JP2009043164A - Personal navigation service system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a personal navigation service system for performing service reservation recommendation, reservation setting and reservation change in accordance with user's schedule information and the present position. <P>SOLUTION: The personal navigation service system includes: a user information processing terminal comprising a schedule information inputting part to which a user inputs his/her own schedule information, a positional information transmitting part for positioning the user's present location and transmitting the location as user positional information, and a personal navigation service system setting part for setting necessity of recommendations; and a personal navigation service subsystem comprising a user schedule information acquiring part for acquiring schedule information of a user opened to the public, a user position information acquiring part for acquiring the disclosed user position information of the user, a user recommendation preparing part for preparing a service recommendation to the user on the basis of the user schedule information acquiring part, a user reservation receiving part, and a user availability determining part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a personal navigation service system that flexibly makes reservation proposals, reservation settings, and reservation changes for various services to a user in accordance with the user's schedule and the current position of the user.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an information providing system has been proposed in which a route search is performed by combining a movement using transportation and a movement by walking based on a predetermined search condition, and a search result is transmitted. For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-73758) discloses an information providing system that provides information to a terminal via a network, a departure point reception unit that receives departure point information, and destination information. Destination receiving means for accepting traffic, means for searching for transportation available between routes from the departure place to the destination, and means for searching for a route for a section moving using the transportation means There is described an information providing system including use route search means and walk route search means for searching a route for a section that moves without using a transportation facility.
JP 2002-73758 A

  The conventional information providing system has been problematic because it cannot receive usage proposals from transportation companies and accommodation companies corresponding to its own schedule. In addition, the conventional information provision system cannot flexibly change the means of transportation or change the accommodation reservation according to the current location of the user. It was a problem, not a corresponding system.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a personal navigation service system that makes reservation proposals, reservation settings, and reservation changes for various services to the user according to the user's schedule and the current position of the user. , Web-linked schedule information input unit for users to input their own schedule information, a location information transmitter for positioning the user's current location and transmitting it as user location information, and mail transmission / reception for sending / receiving emails via a communication line A user information processing terminal, a personal navigation service system setting unit for setting the disclosure range of the schedule information and user location information, and necessity of proposal, and a user schedule information collecting unit for collecting each schedule information And collect user location information for each User location information collection unit, email transmission / reception unit for sending and receiving emails via a communication line, user schedule information disclosure range setting unit for setting the disclosure range of each user's schedule information, and user location information for each user A user position information disclosure range setting unit for setting a disclosure range of the user, a user schedule information disclosure unit for releasing schedule information based on information set in the user schedule information disclosure range setting unit, and the user position information disclosure range Based on the information set in the setting section, set the user location information disclosure section that publishes user location information, the service that requires each user's proposal, and the service that does not require a proposal, and schedules based on this setting A user proposal necessity setting / screening transfer unit for transferring information; Personal navigation service main system provided, user schedule information acquisition unit for acquiring published user schedule information, user location information acquisition unit for acquiring published user location information, and mail via a communication line A mail sending / receiving unit for sending and receiving, a user proposal creating unit for creating a service proposal for the user based on the user schedule information obtaining unit, a user reservation receiving unit for setting and storing a reservation for the user service, and a user position And a personal navigation service subsystem including a user availability determination unit that determines whether the user can use the service based on the information.

  According to the personal navigation service system of the first aspect of the present invention, in the conventional information providing system, it is possible to receive a service proposal from a transportation company or a lodging company in accordance with its own schedule.

  According to the personal navigation service system of claim 1 of the present invention, flexible service reservation proposal processing, reservation setting processing, and reservation change processing corresponding to the current position of the user can be performed. It is possible to build a system that responds to changes in response to delays in transportation.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a personal navigation service system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 100 is a user information processing terminal, 110 is a Web cooperation schedule information input unit, 120 is a location information transmission unit, 130 is a mail transmission / reception unit, 140 is a personal navigation service system setting unit, 200 is a personal navigation service main system, 210 is a user schedule information collection unit, 220 is a user location information collection unit, 230 is a mail transmission / reception unit, 240 is a user schedule information disclosure range setting unit, 250 is a user location information disclosure range setting unit, 260 is a user schedule information disclosure unit, 270 is a user location information disclosure unit, 280 is a user proposal necessity setting / screening transfer unit, 300 is a personal navigation service subsystem, 310 is a user schedule information acquisition unit, and 320 is a user location Position information acquisition unit, 330 is a mail transmission / reception unit, 340 is a user proposal creation unit, 350 is a user reservation reception unit, 360 is a user availability determination unit, 400 is a traffic information providing system, 410 is a traffic information transmission unit,
Reference numeral 500 denotes a communication line.

  The personal navigation service system of the present invention has a user information processing terminal 100, a personal navigation service main system 200, and a personal navigation service subsystem 300 as main components, and is a social infrastructure service. The traffic information providing system 400 and the communication line 500 are used as subordinate configurations.

  The user information processing terminal 100, the personal navigation service main system 200, and the personal navigation service subsystem 300 are all general-purpose information processing mechanisms, and need not be described in detail. A human interface device such as an element, a readable / writable storage element, a large-capacity rewritable storage device, a communication control device, a display unit, and an input unit is provided.

  The user information processing terminal 100 is possessed by a general user who enjoys the service provided by the personal navigation service system of the present invention. A portable personal computer, a mobile phone, a personal handy phone, a PDA, or the like can be used. .

  Note that FIG. 1 imagines that there are a large number of user information processing terminals 100 of general users who use the service of the present invention. Hereinafter, the configuration of one user information processing terminal 100 will be representatively shown. explain.

  Further, the personal navigation service main system 200 is used by a main body that mainly provides a service by the personal navigation service system of the present invention, and registers with the service of the present invention and provides a general user with a proposed service or the like. The configuration used by the person is the personal navigation service subsystem 300.

  The personal navigation service main system 200 may use an information processing apparatus such as a server.

  Businesses that use this personal navigation service subsystem 300 to provide proposal services, reservation services, reservation change services, etc. to general users include transportation companies such as railway companies, rental car companies, airlines, and hotel inns. There may be accommodation operators, restaurants such as restaurants. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a transportation company and an accommodation company will be described as an example. Note that FIG. 1 shows an image in which a plurality of transportation operators and a plurality of accommodation operators provide services using the personal navigation service subsystem 300. Since the system 300 has the same configuration, one personal navigation service subsystem 300 will be described below as a representative.

  For these personal navigation service subsystems 300, information processing apparatuses such as personal computers and servers are preferably used.

  The communication line 500 is a public telephone line, ISDN, a communication line for a mobile phone or a personal handyphone system, the Internet, a local area network, or any combination thereof, which is appropriately used regardless of whether it is wired or wireless. can do. The communication line 500 is configured to enable information communication between the user information processing terminal 100, the personal navigation service main system 200, and the personal navigation service subsystem 300. Mail transmission / reception and control signal transmission / reception can be performed among them. It becomes possible.

  The Web cooperation schedule information input unit 110 in the user information processing terminal 100 is schedule management software for a user to input his / her schedule. The schedule information input by the Web cooperation schedule information input unit 110 is not limited to memorable information for individual users, but is uploaded to the personal navigation service main system 200 via the communication line 500. Yes. However, not all schedule information is uploaded to the personal navigation service main system 200, but the upload is performed within the range permitted by the user.

  For example, the position information transmission unit 120 uses the global positioning system (global positioning system, global positioning system) to present the user information processing terminal 100 current position—that is, the current position of the user who owns the user information processing terminal 100— And information related to the current position of the user (user position information) is transferred to the personal navigation service main system 200.

  The mail transmission / reception unit 130 is mailer software, and can respond to mail sent from the personal navigation service main system 200 and the personal navigation service subsystem 300, particularly in connection with the personal navigation service system of the present invention. It has become.

  The personal navigation service system setting unit 140 receives the information input by the Web cooperation schedule information input unit 110 and the user position information by the position information transmission unit 120 via the personal navigation service main system 200 and the personal navigation service subsystem. It is a setting unit for setting a boundary related to how much disclosure is permitted on the 300 side. In addition, the personal navigation service system setting unit 140 can perform not only the setting relating to the public permission but also the setting relating to necessity of proposal from the business operator.

  The personal navigation service main system 200 functions as a service key of the system of the present invention, and the data related to each user collected from the user information processing terminal 100 is used to register the personal navigation service subsystem of the registered business operator. It plays a role such as forwarding to 300.

  The user schedule information collection unit 210 in the personal navigation service main system 200 is configured to perform the function of a database that collects and stores schedule information from the user information processing terminals 100 of the respective users. It is the structure which fulfill | performs the function of the database which collects and memorize | stores positional information from the user information processing terminal 100 of a user.

  The mail transmission / reception unit 230 is mailer software. Various types of information are transferred to the personal navigation service subsystem 300 and control signals are transmitted to the personal navigation service subsystem 300 by mail transmitted by the mail transmission / reception unit 230. .

  The user schedule information disclosure range setting unit 240 is a user-specific setting database that stores the disclosure range of schedule information set by each user in the personal navigation service system setting unit 140 of the user information processing terminal 100. The location information disclosure range setting unit 250 is a user-specific setting database that stores the disclosure range of user location information set by the personal navigation service system setting unit 140 of the user information processing terminal 100 by each user.

  The user schedule information disclosure unit 260 transfers the user schedule information stored in the user schedule information collection unit 210 to the personal navigation service subsystem 300 based on the disclosure range setting of the user schedule information disclosure range setting unit 240. The user location information disclosure unit 270 transfers the user location information stored in the user location information collection unit 220 to the personal navigation service subsystem 300 based on the disclosure range setting of the user location information disclosure range setting unit 250. .

  The user proposal necessity setting / screening transfer unit 280 sets and stores the necessity of proposal from the business operator set by the personal navigation service system setting unit 140 by each user, and the business operator based on this necessity. Screening and transferring user schedule information.

  The personal navigation service subsystem 300 registers itself in the personal navigation service main system 200, obtains schedule information, position information, etc. of general users from the personal navigation service subsystem 300, and then provides a proposal service, It is configured to be able to provide a reservation service.

  The user schedule information acquisition unit 310 acquires user schedule information transmitted by the user schedule information disclosure unit 260 of the personal navigation service main system 200, and the user position information acquisition unit 320 stores the user position information of the personal navigation service main system 200. The location information of the user transmitted by the information disclosure unit 270 is acquired.

  The mail transmission / reception unit 330 is a mailer software, and the mail transmission / reception unit 230 is configured to send a message mail related to a proposal service, a reservation service, etc. to the user information processing terminal 100 by a mail transmitted by the mail transmission / reception unit 230. It has become. In addition, the mail transmission / reception unit 230 receives a reservation mail from the user information processing terminal 100. The mail transmission / reception unit 230 can also be used for communication with the personal navigation service main system 200.

  The user proposal creation unit 340 is a configuration for creating a proposal for the user according to the user information acquired by the user schedule information acquisition unit 310 and the user position information acquisition unit 320, and which service the provider provides Necessary algorithms can be set appropriately depending on what you want to do.

  The user reservation accepting unit 350 has a database function for setting a reservation for a service provided by a provider from the user information processing terminal 100 and storing various information related to the reservation.

  In addition, the user availability determination unit 360 compares the user reservation information with the user location information, and determines whether or not the user is within a range where the reserved service can be used.

  The traffic information transmitting unit 410 in the traffic information providing system 400 is a service for transmitting information such as delays related to public transportation. The transmitted information includes, for example, the user information processing terminal 100, the personal navigation service main system 200, the personal navigation service sub Setting is made so that each mail transmission / reception unit of the system 300 can receive the mail.

  Next, the flow of processing in the personal navigation service system of the present invention configured as described above will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence of the personal navigation service system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows processing between the user information processing terminal 100 and the personal navigation service main system 200.

  In FIG. 2, in step S <b> 100, the user performs setting of schedule information, the disclosure range of user position information, proposal necessity / unnecessary, and the like using the personal navigation service system setting unit 140 of his / her user information processing terminal 100.

  The information set by the personal navigation service system setting unit 140 is transferred to the personal navigation service main system 200 in step S101, and the user schedule information disclosure range setting unit 240, the user location information disclosure range setting unit 250, and the user proposal necessity setting are set. The screening transfer unit 280 stores settings such as a disclosure range desired by the user and necessity of proposal. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure set in the personal navigation service main system 200.

  In FIG. 6, “schedule information disclosure range” is data for setting whether or not schedule information can be disclosed. In this example, “railway company” is acceptable, “rental car company” is acceptable, “airline” Yes for the company, Yes for the “accommodation company”, and Yes for the “affiliation group”. “User location information disclosure range” is data for setting whether or not location information can be disclosed. In this example, it is possible for “railway company”, not for “rental car company”, “airline company” Is permitted for "accommodation business", and permitted for "affiliation group". “Proposal Necessity” is data for setting the necessity of proposal by the operator. In this example, “Railway Company” is required, “Rental Car Company” is not required, and “Airline” It is necessary for the “accommodation business”.

  In step S103, when the user inputs schedule information at the Web cooperation schedule information input unit 110 of the user information processing terminal 100, the schedule information is transferred to the personal navigation service main system 200, and the user schedule information collection unit After being stored in 210, it is published by the user schedule information disclosure unit 260 based on the setting of the user schedule information disclosure range setting unit 240.

  7 and 8 are diagrams showing display images of the input interface screen in the Web cooperation schedule information input unit 110. FIG. FIG. 7 is an interface screen for inputting schedule information related to movement. Input items to be input by the user include “departure place”, “departure date / time”, “arrival place”, “arrival date / time”, and “moving means”. There is. In addition, when the user does not particularly limit the “transportation means”, an arbitrary transportation company can propose. FIG. 8 is an interface screen for inputting schedule information related to accommodation. Input items to be input by the user include “date and time”, “accommodation place”, and “purpose”.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a data image of schedule information input by the Web cooperation schedule information input unit 110.

  Next, an example of a processing sequence related to a proposal / reservation service by a provider is shown. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence of the personal navigation service system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows processing among the user information processing terminal 100, the personal navigation service main system 200, and the personal navigation service subsystem 300.

  In FIG. 3, in step S200, the user schedule information and the position information disclosed by the personal navigation service main system 200 are transferred to the personal navigation service subsystem 300 according to the user's disclosure range setting.

  In step S201, the user proposal creation unit 340 of each personal navigation service subsystem 300 that has received the user's schedule information creates a proposal according to the user's schedule information, and transfers this to the user side.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display image of a proposal referred to by the user of the user information processing terminal 100. FIG. 10A shows an example in which an accommodation plan is proposed to the user of the schedule information shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 10B shows an aircraft ticket proposed to the user of the schedule information shown in FIG. This is an example. As described above, the present invention has a system configuration capable of proposing services such as “transportation” and “accommodation” according to the needs of the user.

  In step S202, the user refers to the user information processing terminal 100 and selects and approves a desired one from the proposals. The information for which the proposal has been approved is transferred to the personal navigation service main system 200, and the user reservation receiving unit 350 completes the reservation in step S203.

  In step S204, the Web cooperation schedule information input unit 110 of the user information processing terminal 100 is updated. Such an update is preferably performed automatically.

  In step S205, the updated schedule information of the Web cooperation schedule information input unit 110 is transferred to the personal navigation service main system 200, and the user schedule information collection unit 210 is updated.

  Next, a processing sequence example according to the availability of the reserved accommodation service is shown. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence of the personal navigation service system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows processing among the user information processing terminal 100, the personal navigation service main system 200, the personal navigation service subsystem 300, and the traffic information providing system 400.

  In FIG. 4, in step S300, the personal navigation service main system 200 publishes user schedule information and position information to the subsystem 300 based on the setting.

  In step S <b> 301, the traffic information transmission unit 410 transmits traffic delay information and the like to the subsystem 300.

  In step S302, the user availability determination unit 360 of the personal navigation service subsystem 300 may determine whether the user can use the reserved service or the like based on the user location information / traffic information. Make a decision.

  In step S303, the user availability determination unit 360 determines whether the user is behind schedule. If the user is behind, the process proceeds to step S304, and it is fortunate that the user information processing terminal 100 is notified of the check-in change time. "" Is sent (step S305), and if not delayed, the process proceeds to step S306.

  In step S306, it is determined whether there is a delay in public transportation based on information from the traffic information transmission unit 410. If the determination result in step S306 is YES, the process proceeds to step S307, a message such as “Waiting for arrival” is transmitted, and if the determination result is NO, the process proceeds to step S309.

  In step S309, it is determined whether the user can finally arrive. If the determination result in step S309 is YES, the process returns to step S302 again. If the determination result is NO, the process proceeds to step S310, and the user information processing terminal 100 asks “Do you want to start a cancellation procedure?” Send a message.

  In step S311, in response to the message “Do you want to start the cancellation procedure?” Received by the user information processing terminal 100, in step S312, when the user approves the start of the cancellation procedure, this is personal. In step S312, the reservation status of the user reservation receiving unit 350 is updated to the latest one.

  In step S314, a message “Would you like to make a new reservation?” Is sent to ask if the user wants to make a new reservation.

  For example, if the user accepts this response in step S316, the process proceeds to step S317, and a user proposal routine (similar to FIG. 3) is executed.

  Next, an example of a processing sequence corresponding to the availability of the reserved traffic service is shown. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence of the personal navigation service system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows processing among the user information processing terminal 100, the personal navigation service main system 200, the personal navigation service subsystem 300, and the traffic information providing system 400.

  In FIG. 5, in step S <b> 400, the personal navigation service main system 200 publishes user schedule information and position information to the subsystem 300 based on the setting.

  In step S <b> 401, the traffic information transmission unit 410 transmits traffic delay information and the like to the subsystem 300.

  In step S402, the user availability determination unit 360 of the personal navigation service subsystem 300 may determine whether or not the user can use the reserved service based on the user location information / traffic information. Make a decision.

  In step S403, the user availability determination unit 360 determines whether the user is behind schedule. If the user is late, the process proceeds to step S404, and the user information processing terminal 100 is informed that “the boarding time of the reserved flight is approaching. If the message is not delayed, the process proceeds to step S406.

  In step S406, it is determined whether there is a delay in public transportation based on information from the traffic information transmission unit 410. If the result of determination in step S406 is YES, the process proceeds to step S407, a message such as “Currently, a delay has occurred on the line XX” is transmitted, and if the result of determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S409. move on.

  In step S409, it is determined whether or not the user can finally board. If the determination result in step S409 is YES, the process returns to step S402 again. If the determination result is NO, the process proceeds to step S410 to the user information processing terminal 100 such as “Do you want to start the cancellation procedure?” Send a message.

  In step S411, in response to the message “Do you want to start the cancellation procedure?” Received by the user information processing terminal 100, in step S412, the user approves the start of the cancellation procedure. In step S412, the reservation status of the user reservation receiving unit 350 is updated to the latest one.

  In step S414, a message “Would you like to make a new boarding reservation?” Is sent to ask if the user wants to make a new reservation.

  For example, if the user accepts this response in step S416, the process proceeds to step S417, and a user proposal routine (similar to FIG. 3) is executed.

  Through the user proposal routine as described above, for example, the schedule information of the Web cooperation schedule information input unit 110 is updated as shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a data image of schedule information input by the Web cooperation schedule information input unit 110.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, in the conventional information providing system, it is possible to receive a service proposal from a transportation company or an accommodation company according to its own schedule.

  In addition, according to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to perform flexible service reservation proposal processing, reservation setting processing, reservation change processing corresponding to the user's schedule information, the user's current location, It is possible to build a system that responds to the occasions such as delay.

  Moreover, although various embodiments have been described above, the present invention includes embodiments composed of arbitrary combinations of components of the respective embodiments.

It is a figure which shows the block configuration of the personal navigation service system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the processing sequence of the personal navigation service system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the processing sequence of the personal navigation service system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the processing sequence of the personal navigation service system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the processing sequence of the personal navigation service system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure set to the personal navigation service main system. It is a figure which shows the image of the input interface screen in the Web cooperation schedule information input part 110. FIG. It is a figure which shows the image of the input interface screen in the Web cooperation schedule information input part 110. FIG. It is a figure which shows the data image of the schedule information input in the Web cooperation schedule information input part 110. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display image of the proposal which the user of the user information processing terminal 100 refers. It is a figure which shows the data image of the schedule information input in the Web cooperation schedule information input part 110. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... User information processing terminal, 110 ... Web cooperation schedule information input part, 120 ... Position information transmission part, 130 ... Mail transmission / reception part, 140 ... Personal navigation service system setting part, 200. .. Personal navigation service main system, 210... User schedule information collection unit, 220... User location information collection unit, 230... Mail transmission / reception unit, 240. ..User location information disclosure range setting unit, 260... User schedule information disclosure unit, 270... User location information disclosure unit, 280... User proposal necessity setting / Screening transfer unit, 300. Service subsystem 310 ... User schedule information acquisition unit, 320 ... User location information acquisition unit, 330 ... Mail transmission / reception unit, 340 ... User proposal creation unit, 350 ... User reservation reception unit, 360 ... User available Sex determination unit, 400 ... traffic information providing system, 410 ... traffic information transmission unit, 500 ... communication line

Claims (1)

A personal navigation service system that proposes reservations for various services, sets reservations, and changes reservations according to the user's schedule and the user's current location.
Web-linked schedule information input unit for users to input their own schedule information;
A location information sending unit that measures the current location of the user and sends it as user location information;
A mail transmitting / receiving unit that transmits and receives mail via a communication line;
A user information processing terminal comprising a schedule information, a personal navigation service system setting unit for setting a disclosure range of user position information and necessity of proposal;
A user schedule information collection unit for collecting each schedule information;
A user location information collection unit for collecting each user location information;
A mail transmitting / receiving unit that transmits and receives mail via a communication line;
A user schedule information disclosure range setting section for setting the disclosure range of each user's schedule information;
A user location information disclosure range setting section for setting the disclosure range of the user location information of each user;
Based on information set in the user schedule information disclosure range setting unit, a user schedule information disclosure unit that publishes schedule information;
Based on information set in the user location information disclosure range setting unit, a user location information disclosure unit that discloses user location information;
A personal navigation service main system comprising a user proposal necessity setting / screening transfer unit that sets a service that requires a proposal of each user, a service that does not require a proposal, and transfers schedule information based on the setting. ,
A user schedule information acquisition unit that acquires the schedule information of the published users;
A user location information acquisition unit that acquires user location information of a published user;
A mail transmitting / receiving unit that transmits and receives mail via a communication line;
A user proposal creation unit that creates a service proposal for the user based on the user schedule information acquisition unit;
A user reservation accepting section for setting and storing reservations for user services;
A personal navigation service subsystem comprising: a user availability determination unit that determines whether or not a user can use a service based on user location information.

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