JP2009229178A - Method, device, and program for reporting estimated arrival time - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To report a highly accurate estimated arrival time by estimating the arrival time according to actual movement of a user of a transportation means. <P>SOLUTION: In a user terminal 10 which the user possesses, a route being actually used by the user is identified based on a current position of the user identified by station discrimination information of an automatic ticket gate device 30, from among route information acquired beforehand from a route information retrieval device 20. Furthermore, the time of arrival to a destination which is estimated to be in that identified route when the user leaves the current position at the present time and moves up to the destination, is acquired. The estimated arrival time is displayed on the display device of the user terminal 10. Moreover, electronic mails expressing the estimated arrival time are sent to relevant-persons' terminals 40 which relevant persons to be affected by the arrival time of the user use. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for notifying a scheduled arrival time at a destination.

In travel using transportation, there is a desire to obtain route information to a destination so that the user can appropriately select a route from the departure point to the destination. For this reason, services that provide route information using a terminal device such as a mobile phone are widely known. As such a service, there is also known a service that further provides alternative route information when a train delay occurs after providing route information (Patent Document 1).
JP 2007-206824 A

  By the way, what time the user can actually reach the destination is naturally not determined unless the user actually starts moving and the route is determined. In addition, some accidents may occur before the user actually starts moving, and the start of movement itself may be delayed. In addition, even if you depart as scheduled, if there is a delay in transportation, it may be difficult to move because the train is slow or the station is crowded and passengers are retained. , User movement will be delayed.

  For this reason, even if the user obtains the estimated arrival time through the route information provision service, the actual movement situation of the user is not reflected, and as a result of actually moving to the destination, the user cannot arrive at the estimated arrival time. There were many.

  Therefore, in view of the conventional problems as described above, the present invention makes it possible to notify the estimated arrival time with high accuracy by estimating the estimated arrival time according to the actual movement of the user of the transportation facility. Objective.

  For this reason, in the disclosed system, the current position of the user who travels using the transportation system from the route information in which the route from the departure point to the destination and the checkpoint indicating the predetermined position in the route is set. The path that matches the checkpoint, that is, the path that the user actually uses is specified. In addition, on the route that the user actually uses, when the user departs from the checkpoint that matches the current position to the destination, the estimated arrival time at the destination is estimated. . Then, the estimated arrival time is notified.

  According to the disclosed system, the current location of the user is detected, and the route actually used by the user is specified from the route information from the departure point to the destination based on the current location. Then, on the route, the estimated arrival time at the destination when the user departs from the current position at the current time and moves to the destination is estimated. For this reason, even if the user does not actually search for the route information after starting the movement, the estimated arrival time with high accuracy is automatically obtained based on the current position and the current time in the actual movement. By notifying the estimated arrival time, it is possible to know the estimated arrival time with high accuracy in accordance with the actual movement of the user.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the estimated arrival time notification system. This scheduled arrival time notification system includes a terminal device (hereinafter referred to as a “user terminal”) 10 possessed by a user who travels using a transportation facility, and a departure station as a departure place and a user terminal 10. A route information providing device 20 that receives information indicating the destination station as a destination, searches for and provides route information from the departure station to the arrival station, an automatic ticket gate device 30 installed at the station, And a terminal device (hereinafter referred to as “related party terminal”) 40 used by a party as a notification destination of the estimated arrival time of the user.

  The user terminal 10 is a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), or a mobile PC (Personal Computer). The user terminal 10 includes at least a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a storage device, and a communication device for transmitting and receiving data connected to the Internet. The user terminal 10 includes an input device that can input information by a key or voice input, and a display device that can display a screen or the like. Further, the user terminal 10 includes an IC (Integrated Circuit) tag. This IC tag enables the user terminal 10 to take in station identification information indicating from which station the automatic ticket gate 30 is installed from the automatic ticket gate 30. Specifically, when the user who possesses the user terminal 10 passes through the automatic ticket gate 30 of a transportation station, the user terminal 10 is brought into contact with the automatic terminal device 30 to identify the station. Information is written to the IC chip of the user terminal 10. The term “station” refers not only to railway stations but also to all transportation stops.

  The route information providing apparatus 20 receives information indicating the departure station and the arrival station from the user terminal 10 via the Internet. Then, the route information providing device 20 searches for route information between the two stations based on information such as transportation route information, interconnection information, operation time, and diagrams of transportation, and the route information of the search result is used as the user terminal 10. Reply to At this time, if a plurality of route information corresponds as a search result, a plurality of route information is returned.

  The automatic ticket gate 30 includes a storage device in which station identification information is stored, and also includes a writing device (writer) that can write the station identification information to the IC chip of the user terminal 10. When the user terminal 10 is touched, the station identification information is written in the IC chip of the user terminal 10.

The related party terminal 40 is a PC, a mobile phone or the like in which software capable of receiving an e-mail is installed, and receives the e-mail transmitted from the user terminal 10.
In addition, since the route information providing device 20, the automatic ticket gate device 30, and the party terminal 40 are known, detailed description of the configuration and functions thereof is omitted in this specification.

Next, the configuration of the user terminal 10 will be described.
The user terminal 10 is used by a route acquisition unit 10A that acquires route information from a departure station to an arrival station from the route information providing device 20, a position specifying unit 10B that specifies a station where the user terminal 10 is located, and a user. The route specifying unit 10C for specifying a route from the route information, in the route used by the user, the estimated arrival time at the arrival station when moving from the station that is currently located at the current time to the arrival station The estimated arrival time estimation unit 10D that estimates the estimated arrival time, the estimated arrival time display unit 10E that displays the estimated arrival time on the display device of the user terminal 10, and a delay that determines whether or not there is a delay in the movement of the user A determination unit 10F, a notification necessity determination unit 10G that determines whether or not to notify a related person of the estimated arrival time, and a notification editing unit 1 that edits an estimated arrival time notification mail that notifies the related party of the estimated arrival time H, including the notification transmission section 10I to transmit the estimated time of arrival notification e-mail. These configurations are realized by executing the scheduled arrival time providing program loaded in the memory of the user terminal 10, respectively.

  Further, the user terminal 10 includes a database in the storage device. The database includes a route information table 10J in which route information acquired from the route information providing device 20 is stored, a movement schedule table 10K in which information related to a user's movement schedule is stored, information on a destination of notification of an estimated arrival time, and notification Destination information table 10L in which the conditions for performing the notification are stored, the template table 10M in which the template of the mail notifying the estimated arrival time is stored, and the names and e-mail addresses of the parties as notification destinations of the estimated arrival time are stored The related person information table 10N is included.

Next, each of these components will be described in more detail.
When the information on the departure station and the arrival station is input by the user, the route acquisition unit 10A transmits the information on the departure station and the arrival station to the route information providing apparatus 20 via the Internet. Then, the route acquisition unit 10A stores in the route information table 10J the departure station of the route information returned from the route information providing device 20, the transfer station and the arrival station in the route, and the required travel time between these stations.

  When the user terminal 10 passes through the automatic ticket gate 30 at the station, the position specifying unit 10B acquires station identification information from the automatic ticket gate 30 via the IC tag and specifies the station where the user terminal 10 is located. To do. The position specifying unit 10B functions as a position detection step and a position detection unit.

  The route specifying unit 10C includes a route in which the station where the user terminal 10 is located matches a departure station or a transfer station in the route information stored in the route information table 10J, that is, a route actually used by the user. Is identified. The departure station and transfer station correspond to check points. Further, the route specifying unit 10C functions as a route specifying step and a route specifying means.

  The estimated arrival time estimation unit 10D is included in the route from the station where the user terminal 10 is located to the arrival station in the travel time between the departure station, transfer station, and arrival station in the route information of the specified route. Total travel time required. A time obtained by adding the accumulated time to the current time is set as the estimated arrival time. The estimated arrival time estimation unit 10D functions as an estimated arrival time estimation step and an estimated arrival time estimation unit.

  The estimated arrival time display unit 10E displays the estimated arrival time estimated by the estimated arrival time estimation unit 10D on the display device of the user terminal 10 and notifies the estimated arrival time to the user. The estimated arrival time display unit 10E functions as an estimated arrival time notification step and an estimated arrival time notification means.

  The delay determination unit 10F compares the arrival time in the movement schedule corresponding to the current movement among the movement schedules stored in the movement schedule table 10K with the estimated arrival time estimated by the arrival schedule time estimation unit 10D. . As a result, when the arrival time is later than the arrival time in the movement schedule, it is determined that there is a delay in the movement of the user. The delay determination unit 10F functions as a delay determination step and a delay determination unit.

  When it is determined that there is a delay in the movement of the user, the notification necessity determination unit 10G includes an allowable time stored for each party as a notification destination of the estimated arrival time in the notification destination information table 10L. Compare the delay time. When the delay time is longer than the allowable time, it is determined that notification of the estimated arrival time to the concerned person is necessary.

  The notification editing unit 10H uses the template stored in the template table 10M and the related party information stored in the related party information table 10N when it is determined that notification of the estimated arrival time to the related parties is necessary. , Edit the mail to notify the estimated arrival time.

The notification transmission unit 10I transmits the e-mail to the related person when the e-mail notifying the estimated arrival time is edited.
The notification necessity determination unit 10G, the notification editing unit 10H, and the notification transmission unit 10I function as an estimated arrival time notification step and an estimated arrival time notification unit.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the route information table 10J includes a departure station, a transfer station, an arrival station, and a required travel time between these stations. Specifically, when there is one transfer station on a certain route, the required travel time from the departure station to the transfer station is stored in the required travel time (1), and the transfer station is stored in the transfer station (1). The Then, the required travel time from the transfer station to the arrival station is stored in the required travel time (2). If the route does not have a transfer station, the required travel time from the departure station to the arrival station is stored in the required travel time (1). As shown in FIG. 3, the movement schedule table 10K includes a departure station, an arrival station, a departure time, and an arrival time in the movement schedule of the user. As shown in FIG. 4, the notification destination information table 10L includes a party ID that can specify a party as a notification destination, an arrival station in a movement related to the party, and a standard for notifying the party of the estimated arrival time. A template ID that can identify a template to be applied to the allowable time and arrival time notification mail is included. As shown in FIG. 5, the template table 10M includes a template text to be applied to the template ID and the estimated arrival time notification mail. As shown in FIG. 6, the related person information table 10N includes a related person ID, a name of the related person, and an e-mail address.

  FIG. 7 shows the contents of the route acquisition process executed in the route acquisition unit 10A. In this process, when the user inputs the information on the departure station and the arrival station from the input device of the user terminal 10 and the route information providing device 20 is operated to transmit the information on the departure station and the arrival station. To be executed.

  In step 1 (abbreviated as “S1” in the figure, the same applies hereinafter), information on the departure station and arrival station is transmitted to the route information providing apparatus 20 via the Internet, and the departure station and arrival information are transmitted from the route information providing apparatus 20. Receives route information from the station.

  In step 2, the received route information is displayed on the display device of the user terminal 10, and information on the departure station, transfer station, arrival station, and travel time between these stations included in the route information is displayed in the route information table. Save to 10J. If other route information is stored in the route information table 10J, the received route information is stored after deleting all of them.

  Since the route information from the departure station to the arrival station is displayed on the display device of the user terminal 10 by the processing of the route acquisition unit 10A, the user refers to this route information to go to the arrival station. An optimal route can be selected. In addition, by storing the route information in the database, it is possible to obtain information on the departure station, transfer station, arrival station, and travel time between these stations in the current movement in the arrival time notification process described later. The estimated arrival time can be estimated.

  8 and 9 show a position specifying unit 10B, a route specifying unit 10C, an estimated arrival time estimation unit 10D, an estimated arrival time display unit 10E, a delay determination unit 10F, a notification necessity determination unit 10G, a notification editing unit 10H, and a notification transmission. The contents of the arrival time notification process executed by the unit 10I are shown. This arrival time notification process is executed when the user terminal 10 is brought into contact with the automatic ticket gate 30 when the user passes the automatic ticket gate 30 at the station. At this time, station identification information is written in the IC chip of the user terminal 10 by the automatic ticket gate 30.

  In step 11, the station where the user terminal 10 is located is specified based on the station identification information written in the IC chip. Step 11 is processed by the position specifying unit 10B and corresponds to a position detection step and position detection means.

  In step 12, it is determined whether route information (hereinafter referred to as “use route information”) indicating a route where the station where the user terminal 10 is located coincides with the departure station or the transfer station is stored in the route information table 10J. judge. If the use route information is stored in the route information table 10J, the process proceeds to step 13 (Yes), and if the use route information is not stored in the route information table 10J, the process is ended (No).

  In step 13, the usage route information is specified from the route information stored in the route information table 10J. Steps 12 and 13 are processed by the route specifying unit 10C and correspond to a route specifying step and a route specifying means.

  In step 14, the estimated arrival time at the arrival station when the user leaves the station at the current time and moves to the arrival station is estimated based on the use route information. Specifically, the travel time included in the route from the station where the user terminal 10 is located to the arrival station among the travel time between the departure station, transfer station, and arrival station in the use route information is integrated. . The time obtained by adding the accumulated time to the current time is set as the estimated arrival time. In step 13, when a plurality of use route information is specified, the earliest scheduled arrival time is adopted. Step 14 is processed by the estimated arrival time estimation unit 10D and corresponds to an estimated arrival time estimation step and an estimated arrival time estimation means.

  In step 15, the estimated arrival time is displayed on the display device. Step 15 is processed by the estimated arrival time display unit 10E, and corresponds to an estimated arrival time notification step and an estimated arrival time notification means.

  In step 16, it is determined by referring to the movement schedule table 10K whether or not a movement schedule corresponding to the currently performed movement is stored in the movement schedule table 10K. Specifically, the departure station and the arrival station in the movement currently performed by the arrival station, that is, the movement schedule that matches the departure station and the arrival station of the route information stored in the route information table 10J, and the departure time is the same. It is determined whether or not a movement schedule (hereinafter referred to as “corresponding movement schedule”) that is before the current time and whose arrival time is after the current time is stored in the movement schedule table 10K. If the corresponding movement schedule is stored in the movement schedule table 10K, the process proceeds to step 17 (Yes), and if the corresponding movement schedule is not stored in the movement schedule table 10K, the process ends (No).

  In step 17, it is determined whether or not there is a delay in movement. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the arrival time of the corresponding movement schedule stored in the movement schedule table 10K is before the estimated arrival time estimated in step 14. When the arrival time of the corresponding movement schedule is before the estimated arrival time, the process proceeds to step 18 (Yes), and when the arrival time of the corresponding movement schedule is after the estimated arrival time, the process ends (No). Steps 16 to 17 are processed by the delay determination unit 10F and correspond to a delay determination step and a delay determination unit.

  In step 18, the notification destination information table 10L is referred to, and the notification destination information (hereinafter referred to as “target notification destination information”) that matches the arrival station in the movement currently performed by the arrival station is stored in the notification destination information table 10L. It is determined whether or not it has been done. When the target notification destination information is stored in the notification destination information table 10L, the process proceeds to step 19 (Yes), and when the target notification destination information is not stored in the notification destination information table 10L, the process proceeds to step 24 (No).

  In step 19, it is determined whether or not the allowable time of the target notification destination information stored in the notification destination information table 10L is equal to or longer than the delay time in the currently performed movement. Specifically, the difference time between the arrival time of the scheduled movement and the estimated arrival time estimated in step 14 is calculated as a delay time, and whether or not the delay time is longer than the allowable time of the target notification destination information. judge. When the delay time is greater than or equal to the allowable time, the process proceeds to step 20 (Yes), and when the delay time is less than the allowable time, the process proceeds to step 24 (No). Steps 18 to 19 are processed by the notification necessity determination unit 10G.

  In step 20, the arrival time notification mail is edited. Specifically, a template text corresponding to the template ID of the target notification destination information is acquired with reference to the template table 10M. In addition, referring to the related person information table 10N, the names and e-mail addresses of the related persons corresponding to the related party IDs of the target notification destination information are acquired. Then, based on these pieces of information, the scheduled arrival time notification mail addressed to the parties to whom the scheduled arrival time is notified is edited. Step 20 is processed by the notification editing unit 10H.

In step 21, the contents of the edited arrival time notification mail are displayed on the display device of the user terminal 10.
In step 22, it is determined whether or not an operation for permitting transmission of the displayed arrival time notification mail is performed by the user. When an operation for permitting the transmission of the scheduled arrival time notification mail is performed, the process proceeds to Step 23 (Yes), and when an operation for not permitting the transmission of the estimated arrival time notification mail is performed, the process proceeds to Step 24 (No).

In step 23, the arrival time notification mail is transmitted to the related party terminal 40 as the notification destination. Steps 21 to 23 are processed by the notification transmitter 10I.
Steps 18 to 23 correspond to a scheduled arrival time notification step and a scheduled arrival time notification means.

  In step 24, it is determined whether or not all of the notification destination information stored in the notification destination information table 10L has been referred to. If all the notification destination information has been referred to, the process is terminated (Yes), and if all the notification destination information has not been referred to, the process returns to Step 18 (No).

  According to the estimated arrival time notification process, when the user passes the automatic ticket gate at the station, the station identification information of the automatic ticket gate is acquired, so that the station where the user is currently located is specified. The Then, the usage route information is specified from the route information acquired in advance before the user starts moving. At this time, route information in which the current position of the user is included in the departure station or transfer station is specified as the use route information. Then, based on the usage route information, the estimated arrival time at the arrival station in the case of moving from the station at the current time to the arrival station at the current time is estimated. At this time, for example, when the station where the user is located is the departure station, the estimated arrival time at the arrival station when the departure from the departure station and the arrival station at the current time is calculated. If the station where the user is located is a transfer station, the estimated arrival time at the arrival station when the user leaves the transfer station and moves to the arrival station at the current time is calculated. For this reason, even if a delay occurs before the user arrives at the transfer station, the estimated arrival time reflecting the delay is estimated. Then, this estimated arrival time is displayed on the display device of the user terminal and notified to the user. For this reason, the user can know the estimated arrival time with high accuracy in which the actual movement situation is reflected without acquiring the route information again after starting the movement.

  On the other hand, the scheduled arrival time notification mail is also transmitted to the parties affected by the arrival time of the user, such as a visited place in the current travel. For this reason, it is possible to notify not only the user itself but also the related parties of the estimated arrival time corresponding to the actual movement situation. Accordingly, it is not necessary for the user to notify the related person of the estimated arrival time while moving. Here, as a premise for sending the notification email of the estimated arrival time to the related parties, first, it is determined whether or not there is a delay by comparing the arrival time in the user's scheduled movement and the calculated estimated arrival time. Determined. Further, when it is determined that a delay has occurred, the relevant party moves the user when the arrival station of the current movement matches the arrival station previously associated with the party. It is determined that the person is affected by. Then, when the delay time is longer than the permissible time of the concerned party, an arrival time notification mail is transmitted. As described above, the scheduled arrival time notification mail is transmitted to the related person only when the related party needs to notify the estimated arrival time. For this reason, it is possible to prevent information unnecessary for the related parties from being transmitted.

  In this embodiment, both the user and the related person are notified of the estimated arrival time. However, if it is not necessary to notify the related person, it may not be notified. On the other hand, if it is not necessary to notify the user himself / herself, the user may be notified only, not the user.

  Further, in this embodiment, only when it is determined that there is a delay and it is determined that the delay time is longer than the allowable time of the related party, the estimated arrival time is notified to the related party. However, when it is not necessary to determine whether or not the delay time is longer than the allowable time of the related party, the related party may be notified based only on the determination of whether or not there is a delay.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the station where the user is located can be identified at the timing when the user passes the automatic ticket gate 30, the estimated arrival time is determined regardless of whether or not there is a delay. It is displayed on the display device of the terminal 10. However, the estimated arrival time may be displayed only when there is a delay. By doing so, it is possible to prevent unnecessary information from being displayed for a user who only needs to know the estimated arrival time when a delay occurs.

  Further, in this embodiment, the estimated arrival time is estimated based on the time obtained by integrating the travel time of the route information stored in the route information table 10J. However, the present invention is not limited to this method. For example, the station where the user is located is set as the departure station, and information on the departure station and the arrival station is transmitted to the route information providing apparatus 20 via the Internet. Then, route information from the station where the user is located to the arrival station is reacquired from the route information providing apparatus 20. Then, the estimated arrival time may be estimated based on the reacquired route information. In such a case, even if the travel time changes compared to the route information stored in the route information table 10J due to circumstances such as changes in trains that operate with the passage of time, it is possible to cope with this. The estimated arrival time can be obtained.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the departure station and the transfer station are used as checkpoints, and the estimated arrival time is estimated at the timing when the user passes through the departure station and the transfer station. It is also possible to perform the estimated arrival time estimation process.

  In the present embodiment, as a method for identifying the station where the user is located, the method for acquiring the station identification information from the automatic ticket gate 30 via the IC tag built in the user terminal 10 has been described. The method is not limited to this method. For example, the user terminal 10 may have a GPS (Global Positioning System) function, and a nearby station may be specified from the position of the user terminal 10 detected by the GPS function.

  In addition, when using GPS in this way, since a user's present position can be specified anywhere, a checkpoint is not restricted to a station. That is, any point on the route can be a check point. By doing so, the movement status of the user can be grasped at more points, so the accuracy of the estimated arrival time can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the user terminal 10 possessed by the user includes a route acquisition unit 10A, a position specifying unit 10B, a route specifying unit 10C, an estimated arrival time estimation unit 10D, an estimated arrival time display unit 10E, and a delay determination unit. 10F, a notification necessity determination unit 10G, a notification editing unit 10H, a notification transmission unit 10I, and a database. However, these configurations may be provided in a server or the like installed apart from the user. In that case, the user terminal 10 may include at least an IC chip, a GPS, and the like for specifying its current position, and a user ID for identifying the user may be stored. On the other hand, all the data in each table of the database provided in the server is stored for each user ID. Then, the route acquisition process and the estimated arrival time notification process are performed for each user ID in the server.

Further, the means for notifying the concerned person of the estimated arrival time is not limited to an electronic mail, but can be applied to, for example, telephone contact using an automatic voice, facsimile, or the like.
Here, the route acquisition process and the estimated arrival time notification process will be described by taking as an example a case where the user moves from the A station to the B station.

  When the user inputs information about the departure station as A station and the arrival station as B station from the input device of the user terminal 10 and performs an operation for obtaining route information, the A station is defined as the departure station and the B station. The station is assumed to be the arrival station, and the information on the departure station and the arrival station is transmitted to the route information providing device 20. Then, route information from the A station to the B station is acquired from the route information providing apparatus 20. Here, there are three types of routes from station A to station B. In the route information indicating these routes, the departure station, transfer station, arrival station and the required travel time between these stations can be obtained as follows. Suppose.

Path 1. Departure station: A station → Z line (travel time 15 minutes) → Transfer station: P station → Y line (travel time 45 minutes) → Arrival station: B station Route 2. Departure station: A station → Z line (travel time 40 minutes) → Transfer station: Q station → X line (travel time 30 minutes) → Arrival station: B station Route 3. Departure station: A station → W line (travel time 38 minutes) → Transfer station: R station → V line (travel time 18 minutes) → Transfer station: S station → W line (travel time 17 minutes) → Arrival station : Station B For each of these routes, the departure station, transfer station, arrival station, and travel time between these stations are stored in the route information table 10J (step 1). Each route information is displayed on the display device of the user terminal 10 and stored in the route information table 10J as shown in FIG. 2 (step 2).

  Thereafter, the user selects a usage route after referring to the route information, and actually starts moving. For example, it is assumed that the user has selected the route 1 out of the routes. Then, when the user passes through the automatic ticket gate 30 at the departure station A, the user terminal 10 is brought into contact with the automatic ticket gate 30 so that the user terminal 10 is connected via an IC tag built in the user terminal 10. Thus, the station identification information that the automatic ticket gate 30 is installed at the station A is acquired, and the station where the user terminal is located is specified (step 11).

  Further, it is determined whether route information including A station as a departure station or transfer station is stored in the route information table 10J (step 12). In the case of this example, the route information table 10J stores three pieces of route information having A station as the departure station. These three cases are specified as usage route information (step 13). Furthermore, the required travel time from station A to station B, which is the arrival station, is accumulated. That is, for route 1, 60 minutes is calculated by integrating 15 minutes, which is the travel time from station A to station P, and 45 minutes, which is the travel time from station P to station B. In this example, as described above, three pieces of usage route information are specified. However, in other routes, the total time required for movement between points is longer than 60 minutes of route 1, so here Then, 60 minutes of route 1 is adopted. Here, when the current time is 8:25, 9:25 obtained by adding 60 minutes to the current time is set as the estimated arrival time (step 14). Information indicating that the estimated arrival time is 9:25 is displayed on the display device of the user terminal 10 (step 15).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the movement currently performed by the user, that is, the movement schedule corresponding to the movement from the A station to the B station is stored in the movement schedule table 10K. Specifically, the corresponding travel schedule in which the departure station is A station, the arrival station is B station, the departure time is before 8:25 of the current time, and the arrival time is after 8:25 is the movement schedule table 10K. It is determined whether it is stored in (step 16). In the case of the movement schedule table 10K shown in FIG. 3, the departure station is A station, the arrival station is B station, the departure time is 8:00, and the arrival time is 9:00. Will be moved.

  Furthermore, since the arrival time of the corresponding movement schedule stored in the movement schedule table 10K is 9:00, the estimated arrival time acquired in step 13 is 9:25 and is later than the arrival time. It is determined that there is a delay in movement (step 17). Then, it is determined whether or not there is target notification destination information in the notification destination information table 10L (step 18). In this case, two notification destination information “A1” and “A2” are stored in the notification destination information table 10L as target notification destination information whose arrival station is the B station. Furthermore, 25 minutes which is a difference between 9:25 of the acquired estimated arrival time and 9:00 which is the arrival time of the corresponding movement schedule is calculated as the delay time. Then, it is determined whether or not the permissible time is 25 minutes or more for each of the target notification destination information (step 19). In this case, since the delay time of 25 minutes is 10 minutes or more, which is the allowable time of the target notification destination information with the party ID “A1”, the party with the party ID “A1” needs to be notified. It is determined. On the other hand, for the target notification destination information with the party ID “A2”, since the allowable time is 30 minutes and the delay time is shorter, it is determined that notification to the party with the party ID “A2” is unnecessary. Is done.

  Further, the scheduled arrival time notification mail is edited based on the target notification destination information of the party ID “A1” (step 20). Specifically, the template text of the template ID “1” is acquired from the template table 10M in FIG. 5 based on the template ID “1” of the target notification destination information. Further, the name “A company XX section manager” of the related party ID “A1” and the e-mail address “xx@abc.co.jp” are acquired from the related party information table 10N of FIG. The time notification email is edited. Note that the name of the related party information table 10N is shown in [Related Person Name] shown in the specific example of the template shown in FIG. 5, and the delay time calculated in Step 19 is shown in [Delay Time]. The estimated arrival time specified in step 14 is inserted into each [estimated arrival time]. Then, the edited content is displayed on the user terminal 10 (step 21), and when the user performs an operation for permitting transmission of the estimated arrival time notification mail (step 22), the estimated arrival time notification mail is displayed. It transmits to the concerned person (step 23).

  In addition, when the user moves further and then passes through the automatic ticket gate 30 at the station P at the timing of transfer at station P, the arrival time notification process is started again. This time, the station identification information that the automatic ticket gate 30 is installed at the P station is acquired via the IC tag built in the user terminal 10 (step 11). Then, it is determined whether or not the route information including P station as the departure station or transfer station is stored in the route information table 10J shown in FIG. 2 (step 12). In this case, the route information including P station as the departure station or transfer station is one (route 1). And this one case is specified as utilization route information (step 13). Further, for this use route information, the required travel time from station P to station B, which is the arrival station, is integrated. That is, for route 1, 45 minutes, which is the required travel time from station P to station B, is calculated. Here, it is assumed that the current time is 8:50 because the train is further delayed while moving from the A station to the P station. In this case, 9:35 obtained by adding 45 minutes to 8:50 of the current time is specified as the estimated arrival time based on the latest movement status of the user (step 14) and displayed on the display device of the user terminal 10. (Step 15). Further, the estimated arrival time is notified to the persons concerned through the same processing as that in the case where the station is located at the aforementioned station A (steps 16 to 24).

  Regarding the above embodiment, the following additional notes are disclosed.

  (Supplementary note 1) A position detection step for detecting the current position of a user who moves to a destination using transportation, and at least a route from the departure point to the destination and a predetermined position in the route are indicated on the computer. It is determined whether there is a route in which the current position of the user detected in the position detection step matches the check point in the route information in which the check point is set, and the current position matches the check point. A route specifying step for specifying the route as a route that is being used, and in the route specified by the route specifying step, the user departs from a checkpoint that matches the current position at the current time. The estimated arrival time estimating step for estimating the estimated arrival time when the vehicle has moved to the destination, and the estimated arrival time estimation Arrival time notification method and arrival time notification step of notifying the arrival time estimated by the step, characterized in that for the sequential execution to.

  (Supplementary note 2) The scheduled arrival time notification method according to supplementary note 1, wherein the scheduled arrival time notifying step notifies the scheduled arrival time to the user and a predetermined designated person.

  (Additional remark 3) It further includes a delay determination step for causing the computer to determine that a delay occurs when the estimated arrival time estimated by the estimated arrival time estimation step is later than a preset arrival time, The scheduled arrival time notification method according to claim 2, wherein the scheduled arrival time notification step notifies the related party of the estimated arrival time only when it is determined by the delay determination step that a delay has occurred. .

  (Supplementary Note 4) The estimated arrival time notifying step determines whether or not the delay time of the estimated arrival time with respect to the arrival time is greater than or equal to an allowable time set in advance for each party, and the delay time is the allowable time The estimated arrival time notification method according to appendix 3, wherein the estimated arrival time is notified only to the related parties described above.

  (Supplementary Note 5) The route information includes travel time of each section partitioned by the checkpoint, and the estimated arrival time estimation step is based on the route information of the route specified by the route specification step. Any one of the supplementary notes 1 to 4 characterized in that the travel time of each section from the check point that coincides with the position to the destination is accumulated, and the time obtained by adding the accumulated time to the current time is the estimated arrival time The method of notifying the estimated arrival time according to any one of the above.

  (Supplementary note 6) The estimated arrival time notification method according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 5, wherein the check point is a departure station or a transfer station in the route.

  (Supplementary note 7) Position detecting means for detecting the current position of a user who moves to a destination using transportation, at least a route from the departure point to the destination, and a checkpoint indicating a predetermined position in the route In the set route information, it is determined whether or not there is a route in which the current position of the user detected by the position detection unit and the checkpoint match, and a route in which the current position and the checkpoint match. When there is a route, a route specifying means for specifying the route as a route being used, and a checkpoint that matches the current position in the route specified by the route specifying means, the user departs at the current time for the purpose. Estimated arrival time estimating means for estimating the estimated arrival time at the destination when moving to the ground, and estimated arrival time estimated by the estimated arrival time estimating means Arrival time notification device, characterized in that it is configured to include a scheduled arrival time notification means for notifying that a.

  (Supplementary Note 8) A position detection step for detecting a current position of a user who moves the computer to the destination using transportation, and a route from the departure point to the destination and a predetermined position in the route are indicated. It is determined whether there is a route in which the current position of the user detected in the position detection step matches the check point in the route information in which the check point is set, and the current position matches the check point. A route specifying step for specifying the route as a route that is being used, and in the route specified by the route specifying step, the user departs from a checkpoint that matches the current position at the current time. The estimated arrival time estimating step for estimating the estimated arrival time when the vehicle has moved to the destination, and the estimated arrival time estimation Arrival time notification program that the arrival time notification step of notifying the arrival time estimated by the step, that function as said.

Functional outline diagram of the arrival time notification system in one embodiment of the present invention Explanatory drawing of the path | route information table in one Example of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the movement schedule table in one Example of this invention Explanatory drawing of the notification destination information table in one Example of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the model table in one Example of this invention Explanatory drawing of the party information table in one Example of this invention The flowchart which shows the route | root acquisition process in one Example of this invention. The flowchart which shows the arrival time notification process in one Example of this invention The flowchart which shows the arrival time notification process in one Example of this invention

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 User terminal 10A Route acquisition part 10B Location specification part 10C Route specification part 10D Scheduled arrival time estimation part 10E Scheduled arrival time display part 10F Delay determination part 10G Notification necessity determination part 10H Notification edit part 10I Notification transmission part 10J Path information table 10K scheduled movement table 10L notification destination information table 10M template table 10N related person information table

Claims (5)

On the computer,
A position detecting step for detecting a current position of a user who travels to a destination using a transportation facility;
At least the route from the departure point to the destination and the route information in which the checkpoint indicating the predetermined position in the route is set, the user's current location detected by the location detection step matches the checkpoint. A route specifying step of determining whether or not there is a route, and specifying the route as a route in use when there is a route whose current position and checkpoint match;
In the route specified by the route specifying step, the estimated arrival time for estimating the estimated arrival time at the destination when the user departs from the checkpoint that matches the current position to the destination at the current time. An estimation step;
An estimated arrival time notifying step for notifying the estimated arrival time estimated by the estimated arrival time estimating step;
Are sequentially executed.   2. The scheduled arrival time notification method according to claim 1, wherein the scheduled arrival time notifying step notifies the scheduled arrival time to the user and a predetermined designated person. A delay determination step for causing the computer to determine that a delay has occurred when the estimated arrival time estimated by the estimated arrival time estimation step is later than a preset arrival time;
3. The estimated arrival time notification according to claim 2, wherein the estimated arrival time notification step notifies the related person of the estimated arrival time only when it is determined that the delay is caused by the delay determining step. Method. Position detecting means for detecting the current position of a user who travels to the destination using transportation,
At least the route from the departure point to the destination and the route information in which the check point indicating the predetermined position in the route is set, the user's current position detected by the position detecting means matches the check point. Route identification means for determining whether or not there is a route, and when there is a route whose current position matches the checkpoint,
In the route specified by the route specifying means, the estimated arrival time for estimating the estimated arrival time at the destination when the user departs from the check point that matches the current position to the destination at the current time. An estimation means;
An estimated arrival time notifying means for notifying the estimated arrival time estimated by the estimated arrival time estimating means;
And an estimated arrival time notification device. Computer
A position detecting step for detecting a current position of a user who travels to a destination using a transportation facility;
At least the route from the departure point to the destination and the route information in which the checkpoint indicating the predetermined position in the route is set, the user's current location detected by the location detection step matches the checkpoint. A route specifying step of determining whether or not there is a route, and specifying the route as a route in use when there is a route whose current position and checkpoint match;
In the route specified by the route specifying step, the estimated arrival time for estimating the estimated arrival time at the destination when the user departs from the checkpoint that matches the current position to the destination at the current time. An estimation step;
An estimated arrival time notifying step for notifying the estimated arrival time estimated by the estimated arrival time estimating step;
An arrival time notification program characterized by functioning as

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