JP2020098148A - Control device, radio communication terminal, control system, and control method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an improved control device, a radio communication terminal, a control system, and a control method that permits dispersion of congestion of a person to be guided.SOLUTION: A control device includes: an estimation circuit for estimating a first number as the number of first radio communication terminals positioned in an area related to each of plural guide objects, and a second number as the number of second radio communication terminals traveling toward each of the guide objects on the basis of position information of each of the radio communication terminals; a control circuit for determining a second guide object to be guided to the first radio communication terminal positioned in the first area related to the first guide object on the basis of an estimation result; and a communication circuit for transmitting information regarding the determined second guide object to one of the first radio communication terminals positioned in the first area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present disclosure relates to a control device, a wireless communication terminal, a control system, and a control method.

In recent years, for example, in facilities such as art museums and museums, in consideration of improving the satisfaction level of visitors, exhibit guides using terminals carried by visitors are being evolved into more convenient ones. For example, by introducing beacon information transmitted from an exhibit by a terminal carried by the visitor, the proximity of the visitor to the exhibit is detected, and a service to display detailed information on the exhibit on the terminal is introduced. Is being done.

In addition, there are variations in popularity and daily congestion depending on the exhibits to be visited, and it is considered to guide the visitors to the appropriate exhibits. For this examination, by using the proximity detection of the terminal by the beacon mentioned above, the congestion degree near the exhibit is automatically calculated, and the movement order guidance (visitor (visitor) to see next) There is disclosed a system for guiding an exhibit (Patent Document 1).

JP, 2018-185224, A

One aspect of the present disclosure contributes to the provision of an improved control device, a wireless communication terminal, a control system, and a control method that enable distribution of congestion of a guided person.

A control device according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a first number that is the number of first wireless communication terminals located in an area associated with each of a plurality of guidance targets, and moves toward each of the guidance targets. A second number, which is the number of the second wireless communication terminals, that is estimated based on the position information of each of the wireless communication terminals, and is associated with the first guidance target based on the estimation result. A control circuit for determining a second guidance target to be guided to the first wireless communication terminal located in the first area; and information regarding the determined second guidance target located in the first area. And a communication circuit for transmitting to one of the first wireless communication terminals.

A wireless communication terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure, for each of a plurality of guidance targets, identification information of the guidance target, an average visit time of the guidance target, a simultaneous visitable number of the guidance target, and the guidance target. Travel time, a first number that is the number of first wireless communication terminals located in areas associated with each of the guidance targets, and second wireless communication that moves toward each of the guidance targets A control circuit that receives at least one of a second number, which is the number of terminals, that receives information about the guidance target from a control device, a display device that displays information about the guidance target, and a plurality of the plurality of display circuits. The configuration includes an input device that receives selection of a guidance target, and a communication circuit that transmits information indicating the selected guidance target to the control device.

A control system according to an aspect of the present disclosure has a configuration including a plurality of wireless communication terminals carried by a plurality of visitors observing a plurality of guidance targets, and a control device according to the present disclosure.

A control method according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a first number, which is the number of first wireless communication terminals located in an area associated with each of a plurality of guidance targets, and a movement toward each of the guidance targets. A second number, which is the number of second wireless communication terminals to be operated, based on the position information of each of the wireless communication terminals, and based on the estimation result, the first number associated with the first guidance target. A second guidance target to be guided to a first wireless communication terminal located in the area is determined, and information on the determined second guidance target is located in the first area. One of the above is used.

Note that these comprehensive or specific aspects may be realized by a system, a device, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a recording medium. The system, the device, the method, the integrated circuit, the computer program, and the recording medium. May be realized in any combination.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an improved control device, wireless communication terminal, control system, and control method that enable distribution of congestion of a guided person.

Further advantages and effects of one aspect of the present disclosure will be apparent from the specification and the drawings. Such advantages and/or effects are provided by the features described in several embodiments and in the specification and drawings, respectively, but not necessarily all to obtain one or more of the same features. There is no.

The figure which shows an example of a structure of the route guidance control system which concerns on Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. Diagram showing an example of the tour information stored in the tour information database Diagram showing an example of the calculation formula used to estimate the time required for the tour The figure which shows an example of a structure of the communication terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1. The flowchart explaining the process of the control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. Flowchart illustrating processing of the communication terminal according to the first embodiment The figure explaining the guidance operation to the guidance subject of the route guidance control system which concerns on a comparative example. The figure explaining the guidance operation to the guidance subject of the route guidance control system concerning this indication. The figure explaining the guidance operation to the next guidance target person of the route guidance control system which concerns on a comparative example. The figure explaining the guidance operation to the next guidance target person of the route guidance control system concerning this indication. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the route guidance system which concerns on Embodiment 2. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. Diagram showing an example of a tour wish list stored in the visit wish list database The figure which shows an example of a structure of the communication terminal which concerns on Embodiment 2. The flowchart explaining the process of the control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. The flowchart explaining the process of the communication terminal which concerns on Embodiment 2. The figure which shows an example of the exhibit candidate list displayed on the display part which concerns on Embodiment 3.

In the system described in Patent Document 1, the information on the number of visitors used to calculate the congestion degree is based on the number of terminals carried by the visitors estimated to be near the exhibit. In other words, in the system described in Patent Document 1, the visitors in the vicinity of each exhibit by beacon reception are considered, and the positions of visitors other than the observer near the exhibit are considered. It has not been. Therefore, for a certain period of time (while the number of people near each exhibit is unchanged), the same next exhibit (for example, exhibit b) is displayed to a plurality of visitors in the same area (for example, the vicinity of exhibit a). ) Will be guided. That is, the congestion (congestion) formed at a certain point is not eliminated, and it is also formed in the next exhibition, which makes it difficult to alleviate the congestion.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are examples, and the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a route guidance control system 100 according to the first embodiment. The route guidance control system (control system) 100 includes a control device 10, an access point 20, and one or more communication terminals 30 (30-1 to 30-N).

The control device 10 controls the entire route guidance control system 100. The control device 10 is, for example, a PC (Personal Computer).

The access point 20 performs a relay process of a signal between the control device 10 and the communication terminal 30. The access point 20 is, for example, an access point compatible with wireless communication in the 920 MHz band. The access point 20 is connected to the control device 10 via, for example, a wireless or wired LAN (Local Area Network) network. The access point 20 is also connected to the communication terminal 30 via a wireless communication interface in the 920 MHz band, for example.

The communication terminal 30 communicates with the control device 10 via the access point 20 that is wirelessly connected.

The communication terminal 30 is, for example, a mobile terminal carried by a guided person (guidance target person) guided by the guidance target object. Here, the object to be guided is, for example, an exhibit in a museum or a museum, an exhibit in a zoo or an aquarium, or an amusement machine in an amusement facility. Further, the guided person is, for example, a visitor of a museum or a museum, a visitor of a zoo or an aquarium, or a user or experience person of an amusement facility. Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described by taking an exhibit and a visitor of a museum as an example of the guidance object and the guided person. The mobile terminal is, for example, a smartphone or a tablet type terminal including a display device and an audio output device.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control device 10 according to the first embodiment. The control device 10 includes a communication unit (communication circuit) 11, a storage unit (storage circuit) 12, and a control unit (control circuit) 13.

The communication unit 11 performs a transmission process of a signal transmitted to the access point 20 and a reception process of a signal received from the access point 20. The communication unit 11 is, for example, a wired LAN or wireless LAN communication interface.

The storage unit 12 stores, for example, a tour information database 121 and a system information database 122. The storage unit 12 is at least one storage device that stores data, such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and a flash memory card.

The visit information database 121 stores information (visit information) indicating whether or not there is a visit for each exhibit for each visitor.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the tour information 400 stored in the tour information database 121. The tour information 400 includes visitor information 401, exhibit number information 402, a visited flag 403, and a guiding flag 404.

The visitor information 401 indicates a visitor (for example, visitor A) who is observing the facility or is scheduled to visit the facility. When one communication terminal 30 is rented to each visitor at the facility and the visitor and the communication terminal 30 have a one-to-one correspondence, the visitor information 401 may be identification information of the communication terminal 30. The number of communication terminals 30 may be one for a plurality of visitors, and the number of people corresponding to the communication terminals 30 is associated.

The exhibit number information 402 indicates a number for identifying an exhibit in the facility. In the example shown in FIG. 3, there are a total of L exhibits in the facility, and serial numbers from 1 to L are given.

The visited flag 403 is a flag indicating whether the exhibit has not been visited or has been visited by a visitor. The flag value "not yet" indicates that the visit has not been made, and the flag value "completed" indicates that the visit has been completed. In the example shown in FIG. 3, for example, it is shown that the exhibit with the exhibit number 1 has been visited by the visitor A, and the exhibit with the exhibit number 3 is unvisited by the observer A. Is shown.

The in-guidance flag 404 is a flag indicating whether or not an observer is in the process of observing an exhibit. The flag value “◯” indicates that the visitor is observing the exhibit, and the flag value “x” indicates that the exhibit is not observing the observer. In the example shown in FIG. 3, for example, it is shown that the exhibitor with the exhibit number 3 is being guided to the observer A.

The system information database 122 stores information used for calculation of an expected visit time by a visitor. The information used to calculate the expected visit time is, for example, the time to travel between exhibits (TT) shown in the following <Table 1> and the simultaneous observation of each exhibit shown in the following <Table 2>. It includes the number of people (C) and the average visit time (T) of each exhibit.

Please refer to FIG. 2 again. The control unit 13 controls input/output of information to/from the storage unit 12, and also transmits/receives information to/from the communication terminal 30 via the communication unit 11 and the access point 20. The control unit 13 includes a guidance control unit (control circuit) 131, a position estimation unit (estimation circuit or first estimation circuit) 132, a visitor state estimation unit (estimation circuit or second estimation circuit) 133, and a tour. A time estimation unit (estimation circuit or third estimation circuit) 134.

The guidance control unit 131 receives a selection request for the next exhibit guidance candidate from the communication terminal 30. Next, the guidance control unit 131 determines an exhibit candidate to be guided to the next visitor based on the information stored in the visit information database 121 and the information estimated by the visitor state estimation unit 133. Next, the guidance control unit 131 performs control to transmit information regarding the next exhibition guide to the communication terminal 30.

The position estimation unit 132 estimates the current position of the communication terminal 30 based on the information acquired via the communication unit 11. The method of estimating the position is not limited. In one example, the communication terminal 30 detects the current position by the position detection unit 323 described later with reference to FIG. 5, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System) or IMES (Indoor Messaging System), and information indicating the detected current position. To the position estimation unit 132 via the access point 20.

In another example, the position estimation unit 132 uses the communication terminal 30 based on information (for example, RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator)) transmitted from the communication terminal 30 and used for position detection acquired by the position detection unit 323. Estimate the position of.

Further, the position estimation unit 132 determines whether the communication terminal 30 is close to the exhibit a. In one example, when the distance between the current position of the communication terminal 30 estimated by the position estimation unit 132 and the position of the exhibit a is smaller than the first threshold, the position estimation unit 132 causes the communication terminal 30 to detect the exhibit a. It is determined to be close to. In another example, when the current position of the communication terminal 30 estimated by the position estimation unit 132 is included in the predetermined tour area, the position estimation unit 132 determines that the communication terminal 30 is close to the exhibit a. Here, the predetermined tour area is, for example, the front row in front of the exhibit a.

In addition, the position estimation unit 132 determines whether the communication terminal 30 is in the vicinity of the exhibit a. In one example, when the distance between the current position of the communication terminal 30 and the position of the exhibit a estimated by the position estimating unit 132 is smaller than the second threshold, the position estimating unit 132 causes the communication terminal 30 to display the exhibit a. It is determined to be near. Here, the second threshold is a value larger than the first threshold. In another example, when the current position of the communication terminal 30 estimated by the position estimation unit 132 is included in the predetermined tour waiting area, the position estimation unit 132 determines that the communication terminal 30 is close to the exhibit a. Here, the predetermined waiting area is, for example, the second row in front of the exhibit a.

The position estimation unit 132 also determines (or estimates, the same applies hereinafter) whether the communication terminal 30 is heading to the exhibit a. For example, when the position estimation unit 132 tracks the position of the communication terminal 30 and detects that the distance between the position of the communication terminal 30 and the exhibit a is decreasing, the communication terminal 30 becomes the exhibit a. Judge that you are heading. Further, in one example, the position estimation unit 132 tracks the position of the communication terminal 30 and detects that the communication terminal 30 remains at the same position for a predetermined time, for example, because the visitor is taking a break. If so, it is determined that the communication terminal 30 is not heading to any exhibit.

The visitor state estimation unit 133 estimates the state of the visitor, for example, based on the information stored in the tour information database 121 and the determination (estimation) result by the position estimation unit 132. The estimated state of the visitor is, for example, “Visit Exhibit a”, “Waiting Exhibit a”, “Moving to Exhibit a”, or “Breaking (Other)”.

For example, when the position estimating unit 132 determines that the communication terminal 30 is close to the exhibit a, the visitor state estimating unit 133 estimates that the state of the communication terminal 30 is “observing the exhibit a”.

In addition, for example, when the position estimation unit 132 determines that the communication terminal 30 is not close to the exhibit a and the communication terminal 30 is near the exhibit a, the visitor state estimation unit 133 causes the visitor state estimation unit 133 to determine that the communication terminal 30 is not present. It is presumed that the state of “is waiting for a visit to exhibit a”.

Further, for example, when it is determined that the communication terminal 30 is heading to the exhibit a that has been guided to the communication terminal 30, the visitor state estimation unit 133 changes the state of the communication terminal 30 to “moving to the exhibit a”. It is assumed to be "medium".

In addition, for any of the exhibits a, if the state of the communication terminal 30 is neither “Visit the exhibit a”, “Waiting to see the exhibit a”, or “Move to the exhibit a”, Alternatively, when the position estimation unit 132 determines that the communication terminal 30 is not heading for any exhibit, the visitor state estimation unit 133 estimates that the state of the communication terminal 30 is “resting (other)”. ..

On the basis of the state of the visitor estimated by the visitor state estimation unit 133, the visit time estimation unit 134 is the sum of the number of visitors N _X near the exhibit x and the number of visitors M _X moving to the exhibit x. To calculate. Next, the tour time estimation unit 134 estimates the time required to visit each exhibit based on the calculated sum and the information stored in the system information database 122.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a calculation formula used for estimating the time (TV _X ) required for the tour.

In FIG. 4, the value TT _X represents the travel time from each exhibit to the exhibit x, the value Cx represents the number of people who can simultaneously observe the exhibit x, and the value T _X represents the average visit time of the exhibit x. Represents. The value TT _X , the value Cx, and the value T _X are all known and stored in the system information database 122.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the communication terminal 30 according to the first embodiment. The communication terminal (wireless communication terminal) 30 includes a wireless communication unit (communication circuit) 31, a control unit (control circuit) 32, and a display unit (display device) 33.

The wireless communication unit 31 performs a transmission process of a signal transmitted to the access point 20 and a reception process of a signal received from the access point 20. The wireless communication unit 31 receives, for example, information on an exhibit to be visited next from the access point 20. The wireless communication unit 31 is, for example, a 920 MHz band wireless communication interface.

The control unit 32 controls the communication via the wireless communication unit 31 and the display of the display unit 33. The control unit 32 includes a tour guide requesting unit 321, a tour guide display control unit 322, and a position detecting unit 323.

The tour guide requesting unit 321 performs control to transmit a guide request for an exhibit to be visited next to the control device 10 via the wireless communication unit 31 at a predetermined timing. The predetermined timing is, for example, the timing at which the communication terminal 30 receives a guidance request operation from a visitor who carries the communication terminal 30. The guidance request operation is, for example, an operation of pressing a button (not shown) included in the communication terminal 30 or an operation of touching a touch panel included in the display unit 33.

The tour guide display control unit 322 controls the display unit 33 to display, for example, a guide for an exhibit to be visited next, which is received via the wireless communication unit 31.

The position detection unit 323 performs control to detect the current position and transmit information indicating the detected current position to the control device 10 via the wireless communication unit 31 at a predetermined timing. The position detection unit 323 detects the current position by GPS or IMES, for example.

In another example, the position detection unit 323 performs control to transmit the acquired information used for estimating the current position to the control device 10 via the wireless communication unit 31. The information used to estimate the current position is, for example, RSSI.

The display unit 33 receives, for example, a guidance request operation by a visitor who carries the communication terminal 30, and displays a guide for an exhibit to be visited next so that the visitor who carries the communication terminal 30 can visually recognize it. The display unit 33 is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display including a touch panel.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the process of control device 10 according to the first embodiment.

First, in step S201, the guidance control unit 131 receives a guidance request for an exhibit to be visited next from the communication terminal 30 via the communication unit 11.

Next, in step S202, the guidance control unit 131 refers to the tour information database 121, and the communication terminal 30 (a visitor who carries the communication terminal) grasps an unobserved exhibit.

Next, in step S203, the guidance control unit 131 confirms whether there is an unobserved exhibit. If there is no unobserved exhibit (S203: NO), the guidance control unit 131 transmits a signal indicating the end of the visit to the communication terminal 30 in step S211, because there is no exhibit to guide, and then the flow ends. To do.

On the other hand, when there is an unobserved exhibit (S203: YES), the visitor state estimation unit 133 estimates the states of the communication terminals 30 for all the communication terminals 30 in step S204. The estimated state is, for example, “Visit exhibit a”, “Waiting to see exhibit a”, “Move to exhibit a”, or “Break (other)”.

Next, in step S205, the visit time estimation unit 134 calculates the degree of congestion of each exhibit (the time required for the visit). Understand the number of people.

Next, in step S206, the visit time estimation unit 134 estimates the time required to visit the exhibit i based on the number of people calculated in step S205 and the information stored in the system information database 122. For example, the visit time estimation unit 134 calculates a value N _i that is the sum of the number of visitors near the exhibit i and the number of visitors moving to the exhibit i. Next, the tour time estimation unit 134 stores a value TT _i, which is stored in the system information database 122, that represents the travel time from each exhibit to the exhibit i, and a value C _i that represents the number of people who can simultaneously observe the exhibit _i . A value T _i , which represents the average visit time of the exhibit i, is read out. Next, the visit time estimation unit 134 uses the formulas shown in FIG. 4 based on the value N _i , the value TT _i , the value C _i, and the value T _i to require the visit of the exhibit i. Estimate time.

Next, in step S207, the tour time estimation unit 134 confirms whether or not the calculation of the time required for the tour has been completed for all unvisited exhibits. If the calculation of the time required for the tour is not completed (step S207: NO), the tour time estimation unit 134 selects the exhibit i for which the time required for the tour has not been estimated from all the unobserved exhibits. Then, the process returns to step S205.

On the other hand, when the calculation of the time required for the tour is completed (step S207: YES), in step S208, the guidance control unit 131 determines the exhibit candidate to be guided next. For example, the guidance control unit 131 determines, as an exhibit candidate, an exhibit corresponding to the shortest time required for the tour calculated in step S206.

Next, in step S209, the guidance control unit 131 transmits, to the communication terminal 30, the exhibit candidate to be guided next determined in step S208.

Next, in step S210, the guidance control unit 131 sets the present exhibit (the exhibit that was being visited) to the visited state, and sets the exhibit to be guided next to “in the middle of guidance”. For example, the guidance control unit 131 sets the value of the visit completion flag 403 of the exhibit number corresponding to the current exhibit of the visitor of the visit information 400 shown in FIG. The value of the guiding flag 404 of the exhibit number corresponding to the exhibit candidate is set to “◯”. In one example, in order to ensure that there is only one exhibit being guided, the guidance control unit 131 sets all the values of the guidance flag 404 of the tour information 400 to “x” (prior to step S210). The flag may be cleared). After that, the flow returns to step S201.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating processing of communication terminal 30 according to the first embodiment.

First, in step S301, the tour guidance requesting unit 321 transmits a request for guidance of an exhibit to be visited next to the control device 10 via the wireless communication unit 31 at a predetermined timing. The predetermined timing is, for example, the timing when the guidance request operation is performed on the communication terminal 30. For example, a visitor carrying the communication terminal 30 performs a guidance request operation on the communication terminal 30 after the tour of the exhibit is completed. Alternatively, if the communication terminal 30 has passed a predetermined place in the exhibition, or if the communication terminal 30 is separated from the exhibit by a certain distance or more, the tour guide requesting unit 321 may determine that there is a guide request operation. Good.

Next, in step S302, the wireless communication unit 31 receives, from the control device 10, a candidate for an exhibit to be guided next. Next, in step S<b>303, the tour guide display control unit 322 displays, on the display unit 33, the candidates for the exhibit to be guided to the next, which the wireless communication unit 31 has received from the control device 10. Then, the flow ends.

FIG. 8A illustrates the guidance operation for the guidance target person (guided person) P1 of the route guidance control system according to the comparative example. FIG. 8B describes the guidance operation for the guidance target person P1 of the route guidance control system 100 according to the present disclosure.

As an example, FIGS. 8A and 8B show a facility in which four exhibits W1, W2, W3, and W4 are exhibited. Exhibits W1, W2, W3, and W4 correspond to exhibit numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively.

In the route guidance control system 100 according to the present disclosure, when the visitor P1 who is observing the exhibit W1 receives the guidance request operation by the communication terminal 30 carried by the visitor P1, step S201 shown in FIG. In, the guidance control unit 131 of the control device 10 receives the guidance request for the exhibit from the communication terminal 30 of the visitor P1, and the visitor P1 becomes the guidance target person. On the other hand, also in the route guidance control system according to the comparative example, it is assumed that the visitor P1 is the guidance target person.

Next, in the route guidance control system 100 according to the present disclosure, in step S202 shown in FIG. 6, the guidance control unit 131 refers to the tour information database 121, and the visitor P1 does not visit the exhibits W2 and W3. , W4 is grasped. It is assumed here that the visitor P1 is not visiting any of the exhibits W2, W3, and W4. On the other hand, also in the route guidance control system according to the comparative example, it is assumed that the unobserved exhibits W2, W3, W4 of the visitor P1 are grasped.

Next, in the route guidance control system 100 according to the present disclosure, in step S205, the tour time estimation unit 134, regarding the exhibits W2, W3, and W4, the number of visitors in the vicinity (the number of visitors during the tour). And the number of visitors waiting for the visit) and the number of visitors on the move. For example, in the state shown in FIG. 8B, the number of visitors in the vicinity of the exhibit W2 is 3, and the number of visitors moving to the exhibit W2 is 0. For each of the exhibits W1, W2, W3, and W4, a visitor in the vicinity and a moving visitor, whose numbers are to be grasped, are shown surrounded by broken lines in FIG. 8B. On the other hand, in the route guidance control system according to the comparative example, it is assumed that the number of visitors in the vicinity of the unobserved exhibits W2, W3, W4 of the visitor P1 is known. For each of the exhibits W1, W2, W3, and W4, a visitor in the vicinity, whose number is to be grasped, is shown surrounded by a broken line in FIG. 8A. Further, the moving directions of the spectators who are moving are indicated by arrows A1 to A3.

Next, in the route guidance control system 100 according to the present disclosure, in step S206, the visit time estimation unit 134, regarding the exhibits W2, W3, W4, the number of visitors in the vicinity and the number of moving persons, The time required to visit the exhibits W2, W3, and W4 is estimated based on the information stored in the system information database 122. For example, for the exhibit W2, the moving time from the exhibit W1 to the exhibit W2 is 20 seconds from the above-mentioned <Table 1> which is known information. Further, from the above-mentioned <Table 2> which is known information, the number of people who can simultaneously observe the exhibit W2 is 3, and the average visit time of the exhibit W2 is 40 seconds. Therefore, using the calculation formula shown in FIG. 4, the time required to visit the exhibit W2 is 20 seconds (moving time)+(3 people (number of visitors in the vicinity)+0 (number of visitors while moving). )/3 people (number of people who can visit at the same time)×40 seconds (average visit time)+40 seconds (average visit time)=100 seconds. For the exhibits W3 and W4, the time required for the tour is calculated in the same manner.

On the other hand, in the route guidance control system according to the comparative example, on the basis of the number of visitors in the vicinity and the information corresponding to the information stored in the system information database 122, it is possible to visit the exhibits W2, W3 and W4. Suppose you estimate the time required.

After the processes in steps S205 to S206 for the guidance target person P1, the estimation results shown in the following <Table 3> and <Table 4> are obtained.

Next, in the route guidance control system 100 according to the present disclosure, in step S208, the guidance control unit 131 determines, for example, the exhibit W3 corresponding to the shortest time required for the tour as the exhibit candidate. To do. As a result, the guidance target person P1 is guided to the exhibit W3 as shown by an arrow G2 in FIG. 8B. On the other hand, in the route guidance control system according to the comparative example, it is assumed that, for example, the exhibit W3 corresponding to the shortest time required for the tour is determined as the exhibit candidate. As a result, also in the route guidance control system according to the comparative example, the guidance target person P1 is guided to the exhibit W3 as indicated by an arrow G1 in FIG. 8A.

FIG. 8C illustrates a guidance operation for the next guidance target person (guided person) P2 of the route guidance control system according to the comparative example. FIG. 8D describes the guidance operation for the next guidance target person P2 of the route guidance control system 100 according to the present disclosure.

In FIG. 8C and FIG. 8D, while the guidance subject P1 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B is moving to the exhibit W3 according to the guidance, the guidance control unit 131 of the control device 10 causes another visitor P2 to move. The visitor P2 has become the next guidance target person after receiving the guidance request for the exhibit from the communication terminal 30. In FIG. 8D, with respect to each of the exhibits W1, W2, W3, and W4, a spectator in the vicinity and a migrating spectator, whose numbers are to be grasped, are shown surrounded by broken lines. In addition, in FIG. 8C, for each of the exhibits W1, W2, W3, and W4, a spectator in the vicinity, whose number is to be grasped, is shown surrounded by a broken line. Further, the moving directions of the spectators who are moving are indicated by arrows A1 to A3.

Steps S205 to S206 are executed for the next guidance target person P2 as in the case of the guidance target person P1 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B. For example, using the calculation formula shown in FIG. 4, the time required to visit the exhibit W3 is 20 seconds (moving time)+(2 people (visitors in the vicinity)+2 people (visitors on the move). )/2 people (number of people who can visit at the same time)×30 seconds (average visit time)+30 seconds (average visit time)=110 seconds. Here, it should be noted that since the guide target person P1 is a moving visitor, the number of moving visitors is two. For the exhibits W3 and W4, the time required for the tour is calculated in the same manner.

After the processes in steps S205 to S206 for the next guidance subject P2, the estimation results shown in the following <Table 5> and <Table 6> are obtained.

Next, in the route guidance control system 100 according to the present disclosure, in step S208, the guidance control unit 131 determines, for example, the exhibit W3 corresponding to the shortest time required for the tour as the exhibit candidate. To do. As a result, the next guidance target person P2 is guided to the exhibit W2, as indicated by an arrow G4 in FIG. 8D. On the other hand, in the route guidance control system according to the comparative example, it is assumed that, for example, the exhibit W3 corresponding to the shortest time required for the tour is determined as the exhibit candidate. As a result, in the route guidance control system according to the comparative example, the next guidance target person P2 is guided to the exhibit W3 as shown by an arrow G3 in FIG. 8C.

As described above, in the route control guidance system according to the comparative example shown in FIGS. 8A and 8C, the congestion degree (time required for the tour) of the exhibit W3 is based on the number of visitors in the vicinity of the exhibit W1. It is calculated and does not take into account the number of visitors on the move. Therefore, as long as there is no change in the number of people in the vicinity of each exhibit, visitors who have visited the same exhibit are guided to the same exhibit W3, as indicated by arrows G1 and G3. As a result, the possibility of congestion in the exhibit W3 increases.

On the other hand, in the route control guidance system 100 according to the present disclosure shown in FIGS. 8B and 8D, in the calculation of the congestion degree (the time required for the tour), the visitor moving from the exhibit W1 to the exhibit W3 can be calculated. The number of people is also considered. That is, in FIG. 8D, the first guidance target person P1 who has already been guided is also considered in the calculation of the congestion degree of the exhibit W3. As a result, the second guidance target person P2 is guided to an exhibition W2 different from the exhibition W3 guided to the first guidance target vehicle P1. That is, even if there is no change in the number of people near each exhibit, a visitor who has finished observing the same exhibit can be guided to a different exhibit.

According to the first embodiment, when determining an exhibit to be guided next, the number of visitors moving between exhibits is also taken into consideration when calculating the time required for the visit. As a result, even visitors who have visited the same exhibit for a certain period of time (while the number of people near each exhibit does not change) are guided to different exhibits and are crowded with specific exhibits. Can reduce the possibility of occurrence of congestion and disperse congestion.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the route guidance system 100a according to the second embodiment. The route guidance control system 100a includes a control device 10a, an access point 20, and a plurality of communication terminals 30a (30a-1 to 30a-N).

The route guidance system 100a according to the second embodiment is different from the route guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment in that a control device 10a is provided instead of the control device 10, and a plurality of communication terminals 30 are provided instead. And the communication terminal 30a is included. Descriptions of the route guidance system 100a that are common to the route guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment will be omitted.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control device 10a according to the second embodiment. The control device 10a includes a communication unit (communication circuit) 11, a storage unit (storage circuit) 12a, and a control unit (control circuit) 13a.

Compared to the control device 10 according to the first embodiment, the control device 10a according to the second embodiment includes a storage unit 12a instead of the storage unit 12, and a control unit 13a instead of the control unit 13. The point is different. The description of the control device 10a is omitted for the common points with the control device 10 according to the first embodiment.

The storage unit 12a stores a tour information database 121, a system information database 122, and a tour wish list database 123. The storage unit 12a according to the second embodiment is different from the storage unit 12 according to the first embodiment in that it stores a tour desire list database 123. Description of the storage unit 12a is omitted for the common points with the storage unit 12 according to the first embodiment.

The tour wish list database 123 stores information indicating a list of exhibits (tour wish list 1000 in FIG. 11) that each visitor desires to visit.

FIG. 11 shows an example of the tour request list 1000 stored in the tour request list database 123. The visit request list 1000 includes visitor information 1001, visit request exhibit number information 1002, a visit completed flag 1003, and a guiding flag 1004.

The visitor information 1001 indicates a visitor (for example, visitor A) who is visiting or is planning to visit the facility. If one visitor rents one communication terminal 30a to a visitor at the facility and the visitor and the communication terminal 30a have a one-to-one correspondence, the visitor information 1001 may be identification information of the communication terminal 30a.

The desired exhibit number information 1002 indicates a number for identifying an exhibit in the facility that a visitor carrying the communication terminal 30a desires to visit. In the example shown in FIG. 11, it is shown that the exhibit corresponding to the exhibit numbers 1, 3, 5,..., M in the facility is the exhibit desired by the visitor. For example, the visitor A does not desire to visit the exhibits corresponding to the exhibit numbers 2 and 4.

The visited flag 1003 is a flag that indicates whether the exhibit is unvisited or visited by a visitor. The flag value "not yet" indicates that the visit has not been made, and the flag value "completed" indicates that the visit has been completed. In the example shown in FIG. 11, for example, the exhibit with the exhibit number 1 is shown to have been visited by the visitor A, and the exhibit with the exhibit number 3 has not been visited by the observer A. Is shown.

The in-guidance flag 1004 is a flag indicating whether or not an observer is in the process of observing an exhibit. The flag value “◯” indicates that the visitor is observing the exhibit, and the flag value “x” indicates that the exhibit is not observing the observer. In the example shown in FIG. 11, for example, it is indicated that the exhibitor with the exhibit number 3 is being guided to the observer A.

Referring again to FIG. The control unit 13a includes a guidance control unit 131a, a position estimation unit 132, a visitor state estimation unit 133, and a visit time estimation unit 134. The control unit 13a according to the second embodiment is different from the control unit 13 according to the first embodiment in that a guide control unit 131a is provided instead of the guide control unit 131. The description of the control unit 13a is omitted for the common points with the control unit 13 according to the first embodiment.

The guidance control unit 131a receives, for example, a selection request for the next exhibit guidance candidate from the communication terminal 30a, and stores the information stored in the tour information database 121, the information stored in the tour wish list database 123, and the visitor. Based on the information estimated by the state estimation unit 133, the exhibit candidate to guide the visitor next is determined. Next, the guidance control unit 131a performs control to transmit the determined exhibit candidate to the communication terminal 30a.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the communication terminal 30a according to the second embodiment. The communication terminal (wireless communication terminal) 30a includes a wireless communication unit (communication circuit) 31, a control unit (control circuit) 32a, and a display unit (display device) 33.

The communication terminal 30a according to the second embodiment is different from the communication terminal 30 according to the first embodiment in that a control unit 32a is provided instead of the control unit 32. The description of the communication terminal 30a is omitted for the common points with the communication terminal 30 according to the first embodiment.

The control unit 32a performs control relating to communication via the wireless communication unit 31 and display on the display unit 33. The control unit 32a includes a tour guide requesting unit 321, a tour guide display control unit 322, a position detecting unit 323, and a tour request list control unit 324. The control unit 32a according to the second embodiment is different from the control unit 32 according to the first embodiment in that it includes a tour request list control unit 324. Description of the control unit 32a is omitted for the common points with the control unit 32 according to the first embodiment.

The tour request list control unit 324 allows a visitor who carries the communication terminal 30a to select one or more exhibits desired to be visited from the exhibits displayed on the display unit 33 that can be visited at the facility. , Performs a process of transmitting the selected result to the control device 10a.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating the process of the control device 10a according to the second embodiment.

First, in step S801, the guidance control unit 131a receives the tour request list from the communication terminal 30a via the communication unit 11, and stores the received tour request list in the tour request list database 123. For example, step S801 is a process performed before the visitor actually visits the exhibit, and is performed, for example, when the visitor enters a facility that guides the exhibitor to the visitor.

Next, in step S802, the guidance control unit 131a receives a guidance request for an exhibit to be visited next from the communication terminal 30a via the communication unit 11.

Next, in step S803, the guidance control unit 131a refers to the tour request list database 123, and it is an exhibit that the communication terminal 30a (a visitor who carries the communication terminal) desires to visit and that the visitor has not yet visited. Understand the exhibits.

Next, in step S804, the guidance control unit 131a confirms whether there is an exhibit that the visitor desires to visit and that has not been visited. When the visitor desires to visit and there is no unvisited exhibit (S804: NO), the guidance control unit 131a sets the visit desired exhibit number information 1002 in the visit desired list 1000 preferentially guided. After step S202 of FIG. 6 is performed in order to guide the other exhibits after the corresponding exhibits, the flow ends.

On the other hand, when there is an exhibit that the visitor desires to visit and there is an exhibit that has not been visited (S804: YES), in step S805, the visitor state estimation unit 133 sets the communication terminal 30a of all the communication terminals 30a. Estimate the state. The estimated state is, for example, “Visit exhibit a”, “Waiting to see exhibit a”, “Move to exhibit a”, or “Break (other)”.

Next, in step S806, the visit time estimation unit 134 calculates the congestion degree of each exhibit (the time required for the visit), and therefore the number of people in the vicinity of the exhibit i that has not been visited and the number of people who are moving to the exhibit i. Understand the number of people.

Next, in step S807, the tour time estimation unit 134 estimates the time required to visit the exhibit i based on the number of people calculated in step S806 and the information stored in the system information database 122. For example, the visit time estimation unit 134 calculates a value N _i that is the sum of the number of visitors near the exhibit i and the number of visitors moving to the exhibit i. Next, the tour time estimation unit 134 stores a value TT _i, which is stored in the system information database 122 and represents the travel time from each exhibit to the exhibit i, and a value C _i , which represents the number of people who can simultaneously observe the exhibit _i . A value T _i , which represents the average visit time of the exhibit i, is read out. Next, the visit time estimation unit 134 uses the formulas shown in FIG. 4 based on the value N _i , the value TT _i , the value C _i, and the value T _i to require the visit of the exhibit i. Estimate time.

Next, in step S808, the visit time estimation unit 134 confirms whether or not the calculation of the time required for the visit has been completed for all the exhibits that the visitor desires to visit and that have not been visited. If the calculation of the time required for the tour has not been completed (step S808: NO), the tour time estimation unit 134 requires the tour among all the exhibits that the visitor desires to visit and that have not been visited. The exhibit i for which the time has not been estimated is selected, and the process returns to step S806.

On the other hand, when the calculation of the time required for the tour is completed (step S808: YES), in step S809, the guidance control unit 131a determines the exhibit candidate to be guided next. For example, the guidance control unit 131a determines, as an exhibit candidate, an exhibit corresponding to the shortest time required for the tour calculated in step S807.

Next, in step S810, the guidance control unit 131a transmits, to the communication terminal 30a, the exhibit candidate to be guided next determined in step S809.

Next, in step S811, the guidance control unit 131a sets the currently-exhibited article (exhibited article that was being visited) to "visited", and sets the already-exhibited exhibit to "under guidance". For example, in the visit information 400 shown in FIG. 3, the value of the visit completion flag 403 of the exhibit number corresponding to the current exhibit of the visitor is set to “completed”, which corresponds to the exhibit candidate to be guided next. The value of the guide flag 404 of the exhibit number is set to “◯”. Further, for example, in the visit wish list 1000 shown in FIG. 11, the value of the visit completion flag 1003 of the exhibit number corresponding to the current exhibit of the visitor is set to “complete”, and the exhibit candidate to be guided next is set. The value of the in-guidance flag 1004 of the exhibit number corresponding to is set to “◯”.

In one example, in order to guarantee that there is one exhibit being guided, the guide control unit 131a sets the values of the guide information flags 404 and 1004 of the tour information 400 and the tour request list 1000 to prior to step S811. All may be set to "x" (clear the flag). Then, it returns to step S802.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating processing of the communication terminal 30a according to the second embodiment.

First, in step S901, the tour request list control unit 324 creates a tour request list showing exhibits that the visitor carrying the communication terminal 30a desires to visit. For example, the tour request list control unit 324 displays an exhibit list including all exhibits that can be visited at the facility on the display unit 33. Next, the tour request list control unit 324 causes the visitor carrying the communication terminal 30a to select a plurality of exhibits desired to be visited from the exhibit list displayed on the display unit 33, and selects the plurality of selected exhibit products. Create a wish list based on the exhibits.

Next, in step S902, the tour request list control unit 324 transmits the tour request list created in step S901 to the control device 10a via the wireless communication unit 31.

Next, in step S903, the tour guidance requesting unit 321 transmits a request for guidance of an exhibit to be visited next to the control device 10a via the wireless communication unit 31 at a predetermined timing. The predetermined timing is, for example, the timing at which the communication terminal 30a receives the guidance operation request. For example, a visitor carrying the communication terminal 30a performs a guidance request operation on the communication terminal 30a after the tour of the exhibit is completed. Alternatively, if the communication terminal 30a has passed a predetermined place of the exhibition, or if the communication terminal 30a is separated from the exhibit by a certain distance or more, the tour guide requesting unit 321 may determine that there is a guide request operation. Good.

Next, in step S904, the wireless communication unit 31 receives, from the control device 10a, a candidate for an exhibit to be guided next. Next, in step S<b>905, the tour guide display control unit 322 displays, on the display unit 33, the candidates for the next exhibit to be guided, which the wireless communication unit 31 has received from the control device 10 a. Then, the flow ends.

According to the second embodiment, the communication terminal 30a creates a tour request list including an exhibit that the visitor who carries the communication terminal 30a desires to visit, and the control device 10a makes the visit request list based on the visit request list. Guide the person. Thus, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment, the visitor can be preferentially guided to the exhibit that the visitor desires to visit.

(Embodiment 3)
In the first and second embodiments, an example has been described in which the control device 10a limits the number of exhibit candidates to be visited next to a visitor who carries the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a. On the other hand, in the third embodiment, a plurality of exhibit candidates that guide the visitor next are presented.

FIG. 15 shows an example of the exhibit candidate list 1100 displayed on the display unit 33 according to the third embodiment. The display unit 33 shown in FIG. 15 displays an exhibit candidate list 1100 including a plurality (three) of exhibit candidates.

The exhibit candidate list 1100 includes the candidate number 1101 of the candidate exhibit, the exhibit number 1102 of the candidate exhibit, the number of visitors 1103 who are observing the candidate candidate, and the number of visitors who are waiting for the candidate exhibit. It includes the number of people 1104, the number of visitors 1105 who are moving to the exhibit candidate, and the time 1106 required to visit the exhibit candidate. The time 1106 required for the tour of the exhibit candidates is the time required for the tour estimated using the calculation formula shown in FIG. 4, for example. The exhibit candidate list 1100 includes an exhibit candidate exhibit number 1102, the number of visitors 1103 who are observing the exhibit candidate, the number 1104 of visitors who are waiting for the exhibit candidate, and the exhibit candidate. It is not necessary to display all of the number of visitors 1105 who are moving to and the time 1106 required to visit the exhibit candidate, and the items displayed by the visitor carrying the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a are selected. can do.

In one example, the exhibit candidates may be presented side by side in ascending order of the estimated tour time, or may be presented only in a predetermined number of higher ranks.

The communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a displays the exhibit candidate list 1100 on the display unit 33. Next, the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a receives a selection (decision) input of an exhibit candidate to be visited next from a visitor who carries the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a.
Next, the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a notifies the control device 10a of the exhibit candidate that has been selected and input. The control device 10a that has been notified of the exhibit candidate guides the visitor to the notified exhibit candidate. This makes it possible to provide route guidance that more respects the wishes of visitors.

(Other embodiments)
[Request for exhibit guide at any position]
In the first and second embodiments, an example will be described in which the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a transmits the next exhibit guide request to the control device 10 or the control device 10a at a timing immediately after the visitor observes a certain exhibit. did. However, the timing at which the exhibit guide request is transmitted is not limited to this.

For example, in response to a visitor performing a guidance request operation on the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a at an arbitrary position, the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a guides the exhibit that the visitor next visits. May be transmitted to the control device 10 or the control device 10a. The control device 10 or the control device 10a estimates the travel time to each exhibit from the current position of the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a estimated by the position estimation unit 132 and the position (known) of each exhibit, for example. The estimated travel time may be used instead of the travel time stored in the system information database 122. Thereby, for example, even for a visitor after a break in a rest space or the like, the exhibit can be guided in the same manner as a visitor immediately after observing a certain exhibit.

[Timing of exhibit information]
In the first and second embodiments, the exhibit guidance is performed at the timing when the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a receives the guide acceptance operation, that is, the position information of the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a is estimated, and each exhibit is displayed. An example of estimating the time required for the tour was explained. However, the timing of exhibit guide is not limited to that. For example, the control device 10 or the control device 10a estimates the time required to visit each exhibit at a constant cycle, and there is an exhibit b that requires a shorter tour time than the presented (guided) exhibit a. If it is determined that the display b is guided to the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a, an embodiment may be considered.

[Consideration of travel time]
In the first and second embodiments, when deciding the exhibit to be guided next to the visitor y (the communication terminal 30-y or the communication terminal 30a-y), the exhibit a has already been guided, and The example has been described in which the visitor x (communication terminal 30-x or communication terminal 30a-x) heading for the exhibit a is considered in estimating the time required to visit the exhibit a. However, the criterion of the visitor x (communication terminal 30-x or communication terminal 30a-x) to be considered in estimating the time required to visit the exhibit a is not limited to this. For example, based on the estimated current position of the communication terminal 30-x or the communication terminal 30a-x and the communication terminal 30-y or the communication terminal 30a-y, the travel time to the exhibit a is estimated, and the visitor y When it is determined that the visitor x arrives before the visitor x, an embodiment may be considered in which the visitor x is excluded (not considered) in estimating the time required to visit the exhibit a.

[Wireless band of access point]
In the first and second embodiments, as an example of wireless communication between the access point 20 and the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a (communication terminals 30-1 to 30-N or communication terminals 30a-1 to 30a-N), The example using wireless communication in the 920 MHz band has been described. However, the wireless communication used in the present disclosure is not limited to the 920 MHz band wireless communication. For example, embodiments using 2.4 GHz band, 5 GHz band wireless communication, 60 GHz band WiGig (Wireless Gigabit) wireless communication, and cellular are also conceivable.

[Facility]
In the first and second embodiments, the guide to the exhibit installed in the facility (indoor) has been described as an example. However, the present disclosure can be applied to a guidance target installed outdoors as well as an exhibit installed indoors.

[Refusal to accept exhibition candidates]
In the first and second embodiments, in step S209 (or step S810), the guidance control unit 131 selects the exhibition candidate to be guided next determined in step S208 (or step S809) as the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a. Then, the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a guides the visitor to the received exhibit candidate.

However, instead of this, the communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a confirms with the visitor whether the received exhibit candidate is accepted by the visitor, and only when the visitor accepts it, the communication terminal 30 or An embodiment is also conceivable in which the communication terminal 30a guides the visitor to the received exhibition candidate. The communication terminal 30 or the communication terminal 30a notifies the guidance control unit 131 or the guidance control unit 131a of information indicating whether or not the visitor has accepted the received exhibit candidate.

When the information indicating that the visitor has received the received exhibit candidate is notified, the guidance control unit 131 or the guidance control unit 131a executes step S209 or step S810. In addition, when the information indicating that the visitor has not accepted the received exhibit candidate is notified, the guidance control unit 131 or the guidance control unit 131a excludes the exhibit candidate that the visitor did not accept, in step S202. Alternatively, the execution from step S802 is repeated.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the notation “... Unit” used for each component is “... circuit”, “... Device”, “... Unit”, or “ It may be replaced with another notation such as "... module".

Although various embodiments have been described with reference to the drawings, it goes without saying that the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope described in the claims, and naturally, they also belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure. Understood. Further, the constituent elements in the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined without departing from the spirit of the disclosure.

The present disclosure can be realized by software, hardware, or software that is linked with hardware. Each functional block used in the description of the above embodiments is partially or wholly realized as an LSI that is an integrated circuit, and each process described in the above embodiments is partially or wholly It may be controlled by one LSI or a combination of LSIs. The LSI may be composed of individual chips, or may be composed of one chip so as to include some or all of the functional blocks. The LSI may include data input and output. The LSI may be referred to as an IC, a system LSI, a super LSI, or an ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration. The method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, and it may be realized by a dedicated circuit, a general-purpose processor, or a dedicated processor. Alternatively, a programmable field programmable gate array (FPGA) after manufacturing the LSI or a reconfigurable processor capable of reconfiguring connection and setting of circuit cells inside the LSI may be used. The present disclosure may be implemented as digital or analog processing. Furthermore, if integrated circuit technology comes out to replace LSI's as a result of the advancement of semiconductor technology or a derivative other technology, it is naturally also possible to carry out function block integration using this technology. The application of biotechnology is possible.

The present disclosure can be implemented in any type of device, device, or system (collectively referred to as a communication device) having a communication function. Non-limiting examples of communication devices include telephones (cell phones, smartphones, etc.), tablets, personal computers (PCs) (laptops, desktops, notebooks, etc.), cameras (digital still/video cameras, etc.). ), digital players (digital audio/video players, etc.), wearable devices (wearable cameras, smart watches, tracking devices, etc.), game consoles, digital book readers, telehealth telemedicine (remote health) Examples include a combination of a care/medicine prescription device, a vehicle or a mobile transportation device (a car, an airplane, a ship, etc.) having a communication function, and various devices described above.

The communication device is not limited to being portable or mobile, and any type of device, device, system, such as a smart home device (home appliances, lighting equipment, smart meter or It also includes measuring devices, control panels, etc.), vending machines, and any “Things” that may exist on an IoT (Internet of Things) network.

The communication includes not only data communication using a cellular system, a wireless LAN system, a communication satellite system, etc., but also data communication using a combination of these. Further, the communication device also includes devices such as a controller and a sensor that are connected or coupled to the communication device that executes the communication function described in the present disclosure. For example, a controller or a sensor that generates a control signal or a data signal used by a communication device that executes the communication function of the communication device is included.

In addition, the communication device includes infrastructure equipment such as a base station, an access point, and any other device, device, or system that communicates with or controls the various devices described above, without limitation. ..

A control device according to the present disclosure includes a first number, which is the number of first wireless communication terminals located in an area associated with each of a plurality of guidance targets, and a second number that moves toward each of the guidance targets. A second number, which is the number of wireless communication terminals of the wireless communication terminal, and an estimation circuit that estimates the second number based on the position information of each of the wireless communication terminals; and a first number that is associated with the first guidance target based on the estimation result. A control circuit that determines a second guidance target to guide to the first wireless communication terminal located in the area, and information about the determined second guidance target that is located in the first area. And a communication circuit for transmitting to one of the wireless communication terminals.

In the control device according to the present disclosure, the information related to the guidance target includes identification information of the guidance target, an average tour time of the guidance target, a maximum number of people who can simultaneously observe the guidance target, and a travel time to the guidance target. , At least one of the first number and the second number.

In the control device according to the present disclosure, the control circuit may include at least one of an average tour time of the guidance target, a maximum number of people who can simultaneously observe the guidance target, and a travel time to the guidance target; Based on the number and the second number, the person carrying the one of the first wireless communication terminals estimates the time required to visit the second guidance target, The second guidance target is determined based on the time required.

In the control device according to the present disclosure, the area associated with the guidance target is an area in which the distance from the associated guidance target is smaller than a predetermined value.

In the control device according to the present disclosure, the second wireless communication terminal is a wireless communication terminal whose distance to the guidance target is decreasing.

In the control device according to the present disclosure, the second guidance target determined by the control circuit is the tour among the guidance targets that the guided person carrying the one of the first wireless communication terminals has not visited. This is the guidance target that requires the shortest time.

In the control device according to the present disclosure, the communication circuit receives a list of guide targets from the one of the first wireless communication terminals, and the second guide target determined by the control circuit is the first guide target. The guided person who carries the one of the wireless communication terminals has not been visited yet, and is the guidance object having the shortest time required for the tour among the guidance objects included in the list of guidance objects.

In the control device according to the present disclosure, the communication circuit receives a request from the one of the first wireless communication terminals, and the control circuit determines the second guidance target according to the request. To do.

In the control device according to the present disclosure, the second guidance target is a plurality of guidance target candidates, the communication circuit receives information indicating one of the candidates, and the communication circuit determines the candidate of the candidates. Information about one is transmitted to the one of the first wireless communication terminals.

The wireless communication terminal according to the present disclosure, for each of a plurality of guidance targets, the identification information of the guidance target, the average tour time of the guidance target, the number of people who can simultaneously observe the guidance target, and the movement to the guidance target. Time, a first number that is the number of first wireless communication terminals located in an area associated with each of the guidance targets, and a number of second wireless communication terminals that move toward each of the guidance targets. A second number, which is at least one of: a control circuit that receives information about the guidance target from the control device, a display device that displays information about the guidance target, and a plurality of the guidance targets. An input device that accepts a selection and a communication circuit that transmits information indicating the selected guidance target to the control device are provided.

A control system according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of wireless communication terminals carried by a plurality of visitors observing a plurality of guidance targets, and a control device according to the present disclosure.

A control method according to the present disclosure includes a first number that is the number of first wireless communication terminals located in an area associated with each of a plurality of guidance targets and a second number that moves toward each of the guidance targets. And a second number, which is the number of wireless communication terminals of the wireless communication terminal, are estimated based on the position information of each of the wireless communication terminals, and based on the estimation result, the position in the first area associated with the first guidance target is determined. One of the first wireless communication terminals located in the first area for determining the second guidance target to be guided to the first wireless communication terminal Send to.

The present disclosure is useful for a system that guides the route of an exhibit.

10, 10a control device 11 communication unit 12, 12a storage unit 100, 100a route guidance control system 121 tour information database 122 system information database 123 tour wish list database 13, 13a control unit 131, 131a guidance control unit 132 position estimation unit 133 tour Person state estimation unit 134 Tour time estimation unit 20 Access point 30 (30-1 to 30-N) Communication terminal 30a (30a-1 to 30a-N) Communication terminal 31 Radio communication unit 32, 32a Control unit 321 Tour guide request unit 322 Tour guide display control unit 323 Position detection unit 324 Tour request list control unit 33 Display unit

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A first number, which is the number of first wireless communication terminals located in an area associated with each of the plurality of guidance targets, and a number of second wireless communication terminals, which move toward each of the guidance targets. An estimation circuit that estimates a second number based on the position information of each of the wireless communication terminals;
A control circuit that determines a second guidance target to be guided to the first wireless communication terminal located in the first area associated with the first guidance target based on the estimation result;
A communication circuit for transmitting the determined information regarding the second guidance target to one of the first wireless communication terminals located in the first area;
A control device equipped with. The information regarding the guidance target includes identification information of the guidance target, an average tour time of the guidance target, the number of people who can simultaneously observe the guidance target, a travel time to the guidance target, and the first number, The control device according to claim 1, wherein the control device is at least one of the second number. The control circuit includes at least one of an average tour time of the guidance target, a maximum number of people who can simultaneously observe the guidance target, and a travel time to the guidance target, the first number, and the second number. Based on the above, the time required for the guided person carrying the one of the first wireless communication terminals to visit the second guidance target is estimated,
Determining the second guidance target based on the time required for the tour,
The control device according to claim 1. The second guidance target determined by the control circuit is a guidance target that requires the shortest time to visit among the guidance targets that the guided person carrying the one of the first wireless communication terminals has not yet visited. Is,
The control device according to claim 3. The communication circuit receives a list of guidance targets from the one of the first wireless communication terminals,
The second guidance target determined by the control circuit is one of the guidance targets included in the list of guidance targets that is not visited by the guided person who carries the one of the first wireless communication terminals. It is the guidance subject that the time required for the tour is the shortest,
The control device according to claim 3 or 4. The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the area associated with the guidance target is an area in which a distance from the guidance target associated with the guidance target is smaller than a predetermined value. The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the second wireless communication terminal is a wireless communication terminal whose distance to the guidance target is decreasing. The communication circuit receives a request from the one of the first wireless communication terminals,
The control circuit determines the second guidance target in response to the request,
The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The second guidance target is a plurality of guidance target candidates,
The communication circuit receives information indicating one of the candidates,
The communication circuit transmits information about one of the candidates to the one of the first wireless communication terminals.
The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. For each of the plurality of guidance targets, the identification information of the guidance target, the average tour time of the guidance target, the number of people who can simultaneously observe the guidance target, the travel time to the guidance target, and the guidance target A first number, which is the number of first wireless communication terminals located in the associated area, and a second number, which is the number of second wireless communication terminals moving toward each of the guidance targets. A control circuit for receiving, from the control device, information relating to the guidance target indicating at least one
A display device that displays information about the guidance target;
An input device that receives selection of the plurality of guidance targets,
A communication circuit that transmits information indicating the selected guidance target to the control device,
A wireless communication terminal comprising: A plurality of wireless communication terminals carried by a plurality of visitors who visit a plurality of guidance targets,
A control device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
And a control system. A first number, which is the number of first wireless communication terminals located in an area associated with each of the plurality of guidance targets, and a number of second wireless communication terminals, which move toward each of the guidance targets. Estimating a second number based on the position information of each of the wireless communication terminals,
Based on the estimation result, a second guidance target to be guided to the first wireless communication terminal located in the first area associated with the first guidance target is determined,
Transmitting information on the determined second guidance target to one of the first wireless communication terminals located in the first area,
Control method.

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