JP2006127430A - Information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information providing system capable of offering information matching a destination to a user when the user gets on a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: This information providing system is provided with a portable terminal 5 carried by the user, a card 6, a ticket gate controller 4-1 installed in a ticket gate machine 3-1, and a server 1. The card 6 carried by the user stores ticket information including boarding point information and leaving point information. The ticket gate controller 4-1 reads the ticket information stored in the card 6 to transmit the read ticket information including the boarding point information and the leaving point information. The server 1 receives the read ticket information from the ticket gate controller 4-1 and refers to a search event database for reading a leaving point event information corresponding to the leaving point information included in the read ticket information to transmit the leaving point event information to the portable terminal 5 so that the leaving point event information is displayed on a display device in the portable terminal 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system for providing information to a user.

  An automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as a ticket gate) is used when a user gets on a vehicle (eg, train) from the current location. A boarding ticket (example: ticket, commuter pass) for the user to board the vehicle is used. The boarding ticket is issued as a card exemplified by a magnetic card or an IC card. In order to get on the vehicle, the user passes through the ticket gate using a card from the boarding location that is the current location. In this case, the user can get on the vehicle from the boarding place and move to the destination of getting off.

  Thus, the user may have decided the destination (alighting place) when getting on a vehicle. Moreover, even if the user has decided to move to the destination, the user may not have decided on a schedule (action) at the destination. In such a case, even if the user moves to the destination, the user may waste time at the destination. When a user gets on a vehicle, an information providing system capable of providing the user with information corresponding to the destination is desired.

  This section introduces a system that provides information to users.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-44884 (Patent Document 1) discloses an advertising system using a ticket gate that increases the chance of presenting advertisement information to a person at a station and can present advertisement information for each user. Has been. This advertisement system is characterized by comprising a ticket gate body, a reader, an advertisement database, selection means, and a display. The ticket gate main body has a slot for inserting a commuter pass at one end of the entrance side of the ticket gate and a discharge slot for discharging the commuter pass at the other end. The reading device reads user-specific information recorded in a commuter pass inserted in the insertion slot. In the advertisement database, advertisement information associated with the user-specific information recorded in the commuter pass is registered. The selection means collates the user-specific information read from the commuter pass by the reader with the advertisement database and selects the advertisement information. The display device is arranged in a portion that is visible to the user of the commuter pass in the vicinity of the ticket gate main body, and displays the advertisement information selected by the selection means.
As described above, the system described in Patent Document 1 provides an advertisement (advertisement information) to a user when the user passes a ticket gate using a commuter pass.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-44885 (Patent Document 2) uses an automatic ticket gate using an IC card to automatically perform advertisements according to personal information for each user. An advertising system using a ticket gate is disclosed. This advertisement system reads information recorded on the user's IC card and determines whether or not the user can operate the scheduled passage. In the storage means of the IC card, fare prepaid balance data and user's personal information are stored. The automatic ticket gate has data reading means, gate opening / closing means, and display means, and is communicably connected to the host device. The data reading means reads the fare prepaid balance data of the IC card and the personal information of the user. The gate opening / closing means opens and closes the ticket gate based on the fare prepaid balance data read by the data reading means. The display means displays the advertisement information received from the host device. The host device has an advertisement information database, advertisement information selection means, and transmission / reception means. A plurality of types of display advertisement information are registered in advance in the advertisement information database. The advertisement information selection means selects specific advertisement information from the advertisement information database based on the personal information read from the IC card. The transmission / reception means transmits the advertisement information selected by the advertisement information selection means to the automatic ticket gate.
As described above, the system described in Patent Document 2 provides an advertisement (advertisement information) to a user when the user passes a ticket gate (automatic ticket gate) using a card (IC card).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-216081 (Patent Document 3) discloses an information / advertisement distribution system that enables distribution of information related to a region where a user is currently located. This information / advertisement distribution system includes an IC card that preliminarily stores vehicle use ticket information including commuter pass information and ticket information, an automatic ticket gate installed in a station premises for automatically ticketing the IC card, and the automatic ticket gate A user information management server connected to the communication line, a communication server, a distribution server connected to the user information management server via the communication line, and a mobile phone corresponding to an IC card connected to a mobile communication network connected to the communication line Terminal. The IC card stores user identification information for identifying the user in advance. The automatic ticket gate reads the user identification information stored in advance in the IC card when the IC card owned by the user is automatically ticketed and automatically gated, and the automatic ticket gate stored in advance in the automatic ticket gate The area information for specifying whether it is installed is transmitted to the user information management server together with the user identification information. The user information management server stores in advance user information corresponding to the user identification information (including information / advertisement type desired to be distributed and e-mail address of the mobile terminal to which the information / advertisement is distributed), and an automatic ticket gate User information corresponding to the received user identification information is selected from the user information stored in advance in the user information management server, and the selected user information is distributed together with the area information received from the automatic ticket gate. Send to server. The distribution server stores information and advertisements in the area around the station in advance, receives user information and area information from the user information management server, and stores the information in the distribution server in advance using the received user information and area information. The information / advertisement to be distributed to the distribution destination indicated by the user information is selected from the advertisement, and the selected information / advertisement is transmitted to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays information and advertisements received from the distribution server.
As described above, the system described in Patent Document 3 is such that when a user gets out of a train and passes a ticket gate (automatic ticket gate) using a card (IC card), information / advertisement about the area around the station. Is provided to the user.

JP 2003-44884 A JP 2003-44885 A JP 2003-216081 A

  The subject of this invention is providing the information provision system which can provide a user with the information according to the destination, when a user gets on a vehicle.

  Hereinafter, means for solving the problem will be described using the numbers and symbols used in [Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention]. These numbers and symbols are added to clarify the correspondence between the description of [Claims] and the description of [Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention]. It should not be used to interpret the technical scope of the invention described in “

The information providing system according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a portable terminal (5), a card (6), a ticket gate control device (4-1), and a server (1).
The portable terminal (5) is carried by a user and includes a display device (50).
The card (6) is carried by the user, and boarding place information representing a boarding place on which the user gets on the vehicle (100), and boarding place information representing a boarding place from which the user gets off the vehicle (100). The ticket information including and is stored.
The ticket gate control device (4-1) is provided in the ticket gate (3-1), and includes a ticket gate reading unit (45) and a ticket gate transmission unit (46). The ticket gate reading unit (45) reads the ticket information stored in the card (6) when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) to get on the vehicle (100). The reading boarding ticket information including the boarding place information and the getting-off place information is transmitted (S1, S2-YES, S3) (S31, S2-YES, S3). The ticket gate transmission unit (46) transmits the getting-off place event information to the portable terminal (5) so that the getting-off place event information representing the information related to the getting-off place is displayed on the display device (50). (S15, S16).
The server (1) includes a control device (11) connected to the ticket gate control device (4-1) via a network (2), and a storage device (12).
The storage device (12) includes a search event database (33-4) in which the getting-off place information and the getting-off place event information are stored.
The control device (11) includes a receiving unit (15), a reading unit (17), and a transmitting unit (16) which are computer programs (14).
The receiving unit (15) receives the read ticket information from the ticket gate reading unit (45) (S4).
The reading unit (17) refers to the search event database (33-4) and reads the getting-off place event information corresponding to the getting-off place information included in the read ticket information (S5 to S13).
The transmission unit (16) transmits the alighting place event information read by the reading unit (17) to the ticket gate control device (4-1) (S14).

According to the information providing system of the first aspect of the present invention, as described above, the retrieval event database (33-4) stores the getting-off place information and the getting-off place event information in advance. Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) using the card (6) from the current location (boarding location) in order to get on the vehicle (100), the server (1) The event information on the alighting area is read out from the search event database (33-4) as information corresponding to the alighting area and displayed on the display device (50) of the portable terminal (5) via the ticket gate control device (4-1). Can be made.
When the user gets on the vehicle (100), the user may have decided a destination (alighting place). Moreover, even if the user has decided to move to the destination, the user may not have decided on a schedule (action) at the destination. Even in such a case, when going through the ticket gate (3-1) using the card (6) from the current location (boarding location), the getting-off event information is displayed on the display device (50) of the portable terminal (5). Is done. For this reason, the user browses the alighting place event information displayed on the display device (50) after passing the ticket gate (3-1) from the boarding place or while riding the vehicle (100), A schedule at the destination can be determined. The user does not waste time at the destination when moving to the destination.
As described above, according to the information providing system of the first aspect of the present invention, when the user gets on the vehicle (100), the information corresponding to the destination (alighting place event information) can be provided to the user. .

The information providing system according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a portable terminal (5), a ticket gate control device (4-1), and a server (1).
The portable terminal (5) is carried by a user and includes a display device (50) and an information storage unit (61). The information storage unit (61) includes a boarding area information indicating a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle (100) and a boarding area information indicating a boarding place where the user gets off the vehicle (100). Stores ticket information.
The ticket gate control device (4-1) is provided in the ticket gate (3-1), and includes a ticket gate reading unit (45) and a ticket gate transmission unit (46). The ticket gate reading unit (45) is configured to store the ticket stored in the information storage unit (61) when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) to get on the vehicle (100). The information is read, and read boarding ticket information including the boarding place information and the getting-off place information is transmitted (S1, S2-YES, S3) (S31, S2-YES, S3). The ticket gate transmission unit (46) transmits the getting-off place event information to the portable terminal (5) so that the getting-off place event information representing the information related to the getting-off place is displayed on the display device (50). (S15, S16).
The server (1) includes a control device (11) connected to the ticket gate control device (4-1) via a network (2), and a storage device (12).
The storage device (12) includes a search event database (33-4) in which the getting-off place information and the getting-off place event information are stored.
The control device (11) includes a receiving unit (15), a reading unit (17), and a transmitting unit (16) which are computer programs (14).
The receiving unit (15) receives the read ticket information from the ticket gate reading unit (45) (S4).
The reading unit (17) refers to the search event database (33-4) and reads the getting-off place event information corresponding to the getting-off place information included in the read ticket information (S5 to S13).
The transmission unit (16) transmits the alighting place event information read by the reading unit (17) to the ticket gate control device (4-1) (S14).

  According to the information providing system of the second aspect of the present invention, the card (6) having the information storage unit (61) is connected to the portable terminal (5), compared to the information providing system of the first aspect of the present invention. Provided. Alternatively, an information storage unit (61) is built in as a function of the card (6). Thereby, according to the information provision system by the 2nd viewpoint of this invention, with respect to the information provision system by the 1st viewpoint of this invention, when a user passes a ticket gate (3-1), a portable terminal (5) Just carry it.

In the information providing system according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the search event database (33-4) includes a plurality of pieces of regional information representing different regions and a plurality of pieces of information related to different regions. Stores event information.
The reading unit (17) includes an area information search unit (27) and an event information search unit (28).
When the receiving unit (15) receives the read ticket information, the region information search unit (27) refers to the search event database (33-4), and from among the plurality of region information, Area information that matches the alighting place information included in the read ticket information is searched (S12).
The event information search unit (28) refers to the search event database (33-4), and selects event information corresponding to the searched area information from the plurality of event information. (S13).

According to the information providing system of the first or second aspect of the present invention, as described above, the search event database (33-4) stores a plurality of pieces of area information and a plurality of pieces of event information in advance. . Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) from the current location (boarding location) using the card (6) or the portable terminal (5) in order to get on the vehicle (100), the server (1 ) Reads out the event information from the search event database (33-4) as information corresponding to the destination (alighting location) from a plurality of areas, and via the ticket gate control device (4-1), It can be displayed on the display device (50) of the portable terminal (5).
As described above, according to the information providing system according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, when the user gets on the vehicle (100), information corresponding to the destination (alighting event) is selected from a plurality of regions. Information) can be provided to the user. If a user issues a ticket (ticket information) to a railway company or a business partner with a railway company with one of a plurality of areas as a destination (alighting area), the user can select which area. Even in the ground, the information providing system according to the first or second aspect of the present invention can provide the user with information corresponding to the destination.

In the information providing system according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the read ticket information further includes a boarding time as a time when the ticket reader (45) reads the ticket information. .
The storage device (12) further includes a required time database (32) and a plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n) (n is an integer of 1 or more).
The required time database (32) stores the boarding location information, the getting-off location information, and the search required time required for the vehicle (100) from the boarding location to the getting-off location.
Each of the plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n) stores the plurality of area information and the plurality of event information. Each of the plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n) further stores a plurality of times.
The reading unit (17) further includes an arrival time determination unit (25) and an event database search unit (26).
When the receiving unit (15) receives the read ticket information, the arrival time determining unit (25) refers to the required time database (32) and the boarding time included in the read ticket information And the arrival time at which the vehicle (100) arrives at the alighting place is determined based on the search time (S10).
The event database search unit (26) selects an event database in which a time corresponding to the arrival time is stored from the plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n). ) As a search (S11).

According to the information providing system of the first or second aspect of the present invention, as described above, the boarding place information, the getting-off place information, and the search time are stored in advance in the required time database (32). . Each of the plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n) stores a plurality of area information and a plurality of event information. In addition, a plurality of times are further stored in each of the plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n). Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) from the current location (boarding location) using the card (6) or the portable terminal (5) in order to get on the vehicle (100), the server (1 ) Refers to the required time database (32), determines the arrival time based on the boarding time and the required search time, and determines the arrival time from the plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n). The search event database (33-4) corresponding to can be searched. As a result, the server (1) reads out the alighting place event information from the search event database (33-4) as information corresponding to the destination (alighting place) from among a plurality of areas, and the ticket gate control device (4- It can be displayed on the display device (50) of the portable terminal (5) via 1).
As described above, according to the information providing system according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, when the user gets on the vehicle (100), the information corresponding to the arrival time and the destination is selected from a plurality of areas. (Get-off place event information) can be provided to the user. For this reason, when the user moves to the destination, the time zone after the arrival time at the destination is not wasted.

In the information providing system according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the required time database (32) includes a plurality of reference boarding place information representing different boarding places and a plurality of reference getting off cars representing different boarding places. The ground information and a plurality of reference required times representing different required times are stored.
The reading unit (17) further includes a ticket information search unit (23) and a required time search unit (24).
The ticket information search unit (23) refers to the required time database (32) when the receiving unit (15) receives the read ticket information, and from among the plurality of reference boarding point information. The reference boarding place information that matches the boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information is searched, and the base boarding area information that is included in the reading boarding ticket information is matched from the plurality of reference boarding place information. The reference getting off place information is searched (S8).
The required time search unit (24) refers to the required time database (32), and from the plurality of reference required times, the searched reference boarding place information and the searched reference getting-off place information The reference required time corresponding to is searched as the search required time (S9).

  According to the information providing system of the first or second aspect of the present invention, as described above, the required time database (32) includes a plurality of reference boarding place information, a plurality of reference getting-off place information, and a plurality of reference requirements. Time is stored in advance. Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) from the current location (boarding location) using the card (6) or the portable terminal (5) in order to get on the vehicle (100), the server (1 ) Refers to the required time database (32), determines arrival times corresponding to the boarding location information and the getting-off location information based on the boarding time and the required time for search, and a plurality of event databases (33-1). ˜33-n), the search event database (33-4) corresponding to the arrival time can be searched.

In the information providing system according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the ticket information is used as a commuter pass.
The read ticket information further includes a search address for identifying the ticket gate control device (4-1).
The read boarding ticket information includes first boarding area information representing one of the boarding area information and the boarding area information, and second boarding area information representing the other of the boarding area information and the boarding area information. It is out.
The storage device (12) includes a ticket gate database (31) in which a plurality of different addresses and a plurality of set boarding place information representing different boarding places are stored.
The reading section (17) further includes a set boarding area information search section (21) and a boarding place / alighting place determination section (22).
The set boarding area information search unit (21) refers to the ticket gate database (31) when the receiving unit (15) receives the read ticket information, and stores the set boarding area information among the plurality of set boarding area information. The set boarding area information corresponding to the search address is searched (S17).
The boarding / alighting place determination unit (22) refers to the ticket gate database (31), and the first boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information matches the searched set boarding place information. In this case, the first boarding place information and the second boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information are determined as the boarding place information and the getting-off place information, respectively (S18-YES, S19), and the reading boarding ticket information. When the second boarding area information included in the search ticket matches the searched boarding area information, the second boarding area information and the first boarding area information included in the read boarding ticket information are respectively used as the boarding area information. Then, it is determined as the alighting place information (S18-NO, S20).

According to the information providing system of the first or second aspect of the present invention, as described above, the ticket gate database (31) stores a plurality of addresses and a plurality of set boarding place information. When the boarding ticket information is used as a commuter pass, the card (6) or the information storage unit (61) stores the first boarding area information and the second boarding area information, and the boarding area information and the getting-off area information. There is no distinction. In such a case, when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) from the current location (boarding location) using the card (6) or the portable terminal (5) in order to get on the vehicle (100), the server (1) refers to the ticket gate database (31), and sets boarding place information corresponding to the search address (4-1 ′) of the ticket gate (3-1) {ticket gate control device (4-1)}. One of the first boarding place information and the second boarding place information that is searched and matches the set boarding place information may be used as the boarding place information.
As described above, according to the information providing system according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the above-described effects can be realized even when the ticket information is used as a commuter pass.

The information providing system according to the third aspect of the present invention includes a portable terminal (5), a card (6), and a server (8-1).
The portable terminal (5) is carried by a user and includes a display device (50).
The card (6) is carried by the user, and boarding place information representing a boarding place on which the user gets on the vehicle (100), and boarding place information representing a boarding place from which the user gets off the vehicle (100). The ticket information including and is stored.
The server (8-1) is provided in the ticket gate (3-1) and includes a control device (11) and a storage device (12).
The storage device (12) includes a search event database (33-4) in which the alighting location information and alighting location event information representing information related to the alighting location are stored.
The control device (11) includes a ticket gate reading unit (45), a reading unit (17), and a ticket gate transmission unit (46) which are computer programs (14).
The ticket gate reading unit (45) reads the ticket information stored in the card (6) when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) to get on the vehicle (100). It reads and produces | generates the reading boarding ticket information containing the said boarding area information and the said alighting place information (S41, S42-YES, S43) (S71, S42-YES, S43).
The reading unit (17) refers to the search event database (33-4) and reads the getting-off place event information corresponding to the getting-off place information included in the read ticket information (S45 to S53).
The ticket gate transmission unit (46) transmits the getting-off place event information to the mobile terminal (5) so that the getting-off place event information read by the reading unit (17) is displayed on the display device (50). ) (S55, S56).

According to the information providing system of the third aspect of the present invention, as described above, the retrieval event database (33-4) stores the getting-off place information and the getting-off place event information in advance. Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) using the card (6) from the current location (boarding location) in order to get on the vehicle (100), the server (8-1) As information corresponding to the place (alighting place), the alighting place event information can be read from the search event database (33-4) and displayed on the display device (50) of the portable terminal (5).
When the user gets on the vehicle (100), the user may have decided a destination (alighting place). Moreover, even if the user has decided to move to the destination, the user may not have decided on a schedule (action) at the destination. Even in such a case, when going through the ticket gate (3-1) using the card (6) from the current location (boarding location), the getting-off event information is displayed on the display device (50) of the portable terminal (5). Is done. For this reason, the user browses the alighting place event information displayed on the display device (50) after passing the ticket gate (3-1) from the boarding place or while riding the vehicle (100), A schedule at the destination can be determined. The user does not waste time at the destination when moving to the destination.
As described above, according to the information providing system according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the user gets on the vehicle (100), information corresponding to the destination (alighting place event information) can be provided to the user. .

The information providing system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention includes a portable terminal (5) and a server (8-1).
The portable terminal (5) is carried by a user and includes a display device (50) and an information storage unit (61). The information storage unit (61) includes a boarding area information indicating a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle (100) and a boarding area information indicating a boarding place where the user gets off the vehicle (100). Stores ticket information.
The server (8-1) is provided in the ticket gate (3-1) and includes a control device (11) and a storage device (12).
The storage device (12) includes a search event database (33-4) in which the alighting location information and alighting location event information representing information related to the alighting location are stored.
The control device (11) includes a ticket gate reading unit (45), a reading unit (17), and a ticket gate transmission unit (46) which are computer programs (14).
The ticket gate reading unit (45) is configured to store the ticket stored in the information storage unit (61) when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) to get on the vehicle (100). The information is read, and read boarding ticket information including the boarding place information and the getting-off place information is generated (S41, S42-YES, S43) (S71, S42-YES, S43).
The reading unit (17) refers to the search event database (33-4) and reads the getting-off place event information corresponding to the getting-off place information included in the read ticket information (S45 to S53).
The ticket gate transmission unit (46) transmits the getting-off place event information to the mobile terminal (5) so that the getting-off place event information read by the reading unit (17) is displayed on the display device (50). ) (S55, S56).

  According to the information providing system of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the card (6) having the information storage unit (61) is connected to the portable terminal (5) in contrast to the information providing system according to the third aspect of the present invention. Provided. Alternatively, an information storage unit (61) is built in as a function of the card (6). Thereby, according to the information providing system of the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) with respect to the information providing system of the third aspect of the present invention, the portable terminal (5) Just carry it.

In the information providing system according to the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, the search event database (33-4) includes a plurality of pieces of regional information representing different regions and a plurality of pieces of information related to different regions. Stores event information.
The reading unit (17) includes an area information search unit (27) and an event information search unit (28).
The regional information search unit (27) refers to the search event database (33-4) when the ticket gate reading unit (45) reads the read ticket information, and from among the plurality of regional information. Then, the area information matching the alighting place information included in the read ticket information is searched (S52).
The event information search unit (28) refers to the search event database (33-4), and selects event information corresponding to the searched area information from the plurality of event information. (S53).

According to the information providing system of the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, as described above, the search event database (33-4) stores a plurality of pieces of area information and a plurality of pieces of event information in advance. . Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) from the current location (boarding location) using the card (6) or the portable terminal (5) in order to get on the vehicle (100), the server (8 -1) reads out the alighting place event information from the search event database (33-4) as information corresponding to the destination (alighting place) from a plurality of areas, and displays the display device (50) of the portable terminal (5). ) Can be displayed.
As described above, according to the information providing system of the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, when the user gets on the vehicle (100), information corresponding to the destination (alighting place event) is selected from a plurality of areas. Information) can be provided to the user. If a user issues a ticket (ticket information) to a railway company or a business partner with a railway company with one of a plurality of areas as a destination (alighting area), the user can select which area. Even in the ground, the information providing system according to the second aspect of the present invention can provide the user with information corresponding to the destination.

In the information providing system according to the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, the read ticket information further includes a boarding time as a time when the ticket reader (45) reads the ticket information. .
The storage device (12) further includes a required time database (32) and a plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n) (n is an integer of 1 or more).
The required time database (32) stores the boarding location information, the getting-off location information, and the search required time required for the vehicle (100) from the boarding location to the getting-off location.
Each of the plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n) stores the plurality of area information and the plurality of event information. Each of the plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n) further stores a plurality of times.
The reading unit (17) further includes an arrival time determination unit (25) and an event database search unit (26).
When the ticket gate reading unit (45) reads the read ticket information, the arrival time determination unit (25) refers to the required time database (32) and the boarding included in the read ticket information. Based on the time and the time required for the search, an arrival time at which the vehicle (100) arrives at the alighting place is determined (S50).
The event database search unit (26) selects an event database storing a time corresponding to the arrival time from the plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n) as the search event database (33-4). ) As a search (S51).

According to the information providing system of the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, as described above, the required time database (32) stores the boarding location information, the getting-off location information, and the search required time in advance. . Each of the plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n) stores a plurality of area information and a plurality of event information. In addition, a plurality of times are further stored in each of the plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n). Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) from the current location (boarding location) using the card (6) or the portable terminal (5) in order to get on the vehicle (100), the server (8 -1) refers to the required time database (32), determines the arrival time based on the boarding time and the required search time, and from among a plurality of event databases (33-1 to 33-n), The search event database (33-4) corresponding to the arrival time can be searched. As a result, the server (8-1) reads out the get-off event information from the search event database (33-4) as information corresponding to the destination (get-off place) from among a plurality of regions, and the mobile terminal (5 ) Display device (50).
As described above, according to the information providing system according to the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, when the user gets on the vehicle (100), the information corresponding to the arrival time and the destination from a plurality of regions. (Get-off place event information) can be provided to the user. For this reason, when the user moves to the destination, the time zone after the arrival time at the destination is not wasted.

In the information providing system according to the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, the required time database (32) includes a plurality of reference boarding place information representing different boarding places and a plurality of reference getting off cars representing different boarding places. The ground information and a plurality of reference required times each representing different required times are stored.
The reading unit (17) further includes a ticket information search unit (23) and a required time search unit (24).
The ticket information search unit (23) refers to the required time database (32) when the ticket gate reading unit (45) reads the read ticket information, and includes the reference ticket location information. The reference boarding place information that matches the boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information is searched for, and from the plurality of reference boarding place information, matches the boarding place information contained in the reading boarding ticket information. (S48).
The required time search unit (24) refers to the required time database (32), and from the plurality of reference required times, the searched reference boarding place information and the searched reference getting-off place information The reference required time corresponding to is searched as the search required time (S49).

  According to the information providing system of the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, as described above, the required time database (32) includes a plurality of reference boarding place information, a plurality of reference getting-off place information, and a plurality of reference requirements. Time is stored in advance. Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) from the current location (boarding location) using the card (6) or the portable terminal (5) in order to get on the vehicle (100), the server (8 -1) refers to the required time database (32), determines arrival times corresponding to the boarding place information and the getting-off place information based on the boarding time and the required time for search, and a plurality of event databases (33) -1 to 33-n), the search event database (33-4) corresponding to the arrival time can be searched.

In the information providing system according to the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, the ticket information is used as a commuter pass.
The read boarding ticket information includes first boarding area information representing one of the boarding area information and the boarding area information, and second boarding area information representing the other of the boarding area information and the boarding area information. It is out.
The storage device (12) further includes a ticket gate database (81) in which set boarding place information representing the boarding place is stored.
The reading unit (17) further includes a boarding / alighting place determination unit (22).
When the ticket gate reading unit (45) reads the read ticket information, the boarding / alighting place determination unit (22) is included in the read ticket information with reference to the ticket gate database (81). When the first boarding place information matches the set boarding place information, the first boarding place information and the second boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information are used as the boarding place information and the getting-off place information, respectively. (S58-YES, S59), and when the second boarding area information included in the read boarding ticket information matches the set boarding area information, the second boarding area information included in the reading boarding ticket information, The first boarding place information is determined as the boarding place information and the getting-off place information, respectively (S58-NO, S60).

According to the information providing system of the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, as described above, the setting boarding place information is stored in the ticket gate database (81). When the boarding ticket information is used as a commuter pass, the card (6) or the information storage unit (61) stores the first boarding area information and the second boarding area information, and the boarding area information and the getting-off area information. There is no distinction. In such a case, when the user passes the ticket gate (3-1) from the current location (boarding location) using the card (6) or the portable terminal (5) in order to get on the vehicle (100), the server (8-1) refers to the ticket gate database (81), and one of the first boarding place information and the second boarding place information that matches the set boarding place information may be used as the boarding place information.
Thus, according to the information providing system of the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, the above-described effects can be realized even when the ticket information is used as a commuter pass.

  The information providing system of the present invention can provide information according to the destination to the user when the user gets on the vehicle.

  Hereinafter, an information providing system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the concept of the information providing system of the present invention. The user is assumed to move from the current location to the destination by taking a vehicle. Examples of the vehicle include a train, a ship, and an airplane.
A boarding place X, which is the current location, is provided with a station 101-x for stopping the train 100. That is, the boarding place X represents the vicinity of the station 101-x and the station 101-x. A ticket gate 3-x is provided at the station 101-x.
A station 101-y for stopping the train 100 is provided at the destination Y, which is a destination. That is, the getting-off place Y represents the vicinity of the station 101-y and the station 101-y. A ticket gate 3-y is provided at the station 101-y.
In the information providing system of the present invention, when the user passes the ticket gate 3-x of the station 101-x in the boarding place X, the user is provided with getting-off event information indicating information related to the getting-off place Y. is there.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The information providing system according to the first embodiment includes a server 1, ticket gate control devices 4-1 to 4 -m (m is an integer of 1 or more, 1 ≦ x ≦ m, 1 ≦ y ≦ m), and a mobile terminal 5. , Card 6.
The server 1 is connected to the ticket gate control devices 4-1 to 4-m via the network 2.
The ticket gate control devices 4-1 to 4-m are provided in the ticket gates 3-1 to 3-m, respectively. Each of the ticket gates 3-1 to 3-m is provided at a station in Japan or a region (example: Kanto region).
The portable terminal 5 and the card 6 are carried by the user. Examples of the mobile terminal 5 include a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) and a mobile phone. Examples of the card 6 include a magnetic card and an IC card. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the card 6 is an IC card.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 5. The portable terminal 5 includes a control device 51, a storage device 52, a display device 50, an input device (not shown), and an antenna (not shown).
The control device 51 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 53 that is an execution unit.
The storage device 52 stores a computer program 54 that is executed by the CPU 53. The computer program 54 includes a control unit (control program) 55. The operation of the control unit 55 in the present invention will be described later.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the card 6. The card 6 includes an information storage unit 61. The information storage unit 61 stores ticket information representing a ticket or commuter pass. For example, ticket information is issued by a railway company when used as a ticket or commuter pass. In addition, when used as a ticket, the ticket information may be issued by a trader (eg, a travel company) affiliated with a railway company. The card 6 further includes an information control unit 62 and an antenna (not shown). The operation of the information control unit 62 will be described later.

  FIG. 5 shows ticket information used as a ticket. This boarding ticket information includes boarding place information indicating a boarding place where the user gets on the train 100, getting-off place information indicating a getting-off place where the user gets off the train 100, an expiration date of the card 6, and an attribute of the card 6. And ticket attribute information to represent. For example, the boarding location information represents “Shinjuku (station)”, the getting-off location information represents “Tamachi (station)”, the expiration date represents “October 22, 2004”, and the ticket attribute information is “boarding ticket”. Represents. Moreover, although not shown in figure, this boarding ticket information contains the information showing a user's name, age, sex, and an address, and the information showing commuting or attending school.

  FIG. 6 shows ticket information used as a commuter pass. This boarding ticket information includes first boarding place information representing one of boarding place information and getting-off place information, second boarding place information representing the other of boarding place information and getting-off place information, and an expiration date of the card 6. , Ticket attribute information representing the attributes of the card 6. When the first boarding place information is used as the boarding place, the second boarding place information is used as the above-described getting-off place. For example, the first boarding location information represents “Shinjuku (station)”, the second boarding location information represents “Tamachi (station)”, the expiration date represents “October 22, 2004”, and the ticket attribute information is It represents “commuter pass”. Moreover, although not shown in figure, this boarding ticket information contains the information showing a user's name, age, sex, and an address, and the information showing commuting or attending school.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the ticket gate control device 4-i (i = 1, 2,..., M). The ticket gate control device 4-i includes a control device 41 connected to the network 2, a storage device 42, and a reader 40.
The control device 41 includes a CPU 43 that is an execution unit.
The storage device 42 stores a computer program 44 to be executed by the CPU 43 and a search address 4-i ′ for identifying the ticket gate control device 4-i. The computer program 44 includes a ticket gate reading unit (ticket gate reading program) 45 and a ticket gate transmission unit (ticket gate transmission program) 46. The operations of the ticket gate reading unit 45 and the ticket gate transmission unit 46 will be described later.
The reader 40 is provided with an antenna (not shown) that is an IC card specification.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 1. The server 1 includes a control device 11 connected to the network 2 and a storage device 12.
The control device 11 includes a CPU 13 that is an execution unit.
The storage device 12 stores a computer program 14 to be executed by the CPU 13. The computer program 14 includes a reception unit (reception program) 15, a transmission unit (transmission program) 16, and a reading unit (reading program) 17. The reading unit 17 includes a boarding area information search unit 21, a boarding / alighting place determination unit 22, a boarding ticket information search unit 23, a required time search unit 24, an arrival time determination unit 25, an event database search unit 26, and a region information search unit 27. The event information search unit 28 is included. The operations of the receiving unit 15, the transmitting unit 16, and the reading unit 17 will be described later.
The storage device 12 further stores a ticket gate database 31, a required time database 32, a plurality of event databases 33-1 to 33-n (n is an integer of 1 or more), and a search database 34.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the ticket gate database 31 stores in advance a plurality of different addresses 4-1 ′ to 4-m ′ and a plurality of set boarding point information representing different boarding points. . For example, the address 4-1 'represents the search address 4-1' of the ticket gate control device 4-1, and the set boarding area information corresponding to the address 4-1 'represents "Shinjuku (station)". The address 4-10 'represents the search address 4-10' of the ticket gate control device 4-10, and the set boarding area information corresponding to the address 4-10 'represents "Tamachi (station)".

  As shown in FIG. 10, the required time database 32 includes a plurality of reference boarding place information representing different boarding places, a plurality of reference getting off place information representing different boarding places, and a plurality of times representing different required times. Is stored in advance. For example, one reference boarding place information among a plurality of reference boarding place information represents “Shinjuku (station)”, and one reference getting off place information among a plurality of reference boarding place information is “Tamachi (station)”. Represents. In this case, the reference required time corresponding to the reference boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” and the reference getting-off place information “Tamachi (station)” among the plurality of reference required times represents “20 minutes”. This reference required time “20 minutes” assumes, for example, the “Yamanote Line”.

In the event database 33-j (j = 1, 2,..., N), as shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of pieces of regional information representing different regions and a plurality of events representing information related to the different regions. Information is stored in advance. Each of the plurality of event information includes weather information representing the weather in the corresponding region, traffic information representing the traffic in the region, advertisement information representing an advertisement in the region, television information representing a television program in the region, Route information representing a route for moving to the area by the train 100 is included. For example, one area information among a plurality of area information represents “Shinjuku (Shinjuku Station, around Shinjuku Station)”, and the other one area information represents “Tamachi (around Tamachi Station, Tamachi Station)”. .
Further, the event databases 33-1 to 33-n further store a plurality of times as shown in FIG. A plurality of times are represented in time series. When a plurality of times are in increments of 5 minutes and the time stored in the event database 33-1 is “10 o'clock”, the time stored in the event database 33-4 is “10:20”.

When the event database 33-j is the event database 33-4, in the event information corresponding to the local information “Tamachi (Tamachi Station, around Tamachi Station)” at the time “10:20”, for example, the weather information is “currently , It is raining around Tamachi Station. "
In the event information, for example, the traffic information represents “a traffic jam between XX and XX in Daiichi Keihin”.
In the event information, for example, the advertisement information is “Restaurant“ OO ”is a 1-minute walk from Tamachi Station, and the seats are currently vacant. The location is “...”, and the advertisement information is “Restaurant“ OO ”is a 1-minute walk from Tamachi Station, and will soon open. The location represents "...".
In the event information, for example, the TV information starts from the “XX time” on the TV XX series. “XX” represents Tamachi specially… ”.
In the event information, for example, the route information represents “Departure for XX station is XX hour and midnight”. The route information indicates “arrival at Tamachi station is scheduled for 10:20”. The route information indicates “the route via XX is faster because the XX line is faulty”.

  An administrator who manages the server 1 is affiliated with a supplier. The trader designates the time zone and the area information where the user wants to provide event information to the user, and pays a fee to the administrator. The administrator uses the server 1 to update the event information requested by the supplier in the event database 33-j corresponding to the time zone and the region information.

  In the search database 34, as shown in FIG. 12, the retrieval address 4-i, boarding place information, getting-off place information, boarding time, and arrival time are stored by the reading unit 17.

  13A to 13C are flowcharts illustrating the operation of the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is assumed that the user moves from “Shinjuku”, which is the current location (boarding location), to the “Tamachi”, which is the destination (alighting location), on the train 100. The ticket gate at “Shinjuku Station” is the ticket gate 3-1, and the ticket gate at “Tamachi Station” is the ticket gate 3-10. Here, (A) when the card 6 carried by the user is used as a “boarding ticket”, (B) when the card 6 carried by the user is used as a “commuter pass”.

  First, (A) the operation of the information providing system according to the first embodiment when the card 6 carried by the user is used as a “ticket” will be described.

  The user goes to the ticket gate 3-1 at “Shinjuku Station”. As described above, the ticket gate 3-1 is provided with the ticket gate control device 4-1. The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the ticket gate control device 4-1 transmits a read signal by radio waves, and when the user passes the ticket gate 3-1 of “Shinjuku Station” in order to get on the train 100, information on the card 6. The ticket information stored in the storage unit 61 is read (step S1). In step S1, the user first brings the card 6 close to the antenna of the reader 40 of the ticket gate control device 4-1, in order to pass through the ticket gate 3-1. At this time, the card 6 exists in a range where the read signal can be received. The information control unit 62 of the card 6 reads the ticket information from the information storage unit 61 in response to the read signal (radio wave), and transmits a response signal (ticket information) by the radio wave. The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the ticket gate control device 4-1 receives a response signal (ticket information) from the card 6.

The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the ticket gate control device 4-1 checks whether or not the boarding area information and the getting-off area information included in the boarding ticket information from the card 6 are valid boarding sections, and are included in the boarding ticket information. It is examined whether or not the expiration date has passed (step S2). The operation for this step S2 is known.
When the boarding place information “Shinjuku” and the getting-off place information “Tamachi” included in the boarding ticket information from the card 6 are not valid boarding sections, the ticket gate reading unit 45 of the ticket gate control device 4-1 includes the boarding ticket information. If the included expiration date has passed, the user is prohibited from passing the ticket gate 3-1. In this case, the ticket gate reading unit 45 of the ticket gate control device 4-1 controls the ticket gate 3-1 so that the door provided in the ticket gate 3-1 is closed (step S2-NO).
The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the ticket gate control device 4-1 is used when the boarding area information and the getting-off area information included in the ticket information from the card 6 are valid boarding sections, and the expiration date included in the ticket information. If it has not passed, the user is allowed to pass the ticket gate 3-1. In this case, the ticket gate reading unit 45 of the ticket gate control device 4-1 controls the ticket gate 3-1 so that the door provided in the ticket gate 3-1 is opened (step S <b> 2 -YES).

When the ticket gate reading unit 45 of the ticket gate control device 4-1 permits the user to pass the ticket gate 3-1, the ticket address reading unit 4-1 ′ is read from the storage device 42, and ticket information and ticket information are read. Is read (received) as the time when the boarding time and the search address 4-1 ′ are read, and read ticket information is generated and transmitted to the server 1 (step S3). It is assumed that the ticket gate reading unit 45 reads (receives) the ticket information at “10 o'clock” as the boarding time in step S1.
The receiving unit 15 of the server 1 receives the read ticket information from the ticket gate control device 4-1 (step S4).

  The reading unit 17 of the server 1 refers to the storage device 12 of the server 1 and executes a reading process of reading the getting-off place event information corresponding to the getting-off place information “Tamachi” in the ticket information included in the read ticket information. . The reading unit 17 executes steps S5, S6-NO, and S7 to S13, which will be described later, as the reading process in the case of (A).

The boarding area information search unit 21 of the reading unit 17 stores the search address 4-1 ′ and the boarding time “10 o'clock” included in the read boarding ticket information in the search database 34 (step S5).
The boarding area information search unit 21 checks whether the ticket attribute information of the ticket information included in the read ticket information is “boarding ticket” or “commuter pass” (step S6). Since the ticket attribute information is “boarding ticket” (step S 6 -NO), the boarding place / departure place determination unit 22 of the reading unit 17 receives the boarding place information “Shinjuku (station) of the boarding ticket information included in the reading boarding ticket information. ) ", The getting-off place information" Tamachi (station) "is stored in the search database 34 (step S7).

The ticket information search unit 23 of the reading unit 17 refers to the required time database 32 and the search database 34 and refers to the reference information that matches the boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” from the plurality of reference boarding place information. The boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” is searched, and the reference getting-off place information “Tamachi (station)” that matches the getting-off place information “Tamachi (station)” is searched from a plurality of reference getting-off places information (step) S8).
The required time searching unit 24 of the reading unit 17 refers to the required time database 32, and the reference boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” searched in step S8 from the plurality of reference required times and the reference getting-off place. The reference required time “20 minutes” corresponding to the information “Tamachi (station)” is searched as the required search time (step S9).

  The arrival time determination unit 25 of the reading unit 17 refers to the required time database 32 and the search database 34, and arrives at which the train 100 arrives at the departure place “Tamachi” based on the boarding time and the required search time. Time is determined (step S10). That is, in step S10, the arrival time determination unit 25 determines the boarding time “10 o'clock” corresponding to the search address 4-1 ′, the boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)”, and the boarding place information “Tamachi (station)”. The arrival time “10:20” is determined by adding the search required time “20 minutes” corresponding to the reference boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” and the reference getting-off place information “Tamachi (station)”. Thereafter, the arrival time determination unit 25 associates the search address 4-1 ′, the boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)”, the getting-off place information “Tamachi (station)”, and the boarding time “10 o'clock” with the arrival time. “10:20” is stored in the search database 34.

The event database search unit 26 of the reading unit 17 refers to the search database 34 and stores a time corresponding to the arrival time “10:20” from the plurality of event databases 33-1 to 33-n. The event database 33-4 is searched as a search event database (step S11). Here, the time corresponding to the arrival time “10:20” is “10:16” when the time is in increments of 5 minutes and the time stored in the event database 33-1 is “10:00”. "-" Represents a time zone between "10:20".
The regional information retrieval unit 27 of the reading unit 17 refers to the retrieval event database 33-4 and the retrieval database 34, and from among the plurality of regional information, regional information that matches the disembarking place information “Tamachi (station)”. “Tamachi (Tamachi Station, around Tamachi Station)” is searched (step S12).
The event information search unit 28 of the reading unit 17 refers to the search event database 33-4, and the local information “Tamachi (Tamachi Station, around Tamachi Station)” searched in Step S12 from among a plurality of event information. The event information (weather information, traffic information, advertisement information, TV information, route information) corresponding to is read as the alighting place event information (step S13).

  The transmission unit 16 of the server 1 is based on the search address 4-1 ′ stored in the search database 34, and gets off at the event information (weather information, traffic information, advertisement information, TV information) read by the reading unit 17. Route information) is transmitted to the ticket gate transmission unit 46 of the ticket gate control device 4-1. At this time, the transmission unit 16 of the server 1 transmits the getting-off place event information to the ticket gate sending unit 46 and also displays the getting-off place event information as a control signal for displaying the getting-off place event information on the display device 50 of the portable terminal 5. The instruction is transmitted to the ticket gate transmission unit 46 (step S14). The transmission unit 16 of the server 1 transmits the getting-off place event information and the getting-off place event information display instruction to the ticket gate sending unit 46, and then the search address 4-1 ′ stored in the search database 34 and the boarding place information “Shinjuku. (Station) ", getting-off place information" Tamachi (station) ", boarding time" 10 o'clock "and arrival time" 10:20 "are deleted.

  The ticket gate transmission unit 46 of the ticket gate control device 4-1 carries the getting-off event information and the getting-off event information display instruction so that the getting-off event information from the server 1 is displayed on the display device 50 of the portable terminal 5. It transmits to the terminal 5 (step S15).

  The control unit 55 of the portable terminal 5 displays the getting-off place event information from the ticket gate control device 4-1 on the display device 50 in accordance with the getting-off place event information display instruction (step S16). The control unit 55 stores the alighting place event information displayed on the display device 50 in the storage device 52 in accordance with the save instruction as the operation of the mobile terminal 5 by the user, and responds to the display instruction as the operation of the mobile terminal 5 by the user. Thus, the alighting place event information stored in the storage device 52 can be displayed on the display device 50.

According to the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the search event database 33-4 stores a plurality of pieces of area information and a plurality of pieces of event information in advance. Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate 3-1 using the card 6 from the current location (boarding location) “Shinjuku (station)” in order to get on the train 100, the server 1 From the retrieval event database 33-4, the event information on the departure point is read out from the search event database 33-4 as information corresponding to the destination (alighting point) “Tamachi (station)”, and the display device of the portable terminal 5 is passed through the ticket gate control device 4-1. 50 can be displayed.
When the user gets on the train 100, the destination (alighting place) “Tamachi (station)” may be determined. Further, even if the user decides to move to the destination “Tamachi (station)”, the user may not decide the schedule (action) at the destination “Tamachi (station)”. Even in such a case, when going through the ticket gate 3-1 using the card 6 from the current location (boarding location) “Shinjuku (station)”, the getting-off event information is displayed on the display device 50 of the portable terminal 5. . For this reason, the user browses the getting-off place event information displayed on the display device 50 after passing the ticket gate 3-1 from the boarding place “Shinjuku (station)” or while riding the train 100, A schedule at the destination "Tamachi (station)" can be determined. When the user moves to the destination “Tamachi (station)”, the user does not waste time at the destination “Tamachi (station)”.
In addition, if the user has one of a plurality of regions as a destination (alighting place) and issues a card 6 to a railway company or a business partner with the railway company, which area is the destination. In the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, information corresponding to the destination can be provided to the user.
As described above, according to the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, when the user gets on the train 100, information (alighting place event information) corresponding to the destination is selected from the plurality of areas. Can be provided.

According to the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the required time database 32 stores in advance a plurality of reference boarding place information, a plurality of reference getting-off place information, and a plurality of reference required times. Has been. Each of the plurality of event databases 33-1 to 33-n stores a plurality of area information and a plurality of event information. A plurality of times are further stored in each of the plurality of event databases 33-1 to 33-n. Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate 3-1 using the card 6 from the current location (boarding location) “Shinjuku (station)” in order to get on the train 100, the server 1 stores the required time database 32. Referring to the arrival time “10:20” corresponding to the boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” and the getting-off place information “Tamachi (station)”, the boarding time “10 o'clock” and the search required time “20 minutes” The search event database 33-4 corresponding to the arrival time “10:20” can be searched from the plurality of event databases 33-1 to 33-n. As a result, the server 1 reads out the alighting place event information from the search event database 33-4 as information corresponding to the destination (alighting place) “Tamachi (station)” from the plurality of areas, and the ticket gate control device 4 -1 can be displayed on the display device 50 of the portable terminal 5.
As described above, according to the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, when the user gets on the train 100, the arrival time “10:20” and the destination “Tamachi (station) ) ”(Alighting place event information) can be provided to the user. Therefore, when the user moves to the destination “Tamachi (station)”, the user does not waste the time zone after the arrival time “10:20” at the destination “Tamachi (station)”.

  Next, (B) the operation of the information providing system according to the first embodiment when the card 6 carried by the user is used as a “commuter pass” will be described. Here, the description overlapping with the operation in the case of (A) is omitted.

  First, the ticket gate control device 4-1 executes the above-described steps S <b> 1 to S <b> 3, and the server 1 executes the above-described step S <b> 4 and executes a reading process. The reading unit 17 executes steps S5, S6-YES, S17 to S20, and S8 to S13, which will be described later, as the reading process in the case of (B).

The boarding area information search unit 21 of the reading unit 17 stores the search address 4-1 ′ and the boarding time “10 o'clock” included in the read boarding ticket information in the search database 34 (step S5).
The boarding area information search unit 21 checks whether the ticket attribute information of the ticket information included in the read ticket information is “boarding ticket” or “commuter pass” (step S6). Since the ticket attribute information is “commuter pass” (step S6-YES), the boarding area information search unit 21 refers to the ticket gate database 31 and reads the read boarding ticket information from a plurality of set boarding area information. The set boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” corresponding to the search address 4-1 ′ included in the search is searched (step S17).
The first boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” in the boarding ticket information included in the read boarding ticket information matches the set boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” searched in step S17 (YES in step S18). . In this case, the boarding / alighting place determination unit 22 of the reading unit 17 includes the first boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” and the second boarding place information “Tamachi (station)” of the boarding ticket information included in the reading boarding ticket information. Are determined as boarding place information and alighting place information, respectively, and stored in the search database 34 (step S19).
For example, the first boarding place information of the boarding ticket information included in the read boarding ticket information may not match the set boarding place information searched in step S17. That is, this is a case where the second boarding place information of the boarding ticket information included in the read boarding ticket information matches the set boarding place information searched in step S17 (step S18-NO). In this case, the boarding place / departure place determination unit 22 determines the second boarding place information and the first boarding place information of the boarding ticket information included in the read boarding ticket information as boarding place information and boarding place information, respectively. Store in the database 34 (step S20).

  Next, the server 1 executes steps S8 to S13 described above in the reading process in the case of (B). Thereafter, the server 1 executes step S14 described above, the ticket gate control device 4-1 executes step S15 described above, and the portable terminal 5 executes step S16 described above.

According to the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the ticket gate database 31 stores a plurality of addresses and a plurality of set boarding place information. When the card 6 (boarding ticket information) is used as a commuter pass, the information storage unit 61 of the card 6 stores first boarding area information and second boarding area information, and boarding area information and getting-off area information. There is no distinction. In such a case, when the user passes the ticket gate 3-1 from the current location (boarding location) “Shinjuku (station)” using the card 6 in order to get on the train 100, the server 1 uses the ticket gate database. 31, the set boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” corresponding to the search address 4-1 ′ of the ticket gate 3-1 {ticket control device 4-1} is searched, and the set boarding place information “Shinjuku” One of the first boarding place information and the second boarding place information that coincides with “(station)” may be set as boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)”.
As described above, according to the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, even when the card 6 (ticket information) is used as a commuter pass, the above-described effects can be realized.

(Second Embodiment)
In the information providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, descriptions overlapping with those in the first embodiment are omitted. In the information providing system according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the ticket gate control device 4-i (i = 1, 2,..., M) is “Shinjuku Station” for the user to get on the train 100. The ticket information can be read from the portable terminal 5 when passing through the ticket gate 3-i. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15, the mobile terminal 5 further includes a card 6 and a card mounting portion (not shown) for inserting and mounting the card 6. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the card 6 can be inserted into the card mounting portion.

  16A to 16C are flowcharts illustrating the operation of the information providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  First, (A) the operation of the information providing system according to the second embodiment when the card 6 carried by the user is used as a “ticket” will be described.

The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the ticket gate control device 4-1 transmits a readout signal by radio waves, and when the user passes the ticket gate 3-1 of “Shinjuku Station” to get on the train 100, The ticket information stored in the information storage unit 61 of the card 6 is read (step S31). In this step S31, first, the user brings the portable terminal 5 close to the antenna of the reader 40 of the ticket gate control device 4-1, in order to pass through the ticket gate 3-1. At this time, the portable terminal 5 (card 6) exists in a range in which the read signal can be received. The information control unit 62 of the card 6 in the portable terminal 5 reads the ticket information from the information storage unit 61 according to the read signal (radio wave), and transmits a response signal (ticket information) by the radio wave. The ticket reader 45 of the ticket controller 4-1 receives a response signal (ticket information) from the mobile terminal 5 (card 6).
Next, the ticket gate control device 4-1 executes the above-described steps S2 and S3, and the server 1 performs the above-described step S4 and the reading process in the case of (A) described above (steps S5, S6-NO, S7). To S13) and the above-described step S14. Thereafter, the ticket gate control device 4-1 executes the above-described step S15, and the portable terminal 5 executes the above-described step S16.

  Next, (B) the operation of the information providing system according to the second embodiment when the card 6 carried by the user is used as a “commuter pass” will be described.

  First, the ticket gate control device 4-1 executes the above-described steps S31, S2, and S3, and the server 1 performs the above-described step S4 and the reading process in the case of (B) described above (steps S5, S6-YES, S17 to S20, S8 to S13) and the above-described step S14 are executed. Thereafter, the ticket gate control device 4-1 executes the above-described step S15, and the portable terminal 5 executes the above-described step S16.

According to the information providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 5 is provided with the card 6 including the information storage unit 61 and the information control unit 62, compared to the information providing system according to the first embodiment. It is done. In such a case, the user only needs to carry the portable terminal 5 when passing the ticket gate 3-1.
In the information providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the information storage unit 61 and the information control unit 62 may be built in the mobile terminal 5 as functions of the card 6. In this case, the information storage unit 61 and the information control unit 62 are included in the computer program 54 in the storage device 52 of the portable terminal 5. Even in such a case, the user only needs to carry the portable terminal 5 when passing the ticket gate 3-1.

(Third embodiment)
In the information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, descriptions overlapping with those of the first embodiment are omitted. In the information providing system according to the third embodiment, the ticket gate control device 4-i (i = 1, 2,..., M) and the server 1 in the first embodiment can be integrated into the ticket gate 3-i. .
FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The information providing system according to the third embodiment includes servers 8-1 to 8-m, a mobile terminal 5, a card 6, and a management server 7.
The management server 7 is connected to the servers 8-1 to 8-m via the network 2.
The servers 8-1 to 8-m are provided in the ticket gates 3-1 to 3-m, respectively.

  FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 8-i (i = 1, 2,..., M). The server 8-i is a part of the configuration of the server 1 in the first embodiment, and instead of the receiving unit 15 and the transmitting unit 16 of the server 1 in the first embodiment, the ticket gate control in the first embodiment. A ticket gate reading unit 45 and a ticket gate transmission unit 46 of the device 4-i are provided. The server 8-i includes a ticket gate database 81 and a search database 84 instead of the ticket gate database 31 and the search database 34 of the server 1 in the first embodiment. The server 8-i further includes a reader 40 of the ticket gate control device 4-i in the first embodiment.

  In the ticket gate database 81, as shown in FIG. 19, set boarding place information representing a boarding place is stored in advance. For example, the set boarding area information stored in the ticket gate database 81 of the server 8-1 represents “Shinjuku (station)”.

  In the search database 84, as shown in FIG. 20, boarding place information, getting-off place information, boarding time, and arrival time are stored by the reading unit 17.

  FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the management server 7. The management server 7 includes a control device 71 connected to the network 2 and a storage device 72. The control device 71 includes a CPU 73 that is an execution unit. The storage device 72 stores a computer program 74 that is executed by the CPU 73. The computer program 84 includes a control unit (control program) 75.

  The administrator uses the management server 7 to request the event database 33-j (j = 1, 2,..., N) of the servers 8-1 to 8-m corresponding to the time zone and the area information by the supplier. Updated event information. For example, the administrator uses the management server 7 to replace the event information corresponding to the time “10:20” and the regional information “Tamachi (Tamachi Station, around Tamachi Station)” with new event information in the event database. 33-4. In this case, the control unit 75 of the management server 7 responds to the operation of the management server 7 by the administrator, the time “10:20”, the area information “Tamachi (Tamachi Station, Tamachi Station and the surroundings)”, the new event information, Is generated and transmitted to the servers 8-1 to 8-m. The reading unit 17 of the server 8-i (i = 1, 2,..., M) executes update processing.

  In this update process, the event database search unit 26 of the reading unit 17 of the server 8-i changes the update control information from the plurality of event databases 33-1 to 33-n of the server 8-i according to the update control information. The event database 33-4 in which the time corresponding to the included time “10:20” is stored is searched. The region information search unit 27 of the reading unit 17 of the server 8-i searches for region information that matches the region information “Tamachi (Tamachi Station, around Tamachi Station)” included in the update control information from the plurality of region information. To do. The event information search unit 28 of the reading unit 17 of the server 8-i refers to the event database 33-4 of the server 8-i according to the update control information, and searches for the regional information “ Event information corresponding to “Tamachi (Tamachi Station, around Tamachi Station)” is read out. The event information search unit 28 of the reading unit 17 of the server 8-i stores new event information included in the update control information in the event database 33-4 of the server 8-i instead of the read event information.

  22A to 22C are flowcharts showing the operation of the information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  First, (A) the operation of the information providing system according to the third embodiment when the card 6 carried by the user is used as a “ticket” will be described.

  The user goes to the ticket gate 3-1 at “Shinjuku Station”. As described above, the ticket gate 3-1 is provided with the server 8-1. The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the server 8-1 transmits a read signal by radio waves, and when the user passes the ticket gate 3-1 of “Shinjuku Station” to get on the train 100, the information storage unit of the card 6 The ticket information stored in 61 is read (step S41). In this step S41, first, the user brings the card 6 close to the antenna of the reader 40 of the server 8-1 in order to pass through the ticket gate 3-1. At this time, the card 6 exists in a range where the read signal can be received. The information control unit 62 of the card 6 reads the ticket information from the information storage unit 61 in response to the read signal (radio wave), and transmits a response signal (ticket information) by the radio wave. The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the server 8-1 receives a response signal (ticket information) from the card 6.

The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the server 8-1 checks whether the boarding place information and the getting-off place information included in the boarding ticket information from the card 6 are valid boarding sections, and the expiration date included in the boarding ticket information. It is checked whether or not the time has passed (step S42). The operation at step S42 is known.
The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the server 8-1 is included in the ticket information when the boarding place information “Shinjuku” and the getting-off place information “Tamachi” included in the boarding ticket information from the card 6 are not valid boarding sections. When the expiration date has passed, the user is prohibited from passing the ticket gate 3-1. In this case, the ticket gate reading unit 45 of the server 8-1 controls the ticket gate 3-1 so that the door provided in the ticket gate 3-1 is closed (step S42-NO).
The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the server 8-1 determines that the boarding area information and the getting-off area information included in the boarding ticket information from the card 6 are valid boarding sections, and the expiration date included in the boarding ticket information has passed. If not, the user is allowed to pass the ticket gate 3-1. In this case, the ticket gate reading unit 45 of the server 8-1 controls the ticket gate 3-1 so that the door provided in the ticket gate 3-1 is opened (step S42—YES).

  When the ticket gate reading unit 45 of the server 8-1 permits the user to pass the ticket gate 3-1, the ticket gate information is read including the boarding time as the time when the ticket information is read (received). The ticket information is generated (step S43). It is assumed that the ticket gate reading unit 45 reads (receives) the ticket information at “10:00” as the boarding time in step S41.

  The reading unit 17 of the server 8-1 reads the getting-off place event information corresponding to the getting-off place information “Tamachi” of the boarding ticket information included in the read boarding ticket information with reference to the storage device 12 of the server 8-1. Execute the process. The reading unit 17 of the server 8-1 executes steps S45, S46-NO, and S47 to S53 described later as the reading process in the case of (A).

The boarding area information search unit 21 of the reading unit 17 stores the boarding time “10 o'clock” included in the read boarding ticket information in the search database 84 (step S45).
The boarding area information search unit 21 checks whether the ticket attribute information of the ticket information included in the read ticket information is “boarding ticket” or “commuter pass” (step S46). Since the ticket attribute information is “boarding ticket” (step S46—NO), the boarding place / departure place determination unit 22 of the reading unit 17 receives the boarding place information “Shinjuku (station) of the boarding ticket information included in the reading boarding ticket information. ) ”, The information about the getting off place“ Tamachi (station) ”is stored in the search database 84 (step S47).

The ticket information search unit 23 of the reading unit 17 refers to the required time database 32 and the search database 84 and refers to the reference information that matches the boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” from the plurality of reference boarding place information. The boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” is searched, and the reference getting-off place information “Tamachi (station)” that matches the getting-off place information “Tamachi (station)” is searched from a plurality of reference getting-off place information (step) S48).
The required time search unit 24 of the reading unit 17 refers to the required time database 32, and the reference boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” searched in step S48 from the plurality of reference required times and the reference getting-off place. The reference required time “20 minutes” corresponding to the information “Tamachi (station)” is searched as the required search time (step S49).

  The arrival time determination unit 25 of the reading unit 17 refers to the required time database 32 and the search database 84, and arrives when the train 100 arrives at the “Tamachi” drop-off place based on the boarding time and the required search time. Time is determined (step S50). That is, in step S50, the arrival time determination unit 25 sets the reference boarding place information “10” at the boarding time “10 o'clock” corresponding to the boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” and the getting-off place information “Tamachi (station)”. The arrival time “10:20” is determined by adding the search required time “20 minutes” corresponding to “Shinjuku (station)” and the reference getting-off place information “Tamachi (station)”. Thereafter, the arrival time determination unit 25 associates the boarding location information “Shinjuku (station)”, the getting-off location information “Tamachi (station)” and the boarding time “10 o'clock” with the arrival time “10:20”. Store in the search database 84.

The event database search unit 26 of the reading unit 17 refers to the search database 84 and stores a time corresponding to the arrival time “10:20” from among the plurality of event databases 33-1 to 33-n. The retrieved event database 33-4 is searched as a search event database (step S51). Here, the time corresponding to the arrival time “10:20” is “10:16” when the time is in increments of 5 minutes and the time stored in the event database 33-1 is “10:00”. "-" Represents a time zone between "10:20".
The regional information search unit 27 of the reading unit 17 refers to the search event database 33-4 and the search database 84, and from among the plurality of regional information, the regional information that matches the drop-off place information “Tamachi (station)” “Tamachi (Tamachi Station, around Tamachi Station)” is searched (step S52).
The event information search unit 28 of the reading unit 17 refers to the search event database 33-4, and the area information “Tamachi (Tamachi Station, around Tamachi Station)” searched in Step S52 from among a plurality of event information. Event information (weather information, traffic information, advertisement information, TV information, route information) corresponding to is read out as alighting place event information (step S53).

  The ticket gate transmission unit 46 of the server 8-1 displays the alighting place event information (weather information, traffic information, advertisement information, television information, route information) read by the reading unit 17 on the display device 50 of the portable terminal 5. As such, the alighting place event information is transmitted to the portable terminal 5. At this time, the ticket gate transmission unit 46 transmits the getting-off event information read by the reading unit 17 to the portable terminal 5 and gets off the getting-off event information which is a control signal for displaying the getting-off event information on the display device 50. A display instruction is transmitted to the portable terminal 5 (step S55). The ticket gate transmission unit 46 of the server 8-1 transmits the getting-off place event information and the getting-off place event information display instruction to the portable terminal 5, and then the boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” stored in the search database 84. Alighting place information “Tamachi (station)”, boarding time “10 o'clock” and arrival time “10:20” are deleted.

  The control unit 55 of the portable terminal 5 displays the getting-off place event information from the server 8-1 on the display device 50 in accordance with the getting-off place event information display instruction (step S56). The control unit 55 stores the alighting place event information displayed on the display device 50 in the storage device 52 in accordance with the save instruction as the operation of the mobile terminal 5 by the user, and responds to the display instruction as the operation of the mobile terminal 5 by the user. Thus, the alighting place event information stored in the storage device 52 can be displayed on the display device 50.

According to the information providing system of the third embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the search event database 33-4 stores a plurality of pieces of area information and a plurality of pieces of event information in advance. Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate 3-1 from the current location (boarding location) “Shinjuku (station)” using the card 6 in order to get on the train 100, the server 8-1 From the search event database 33-4, it is possible to read out the destination event information as information corresponding to the destination (alighting point) “Tamachi (station)” and display it on the display device 50 of the portable terminal 5.
When the user gets on the train 100, the destination (alighting place) “Tamachi (station)” may be determined. Further, even if the user decides to move to the destination “Tamachi (station)”, the user may not decide the schedule (action) at the destination “Tamachi (station)”. Even in such a case, when going through the ticket gate 3-1 using the card 6 from the current location (boarding location) “Shinjuku (station)”, the getting-off event information is displayed on the display device 50 of the portable terminal 5. . For this reason, the user browses the getting-off place event information displayed on the display device 50 after passing the ticket gate 3-1 from the boarding place “Shinjuku (station)” or while riding the train 100, A schedule at the destination "Tamachi (station)" can be determined. When the user moves to the destination “Tamachi (station)”, the user does not waste time at the destination “Tamachi (station)”.
In addition, if the user has one of a plurality of regions as a destination (alighting place) and issues a card 6 to a railway company or a business partner with the railway company, which area is the destination. In the information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, information corresponding to the destination can be provided to the user.
As described above, according to the information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, when the user gets on the train 100, information (alighting place event information) corresponding to the destination is selected from the plurality of areas. Can be provided.

According to the information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the required time database 32 stores in advance a plurality of reference boarding place information, a plurality of reference getting-off place information, and a plurality of reference required times. Has been. Each of the plurality of event databases 33-1 to 33-n stores a plurality of area information and a plurality of event information. A plurality of times are further stored in each of the plurality of event databases 33-1 to 33-n. Thus, when the user passes the ticket gate 3-1 from the current location (boarding location) “Shinjuku (station)” using the card 6 in order to get on the train 100, the server 8-1 stores the required time database. 32, the arrival time “10:20” corresponding to the boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” and the getting-off place information “Tamachi (station)” is set to the boarding time “10 o'clock” and the search required time “20”. The search event database 33-4 corresponding to the arrival time “10:20” can be searched from the plurality of event databases 33-1 to 33-n. As a result, the server 8-1 reads out the get-off event information from the search event database 33-4 as information corresponding to the destination (get-off place) “Tamachi (station)” from the plurality of regions, and 5 display devices 50.
As described above, according to the information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, when the user gets on the train 100, the arrival time “10:20” and the destination “Tamachi (station) ) ”Can be provided to the user (alighting place event information). Therefore, when the user moves to the destination “Tamachi (station)”, the user does not waste the time zone after the arrival time “10:20” at the destination “Tamachi (station)”.

  Next, (B) the operation of the information providing system according to the third embodiment when the card 6 carried by the user is used as a “commuter pass” will be described.

  First, the server 8-1 executes the above-described steps S41 to S43 and executes a reading process. The reading unit 17 executes steps S45, S46-YES, S57 to S60, and S48 to S53, which will be described later, as the reading process in the case of (B).

The boarding area information search unit 21 of the reading unit 17 stores the boarding time “10 o'clock” included in the read boarding ticket information in the search database 84 (step S45).
The boarding area information search unit 21 checks whether the ticket attribute information of the ticket information included in the read ticket information is “boarding ticket” or “commuter pass” (step S46). Since the ticket attribute information is “commuter pass” (step S46—YES), the boarding area information search unit 21 refers to the ticket gate database 81 and the first boarding of the ticket information included in the read ticket information. It is checked whether or not the location information matches the set boarding location information “Shinjuku (station)” (step S48).
Here, the first boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” of the boarding ticket information included in the read boarding ticket information matches the set boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” (step S48—YES). In this case, the boarding / alighting place determination unit 22 of the reading unit 17 includes the first boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)” and the second boarding place information “Tamachi (station)” of the boarding ticket information included in the reading boarding ticket information. Are determined as boarding place information and alighting place information, respectively, and stored in the search database 84 (step S49).
For example, the first boarding place information of the boarding ticket information included in the read boarding ticket information may not match the set boarding place information. That is, this is a case where the second boarding place information of the boarding ticket information included in the read boarding ticket information matches the set boarding place information (step S48-NO). In this case, the boarding place / departure place determination unit 22 determines the second boarding place information and the first boarding place information of the boarding ticket information included in the read boarding ticket information as boarding place information and boarding place information, respectively. Store in the database 34 (step S50).

  Next, the server 8-1 executes the above-described steps S48 to S53 and S55 in the reading process in the case of (B). Thereafter, the mobile terminal 5 executes step S56 described above.

According to the information providing system of the third embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the ticket gate database 81 stores the set boarding place information “Shinjuku (station)”. When the card 6 (boarding ticket information) is used as a commuter pass, the information storage unit 61 of the card 6 stores first boarding area information and second boarding area information, and boarding area information and getting-off area information. There is no distinction. In such a case, when the user passes the ticket gate 3-1 using the card 6 from the current location (boarding location) “Shinjuku (station)” in order to get on the train 100, the server 8-1 Referring to the machine database 81, one of the first boarding area information and the second boarding area information that matches the set boarding area information “Shinjuku (station)” may be used as boarding area information.
As described above, according to the information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the above-described effects can be realized even when the card 6 (ticket information) is used as a commuter pass.

(Fourth embodiment)
In the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, descriptions overlapping with the first to third embodiments are omitted. In the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 23, the server 8-i (i = 1, 2,..., M) according to the third embodiment When passing through the ticket gate 3-i at “Shinjuku Station”, the ticket information can be read from the portable terminal 5 in the second embodiment.

  24A to 24C are flowcharts illustrating the operation of the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  First, (A) the operation of the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment when the card 6 carried by the user is used as a “ticket” will be described.

The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the server 8-1 transmits a read signal by radio waves, and the card in the portable terminal 5 when the user passes the ticket gate 3-1 of “Shinjuku Station” to get on the train 100. 6 reads the ticket information stored in the information storage unit 61 (step S71). In step S71, first, the user brings the portable terminal 5 close to the antenna of the reader 40 of the server 8-1 in order to pass through the ticket gate 3-1. At this time, the portable terminal 5 (card 6) exists in a range in which the read signal can be received. The information control unit 62 of the card 6 in the portable terminal 5 reads the ticket information from the information storage unit 61 according to the read signal (radio wave), and transmits a response signal (ticket information) by the radio wave. The ticket gate reading unit 45 of the server 8-1 receives a response signal (ticket information) from the mobile terminal 5 (card 6).
Next, the server 8-1 executes the above-described steps S42 and S43, and executes the reading process in the case of (A) described above (steps S45, S46-NO, S47 to S53) and the above-described step S55. To do. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 5 executes step S56 described above.

  Next, (B) the operation of the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment when the card 6 carried by the user is used as a “commuter pass” will be described.

  First, the server 8-1 executes the above-described steps S71, S42, and S43, and the reading process (steps S45, S46-YES, S58 to S60, and S48 to S53) in the case of (B) described above, Step S55 is executed. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 5 executes step S56 described above.

According to the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 5 is provided with the card 6 including the information storage unit 61 and the information control unit 62 compared to the information providing system according to the third embodiment. It is done. In such a case, the user only needs to carry the portable terminal 5 when passing the ticket gate 3-1.
In the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the information storage unit 61 and the information control unit 62 may be built in the mobile terminal 5 as functions of the card 6. In this case, the information storage unit 61 and the information control unit 62 are included in the computer program 54 in the storage device 52 of the portable terminal 5. Even in such a case, the user only needs to carry the portable terminal 5 when passing the ticket gate 3-1.

  Here, the difference between the information providing system of the present invention and the systems described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 will be described.

  According to the information providing system of the present invention, when the user gets on the train 100, information corresponding to the destination (alighting place event information) can be provided to the user. As a result, even if the user decides to move to the destination “Tamachi (station)” but does not decide the schedule (action) at the destination “Tamachi (station)”, the current location (boarding location) “ When passing through the ticket gate 3-1 using the card 6 from “Shinjuku (station)”, the getting-off area event information is displayed on the display device 50 of the portable terminal 5. For this reason, the user browses the getting-off place event information displayed on the display device 50 after passing the ticket gate 3-1 from the boarding place “Shinjuku (station)” or while riding the train 100, A schedule at the destination "Tamachi (station)" can be determined. When the user moves to the destination “Tamachi (station)”, the user does not waste time at the destination “Tamachi (station)”.

  On the other hand, in the systems described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, when a user passes a ticket gate using a card, an advertisement (advertisement information) is provided to the user. In this system, when the user passes the ticket gate using the card, the advertisement information is displayed on the display of the ticket gate, but the getting-off event information is not displayed on the display device of the portable terminal. For this reason, even if the user decides to move to the destination but has not decided on a schedule (action) at the destination, the user has to wait until the schedule at the destination is decided even after moving to the destination. There is a possibility of wasting.

  Further, in the system described in Patent Document 3, when the user gets off the train and passes through the ticket gate using a card, the user is provided with information / advertisement in the area where the user is currently (around the station). In this system, when a user passes a ticket gate using a card, information and advertisements in the area where the user is currently (around the station) are displayed on the display device of the portable terminal. When the user moves to the destination (alighting place), he / she browses information / advertisements of the area (around the station) displayed on the display device of the mobile terminal and determines a schedule at the destination. For this reason, even if the user decides to move to the destination but has not decided on a schedule (action) at the destination, the user has to wait until the schedule at the destination is decided even after moving to the destination. There is a possibility of wasting.

  As described above, the information providing system of the present invention can provide the user with information corresponding to the destination when the user gets on the vehicle (train 100).

FIG. 1 shows the concept of the information providing system of the present invention. (First to fourth embodiments) FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information providing system of the present invention. (First embodiment) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the portable terminal 5 in the information providing system of the present invention. (1st Embodiment, 3rd Embodiment) FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the card 6 in the information providing system of the present invention. (First to fourth embodiments) FIG. 5 shows ticket information used as a ticket. (First to fourth embodiments) FIG. 6 shows ticket information used as a commuter pass. (First to fourth embodiments) FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the ticket gate control device 4-i (i = 1, 2,..., M) in the information providing system of the present invention. (First embodiment, second embodiment) FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 1 in the information providing system of the present invention. (First embodiment, second embodiment) FIG. 9 shows the contents stored in the ticket gate database 31 in the information providing system of the present invention. (First embodiment, second embodiment) FIG. 10 shows the contents stored in the required time database 32 in the information providing system of the present invention. (First to fourth embodiments) FIG. 11 shows the contents stored in the event database 33-j (j = 1, 2,..., N) in the information providing system of the present invention. (First to fourth embodiments) FIG. 12 shows the contents stored in the search database 34 in the information providing system of the present invention. (First embodiment, second embodiment) FIG. 13A is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (First embodiment) FIG. 13B is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (First embodiment) FIG. 13C is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (First embodiment) FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information providing system of the present invention. (Second Embodiment) FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 5 in the information providing system of the present invention. (Second Embodiment, Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 16A is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (Second Embodiment) FIG. 16B is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (Second Embodiment) FIG. 16C is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (Second Embodiment) FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information providing system of the present invention. (Third embodiment) FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 8-i (i = 1, 2,..., M) in the information providing system of the present invention. (3rd Embodiment, 4th Embodiment) FIG. 19 shows the contents stored in the ticket gate database 81 in the information providing system of the present invention. (3rd Embodiment, 4th Embodiment) FIG. 20 shows the contents stored in the search database 84 in the information providing system of the present invention. (3rd Embodiment, 4th Embodiment) FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the management server 7 in the information providing system of the present invention. (3rd Embodiment, 4th Embodiment) FIG. 22A is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (Third embodiment) FIG. 22B is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (Third embodiment) FIG. 22C is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (Third embodiment) FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information providing system of the present invention. (Fourth embodiment) FIG. 24A is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (Fourth embodiment) FIG. 24B is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (Fourth embodiment) FIG. 24C is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system of the present invention. (Fourth embodiment)

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Server 2 Network 3-1 to 3-m Ticket gate 4-1 to 4-m Ticket gate control device 5 Portable terminal 6 Card 7 Management server 8-1 to 8-m Server 11 Control device 12 Storage device 13 CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 Computer program 15 Receiving part 16 Transmission part 17 Reading part 21 Boarding place information search part 22 Boarding place getting-off place determination part 23 Boarding ticket information search part 24 Time required search part 25 Arrival time determination part 26 Event database search part 27 Area information search Unit 28 Event information search unit 31 Ticket gate database 32 Time required database 33-1 to 33-n Multiple event databases 34 Search database 40 Reader 41 Control device 42 Storage device 43 CPU
44 Computer program 4-1 ′ to 4-m ′ Search address 45 Ticket gate reading unit 46 Ticket gate transmission unit 50 Display device 51 Control device 52 Storage device 53 CPU
54 Computer Program 55 Control Unit 61 Information Storage Unit 62 Information Control Unit 71 Control Device 72 Storage Device 73 CPU
74 Computer Program 75 Control Unit 81 Ticket Gate Database 84 Search Database 100 Train 101-x, 101-y Station

Claims (37)

A portable terminal carried by the user and equipped with a display device;
A card that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information including boarding place information representing a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle, and boarding ticket information including a boarding place information that the user gets off from the vehicle;
When the user passes the ticket gate to get on the vehicle, the ticket information stored in the card is read to obtain the boarding location information and the getting-off location information. A ticket gate reading section for transmitting the reading ticket information including the ticket gate reading section, and the ticket gate for transmitting the getting-off event information to the portable terminal so that the event information indicating the information related to the getting-off location is displayed on the display device. A ticket gate control device including a transmission unit;
A server connected via a network to the ticket gate control device,
The server includes a control device and a storage device,
The storage device
Comprising a search event database in which the alighting place information and the alighting place event information are stored;
The controller is
A receiving unit for receiving the reading ticket information from the ticket gate reading unit;
A reading unit that refers to the search event database and reads the alighting place event information corresponding to the alighting place information included in the read ticket information;
An information providing system comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the alighting place event information read by the reading unit to the ticket gate control device. Information that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information that includes a display device, boarding place information representing a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle, and boarding point information representing a boarding place where the user gets off the vehicle. A portable terminal comprising a storage unit;
The ticket information stored in the information storage unit is read when the user passes the ticket gate to get on the vehicle, and the boarding location information and the getting-off location information are provided in the ticket gate. The ticket gate reading unit that transmits the reading ticket information including the information, and the getting-off event information is transmitted to the portable terminal so that the getting-off event information representing the information related to the getting-off place is displayed on the display device. A ticket gate control device comprising a ticket gate transmission unit for
A server connected via a network to the ticket gate control device,
The server includes a control device and a storage device,
The storage device
Comprising a search event database in which the alighting place information and the alighting place event information are stored;
The controller is
A receiving unit for receiving the reading ticket information from the ticket gate reading unit;
A reading unit that refers to the search event database and reads the alighting place event information corresponding to the alighting place information included in the read ticket information;
An information providing system comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the alighting place event information read by the reading unit to the ticket gate control device. In the information provision system according to claim 1 or 2,
The search event database stores a plurality of pieces of regional information representing different regions and a plurality of pieces of event information representing information related to the different regions,
The reading unit
When the receiving unit receives the read ticket information, the search event database is referred to, and the region information that matches the getting-off location information included in the read ticket information is selected from the plurality of region information. A local information search section to search;
An information providing system including an event information search unit that refers to the search event database and reads event information corresponding to the searched area information from the plurality of event information as the getting-off area event information. In the information provision system according to claim 3,
The reading ticket information further includes a boarding time as a time when the ticket gate reading unit reads the ticket information,
The storage device
A required time database in which the boarding location information, the getting-off location information, and a search required time required for the vehicle to travel from the boarding location to the getting-off location;
A plurality of event databases storing the plurality of area information and the plurality of event information;
Each of the plurality of event databases further stores a plurality of times.
The reading unit further includes:
When the receiving section receives the read ticket information, the vehicle is referred to the required time database and the vehicle is dismounted based on the boarding time included in the read ticket information and the required search time. An arrival time determination unit for determining an arrival time to arrive at the ground;
An information providing system comprising: an event database search unit that searches, as the search event database, an event database storing a time corresponding to the arrival time from the plurality of event databases. The information providing system according to claim 4,
In the required time database, a plurality of reference boarding place information representing different boarding places, a plurality of reference getting off place information showing different getting off places, and a plurality of reference required times showing different required times are stored. ,
The reading unit further includes:
When the receiving unit receives the read ticket information, a reference that matches the boarding point information included in the read ticket information from among the plurality of reference boarding point information with reference to the required time database. A boarding ticket information search unit that searches boarding area information, and searches for the reference boarding area information that matches the boarding area information included in the read boarding ticket information from the plurality of reference boarding area information;
Referring to the required time database, a reference required time corresponding to the searched reference boarding location information and the searched reference getting-off location information is searched as the search required time from the plurality of reference required times. An information providing system including a required time search unit. In the information provision system in any one of Claims 1-5,
The ticket information is used as a commuter pass,
The read ticket information further includes a search address for identifying the ticket gate control device,
The read boarding ticket information includes first boarding area information representing one of the boarding area information and the boarding area information, and second boarding area information representing the other of the boarding area information and the boarding area information. ,
The storage device
A ticket gate database in which a plurality of different addresses and a plurality of set boarding place information representing different boarding places are stored,
The reading unit further includes:
When the receiving unit receives the read ticket information, a set boarding location that searches for the set boarding location information corresponding to the search address from the plurality of set boarding location information with reference to the ticket gate database. An information search unit;
If the first boarding place information included in the read ticket information matches the searched set boarding area information with reference to the ticket gate database, the first boarding place included in the read boarding ticket information. Information, the second boarding place information are determined as the boarding place information and the getting-off place information, respectively, and the second boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information matches the searched set boarding place information. An information provision system comprising: a second boarding place information that includes the second boarding place information and the first boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information, and that determines the boarding place information and the boarding place information, respectively. A portable terminal carried by the user and equipped with a display device;
A card that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information including boarding place information representing a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle, and boarding ticket information including a boarding place information that the user gets off from the vehicle;
A server provided in the ticket gate,
The server includes a control device and a storage device,
The storage device
A search event database in which the alighting place information and alighting place event information representing information related to the alighting place are stored;
The controller is
When the user passes the ticket gate to board the vehicle, the boarding ticket information stored in the card is read, and the reading boarding ticket information including the boarding area information and the getting-off area information is read. A ticket gate reading unit to be generated;
A reading unit that refers to the search event database and reads the alighting place event information corresponding to the alighting place information included in the read ticket information;
An information providing system comprising: a ticket gate transmission unit configured to transmit the alighting location event information to the mobile terminal so that the alighting location event information read by the reading unit is displayed on the display device. Information that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information that includes a display device, boarding place information representing a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle, and boarding point information representing a boarding place where the user gets off the vehicle. A portable terminal comprising a storage unit;
A server provided in the ticket gate,
The server includes a control device and a storage device,
The storage device
A search event database in which the alighting place information and alighting place event information representing information related to the alighting place are stored;
The controller is
When the user passes the ticket gate to board the vehicle, the boarding ticket information stored in the information storage unit is read, and the reading boarding ticket includes the boarding area information and the getting-off area information. A ticket gate reading unit for generating information;
A reading unit that refers to the search event database and reads the alighting place event information corresponding to the alighting place information included in the read ticket information;
An information providing system comprising: a ticket gate transmission unit configured to transmit the alighting location event information to the mobile terminal so that the alighting location event information read by the reading unit is displayed on the display device. In the information provision system according to claim 7 or 8,
The search event database stores a plurality of pieces of regional information representing different regions and a plurality of pieces of event information representing information related to the different regions,
The reading unit
When the ticket gate reading unit reads the read ticket information, regional information that matches the alighting place information included in the read ticket information from among the plurality of regional information with reference to the search event database A local information search unit to search for
An information providing system including an event information search unit that refers to the search event database and reads event information corresponding to the searched area information from the plurality of event information as the getting-off area event information. In the information provision system of Claim 9,
The reading ticket information further includes a boarding time as a time when the ticket gate reading unit reads the ticket information,
The storage device further includes:
A required time database in which the boarding location information, the getting-off location information, and a search required time required for the vehicle to travel from the boarding location to the getting-off location;
A plurality of event databases storing the plurality of area information and the plurality of event information;
Each of the plurality of event databases further stores a plurality of times.
The reading unit further includes:
When the ticket gate reading unit reads the read ticket information, the vehicle is referred to based on the boarding time included in the read ticket information and the required search time with reference to the required time database. An arrival time determination unit for determining an arrival time to arrive at the alighting place;
An information providing system comprising: an event database search unit that searches, as the search event database, an event database storing a time corresponding to the arrival time from the plurality of event databases. In the information provision system of Claim 10,
In the required time database, a plurality of reference boarding place information representing different boarding places, a plurality of reference getting off place information showing different getting off places, and a plurality of reference required times showing different required times are stored. ,
The reading unit further includes:
When the ticket gate reading unit reads the read ticket information, it refers to the required time database and matches the boarding point information included in the read ticket information from the plurality of reference boarding point information. A boarding ticket information search unit that searches for reference boarding area information and searches for the reference boarding area information that matches the boarding area information included in the read boarding ticket information from among the plurality of reference boarding area information;
Referring to the required time database, a reference required time corresponding to the searched reference boarding location information and the searched reference getting-off location information is searched as the search required time from the plurality of reference required times. An information providing system including a required time search unit. In the information provision system in any one of Claims 7-11,
The ticket information is used as a commuter pass,
The read boarding ticket information includes first boarding area information representing one of the boarding area information and the boarding area information, and second boarding area information representing the other of the boarding area information and the boarding area information. ,
The storage device further includes:
Comprising a ticket gate database in which set boarding point information representing the boarding point is stored;
The reading unit further includes:
When the ticket gate reading unit reads the read ticket information, referring to the ticket gate database, when the first boarding point information included in the read ticket information matches the set boarding point information, The first boarding area information and the second boarding area information included in the reading boarding ticket information are determined as the boarding area information and the getting-off board information, respectively, and the second boarding area information included in the reading boarding ticket information is When the set boarding point information is coincident, the second boarding point information and the first boarding point information included in the read ticket information are determined as the boarding point information and the getting-off point information, respectively. Information provision system including departments. A portable terminal carried by the user and equipped with a display device;
A card that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information including boarding place information representing a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle, and boarding ticket information including a boarding place information that the user gets off from the vehicle;
When the user passes the ticket gate to get on the vehicle, the ticket information stored in the card is read to obtain the boarding location information and the getting-off location information. A ticket gate reading section that transmits the reading ticket information including the ticket gate reading section, and the ticket gate that transmits the getting-off event information to the portable terminal so that the event information indicating the information related to the getting-off location is displayed on the display device. A server applied to a system comprising a ticket gate control device including a transmission unit,
A control device connected to the ticket gate control device via a network;
A storage device,
The storage device
Comprising a search event database in which the alighting place information and the alighting place event information are stored;
The controller is
A receiving unit for receiving the reading ticket information from the ticket gate reading unit;
A reading unit that refers to the search event database and reads the alighting place event information corresponding to the alighting place information included in the read ticket information;
A server comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the alighting place event information read by the reading unit to the ticket gate control device. Information that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information that includes a display device, boarding place information representing a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle, and boarding point information representing a boarding place where the user gets off the vehicle. A portable terminal comprising a storage unit;
The ticket information stored in the information storage unit is read when the user passes the ticket gate to get on the vehicle, and the boarding location information and the getting-off location information are provided in the ticket gate. The ticket gate reading unit that transmits the reading ticket information including the information, and the getting-off event information is transmitted to the portable terminal so that the getting-off event information representing the information related to the getting-off place is displayed on the display device. A ticket gate control device including a ticket gate transmission unit that is applied to a system,
A control device connected to the ticket gate control device via a network;
A storage device,
The storage device
Comprising a search event database in which the alighting place information and the alighting place event information are stored;
The controller is
A receiving unit for receiving the reading ticket information from the ticket gate reading unit;
A reading unit that refers to the search event database and reads the alighting place event information corresponding to the alighting place information included in the read ticket information;
A server comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the alighting place event information read by the reading unit to the ticket gate control device. The server according to claim 13 or 14,
The search event database stores a plurality of pieces of regional information representing different regions and a plurality of pieces of event information representing information related to the different regions,
The reading unit
When the receiving unit receives the read ticket information, the search event database is referred to, and the region information that matches the getting-off location information included in the read ticket information is selected from the plurality of region information. A local information search section to search;
A server including an event information search unit that refers to the search event database and reads event information corresponding to the searched area information as the alighting place event information from the plurality of event information. The server according to claim 15, wherein
The reading ticket information further includes a boarding time as a time when the ticket gate reading unit reads the ticket information,
The storage device further includes:
A required time database in which the boarding location information, the getting-off location information, and a search required time required for the vehicle to travel from the boarding location to the getting-off location;
A plurality of event databases storing the plurality of area information and the plurality of event information;
Each of the plurality of event databases further stores a plurality of times.
The reading unit further includes:
When the receiving section receives the read ticket information, the vehicle is referred to the required time database and the vehicle is dismounted based on the boarding time included in the read ticket information and the required search time. An arrival time determination unit for determining an arrival time to arrive at the ground;
A server including an event database search unit that searches, as the search event database, an event database in which a time corresponding to the arrival time is stored among the plurality of event databases. The server according to claim 16, wherein
In the required time database, a plurality of reference boarding place information representing different boarding places, a plurality of reference getting off place information showing different getting off places, and a plurality of reference required times showing different required times are stored. ,
The reading unit further includes:
When the receiving unit receives the read ticket information, a reference that matches the boarding point information included in the read ticket information from among the plurality of reference boarding point information with reference to the required time database. A boarding ticket information search unit that searches boarding area information, and searches for the reference boarding area information that matches the boarding area information included in the read boarding ticket information from the plurality of reference boarding area information;
Referring to the required time database, a reference required time corresponding to the searched reference boarding location information and the searched reference getting-off location information is searched as the required search time from the plurality of reference required times. A server that includes a required time search unit. The server according to any one of claims 13 to 17,
The ticket information is used as a commuter pass,
The read ticket information further includes a search address for identifying the ticket gate control device,
The read boarding ticket information includes first boarding area information representing one of the boarding area information and the boarding area information, and second boarding area information representing the other of the boarding area information and the boarding area information. ,
The storage device further includes:
A ticket gate database in which a plurality of different addresses and a plurality of set boarding place information representing different boarding places are stored,
The reading unit further includes:
When the receiving unit receives the read ticket information, a set boarding location that searches for the set boarding location information corresponding to the search address from the plurality of set boarding location information with reference to the ticket gate database. An information search unit;
If the first boarding place information included in the read ticket information matches the searched set boarding area information with reference to the ticket gate database, the first boarding place included in the read boarding ticket information. Information, the second boarding place information are determined as the boarding place information and the getting-off place information, respectively, and the second boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information matches the searched set boarding place information. And a boarding place / landing place determination unit that determines the second boarding place information and the first boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information as the boarding place information and the getting off place information, respectively. A portable terminal carried by the user and equipped with a display device;
A card that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information including boarding place information indicating a boarding place on which the user gets on the vehicle and boarding ticket information including the boarding place information on which the user gets off the vehicle. A server applied to the ticket gate and provided in the ticket gate,
A control device;
A storage device,
The storage device
A search event database in which the alighting place information and alighting place event information representing information related to the alighting place are stored;
The controller is
When the user passes the ticket gate to board the vehicle, the boarding ticket information stored in the card is read, and the reading boarding ticket information including the boarding area information and the getting-off area information is read. A ticket gate reading unit to be generated;
A reading unit that refers to the search event database and reads the alighting place event information corresponding to the alighting place information included in the read ticket information;
A server comprising a ticket gate transmission unit that transmits the alighting location event information to the mobile terminal so that the alighting location event information read by the reading unit is displayed on the display device. Information that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information that includes a display device, boarding place information representing a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle, and boarding point information representing a boarding place where the user gets off the vehicle. A server provided in the ticket gate, applied to a system including a portable terminal including a storage unit,
A control device;
A storage device,
The storage device
A search event database in which the alighting place information and alighting place event information representing information related to the alighting place are stored;
The controller is
When the user passes the ticket gate to board the vehicle, the boarding ticket information stored in the information storage unit is read, and the reading boarding ticket includes the boarding area information and the getting-off area information. A ticket gate reading unit for generating information;
A reading unit that refers to the search event database and reads the alighting place event information corresponding to the alighting place information included in the read ticket information;
A server comprising a ticket gate transmission unit that transmits the alighting location event information to the mobile terminal so that the alighting location event information read by the reading unit is displayed on the display device. The server according to claim 19 or 20,
The search event database stores a plurality of pieces of regional information representing different regions and a plurality of pieces of event information representing information related to the different regions,
The reading unit
When the ticket gate reading unit reads the read ticket information, regional information that matches the alighting place information included in the read ticket information from among the plurality of regional information with reference to the search event database A local information search unit to search for
A server including an event information search unit that refers to the search event database and reads event information corresponding to the searched area information as the alighting place event information from the plurality of event information. The server according to claim 21, wherein
The reading ticket information further includes a boarding time as a time when the ticket gate reading unit reads the ticket information,
The storage device further includes:
A required time database in which the boarding location information, the getting-off location information, and a search required time required for the vehicle to travel from the boarding location to the getting-off location;
A plurality of event databases storing the plurality of area information and the plurality of event information;
Each of the plurality of event databases further stores a plurality of times.
The reading unit further includes:
When the ticket gate reading unit reads the read ticket information, the vehicle is referred to based on the boarding time included in the read ticket information and the required search time with reference to the required time database. An arrival time determination unit for determining an arrival time to arrive at the alighting place;
A server including an event database search unit that searches, as the search event database, an event database in which a time corresponding to the arrival time is stored among the plurality of event databases. The server according to claim 22, wherein
In the required time database, a plurality of reference boarding place information representing different boarding places, a plurality of reference getting off place information showing different getting off places, and a plurality of reference required times showing different required times are stored. ,
The reading unit further includes:
When the ticket gate reading unit reads the read ticket information, it refers to the required time database and matches the boarding point information included in the read ticket information from the plurality of reference boarding point information. A boarding ticket information search unit that searches for reference boarding area information and searches for the reference boarding area information that matches the boarding area information included in the read boarding ticket information from among the plurality of reference boarding area information;
Referring to the required time database, a reference required time corresponding to the searched reference boarding location information and the searched reference getting-off location information is searched as the required search time from the plurality of reference required times. A server that includes a required time search unit. The server according to any one of claims 19 to 23,
The ticket information is used as a commuter pass,
The read boarding ticket information includes first boarding area information representing one of the boarding area information and the boarding area information, and second boarding area information representing the other of the boarding area information and the boarding area information. ,
The storage device further includes:
Comprising a ticket gate database in which set boarding point information representing the boarding point is stored;
The reading unit further includes:
When the ticket gate reading unit reads the read ticket information, referring to the ticket gate database, when the first boarding point information included in the read ticket information matches the set boarding point information, The first boarding area information and the second boarding area information included in the reading boarding ticket information are determined as the boarding area information and the getting-off board information, respectively, and the second boarding area information included in the reading boarding ticket information is When the set boarding point information is coincident, the second boarding point information and the first boarding point information included in the read ticket information are determined as the boarding point information and the getting-off point information, respectively. Server that contains a part. A portable terminal carried by the user and equipped with a display device;
A card that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information including boarding place information representing a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle, and boarding ticket information including a boarding place information that the user gets off from the vehicle;
When the user passes the ticket gate to get on the vehicle, the ticket information stored in the card is read to obtain the boarding location information and the getting-off location information. A ticket gate reading section for transmitting the reading ticket information including the ticket gate reading section, and the ticket gate for transmitting the getting-off event information to the portable terminal so that the event information indicating the information related to the getting-off location is displayed on the display device. A method for providing information to the user using a computer applied to a system comprising a ticket gate control device including a transmission unit,
A receiving step of receiving the reading ticket information from the ticket gate reading unit;
A step of reading the alighting area event information corresponding to the alighting area information included in the read ticket information with reference to a search event database in which the alighting area information and the alighting area event information are stored;
An information providing method comprising: a transmission step of transmitting the alighting place event information read out in the reading step to the ticket gate control device. Information that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information that includes a display device, boarding place information representing a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle, and boarding point information representing a boarding place where the user gets off the vehicle. A portable terminal comprising a storage unit;
The ticket information stored in the information storage unit is read when the user passes the ticket gate to get on the vehicle, and the boarding location information and the getting-off location information are provided in the ticket gate. The ticket gate reading unit that transmits the reading ticket information including the information, and the getting-off event information is transmitted to the portable terminal so that the getting-off event information representing the information related to the getting-off place is displayed on the display device. A method of providing information to the user using a computer applied to a system including a ticket gate control device including a ticket gate transmission unit.
A receiving step of receiving the reading ticket information from the ticket gate reading unit;
A step of reading the alighting area event information corresponding to the alighting area information included in the read ticket information with reference to a search event database in which the alighting area information and the alighting area event information are stored;
An information providing method comprising: a transmission step of transmitting the alighting place event information read out in the reading step to the ticket gate control device. In the information provision method of Claim 25 or 26,
The search event database stores a plurality of pieces of regional information representing different regions and a plurality of pieces of event information representing information related to the different regions,
The reading step includes
When the reading ticket information is received by the receiving step, referring to the search event database, region information matching the alighting location information included in the reading ticket information is selected from the plurality of region information. A local information search step to search;
An information providing method including an event information search step of referring to the search event database and reading event information corresponding to the searched area information from the plurality of event information as the getting-off area event information. The information providing method according to claim 27,
The reading ticket information further includes a boarding time as a time when the ticket gate reading unit reads the ticket information,
The reading step further comprises:
When the reading ticket information is received by the receiving step, the boarding place information, the getting-off place information, and the time required for searching for the vehicle required from the boarding place to the getting-off place are stored. An arrival time determination step for determining an arrival time at which the vehicle arrives at the alighting place based on the boarding time included in the read ticket information and the time required for the search;
An event database search step including: searching an event database storing a time corresponding to the arrival time as a search event database from a plurality of event databases each storing a plurality of times. The information providing method according to claim 28, wherein:
In the required time database, a plurality of reference boarding place information representing different boarding places, a plurality of reference getting off place information showing different getting off places, and a plurality of reference required times showing different required times are stored. ,
The reading step further comprises:
When the reading ticket information is received by the receiving step, referring to the required time database, a reference that matches the boarding location information included in the reading ticket information from among the plurality of reference boarding location information A boarding ticket information search step for searching boarding place information and searching for the reference boarding place information that matches the boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information from the plurality of reference boarding place information,
Referring to the required time database, a reference required time corresponding to the searched reference boarding location information and the searched reference getting-off location information is searched as the search required time from the plurality of reference required times. Information providing method including a required time search step. In the information provision method in any one of Claims 25-29,
The ticket information is used as a commuter pass,
The read ticket information further includes a search address for identifying the ticket gate control device,
The read boarding ticket information includes first boarding area information representing one of the boarding area information and the boarding area information, and second boarding area information representing the other of the boarding area information and the boarding area information. ,
The reading step further comprises:
When the reading ticket information is received by the receiving step, the plurality of settings are referred to with reference to a ticket gate database in which a plurality of different addresses and a plurality of set boarding point information representing different boarding points are stored. A setting boarding area information search step for searching setting boarding area information corresponding to the search address from boarding area information;
If the first boarding place information included in the read ticket information matches the searched set boarding place information with reference to the ticket gate database, the first boarding place included in the read boarding ticket information. Information and the second boarding place information are determined as the boarding place information and the getting-off place information, respectively, and the second boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information matches the searched set boarding place information. And a boarding place / landing place determination step for determining the second boarding place information and the first boarding place information included in the read boarding ticket information as the boarding place information and the boarding place information, respectively. A portable terminal carried by the user and equipped with a display device;
A card that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information including boarding place information indicating a boarding place on which the user gets on the vehicle and boarding ticket information including the boarding place information on which the user gets off the vehicle. A method of providing information to the user using a computer provided in a ticket gate,
When the user passes the ticket gate to board the vehicle, the boarding ticket information stored in the card is read, and the reading boarding ticket information including the boarding area information and the getting-off area information is read. A ticket gate reading step to be generated;
With reference to a search event database in which the getting-off place information and the getting-off place event information representing information related to the getting-off place are stored, the getting-off place corresponding to the getting-off place information included in the read boarding ticket information A reading step for reading event information;
An information providing method comprising: a ticket gate transmitting step of transmitting the alighting location event information to the mobile terminal so that the alighting location event information read by the reading step is displayed on the display device. Information that is carried by the user and stores boarding ticket information that includes a display device, boarding place information representing a boarding place where the user gets on the vehicle, and boarding point information representing a boarding place where the user gets off the vehicle. A method of providing information to the user using a computer provided in a ticket gate, applied to a system including a portable terminal having a storage unit,
When the user passes the ticket gate to board the vehicle, the boarding ticket information stored in the information storage unit is read, and the reading boarding ticket includes the boarding area information and the getting-off area information. A ticket gate reading step for generating information;
With reference to a search event database in which the getting-off place information and the getting-off place event information representing information related to the getting-off place are stored, the getting-off place corresponding to the getting-off place information included in the read boarding ticket information A reading step for reading event information;
An information providing method comprising: a ticket gate transmitting step of transmitting the alighting location event information to the mobile terminal so that the alighting location event information read by the reading step is displayed on the display device. In the information provision method of Claim 31 or 32,
The search event database stores a plurality of pieces of regional information representing different regions and a plurality of pieces of event information representing information related to the different regions,
The reading step includes
When the reading ticket information is read by the ticket gate reading step, the area information that matches the getting-off area information included in the read ticket information from among the plurality of area information with reference to the search event database A local information search step for searching
An information providing method including an event information search step of referring to the search event database and reading event information corresponding to the searched area information from the plurality of event information as the getting-off area event information. The information providing method according to claim 33,
The read ticket information further includes a boarding time as a time when the ticket information is read by the ticket gate reading step,
The reading step further comprises:
Time required for storing the boarding location information, the getting-off location information, and the search time required for the vehicle to travel from the boarding location to the getting-off location when the read ticket information is read by the ticket gate reading step An arrival time determination step for determining an arrival time at which the vehicle arrives at the alighting place based on the boarding time included in the read ticket information and the search time, with reference to a database;
An event database search step including: searching an event database storing a time corresponding to the arrival time as a search event database from a plurality of event databases each storing a plurality of times. The information providing method according to claim 34,
In the required time database, a plurality of reference boarding place information representing different boarding places, a plurality of reference getting off place information showing different getting off places, and a plurality of reference required times showing different required times are stored. ,
The reading step further comprises:
When the reading ticket information is read in the ticket gate reading step, the required time database is referenced to match the boarding point information included in the reading ticket information from the plurality of reference boarding point information. Boarding ticket information retrieval step for retrieving reference boarding area information and searching for the reference boarding area information that matches the boarding area information included in the read boarding ticket information from among the plurality of reference boarding area information;
Referring to the required time database, a reference required time corresponding to the searched reference boarding location information and the searched reference getting-off location information is searched as the search required time from the plurality of reference required times. Information providing method including a required time search step. In the information provision method in any one of Claims 31-35,
The card is used as a commuter pass,
The read boarding ticket information includes first boarding area information representing one of the boarding area information and the boarding area information, and second boarding area information representing the other of the boarding area information and the boarding area information. ,
The storage device further includes:
Comprising a ticket gate database in which set boarding point information representing the boarding point is stored;
The reading step further comprises:
When the reading ticket information is read by the ticket gate reading step, referring to the ticket gate database, when the first boarding area information included in the reading ticket information matches the set boarding area information, The first boarding area information and the second boarding area information included in the reading boarding ticket information are determined as the boarding area information and the getting-off board information, respectively, and the second boarding area information included in the reading boarding ticket information is When the set boarding point information is coincident, the second boarding point information and the first boarding point information included in the read ticket information are determined as the boarding point information and the getting-off point information, respectively. An information providing method including steps.   37. A computer program for causing a computer to execute each step of the information providing method according to claim 25.

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