JP2017033503A - Guide system, equipment and guide method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a guide system capable of simplifying a work for notifying a position of a facility.SOLUTION: The guide system 1000 comprises: a position measurement section 140 which is installed in a facility A1 to measure the position of a piece of equipment 11 to be used by a user in the facility A1 based on a wireless signal received by the equipment 11; a user detection section 150 which is disposed on the equipment 11 for detect a user; and a server 20 that delivers a piece of guide data of the facility A1 including the position of the facility A1 indicated based on the measurement result by the position measurement section 140 and the degree of congestion in the facility A1 determined from the detection result by the user detection section 150.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a guidance system, equipment, and a guidance method.

  With the development of communication technology, many technologies for obtaining various information about remote locations have been proposed. For example, a technique for notifying a user who wants to use a facility in advance of the congestion status of a facility represented by a toilet has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  In Patent Document 1, the usage status / congestion level of the toilet room is determined from the operation status of the equipment that can detect the user of the toilet / washroom, and the toilet usage status determination that provides information via the network is disclosed. An apparatus is disclosed. Patent Document 2 discloses a toilet facility usage information management system that detects a user who uses a toilet facility, generates usage information of the toilet facility, and supplies the information to a portable terminal carried by the user. .

JP 2003-171969 A JP 2009-002088 A

  The apparatus disclosed in Patent Literature 1 provides toilet room position information in addition to the use status of the toilet room. As this position information, information registered in advance in the apparatus is considered to be used. Moreover, in the system disclosed in Patent Document 2, the server stores the installation position information of the toilet facilities in a database. Therefore, in the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, in order to be able to notify the status of a new facility including a toilet or the like, it is necessary to register the position of a new facility each time, resulting in complicated work. It was.

  The present invention has been made under the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to simplify the work for notifying the location of a facility.

  In order to achieve the above object, the guidance system of the present invention is a measuring means for measuring the position of equipment installed in a facility for use by the user based on a radio signal received by the equipment. A facility that is installed in the equipment and detects the user, the location of the facility indicated by the measurement result of the measurement device, and the degree of congestion of the facility determined from the detection result of the detection device Distribution means for distributing the guide data.

  According to the present invention, the position of the facility device is measured based on the radio signal received by the facility device, and the guidance data including the position of the facility where the facility device is installed is distributed. For this reason, the location of the facility is notified only by installing the equipment in the facility. Therefore, the work for notifying the location of the facility can be simplified.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the guidance system which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the measurement of the present position by a position measurement part. It is a figure for demonstrating the detection of the user by a user detection part. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the output of a sensor, and a user's exit / entry. It is a figure which shows the structure of the function of a server. It is a figure which shows a utilization condition table. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the apparatus process performed by an installation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the server process performed by the server. 6 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a server according to Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a terminal. It is a figure for demonstrating a series of communication among an installation apparatus, a server, and a terminal.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The guidance system 1000 shown in FIG. 1 generates guidance data including the locations of the facilities A1 to A3 and the degree of congestion based on information obtained from the equipment devices 11, 12, and 13 installed in the facilities A1, A2, and A3. It is a system for distribution. The guidance system 1000 includes facility devices 11 to 13, a server 20 on the network NW, and terminals 31 and 32 to which guidance data is distributed.

  The equipment devices 11 to 13, the server 20, and the terminals 31 and 32 are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other via the network NW. The network NW is, for example, the Internet.

  All of the facilities A1 to A3 according to the present embodiment are toilet rooms or bathrooms used by a plurality of users. The facilities A1 to A3 may be facilities that can be used by the public, or may be facilities that are permitted to be used only by predetermined members.

  The equipment 11 is equipment that is used by the user to use the facility A1. The equipment 11 according to the present embodiment is, for example, a hand dryer, and is installed together with a hand-washer near the entrance / exit of the facility A1. The equipment 11 includes a hand detection unit 110 that detects a user's hand when the user who has washed his hand holds a wet hand over the equipment 11, and a user's hand detected by the hand detection unit 110. A heater 120 and a fan 130 for blowing warm air, a position measuring unit 140 that measures a current position by receiving a wireless signal, a user detecting unit 150 that detects a user entering and exiting the facility A1, and a network NW And a communication unit 160 for communicating via the network.

  The position measuring unit 140 includes an antenna and an arithmetic circuit for specifying the current position. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the position measuring unit 140 receives radio signals from the three base stations 51, 52, and 53, and performs a triangulation or the like on the basis of information carried by the radio signals. 11 current positions are measured. Each of the base stations 51, 52, and 53 is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite, a wireless base station of a mobile communication network, or a wireless base station (for example, an access point) of a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

  It is desirable that the position measurement unit 140 receives radio signals transmitted from three or more base stations. In particular, if the position measurement unit 140 receives radio signals from four or more base stations, the position measurement unit 140 can accurately measure the current position. However, the position measurement unit 140 may measure the current position based on radio signals transmitted from two or less base stations.

  The user detection unit 150 includes a first sensor 151 and a second sensor 152 as two human sensors, and a microprocessor 153 that determines the presence or absence of a user from output signals of these sensors. . Each of the first sensor 151 and the second sensor 152 is, for example, an infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor, and is a sensor capable of detecting a pedestrian entering and exiting the facility A1.

  As shown in FIG. 3 as an example, the first sensor 151 has an angle and a posture so that a pedestrian within the range 151a set outside or near the outside of the entrance A11 of the facility A1 can be detected. It is adjusted and arranged in the equipment 11. In addition, the second sensor 152 is arranged in the equipment 11 with its angle and posture adjusted so that a pedestrian within the range 152a set inside or near the inside of the doorway A11 can be detected. . Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the angles and attitudes of the first sensor 151 and the second sensor 152 are adjusted so that the ranges 151a and 152a do not overlap.

  The pedestrians entering the facility A1 are detected in the order of the first sensor 151 and the second sensor 152 by arranging the ranges 151a and 152a in which the pedestrians are detected as described above. In addition, a pedestrian exiting from the facility A1 is detected in the order of the second sensor 152 and the first sensor 151.

  FIG. 4 shows signals output from the first sensor 151 and the second sensor 152 when the user of the facility A1 enters the facility A1 and exits the facility A1. As shown in FIG. 4, when an event E1 where the user enters the facility A1 occurs, signals are output in the order of the first sensor 151 and the second sensor 152, and the microprocessor 153 of the user detection unit 150 The user is detected. When an event E2 from which the user leaves the facility A1 occurs, signals are output in the order of the second sensor 152 and the first sensor 151, and the microprocessor 153 detects the user. That is, the microprocessor 153 discriminates between the user who enters the facility A1 and the user who leaves the facility A1 based on the time difference between the signals output from the first sensor 151 and the second sensor 152, and determines the user. Detect.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the communication unit 160 includes a communication interface circuit for communicating via the network NW. The communication unit 160 transmits data including the measurement result by the position measurement unit 140 and the detection result by the user detection unit 150 to the server 20 via the network NW.

  In this embodiment, each of the equipment 12 and 13 is a hand dryer similar to the equipment 11 and has the same configuration as that of the equipment 11, but is not limited thereto. Different devices may be used. For example, the facility devices 12 and 13 may be hand-washing machines, air-conditioning devices, lighting devices, or the like.

  The server 20 is an information providing center that provides guidance data to the terminals 31 and 32 in response to requests from the terminals 31 and 32. The server 20 is configured as a computer having a processor 21, a main storage unit 22, an auxiliary storage unit 23, an input unit 24, an output unit 25, and a communication interface 26. The main storage unit 22, auxiliary storage unit 23, input unit 24, output unit 25, and communication interface 26 are all connected to the processor 21 via an internal bus 27.

  The processor 21 is composed of, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The processor 21 executes a process described later by executing the program P1 stored in the auxiliary storage unit 23.

  The main storage unit 22 is composed of, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). The main storage unit 22 loads the program P1 from the auxiliary storage unit 23. The main storage unit 22 is used as a work area for the processor 21.

  The auxiliary storage unit 23 includes a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk or a flash memory. The auxiliary storage unit 23 stores various data used for the processing of the processor 21 in addition to the program P1. The auxiliary storage unit 23 supplies data used by the processor 21 to the processor 21 according to an instruction from the processor 21 and stores the data supplied from the processor 21.

  The input unit 24 includes, for example, an input key and a capacitive pointing device. The input unit 24 acquires information input by the administrator of the server 20 and notifies the processor 21 of the acquired information. The input unit 24 is used, for example, to input parameter values used for processing of the processor 21.

  The output unit 25 includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a speaker. The output unit 25 presents various information to the administrator in accordance with instructions from the processor 21. The output unit 25 according to the present embodiment is formed integrally with a pointing device that constitutes the input unit 24 to constitute a touch screen.

  The communication interface 26 includes an interface circuit for communicating via the network NW. The communication interface 26 receives signals from the equipment devices 11 to 13 through the network NW, and outputs data included in the signals to the processor 21. The communication interface 26 transmits a signal including data output from the processor 21 to the terminals 31 and 32 via the network NW.

  The server 20 exhibits various functions by having the above configuration. As shown in FIG. 5, the server 20 functions as a communication unit 210 for communicating via a network NW and a user number determination unit 220 for determining the number of users using facilities A1 to A3. The storage unit 230 stores various data, and the guide data generation unit 240 generates guide data.

  The communication unit 210 is mainly realized by the communication interface 26. The communication unit 210 acquires data transmitted from the facility devices 11 to 13 and outputs the data to the user number determination unit 220 or stores it in the storage unit 230. In addition, the communication unit 210 acquires map information constituting the guidance data from an external server device (not shown) and stores it in the storage unit 230. Then, the communication unit 210 transmits the guide data generated by the guide data generation unit 240 to the terminals 31 and 32.

  The user number determination unit 220 is mainly realized by the processor 21. The user number determination unit 220 acquires the detection result by the user detection unit 150 of the equipment 11 and accumulates the number of users entering the facility A1 and the number of users exiting from the facility A1. The number of users currently using A1 is determined. Then, the number-of-users determination unit 220 stores the determined number of users in the storage unit 230. Also, the user number determination unit 220 determines the number of users for the facilities A2 and A3 as well as the facility A1, and stores the determination result in the storage unit 230.

  Furthermore, the number-of-users determination unit 220 determines the degree of congestion indicated by the number of users for each of the facilities A1 to A3. For example, the number-of-users determination unit 220 determines that the congestion level is “zero” if the number of users is one or less, and determines the congestion level is “1” if the number of users is two or three. If the number of users is 4 or 5, the congestion level is determined as “2”, and if the number of users is 6 or more, the congestion level is determined as “3”. The number-of-users determination unit 220 stores the determined congestion level in the storage unit 230.

  The storage unit 230 is realized mainly by the main storage unit 22 and the auxiliary storage unit 23. The memory | storage part 230 memorize | stores the utilization condition table T1 which shows the utilization condition by each user of facilities A1-A3. As shown in FIG. 6, the usage status table T <b> 1 includes the user numbers and congestion levels of the facilities A <b> 1 to A <b> 3 output from the user number determination unit 220 and the equipment devices 11 to 13 acquired via the communication unit 210. It is a relational database that integrates the location of In the example shown in FIG. 6, latitudes and longitudes measured by the equipment devices 11 to 13 are shown as the positions of the facilities A1 to A3. The facility ID in FIG. 6 is assumed to be equal to the symbols of the facilities A1 to A3 for convenience of explanation.

  The guidance data generation unit 240 is mainly realized by the processor 21. The guide data generation unit 240 generates guide data in response to a request from the terminals 31 and 32 via the communication unit 210. The guidance data is data including a usage status table T1 and map information indicating a map around the facilities A1 to A3. Then, the guidance data generation unit 240 distributes the guidance data to the terminals 31 and 32 via the communication unit 210.

  Each of the terminals 31 and 32 is a smart phone or a tablet-type mobile terminal possessed by a user who intends to use any of the facilities A1 to A3. When a specific operation is performed by the user during execution of a specific application, the terminals 31 and 32 measure the current position and request the server 20 for guidance data of facilities existing around the current position. . Then, the terminals 31 and 32 acquire the guidance data transmitted from the server 20 as a response to this request, and present the usage status of the facility indicated by the guidance data to the user.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen that the terminals 31 and 32 display to the user. In FIG. 7, the current positions of the terminals 31 and 32 are indicated on the map by black triangles. The congestion levels of the facilities A1 to A3 in the vicinity of the current positions of the terminals 31 and 32 are shown by graphics. For example, for the facility A1, one human-type icon is painted black, indicating that the congestion level is 1. In addition, the continuous line in FIG. 7 shows the road in the periphery of facilities A1-A3.

  Next, processing executed by each of the equipment device 11 and the server 20 will be described in order. Below, it demonstrates using the component of the equipment 11 shown in FIG. 1, the component of the server 20, and the component of the function of the server 20 shown in FIG. 5 suitably.

  The equipment 11 starts the equipment processing shown in FIG. 8 when, for example, power is turned on. When device processing starts, the position measurement unit 140 measures the current position, and the communication unit 160 transmits the measurement result to the server 20 (step S11).

  Next, the user detection unit 150 determines whether a user who enters the facility A1 or a user who leaves the facility A1 has been detected (step S12). When it is determined that the user is not detected (step S12; No), the determination in step S12 is repeated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the user has been detected (step S12; Yes), the communication unit 160 transmits the detection result to the server 20. Thereafter, the processing after step S12 is repeated.

  The equipment 12 and 13 execute processing equivalent to the equipment processing of the equipment 11.

  The server 20 starts the server process shown in FIG. 9 when the power is turned on, for example. When the server process starts, the processor 21 determines whether data has been received from any of the equipment devices 11 to 13 (step S21). When it is determined that data is not received from the facility devices 11 to 13 (step S21; No), the processing after step S23 is executed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that data has been received from the equipment 11 to 13 (step S21; Yes), the processor 21 determines the number of users and updates the usage status table T1 (step S22). Specifically, when the user detection result is included in the data received from the equipment devices 11 to 13, the user number determination unit 220 determines the number of users using the facilities A1 to A3. The congestion levels of the facilities A1 to A3 are determined. Then, the number-of-users determination unit 220 updates the number of users and the congestion level in the usage status table T1. Further, the processor 21 sets or updates the positions of the facilities A1 to A3 in the usage status table T1 when the data received from the equipment devices 11 to 13 includes the measurement result of the current position. Thereby, the usage status table T1 is kept in a state reflecting the latest data.

  Next, the guidance data generating unit 240 determines whether or not the terminal 31 or 32 has requested distribution of guidance data (step S23). When it is determined that the distribution of the guidance data is not requested (step S23; No), the processes after step S21 are repeated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the distribution of the guidance data is requested (step S23; Yes), the guidance data generation unit 240 determines the terminal 31 and 32 based on the current position of the terminals 31 and 32 included in the request from the terminals 31 and 32. Guide data including the usage status of the facilities A1 to A3 existing in the vicinity of 31 and 32 is generated (step S24). When this guidance data is generated, map information including the current positions of the terminals 31 and 32 is added.

  Next, the communication unit 210 distributes the guidance data output from the guidance data generation unit 240 to the terminals 31 and 32 (step S25). Thereafter, the processing after step S21 is repeated.

  As described above, the equipment 11 has the position measuring unit 140. As a result, the guidance data including the position of the facility A1 can be distributed by simply installing the equipment 11 in the facility A1 without requiring the operation of registering the position of the facility A1. As a result, the work for notifying the location of the facility can be simplified.

  Moreover, the equipment 11 had the user detection part 150 which has two human sensitive sensors. This user detection unit 150 discriminates and detects a user who enters the facility A1 and a user who leaves the facility A1 based on the time difference in which signals are output from the two human sensors. Then, the user number determination unit 220 of the server 20 counts the number of users currently using the facility A1 from the detection result of the user detection unit 150. Thereby, the user who possesses the terminals 31 and 32 can grasp the detailed usage status of the facility A1 by causing the terminals 31 and 32 to acquire the guidance data.

  In the present embodiment, a hand dryer is installed as the equipment 11 in the facility A1. Since the hand dryer is usually installed in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the toilet facility, it is suitable as a device for detecting a user entering / exiting the facility. By arranging the user detection unit 150 in the hand dryer as the equipment 11, it is not necessary to separately install a sensor for detecting a user who enters and exits the facility A 1, and the guidance system 1000 can be configured simply. .

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Next, the second embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. In addition, about the structure which is the same as that of the said Embodiment 1, or equivalent, while using an equivalent code | symbol, the description is abbreviate | omitted or simplified.

  The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the situation of the route to the facilities A1 to A3 around the facilities A1 to A3 is determined.

  The communication unit 160 (see FIG. 1) of the equipment 11 according to the present embodiment performs communication with the terminal 31 by the short-range wireless communication method in addition to communication via the network NW. The short-range wireless communication system is, for example, a wireless LAN communication system via Bluetooth (registered trademark), ZigBee, or an access point.

  For example, the communication unit 160 performs short-range wireless communication with the terminal 31 held by the user who has visited the facility A1 according to the distributed guidance data. The time elapsed until communication with the equipment 11, that is, the time elapsed until the user who owns the terminal 31 actually visits the facility A 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as elapsed time) is acquired. Since the guidance data distributed to the terminal 31 is associated with the position of the terminal 31 at the time when the guidance data is requested, the elapsed time is required until the terminal 31 moves from the position when the guidance data is acquired to the facility A1. Equal to the time spent.

  The elapsed time may be a time measured from when the application of the terminal 31 acquires the guidance data. Also, the distribution time is included in the guidance data distributed to the terminal 31, and the communication unit 160 of the equipment 11 acquires the distribution time by short-range wireless communication and compares it with the current time. May be calculated.

  The communication unit 160 sequentially transmits the acquired elapsed time to the server 20, and the server 20 stores the elapsed time transmitted from the communication unit 160 in the storage unit 230. The storage unit 230 stores the elapsed time acquired when the equipment 11 performs short-range wireless communication with a large number of terminals.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the server 20 according to the present embodiment includes a route status determination unit 250 that determines the status of the route to the facility A1. The route status determination unit 250 determines, based on the elapsed time accumulated in the storage unit 230, the time required to move from each place around the facility A1 to the facility A1 using a statistical method.

  The equipment devices 12 and 13 also acquire the elapsed time by performing short-range wireless communication with the terminals possessed by the users who visited the facilities A2 and A3 according to the guidance data, similarly to the equipment equipment 11, Send to server 20. Then, the route status determination unit 250 of the server 20 determines the status of the route to the facilities A2 and A3.

  And the guidance data production | generation part 240 considers the condition of the path | route which leads to facilities A1-A3, when delivering new guidance data. For example, the guidance data generation unit 240 includes the congestion status or the congestion status of the route from the current position of the terminal 32 that requested the guidance data to each of the facilities A1 to A3 in the guidance data. In addition, the guidance data generation unit 240 may include a recommended route that reaches the facilities A1 to A3 in the shortest time in the guidance data based on the congestion status or the traffic congestion status of the routes reaching the facilities A1 to A3.

  FIG. 11 shows an example in which the traffic congestion status of the route to the facilities A1 to A3 is displayed superimposed on the map information. In FIG. 11, a solid black line indicates that the route is congested, and an open solid line indicates that the route is empty.

  Subsequently, communication between the equipment 11, the server 20, and the terminals 31 and 32 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. 12.

  The equipment 11 measures the current position (step S111) and transmits the measurement result to the server 20 (step S112). Moreover, when the equipment 11 detects the user (step S113), the equipment 11 transmits the detection result to the server 20 (step S114). When the server 20 receives data from the equipment 11, the server 20 determines the number of users and updates the usage status table T <b> 1 (step S <b> 115).

  When the terminal 31 requests the server 20 to distribute the guidance data (step S116), the server 20 generates the guidance data (step S117) and distributes it to the terminal 31 (step S118).

  The terminal 31 to which the guidance data is distributed is carried by the user who owns the terminal 31 and moves to, for example, the facility A1 (step S119). When the application of the terminal 31 is activated, the terminal 31 automatically communicates with the equipment 11 using the short-range wireless communication method (step S120). Thereby, the equipment 11 acquires the elapsed time which passed while the terminal 31 moved (step S121).

  Next, the equipment 11 transmits the acquired elapsed time to the server 20 (step S122). The server 20 accumulates the elapsed time obtained in this way (step S123).

  Then, when the server 20 is requested to distribute the guidance data from the new terminal 32 (step S124), the server 20 generates the guidance data by adding the route situation (for example, congestion situation / congestion situation) indicated by the accumulated elapsed time. (Step S125). And the server 20 delivers the produced | generated new guidance data to the terminal 32 (step S126).

  As described above, the guidance data according to the present embodiment includes the status of the route to the facilities A1 to A3. For this reason, the user who acquired the guidance data by operating the terminal 32 can select the optimum route and go to one of the facilities A1 to A3.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited by the said embodiment.

  For example, although the server 20 has the user number determination unit 220, the equipment device 11 may determine the number of users and the congestion level and transmit the determination result to the server 20. Further, the facility device 11 may incorporate all the functions of the server 20. When the equipment 11 includes the function of the server 20, the server 20 is omitted and the guidance system 1000 is configured. The equipment 12, 13 transmits the measurement result and the detection result to the equipment 11, and the terminal 31, 32 requests the equipment 11 to distribute the guidance data.

  The functions of the server 20 according to the above-described embodiment can be realized by dedicated hardware or by a normal computer system.

  For example, the program P1 stored in the auxiliary storage unit 23 is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk, a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read-Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and distributed. By installing the program P1 in the computer, a device that executes the above-described processing can be configured.

  Alternatively, the program P1 may be stored in a disk device or the like included in a predetermined server device on a communication network such as the Internet, and may be downloaded onto a computer, for example, superimposed on a carrier wave.

  The above-described processing can also be achieved by starting and executing the program P1 while transferring it through the communication network.

  Further, the above-described processing can also be achieved by executing all or part of the program P1 on the server device and executing the program P1 while the computer transmits / receives information related to the processing via the communication network. .

  Note that when the above functions are realized by sharing an OS (Operating System) or when the functions are realized by cooperation between the OS and an application, only the part other than the OS may be stored in a medium and distributed. Alternatively, it may be downloaded to a computer.

  The means for realizing the function of the server 20 is not limited to software, and part or all of the means may be realized by dedicated hardware (circuit or the like).

  1000 guidance system, 11-13 equipment, 110 hand detection unit, 120 heater, 130 fan, 140 position measurement unit, 150 user detection unit, 151 first sensor, 152 second sensor, 151a, 152a range, 153 microprocessor , 160 communication unit, 20 server, 21 processor, 22 main storage unit, 23 auxiliary storage unit, 24 input unit, 25 output unit, 26 communication interface, 210 communication unit, 220 user number determination unit, 230 storage unit, 240 guidance Data generation unit, 250 route status determination unit, 31, 32 terminal, 51-53 base station, A1-A3 facility, A11 entrance / exit, E1, E2 event, NW network, P1 program, T1 usage status table.

Claims (6)

Measuring means for measuring the position of equipment installed in a facility and used by the user for use of the facility based on a radio signal received by the equipment;
A detecting means disposed in the facility device for detecting the user;
A distribution unit that distributes the facility guidance data including the location of the facility indicated by the measurement result of the measurement unit and the degree of congestion of the facility determined from the detection result of the detection unit;
A guidance system comprising: A first determination unit that determines the number of users using the facility from the detection result of the detection unit;
The equipment is installed near the entrance of the facility,
The detection means includes two human sensors, and based on a time difference in which signals are output from the two human sensors, the user entering the facility and the user exiting the facility are identified. Discriminate and detect,
The distribution unit distributes the guidance data including a degree of congestion of the facility indicated by the number of users determined by the first determination unit.
The guidance system according to claim 1. A second determination means for determining a status of a route to the facility in the vicinity of the facility;
The facility device communicates with the terminal when the user who has the terminal to which the guidance data is distributed uses the facility,
The second determination means determines the status of the route based on a time elapsed from when the guidance data is distributed to the terminal until the terminal communicates with the facility device,
The distribution means distributes the new guidance data including the status of the route determined by the second determination means;
The guidance system according to claim 1 or 2. The facility is a toilet facility,
The equipment is a hand dryer installed near the entrance of the toilet facility,
The detection means detects a pedestrian entering and exiting the toilet facility as the user;
The guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Equipment installed in a facility and used for the use of the facility by a user,
Measuring means for receiving a radio signal and measuring a current position;
Detecting means for detecting the user;
A transmission means for transmitting the measurement result of the measurement means and the detection result of the detection means via a network;
Equipment equipped with. A measurement step of measuring the position of equipment installed in the facility and used for the use of the facility by a user based on a radio signal received by the equipment;
A detection step of detecting the user by means of detection means arranged in the equipment,
A distribution step of distributing the facility guidance data including the location of the facility indicated by the measurement result in the measurement step and the degree of congestion of the facility determined from the detection result in the detection step;
Including guidance methods.

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