JP2009092634A - Guiding system and portable device in restrictive space - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a guiding system displaying to guide the present location and the destination of users themselves using any restrictive space as well as a portable device used in the guide system. <P>SOLUTION: The guiding system displaying to guide the present location and the destination of a user using inside of a restrictive space and the portable device used in the guiding system can be composed such that information in a restrictive space is downloaded by means of a server in restrictive space and a communication means of a portable device to displays on a displaying means, positional information in the restrictive space is received with a positional information receiving means receiving information of a plurality of positional information sending means deployed in the restrictive space, the present location is calculated by an operation means of the portable device or the server deployed in the restrictive space to display the present location on the displaying means of the portable device, destination information in the restrictive space is input by an inputting means of the portable device, and the destination is displayed on a displaying means by the operating means of the portable device or the server in a facility. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a guidance system for displaying and guiding a current location and a destination of a user who uses the space in a limited space, and a portable device used in the guidance system.

As a conventional guidance system, a car navigation system using GPS is well known. In addition, wireless IC tags with location information written are installed at each important point in the basement, building, and urban area, and the information can be obtained anywhere by using a wireless IC tag reader on the mobile unit side. A position information acquisition system (Patent Document 1) using a wireless IC tag that can acquire information has been known.
Patent Publication 2006-217556

  In a conventional car navigation system using GPS, navigation to a destination or destination facility is possible, but navigation to a specific location in a facility such as a designated seat or a toilet designated in the facility is possible. It has a problem that it cannot be gated.

  In addition, the system that acquires position information using the IC tag of Patent Document 1 has a problem that even if it is known where the current location is, it cannot obtain information about where the destination is. Furthermore, there is a problem that the relative positional relationship between the current location and the destination cannot be grasped.

  Furthermore, in the existing navigation system, there is no system that acquires code information such as QR color code and communicates with a server to obtain necessary information.

  The guidance system in the limited space of the present invention downloads information in the limited space by the communication means 4 between the server 2 installed in the limited space and the server of the mobile device 1 and displays the information in the mobile device 1. Position information in the limited space is received by the position information receiving means 7 that receives the information of the plurality of position information sending means 12 arranged in the limited space and displayed in the limited space, and is received in the portable device 1 or the limited space. By calculating the current location by the calculation means 10 of the installed server 2 and displaying the current location on the display means 5 of the portable device 1, and inputting the target location information in the limited space by the input means 9 of the portable device 1. The target location is displayed on the display means 5 of the portable device 1 by the computing means 10 of the portable device 1 or the in-facility server 2.

  Further, the information in the limited space is downloaded by the communication means 4 between the server 2 installed in the limited space and the server of the portable device 1 and displayed on the display means 5 of the portable device 1. The positional information transmitted from the incorporated positional information transmitting means 12 is received by a plurality of positional information transmitting / receiving means 8 arranged in a limited space, and the positional information received by the positional information transmitting / receiving means 8 is received by the server 2 or the portable device 1. The current location is calculated by the computing means 10 of the portable device 1 or the server 2 installed in the limited space, and the current location is displayed on the display means 5 of the portable device 1 and limited by the input means 9 of the portable device 1. The target location is displayed on the display means 5 of the portable device 1 by the computing means 10 of the portable device 1 or the in-facility server 2 by inputting the target location information in the target space. That.

  Further, the information reading means 6 of the portable device 1 is installed in the limited space by reading the information from the information means 15 arranged in the limited space or the information means 15 effective only in the limited space possessed by the user. The communication with the server 2 is started.

  The information reading means 6 of the portable device 1 is installed in the limited space by reading information from the information means 15 arranged in the limited space or the information means 15 effective only in the limited space of the user. Communication with the server 2 is started, and whether the user is valid in a limited space is authenticated.

  The present location and the target location of the user are displayed as line segments on the display means 5 of the portable device 1.

  The portable device 1 of the present invention has a communication means 4 with a server that communicates with a server 2 installed in a limited space, and has an input means 9 for inputting personal information required by a user. The display unit 5 displays information required by the user.

  Further, the position information receiving means 7 has a communication means 4 with a server for communicating with the server 2 installed in the limited space, and receives information of a plurality of position information sending means 12 arranged in the limited space. And an input means 9 for inputting personal information required by the user, and a display means 5 for displaying information required by the user.

  Calculation means 10 for calculating the information from the server 2 installed in the limited space, the position information from the position information sending means 12 and the personal information inputted by the user and sending the result to the display means 5 It is characterized by having.

  It is characterized by having the information reading means 6 which can read the information means 15 arranged in the limited space or the information means 15 effective only in the limited space possessed by the user.

  In the guidance system of the present invention, the information in the facility obtained from the server 2 installed in the facility, the location information obtained from the location information sending means 12 using a plurality of IC tags or the like installed in the facility, and the user By calculating the destination information inputted by the input means 9 by the computing means 10 of the server 2 installed in the portable device 1 or the facility, the display means 5 Therefore, it is possible to easily navigate to a specific place such as a reserved seat designated in the facility or a specific place in the facility such as a toilet.

  In addition, the information reading means 6 of the portable device 1 reads code information or the like from the information means 15 such as the QR color code 16, and communicates with the server 2 installed in the facility based on the information to obtain necessary information. Can do it.

  Further, when the destination is unknown, there is no need to solve the problem through a person who asks the guide to ask and teach, as in the past, and the position information sending means 12 using the portable device 1 and the IC tag or the like. The server 2 can solve the problem electronically.

  Thus, by using the guidance system of the present invention, a user who uses a limited space can be smoothly navigated to a destination without confusion, and various event information can be obtained through two-way communication with the server 2. It can be applied even when the toilet or emergency exit, etc., or the search for the companion's whereabouts are lost, improving convenience.

  In a limited space such as an event venue, a theater, a baseball stadium, a station yard, a train car, etc., a guidance system in which individual users who use the space display the current location and destination on the display means 5 for guidance The portable device 1 used in the guidance system will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a guidance system having a calculation function in a portable device and a portable device, and shows a concept of a guidance system by a portable device 1 having a computing means 10. Hereinafter, the configuration of a system for guiding in a limited space will be described.

  The configuration of the portable device 1 includes a communication means 4 with a server that communicates with a server 2 installed in a limited space, and a position information sending means having a plurality of IC tags installed in the limited space. 12 position information receiving means 7 for receiving information, an input means 9 for inputting target place information, a QR color code 16 arbitrarily arranged in a limited space, or printed on an admission ticket, etc. The information reading means 6 for reading the information means 15 such as a bar code, the calculation means 10 for processing the inputted information, and the display means 5 for displaying the result are configured.

  Further, a server 2 is installed in a limited space, and two-way wireless communication can be performed directly or via the access point 13 between the communication means 4 between the server 2 and the server of the portable device 1.

  A plurality of position information sending means 12 such as IC tags for sending position information are installed in the limited space, and the position information receiving means 7 of the portable device 1 can acquire the position information by wireless communication.

  The operation of the guidance system and the portable device 1 will be described. A user who uses the limited space is arbitrarily installed in the limited space by the information reading means 6 such as a camera provided in the portable device 1. Alternatively, the address information and personal information of the server 2 is read from the information means 15 such as the QR color code 16 printed on the admission ticket and the like, and the communication means 4 with the server via the calculation means 10 is used in a limited space. Communication with the server 2 installed in the network directly or via the access point 13.

  In communication with the server 2, by transmitting personal information obtained from the information means 15 such as the QR color code 16 to the server 2, the server 2 performs an authentication operation such as whether or not the user is a regular user. If the user is a legitimate user, the user's mobile phone 1 is transmitted to the user's mobile device 1 by transmitting information such as a map in the facility and software necessary for guiding the limited space. In the device 1, information such as a map and necessary software are stored in the data storage area 11 via the calculation means 10, and the information is displayed on the display means 5 such as the display 22 of the portable device 1.

  After displaying information such as a map that guides the limited space in the display means 5, the information is wirelessly transmitted from the position information sending means 12 such as an IC tag that sends a plurality of position information arranged around the user's portable device 1. Is received by the position information receiving means 7 of the portable device 1, the current position is calculated by the calculation means 10, and the current position is displayed on the display means 5.

  Subsequently, when the user inputs destination information such as a reserved seat number described in the admission ticket or the like from the input means 9 by key input or the like, the input destination information is calculated by the calculation means 10 and the destination The ground is displayed on the display means 5.

  The relative relationship between the current location and the destination is calculated by calculating the location information of the current location and the destination and information such as a map that guides the limited space by the calculation means 10 and displaying the route from the current location to the destination as a line segment By displaying on the means 5, the user can easily grasp the direction and destination to travel.

  Since the user can grasp the relative position of the destination with the display means 5, the user can go to the destination such as a reserved seat in the limited space.

  As the user moves toward the destination, the position information from the position information sending means 12 such as an IC tag for sending the position information changes. Therefore, the changed position information received by the position information receiving means 7 is changed. The current location information is updated by calculation by the calculation means 10, and the updated information is sent to the display means 5 to change the current location.

  By repeating the above operations, even if the user moves, the user can always grasp the relative relationship between the current location and the destination, so the user can arrive at the destination such as a reserved seat without getting lost in the facility. Can do it.

  For example, in the case of a system that guides a designated seat, information such as a map that guides a limited space including the arrangement of seats and the current location and destination of the user are calculated by the calculation means 10 and the shortest route is calculated. By displaying the line segment, the user can go to the destination in the shortest time.

  FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of another guidance system and portable device having a calculation function in the portable device. The portable device 1 has the calculation function 10 but does not have the position information receiving means 7 and uses the entry means 3 such as an admission ticket. Another guidance system having a calculation function in a portable device that specifies the position of the user via a plurality of position information transmission / reception means 8 arranged in a limited space from the position information sending means 12 incorporated in the mobile phone It is a conceptual diagram of an apparatus.

  The configuration of the portable device 1 is an admission ticket in which a communication means 4 with a server that communicates with a server 2 installed in a limited space, and a plurality of IC tags installed in the limited space are incorporated. Position information transmission / reception means 8 that receives information from the utilization means 3 such as and transmits the information to the portable device 1 or the server 2, an input means 9 that inputs target location information, and an arbitrary arrangement in a limited space Or information reading means 6 for reading information means 15 such as QR color code 16 and bar code printed on an admission ticket, etc., calculation means 10 for processing the inputted information, and display means 5 for displaying the result And is configured.

  Further, a server 2 is installed in a limited space, and two-way wireless communication can be performed directly or via the access point 13 between the communication means 4 between the server 2 and the server of the portable device 1.

  In the limited space, a plurality of location information transmitting / receiving means 8 for receiving information from the use means 3 such as an admission ticket in which an IC tag or the like is incorporated and transmitting it to the mobile device 1 or the server 2 are installed, and the admission ticket etc. The position information from the use means 3 can be acquired by wireless communication.

  The operation of the guidance system and the portable device 1 will be described. A user who uses the limited space is arbitrarily installed in the limited space by the information reading means 6 such as a camera provided in the portable device 1. Alternatively, the address information and personal information of the server 2 is read from the information means 15 such as the QR color code 16 printed on the admission ticket and the like, and the communication means 4 with the server via the calculation means 10 is used in a limited space. Communication with the server 2 installed in the network directly or via the access point 13.

  In communication with the server 2, by transmitting personal information obtained from the information means 15 such as the QR color code 16 to the server 2, the server 2 performs an authentication operation such as whether or not the user is a regular user. If the user is a legitimate user, the user's mobile phone 1 is transmitted to the user's mobile device 1 by transmitting information such as a map in the facility and software necessary for guiding the limited space. In the device 1, information such as a map and necessary software are stored in the data storage area 11 via the calculation means 10, and the information is displayed on the display means 5 such as the display 22 of the portable device 1.

  After displaying information such as a map that guides the limited space on the display means 5, the use of admission tickets and the like possessed by the user by the positional information transmitting / receiving means 8 that transmits and receives a plurality of positional information arranged in the limited space It is used in the portable device 1 by wirelessly receiving information from the position information sending means 12 by an IC tag or the like incorporated in the means 3 and sending the received information directly to the portable device 1 or via the access point 13. The position information of the person is received by the communication means 4 with the server, the current position is calculated by the calculation means 10 and the current position is displayed on the display means 5.

  Subsequently, when the user inputs destination information such as a reserved seat number described in the admission ticket or the like from the input means 9 by key input or the like, the input destination information is calculated by the calculation means 10 and the destination The ground is displayed on the display means 5.

  The relative relationship between the current location and the destination is calculated by calculating the location information of the current location and the destination and information such as a map that guides the limited space by the calculation means 10 and displaying the route from the current location to the destination as a line segment By displaying on the means 5, the user can easily grasp the direction and destination to travel.

  Since the user can grasp the relative position of the destination with the display means 5, the user can go to the destination such as a reserved seat in the limited space.

  As the user moves toward the destination, the information from the location information transmission / reception means 8 that has received the information from the utilization means 3 such as an admission ticket incorporating an IC tag or the like for sending the location information changes. The changed position information received by the position information transmitting / receiving means 8 is calculated by the calculating means 10 to update the current location information, and the updated information is sent to the display means 5 to change the current location.

  By repeating the above operations, even if the user moves, the user can always grasp the relative relationship between the current location and the destination, so the user can arrive at the destination such as a reserved seat without getting lost in the facility. Can do it.

  FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a guidance system and a portable device having a computing function in the server. Guidance by the portable device 1 having the computing means 10 in the server 2 installed in a limited space and not having the computing means 10. It shows the concept of the system.

  The communication means 4, the display means 5, the information reading means 6, the position information receiving means 7, the input means 9, and the data storage area 11 with the server of the portable device 1 are connected by a bus 14, and calculate and process various types of information. The calculation means 10 is performed by the server 2 installed in the facility.

  In this example, the configuration of the guidance system is different from the example shown in FIG. 1 in that information processing by the calculation means 10 is performed by the server 2 via the bus 14 of the portable device 1 and the communication means 4 with the server. Other basic configurations are the same as those in the example of FIG.

  In operation, since the calculation means 10 is included in the server 2, there is no need to send a program for operating the mobile device 1 from the server 2, and all operations of the mobile device 1 are performed from the server 2. Different.

  If necessary, a minimum program for operating the mobile device 1 may be sent from the server 2 side.

  In the example of the conceptual diagram of the guidance system and the portable device having the calculation function in the server of FIG. 3, the explanation will be given based on the example of the conceptual diagram of the guidance system and the portable device having the calculation function in the portable device of FIG. In the example of another guidance system having a calculation function in the portable device of FIG. 2 and the conceptual diagram of the portable device, the portable device 1 having the calculation device 10 is used by having the calculation device 10 in the server 2. It can be done.

  FIG. 4 is an example of a display screen for guiding the inside of a theater, and is a guidance screen when a theater is assumed as a limited space.

  Assuming that the mobile device 1 is a mobile phone 21 of a user who enters the theater, the display means 5 is the display 22 of the mobile phone 21, the input means 9 is the numeric keypad of the mobile phone 21, and the information reading means 6 is the mobile phone 21. It is assumed that the communication means 4 with the server and the position information receiving means 7 are performed via the antenna of the mobile phone 21, and the calculation means 10 and the data storage area 11 are included in the mobile phone 21.

  The theater has an access point 13 on the ceiling, etc., and is set to communicate with the server 2 installed in the office in the theater. It is assumed that IC tags are embedded in facilities such as emergency exits and necessary places to constitute position information sending means 12, and QR color code 16 as information means 15 is printed on the theater admission ticket.

  A theater user who has obtained an admission ticket with a QR color code 16 at the entrance of the theater can print the QR color printed on the admission ticket with his mobile phone 21 that can read the QR color code 16 after entering the theater. By reading the information of the color code 16, the mobile phone 21 starts communication with the server 2 at the address specified by the QR color code 16.

  If communication between the mobile phone 21 and the server 2 is established, the mobile phone 21 transmits information other than the address of the server 2 obtained from the QR color code 16 to the server 2, so that the user can authenticate the server 2. If the user is authenticated and the user is an authorized user, the server 2 guide map data in the theater and program data that the mobile phone 21 can normally guide in the theater Is sent to the mobile phone 21.

  The mobile phone 21 that has received the guide map data and program data in the theater stores the data in the data storage area 11 in the mobile phone 21 and starts the operation based on the program data sent from the server 2. Based on the guide map data in the theater, the guide map is displayed on the display 22 of the mobile phone 21 via the calculation means 10.

  Next, the mobile phone 21 receives a plurality of location information by wireless communication sent from the location information sending means 12 by the surrounding IC tag by the location information receiving means 7 of the mobile phone 21 based on the program. The current location of the user having the mobile phone 21 is calculated by the calculation means 10 and displayed on the display 22.

  Subsequently, the program displays on the display 22 a screen prompting the user to input destination information, and based on the instruction, the user carries the number of destination information such as the designated seat and toilet printed on the admission ticket etc. When input is made by the input means 9 using the numeric keypad of the telephone 21, the calculation means 10 of the mobile phone 21 calculates the destination of the user, displays the destination on the display 22, and calculates the shortest route between the current position and the destination. And the result is displayed on the display 22 as a line segment.

  If the user moves toward the destination according to the display on the display 22, the information reading means 6 of the mobile phone 21 reads the information of the position information sending means 12 by a plurality of IC tags around it, and the calculation means 10 calculates it. Then the user's current location is updated.

  As a result, the user can easily reach the reserved seat in the theater with his / her mobile phone 21 alone.

  When a user who has arrived at his / her reserved seat goes to a toilet or a store, the user's current location and the current location of the user can be determined by entering the facility number indicated on the admission ticket using the numeric keypad 9 on the mobile phone 21. The destination is calculated by the calculation means 10 and displayed on the display 22, and the shortest route to the destination is calculated by the calculation means 10 and displayed on the display 22 as a line segment.

  By repeating these operations, even if the user moves, the user can always grasp the relative relationship between the current location and the destination only with the mobile phone 21 that the user has, so the user can go to the theater. You can go freely and quickly to the place you want.

  FIG. 5 is an example of a display screen for guiding the inside of a train, and is an example of a guide screen when a train moving from a station to a station is assumed as a limited space.

  As the mobile device 1, a mobile phone 21 of a user who uses a train is assumed, and the configuration of the mobile phone 21 is the same as that in the case of FIG.

  The server 2 is provided at the boarding station, the getting-off station, and the train on which the user gets on the train, respectively, and the access point 13 is provided at an arbitrary position within the station premises and on the ceiling of the train vehicle. The position information sending means 12 by means of, for example, will be described as being provided in an arbitrary position in the station premises, in each seat in the train, and in a facility such as a toilet in the train.

  A train user who has obtained a reserved seat ticket with a QR color code 16 as information means 15 at the boarding station can read the QR color code 16 printed on the reserved seat ticket. By reading the information of the QR color code 16 into its own mobile phone 21, the mobile phone 21 starts communicating with the server 2 at the boarding station designated by the QR color code 16.

  By communicating with the server 2 of the boarding station, the guide map of the boarding station, the guide map of the train to be boarded, and the guide map of the disembarking station are loaded into the mobile phone 21 and the guide of the boarding station is displayed on the display 22 of the mobile phone 21. The figure is displayed, and the platform and the boarding position of the train that the user intends to board are displayed on the display 22 for guidance.

  When the user gets on the train, the mobile phone 21 starts communication with the server 2 in the train via the access point 13 installed on the ceiling or the like in the train, and the display 22 of the mobile phone 21 is shown in FIG. A guide map in a train is displayed, and the relative position between the current location of the user and the vehicle with the designated reserved seat and the position of the designated seat of the target vehicle are displayed, and the designated designated seat according to the movement of the user is displayed. It will guide you through.

  When a train user intends to use facilities in the train such as a toilet, the facility number entered on the reserved seat ticket can be entered by using the numeric keypad 9 on the mobile phone 21 to enter the facility. It is possible to know the relative positional relationship between them and guide them to the target equipment.

  When the user gets off at the getting-off station, the mobile phone 21 starts communication with the server 2 at the getting-off station, displays a guide map of the getting-off station on the display 22 of the mobile phone 21, and guides to the ticket gate that is the exit. .

  As a result, the user is guided from the time of purchasing the train ticket only with his / her mobile phone 21 until he / she leaves the target getting-off station, so that the user reaches the target station without hesitation. It can be done.

  If the user has purchased a non-reserved seat ticket instead of a reserved seat ticket, the availability of the unreserved seat can be determined by detecting the presence or absence of the passenger using a sensor embedded in the seat of the unreserved seat. It is also possible to notify the user.

Conceptual diagram of a guidance system having a calculation function in a portable device and the portable device Conceptual diagram of another guidance system having a calculation function in a portable device and the portable device Conceptual diagram of a guidance system having a calculation function in a server and a portable device Example of a display screen that guides you through the theater Example of a display screen that guides you through the train

Explanation of symbols

1: Mobile device 2: Server 3: Utilization means 4: Communication means with server 5: Display means 6: Information reading means 7: Position information receiving means 8: Position information transmitting / receiving means 9: Input means 10: Calculation means 11: Data Storage area 12: Location information sending means 13: Access point 14: Bus 15: Information means 16: QR color code 21: Mobile phone 22: Display

Claims (9)

  The information in the limited space is downloaded by the communication means 4 between the server 2 installed in the limited space and the server of the portable device 1 and displayed on the display means 5 of the portable device 1. The position information receiving means 7 for receiving the information of the arranged position information sending means 12 receives the position information in the limited space, and the current location is determined by the computing means 10 of the portable device 1 or the server 2 installed in the limited space. By calculating and displaying the current location on the display means 5 of the portable device 1 and inputting the target location information in the limited space by the input means 9 of the portable device 1, the computing means 10 of the portable device 1 or the in-facility server 2. By displaying the target location on the display means 5 of the portable device 1, the guidance system in a limited space is provided.   The information in the limited space is downloaded by the communication means 4 between the server 2 installed in the limited space and the server of the portable device 1 and displayed on the display means 5 of the portable device 1 and incorporated in the utilization means 3. The positional information transmitted from the positional information transmitting means 12 is received by a plurality of positional information transmitting / receiving means 8 arranged in a limited space, and the positional information received by the positional information transmitting / receiving means 8 is transmitted to the server 2 or the portable device 1. Then, the present location is calculated by the computing means 10 of the portable device 1 or the server 2 installed in the limited space, the current location is displayed on the display means 5 of the portable device 1, and the limited space is input by the input means 9 of the portable device 1. The target location is displayed on the display means 5 of the mobile device 1 by the calculation means 10 of the mobile device 1 or the in-facility server 2 by inputting the target location information in the mobile device 1. Guidance system of Joteki space.   The information reading means 6 of the portable device 1 is installed in the limited space by reading information from the information means 15 arranged in the limited space or the information means 15 effective only in the limited space of the user. 3. The guidance system in a limited space according to claim 1, wherein communication with the server 2 is started.   The information reading means 6 of the portable device 1 is installed in the limited space by reading information from the information means 15 arranged in the limited space or the information means 15 effective only in the limited space of the user. The guidance system in the limited space according to claim 1 or 2, wherein communication with the server (2) is started to authenticate whether the user is valid in the limited space.   3. The guidance system in a limited space according to claim 1, wherein the current location and the target location of the user are displayed as line segments on the display means 5 of the portable device 1.   Information required by the user, having communication means 4 with the server for communicating with the server 2 installed in the limited space, input means 9 for inputting personal information required by the user A portable device comprising display means 5 for displaying   It has a communication means 4 with a server for communicating with the server 2 installed in the limited space, and has a position information receiving means 7 for receiving information of a plurality of position information sending means 12 arranged in the limited space. And a portable device having an input means 9 for inputting personal information required by the user and a display means 5 for displaying information required by the user.   Calculation means 10 for calculating the information from the server 2 installed in the limited space, the position information from the position information sending means 12 and the personal information inputted by the user and sending the result to the display means 5 The portable device according to claim 6, wherein the portable device is provided.   7. The information reading means 6 capable of reading the information means 15 arranged in the limited space or the information means 15 effective only in the limited space possessed by the user. The portable device according to claim 7.

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