JP2990234B2 - Navigation system using telephone network - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a navigation system for presenting an appropriate moving method based on departure point information and destination information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a personal computer uses a personal computer to input the access point name of the nearest public transportation as departure point information and destination information using a keyboard or the like, and relates to the transportation means possessed by the system. There is a commercially available one that suggests an appropriate moving method by searching a database.

In order to know an appropriate moving method while traveling by car or the like, latitude / longitude information or a position on a map relating to a destination set by a questioner and a GSP
There is also known one that presents a direction, a distance, and a current traveling direction of a destination using current position information obtained from information from a satellite.

[0004]

However, the former requires that the inquirer enter information about the nearest station, and that it is basically necessary to install commercially available software on a personal computer. There is a problem that it is difficult to update a database relating to transportation means required when a route is newly established in real time, and there is no guarantee that the latest information can be obtained.

[0005] The latter has a problem that it is necessary to input the geographical information of the destination including the latitude and longitude information and the operation is complicated. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, eliminates the need for complicated operations,
The latest transportation means information can always be obtained.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a telephone directory database storing location information of a telephone installation location corresponding to a telephone number, and a caller telephone. A means of transport database storing information on the appropriate means of travel and information on the means of travel determined between the location information of the installation location and the location information of the location of the destination telephone, and a destination telephone number given by the caller The telephone directory database and the transportation means database are accessed on the basis of the type of travel and the response format , and an appropriate time corresponding to the type of travel from the departure point to the destination is determined.
Read the moving means and information on the moving means
Thus, there is provided a navigation system using a telephone network constituted by a mobile means responding device for transmitting the response form to the caller . In addition, the above navigation system
In addition, various transportation network and road information network
A communication control device connected to the work, and
The device is connected to various transportation networks via the communication control device.
To make a seat reservation or access the road information network
Even if you access the work and retrieve traffic information
Good.

[0007]

The navigation center searches for the location information of the caller by calling from the telephone, and then the caller inputs the destination telephone number, so that the navigation center searches for the destination information. Based on both information, the navigation center searches for an appropriate means of travel between the origin and the destination, and sends the searched information to the originator.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. A telephone 1, a video telephone 2, and a facsimile 3 used in a fixed state are connected to a telephone exchange network 8. Also, a mobile telephone 4 mounted on a mobile body such as an automobile, a mobile telephone with a GPS device connected to the mobile telephone + GPS
5. Mobile phone with FA connected to mobile phone + FA
X6 is connected to the telephone exchange network 8 via a mobile communication base station 7 via a wireless line.

[0009] The telephone exchange network 8 is connected to a navigation center 9 comprising a mobile means response device 91, a telephone directory database 92, a mobile means database 93, a congestion information notification device 94, and a communication control device 95. The communication control device 95 is connected to the various transportation network 10 and the road information network 11 and receives information from the network.

The telephone directory database 92 stores subscriber telephone numbers, mobile communication zone information, subscriber names, location information disclosure passwords, addresses, and nearest access point information of various transportation means, associating them with latitude and longitude information. It is memorized. The location information disclosure password is used to read the information stored in the database unconditionally when requested, and to read the latter information when the information is released only to a specific person. And
It is intended to make the password known only to certain individuals and to protect privacy by preventing others from extracting the information.

The transportation means database 93 is a caller telephone.
Location information of installation location and location information of destination phone installation location
And the appropriate means of transportation in between, based on
And information about the means. Congestion information notification device
Reference numeral 94 designates information relating to the traffic congestion that changes from moment to moment, extracting only relevant portions from the route between the departure point and the destination and notifying the inquirer. The moving means responding device 91 is provided with a means for searching the above-mentioned database, responding appropriately to traffic information in a format requested by the requester, and a reserving means for reserving seats for various transportation means.

In the apparatus having the above-mentioned configuration, a response to an inquiry from a fixed telephone will be described first. When the interrogator calls the navigation center 9 from the telephone 1, the telephone exchange network 8 receiving the call executes the connection and notifies the navigation center 9 of the subscriber number of the telephone 1 from which the call was made.

[0013] In addition, the moving means responding device 91 allows the requester to input a telephone number of the destination, a location information disclosure password, a moving type of public transportation or not, and a response format such as voice response or fax response. That is, a voice message is transmitted to the telephone 1.

[0014] The questioner receiving this message is the telephone 1
The user inputs a destination telephone number, a movement type, a response format, and, if necessary, a location information disclosure password using a DTMF signal or the like.

When this response is received, the moving means responding device 91
Searches the destination's telephone number and phonebook database for the destination's subscriber name and location information disclosure password,
Check the password against the entered password. When the collation is completed, the destination is determined from the subscriber name information of the destination, a message for prompting confirmation of the determined destination is created, and transmitted to the telephone 1.

When the requester makes a call from the telephone 1 to the effect that the destination has been confirmed by a DTMF signal or the like, the mobile unit responding device 91 reads the destination address,
Search for the nearest access point information of various transportation means at each departure point and destination. Further, the mobile means database 93 is searched based on the above information, an appropriate moving means is selected, and information relating to the destination address, route, transfer point, fare, required time, etc. is transmitted to the telephone 1 in the form of a voice message. .

If the questioner wishes to reserve a seat,
The effect is transmitted from the telephone 1 using a DTMF signal or the like. Upon receiving the call, the mobile means response device 91 calls an appropriate transportation network via the communication control device 95, and performs a requested process such as a seat reservation.

The above is the transmission from the fixed device. Next, the transmission from the moving device will be described. Here, for example, transmission from “mobile phone + FAX” 6 will be described. In this case, the requester is "mobile phone + FA
"X" is transmitted to the navigation center 9 from the "6".

The mobile communication base station 7 that has received the call executes the connection to the telephone exchange network 8 and at the same time sends the "mobile telephone +
The subscriber number of FAX 6 and the current position, that is, the zone information is notified.

The mobile means responding device 91 sends a message prompting the user to input the telephone number of the destination, the location information disclosure password, the type of movement, and the response format as "mobile telephone + FAX".
To send to.

The interrogator who receives this message inputs a destination telephone number, a location information disclosure password, a movement type, and a response format from a "mobile telephone + FAX" 6 by a DTMF signal or the like. In this case, the movement type is automobile and the response type is FAX.

Thus, the mobile means responding device 91 searches the destination telephone number and the data of the telephone directory database 92 for the subscriber name of the destination and the location information disclosure password, and performs password collation. After completion of the collation, the destination is specified based on the subscriber name information, a voice message prompting confirmation of the destination is created, and the voice message is sent to “mobile phone + FAX” 6.

The interrogator who has received this signal transmits a message from the "mobile telephone + FAX" 6 that the destination is confirmed to be correct using a DTMF signal or the like.

Thereafter, the mobile means responding device 91 searches the telephone directory database 92 for the destination address, the departure place and the latitude / longitude information of the destination, and further searches the mobile means database based on the information to obtain an appropriate route. Is transmitted to the “mobile phone + FAX” 6 by fax information including the outline of the route, the road map, and the required time, and also by voice if requested by the interrogator.

Furthermore, since the moving means responding device 91 notifies the traffic congestion information notifying device 94 of the selected route, the congestion information notifying device 94 transmits the information when traffic congestion occurs on the route. Via "mobile phone +
FAX "6.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the originating information is retrieved by the navigation center by making a call from the telephone, and the destination information is retrieved by the navigation center by inputting the destination telephone number. I did it. Also, since many users access the navigation center, it is easy for each user to go online without feeling any financial burden, so that the user can obtain the latest information.

Also, when using a GPS satellite or the like,
The navigation center can automatically search the destination latitude / longitude and departure latitude / longitude from the caller's phone number and the called party's phone number. Can be configured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 telephone 4 mobile telephone 5 mobile telephone + GPS 6 mobile telephone + FAX 7 mobile communication base station 8 telephone exchange network 9 navigation center

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A telephone directory database storing location information of a telephone installation location corresponding to a telephone number, and a location determined based on location information of a caller telephone installation location and a destination telephone installation location. The appropriate means of transportation
And a mobile means database storing information on the mobile means, a destination telephone number, a mobile type, and a response given by a caller.
Access to the telephone directory database and the transportation means database based on the format ,
The appropriate moving means and the moving means according to the moving type
A navigation system using a telephone network constituted by a mobile means responding device for reading out information on a stage and transmitting the information to a caller in the response format . 2. A navigation system according to claim 1.
In various transportation network and road information network
A communication control device connected thereto, wherein the moving means responding device is connected via the communication control device.
Access to various transportation networks to reserve seats
Traffic or access to the road information network
2. The navigator according to claim 1, wherein information is taken out.
Option system.