JP2016031595A - Information collection/distribution system, information collection/distribution method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information collection/distribution system and the like capable of providing forecast information about the future congestion of vehicles.SOLUTION: A server 200 comprises: an access point information DB 230 which stores first unique information, route information and identification information of a station of a route specified by the first unique information in association with one another; a terminal information DB 240 which stores the first unique information, information about one getting on/off route selected from among routes, terminal unique information identifying a user terminal and state of getting on/off of a user in association with one another; and an arithmetic control unit 220 which acquires the getting on/off route from the terminal information DB 240, acquires identification information of a station on the getting on/off route from the access point information DB 230 and finds statistical data on state of a station ahead of a station on the getting on/off route selected according to the first unique information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information collection / delivery system, an information collection / delivery method, and a program for providing a service for delivering information to a user terminal.

  In recent years, wireless LAN (Local Area Network) access points have been installed not only in stores such as cafes, but also in public vehicles such as stations, bus stops, stations such as stations and bus stops, and communication infrastructure has become widespread. Yes. In addition, mobile terminals have become widespread, and users can receive various information through the mobile terminals. For example, Non-Patent Document 1 discloses that a mobile terminal held by a user (hereinafter referred to as a user terminal) acquires information (for example, a location) of a wireless LAN access point, and the server side in the network uses the access point as the access point. Disclosed is a technology for distributing information according to the request.

  Here, with the spread of GPS (Global Positioning System) sensors and communication infrastructure, for example, mounting of position sensors on public vehicles is progressing, and it is possible to acquire vehicle position information. By providing the acquired vehicle position information to the user as an operation information service, the convenience of the traffic service, the improvement of the user experience (User Experience), and the like are being achieved. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for notifying passengers of getting on and off from a center device by monitoring passenger movements using portable storage means possessed by the passengers, and guiding smooth and undoubted boarding and unloading on vehicles. Is disclosed.

JP 2002-304697 A

Manabu Okamoto, Naoki Fujita, Goro Inomae, Hiroyuki Tsuji, “Information Collection and Distribution“ Wi-Fi LBS ”Corresponding to Location Using Wi-Fi”, NTT Technical Journal, vol.25, no.5, pp13-16 May 2013

  As described above, the user can browse the current vehicle position, the congestion situation based on the current passenger trends, and the like anywhere using the mobile terminal. Here, if not only the present but also the future congestion situation can be provided to the user, the convenience as a traffic service is further enhanced.

  An object of the present invention made in view of such circumstances is to propose an information collection / delivery system, an information collection / delivery method, and a program capable of providing forecast information regarding future congestion of vehicles.

In order to solve the above problems, an information collection and delivery system according to the present invention is an information collection and delivery system comprising a first access point provided for each station, a server, and a user terminal, wherein the user terminal is The first specific information transmitted from the first access point is acquired and transmitted to the server, and the server is determined by the first specific information, route information, and the first specific information. Access point information DB that stores the identification information of the station on the route in association with each other, the first unique information, the information on one boarding / alighting route selected from the route, and the terminal unique that identifies the user terminal A terminal information DB that stores information and a state related to getting on and off the user in association with each other;
The station information DB is acquired from the terminal information DB, the station identification information is acquired from the access point information DB, and the station of the boarding / departure line selected according to the first unique information is ahead of the station. And an arithmetic control unit for obtaining statistical data on the state of the station.

  Also, an information collection and delivery method according to the present invention is an information on a system including an access point provided for each station, a server, and a user terminal that acquires unique information transmitted from the access point and transmits the specific information to the server. A method of collecting and delivering, wherein the server stores the unique information, route information, and station identification information determined by the unique information in association with each other, the unique information, and the route Storing information relating to one boarding / alighting route selected from the terminal, terminal-specific information for identifying the user terminal, and a state relating to the user's boarding / alighting, and the boarding / alighting selected according to the specific information Obtaining statistical data on the state at stations prior to the station on the route. .

  A program according to the present invention is a system comprising a computer, an access point provided for each station, a server, and a user terminal that acquires unique information transmitted from the access point and transmits the specific information to the server. A program that functions as the server, the computer storing the unique information, route information, and identification information of the route station determined by the unique information in association with each other; and the unique information A step of storing the information about one boarding / alighting route selected from the route, the terminal-specific information for identifying the user terminal, and the state relating to the user's boarding / alighting in association with each other, and selecting according to the specific information Statistical data on the status at stations ahead of the station on the boarding / alighting route Characterized in that to execute a step of obtaining the data, the.

  According to the information collection and delivery system, the information collection and delivery method, and the program according to the present invention, it is possible to provide forecast information related to the future congestion of the vehicle.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an information collection and delivery system according to a first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the access point information table of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the terminal information table of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the information collection and delivery method of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the information collection and delivery system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the information collection and delivery system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the information collection and delivery method of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the access point information table of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the terminal information table of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the information collection and delivery system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B are diagrams for explaining information collection and delivery systems according to the third embodiment and the fourth embodiment, respectively. It is a figure explaining the conventional information collection and delivery system.

  Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an information collection and delivery system 10 according to the first embodiment. The information collection / delivery system 10 is capable of, for example, information collection / delivery of traffic services. In the present embodiment, the information collection / delivery system 10 will be described as a route bus operation information service. The information collection and delivery system 10 includes a user terminal 100, a server 200, and an access point 310. The information collection / delivery system 10 includes at least one of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and the access point 310, but only one element is illustrated in FIG. 1 for convenience.

  The access point 310 transmits unique information that can be distinguished from other access points. The access point 310 is provided for each station, corresponds to the first access point of the present invention, and the unique information to be transmitted corresponds to the first unique information. In this embodiment, the access point 310 is a wireless LAN access point, and is provided in a station 300 that is a bus stop of a route bus. Each bus stop of the route bus can be identified by unique information transmitted from the access point. Here, the unique information includes a unique ID (identification) and a type, as will be described later. In this embodiment, a MAC address (Media Access Control address) is used as the unique ID, and an SSID (Service Set Identifier) is used as the type. It is done. A specific example of the unique information will be described later. In this embodiment, the access point 310 continues to transmit unique information included in the beacon information of the wireless LAN.

  The user terminal 100 is a mobile terminal that acquires unique information transmitted from the access point 310 and transmits it to the server 200. In addition, the user can receive various information including prediction information described later by the user terminal 100. The user terminal 100 includes a communication unit 110, a sensor information acquisition unit 120, an input unit 130, an information display unit 140, and a terminal specific information storage unit 150.

  The communication unit 110 transmits data from, for example, the sensor information acquisition unit 120, the input unit 130, or the terminal specific information storage unit 150 to the server 200, and receives data from the server 200 to, for example, the information display unit 140. Communication between the communication unit 110 and the server 200 is performed via the network 500. The network 500 is the Internet in this embodiment, and the communication unit 110 and the network 500 are wirelessly connected.

  The sensor information acquisition unit 120 acquires unique information transmitted by the access point. The unique information acquired by the sensor information acquisition unit 120 is transmitted to the server 200 by the communication unit 110.

  The input unit 130 is an interface that accepts user operations. For example, the user can input a route (corresponding to the boarding / alighting route of the present invention) he / she wants to ride through the input unit 130. Then, information on the route that the user wants to ride is transmitted to the server 200 via the communication unit 110 and the network 500.

  The information display unit 140 displays various information from the server 200. For example, the user can confirm prediction information described later by the information display unit 140. For example, when the user inputs a route that the user wants to ride, a list of routes that can be boarded at the current bus stop may be displayed on the information display unit 140. The information display unit 140 may be configured as a touch panel, for example, and may function as an interface that receives user operations.

  The terminal specific information storage unit 150 stores terminal specific information that can identify the user terminal 100 from the mobile terminals of other users. In the present embodiment, the terminal unique information storage unit 150 is a memory (storage unit) and stores at least a terminal unique ID as terminal unique information. In this embodiment, the terminal unique ID is a unique number given when the user terminal 100 is manufactured. However, the terminal unique ID is not limited to this, and is given from the server 200 when the user terminal 100 is incorporated into the information collection and delivery system 10, that is, when the user starts using the route bus operation information service, for example. It may be a number.

  The server 200 executes data processing and the like for providing a route bus operation information service. The server 200 includes a communication unit 210, a calculation control unit 220, an access point information DB 230, and a terminal information DB 240. Here, the server 200 may be a computer that operates according to a program stored in a storage unit accessible from the server 200. That is, at least one of the communication unit 210 and the calculation control unit 220 may be realized by software.

  The communication unit 210 exchanges data with the user terminal 100 via the network 500. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 210 receives, for example, the unique information of the access point 310 and the unique terminal information of the user terminal 100 from the user terminal 100, and transmits prediction information described later to the user terminal 100. In the present embodiment, the server 200 and the network 500 are connected by wire, but may be wirelessly connected.

  The calculation control unit 220 performs calculation and control related to data processing for providing a route bus operation information service. As will be described later, the calculation control unit 220 obtains statistical data about the user state as prediction information by calculation, or accesses the access point information DB 230 and the terminal information DB 240.

  The access point information DB 230 is a database that stores information related to the access point 310. On the other hand, the terminal information DB 240 is a database that stores information related to the user terminal 100. The access point information DB 230 and the terminal information DB 240 may be configured by a storage device such as an HDD. The server 200 can efficiently manage information by having these two databases. In other words, the server 200 efficiently manages information by separating the information into a terminal information DB 240 that handles the user terminal 100 that may increase or decrease the number of registrations and an access point information DB 230 that handles the access point 310 that does not change much information. To do. The information in these two databases is linked by a unique ID described later.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table (hereinafter referred to as an access point information table) of the access point information DB 230 according to the present embodiment. The access point information table includes “unique ID” and “type” which are unique information transmitted from the access point, “route” passing through the station where the access point is provided, and “number” of the station on the route. Associate and manage.

  As the “unique ID”, a different MAC address is used for each access point in the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 2, the “unique ID” of the uppermost access point is “00: 00: 00: 00: a0”.

  “Type” indicates the type of place where the access point is provided, and in this embodiment, an SSID (Service Set Identifier) is used. In the example of FIG. 2, all three access points are provided in the station, and the “type” is “sta”, but the access points can be clearly distinguished only by the “unique ID”. The “type” is particularly used when an access point is provided in a place (for example, a bus) other than the station, and the processing of the server 200 differs depending on the installation location of the access point.

  “Route” includes all routes that pass through a station provided with an access point. In the example of FIG. 2, there are three routes “1R”, “2R”, and “3R”, and the first to last arrivals are X to Z, X to W, and X to Y, respectively. In the example of FIG. 2, for example, in the station of the access point whose “unique ID” is “00: 00: 00: 00: 00: a0”, the user has three routes “1R”, “2R”, and “3R”. You can get on and off (available). Further, for example, in the station of the access point whose “unique ID” is “00: 00: 00: 00: 00: b2”, the user can get on and off the two routes “1R” and “3R” (available) .

  The “number” indicates the number of the first station for each route, with the first station being 1, and corresponds to the identification information of the present invention. In the example of FIG. 2, for example, the station of the access point whose “unique ID” is “00: 00: 00: 00: a0” is the fourth station (bus stop) on the route “1R”, and the route “ 2R "is the third station (bus stop). As in this example, the “number” is determined by unique information (“unique ID” in this embodiment).

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table (hereinafter referred to as a terminal information table) of the terminal information DB 240 of the present embodiment. The terminal information table includes “terminal unique ID”, “unique ID” of the access point acquired by the user terminal, “route that the user wants to ride”, “number” of the station provided with the access point on the route that the user wants to ride, It includes the “state” of the user and manages them in association with each other.

  The “terminal unique ID” in the terminal information table is a unique number for identifying the user terminal, and the “unique ID” is the same as in FIG. When a user is near a station and the user terminal receives a beacon from an access point provided in the station, the “terminal unique ID” of the user terminal and the “unique ID” of the access point included in the beacon are It is associated and registered in the terminal information table. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, the user of the user terminal whose terminal unique ID is “3546886846” is provided with an access point whose “unique ID” is “00: 00: 00: 00: a0”. Probably waiting for the bus at the station.

  The “route that you want to ride” is the route that the user wants to ride from now on. In the example of FIG. 2, for example, the access point station whose “unique ID” is “00: 00: 00: 00: a0” can use three routes “1R”, “2R”, and “3R”. It is. In the example of FIG. 3, the user of the user terminal whose terminal unique ID is “3546886846” inputs that the route he / she wants to ride is “3R”, and this is recorded in the terminal information table. .

  Here, the “number” is the same as in FIG. 2, but indicates the station (bus stop) on the “route that the user wants to ride”. In the “state” of the user, the state where the user is waiting for the bus at the bus stop is set to “wait”. By including “waiting” as “state”, the server 200 can obtain an accurate waiting number by simple statistical processing (for example, counting of condition matching items), as will be described later. In the example of FIG. 3, “Route you want to ride”, “Number”, and “Status” in the top column are blank before the user inputs “Route you want to ride”. .

  The server 200 of the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the present embodiment executes processing (information collection and delivery method) described below using the access point information table and the terminal information table described above.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4, the server 200 waits for reception until it receives the unique information (unique ID, type) of the access point and the unique terminal information (terminal unique ID) from the user terminal 100 (NO in step S2). It is in the state of step S1). Upon receiving the access point unique information and the terminal unique information from the user terminal 100 (YES in step S2), the server 200 searches the access point information table using the unique ID as a key (step S3). In order to make the explanation easier to understand, the following values are shown by parentheses following the items. For example, the server 200 receives values “1A”, “1B”, and “1C” from the user terminal 100 as “unique ID”, “type”, and “terminal unique ID”, respectively. This is expressed as a unique ID (1A), a type (1B), and a terminal unique ID (1C) below.

  If there is no unique ID (1A) in the access point information table (NO in step S4), the server 200 determines that the user terminal 100 is not near any bus stop. At this time, the server 200 confirms the terminal unique ID (1C) (step S21), and if there is a terminal unique ID (1C) in the terminal information table (YES in step S22), deletes the data (step S22). Step S23). After step S23 or if there is no terminal unique ID (1C) in the terminal information table (NO in step S22), the server 200 returns to the process of step S1 (reception standby).

  When the access point information table includes the unique ID (1A) (YES in step S4), the server 200 determines that the user terminal 100 is near the bus stop. The server 200 searches the terminal information table using the terminal unique ID (1C) as a key, and confirms the presence or absence of the unique ID (step S5).

  If there is no terminal unique ID (1C) in the terminal information table (NO in step S6), the server 200 performs new registration in the terminal information table. That is, the server 200 newly writes the terminal unique ID (1C) and unique ID (1A) received from the user terminal 100 in the terminal information DB 240 (step S31). Then, the server 200 returns to the process of step S1 (reception standby). At this time, like the user terminal whose terminal unique ID is “455465464” in FIG. 3, the items “Route to be Ride”, “Number”, and “State” are blank.

  When there is a terminal unique ID (1C) in the terminal information table (YES in step S6), the server 200 acquires the corresponding unique ID (2A) from the terminal information table. That is, the server 200 acquires 2A as the “unique ID” from the terminal information table.

  The server 200 compares the unique ID (1A) received from the user terminal 100 with the unique ID (2A) acquired from the terminal information table (step S7). If they do not match (when 1A and 2A are not the same), the server 200 determines that the user has moved and is not waiting at the bus stop (NO in step S8). If there is a terminal unique ID (1C) in the terminal information table, the server 200 deletes the data associated with the terminal unique ID (1C) and the terminal unique ID (1C), and the process of step S1 (reception standby) Return to.

  When the unique ID (1A) and the unique ID (2A) match, the server 200 has acquired the beacon of the access point 310 for a certain period of time, and the user is at the bus stop where the access point 310 is provided. It determines with staying (YES of step S8). Then, the server 200 acquires “state” from the terminal information table using the terminal unique ID (1C) as a key in order to determine whether the user starts waiting or waits to some extent (step S11).

  When the state is other than “waiting” (when the value is blank in the example of FIG. 3), the server 200 determines that the state has started waiting (NO in step S12). Subsequently, the server 200 communicates with the user terminal 100 to acquire the route information of the user. In the present embodiment, the route information is information on “routes to ride” (see FIG. 3).

  The server 200 searches the access point information table for a route using the unique ID (1A) as a key. Then, the server 200 transmits the acquired route to the user terminal 100 (step S32). In this example, it is assumed that three routes “1R”, “2R”, and “3R” that can be used are transmitted to the user terminal 100. In the user terminal 100, three routes “1R”, “2R”, and “3R” are displayed as options, and the user inputs (selects) a route that the user wants to ride through the input unit 130. Here, it is assumed that the user has selected, for example, the route “1R” that he / she wants to ride. At this time, the obtained route information is expressed as “route (1R)”, and will be described below using this expression.

  The server 200 receives the terminal unique ID (1C) and route information (route (1R)) from the user terminal 100 (step S33). The server 200 searches the terminal information table using the terminal unique ID (1C) as a key. Then, the unique ID (1A) associated with the terminal unique ID (1C) is acquired (step S34).

  Subsequently, the server 200 searches the access point information table using the unique ID (1A) and the route (1R) as keys, and acquires the number (1D) (step S35).

  Then, the server 200 registers route information (route (1R)) and number (1D) in association with the terminal unique ID (1C) in the terminal information table, and sets the “state” of the user to “waiting”. (Step S36). Through steps S32 to S36, the server 200 can acquire the route information of the user and register it in the terminal information table.

  When the state acquired in step S11 is “waiting” (YES in step S12), or after step S36, the server 200 searches the terminal information table using the terminal unique ID (1C) as a key. Then, route information (route (1R)) and number (1D) are acquired (step S13). At this time, it is possible to know from the number (1D) the station from which the user is waiting is the first station on the route (1R) on which the user wants to ride.

  The server 200 searches the terminal information table using the route information (route (1R)) as a key, and counts the number of cases having a value greater than the number (1D) (step S14). At this time, the number is identification information of a station on the route that the user wants to ride. A value larger than the number (1D) indicates that the information is for a station ahead of the station where the user is located on the route that the user wants to ride. Here, when the state is not waiting (including the start of waiting), the data itself is deleted from the terminal information table (step S23), and counting the number of cases indicates the number of people waiting at the previous station. Equivalent to counting.

  Then, the server 200 transmits the counted value to the user terminal 100 (step S17). As a result, the user can grasp the number of people waiting for the bus on the route he / she wants to ride. Thereafter, the server 200 returns to the process of step S1 (reception standby).

  The effects of the information collection and delivery system 10 according to this embodiment described above will be described. First, the conventional information collection and delivery system cannot avoid a situation in which a person with a large luggage such as a baby stroller cannot get off. FIG. 12A shows a state in which a stroller user (hereinafter referred to as a user) is waiting for a bus on route 1R at bus stop S003. It is possible to grasp the current number of passengers even with a traffic service provided by a conventional information collection and delivery system. In the example of FIG. 12A, while waiting at the bus stop S003, the user receives information that 15 people are on the route 1R bus and 10 people are on the route 2R bus. If the user himself / herself predicts that it is possible to get off at the bus stop S005 even if he / she gets on the route 1R bus from the current number of passengers (15 people), he / she gets on the route 1R bus without waiting for the route 2R bus. (FIG. 12B).

  However, after the user gets on, 12 people get on the bus of the route 1R at the bus stop S004, and the number of passengers becomes 27 people (FIG. 12 (c)). Therefore, there is a possibility that the user cannot get off at the bus stop S005. If the expected number of passengers on the bus on the route 1R is obtained as prediction information while waiting at the bus stop S003, the user can avoid a situation in which the user cannot get off at the bus stop S005. If the bus of the route 2R also stops at the bus stop S005, for example, the user can take a means of using the bus of the route 2R instead of the route 1R.

  The information collection and delivery system 10 according to the present embodiment makes it possible to provide such prediction information to the user. As described above, the server 200 determines the state of the user in the station ahead of the station on the boarding / alighting route (route that the user wants to ride) selected according to the unique information of the access point 310 and the position of the user terminal 100 (the above example). Then, it is possible to obtain statistical data on "waiting" or "starting waiting" state (counting the number in the above example). FIG. 10 shows a case where the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the present embodiment is used, and corresponds to FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, while the user is waiting at the bus stop S003, currently 17 people (two people at the bus stop S003, 12 people at the bus stop S004, and three people at the bus stop S005) are waiting for the route 1R. Prediction information. In other words, in this embodiment, the server 200 can provide the user terminal 100 with the number of people waiting in the previous station as prediction information. Therefore, the user can appropriately determine whether the user can get off at the bus stop S005. As described above, since the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the present embodiment can provide forecast information related to the future congestion of the vehicle, it is possible to avoid a situation where it is difficult for a person who has a large luggage such as a stroller to get off. In addition, since the user who receives the forecast information provided by the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the present embodiment tries to avoid congestion, the number of rides can be leveled. Also, the bus operator can adjust the appropriate bus interval, change the operation, etc. based on the forecast information regarding the future congestion of the vehicle.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the second embodiment. The same elements as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. Compared to the first embodiment, the server 200 of the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the second embodiment is further provided with an access log DB 250. The access log DB 250 is a database that stores, as an access log table, unique information (unique ID, type), information on a boarding / alighting route (route to be boarded), and terminal unique information (terminal unique ID) in association with each other. The access log table may further include a “number”. The access log DB 250 stores a unique ID, a route to be boarded, a terminal unique ID, etc. by copying a part of the terminal information table at a timing when the user terminal 100 accesses the server 200 or at a predetermined timing. Good. The predetermined timing may be, for example, the timing before data is deleted from the terminal information table (step S23 in FIG. 3).

  In the first embodiment, when the “state” in the terminal information table is other than “waiting”, the server 200 determines that the server 200 has started waiting, and acquires the route information of the user through steps S32 to S36. went. However, it is troublesome for the user to re-input the route information until he / she wants to ride the same route as in the past. Therefore, the server 200 of the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the second embodiment changes the process of the first embodiment as follows.

  In the second embodiment, the server 200 searches the access log table using the terminal unique ID as a key when the state acquired in step S11 is other than “waiting”. When the searched terminal unique ID is included in the access log table, a boarding / alighting route is acquired. At this time, if it is included in the access log table, the number is also acquired. As a result, there is a possibility that at least steps S32 to S36 may be omitted, and the user's troublesomeness can be reduced.

  Therefore, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the second embodiment has an effect that it can provide an operation information service that is more convenient for the user. Here, in the second embodiment, the server 200 executes steps S32 to S36 as in the first embodiment when the searched terminal unique ID is not included in the access log table. The arithmetic control unit 220 may store data transmitted from the user terminal 100 in the access log DB 250 as an access log table when Steps S32 to S36 are executed.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the third embodiment (and a fourth embodiment to be described later). The same elements as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. Compared to the first embodiment, the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the third embodiment is different in that an access point 410 provided in the vehicle 400 is provided. The sensor information acquisition unit 120 acquires unique information transmitted by the access point. However, the access point of the transmission source is not limited to the access point 310 of the station 300 but can be the access point 410. For example, before the user gets on the bus, the sensor information acquisition unit 120 acquires the unique information of the access point 310, and after the user gets on the bus, the sensor information acquisition unit 120 acquires the unique information of the access point 410. The access point 410 is provided for each vehicle, corresponds to the second access point of the present invention, and the unique information to be transmitted corresponds to the second unique information.

  In the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the present embodiment, the access point information table and the terminal information table are also changed as follows. FIG. 8 is an example of the access point information table of this embodiment. In the access point information table of the present embodiment, an item having “type” as “bus” is added. Data whose “type” is “bus” indicates data related to the access point 410 provided in the vehicle 400 (bus). Here, since the vehicle 400 (bus) moves, the value of “number” is incremented as it passes through the station.

  FIG. 9 is an example of the terminal information table of this embodiment. In the terminal information table of this embodiment, “state” is not only waiting but also “get on” and “get off”. Therefore, in this embodiment, the server 200 can grasp the state where the user is on the bus (get on) and the state where the user gets off the bus (get off) based on the terminal information table.

  The server 200 of the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the present embodiment executes processing (information collection and delivery method) described below using the access point information table and the terminal information table described above. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the same process as 1st Embodiment (FIG. 4), and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The server 200 of the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the present embodiment executes the same processing as Step S1 to Step S6 of the first embodiment. Further, Step S21 to Step S23 and Step S31 performed by branching from these processes are the same as those in the first embodiment. The server 200 compares the unique ID (1A) received from the user terminal 100 with the unique ID (2A) acquired from the terminal information table (step S7). If they do not match (when 1A and 2A are not the same), the server 200 determines that the user has either boarded the bus at the bus stop or got off the bus from the bus (step S8A). NO).

  At this time, the server 200 determines whether the type (specifically, the SSID) received from the user terminal 100 is a bus stop or a bus (step S41). In this example, the value of the type received by the server 200 is 1B, and is represented as a type (1B) below.

  The server 200 acquires the type from the unique ID (1A) in the access point information table and determines whether the bus is a bus stop or a bus (step S42). In this example, it is assumed that the server 200 has received 2B as the type value from the access point information table, and hereinafter, it is expressed as type (2B).

  The server 200 compares the types obtained in steps S41 and S42 (step S43). When the received type (1B) is a bus and the type (2B) in the access point information table is a bus stop, the server 200 determines that the user has boarded the bus. Conversely, if the received type (1B) is a bus stop and the type (2B) in the access point information table is a bus, the server 200 determines that the user has got off the bus.

  When the server 200 determines that the user has boarded the bus, the server 200 searches the access point information table using the unique ID (1A) as a key, and acquires the bus route (1R) on which the user has boarded (step S44).

  The server 200 searches the access point information table using the unique ID (2A) and the route (1R) as keys, and acquires the number (2D). This number (2D) indicates the number on the bus stop route (1R) that the user has been waiting for (step S45).

  Server 200 searches the access point information table using the unique ID (1A) of the access point provided on the bus on which the user boarded as a key, and overwrites the number item in the access point information table with the number (2D) ( Step S46). That is, for the bus on which the user has boarded, the number is updated to the number of the bus stop (the bus stop on which the user boarded) through which the number item has passed. Further, the server 200 searches the terminal information table using the terminal unique ID (1C) as a key, and overwrites the item of the unique ID with the unique ID (1A) and the item of the route to be boarded with the route (1R). Moreover, the server 200 sets the state of the terminal information table to boarding (step S47). Thereafter, the server 200 returns to the process of step S1 (reception standby).

  On the other hand, if the server 200 determines that the user has got off the bus, the server 200 searches the access point information table using the unique ID (2A) as a key, and acquires the route (1R) (step S48).

  The server 200 searches the access point information table using the unique ID (1A) and the route (1R) as keys, and acquires a number (3D). This number (3D) indicates the number of the bus stop at which the user got off (step S49).

  The server 200 searches the access point information table using the unique ID (2A) as a key, and overwrites the number item with the number (3D) (step S50). That is, for the bus that the user got off, it is updated to the number of the bus stop (the bus stop where the user got off) where the item of number passed. Further, the server 200 searches the terminal information table using the terminal unique ID (1C) as a key, and overwrites the item of the unique ID with the unique ID (1A) and the item of the route to be boarded with the route (1R). In addition, the server 200 sets the state of the terminal information table to get off (step S51). Thereafter, the server 200 returns to the process of step S1 (reception standby).

  The process returns to step S8A again. When the unique ID (1A) and the unique ID (2A) match, the server 200 has acquired the beacon of the access point 310 for a certain period of time, and the user stops the bus stop where the access point 310 is provided, Or it determines with staying on the bus | bath (YES of step S8A).

  The server 200 determines whether the type (1B) is a bus stop or a bus as in step S41 (step S9). If it is a bus (NO in step S10), the server 200 advances the process to step S13. If the type (1B) is a bus stop (YES in step S10), the server 200 executes the same processes of step S11, step S12, and steps S32 to S36 as in the first embodiment. After execution of step S36, or if in the “waiting” state in step S12, the server 200 advances the process to step S13.

  The server 200 searches the terminal information table using the terminal unique ID (1C) as a key. Then, the access point information table is searched as necessary to obtain route information (route (1R)) and number (1D) (step S13). At this time, it is possible to know from the number (1D) the station from which the user is waiting or the position of the bus on which the user is located from the first station of the route (1R) on which the user wants to ride.

  The server 200 searches the access point information table, and acquires a new number (hereinafter referred to as a number (XD)) whose type is bus, which is larger than the number (1D) and has the smallest difference (step S15). ).

  Then, the server 200 searches the route (1R) that has a value greater than the number (1D) and smaller than the number (XD) and that has a status of “waiting” and returns the value. Is acquired (counted) (step S16). At this time, when the value is larger than the number (XD), it is not counted, so the number of people who get on the same route (1R) traveling in advance is excluded. Therefore, the number of people waiting at the previous station can be counted more accurately. Further, by limiting the state to “waiting”, it is possible to accurately obtain only the number of people waiting at the bus stop, excluding, for example, users who are on the bus.

  Then, the server 200 transmits the counted value to the user terminal 100 (step S17). The user can more accurately grasp the number of people waiting for the bus he / she takes on the route he / she wants to ride. Thereafter, the server 200 returns to the process of step S1 (reception standby).

  The effects of the information collection and delivery system 10 according to this embodiment described above will be described. FIG. 11A shows a state in which the user is notified of the waiting number by the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 11 (a), the number of people waiting is 14 (12 at bus stop 004 and 2 at bus stop 003) except for 3 people who get on the preceding bus (running in front of bus stop S005) at bus stop S005. It is notified to the user who waits at the bus stop 003. In addition, the user who is on the bus that is traveling in front of the bus stop S002 is notified that the waiting number is 26 people in addition to the waiting number of 12 people at the bus stop 002. That is, by identifying the preceding vehicle and removing the number of passengers, statistical data relating only to the vehicle on which the user is scheduled to ride or the vehicle on which the user is riding can be accurately calculated. The information collection and delivery system 10 according to the third embodiment has an effect that more accurate prediction information can be provided to the user in addition to the effect of the first embodiment.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 11B shows how the information collection / delivery system 10 according to the fourth embodiment informs the user of the waiting number. The configuration of the information collection and delivery system 10 according to this embodiment is the same as that of the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11B, in the present embodiment, in addition to the prediction of the “waiting number” shown in the user terminal 100 in the third embodiment, the bus stop that the user is waiting for (current bus stop). Information on the number of people waiting before and the current number of passengers is displayed. At this time, the user can further grasp information regarding the operation, and can provide an operation information service that is more convenient than the information collection and delivery system 10 according to the present embodiment.

  Here, the server 200 can provide such information by calculating as follows. First, the calculation for obtaining the waiting number before the bus stop where the user is waiting (current bus stop) will be described. In addition to the processing of the third embodiment in step S15 of FIG. 7, the server 200 searches the access point information table, and the type is a bus, a new number that is smaller than the number (1D) and has the smallest difference. (Hereinafter referred to as a number (YD)). Then, in addition to the processing of the third embodiment in step S16 of FIG. 7, the server 200 has a value “waiting” among the values smaller than the number (1D) and larger than the bus number (YD). It can be obtained by searching for and counting. Further, the number of passengers is obtained by the server 200 counting the data including the unique ID of the access point 410 provided on the bus in the terminal information table and having the state “ride”.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications and corrections based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information collection / delivery system 100 User terminal 110 Communication part 120 Sensor information acquisition part 130 Input part 140 Information display part 150 Terminal specific information storage part 200 Server 210 Communication part 220 Operation control part 230 Access point information DB
240 Terminal information DB
250 Access log DB
300 Station 310 Access point 400 Vehicle 410 Access point 500 Network

Claims (7)

An information collection and delivery system comprising a first access point provided for each station, a server, and a user terminal,
The user terminal is
Obtaining first unique information transmitted from the first access point and transmitting it to the server;
The server
An access point information DB for storing the first unique information, route information, and station identification information determined by the first unique information in association with each other;
A terminal information DB for storing the first unique information, information on one boarding / alighting route selected from the route, terminal-specific information for identifying the user terminal, and a state relating to the user's boarding / alighting in association with each other; ,
The station information DB is acquired from the terminal information DB, the station identification information is acquired from the access point information DB, and the station of the boarding / departure line selected according to the first unique information is ahead of the station. And an arithmetic control unit for obtaining statistical data on the state of the station. The server
An access log DB for storing the first specific information, the information on the boarding / alighting route, and the terminal specific information in association with each other;
The arithmetic control unit is
The information collection / delivery system according to claim 1, wherein when the boarding / alighting route cannot be obtained from the terminal information DB, the boarding / alighting route is obtained from the access log DB. A second access point provided on a vehicle traveling on the route;
The user terminal is
The second specific information transmitted from the second access point is also acquired and transmitted to the server,
The arithmetic control unit is
The preceding vehicle is identified based on the second unique information, and the station between the boarding / alighting line station selected according to the first unique information or the second unique information and the preceding vehicle The information collection and delivery system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein statistical data about a state is obtained. The arithmetic control unit is
Based on the first unique information and the second unique information, a user's boarding and getting off are determined,
The information collection and delivery system according to claim 3, wherein the statistical data includes the number of passengers.   The information collection and delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the state includes at least waiting for a user to wait for a vehicle. An information collection and delivery method for a system comprising an access point provided for each station, a server, and a user terminal that acquires unique information transmitted from the access point and transmits the specific information to the server,
The server is
Storing the unique information, route information, and identification information of the station of the route determined by the unique information in association with each other;
Storing the specific information, information on one boarding / alighting route selected from the route, terminal-specific information for identifying the user terminal, and a state relating to user getting on / off in association with each other;
Obtaining statistical data on the state at a station ahead of the station on the boarding / alighting route selected according to the unique information. Computer
A program that functions as the server of a system including an access point provided for each station, a server, and a user terminal that acquires unique information transmitted from the access point and transmits the specific information to the server,
In the computer,
Storing the unique information, route information, and identification information of the station of the route determined by the unique information in association with each other;
Storing the specific information, information on one boarding / alighting route selected from the route, terminal-specific information for identifying the user terminal, and a state relating to user getting on / off in association with each other;
Obtaining statistical data on the state at a station ahead of the station on the boarding / alighting route selected according to the unique information.

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