JP2018055335A - On-vehicle beacon device and information providing system employing the on-vehicle beacon device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle beacon device capable of updating data relating to a beacon signal for receiving information provision in such a manner that the data are changed with the passage of time, and to provide an information providing system which uses the on-vehicle beacon device to change information to be provided with the passage of time in accordance with the beacon signal in which the data are changed with the passage of time.SOLUTION: An on-vehicle beacon device 10 is disposed in each part of a vehicle and collects vehicle data from sensors 40. The vehicle data are converted into a beacon identification data stream and modulated into a beacon signal. The beacon signal is received by a nearby portable terminal device 50. The portable terminal device forms terminal identification data by adding terminal specific data to beacon identification data and transmits the terminal identification data to a server device 60 or a cloud 70 on an Internet network 30. The server device or the like records/stores terminal identification data and provides service data/information to the portable terminal device that is identified based on the terminal specific data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle beacon device and an information providing system using the in-vehicle beacon device.

Conventionally, as an example of information providing means for providing information to an unspecified number of potential users and encouraging the user to act based on the provided information, a smartphone or a tablet type owned by the user It is known to use a terminal device, a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, and a beacon device.
The beacon device configured to transmit a beacon signal at a predetermined cycle is installed in a predetermined information providing point serving as a base on the information providing side, for example, a sightseeing spot such as a scenic spot or a store. The data related to the beacon signal transmitted from the information providing point includes data related to the unique ID of the beacon device and the position information of the information providing spot.
On the other hand, the mobile terminal device is preinstalled with application software having beacon detection means capable of detecting a beacon signal, or the beacon detection means is provided in advance in the OS of the mobile terminal device. .
Here, when the user passes near the predetermined information provision point, the beacon detection means detects the beacon signal, and the mobile terminal device captures the beacon device. At this time, the mobile terminal device obtains the unique ID of the beacon device and the location information of the information providing point associated with the unique ID from the data related to the beacon signal transmitted by the captured beacon, and transmits this information to the Internet. To the server devices connected to each other via The server device identifies the beacon device by the unique ID, and transmits guide information related to the associated information providing point to the mobile terminal device that has transmitted the unique ID. Thereby, the user of the portable terminal device can receive provision of predetermined guide information in the vicinity of the predetermined information providing point.

  An information providing system disclosed in JP 2010-147567 A includes an in-vehicle information providing apparatus configured to be communicable with a mobile terminal device. The in-vehicle information providing apparatus is configured to be able to communicate with the distribution center server via an optical beacon. The optical beacon is formed so as to provide guide information managed by the distribution server to the in-vehicle information providing apparatus that passes through the optical beacon installation point. The in-vehicle information providing device that has received the guide information is configured to deliver optimum guide information to each mobile terminal device possessed by a plurality of users having different seating positions in the vehicle. As a result, the guide information acquired by the mobile terminal device is provided to a user who travels by car.

JP 2010-147567 A

  However, the conventional information providing means or information providing system using beacons as described above needs to install at least one beacon for each information providing point such as a plurality of sightseeing spots or stores. In addition, the data related to the beacon signal emitted by the beacon is a unique ID for identifying the beacon device and position information of the information providing point, and in order to change the guide information provided along with the movement of the information providing user at any time, It is necessary to install a plurality of beacons in a predetermined information providing area. As described above, in order to appropriately install a beacon in each information providing point or information providing area, a plurality of beacons are required, and the beacon is installed and information is appropriately provided using all beacons. May require a lot of labor and labor.

  Further, the data related to the beacon signal is fixed information including a unique ID and information providing point position information, and the server device obtains guide information related to the position information associated with the unique ID. Even if it is only a reply to the mobile terminal device that sent the ID, and the guide information is changing as the user moves, the data itself related to the beacon signal changes. It is not what you have. That is, the server device does not collect information on the mobile terminal device itself that has inquired about the data related to the beacon signal. Therefore, even if the mobile terminal device receives a service such as obtaining a coupon or the like by accessing a tourist spot or information on the homepage of the store based on the acquired guide information, The information is individually stored in a server device or a terminal device related to a tourist spot or a homepage of a store. Therefore, in the server device or distribution center server that provides guide information, after providing guide information while there are many accesses related to the information provision point from an unspecified number of users, the unspecified number of users Because it is not possible to know whether or not the service has been actually received, and the big data related to the mobile terminal device used by an unspecified number of users collected sufficiently is used sufficiently. Is hard to say.

  Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle beacon device that can update the data so that the data related to the beacon signal for receiving information changes from time to time, and It is to provide an information providing system that uses an in-vehicle beacon device to change information to be provided according to a beacon signal whose data changes every moment.

The vehicle-mounted beacon device according to claim 1 is a vehicle-mounted beacon device that is installed at a predetermined position of a vehicle and transmits a pulsed beacon signal with a wireless communication line at a predetermined transmission cycle.
The vehicle-mounted beacon device characterized in that predetermined vehicle data obtained by quantifying the state of the vehicle is included in unique beacon identification data that can identify the vehicle-mounted beacon device transmitted by the beacon signal.

In the in-vehicle beacon device according to claim 2, in the invention according to claim 1, the vehicle data is updated at a predetermined data update cycle,
The data update cycle is synchronized with a cycle substantially the same as the transmission cycle.

  The in-vehicle beacon device according to claim 3 is the short-range wireless communication line having a communication area with a radius of about 10 m centered on the in-vehicle beacon device in the invention according to claim 1. It is characterized by that.

  A vehicle-mounted beacon device according to a fourth aspect is characterized in that, in the invention according to the first aspect, the power source of the vehicle-mounted beacon device is supplied from a vehicle-side power source provided in the vehicle.

The information providing system according to claim 5, wherein at least one portable terminal device capable of inputting predetermined request data;
At least one server device capable of recording and storing the request data;
An internet network,
An information providing system in which the portable terminal device and the server device are connected via the Internet network so that bidirectional communication is possible,
When the request data is input to the mobile terminal device,
A request signal related to the request data is transmitted from the mobile terminal device to the server device,
In response to the request signal, the server device returns a response signal related to predetermined service data by specifying the mobile terminal device that has transmitted the request signal,
In the information providing system in which information based on the service data is provided from the server device to the mobile terminal device,
An in-vehicle beacon device that is installed at a predetermined position of the vehicle and transmits a pulsed beacon signal at a predetermined transmission cycle via a wireless communication line,
In-vehicle beacon device including predetermined vehicle data obtained by quantifying the state of the vehicle in unique beacon identification data that can identify the in-vehicle beacon device transmitted by the beacon signal;
A plurality of sensors that generate the vehicle data and are attached to predetermined positions of the vehicle;
Provided,
Data collection / delivery of collecting the beacon identification data to be the request data to the portable terminal device via the wireless communication line and transmitting the terminal identification data converted and formed based on the collected beacon identification data to the server device Providing means,
The data collection / delivery means includes a beacon detection means capable of detecting the in-vehicle beacon device;
When the beacon detection means receives the beacon signal, automatic start means for automatically starting the data collection and delivery means,
Terminal decoding means for decoding the beacon identification data from the beacon signal;
Terminal encoding means for encoding the terminal identification data string after converting the beacon identification data decoded by the terminal decoding means into the terminal identification data;
Terminal modulation means for modulating the terminal identification data string to form a request signal;
When the beacon detection means detects the in-vehicle beacon device and the automatic activation means activates the data collection / delivery means,
The data collection and delivery unit forms the terminal identification data based on the beacon identification data acquired from the beacon signal, and transmits the request signal related to the terminal identification data to the server device via the Internet network. And
The server device identifies the mobile terminal device existing in the vicinity of the in-vehicle beacon device based on the terminal identification data and the vehicle data included in the terminal identification data,
The server device provides information based on the predetermined service data to the specified mobile terminal device according to the vehicle data included in the terminal identification data. .

The information providing system according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle data input from the sensor to the in-vehicle beacon device is updated at a predetermined data update period. The data update cycle is synchronized with substantially the same cycle as the transmission cycle of the beacon signal,
The service data provided in accordance with the terminal identification data transmitted by the data collection / delivery means is changed as needed as the vehicle data is updated.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information providing system according to the fifth aspect, wherein the wireless communication line related to the in-vehicle beacon device has a communication area having a radius of about 10 m centered on the in-vehicle beacon device. Make it a distance wireless communication line,
The person who uses the portable terminal device to which information based on the service data is provided is a driver or a passenger who is in the vehicle.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fifth aspect, the power source of the in-vehicle beacon device is supplied from a vehicle-side power source provided in the vehicle.
While the power is being supplied from the vehicle-side power supply to the in-vehicle beacon device, the beacon detection unit that detects the in-vehicle beacon device, and the data collection and distribution unit automatically when the beacon detection unit receives the beacon signal The data collection / delivery means operates continuously by the automatic activation means for activating
Information based on the service data is continuously provided from the server device.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the information providing system according to the fifth aspect of the invention analyzes the vehicle data recorded and stored in the server device and the terminal identification data related to the vehicle data, Big data forming means for forming big data compiled according to a standard or a predetermined item is provided in the server device,
An information providing terminal device connected to the server device via the Internet network so as to be capable of bidirectional communication is provided,
The information providing terminal device includes data acquisition means for acquiring the predetermined terminal identification data or the vehicle data from the big data;
Service data adding means for additionally inputting the service data formed based on the acquired terminal identification data or the vehicle data to the server device,
When the server device receives an additional input of the service data from the information providing terminal device,
The additionally inputted service data can be used in any one of the at least one mobile terminal device connected to the server device via the Internet network.

According to the present invention, for the beacon signal output by the in-vehicle beacon device, the vehicle data is included in the unique identification data that can identify the in-vehicle beacon device related to the beacon signal. The vehicle data indicates the state of the vehicle body of the vehicle, the state of the vehicle inside / outside, or the state of the surrounding environment of the vehicle, and changes every moment, and is updated at a predetermined data update cycle. Is. As a result, the identification data relating to the beacon signal transmitted to receive the information provision can also be updated.
Further, the beacon device is installed at a predetermined position of the vehicle. Accordingly, it is possible to install the beacon device more easily than installing the beacon device individually at the sightseeing spot or the store. In particular, since a user who wants to receive information based on service data according to the present invention attaches himself / herself to the vehicle, the user can easily disseminate it, and the introduction cost is lower than installing a large number of beacon devices at tourist spots etc. Can be suppressed.

Furthermore, according to this invention, the information provision system was comprised using the vehicle-mounted beacon apparatus. In the information providing system, vehicle data obtained from sensors installed at various locations in the vehicle is transmitted on a beacon signal by an in-vehicle beacon device, and identification data of the in-vehicle beacon device including vehicle data from the mobile terminal device that has received the beacon signal Is transmitted to the server device via the Internet. The server device is configured to specify a mobile terminal device in the vicinity of the in-vehicle beacon device identified by the identification data in accordance with the transmitted vehicle data or identification data, and provide information based on the service data Has been. Here, since the vehicle data included in the identification data changes from moment to moment, the beacon signal related to the identification data also changes in the same manner, and the identification data related to the request signal encoded in the portable terminal device also Since it changes according to vehicle data, the service data provided from a server apparatus according to the said vehicle data or identification data can also be changed every moment.
Further, in the server device, vehicle data to be recorded and stored or identification data associated with the vehicle data is analyzed and collected as big data according to a predetermined standard or item. Then, predetermined vehicle data or identification data included in the big data is acquired by an information providing terminal device that is different from the mobile terminal device to form new service data, and the service data is additionally input to the server device. I made it.
As a result, new service data can be provided by reflecting predetermined vehicle data or identification data from the aggregated big data, and the service data provided according to the beacon signal from the in-vehicle beacon device that changes every moment. The variation of the information based can be increased.

It is a block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the vehicle-mounted beacon apparatus based on 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing explaining the outline of a structure of the additional data sequence of the beacon identification data sequence which concerns on the beacon signal transmitted from the vehicle-mounted beacon apparatus which concerns on 1st Example. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the information provision system which concerns on 1st Example. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the portable terminal device in the information provision system which concerns on 1st Example. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the server apparatus in the information provision system which concerns on 1st Example. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the information provision terminal device in the information provision system which concerns on 1st Example. In the information provision system which concerns on 1st Example, it is the chart figure which showed the outline of a series of processes which transmit a beacon signal with a vehicle-mounted beacon apparatus. In the information provision system which concerns on 1st Example, it is a chart figure which shows the outline of a series of processes which detect a beacon signal within a portable terminal device, and transmit the request signal which concerns on terminal identification data to a server apparatus. In the information provision system which concerns on 1st Example, it is a chart figure which shows the outline of a series of processes in which a server apparatus responds to the request | requirement from a portable terminal device. In the information provision system which concerns on 1st Example, it is a chart figure which shows the outline of a series of processes in which the portable terminal device which received the response signal receives provision of service and information. In the information provision system which concerns on 1st Example, it is a chart figure which shows the outline of a series of processes which form big data and upload new service data.

  Embodiments of an in-vehicle beacon device according to the present invention and an information service providing system using the in-vehicle beacon device will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of the in-vehicle beacon device according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vehicle beacon device 10 has a plurality of various input / output terminals. The housing | casing (not shown) of the vehicle-mounted beacon apparatus 10 consists of a substantially flat block or a substantially cylindrical plug, for example. In the case of a block, for example, it has a flat part that can be attached to a predetermined position such as on the dashboard, on the center console, or under the seat by double-sided tape or screwing, and in the case of a plug, for example, on the dashboard or console It has a tip portion that can be inserted into a socket such as a cigar socket provided or a USB socket provided in a car audio device or a car navigation system. Thereby, the vehicle-mounted beacon device can be mounted on the vehicle. In the case of a plug, the power can be obtained from a cigar socket or a USB socket.
As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vehicle beacon device 10 includes a beacon encoding unit 11 that encodes input data, a beacon modulation unit 12 that modulates the encoded data into a beacon signal, and a beacon that transmits a beacon signal. The transmission means 13 is provided.
Thereby, the vehicle-mounted beacon device 10 can modulate the input data into a beacon signal and output it.
Here, the data input to the in-vehicle beacon device 10 is predetermined vehicle data obtained by quantifying the state of the vehicle in which the in-vehicle beacon device 10 is mounted. The vehicle data will be described later with reference to FIG.

The beacon encoding means 11 has a data input terminal 14 that can input vehicle data collected from various locations of the vehicle, forms beacon identification data that can identify the in-vehicle beacon device 10 based on the vehicle data, and It is configured to encode data into a beacon identification data string. Thereby, vehicle data can be included in the unique beacon identification data which can identify the vehicle-mounted beacon device 10.
The beacon identification data is data unique to the in-vehicle beacon device 10 and is formed so that duplication or accidental coincidence cannot occur on a network such as the Internet network described later. The vehicle data is obtained by quantifying the state of the vehicle measured and measured by a sensor described later. For example, the state of the vehicle body, the state at a predetermined position inside or outside the vehicle, or the state of the surrounding environment of the vehicle It is the data which digitized.
Further, the beacon identification data that can identify the in-vehicle beacon device 10 can be used as a material of terminal identification data for identifying a plurality of mobile terminal devices by the server device in an information providing system described later.

The beacon identification data sequence based on the beacon identification data includes a basic data sequence and an additional data sequence including a vehicle data sequence based on the vehicle data.
The basic data string is defined according to a predetermined standard and assigned a predetermined code. For example, a communication such as a serial number of an in-vehicle beacon device or a MAC (Media Access Control) address is performed. A data string such as an address physically assigned to uniquely identify each communication subject on the network, which is centrally managed by a predetermined organization or the like is preferable.
As shown in FIG. 2, the additional data string is at least one consisting of a 2-bit / hexadecimal ID number (00 to FF) sandwiched between a start bit and an end bit, preferably 2 or more and a maximum of 256. It has an address that can store data. In the address, a 4-bit / hexadecimal data string (0000 to FFFF) is secured as a data storage location.
As shown in FIG. 2, the data storage location includes, for example, vehicle speed, acceleration, fuel remaining amount, engine state, parking status, vehicle outside temperature, vehicle interior temperature, brake pedaling force, door opening / closing status, etc. The vehicle data relating to the state is digitized and stored. The state of these vehicles changes every moment whenever it is detected by a sensor described later. For this reason, the vehicle data relating to the state of the vehicle, that is, the numerical value stored in the data storage location also changes every moment when it is input from the input terminal. As a result, the beacon identification data string composed of the basic data string and the additional data string including the vehicle data may be unique to the in-vehicle beacon device that cannot be duplicated or accidentally matched on a network such as the Internet network. it can.

The beacon modulation means 12 is formed to modulate a beacon identification data string into a beacon signal having a pulsed waveform. And the beacon transmission means 13 has the beacon antenna 15, and is formed so that the formed beacon signal may be transmitted to the wireless communication line at a predetermined transmission cycle, for example, once per second. . The transmission cycle is formed to be adjustable at an arbitrary cycle.
The beacon transmission means 13 is formed so as to be able to adjust the wireless output related to the wireless communication line. The communicable area by the wireless output is formed so as to be adjustable from the beacon antenna 15 around the in-vehicle beacon device 10 in an arbitrary range of several tens of centimeters to several tens of meters. In this embodiment, the maximum radius is preferably about 10 m. Accordingly, it is possible to deal with cars having different sizes from light cars to large buses. The communication standard related to the wireless communication line is preferably Bluetooth (registered trademark) or a communication standard derived from the Bluetooth (registered trademark), but is not limited to this, and is a communication standard suitable for a short-range wireless communication line. If it is good.

  Here, the transmission cycle of the beacon signal is formed so as to be synchronized with the data update cycle of the vehicle data input to the in-vehicle beacon device 10 at substantially the same cycle. Thereby, the beacon signal transmitted from the in-vehicle beacon device 10 can always be based on the beacon identification data including the latest vehicle data.

The beacon modulation means 12 may multiplex the beacon signals. At this time, you may make it change the structure of the vehicle data contained in the said beacon identification data about each beacon identification data which concerns on one beacon signal and another beacon signal. As a result, the in-vehicle beacon device 10 can make multiplex communication possible for a plurality of beacon signals related to at least two or more beacon identification data sequences having a common basic data sequence and different additional data sequences.
Further, the beacon transmission means 13 may output the multiplexed beacon signal on a short-range wireless communication line having a different reach distance. Thereby, for example, the reach distance of one beacon signal transmitted from the in-vehicle beacon device 10 can be limited to the vicinity of the driver's seat, and the reach distance of other beacon signals can be set to the passenger seat or the rear seat. At this time, by changing the additional data sequence related to one beacon signal and the additional data sequence related to another beacon signal, the driver sitting in the driver's seat and the passenger sitting in the passenger seat or the rear seat are obtained from the in-vehicle beacon device. The information to be displayed may be changed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in the vehicle-mounted beacon device 10, the vehicle-side power is supplied from the power supply means 16 and the power input terminal 17 to each means of the beacon encoding means 11, the beacon modulation means 12 and the beacon transmission means 13. It is formed as follows. The vehicle-side power source is, for example, an accessory (ACC) power source or an ignition power source that is activated when an engine key is turned on. The supply source of the vehicle-side power source is preferably a power storage facility such as an in-vehicle battery or a power generation facility such as an alternator or a solar power generation panel. As a result, the in-vehicle beacon device 10 can continuously operate semipermanently upon receiving power from the vehicle-side power supply.
Moreover, you may make it the power supply of the vehicle-mounted beacon apparatus 10 interlock | cooperate with on / off of the engine which can charge a vehicle side power supply. Thereby, for example, the in-vehicle beacon device 10 can be set to operate only when the automobile is driven. In this case, it is possible to prevent the in-vehicle beacon device 10 from operating and consuming the battery while the automobile is stopped, or to cut the useless operation of the in-vehicle beacon device 10.

  The in-vehicle beacon device 10 having the above-described configuration is used by being incorporated in an information providing system 20 as shown in FIG. The information providing system 20 including how to use the in-vehicle beacon device 10 will be described with reference to the attached drawings. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of a configuration related to the information providing system 20.

  The information providing system 20 includes a plurality of in-vehicle beacon devices 10, a plurality of sensors 40 for measuring and measuring vehicle data connected to the in-vehicle beacon devices, an Internet network 30, and at least one, preferably a plurality of devices. Mobile terminal device 50, at least one server device 60, and more preferably, an information providing terminal device 70. In FIG. 3, each of the above devices constituting the information providing system is shown for convenience.

  Here, the Internet network 30 is a wired or wireless network that connects the mobile terminal device 50 and the server device 60. In this embodiment, since the mobile terminal device 50 and the in-vehicle beacon device 10 are in the vehicle, the Internet network 30 includes a network including a wired communication line that connects a plurality of base stations (not shown) to each other, and the base station. A network composed of wireless communication lines that connect between the mobile terminal device 50 (not shown) and the mobile terminal device 50 is formed in combination.

The sensor 40 is formed so as to generate vehicle data based on the state of the vehicle to be detected, and is installed at a predetermined position inside and outside the vehicle. The state of the vehicle refers to the state of the vehicle body, the state inside or outside the vehicle, or the state of the surrounding environment of the vehicle.For example, the speed sensor that measures the vehicle speed, the acceleration sensor that measures the acceleration applied to the vehicle body, and the temperature inside and outside the vehicle. It is measured and measured by a physical sensor such as a temperature sensor to be measured.
In addition to the vehicle data obtained directly by the physical sensor, the vehicle data may be acquired indirectly.
Here, indirect vehicle data acquisition refers to information on the state of each component such as engine, brake, etc., such as exhaust temperature and oil temperature, from a comprehensive vehicle control system centering on CAN (Controller Area Network). This refers to acquiring vehicle data. CAN is a network standard for connecting electronic circuits and devices inside a car, connecting parts such as an ECU (electronic control unit), engine, and brake inside the car, and the state of each part. Is an information network used to transmit and receive control information.
The vehicle data generated by the sensor 40 is aggregated from the data input terminal 14 of the in-vehicle beacon device 10 to the in-vehicle beacon device 10 and encoded into a beacon identification data string by the beacon encoding unit 11. Since it included above about the vehicle-mounted beacon apparatus 10 including this, description is abbreviate | omitted.

The mobile terminal device 50 includes a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a mobile phone, or a portable mobile communication body similar to these.
As shown in FIG. 4, the portable terminal device 50 includes a beacon receiving unit 51 having an antenna 52 capable of receiving a beacon signal from an in-vehicle beacon device, and a terminal-side communication unit 53 capable of bidirectional communication with a server device 60 described later. have.
In bidirectional communication, when predetermined request data serving as a trigger for starting communication is input to the mobile terminal device 50, the mobile terminal device 50 converts the request data into a request signal, and the server device 60 via the Internet network 30. The server device 60 is a communication method in which the request data relating to the request signal is recorded and stored, the mobile terminal device 50 that has transmitted the request signal is specified, and a response signal is returned via the Internet network 30. The response signal includes service data corresponding to the request data, and the mobile terminal device 50 that has received the service data related to the response signal can be provided with a predetermined service or information related to the service data. . In the present embodiment, the request data input to the Keita terminal device 50 is beacon identification data related to a beacon signal. That is, when beacon identification data related to a beacon signal is input to the mobile terminal device 50, a request signal is transmitted from the mobile terminal device 50 to the server device 60 via the Internet network 30 as a trigger, and the server device 60 carries the beacon signal. Bidirectional communication can be performed between the mobile terminal device 50 and the server device 60 so that service data related to the response signal is returned to the terminal device 50 via the Internet network 30.
In performing the bidirectional communication, when the mobile terminal device 50 receives the beacon identification data related to the beacon signal, the mobile terminal device 50 can bidirectionally communicate the beacon identification data compliant with the communication standard related to the beacon signal with the server device 60. It is configured to perform processing for conversion to terminal identification data that conforms to a predetermined communication standard.

For the identification data conversion process, the mobile terminal device 50 includes data collection and distribution means 54 that collects beacon identification data and converts the data to be transmitted to the server device 60.
The data collection / delivery means 54 may be software installed in the mobile terminal device 50 as application software (hereinafter referred to as “app”), or as a function pre-installed in the OS (Operating System) of the mobile terminal device 50. It may be provided.
The data collection / delivery means 54 includes a beacon detection means 54a and an automatic activation means 54b that are turned on / off of the data collection / delivery means 54. The data collection / delivery unit 54 includes a terminal decoding unit 55, a terminal encoding unit 56, and a terminal modulation unit 57 related to data conversion processing.

  The beacon detection means 54 a is formed so as to use the antenna 52 of the beacon reception means 51 as a so-called sensor for detecting the in-vehicle beacon device 10. When the beacon receiving means 51 receives a beacon signal, the beacon signal is input to the beacon detection means 54a. Thereby, the beacon detection means 54a can detect the vehicle-mounted beacon device 10. The beacon detection means 54a that forms part of the data collection / delivery means 54 is configured to always operate in the background of other programs operating on the mobile terminal device 50 as a function of the application or OS. Thus, when the mobile terminal device 50 enters the communication area of the in-vehicle beacon device 10, the beacon detection unit 54 a detects the in-vehicle beacon device 10 as quickly as possible based on the beacon signal received by the beacon reception unit 51. can do. In addition, the beacon detection means 54a, which is a part of the data collection / delivery means 54, is always operated instead of always operating the main body of the data collection / delivery means 54, thereby improving the battery life of the portable terminal device 50, It is possible to prevent the operation related to the function of another application or OS of the device 50 from being disturbed.

The automatic activation means 54b is configured to automatically activate the data collection / delivery means 54 when the beacon detection means 54a detects a beacon signal. On the other hand, when the beacon detection unit 54a becomes unable to detect a beacon signal, that is, when the beacon detection unit 54a goes out of the communication area of the in-vehicle beacon device 10, the data collection / delivery unit 54 may be automatically terminated.
Accordingly, detection of a beacon signal can be automated, reception of beacon identification data related to the beacon signal can be automated, and provision of service data from the server device 60 can be automatically received. Therefore, it is possible to make the data collection / delivery means 54 easier to use without bothering the user of the mobile terminal device 50. Further, by automating on / off of the data collection / delivery means 54, it is possible to improve the holding of the battery of the mobile terminal device 50 and not to hinder the operation related to the functions of other applications or OS of the mobile terminal device 50. be able to.

Next, data conversion processing will be described.
The terminal decoding unit 55 is configured to decode the beacon identification data from the beacon identification data sequence related to the received beacon signal. Thereby, the mobile terminal device 50 can obtain beacon identification data related to the in-vehicle beacon device 10.
The mobile terminal device 50 uses arbitrary vehicle data on vehicle data included in the acquired beacon identification data on a predetermined application installed in the mobile terminal device 50 in advance, and uses the result as the mobile terminal device 50. May be displayed on a monitor screen (not shown). Here, the results displayed on the monitor screen include, for example, an average speed based on the data related to the vehicle speed shown in FIG. 2, a guideline of the travelable distance based on the data related to the average speed and the remaining amount of fuel, These are the fuel efficiency of travel after starting running based on the consumption rate, vehicle speed, and acceleration data, and the instantaneous fuel efficiency at the time of vehicle data acquisition.

The terminal encoding unit 56 converts the acquired beacon identification data into terminal identification data that can be identified on the Internet network 30 in accordance with a communication standard suitable for transmission to the server device 60, and The terminal identification data is formed to be encoded into a terminal identification data string.
At this time, terminal identification data may be formed by adding terminal-specific data unique to the mobile terminal device 50 to the decoded beacon identification data.
The terminal-specific data is, for example, position information, time information, acceleration information, direction information, history information, permission information, personal information, personal information, personal data, or other functions of the mobile terminal device, or recording and storage in the mobile terminal device This is data related to the file / directory and the like, which can specify the mobile terminal device 50 on the Internet network 30 from the server device 60 side.

  Here, the position information / time information can be obtained by the GPS function of the mobile terminal device 50. Further, the acceleration information and the azimuth information can be obtained by an electronic compass function that the portable terminal device 50 has. The history information refers to a search history of a homepage or the like stored in a directory in the mobile terminal device 50, a purchase history in an online shop, a call history related to a telephone function, and the like. The permission information refers to information related to the user's access right to a file or directory stored in a recording means such as a hard disk of the mobile terminal device 50. The access right is, for example, predetermined software installed on the Internet network 30. In response to an inquiry from an application service provider (Application Service Provider, hereinafter referred to as “ASP”) that is a provider that is remotely used by the user of the mobile terminal device 50 through the ASP, the ASP accesses It means what becomes possible.

When the ASP becomes accessible, what the ASP mainly tries to access is information called personal information or personal data among the data included in the file and directory of the portable terminal device 50.
Here, personal information is information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, etc. that can be used directly for identification and identification of a user, and indirectly linked to such information. Information that can identify and identify individual users. Personal data is different from personal information. Among information and data related to specific individual users, it can be used directly to identify and identify individual users. Information that is not indirectly connected.
For example, the terminal identification data according to the portable terminal device 50 is obtained by combining the terminal specific data including the personal data obtained from the portable terminal device 50 and the beacon identification data including the vehicle data input from the in-vehicle beacon device 10. When the terminal identification data is formed, a large amount of the terminal identification data is accumulated from the plurality of portable terminal devices 50 scattered around the Internet network 30 to the server device 60, thereby forming big data composed of the plurality of terminal identification data. it can.
The big data is used by the ASP itself having the server device 60 for improvement of service data, etc., and information such as location information, action record information, and history information that has been anonymized by being separated from individual user identification information is stored in the ASP. Can be used for such purposes as providing to third parties such as companies that wish to use big data. ASP or a third-party organization can obtain business-useful knowledge by analyzing the behavior pattern of the user of the mobile terminal device 50, a statistical tendency, or the like based on information obtained from big data. Service data provided to the mobile terminal device 50 can be improved, or new service data or an application can be provided.

  The terminal modulation means 57 is formed to modulate the terminal identification data string into a request signal. The terminal-side communication unit 53 is configured to transmit the formed request signal from the portable terminal device 50 to the server device 60 via the Internet network 30. Further, the terminal-side communication unit 53 is configured to be able to receive a response signal related to service data transmitted from the server device 60. The response signal and service data related to the response signal will be described in the column of server device 60 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the server device 60 includes server-side communication means 61 that receives a request signal and transmits a response signal to the request signal. In addition, the terminal identification data to be input includes a server decoding means 62 for data processing, a terminal specifying means 63, a server encoding means 64, and a server modulation means 65, a server recording means 66 for recording and storing data, and a server reading means 67. have.

  The server decoding unit 62 is configured to decode the request signal received by the server side communication unit 61 and extract terminal identification data. The extracted terminal identification data is transmitted to the terminal specifying means 63 and the server recording means 66.

  The server recording unit 66 has an external recording medium 68. The external recording medium 68 includes a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash medium, or similar recording media. The server recording means 66 is formed so that terminal identification data can be recorded on the external recording medium 68. The server recording means 66 attaches a predetermined tag to terminal identification data transmitted from a plurality of portable terminal devices 50 scattered in various places on the Internet network 30 to facilitate the search, and stores the terminal identification data in a predetermined folder. It is formed so as to be classified and recorded for each.

The terminal identification data recorded and stored in the external recording medium 68 is formed so as to be readable by the server reading means 67. Server reading means 67 is also configured to be able to read service data.
Here, the service data is data that is transmitted from the server device 60 to the mobile terminal device 50 and provides an appropriate service on the mobile terminal device 50, and is, for example, an electronic discount ticket or coupon. Data related to tourist guides or store guides such as data, places such as gas stations or restaurants, sightseeing spots, and apps installed in the mobile terminal device 50 in advance, or functions implemented in the OS of the mobile terminal device 50 Data or the like that is operated to provide a predetermined service to the user of the mobile terminal device 50.

  The terminal specifying means 63 is formed to specify the mobile terminal device 50 from the terminal specific data included in the terminal identification data. As a result, the server device 60 can identify the mobile terminal device 50 that has transmitted the request signal among the numerous mobile terminal devices 50 existing innumerably on the Internet network 30, and the specific mobile terminal device 50 a A predetermined response signal can be transmitted. Terminal specifying data for specifying the specific portable terminal device 50 a is transmitted to the server encoding means 64. In parallel with the processing in the terminal specifying unit, the server reading unit 67 reads out service data related to the service requested by the specific mobile terminal device 50a specified by the terminal specifying unit 63 from the external recording medium 68. Is formed. The service data read by the server reading unit 67 is transmitted to the server encoding unit 64 together with the terminal specifying data.

The server encoding unit 64 is configured to encode the service data to which the terminal identification data is added into a service data string. Thereby, at least one service data can be transmitted to the specific portable terminal device 50 a specified by the terminal specifying means 63.
Server modulation means 65 is formed to modulate the service data string into a response signal. The response signal is transmitted to the server side communication means 61. The server side communication means 61 is configured to transmit a response signal from the server device 60 to the specific mobile terminal device 50a.

  The terminal side communication unit 53 that has received the response signal via the Internet network 30 is configured to decode the response signal by the terminal decoding unit 55 in the same manner as the request signal. Thereby, the mobile terminal device 50 can extract the service data. The retrieved service data is reflected in an application installed in advance in the mobile terminal device 50 or a function installed in the OS of the mobile terminal device 50, and the mobile terminal device 50 provides a predetermined service or information. Can receive.

In addition, the server device 60 includes a big data forming unit 69 as shown in FIG.
The big data forming unit 69 collects and accumulates predetermined terminal specific data or vehicle data among terminal identification data input from the external recording medium 68 related to the server recording unit 66 by the plurality of mobile terminal devices 50, and stores the big data. Is formed to produce Big data consisting of predetermined terminal-specific data or vehicle data is based on, for example, outside temperature information input from a plurality of portable terminal devices scattered in various places on the Internet network 30 when outside temperature information is collected and accumulated. The temperature distribution in the predetermined area can be grasped. Then, by using this, for example, a low temperature alarm or a road surface icing alarm is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 50 in the area below freezing point to pay attention to the operation of the vehicle on which the in-vehicle beacon device 10 is mounted. Information can be provided to pay.

In addition, a server group including a plurality of server devices 60 is connected to the Internet network 30, and at least one data center 71 that controls the server group is provided on the Internet network 30 to form a cloud 70. May be. A cloud 70 having a server group made up of a plurality of server devices 60 has the big data forming means 69 described above.
By making it cloud, the data capacity that can be recorded and saved by the server group can be increased. As a result, the cloud 70 can collect and record a large amount of terminal identification data from the mobile terminal devices 50 scattered in various places on the Internet network 30. Therefore, compared to the server device 60 alone, the cloud 70 can easily generate big data. Moreover, by making the server device 60 into a cloud, it is possible to reduce the burden on the operation and management of each server device 60 constituting the server group included in the cloud 70, or to introduce a new server device 60. Or the cost of updating the server device 60 can be reduced.

  Terminal identification data including big data and vehicle data recorded and stored in the server device 60 or the cloud 70 can be remotely used by a third party other than the ASP operating the server device 60 or the cloud 70 through the Internet network 30. Also good. In this case, it is preferable to issue, for example, an identification ID and a password to the third party organization to protect both the third party organization and the data recorded and stored in the server device 60 or the server group. And ASP or a third party organization can form new service data based on terminal identification data including big data and vehicle data. A terminal device used by the ASP or a third party organization to provide new service data to the server device 60 or the cloud 70 through the Internet network 30 is referred to as an information providing terminal device 80.

As shown in FIG. 6, the information providing terminal device 80 is connected to the server device 60 or the cloud 70 via the Internet network 30 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The information providing terminal device 80 includes data acquisition means 81 and service data addition means 82.
The data acquisition means 81 designates predetermined terminal identification data or terminal-specific data or vehicle data related to the terminal identification data from the big data recorded and stored in the server device 60 or the cloud 70, and sets the Internet network 30. Is shaped to get through. As a result, the information providing terminal device 80 can acquire desired terminal identification data or vehicle data related to newly provided service data, and create service data based on the acquired terminal identification data or vehicle data.
The service data adding means 82 is a new service data created by the information providing terminal device 80, a new application that uses the service data, or a new function that expands one function of the OS of the mobile terminal device 50 that uses the service data. The update program can be additionally input to the external recording medium 68 of the server device 60 or the cloud 70 via the Internet network 30, that is, can be uploaded. Accordingly, the information providing terminal device 80 can provide new service data provided from the server device 60 or the cloud 70 to the mobile terminal device 50, or information or services such as a new application using the service data. it can.
In addition, the big data recorded and stored in the server device 60 or the cloud 70 is widely released to third parties to encourage the use, thereby promoting the development of new methods of using service data or original applications. The possibility increases, and more detailed information can be provided to the mobile terminal device 50.

  The information providing system 20 having the above configuration operates as follows. The operation will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vehicle beacon device 10 mounted on a vehicle collects vehicle data related to the state of the vehicle directly from the sensors 40 arranged in various places of the vehicle or indirectly through CAN (not shown). To do. The collected vehicle data is converted into beacon identification data as shown in FIG.

Step 100 is a step in which vehicle data is input to the in-vehicle beacon device and conversion processing is started.
Step 105 is a step in which beacon identification data unique to the in-vehicle beacon device is encoded, that is, encoded to form a beacon identification data string.
The beacon identification data string includes a basic data string that conforms to a predetermined standard and an additional data string in which vehicle data is embedded.
As shown in FIG. 2, the additional data string has a predetermined code length sandwiched between the start bit and the end bit. The additional data string is formed so as to embed digitized vehicle data in addresses delimited by a predetermined ID. Since the vehicle data to be embedded changes every predetermined data update cycle, the numerical value in the address also changes in accordance with the data update cycle.

The subsequent step 110 is a step of performing a process of modulating the beacon identification data string into a beacon signal that conforms to a predetermined communication standard. As a result, the beacon identification data sequence is converted into a beacon signal transmitted by a predetermined carrier wave.
In the present embodiment, the beacon signal preferably conforms to a communication standard related to Bluetooth (registered trademark) or a similar communication standard derived from the Bluetooth (registered trademark), but is not limited to this, and short-range Any communication standard suitable for a wireless communication line may be used. The short-range wireless communication line has a communication area that can be adjusted within a range of about several centimeters to about several tens of meters around the vehicle-mounted beacon device 10. In this embodiment, the radius is about 10 m. It is adjusted to the degree.
And step 115 is a step which performs the process which transmits a beacon signal with a predetermined transmission cycle. The predetermined transmission cycle can be adjusted at intervals of several milliseconds to several seconds, and it is preferable to adjust the vehicle data update cycle and the transmission cycle to synchronize at substantially the same cycle. Thereby, beacon identification data can be generated based on the latest vehicle data input to the in-vehicle beacon device 10. After the transmission process is completed, the process shifts to a standby state until vehicle data is input in step 100.

Since the mobile terminal device 50 continues to execute the process of detecting the in-vehicle beacon device 10 in the background, the mobile terminal device 50 is within the communication area of the in-vehicle beacon device 10 that periodically transmits beacon signals. When entering, the in-vehicle beacon device 10 can be detected as quickly as possible.
In the mobile terminal device 50 that detects the in-vehicle beacon device 10, the following processing as shown in FIG. 8 is performed.

Step 150 is a step of performing a process of starting a series of processes performed in the mobile terminal device from a process of converting beacon identification data to terminal identification data to a process of forming a request signal related to the terminal identification data.
Step 155 is a step of performing a process of determining whether or not the mobile terminal device 50 has entered the communication area of the in-vehicle beacon device 10. This is determined by whether or not the beacon receiving means 51 has received a beacon signal. If entered, the process proceeds to step 160. If not entered, step 155 is repeated.

  Step 160 is a step in which the mobile terminal device 50 performs a process of detecting the in-vehicle beacon device 10. Processing for transmitting the beacon signal received by the beacon receiving means 51 to the beacon detecting means 54a is performed. Thereby, the beacon detection means 54a can detect the vehicle-mounted beacon device 10.

  Step 165 is a step of performing processing for starting an application or OS function related to the data collection / delivery means 54. The automatic activation means 54b automatically activates the data collection / delivery means 54 with the beacon detection means 54a detecting the vehicle-mounted beacon device 10 as a trigger. When the data collection / delivery means 54 is activated, the routine proceeds to step 170.

Step 170 is a step of performing a process of determining again whether or not the mobile terminal device 50 is within the communication area of the in-vehicle beacon device 10. When the portable terminal device 50 is in the communication area, the process proceeds to step 175.
On the other hand, when the mobile terminal device 50 is out of the communication area, the process proceeds to step 205.
Step 205 is a step of performing processing for stopping the data collection and delivery means 54. After the stop process, the process returns to step 155 to perform a process of determining whether or not the mobile terminal device 50 has entered the communication area.
Thus, by performing the process of determining whether or not the mobile terminal device 50 is in the communication area over a plurality of times, for example, when the in-vehicle beacon device 10 is mounted on each of two cars, In the case of passing each other, interference can be avoided by separating the communication areas from each other. In addition, when traveling in the same direction, along with the determination based on the strength of the beacon signal, for example, by confirming the communication area multiple times using the basic data sequence that constitutes the beacon identification data, Can be identified.

  In step 175, the terminal decoding means 55 of the data collection / delivery means 54 performs a decoding process for decoding the beacon signal and extracting the beacon identification data. Thereby, the portable terminal device 50 can obtain the beacon identification data and the vehicle data included in the beacon identification data.

Step 180 is a step of performing processing for providing local information or services that are completed within the portable terminal device 50.
The provision of local information or local service is performed using beacon identification data or vehicle data on an application or OS installed in advance in the mobile terminal device 50. Thereby, for example, outside temperature information in the vehicle data is displayed on the monitor screen of the portable terminal device 50, or the travelable distance and fuel consumption are calculated from the vehicle speed information and the remaining fuel amount information. The calculation result can be displayed on the monitor screen.

Step 185 is a step of performing processing for forming terminal identification data including vehicle data from the beacon identification data and the terminal-specific data of the portable terminal device 50.
Step 190 is a step of performing an encoding process for encoding the terminal identification data formed in step 185 into a terminal identification data string compliant with the communication standard related to the Internet network 30.
Step 195 is a step of performing processing for modulating the terminal identification data string formed in Step 190 into a request signal.
Step 200 is a step of performing processing for transmitting the formed request signal from the terminal side communication means 53 toward the server apparatus side communication means 61 via the Internet network 30. As a result, a request signal is transmitted from the mobile terminal device 50 to the server device 60, and the server device 60 takes over the processing related to the terminal identification data string related to the request signal.
After the request signal is transmitted, the process returns to step 170 to determine whether or not the communication area is present, and the subsequent processing is repeated until the communication area is removed.
As for data processing on the server device 60 side, the following processing as shown in FIG. 9 is performed.

Step 250 is a step of performing processing for starting data processing of the server device 60.
Step 255 is a step in which the server apparatus side communication means 61 performs a process of receiving a request signal.
Step 260 is a step of performing a decoding process for decoding the received request signal and extracting terminal identification data. As a result, the server device 60 can obtain the terminal identification data. The server device 60 performs a process of recording and saving the obtained terminal identification data and a process of specifying the mobile terminal device 50 from the terminal identification data.

  The process of recording and storing the terminal identification data is performed by recording and storing the terminal identification data in the external recording medium 68 by the server recording unit 66 in step 265. The terminal identification data is recorded and saved so that it can be read by the server reading means 67.

The process of specifying the mobile terminal device 50 from the terminal identification data is performed as follows.
Step 270 is a step of performing processing for specifying the mobile terminal device 50 that has transmitted the request signal related to the terminal identification data based on the terminal identification data extracted in step 260. The identification of the portable terminal device 50 is performed based on terminal-specific data included in the terminal identification data. When the terminal specifying unit 63 specifies the mobile terminal device 50, the process proceeds to step 275.

In step 275, based on predetermined vehicle data included in the terminal identification data, predetermined service data relating to information or a service requested by the specific mobile terminal device 50a is transmitted to the external recording medium 68 by the data reading means 67. It is a step which performs the process which reads from.
Step 280 is a step of performing processing for adding the terminal specifying data related to the specific portable terminal device 50a specified in Step 270 to the read service data. Thereby, the transmission destination of the service data can be determined.

Step 285 is a step for performing an encoding process for encoding the read service data to form a service data string.
Step 290 is a step of performing a modulation process for modulating the service data sequence formed in step 285 to form a response signal.
In step 295, the response signal formed in step 290 is identified in step 270, and the server device side via the Internet network 30 is used for the specific portable terminal device 50 a that has determined the transmission destination including service data in step 280. In this step, the communication means 61 transmits the data.
As a result, a response signal is transmitted from the server device 60 to the specific mobile terminal device 50a, and the specific mobile terminal device 50a takes over the processing related to the service data string related to the response signal.
After the response signal is transmitted, the process returns to step 255 and waits until the next request signal is received. Thereafter, the same processing is repeated each time the request signal is received.

In the specific mobile terminal device 50a, the following processing as shown in FIG. 10 is performed on the received response signal.
Step 300 is a step in which the specific mobile terminal device 50a performs processing for starting data processing relating to service data.
Step 305 is a step in which the terminal side communication means 53 performs a process of receiving a response signal.
Step 310 is a step of performing a decoding process for decoding the received response signal and extracting service data. As a result, the specific mobile terminal device 50a can obtain service data.
Step 315 is a step of performing processing for recording and saving the service data extracted in Step 310 in a recording medium in the portable terminal device 50.
Step 320 is a step of performing processing for starting the function of the corresponding application or OS with respect to the service data.
Step 325 is a step of performing processing for providing predetermined information or service to the mobile terminal device 50 by reflecting service data on the activated application or OS. Thus, the specific mobile terminal device 50a can receive provision of predetermined information or service based on the service data obtained from the server device 60.
When the provision of information or service ends, a series of processing ends at step 330.

As described above, the information providing system 20 performs bidirectional communication based on the request signal and the response signal between the mobile terminal device 50 and the server device 60 based on the vehicle data collected from the in-vehicle beacon device 10. The mobile terminal device 50 is configured to receive provision of predetermined information or service from the server device 60.
It should be noted that, by replacing the description related to the server device 60 with the cloud 70, a method in which the cloud 70 having a server group composed of a plurality of server devices 60 provides service data to the specific mobile terminal device 50a may be described. Since it can do, the description regarding the provision of information based on the bidirectional communication between the cloud 70 and the mobile terminal device 50 is omitted.

Here, the terminal identification data recorded and stored in the server device 60 in step 265 shown in FIG. 9 is transmitted from the plurality of portable terminal devices 50 on the Internet network 30 to the server device 60 or the cloud 70, respectively. . As a result, in the server device 60 or the cloud 70, terminal identification data is collected and accumulated momentarily to form big data.
And the update process regarding the new service data to the server apparatus 60 or the cloud 70, the new application, and the new function of the OS is performed as shown in FIG.
Step 350 collects and accumulates terminal identification data recorded in the external recording medium 68 of each server device 60 constituting the server group in the server device 60 or the cloud 70 by the big data forming means 69 to form big data. It is a step which performs the process to perform. Thus, big data classified according to a predetermined purpose is prepared in the server device 60 or the cloud 70.

  Step 355 is a step in which the information providing terminal device 80 acquires the desired terminal identification data, vehicle data, or terminal-specific data according to the purpose of use from the big data via the Internet network 30. Thereby, the information provision terminal device 80 can form new service data or a new application using the service data based on the terminal identification data, the vehicle data, or the terminal specific data.

Step 360 is a process of uploading and registering service data or an application formed based on the terminal identification data, vehicle data, or terminal-specific data acquired in Step 355 to the server device 60 or the cloud 70 via the Internet network 30. Step to perform. Accordingly, a new service is added to the server device 60 or the cloud 70, and the mobile terminal device 50 receives provision of new service data from the server device 60 or the cloud 70 or downloads a new application, Can be installed and used.
In this regard, a method in which the server device 60 or the cloud 70 responds to a request from the mobile terminal device 50 and the mobile terminal device 50 downloads a new application from the server device 60 or the cloud 70 is the service data providing method described above. Since it applies, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  According to the information providing system 20 according to the present embodiment, the system 20 transmits beacon identification data including vehicle data on the beacon signal from the in-vehicle beacon device 10 to the mobile terminal device 50, and detects the beacon signal. The terminal identification data including the vehicle data is transmitted from the mobile terminal device 50 to the server device 60 or the cloud 70 via the Internet 30 so that the server device 60 or the cloud 70 receives the information related to the service data. I made it. On the other hand, terminal identification data including vehicle data and terminal-specific data is collected and accumulated in the server device 60 or the cloud 70 to form big data, not only the owner and main user of the server device 60 or the cloud 70 but also registration. Big data is disclosed to specific third-party organizations. Thereby, the mobile terminal device 50 can receive the following service or information.

For example, first of all, from the vehicle data relating to the engine operating status of the vehicle and the GPS function of the mobile terminal device 50, the boarding state from when the user of the mobile terminal device 50 gets on the vehicle until it gets off, and the departure of the vehicle The point, the arrival point, and the route of the vehicle can be grasped based on the terminal identification data input to the server device 60 or the cloud 70.
Accordingly, the server device 60 or the cloud 70 can transmit a service coupon issued by a store along the route to the mobile terminal device 50. Here, the provided service coupon is, for example, a discount coupon issued by a gas station in the middle of the route, and the discount coupon issuing service is provided by the engine collected by the in-vehicle beacon device 10 via the sensor 40. This is based on the operation status of the vehicle and the remaining amount data of gasoline.
In addition, for example, as described above, from the operation state of the vehicle and the GPS function and the clock function of the mobile terminal device 50, information provision to guide a restaurant along the route at the time of meals in the morning and evening, and discount coupons at the restaurant It can also provide issuing services.

On the other hand, an example of using big data formed by the server device 60 or the cloud 70 is, for example, using big data relating to a temperature distribution in a predetermined area. The big data is formed by collecting vehicle data relating to the outside temperature from the in-vehicle beacon device 10 mounted on a vehicle traveling in various places. The said temperature distribution big data can be utilized for transmitting the warning regarding road surface freezing etc. from the server apparatus 60 or the cloud 70 with respect to the portable terminal device 50 which is moving within a predetermined area.
Here, whether or not the mobile terminal device 50 is moving can be confirmed by whether or not the terminal identification data is continuously transmitted to the server device 60 or the cloud 70 as a request signal.

  In addition, using big data consisting of vehicle data related to vehicle speed and acceleration and terminal identification data including position information, it is possible to grasp the occurrence of traffic jams in a predetermined area and to move through the area. It is also possible to transmit a detour command to the mobile terminal device 50.

  Furthermore, when the vehicle-mounted beacon device 10 according to the present embodiment is mounted on a bus and an application according to the present embodiment in which a passenger using the bus can receive a beacon signal is installed in the mobile terminal device 50 or the mobile phone When the OS of the terminal device 50 corresponds to the beacon signal transmitted by the in-vehicle beacon device 10 according to the present embodiment, for example, in a route bus, the usage rate can be grasped from the passenger boarding place and the getting off place, The passenger's behavior pattern can be converted into big data, and information such as appropriate store information or a service coupon can be provided to the portable terminal device 50 of the passenger. In addition, tourist buses provide tourists with information on tourist spots at destinations, discount coupons for souvenir shops, and tourist spots and tourist information that can be seen from train windows on the way, even if they are not tourist spots at destinations. Etc. can be provided.

  The information providing system 20 using the in-vehicle beacon device 10 according to the present embodiment is not limited to being mounted on an automobile, and may be installed for each vehicle that forms a train, for example, It may be mounted on a public transport such as a passenger ship such as a ferry or a passenger plane. In any case, the beacon signal from the in-vehicle beacon device 10 is converted into terminal identification data via the portable terminal device 50, and the terminal identification data is accumulated in the server device 60 or the cloud 70 to obtain big data. By forming, the big data can be used for route expansion based on passenger utilization, route improvement, route guidance avoiding congestion, commuter pass discount service, and the like.

  In addition to providing information and services in response to the terminal identification data transmitted from the in-vehicle beacon device 10 through the mobile terminal device 50 as exemplified above, for example, the souvenir shop of the above tourist spot is an information providing terminal. A new app for uploading new service data to the server device 60 or the cloud 70 through the device 80, or for a third party receiving provision of big data related to public transportation to improve passenger convenience, etc. Can be uploaded to the server device 60 or the cloud 70 to prompt the passenger to download.

  Thus, according to the vehicle-mounted beacon device 10 according to the present embodiment and the information providing system 20 using the vehicle-mounted beacon device 10, terminal identification by bidirectional communication between the mobile terminal device 50 and the server device 60 or the cloud 70 is performed. In addition to the exchange of data and service data, terminal identification data transmitted from a plurality of portable terminal devices 50 is accumulated in the server device 60 or the cloud 70 to form big data, and provision of service data using the big data Or providing new service data from a third-party organization using the information providing terminal device 80 or taking in a new application using big data. Accordingly, the scale of the information providing system 20 can be developed and expanded, and more versatile and precise information and services can be provided to the user of the mobile terminal device 50.

10: In-vehicle beacon device,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Beacon encoding means, 12 ... Beacon modulation means, 13 ... Beacon transmission means, 14 ... Data input terminal, 15 ... Beacon antenna, 16 ... Power supply means, 17 ... Power input terminal,

20 ... Information providing system,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 ... Internet network, 40 ... Sensor, 50 ... Mobile terminal device, 50a ... Specific mobile terminal device, 60 ... Server device, 70 ... Cloud, 80 ... Information provision terminal device,

51 ... Beacon receiving means, 52 ... antenna, 53 ... terminal side communication means, 54 ... data collection / delivery means, 54a ... beacon detection means, 54b ... automatic activation means, 55 ... terminal decoding means, 56 ... terminal encoding means, 57 ... terminal Modulation means,

61 ... Server side communication means, 62 ... Server decoding means, 63 ... Terminal specifying means, 64 ... Server encoding means, 65 ... Server modulation means, 66 ... Server recording means, 67 ... Server reading means, 68 ... External recording medium, 69 ... Big data formation means,

71 ... Data center,

81 ... Data acquisition means, 82 ... Service data addition means.

Claims (9)

An in-vehicle beacon device that is installed at a predetermined position of a vehicle and transmits a pulsed beacon signal by a wireless communication line at a predetermined transmission cycle,
The vehicle-mounted beacon device characterized in that predetermined vehicle data obtained by quantifying the state of the vehicle is included in unique beacon identification data that can identify the vehicle-mounted beacon device transmitted by the beacon signal. The vehicle data is updated at a predetermined data update cycle,
The in-vehicle beacon device according to claim 1, wherein the data update cycle is synchronized with a cycle substantially the same as the transmission cycle.   The in-vehicle beacon device according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication line is a short-range wireless communication line having a communication area with a radius of about 10 m centering on the in-vehicle beacon device.   The in-vehicle beacon device according to claim 1, wherein a power source of the in-vehicle beacon device is supplied from a vehicle-side power source provided in the vehicle. At least one portable terminal device capable of inputting predetermined request data;
At least one server device capable of recording and storing the request data;
An internet network,
An information providing system in which the portable terminal device and the server device are connected via the Internet network so that bidirectional communication is possible,
When the request data is input to the mobile terminal device,
A request signal related to the request data is transmitted from the mobile terminal device to the server device,
In response to the request signal, the server device returns a response signal related to predetermined service data by specifying the mobile terminal device that has transmitted the request signal,
In the information providing system in which information based on the service data is provided from the server device to the mobile terminal device,
An in-vehicle beacon device that is installed at a predetermined position of the vehicle and transmits a pulsed beacon signal at a predetermined transmission cycle via a wireless communication line,
In-vehicle beacon device including predetermined vehicle data obtained by quantifying the state of the vehicle in unique beacon identification data that can identify the in-vehicle beacon device transmitted by the beacon signal;
A plurality of sensors that generate the vehicle data and are attached to predetermined positions of the vehicle;
Provided,
Data collection / delivery of collecting the beacon identification data to be the request data to the portable terminal device via the wireless communication line and transmitting the terminal identification data converted and formed based on the collected beacon identification data to the server device Providing means,
The data collection / delivery means includes a beacon detection means capable of detecting the in-vehicle beacon device;
When the beacon detection means receives the beacon signal, automatic start means for automatically starting the data collection and delivery means,
Terminal decoding means for decoding the beacon identification data from the beacon signal;
Terminal encoding means for encoding the terminal identification data string after converting the beacon identification data decoded by the terminal decoding means into the terminal identification data;
Terminal modulation means for modulating the terminal identification data string to form a request signal;
When the beacon detection means detects the in-vehicle beacon device and the automatic activation means activates the data collection / delivery means,
The data collection and delivery unit forms the terminal identification data based on the beacon identification data acquired from the beacon signal, and transmits the request signal related to the terminal identification data to the server device via the Internet network. And
The server device identifies the mobile terminal device existing in the vicinity of the in-vehicle beacon device based on the terminal identification data and the vehicle data included in the terminal identification data,
The server device provides information based on the predetermined service data to the specified mobile terminal device according to the vehicle data included in the terminal identification data. Information provision system. The vehicle data input from the sensor to the in-vehicle beacon device is updated at a predetermined data update cycle, and the data update cycle is synchronized with substantially the same cycle as the transmission cycle of the beacon signal. Like
6. The information provision according to claim 5, wherein the service data provided in accordance with the terminal identification data transmitted by the data collection / delivery means changes as needed as the vehicle data is updated. system. The wireless communication line related to the in-vehicle beacon device is a short-range wireless communication line having a communication area with a radius of about 10 m centered on the in-vehicle beacon device,
6. The information providing system according to claim 5, wherein a person who uses the portable terminal device to which information based on the service data is provided is a driver or a passenger in the vehicle. The power of the in-vehicle beacon device is supplied from a vehicle-side power source provided in the vehicle,
While the power is being supplied from the vehicle-side power supply to the in-vehicle beacon device, the beacon detection unit that detects the in-vehicle beacon device, and the data collection and distribution unit automatically when the beacon detection unit receives the beacon signal The data collection / delivery means operates continuously by the automatic activation means for activating
The information providing system according to claim 5, wherein information based on the service data is continuously provided from the server device. Big data forming means for analyzing the vehicle data recorded and stored in the server device and the terminal identification data related to the vehicle data and forming big data compiled according to a predetermined standard or a predetermined item, Provided in the server device;
An information providing terminal device connected to the server device via the Internet network so as to be capable of bidirectional communication is provided,
The information providing terminal device includes data acquisition means for acquiring the predetermined terminal identification data or the vehicle data from the big data;
Service data adding means for additionally inputting the service data formed based on the acquired terminal identification data or the vehicle data to the server device,
When the server device receives an additional input of the service data from the information providing terminal device,
6. The service data additionally input can be used in any one of at least one portable terminal device connected to the server device via the Internet network. Information service providing system described in 1.

Images