JP2018124292A - Information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a travel support system, a travel support server, a travel support method, and a program capable of creating a travel plan by providing travel support information effective for a user.SOLUTION: A travel support method includes the steps of: acquiring travel plan information including inputted visiting planned place information; when the acquired visiting planned place information is included in stored travel information of other users, acquiring visiting place information on a visiting place associated with a travel route which is included in the travel information of the other users and includes the visiting planned place on the basis of the visiting planned place information; creating travel support information including the visiting place information associated with the acquired travel route; and displaying the created travel support information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing program.

  Conventionally, a technique for guiding a place where another person stopped by has been disclosed.

  For example, in the stopping facility information presentation system described in Patent Document 1, destination information set by the user, visiting facility information of other people other than the user, and stopping facility information visited before visiting the visiting facility, Based on this, a technique for creating a list of drop-in facilities with a target facility as a visiting facility is disclosed.

JP 2011-257370 A

  However, in the conventional stop facility information presentation system described in Patent Document 1 or the like, it is not possible to know whether the information is actually useful for the user just by presenting the result of the usage history of others. Had.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a travel support system, a travel support server, a travel support method, and a program that can provide travel support information effective for a user and create a travel plan. With the goal.

  In order to achieve such an object, the travel support system of the present invention includes travel plan information including travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users, and visited site information input via the input unit. If the travel plan information acquisition means for acquiring the information and the planned visit site information acquired by the travel plan information acquisition means are included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, Visited site information acquiring means for acquiring visited site information related to the visited site, which is associated with the travel route, including the planned visited site based on the planned visited site information included in the travel information of other users, and the visited site The travel support information creating means for creating the travel support information including the visited place information associated with the travel route acquired by the information acquiring means, and the travel support information creating means Characterized in that and a travel support information display means for displaying on the display unit the travel support information.

  In the travel support system according to the present invention, in the travel support system described above, the travel support information creating unit selects the visited site information acquired by the visited site information acquiring unit based on a predetermined condition, and the selected The travel support information including the visited site information is generated.

  Further, in the travel support system according to the present invention, the travel support information creating unit totals the visited site information associated with the travel route acquired by the visited site information acquiring unit based on a predetermined condition. The travel support information including the visited site information is generated.

  In the travel support system according to the present invention, in the travel support system described above, the travel support information creating means is further associated with the visited place based on the visited place information acquired by the visited place information acquiring means. Further, the travel support information including travel means information on travel means between the planned visited place and the visited place and / or the travel support information is created based on the travel route.

  In the travel support system according to the present invention, in the travel support system described above, the travel plan information further includes departure place information and destination information, and the travel support information creating means further includes the visited place information. The departure place including the travel route associated with the visited place based on the visited place information when the visited place information obtained by the obtaining means does not match the departure place information or the destination information. An optimum route from a departure point based on information to a destination based on the destination information is searched, and the travel support information including route information related to the optimum route is created.

  In the travel support system according to the present invention, in the travel support system described above, the visited site information acquiring unit stores the planned visited site information acquired by the travel plan information acquiring unit in the travel information storage unit. If the travel information is included in the travel information of the other user, the travel planned location based on the planned travel site information included in the travel information of the other user is determined based on the weather and / or transportation means. Including the visited site information related to the visited site associated with the travel route.

  Further, the travel support system of the present invention is a travel support in which a travel support server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, and a terminal device including at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit are communicably connected. In the system, the storage unit of the travel support server includes travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users, and the control unit of the travel support server includes the input unit of the terminal device. If the planned visit site information included in the travel plan information input via the terminal device and transmitted from the terminal device is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, Visited site information acquisition means for acquiring visited site information related to the visited site, which is associated with the travel route, including the planned visited site based on the planned visited site information included in the travel information of the user, and the visited site Travel support information creating means for creating travel support information including the visited area information associated with the travel route, acquired by the report acquiring means, and the travel support information created by the travel support information creating means A travel support information transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal device, wherein the control unit of the terminal device receives the travel support information transmitted from the travel support server, and the travel support information. And travel support information display means for displaying the above on the display unit.

  The travel support server of the present invention is a travel support server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device including at least a display unit and an input unit. Includes travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users, and the control unit is input via the input unit of the terminal device and included in the travel plan information transmitted from the terminal device. If the planned visit location information is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, the planned visit based on the planned visit location information included in the travel information of the other user The visited place information acquisition means for acquiring the visited place information related to the visited place, including the place, and the visited place information associated with the moved route obtained by the visited place information acquiring means. Travel support information creating means for creating travel support information, display information generating means for generating display information including the travel support information created by the travel support information creating means, and output control information including the display information. Output control means for displaying the display information on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting to the terminal device.

  The travel support method of the present invention is a travel support method executed in a travel support system. The travel support system includes travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users, and travel plan information acquisition. A travel destination information acquisition unit, a travel support information creation unit, and a travel support information display unit, wherein the travel plan information acquisition unit includes the planned site information input via the input unit. A travel plan information acquiring step for acquiring plan information; and the other information stored in the travel information storage means is stored in the travel information storage means. If it is included in the travel information of the user, it is related to the travel destination associated with the travel route, including the planned visit location based on the planned visit location information included in the travel information of the other user. A visit location information acquisition step for acquiring inquiry location information, and the travel support information creation means obtains travel support information including the visit location information associated with the travel route acquired in the visit location information acquisition step. The travel support information creating step to create, and the travel support information display means includes a travel support information display step for causing the display unit to display the travel support information created in the travel support information creating step. And

  The travel support method of the present invention is a travel support server in which a travel support server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, and a terminal device including at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit are communicably connected. A travel support method executed in the system, wherein the storage unit of the travel support server includes travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users, and is executed in the control unit of the travel support server The planned visit site information included in the travel plan information input via the input unit of the terminal device and transmitted from the terminal device is stored in the travel information storage means of the other user. If included in the travel information, the visited place information related to the visited place, including the planned visited place based on the visited place information included in the travel information of the other user. Travel support information including the visited place information associated with the travel route acquired in the visited place information acquiring step, which is executed in the visited place information acquiring step, and is executed in the control unit of the travel support server. A travel support information creating step for transmitting the travel support information created in the travel support information creating step, which is executed in the control unit of the travel support server, to the terminal device And a travel support information receiving step for receiving the travel support information transmitted from the travel support server, executed in the control unit of the terminal device, and the travel executed in the control unit of the terminal device. A travel support information display step for displaying the support information on the display unit.

  In addition, the travel support method of the present invention is a travel support method that is executed in a travel support server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device including at least a display unit and an input unit. The storage unit includes a travel information storage unit that stores travel information of other users, and is input via the input unit of the terminal device, which is executed in the control unit, and the terminal When the planned visit location information included in the travel plan information transmitted from the device is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, it is included in the travel information of the other user. Obtained in the visited site information acquisition step for acquiring the visited site information related to the visited site, including the planned visited site based on the planned visited site information, and the visited site information acquiring step. Further, a travel support information creating step for creating travel support information including the visited place information associated with the travel route, and display information including the travel support information created in the travel support information creating step are generated. A display information generation step; and an output control step of displaying the display information on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting the output control information including the display information to the terminal device. .

  The program of the present invention is a program for causing a travel support device including at least a display unit, an input unit, a control unit, and a storage unit to execute, and the storage unit stores travel information of other users. Travel information storage means for storing, in the control unit, a travel plan information acquisition step for acquiring travel plan information including planned visit site information input via the input unit, and the travel plan information acquisition step. When the planned visit site information acquired in the above is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, the planned visit site information included in the travel information of the other user The visit location information acquisition step for acquiring the visit location information related to the visit location, which includes the planned visit location based on the visit route, and the transfer location acquired in the visit location information acquisition step. A travel support information creating step for creating travel support information including the visited area information associated with the route, and a travel support information display for displaying the travel support information created in the travel support information creating step on the display unit. And executing the step.

  Further, the program of the present invention is a program for causing a travel support server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device including at least a display unit and an input unit, to execute the program. The storage unit includes a travel information storage unit that stores travel information of other users, and is input from the control unit to the terminal device via the input unit and transmitted from the terminal device. When the planned visit location information included in the plan information is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, the planned visit location information included in the travel information of the other user The visit location information acquisition step for acquiring the visit location information related to the visit location, which is associated with the travel route, including the planned visit location based on the above, and the travel acquired in the visit location information acquisition step A travel support information creating step for creating travel support information including the visited area information associated with a road; and travel support information transmission for transmitting the travel support information created in the travel support information creating step to the terminal device. And executing the step.

  Further, the program of the present invention is a program for causing a travel support server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device including at least a display unit and an input unit, to execute the program. The storage unit includes a travel information storage unit that stores travel information of other users, and is input from the control unit to the terminal device via the input unit and transmitted from the terminal device. When the planned visit location information included in the plan information is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, the planned visit location information included in the travel information of the other user The visit location information acquisition step for acquiring the visit location information related to the visit location, which is associated with the travel route, including the planned visit location based on the above, and the travel acquired in the visit location information acquisition step A travel support information creating step for creating travel support information including the visited area information associated with the road; and a display information generating step for generating display information including the travel support information created in the travel support information creating step. And output control information including the display information is transmitted to the terminal device, thereby executing an output control step of displaying the display information on the display unit of the terminal device.

  According to this invention, when the travel plan information including the input planned visit site information is acquired, and the acquired visited site information is included in the stored travel information of another user, the other use Information on the visit location related to the travel route, including the planned visit location based on the planned visit location information included in the travel information of the person, and the visit location information associated with the obtained travel route Is created and the created travel support information is displayed, so that it is possible to create a travel plan using the travel information of other users. Further, according to the present invention, since the created travel plan is used for the next travel information, the more the system is used, the more travel information is enriched, and the better travel information can be provided. This has the effect of providing a virtuous cycle of gathering travel information.

  According to the present invention, the acquired visited place information is selected based on a predetermined condition, and the travel support information including the selected visited place information is created. There is an effect that it can be presented.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the visited place information associated with the acquired travel route is tabulated based on a predetermined condition, and the travel support information including the tabulated visited place information is created. There is an effect that travel support information utilizing information can be created.

  Moreover, according to this invention, based on the movement path | route associated with the visited place based on the acquired visited place information, the moving means information regarding the moving means between the planned visited place and the visited place, and / or Since the travel support information including the required time is created, it is possible to accurately grasp the itinerary between points where the user stops.

  In addition, according to the present invention, in addition, when the acquired visited place information does not match the departure place information or the destination information, the departure place includes a travel route associated with the visited place based on the visited place information. Search for the optimal route from the departure point based on the location information to the destination based on the destination information, and create travel support information including route information related to the optimal route, so that the user can go around the planned destination in the shortest time. There is an effect that a possible route can be presented.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the acquired planned site information is included in the stored travel information of another user, the travel of the other user is based on the weather and / or moving means. Information on the location of the visit, which is related to the travel route, including the planned location based on the information on the planned location of the visit is included in the information, so the natural environment changes depending on the season, etc., and the physical condition of the user It is possible to provide travel support information suitable for the travel.

  In the above description, the travel support system of the present invention has been described as an example. However, the travel support server, the travel support method, and the program have the same effects.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a travel support system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the travel support system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the input screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the input screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of movement history information in the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a visited place information acquisition process using movement history information in the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a visited place information acquisition process using movement history information in the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a travel route associated with a visited place in the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of reference information in the present embodiment. FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a travel support system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the travel support system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a travel support device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the travel support device in the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a travel support system, a terminal device, a travel support server, a travel support method, and a program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  Hereinafter, the configuration and processing of the travel support system according to the present invention will be described in detail in the order of the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. However, the following first embodiment illustrates a travel support system for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and is not intended to specify the present invention as this travel support system. In addition, the present invention is equally applicable to the travel support systems of other embodiments included in the claims. For example, the form of function distribution on the server side and the terminal side in the travel support system exemplified in the first embodiment is not limited to the following, and may be functional or physical in arbitrary units as long as similar effects and functions can be achieved. Can be distributed and integrated.

[Configuration of travel support system]
First, an example of the configuration of the travel support system in the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a travel support system according to the first embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration. In the present embodiment, a travel support system that provides communication-type navigation will be described as a specific example. However, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to a stand-alone type travel support system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the travel support system according to the first embodiment schematically includes a travel support server 200 capable of providing map information and route search, and one or more route guidance applications and transfers. A terminal device 100 equipped with a guidance application is connected to be communicable. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the communication includes, for example, remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. Each part of these travel support systems is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the travel support system of the first embodiment, the travel support server 200 schematically includes at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206, and the terminal device 100 includes a position acquisition unit. 112, an output unit (display unit 114 and audio output unit 116), an input unit 118, a control unit 102, and a storage unit 106.

[Configuration of Travel Support Server 200]
Here, in FIG. 1, the travel support server 200 stores the planned visit site information included in the travel plan information input from the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100 and transmitted from the terminal device 100 in the storage unit 206. If it is included in the travel information of other users, the visit related to the travel destination associated with the travel route including the planned visit location based on the planned visit location information included in the travel information of the other user It has functions such as acquiring location information, creating travel support information including visited location information associated with the acquired travel route, and transmitting the generated travel support information to the terminal device 100. The travel support server 200 is connected to the terminal device 100 via the communication control interface unit 204 via the network 300 so as to be able to communicate with each other, and includes a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206. The control unit 202 is a control unit that performs various processes. The communication control interface unit 204 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, etc., and communication control between the travel support server 200 and the network 300. It has a function to perform. That is, the communication control interface unit 204 has a function of communicating data with the terminal device 100 or the like via a communication line. The storage unit 206 is a fixed disk device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a storage means such as an SSD (Solid State Drive), and various databases and tables (travel information database 206a, network information database 206b, traffic information database 206c). , Map information database 206d, and guide information database 206e).

  Of these components of the storage unit 206, the travel information database 206a is a travel information storage unit that stores travel information of other users. Here, the travel information may include travel history information, travel plan information, point search history information, and the like. Here, the movement history information may be information regarding the positioning history of the current position of another user (user). Further, the movement history information may be check-in information when another user stops at a visited place (a spot such as a POI). The travel information may be information posted in the past by another user, or may be information obtained by notifying the other user of a message and requesting information provision. The travel information database 206a may store the past travel information of the user as travel information of other users.

  The network information database 206b is network information storage means for storing network information related to the network. Here, the network information may be information related to a network that defines a traffic network. The network information is information related to the network expressed by a combination of a node that is a node on the transportation network expression and a link connecting the nodes, that is, a combination of node information and link information. Also good. The node information may include a widget such as an icon indicating the node. The network information may include road network information, route network information, and in-facility network information. The network information database 206b may store connection node information that is node information related to a connection node that is a connection position to which a plurality of networks are connected. The network information is stored in advance in the network information database 206b, and the control unit 202 of the travel support server 200 periodically and / or in response to processing by the control unit 202 (for example, data in the control unit 202) Update the network information stored in the network information database 206b by downloading the latest data from an external device (for example, a map providing server that provides map information) via the network 300. May be.

  Here, the road network information included in the network information is network information that defines a road network, for example, node information related to nodes that are nodes on road network representations such as intersections, and road sections between nodes. This is network information expressed by a combination with link information related to a link. Here, the road network information is network information for each type of road corresponding to a car, a bicycle, or a walk (for example, a highway automobile national road, a car road, a general road, a bike road, or a pedestrian road). It may be stored in the database 206b. The node information includes node number (for example, node ID), position information such as node name, position coordinates such as latitude and longitude altitude, node type, number of links to be connected, connection node number, intersection name, etc. May be included. The link information includes a link number (for example, a link ID), a start node ID, an end node ID, a road type, a route number such as a national road, a prefectural road, and a city road, a heavily used route information, and a government in which a link exists. Area attribute information, link length (eg distance, etc.), road service status, abnormal weather traffic restriction section, vehicle weight restriction, vehicle height restriction, width, road width classification, lane information (eg number of lanes, route bus Dedicated lanes, motorcycle lanes, motorcycle / light vehicle lanes, preferential lanes such as route buses, bicycle lanes, vehicle lanes, and travel direction lanes Vehicle lane information, etc.), information on the installation of the Chuo Line including the median strip, pedestrian paths (eg, sidewalks, bicycle paths, pedestrian roads, bicycle roads, bicycle pedestrian roads, bicycle pedestrian paths, or Crosswalk information (eg, pedestrian crossings, pedestrian bridges, underpasses, etc.) Information such as crossroads installation information and location information related to the installation location), speed limit, lane change regulations, in-link attributes such as overpasses, tunnels and bridges, and information such as names (eg road names) May be included. The road network information may include usage fee data and the like. Here, the usage fee data may be information indicating fuel charges consumed when traveling by automobiles, motorcycles, etc., and tolls for toll roads such as highway automobile national roads and automobile exclusive roads. Further, the road network information may store position information such as latitude and longitude information of a facility or the like existing on a route when moving by car, motorcycle, bicycle, or on foot.

  The route network information included in the network information is network information that defines the route network of each transportation facility (for example, public transportation facility) such as a railway, an airplane, a bus, and a ship. Node information (for example, stop point information) regarding nodes (for example, stations, stops, stops, stops, airports, ports, and terminals that are stops of transportation) that are nodes of expression Network information expressed by a combination with link information (for example, route information including operation route information) related to links (for example, railway routes, air routes, navigation routes, bus routes, etc.). Here, the route network network information may be stored in the network information database 206b for each operating company, for each route, and for each public transportation that operates the route. In addition, the route may be a line connecting a starting point and a destination through which a transportation facility passes. In addition, the operation route information is information related to the operation route on which the transportation set with the route of the transportation is actually moved, and may include position information of the operation route. A railroad is a transportation system that travels by being guided by fixed guideways (rails, guide rails, etc.) installed on the route, and transports passengers, cargo, etc. A ropeway, a monorail, a cable car, a linear motor car, etc. may be sufficient. The node information includes a node number (for example, a node ID), a node name (for example, a station name, a stop name, a stop name, a stop name, an airport name, a port name, And a terminal name, etc.) and position information such as latitude and longitude altitude may be included. The link information includes a link number (for example, link ID), start node ID, end node ID, type, link length (for example, distance), in-link attributes such as overpass, tunnel, and bridge, and link name. (For example, route names) and information such as position information such as latitude and longitude altitude may be included. In addition, the route network information further includes the type of transportation (for example, limited express, express, semi-express, express, rapid express, commuter express, commuter express, commuter express, section express, section semi-express, section rapid, each station stop, and , Normal, etc.) node information related to nodes (for example, express stop stations, semi-stop stations, rapid stop stations, etc.) and link information related to links such as railway lines and bus routes connecting the nodes. Network information expressed by a combination of and may be included in association with the type.

  In addition, route network information includes location information (for example, latitude and longitude altitude), shape information, and location information (for example, island platform and relative platform, etc.) , And entry / exit location information including attribute information (for example, the name and identification number of an entry / exit location such as a platform number) may be included. In addition, the route network information may include transportation fare charge data. Here, the use fare fee data may be, for example, information representing a fare, a fee, and the like generated when using each transportation such as a railway, an airplane, a bus, and a ship. The route network information may include boarding position data. Here, the boarding position data is, for example, a transportation boarding position where a plurality of vehicles such as trains, streetcars, monorails, cable cars, and linear motor cars are connected (for example, vehicles close to the ticket gates, convenient for transfer) Vehicle position information, low congestion rate vehicles, women-only vehicles, etc.).

  The in-facility network information included in the network information is network information that defines a route network in the facility. Here, in-facility network information includes, for example, entrances and exits of stores, companies, offices, and toilets in buildings, entrances and exits of elevators and escalators, entrances and exits of stairs, entrances and exits of airplanes, and station platforms. Node information related to nodes that are nodes connecting passages, such as boarding positions of trains and ticket gates of stations, etc., and passages, stairs, moving walkways, escalators, and elevators that connect nodes This is network information expressed by a combination with link information related to a link. Here, the node information includes a node number (for example, a node ID), a node name (entrance / exit name, entrance / exit name, etc.), position information such as position coordinates such as latitude and longitude altitude, a node type (for example, entrance / exit, Information such as the entrance / exit, the turning corner of the passage, and the branching point of the passage), the number of links to be connected, and the connection node number may be included. The link information includes a link number (for example, link ID, etc.), a start node ID, an end node ID, a link length, a width, a link type (for example, a passage connecting steps between nodes, stairs, slope, escalator, elevator, And a moving walkway), and information on barrier-free. Here, the facility may be an indoor building such as a station, an office building, a hotel, a department store, a supermarket, a museum, a museum, a school, an aquarium, an underground passage, a multistory parking lot, an underground parking lot, and an underground mall. . The facility may be a bus terminal, a park, an amusement park, a campsite, a communication path, an outdoor parking lot, and an outdoor structure such as a zoo.

  The traffic information database 206c is traffic information storage means for storing traffic information. Here, the traffic information may include timetable information related to the timetable of the transportation facility. Here, the timetable information may include stop point timetable information regarding the timetable for each stop point of the transportation facility and operation timetable information regarding the operation timetable for each transportation facility. Further, the timetable information may be information representing a timetable of each transportation facility such as a railroad, an airplane, a bus, and a ship. In addition, the timetable information further includes transportation arrival / departure times (for example, scheduled departure, transit, and arrival times) at nodes on the route (that is, transportation stop points), transportation route names, Information including attribute information such as the name of a node on a route of transportation (that is, a stop point of transportation) may be used. The timetable information includes transportation attribute information (for example, type and destination information) associated with each section (for example, one or a plurality of links) connecting nodes on the transportation route. You may go out. In addition, the timetable information may include attribute information on boarding / exiting locations such as names and identification numbers (for example, platform numbers) used for boarding / exiting each transportation facility. Also, the stop point timetable information may be timetable information in units of stop points (for example, timetable information that defines the arrival time of a transportation facility that passes through each stop point). Further, the operation timetable information may be timetable information in units of transportation (for example, timetable information that defines the transit time of a stop point through which each transportation transits). The traffic information may include transportation operation information (for example, delay information). For example, the operation information includes railway operation information, air operation information, ship operation information, and bus operation information. May be included. In addition, the operation information may include information on a stop point through which the route or the service is operated and a scheduled time through the route. In addition, the timetable information further includes destination information (for example, final destination information) of transportation, and type of transportation (for example, limited express, express, semi-express, rapid, rapid express, commuter express, commuter express, commute Information including express, section express, section semi-express, section rapid, each station stop, and normal).

  The traffic information may include road traffic information. Here, the road traffic information may include traffic jam information such as a traffic jam occurrence point, a traffic jam distance, and a transit time between two locations on the road (that is, travel time, etc.). Further, the road traffic information may include traffic obstacle information, traffic regulation information, and the like. Here, the traffic regulation information is data defining various traffic regulations.For example, traffic regulation during abnormal weather such as precipitation regulation, snow cover / freezing regulation, ultrasonic regulation, wind speed regulation, visibility regulation, etc., height Vehicle traffic regulations such as regulations and weight regulations, road construction and work, regulations during construction around roads, traffic zones that regulate traffic zones that can pass by time zone and vehicle type, and vehicle traffic due to road damage, etc. It may also include information such as a general vehicle entry prohibition by a community zone or the like installed to ensure traffic safety, and a general vehicle entry prohibition due to a connection path to private land. Further, the traffic regulation information may be traffic regulation information that makes it impossible or impossible for the vehicle lane to travel due to construction, an accident, or a vehicle failure. These traffic information is stored in advance in the traffic information database 206c, and the control unit 202 of the travel support server 200 is periodically (for example, every 5 minutes) and / or processed by the control unit 202. In response (for example, when the control unit 202 needs data), the latest data is transferred via the network 300 to an external system (for example, the National Police Agency, VICS (registered trademark) (Vehicle Information and Communication System), and Whether it is ATIS (registered trademark) (Advanced Traffic Information Service), Japan Road Traffic Information Center (registered trademark) (JARTIC (registered trademark)), railway company, bus company, traffic information distribution server (service), etc. The downloaded traffic information stored in the traffic information database 206c and may be updated.

  The map information database 206d is map information storage means for storing map information related to the map. Here, the map information database 206d may store map information related to a plurality of scale maps or map information that can correspond to a plurality of scale maps. That is, the map information may include a plurality of scale-raster-format map drawing images or vector-format map drawing images. Here, the map information may be, for example, outdoor map information such as map information meshed according to a scale (for example, JIS standard first to third regional division mesh data, 100 m mesh data, etc.). . The map information may include outdoor map information such as road map information of the whole country and each region. Further, the map information database 206d may store route map information related to a route map of public transportation. In addition, the map information may include indoor map information such as a floor guide map regarding a building having height information (for example, a multilevel parking lot, a station, a department store, and a school). Further, the map information database 206d may store map information and a map ID (for example, mesh number) that uniquely identifies the map information in association with each other.

  Further, the map information database 206d may further store map object information related to map objects displayed on the map. Here, the map object information includes features displayed on the map (for example, buildings, houses, stations and other structures, roads, railroads, bridges, tunnels, contour lines, coast lines, lake shore lines, etc. Lifeline, sea, river, lake, pond, swamp, park, and places such as outdoor facilities, administrative boundaries, administrative districts, and city blocks, etc.) Shape information (polygon or polyline, etc.), on map Notes (for example, place names, addresses, telephone numbers, names of facilities such as stores, parks, buildings, and stations, names including landmarks, historic sites, rivers, lakes, bays, mountains, and forests) , Names of roads, bridges, and tunnels, route names, point information, and word-of-mouth information, facility opening hours, store handling products, URL, photo data, coupon information, etc.) Displayed on the map Symbols (e.g. mountains, historic sites, temples, government offices, police stations, police boxes, fire stations, stations, medical institutions, museums, museums, schools, factories, and graveyards, restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores, Tobacco stores, department stores, shopping centers, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, financial institutions, and post office signs, road signals, toll road entrances, toll gates, service areas, parking areas, and interchanges Data such as symbol information (for example, icons, etc.) of a symbol such as a parking lot, a station, a hotel, a museum, a facility symbol such as a museum, and a review point symbol, etc. Here, the shape information may include an image for drawing a map object (for example, a polygon and a polyline).

  The map information database 206d may further store POI information including POI position information and the like. Here, POI position (coordinates) information includes POI latitude and longitude altitude, POI telephone number, POI address, and location of the POI location (urban area, suburb, port area, station area, etc.) ) And application restrictions may be included. The POI information includes POI name, type (category), URL, business hours, handling products, average price (for example, average usage fee), reputation, ranking, ease of visiting, recommendation score, photo data, coupon information. , Word-of-mouth (for example, word-of-mouth evaluation and user comments), usage conditions, availability, facility scale, POI ID, reference rate such as the number of times or frequency of access to the POI information, and the date and time when the POI information was updated May be included. Here, POI is a specific point and facility that a person perceives as a convenient place or a place of interest, such as a store, company, office, public facility, entertainment facility, outdoor facility, etc. There may be. Here, the stores include, for example, restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores, tobacco stores, department stores, shopping centers, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, financial institutions, post offices, multi-storey parking lots, hotels and inns, etc. It may be an accommodation facility. The public facility may be, for example, a government office, a police station, a police box, a fire station, a station, a medical institution, a museum, a museum, a school, and the like. The entertainment facility may be, for example, a movie theater, a theater, an amusement park, a pachinko parlor, a casino, and a racetrack. The outdoor facility may be a bus terminal, a park, an amusement park, a campsite, a communication passage, an outdoor parking lot, a zoo, or the like. The POI may also be a venue for temporarily held events (eg, festivals, exhibitions, expositions, matches, concerts, flea markets, etc.).

  Moreover, the indoor map information included in the map information may include local route data regarding the indoor route within the facility. Here, the campus route data may be data based at least on the travel route data on the premises such as a station and the map information of a map (facility guide map) including the travel route. For example, the campus route data may be an image in which a moving route is drawn on the facility guide map. In addition, for example, the campus route data may further include message data explaining the travel route. Here, the travel route based on the travel route data may be an optimal route (for example, a shortest route or a barrier-free route) that connects ticket gates or the like when transferring a plurality of transportation facilities within a facility.

  These map information and the like are stored in advance in the map information database 206d, and the control unit 202 of the travel support server 200 periodically and / or according to processing by the control unit 202 (for example, the control unit Map information stored in the map information database 206d after downloading the latest data from an external device (for example, a map providing server that provides map information, etc.) via the network 300) Etc. may be updated.

  The guidance information database 206e is guidance information storage means for storing guidance information (such as voice guidance information and display guidance information). Here, the display guidance information included in the guidance information includes turn-by-turn (TBT), which is arrow navigation that displays guidance such as right and left turns on the screen, which is associated with the direction of travel at a branch point, and the like. For example, it may be character data informing that the position has approached the target, and may be used when the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 executes display guidance. The display guide information may include map information (for example, an enlarged view of an intersection) about a low-scale map around an intersection, a road sign image of a road sign, a road display image of a road sign, and the like. Further, the voice guidance information included in the guidance information may be voice information notifying that there is a congested area around the current position, and “the current crossing road is associated with the entry point of the crossing road. Crossing is possible ”,“ There is a crossing road ahead ”, and“ This is the last crossing road ”,“ There is heavy traffic ahead ”associated with the guidance of the traffic congestion point, Direction of travel at the branching point, etc. Voice information such as “Turn left at the next intersection” associated with, etc., and “Nearly around the destination” associated when the current position approaches the destination, For example, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 may be used when executing voice guidance.

  The control unit 202 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 202 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 202 is functionally conceptually provided with a travel plan information receiving unit 202a, a visited site information acquiring unit 202b, a travel support information creating unit 202c, and a travel support information transmitting unit 202d.

  Among these, the travel plan information receiving unit 202a is a travel plan information receiving unit that receives the travel plan information including the planned visit site information that is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100 and transmitted from the terminal device 100. . Here, the travel plan information may further include departure place information and destination information. The travel plan information further includes weather (weather) information, transportation means information (for example, use of public transportation, use of walking, use of bicycles, use of railways, use of cars, etc.), departure date (departure date and time), return The date (return date and time) and / or the schedule (date) may be included (for example, route search conditions). Further, the planned site information is the name of a point where the user plans to visit (travel destination) or position information (for example, point information corresponding to the position tapped on the displayed map information). May be.

  In addition, when the visit destination information acquisition unit 202b includes the planned visit place information in the travel information of another user stored in the travel information database 206a, the visit place information acquisition unit 202b includes the visit information included in the travel information of the other user. It is a visited place information acquisition means for acquiring visited place information related to a visited place, which is associated with a travel route, including a visited place based on the planned place information. Here, when the visited site information acquisition unit 202b includes the planned visit site information in the travel information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a, the other information based on the weather and / or moving means Visited place information related to the visited place, which is associated with the travel route, including the planned visited place based on the visited place information included in the travel information of the user.

  The travel support information creating unit 202c is a travel support information creating unit that creates travel support information including the visited site information associated with the travel route acquired by the visited site information acquiring unit 202b. Here, the travel support information creation unit 202c may select the visit location information acquired by the visit location information acquisition unit 202b based on a predetermined condition, and create travel support information including the selected visit location information. . In addition, the travel support information creation unit 202c aggregates the visit location information associated with the travel route acquired by the visit location information acquisition unit 202b based on a predetermined condition, and travel support information including the aggregated visit location information May be created. The travel support information creation unit 202c further moves between the planned visit location and the visited location based on the travel route associated with the visited location based on the visited location information acquired by the visited location information acquiring unit 202b. The travel support information including the travel means information on the means and / or the required time may be created. In addition, the travel support information creating unit 202c further sets the visited place information based on the visited place information when the visited place information acquired by the visited place information obtaining unit 202b does not match the departure place information or the destination information. An optimum route from the departure point based on the departure point information to the destination based on the destination information including the associated travel route may be searched, and travel support information including route information related to the optimum route may be created.

  Here, the travel support information creation unit 202c may search for the optimum route (guide route) using the network information stored in the network information database 206b. The travel support information creation unit 202c may further search for the optimum route based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 206c. For example, the travel support information creation unit 202c may search for the optimum route using the network information stored in the network information database 206b based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 206c. The travel support information creation unit 202c may search for an optimal route that satisfies the travel plan information (route search condition). The travel support information may include travel reference information including differences from the travel plan information (difference information) and / or statistical information of the travel information. Here, the travel reference information may include the average stay time, the number of visitors, the previous visited place, the later visited place, and / or the order of visits of the visited place including the planned visit place. In addition, the travel reference information may include moving means information regarding moving means between points (for example, between visited places, etc.) and / or accommodations. The travel support information further includes map information relating to a map including the optimum route stored in the map information database 206d and / or guidance information (display) displayed on the optimum route stored in the guidance information database 206e. Guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.).

  The travel support information transmitting unit 202d is a travel support information transmitting unit that transmits the travel support information created by the travel support information creating unit 202c to the terminal device 100.

[Configuration of Terminal Device 100]
In FIG. 1, the terminal device 100 has a function of receiving travel support information transmitted from the travel support server 200 and displaying the travel support information on the display unit 114. The terminal device 100 is, for example, a commercially available information processing device such as a desktop or notebook personal computer, a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PHS, and a PDA, and a navigation terminal that performs travel route guidance and the like. (For example, a car travel support device). Here, the terminal device 100 may be equipped with an Internet browser or the like, or may be equipped with a route guidance application, a transfer guidance application, an information search application, or the like. Further, the terminal device 100 may include a position acquisition unit 112 having a GPS function, an IMES function, or the like so that the current position can be measured in real time. Further, the terminal device 100 may include an output unit including at least the display unit 114 and the audio output unit 116. The terminal device 100 may include an input unit 118 that performs data input and the like.

  Here, the display unit 114 may be display means for displaying a display screen of an application or the like (for example, a display, a monitor, a touch panel, or the like configured by liquid crystal or organic EL). The audio output unit 116 may be an audio output unit (for example, a speaker) that outputs audio information as audio. The input unit 118 may be, for example, a key input unit, a touch panel, a control pad (for example, a touch pad and a game pad), a mouse, a keyboard, and a microphone. The input / output control interface unit 108 controls the position acquisition unit 112, the display unit 114, the audio output unit 116, the input unit 118, and the like.

  Here, the position acquisition unit 112 may be, for example, a signal receiving unit that receives a position information signal transmitted from the position transmitting device 500. Here, the position transmitting device 500 may be a GPS device (for example, a GPS satellite) that transmits a position information signal (GPS signal). Here, the GPS signal may include a time from an atomic clock or the like mounted on the GPS device, and an ephemeris (for example, orbit information) of the GPS device. Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a base station (for example, a mobile phone, a car phone, a PHS base station, or the like) that is a device for performing wireless communication with the terminal device 100. Further, the position transmission device 500 may be an IMES device that realizes an IMES (Indoor Message System) technology that enables indoor positioning using a position information signal having characteristics similar to those of a GPS signal.

  Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a GPS repeater that transmits a GPS signal received outdoors indoors. In addition, the position transmission device 500 is arbitrarily installed on each floor of a building (for example, a multilevel parking lot) or an underground structure (for example, a subway station, an underground shopping area, an underground communication passage, and an underground parking lot). A small transmitter may be used. In addition, self-position information (position ID etc.) according to an installation place is allocated to this small transmitter. When the terminal device 100 enters the communicable range, the terminal device 100 receives the self-position information transmitted from the small transmitter as a position information signal. The communication method at this time may be, for example, various short-range wireless methods such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag system and Bluetooth (registered trademark), an infrared communication method, and the like. Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a wireless LAN access point. In the present embodiment, the location acquisition unit 112 may receive wireless LAN signals and acquire access point identification information. Then, the control unit 102 may acquire the position information by specifying the position of the access point from the identification information unique to the access point acquired by the position acquisition unit 112. In the present embodiment, the control unit 102 may calculate position information including latitude, longitude, and height information from the position information signal acquired by the position acquisition unit 112. Here, the position information may indicate a relative position from a reference position in addition to the absolute position specified by the latitude and longitude.

  Here, the position acquisition unit 112 may include a speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, an orientation sensor, a distance sensor, and the like that detect a change amount (for example, a vector amount) of the terminal device 100. Here, the position acquisition unit 112 may detect the speed with a speed sensor. The position acquisition unit 112 may detect acceleration with an acceleration sensor. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may detect the azimuth (for example, east, west, south, north, heaven, ground, etc.) and inclination with an azimuth sensor. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may detect the movement distance (displacement) with a distance sensor. Here, the speed sensor may be a laser Doppler vibrometer or the like, and may detect the speed of the terminal device 100 from a difference in frequency caused by the detected Doppler effect. The acceleration sensor may be a mechanical acceleration sensor, an optical acceleration sensor such as an FBG optical fiber type, and a semiconductor acceleration sensor such as a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) acceleration sensor. Further, as the direction sensor, a geomagnetic sensor that detects an absolute traveling direction, an optical gyro that detects a relative traveling direction, or the like may be used. In addition, the orientation sensor may be an electronic compass or the like that can acquire information related to orientation and inclination by combining a geomagnetic sensor and an acceleration sensor. Further, when the terminal device 100 is an information processing terminal for a vehicle, the distance sensor may generate a pulse signal in proportion to the number of rotations of the axle and detect a movement distance in proportion to the number of pulse signals.

  In addition, the position acquisition unit 112 may further include a communication device. When the terminal device 100 is an information processing terminal for a vehicle, the position of the vehicle is determined from the inter-vehicle communication of the communication device mounted on each vehicle. You may acquire the positional information which shows. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may acquire position information indicating the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the map information.

  The communication control interface unit 104 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, etc., and communicates between the terminal device 100 and the network 300. It has a function to perform control. That is, the communication control interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with the travel support server 200 or the like via a communication line. The network 300 has a function of mutually connecting the terminal device 100 and the travel support server 200 to an external device such as an external map providing server or an external system. For example, the Internet 300, a telephone line network (mobile terminal line) Network, general telephone line network, etc.), intranet, or power line communication (PLC).

  The storage unit 106 is a storage unit such as a large-capacity storage unit such as an HDD or an SSD and / or a small-capacity high-speed memory (for example, a cache memory) configured using an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or the like. Various databases, files, and tables (travel support information file 106a and the like) may be stored. Here, the storage unit 106 may temporarily store various files and the like.

  The travel support information file 106a is travel support information storage means for storing travel support information.

  The control unit 102 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 102 performs the information processing for performing various processes by these programs. The control unit 102 includes a current position information acquisition unit 102a, a travel plan information transmission unit 102b, a travel support information reception unit 102c, and a travel support information display unit 102d in terms of functional concept.

  Here, the current position information acquisition unit 102a is a current position information acquisition unit that acquires the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 every predetermined time (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes), that is, at a predetermined cycle. Good. In addition, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the position information calculated from the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 112 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Further, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may further transmit the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 to the travel support server 200. The current position information may include an acquisition time (for example, a transmission time included in the position information signal).

  Further, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire position information such as position coordinates about the current position input by the user via the input unit 118 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position based on the current position information input by the user via the input unit 118 may be a position where the user actually exists, or a virtual current position arbitrarily selected by the user. (As an example, it may be an arbitrary point such as an Osaka station or airport selected by a user in Tokyo). For example, the current position information acquisition unit 102a corresponds to the display position specified by the user via the input unit 118 (for example, specified via the touch panel) on the map information displayed on the display unit 114. The information may be acquired as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100.

  The travel plan information transmitting unit 102 b is a travel plan information transmitting unit that transmits the travel plan information to the travel support server 200 when travel plan information including planned visit site information is input via the input unit 118. . Here, the travel plan information transmitting unit 102b may cause the display unit 114 to display display information (input screen) for inputting the travel plan information.

  The travel support information receiving unit 102 c is a travel support information receiving unit that receives the travel support information transmitted from the travel support server 200. Here, the travel support information receiving unit 102c may further store the received information in the travel support information file 106a. Here, when the existing reception information is stored in the travel support information file 106a, the travel support information receiving unit 102c may store the newly set reception information by overwriting the existing reception information. .

  The travel support information display unit 102d is a travel support information display unit that displays travel support information on the display unit 114. Here, the travel support information display unit 102 d may further display the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 on the display unit 114. The travel support information display unit 102d may display the display guide information on the display unit 114. The travel support information display unit 102d may execute route guidance by causing the display unit 114 to display route guidance information (such as map information, route information, and / or current position information). Here, when the route guidance start request is input via the input unit 118, the travel support information display unit 102d may execute the route guidance. The travel support information display unit 102d may output voice information corresponding to the display (such as voice guidance information included in the guidance information) via the voice output unit 116.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the travel assistance system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

[Travel support system processing]
Next, an example of the processing of the travel support system according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the travel support system according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, first, the travel plan information transmitting unit 102 b of the terminal device 100 displays an input screen for inputting travel plan information on the display unit 114, and the user plans to visit via the input unit 118. When the travel plan information including the location information is input, the travel plan information is transmitted to the travel support server 200 (step SA-1). Here, the travel plan information further includes departure place information, destination information, weather (weather) information, transportation means information (for example, use of public transportation, use of walking, use of bicycles, use of railways, use of cars, etc.) , Departure date (departure date and time), and / or schedule (date), etc. (for example, route search conditions) may be included. Further, the planned site information is the name of a point where the user plans to visit (travel destination) or position information (for example, point information corresponding to the position tapped on the displayed map information). May be. For example, the travel plan information transmission unit 102b displays an input screen including map information on the display unit 114, and corresponds to the tapped position when the map information displayed via the input unit 118 is tapped by the user. It is also possible to acquire point information to be acquired as planned visit site information and transmit travel plan information including the planned visit site information to the travel support server 200.

  Here, an example of the input screen in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. 3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating an example of the input screen in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the input screen for inputting travel plan information in the present embodiment includes input information relating to a departure date, a departure place, a destination, a moving means to be used, and a planned visit place (visit place). May be included as well as a drop-down list for selecting a schedule. Here, the user may input at least one planned visit site information as travel plan information, and use it as a narrowing condition when referring to route data of another user. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the text for inputting the input information regarding the departure date, the departure place, and the planned visit place (travel destination) is displayed on the input screen for inputting the travel plan information in the present embodiment. It may include a box as well as a drop down list for selecting a schedule. Here, when the travel plan information is specifically determined, the user may input the departure time, the order of visits, and the like together.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the travel plan information receiving unit 202a of the travel support server 200 receives the travel plan information including the planned visit site information transmitted from the terminal device 100 (step SA-2).

  Then, the visited site information acquisition unit 202b of the travel support server 200 includes the planned visit site information received by the travel plan information receiving unit 202a included in the travel information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a. The travel destination information related to the travel location, which is associated with the travel route, including the planned travel location based on the planned travel location information included in the travel information of the other user is acquired (step SA-3). Here, the visited site information acquisition unit 202b is configured to provide travel plan information when the visited site information received by the travel plan information receiving unit 202a is included in the travel information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a. Based on the weather based on the weather information included in the travel plan information received by the receiving unit 202a and / or the use travel means based on the travel means information, the planned visit location included in the travel information of the other user You may acquire the visited place information regarding the visited place associated with the movement route including the planned visited place based on the information. Further, the association with the travel route may be a route searched as the travel route, or a route with an actual travel history, or a combination associated by the user as a series of travel plans, and a route along the road. It may be that you do not have. That is, the visited area information acquisition unit 202b uses the travel plan input by the user from the travel history information, travel plan information, and point search history information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a. Related information (visit site information) may be extracted.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 5, an example of the travel information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of movement history information in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the movement history information included in the travel information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a in the present embodiment includes the positioning of other users measured using GPS or the like. It may include location information, visit point information including check-in information when other users stop by the spot, and / or travel route information of other users. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the movement history information in the present embodiment may hold the same movement history in a plurality of data formats, and one movement history may correspond to only one data format. Good.

  In addition, an example of the visited site information acquisition process in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. 6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating an example of the visited site information acquisition process using the movement history information in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the visited site information acquisition unit 202b uses the positioning position information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a and the map information stored in the map information database 206d on the map. Match the positioning position of other users to the POI of the site to identify the stop point (visit place) (Figure 6 left), and the specified stop point (visit place) and the point set by the user (user) (planned visit) (Land)) (right of FIG. 6), and the visited place information regarding the matched stop point (visited place) may be acquired. That is, a movement history including a predetermined point may be extracted from the positioning position information.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the visited site information acquisition unit 202b includes positioning information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a, network information stored in the network information database 206b, and a map information database. Using the map information stored in 206d, matching the POI on the map and the road network with the positioning position of other users to identify the stop point (visit place) and travel route (left in FIG. 7) Matching the stop point (visit place) and the travel route with the route (travel plan) set by the user (user) (right of FIG. 7), and the matched stop point (visit associated with the travel route) You may acquire the visit place information regarding the place. That is, the movement history including the predetermined route may be extracted from the positioning position information.

  In addition, an example of a travel route associated with a visited place in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a travel route associated with a visited place in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating travel routes to be counted. For example, when the B museum is designated as the planned visit location, the travel routes of other users including the B museum as the visited location may be extracted. . Here, the travel route may be an actual travel route of another user, may be a route registered as a travel route by another user, or may be information in which only a visited place is associated. . Further, the visited site information acquisition unit 202b may acquire and count other visited sites included in the series of travel routes based on the extracted travel routes of other users, for example, including the B museum. Data for visiting C, D, and E as well as A may be added to the travel route.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the travel support information creating unit 202c of the travel support server 200 creates travel support information including the visited place information associated with the travel route acquired by the visited place information acquiring unit 202b (Step SA-). 4). Here, the travel support information creation unit 202c may select the visit location information acquired by the visit location information acquisition unit 202b based on a predetermined condition, and create travel support information including the selected visit location information. . In addition, the travel support information creation unit 202c aggregates the visit location information associated with the travel route acquired by the visit location information acquisition unit 202b based on a predetermined condition, and travel support information including the aggregated visit location information May be created. The travel support information creation unit 202c further moves between the planned visit location and the visited location based on the travel route associated with the visited location based on the visited location information acquired by the visited location information acquiring unit 202b. The travel support information including the travel means information on the means and / or the required time may be created. In addition, the travel support information creation unit 202c further determines between visit planned sites or between visit sites based on a travel route associated with a visit site based on the visit site information acquired by the visit site information acquisition unit 202b. Travel support information including travel means information on travel means and / or travel time may be created.

  In addition, the travel support information creating unit 202c further sets the visited place information based on the visited place information when the visited place information acquired by the visited place information obtaining unit 202b does not match the departure place information or the destination information. Traffic on the optimal route that satisfies the travel plan information (route search condition) received by the travel plan information receiving unit 202a from the departure point based on the departure point information to the destination based on the destination information, including the associated travel route Based on the traffic information stored in the information database 206c, a search may be performed using the network information stored in the network information database 206b, and travel support information including route information regarding the optimum route may be created. The travel support information may include travel reference information including differences from the travel plan information (difference information) and / or statistical information of the travel information. Here, the travel reference information may include the average stay time, the number of visitors, the previous visited place, the later visited place, and / or the order of visits of the visited place including the planned visit place. In addition, the travel reference information may include moving means information on moving means between points (for example, between visited places, etc.) and / or accommodation information. The travel support information further includes map information relating to a map including the optimum route stored in the map information database 206d and / or guidance information (display) displayed on the optimum route stored in the guidance information database 206e. Guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.).

  Then, the travel support information transmitting unit 202d of the travel support server 200 transmits the travel support information created by the travel support information creating unit 202c to the terminal device 100 (step SA-5).

  Then, the travel support information receiving unit 102c of the terminal device 100 receives the travel support information transmitted from the travel support server 200, and stores the received travel support information in the travel support information file 106a (step SA-6).

  Then, the travel support information display unit 102d of the terminal device 100 displays the travel support information stored in the travel support information file 106a on the display unit 114 (step SA-7), and ends the process. The travel support information display unit 102d displays a travel support information file on the map information stored in the travel support information file 106a when the user inputs a route guidance start request for the optimum route via the input unit 118. Even if route guidance is executed by superimposing the route information stored in 106a and the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 acquired by the current location information acquisition unit 102a on the display unit 114, the route information is displayed. Good. Here, the travel support information display unit 102d may cause the display unit 114 to display display guide information corresponding to the optimum route stored in the travel support information file 106a. The travel support information display unit 102d may output voice information corresponding to the display (voice guidance information stored in the travel support information file 106a) via the voice output unit 116. The travel support information display unit 102d may display the reference information stored in the travel support information file 106a on the display unit 114, or may display the reference information on the display unit 114 in addition to the route information. The person may display the reference information on the display unit 114 so as to be selectable. As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to acquire information on other users who have created a travel plan similar to the user in the past, for example, the same prefecture, area, or visited place as other users. It is possible to compare the user's travel plan with the other user's actual trip by creating the travel support information partially including the travel information of the other user including the information related to the other user.

  Here, an example of travel support information in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. 9 to 12 are diagrams showing examples of display screens in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 9 shows travel support information created based on the visited place information compiled based on the travel plan information shown in FIG. ) May be displayed, the ratio and ranking used as the total result may be displayed, or the visit may be displayed in a context.

  FIG. 10 shows travel support information that displays the entire route connected by the optimum route from the departure place to the visited place, and the movements acquired based on the visited place information tabulated based on the travel plan information shown in FIG. It may include route information related to a route including a route and an optimum route from the user's original departure point and destination to the visited place that are not included in the travel route. Thereby, the effective route as a whole can be displayed. In addition, depending on the user's own starting point or destination, the travel support information may be easier for the user to use because there may be a circuit or route that is easier for the user to use than the travel route based on the visited place information. Route information regarding the route may be included.

  FIG. 11 is an example in which travel support information including support information (reference information) is displayed for each aggregated condition. For example, in this embodiment, when the condition is weather, the day of travel is sunny or rainy. Depending on the difference, the visited site information based on the total travel route and the support information (reference information) may be displayed. Here, the condition may be not only the weather but also moving means.

  FIG. 12 is an example of travel support information (recommended travel plan) created based on the travel plan information (travel plan) shown in FIG. 4. The departure date (2012/2/1), the schedule (2 per night) (Sunday), route information related to the travel route that visits route 1 (D temple) and route 2 (B castle) in order from the departure point (A station), map information with route information superimposed, and travel plan A button (to modify) may be included. Here, as shown in FIG. 12, the travel support information may include reference information such as arrival and departure times between visiting places and transportation means information. Further, the travel route may be a route in order of visit in consideration of reference information. Further, the travel support information may include a stay time at the visited place in consideration of the reference information. Further, the travel support information may include candidate information for an alternative schedule when the travel date is bad weather.

  Here, an example of reference information in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of reference information in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 13 is an example of reference information created based on the travel plan information shown in FIG. 4, and the necessary types of information are obtained from the travel information of a plurality of other types of users stored in the travel information database 206a. It may be generated by selection. Here, as shown in FIG. 13, the reference information includes the average stay time of each visited place, the number of visitors to each visited place, the use ratio of the means of transportation between the visited places, the visited place before the visited place, the visited place It may be information on a visited place after the place, a popular accommodation place of a visitor to the visited place, a ranking of visited places in the order of visit, and the like.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the travel assistance system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a travel support system (server-driven type) according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the travel support system in the second embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration.

  In the travel support system in the second embodiment, the travel support server 200 generates data to be displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100, and transmits these data to the terminal device 100, whereby the terminal The display unit 114 of the apparatus 100 is functioning. Thus, the second embodiment is different from the other embodiments in that the travel support server 200 performs server-driven processing.

[Configuration of Travel Support Server 200]
First, an example of the configuration of the travel support server 200 in the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 14, the travel support server 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes at least a position acquisition unit 112, an output unit (display unit 114 and voice output unit 116), an input unit 118, and a control unit 102. The terminal device 100 provided is communicably connected and includes at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206. As an example, the communication includes remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. Further, the travel support server 200 and each part of the terminal device 100 are communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  In FIG. 14, the travel support server 200 is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100, and the planned visit site information included in the travel plan information transmitted from the terminal device 100 is stored in the storage unit 206. If it is included in the travel information of other users, the visit location information related to the travel location, including the planned visit location based on the planned visit location information included in the travel information of the other users, The travel support information including the visited place information associated with the acquired travel route is generated, display information including the generated travel support information is generated, and output control information including the display information is transmitted to the terminal device 100. By transmitting the information, the display information is displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100.

  The functions of the communication control interface unit 204 and the storage unit 206 (the travel information database 206a, the network information database 206b, the traffic information database 206c, the map information database 206d, the guidance information database 206e, etc.) in the travel support server 200, Since the functions of the position acquisition unit 112, the display unit 114, the audio output unit 116, and the input unit 118 in the terminal device 100 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 14, the control unit 202 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 202 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 202 is functionally conceptually based on a travel plan information receiving unit 202a, a visited site information acquiring unit 202b, a travel support information creating unit 202c, a current position information acquiring unit 202e, a display information generating unit 202f, and an output control unit 202g. Is provided. Note that the functions of the travel plan information receiving unit 202a, the visited site information acquiring unit 202b, and the travel support information creating unit 202c are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  Among these, the current position information acquisition unit 202e is a current position information acquisition unit that acquires the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 202e may acquire the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 every predetermined time (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes), that is, at a predetermined cycle. Good. Further, the current position information acquisition unit 202e receives the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 112 of the terminal device 100 from the terminal device 100, and the position information calculated from the position information signal is the terminal device. It may be acquired as current position information of 100 users. The current position information acquisition unit 202e receives position information such as position coordinates about the current position input by the user via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100, and uses the position information as a user of the terminal device 100. May be acquired as current position information.

  The display information generation unit 202f is a display information generation unit that generates display information. Here, the display information generation unit 202f may generate display information including travel support information. Here, the display information generation unit 202f may further generate display information including the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. The display information generation unit 202f may generate display information (input screen) for inputting travel plan information. The display information generation unit 202f may acquire an input screen stored in advance in the storage unit 206. Here, the display information may be information (for example, an image, character information, or a display screen) displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100.

  The output control unit 202g is output control means for outputting the output control information via the output unit of the terminal device 100 by transmitting output control information including display information to the terminal device 100. Here, the output control unit 202g may display the display information on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 by transmitting the output control information including the display information to the terminal device 100. Further, the output control unit 202g transmits the output control information including the display information to the terminal device 100, such as when a route guidance start request is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100, so that the display information is displayed. Route guidance may be executed by displaying on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100. Further, the output control unit 202g further transmits output control information including voice information corresponding to the display information (for example, voice guidance information stored in the guidance information database 206e) to the terminal device 100, so that the voice Voice guidance may be executed by outputting information via the voice output unit 116 of the terminal device 100.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the travel assistance server 200 in 2nd Embodiment is finished.

[Travel support system (server-driven) processing]
Next, an example of processing of the travel support system according to the second embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the travel support system according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 15, first, the display information generating unit 202f of the travel support server 200 generates an input screen for inputting travel plan information (step SB-1). Here, the display information generation unit 202f may acquire an input screen for inputting travel plan information stored in the storage unit 206 in advance.

  The output control unit 202g of the travel support server 200 transmits the output control information including the input screen generated by the display information generation unit 202f to the terminal device 100, whereby the display information is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 100. 114 is displayed (step SB-2).

  Then, when the travel plan information including the planned site information is input to the input screen displayed on the display unit 114 by the user via the input unit 118, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 displays the travel plan information. It transmits to the travel support server 200 (step SB-3).

  Here, the processing of Step SB-4 to Step SB-6 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 15 is the same as the processing of Step SA-2 to Step SA-4 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. Since there is, explanation is omitted.

  Then, the display information generation unit 202f of the travel support server 200 generates display information including the travel support information created by the travel support information creation unit 202c (step SB-7). Here, the display information generation unit 202f may further generate display information including the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 202e.

  Then, the output control unit 202g of the travel support server 200 transmits the output control information including the display information generated by the display information generation unit 202f to the terminal device 100, whereby the display information is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 100. 114 is displayed (step SB-8), and the process ends. Here, the output control unit 202g displays the output control information including the display information generated by the display information generation unit 202f, such as when a route guidance start request is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100. Route guidance may be executed by causing the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 to display the display information. Further, the output control unit 202g further transmits output control information including voice information corresponding to the display information (for example, voice guidance information stored in the guidance information database 206e) to the terminal device 100, so that the voice Voice guidance may be executed by outputting information via the voice output unit 116 of the terminal device 100.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the travel assistance system in 2nd Embodiment is finished.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a travel support system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. Here, FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the travel support apparatus 400 according to the third embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration. Here, in the travel support system according to the third embodiment, a configuration in which each component is all provided in one housing and performs processing independently (stand-alone type) will be described as the travel support device 400. The present invention is not limited to an example, and each component may be provided in a separate housing and connected via the network 300 or the like to constitute a single conceptual device (for example, cloud computing).

  In the third embodiment, all functions are integrated into the travel support device 400, travel plan information including the planned visit location information input via the input unit 418 is acquired, and the acquired planned visit location is acquired. When the information is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the storage unit 406, the travel route including the planned visit location based on the planned visit location information included in the travel information of the other user For example, the travel location information related to the travel location is acquired, travel support information including the travel location information associated with the acquired travel route is created, and the generated travel support information is displayed on the display unit 414. It has a function.

[Configuration of Travel Support Device 400]
First, an example of the configuration of the travel support apparatus 400 in the third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the travel support apparatus 400 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a position acquisition unit 412, an output unit (display unit 414 and voice output unit 416), an input unit 418, a control unit 402, and a storage unit. 406 at least. Each unit of these travel support devices 400 may be connected to be communicable via an arbitrary communication path. The travel support device 400 may be, for example, various navigation terminals such as PND (Portable Navigation Device), various information processing devices such as notebook personal computers, or mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones, PHS, and PDAs. Good. The travel support device 400 may be connected to an external device so as to communicate with each other via the network 300 via a communication control interface unit (not shown).

  In FIG. 16, the functions of the input / output control interface unit 408, the position acquisition unit 412, the display unit 414, the audio output unit 416, and the input unit 418 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. Further, each unit of the storage unit 406 (travel information database 406a, network information database 406b, traffic information database 406c, map information database 406d, guidance information database 406e, etc.) is not included in the travel support server 200 but in the travel support device 400. Since the functions are the same as those of the first embodiment except for the points provided, the description thereof is omitted.

  As for each part of the control unit 402, each function is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the travel support device 400 of the present embodiment is a stand-alone type and the control unit 402 does not include each transmission unit. The same.

  In FIG. 16, the control unit 402 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program that defines various processing procedures, and required data. And the control part 402 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 402 is functionally conceptually provided with a current position information acquisition unit 402a, a travel plan information acquisition unit 402b, a visited site information acquisition unit 402c, a travel support information creation unit 402d, and a travel support information display unit 402e.

  Among these, the current position information acquisition unit 402a is current position information acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the user of the travel support apparatus 400. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 402a may acquire the current position information of the user of the travel support apparatus 400 at a predetermined cycle (for example, every 1 second, every 3 minutes, or the like). In addition, the current position information acquisition unit 402a may acquire the position information calculated from the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 412 as the current position information of the user of the travel support device 400. The current position information may include an acquisition time (for example, a transmission time included in the position information signal).

  Further, the current position information acquisition unit 402a may acquire position information such as position coordinates about the current position input by the user via the input unit 418 as the current position information of the user of the travel support device 400. . Here, the current position based on the current position information input by the user via the input unit 418 may be a position where the user actually exists, or a virtual current position arbitrarily selected by the user. (As an example, it may be an arbitrary point such as an Osaka station or airport selected by a user in Tokyo). For example, the current position information acquisition unit 402a travels the coordinates specified (for example, specified via the touch panel) on the display screen based on the map information displayed on the display unit 414 by the user via the input unit 418. It may be acquired as the current position information of the user of the support apparatus 400.

  The travel plan information acquisition unit 402b is a travel plan information acquisition unit that acquires travel plan information including planned visit site information input via the input unit 418. Here, the travel plan information acquisition unit 402b may cause the display unit 414 to display display information (input screen) for inputting the travel plan information.

  In addition, when the planned site information is included in the travel information of another user stored in the travel information database 406a, the visited site information acquisition unit 402c includes the visit information included in the travel information of the other user. It is a visited place information acquisition means for acquiring visited place information related to a visited place, which is associated with a travel route, including a visited place based on the planned place information. Here, when the visited site information is included in the travel information of other users stored in the travel information database 406a, the visited site information acquiring unit 402c determines whether the visited site information is based on the weather and / or moving means. Visited place information related to the visited place, which is associated with the travel route, including the planned visited place based on the visited place information included in the travel information of the user.

  The travel support information creating unit 402d is a travel support information creating unit that creates travel support information including the visited site information associated with the travel route acquired by the visited site information acquiring unit 402c. Here, the travel support information creation unit 402d may select the visit location information acquired by the visit location information acquisition unit 402c based on a predetermined condition, and create travel support information including the selected visit location information. . In addition, the travel support information creation unit 402d aggregates the visit location information associated with the travel route acquired by the visit location information acquisition unit 402c based on a predetermined condition, and travel support information including the aggregated visit location information May be created. The travel support information creating unit 402d further moves between the planned visit location and the visited location based on the travel route associated with the visited location based on the visited location information acquired by the visited location information acquiring unit 402c. The travel support information including the travel means information on the means and / or the required time may be created. In addition, the travel support information creation unit 402d further sets the visited place information based on the visited place information when the visited place information acquired by the visited place information obtaining unit 402c does not match the departure place information or the destination information. An optimum route from the departure point based on the departure point information to the destination based on the destination information including the associated travel route may be searched, and travel support information including route information related to the optimum route may be created.

  Here, the travel support information creation unit 402d may search for the optimum route (guide route) using the network information stored in the network information database 406b. The travel support information creation unit 402d may further search for the optimum route based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 406c. For example, the travel support information creation unit 402d may search for the optimum route using the network information stored in the network information database 406b based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 406c. The travel support information creation unit 402d may search for an optimal route that satisfies the travel plan information (route search condition). The travel support information may include travel reference information including differences from the travel plan information (difference information) and / or statistical information of the travel information. The travel support information further includes map information relating to the map including the optimum route stored in the map information database 406d and / or guidance information (display) displayed on the optimum route stored in the guidance information database 406e. Guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.).

  The travel support information display unit 402e is a travel support information display unit that displays travel support information on the display unit 414. Here, the travel support information display unit 402e may further display the current position information of the user of the travel support device 400 on the display unit 414. The travel support information display unit 402e may display the display guide information on the display unit 414. The travel support information display unit 402e may execute route guidance by causing the display unit 414 to display route guidance information (such as map information, route information, and / or current position information). Here, when a route guidance start request is input via the input unit 418, the travel support information display unit 402e may execute route guidance. The travel support information display unit 402e may output voice information corresponding to the display (voice guidance information included in the guidance information) via the voice output unit 416.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the travel assistance apparatus 400 in 3rd Embodiment is finished.

[Processing of Travel Support Device 400]
Next, an example of processing of the travel support system (travel support device 400) according to the third embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the travel support apparatus 400 according to the third embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 17, first, the travel plan information acquisition unit 402 b displays an input screen for inputting travel plan information on the display unit 414, and includes the planned site information by the user via the input unit 418. When travel plan information is input, the travel plan information is acquired (step SC-1). Here, the planned visit location information is the name of a point (travel destination) where the user plans to visit, or location information (for example, point information corresponding to the position tapped on the displayed map information). There may be. For example, the travel plan information acquisition unit 402b displays an input screen including map information on the display unit 414, and corresponds to the tapped position when the map information displayed via the input unit 418 is tapped by the user. It is also possible to acquire point information to be acquired as planned site information and to acquire travel plan information including the planned site information.

  Then, the visited site information acquisition unit 402c, when the planned visit site information acquired by the travel plan information acquisition unit 402b is included in the travel information of other users stored in the travel information database 406a, The visit location information related to the travel location, including the planned visit location based on the planned visit location information included in the travel information of the person, is acquired (step SC-2). Here, the visited area information acquiring unit 402c, when the planned visited area information acquired by the travel plan information acquiring unit 402b is included in the travel information of other users stored in the travel information database 406a, Based on the weather based on the weather information included in the travel plan information acquired by the acquisition unit 402b and / or the usage moving means based on the moving means information, the planned planned visit location included in the travel information of the other user You may acquire the visited place information regarding the visited place associated with the movement route including the visited place based on the information.

  Then, the travel support information creating unit 402d creates travel support information including the visited site information associated with the travel route acquired by the visited site information acquiring unit 402c (step SC-3). Here, the travel support information creation unit 402d may select the visit location information acquired by the visit location information acquisition unit 402c based on a predetermined condition, and create travel support information including the selected visit location information. . In addition, the travel support information creation unit 402d aggregates the visit location information associated with the travel route acquired by the visit location information acquisition unit 402c based on a predetermined condition, and travel support information including the aggregated visit location information May be created. The travel support information creating unit 402d further moves between the planned visit location and the visited location based on the travel route associated with the visited location based on the visited location information acquired by the visited location information acquiring unit 402c. The travel support information including the travel means information on the means and / or the required time may be created. In addition, the travel support information creation unit 402d further sets the visited place information based on the visited place information when the visited place information acquired by the visited place information obtaining unit 402c does not match the departure place information or the destination information. Traffic on the optimal route that satisfies the travel plan information (route search condition) acquired by the travel plan information acquisition unit 402b from the departure point based on the departure point information to the destination based on the destination information, including the associated travel route Based on the traffic information stored in the information database 406c, search may be performed using the network information stored in the network information database 406b, and travel support information including route information regarding the optimum route may be created. The travel support information may include travel reference information including differences from the travel plan information (difference information) and / or statistical information of the travel information. The travel support information further includes map information relating to the map including the optimum route stored in the map information database 406d and / or guidance information (display) displayed on the optimum route stored in the guidance information database 406e. Guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.).

  Then, the travel support information display unit 402e causes the display unit 414 to display the travel support information created by the travel support information creation unit 402d (Step SC-4), and ends the process. Note that the travel support information display unit 402e displays map information included in the travel support information created by the travel support information creation unit 402d when a route guidance start request for the optimum route is input by the user via the input unit 418. The route information included in the travel support information created by the travel support information creation unit 402d and the current location information of the user of the travel support device 400 acquired by the current location information acquisition unit 402a are superimposed and displayed on the top. The route guidance may be executed by displaying on the unit 414. Here, the travel support information display unit 402e may cause the display unit 414 to display display guide information corresponding to the optimum route included in the travel support information created by the travel support information creation unit 402d. The travel support information display unit 402e may output voice information corresponding to the display (such as voice guidance information included in the travel support information created by the travel support information creation unit 402d) via the voice output unit 416. Good.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the travel assistance apparatus 400 in 3rd Embodiment is finished.

[Other embodiments]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be applied to various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It may be implemented.

  In addition, among the processes described in the embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method.

  In addition, unless otherwise specified, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including registration data for each processing, parameters such as search conditions, screen examples, and database configurations shown in the above documents and drawings Can be changed arbitrarily.

  Further, regarding the terminal device 100, the travel support server 200, and the travel support device 400, the illustrated components are functionally conceptual, and need not be physically configured as illustrated.

  For example, the processing functions provided in each device of the terminal device 100, the travel support server 200, and the travel support device 400, particularly the processing functions performed by the control unit 102, the control unit 202, and the control unit 402, All or an arbitrary part may be realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic. Note that the program is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including a programmed instruction for causing a computer to execute the method according to the present invention, which will be described later. , Mechanically read by the travel support server 200 and the travel support device 400. That is, in the storage unit 106 such as a ROM or HDD, the storage unit 206, and the storage unit 406 are recorded with a computer program for giving instructions to the CPU and performing various processes in cooperation with the OS (Operating System). Has been. This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM, and constitutes a control unit in cooperation with the CPU.

  The computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the terminal device 100, the travel support server 200, and the travel support device 400 via an arbitrary network 300, as necessary. It is also possible to download all or part of it.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium, and may be configured as a program product. Here, the “recording medium” means a memory card, USB memory, SD card, flexible disk, magneto-optical disk, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM (registered trademark), CD-ROM, MO, DVD, and Blu-ray. (Registered Trademark) Any “portable physical medium” such as Disc is included.

  The “program” is a data processing method described in an arbitrary language or description method, and may be in any format such as source code or binary code. The “program” is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, but is distributed in the form of a plurality of modules and libraries, or in cooperation with a separate program represented by an OS (Operating System). Including those that achieve the function. Note that a well-known configuration and procedure can be used for a specific configuration for reading a recording medium, a reading procedure, an installation procedure after reading, and the like in each device described in the embodiment.

  Storage unit 106, storage unit 206, and various databases stored in storage unit 406 (travel support information file 106a, travel information database 206a, network information database 206b, traffic information database 206c, map information database 206d, guidance information Database 206e, travel information database 406a, network information database 406b, traffic information database 406c, map information database 406d, and guide information database 406e) are a memory device such as RAM and ROM, a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, And storage means such as an optical disc, and various programs, tables, databases, and web pages used for various processes and website provision. To store the use files, and the like.

  Further, the terminal device 100, the travel support server 200, and the travel support device 400 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, and any peripheral device may be used as the information processing device. You may connect and comprise. Further, the terminal device 100, the travel support server 200, and the travel support device 400 may be realized by installing software (including a program, data, and the like) that causes the information processing apparatus to realize the method of the present invention. .

  Furthermore, the specific form of the distribution / integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically in arbitrary units according to various additions or according to functional loads. Can be distributed and integrated. That is, the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined and may be selectively implemented.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a travel support system, a travel support server, a travel support method, and a program capable of providing travel support information effective for a user and creating a travel plan. Therefore, it is extremely useful in various fields such as information devices that support navigation and information processing fields.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Terminal device 102 Control part 102a Current position information acquisition part 102b Travel plan information transmission part 102c Travel support information reception part 102d Travel support information display part 104 Communication control interface part 106 Storage part 106a Travel support information file 108 Input / output control interface part 112 Position acquisition unit 114 Display unit 116 Audio output unit 118 Input unit 200 Travel support server 202 Control unit 202a Travel plan information reception unit 202b Visited place information acquisition unit 202c Travel support information creation unit 202d Travel support information transmission unit 202e Current position information acquisition unit 202f Display information generation unit 202g Output control unit 204 Communication control interface unit 206 Storage unit 206a Travel information database 206b Network information database 206c Traffic information database 2 06d Map information database 206e Guidance information database 300 Network 400 Travel support device 402 Control unit 402a Current location information acquisition unit 402b Travel plan information acquisition unit 402c Visit place information acquisition unit 402d Travel support information creation unit 402e Travel support information display unit 406 Storage unit 406a Travel information database 406b Network information database 406c Traffic information database 406d Map information database 406e Guidance information database 408 Input / output control interface unit 412 Position acquisition unit 414 Display unit 416 Audio output unit 418 Input unit 500 Position transmission device

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A plurality of visit locations of the other users, including visit order information of the visit locations of other users and travel means information of the travel means used by the other users to travel between the visit locations Visited place information storage means for storing visited place information;
Travel plan information acquisition means for acquiring travel plan information including planned visit location information relating to a planned visit location desired by the user;
Visited site information acquiring means for acquiring the visited site information related to a plurality of visited sites of the other users including at least one of the planned visited sites;
Based on the travel plan information and the visited place information, travel support information including the visited order information of the plurality of visited places including the planned visited place and the moving means information of the moving means between the visited places is created. Travel support information creation means,
An information processing system comprising: A server connected to the terminal device so as to be communicable,
A plurality of visit locations of the other users, including visit order information of the visit locations of other users and travel means information of the travel means used by the other users to travel between the visit locations Visited place information storage means for storing visited place information,
Travel plan information acquisition means for acquiring travel plan information including planned visit location information relating to a planned visit location desired by the user, transmitted from the terminal device;
Visited site information acquiring means for acquiring the visited site information related to a plurality of visited sites of the other users including at least one of the planned visited sites,
Based on the travel plan information and the visited place information, travel support information including the visited order information of the plurality of visited places including the planned visited place and the moving means information of the moving means between the visited places is created. Travel support information creation means,
An information processing program that functions as a computer program. An information processing system composed of a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected to be communicable,
A plurality of visit locations of the other users, including visit order information of the visit locations of other users and travel means information of the travel means used by the other users to travel between the visit locations Visited place information storage means for storing visited place information;
Travel plan information acquisition means for acquiring travel plan information including planned visit location information relating to a planned visit location desired by the user;
Visited site information acquiring means for acquiring the visited site information related to a plurality of visited sites of the other users including at least one of the planned visited sites;
Based on the travel plan information and the visited place information, travel support information including the visited order information of the plurality of visited places including the planned visited place and the moving means information of the moving means between the visited places is created. Travel support information creation means,
An information processing program for functioning as
One information processing device among the plurality of information processing devices is
An information processing program for causing one or more of the above means to function. An information processing program for causing the information processing system according to claim 1 to function, comprising a plurality of information processing devices connected to be communicable,
One information processing device among the plurality of information processing devices is
An information processing program for causing one or more of the above means to function. Computer
A plurality of visit locations of the other users, including visit order information of the visit locations of other users and travel means information of the travel means used by the other users to travel between the visit locations Visited place information storage means for storing visited place information,
Travel plan information acquisition means for acquiring travel plan information including planned visit location information related to the planned visit location desired by the user;
Visited site information acquiring means for acquiring the visited site information related to a plurality of visited sites of the other users including at least one of the planned visited sites,
Based on the travel plan information and the visited place information, travel support information including the visited order information of the plurality of visited places including the planned visited place and the moving means information of the moving means between the visited places is created. Travel support information creation means,
An information processing program that functions as a computer program. A travel plan information acquisition means for acquiring travel plan information including planned visit location information relating to a planned visit location desired by a user;
The visit location information acquisition means is a plurality of visit locations of other users including at least one or more planned visit locations, and visit order information of the other visit locations of the other users and the other users. Obtaining visited place information including moving means information of moving means used for moving between the visited places;
Based on the travel plan information and the visited place information, the travel support information creating means includes the order information of the plurality of visited places including the planned visited place and the moving means information of the moving means between the visited places. Creating travel assistance information including:
An information processing method comprising:

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