JP5986771B2 - Transfer route search device, transfer route search method, and portable terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for searching for a train transfer route.

  A search technique that takes various conditions into account when searching for a train transfer route is known (for example, Patent Document 1 below). This technique is a search technique that meets the needs of users who want to prioritize comfort when traveling by train. By the way, when a train transfer is involved during movement by a train, there is a need to search for a transfer route in consideration of the situation of the train transfer station. However, the conventional search technology cannot meet such needs.

JP 2002-169915 A

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technique for performing a transfer route search in consideration of the situation of a transfer station.

  In order to solve at least a part of the problems described above, the present invention can take the following forms or application examples.

[Application Example 1] A transfer route search device for searching for a transfer route of a train, wherein a waiting room information storage unit that stores waiting room information that is information that can determine whether there is a waiting room for each station, and searching for the transfer route The gist of the present invention is to include a search unit that refers to waiting room information. According to this transfer route search device, it is possible to search for a transfer route in consideration of the waiting room of the station. The waiting room is a space that can be used when transferring trains and has a wall around it.

Application Example 2 In the transfer route search apparatus according to Application Example 1, the search unit searches for a transfer route candidate that is one or more transfer route candidates, and searches for the transfer route from the transfer route candidates. A transfer route search device that refers to the waiting room information when outputting a result. According to this transfer route search device, for example, the result of a commonly performed transfer route search is adopted as a transfer route candidate, and the transfer route candidate in the transfer route search device is referred to the waiting room information for the transfer route candidate. Search results can be output. Therefore, it is possible to search for a transfer route in consideration of the station waiting room relatively easily.

Application Example 3 In the transfer route search device according to Application Example 1 or Application Example 2, the waiting room information may be information associated with each platform of the station. According to this transfer route search device, it is possible to search for a transfer route in consideration of the waiting room for each platform of the station.

Application Example 4 The transfer route search apparatus according to any one of Application Example 1 to Application Example 3, wherein the waiting room information is information that is an index of convenience for the user of the waiting room. Sex information is associated with each waiting room, and the search unit refers to the convenience information in the search for the transfer route. According to this transfer route search apparatus, it is possible to search for a transfer route in consideration of convenience for the user in the waiting room.

Application Example 5 In the transfer route search device according to Application Example 4, the convenience information may be information regarding equipment installed in or around the waiting room. According to this transfer route search device, it is possible to search for a transfer route in consideration of equipment installed in or around the waiting room.

[Application Example 6] The transfer route search device according to any one of Application Examples 1 to 4, wherein the weather is information associated with each station and is information related to weather around the station. A weather information acquisition unit that acquires information may be provided, and the search unit may further refer to the weather information in the search for the transfer route. According to this transfer route search apparatus, it is possible to search for a transfer route in consideration of the weather around the station.

[Application Example 7] The transfer route search device according to any one of Application Example 1 to Application Example 6, which is information associated with each station, and is a roof installed on the platform of the station. It has a roof installation information storage part which memorize | stores the roof installation information which is the information which can determine the presence or absence, and the said search part shall refer the said roof installation information further in the search of the said transfer route. According to this transfer route search device, it is possible to search for a transfer route in consideration of the presence or absence of a roof installed on the platform of the station.

[Application Example 8] There is a transfer route search method for searching for a transfer route of a train, which is information associated with each station, and stores waiting room information that is information for determining whether there is a waiting room for each station, The transfer route search may be performed with reference to the waiting room information. According to this transfer route search method, it is possible to search for a transfer route in consideration of the station waiting room.

Application Example 9 A mobile terminal that displays a transfer route of a train, which is information associated with each station, and is searched with reference to waiting room information that is information for determining whether there is a waiting room for each station. The gist of the present invention is to include a search result acquisition unit that acquires the acquired search result and an output unit that outputs the acquired search result in a recognizable manner. According to this portable terminal, it is possible to acquire a search result of a transfer route in consideration of a waiting room at a station and output the search result so as to be recognizable.

  Note that the present invention can be realized in various modes. For example, it can be realized in the form of a transfer station information providing method and apparatus, a waiting room information acquisition system, an integrated circuit for realizing the functions of the method or apparatus, a computer program, a recording medium on which the computer program is recorded, and the like. .

1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a transfer route search system 10. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed with the mobile telephone 40 in a transfer route search process. It is explanatory drawing explaining the screen 70 for transfer route searches. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed in the transfer route server 20 in a transfer route search process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a route cost calculation process. It is explanatory drawing explaining the path | route 1 and the path | route 2. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates the data structure of station information notionally. It is explanatory drawing explaining table data TB1. It is explanatory drawing explaining table data TB2. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates the data structure of waiting room data notionally. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates notionally the data structure of table data TB3. It is explanatory drawing explaining the meal level setting screen. It is explanatory drawing explaining the route guidance information of P station. It is explanatory drawing explaining the route guidance information of Q station.

A. First embodiment:
(A1) Transfer Route Search System FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration of a transfer route search system 10 as an embodiment of the present invention. The transfer route search system 10 includes a transfer route server 20 and a mobile phone 40 as a mobile terminal. The transfer route server 20 and the mobile phone 40 can be connected to each other via the Internet INT. The mobile phone 40 can be connected to the Internet INT wirelessly through the base station BS. The transfer route search system 10 displays a transfer route from the departure station to the arrival station designated by the user so as to be visible on the display panel 55 of the mobile phone 40 (hereinafter also referred to as “transfer route search process”). It is a system to do.

  In response to a transfer route search request from the mobile phone 40, the transfer route server 20 searches for a transfer route connecting a departure station and an arrival station designated by the user, and sends the search result to the mobile phone via the Internet INT. 40 is a server to transmit to. The transfer route server 20 includes a communication unit 21, a control unit 22, and a transfer route information database 23 (hereinafter also referred to as transfer route information DB 23). The communication unit 21 communicates with the mobile phone 40 via the Internet INT. The control unit 22 controls the overall operation of the transfer route server 20. The transfer route information database 23 represents route data 24 representing train routes, timetable data 25 representing train schedules on each route, and fees between stations when using each route. Charge data 26. The transfer route information database 23 includes station information data 27. The station information data 27 is information representing information on the presence / absence of equipment at each station, which is recorded by examining the station in advance, and information in which the constantly changing weather and temperature of each station are updated and recorded in real time. The transfer route server 20 includes a well-known CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, and the like, and implements the communication unit 21, the control unit 22, and the transfer route information database 23 described above by executing predetermined programs. .

  The mobile phone 40 is configured around a main control unit 41, and a communication unit 51, a call control unit 53, a display panel 55, a key input unit 57, and a GPS receiver 59 are connected to the main control unit 41. Further, the main control unit 41 includes a CPU 42, a RAM 44, and a ROM 46. The main control unit 41 controls the overall operation of the mobile phone 40. The communication unit 51 is a circuit for performing data communication or voice communication with the base station BS. The communication unit 51 can communicate with the transfer route server 20 via the base station BS. The call control unit 53 is a circuit that performs incoming calls and calls for voice calls, conversion of voice signals and electrical signals, and the like. The mobile phone 40 operates as a telephone by including the communication unit 51 and the call control unit 53.

  The display panel 55 includes a liquid crystal display and a drive circuit that drives the liquid crystal display. The display panel 55 is not limited to a liquid crystal display, and various display devices such as an organic EL display can be employed. The display panel 55 displays the processing result of the transfer route search process (hereinafter also referred to as “search result”) and displays various operation screens for the user to operate the mobile phone 40. The key input unit 57 includes a group of keys such as a direction input key 57a and other operation keys 57b. By using these keys, the user of the mobile phone 40 inputs search conditions for a transfer route such as a departure station and an arrival station, and operates various functions provided in the mobile phone 40. The GPS receiver 59 is a device that receives radio waves transmitted from artificial satellites that constitute a GPS (Global Positioning System / Global Positioning System). The GPS receiver 59 is used when the mobile phone 40 executes various applications using the user position information.

(A2) Transfer route search process:
Next, a transfer route search process performed by the transfer route search system 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed by the mobile phone 40 in the transfer route search processing. The processing in the mobile phone 40 is started by starting a transfer route search program provided in the ROM 46 by the user operating the key input unit 57. When the process is started, the CPU 42 of the mobile phone 40 displays a transfer route search screen on the display panel 55 for the user to input transfer route search conditions (step S12). The transfer route search screen will be described in detail later. When the user inputs a search condition on the transfer route search screen and the user instructs to start a search using the key input unit 57, the CPU 42 reads the search condition and sends the search condition and the transfer route search request to the Internet INT. To the transfer route server 20 (step S14). Thereafter, the CPU 42 receives the result (search result) of the transfer route search performed by the transfer route server 20 (step S16), displays the received search result on the display panel 55 so as to be visible to the user, and the process ends. (Step S18).

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a transfer route search screen 70 as an example of a transfer route search screen. The transfer route search screen 70 has a departure station input unit 71 for inputting a departure station, an arrival station input unit 72 for inputting an arrival station, and a movement day input for inputting a date (movement date) on which the user moves by train. Part 73. In addition, the transfer route search screen 70 includes a time specifying unit 74 for inputting designation of departure time or arrival time, a priority condition specifying unit 75 for specifying which condition is to be prioritized, and a search. And a search start button 76 for instructing the start of the search.

  In the priority condition specifying unit 75, “arrival time priority” means that when there are a plurality of transfer route candidates, the search result of the transfer route is displayed to the user in order from the transfer route with the earliest arrival time. “Fare priority” means that the transfer route search results are displayed to the user in order from the transfer route with the lowest use fee of the train from the departure station to the arrival station. “Comfortable transfer priority” means that the search results are displayed to the user in order from the transfer route that can comfortably spend the waiting time of the train at the station where the transfer is made when the transfer route is accompanied by a train transfer. .

  Next, a process performed by the transfer route server 20 in the transfer route search process will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed by the transfer route server 20. The transfer route server 20 starts processing upon receiving the search condition and the search request transmitted from the mobile phone 40. When the process is started, the control unit 22 of the transfer route server 20 acquires the received search condition (step S22). Then, the control unit 22 reads the route data 24, the timetable data 25, and the charge data 26, and all the transfer routes that match the departure station, arrival station, travel date, and time designation as the search conditions are used as transfer route candidates. Search is performed (step S24). When there is no transfer route candidate as a result of the search (step S26: NO), the control unit 22 requests the mobile phone 40 to change and re-enter the search condition (step S28), and the search condition re-input by the user When the search request is received from the mobile phone 40, the process is performed again from step S22.

  On the other hand, if there is a transfer route candidate as a result of the search (step S26: YES), the control unit 22 determines whether there are a plurality of transfer route candidates (step S30). (Step S30: NO), the transfer route candidate is transmitted to the mobile phone as a search result (step S52). When there are a plurality of transfer route candidates (step S30: YES), the control unit 22 performs a route cost calculation process for calculating a route cost KC for each transfer route candidate (step S40). The route cost KC is a value used to determine the order in which these transfer route candidates are displayed to the user via the mobile phone 40.

  The calculation method of the route cost KC depends on which one of “arrival time priority”, “price priority”, and “comfort transfer priority” is selected in the priority condition input by the user via the priority condition specifying unit 75 (see FIG. 3). Different. When the user selects “arrival time priority”, an arrival time is calculated for each transfer route candidate, and a route cost KC calculation method in which the route cost KC value decreases as the transfer route candidate has an earlier arrival time. adopt. Also, when the user selects “charge priority”, a usage fee is calculated for each transfer route candidate, and a route cost KC calculation method in which the value of the route cost KC decreases as the transfer route candidate has a lower use fee. Is adopted. A method of calculating the route cost KC when the user selects “comfortable transfer priority” will be described in detail later.

  After calculating the route cost KC for each of the plurality of transfer route candidates, the control unit 22 reduces the route cost KC so that the transfer route candidates with the lowest route cost KC are displayed to the user via the mobile phone 40 in order. Priority display numbers (integers of 1 or more) such as 1, 2, 3,... Are assigned in order from the transfer route candidates (step S50). And the control part 22 transmits the transfer route candidate which attached | subjected the priority display number to the mobile telephone 40 as a search result (step S52). Thereafter, the control unit 22 ends the process. The mobile phone 40 that has received the transfer route search result refers to the priority display number assigned to the transfer route candidate, and displays them on the display panel 55 in order from the transfer route candidate with the lowest route cost KC (see FIG. 2). The transfer route search system 10 performs transfer route search processing in this way. In this embodiment, the transfer route server 20 assigns a priority display number to the transfer route candidate and transmits it to the mobile phone 40. However, the transfer route candidate and the route cost KC are not attached with the priority display number. It is also possible to transmit data in association with the mobile phone 40. In that case, the mobile phone 40 receives the data in which the transfer route candidate and the route cost KC are associated with each other, rearranges the transfer route candidates in ascending order of the route cost KC, and displays them on the display panel 55.

(A3) Method of calculating route cost KC in “comfortable transfer priority”:
Next, the route cost calculation process (FIG. 4: step S40) performed by the transfer route server 20 when the user selects “comfortable transfer priority” as the priority condition (see FIG. 3: priority condition specifying unit 75). To do. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of the route cost calculation process performed by the control unit 22 when “comfortable transfer priority” is selected as the priority condition. First, the general flow of the route cost calculation process will be described, and then the details of each process will be described in detail.

  When starting the route cost calculation process, the control unit 22 of the transfer route server 20 performs a train transfer (hereinafter referred to as “transfer station”) for each of the plurality of transfer route candidates searched in step S24 (see FIG. 4). Station information is obtained by referring to the station information data 27 (FIG. 1) (step S41). And the control part 22 determines the weather level in each transfer station with reference to the acquired station information and table data TB1 mentioned later (step S42). The weather level is a combination of weather and temperature, and represents the weather conditions at the transfer station as multiple levels. After determining the weather level of each transfer station, the control unit 22 determines a coefficient F1 for each transfer station based on the determined weather level, station information, and table data TB2 described later (step S43). Note that the table data TB1 and the table data TB2 are recorded in a ROM provided in the transfer route server 20 in this embodiment.

  After determining the coefficient F1, the control unit 22 calculates a transfer cost NC for each transfer station in each transfer route candidate (step S44). The transfer cost NC is an index representing comfort at the transfer station. After calculating the transfer cost NC, the control unit 22 calculates the route cost KC for each transfer route candidate using the transfer cost NC (step S45), and ends the route cost calculation process.

  Based on the general flow of the route cost calculation process described above, specific processing contents of the route cost calculation process will be described using an example. As a specific example, a route cost calculation process when the transfer route server 20 searches for a transfer route candidate and the route 1 and the route 2 are searched will be described. FIG. 6 shows route 1 and route 2 which are transfer route candidates. As shown in the figure, route 1 leaves P station at 10:00, arrives at Q station at 10:30, then leaves Q station at 10:40, and arrives at S station at 12:00. It is. In route 1, the transfer station is Q station, and the waiting time of the train to be transferred is 10 minutes. On the other hand, route 2 is a route that leaves P station at 10:00, arrives at R station at 11:00, then leaves R station at 11:15, and arrives at S station at 12:00. In route 2, the transfer station is R station, and the waiting time of the train to be transferred is 15 minutes.

  When calculating the route cost KC of the route 1 and the route 2, the control unit 22 reads the station information data 27, and obtains station information at the Q station that is the transfer station of the route 1 and the R station that is the transfer station of the route 2. get. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating the data structure of the station information data in which the station information of the Q station and the R station is recorded. In the station information, information on the presence / absence of a roof of each station (or platform) and the presence / absence of a waiting room is recorded as information on equipment at each station (hereinafter also referred to as equipment information). The facility information is information recorded in advance by conducting a facility survey at each station.

  In the station information, weather and temperature information around each station (hereinafter also referred to as weather information) is recorded as weather information at each station. The weather information is information that the transfer route server 20 acquires, records, and updates in real time from the outside. The weather information may be acquired from, for example, a weather server (not shown) that is provided outside the transfer route server 20 and stores the weather information. Further, a web camera for monitoring the weather and a thermometer for measuring the temperature may be installed at each station, monitored at any time via the Internet INT, and the weather information of the station information data may be recorded / updated in real time. In the present embodiment, the transfer route server 20 acquires weather information from the weather server, and records / updates the weather information as station information data. The transfer route server 20 records these facility information and weather information in association with the station as shown in FIG.

  After acquiring the station information at each transfer station (Q station, R station), the control unit 22 determines the weather level at each transfer station using the station information and the table data TB1. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the table data TB1 used when the control unit 22 determines the weather level. The table data TB1 divides the weather into three patterns of “sunny”, “cloudy”, and “rain”, and classifies the temperature into three patterns of “less than 18 ° C.”, “18 ° C. or higher but less than 28 ° C.”, and “28 ° C. or higher”. The weather level is associated with each combination. The weather level indicates an index of comfort at the transfer station due to weather conditions. In addition, the weather level indicates that the larger the value, the more comfortable the person waiting for the train at the transfer station (hereinafter also referred to as “transfer person”). As shown in the figure, the weather level is highest at LV3 when the temperature is “18 ° C. or higher and lower than 28 ° C.” and the weather is “cloudy” at the transfer station. Next, when the temperature is “18 ° C. or higher and lower than 28 ° C.” and the weather is “sunny” or “rain”, the weather level is LV2, and in other cases, the weather level is LV1.

  The control unit 22 uses the weather information (weather and temperature) (FIG. 7) in the station information (FIG. 7) and the table data TB1 (FIG. 8) to be the Q station that is the transfer station for route 1 and the transfer station for route 2. Determine the weather level at station R. In the station information shown in FIG. 7, since the Q station has the weather “rain” and the temperature “27 ° C.”, the control unit 22 determines the weather level of the Q station to be LV2 by referring to the table data TB1. . Similarly, since the R station has the weather “sunny” and the temperature “32 ° C.”, the control unit 22 determines the weather level of the R station to be LV1.

  When the weather level of the transfer station on each route is determined, the control unit 22 uses the determined weather level, facility information (roof, waiting room) (FIG. 7), and table data TB2 (FIG. 9) of each transfer station. Thus, the coefficient F1 of each transfer station (Q station, R station) is determined. The coefficient F1 is an index representing the comfort at the transfer station when weather information and facility information at the transfer station are comprehensively considered. The coefficient F1 indicates that the smaller the value, the more comfortable.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the table data TB2. As shown in FIG. 9, when the weather levels are LV1 and LV2, the coefficient F1 is determined by the presence or absence of the roof of the station platform and the presence or absence of a waiting room. When the weather level is LV3, the weather and air temperature when changing trains are both optimal, so the coefficient F1 is uniformly determined regardless of the presence or absence of a roof and the presence or absence of a waiting room.

  In the case of this specific example (see FIG. 6), at Q station, which is a transfer station on route 1, the weather level is LV2, the roof is “Yes”, and the waiting room is “No” (see FIG. 7: Station information of Q station) ), The control unit 22 determines the coefficient F1 of the Q station as “0.7” by referring to the table data TB2. Further, at the R station, which is a transfer station on the route 2, the weather level is LV1, the roof is “Yes”, and the waiting room is “Yes”. Therefore, the control unit 22 refers to the table data TB2 to determine the coefficient F1 of the R station. Is determined to be “0.5”.

After determining the coefficient F1 of each transfer station on the route 1 and route 2, the control unit 22 calculates the transfer cost NC at each transfer station using the coefficient F1 and the waiting time at each transfer station. The transfer cost NC is calculated using the following formula (1).
Transfer cost NC = transfer station waiting time (minutes) x coefficient F1 (1)

  In the case of this specific example, the transfer cost NC (route 1, Q station) at the Q station which is the transfer station of the route 1 is 10 minutes (waiting time at the Q station) × 0.7 (coefficient F1 of the Q station) = 7.0. The transfer cost NC (route 2, R station) at R station, which is the transfer station of route 2, is 15 minutes (waiting time at R station) × 0.5 (coefficient F1 of R station) = 7.5. After calculating the transfer cost NC at each transfer station, the control unit 22 calculates the sum of the transfer costs NC of each transfer station on the route 1 as the route cost KC (route 1) of the route 1, and each transfer station on the route 2 Is calculated as the route cost KC (route 2) of route 2. In the case of this specific example, since there is one transfer station on route 1, route cost KC (route 1) of route 1 = transfer cost NC (route 1, Q station) = 7.0. Similarly, since there is one R station in the route 2, the route cost KC (route 2) of the route 2 = the transfer cost NC (route 2, R station) = 7.5.

  If the route 3 is searched as a transfer route candidate and the transfer stations on the route 3 are the Q station and the R station, the control unit 22 determines the transfer cost NC for each transfer station Q station and R station in the route 3. (Route 3, Q station) and transfer cost NC (Route 3, R station) are calculated. Then, the route cost KC (route 3) of route 3 is calculated as route cost KC (route 3) = transfer cost NC (route 3, Q station) + transfer cost NC (route 3, R station). In this way, the control unit 22 calculates the route cost KC of each route searched as a transfer route candidate. After the completion of the route cost calculation process, as described above, the control unit 22 assigns a priority display number in order from the smallest route cost KC of each transfer route candidate (FIG. 4: step S50), and assigns a priority display number. The plurality of transfer route candidates thus transmitted are transmitted to the mobile phone 40 as a transfer route search result (step S52), and the process ends.

  In the specific example of the present embodiment, the arrival times of the route 1 and the route 2 are the same. However, even when the arrival times of the plurality of routes searched as the transfer route candidates are different, If the arrival time is within the allowable time of the user, whether the arrival time is early or late is not reflected in the calculation of the route cost KC. The user's allowable time can be set by the user on the transfer route search screen 70 (not shown). For example, if the user sets the arrival time to 12:00 and the allowable time to 20 minutes on the transfer route search screen 70, the route arriving at 11:55 and the route arriving at 12:15 Since both arrival times are within the allowable time (arrival before 12:20), the arrival time is not reflected in the calculation of the route cost KC. Note that transfer route candidates whose arrival times exceed the allowable time are not treated as search results in this embodiment.

  As described above, the transfer route search system 10 has the facility information and weather information at each station as the station information data 27. Therefore, the transfer route search system 10 can perform the transfer route search process in consideration of the comfort at the transfer station based on the equipment state and the weather state. As a result, the user can comfortably spend the waiting time at the transfer station when changing trains. The transfer route search system 10 also records temperature information in addition to the weather around the station as weather information in the station information data 27, so that transfer route search processing is performed in consideration of the temperature around the station in addition to the waiting room. Can do. Furthermore, since the weather information of the station information data 27 is recorded and updated in real time, the transfer route search system 10 can always perform a transfer route search that reflects the latest weather conditions around the station. Further, as shown in the table data TB1 (FIG. 7), the route cost KC is calculated by classifying the weather condition into a relatively small number of sections such as weather levels LV1, LV2, and LV3 from the combination of the weather and temperature of the station. Therefore, the route cost calculation process can be performed at high speed. In the present embodiment, the transfer route server 20 performs the route cost calculation process by dividing the weather, temperature, and weather level as the weather information of the station information into three, but the present invention is not limited to this. , Any number of divisions may be adopted within a processable range such as two, four, and five.

  As the correspondence relationship with the scope of claims, the facility information (see FIG. 7) in which the presence or absence of the waiting room is recorded corresponds to the waiting room information described in the claim, and the station information data 27 is stored. The route information database 23 corresponds to the waiting room information storage unit described in the claims. Moreover, the control part 22 which searches for a transfer route respond | corresponds to the search part as described in a claim.

B. Second embodiment:
In the first example, when calculating the transfer cost NC at the transfer station, the transfer cost NC was calculated for the waiting room at the transfer station by reflecting the presence or absence thereof (see FIG. 9). In the second example, Regarding the waiting room, not only the presence / absence of the waiting room but also the comfort for the person who uses the waiting room (hereinafter also referred to as “waiting room user”) is reflected in the calculation of the transfer cost NC. Even in the same station, the comfort of using the waiting room varies depending on the platform (hereinafter also simply referred to as “home”) that gets on and off the train when changing trains. Determined and reflected in calculation of transfer cost NC. In this embodiment, the comfort of using the waiting room at the transfer station is determined as a coefficient F2, and the transfer cost NC at each transfer station is calculated by the following equation (2).
Transfer cost NC = transfer station waiting time (minutes) x coefficient F1 x coefficient F2 (2)
Note that the coefficient F2 is “1” at a transfer station (home) without a waiting room.

  In the second embodiment, the station information data 27 includes waiting room data for use in determining the coefficient F2. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating the data structure of waiting room data. The waiting room data includes various information for each waiting room. Specifically, the waiting room data includes a “waiting room ID” that is a unique ID assigned to each waiting room, a “station name” in which the waiting room is installed, a “home number” that is a platform number, and a center of the home. `` Wait room position '' which is the coordinate position of the waiting room when the origin is set as the origin, `` Capacity '' which is the capacity of the waiting room, `` Capacity '' which is the current capacity of the waiting room, `` Number of benches '', `` Bench Vacant seats, presence / absence of waiting room roof, presence / absence of air conditioner, presence / absence of a vending machine in the waiting room or adjoining, presence / absence of a ticket vending machine in the waiting room or adjoining, from the waiting room Presence of a recognizable “clock”, presence or absence of a “timetable” recognizable from the waiting room, presence or absence of “wall glass” on the wall of the waiting room, for mobile terminals provided in or adjacent to the waiting room "Charger Presence / absence, presence / absence of “TV” recognizable from the waiting room, presence / absence of “wireless LAN” usage, presence / absence of “footbath” in the waiting room or adjacent, “number of stores” in or adjacent to the waiting room In addition, information that leads to improvement of convenience for the users in the waiting room, such as information “store 1, store 2,...” Of each store, is recorded. The “capable number of people” that is the current number of people who can be accommodated in the waiting room is information recorded in real time by determining the number of people who can be accommodated from a web camera installed in the waiting room. “Bench vacant number” is information obtained by acquiring and recording the number of vacant seats in real time from human sensors installed on each bench.

  In each store information (store 1, store 2...), A unique ID (hereinafter also referred to as “store ID”) is recorded in association with each store. Each piece of information related to the waiting room shown in FIG. 10 is also referred to as “waiting room element”. For example, “accommodating number of people” and “accommodable number of people” in waiting room data are each one of waiting room elements.

The controller 22 refers to the waiting room data and calculates the coefficient F2. As a method for calculating the coefficient F2 from the waiting room data, various calculation methods can be employed. In this embodiment, the following calculation method is adopted. First, information on each waiting room element is digitized. The information obtained by digitizing waiting room element information is also referred to as “element value”. Further, when the information of each waiting room element is digitized as an element value, normalization is performed so that the element value becomes 0 to 1. After digitizing the information of each waiting room element, the sum of the element values is calculated for each waiting room. The reciprocal of the sum of the element values calculated in this way is defined as a coefficient F2. Specifically, it is calculated by the following formula (3).
F2 = 1 / ΣXn (3)
(N is an integer of 1 or more)
“Xn” in Expression (3) represents each element value. For example, Xn represents the element value of each waiting room element, such as X1 as the element value of “waiting room position” and X2 as “capacity”.

  In determining the element value by digitizing the waiting room element, the element value is increased as the convenience of the waiting room is increased by the waiting room element. For example, when determining the element value from the waiting room element of “the coordinate position of the waiting room when the center of the home is the origin”, the reciprocal of the distance from the center of the home to the waiting room is calculated as the element value based on this coordinate. . When calculated in this way, as the distance from the home to the waiting room becomes shorter, the element value of “waiting room position” that is a waiting room element of the waiting room data becomes larger. That is, the element value increases as the distance from the center of the home to the waiting room becomes shorter and the convenience of the waiting room becomes higher.

  In this embodiment, the element value corresponding to the “waiting room position” is calculated as the distance from the center of the home to the waiting room, but may be calculated as the distance from the position of the escalator, elevator, or stairs, When the position at which the user gets on and off the train can be acquired by GPS or the like, the control unit 22 may calculate the distance from the user's train getting on and off position to the waiting room in real time as an element value.

  In addition, for the “accommodating number of people”, “capable number of people”, “number of benches”, and “bench vacant number” in the waiting room data, the values recorded as the elements of each waiting room are used as they are. In addition, in the waiting room data, the presence or absence of equipment such as “waiting room roof”, “air conditioner”, “vending machine” is set to “1” if “Yes”, and “No” if “No”. Digitization is performed as “0”. Among the waiting room elements, the value of “number of stores” is also used as an element value as it is. The information “store 1, store 2...” Of each store is digitized using table data TB3 described below. Also, depending on the station, some waiting room element information itself may not be recorded due to uninvestigation. In this embodiment, the waiting room elements in which the data itself is not recorded are “1” that is an element value when the equipment is “present” and “0” that is an element value when the equipment is “not present”. The element value is “0.5”. In addition, the waiting room element in which the data itself is not recorded may be treated as having no equipment and the element value may be set to “0”.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating the data structure of the table data TB3. As described above, the table data TB3 is used by the control unit 22 when the information “store 1, store 2,...” Of each store that is a waiting room element is digitized. In the table data TB3, in addition to the “store ID” of each store, the “store name” that is the name of the store, the “store type” that indicates the type of store, such as a store, a standing meal, or a canteen, and its The “required time” that is the average required time when using the store and the “meal level” that indicates the quality of the meal when the store is accompanied by a meal are recorded in association with each store ID.

  When the control unit 22 digitizes each store information “Store 1, Store 2...” (See FIG. 10) in the waiting room data, the control unit 22 converts the information “Store 1, Store 2. With reference to the numerical value of “meal level” in the table data TB3 corresponding to the recorded store ID, the value recorded as the meal level is adopted as the element value of the waiting room element. In this way, the “meal level” as the element value can be reflected in the calculation of the coefficient F2. Further, the waiting time at the transfer station in the transfer route candidate is compared with the “required time” in the table data TB3, and only when the waiting time is longer than the “required time”, the “meal level” A numerical value is adopted as an element value.

  For example, when a route in which Q station is a transfer station is searched as a transfer route candidate, if the waiting time at the second home of Q station is 20 minutes (see FIG. 10 / waiting room ID: M0003), the store ID is Since the store of T0002 has a required time of 10 minutes and can be used within the waiting time, the meal level “2” of the store whose store ID is T0002 is used as an element value in calculating the coefficient F2. On the other hand, when the waiting time at No. 2 platform at Q station is 20 minutes, the store with store ID T0003 has a required time of 30 minutes and is difficult to use within the waiting time. The meal level “3” of the store with T0003 is not used as an element value in calculating the coefficient F2. If any store can be used within the required time, both the meal level of the store whose store ID is T0002 and the meal level of the store whose store ID is T0003 are adopted as individual element values. To do.

  As the “meal level”, the level of the value is set depending on the famousness of the store and the number of customers. Moreover, the value may be set based on various information such as gourmet information on the Internet and evaluation posted by users.

As described above, the coefficient F2 used when calculating the transfer cost NC is expressed as a numerical value of various waiting room elements as element values and is calculated as the reciprocal of the sum of the element values (see Expression (3)). When adding the values, a weighting factor may be added to each element value to add them. Specifically, the coefficient F2 may be calculated by the following equation (4).
Coefficient F2 = 1 / ΣWn · Xn (4)
(N is an integer of 1 or more)
“Wn” in Expression (4) represents a weighting factor to be multiplied by each element value. In determining the value of Wn, it may be determined by selecting from values preset in a plurality of stages (for example, three stages, five stages, etc.).

  The element value of the waiting room element that is important when the user transfers trains is multiplied by a weighting factor having a large value, and the element value of a waiting room element that is not important is multiplied by a weighting factor having a small value. The waiting room element that the user attaches importance to when changing trains is set by the user himself / herself using the mobile phone 40. For example, when the user selects “comfortable transfer priority” as the priority condition of the transfer route search screen 70 (see FIG. 2), the transfer route search screen 70a (not shown) that allows the user to select a waiting room element to be regarded as important. ) Is displayed on the display panel 55 by the mobile phone 40. Then, the user selects a waiting room element that is regarded as important through the screen. Furthermore, when “store” is selected as a waiting room element that the user attaches importance to, the mobile phone 40 can select whether or not to eat at the transfer station and set a meal level. A screen 80 is displayed on the display panel 55 to allow the user to select a meal level.

  FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the meal level setting screen 80. The meal level setting screen 80 instructs the end of the setting, the meal necessity setting part 81 that can select whether or not to eat at the transfer station, the meal level setting part 82 that sets the meal level when eating. And a setting end button 83. In this embodiment, the meal level is “high” when the quality of the meal is emphasized, and the meal level is “low” when the price (lowness) of the fee is emphasized. The meal level can be set in a plurality of stages. The user operates the meal input necessity selection unit 81, the meal level setting unit 82, and the setting end button 83 by operating the key input unit 57.

  A program that makes it possible to determine the details of the priority conditions using the transfer route search screen 70a and the meal level setting screen 80 is provided in advance in the ROM provided in the mobile phone 40, and the CPU of the mobile phone 40 executes these programs. Read and execute. Also, the setting contents that the user has made using the transfer route search screen 70a and the meal level setting screen 80 are transmitted to the transfer route server 20, and are used by the control unit 22 of the transfer route server 20 to calculate the coefficient F2. . The level of the meal level set by the user using the meal level setting unit 82 is used as a weighting coefficient to be multiplied by the element value of “store” at the time of calculating the coefficient F2, that is, the value of the meal level in the table data TB3. Specifically, the value of the weighting coefficient is set so as to increase as the meal level in the meal level setting unit 82 increases, and the coefficient F2 is calculated. In this way, the transfer route server 20 performs processing.

  Further, when two platforms are used at a transfer station, the reciprocal of the sum of the element values in the platform to be used may be calculated as the coefficient F2. For example, if you get off the train at platform 1 at Q station and get on the next train from platform 2, the reciprocal of the sum of the element values of platform 1 and platform 2 at Q station in the waiting room data in FIG. It may be calculated as the coefficient F2.

  Furthermore, the transfer route search system 10 can provide various information to the user using the station information data 27 of the transfer route server 20. For example, the transfer route server 20 acquires the current location of the user via the GPS receiver 59 provided in the mobile phone 40 and displays route guidance information as shown in FIG. 13 on the display panel 55 of the mobile phone 40. As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the transfer route search system 10 determines the time required for the train on which the user is boarding to arrive at the station where the user will stop, the availability of the home waiting room, the waiting room or adjacent Various information that the user wants about the stop station, such as information on stores to be performed, is provided. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which information regarding the P station to be stopped next is displayed on the display panel 55 of the mobile phone 40 as viewed from the user on the train. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which information regarding the Q station that stops next to the P station is displayed on the display panel 55 of the mobile phone 40 as viewed from the user on the train. In the transfer route search system 10, as a series of transfer route search processing, information on the stop stations as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 may be displayed on the display panel 55 of the mobile phone 40, and is irrelevant to the transfer route search processing. In addition, information regarding the stop station may be displayed on the display panel 55 of the mobile phone 40.

  As described above, since the transfer route search system 10 includes the waiting room data in the transfer route server 20, it is possible to perform transfer route search processing that reflects the convenience of the waiting room. Further, as a convenience of the waiting room, the transfer route search process can be performed reflecting the various waiting room elements described in FIG. In addition, the waiting room data (FIG. 10) includes information on various waiting room elements as data for each platform of the station. Therefore, it is possible to perform transfer route search processing in consideration of the home used by the user when changing trains. it can. Furthermore, since the transfer route search system 10 includes various information regarding the station waiting room as the waiting room data, as described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14, the user can provide various information that the user desires regarding the station waiting room. Can do. As a result, the transfer route search system 10 can provide information that allows the user to spend comfortably at the station. In addition, as correspondence with a claim, waiting room data (refer FIG. 10) respond | corresponds to the convenience information as described in a claim.

C. Variations:
The present invention is not limited to the above-described examples and embodiments, and can be carried out in various modes without departing from the gist thereof. For example, the following modifications are possible.
(C1) Modification 1:
The information recorded in the waiting room data is not limited to the waiting room elements listed in FIG. 10, and various elements relating to the waiting room may be recorded. For example, the presence or absence of magazines or picture books in the waiting room, the presence or absence of trash, the presence or absence of electronic bulletin boards or audio guidance or tourist information guidance, the presence or absence of commercial facilities such as sports facilities or temporary childcare facilities, and rental umbrella services Various information relating to the convenience of the user in the waiting room, such as the presence or absence, may be recorded. Based on these waiting room elements, the coefficient F2 and the transfer cost NC may be calculated. By doing in this way, the transfer route search system 10 can perform the transfer route search process according to a user's detailed request.

(C2) Modification 2:
In the above embodiment, the route cost KC is calculated as the sum of the transfer costs NC. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other calculation methods may be adopted. For example, it may be calculated as the product of each transfer cost NC. Also, the calculation method of the transfer cost NC is not limited to the above formulas (1) and (2), and various calculation methods can be employed. For example, as a method for calculating the transfer cost NC, the transfer station waiting time may be calculated by multiplying a coefficient other than the coefficient F1 and the coefficient F2. For example, a coefficient reflecting the moving distance and moving time for moving from the platform that got off the train when changing trains to the platform for getting on the next train may be used for calculation of the transfer cost NC. In addition, a coefficient reflecting the degree of congestion at the transfer station may be used as the coefficient F4 for calculating the transfer cost NC.

  Also, regarding the calculation method of the coefficient F2, when the waiting room elements are digitized as element values, each waiting room element may be digitized by each unique evaluation method and adopted as the element value. For example, the digitization of the presence or absence of a vending machine, which is one of the waiting room elements, may be performed by changing the element value corresponding to “present” or “not present” for each season. Specifically, the element value corresponding to “Yes” is set to “1.5” or “2”, for example, to increase the value when the user of the waiting room tends to want drinking water. Various numerical methods can be employed depending on the characteristics of the waiting room elements.

(C3) Modification 3:
In the above embodiment, the weather information as the station information records the weather and temperature of each station (FIG. 7), but the station information simply identifies the region to which the station belongs. Information (hereinafter also referred to as “local information”) may be recorded. Then, when determining the weather level, the transfer route server 20 acquires the local weather and temperature from the weather server based on the local information recorded in the station information, and directly determines the weather level. It may be used. In this way, the transfer route server 20 needs to access the weather server only when determining the weather level, and updates and records the weather information of each station by accessing the weather server as needed. You can avoid that.

(C4) Modification 4:
In the above-described embodiment, the presence or absence of the waiting room is directly recorded in the station information of FIG. 7, but may be recorded in another manner as long as the presence or absence of the waiting room can be determined. For example, station information may be recorded in the form of waiting room data in FIG. The presence or absence of a waiting room can be determined from the recording mode of FIG.

(C5) Modification 5:
In the transfer route search system 10 of the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone 40 inputs search conditions and displays search results. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is similar to the mobile phone 40 connected to a personal computer connected to the Internet INT. It is also possible to perform the process. In addition, the mobile phone 40 may perform some of the functions performed in the transfer route server 20, or the transfer route server 20 may perform some of the functions performed in the mobile phone 40. In addition, a part of the functions realized by software in the above embodiment may be realized by hardware, or a part of the functions realized by hardware may be realized by software.

(C6) Modification 6:
In the above-described embodiment, the processing method of the procedure of “cost search → transfer route search result output by referring to transfer route candidate search → waiting room information” is adopted as a transfer route search processing method. Other transfer route search processing methods referring to the information may be adopted. For example, the transfer route search result may be output with reference to waiting room information from the beginning of the transfer route search process. Specifically, when “comfortable transfer priority” is selected in the priority condition designating unit 75 in FIG. 3, a station where it is clear that there is no waiting room is extracted with reference to the waiting room information, and the station is changed to the transfer station. A transfer route search is performed without regard to and a search result is output. In addition, it is also possible to treat only the stations where the values of the coefficient F1 and the coefficient F2 are lower than predetermined values as transfer stations, perform a transfer route search, and output the search result to the mobile phone 40 as a transfer route search result. In this way, a transfer route search process in which waiting room information is reflected in a transfer route search result may be adopted while omitting the search for transfer route candidates.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Transfer route search system 20 ... Transfer route server 21 ... Communication part 22 ... Control part 23 ... Transfer route information database 24 ... Route data 25 ... Timetable data 26 ... Toll data 27 ... Station information data 40 ... Mobile phone 41 ... Main Control unit 42 ... CPU
44 ... RAM
46 ... ROM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 51 ... Communication part 53 ... Call control part 55 ... Display panel 57 ... Key input part 57a ... Direction input key 57b ... Operation key 59 ... GPS receiver 70 ... Transfer route search screen 70a ... Transfer route search screen 71 ... Departure station Input unit 72 ... Arrival station input unit 73 ... Travel date input unit 74 ... Time designation unit 75 ... Priority condition designation unit 76 ... Search start button 80 ... Meal level setting screen 81 ... Meal necessity selection unit 82 ... Meal level setting unit 83 ... Setting end button BS ... Base station LAN ... Wireless INT ... Internet TB1-TB3 ... Table data

Claims (8)

A transfer route search device for searching for a transfer route of the train,
A waiting room information storage unit that stores waiting room information, which is information that can be determined for each station, whether there is a waiting room that can comfortably spend the waiting time of the train at the transfer station ,
A transfer route that allows a comfortable waiting time for the train at the transfer station in consideration of the transfer cost, which is an index indicating the comfort of the waiting time for the train at the transfer station calculated based on the waiting room information A transfer route search device comprising: a search unit that preferentially searches for. The transfer route search device according to claim 1,
The search unit searches for a transfer route candidate which is one or more transfer route candidates, and refers to the waiting room information when outputting the transfer route search result from the transfer route candidate. A transfer route search apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The waiting room information is information associated with each platform of a station.   The transfer route search device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
  The transfer route search device, wherein the transfer cost is calculated from an index indicating comfort at the transfer station and an index indicating comfort at the platform of the transfer station. A transfer route search device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
The waiting room information is associated with convenience information for each waiting room, which is information serving as an index of convenience for users of the waiting room,
The search unit is a transfer route search device that refers to the convenience information in the search for the transfer route. The transfer route search device according to claim 5 ,
The transfer route search device, wherein the convenience information is information related to equipment installed in or around the waiting room. A transfer route search method for searching the transfer route of the train,
Stores waiting room information, which is information that allows each station to determine whether there is a waiting room that can comfortably spend the waiting time of the train at the transfer station ,
A transfer route that allows a comfortable waiting time for the train at the transfer station in consideration of the transfer cost, which is an index indicating the comfort of the waiting time for the train at the transfer station calculated based on the waiting room information A search method for transfer routes that searches with priority . A mobile terminal that displays the transfer route of a train,
An index indicating the comfort of the waiting time of the train at the transfer station calculated based on the waiting room information , which is information that can determine for each station whether there is a waiting room that can comfortably spend the waiting time of the train at the transfer station In consideration of the transfer cost, a search result acquisition unit that acquires a search result that is searched with priority on a transfer route that can comfortably spend the waiting time of the train at the transfer station ;
A portable terminal comprising: an output unit that outputs the acquired search result in a recognizable manner .

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