JP2008222086A - Station name notifying system, user portable terminal, and station name notifying method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically indicate a station name in a user portable terminal upon arrival and departure of a train on which the user is aboad, about all stations in a using section of the user regardless of a destination station of the user. <P>SOLUTION: The user registers the position information of each used station in a station position information database 171 of the user portable terminal 10 in advance. An automatic ticket gate 10 transmits ticket examination information by non-contacting communication when the user portable terminal 10 is held over. The user portable terminal 10 starts measuring by an acceleration sensor 15 by receiving the ticket examination information. The position information is obtained when the acceleration sensor 15 detects deceleration not less than a predetermined value. A station name registered corresponding to the obtained position information is extracted from the station information database 171 and indicated. When the acceleration sensor 15 detects acceleration not less than the predetermined value, the station name display carried out when detecting the deceleration is finished. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a station name notification system, a user portable terminal, a station name notification method, and a program for notifying a train passenger of the next station to arrive.

  Information on the next station is announced while you are on the train, but you often miss it if you are asleep or listening to music. In addition, there is a station name display board of the station platform, a guidance display of the next station in the in-train display device, etc., but when the train is congested, these displays cannot be confirmed and may be overtaken.

An example of such measures for preventing overtime is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-216705 (Patent Document 1). In this Patent Document 1,
・ The user accesses the server from the mobile terminal and registers the train name, departure time, getting off station name, etc.
-The server refers to the train database to obtain the arrival time at the user's stop station,
-When the predetermined time before the arrival time at the getting-off station, the server notifies the user portable terminal that it is near the getting-off station,
It is described.

Another example of measures for preventing overtime is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-331175 (Patent Document 2). In this patent document 2,
・ When the user enters the station with the mobile terminal over the automatic ticket gate, the automatic ticket gate sends the entrance station name to the mobile terminal by non-contact communication.
-The mobile terminal refers to the pre-registered entrance / exit station database, obtains the required time to the exit station registered corresponding to the entrance station received from the automatic ticket gate,
-Calculate the monitoring time by subtracting the notification adjustment time (the time preset by the user how many minutes before the arrival at the getting off station) from the acquired required time,
-Monitor the progress of the calculated monitoring time, and notify the user that the mobile terminal has approached the disembarking station when the monitoring time has passed.
It is described.

JP 2003-216705 A (paragraphs “0020” to “0022”, FIG. 1) JP 2006-331175 A (paragraphs “0042” to “0045”, FIG. 1)

  In Patent Document 1 described above, the user needs to access the server from the user portable terminal and register the name of the getting-off station before boarding, in order to receive the notification of getting-off station approach from the server. Therefore, there is a problem in that it takes time and effort for pre-registration for the user, and a communication fee is generated by connecting to the server via the network.

  Further, in Patent Document 2 described above, although there is no connection with an external server, the approach to the getting-off station is detected and notified based on the required time to the getting-off station registered in advance. Therefore, when there is a delay in the train, there is a problem that the required time to the getting-off station registered in advance differs from the actual required time, so that it cannot be handled. In addition, since the time required to get off at the automatic ticket gate entrance is acquired and the elapsed time monitoring is started, it is also possible to stop at the station premises after the ticket gate, etc. There is a problem that you can not.

  Moreover, in patent document 1 and 2 mentioned above, it aims at notifying a user's approach to a getting-off station (get-off station). However, it may be desirable for the user to know which side the train is currently traveling on regardless of the exit station when the user gets on the train, and it is desirable that the next station is known when the user desires. For example, every time a dozing passenger arrives at a station, he often looks around and confirms the location of the station. In such a case, the station name is displayed when looking at the mobile terminal. It is convenient because it can recognize how many more stations to get off.

  The objective of this invention is providing the station name notification system, user portable terminal, station name notification method, and program which solve the above subject.

The first station name notification system of the present invention is a station name notification system comprising an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The automatic ticket gate has means for transmitting ticket information by non-contact communication when the user portable terminal is held over,
The user portable terminal includes an acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration, a database in which position information of each station to be used is registered in advance, and means for starting measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving ticket gate information from the automatic ticket gate; Means for acquiring position information when deceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor; means for extracting and displaying a station name registered corresponding to the acquired position information; and Means for ending the station name display made when the deceleration is detected when acceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor.

The second station name notification system of the present invention is a station name notification system comprising an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The automatic ticket gate has means for transmitting ticket information by non-contact communication when the user portable terminal is held over,
The user portable terminal includes an acceleration sensor that measures acceleration, a first database in which a route of a station to be used is registered in advance, a second database that sequentially stores train arrival station names, and a ticket gate from the automatic ticket gate. Means for starting measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving information, means for registering the boarding station name included in the ticket gate information in the second database, and when acceleration greater than a predetermined value is detected by the acceleration sensor Means for acquiring and displaying the name of the next arrival station with reference to the first and second databases, and the station name displayed when a stop of the train is detected by the acceleration sensor in the second database. And means for registering as an arrival station.

The third station name notification system of the present invention is a station name notification system including an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The automatic ticket gate includes means for transmitting ticket gate information and a plurality of station corresponding position information by non-contact communication when the user portable terminal is held over,
The user portable terminal includes: an acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration; means for starting measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving ticket information from the automatic ticket gate; and a plurality of station-corresponding position information received from the automatic ticket gate Means for registering in the database, means for acquiring position information when a deceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor, and extracting the station name registered corresponding to the acquired position information from the database. And means for terminating the display of the station name that was made when the deceleration was detected when acceleration of a predetermined value or more was detected by the acceleration sensor.

  According to a fourth station name notification system of the present invention, in the third station name notification system of the present invention, a plurality of station corresponding position information transmitted from the automatic ticket gate to the user portable terminal is provided with the automatic ticket gate. It is the position information corresponding to each station on the route that is entering the station.

  According to a fifth station name notification system of the present invention, in the third station name notification system of the present invention, a plurality of station corresponding position information transmitted from the automatic ticket gate to the user portable terminal is stored in the user portable terminal. It is the position information corresponding to each station of the commuter pass section included in the commuter pass information.

  According to a sixth station name notification system of the present invention, in the first, third, fourth, or fifth station name notification system of the present invention, the user portable terminal stores a plurality of stations corresponding to the acquired location information. In this case, the information processing apparatus further includes means for acquiring and collating position information at predetermined time intervals until one station is reached.

  According to a seventh station name notification system of the present invention, in the first, third, fourth or fifth station name notification system of the present invention, the user portable terminal stores a plurality of stations corresponding to the acquired location information. In this case, there is further provided means for acquiring the position information again after a predetermined time, obtaining the traveling direction of the train by collating with the previous positional information, and extracting a station existing in the traveling direction.

  The first user portable terminal according to the present invention includes an acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration, a database in which position information of each station to be used is registered in advance, and the acceleration by receiving ticket information from an automatic ticket gate at the time of ticketing at a station. Means for starting measurement by a sensor, means for acquiring position information when deceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor, and extracting a station name registered corresponding to the acquired position information from the database And a means for ending the display of the station name that was made when the deceleration was detected when acceleration of a predetermined value or more was detected by the acceleration sensor.

  The second user portable terminal of the present invention includes an acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration, a first database in which a route of a station to be used is registered in advance, a second database for sequentially storing train arrival station names, and a station Means for starting measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving ticket gate information from the automatic ticket gate at the ticket gate, means for registering a boarding station name included in the ticket gate information in the second database, and a predetermined value by the acceleration sensor Displayed when a stop of a train is detected by the acceleration sensor and means for acquiring and displaying the name of the next arrival station by referring to the first and second databases when the above acceleration is detected Means for registering a station name as an arrival station in the second database.

  The third user portable terminal of the present invention includes an acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration, means for starting measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving ticket information from the automatic ticket gate at the time of ticket gates at a station, and from the automatic ticket gate Means for registering a plurality of received position information corresponding to each station in a database; means for acquiring position information when deceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor; and registered corresponding to the acquired position information Means for extracting a station name from the database and displaying it, and means for terminating the display of the station name made when the deceleration is detected when acceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor.

  The fourth user portable terminal of the present invention is predetermined until one station is obtained when a plurality of stations corresponding to the acquired position information are registered in the first or third user portable terminal of the present invention. There is further provided means for acquiring and collating position information every time.

  When a plurality of stations corresponding to the acquired position information are registered in the first or third user portable terminal of the present invention, the fifth user portable terminal of the present invention again transmits the position information after a predetermined time. The information processing apparatus further includes means for obtaining a traveling direction of the train by obtaining and collating with the previous position information and extracting a station existing in the traveling direction.

The first station name notification method of the present invention is a station name notification method using an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The user registers in advance the location information of each station to be used in the database of the user portable terminal, and the automatic ticket gate transmits the ticket information by non-contact communication when the user portable terminal is held over the user portable terminal. The terminal starts the measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving the ticket gate information, acquires the position information when the acceleration sensor detects a deceleration of a predetermined value or more, and is registered corresponding to the acquired position information. A station name is extracted from the database and displayed, and when the acceleration sensor detects an acceleration of a predetermined value or more, the station name display made when the deceleration is detected is terminated.

The second station name notification method of the present invention is a station name notification method using an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The user registers the route of the station to be used in advance in the first database of the user portable terminal, and the automatic ticket gate transmits ticket information by contactless communication when the user portable terminal is held over, When the user portable terminal starts the measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving the ticket gate information, registers the boarding station name included in the ticket gate information in the second database, and when the acceleration sensor detects an acceleration of a predetermined value or more The name of the next arrival station is acquired and displayed with reference to the first and second databases, and the station name displayed when the stop of the train is detected by the acceleration sensor is displayed in the second database. It is characterized by registering as.

The third station name notification method of the present invention is a station name notification method using an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The automatic ticket gate transmits the ticket gate information and position information corresponding to each station by non-contact communication when the user portable terminal is held over, and the user portable terminal receives the ticket gate information and performs measurement by an acceleration sensor. Start, register a plurality of station-corresponding position information received from the automatic ticket checker in a database, acquire position information when a deceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor, and correspond to the acquired position information The station name registered in this way is extracted from the database and displayed, and when the acceleration sensor detects an acceleration of a predetermined value or more, the station name display made at the time of detecting the deceleration is terminated.

  The first program of the present invention has a function of pre-registering position information of each station to be used in a database, a function of starting measurement by a built-in acceleration sensor by receiving ticket information from an automatic ticket gate at the time of ticketing at a station, A function for acquiring position information when a deceleration greater than or equal to a predetermined value is detected by the acceleration sensor, a function for extracting and displaying a station name registered corresponding to the acquired position information, and a predetermined value by the acceleration sensor A function of ending the station name display made when the deceleration is detected when acceleration greater than the value is detected is realized in the computer.

  The second program of the present invention has a function of previously registering a route of a station to be used in the first database, a function of starting measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving ticket information from an automatic ticket gate at the time of ticketing at a station, A function for registering the boarding station name included in the ticket gate information in the second database, and when the acceleration sensor detects an acceleration of a predetermined value or more, the first and second databases are referred to obtain the next arrival station name. And a function of registering a station name displayed when a stop of a train is detected by the acceleration sensor as an arrival station in the second database.

  A third program according to the present invention includes a function for starting measurement by a built-in acceleration sensor by receiving ticket information from an automatic ticket checker at a ticket gate at a station, and a plurality of station corresponding position information received from the automatic ticket checker in a database. A function for acquiring position information when a deceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor, a function for extracting and displaying a station name registered corresponding to the acquired position information from the database The computer realizes a function of terminating the display of the station name that was made when the deceleration was detected when acceleration of a predetermined value or more was detected by the acceleration sensor.

  In the present invention, the station name is automatically displayed on the user portable terminal at the time of arrival or departure of a train on board for all stations in the use section regardless of the user's exit station. For this reason, for the user, an effect is obtained that the next station or the arrived station can be instantly understood by looking at the user portable terminal.

  In the present invention, the operation status such as train departure, deceleration, and stop is detected by the acceleration sensor. For this reason, compared to the conventional example in which arrival at the station is detected by a timetable, required time, etc., there is an effect that even if a delay or the like occurs in the train due to an accident or the like, it is not affected.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which includes a user portable terminal 10 and an automatic ticket gate 20.

The user portable terminal 10 is a portable information terminal such as a cellular phone, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance). The user portable terminal 10 includes a non-contact IC 11, a non-contact communication antenna 11A, an operation unit 12, a display unit 13, a position information acquisition unit 14, an acceleration sensor 15, a control unit 16, and a storage unit 17. And. The non-contact IC 11 is, for example, a non-contact IC card (or IC chip), and commuter pass information, prepaid fee information, etc. are written in an internal memory (not shown). The non-contact IC 11 has a function of transmitting / receiving a radio signal to / from the automatic ticket gate 20 via the non-contact communication antenna 11A and the control unit 16 when the ticket information is received from the automatic ticket gate 20. And a notification function. The operation unit 12 is an input device such as a numeric keypad, function keys, and a pointing device, and the display unit 13 is a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The GPS positioning unit 14 has a function of capturing signals arriving from a plurality of GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites and calculating and acquiring position information (latitude / longitude, etc.). The acceleration sensor 15 has a function of measuring acceleration, and detects departure, deceleration, stop, etc. of a train.

The control unit 16 is a control device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and its operation is controlled by a program. The control unit 16
-When the ticket contact information reception is notified from the non-contact IC 11, it is confirmed whether the station name notification application program is activated. If it is not activated, it is activated (when entering), and if it is activated, the activation is terminated ( (When leaving) function,
A function for bringing the acceleration sensor 15 into an activated state (measurement start state) when the station name notification application program is activated;
A function for instructing the GPS positioning unit 14 to acquire position information when deceleration (negative acceleration) greater than or equal to a predetermined value is detected by the acceleration sensor 15;
A function for acquiring the corresponding station from the station location information database 171 based on the location information;
A function for displaying the corresponding station on the display unit 13;
It has.

  The storage unit 17 is a storage device including a station location information database 171, and stores a program for performing operation control of the entire user portable terminal 10, a station name notification application program for performing operation control of the present invention, and the like in a storage area (not shown). ing. In the station location information database 171, as shown in FIG. 2 (a diagram showing an example of data stored in the station location information database 171), station location information (latitude and longitude) is registered in advance for each station on each route. Has been. In addition, what is necessary is just to register beforehand such information limited to the route and station which a user uses. In addition, a minimum value and a maximum value are registered as position information, which takes into account the size of the station.

  The automatic ticket gate 20 is an automatic ticket gate device installed at a station, and includes an IC reader / writer (not shown). The automatic ticket gate 20 has a function of transmitting and receiving ticket information to and from the non-contact IC 11 by non-contact communication via an IC reader / writer when the user portable terminal 10 is held over.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 3, first, the user enters the station by holding the user portable terminal 10 over the automatic ticket gate 20 of the station for commuting or attending school (step A1). When the user portable terminal 10 is held over, the automatic ticket gate 20 transmits ticket information (entrance station, date, etc.) to the non-contact IC 11 of the user portable terminal 10 by non-contact communication. The automatic ticket gate 20 also checks the validity of the commuter pass information stored in the user portable terminal 10 and controls the opening / closing of the entrance / exit gate. However, since these processes are not directly related to the present invention, details are described. Detailed description is omitted (step A2).

  The non-contact IC 11 of the user portable terminal 10 notifies the control unit 16 that ticket gate information has been received from the automatic ticket gate 20 (step A3). The control part 16 confirms whether the station name notification application program which controls the station name notification operation | movement of this invention is started (step A4). The station name notification application program is activated upon entry from the automatic ticket gate 20, and is controlled to end when the vehicle exits the automatic ticket gate 20 in the activated state. Here, since it is at the time of entrance to the ticket gate and the station name notification application program is not activated, the control unit 16 activates the station name notification application program (step A5). Next, the control part 16 starts the acceleration sensor 15, and the acceleration sensor 15 starts the measurement of acceleration (step A6).

  Thereafter, the user gets on the train together with the user portable terminal 10. The acceleration sensor 15 measures the acceleration, and notifies the control unit 16 when an acceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected. The acceleration equal to or higher than a predetermined value is an acceleration at the time of departure of the train, and is set in advance to distinguish from an acceleration at the time of walking of the user (step A7). When the acceleration equal to or greater than the predetermined value is detected, the control unit 16 ends the station name display on the display unit 13. This station name display is displayed when the next station arrives, as will be described later in step A14. This time, the station name is just displayed and no station name is displayed (step A8). Next, when the train approaches the next station and the acceleration sensor 15 detects a deceleration greater than a predetermined value, the controller 16 is notified (step A9). The control unit 16 instructs the GPS positioning unit 14 to measure the position information, and acquires the measured position information of the current location. Then, the control unit 16 searches and acquires the corresponding station (station existing within a predetermined latitude, longitude difference, or predetermined distance from the current location) from the station location information database 171 based on the location information of the current location. Note that, within a predetermined latitude, longitude difference, or within a predetermined distance, since the train is normally decelerated before entering the station, it is set in advance in consideration of the deceleration point and the position information of the station ( Step A10).

  If there is no corresponding station as a result of the search in step A10, it is determined that the vehicle is decelerating due to factors other than entering the station (accident between stations, etc.), and the process returns to step A9 to detect the next deceleration (step A11 → step A9 ). If there is a corresponding station, it is confirmed whether there are a plurality of stations (step A11 → step A12). When there are a plurality of corresponding stations in an area where the stations are crowded, the control unit 16 acquires the position information from the GPS positioning unit 14 after a predetermined time (for example, after 5 seconds, etc.), and again the station position information database 171. The corresponding station is extracted with reference to (Step A13). Even if there are a plurality of corresponding stations when the train decelerates, there is only one corresponding station when the train arrives at the station at the latest, so the operation of step A13 is repeated until there is one corresponding station. . And the control part 16 displays the station name on the display part 13, when the applicable station becomes one (step A14).

  Next, when the train arrives at the station, the acceleration sensor 15 detects the stop of the train and notifies the control unit 16 (step A15). Then, it returns to step A7 and repeats the operation | movement of step A7-step A15 until a user gets off.

  Thereafter, the user gets out of the train at the target station, leaves the user portable terminal 10 over the automatic ticket gate 20 at the getting-off station, and exits. The operation at this time is the same as the operation of step A1 to step A4. However, in step A4, since the station name notification application is activated when entering the boarding station, the control unit 16 ends the station name notification application (step A4 → step A16).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the arrival station name is automatically displayed on the user portable terminal 10 every time a train on board arrives at each station regardless of the user's exit station. An effect is obtained in which each station can instantly know which station has arrived.

  In the present embodiment, the acceleration sensor 15 detects the operation status such as departure, deceleration, and stop of the train. For this reason, compared with the conventional example in which arrival at the getting-off station is detected by a timetable, required time, etc., there is an effect that even if a train or the like is delayed due to an accident or the like, it is not affected.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In 1st Embodiment mentioned above, it demonstrated as an arrival station name being displayed on the user portable terminal 10 when a train decelerates to enter a station. This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the next station name is displayed on the user portable terminal 10 when the train departs.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention. Compared to FIG. 1 (configuration of the first embodiment), the station arrival history database 172 and the station route database 173 are stored in the storage unit 17. Has been added. In the station arrival history database 172, as shown in FIG. 5 (a diagram showing an example of data stored in the station arrival history database 172), arrival station names are registered in the order of arrival of the train on which the user boarded. In the station route database 173, as shown in FIG. 6 (a diagram showing an example of data stored in the station route database 173), a station route (for example, a station route in a commuter pass section) used by the user is stored. Registered in advance. Referring to FIG. 6, A1 station-A2 station-A3 station-B1 station-B2 station is registered. This shows the connection of the stations. If you get on from the A1 station, it means that you stop in the order of A2, A3 station ... If you get on from the B2 station, it stops in the order of B1 station, A3 station ... Is meant to do. In addition, the A3 station-B1 station portion means that the A3 station changes to another route to the B1 station, or the B1 station changes to another route to reach the A3 station.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG.
Steps B1 to B6 are the same as Steps A1 to A6 in FIG. 3 (first embodiment), and thus description thereof is omitted.

  Following step B6 (step A6 in FIG. 3), the control unit 16 registers the entrance station name information included in the ticket gate information as the arrival order 1 in the station arrival history database 172 (step B7). Thereafter, the user gets on the train together with the user portable terminal 10. The acceleration sensor 15 measures the acceleration, and notifies the control unit 16 when an acceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected (step B8). When an acceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected, the control unit 16 refers to the station arrival history database 172 and confirms whether two or more stations are registered (step B9). Here, since it has just entered, and it is in the state where only the name of the station to be entered is registered in step B7, it is determined as NO and proceeds to step B10. However, as will be described later in step B18, the arrival station name is registered in the station arrival history database 172 as history information in the order of arrival every time the station arrives. Therefore, two or more station names are registered in the station arrival history database 172 together with the arrival order after the time of arrival at the next station from the entrance station. Here, assuming a case where a train departs from an entry station and arrives at the next station and departs, in this case, in step B9, the control unit 16 determines YES (two or more station names are registered). The next arrival station name is acquired with reference to the station route database 173. For example, it is assumed that the station A1 (arrival order 1) and the station A2 (arrival order 2) are registered in the station arrival history database 172. The control unit 16 extracts the A3 station registered next to the A1 station and the A2 station from the station route database 173 (see FIG. 6) as the next arrival station. Further, assuming that the B2 station (arrival order 1) and the B1 station (arrival order 2) are registered in the station arrival history database 172, the control unit 16 reads the B2 station and the B1 station from the station route database 173 (see FIG. 6). The A3 station registered next is extracted as the next arrival station (step B15).

  Step B10 to Step B14 and Step B16 to Step B17 are the same as Step A9 to Step A13 and Step A14 to Step A15 in FIG. 3 (first embodiment), respectively, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  When the stop of the train is detected by the acceleration sensor 15 in step B17, the control unit 16 determines that it has arrived at the station and registers the arrival station name in the station arrival history database 172 as arrival order 2 (step B18). Thereafter, the process returns to step B8 and the operations of steps B8 to B18 are repeated.

  After this, the user gets off the train at the target station, leaves the user portable terminal 10 over the automatic ticket gate 20 at the exit station, and exits. The operation at this time is the same as the operation of step B1 to step B4 (step A1 to step A4 in FIG. 3). However, in step B4, since the station name notification application is activated when entering the boarding station, the control unit 16 ends the station name notification application (step B4 → step B19). Then, the control unit 16 deletes the data registered in the station arrival history database 172 (step B20).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the name of the next arriving station is automatically displayed on the user portable terminal 10 every time a train on board departs each station. In the first embodiment, the arrival station name is displayed when the station arrives, and the station name display is terminated when the train departs so that the station name that has already passed after the train departs is not displayed. As described above, in the first embodiment, the arrival station name is displayed from when the train arrives at the station until it departs, but until the train departs and arrives at the next station. Will not display anything. This embodiment improves this and displays the name of the arrival station until the train departs after it arrives at the station, and displays the next station until the train arrives and arrives at the next station Like to do. Thereby, the effect that a station name can be confirmed whenever a user desires including the case where a departure time or a train exists between stations, etc. is acquired.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The present embodiment is different from the first or second embodiment in that the user portable terminal 10 has an automatic ticket gate when entering the station, instead of the user registering station position information in the station position information database 171 in advance. It is the point which received from 20 and was made to register automatically.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of the third embodiment of the present invention, and compared with FIG. 1 (configuration of the first embodiment) and FIG. 4 (configuration of the second embodiment) A terminal 30 is added. The station terminal 30 is an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer or a server connected to the automatic ticket gate 20 via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), and includes a station position information database 31.

  Next, the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 9, first, the user enters the station by holding the user portable terminal 10 over the automatic ticket gate 20 of the station for commuting or attending school (step C1). When the user portable terminal 10 is held over, the automatic ticket gate 20 transmits the ticket gate information and the station position information to the non-contact IC 11 of the user portable terminal 10 by non-contact communication. As for the station location information, the automatic ticket gate 20 requests the station terminal 30 to transmit the station location information, and the station terminal 30 receives from the station location information database 31 the name and location information of each station on each route passing through the station. Is acquired and transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 20 (step C2). The non-contact IC 11 of the user portable terminal 10 transfers the station position information received from the automatic ticket gate 20 to the control unit 16 (step C3). The control unit 16 registers the received station position information in the station position information database 171 (step C4).

  Steps C5 to C16 are the same as Steps A4 to A15 in FIG. 3 (first embodiment), and thus description thereof is omitted.

  The user gets off the train at the target station, leaves the user portable terminal 10 over the automatic ticket gate 20 at the exit station, and exits. The operation at this time is not particularly illustrated, but will be described using Step C1 to Step C3. In Step C1, the user holds the user portable terminal 10 over the automatic ticket gate 20 for leaving. In Step C2, since the automatic ticket gate 20 is at the time of leaving, only the ticket gate information is transmitted to the non-contact IC 11 without transmitting the station position information. In step C3, the non-contact IC 11 notifies the control unit 16 that the ticket gate information has been received. Upon receiving the ticket gate information, the control unit 16 proceeds to step C5, and in step C5, the station name notification application is started when entering the boarding station, so the station name notification application is terminated (step C17). Thereafter, the control unit 16 deletes the data registered in the station position information database 171 (step C18).

  As described above, in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the operation of the present embodiment has been changed so that the station location information is received from the automatic ticket gate 20 at the time of entering the station and automatically registered instead of being registered by the user. As explained. However, the point of changing to receive the automatic registration from the automatic ticket checker 20 when entering the station instead of registering the station position information as described in the present embodiment is not limited to the first embodiment. The present invention can also be applied to the second embodiment.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the station position information is received from the automatic ticket gate 20 when entering the station and automatically registered in the user portable terminal 10, the first and second embodiments are used. In comparison, it is possible to further obtain the effect that the user can save the time and effort of pre-registration.

  Next, application examples and modification examples of the present invention will be described.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, it is determined that the train has started when acceleration equal to or greater than a predetermined value is detected. However, the acceleration pattern at the time of starting the train is stored in the storage unit 17 of the user portable terminal 10. It may be registered in advance and the departure of the train may be determined by collating with it.

  In the above-described first to third embodiments, when a plurality of stations are searched, position information is acquired and verified every predetermined time until one station is obtained. On the other hand, when a plurality of stations are searched, position information is acquired after a predetermined time, and the traveling direction of the train is obtained by collating with the previous position information, and the station existing in the traveling direction is determined as the arrival station. It may be.

  -In 2nd Embodiment mentioned above, although the connection of each station in the station route database 173 was demonstrated as bidirectional, it is good also as one direction. In the case of two-way traffic, two or more stations need to be registered in the station arrival history database 172 in order to determine which direction the train is traveling. However, if the direction is one, it is sufficient that one station (entrance station, etc.) is registered in the station arrival history database 172, and the operations of Step B9 to Step B14 in FIG. 7 are unnecessary, and Step B8 → Step B15 → Step The flowchart is B16.

  In step C2 of the above-described third embodiment, the station terminal 30 acquires the name and position information of each station on each route that enters the station from the station position information database 31 and transmits it to the automatic ticket gate 20 As explained. At this time, the range of stations transmitted by the automatic ticket gate 20 may include not only each station on each route passing through the own station, but also each station that can be transferred from those stations to another route without a ticket gate. Further, when the commuter pass information is included in the user portable terminal 10, the automatic ticket gate 20 transmits the commuter pass section information to the station terminal 30 when entering the ticket gate, and the station terminal 30 is included in the received commuter pass section. The position information of each station may be searched and acquired and transmitted to the automatic ticket gate 20.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data stored in the station position information database. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data stored in the station arrival history database. It is a figure which shows an example of the data stored in the station route database. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

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10 User portable terminal 11 Non-contact IC
11A Non-contact communication antenna 12 Operation unit 13 Display unit 14 GPS positioning unit 15 Acceleration sensor 16 Control unit 17 Storage unit 171 Station position information database 172 Station arrival history database 173 Station route database 20 Automatic ticket gate 30 Station terminal 31 Station position information The database

Claims (18)

A station name notification system including an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The automatic ticket gate has means for transmitting ticket information by non-contact communication when the user portable terminal is held over,
The user portable terminal includes an acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration, a database in which position information of each station to be used is registered in advance, and means for starting measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving ticket gate information from the automatic ticket gate; Means for acquiring position information when deceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor; means for extracting and displaying a station name registered corresponding to the acquired position information; and A station name notification system comprising: means for terminating display of a station name that was made when the deceleration was detected when acceleration of a predetermined value or more was detected by an acceleration sensor. A station name notification system including an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The automatic ticket gate has means for transmitting ticket information by non-contact communication when the user portable terminal is held over,
The user portable terminal includes an acceleration sensor that measures acceleration, a first database in which a route of a station to be used is registered in advance, a second database that sequentially stores train arrival station names, and a ticket gate from the automatic ticket gate. Means for starting measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving information, means for registering the boarding station name included in the ticket gate information in the second database, and when acceleration greater than a predetermined value is detected by the acceleration sensor Means for acquiring and displaying the name of the next arrival station with reference to the first and second databases, and the station name displayed when a stop of the train is detected by the acceleration sensor in the second database. And a station name notification system comprising means for registering as an arrival station. A station name notification system including an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The automatic ticket gate includes means for transmitting ticket gate information and a plurality of station corresponding position information by non-contact communication when the user portable terminal is held over,
The user portable terminal includes: an acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration; means for starting measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving ticket information from the automatic ticket gate; and a plurality of station-corresponding position information received from the automatic ticket gate Means for registering in the database, means for acquiring position information when a deceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor, and extracting the station name registered corresponding to the acquired position information from the database. A station name notification system comprising: means for displaying the station name; and means for terminating the display of the station name that was made when the deceleration was detected when acceleration of a predetermined value or more was detected by the acceleration sensor. The plurality of station-corresponding position information transmitted from the automatic ticket gate to the user portable terminal is position information corresponding to each station on a route that enters the station where the automatic ticket gate is installed. 3. Station name notification system according to 3. A plurality of station corresponding position information transmitted from the automatic ticket gate to the user portable terminal is position information corresponding to each station of a commuter pass section included in commuter pass information stored in the user portable terminal. The station name notification system according to claim 3. The user portable terminal further includes means for acquiring and collating position information every predetermined time until the station becomes one station when a plurality of stations corresponding to the acquired position information are registered. The station name notification system according to claim 1, 3, 4, or 5. When a plurality of stations corresponding to the acquired position information are registered, the user portable terminal acquires the position information again after a predetermined time, obtains the traveling direction of the train by collating with the previous position information, and the progress 6. The station name notification system according to claim 1, further comprising means for extracting a station existing in the direction. An acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration; a database in which position information of each station to be used is pre-registered; means for starting measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving ticket gate information from an automatic ticket gate at the ticket gate at the station; and the acceleration Means for acquiring position information when a deceleration greater than or equal to a predetermined value is detected by the sensor, means for extracting and displaying a station name registered corresponding to the acquired position information from the database, and the acceleration sensor And a means for ending the station name display made when the deceleration is detected when acceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected. An acceleration sensor that measures acceleration, a first database in which the route of the station to be used is registered in advance, a second database that sequentially stores train station arrival names, and ticket gate information received from the automatic ticket gate at the ticket gate Means for starting measurement by the acceleration sensor, means for registering the boarding station name included in the ticket gate information in the second database, and when the acceleration sensor detects an acceleration of a predetermined value or more, 1, means for acquiring and displaying the name of the next arrival station with reference to the second database, and the station name displayed when the stop of the train is detected by the acceleration sensor as the arrival station in the second database And a user portable terminal. An acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration, means for starting measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving ticket information from an automatic ticket gate at the time of a ticket gate at a station, and a plurality of station corresponding position information received from the automatic ticket gate in a database Means for registering, means for acquiring position information when deceleration greater than or equal to a predetermined value is detected by the acceleration sensor, and extracting and displaying a station name registered corresponding to the acquired position information from the database And a means for ending the station name display made when the deceleration is detected when acceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor. 11. The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising means for acquiring and collating position information every predetermined time until a station is registered when a plurality of stations corresponding to the acquired position information are registered. The user portable terminal described. When a plurality of stations corresponding to the acquired position information are registered, the position information is acquired again after a predetermined time, and the traveling direction of the train is obtained by collation with the previous position information. 11. The user portable terminal according to claim 8, further comprising means for extracting. A station name notification method using an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The user registers in advance the location information of each station to be used in the database of the user portable terminal, and the automatic ticket gate transmits the ticket information by non-contact communication when the user portable terminal is held over the user portable terminal. The terminal starts the measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving the ticket gate information, acquires the position information when the acceleration sensor detects a deceleration of a predetermined value or more, and is registered corresponding to the acquired position information. A station name notifying method, wherein a station name is extracted from the database and displayed, and when the acceleration sensor detects an acceleration of a predetermined value or more, the station name display performed when the deceleration is detected is terminated. A station name notification method using an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The user registers the route of the station to be used in advance in the first database of the user portable terminal, and the automatic ticket gate transmits ticket information by contactless communication when the user portable terminal is held over, When the user portable terminal starts the measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving the ticket gate information, registers the boarding station name included in the ticket gate information in the second database, and when the acceleration sensor detects an acceleration of a predetermined value or more The name of the next arrival station is acquired and displayed with reference to the first and second databases, and the station name displayed when the stop of the train is detected by the acceleration sensor is displayed in the second database. Station name notification method characterized by registering as. A station name notification method using an automatic ticket gate and a user portable terminal,
The automatic ticket gate transmits the ticket gate information and position information corresponding to each station by non-contact communication when the user portable terminal is held over, and the user portable terminal receives the ticket gate information and performs measurement by an acceleration sensor. Start, register a plurality of station-corresponding position information received from the automatic ticket checker in a database, acquire position information when a deceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor, and correspond to the acquired position information The station name notification method is characterized in that when the acceleration sensor detects acceleration more than a predetermined value by the acceleration sensor, the station name display made at the time of deceleration detection is terminated. . The function of registering the position information of each station to be used in advance in the database, the function of starting the measurement by the built-in acceleration sensor by receiving the ticket information from the automatic ticket checker at the ticket gate at the station, and the acceleration sensor decelerating more than a predetermined value A function for acquiring position information when detected, a function for extracting and displaying a station name registered corresponding to the acquired position information from the database, and when acceleration greater than a predetermined value is detected by the acceleration sensor A program for causing a computer to realize the function of ending the station name display made when the deceleration is detected. The function of registering the route of the station to be used in the first database in advance, the function of starting the measurement by the acceleration sensor by receiving the ticket information from the automatic ticket checker at the ticket gate at the station, and the boarding station name included in the ticket information A function of registering in the database of 2, a function of acquiring and displaying the name of the next arrival station by referring to the first and second databases when acceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor, and by the acceleration sensor A program for causing a computer to realize a function of registering a station name displayed when a train stop is detected as an arrival station in the second database. A function for starting measurement by a built-in acceleration sensor by receiving ticket information from an automatic ticket checker at a ticket gate at a station, a function for registering a plurality of station corresponding position information received from the automatic ticket checker in a database, and the acceleration sensor A function of acquiring position information when a deceleration of a predetermined value or more is detected, a function of extracting and displaying a station name registered corresponding to the acquired position information from the database, and a value of a predetermined value or more by the acceleration sensor A program for causing a computer to realize a function of ending the station name display made when the deceleration is detected when acceleration is detected.

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