JP5881172B2 - Route information providing server device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a route information providing server device that provides route information starting from a facility selected from a plurality of facility groups by operation of a user terminal.

  Conventionally, as a route information providing server device, by operating the user terminal, the location of the facility and the type of industry are selected to narrow down the facility, and the finally selected facility is used as the destination from the departure point designated by the user terminal. What provides route information to a facility is known (for example, Non-Patent Document 1).

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  By the way, for example, when you arrive at a theater or stadium, but have time until opening, if you want to kill time by searching nearby, what public transport is available from the theater or stadium However, it may be necessary to have route information starting from the facility where the public transportation can go.

  However, since the route information providing server device described above is configured to provide route information from the departure point to the destination when both the departure point and the destination are specified, the destination is clearly determined. If not, route information starting from the facility cannot be obtained.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a route information providing server device capable of obtaining route information starting from a facility.

The route information providing server device according to the invention of claim 1, which is made to achieve the above object, has a facility in which a user terminal is connected via a communication network and a facility selected from a plurality of facility groups by operation of the user terminal. A route information providing server device that provides route information as a starting point, in which an access data file in which a facility and public transportation stops around the facility are associated, and a stop and a route entering the stop are associated with each other. The data storage means storing the route data file associated with the stop data file and the route map of the route, and the facility periphery from the access data file on the condition that the facility is selected by the operation of the user terminal Station search means to search for a stop in and the road that enters the stop that is the search result of the stop search means And route searching means for searching the stop data file, along with displaying the search result of the search results and route search means stops the search means on the monitor of the user terminal, the user terminal one line from the search results of route search means An access information display means for displaying a route selection button for selection on the monitor on the monitor, and a route map of the selected one route from the route map data file on condition that the route selection button is operated by the user terminal Route map display means to read and display on the monitor, and when the stop is a bus stop , the stop data file has an up bus route and a down bus whose start and end points are reversed among the bus routes entering the bus stop lines and is stored as a separate line Rutotomoni, the route map data files, transit upstream bus lines and down bar Is a route map routes stored as a separate transit, access information display means separately if it contains an uplink bus line and downstream bus lines on the search result of the route search means, their upstream bus line and downstream bus lines The route map display means displays the route map of the selected up bus route or down bus route as one when the up bus route or the down bus route is selected by the route selection button. It is characterized in that it is displayed on a monitor as a route map of the route .

The route information providing server device according to claim 2 is the route information providing server device according to claim 1, wherein the route map display means includes a stop selection button for selecting a stop other than the stops around the facility by operating the user terminal, A peripheral facility search means for searching for facilities having other selected stops in the vicinity from the access data file on the condition that the stop selection button is operated by the user terminal and displayed on the monitor, and a search for the peripheral facility search means It has a feature in that it includes peripheral facility display means for displaying a list of facilities as a result on a monitor.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the route information providing server device according to the second aspect, when the stop around the facility is a bus stop, the route map display means is configured for a bus stop from the bus stop around the facility to the terminal While the stop selection button is displayed, the bus stop from the bus stop around the facility to the start point is characterized in that the stop selection button is not displayed.

In the route information providing server device according to claim 2 or 3, in the route information providing server device according to claim 2 or 3, if another stop is a station on the condition that the stop selection button is turned on, the route information providing server device When a certain bus stop is searched from the bus stop data file while another bus stop is a bus stop, the search result of the bus stop search means and the bus stop search means to search for the bus station around the bus stop from the bus stop data file The peripheral station or peripheral bus stop is displayed on the monitor, and a peripheral stop selection button is displayed on the monitor for selecting one peripheral station or one peripheral bus stop from the search result by turning on the user terminal. means and, rode on the condition that the peripheral stop selection button is turned on, one near station or one near the bus stop which is selected A peripheral route searching means for searching a railway or bus routes are from stop data file, along with displaying the search results in a railway or bus lines near route search means on the monitor, the search results from one railway or one Peripheral station information display means for displaying on the monitor a peripheral route selection button for selecting a bus route of the user terminal by operating the user terminal, and the route map display means that the peripheral route selection button is operated by the user terminal As a condition, the route map of one selected railway line or one bus route is read from the route map data file and displayed on the monitor.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the route information providing server device according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, the route map display means includes other routes in the route map displayed on the monitor. In the case where a route connection stop that is on board is included, the route connection stop is distinguished from a normal stop that is not on another route.

  In the present invention, the phrase “other lines are getting in” at the bus stop means that it is possible to transfer to other rail lines at the bus station (station). In addition, “transferable” means that, in principle, the station codes of the two stops (stations) (“Cybernet code” defined by the Japan Railway Cybernetics Council) are the same. In addition, even if the station code is different, the one that is “changeable” has a distance between the two stops (stations) within 2 km and is in the same building, underpass, promenade, etc. It may include those with communication paths. In addition, even if the building is not in the same building or has no communication passage, the name of the stop (station) may include the same area name.

In the route information providing server device according to claim 5, the route information providing server device enters the route contact stop on condition that the stop selection button for allowing the user to select the route contact stop is turned on. The connection route search means for searching for the connection route group from the stop data file, and the connection route group as a search result of the connection route search means are displayed on the monitor, and one connection route from the connection route group is selected by the user terminal. A contact information display means for displaying a contact route selection button for monitoring on the monitor, and a route map of the selected one contact route is read from the route map data file on condition that the contact route selection button is operated by the user terminal. And a route map display means for displaying on the monitor.

The route information providing server device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the access information display means includes a station and a bus stop at a stop around the facility. In this case, the railway line guidance button and the bus route guidance button that can be turned on at the user terminal are displayed on the monitor, and when the railway line guidance button is turned on, the railway line that enters the station around the facility. while displaying the one railway and railway lines selection button for selecting the operation of the user terminal as a line selection button, if the bus route guidance button is turned on, bus routes that fly the bus stop point of interest A bus route selection button for selecting one bus route from the user terminal by operating the user terminal is displayed as a route selection button.

The route information providing server apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the route map display means displays the route map of one route on the monitor.
One route so that the stop around the facility is located on one side of the monitor and that the first section from the stop to the end point and the second section from the stop to the start point extend in parallel to the other side of the monitor Is characterized in that it is displayed in a folded state.

[Invention of Claim 1]
In the route information providing server device according to the invention of claim 1, a public transportation stop around a facility selected by a user terminal connected via a communication network and a route entering the stop are searched. Since it is displayed on the monitor of the user terminal, the user can know what public transportation is available from the facility. In addition, a route selection button that can select a route entering a stop around the facility by turning on the user terminal is displayed, and a route map of one route selected by turning on the route selection button by the user terminal Is displayed on the monitor of the user terminal, so that the user can know where he / she can go by public transportation available from the facility. Thus, according to the route information providing server device of the present invention, it is possible to obtain route information starting from the facility.

[Inventions of Claims 2 and 3 ]
According to the inventions of claims 2 and 3 , when displaying a route map of a route entering a stop around the facility, a stop for selecting other stops other than the stop around the facility by turning on the user terminal Display a selection button, and search for facilities around the other stops on the condition that another stop has been selected, and display the list of facilities as a result of the search on the monitor. You can see what kind of facilities there are.

[Invention of claim 4]
According to the invention of claim 4, when another stop is a station, a search is made for a peripheral bus stop around the station, and the route of one bus route selected from the bus routes entering the peripheral bus stop If the map is displayed on the monitor and the other stop is a bus stop, search for nearby stations around the bus stop, and select the route map of one railway line selected from the railway lines entering the nearby station. Since the information is displayed on the monitor, the user can know at other bus stops that the train can be transferred from the rail to the bus or from the bus to the rail, and where the transfer can be made on the railway or bus route. This makes it possible to enrich route information starting from the facility.

[Invention of claim 5 ]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the user can transfer to another route at any of the stops that enter the stops around the facility only by looking at the route map displayed on the monitor by the route map display means. It is possible to grasp whether it is possible.

[Invention of claim 6]
According to the invention of claim 6, since the connection route group entering the route connection stop is displayed on the monitor, the user can grasp the types and number of routes that can be changed at the route connection stop. Moreover, since the route map of one connection route selected from the connection route group is displayed on the monitor, it is possible to know where it is possible to go on the route that changes at the route connection stop. This makes it possible to enrich route information starting from the facility.

[Invention of Claim 7 ]
In the invention of claim 7 , when a station and a bus stop are included in a stop around the facility, the railway line guidance button and the bus route guidance button are displayed on the monitor, and the railway line guidance button is turned on. When the bus route guidance button is turned on, the bus route that is entering the bus stop around the facility is displayed, so that the train route or bus route is displayed. This will prevent confusion between the types of routes. Further, since the route of the search result is displayed step by step by the operation of the user terminal, it is easy to grasp the route information even in a user terminal with a small monitor such as a mobile phone.

[Invention of Claim 8]
According to the invention of claim 8, when displaying the route map of one route on the monitor, the stop around the facility is displayed on one side of the monitor, and the first section from the stop to the end point and from the stop to the start point. Since the second section is displayed in parallel toward the other side of the monitor, it is possible to easily grasp the positional relationship between the stop around the facility and the other stops.

The conceptual diagram of the route information provision server apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Conceptual diagram of a computer system constituting a route information providing server device Conceptual diagram of facility file Conceptual diagram of stop file Conceptual diagram of route file Flowchart of processing of route information providing server device and user terminal Flowchart of processing of route information providing server device and user terminal Flowchart of processing of route information providing server device and user terminal Flowchart of processing of route information providing server device and user terminal Flowchart of processing of route information providing server device and user terminal Flowchart of processing of route information providing server device and user terminal Flowchart of processing of route information providing server device and user terminal Flowchart of processing of route information providing server device and user terminal Flowchart of processing of route information providing server device and user terminal Front view of the monitor displaying the main menu screen (A) Front view of monitor displaying facility information screen, (B) Front view of monitor displaying traffic access information screen, (C) Front view of monitor displaying railway route guide screen Front view of the monitor showing the railway map (A) Front view of monitor displaying station information screen, (B) Front view of monitor displaying peripheral bus stop screen, (C) Front view of monitor displaying bus stop information screen Front view of monitor showing bus route map Front view of the monitor displaying the facility search result display screen (A) Front view of monitor displaying peripheral station search result screen, (B) Front view of monitor displaying station information screen

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a route information providing system 80 in which a user terminal 10 is connected to a route information providing server device 12 according to the present invention via a communication network 11. The route information providing system 80 is realized by using, for example, WWW (World Wide Web) technology.

  The user terminal 10 is connectable to the communication network 11, for example, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal computer, a portable terminal (Personal Digital Assistant), etc., and is equipped with a WWW browser.

  The communication network 11 is, for example, the Internet, a local area communication network (LAN), a wide area communication network (WAN), a public switched telephone network, or a combination thereof. The communication network 11 may be wired or wireless.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 13 is, for example, a general-purpose computer system, and the route information providing server device 12 is obtained when the computer system 13 executes predetermined application software. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the computer system 13 includes a main control unit 13A having a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and a data storage unit 13B (for example, a hard disk, a solid state drive (SSD)). And a communication control unit 13C connected to the communication network 11 are connected to the bus line. Then, the main control unit 13A executes the application program installed in the data storage unit 13B, so that the computer system 13 functions as the WWW server 21, the search control unit 22, the database server 23, and the like shown in FIG. The route information providing server device 12 includes the WWW server 21, the search control unit 22, the database server 23, and the like.

  The data storage unit 13B stores a facility / route database 15 managed by a database management system (DBMS: DataBase Management System) of the database server 23. The facility / route database 15 includes a plurality of files such as a facility file 16, a stop file 17, a route map file 18, and the like.

  The facility file 16 includes a plurality of records 16Z for each facility (hereinafter referred to as “facility record 16Z”). As shown in FIG. 3, the field (item) of each facility record 16Z includes individual records for each facility. "Facility code" set to, "Facility name" which is the unique name of the facility, "Address" which is the text data of the facility address, "Latitude" and "Longitude" of the facility, and the unique name of the nearest station of the facility `` Nearest station name '', `` Route name '' which is the unique name of the route entering the nearest station, `` Access '' which is the required time on foot from the nearest station, `` Nearest bus stop '' which is the unique name of the nearest bus stop of the facility `` Name '', `` Route name '' which is the unique name of the route entering the nearest bus stop, `` Route classification code '' set for each type of route `` Access '' which is the time required for walking from the nearest bus stop "Stop code" individually set at the nearest station or bus stop, "Area code" (not shown) for specifying the facility area (region), "Classification code" for specifying the facility classification (Not shown), etc., and has a data structure in which the data of the plurality of fields are associated with each other.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the “nearest station” means a station located within a predetermined radius (for example, 2 km) predetermined from the facility, and when there are a plurality of nearest stations, all of those nearest stations are located. “Nearest station name”, “Stop code”, “Route name” and “Access” are provided as fields of the facility record 16Z. If there is no nearest station, each field for the nearest station is not provided. “Nearest bus stop” is the same as “Nearest station”.

  The “facility” in this embodiment refers to a building excluding public transportation stops such as stations and bus stops. For example, a nursery school, a kindergarten, a school, a hospital, a nursing home, a store, a bank, etc. As a specific example,

  In addition, the above-mentioned “route classification code” is, for example, a single digit number, and identifies the type of route. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the route when the route classification code is “1” The route when the route classification code is “2” is set as the bus route.

  The stop file 17 is provided with a plurality of records 17Z for each stop (hereinafter referred to as “stop record 17Z”). As shown in FIG. 4, the field (item) of each stop record 17Z is individually set for each stop. `` Stop code '' and `` Rank rank '' set in, `` Stop name '' which is the unique name of the stop, `` Address '' which is the text data of the stop address, `` Latitude '' and `` Longitude '' of the stop, enter the stop There are a “inbound route name” which is a unique name of a certain route, a “route code” individually set for the inbound route, and the like, and a data structure in which data of these plural fields are associated with each other.

  The “stop rank” is expressed by numbers “1” to “8”, for example. If the stop is a station, the “stop rank” is any of “1” to “4”, and the stop is a bus stop. In this case, the “stop rank” is any one of “5” to “8”. If the “stop rank” is “1” or “2”, it means that you cannot transfer to the bus line at that station. If it is “1”, only one railway line is entering the station. In the case of “2”, it means that there are a plurality of railway lines entering the station (that is, it is possible to transfer to another railway line at the station). In addition, when the “stop rank” is “3”, it means that there is only one railway line entering the station and it is possible to transfer to the bus route, and the “stop rank” is “4”. "Means that it is possible to transfer to another railway line or bus line at the station. A stop with a “stop rank” of “2” corresponds to a “route connection stop” of the present invention.

  Also, if the “stop rank” is “5”, it means that you cannot change to another bus route or railway line at that bus stop. If the “stop rank” is “6”, It means that it is a bus stop that cannot be changed to other bus routes, but can be changed to rail. Also, if the “stop rank” is “7”, it means that you can change to another bus route, but you cannot change to a railway line. If the “stop rank” is “8” It means that you can transfer to other bus lines or railway lines at the bus stop.

  The route map file 18 includes a plurality of records 18Z (hereinafter referred to as “route records 18Z”) for each route. As shown in FIG. 5, the fields (items) of the route records 18Z include public records. `` Route code '' set individually for each route of transportation, `` Route name '' which is the unique name of the route, `` Stop name '' which is the unique name of the stop where the route is on, set for each stop on each route There are “map code”, “stop code”, “stop rank”, etc. Here, the “map code” is an integer of 1 or more, and specifies the number of stops counted from the starting point of the route. In the case of a railway line, either the up or down terminal station is set as the starting point of the line.

  Next, an operation process of the route information providing server device 12 when a mobile phone as the user terminal 10 is connected via the communication network 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, when the user operates the user terminal 10 to access the URL of the route information providing server device 12 (FIG. 6: S10), this is received by the search control unit 22 of the route information providing server device 12 to operate the facility search. The search menu screen data for performing is generated, and the search menu screen data is transmitted from the WWW server 21 to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 6: S11). Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the user's WWW browser of the user terminal 10 displays a plurality of search menu buttons 101A, 101B, 101C,... On the monitor 10M based on the search menu screen data.

  Note that the processing of this type of route information providing server device 12 will be briefly described as follows, such as “the route information providing server device 12 transmits screen data of OO to the user terminal 10” as appropriate. And

  As shown in FIG. 15, the plurality of search menu buttons include, for example, a first search menu button 101A for searching for a facility from a region, a second search menu button 101B for searching for a facility from a facility name, There is a third search menu button 101C for searching for a facility from the type of facility (for example, type of school, hospital, etc.). The selection of the button on the user terminal 10 is performed by, for example, operating the console movement key of the user terminal 10 to move the cursor 100 onto a desired button on the monitor 10M and pressing the console determination key 91. Can be executed.

  As shown in FIG. 15, for example, in the center of the lower side of the monitor 10M of the user terminal 10, a menu screen return button 102 displaying “Menu” and a previous screen return button 103 displaying “Return” are displayed. And are always displayed. When the first function key 92A on the console of the user terminal 10 is pressed, the display returns to the main menu screen G1 including the search menu buttons 101A, 101B, 101C,. When the second function key 92B on the console of the user terminal 10 is pressed, the screen returns to the previous screen.

  Further, the screen data transmitted from the route information providing server device 12 to the user terminal 10 is vertically long, and if the entire screen data is longer than the monitor 10M, a part of the screen data is displayed. An up scroll button 104 displayed as “up” and a down scroll button 105 displayed as “down” are displayed on both sides of the lower side of the monitor 10M. . When the third function key 92C of the console of the user terminal 10 is pressed, the screen data is scrolled upward, and when the fourth function key 92D of the console of the user terminal 10 is pressed, the screen data is scrolled downward.

  In the user terminal 10 displaying the search menu screen G1 on the monitor 10M, for example, when the first search menu button 101B is selected (ON operation), for example, “Hokkaido region”, “Kanto region”, “Tokai region”, etc. A screen (not shown) that allows the user to select one of the regions is displayed, and when any region is selected, a screen (not shown) that allows the user to select a prefecture that belongs to that region is displayed. . Thus, when a region is narrowed down to units such as a ward and a town, a list of facilities belonging to the ward and town is displayed on the monitor 10M.

  Next, when one of the facilities is selected from the facility group on the user terminal 10 side (FIG. 6: S12), the search control unit 22 of the route information providing server device 12 first searches for the facility code of the selected facility. As a condition, the facility record 16Z having the facility code is searched from the facility / route database 15 (FIG. 6: S13). Then, as shown in FIG. 16A, the search control unit 22 identifies the introduction text or address (location) of the selected facility from the facility record 16Z, and the facility information screen G2 including those information The facility information screen data for displaying (see FIG. 16A) on the monitor 10M is transmitted to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 6: S14).

  As shown in FIG. 16A, the facility information screen data described above includes data that causes the monitor 10M to display the access information button 107 displayed as “transportation access”. When the access information button 107 on the monitor 10M is turned on by the user terminal 10 (FIG. 6: S16), the search control unit 22 of the route information providing server apparatus 12 has displayed information on the monitor 10M until then. Access information screen G3 (including the name of the nearest station of the facility, the name of the route entering the nearest station, the access time from the nearest station, the name of the nearest bus stop, the name of the route entering the nearest bus stop, and the access time from the nearest bus stop) The access information screen data to be displayed on the monitor 10M is transmitted to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 6: S17).

  Here, in the access information screen data, as shown in FIG. 16B, the railway route guidance button 108 displayed as “railway route guidance” and the bus route guidance button 109 displayed as “bus route guidance”. Is displayed on the monitor 10M. If the nearest station does not exist in the facility, the railway route guide button 108 is not displayed on the monitor 10M, and if the nearest bus stop does not exist in the facility, the bus route guidance button 109 does not appear on the monitor 10M.

  When the railway terminal guidance button 108 on the monitor 10M is turned on by the user terminal 10 (FIG. 7: S21), the search control unit 22 of the route information providing server device 12 makes a stop at the nearest station for each nearest station. Using the code as the second search condition, the stop record group 17Z having the stop code is searched from the facility / route database 15 (FIG. 7: S22). Then, the search control unit 22 identifies the route that has been entered for each nearest station from the searched stop record group 17Z, and, as shown in FIG. Railway guide screen data for displaying the route selection buttons 110A, 110B, 111A, 111B,... On the monitor 10M of the user terminal 10 for each nearest station is transmitted to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 7: S23). In the example of the railway guide screen G4 shown in FIG. 16C, route selection buttons 110A and 110B are displayed for “Marunouchi Station”, and route selection buttons 111A and 111B are displayed for “Fushimi Station”. Yes.

  Next, when one of the route selection buttons on the monitor 10M is selected by the operation of the user terminal 10 (FIG. 7: S24), the search control unit 22 of the route information search server device 12 displays the stop code of the station to which the route selection button belongs. And the route code of the selected route is acquired, and the route record 18Z having the route code is searched from the facility / route database 15 using the route code as the third search condition (FIG. 7: S25). Then, the search control unit 22 identifies the nearest station of the facility from the searched route record 18Z, and generates route map data for displaying the railway map G5 (see FIG. 17) starting from the nearest station. To the user terminal (FIG. 7: S26). In FIG. 17, the railway map G5 is shown extended in the scroll direction on the monitor 10M.

  Route map data generation processing is performed as follows, for example. That is, the search control unit 22 identifies the stop having the stop code acquired when searching with the third search condition from the route record 18Z searched with the third search condition, and acquires the map code of the stop To do. And the said stop is arrange | positioned in the center part of the monitor 10M, while the stop which has a map code smaller than the acquired map code is arrange | positioned from the top so that a map code may become a descending order on the left side of the position of the said stop Route map data is generated so that a stop having a map code larger than the acquired map code is arranged on the right side of the stop position from above so that the map codes are in ascending order. As a result, as shown in FIG. 17, the nearest station of the facility (“Marunouchi Station” in FIG. 16C) is displayed in the central part of the monitor 10M, and the up and down lines start from the nearest station. A route map extending in parallel downward is displayed. Stops other than the nearest station in the route map are a plurality of station selection buttons 112A, 112B, 112C,... (Corresponding to the “stop selection button” of the present invention) with the names of the stops. The station selection buttons are displayed and can be selected by operating the user terminal 10.

  Moreover, the search control part 22 acquires the stop rank of each station displayed on a route map from the route record 18Z, and makes the display mode of the name of the station in a route map differ for every stop rank. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 17, a station whose stop rank is “1” and a station whose stop rank is “2” are displayed in different fonts. And as mentioned above, the stop rank means whether there is one or more routes entering the stop. Therefore, the user can select any of the stations by simply looking at the station name displayed on the route map. It becomes possible to know whether it is possible to transfer to another line at the station.

  Next, an operation process of the route information provision server device 12 when any station selection button is selected from the plurality of station selection buttons 112A, 112B, 112C,..., 113A, 113B,. . When any station selection button (for example, the station selection button 112A) is selected (FIG. 8: S31), the search control unit 22 of the route information providing server device 12 sets the stop code of the selected station to the fourth station code. As a search condition, a stop record 17Z having the stop code is searched from the facility / route data file 15 (FIG. 8: S32). And the search control part 22 specifies the address (location) of the selected stop, the boarding route name etc. from the said stop record 17Z, and the stop information screen G6 containing those information (refer FIG. 18 (A)). Is displayed on the monitor 10M, and is transmitted to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 8: S33).

  Here, in the bus stop information screen data, as shown in FIG. 18A, a peripheral bus stop search button 120 displayed as “bus stops around the station” and a peripheral facility search displayed as “facilities around the station”. The button 121 includes data to be displayed on the monitor 10 </ b> M, and the peripheral bus stop search button 120 and the peripheral facility search button 121 can be turned on by the user terminal 10.

  Then, when the peripheral facility search button 121 is turned on by the user terminal 10 (FIG. 8: S34), the search control unit 22 uses the latitude and longitude of the station (hereinafter referred to as “position”) from the stop record 17Z searched under the fourth search condition. The facility record 16Z group having position data within a predetermined radius (for example, 200 m) from the station is searched from the facility / route database 15 using the position data as the fifth search condition (referred to as “data”). FIG. 8: S35).

  Next, the search control unit 22 identifies a facility group located within a predetermined radius from the station from the retrieved facility record 16Z group, and a surrounding facility search result display screen G10 including a list of the facility group (see FIG. 20). ) Is generated on the monitor 10M of the user terminal 10 and is transmitted from the search control unit 22 to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 8: S36). In FIG. 20, the facility search result display screen G10 is shown in a state extending in the scroll direction on the monitor 10M, and the facility group is displayed for each type of facility by the “classification code” (not shown). ing. Moreover, in this embodiment, the search control part 22 which produces | generates surrounding facility search result display screen data and transmits to the user terminal 10 is equivalent to the "surrounding facility search result display means" which concerns on this invention.

  Next, when the user terminal 10 turns on the peripheral bus stop search button 120 (see FIG. 18A) (FIG. 9: S41), the search control unit 22 starts from the stop record 17Z searched under the fourth search condition. The latitude and longitude (hereinafter referred to as “position data”) are obtained, and the position data is within a predetermined radius (for example, 200 m) from the station using the position data as a sixth search condition. A stop record group 17Z that is “2” (that is, a bus route) is searched from the facility / route database 15 (FIG. 9: S42).

  Next, the search control unit 22 identifies a bus stop group located within a predetermined radius from the station from the searched stop record 17Z group, and a peripheral bus stop search result screen G7 including a list of the bus stop groups (FIG. 18B). The peripheral bus stop search result screen data to be displayed on the monitor 10M of the user terminal 10 is generated and transmitted from the search control unit 22 to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 9: S43). The peripheral bus stop search result screen data includes data for causing the monitor 10M to display a plurality of peripheral bus stop selection buttons 122A, 122B,... With bus stop names as shown in FIG. It is. In the present embodiment, the search control unit 22 that generates peripheral bus stop search result screen data and transmits it to the user terminal 10 corresponds to “peripheral bus stop search result display means” according to the present invention.

  When one of the peripheral bus stop selection buttons (for example, the peripheral bus button 122A) is selected by the user terminal 10 (FIG. 10: S51), the search control unit 22 of the route information providing server device 12 selects the stop of the selected bus stop. Using the code as the seventh search condition, a stop record 17Z having the stop code is searched from the facility / route data file 15 (FIG. 10: S52). Then, the search control unit 22 identifies the address (location) of the selected bus stop, the boarding route name, and the like from the stop record 17Z, and includes the information on the bus stop information screen G8 (see FIG. 18C). Is displayed on the monitor 10M to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 10: S53).

  The bus stop information screen data includes data for displaying on the monitor 10M a plurality of route selection buttons 125A and 125B with names of routes entering the bus stop for each peripheral bus stop. The bus stop information screen data includes data for displaying on the monitor 10M a peripheral station search button 126 displayed as “stations around the bus stop” and a peripheral facility search button 127 displayed as “facilities around the bus stop”. The surrounding station search button 126 and the surrounding facility search button 127 can be turned on by the user terminal 10.

  Then, when any route selection button (for example, route selection button 125A) is selected by the user terminal 10 (FIG. 10: S54), the search control unit 22 selects the bus stop stop code to which the route selection button belongs, and the selection. The route code of the route is acquired, and the route record 18Z having the route code is searched from the facility / route database 15 using the route code as the eighth search condition (FIG. 10: S55). Then, the search control unit 22 specifies the bus stop to which the selected route selection button belongs from the searched route record 18Z, and displays a route map G9 (see FIG. 19) starting from the bus stop. Data is generated and transmitted to the user terminal (FIG. 10: S56).

  Next, the case where the bus route guidance button 109 is turned on on the access information screen G3 shown in FIG. 16B will be described. When the bus route guidance button 109 is turned on (FIG. 11: S61), the search control unit 22 of the route information providing server device 12 stops in the same way as S22 to S23 in FIG. The record 17Z group is searched from the facility / route database 15 (FIG. 11: S62), and for each nearest bus stop, the bus route that is on board is specified from the searched stop record group 17Z, and the bus route name is attached. The bus guide screen data for displaying the plurality of route selection buttons for each nearest station on the monitor 10M of the user terminal 10 is transmitted to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 11: S63).

  When one of the route selection buttons is selected from the plurality of route selection buttons by the user terminal 10 (FIG. 11: S64), the search control unit 22 is selected in the same manner as S25 to S26 of FIG. The route record 18Z having the route code of the bus route is searched (FIG. 11: S65), route map data for displaying the bus route map G9 starting from the nearest bus stop on the monitor 10M is generated, and the user terminal 10 Transmit (FIG. 11: S66). As described above, the bus route map G9 displays the route map of the railway line (see FIG. 17), searches for a bus stop around the station (see FIG. 9), and displays the bus route that is entering the bus stop. It can also be obtained by displaying a route map. In FIG. 19, the bus route map G9 is shown extended in the scroll direction on the monitor 10M.

  The route map data generation process for displaying the bus route map G9 is performed in the same manner as the route map data generation process for displaying the railway route map G5 described above. A bus stop with a stop rank of “6” is displayed with a star mark in front of the station name in the bus route map (see FIG. 19). Thus, the user can know at which bus stop it is possible to transfer to the railway line.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18 (C), the bus route entering the bus stop has the A bus stop as the start point and the B bus stop as the end point, and the opposite direction, that is, the B bus stop as the start point. A bus that stops at the A bus stop is treated as a separate route. In the bus route map G9, only the bus stops from the starting bus stop to the ending point are displayed as bus stop selection buttons 128A, 128B,... The bus stop from the bus stop to the start point (in FIG. 19, the name of the bus stop is shown in thin characters) cannot be selected by the user terminal.

  Next, an operation process of the route information providing server device 12 when any bus stop selection button is selected from the plurality of bus stop selection buttons 128A, 128B, 128C,... On the bus route map G9 will be described. When any bus stop selection button (for example, bus stop selection button 128A) is selected (FIG. 12: S71), the search control unit 22 performs the same bus stop stop code as in S32 to S33 of FIG. The bus stop information screen G8 (see FIG. 18C) including information such as the address (location) of the selected bus stop and the boarding route name is monitored 10M. The bus stop information screen data to be displayed is transmitted to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 12: S73).

  When the peripheral facility search button 127 on the bus stop information screen G8 is turned on (FIG. 12: S74), the search control unit 22 is located within a predetermined radius from the bus stop in the same manner as S35 to S36 in FIG. The peripheral facility for searching the facility group to search (FIG. 12: S75) and displaying the peripheral facility search result display screen (see FIG. 20) including the list of the facility group as the search result on the monitor 10M of the user terminal 10 Search result display screen data is generated and transmitted from the search control unit 22 to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 12: S76).

  Next, when the nearby station search button 126 on the bus stop information screen G8 is turned on (FIG. 13: S81), the search control unit 22 is located within a predetermined radius from the bus stop, as in S42 to S43 of FIG. Stations for searching for a station to be displayed (FIG. 13: S82) and displaying a peripheral station search result screen G11 (see FIG. 21A) including a list of stations as a search result on the monitor 10M of the user terminal 10 Search result screen data is generated and transmitted from the search control unit 22 to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 13: S83).

  Here, in the peripheral station search result screen G11, similarly to the above-described peripheral bus stop screen G7 (see FIG. 18B), the peripheral station selection buttons 131A and 131B displaying the names of the stations are displayed. Each station can be selected by operation. Then, when any peripheral station selection button (for example, the peripheral station selection button 131B) is selected on the peripheral station search result screen G11 (FIG. 14: S91), the search control unit 22 performs S52 to S53 in FIG. In the same manner as described above, the station record 17Z having the station code of the selected station is searched (FIG. 14: S92), and the station information screen data for displaying the station information screen G12 (see FIG. 21B) on the monitor 10M is obtained. It transmits to the user terminal 10 (FIG. 14: S93).

  On the station information screen G12, route selection buttons 132A and 132B displaying the routes entering the station are displayed, and when one of the route selection buttons (for example, the route selection button 132A) is selected (FIG. 14: S94), the search control unit 22 searches for the route record 18Z having the route code of the selected route in the same manner as S55 to 56 in FIG. 10 (FIG. 10: S55), and the station to which the selected route selection button belongs. The route map data for displaying the route map starting from the route (the route map of the Higashiyama line starting from Fushimi Station when the route selection button 132A in FIG. 21B is selected) is generated and displayed by the user. It transmits to the terminal (FIG. 14: S96).

  This completes the description of the operation processing of the route information provision server device 12 of the present embodiment. Next, the effect of this route information provision server apparatus 12 is demonstrated. In the route information providing server device 12 according to the present embodiment, as described above, the public information transportation stop around the facility selected by the user terminal 10 connected via the communication network 11 and the stop. Since the route is searched and displayed on the monitor 10M of the user terminal 10, the user can know what public transportation is available from the facility. In addition, a route selection button for selecting a route entering a stop around the facility by operating the user terminal 10 is displayed, and the user terminal 10 causes the route selection buttons 110A, 110B,..., 111A, 111B,. Since the route map (the railway route map G5, the bus route map G9) of the route selected by the operation is displayed on the monitor of the user terminal 10, the user goes to the public transportation that can be used from the facility. You can know what you can do. Thus, according to the route information provision server apparatus 12, it becomes possible to obtain route information starting from the facility.

  In addition, when displaying the route map of the route that has entered the stop around the facility, other stops other than the stop around the facility are displayed in a selectable manner by the operation of the user terminal 10, and another stop is selected. As a condition, the facility around the other stop is searched, and the list of facilities as a result of the search is displayed on the monitor 10M, so it is possible to grasp what kind of facility is around the other stop. Can do.

  If the other bus stop is a station, a bus stop around the station is searched, and a bus route map G9 of the bus route entering the bus stop is displayed on the monitor 10M, and the other bus stops at the bus stop. If it is, the peripheral station around the bus stop is searched, and the railway map G5 of the railway line entering the peripheral station is displayed on the monitor 10M. Therefore, the user can use the bus from the railway at another stop. It is possible to know that it is possible to transfer to or from the bus to the railway, and where to go on the railway or bus route to which the transfer is made. This makes it possible to enrich route information starting from the facility.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.

  (1) In the above embodiment, when searching for facilities and bus stops around the station, or when searching for facilities and stations around the bus stop, those within a predetermined radius from the latitude and longitude of the station, bus stop, and facility When searching for facilities and bus stops around the station by setting the area code (for example, zip code) set in the area on the map in the field of each record of the station, bus stop, and facility, When searching for a facility or a bus stop having the same area code as the station and searching for a facility or a station around the bus stop, the facility or the station having the same area code as the bus stop may be searched.

  (2) In the above-described embodiment, the types of routes are only railway routes and bus routes, but airplane routes and ferry routes may be included.

  (3) In addition to railway and bus route information, highway route information may be provided. Specific examples thereof include the following. That is, on the station information screen (see FIG. 18A) or the bus stop information screen (see FIG. 18C), the interchange of the expressway in the vicinity of the station or bus stop (for example, within 10 km from the station or bus stop) When a button for searching is displayed and the button is turned on, a list of highway interchanges as a search result is displayed. When any interchange is selected from the list, a route map of the expressway to which the interchange belongs is displayed.

  (4) As a method for changing the display mode of the stop in the route map for each stop rank, the color of the stop name may be different.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 User terminal 10M Monitor 11 Communication network 12 Route information provision server apparatus 13B Data storage part (data storage means)
16 Facility file (access data file)
17 Stop file (stop data file)
18 route file (route map data file)
21 WWW server 22 Search control unit 23 Database server

Claims (8)

A route information providing server device connected to a user terminal via a communication network and providing route information starting from a facility selected from a plurality of facility groups by operation of the user terminal,
An access data file in which the facility and public transportation stops around the facility are associated with each other, a stop data file in which the stop and a route entering the stop are associated, and the route and a route map of the route. Data storage means for storing the associated route map data file;
On the condition that the facility is selected by the operation of the user terminal, a stop search means for searching the stop around the facility from the access data file,
Route search means for searching from the stop data file for the route entering the stop that is the search result of the stop search means;
A route for displaying the search result of the stop search means and the search result of the route search means on the monitor of the user terminal and selecting one route from the search result of the route search means by operating the user terminal Access information display means for displaying a selection button on the monitor;
Route map display means for reading the route map of the selected one route from the route map data file and displaying it on the monitor on the condition that the route selection button is operated by the user terminal,
Wherein the stop data file, if the stop is a bus stop, and the up bus lines and downstream bus lines that start and end points of the bus lines that are served to the bus stop is reversed is stored as a separate line Rutotomoni,
In the route map data file, the route map of the up bus route and the route map of the down bus route are stored as separate route maps,
When the access information display means includes the up bus route and the down bus route in the search result of the route search means, the up bus route and the down bus route are displayed on the monitor as separate routes ,
The route map display means, when the up bus route or the down bus route is selected by the route selection button, displays the route map of the selected up bus route or the down bus route as the one route. A route information providing server device, wherein the route information is displayed on the monitor as a route map . The route map display means causes the monitor to display a stop selection button for selecting a stop other than the stop around the facility by operating the user terminal,
On the condition that the stop selection button is operated by the user terminal, surrounding facility search means for searching the access data file for the facility having the selected other stop in the vicinity,
2. The route information providing server device according to claim 1, further comprising a peripheral facility display unit that causes the monitor to display a list of the facilities as a search result of the peripheral facility search unit.   When the stop around the facility is a bus stop, the route map display means displays the stop selection button for the bus stop from the bus stop around the facility to the start point, while starting from the bus stop around the facility. 3. The route information providing server device according to claim 2, wherein the stop selection button is not displayed for a bus stop up to. On the condition that the stop selection button is turned on, if the other stop is a station, a search for peripheral bus stops around the station is made from the stop data file, while the other stop is a bus stop. If there is, a nearby stop search means for searching for nearby stations around the bus stop from the stop data file,
The peripheral station or the peripheral bus stop that is the search result of the peripheral stop search means is displayed on the monitor, and one peripheral station or one peripheral bus stop is selected from the search result by turning on the user terminal. Peripheral stop display means for displaying a peripheral stop selection button on the monitor;
Peripheral route search means for searching from the stop data file for the selected railway line or bus route at the one peripheral station or the one peripheral bus stop on condition that the peripheral stop selection button is turned on. When,
The periphery for selecting the train line or the bus route as a search result of the peripheral route search means on the monitor and selecting one train route or the bus route from the search result by operating the user terminal Peripheral stop information display means for displaying a route selection button on the monitor,
The route map display means reads the selected route map of the one railway route or the one bus route from the route map data file on condition that the peripheral route selection button is operated by the user terminal. 4. The route information providing server device according to claim 2, wherein the route information providing server device is displayed on the monitor.   The route map display means, when the route map displayed on the monitor includes a route communication stop where another route is entered, the other route is entering the route connection stop. The route information providing server device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the route information providing server device is displayed separately from a normal stop. On the condition that the stop selection button for allowing the user to select the route connection stop is turned on, a contact route search means for searching a connection route group entering the route connection stop from the stop data file,
The connection route group which is a search result of the connection route search means is displayed on the monitor, and a connection route selection button for selecting one connection route from the connection route group by the user terminal is displayed on the monitor. Contact information display means;
The route map display means for reading the route map of the selected one contact route from the route map data file and displaying it on the monitor on condition that the connection route selection button is operated by the user terminal; The route information providing server device according to claim 5, comprising: When the station around the facility includes a station and a bus stop, the access information display means has a railway route guide button and a bus route guide button that can be turned on at the user terminal on the monitor. When the railway line guide button is turned on, the railway line selection button for selecting one railway line from the railway lines entering the station around the facility by operating the user terminal is displayed. A bus for selecting one bus route from among bus routes entering the bus stop around the facility by operating the user terminal when the bus route guide button is turned on while being displayed as a route selection button The route information according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a route selection button is displayed as the route selection button. Providing server. The route map display means displays the route map of the one route on the monitor, the stop around the facility is arranged on one side of the monitor, and the first section from the stop to the end point 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one route is folded and displayed so that the second section from the stop to the start point extends in parallel to the other side of the monitor. The route information providing server device described in 1.