JP2006048597A - Mobile object information providing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile object information providing device by which location information of a mobile object is acquired even without mounting a GPS receiver on the mobile object. <P>SOLUTION: In an entrance and exit control system 6, pieces of personal information are read from IC cards 4 which students carry whenever the students enter and leave a classroom through a gate 5, student IDs of the students who enter and leave the classroom through each gate 5 are collected in an ASP server 1 in real time with a place (classroom) and passage time. In the ASP server 1, attendance/absence states such as attendance, absence of the students are judged based on the pieces of information collected from each gate 5. When transmission setting of a attendance/absence state confirmation mail is performed, the attendance/absence confirmation mail of a specific student to be an object is transmitted from the ASP server 1 to an applicable guardian terminal 2 using a mailing list preliminarily registered in the ASP server 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a moving body information providing apparatus that provides position information of a moving body such as a person or a vehicle.

  Many families send their children to cram schools and lessons as part of their education outside of school. In particular, there are many children who go to cram schools to prepare for school preparations and take exams. If there are cram classes on weekdays, they will go to the cram school immediately after school. If you are a parent, you may be wondering if your child is going to the cram school properly, but if your parents are late for work or other reasons, they will definitely go to the cram school and the child will definitely go to the cram school. It is difficult to figure out whether or not

By the way, conventionally, in order to obtain position information of a moving body, it is common to use a GPS (Global Positioning System) as disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this method, position information detected by a GPS receiver mounted on a moving body such as a bus is transmitted to a Web server or the like using communication means, and the position of the moving body is associated on an electronic map and displayed on a Web page or the like. Is. Normally, the position information of the moving body is periodically transmitted from the GPS receiver to the Web server. However, in Patent Document 1, the position information (positioning data) of the moving body with respect to the time is the same time in order to reduce the communication cost. When it is not deviated from the operation route data at a predetermined amount or more, it is not transmitted to the Web server, and when it deviates beyond the predetermined amount of range, it is transmitted to the Web server.
JP 2003-99894 A

  However, in order for a child to carry a GPS receiver, it may be possible to have a mobile phone equipped with GPS receiver functions, but it is expensive and uses a mobile phone other than contacting the guardian. This is not preferable because of the possibility.

  In addition, in order for the guardian to obtain the child's location information, it has been necessary to access a web page provided by the web server using an information terminal device such as a personal computer or a mobile phone. Until the guardian displays the position of the child on the information terminal device, it takes a lot of time and effort to display the position of the child.

  In view of the above problems, the first object of the present invention is to provide a mobile body information providing apparatus that can acquire position information of a mobile body without mounting a GPS receiver on the mobile body.

  It is a second object of the present invention to provide a moving body information providing apparatus that allows a user to automatically obtain position information of a moving body.

  In the moving body information providing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the identification information reading means for reading the identification information from the recording medium included in the moving body, and the time when the identification information is read is compared with a predetermined time. The management unit is configured to determine the situation and update the management database according to the determination result, and the information providing unit to provide the mobile device information extracted from the management database to the terminal device.

  In this way, it is possible to detect whether or not the mobile body has passed through the specific place where the identification information reading means is installed. Therefore, even if the mobile body is not equipped with a GPS receiver, the mobile body can be moved with a simple configuration. Body position information can be provided to the terminal device. Further, since the situation of the moving object is judged by comparing the time when the identification information is read by the identification information reading means with a predetermined time, not only the position but also the specific time related to the time passing the specific place of the moving object. Can be provided to the terminal device.

  In the mobile body information providing apparatus according to claim 2 of the present invention, the information providing means transmits an electronic mail in which the mobile body information is posted to the terminal apparatus at a set timing.

  In this way, by setting the e-mail transmission timing, an e-mail indicating the position and status of the mobile body can be automatically transmitted to the terminal of the user who has registered the e-mail address.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a moving body information providing apparatus that can acquire position information of a moving body without mounting a GPS receiver on the moving body.

  According to claim 2 of the present invention, it is possible to provide a moving body information providing apparatus that allows a user to automatically obtain position information of a moving body.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a mobile body information providing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same location of each Example, and since description of a common part overlaps, it abbreviate | omits as much as possible.

  FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a school attendance management system using a mobile information providing apparatus according to the present invention. Focusing on the ASP server 1 that enables automatic notification of the attendance status of students enrolled in a cram school, the guardian side has a terminal device 2 such as a personal computer (PC) or a mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as a guardian terminal device 2). The school side is provided with a gate 5 capable of reading information recorded on the IC card 4 as a recording medium and a terminal device 3 such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a school terminal device 3). An entrance / exit management system 6 is constructed. The ASP server 1, the guardian terminal device 2, and the cram school terminal device 3 are connected to each other via the Internet 10 as a communication network.

  In the present embodiment, an application is virtually provided from the ASP server 1 to the guardian terminal device 2 and the cram school terminal device 3 by using an ASP (Application Service Provider). ASP here refers to providing application processing results via the Internet 10 from the server side such as the ASP server 1 without installing applications on the client side such as the parent terminal device 2 and the cram school terminal device 3. That is, on the client side, application processing is not performed, and processing is aggregated on the server side based on client-side operation information received via the Internet 10. Even if the guardian terminal device 2 and the cram school terminal device 3 are down, it can be easily restored simply by connecting the alternative device to the ASP server 1 via the Internet 10.

  The configuration of each device will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Since all the functions for providing the position information of the moving object are concentrated in the ASP server 1, the guardian terminal device 2 and the cram school terminal device 3 only need to have a general configuration such as a personal computer.

  That is, the guardian terminal device 2 includes a control unit 11 including, for example, a CPU and a memory, and a communication unit 16 capable of transmitting and receiving data via the Internet 10. The control unit 11 includes at least an operation input unit 12 that receives input from an input unit (not shown) such as a keyboard, a mouse, and an operation button, a mail transmission / reception unit 13 that transmits and receives an e-mail via the Internet 10, Web page browsing means 14 such as a Web browser capable of browsing a Web page via the Internet 10, and a display for displaying a screen such as an e-mail or a Web page on a display unit (not shown) such as a CRT or a liquid crystal screen Means 15 are provided.

  On the other hand, the cram school terminal device 3 includes a control unit 20 including, for example, a CPU and a memory, and a communication unit 25 capable of transmitting and receiving data via a communication line described later connected to the Internet 10 or the gate 5. The control unit 20 includes an operation input unit 21 that receives input from an input unit (not shown) such as a keyboard, a mouse, and an operation button, and a gate information transfer unit that transfers gate information received from the gate 5 to the ASP server 1. 22, a web page browsing means 23 such as a web browser that can browse web pages via the Internet 10, and a display means 24 that displays a screen such as a web page on a display unit (not shown) such as a CRT. It has.

  In the entrance / exit management system 6, the gate 5 and the cram school terminal device 3 are connected by a communication line compliant with a known communication standard such as RS232C (Recommended Standard 232C) or USB (Universal Serial Bus). Alternatively, a private school LAN (Local Area Network) may be constructed to connect one private school terminal device 3 and any n gates 5. The gate 5 reads the student ID as personal identification information of the student recorded on the IC card 4 carried by the student and transmits it to the cram school terminal device 3, and reads at least identification information such as a non-contact card reader. ID reading means 30 as means, and gate information transmitting means 31 for transmitting gate information such as the student ID and gate code read by the ID reading means 30 to the cram terminal device 3 through a communication line. The IC card 4 functions as an identification signal transmitter that receives the radio wave emitted from the ID reading means 30 of the gate 5 and transmits the identification signal recorded on the IC card 4 to the ID reading means 30, while the ID reading means 30 acts as an identification signal receiver. Here, the gate code refers to a combination of numbers, characters, symbols and the like assigned to the gate 5 in order to identify the individual of the gate 5, that is, a solid identification code of the gate 5. Gates 5 are installed at the entrances to the classrooms of the cram school, and each gate 5 has a unique gate code. In order for the student to enter and exit the classroom, the student must pass through the gate 5, and each time the student enters and exits the classroom through the gate 5, personal information is read from the IC card 4 carried by the student. . Of course, the IC card 4 may be a magnetic card, and the ID reading means 30 of the gate 5 may be a magnetic card reader, and any device that can easily identify a student passing through the gate 5 may be used.

  The ASP server 1 includes a control unit 35 including, for example, a CPU and a memory, a storage device 44 such as a hard disk, and a communication unit 48 capable of transmitting and receiving data via the Internet 10. The control unit 35 includes at least a mail creating unit 36 that creates an attendance status confirmation email that is an email listing student attendance status, and a mail transmission / reception unit that transmits and receives emails such as attendance status confirmation emails over the Internet 10. 37, transmission setting means 38 for setting the sending of attendance status confirmation mail, attendance management means 39 for managing the attendance status of students based on the gate information received from the cram terminal device 3, the parent terminal device 2 and the cram school In response to access from the terminal device 3, the web page display means 40 displays the web page on these terminal devices 2, 3, and is input on the web page displayed on the guardian terminal device 2 and the cram school terminal device 3. Web input acquisition means 41 for acquiring information and a user for permitting access to a specific Web page such as a page for a guardian or a page for a cram school person User authentication means 42 for performing the authentication, and attendance book creation means 43 for creating an electronic attendance record reflecting student attendance status. The storage device 44 includes a mailing list that covers the e-mail address of each parent terminal device 2 owned by the student's guardian, mail data 45 such as standard sentences used for e-mail creation, attendance status of each student, absence Attendance management database 46 reflecting the contents of application, late application, class transfer application, etc., which is displayed in the parent terminal device 2 and the cram school terminal device 3, for example in HTML language etc., eg login page, parent page, cram school Web page data 47 such as a related person page is stored.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile body information providing apparatus in the present embodiment will be described.

  First, attendance management by the ASP server 1 and the entrance / exit management system 6 will be described.

  In the entrance / exit management system 6 installed in the cram school, the ID reading means 30 of the gate 5 is recorded on the IC card 4 carried by the student every time the student enters or exits the classroom, that is, passes through the gate 5. Read the student ID. This student ID is transmitted to the cram terminal device 3 through the communication line by the gate information transmitting means 31 as gate information together with the gate code. In the cram school terminal device 3, the communication unit 25 receives the gate information and transfers it to the ASP server 1 through the Internet 10 by the gate information transfer means 22 of the control unit 20. At this time, the gate information is transferred to the ASP server 1 with the time (time) received from the gate 5 added. Since the time received from the gate 5 substantially coincides with the time when the student passed the gate 5, this is regarded as the passing time and is added to the gate information. The time when the ID reading means 30 of 5 reads the student ID may be added to the gate information and transmitted to the cram school terminal device 3 and thus to the ASP server 1. In this manner, the student IDs of the students who enter and exit the classroom through the gates 5 are collected in real time together with their location (classroom) and passage time in the ASP server 1.

  The gate information transmitted to the ASP server 1 is received by the communication unit 48, and the attendance management means 39 of the control unit 35 updates the contents of the attendance management database 46 based on the gate information. Specifically, the attendance management means 39 is based on the student ID and passage time included in the gate information, and the relationship between the passage time and a predetermined time such as the start and end times of the class, the number of passages of the gate 5, etc. The attendance, absence, late arrival, early departure, return home, extended time, etc. are judged, and the record corresponding to the student ID is updated. Each record in the attendance management database 46 is classified by gate code (classroom).

  For example, from the number of times of passing through the gate 5, that is, the number of times of reception of gate information including the same student ID, it is determined that the room is entered if the number of times of reception is 1, and the room is left if the number of times of reception is 2. The reception count is reset when leaving is determined. In addition, if the ID reading means 30 is provided in two places of the gate 5 and the passage direction of the student is detected, the entrance / exit of the student can be more reliably determined. In this case, the entrance / exit is determined by the order in which the two ID reading means 30 read the student IDs from the IC card 4 instead of the number of receptions. Also, based on the relationship between the passage time of the gate information and the preset start and end times of the class, if the student enters the room before the start time of the class, the student enters the room, and the student enters the room even after the start time of the class. If not, it will be absent, if the student enters the room after the start time of the class, it will be late, if the student leaves the room until the end time of the class, it will be left early, and the student will leave after the end time of the class If the student has not left the room even after a certain time has passed, the time extension is determined. Even if a student enters the room once, it is assumed that the student may leave the room temporarily due to his / her duties.For example, he / she can leave the room for a certain period of time after leaving the room or leave the room until the class start time. It is preferable to configure so that it does not. Further, regarding the time extension, the time extension setting may be performed directly from the cram school terminal device 3 to the ASP server 1. In addition, using the gate code of the gate information, it may be confirmed whether or not the student has mistakenly entered a classroom different from his / her classroom, and notified to the school terminal device 3.

  As described above, the attendance management means 39 of the ASP server 1 updates the attendance management database 46 in real time according to the gate information received from the entrance / exit management system 6. On the other hand, from the contents of the attendance management database 46 of the ASP server 1, attendance status confirmation emails, electronic attendance books, and the like are created as will be described later.

  Next, a case where the ASP server 1 is used from the guardian side will be described.

  The student guardian operates the web page browsing means 14 through the operation input means 12 of the control unit 11 constituting the guardian terminal device 2, and the URL set in advance on the web page of the ASP server 1 by the communication unit 16. Access (Uniform Resource Locator). In the ASP server 1, the Web page display means 40 of the control unit 35 sends a Web page corresponding to the specified URL from the Web page data 47 stored in the storage device 44, and the guardian terminal device from the communication unit 48 via the Internet 10. 2 to send. Then, the Web page is displayed on the guardian terminal device 2 side by the display means 15 of the control unit 11 constituting the guardian terminal device 2. At this time, the Web page display means 40 of the ASP server 1 displays a login page in order to identify who is currently accessing the user, and prompts input of personal authentication information such as a user name and a password. The personal authentication information input on the login page (Web page) from the guardian terminal device 2 is acquired by the Web input acquisition means 41 of the control unit 35 constituting the ASP server 1, and the user authentication means 42 receives the personal authentication information. Perform verification. If the verification result is true, display a page for parents who can make various applications, send / receive settings for attendance status confirmation email, request attendance status confirmation email, etc. If the verification result is false, After displaying the error message, the login page is displayed again.

  On the guardian's page, it is possible to set mainly when an application relating to class management such as absence notice, late notice, class transfer notice, etc., and at which time an attendance status confirmation email is transmitted. By performing the transmission setting, the guardian can confirm only the situation of the student desired by the guardian, for example, when the student first enters the room on the class day, when the student returns home. With this sending setting, attendance status confirmation emails other than the set timing are not sent, so attendance status confirmation emails are sent when you want to check the current status or want to send emails at other times only on that day. It is configured so that an email request (email transmission request) can be made.

  All of these applications and settings can be made by inputting necessary information from the guardian terminal device 2 into an input form provided on the guardian's page, and the input information is the Web input acquisition means of the ASP server 1 41, the attendance management means 39 reflects the application contents in the attendance management database 46 of the storage device 44 in the case of various applications, and the transmission setting means 38 sets the transmission settings and mail request contents in the case of transmission settings or mail requests. Correspondingly, send / receive settings (send permission) for attendance status confirmation mail. In connection with the application process, if an email of the application content is created by the email creation means 36 and is sent from the ASP server 1 to the cram terminal device 3 by the mail transmission / reception means 37, the cram school personnel immediately confirm the application contents. Can be preferable. When the processing at the ASP server 1 is completed, a reception completion page is displayed to inform the guardian that the processing has been performed normally. In addition, you may comprise so that various applications and transmission setting may be performed by transmitting the e-mail which filled in the required item from the guardian terminal device 2. FIG. In this case, after the mail transmission / reception means 37 of the ASP server 1 receives the e-mail, the corresponding guardian is identified from the mail address of the sender and the mailing list registered in the mail data 45, and the same processing as above is performed. Will be made.

  If the attendance status confirmation mail is set to be sent, the attendance status confirmation email of the target specific student is transmitted from the ASP server 1 to the corresponding guardian terminal device 2. Attendance status confirmation emails include the contents of the attendance management database 46 indicating the attendance status of a specific student in the standard text of the email data 45 stored in the storage device 44 and use the address registered in the mailing list of the email data 45. Then, the mail transmitting / receiving means 37 transmits it to the corresponding guardian terminal device 2. These processes are performed at the update timing of the attendance management database 46 in accordance with the transmission setting, that is, when the attendance management means 39 determines the attendance status of the student or when a mail request is received.

  Finally, a case where the ASP server 1 is used from the cram school side will be described.

  A cram school person operates the web page browsing unit 23 through the operation input unit 21 of the cram terminal device 3 and accesses a URL set in advance on the web page of the ASP server 1 by the communication unit 25. In the ASP server 1, the web page display means 40 of the control unit 35 sends the web page corresponding to the specified URL from the web page data 47 stored in the storage device 44 from the communication unit 48 via the Internet 10 to the cram school terminal device 3. Send to. Then, a login page is displayed on the side of the school terminal device 3 by the display means 24 of the control unit 20 constituting the school terminal device 3. The personal authentication information input on the login page from the school terminal device 3 is acquired by the Web input acquisition means 41 of the ASP server 1 and the user authentication means 42 collates the personal authentication information. If the collation result is true, a page for cram school personnel that can be used for attendance display, cram school settings, etc. is displayed. Conversely, if the collation result is false, an error message is displayed and Display the login page.

  In the cram school page, the attendance book creation means 43 mainly displays the electronic attendance book created from the attendance management database 46 for each classroom, for example, personal information such as student names and IDs, and the user at login All information necessary for each process performed in the ASP server 1 such as name and password, mailing list, class start time and end time can be set and changed. Cram school personnel can check the attendance status of all students attending classes at a glance by viewing the electronic attendance records of each classroom from the cram school staff page, and can take appropriate measures. . Furthermore, it is easier to check if, for example, color-coded display or list-up display (display of a list of unauthorized absentees, etc.) is made on the electronic attendance list so that it is easy to distinguish unauthorized absentees and early leavers. In addition, it is better to notify the cram school terminal device 3 and the guardian terminal device 2 of the information on the absentees without permission and those who leave without permission by e-mail transmission or the like.

  The attendance management database 46 of the ASP server 1 may be used to calculate the tuition fee from the monthly attendance. Further, the class may be recorded digitally using an imaging means such as a digital video camera, for example, and supplementary classes may be provided for absentees or early departures by streaming delivery from the ASP server 1. In this case, various modes of operation are conceivable, such as delivering to early-leavers from the continuation of the time of early withdrawal, or separately paying and delivering if attendees wish.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the ID reading means 30 as the identification information reading means for reading the student ID as the identification information from the IC card 4 as the recording medium possessed by the student as the moving object, the time when the student ID is read, and the predetermined time The attendance management means 39 for updating the attendance management database 46 based on the judgment result, and the attendance status of the student as the moving body information extracted from the attendance management database 46. 2 and an e-mail creating means 36, an e-mail transmitting / receiving means 37, and an attendance book creating means 43 as information providing means to be provided to the cram school terminal device 3.

  In this way, since it is possible to detect whether or not the student has passed through the classroom entrance corresponding to the specific place where the ID reading means 30 (gate 5) is installed, it is not necessary to mount a GPS receiver on the student. In addition, the position information of the student can be provided to the guardian terminal device 2 and the cram school terminal device 3 with a simple configuration. Therefore, it is possible to provide a moving body information providing apparatus that can acquire student position information without mounting a GPS receiver on the student. In addition, since the situation of the student is judged by comparing the time when the student ID is read by the ID reading means 30 with a predetermined time, not only the position but also the specific situation regarding the time when the student passed through the classroom entrance / exit That is, the attendance status can also be provided to the guardian terminal device 2 and the cram school terminal device 3.

  Further, in this embodiment, the mail creating means 36 and the mail transmitting / receiving means 37 transmit the attendance status confirmation mail, which is an e-mail in which the student attendance status is posted, to the guardian terminal device 2 at the timing set in the transmission setting means 38. Is.

  In this way, by setting the transmission timing of the attendance status confirmation email, the attendance status confirmation email indicating the position and status of the student is sent to the guardian terminal device 2 whose email address is registered in the mailing list of the mail data 45. Can be sent automatically. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a mobile body information providing apparatus that allows a parent to automatically obtain student position information.

  FIG. 3 shows the overall configuration of a bus operation information providing system using the mobile information providing apparatus according to the present invention. Centered on the ASP server 1 that enables automatic communication of bus operation status, a terminal device 60 (hereinafter referred to as a user terminal device 60) such as a personal computer or a mobile phone is provided on the bus user side. On the business side, a bus operation management system 61 is constructed by a bus stop terminal device 70 capable of reading information recorded on the IC card 4 and a terminal device 80 such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as the business operator terminal device 80). Has been. The ASP server 1, the user terminal device 60, the provider terminal device 80, and the bus stop terminal device 70 are connected to each other via the Internet 10 as a communication line network.

  The configuration of each device will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Since all the functions for providing the position information of the moving body are integrated in the ASP server 1, the user terminal device 60 and the operator terminal device 80 only need to have a general configuration such as a personal computer.

  That is, the user terminal device 60 and the operator terminal device 80 are configured by the control unit 11 and the communication unit 16. The control unit 11 includes at least an operation input unit 12, a mail transmission / reception unit 13, a web page browsing unit 14, and a display unit 15.

  In the bus operation management system 61, the bus stop terminal device 70 reads the bus ID as the individual identification information of the bus recorded on the IC card 4 attached to the bus, and transmits it to the ASP server 1, at least for example non- An ID reading means 71 such as a contact card reader and a bus stop information transmitting means 72 for transmitting bus stop information such as the bus ID and bus stop code read by the ID reading means 71 to the ASP server 1 via the Internet 10 are provided. Here, the bus stop code refers to a combination of numbers, characters, symbols and the like assigned to the gate 5 in order to identify the individual of the bus stop terminal device 70, that is, a solid identification code of the bus stop terminal device 70. The bus stop terminal device 70 is installed at each bus stop provided on the route, and each bus stop terminal device 70 has a unique bus stop code. Each time the bus passes through each bus stop, the individual information is read from the IC card 4 attached to the bus by the bus stop terminal device 70.

  The ASP server 1 includes a control unit 35, a storage device 44, and a communication unit 48. The control unit 35 has received from at least a mail creation means 36 for creating an operation status confirmation email, which is an email posting the bus operation status, a mail transmission / reception means 37, a transmission setting means 38, and a bus stop terminal device 70. Based on bus stop information, operation management means 50 for managing bus operation status, web page display means 40, web input acquisition means 41, user authentication means 42, and electronic route map reflecting bus operation status are created. Route map creating means 51 for performing The storage device 44 stores mail data 45, an operation management database 52, Web page data 47, and the like reflecting contents such as bus operation status on each route.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile body information providing apparatus in the present embodiment will be described.

  First, operation management by the ASP server 1 and the bus operation management system 61 will be described.

  In the bus operation management system 61, each time the bus passes the bus stop, the ID reading means 71 of the bus stop terminal device 70 reads the bus ID recorded on the IC card 4 attached to the bus. This bus ID is transmitted to the ASP server 1 via the Internet 10 by the bus stop information transmitting means 72 as bus stop information together with the bus stop code and the passing time. In this way, the bus ID of the bus passing through the bus stop terminal device 70 installed at each bus stop is collected in real time in the ASP server 1 together with its location (position) and passing time.

  The bus stop information transmitted to the ASP server 1 is received by the communication unit 48, and the operation management means 50 of the control unit 35 updates the contents of the operation management database 52 stored in the storage device 44 based on the bus stop information. To do. Specifically, the operation management means 50 determines whether the actual travel route of the bus (for example, the order of passage of the bus stop) differs from the regular route based on the bus ID, the transit time, and the bus stop code included in the bus stop information. The operation status such as the front-to-back relationship between the passage time and the expected passage time is determined, and the record corresponding to the bus ID is updated. In the operation management database 52, route data such as all bus stop codes in the route and the expected transit time of each bus stop are input in advance in correspondence with the bus ID.

  Thus, the operation management means 50 of the ASP server 1 updates the operation management database 52 in real time according to the bus stop information received from the bus stop terminal device 70. On the other hand, as will be described later, an operation status confirmation mail, an electronic route map, and the like are created from the contents of the operation management database 52 of the ASP server 1.

  Next, a case where the ASP server 1 is used from the bus user side will be described.

  The bus user operates the web page browsing means 14 through the operation input means 12 of the control unit 11 constituting the user terminal device 60, and from the web page data 47 stored in the storage device 44 of the ASP server 1, It displays a page for bus users who can perform mailing list registration, operation status confirmation email transmission settings, electronic route map browsing, and the like.

  In the bus user page, it is possible to set at which bus stop the operation status confirmation email is transmitted. For example, a bus user is notified that a bus is approaching by receiving an operation status confirmation email by setting it to send an operation status confirmation email at the time of passing through the bus stop immediately before he / she gets on. The waiting time at the bus stop can be minimized. In addition, by setting to send an operation status confirmation email when you pass the bus stop just before you get off, you will be notified of the approach to the destination bus stop by receiving the operation status confirmation email , Can prevent overpass.

  When the transmission setting of the operation status confirmation mail is made, the operation status confirmation email of the bus traveling on the target specific route is transmitted from the ASP server 1 to the corresponding user terminal device 60. The operation status confirmation e-mail includes the contents of the operation management database 52 indicating the operation status of buses traveling on a specific route (passing bus stop, passing time, delay time, etc.) in the fixed text of the mail data 45 stored in the storage device 44. The mail transmission / reception means 37 transmits to the corresponding user terminal device 60 using the address registered in the mailing list of the mail data 45. These processes are performed at the update timing of the operation management database 52 in accordance with the transmission setting.

  In the bus user page, the route map creation means 51 can display an electronic route map created from the operation management database 52 for each route. The electronic route map shows, for example, each bus stop belonging to the route, estimated passage time (estimated arrival time), current position of the bus, delay time with respect to the estimated passage time, and the like. By viewing the electronic route map of each route from the bus user page, the bus user can check the operation status of the bus traveling on the route at a glance.

  Finally, a case where the ASP server 1 is used from the bus operator side will be described.

  The bus operator uses the operator terminal device 80 to view the electronic route map of each route from the bus user's page at a glance, like the bus user, to see the operation status of the bus traveling on that route at a glance. Can be confirmed.

  In addition, the bus operator operates the Web page browsing means 14 through the operation input means 12 of the control unit 11 constituting the operator terminal device 80, and Web page data 47 stored in the storage device 44 of the ASP server 1. Therefore, it is possible to display a page for a bus operator that can input route data. Specifically, personal authentication information such as a user name and a password is input on the login page displayed by the ASP server 1, and the Web input acquisition unit 41 of the ASP server 1 acquires the personal authentication information. The business page is displayed when 42 verifies the personal authentication information. Various information regarding the route to be managed by inputting and changing the route data from the business page is reflected in the operation management database 52 of the ASP server 1.

  As a bus operation management function of the ASP server 1, as a result of the operation management means 50 determining the operation status such as the difference between the actual travel route of the bus and the regular route, and the relationship between the actual transit time and the expected transit time, If the driving route deviates from the regular route, or if the bus does not arrive at the next bus stop even after the expected passage time has passed, that is, if the bus stop information is not transmitted, it is determined as abnormal and the bus operator manages To the operator through the operator terminal device 80. When an abnormality occurs on the bus, the service provider terminal device 80 is automatically notified from the ASP server 1, so that the manager can always notice the occurrence of an abnormality on the bus without looking at the route map.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the ID reading unit 71 serving as the identification information reading unit that reads the bus ID serving as the identification information from the IC card 4 serving as the recording medium included in the bus serving as the moving body, the time when the bus ID is read, and the predetermined time. And the bus management status 50 that updates the operation management database 52 based on the determination result, and the bus operation status that is the moving body information extracted from the operation management database 52, the user terminal device 60 and mail creating means 36, mail transmitting / receiving means 37, and route map creating means 51 as information providing means to be provided to the provider terminal device 80.

  In this way, it is possible to detect whether the bus has passed through a bus stop corresponding to a specific place where the ID reading means 30 (gate 5) is installed, so a GPS receiver is not mounted on the bus. The bus position information can be provided to the user terminal device 60 and the operator terminal device 80 with a simple configuration. Therefore, it is possible to provide a mobile body information providing apparatus that can acquire bus position information without mounting a GPS receiver on the bus. In addition, since the bus status is determined by comparing the time when the bus ID is read by the ID reading means 30 with a predetermined time, not only the position but also the specific status regarding the time when the bus has passed the bus stop, that is, The bus operation status can also be provided to the user terminal device 60 and the operator terminal device 80.

  In the present embodiment, the mail creating means 36 and the mail transmitting / receiving means 37 transmit the operation status confirmation mail, which is an e-mail showing the bus operation status, to the user terminal device 60 at the timing set in the transmission setting means 38. Is.

  In this way, by setting the transmission timing of the operation status confirmation email, the operation status confirmation email indicating the location and status of the bus is sent to the user terminal device 60 whose email address is registered in the mailing list of the mail data 45. Can be sent automatically. Therefore, it is possible to provide a mobile information providing apparatus that allows a bus user to automatically obtain bus position information.

  The mobile information providing apparatus in the present embodiment is applied to a school bus for school use and a pick-up bus such as a cram school in the second embodiment. Therefore, the configuration of each apparatus is substantially the same as the configuration of FIGS. 3 and 4 described above, and only the characteristic part in this embodiment will be described below.

  For the sake of explanation, the bus subject to operation management is assumed to be a pick-up bus. In this case, the bus company is a cram school that owns the bus, while the bus user having the user terminal device 60 is a guardian of a student who gets on and off the pick-up bus. The bus stop terminal device 70 is installed, for example, at a boarding / alighting place set by the cram school side or an arbitrary passage confirmation point.

  The electronic route map of the pick-up bus is created by the route map creating means 51 based on the route data. This route data is set from the bus operator page in advance by the cram school side using the company terminal device 80 so that all students using the shuttle bus can get on and off efficiently. The pick-up bus is equipped with a bus terminal device (not shown) having the same configuration as the user terminal device 60 and the business terminal device 80, and the driver takes the pick-up bus displayed on the bus terminal device. Referring to the electronic route map, the driving route of the pick-up bus is operated so as to follow the route. At this time, it is preferable to display the electronic route map in association with the electronic map.

  In the transmission setting means 38 of the ASP server 1 in this embodiment, the travel route of the pick-up bus does not deviate from the route displayed on the electronic route map as the timing of sending the operation status confirmation mail indicating the operation status of the pick-up bus. In addition, if the actual transit time (arrival time) of the pick-up bus with respect to the expected transit time (estimated arrival time) set in advance by the cram school is within a predetermined range, the travel route is not transmitted to the user terminal device 60. Is set in advance to be transmitted to the user terminal device 60 and the bus terminal device when the vehicle is off the route or is delayed for a predetermined time or more. By doing in this way, it is possible to immediately notify the student's guardian of information related to abnormal operation of the pick-up bus or a change in arrival time.

  In addition, from the user terminal device 60, it is possible to apply for student absence and late application from the web page displayed by e-mail or ASP server 1, and along with these absence and late application, The mail transmission / reception means 37 or the Web input acquisition means 41 of the ASP server 1 receives the application contents, and the route map creation means 51 changes the electronic route map of the pick-up bus according to the application contents. Specifically, for example, if there is a boarding place where no one gets on due to an application for absence, skip the boarding place, and in the case of late application, adjust the time such as changing the order of each boarding place, and pick up and drop off. The electronic route map representing the bus travel route is changed to be the optimal travel route. In this way, it is possible to optimize the route map of the pick-up bus directly from the student information that affects the travel route of the pick-up bus.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The present invention can be applied to entrance / exit management of various facilities and operation management of various transportation facilities.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the whole structure of attendance management systems, such as a cram school using the mobile body information provision apparatus in 1st Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows each apparatus structure of attendance management systems, such as a cram school, same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the whole structure of the bus operation information provision system using the mobile body information provision apparatus in 2nd Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows each apparatus structure of a bus operation information provision system same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

2 Parent terminal device 3 Cram school device 4 IC card (recording medium)
30 ID reading means (identification information reading means)
36 E-mail creation means (information provision means)
37 Mail sending / receiving means
39 Attendance management measures
43 Attendance book creation means (information provision means)
46 Attendance management database
50 Operation management means
51 Route map creation means (information provision means)
52 Operation management database
60 User terminal
80 operator terminal equipment

Claims (2)

An identification information reading unit that reads identification information from a recording medium included in the moving body, and a time when the identification information is read and a predetermined time are compared to determine the state of the moving body, and the management database is updated based on the determination result. A mobile body information providing apparatus comprising: management means; and information providing means for providing mobile body information extracted from the management database to a terminal device. The mobile information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information providing means transmits an e-mail in which the mobile information is posted to the terminal device at a set timing.

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