JP4925836B2 - Information providing system, information providing apparatus, and information providing method of information providing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, an information providing system that provides information in a vehicle, an information providing apparatus, and an information providing method for the information providing system.

Passengers are provided with contents such as stop stations, arrival times, transfer information, and commercials using a display attached to the top of the door in the train.
JP 2006-7873 A

  However, since the content is displayed on a shared display, each passenger cannot refer to the content freely.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible for each passenger to obtain and refer to the provided content with a communication terminal owned by each passenger.
In addition, for example, an object of the present invention is to provide content to passengers only in a section desired by the passenger.

  The information providing system of the present invention acquires information providing destination information indicating a transmission destination of information from a passenger communication device of a passenger and information providing end point information indicating an information providing end condition as personal information used for providing information in the vehicle. Personal information acquisition device, vehicle monitoring device for monitoring the position of the vehicle, and providing arbitrary information to the information providing destination indicated by the information providing destination information until the vehicle arrives at the point indicated by the information providing end point information A personal information acquisition unit that acquires personal information from a passenger communication device using a communication device, and personal information acquired by the personal information acquisition unit. A personal information transfer unit that transmits the information to the information providing device using a communication device, and the vehicle monitoring device determines a current location of the vehicle by a CPU (Central Processes). ing Unit), the information providing device includes a provision information storage unit that stores provision information using a storage device, and a personal information transfer unit of the personal information acquisition device. A personal information receiving unit that receives personal information using a communication device, a personal information control unit that stores personal information received by the personal information receiving unit in a storage device, and the current location specifying unit specified by the vehicle monitoring device A current location information acquisition unit that acquires current location information indicating the current location of the vehicle using a communication device, a point indicated by information provision end point information included in personal information stored by the personal information control unit, and the current location information acquisition unit The current location of the vehicle indicated by the acquired current location information is compared using a CPU, and it is determined whether the vehicle has passed the location indicated by the information provision end point information. When the determination unit and the current location determination unit determine that the vehicle has not passed the point indicated by the information provision end point information, the provision information stored in the provision information storage unit is used using a communication device. And an information transmission unit that transmits to an information providing destination indicated by information providing destination information included in the personal information stored by the personal information control unit.

  According to the present invention, by determining whether or not the vehicle has passed the information provision end point designated by the passenger, for example, providing information (contents) to the designated destination of the passenger only in the section desired by the passenger Can do.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information providing system 990 according to the first embodiment.
The configuration of the information providing system 990 according to Embodiment 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. However, the transportation means may be other transportation means such as a bus or a taxi. A train 991, a bus, and a taxi are examples of vehicles.

  Each train 991 of each railway operator has a system (hereinafter referred to as an in-train system) that controls each device in the train 991 within the train 991 and a system that monitors the operation of each train 991 at a ground facility (hereinafter referred to as the train 991). The operation is managed by a ground system. Hereinafter, an apparatus constituting the in-train system is referred to as an in-train apparatus 300 (an example of a vehicle monitoring apparatus), and an apparatus constituting the terrestrial system is referred to as an above-ground apparatus 500 (an example of a vehicle monitoring apparatus).

  The terrestrial system 500 constituting the terrestrial system commands information such as which position each train 991 is traveling on and the operation status as planned based on information from sensors (not shown) on the track. Notification is made to the room terminal 510 and the station display device 540, and the station display device 540 of each station displays the operation status such as the estimated arrival time and delay time of each train 991 based on the notification from the ground system device 500. In the command room, commands such as stop and deceleration are notified from the command room terminal 510 to the station staff terminal 530 and the cab device 520 based on the operation schedule of each train 991 and the operation status notified from the ground system device 500. . Then, the station staff who receives the command from the station staff terminal 530 and the driver who receives the notification from the driver's cab device 520 perform predetermined announcements and operation control in accordance with commands from the command room.

In the train 991, the in-train device 300 stores and manages information on the train 991 on which the own device such as a train number and an operation schedule (route information indicating a stop station and arrival time) is mounted. In addition, the in-train device 300 records and manages the distance (about kilometer) from the starting station based on the number of rotations of the wheels, and stores the vehicle number of the vehicle on which the vehicle is mounted (the vehicle to be controlled by itself). Record management is performed, and information such as which station the train 991 is traveling and where the next arrival station is is recorded and managed based on the schedule and kilometer.
Further, the in-train device 300 controls the brake 330 based on driving operations such as acceleration and deceleration by the driver at the cab device 520 and measurement values such as a speedometer and an accelerometer (not shown). The door 320 is controlled based on the opening / closing operation by the driver at 520, and the air conditioner 310 is controlled based on the measured values of the thermometer and hygrometer (not shown) of each vehicle.
In addition, the in-train device 300 provides information such as an operation schedule (route information) and the next arrival station to the information server 400, and displays information on the operation schedule and the next arrival station generated by the information server 400, a commercial of the company, etc. Are displayed on the information display 410.

  The information server 400 and the information display 410 constitute a system that provides information to passengers using a display device in the train 991.

The information providing system 990 according to Embodiment 1 is characterized in that the information server 400 delivers information to the mobile phone 200 only until the train 991 arrives at the passenger's destination. Further, the second embodiment described later is characterized in that the Web server 600 distributes information to the mobile phone 200.
The information server 400 (an example of an information providing device) receives an e-mail address (an example of information providing destination information) and destination information (an information providing end point information) from the mobile phone 200 via the communication terminal 100 (an example of a personal information acquisition device). Example) and based on the current location of the train 991 specified by the in-train device 300 (an example of a vehicle monitoring device), the information is delivered to the mail address only until the train 991 arrives at the passenger's destination. send mail.
In the second embodiment to be described later, the Web server 600 (an example of an information providing device) acquires a mail address and destination information from the mobile phone 200 via the communication terminal 100, and the ground system device 500 (vehicle monitoring device). Based on the current location of the train 991 specified in (Example 1), the information delivery mail is transmitted to the mail address only until the train 991 arrives at the passenger's destination.

  Thus, the passenger can receive information only until the train 991 arrives at the destination.

The train number is an example of information (ID: Identifier) identifying the train 991, and the vehicle number is an example of information identifying the vehicle.
The kilometer is an example of position information indicating the current location of the train 991, and the method for specifying the train position includes, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System) in addition to a method of calculating the kilometer based on the number of rotations of the wheels. There are a method of calculating coordinates using the method and a method of detecting the train 991 by a sensor installed on a track and specifying the position of the train 991 based on the position of the sensor.
The mobile phone 200 is an example of a communication terminal (passenger communication device), and other communication terminals include PHS (Personal Handyphone System) (registered trademark), PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) (registered trademark), and contact / non-contact type. There are IC (Integrated Circuit) cards and the like.
The communication terminal 100 and the mobile phone 200 perform wireless communication using Felica (registered trademark), infrared light, visible light, Bluetooth (registered trademark), W-LAN (wireless run), or the like. Hereinafter, as in Felica (registered trademark), when the communication terminal 100 approaches a short distance (several millimeters) or a short distance (several centimeters) from the mobile phone 200, communication is performed. A description will be given in the form in which the terminal 100 and the mobile phone 200 communicate with each other.
In the first embodiment, a server or a terminal means an apparatus or a device.

FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of communication terminal 100, mobile phone 200, and information server 400 in the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of the in-train device 300 according to the first embodiment.
Functional configurations of communication terminal 100, mobile phone 200, in-train device 300, and information server 400 in the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 2, the communication terminal 100 (an example of a personal information acquisition device) includes a portable communication unit 110, a terminal control unit 120, an in-train device communication unit 130, and a terminal storage unit 190.
The mobile communication unit 110 (an example of a personal information acquisition unit) performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile phone 200 using a communication device. For example, when the mobile communication unit 110 detects a radio wave of the mobile phone 200 located within the wireless communication range, an email address (an example of information providing destination information) that is a transmission destination of provided information from the mobile phone 200 and information provision The destination name (an example of information provision end point information) of the owner (passenger), which is the end condition, is received wirelessly as personal information.
The in-train device communication unit 130 communicates with the information server 400 and the in-train device 300 by wire or wireless using a communication device. For example, the in-train device communication unit 130 transmits the personal information received by the portable communication unit 110 from the mobile phone 200 to the information server 400. For example, the in-train device communication unit 130 receives a train number and a vehicle number managed by the in-train device 300.
The terminal storage unit 190 performs storage management of each data used in the communication terminal 100 using a storage device. For example, the terminal storage unit 190 stores and manages personal information (for example, mail address, destination name) acquired from the mobile phone 200. Further, for example, the terminal storage unit 190 stores and manages a train number and a vehicle number acquired from the in-train device 300. Further, for example, the terminal storage unit 190 stores and manages a terminal ID for identifying the own communication terminal 100.
The terminal control unit 120 controls each function of the communication terminal 100 using a CPU (Central Processing Unit). For example, the terminal control unit 120 controls the mobile communication unit 110 to acquire personal information (for example, e-mail address, destination name) from the mobile phone 200, and controls the in-train device communication unit 130 to control the in-train device 300. The train number and the vehicle number are acquired from the terminal, and the data is stored and retrieved from the terminal storage unit 190.

In FIG. 2, a mobile phone 200 (an example of a passenger communication device) includes a mobile communication unit 210, a mobile control unit 220, a mobile display unit 230, a key input unit 240, a voice input / output unit 250, a vibration unit 260, and a mobile storage unit 290. Prepare.
The mobile communication unit 210 communicates input / output data of the mobile phone 200 wirelessly using a communication device. For example, the mobile communication unit 210 transmits the e-mail address as the receiving destination of the provided information and the destination name of the owner (passenger) as the information providing end condition as personal information to the communication terminal 100 by radio waves, and the information server 400 transmits the information. You receive a delivery email for the provided information.
The portable display unit 230 displays characters and images on a liquid crystal display (an example of a display device) (not shown).
The key input unit 240 inputs information on a pressed numeric keypad or cross key (an example of an input device) (not shown).
The voice input / output unit 250 inputs voice information collected by a microphone (an example of an input device) (not shown) and outputs voice from a speaker (an example of an output device) (not shown).
The vibration unit 260 activates a vibrator (not shown) to vibrate the mobile phone 200.
The mobile storage unit 290 performs storage management of each data used in the mobile phone 200 using a storage device. For example, the portable storage unit 290 stores and manages personal information such as a telephone number, a mail address, and a destination name, and stores and manages a distribution information delivery mail transmitted by the information server 400.
The mobile control unit 220 controls each function of the mobile phone 200 using a CPU. For example, the portable control unit 220 controls the portable communication unit 210 to transmit personal information to the communication terminal 100, receives a distribution mail of provided information from the information server 400, and controls the portable display unit 230 to control the contents of the distribution mail. Is displayed. For example, the portable control unit 220 stores and retrieves data from and to the portable storage unit 290.

In FIG. 2, the information server 400 (information providing apparatus) includes an information server communication unit 401, an information server control unit 402, and an information server storage unit 409.
An information server communication unit 401 (an example of a personal information reception unit, a current location information acquisition unit, and an information transmission unit) communicates input / output data of the information server 400 by wire or wireless using a communication device. For example, the information server communication unit 401 receives personal information (for example, a mail address, destination name) acquired from the mobile phone 200 from the communication terminal 100. For example, the information server communication unit 401 transmits a distribution information distribution mail to the mobile phone 200. For example, the information server communication unit 401 receives the current location information of the train 991 specified by the in-train device 300.
An information server storage unit 409 (an example of a provided information storage unit) performs storage management of each data used in the information server 400 using a storage device. For example, the information server storage unit 409 stores and manages personal information (for example, e-mail address, destination name) acquired from the mobile phone 200 via the communication terminal 100 and the current location information of the train 991 acquired from the in-train device 300. For example, the information server storage unit 409 stores and manages information (content) to be provided.
An information server control unit 402 (an example of a personal information control unit and a current location determination unit) controls each function of the information server 400 using a CPU. For example, the information server control unit 402 controls the information server communication unit 401 to acquire personal information from the mobile phone 200 via the communication terminal 100, acquires current location information of the train 991 from the in-train device 300, and the mobile phone 200. Send delivery information delivery mail to. In addition, for example, the information server control unit 402 determines whether the train 991 has passed the passenger's destination, and determines whether information provision is necessary. Further, for example, the information server control unit 402 stores / retrieves data from / to the information server storage unit 409.

In FIG. 3, an in-train device 300 (an example of a vehicle monitoring device) includes an in-train device communication unit 301, an in-train device control unit 302, a kilometer calculation unit 303, and an in-train device storage unit 309.
The in-train device communication unit 301 communicates input / output data of the in-train device 300 by wire or wireless using a communication device. For example, the in-train device communication unit 301 transmits data such as a train number, a vehicle number, a kilometer distance, an operation schedule, and a next arrival station managed by the in-train device 300 to the information server 400. For example, the in-train device communication unit 301 communicates with the in-train device communication unit 301 of the in-train device 300 of the adjacent vehicle.
The kilometer calculation unit 303 (an example of the current location specifying unit) calculates the kilometer as the current location information of the train 991 based on the rotation speed of the wheel.
The in-train device storage unit 309 (an example of a management device storage unit) performs storage management of each data used in the in-train device 300 using a storage device. For example, the in-train device storage unit 309 stores and manages information on the train 991 on which the own device such as a train number and an operation schedule set in advance and the kilometer calculated by the kilometer calculator 303 are stored. Further, for example, the in-train storage unit is the number (vehicle number) of the vehicle in which the in-train device 300 is mounted (the vehicle in which the communication terminal 100 connected to the in-train device 300 is connected), and the train 991 is at which station. It records and manages information (current location information) such as whether the vehicle is traveling between and where the next arrival station is.
The in-train device control unit 302 controls each function of the in-train device 300 using a CPU. For example, the in-train device control unit 302 controls the in-train device communication unit 301 to provide the information server 400 with a train number, a vehicle number, a kilometer distance, an operation schedule, a next arrival station, and the like. For example, the in-train device control unit 302 controls the kilometer calculation unit 303 to calculate the current kilometer of the train 991. Further, for example, the in-train device control unit 302 specifies between which station the train 991 is traveling and where the next arrival station is (current location information) based on the operation schedule and kilometer. Further, for example, the in-train device control unit 302 performs data storage / retrieval to / from the in-train device storage unit 309. Further, for example, the in-train device control unit 302 controls the air conditioner 310 to adjust the air in the train 991, opens and closes the door 320, and controls the brake 330 to accelerate, decelerate, and stop the train 991. Further, for example, the in-train device control unit 302 causes the information display 410 to display and output the content provided by the information server 400.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware resources of the information providing system 990 according to the first embodiment.
In FIG. 4, a communication terminal 100, a mobile phone 200, an in-train device 300, an information server 400, a ground system device 500, a command room terminal 510, a driver's cab device 520, a station staff terminal 530, and a Web server 600 are a CPU 911 that executes a program. (Also referred to as a central processing unit, a central processing unit, a processing unit, an arithmetic unit, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, or a processor). The CPU 911 is connected to the ROM 913, the RAM 914, the communication board 915 (or communication chip), and the magnetic disk device 920 via the bus 912, and controls these hardware devices. In addition, the mobile phone 200 includes a numeric keypad / cross key, a liquid crystal display, a microphone, a speaker, and a vibrator (an example of an input / output device, not shown) as hardware devices. Instead of the magnetic disk device 920, another storage device (for example, a semiconductor memory such as a RAM or a flash memory) may be used.
The RAM 914 is an example of a volatile memory. The storage medium of the ROM 913 and the magnetic disk device 920 is an example of a nonvolatile memory. These are examples of a storage device, a storage device, or a storage unit. The storage device in which the input / output data is stored is an example of the input / output device, the input / output device, or the input / output unit.
The communication board 915 (or communication chip) is an example of a communication device, a communication device, a communication unit, an input / output device, an input / output device, or an input / output unit.

  The communication board 915 is connected to a communication network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet 940, a WAN (Wide Area Network) such as ISDN, a telephone line, or the like by wired or wireless, contact or non-contact. The Internet 940 is an example of a communication network.

  The magnetic disk device 920 stores an OS 921 (operating system), a program group 923, and a file group 924. The programs in the program group 923 are executed by the CPU 911 and the OS 921.

  The program group 923 stores programs for executing functions described as “˜unit”, “˜device”, and “˜terminal” in the embodiment. The program is read and executed by the CPU 911.

In the file group 924, in the embodiment, “to determination result”, “to calculation result”, and “to processing” when the functions of “to part”, “to device”, and “to terminal” are executed. Result data such as `` result '', data passed between programs that execute the functions of `` part '', `` device '' and `` terminal '', other information, data, signal values, variable values, and parameters It is stored as each item of “file” and “˜database”. An e-mail address, destination name, current location information, content, and the like are examples of items included in the file group 924.
The “˜file” and “˜database” are stored in a recording medium such as a disk or a memory. Information, data, signal values, variable values, and parameters stored in a storage medium such as a disk or memory are read out to the main memory or cache memory by the CPU 911 via a read / write circuit, and extracted, searched, referenced, compared, and calculated. Used for CPU operations such as calculation, processing, output, printing, and display. Information, data, signal values, variable values, and parameters are temporarily stored in the main memory, cache memory, and buffer memory during the CPU operations of extraction, search, reference, comparison, operation, calculation, processing, output, printing, and display. Is remembered.
In addition, arrows in the flowcharts described in the embodiments mainly indicate input / output of data and signals, and the data and signal values are recorded in the memory of the RAM 914, the magnetic disk of the magnetic disk device 920, and other recording media. . Data and signal values are transmitted online via a bus 912, signal lines, cables, or other transmission media.

  Moreover, what is described as “˜unit”, “˜apparatus”, “˜terminal” in the embodiments may be “˜circuit”, “˜apparatus”, “˜means”. It may be “step”, “˜procedure”, “˜processing”. That is, what is described as “˜unit”, “˜device”, and “˜terminal” may be realized by firmware stored in the ROM 913. Alternatively, it may be implemented only by software, or only by hardware such as elements, devices, substrates, and wirings, by a combination of software and hardware, or by a combination of firmware. Firmware and software are stored as programs on a magnetic disk or other recording medium. The program is read by the CPU 911 and executed by the CPU 911. In other words, the program causes the computer to function as “˜unit”, “˜device”, and “˜terminal”. Alternatively, the procedure or method of “˜unit”, “˜apparatus”, “˜terminal” is executed by a computer.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the information providing method according to the first embodiment.
The information providing method in the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

<S101: Personal Information Registration Request Processing>
First, the mobile phone 200 requests the communication terminal 100 to register personal information.
For example, the passenger brings the mobile phone 200 close to the communication terminal 100 when it is desired to obtain information regarding the place where the train 991 is traveling during boarding. When the mobile phone 200 enters the communication range of the communication terminal 100, the mobile control unit 220 controls the mobile communication unit 210 to send a personal information registration request with the mail address and destination name as personal information.
The personal information registration request means an information distribution request, and the communication of the personal information registration request indicates the start timing of information distribution. The arrival of the train 991 at the destination indicated by the destination name indicates the end timing of information distribution and the deletion / deletion / cancellation of the registered personal information. In other words, in the information providing system 990, the personal information indicates the information distribution method and conditions, and the passenger obtains the information by e-mail only after reaching the destination after requesting the personal information registration with the mobile phone 200. Can do.
The e-mail address is an example of information for identifying an individual, an example of information indicating an information acquisition destination from which a passenger acquires information, and information indicating an information supply destination where the information providing system 990 provides information to the passenger (information provision) It is an example of (destination information). Then, in the information providing system 990, information relating to the place where the train 991 is traveling (hereinafter referred to as position related information) is delivered to the e-mail address by e-mail. For example, personal identification information, information acquisition destination information, and information provision destination information include a telephone number and an IP (Internet Protocol) address in addition to a mail address. When a phone number is used as personal information, the information is distributed by voice message when the telephone number is received. When an IP address is used as personal information, the information is distributed in the same way as an e-mail. .
The destination name is an example of information for specifying a destination, an example of an information distribution end request for a passenger to request the end of information distribution, and an information distribution end condition (information end point information) specified by the passenger (location, time) Etc.) and is an example of conditions (information end point information) for the information providing system 990 to end information distribution to passengers. For example, the destination name is a station name or a land name, and instead of the destination name, the coordinates at which the information distribution is terminated when the train 991 passes or the time at which the information distribution is terminated when the train has passed may be used as the personal information. The destination name may be input by the passenger by operating the mobile phone 200, or the mobile control unit 220 may display a destination name candidate stored in advance in the mobile storage unit 290 on the mobile display unit 230 to the passenger. It may be selected. In addition, the destination name input to the mobile phone 200 when the passenger checks the train 991 transfer guidance (timetable, transfer station, transfer route, etc.) using the mobile phone 200 in advance to go to the destination is stored in the mobile phone. If the destination name is stored in the portable storage unit 290, the input / selection by the passenger may be omitted and the destination name may be used as personal information. Further, when commuter pass information is registered in advance in the portable storage unit 290 and the passenger enters and exits the ticket gate using the mobile phone 200 as an electronic commuter pass, the commuter pass information can be omitted by omitting input / selection by the passenger. The destination name indicated by may be used as personal information.

<S102: Personal Information Registration Process (Personal Information Acquisition Process, Personal Information Transfer Process, Personal Information Reception Process, Personal Information Registration Process)>
Next, the communication terminal 100 transfers the personal information registration request transmitted from the mobile phone 200 to the information server 400, and the information server 400 registers the personal information according to the personal information registration request.
At this time, the communication terminal 100 and the information server 400 perform the following processing described based on FIG.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing personal information registration processing (S102) of communication terminal 100 and information server 400 in the first embodiment.

<< S102a: Personal Information Registration Request Reception Process (Personal Information Acquisition Process) >>
First, in the communication terminal 100, the mobile communication unit 110 receives a personal information registration request transmitted from the mobile phone 200.

<< S102b: Personal Information Registration Request Transfer Process (Personal Information Transfer Process) >>
In the communication terminal 100, when the mobile communication unit 110 receives the personal information registration request, the terminal control unit 120 controls the in-train device communication unit 130 to transfer the personal information registration request to the information server 400. At this time, the terminal control unit 120 adds the train number of the train on which the terminal is installed and the vehicle number of the vehicle as boarding information to the personal information registration request. It is assumed that the train number and the vehicle number are notified from the in-train device 300 to the communication terminal 100 and stored in the terminal storage unit 190 in advance.

<< S102c: Personal Information Storage Process (Personal Information Reception Process, Personal Information Registration Process) >>
Next, in the information server 400, the information server control unit 402 registers the personal information indicated by the personal information registration request transferred by the communication terminal 100 in the information server storage unit 409.
At this time, the information server 400 performs the following processing.
First, the information server communication unit 401 receives the personal information registration request transmitted by the communication terminal 100 (S102c1).
Next, the information server control unit 402 stores the personal information included in the personal information registration request received by the information server communication unit 401 in the information server storage unit 409. At this time, the information server control unit 402 registers the destination name and the mail address for each vehicle in the information server storage unit 409 based on the boarding information included in the personal information registration request as in the distribution management table 981 shown in FIG. To do. However, the information server control unit 402 may register a mail address for each destination. The distribution management table 981 is an example of registration information in which personal information is registered (S102c2).
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the distribution management table 981 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a route in the first embodiment.
In FIGS. 7 and 8, information is delivered to the mail addresses “bbb @...”, “Eee @...” And “fff @...” Until the train 991 arrives at “Yokohama”. , "Aaa @ ..." and "ggg @ ..." are distributed to "Ebisu", and "ccc @ ..." and "ddd @ ..." are sent to "Shinjuku". Indicates that it will be delivered. That is, in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, passengers (personal IDs: 101, 104, and 201) whose destination is “Yokohama” are provided information until the train 991 arrives at “Yokohama”, and “Ebisu” is the destination. Passengers (individual ID: 100, 202) are provided information until train 991 arrives at “Ebisu”, and passengers (individual ID: 102, 103) destined for “Shinjuku” have train 991 in “Shinjuku” Indicates that information will be provided until arrival. In FIG. 7, “Vehicle ID” indicates a vehicle number included in the boarding information, and “Personal ID” is information for the information server control unit 402 to identify registration information (personal information, a record of the distribution management table 981).

  S103 in FIG. 5 will be described.

<S103: Information distribution processing (current location identification processing, current location information acquisition processing, current location determination processing, information transmission processing, personal information deletion processing)>
Next, the information server 400 delivers information to the mobile phone 200 periodically or when the train 991 stops at the station.
At this time, the information server 400 performs the following processing described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing information distribution processing (S103) of the information server 400 in the first embodiment.

<< S103a: Current Location Information Acquisition Processing (Current Location Identification Processing, Current Location Information Acquisition Processing) >>
First, the information server control unit 402 acquires current location information indicating the current travel position of the train 991 from the in-train device 300.
At this time, the information server 400 and the in-train device 300 perform the following processing.
First, in the information server 400, the information server control unit 402 controls the information server communication unit 401 to transmit a current location information request to the in-train device 300 (S103a1).
Next, in the in-train device 300, the in-train device communication unit 301 receives the current location information request from the information server 400 (S103a2).
In the in-train device 300, when the in-train device communication unit 301 receives the current location information request, the in-train device control unit 302 controls the kilometer calculation unit 303 to control the kilometer of the current train 991 based on the number of wheel rotations. The process is calculated as current location information (S103a3: current location specifying process).
Next, in the in-train device 300, the in-train device control unit 302 identifies the next stop / passing station or the last stop / passing station as the current location information based on the kilometer of the current train 991. For example, the kilometer of each station is stored in advance in the in-train device storage unit 309 of the in-train device 300, and the in-train device control unit 302 calculates the calculated kilometer and the kilometer of each station stored in the in-train device storage unit 309. And the current location information is specified (S103a4: current location specifying process).
Next, in the in-train device 300, the in-train device control unit 302 controls the in-train device communication unit 301 to transmit the current location information to the information server 400 (S103a5).
In the information server 400, the information server communication unit 401 receives the current location information transmitted by the in-train device 300, and the information server control unit 402 stores the current location information received by the information server communication unit 401 in the information server storage unit 409. (S103a6: current location information acquisition process).

<< S103b: Information Distribution Determination Process (Current Location Determination Process) >>
Next, the information server control unit 402 determines whether information distribution is necessary based on the current location information acquired from the in-train device 300 and the personal information registered in the information server storage unit 409.
For example, each registered personal information is shown in the distribution management table 981 of FIG. 7, and the current location information indicates that the train 991 passes “Yokohama” and goes to “Ebisu” on the route shown in FIG. . In this case, the information server control unit 402 does not transmit the delivery mail to “bbb @...”, “Eee @...” And “fff @. , “Ccc @...”, “Ddd @...” And “ggg @. The route information (Ofune → Higashi Totsuka → Yokohama → Ebisu → Shinjuku) shown in FIG. 8 is provided from the in-train device 300 to the information server 400 and stored in the information server storage unit 409 in advance.

<< S103c: Delivery Mail Transmission Process (Information Transmission Process) >>
Next, the information server control unit 402 transmits the distribution mail to the mail address determined to distribute the information.
At this time, the information server control unit 402 performs processing described below.
First, the information server control unit 402 stores location-related information and registration information related to the current travel point of the train 991 indicated by the current location information acquired from the in-train device 300 (for example, about a kilometer, the next stop station, the previous stop station). The position related information corresponding to the vehicle indicated by the vehicle number (vehicle ID in FIG. 7) which is a part is acquired from the information server storage unit 409 (S103c1).
It is assumed that the information server storage unit 409 stores content that is electronic data indicating information to be distributed in correspondence with each point in advance. For example, the content indicates a place name, a local specialty, a news of the place, a station name of the next stop station, a required time to the next stop station, and the like in the form of text data, image data, audio data, and the like. In addition, for example, the information server storage unit 409 stores, as content, home information (for example, the position of a ticket gate, a transfer platform, a staircase, a toilet, etc.) at the stop position of each vehicle when the train 991 stops at each station. .
Next, the information server control unit 402 sets the position related information acquired from the information server storage unit 409 as distribution information in the text or attached file, and sets the e-mail address determined to distribute information as the destination address and sets the e-mail ( Hereinafter, the distribution mail is generated) (S103c2).
Then, the information server control unit 402 causes the information server communication unit 401 to transmit the generated distribution mail (S103c3: information transmission process).
However, the distribution information may be arbitrary information instead of information regarding the position of the train 991 or the vehicle.

<< S103d: Personal Information Registration Deletion Process (Personal Information Deletion Process) >>
Further, the information server control unit 402 deletes the registration information (personal information) corresponding to the mail address determined not to distribute information from the information server storage unit 409.
For example, each registered personal information is shown in the distribution management table 981 of FIG. 7, and the current location information indicates that the train 991 passes “Yokohama” and goes to “Ebisu” on the route shown in FIG. . In this case, the information server control unit 402 deletes the distribution management record (personal ID: 101, 104, 201) registered with “Yokohama” as the destination. That is, the information server control unit 402 deletes the personal information of each passenger whose destination is “Yokohama” from the information server storage unit 409.
In addition, the information server control unit 402 deletes the existing personal information originally registered when the personal information is newly registered in the information server storage unit 409, such as when a passenger moves a vehicle. Also good.

  S104 in FIG. 5 will be described.

<S104: Information acquisition process>
Then, the mobile phone 200 receives the delivery mail from the information server 400, and the passenger acquires information from the delivery mail received by the mobile phone 200.
At this time, the mobile phone 200 performs processing described below.
First, the mobile communication unit 210 receives the delivery mail transmitted by the information server 400, and the mobile control unit 220 stores the delivery mail received by the mobile communication unit 210 in the mobile storage unit 290 (S104a).
Next, in order to notify the owner (passenger) of the mobile phone 200 that the mobile control unit 220 has received the e-mail, the mobile control unit 220 controls the voice input / output unit 250 to sound a chime from the speaker or control the vibration unit 260. Then, the vibrator is vibrated (S104b).
Then, according to the owner's operation, the mobile control unit 220 controls the mobile display unit 230 to display the text and attached file of the delivery mail on the display, or controls the audio input / output unit 250 to output the audio from the speaker. To do. Thereby, the passenger who is the owner of the mobile phone 200 can acquire, for example, position-related information regarding the place where the train 991 is traveling only until the train 991 arrives at the destination (S104c).

  In the first embodiment, the form in which the information server 400 distributes the position related information related to the place where the train 991 is traveling and the position related information corresponding to each vehicle of the train 991 has been described. Here, the mobile phone 200 transmits personal information including preference information indicating the passenger's preference to the information server 400, and the information server 400 delivers information that matches the passenger's preference selected from the position related information. Also good.

In the information providing system 990 in the first embodiment, the information server 400 acquires current location information indicating the location where the train 991 is traveling from the in-train device 300, and the position related information regarding the location where the train 991 is actually traveling. Is distributed to the mobile phone 200.
In other words, even if the train 991 is stopped or delayed and the time of the train is disturbed, the passenger can wait until the train arrives at a place (for example, a destination) designated according to the traveling state of the train 991. It is possible to receive provision of position related information according to 991 travel conditions.

In addition, the information providing system 990 in the first embodiment includes not only the information provision end condition (for example, destination) but also the information provision start condition (for example, station name, time) in the personal information, The position related information may be provided only when the train 991 is traveling in a section in which the passenger specified by the provision start condition and the information provision end condition desires to provide information. At this time, in the information distribution process (S103) (see FIG. 9), the information server control unit 402 of the information server 400 displays the current location of the train 991 indicated by the current location information acquired from the in-train device 300 in the current location information acquisition process (S103a). Is located within the section from the information provision start point to the information provision end point indicated by the personal information, it is determined that information distribution is necessary (S103b), and a distribution mail is transmitted (S103c). In addition, the information server control unit 402 determines that information distribution is unnecessary when the current location of the train 991 is not located in the section (S103b), and deletes personal information (S103d).
The passenger can use not only the function of the information providing system 990 in the first embodiment as an information providing service but also an alarm service for the purpose of preventing overpass. For example, when the train 991 is stopped or delayed due to registration of personal information in the information server 400 using the mobile phone 200, the passenger uses the mobile phone 200 as the information provision start condition for the station name of the station immediately before the disembarking station. Even so, the delivery mail can be received when the train 991 actually passes the station immediately before the disembarking station. Then, the passenger can know that the train 991 will soon arrive at the getting-off station by the incoming vibe or incoming chime of the mobile phone 200 when receiving the distribution mail.

In addition, the information providing system 990 in the first embodiment is configured such that the mobile phone 200 transmits personal information including the destination name, the information server 400 registers the personal information, and the train 991 passes the destination. 400 is characterized by deleting personal information.
Thus, when the train 991 arrives at the destination, the registered personal information is deleted even if the passenger does not request the information server 400 to delete the registration of the personal information by operating the mobile phone 200, and the delivery mail Will never continue to be delivered.

The information providing system 990 as shown in FIG. 10 has been described in the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the information providing system 990 in the first embodiment.

A vehicle information management device 992 (in-train device 300 in FIG. 1) is installed in the train, and collects and manages information (vehicle number, route, destination, etc.) regarding the train 991 in real time.
The information display device 993 (information display 410 in FIG. 1) is a display device such as electronic paper, and is installed in the vehicle.
The information distribution device 994 (information server 400 in FIG. 1) accumulates contents such as advertisements, information about trains, and position related information, and distributes them to the information display device 993 and the mobile phone 200 of the passenger. Passengers can convey the mail address to the information distribution device 994 by holding the mobile phone 200 over the information input device 995 (communication terminal 100 in FIG. 1) such as a Felica (registered trademark) reader / writer when boarding. The method for transmitting the e-mail address is not limited to the method using Felica (registered trademark). Further, when the passenger sets information such as the destination in the mobile phone 200, the information distribution device 994 also acquires information such as the destination in association with the mail address.
Accordingly, information can be provided to passengers in the train 991 using the information display device 993 in the vehicle and the mobile phone 200, and the personal information collected by setting an expiration date on the personal information collected in the train 991. Information can be automatically unregistered.

Here, an example of content distribution is shown below.
(A) Content distribution according to the next stop station and vehicle position When the next stop station is a transfer station of multiple routes, the content of the transfer guidance at the home according to the current vehicle position is displayed on the information display device 993 Distribute to mobile phone 200. That is, the contents to be distributed differ depending on the boarding vehicle position and the position where the information display device 993 is installed in the vehicle. Further, when the passenger sets his / her own information such as the destination in the mobile phone 200, the information is distributed when the passenger approaches the transfer station, for example. The same is true when an accident occurs in addition to the daily operation, and transfer guidance according to the vehicle position and the installation position of the information display device 993 is performed.
(B) Content distribution according to the train position (which station is traveling) Advertising information (city information, etc.) regarding the position is accumulated in the information distribution device 994, and the section on which the train 991 is traveling The advertisement information is distributed to the information display device 993 and the mobile phone 200.
(C) Content distribution according to the route on which the vehicle is boarded and the destination of the passenger When the accident occurs, the content according to the route and the destination of the passenger is distributed to the mobile phone 200.

That is, in the information providing system 990 in the first embodiment, when the passenger gets off the vehicle at the destination station, the information delivery to the passenger's mobile phone 200 is automatically stopped. In addition to the method based on the “destination” acquired from the setting information of the mobile phone 200, the timing for stopping this information distribution includes information on the section where the passenger wants to distribute information (information distribution start condition and information distribution end condition). You may decide by telling to the information delivery apparatus 994.
In addition, the information providing system 990 in the first embodiment can efficiently distribute information according to the destination of the passenger and the boarding vehicle.
In addition, since the information providing system 990 in Embodiment 1 can automatically determine the information distribution time and delete the registered personal information, it can contribute to the protection of the personal information collected in the train.
Moreover, since the information provision system 990 in Embodiment 1 can provide information according to the position of the information display device 993 that the passenger is viewing and the position of the vehicle on which the passenger is riding, confusion at the time of abnormality can be reduced.
And in the information provision system 990 in Embodiment 1, since a passenger's information (destination etc.) can be utilized in relation to the position information of a train, a passenger can enjoy highly convenient service.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, the mode of distributing information in the train 991 has been described. In the second embodiment, the mode of distributing information from the outside of the train 991 will be described.
The following description focuses on matters different from the first embodiment, and matters not described are the same as those in the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a functional configuration diagram of the Web server 600 according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a functional configuration diagram of the ground system device 500 according to the second embodiment.

In FIG. 11, a Web server 600 (an example of an information providing apparatus) includes a Web communication unit 610, a Web server control unit 620, a ground system communication unit 630, and a Web server storage unit 690.
A Web communication unit 610 (an example of a personal information reception unit and an information transmission unit) communicates with the mobile phone 200 via the Internet 940 using a communication device. For example, the Web communication unit 610 receives personal information (for example, an e-mail address, a destination name) from the mobile phone 200 and transmits a distribution information distribution mail to the mobile phone 200.
The ground system device communication unit 630 (an example of the current location information acquisition unit) communicates with the ground system device 500 by wire or wireless using a communication device. For example, the ground system device communication unit 630 receives the current location information of the train 991 specified by the ground system device 500 from the ground system device 500.
A Web server storage unit 690 (an example of a provided information storage unit) performs storage management of each data used in the Web server 600 using a storage device. For example, the Web server storage unit 690 stores and manages personal information (e.g., mail address, destination name) acquired from the mobile phone 200 and current location information of the train 991 acquired from the ground system device 500. For example, the Web server storage unit 690 stores and manages information (content) to be provided.
A Web server control unit 620 (an example of a personal information control unit and a current location determination unit) controls each function of the Web server 600 using a CPU. For example, the web server control unit 620 controls the web communication unit 610 to acquire personal information from the mobile phone 200 via the communication terminal 100 and transmits a distribution information delivery mail to the mobile phone 200. Further, for example, the Web server control unit 620 acquires the current location information of the train 991 from the ground system device 500 by controlling the ground system device communication unit 630. Further, for example, the Web server control unit 620 determines whether the train 991 has passed the passenger's destination, and determines whether information provision is necessary. Further, for example, the web server control unit 620 stores and retrieves data from the web server storage unit 690.

In FIG. 12, a ground system device 500 (an example of a vehicle monitoring device) includes a ground system device communication unit 501, a ground system device control unit 502, a vehicle monitoring unit 503, and a ground system device storage unit 509.
The ground system device communication unit 501 communicates with the control room terminal 510, the station staff terminal 530, the station display device 540, the cab device 520, the in-train device 300, and the Web server 600 by wired or wireless using a communication device. For example, the terrestrial device communication unit 501 transmits the current location information of the train 991 to the Web server 600, and the train 991 of each train 991 is transmitted to the command room terminal 510, the station staff terminal 530, the station display device 540, the cab device 520, and the in-train device 300. Send operation information.
The vehicle monitoring unit 503 (an example of the current location specifying unit) acquires detection information for each train 991 from each sensor (not shown) on each track, and uses the CPU based on the detection information of each sensor to detect the current of each train 991. The travel position / stop position (an example of current location information) is specified.
The ground system device storage unit 509 performs storage management of each data used in the ground system device 500 using a storage device. For example, the ground system device storage unit 509 stores and manages the current location information of each train 991 specified by the vehicle monitoring unit 503. Further, for example, the ground system device storage unit 509 stores and manages the operation schedule of each train 991.
The terrestrial device control unit 502 controls each function of the terrestrial device 500 using a CPU. For example, the terrestrial device control unit 502 controls the vehicle monitoring unit 503 to identify the current location of each train 991, and controls the terrestrial device communication unit 501 to notify the Web server 600 of the current location information of each train 991. Further, for example, the operation status of each train 991 is judged by comparing and comparing the position of each train 991 and the operation schedule, and the ground system device communication unit 501 is controlled to control the operation status to the control room terminal 510, the station staff terminal 530, the station The display device 540 and the cab device 520 are notified. Further, for example, the terrestrial system control unit 502 stores and retrieves data from the terrestrial system storage unit 509.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method according to the second embodiment.
The information providing method in the second embodiment will be described below based on FIG.

<S201: Information distribution request processing>
First, the mobile phone 200 requests the communication terminal 100 to distribute information.
For example, the passenger brings the mobile phone 200 close to the communication terminal 100 when it is desired to obtain information regarding the place where the train 991 is traveling during boarding. When the mobile phone 200 enters the communication range of the communication terminal 100, the mobile control unit 220 controls the mobile communication unit 210 to transmit an information distribution request. The information distribution request may not include the personal information in the first embodiment.

<S202: Personal Information Acquisition Processing (Personal Information Acquisition Processing)>
Next, when receiving the information distribution request, the communication terminal 100 acquires personal information from the mobile phone 200. The personal information is the same as in the first embodiment, and is, for example, a mail address and a destination name.
At this time, the communication terminal 100 and the mobile phone 200 perform the following processing described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a data flow in personal information acquisition processing (S202) and personal information registration processing (S203) of communication terminal 100, mobile phone 200, and Web server 600 in the second embodiment.

First, in the communication terminal 100, the terminal control unit 120 transmits an open command from the portable communication unit 110 to access the personal information stored in the mobile phone 200 (S202a).
Next, in the mobile phone 200, the mobile communication unit 210 receives an open command for personal information transmitted from the communication terminal 100, and the mobile control unit 220 can read a file in the mobile storage unit 290 in which the personal information is stored. (S202b).
Next, in the communication terminal 100, the terminal control unit 120 transmits a read command from the portable communication unit 110 in order to acquire personal information stored in the mobile phone 200 (S202c).
Next, in the mobile phone 200, the mobile communication unit 210 receives a read command for the personal information transmitted from the communication terminal 100, and the mobile control unit 220 acquires the personal information from the readable file, and the mobile communication unit 210. Is transmitted and personal information is transmitted (S202d).
Next, in the communication terminal 100, the mobile communication unit 110 receives personal information transmitted from the mobile phone 200, and the terminal control unit 120 stores the personal information received by the mobile communication unit 110 in the terminal storage unit 190 ( S202e: Personal information acquisition processing).
Next, in the communication terminal 100, the terminal control unit 120 transmits a close command from the portable communication unit 110 to close the personal information file (S202f).
In the mobile phone 200, the mobile communication unit 210 receives a close command for the personal information file transmitted from the communication terminal 100, and the mobile control unit 220 closes the personal information file so that it cannot be read (S202g).

  S203 in FIG. 13 will be described.

<S203: Personal Information Registration Process (Personal Information Transfer Process, Personal Information Reception Process, Personal Information Registration Process)>
After acquiring the personal information, the communication terminal 100 transmits the personal information to the Web server 600 using the Web communication function of the mobile phone 200, and the Web server 600 registers the personal information.
At this time, the communication terminal 100, the mobile phone 200, and the Web server 600 perform the following processing described with reference to FIG.

First, in the communication terminal 100, the terminal control unit 120 transmits an open command from the portable communication unit 110 in order to access the Webto function (Web communication function) of the mobile phone 200 (S203a).
Next, in the mobile phone 200, the mobile communication unit 210 receives an open command for the Webto function transmitted by the communication terminal 100, and the mobile control unit 220 enables the Webto function (S203b).
Next, in the communication terminal 100, the terminal control unit 120 acquires personal information of the mobile phone 200 from the terminal storage unit 190. And the terminal control part 120 controls the mobile communication part 110, and the personal information of the mobile telephone 200, the train number of the train 991 in which the own terminal is installed, and the vehicle number of the vehicle in which the own terminal is installed Is transmitted as a transmission information, and a Web transmission request (Webto data) is transmitted to the Web server 600 as a transmission destination. For example, the train number is notified from the in-train device 300 to the communication terminal 100 and stored in the terminal storage unit 190 in advance. Further, for example, it is assumed that the vehicle number is stored in the terminal storage unit 190 in advance. Further, for example, the terminal storage unit 190 stores the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the Web server 600 in advance, and the terminal control unit 120 sets the IP address of the Web server 600 as a transmission destination in the Webto data (S203c). .
Next, in the mobile phone 200, the mobile communication unit 210 receives Webto data including personal information transmitted from the mobile communication unit 110, and the mobile control unit 220 controls the mobile communication unit 210 to include Webto data including personal information. Is transmitted to the Web server 600 which is the transmission destination designated by the communication terminal 100 (S203d: personal information transfer process).
Next, in the Web server 600, the Web communication unit 610 receives Webto data transmitted from the mobile phone 200, and the Web server control unit 620 stores personal information included in the Webto data in the Web server storage unit 690. At this time, the Web server control unit 620 registers the destination name and the mail address in the Web server storage unit 690 for each train and each vehicle as in the distribution management table 981 shown in FIG. However, the Web server control unit 620 may register an e-mail address for each train and each destination (S203e: personal information reception process, personal information registration process).
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the distribution management table 981 according to the second embodiment.
Next, in the communication terminal 100, the terminal control unit 120 transmits a close command from the mobile communication unit 110 to end the Webto function of the mobile phone 200 (S203f).
In the mobile phone 200, the mobile communication unit 210 receives the close command for the Webto function transmitted from the communication terminal 100, and the mobile control unit 220 ends the Webto function (S203g).

  S204 in FIG. 13 will be described.

<S204: Information distribution processing (current location identification processing, current location information acquisition processing, current location determination processing, information transmission processing, personal information deletion processing)>
Next, the Web server 600 delivers information to the mobile phone 200 periodically or when the train 991 stops at the station.
The information distribution process (S204) of the Web server 600 is the same as the information distribution process (S103) (see FIG. 9) of the information server 400 in the first embodiment. Here, the Web communication unit 610 and the ground system communication unit 630 correspond to the information server communication unit 401, the Web server control unit 620 corresponds to the information server control unit 402, and the Web server storage unit 690 stores the information server storage. Corresponds to the portion 409. The ground system device 500 corresponds to the in-train device 300, the ground system device communication unit 501 corresponds to the in-train device communication unit 301, the ground system device control unit 502 corresponds to the in-train device control unit 302, The vehicle monitoring unit 503 corresponds to the kilometer calculation unit 303, and the ground system device storage unit 509 corresponds to the in-train device storage unit 309.
That is, in the current location information acquisition process (S103a), in the first embodiment, the information server 400 located in the train 991 acquires current location information from the in-train device 300, whereas in the second embodiment, the train 991 The Web server 600 located outside acquires the current location information of each train 991 from the ground system device 500. In response to the current location information request from the Web server 600, the terrestrial device control unit 502 of the terrestrial system device 500 receives the current location information indicating the position of each train 991 detected by the sensor on each track, for example, by the vehicle monitoring unit 503. The apparatus communication unit 501 is controlled and transmitted to the Web server 600.
In the information distribution determination process (S103b), the Web server control unit 620, like the information server control unit 402 in the first embodiment, stores the current location information of each train 991 acquired from the ground system device 500 and the Web server storage. Based on the personal information registered in section 690, the necessity of information distribution is determined.
In the information mail transmission process (S103c), the Web server control unit 620 transmits a distribution mail to an e-mail address determined to distribute information, as with the information server control unit 402 in the first embodiment.
In the personal information registration deletion process (S103d), the Web server control unit 620, like the information server control unit 402 in the first embodiment, registers the registration information (personal information) corresponding to the email address determined not to be distributed. ) Is deleted from the Web server storage unit 690. Further, the Web server control unit 620 deletes the existing personal information originally registered when the personal information is newly registered in the Web server storage unit 690, such as when a passenger changes train 991. May be.

  S205 in FIG. 13 will be described.

<S205: Information acquisition process>
Then, similar to the information acquisition process (S104) in the first embodiment, the mobile phone 200 receives the distribution mail from the Web server 600, and the passenger acquires information from the distribution mail received by the mobile phone 200.

The information providing system 990 according to Embodiment 2 is characterized in that the communication terminal 100 registers personal information in the Web server 600 using the Webto function of the mobile phone 200.
The information providing system 990 according to the second embodiment is characterized in that the Web server 600 located outside the train 991 registers personal information.
As a result, the information providing system 990 in the second embodiment can manage distribution information (personal information, content) about each train 991 with one device (Web server 600), and passengers can be at the destination. Even if the train 991 is transferred before arrival, the information distribution can be ended when the passenger actually arrives at the destination.

1 is a configuration diagram of an information providing system 990 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of a communication terminal 100, a mobile phone 200, and an information server 400 in Embodiment 1. FIG. The function block diagram of the in-train apparatus 300 in Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware resources of the information providing system 990 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method according to Embodiment 1. 5 is a flowchart showing personal information registration processing (S102) of the communication terminal 100 and the information server 400 in the first embodiment. FIG. 10 shows an example of a distribution management table 981 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a route in Embodiment 1; 5 is a flowchart showing information distribution processing (S103) of the information server 400 in the first embodiment. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information providing system 990 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a functional configuration diagram of a Web server 600 according to the second embodiment. The function block diagram of the ground system apparatus 500 in Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method according to the second embodiment. The figure which shows the data flow in the personal information acquisition process (S202) and personal information registration process (S203) of the communication terminal 100, the mobile telephone 200, and Web server 600 in Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 10 shows an example of a distribution management table 981 according to the second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  100 communication terminal, 110 to mobile communication unit, 120 terminal control unit, 130 to in-train device communication unit, 190 terminal storage unit, 200 mobile phone, 210 mobile communication unit, 220 mobile control unit, 230 mobile display unit, 240 key input Unit, 250 voice input / output unit, 260 vibration unit, 290 portable storage unit, 300 in-train device, 301 in-train device communication unit, 302 in-train device control unit, 303 kilometer calculation unit, 309 in-train device storage unit, 310 Air conditioner, 320 door, 330 brake, 400 information server, 401 information server communication unit, 402 information server control unit, 409 information server storage unit, 410 information display, 500 ground system device, 501 ground system device communication unit, 502 ground system device Control unit, 503 Vehicle monitoring unit, 509 Ground system device storage unit, 510 Command room terminal, 520 cab device, 530 station staff terminal, 540 station display device, 600 web server, 610 web communication unit, 620 web server control unit, 630 ground system device communication unit, 690 web server storage unit, 911 CPU, 912 bus, 913 ROM, 914 RAM, 915 communication board, 920 magnetic disk device, 921 OS, 923 program group, 924 file group, 940 Internet, 981 distribution management table, 990 information providing system, 991 train, 992 vehicle information management device 993 Information display device, 994 Information distribution device, 995 Information input device.

Claims (5)

Personal information acquisition for acquiring information providing destination information indicating a transmission destination of information from a passenger communication device of a passenger and information providing end point information indicating a station name of the passenger's destination as personal information used for providing information in a train vehicle to provide a device, and the vehicle monitoring device for monitoring the current location of the train, any information to the information providing destination indicated by the information providing destination information until the train arrives at the station of destination indicated by the information provision end point information An information providing system having an information providing device;
The personal information acquisition device includes:
And personal information acquisition unit that acquires using the communication device said personal information from said passenger communication device,
A personal information transfer unit that transmits the personal information acquired by the personal information acquisition unit to the information providing apparatus using a communication device;
The vehicle monitoring device stores route information indicating a sequence of stations where the train stops using a storage device,
The vehicle monitoring device includes:
The current location of the train is specified using a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the stop station immediately before the train and the next stop station of the train are specified based on the specified current location of the train and the route information. With a current location
The information providing device includes:
A provision information storage unit for storing information on transfer guidance for transferring to another train from a stop position of each vehicle at a station where the train stops using a storage device, and storing the route information of the train ; ,
A personal information receiving unit for receiving the personal information transmitted by the personal information transfer unit of the personal information acquisition device using a communication device;
A personal information control unit that stores the personal information received by the personal information receiving unit in the provided information storage unit ;
A current location information acquisition unit for acquiring current location information indicating a stop station immediately before the train and the next stop station of the train specified by the current location specifying unit from the vehicle monitoring device;
The arrangement order of the destination station indicated by the information provision end point information included in the personal information stored in the personal information control unit and the stop station immediately before the train indicated by the current location information acquired by the current location information acquisition unit is described above. and compared using CPU, it determines current location determining unit whether the train has passed the station of destination indicated by the information providing end point information based on the route information stored in the provided information storage unit,
When the current location determination unit determines that the train does not pass through the destination station indicated by the information provision end point information, the next information of the train is stored in the provision information stored in the provision information storage unit . The personal information control unit uses a communication device to transfer information for a transfer from a stop position of a vehicle having a personal information acquisition device that has transmitted the personal information and is a transfer guide information at a stop station. An information providing system comprising: an information transmitting unit configured to transmit to an information providing destination indicated by information providing destination information included in the stored personal information. When the current location determination unit determines that the train has passed the destination station indicated by the information provision end point information, the personal information control unit of the information providing device reads the personal information from the provided information storage unit. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information providing system is deleted. Information of transfer guidance for transferring from the stop position of each vehicle to another train at the stop station where the train stops is stored as provision information using a storage device, and route information indicating the order of the stop station of the train is stored Provided information storage unit;
Personal information for acquiring information providing destination information indicating a destination of information from a passenger communication device of a passenger and information providing end point information indicating a station name of the passenger's destination as personal information used for providing information in the train vehicle A personal information receiving unit for receiving personal information from the acquisition device using a communication device;
A personal information control unit that stores the personal information received by the personal information receiving unit in the provided information storage unit ;
A current location information acquisition unit for acquiring current location information indicating a stop station immediately before the train and a next stop station of the train from a vehicle monitoring device that monitors the current location of the train using a communication device;
The order of the destination station indicated by the information provision end point information included in the personal information stored in the personal information control unit and the order of the stop station immediately before the train indicated by the current location information acquired by the current location information acquisition unit. compared using the CPU (Central Proccessing unit) based on the route information stored in the provision information storing unit, and determines whether the train has passed the station of destination indicated by the information provision end point information A current location determination unit;
When the current location determination unit determines that the train does not pass through the destination station indicated by the information provision end point information, the next information of the train is stored in the provision information stored in the provision information storage unit . The personal information control unit uses a communication device to transfer information for a transfer from a stop position of a vehicle having a personal information acquisition device that has transmitted the personal information and is a transfer guide information at a stop station. An information providing apparatus comprising: an information transmitting unit that transmits to an information providing destination indicated by information providing destination information included in the stored personal information. Personal information acquisition for acquiring information providing destination information indicating a transmission destination of information from a passenger communication device of a passenger and information providing end point information indicating a station name of the passenger's destination as personal information used for providing information in a train vehicle to provide a device, and the vehicle monitoring device for monitoring the current location of the train, any information to the information providing destination indicated by the information providing destination information until the train arrives at the station of destination indicated by the information provision end point information An information providing method of an information providing system having an information providing device,
In the personal information acquisition device,
Personal information acquiring unit performs the personal information acquisition process for acquiring using the communication device said personal information from said passenger communication device,
The personal information transfer unit performs personal information transfer processing for transmitting the personal information acquired by the personal information acquisition unit to the information providing apparatus using a communication device,
In the vehicle monitoring device,
The current location identifying unit identifies the current location of the train using a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and based on the identified current location of the train and the route information, the stop station immediately before the train and the next stop station of the train To identify the current location,
The information providing apparatus includes:
A provision information storage unit that stores information of transfer guidance for transferring from a stop position of each vehicle to another train at a stop station where the train stops using a storage device, and stores the route information of the train With
In the information providing apparatus,
The personal information receiving unit performs personal information receiving processing for receiving the personal information transmitted by the personal information transfer unit of the personal information acquisition apparatus using a communication device,
The personal information control unit performs personal information registration processing for storing the personal information received by the personal information receiving unit in the provided information storage unit ,
The current location information acquisition unit performs current location information acquisition processing for acquiring current location information indicating the stop station immediately before the train specified by the current location specifying unit and the next stop station of the train from the vehicle monitoring device using a communication device. Done
The current location determination unit is the stop station immediately before the train indicated by the order of destination stations indicated by the information provision end point information included in the personal information stored by the personal information control unit and the current location information acquired by the current location information acquisition unit. of the order based on the route information stored in the provision information storing unit compares with CPU, current position determining whether the train has passed the station of destination indicated by the information provision end point information Perform the judgment process,
If the information transmission unit that determines that the current position determining unit has not passed the station of destination indicated by the train of the information providing end point information, the out of the provided information, wherein the provided information storage unit stores Information of transfer guidance for the next stop station of the train, the information of transfer guidance for transferring to another train from the stop position of the vehicle having the personal information acquisition device that transmitted the personal information , using the communication device An information providing method for an information providing system, comprising: performing an information transmission process for transmitting to an information providing destination indicated by information providing destination information included in the personal information stored by the information control unit. When the current location determination unit determines that the train has passed the destination station indicated by the information provision end point information, the personal information control unit of the information providing device reads the personal information from the provided information storage unit. 5. The information providing method of the information providing system according to claim 4, wherein a personal information deleting process for deleting the information is performed.

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