JP2012113432A - Information processing system, and information processing method thereof, program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a function for acquiring destination information by using ticket information.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus delivers destination information to a portable terminal owned by a user who bought a ticket and includes: storage means for storing user information that includes user identification information; acquisition means for acquiring ticket purchasing information associated with the ticket bought by the user stored by the storage means; and task generation means for generating a task by using the ticket purchasing information acquired by the acquisition means. The task generated by the task generation means performs mail delivery to deliver the information acquired by retrieving a predetermined database to the portable terminal as destination information depending on a timing of destination information notification and user location information.

Description

  The present invention relates to destination information acquisition at a long-distance movement, and the end user performs user registration with the destination information providing server in advance, and the user information is dynamically added when the ticket is purchased. The present invention relates to a technology that provides a function of notifying a terminal of an email.

  Currently, there is no function to obtain destination information from ticket purchase history and automatically distribute recommendation information.

  Therefore, for example, when performing a long-distance movement on a business trip or the like, it is necessary to acquire information using a search engine in order to acquire destination store information and special product information.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technology relating to a passenger guidance system that can display individual information such as departure times, departure / arrival lines, and transfer stations of trains on which railway users get on a mobile terminal in real time.

JP 2006-201842 A

  However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 relates to a function of reading a two-dimensional barcode printed on a ticket and displaying a guidance screen on a portable terminal, and automatically stores store information from ticket information. There is no disclosure about the function to distribute automatically.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides a function of acquiring destination information using ticket information.

  The present invention is an information processing apparatus that distributes destination information to a mobile terminal owned by a user who has purchased a ticket, the storage unit storing user information including user identification information, and the user stored by the storage unit An acquisition means for acquiring ticket purchase information relating to a purchased ticket, and a task generation means for generating a task using the ticket purchase information acquired by the acquisition means, the task generated by the task generation means, According to the destination information notification timing and the user position information, information obtained by searching a predetermined database is delivered to the mobile terminal as destination information.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide the function which acquires destination information using ticket information.

System Configuration Hardware configuration diagram Flow chart showing the flow of user registration processing The figure which shows an example of the user information registered into a destination information search server Flow chart showing the process flow from ticket purchase to task registration in the ticket machine Example of ticket purchase screen Example of ticket purchase screen Example of ticket purchase screen An example of task information Flow chart showing the flow of processing of the destination information search server after task registration (1) The flowchart which shows the flow of the process which a ticket gate transmits currency information to a destination information search server Flowchart (2) showing a flow of processing of the destination information search server after task registration Flow chart (3) showing a flow of processing of the destination information search server after task registration The flowchart explaining the flow of the mail notification process in the destination information search server Flowchart explaining the flow of processing for acquiring position information Examples of various DBs

  The invention of this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram.

  A destination information search server 101, a ticket vending machine 102, a client portable terminal 104, and a client terminal 105 are communicably connected via a network 106.

  Note that the client portable terminal 104 performs network communication by wireless communication.

  The destination information search server 101 is a device that provides a function of acquiring destination information using ticket information.

  The ticket vending machine 102 is a device that sells tickets installed in the station premises.

  The client portable terminal 104 is a device having a function of receiving an electronic mail like a mobile phone.

  The client terminal 105 is an apparatus used when registering user information with a destination information search server.

  The network 106 is a network line such as the Internet or a public line.

  FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram.

  This hardware configuration diagram is for the destination information search server, but can also be applied to the ticket vending machine 102, the client portable terminal 104, and the client terminal 105.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the destination information search server 101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, an input controller 205, and a video controller via a system bus 204. 206, a memory controller 207, a communication I / F controller 208, and the like are connected.

  The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204.

  Further, the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 will be described later, which is necessary for realizing the functions executed by each server or each PC, such as BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) and OS (Operating System) which are control programs of the CPU 201. Various programs are stored. Further, information necessary for carrying out the present invention is stored. The external memory may be a database.

  The RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for executing the processing from the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 to the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

  The input controller 205 controls input from a keyboard (KB) 209 or a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown).

  The video controller 206 controls display on a display device such as the display 210. The display device may be a display device such as a liquid crystal display. These are used by the administrator as needed.

  The memory controller 207 is an external storage device (hard disk (HD)), flexible disk (FD), or PCMCIA (Personal Computer) that stores a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. Controls access to an external memory 211 such as a Compact Flash (registered trademark) memory connected to a Memory Card International Association (Card Memory) card slot via an adapter.

  The communication I / F controller 208 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network (for example, the LAN 400 shown in FIG. 1), and executes communication control processing in the network. For example, communication using TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) is possible.

  The CPU 201 can display on the display 210 by executing an outline font rasterization process on a display information area in the RAM 203, for example. Further, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction using a mouse cursor (not shown) on the display 210.

  Various programs to be described later for realizing the present invention are recorded in the external memory 211 and executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as necessary. Furthermore, definition files and various information tables used when executing the program are also stored in the external memory 211, and a detailed description thereof will be described later.

  The flow of user registration processing performed in advance will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of user registration processing.

  The user performs user registration by operating the client terminal.

  In S301, the client terminal activates the browser according to an instruction from the user.

  In S302, the client terminal makes a user registration site display request to the destination information search server using the URL information designated by the user via the browser. The URL designation may be URL information linked on the home page.

  In S303, the destination information search server accepts a display request for a user registration site.

  In S304, the destination information search server transmits screen information that can display the user registration site on the browser.

  In S305, the client terminal receives screen information of the user registration site.

  In S306, the client terminal displays the user registration site. The displayed user registration site includes a form for inputting predetermined information, and the user inputs each information. Here, the predetermined items include, for example, name, address, date of birth, gender, mobile terminal information (phone number, e-mail address, notification target category (gourmet, sightseeing, etc.), e-mail notification timing (departure station vicinity, departure Station ID, in-car, stop-off, etc.)), card ID, etc. The card ID is ID information for identifying an IC card built in the mobile terminal. This ID information can be acquired by connecting a dedicated reading device to the client terminal.

  In step S307, the client terminal determines whether a predetermined item has been input by the user and an end instruction has been issued. If Yes, the process proceeds to S308, and if No, the process returns to S307.

  In S308, the client terminal displays a screen for confirming the input items.

  In S309, the client terminal determines whether the OK button has been pressed. In the case of Yes, it progresses to S310, and in No, it returns to S306.

  In S310, the client terminal transmits the input item to the destination information search server.

  In S311, the destination information search server receives the input item.

  In S312, the destination information search server registers the input item in the recording area. FIG. 4 shows an example of registered contents.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of user information registered in the destination information search server.

  In the card ID 401, ID information for identifying an IC card built in the portable terminal is registered. In the name 402, the name of the user is registered. In the address 403, the user's address is registered. In the date of birth 404, the date of birth of the user is registered. In the gender 405, the gender of the user is registered. As the telephone number 406, the telephone number of the portable terminal is registered. In the mail address 407, the mail address of the mobile terminal is registered. In the notification target category 408, the category of information that the user wants to notify is registered. For example, gourmet, sightseeing. In the mail notification timing 409, the timing of information that the user wants to notify is registered. For example, around the departure station, inside the departure station, in the car, and getting off on the way. In the usage history 410, a usage history is registered.

  In S313, the destination information search server notifies the registration completion to the client terminal.

  In S314, the client terminal receives the registration completion notification, displays a registration completion screen, informs the user that the registration is completed, and ends the process.

  The flow of user registration processing performed in advance has been described above with reference to FIG.

  Next, the flow of processing from ticket purchase to task registration in the ticket vending machine will be described with reference to FIG.

  After the user registration in advance, the user purchases a ticket at a ticket vending machine actually installed at the station.

  In S501, the ticket vending machine displays a ticket purchase screen. FIG. 6 shows an example of a ticket purchase screen. The user performs a procedure for purchasing a ticket by pressing an arbitrary button from the reserved seat 601, the unreserved seat 602, the commuter pass 603, and the discount ticket 604. In this embodiment, an example of purchasing a reserved seat will be described.

  In S502, the ticket vending machine accepts input from the user. FIG. 7 shows an input example. In this example, the departure date is December 12 (Saturday), and an adult ticket is purchased. There are two types of tickets, from Takasaki to Matsushima Beach, and reserved seats between Takasaki and Omiya and Omiya and Sendai. The user presses the confirmation button 701 to proceed with the procedure.

  Thereafter, when using the destination store information transmission function, the ticket vending machine displays a screen that prompts the user to hold the portable terminal of the user over the reading unit provided in the ticket vending machine. When using the destination store information transmission function, the user holds the portable terminal over the reading unit provided in the ticket vending machine. In step S503, the ticket vending machine reads the card information of the IC card built in the user's portable terminal held over the reading unit included in the ticket vending machine. In addition, when not using a destination store information transmission function, the user can purchase a normal ticket by advancing a procedure without holding a portable terminal. Thereafter, the user is presented with a charge confirmation screen (FIG. 8), and the payment is accepted by selecting the card payment or the cash payment.

  In S504, the ticket vending machine transmits the input ticket purchase information to the destination information search server.

  In S505, the destination information search server receives ticket purchase information.

  If the received ticket purchase information is designated to use the destination store information transmission function, in S506, the destination information search server performs task registration. By registering as a task, it is possible to realize a service for transmitting destination store information to a user who has purchased a ticket.

  At the time of task registration, the user information (FIG. 4) registered in the destination information search server is searched and the task information is registered using the received card ID.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of task information registered. In the card ID 901, ID information for identifying an IC card built in the user's mobile terminal is registered. In the ticket identification information, information for uniquely identifying the purchased ticket is registered. This ticket identification information is also embedded in the ticket issued. As the boarding station name 903, the name of the station where the user gets on is registered. In the getting-off station name 904, the name of the station where the user gets off is registered. Whether or not to get off halfway is registered in 905. For example, when purchasing a ticket of 100 km or more, it is possible to get off halfway. Whether or not departure station surrounding information mail notification is performed 906, whether or not departure station premises information mail notification is performed 907, midway stop information mail notification is performed 908, in-vehicle information mail notification is performed 909, arrival station information mail notification is performed Presence / absence 910, presence / absence 911 of arrival station surrounding information mail notification are registered according to user information (FIG. 4). In addition, various information such as departure time and arrival time is registered.

  Further, since the flow of processing after task registration will be described later, description thereof is omitted here.

  In S507, the destination information search server transmits ticketing information for issuing a purchased ticket.

  In S508, the ticket issuing machine receives the ticket issuing information.

  In step S509, the ticket issuing machine issues a ticket.

  As described above, the flow of processing from ticket purchase to task registration in the ticket vending machine has been described with reference to FIG.

Next, the flow of processing in which the destination information search server notifies the user's portable terminal of the destination information by mail will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a process flow (1) of the destination information search server after task registration.

  The task processing is started by registering the task in S506. The destination information search server can provide destination information to a plurality of users by processing a plurality of tasks in parallel.

  In S1001, the destination information search server determines whether the ticket gate has passed. If Yes, the process proceeds to S1005. If No, the process proceeds to S1002. The presence / absence of passing the ticket gate is determined based on information from the ticket gate.

  Here, FIG. 11 illustrates a flow of processing in which the ticket gate transmits currency information to the destination information search server.

  In S1101, the ticket gate confirms that the ticket gate has passed. Specifically, it is confirmed by obtaining ticket identification information recorded on the inserted ticket or ID card information of the portable terminal held by the user over the reading device.

  In S1102, the ticket gate transmits the acquired ticket identification information or ID card information to the destination information search server.

  In S1002, the destination information search server determines the presence or absence of a flag. If there is no flag, the process proceeds to S1003, and if there is a flag, the process returns to S1001. This flag is raised by performing the processing of S1004 and S1005 while the flag is not raised at the beginning of the process. This flag is managed in task information.

  In step S <b> 1003, the destination information search server notifies notification timing to “mail notification processing” described later. Here, it is notified that the ticket has not yet passed through the ticket gate after purchase.

  In S1004, the destination information search server notifies the mail. Here, “mail notification processing”, which will be described later, notifies the user by e-mail of information about the vicinity of the station to be boarded.

  On the other hand, in S1005, the destination information search server notifies notification timing to “mail notification processing” described later. Here, it is notified that the ticket has passed the ticket gate after purchase.

  In S1006, the destination information search server notifies the mail. Here, “mail notification processing”, which will be described later, notifies the user of information on the station to be boarded by mail.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a process flow (2) of the destination information search server after task registration.

  In S1201, the destination information search server determines whether the departure time has come. In the case of Yes, it progresses to S1202, and in No, it returns to S1201. This determination is based on time information registered in the task information.

  In S1202, the destination information search server notifies notification timing to “mail notification processing” to be described later. Here, it is notified that the departure time has passed or it is a stop.

  In S1203, the destination information search server notifies the mail. Here, “mail notification processing” to be described later notifies the user of information such as in-vehicle information between the departure station and the destination station, and store information that is effective when the vehicle stops halfway.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a process flow (3) of the destination information search server after task registration.

  In S1301, the destination information search server determines whether it is several minutes before the arrival time (for example, 15 minutes before). In the case of Yes, it progresses to S1302, and in No, it returns to S1301. This determination is based on time information registered in the task information.

  In S <b> 1302, the destination information search server notifies notification timing to “mail notification processing” to be described later. Here, it is notified that it is 15 minutes before the arrival time. Here, the reason for 15 minutes ago is that the information is provided more effectively by providing the user with advance information.

  In S1303, the destination information search server notifies the mail. Here, “mail notification processing” to be described later notifies the user of information on the arrival station premises by mail.

  In S1304, the destination information search server determines whether the ticket gate has passed. In the case of Yes, it progresses to S1305, and in No, it returns to S1304. Whether the ticket has passed is determined according to the above-described processing of the ticket gate shown in FIG.

  In S1305, the destination information search server determines whether or not it has passed the ticket gate at the arrival station. If Yes, the process proceeds to S1306. If No, the process returns to S1305. Judgment is made based on whether the ticket gate of the ticket passing information is the ticket gate installed at the arrival station.

  In step S1306, notification timing is notified to “mail notification processing” described later. Here, it is notified that the ticket gate of the arrival station has been passed.

  In S1307, the destination information search server notifies the mail. Here, “mail notification processing” to be described later notifies the user of information around the arrival station by mail.

  In S1308, the destination information search server deletes the task and ends the process. If the ticket gate that has passed is not the arrival station, no processing is performed until the next ticket gate passage.

  Next, the flow of the mail notification process in the destination information search server will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the mail notification process in the destination information search server.

  In S1401, the destination information search server acquires notification timing information. This is notified by, for example, task processing S1003, S1005, S1203, S1303, S1307, and the like. As notification timings to be acquired, there are “before passing the ticket gate”, “after passing the ticket gate”, “getting off the way”, “before arrival at the arrival station”, “passing the arrival station ticket”, and the like. From this acquired timing, it is possible to know where the user is.

  In S1402, the destination information search server determines whether position information has been received. In the case of Yes, it progresses to S1404, and in No, it progresses to S1403. When the position information is included in the ticket gate information, it is possible to know which station it is.

  In S1403, the destination information search server acquires position information. This position information uses GPS information of the user's mobile terminal. The flow of processing for acquiring position information will be described with reference to FIG.

  In S1501, the destination information search server transmits a mail requesting position information to the mail address of the user's mobile terminal.

  In S1502, the client portable terminal receives the mail.

  In S1503, the client portable terminal displays an email.

  In S1504, the client terminal requests a position information transmission selection screen. Specifically, this request is made when a URL described in an email is selected by a user operation.

  In S1505, the destination information search server accepts the request.

  In S1506, the destination information search server transmits the position information transmission selection screen information.

  In step S1507, the client portable terminal acquires position information transmission selection screen information.

  In S1508, the client portable terminal displays a position information transmission selection screen.

  In step S1509, the client portable terminal determines whether the transmission button displayed in the position information transmission selection screen has been pressed. If Yes, the process proceeds to S1510. If No, the process returns to S1509.

  In S1510, the client portable terminal transmits position information acquired using the GPS function built in the portable terminal.

  In S1511, the destination information search server acquires position information.

  The flow of processing for acquiring position information has been described above.

  Subsequently, in S1404, the destination information search server determines whether the notification timing is a stopover. If Yes, the process proceeds to S1406. If No, the process proceeds to S1405. This determination is made based on whether or not the notification timing in S1401 is a stopover.

  In S1405, the destination information search server searches the store DB. An example of the store DB is shown in (1) of FIG.

  In S1406, the destination information search server determines whether the target ticket is a ticket that can be dropped off. If Yes, the process proceeds to S1406. If No, the process proceeds to S1405. This determination is in accordance with the possibility of getting off the vehicle 905 registered in the task information (FIG. 9).

  In S1407, the destination information search server searches the in-vehicle information DB. An example of the store information DB is shown in (2) of FIG.

  In S1408, the destination information search server searches for a stopover DB search on the way. An example of the store information DB is shown in FIG.

  In S1409, the destination information search server searches the in-vehicle information DB. An example of the store information DB is shown in (2) of FIG.

  In S1410, the destination information search server transmits an e-mail to the e-mail address of the user's portable terminal based on the contents searched and hit in each DB.

  The flow of processing in which the destination information search server notifies the user's portable terminal of the destination information by e-mail has been described above with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a function for acquiring destination information using ticket information.

  It should be noted that the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the various data and configurations are configured according to the application and purpose.

  Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention can take an embodiment as, for example, a system, apparatus, method, program, or recording medium, and specifically includes a plurality of devices. The present invention may be applied to a system including a single device.

  The program according to the present invention is a program capable of executing a processing method by a computer, and the storage medium according to the present invention stores a program capable of executing the processing method by a computer. The program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each device.

  As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by executing the reading.

  In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network by a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

101 destination information search server 102 ticket vending machine 104 client portable terminal 105 client terminal 106 network

Claims (5)

An information processing apparatus that distributes destination information to a mobile terminal owned by a user who has purchased a ticket,
Storage means for storing user information including user identification information;
Obtaining means for obtaining ticket purchase information relating to a ticket purchased by a user stored by the storage means;
Task generation means for generating a task using the ticket purchase information acquired by the acquisition means,
The task generated by the task generating means is characterized in that, according to the timing of destination information notification and user location information, information obtained by searching a predetermined database is delivered to the mobile terminal as destination information by mail. Information processing apparatus. An information processing system capable of communicating between a mobile terminal and an information processing apparatus that distributes destination information to a mobile terminal owned by a user who has purchased a ticket,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Storage means for storing user information including user identification information;
Obtaining means for obtaining ticket purchase information relating to a ticket purchased by a user stored by the storage means;
Task generation means for generating a task using the ticket purchase information acquired by the acquisition means,
The task generated by the task generating means is characterized in that, according to the timing of destination information notification and user location information, information obtained by searching a predetermined database is delivered to the mobile terminal as destination information by mail. Information processing system. An information processing method in an information processing apparatus comprising storage means for storing user information including user identification information, and delivering destination information to a mobile terminal owned by a user who has purchased a ticket,
An acquisition step of acquiring ticket purchase information relating to a ticket purchased by a user stored by the storage means;
A task generation step of generating a task using the ticket purchase information acquired by the acquisition step,
The task generated by the task generation step is characterized in that, according to the timing of destination information notification and user location information, information obtained by searching a predetermined database is delivered to the mobile terminal as destination information by mail. Information processing method. A program executable in an information processing apparatus that distributes destination information to a mobile terminal owned by a user who has purchased a ticket,
Storage means for storing user information including user identification information;
Obtaining means for obtaining ticket purchase information relating to a ticket purchased by a user stored in the storage means;
Causing the information processing apparatus to function as a task generation unit that generates a task using the ticket purchase information acquired by the acquisition unit;
The task generated by the task generating means is characterized in that, according to the timing of destination information notification and user location information, information obtained by searching a predetermined database is delivered to the mobile terminal as destination information by mail. Program to do. A recording medium storing the program according to claim 4 in a computer-readable manner.

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