JP2014230616A - Sport supporting system, terminal device, server device, information providing method, information totaling method, information providing program, and information totaling program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately collect not only a sport result of an individual user but also statistical information relating to the sports of many users performing the sports so as to variously utilize them.SOLUTION: A portable terminal 1, at each predetermined timing, forms notification information Pb containing a present position, the acquisition date of the present position, a sport type, and attribute information, and transmits the notification information Pb to a server 3. The server 3 receives the notification information Pb from the portable terminal 1, and performs a predetermined totaling process relating to notification information for each user and for each piece of attribute information. The server 3 forms advice information Ad on the basis of comparison between the sport result of each user and the sport results of the other users, which can be grasped from the result of the totaling process of the notification information, and notifies the corresponding user of the advice information Ad through the portable terminal 1 of the user. Further, the server 3 provides the user with and a sport tool manufacturer with statistical information Sb being the totaled result.

Description

  The present invention relates to a system, an apparatus, a method, and a program for assisting a user who performs exercise, for example, when performing exercise (sport) with movement such as walking, running, cycling, and mountain climbing.

  For example, as a support tool for walking and running, a mobile phone terminal equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) function is used to grasp the distance traveled, time traveled, and speed traveled, and calories burned to the user. What is presented is known. Since it is possible to easily and accurately grasp the contents of the exercises performed by the person, and the effects of the exercises can be grasped as calories burned, it is also used as a means of providing information for motivation to exercise.

  Furthermore, in Patent Document 1 described later, the mobile terminal and the server cooperate to clarify how much the user has exercised on a bicycle or on foot, and what kind of route should be used to move the target calorie consumption. An invention relating to a system capable of presenting whether a quantity can be achieved is disclosed. By utilizing the invention described in Patent Document 1, it is possible not only to grasp the amount of exercise actually performed, but also to identify a path through which the target calorie can be consumed before exercising, so that exercise can be performed efficiently. Convenient.

JP 2004-109100 A

  By the way, since exercises such as walking, running, and cycling are individual competitions, the conventional exercise support tool and the invention described in Patent Document 1 described above only manage the exercise amount and calorie consumption of the individual user. However, from users who have become accustomed to doing exercises such as walking, running, and cycling, not only their own exercise results, but also their exercise, for example, when compared with people of the same age as their own There is a request to know if is appropriate.

  For example, if you think that you are right, but the average exercise amount of people of the same age is higher, or if the average exercise pace of people of the same age is faster, It is necessary to devise to improve the pace of exercise. Also, if the average exercise amount of people of the same age is less or the average exercise pace of people of the same age is slower, do not overwork your own exercise amount or exercise pace There is a need to.

  In addition, manufacturers of shoes used for walking and running and manufacturers of bicycles used for cycling are also required to grasp the exercise status of users who perform exercises such as walking, running, and cycling. However, under the present circumstances, it is necessary to rely on a method of collecting information by conducting a questionnaire or the like for those who are performing such exercise.

  In view of the above, the present invention is intended to accurately collect not only individual exercise results of users but also statistical information on the exercises of a large number of users who are exercising so that they can be used in various ways. Objective.

In order to solve the above problems, an exercise support system according to claim 1 is provided.
An exercise support system configured by connecting a terminal device carried by a user during exercise and a server device through a network,
The terminal device
Current position positioning means for measuring the current position;
Date and time information providing means for providing the acquisition date and time of the current position;
Attribute information storage means for storing attribute information about the user;
Exercise type storage means for storing the type of exercise performed by the user;
Forming means for forming notification information including the current position, the acquisition date and time of the current position, the attribute information about the user, and the exercise type at predetermined timings when performing exercise,
Transmitting means for transmitting the notification information to the server device;
Information corresponding to the transmitted notification information, and advice receiving means for receiving advice information from the server device;
An output means for outputting the received advice information;
The server device is
Receiving means for receiving the notification information from the terminal device;
For the notification information, for each user, a user-by-user aggregation means for performing a predetermined aggregation process;
For the notification information, for each attribute to which the user belongs, attribute-specific aggregation means for performing a predetermined aggregation process;
Advice forming means for forming advice information for each user based on the counting result by the counting means by user and the counting result by the attribute counting means;
And an advice transmitting means for providing the formed advice information to a corresponding user.

  According to the exercise support system of the first aspect of the present invention, the terminal device and the server device are connected through a network. In the terminal device, for each predetermined timing, the current position from the current position positioning means, the acquisition date and time of the current position from the date and time information providing means, the attribute information about the user from the attribute information storage means, and the exercise type storage means The forming means forms notification information including the exercise type from Then, the transmission unit transmits the notification information formed by the forming unit to the server device.

  In the server device, the receiving means receives notification information from the terminal device. Furthermore, in the server device, the user-by-user aggregation means performs a predetermined aggregation process for each user for the notification information, and the attribute-by-attribute aggregation means performs a predetermined aggregation process for the notification information for each attribute to which the user belongs.

  Then, in the server device, the advice forming unit forms advice information for each user based on the totaling result by the totaling unit by user and the totaling result by the totaling unit by attribute, and the advice transmitting unit To users. On the other hand, the terminal device receives the advice information from the server device through the advice receiving means and outputs it through the output means.

  Thereby, the user of a terminal device can receive provision of advice information considering not only his / her exercise results but also aggregate information (statistical information) on exercises of other users belonging to the same attribute as the user. Then, according to the advice information, it is possible to improve and improve the self-exercise. In this way, statistical information regarding exercises of a large number of users can be accurately grasped and used in various ways.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to accurately collect not only the exercise results of individual users who exercise, but also statistical information relating to the exercises of a large number of users who exercise, and use them in various ways.

It is a figure for explaining the outline of the exercise support system of an embodiment. 3 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration example of a mobile terminal 1. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of the notification information produced | generated with the portable terminal. FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration example of a server 3. It is a figure which shows the example of the storage data of the total file 306 classified by user. It is a figure which shows the example of the storage data of the statistical information file 307 classified by attribute. It is a figure which shows the example of the storage data of the statistical information file 308 classified by tool. 4 is a flowchart of an initial setting process executed on the mobile terminal 1. It is a figure which shows the example of the input screen displayed on the display part of the portable terminal. 4 is a flowchart of route search and navigation processing executed by the mobile terminal 1. It is a flowchart following FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the input screen etc. which are displayed on the display part of the portable terminal. 4 is a flowchart of a user support process executed by the server 3. It is a flowchart following FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a system, apparatus, method, and program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Outline of exercise support system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the exercise support system of this embodiment. The exercise support system of this embodiment is configured by connecting a large number of portable terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... And a navigation server device 3 through a network 2.

  Each of the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... Is carried and used by a user who performs exercise (sports) with movement such as walking, running, cycling, and mountain climbing. Is. Each of the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... Has a communication function and a current position positioning function such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) function. Is also provided.

  Specifically, the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... Are a conventional mobile phone terminal, a tablet PC (PC is an abbreviation for personal computer), a notebook PC, a smartphone, It can be realized by various mobile terminals such as a high-function mobile phone terminal. However, in this embodiment, in order to simplify the explanation, each of the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... Has a high function called a smartphone that has been widely spread in recent years. A description will be given assuming that the mobile phone terminal is realized.

  The network 2 includes various communication networks that mutually connect a large number of portable terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... And the navigation server device 3. Specifically, the network 2 includes a communication terminal and the Internet such as a wide area communication network (wide area network) such as the Internet, a mobile phone network, and a public switched telephone network, and a network using a wireless communication technology of the WiMAX standard. It also includes various networks to connect.

  The navigation server device (hereinafter simply referred to as “server”) 3 cooperates with each of the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),. In each of 1 (2), 1 (3),..., A navigation function is realized. That is, the server 3 performs a route search in response to a route search request from each of the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... ), 1 (2), 1 (3),. Then, the server 3 receives the mobile terminal 1 from the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... (1) 1 (2), 1 (3),..., Map information to be displayed and guidance messages are provided for each.

  Thereby, in each of the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),..., The map information is displayed on the display screen and the route (route) to be traced on the displayed map is displayed. To do. And in each of portable terminal 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3), ..., the present position of the own machine which changes every moment is displayed on the displayed map, and a display message and a voice message are used. Then, route guidance processing (navigation processing) is performed.

  The exercise support system according to this embodiment appropriately supports not only the above-described navigation function but also the exercises performed by each user of the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),. Realize functionality. As described above, each of the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... According to this embodiment is used when the navigation function is executed, for example, at intervals of 1 minute. At a predetermined interval, the current position (latitude and longitude) of the own device is measured and notified to the server 3. In general, information indicating not only the current position but also the user ID, the acquisition date and time of the current position, the road type, and the navigation type (walking, train, car, etc.) is the mobile terminal 1 (1), 1 (2) The server 3 is notified from each of 1 (3),.

  That is, the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... Each include a user ID, a current position, a current position acquisition date / time, a road type, and a navigation type at predetermined intervals. Information (so-called probe information) Pb is formed and transmitted to the server 3. For this reason, in the portable terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... Of this embodiment, the notification information Pb is further added to the personal attribute information of the user and shoes or bicycles used by the user during exercise. The server 3 is notified by adding information on exercise tools such as.

  The server 3 receives notification information Pb from a large number of users' mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),..., And aggregates them by individual attribute or by exercise tool. To obtain various statistical information. And the server 3 forms the advice information Ad with respect to each user based on the status of each user's exercise and the grasped statistical information, and the user's mobile terminal 1 (1) during or after exercise. ), 1 (2), 1 (3),... In this case, examples of advice provided from the server 3 to each user include, for example, fast / slow pace and large / small load when viewed from statistical information obtained based on age, sex, weight, etc. Can be notified.

  In other words, in the case of conventional exercise support tools used when exercising such as walking, running, cycling, and mountain climbing, the focus is on accurately grasping the amount of exercise and calories burned and maintaining the continuity of exercise. Had been considered. However, in the case of the exercise support system of this embodiment, for example, in relation to many other users performing the same type of exercise, it is possible to objectively evaluate the exercise being performed. ing.

  In addition, since the server 3 can also collect information on the exercise tool used by the user during exercise, statistical information Sb such as the user's age, sex, and exercise amount (distance, time) for each exercise tool can be grasped. It can be provided to manufacturers of exercise tools. Statistical information Sb or the like based on such information on the exercise tool can be distributed to the terminal device 4 connected to the network 2 or on the manufacturer side of the exercise tool through the network 2.

  Here, since the outline of the exercise support system of this embodiment has been described, the user attribute information is provided through the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),. It explained mainly about the point which can collect the information about the exercise tool. However, it is not limited to this. For example, information indicating the altitude of the route traveled by the user and information related to the weather (weather, temperature, humidity, wind direction, wind speed, etc.) are stored in the server from the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),. It is also possible to perform the aggregation taking these into consideration. Also, information indicating the altitude of the route traveled by the user and information related to the weather can be acquired by the server 3 from map information or an external server (a map information providing server or a weather server) and used.

  Hereinafter, configuration examples and details of operations and the like of the mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... And the server 3 constituting the exercise support system of this embodiment will be described. Various types of mobile terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... Which are high-function telephone terminals are provided by a plurality of manufacturers. The same. Therefore, in the following description, unless otherwise indicated, the portable terminals 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3),... Are collectively referred to as the portable terminal 1.

[Configuration example of mobile terminal 1]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration example of the mobile terminal 1 according to this embodiment. In the mobile terminal 1 shown in FIG. 2, the wireless communication unit 101 converts the signal received through the network 2 into data that can be processed by the own device, or converts various data for transmission into signals that comply with the protocol. For example, the data is converted and sent to the network 2. The wireless communication unit 101 is connected to a transmission / reception antenna 101A.

  The control unit 102 controls each unit of the mobile terminal 1 and is configured by connecting a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory) through a CPU bus, although not shown. Computer device. The control unit 102 also functions as an application execution unit that executes various applications.

  The storage device 103 includes, for example, a nonvolatile memory as a recording medium, and performs writing / recording holding / reading / deleting various application programs and data obtained by various processes to the nonvolatile memory. In addition, as will be described later, the storage device 103 stores an exercise type indicating the type of exercise performed by the user, personal attribute data of the user, exercise tool data that is information on the exercise tool used by the user, and the like. Is also stored.

  The operation unit 104 includes hardware keys provided in the mobile terminal 1, receives an operation input from the user, and supplies the received information to the control unit 102. The hardware keys provided on the operation unit 104 are, for example, a power on / off key, some function keys for executing basic functions, and arrow keys.

  The time control unit 105 manages the current date, current day, and current time. The sensor unit 106 includes, for example, an acceleration sensor and an orientation sensor (geomagnetic sensor). The acceleration sensor detects the inclination of the mobile terminal 1 in order to specify the posture of the mobile terminal 1. The direction sensor detects which direction the mobile terminal 1 is facing by detecting geomagnetism. With these sensors, the posture and orientation of the mobile terminal 1 can be specified, and a so-called navigation function or the like can be appropriately provided.

  The sensor unit 106 may be a triaxial (front / rear, left / right, up / down) acceleration sensor or a 6-axis sensor that combines an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor. Further, an altitude sensor (atmospheric pressure sensor) can be provided so that the altitude at the location of the mobile terminal 1 can be detected. However, since the altitude on the road is also maintained as data associated with each link of the road network data, if the current position is known, the altitude at that position can also be specified from the road network data. The GPS unit 107 and the GPS antenna 107A measure the current position of the own device.

  The display unit 108 receives various image data and video data, converts them into video signals, and displays images and videos corresponding to the video signals on its own display screen. The touch panel 109 attached to the display screen of the display unit 108 constitutes a so-called software key together with information displayed on the display screen. Therefore, the control unit 102 can recognize an instruction input from the user based on information indicating the user's designated position from the touch panel 109 and information displayed on the display screen of the display unit 108 corresponding to the designated position. It is like that.

  The audio output unit 110 converts various audio data supplied thereto into an analog audio signal and supplies the analog audio signal to the speaker 111. As a result, sound corresponding to the sound data supplied to the sound output unit 110 is emitted from the speaker 111. The audio output unit 110 and the speaker 111 are used when a TTS (Text To Speech) function is realized.

  For example, the navigation processing unit 112 forms a route search request in response to an operation input from a user received through the touch panel 109 and transmits the route search request to the server 3. In response to this, the server 3 sends a route search result or a map. Receive information. Transmission of a route search request, reception of a route search result, and map information are performed through the wireless communication unit 101 and the transmission / reception antenna 101A. Information received from the server 3 is stored in the storage device 103. Then, the navigation processing unit 112 receives the provision, displays a map according to the map information stored in the storage device 103 and a route search result on the display unit 108, and displays the current position of the own device acquired through the GPS unit 107. The map is displayed on the map displayed at 108, and a route guidance (navigation) process is performed.

  The navigation processing unit 112 also performs a process of emitting guidance information from the speaker 111 by voice. For example, by supplying voice data of a voice message such as “Please turn right at the next intersection” to the voice output unit 110, the voice message is emitted from the speaker 111. Note that the voice data forming the voice message can be provided from the server 3 or stored in the storage device 103. As described above, the navigation processing unit 112 performs navigation processing based on display information such as a map displayed on the display unit 108 and audio information emitted through the audio output unit 110 and the speaker 111.

  The notification information forming unit 113 forms notification information (so-called probe information) to be provided to the server 3 at a predetermined timing, for example, every minute under the control of the control unit 102, and Process to send. The notification information is also transmitted to the network 2 through the wireless communication unit 101 and the transmission / reception antenna 101A and transmitted to the server 3. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of notification information generated in the notification information forming unit 113.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the notification information generated by the notification information forming unit 113 is roughly composed of essential data and user-related data. As shown in FIG. 3, the essential data includes a user ID, a route ID, an exercise type, positioning data, a road type, and altitude data. The word “ID” in the user ID and the route ID is an abbreviation for “identification” which means identification information.

  The user ID is information that can uniquely identify the user. If membership registration is required for the server 3, the member ID assigned to the user is used, or an e-mail address or telephone number is used. Can also be used. In this embodiment, for example, an e-mail address is used as the user ID. The route ID is an ID (identification information) given by the server 3 to the route obtained as a result of route search.

  The exercise type is information indicating the type of exercise performed by the user selected by the user, and is information indicating different types such as walking, running, cycling, and mountain climbing. The exercise type is represented as two-digit numerical information such as “01: walking” and “02: running”. Among the positioning data, the position is position information indicating the current position acquired through the GPS unit 107, for example, longitude and latitude information. Of the positioning data, the date and time is the acquisition date and time of the current position, and is the date and time information acquired through the time control unit 105.

  The road type is information indicating a road type of a route obtained as a result of the route search, and is information indicating a distinction between a national road, a prefectural road, a municipal road, a pedestrian road, a bicycle road, and the like. This road type can be grasped from, for example, map information or road network data for route search. In addition, as described above, the altitude data can be grasped based on the link data of the corresponding road of the road network data, and if the mobile terminal 1 is equipped with an altitude sensor, Data detected by the altitude sensor can also be used.

  On the other hand, the user-related data includes personal attribute data and exercise tool data. In this embodiment, personal attribute data consists of height, weight, age, and sex. The exercise tool data includes a manufacturer of exercise tools such as shoes and bicycles used during exercise, a tool type (different from shoes and bicycles), and a tool model number.

  In the notification information shown in FIG. 3, the user ID is the user's e-mail address stored in advance in the storage device 103, and the route ID is included in the route search result provided from the server 3. Information is used. As the exercise type, information input in advance by the user and stored in the storage device 103 is used. For the position and date / time as positioning data, position information acquired through the GPS unit 107 and date / time information acquired from the time control unit 105 are used at predetermined timings.

  The road type is information acquired based on the current position from the map information or network data provided from the server 3, and the elevation data is also based on the current position from the road network data provided from the server 3. Information obtained in this way is used. The personal attribute data and exercise tool data, which are user-related information, use information previously input by the user and stored in the storage device 103.

  The notification information shown in FIG. 3 having such a configuration is generated by the notification information forming unit 113 at predetermined time intervals, transmitted to the network 2 through the wireless communication unit 101 and the transmission / reception antenna 101A, and sent to the server 3 Sent. It should be noted that each information of the user-related data usually does not change after the exercise starts until the exercise ends. For this reason, for example, user-related data is transmitted only a predetermined number of times immediately after the start of exercise, or notification information including user-related data is formed and transmitted only once out of a plurality of times when notification information is transmitted. You may do it.

  Also, the configuration example of the notification information shown in FIG. 3 is merely an example, and other necessary information can be added. For example, it is possible to include the climate at the start of exercise (information such as weather, temperature, humidity, wind direction, and wind speed) or to include the user's biological information such as the user's daily blood pressure and pulse.

  As described above, the mobile terminal 1 according to this embodiment is configured so that the user's personal attribute data, exercise tool data, and the like are based on notification information (so-called probe information), which has been mainly used for notification of position information indicating the current position. The server 3 is notified of various user-related data. As a result, the server 3 obtains various tabulation information (statistical information) based on the personal attribute data and exercise tool data so that it can be used. The portable terminal 1 obtains advice information from the server 3 and outputs the advice information so that it can be provided to the user. Since the advice information is information obtained by comparison with many other users by using statistical information, it is possible to provide the user with useful information that has not been available in the past.

  As described above, the mobile terminal 1 according to this embodiment is realized by a high-function mobile phone terminal, and includes a call processing unit, a receiver, a transmitter, and the like for realizing a call function. Is. However, in this embodiment, since the call processing function is not particularly necessary, the part for realizing the call processing function is omitted in FIG.

[Configuration Example of Navigation Server Device 3]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration example of the server 3 according to this embodiment. In the server 3 shown in FIG. 4, the communication I / F 301 converts the signal received through the network 2 into data that can be processed by the own device, or converts various data for transmission into a signal that conforms to the protocol. Or send it to the network 2.

  The control unit 302 controls each unit of the server 3 and is a computer device configured by connecting a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM through a CPU bus (not shown). The control unit 302 also functions as an application execution unit that executes various applications. The storage device 303 includes a hard disk as a recording medium, and performs writing / recording holding / reading / deleting various application programs and data obtained by various processes to the hard disk.

  Each of the map DB 304 and the road network DB 305 is formed on a large-capacity recording medium such as a hard disk, and stores and holds predetermined data. Here, the character “DB” is an abbreviation for database.

  The map DB 304 stores and holds various map information (map data) such as vector data, raster data, and annotation (annotation) data for drawing a map in association with latitude / longitude information. Specifically, the map information accumulated in the map DB 304 is formed for each predetermined type (for each layer) such as a road, a railway, a river, a mountain, a commercial facility, a financial institution, a house, and a sign.

  The road network DB 305 stores and holds pedestrian road network data, bicycle road network data, and the like including node data and link data. The road network data for pedestrians is information about roads through which pedestrians can pass, and the road network data for bicycles is information about roads through which bicycles can pass. The node data represents points such as landmarks, buildings, facilities, intersections, branch points, and bending points. In addition, the link data includes national roads, prefectural roads, municipal roads, private roads, sidewalks, pedestrian walkways that can pass through buildings and parks, bicycle-only roads, mountain roads, The route that pedestrians such as mountain trails or bicycle can pass is shown. Each link data is associated with information such as the number of the node constituting the link, the link cost, and the link type.

  The link cost represents a load applied to the user when traveling on the road represented by the link. In this embodiment, the link cost is set according to the length of the road represented by the link. The link cost may be set according to the time required to travel on the road represented by the link. The link cost is referred to when searching for a route with the minimum link cost by the so-called Dijkstra method. The link type is information indicating whether the link part is a national road, prefectural road, municipal road, or private road. In addition, the link data includes detailed information such as the road width and altitude of the link.

  The user-by-user total file 306, the attribute-specific statistical information file 307, and the tool-specific statistical information file 308 are formed on a large-capacity recording medium such as a hard disk and provided from each user's mobile terminal 1 as shown in FIG. Stores and holds total information. Among these, the user-specific total file 306 stores and holds the user-specific total information, the attribute-specific statistical information file 307 stores and holds the user-specific total information, and the tool-specific statistical information file 308 includes the exercise. Stores and holds total information for each tool. Details of the total information stored and held in the user-specific total file 306, attribute-specific statistical information file 307, and tool-specific statistical information file 308 will be described later.

  In response to a route search request from the mobile terminal 1 of each user, the route search unit 309 displays a route when moving from the departure place to the destination by the exercise specified by the exercise type selected by the user. Search based on information in DB 305. That is, it is possible to search for a route suitable for moving from the departure place to the destination by a desired exercise such as walking, running, cycling, and mountain climbing. The route search unit 309 prepares the route search result as data for transmission and transmits the data to the requesting user's mobile terminal 1 through the communication I / F 301.

  The map providing unit 310 obtains map information necessary for the navigation processing from the map DB 304 based on the route search result of the route searching unit 309 and the position information indicating the current position included in the notification information from the user's mobile terminal 1. This is extracted and provided to the user's mobile terminal 1. In addition to the map information, the map providing unit 310 also provides display information, message information for voice messages, and the like to the user's mobile terminal as needed. The map information and the like provided to the mobile terminal 1 by the map providing unit 310 is transmitted to the network 2 through the communication I / F 301 and is transmitted to the mobile terminal 1 of the target user.

  The notification information file 311 is created on a large-capacity storage medium such as a hard disk, and stores notification information from the mobile terminals 1 of various users. That is, notification information addressed to the server 3 transmitted from the mobile terminals 1 of various users is received through the communication I / F 301 and recorded in the notification information file 311 through the control unit 302.

  The user totaling unit 312 totalizes the notification information accumulated in the notification information file 311 for each user, forms user-specific totaling information, and records this in the user-specific totaling file 306. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the total file 306 for each user. The user totaling unit 312 can form totaling information as shown in FIGS. 5 (A), (B), and (C). FIG. 5 (A) is a summary of travel distance, activity time (travel time), average speed, and calorie consumption by user ID, route ID, exercise type, and date and time of execution. Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, by adding personal attribute data and exercise tool data, it is possible to perform aggregation using the personal attribute and exercise tool as a starting point using the total information.

  FIG. 5 (B) is an accumulation of distance traveled, activity time (travel time), calories burned, and total average speed for each user ID, route ID, and type of exercise. The cumulative period is information indicating a period for which the information specified by the start date and the end date is to be counted. FIG. 5C shows the accumulated distance, activity time (movement time), and calorie consumption for each user ID and exercise type, and the average speed is also tabulated. Note that the accumulation period is the same as that in the case of FIG. Further, in the case of FIGS. 5B and 5C, by adding personal attribute data and exercise tool data, the aggregation is performed using personal information and exercise tool as a starting point by using the total information. Is also possible.

  Then, the user totalization unit 312 forms one or more pieces of total information in FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C, and stores them in the user totalization file 306. 5 (A), (B), and (C) are only examples, and various information such as average movement pitch (time taken for movement per km) and calorie consumption per unit time are obtained. It can also be added to the summary information. And the exercise results for each user can be accurately grasped by the total information of the total file 306 for each user.

  The attribute-by-attribute totaling unit 313 performs aggregation processing on the notification information accumulated in the notification information file 311 mainly based on the personal attribute data of the user, forms the aggregation information for each attribute data, and stores this in the attribute-specific statistical information file Record at 307. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the attribute-specific statistical information file 307. The attribute totaling unit 313 can form, for example, total information as shown in FIG.

  The example of the attribute-specific statistical information shown in FIG. 6 is based on the notification information accumulated in the notification information file 311, based on the age, sex, and type of exercise, the average travel distance per exercise, the average activity time The average calorie consumption is obtained. Specifically, the attribute totaling unit 313 totals the travel distance, activity time, and calorie consumption for each notification information by age, sex, and type of exercise, and divides them by the total number of exercises performed by each user. By doing so, each average value can be obtained. It should be noted that the total number of exercises performed by each user is the total number of exercises performed by each user when walking, running, and cycling from start to end are performed once.

  In the case of the example shown in FIG. 6, for example, a large number of users who are running with a 30-year-old man move an average of 9.5 km over 40 minutes in one run, Statistical information indicating that 510 kcal is consumed is formed. Similarly, a large number of users walking with a 30-year-old male have statistical information indicating that, on a single walk, an average of 4.0 km traveled over 60 minutes and consumed 250 kcal. Is formed. In addition, a large number of users who are cycling with 30-year-old males have created statistical information that shows that, on a single cycle, on average, 20.0 km traveled over 50 minutes and consumed 380 kcal. Has been. Similarly, statistical information indicating how much exercise is being performed on average for running, walking, and cycling is also formed for a 30-year-old woman.

  Here, the case where the average travel distance per exercise, the average activity time, and the average calorie consumption are obtained for each age, sex, and type of exercise and stored in the attribute-specific statistical information file 307 will be described. However, it is not limited to this. The total (total value) of a predetermined period of travel distance, activity time, and calorie consumption by age, sex, and type of exercise can be obtained and stored.

  That is, the attribute totaling unit 313 can obtain various total information (statistical information) by totaling the notification information based on the individual attribute data of the user, and can store this in the attribute-specific statistical information file 307. . Therefore, the attribute-specific statistical information file 307 can store a plurality of types of attribute-specific total information (statistical information), as in the case of the user-specific total file 306. Then, based on the total information in the attribute-specific statistical information file 307, it is possible to accurately grasp the results of exercise for each user's attribute information.

  The tool-by-tool totaling unit 314 processes the notification information accumulated in the notification information file 311 mainly based on the exercise tool data of the user, forms total information for each of the exercise tool data, and generates the statistical information by the tool. Record in file 308. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the statistical information file 308 for each tool. The tool-by-tool totaling unit 314 can form totaling information as shown in FIG. 7, for example.

  The example of the statistical information by tool shown in FIG. 7 is based on the notification information accumulated in the notification information file 311, and the number of users and the number of users for each manufacturer, tool type, model number, age, and gender. The average distance traveled per exercise, average activity time, and average calorie consumption are calculated. In the case of this example, as shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the exercise tool data, the total information (statistical information) considering the age and gender of the individual attribute data of the user is used. Of course, it is also possible to simply obtain the average travel distance, average activity time, and average calorie consumption for each exercise tool data.

  More specifically, the tool-by-tool totaling unit 314 provides notification information by exercise tool data (by manufacturer, by tool type, by model number), and by the user's age and gender, the number of users, distance traveled, and activity Time and calorie consumption are counted. The tool-by-tool totaling unit 314 calculates each average value by dividing the calculated total values of travel distance, activity time, and calorie consumption by the total number of exercises performed by each user. The total number of exercises performed by each user is the same as that used in the attribute-based totaling unit 313.

  In the case of the example shown in FIG. 7, for example, there are 321 30-year-old male users who use “Shoes” of “XX Company” and the model number “JPXX1”. On average, 10.3 km is moved over 54 minutes, and statistical information indicating that 540 kcal is consumed is formed. Similarly, there are 280 female users using the same shoes, and statistical information indicating that, on average, 6.5 km traveled over 40 minutes and consumed 280 kcal in one exercise. Is formed.

  Similarly, in the case of the example shown in FIG. 7, there are 117 male users of 30 years old who are using “Bicycle” of “△△ Company” and model number “YAB003”. On average, 25.0 km is moved over 62 minutes, and statistical information indicating that 415 kcal is consumed is formed. In addition, there are 32 female users who use the same bicycle, and there is statistical information indicating that on average, 13.2 km traveled over 40 minutes and consumed 260 kcal in one exercise. Is formed.

  Here, the number of users, the average distance traveled per exercise, the average activity time, and the average calorie consumption are determined for each exercise tool, age, and gender, and stored in the tool-specific statistical information file 308. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The total (total value) of the movement distance, activity time, and calorie consumption for each exercise tool for a predetermined period can be obtained and stored.

  That is, the tool-by-tool totaling unit 314 can obtain various pieces of total information (statistical information) by totaling the notification information on the basis of the exercise tool data, and can store this in the tool-by-tool statistical information file 308. Therefore, the tool-by-tool statistical information file 308 can store a plurality of types of tool-by-tool total information (statistical information), as in the case of the user-by-user total file 306. Then, based on the aggregate information in the statistical information file 308 for each tool, which tool (shoes, bicycle, etc.) of which manufacturer is used a lot, and how much exercise the user using that tool is doing It is possible to accurately grasp whether or not.

  In this way, the user-by-user totaling unit 312 aggregates the notification information from the mobile terminal 1 for each user, the attribute-based totaling unit 313 for each individual attribute, and the tool-based totaling unit 314 for each exercise tool, thereby forming various statistical information. And the function to store this in the corresponding file is realized.

  And the advice formation part 315 forms the various advice information with respect to the user during exercise and the user after exercise, and performs the process which provides this to a user through a user's portable terminal 1. FIG. For example, when the user is exercising such as walking or jogging, notification information is provided from the user's mobile terminal as described above, and this is aggregated by the user-specific aggregation unit 312. The advice forming unit 315 forms advice information based on the total information of the user totaling unit 312 and the statistical information to which the user belongs in the attribute-specific statistical information file 307.

  For example, the movement distance, activity time, and average speed of the user during exercise are compared with the average movement distance, average activity time, and average speed in the attribute to which the user belongs. Then, the advice forming unit 315 checks whether the load is too small, or conversely, the load is too large and not overpaced, and notifies the user of the result as advice information to the portable terminal 1 of the user. Specifically, if the load is too small, advice such as “I am slightly inferior to the pace of exercise of the same age. Let's raise the pace in a reasonable range.” provide. On the other hand, if the load is too high, advice such as "It is a higher pitch than the exercise pace of the same age. Let's reduce the pace a little considering the continuity of the exercise." provide.

  That is, the advice formation unit 315 also considers other users' information that is the information of the attribute-specific statistical information file 307, and forms appropriate advice on the exercises that the user is performing for each user. To do. The provision of advice information is transmitted to the network 2 through the communication I / F 301 and transmitted to the portable terminal 1 of the target user. In addition, after the end of the exercise, an objectively appropriate exercise is based on the distance traveled, the activity time, the calorie consumption, and the attribute information to which the user belongs in the attribute-specific statistical information file 307. It is also possible to form advice information indicating whether the load is low, or conversely, whether the load is too high, and provide this information to the user after exercise through the mobile terminal 1.

  Here, the comparison is mainly made with the statistical information of the attribute to which the user belongs in the attribute-specific statistical information file 307, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to provide advice information obtained as a result of comparison with statistical information about a user who uses the same exercise tool as the user in the statistical information file by tool 308.

  In addition, the statistical information providing unit 316 performs processing of providing statistical information accumulated in the tool-specific statistical information file 308 periodically to the manufacturer's terminal device 4 and the like for each manufacturer in the server 3 of this embodiment. . The provision of the information is also performed through the communication I / F 301 and the network 2.

  In this embodiment, the user's portable terminal 1 and the server 3 provide necessary map information and the like from the server 3 to the portable terminal 1 during the navigation process (during route guidance). Connected. For this reason, the portable terminal 1 and the server 3 can send and receive various data by communication specifying the other party using the IP address. The server 3 and the manufacturer-side terminal device 4 can be provided by transmitting statistical information from the server 3 to the manufacturer-side terminal device 4 by e-mail communication, for example. Alternatively, the manufacturer-side terminal device 4 can access a predetermined site provided by the server 3 and refer to statistical information about the company to which the own device belongs.

[Example of specific processing of exercise support system]
Next, a specific example of processing performed in each of the mobile terminal 1 and the server 3 in the exercise support system of this embodiment including the mobile terminals 1 and the servers 3 of many users will be described.

[Initial setting processing of user attribute information and the like on the mobile terminal 1]
First, an initial setting process in which a user who performs an exercise such as walking or running sets personal attribute data or the like for the mobile terminal 1 used by the user will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an initial setting process executed in the mobile terminal 1. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input screen displayed on the display unit 108 of the mobile terminal 1 in the initial setting process illustrated in FIG.

  The initial setting process shown in FIG. 8 is executed at least once before the first exercise such as walking or running. In addition, when performing different exercises such as walking and running, it is necessary to perform initial setting input processing for each exercise to be performed. This is because, as will be described later, it is necessary to input exercise tool data regarding tools such as shoes and bicycles used for exercise, and exercise tool data may differ depending on the exercise to be performed.

  In the initial setting process shown in FIG. 8, an item for executing the initial setting process such as “training initial setting” is selected from a predetermined navigation-related menu displayed on the display unit 108 of the mobile terminal 1. When it is done, it is executed in the control unit 102. When the initial setting process is executed, the control unit 102 reads input screen display data for initial setting, supplies the data to the display unit 108, and displays the input screen on the display screen of the display unit 108. (Step S101). The input screen for the initial setting is prepared in advance in the storage device 103 together with a program for executing the initial setting process.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the input screen includes input fields for user ID, height, weight, age, and sex, which are individual attribute data of the user, and exercise type, exercise tool manufacturer, Input fields for tool type and model number are provided. In addition, an “end” button and an “OK” button are provided on the lower end side of the input screen. In this embodiment, for example, an e-mail address already registered in the portable terminal 1 is displayed in the user ID input field, and can be changed as necessary.

  The height, weight, age, and gender input fields are displayed by pulling down the pull-down menu and pull-up menu by positioning the cursor in those input fields. From each of these menus, the height, weight, age, and gender are displayed. Selective input is possible. In addition, it is basically possible to select and input from the pull-down menu or the pre-up menu in the input columns for the exercise type, manufacturer, tool type, and model number.

  For each of the manufacturer, the tool type, and the model number, there may be a case where a target item does not exist in the pull-down menu or the pull-up menu. In such a case, the software keyboard is displayed on the display unit 108 by, for example, performing a predetermined operation for instructing information input from the software keyboard after positioning the cursor in the input field for the target information. And the user can also input the target information to the input field where the cursor is positioned through the software keyboard.

  Therefore, after displaying the input screen shown in FIG. 9 on the display unit 108, the control unit 102 receives an operation input for the input screen (FIG. 9) displayed on the display unit 108 through the touch panel 109 or the like (step S102). . Then, the control unit 102 determines whether or not the “end” button has been operated (step S103). When it is determined in the determination process in step S103 that the “end” button has not been operated, the control unit 102 displays the “OK” button after all necessary items have been input on the input screen illustrated in FIG. It is determined whether or not an operation has been performed (step S104).

  If it is determined in step S104 that the “OK” button has not been operated after all necessary items have been input, the processing from step S102 is repeated. When it is determined in the determination process in step S104 that the “OK” button has been operated after all necessary items have been input, the control unit 102 registers the input personal attribute data and exercise tool data in the storage device 103. (Step S105).

  After the registration process in step S105 and in the determination process in step S103, when it is determined that the “end” button has been operated, a predetermined end process is executed (step S106), and the initial setting process shown in FIG. To do. Note that the predetermined end process executed in step S106 of FIG. 9 is, for example, a process of deleting the input screen shown in FIG. 9 and returning to the screen display before execution of the initial setting process.

  By the initial setting process shown in FIG. 8, personal attribute data and exercise tool data for each exercise type are registered in the storage device 103 of the portable terminal 1 as shown in FIG. If the user's height or weight changes or the exercise tool to be used is changed, the initial setting process shown in FIG. 8 is repeated to accurately maintain the personal attribute data and exercise tool data. It is desirable to do so. The age can also be changed manually, and the age is calculated in relation to the current date of the time control unit 105 of the mobile terminal by registering the date of birth instead of the age. It is also possible to do so.

[Route search and navigation processing on the mobile terminal 1]
Next, a route search and navigation process executed by the mobile terminal 1 used by a user who performs an exercise such as walking or running when he / she actually exercises will be described. 10 and 11 are flowcharts for explaining route search and navigation processing executed in the mobile terminal 1. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input screen displayed on the display unit 108 of the mobile terminal 1 in the route search and navigation processing illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11.

  In the route search and navigation processing shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the user who is going to execute the target exercise has selected a corresponding item from a predetermined navigation-related menu displayed on the display unit 108 of the mobile terminal 1. In this case, the control unit 102 executes the process. That is, it is executed when an item for executing the process such as “route search and navigation process” is selected from a predetermined menu.

  It is assumed that the route search and navigation process is executed. In this case, the control unit 102 accesses the site using a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a predetermined site provided in the server 3, connects a communication line, receives an initial screen, The information is displayed on the display unit 108 (step S201). The URL of the site is prepared in advance in the storage device 103, for example. In step S201, an initial screen as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the initial screen displayed on the display unit 108 in step S201 is provided with input fields for exercise type, departure point, waypoint, destination, and target distance, and a lower end. On the side, an “end” button and an “OK” button are provided. In the initial screen of this example, when the cursor is positioned in the exercise type input field, a pull-down menu having selection items such as walking, running, and cycling is displayed. Then, the user can select an exercise type corresponding to the exercise performed by the user from the selection items included in the displayed pull-down menu.

  In addition, when the cursor is positioned at each input of the departure point, waypoint, and destination, a software keyboard is displayed on the display unit 108, and the names and addresses of facilities and landmarks corresponding to the departure point, waypoint, and destination are entered. Will be able to. Note that the departure point and the destination are indispensable input items, but the waypoint is an arbitrary input item. In addition, when the cursor is positioned in the target distance input field, a pull-down menu is displayed, and a target exercise distance can be selected and input in units of 0.1 km (100 m), for example.

  Then, in step S201, the control unit 102 receives an operation input for the initial screen displayed on the display unit 108 (step S202). Thereafter, the control unit 102 determines whether or not the “end” button has been operated (step S203). Assume that it is determined in the determination process in step S203 that the “end” button has been operated. In this case, the control unit 102 deletes the initial screen and performs predetermined end processing such as returning to the state before the start of the route search and navigation processing (step S210), as shown in FIGS. The process ends.

  If it is determined in the determination process in step S203 that the “end” button has not been operated, the control unit 102 has input all necessary items to the initial screen shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the “OK” button has been operated (step S204). If it is determined in step S204 that the “OK” button has not been operated after all necessary items have been input, the processing from step S202 is repeated.

  In the determination process of step S204, if it is determined that the “OK” button has been operated after all necessary items have been input, the control unit 102 controls the navigation processing unit 112 to form a route search request including the input information. Then, this is transmitted to the server 3 (step S205). Thereafter, the navigation processing unit 112 receives the route search result transmitted from the server 3 under the control of the control unit 102 (step S206), and displays the received route search result on the display unit 108 (step S207). ).

  FIG. 12B is a diagram for explaining an example of the route search result displayed on the display unit 108 in step S207. In this embodiment, the route search result from the server 3 also includes map information. For this reason, the route search result displayed on the display unit 108 is displayed on the map information including the start (departure point) and the goal (destination), and the map information, as shown in FIG. The route to be followed by the user from to the goal is indicated by a bold line. In addition, on the display screen of the route search result, on the upper end side, there is a display indicating that the route search result is for running navigation, and the total length of the route searched on the lower end side, An “end” button and a “start” button are provided.

  Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 12B, the control unit 102 receives an operation input for the route search result display screen displayed on the display unit 108 (step S208). Thus, in addition to the operation input for the “end” button and the “start” button, the operation input for instructing the change of the route can be performed. Then, the control unit 102 determines whether or not an operation input for the “end” button has been received (step S209). Assume that it is determined in the determination process in step S209 that the “end” button has been operated. In this case, the control unit 102 deletes the route search result display screen and performs predetermined end processing such as returning to the state before the start of the route search and navigation processing (step S210). The process shown in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S209 that the “end” button has not been operated, the control unit 102 determines whether the “start” button has been operated (step S211). If it is determined in step S211 that the “start” button has not been operated, it is determined whether or not an operation for changing the searched route has been performed (step S212).

  In the portable terminal 1, a so-called drag operation (drag operation) is performed by bringing a finger or a touch pen into contact with the route displayed on the map on the route search result display screen shown in FIG. You can change the searched route on the map. Therefore, in step S212, it is determined whether or not the drag operation has been performed. If it is determined in the determination process in step S212 that no route change operation has been performed, no valid operation input has been made. Therefore, the processing from step S208 is repeated, and operation input to the route search result display screen is accepted. Like that.

  When it is determined in the determination process in step S212 that a route change operation has been performed, the navigation processing unit 112 executes a route change process under the control of the control unit 102 (step S213). In the route change process, the server 3 is notified of information for specifying the route after the change by the user, and the server 3 can manage the route after the change by the route ID and also indicates the total length from the server 3. Processes such as receiving information. Note that, for example, the node ID and the latitude and longitude corresponding to the node are used as the information for specifying the changed route. Then, after the change process in step S213, the process from step S207 is repeated, and a process for displaying the changed route, the total length of the changed route, and the like is performed.

  If it is determined in the determination process of step S211 that the “start” button has been operated, the process proceeds to the process of FIG. 11, and the navigation processing unit 112 starts the navigation process under the control of the control unit 102 (step S214). ). In step S214, the navigation processing shows the route on the map displayed on the display unit 108, displays the current position of the user's own position measured through the GPS unit 107, and guides the route based on the display and a voice message. Start processing.

  Then, the control unit 102 controls the notification information forming unit 113 to form the notification information illustrated in FIG. 3 and transmit the notification information to be transmitted to the server 3 at predetermined timings such as every minute. Processing is started (step S215). Thereafter, the control unit 102 receives the advice information from the server 3 (step S216), and determines whether or not the advice information has been received (step S217).

  When it is determined in the determination process in step S217 that the advice information has been received, a process for outputting the advice information is executed (step S218). In the advice information output process, for example, a message corresponding to the advice information from the server 3 is displayed in the message display area on the lower end side of the display unit 108 as shown in the lower end side of FIG. A voice message having the same content is emitted from the speaker 111 through the voice output unit 110. Thus, advice information is output by both a display message and a voice message. Of course, either one is acceptable.

  Then, the control unit 102 receives an operation input on the navigation execution screen displayed as shown in FIG. 12C (step S219). If it is determined in the determination process of step S217 that the advice information has not been received, the process of step S219 is performed without performing the process of step S218. Then, as shown in FIG. 12C, in step S219, an “end” button is provided at the lower right corner of the navigation execution screen, and an operation input for the “end” button is accepted. It is done. Then, the control unit 102 determines whether or not an operation input to the “end” button has been performed (step S220). When it is determined that the “end” button has not been operated, the processing from step S216 is repeated.

  Further, it is assumed that it is determined in the determination process in step S220 that the “end” button has been operated. In this case, the control unit 102 performs a series of end processes such as returning the display screen to the display before the execution of the route search and the navigation process while ending the navigation process and the generation and transmission process of the notification information (Step S102). S221), the processing shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is terminated.

  As described above, in the mobile terminal 1 according to this embodiment, the route search and navigation processing shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 are executed to perform the route search for exercise and move the route searched for the route. You can exercise while receiving navigation. During exercise (during navigation), the current position of the aircraft, the acquisition date / time of the current position, exercise type, personal attribute data, and exercise tool data are notified to the server 3 as notification information (probe information) at predetermined intervals. Can continue. As a result, it is possible to compare the amount of exercise of oneself with the amount of exercise of another user in the server 3 and receive appropriate advice.

  Although not shown in the figure, it is of course possible to display history information such as travel distance, activity time, travel speed, exercise pitch, and calorie consumption by performing display processing of history information of performed exercises. . The history information may be stored in the storage device 103 of the mobile terminal 1 or may be provided from the server 3 based on information managed for each user on the server 3 side. it can.

[User support processing at server 3]
Next, a user support process executed in the server 3 that realizes a function of supporting the user's exercise by cooperating with the mobile terminal 1 will be described. 13 and 14 are flowcharts for explaining user support processing executed by the server 3. The user support process shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 is a process that is always executed mainly in the control unit 302 of the server 3.

  Then, the control unit 302 receives a large number of users from the respective mobile terminals 1 through the communication I / F 301 (step S301), and determines whether an access addressed to the own device has been received (step S302). ). If it is determined in step S302 that the access addressed to the device is not accepted, the processing from step S301 is repeated.

  If it is determined in step S302 that the access addressed to the device has been accepted, a communication path is connected to the access source mobile terminal 1 to provide an initial screen (FIG. 12A) (step S303). ). Thereafter, the control unit 302 receives a route search request from the portable terminal 1 connected to the communication path (step S304), and determines whether a route search request has been received (step S305). If it is determined in step S305 that the route search request has not been received, the processing from step S304 is repeated.

  When determining in step S305 that the route search request has been received, the control unit 302 controls the route search unit 309 to execute the route search according to the information included in the route search request (step S306). . Then, the control unit 302 controls the route search unit 309 and the map providing unit 310 to transmit the route search result including the map information to the requesting mobile terminal 1 through the communication I / F 301 (step S307). That is, the route search result includes map information including a route from the departure place to the destination.

  Thereafter, the control unit 302 receives instruction information from the mobile terminal 1 that provided the route search result through the communication I / F 301 (step S308), and determines whether or not the instruction information from the mobile terminal 1 has been received. A determination is made (step S309). In the determination process of step S309, when it is determined that the instruction information from the mobile terminal 1 has not been received, the control unit 302 repeats the process from step S308.

  When it is determined in the determination process in step S309 that the instruction information from the portable terminal 1 has been received, the control unit 302 determines whether the received instruction information is an instruction to end the route search and navigation process in the portable terminal 1. Is determined (step S310). In the determination process of step S310, when determining that the received instruction information is an end instruction, the control unit 302 executes a predetermined end process such as releasing a communication path connected to the portable terminal ( Step S311) and the process from step S301 are repeated.

  In the determination process of step S310, when it is determined that the received instruction information is not an end instruction, the control unit 302 determines whether or not the received instruction information is a navigation process start instruction (step S312). When it is determined in the determination process of step S312 that the instruction is not a navigation process start instruction, the control unit 302 determines whether or not the received instruction information is an instruction to change the route search result (step S313). If it is determined in the determination process in step S313 that the instruction is not a route search result change instruction, it is determined that the instruction information is not valid instruction information, and the process from step S308 is repeated.

  Further, it is assumed that the received instruction information is determined to be a route search result change instruction in the determination process of step S313. In this case, the control unit 302 controls the route search unit 309, changes the route search result grasped by the route ID according to the instruction information from the mobile terminal 1, and recalculates the total length. Search result change processing is performed (step S314). Thereafter, the control unit 302 repeats the processing from step S308.

  On the other hand, when the received instruction information is determined to be a navigation process start instruction in the determination process of step S312, the control unit 302 proceeds to the process of FIG. Then, the control unit 302 starts receiving notification information, totaling processing, and providing processing such as map information (step S315). Specifically, the notification information reception / aggregation process started in step S315 is as follows.

  First, the control unit 302 receives notification information (probe information) transmitted from a mobile terminal connected to a communication path at a predetermined interval, and stores it in the notification information file 311. Then, the control unit 302 controls the totaling unit 312 for each user, the totaling unit 313 for each attribute, and the totaling unit 314 for each tool, and performs a predetermined totaling process (statistical process) based on the notification information stored in the notification information file 311. Execute.

  Then, the user-by-user totaling unit 312, the attribute-based totaling unit 313, and the tool-based totaling unit 314 correspond to the results of the totaling processing in the user-specific totaling file 306, attribute-specific statistical information file 307, and tool-specific statistical information file 308. Process to store the file. Such reception and aggregation processing is performed sequentially.

  Also, the map information and the like providing process started in step S315 extracts map information to be provided to the mobile terminal 1 from the map DB 304 according to the current position included in the notification information from the mobile terminal 1, This is provided to the requesting mobile terminal 1. This process of providing map information or the like is performed when necessary according to the current position included in the notification information from the mobile terminal 1, and is not performed when not necessary.

  Thereafter, the control unit 302 controls the advice forming unit 315 to determine whether or not it is necessary to provide advice to a user who has exercised with the mobile terminal 1 connected to the communication path. (Step S316). The control unit 302 includes the current exercise pace and exercise amount of the user performing the exercise grasped by the aggregation processing of the notification information in the user totaling unit 312 and, for example, the same attribute information stored in the attribute-specific statistical information file 307. Compare with the pace and amount of exercise of users of age. For example, when the exercise pace and the amount of exercise are extremely high or high, or when the exercise pace or exercise amount is extremely low or low, it is determined that the advice should be notified.

  When it is determined in the determination process in step S316 that advice is to be provided, the advice forming unit 315 generates advice information under the control of the control unit 302 and transmits it to the portable terminal 1 of the target user (step S317). Thereafter, the control unit 302 receives instruction information from the mobile terminal 1 connected to the communication path through the communication I / F 301 (step S318), and determines whether or not the instruction information has been received (step S318). Step S319). If it is determined in the determination process in step S319 that the instruction information from the portable terminal 1 has not been received, the process from step S316 is repeated.

  Assume that it is determined in the determination process in step S319 that the instruction information from the mobile terminal 1 has been received. In this case, the control unit 302 determines whether or not the received instruction information is an instruction to end route search and navigation processing in the mobile terminal 1 (step S320). If it is determined in step S320 that the received instruction information is not an end instruction, it is determined that the received instruction information is not valid instruction information, and the processing from step S316 is repeated.

  Further, in the determination process of step S320, when it is determined that the received instruction information is an end instruction, a predetermined end process such as releasing the communication path connected to the portable terminal 1 is performed, and FIG. The process from step S301 shown in FIG.

  As described above, the server 3 according to this embodiment can perform a route search in response to a request from the mobile terminal 1 and provide a route search result. And according to the notification information from the portable terminal 1, map information and guidance information are provided, and the navigation function in the portable terminal 1 is realized, and the aggregation processing based on the personal attribute data and exercise tool data included in the notification information ( Statistical processing). Further, the server 3 takes into account the notification information provided from the mobile terminal 1 at predetermined intervals and the statistical information, and provides advice to the user who is exercising in comparison with other users. Information can be formed and provided. Moreover, the statistical information provision part 316 functions the totaling result totaled based on the exercise tool data, and can provide it to the manufacturer of the exercise tool.

  In this embodiment, a comparison is made with exercise results of other users of the same age, and advice information is given when the amount of exercise and the pace of exercise are lower or higher than those of other users of the same age. Although it is formed and notified, it is not limited to this. When the amount of exercise and the exercise pace are similar to those of other users of the same age, the fact may be notified.

  Moreover, although it was set as the exercise | movement performance with the other user of the same year example here, it is not restricted to this. For example, it is also possible to compare with the statistical value of the exercise performance of other users according to a predetermined age set in increments of 3 years and 5 years. In this case, the comparison target can be selected, such as “comparison with exercise results of other users of the same age of the same age”, “comparison with exercise results of same sex users of the same age in increments of 5 years”. As described above, the server 3 may be placed on the mobile terminal 1.

[Effect of the embodiment]
The exercise support system according to the embodiment described above searches for an appropriate movement route in advance when performing an exercise involving movement such as walking, jogging, running, cycling, and mountain climbing, and exercises using the route. Can do. In addition, guidance (navigation) can be performed so that the user can definitely follow the route during exercise. Then, appropriate advice can be provided to the user who exercises through the mobile terminal 1 in comparison with other users who are performing the same exercise as well as their own exercise pace and amount of exercise. In addition, the results of exercise of users who exercised are aggregated based on personal attribute data and exercise tool data, and this is provided to users and manufacturers of exercise tools to improve exercise and develop exercise tools etc. Can be useful.

[Modifications, etc.]
In the above-described embodiment, the advice from the server 3 to the user of each mobile terminal 1 is mainly based on the exercise actually performed by the user and the statistical data relating to the exercise of other users. Provided advice on such matters. However, it is not limited to this.

  As described above, the notification information from the mobile terminal 1 of each user includes information on the exercise tool used by the user. Therefore, the usage status of exercise tools such as shoes used by the user can be managed in the server 3 for each user. Therefore, for example, the server 3 has a durability distance or change such as the durability distance of the running shoe (tool) A manufactured by the manufacturer A is XX km or the change standard of the running shoes (tool B) of the manufacturer B is Δ △ Δ km. Manage the information provided by the manufacturer.

  For each user, the accumulated usage distance of the tool used by the user can be grasped as statistical data, and the tool-related advice can be provided by comparing it with the durable distance of the tool and the change standard. Specifically, the advice of “Your shoes are about the durability distance of ○○○ km, but you are already running □□□ km. Would you like to maintain shoes?” Is possible.

  Even when the tool is a bicycle, the server 3 manages information such as a location to be inspected and parts to be replaced in accordance with the accumulated travel distance and accumulated use time. And, for each user, according to the accumulated mileage and accumulated usage time of the bicycle (tool) used by the user, specific inspection points and replacement parts are specified, and advice to encourage inspection and replacement of parts is provided. It becomes possible to do.

  That is, in the server 3, for each exercise tool, the endurance distance of the exercise tool, the guideline of the change time, the inspection time, the parts replacement time, etc. are managed and compared with the usage status of the exercise tool used by the user. Can provide advice on Of course, this is an example, and various information such as the latest information and maintenance information on various exercise tools used by the user can be provided as advice on the exercise tools.

  In the above-described embodiment, the exercise performed by the user is described as walking, running, cycling, mountain climbing, etc., but is not limited thereto. The exercise performed by the user includes, for example, various exercises accompanied by movement such as jogging and walking. Further, by using a waterproof portable terminal, the exercise support system of the present invention can be used for competitions (exercises) such as boating, yachting, swimming (long-distance swimming), triathlon, and the like.

  In addition, if it is not desired to provide real-time advice, a so-called GPS logger type mobile terminal that stores the notification information shown in FIG. It can also be used. In this case, the accumulated notification information may be aggregated by a portable terminal, and necessary information such as a user ID and an exercise type may be added to the aggregation result and provided to the server 3. Even if the mobile terminal itself does not have a communication function, the notification information and the total result can be taken into a personal computer having a communication function and provided to the server 3.

  Also in the above-described embodiment, it is of course possible for the personal exercise results information to be aggregated on the mobile terminal 1 side and managed by the mobile terminal 1.

  In addition, by including information on the climate as the notification information, it is also possible to perform aggregation by user, attribute, and tool in consideration of information on the climate. Further, the information regarding the climate may be acquired and used from the weather information providing server on the network 2 in the server 3 based on the current position included in the notification information and the acquisition date and time of the current position, for example.

  The route obtained as a result of the route search is given a route ID and can be specified by the server 3 or the portable terminal 1. This route ID is assigned the same route ID if the route is the same even if the users are different. For this reason, it is possible to compare with other users moving along the same route. For this reason, for example, it is possible for a user who climbs a mountain to compare with the exercise results of other users who climbed a mountain on the same route.

  Further, there are cases where a walking route or a running route used by a large number of users is provided, such as when a running route around a scenic spot is provided in a sightseeing spot. When exercising on such a predetermined route, it is possible to receive advice in comparison with other users who have exercised using the same route by the route ID attached to the route. .

  That is, the notification information of each user can be aggregated in consideration of the route ID (route (course) in which the user exercises). In this case, it is possible to simply aggregate by route ID, or by attribute and by route ID, or by exercise tool and by route ID. is there.

  Further, even when tabulating by attribute, it is possible to tabulate using one or more selected attributes among a plurality of attributes constituting the user's personal attribute data as key information. Similarly, one or more pieces of information selected from a plurality of pieces of information constituting the user's exercise tool data can be tabulated using key information. Further, it is possible to perform aggregation processing using both personal attribute data and exercise tool data, and using necessary information from the information as key information.

  Then, route (course), travel distance, activity time, cumulative travel distance, cumulative activity time, time zone in which exercise is performed (activity time zone), speed (speed), pitch (for example, travel speed per km) It is possible to perform analysis from various viewpoints such as calorie consumption, exercise amount by age, exercise amount by gender, activity time by age. These are examples, and various analyzes can be performed based on information included in the notification information (probe information). Based on these analysis results, advice information can be formed and notified through the mobile terminal, and detailed advice can be given to the exercise performed by the user depending on the content of the advice information.

  Moreover, the notification information (probe information) transmitted from the portable terminal 1 to the server 3 can be transmitted at arbitrary time intervals. For example, when running or cycling, notification information is transmitted at a relatively short time interval such as every minute. On the other hand, at the time of walking or mountain climbing, it is possible to control such that notification information is transmitted at a relatively long time interval, such as every 3 minutes, every 5 minutes, or the like.

[Others]
As can be understood from the description of the embodiment described above, the functions of the current position positioning means and the date information providing means of the terminal device are realized by the GPS unit 107 and the time control unit 105 of the mobile terminal 1. Also, the functions of the terminal device attribute information storage means, exercise type storage means, and exercise tool information storage means are realized by the storage device 303 of the portable terminal 1, and the function of the terminal device forming means is the notification information of the portable terminal 1. The forming unit 113 is realized. In addition, the transmitting / receiving antenna 101A and the wireless communication unit 101 realize the functions of the transmission means and advice receiving means of the terminal device, and the display unit 108, the audio output unit 110, and the speaker 111 realize the functions of the output means of the terminal device. ing. In addition, the functions of the reception unit, search request formation unit, and guidance processing unit of the terminal device are realized by the touch panel 109, the control unit 102, and the navigation processing unit 112 of the mobile terminal 1. Further, the functions of the search request transmission unit and the search result reception unit of the terminal device are realized by the transmission / reception antenna 101A and the wireless communication unit 101 of the mobile terminal 1.

  Further, the function of the receiving means of the server device is realized mainly by the communication I / F 301 of the server 3. Further, the functions of the server-by-user totaling means, the attribute-based totaling means, and the exercise tool-based totaling means are realized by the user-by-user totaling unit 312, the attribute-based totaling unit 313, and the tool-based totaling unit 314. The function of the advice forming unit of the server device is realized by the advice forming unit 315 of the server 3, and the function of the advice transmitting unit of the server device is realized mainly by the communication I / F 301 of the server 3. Further, the function of the providing means of the server device is realized by the statistical information providing unit 316 of the server 3. In addition, the functions of the server device search request receiving unit and the search result transmitting unit are realized by the communication I / F 301 of the server 3, and the function of the server unit searching unit is realized by the route search unit 309.

  In addition, the route search and navigation processing described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 are obtained by applying the embodiment of the information providing method and the information providing program of the present invention. In addition, the user support processing described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 is one in which an embodiment of the information totaling method and information totaling program of the present invention is applied.

  In addition, the functions of the navigation processing unit 112 and the notification information forming unit 113 of the mobile terminal 1 can of course be realized as functions of the control unit 102 by a program executed by the control unit 102 of the mobile terminal 1.

  The functions of the route search unit 309 and the map providing unit 310 of the server 3 can be realized as functions of the control unit 302 by a program executed by the control unit 302 of the server 3. Similarly, each function of the user totaling unit 312, the attribute totaling unit 313, and the tool-based totaling unit 314 of the server 3 is realized as a function of the control unit 302 by a program executed by the control unit 302 of the server 3. Of course it is also possible. Similarly, the functions of the advice forming unit 315 and the statistical information providing unit 316 of the server 3 can of course be realized as functions of the control unit 302 by a program executed by the control unit 302 of the server 3.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable terminal, 101 ... Wireless communication part, 101A ... Transmission / reception antenna, 102 ... Control part, 103 ... Memory | storage device, 104 ... Operation part, 105 ... Time control part, 106 ... Sensor part, 107 ... GPS part, 107A ... GPS Antenna 108, display unit 109 109 touch panel 110 sound output unit 111 speaker 112 navigation processing unit 113 notification information forming unit 2 network 3 server 301 communication I / F 302 ... Control unit 303 ... Storage device 304 ... Map DB, 305 ... Road network DB, 306 ... Total file by user, 307 ... Statistic information file by attribute, 308 ... Statistic information file by tool, 309 ... Route search unit, 310 ... map providing unit, 311 ... notification information file, 312 ... totaling unit by user, 313 ... collection by attribute Department, 314 ... tool by the counting unit, 315 ... advice forming section, 316 ... statistical information providing unit

Claims (9)

An exercise support system configured by connecting a terminal device carried by a user during exercise and a server device through a network,
The terminal device
Current position positioning means for measuring the current position;
Date and time information providing means for providing the acquisition date and time of the current position;
Attribute information storage means for storing attribute information about the user;
Exercise type storage means for storing the type of exercise performed by the user;
Forming means for forming notification information including the current position, the acquisition date and time of the current position, the attribute information about the user, and the exercise type at predetermined timings when performing exercise,
Transmitting means for transmitting the notification information to the server device;
Information corresponding to the transmitted notification information, and advice receiving means for receiving advice information from the server device;
An output means for outputting the received advice information;
The server device is
Receiving means for receiving the notification information from the terminal device;
For the notification information, for each user, a user-by-user aggregation means for performing a predetermined aggregation process;
For the notification information, for each attribute to which the user belongs, attribute-specific aggregation means for performing a predetermined aggregation process;
Advice forming means for forming advice information for each user based on the counting result by the counting means by user and the counting result by the attribute counting means;
An exercise support system comprising: advice transmission means for providing the formed advice information to a corresponding user. The exercise support system according to claim 1,
The terminal device
An exercise tool information storage means for storing and storing information on an exercise tool used by a user during exercise;
The forming means forms the notification information including information on the exercise tool,
The server device is
With respect to the notification information, it comprises a totaling means for each exercise tool that performs a tabulation process according to classification according to information related to the exercise tool,
An exercise support system comprising: providing means for providing the result of counting by the exercise tool-specific counting means to a supplier of the exercise tool. The exercise support system according to claim 1 or 2,
The terminal device
Accepting means for accepting input of condition information necessary for performing route search;
Search request forming means for forming a route search request including the condition information received through the receiving means;
Search request transmission means for transmitting the formed route search request to the server device;
Search result receiving means for receiving a search result in response to the search request transmitted from the server device;
And a guidance processing means for performing route guidance based on the received search result,
The forming means forms the notification information including identification information of the searched route,
The server device is
Search request receiving means for receiving a search request from the terminal device;
Search means for performing a route search based on the search request and obtaining a search result;
Search result transmission means for transmitting the search result to the requesting terminal device, and
At least the user-by-user tabulating unit can perform a predetermined tabulating process in consideration of the identification information of the route. A terminal device of an exercise support system configured by connecting a terminal device carried by a user during exercise and a server device through a network,
Current position positioning means for measuring the current position;
Date and time information providing means for providing the acquisition date and time of the current position;
Attribute information storage means for storing attribute information about the user;
Exercise type storage means for storing the type of exercise performed by the user;
Forming means for forming notification information including the current position, the acquisition date and time of the current position, the attribute information about the user, and the exercise type at predetermined timings when performing exercise,
Transmitting means for transmitting the notification information to the server device;
Information corresponding to the transmitted notification information, and advice receiving means for receiving advice information from the server device;
An output means for outputting the received advice information. The server device of the exercise support system configured by connecting a terminal device carried by a user during exercise and a server device through a network,
Notification information transmitted from the terminal device at every predetermined timing when the user's exercise of the terminal device is executed, the current position of the terminal device, the acquisition date and time of the current position, and the user Receiving means for receiving notification information including the attribute information and the type of exercise performed by the user;
For the notification information, for each user, a user-by-user aggregation means for performing a predetermined aggregation process;
For the notification information, for each attribute to which the user belongs, attribute-specific aggregation means for performing a predetermined aggregation process;
Advice forming means for forming advice information for each user based on the counting result by the counting means by user and the counting result by the attribute counting means;
A server device comprising: advice transmission means for providing the formed advice information to a corresponding user. An information providing method used in the terminal device of an exercise support system configured by connecting a terminal device carried by a user during exercise and a server device through a network,
The terminal device includes attribute information storage means for storing attribute information about the user, and exercise type storage means for storing the exercise type of the exercise performed by the user,
A current position positioning process for positioning the current position through the current position positioning means;
Date and time information acquisition step of acquiring the acquisition date and time of the current position through date and time information providing means,
At the time of execution of the exercise, for each predetermined timing, the forming unit forms the notification information including the current position, the acquisition date and time of the current position, the attribute information about the user, and the exercise type,
A transmission step of transmitting the notification information to the server device through a transmission means;
An advice receiving step for receiving the advice information from the server device through the advice receiving means, the information corresponding to the transmitted notification information;
An output step of outputting the received advice information through an output means. An information counting method used in the server device of an exercise support system configured by connecting a terminal device carried by a user during exercise and a server device through a network,
Notification information transmitted from the terminal device at every predetermined timing when the user's exercise of the terminal device is executed, the current position of the terminal device, the acquisition date and time of the current position, and the user A receiving step of receiving notification information including attribute information through a receiving means;
For each user, the user-by-user tally means performs a predetermined tally process for each user,
By attribute totaling means, for the notification information, for each attribute to which the user belongs, an attribute-specific tabulation process for performing a predetermined tabulation process;
Based on the aggregation result for each user in the aggregation process for each user and the aggregation result for each attribute in the aggregation process for each attribute, the advice formation means forms an advice information for each user,
An advice transmission step of providing the formed advice information to a corresponding user through an advice transmission means. An information providing program executed by a computer installed in the terminal device of the exercise support system configured by connecting a terminal device carried by a user during exercise and a server device through a network,
The terminal device includes attribute information storage means for storing attribute information about the user, and exercise type storage means for storing the exercise type of the exercise performed by the user,
A current position positioning step for positioning the current position through the current position positioning means;
Date and time information acquisition step of acquiring the acquisition date and time of the current position through date and time information providing means;
A forming step for forming notification information including the current position, the acquisition date and time of the current position, the attribute information on the user, and the exercise type at predetermined timings when performing the exercise;
A transmission step of transmitting the notification information to the server device through a transmission means;
An advice receiving step for receiving the advice information from the server device through the advice receiving means, the information corresponding to the transmitted notification information;
An output step of outputting the received advice information through an output means. An information aggregation program that is executed by a computer mounted on the server device of an exercise support system configured by connecting a terminal device carried by a user during exercise and a server device through a network,
Notification information transmitted from the terminal device at every predetermined timing when the user's exercise of the terminal device is executed, the current position of the terminal device, the acquisition date and time of the current position, and the user A receiving step of receiving notification information including attribute information through a receiving means;
A user-by-user tally step for performing a predetermined tally process for each user by the user tally means,
An attribute-specific tabulation step for performing a predetermined tabulation process for each attribute to which the user belongs for the notification information by the attribute-based tabulation unit;
Based on the aggregation result for each user in the aggregation process for each user and the aggregation result for each attribute in the aggregation process for each attribute, the advice formation unit forms advice information for each user;
An information transmission program for executing the advice transmission step of providing the formed advice information to a corresponding user through an advice transmission means.

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