JP2015057588A - Delay notification device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device that plurally displays alternative routes to a user when troubles occur in transportation, and notifies a person pertain to a destination of an arrival expected time based upon selection of the alternative route.SOLUTION: A delay notification device of the invention has a database formed by that a user of a portable terminal (thereafter referred to as a user) registers a destination, a departure point and a contact address of a person pertain to the destination, and performs processes of: receiving train operation information (step S301); receiving a current location of the portable terminal of the user (step S304); calculating a plurality of movement routes from the current location to the destination and an arrival expected time (step S306); notifying the user of a plurality of calculated alternative routes, when detecting trouble occurrence in the movement route scheduled for use based upon the train operation (step S307); and receiving a selection by the user in response to the notification (step S308). When the alternative route selected by the user is used, the person pertain to the destination is notified of the arrival expected time (step S311).

Description

  The present invention relates to a delay notification device that notifies a delay in arrival due to a transportation delay.

  Conventionally, the delay information of transportation has been available only at the place of use (for example, at a station). However, since the transportation has released the delay information even on the network, convenience for transportation users has been improved. Further, there is an invention that provides delay information to the user itself based on the registered information of the user when a delay occurs, or an invention that automatically transmits the delay information to a registered contact (such as a work place) as in Patent Document 1. It is disclosed.

JP 2004-62516 A

  However, according to Patent Document 1, the registered contact person can know that the transportation has been delayed, but cannot know the arrival time of the transportation user.

  In order to solve the above problems, a delay notification device according to the present invention includes a database in which a user of a mobile terminal registers a destination, a departure point, and contact information of a person related to the destination, and operation information of transportation facilities. The operation information receiving means for receiving, the current position receiving means for receiving the current position of the portable terminal, the movement route calculating means for calculating the movement route from the departure place to the destination, and the operation information of the transportation facility A route / a route for calculating a plurality of alternative routes from the current position to the destination and an estimated arrival time for each alternative route based on operation information of the transportation when it is detected that a failure has occurred in the movement route. Time calculation means, alternative route notification means for notifying the user of the mobile terminal of the plurality of alternative routes, and the alternative route selected by the user of the mobile terminal in response to the notification An alternative route receiving means for receiving the information, and an estimated arrival time notifying means for notifying the contact information of the person related to the destination of the estimated arrival time of the alternative route selected by the user of the portable terminal. And

  According to the present invention, when there is a delay in transportation, a plurality of alternative routes are proposed to the user of the transportation, and the estimated arrival time according to the alternative route selected by the user is registered. Can be notified.

Block diagram of each device 1 record of the schedule to be stored in the database Flow chart at the time of schedule input in portable terminal Flow chart when entering schedule on server Flow chart when a delay occurs in the server Flow chart when delay occurs in portable terminal Flow chart when the congestion level changes on the server

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, the description will be made using a railroad as a transportation facility. However, the present invention can be applied to any transportation facility having an operation schedule such as a bus, a monorail, and a streetcar.

The configuration of the embodiment will be described below.
FIG. 1 is a main block diagram of hardware relating to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, this system includes an arrival delay notification device 10, which is an embodiment of the delay notification device of the present invention, an operation information distribution server 20, a portable terminal 30, and a plurality of information distributions by which transportation facilities transmit information. It comprises a server 40 and a terminal 50 of a person related to the destination. Here, the person related to the destination means a person at the destination, particularly a person who is the purpose of movement. For example, if the destination is a customer's company, the person in charge of the company. These are connected to each other by an IP network (Internet Protocol network).

  The arrival delay notification device 10 is a server including a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, and a data storage unit 13. The communication unit 11 communicates with the operation information distribution server 20, the portable terminal 30, the information distribution server 40 for transportation, and the terminal 50 used by a person related to the destination.

  The control unit 12 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like (not shown). The control unit 12 expands a plurality of programs 400 stored in the data storage unit 13 and a program stored in the ROM shown in the flowchart described later in the RAM. And execute.

The data storage unit 13 stores a database 100, search data 200, an identifier correspondence table 300, and a program 400.
The database 100 stores a schedule related to movement and will be described later with reference to FIG. The search data 200 is data used for searching for a travel route, and includes not only a connection relationship between stations, a required time between stations, a timetable, but also information on a road map so that it can correspond to a movement on foot. included. The identifier correspondence table 300 is a correspondence table between identifiers (for example, IP addresses) on the network of the portable terminal 30 and user IDs to be described later. If the user ID of a user of a certain portable terminal 30 is known, the control unit 12 Communication with the user's portable terminal 30 is possible. The program 400 is a plurality of programs shown in flowcharts described later.

  The operation information distribution server 20 is a server configured by a communication unit 21, a data storage unit (not shown), a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The operation information distribution server 20 accesses the electronic bulletin board written by the transportation company website and transportation users through the communication unit 21, and always collects traffic fault information, train driving intervals, and congestion information of stations and trains. doing. Then, in response to a request from the arrival delay notification device 10, the data is transmitted from the communication unit 21 to the arrival delay notification device 10.

  The operation information distribution server 20 accesses the information distribution servers of all transportation facilities at a fixed period (for example, several seconds to one minute) and confirms the update of the failure information. In addition, it collects and analyzes information written on electronic bulletin boards by transportation users, and obtains information such as the degree of congestion of train stations and trains and train operation intervals. So we always have up-to-date information about all transportation. When the request is made, the name of the transportation facility in which the failure has occurred, the affected section, and the content of the failure are transmitted.

  The mobile terminal 30 includes an operation unit 31, a communication unit 32, a position detection unit 33, a data storage unit 34, a display unit 35, and a control unit 36, and is, for example, a mobile phone or an electronic device that can be worn on the body. The operation unit 31 includes buttons, cursor keys, a touch panel, and the like, and transmits input from the user of the mobile terminal 30 to the control unit 36. The communication unit 32 includes a transmission / reception circuit and performs communication with the arrival delay notification device 10 and the like. The position detection unit 33 includes a GPS receiver, and detects the position of the terminal according to a request from the arrival delay notification device 10. The data storage unit 34 stores the program shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 6, a schedule management program, a user ID described later, and the like. The display unit 35 includes a liquid crystal display and displays data received from the arrival delay notification device 10.

  The control unit 36 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like (not shown). The program shown in the following flowchart stored in the data storage unit 34, the program stored in the ROM, and the like are expanded in the RAM and executed. In addition, the control unit 36 can display a schedule input screen, transmit / receive data, display received data, and wait for reception of communication using a schedule management program.

  The control unit 36 always activates the schedule management program, and whenever the identifier (for example, IP address) on the network of the portable terminal 30 changes, the identifier on the network is linked to the arrival delay notification device 10 with the user ID. Is informed. Upon receiving this notification, the arrival delay notification device 10 creates an identifier correspondence table 300 that is a correspondence table between the identifiers on the network of the mobile terminal 30 and the user IDs, and stores them in the data storage unit 13 of the arrival delay notification device 10. doing.

The information distribution server 40 for transportation is composed of a communication unit 41 and a CPU, ROM, RAM, hard disk, etc. (not shown). The communication unit 41 communicates with the arrival delay notification device 10. Although FIG. 1 shows only one information distribution server for transportation facilities, there are as many transportation facilities as there are transportation facilities. The transportation information distribution server 40 has a Web server function. When a problem occurs in the transportation system that is operated by each transportation facility, the transportation site information distribution server 40 has a website published on the transportation information distribution server. , Post failure information and delay certificate.
There are different websites for each transportation system, but if you access all of them, you can obtain fault information and delay certificates for all transportation systems.

  A terminal 50 of a person related to the destination is a terminal including a communication unit 51 capable of communication using an IP network, and is a personal computer or a mobile phone, for example.

FIG. 2 shows one record of the database 100 stored in the data storage unit 13 of the arrival delay notification device 10. One record is composed of a schedule ID 101, a user ID 102, a destination 103, an arrival target time 104, a departure point 105, a destination related contact 106, a user name 107, a failure occurrence 108, a planned route 120, and an alternative route 130. . Further, the planned route 120 is composed of a boarding station 121, a route 122, and a disembarking station 123, and the alternative route 130 is composed of a boarding station 131, a route 132, a disembarking station 133, and a transfer station 134. A plurality of planned routes 120 and alternative routes 130 can be created in one record. When a plurality of planned routes 120 are created, they are distinguished by subscripts a and b. The planned route 120 and the alternative route 130 are written according to the result of information search in the control unit 12 based on the input from the portable terminal 30 by the user, the traffic obstacle information received from the operation information distribution server 20, or the like.
Hereinafter, the records of the database 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The schedule ID 101 is a unique value (primary key) that does not overlap in all records in the database. When the user inputs a new schedule from the mobile terminal 30, the control unit 12 automatically generates and inputs the schedule ID 101. In the example of FIG. 2, “1000” is input as the schedule ID by the control unit 12.

  The user ID 102 is a unique identifier for identifying the user of the mobile terminal 30 and uses, for example, an email address. The user ID 102 is stored in the data storage unit 34, and is read and input from the data storage unit 34 when a schedule is input from the mobile terminal 30. The user ID 102 is also used for calling the mobile terminal 30 possessed by the user using the identifier correspondence table 300 by the arrival delay notification device 10. In the example of FIG. 2, the mail address “me@example.org” is input as the user ID 102.

  The destination 103 and the departure point 105 are input from the mobile terminal 30 by the user. Since the travel route search considers not only the use of transportation but also walking, the destination 103 and the departure point 105 are not limited to the transportation departure and arrival points (for example, a station or a bus stop), and can be uniquely identified. If so, it may be the name of a building or place.

  The arrival target time 104 is input from the mobile terminal 30 by the user, and the target time of arrival at the destination is entered. In the example of FIG. 2, “June 1, 2013 10:30” is input as the arrival target time.

  The destination related contact 106 is input by the user from the portable terminal 30 and inputs an e-mail address as a contact of a person related to the destination. In the example of FIG. 2, the mail address “dst@example.co.jp” is input to the destination-related contact 106.

  The user name 107 is input from the mobile terminal 30 by the user, and is used when contacting a person related to the destination. In the example of FIG. 2, “Patent Taro” is input.

The planned route 120 is the one selected by the user from the travel routes calculated by the control unit 12 based on the departure point 105, the destination 103, and additional inputs of the user of the portable terminal 30 described later. Since there is a possibility that the travel route to be used cannot be narrowed down to one beforehand due to a detour or other requirements, there may be a plurality of planned routes 120.
The planned route 120 includes a boarding station 121, a route 122, and a getting-off station 123. In addition, a transfer station is added if necessary. In the example of FIG. 2, the planned route 120a from the railway A station to the railway C station using the □ line and the planned route 120b from the railway P station to the railway Q station using the ◎ line are input. Yes. The user of the portable terminal 30 goes to the destination 103 using any one of the travel routes.

  The failure occurrence 108 is entered based on information obtained from the operation information distribution server 20 by the control unit 12. Normally “None”. On the other hand, if the control unit 12 determines that the failure information received from the operation information distribution server 20 is related to the scheduled route of the same record, the control unit 12 enters “Yes” and the content of the failure. In the example of FIG. 2, the occurrence of a failure in the operation suspension is entered in the section between the B station and the C station on the □ rail □ line.

  The alternative route 130 is calculated from the failure information obtained from the operation information distribution server 20 by the control unit 12, the position of the mobile terminal 30 detected by the position detection unit 33, the destination 103, and the planned route 120 when a failure occurs. is there. The alternative route 130 includes a boarding station 131, a route 132, a disembarking station 133, and a transfer station 134. FIG. 2 shows two examples of alternative routes 130a and 130b.

The operation of the embodiment will be described below.
A processing flow at the time of schedule registration will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the process of the portable terminal 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the user of the portable terminal 30 determines a new schedule, the schedule input screen of the schedule management program is opened. Then, the CPU of the control unit 36 executes the program shown in the flowchart of FIG. Unless otherwise specified in the following description, the execution subject of each step is a CPU.

  In step S101, the user inputs the user ID 102, the destination 103, the target arrival time 104, the departure point 105, the destination-related contact 106, and the user name 107, transmits them to the arrival delay notification device 10, and proceeds to step S102. However, by saving the input history in the schedule management program, any input can be simplified. In addition, as the starting point 105, a specific place (for example, home or work) can be input as an initial value. The starting point 105 and the destination 103 are recorded in association with each other, and are stored in association with one of the input points. The other one may be listed as a candidate.

  In step S102, the control unit 36 displays the candidate travel route and the route number received from the arrival delay notification device 10 on the display unit 35, and proceeds to step S103. Here, the route number is a number that can be identified for each moving route candidate, and is used to inform the arrival delay notification device 10 of the selected route. Further, the candidate for the movement route is calculated by the control unit 12 of the arrival delay notification device 10 based on the information of the departure place and the destination transmitted to the arrival delay notification device 10 in step S101.

  In step S103, the user looks at the movement route displayed on the display unit 35 and inputs all the corresponding route numbers from the operation unit 31 if there is a movement route scheduled to be used. An additional condition regarding the movement route is input from the operation unit 31. For example, when a specific station or route is scheduled to be used, the user inputs the name. When the input is completed, the user notifies the control unit 36 of the input completion (for example, presses the input completion button), and the control of the control unit 36 proceeds to step S104.

  In step S104, the control unit 36 determines whether the user input is only the route number or whether an additional condition related to the route is input. If an additional condition related to the movement route is input, the process proceeds to step S105. If only the route number is input, the process proceeds to step S106. However, when both the additional information regarding the movement route and the route number are input, the route number is temporarily stored in the RAM and the process proceeds to step S105.

In step S105, the control unit 36 transmits an additional condition regarding the travel route input by the user to the arrival delay notification device 10, and the process returns to step S102.
The arrival delay notification device 10 that has received the additional condition related to the moving route calculates the moving route again in consideration of the additional condition related to the moving route in addition to the starting point and destination of the record, and transmits the calculated moving route to the mobile terminal 30. To do. The above steps S102 to S105 are repeated until all the travel routes that the user plans to use are prepared and the user's input in step S103 is only the route number.

  In step S106, the control unit 36 transmits the route number selected by the user (including the route number temporarily stored in the RAM) to the arrival delay notification device 10, and ends the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 4 shows the operation of the arrival delay notification device 10 corresponding to the operation of the mobile terminal 30 shown in FIG.
The arrival delay notification device 10 always accepts communication from the outside. When the data transmitted by the portable terminal 30 is received in step S101 of FIG. 3, the program shown in the flowchart of FIG. Is done. Unless otherwise specified in the following description, the execution subject of each step is a CPU.

  In step S <b> 201, the control unit 12 calculates a travel route from the departure point 105 to the destination 103 included in the received data. For example, the transportation destinations near the departure point 105 and the destination 103 are searched, and the transportation departure point near the departure point 105 and the transportation departure point near the arrival point are comprehensively combined. Select a reasonable route from the viewpoint of required time, number of transfers, and charges.

  In subsequent step S202, the control unit 12 attaches a number that can be identified for each route (hereinafter, referred to as “route number”) to the information on the movement route, and transmits the information to the portable terminal 30, and proceeds to step S203.

  In step S203, the control unit 12 waits until data from the user is received again, and if received, proceeds to S204. The data received at this time is the data transmitted in step S105 or step S106 in FIG.

  In step S204, the control unit 12 determines whether the received data is a route number or an additional condition. The user looks at the information related to the travel route transmitted by the arrival delay notification device 10 in step S202, and if all the travel routes scheduled to be used are not included, transmits an additional condition so that the desired route is included (step S202). From S105). If the received data is a route number, the process proceeds to step S206. If the received data is an additional condition, the process proceeds to step S205.

  In step S205, the control unit 12 adds the additional condition transmitted from the user to the travel route search condition, returns to step S201, and calculates the travel route again. The loop from step S201 to step S205 is repeated until the received data reaches the path number (step S204: YES). This loop corresponds to the loop from step S102 to step S105 in FIG.

  In step S206, information related to the travel route corresponding to the received route number is stored in the scheduled route 120 of the schedule. If there are a plurality of received route numbers, all of them are stored. In FIG. 2, since two planned routes 120a and 120b are registered, it can be seen that there are two received route numbers.

  Next, processing when a failure occurs will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, the processing of the arrival delay notification device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. Unless otherwise specified in the following description, the execution subject of each step is the CPU of the control unit 12.

  The arrival delay notification device 10 starts executing the program shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 at regular time intervals (for example, 1 minute). In step S301, the control unit 12 requests operation information from the operation information distribution server 20 through the communication unit 11, receives the latest operation information, and stores it in the RAM. In step S302, it is determined whether there is a change in the operation information received last time, for example, one minute before and the operation information received immediately before, for example, one step before. If there is a change, the process proceeds to step S303, and there is no change. Ends the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S303, the control unit 12 determines whether any planned route 120 of any record in the database 100 is related to a section related to the received failure information. If at least the station or section related to the received failure information is included between the boarding station and the getting-off station on the planned route, it is determined to be relevant. It may be determined that the routes are related even if they match.

  If it is determined by this determination that the record is not related to any movement schedule, the control unit 12 ends the flowchart of FIG. 5, and if not, enters the failure content in the failure occurrence 108 of the corresponding record. The process proceeds to step S304.

  In the example of FIG. 2, the database 100 indicates that the failure information is “Non-stop operation at station B to station C on the railway line □”, so if there is station B between station A and station C on the planned route 120a, In a record with a schedule ID 101 of 1000, the planned route 120a includes a section related to failure information. Therefore, the control unit 12 determines that the record having the schedule ID 101 of 1000 is related to the section related to the received failure information, and enters the content of the related failure in the failure occurrence 108.

In step S304, the control unit 12 performs the following process to check the location of the user of the corresponding record.
The control unit 12 first identifies the user ID described in the corresponding record. And the identifier on the network of the portable terminal 30 which the user possesses is specified from the identifier correspondence table 300. Since the schedule management program of the mobile terminal 30 is always activated and waiting for reception, the control unit 12 can start communication with the mobile terminal 30. Therefore, the control unit 12 transmits a message indicating that the mobile terminal 30 is informed of the position of the terminal, and waits for a response. And if the response from the portable terminal 30 is obtained, it will progress to step S305.

  In step S305, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the received position of the mobile terminal 30 is closer to the destination 103 than the getting-off station 123 on the planned route. If the position of the mobile terminal 30 is closer to the destination 103 than the disembarking station 123 or if the position of the mobile terminal 30 coincides with the position of the disembarking station 123, the mobile terminal 30 is compared with the disembarking station 123 in step S313. If it is far from the destination 103, the process proceeds to step 306. In the example of FIG. 2, the position of the mobile terminal 30 is closer to the A company B sales office (destination 103) than the railway C station (123a), or ○ the A company B sales office than the railway Q station (123b). It is determined whether or not a condition close to (destination 103) is satisfied.

  In step S306, the control unit 12 calculates a plurality of alternative routes 130 from the received position of the mobile terminal 30 to the destination 103 of the corresponding record. Then, the corresponding record is written and the process proceeds to step S307. However, when calculating the alternative route 130, the failure information received from the operation information distribution server 20 is taken into consideration. Furthermore, the estimated arrival time is also calculated using the current time as the departure time.

  In the example of FIG. 2, assuming that the position of the mobile terminal 30 is at the departure point 105, the travel route search from the departure point 105 to the destination 103 is avoided, avoiding the B station to the C station on the □ railway □ line where the failure occurred. do. As a result, an alternative route 130a that is the same as the planned route 120b and an alternative route 130b that has the same planned route 120a and the boarding station but transfers to another route at the B station are obtained.

  Also, assuming that the position of the mobile terminal 30 is at station B, the travel route from station B to destination 103 is calculated avoiding stations B to C on the □ railway □ line where the failure occurred. As a result, an alternative route 130b from B station to D station is obtained.

  In step S307, the control unit 12 sends the alternative route 130 and estimated arrival time information calculated in step S306 to the portable terminal 30 with a route number, receives the response in subsequent step S308, and proceeds to step S309. move on.

In step S309, the control unit 12 determines whether the arrival prediction time of the alternative route selected by the user is later than the arrival target time 104 of the record. If it is later than the arrival target time 104, the process proceeds to step S310, and if it is in time for the arrival target time 104, the process proceeds to step S311.
In the example of FIG. 2, if the user selects the alternative route A, it arrives 10 minutes before the arrival target time 104, so the process proceeds to step S <b> 311, and if the alternative route B is selected, the step is later than the arrival target time 104. The process proceeds to S310.

In step S310, the control unit 12 downloads a delay certificate to be submitted by the user from the information distribution server 40 of the transportation facility related to the section in which the failure has occurred, transmits it to the portable terminal 30, and proceeds to step S311. .
In the example of FIG. 2, the failure has occurred only on the △ railway □ line, so the control unit 12 downloads the delay information about the □ line from the △ railway information distribution server 40 and transmits it to the mobile terminal 30. .

  In step S311, the control unit 12 informs the contact listed in the destination related contact 106 of the record of the user name 107 and the estimated arrival time, and proceeds to step S312. In the example of FIG. 2, the control unit 12 transmits, to the e-mail address “dst@example.co.jp”, indicating that “Taro Tokkyo” is “scheduled to arrive at 10:45”.

In step S312, the control unit 12 transmits navigation information related to the travel route selected by the user to the mobile terminal 30, and the flow of FIG. However, the navigation information refers to the name of the boarding station, transfer station, and alighting station of the train to be used, the departure time and arrival time of each station, and the map and landmark information of the walking movement section.
Steps S310 to S312 can be executed in a different order or in parallel.

  In step S313, the control unit 12 transmits an end signal to the mobile terminal 30 and ends the flow of FIG. This is because if the position of the mobile terminal 30 is closer to the destination 103 than the disembarking station 123, the mobile terminal 30 only moves to the destination 103 on foot after that, and the delay in transportation does not affect the user. .

Next, processing of the mobile terminal 30 corresponding to the processing of FIG. 5 of the arrival delay notification device 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S304 in FIG. 5, the control unit 12 of the arrival delay notification device 10 transmits a message to the mobile terminal 30 to notify the mobile terminal 30 of the location of the terminal, so that the control unit 36 of the mobile terminal 30 receives the message. The flowchart of FIG. 6 starts.

  In step S <b> 401, the control unit 36 acquires the position information of the mobile terminal 30 from the position detection unit 33, and transmits the position information to the arrival delay notification device 10 using the communication unit 32. Then, the process proceeds to step S402.

  In step S402, the control unit 36 waits to receive data from the arrival delay notification device 10, and proceeds to step S403 when data is received. The data received from the arrival delay notification device 10 at this time is the data transmitted in step S307 or step S313 in FIG.

  In step S403, the control unit 36 determines the content of the data received in the immediately preceding step S402. If the received data is a predetermined end signal, the flowchart of FIG. 6 is ended, and if it is not the end signal, the process proceeds to step S404.

  In step S404, the control unit 36 displays the alternative route, the estimated arrival time and the route number received in step S402 on the display unit 35 in order to obtain the user's judgment, and proceeds to step S405.

In step S405, the control unit 36 acquires the route number input by the user from the operation unit 31, transmits the route number to the arrival delay notification device 10, and proceeds to step S406.
In step S406, the control unit 36 receives a delay certificate for the planned route 120 where the failure has occurred from the arrival delay notification device 10, and proceeds to step S407.

  In step S407, the control unit 36 receives the navigation information about the route transmitted in step S405, starts navigation to the user, and ends the flowchart of FIG.

  According to this Embodiment described above, there exist the following effects.

  (1) The arrival delay notification device 10 receives the database 100 in which the user registers the destination 103, the departure point 105, and the destination-related contact 106, and processing for receiving transportation operation information (step S301 in FIG. 5). A process of receiving the current position of the mobile terminal 30 (step S304 in FIG. 5), a process of calculating a travel route from the departure point 105 to the destination 103 (step S201 in FIG. 4), and transportation operation information. When it is detected that a failure has occurred in the travel route (step S303 in FIG. 5), a plurality of alternative routes and arrivals for each alternative route from the departure point 105 to the destination 103 based on the operation information of the transportation facility A process for calculating the predicted time (step S306 in FIG. 5) and a process for notifying the user of the mobile terminal 30 of the calculated alternative routes (step S30 in FIG. 5). ), The process of receiving the alternative route selected by the user of the mobile terminal 30 in response to the notification (step S308 in FIG. 5), and the estimated arrival time of the alternative route selected by the user of the mobile terminal 30 as the destination And a process of notifying the contact information of the related person (step S311 in FIG. 5).

  Therefore, the estimated arrival time at the destination based on the user's selection can be transmitted to the person related to the destination. Even when the user can arrive at the target arrival time, if a failure occurs in the transportation facility, the user may be delayed for the sake of safety because of the fear of the arrival delay. However, if it is possible to know the estimated arrival time of the user after considering the influence of the failure after the failure of the transportation facility, it is possible to determine the schedule change with confirmation. Even if it is delayed to the target arrival time, if the estimated arrival time can be known, an appropriate schedule can be changed without carrying out an excessive schedule reduction.

  Furthermore, there is an advantage that the burden on the user is light. When a failure occurs in a transportation facility, the user can obtain information on a plurality of alternative routes with the estimated arrival time without searching by himself / herself, and by selecting one of the alternative routes, the information related to the destination can be obtained. The estimated arrival time can be communicated to the person. In selecting an alternative route, the one with the shortest arrival time is often selected, but by adopting the selection method, the user's individual circumstances (desiring to avoid transfer, reducing walking movement, etc.) should be reflected. Can do. In addition, it is difficult for a user to create an e-mail in a crowded vehicle, and in some cases, the user must get off. As described above, there may be a problem that the arrival is further delayed in order to notify the arrival delay, but there is no such a problem according to the present embodiment.

(2) The arrival delay notification device 10 obtains the delay certificate related to the failure from the operation information distribution server 20 of the transportation facility (step S310 in FIG. 5), and sends the delay certificate to the mobile terminal 30 of the user. The process further includes a sending process (step S310 in FIG. 5), and the control unit 12 obtains a delay certificate related to the failure when the expected arrival time is later than the arrival target time (step S309: YES in FIG. 5). Then, the delay certificate can be sent to the user (step S310 in FIG. 5).
Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to obtain a delay certificate by himself / herself, and when the user arrives at the destination, it can be submitted immediately. In particular, when a failure occurs in the transportation system and an alternative route different from the normal route is used, it is necessary to pay attention to the announcement of the station or train, which reduces the burden on the user.

(3) The control unit 12 of the arrival delay notification device 10 determines whether the current position of the user is closer to the destination 103 than the getting-off station 123 on the moving route, and is closer to the destination 103 than the getting-off station 123. (Step S305 in FIG. 5: YES) does not notify the user of the alternative route.
Therefore, it is possible to ignore a failure in transportation that does not affect the user's arrival at the destination 103, and the user is not bothered by unnecessary notifications. This is because if the position of the mobile terminal 30 is closer to the destination 103 than the disembarking station 123, the mobile terminal 30 only moves to the destination 103 on foot thereafter, and the delay in transportation does not affect the user.

(Modification 1)
In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 12 communicates the user name 107 and the estimated arrival time to the destination related contact 106 regardless of the time when the user arrives at the destination 103. Only when it is later than the target arrival time 104, the estimated arrival time may be notified to the contact information of the person related to the destination.
According to the first modification, the destination related contact 106 is contacted only when it is indispensable to be late for the scheduled time, which is efficient.

(Modification 2)
In the above-described embodiment, the delay information due to the occurrence of a failure is received from the operation information distribution server 20 and the estimated arrival time 104 is calculated (step S306 in FIG. 5). You may calculate based on. In general, the delay in transportation is represented by the difference from the timetable. For example, even if there is a delay of 60 minutes from the timetable, if the user is driving at 10-minute intervals, the user of the transportation This is because the delay effect that is substantially affected is only 10 minutes or less.
The control unit 12 of the arrival delay notification device 10 obtains the driving interval information from the operation information distribution server 20, and when the delay time of the transportation facility is longer than the driving interval time, the driving interval is set to the normal required time. The time added to the time may be the required time due to the occurrence of the failure.
According to the second modification, it is possible to more accurately estimate the influence that the user receives from the operation delay of the transportation facility.

(Modification 3)
In the above-described embodiment, attention is paid only to the operation state of the train. However, the calculation may be performed based on the congestion degree of the train on the movement route and the congestion degree of the boarding station on the movement route. This is because even if the train arrives at the platform of the station, the number of people who can get on is limited if the train is congested, and the queue for getting on the train becomes long if the platform of the station is congested.
The control unit 12 of the arrival delay notification device 10 obtains information on the congestion degree of the vehicle and the station and the operation interval of the transportation facility from the operation information distribution server 20, and sets the congestion degree of the vehicle and the congestion degree of the station to 1 to 3, respectively. The three stages are evaluated, and these are multiplied by three times of the operation interval. Then, the estimated arrival time in consideration of the degree of congestion may be obtained by adding the multiplied time to the estimated arrival time.

(Modification 4)
In the above-described embodiment, the transmission order is not particularly defined in the transmission of the alternative route (step S307 in FIG. 5). However, based on the user's selection, the train arrival degree is low in order of the expected arrival time. You may transmit in order or the order from the low congestion degree of a boarding station. For example, according to the following procedure, transmission can be performed in the order from the earliest arrival time, the train with the lowest congestion degree, or the boarding station with the lower congestion degree based on the user's selection.

  In the data storage unit 13 of the arrival delay notification device 10, any one of arrival time priority, station congestion priority, and train congestion priority is selected in advance by the user, and a priority item setting indicating the selection is further stored. When calculating the estimated arrival time for each alternative route 130 in step S306 in FIG. 5, the control unit 12 obtains information on the degree of congestion of vehicles and stations and the driving interval of the transportation facility from the operation information distribution server 20. Then, the degree of congestion of the vehicle and the degree of congestion of the station are evaluated in three stages of 1 to 3, respectively, and these are multiplied by three times of driving intervals. Then, the estimated arrival time in consideration of the degree of congestion is obtained by adding the multiplied time to the normal estimated arrival time. Then, in step S307 of FIG. 5, the control unit 12 of the arrival delay notification device 10 follows the priority setting stored in the data storage unit 13 and the plurality of alternative routes 130 in order of the expected arrival time in order of congestion of the train. It transmits to the portable terminal 30 in order with a low degree or the order with a low congestion degree of a boarding station. The control unit 36 of the portable terminal 30 displays on the display unit 35 in the order received from the arrival delay notification device 10 in step S404 of FIG.

According to the modification 4 demonstrated above, there exist the following effects.
In the process in which the control unit 12 of the arrival delay notification device 10 notifies the user of the mobile terminal 30 of the calculated alternative routes (step S307 in FIG. 5), the priority items in which the selection by the user of the mobile terminal 30 is stored Based on the description of the setting, a plurality of alternative routes are transmitted and notified to the mobile terminal 30 in the order of the expected arrival time, the train with the lowest congestion degree, or the boarding station with the lower congestion degree.
Therefore, even when there are many alternative routes, the user of the mobile terminal 30 can easily recognize the alternative route with the earliest predicted arrival time or the alternative route with the lowest congestion level of the station or train.

However, the control unit 12 of the arrival delay notification device 10 transmits the congestion level of the station and the train to the portable terminal 30 in addition to the alternative route 130 and the estimated arrival time, and the control unit 36 of the portable terminal 30 performs step S404 in FIG. In addition, the congestion level of stations and trains is also displayed, and the display order can be selected by the user according to the order in which the estimated arrival time is earlier, the train is less crowded, or the boarding station is less crowded. Good.
Note that, for example, an average value or a maximum value of the both may be calculated as the congestion level including the congestion level of the train and the congestion level of the boarding station, and may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 30 in the order of decreasing the included congestion level.

(Modification 5)
In the embodiment described above, the control unit 12 of the arrival delay notification device 10 performs various calculations and notifications to the user using the update or change of the operation information as a starting point (step S302 in FIG. 5: YES). The starting point for performing various calculations and notifying the user is not limited to this. After calculating the alternative route 130, the control unit 12 of the arrival delay notification device 10 evaluates the congestion levels of the trains and boarding stations of all the alternative routes at regular intervals, and the congestion level of the train and the congestion level of the boarding station are determined. You may notify a user when it is less than the combination of a predetermined congestion degree. For example, after calculating the alternative route 130 in step S306 in FIG. 5, the control unit 12 of the arrival delay notification device 10 executes a program whose operation is represented by the flowchart in FIG. 7 every predetermined time, for example, every 5 minutes. Also good.

In step S501, the control unit 12 substitutes the number of alternative routes 130 calculated in step S306 of FIG. 5 into a variable N, substitutes 1 into a variable I, and proceeds to step S502.
In step S502, the control unit 12 obtains the congestion level of the train and boarding station related to the I-th alternative route 130 from the operation information distribution server 20, and evaluates each congestion level in three stages from 1 to 3. The process proceeds to S503. However, when there are a plurality of trains or boarding stations that are boarded by transfer or the like, the average value or the larger (congested) value is used as the evaluation value.
In step S503, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the evaluation value of the degree of congestion of the boarding station evaluated in step S502 is less than a predetermined threshold ST. If it is determined that the evaluation value of the degree of congestion at the boarding station is less than the predetermined threshold ST, the process proceeds to step S504. If it is determined that the evaluation value of the degree of congestion at the boarding station is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold ST, the process proceeds to step S506. move on.

In step S504, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the evaluation value of the degree of congestion of the train evaluated in step S502 is less than a predetermined threshold value TR. When it is determined that the evaluation value of the congestion level of the train is less than the predetermined threshold value TR, the process proceeds to step S505, and when it is determined that the evaluation value of the congestion level of the boarding station is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold value TR, the process proceeds to step S506. .
In step S505, the control unit 12 transmits from the communication unit 11 to the portable terminal 30 that the degree of congestion of the I-th alternative route is below a predetermined threshold value, and proceeds to step S506.
In step S506, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the values of the variable I and the variable N are the same. If the values are the same, the process for all the alternative routes is completed, and the flowchart of FIG. 7 is ended. If they are not the same, the process proceeds to step S507.

In step S507, the control unit 12 increments the variable I by 1, and returns to step S502.
Note that the station congestion degree threshold value ST and the train congestion degree threshold value TR are arbitrarily changed by the user's operation from the operation unit 31 of the portable terminal 30 and the communication unit 32 communicating with the arrival delay notification device 10. It may be possible.
According to the fifth modification, the user can know from the notification from the arrival delay notification device 10 that the congestion level of the alternative route has become a predetermined value or less. Even after transmission, an alternative route with a lower degree of congestion can be used with reference to the notification from the arrival delay notification device 10.

  Alternatively, the condition may not be set for both the congestion level of the train and the congestion level of the boarding station, and the user may be notified when one of the congestion levels is lower than a predetermined threshold. That is, it may be detected that the degree of congestion of a train or boarding station on the plurality of alternative routes 130 is lower than a predetermined value, and the alternative route 130 with the reduced degree of congestion may be notified.

(Modification 6)
In the above-described embodiment, the schedule management program is used for the mobile terminal 30, but a general-purpose e-mail client and a Web browser installed in the mobile terminal 30 may be used.

In this case, the automatic response of the mobile terminal 30 to the arrival delay notification device 10 (step S304 in FIG. 5 and start to step S401 in FIG. 6) can be replaced as a manual operation of a part of the user as follows.
For example, when the arrival delay notification device 10 finds a record in the database related to the received failure information, first, an e-mail with a special link is transmitted to the e-mail address that is the user ID 102 of the record. Then, the user can transmit the location of the mobile terminal 30 to the arrival delay notification device 10 by receiving the electronic mail at the mobile terminal 30 and opening a link with a Web browser. However, at this time, the page accessed by the user by a link describes a code for transmitting the location information and identification information (such as the user ID 102) of the mobile terminal 30 to the arrival delay notification device 10.

  Moreover, although the schedule management program was utilized for the input of the schedule shown in FIG. 3, it can be replaced by the following method. For example, the arrival delay notification device 10 is also provided with a Web server function to construct a schedule input Web site. Then, the user can input the schedule by accessing the website with the web browser of the mobile terminal 30.

  According to the sixth modification, a schedule management program is not necessary, and can be used easily. Furthermore, even a portable terminal into which a special program cannot be introduced can be used with a general-purpose e-mail client and a Web browser, so that there is an advantage that the selection of the portable terminal 30 is widened.

(Modification 7)
In the above-described embodiment, the terminal 50 of the person related to the destination is a terminal including the communication unit 51 capable of communication using the IP network, but may be a fixed telephone or a FAX receiver. In this case, the terminal 50 of the person related to the destination is connected to the arrival delay notification device 10 via the public telephone line network. When the arrival delay notification device 10 contacts the terminal 50 of the person related to the destination (step S311 in FIG. 5), both the synthesized voice and the FAX transmission data are prepared and the telephone is connected. Determine the data to be sent with the response sound.

  According to the modified example 7, the options of the terminal 50 of the person related to the destination are expanded, and the terminal that the user can use can be used. Furthermore, there is an advantage that the reception of the ringing tone and FAX of the fixed telephone is easier to notice than the reception of the electronic mail.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments and modifications described above. In other words, the present invention proposes a plurality of alternative routes to a user of a transportation facility when a delay occurs in the transportation facility, and assigns the estimated arrival time according to the alternative route selected by the user to the person in charge of the visit destination. The present invention can be applied to various delay notification devices that contact a registered contact person such as a person.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Arrival delay notification apparatus, 11 ... Communication part, 12 ... Control part, 13 ... Data storage part, 20 ... Operation information distribution server, 21 ... Communication part, 30 ... Portable terminal, 31 ... Operation part, 32 ... Communication part, 33 ... Position detecting unit, 34 ... Data storage unit, 35 ... Display unit, 36 ... Control unit, 40 ... Information distribution server, 41 ... Communication unit, 50 ... Terminal of person related to destination, 51 ... Communication unit, 100 ... Database, 200 ... Search data, 300 ... Identifier correspondence table, 400 ... Program

Claims (9)

A database in which a user of a mobile terminal registers a destination, a departure place, and contact information of a person related to the destination;
Operation information receiving means for receiving operation information of transportation,
Current position receiving means for receiving the current position of the mobile terminal;
Travel route calculation means for calculating a travel route from the departure place to the destination;
When it is detected that a failure has occurred in the travel route based on the operation information of the transportation facility, a plurality of alternative routes and arrivals for each of the alternative routes from the current position to the destination based on the operation information of the transportation facility A route / time calculating means for calculating an expected time;
Alternative route notification means for notifying the user of the mobile terminal of the plurality of alternative routes;
An alternative route receiving means for receiving the alternative route selected by the user of the mobile terminal in response to the notification;
A delay notification device comprising: predicted arrival time notification means for notifying a contact person of a person related to the destination of the estimated arrival time of the alternative route selected by the user of the portable terminal. The delay notification device according to claim 1,
In the database, the target arrival time to the destination is further registered,
The estimated arrival time notification means notifies the estimated arrival time to the contact information of the person related to the destination only when the estimated arrival time is later than the arrival target time. apparatus. The delay notification device according to claim 2,
Means for obtaining a delay certificate associated with the travel route in which the failure has occurred;
Further comprising means for sending the delay certificate to the user of the portable terminal,
The obtaining means obtains a delay certificate associated with the travel route in which the failure has occurred when the estimated arrival time is later than the target arrival time, and the sending means obtains the obtained delay certificate A delay notification device which is sent to a user of a portable terminal. The delay notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The alternative route notification means determines whether the current position of the mobile terminal is closer to the destination than the getting-off station on the moving route, and if the mobile terminal is closer to the destination than the getting-off station, the mobile terminal The delay notification device does not notify the user of the alternative route. The delay notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The expected arrival time calculating means calculates the estimated arrival time based on an operation interval of the transportation facility. The delay notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The route / time calculation means calculates the estimated arrival time based on the congestion level of the train on the travel route and the congestion level of the boarding station on the travel route. The delay notification device according to claim 6,
The alternative route notification means, based on the selection of the user of the mobile terminal, the plurality of alternative routes in order of the expected arrival time, the train with a low congestion degree, or the boarding station with a low congestion degree. A delay notification device that sequentially notifies a user of the mobile terminal. The delay notification device according to claim 6 or 7,
Including the train or the boarding station where the congestion degree of the train or the congestion degree of the boarding station in the plurality of alternative routes is detected to be lower than a predetermined congestion degree, and the congestion degree is lower than the predetermined congestion degree. A delay notification device further comprising congestion level reduction notification means for notifying the user of an alternative route. The delay notification device according to claim 8,
The congestion degree lowering notification unit is a delay notification apparatus in which a user of the portable terminal arbitrarily sets the predetermined congestion degree.

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