JP2010270516A - System for controlling walking environment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for controlling a walking environment, which can guide a pedestrian to a physiopsychological state as an object by controlling the walking environment. <P>SOLUTION: This system 1 for controlling the walking environment includes: an object psychology table 41 which stores the pedestrian's destination and the objective physiopsychological state as the object for guiding the pedestrian's physiopsychological state, by associating them with each other; a destination acquiring portion 32 for acquiring the pedestrian's destination; an objective-physiopsychological-state identifying portion 33 which identifies the objective physiopsychological state, stored in such a manner as to be associated with the destination acquired by the destination acquiring portion 32, as the pedestrian's objective physiopsychological state; a present-walking-state identifying portion 31 which identifies a present walking state associated with the pedestrian's present walking; and an output processing portion 34 which identifies the walking environment for guiding the pedestrian to the objective physiopsychological state identified by the objective-physiopsychological-state identifying portion 33, and which performs output for setting the pedestrian's walking environment as the identified walking environment, on the basis of the present walking state identified by the present-walking-state identifying portion 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a walking environment control system.

  Conventionally, a technology that affects the walking environment of a pedestrian has been used. For example, a playback mode control device that plays back music or the like in accordance with a user's action has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). This playback mode control device detects the user's walking tempo based on the user's vertical movement, and controls the playback speed of the music content to match the user's walking tempo.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-156641 (paragraph “0017”)

  By the way, in order to promote the customer's willingness to purchase in commercial facilities and improve the work efficiency of workers in the work environment, the physiological and psychological state of these customers and workers (hereinafter referred to as “physiological and psychological state”) is purchased. It is considered important to guide to a state suitable for work. However, the device described in Patent Document 1 merely reproduces music in accordance with the walking tempo of the pedestrian, and does not consider the physiological state of the pedestrian at all. For this reason, the physiological psychological state of the pedestrian cannot be guided to a desired state, and it has been difficult to contribute to the promotion of purchase motivation and the improvement of the work efficiency of the worker.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above, Comprising: It aims at providing a walking environment control system which can control a walking environment and can guide a pedestrian to the target physiological state.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the walking environment control system according to claim 1 includes a destination of the pedestrian and a target physiological psychological state as a target for inducing the physiological psychological state of the pedestrian. Are stored in association with each other, a target physiological and psychological state storage means for storing the destinations, a destination acquisition means for acquiring the destination of the pedestrian by a predetermined method, and a target physiological and psychological state stored in association with the destination acquired by the destination acquisition means Detecting from the target physiological psychological state storage means, and specifying the acquired target physiological psychological state as the target physiological psychological state of the pedestrian and detecting the walking motion of the pedestrian. The current walking state specifying means for specifying the current walking state regarding the current walking of the pedestrian and the target physiological psychological state specified by the target physiological psychological state specifying means An output for specifying the walking environment for guiding the pedestrian and making the walking environment of the pedestrian the specified walking environment based on the current walking state specified by the current walking state specifying means Means.

  The walking environment control system according to claim 2 is the walking environment control system according to claim 1, wherein the destination acquisition unit acquires destination information for specifying a destination of the pedestrian, and the target The physiological psychological state specifying unit acquires the target physiological psychological state stored in association with the destination corresponding to the destination information acquired by the destination acquisition unit from the target physiological psychological state storage unit, and acquires the acquired target physiological psychological state. Is specified as the target physiological psychological state of the pedestrian.

  The walking environment control system according to claim 3 is the walking environment control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the current walking state specifying means specifies the current pace of the pedestrian.

  The walking environment control system according to claim 4 is the walking environment control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the output unit specifies a sound environment as the walking environment, and the walking The sound for making the person's sound environment the specified sound environment is output.

  Further, in the walking environment control system according to claim 5, in the walking environment control system according to claim 4, the output means specifies the type of sound to be output as the sound environment.

  The walking environment control system according to claim 6 is the walking environment control system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the output means generates the sound based on the current walking state specified by the current walking state specifying means. The output timing is specified as the sound environment.

  According to the walking environment control system of the first aspect, it is possible to specify an appropriate target physiological state based on the pedestrian destination. Furthermore, the walking environment for guiding the pedestrian to the target physiological psychological state is specified, and the output for setting the walking environment of the pedestrian as the specified walking environment based on the current pace specified by the current walking state specifying means. Since it performs, a pedestrian can be induced | guided | derived to a desired walking state, and the physiological psychological state of the said pedestrian can be induced | guided | derived to the target state.

  According to the walking environment control system of claim 2, the destination information for specifying the destination of the pedestrian is acquired, and the target physiological psychological state stored in association with the destination corresponding to the destination information is obtained. Since the target physiological psychological state acquired from the target physiological psychological state storage means and the acquired target physiological psychological state is specified as the target physiological psychological state of the pedestrian, the target physiological psychological state suitable for the pedestrian can be specified more accurately.

  Further, according to the walking environment control system according to claim 3, the current walking state specifying means specifies the current pace of the pedestrian, so that the physiological psychological state of the pedestrian is targeted through the pedestrian's step. Can be guided to a state to do.

  According to the walking environment control system of claim 4, since the output means outputs sound, the sound environment of the pedestrian can be controlled, and the pedestrian is in a desired walking state through the pedestrian's hearing. To the target physiological psychological state.

  According to the walking environment control system of claim 5, since the output means specifies the type of sound to be output as the sound environment, it is suitable for inducing the physiological state of the pedestrian to the target physiological state. A specific sound type can be specified, and the physiology and psychological state of the pedestrian can be guided to the target physiological and psychological state by the sound of the sound type.

  According to the walking environment control system of the sixth aspect, the output unit specifies the timing for outputting the sound based on the current walking state specified by the current walking state specifying unit as the sound environment. The pace of the pedestrian can be drawn into the timing, and the physiological state of the pedestrian can be guided to the target physiological state through the change of the walking state.

It is a perspective view of the office to which a walking environment control system is applied. It is a block diagram which illustrates the walking environment control system concerning an embodiment. It is the table | surface which illustrated the content of the information stored in the target psychology table. It is the table | surface which illustrated the content of the information stored in the target pace table. It is the table | surface which illustrated the content of the information stored in the target psychology-sound type table. It is the table | surface which illustrated the content of the information stored in the preference-sound type table. It is the table | surface which illustrated the content of the information stored in history-sound type DB. It is the table | surface which illustrated the content of the information stored in the natural environment-sound type table. It is the table | surface which illustrated the content of the information stored in the upper / lower limit pace determination table. It is the flowchart which showed walking environment control processing. It is a flowchart of a sound type determination process. It is a flowchart of the sound type selection routine by a target physiological psychological state. It is a flowchart of the sound type selection routine by a pedestrian's preference. It is a flowchart of the sound type selection routine by an output history. It is a flowchart of the sound type selection routine by a natural environment. It is a flowchart of a drawing output process. FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a pull-in output process following FIG. 16. 18 is a flowchart of a pull-in output process following FIG.

  Embodiments of a walking environment control system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. [I] First, the basic concept of the embodiment will be described, then [II] the specific contents of the embodiment will be described, and [III] Finally, modifications to the embodiment will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

[I] Basic Concept of Embodiment First, the basic concept of the embodiment will be described. The walking environment control system according to the embodiment is a system applicable to control of an arbitrary walking environment where a pedestrian walks, such as a commercial facility or an office.

  One of the features of the walking environment control system according to the embodiment is to specify a walking state for guiding a pedestrian to a target physiological state, and to determine the walking environment of the pedestrian in the specified walking state. It is in a point that it is a walking environment for guiding pedestrians. Here, the “walking environment” is a concept including all things that can affect various sensations of pedestrians (touch, warm, cold, pain, vision, hearing, taste, smell, balance, etc.) Sound, vibration, light, etc. are included. By controlling this walking environment and guiding the pedestrian to a desired walking state, the physiological state of the pedestrian can be guided to a desired state.

[II] Specific Contents of Embodiment Next, specific contents of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an office to which a walking environment control system is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the following is a case where the walking environment control system 1 is installed in the office 2, and there are entrances and exits of the first space 2a, the second space 2b, and the third space 2c in the control target area. An example will be described.

(Constitution)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a walking environment control system according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the walking environment control system 1 includes an input unit 10, an output unit 20, a processing unit 30, and a storage unit 40.

(Configuration-input part)
The input unit 10 is an input unit that inputs information necessary for various processes executed by the processing unit 30 to the processing unit 30, and includes a ground sensor 11 and a camera 12. The grounding sensor 11 detects the grounding of the foot of the pedestrian 3. For example, an infrared shielding sensor can be used as the ground sensor 11. Specifically, a light emitting unit that emits infrared light and a light receiving unit that receives infrared light emitted from the light emitting unit are disposed to face each other along the floor surface. Thereby, when infrared rays are shielded between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit, it is possible to detect the grounding of the feet of the pedestrian 3 on the assumption that the infrared rays are shielded by the feet of the pedestrian 3 grounded on the floor surface. . The camera 12 captures a control target area of the walking environment control system 1. Outputs from the ground sensor 11 and the camera 12 are input to the processing unit 30.

(Configuration-output part)
The output unit 20 is an output unit that performs an output for making the walking environment of the pedestrian 3 a predetermined walking environment based on the control of the processing unit 30. The specific configuration of the output unit 20 is arbitrary, and for example, a speaker that outputs sound can be used.

(Configuration-processing section)
The processing unit 30 is a processing unit that performs calculation processing related to the walking environment control system 1. Specifically, the processing unit 30 is a CPU, various programs that are interpreted and executed on the CPU (a basic control program such as an OS, and the OS). And a computer configured to include an internal memory such as a RAM for storing programs and various data.

  The processing unit 30 includes a current walking state specifying unit 31, a destination acquisition unit 32, a target physiological and psychological state specifying unit 33, and an output processing unit 34 in terms of functional concept. The current walking state specifying unit 31 is a current walking state specifying unit that specifies the current walking state related to the current walking of the pedestrian 3. The destination acquisition unit 32 is a destination acquisition unit that acquires the destination of the pedestrian 3 by a predetermined method. The target physiological psychological state specifying unit 33 is a target physiological psychological state specifying unit that specifies a target physiological psychological state as a target for guiding the physiological psychological state of the pedestrian 3. The output processing unit 34 specifies a walking environment for guiding the pedestrian 3 to the target physiological psychological state specified by the target physiological psychological state specifying unit 33, and based on the current walking state specified by the current walking state specific unit 31, The output part 20 is made to perform the output for making the walking environment of the pedestrian 3 into the specified walking environment, and constitutes an output means in the claims together with the output part 20. Details of processing executed by each component of the processing unit 30 will be described later.

(Configuration-storage unit)
The memory | storage part 40 is a memory | storage means which memorize | stores a program required for operation | movement of the walking environment control system 1, and various data, for example, is comprised using the hard disk (illustration omitted) as an external storage device. However, any other recording medium including a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic disk or an optical recording medium such as a DVD or a Blu-ray disk can be used instead of or together with the hard disk.

  The storage unit 40 includes a target psychology table 41, a target pace table 42, a target psychology-sound type table 43, a preference-sound type table 44, a history-sound type database (hereinafter referred to as “DB”) 45, a natural An environment-sound type table 46 and an upper / lower limit pace determination table 47 are provided.

  The target psychological table 41 is a target physiological psychological state storage unit that stores the destination of the pedestrian 3 and the target physiological psychological state as a target for guiding the physiological psychological state of the pedestrian 3 in association with each other. FIG. 3 is a table illustrating the contents of information stored in the target psychology table 41. As shown in FIG. 3, the target psychology table 41 includes “destination” and “target psychology” as table items, and information corresponding to these items is stored in association with each other. The information stored corresponding to the item “destination” is information for specifying the destination of the pedestrian 3 (“first space”, “second space”, “third space” in FIG. 3). The information stored corresponding to the item “target psychology” is information for specifying the target physiological psychology state corresponding to the destination of the pedestrian 3. For example, when the first space 2a as the destination of the pedestrian 3 is a conference room, it is desirable that the pedestrian 3 attending the conference held in the conference room has a certain degree of tension. As the target physiological psychological state corresponding to the “first space” of “destination”, “tension” is stored as shown in FIG. In addition, when the second space 2b as the destination of the pedestrian 3 is a work area, for example, it is desirable that the pedestrian 3 who normally performs work in the work area is in a psychological state between tension and relaxation. As the target physiological state corresponding to the “second space” of “destination”, “normal” is stored as shown in FIG. In addition, when the third space 2c as the destination of the pedestrian 3 is a cafeteria, for example, the pedestrian 3 who eats in the cafeteria can relax, so the item “destination” in the “third space” “Relaxed” is stored as the corresponding target physiological state as shown in FIG.

  The target pace table 42 stores the target physiological / psychological state of the pedestrian 3 and the target step as a target for guiding the walking state of the pedestrian 3 in association with each other. FIG. 4 is a table illustrating the contents of information stored in the target pace table 42. As shown in FIG. 4, the target pace table 42 includes “target psychology” and “target pace” as table items, and information corresponding to these items is stored in association with each other. The information stored corresponding to the item “target psychology” is information for specifying the target physiological psychology state. The information stored corresponding to the item “target pace” is information (“slow”, “maintain”, “speed” in FIG. 4) that specifies the content that induces the pace of the pedestrian 3. For example, when the target psychology is “relaxed”, in order to make the psychiatric psychological state of the pedestrian 3 relax, it is considered effective to guide the pedestrian 3 to slow down the pace. , The target pace is "slow". In addition, when the target psychology is “normal”, it is considered effective to guide the pedestrian 3 so as to maintain the pace of the pedestrian 3 in order to change the physiological psychological state of the pedestrian 3 to a normal state. The target pace is “maintained”. In addition, when the target psychology is “tension”, it is considered effective to guide the pedestrian 3 so that the pace of the pedestrian 3 is increased in order to make the psychiatric psychological state of the pedestrian 3 tense. The target pace is “fast”.

  The target psychology-sound type table 43 outputs the target physiological psychological state of the pedestrian 3, the type of sound output from the output unit 20 (hereinafter referred to as “sound type”), and the sound of each sound type from the output unit 20. The priorities for the process are stored in association with each other. FIG. 5 is a table illustrating the contents of the information stored in the target psychology-sound type table 43. As shown in FIG. 5, the target psychology-sound type table 43 includes “priority ID”, “target psychology”, and “sound type” as table items, and information corresponding to these items is stored in association with each other. Yes. The information stored corresponding to the item “priority ID” is identification information for uniquely identifying the priority when the sound of each sound type is output from the output unit 20 (“1” and “2” in FIG. 5). "etc). The information stored corresponding to the item “target psychology” is information for specifying the target physiological psychology state. The information stored corresponding to the item “sound type” is information specifying the sound type to be output from the output unit 20 in correspondence with the target physiological state (in FIG. 5, “puddle”, “water up to the knee”, etc. ). For example, in the example of FIG. 5, when the target physiological psychological state of the pedestrian 3 is “relaxed”, the sound types to be output from the output unit 20 are “puddle”, “water up to knee”, “ "Dead leaves-dry" "Dead leaves-moisture". When the target physiological state is “normal”, the sound types output from the output unit 20 are “grass spot”, “cobblestone”, and “snow” in descending order of priority. When the target physiological psychological state is “tension”, the sound types output from the output unit 20 are “iron plate” and “old plate tension” in descending order of priority.

  The preference-sound type table 44 stores the preference of the pedestrian 3, the sound types output from the output unit 20, and the priority order when the sounds of each sound type are output from the output unit 20 in association with each other. FIG. 6 is a table illustrating the contents of information stored in the preference-sound type table 44. As shown in FIG. 6, the preference-sound type table 44 includes “priority ID”, “sound type”, and “preference” as table items, and information corresponding to these items is stored in association with each other. Among these, the information stored corresponding to the item “preference” is information (“dislike”, “normal”, “like” in FIG. 6) that specifies the preference of the pedestrian 3. For example, in the example of FIG. 6, the sound types “puddle” and “water up to the knee” are sound types that the pedestrian 3 “dislikes”. In addition, for the sound types “dead leaves-dry”, “dead leaves-humidity”, “grass unevenness”, “snow”, “iron plate” and “old boarding”, the preference of the pedestrian 3 is “normal”. The sound type “cobblestone” is a sound type that the pedestrian 3 likes.

  The history-sound type DB 45 stores the sound type output from the output unit 20 and the date on which the output is performed in association with each other. FIG. 7 is a table illustrating the contents of information stored in the history-sound type DB 45. As shown in FIG. 7, the history-sound type DB 45 includes “output date” and “sound type” as DB items, and information corresponding to these items is stored in association with each other. Among these, the information stored corresponding to the “output date” is information for specifying the date when the sound is output from the output unit 20 (“October 17, 2008” in FIG. 7). For example, in the example of FIG. 7, the sound type “dead leaves-humidity” is output on October 17, 2008, and the sound type “dead leaves-dry” is output on October 18, 2008. On the 19th, the tone type “Tamaishi” is output.

  The natural environment-sound type table 46 stores the priority order when the sound of each sound type is output from the output unit 20, the natural environment, and the sound type output from the output unit 20 in association with each other. FIG. 8 is a table illustrating the contents of the information stored in the natural environment / sound type table 46. As shown in FIG. 8, the natural environment-sound type table 46 includes “priority ID”, “natural environment”, and “sound type” as table items, and information corresponding to these items is stored in association with each other. Yes. Among these, the information stored corresponding to the item “natural environment” is information for specifying a season or weather having some relationship with each sound type. For example, as shown in FIG. And information corresponding to “weather” is stored. In FIG. 8, for example, a season “rainy season” in which a puddle is likely to occur and a weather “rain” are stored as a natural environment corresponding to the sound type “puddle”. As a natural environment corresponding to the sound type “water above the knee”, a season “summer” reminiscent of the sea and river is stored, and “unspecified” is stored for the weather. Here, “unspecified” means that the output of the corresponding sound type is not restricted by specific weather.

  The upper and lower limit pace determination table 47 stores the upper limit and lower limit of the target step as a target for guiding the walking state of the pedestrian 3 in association with the attributes of the pedestrian 3 (for example, gender and age). FIG. 9 is a table illustrating the contents of the information stored in the upper / lower limit pace determination table 47. As shown in FIG. 9, the upper and lower limit pace determination table 47 includes “sex” and “age” as table items, and is associated with information stored in correspondence with these items, and the upper and lower limits of the target step. Is stored. The information stored corresponding to the item “gender” is information specifying the gender of the pedestrian 3 (“male” and “female” in FIG. 9). The information stored corresponding to the item “age” is information for specifying the age of the pedestrian 3 (in FIG. 9, “under 20 years old” “20 years old and under 40 years old” “40 years old and under 40 years old”). “60 years and over”). In FIG. 9, for example, the upper limit pace for a male under 20 years old is 90 steps / minute, and the lower limit pace is 50 steps / minute. On the other hand, the upper limit pace is 50 steps / minute and the lower limit pace is 40 steps / minute for women over 60 years old. It is narrow. In this way, the upper and lower limits of the target pace considering the physical strength and physique that differ depending on the gender and age of the pedestrian 3 can be stored in the upper and lower limit pace determination table 47.

  The timing and method of storing information in the target psychology table 41, the target pace table 42, the target psychology-sound type table 43, the preference-sound type table 44, the natural environment-sound type table 46, and the upper / lower limit step determination table 47. Is arbitrary, and various information can be stored using, for example, a known input device (not shown). As for information stored in the history-sound type DB 45, information is additionally stored as needed in accordance with execution of a walking environment control process described later. As for the preference-sound type table 44 and the history-sound type DB 45, a plurality of preference-sound type tables 44 and history-sound type DB 45 uniquely associated with each pedestrian 3 are stored in the storage unit 40. .

(processing)
Next, walking environment control processing executed by the walking environment control system 1 configured as described above will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the walking environment control process (steps are abbreviated as “S” in the description of each process below).

  This walking environment control process is automatically activated after the power to the walking environment control system 1 is turned on, for example. When the walking environment control process is activated, the current walking state specifying unit 31 determines the presence or absence of the pedestrian 3 in the control target area of the walking environment control system 1 based on the input from the input unit 10 (SA1). For example, it may be determined that the pedestrian 3 is present when the ground contact sensor 11 detects the ground contact of the pedestrian 3. Alternatively, when the image information input from the camera 12 capturing the control target area is analyzed using a known image analysis technique and a human image is included in the image information, the pedestrian 3 exists. It may be determined. Furthermore, the identification information of the pedestrian 3 may be acquired by a known method, and the pedestrian 3 may be uniquely identified based on the identification information.

  As a result, when it is determined that the pedestrian 3 does not exist (SA1, No), the current walking state specifying unit 31 continues the determination of the presence or absence of the pedestrian 3 (SA1). On the other hand, when it determines with the pedestrian 3 existing (SA1, Yes), the destination acquisition part 32 acquires the destination of the pedestrian 3 (SA2). For example, the destination acquisition unit 32 estimates the position of the pedestrian 3 based on the position of the grounding sensor 11 that detects the grounding of the foot of the pedestrian 3. Similarly, the walking direction of the pedestrian 3 can be specified by estimating the position of the pedestrian 3 as time series data based on the outputs from the plurality of ground sensors 11. Alternatively, the identification information of the pedestrian 3 is acquired by a known method, the schedule of the pedestrian 3 is specified from a known scheduler based on the identification information, and the destination of the pedestrian 3 is specified based on the schedule. You can also. Or the image information input from the camera 12 can be analyzed using a well-known image analysis technique, and the position, walking direction, etc. of the image | photographed pedestrian 3 can also be specified. Specifically, a correspondence table (not shown) of each pixel position in the image information and the position coordinates in the control target area is stored in advance in the storage unit 40, so that the position of the image of the pedestrian 3 in the image information is stored. Corresponding position coordinates can be specified from the correspondence table. Moreover, the walking direction of the said pedestrian 3 can be specified by acquiring the position coordinate of the pedestrian 3 as time series data.

  Next, the target physiological psychological state specifying unit 33 acquires the target physiological psychological state corresponding to the destination acquired by the destination acquisition unit 32 in SA2 from the target psychological table 41, and the acquired target physiological psychological state is the pedestrian 3's. The target physiological psychological state is specified (SA3). In the example shown in FIG. 3, when the destination is the first space 2a, “tension” is specified as the target physiological state, and when the destination is the second space 2b, “normal” is specified as the target state. When the destination is the third space 2c, “relaxed” is specified as the target physiological state.

  Returning to FIG. 10, the output processing unit 34 specifies the target pace as a target for guiding the walking state of the pedestrian 3 based on the target physiological state specified by the target physiological state specifying unit 33 in SA3 (SA4). . For example, the output processing unit 34 refers to the target pace table 42 and specifies the target step stored corresponding to the target physiological state specified by the target physiological state specifying unit 33. In the example shown in FIG. 4, when the target physiological psychological state specified by the target physiological psychological state specifying unit 33 is “relaxed”, “slow” is specified as the target pace, and when the target physiological psychological state is “normal”. “Maintenance” is specified as the target step, and “speed” is specified as the target step when the target physiological state is “tension”.

  Returning to FIG. 10, the output processing unit 34 specifies the type of sound to be output from the output unit 20 as a walking environment for guiding the pedestrian 3 to the target physiological state specified by the target physiological state specifying unit 33. The sound type determination process is executed (SA5).

  Here, the sound type determination process will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the sound type determination process. As shown in FIG. 11, when the sound type determination process is started, the output processing unit 34 uses the first sound type selection routine as a sound type selection routine for selecting a sound type candidate to be output from the output unit 20. Set (SB1). As the sound type selection routine, for example, the sound type selection routine based on the target physiological state specified by the target physiological state determination unit 33, the sound type selection routine based on the preference of the pedestrian 3, and the sound output history from the output unit 20 There are a sound type selection routine and a sound type selection routine based on a natural environment when sound is output from the output unit 20.

  Next, the output processing unit 34 executes a set sound type selection routine (SB2). Then, it is determined whether or not the number of sound types selected in the sound type selection routine is 0 (SB3). As a result, if the number of selected sound types is 0 (SB3, Yes), the output processing unit 34 assumes that an appropriate sound type has not been selected in the sound type selection routine executed immediately before. The sound type having the highest priority among the sound type candidates selected in the sound type selection routine executed last time is determined as the sound type to be output from the output unit 20 (SB4), and the process returns to the main routine.

  On the other hand, when the number of sound types selected in the sound type selection routine executed in SB2 is not 0 (SB3, No), the output processing unit 34 determines that the number of sound types selected in the sound type selection routine is 1. Is determined (SB5). As a result, when the number of selected sound types is 1 (SB5, Yes), the output processing unit 34 determines the currently selected sound type as the sound type to be output from the output unit 20 (SB6). Return to the main routine.

  If the number of sound types selected in the sound type selection routine is not 1 (SB5, No), the output processing unit 34 determines whether there is a next sound type selection routine (SB7). . As a result, when all the sound type selection routines are executed and it is determined that there is no next sound type selection routine (SB7, No), the highest priority among the sound type candidates currently selected. The sound type is determined as the sound type to be output from the output unit 20 (SB8), and the process returns to the main routine.

  On the other hand, when not all the sound type selection routines are executed and it is determined that there is the next sound type selection routine (SB7, Yes), the output processing unit 34 selects sound type candidates to be output from the output unit 20. As the sound type selection routine for selection, the next sound type selection routine is set (SB9). Then, the process returns to SB2, and the sound type selection routine set in SB9 is executed (SB2).

  Here, each sound type selection routine will be described. 12 is a flowchart of a sound type selection routine based on the target physiological psychological state, FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a sound type selection routine based on the preference of the pedestrian 3, FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a sound type selection routine based on the output history, and FIG. It is a flowchart of a sound type selection routine. In the present embodiment, when the sound type selection routine is executed in the order of the sound type selection routine based on the target physiological state, the sound type selection routine based on preference, the sound type selection routine based on the output history, and the sound type selection routine based on the natural environment Will be described as an example.

  First, the sound type selection routine according to the target physiological state will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, when the sound type selection routine based on the target physiological state is started, the output processing unit 34 determines whether or not the target physiological state specified in SA3 of FIG. 10 is “relaxed” (SC1). ). As a result, when the target physiological psychological state is “relaxed” (SC1, Yes), the output processing unit 34 refers to the target psychological-sound type table 43 and corresponds to the item “relaxed” in the item “target psychological”. The sound type stored in “Sound Type” is selected as a sound type candidate to be output from the output unit 20 (SC2). In the example of FIG. 5, “puddle”, “water up to the knee”, “dead leaves-dry”, and “dead leaves-humidity” are selected as the sound types corresponding to the target psychology “relaxation”.

  On the other hand, when the target physiological state is not “relaxed” (SC1, No), the output processing unit 34 determines whether or not the target physiological state specified in SA3 of FIG. 10 is “tension” (SC3). . As a result, when the target physiological psychological state is “tension” (SC3, Yes), the output processing unit 34 refers to the target psychology-sound type table 43, and corresponds to the item “tension” in the item “target psychology”. The sound type stored in “Sound Type” is selected as a sound type candidate to be output from the output unit 20 (SC4). In the example of FIG. 5, “iron plate” and “old boarding” are selected as the sound types corresponding to the target psychology “tension”.

  When the target physiological psychological state is not “tension” (SC3, No), that is, when the target physiological psychological state is “normal”, the output processing unit 34 refers to the target psychological-sound type table 43 and sets the item. The sound type stored in the item “sound type” corresponding to “normal” in “target psychology” is selected as a sound type candidate to be output from the output unit 20 (SC5). In the example of FIG. 5, “Kusamura”, “Tamaishi”, and “Snow” are selected as the sound types corresponding to the target psychology “normal”.

  In the processing of SC2, SC4, or SC5, after selecting a sound type candidate to be output from the output unit 20, the output processing unit 34 selects the selected sound type candidates in descending order of priority (ascending order of priority ID). Sorting is performed (SC6), and the process returns to the sound type determination process of FIG. In this way, a sound type suitable for inducing the physiological psychological state of the pedestrian 3 to the target physiological psychological state is selected by the sound type selection routine based on the target physiological psychological state.

  Next, a sound type selection routine according to the preference of the pedestrian 3 will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, when the sound type selection routine according to the preference of the pedestrian 3 is started, the output processing unit 34 stores the preference-sound type table 44 stored in the storage unit 40 corresponding to the pedestrian 3. The sound type stored in the item “sound type” corresponding to “like” and “normal” in the item “preference” is selected as a sound type candidate to be output from the output unit 20 (SD1). For example, as a result of the sound type selection routine based on the target physiological psychological state in FIG. 12, “puddle”, “water up to the knee”, “dead leaves-dry”, and “dead leaves-humidity” correspond to the sound types corresponding to the target psychology “relax”. When the sound type candidate is selected, among these sound type candidates, the item “sound type” corresponds to “like” and “normal” in the item “preference” of the preference-sound type table 44 illustrated in FIG. "Dead leaves-dry" and "Dead leaves-moisture", which are sound types stored in "," are selected as sound type candidates. That is, “puddle” and “water up to the knee”, which are sound types that the pedestrian 3 dislikes, are excluded from the candidates. Thereby, the output of the sound which reminds the pedestrian 3 of an unpleasant emotion can be avoided. For example, when the identification information of the pedestrian 3 is acquired in SA2 of FIG. 10, the preference-sound type table 44 stored in the storage unit 40 corresponding to the identification information can be referred to.

  After selecting the sound type candidates to be output from the output unit 20 in SD1, the output processing unit 34 sorts the selected sound type candidates in descending order of priority (ascending order of priority IDs) (SD2). The process returns to the sound type determination process No. 11.

  Next, a sound type selection routine based on the output history will be described. As shown in FIG. 14, when the sound type selection routine based on the output history is started, the output processing unit 34 refers to the history-sound type DB 45, and the sound type currently selected as a sound type candidate is output in the past. The day is identified (SE1). Then, the sound type candidates are sorted in the order of the sound types that have not been output in the past, the oldest output date, and the highest priority (SE2), and the process returns to the sound type determination process of FIG. For example, when “dead leaves-dry” and “dead leaves-humidity” are selected as sound type candidates as a result of the sound type selection routine according to the preference of the pedestrian 3 in FIG. 13, the history-sound type DB 45 in FIG. For example, the sound type “dead leaves-dry” is output on October 18, 2008, and the sound type “dead leaves-humidity” is output on October 17, 2008. Therefore, the sound type candidates are sorted in the order of the output date, that is, “dead leaves-humidity”, “dead leaves-dry”. Thereby, the sound of a fresh sound type can always be output for the pedestrian 3, and the tiredness of the pedestrian 3 can be prevented.

  Next, a sound type selection routine based on the natural environment will be described. As shown in FIG. 15, when the sound type selection routine based on the natural environment is started, the output processing unit 34 refers to the natural environment-sound type table 46 and corresponds to the sound type currently selected as the sound type candidate. The natural environment is specified (SF1). Then, for example, based on time information and weather information acquired via a known network, the current season and weather in which the pedestrian 3 is walking are identified, and the sound type candidates are the same as the identified current season. Sort in order, the same order as the current weather, and in descending order of priority (SF2), and return to the sound type determination process in FIG. For example, if “dead leaves-humidity” and “dead leaves-dry” are selected as sound type candidates as a result of the sound type selection routine based on the output history of FIG. 14, according to the natural environment-sound type table 46 of FIG. The season corresponding to the sound type “dead leaves-humidity” is identified as “autumn”, and the weather is identified as “rain”. In addition, the season corresponding to the sound type “dead leaves-dry” is specified as “autumn”, and the weather is “sunny”. Here, when the current season is summer and the weather is fine, since none of the sound type candidates matches the current season, the sound type “dead leaves-dry” that matches the current weather, Next, the sound type candidates are sorted in the order of the sound type “dead leaves-humidity” that does not match the current weather.

  Returning to FIG. 11, in this way, all sound type selection routines are executed in a state where the sound type candidates are selected in the order of the sound type “dead leaf-dry” and the sound type “dead leaf-humidity”, and the next sound type is selected. When there is no selection routine, in SB8 of FIG. 11, the output processing unit 34 causes the output unit 20 to output “dead leaves-dry”, which is the tone type having the highest priority among the currently selected tone type candidates. Determined as sound type. Thereby, after considering the preference of the pedestrian 3, the output history of each sound type, and the natural environment, an appropriate sound type is determined in order to induce the physiological state of the pedestrian 3 to the target physiological state. be able to.

  Returning to FIG. 10, after performing the sound type determination process in SA5 and determining the sound type to be output from the output unit 20, the output processing unit 34 determines whether or not the target pace specified in SA4 is “maintained”. (SA6). As a result, when the target pace is “maintained” (SA6, Yes), the current walking state identification unit 31 acquires the current pace and position of the pedestrian 3 (SA7). For example, the current walking state identification unit 31 identifies the time interval of the ground contact of the pedestrian 3 based on the input from the ground sensor 11 that detects the ground contact of the pedestrian 3 and walks from the identified time interval. The current pace of the person 3 (for example, the number of steps per minute) is specified.

  Then, the output processing unit 34 causes the output unit 20 to output the sound of the sound type determined in SA5 at a timing that coincides with the current pace of the pedestrian 3 specified by the current walking state specifying unit 31 (SA8). For example, the output processing unit 34 acquires sound data corresponding to the sound type “dead leaves-drying” stored in the storage unit 40 in advance, and the pedestrian 3 identified based on the input from the ground sensor 11. Output from the output unit 20 at the same timing as the grounding of the foot. In this way, the physiology and psychological state of the pedestrian 3 can be guided to a relaxed state by the sound of stepping on the dried dead leaves, and the pedestrian 3 is also affected by the comfort of the sound output in response to the grounding of the foot. Can be induced to a relaxed state.

  Thereafter, the output processing unit 34 determines whether or not the current position of the pedestrian 3 specified by the current walking state specifying unit 31 in SA7 matches the destination of the pedestrian 3 acquired by the destination acquisition unit 32 in SA2. (SA9). As a result, when the current position of the pedestrian 3 and the destination do not match (SA9, No), it is assumed that the pedestrian 3 has not arrived at the destination, and the current walking state specifying unit 31 again determines the current position of the pedestrian 3. The pace and position are acquired (SA7).

  On the other hand, when the current position of the pedestrian 3 matches the destination (SA9, Yes), it is assumed that the pedestrian 3 has arrived at the destination, and the output processing unit 34 ends the output of the sound from the output unit 20. (SA10).

  In the process of SA6, when it is determined that the target pace specified in SA4 is not “maintain” (SA6, No), that is, when the target pace is “fast” or “slow”, the output processing unit 34 pulls in. Output processing is executed (SA11).

  Here, the pull-in output process will be described. This pull-in output process is a process for outputting sound (pull-out output) from the output unit 20 so as to pull the pace of the pedestrian 3 into the target pace. 16 to 18 are flowcharts of the pull-in output process.

  As shown in FIG. 16, when the pull-in output process is started, the output processing unit 34 sets the current time as a break-in start time for starting habituation of the pedestrian 3 for the pull-in output from the output unit 20 (SG1). .

  Subsequently, the current walking state identification unit 31 acquires the current pace and position of the pedestrian 3 (SG2). Next, the output processing unit 34 determines whether the current position of the pedestrian 3 specified by the current walking state specifying unit 31 in SG2 matches the destination of the pedestrian 3 acquired by the destination acquisition unit 32 in SA2 of FIG. It is determined whether or not (SG3). As a result, when the current position of the pedestrian 3 and the destination do not match (SG3, No), the pedestrian 3 has not arrived at the destination, and the output processing unit 34 specifies the current walking state specifying unit 31. The sound of the sound type determined in SA5 of FIG. 10 is output from the output unit 20 at a timing that matches the current pace of the pedestrian 3 (SG4).

  Next, the output processing unit 34 determines whether the time from the break-in start time set in SG1 to the current time is longer than a predetermined time X set in advance (SG5). When the time from the break-in start time to the current time is not longer than X (when X is equal to or less than X) (SG5, No), the process returns to SG2, and the current walking state identification unit 31 determines the current pace of the pedestrian 3 and The position is acquired again (SG2). On the other hand, when the time from the break-in start time to the current time is longer than X (SG5, Yes), it is assumed that the pedestrian 3 breaks in with respect to the pull-in output from the output unit 20, and the output processing unit 34 It is determined whether or not the target pace specified in SA4 is “speed” (SG6).

  As a result, when the target pace is “fast” (SG6, Yes), the output processing unit 34 determines the coefficient α for specifying the timing for outputting the sound from the output unit 20 based on the current pace of the pedestrian 3. Set to 1.05 (SG7). On the other hand, when the target pace is not “fast” (when the target pace is “slow”) (SG6, No), the output processing unit 34 sets the coefficient α to 0.95 (SG8).

  After the processing of SG7 or SG8, the output processing unit 34 specifies the timing (hereinafter referred to as “intermediate output pace”) at which sound is output from the output unit 20 as “current pace × α” (SG9). For example, when the current pace specified by SG2 is 60 steps / minute and the coefficient α is set to 1.05 in SG7, the intermediate output pace = 60 × 1.05 = 63 steps / minute.

  Subsequently, referring to FIG. 17, the output processing unit 34 refers to the upper / lower limit pace determination table 47, and the intermediate output pace specified in SG9 is larger than the lower limit pace corresponding to the attribute of the pedestrian 3 and smaller than the upper limit pace. Is determined (SG10). For example, when the identification information of the pedestrian 3 is acquired in SA2 in FIG. 10, the gender and age of the pedestrian 3 stored in advance in the storage unit 40 in association with the identification information are identified, and the identified gender and The upper and lower limit paces stored in the upper and lower limit pace determination table 47 can be specified corresponding to the age. For example, when the pedestrian 3 is a 30-year-old man, the upper limit pace is 90 steps / minute and the lower limit pace is 50 steps / minute.

  As a result, when the intermediate output pace is larger than the lower limit step corresponding to the attribute of the pedestrian 3 and smaller than the upper limit step (SG10, Yes), the output processing unit 34 pulls the pedestrian 3's step into the intermediate output step. The current time is set as the pull-in start time (SG11), and the current step is set as the step at the start of pull-in (SG12).

  Subsequently, the output processing unit 34 causes the output unit 20 to output the sound of the sound type determined in SA5 of FIG. 10 at a timing corresponding to the intermediate output pace (SG13).

  For example, the target physiological psychological state specified in SA3 in FIG. 10 is “relaxed”, the target pace specified in SA4 is “slow”, the sound type determined in SA5 is “dead leaves-dry”, and specified in SG2 in FIG. When the current step is 60 steps / minute and the intermediate output step specified by SG9 is 60 × 0.95 = 57 steps / minute, the output processing unit 34 stores the sound type “ Sound data corresponding to “dead leaves-drying” is acquired, and the acquired sound is output from the output unit 20 at a timing of 57 steps / minute corresponding to the intermediate output pace. As a result, the mood of the pedestrian 3 is relaxed by the sound of the dry dead leaves, and the pace of the pedestrian 3 is drawn into the output timing of the sound slower than the current pace, and the pace of the pedestrian 3 is gradually delayed. It becomes possible to relax the mood.

  Further, the target physiological psychological state specified in SA3 in FIG. 10 is “tension”, the target pace specified in SA4 is “fast”, the sound type determined in SA5 is “iron plate”, and the current specified in SG2 in FIG. When the step is 60 steps / minute and the intermediate output step specified by SG9 is 60 × 1.05 = 63 steps / minute, the output processing unit 34 stores the sound type “iron plate” stored in the storage unit 40 in advance. And the output unit 20 outputs the acquired sound at a timing of 63 steps / minute corresponding to the intermediate output pace. As a result, the mood of the pedestrian 3 is tensioned by the sound of the iron plate, and the pace of the pedestrian 3 is drawn into the output timing of the sound faster than the current pace, and the pace of the pedestrian 3 is gradually increased to enhance the mood of the pedestrian 3. It becomes possible.

  Subsequently, the current walking state identification unit 31 acquires the current pace and position of the pedestrian 3 (SG14). Next, the output processing unit 34 matches the current position of the pedestrian 3 specified by the current walking state specifying unit 31 in SG14 and the destination of the pedestrian 3 acquired by the destination acquisition unit 32 in SA2 of FIG. It is determined whether or not (SG15). As a result, when the current position of the pedestrian 3 and the destination do not match (SG15, No), it is determined that the pedestrian 3 has not arrived at the destination, and the output processing unit 34 determines the current walking state specifying unit 31 in SG14. It is determined whether or not the current pace specified by and the intermediate output pace specified by the output processing unit 34 in SG9 match (SG16).

  As a result, when the current pace and the intermediate output pace match (SG16, Yes), it is assumed that the pace of the pedestrian 3 can be drawn to the intermediate output pace, and the volume of the sound output from the output unit 20 is increased. At the same time, the illuminance of illumination (not shown) in the control target area is increased (SG17). By increasing the volume and illuminance, it is possible to present the pedestrian 3 that the pedestrian 3 is walking at the target pace, and to increase motivation to walk following the target pace. Thereafter, the process returns to SG1 in FIG.

  Further, in SG16 of FIG. 17, when the current pace and the intermediate output pace do not match (SG16, No), the process proceeds to FIG. 18, and the output processing unit 34 from the pull-in start time set in SG11 to the current time. It is determined whether the time is shorter than a predetermined time Y set in advance (SG18). As a result, when the time from the pull-in start time to the current time is shorter than Y (SG18, Yes), the process returns to SG13 in FIG. 17, and the output processing unit 34 intermediates the sound of the sound type determined in SA5 in FIG. Output from the output unit 20 at a timing corresponding to the output pace (SG13).

  On the other hand, when the time from the pull-in start time to the current time is not shorter than Y (SG18, No), or in SG10 of FIG. 17, the intermediate output pace is equal to or lower than the lower limit pace corresponding to the attribute of the pedestrian 3, or the upper limit pace. When it is above (SG10, No), the output processing unit 34 makes it difficult to draw the pace of the pedestrian 3 into the intermediate output pace, and resets the current pace as the intermediate output pace (SG19). Thereafter, the output processing unit 34 causes the output unit 20 to output the sound of the sound type determined in SA5 of FIG. 10 at the timing corresponding to the intermediate output pace set in SG19 (SG20).

  Subsequently, the current walking state identification unit 31 acquires the current pace and position of the pedestrian 3 (SG21). Next, the output processing unit 34 determines whether the current position of the pedestrian 3 specified by the current walking state specifying unit 31 in SG21 matches the destination of the pedestrian 3 acquired by the destination acquisition unit 32 in SA2 of FIG. It is determined whether or not (SG22). As a result, when the current position of the pedestrian 3 and the destination do not match (SG22, No), the pedestrian 3 has not arrived at the destination, the output processing unit 34 returns to SG19, and the current walking state in SG21 The current step specified by the specifying unit 31 is reset as the intermediate output step (SG19).

  In addition, when the current position of the pedestrian 3 specified by the current walking state specifying unit 31 in SG2 of FIG. 16 matches the destination of the pedestrian 3 acquired by the destination acquisition unit 32 in SA2 of FIG. 10 (SG3, Yes ), When the current position of the pedestrian 3 identified by the current walking state identification unit 31 in SG14 of FIG. 17 matches the destination of the pedestrian 3 (SG15, Yes), and the current walking state identification unit in SG21 of FIG. When the current position of the pedestrian 3 identified by 31 matches the destination of the pedestrian 3 (SG22, Yes), the process returns to FIG. 16 and the output processing unit 34 returns the illumination illuminance to the normal illuminance (SG23). The sound output from the output unit 20 is terminated (SG24), and the process returns to the main routine.

  Returning to FIG. 10, after finishing the output of the sound from the output unit 20 in SA10 or executing the pull-in output process in SA11, the process returns to SA1, and the current walking state specifying unit 31 determines the presence or absence of the pedestrian 3 (SA1). Thereafter, similarly, the processing from SA1 to SA11 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle.

(effect)
Thus, according to the embodiment, it is possible to specify an appropriate target physiological psychological state based on the destination of the pedestrian 3. Furthermore, in order to identify the walking environment for guiding the pedestrian 3 to the target physiological psychological state, and to set the walking environment of the pedestrian 3 as the identified walking environment based on the current pace specified by the current walking state specifying unit 31. Therefore, the pedestrian 3 can be guided to a desired walking state, and the physiological and psychological state of the pedestrian 3 can be guided to a target state.

  In particular, the destination information for specifying the destination of the pedestrian 3 is acquired, the target physiological psychological state stored in association with the destination corresponding to the destination information is acquired from the target psychological table 41, and the acquired target physiological Since the psychological state is specified as the target physiological psychological state of the pedestrian 3, the target physiological psychological state suitable for the pedestrian 3 can be specified more accurately.

  Moreover, since the present walking state specific | specification part 31 specifies the present step of the pedestrian 3, it can be induced | guided | derived to the state which makes the target the physiological state of the said pedestrian 3 through the step of the pedestrian 3.

  Moreover, since the output unit 20 outputs a sound, the sound environment of the pedestrian 3 can be controlled, and the physiology and psychological state targeted by guiding the pedestrian 3 to a desired walking state through the hearing of the pedestrian 3. Can be guided to.

  Further, since the output processing unit 34 specifies the type of sound to be output as the sound environment, the output processing unit 34 specifies an appropriate sound type in order to induce the physiological psychological state of the pedestrian 3 to the target physiological psychological state, and The physiological psychological state of the pedestrian 3 can be guided to the target physiological psychological state by sound.

  In addition, the output processing unit 34 specifies the sound output timing as the sound environment based on the current walking state specified by the current walking state specifying unit 31. The physiological state of the pedestrian 3 can be guided to the target physiological state through the change of state.

[III] Modifications to Embodiments Although the embodiment has been described above, the specific configuration and means of the present invention are arbitrary within the scope of the technical idea of each invention described in the claims. Modifications and improvements can be made. Hereinafter, such a modification will be described.

(About problems to be solved and effects of the invention)
First, the problems to be solved by the invention and the effects of the invention are not limited to the above contents, and may vary depending on the implementation environment of the invention and the details of the configuration, and only a part of the problems described above. May be solved, or only some of the effects described above may be achieved. Furthermore, according to the present invention, problems not described above may be solved or effects not described above may be achieved.

(About distribution and integration)
Further, each of the electrical components described above is functionally conceptual and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each part is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be configured. For example, a plurality of input units 10 and output units 20 may be connected to the processing unit 30 via a network so that they can communicate with each other.

(Applicable items)
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the walking environment control system 1 is applied to the control of the walking environment in the office 2 is exemplified. However, the walking environment control is used to control an arbitrary walking environment such as a commercial facility, a park, a hospital, or a public facility. The system 1 can also be applied. For example, when the vicinity of the entrance to the commercial facility is set as a control target area of the walking environment control system 1 and the current walking state specifying unit 31 determines that the current position of the pedestrian 3 is within the approach path to the commercial facility, the target When the physiological psychological state is “relaxed” and the current position is specified to be out of the approach path to the commercial facility, the target physiological psychological state is “normal”. Thereby, the interest of the pedestrian 3 can be attracted in the direction toward the commercial facility, and the pedestrian 3 can be guided to the commercial facility. In addition, the direction in which the pedestrian 3 is guided is changed based on the attribute of the pedestrian 3 (for example, a direction toward a commercial facility when the pedestrian 3 is a woman, a direction toward an amusement facility when the pedestrian 3 is a man), A certain percentage of the pedestrians 3 among all the pedestrians can be directed in a predetermined direction regardless of the attributes and wishes of the pedestrians 3. Moreover, the sound which raises the mood of the pedestrian 3 can be contributed to promotion of the purchase will of the pedestrian 3 by outputting according to the ground contact timing of a foot | leg.

  Further, the destination of the pedestrian 3 is specified based on the attribute of the pedestrian 3, the desired destination input in advance by the pedestrian 3 through a known input means, or a standard separated from the pedestrian 3. May be. For example, a destination information storage unit that stores destination information is provided, and the destination acquisition unit 32 can identify the destination of the pedestrian 3 by referring to the destination information stored in the destination information storage unit as necessary.

(About physiological psychological state)
In the above-described embodiment, the physiological psychological state of the pedestrian 3 is classified into three types of “relaxed”, “normal”, and “tension”, but the physiological psychological state may be classified according to other criteria. For example, the physiological and psychological states may be classified on the basis of work scenes, such as “for working,” “for going to work,” “for information digestion”, and “for long-term rest”. Alternatively, the physiological psychological state may be classified into a plurality of stages according to the degree of “comfort”.

(About identification of the current walking state)
In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the current walking state specifying unit 31 acquires the current pace and position of the pedestrian 3, but other information may be acquired. For example, biological information such as the heart rate, hormone secretion, skin potential, body surface temperature, breathing interval, and blinking number of the pedestrian 3 may be measured. Furthermore, you may identify the present physiological and psychological state of the pedestrian 3 based on such information. Thereby, for example, it can be determined whether or not the current physiological state of the pedestrian 3 matches the target physiological state.

(About the target psychology table)
In the embodiment, the target psychological table 41 has been described as storing the destination of the pedestrian 3 and the target physiological psychological state as a target for guiding the physiological psychological state of the pedestrian 3 in association with each other. The attribute of the pedestrian 3 and the target physiological psychological state may be stored in association with each other. For example, the preference of the pedestrian 3 and the target physiological psychological state may be stored in association with each other. In this case, when the current position of the pedestrian 3 specified by the current walking state specifying unit 31 is in the vicinity of the store that matches the preference of the pedestrian 3, the target physiological psychological state is set to the “tension” state. Control can be performed, and it is also possible to stimulate the pedestrian 3's willingness to purchase.

(About ground sensor)
In the above-described embodiment, the case where an infrared shielding sensor is used as the ground sensor 11 has been described as an example. However, other means may be used. For example, the ground contact of the pedestrian 3 can be detected using a distance sensor such as a laser range finder provided near the floor. Alternatively, by detecting the pressure applied to the floor surface from the foot of the pedestrian 3 using a pressure sensor embedded in the floor surface, the grounding of the foot of the pedestrian 3 can be detected. Alternatively, the contact of the foot of the pedestrian 3 can be detected by analyzing the image information of the vicinity of the floor surface photographed using the camera 12 using a known image analysis technique.

(About the output section)
In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the output unit 20 outputs sound, but other output that affects the walking environment of the pedestrian 3 may be performed. For example, vibration may be output using an actuator embedded in the floor. That is, the floor may be vibrated in accordance with the ground contact timing of the foot of the pedestrian 3. Furthermore, the brightness around the pedestrian 3 may be changed using a lighting or projector installed in the control target area, or an image may be displayed within the view range of the pedestrian 3. Thereby, the vibration environment and visual environment of the pedestrian 3 can be controlled, and the pedestrian 3 is guided to a desired walking state through the haptic sense and visual sense of the pedestrian 3, and is guided to a target physiological psychological state. Can do.

(About the sound output by the output unit)
In the above-described embodiment, “dead leaves”, “puddle”, “iron plate”, and the like are exemplified as sounds output from the output unit 20, but other sounds may be output. For example, sounds such as electronic sounds, lightning, and musical instruments may be output.

  The walking environment control system according to the present invention is useful for a walking environment control system capable of controlling a walking environment and guiding a pedestrian to a target physiological psychological state.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Walking environment control system 2 Office 2a 1st space 2b 2nd space 2c 3rd space 3 Pedestrian 10 Input part 11 Grounding sensor 12 Camera 20 Output part 30 Processing part 31 Current walk state specific | specification part 32 Destination acquisition part 33 Target physiological psychology State specifying unit 34 Output processing unit 40 Storage unit 41 Target psychology table 42 Target pace table 43 Target psychology-sound type table 44 Preference-sound type table 45 History-sound type DB
46 Natural environment-sound type table 47 Upper / lower limit step determination table

Claims (6)

A target physiological and psychological state storage means for storing a destination of a pedestrian and a target physiological and psychological state as a target for inducing the physiological and psychological state of the pedestrian;
A destination acquisition means for acquiring the destination of the pedestrian by a predetermined method;
The target physiological psychological state stored in association with the destination acquired by the destination acquisition means is acquired from the target physiological psychological state storage means, and the acquired target physiological psychological state is specified as the target physiological psychological state of the pedestrian. , A target physiological psychological state specifying means,
A current walking state identification means for identifying a current walking state relating to the current walking of the pedestrian by detecting the walking motion of the pedestrian;
A walking environment for guiding the pedestrian to the target physiological state specified by the target physiological state is specified, and the walking environment of the pedestrian is determined based on the current walking state specified by the current walking state specification unit. Output means for making the specified walking environment an output,
A walking environment control system. The destination acquisition means is
Obtaining destination information for identifying the destination of the pedestrian,
The target physiological psychological state specifying means includes
The target physiological psychological state stored in association with the destination corresponding to the destination information acquired by the destination acquisition means is acquired from the target physiological psychological state storage means, and the acquired target physiological psychological state is the target physiological of the pedestrian. Identify as psychological state,
The walking environment control system according to claim 1. The current walking state specifying means specifies the current pace of the pedestrian,
The walking environment control system according to claim 1 or 2. The output means specifies a sound environment as the walking environment, and outputs a sound for setting the sound environment of the pedestrian as the specified sound environment.
The walking environment control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The output means specifies the type of sound to be output as the sound environment;
The walking environment control system according to claim 4. The output means specifies the timing of outputting the sound based on the current walking state specified by the current walking state specifying means as the sound environment.
The walking environment control system according to claim 4 or 5.

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