JP2010146128A - Travel plan creation support device, travel plan creation support system using the same, and travel plan creation support program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a travel plan creation support device etc. for arbitrarily adjusting a staying time in a facility and/or a moving time between facilities. <P>SOLUTION: The travel plan creation support device includes: a point information acquisition means for acquiring point information configured of at least two or more pieces of information of departure point information, destination point information and drop-by point information; a travel itinerary creation means for creating a travel itinerary including at least any of a departure time, an arrival time, a moving time between points, and a staying time at each point; and a travel itinerary output means for outputting the created travel itinerary as a chart having a time axis to a display device. The travel itinerary creation means re-configures the travel itinerary by acquiring information of the selection and change of a travel itinerary output to the display device, and the travel itinerary output means outputs the reconfigured travel itinerary to the display device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a travel plan creation support apparatus, a travel plan creation support system using the travel plan creation support system, and a travel plan creation support program using the travel plan for efficiently and easily creating a travel plan such as a group trip. Considering travel time and facility use time, a travel plan creation support device for freely creating an efficient travel plan according to various preferences, a travel plan creation support system using this, and a travel plan creation Regarding support programs.

  Various types of travel pack products have been proposed in the past, but it is difficult to always satisfy the user's wishes for travel packs and the like because the feeling of greatest common divisor cannot be denied. In particular, since a user's preference appears strongly in a group trip or the like, it is necessary for a travel agent such as a travel agency to plan and propose a travel plan for each user.

  When creating a travel plan (synonymous with a travel plan), first specify the facilities and accommodations that will be travel destinations, and specify the facilities and accommodations of the travel destinations, or the stop-off facilities in the area where they exist To be done. When creating such a travel plan, departure time, arrival time, or facility use time is often specified, so it is necessary to finely adjust travel time and facility use time when creating a travel plan. was there.

  And as a thing which produces such a travel plan, patent document 1 (Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-99580) is proposed conventionally. In this document, a route from a departure point to a destination point, a route suitable for sightseeing, can be searched, and a travel route creation system that can easily determine a route suitable for sightseeing is provided. .

  In Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-82096), a general-purpose computer automatically searches for a travel route starting from and ending points, a lodging place, and a tourist facility as a halfway point, and follows the searched travel route. A travel plan creation system is proposed in which travel costs are calculated and a travel time schedule is automatically created.

  Further, in Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-353381), an area including a route searched by the control unit so that a facility to be visited can be determined more simply and flexibly for the purpose of travel. And proposes to extract facilities that exist within this defined area.

  Patent Document 4 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-232334) proposes a travel plan creation system that can specify a facility to visit while looking at an image of a facility name searched by region / type. According to this travel plan creation system, even when the destination area is not yet clearly defined, it is possible to create a flexible travel plan in consideration of the travel route and facilities on the travel route.

Moreover, in patent document 5 (Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2005-233628), it passes through several transit points by the time of arrival at the destination, and plural within the maximum stay time set in advance for the transit points. There has been proposed a guidance route search apparatus that selects a guidance schedule that maximizes the stay time at a transit point. In the guidance route search device, the determination unit includes an adjustment unit that reduces the stay time of at least one waypoint when it is determined that the guidance schedule that passes through a plurality of waypoints is not established, and recommended It is also described that the route generation unit displays a transit point, which is a guide time designated transit point, on a travel time zone from 9:00 to 17:00.
JP 2000-99580 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-82096 JP-A-11-353381 JP-A-11-232334 JP 2005-233628 A

  When creating a travel plan, the contents of the travel plan vary greatly depending on travel time, facility use time, departure time, arrival time, and the like. Therefore, in creating a travel plan as a travel plan, it is possible to create a travel plan that can more efficiently tour tourist facilities if each travel time and facility use time can be precisely adjusted.

  Therefore, in the present invention, a travel plan creation support apparatus, a travel plan creation support system using the travel plan creation support system, and a travel plan creation support program that can arbitrarily adjust the stay time of a facility and / or the travel time between facilities. Providing is the first issue.

  In addition, the devices and programs that have been provided to create travel plans in the past are convenient for extracting the travel itinerary from the departure point, stopover point, and arrival point. When a different stop point is added later, it is necessary to recreate the travel itinerary including the travel itinerary after the addition, making it difficult to change or fine-tune the travel itinerary.

  Therefore, in the present invention, while adjusting the travel time between facilities and the stay time of the facility, a travel plan creation support apparatus capable of efficiently adding a stop-by facility later, and a travel plan creation support system using the same The second task is to provide a travel plan creation support program.

  In addition, when using public transportation as a means of transportation for travel, if it is possible to identify which flight is to be used by a series of travel planning procedures, check the departure time and arrival time separately. It is possible to save the trouble of specifying the corresponding public transportation.

  Therefore, in the present invention, when using public transportation in a travel itinerary, a travel plan creation support device that can specify which flight is to be used from its departure and / or arrival time, and the use thereof The third task is to provide a travel plan creation support system and a travel plan creation support program. In the same way, when using a toll road such as an expressway or other roads in the travel itinerary, specify the facilities provided on the road and the transit time of the facility, and create a precise travel plan. This is the fourth problem.

  In order to solve at least one of the above problems, in the present invention, the created travel plan is displayed on a chart having a time axis, and the facility use time, travel time, and facility arrival in the travel plan displayed on the chart. Provided is a travel plan creation support device that allows any change in time and facility departure time, and optionally allows addition of a facility.

  That is, a travel plan creation support apparatus that creates a travel itinerary based on information input from input means or information acquired via a network, and is the travel plan creation support apparatus input from the input means? Or, via a network, point information acquisition means for acquiring point information comprising at least two pieces of information of departure point information, destination point information and stop-off point information, and departure time and arrival based on the acquired point information A travel itinerary for creating a travel itinerary that includes at least one of time, travel time at each point, and staying time at each point, and the created travel itinerary is output to the display device as a chart having a time axis. A travel itinerary output means, and the travel itinerary creation means obtains information on selection and change of the travel itinerary output on the display device. Reconfigure the travel stroke, the travel stroke output means provides a travel planning assistance apparatus for outputting a trip stroke after reconstitution on a display device.

  In such a travel plan creation support apparatus, information of at least two points of starting point information, destination store information and stop point information that are first input from the input means or acquired through the network Is acquired by the point information acquisition means. The point information acquired by the point information acquisition unit may be a point specified on the map for the point, an address display, or a latitude / longitude. In order for the point information acquisition means to acquire such point information, the facility name, address display or latitude / longitude listed in the text display area partitioned on the screen is selected, or the facility displayed on the map is selected. Select or drag and drop the facility name, address display or latitude / longitude listed in the text display area, or the facility displayed on the map to the chart display area with the time axis partitioned in the screen Can be obtained as an opportunity.

  Next, based on the acquired location information, the travel route creation means creates a travel route connecting the two or more points, and further, departure time, arrival time, travel time of each point, and each point on the travel route. Create a travel itinerary that includes the duration of your trip. Here, in order to create a travel itinerary including time such as departure time and arrival time on the travel route, the time at any point needs to be specified. The reference time is input from the input means or acquired and specified via the network, and the departure time is stored as a default value (specified value) in the travel plan creation support device. You can also. Furthermore, the time of the arrangement | positioning place at the time of arrange | positioning the first point information (facility and name which shows) on a chart display area | region is acquired, and it is good also as a reference | standard time.

  The travel itinerary created by this travel itinerary is output on a chart display area having a time axis, which is partitioned in the display device. Such a travel plan display on the display device can be performed by a travel route output means provided in the travel plan creation support device.

  Selection and change for the travel itinerary on the chart display area displayed on the display device, such as addition or deletion of stop points, change of stay time at each point, change of moving means or moving time between points, etc. Is performed, the travel itinerary acquires the information and reconstructs the travel itinerary based on the acquired information. Here, the reconstructed travel process is configured as a travel process after being added, deleted, or changed. The travel itinerary output at this time is displayed by correlating time elements such as the stay time and travel time of each facility with the time axis on the chart display area, thereby clearly grasping the time schedule in the travel itinerary. be able to.

  Then, the reconstructed travel itinerary will be output to the display device, but the reconstructed travel itinerary displayed on the time chart display area can be changed again. However, the travel itinerary reconfigured under new conditions is displayed on a display device such as a display.

  Further, in the travel plan creation support device, the travel itinerary includes a change in stay time at each point and a departure time at each point as information on selection and change of the travel route on the chart display area output to the display device. Change of arrival time, change of arrival time at each point, addition of stop point, deletion of stop point, and information indicating change of stop point are received, and the trip is selected based on the selection and change information of this travel itinerary. It is configured to reconstruct the itinerary, and the travel itinerary means is configured to determine the departure time at each point, the arrival time at each point, the travel time at each point, and the stay time at each point in the reconstructed travel route. It can be configured to determine the difficulty of execution whether or not execution is possible for at least one of them.

  The determination result of the execution difficulty can be configured to appropriately identify and display when the reconstructed travel process is output to the display device by the travel process output unit. In this way, in order to determine the difficulty (ie, feasibility) of departure / arrival time, travel time, or stay time at each point, the usage time of facilities existing at each point, the standard between points Therefore, it is necessary to hold or calculate a reference value such as the movement time, and it is possible to determine execution difficulty by comparing with a reference value. And about the part judged to be execution difficulty, an attention display can be alerted to the user who creates a travel plan by attaching | subjecting the identification display by a color, the identification display by an alert, etc. Thereby, the user can correct the portion that is difficult to execute. For example, if the travel time between specific points is difficult to execute, it is input from the input means, or an instruction to change or delete the moving means or the stopping point is given via the network. Can be issued to the creation support device.

  For the travel time between each facility, calculate the normal travel time for the designated means of transportation, and compare the calculation result with the result of reading the time specified on the time chart display area, Hold the calculation result of the normal travel time, read the time specified on the time chart display area, and compare it with the normal travel time held by the travel plan creation support device. Difficulty can be judged. In addition, when calculating a travel itinerary, the normal travel time is calculated when two or more pieces of point information and the moving means are specified, and all the point information in the travel route (that is, departure point information, After the stop point information and arrival point information) are specified, the stay time at each point and the travel time between the points can be calculated.

  In particular, when determining the difficulty of execution, the staying time and travel time of the reference facility to be compared can be appropriately adjusted according to the traveler who performs the travel process. For example, in school excursions, the length of time spent at the facility is increased, when travel plans for the elderly are created, the travel time is increased, and in the case of comfort trips within the company, the time spent at the facility is It can be configured so that the time can be set a little. When adjusting such travel time and facility stay time, the traveler's attribute is specified in the initial item, and the coefficient associated with that attribute is used to set the reference time and travel time of the facility. What is necessary is just to perform calculation.

  Further, in the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention, the travel itinerary creating means includes information on selection and change of the travel itinerary on the chart output to the display device, the departure time of each point, the arrival time of each point, Receive travel time reference information that identifies at least one of the travel time of each point and the stay time of each point, and based on the selected and changed travel itinerary based on the received travel time reference information The process before the process time reference information or the process after the process time reference information can be reconstructed.

  According to such a travel plan creation support device, when reconstructing a travel process, it is possible to arbitrarily set a reference point. For example, when admission time at a specific facility must be strictly observed or public transportation When it is necessary to strictly observe the departure time, and when it is necessary to strictly observe the departure time, it is possible to create a travel plan based on the time and point where the departure must be strictly observed. In addition, by specifying the time of a specific point, if another stop point is added to the journey before that point, it is only necessary to adjust the journey before the point where the time was specified. Arithmetic processing when reconfiguring the process can be greatly reduced.

  In the travel plan creation support device according to the present invention, further, point information (indicating public transportation) in at least one of departure point information, destination point information and stop point information in the travel route created by the travel route creation means ( (E.g., boarding / exiting points in public transportation), or if public transportation is set as a means of transportation, extract the timetable of public transportation associated with the arrival time to the public transportation And a travel schedule creation means for receiving public transport designation information including a public transport flight or time designated based on the extracted public transport timetable, and The travel plan creation support device can create a travel process using the public transport system designation information as the travel time reference information. This is because the travel schedule created by the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention holds arrival time information for each point, so that it is possible to specify a public transportation flight based on the arrival time information. it can.

  In addition, the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention is a facility (entrance facility or exit) installed on a toll road such as an expressway as a time (that is, travel time reference information) as a reference when creating a travel itinerary. In addition, it is also possible to set the passing time and arrival time of point information provided on the road. That is, when a car is designated as a moving means between any points in the travel itinerary created by the travel itinerary, the travel itinerary is moved by a car in the travel itinerary. A travel plan creation support device that receives road point time information including a transit time, arrival time, or departure time of a point existing on a route, and creates a trip using the road point time information as the route time reference information. Can do. Here, automobiles include automobiles for public transportation such as sightseeing buses and taxis in addition to private cars. In addition, the points that exist on the route traveled by car include roads such as intersections, as well as points indicating incidental facilities of roads such as highway doorways, service areas, parking areas, toll road toll gates, etc. Including.

  Furthermore, in the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention, since the stay time for each facility existing at a specific point and the travel time between points are held separately, all the sections of the travel itinerary, or It is also possible to change the travel conditions by designating a specific section and reconfigure the travel itinerary. That is, the travel route creation means specifies the travel means between the departure point, the destination point, and the stop point and creates a travel route including the travel time, and the travel route output means displays the created travel route on the display device. The travel itinerary is output from the input means, or based on the entire travel section or any travel section specified through the network and the newly set travel condition. It can be set as a travel plan creation support device for reconfiguring.

  In order to solve at least one of the above problems, the present invention provides a travel plan creation support system configured by using the travel plan creation support apparatus described above and connecting a server and a client terminal via a network. To do.

  That is, a travel plan creation support system comprising a client terminal having a display device and a server device connected to the client terminal via a network, the departure point information and the destination point input from the client terminal A point information acquisition means for acquiring point information consisting of at least two pieces of information and stop point information, and a travel route based on the acquired point information, as well as departure time, arrival time, and travel time of each point A travel itinerary for creating a travel itinerary including at least one of the stay times at each point, and a travel itinerary output means for outputting the created travel itinerary as a chart having a time axis on the display device of the client terminal And the travel itinerary creating means is designated for the travel itinerary output on the display device. Reconfigure the travel stroke by obtaining information on the selected and changed, the travel stroke output means and travel planning support system outputs a travel stroke after reconstitution on a display device.

  In such a trip plan creation support system, information (input information) designated by the user is designated from a keyboard or pointing device provided in the client terminal, and a trip is created based on this input information. In particular, the process for creating the travel process may be performed by a client terminal or a server device. When the client terminal performs processing for creating a travel plan (that is, when the client terminal is the travel plan creation support device), the server device provides the client terminal with point information, a timetable of public transportation, and the like. Can do. When the server device performs a process for creating a travel plan (that is, when the server device is the travel plan creation support device), for example, the following configuration can be used.

  That is, a travel plan creation support system comprising a client terminal having a display device and a server device connected to the client terminal via a network, the travel plan creation support according to the present invention described above as the server device A device is used, and the client terminal changes to the server device the point information composed of at least two pieces of information of departure point information, destination point information and stop-off point information, and a change to the travel process created by the server device Or the travel apparatus adjusts the travel itinerary information for specifying the itinerary for creating the travel itinerary, and the server device creates the basic travel itinerary based on the point information and creates the modified travel itinerary based on the received travel itinerary adjustment information. Provide a travel planning support system.

  In addition to the journey from the departure point to the arrival point, the basic itinerary can be created as a journey from the departure point to the stop point, or a trip from any stop point to another stop point. Then, it is possible to create a travel itinerary that is reconfigured by adding a departure point, a stop point, and an arrival point to the basic travel itinerary. In addition, when a departure point, a stop point, or an arrival point is designated and a point before or after the point is selected, the basic travel process can be created. That is, the basic travel process can be positioned as a process before the correction is made.

  In such a travel plan creation support system, even when the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention is used as a server, the stay time is maintained for each facility at each point, and the travel time is maintained for each travel section between facilities. be able to. As a result, it is possible to adjust the time for each staying time of the facility at each point or for each traveling time, and further, by fixing any time, it is possible to create a travel itinerary based on the fixed time it can.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, in order to solve at least one of the above-described problems, the point information including at least two pieces of information of the departure point information, the destination point information, and the stop point information is acquired in the computer having the display device. A travel itinerary step for creating a travel itinerary including departure time, arrival time, travel time at each point, and stay time at each point based on the acquired point information, and the created travel itinerary are displayed. A travel itinerary output step for outputting a chart on a chart display area having a time axis displayed on the device, and information on selection and change of the travel itinerary output as a chart on the chart display area of the display device. There is provided a travel plan creation support program for executing a travel route restructuring step for reconstructing a travel route.

  In such a travel plan creation support program, it is possible to provide a process that fulfills the function of the configuration of the travel plan creation support apparatus.

  Hereinafter, a specific embodiment of a travel plan creation support apparatus, a travel plan creation support system using the travel plan creation support program, and a travel plan creation support program according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

[Create travel itinerary]
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a travel plan creation support system according to this embodiment, and a server apparatus 10 installed on a network such as the Internet and a plurality of clients installed on a network such as the Internet. It is composed of terminals 20, 20,. A plurality of client terminals can be associated with each company or group, for example, and can be connected to each company or group via a local area network.

  The server device 10 and the client terminal 20 are connected so as to be able to transmit and receive information via a network such as the Internet, and thus both include network devices such as a network cable and a network card.

  At least one of the server device 10 and the client terminal 20 can be used as a travel plan creation support device. The server device or client terminal 20 used as a travel plan creation support device needs to store user data, map data, facility data, moving means data, etc. in its storage means (external storage device 810 in FIG. 2). In addition, it is necessary to hold a travel plan creation support program that is executed to create a travel itinerary. When the server device 10 is used as a travel plan creation support device, the server device 10 holds a program for creating a trip and various data, and the server device 10 operates in response to an execution request from the client terminal 20. To execute information processing. On the other hand, when the client terminal 20 is caused to function as a travel plan creation support device, the client terminal 20 holds at least a program for creating a trip, and preferably holds various data used in the program. However, various data such as user data, map data, facility data, and transportation means data are held on the server device 10 side, and when used in a program, the client terminal 20 acquires from the server device 10 via the network. You can also. Furthermore, various data such as user data, map data, facility data, and transportation means data are held in the server device 10 and the others are held in the client terminal 20, or the server device 10 and the client terminal 20 It is also possible to hold a part or all of both in duplicate. Therefore, it is sufficient that these various types of data are held so that they can be read and written at any time in at least the travel plan creation support program.

  As the storage format of these various data, the data stored on the server device 10 side is periodically synchronized with the client terminal 20 and downloaded, and the travel plan creation support program downloads the data to the client terminal 20 side. It is desirable to use the data obtained. By configuring in this way, the latest data can be used, and it can also be used in an offline environment such as when the line is accidentally down or taken outside.

  For each user, the user data can record and hold information about the user who uses this travel plan creation support device, such as a user name, a user ID, login information set by the user, and a user's address. Further, the map data can hold, for each point set on the map, the latitude / longitude of the point, the name of the point, the ID of the point, point information on the entrance / exit of the facility where the point exists, and the like. Furthermore, the facility data can hold, for each facility, the name of the facility, the facility ID, the facility usage time, the average staying time of the facility, the facility usage fee, and the like.

  The hardware configuration of the server device 10 and the client terminal 20 (hereinafter collectively referred to as “computer”) that can be such a travel plan creation support device will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. As shown in this figure, a computer 800 constituting the travel plan creation support apparatus includes a CPU 801, a memory 802, an audio output device 803, a network interface 804, a display controller 805, a display device 806, an input device interface 807, a keyboard 808, A mouse 809, an external storage device 810, a recording medium driving device 811, a recording medium interface 812, and a bus 813 that connects these components to each other can be configured. However, the audio output device 803, the display controller 805, the display device 806, the input device interface 807, the keyboard 808, and the mouse 809 are not essential components.

  The CPU 801 controls the operation of each component of the computer 800, controls the execution of each program under the control of an operating system (hereinafter "OS"), and each component of the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention. To control the operation. The memory 802 is generally composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a nonvolatile memory and a RAM (Random Access Memory) that is a volatile memory. The ROM stores a program executed when the computer 800 is started. When each function or process of the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present embodiment is executed by the CPU 801, the RAM stores a program for realizing the function and data used during the execution of the program. Stored.

  The audio output device 803 is a device that outputs audio such as a speaker, for example. The network interface 804 is an interface for connecting to various networks 820 such as the Internet and Ethernet.

  A display controller 805 is a dedicated controller for actually processing a drawing command issued by the CPU 801. The drawing data processed by the display controller 805 is once written in the graphic memory, and then output to the display 806 constituted by an LCD or CRT as a display device.

  The input device interface 807 receives a signal input from the keyboard 808 or the mouse 809, and transmits a predetermined command corresponding to the signal pattern to the CPU 801. A keyboard 808 and a mouse 809 are necessary to give predetermined instructions to the CPU.

  The external storage device 810 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD), in which a program and data for executing processing to be described later are recorded. Loaded into the RAM. A storage means for storing a calculation file used for calculation in the travel plan creation support apparatus, a program for performing processing, various data, and the like corresponds to the external storage device 810.

  The recording medium driving device 811 accesses the recording surface of a portable disk type recording medium 830 such as a CD (Compact Disc), an MO (Magneto-Optical Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), etc., and is recorded there. It is a device that reads data. The recording medium 830 can also record a program for realizing the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention. Data recorded in the recording medium 830 is stored in the external storage device 810 via the recording medium driving device 811. If it is a program, it is loaded into the RAM of the memory 802 at the time of execution.

  Further, as another distribution form of the program for realizing (or constructing) the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention, an external storage device from a predetermined server on the network via the network 820 and the network interface 804 It can be stored in 810 or executed directly. The program stored in such a route is loaded into the RAM of the memory 802 and executed at the time of execution, as described above.

  The recording medium interface 812 is connected to a portable memory type recording medium 840 including a semiconductor memory (for example, a flash memory) such as a USB memory, an SD memory, or a memory stick through a connection terminal or the like, and data recorded therein is transferred. It is a reading device. Similar to the disk-type recording medium 830, the recording medium 840 can record a program for realizing the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention.

  Next, information transmission / reception and processing contents in this travel plan creation support system will be described based on the travel process creation process flow of FIG. explain.

  First, when creating a travel process using the travel plan creation support apparatus 800, first, a login screen 50 as shown in FIG. The same applies hereinafter) and password input, and the user verification unit performs verification based on the information stored in the travel plan creation support apparatus, thereby authenticating the user. This user authentication can be used as authentication information for establishing information communication between the server device 10 and the client terminal 20 in addition to being used as an execution start requirement of the travel plan creation support program. When used as authentication information for establishing information communication, in response to an access request from the client terminal 20, the server device 10 collates login information such as a login ID and a password. Information communication between the two is established.

  If the server device 10 is used as the travel plan creation support device 800, the server device 10 displays a screen for creating a travel process on the display (output device) of the client terminal 20 by establishing this information communication. Let In this case, in the client terminal 20, information transmitted from the travel plan creation support apparatus 800 used as the server apparatus 10 can be displayed on the display by a program such as a Web browser. On the other hand, when the client terminal 20 is used as the travel plan creation support apparatus 800, the program executed on the client terminal 20 can acquire various types of information from the server apparatus 10 by establishing information communication. Become.

  FIG. 5 shows a basic information input screen 51 for inputting necessary information about a travel itinerary to be created when creating a travel itinerary. In this embodiment, “tour name” for identifying a travel itinerary to be created is shown. ”And“ transportation ”set as default, classification of whether the tour to be created is a domestic tour or an overseas tour, the direction to travel, the departure date and the number of stay days (the number of travel days), the number of people, etc. Enter the information about the process to be performed ("schedule table information"). In addition, it is requested to input “customer information” that is a proposal destination of the created travel itinerary and “in-house information” that proposes this travel itinerary. The information on the “tour name” and “direction” in the itinerary information set here can be used as information for managing the travel itinerary, and the travel means and the travel means that can be used when searching for the route are selected. The “route search condition” is used as information to be referred to by the program when creating a travel itinerary. That is, the travel plan creation support apparatus according to this embodiment creates a travel itinerary by holding and using the items shown in FIG.

  When the basic information is input via the basic information input screen, the process creation input screen 53 for creating or editing a travel plan is displayed next. FIG. 6 shows the process creation input screen 53. The input screen includes a map display area 61 for displaying a map and a time chart display area 62 with time as a horizontal axis. A facility search area 64 for searching for a point name such as a text and a text display area 63 (see FIG. 16) for displaying the search result. These map display area 61, time chart display area 62, facility search area 64, and text display area 63 are each divided into blocks and configured to be displayed in one window. In addition, any area (block) can be arbitrarily closed and switched to tab display, and any area (block) can be displayed in the entire window.

  Further, regarding the input block for inputting information used for creating such a travel itinerary, and the output screen for displaying the created travel plan, which block is displayed or displayed as a tab. It is also possible to provide screen display control means registered in advance. For example, a block that is displayed on the screen, such as displaying the map display area 61, the time chart display area 62, and the text display area 63 as the display item 1, and displaying the time chart display area 62 and the text display area 63 as the display item 2. Can be retained.

  In the present embodiment, the travel process is created by designating, selecting, and changing text, characters, or objects on the screen displayed in this way. Specifically, first, an arbitrary search item is designated in the facility search area 64 to search for a departure point, a destination point, or an arrival point, and this is displayed in the text display area 63 and the map display area 61.

  When the search items are displayed in text, the location to be searched includes information such as “facility name” and “address”, “detailed information” such as available time, usage fee, or barrier-free response, and a travel agent. It holds “additional information” and the like (see FIGS. 26B and 26C) negotiated between the store and the facility, and displays all or any of these information (items) as a search result in the text display column. It can also be made. At this time, since items (fields) output as search results have different levels of importance for each user or travel itinerary, the display order of these items can be arbitrarily changed. In addition, such a change in the order of the display items (fields) can be achieved by searching for a trip created in the past, such as field items held by the trip, for example, tour name, “direction”, “strip number”, “ It can also be performed for “schedule creation date”, “departure date”, “travel type (such as domestic / overseas distinction)”, etc. Information (one of setting information) in which the order of these display items (fields) is changed can be held for each user (for each user ID).

  Then, as a result of the search, a facility or the like displayed in the text display area 63 and the map display area 61 is designated or selected, and a basic process comprising at least two points and a movement route between the two points (hereinafter “ Basic travel itinerary ”). At this time, as the means for moving between the points, a process is created for the moving means set on the basic information input screen 51 shown in FIG. However, the route of the process created here is simply connecting both points, and a detailed route has not yet been created. A process including a detailed route taking into account information (road points) where a moving route such as a road is set on the road is separately performed after a route search request instruction. That is, in FIG. 6, the basic travel itinerary is created by acquiring information specifying the departure point designated by the input means (806, 809) and the next arrival point after the departure point. Indicates the state.

  Next, the facility (facility point) that the user wants to stop by, the point that he / she wants to pass through, and the like are added to the basic travel route created as described above to create a travel route that suits the user's taste. To add the facility that the user wants to stop to the basic travel process, the input device (806, 809) attached to the travel plan creation support device 800 is operated, and on the input screen 53, the facility that the user wants to stop is displayed on the time chart display area 62. This can be done by placing them in That is, a change request is made for the basic travel process held by the travel process creating means constituted by the CPU. In this process, information that is operated or specified on the input screen 53 is passed to the travel itinerary 801, and the travel itinerary 801 displays it on the display 806 based on this acquired information. Change the basic travel itinerary and create a new itinerary. Then, in order to display the new travel itinerary on the display 806, the modified new travel itinerary is passed to the travel itinerary output means 805.

  The arrangement of the facility to be visited on the time chart display area 62 is selected by selecting the route display section 35 (see FIG. 20) indicating the movement route between points (facility, sightseeing spot, etc.) in the map display area 61. The route display unit 35 is moved to the point display unit 30 (see FIG. 7) that displays the text of the point where the user wants to stop (that is, the facility to be visited), that is, the point that the user wants to stop in the map display area (ie, the selection is released). The route display unit 35 can be added to the time chart display region 62 by dragging and dropping the route display unit 35 to the point display unit 30 where the user wants to stop. As a result, the selected route is dropped on the facility, and at the same time, the facility is interrupted and displayed between the points of the dragged road in the itinerary displayed on the time chart display area 62. In order to configure in this way, it is necessary to determine which route the selected moving route is, and accordingly, identification information (ID) is held for each route, or the start point and end point of the selected route Thus, it is configured to determine which route has been selected. Further, in order to specify the facility to be interrupted in the route, it is necessary to determine to which point the route that has been selected and moved has been moved (that is, to acquire information that has been moved and released). For example, when the selected facility is opened (dropped), information specifying a place such as the latitude / longitude of the opened point and an ID assigned to each point is acquired.

  Further, regarding the arrangement of the facility that the user wants to drop on the time chart display area 62, the point display unit 30 displaying the facility in the map display area 61 is selected, moved to the time chart display area 62, and released (that is, It is also possible to drag the point display unit 30 on the map display area and drop it on the time chart display area). For example, in FIG. 7A, “Disney Resort Line” is selected as the facility 30 on the map display area 61 as the facility to be added, and this facility 30 is defined as “Disney Ambassador Hotel” and “New Facility” in the chart display area. As shown in FIG. 7B, a travel itinerary in which a “Disney resort line” is added between the routes is created by moving to the route between them (that is, the bar 31 indicating the movement). As a result, the facility that the user wants to stop by is placed at that time, and the horizontal axis (that is, time) of the place dropped on the time chart display area 62 is read out as necessary.

  In order to perform such processing, information on the point display unit 30 (facility to visit) specified in the map display area 61 is acquired by specifying the latitude / longitude of the selected location, the ID of the facility, and the like. And the information which specifies the place which dragged this, ie, the drop position on the time chart display area 62, is acquired. In the present embodiment, since time is defined on the horizontal axis, the dropped location can be acquired in association with time. Further, the point information representing the facilities arranged in the time chart display area 62 can be configured so that the front and rear are switched in the time series. That is, in the created travel process, any two facilities are temporarily held in the main memory area 802 and arranged in the time chart display area 62 in the reverse order, thereby performing such facility replacement processing. Can be done.

  When adding a facility that the user wants to stop on the time chart display area 62, if the user moves to the part of the travel time zone (the bar 31 indicating movement) in the travel table shown in the time chart display area 62, the travel process If the facility can be added to the time zone and the facility is moved to the time zone area where the facility is already set, two types of strokes can be created as separate strokes in the same time zone. And in the added 2nd process (said another process), the connection destination of the bar 31 which shows a movement can be set to arbitrary facilities. Specifically, after selecting a bar indicating the travel process, the tip of the bar (next process side) may be dragged and dropped into the box 32 displaying the facility to be connected. By such an operation, the information on the destination of the selected travel process is changed, and the travel time with the changed facility is calculated.

  The arrangement of the drop-off facility with respect to the time chart display area 62 as described above can be performed by a processing procedure as shown in FIG. 8, for example. That is, first, the travel itinerary obtains input information on whether the route point on the map is selected and dragged, or the route on the map is selected and dragged (S101). In addition, input information resulting from dropping the selected item (S102) is acquired. Then, regarding the dropped location, it is determined whether or not it is dropped on the waypoint from the acquired input information (S103), and if it is judged that it is not dropped on the waypoint, no processing is performed. The processing ends here (S104). On the other hand, if it is determined that the vehicle is dropped on a waypoint such as a stop-by facility, it is next judged whether or not the selected place is a waypoint (S105). If the selected route is not a waypoint, the selected route is disconnected, and a process of connecting the dropped waypoint and the waypoint connected by the selected route is performed (S106). On the other hand, if the selected route is a route point, the route connected to the selected route point is disconnected, and the route point that is connected to the selected route point and the route point that has been dropped are routed. The process of linking is performed (S107). For this reason, it is necessary for the travel route creation means to identify whether the dragged object is a point for displaying a facility or the like or a movement route between points, and whether the dropped place is on a waypoint, and It is necessary to identify whether the selected point is a waypoint.

  After adding or deleting facilities (points) that you want to drop in as described above and creating a complete travel itinerary, calculate or specify the stay time, travel time, and travel route for each point (facility) To search for a route. That is, when a route search request is made to the travel itinerary, the travel itinerary creates a facility (point) that is included in the basic travel itinerary, a newly added facility (point) that you want to stop by, and these facilities. The travel route between is calculated. When calculating the travel route, if the facility (point) included in the trip is a facility registered in advance as facility data, it is associated with the facility data or is included in the transportation information specified by the user. Based on the point information indicating the transportation facility closest to the facility, for example, information such as a road point (also called a road point), a station, an airport, or a bus stop is created. Each facility data and road point can be associated with each other by, for example, longitude / latitude information and managed as a master.

  On the other hand, if any of the facilities (points) included in the trip is a facility that is not registered in advance as facility data (that is, a point that is arbitrarily registered as described later), the closest road to the facility Points can be searched and identified, and a travel route can be created using the identified road points. Here, the road point closest to the facility is not necessarily the closest road point that is considered to be close on the map. This is because even if it is the closest road point on the map from the facility (a point about 20m away from the facility), it may be difficult to move due to, for example, a river between the facility. In this case, this is because a road point about 50 m away from the facility is the nearest road point. The procedure for searching for and specifying the road point closest to the facility will be described later in [Procedure for calculating the road point closest to the facility or point].

  After a departure point, a stop point, and an arrival point are set on the time chart display area 62, a point or facility that cannot change the departure time or arrival time at each point or facility set on the time chart display area. The set point or facility is set as a reference (reference point) in the travel time search. That is, a flag or the like is set for a point where the departure time and arrival time cannot be changed, and after fixing the time for the point for which the flag is set, the travel route creation means performs route calculation and the like, and A travel itinerary is created by calculating arrival time, departure time, and / or stay time. Such fixed arrival time, departure time, and / or stay time is determined by an object indicating a facility on the time chart display area (in FIG. By designating a box 32) indicating "table", information indicating the fixed arrival time, departure time, and / or stay time of the facility can be added. Then, for the fixed time in this way, an icon ("Pin" icon 33 in FIG. 6) that indicates that the time is fixed can be displayed.

  As described above, when creating a travel itinerary in which any time is fixed, the travel itinerary means before the search reference point (that is, a point or facility whose departure time or arrival time cannot be changed). It is determined whether or not there is travel route information, and if it is determined that the travel route information exists before the search reference point, the travel route before the reference point is searched from the arrival time of the reference point. On the other hand, if it is determined that the route route information does not exist before the search reference point, it is determined whether the route route information exists after the search reference point, and the route route after the search reference point. When it is determined that the information exists, the route route after the reference point is searched from the departure time of the reference point, and the two route search results are combined to obtain the route route search result (see FIG. 3). The determination of the presence / absence of route route information in the travel route creation means can be made by determining the route route information constituting the travel route for which the route calculation is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the travel route creation means determines that there is route route information before the search reference point, to search for a route route before the reference point from the arrival time of the reference point, First, the route is searched with the facility at the reference point as the arrival facility and the previous facility as the departure facility. Next, the time required for the route traveling between facilities is calculated. Then, it is determined whether or not the departure time of the departure facility is fixed. If the departure time is fixed, the departure time of the departure facility is set as the fixed time. On the other hand, if the departure time is not fixed, the departure time of the departure facility is changed by subtracting the required time from the arrival time. A process of performing a process search for a facility before such a reference point, sequentially searching for a route by setting a search reference point at the previous facility, and repeating this until reaching the starting point or starting point By executing, it is possible to create a travel itinerary that takes travel time into account.

  On the other hand, in order to search for a route route after the reference point from the arrival time of the reference point when there is no route route information before the search reference point, the facility at the reference point is first set as the starting facility. The route is searched with the next facility as the arrival facility. Next, the time required for the route traveling between facilities is calculated. Then, it is determined whether or not the arrival time of the arriving facility is fixed. If the arrival time is fixed, the arrival time of the arriving facility is set as the fixed time. On the other hand, if the arrival time is not fixed, the departure time of the facility that arrives is moved to the arrival time of the facility that arrives by adding the required time to the departure time. A process of performing a process search for a facility after such a reference point, performing a route search by sequentially setting the search reference point to the facility after, and repeating this until reaching the arrival point or the end point By executing it, it is possible to create a travel itinerary that takes travel time into account.

  The above two route search results are combined to obtain a route route search result. However, it is also possible to select any facility (point) that constitutes the process and specify and search to search the process before the selected facility (point) or the process after that.

  After acquiring the route route search result as described above, the travel route creation means determines whether or not it can arrive at the facility at the arrival time when it departs at the departure time based on the required time of the route route search result. Judging. As a result, if it is determined that it is possible to arrive with a margin, the color of the line connecting the facilities is set to green, and if it can arrive at the right time, the color of the line connecting the facilities is set to blue. If it cannot be reached, the color of the line connecting the facilities is set to red, and a warning display such as “×” is displayed on the line field.

  As will be described later, the process of coloring such a line is displayed on the time chart display area 62 and the standard travel time obtained from the calculation result of the travel time and facility stay time held by the travel plan creation support device. It is only necessary to compare the travel time and the facility stay time, and assign a colored display designation to the comparison result. Note that the travel time and facility stay time displayed on the time chart display area 62 are stored in the travel plan creation support apparatus 800 as values for display in the time chart display area. can do. Further, when processing for changing the facility stay time and travel time from the input means or the like is performed based on the travel process displayed on the time chart display area 62, the changed value and the travel plan creation support By comparing the movement time held by the apparatus 800 and the calculation result of the facility stay time, it is possible to perform colored display or the like indicating difficulty of movement simultaneously with the change.

  Therefore, in this travel plan creation support device, it is determined whether it is difficult to move between facilities or points (hereinafter also referred to as “sections”), and a stop point is added, a stay time is changed, or a moving means of the section is changed To adjust so that the movement of the section is not impossible. The determination result of the difficulty of movement is not limited to the colored display, and a symbol, a sign, a figure, or the like indicating the difficulty of arrival may be displayed, or a text may be displayed.

  Further, by the above processing, the travel process can hold time information such as the stay time and travel time of the facility. Therefore, if the standard travel time held by the travel plan creation support device is held in, for example, the main storage device, the facility time is moved by moving the box indicating the facility on the time chart display area or changing the stay time. Each time is changed, the difficulty of movement is judged in comparison with the stored standard stroke time, and the result can be shown as a colored display of a bar indicating movement. If this is supplemented with reference to FIG. 9A, the object (box 32) indicating the facility in the travel is moved along the time axis in the travel travel displayed in the chart display area 62. Displays the color of the travel route to the facility by judging the difficulty of travel. For example, as shown in FIG. 9B, it is difficult to move the object (box 32) that displays Tokyo Station in a direction (left side in the drawing) that shortens the travel time up to that point. Show things colored. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9C, the movement is realized by moving the object displaying the Tokyo station (box 32) in a direction (right side in the drawing) that extends the moving time up to that point. Show what you can do.

  Further, a stop point (facility) is selected when creating the travel itinerary, and the arrival time at the facility is also specified by calculating the route. And since the facility that is the stop point holds information about the available date and time as will be described later, if the arrival time at the facility is the available date and time of the facility, an alert (Warning) etc. can also be displayed. The alert about the usage time of the facility may be displayed when the travel itinerary is created, or may be configured to be displayed at the timing when the travel itinerary is created and printed or saved.

  Normally, adding a stop-off facility during the process will affect the travel time between facilities, but at this time, the above-described coloring or the like in the travel time zone of the route on the map and / or the time chart display area. Can prompt the creator to make corrections by displaying an alert. The creator confirms this display result, changes the means of travel, shortens the travel time of any travel section that has time, or shortens the stay time in any facility, etc. It is possible to create a travel plan freely reflecting the creator's intention.

  In this respect, it is possible to automatically adjust the facility stay time. In this case, however, the facility stay time is uniformly shortened. Change, etc.) cannot be selected, and the itinerary that can be created is naturally limited. Therefore, in order to create a travel itinerary that suits the traveler's preference, it is possible to arbitrarily select whether to adjust the stay time of facility information or to move the facility to the left and right to adjust the travel time between facilities Things are desirable.

  Therefore, the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present embodiment is provided with a time chart display area 62, and the width of the box representing the facility name displayed thereon is displayed so as to indicate the facility staying time. By clicking the facility name box 32, the box width can be changed and the box can be moved, and the stay time can be adjusted by adjusting the box width. The stay time zone can be moved by moving the box 32. That is, by adjusting the width (stay time) of the box 32 and adjusting the stay time zone (arrival or departure time) by sliding the box 32, the travel time immediately before and after the adjusted facility is calculated. This is performed in synchronization with the adjustment, and the bar 31 (a line indicating movement) connecting the facilities changes under the above-described conditions. For this reason, if the movement time before the box 32 is displayed in red, for example, incapable of movement, the width and position of the box 32 are adjusted until the movement time changes to blue, green, etc. Therefore, the adjustment can be performed intuitively without calculating the time separately.

  As described above, in order to determine the difficulty in moving between sections (between points) or to calculate each time in the process, it is necessary to acquire information on the stay time at the facility or point, which is the reference. . Therefore, in travel plan creation support apparatus 800 according to the present embodiment, as the stay time for each facility (or point), if the facility data held by the travel plan creation support apparatus holds information on average stay time, that time If the facility data of the facility set to stop by does not hold the average stay time information, the stay time according to the purpose of use is used as the reference time. Therefore, in the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present embodiment, the facility information holds information such as the type of the facility having the facility name information and the purpose of use in addition to the longitude / latitude information. Based on the type and purpose of use, the use purpose master that defines the purpose of use and the average stay time is referred to, and the average stay time of the facility can be extracted. That is, the facility information and the purpose of use and / or the average stay time are associated with each facility type, and a use purpose master that sets the purpose of use and / or the average stay time for each facility type is provided. Since information about the staying time of facilities can be extracted or calculated in this way, it is possible to easily create a travel itinerary and calculate average staying times for various facilities.

  The travel plan creation support apparatus 800 according to the present embodiment calculates the travel time not only for the travel time for the entire travel process but also for each facility. It can be obtained by totaling the moving distance or moving time to the next point held by each piece of constituent point information. In this case, the point information needs to hold information (such as an ID) for identifying a point adjacent to the point, a distance to the adjacent point, and an average travel time. The calculation of the travel time for each facility can also be calculated from the travel distance between the facilities and the moving means. The distance traveled between facilities can be calculated by adding the distance between the road points from the nearest road point of the facility serving as the departure point to the nearest road point of the facility serving as the next arrival point. .

  In addition, the moving means can set a moving means for an arbitrarily selected moving section in addition to setting a moving means that serves as a reference when creating a travel itinerary. In order to specify the moving means when creating the travel itinerary, for example, processing as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10 can be performed. That is, first, a moving means to be a default (setting value) is set on a basic information input screen 51 as shown in FIG. That is, a moving means is set for each section between facilities, or a specific moving means is set for the entire travel process in a later operation, and is incorporated in advance when no intentional moving means is set. The moving means as the set value (default) is specified. Then, the travel means set as default is stored in the travel data, and when the travel route between facilities is created, the travel means set as default is read, and this is used as the travel means of each facility in the travel process. Set. As described above, since the moving distance between the facilities and the moving means are set, the moving time can also be calculated. In the case of a means of transportation that does not depend on a public institution, this means of transportation can hold information about the average speed of movement, and in the case of public transportation, about the departure time and arrival time. It is also desirable to hold the information and calculate the travel time from this departure time and arrival time.

  Further, it is possible to hold point information and information for specifying a moving means that is normally used for the point. For example, when the point information indicates an airport, information for specifying an aircraft can be held as a means for moving from the point. Thus, for example, when a travel route from a point indicating an airport to a point indicating an airport is included, or when a point indicating the airport is selected as the next facility of a point other than the airport, A moving means (aircraft) held by the point information is assigned as the moving means.

  On the other hand, when the point is a public transportation station or the like and does not hold information for specifying a special transportation means, the default transportation means described above is set as a transportation means from the point. be able to. For example, even when the location information is Tokyo Station, if the transportation means from the point is not specified, a default transportation means (for example, a chartered bus) can be set as the transportation means.

  Therefore, this travel plan creation support device, when the information defining the point as the moving means of any section holds information about the predetermined moving means, the travel route using the moving means As for travel between other points, a travel route can be created based on a travel means designated for each travel to be created (for example, a travel means set by default).

  When a travel itinerary including departure / arrival / stopping facility (point), travel route, travel means, departure time, arrival time, and facility stay time is created, the travel route edit screen of FIG. 54, the chart display area 62 can be enlarged and displayed, and in the case of a trip over a plurality of schedules, a trip schedule for each schedule can be displayed. By displaying such an itinerary route edit screen 54, it is possible to adjust in detail in this chart display area 62 about the time such as the staying time and the moving time of the facilities included in the process.

[Public transportation selection process]
As described above, while taking into account the travel time between facilities (points), it is possible to make detailed decisions by adding or deleting stop-by facilities or points, changing the stay time, or changing the means of transportation. Can create a simple travel itinerary. In the travel process thus created, the travel time between the facilities and the stay time of the facilities are retained, so the arrival time and departure time of each facility are also retained. Therefore, using this arrival time, when there is a public transportation means as a transportation means during the travel, it is also possible to select a flight or departure time of the public transportation. That is, if public transportation is selected as the means of transportation, and the train station, airport, bus stop of the route bus, etc. are selected as the facility information of the departure point or arrival point, the departure point or arrival point of the facility Read the time at the point. Then, using the read time as a search key, it is possible to refer to a timetable of public transportation associated with the facility and designate a flight corresponding to the time.

  For this reason, it is necessary for the travel plan creation support device 800 to acquire information describing the timetable of public transportation (hereinafter, “timetable information”). In addition to being held by the support device, it can also be acquired from an information processing device such as an external server via a network. In the process creation input screen 53 shown in FIG. 12, since “Tokyo Station” is included in the facilities in the process, and the railway is selected as the moving means from there to “Shin Yokohama”, the “Tokyo Station” The timetable of “Shinkansen” of the time that can be boarded at this arrival time is extracted and the timetable screen 55 is displayed. By specifying an arbitrary flight from the timetable information displayed in this way, a flight is specified as a route search condition and displayed in the field 65. Since the departure time and arrival time of this flight are fixed as route search conditions, a travel itinerary can be created based on the fixed time. FIG. 13 shows a route search condition designation screen 56 that uses a road. As shown in this figure, the passing time and arrival time of toll roads such as expressways and other road-related facilities, etc. It is also possible to create a travel schedule time schedule based on the set time. When performing a route search, the search can be performed based on the setting items shown in FIG.

  In addition, when public transportation is selected as the travel means, the travel route creation means searches for a boarding point such as the nearest station of the facility in the travel route, and inserts it in the travel route. be able to. That is, in the travel route creation means, it is determined whether or not public transportation is set as the transportation means between the points. If public transportation is set, the travel route creation means before and after the transportation means by the public transportation From this point, a boarding point for public transport including the nearest station or airport is extracted. More specifically, when public transportation is selected as a means of transportation from the facility to the facility, the nearest train station from the facility (point) before and after the section using the public transportation, It is desirable to search for a boarding / exiting point such as an airport or a bus stop of a route bus and insert the search result into the process. For example, in the process creation input screen 53 (particularly the time chart area 62) shown in FIG. 14A, boxes indicating “Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel” and “Kawasaki Grand Hotel” as facilities in the travel process are arranged in time series in this order. When a train that is a public transport is designated as a means of transportation between the two, by performing a route search for this route, as shown in FIG. 14B, at the nearest station of the departure point A certain “Shin-Yokohama station” and “Kawasaki station” which is the nearest station of the arrival point are extracted and incorporated in the travel process and displayed in the chart display area 62 as shown in FIG. An example of the flow of searching for such a nearest station will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when a route search is started (S201), it is determined in the central processing unit (CPU) of the travel plan creation support device whether or not the route search is between facilities that are not stations (S202). If it is determined as a route search between facilities that are stations, the route search is continued (S203). On the other hand, when it is determined that the route search is between facilities that are not stations, the route search is interrupted and the nearest station insertion process is started (S204). Then, by this nearest station insertion process, information on the nearest station in the facility that is not the station is acquired (S205), and the process is changed so as to pass through the nearest station based on this information. At this time, the moving means from the facility that is not the station to the nearest station can refer to the setting information defined by the default or the like (S206). Then, the process for inserting the nearest station is terminated, and the route search is resumed (S207). Then, the route search is continued (S203). The search and insertion processing of the nearest station is performed when public transportation such as a railway, an aircraft, and a route bus is selected as the transportation means, and a transportation means other than public transportation is selected. In such a case, such processing is unnecessary.

[Branch display of travel itinerary]
Furthermore, the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present embodiment can create a branched course depending on the travel location (dropped location) of a stop point to be added when creating the travel itinerary. In other words, the travel itinerary can create a travel itinerary having a course branched at any point through different points or travel routes at the same time. This is because, for example, the participating members in the group trip are divided into two or more groups, and according to each taste, a trip that can select one of the branched courses is created. It is desirable that the travel itinerary having such a branched course is held by the travel plan creation support device (particularly storage means such as the external storage device 810) as one travel route including the branch route, that is, as one record. .

  The process creation input screen 53 shown in FIG. 16 shows an example of creating such a branched course. In this example, as the next facility of “Disney Ambassador Hotel”, a course going to “Tokyo DisneySea”, There are two courses, one that goes to “Tokyo Disneyland”. These two courses are held as one travel itinerary information as “Disneyland tour”. Moreover, FIG. 17 is the state which identified and displayed the course branched in this way, and the travel process created by branching as shown in FIG. 17A is as shown in FIGS. 17B and 17C. Each course can be displayed in different colors, and as shown in FIG. 17D, the commonly visited facilities and different facilities for each course can be displayed in different colors.

  When creating such a branched course, change the color, line thickness, display font, etc. of the facilities that are commonly visited before and after the branch, and the branched courses. It is desirable to display it clearly. This processing procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when the course color display process is started (S301), it is first determined whether or not display of all the course colors has been attempted (S302). If it is determined that all the course colors have been displayed, the course color display process is terminated (S303). On the other hand, if a determination result indicating that display of all the course colors has not been attempted is returned, one course color is set for the facility among the plurality of courses (S304). Next, it is determined whether or not a color has already been set for the facility set this time (S305), and if a determination result that the color has not been set is returned, the courses overlap. Therefore, the overlap color is displayed (S306), and the process returns to the determination process whether or not the display of all the course colors is attempted again. On the other hand, when the determination result that the color has already been set is returned, the set course color is displayed (S307), and the determination process whether or not the display of all the course colors has been attempted again (S307). Return to S302).

[Map and time chart display]
Furthermore, in the travel plan creation support device according to the present embodiment, the operation information in the map display area 61 displayed on the display and the operation information in the time chart display area 62 are linked in order to facilitate the creation of the travel itinerary. It is desirable that

  That is, the travel route output means displays on the display device a chart display area in which the name of a facility existing at a point in the travel route and the means for moving between the facilities are displayed in order of the travel, and map information in which the travel route is displayed on a map. The travel area creation means performs at least one of operation information in the chart display area and operation information in the map information display area, and obtains it via the input means or via the network. A travel itinerary can be created or modified. The created or changed travel process can be displayed in both the chart display area and the map information display area.

  For example, as described above, when a newly visited facility is added to the already created travel itinerary or when a visited facility is deleted from the already created itinerary, these are displayed on the map display area 61. Whether the instructions are specified or these instructions are specified on the time chart display area 62, the travel process can be corrected in any case, and the operation for either one is reflected in the other. It is desirable that Processing related to the user interface will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  That is, when creating or editing a travel itinerary, an input screen 53 for creating or editing a travel plan as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display, and input from an input device (such as a keyboard or pointing device) is displayed. Wait (S401). When an operation in the map display area or an operation in the time chart display area is performed in this input standby state (S402), the instruction content by any operation is reflected in the process data, that is, read into the main memory area as process data. (S403). Then, the CPU (Central Processing Unit) determines whether or not the process has been changed based on the input information from the input device (S404). The process returns to the waiting step (S401). On the other hand, if it is determined that a change has been made, the contents of the change are displayed in both the map display area 61 and the time chart display area 62 (S405), and then the process returns to the input standby step (S401). By such processing, input information from any of the map display area 61 and the time chart display area 62 displayed on the display of the travel plan creation support apparatus is used as the journey creation / change information, and the created / changed travel journey. Can be displayed in both the map display area 61 and the time chart display area 62 with the same contents.

[Coloring of travel in the map display area]
Furthermore, when displaying a departure point, a stop-off point (facility, etc.), an arrival point, etc. in the map display area as described above, for example, as shown in the map display area 61 of FIG. It is desirable to display the color. By displaying the travel process (route display unit) 35 in a colored manner, the travel process 35 can be confirmed on the map displayed in the map display area 61, and the travel path between facilities in the process as described above. A facility can be added by selecting (route display unit 35) and moving the movement route to a point (point display unit 30) where the user wants to drop by. This travel process, in particular, the process of tracing the travel route on the map can be performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, the route trace display process is started in the travel plan creation support apparatus based on the travel plan being created or changed by the travel creation process by the user interface shown in FIG. 19 (S501). ). In this process, it is first determined whether or not a route is searched (S502). If not searched, this processing is terminated and a route search is separately performed (S506). On the other hand, when the route is searched, the road point information sequence in the route is acquired (S503). This road point information sequence is obtained by, for example, acquiring the nearest road point information from a facility or point in the travel process as will be described later, and the latitude at the road point connecting this road point information to the next stop-off facility or the like. -It can be acquired as a longitude information sequence. And the acquired road points are connected with a line (S504), and the line which shows a process (movement route) is displayed on a map. Then, the CPU of the travel plan creation support apparatus determines whether or not all road points are connected (S505), and if connected, ends the route trace display process (S506) and ends. If not, the process of connecting the road points with a line (S504) is repeated. The route trace display (movement process 35) displayed in this map area can hold information as vector data on the map information, and therefore enables selection and change of the movement route between facilities. Can do.

[Past reverse order of travel route]
Furthermore, in the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present embodiment, it is desirable to copy a plurality of facilities (points) and paste the travel routes in reverse order when creating the travel process. That is, the travel itinerary means holds two or more selected from the points constituting the created travel itinerary and the travel route in the order of travel in the travel itinerary, and retains two or more selected from the retained points and the travel route. The reverse order processing unit is configured to output in the reverse order to the order.

  When creating a travel itinerary, the route from the destination point to the arrival point (return route) is often created in the reverse order of the route from the departure point to the destination store (outward route). This is because the procedure for creating the entire travel route can be greatly reduced if the outbound route can be pasted in reverse order when creating the return route. Specifically, when using public transportation in a travel process, information such as public transportation stations and bus stops on the outbound route is temporarily stored in the main storage area 802 by a copy operation from the input device. By pasting (pasting) this in creating the return path, it is possible to easily create a return path in the reverse order of the forward path (the reverse order processing unit executes this process). In addition, when the client terminal is a travel plan creation support device, it is possible to hold the travel route information by this copy operation in the main storage area in the server device as well as in the main storage area. Furthermore, when the travelers are divided into two groups as described above, and different branched routes are created for each group, it may be pasted so that the reverse course can be selected on the return route. it can. The pasting of the steps in the reverse order can be performed by the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 22 and the processing screen of FIG.

  That is, by starting the reverse process pasting process (S601), the first selected facility and route are copied by normal processing (S604, FIG. 23 (a)), and the data is stored in the travel plan creation support device. Save in the main storage area 802. Next, in accordance with the processing instruction for pasting in reverse order (FIG. 23B), the process data is referred to, the copied data is pasted from the terminal facility (S603), and this reverse order pasting process is terminated. (S604, FIG. 23 (c)).

[Registration of arbitrary points]
In addition, in the travel plan creation support device according to the present embodiment, a point arbitrarily registered by the user may be used as a point to be incorporated in the travel process, in addition to the point information previously held by the travel plan creation support device 800. it can. That is, in the map display area, a point to be included in the travel itinerary is selected, the latitude / longitude of the selected point, or the coordinates when displayed on the display device are acquired, and an arbitrary name or facility for the point is acquired. Can be registered with the type of and the purpose of use. Registration of such an arbitrary point is performed by storing a point registration unit that stores the pointed point on the map information display area together with information such as an arbitrary name, a type of facility, and a purpose of use in the external storage device 810 or the like. This can be realized by providing the means. The registered location can be held for each user. In this case, the registered location is read based on the collation result by the user collation means based on the user ID or the like.

  For example, as shown in the process creation input screen 53 of FIG. 24, the start of the process for registering a new facility is first selected (FIG. 24A), and then the point to be newly registered is displayed on the map display area 61. By designating in (FIG. 24B), the point is classified as an “empty facility”, and a stop-by facility is added as a “new facility” on the chart display area 62. About this empty facility, a name etc. can be registered arbitrarily in the facility detail setting column 65. Specifically, in association with the latitude / longitude or coordinates of the point selected in the map display area, the “display name”, “facility name”, “kana name”, Register "use time", "use time for display", "meeting time", "phone number", "fax number", "user category (gender composition, number of infants)", etc. If necessary, a simple comment about the point can be displayed. The points registered in this way can be used in the travel itinerary created at the time of registration, and a route search can be performed for the registered points. As a result, the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention can perform a route search for a freely selected arbitrary point. Information on the registered point is stored in a travel plan creation support device (more specifically, a recording unit) in association with user identification information such as a travel process using the point or a user ID. Such arbitrarily registered points can hold, for example, items as shown in FIG. 25 for each record (point).

  In addition, when registering an arbitrary point, register it as facility information held by the travel plan creation support device so that it can be used not only for the itinerary created at the time of registration of that point but also when creating other travel itineraries. You can also do it. That is, point information holding means for holding points specified on the map information display area as point information can be provided in the storage means such as the external storage device 810.

  If the flow of such a point registration process is demonstrated with the transition diagram of the point registration screen 54 shown in FIG. 26, the latitude (longitude) or coordinates of the said point will be acquired by designating the place (point) to register first on a map. (FIG. 26 (a)). At this time, when specifying a place (point), it is also possible to acquire name and facility type selection information for the point. After specifying the point, basic information about the point is acquired and registered. As shown in Fig. 26 (b), this basic information creates basic information such as the facility code, facility name and facility type, supplementary information such as the average stay time of the facility, facility expiration date, capacity, etc., and travel itinerary Allowing the user to input additional company information such as the agreement classification and arrangement R rate established for each user, and the point information holding means provided in the travel plan creation support device shall hold these information as records etc. Can do.

  Here, the facility types constituting the basic information are determined in advance, such as “accommodation facilities”, “tourism facilities”, “leisure facilities”, “dining facilities”, “shopping facilities”, “transport facilities”, “school facilities”, “other facilities”, etc. It is desirable that the selected item is selected. Further, as shown in FIG. 26 (c), the facility can accept and hold additional information consisting of fixed holiday information, business period information, business time information, and usage fee information. Furthermore, with regard to usage fee information, it is possible to retain the fee classification as detailed information, such as when the fee varies depending on the day of the week, or when the fee differs between an adult and a child. Further, although not shown, various images and comments such as an image showing the registered facility can be held as a facility image.

  Therefore, the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present embodiment has each record (point) as, for example, FIGS. Items as shown below can be stored as fields. An arbitrary point registered in this way becomes a facility to be searched for when creating a travel itinerary, like other point information held by the travel plan creation support device. You can also search for routes. Furthermore, the points registered as described above can be added during the process in accordance with the procedure for arranging the facilities to be visited on the time chart display area 62 described above.

  Furthermore, the points registered as described above and the points held by the travel plan creation support device (especially points indicating facilities and sightseeing spots) are disclosed to a plurality of users, and additional information about the points is obtained from other users. (For example, word-of-mouth information) can be acquired and held.

  In other words, for any point held by the point registration means or any point held by the travel plan creation support device, the information on the point can be accessed only by the registered user, or can be accessed by other users. If the access information that distinguishes whether or not the information is stored and the access information that can be accessed by other users is stored, additional information can be registered by the user who accessed the information at the point. It can also be configured to do. By configuring in this way, for example, various information can be acquired even for facilities and tourist spots that are popular only in a specific area, and this can be shared by users.

[Procedure for calculating the nearest road point to the facility or point]
If the facility specified when creating the travel itinerary is a facility or point that is not registered in advance as facility information, it is necessary to extract and calculate a road point that is closest to the facility or point and is actually movable There is. For example, when trying to search the nearest road from the point P1 indicated by the black arrow in the map of FIG. 27A, the road P2 indicated by the white arrow is the closest road when the road point is searched by the distance. It becomes a point. However, because the island is actually far away, it cannot be moved by car. Therefore, in order not to create such an unmovable route, a master (road point connection definition master) that defines the nearest road point to the facility is set, and a route is created based on the road point. There is a need. The road point connection definition master can also include point connection definition information in which at least one area in the map displayed in the map information display area is associated with another area adjacent to the area. For example, in the case of a special terrain or place as shown in FIG. 27 (a), a range of latitude and longitude is provided in the data, and a wrong road point can be obtained by specifying a connection point of points within the range. A road point connection definition master is created so as not to give instructions.

  The search method using this road point connection definition master will be described with reference to FIG. 27B. Latitude / longitude range data as shown by a rectangular frame 66 in FIG. By connecting the closest road points to the range, the nearest road point can be searched regardless of the point in the range.

  Therefore, a master (road point connection definition master) that associates the most appropriate and closest road points is established for facilities other than roads, such as facilities at start points (such as meeting places) in trips and facilities at drop-off points. Based on this road point connection definition master, a point (point) that is close to the road point that is the starting point is selected to create a route, and a route (moving route) to the point that is the destination is created. At this time, the selection of the next point (point) has information on the point (point) that can be connected to the current point (point), and among them, the conditions (time, distance, Select at least one of road width, toll road use, and general road priority) from the road point connection definition master.

  A procedure for searching for a road point closest to the arbitrarily set facility or point will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when an arbitrary facility or point is selected, the latitude / longitude of the arbitrary facility or point is acquired (S701). Based on the latitude / longitude information, the road point connection definition master is referred to, and the road point to which the latitude / longitude is connected is within the specified latitude / longitude range (within the rectangular frame) shown in FIG. ) (S702). If the road point is acquired, the acquired road point is returned (S704), and the process ends (S705). If the road point is not acquired, the latitude / longitude of an arbitrary facility or point is determined. Road points are searched in order within a range of ± 1 second (S706). Then, it is determined whether or not a road point has been acquired within this range (another area associated with the area where the selected point exists) (S707). Among them, one that meets the conditions set in the route creation (select at least one of time, distance, road width, toll road use, general road priority) is returned (S708), and the process ends (S709). ). On the other hand, if the road point is not searched even within the range where the latitude / route is expanded, the latitude / longitude range is further expanded and the road point is searched again (S710).

Unlike the so-called car navigation system, the travel plan creation support device according to the present invention is necessary for such processing, and is a device for creating a travel itinerary, mainly for route guidance of vehicles. It is not. In other words, when performing route guidance for vehicles exclusively, it is necessary to provide a lot of point information (point information) on the road, and by connecting these road points, it is not necessary to create a route that cannot be passed by itself. However, the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention does not output a processing result mainly of road route guidance, but also uses a moving means other than an automobile such as an airplane or a railway. More than route guidance, information on points of interest such as sightseeing spots and facilities, and travel time are acquired, so point information (point information) on the road, for example, to points used for travel such as tourist facilities This is because there is no need for points such as intersections with unconnected roads. Of course, by providing many points on such fine roads, it is also possible to use it as a vehicle route search such as car navigation. By providing a lot of point information (point information) on the road and further performing the road point search procedure as described above, it is possible to eliminate route guidance that is substantially inaccessible from any point. .
Further, the search for the nearest road point to such an arbitrary point can be used as a car navigation system or other route search method or means regardless of the number of road points.

  That is, a travel route creation device that creates a travel route based on information input from input means or information acquired via a network and outputs the created travel route to a display device, the travel route creation device A display device includes a travel route creation means for creating a travel route between at least two points selected from a departure point, a destination point, and a stop point, and a map information display area in which the travel route is displayed on a map. And at least one area in the map displayed in the map information display area, and a point connection definition master comprising point connection definition information that associates another area adjacent to the area. The travel route creating means is further provided with map information input from the input means or designated via the network. The latitude / longitude of the pointed point on the display area or the coordinates on the display device are acquired, the point is set as at least one of a departure point, a destination point, and a stop point, and the point connection definition information is By referring to the area where the point exists and other areas associated with the area in order, the moving route creation apparatus extracts the nearest point to the point.

  Here, the travel route creation device can correspond to the travel route creation means, and the travel route output means can correspond to the travel route output means.

  As described above, the added facility (point) that the user wants to stop by can be set on the time chart display area 62, and the route between the facilities before and after the facility can be searched. When searching for this route, it is also possible to arbitrarily set means for moving between facilities. That is, whether or not to use public transportation, and when using public transportation, whether to use Shinkansen, ferry, route bus or airplane, or when not using public transportation, expressway And whether to use toll roads can be set. Such moving means can be set as a search condition at the time of route search, in addition to being set by default. If the added facility (point) that you want to drop in is a facility that has not been registered in advance as facility data (that is, if a road is dropped at a location that does not have facility information), the itinerary will indicate “New facility”. It is desirable to create a column by title and allow the facility information to be additionally input for the “new facility” so that it can be stored as individual information of the system user.

[Data usage format in the itinerary]
FIG. 29 shows an output example of the travel itinerary formed by the above processing and the holding format of each data constituting the travel itinerary. As is apparent from this figure, in the present embodiment, the tour name in the itinerary is created based on the itinerary number and the “journey data” in which the tour name is recorded, and the course name is the itinerary number and the itinerary course code. , Created based on the “course course data” that records the course name, and the facilities used in the course are created based on the “schedule use facility data” that records the journey number, facility code, and facility name, Use facilities and transportation means are created based on the “process element data” that records the process number and process element code, and the route between each facility is “process process data that records the process number, process element code, and route ranking. The route and facility link is created based on the “process connection code” that records the process number, the process course code, and the process connection code. , It has been prepared in accordance with the stroke element code, an image was recorded management code "stroke image data". And the master which holds a text display, data, etc. about these codes is created. Therefore, the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present invention can hold data as shown in FIG.

[Preservation of created itinerary]
The travel process created as described above can be recorded and stored for each user, that is, in association with the user ID. For this reason, when the travel plan creation support apparatus is activated or at any timing, the user ID is requested to be input, and the input information is stored in the user verification means as the user information held by the travel plan creation support apparatus. Compare and user verification is performed. If such user verification is executed when the travel plan creation support apparatus is activated, it is possible to read the setting information held in association with the user information together with the activation information. As such setting information, a travel itinerary created by the user held by a travel route storage means provided in a storage means such as the external storage device 810 (hereinafter also referred to as “travel journey history”), an input screen, Display block setting information or information on points arbitrarily registered for each user. Further, when saving the travel itinerary, the itinerary can be saved as text data such as XML format.

  As a result, when the user logs in with the same ID next time, when the verification of the user at the time of activation is authenticated, the travel process stored in association with the user is read and output to the display device. (The part that executes this process is called “history display means”). For example, as shown in FIG. 30, it is possible to display a list of trips created or entered so far on the search slider 67 or the like. As a result, an arbitrary travel itinerary can be selected from the displayed list, and for example, it is possible to easily access a travel itinerary that has been created. A travel itinerary can be created easily.

  Further, frequently used trips can be saved as samples in the storage device 810 of the trip plan creation support apparatus via the sample registration screen 55 as shown in FIG. For this reason, the said travel plan preparation assistance apparatus hold | maintains the travel process created by any user as a sample which other users can access, and comprises the travel process registered as a sample as the said travel process. It is desirable to provide a sample registration means for holding each schedule so that it can be read out.

  The sample registration process is started by designating an item 68 for instructing a request to perform sample registration for the created travel process on the sample registration screen 55 shown in FIG. This can be done by adding an index (schedule number, tour name, direction, number of nights, etc.) to the master. The travel itinerary registered as a sample is stored in a travel plan creation support device so that it can be freely used by a related user such as a specific company or sales office. For example, it is conceivable to manage users who can access the travel itinerary registered as the sample by ID. When creating a travel itinerary for a new similar area by registering frequently used itineraries as samples, as shown in FIGS. 32 (a) and 32 (b). In accordance with an instruction via the sample reading screen 56, necessary sample data is read from the master in which the sample is registered, and processed to easily create a travel itinerary. For example, for the travel itinerary read as a sample, the number of people and departure time can be changed, or a stop point can be added, deleted, or changed to create the current travel itinerary (see FIG. 32D). . In particular, in the present embodiment, the travel itinerary registered as a sample is held so that it can be read out on a schedule basis so that it can be used for each schedule (see FIG. 32C).

  Further, in relation to the logged-in user ID, not only the travel process that becomes the history described above, but also the facilities and tourist spots frequently used by the user are registered as favorite points (favorite points), and a travel plan creation support device Can also keep this per user or per specific company or sales office. Such favorite points can be further commented and processed so that other users can easily use them.

[Printing the created itinerary]
In many cases, the travel process created as described above is printed on a print medium such as paper. Therefore, the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present embodiment is formed so that an icon for improving the layout at the time of printing and the visibility on the print medium can be arbitrarily registered and selected.

  For example, the travel plan creation support apparatus according to the present embodiment includes at least one template that defines at least one of a print style, a print item, and a print layout for printing the created travel itinerary. In the storage means, an arbitrary template can be read and used when printing the travel itinerary. In particular, a configuration for holding and managing templates in the storage unit can be positioned as a template holding unit. In addition, in such a template holding means, when a user changes a template item, the template after the change can be held, and this template can be held for each user so that only the user can use it. Can also be shared and used by other users.

  In addition, the travel plan creation support device is configured so that a print item can be arbitrarily selected in order to create a layout at the time of printing, and the layout at the time of printing can be used by another application. The print item can be set for the template of the business application that performs printing. For this reason, this travel plan creation support apparatus holds the created travel process in a file format capable of ensuring data compatibility with an application that executes the printing, for example, a text format such as XML. Moreover, in the said travel plan preparation assistance apparatus, both are displayed on the same screen so that the template in another application can be read and this can be added.

  That is, the travel plan creation support apparatus displays a list of the print items of the template held by the template holding means in the process in the CPU 801, selects the template item displayed in the list, and selects the selected item as the other item. It is desirable to provide a template creation means for creating a template by placing it in the application template.

  FIG. 33 displays a list of print items provided by the travel plan creation support apparatus in the first window 57, and a template window of an application for executing printing is displayed in the second window 58. Then, the printing item selected (for example, copied) in the first window 57 is arranged (for example, pasted) in the printing position of the second window 58, so that a template for printing can be easily created. For this reason, the item copied in the first window 57 needs to be information recognized in the second window 58.

  Also, when creating a printed matter, the impression varies greatly depending on the icons and images displayed on the printed surface. Therefore, in the travel plan creation support apparatus according to this embodiment, a block 69 in which icons are displayed in a list so that the icons used when displaying the travel itinerary can be arbitrarily selected on the print confirmation screen as shown in FIG. it's shown. Such an icon defines a scene to be used for each icon. For example, when moving by rail, an icon representing a train of any design is defined. In the icon block field, the user can arbitrarily register an icon image (image data). As described above, the icon data registered by each user and the icon data held by the travel plan creation support apparatus can be held as an icon master or the like in storage means such as the external storage device 810.

  Further, it is desirable that the print items can be arbitrarily selected. That is, the print setting information for designating whether or not at least one of the pieces of information held in the travel process as shown in FIG. It is desirable to create print information for printing the travel process based on the print setting information. For example, in the print item setting screen as shown in FIG. 35, it is possible to arbitrarily set whether or not to print the usage time of facilities, etc., whether to print only characters, or characters and icons. Detailed facility information and travel route names can be set. The items set here are held as setting information in the travel plan creation support apparatus, and when printing is executed, the setting information is read to create a print layout.

[Other Embodiments]
The travel plan creation support apparatus, system, and program according to the present invention can be further accompanied by the following characteristic configuration.

<Embodiment A1>
A travel plan creation support device that creates a travel plan based on information input from an input means or information acquired via a network, the travel plan creation support device includes:
A travel itinerary for creating a travel itinerary comprising at least two or more of a departure point, a destination point and a stop point, and a travel route between the points;
On the display device, a chart display area in which the name of a facility existing at a point in the travel process and the means of transportation between the facilities are displayed in order of the process, and a map information display area in which the travel process is displayed on a map are displayed. A travel itinerary output means,
The travel itinerary creation means creates or changes a travel itinerary by inputting at least one of operation information in the chart display area and operation information in the map information display area from the input means or via a network. As well as
The travel plan output means displays a travel plan created or changed in both the chart display area and the map information display area.

<Embodiment A2>
The travel itinerary displayed in the map display area includes a point display unit that displays at least one of a departure point, a destination point, and a stop-off point, and a route display unit that indicates a movement route connected to the point,
The route display section is drawn in vector graphics format,
The travel itinerary is obtained by moving the point on the route display unit in the map display unit onto the point display unit displayed on the map display unit to obtain the released information, and at the point where the point is released. The travel plan creation support apparatus according to embodiment A1, which creates a travel itinerary by incorporating existing facilities into a route where the moved point exists.

<Embodiment A3>
The travel itinerary displayed in the map display area includes a point display unit that displays at least one of a departure point, a destination point, and a stop-off point, and a route display unit that indicates a movement route connected to the point,
The travel itinerary selecting means selects a point display portion on the point display portion in the map display portion, and moves the selected point display portion onto the moving means between facilities displayed in the chart display area to release it. While acquiring information, create a travel itinerary that incorporates at least one of the departure point, destination point, and stop-off point indicated by the point display unit where the point display unit is selected in the moving means with the point display unit opened The travel plan creation support apparatus according to Embodiment A1 or A2.

<Embodiment A4>
The travel route output means further includes a search area for searching for a location by designating at least one of the area and type, a text display area for displaying a list of the search results in a text format, the chart display area and the map information It is displayed separately from the display area,
The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments A1 to A3, wherein the operation information for instructing creation or change of the travel process is also performed by selecting a spot displayed in the text display area.

<Embodiment A5>
Furthermore, it comprises storage means for storing the travel itinerary created by the travel itinerary as a record for each travel itinerary,
The travel itinerary creating means creates a travel itinerary having a course branched at any point through different points or travel routes at the same time,
The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments A1 to A4, wherein the storage unit holds the branched travel trip created by the travel trip creation unit as one record.

<Embodiment A6>
The travel plan output support means according to embodiment A5, wherein the travel route output means displays a point immediately before branching in a branched travel route as distinguished from other points.

<Embodiment A7>
Further, the travel itinerary means holds two or more selected from points and travel routes constituting the created travel itinerary in order of travel in the travel itinerary, and two or more selected from the retained points and travel routes. The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments A1 to A6, further including a reverse order processing unit that outputs in a reverse order to the held order.

<Embodiment A8>
Furthermore, it comprises screen display control means for performing display control on an input block of information used by the travel itinerary to create a travel itinerary and an output block display screen for displaying the created travel plan. ,
The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments A1 to A7, wherein the screen display control unit controls blocks displayed on the display screen based on display item designation information.

<Embodiment A9>
The travel itinerary is a means for moving between at least two points of a departure point, a destination point and a stop point,
When the information defining the point holds information about a predetermined moving means, a moving route using the moving means is created, and movement between other points is created for each step to be created. The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments A1 to A8, which creates a travel itinerary based on a designated moving means.

<Embodiment A10>
The travel route creation means determines whether or not public transportation is set as a moving means between points, and when public transportation is set, points before and after the moving means by the public transportation The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments A1 to A9, in which a boarding point of public transportation including the nearest station or airport is extracted from the base station, and a travel process incorporating the boarding point is created.

<Embodiment A11>
Furthermore, it comprises a template holding means for holding one or more templates that define at least one of a print format, a print item, and a print layout for printing the travel trip created by the travel trip creation means,
The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments A1 to A10, wherein the template holding unit holds, for each user, any template that has been changed with respect to the held template.

<Embodiment A12>
Furthermore, it comprises a template creation means for displaying a list of print items of the template held by the template holding means,
The template creation unit is described in any one of Embodiments A1 to A11 that creates a template by selecting a template item displayed in a list and placing the selected item in a template of another application. Travel planning support equipment.

<Embodiment A13>
In addition, an icon master that can hold for each user an icon used when printing a trip,
The travel plan creation support apparatus according to the embodiment A11 or A12, further comprising: a print control unit that reads an icon corresponding to the travel process created by the travel process creation unit from the icon master and creates a travel plan table.

<Embodiment A14>
The printing control means determines whether or not to print at least one of the information held in the created travel itinerary when printing the travel itinerary created by the travel itinerary to a printed matter, or the printing The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments A11 to A13, which creates print information for printing the travel process based on print setting information for designating a position.

<Embodiment B1>
A travel plan creation support device that creates a travel plan based on information input from an input means or information acquired via a network, the travel plan creation support device includes:
User verification means for verifying users at startup,
A travel itinerary for creating a travel itinerary comprising at least two or more of a departure point, a destination point and a stop point, and a travel route between the points;
A travel itinerary for storing the created itinerary for each user;
A travel plan comprising: a history display unit that reads out a travel process stored in association with the user based on the user information authenticated as a result of the collation by the user collation unit and outputs it to a display device. Creation support device.

<Embodiment B2>
In addition, a sample registration means for holding a trip made by any user as a sample accessible to other users is provided,
The travel plan creation support apparatus according to Embodiment B1, wherein the sample registration unit holds the travel itinerary registered as a sample so that it can be read out for each of the itineraries constituting the travel itinerary.

<Embodiment B3>
Furthermore, a travel route output means for outputting a map information display area in which the created travel route is displayed on a map to a display device;
A point registration means for holding, for each user, a point pointed on a map information display area that is input from an input means or designated via a network;
The travel itinerary creation unit reads out and displays the point pointed on the map information display area held by the point registration unit according to the collation result by the user collation unit, and creates a travel plan according to the embodiment B1 or B2. Support device.

<Embodiment B4>
The point registration means holds access information for distinguishing whether the information of the point to be held is accessible only to the registered user or accessible to other users. The travel plan creation support apparatus according to embodiment B3, which allows registration of additional information from a user who has accessed information on the point when holding access information that can be accessed by the user.

<Embodiment B5>
Furthermore, a search area for searching for a travel itinerary or a point by designating at least one of information, area and type held in a previously created trip, and a text display area for displaying a list of the search results in a text format The travel itinerary output means for displaying on a display device,
The travel itinerary output means divides and displays the detailed information retained for each travel itinerary or each point in the text display area for displaying the search results, and makes the display order of the items different for each user. The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments B1 to B5.

<Embodiment B6>
A travel plan creation support system comprising a client terminal having a display device and a server device connected to the client terminal via a network,
As the client terminal, the travel plan creation support device described in any one of the above embodiments B1 to B5 is used,
The server device holds common information that can be commonly used by each user including at least point information,
A travel plan creation support system, characterized in that the common information is provided to a client terminal on the condition that a user verification result by the user verification unit is acquired and user authentication is performed.

<Embodiment C1>
A travel route creation device that creates a travel route based on information input from an input means or information acquired via a network and outputs the created travel route to a display device.
A travel route creating means for creating a travel route between at least two points selected from a departure point, a destination point and a stop point;
A travel route output means for outputting a map information display area displaying the travel route on a map to a display device;
For at least any area in the map displayed in the map information display area, comprising a point connection definition master consisting of point connection definition information associated with other areas adjacent to the area,
The travel route creation means further includes:
Obtain the latitude / longitude of the point pointed on the map information display area input from the input means or specified via the network, or the coordinates on the display device,
The point is set as at least one of a departure point, a destination point, and a stop-off point, and the point connection definition information is referred to and the area where the point exists and other areas associated with the area In order, and a point nearest to the point is extracted.

<Embodiment C2>
A travel plan creation support device for creating a travel itinerary based on information input from input means or information acquired via a network,
A travel itinerary for creating a travel itinerary including at least two or more of a departure point, a destination point, and a stop point, and a travel route between the points, and a display device that displays the travel itinerary on a map A travel route output means for displaying the map information display area displayed in the above and a point connection definition in which at least one area in the map displayed in the map information display area is associated with another area adjacent to the area It has a movement route creation device part composed of a point connection definition master consisting of information,
A travel plan creation support device in which the travel route creation device described in Embodiment C1 is used as the travel route creation device portion.

<Embodiment C3>
A travel plan creation support device that creates a travel plan based on information input from an input means or information acquired via a network, the travel plan creation support device includes:
A travel itinerary for creating a travel itinerary comprising at least two or more of a departure point, a destination point, and a stop point, a means for moving between the points, and a movement route;
A travel route output means for displaying on the display device, including a map information display area in which the travel route is displayed on a map;
The travel itinerary means further includes:
Obtain the latitude / longitude of the point pointed on the map information display area input from the input means or specified via the network, or the coordinates on the display device,
A travel plan creation support device, characterized in that the point is set as at least one of a departure point, a destination point, and a stop-off point, and a moving means and a moving route are specified.

<Embodiment C4>
The travel itinerary is further searched for the nearest point to the point pointed,
The travel plan creation support device according to embodiment C3, which creates a travel route that passes through the point and the nearest point.

<Embodiment C5>
Furthermore, for at least any area in the map displayed in the map information display area, it comprises a point connection definition master consisting of point connection definition information that associates other areas adjacent to the area,
The travel itinerary means obtains the latitude / longitude of the point designated on the map information display area or the coordinates in the display window, refers to the point connection definition information based on the obtained information, and the point exists. The travel plan creation support apparatus according to the embodiment C3 or C4, in which an area and other areas associated with the area are sequentially searched, and a point closest to the point is extracted.

<Embodiment C6>
The travel itinerary is generated by dragging and dropping the travel route indicating the travel itinerary, which is input from the input unit or displayed on the map information display area, via the network. Get the process change information,
The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments C2 to C5, which creates a travel process in which the point is incorporated in a travel route, triggered by the acquisition of the travel process change information.

<Embodiment C7>
The travel process output means further displays a chart display area in which a travel process is displayed by a name of a point and a movement route between the points, and is divided from the map information display area,
The travel itinerary creating means changes the travel itinerary caused by dragging and dropping the points input from the input means or displayed on the map information display area via the network. While getting information,
The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments C2 to C5, which creates a travel process in which the point is incorporated in a travel route, triggered by the acquisition of the travel process change information.

<Embodiment C8>
The travel route output means further displays a chart display region in which a travel route is displayed with a name of a point and a movement route between the points, and is divided from the map information display region, and is displayed.
The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments C2 to C7, in which the travel itinerary that is created by the travel itinerary is displayed in the chart display area.

<Embodiment C9>
The travel itinerary created by the travel itinerary is stored for each travel itinerary,
The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments C2 to C8, wherein the points specified on the map information display area are associated and held for each travel process.

<Embodiment C10>
Furthermore, it comprises point information holding means for holding points designated on the map information display area as point information,
The travel itinerary creating means identifies the point information including the point designated on the map information display area held in the point information holding means as a departure point, a destination point or a stop-off point, and creates a travel itinerary. The travel plan creation support apparatus according to any one of Embodiments C2 to C9.

<Embodiment C11>
A travel plan creation support system comprising a client terminal having a display device and a server device connected to the client terminal via a network,
A travel itinerary for creating a travel itinerary comprising at least two or more of a departure point, a destination point and a stop point, and a travel route between the points;
A travel itinerary output means for displaying on the display device provided in the client terminal, including a map information display area displaying the travel itinerary on a map,
The travel itinerary means further includes:
Get the latitude / longitude of the pointed point on the map information display area specified on the client terminal or the coordinates on the display device,
A travel plan creation support system, wherein the point is set as at least one of a departure point, a destination point, and a stop-off point.

<Embodiment C12>
In a computer having a display device,
A travel itinerary creating step for creating a travel itinerary comprising at least two or more of a departure point, a destination point and a stop point, and a travel route between the points;
A program for causing a display device to execute a travel itinerary output step for displaying the travel itinerary including a map information display area displayed on a map, and further comprising:
A point point acquisition step of acquiring the latitude / longitude of the point pointed on the map information display area input from the input means or designated via the network, or the coordinates on the display device;
A travel plan creation support program for executing a point point setting step for setting the point as at least one of a departure point, a destination point, and a stop point.

  When creating a travel plan such as a group trip, it can be used to efficiently and easily create a travel plan. In particular, the travel plan creation support device according to the present invention can adjust the facility stay time and transportation means as desired by the travel plan creator, and can create a travel route with a higher degree of freedom. Become.

Overall configuration diagram of a travel plan creation support system according to an embodiment Block diagram showing hardware configuration Flow chart showing the travel process creation process Display screen (login screen) on the travel plan creation support device Display screen (basic information input screen) on the travel plan creation support device Display screen (travel creation input screen) on the travel plan creation support device Display screen in the travel plan creation support device (schematic diagram showing additional processing of facilities to stop by) Flow chart showing the arrangement processing process of a stop-in facility Display screen in travel plan creation support device (schematic diagram showing time adjustment processing in chart display area) Flow chart showing a specific process of moving means at the time of creating a travel itinerary Display screen in the travel plan creation support device (stroke route editing screen with the chart display area enlarged) Display screen in the travel plan creation support device (stroke creation input screen showing the designated state of public transport) Display screen on the travel plan creation support device (screen for specifying route search conditions using roads) Display screen in the travel plan creation support device (stroke creation input screen showing insertion process of boarding / exiting points) Flow chart showing the search process for getting on and off points Display screen in the travel plan creation support device (schedule creation input screen showing the branch course creation status) Display screen in travel plan creation support device (schematic diagram showing branch course identification display status) Flow chart showing the branch course coloring display process Flow chart showing input processing steps in the user interface Display screen in the travel plan creation support device (map display area with colored travel) The flowchart which shows the trace display processing process of the movement path | route in an area map display area Flow chart showing reverse order pasting process for facilities, etc. Display screen in travel plan creation support device (screen transition diagram showing reverse order pasting process) Display screen in the travel plan creation support device (screen transition diagram showing point registration processing) Display screen on the travel plan creation support device (facility detail setting field in point registration) Display screen in travel plan creation support device (transition diagram of point registration screen) Schematic diagram explaining route search processing procedure Flow chart showing the search process for the nearest road point Schematic diagram showing an example of the itinerary output and the holding format of each data constituting the travel itinerary Display screen in the travel plan creation support device (screen showing the display status of the created travel itinerary) Display screen (sample registration screen) on the travel plan creation support device Display screen in the travel plan creation support device (screen transition in the reading process of the sample process) Display screen on travel plan creation support device (print template creation screen) Display screen (print confirmation screen) on the travel plan creation support device Display screen on the travel plan creation support device (print item setting screen)

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Server apparatus 20 Client terminal 35 Travel process 50 Login screen 51 Basic information input screen 53 Process creation input screen 54 Process route edit screen 55 Timetable screen 55 Sample registration screen 61 Map display area 62 Chart display area 63 Text display area 64 Facility search Area 800 Computer 801 Travel process creation means 802 Main memory area 806 Display device

Claims (8)

A travel plan creation support device that creates a travel plan based on information input from an input means or information acquired via a network, the travel plan creation support device includes:
Point information acquisition means for acquiring point information consisting of at least two pieces of information of starting point information, destination point information and stop-off point information, which is input from the input means or via the network;
A travel itinerary for creating a travel itinerary that includes at least one of departure time, arrival time, travel time at each point, and stay time at each point, based on the acquired point information;
A travel itinerary outputting means for outputting the created travel itinerary as a chart having a time axis on the display device;
The travel itinerary means obtains information on selection and change of the travel itinerary output on the display device to reconstruct the travel itinerary,
The travel plan output support device outputs the travel route after reconstruction to a display device. The travel itinerary means, as travel route selection and change information on the chart output to the display device, change of stay time at each point, change of departure time at each point, change of arrival time at each point, Receive at least one of the information indicating the addition of stop points, deletion of stop points, and change of stop points,
The travel itinerary reconstructs the travel itinerary based on the selection and change information of the travel itinerary, the departure time of each point, the arrival time of each point, the travel time of each point, and the Judgment of execution difficulty of whether or not execution is possible for at least one of the stay time,
The said travel process output means identifies and displays the judgment result of execution difficulty in the travel process to output, when outputting the travel process after the said reconstruction to a display apparatus. Trip planning support device.   The travel itinerary includes the departure time at each point, the arrival time at each point, the travel time at each point, and the stay time at each point, along with information on selection and change of the travel route on the chart output to the display device. The process time reference information that identifies at least one of the above times is received, and the process before the process time reference information or the process based on the information of the selection and change of the travel process based on the received process time reference information. The travel plan creation support apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the travel after the time reference information is reconstructed. Furthermore, at least one of the departure point information, the destination point information, and the stop point information in the travel route created by the travel route creation means includes point information indicating public transportation, or set as public transportation A timetable extracting means for extracting a public transport timetable associated with the arrival time at the public transport,
The travel itinerary means receives public transport designation information including at least one of a public transport flight and time designated based on the extracted public transport timetable, and designates the public transport designation The travel plan creation support apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a travel itinerary is created using information as the travel time reference information. Furthermore, when a car is designated as a moving means between any points in the travel itinerary created by the travel itinerary,
The travel route creation means receives road point time information including a transit time, arrival time or departure time of a point existing on a travel route traveled by a car in the travel route, and the road point time information is received as the travel time. The travel plan creation support apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a travel plan is created as reference information. The travel route creation means specifies a travel means between a departure point, a destination point, and a stop point, and creates a travel route including the travel time,
The travel itinerary output means outputs the created travel itinerary to a display device,
The said itinerary creation means reconstructs the above-mentioned itinerary based on the entire designated itinerary or an optional itinerary and the newly set travel conditions. Trip planning support device. A travel plan creation support system comprising a client terminal having a display device and a server device connected to the client terminal via a network,
Point information acquisition means for acquiring point information including at least two pieces of information of departure point information, destination point information and stop-off point information input from the client terminal;
Travel route creation means for creating a travel route including at least one of departure time, arrival time, travel time of each point, and stay time of each point, while creating a travel route based on the acquired point information;
A travel itinerary outputting means for outputting the created travel itinerary as a chart having a time axis on the display device of the client terminal;
The travel itinerary means obtains information on selection and change designated for the travel itinerary output on the display device to reconstruct the travel itinerary,
The travel plan output means outputs the reconstructed travel trip to a display device. In a computer having a display device,
Obtaining point information comprising at least two pieces of information of at least departure point information, destination point information and stop-off point information;
A travel itinerary creating step for creating a travel itinerary including departure time, arrival time, travel time at each point, and stay time at each point based on the acquired point information;
A travel itinerary output step for outputting the created travel itinerary as a chart on a chart display area having a time axis displayed on the display device;
A travel plan reconstructing step for receiving information on selection and change of a travel itinerary output as a chart in a chart display area of a display device and reconstructing the travel itinerary. Support program.