JP2013191065A - Information provision device, entrance/exit detection device, information provision system, information provision method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information provision device etc. for providing a guide that a user can simply look and listen to.SOLUTION: An information provision device 200 comprises: a communication section 230 for communicating with an external device to receive identification information stored in an identification tag 300 given to a guide object and guide information including guide contents of the guide object; a storage section 220 for storing the guide information; an identification tag detection section 240 for detecting the identification tag 300 given to the guide object and receiving the identification information stored in the detected identification tag 300; and a guide information provision section 250 for reading from the storage section 220 to provide the guide contents corresponding to the identification information.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing device, an entrance / exit detection device, an information providing system, an information providing method, and a program.

  Information providing systems that provide explanations of works such as paintings and sculptures displayed at museums and other facilities are known. In this information providing system, the information providing device lent to the user from the facility detects the identification tag given to each work exhibited in the facility, and guide information explaining the work associated with this identification tag Is output as voice or text. Thereby, the user can view and listen to a guide (explanation) about a desired work (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-145936 A

  In the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to receive an information providing device from a facility in order to view a guide about a work. If the facilities are different, it is necessary to receive an information providing device loan at each facility. For this reason, there are also users who feel that it is bothersome to borrow an information providing apparatus and view a guide. Therefore, there is a need for a new technique that allows a user to easily view a guide without receiving an information providing apparatus loan from a facility.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an information providing device, an entrance / exit detection device, an information providing system, an information providing method, and a program that provide a guide that a user can easily view. Objective.

In order to achieve the above object, an information providing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention provides:
A communication unit configured to communicate with an external device and receive guide information including identification information stored in an identification tag attached to the guide object and guide content of the guide object;
A storage unit for storing guide information received by the communication unit;
An identification tag detector that detects the identification tag attached to the guide object and receives the identification information stored in the detected identification tag;
A guide information providing unit that reads and provides guide content corresponding to the identification information received by the identification tag detection unit from the storage unit;
It is characterized by that.

The entrance / exit detection device according to the second aspect of the present invention is:
A detecting means arranged in the facility where the guide object is arranged, communicating with the information providing device, and detecting that the information providing device has entered the facility;
In response to detection by the detection means, the identification information stored in the identification tag attached to the guide object arranged in the facility and the identification tag are assigned to the information providing device that has detected entrance. Transmission information for transmitting guide information including guide content of the guide target object, and a control application for executing an operation of outputting the guide content,
It is characterized by that.

An information providing system according to a third aspect of the present invention is:
An information providing apparatus as described above;
Placed in the facility where the guide object is placed, communicates with the information providing device, detects that the information providing device has entered the facility, and is placed in the facility at the information providing device that has detected the entry. The guide information including the identification information stored in the identification tag assigned to the guide object and the guide content of the guide object to which the identification tag is assigned, and the operation of outputting the guide content are executed. An entry / exit detection device for transmitting the control application,
It is characterized by that.

An information providing method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes:
A communication step of receiving and receiving the guide information including the identification information stored in the identification tag attached to the guide object and the guide content of the guide object by communicating with an external device;
A storage step of storing guide information received in the communication step in a storage unit;
An identification tag detection step of detecting an identification tag attached to the guide object and receiving identification information stored in the detected identification tag;
A guide information providing step of reading out and providing guide content corresponding to the identification information received in the identification tag detection step from the storage unit,
It is characterized by that.

A program according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is:
A communication unit configured to communicate with an external device and receive guide information including identification information stored in an identification tag attached to the guide object and guide content of the guide object;
A storage unit for storing guide information received by the communication unit;
An identification tag detector that detects the identification tag attached to the guide object and receives the identification information stored in the detected identification tag;
The guide content corresponding to the identification information received by the identification tag detection unit is read from the storage unit and functions as a guide information providing unit to be provided.
It is characterized by that.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the guide which a user can view simply can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the information provision system provided with the entrance / exit detection apparatus, information provision apparatus, and identification tag which concern on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an entrance / exit detection apparatus and an information provision apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the name information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of the entrance / exit detection apparatus, identification information, and guide content. It is a figure which shows the example of guide information. It is a flowchart for demonstrating entrance / exit processing. It is a flowchart for demonstrating a leaving process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process in an information provision apparatus. It is a figure which shows communication with an information provision apparatus and an identification tag. It is a figure which shows the example of output of guide information.

  An information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. This information providing system is a system for providing a user with guide (explanation) information that describes works (guide objects) such as paintings and sculptures displayed in a facility such as a museum.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system according to the embodiment includes an entrance / exit detection device 100 installed in a facility 400, an information providing device 200 carried by a viewer (user), and an identification tag 300 attached to a work. (300A to 300C).

  The entrance / exit detection device 100 is installed in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the facility 400, and is a device for detecting that the information providing device 200 (the user who owns it) has entered the facility 400 and has exited the facility 400. . As shown in FIG. 2, the entrance / exit detection device 100 includes a control unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a communication unit 130.

  The control unit 110 includes, for example, an arithmetic processing circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory) serving as a work area, various drivers, and the like, and controls and stores each unit of the entrance / exit detection device 100. Each process described later is executed based on a predetermined operation program stored in the unit 120.

  The storage unit 120 is composed of a predetermined storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a flash memory, for example, and is necessary for executing each process in addition to an operation program (application) that controls each unit of the entrance / exit detection device 100. Storing (storing) various data, data acquired or generated by execution of each process, and the like. The processing by the entrance / exit detection device 100 is realized by the control unit 110 executing the operation program stored in the storage unit 120.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 120 stores guide information 310 corresponding to the explanation of works displayed in the facility 400 and a control application (control program) 320 that controls the information providing apparatus 200. The guide information 310 and the control application 320 are transmitted to the information providing apparatus 200, and the information providing apparatus 200 outputs the guide information 310 according to the control of the control application 320.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the guide information 310 includes identification information (namely stored) in a name (name information) 310 a of a work arranged in the facility 400 and an identification tag 300 attached to the work. Tag ID) 310b and guide content 310c corresponding to the description of the work.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the communication unit 130 includes, for example, an interface for performing communication, and is based on a communication method such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN (Local Area Network), or RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification). And communicates with the information providing apparatus 200. The communication unit 130 functions as a detection unit (detection unit), detects (detects) the information providing device 200, enters the facility 400, and exits the facility 400. Is detected (detected). In addition, the communication unit 130 functions as a transmission unit (transmission unit) and responds to the detection of the information providing apparatus 200 with respect to the information providing apparatus 200 that has been detected. Information), information indicating that the facility 400 has been exited (exit information), guide information 310 stored in the storage unit 120, and the control application 320 are transmitted.

  On the other hand, the information providing apparatus 200 constituting the information providing system shown in FIG. 1 typically includes a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet PC, a notebook PC, and a portable game machine having a communication function possessed by the user. Information terminal device. As shown in FIG. 2, the information providing apparatus 200 includes a control unit 210, a storage unit 220, a communication unit 230, an identification tag detection unit 240, a guide information provision unit 250, and an input unit 260.

  The control unit 210 includes, for example, an arithmetic processing circuit such as a CPU, a RAM serving as a work area, various drivers, and the like. The control unit 210 controls each unit of the information providing apparatus 200 and stores a predetermined operation program stored in the storage unit 220. Each process to be described later is executed based on the above. Each component of the information providing apparatus 200 is connected to the control unit 210, and data exchange between the components is performed via the control unit 210.

  Further, the control unit 210 receives the guide information 310 and the control application 320 shown in FIG. 2 from the entrance / exit detection device 100 via the communication unit 230 and stores them in the storage unit 220. The control unit 210 activates and controls the control application 320 stored in the storage unit 220, thereby outputting the guide information 310 stored in the storage unit 220 to the guide information providing unit 250. Specifically, when the identification tag 300 is detected by the identification tag detection unit 240 under the control of the control application 320 and the identification tag 300 is detected, the control unit 210 detects the identification information (tag ID) 310b stored therein. , The identification information 310b that matches the read identification information 310b is extracted from the guide information 310, and the guide content 310c associated with the extracted identification information 310b is output to the guide information providing unit 250. In addition, after the exit from the facility 400 is detected, the control unit 210 deletes the guide information 310 and / or the control application 320 stored in the storage unit 220 via the guide information providing unit 250.

  The storage unit 220 includes a predetermined storage device such as a ROM or a flash memory, for example. In addition to an operation program (application) that controls each unit of the information providing device 200, data necessary for executing each process and each process Data acquired or generated by execution is stored (stored). The processing by the information providing apparatus 200 is realized by each component executing an operation program stored in the storage unit 220. In addition, the storage unit 220 stores the guide information 310 and the control application 320 received by the communication unit 230.

  The communication unit 230 includes, for example, an interface for performing communication, and performs a non-contact communication operation with the entrance / exit detection device 100 (based on a communication method such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN, and RFID ( Data transmission / reception). Then, the control unit 210 receives the entrance information and the exit information transmitted by the entrance / exit detection device 100 via the communication unit 230, so that the information providing device 200 (the user who owns it) has entered the facility 400. In addition, it detects (detects) that it has left the facility 400. Further, the communication unit 230 receives the guide information 310 and the control application 320 transmitted from the entrance / exit detection device 100 after it is detected that the facility 400 has been entered, and supplies the guide information 310 and the control application 320 to the control unit 210. The control unit 210 causes the storage unit 220 to store the guide information 310 and the control application 320 received by the communication unit 230 and associated with the identification tag 300.

  The identification tag detection unit 240 is composed of an antenna such as a coil antenna, for example, and performs a non-contact communication operation (data transmission / reception operation) with the identification tag 300, whereby the identification tag 300 installed for each work is displayed. To detect. When the information providing apparatus 200 is brought close to the communication area of the identification tag 300 and wireless communication becomes possible, the identification tag detection unit 240 conforms to, for example, the FeliCa (registered trademark) standard, the RF-IF standard, or the like. By transmitting / receiving the received radio wave to / from the identification tag 300, the identification information 310b embedded in the identification tag 300 is received and the identification tag 300 is detected.

  The guide information providing unit 250 includes, for example, an amplifier circuit, a speaker, a driver circuit, and a display device such as an LCD or an organic EL, and receives an audio signal or an image signal included in the guide content 310c given from the control unit 210. It converts and provides (outputs) audio and images to the user. The guide information providing unit 250 outputs the guide information 310 as sound or an image based on processing executed by the control unit 210 and the control application 320, so that the user can view the guide information 310 (commentary).

  The input unit 280 includes various keys, buttons, a touch panel, a microphone, and the like for receiving instructions from the user, and inputs various input instructions and data to the control unit 210.

  The identification tags 300 (300A, 300B, and 300C) are circuit boards, chips, and RFID tags in which identification information (tag ID) 310b for identifying works such as paintings and sculptures is embedded, and are displayed at the facility 400. It is given to each work to be commented and placed around the work. The identification tag 300 transmits the identification information 310b embedded in the identification tag 300 to the identification tag detection unit 240 using the electromotive force electromagnetically induced by the radio wave transmitted from the identification tag detection unit 240 as the operating power. For this reason, when the information providing device 200 possessed by the user is held over or brought close to the identification tag 300, the information providing device 200 detects the identification tag 300 and stores the identification information stored therein. 310b is received. Then, the information providing apparatus 200 extracts the identification information 310b that matches the received identification information 310b from the identification information 310b stored in the storage device 220, and obtains the guide content 310c associated with the extracted identification information 310b. Output. The identification tags 300A to 300C are separated to the extent that the identification tag detection unit 240 does not detect the plurality of identification tags 300 at the same time. The identification tag 300A is around the work A, and the identification tag 300B is around the work B. The identification tag 300C is installed (given) around the work C. When detecting the identification tag 300A, the information providing apparatus 200 detects the guide information 310A associated with the identification tag 300A, when detecting the identification tag 300B, the guide information 310B associated with the identification tag 300B, and the identification tag 300C. When detected, the guide information 310C associated with the identification tag 300C is output.

  Next, the operation of the information providing system having the above configuration will be described.

First, the operation of the entrance process performed by the entrance / exit detection device 100 installed near the entrance of the facility 400 will be described with reference to FIG.
The entrance / exit detection device 100 starts the process shown in FIG. 5 when the power is turned on and communication is possible. First, the communication unit 130 searches for the information providing device 200 around the entrance / exit detection device 100 (step S101).

  Next, the communication unit 130 determines whether or not the information providing apparatus 200 is newly detected (detected) as a result of searching for the information providing apparatus 200 around the entrance / exit detection apparatus 100 (step S102). As a result of searching the information providing apparatus 200, as shown in FIG. 1, the distance between the entrance / exit detection apparatus 100 installed near the entrance of the facility 400 and the information providing apparatus 200 is within a certain distance, that is, entrance / exit detection. When the device 100 (the communication unit 130) and the information providing device 200 (the communication unit 230) are within a communication range, the communication unit 130 performs a non-contact communication operation (data) with the information providing device 200. Communication) with the information providing apparatus 200 to acquire the individual identification information (for example, a physical address such as a MAC (Machine Access Control) address), and if it is new individual identification information Then, the information providing device 200 (the user who owns it) to which the individual identification information is assigned is detected (step S102; Yes), and the detected information providing device 200 (the user who owns the information providing device 200) Is detected to enter the facility 400 (step S103). Then, the communication unit 130 transmits information indicating that the user has entered the facility 400 (entrance information) to the information providing apparatus 200 (step S103).

  When the information providing apparatus 200 is not detected (step S102; No), the communication unit 130 continues searching for the information providing apparatus 200 (step S101).

  Next, the communication unit 130 communicates with the information providing apparatus 200 that has detected entry to the facility 400, and transmits the guide information 310 and the control application 320 to the information providing apparatus 200 (step S104).

  The entrance / exit detection device 100 transmits the guide information 310 and the control application 320 to the information providing device 200 that has detected the entrance to the facility 400 by repeating the processes of steps S101 to S104. Then, the information providing apparatus 200 that has received the guide information 310 and the control application 320 transmitted by the entrance / exit detection apparatus 100 uses the received guide information 310 and the control application 320 to output the guide information 310 in a process that will be described later. I do.

  Through the above processing, the guide information 310 and the control application 320 can be transmitted to any information providing apparatus 200 having a communication function in which entry into the facility 400 is detected.

  Next, the exit processing operation performed by the entrance / exit detection device 100 disposed at the exit of the facility 400 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The entrance / exit detection device 100 starts the process shown in FIG. 6 when the power is turned on and communication is possible. First, the communication unit 130 searches for the information providing apparatus 200 around the entrance / exit detection apparatus 100 (step S201).

  Next, the communication unit 130 determines whether or not the information providing apparatus 200 has been detected (detected) as a result of searching the information providing apparatus 200 around the entrance / exit detection apparatus 100 (step S202). As a result of searching the information providing apparatus 200, the distance between the entrance / exit detection apparatus 100 installed near the exit of the facility 400 and the information providing apparatus 200 is within a certain distance, that is, the entrance / exit detection apparatus 100 (the communication unit 130). ) And the information providing apparatus 200 (the communication unit 230) are within a communicable range, the communication unit 130 detects the information providing apparatus 200.

  When the information providing apparatus 200 is detected (step S202; Yes), the communication unit 130 detects that the detected information providing apparatus 200 (the user who owns it) has left the facility 400 (step S203). When the communication unit 130 detects the information providing apparatus 200 by performing a non-contact communication operation (data transmission / reception operation) with the information providing apparatus 200, and detects a new information providing apparatus 200, the information It is detected (detected) that the providing device 200 (the user who owns it) has left the facility 400. Then, the communication unit 130 transmits information (exit information) indicating that the user has left the facility 400 to the information providing apparatus 200. As will be described later, the exit information functions as an instruction to delete the guide information 310 and the control application 320 stored in the information providing apparatus 200.

  When the information providing apparatus 200 is not detected (step S202; No), the communication unit 130 continues to search for the information providing apparatus 200 (step S201).

  The entrance / exit detection device 100 can detect that any information providing device 200 having a communication function has exited the facility 400 by repeating the processes of steps S201 to S203.

  Next, the operation of the information providing apparatus 200 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The information providing apparatus 200 starts the process illustrated in FIG. 7 when the power is turned on and communication is possible or when an instruction to start the process is received from the user. First, the communication unit 230 searches for the entrance / exit detection device 100 around the information providing device 200 (step S301).

  When the entrance / exit detection device 100 is detected, the communication unit 230 performs a communication operation with the detected entrance / exit detection device 100, and whether the information providing device 200 (the user who owns it) has entered the facility 400 or not. Is determined (step S302). When the entrance / exit detection device 100 installed at the entrance of the facility 400 detects the information providing device 200 by the process described above with reference to FIG. 5, the entrance / exit detection device 100 indicates that the facility 400 has entered the facility 400. Information (entrance information) is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 200 (FIG. 5, step S103). When the communication unit 230 receives information indicating that it has entered the facility 400, the communication unit 230 determines that itself (the information providing apparatus 200 (the user who owns it)) has entered the facility 400.

  When it is determined that the user has entered the facility 400 (step S302; Yes), the communication unit 230 receives (downloads) the guide information 310 and the control application 320 that the entrance / exit detection device 100 transmits in step 104 of FIG. The received guide information 310 and control application 320 are stored in the storage unit 220 (step S303).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the facility 400 has not been entered (step S302; No), the communication unit 230 continues searching around the information providing apparatus 200 (step S301), and the information providing apparatus 200 enters the facility 400. It is determined again whether or not (step S302).

  When the guide information 310 and the control application 320 are received in step S303, the control unit 210 then activates the received control application 320 (step S304), and guide information 310 to the user through the guide information providing unit 250. To be able to provide.

  Next, the identification tag detection unit 240 searches for a nearby identification tag 300 and determines whether or not the identification tag 300 has been detected (step S305). For example, when the identification tag detection unit 240 transmits inquiry information and receives the identification information (tag ID) 310b held by the identification tag 300 from the identification tag 300 in response to the inquiry, the identification tag detection unit 240 displays the identification tag 300. It is determined that it has been detected, and the received identification information 310b is temporarily stored. For example, when the identification tag detection unit 240 approaches the communicable range of any one of the identification tags 300, the identification tag detection unit 240 receives a response (identification information) from the communication tag 300 and determines that the identification tag 300 has been detected. The information providing apparatus 200 in which entry into the facility 400 is detected in the above-described steps searches for the identification tag 300 installed for each work in the facility 400 according to the user's movement. Then, the identification tag detection unit 240 determines whether or not the identification tag 300 has been detected as a result of searching for the identification tag 300. As shown in FIG. 8, when the information providing apparatus 200 and the identification tag 300A are within a certain distance, the identification tag detection unit 240 detects the identification tag 300A and reads out the identification information 310b.

When the identification tag 300 is detected (step S305; Yes), the control unit 210 uses the control application 320 to store the identification information 310b that matches the identification information 310b read from the detected identification tag 300 in the storage unit 220. When a search is performed from the stored identification information 310b and a matching one is extracted, the guide content 310c associated with the extracted identification information 310b is read from the storage unit 220 and output to the guide information providing unit 250 ( Step S306). For example, when the identification tag detection unit 240 detects the identification tag 300A and reads the identification information 310b stored in the identification tag 300A, the control unit 210 is stored in the storage device 220 using the control application 320. 9, the information corresponding to the identification information 310b of the identification tag 300A is extracted, the guide content 310c associated with the extracted identification tag 300A is extracted from the storage unit 220, and as shown in FIG. As guide information 310A, information such as a work name, an author name, a production year, a career history, and a work commentary is output as characters, images, and sounds. A different identification tag 300 is installed for each work, and the identification information 310b stored in the identification tag 300 and the guide content 310c are associated with each other. Therefore, the identification tag detection unit 240 corresponds to the identification tag 300 detected. The attached guide content 310c becomes the guide content 310c corresponding to the work.
Therefore, the guide information 310 associated with the identification information 310b stored in the identification tag 300 detected around the information providing apparatus 200 (the user who owns the information providing apparatus 200) is output, so that the user is in the vicinity. You can watch the guide (commentary) corresponding to the work. Further, by outputting the guide information 310 using the control application 320 transmitted from the entrance / exit detection device 100, the information providing device 200 possessed by the user does not use the dedicated device for outputting the guide information 310. Information 310 can be output.

  When the identification tag 300 is not detected (step S305; No), the identification tag detection unit 240 continues the search for the identification tag 300 for a predetermined time and determines again whether or not the identification tag 300 has been detected (step S305).

  Next, the communication unit 230 searches for the entrance / exit detection device 100 around the information providing device 200 and, when detecting the entrance / exit detection device 100, performs a communication operation with the entrance / exit detection device 100. Thus, it is determined whether or not the information providing apparatus 200 (the user who owns it) has left the facility 400 (step S307). When the communication unit 230 detects the entrance / exit detection device 100 installed at the exit of the facility 400, information (exit information) indicating that the facility 400 has exited is transmitted from the detected entrance / exit detection device 100. The communication unit 230 determines that the information providing apparatus 200 (the user who owns it) has left the facility 400 when receiving information indicating that the facility 400 has left.

  When the exit from the facility 400 is detected (step S307; Yes), the control unit 210 deletes the guide information 310 and / or the control application 320 stored in the storage unit 220 (step S308), and this processing is performed. finish. Since the guide information 310 and the control application 320 are used (utilized) to guide the works displayed in the facility 400, the guide information 310 and the control application 320 are rarely used outside the facility 400 where the works are not displayed. Therefore, the storage area of the storage unit 220 can be secured by deleting the guide information 310 and the control application 320 from the storage unit 220. In addition, the user can be prevented from using the control application 320 by mistake.

  When the exit from the facility 400 is not detected (step S307; No), the identification tag detection unit 240 continues the search for the identification tag 300 for a predetermined time and determines again whether or not the identification tag 300 has been detected ( Step S305). By repeating steps S305 to S307, different guide information 310 is output for each work, and the user can view a guide (commentary) corresponding to each work.

  Through the above processing, guide information 310 corresponding to each work can be output. Also, the guide information 310 and the control application 320 for controlling the provision of the guide information 310 are downloaded, and the guide information 310 is output using the control application 320, whereby a dedicated device for outputting the guide information 310 is obtained. Regardless, the information providing apparatus 200 possessed by the user can output the guide information 310.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and application are possible.

  The installation location of the entrance / exit detection device 100 is not limited to an art museum, and may be any museum, station, hospital, airport, building, school, etc. A plurality of entrance / exit detection devices 100 can also be installed.

  Further, the entrance / exit detection device 100 can be installed at an entrance / exit of a facility 400 where entrance and exit are performed. For example, in this case, the communication unit 130 stores a physical address such as the MAC address of the communication partner in the storage unit 120, and detects the information providing device 200 (its physical address) that has not been detected yet or leaves the facility 400. When the information providing apparatus 200 (its physical address) detected in the past is detected, it is detected that the information providing apparatus 200 detected this time has entered the facility 400, the elapsed time is measured in association with the physical address, When the entrance to the facility 400 is detected in the past and the information providing apparatus 200 (its physical address) is detected again after a predetermined time has elapsed, it is detected that the information providing apparatus 200 has left the facility 400.

  The place where the identification tag 300 is installed is not limited to the surroundings of the works exhibited in the museum, but is arbitrary such as the information boards of stations, hospitals, airports, buildings, etc., the surroundings of works exhibited in the school. Further, the number of identification tags 300 corresponds to the number of works or the like on which the identification tag 300 is installed, and is arbitrary.

  The communication unit 130, the communication unit 230, and the identification tag detection unit 240 are, for example, wireless LANs such as IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n standards, Wi-Fi (registered trademark). ), It is also possible to communicate with the entrance / exit detection device 100, the information providing device 200, or the identification tag 300 by any communication method such as infrared communication or visible light communication.

  The communication unit 130, the control unit 210, and the guide information providing unit 250 detect the model number of the information providing apparatus 200 and the size, resolution, and aspect ratio of the display part (guide information providing unit 250) for displaying characters and images. You can also The communication unit 130 can also transmit different control applications 320 to the information providing apparatus 200 according to the detected model number of the information providing apparatus 200, the size of the display portion, and the like. For example, when the display portion of the information providing apparatus 200 is 3 inches and the aspect ratio is 16: 8, the communication unit 130 outputs a control application 320 that can output guide information 310 that matches the size and aspect ratio of the display portion. The information is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 200. The guide information providing unit 250 can also output the guide information 310 using the control application 320 transmitted from the communication unit 130. In addition, the communication unit 130, the control unit 210, and the guide information providing unit 250 store in advance information in which the model number of the information providing device 200 and the size, resolution, and aspect ratio of the display portion of the information providing device 200 are associated with each other. The size, resolution, and aspect ratio of the display portion (guide information providing unit 250) can be acquired by accessing the server and the storage units 120 and 220.

  The distance at which the communication unit 130, the communication unit 230, and the identification tag detection unit 240 can detect the detection destination varies depending on the frequency band and the communication method. For this reason, the distance which the communication part 130, the communication part 230, and the identification tag detection part 240 can detect a detection destination is arbitrary. The distance between the identification tags 300 is arbitrary as long as the identification tag detection unit 240 is separated to the extent that the plurality of identification tags 300 are not detected simultaneously.

  The storage unit 220 can also store a control application 320 for controlling the provision of the guide information 310 in advance. The communication unit 230 can also receive the guide information 310 that controls the output by the control application 320 stored in advance in the storage unit 220. When the control application 320 is stored in the storage unit 220 in advance, the information providing apparatus 200 can also start the process of FIG. 7 when the control application 320 is activated by an instruction from the user.

The guide information providing unit 250 can provide (output) the guide information 310 by an arbitrary method such as vibration and light flashing, not limited to characters and voices.
The guide information 310 provided by the guide information providing unit 250 includes information that varies depending on the work to be guided (explained), and can include arbitrary information.

  The control unit 210 can also delete only the guide information 310 that has not been output to the guide information providing unit 250 among the guide information 310 stored in the storage unit 220. Since the guide information 310 output from the guide information providing unit 250 is the guide information 310 of the work that the user has watched with interest, the user is highly likely to view the guide again. For this reason, the control unit 210 leaves the guide information 310 that is likely to be output (used) once and output (used) again in the storage unit 220, and stores the guide information 310 that has not been output (used) in the storage unit 220. You can also delete from.

  In addition, the controller 210 detects that the exit from the facility 400 has been detected, after a predetermined time (for example, 24 hours) has elapsed, or after the tag 300 has been detected for the last time, The guide information 310 and / or the control application 320 can also be deleted.

The works (guide objects) are not limited to tangible objects such as works of art. It may be intangible. For example, the work (guide object) may be sound, voice, song, music, image, video, motion, performance, play, play, and the like.
In this case, for example, an area in which music is played (arranged), an area where images / videos as guide objects are displayed / projected (arranged), and performance (arrangement) is made. The identification tag 300 is disposed in the vicinity of the area, and the entrance / exit detection device 100 is further disposed at the entrance / exit of the facility 400 including these areas, and the entrance / exit detection device 100 moves to the information providing device 200. The guide information 310 and the control application 320 are transmitted, the information providing apparatus 200 detects the nearby identification tag 300, and provides the guide information 310 such as music, video, and performance commentary information to which the identification tag 300 is attached. You may do it.
The facility 400 is not limited to buildings such as buildings, and may be outdoors such as a ground or a field, and widely means a certain space in which works (guide objects) are arranged.

  In addition, the hardware configuration and the flowchart described above are merely examples, and can be arbitrarily changed and modified.

  The central part that performs the processing of the entrance / exit detection device 100 and the information providing device 200 can be realized using a normal computer system, not a dedicated system. For example, a computer program for executing the above operation is stored and distributed in a computer-readable recording medium (flexible disk, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc.), and the computer program is installed in the computer. Thus, the entrance / exit detection device 100 and the information provision device 200 that execute the above-described processing may be configured. Further, the computer program is stored in a storage device included in a server device on a communication network such as the Internet, and the entrance / exit detection device 100 and the information providing device 200 are configured by downloading or the like by a normal computer system. Good.

  In addition, when the functions of the entrance / exit detection device 100 and the information providing device 200 are realized by sharing an OS (operating system) and an application program, or in cooperation with the OS and the application program, only the application program portion is recorded. You may store in a medium or a memory | storage device.

  It is also possible to distribute a computer program via a communication network. For example, the computer program may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS) on a communication network, and the computer program may be distributed via the network. The computer program may be started and executed in the same manner as other application programs under the control of the OS, so that the above-described processing may be executed.

  Various embodiments and modifications of the present invention are possible without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention. The above-described embodiments are for explaining the present invention and do not limit the scope of the present invention. In other words, the scope of the present invention is shown not by the embodiments but by the claims. Various modifications within the scope of the claims and within the scope of the equivalent invention are considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

  A part or all of the above-described embodiment can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but is not limited thereto.

(Appendix 1)
A communication unit configured to communicate with an external device and receive guide information including identification information stored in an identification tag attached to the guide object and guide content of the guide object;
A storage unit for storing guide information received by the communication unit;
An identification tag detector that detects the identification tag attached to the guide object and receives the identification information stored in the detected identification tag;
A guide information providing unit that reads and provides guide content corresponding to the identification information received by the identification tag detection unit from the storage unit;
An information providing apparatus characterized by that.

(Appendix 2)
The communication unit transmits a control application and the guide information transmitted from the external device disposed in the facility where the guide object is disposed, when the information providing device detects that the information providing device has entered the facility from the external device. And receive
The storage unit stores the control application received by the communication unit,
The guide information providing unit reads and provides guide content corresponding to the identification information received by the identification tag detection unit from the storage unit by executing a control application stored in the storage unit.
The information providing apparatus according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein

(Appendix 3)
The communication unit receives exit information indicating that the facility has been exited from an external device that detects that the guide object has exited from the facility in which the guide object is disposed,
The guide information providing unit deletes at least one of the guide information and the control application stored in the storage unit in response to the exit information received by the communication unit.
The information providing apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2, characterized in that:

(Appendix 4)
The guide information providing unit includes a display device, detects the size, resolution, and aspect ratio of the display device, generates an image corresponding to the detected size, resolution, and aspect ratio from the guide content, and displays the display Display on the device,
4. The information providing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, wherein

(Appendix 5)
A detecting means arranged in the facility where the guide object is arranged, communicating with the information providing device, and detecting that the information providing device has entered the facility;
In response to detection by the detection means, the identification information stored in the identification tag attached to the guide object arranged in the facility and the identification tag are assigned to the information providing device that has detected entrance. Transmission information for transmitting guide information including guide content of the guide target object, and a control application for executing an operation of outputting the guide content,
An entrance / exit detection device characterized by that.

(Appendix 6)
The detecting means communicates with the information providing device to detect that the information providing device has left the facility,
In response to the exit detection from the facility by the detection means, the transmission means transmits exit information indicating that the exit from the facility,
The entrance / exit detection device according to Supplementary Note 5, wherein

(Appendix 7)
The detection means detects the size, resolution, and aspect ratio of the display device provided in the information providing device,
The transmitting unit transmits a control application that performs an operation corresponding to the size, resolution, and aspect ratio detected by the detecting unit;
The entry / exit detection device according to appendix 5 or 6, characterized by the above.

(Appendix 8)
The information providing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 4,
Placed in the facility where the guide object is placed, communicates with the information providing device, detects that the information providing device has entered the facility, and is placed in the facility at the information providing device that has detected the entry. The guide information including the identification information stored in the identification tag assigned to the guide object and the guide content of the guide object to which the identification tag is assigned, and the operation of outputting the guide content are executed. An entry / exit detection device for transmitting the control application,
An information providing system characterized by that.

(Appendix 9)
The entrance / exit detection device communicates with the information providing device, detects that the information providing device has exited the facility, and transmits exit information indicating that the exit from the facility has been detected to the information providing device that has detected exit. And
The information providing device receives the exit information and deletes the stored guide information and / or control application,
The information providing system according to appendix 8, characterized by:

(Appendix 10)
A communication step of receiving and receiving the guide information including the identification information stored in the identification tag attached to the guide object and the guide content of the guide object by communicating with an external device;
A storage step of storing guide information received in the communication step in a storage unit;
An identification tag detection step of detecting an identification tag attached to the guide object and receiving identification information stored in the detected identification tag;
A guide information providing step of reading out and providing guide content corresponding to the identification information received in the identification tag detection step from the storage unit,
An information providing method characterized by the above.

(Appendix 11)
A communication unit configured to communicate with an external device and receive guide information including identification information stored in an identification tag attached to the guide object and guide content of the guide object;
A storage unit for storing guide information received by the communication unit;
An identification tag detector that detects the identification tag attached to the guide object and receives the identification information stored in the detected identification tag;
The guide content corresponding to the identification information received by the identification tag detection unit is read from the storage unit and functions as a guide information providing unit to be provided.
A program characterized by that.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Entrance / exit detection apparatus 110 Control part 120 Storage part 130 Communication part 200 Information provision apparatus 210 Control part 220 Storage part 230 Communication part 240 Identification tag detection part 250 Guide information provision part 260 Input part 300 (300A, 300B, 300C) Identification tag 310 (310A, 310B, 310C) Guide information 310a Name information 310b Identification information 310c Guide content 320 Control application 400 Facility

Claims (10)

A communication unit configured to communicate with an external device and receive guide information including identification information stored in an identification tag attached to the guide object and guide content of the guide object;
A storage unit for storing guide information received by the communication unit;
An identification tag detector that detects the identification tag attached to the guide object and receives the identification information stored in the detected identification tag;
A guide information providing unit that reads and provides guide content corresponding to the identification information received by the identification tag detection unit from the storage unit;
An information providing apparatus characterized by that. The communication unit transmits a control application and the guide information transmitted from the external device disposed in the facility where the guide object is disposed, when the information providing device detects that the information providing device has entered the facility from the external device. And receive
The storage unit stores the control application received by the communication unit,
The guide information providing unit reads and provides guide content corresponding to the identification information received by the identification tag detection unit from the storage unit by executing a control application stored in the storage unit.
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1. The communication unit receives exit information indicating that the facility has been exited from an external device that detects that the guide object has exited from the facility in which the guide object is disposed,
The guide information providing unit deletes at least one of the guide information and the control application stored in the storage unit in response to the exit information received by the communication unit.
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information providing apparatus is an information providing apparatus. The guide information providing unit includes a display device, detects the size, resolution, and aspect ratio of the display device, generates an image corresponding to the detected size, resolution, and aspect ratio from the guide content, and displays the display Display on the device,
The information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information providing apparatus includes: A detecting means arranged in the facility where the guide object is arranged, communicating with the information providing device, and detecting that the information providing device has entered the facility;
In response to detection by the detection means, the identification information stored in the identification tag attached to the guide object arranged in the facility and the identification tag are assigned to the information providing device that has detected entrance. Transmission information for transmitting guide information including guide content of the guide target object, and a control application for executing an operation of outputting the guide content,
An entrance / exit detection device characterized by that. The detecting means communicates with the information providing device to detect that the information providing device has left the facility,
In response to the exit detection from the facility by the detection means, the transmission means transmits exit information indicating that the exit from the facility,
The entrance / exit detection apparatus according to claim 5. The detection means detects the size, resolution, and aspect ratio of the display device provided in the information providing device,
The transmitting unit transmits a control application that performs an operation corresponding to the size, resolution, and aspect ratio detected by the detecting unit;
The entrance / exit detection device according to claim 5 or 6. An information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Placed in the facility where the guide object is placed, communicates with the information providing device, detects that the information providing device has entered the facility, and is placed in the facility at the information providing device that has detected the entry. The guide information including the identification information stored in the identification tag assigned to the guide object and the guide content of the guide object to which the identification tag is assigned, and the operation of outputting the guide content are executed. An entry / exit detection device for transmitting the control application,
An information providing system characterized by that. A communication step of receiving and receiving the guide information including the identification information stored in the identification tag attached to the guide object and the guide content of the guide object by communicating with an external device;
A storage step of storing guide information received in the communication step in a storage unit;
An identification tag detection step of detecting an identification tag attached to the guide object and receiving identification information stored in the detected identification tag;
A guide information providing step of reading out and providing guide content corresponding to the identification information received in the identification tag detection step from the storage unit,
An information providing method characterized by the above. A communication unit configured to communicate with an external device and receive guide information including identification information stored in an identification tag attached to the guide object and guide content of the guide object;
A storage unit for storing guide information received by the communication unit;
An identification tag detector that detects the identification tag attached to the guide object and receives the identification information stored in the detected identification tag;
The guide content corresponding to the identification information received by the identification tag detection unit is read from the storage unit and functions as a guide information providing unit to be provided.
A program characterized by that.

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