JP4027272B2 - Communications system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a technique for providing information to passengers on a vehicle such as a bus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  For example,stationOn campus or train,Provided along the trackThisThepluralCommunication base stationUsing railwayuserButThe position of your personal digital assistantIdentifyManagement centerManage withFor mobile information terminalsforThere is an information providing system that provides content according to a position (see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2003-101455 A
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the technique described in Patent Literature 1, the current position is managed for each portable information terminal in the management center. By the way, there are cases where users move on foot within the station premises, but in many cases they move on a train from the station to the station at a relatively high speed, and such users There are many at the same time. Under such circumstances, it is not easy for the management center to manage the current position of each portable information terminal possessed by each user. In addition, since a large number of portable information terminals are moving at a relatively high speed, signals related to the location information of each portable information terminal are frequently transmitted and received between the management center and each communication base station. Will increase.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide information according to position to passengers of a vehicle with a simple configuration.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  To solve the above problem,BookThe invention has a vehicle and an information providing device,
  The vehicle is
  Passengers who get on or off the vehicleButReading means for reading the ticket identification information assigned to the ticket from the possessed ticket;
  Positioning means for measuring the position of the vehicle;
  The ticket identification information read by the reading means and the position information indicating the position measured by the positioning means are transmitted to the information providing apparatus.FirstTransmission means,
  The information providing apparatus includes:
  Tickets issuedEvery ticketTicket identification information,ConcernedPassengers who use a ticketButCorresponds to the communication address of the mobile communication terminalWriteMemory means to remember,
  SaidFirstReceiving means for receiving the ticket identification information and the position information transmitted by the transmitting means;
  Selection means for selecting content based on position information received by the receiving means;
  Corresponds to the ticket identification information received by the receiving meansAttachedA communication address is read from the storage means, specified as a transmission destination, and the content selected by the selection means is transmitted.SecondTransmission means
  A communication system is provided.
[0007]
  Moreover, this invention has a vehicle and an information provision apparatus,
  The vehicle is
  First reading means for reading ticket identification information assigned to the ticket from a ticket possessed by a passenger who rides the vehicle;
  Second reading means for reading the ticket identification information assigned to the boarding ticket from the boarding ticket possessed by the passenger getting off the vehicle;
  Positioning means for measuring the position of the vehicle;
  Passenger ticket identification information read by the first reading means, getting-off ticket identification information read by the second reading means, and position information indicating the position measured by the positioning means And first transmitting means for transmitting the information to the information providing device,
  The information providing apparatus includes:
  For each ticket issued, the ticket identification information of the ticket, the communication address of the mobile communication terminal possessed by the customer who uses the ticket, and the boarding state information indicating whether or not the customer is on board are associated with each other Storage means for storing
  Receiving means for receiving the passenger's ticket identification information, the passenger's ticket identification information and the position information transmitted by the first transmission means;
  The means for updating the boarding state information stored in the storage unit, and when the ticket identification information of the passenger is received by the receiving unit, the boarding state information associated with the boarding ticket identification information is updated. Information indicating that the boarding state information associated with the boarding ticket identification information has been removed when the boarding ticket identification information of the passenger is received by the receiving means while being rewritten with information indicating that the boarding is in progress. Update means to rewrite
  Selection means for selecting content based on position information received by the receiving means;
  A second transmission unit that reads out a communication address of a customer who is in the boarding state with reference to the storage unit, designates it as a transmission destination, and transmits the content selected by the selection unit;
  A communication system is provided.
  Moreover, this invention has a vehicle and an information provision apparatus,
  The vehicle is
  Reading means for reading the ticket identification information assigned to the boarding ticket from the boarding ticket possessed by the passenger getting off the vehicle;
  Positioning means for measuring the position of the vehicle;
  First ticket transmission means for transmitting the ticket identification information read by the reading means and position information indicating the position measured by the positioning means to the information providing device;
  The information providing apparatus includes:
  For each ticket issued, the ticket identification information of the ticket, the communication address of the mobile communication terminal possessed by the customer who uses the ticket, and the destination to which the customer heads after getting off the vehicle Storage means for storing destination information in association with each other;
  Receiving means for receiving the ticket identification information and the position information transmitted by the first transmitting means;
  The destination information associated with the ticket identification information received by the receiving means is read from the storage means and indicated by the position specified from the destination information and the position information received by the receiving means. Acquisition means for acquiring map data including a position to be recorded;
  Second transmission means for reading out the communication address associated with the ticket identification information received by the reception means from the storage means, designating it as a transmission destination, and transmitting the map data acquired by the acquisition means; Have
  A communication system is provided.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the common part in each figure.
[A-1. Configuration of Embodiment]
<1. Configuration of communication system>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system according to the present embodiment.
In the figure, the ticket sales counter is a store that sells the ticket 20 for the bus 40. A staff member at the ticket office issues a ticket 20 by operating the ticketing device 10 to a customer who wishes to purchase the ticket 20. In addition, a PC (personal computer) 15 installed in the ticket sales area communicates with the information distribution server 50 via a communication network (not shown) such as the Internet.
[0009]
The boarding ticket 20 is a so-called non-contact type IC card, which has an antenna inside the card and transmits and receives data using radio waves transmitted from an external reader device. Power for driving an IC chip or the like inside the card is generated. Further, in the memory provided in the card, in addition to the ticket number unique to each ticket 20 written by the ticket issuing device 10, for example, when the ticket 20 is a commuter pass, a boarding permission period, a boarding section, etc. Is stored. The ticket number is not necessarily written by the ticket issuing device 10. For example, when a unique manufacturing number or the like is written in advance in the memory of the non-contact type IC card, this manufacturing number can be used as a ticket number.
[0010]
The mobile phone 30 is a mobile communication terminal possessed by a passenger who uses the ticket 20 and communicates with the information distribution server 50 via a mobile packet communication network (not shown). The mobile phone 30 is installed with software for a WWW (World Wide Web) browser.
[0011]
On the bus 40, a boarding-side reader device 41a, a getting-off side reader device 41b, a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver 42, and a communication device 43 are installed. The boarding side reader device 41a is installed in the vicinity of the boarding gate of the bus 40, and a passenger boarding the bus 40 reads information such as a ticket number from the boarding ticket 20 held over the boarding side reader device 41a. Moreover, the getting-off side reader device 41b is installed in the vicinity of the getting-off port of the bus 40, and reads information such as a boarding ticket number from the boarding ticket 20 held by the passenger getting off the bus 40 with respect to the getting-off side reader device 41b.
[0012]
The GPS receiver 42 uses GPS to acquire highly accurate position information of the own device 42 composed of latitude, longitude, and altitude (altitude above sea level). In the present embodiment, the position information obtained by the GPS receiver 42 is used as the position information of the bus 40. Further, hereinafter, the position information of the bus 40 in this embodiment is assumed to be composed of latitude and longitude information.
[0013]
The communication device 43 communicates with the information distribution server 50 via, for example, a mobile packet communication network (not shown). The memory in the communication device 43 stores a unique bus ID for each bus 40. The communication device 43 also includes information such as a ticket number read from the ticket 20 by the ride-side reader device 41a and the get-off side reader device 41b, the position information of the bus 40 obtained from the GPS receiver 42, and the bus ID. It transmits to the distribution server 50.
[0014]
The information distribution server 50 transmits content corresponding to the current position of the bus 40 to the mobile phone 30 possessed by passengers on the bus 40.
[0015]
<2. Configuration of Information Distribution Server 50>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information distribution server 50. As shown in the figure, the information distribution server 50 includes a CPU 51, a ROM 52, a RAM 53, a communication interface 54, a customer DB (Data Base) 55, a bus position DB 56, a stop DB 57, and a content storage device 58. Have.
[0016]
The CPU 51 controls each part of the information distribution server 50 by executing various programs stored in the ROM 52 and the hard disk (not shown). In addition, the ROM 52 stores a program that performs basic control of each unit of the information distribution server 50. The RAM 53 is used as a work area for the CPU 51. The communication interface 54 controls communication performed between the PC 15, the communication device 43, and the mobile phone 30 via various communication networks (for example, the Internet, a mobile packet communication network, etc.) under the control of the CPU 51.
[0017]
In the customer DB 55, as shown in FIG. 3, for each ticket number, information on the ticket 20 (ticket type, boarding section) and information on the boarding status (boarding status, bus ID, boarding and getting-off stop ID) And information related to content transmission control (transmission during boarding, transmission during boarding, transmission interval, transmission during getting off, keywords 1 to 3), information indicating the destination, and information relating to passengers managed by this ticket number ( (Email address, name, age, gender, occupation, address, hobby) are stored.
[0018]
Here, one of “not boarded”, “during boarding”, and “get off” is stored in the “boarding state” column. “Not boarded” indicates a state where the passenger has not yet boarded the bus 40, “During boarding” indicates a state where the passenger is on the bus 40, and “Get off” indicates that the passenger is from the bus 40. It shows the state of getting off. Further, when “in boarding” or “get off” is stored in the “boarding state” column, the bus ID of the bus 40 that has been or has been in the bus is stored in the “bus ID” column.
[0019]
Information stored in the columns of “transmission when boarding”, “transmission during boarding”, “transmission interval”, “transmission when getting off”, and “keywords 1 to 3” is set by the passenger. For example, if the “transmission during boarding” field is set to “present” and the “transmission interval” field is set to “5 minutes”, the passenger's mobile phone 30 is on the bus 40. Content is distributed every 5 minutes. Keywords 1 to 3 are used for content filtering.
[0020]
In the “mail address” column, the mail address of the mobile phone 30 possessed by the passenger is stored, and in the “destination” column, information indicating the destination to which the passenger heads after getting off the bus 40 is stored. . In the example shown in FIG. 3, only the name of the destination is stored in the “destination” column, but latitude / longitude information indicating the location of the destination may be stored together with the name. In addition, among the information stored in the “personal information” column, age, gender, occupation, and hobby are used for content filtering in the same manner as the keywords 1 to 3 described above.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 4, in the bus position DB 56, for each bus ID, a route ID indicating the route of the bus 40, latitude / longitude information indicating the current position of the bus 40, and a plurality of the route IDs provided on the route of the bus 40 are provided. Of these stops, the ID of the latest stop where the bus 40 has passed or stopped is stored.
[0022]
In the stop DB 57, as shown in FIG. 5, for each stop ID, the name of the stop, position information indicating the position where the stop is installed, and a certain area set around the stop position are set. The latitude and longitude information of the start point and the end point indicating the range of the stop area, and the transmission information at the time of transmission transmitted to passengers newly boarding the bus 40 from this stop are stored. In the example shown in the figure, a rectangular stop area is provided centering on the position of the stop, and the latitude / longitude information of the two vertices on the diagonal line in the square stop area is stored as the latitude / longitude information of the start point and the end point. Yes.
[0023]
The content storage device 58 stores various contents to be transmitted to the mobile phone 30. Examples of content include store advertisement information, tourist attraction guide information, special product information, and local news. As shown in FIG. 6, the content storage device 58 includes, for each content ID, position information associated with the content, a content body, keywords 1 to 3 indicating an outline of the content, and map data for navigation. Is stored. For example, when the content is store advertisement information, the “position information” field stores latitude and longitude information indicating the store location. The map data for navigation is, for example, map data indicating the vicinity of the store location, or map data indicating the route from the nearest stop to the store.
[0024]
[A-2. Operation of the embodiment]
<1. Processing from ticket issuance 20 to registration of personal information>
First, a user who will later become a passenger of the bus 40 purchases a ticket 20 for the bus 40 at a ticket counter. At this time, the clerk operates the ticket issuing device 10 to issue the ticket 20 in which the boarding date and time, the boarding section, and the like are written in addition to the boarding ticket number. Further, the clerk operates the PC 15 to send a pair of the ticket number of the ticket 20 sold to the user and the mail address of the mobile phone 30 applied by the user to the information distribution server 50.
[0025]
In addition, the purchaser and user about the boarding ticket 20 do not need to be the same. However, in this case, the purchaser of the ticket 20 needs to apply to the staff for the mail address of the mobile phone 30 possessed by the person who uses the ticket 20. The pair of the ticket number and the e-mail address may be transmitted from the mobile phone 30 to the information distribution server 50 by the user of the ticket 20. However, in this case, it is necessary to print the ticket number on the surface of the ticket 20 so that the user of the ticket 20 can grasp the ticket number. Further, the ticket number / email address pair may be transmitted from the ticket issuing device 10 to the information distribution server 50.
[0026]
When the information distribution server 50 receives a ticket number / mail address pair from the PC 15, first, the information distribution server 50 additionally registers the received information in the customer DB 55. Further, the information distribution server 50 designates the additionally registered e-mail address as the transmission destination, and accesses the dedicated WWW page and inputs personal information, destination information, etc. to the user of the ticket 20. Send an email requesting that A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) indicating the location of the WWW page is attached to the e-mail.
[0027]
In response to an e-mail from the information distribution server 50, the user operates the mobile phone 30 to access the WWW page, personal information (name, age, gender, occupation, address, hobby), destination information, content When the information related to the transmission control (the presence / absence of transmission during boarding, the presence / absence of transmission during boarding, the transmission interval, the presence / absence of transmission when getting off, keywords 1 to 3) is input, the information distribution server 50 additionally registers these information first The ticket is registered in the customer DB 55 in association with the ticket number and the mail address.
[0028]
If only the name of the destination is input on the WWW page, the information distribution server 50 searches and calculates the position information of the destination from the name of the destination, and the customer DB 55 includes the position information together with the name of the destination. Can be registered. Further, the user may access the WWW page and input personal information, destination information, etc. after getting on the bus 40.
[0029]
<2. Processing during boarding>
FIG. 7 is a sequence chart illustrating the operation of each part of the communication system during boarding. As shown in the figure, the position information of the bus 40 acquired by the GPS receiver 42 is sequentially transmitted to the communication device 43 (step S101). The communication device 43 periodically transmits the position information of the bus 40 obtained from the GPS receiver 42 and the bus ID of the bus 40 to the information distribution server 50 (step S102). The information distribution server 50 updates the current position of the bus 40 stored in the bus position DB 56 based on the position information and the bus ID periodically transmitted from the communication device 43. Further, the information distribution server 50 compares the updated current position of the bus 40 with the position of each stop stored in the stop DB 57, and if necessary, determines the latest stop ID stored in the bus position DB 56. Update (step S103). In this way, the information stored in the bus position DB 56 is updated sequentially.
[0030]
Now, when the passenger who has the boarding ticket 20 and the mobile phone 30 gets on the bus 40, the passenger holds the boarding ticket 20 that the passenger has on the boarding side reader device 41a. Thereby, the boarding side reader apparatus 41a reads a boarding ticket number from the boarding ticket 20 (step S111), and transmits the read boarding ticket number to the communication apparatus 43 (step S112). The communication device 43 transmits the ticket number received from the boarding-side reader device 41a, boarding information indicating boarding, and the bus ID of the bus 40 to the information distribution server 50 (step S113).
[0031]
When receiving the ticket number, boarding information, and bus ID from the communication device 43, the information distribution server 50 first updates the customer DB 55 based on the received information (step S114). That is, the information distribution server 50 rewrites the “boarding state” column of the passenger managed by the received ticket number from “not boarded” to “busy” in the customer DB 55 (see FIG. 3). The received bus ID is written in the “bus ID” column of the passenger. In addition, the information distribution server 50 writes the latest stop ID read from the bus position DB 56 using the received bus ID as a key in the “ride stop ID” column of the passenger.
[0032]
Next, the information distribution server 50 checks the “transmission when boarding” column for this passenger (step S115), and when the transmission when boarding is set to “none” (step S115: NO), FIG. The processing at the time of boarding shown in FIG. On the other hand, if the transmission at the time of boarding is set to “Yes” (step S115: YES), the information distribution server 50 uses the bus stop ID read from the “boarding bus stop ID” column of the passenger as a key to the bus stop DB57. The boarding transmission information is read out (see FIG. 5) (step S116). Further, the information distribution server 50 reads the passenger's mail address from the customer DB 55 (step S117), designates the mail address as a transmission destination, and transmits the boarding transmission information read in step S116 (step S118). ).
[0033]
The boarding transmission information transmitted from the information distribution server 50 is transmitted to the mobile phone 30 via the mobile packet communication network. As a result, the passenger's mobile phone 30 that has boarded the bus 40 will be transmitted at the time of boarding, depending on the boarding location (stop), for example, “Newly reopened / 1 minute walk from the bus stop. Information is displayed (step S119).
[0034]
In addition, when the information distribution server 50 updates the customer DB 55 in the above step S114, “personal information”, “destination”, “transmission when boarding”, “transmission during boarding” for passengers newly boarding the bus 40 It is checked whether or not data is set in a column such as “”, and if the data is not set, an e-mail requesting input of these data from the WWW page can be transmitted. Also, personal information, destination information, and information related to content transmission control can be changed from the WWW page during boarding.
[0035]
<3. Processing while riding>
FIG. 8 is a sequence chart illustrating the operation of each part of the communication system during boarding. Note that the processing in steps S101 to S103 shown in FIG. 7 is repeated even during execution of the processing shown in FIG. 7, and the information in the bus position DB 56 is sequentially updated.
[0036]
For each passenger managed by the ticket number in the customer DB 55 (see FIG. 3), the information distribution server 50 has a “boarding status” column of “on boarding” and a “transmission on board” column of “passing on board”. 8 is started at the time interval set in the “transmission interval” field. The information distribution server 50 starts the process shown in FIG. 8 when a content transmission request is input from the mobile phone 30 of a passenger on the bus 40 via the WWW page.
[0037]
First, the information distribution server 50 specifies the bus ID of the bus 40 on which the passenger who is the transmission target of the content is boarded in the customer DB 55. Next, the information distribution server 50 reads the current position of the bus 40 from the bus position DB 56 using the specified bus ID as a key (step S201). As a result, the information distribution server 50 obtains the current position of the bus 40 on which the passenger who is the content transmission target is on.
[0038]
Next, the information distribution server 50 refers to the stop DB 57 and specifies a stop area including the current position of the bus 40 (step S202). Note that if each bus stop 40 is provided with a size that allows each bus stop area to overlap each other, as long as the bus 40 travels within the bus route, the bus stop area including the current location of the bus 40 is It must exist. The information distribution server 50 compares the latitude / longitude information indicating the current position of the bus 40 with the latitude / longitude information of the start point and the end point indicating the range of each stop area, and determines the stop area including the current position of the bus 40. Identify.
[0039]
Further, the information distribution server 50 reads the filtering keywords 1 to 3 set by the passenger who is the transmission target of the content from the customer DB 55 (step S203). Then, the information distribution server 50 is a content whose position information is included in the stop area identified in step S202 from the content storage device 58 (see FIG. 6), and is set for the content. The content that matches at least one or more of the keywords 1 to 3 set by the passenger acquired in step S203 is specified and read from the content storage device 58 (step S204).
[0040]
Thereafter, the information distribution server 50 reads out the mail address of the passenger who is the content transmission target from the customer DB 55 (step S205), designates the mail address as the transmission destination, and transmits the content read out in the above step S204. (Step S206). Accordingly, for example, content illustrated in FIG. 9 is displayed on the mobile phone 30 of the passenger on the bus 40 (step S207). Moreover, the display of such content is updated at every transmission interval set by the passenger. Therefore, while getting on the bus 40, different contents are sequentially displayed on the passenger's mobile phone 30 according to the current position of the bus 40.
[0041]
When filtering content, the keywords 1 to 3 set by the passenger are not used, but information such as age, gender, occupation, hobby, etc. stored in the “personal information” column of the passenger is used. It may be used. However, in this case, each content stored in the content storage device 58 is classified into categories in consideration of, for example, age, sex, occupation, hobbies, etc., or keywords that are conscious of hobbies, occupations, etc. Furthermore, it should be assigned. In addition, content filtering may be performed using both the keywords 1 to 3 set by the passenger and the personal information of the passenger.
[0042]
In step S202, a stop area including the current position of the bus 40 is not specified, but a visited area having a certain size around the current position of the bus 40 is generated. You may make it read the content according to a position from the content storage apparatus 58 using an area instead of a stop area.
[0043]
<4. Processing when getting off>
FIG. 10 is a sequence chart illustrating the operation of each unit of the communication system when getting off. Note that the processing in steps S101 to S103 shown in FIG. 7 is repeated even during execution of the processing shown in FIG. 7, and the information in the bus position DB 56 is sequentially updated.
[0044]
A passenger getting off from the bus 40 holds the boarding ticket 20 over the getting-off side reader device 41b. The getting-off side reader device 41b reads the boarding ticket number from the boarding ticket 20 (step S301), and transmits the read boarding ticket number to the communication device 43 (step S302). The communication device 43 received from the getting-out side reader device 41b. The boarding ticket number, the getting-off information indicating getting off, and the bus ID are transmitted to the information distribution server 50 (step S303).
[0045]
When the information distribution server 50 receives the ticket number, the getting-off information, and the bus ID from the communication device 43, the information distribution server 50 first updates the customer DB 55 based on the received information (step S304). That is, the information distribution server 50 rewrites the “boarding state” column of the passenger managed by the received ticket number in the customer DB 55 from “on boarding” to “getting off”, and this passenger's “getting off stop ID”. The latest bus stop ID read from the bus position DB 56 is written in the column “” using the received bus ID as a key. Next, the information distribution server 50 checks the “transmission when getting off” column for this passenger (step S305), and when the transmission when getting off is set to “none” (step S305: NO), FIG. Finish the process of getting off shown in.
[0046]
On the other hand, when the transmission at the time of getting off is set to “Yes” (step S305: YES), the information distribution server 50, for example, the current position of the bus 40 when the passenger gets off or the passenger gets off Thereafter, by performing the same processing as steps S202 to S206 shown in FIG. 8 using the location information of the stop, the content corresponding to the getting-off position from the bus 40 is transmitted to the mobile phone 30 of the passenger who got off the bus. can do.
[0047]
In and after step S306, a description will be given of a case where a passenger getting off from the bus 40 sets destination information in advance and transmitting map data to the destination to the mobile phone 30 of the passenger getting off.
[0048]
In this case, first, the information distribution server 50 reads the destination name and the latitude / longitude information of the destination from the column “Destination” of the passenger who got off the bus 40 in the customer DB 55 (step S306). Thereafter, the information distribution server 50 reads out the corresponding map data for navigation from the content storage device 58 (see FIG. 6) using the destination name or the latitude and longitude information of the destination as a key (step S307). And the information delivery server 50 reads the mail address of the passenger who got off from the bus 40 from the customer DB 55 (step S308), designates the mail address as a transmission destination, and transmits the map data acquired in the step S307 ( Step S309). Thereby, for example, a map as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the cellular phone 30 of the passenger who gets off the bus 40 (step S310). Therefore, a passenger who gets off the bus 40 can obtain a map showing the vicinity of the destination immediately after getting off the bus 40.
[0049]
By the way, when acquiring map data using only the destination name or the latitude / longitude information of the destination in the above step S307, if the getting-off position from the bus 40 and the destination position are relatively close, Both positions will be shown on the map displayed on the screen of the telephone 30, but when the getting-off position and the position of the destination are not so close, the target is displayed on the map displayed on the screen of the mobile telephone 30. There are cases where only the ground is shown.
[0050]
Therefore, first, for the map data for navigation stored in the content storage device 58, a plurality of map data having different scales are prepared, and each map data is 1/400, 1/600, 1/1000, etc. Is associated with position information indicating the range of the area indicated by the map. For example, similarly to the stop area described above, if the area indicated by the map is a rectangle, the latitude and longitude information at the two vertices on the diagonal line in the area of the rectangle may be used as position information indicating the range of the area.
[0051]
Further, when the information distribution server 50 reads out the map data for navigation from the content storage device 58, the latitude / longitude information of the getting-off position (the current position of the bus 40 when the passenger gets off) and the latitude / longitude information of the destination Then, the map information including both the getting-off position and the destination position is selected by comparing the position information indicating the area range for each map data. Furthermore, when there are a plurality of map data including both the getting-off position and the destination position, the map data having a smaller scale is selected from the plurality of map data by comparing the scale information. To do. For example, when there are two map data of 1/400 and 1/600, the map data of 1/400 having a smaller scale is selected.
[0052]
If the map data is selected in this way, it is possible to select map data that includes both the getting-off position and the destination position and has a reduction ratio as small as possible. The map displayed on is easier to see.
The information distribution server 50 adds a mark that clearly indicates the position of getting off and the position of the destination to the map data for navigation read from the content storage device 58, or marks the route from the position of getting off to the position of the destination. For example, the map data to be transmitted to the mobile phone 30 may be processed.
[0053]
[B. Modified example]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can be implemented with another various form, without deviating from the main characteristic. The above-described embodiments are merely examples of one aspect of the present invention, and for example, the following modifications can be considered.
[0054]
<Modification 1>
When transmitting the ticket number to the information distribution server 50 (steps S113 and S303), the communication device 43 may transmit the position information (current position) of the bus 40 obtained from the GPS receiver 42 together with the ticket number. . With such a configuration, the information distribution server 50 does not need to specify the current position of the bus 40 with reference to the bus position DB 56.
[0055]
Further, the information distribution server 50 acquires information on the bus position DB 56 and the stop DB 57 from the operation management server by storing the bus position DB 56 and the stop DB 57 in the operation management server that manages the operation of the bus 40. You may make it do. Further, the content storage device 58 may be installed at a location different from the information distribution server 50, and the information distribution server 50 may acquire necessary content from the content storage device 58 via a network.
[0056]
<Modification 2>
In the above-described embodiment, the GPS receiver 42 is used as a means for measuring the position of the bus 40. However, for example, transmission is performed from three or more radio base stations among a large number of radio base stations constituting the mobile communication network. It is also possible to measure the radio wave reception intensity of the received signal and obtain the position of the bus 40 based on the measurement result and the position of each radio base station that measured the radio wave reception intensity.
[0057]
<Modification 3>
The ticket may be a contact IC card, a magnetic card, or a ticket with the ticket number printed as a barcode on the surface of the ticket, or a ticket with the ticket number itself printed on the surface of the ticket. . However, when using a contact IC card as a boarding ticket, it is necessary to install a reader device for the contact IC card on the bus. Similarly, when a magnetic card is used, a reader device for the magnetic card is installed, and when the ticket number is printed as a barcode on the surface of the ticket, a barcode reader is installed on the bus as a reader device. There is a need. When the ticket number itself is printed on the surface of the ticket, for example, a reader device with a camera that captures an image of the ticket and identifies the ticket number from the captured image may be installed on the bus.
[0058]
<Modification 4>
Buses include route buses, sightseeing buses, and trams. Moreover, even if it is a vehicle other than a bus, it may be a taxi or a train as long as it is equipped with a reader device that has a function of measuring the position and reads information stored in a boarding ticket and travels with passengers. Good. In addition, the pass includes a free pass such as a commuter pass, a one-day excursion ticket, a coupon ticket in which the number of boarding permits is written, and a prepaid type in which the prepaid fee written in advance is reduced according to the boarding distance etc. Includes tickets.
[0059]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide information according to position to passengers in a vehicle with a simple configuration.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an information distribution server 50 according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of a customer DB 55 according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of a bus position DB 56 according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of a stop DB 57 according to the embodiment.
6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of content stored in a content storage device 58 according to the embodiment; FIG.
FIG. 7 is a sequence chart illustrating the operation of each part of the communication system during boarding according to the embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a sequence chart illustrating the operation of each part of the communication system during riding according to the embodiment;
FIG. 9 is an example of a screen display of the mobile phone 30 during the boarding according to the embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of each part of the communication system when getting off, according to the embodiment;
FIG. 11 is a screen display example of the mobile phone 30 when getting off according to the embodiment;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Ticket issuing device, 15 ... PC, 20 ... Boarding ticket (non-contact IC card), 30 ... Mobile phone, 40 ... Bus, 41a ... Riding side reader device, 41b ... Getting off side reader device , 42 ... GPS receiver, 43 ... communication device, 50 ... information distribution server, 51 ... CPU, 52 ... ROM, 53 ... RAM, 54 ... communication interface, 55 ... customer DB, 56 ... ... bus location DB, 57 ... stop DB, 58 ... content storage device.

Claims (6)

A vehicle and an information providing device;
The vehicle is
Reading means for reading the ticket identification information assigned to the boarding ticket from a boarding ticket possessed by a passenger who gets on or off the vehicle;
Positioning means for measuring the position of the vehicle;
First ticket transmission means for transmitting the ticket identification information read by the reading means and position information indicating the position measured by the positioning means to the information providing device;
The information providing apparatus includes:
Every ticketing been ticket, a ticket identification information of the ticket, a storage unit passengers to memorize in association with the communication address of the mobile communication terminals possessed of using the ticket,
Receiving means for receiving the ticket identification information and the position information transmitted by the first transmitting means;
Selecting means for selecting content based on the position information received by the receiving means;
A communication address that is correlated to the ticket identification information received specified destination is read from the memory means by the receiving means, and a second transmission means for transmitting the contents selected by said selection means A communication system characterized by comprising: Said storage means, for each ticket has been ticket, a ticket identification information of the ticket, and the communication address of the mobile communication terminal passengers possessed of using the ticket, and keywords the passengers has set the association remembers,
It said selection means, the keywords that are correlated to the ticket identification information received by the receiving means reads from the storage unit, and the keyword, the content based on the position information received by the receiving means The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the communication system is selected. A vehicle and an information providing device;
The vehicle is
First reading means for reading ticket identification information assigned to the ticket from a ticket possessed by a passenger who rides the vehicle;
Second reading means for reading the ticket identification information assigned to the boarding ticket from the boarding ticket possessed by the passenger getting off the vehicle;
Positioning means for measuring the position of the vehicle;
Passenger ticket identification information read by the first reading means, getting-off ticket identification information read by the second reading means, and position information indicating the position measured by the positioning means And first transmitting means for transmitting the information to the information providing device,
The information providing apparatus includes:
For each ticket issued, the ticket identification information of the ticket, the communication address of the mobile communication terminal possessed by the customer who uses the ticket, and the boarding state information indicating the presence or absence of the customer are associated with each other Storage means for storing
Receiving means for receiving the passenger's ticket identification information, the passenger's ticket identification information and the position information transmitted by the first transmission means;
The means for updating the boarding state information stored in the storage unit, and when the ticket identification information of the passenger is received by the receiving unit, the boarding state information associated with the boarding ticket identification information is updated. Information indicating that the boarding state information associated with the boarding ticket identification information has been dropped when the boarding ticket identification information of the boarding passenger is received by the receiving means while the information is rewritten to information indicating that the boarding Update means to rewrite
Selection means for selecting content based on position information received by the receiving means;
A second transmission unit that reads out a communication address of a customer who is in the boarding state with reference to the storage unit, designates it as a transmission destination, and transmits the content selected by the selection unit;
A communication system characterized by the above. The storage means, for each ticket issued, the ticket identification information of the ticket, the communication address of the mobile communication terminal possessed by the customer who uses the ticket, and the boarding state indicating whether the customer is on board Storing the information in association with the information indicating the transmission time interval set by the customer;
The second transmission means refers to the storage means, specifies a customer who is in the boarding state and is addressed to the communication address of the customer at a transmission time interval set by the customer for each identified customer. To transmit the content selected by the selection means
The communication system according to claim 3. A vehicle and an information providing device;
The vehicle is
From ticket to get off customer to get off from the vehicle possessed, reading means for reading the ticket identification information assigned to the ticket,
Positioning means for measuring the position of the vehicle;
First ticket transmission means for transmitting the ticket identification information read by the reading means and position information indicating the position measured by the positioning means to the information providing device;
The information providing apparatus includes:
Every ticketing been ticket, a ticket identification information of the ticket, and the communication address of the mobile communication terminal customer who uses the ticket possessed, destination towards after the customer gets off the vehicle storage means for memorize in association with destination information that indicates,
Receiving means for receiving the ticket identification information and the position information transmitted by the first transmitting means;
Reads the destination information that is correlated to the ticket identification information received by said receiving means from said storage means, indicated a position specified by the destination information, the position information received by the receiving means Acquisition means for acquiring map data including a position to be recorded;
A communication address that is correlated to the ticket identification information received specified destination is read from the memory means by the receiving means, second transmitting means for transmitting the map data acquired by the acquisition unit A communication system characterized by comprising: In the case where there are a plurality of map data including the position specified from the destination information and the position indicated by the position information received by the receiving means, the acquiring means is selected from the plurality of map data , 6. The communication system according to claim 5 , wherein map data having a smallest ratio based on a map scale is acquired.

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