JP2008157870A - Movement supporting navigation system for fixed terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a movement supporting navigation system for fixed terminals that is an information providing system by a fixed terminal for guiding a depot and can notify the portable terminal of a user of guidance information useful for the user in real time for a recommended route selected by the user. <P>SOLUTION: The movement supporting navigation system for a fixed terminal comprises: the fixed terminal 11 that guides a depot according to the destination of a bus, or the like and has an information display screen 12 and a destination input device 13; and a navigation server 25A for providing information on a plurality of recommended routes related to a destination to the fixed terminal and information on a code description 19 corresponding to each of the plurality of recommended routes, when the user 20 specifies a specific destination by the destination input device. The fixed terminal displays a plurality of recommended routes and the code description on the information display screen, when receiving information on the plurality of recommended routes and information on the code description from a navigation server. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal navigation support system for fixed terminals, and more particularly to a fixed terminal for landing guidance installed at a bus terminal or the like, based on a user's willingness to select a route, to notify the user's mobile terminal of destination guidance information. The present invention relates to a mobile support navigation system for terminals.

  As a first conventional example, a bus terminal is provided with a large number of bus departure places according to destinations, and therefore, a fixed terminal for providing information is installed as an information providing service for users. This fixed terminal includes an information display screen, and displays a plurality of departure times, destination information, and bus departure point (stop) information along the time lapse axis on the information display screen. The fixed terminal is further equipped with a destination designation device and a printer. The user obtains destination information and the like on the information display screen of the fixed terminal, selects the destination, and designates the selected destination with the destination designation device. If it does so, the various information regarding the designated destination will be printed on a printing paper piece with a printer, and will be output. The user carries the piece of printed paper and moves to the bus departure point for the selected destination.

  As a second conventional example, the user accesses the server of the navigation site that provides the bus guidance service by inputting the URL on the Internet-compatible mobile phone owned by the user, and inputs the bus arrival / departure information, There is a system that obtains recommended route information.

  Further, as a third conventional example, in the second system type, a recommended route is selected by inputting bus arrival / departure information at a fixed terminal, and then a navigation site server is operated by a user's Internet-compatible mobile phone. There is a system that accesses information and obtains recommended route information.

  In the case of the third conventional example described above, as a technical configuration, a medium having information for specifying a user by further registering in advance the information provider (e-mail address, etc.) of the user's mobile phone It is required to present (IC card or the like) to the fixed terminal.

Patent Document 1 is further cited as a prior art related to the present invention. Patent Document 1 discloses a navigation service method using a barcode and a mail transmission / reception function of a mobile phone. The system configuration described in Patent Document 1 is similar to the third conventional example.
JP 2005-182653 A

  In recent years, an information provision system using a fixed terminal for landing guidance installed at a bus terminal or the like has not required a registration system such as an IC card while using the infrastructure of the system configuration according to the third conventional example described above, and There is a need for a navigation support system for fixed terminals that does not require prior member registration procedures.

  In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is that an information providing system using a fixed terminal for boarding guidance installed at a bus terminal or the like does not require a registration system such as an IC card, and does not require a prior member registration procedure. Another object of the present invention is to provide a fixed terminal movement support navigation system capable of notifying a user's portable terminal in real time of route information useful for the user regarding the route selected by the user.

  In order to achieve the above object, a fixed terminal mobility support navigation system according to the present invention is configured as follows.

  The navigation support system for fixed terminals guides the departure point according to the destination of a public mobile unit, and a fixed terminal equipped with an information display unit and a destination input device, and a user specifies a specific destination with the destination input device. And a recommended route information providing means for providing the fixed terminal with information on a plurality of recommended routes relating to the destination and code notation information corresponding to each of the plurality of recommended routes. The fixed terminal displays the plurality of recommended routes and the code notation on the screen of the information display unit when receiving the information of the plurality of recommended routes and the information of the code notation from the recommended route information providing means.

  According to the system having the above configuration, when a user designates a destination with a fixed terminal that provides guidance information related to mobile use, a plurality of recommended routes are displayed together with a two-dimensional barcode or the like on the information display screen. When any two-dimensional barcode is imaged with a camera-equipped mobile phone, an e-mail is sent to the navigation server, the ID of the selected recommended route is specified, and real-time guidance information regarding the recommended route is displayed on the user's mobile phone. It can be obtained.

  In the above configuration, preferably, the user selects a specific recommended route from among a plurality of recommended routes displayed on the screen of the information display unit of the fixed terminal, and images the code notation with the camera-equipped mobile phone. The route guidance that receives the specific ID of the specific recommended route and the mail address of the mobile phone sent from the mobile phone, extracts the guidance information of the selected specific recommended route from the operation status database and returns it to the mobile phone An information providing means is provided.

  In the above configuration, the navigation server preferably includes a recommended route information providing unit and a route guidance information providing unit, and the navigation server is connected to a fixed terminal via a communication line and is portable via the Internet. It can be connected to the phone.

  In the above configuration, more preferably, the recommended route information providing unit includes a route introduction database added to the fixed terminal, and further includes a navigation server including the route guidance information providing unit. The navigation server includes: It can be connected to a mobile phone via the Internet.

  In the above configuration, more preferably, the navigation server including the route guidance information providing means transmits and receives information related to the moving object and the operation status via the Internet, and the operation status database includes information related to the latest operation status. Is stored.

  According to the present invention, in a mobility support navigation system for a fixed terminal that displays information for guiding a recommended route related to a destination for a bus departure place at a berth terminal or the like having a plurality of bus departure places according to the destination, Since a code notation (route ID) such as a two-dimensional barcode is displayed together with each recommended route related to the destination displayed on the information display screen of the fixed terminal, the user can use the camera-equipped mobile phone with a mail function. By picking up an image of the code notation, it is possible to obtain real-time information about the recommended route selected by accessing the navigation server. According to the present invention, a user can receive information about a selected recommended route with a simple system configuration while utilizing existing infrastructure.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments (examples) of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  With reference to FIGS. 1-4, 1st Embodiment of the movement assistance navigation system for fixed terminals which concerns on this invention is described. 1 shows the overall configuration of the system, FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the fixed terminal, and FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the navigation server (hereinafter referred to as “navigation server”) in the navigation site (hereinafter referred to as “navigation site”). FIG. 4 is a relationship diagram showing a flow of request transmission / information (data) provision among the constituent elements (fixed terminal, navigation server, mobile phone).

  In FIG. 1, the code | symbol 11 has shown one fixed terminal for guiding each of the some bus departure place (bus stop) corresponding to each destination in a comparatively wide bus terminal, for example. The fixed terminal 11 is installed in an easily visible place such as a plaza or a passage where many users move at the bus terminal. Note that the fixed terminals installed in the bus terminal are not only those indicated by reference numeral 11, but a plurality of fixed terminals are installed in necessary places.

  The fixed terminal 11 includes an information display screen 12, a destination input device 13, and a printer 14 in appearance. In FIG. 1, a tabular display section 15 is displayed as an example on the information display screen 12, and information such as a departure time 16, a destination 17, and a landing number 18 is displayed in each display column 15a. Has been. The information in the display column 15a indicates a plurality of recommended routes related to a predetermined destination according to a user's request in time series. The plurality of display fields 15a are arranged in the display section 15 along the passage of time (time order), for example, from the upper side to the lower side.

  Further, for each of the plurality of display fields 15a, for example, a code notation 19 such as a two-dimensional bar code or a QR code (hereinafter referred to as “two-dimensional bar code etc. 19”) is displayed at the right end, for example. Yes.

  The display of the display section 15 on the information display screen 12 is displayed as a result of the user 20 inputting information about his / her specific “destination” with the destination input device 13 based on his / her intention. When the information about the “destination” is not input in the destination input device 13, nothing is normally displayed on the information display screen 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fixed terminal 11 includes a display device 21 including the information display screen 12, the destination input device 13 and the printer 14, an arithmetic processing control unit 22, and a communication unit 23. I have.

  When the user 20 appropriately operates a destination button with the destination input device 13 to give a destination instruction for a specific “destination”, the instruction signal is input to the arithmetic processing control unit 22. The arithmetic processing control unit 22 transmits the destination specifying information and the recommended route request signal to the navigation server 25A of the navigation site 25 via the communication unit 23 and the communication line (network) 24 based on the input instruction signal related to the destination. (Arrow A1). In response to the request signal (arrow A 1) sent from the fixed terminal 11, the navigation server 25 A performs necessary computations and processes, and sends information on a plurality of recommended routes for the destination via the communication line 24. 11 (arrow A2). The fixed terminal 11 receives information on a plurality of recommended routes for the destination via the communication unit 23, and displays the information on the information display screen 12 of the display device 21 in a predetermined format as shown in FIG. That is, a plurality of recommended routes related to the “destination” designated by the user 20 are displayed in time series, and a two-dimensional barcode 19 or the like is displayed on each of the plurality of recommended routes. A two-dimensional barcode 19 or the like means a route ID for specifying a corresponding recommended route.

  In the fixed terminal 11 described above, when the information display screen 12 displays a plurality of recommended routes (display section 15) related to the “destination” and the two-dimensional barcode 19 or the like, the printer 14 is operated to perform print output. Is performed, a printed paper piece 26 is output. The same content as the content displayed on the information display screen 12 is printed on the printed paper piece 26. A plurality of recommended paths (display section 15) and a two-dimensional barcode 19 and the like are printed on the printed paper piece 26.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the navigation server 25 </ b> A includes a communication unit 31 and an arithmetic processing control unit 32. In the navigation site 25, the navigation server 25A has a route derivation DB (data base) 33, an operation status DB (data base) 34, and a personal DB (data base) 35. The route derivation DB 33 stores recommended route information according to time for each of a large number of preset “destinations”. In the operation status DB, information on the actual operation status of the bus at each time for each of a number of recommended routes is collected and stored by communicating with the bus or the like. Transmission / reception of information on the actual operation status between the navigation server 25A and the bus 36 that is actually operating is performed, for example, via the Internet 37, satellite communication, wireless communication, or the like. Collected by the navigation server 25A.

  When the navigation server 25A receives the request signal related to the “destination” from the fixed terminal 11, the navigation server 25A extracts information on a plurality of recommended routes related to the “destination” specified by the user 20 from the route derivation DB 33, and sends it to the fixed terminal 11. Send to. A two-dimensional barcode 19 or the like is added in advance to the recommended route information.

  The user 20 has a mobile phone 41 with a camera that has a communication function (site access function, mail transmission / reception function) compatible with the Internet, and a function of reading a two-dimensional barcode 19 or the like and performing communication. . The user 20 uses the mobile phone 41 to select a two-dimensional barcode 19 or the like of one of a plurality of recommended routes displayed on the information display screen 12 or printed on the printed paper piece 26 with the camera. When the action of taking an image is performed, the mobile phone 41 starts a transmission operation and can access the navigation server 25A via the Internet 37 to request guidance information regarding the selected recommended route.

  The above-mentioned personal DB 35 in the navigation site 25 records, for example, a record relating to access when the user 20 accesses the mobile phone 41 via the mobile phone 41 as described above. ) And record and store.

  The operation of the mobile terminal navigation support navigation system having the above system configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a relationship diagram showing a flow of request transmission / information (data) provision among the fixed terminal 11, the navigation server 25 </ b> A, and the mobile phone 41 of the user 20, which are components of the present system.

  At the bus terminal, the user 20 operates the destination input device 13 of the fixed terminal 11 to select a destination (step S11). Before the user 20 selects a destination, basically no recommended route or the like is displayed on the information display screen 12, and an operation guide display relating to “destination input” is usually performed.

  When the destination is selected by the user 20, the fixed terminal 11 transmits the destination specifying information and the recommended route request signal to the navigation server 25A via the communication unit 23 and the communication line 24 (step S12). . The navigation server 25A receives a request signal or the like sent from the fixed terminal 11 (step S31). Thereafter, the navigation server 25A accesses the route derivation DB 33 in accordance with the request signal and the like, performs necessary computations and processes, and extracts information on a plurality of recommended routes for the destination (step S32). Further thereafter, the navigation server 25A transmits the extracted information on the plurality of recommended routes to the communication unit 23 of the fixed terminal 11 via the communication unit 31 and the communication line 24 (step S33). The fixed terminal 11 receives information on a plurality of recommended routes for the destination via the communication unit 23 (step S13). The fixed terminal 11 displays the received information on the plurality of recommended routes in a table format on the information display screen 12 of the display device 21 (step S14). On the information display screen 12 of the display device 21 of the fixed terminal 11, a plurality of recommended routes related to the “destination” designated by the user 20 are displayed in a time-series table format (display section 15), and a plurality of recommended routes are also displayed. A two-dimensional bar code 19 or the like is displayed on each of these.

  In the fixed terminal 11, based on the destination selection action of the user 20, a plurality of recommended routes (display section 15) related to “destination” and a two-dimensional barcode 19 or the like are displayed on the information display screen 12 of the display device 21. When the print instruction device 14a of the printer 14 is operated (step S15) and printing is performed, the printing paper piece 26 is output (step S16). On the printed paper piece 26, the same content as that displayed on the information display screen 12 is printed, and a plurality of recommended routes (display section 15) and a two-dimensional barcode 19 and the like are printed.

  At the next stage, the user 20 selects, for example, one recommended route to be used from the plurality of recommended routes displayed on the information display screen 12, and uses the two-dimensional barcode 19 or the like as a mobile phone. An image is taken by the camera 41 (step S21). As a result, the mail transmission function of the mobile phone 41 is activated, and the mail is transmitted to the navigation server 25A via the Internet 37 (step S22). This e-mail includes information on the e-mail address of the mobile phone 41 of the user 20 and information included in the two-dimensional barcode 19 or the like, that is, information (path ID) for specifying a recommended route selected by the user 20. ing.

  The navigation server 25A receives the mail transmitted from the mobile phone 41 (step S34). The navigation server 25A that has received the mail acquires the mail address of the mobile phone 41 of the user 20 and the route ID of the recommended route selected by the user 20 (step S35). Thereafter, the navigation server 25A stores the information of the mail address of the mobile phone 41 of the user 20 in the personal DB 35 (step S36). In addition, the navigation server 25A extracts real-time information regarding the recommended route selected by the user 20 from the operation status DB 34 (step S37). The operation status DB 34 stores information on the latest operation status at that time based on the exchange of information related to the operation status between the navigation server 25A and the bus 36 or the management station. The navigation server 25A automatically returns real-time information regarding the selected recommended route extracted from the operation status DB 34 to the mobile phone 41 via the Internet 37 by mail transmission according to the acquired mail address information of the mobile phone 41. (Step S38). The mobile phone 41 receives real-time information sent from the navigation server 25A (step S23) and displays it on the display unit (step S24). As a result, the user 20 is guided by obtaining real-time guidance information regarding a selected one of a plurality of routes recommended for a predetermined “destination”.

  As described above, when the user 20 obtains the printed paper piece 26, when the user 20 executes the above step S21 as necessary and repeats steps S22, S34 to S38, S23, S24, Guidance information related to the latest operation status can be obtained in real time.

  In addition, when the user 20 specifies one route from a plurality of recommended routes and accesses the navigation server 25A by the mail function of the mobile phone 41, the navigation server 25A then guides to the bus stop. Further, services such as an alarm for notifying the departure of a bus, an advance alarm when getting off, and a fare guide are provided to the mobile phone 41 of the user 20.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a second embodiment of the mobile terminal navigation assistance system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 1. In FIG. 5, elements substantially the same as those described in the first embodiment mobile phone are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  A characteristic configuration of the system according to the second embodiment is that the fixed terminal 11 is not connected to the navigation server 25A via a communication line, and the fixed terminal itself includes a route derivation DB 51 in advance. According to this configuration, when the user 20 designates a specific “destination” with the destination input device 13 in the fixed terminal 11, the access to the route derivation DB 51 provided with the built-in arithmetic processing control unit (22) is accessed. Then, a plurality of recommended routes related to the designated “destination” are displayed on the information display screen 12 together with the two-dimensional barcode 19 and the like. When the user 20 uses the camera function of the mobile phone 41 and the mail transmission function to capture the two-dimensional barcode 19 and access the navigation server 25A, as described above, the real-time related to the recommended route selected from the navigation server 25A. Can be obtained. Other configurations, functions, and operations are the same as the configurations, functions, and operations described in the first embodiment.

  According to the mobility assistance navigation system for fixed terminals according to the second embodiment, there is no need to provide a communication line between each of a large number of fixed terminals 11 installed in a bus terminal or the like and the navigation site 25. It has the advantage that the system configuration can be simplified while taking advantage of the infrastructure.

  The present invention is a fixed terminal that provides guidance information for a bus departure point such as a bus terminal, and is used for distributing real-time information regarding a recommended route selected by a user.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system of a first embodiment of a mobile terminal navigation support system according to the present invention. It is an internal block diagram of a fixed terminal. It is an internal block diagram of a navigation server (navigation server). It is a related figure which shows the flow of request | requirement transmission and information (data) provision between the components (a fixed terminal, a navigation server, a mobile telephone) of the system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a whole block diagram of the system of 2nd Embodiment of the movement assistance navigation system for fixed terminals which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 Fixed Terminal 12 Information Display Screen 13 Destination Input Device 14 Printer 15 Display Section 19 Code Notation 20 User 24 Communication Line

Claims (5)

A fixed terminal that guides a departure place corresponding to a destination of a public mobile body, and includes an information display unit and a destination input device;
When a specific destination is specified by the user using the destination input device, information on a plurality of recommended routes related to the destination with respect to the fixed terminal, and information on code notation corresponding to each of the plurality of recommended routes And a recommended route information providing means for providing
The fixed terminal displays the plurality of recommended routes and the code notation on the screen of the information display unit when receiving the information of the plurality of recommended routes and the information of the code notation from the recommended route information providing unit. This is a navigation support system for fixed terminals.   When the user selects a specific recommended route from among the plurality of recommended routes displayed on the screen of the information display unit of the fixed terminal and images the code notation with a camera-equipped mobile phone, A route that receives the specific ID of the specific recommended route sent from the telephone and the e-mail address of the mobile phone, extracts the guidance information of the selected specific recommended route from the operation status database, and returns it to the mobile phone The navigation support system for fixed terminals according to claim 1, further comprising guidance information providing means.   A navigation server including the recommended route information providing unit and the route guidance information providing unit, wherein the navigation server is connected to the fixed terminal via a communication line and connected to the mobile phone via the Internet. The mobile support navigation system for a fixed terminal according to claim 2, wherein the navigation support system can be connected with a mobile terminal. The recommended route information providing means is a means including a route introduction database added to the fixed terminal,
3. The mobile terminal support system according to claim 2, further comprising a navigation server including the route guidance information providing means, the navigation server being connectable to the mobile phone via the Internet. Navigation system.   The navigation server including the route guidance information providing means transmits and receives information related to operation status with the mobile body via the Internet, and information related to the latest operation status is stored in the operation status database. The movement support navigation system for fixed terminals according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the navigation support system is for fixed terminals.

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