JP2010176621A - Information providing system using guide plate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for allowing a user to obtain more detailed information such as a moving picture about display contents of a display plate by using a portable terminal that can transmit and receive weak radio waves and perform one-segment reception. <P>SOLUTION: An electronic guide plate system comprises: a weak radio wave transmitter installed at the back or therein in correspondence with coordinates of the front when a side at which the user performs browsing is regarded as the front in a guide plate carrying store information, map information or the like; a transmission controller for reconfiguring information transmitted by the weak radio wave transmitter into information corresponding to the coordinates of the front; a network connecting part for connecting the transmission controller to a network line to update transmission information belonging to the transmission controller from a remote place; and an antenna installed around the guide plate to transmit a radio wave of one-segment broadcasting. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for displaying detailed information on a location or a store on the mobile terminal by holding the mobile terminal over a guide plate on which a map, store information, or the like is displayed.

Various information boards have been provided in the streets and in front of the station. Furthermore, the digitization of these guide plates has been promoted, and information obtained by users has become more in line with needs.

For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a means in which there are a plurality of display areas and an information requesting unit for communicating with a non-contact IC card is provided in the display area. When a portable computer equipped with a contactless IC card is held over the information request unit of this display device, details of the contents displayed in the display area corresponding to the held information request unit are transferred from the display device to the computer. The With this transferred information, the detailed information of the displayed contents can be referred to by a computer.

However, according to this means, since a non-contact IC card is provided in the computer and only information downloaded from the display device can be obtained, the provision of small-scale information affected by the communication speed is limited.

Patent Document 2 proposes a means for an administrator to easily update information stored in a display board by performing Bluetooth communication between the computer and the display board, although the system is similar.

With any of these means, in the communication between the computer and the display board, a special communication device must be added later on the computer side, and the information stored on the display board is read into the computer and displayed. However, there is a problem that the information lacks in real time, such as when information stored on the display board becomes obsolete.

JP 2003-85659 A JP 2005-44307 A

As described above, technologies for obtaining more detailed information on the display contents of the display board have progressed. However, in each case, data is temporarily stored in the terminal without contact and viewed with a dedicated viewer. It was.

However, mobile terminals such as mobile phones and portable music players that have built-in one-seg receivers and one-seg display units have been widely used, and the environment for viewing moving images is being carried by many people.

On the other hand, due to advances in mobile terminal technology, recently, means for paying shopping charges via a mobile terminal have been developed. In this case, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone equipped with a non-contact IC chip is used as a dedicated device. By making contact with the device, communication by weak radio waves is performed between the device and the portable terminal, and payment processing is performed. Thus, the progress of technology related to communications other than calls using mobile terminals is also remarkable.

The present invention proposes a means for a user to obtain more detailed information such as a moving image regarding the display content of the display board using a portable terminal capable of transmission / reception by weak radio waves, one-segment reception, or videophone communication. To do.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
In the information board where store information and map information are posted,
A weak radio transmitter / receiver installed on the back of the guide plate or inside the guide plate corresponding to the coordinates of the front when the user's viewing side is the front of the guide plate,
A transmission controller for generating information transmitted by the weak radio transceiver as information corresponding to the coordinates of the front surface;
A network connection unit for connecting the transmission controller to a network line in order to remotely update transmission information of the transmission controller;
An antenna unit installed around the guide plate for transmitting radio waves of one-segment broadcasting;
An electronic guide board system characterized by comprising:

By this means, the user can receive information on the position on the guide plate from a weak radio transmitter / receiver, a base station, or the antenna unit by bringing the mobile terminal close to an area where the information on the guide plate is desired. Is possible.

In addition, the present invention provides the above-described weak radio wave transmission / reception corresponding to the position A when the user places a portable terminal mounted with a non-contact IC chip close to the position A of the guide plate and transmits the electronic mail address of the portable terminal. The information received by the user from the machine is transmitted by electronic mail.

By this means, the user can obtain necessary information in the form of electronic mail by means for transmitting the electronic mail address from the non-contact IC chip of the portable terminal.

Further, according to the present invention, when the user brings a portable terminal equipped with a non-contact IC chip close to the position A of the guide plate, information received by the user from the weak radio wave transceiver corresponding to the position A is An electronic information board system is characterized by being an electronic file in which a URL of a network is described.

By this means, the user can receive necessary information by accessing the URL written on the electronic file.

Further, according to the present invention, when the user brings a portable terminal equipped with a non-contact IC chip close to the position A of the guide plate, information received by the user from the weak radio wave transceiver corresponding to the position A is An electronic information board system is characterized in that it is an electronic file in which a telephone number for receiving video using a videophone line is recorded.

By this means, the user can receive necessary information by accessing the telephone number recorded on the electronic file.

Further, according to the present invention, when the user brings a portable terminal equipped with a non-contact IC chip close to the position A of the guide plate, information received by the user from the weak radio wave transceiver corresponding to the position A is The electronic guide board system is characterized by being an electronic file in which a channel number of one-segment broadcasting is recorded.

By this means, the user can receive necessary information in the form of one-segment broadcasting by selecting a television broadcast channel recorded on the electronic file.

According to the present invention, a portable terminal such as a mobile phone equipped with a non-contact IC chip is desired on a guide plate for a map or a sightseeing spot posted, such as a guide plate in front of a street corner or a station. The information such as the one-segment broadcasting channel number or URL on the Internet, which contains detailed information about the place as content, can be received from the information board and browsed.

In addition, by using the data communication function of the one-segment broadcasting, it is possible to browse and participate in information on the place by characters and word-of-mouth information from the user.

An example of the front of the guide plate An example of the back of the guide plate Relationship diagram between mobile terminal and information board Processing flowchart

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are schematic diagrams for explaining a use scene of the guide plate.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a guide board. In this embodiment, map information is posted as an example. For example, when several restaurants are listed on the exterior of the restaurant, tourist sites are listed. The same applies to the case where there is.

For example, information about the position of 103 is transmitted from a point 103 on the guide plate 101 by weak radio waves. There are various types of weak radio waves, such as Bluetooth, infrared rays, and radio waves with low output power, but the frequency and communication method of the weak radio waves are not specified in the present invention.

When a mobile terminal 105 such as a mobile phone equipped with a communication non-contact IC chip is brought close to an arbitrary position on the map, the mobile terminal 105 can receive weak radio waves and acquire information on the position. As a form of reception, there can be various means such as attaching an information file to an electronic mail, FTP communication, or any communication method. However, in the present invention, a non-contact IC chip is used as information reception means. It is not specified except for use.

Reference numeral 107 denotes a narrow area antenna for one-segment broadcasting, and the user can receive the one-segment broadcasting only around the antenna. From the antenna 107, a signal obtained by multiplexing a plurality of one-segment broadcasts in which information on each point on the guide plate 101 is converted into a program is transmitted.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the guide plate 101. A weak radio wave transmitter / receiver 201 and a transmission controller 203 are installed on the back of the guide plate 101. The transmission controller 203 is connected to a network 205 such as the Internet or an intranet via a network connection unit 207.

The weak radio wave transmitters / receivers 201 are arranged in a matrix at positions on the back corresponding to the points on the map displayed on the front of the guide plate 101, and the transmission controller 203 sets the horizontal and vertical positions of the matrix. By specifying, an arbitrary weak radio wave transmitter / receiver is specified, and the content of information emitted by each weak radio wave transmitter / receiver is controlled.

The antenna 107 is also connected to the transmission controller, and the program content related to the one-segment broadcasting of each information is multiplexed and transmitted from the antenna. In addition, regarding the strength of the signal emitted from the antenna 107, how close the user can be to the antenna and viewing the one-segment broadcasting is not limited in the present invention, and the signal strength is arbitrary.

The information emitted by the weak radio wave transmitter / receiver 201 and the antenna 107 can be updated remotely by the system administrator through the network 205 via the network connection unit 207. Therefore, by receiving user's word-of-mouth information related to the information from the Internet or a portable terminal, new information from the user is also generated from the weak radio wave transmitter / receiver 201 at any time, the one-segment broadcasting from the antenna 107, the base station It becomes possible to make a call by electronic mail from 303.

FIG. 3 shows the relationship between the portable terminal and the guide plate. When the portable terminal 105 such as a mobile phone equipped with the non-contact IC chip 301 for communication is brought close to the guide plate 101 having the weak radio wave transmitter / receiver 201,
The weak radio wave transmitter / receiver 201 receives a signal from the non-contact IC chip 301.

Signals generated by the non-contact IC chip 301 are an arbitrary signal for informing that the mobile terminal 105 is close to the guide plate 101, an electronic mail address of the mobile terminal 105, and the like.

The weak radio wave transmitter / receiver 201 is, for example, a URL that describes information such as a tourist spot at a corresponding position on a map, a telephone number for viewing video information by videophone, and a channel for viewing video information by one-segment broadcasting A number or the like is transmitted to the non-contact IC chip 301. The user can confirm the received content on the display unit of the portable terminal.

Further, the portable terminal 105 can obtain the same information in the form of electronic mail from the base station 303 of the cellular phone, for example, via the network 205.

When the user of the portable terminal 105 desires to receive one-segment broadcasting from the above information, the user selects the channel number described in the received information, so that the one-segment broadcasting from the one-segment antenna 107 is performed. It is also possible to obtain moving picture information and character information using.

FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the process. The system administrator updates information such as sightseeing spots automatically or manually (S401). Information update can be performed remotely by accessing a transmission controller installed around the guide board via a network. Also, it is possible to insert word-of-mouth information such as impressions of the tourist spot by the service user as needed (S411).

The information is received by the transmission controllers connected to the information boards at various locations via the network and stored in the storage device (S403). A weak radio wave transmitter / receiver is arranged in a matrix on the back of the guide plate, and the information accumulated by the transmission controller is arbitrarily weak radio wave transmitter / receiver by instructing the horizontal number and the vertical number of the matrix. Can be sent.

Also, from the one-segment broadcasting transmission antenna installed in the vicinity of the guide plate, guide moving image information and character information such as sightseeing spots on the guide plate are always multiplexed and transmitted (S405). By specifying a broadcast channel, the user can obtain information on a desired point as a moving image or text by one-segment broadcasting.

These weak radio wave transmitters / receivers are always in a standby state with respect to a signal from a portable terminal equipped with a communication non-contact IC chip, and monitor whether the portable terminal is close to the guide plate (S407).

When the portable terminal is close to the guide board, the weak radio wave transmitter / receiver that has received the signal from the portable terminal transmits information instructed by the transmission controller, and the portable terminal receives the information (S409). . The data received by the mobile terminal includes a URL in which information such as a sightseeing spot where the mobile terminal is located is described, a telephone number for receiving video distribution using the videophone function, and one-segment broadcasting The channel number is described.

In addition, when an electronic mail address is included in a signal generated by the non-contact IC chip of the mobile terminal, information can be supplied to the user by electronic mail.

In addition, a URL for writing a user's impression is included, and when the user accesses the URL and posts information such as an impression, a photograph, or a video, the posting is accumulated as word-of-mouth information in the transmission controller. (S411).

In the present invention, the communication method and protocol performed between the portable terminal and the weak radio wave transceiver are not limited. Further, the radio wave radiation intensity and communication method from the one-segment broadcasting transmission antenna are not limited. Further, the configuration of the non-contact IC chip provided in the portable terminal is not limited to this.

101 ... Guide board, 103 ... Map,
105 ... mobile terminal, 107 ... antenna,
201 ... Weak radio wave transmitter / receiver, 203 ... Transmission controller,
205 ... Network, 207 ... Network connection,
301: Non-contact IC chip, 303: Base station.

Claims (5)

In the information board where store information and map information are posted,
A weak radio transmitter / receiver installed on the back of the guide plate or inside the guide plate corresponding to the coordinates of the front when the user's viewing side is the front of the guide plate,
A transmission controller for generating information transmitted by the weak radio transceiver as information corresponding to the coordinates of the front surface;
A network connection unit for connecting the transmission controller to a network line in order to remotely update transmission information of the transmission controller;
An antenna unit installed around the guide plate for transmitting radio waves of one-segment broadcasting;
An electronic guide board system characterized by comprising When a user places a portable terminal equipped with a non-contact IC chip close to position A on the guide plate and transmits an electronic mail address of the portable terminal, the user receives from the weak radio wave transceiver corresponding to the position A. The electronic guide board system according to claim 1, wherein information to be transmitted is transmitted by electronic mail. The information received by the user from the weak radio wave transmitter / receiver corresponding to the position A when the user brings a portable terminal equipped with a non-contact IC chip close to the position A of the guide board describes the URL of the network The electronic guide board system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic guide board system is an electronic file. When the user brings a portable terminal equipped with a non-contact IC chip close to the position A of the guide plate, information received by the user from the weak radio wave transmitter / receiver corresponding to the position A is a videophone line. 2. The electronic guide board system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic guide board system is an electronic file in which a telephone number for receiving video is recorded. When the user brings a portable terminal equipped with a non-contact IC chip close to the position A of the guide plate, the information received by the user from the weak radio wave transmitter / receiver corresponding to the position A is the channel number of the one-segment broadcasting. The electronic guide board system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic guide board system is an electronic file.