JP2005196648A - Information distribution system and method for distributing current job site information - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience in providing information by displaying the crowded condition of a facility such as a hospital and a parking lot with a mark. <P>SOLUTION: A condition detection device 102 detects a job site condition 101 of a facility, and the data are stored through a network 103 in a server 105. The crowded condition of the facility is searched from the job site condition 101, and stored in the server 105 as mark information. The crowded information of the facility is displayed with information related with the facility on the display screen of a user terminal 106 such as a portable telephone set with a mark. The mark is preliminarily defined with predetermined meaning, and the facilitation and promptness of the recognition of information such as the crowded information, newest information and inventory information of the facility is achieved from the mark. The crowded information of the facility is displayed not only on a portable telephone set but also on an electric bulletin board 117 or the like installed in sign boards 114 and 116 set in an urban district. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information distribution system for transmitting conceptual information indicating the current on-site situation that changes every moment to a terminal device of a user and a method for distributing the situation, and more particularly to the present on-site situation that changes every moment. The conceptual information to be shown is processed into an easy-to-understand type and then transmitted to the user's terminal device via the telecommunication network, and the information distribution system for displaying the information on the display device installed on the sign body and the information are distributed. Regarding the method.

  Obtaining current conditions at remote locations and determining actions based on them is an extremely effective tool. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, distribution of quantity data for countable objects to a desired person is generally performed.

The quantity data itself is objective and has utility value, but it is difficult to judge from the quantity data alone how to evaluate the quantity data. For example, taking a hospital as an example, it is difficult to immediately determine whether the hospital is congested or vacant based on the number of patient visits. Moreover, even if the number of parking lot users is obtained, it is not always easy to recognize whether the parking lot is vacant.
JP 2001-331590 A JP 2003-296490 A

  In order to quickly know the situation at the site (site situation), it is convenient not to use the numerical data itself, but to first replace the conceptual meaning defined in advance with the mark. If the user glances at the mark, it is easy to recognize the situation in the field abstractly. Therefore, it is necessary to construct a system that distributes such conceptual significance to an abstracted mark.

  Therefore, the situation of the site can be obtained from a user terminal such as a mobile phone, and even if it does not have such a terminal, the situation of the site can be marked through a display device provided on a sign such as a signboard. There is a need for a system that can be provided.

  The present invention provides an information distribution system for converting the situation of a site that changes from moment to moment into a mark indicating a conceptual significance, such as a mark, for the convenience of the user. Such a mark has a predetermined concept, and a user in contact with the mark can recognize the significance of the mark at a glance. For example, the crowded situation of restaurants visited by many people is displayed on the mobile phone with a predetermined mark indicating the conceptual significance such as “full” and “vacant” or “crowded” and “not crowded” If it can be displayed on the screen along with the name of the restaurant, it will motivate the user who wants to eat at the restaurant, and the information will be transmitted as the first report separately from providing raw information such as the number of visitors to the restaurant. It is easy to understand with speed compared to information of just quantity.

  In this way, there is a need to provide highly convenient information that allows the user to immediately understand the on-site situation such as congestion that changes every moment. It is difficult to quickly and appropriately determine the convenience of the site recognition received by the user from the raw information itself such as the number of people and the time that are changing directly, based on different concepts depending on the facility and business type. Therefore, as in the above example, if the information that changes continuously is replaced with the conceptual meaning classified by block according to a certain standard, and delivered to the user with a predetermined mark having the conceptual significance, The person can quickly recognize the changing situation of the site from the mark.

  Therefore, in order to achieve the above-described problem, the present invention is an information distribution system that provides a terminal device with a situation in the field that changes via a telecommunication network. An information distribution system according to the present invention transmits to a telecommunication network at least one of means for detecting a field situation, a result detected by the means for detecting, and a field information representing the field situation converted from the detected result into a numerical value. The transmission means and the site information transmitted from the transmission means are received and stored, and the block including the site information is selected based on a predetermined criterion for the site information, and the mark information corresponding to the block is set as the site information. Storage means for storing in association, transmission means for transmitting mark information and field information stored in the storage means to the terminal device via the telecommunication network in response to a transmission request from the terminal device, and the transmitted mark Display means for displaying a mark corresponding to information on the display screen of the terminal device together with the on-site information indicating the on-site status , Composed of.

  Moreover, in order to achieve the said subject, this invention is an information delivery system which provides the terminal device the condition of the field which changes via a telecommunication network. An information distribution system according to the present invention transmits to a telecommunication network at least one of means for detecting a field situation, a result detected by the means for detecting, and a field information representing the field situation converted from the detected result into a numerical value. The transmission means and the field information transmitted from the transmission means are received and stored, and the block including the field information is selected based on a predetermined criterion for the field information, and the mark information corresponding to the block is selected as the field information. Storage means for storing the information in association with the terminal device, transmission means for transmitting the mark information and the field information stored in the storage means to the terminal device via the telecommunication network in response to a transmission request from the terminal device, and A mark that corresponds to the mark information, and is a display that displays a mark representing the on-site status along with the on-site information on the display screen of the terminal device. In response to the mark information being stored in the storage means, the stored mark information is transmitted via the telecommunication network, and the mark corresponding to the mark information is displayed on the display device installed on the sign body. Marking means.

  Furthermore, in order to achieve the said subject, this invention is an information delivery system which provides the condition of the field which changes via a telecommunication network to a terminal device. An information distribution system according to the present invention transmits to a telecommunication network at least one of means for detecting a field situation, a result detected by the means for detecting, and a field information representing the field situation converted from the detected result into a numerical value. The transmission means and the field information transmitted from the transmission means are received and stored, and the block including the field information is selected based on a predetermined criterion for the field information, and the mark information corresponding to the block is selected as the field information. Storage means for storing the information in association with the terminal device, transmission means for transmitting the mark information and the field information stored in the storage means to the terminal device via the telecommunication network in response to a transmission request from the terminal device, and A mark that corresponds to the mark information, and is a display that displays a mark representing the on-site status along with the on-site information on the display screen of the terminal device. When coupled to the transmission means, characterized in that it is configured to mark corresponding to the mark information transmitted from a display unit that displays on the installed display the indications member from the transmitting means.

  Moreover, in order to achieve the said subject, this invention is a method of providing the condition of the field to a terminal device via a telecommunication network. According to the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a terminal device with a site situation, inputting site information indicating the site situation, transmitting mark information corresponding to the site information, and transmitting mark information transmitted from the transmission means as data. -Stores in the base, responds to a transmission request from the terminal device, transmits the mark information stored in the data base to the terminal device via the telecommunication network, and corresponds to the transmitted mark information And a step of displaying on the display screen of the terminal device a mark representing the site situation.

In the present invention, a changing situation at the site can be replaced with a mark having a predetermined concept and delivered to the user terminal, so that the user can easily recognize the situation at the site simply by referring to the mark. Can do. In addition, since the mark indicating the on-site situation can be distributed to a sign represented by a signboard, the user who sees the mark can immediately grasp the on-site situation.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information distribution system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an information distribution system 100 includes a situation detection device 102 that detects a site situation 101, a transmitter 104 that sends the detection data to the telecommunications network 103, and data that stores data sent to the telecommunications network 103. A base device 105 and user terminals 106 a, 106 b, 106 c for browsing data stored in the data base 105, and a receiving device 108 a for receiving data to be sent to the signboard display device 107 via the telecommunications network 103, 108b and 108c. The information distribution system 100 further includes a transmission device 109 coupled to the telecommunications network 103, which transmits data indicating the field situation 101 observed by a person to the data base 105 via the telecommunications network 103. Can send.

  The signboard display device 107 has a signboard control device 110 that receives data sent from the receiving device 108a. The signboard control device 110 uses a wireless line 113 formed between the transmitter 111 and the receivers 112a, 112b, and 112c. The data is distributed to the signboards 112a, 112b, and 112c via the wired line 115 and the data is distributed to the signboard group 116 via the wired line 115. A device equivalent to the signboard display device 107 is also provided for the receiving devices 108b and 108c.

  The operation of the information distribution system 100 configured as described above will be described. The current situation that changes from moment to moment in various facilities such as parking lots, hospitals, restaurants, various shops, theatres, sports facilities, stadiums, etc. is the person who uses or wants to use that facility as the current information of that facility This is important information. If users of this system can obtain information on such facilities at any time and anytime, they can easily check the current status of the facility before going to the facility, and plan their actions in advance. Can stand up. In the embodiments described below, a situation of congestion in a hospital or a waiting situation will be described as an example of the situation at the site. However, the present invention is applicable to the situation of any facility as long as there is a situation for the convenience of the user, and is not limited to the above example.

  In general, when a patient who wishes to receive a medical examination presents a medical examination ticket to a hospital, the patient waits for a medical examination. If there are many patients waiting for a medical examination, the waiting time until the medical examination becomes long, and it has a very unpleasant feeling. For patients who use the hospital, if they can know the congestion status or waiting time of the hospital from a remote location, they can determine whether they should go to the hospital now, and the hospital can also average the number of patient visits. The effect that it can be expected.

  The on-site situation 101 can be grasped by numerical values such as the number of patients waiting for medical examination and the waiting time for medical examination. A congested state is determined as a predetermined threshold value. If it is smaller than that, it can be determined that it is not crowded. The threshold varies depending on the size of the hospital, the system of medical subjects, the number of doctors available at that time, and the like. It is also possible to classify the congestion state more finely by providing a plurality of threshold values. This threshold value is not used only for distinguishing the situation of the field where it stands opposite, such as “congested state” and “vacant state”.

  The on-site situation 101 is detected by the situation detection device 102. The situation detection device 102 sends the detected numerical data as it is from the data transmission device 104 to the data base 105 via the network 103. For example, when detecting the congestion state of a specific medical department in a hospital, the number of patients waiting for a medical examination and the waiting time for medical examination can be obtained by grasping the number of patients who have received medical examinations and the number of patients who have completed medical examinations.

  As an example, the number of medical checkups can be detected from the magnetic information of a medical checkup card inserted in the magnetic card reader of the medical checkup reception machine installed at the reception of the hospital. The number of patients who have completed the examination can be obtained by inserting the patient's magnetic card into the magnetic card reader provided in each department at the completion of the examination. By collecting these information and sending the numerical data to the transmitter 104, the data is automatically stored in the data base 105 from the transmitter 104. The current number of patients waiting for a medical examination and the medical examination waiting time are obtained from the data stored in the data base 105 by calculation of the control unit 105b of the data base 105, which will be described later.

  The situation detection device 102 that has acquired the number of patients who have received the examination and the number of patients who have completed the examination calculates the difference between them, so that the current number of patients waiting for the examination can be obtained. In addition, the waiting time for the examination can be estimated by obtaining the current average examination time per person. In this way, the data acquired by the situation detection device 102 can be processed, and the number of patients waiting for a medical examination and the medical examination waiting time can be sent to the data base 105.

  The above configuration calculates the number of patients waiting for a medical examination and the waiting time for a medical examination based on information from the magnetic reading device. You can also

  The transmitter 104 needs to be permitted to access the data base unit 105a of the server 105, and transmits the numerical data sent from the situation detection apparatus 102 to the server 105 via the telecommunication network. The network between the transmitter 104 and the data base 105 may be a line of any nature as long as numerical data can be transmitted. Public telephone exchange networks and public data exchange networks that are currently widely used are used. Specifically, a cellular phone network, the Internet network, a broadband line network, an optical communication network, etc. are used. Further, it may be constructed by a network such as a LAN or WAN, and may be formed by a network using a dedicated line or a network using a wireless line.

  The transmitter 104 not only sends the above-mentioned number of patients who have received the examination and the number of patients who have completed the examination, but also sends the hospital name, medical subjects, hospital address and telephone number, examination time zone, absence information, and other hospital-related information as necessary. You can also. These pieces of information are stored in the data base unit 105a and downloaded to the user terminals 106a, 106b, and 106c together with the above-described congestion information.

  The server 105 coupled to the telecommunications network 102 can be realized by a general-purpose server. As shown in FIG. 1, the server 105 basically includes a data base unit 105a and a control unit 105b. The data base unit 105a can store various data, and the control unit 105b operates the data base unit 105a in response to requests for search, update, addition, deletion, etc. to the data base unit 105a. Executes the function to return the processing result to the database user. The server 105 according to the present embodiment not only stores mark information indicating the congestion state of the hospital, but also stores the hospital address, the name of the medical subject, and other information. In this example, a hospital is described as the site, but the current mark information and other information of various facilities such as parking lots, restaurants, various shops, theaters, sports facilities, and stadiums described above as other sites. Is converted into data and stored in the server 105.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows the storage state of various data stored in the server 105. Actually, each data is stored as a digital value. In FIG. 2, the category, facility name, current situation, address, and the like are stored. Although not listed in FIG. 2, in addition to a phone number, a map showing the location, etc. , Fees (discount information), opening hours, etc. are stored. These pieces of information are stored, changed, added, deleted, searched, and the like by the control unit 105b.

  The site information shown in FIG. 2 shows the characteristics of the present invention, but stores marks that conceptually indicate the current status of each facility. In FIG. 2, “open eyes” and “closed eyes” are indicated by marks, and these marks are selected by processing of the control unit 105b according to a predetermined criterion. That is, taking a hospital as an example, when the number of patients who have received a diagnosis and the number of patients who have completed a diagnosis detected by the situation detection device 102 are transmitted from the transmitter 104, the control unit 105b calculates the difference between them and calculates the number of patients waiting for a diagnosis. To do. Whether the number of patients waiting to be examined is greater or less than a predetermined threshold value is determined as to whether the patient is congested or not congested. Then, the “closed eye” mark is selected in the crowded state, and the “open eye” mark is selected in the not crowded state. The selected mark is stored in a predetermined location.

  Next, the processing procedure of this system from the detection of the on-site situation to the storage of the information in the server will be described with reference to the flowchart 300 of FIG. 3, taking the congestion situation of the hospital as an example. First, in step 301, it is detected from the examination ticket inserted in the examination reception machine (not shown) installed at the reception of the hospital which examination subject is desired to be examined. While being counted, it is also sent to the status detection apparatus 102. In step 302, when the examination is completed, a doctor or a nurse inserts an examination ticket into a magnetic reader (not shown) and notifies the completion of the examination. The signal is sent to the situation detection device 102. The processing shown in steps 301 and 302 is performed whenever a medical examination ticket is received. In step 303, the number of medical examinations received and the number of completed medical examinations are automatically sent from the situation detection apparatus 102 to the transmitter 104.

  When the number of medical examinations received and the number of medical examinations detected by the status detection device 102 are sent to the transmitter 104, the data is sent to the telecommunications network 103 and sent to the server 105. In step 304, the control unit 105b of the server 105 receives the number of medical examinations received and the number of medical examinations completed, and stores them in a predetermined area of the data base unit 105a.

  Next, in step 305, the difference between the number of consultations received and the number of consultations completed is calculated, and the number of patients waiting for consultation is obtained. When the number of patients waiting to be examined is obtained, in step 306, it is compared with a threshold value stored in advance in the data base unit 105a. If the number of patients waiting to be examined is greater than the threshold, it is determined that the patient is congested. Conversely, if the number of patients waiting for a visit is smaller than the threshold value, it is determined that there is no congestion. Proceeding to step 307, these results are converted into marks representing their significance and stored in a predetermined area of the data base unit 105a. By way of example, these marks correspond to the closed and open eyes of FIG.

  As described above, the procedure from the detection of the field situation until the mark information is stored in the server and converted into predetermined mark information has been described. Next, a procedure for the user to browse the information stored in the server using the terminal device will be described. FIG. 4 shows a flowchart 400 for a user to browse desired information using a mobile phone (user terminal). In step 401, the user displays a browsing screen (browser) on the display screen of the mobile phone. Next, proceeding to step 402, a desired URL address is input to the browser screen, and the home page of the organization that operates this system is called. In step 402, a desired keyword, for example, the name of the hospital to be visited can be input from the search screen on the homepage, and the mark information of the hospital can be displayed. In this case, the current congestion status along with the hospital name and marks (for example, closed eyes and open eyes) and information about the hospital, such as address, phone number, consultation time, and map, are downloaded and displayed. Is done. Since the user indicates the congestion status with a mark, the user can immediately grasp the congestion status of the hospital.

  Since the information stored in the data base unit 105a can be recognized by the nearest base station by the radio wave transmitted from the mobile phone, the current location of the user can be compared with the address information of the information transmission property as shown in FIG. By executing the search, it is possible to select and retrieve information on the facility close to the current position of the user. This is because it is difficult to use the property if it is not a nearby property when actually utilizing the ever-changing site situation, and the effect of the system can be fully demonstrated by a simple search by conveying property information from nearby the user. . FIG. 5 shows an example of a search result that appears on the display screen of the mobile phone when the congestion information is extracted assuming that the user is currently in Yokohama Station. And it is also possible to perform processing to display in the order closer to the user. From the search result of FIG. 5, since “open eyes” are displayed in the internal medicine / pediatric department of the OO clinic, it can be immediately understood that it is not crowded. When more detailed information is obtained, the display screen is switched to the details screen by clicking “details”.

  It is also possible to extract more convenient information by combining search keywords. As an example, when the address information and mark information (marks with open eyes) in FIG. 2 are combined and searched, it is possible to display only facilities that are not crowded in a specific area. When address information, mark information (marks with open eyes), and a facility category are input as keywords, information on only facilities belonging to a certain category in a certain region can be downloaded. For example, only parking that can be parked in the Yokohama area can be searched and displayed in the order closer to the current position of the user. Thereby, the user can find a parking lot in a short time.

  Next, the control with respect to the sign board (signboard) in this invention is demonstrated. Conventional billboards typically display fixed information. However, it is possible to further improve convenience by presenting the situation that changes from time to time in the posted information. For example, taking the congestion situation of the hospital mentioned above as an example, if the current congestion situation is displayed with a mark for each medical subject on the signboard that introduces the hospital, whether or not the person who wants to use the hospital should go to see Can be easily determined. Also, if the parking lot congestion status is displayed on the signboard, it can be seen at a glance which parking lot to go to. In this way, control for displaying such a current state on a signboard installed in a city or a station can be achieved by obtaining information from the data base.

  In FIG. 1, the server 105 transmits the mark information stored in the data base unit 105 a to the receiving device 108 a via the network 103, and the mark is displayed on a predetermined signboard of the signboard display device 107. Specifically, the mark information transmitted from the server 105 is attached with address information for each advertisement target to be displayed, and the signboard control device 110 is directed to the advertisement object of the signboard to be displayed from the address information. Send mark information. For example, when the internal hospital congestion status of the signboard 114a is sent, the mark information is transmitted from the transmitter 111 to the receiver 112a. Then, the receiver 112a displays the received mark on a display device 117 such as an electric sign board of the signboard 114a. In this example, the internal medicine of the hospital is immediately congested because a closed eye mark is displayed.

  In the above-described example, the case where the signboard 114a is coupled to the signboard control apparatus 110 via the wireless line 113 has been described. However, even if mark information is sent to a plurality of signboards 116 (1 to N) coupled via the wired line 115. Good. In this case, the address information attached to the mark information is read in the same manner as described above, and the mark information is sent to the signboard display device corresponding to the address.

  The transmission of the mark information to the user terminal is sent from the server 105 in response to the access from the user, but the server 105 may send the mark information to the signboard display device 107 every predetermined time. You may control to send when information changes.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an information distribution system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the system shown in FIG. 1 is that the signboard display device 107 in the system of FIG. 1 is coupled to the telecommunications network 103, whereas the signboard display device 607 is coupled to the transceiver 601 in the system of FIG. It has been done. In FIG. 6, blocks with the same reference numbers as in FIG. 1 perform the same or similar operations.

  In the system of FIG. 1, the signboard display device 107 is coupled to the telecommunications network 103, so that the signboard can be installed in a wide area, whereas in the system of FIG. Signs will be provided near the target. The configuration and operation of the signboard display device 607 are basically the same as those of the signboard display device 107 in FIG.

  Mark information to the signboard display device 607 is distributed from the server 105 via the transceiver 601. That is, when the server 105 receives the on-site situation, the mark information is obtained from the information, and the server 105 sends the latest mark information to the transceiver 601 when the mark information is different from the already stored mark information. The transceiver 601 sends the latest received mark information to the signboard control device 602 for distribution to a predetermined signboard display device.

  As described above, the system for distributing the congestion status of the hospital has been described as an embodiment of the present invention, but the basic technical idea of the present invention can be applied without being limited to this embodiment. That is, by using and utilizing various existing information in this system, it becomes possible to provide the user with highly convenient information.

  For example, the present invention can be applied to a window issuing machine system. Various ticket issuing machines already exist and operate. However, it is possible to detect the number of ticket receiving persons and the number of ticket-completed persons and evaluate it with a predetermined threshold value to determine whether it is congested or not congested. The congestion situation can be converted into a predetermined mark and distributed.

  In addition, when applied to an inventory management system, the stock status of a product can be distributed with a predetermined mark by detecting the quantity of goods received and the number of goods delivered.

  Furthermore, if it is applied to a kitchen equipment system, it is possible to provide information on the completion of cooking and information on the freshness of food (for example, bread) with marks. That is, by referring to the mark, it is possible to know how long to wait for a new dish or bread to be prepared or whether a new dish or bread is currently being provided.

  In addition, when applied to a dispensing management system, it is possible to display congestion status such as the number of waiting people to receive medicines and waiting time by detecting the number of people who have received dispensing and the number of people who have been called.

  In addition, when applied to an entrance / exit management system, the congestion status based on the number of people in the room can be displayed with a mark by managing the number of people entering and leaving the room.

  Furthermore, a weather condition can be calculated | required as a field condition using a physical sensor for the condition detection apparatus 102 of FIG. Then, information obtained from this weather condition can be marked and provided to the user. For example, as a physical sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a rain / snow sensor, a pyranometer (UV meter), a carbon dioxide gas sensor, a pressure sensor, a visual sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or the like can be used.

  Based on the current temperature detected by the temperature sensor and a predetermined threshold value, a determination as to whether or not to provide a cold drink can be provided with a mark. When the humidity sensor becomes lower than a predetermined humidity, it can provide a determination as to whether or not to provide a sore throat with a mark. The provision of the mark by the rain and snow sensor can be used for whether to prepare for disaster prevention. The correspondence when going out can be determined by the mark obtained from the solar radiation meter (UV meter). The carbon dioxide sensor can measure the number of visitors at a specific location by the carbon dioxide concentration, and can select a mark as congestion information corresponding to the numerical value. A seat is provided with a pressure sensor, and the number of seated persons can be counted. From this information, congestion information can be provided with marks. Moreover, a pressure sensor can be provided in the installation shelf of a popular product, and the reduction state of a product can be detected. When a visual sensor is used, an image at a specific place can be analyzed, and the mark can be switched for a specific purpose (congestion status in the store, queue status, product inventory status, etc.). The ultrasonic sensor can detect a matrix state by detecting an ultrasonic radiation wave from a specific place. From this detection result, the state of the matrix can be conceptually provided with a mark.

  In addition, sensors such as a vibration sensor, an infrared sensor, a magnetic sensor, and a proximity sensor can also be used, and the detection result is evaluated using a threshold value for providing target information and provided as a conceptual mark. be able to.

  As described above, according to the present invention, an ever-changing site situation can be converted into a mark having conceptual significance and utilized for business, and information users and distributors are distributed by distributing the situation using the mark. In contrast, an effective system can be provided.

It is a block diagram explaining the structure of the information delivery system which is one Example of this invention. It is a figure explaining the information stored in the server. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure which transmits the information regarding a field condition to a server and a signboard. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure of the user who acquires the information regarding a field condition. It is an example of the display screen of the user terminal which displays the information regarding a field condition. It is a block diagram explaining the structure of the information delivery system which is the other Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

100, 600 Information distribution system 101 Site situation 102 Status detection device 103 Telecommunications network 104 Transmitter 105 Data base 106a, 106b, 106c User terminal 107 Signboard display device 108a, 108b, 108c Receiver 109 Transmitter 110 Signboard control device 111 Transmitter 112a, 112b, 112c Receiver 113 Wireless line 114a, 114b, 114c, 116 Signboard 115 Wired line 117 Display device 601 Data transceiver 602 Signboard control device 607 Signboard display device

Claims (27)

In an information distribution system that provides terminal devices with current on-site conditions that change via a telecommunications network,
Means for detecting the field situation;
Transmitting means for transmitting to the telecommunications network at least one of the detected result of the detecting means and the on-site information representing the on-site situation converted from the detected result into a numerical value;
The site information transmitted from the transmission means is received and stored, and a block including the site information is selected based on a criterion for determining the site information, and mark information corresponding to the block is selected as the site information. Storage means for storing in association with,
In response to a transmission request from the terminal device, transmission means for transmitting the mark information and the field information stored in the storage means to the terminal device via the telecommunications network;
Display means for displaying the mark representing the site situation on the display screen of the terminal device together with the site information, the mark corresponding to the transmitted mark information;
An information distribution system comprising:   The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the mark information represents a concept indicating two or more predetermined on-site situations.   3. The information distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the relative on-site situation includes a predetermined crowded situation and a non-congested situation.   The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the means for detecting the field situation uses existing information.   2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the telecommunication network is formed by a communication network including a public telephone exchange network and a public data exchange network.   The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit and the terminal device are each included in a mobile phone.   2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit is permitted to access the storage unit.   2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the storage means includes a data base unit that stores the site information and the mark information, and a control unit that executes management of the data base unit.   The terminal device searches the mark information indicating the site situation belonging to a plurality of types stored in the storage means and information associated therewith by a search word based on the site situation input to the terminal device. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the desired mark information is extracted, the extracted mark information is rearranged according to a predetermined reference, and displayed on the display means.   The information distribution system according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined reference is position information of the terminal device, and the mark information is rearranged in the order of a site close to the terminal device. In an information distribution system that provides terminal devices with current on-site conditions that change via a telecommunications network,
Means for detecting the field situation;
Transmitting means for transmitting to the telecommunications network at least one of the detected result of the detecting means and the on-site information representing the on-site situation converted from the detected result into a numerical value;
The site information transmitted from the transmission means is received and stored, and a block including the site information is selected based on a predetermined criterion for the site information, and mark information corresponding to the block is selected as the site information. Storage means for storing in association with information;
In response to a transmission request from the terminal device, transmission means for transmitting the mark information and the field information stored in the storage means to the terminal device via the telecommunications network;
Display means for displaying the mark representing the on-site status on the display screen of the terminal device together with the on-site information, the mark corresponding to the transmitted mark information;
In response to the mark information being stored in the storage means, the stored mark information is transmitted via the telecommunication network, and the mark corresponding to the mark information is installed on the sign body. Marking means for display on the device;
An information distribution system comprising:   The information distribution system according to claim 11, wherein the marking means transmits the mark information to the display device of a sign corresponding to the site.   The information distribution system according to claim 11, wherein the sign body includes a plurality of the display devices corresponding to different sites.   The marking means is a means for receiving the mark information from the transmitting means, a means for transmitting the received mark information to the marking body via a wired line, or the received mark information via a wireless line. The information distribution system according to claim 11, further comprising: a means for transmitting to the sign body.   The terminal device searches the mark information indicating the site situation belonging to a plurality of types stored in the storage means and information associated therewith by a search word based on the site situation input to the terminal device. The desired mark information is extracted, the extracted mark information is rearranged according to a predetermined standard, and at least the marks corresponding to the mark information are displayed on the display device in the rearranged mark information order. The information distribution system according to claim 11.   The information distribution system according to claim 15, wherein the predetermined reference is position information of the terminal device, and the mark information is rearranged in the order of a site close to the terminal device. In an information distribution system that provides terminal devices with current on-site conditions that change via a telecommunications network,
Means for detecting the field situation;
Transmitting means for transmitting to the telecommunications network at least one of the detected result of the detecting means and the on-site information representing the on-site situation converted from the detected result into a numerical value;
The site information transmitted from the transmission means is received and stored, and a block including the site information is selected based on a predetermined criterion for the site information, and mark information corresponding to the block is selected as the site information. Storage means for storing in association with information;
In response to a transmission request from the terminal device, transmission means for transmitting the mark information and the field information stored in the storage means to the terminal device via the telecommunications network;
Display means for displaying the mark representing the site situation on the display screen of the terminal device together with the site information, the mark corresponding to the transmitted mark information;
Marking means coupled to the transmission means and displaying the mark corresponding to the mark information transmitted from the transmission means on a display device installed on a sign body;
An information distribution system comprising:   18. The information distribution system according to claim 17, wherein the mark information transmitted from the transmission unit is the mark information after being stored in the storage unit.   The information distribution system according to claim 17, wherein the marking means transmits the mark information to the display device of a sign corresponding to the site.   The information distribution system according to claim 17, wherein the sign body includes a plurality of the display devices corresponding to different sites.   The marking means is a means for receiving the mark information from the transmitting means, a means for transmitting the received mark information to the marking body via a wired line, or the received mark information via a wireless line. 18. An information distribution system according to claim 17, further comprising: means for transmitting to the sign body.   The terminal device searches the mark information indicating the site situation belonging to a plurality of types stored in the storage means and information associated therewith by a search word based on the site situation input to the terminal device. The desired mark information is extracted, the extracted mark information is rearranged according to a predetermined standard, and at least the marks corresponding to the mark information are displayed on the display device in the rearranged mark information order. The information distribution system according to claim 17.   23. The information distribution system according to claim 22, wherein the predetermined reference is position information of the terminal device, and the mark information is rearranged in the order of the site close to the terminal device. In a method of providing a terminal device with current field conditions that change via a telecommunications network,
Inputting site information indicating the site status and transmitting mark information corresponding to the site information;
Storing the mark information transmitted from the transmitting means in a data base;
In response to a transmission request from the terminal device, transmitting the mark information stored in the data base to the terminal device via the telecommunication network;
A mark corresponding to the transmitted mark information, the mark representing the on-site situation being displayed on the display screen of the terminal device;
A method comprising:   The method of claim 24, further comprising displaying a mark corresponding to the mark information stored in the data base on a display device installed on a sign.   In the displaying step, the mark information stored in the database is extracted based on information related to the site, the extracted mark information is rearranged according to a predetermined criterion, and the rearranged mark is displayed. The method according to claim 24, further comprising: displaying the marks corresponding to the mark information in the order of information on a display screen of the terminal device.   The method according to claim 24, wherein the displaying includes rearranging and displaying the extracted mark information in a field order close to a position of the terminal device.

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