JP2016110366A - Network system, information providing method, server, equipment, and information output program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network system, an information providing method, a server, equipment, and an information output program capable of providing a user who is on a train or a user before getting on the train with useful information.SOLUTION: There is provided a network system 1 having a plurality of terminals 100 and a server 200. The server 200 receives first information related to a station where a user is planning to get off and second information related to the user from at least a first terminal 100C among the plurality of terminals 100, and transmits the second information related to the user of the first terminal 100C who is planning to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of a second terminal 100B among the plurality of terminals is planning to stop to the second terminal on the basis of the first information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a network system, an information providing method, a server, a device, and an information output program that can provide useful information to a user. In particular, the present invention relates to a network system, an information providing method, a server, a device, and an information output program capable of providing useful information to a user who uses a transportation facility such as a train or a bus or a user before getting on a train. .

  Conventionally, techniques for transmitting useful information to users have been proposed. For example, Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-92267 (Patent Document 1) discloses a vacant seat guidance device. According to Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-92267 (Patent Document 1), one or more wireless IC tags are embedded in the seat surface and the backrest surface of a seat, respectively, and data is read from the wireless IC tag by reading means, and processing means The process is performed according to the data. The wireless IC tag is a passive type that does not require a battery, has a characteristic that communication cannot be performed if a human body is nearby, and a person is not sitting on the seat when data can be read from all the wireless IC tags. It is determined that when any one of the wireless IC tags cannot be read, it is determined that a person is sitting on the seat.

JP 2006-92267 A

  However, even now, there is a need for a technique that can provide users with more useful information. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a network system, an information providing method, a server, a device, and an information output program capable of providing useful information to a user on a train or a user before getting on a train. That is.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, a network system including a plurality of terminals and a server is provided. The server receives, from at least one first terminal of the plurality of terminals, first information about a station where the user is scheduled to get off and second information about the user, and the plurality of information based on the first information. 2nd information regarding the user of the 1st terminal who is going to get off at the station where the user's vehicle of the 2nd terminal is going to stop is transmitted to the 2nd terminal.

  Preferably, the server stores second information on a user who is determined to be sitting on a seat among users of the first terminal scheduled to get off at a station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal is scheduled to stop. To your device.

  Preferably, the at least one first terminal also transmits information for designating a vehicle on which the user is on the server. The server stores information on a user who is in the same vehicle as the user of the second terminal among the users of the first terminal who are scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal is scheduled to stop. 2 to the terminal.

  Preferably, the server acquires information for specifying the position of the user of the first terminal, and transmits information indicating the position of the user of the first terminal in the vehicle to the second terminal as second information. To do.

  Preferably, the server is scheduled to get off at the station among the users of the first terminal riding on the vehicle, based on the station on which the user of the second terminal is to board and the vehicle on which the user is to board. The information regarding the user is transmitted to the second terminal.

  Preferably, the server provides, as a first and a second terminal, a terminal that provides the first and second information to the terminal of the first terminal that is scheduled to get off at the station where the terminal user's vehicle stops. 2 information is transmitted.

  Preferably, the server plans to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal stops, depending on the degree of provision of the first and second information, to the terminal that provided the first and second information. The degree of detail of the second information related to the user of the first terminal is changed.

  Preferably, the 2nd information about the user of the 1st terminal contains at least any one of a user's clothes, age, sex, and a picture.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, an information providing method in a network system including a plurality of terminals and a server is provided. The information providing method includes a step of transmitting, from at least one first terminal among a plurality of terminals, first information relating to a station where the user is scheduled to get off and second information relating to the user to the server; Based on the first information, second information related to the user of the first terminal scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal among the plurality of terminals is scheduled to stop is sent to the second terminal. Transmitting, and a second terminal outputting second information relating to a user of the first terminal scheduled to get off at a station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal stops.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, a server is provided that includes a communication interface for communicating with a plurality of devices, and a processor. The processor receives first information about a station where the user is scheduled to get off and second information about the user from at least one first terminal of the plurality of terminals via the communication interface, Based on this information, the second information related to the user of the first terminal scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal among the plurality of terminals is scheduled to stop is transmitted to the second terminal.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus is provided that includes a communication interface for communicating with a server, a display, and a processor. The processor transmits information about the station where the user is scheduled to get off and information about the user via the communication interface to the server, and based on the information from the server, the processor gets off at the station where the user's vehicle is scheduled to stop. Information on the terminal user is output on the display.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information output program for a device including a communication interface for communicating with a server, a display, and a processor. The information output program sends the information about the station where the user is scheduled to get off and the information about the user to the server via the communication interface to the processor, and the station where the user's vehicle is scheduled to stop based on the information from the server. And causing the display to output information relating to users of other terminals scheduled to get off.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a network system, an information providing method, a server, a device, and an information output program can provide useful information to a user on a train or a user before getting on a train. Is provided.

It is an image figure which shows the whole structure and operation | movement outline | summary of the network system 1 concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a 1st image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a 2nd image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a 3rd image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a 4th image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a 5th image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a 6th image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a 7th image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is an 8th image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a 9th image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a 10th image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is an 11th image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a 12th image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the property of the application concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the hardware constitutions of the communication terminal 100 concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the hardware constitutions of the application server 200 which sits down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the user database 221 concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the hardware constitutions of the route guidance server 300 concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the position data transmission process in the network system 1 concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a 1st image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a 2nd image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a 3rd image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a 3rd image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the user database 222 concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 3rd Embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the user database 223 concerning 3rd Embodiment. It is an image figure for demonstrating the process which pinpoints the position of the communication terminal 100 in a vehicle based on the distance between the communication terminals 100 concerning 4th Embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 5th Embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the user database 225 concerning 6th Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows a part of information provision process of the network system 1 concerning 8th Embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the whole structure and the operation | movement outline | summary of the network system 1 concerning 9th Embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the hardware constitutions of IC card management server 400 concerning a 9th embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 10th Embodiment. It is a 1st image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 11th Embodiment. It is a 2nd image figure which shows the screen of the application which sits down concerning 11th Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.
<First Embodiment>
<Overall configuration of network system>

  First, the overall configuration of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an image diagram showing an overall configuration and an operation outline of a network system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The overall configuration of the network system 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. The network system 1 mainly includes a plurality of communication terminals 100A, 100B, and 100C and a “sitting application server 200” for providing a “sitting service” for increasing the possibility that a user who uses transportation facilities can sit on the seat. And a “route guidance server 300” for providing a route guidance service for transportation facilities. Hereinafter, the plurality of communication terminals 100A, 100B, and 100C are collectively referred to as the communication terminal 100.

  In the following, the case where a train is used as a transportation facility will be described. However, the network system 1 according to the present embodiment can also be used for other transportation facilities such as a train, a monorail, and a bus.

  The communication terminal 100 is a device having a communication function, such as a smartphone, a tablet, a notebook computer, and a wearable terminal. The communication terminal 100 can display characters and images using a display. The communication terminal 100 executes the “sitting application”, and based on the data from the sitting application server 200, information for knowing the passenger who is scheduled to get off at the next station, and the user of the communication terminal 100 will get on It is possible to display information for determining whether there are many passengers getting off at the station.

The sitting application server 200 acquires information on a plurality of users from each of the plurality of communication terminals 100 and provides information on a user who is likely to get off at the next station to other communication terminals. The sitting application server 200 requests the route guidance server 300 to search for a route based on a request from the communication terminal 100, and transmits the route information from the route guidance server 300 to the communication terminal 100.
<Overview of network system operation>

  Next, an outline of the operation of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. 2 to 13 are first to twelfth image diagrams showing screens of sitting applications according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a user of communication terminal 100A is waiting for a train at a platform of a station. The user of the communication terminal 100B stands on a crowded train. The user of the communication terminal 100C is sitting on a crowded train. In the following, for the sake of explanation, the operation of the sitting application when the user holding the communication terminal 100A waits for a train at the station platform, then stands in the train, and then sits in the train will be described.

  First, in the first scene, referring to FIG. 1, the user of communication terminal 100A activates the sitting application while waiting for the arrival of the train. Referring to FIG. 2, the user presses the “I want to sit” button of communication terminal 100.

  Next, referring to FIG. 3, the user inputs information about the user to communication terminal 100A. For example, the user inputs sex, age, clothes color, and clothes type to the communication terminal 100A. The user also inputs a photograph of his / her clothes and his / her face taken by the communication terminal 100A. The photograph is not limited to clothes and face, but may be any photograph that helps other users to identify themselves, such as a bag.

  Next, referring to FIG. 4, the user selects a boarding station, a getting-off station, a boarding time, and the like by using communication terminal 100A. Note that the user may select the boarding station, the getting-off station, the boarding time, and the like based on information from the route guidance server 300 directly or indirectly by using the communication terminal 100A.

  Referring to FIG. 1, communication terminal 100 </ b> A transmits information regarding the selected route to sitting application server 200. The sitting application server 200 has already acquired route information from the communication terminals 100B and 100C of a plurality of users already on the train. As a result, the sitting application server 200 has the number of passengers getting off at the boarding station of the user and the passengers who have not got off at the boarding station of the user regarding the train that the user of the communication terminal 100A is going to get on. Are transmitted to communication terminal 100A.

  Referring to FIG. 5, communication terminal 100 </ b> A determines the number of passengers who get off at the user's boarding station and passengers who have not got off at the boarding station of the user based on data from application server 200 to sit on. Are displayed on the touch panel 150. The user can determine whether to take the train or the next train based on the number of people. For example, since there is a high possibility that a train with many people getting off can sit, the user gets on a train with many people getting off. Conversely, since a train with a large number of people who do not get off has a low possibility of sitting, the user may acquire information on the next train via the communication terminal 100A.

  Next, an outline of the operation after the user gets on the train will be described. Referring to FIG. 6, after getting on the train, the user inputs information about whether or not he / she can sit on the seat to communication terminal 100. For example, when the user is seated in a seat like the user of the communication terminal 100C in FIG. 1, the user presses the “sitting” button as shown in FIG. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the communication terminal 100 </ b> C displays on the touch panel 150 a message such as “Congratulations” or “Good”, a still image or a moving image with fireworks.

  On the other hand, when the user cannot sit on the seat like the user of the communication terminal 100B in FIG. 1, the user presses the “standing” button as shown in FIG. 8, as shown in FIG. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the communication terminal 100 </ b> B selectively accepts a command for sending a precaution and a command for presenting information on a sitting person. The function for sending a precaution is a function for entertaining the user. When the communication terminal 100B receives a command for sending a precaution, the communication terminal 100B displays a moving image or a still image indicating that the precaution is sent on the touch panel 150, as shown in FIG. And as shown in FIG. 11, nothing happened in the communication terminal 100B. Is displayed on the touch panel 150.

  On the other hand, when the user inputs a command for displaying a list of people sitting as shown in FIG. 12 to the communication terminal 100B, the communication terminal 100B receives another command as shown in FIG. Displays user information. In the present embodiment, communication terminal 100B displays information on users who get off at the next station among other users who are already sitting. In other words, the communication terminal 100B displays information on other users who are already sitting among the users who get off at the next station.

  Thereby, the user of the communication terminal 100B can move forward to the user who gets off at the next station based on the age, sex, clothes, photograph, etc. of the listed user. As a result, when the train arrives at the next station and a seated person stands up, there is a high possibility of being able to sit on the seat. In other words, the user who has the sitting application according to the present embodiment and who has provided his / her own information and the information of the getting-off station can know who gets off at the next station. The possibility of being able to be increased.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the sitting application server 200 provides the communication terminal 100 of the user who has provided information for specifying his / her boarding station, alighting station, departure time, arrival time, age, gender, clothes, and the like. Only provides information on whether other users get off at the next station.

  FIG. 14 is an image diagram showing the nature of the “sitting application” according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 14, the “sitting application” according to the present embodiment receives information for identifying a user and a station where the user is scheduled to get off. In return, the “sitting application” provides information for knowing the user who gets off at the next station. As a result, the user can move closer to the user who gets off at the next station, and the possibility that the user can sit on the seat increases.

  After that, when the user can sit on the seat, the user presses the “sitting” button of the communication terminal 100. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the communication terminal 100 displays a message “Congratulations” or “Good” on the touch panel 150, a still image or a moving image with a fireworks display.

Hereinafter, the network system 1 for realizing such a function will be described in detail.
<Hardware configuration of communication terminal 100>

  First, an aspect of the hardware configuration of the communication terminal 100 will be described. FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of communication terminal 100 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 15, communication terminal 100 includes a processor 110, a memory 120, a touch panel 150 (display 130 and pointing device 140), a communication interface 160, and a speaker 170 as main components.

  The processor 110 controls each unit of the communication terminal 100 by executing a program stored in the memory 120 or an external storage medium. That is, the processor 110 executes various types of processing, for example, the processing outline described above and the processing described in FIG. 19, by executing the program stored in the memory 120.

  The memory 120 is realized by various types of RAM (Random Access Memory), various types of ROM (Read-Only Memory), flash memory, and the like. The memory 120 is a USB (Universal Serial Bus) (registered trademark) memory, a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), a memory card, a hard disk, an IC (Integrated Circuit) card, which is used via an interface. It is also realized by a storage medium such as an optical card, mask ROM, EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), or EEPROM (Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory).

  The memory 120 stores a program executed by the processor 110, data generated by execution of the program by the processor 110, data received from the sitting application server 200, and the like.

  The display 130 outputs characters and images based on signals from the processor 110. The pointing device 140 receives a command from the user and inputs the command to the processor 110. In the present embodiment, communication terminal 100 includes touch panel 150 in which display 130 and pointing device 140 are combined.

  The communication interface 160 is realized by an antenna or a connector. The communication interface 160 exchanges data with other devices by wired communication or wireless communication. The processor 110 transmits position data, other text data, other image data, and the like, which will be described later, to other devices such as the sitting application server 200 via the communication interface 160. Further, the processor 110 receives a program, a control command, image data, text data, and the like from another device such as the sitting application server 200 via the communication interface 160.

The speaker 170 outputs sound based on a signal from the processor 110.
<Hardware configuration of sitting application server 200>

  Next, an aspect of the hardware configuration of the sitting application server 200 will be described. FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of sitting application server 200 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 16, sitting application server 200 includes a processor 210, a memory 220, a light 230, a switch 240, and a communication interface 260 as main components.

  The processor 210 controls each unit of the sitting application server 200 by executing a program stored in the memory 220 or an external storage medium. That is, the processor 210 executes various processes, for example, various processes described later, by executing a program stored in the memory 220.

  The memory 220 is realized by various RAMs, various ROMs, flash memories, and the like. The memory 220 is also realized by a storage medium such as a USB (registered trademark) memory, a CD, a DVD, a memory card, a hard disk, an IC card, an optical card, a mask ROM, an EPROM, and an EEPROM, which are used via an interface. Is done.

  The memory 220 is a program executed by the processor 210, data generated by execution of the program by the processor 210, data input via the input / output unit, data received from a plurality of communication terminals 100, various databases, etc. Remember. For example, the memory 220 stores a user database 221.

  Here, FIG. 17 is an image diagram showing the user database 221 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 17, the user database 221 has a user ID, name, age and gender, clothes type, clothes color, boarding station, boarding time, boarding station, boarding time, whether or not seated Stores the correspondence with the information indicating.

Returning to FIG. 16, the communication interface 260 is realized by an antenna or a connector. The communication interface 260 exchanges data with other devices by wired communication or wireless communication. The processor 210 receives position data, control commands, image data, text data, and the like of the communication terminal 100 from other devices such as the communication terminal 100 and the route guidance server 300 via the communication interface 260. In addition, the processor 210 transmits text data, image data, and the like to other devices such as the plurality of communication terminals 100 and the route guidance server 300 via the communication interface 260.
<Hardware configuration of route guidance server 300>

  Next, an aspect of the hardware configuration of the route guidance server 300 will be described. FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of route guidance server 300 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 18, route guidance server 300 includes a processor 310, a memory 320, a light 330, a switch 340, and a communication interface 360 as main components.

  The processor 310 controls each unit of the route guidance server 300 by executing a program stored in the memory 320 or an external storage medium. That is, the processor 310 executes various processes, for example, various processes described later, by executing a program stored in the memory 320.

  The memory 320 is realized by various RAMs, various ROMs, flash memories, and the like. The memory 320 is also realized by a storage medium such as a USB (registered trademark) memory, a CD, a DVD, a memory card, a hard disk, an IC card, an optical card, a mask ROM, an EPROM, and an EEPROM, which are used via an interface. Is done.

  The memory 320 includes a program executed by the processor 310, data generated by execution of the program by the processor 310, data input via the input / output unit, data received from a sitting application server, a route database, a timetable, and the like Store various databases.

The communication interface 360 is realized by an antenna or a connector. The communication interface 360 exchanges data with other devices by wired communication or wireless communication. The processor 310 receives a route search request or the like from another device such as the application server 200 through the communication interface 360. Further, the processor 310 transmits a search result related to the route searched through the route database to another device such as the application server 200 that sits on the text data, the image data, or the like via the communication interface 360.
<Information provision processing in the network system 1>

  Next, position data transmission processing in the network system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing position data transmission processing in the network system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIGS. 19 and 2, processor 110 of communication terminal 100 </ b> A in FIG. 1 activates an application that sits according to a command from the user. Referring to FIG. 19 and FIG. 3, processor 110 receives input of information related to the user via touch panel 150. Note that the input of information related to the user may be executed only at the first startup of the sitting application. The processor 110 transmits information about the user to the application server 200 that sits down via the communication interface 160 (step S102). The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 stores or updates the received data in the user database 221.

  Referring to FIGS. 19 and 4, processor 110 of communication terminal 100 accepts a route search command via touch panel 150. The route search command includes the departure station, arrival station, departure time, arrival time, and the like. The processor 110 transmits the route search command to the application server 200 sitting through the communication interface 160 (step S104). The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 transmits a route search request to the route guidance server 300 based on the received data.

  Based on the received route search request, the processor 310 of the route guidance server 300 extracts information on the route desired by the user from the route database or the timetable database. The processor 310 transmits the route information to the application server 200 sitting through the communication interface 360 (step S106).

  Based on the route information and the user database 221, the processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 calculates the number of people who get off at the user boarding station and / or the number of people who do not get off regarding the train that the user is going to ride. The processor 210 transmits the number of people who get off at the boarding station of the user and / or the number of people who do not get off to the communication terminal 100 via the communication interface 260 (step S108).

  Accordingly, referring to FIGS. 19 and 5, processor 110 of communication terminal 100 can grasp on touch panel 150 the number of people who get off at the boarding station of the user and / or the number of people who do not get off. As a result, the user makes a judgment such as “I am tired, want to sit down, wait until the next train” or “Oh! I think I can sit down if I get on the next train”. It becomes easier and the possibility of getting on a sitting train can be increased.

  When the user gets on the train, as shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 8, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 accepts input of information indicating whether or not the user can sit down via the touch panel 150. Returning to FIG. 19, the processor 110 transmits the information to the application server 200 sitting through the communication interface 160 (step S <b> 110). The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 updates the user database 221 based on the information received from the communication terminal 100.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 19 and 12, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 </ b> B in FIG. 1 receives an instruction for requesting a list of sitting people via the touch panel 150. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 refers to the user database 221 and reads out information related to the user who is currently sitting among the users who get off at the station where the train on which the user is riding next stops. The processor 210 transmits a list of information on the sitting person to the communication terminal 100 via the communication interface 260 (step S112).

As shown in FIGS. 19 and 13, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 displays information on the sitting user among users scheduled to get off at the next stop station based on the information on the sitting user on the touch panel 150. To list. Thereafter, when the user sits down like the user of the communication terminal 100C in FIG. 1, the user presses the seated button as shown in FIG. The processor 110 transmits information indicating that the user has sat down to the application server 200 that sits down (step S114). The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 updates the user database 221 based on the received information.
<Second Embodiment>

  In 1st Embodiment, the information of the user who gets off at the next stop station was provided regarding the whole train which the user got on. In this Embodiment, the information of the user who gets off at the next stop station is provided regarding the vehicle on which the user is riding among the trains on which the user has boarded.

In the following, in the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, points that differ greatly from the first embodiment will be described, and the description of other configurations will not be repeated. More specifically, a part of the operation outline of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, a part of the hardware configuration of the sitting application server 200, a part of the information providing process in the network system 1, will be described. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof will not be repeated here.
<Part of network system operation overview>

  Next, differences in the operation outline of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment from the first embodiment will be described. Here, FIGS. 20 to 23 are first to fourth image diagrams showing screens of sitting applications according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 20, the user selects a boarding station, a getting-off station, a boarding time, a vehicle to be boarded, and the like by using communication terminal 100A. In addition, the user selects a boarding station, a getting-off station, a boarding time, a vehicle to be boarded, or the like based on information from the route guidance server 300 directly or indirectly by using the communication terminal 100A. Also good.

  Referring to FIG. 1, communication terminal 100 </ b> A transmits information related to the selected route and information for specifying a vehicle to be boarded to sitting application server 200. Note that the sitting application server 200 has already acquired route information and information on the boarding vehicle from the communication terminals 100B and 100C of a plurality of users. As a result, the sitting application server 200 keeps riding on the train vehicle that the user of the communication terminal 100A is about to get on, and the number of passengers who get off at the user's boarding station and without getting off at the boarding station of the user. The number of passengers is transmitted to the communication terminal 100A.

  Referring to FIG. 21, communication terminal 100A touches the number of passengers getting off at the user's boarding station and the number of passengers who have not got off at the user's boarding station with respect to the designated vehicle. 150. Based on the number of people, the user can determine whether to get on that vehicle on the train, another vehicle, or the next train. For example, since there is a high possibility that a vehicle with many people getting off can sit down, the user can get into a vehicle with many people getting off, and if there are few people getting off, the user can acquire information on other vehicles and other trains. Good.

  As shown in FIG. 22, when the user inputs a command for displaying a list of people sitting on the designated vehicle to the communication terminal 100B, the communication terminal 100B, as shown in FIG. Information on other users who are already sitting is displayed regarding the vehicle being operated. In this Embodiment, communication terminal 100B displays the information of the user who gets off at the next station among the other users already sitting in the same vehicle as the user. In other words, the communication terminal 100B displays information on other users who are sitting in the same vehicle as the user among the users who get off at the next station.

Thereby, the user of the communication terminal 100B can move forward to the user who gets off at the next station based on the age, sex, clothes, photograph, etc. of the listed user. As a result, when the train arrives at the next station and a seated person stands up, there is a high possibility of being able to sit on the seat. In other words, the user who has the sitting application according to the present embodiment and who has provided his / her own information and the information of the getting-off station can know who gets off at the next station. The possibility of being able to be increased.
<Part of hardware configuration of sitting application server 200>

FIG. 24 is an image diagram showing a user database 222 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 24, the user database 222 identifies a user ID, name, age and gender, clothes type, clothes color, boarding station, boarding time, boarding station, boarding time, and vehicle. The correspondence relationship between the information and information indicating whether or not the user is sitting on the seat is stored. By referring to the user database 222, the processor 110 of the sitting application server 200 can extract sitting users in the same vehicle as the vehicle on which the user of the communication terminal 100 is riding.
<Information provision processing in the network system 1>

  Referring to FIGS. 19 and 20, processor 110 of communication terminal 100 </ b> A receives a route search command via touch panel 150. The route search command includes a departure station, an arrival station, a departure time, an arrival time, a vehicle to be boarded, and the like. The processor 110 transmits the route search command to the application server 200 sitting through the communication interface 160 (step S104).

  Based on the route information and the user database 222, the processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 calculates the number of people who get off at the boarding station of the user and / or the number of people who do not get off regarding the train vehicle that the user is going to get on. . The processor 210 transmits the number of people who get off at the boarding station of the user and / or the number of people who do not get off to the communication terminal 100 via the communication interface 260 (step S108).

  Accordingly, referring to FIG. 19 and FIG. 21, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 causes the touch panel 150 to have the number of people getting off at the user boarding station and / or the number of people not getting off with respect to the vehicle scheduled to board the user. Can be grasped. This makes it easier for the user to make a decision such as “Would you like to wait for the next train?” Or “Let's see the information about another vehicle?” And increase the possibility of getting on a seated train vehicle. be able to.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 22, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 </ b> B in FIG. 1 accepts a command for specifying a vehicle and a list of sitting people via the touch panel 150. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 refers to the user database 222 to obtain information on the user sitting in the user's boarding vehicle among the users getting off at the station where the train on which the user is riding next stops. read out. The processor 210 transmits a list of information related to the person sitting in the user's boarding vehicle to the communication terminal 100 via the communication interface 260 (step S112).

As shown in FIGS. 19 and 23, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 </ b> B is a user who is sitting among the users who are going to get off at the next stop station regarding the user's vehicle based on information about the user who is sitting. Information on the touch panel 150 is displayed as a list.
<Third Embodiment>

  In the second embodiment, information on the user who gets off at the next stop station is provided regarding the vehicle on which the user is or will be riding, among the trains that have been boarded. In the present embodiment, the position information of the user who gets off at the next stop station is provided with respect to the vehicle on which the user is riding out of the trains on board.

In the following, in the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, points that differ greatly from the first embodiment will be described, and the description of other configurations will not be repeated. More specifically, a part of the operation outline of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, a part of the hardware configuration of the sitting application server 200, a part of the information providing process in the network system 1, will be described. Since other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment, description thereof will not be repeated here.
<Part of network system operation overview>

  Next, differences in the operation outline of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment from the first embodiment will be described. Here, FIG. 25 is an image diagram showing a screen of a sitting application according to the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, when a user gets into a train vehicle, the distance between the user's communication terminals 100B and 100C and a plurality of radio signal transmission / reception devices in the vehicle is measured. The distance between the communication terminals 100B and 100C and the plurality of radio signal transmission / reception devices from the radio signal transmission / reception devices or from the user communication terminals 100B and 100C is transmitted to the sitting application server 200. Based on these data, the sitting application server 200 can specify the positions of the communication terminals 100B and 100C in the vehicle.

  When the user inputs a command for displaying a list of sitting people to the communication terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 12, the communication terminal 100 relates to the vehicle on which the user is boarded as shown in FIG. Display information indicating the position of the other user sitting. In the present embodiment, communication terminal 100B displays the position of communication terminal 100C of the user who gets off at the next station among other users already sitting in the same vehicle as the user on a plan view showing the vehicle. To do. In other words, the communication terminal 100B displays the position of the communication terminal 100 of another user sitting in the same vehicle as the user among the users getting off at the next station on the plan view of the vehicle.

Accordingly, the user of the communication terminal 100B may move forward to the user who gets off at the next station based on the age, sex, clothes type, clothes photograph, etc. of the users listed in the communication terminal 100B. it can. As a result, when the train arrives at the next station and a seated person stands up, there is a high possibility of being able to sit on the seat. In other words, the user who has the sitting application according to the present embodiment and who has provided his / her own information and the information of the getting-off station can know who gets off at the next station. The possibility of being able to be increased.
<Part of hardware configuration of sitting application server 200>

FIG. 26 is an image diagram showing a user database 223 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 26, the user database 223 specifies a user ID, name, age and gender, clothes type, clothes color, boarding station, boarding time, boarding station, boarding time, and vehicle. The correspondence relationship with the information, the current position in the vehicle, and information indicating whether or not the user is sitting on the seat is stored.
<Information provision processing in the network system 1>

  In the present embodiment, the sitting application server 200 can acquire the current positions of the plurality of communication terminals 100 in the vehicle. More specifically, a plurality of radio signal transmission / reception devices are arranged in a train vehicle. The processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 transmits an identification signal for specifying the communication terminal 100 itself or the user of the communication terminal 100 via the communication interface 160. The transmission / reception device measures the intensity of the radio wave from the communication terminal 100 and transmits it to the application server 200 that sits down. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 identifies the position of the communication terminal 100 based on the intensity of the radio wave from the communication terminal 100 acquired by a plurality of transmission / reception devices. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 updates the user database 223 based on the identified position of the communication terminal 100.

  However, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 may transmit the radio wave intensity from a plurality of radio signal transmission / reception devices arranged in the vehicle to the sitting application server 200 via the communication interface 160. In this case, the processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 identifies the distance between the sitting application server 200 and the plurality of transmission / reception devices based on the strength of radio waves from the plurality of transmission / reception devices of the wireless signal acquired by the communication terminal 100. To do. Alternatively, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 measures the strength of radio waves from a plurality of transmission / reception devices via the communication interface 160, and determines the distance between the application server 200 sitting and the plurality of transmission / reception devices based on the measurement result. It may be calculated and transmitted to the application server 200 sitting at the distance via the communication interface 160.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 19 and 12, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 </ b> B in FIG. 1 receives an instruction for requesting a list of sitting people via the touch panel 150. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 refers to the user database 223, and the position information regarding the user sitting in the user's boarding vehicle among the users getting off at the station where the train on which the user is riding stops next. Is read. The processor 210 transmits a list of position information regarding the person sitting in the user's boarding vehicle to the communication terminal 100 via the communication interface 260 (step S112).

As shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. 25, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 </ b> B is based on the position information about the user who is sitting, Information indicating the current position regarding the sitting user is displayed in a list on the touch panel 150. In addition, regarding the vehicle on which the user is on board, a user who is scheduled to get off at the next stop station may be displayed.
<Fourth embodiment>

  In the third embodiment, a plurality of wireless signal transmission / reception devices are provided in a vehicle to identify the position of the communication terminal 100. In the present embodiment, the position of communication terminal 100 is measured without equipping the vehicle with a radio signal transmission / reception device.

In the following, in the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, the points that are greatly different from the third embodiment will be described, and the description of the other configurations will not be repeated. More specifically, a part of the operation outline of the network system and a part of the information providing process in the network system 1 will be described, and the other configurations are the same as those of the third embodiment. The description will not be repeated here.
<Part of network system operation overview>

  Next, differences in the operation outline of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment from the first embodiment will be described.

  In the present embodiment, when a user gets into a train vehicle, the user's communication terminal 100 measures the radio field intensity from the other plurality of communication terminals 100. The communication terminal 100 includes information for specifying the communication terminal 100 or information for specifying a user of the communication terminal 100, identification information of the plurality of other communication terminals 100, and information from the other plurality of communication terminals 100. The radio wave intensity is transmitted to the sitting application server 200. The sitting application server 200 identifies the relative positions of the plurality of communication terminals 100 based on the radio field strength between the communication terminals 100, and identifies the positions of the plurality of communication terminals 100 in the vehicle. The communication terminal 100 calculates the distance from the other communication terminal 100 based on the radio field intensity from the other communication terminal 100, and the distance between the identification information of the other communication terminal 100 and the other communication terminal 100. May be transmitted to the application server 200 that sits down.

  When the user inputs a command for displaying a list of seated people to the communication terminal 100B as shown in FIG. 12, the communication terminal 100B relates to the vehicle on which the user is boarded as shown in FIG. Display information indicating the position of the other user sitting. In the present embodiment, communication terminal 100 displays the position of the user who gets off at the next station among other users already sitting in the same vehicle as the user on a plan view showing the vehicle. In other words, the communication terminal 100 displays the positions of other users sitting in the same vehicle as the user among the users getting off at the next station on the plan view of the vehicle.

Thereby, the user of the communication terminal 100B can move forward to the user who gets off at the next station based on the age, sex, clothes, photograph, etc. of the listed user. As a result, when the train arrives at the next station and a seated person stands up, there is a high possibility of being able to sit on the seat. In other words, the user who has the sitting application according to the present embodiment and who has provided his / her own information and the information of the getting-off station can know who gets off at the next station. The possibility of being able to be increased.
<Information provision processing in the network system 1>

  Below, the process which pinpoints the position of the communication terminal 100 in a vehicle based on the distance between the communication terminals 100 is demonstrated. FIG. 27 is an image diagram for explaining processing for specifying the position of communication terminal 100 in the vehicle based on the distance between communication terminals 100.

  In the present embodiment, each processor 110 of the plurality of communication terminals 100 transmits an identification signal for specifying the communication terminal 100 itself or the user of the communication terminal 100 via the communication interface 160. In addition, the plurality of communication terminals 100 measure the radio field intensity from the other communication terminals 100 and transmit the radio field intensity together with the identification number via the communication interface 160 to the application server 200 that sits. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 identifies the relative positions between the plurality of communication terminals 100 based on the intensity of the plurality of combinations of radio waves measured by the plurality of communication terminals 100.

  For example, the processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 identifies the relative positions of the plurality of communication terminals 100 as shown in FIG. The processor 210 identifies the traveling direction of the vehicle from the distribution of the communication terminals 100 as shown in FIG. The processor 210 identifies the positional relationship between the vehicle and the communication terminal 100 from the traveling direction of the vehicle and the distance between the communication terminals 100 as shown in FIG.

  The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 updates the user database 223 based on the identified position of the communication terminal 100.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 19 and 12, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 </ b> B in FIG. 1 receives an instruction for requesting a list of sitting people via the touch panel 150. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 refers to the user database 223, and the position information regarding the user sitting in the user's boarding vehicle among the users getting off at the station where the train on which the user is riding stops next. Is read. The processor 210 transmits a list of position information regarding the person sitting in the user's boarding vehicle to the communication terminal 100 via the communication interface 260 (step S112).

  In the present embodiment, the memory 120 of the communication terminal 100 stores the position of the seat in the vehicle, and the processor 110 arranges the position of the other communication terminal 100 on the plan view showing the position of the vehicle and the seat. Yes. However, the memory 220 of the sitting application server 200 stores the position of the seat in the vehicle, and the processor 210 creates an image in which the position of the other communication terminal 100 is arranged on a plan view showing the position of the vehicle or the seat. 100 may be transmitted.

As shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. 25, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 </ b> B is based on the position information about the user who is sitting, Information indicating the current position regarding the sitting user is displayed in a list on the touch panel 150. In addition, regarding the vehicle on which the user is on board, a user who is scheduled to get off at the next stop station may be displayed.
<Fifth embodiment>

  In the third and fourth embodiments, the position information of the user who gets off at the next stop station is displayed on a plan view in the vehicle with respect to the vehicle on which the user is riding out of the trains on the train. . In this Embodiment, the information regarding the distance with the other user who gets off at the next stop station is provided regarding the vehicle in which the user is riding among the trains that have been boarded.

In the following, in the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, points that differ greatly from the first embodiment will be described, and the description of other configurations will not be repeated. More specifically, a part of the operation outline of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, a part of the hardware configuration of the sitting application server 200, a part of the information providing process in the network system 1, will be described. Since other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment, description thereof will not be repeated here.
<Part of network system operation overview>

  Next, differences in the operation outline of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment from the first embodiment will be described. Here, FIG. 28 is an image diagram showing a screen of a sitting application according to the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, when a user gets into a train vehicle, the user's communication terminal 100 measures the radio field intensity from the other plurality of communication terminals 100. The communication terminal 100 includes information for specifying the communication terminal 100 or information for specifying a user of the communication terminal 100, identification information of the plurality of other communication terminals 100, and information from the other plurality of communication terminals 100. The radio wave intensity is transmitted to the sitting application server 200. The sitting application server 200 calculates the distance between the communication terminals 100 based on the radio wave intensity between the communication terminals 100. Also in the present embodiment, communication terminal 100 may calculate the distance from other communication terminal 100 based on the radio field intensity from other communication terminal 100.

  When the user inputs a command for displaying a list of seated people to the communication terminal 100B as shown in FIG. 12, the communication terminal 100B relates to the vehicle on which the user is boarded as shown in FIG. Display information about other users. In particular, in the present embodiment, communication terminal 100 relates to another user who gets off at the next station among other users already sitting in the same vehicle as the user, based on data from application server 200 that sits. Information and the distance to the other user are displayed. Further, in the present embodiment, the sitting application server 200 causes the communication terminal 100 to display information regarding other users in order from the user whose distance from the user is closest.

As a result, the user of the communication terminal 100B moves forward to the user who gets off at the next station based on the age, sex, clothes, photograph, and distance to the other user of the other users listed. Can do. As a result, when the train arrives at the next station and a seated person stands up, there is a high possibility of being able to sit on the seat. In other words, the user who has the sitting application according to the present embodiment and who has provided his / her own information and the information of the getting-off station can know who gets off at the next station. The possibility of being able to be increased.
<Information provision processing in the network system 1>

  Below, the process which pinpoints the position of the communication terminal 100 in a vehicle based on the distance between the communication terminals 100 is demonstrated.

  In the present embodiment, each processor 110 of the plurality of communication terminals 100 transmits an identification signal for specifying the communication terminal 100 itself or the user of the communication terminal 100 via the communication interface 160. In addition, the plurality of communication terminals 100 measure the radio field intensity from the other communication terminals 100 and transmit the radio field intensity together with the identification number via the communication interface 160 to the application server 200 that sits. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 calculates the distance between the plurality of communication terminals 100 based on the radio wave intensity of the plurality of combinations measured by the plurality of communication terminals 100.

  The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 updates the user database 223 based on the distance between the plurality of communication terminals 100. The user database 223 according to the present embodiment stores, for each user or communication terminal 100, identification information of another communication terminal 100 and a distance from the other communication terminal 100.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 19 and 12, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 </ b> B in FIG. 1 receives an instruction for requesting a list of sitting people via the touch panel 150. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 refers to the user database 223, and the communication terminal of the user sitting in the user's boarding vehicle out of the users getting off at the next station where the train on which the user is riding stops. Information on the distance to 100 is read. The processor 210 transmits, via the communication interface 260, a list of distances to other users sitting in the user's boarding vehicle and information on the other users to the communication terminal 100 (step S112).

As shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. 28, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100B determines the next stop station for the vehicle on which the user is aboard based on the distance to the communication terminal 100 of the sitting user and information about the user. The distance from the sitting user among the users who are going to get off and information on the user are displayed in a list on the touch panel 150. In the present embodiment, the communication terminal 100 may also display a user who is scheduled to get off at the next stop station regarding the vehicle on which the user is aboard.
<Sixth Embodiment>

  In the present embodiment, the content of the service is changed according to the degree of providing information. For example, the level of information provided from the service is changed in accordance with the amount of information provided to the service, the frequency of providing information to the service, the charge / no-charge status of the service, and the amount of charges. As a result, the motivation for inputting the route information and the input for user information can be enhanced.

  FIG. 29 is an image diagram showing a user database 225 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 29, the user database 225 specifies a user ID, name, age and gender, clothes type, clothes color, boarding station, boarding time, boarding station, boarding time, and vehicle. Information, usage of this service, correspondence with rank, information indicating whether or not sitting in a seat, information indicating whether or not billing is stored, and the like are stored. The usage of this service is a numerical value indicating, for example, the amount of information provided to this service, the frequency of providing information to this service, the charging / no-charging status of this service, the amount of charges, etc. is there. Thereby, when the processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 provides the communication terminal 100 with the information illustrated in FIG. 5 and FIG. 13, the processor 210 provides normal information to the communication terminal 100 according to the rank of the user. Provide detailed information or provide more detailed information.

  More specifically, for example, the processor 210 refers to the user database 225, and determines the number of people who are scheduled to get off at the boarding station for each train as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the information of the user who is going to get off at the station next to each train is provided.

  The processor 210 refers to the user database 225 for a user who is not charged and has a high frequency of information provision, and a user who is charged and has a low frequency of information provision, as shown in FIG. The number of people who are going to get off is provided, or information on users who are going to get off at the station next to each train on the train as shown in FIG. 22 is provided.

The processor 210 refers to the user database 225 and provides the number of people who are charged and frequently provided with information as to the number of people scheduled to get off at the boarding station of each train as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the location information of the user who is scheduled to get off at the station next to each train vehicle is provided.
<Seventh embodiment>

  The network system 1 according to the sixth embodiment changes the information to be provided depending on the degree of information provision and the presence / absence of billing. The network system 1 according to the present embodiment is another form that can enhance motivation such as downloading of sitting applications, input of route information, and input of user information.

  For example, the route guidance server 300 displays a message or an image prompting the user to download the sitting application on the normal route search screen of the communication terminal 100. For example, if the “sitting application” is downloaded, the route guidance server 300 displays on the communication terminal 100 that it is easy to find a passenger standing on the seat.

Alternatively, the sitting application displays a message or an image prompting the user to input route information or user information on the normal route search screen of the communication terminal 100. For example, the sitting application displays on the communication terminal 100 that the more route information and user information are input, the easier it is to find a passenger standing on the seat.
<Eighth Embodiment>

  In the first to seventh embodiments, the user has to input route information and user information. In the present embodiment, the sitting application server 200 uses the data held by another database or server, thereby reducing the user's trouble of inputting route information and user information.

  In the following, with reference to FIG. 30, a part of the information providing process greatly different from the first to seventh embodiments in the network system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described, and other configurations will be described. Will not repeat the description. FIG. 30 is a sequence diagram showing a part of the information providing process of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the network system 1 executes the process shown in FIG. 30 instead of S104 in FIG. More specifically, even if the user does not input the boarding station, the getting-off station, the boarding time or the like to the communication terminal 100, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 uses the communication terminal 100 to indicate that the communication terminal 100 has passed the ticket gate. To the application server 200 that sits down automatically. Based on the data from the communication terminal 100, the processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 inquires the route guidance server 300 about the past route search history of the user (step S122). The route guidance server 300 identifies the user's alighting station from past search results and the like, and transmits the information regarding the alighting station to the application server 200 that sits (step S124).

Even if it is not detected that the communication terminal 100 has passed the ticket gate, the route guidance server 300 receives the search request and based on the latest search result, the user's boarding station, alighting station, departure time And the like may be specified, and the information may be transmitted to the application server 200 that sits. The sitting application server 200 may create information shown in FIGS. 5 and 13 based on these pieces of information.
<Ninth embodiment>

  In the first to seventh embodiments, the user has to input route information and user information. In the present embodiment, the sitting application server 200 uses the data held by another database or server, thereby reducing the user's trouble of inputting route information and user information.

In the following, in the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, points that differ greatly from the first embodiment will be described, and the description of other configurations will not be repeated. More specifically, a part of the overall configuration of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, a part of the outline of the operation of the network system 1, a part of the hardware configuration of the sitting application server 200, and an information providing process in the network system 1 The other parts are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will not be repeated here.
<Part of the overall configuration of the network system>

  First, the overall configuration of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 31 is an image diagram showing an overall configuration and an operation outline of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment.

The overall configuration of the network system 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. The network system 1 mainly includes a plurality of communication terminals 100A, 100B, and 100C, a “sitting application server 200” for providing a “sitting service” for increasing the possibility that a user can sit down, and route guidance for transportation facilities. A “route guidance server 300” for providing a service and an IC card management server 400 for railroad are included. In the present embodiment, the sitting application server 200 can acquire information on the railway usage status and purchased commuter passes for each user from the railway IC card management server 400.
<Part of network system operation overview>

  In the present embodiment, the user does not need to select the boarding station, the getting-off station, the boarding time, etc. by using the communication terminal 100. That is, the sitting application server 200 identifies which train the user is on, based on the time when each of the plurality of users got on the train or the time when the user passed the ticket gate. Note that the user may select the boarding station, the getting-off station, the boarding time, and the like based on information from the route guidance server 300 directly or indirectly by using the communication terminal 100.

  Referring to FIG. 31, the sitting application server 200 takes the number of passengers who get off at the user's boarding station and the passengers who get off at the user's boarding station regarding the train that the user of the communication terminal 100 is going to ride. The number of passengers as they are is transmitted to the communication terminal 100.

  Referring to FIG. 5 or FIG. 21, communication terminal 100 </ b> A displays on touch panel 150 the number of passengers who get off at the user's boarding station and the number of passengers who have not got off at the user's boarding station. indicate. The user can determine whether to take the train or the next train based on the number of people. For example, users are more likely to sit when there are more people getting off, so users get on the train when there are more people getting off, and get information about the next train without getting on the train when there are few people getting off May be.

  Next, an outline of the operation after the user gets on the train will be described. When the user inputs a command for displaying a list of sitting people to the communication terminal 100B as shown in FIG. 12, the communication terminal 100 has already sat down as shown in FIG. 13, FIG. 23, or FIG. Displays information on other users In the present embodiment, communication terminal 100B displays information on users who get off at the next station among other users who are already sitting. In other words, the communication terminal 100B displays information on other users who are already sitting among the users who get off at the next station.

Thereby, also in this embodiment, the user of communication terminal 100B moves forward to the user who gets off at the next station based on the age, sex, clothing type, clothing photograph, etc. of the listed user can do. As a result, when the train arrives at the next station and a seated person stands up, there is a high possibility of being able to sit on the seat. In other words, the user who has the sitting application according to the present embodiment and who has provided his / her own information and the information of the getting-off station can know who gets off at the next station. The possibility of being able to be increased.
<Part of hardware configuration of sitting application server 200>
In the present embodiment, the processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 obtains data from the IC card management server 400 and thereby stores the data in the user database 221 as shown in FIGS. 17, 24, 26, and 29. Store and update.
<Hardware Configuration of IC Card Management Server 400>

  Next, an aspect of the hardware configuration of the IC card management server 400 will be described. FIG. 32 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the IC card management server 400 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 32, IC card management server 400 includes a processor 410, a memory 420, a light 430, a switch 440, and a communication interface 460 as main components.

  The processor 410 controls each unit of the IC card management server 400 by executing a program stored in the memory 420 or an external storage medium. That is, the processor 410 executes various processes, for example, various processes described later, by executing a program stored in the memory 420.

  The memory 420 is realized by various RAMs, various ROMs, flash memories, and the like. The memory 420 is also realized by a storage medium such as a USB (registered trademark) memory, a CD, a DVD, a memory card, a hard disk, an IC card, an optical card, a mask ROM, an EPROM, and an EEPROM, which are used via an interface. Is done.

  The memory 420 includes a program executed by the processor 410, data generated by execution of the program by the processor 410, data input via the input / output unit, data received from a sitting application server, a route database, a timetable, etc. Store various databases.

The communication interface 460 is realized by an antenna or a connector. The communication interface 460 exchanges data with other devices by wired communication or wireless communication. The processor 410 receives various data and requests from other devices such as the sitting application server 200 via the communication interface 460. Further, the processor 410 transmits the usage status of IC cards, purchase information of commuter passes, text data, image data, and the like to other devices such as the application server 200 through the communication interface 360.
<A part of the information provision processing in the network system 1>

In the present embodiment, before the first to seventh information providing processes, the processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 periodically sends the user to the IC card management server 400 via the communication interface 260. Inquire about the station. Alternatively, when the user starts up an application on which the communication terminal 100 sits or when the user passes through the ticket gate of the station, the processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 performs the IC card management server 400 via the communication interface 260. In addition, the user's disembarkation station may be inquired. Since processes other than step S104 in FIG. 19 are the same as the first to sixth processes, description thereof will not be repeated here.
<Tenth Embodiment>

  The network system 1 according to the first to ninth embodiments displays information about a user who gets off at the next stop station. The network system 1 according to the present embodiment can display information about a user who gets off not only at the next stop station but also at a further stop station.

In the following description, in the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, points that are significantly different from the first to ninth embodiments will be described, and the description of the other configurations will not be repeated. More specifically, a part of the outline of the operation of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment and a part of the information providing process in the network system 1 will be described, and the other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. Since these are the same, the description will not be repeated here.
<Part of network system operation overview>

  Next, differences from the first to ninth embodiments in the operation outline of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Here, FIG. 33 is an image diagram showing a screen of a sitting application according to the present embodiment.

  When the user inputs an instruction for displaying a list of sitting people to the communication terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 12, the communication terminal 100B, as shown in FIG. 33, relates to the vehicle on which the user is boarded. Display information on other users who are already sitting. At this time, in this Embodiment, the communication terminal 100B receives the command for selecting a stop station from a user. The communication terminal 100 displays the information of the user who gets off at the selected stop station among other users already sitting in the same vehicle as the user. In other words, the communication terminal 100B displays information on other users sitting in the same vehicle as the user among the users getting off at the selected stop station.

Thereby, the user of the communication terminal 100B can move forward to the user who gets off at the selected stop station based on the age, sex, clothes, photo, and the like of the listed user. As a result, when the train arrives at the selected station and a seated person stands up, the possibility of being able to sit on the seat increases. In other words, the user who has the sitting application according to the present embodiment and who has provided his / her own information and the information on the getting-off station can know who gets off at the selected stopping station. The possibility of sitting in a seat increases.
<Information provision processing in the network system 1>

  As illustrated in FIGS. 19 and 12, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 </ b> B in FIG. 1 receives an instruction for requesting a list of sitting people via the touch panel 150. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 refers to the user database 221 and obtains information on the user sitting in the user's boarding vehicle among the users getting off at the station where the train on which the user is riding next stops. read out. The processor 210 transmits a list of information related to the person sitting in the user's boarding vehicle to the communication terminal 100B via the communication interface 260 (step S112).

  As shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. 33, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100B is sitting among the users who are going to get off at the next stop station with respect to the user's vehicle based on the information about the sitting user. A list of information about the user is displayed on the touch panel 150.

  And as shown in FIG. 33 etc., the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100B concerning this Embodiment receives the change instruction | indication of a stop station via the touch panel 150. FIG. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 refers to the user database 221 and reads out information on passengers sitting in the user's boarding vehicle among the users getting off at the selected stop station. The processor 210 transmits a list of information related to the person sitting in the vehicle on which the user is on the communication terminal 100B via the communication interface 260 (step S112).

Based on data from the sitting application server 200, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 displays, on the touch panel 150, information related to the sitting user among users scheduled to get off at the selected stop station regarding the user's vehicle. To do.
<Eleventh embodiment>

  In the network system 1 according to the first to tenth embodiments, the communication terminal 100 acquires information about the characteristics of a sitting person from the sitting application server 200 and displays the information. However, the network system 1 according to the present embodiment displays information of a user who gets off at the next stop station or a selected station, without being limited to a seated person.

In the following, in the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, points that differ greatly from the first embodiment will be described, and the description of other configurations will not be repeated. More specifically, a part of the outline of the operation of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment and a part of the information providing process in the network system 1 will be described, and the other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. Since these are the same, the description will not be repeated here.
<Part of network system operation overview>

  Next, differences from the first to eleventh embodiments in the outline of the operation of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Here, FIG. 34 and FIG. 35 are first and second image diagrams showing the screen of the sitting application according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 34, when the user inputs a command for displaying a list of passengers of the same train or vehicle as the user to the communication terminal 100, the communication terminal 100 gets on the user as shown in FIG. The information of other users who are on the vehicle and plan to get off at the next stop station is displayed. At this time, in the present embodiment, communication terminal 100 accepts a stop station selection command from the user. The communication terminal 100 displays information on a user who gets off at a selected stop station among users on the same vehicle as the user. In other words, the communication terminal 100 displays information on other users who are on the same vehicle as the user among the users who get off at the selected stop station.

Thereby, the user of the communication terminal 100 can recognize the user who gets off at the selected stop station based on the age, sex, clothes, photograph, etc. of the listed user. When the displayed user is sitting, moving to the front of the user increases the possibility of sitting on the seat when the sitting person stands up. In other words, the user who has the sitting application according to the present embodiment and who has provided his / her own information and the information on the getting-off station can know who gets off at the selected stopping station. The possibility of sitting in a seat increases.
<Information provision processing in the network system 1>

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 34, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 </ b> B in FIG. 1 receives an instruction for requesting a list of people on the touch panel 150. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 refers to the user database 221 to obtain information on the user who is on the user's boarding vehicle among the users who get off at the station where the train on which the user is on the next stop. read out. The processor 210 transmits a list of information related to the person sitting in the user's boarding vehicle to the communication terminal 100 via the communication interface 260 (step S112).

  As shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. 35, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 displays a list of information on the user who is on the user's vehicle among the users scheduled to get off at the next stop station on the touch panel 150.

  As illustrated in FIG. 35, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 </ b> B receives a stop station change instruction via the touch panel 150. The processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 refers to the user database 221 to obtain information on the user riding on the user's boarding vehicle among the users getting off at the stop station where the train on which the user is on is selected. read out. Then, the processor 210 transmits a list of information about the person riding in the user's boarding vehicle to the communication terminal 100 via the communication interface 260 (step S112).

As shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. 35, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 displays a list of information related to the user who is scheduled to get off at the selected stop station on the touch panel 150 regarding the vehicle on which the user is riding.
<Twelfth embodiment>

The network system 1 according to the first to eleventh embodiments presses a “sitting” button when the user is sitting. Then, the communication terminal 100 notifies the application server 200 that the user is sitting down. However, in this embodiment, the processor 110 of the communication terminal 100 determines whether or not the user is sitting on the seat by using an acceleration sensor or the like, and sits the determination result via the communication interface 160. 200 is transmitted. Since other configurations are the same as those in the first to eleventh embodiments, description thereof will not be repeated here.
<Thirteenth embodiment>

The network system 1 according to the first to eleventh embodiments presses a “sitting” button when the user is sitting. Then, the communication terminal 100 notifies the application server 200 that the user is sitting down. However, in the present embodiment, the position of communication terminal 100 may be used as in the third and fourth embodiments. That is, the processor 210 of the sitting application server 200 may determine whether the user is sitting on the seat based on the position of the seat and the position of the communication terminal 100. Since other configurations are the same as those in the first to eleventh embodiments, description thereof will not be repeated here.
<Fourteenth embodiment>

The network system 1 according to the first to thirteenth embodiments includes a sitting application server 200, a route guidance server 300, and an IC card management server 400. However, each of these servers may be composed of two or more servers and databases. Conversely, two or more of these servers may be mounted on one server or database.
<Other application examples>

  It goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. Then, a storage medium (or memory) storing a program represented by software for achieving the present invention is supplied to the system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores it in the storage medium. The effect of the present invention can also be enjoyed by reading and executing the program code.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code However, it is needless to say that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

Furthermore, after the program code read from the storage medium is written to another storage medium provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instruction of the program code, It goes without saying that the CPU of the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.
<Summary of the above embodiments>

  In the above first to fourteenth embodiments, a network system 1 including a plurality of terminals 100 and a server 200 is provided. The server 200 receives, from the first terminal 100C of at least one of the plurality of terminals 100, the first information related to the station where the user is scheduled to get off and the second information related to the user as the first information. Based on this, the second information related to the user of the first terminal 100C scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal 100B among the plurality of terminals is scheduled to stop is transmitted to the second terminal.

  In the above first to ninth and twelfth to fourteenth embodiments, the server 200 is a user of the first terminal 100C who is scheduled to get off at a station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal 100B is scheduled to stop. Among them, information related to the user who is determined to be sitting on the seat is transmitted to the second terminal 100B.

  In the second to fourteenth embodiments described above, at least one first terminal 100C also transmits to server 200 information for designating a vehicle on which the user is on board. The server 200 is a user who is in the same vehicle as the user of the second terminal 100B among the users of the first terminal 100C scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal 100B is scheduled to stop. The information regarding is transmitted to the second terminal 100B.

  In the third to fourteenth embodiments, the server 200 acquires information for specifying the position of the user of the first terminal 100C, and determines the position of the first terminal 100C in the vehicle of the user. The information shown is transmitted as the second information to the second terminal 100B.

  In the first to fourteenth embodiments described above, the server 200 is on the vehicle based on the station on which the user of the second terminal 100A is to board and the vehicle on which the user is to board. The information regarding the user who is going to get off at the station among the users of the first terminal 100C is transmitted to the second terminal 100A.

  In the first to fourteenth embodiments described above, the server 200 receives the vehicle of the user of the terminal 100B as the first and second terminals 100B and 100C to the terminal that provided the first and second information. The second information related to the user of the first terminal 100C scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle stops is transmitted.

  In the sixth embodiment, the server provides the user of the second terminal 100B to the terminal 100B that provided the first and second information according to the degree of provision of the first and second information. The degree of detail of the second information related to the user of the first terminal 100C scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle stops stops.

  In said 1st-14th embodiment, the 2nd information regarding the user of 1st terminal 100C contains at least any one of a user's clothes, age, sex, and an image.

  In the above first to fourteenth embodiments, an information providing method in the network system 1 including the plurality of terminals 100 and the server 200 is provided. The information providing method transmits, to the server 200, first information related to a station where the user is scheduled to get off and second information related to the user from at least one first terminal 100C among the plurality of terminals 100; , The server 200 is a second user related to the user of the first terminal 100C scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal 100B of the plurality of terminals 100 is scheduled to stop based on the first information. Transmitting information to the second terminal 100B, and second information about the user of the first terminal 100C that the second terminal 100B plans to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal 100B stops Output.

  In the first to fourteenth embodiments, a server 200 including a communication interface 260 for communicating with a plurality of devices 100 and a processor 210 is provided. The processor 210 receives, via the communication interface 260, first information related to a station where the user is scheduled to get off and second information related to the user from at least one first terminal 100C among the plurality of terminals. Based on the first information, the second information on the user of the first terminal 100C scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal 100B among the plurality of terminals 100 is scheduled to stop is second. To the terminal 100B.

  In the first to fourteenth embodiments, the device 100 including the communication interface 160 for communicating with the server 200, the display 130, and the processor 110 is provided. The processor 110 transmits to the server 200 information about the station where the user is scheduled to get off and information about the user via the communication interface 160, and gets off at the station where the user's vehicle is scheduled to stop based on the information from the server 200. The information regarding the user of the other terminal 100C to be scheduled is output on the display 130.

  In the above first to fourteenth embodiments, an information output program for the device 100 including the communication interface 160 for communicating with the server 200, the display 130, and the processor 110 is provided. The information output program sends to the processor 110 information about the station where the user is scheduled to get off and information about the user to the server 200 via the communication interface 160, and the vehicle of the user stops based on the information from the server 200. And causing the display 130 to output information related to the user of the other terminal 100 </ b> C that is scheduled to get off at the station scheduled to get off.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

1: Network system 100: Communication terminal 110: Processor 120: Memory 130: Display 140: Pointing device 150: Touch panel 160: Communication interface 170: Speaker 200: Application server 210: Processor 220: Memory 221: User database 222: User database 223 : User database 225: User database 230: Light 240: Switch 260: Communication interface 300: Route guidance server 310: Processor 320: Memory 330: Light 340: Switch 360: Communication interface 400: IC card management server 410 for railways: Processor 420 : Memory 430: Light 440: Switch 460: Communication interface

Claims (12)

Multiple devices,
From the first terminal of at least one of the plurality of terminals, the first information about the station where the user is scheduled to get off and the second information about the user are received, and based on the first information, For transmitting the second information related to the user of the first terminal scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal of the plurality of terminals is scheduled to stop to the second terminal. A network system comprising a server.   The server includes information on a user who is determined to be sitting on a seat among users of the first terminal scheduled to get off at a station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal is scheduled to stop. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the network system transmits to two terminals. The at least one first terminal also transmits information for designating a vehicle on which the user is riding to the server,
The server is a user who is in the same vehicle as the user of the second terminal among the users of the first terminal scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal is scheduled to stop. The network system according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein information related to the second terminal is transmitted to the second terminal.   The server acquires information for specifying a position of the user of the first terminal, and uses the second information as information indicating a position of the user of the first terminal in the vehicle. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the network system is transmitted to a terminal.   The server is the station of the users of the first terminal riding on the vehicle based on a station on which the user of the second terminal is to board and a vehicle on which the user is to board. The network system according to claim 1, wherein information related to a user who is scheduled to get off is transmitted to the second terminal.   The server is a user of the first terminal who is scheduled to get off at a station where the vehicle of the user of the terminal stops as the first and second terminals to the terminal that provides the first and second information. The network system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second information regarding is transmitted.   The server gets off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal stops, depending on the degree of provision of the first and second information, to the terminal that provided the first and second information. The network system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the degree of detail of the second information regarding the user of the scheduled first terminal is changed.   The network system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the second information related to a user of the first terminal includes at least one of clothes, age, sex, and an image of the user. An information providing method in a network system including a plurality of terminals and a server,
Transmitting, from at least one first terminal among the plurality of terminals, first information about a station where the user is scheduled to get off and second information about the user to a server;
2nd regarding the user of the said 1st terminal with which the said server is going to get off in the station where the user's vehicle of the said 2nd terminal of the said some terminal is scheduled to stop based on said 1st information Transmitting information to the second terminal;
The second terminal outputs a second information related to the user of the first terminal scheduled to get off at a station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal stops. A communication interface for communicating with a plurality of devices;
With a processor,
The processor receives first information about a station where the user is scheduled to get off and second information about the user from at least one first terminal of the plurality of terminals via a communication interface. Based on the first information, the second information regarding the user of the first terminal scheduled to get off at the station where the vehicle of the user of the second terminal of the plurality of terminals is scheduled to stop is A server that transmits to the second terminal. A communication interface for communicating with the server;
Display,
With a processor,
The processor transmits information about a station where the user is scheduled to get off and information about the user to the server via the communication interface, and gets off at the station where the user's vehicle is scheduled to stop based on the information from the server. A device that causes the display to output information about users of other terminals scheduled to perform. An information output program for a device comprising a communication interface for communicating with a server, a display, and a processor, wherein the information output program is stored in the processor,
Sending information about the station where the user is scheduled to get off and information about the user to the server via the communication interface;
The information output program which performs the step which outputs the information regarding the user of the other terminal which is going to get off at the station where the user's vehicle is going to stop based on the information from the server to the display.

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