminal 10 that has requested the schedule distribution, considers the waiting time stored in the waiting time database 23 and the acquired current position, and then determines the mobile communication terminal 10 to operate. A schedule is created in which the corresponding information providing apparatus 30 (that is, a specific facility) can be visited in the order in which the waiting time of the user who uses the service is reduced. The schedule creation will be described later.

The mobile communication terminal 10 is a mobile phone, PDA,
It is a movable information terminal such as a car navigation device. As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile communication terminal 10 includes a transmission / reception unit 11, an input unit 12, and a display unit 13.

In the input section 12, the user inputs a schedule distribution request instruction. In this instruction input,
No specific information about which specific facility you want to go to is given, but rough information about a certain area is given. Note that it is possible to determine the region from the current position of the mobile communication terminal 10 even if the region information is not given. The transmitting / receiving unit 11 transmits a schedule distribution request based on the instruction input via the input unit 12 to the server 20. Further, the transmission / reception unit 11 receives the schedule distributed from the server 20 and outputs it to the display unit 13. Display unit 13
Displays the schedule received by the transmitter / receiver 11 on the screen.

Next, a schedule creating method performed by the schedule distribution system according to this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a schedule creating procedure performed by the schedule creating unit 24 of the server 20. 7 is based on the current position of the mobile communication terminal 10,
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example in which a movie theater, a bowling alley, a museum, and a restaurant are selected as specific facilities in which the information providing device 30 is installed.

The schedule distribution request transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 10 is received by the transmission / reception unit 25 of the server 20 and passed to the schedule creation unit 24. Upon receiving the schedule distribution request, the schedule creation unit 24 acquires the current position of the mobile communication terminal 10 (step S6).
1). This current position may use information as to which base station on the network 40 the mobile communication terminal 10 is accessing, or includes the corresponding information in the schedule distribution request issued from the mobile communication terminal 10. You may do it. When Bluetooth (R) is used for communication between the server 20 and the mobile communication terminal 10, Bluetooth is used.
Since the radio wave reaching distance of oth (R) is about 10 m, the radius of about 10 m around the base station is obtained by the above processing.
It can be specified that the mobile communication terminal 10 exists within the circle.

The schedule creating unit 24 uses the waiting time database control unit 22 to execute the waiting time database 2
The respective waiting times of the information providing apparatus 30 stored in No. 3 are acquired (step S62). At this time, the schedule creation unit 24 acquires the waiting time of one or more information providing devices 30 that are grouped into this area according to the area specified by the schedule distribution request. Next, the schedule creating unit 24 calculates the travel time from the current position of the mobile communication terminal 10 to each information providing device 30 (that is, a specific facility) for each information providing device 30 that has acquired the waiting time (step S63). . The schedule creation unit 24 sums the waiting time and the travel time for each information providing device 30, and obtains the time required to actually enter or use each information providing device 30 (step S).
64). Then, the schedule creation unit 24 creates a schedule in which the information providing apparatus 30 (that is, the specific facility) can be visited in the order in which the time required to enter or use is small (step S65). If all of the acquired information providing devices 30 are near the current position of the mobile communication terminal 10, the schedule may be created only by the waiting time without calculating the travel time.

In the example of FIG. 7, by considering the waiting time, the bowling alley (5 minutes + 10 minutes) first, the museum (10 minutes + 12 minutes) second, and the restaurant (20 minutes + 15 minutes) third. And 4th movie theater (40 minutes + 5
Minutes) is created. By the way, when waiting time is not taken into consideration, it is judged only by the travel time, so the first place is a movie theater (5 minutes), the second is a bowling alley (10 minutes), the third is a museum (12 minutes), and the fourth. A restaurant (15 minutes) schedule is created.

As described above, according to the schedule distribution system and the schedule creating method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the schedule is created based on the waiting time of the specific facility and the current position of the mobile communication terminal 10. Then, the created schedule can be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 10. Thereby, the user of the mobile communication terminal 10 can automatically receive the schedule in which the plurality of specific facilities can be visited in the order of the minimum waiting time. Since the waiting time and the travel time change with time, it is desirable that the schedule described above be recreated every time the use of one specific facility is completed.

(Second Embodiment) In the first embodiment, the schedule creation unit 24 of the server 20 does not consider the schedule of the user who uses the mobile communication terminal 10, and the information is arranged in the order of the minimum waiting time. The method of creating a schedule in which the providing device 30 can be visited has been described. Next, in the second embodiment, a method of creating a schedule in which the information providing apparatus 30 can be visited in consideration of the schedule of the user at a specific facility will be described.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a schedule distribution system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 8, the schedule distribution system according to the second exemplary embodiment includes a mobile communication terminal 50, a server 60, and a plurality of information providing devices 30, and the mobile communication terminal 50 and the server 60 are connected to the network 40. The server 60 and the plurality of information providing devices 30 are wirelessly connected via a wire. Note that the server 60 and the plurality of information providing devices 30 may be wirelessly connected.

As shown in FIG. 8, the configuration of the schedule distribution system according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the first embodiment.
Compared with the schedule distribution system according to the embodiment of
The mobile communication terminal 50 and the server 60 are different. Hereinafter, the schedule distribution system according to the second embodiment will be described focusing on this different part. In the schedule distribution system according to the second embodiment, the same components as those of the schedule distribution system according to the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The server 60 manages the waiting time transmitted from the information providing apparatus 30 and creates and delivers a schedule in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal 50. As shown in FIG. 9, the server 60 includes a receiving unit 21, a waiting time database control unit 22, a waiting time database 23, a schedule creating unit 64, and a transmitting / receiving unit 65.
And a user information database control unit 66 and a user information database 67.

The transmitting / receiving unit 65 receives the schedule distribution request transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 50, and also distributes the schedule created by the schedule creating unit 24 to the mobile communication terminal 50. User information database control unit 66
Extracts the user information included in the schedule distribution request received by the transmission / reception unit 65, and extracts the user information from the user information database 6
Store in 7. Also, the user information database control unit 6
6 reads and provides the user information stored in the user information database 67 in response to a request from the schedule creating unit 64. The user information database 67 stores and manages user information given from the mobile communication terminal 50. The user information is information specifying a specific facility that the user always wants to stop by and a staying time at the specific facility, such as movie watching time at a movie theater and meal time at a restaurant. The schedule creation unit 64 acquires the current position of the mobile communication terminal 50 that has requested the schedule distribution, the waiting time stored in the waiting time database 23, the user information stored in the user information database 67, and the acquired current position. In consideration of the above, the information providing apparatus 30 (that is, a specific facility) corresponding to the order of decreasing the waiting time of the user who uses the mobile communication terminal 50.
Create a schedule where you can drop by. The schedule creation will be described later.

The mobile communication terminal 50 is a mobile phone, PDA,
This is a mobile information terminal such as a car navigation device, and as shown in FIG. 10, a transmission / reception unit 51 and an input unit 52.
And a display unit 53.

In the input section 52, a user inputs a schedule distribution request instruction. In this instruction input,
In addition to the area information described in the first embodiment, the user information described above is given. The transmission / reception unit 51 includes the input unit 5
The schedule distribution request including the user information based on the instruction input via 2 is transmitted to the server 60. Also,
The transmission / reception unit 51 receives the schedule distributed from the server 60 and outputs it to the display unit 53. The display unit 53 displays the schedule received by the transmitting / receiving unit 51 on the screen.

Next, a schedule creating method performed by the schedule distribution system according to this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a schedule creating procedure performed by the schedule creating unit 64 of the server 60. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example in which a movie theater, a bowling alley, a museum, and a restaurant are selected as specific facilities in which the information providing device 30 is installed, based on the current position and the current time of the mobile communication terminal 50. .

Upon receiving the schedule distribution, the mobile communication terminal 50 creates user information (step S111). In this case, the mobile communication terminal 50 obtains the list of the information providing devices 30 from the server 60, and based on this list, a specific facility to stop by, a staying time at the specific facility, a priority order to stop at each specific facility, and a return home. Time and the like are determined, and user information corresponding to these determinations is created. It should be noted that this priority order is related to only specific facilities, and is different from the scheduled movement order of all specific facilities. Then, the mobile communication terminal 50 issues a schedule distribution request including this user information to the server 60 (step S112).

The schedule distribution request transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 50 is received by the transmission / reception unit 65 of the server 60 and passed to the schedule creation unit 64 and the user information database control unit 66. The schedule creation unit 64
When the schedule distribution request is received, the current position of the mobile communication terminal 50 is acquired (step S113). The user information database control unit 66 extracts the user information included in the schedule distribution request, and the user information database 6
7 (step S114). The schedule creation unit 64 first compares the user information stored in the user information database 67 with the user information database control unit 66.
Through (step S115). Next, the schedule creation unit 64 uses the waiting time database 23 to
The waiting time of the information providing device 30 related to the area and the user information designated by the schedule delivery request is acquired via the waiting time database control unit 22 (step S116). Furthermore, the schedule creation unit 64
For each information providing device 30 that has acquired the waiting time, the travel time from the current position of the mobile communication terminal 50 to each information providing device 30 (that is, a specific facility) is calculated (step S
117). The schedule creation unit 64 totals the waiting time and the travel time for each information providing device 30, and obtains the time required to actually enter or use each information providing device 30 (step S118). Then, the schedule creation unit 64 can stop by the information providing device 30 in an order in which the time required to enter or use the facility is reduced while giving the highest priority to the specific facility instructed by the user information and the stay time thereof. A schedule is created (step S119).

In the example of FIG. 12, by considering the user information in addition to the waiting time, the first movie theater (40 minutes + 5 minutes, staying time 14: 00-15: 00) and the second bowling alley ( 5 minutes + 10 minutes) Third museum (10
Min +12 min) and 4th restaurant (20 min +15)
Minutes, stay time 19:00 to 20:30) is created.

The user information stored in the user information database 67 may be deleted when the creation of the schedule is completed and becomes unnecessary. In this case, it may be automatically deleted based on the judgment of the user information database control unit 66, or may be deleted by the user information database control unit 66 in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal 50.

As described above, according to the schedule distribution system and the schedule creation method of the second embodiment of the present invention, not only the waiting time of the specific facility and the current position of the mobile communication terminal 50, but also the user information is stored. A schedule can be created based on this, and the created schedule can be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 50. Thereby, the user of the mobile communication terminal 50 can automatically receive the schedule in which a plurality of specific facilities can be visited in the order in which the waiting time is short in addition to the schedule of the user.

In the first and second embodiments,
Although the system targeting a wide range of specific facilities has been described, the system targeting a narrow range of facilities such as an attraction in a theme park can also be applied. When applied to theme parks, etc., users can get information about attractions that they are going to go, so it is possible to make a congestion forecast for each attraction and allocate a large number of staff to attractions that are expected to be crowded. Effective facility management such as can be expected.

Further, typically, the schedule creating method described in the first and second embodiments is a predetermined method capable of executing the above-mentioned processing procedure stored in a storage device (ROM, RAM, hard disk, etc.). Is realized by the CPU interpreting and executing the program data.
In this case, the program data may be introduced into the storage device via a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a flexible disk, or may be directly executed on the recording medium.

[0051]

According to the inventions of claims 1 to 3, a schedule can be created based on the waiting time of a specific facility, and the created schedule can be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. This allows the user of the mobile communication terminal to automatically receive a schedule for visiting a plurality of specific facilities in order of decreasing waiting time.

According to the invention of claim 4, the schedule can be created based on the waiting time of the specific facility and the current position of the mobile communication terminal, and the created schedule can be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. it can. Accordingly, the user of the mobile communication terminal can automatically receive the schedule for visiting a plurality of specific facilities in the order of the total waiting time and traveling time.

According to the invention of claim 5, a schedule can be created based on the waiting time of the specific facility and the area information, and the created schedule can be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. This allows the user of the mobile communication terminal to automatically receive a schedule for visiting a plurality of specific facilities existing in a specific area in order of decreasing waiting time.

According to the invention of claim 6, a schedule can be created based on the waiting time of the specific facility, the current position of the mobile communication terminal and the area information, and the created schedule is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. can do.
Accordingly, the user of the mobile communication terminal can automatically receive the schedule for visiting a plurality of specific facilities existing in a specific area in order of decreasing total waiting time and traveling time.

According to the invention of claim 7, the schedule can be created based on the user information in addition to the waiting time of the specific facility, and the created schedule can be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. This allows the user of the mobile communication terminal to automatically receive a schedule including his / her schedule and a time when he / she can visit a plurality of specific facilities in the order of the minimum waiting time.

According to the invention of claim 8, a schedule can be created based on the waiting time of the specific facility and the current position of the mobile communication terminal as well as the user information. Can be sent to the terminal. Thereby, the user of the mobile communication terminal can automatically receive the schedule in which the plurality of specific facilities can be visited in the order in which the total of the waiting time and the traveling time is small in addition to the schedule of the user.

According to the ninth and tenth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to create a schedule in which a plurality of specific facilities can be visited in the order of the minimum waiting time based on the waiting time of the specific facilities.

According to the eleventh aspect of the invention, a plurality of specific facilities can be visited in the order in which the total of the waiting time and the traveling time is the smallest based on the waiting time of the specific facility and the current position of the mobile communication terminal. You can create a schedule.

According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, based on the waiting time of the specific facility and the area information, a schedule is created in which a plurality of specific facilities existing in the specific area can be visited in the order of decreasing waiting time. can do.

According to the invention of claim 13, based on the waiting time of the specific facility, the current position of the mobile communication terminal and the area information, the waiting time and the moving time are present in the specified area in the order of the smallest total. It is possible to create a schedule that allows you to visit multiple specific facilities.

According to the invention of claim 14, based on the user information, in addition to the waiting time of the specific facility, it is possible to visit a plurality of specific facilities in the order of the waiting time including the schedule of the user. Can create a schedule that can.

According to the invention of claim 15, in addition to the waiting time of the specific facility and the current position of the mobile communication terminal, the waiting time and the traveling time of the waiting time and traveling time are calculated based on the user information. It is possible to create a schedule in which a plurality of specific facilities can be visited in order from the smallest total.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a schedule distribution system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration example of an information providing device 30 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration example of a server 20 in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the mobile communication terminal 10 of FIG.

5 is a diagram illustrating a concept of detecting the number of people in a queue, which is performed by a waiting person number detecting unit 31 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a schedule creating method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a specific system to which the first embodiment of the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a schedule distribution system according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration example of a server 60 of FIG.

10 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the mobile communication terminal 50 of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a schedule creating method according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a specific system to which the second embodiment of the present invention has been applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 50 ... Mobile communication terminal 11, 25, 51, 65 ... Transceiver 12, 52 ... Input section 13, 53 ... Display section 20, 60 ... Server 21 ... Receiver 22 ... Wait time database control unit 23 ... Waiting time database 24, 64 ... Schedule creation section 30 ... Information providing device 31 ... Queue number detection unit 32 ... Waiting time calculation unit 33 ... Transmission unit 40 ... Network 66 ... User information database control unit 67 ... User information database 311 ... Paul 312 ... Sensor

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI theme code (reference) G08G 1/00 G08G 1/00 D 1/005 1/005 (72) Inventor Noriyuki Ogawa Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture Kagamiyama 3-10-18 Matsushita Electric Information Systems Hiroshima Research Institute F-term (reference) 2F029 AA02 AA07 AC06 AC13 AC16 5H180 AA01 AA21 BB05 BB13 BB15 FF13 FF27 FF32

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[Claims] 1. A schedule distribution system for creating a stop-by schedule for a plurality of specific facilities and distributing the schedule to a predetermined terminal, wherein the mobile communication terminal requests distribution of the stop-by schedule of the specific facility, and various specific facilities. A plurality of information providing devices that are installed and transmit a waiting time for entering or using the specific facility, and collecting the waiting times from the plurality of information providing devices, respectively, and responding to the request from the mobile communication terminal. Accordingly, a schedule distribution system comprising: a server that creates a stop-by schedule of a plurality of specific facilities based on the waiting time and distributes the schedule to a mobile communication terminal. 2. The information providing device is configured to detect a number of people waiting for a turn to enter a specific facility or to use the specific facility, and a number of persons detected by the number of persons detection unit for determining a specific facility. A waiting time calculation unit that calculates a waiting time required to enter or use a specific facility; and a transmission unit that transmits the waiting time calculated by the waiting time calculation unit to the server, wherein the server is A first receiving unit that receives the waiting time transmitted from the information providing device; a storage unit that stores the waiting time received by the first receiving unit; and a schedule distribution request from the mobile communication terminal. A second receiving unit that receives the waiting time of the specified specific facility from the storage unit according to the schedule distribution request received by the second receiving unit, and the acquired waiting time Based on, a schedule creation unit that creates a stop-by schedule for the specific facility in an order that can be quickly entered or used, and a transmission unit that transmits the schedule created by the schedule creation unit to the mobile communication terminal, The mobile communication terminal includes a request transmission unit that transmits a schedule distribution request to the server, a reception unit that receives the schedule created by the server, and a display unit that displays the schedule received by the reception unit. The schedule distribution system according to claim 1, comprising. 3. The schedule distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the schedule creation unit creates a schedule in which the specific facility can be visited in the order of the waiting time. 4. The schedule creation unit acquires the current position of the mobile communication terminal that has transmitted the schedule distribution request, further calculates the travel time from the current position to the corresponding specific facility, and the waiting time. The schedule distribution system according to claim 2, wherein a schedule is created such that the specific facility can be visited in the order in which the total of the travel time and the travel time is small. 5. The mobile communication terminal transmits area information indicating an area in which a specific facility for which a schedule is desired is included in the schedule distribution request, and the schedule creation unit stores the area information from the storage unit. The schedule delivery system according to claim 2, wherein the waiting time of the specific facility corresponding to is acquired and a schedule is created in which the specific facility can be visited in the order of the waiting time. 6. The mobile communication terminal transmits area information indicating an area in which a specific facility for which a schedule is desired is included in the schedule distribution request, and the schedule creation unit stores the area information from the storage unit. The waiting time of the specific facility corresponding to is acquired, the current position of the mobile communication terminal that has transmitted the schedule delivery request is acquired, the traveling time from the current position to the corresponding specific facility is further calculated, and the waiting The schedule distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the schedule is created so that the specific facility can be visited in the order in which the total of the time and the travel time is smaller. 7. The mobile communication terminal transmits user information instructing a staying time in a specific facility by including the user information in the schedule distribution request, and the schedule creating unit stores the specific facility corresponding to the user information from the storage unit. The schedule distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the schedule is further acquired, and a schedule is created in which the user information is prioritized and the corresponding specific facility can be visited in the order of the waiting time. 8. The mobile communication terminal transmits user information instructing a staying time in a specific facility by including the user information in the schedule distribution request, and the schedule creating unit stores the specific facility corresponding to the user information from the storage unit. Of the mobile communication terminal that has transmitted the schedule distribution request, further calculates the travel time from the current position to the corresponding specific facility, and prioritizes the user information. The schedule distribution system according to claim 2, wherein a schedule is created such that the specific facility can be visited in the order in which the total of the waiting time and the travel time is the smallest. 9. A method of creating a stop-by schedule of a plurality of specific facilities based on predetermined information provided from the specific facilities, for entering or using the specific facilities for each specific facility Detecting the number of people waiting for the turn, calculating the waiting time required to enter each specific facility or use the specific facility from the detected number of people, and in response to a request for schedule creation A step of extracting the waiting time of the corresponding specific facility from the calculated waiting time, and a step of creating a stop-by schedule of the corresponding specific facility based on the extracted waiting time in the order of early entry or use A method for creating a schedule. 10. The schedule creating method according to claim 9, wherein the step of creating the schedule creates a schedule in which the specific facility can be visited in the order of the waiting time. 11. The step of creating the schedule acquires the current position of the terminal that has transmitted the schedule creation request, further calculates the travel time from the current position to the corresponding specific facility, and the waiting time. The schedule creation method according to claim 9, wherein a schedule is created in which the corresponding specific facility can be visited in the order in which the total of the travel time and the travel time is small. 12. When the schedule creation request includes area information indicating an area in which a specific facility desiring to schedule exists, the step of creating the schedule includes the area from the calculated waiting time. 10. The schedule creating method according to claim 9, wherein a waiting time of a specific facility corresponding to the information is acquired, and a schedule is created in which the specific facility can be visited in the order of the waiting time. 13. When the schedule creation request includes area information indicating an area where a specific facility desiring to schedule exists, the step of creating the schedule includes the area from the calculated waiting time. The waiting time of the specific facility corresponding to the information is acquired, the current position of the terminal that has transmitted the schedule creation request is acquired, and the travel time from the current position to the corresponding specific facility is further calculated. The schedule creating method according to claim 9, wherein a schedule is created in which the specific facility can be visited in the order in which the total with the travel time is small. 14. When the schedule creation request includes user information indicating a staying time at a specific facility, the step of creating the schedule includes identifying the user information corresponding to the user information from the calculated waiting time. Characterized in that the waiting time of the facility is further acquired, the user information is prioritized, and a schedule is created in which the specific facility can be visited in the order of the waiting time.
The schedule creating method according to claim 9. 15. When the schedule creation request includes user information indicating a staying time at a specific facility, the step of creating the schedule specifies the user information corresponding to the user information from the calculated waiting time. The waiting time of the facility is further acquired, the current position of the terminal that has transmitted the schedule creation request is acquired, the moving time from the current position to the corresponding specific facility is further calculated, and the user information is prioritized and 10. The schedule creating method according to claim 9, wherein a schedule is created in which the corresponding specific facility can be visited in the order in which the total of the waiting time and the travel time is smaller. 16. A stop-by schedule for a plurality of specific facilities is based on a waiting time for entering a specific facility or using the specific facility, which is transmitted from a plurality of information providing devices respectively installed in various specific facilities. A first creating unit that receives the waiting time transmitted from the information providing apparatus; a storage unit that stores the waiting time received by the first receiving unit; A second receiving unit that receives a schedule distribution request from the terminal, and acquires the waiting time of the corresponding specific facility from the storage unit according to the schedule distribution request received by the second receiving unit, A server including: a schedule creation unit that creates a stop-by schedule of the specific facility in an order that can be quickly entered or used based on the acquired waiting time.