JP2010157055A - Method, system and apparatus for providing information, reader/writer, and information providing terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide each of a plurality of users who use ticket IC cards whose read/write processing is performed only for extremely small time with quick information corresponding to the use history of the ticket IC card of each user. <P>SOLUTION: An information provision system 10 is configured of: an information processor 100 having a pattern specification means 110 for specifying an information provision pattern by receiving use history data from a reader/writer 200, and collating it with a pattern table and a pattern transmission means 111 for transmitting the data of card ID and an information provision pattern corresponding to the card ID to the reader/writer showing the use history; the reader/writer 200 for receiving the card ID and the information provision pattern from the information processor 100, and reading the data of the information provision pattern corresponding to the card ID, and a writing means 210 for writing the data in the ticket IC card; and an information provision terminal 300 having a content output means 310 for specifying and outputting the content data by receiving the pattern ID by a reader/writer 250, and collating the pattern data with a content table. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing method, an information providing system, an information processing apparatus, a reader / writer, and an information providing terminal, and more specifically, many uses of a ticket IC card that is read / written only for a very short time. The present invention relates to a technology that enables a customer to quickly provide information according to the use history of each passenger's ticket IC card.

  In addition to ticket gates, various commercial facilities such as restaurants and book stores have been set up inside ticket gates or in station buildings, etc., at the entrances and exits of various transportation facilities such as railway stations. In addition, the ticket IC card possessed by passengers of transportation facilities is also provided with an electronic payment function, and is often used as a payment means when purchasing goods at the commercial facility. The following technologies are available as information services using such IC cards.

  For example, a card reader provided in a plurality of usage facilities that reads identification information of an IC card possessed by the user, and the identification information read by the card reader are associated with the identification information of the usage facility provided with the card reader. User information recording unit that records user information together with usage time information and usage content information used by the user, and user information collection that collects and stores user information from the user information recording unit via the network A grouping processing unit that forms a user group for each user facility based on the user information collected in the user information collection unit, and the use of the user group corresponding to the user group The user service processing unit for managing write and reference areas for information exchange by a user, and the user service processing via a network Wherein such system comprising a client terminal of the plurality of users for writing and the reference to a region corresponding to the user group (see Patent Document 1) has been proposed to access.

In addition, a system (see Patent Document 2) that provides points serving as an index of a privilege given to a customer or customer history data when the customer enters or exits the store or clears the store is proposed. .
JP 2008-152589 A JP 2008-112316 A

  As described above, there are increasing opportunities for passengers of transportation to use a ticket IC card, but information has not been provided for each passenger using the use history of a ticket IC card. In particular, during normal times when the railway station is used only as part of the travel route, reading and writing operations on the ticket IC card are often performed only by automatic ticket gates, and individual information is provided to a large number of passengers. It is difficult to promptly provide the information from the center server or the like to the automatic ticket gate device.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and responds to the usage history of individual passenger ticket IC cards for a large number of passengers who use a ticket IC card that is read and written for only a short time. The main purpose is to provide technology that enables prompt information provision.

  An information providing method of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned problem is information comprising a communication means that communicates with another device, and a storage means that stores a pattern table that stores an information providing pattern corresponding to a use history of a ticket IC card. A reader / writer including a processing device, a communication unit that communicates with another device, and a storage unit, a communication unit that communicates with another device, and a memory that stores a content table storing content data for each pattern ID of the information providing pattern The information providing terminal provided with the means executes the following processing.

  That is, the information processing device receives the usage history data of the ticket IC card from the reader / writer that has performed the read / write operation on the ticket IC card via the communication means, and collates the usage history data with the pattern table. Then, an information providing pattern is specified, and a pattern specifying process is executed in which the card ID included in the usage history data is associated with the information providing pattern and stored in the storage means.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus reads an information providing pattern and usage history data corresponding to the card ID from the storage unit, and the card ID and the reader / writer whose usage history data indicates the usage history are transmitted via the communication unit. A pattern transmission process for transmitting data corresponding to the information provision pattern is executed.

  Further, when the reader / writer receives the card ID and the information providing pattern data from the information processing apparatus via the communication means and stores the data in the storage means, and performs a read / write operation on the ticket IC card, the corresponding boarding Data of an information provision pattern corresponding to the card ID read from the ticket IC card is read from the storage means, and a pattern writing process for writing the data of the information provision pattern to the ticket IC card is executed.

  In addition, the information providing terminal receives the pattern ID of the ticket IC card from the reader / writer that has performed the reading operation on the ticket IC card via communication means, and compares the pattern ID with the content table. A content output process for specifying the content data and outputting the content data to the output interface is executed.

  In the information providing method, the information processing device receives usage ticket data of the ticket IC card via a communication unit from a reader / writer that has performed a read / write operation on the ticket IC card in the pattern specifying process. Then, it may be stored in the storage means.

  In this case, in the pattern transmission process, the information processing device reads the usage history data from the storage unit for each card ID, and from the usage history data, the date and time when the corresponding ticket IC card was used, the information of the reader / writer, The number of times of use of each reader / writer extracted here is counted, a reader / writer whose number of uses is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value is specified, and the communication means is connected to the reader / writer specified here. It is preferable to transmit the card ID and the data of the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID through the card ID.

  Further, in the information providing method, the reader / writer measures a communication time with the ticket IC card during a read / write operation with respect to the ticket IC card, and the card ID of the corresponding ticket IC card is determined via the communication means. Communication time transmission processing for transmitting communication history data including the communication time and reader / writer information to the information processing apparatus may be executed.

  In this case, in the pattern specifying process, the information processing apparatus receives the communication history data from the reader / writer via a communication unit and stores it in a storage unit. In the pattern transmission process, the information processing apparatus receives the communication history data from the storage unit. The history data is read for each card ID, the communication time of the corresponding ticket IC card and the information of the reader / writer are extracted from the communication history data, and the average value of the communication time in each reader / writer extracted here The reader / writer whose average value is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value is identified, and the card ID and the information providing pattern data corresponding thereto are transmitted to the identified reader / writer via the communication means. , It is preferable.

  Further, in the information providing method, the reader / writer stores a card ID of an incompletely processed ticket IC card that has lost communication before the read / write operation is completed during a read / write operation on the ticket IC card, and the communication means Incomplete information transmission processing for transmitting processing incomplete data including the card ID of the corresponding ticket IC card and reader / writer information to the information processing apparatus may be executed.

  In this case, the information processing apparatus receives the processing incomplete data from the reader / writer via the communication unit in the pattern specifying process and stores it in the storage unit. In the pattern transmission process, the information processing apparatus reads the data from the storage unit. Read incomplete processing data for each card ID, extract reader / writer information from the incomplete processing data, count the number of incomplete processing in each reader / writer extracted here, and the incomplete processing It is preferable that the reader / writer whose number of times is equal to or less than a predetermined reference value is specified, and the card ID and the information providing pattern data corresponding thereto are transmitted to the specified reader / writer via the communication means. is there.

  In the information providing method, the reader / writer measures the amount of data written to the ticket IC card during a read / write operation with respect to the ticket IC card, and the card of the corresponding ticket IC card via the communication means. A write amount transmission process for transmitting write amount data including an ID, the data write amount, and reader / writer information to the information processing apparatus may be executed.

  In this case, the information processing apparatus receives the write amount data from the reader / writer via the communication unit in the pattern specifying process and stores it in the storage unit. In the pattern transmission process, the information processing apparatus receives the write amount data from the storage unit. The writing amount data is read for each card ID, and the data writing amount of the corresponding ticket IC card and the information of the reader / writer are extracted from the writing amount data, and the reader / writer extracted here for a certain period of time. An average value of the data write amount is calculated, a reader / writer whose average value is equal to or smaller than a predetermined reference value is specified, and the card ID and the information corresponding to the reader / writer specified here are communicated via the communication means. It is preferable to transmit the data of the provided pattern.

  Further, in the information providing method, the information processing apparatus includes a facility table that stores association information between a reader / writer and a facility where the reader / writer is installed in the storage unit. The reader / writer information is collated with the facility table to identify the corresponding facility and the reader / writer installed in the facility, and the card ID and the reader / writer are identified via the communication means. It is good also as transmitting the data of the information provision pattern corresponding to.

  Further, in the information providing method, the information processing apparatus is configured to combine data obtained by arranging and combining pattern IDs for each pattern total number in order of the total number of patterns as data of an information providing pattern corresponding to the use history of the ticket IC card. The stored pattern table may be stored in a storage unit, and the ticket IC card may store the money amount of the settlement clerk in a storage area within a predetermined number of digits.

  In this case, in the pattern writing process, the reader / writer receives the data of the card ID and the information providing pattern from the information processing device via the communication unit, stores the data in the storage unit, and reads / writes the ticket IC card. When the operation is performed, the storage area of the corresponding ticket IC card is accessed, and the remaining number of the monetary value unstored among the predetermined number of digits is counted, and it corresponds to the card ID read from the corresponding ticket IC card. The information providing pattern data is read from the storage means, the pattern ID is extracted from the information providing pattern data by the number of digits corresponding to the number of remaining digits, and the extracted pattern ID is stored in the ticket IC card. It is preferable to write.

  In addition, the information providing system of the present embodiment includes a communication unit that communicates with other devices, a storage unit that stores a pattern table that stores an information providing pattern according to a use history of a ticket IC card, and a ticket IC card. The use history data of the ticket IC card is received from the reader / writer that has performed the read / write operation via the communication means, the use history data is collated with the pattern table to identify the information provision pattern, and the information provision pattern The card ID included in the usage history data is stored in the storage means in association with the information specifying pattern, the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID and the usage history data are read from the storage means, and the usage history data indicates the usage history. The card ID and the corresponding information providing pattern via the communication means. An information processing device comprising a pattern transmission means for transmitting the data, a communication means for communicating with other devices, a storage means, and data of the card ID and the information providing pattern are received from the information processing device via the communication means. Then, when the read / write operation is performed on the ticket IC card, the information providing pattern data corresponding to the card ID read from the corresponding ticket IC card is read from the storage means, and the information providing pattern A reader / writer comprising pattern writing means for writing data to the ticket IC card, a communication means for communicating with other devices, and a memory for storing a content table storing content data for each pattern ID of the information providing pattern Means and a reader / writer that has performed the reading operation on the ticket IC card. Information providing comprising: a content output means for receiving the pattern ID of the ticket IC card via the communication means, specifying the content data by collating the pattern ID with the content table, and outputting the content data to the output interface And a terminal.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a communication unit that communicates with other devices, a storage unit that stores a pattern table that stores an information provision pattern according to a use history of a ticket IC card, and a ticket IC card. The use history data of the ticket IC card is received from the reader / writer that has performed the read / write operation via the communication means, the use history data is collated with the pattern table to identify the information provision pattern, and the information provision pattern The card ID included in the usage history data is stored in the storage means in association with the information specifying pattern, the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID and the usage history data are read from the storage means, and the usage history data indicates the usage history. The card ID and the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID are sent to the reader / writer shown through the communication means. Characterized in that it comprises a pattern transmitting means for transmitting over data, the.

  In addition, the reader / writer of the present invention receives the data of the card ID and the information providing pattern from the information processing device via the communication unit that communicates with other devices, the storage unit, and the communication unit, and stores the data in the storage unit. When performing a read / write operation on the ticket IC card, information providing pattern data corresponding to the card ID read from the corresponding ticket IC card is read from the storage means, and the information providing pattern data is read into the ticket IC card. Pattern writing means for writing.

  The information providing terminal of the present invention performs a reading operation on the ticket IC card, a communication unit that communicates with another device, a storage unit that stores a content table storing content data for each pattern ID of the information providing pattern, and The content ID is received from the reader / writer via the communication means, and the content ID is identified by collating the pattern ID with the content table and outputting the content data to the output interface. And an output means.

  In addition, the problems disclosed by the present application and the solutions thereof will be clarified by the embodiments of the present invention and the drawings.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide prompt information according to the usage history of each passenger's ticket IC card to a large number of passengers who use a ticket IC card that is read and written for only a short time.

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Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram of an information providing system 10 according to the present embodiment. The information providing system 10 shown in FIG. 1 provides prompt information to a large number of passengers who use a ticket IC card that is read and written for only a short time, according to the usage history of each passenger's ticket IC card. It is a computer system that makes it possible.

  In the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 100 included in the information providing system 10 is a computer operated by a transportation organization such as a railway company or an airline company, such as an automatic ticket gate apparatus 5 installed at each railway station or a commercial facility. A network 140 is connected to a number of reader / writers 200 of a ticket IC card 50 incorporated in the cash register terminal 6 or the like. The information providing pattern data (instructed by the information processing apparatus 100) according to the usage history of the corresponding passenger's ticket IC card 50 is written into the ticket IC card 50 by the reader / writer 200. The passengers who have such a ticket IC card 50 are installed there when they visit various transportation facilities or other facilities that can use the ticket IC card 50 such as a railway station or an airport. The information providing terminal 300 (the reader / writer 250 connected thereto) is caused to read the boarding ticket IC card 50. The information provision terminal 300 holds content data corresponding to the information provision pattern in advance, reads the content data from the ticket IC card 50 according to the information provision pattern read by the reader / writer 250, and displays it on a display or the like. Will do.

  Each device constituting the information providing system 10 in the present embodiment will be described below. The information processing apparatus 100 constituting the information providing system 10 (hereinafter referred to as system 10) is, for example, a computer such as a server apparatus installed in a management center of a railway company or the like, and a hard disk drive to have a function for realizing the present invention. The program 102 stored in the non-volatile storage means 101 such as the above is read out to the RAM 103 and executed by the CPU 104 which is an arithmetic unit. The information processing apparatus 100 may include an input interface 105 such as various keyboards and buttons generally provided in a computer apparatus, and an output interface 106 such as a display. Moreover, it has the communication means 107 in charge of data transmission / reception with the reader / writer 200 of the said boarding ticket IC card 50, the information provision terminal 300, etc. FIG. The reader / writer 200 is a reader / writer device for the ticket IC card 50 including the RFID chip 51.

  Next, description will be made regarding functional units that are configured and held in the storage unit 101 by the information processing apparatus 100 configuring the system 10 based on, for example, the program 102. The information processing apparatus 100 stores a pattern table 125, a history table 126, a user table 127, a communication history table 128, an incomplete history table 129, a write amount history table 130, and a facility table 131 in a storage unit. (Each table will be described later).

  The information processing apparatus 100 reads the use history data of the ticket IC card 50 from the reader / writer 200 incorporated in the automatic ticket gate device 5 or the cash register terminal 6 that performs the reading / writing operation on the ticket IC card 50. Received via the communication means 107 and stored in the history table 126 of the storage means 101, this usage history data is collated with the pattern table 125 to specify an information provision pattern, and the usage history data includes this information provision pattern A pattern specifying unit 110 is provided that stores the card ID in the user table 127 of the storage unit 101 in association with each other.

  Further, the information processing apparatus 100 reads an information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID from the user table 127 of the storage unit 101, and reads usage history data corresponding to the card ID from the history table 126 of the storage unit 101, A pattern transmission unit 111 is provided that transmits the card ID and data of an information provision pattern corresponding to the card ID to the reader / writer 200 whose usage history data indicates the usage history. Of course, the information processing apparatus 100 holds the address of each reader / writer 200 on the network 140 in the storage means 101 or the like, and when transmitting data such as the information provision pattern, the information processing apparatus 100 The address is specified by the storage means 101, and transmission is performed to this address.

  The pattern transmitting unit 111 reads the usage history data from the history table 126 of the storage unit 101 for each card ID, and the date and time when the corresponding ticket IC card 50 is used from the usage history data and the information of the reader / writer 200. And the number of usages of each reader / writer extracted here for a predetermined period is counted, the reader / writer 200 whose usage count is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value is identified, and the reader / writer 200 identified here is The card ID and information providing pattern data corresponding to the card ID may be transmitted via the communication unit 107.

  The method for specifying the reader / writer 200 is not limited to the above method. For example, the pattern transmission means 111 extracts the date and time when the corresponding ticket IC card 50 was used and the information of the reader / writer 200 from the usage history data, and the extracted day of the week and the predetermined time zone of each reader / writer extracted here. It is also possible to calculate various statistical values such as the number of usages and usage intervals in and to identify the reader / writer 200 that satisfies the predetermined reference value. Further, the pattern transmission unit 111 extracts the date and time when the corresponding ticket IC card 50 was used and the information of the reader / writer 200 from the usage history data, and the date and time extracted here is a holiday (the information processing apparatus 100 has Each reader / writer 200 that is normally used as a computer to acquire data from a calendar function) may be specified, and the reader / writer 200 at that station may be specified even at a station that uses only holidays. Further, the information processing apparatus 100 holds data on the number of passengers at each station (for example, the calculation of the number of customers for each station from the read information transmitted from each reader / writer 200) in the storage means 101, and the number of uses is If the reader / writer 200 identified as being equal to or greater than the predetermined reference value has a larger number of passengers at the installed station than the predetermined standard, the reader / writer 200 installed at the corresponding station may be excluded from the specified result. In addition, the railway operator can identify the reader / writer 200 of an arbitrary station from the input interface 105 of the information processing apparatus 100, and the information processing apparatus 100 can receive this and use it as the identification result of the reader / writer 200.

  The pattern specifying unit 110 may receive communication history data from the reader / writer 200 via the communication unit 107 and store it in the communication history table 128 of the storage unit 101. The communication history data is obtained by measuring the communication time with the ticket IC card 50 when the reader / writer 200 performs a read / write operation on the ticket IC card 50, and the card ID of the corresponding ticket IC card 50 and the information of the reader / writer. It is the data that has been transmitted with.

  In this case, the pattern transmission unit 111 reads the communication history data from the communication history table 128 of the storage unit 101 for each card ID, and from this communication history data, the communication time of the corresponding ticket IC card 50 and the reader / writer 200. Information is extracted, an average value of communication times in each reader / writer 200 extracted here is calculated, a reader / writer 200 whose average value is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value is specified, and the reader It is preferable that the card ID and the information providing pattern data corresponding thereto are transmitted to the writer 200 via the communication means 107.

  The pattern specifying unit 110 of the information processing apparatus 100 may receive processing incomplete data from the reader / writer 200 via the communication unit 107 and store it in the incomplete history table 129 of the storage unit 101. The incomplete processing data stores the card ID of the incomplete processing ticket IC card 50 that was disconnected before the reading / writing operation was completed when the reader / writer 200 performed the reading / writing operation on the ticket IC card 50, This is transmitted as data including the card ID of the corresponding ticket IC card 50 and the information of the reader / writer.

  In this case, the pattern transmission unit 111 reads out the incomplete processing data for each card ID from the incomplete history table 129 of the storage unit 101, and extracts information of the reader / writer 200 from the incomplete processing data. The number of unfinished processes in each extracted reader / writer 200 during a certain period is counted, the reader / writer 200 whose number of unfinished processes is equal to or less than a predetermined reference value is identified, and the communication with the reader / writer 200 identified here is performed. It is preferable that the card ID and the information providing pattern data corresponding thereto are transmitted via the means 107.

  The pattern specifying unit 110 of the information processing apparatus may receive write amount data from the reader / writer 200 via the communication unit 107 and store it in the write amount history table 130 of the storage unit 101. When the reader / writer 200 performs a read / write operation on the ticket IC card 50, the write amount data is measured by measuring the amount of data written to the ticket IC card 50, and the card ID of the corresponding ticket IC card 50 and the The data has been transmitted as data including the data write amount and reader / writer information.

  In this case, the pattern transmission unit 111 reads the write amount data from the write amount history table 130 of the storage unit 101 for each card ID, and writes the data of the corresponding ticket IC card 50 from the write amount data. The amount of data and the information of the reader / writer 200 are extracted, the average value of the data writing amount in each reader / writer 200 extracted here is calculated, and the reader / writer 200 whose average value is not more than a predetermined reference value is calculated. It is preferable that the card ID and the data of the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID are transmitted to the reader / writer 200 specified here via the communication unit 107.

  Further, the pattern transmission unit 111 compares the information of the variously specified reader / writers 200 with the facility table 131 to identify the corresponding facility and the reader / writer 200 installed in the facility, and the identification is performed here. The card ID and corresponding information providing pattern data may be transmitted to the reader / writer 200 via the communication unit 107.

  Next, a reader / writer 200 that configures the system 10 together with the information processing apparatus 100 will be described. The reader / writer 200 is, for example, a reader / writer device for a ticket IC card 50 incorporated in an automatic ticket gate device 5 for transportation, a cash register terminal 6 in a commercial facility, and the like, and an RFID reader / writer device can be assumed.

  For example, in the case of the reader / writer 200 incorporated in the automatic ticket gate device 5, the conventional general operation is that when a passenger of the transportation system passes through the ticket IC card 50 to enter the ticket gate, it corresponds. Executes wireless communication with the ticket IC card 50 and reads information stored in the card (card ID, remaining charge amount, commuter pass section information, etc.) or writes predetermined data (information on entrance station, departure airport, etc.) Execute. Alternatively, when the user passes over the ticket IC card 50 in order to enter the ticket gate, the reader / writer 200 performs wireless communication with the corresponding ticket IC card 50 and stores the information stored in the card (card Reading of ID, remaining charge amount, commuter pass section information, etc., or writing of predetermined data (such as information on departure station and arrival airport, information on remaining charge amount processed according to boarding section, etc.) is executed.

  Further, in the case of the reader / writer 200 incorporated in the cash register terminal 6 of a commercial facility or the like, as a conventional general operation, a passenger of the commercial facility or the like tries to settle the purchased product or service in the ticket IC card 50. When you hold the card, wireless communication with the corresponding ticket IC card 50 is executed, the stored information in the card (such as card ID and remaining charge amount) is read, and predetermined data (such as information on the corresponding commercial facility, payment amount) In accordance with this, the remaining charge amount information that has been reduced is written.

  The reader / writer 200 according to the present embodiment writes information provision pattern data acquired in advance from the information processing apparatus 100 to the corresponding ticket IC card 50 in such a read / write operation with respect to the ticket IC card 50. It will be.

  Such a reader / writer 200 reads out the program 202 stored in the non-volatile storage means 201 to the RAM 203 so as to have a function for realizing the present invention, and executes it by the CPU 204 as an arithmetic unit. The reader / writer 200 may include an input interface 205 such as various keyboards and buttons generally provided in a computer apparatus, and an output interface 206 such as a display. In addition, a communication unit 207 for exchanging data with the information processing apparatus 100 is provided. Of course, the reader / writer 200 also includes wireless communication means 208 for performing wireless communication with the communication means 58 of the ticket IC card 50.

  Subsequently, functional units that the reader / writer 200 configures and holds in the storage unit 201 based on, for example, the program 202 will be described. The reader / writer 200 stores a user pattern table 225 in the storage unit 201 (an example of the data structure of the user pattern table 225 will be described later).

  The reader / writer 200 receives the card ID and information providing pattern data from the information processing apparatus 100 via the communication unit 207, stores the data in the user pattern table 225 of the storage unit 201, and stores the card ID and information providing pattern data on the ticket IC card 50. When performing a read / write operation, the information providing pattern data corresponding to the card ID read from the corresponding ticket IC card 50 is read from the user pattern table 225 of the storage means 201, and the information providing pattern data is read from the ticket IC IC. Pattern writing means 210 for writing to the card 50 is provided.

  In addition, the reader / writer 200 detects, for example, the time at which wireless communication is established and the end time as a communication time with the ticket IC card 50 during a read / write operation with respect to the ticket IC card 50, and measures the time between them as a clock function. (The function provided in the reader / writer 200) and the communication history data including the card ID of the corresponding ticket IC card 50, the communication time, and the information of the reader / writer 200 are measured via the communication means 207. Communication time transmission means 211 for transmitting to 100 may be provided.

  Further, the reader / writer 200, when performing a read / write operation on the ticket IC card 50, the card ID of the ticket IC card 50 that has not been processed (the card ID has been read) that has been disconnected before the read / write operation is completed. Is stored in the storage unit 201, and the processing incomplete data including the card ID of the corresponding ticket IC card 50 and the information of the reader / writer 200 is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100 via the communication unit 207. A transmission unit 212 may be provided.

  The reader / writer 200 writes the data write amount to the ticket IC card 50 during the read / write operation with respect to the ticket IC card 50, for example, between the time when wireless communication is established and the time when the communication is completed. And the write amount data including the card ID of the corresponding ticket IC card 50, the data write amount, and the information of the reader / writer 200 via the communication means 207. The writing amount transmitting means 213 for transmitting to may be provided.

  The pattern writing means 210 of the reader / writer 200 receives the card ID and information providing pattern data from the information processing apparatus 100 via the communication means 207, stores them in the storage means 101, and stores the ticket IC card. When a read / write operation is performed on 50, the EEPROM 57, which is a storage area of the corresponding ticket IC card 50, is accessed, and the monetary value is not stored in a predetermined number of digits (area where the monetary value of the settlement clerk is stored). The number of remaining digits is counted, information providing pattern data corresponding to the card ID read from the corresponding ticket IC card 50 is read from the storage means 101, and the number of digits corresponding to the remaining number of digits from the information providing pattern data. Even if the pattern ID is extracted by the amount and the extracted pattern ID is written in the ticket IC card 50, There. In this case, the information processing apparatus 100 reads, as the information providing pattern data according to the use history of the ticket IC card 50, the data obtained by arranging and combining the pattern IDs for the total number of patterns in the order of the total number of patterns into one record. Assume that the data is transmitted to the writer 200.

  Next, an information providing terminal 300 that configures the system 10 together with the information processing apparatus 100 will be described. The information providing terminal 300 can be assumed to be, for example, a base for transportation such as a railway station or an airport, a digital information board installed in a street, or the like. Such an information providing terminal 300 reads out a program 302 stored in a non-volatile storage means 301 such as a hard disk drive to the RAM 303 so as to have a function for realizing the present invention, and executes it by the CPU 304 as an arithmetic unit. The information providing terminal 300 includes an input interface 305 such as various keyboards and buttons generally provided in a computer device, and an output interface 306 such as a display. In addition, it has a communication means 207 for exchanging data with the reader / writer 250 of the ticket IC card 50 and the information processing apparatus 100. Of course, the information providing terminal 300 itself may include the reader / writer 250.

  Next, the functional units that the information providing terminal 300 configures and holds in the storage unit 201 based on the program 202 will be described. The information providing terminal 300 stores a content table 325 storing content data for each pattern ID of the information providing pattern in the storage unit 201 (an example of the data structure of the table will be described later).

  The information providing terminal 300 receives the pattern ID of the ticket IC card 50 from the reader / writer 250 that has performed the reading operation on the ticket IC card 50 via the communication unit 307, and receives the pattern ID from the content table. Content output means 310 is provided for identifying content data by collating 325 and outputting the content data to the output interface 306.

  In the information providing system 10, the information providing terminal 300 is replaced with the reader / writer processing apparatus 200, and the reader / writer 200 includes the content table 325 in the storage unit 201 and performs a reading operation on the ticket IC card 50. The pattern ID of the corresponding ticket IC card 50 may be acquired, the content ID may be identified by comparing the pattern ID with the content table 325, and the content data may be output to the output interface 206. That is, the reader / writer 200 may include the content table 325 and the content output unit 310.

  Next, the ticket IC card 50 that communicates with the reader / writers 200 and 250 will be described. The boarding ticket IC card 50 is assumed to have, for example, a form in which the RFID chip 51 is stored in an appropriate storage case such as a plastic housing 52, and is capable of wireless communication with the reader / writers 200 and 250.

  The RFID chip 51 includes a ROM 54 and a RAM 55 for storing a program 53 (a program for returning stored information or the like in response to a request from the reader / writer 200 or 250, or conversely storing data or the like) and a card ID. A CPU 56 for reading the program 53 from the ROM 54 to the RAM 55 and executing it; an EEPROM 57 in which a storage area for storing the amount of money for payment = the remaining charge amount within a predetermined number of digits is set; and the reader / writers 200 and 250 Communication means 58 (including an antenna) responsible for wireless communication processing. In the EEPROM 57, in addition to the data of the amount value 18 and the pattern ID 19 of the information providing pattern written from the reader / writer 200, for example, the commuter pass section information 13, the information 14 of the entrance / departure airport, the entry station, Information 15 of arrival airports, information 16 of used commercial facilities, and use date and time 17 are stored. Note that records 14 to 17 are added each time the ticket IC card 50 is used (the stored information 12 in the RFID chip 51 is shown in FIG. 5).

  The units 110 to 111, 210 to 213, and 310 in each device constituting the system 10 described so far may be realized as hardware, or an appropriate storage device such as a memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). It may be realized as a program stored in In this case, the CPU of each device reads the corresponding program from the storage device into the RAM in accordance with the execution of the program, and executes it.

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Next, an example of a table used by the system 10 of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating each configuration example of (a) pattern table 125, (b) history table 126, and (c) user table 127 in the present embodiment.

  The pattern table 125 is a table that stores information providing patterns according to the use history of the ticket IC card 50. This pattern table 125 uses, for example, a pattern ID indicating an information provision pattern as a key to include attributes included in the usage history data (eg, entering a station at XX station, entering a station at △ station, purchasing a product A at a XX facility) , Etc.) is a collection of records associated with each other.

  In addition, as said pattern ID, the data which arranged pattern ID according to the total number of patterns in order of the total number of patterns, and couple | bonded them can be assumed. For example, it is assumed that the pattern ID corresponding to an attribute of a certain usage history is “123456”. In this case, the pattern ID in the case where the total number of information providing patterns from “0” to “99” is 100 is the upper two digits “12” of the pattern ID “123456”. Further, the pattern ID when the total number of information providing patterns from “0” to “9999” is 10,000 is one of 100 patterns derived from the pattern ID “12” when the total number is 100. This is a portion of “1234” obtained by combining a certain pattern ID “34” with “12”. The pattern ID in the case where the total number of information providing patterns from “0” to “999999” is 1000000 is one of 100 patterns derived from the pattern ID “1234” in the case where the total number is 10,000. A pattern ID “56” is combined with “1234” to “123456”, that is, “123456” in all digits.

  The history table 126 is a table storing usage history data of the ticket IC card 50. For example, the date and time when the corresponding ticket IC card 50 is used with the card ID of the ticket IC card 50 as a key, This is a set of records in which data such as the ID of the reader / writer that has read and written, the installation facility (station name, store name, etc.) of the reader / writer, and the usage details (payment amount, product attributes, etc.) are associated. In other words, the reader / writer 200 transmits the record data to the information processing apparatus 100 as usage history data.

  The user table 127 is a table that stores the information providing pattern in association with the card ID included in the usage history data. The user table 127 is, for example, a collection of records in which a pattern ID corresponding to the information providing pattern is associated with a card ID as a key.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of (a) the communication history table 128, (b) the incomplete history table 129, (c) the write amount history table 130, and (d) the facility table 131 in the present embodiment. The communication history table 128 is a table that stores communication history data indicating the communication time between the ticket IC card 50 and the reader / writer 200 during the read / write operation on the ticket IC card 50. The communication history table 128 is a record in which, for example, the card ID of the ticket IC card 50 is used as a key, the measurement date and time, the ID of the reader / writer that communicated with the corresponding ticket IC card 50, and the data of the communication time are associated with each other. It is an aggregate of.

  Further, the incomplete history table 129 stores a card ID of an unprocessed ticket IC card 50 that has not been processed before the read / write operation is completed when the reader / writer 200 reads / writes the ticket IC card 50. It is. This incomplete history table 129 is a collection of records in which data such as the communication execution date and the ID of the reader / writer that communicated with the corresponding ticket IC card 50 are associated with the card ID of the ticket IC card 50 as a key. It has become.

  The write amount history table 130 is a table for storing data of the data write amount to the ticket IC card 50 by the reader / writer 200. For example, the write amount history table 130 uses the card ID of the ticket IC card 50 as a key, the measurement date and time, the ID of the reader / writer that has performed the writing process by communicating with the corresponding ticket IC card 50, and the corresponding board This is an aggregate of records in which data such as the data write amount written to the ticket IC card 50 by one communication is associated.

  The facility table 131 is a table that stores association information between the reader / writer 200 and the installation facility of the reader / writer 200. For example, the facility name of the installation destination is associated with the ID of the reader / writer 200 as a key. It is a collection of records.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating each configuration example of (a) the user pattern table 225 and (b) the content table 325 in the present embodiment. The user pattern table 225 is a table provided in the reader / writer 200, and is a collection of records in which the card ID of the ticket IC card 50 and the pattern ID indicating the information providing pattern are associated with each other.

  The content table 325 is a table provided in the information provision terminal 300, and is associated with content data corresponding to the pattern ID using the pattern ID of the information provision pattern as a key. The data of the content table 325 is, for example, distributed in advance by the information processing apparatus 100 to the information providing terminal 300 via the network 140 (in this case, of course, the information processing apparatus 100 stores the content data). Means 101). It is preferable that the information providing terminal 300 includes the content table 325 for each total number of information providing patterns. In the example of the figure, each content table has a total number of patterns of 6 digits (0 to 999999), a total number of patterns of 4 digits (0 to 9999), and a total number of patterns of 2 digits (0 to 99). The total two-digit content data is data including the total four-digit content data and the total six-digit content data, and the total four-digit content data is data including the total six-digit content data. In other words, the smaller the total number of digits, the higher the concept data.

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Hereinafter, the actual procedure of the information providing method in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that various operations corresponding to the information providing method described below are realized by a program that is read into the RAM of each device constituting the system 10 and executed. And this program is comprised from the code | cord | chord for performing the various operation | movement demonstrated below.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 1 of the information providing method of the present embodiment. Here, an overall flow of the information providing method of the present embodiment will be described. In an assumed situation, for example, a plurality of automatic ticket gate devices 5 are arranged at many railway stations scattered in a certain area. Each automatic ticket gate device 5 incorporates the reader / writer 200, and the reader / writer 200 reads and writes the ticket IC card 50 carried by a railroad passenger. Further, based on the result of reading and writing, the automatic ticket gate device 5 opens and closes a gate mechanism that separates the inside and outside of the ticket gate, and controls whether or not the user can enter the ticket gate and enter the ticket gate. As a matter of course, the automatic ticket gate device 5 and the reader / writer 200 are provided with necessary mechanisms, functions, programs, and data for conventional operations such as determination of movement into and out of the ticket gate (because it is an existing technology). (Description is omitted).

  In addition, it is assumed that a commercial facility such as a store exists in at least one of the premises of the railway station, a station building integrated with the railway station, and a town around the station building. A reader / writer 200 is connected to the cash register terminal 6 in the commercial facility via a cable or the like. The reader / writer 200, in conjunction with the cash register terminal 6, performs a charge amount balance inquiry for a ticket IC card 50 carried by a customer of a commercial facility, a withdrawal of a settlement amount (writing of a settlement amount value), and the like. . As a matter of course, the reader / writer 200 has necessary mechanisms, functions, programs, and data for the conventional operation of the reader / writer 200 interlocked with the cash register terminal 6 (the description is omitted because it is an existing technology). To do).

  Under such assumptions, the reader / writer 200 such as a railway station or a commercial facility transmits usage history data of the ticket IC card 50 to the information processing apparatus 100 in response to a read / write operation on the ticket IC card 50. (S100). As the usage history data, as already described in the description of the history table 126 in FIG. 2B, for example, the card ID of the ticket IC card 50, the usage date and time of a railway station, a commercial facility, and the like were read and written. The reader / writer ID of the reader / writer 200, the installation facility of the reader / writer 200 (names and IDs of railroad stations and commercial facilities), and usage details (entrance, participation, product purchase, usage fee, etc.), and the like.

  On the other hand, the pattern specifying means 110 of the information processing apparatus 100 is based on the reader / writer 200 incorporated in the automatic ticket gate apparatus 5 or the cash register terminal 6 that performs a read / write operation on the passenger's ticket IC card 50. The use history data of the ticket IC card 50 is received via the communication means 107 and stored in the history table 126 of the storage means 101 (s101).

  Further, the pattern specifying unit 110 specifies the information providing pattern by comparing the usage history data received from the reader / writer 200 with the pattern table 125 (s102). In this case, for example, the pattern specifying unit 110 extracts the usage history data for a certain period from the history table 126 for each card ID (for example, “c0001”). In the history table 126 shown in FIG. 2 (b), if the usage history data for “2008/9/1” is extracted for the card ID “c0001”, the pattern specifying means 110 will select 3 from the top in the table. Records can be extracted. The pattern specifying unit 110 extracts “installation facility” (= user use facility) and “use content” data from the use history data of these three records. In the case of the above three records, “installation facility: A station, use content: entrance, use of commuter pass”, “installation facility: C facility, use content: purchase of product D, 130 yen withdrawal”, “installation facility: The data “B station, use contents: participation, commuter pass use” can be extracted. Therefore, the pattern specifying means 110 collates the extracted data related to these “installation facility” and “usage content” with the pattern table 125 and uses “A station entrance”, “B station entrance”, “C facility use” as attributes. The pattern ID “123456” corresponding to the usage history data including “product D purchase” is specified.

  Subsequently, the pattern specifying unit 110 associates the card ID “c0001” included in the usage history data with the information providing pattern “123456” specified in step s102, and stores it in the user table 127 of the storage unit 101. (S103). The processes in the steps s102 and s103 are executed periodically for each card ID (eg, every day, every week, etc.), and the user table 126 is generated and updated. Since the user table 126 is regularly updated, even if the behavior pattern of the user changes, it can be followed at regular intervals.

  Next, the pattern transmission unit 111 of the information processing apparatus 100 obtains the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID from the user table 127 of the storage unit 101, and the usage history data corresponding to the card ID to the history of the storage unit 101. Read from the table 126 (s104). In this case, the pattern transmission unit 111 extracts a pattern ID from the user table 126 as an information providing pattern for each card ID (for example, “c0001”), for example. If the information provision pattern is extracted for the card ID “c0001” in the user table 127 shown in FIG. 2C, the pattern transmission unit 111 can extract the pattern ID “123456”. In addition, the pattern transmission unit 111 obtains, for example, usage history data for each card ID (for example, “c0001”) from the history table 126. If the usage history data corresponding to the card ID “c0001” is extracted from the history table 126 shown in FIG. 2B, the pattern transmission unit 111 can extract three records from the top of the table.

  Further, the pattern transmission means 111 sends the reader / writer 200, “Ra0031”, “Rc0002”, “Rb0012” indicating the usage history in the usage history data of the three records extracted by the above process via the communication means 107. The data of the card ID “c0001” and the information provision pattern “123456” corresponding thereto is transmitted (s105). The pattern transmitting unit 111 repeatedly executes the processes in steps s104 and s105 for each card ID at regular intervals.

  The pattern transmitting unit 111 compares the information of the identified reader / writer 200 with the facility table 131, identifies the corresponding facility and the reader / writer installed in the facility, and sends the identified reader / writer to the identified reader / writer. On the other hand, the card ID and information providing pattern data corresponding thereto may be transmitted via the communication means 107.

  On the other hand, the pattern writing means 210 of each reader / writer 200 of “Ra0031” (= A station installed), “Rc0002” (= C facility installed), and “Rb0012” (= B station installed) The data of the card ID “c0001” and the information provision pattern “123456” is received from the information processing apparatus 100 and stored in the user pattern table 225 of the storage unit 201 (s106). In this state, until the passenger carrying the “c0001” ticket IC card 50 visits the corresponding facility (A station, C facility, or B station) again and uses the ticket IC card 50, The pattern writing unit 210 waits.

  Thereafter, it is assumed that a passenger carrying the “c0001” ticket IC card 50 visits the corresponding facility and holds the ticket IC card 50 over the reader / writer 200 (any one of Ra0031, Rc0002, and Rb0012). At this time, when the pattern writing means 210 of the reader / writer 200 performs a read / write operation on the ticket IC card 50 as a conventional operation (in conjunction with the automatic ticket gate device 5 or the cash register terminal 6), the corresponding ticket IC card. The data of the information provision pattern “123456” corresponding to the card ID “c0001” read from 50 is read from the user pattern table 225 of the storage means 201 (s107).

  The pattern writing unit 210 writes the data of the information provision pattern “123456” read in step s107 to the ticket IC card 50 by the wireless communication unit 208 (s108). On the boarding ticket IC card 50 side, the data of the pattern ID “123456” indicating the information providing pattern is stored as the pattern ID 19 of the storage information 12 of the EEPROM 57.

  It is assumed that the user holding the boarding ticket IC card 50 in which the pattern ID is written visits the S station to go to a certain destination. For example, an information providing terminal 300 such as a digital information board as shown in FIG. 13 is installed at the S station. Therefore, the user gets on the reader / writer 250 (or the reader / writer 200 of the automatic ticket gate device 5 or the cash register terminal 6) in the information providing terminal 300 in order to obtain information about the commercial facilities in the station premises and the vicinity of the station. Hold the ticket IC card 50.

  At this time, the content output means 310 of the information providing terminal 300 receives the pattern ID “123456” stored in the ticket IC card 50 from the reader / writer 250 that has performed the reading operation on the ticket IC card 50. The content ID “123456.dat” is specified by collating the pattern ID “123456” with the content table 325 and receiving it via the communication means 307 (s109).

  The content output means 310 that has specified the content data “123456.dat” outputs the content data “123456.dat” to the display device as the output interface 306 (s110). In the output example of the content data shown in FIG. 13, the content output unit 310 includes the text message 1010 including the card ID “c0001” of the customer (acquired together with the pattern ID in the reading operation), and the content data “123456”. The content title 1020 extracted from “.dat” is displayed as a screen 1000 on the display. In the example of FIG. 13, the content title 1020 of the content data “123456.dat” is “Japanese food (soba)”. That is, the content data “123456.dat” corresponds to “Soba restaurant information around S station”. The content data “123456.dat” also includes map information 1030 that is image data, and the content output means 310 displays the map data in which the nearest store location including the S station is highlighted. It is read from the content data “123456.dat” and displayed on the display as the screen 1000. Further, the content output means 310 outputs voice data (stored in advance in the content data) for route guidance to the corresponding facility (for example, the facility selected by the user with the cursor 1040) according to the map information 1030. You may reproduce | regenerate and output with the speaker 1050 grade | etc.,.

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Next, the processing executed mainly by the reader / writer 200 prior to step s105 in the processing flow example 1 (send the card ID and corresponding information providing pattern data from the information processing apparatus 100 to the reader / writer 200) will be described. To do. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 2 of the information providing method of the present embodiment.

  In the process of step s105 of the process flow example 1, the information processing apparatus 100 uses the reader / writer 200 used by the corresponding customer in the past as the data destination. Here, this idea is further advanced, and the reader / writer 200 of the data transmission destination is selected in consideration of various conditions, and the processing mainly executed by the reader / writer 200 for that purpose will be described below.

  In this case, the communication time transmission means 211 of the reader / writer 200 performs, for example, the reader / writer as the communication time with the ticket IC card 50 at the time of reading / writing operations (conventional operation; the same applies hereinafter) to the ticket IC card 50. 200 establishes and terminates wireless communication between the 200 wireless communication means 208 and the communication means 58 included in the RFID chip 51 of the ticket IC card 50 (s200: OK), and the time between them is a clock function ( Measurement is performed using a function provided in the reader / writer 200 (s201). For example, the reader / writer 200 “Ra0031” installed at “A station” performs a read / write operation on the ticket IC card 50 with the card ID “c0001”, acquires the card ID “c0001”, and further, It is assumed that the time between establishment and end of communication is measured as “0.20 seconds”.

  Further, the writing amount transmission means 213 of the reader / writer 200 determines the amount of data written to the ticket IC card 50 when, for example, the establishment and termination of the wireless communication in the read / write operation with respect to the ticket IC card 50. Measurement is performed by adding together the data sizes written between the times (s202). For example, the reader / writer 200 “Ra0031” installed at “A station” is set to “0.20 seconds” between when the wireless communication is established and when the ticket IC card 50 with the card ID “c0001” is established. , “112” bytes of data are written, and the “112” bytes are measured as the data write amount.

  At this time, the communication time transmission means 211 includes communication history data including the card ID “c0001” of the corresponding ticket IC card 50, the communication time “0.20 seconds”, and the information “Ra0031” of the reader / writer 200. Further, the writing amount transmitting means 213 includes writing amount data including the card ID “c0001” of the ticket IC card 50, the data writing amount “112”, and information “Ra0031” of the reader / writer 200. Are respectively transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100 (s203).

  Further, the incomplete information transmission means 212 of the reader / writer 200, when the wireless communication is once established in the read / write operation with respect to the ticket IC card 50, is interrupted before the read / write operation is completed (s200: NG), the card ID of the ticket IC card 50 that has not been processed (the card ID can be read) is stored in the storage unit 201 (s204). For example, the reader / writer 200 “Rf0005” installed at “F station” once establishes wireless communication for the ticket IC card 50 with the card ID “c0010” and starts a read / write operation to start the card ID “c0010”. And then wireless communication is interrupted. In this case, the reader / writer 200 “Rf0005” stores the data of the card ID “c0010” in the storage unit 201. The card ID of such an unfinished ticket IC card 50 is collected over a certain period, for example.

  Further, the incomplete information transmitting means 212 reads the card ID of the incompletely processed ticket IC card 50 and the information of the reader / writer 200 from the storage means 201 (s205), and as the processing incomplete data including these The information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100 via the communication means 207 (s206). In the above example, the reader / writer 200 “Rf0005” reads the data of the card ID “c0010” and the reader / writer ID “Rf0005” from the storage unit 201 and transmits the data to the information processing apparatus 100 as incomplete processing data. It will be.

  On the other hand, the pattern specifying unit 110 of the information processing apparatus 100 receives the data transmitted by the reader / writer 200 and the like in the steps s203 and s206 via the communication unit 107 (s207). If the received data is the communication history data (s208: communication history), the pattern specifying unit 110 of the information processing apparatus 100 stores the data in the communication history table 128 of the storage unit 101 (s209). If the data is the incomplete processing data (s208: processing incomplete), it is stored in the incomplete history table 129 of the storage means 101 (s210). If the data is the write amount data (s208: write amount), it is stored in the write amount history table 130 of the storage means 101 (s211). Thus, in the information processing apparatus 100, records of the communication history table 128, the incomplete history table 129, and the write amount history table 130 are generated.

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Next, a description will be given of a processing example 1 that uses the data transmitted from the reader / writer 200 to the information processing apparatus 100 in the processing flow example 2 and selects the data transmission destination reader / writer 200 in consideration of various conditions. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 3 of the information providing method of the present embodiment.

  In this case, the pattern transmission unit 111 of the information processing apparatus 100 reads the usage history data from the history table 126 of the storage unit 101 for each card ID (s300), and the corresponding ticket IC card 50 uses the usage history data. The date / time and the information of the reader / writer 200 are extracted (s301). Then, the number of uses of each reader / writer extracted here during a certain period (for example, one week, one month) is counted (s302). For example, the pattern transmission unit 111 can extract 20 records as usage history data for three days from “2008/9/1” to “2008/9/3” from the history table 126 for the card ID “c0001”. To do. The pattern transmission means 111 counts the number of uses for the three days for each reader / writer, and the pattern transmission means 111 uses the number of uses “15” for the reader / writer “Ra0031”, uses the number of uses “12” for “Rb0022”, and “Rg0015”. It is assumed that the usage count “3” is obtained.

  Here, the pattern transmission unit 111 identifies the reader / writer 200 whose usage count is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value (s303). For example, assuming that the reference value of the number of times of use is “10”, in the above example, the pattern transmission unit 111 uses the reader / writer “Ra0031” (= A station reader / writer) and “Rb0022” (= B station). Reader / writer).

  The pattern transmission unit 111 that has thus identified the reader / writer 200 transmits the card ID and the corresponding information provision pattern data to the reader / writers “Ra0031” and “Rb0022” via the communication unit 107. (S304).

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Next, a description will be given of a processing example 2 that uses data transmitted from the reader / writer 200 to the information processing apparatus 100 in the processing flow example 2 and selects the data transmission destination reader / writer 200 in consideration of various conditions. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 4 of the information providing method of the present embodiment.

  In this case, the pattern transmitting unit 111 reads the communication history data from the communication history table 128 of the storage unit 101 for each card ID (s400), and the communication time and reader of the corresponding ticket IC card 50 are read from the communication history data. Information on the writer 200 is extracted (s401). And the average value of the communication time in the fixed period in each reader / writer 200 extracted here is calculated (s402). For example, the pattern transmission unit 111 extracts 10 records as communication history data for three days from “2008/9/1” to “2008/9/3” from the communication history table 128 for the card ID “c0001”. Suppose it was made. Then, the average value of the communication time of the three days for each reader / writer is calculated, and the pattern transmission unit 111 calculates the average value “0.20 seconds” for the reader / writer “Ra0031” and the average value “0” for “Rc0022”. .22 seconds ”and“ Re0033 ”, an average value“ 0.19 seconds ”is obtained.

  Here, the pattern transmission unit 111 identifies the reader / writer 200 whose average value is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value (s403). For example, if the reference value of the average value is “0.21 seconds”, in the above example, the pattern transmission unit 111 specifies the reader / writer “Rc0022” (= the reader / writer of the C facility). become.

  The pattern transmission unit 111 that has thus identified the reader / writer 200 transmits the card ID and the corresponding information provision pattern data to the reader / writer “Rc0022” via the communication unit 107 (s404).

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Next, a description will be given of a processing example 3 in which the reader / writer 200 uses the data transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100 in the processing flow example 2 and selects the data transmission destination reader / writer 200 in consideration of various conditions. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 5 of the information providing method of the present embodiment.

  In this case, the pattern transmission unit 111 reads the incomplete processing data for each card ID from the incomplete history table 129 of the storage unit 101 (s500), and extracts information of the reader / writer 200 from the incomplete processing data. (S501). Then, the number of unfinished processes within a certain period in each reader / writer 200 extracted here is counted (s502). For example, the pattern transmission unit 111 records 7 records as incomplete data for 7 days from “2008/9/1” to “2008/9/7” from the incomplete history table 129 for the card ID “c0001”. Suppose we were able to extract. Then, the 7-day processing incomplete count for each reader / writer is counted, and the pattern transmission means 111 performs the processing incomplete count “4” for the reader / writer “Rf0005” and the processing incomplete count “2” for “Ra0022”. ”And“ Rb0012 ”, it is assumed that the number of incomplete processing“ 1 ”is obtained.

  Here, the pattern transmission unit 111 identifies the reader / writer 200 whose number of incomplete processing is equal to or less than a predetermined reference value (s503). For example, if the reference value of the number of incomplete processing is “3”, in the above example, the pattern transmission unit 111 identifies the reader / writer “Rf0005” (= F station reader / writer). .

  The pattern transmission unit 111 that has thus identified the reader / writer 200 transmits the card ID and the information providing pattern data corresponding thereto via the communication unit 107 to the reader / writer “Rf0005” (s504).

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Next, a description will be given of a processing example 4 that uses data transmitted from the reader / writer 200 to the information processing apparatus 100 in the processing flow example 2 and selects the data transmission destination reader / writer 200 in consideration of various conditions. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 6 of the information providing method of the present embodiment.

  In this case, the pattern transmitting unit 111 reads the write amount data from the write amount history table 130 of the storage unit 101 for each card ID (s600), and the corresponding ticket IC card 50 is read from the write amount data. The data writing amount and information of the reader / writer 200 are extracted (s601). Then, the average value of the data write amount in each reader / writer 200 extracted here during a certain period is calculated (s602). For example, the pattern transmission unit 111 uses 10 pieces of writing amount data for three days from “2008/9/1” to “2008/9/3” from the writing amount history table 130 for the card ID “c0001”. Suppose you have successfully extracted records. Then, the average value of the data write amount for the three days for each reader / writer is calculated, and the pattern transmission unit 111 calculates the average value “110” bytes for the reader / writer “Ra0031” and the average value “102” for “Rc0022”. It is assumed that an average value of “90” bytes is obtained for “” bytes and “Rf0005”.

  Here, the pattern transmission unit 111 identifies the reader / writer 200 whose average value is equal to or smaller than a predetermined reference value (s603). For example, assuming that the reference value of the average value is “100” bytes, in the above example, the pattern transmission unit 111 specifies the reader / writer “Rf0005” (= F reader / writer). .

  The pattern transmission unit 111 that has thus identified the reader / writer 200 transmits the card ID and the data of the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID to the reader / writer “Rf0005” via the communication unit 107 (s604).

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Next, the pattern ID writing process to the ticket IC card 50 by the reader / writer 200 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the stored information 12 of the ticket IC card 50 in the present embodiment, and FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 7 of the information providing method of the present embodiment.

  In the ticket IC card 50 in this embodiment, for example, storage information 12 as shown in FIG. Among the stored information 12, for an amount value 18 such as a charge amount, for example, a numerical value frame 3 is set for the first to seventh digits 2. In this example, the seventh digit corresponds to the 1's digit, the sixth digit corresponds to the tens' digit, and the first digit corresponds to the hundredth digit. Further, the ticket IC card 50 sets a flag at the highest digit 2 in which a numerical value other than “0” is entered in the numerical value frame 3. In the example of the monetary value 18a in FIG. 5, since the hundredth digit “9” is included in the fifth digit of the numerical value “980”, the flag is set in the fifth digit.

  In this case, the pattern writing unit 210 of the reader / writer 200 receives the card ID and the information providing pattern data from the information processing apparatus 100 via the communication unit 207 and stores them in the storage unit 101, and then the boarding ticket. When performing a read / write operation on the IC card 50, the EEPROM 57 of the corresponding ticket IC card 50 is accessed to store the numerical value frame 3 corresponding to the first to seventh digits (= the amount value of the settlement clerk is stored). The number of remaining digits in which the monetary value is not stored is counted (s700). At this time, the pattern writing means 210 can search for the flag in the numerical value frame 3 of the monetary value 18 and specify the flag in the fifth digit. Therefore, the pattern writing means 210 can count the total of four digits from the first digit to the fourth digit as the number of remaining digits.

  Subsequently, the pattern writing unit 210 reads the data of the information provision pattern corresponding to the card ID read from the corresponding ticket IC card 50 from the storage unit 101 (s701), and the remaining digit from the data of the information provision pattern Pattern IDs are extracted by the number of digits corresponding to the number (s702). For example, the pattern writing unit 210 reads the card ID “c0001” from the ticket IC card 50 and sets the data “123456” from the storage unit 101 as an information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID “c0001”. Suppose that it is read out. In this case, the pattern writing unit 210 extracts the pattern ID from the information providing pattern “123456” by “1234” corresponding to the number of digits corresponding to the “4” digits of the remaining digits.

  The pattern writing means 210 writes the pattern ID “1234” thus extracted to the ticket IC card 50 (s703). As a result, as shown in the monetary value 18b of FIG. 5, the pattern ID “1234” is set from the first digit to the fourth digit of the numerical value frame 3, and the monetary value “5” from the fifth digit to the seventh digit. The “980” yen was set as it was.

  Thereafter, it is assumed that the board member IC card 50 is charged with money from the reader / writer 200 or an automatic ticket vending machine. For this charging process, existing technology / apparatus may be employed. For example, it is assumed that the charge amount is “32200” yen. Then, “33180” yen obtained by adding “32200” yen to “980” yen that has been set as the value 18 of the ticket IC card 50 is set. That is, in the numerical value frame 3, the number of digits in which the monetary value is set is increased by two and the third digit is the head of the monetary value (the ticket IC card 50 moves the flag from the fifth digit to the third digit). To do). Along with this, the third digit and the fourth digit out of the first digit to the fourth digit where the pattern ID has been stored so far have been updated with the monetary value data.

  At this time, if step s109 in the processing flow example 1 is executed, the content output means 310 of the information providing terminal 300 uses the reader / writer 250 that has performed the reading operation on the boarding ticket IC card 50 to The pattern ID “12” of the ticket IC card 50 is received via the communication means 307. Note that the reader / writer 250 that has transmitted the pattern ID here searches the flag indicating the first digit of the monetary value in the data of the monetary value 18 of the ticket IC card 50 prior to the transmission, and the flag is The set digit is identified as “third digit”, and the first digit to the second digit of higher digits are recognized as a pattern ID setting frame, and a numerical value “12” is extracted.

  As described above, the pattern ID can be assumed to be data obtained by arranging and combining pattern IDs for the total number of patterns in order of the total number of patterns. Accordingly, when the pattern ID is “123456”, the pattern ID in the case where the total number of information providing patterns from “0” to “99” is 100 is “12” in the upper two digits of the pattern ID “123456”. ”Part. Therefore, the content output means 310 of the information providing terminal 300 receives “12” as the pattern ID stored in the ticket IC card 50 from the reader / writer 250, and uses the pattern ID “12” as the pattern ID. The content data “12.dat” is specified by collating with the content table 325 (two digits in total). Since this “12.dat” is data that is a superordinate concept of “123456.dat” and includes data of “123456.dat”, the information providing terminal 300 outputs data of “12.dat”. , There will be no shortage of information necessary for customers.

  After that, it is assumed that settlement processing using the ticket IC card 50 is performed. For this settlement process, existing technology / apparatus may be adopted. For example, it is assumed that the withdrawal amount is “33177” yen as a certain product price. Then, “3” yen is set by subtracting “33177” yen from “33180” yen that has been set as the value 18 of the ticket IC card 50 until then. That is, in the numerical value frame 3, the number of digits in which the monetary value is set is reduced by four and the seventh digit is the head of the monetary value (the ticket IC card 50 moves the flag from the third digit to the seventh digit. To do). Along with this, the third to sixth digits, which had previously stored monetary value data, have been renewed as remaining digits with no monetary value stored.

  When the step s700 is executed again in this state, the pattern writing unit 210 can search the flag in the numerical value frame 3 of the amount 18 and specify the flag in the seventh digit. Therefore, the pattern writing means 210 counts the total of six digits from the first digit to the sixth digit as the number of remaining digits, and if the pattern ID of the corresponding card ID at this time is “315813”, then “ 315813 ", that is, all six digits are set in the numerical frame of the first to sixth digits.

  In this way, in the storage area 12 of the money amount value 18 in the storage information 12 of the ticket IC card 50, the number of digits remaining in the charge amount and the number of digits of the pattern ID are efficiently coexisted to provide the information of this embodiment. The method can also be carried out.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide prompt information according to the use history of each passenger's ticket IC card to a large number of passengers who use the ticket IC card that is read and written for only a short time. Become.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described concretely based on the embodiment, it is not limited to this and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

It is a network block diagram of the information provision system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows each structural example of (a) pattern table in this embodiment, (b) log | history table, (c) user table. It is a figure which shows each structural example of (a) communication history table in this embodiment, (b) incomplete history table, (c) writing amount history table, (d) facility table. It is a figure which shows each structural example of (a) user pattern table in this embodiment, and (b) content table. It is a figure which shows the example of storage information of the boarding ticket IC card in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow example 1 of the information provision method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow example 2 of the information provision method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process flow example 3 of the information provision method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process flow example 4 of the information provision method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process flow example 5 of the information provision method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process flow example 6 of the information provision method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process flow example 7 of the information provision method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of content output of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

5 Automatic ticket gate device 6 Cash register terminal 10 Information providing system 50 Boarding ticket IC card 51 RFID chip 52 Plastic housing 53 Program 54 ROM
55 RAM
56 CPU
57 EEPROM
58 Communication means 100 Information processing apparatus 101, 201, 301 Storage means 102, 202, 302 Program 103, 203, 303 RAM (Random Access Memory)
104, 204, 304 CPU (Central Processing Unit)
105, 205, 305 Input interface 106, 206, 306 Output interface 107, 207, 307 Communication means 110 Pattern identification means 111 Pattern transmission means 125 Pattern table 126 History table 127 User table 128 Communication history table 129 Incomplete history table 130 Write Quantity history table 131 Facility table 140 Network 200, 250 RFID reader / writer 208 Wireless communication means 210 Pattern writing means 211 Communication time sending means 212 Incomplete information sending means 213 Writing amount sending means 225 User pattern table 300 Information providing terminal 310 Contents Output means 325 content table

Claims (11)

An information processing apparatus comprising: a communication unit that communicates with another device; and a storage unit that stores a pattern table that stores an information provision pattern according to a use history of a ticket IC card.
The use history data of the ticket IC card is received via the communication means from the reader / writer that has performed the read / write operation on the ticket IC card, and the information providing pattern is identified by comparing the use history data with the pattern table. , A pattern identification process for storing the card ID included in the usage history data in association with the information providing pattern and storing it in the storage means;
The information providing pattern and usage history data corresponding to the card ID are read from the storage means, and the card ID and the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID are sent to the reader / writer whose usage history data indicates the usage history via the communication means. Perform pattern transmission processing to transmit data,
A reader / writer provided with a communication means for communicating with another device and a storage means,
The card read from the corresponding ticket IC card when the card ID and the information providing pattern data are received from the information processing device via the communication means, stored in the storage means, and read / write operation to the ticket IC card is performed. Read the information providing pattern data corresponding to the ID from the storage means, and execute a pattern writing process for writing the information providing pattern data to the ticket IC card,
An information providing terminal comprising: a communication unit that communicates with another device; and a storage unit that stores a content table storing content data for each pattern ID of the information providing pattern.
From the reader / writer that has performed the reading operation on the ticket IC card, the pattern ID of the ticket IC card is received via communication means, and the content ID is specified by comparing the pattern ID with the content table. Output data to the output interface, execute content output processing,
An information providing method characterized by the above. The information processing apparatus is
In the pattern specifying process, from the reader / writer that performed the read / write operation on the ticket IC card, the usage history data of the ticket IC card is received via the communication means and stored in the storage means,
In the pattern transmission process, the usage history data is read from the storage means for each card ID, and the date and time when the corresponding ticket IC card is used and the information of the reader / writer are extracted from the usage history data. Counts the number of times the reader / writer is used during a certain period, identifies a reader / writer whose number of usage is greater than or equal to a predetermined reference value, and corresponds to the card ID and corresponding to the identified reader / writer via the communication means Send information provision pattern data
The information providing method according to claim 1. The reader / writer is
Communication history including the card ID of the corresponding ticket IC card, the communication time, and the information of the reader / writer is measured via the communication means during the reading / writing operation with respect to the ticket IC card. Performing communication time transmission processing for transmitting data to the information processing device;
The information processing apparatus is
In the pattern specifying process, the communication history data is received from the reader / writer via a communication unit and stored in a storage unit.
In the pattern transmission process, the communication history data is read from the storage means for each card ID, the communication time of the corresponding ticket IC card and the information of the reader / writer are extracted from the communication history data, and each of the readers extracted here An average value of communication time in a fixed period in the writer is calculated, a reader / writer whose average value is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value is specified, and the card ID and the card ID are determined to the specified reader / writer via the communication means. Send data corresponding to this information provision pattern,
The information provision method according to claim 1 or 2. The reader / writer is
During the read / write operation on the ticket IC card, the card ID of the unprocessed ticket IC card that has been disconnected before the read / write operation is completed is stored, and the card ID of the corresponding ticket IC card is stored via the communication means. Incomplete information transmission processing for transmitting processing incomplete data including information on the reader / writer to the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus is
In the pattern specifying process, the incomplete processing data is received from the reader / writer through a communication unit and stored in a storage unit.
In the pattern transmission process, the incomplete processing data is read from the storage unit for each card ID, the reader / writer information is extracted from the incomplete processing data, and the processing in each reader / writer extracted here The incomplete count is counted, a reader / writer whose process incomplete count is equal to or less than a predetermined reference value is specified, and the card ID and the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID are specified to the specified reader / writer via the communication means. Send data,
The information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The reader / writer is
During the read / write operation on the ticket IC card, the amount of data written to the ticket IC card is measured, and the card ID of the corresponding ticket IC card, the data write amount, and the information of the reader / writer, via the communication means, A write amount transmission process for transmitting the write amount data including the information to the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus is
In the pattern specifying process, the write amount data is received from the reader / writer via a communication unit and stored in a storage unit.
In the pattern transmission process, the writing amount data is read from the storage means for each card ID, and the data writing amount of the corresponding ticket IC card and the information of the reader / writer are extracted from the writing amount data, The average value of the data writing amount in each extracted reader / writer during a certain period is calculated, the reader / writer whose average value is a predetermined reference value or less is specified, and the communication means is connected to the reader / writer specified here. Transmitting the card ID and the information providing pattern data corresponding to the card ID,
The information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information providing method is provided. The information processing apparatus is
The storage means includes a facility table storing association information between the reader / writer and the installation facility of the reader / writer,
In the pattern transmission process, the information on the identified reader / writer is collated with the facility table to identify the corresponding facility and the reader / writer installed in the facility, and the communication means for the identified reader / writer Transmitting the card ID and data of the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID,
The information providing method according to claim 1, wherein As the information providing pattern data according to the use history of the ticket IC card, the information processing apparatus stores a pattern table storing data in which the pattern IDs for the total number of patterns are combined in order of the total number of patterns and combined into one record. Storing and
The ticket IC card stores the amount of payment money amount in a storage area within a predetermined number of digits,
The reader / writer is
In the pattern writing process, when the card ID and the information providing pattern data are received from the information processing apparatus via the communication means and stored in the storage means, and the read / write operation is performed on the ticket IC card, the corresponding boarding Access the storage area of the ticket IC card, count the number of remaining digits of the predetermined number of digits that have not been stored, and store the information providing pattern data corresponding to the card ID read from the corresponding ticket IC card Reading out from the means, extracting the pattern ID from the information providing pattern data by the number of digits corresponding to the number of remaining digits, and writing the extracted pattern ID into the ticket IC card;
The information providing method according to claim 1, wherein: Communication means for communicating with other devices, storage means for storing a pattern table storing information providing patterns according to the use history of the ticket IC card,
The use history data of the ticket IC card is received via the communication means from the reader / writer that has performed the read / write operation on the ticket IC card, and the information providing pattern is identified by comparing the use history data with the pattern table. , A pattern specifying means for associating the card ID included in the usage history data with the information providing pattern and storing it in the storage means;
The information providing pattern and usage history data corresponding to the card ID are read from the storage means, and the card ID and the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID are sent to the reader / writer whose usage history data indicates the usage history via the communication means. An information processing apparatus comprising pattern transmission means for transmitting data;
Communication means for communicating with other devices, storage means,
The card read from the corresponding ticket IC card when the card ID and the information providing pattern data are received from the information processing device via the communication means, stored in the storage means, and read / write operation is performed on the ticket IC card. A reader / writer provided with pattern writing means for reading data of the information providing pattern corresponding to the ID from the storage means and writing the data of the information providing pattern to the ticket IC card;
Communication means for communicating with other devices; storage means for storing a content table storing content data for each pattern ID of the information providing pattern;
From the reader / writer that has performed the reading operation on the ticket IC card, the pattern ID of the ticket IC card is received via communication means, and the content ID is specified by comparing the pattern ID with the content table. An information providing terminal comprising content output means for outputting data to an output interface;
An information providing system comprising: Communication means for communicating with other devices;
Storage means for storing a pattern table storing information providing patterns according to the use history of the ticket IC card;
The use history data of the ticket IC card is received via the communication means from the reader / writer that has performed the read / write operation on the ticket IC card, and the information providing pattern is identified by comparing the use history data with the pattern table. , A pattern specifying means for associating the card ID included in the usage history data with the information providing pattern and storing it in the storage means;
The information providing pattern and usage history data corresponding to the card ID are read from the storage means, and the card ID and the information providing pattern corresponding to the card ID are sent to the reader / writer whose usage history data indicates the usage history via the communication means. Pattern transmission means for transmitting data;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Communication means for communicating with other devices;
Storage means;
The card ID and the information providing pattern data received from the information processing apparatus via the communication means, stored in the storage means, and the card ID read from the corresponding ticket IC card when performing a read / write operation on the ticket IC card. Pattern writing means for reading out information providing pattern data corresponding to the storage means and writing the information providing pattern data into the ticket IC card;
A reader / writer characterized by comprising: Communication means for communicating with other devices;
Storage means for storing a content table storing content data for each pattern ID of the information providing pattern;
From the reader / writer that has performed the reading operation on the ticket IC card, the pattern ID of the ticket IC card is received via communication means, and the content ID is specified by comparing the pattern ID with the content table. Content output means for outputting data to an output interface;
An information providing terminal comprising:

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