JP2006091763A - System and method of route guidance - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To receive route guidance service even without performing a troublesome input operation by a user. <P>SOLUTION: In the route guidance system consisting of a non-contact information recording medium 10 which can record and reproduce information by non-contact, a server 40 which always updates and holds a second piece of predetermined information which changes in time and a display part 60 including an image display means, a recording part 30 preliminarily records a first piece of predetermined information to the non-contact information recording medium 10. Then, a radio communication part 50 reads the first piece of predetermined information from the non-contact information recording medium 10 by non-contact, the display part 60 creates image information from the read first piece of predetermined information and the second piece of information held in the server 40 and displays the image information on the image display means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a route guidance system and a route guidance method.

  Conventionally, an airport passenger guidance system as shown in Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a guidance system for guiding a route in a facility of a transportation facility. In this guidance system, for example, when a user is boarding a departure flight and the check-in has not yet been completed, the route from the current location of the terminal device to the check-in counter of the flight, the required time, and the check-in -Inform the user of the route and required time from the counter to the boarding gate.

  The following effects can be obtained by this conventional guidance system.

  (1) Just by entering the flight name into the terminal device by the departure passenger, the terminal device displays the latest scheduled departure time of the flight, the route to the check-in counter or the boarding gate, and the required time. , Even passengers who are not guided to the airport can not only get on board with peace of mind, but also use the time effectively, such as being able to use the time until boarding for meals, necessary shopping, etc. It becomes possible.

  (2) Just by entering the transportation and destination to be used by the arrival customer, the terminal will provide a timetable for the time and route to the platform of the transportation, and the timetable. By this, even if the customer is the first visitor to the airport, it is possible to use the transportation from the airport without any hesitation.

(3) Just by the guest entering the flight name into the terminal device, the terminal device will receive the latest scheduled arrival time of the flight, the route to the arrival lobby where passengers of the flight will come out, the required time, and the arrival customer. Displays the estimated time of arrival in the lobby, so that even passengers who are not informed at the airport can not only get confident but also be able to effectively use the time to meet .
JP 2000-35997 A

  However, the above-described conventional guidance system cannot obtain desired information unless the user actively acts. That is, the user has to input the flight number, the transportation facility, and the destination to the terminal device.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a route guidance system and a route guidance method that allow a user to receive a route guidance service without performing troublesome input operations. And

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording means for recording the first predetermined information relating to the destination reaching the information recording medium via the predetermined movement route, and a temporal unit. Information holding means for holding second predetermined information relating to the predetermined movement path that changes to: a reading means for reading the first predetermined information from the information recording medium; and the first read by the reading means Display means for displaying guidance information on at least a part of the predetermined travel route from the current position to the destination based on the predetermined information and the second information held in the information holding means; A route guidance system is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording step for recording the first predetermined information relating to the destination reaching the information recording medium via a predetermined movement route, and the predetermined time varying A holding step for causing the information holding means to hold second predetermined information relating to the movement path; a reading step for reading the first predetermined information from the information recording medium; and the first predetermined information read by the reading step; A display step for displaying guidance information on at least a part of the predetermined moving route from the current position to the destination based on the second information held in the information holding means. A route guidance method is provided.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a route guidance system and a route guidance method for displaying guidance information relating to at least a part of a predetermined movement route from the current position to the destination without a troublesome input operation. can do.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a route guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The route guidance system includes a printing medium 20 such as a ticket, a recording unit 30 such as a ticketing machine, a server 40 that holds transportation time information, and a display unit 60 that displays route information.

  A non-contact type information recording medium 10 is embedded in the print medium 20, and the non-contact type information recording medium 10 is an ID tag (also referred to as an IC tag or an RFID tag) capable of recording and reproducing information without contact. . The recording unit 30 performs a printing process on the print medium 20 and data (for example, if the print medium 20 is a boarding ticket, it can be boarded from the departure station or the departure station). Data indicating the range, destination station, transfer station, etc.). The display unit 60 includes a wireless communication unit 50 that performs wireless communication with the non-contact information recording medium 10, and the display unit 60 is connected to the server 40 via a network. And the display part 60 acquires suitable route guidance information from the data obtained from the non-contact information recording medium 10 via the wireless communication part 50 and the operation time information of the transportation means obtained from the server 40, Display this. In the server 40, the operation time information of the transportation which changes every moment is updated in real time.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the non-contact information recording medium 10 shown in FIG.

  The non-contact information recording medium 10 includes an antenna 11, a power generation circuit 12, a modulation / demodulation circuit 13, a control circuit 14, and a memory 15 as main components. The power generation circuit 12 extracts power necessary for operation from the power transmission wave received by the antenna 11 and supplies power to each circuit inside the non-contact information recording medium 10. This power transmission wave is a signal wave transmitted for the purpose of supplying power and may be modulated with data.

  FIG. 3 is an external view showing a basic configuration of the print medium 20 shown in FIG.

  The print medium 20 is composed of a print sheet 21, for example, on which a boarding station “Shibuya” and a charge for a section where it is possible to get off from the boarding station are printed, and the non-contact type information recording medium 10 is printed. Embedded.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the recording unit 30 shown in FIG.

  The recording unit 30 includes a CPU 31, a memory 32, an image forming unit 33, a printing unit 34, an external I / O 35, a system bus 36, and a wireless communication unit 50 as main components. The CPU 31 comprehensively controls the recording unit 30. The memory 32 stores a program to be executed by the CPU 31 and is used as a work memory for the CPU 31. The image forming unit 33 forms an image to be printed on the print medium 20. The printing unit 34 actually prints the print image formed by the image forming unit 33 on the printing paper 21. The external I / O 35 controls the input of signals to the recording unit 30 and the output of signals from the recording unit 30, and performs, for example, display control in a ticket vending machine, deposit / withdrawal control, and the like. The wireless communication unit 50 is a reader / writer that performs communication with the non-contact information recording medium 10, and has the same configuration as the wireless communication unit 50 built in the display unit 60.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the wireless communication unit 50 shown in FIG.

  The radio communication unit 50 includes a transmission antenna 51, a power driver 52, a modulation circuit 53, a control circuit 54, a memory 55, a reception antenna 56, a reception wave amplification circuit 57, and a demodulation circuit 58. As an element.

  Next, a data communication operation performed between the wireless communication unit 50 and the non-contact information recording medium 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6A is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the wireless communication unit 50, and FIG. 6B is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the non-contact information recording medium 10. In FIG. 6, an authentication process performed first, that is, a process in which the wireless communication unit 50 authenticates whether or not the non-contact information recording medium 10 is an authorized communication partner is omitted. Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B) as appropriate.

  First, in step S <b> 12 of FIG. 6A, the wireless communication unit 50 transmits a power transmission wave modulated with a command (read, write, etc.) from the transmission antenna 51.

  In the non-contact information recording medium 10 that has received this power transmission wave, in step S22 in FIG. 6B, it is determined whether or not the operating power is generated by the power generation circuit 12, and if operating power is obtained ( In step S22, YES, the power transmission wave is demodulated by the modem circuit 13 to extract a command, and the control circuit 14 executes command analysis (step S23).

  As a result of the command analysis, if the transmitted command is a read command, the control circuit 14 reads the data at the designated address stored in the memory 15 (step S24), and the modulation / demodulation circuit 13 reads the read data. It modulates and transmits from the antenna 11 (step S26), and complete | finishes. If the transmitted command is a write command, the control circuit 14 writes data to the designated address of the memory 15 (step S25), modulates the status after writing by the modem circuit 13, and transmits it from the antenna 11. (Step S26), and the process ends. There may be a case where the transmitted command is a command other than a read command or a write command, but description thereof will be omitted here.

  In step S13 of FIG. 6A, the wireless communication unit 50 determines whether or not response data from the contactless information recording medium 10 has been received by the receiving antenna 56, and if not received (NO in step S13). ), The process returns to step S12. If it is received (YES in step S13), the received data is amplified by the reception wave amplification circuit 57, demodulated by the demodulation circuit 58, transferred to the memory 55, etc. 10 is obtained (step S14), and the process ends.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the display unit 60 shown in FIG.

  The display unit 60 includes a CPU 61, a memory 62, an image forming unit 63, a display driver 64, an image display unit 65, an external I / O 66, and a wireless communication unit 50 as main components. The CPU 61 comprehensively controls the display unit 60. The memory 62 stores a program to be executed by the CPU 61 and is used as a work memory for the CPU 61. The image forming unit 63 forms an image to be displayed on the image display unit 65. The display driver 64 is for causing the image display unit 65 to actually display the display image formed by the image forming unit 63. The external I / O 66 is connected to the network and exchanges information with the server 40.

  Next, the case where the route guidance system shown in FIG. 1 is introduced into a railway transportation system will be described as an example. In this example, the printing medium 20 is a boarding ticket (ticket), the recording unit 30 is a ticket vending machine, and the display unit 60 is a guidance device installed in a station premises or at a platform.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the recording unit 30 when the route guidance system is introduced into the railway transportation system. In FIG. 8, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same parts as the internal configuration of the recording unit 30 shown in FIG. 4.

  In FIG. 8, the printing unit 34 includes a print medium support unit 85, a paper feed unit 86, a paper feed roller 87, a feed roller 88, and a print head 89 as main components. The external I / O 35 includes a ticket purchase button 81, a coin slot 82, a bill slot 83, and a ticket / change outlet 84 as main components.

  The operation of the recording unit 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the recording unit 30.

  First, in step S32, it is determined whether or not the ticket purchase button 81 has been pressed. If not (NO in step S32), the process proceeds to step S33, and if pressed (YES in step S32), steps S35 and Proceed to step S37. Steps S35 and S37 are executed simultaneously in parallel.

  In step S33, it is determined whether or not money is inserted from the coin insertion slot 82 or the bill insertion slot 83. If it is not inserted (NO in step S33), the process returns to step S32. If it is input (YES in step S33), the amount of input is calculated (step S34), and the process returns to step S32.

  In step S35, the change is calculated, and in the next step S36, the change is discharged from the boarding ticket / change change port 84.

  In step S37, the image to be printed on the boarding ticket is formed by the image forming unit 33, and the print medium 20 is conveyed from the paper feed unit 86 to the print head 89 via the paper feed roller 87 and the feed roller 88. In 89, the image formed by the image forming unit 33 is printed (step S38). The printed print medium 20 is fixed by the print medium support unit 85, and information on the boarding ticket (departure station, a range where the user can get on from the departure station, a destination station, a transfer station, etc.) is printed using the wireless communication unit 50. Writing on the non-contact information recording medium 10 on the medium 20 (step S39), the print medium 20 is discharged from the ticket / change outlet 84 (step S40), and the process is terminated.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the display unit 60 when the route guidance system is introduced into the railway transportation system. In FIG. 10, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same parts as the internal configuration of the display unit 60 shown in FIG. 7.

  The display unit 60 is installed in the station premises or on the platform. An image display unit 65 shown in FIG. 10 shows an example of a display screen that guides a route from the current location to the position (destination) of the vehicle to be boarded.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the display unit 60.

  First, in step S52, it is determined whether or not there is a non-contact type information recording medium 10 that can be communicated nearby. If there is (NO in step S52), the wireless communication unit 50 determines that the non-contact type storage medium 10 is in contact. The data stored in is read (step S53). Next, the CPU 61 analyzes the read data (step S54), and the external I / O 66 acquires necessary operation time information from the server 40 connected to the network (step S55). Based on the acquired operation time information and data analysis result, the image forming unit 63 forms image data to be displayed on the image display unit 65 (step S56), and sends it to the image display unit 65 via the display driver 64. The image display unit 65 displays the route guidance image (step S57), and the process ends.

  As described above, when the route guidance system according to the present embodiment is introduced into a railway transportation system, for example, when a ticket purchaser changes trains, it approaches the display unit 60 installed in the station yard or at the platform. Since the display unit 60 automatically displays the transfer guidance with reference to the information recorded on the ticket (print medium 20) and the information of the server 40, the purchaser of the ticket It is possible to receive a route guidance service without performing troublesome input operations.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the summary, it can change and implement variously. For example, in this embodiment, the display unit is installed in a station premises or at a platform. However, route guidance information may be displayed on a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) or a mobile phone having a wireless communication unit. Good.

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An object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus. It is also achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium and program storing the program code constitute the present invention.

  The storage medium for supplying the program code is, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW. DVD + RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, etc. can be used. Alternatively, the program is supplied by downloading from another computer or database connected to the Internet, a commercial network, a local area network, or the like.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) or the like running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. Includes a case where part or all of the actual processing is performed and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. This includes a case where the CPU or the like provided in the board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

It is a block diagram which shows the basic composition of the route guidance system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the non-contact-type information recording medium shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is an external view illustrating a basic configuration of the print medium illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the recording part shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the radio | wireless communication part shown in FIG. The data communication operation | movement performed between a radio | wireless communication part and a non-contact-type information recording medium is shown, (A) is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of a radio | wireless communication part, (B) is a non-contact-type information recording medium. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the display part shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the recording part at the time of introduce | transducing a route guidance system in a railroad transportation. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of a recording part. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the display part at the time of introduce | transducing a route guidance system in a railroad transportation. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of a display part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Non-contact-type information recording medium 20 Print medium 30 Recording part 40 Server 50 Wireless communication part 60 Display part

Claims (4)

Recording means for recording the first predetermined information relating to the destination reaching the information recording medium via a predetermined movement path;
Information holding means for holding second predetermined information relating to the predetermined movement path that changes with time;
Reading means for reading the first predetermined information from the information recording medium;
Based on the first predetermined information read by the reading means and the second information held in the information holding means, at least of the predetermined movement route from the current position to the destination A route guidance system comprising: display means for displaying guidance information about a part.   The recording means records the first predetermined information on the information recording medium and prints information on the destination on a printing medium in which the information recording medium is embedded. The route guidance system according to claim 1. A recording step for recording first predetermined information relating to a destination reaching the information recording medium via a predetermined movement path;
A holding step of causing the information holding means to hold second predetermined information related to the predetermined moving path that changes over time;
A reading step of reading the first predetermined information from the information recording medium;
Based on the first predetermined information read by the reading step and the second information held in the information holding means, at least of the predetermined movement route from the current position to the destination A route guidance method comprising: a display step for displaying guidance information about a part.   In the recording step, the first predetermined information is recorded on the information recording medium, and information on the destination is printed on a printing medium in which the information recording medium is embedded. The route guidance method according to claim 3.

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