JP2006235691A - Site guidance system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a site guidance system capable of searching a favorite facility in a short period of time in an event site which includes a plurality of facilities of different types for an event, attraction and the like. <P>SOLUTION: A personal digital assistant 1 transmits user information and positional information of an owner of the personal digital assistant 1 to access points 3a to 3d when receiving electric waves from the access points 3a to 3d. The access points 3a to 3d transmit the user information and the positional information transmitted from the personal digital assistant 1 to a server 4. The server 4 selects a booth corresponding to the user information and the positional information received from the access points 3a to 3d and reads a description and a layout drawing of the selected booth from a memory means and transmits them to the personal digital assistant 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a venue guidance system used in an event venue or the like having a plurality of facilities having different tastes such as events and attractions.

Traditionally, when visitors of this type of event venue look for an event or attraction, it is usual to obtain a venue guide map at the entrance of the venue and search for the location of the event or attraction you want to go to based on this venue guide map. It was. However, this venue guide map must first search for the place where it is distributed, and after obtaining the guide map, it is necessary to expand the guide map and search for the current position on the guide map. In addition, the guide map contains a lot of information that is unnecessary for the person. Because of this information, it takes time to search for the destination, and it is necessary to correct the direction of the guide map and your own travel direction. There was a problem.
On the other hand, Patent Document 1 describes a portable terminal that searches for a destination by GPS.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-194571

However, the technique of Patent Document 1 is suitable when a destination is determined in advance, but cannot be used when searching for a destination after arriving at the venue, such as an event venue.
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its purpose is a venue where there are a plurality of facilities with different tastes, such as events and attractions, where a facility suitable for one's preference can be found in a short time. It is to provide a guidance system.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. The invention according to claim 1 is directed to a portable terminal possessed by a user, a plurality of access points installed in an event venue, the portable terminal, In the venue guidance system comprising a server that communicates with the access point, the portable terminal includes: a receiving unit that receives radio waves from the access point; and the mobile unit that receives the radio waves from the access point when the receiving unit receives radio waves from the access point. Transmitting means for transmitting user information of the owner of the terminal to the access point, the access point includes transmitting means for transmitting user information transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server, Memory in which the contents of each booth in the event venue and the layout of each booth in the event venue are stored in advance And a receiving means for receiving user information from the access point; a user information received by the receiving means; and a booth corresponding to the location of the access point that has transmitted the user information is selected, and the contents of the selected booth A venue guidance system comprising: processing means for reading out the layout map from the storage means; and transmitting means for transmitting the contents of the booth read by the processing means and the layout map to the portable terminal. .

  The invention according to claim 2 is a venue guidance system comprising a mobile terminal possessed by a user, a plurality of access points installed in an event venue, and a server that communicates with the mobile terminal and the access point. The portable terminal has a position measuring means for measuring the position of the portable terminal, a receiving means for receiving a radio wave from the access point, and when the receiving means receives a radio wave from the access point, Transmission means for transmitting the user information and the position information output from the position measurement means to the access point, and the access point transmits the user information and position information transmitted from the portable terminal to the server. And transmitting the content of each booth and the event in the event venue. Storage means in which the layout of each booth in the venue is stored in advance, receiving means for receiving user information and position information from the access point, and a booth corresponding to the user information and position information received by the receiving means And processing means for reading the contents and layout of the selected booth from the storage means, and transmission means for transmitting the contents and layout of the booth read by the processing means to the portable terminal. This is a venue guidance system characterized by this.

  The invention according to claim 3 is a venue guidance system comprising a mobile terminal possessed by a user, a plurality of access points installed in an event venue, and a server that communicates with the mobile terminal and the access point. The portable terminal includes a position measuring unit that measures the position of the portable terminal, an azimuth detecting unit that detects a direction in which the specific part of the portable terminal is facing, and the user inputs a transmission instruction using the input unit. Transmission means for transmitting the position information output from the position measurement means and the direction information output from the direction detection means to the access point, the access point including the position information transmitted from the portable terminal and Transmission means for transmitting azimuth information to the server, and the server includes information on each booth in the event venue. Corresponding to the storage means in which the layout of each booth in the event and event venue is stored in advance, the receiving means for receiving position information and direction information from the access point, and the position information and direction information received by the receiving means Processing means for selecting the booth to be selected, reading the content and layout of the selected booth from the storage means, and transmitting means for transmitting the content and layout of the booth read by the processing means to the portable terminal It is a venue guidance system characterized by comprising.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that a user can search for a facility that suits his / her preference in a short time in an event venue where there are a plurality of facilities having different tastes such as events and attractions.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a venue guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This venue guidance system includes a mobile terminal 1 possessed by a user, access points 3a to 3d provided at predetermined locations of the event venue 2, and an in-venue server-4.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 1. In this figure, 11 is a control means constituted by a microprocessor, 12 is a program memory in which a program of the control means 11 is stored, 13 is a data memory in which data is temporarily stored in the processing of the control means 11, 14 is a numeric keypad and Input means 15 having function keys, 15 is a display means by a liquid crystal display. Reference numeral 16 denotes a communication device, which performs voice and data communication by performing wireless communication with a public line base station via an antenna 17. Reference numeral 18 denotes an orientation sensor, which obtains the orientation in the direction in which the antenna 17 is directed. Reference numeral 19 denotes a GPS device that receives radio waves from GPS satellites via the antenna 20 and calculates the current position of the mobile terminal 1 based on the received radio waves. Reference numeral 21 denotes a short-range communication device that communicates with the access points 3a to 3d via the antenna 22 and a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the in-venue server 4. In this figure, 41 is a short-range communication device, which communicates with the access points 3a to 3d via a wireless LAN, outputs user information input from the access points 3a to 3d to the bus line 42, and transaction management The information output from the means 43 is transmitted to the user's portable terminal 1. A communication device 44 is connected to the Internet via a public line. Reference numeral 45 denotes user authentication means for authenticating user information input via the short-range communication device 41. 46 is a database that stores the layout of each booth at the event venue 2 and event information (contents of events and attractions) as well as contract user information (name, age, address, hobbies, etc.). Yes. The transaction management unit 43 receives user information, position information indicating the position of the user, and direction information indicating the direction instructed by the user via the short-range communication device 41, and receives corresponding data from the database 46 (details will be described later). ) And is output to the user's mobile terminal 1 via the short-range wireless device 41.

Next, the operation of the system according to the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The user accesses the in-venue server 4 from the mobile terminal 1 via the Internet in the vicinity of the event venue or at home, and receives the venue guidance service information (step S1). When the venue guidance service information is received, a service menu is displayed on the display means 15 (step S2). Here, the user performs menu selection (step S3). When the user selects a menu, a user information input screen is transmitted from the in-venue server 4 and displayed on the display means 15. The user inputs user information (name, age, address, hobby, etc.) on the screen (step S4).

  Next, when the user approaches the access point 3a installed at the entrance of the event venue 2, the short-range communication device 21 receives the radio wave transmitted from the access point 3a, and sends data indicating the radio wave reception to the control means 11. Output. The control means 11 receives the data, outputs user information such as name to the short-range communication device 21, and then outputs direction detection and position information detection instructions to the direction sensor 18 and the GPS device 19, respectively. Upon receiving this instruction, the azimuth sensor 18 detects azimuth information in the direction in which the antenna 17 of the portable terminal 1 is facing (step S5), and the GPS device 19 detects position information of the portable terminal 1 (step S6). . The detected azimuth information and position information are output to the short-range communication device 21. The short-range communication device 21 transmits such information and user information to the access point 3a near the entrance (step S7). The access point 3a transmits the information to the in-venue server 4 via the wireless LAN (step S8).

  The in-venue server 4 receives the user information, the azimuth information and the position information of the portable terminal 1 from the access point 3a, authenticates the user information by the user authentication means 45, and then analyzes the information in the transaction management means 43 (step) S9). Then, the transaction of the database 46 is started according to the analysis result (step S10). Specifically, the event booth and the attraction booth in the direction indicated by the direction information are detected from the database 46, and the event booth and the attraction booth around the position information are detected. The booth that matches the user information, that is, the booth that matches the user's hobby, the booth that matches the user's age, and gender is detected. And the layout which shows the content and position of the detected booth is read from the database 46, the read information is transmitted to the portable terminal 1 from the short distance communication apparatus 41, and a transaction is complete | finished (step S11).

  The mobile terminal 1 receives information about the event booth and the attraction booth from the in-venue server 4 (step S12), and displays the received information on the display means 15 (step S13).

  The above is the operation of the system when the user reaches the vicinity of the input gate of the event venue. Next, when the user moves in the event hall 2 and reaches the vicinity of the access point 3b, for example, the short-range communication device 21 of the mobile terminal 1 receives the radio wave from the access point 3b and receives the radio wave to the control means 11. Output the indicated data. Thereafter, as in the case described above, user information, direction information, and position information are transmitted from the portable terminal 1 to the in-venue server 4 via the access point 3b, and event booth and attraction booth information is carried from the in-venue server 4 It is transmitted to the terminal 1.

  Further, while the user is moving in the event hall, when the input unit 14 performs a predetermined operation with the antenna 17 of the mobile terminal 1 directed in a desired direction, the control unit 11 detects the operation, and the user Information is output to the short-range communication device 21, and instructions for direction detection and position information detection are output to the direction sensor 18 and the GPS device 19, respectively. Thereafter, as in the case described above, user information, direction information, and position information are sent from the mobile terminal 1 to the in-venue server 4 via a nearby access point, and the user is located in the direction of the antenna 17 from the server 4. The booth information and layout suitable for the hobbies and the like are transmitted to the portable terminal 1. Then, the transmitted information is displayed on the display means 15.

According to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) There is no need to look for a guide map at the entrance of the event venue.
(2) Since information is displayed on the portable terminal, it is not necessary to have an extra item.
(3) Only information suitable for the user in the traveling direction can be displayed.
(4) Since the booth information suitable for the user is displayed even when the target booth is not clear, the user can easily find a favorite booth.
(5) When the user points the portable terminal in the desired direction in the event venue, a booth that is in that direction and matches the user's hobbies and the like is displayed, so that the user's favorite booth can be searched in a short time.

In the above embodiment, booth information in the venue can be obtained from the in-venue server 4 simply by the user passing through the vicinity of the access points 3a to 3d. It is good also as a structure which requires a user's action like a contact IC card.
In the above embodiment, the in-venue server 4 and the access points 3a to 3d are connected by the wireless LAN, but may be connected by a wired LAN.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the portable terminal 1 transmits user information, a positional information, and azimuth | direction information to an access point, you may make it the portable terminal 1 transmit only user information. In this case, the in-venue server 4 uses the position of the access point as the position of the user, searches for a booth suitable for the user information in the booth around the position, and transmits the booth to the mobile terminal 1.

  The present invention is used in event venues such as international trade fairs.

It is a layout showing the layout of each member of the venue guidance system according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal 1 in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server 4 in a hall in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the system by the same embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable terminal, 2 ... Event hall, 3a-3d ... Access point, 4 ... Server in hall, 11 ... Control means, 12 ... Program memory, 13 ... Data memory, 14 ... Input means, 15 ... Display means, 16 ... Communication means, 18 ... direction sensor, 19 ... GPS device, 21 ... short-range communication device, 41 ... short-range communication device, 43 ... transaction management means, 44 ... communication device, 45 ... user authentication means, 46 ... database.

Claims (3)

In a venue guidance system comprising a mobile terminal possessed by a user, a plurality of access points installed in an event venue, and a server that communicates with the mobile terminal and the access point,
The portable terminal is
Receiving means for receiving radio waves from the access point;
When the receiving means receives radio waves from an access point, it comprises transmission means for transmitting user information of the owner of the mobile terminal to the access point,
The access point comprises transmission means for transmitting user information transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server,
The server
Storage means for storing the contents of each booth in the event venue and the layout of each booth in the event venue;
Receiving means for receiving user information from the access point;
Processing means for selecting the user information received by the receiving means and the booth corresponding to the location of the access point that transmitted the user information, and reading the contents and layout of the selected booth from the storage means;
Transmitting means for transmitting the contents and layout of the booth read by the processing means to the portable terminal;
A venue guidance system characterized by comprising: In a venue guidance system comprising a mobile terminal possessed by a user, a plurality of access points installed in an event venue, and a server that communicates with the mobile terminal and the access point,
The portable terminal is
Position measuring means for measuring the position of the mobile terminal;
Receiving means for receiving radio waves from the access point;
When the receiving means receives radio waves from an access point, it comprises transmission means for transmitting user information of the owner of the mobile terminal and position information output from the position measuring means to the access point,
The access point comprises transmission means for transmitting user information and location information transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server,
The server
Storage means for storing the contents of each booth in the event venue and the layout of each booth in the event venue;
Receiving means for receiving user information and location information from the access point;
Processing means for selecting a booth corresponding to the user information and position information received by the receiving means, and reading the content and layout of the selected booth from the storage means;
Transmitting means for transmitting the contents and layout of the booth read by the processing means to the portable terminal;
A venue guidance system characterized by comprising: In a venue guidance system comprising a mobile terminal possessed by a user, a plurality of access points installed in an event venue, and a server that communicates with the mobile terminal and the access point,
The portable terminal is
Position measuring means for measuring the position of the mobile terminal;
Azimuth detecting means for detecting a direction in which the specific part of the portable terminal is facing;
When the user inputs a transmission instruction using the input unit, the transmission unit transmits the position information output from the position measurement unit and the direction information output from the direction detection unit to the access point,
The access point comprises transmission means for transmitting position information and orientation information transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server,
The server
Storage means for storing the contents of each booth in the event venue and the layout of each booth in the event venue;
Receiving means for receiving position information and azimuth information from the access point;
Processing means for selecting a booth corresponding to the position information and orientation information received by the receiving means, and reading the contents and layout of the selected booth from the storage means;
Transmitting means for transmitting the contents and layout of the booth read by the processing means to the portable terminal;
A venue guidance system characterized by comprising:

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