JP2011141685A - System and terminal for prompting movement - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prompt a person requested to be in a prescribed place at prescribed time to move to the place when necessary. <P>SOLUTION: In a movement prompting system 1, a slave station terminal 2 is the terminal which the person who is to be in a meeting place at appointed time possesses, and it is passed to each member when free time is given to him or her in the middle of group tour or at a tourist resort, for example. Functions of the slave station terminal 2 are to periodically acquire own-position information, to transmit it to a master station server 3 and to receive and display a message for prompting movement to the meeting place from the master station server 3. The master station server 3 is realized by a server computer arranged in a section (information center of tourist resort etc.) for managing a whole area including the meeting place, and performing radio communication with the slave station terminal 2. The functions of the master station server 3 are to receive position information from the slave station terminal 2 at every time period to the appointed time and to transmit the message to the slave station terminal 2 when the position is in an area in which a warning is to be issued at the time period. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system and a terminal for prompting a person who is required to be at a target location at an appointment time to move as necessary.

  Even if you decide the meeting place and the meeting time temporarily when you become free action in the middle of the group action, you are obsessed with the free action and forget the meeting time, or start moving towards the meeting place However, it takes time unexpectedly, and there are people who are late for the meeting time, which often causes confusion in the subsequent schedule.

  For example, in group trips and the like, when free action is permitted in a certain area, each person goes to a favorite place. Especially when children are crazy about play, they forget their time. In addition, at the first time, the distance between the current location and the meeting place is not known, and it is not possible to know when to start moving toward the meeting place. In addition, since it is uncertain whether or not it will be in time for the meeting time, it may not be possible to enjoy the time of free action by heading to the meeting place early. In the first place, the smaller the child, the less the clock. And if you don't know, you may go in the opposite direction with the wrong direction to the meeting place.

  As a technique for coping with the above problems, there are proposals such as an automatic roll call of a gathered person, an alert when the person moves, a warning for deviation from a predetermined range, and the like. For example, in Patent Document 1, the required travel time is calculated from the current location information of the user and the location information of the destination, and based on the required travel time, the current date and time, and the start time of the schedule, There is disclosed a schedule management system that issues an alarm to a user and notifies the arrival of a time for taking action when it is determined that it is time.

JP 2006-227899 A

  However, in the prior art, it has not been possible to specify how long the alarm is to be issued before the scheduled time. For example, if the area of free action is large, it is necessary to issue an alarm early to those who are far from the meeting place, and if the entire area is small, it is only necessary to issue an alarm after approaching the meeting time . That is, it is considered that the alarm time should be adjusted according to the size of the area, but the alarm time according to the area size cannot be set.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its main purpose is to encourage a person who is required to be at a predetermined place at a predetermined time to move to the place when necessary. .

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is a movement prompting system, comprising: a terminal that is held by a person who is required to be at a predetermined place at a predetermined time; and a server that can communicate with the terminal. The terminal acquires position information indicating the position of the terminal, means for transmitting the acquired position information to the server, and means for outputting the received message when a message is received from the server. The server includes one or more time zones before the predetermined time and an area that may not be in time for the predetermined time at the predetermined location if the person is in each time zone. The location of the terminal indicated by the received location information in the area associated with the time zone including the reception time when the location information is received from the terminal and the means for storing the location It means for determining whether, when there is a position of the terminal to the region, characterized in that it comprises, means for transmitting a message for encouraging the user X to move to the predetermined location in the terminal.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to set an area to start moving according to the time zone, so that the terminal holder is at the target location at the promised time, so the user can move to the target location only when necessary. Can be encouraged. On the other hand, if the user is in the vicinity of the target place, an unnecessary alarm is not issued, so that the owner of the terminal does not have to be uncomfortable. In particular, it is not necessary for the terminal to determine whether the time until the promised time has been reached or whether the position of the terminal is within the area, and the terminal only has to transmit the position information of the terminal and receive the message. So less processing is required.

  Moreover, in the above-described movement prompting system of the present invention, the server should notify the person who has moved away from the place that the predetermined place may not be in time by the predetermined time. When the alarm time zone includes means for storing an alarm time zone, and the time at which the location information is received from the terminal is included in the alarm time zone, the position of the terminal indicated by the received location information is greater than the position at the time of previous reception. Means for determining whether or not the user has moved away from the place, and when the position of the terminal is farther from the predetermined place than the position at the time of previous reception, the terminal is moving away from the predetermined place, and the predetermined place is moved to the predetermined place. It is good also as a means to transmit the message which notifies that there is a possibility that it may not be in time by time to the said terminal.

  According to this configuration, the passage of time and the position of the terminal are monitored, and when it is detected that the terminal has moved in a direction away from the target location (a direction different from the expectation) in a certain time zone, Output a message alerting the owner that he / she is away from the target location. According to this, not only the notification by the current location, but also when it is close to the promised time, it points out that it is moving in the opposite direction with respect to the target location, and alerts the location. The move to can be further encouraged.

  Further, the present invention is a movement promotion system, comprising: a terminal that is held by a person who is required to be at a predetermined place at a predetermined time; and a server that can communicate with the terminal, wherein the server includes the server Means for transmitting a message prompting the user to move to the predetermined location when the time zone is earlier than a predetermined time, and if the person is in the time zone, the predetermined location Means for storing an area that may not be in time by the predetermined time, means for acquiring and storing location information indicating the position of the terminal at any time, and a message for prompting movement from the server to the predetermined location Means for determining whether or not the position of the terminal indicated by the position information is within the area, and means for outputting the received message when the position of the terminal is within the area , Characterized in that it comprises a.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to set an area to start moving according to the time zone, so that the terminal holder is at the target location at the promised time, so the user can move to the target location only when necessary. Can be encouraged. On the other hand, if the user is in the vicinity of the target place, an unnecessary alarm is not issued, so that the owner of the terminal does not have to be uncomfortable. In particular, the terminal does not need to be aware of whether or not it is the time zone until the promised time, and when the message is received, if the location of the terminal is within the area, the message may be output. Less processing is required.

  In addition, the present invention is a mobile terminal that is carried by a person who is required to be at a predetermined place at a predetermined time, and includes one or a plurality of time zones before the predetermined time, and the time zone at each time zone. If there is a person, a means for storing an area that may not be in time for the predetermined time by the predetermined time, and a position that indicates the position of the terminal that prompts the movement when the time zone is reached Means for acquiring information and determining whether the position of the terminal for promoting the movement is within the region associated with the time period; and when the position of the terminal for prompting the movement is within the region, Means for outputting a message prompting the user to move to the predetermined location.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to set an area to start moving according to the time zone, so that the terminal holder is at the target location at the promised time, so the user can move to the target location only when necessary. Can be encouraged. On the other hand, if the user is in the vicinity of the target place, an unnecessary alarm is not issued, so that the owner of the terminal does not have to be uncomfortable. In particular, since it is possible to prompt the user to move to a target location using only a terminal without installing a server, it is not necessary to construct a network.

  Further, in the above-mentioned movement prompting terminal of the present invention, an alarm time for notifying the person who has moved away from the predetermined location that the predetermined location may not be in time by the predetermined time. Means for storing a belt and means for acquiring the position of the terminal for prompting movement when the warning time zone is reached, and determining whether the acquired position is away from the predetermined place from the position at the time of previous acquisition And when the acquired position is away from the predetermined location from the position at the time of the previous reception, the predetermined location is being moved away from the predetermined location, and the predetermined location may not be in time for the predetermined time. And a means for outputting a message to be notified.

  According to this configuration, the passage of time and the position of the terminal are monitored, and when it is detected that the terminal has moved in a direction away from the target location (a direction different from the expectation) in a certain time zone, Output a message alerting the owner that he / she is away from the target location. According to this, not only the notification by the current location, but also when it is close to the promised time, it points out that it is moving in the opposite direction with respect to the target location, and alerts the location. The move to can be further encouraged.

  In addition, the problems disclosed by the present application and the solutions thereof will be clarified by the description of the mode for carrying out the invention and the drawings.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prompt a person who is required to be at a predetermined location at a predetermined time to move to the location when necessary.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the movement promotion system 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a slave station terminal 2. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a master station server 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the data memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 35 of the main | base station server 3, (a) shows the structure of area identification data 35A, (b) shows the structure of alarm level data 35B, (c) Indicates the configuration of the message data 35C. It is a figure which shows the structure of the data memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 35 of the master station server 3, and shows the structure of slave station terminal data 35D. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the movement promotion system 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the data memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 25 of the subunit | mobile_unit terminal 2 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, (a) shows the structure of area identification data 25A, (b) is alarm level data 25B. The structure of is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the movement promotion system 1 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the data memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 25 of the subunit | mobile_unit terminal 2 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment, (a) shows the structure of message data 25C, (b) is subunit | mobile_unit terminal data 25D. The structure of is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the sub_station | mobile_unit terminal 2 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which sets an alarm area.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The movement prompting system 1 and the slave station terminal 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention correspond to the area according to the distance from the meeting place and the time zone when the movement should be started to arrive at the meeting place by the set time. In addition, when the time zone is reached, a message that prompts the child station terminal 2 located in the area to move to the meeting place is output.

<< First Embodiment >>
In the first embodiment, the master station server 3 obtains the current position of each slave station terminal 2 and needs to output an alarm, judging from the area including the current position and the time zone including the current time. An alarm signal is transmitted to a specific slave station terminal 2.

<< System configuration >>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a movement prompting system 1 according to the first embodiment. The movement promotion system 1 includes a slave station terminal 2 and a master station server 3. The slave station terminal 2 is a terminal (cell phone, PDA [Personal Digital Assistants], a dedicated terminal, etc.) that is held by a person who is required to be at the meeting place at the meeting time. It is given to each member when it becomes free action. The function of the slave station terminal 2 is to periodically acquire its own location information, transmit it to the master station server 3, and receive and display a message prompting the user to move to the meeting place from the master station server 3. is there. The position detection function may be realized by a GPS (Global Positioning System) or may be a high-accuracy position / direction detection system that is the technique of the present applicant if it is indoors. Further, a map and a route to the meeting place may be displayed together with the message.

  The master station server 3 is installed in a department (such as a tourist information office or a travel agency sales office) that manages the entire area including the meeting place, and is realized by a server computer that can wirelessly communicate with the slave station terminal 2 Is done. As a function of the master station server 3, when the location information is received from the slave station terminal 2 for each time zone until the set time and the location is within the area to be alerted in the time zone, This is transmitted to the slave station terminal 2. Note that both the slave station terminal 2 and the master station server 3 may be portable, or a map of the entire area may be displayed.

  Areas A to D in FIG. 1 show an example in which the entire area where the slave station terminal 2 is located is divided into four. Areas A, B, C, and D are set in ascending order of distance from the meeting place. Area A is a range that can reach the meeting place within one minute. Area B is a range that can reach the meeting place within 1 to 5 minutes. Area C is a range that can reach the meeting place within 5 to 10 minutes. Area D is a range that takes 10 minutes or more to reach the meeting place.

  In other words, areas B to D are areas outside area A that should be one minute before the set time (that is, an area that may not be in time for the set place by the set time if it is one minute before the set time) ) Areas C and D are areas outside areas A and B that should be 5 minutes before the set time (that is, areas that may not meet the set time by the set time if they are 5 minutes before the set time) It can be said. Area D is a range outside areas A to C that should be 10 minutes before the set time (that is, an area that may not be in time for the set time by the set time if it is 10 minutes before the set time) Can do.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the slave station terminal 2. The slave station terminal 2 includes a communication unit 21, a display unit 22, an input unit 23, a processing unit 24, and a storage unit 25. The communication unit 21 is a part that performs IP (Internet Protocol) communication or the like with the master station server 3 via a wireless network, and is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. The display unit 22 is a part that displays a message according to an instruction from the processing unit 24, and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD). The input unit 23 is a part where an operator inputs data (for example, alarm area data), and is realized by, for example, a keyboard or a mouse. The processing unit 24 transfers data between the units via a predetermined memory and controls the entire slave station terminal 2. A program in which a CPU (Central Processing Unit) is stored in the predetermined memory It is realized by executing. The storage unit 25 stores data from the processing unit 24 and reads the stored data. For example, the storage unit 25 is realized by a nonvolatile storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the master station server 3. The master station server 3 includes a communication unit 31, a display unit 32, an input unit 33, a processing unit 34, and a storage unit 35. The communication unit 31 is a part that performs IP communication or the like with the slave station terminal 2 via a wireless network, and is realized by, for example, a NIC or the like. The display unit 32 is a part that displays a message according to an instruction from the processing unit 34, and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD). The input unit 33 is a part where an operator inputs data (for example, alarm area data), and is realized by, for example, a keyboard or a mouse. The processing unit 34 exchanges data between each unit via a predetermined memory and controls the entire master station server 3. The CPU executes a program stored in the predetermined memory. Realized. The storage unit 35 stores data from the processing unit 34 and reads the stored data, and is realized by a nonvolatile storage device such as an HDD or an SSD.

<< Data structure >>
4 and 5 are diagrams showing a configuration of data stored in the storage unit 35 of the master station server 3. FIG. FIG. 4A shows the configuration of the area identification data 35A. The area identification data 35A is data for specifying the area including the position from the position information of the slave station terminal 2, and includes a record including the area name 35A1 and the position range 35A2. The area name 35A1 indicates the name of each area into which the entire area is divided. For example, A to D are set. The position range 35A2 indicates the range of the area. For example, the position information of the meeting place and the distance range from the meeting place (for example, within 100 m from the meeting place for the area A) are set.

  FIG. 4B shows the configuration of the alarm level data 35B. The alarm level data 35B is data for specifying the alarm level of a message to be transmitted to the slave station terminal 2 from the time zone including the current time and the area including the current position of the slave station terminal 2. 35B1 is a row item, area name 35B2 is a column item, and a matrix having an alarm level as each element. The time zone 35B1 is divided into a to d, the time zone a indicates “dissolved to 10 minutes before the set time”, the time zone b indicates “10 minutes to 5 minutes before”, and the time zone c is “5 minutes before to 1 minute before” is shown, and the time zone d shows “1 minute before to the set time”. The area name 35B2 is divided into A to D, and the range is as described in FIG.

  Each element is set to any one of x and 0-5. An x in the element indicates that no alarm is required. For example, a message is not transmitted to the slave station terminal 2 located in the areas A to C during the time zone a, that is, before 10 minutes from the dissolution to the set time. The number (0 to 5) of the element indicates the alarm level and corresponds to the content of the message to be transmitted to the slave station terminal 2, and details will be described later. The arrows between the elements indicate that a long distance warning is required. That is, when it is detected that a certain slave station terminal 2 moves away from the meeting place during the same time zone 35B1 (for example, from area B to C during time zone c), Send a message such as “I am away from the meeting place. Please turn back.” And then send a message from the warning area. It should be noted that the far-distance movement alarm indicates that the user is moving away from the meeting place and prompts the user to return, and thus has a stronger alarm meaning than the message in the alarm area.

  FIG. 4C shows the configuration of the message data 35C. The message data 35C is data relating to a message for each alarm level, and includes a record including the alarm level 35C1, the message 35C2, and the transmission interval 35C3. The alarm level 35C1 indicates the level of importance or urgency of the alarm, and a number from the smallest “0” to the most critical “5” is set. The message 35C2 indicates the content of the message corresponding to the alarm level 35C1, and for example, when the alarm level 35C1 is 1, the message 35C2 “It is a minute before the set Y. Please move to the set location.” To do. At this time, a value of “aggregation time−current time” is set in “Y”. The transmission interval 35C3 indicates a time interval at which the master station server 3 continuously transmits messages to the slave station terminals 2 in the same area, and can be arbitrarily set. For example, if you are in an alarm level 2 area, send a message every minute. Then, as the alarm level 35C1 is larger, it is necessary to reliably transmit a message to the owner of the slave station terminal 2, and therefore it is conceivable to reduce the transmission interval 35C3. Further, when the alarm level 35C1 is 0, the transmission interval 35C3 need not be set because it is only necessary to make a transmission once. At this time, “-” indicating invalidity is set. In addition, although it demonstrated so that the content and transmission interval of a message may be changed according to an alarm level, an alarm sound and a vibration may be generated in the slave station terminal 2, and the frequency may be changed.

  FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the slave station terminal data 35D. The slave station terminal data 35D is data used for determining a message to be transmitted to each slave station terminal 2, and includes a terminal ID 35D1, a current area name 35D2, a previous area name 35D3, a previous alarm level 35D4, and an elapsed time 35D5. Consists of. The terminal ID 35D1 is an ID unique to the slave station terminal 2, and an IP address or the like is set, for example. The current area name 35D2 indicates the area name recognized this time. When the master station server 3 receives the location information of the slave station terminal 2 and recognizes the area name from the location information, the area name is set. Is done. The previous area name 35D3 indicates the area name recognized last time, and the current area name 35D2 before resetting is copied. As the previous alarm level 35D4, the alarm level when the area is recognized is set. The elapsed time 35D5 is the elapsed time from the time when a message is transmitted to the slave station terminal 2 located in the same area (previous area name 35D3) during a certain time period, and the count value is set by processing for the timer interrupt of the CPU. It is updated and used to check the message transmission interval.

≪System processing≫
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing of the movement prompting system 1 according to the first embodiment. This flowchart shows the process of the master station server 3 when the master station server 3 grasps the position and area of each slave station terminal 2 and transmits an alarm signal, while supplementing the process of the slave station terminal 2 as well. ,explain.

  First, each slave station terminal 2 acquires position information of its own terminal by a GPS function or the like, and periodically transmits it to the master station server 3 (depending on the settings of the slave station terminal 2, for example, every 10 seconds). Corresponding to this, the master station server 3 periodically receives the position information from each slave station terminal 2 (S601).

  Then, the master station server 3 refers to the area identification data 35A in the storage unit 35, specifies the area of each slave station terminal 2 from the location information of each slave station terminal 2, and stores it (S602). Specifically, since the location information and the distance range of the meeting place are set in the position range 35A2 of the area identification data 35A, the slave station terminal 2 is obtained from the position information of the slave station terminal 2 and the location information of the meeting place. Then, the distance to the meeting place is calculated, the distance range including the distance is specified, and the area name 35A1 corresponding to the distance range is specified. For example, if the calculated distance is 50 m, the area A having a distance range of 100 m or less is specified. Then, in the slave station terminal data 35D of the storage unit 35, the current area name 35D2 of the slave station terminal is copied to the previous area name 35D3, and the identified area name is set as the current area name 35D2.

  Next, the master station server 3 refers to the alarm level data 35B in the storage unit 35 and specifies an area to be alarmed in the current time zone (S603). Specifically, the time zone 35B1 including the current time is specified, and the area where a number (other than x) is set as the alarm level is specified from the area name 35B2 corresponding to the time zone 35B1. For example, if the current time is 3 minutes before the set time, areas B, C, and D in which the time zone c including 3 minutes before is specified and the alarm level is a number (1, 2, 5) Is identified.

  Subsequently, the master station server 3 performs the processing of S605 to S610 for each identified area (S604 to S611). First, the current area name 35D2 is searched from the slave station terminal data 35D in the storage unit 35 by the name of the area, and it is determined whether there is a slave station terminal 2 located in the area (S605). If there is no corresponding slave station terminal 2 (NO in S605), the process for the area is terminated.

  If there is a corresponding slave station terminal 2 (YES in S605), the master station server 3 extracts a record of the slave station terminal 2 located in the area from the slave station terminal data 35D (S606). At this time, if the previous alarm level 35D4 is different from the current alarm level, the elapsed time 34D5 is once reset, the count is started, and the current alarm level is set to the previous alarm level 35D4. Then, when the area is recognized last time, it is determined whether or not there is an area closer to the meeting place than this time (S607). Specifically, since the codes of the area names are A <B <C <D in the order closer to the meeting place, “the code of the current area name 35D2> the code of the previous area name 35D3” is included in the extracted record. It is determined whether there is a valid record. The distance from the meeting place may be compared instead of the area name code.

  If there is a corresponding record (YES in S607), a remote movement warning message is transmitted to the slave station terminal 2 corresponding to the terminal ID 35D1 of the record (S608). At this time, the slave station terminal 2 receives the remote movement warning message from the master station server 3 and displays it on the display unit 22. Message output by voice or vibration may be performed. On the other hand, if there is no corresponding record (NO in S607), the process of S608 is skipped. In the alarm level data 35B, when the current area does not correspond to the element at the end of the arrow, that is, when the current time zone is a, the current time zone is b, and the current area name is A or In the case of B, the remote movement warning is unnecessary, so the process of S608 is skipped.

  Subsequently, the master station server 3 refers to the elapsed time 35D4 of the record extracted in S606, and more than the transmission interval has elapsed since the same alarm area was recognized last time other than the slave station terminal 2 that met the condition of S607. It is determined whether or not there is a slave station terminal 2 (S609). At this time, the transmission interval is determined by the alarm level of the area to be alarmed in the current time zone. If there is a corresponding slave station terminal 2 (YES in S609), a message of the alarm level is transmitted to the slave station terminal 2, and the elapsed time 35D4 of the slave station terminal data 35D is once reset and starts counting ( S610). At this time, the slave station terminal 2 receives an alarm level message from the master station server 3 and displays it on the display unit 22. Message output by voice or vibration may be performed. On the other hand, if there is no corresponding slave station terminal 2 (NO in S609), the process of S610 is skipped.

  Thus, the process for the area is finished. If there is an area that has not been processed among the areas specified in S603, the process for the next area (S605 to S610) is performed, and if all the areas have been processed, the process returns to S601.

<< Second Embodiment >>
In the second embodiment, the master station server 3 transmits a necessary message to the entire area according to the current time zone, and the slave station terminal 2 receives and receives the message from the master station server 3. Among the messages, a message determined to be necessary based on the current time zone and the current area is output.

<< System configuration >>
The movement promotion system 1 according to the second embodiment includes a slave station terminal 2 and a master station server 3 as in the first embodiment, and has the configuration shown in FIG.

<< Data structure >>
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of data stored in the storage unit 25 of the slave station terminal 2 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7A shows the configuration of the area identification data 25A. The area identification data 25A is data for the slave station terminal 2 to specify an area including the position from the position information of the terminal itself, and includes a record including the area name 25A1 and the position range 25A2. The details of each item are the same as the area identification data 35A in FIG.

  FIG. 7B shows the configuration of the alarm level data 25B. The alarm level data 25B is data for specifying the alarm level of a message to be output to the display unit 22 from the time zone including the current time and the area including the current position of the terminal itself. The area name 25B2 is a column item, and the alarm level is an element. The details of each item are the same as the alarm level data 35B of FIG.

  The storage unit 35 of the master station server 3 according to the second embodiment stores alarm level data 35B and message data 35C. The configurations of the alarm level data 35B and the message data 35C are as shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and 4 (c).

≪System processing≫
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the process of the movement prompting system 1 according to the second embodiment. This flowchart shows the processing of the slave station terminal 2 and the master station server 3.

  The processing of the master station server 3 is performed periodically (depending on the settings of the master station server 3. For example, every 10 seconds). First, referring to the alarm level data 35B, the time zone 35B1 including the current time is recognized (S801). For example, if the current time is 7 minutes before the set time, the time zone b including 7 minutes before is recognized. Next, the alarm level of the message to be transmitted in the time period is recognized (S802). For example, if the time zone b is recognized, numerals (other than x) “1” and “5” are recognized among the elements in the row. Then, referring to the message data 35C, a message 35C2 corresponding to the recognized alarm level 35C1 is transmitted at every transmission interval 35C3 (S803). A message including an alarm level and output contents is transmitted from the master station server 3 to all directions so as to reach the entire area.

  The processing of the slave station terminal 2 is started with the reception of a message as a trigger. When a message is received from the management server 3 (S804), the time zone 25B1 including the current time is first recognized with reference to the alarm level data 25B (S805). Next, the position information of the own terminal is acquired by the GPS function or the like, the position range 25A2 including the position of the own terminal is specified with reference to the area identification data 25A, and the area name 25A1 corresponding to the position range 25A1 is recognized (S806). . Then, it is determined whether or not the received message should be alarmed in the time zone and the conditions of the area (S807). Specifically, referring to the alarm level data 25B, the alarm level is specified from the time zone 25B1 and the area name 25B2, and it is determined whether or not the specified alarm level matches the alarm level included in the received message. To do. If an alarm should be given (YES in S807), a message is output (S808). Message output includes display on a display, sound, vibration, and the like. If no alarm should be given (NO in S807), the process of S8080 is skipped and the reception of a message (S804) is awaited.

  The processing related to the far-distance movement alarm is as follows. When the master station server 3 periodically transmits a message and the slave station terminal 2 receives the message, the mobile station 2 checks the movement status between the areas of the own terminal and moves away from the meeting place. Output a message when moving. Further, the processing related to the far-distance movement alarm may be closed at the slave station terminal 2 side, and the movement status of the own terminal may be periodically checked, and a message may be output when the movement is in the direction of leaving. . Note that details of processing related to the far-distance movement alarm in the slave station terminal 2 will be described in the third embodiment.

  According to the above, by controlling so as to change the interval of the alarm signal transmitted from the master station server 3, the interval of the message output is changed without knowing on the slave station terminal 2 side. It is not necessary for the station server 3 to count the time after warning for each slave station terminal 2.

<< Third Embodiment >>
In the third embodiment, the slave station terminal 2 incorporates the function of the master station server 3 so that the function of the system is realized only by the slave station terminal 2. In other words, the master station server 3 is excluded from the configuration shown in FIG.

<< Data structure >>
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of data stored in the storage unit 25 of the slave station terminal 2 according to the third embodiment. FIG. 9A shows the configuration of the message data 25C. The message data 25C is data related to a message for each alarm level, and includes a record including the alarm level 25C1, the message 25C2, and the output interval 25C3. The details of each item are the same as the description of the message data 35C in FIG. However, the output interval 25C3 indicates a time interval at which the slave station terminal 2 outputs a message, and can be arbitrarily set.

  FIG. 9B shows the configuration of the slave station terminal data 25D. The slave station terminal data 25D is data used for determining a message to be output, and includes a record including a current area name 25D1, a previous area name 25D2, a previous alarm level 25D3, and an elapsed time 25D4. The details of each item are the same as the description of the slave station terminal data 35D in FIG. However, the description of the terminal ID 35D1 is excluded.

  The storage unit 25 of the slave station terminal 2 includes area identification data 25A and alarm level data 25B.

<< Processing of slave station terminals >>
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing of the slave station terminal 2 according to the third embodiment.

  First, the slave station terminal 2 recognizes the time zone 25B1 including the current time with reference to the alarm level data 25B periodically (by the setting of the slave station terminal 2. For example, every 10 seconds) (S1001). Next, the position information of the own terminal is acquired by the GPS function or the like, the position range 25A2 including the position of the own terminal is specified with reference to the area identification data 25A, and the corresponding area name 25A1 is recognized and stored. (S1002). At this time, in the slave station terminal data 25D of the storage unit 25, the current area name 25D1 is copied to the previous area name 25D2, and the recognized area name is set as the current area name 25D1.

  Then, the slave station terminal 2 determines whether or not the own terminal is in an area to be alerted in the current time zone (S1003). Specifically, in the alarm level data 25B, it is determined whether or not the element identified from the recognized time zone 25B1 and the area name 25B2 (area name 25A1), that is, the alarm level is a number (other than x). At this time, referring to the slave station terminal data 25D in the storage unit 25, if the previous alarm level 25D3 and the current alarm level are different, the elapsed time 25D4 is once reset, the count is started, and the current alarm The level is set to the previous alarm level 25D3. If the alarm level is x, that is, if the terminal is not in the area to be alarmed (NO in S1003), the elapsed time 25D4 is stopped and reset, and the process returns to S1001.

  If the alarm level is a number, that is, in the area to be alarmed (YES in S1003), the slave station terminal 2 determines whether it was in an area closer to the meeting place than this time when the area was recognized last time (S1004). ). Specifically, since the size relationship of the area name codes is “A <B <C <D” in the order from the closest to the meeting place, does “current area name 25D1 code> previous area name 25D2 code” hold? Determine whether or not. The distance from the meeting place may be compared instead of the area name code. If the previous time was in an area closer to the meeting place than this time (YES in S1004), a remote movement warning message is output to the display unit 22 (S1005), and the process returns to S1001. Note that the message may be output by voice or vibration.

  In the determination of S1004, when the current area does not correspond to the element at the end of the arrow in the alarm level data 25B of FIG. 7B, that is, when the current time zone is a and the current time zone is b. When the current area name is A or B, the remote movement warning is unnecessary, and the process jumps to S1006.

  If the previous time was not in an area closer to the meeting place than this time (NO in S1004), the slave station terminal 2 determines whether or not the output interval has passed since the time when the same alarm area was recognized last time (S1006). . Specifically, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time 25D4 of the slave station terminal data 25D in the storage unit 25 is equal to or greater than the output interval 25C3 corresponding to the current alarm level 25C1 in the message data 25C. If the output interval has not elapsed (NO in S1006), the process returns to S1001.

  If the output interval has elapsed (YES in S1006), the slave station terminal 2 outputs the message 25C2 corresponding to the current alarm level 25C1 in the message data 25C of the storage unit 25 to the display unit 22, and also the slave station terminal The elapsed time 25D4 of the data 25D is once reset and the count is started (S1007). Then, the process returns to S1001. Note that some messages are output by voice or vibration.

≪Screen configuration example≫
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for setting an alarm area. This example can be applied to screens displayed on the displays of both the slave station terminal 2 and the master station server 3.

  First, the area selection screen G1 is displayed on the display. As shown in FIG. 1, the screen G1 is for selecting one of the areas A to D when the outline of the areas A to D is determined in advance. Is displayed.

  When the confirmation button is pressed after the area A button is pressed on the screen G1, the area setting method selection screen G2 is displayed. Since the area A is selected, an instruction “Set area A. Select the setting method.” Is displayed on the screen G2, and the straight distance button and the map screen button are displayed in a selectable manner.

  When the confirmation button is pressed after the straight line distance button is pressed on the screen G2, a distance input screen G3 is displayed. Since the straight line distance is selected, an instruction “Enter the distance” is displayed on the screen G3, and a circular or donut-shaped area centering on the meeting place as shown in FIG. 1 is defined. The lower limit value (left column) and the upper limit value (right column) of the linear distance can be input. Since area A is a circular area, the lower limit is set to zero. When the lower limit value and upper limit value of the linear distance are input on the screen G3 and then the confirmation button is pressed, the time zone selection screen G4 is displayed.

  In addition, when a map screen is selected on the screen G2, a map screen is displayed, and an area desired to be area A is set on the map. For example, a touch panel or a cursor is used for setting the area. At that time, you may make it display route maps, such as a specific park and a shopping mall. When the area setting is completed, the screen G4 is displayed.

  On the screen G4, an instruction “Register alarm pattern. Please select a time zone.” Is displayed, and buttons for time zones a to d are displayed to be selectable. Here, if the confirmation button is pressed after pressing the time zone a button, the time zone range input screen G5 is displayed. Since the time zone a is selected, an instruction “Please input the range of the time zone a” is displayed on the screen G5, and each time until the set time as shown in the time zone 35B1 of FIG. 4B is displayed. A time zone start time (left column) and end time (right column) for defining a time zone can be input. To set “always” as the time zone definition, for example, an invalid “−” (hyphen) is set as the time at the start time. As a result, the alarm area is always checked before the end time.

  When the confirmation button is pressed after inputting the start time and end time of the time zone on the screen G5, an alarm level selection screen G6 is displayed. On the screen G6, an instruction “Please select an alarm level for time zone a” is displayed, and alarms corresponding to area A and time zone a as shown in the alarm level data 35B of FIG. In order to define the level, an alarm-free button and buttons with alarm levels 0 to 5 are selectably displayed.

  When the confirmation button is pressed after pressing the no alarm button on the screen G6, the screen returns to the screen G4 and the next time zone b corresponding to the area A is selected. When a confirmation button is pressed after pressing one of the buttons 0 to 5 on the screen G6, a screen (not shown) for selecting or inputting an alarm transmission interval is displayed.

  When the time zones a to d corresponding to the area A are set, the screen returns to the screen G1. And if the setting regarding area AD is performed, a series of setting processes will be complete | finished. In the setting process, there may be an area that is not set. Further, the display order of the screens may be determined in advance so that the area can be set sequentially from the one closer to the meeting place (area A in this example).

  With the above settings, the alarm level data 35B shown in FIG. 4B and the alarm level data 25B shown in FIG. 7B are stored in the storage unit.

  The area setting may be performed by the master station server 3 in the first embodiment, or may be performed by the slave station terminal 2 in the second and third embodiments. For example, when it is desired to freely use the movement prompting system 1 in various places, the slave station terminal 2 sets an area for personal reasons. On the other hand, when the child station terminal 2 is lent out in a facility that manages the area, the area sets data in the parent station server 3 according to the age group or group of groups (age and physical strength). This is because the moving speed differs depending on the person, and the combination of area and time zone must be changed.

  When dividing the age group, the alarm level data 35B is set according to children, adults (male, female), and elderly people. At that time, the width of the area, the distance to the meeting place, the width of the time zone, and the time to the meeting time are adjusted. For example, even if the distance to the meeting place of the area is the same, an adult may be warned in a time zone close to the gathering time, but an elderly person needs to be warned early.

  Furthermore, an average moving speed may be set in advance, and the area and time zone may be adjusted according to the moving speed. According to this, if the time to the set time is input, the distance to the set place is determined, and conversely, if the distance is input, the time is determined, so that the area can be set easily. At this time, a standard value corresponding to age, a set value by an individual, a value automatically calculated from the actual position movement, or the like can be used as the moving speed. Further, two or more slave station terminals 2 possessed by individuals having the same moving speed may be grouped by ID or the like to share the area setting.

<Example>
Consider a park boat as an example of using the travel promotion system 1 in practice. Traditionally, park boats are usually rented out on an hourly basis and paid for that hour. A customer who rents a boat can move freely on the boat within a predetermined area. However, you must return to the dock within a set time. If the time is exceeded, an excess fee is incurred. According to this, if the customer does not return within the scheduled time, the renting side of the boat cannot lend to the customer waiting for the turn, and an opportunity loss occurs. On the other hand, if the customer who rented a boat is moving to the end of the area and is crazy about chatting, the boat return time is approaching the limit, and he must desperately drown There is also.

  Then, the movement promotion system 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment is applied to the boat of a park. First, the slave station terminal 2 is installed in each boat. The slave station terminal 2 has a position measuring function of the terminal itself, and transmits the measured position information to the master station server 3. A master station server 3 is installed in the boat shed. In the master station server 3, area A and area B are set for the area identification data 35 </ b> A in the storage unit 35. Area A has a radius within a range of 30 m to 50 m from the landing point that is the meeting place. Area B has a radius of 50 m or more from the landing point that is the meeting place.

  Then, the master station server 3 transmits a warning message corresponding to the time to the slave station terminal 2 in each area. The slave station terminal 2 receives the message from the master station server 3 and displays it. For example, if the end time is 5 minutes before the slave station terminal 2 in the area A, the master station server 3 sends a message such as “End time is 5 minutes ago. Please move to the dock”. Encourage movement to the dock. After that, if it is within the same area A, it is urged to move at regular intervals. When the end time is 10 minutes before the slave station terminal 2 in Area B, a message such as “It is 10 minutes before the end time. Please move to the dock” will be sent to the dock. Prompt. After that, if it is within the same area B, it is urged to move at regular intervals.

  Note that no message is issued if the user has moved inward from area A before 5 minutes. You may make it emit a stronger message to the slave station terminal 2 which moved to the farther area B though it was in the area A initially, and after transmitting the warning message.

  Various other embodiments are conceivable. For example, the movement promotion system 1 is applied to a theme park or a shopping center. First, the master station server 3 is installed in the information center. If necessary, a plan view of each floor of a theme park or shopping center, an area setting diagram, and a device for displaying the position of the slave station terminal 2 may be installed. Then, the slave station terminal 2 in which the set location and time are set is lent out. Further, if a unique ID is assigned to the slave station terminal 2, it is possible to know who is likely to be late, and to prevent lost children. Since theme parks and shopping centers cannot move straight due to buildings, stores, etc., the area according to travel time is not a circular or donut-shaped range based on a straight distance, but a route based on map information or actual A range according to the distance along the path may be set.

  Furthermore, the movement promotion system 1 can be used for a sightseeing spot, a single town or region. In such a case, a map or route to the meeting place may be displayed on the display unit 22 of the slave station terminal 2. Also, when working in a large electric power station at an electric power company, when returning to mowing and patrols at a fixed time, or when a hydropower plant floor is divided into multiple floors It can be applied to gathering regularly and having the whole meeting.

  In the above embodiment, in order to make each device (the slave station terminal 2 and the master station server 3) in the movement promotion system 1 shown in FIG. It is assumed that the movement prompting system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is realized by recording on a readable recording medium, causing the computer to read and execute the recorded program. In this case, the program may be provided to the computer via a network such as the Internet, or a semiconductor chip or the like in which the program is written may be incorporated in the computer.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, an area to be warned can be set according to the time zone before the set time, so that only the necessary people are encouraged to move to the set place. Can do. In other words, an alarm is given when the user is not far from the meeting place and does not move now, so that the meeting time is not reached. By following the warning, the meeting place can be reached by the meeting time. On the other hand, since the alarm sounds uncomfortable despite being near the meeting place, no unnecessary alarm is given. However, the alarm is issued only once one minute before the set time.

  Further, when the vehicle moves with an alarm, when it is far away by mistake, the movement between the areas is detected and it is notified that it is moving away from the meeting place, which is further convenient. According to this, rather than checking the minute movement by comparing the distance from the meeting place to the child station terminal 2, the rough movement is checked by checking the change of the area including the position of the child station terminal 2. Since it is captured, it is possible to issue a far-distance movement alarm required only for people who are actually moving away from the meeting place.

  For example, when children go to a park or theme park as a group, they will be alerted to move to the meeting place, taking into account the time required to move from there to the meeting place. So you can play with peace of mind. Leaders also don't have to worry about getting lost because there are no children who are late for the meeting. In addition, subsequent schedule disruptions will not occur. According to the above, it is possible to contribute to making a pleasant memory without worrying excessively on the go.

<< Other embodiments >>
As mentioned above, although the form for implementing this invention was demonstrated, the said embodiment is for making an understanding of this invention easy, and is not for limiting and interpreting this invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and equivalents thereof are also included in the present invention. For example, the following embodiments can be considered.

(1) In the first embodiment, it has been described that the master station server 3 acquires the location information from the slave station terminals 2 all at once and processes them collectively for each area to be alarmed. Each time position information is acquired from the station terminal 2, an alarm level may be specified based on the position of the slave station terminal 2 and the current time, and a message corresponding to the alarm level may be transmitted to the slave station terminal 2.

(2) In the third embodiment, each slave station terminal 2 periodically measures the position of its own terminal, and determines and recognizes the area name including the position itself. The location information may be transmitted to the station server 3 and the area name may be received as a response.

(3) In the first and third embodiments, when the movement of the slave station 2 between areas that are far away from the meeting place (for example, movement from area B to area C) is detected. In the above, it has been described that a long-distance movement alarm is issued, and then a predetermined interval is given to issue an alarm according to the time zone and area. Good.

(4) If the owner of the slave station terminal 2 is in the area A between the predetermined time and the set time, it is assumed that the set time and the set place have been recognized and moved. Subsequent message display is not necessarily required. Therefore, if it is detected that the slave station terminal 2 is located in the area A between the predetermined time and the set time, the message may not be output.

  As a specific method, the time zone d of the alarm level data 35B of FIG. 4B and the alarm level data 25B of FIG. 7B referred to in the first, second, and third embodiments. It is also conceivable to set the elements of area A to x instead of 0. With the setting of ×, the slave station terminal 2 does not output a message even if it is between one minute before and the set time if it is located in the area A. As another method, in the third embodiment, the slave station terminal 2 periodically recognizes the time zone including the current time and the area including the current position of the own terminal. When it is detected that it is located in the area A between minutes ago and the set time, the power of the terminal itself may be turned off. When the power is turned off, the slave station terminal 2 cannot output an alarm or a message.

1 Movement promotion system 2 Slave station terminal (terminal, movement promotion terminal)
24 processing unit 25 storage unit 25B alarm level data 25B1 time zone (alarm time zone)
25B2 Area name (area)
25C message data 25C2 message 3 Master station server (server)
34 processing unit 35 storage unit 35B alarm level data 35B1 time zone (alarm time zone)
35B2 Area name (area)
35C message data 35C2 message

Claims (5)

A terminal to be held by a person who is required to be at a predetermined place at a predetermined time;
A server capable of communicating with the terminal;
With
The terminal
Means for acquiring position information indicating the position of the terminal, and transmitting the acquired position information to the server;
Means for outputting the received message when a message is received from the server;
With
The server
Means for associating and storing one or a plurality of time zones before the predetermined time and an area that may not be in time for the predetermined time by the predetermined time if the person is in each time zone When,
Means for determining, when receiving the position information from the terminal, whether or not the position of the terminal indicated by the received position information is within the area associated with the time zone including the reception time; ,
Means for transmitting to the terminal a message prompting movement to the predetermined location when the terminal is located in the area;
A movement prompting system characterized by comprising: The movement prompting system according to claim 1,
The server
Means for storing an alarm time zone to be notified to the person who has moved away from the place that there is a possibility of not being in time for the predetermined place by the predetermined time;
When the time when the location information is received from the terminal is included in the alarm time zone, it is determined whether or not the location of the terminal indicated by the received location information is farther from the predetermined location than the location at the time of previous reception. Means,
When the position of the terminal has moved away from the predetermined location from the position at the time of previous reception, the terminal is being moved away from the predetermined location, and the predetermined location is notified that there is a possibility that the predetermined location may not be in time. Means for sending a message to the terminal;
A movement prompting system characterized by further comprising: A terminal to be held by a person who is required to be at a predetermined place at a predetermined time;
A server capable of communicating with the terminal;
With
The server
Means for transmitting a message prompting the user to move to the predetermined location when the time zone is earlier than the predetermined time;
With
The terminal
Means for storing an area that may not be in time by the predetermined time in the predetermined place if the person is in the time period;
Means for acquiring and storing location information indicating the location of the terminal as needed;
Means for determining whether or not the location of the terminal indicated by the location information is within the area when a message prompting movement to the predetermined location is received from the server;
Means for outputting a received message when the location of the terminal is within the area;
A movement prompting system characterized by comprising: A mobile terminal that is carried by a person who is required to be at a predetermined place at a predetermined time,
Means for associating and storing one or a plurality of time zones before the predetermined time and an area that may not be in time for the predetermined time by the predetermined time if the person is in each time zone When,
When the time zone is reached, position information indicating the position of the movement prompting terminal is acquired, and it is determined whether or not the position of the movement prompting terminal is within the area associated with the time slot. Means,
Means for outputting a message prompting movement to the predetermined location when the position of the movement prompting terminal is within the region;
A mobile terminal that is characterized by comprising: The travel prompting terminal according to claim 4,
Means for storing an alarm time zone to be notified to the person who has moved away from the predetermined location that there is a possibility that the predetermined location may not be in time by the predetermined time;
Means for determining the movement prompting terminal position when the warning time zone is reached, and determining whether the acquired position is away from the predetermined location from the previous acquisition position;
When the acquired position is away from the predetermined location from the position at the time of the previous reception, the fact that the predetermined location is moving away from the predetermined location and the predetermined location may not be in time by the predetermined time is notified. Means for outputting a message;
A mobility prompting terminal characterized by further comprising: