JP4747068B2 - Guide server device, guide method, and guide program implementing the method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a guidance system using a terminal.

  A system that uses GPS (Global Position (Positioning) System) mounted on a portable terminal to obtain the position of the terminal and provides guidance services such as providing peripheral information and directions to the destination has been put into practical use. . For example, for users who are walking, providing information using voice messages is effective, so a system for providing guidance information by voice has been developed.

  On the other hand, in order to realize the same service indoors where GPS cannot be used, another mechanism for acquiring the position of the mobile terminal is required. A system having such a mechanism can be classified into a system in which a mobile terminal mainly detects a position and a system in which a terminal position is detected on the network system side.

  In the former system, IDs (identifiers) are assigned to indoor places, and the ID around the mobile terminal is detected and specified by an ID reader mounted on the mobile terminal side.

  In the latter system, an ID that can be read from the surroundings is assigned to the mobile terminal, and the network system recognizes the position of the mobile terminal by ID readers disposed in various places indoors.

  In order to realize the latter system, it is necessary to arrange ID readers at various locations in the room and to construct a network that connects them. Since the latter system generally has a high construction cost, the former system is more feasible.

  In the former system, the mobile terminal needs to have an ID reader. As IDs to be used, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), wireless LAN (Local Area Network) base station IDs, image IDs that can be obtained by image processing of camera images (visual tags, digital watermark IDs, character string recognition) Character string obtained).

  However, existing mobile phones do not have a reader device for acquiring RFID or wireless LAN base station ID. It is possible to recognize an image ID posted in the vicinity using a camera built in the mobile phone. However, it is necessary for the user to sequentially activate the camera and execute the recognition process, and the use operation becomes complicated. In addition, in a method that is lower in cost (for example, see Patent Document 1), as a system that has versatility and can be introduced at a low cost, a location is specified using a key manually input by a user without using an ID reader. A system has also been proposed.

However, the user's line-of-sight direction (destination direction) cannot be detected using any ID. The user's line-of-sight direction plays an important role in improving the user interface of the voice guidance service. For example, in a navigation system using GPS capable of detecting the direction of travel, it is possible to realize a natural and easy-to-understand voice guidance user interface such as “Go straight ahead to reach your destination. (Voice: Sonomama Chokshin Sulte Mokuchitides)”.
JP 2003-140585 A (paragraphs [0018] to [0026] etc.).

  When providing the above-described voice guidance system service to a mobile terminal via a data line, if the line speed of the data line is low, a delay related to data transmission becomes a problem. For example, when supporting outdoor user activities, it is particularly important to provide voice guidance information promptly without delay. The delay is suppressed by a packet transaction dedicated to circuit switching or voice call.

  Therefore, it is useful if the above-described position-dependent voice guidance service can be realized using a general telephone line. In addition, such a guidance system can be used even with a mobile phone that supports only voice calls, and has excellent versatility.

  The present invention has been made based on the above problems, and provides a guidance service based on a user's line-of-sight direction detected by a simple operation without placing network terminals indoors, keeping the construction cost low. It is to provide a guidance server device, a guidance method, and a guidance program that implements the method.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that an annular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is annularly arranged so as to indicate a direction is provided in an arbitrary space, and has a communication means. A guide server device that is connected to a terminal device in which characters on the circular ID mark are input in a predetermined order by a user through a communication line, and the characters are transmitted from the terminal device to provide guide information. A position / direction ID management means for managing position / direction ID management data including an ID represented by the ring ID mark, position information of the ring ID mark, and vector information indicating the line-of-sight direction, and a signal corresponding to the character from the terminal device ID input means for configuring an ID based on a signal corresponding to the character, and the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device based on the configured ID. A position / direction detection unit that acquires and detects from an ID management unit, and a guidance information providing unit that transmits guidance information based on the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device to the terminal device. Features.

  In the invention according to claim 2, a circular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is circularly arranged so as to indicate the direction is provided in an arbitrary space, has a calling means, and is placed on the circular ID mark by a user. A guide that is connected to a terminal device that inputs characters in a predetermined order via a communication line, and that the terminal device transmits an option according to the character and a destination name selected by the user to provide guidance information. A position and direction ID management means for managing position and direction ID management data including an ID represented by the ring ID mark, position information of the ring ID mark, and vector information indicating a line-of-sight direction; ID input means for receiving a signal corresponding to the character and constructing an ID based on the signal corresponding to the character, and the position of the terminal device and the gaze direction of the user of the terminal device based on the configured ID Is obtained from the position / direction ID management means and detected, content information management means for managing content information management data for associating the content information around the annular ID mark position with the position information, a destination name and its Destination management means for managing destination management data associated with position information, and destination name and destination position information corresponding to the option selected from the destination management means are acquired, and the destination name and destination position information are obtained. Based on the destination designation means for notifying the route direction determination means, the position information received from the position direction detection means, and the destination position information received from the destination designation means, the route direction for reaching the destination is determined. Based on the route direction determining means to determine and the determined route direction, the characters on the annular mark, Means for creating route direction information including a character indicating the corresponding direction, creating guidance information including any or all of the route direction information, the position of the terminal device, and the user of the terminal device Guidance information providing means for transmitting guidance information based on the line-of-sight direction to the terminal device.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guidance information providing means manages voice guidance information content management data for managing voice guidance information content management data corresponding to the position information; When the position information and the line-of-sight direction are received from the position / direction detection means, the position / direction ID management means and the voice guidance information content management means are used to refer to the voice guidance information content management data, and the voice associated with the position information periphery Voice guidance information providing means for selecting guidance information data, regarding the voice guidance information data as guidance information, and reproducing the guidance information data via the terminal device.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the ID input unit is received with a voice communication unit that performs voice communication with the terminal device via a communication line. A voice signal identifying means for identifying a specific character from the voice signal and notifying the received ID construction means of the character; and a reception ID construction means for constructing an ID based on the notified character. To do.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fourth aspect, the received ID configuration means refers to a position / direction ID management means based on the received character, and from an already input character string. It further comprises: a received ID prediction unit that narrows down candidates and immediately notifies the position / direction detection unit of the ID when the ID is uniquely determined.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, an annular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is annularly arranged so as to indicate a direction is provided in an arbitrary space, has a calling means, and is placed on the annular ID mark by a user. Position direction including the ID transmitted by the ring ID mark, the position information of the ring ID mark, and the vector information indicating the line-of-sight direction when the character is transmitted from the terminal device to which the characters are input in a predetermined order via the communication line A position / direction ID management means for managing ID management data;
An guidance method executed by a guidance server device that provides guidance information, an ID input step of receiving a signal corresponding to a character from the terminal device and configuring an ID based on the signal corresponding to the character, and the configuration A position and direction detection step of acquiring and detecting the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device from the position and direction ID management means based on the ID obtained; and the position of the terminal device and the user of the terminal device And a guide information providing step of transmitting guide information based on the line-of-sight direction to the terminal device.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, an annular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is annularly arranged so as to indicate a direction is provided in an arbitrary space, has a calling means, and is provided on the annular ID mark by a user. Connected to a terminal device to which characters are input in a predetermined order via a communication line, the terminal device transmits an option corresponding to the ID and the destination name selected by the user, and is expressed by the circular ID mark Position / direction ID management means for managing position / direction ID management data including ID, position information of the circular ID mark, and vector information indicating the line-of-sight direction, and content information management data for associating the position information with content information around the position of the circular ID mark Content information management means for managing the destination information and destination management means for managing the destination management data for associating the destination name with its position information. An information input method for receiving a signal corresponding to a character from the terminal device and configuring an ID based on the signal corresponding to the character; Based on the ID, a position and direction detection step of acquiring and detecting the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device from the position and direction ID management unit, and the option selected from the destination management unit From the destination designation step for obtaining the destination name and destination position information and notifying the destination direction and destination position information to the route direction determination step, the position information received from the position direction detection step, and the destination designation step Based on the received destination position information, a route direction determining step for determining a route direction for reaching the destination, and based on the determined route direction The route direction information including characters indicating the direction corresponding to the route direction, which is a character on the circular mark, is created, and guidance information including any or all of the route direction information is created. And a guide information providing step of transmitting guide information based on a position of the terminal device and a line-of-sight direction of a user of the terminal device to the terminal device.

  In the invention according to claim 8, a circular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is circularly arranged so as to indicate a direction is provided in an arbitrary space, has a calling means, and is provided on the circular ID mark by a user. Position direction including the ID transmitted by the ring ID mark, the position information of the ring ID mark, and the vector information indicating the line-of-sight direction when the character is transmitted from the terminal device to which the characters are input in a predetermined order via the communication line It is executed by a guidance server device that provides guidance information, comprising location-direction ID management means for managing ID management data and voice guidance information content management means for managing voice guidance information content management data corresponding to the position information. An information input method for receiving a signal corresponding to a character from the terminal device and configuring an ID based on the signal corresponding to the character; Based on the formed ID, the position and direction detection step of acquiring and detecting the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device from the position and direction ID management means, and the position information and the line of sight from the position and direction detection step When the direction is received, the voice guidance information content management data is referred to using the position / direction ID management means and the voice guidance information content management means, the voice guidance information data associated with the position information is selected, and the voice is selected. A voice guidance information providing step of reproducing guidance information data via the terminal device.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, an annular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is annularly arranged so as to indicate a direction is provided in an arbitrary space, has a calling means, and is placed on the annular ID mark by a user. Connected to a terminal device to which characters are input in a predetermined order via a communication line, the terminal device transmits an option corresponding to the ID and the destination name selected by the user, and is expressed by the circular ID mark Position / direction ID management means for managing position / direction ID management data including ID, position information of the circular ID mark, and vector information indicating the line-of-sight direction, and voice guidance information for managing voice guidance information content management data corresponding to the position information A guidance server device that includes content management means, and destination management means for managing destination management data that associates the destination name with its position information, and provides guidance information An guidance method to be executed, wherein a signal corresponding to a character is received from the terminal device, an ID input step of configuring an ID based on the signal corresponding to the character, and a terminal device based on the configured ID A position direction detecting step of acquiring and detecting the position of the user and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device from the position / direction ID management means, and a destination name and destination position information corresponding to the option selected from the destination management means And the destination designation step for notifying the destination direction and destination location information to the route direction determination step, the location information received from the location direction detection step, and the destination location information received from the destination designation step. A route direction determining step for determining a route direction for arriving at the destination on the basis of, and a character on the ring mark based on the determined route direction Creating route direction information including characters indicating a direction corresponding to the route direction, creating guide information including any or all of the route direction information, and the position direction detecting step When the position information and the line-of-sight direction are received from the position information, the position information ID management means and the voice guidance information content management means are used to refer to the voice guidance information content management data, and the voice guidance information data associated with the periphery of the position information is obtained. Selecting voice guidance information data as guidance information, and reproducing the voice guidance information data via the terminal device.

  The invention described in claim 10 is received in the invention according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the ID input step includes a voice communication step of performing voice communication with the terminal device via a communication line. A voice signal identifying step of identifying a specific character from the voice signal and notifying the character of the character to the reception ID configuration step; and a reception ID configuration step of configuring an ID based on the notified character. To do.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the tenth aspect, the reception ID configuration step selects candidates from the already input character string while referring to the position / direction ID management means based on the received character. And a reception ID prediction step of notifying the ID to the position direction detection step immediately after narrowing down and when the ID is uniquely determined.

  The invention described in claim 12 is a guide program, characterized in that the guide method described in any of claims 6 to 11 is described as a computer program executable by a computer.

  The inventions according to claims 1 and 6 can be realized by arranging a circular ID mark in a space and installing and configuring a guide server device on a network. The characters on the ring ID mark can be used as direction indication symbols. The user's line-of-sight direction can be detected.

  The inventions according to claims 2 and 7 can be realized by arranging the annular ID mark in a space and installing and configuring a guide server device on the network. The characters on the ring ID mark can be used as direction indication symbols. The user's line-of-sight direction can be detected. The direction of the route to the destination can be acquired.

  According to the third, eighth, and ninth aspects of the present invention, voice guidance information content corresponding to position information can be acquired.

  According to the fourth and tenth aspects of the present invention, voice can be received from the terminal device.

  In the inventions according to the fifth and eleventh aspects, the ID can be narrowed and searched for each received character.

  The invention described in claim 12 can describe the guidance method according to any one of claims 5 to 9 as a computer program.

  As described above, according to the first and sixth aspects of the invention, the construction cost can be reduced by the above-described configuration. The position of the content information associated with the real space and the direction of the route to the destination can be instructed easily by a simple operation by the circular ID mark. Various types of guidance information considering the line-of-sight direction can be provided according to the detected line-of-sight direction of the user.

  According to the second and seventh aspects of the invention, the construction cost can be reduced by the above-described configuration. The position of the content information associated with the real space and the direction of the route to the destination can be instructed easily by a simple operation by the circular ID mark. Various types of guidance information considering the line-of-sight direction can be provided according to the detected line-of-sight direction of the user. Guidance information including the acquired route direction can be provided.

  According to the third, eighth, and ninth aspects of the invention, the characters on the circular ID mark can be used for direction indication. Therefore, even if voice is used, the position of the voice guidance information content associated with the real space and the destination The direction of the route can be communicated in an easily understandable manner. Voice guidance service for mobile phones indoors can be realized at low cost.

  In addition, since the user's line-of-sight direction can be detected, the audio guidance information content can be reproduced in consideration of the line-of-sight direction.

  According to invention of Claim 4, 10, the said guidance server apparatus can be utilized from the terminal device which has a telephone call function. If characters indicating a desired direction on the annular ID mark are input from the terminal device, it is possible to provide guidance information content related to the direction.

  According to the fifth and eleventh aspects of the present invention, it is possible to determine the ID without inputting all the characters constituting the ID, and to reduce the occurrence of input mistakes when inputting the ID.

  According to invention of Claim 12, the computer program which mounted the guidance method in any one of Claim 5 thru | or 9 can be provided.

  This can contribute to the information service field.

  Hereinafter, a guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  A basic configuration of the guidance system in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The guidance system according to the present embodiment uses a predetermined number of different character strings as IDs, circularly arranges each character constituting the ID, and each character indicates a direction. And a guidance server device 3. As the guidance server device 3, for example, a server computer equipped with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used.

  The mobile terminal 2 is a terminal device having at least a telephone call means (for example, a telephone transmitter and receiver), and any telephone terminal including a mobile phone can be used.

  The guidance server device 3 includes at least a voice communication unit 3a that performs voice communication via the telephone line 100, and a voice signal identification unit 3b that identifies a predetermined voice signal such as DTMF (Dial Tone Multi Frequency) and receives characters. Receiving ID configuration means 3i that configures the entire ID being input by the user from characters received sequentially, ID input means 30 for inputting ID, position direction detection means 3c, position direction ID management table 3d , Storage means 3j. The storage unit 3j is a unit including a general-purpose storage device (for example, a memory or a hard disk device).

  Further, according to the contents of the service provided by the guidance server device 3, the voice guidance information providing means 3e for providing voice guidance information, the voice guidance information content management database 3f, the destination specifying means 3g, and the route direction determining means 3h Each means is provided.

  The reception ID configuration unit 3i may include a reception ID prediction unit that predicts a character string of the entire ID that the user is inputting from characters that are sequentially received.

  In addition, the guidance server apparatus in this embodiment is the said guidance server apparatus 3 which comprises the said guidance system.

  Hereinafter, a guidance system including the guidance server device in the present embodiment will be described in detail.

  A configuration example of the annular ID mark in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The example of the circular ID mark shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 (that is, the circular ID marks 1 and 11) is assumed to be used with a mobile phone, and can be input with a numeric keypad (for example, a dial key) of the mobile phone. “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”, “9”, “*”, “#” The ID is configured using Note that the number of characters constituting the ID may be different for each annular ID mark. For example, the annular ID mark 1 includes an ID composed of four characters “1”, “2”, “3”, and “#” indicated by reference numerals 1a to 1d.

  The circular ID mark is designed such that each character constituting the ID is arranged in a circular shape and each character indicates a direction. Each character is arranged so as to face a specific direction (for example, the character faces upward along the outer direction from the center of the circle). That is, the annular ID mark is not assumed to be viewed from a specific direction, but may be viewed from any direction around the annular ID mark.

  FIG. 2 is an example of a circular ID mark when an ID is composed of four characters. FIG. 3 is an example of a circular ID mark when an ID is composed of eight characters. Note that any annular ID mark is configured such that the same character is not included in one ID. That is, one character indicates one direction on the annular ID mark.

  As described above, the number of characters constituting the ID presented on the annular ID mark may be any number as long as it is one or more characters. In the following description, a case where the ID is composed of 4 characters is described.

  In the guidance system in the present embodiment, an ID other than 4 characters can be used. For example, for a 4-character ID “123 #”, a 2-character ID “12” or an 8-character ID “12345678” may be used.

  When there are at most two directions to be indicated by the circular ID mark, the circular ID mark including the two-character ID is used. On the other hand, there are eight directions for indicating the circular ID mark at a point that branches in eight directions. In this case, a circular ID mark including a two-character ID is used. That is, the number of characters is a characteristic that makes the ID unique.

  In the guidance system according to the present embodiment, an ID for identifying one point is determined by uniquely determining the three elements of the number of characters, the order in which the characters are arranged, and the included characters (character types).

  “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”, “9”, “*” (asterisk), “ When 12 characters of # ″ (sharp) are used, the number of points that can be identified by the ID of N characters is given by (12! / (12−N)!) / N. That is, there are 12 types of permutations constructed by extracting N different characters from 12 characters! / (12-N)! It becomes. Furthermore, since it arrange | positions in the periphery shape, N types of permutations obtained by cyclically shifting each character of N character permutations show the same point. As a result, IDs for identifying (12! / (12-N)!) / N different points can be defined.

  For example, 12 points for 1 character ID, 66 points for 2 characters, 440 points for 3 characters, 2970 points for 4 characters, 19008 points for 5 characters, 110880 points for 6 characters, 570240 points for 7 characters, 2494800 for 8 characters The point can be identified.

  When the guidance server device according to the present embodiment is installed in each facility such as an exhibition hall, a museum, or a museum, and the guidance service is implemented, the number of annular ID marks to be installed (that is, identification) depends on the scale of the facility. The number of points to be) is predicted to be about 1000 at most. Therefore, even a 4-character ID is sufficiently practical. In addition, even when an ID of 3 characters or less is used, an ID can be assigned to 12 + 66 + 440 = 518 points, and many facilities can be supported.

  On the other hand, in order to realize a guidance service in a plurality of facilities or areas throughout the country using one guidance server device of the guidance system in the present embodiment, the number of identifiable points is small. Therefore, the guidance server device according to the present embodiment uses the user's active current location area instruction operation, or the GPS of the mobile terminal and the base station ID at the time of communication, according to the area facility where the mobile terminal exists. It is also possible to provide means for selecting the position / direction ID management table and the content information management table.

  The above-described annular ID mark is printed directly on the floor surface or printed on a sheet that can be attached to the floor surface and attached to the floor surface. Further, advertisement information can be attached around the area where the annular ID mark is printed, and a so-called floor advertisement and the annular ID mark can be combined.

  Moreover, you may attach a cyclic | annular ID mark in the form of carving on a floor surface. It may be in the form of being presented on the floor using a projector or other optical device from the ceiling. For example, the annular ID mark may be presented on the floor surface by attaching an object or film for forming a shadow corresponding to the annular ID mark directly below the lighting fixture that illuminates the floor surface from the ceiling.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the annular ID mark is presented (arranged) on the floor, but it may be presented on a wall surface, ceiling, table, or the like.

  Next, the overall configuration and operation outline of the guidance system in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, the description of the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 is omitted.

  In the guidance system, a plurality of the annular ID marks, each having a different ID, are arranged in a space to be guided. Basically, as shown in FIG. 5, the letters on the annular ID mark 1 are arranged at the branch of the passage so as to indicate the direction of each branch to be branched.

  The user first establishes a communication line with the guidance server device using a mobile phone. Thereafter, at each point where the circular ID mark is arranged, characters on the circular ID mark are input using a numeric keypad of the mobile phone in a predetermined order based on the viewpoint of the user. For example, the user inputs a plurality of characters on the circular ID mark in the clockwise order from the character positioned above the circular ID mark when viewed from the user. More specifically, for the circular ID mark 1 including the four characters shown in FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 6, “123 #” id1, In the direction B, the ID of “23 # 1” id2, “3 # 12” id3 in the line-of-sight direction C, and “# 123” id4 in the line-of-sight direction D is input. Conversely, the input may be in the order of counterclockwise rotation.

  In the case of a general mobile phone, a DTMF (Dial Tone Multi Frequency) signal is transmitted when the user U presses the numeric keypad after the call line is established, and the pressed character (for example, a character code) is notified to the guidance server device 3. Is done. That is, when the user U presses the numeric keypad, a DTMF signal is transmitted and the pressed character is notified to the guidance server device 3.

  Then, the voice signal identifying means 3b of the guidance server device 3 distributes the characters identified from the received DTMF signal to each means (for example, the reception ID configuration means 3i) according to the state of the voice guidance service for notification. To do.

  As described above, in the guidance system according to the present embodiment, the construction cost can be reduced and the voice guidance service can be accessed with a simple operation. Characters “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”, “9” that can be transmitted by the transmitted tone (DTMF signal) A mark including an ID composed of “,” “*” and “#” is arranged on the floors of various indoor places, and a guidance service is provided using this mark.

  In particular, as the mark, a circular ID mark designed such that a plurality of different character strings are set as IDs, each character constituting the ID is circularly arranged, and each character indicates a direction is used.

  In addition, when inputting each character in the clockwise order from the character on the top of the circular mark as viewed from the user's viewpoint, the input ID varies depending on from which direction the user views the circular ID mark. Characterized by dots.

  The guidance system in the present embodiment uses this point to detect the user's line-of-sight direction. The guidance system in the present embodiment uses the detected line-of-sight direction to determine the playback order of the voice guidance information, and uses the characters on the circular ID mark as instruction symbols for selecting guidance information. , You can smoothly access the guidance information linked to the real space.

  In order to realize the above-described operation, the guidance server device constituting the guidance system in the present embodiment includes a position direction detection unit, a character string and a position in which a predetermined number of characters on each annular ID mark are arranged in a predetermined order. A position / direction ID management table 3d for associating directions is provided.

  Further, the above operation is performed as follows. A user transmits a plurality of characters on the circular ID mark in the predetermined order by a dial tone through a telephone line of a mobile phone.

  Then, the position / direction detection means 3c of the guidance server device uses the received character string as an ID, refers to the position / direction ID management table 3d, and detects the position and line-of-sight direction of the user's mobile terminal.

  The position / direction ID management table associates a position with a character string in which a predetermined number of characters on the circular ID mark are arranged in a predetermined order, and the first character of the character string is associated with the character string. The direction shown on the annular ID mark is associated. For example, the character string arranged in the clockwise order from the character on the upper part of the circular mark when viewed from an arbitrary direction is associated with the position, and the first character of the character string is associated with the character string. The directions shown in FIG. As a result, when the user inputs each character in the clockwise order from the character above the circular mark from the user's viewpoint, the circular ID mark is viewed from which direction the usage is based on the input character string. (Gaze direction) can be determined.

  The guidance server device 3 of the guidance system according to the present invention further includes a voice guidance information providing means 3e, a voice guidance information content management database 3f for associating voice guidance information content with a position in order to realize a peripheral information providing service to the user. It comprises.

  First, after the position / direction detection means detects the user's position and line-of-sight direction, the voice guidance information providing means 3e refers to the voice guidance information content management database 3f, and the voice guidance information content around the detected position. Is detected. Next, in order to make it easier for the user to grasp the positional relationship between the real space and the voice guidance information content, the direction in which each piece of information is located is notified using characters on the annular ID mark. Then, the voice guidance information providing unit 3e reproduces the voice guidance information content in an order based on the detected line-of-sight direction.

  Alternatively, the voice guidance information providing means 3e changes the reproduction order of the voice guidance information based on the characters on the circular ID mark transmitted by voice signals from the mobile phone 2 via the telephone line 100. Therefore, in order to view the audio guidance information content related to the desired direction, the user may select a character indicating the desired direction on the annular ID mark on the numeric keypad.

  The guidance server device 3 of the guidance system according to the present invention further includes route direction determining means 3h in order to realize an indoor navigation service.

  After the position / direction detection unit 3c detects the user's position and line-of-sight direction, the route direction determination unit 3h arrives at a preset destination from the position based on the detected user's position. Is determined by a predetermined method.

  Next, in order to make it easier for the user to grasp the route direction, the voice guidance information providing unit 3e includes a voice guidance message including characters on the ring mark that indicate a direction corresponding to the route direction. Play.

  Next, in order to simultaneously realize the peripheral information providing service and the navigation service, the voice guidance information providing unit 3e reproduces the detected surrounding voice guidance content in addition to the voice guidance message instructing the route direction. .

  Then, the voice guidance information providing means 3e configures the surrounding voice guidance content based on the determined route direction.

  Further, in the guidance server device 3 in the guidance system according to the present invention, the reception ID configuration means i includes a reception ID prediction means in order to reduce the load of the user inputting an ID consisting of a plurality of characters with the numeric keypad. The reception ID prediction means predicts a character string to be continuously input from characters on the circular ID mark sequentially received as a voice signal via a telephone line, and becomes an ID without waiting for the input of the character string. A character string is determined and notified to the position / direction detection means 3c.

  It should be noted that some or all of the functions of each means in the guidance system of the present embodiment can be configured by a computer program and the program can be executed using the computer to realize the present invention. The guidance of the present embodiment It goes without saying that the procedure in the method can be constituted by a computer program and the program can be executed by the computer.

  The operation of each means of the guidance server device of the guidance system in the present embodiment will be described below by giving a specific example of a voice guidance service.

[First Embodiment] (Ambient voice guidance information content providing service)
The guidance server device 3 of the guidance system in the present embodiment is a computer that is connected to a telephone line 100 such as a telephone line or a VoIP (Voice over IP) communication line and provides voice information to a voice call terminal (for example, a telephone) 2. is there. That is, the voice guidance server 3 has the same basic configuration as a CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) server for a call center that automatically responds to an inquiry from the telephone 2. Each means of the voice guidance server 3 device is implemented by various program languages operating on the computer.

  Hereinafter, an example of a service that provides voice guidance information content related to things around the user's location to the user's mobile phone using the guidance server device according to the present embodiment will be described. In the following explanation, an ID is composed of four characters, and the user inputs the four characters on the circular ID mark in order from the character positioned above the circular ID mark in the clockwise direction. It shall be.

  In the first embodiment, the guidance server device 3 includes a voice communication means 3a, a voice signal identification means 3b, an ID input means 30 comprising a reception ID configuration means 3i, a position / direction detection means 3c, a position / direction ID management table 3d, a voice guidance. It has information providing means 3e and a voice guidance information content management database 3f. Further, the reception ID configuration unit 3i includes a reception ID prediction unit.

  Although not shown, when the position / direction ID management table 3d is provided, the position / direction ID management means for managing the position / direction ID management table 3d and the voice guidance information content management database 3f are used. It is assumed that voice guidance information content management means for managing the guidance information content management database 3f is provided. Each management means (for example, position / direction ID management means) corresponding to the table or the database is a means for managing data reading and writing processing with respect to the table or the database.

  As described above, the user U first establishes a communication line with the guidance server device 3 using the mobile phone 2. Thereafter, at each point where the circular ID mark is arranged, the characters on the circular ID mark 1 are positioned in a predetermined order based on the viewpoint of the user U (the upper part of the circular ID mark 1 when viewed from the user U). Using the numeric keypad of the mobile phone 2, the selection is made in the order from the letter to the clock.

  Then, when the user U presses the numeric keypad of the mobile phone 2, a DTMF (Dial Toe Multi Frequency) signal is transmitted to the guidance server device 3.

  When receiving the DTMF signal, the voice signal identifying unit 3b of the guidance server device 3 converts the DTMF signal into a corresponding character code and sends the character code to the reception ID constituting unit 3i.

  The reception ID prediction unit in the reception ID configuration unit 3i refers to the position / direction ID management table 3d based on the received character code, and immediately when the ID is uniquely determined from the already input character string, The ID is notified to the position / direction detection means 3c. By this operation, the user U does not have to input all the characters on the annular ID mark 1, so that labor can be saved. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of input mistakes when inputting a long ID.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the above-described reception ID prediction unit will be specifically described. In the position / direction ID management table 3d, IDs starting from the character “1” are “123 #”, “1245”, “1256”, “1267”, “1268”, “1345”, “1456”, “1478”. , “1489” and “1490” exist. When the character “1” is received from the mobile phone 2, the number of input ID candidates is limited to these ten. Next, if the character “3” is received, the input ID candidate is narrowed down to one of “1345”. Therefore, at this time, the reception ID prediction unit notifies the position and direction detection unit 3c of ID “1345”. On the other hand, if “2” is received second, the received ID prediction means narrows down the input ID candidates to five of “123 #”, “1245”, “1256”, “1267”, “1268”. Then, when “3” is input next, ID “123 #” is notified to the position / direction detection means 3c.

  In addition, the received ID predicting means performs the ID only when the time interval during which characters are input is shorter than the specified value in order to avoid confusion between the content reproduction target instruction operation by the user described later and the ID input operation. It may operate to be regarded as an input operation. That is, when the time interval for inputting characters is longer than the specified value, no particular processing is performed.

  The position / direction ID management table will be described with reference to FIG. The position / direction ID management table 3d in FIG. 7 is an example of a position / direction ID management table. The position / direction ID management table 3d has position / direction ID management data including a serial number field F11, an ID field F12, a position information field F13, a direction information field F14, and a route end point position information field F15.

  The ID field F <b> 12 holds all ID values that may be received by the mobile terminal 2.

  The position information field F13 holds information indicating the position corresponding to each ID. That is, the position of the annular ID mark 1 having the ID is held. The position information stored in the position information field F13 assumes an integer coordinate value composed of three axes. For example, the position information may be expressed by elements such as (latitude, longitude, altitude) and (latitude, longitude, floor number). In the case of implementation in a specific space, it is expressed in the form of (x coordinate, y coordinate, z coordinate) with the reference coordinate of the space as the origin and a predetermined distance (1 m (meter), 10 m, etc.) as a unit. May be. Note that a position information field F13 in FIG. 7 indicates position information by (x coordinate, y coordinate, floor number).

  The direction information field F14 is a field for indicating the line-of-sight direction. Vector information indicating the line-of-sight direction is held in the same coordinate system as the position information field F13.

  The route end point position information field F15 indicates that there is a route from the position of the circular ID mark indicated by the position information field F13 to the position indicated by the route end point position information field F15. Conversely, when there is no route, the route end point position information field takes the same value as the corresponding position information or is blank (for example, a column indicated by “Non”).

  In order for the user U to continuously use the guidance information providing service using the circular ID mark 1 in the space to be guided, another circular ID is provided at the position shown in the route end point position information field F15. The guidance system is configured so that the mark 1 is always arranged.

  When receiving the ID, the position / direction detection means 3c refers to the position / direction ID management table 3d, detects the user's position and line-of-sight direction, and sends it to the voice guidance information providing means 3e. For example, when the position / direction detection unit 3c receives “123 #” as the ID, the position / direction detection unit 3c refers to the position / direction ID management table 3d in FIG. 7 and “123 #” indicates the position information of (5, 5, 1). The direction information of the vector (0, -1, 0) is confirmed to be the line-of-sight direction. Then, the ID, the corresponding position information, and line-of-sight direction information are transmitted to the voice guidance information providing unit 3e.

  The voice guidance information content management database 3f is a database that manages voice guidance information content linked to position information. A configuration example of the voice guidance information content management database will be described with reference to FIG. The voice guidance information content management database 3f shown in FIG. 8 has voice guidance information content management data including a serial number field F21, a position information field F22, and a voice file (that is, voice guidance information data) field F23.

  The position information field F22 holds a position where each voice guidance information content is associated in the same format as the position / direction ID management table 3d described above.

  The audio file field F23 holds the audio data entity of the audio guidance information content or a reference indicating the audio file (for example, a file name or a URL (Uniform Resource Locator)). When the file name is retained, the guidance server device 3 also includes a file system that retains the audio data entity specified by each file name. Alternatively, the audio data entity may be stored in a server device or storage device other than the guide server device 3 and accessed when necessary.

  Here, a method for deriving voice data of voice guidance information content related to a route using the position / direction ID management table 3d of FIG. 7 and the voice guidance information content management database 3f of FIG. 8 will be briefly described.

  For example, the serial number field F11 of FIG. 7 is serial number 1, position information = (5, 5, 1), direction information = (0, −1, 0), end point position information = (5, 1, 1). The end point in the direction in which the y coordinate decreases by one. That is, (5, 4, 1), (5, 3, 1), (5, 2, 1) exist as intermediate coordinates. Then, what matches the route information in the voice guidance information content management database 3f in FIG. 8 matches, for example, (5, 4, 1) of the serial number 2 in the serial number field F21 in FIG. .

  When the voice guidance information providing unit 3e receives the position information and the line-of-sight direction of the user U from the position / direction detection unit 3c, the voice guidance information providing unit 3e refers to the position / direction ID management table 3d and the voice guidance information content management database 3f, and Voice guidance information content associated with the periphery is selected.

  An example of a procedure for selecting voice guidance information content is shown below.

  First, when the voice guidance information providing unit 3e receives the ID of “123 #” and the position information of the user U from (5, 5, 1) from the position / direction detection unit 3c, the position / direction ID management table. With reference to 3d, a route existing from the position (5, 5, 1) indicated by the ID of “123 #” is extracted. That is, for each of the four IDs indicating the position (5, 5, 1), “123 #”, “23 # 1”, “3 # 12”, “# 123”, the respective route end point position information fields F15 are confirmed. , (5, 5, 1), four paths [(5, 5, 1), (5, 1, 1)], [(5, 5, 1), (6, 5, 1)] , [(5, 5, 1), (5, 6, 1)], [(5, 5, 1), (2, 5, 1)].

  Next, with reference to the voice guidance information content management database 3f, voice guidance information content existing in a range in which the distance from each extracted route is equal to or less than a specified value is extracted. For example, when the specified value is set to 0 (zero) and the voice guidance content information management database 3f in FIG. 8 is referred to, the content information of the serial numbers 1 to 5 in the serial number field F21 is extracted.

  Next, the voice guidance information providing unit 3e sorts the voice guidance information contents corresponding to the serial numbers 1 to 5 in the serial number field F21 in consideration of the received line-of-sight direction, for example. As an example, the voice guidance information contents in the right, left, and rear directions are arranged in order from the voice guidance information contents in the traveling direction. In this case, the voice guidance information contents are sorted in the order of serial number 2, serial number 1, serial number 4, serial number 5, serial number 3.

  Then, the voice guidance information providing means 3e reproduces the voice guidance information contents in the sorted order. Before reproducing the voice guidance information content in each direction, a voice message including characters indicating the direction in which it exists is given on the circular ID mark 1 to indicate the direction.

For example, sound is played back in the following order (for example, played back via the mobile terminal).
(Start playback).
Play “Information in the direction of“ 1 ”. (Voice: Ichinohokonojohodes)”.
Reproduction of the audio guidance information content of serial number 2 (file name: voice_guide_file002.wav).
Play “Information in the direction of“ 2 ”. (Voice: Ninohou Konojoho Death)”.
Reproduction of the audio guidance information content of serial number 1 (file name: voice_guide_file001.wav).
Plays “Information on the direction of“ # ”. (Voice: Sharp Nohojoho Dehodes)”.
Playback of voice guidance information contents (file names: voice_guide_file004.wav, voice_guide_file005.wav) of serial numbers 4 and 5.
Play “Information in the direction of“ 3. ”(Voice: Sannohou Konojoho Des).
Reproduction of the voice guidance information content of serial number 3 (file name: voice_guide_file003.wav).
(End).

Further, the voice guidance information providing unit 3e may reproduce the voice guidance information content only in the traveling direction (the direction of “1”) and complete the reproduction. That is, playback may be controlled as follows.
(Start playback).
Play “Information in the direction of“ 1 ”. (Voice: Ichinohokonojohodes)”.
Reproduction of the voice guidance information content of serial number 2 (file name: voice_guide_field002.wav).
(End).

  In addition, during playback, the user U can select a desired direction with a button on the mobile phone and instruct the playback of audio guidance information content related to that direction. For example, when the voice guidance information providing unit 3e reproduces the voice guidance information content, only one dial tone corresponding to the characters constituting the received ID: “123 #” is received from the mobile phone. When notified, the reproduction of the voice guidance information content is stopped halfway, and the voice guidance information content corresponding to the received character is reproduced.

In the above example, playback is controlled as follows. When the dial tone is continuously received at short time intervals, it is assumed that the user is newly inputting an ID, and the following control is not performed.
(Start playback).
Play “Information in the direction of“ 1 ”. (Voice: Ichinohokonojohodes)”.
Reproduction of the voice guidance information content of serial number 2 (file name: voice_guide_field002.wav).
(Notification that the dial tone 3 was received from the mobile phone).
Cancels playback of the audio guidance information content of serial number 2.
Play “Information in the direction of“ 3. ”(Voice: Sannohou Konojoho Des).
Reproduction of the audio guidance information content of serial number 3 (file name: voice_guide_field003.wav).
(End).

[Second Embodiment] (Navigation Service)
Below, an example of the operation | movement which implement | achieves the voice navigation (way guidance) service with respect to a mobile telephone with the guidance server apparatus in this embodiment is demonstrated.

  In the following description, as in the first embodiment, the ID is composed of four characters, and the user U sees the four characters on the circular ID mark 1 as viewed from the user U. It is assumed that characters are input in the order of the clockwise direction from the character located at the top of.

  In the second embodiment, the guidance server device 3 includes an audio communication means 3a, an audio signal identification means 3b, an ID input means 30 comprising a reception ID configuration means 3i, a position / direction detection means 3c, a position / direction ID management table 3d, and guidance information. In addition to the notification means 3e, it has destination designation means 3g and route direction determination means 3h. Further, the reception ID configuration unit 3i includes a reception ID prediction unit.

The destination designation means 3g derives a destination name corresponding to the selected option, and associates the destination name with the location information of the destination (hereinafter referred to as destination location information) (for example, FIG. 9 destination management table 3l), and the destination name and destination position information are notified to the ID input means 3b and the route direction determination means 3h.
The destination management table 3l has destination management data including a serial number field F41, a destination position information field F42, and a destination name field F43. The format of the destination position information field F42 (that is, the position information of the destination) may include the above-described ID and position information of content information. Although not shown, the guidance server device 3 includes destination management means for managing destination management data.

  In the operation example in the second embodiment, first, when the user U establishes a communication line with the guidance server device 3 by the mobile phone 2, the destination designation means 3g of the guidance server device 3 is activated, Play a voice message to specify the location.

For example, the destination designation means 3g reproduces the following voice message.
(Start playback).
Play “Please select a destination. (Voice: Select a destination)”.
Play “1” Exhibition Booth A (voice: first booth booth).
Play “2” Exhibition Booth B (Voice: Nitenji Boothby).
Play “3” Exhibition Booth C (Voice: Sant Tenge Bootsie).
Play “4” Exhibition Booth D (Voice: Yong Tenji Booty).
Play “5” exhibition booth E (voice: goten booty).
Played “6” Exhibition Booth F (Voice: Location Booth F).
Play “7” Exhibition Booth G (Voice: Nana Tenge Bootsy).
(End).

  The user U presses the button corresponding to the desired destination according to the voice message. At this time, the selected character (that is, option) is transmitted to the destination designating means 3g by the DTMF signal. The destination designating means 3g manages the destination corresponding to the selected character in the storage means 3j, refers to the destination management table 3l, acquires the destination position information corresponding to the destination, The location information is notified to the route direction determination unit 3h.

  The designation of the destination is not necessarily designated on the destination designation screen presented by the destination designation means 3g. A means other than the user U can set other destinations or other means. The application may have means for setting.

  Thereafter, at each point where the circular ID mark 1 is arranged, the characters on the circular ID mark 1 are in a predetermined order based on the viewpoint of the user U (for example, the upper part of the circular ID mark 1 when viewed from the user U). Using the numeric keypad of the mobile phone 2 in the order of the clockwise position to the character positioned at (). When the user U presses the numeric keypad, a DTMF signal is transmitted to the guidance server device 3.

  When receiving the ID, the position / direction detection unit 3c detects the position information and the line-of-sight direction of the user U with reference to the position / direction ID management table 3d when receiving the ID. Then, the ID, position information, and line-of-sight direction information are sent to the route direction determining means 3h.

  The route direction determining unit 3h determines the route direction that the user should travel using the position information received from the position / direction detecting unit 3c, the already notified destination position information, and the route graph.

  This route direction determination process can be performed using a general route search algorithm used in a car navigation system or the like. Information on the determined route direction is transmitted to the voice guidance information providing unit 3e.

  Various procedures are conceivable for the route direction determining unit 3h to determine the route direction. Here, an example of a first route direction formulation procedure in which the route direction determination unit 3h formulates a route direction will be described. Note that a case where a plurality of circular ID marks 1 arranged in the space to be guided in advance are regarded as nodes and there is a route that directly connects the positions of any two circular ID marks 1 is provided. A route graph in which a path with a weight as a distance between the two annular ID marks 1 is provided between two nodes is constructed in advance.

  Further, the route graph can be constructed by referring to the information held in the position information field F13 and the route end point position information field F15 of the position / direction ID management table 3d shown in FIG. The route direction determining means 3h manages the constructed route graph as a two-dimensional array inside the means 3h in order to improve the speed of the graph processing.

  First, the route direction determination unit 3h, upon receiving an ID from the position / direction detection unit 3c, sets a node corresponding to the ID as a current location node on the route graph.

  Next, the ID of the circular ID mark 1 existing at the position closest to the destination is specified with reference to the position information of the destination and the position / direction ID management table 3d.

  Next, the node corresponding to the circular ID mark 1 of the ID is set as the destination node.

  Next, in the route graph, the shortest route connecting the current location node and the destination node is searched.

  Then, the path selected as the shortest path among the paths connected to the current node is specified. By referring to the position / direction ID management table 3d using the position information of the start point of the route corresponding to the path and the route end point position information as keys, one of the IDs of the circular ID mark corresponding to the current node is selected. Further, from the direction information corresponding to the ID, it can be specified in which direction the route is viewed from the position (current location) of the annular ID mark 1. This direction is determined as the route direction that the user should travel.

  In addition to the first route direction formulation procedure described above, the route direction can also be formulated by the following second route direction formulation procedure.

  First, for each destination, a destination direction management table in which current position information and an ID indicating a route direction are associated is provided in the guidance server device 3. FIG. 10 shows an example of the destination direction management table 3k. The destination direction management table 3k includes a serial number field F31, a current position information field F32 that stores current position information, an ID (path direction ID) field F33 that indicates a route direction toward the corresponding destination, and next position information. Destination direction management data including the next position information field F34 that manages the destination information. Although not shown, the guidance server device also includes destination direction management means for managing the destination direction management data.

  Next, when the ID is received from the position / direction detection means 3c, the position / direction ID management table 3d shown in FIG. 7 is referred to and the position information corresponding to the ID is confirmed.

  Next, using the position information as current position information, the destination direction management table 3k corresponding to the destination set in advance is referred to, and an ID indicating the route direction corresponding to the current position information is selected.

  Next, the direction information corresponding to the ID is acquired again from the position / direction ID management table 3d shown in FIG. 7, and the direction indicated by the direction information is determined as the route direction to be followed by the user U.

  Then, the route direction determining unit 3h transmits at least the selected ID to the guidance information providing unit 3e.

  Finally, the above procedure is repeated each time an ID is received from the position / direction detection means 3c until the next position information shown in the destination direction management table 3k matches the position information of the designated destination. Achieve route guidance to the destination.

  Note that the route direction determination unit 3h may include first and second route direction formulation units that implement the first and second route direction formulation procedures, respectively.

  When the voice guidance information providing unit 3e receives the ID as the route direction information determined by the route direction determining unit 3h, the voice guidance information message including the first character of the ID is reproduced. For example, if the ID is “123 #”, a message such as “Please go in the direction of“ 1 ”(voice: Ichinohoshi Nisundakusai)” is reproduced. The leading character of the ID corresponds to the character that is on the circular ID mark corresponding to the current location node and that indicates the route direction.

  In the second embodiment, the guidance server device 3 further provides voice guidance information associated with the vicinity of the current location of the user in addition to providing voice messages for route guidance by the voice guidance information content management database 3f. Content can be provided. When providing the voice guidance information content, the voice guidance information providing unit 3e selects and plays back the voice guidance information content to be played back in the same procedure as in the first embodiment after playing the voice guidance message. To do.

  In particular, when performing route guidance and providing information around the current location at the same time, the voice guidance information notifying unit 3e determines the playback order of the selected voice guidance information content not the traveling direction (gaze direction) of the user U. Reproduction can be performed in order from the determined route direction.

  In addition, the guidance server device may include a region selection unit in order to implement a guidance service in a plurality of regions. For example, the region selection means specifies a region based on the user's region selection operation, the wireless communication base station ID used by the communication destination portable terminal, the GPS information of the portable terminal, and the position / direction ID management corresponding to the region. The table 3d and the voice guidance information content management database 3f are selected. By providing this area selection means, it is possible to manage a large number of circular ID marks arranged in a wide range and provide a guidance service while using IDs with a limited number of characters.

  When the circular ID mark is posted together with the advertisement, the guidance server device 3 includes a table for managing the voice information content related to the posted advertisement for each circular ID mark, and the voice guidance information providing unit 3e includes: In addition to the peripheral content information, audio information content related to the advertisement can be provided to the mobile phone 2.

  The guidance system according to the present embodiment is assumed to be used indoors where GPS cannot be used, in order to provide a voice guidance service to existing call terminals centering on mobile phones. For example, this guidance system can be introduced to event venues, museums, art galleries, etc. to provide voice information providing services related to exhibits around the user, voice navigation services within facilities, and the like.

  Similarly, it can be introduced into an underground shopping mall, a shopping mall, etc., and can provide store information around the user, a navigation service to a desired store, and the like. The user can view exhibits and the like while listening to the voice guidance information provided by the guidance system.

  In recent years, floor advertising and floor graphics have attracted attention as new advertising media in public spaces. The guidance system in the present embodiment can be used as means for obtaining information from a floor advertisement by using a mobile phone in cooperation with the floor advertisement.

  Furthermore, in the guidance system according to the present embodiment, the user's line-of-sight direction at the position of each annular ID mark, that is, the movement direction can be detected. Therefore, by analyzing the access logs of many users, There is a possibility that it can be used for the purpose of estimating the flow line.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope described in each claim.

  For example, each table in this embodiment and this example may be realized using a database device.

  A sound (hereinafter referred to as a key press sound; for example, a push sound) emitted from a speaker of the mobile phone when a key (ie, a character key) of the mobile phone is pressed, and a sound of a character corresponding to the character key presented in the voice guidance content It is possible to make them coincide with each other so that they can be easily understood by voice (for example, it is possible to easily identify a key to be pressed).

  For example, in both the portable terminal and the guidance server device, “1” is set to “par”, “2” is set to “pee”, “3” is set to “poo”, and “4” is set to “page”. Note that a key press sound may be inserted before or after the text-to-speech voice (for example, “1”, “d”, “san”, “yong”, etc.).

The following is an example of a voice message using a key press sound and a mobile phone operation.
The following information is presented from the guidance server device to the portable terminal and read from the speaker.
(Start playback).
Play “Please select a destination. (Voice: Select a destination)”.
Play “1” Exhibition Booth A (Voice: Permanent Booth A).
Play “2” Exhibition Booth B (Audio: Pigeon Boothby).
Play “3” Exhibition Booth C (Voice: Booth Booty).
Play “4” Exhibition Booth D (Audio: Page Booty).
(End).
When the character key “1” is pressed on the portable terminal, a sound “par” flows from the speaker.

  Further, the vibration of a vibrator (for example, a vibrator provided in a mobile phone) may be changed in accordance with the key press.

  For example, “1” means “bull (vibration once)”, and “2” means “bull (vibration twice)”.

The basic block diagram of the guidance system in this embodiment. The figure which shows the structural example 1 of a cyclic | annular ID mark. The figure which shows the structural example 2 of a cyclic | annular ID mark. The whole block diagram of the guidance system in this embodiment. The figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of an annular ID mark. The figure which shows the relationship between the gaze direction with respect to a cyclic | annular ID mark, and input ID. The figure which shows the example of a position direction ID management table. The figure which shows the example of a voice guidance information content management database. The figure which shows the example of a destination management table. The figure which shows the example of the destination direction management table.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,11 ... Ring ID mark 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d ... Character 2 ... Portable terminal 3 ... Guidance server apparatus 3a ... Audio | voice communication means 3b ... Audio | voice signal identification means 3c ... Position direction detection means 3d ... Position direction ID management table 3e ... voice guidance information provision means 3f ... voice guidance information content management database 3g ... destination designation means 3h ... route direction determination means 3i ... reception ID configuration means 3j ... storage means 3k ... destination direction management table 3l ... destination management table 30 ... ID input means 100 ... Telephone line 200 ... Indoor floor A, B, C, D ... Line-of-sight direction F11 ... Serial number field F12 ... ID field F13 ... Position information field F14 ... Direction information field F15 ... Route end point position information field F21 ... Sequence number field F22 ... Position information field F23 ... Audio file Field F31 ... Sequence number field F32 ... Current position information field for storing current position information F33 ... ID field indicating the direction of the route to the corresponding destination F34 ... Next position information field managing the next position information F41 ... Sequence Number field F42 ... Destination location information field F43 ... Destination name field U ... User id1, id2, id3, id4 ... Input ID

Claims (12)

An annular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is annularly arranged so as to indicate a direction is provided in an arbitrary space,
Having a communication means, connected to a terminal device in which characters on the circular ID mark are inputted in a predetermined order by a user via a communication line;
A guide server device that receives the characters from the terminal device and provides guide information,
Position / direction ID management means for managing position / direction ID management data including ID expressed by the ring ID mark, position information of the ring ID mark, and vector information indicating the line-of-sight direction;
An ID input means for receiving a signal corresponding to the character from the terminal device and configuring an ID based on the signal corresponding to the character;
Based on the configured ID, a position / direction detection unit that acquires and detects the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device from the position / direction ID management unit;
Guidance information providing means for transmitting guidance information based on the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device to the terminal device;
Comprising
A guide server device characterized by that. An annular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is annularly arranged so as to indicate a direction is provided in an arbitrary space,
Having a communication means, connected to a terminal device in which characters on the circular ID mark are inputted in a predetermined order by a user via a communication line;
An option corresponding to the character and the destination name selected by the user is transmitted from the terminal device,
A guidance server device that provides guidance information,
Position / direction ID management means for managing position / direction ID management data including ID expressed by the ring ID mark, position information of the ring ID mark, and vector information indicating the line-of-sight direction;
An ID input means for receiving a signal corresponding to the character from the terminal device and configuring an ID based on the signal corresponding to the character;
Based on the configured ID, a position / direction detection unit that acquires and detects the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device from the position / direction ID management unit;
Content information management means for managing content information management data for associating the content information around the annular ID mark position with the position information;
A destination management means for managing destination management data for associating the destination name with its position information;
Obtaining a destination name and destination position information corresponding to the option selected from the destination management means, and notifying the destination direction and the destination position information to the route direction determining means;
A route direction determining means for determining a route direction for arriving at the destination based on the position information received from the position direction detecting means and the destination position information received from the destination specifying means;
Based on the determined route direction, create route direction information including characters on the annular mark and indicating a direction corresponding to the route direction, and a part or all of the route direction information Means for creating guidance information including any one of them,
Guidance information providing means for transmitting guidance information based on the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device to the terminal device;
A guide server device comprising: The guide server device according to claim 1 or 2,
The guidance information providing means is
Voice guidance information content management means for managing voice guidance information content management data corresponding to the position information;
When receiving the position information and the line-of-sight direction from the position / direction detection means, the position / direction ID management means and the voice guidance information content management means are used to refer to the voice guidance information content management data and correspond to the periphery of the position information. Voice guidance information providing means for selecting voice guidance information data, regarding the voice guidance information data as guidance information, and playing it back through the terminal device;
Comprising
A guide server device characterized by that. A guide server device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The ID input means is
Voice communication means for performing voice communication with the terminal device via a communication line;
A voice signal identifying means for identifying a specific character from the received voice signal and notifying the received ID construction means of the character;
A reception ID constituting means for constructing an ID based on the notified character;
Comprising
A guide server device characterized by that. The guidance server device according to claim 4,
The reception ID configuration means includes:
While referring to the position / direction ID management means based on the received character, the candidates are narrowed down from the already input character string, and when the ID is uniquely determined, the ID is immediately notified to the position / direction detection means. Received ID prediction means,
Comprising
A guide server device characterized by that. An annular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is annularly arranged so as to indicate a direction is provided in an arbitrary space,
The character is transmitted via a communication line from a terminal device that has a calling means and is inputted by a user in a predetermined order on the circular ID mark,
A position / direction ID management means for managing position / direction ID management data including an ID represented by the ring ID mark, position information of the ring ID mark, and vector information indicating a line-of-sight direction;
A guidance method executed by a guidance server device that provides guidance information,
An ID input step of receiving a signal corresponding to the character from the terminal device and configuring an ID based on the signal corresponding to the character;
Based on the configured ID, a position / direction detection step of acquiring and detecting the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device from the position / direction ID management unit;
A guidance information providing step of transmitting guidance information based on a position of the terminal device and a line-of-sight direction of a user of the terminal device to the terminal device;
A guide method characterized by comprising: An annular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is annularly arranged so as to indicate a direction is provided in an arbitrary space,
Having communication means, connected by a communication line to a terminal device in which characters on the circular ID mark are input in a predetermined order by a user;
An option corresponding to the ID and the destination name selected by the user is transmitted from the terminal device,
Position / direction ID management means for managing position / direction ID management data including ID expressed by the ring ID mark, position information of the ring ID mark, and vector information indicating the line-of-sight direction;
Content information management means for managing content information management data for associating the content information around the annular ID mark position with the position information;
A destination management means for managing destination management data for associating the destination name with its position information;
With
A guidance method executed by a guidance server device that provides guidance information,
An ID input step of receiving a signal corresponding to the character from the terminal device and configuring an ID based on the signal corresponding to the character;
Based on the configured ID, a position / direction detection step of acquiring and detecting the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device from the position / direction ID management unit;
Obtaining a destination name and destination position information corresponding to the option selected from the destination management means, and notifying the destination direction and the destination position information of the destination name and destination position information;
A route direction determination step for determining a route direction for reaching the destination based on the position information received from the position direction detection step and the destination position information received from the destination designation step;
Based on the determined route direction, create route direction information including characters on the annular mark and indicating a direction corresponding to the route direction, and a part or all of the route direction information Creating guidance information including one of the following:
A guidance information providing step of transmitting guidance information based on a position of the terminal device and a line-of-sight direction of a user of the terminal device to the terminal device;
A guide method characterized by comprising: An annular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is annularly arranged so as to indicate a direction is provided in an arbitrary space,
The character is transmitted via a communication line from a terminal device that has a calling means and is inputted by a user in a predetermined order on the circular ID mark,
Position / direction ID management means for managing position / direction ID management data including ID expressed by the ring ID mark, position information of the ring ID mark, and vector information indicating the line-of-sight direction;
Voice guidance information content management means for managing voice guidance information content management data corresponding to the position information;
With
A guidance method executed by a guidance server device that provides guidance information,
An ID input step of receiving a signal corresponding to the character from the terminal device and configuring an ID based on the signal corresponding to the character;
Based on the configured ID, a position / direction detection step of acquiring and detecting the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device from the position / direction ID management unit;
When receiving the position information and the line-of-sight direction from the position / direction detecting step, the position / direction ID management means and the voice guidance information / content management means are used to refer to the voice guidance information / content management data and correspond to the periphery of the position information. Voice guidance information providing step of selecting voice guidance information data and reproducing the voice guidance information data via the terminal device;
A guide method characterized by comprising: An annular ID mark in which each character constituting the ID is annularly arranged so as to indicate a direction is provided in an arbitrary space,
Having communication means, connected by a communication line to a terminal device in which characters on the circular ID mark are input in a predetermined order by a user;
An option corresponding to the ID and the destination name selected by the user is transmitted from the terminal device,
Position / direction ID management means for managing position / direction ID management data including ID expressed by the ring ID mark, position information of the ring ID mark, and vector information indicating the line-of-sight direction;
Voice guidance information content management means for managing voice guidance information content management data corresponding to the position information;
A destination management means for managing destination management data for associating the destination name with its position information;
With
A guidance method executed by a guidance server device that provides guidance information,
An ID input step of receiving a signal corresponding to the character from the terminal device and configuring an ID based on the signal corresponding to the character;
Based on the configured ID, a position / direction detection step of acquiring and detecting the position of the terminal device and the line-of-sight direction of the user of the terminal device from the position / direction ID management unit;
Obtaining a destination name and destination position information corresponding to the option selected from the destination management means, and notifying the destination direction and the destination position information of the destination name and destination position information;
A route direction determination step for determining a route direction for reaching the destination based on the position information received from the position direction detection step and the destination position information received from the destination designation step;
Based on the determined route direction, create route direction information including characters on the annular mark and indicating a direction corresponding to the route direction, and a part or all of the route direction information Creating guidance information including one of the following:
When receiving the position information and the line-of-sight direction from the position / direction detecting step, the position / direction ID management means and the voice guidance information / content management means are used to refer to the voice guidance information / content management data and correspond to the periphery of the position information. Selecting voice guidance information data, considering the voice guidance information data as guidance information, and reproducing the voice guidance information data via the terminal device;
A guide method characterized by comprising: A guidance method according to any one of claims 6 to 9,
The ID input step includes:
A voice communication step for performing voice communication with the terminal device via a communication line;
A voice signal identifying step of identifying a specific character from the received voice signal and notifying the received ID configuration step of the character;
A reception ID configuration step of configuring an ID based on the notified character;
Having
A guidance method characterized by that. The guidance method according to claim 10, wherein
The reception ID configuration step includes:
While referring to the position / direction ID management means based on the received character, the candidates are narrowed down from the already input character string, and when the ID is uniquely determined, the ID is immediately notified to the position / direction detection step. Receiving ID prediction step,
Having
A guidance method characterized by that.   12. A guide program according to claim 6, wherein the guide method according to claim 6 is described as a computer program executable by a computer.

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